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Festival of Trees elves gathered in their workshop Tuesday this week and are getting close to being finished with their preparations for the festival later this month. The group is just finishing up the last of the 34 trees they will adding to the corporate trees. See related story on page 3.

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NEWS: 3-15 LIFESTYLE: 16-18 BUSINESS: 19-20, 37-38 SPORTS PULLOUT: 21-24, 33-36 COMICS: 25-32

Unleash your inner artist at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch on Nov. 22, 6 to 8 p.m., in Snell Auditorium. Join in an evening of guided painting. No experience required. Instruction and materials supplied, you supply some enthusiasm, and leave with a masterpiece. Tickets can be purchased for $5 at the adult services desk downtown at any date prior to the event.

HARD OF HEARING SUPPORT GROUP Hard of Hearing Support Group meets the third Sunday of each month, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m,. at 2300 Danielle Dr. Contact desiree@hearinreddeer. ca, 403-356-1598.

THE TONY CONNELLY SINGERS

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The Tony Connelly Singers choral group invites singers of all skill levels to join them for practice on Tuesdays, 9:30 to 11 a.m., at the Senior Citizens Downtown House in Red Deer. The group performs many programs from September to June, with performances usually on Wednesdays, Thursdays, or Fridays. To book the group or find our more, contact Shirley at 403-3425904, or Betty at 403-346-7316.

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NOVEMBER 19 1794 — Jay Treaty of friendship signed between the U.S. and Britain.

1858 — James Douglas reads proclamation creating the Crown Colony of British Columbia.

1866 — Union of the colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island proclaimed.

1883 — John Calgary Costello the first non-aboriginal child to be born in Calgary.

1926 — Dominions adopt Balfour Report; become politically equal to Britain.

1995 — CFL Baltimore Stallions beat Calgary Stampeders, 37-20 in 83rd Grey Cup game; only American-based team to win the Grey Cup. 1997 — 45,000 Canadian postal workers go on strike after Canada Post orders staffing levels cut.

2001 — Nelson Mandela becomes the first living recipient of honorary Canadian citizenship.

2002 — Ken Thomson, media baron and Canada’s richest man, announces he will donate in trust his private collection, about 2,000 works (estimated worth C$300 million) to the Art Gallery of Ontario.

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FESTIVAL OF TREES

Medical Specialty clinics to benefit from fundraiser EVENT RUNS FROM NOV. 24-27

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

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ike busy elves in Santa’s workshop, Red Deer-area volunteers are stringing twinkling Christmas lights, hanging glass ornaments and wrapping garlands around faux fir trees.

The annual Festival of Trees fundraiser for the Red Deer Health Foundation, which run from Nov. 24-27 in all three Westerner Park pavilions, is the official kick-off to Christmas for many Central Albertans.

But it’s actually a year-round labour of love for hundreds of volunteers.

Planning for this year’s festival — one of the highest grossing and most successful in North America — started back in January. The 2016 goal is raising more than $1-million for the expansion of the Medical Specialty clinics at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

People with chronic illnesses, including multiple sclerosis, are already treated at the one-stop hub clinics. But staff want to add Parkinson’s patients and people with inflammatory bowel disease to their client roster, said Alaine Martin, events manager for the foundation.

Since exam rooms can’t accommodate people with mobility issues,

these spaces need to be expanded and made wheelchair accessible, added Martin.

An estimated 2,500 volunteers will be needed to put on the 23rd-annual festival, including teens in the kids’ crafts and games booths in Candy Cane Lane.

Crews are already “working tirelessly to transform all the Westerner pavilions into a winter wonderland,” said Krista Spelt, who’s co-chairing this year’s event with Kathy Saunders. The gargantuan effort includes rearranging rooms for various events — from a seasonal luncheon to a daddy-daughter dance, to a Festival of Wines.

Tree committee chair Debbie Coleman has been volunteering since 1996.

As a nurse, she believes in the festival’s cause, likes the family vibe, and is a Christmas person. “You’d have to be,” she wryly noted, since she brings sparkles home on her clothing.

This year, 65 Christmas trees will be decorated in pop-culture and nature themes. Bids will be taken on prizes — including trips to Hawaii.

(All bidding is being done on cellphones — see Text 2 Bid instructions at www.reddeerfestivaloftrees.ca).

Gingerbread houses will be raffled off, there will be Santa Shops for kids, and also for adults, and entertainment from bands, choirs and dancers. For

the first time, a five-km walk/run will be held from 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26 on the park trails on the north side of

ALL ABOARD!!! The Polar Express is a train ride on a magical trip for those who truly believe in the spirit of Christmas. Your journey to the North Pole is based on the hit movie, complete with caroling, delicious hot chocolate, a reading of the classic children’s book, and a special gift for each child from Santa.

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Thurs., December 15 A listing of Festival of Trees events: ● Thursday, Nov. 24, open from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for Taste of Red Deer.

Offerings from 20 local restaurants sold through vendor tickets. (Candy Cane Lane is closed) ● Friday, Nov. 25, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

(Festival of Wines special event is sold out). ● Saturday, Nov. 26, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m ’Tis the Season Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Evening Mistletoe Magic dad/daughter dance is sold out). ● Sunday, Nov. 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

/Breakfast with Santa at 9 a.m. to noon

This year’s festival is raising money to improve the Medical Specialty Clinics at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

Enhanced client care and services is the goal of the 2016 fundraising campaign.

More than 2,000 people per year access services from the Medical Specialty Clinics, and this number is expected to double by 2024.

These clients are living with multiple sclerosis, hepatitis C, and heart failure.

They are seeking anticoagulation therapies, specialized geriatric services, and are needing help with stroke prevention and complex medical conditions.

The clinics’ services needs to be expanded to include help for people with Parkinson’s, inflammatory bowel disease and other conditions.

By renovating and enlarging the existing examination rooms, more clients can be helped, including those with mobility issues who need family members at their appointments.

The improvements will allow more individuals with chronic conditions to stay independent in the community and avoid hospitalization.

For more information, please email foundation@albertahealthservices.ca.

General Admission to festival — (including Taste of Red Deer): Adults: $10 Seniors, youths (12 to 17): $6 Children (4-11) $4 Children three and younger are admitted free Parking on site: $5 Special events admission: ’Tis the Season Luncheon – $65 each, or a table of eight for $480 Breakfast with Santa – $40 each

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BE AWARE AND CARE

Reserves hold recruiting drive

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ed Deer’s 78th Field Battery will be on the march on Saturday as part of a recruiting drive.

The army reserves, based out of Red Deer’s Cormack Armoury, will be taking one of their 105-mm howitzers and an 81-mm mortar on the road to drum up interest in the army.

A dozen reservists in five vehicles will begin the day at the Bowden Heritage Rest Area next to Hwy 2 around 8:45 a.m. They will be in place at the Innisfail Royal Canadian Legion at 5108 49th Ave. by about 10:45 a.m. About two hours later, they can be found at the Penhold Multiplex, where they will remain until about 3:30 p.m.

Sgt. Jeremy Strong said the recruiting foray is a new initiative and part of a larger effort to step up recruiting for the reserve unit, which with Edmonton’s 61st Field Battery, forms the 20th Field Artillery Regiment.

Depending on how it goes, the battery may do similar events up to four times a year, he said on Friday.

“This time, we’re going south of Red Deer. I was thinking we could go east, west and north as well and let everyone know we’re here.”

There is plenty of room for those interested in serving in the reserves.

Only about half of the full complement of 200 or so positions in the regiment are filled.

In Red Deer, there are 30 or 40 reservists and plenty of room for more.

Strong, who has been serving with the unit for almost 19 years, said there were around 90 reservists serving in the early 2000s.

Besides the prospect of getting a close-up look at the business end of an artillery piece that can hurl a shell up to 18 kilometres, there is a lot to recommend serving, he said.

Post-secondary students can get funding tuition and be almost guaranteed summer-time work. As artillery, reservists use surveying equipment similar to that used in construction.

As well, reservists learn leadership, team building and organizational skills, all of which look good on resumés. Volunteers can tap into an organization that helps find reserve-friendly employers.

Strong believes many people are not aware their unit is here in town and they hope to change that. They meet every Wednesday evening at the armoury and reservists are expected to participate in one field exercise per year.

For more information go to their Facebook page under 78th Field Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery.

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Camille J. Lerouge Grade 4 student Connor McCabe assist magician and motivational speaker Steve Harmer during a presentation at the school on Friday. Harmer, a former school principal, uses magic to bring his message of “Be Aware and Care” in an effort to eliminate bullying in schools.

FLU SEASON

A lot of room for improvement on immunization rate, says medical officer

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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o far over 70,000 Central Albertans have armed themselves against the flu by getting immunized.

Across Alberta, 736,813 people have been immunized. Among them were 70,431 in Alberta Health Services Central Zone.

Dr. Ifeoma Achebe, medical officer of health for Central Zone, said there’s still lots of room for improvement.

“This season we plan to immunize 35 per cent of Albertans and were still way below that,” Achebe said on Friday.

So far this year, the immunization rate is better. By this time last year,

688,309 were immunized.

“We’re hoping to see this momentum continue in the coming weeks.”

Last season 27 per cent of Albertans were immunized.

As of Nov. 12, 70 people had been admitted to hospitals across the province, including five in AHS Central Zone. Alberta has had 220 lab-confirmed influenza cases. Twenty-six were in Central Zone.

Achebe said now is a good time to be immunized and protected for the Christmas season. It takes about two weeks for the vaccine to be effective.

“Influenza comes this time of the year all the time. Right now we have the weapon to protect ourselves, and that’s the vaccine.”

Vaccine is available free of charge to all Albertans six months of age and older.

An AHS community drop-in immu-

nization clinic will be held Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Red Deer First Christian Reformed Church, at 16 McVicar St. Pre-booked appointments are available by calling 403356-6429.

Another clinic at the church will be held Dec. 3.

Some pharmacies and physician offices also offer influenza vaccine.

Children younger than age nine must be immunized at an AHS clinic.

For information on immunization clinics visit www.albertahealthservices.ca/influ.

During the 2015-16 flu season there were 62 influenza-related deaths in Alberta, including five people from Central Alberta. AHS Central Zone had 774 lab-confirmed flu cases and 202 Central Albertans were admitted to hospital. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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CANADA WINTER GAMES

Council to weigh merits of legacy project

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n Monday Red Deer city council will consider a partnership with the 2019 Canada Winter Games Host Society and Red Deer Public School District to repurpose the former Central Elementary School and develop the Canada Games Celebration Plaza.

The historically significant building could become a community legacy and downtown focal point, resulting from the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

A feasibility study submitted by Group 2 Architects to the city identified estimates for repurposing the building, looking at maintenance, code compliance and modernization. The projected initial budget for this would be $7.5 million.

Ultimately using the building and property as a legacy for community use would have various effects, including a positive impact on the surrounding area, and generating economic activity estimated at $10 million.

It would also have cultural, environment and social benefits, and is supported strongly by city manager Craig Curtis.

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An artist’s rendition of the Canada Games Celebration Plaza.

Red Deer Public School District has offered Central Elementary School to be purchased by the City of Red Deer for one dollar. The school (also known as Gateway Christian School) was constructed in 1939 and is considered one of Red Deer’s most significant historical sites.

The building was closed as a school in 2013 and currently houses tenants who are leasing office space. If council approves the partnership to repurpose the building and construct the Canada Games Celebration Plaza, it is intended that the building will be used as the 2019 Canada Winter Games headquarters leading up to and during the Games.

The Canada Games Celebration Plaza (to be

located outside the west entrance of the school), is envisioned to be home to festival programming during the 2019 Games.

Following the 2019 Canada Winter Games, it is anticipated that the building will be used for broader community use, including relocating Culture Services to the downtown with future operational partners. It would also provide a celebration space in the heart of the city.

Council’s decision on Monday involves whether to direct city administration to explore the partnership for developing the Games legacy plaza, and the repurposing of Central Elementary School, subject to the 2017 capital budget debate.

PONOKA

Town grappling with hard budget choice

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onoka will freeze wages and cut positions to keep the proposed residential and commercial tax rate to four per cent next year.

A proposed budget going to town council on Tuesday for debate proposes the tax increase, which would boost residential tax bills by $27 per $100,000 of assessed home value.

For commercial properties, the number is $36 per $100,000 of assessed value.

Ponoka’s proposed operating budget is $16.6 million and the capital budget is $6.8 million.

Town chief administrative officer Albert Flootman says council and administration “grappled with some hard choices in this budget.”

To balance the books, council and non-union wages will be frozen and cost-of-living or merit-based increases eliminated.

At the end of this year, the community’s peace officer will be laid off and the town will rely on RCMP for traffic enforcement will reorganizing bylaw enforcement. A town safety officer position will also be eliminated and those duties taken over by a health and safety committee.

“We were successful in identifying cuts that won’t impact service levels,” says Mayor Rick Bonnett. “It’s an extremely lean budget that reflects the recession we’re in.”

Bonnett says Ponoka has lowest property taxes for a community of its size in Central Alberta.

“Our taxes are lower than average and can no longer support the service levels that our residents expect, especially now with the drop in utility revenues.”

Budgeting was made trickier because council has approved some new service level boosts in recent years, including a plan to improve snow removal and do more infrastructure maintenance.

Additional staff have also been needed to tackle plans and policies to drive more development and business growth.

In previous years, the town was able to count on utility surpluses to help cover new expenses.

Those surpluses have taken a hit as a slow economy has reduced commercial power usage. Lower water use in a wet year and a deferred electrical rider rebate also reduced revenues. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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RELIGION

Muslim community needs larger mosque

BY JONATHAN GUIGNARD ADVOCATE STAFF

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he Muslim community in Red Deer is hoping to find a larger home for their place of worship.

The number of Muslims in Red Deer has grown over the years and Jawed Iqbal, spokesman for the Red Deer Islamic Centre, said their current location isn’t big enough.

“We have been searching for a larger space for a while now because our current building was built over 20 years ago. Back then, there was only four or five Muslim families so it was efficient, but now we have up to 1,500 people,” said Iqbal.

Iqbal said he expects that number to keep growing.

“We used to have one Friday service, but that wasn’t enough so we started another. Our second one is almost at full capacity, and we do anticipate, within the next few years, that these two services won’t be enough,” said Iqbal.

With the recent addition of Syrian refugees to the city, Iqbal said having a larger place is especially important.

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The Red Deer Islamic Centre is looking for a larger facility than the one it is currently occupying on Douglas Avenue.

“Over 200 Syrians refugees have come to Red Deer and most of them are of Muslim faith. As a community, we’re obligated to help integrate

them and that process is still going on,” said Iqbal.

For those coming to the city from bigger markets, Iqbal said it can

cause problems.

“A lot of the new families come from larger cities and are used to having a lot of community and educational programs. When they come to our centre, they feel it isn’t accommodating all of their needs,” said Iqbal.

Iqbal said the vision for the new space is much more than just a place of worship.

“A place of worship is obviously what we need, but it will be much more than that. It will be a community centre where families can come for community gatherings, educational programs and outreach programs,” said Iqbal.

Iqbal has had a good conversation with the City of Red Deer on how to approach buying a new building, but he said nothing concrete has come out of it.

“Basically, we’re on our own at this point on looking for a place. We will first have to negotiate a deal and then bring it to the city or county and tell them what we plan on doing,” said Iqbal.

The current building is located at 195 Douglas Ave. jonathan.guignard@reddeeradvocate.com

CHARITY

CP Holiday Train pulling into Central Alberta

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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he CP Holiday Train will be stopping at five Central Alberta communities in December beginning with Blackfalds to raise donations for local food banks.

The train pulls into Blackfalds on Dec. 7 at 12:45 p.m. for 45 minutes before it continues to Lacombe for 2 p.m. and then to Ponoka for 3:45 p.m.

On Dec. 9, the train will be at Innisfail at 1:15 p.m. and goes to Olds for 2:35 p.m.

“We’re quite excited. We had the Holiday Train last year. There was a great turnout,” said Blackfalds Mayor Melodie Stol on Friday.

“There was absolutely over 1,000 people. We closed off one street and the street was packed. Our park was packed. It was absolutely phenomenal.”

She said the train stopped in Blackfalds at the evening last year.

This year it’s a daytime event, at the CP tracks at Gregg Street between Broadway and East Avenues, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. featuring Dallas Smith & Odds.

Stol said the event is coming at

just the right time to help out with the increased demand at the local food bank.

Jeanette Edwards, Blackfalds Food Bank manager, said so far this month the food bank has given out 40 food hampers. Last November, about 20 hampers were required.

“We do anywhere from 40 to 60 hampers a month and we’re only open one day a week. We are really increasing,” Edwards said.

She said the busy, little food bank is very fortunate because it receives a lot of support from the community.

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Last year, the Holiday Train raised about 450 kg of food in Blackfalds.

Edwards said food and money raised this year will help when it comes time to fill Christmas food hampers. So far more than 100 people have already signed up this year and the deadline to register is Dec. 7. A total of 83 hampers were given out last Christmas.

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PIPELINE PROTEST

IN SHORT Four people rescued after vehicle rolls Four people were rescued by the Penhold Fire Department after the vehicle they were in rolled into a ditch filled with water on Thursday.

Fire chief Jim Pendergast said in a release that at about noon the firefighters responded to a single-vehicle rollover incident north of Hwy 42 on Range Road 280. The road was extremely icy at the time.

Responders found a vehicle partially rolled in the water-filled ditch with the four occupants. The water was about 0.6 metres (two feet) deep and firefighters had to make a bridge to get the occupants onto the road.

The occupants were soaking wet from falling while trying to get out of the vehicle prior to the fire department’s arrival.

One patient was taken by ambulance to hospital with minor injuries.

The other three were assessed and released on scene. The road was temporary closed during the incident.

Innisfail RCMP are investigating the cause.

RCMP seek public help to track down thieves Thieves who stole four expensive snowboards in Red Deer escaped in a waiting truck earlier this month.

Red Deer RCMP said in a release on Friday that they are now seeking public assistance to identify the man and woman suspected of stealing the Burton snowboards worth about $2,200 from Sport Chek on Nov. 2.

Staff identified the pair as suspects who fled through the emergency exit and got into a waiting truck, described as a two-door white Chevrolet Silverado with a long box, a dent on the back passenger fender and tinted windows.

Anyone with information about this incident, is asked to contact Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Three suspects facing robbery, assault charges Three suspects who allegedly tried to steal a Ponoka man’s vehicle while he was in it were tracked down and charged by RCMP. Ponoka RCMP said in a statement that they received a call on Tuesday at 4:52 a.m. that a man had been as-

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The man was outside his vehicle when three males threatened him and tried to take his vehicle. The victim scared off two of the suspects, but one remained, assaulted the victim with a weapon and then fled. They did not steal the vehicle. The victim was treated in hospital for minor injuries and released.

RCMP, with the help of Police Dog Services, were able to quickly track down and arrest the three suspects without incident.

One youth has been charged with robbery, assault, and failing to comply with disposition.

An 18-year-old man from Maskwacis has been charged with robbery, assault, assault with a weapon and three counts of failing to comply with disposition.

Another 18-year-old, also of Maskwacis has been charged with robbery, assault and assault with a weapon.

RCMP searching for suspect who carjacked taxi Red Deer RCMP are trying to identify a suspect after a cab driver was carjacked and robbed on Thursday.

Police said that at approximately 4:45 p.m., a male requested a taxi from the Mac’s store at 3801 50th St. Once inside the taxi, he threatened the driver with a knife and asked for money.

The driver pulled into the parking lot of the Fas Gas at 4023 50th Street and got out of the car without injury.

The suspect drove away in the taxi and then abandoned it. RCMP recovered it nearby shortly afterwards.

The suspect is described as Caucasian, approximately 15-16 years old, 177 to 182 cm (5 ft 10 in to 6 ft) tall, short, shaved brown hair and red marks on his face.

He was wearing a red, black and blue hoodie with the word “Fox” in black and white block letters on the front.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575.

Test drive turns into carjacking in Penhold The owner of a vehicle that was being test driven was the victim of a carjacking in Penhold on Monday.

Innisfail RCMP said in a statement on Friday that they responded to a complaint of the incident that involved two unknown men driving the vehicle with the owner of the vehicle.

The unknown driver subsequently produced a knife and ordered the owner of the vehicle, who was in the back seat, to get out. Both suspects — the driver and passenger — then fled in the stolen vehicle. The owner of the vehicle was not injured.

The male driver is described as late 30s, brown pony tail tucked into his hat, wearing a black hat with an RDS sticker, black leather jacket, blue jeans and white Adidas shoes, and a tattoo high on his neck.

The male passenger is described as late 20s, light brown hair, ball cap, Oakley sunglasses, wearing a black Volcom hoodie, and jeans.

Innisfail RCMP are looking for any information that would assist police in identifying these two suspects.

Anyone with information is asked

to call Innisfail RCMP at 403-227-3342 or local police. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), by Internet at www.tipsubmit.com or by SMS (check your local Crime Stoppers www.crimestoppers.ab.ca for instructions).

Private art collection on display at public library A private collection of art from some of Alberta’s best artists will be on exhibit and sale at the Red Deer Public library on Dec. 2 from 6-8 p.m.

Among the artists, is Red Deer’s visual artist Ellen Lyons, presenting her The Gift of Ellen Lyons display.

Her work will be showcased earlier in the Kiwanis Gallery from Nov. 23Dec. 21.

The work of Kate More, Art Whitehead, Mo Leaney and others will also be available to the public, showcasing their artwork spanning from early in their careers.

Works that are purchased during the show on Dec. 2 will be released to their buyers on Dec.22 from 1-4:30 p.m. at the Red Deer Public Library.

For more information contact Diana Anderson, co-ordinator for Red Deer Arts Council, at 403-348-2787.

Correction A headline for a story about new Alberta Status of Women grants that appeared in Thursday’s Advocate had incorrect information. Central Alberta Immigrant Women’s Association is applying for a grant.

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Health-care businesses hit by slowdown

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ALGARY — Thousands of layoffs that have hollowed out many of Calgary’s downtown office towers are translating into tough times for health-care businesses that offer services covered by workplace insurance plans.

Dentists, massage therapists and optometrists say they’re cutting staff and getting by with lower profits as they wait for the economy to turn around and employment levels to bounce back.

Meanwhile, a human resources expert says employees who have kept their jobs could see cutbacks in their benefits if the downturn drags on much longer.

Dentist Kellen Smith, 34, who has owned Welcome Smile Dental in the city for eight years, said he had to lay off a support person just this week due to lower demand, especially for elective procedures such as teeth whitening and veneers.

“Now we’re down to two assistants and one receptionist,” he said.

Elsewhere, the dental clinic operated for 35 years by Eli Markovich, 63, at the base of the iconic downtown Calgary Tower is surrounded by empty offices that he says were once a major source of new patients for his practice.

As a result, he has been forced to reduce working hours for one of the five dental hygienists he shares with another dentist. And staff salaries have been frozen for the past two years, along with patient fees.

“I’ve been through this a couple of times already,” said Markovich, recalling previous oil-price related slowdowns in Calgary.

“It tends to get really busy for a

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Dr. Kellen Smith examines a patient at his dental practice in Calgary, on Wednesday. Calgary’s oilpatch woes are hurting dentists and other insurance paid professions. while as people fear losing their jobs and they want to take advantage of their insurance benefits. And then things kind of settle down for a bit and we’re in that period now … This one just seems a little bit longer.”

Times are also tough at the Calgary Centre for Health, says owner Brad Kane, a chiropractor, who estimates patient volume at his clinic on the edge of the downtown core has fallen by 15 per cent since early 2015.

“Our business is tied to benefits

programs, whether it’s people being laid off and losing those benefits or the benefit programs being rejigged by the companies,” he said.

Lucinda McMaster, group benefits leader in Calgary for consultant Willis Towers Watson, said large employers have been actively trying to trim benefit costs over the past 18 months by asking employees to use them more efficiently and renegotiating with insurers.

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Optometrist Paul Dame of Downtown Vision Care, who estimates that his firm has experienced a 20 per cent to 25 per cent drop in revenue, said many of his clients are now delaying eye exams and making do with their old glasses to cope with the loss of insurance coverage.

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Personal information on 86 people lost for 24 hours

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DMONTON — Alberta Human Services says personal information of 86 people getting income support was unaccountable for a 24hour period.

The department says it is contacting the affected people and the Information and Privacy Commissioner has been consulted and agrees with this approach.

It says a group of new Alberta Supports staff being trained was giv-

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IN SHORT Man found not guilty of attempted murder SYLVAN LAKE — A man has been found not guilty of trying to kill a man in a trailer in central Alberta.

Andrew Snow was acquitted of attempted murder in the shooting west of Sylvan Lake in September 2015.

Richard Koehl, who is 34, was shot multiple times.

He testified he and Snow had just returned from a trip to Kelowna when Snow appeared in the hallway

en snapshots of client information databases on USB sticks that included names, contact information, birth dates, social insurance numbers, banking and financial information.

All USB sticks were in the possession of current government staff, with one exception, and that was with a former staff member.

It was located and returned the next day and now all 79 USB sticks have been accounted for and information has been deleted.

Clients were contacted Friday and were encouraged to contact their financial institutions, monitor their fi-

nancial transactions and mail, obtain a free statement of benefits paid from Alberta Health Services, and contact a credit reporting agency.

As a precaution, Human Services is offering to cover the costs of credit monitoring services.

“I am deeply concerned by this potential privacy breach resulting from a lapse in training practices. I want to assure all Albertans that we will work with them to address any potential concerns this may cause and we will be revisiting our practices to ensure this doesn’t happen again,” said Human Services Minister Irfan Sabir.

with a shotgun and shot him in the abdomen, left forearm, shoulder and back.

Snow testified someone else in the trailer was holding a gun and he ran out, then heard gunshots and saw Koehl run toward his neighbour’s house.

Judge Gordon Yake said there was enough reasonable doubt on the evidence as a whole to render a not guilty verdict.

Lexis Andrew Goyda is facing a long list of charges, including sexual exploitation, procuring and receiving a material benefit from the sexual services of a child. He also faces a charge of possession of a controlled substance.

Police charge man with sexual exploitation Edmonton police have charged a 24-year-old man with sexually exploiting a girl under the age of 18 for money.

And vice investigators believe other girls may have been exploited.

Police say the charges were laid after a 10-week investigation into the suspect’s role in the sex-trade industry.

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Veteran Calgary officer found not guilty of breach of trust CALGARY — A veteran Calgary police officer has been found not guilty by a jury of breach of trust by a public official and unauthorized use of a computer.

Det. Gerard Brand had been accused of using police databases for profit.

Investigators alleged he dug up names, addresses and phone numbers of nearly a dozen people and handed that information to a financial company that was trying to track down clients who owed money.

Researchers explore antibiotic resistance ANIMAL ANTIBIOTICS MAY BE TO BLAME

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ALGARY — University of Calgary researchers say there’s enough evidence to suggest a direct link between the use of antibiotics in animals and antibiotic resistance.

In a report for the World Health Organization, they found a frequent use of antibiotics in animals in the developing world can lead to more serious issues.

Dr. William Ghali led the review, collecting 170 studies, and he found that number alone to be surprising.

He says when the studies are combined statistically into a single, bottom-line result, there is an association between restricting antibiotic use and lowering resistance patterns.

Antibiotic resistance cannot be passed to humans through food or drink, but it can be passed on from waste leaching into lakes and rivers that supply drinking water.

Much of the problem exists in developing countries where good hygiene and sound management are typically lacking.

“The long and short of it is that the review that we did suggests that yes, restricting antibiotic use on farms, using either organic farming methods or voluntary restrictions, that is associated with less resistance,” says Ghali.

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TTAWA — Canada should declare a national public health emergency over its deadly opioid crisis, health care experts urged Friday as the perils of addiction, overdose and death came under the microscope in Ottawa.

The country with the second-highest per capita prescription drug rates in the world now faces a situation so dire it demands a response at the highest levels of government, said Dr. David Juurlink, head of pharmacology and toxicology at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.

Politicians gathered with public health experts, doctors and advocates — many of them ordinary Canadians who have lost loved ones to drugs — during Day 1 of a two-day summit in Ottawa aimed at hashing out possible solutions.

Donna May, whose daughter Jac was 35 when she died of a drug overdose, said she supports calls to declare an emergency.

“I am calling it epidemic,” May said.

The House of Commons health committee also recommended such a declaration in an interim report tabled on Friday.

Declaring an emergency “takes out of the political realm the singular job of protecting public health and gives it to the people who are tasked with and empowered to do that,” Juurlink said.

NDP health critic Don Davies said there’s a clear consensus that leadership and effective co-ordination at the federal level would have a major impact on reducing overdose deaths in Canada.

“We urge the federal government to take immediate action to help save lives,” Davies said in a

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The chief public health officer would not have any new or special powers if a public welfare emergency was declared, Health Canada said. Nor is the federal government precluded from taking action without one, it added.

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Ailing beluga stumps vets

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ANCOUVER — The sudden illness of a female beluga whale at the Vancouver Aquarium following her offspring’s unexpected death two days earlier has her caretakers scrambling to figure out what is behind the alarming development.

John Nightingale, the aquarium’s president and CEO, said the facility is conferring with medical experts both inside and outside Canada to identify what is ailing Aurora. The whale, who is believed to be 29, is exhibiting the same symptoms that preceded the death of Qila, her 21-year-old calf.

“Whether it’s an internal toxin from disease or an external toxin from food, it seems likely that at the very core, physiological root of the problem, there probably is a toxin in there somewhere,” Nightingale said.

“That’s what we’re trying to find.”

The facility’s top veterinarian has consulted with experts at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, the University of Guelph’s veterinary toxicology department and the aquatic biotoxin wing of the United States’ federal agency responsible for overseeing ocean quality, Nightingale said.

Aurora’s condition appeared to have stabilized by Friday afternoon, he said, adding that she was calmer and more alert after her transfer to a medical pool the day before for round-the-clock care and supervision.

Officials said Aurora, who isn’t eating, appears to be suffering from abdominal cramps and inflammation, and that caretakers are giving her fluids, as well as antibiotics and stomach medication.

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The beluga whale exhibit is closed at the Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver, B.C. Friday. The area is closed after Qila, a 21-year-old whale that died Wednesday morning, a second whale is now being watched for similar symptoms.

The elder beluga gave birth in 1995 to Qila, who died suddenly earlier this week. Qila was the first beluga to be born in captivity in Canada.

A necropsy on the younger whale failed to reveal a cause of death. It has left Aurora as the only beluga at the Vancouver Aquarium.

The facility’s five other belugas are living at various locations around the United States in order to make way for a planned expansion project at its facility in Stanley Park.

Construction is slated to begin next year that will see the beluga tank double in surface area and triple in water volume, among other improvements, Nightingale said.

He said questions around whether the recent misfortunes would affect expansion plans will be addressed in

the coming days.

Opponents of whales being held in artificial environments say these events follow a long list of beluga deaths in captivity and illustrate a need to ban the practice.

Naomi Rose, an activist and marine mammal scientist at the Animal Welfare Institute in Washington D.C., said the couple hundred belugas held in tanks around the world are not faring well.

“They’re Arctic animals,” she said.

“They need cold water. They need cold conditions. And generally speaking, that’s expensive.”

Rose said belugas are typically kept in conditions that are the Arctic equivalent of summer, without the seasonal fluctuations they would experience in the wild.

MONTREAL

Plans for Muslim housing project put on hold

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ONTREAL — The developer behind a controversial proposal to build a Muslim housing community on Montreal’s south shore has temporarily put his plans on hold.

Nabil Warda said he’s not giving up on the idea, but decided to postpone a presentation to the local Islamic community centre in Brossard scheduled for Friday evening.

He said he put off the meeting because of the backlash he’s faced this week over his plan to build dozens of homes near the community.

“My plan is to make a project that is acceptable, legally and socially, when the people are ready to accept

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it,” he said.

He said his proposal was misinterpreted as a “Muslim ghetto” although he had never intended to limit membership to any one group.

“Right now, we are just letting things calm down and waiting for the time people will use their brains more than their emotions,” he said.

The plan drew widespread criticism this week, with Premier Philippe Couillard weighing in that the concept of segregated neighbourhoods runs counter to Quebec values of diversity and inclusiveness.

A spokesman for the Islamic Community Centre based in Brossard, Que., said it wasn’t associated with Warda’s project.

The centre published a statement on its website saying it did not wish

to be linked “to development projects that are not initiated or approved by ICC or its management.”

“We promote full integration within Quebec society and we are proud Quebecers and Canadians,” the statement read.

Warda, an accountant, said his proposed development would be open to all qualified buyers, regardless of colour, race and religion. His primary goal with the project is to help Muslim families who couldn’t otherwise buy homes because their beliefs prevent them from paying interest.

“We are second-class citizens money-wise,” he said. “It is unfair that because people have religious beliefs, they cannot have access to real estate.”

TTAWA — The federal government has released its long-term climate strategy with a caution that most Canadians — while sympathetic to the cause — don’t yet understand the “magnitude of the challenge.”

The document suggests the country should find a way to cut emissions 80 per cent below 2005 levels by 2050 in order to match the ambition of the international Paris climate accord.

That means ratcheting down Canada’s entire output of greenhouse gases to 150 million tonnes a year. The most recent Environment Canada inventory assessed the country’s carbon dioxide equivalent emissions at 732 million tonnes in 2014 — and slowly rising.

“Most Canadians recognize the need to mitigate climate change and limit the increase in the global average temperature, but the magnitude of the challenge is less well understood, with a requirement for very deep emissions cuts from every sector by mid-century,” says the 87-page plan, released Friday at an international climate conference in Morocco.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna was among those last year in Paris helping push for a target of limiting global warming to less than two degrees C above pre-industrial levels and closer to 1.5 degrees.

“Canada’s Mid-Century Long-Term Low-Greenhouse Gas Development Strategy” says global emissions reductions of between 70 and 95 per cent are required in order to have a better than 50-50 chance of hitting the 1.5-degree temperature target.

It lays out a number of strategies, including a major move to electrification for everything from transportation to building heating and industrial power.

Forestry, agriculture, municipal waste, technological innovation and energy efficiency — 38 per cent of all emissions cuts needed to reach two degrees Celsius can be achieved through energy efficiencies, notes the paper — all get their own chapters, but Canada’s oil and gas sector does not.

Nor does the strategy paper mention the current political debate over approval of new, long-term fossil fuel infrastructure, including pipelines.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has already approved a major liquefied natural gas project for northern B.C. this fall and is poised to pronounce on Kinder Morgan’s proposed tripling of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline by mid-December.

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ONTREAL — Quebec’s 2012 election-night shooter was motivated by politics, fuelled by hatred towards separatists and should spend at least 20 years behind bars before parole eligibility, a judge ruled Friday.

Richard Henry Bain was found guilty of second-degree murder in August, convicted by a jury in the killing of lighting technician Denis Blanchette outside the Metropolis nightclub as then premier-designate Pauline Marois was inside delivering a victory speech to Parti Quebecois faithful.

He was also found guilty of three counts of attempted murder.

Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer said Friday the political nature of the offences justified the lengthy period of time before parole eligibility.

“In an uncharacteristic display of planned murderous violence and hatred for those he described as separatists, Mr. Richard Henry Bain attempted to change the results of the

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IN SHORT No personal info stolen in recruiting website attack: National Defence OTTAWA — National Defence says it does not appear any personal data was stolen when the military’s recruiting website was attacked this week, though it wouldn’t say when the site will be fixed.

Users trying to access forces.ca on Thursday were instead redirected to what appeared to be the Chinese government’s main website.

The recruiting site was taken down shortly after the problem was discovered and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says an investigation is underway.

National Defence now says its website itself was not hacked.

Rather, it says the signposts leading to the page, known as the Domain Name Service (DNS), were changed to redirect users.

The department says it is continuing to investigate and would not speculate on who was responsible.

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election and the course of history,” Cournoyer said.

Bain is also prohibited from owning firearms for life.

Second-degree murder carries a sentence of life imprisonment, but the parole eligibility can range between 10 and 25 years.

The defence had suggested the minimum for Bain, 66, while the Crown had sought the maximum 25 years.

During the trial, Bain’s lawyer had argued his client was mentally ill when he fired a single shot in the direction of the technicians working outside the Metropolis on election night.

But the Crown argued that Bain, who shouted “The English are waking up” as he was arrested in a blue bathrobe, was of sound mind and motivated by politics.

In his decision, Cournoyer largely appeared to side with the Crown, saying there were “clear elements of forethought and planning” to Bain’s actions that made his actions factually closer to first-degree murder than to manslaughter.

“There has been no operational impact, (military) infrastructure was not affected and there are no indications that any of our data was accessed,” it said in a statement said.

The website remained offline on Friday.

National Defence did not say why the site was still down, only that it was looking at creating an interim site for prospective recruits.

Man accused of sending letter bombs in Winnipeg will stand trial next year WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg man accused of sending letter bombs in the mail, including one that cost a lawyer her hand, will stand trial next year in a hearing scheduled to last 10 weeks.

Guido Amsel faces five counts of attempted murder and remains in custody.

He was arrested last year after letter bombs were sent to Amsel’s former wife and two Winnipeg law firms.

Two of the explosives were safely detonated, but one went off and seriously injured lawyer Maria Mitousis, who had represented Amsel’s ex-wife in the couple’s divorce.

Amsel was originally set to stand trial last month, but he fired his lawyer and has retained a new one.

The trial is scheduled to start Sept. 11.

Trudeau’s emotional visit to memorial renews focus on human rights

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UENOS AIRES, Argentina — Nora Patrich stopped at the spot on the Parque de la Memoria that bears her late husband’s name. At her side was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

She described her husband and how she brought her grandchildren to this spot to hear of a man they would never meet. Before long, she stopped talking, her eyes welling up with tears.

Trudeau put a hand on her shoulder.

Patrich lost her husband and six other family members before fleeing Argentina with her then two-monthold daughter, eventually settling in Canada.

She said the monument is a reminder to world leaders like to Trudeau to protect and defend human rights.

The Parque de la Memoria was built for the some 30,000 victims of Argentina’s military junta “dirty war” where political opponents and those demanding democracy were tortured and killed. Some were thrown from helicopters into the river along which the memorial is built.

Patrich said the junta tried to wipe

Ottawa reverses deportation order for mom HALIFAX — Canada’s immigration minister has granted permanent residency to an ill woman who was born in Britain but grew up in Canada under difficult circumstances, citing compassionate grounds in an unusual case that raised questions about what it means to be a Canadi-

out a whole generation of people because of their political beliefs.

Speaking of the dead, which includes pregnant women and children, Patrich said they continue to have a voice through the monument.

“It’s like they keep on speaking.

They (the junta) killed them, but they didn’t really kill them. They’re still alive. They’re still struggling for a better world.”

Liberal MP Pablo Rodriguez fled with his family from Argentina when he was eight. His father was tortured and imprisoned repeatedly before a bombing at the family home cemented his decision to leave the country.

It was the first time Rodriguez visited the memorial, a place he said he didn’t want to visit for years.

“It’s very, very emotional. I know that a lot of people here were with my father at the time. He was tortured and imprisoned many times. That’s why we left for Canada.”

Rodriguez said his father told him he could do anything with his life, except get into politics.

Rodriguez didn’t listen, saying he did so to change the world. Speaking of his father, Rodriguez said, “That’s what he wanted to do here in a way.” an.

The Canada Border Services Agency wanted to deport Fliss Cramman after she was convicted of a drug offence in 2014 and served 27 months in prison.

But in an unexpected move, Immigration Minister John McCallum intervened in the high-profile case Friday, saying the mother of four could stay in Canada, based on humanitarian considerations.

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Nurse accused of killing seniors has case put over WOODSTOCK, Ont. — A nurse accused of killing eight seniors at two long-term care homes in southwestern Ontario has had her case put over until Dec. 8.

Elizabeth Wettlaufer, 49, made a brief appearance in court by video link Friday.

Wettlaufer was charged last month with eight counts of firstdegree murder in the deaths of elderly residents at nursing homes in

www. r e d d e e r a d vo c a t e . c o m Woodstock, Ont., and London, Ont. Police allege Wettlaufer used drugs to kill her victims between 2007 and 2014 while she worked at the facilities.

Records from the College of Nurses of Ontario show Wettlaufer was first registered as a nurse in August 1995 but resigned Sept.

30 of this year. She is no longer a registered nurse.

The victims have been identified as James Silcox, 84, Maurice Granat, 84, Gladys Millard, 87, Helen Matheson, 95, Mary Zurawinski, 96, Helen Young, 90, Maureen Pickering, 79, Arpad Horvath, 75.

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Ottawa mosque, church latest religious targets of hateful graffiti OTTAWA — An Ottawa mosque and a church with a black pastor have been vandalized with swastikas and hateful graffiti following similar attacks on Jewish institutions in the city.

The overnight spray-painting incidents at the Ottawa Muslim Association mosque and the Parkdale United Church were condemned in the House of Commons.

Liberal MP Ken Hardie says many

Saturday, November 19, 2016 are concerned about what appears to be a spike in the number and severity of incidents targeting Canadian minorities with messages of exclusion, fear and hate.

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre said the people of Ottawa stand united against the twin evils of racism and anti-Semitism.

Two Ottawa synagogues and the home of a Jewish faith leader were vandalized earlier in the week.

The National Council of Canadian Muslims denounced the spate of attacks.

“These hateful acts are disturbing,” said council executive director Ihsaan Gardee.

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Making God Laugh makes the audience reflect T

he truest line in CAT’s play Making God Laugh refers to the role parents have in shaping their children’s

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lives.

“You do the best you can, and the birds fly the way they fly,” says Bill (played by Blaine Anderson) to his controlling wife after their three kids don’t live up to her expectations.

It would be nice to hear other relatable references, but they don’t turn up in this uneven dramedy by Sean Grennan, which opened Friday night as a dinner theatre at the Black

Knight Inn. The Central Alberta Theatre production, directed by Erna Soderberg, is longer on caricature than insight or wisdom as it follows the lives of Bill, Ruthie and their adult children as they gather for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and Easter from 1980 to today.

When the action begins, the family is transitioning from ungainly ’70s fashions to unflattering ’80s ones. And Ruthie, played with high squeaky voice

by Carla Falk (as if the character wasn’t annoying enough), is delighted that her favoured son Tom (David Henderson) is entering the priesthood.

Ruthie is less taken with second son, Rick, a would-be investor. Ruthie won’t stop calling him ‘Rickie,’ even though the former high-school football star, played by Perry Mill, keeps asking her to.

But the brunt of her criticism is saved for daughter Maddie (Meloni Jordan). She picks on everything from Maddie’s weight, to her style, to her choice of an acting career.

If we believed Ruthie only wanted what’s best for her daughter, we might be able to view things from her skewed perspective.

But we only see a mean, petty person until nearly the end of the play — which is too little, too late, whether you’re expecting comedy, or bittersweet drama.

Thankfully, some humour is sprinkled throughout the script — from Rick’s terrible investment instincts (Enron, Yugos, anyone?) to a running joke about Ruthie’s horrible holiday dip, to Maddie’s

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Meloni Jordan, Dave Henderson and Perry Mill (left to right) rehearse their parts in the Central Alberta Theatre production of ‘Making God Laugh.’ tart observations.

When asked what Rick’s habit of having a beer and clamato juice for breakfast means, Maddie replies, “alcoholism,” without missing a beat — showing Jordan’s terrific comic timing.

Other cast members also have their moments.

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Kanye West booed by fans

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AN JOSE, Calif. — Kanye West was booed by fans at the SAP Pavilion in San Jose on Thursday night who also tossed articles of clothing when he launched into a long political tirade telling fans that he didn’t vote in the election but would have supported Donald Trump.

“If I would have voted,” the hiphop star said, “I would have voted for Trump.”

West’s remarks came as part of a ponderous show in which he regularly interrupted his songs to offer social and political commentary, as he mused about running for president himself in 2020. Fans weren’t having it; some actually threw shoes, T-shirts and baseball caps at the star (one cap

that Kanye wore — and complained about — carried the name of Drake’s 2016 album Views) and used the long interludes to create online memes with titles such as “STFU and Rap!” And, apparently, we’re not talking about a case of hindsight here.

Trump’s actually had West’s vote for sometime — that is, of course, if he had actually decided to cast it.

“I wanted to say that before the election, but they told me, ‘Whatever you do, don’t say that aloud,’” West explained.

The Grammy-winning rapper’s comments also spoke about how he admired the Trump campaign.

“Not only did I not vote, but there were a lot of things I actually liked about Trump’s campaign,” said the hip-hop star, who latter added: “His approach was (expletive) genius — because it worked.”

While their family connections don’t quite gel until nearly the last scene, Making God Laugh should at least make audience members reflect on what life choices they made that didn’t go exactly to plan …

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Bryan Adams ready to rock Red Deer this Tuesday

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

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he guy who promised to be 18 ‘Til I Die is coming to Red Deer next week.

Limited tickets are still available to Tuesday’s Bryan Adams concert at the

Centrium.

The acclaimed Canadian singer is set to perform his string of global hits — from Cuts Like a Knife, Run to You and Summer of ‘69 to When You’re Gone and I Thought I’d Seen Everything — with a back up band.

The Juno and Grammy Award-winner is on his Get Up Tour of smaller centres across Western Canada, from Penticton, B.C., to Brandon, Man. He’s supporting his 13th studio album, Get Up, which was produced by the renowned Jeff Lynne (The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Randy Newman, Travelling Wilburys).

Adams, who also received Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations, was born in Kingston, Ont., to parents who had emigrated from Plymouth, England. His father joined the Canadian army, became a peacekeeper and diplomat, moving his family to Portugal, Austria and Israel in the early 1970s.

Adams started out as a 17 year-old playing with various pub bands in Vancouver, including Sweeney Todd (best known for If Wishes Were Horses). A year later he met musician Jim Vallance, formerly of band Prism, and the two began a songwriting partnership that continues to this day.

Straight From the Heart became Adams’ first Top 10 single in 1983.

His career continued to blaze right through the ’90s, with songs on Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Three Musketeers and other soundtracks. His Grammy Award-winning Waking Up the Neighbours album produced four massive singles: (Everything I Do) I Do it It For You, I Can’t Stop This Thing We Started, Do I Have to Say the Words? and Thought I Died and Gone to Heaven.

The multi-platinum-selling artist has continued to create chart-toppers, selling more than 65-mil-

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Canadian rocker Bryan Adams returns to Red Deer Tuesday at the Centrium, and tickets are still available for the show. lion records, touring six continents and achieving No. 1 status in more than 40 countries.

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Simpsons executive producer Al Jean tells NHL.com that the show was looking for “heroes of winter” for the Dec. 11th episode “and there couldn’t be a bigger hockey hero than Wayne Gretzky.”

Gretzky, known as “The Great One” in hockey circles, won four Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers before moving on to play for Los Angeles, St. Louis, and the New York Rangers.

The Oilers tweeted out a picture of the cartoon version of Gretzky, in which he has four fingers on each hand and yellow skin, just like other Simpsons characters.

The league’s website says that Gretzky recorded his role over the

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Lennon’s Beatles breakup letter sold for $30,000 BOSTON — An angry letter from John Lennon to Paul and Linda McCartney written shortly after the Beatles’ breakup has been sold at auction for nearly $30,000.

The two-page typed draft , with handwritten annotations by Lennon, was sold Thursday by Boston-based RR Auction.

RR says the letter is believed to have been written in 1971 in response to criticism Lennon received from Linda McCartney about his decision to not publicly announce his departure from the band.

The profanity-filled and sometimes rambling letter reads: “Do you really think most of today’s art came about because of the Beatles? I don’t believe you’re that insane — Paul — do you believe that? When you stop believing it you might wake up!”

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Robin Hood and his merry men take over RDC

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

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e’s been robbing from the rich and giving to the poor for at least 600 years — and there’s no end in sight to his fabled adventures.

Jaunty outlaw Robin Hood made his first appearance in a 1377 poem.

His feats of daring-do in Sherwood Forest were followed up in 15th-century English ballads.

IT WILL BE A LAVISH SPECTACLE, WITH EYE-POPPING SETS, COLOURFUL COSTUMES AND ACTORS TRAINED IN ARCHERY AND STAGE COMBAT …

Skip ahead three more centuries and the tales of Robin and his Merry Men have played out many times on the big screen — from Walt Disney’s animated film, to live-action flicks starring a succession of men in tights, including Errol Flynn, Sean Connery and Kevin Costner.

Now it’s Red Deer College’s turn to tackle the timeless tale: Robin Hood, as adapted by Canadian playwright Photo by Jeff Stokoe/Advocate staff Ruth Smillie, will open on Thursday, Little John played by Thomas Zima, Nov. 24, on the RDC Arts Centre stage. left, and Robin Hood played by Ronnie It will be a lavish spectacle, with eye-popping sets, colourful costumes McLean fight with staffs on the main and actors trained in archery and stage at the Red Deer College Arts Centre. stage combat, promised director Kevchallenged in many ways: They had to in McKendrick. learn to launch arrows without spearBut beyond the theatrical traping any cast members, and were also pings, and some lively song-and-dance numbers, he believes the story will be put into the key roles of choreographer, music director and fight captain. relevant to our own times.

McKendrick called it a pleasure to Not only was rich-versus-poor a work with such a talented group on a huge issue in the recent American election, but Alberta’s NDP govern- “swashbuckling tale” of good versus ment is all set to introduce an unpop- evil.

Tickets for the show (for ages 8 and ular carbon tax on all oil and natural up) that runs to Dec. 3 are available gas purchases in the province.

McKendrick wryly noted it was from the Black Knight Ticket Centre.

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Teen daughter quietly screaming for help Dear Harlan: My daughter turned 16 this past summer, and she’s gotten a job and a car, so her life has started.

She’s very sweet, but to the point where I’m concerned that she doesn’t know how to stand up for herself. She’s reHarlan cently asked if she can Cohen be home-schooled. The reason is because her friends have started drinking and smoking weed. She’s having trouble “fitting in,” and I’m afraid that she will try what her friends are trying just to fit in. I really don’t want to home-school for that reason. She will have those influences all throughout her life, and she needs to decide when to say “no.” How do I talk to her so that she will hear me?

Upset Mom Dear Upset Mom: How close are you really listening? It’s hard for a child to listen when she’s screaming for help.

She doesn’t want to go to school and doesn’t want to be around any of her

oldest friends. That’s a child screaming for help. The best way to get her to listen to you is to listen to her.

Something is happening in her life that goes beyond fitting in and feeling peer pressure. I would explore where this is coming from. Instead of home schooling, she might need a different kind of school. At the very least, she needs better tools to help her cope with whatever it is that’s making her want to run from her current life. Family therapy would be a great place to start. This will help you get to the real reason, give her the tools to cope and make it easier for you to listen. ✭✭✭ Dear Harlan: My boyfriend of two years is cheating. I know he’s cheating, but I can’t find the courage to break up with him. He tells me he’s not, but I know he’s doing it. I don’t want to be alone. I hate this part of myself, but I can’t find the strength to break it off. What is wrong with me?

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tractive, dynamic and kind person. He is throwing away two years of love and commitment. He can’t respect you enough to tell you the truth. There are millions of women who fall in love, get hurt and try to make it work when it’s broken. Breaking up is painful. It’s scary to be alone. It’s hard to imagine life without someone. These are all very normal feelings. People stay in unhealthy relationships for a long list of reasons. You are lucky.

You aren’t married, don’t have children and can make a clean break.

The best way to get out of this is to be healthier as an individual and find people who have been there and done it. Getting healthier as an individual means turning inward and working to be your best physically, emotionally and spiritually. It means depending on yourself and friends to help you create a life where you feel enough. If you want more support, find a group.

Love Addicts Anonymous is a helpful group that will allow you to connect with women who struggle setting boundaries. The stronger you can be on your own, the less you will need him. And this is when you can set firm boundaries and demand the respect you deserve. Oh, and don’t expect him to love the new you who isn’t afraid to leave. ✭✭✭ Dear Harlan: I have a child with ADHD and I struggle with having to make her decisions for her (she’s in fourth grade). I have problems with letting her fail or not complete tasks.

I’m not sure if I will empower her if I continue to help so much, but I am concerned that her disabilities are not allowing her to be able to make the decisions. We currently are seeking treatment, but I’m in constant turmoil trying to figure out what’s enough parenting from my husband and me.

Mom Dear Mom: She needs room to fail so she can fix her own mistakes.

It’s the difference between doing it for her and directing her how to fix it for herself. I get it — I’m a parent too. But I want my kids to struggle at times. I call it “practice” (this helps me detach). I see what happens when teenagers don’t have practice with struggling. I meet them at college.

I’ve seen more students incapable of dealing with adversity than any time during my entire career. And yes, I know your daughter has ADHD, but there are millions of thriving teens and adults who have ADHD. Unless there are extenuating circumstances, the ADHD doesn’t give you greater license to intervene. It should only drive you to help your daughter find more people who can support her and more places where she can be supported. She needs to learn how to be a self-advocate. Your job is to help her

connect with the people and places to get help. She needs mentors, therapists, teachers and experts. She needs a school where she can be supported and activities to keep her stimulated.

Most importantly, you need your people. You need fourth grade, middle school, high school and college people with children who have managed ADHD. You need a therapist and support team for you and your husband.

You need to practice directing your daughter and being supported. Check out CHADD (CHADD.org) and look for a local support group and meet ups (www.meetup.com). Also, check out the books Blessing of a Skinned Knee

by Wendy Mogel, Ph.D. and The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey. The more you practice giving her room to struggle, the sooner she will learn to overcome it. ✭✭✭ Dear Harlan: My son is coming home for Thanksgiving break from his first semester in college. He just informed us that he plans on spending most nights with his girlfriend. She’s a lovely girl, but we see her on a regular basis (she visits him frequently). We understand that he wants to be with her, but we have family obligations.

We also miss him and would like dedicated time together. How should we approach this without pushing him away?

Breaking Dear Breaking: Don’t make him choose. You’ll have hurt feelings and a miserable kid who can’t wait to leave. Don’t take this personally. He misses his girlfriend, friends and family. He needs to reconnect with the familiar people. Figure out how much time you need. Explain your dilemma to him. Let him know that you want him to spend time with friends and his girlfriend, but also want to make sure there is family time. Ask him what works for him. If he can’t give you enough, suggest changing times and shifting when you spend time with him. Be flexible. Invite his girlfriend. Make lunchtime family time.

The fact that you’re asking him what works instead of telling him what you want should change the conversation. ✭✭✭ Harlan is author of Getting Naked: Five Steps to Finding the Love of Your Life (While Fully Clothed and Totally Sober) (St. Martin’s Press). Write Harlan at harlan(at)helpmeharlan.com or visit online: www.helpmeharlan.com.

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Food prices post first annual drop since 2000

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Inflation rates across Canada

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TTAWA — Food prices in October posted their first year-over-year decline in nearly 17 years as the annual pace of inflation crept higher.

Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter said the story on food prices is a reversal from the start of the year.

“That’s the main reason why inflation is still quite restrained at this point,” Porter said.

Statistics Canada said Friday the consumer price index in October was up 1.5 per cent compared with a year ago, in line with the expectations of economists.

The result compared with a 1.3 per cent increase in September.

However, food prices posted their first year-overyear drop since January 2000 as they fell 0.7 per cent in October.

Prices for food purchased from stores recorded their largest decline since July 1992 as they fell 2.1 per cent. The prices for food purchased from restaurants gained 2.6 per cent.

Porter said a more stable Canadian dollar has helped food prices as well as bumper crops in the U.S. that have helped bring down the cost of raw ingredients.

“There’s also of course intense competition among the grocers and some of the big box firms that are trying to sell groceries as well and so we’re in the middle of a little bit of a price war as well,” Porter said.

Earlier this week, Galen G. Weston, executive

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TTAWA — Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.5 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 4.0 per cent (3.8) ● Prince Edward Island: 1.9 (0.9) ● Nova Scotia: 1.4 (1.6) ● New Brunswick: 2.8 (3.0) ● Quebec: 0.6 (0.6) ● Ontario: 2.1 (1.8) ● Manitoba: 1.1 (1.3) ● Saskatchewan: 0.8 (1.1) ● Alberta: 0.5 (0.5) ● British Columbia: 2.1 (1.8) ● Whitehorse, Yukon: 1.3 (0.2) ● Yellowknife, N.W.T.: 0.8 (0.5) ● Iqaluit, Nunavut: 2.2 (2.3) — Source: The Canadian Press

chairman and president of Loblaw Companies Ltd., said his company saw the grocery market shift from an inflationary environment to a deflationary one in its most recent quarter.

Weston told a conference call to discuss Loblaw’s financial results that the company cut prices to help draw customers back.

Statistics Canada said Friday that prices were up in six of the eight major components with the transportation and shelter sectors contributing the most to the year-over-year increase, offset in part by lower food prices.

The transportation index gained 3.0 per cent compared with a year ago, due to gasoline prices, which posted a 2.5 per cent increase.

Statistics Canada said the shelter index posted its largest increase since January 2015 as it rose 1.9 per cent compared with a year ago.

CIBC economist Nick Exarhos noted that gasoline prices were up 2.5 per cent compared with a year ago.

“Gasoline prices were a drag on headline inflation for most of the past two years, but have finally turned positive,” he wrote in a note to clients.

Excluding gasoline, the consumer price index was up 1.4 per cent compared with a year ago, after posting a 1.5 per cent increase in September.

However, Exarhos said a soft trend in core inflation means the Bank of Canada’s dovish tone is not expected to change.

“Although firmer energy prices going forward should continue to push headline inflation higher, underlying trends will remain muted as the output gap continues to weigh,” Exarhos wrote.

The Bank of Canada’s core index, which excludes some of the most volatile items, increased 1.7 per cent compared with a year ago.

Economists had expected the core rate to be 1.8 per cent.

Working Wise

Are employers allowed to make overtime mandatory?

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ear Working Wise: I work for a company that operates round-the-clock five days a week. My employer forces us to work 12-hour shifts whenever someone is on holidays.

Are employers allowed to make overtime mandatory? Signed Overwhelmed by Overtime Dear Overwhelmed: Alberta’s Employment Standards Charles Code does not give employees the Strachey right to refuse overtime — few provinces do — but employers have some obligations to ensure they are abiding by Human Rights legislation and Occupational Health and Safety requirements. For example if an employee is unable to work overtime due to childcare issues, the employer must take that into consideration. At times, overtime is required to meet operational needs but there are limits to how much overtime your employer can ask you to work and how much notice your employer must give you.

Most Albertans can not be asked to work more than 12 hours in a single day, unless an unforeseeable emergency occurs.

The 12-hour limit generally applies to all em-

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ployees in Alberta except for occupations like managers, professionals, licensed salespersons, land agents, residential and homecare caregivers, and domestic employees.

Most employees most are entitled to overtime pay for all hours worked in excess of eight hours a day or 44 hours a week: whichever is greater. Employees and employers may agree to bank overtime hours in an overtime agreement. Otherwise, overtime hours must be paid at the rate of at least one and half times the employee’s regular wage rate.

Employees are entitled to a minimum 30 minutes of rest — paid or unpaid at the employer’s discretion — during a shift that lasts more than five consecutive hours.

These are the minimum standards and many employers voluntarily provide staff with additional breaks or notice when overtime is expected.

The only other issue related to your overtime concern is fatigue and worker safety.

Workplace fatigue is addressed by the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Code. Employers are required to conduct workplace hazard assessments, a responsibility that includes monitoring worker fatigue.

In cases where a worker’s fatigue has become a worksite hazard, the employer must put controls

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in place to protect the worker such as allowing the fatigued worker to rest and take more time off between overtime shifts.

Are you unsatisfied with the current overtime arrangement in your workplace? Try discussing your concerns with your supervisor/manager. Brainstorm some solutions to the problem beforehand.

You are much more likely to be successful if you can bring solutions that satisfy your needs and your employer’s needs — instead of just concerns.

For more information on workplace fatigue, visit work.alberta.ca/ohs and check out the fact sheet called Fatigue and Safety at the Workplace or call Occupational Health and Safety toll-free at 1-866415-8690.

For more information on overtime, hours of work, overtime agreements and occupations exempted from Alberta’s Employment Standards, visit work.alberta.ca/es. You can also call and speak to an Employment Standards staff person toll-free at: 1-877-427-3731.

Good luck!

Do you have a work-related question? Send your questions to Working Wise, at charles.strachey@gov. ab.ca. Charles Strachey is a manager with Alberta Human Services. This column is provided for general information.

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MORTGAGE

‘Low down payments may be part of the problem’

REGULATORS SHOULD EXPLORE BOOSTING FIRST-TIME HOMEOWNERS MINIMUM FUNDS WHEN BUYING HOMES: CMHC

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ORONTO — The head of Canada’s federal housing agency says regulators should explore the possibility of raising the minimum down payment required on a home as a way of easing affordability and reducing risk to the financial system.

“Politicians are tempted to help first-time homebuyers enter the market, but low down payments may be part of the problem, adding to affordability pressures and macro-economic vulnerabilities,” said Evan Siddall, president and CEO of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

During a speech at the Bank of England’s offices in London Friday, Siddall said that low minimum down payments fuel housing demand and lead to higher housing costs.

That ultimately ends up hurting the young, firsttime homebuyers that such policies were purportedly designed to help, Siddall said.

Boosting the minimum down payment could help offset the effects of rock-bottom interest rates, which have encouraged borrowers to take on excessive mortgage debt, he added.

The federal government has introduced a number of measures aimed at curbing risk in the real estate market.

Most recently, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that stress tests will be required for all insured mortgages to ensure that borrowers would still be able to make their mortgage payments if interest rates rise or their financial situations change.

And last year, Ottawa raised the minimum down payment on the portion of a home worth over $500,000 to 10 per cent.

“We expect that these macro-prudential policy changes will moderate demand for housing in Canada’s housing markets, limiting price increases and making houses more affordable,” Siddall said.

He added that regulators should also explore the possibility of imposing a loan-to-income limit,

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The head of Canada’s federal housing agency says regulators should explore the possibility of raising the minimum down payment required on a home as a way of easing affordability and reducing risk to the financial system. which would restrict the size of loan that borrowers could qualify for based on their incomes.

A number of jurisdictions including Ireland and the U.K. have introduced such limits.

Siddall also slammed critics of lender risk sharing, a proposed policy that would limit taxpayers’ exposure to the mortgage market by having banks shoulder more of the risk.

The Department of Finance recently launched a public consultation on the proposal, which would see banks pay a deductible on government-backed

mortgage insurance.

“Critics have called the proposal ‘a solution in search of a problem.’ They cite low arrears rates in Canada and our experience through the last financial crisis as proof that this proposal represents overzealous policy-making,” Siddall said.

“They don’t mention that the Canadian system has not been stressed since the Great Depression. Further, they choose to ignore the strong academic support that loudly warns against the drunken brew of elevated house prices and an advanced credit cycle.”

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Central Alberta Realtors Association reported 335 sales last month, only one off from a year ago.

For most of the year in Central Alberta, monthly sales have significantly trailed the same month a year earlier.

Sales for the year remain down 14.8 per cent from the same 10 months last year, with 3,245 home

sales this year.

There were 615 new listings on the association’s Multiple Listing Service (MLS) last month, down 7.1 per cent from a year ago. That puts the number of active residential listings at 2,968, up 13.8 per cent from a year ago.

At the end of last month, there were 8.9 months of inventory, up from 7.8 months last year. The inventory estimates the number of months it would take to sell the current stock at current sales rates.

The dollar value of home sales in October was $102.9 million, up 2.8 per cent from a year ago.

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Road-weary Rebels find no respite at home

BY JONATHAN GUIGNARD ADVOCATE STAFF

Rebels 2 Tigers 7 n their first game back after a gruesome eight-game road trip, which saw the Red Deer Rebels win only two games, the team couldn’t match the fight of the Medicine Hat Tigers in Western Hockey League action Friday night.

Rebels lost to the Tigers 7-2 at the Centrium and are now win less in three games this season against their Central Division rival, while being outscored 18-6.

“They’re a skilled team and an older team that has a lot of skilled players. If you don’t play the right way against them, they’re going to score goals. They have guys who can put the puck in the back of the net,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter.

The Rebels are 2-7-1-0 in their last 10 games and Sutter said it has a lot to do with how the defence has been playing.

He said it puts goalies in a tough spot, but still believes both goalies need to be better to turn things around.

“We haven’t been getting the goal tending that we need. It’s been a battle. We’re in a rut and we need to find a way to get out of it,” said Sutter.

Tigers forward Matt Bradley scored the games first goal on a wrist shot from inside the the faceoff circle with just over a minute into the game.

The Rebels responded a minute later, scoring their first power play goal against the Tigers this season, after 15 previous attempts.

Parked in front of the net, captain Adam Musil got his stick on a Colton Bobyk shot from the point.

Tigers forward John Dahlstrom scored his first of two goals with three minutes left to play in the first period after Musil took a minor penalty for roughing.

The Tigers took a 2-1 lead heading into the break.

“Our top players don’t play the right way defensively. Sure they score you goals, but they’re on ice for so many goals scored against us. They don’t stop and start, they’re circling in their zone and their soft,” said Sutter.

“Right now we’ve just got too many guys think-

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Red Deer Rebel Austin Strand and Medicine Hat Tiger Matt Bradley collide during first period action at the Centrium in Red Deer Friday. ing about one thing and not about our overall game. It’s affecting us and hurting us.”

Rebels defenceman Austin Strand scored his first goal of the season with a blast from the point to tie it up early in the second period, but that didn’t last long.

The Tigers came firing back just 50 seconds later when Dahlstrom snuck in behind the defence and potted his second goal of the game, giving them a 3-2 lead.

Tigers captain Clayton Kirichenko scored with 44 seconds left in the second frame to put the Tigers up 4-2 heading into the third period.

The Tigers added three more goals in the third including Bradley’s second goal of the game.

Forward Tyler Preziuso and defenceman Kristians Rubins also scored, putting the game out of reach at 7-2.

Rebels were out shot 54-20 and finished 1-for-7 on the power play.

Rebels forward Michael Spacek was honoured before the game where he was named player of the month for October.

Spacek put up 17 points (8 goals, 9 assists) over that span.

The team is back on the road for two games beginning in Calgary on Tuesday with a game against the Hitmen.

Note: attendance was 6274. jonathan.guignard@reddeeradvocate.com

RDC BASKETBALL

Kings take care of business against the Clippers

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

Kings 89 Clippers 71 he RDC Kings could have easily overlooked the Briercrest Bible College Clippers and been concentrating on the Medicine Hat Rattlers.

But the 6-0 Kings, who face the 4-0 Rattlers this afternoon at RDC, took care of business Friday in downing the Clippers 89-71 at RDC. “We wanted to make sure we didn’t look beyond Briercrest,” said Kings head coach Clayton Pot-

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tinger. “There’s been three years in the past when we started 5-0 or better and one of those we lost to Briercrest and last year we lost to Medicine Hat. We have to make sure we’re diligent in our approach and don’t get cocky or careless.”

The Kings weren’t perfect as Pottinger is looking to institute a more controlled offence.

“Through the year we’re averaging over 100 points per game with a free style offence and we’re trying to get the guys to be more methodical, which we will need to do down the stretch,” he said.

“There were some growing pains tonight. Ironically the more we passed the ball more we turned it

over.

“We might as well have played the high-tempo game,” he said with a laugh.

The Kings got another strong performance by their big men — Shayne Stumpf and Matt Matear.

Matear finished with 19 points and nine rebounds while Stumpf had 16 points, six rebounds and three assists. Ian Tevis added 22 points and six rebounds and Kai Greene 12 points and three assists.

Ethan DaSilva had 16 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Clippers.

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CURLING

Jocelyn Peterman thrilled to back on home ice

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

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oming up through the ranks Jocelyn Peterman spent most of her time as a skip, so when the Red Deer native jumped to the senior level and found herself at second there was an adjustment to be made.

“It took a while to learn the ropes,” said Peterman, who is in Red Deer this weekend for the Red Deer Curling Classic at the Pidherney Curling Centre.

“It’s a totally different game. It’s more physical now than where you’re thinking of the strategy, but I’m enjoying it so far.”

After a successful junior career, Peterman joined the Heather Nedohin foursome in 2014 and competed in the 2015 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, before losing to Chelsea Carey in the semifinal. Last year Nedohin retired and Carey took over as skip.

“The two have different personalities, but there’s also a lot the same,” said Peterman. “It didn’t take long to get used to her. We did start a little slow last year, but picked it up as we went along and peaked at the right time.”

That they did as they won the Alberta Scotties, then captured the Canadian title, advancing to the 2016 Ford World Championships in Swift Current. The team posted an 8-3 record in round-robin play before losing both their playoff games and settling for fourth.

“Disappointing, but it was a great experience,” said Peterman, who knows all about winning.

As a junior she placed second in the 2011 Canada Winter Games and in 2012 captured the Alberta and Canadian junior titles. In the World championships the foursome was 6-3 in round-robin play before losing to Russia in a tiebreaker. In 2014 she reached the Alberta final before losing to Kelsey Rocque, who went on to win the World championship.

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The Carey foursome went into this season with a bullseye on their backs and similar to last season are off to a slow start.

“Because we went through it last year we’re not worried,” said Peterman. “We would love to play well here this week and start to peak for the Canada Cup (Nov. 30-Dec. 4 in Brandon). If we win there we’ll earn a berth in the Olympic trials and that’s what we’re striving for. Our next goal is to get a chance to compete at the Olympics.”

Carey will also compete in Las Vegas in Continental Cup in January and will receive a bye into the Canadian Scotties Tournament of Hearts as Team Canada.

The 23-year-old Peterman graduated from college in December and is working in cardiology full time. Her boss has been great about her taking time off.

“They knew what I was when I joined them and they’ve been great about giving me all the time off I need.”

Not only is Peterman playing with Carey, but she competes in the mixed doubles with Brett Gallant. The pair won the Canadian title last year and qualified for the Worlds.

“But we couldn’t go to the Worlds because of other commitments,” she said.

Peterman has competed in Red Deer since leaving junior, but it’s always a thrill to return home.

“There’s a lot of good memories here,” she said. “And this is a pretty good event, with a lot of good teams.”

Carey got off to a slow start at the Classic, losing 8-6 to Nancy Martin of Saskatoon in the A side qualifier semifinal. Earlier Martin downed Nicky Kaufman of Edmonton 8-3.

Gerry Lynn Ramsay of Calgary, who has Red Deer’s Brittney Tran at second, advanced to the qualifier semifinal with a 5-3 win over Nadine Chyz of Calgary. Earlier Ramsay downed Brett Barber of Biggar, Sask., 7-3.

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On the men’s side, Jamie Koe of Yellowknife, who has Red Deer’s Chris Schille at third, lost 5-4 to Jason

Ackerman of Regina in their opening game before beating Roland Robinson of Edmonton 9-0 in B side play.

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well Kiana Mintz,didn’t play until the fourth quarter.

“Emily has been sick of late and just started a new treatment yesterday and she really wasn’t ready to play today and I’m not sure she’ll be ready tomorrow either. As well we wanted to rest Kiana’s leg and didn’t want to use her, but had to in the fourth quarter which really wasn’t fair to her.

“The people we had on the roster should have taken care of business and they didn’t.”

The Queens trailed by 14 in the fourth quarter and made a run, narrowing the gap to three before running out of time.

“I’m not giving them credit for the comeback, even 10-year-olds will come back,” said King, who also needs a higher shooting percentage, especially inside. “They have to make the easy shots,” he said.

Dedra Janvier had 16 points for the Queens while Keitlyn Williams added seven. Amy Wanvig had 22 and Lauren Janzen 17 for BBC. The Queens tip off against the Rattlers today at 1 p.m. with the men to follow.

Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@ reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at Danny’s blog at rdcathletics. ca

BASKETBALL: Queens fall short Clippers 66 Queens 59 While the Kings were taking care of business the Queens did anything but.

They blew a substantial lead losing 66-59 to the Clippers.

The Queens led 28-14 at the end of the first quarter and 38-27 at the half, then did nothing on either end in the third quarter and were outscored 20-5 and trailed 47-44.

“We started playing selfish on the offensive end and lazy on the defensive end,” said Queens head coach Ken King. “Plus they wanted it more than we did. Briercrest’s a team that always comes to play for four quarters whether they’re up 60 points or down 60 points. They are exactly the type of team that can do something like that.

“The three years I’ve been here I’ve been waiting for them to do something like that to someone and I was really hoping it wouldn’t be us.”

The Queens were playing a bit shorthanded with all-star, and team leader, Emily White sitting out. As

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Three wins in a row for the Hurricanes

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Canes 3 Canadiens 2 ALEIGH, N.C. — Make it three in a row for the suddenly surging Carolina Hurricanes.

The Canes topped the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Friday at PNC Arena, getting another strong game from goalie Cam Ward and three goals in the third period.

Jeff Skinner started the scoring, and Teuvo Teravainen and Victor Rask also had goals as the Canes (6-64) earned another victory over a quality opponent. Carolina whacked the Washington Capitals, 5-1, on Saturday, then shut out the San Jose Sharks, 1-0, on Tuesday.

Ward, who notched his 24th career shutout in beating the Sharks, continued his stellar November play with 31 saves.

The Canadiens, with a game Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs, decided not to start goalie Carey Price, turning instead to Al Montoya.

It was the fifth time in the past six games that the Canes faced the backup goalie and they made the Habs (133-2) pay with the third-period rally.

Skinner’s goal, his seventh, came when defenseman Ron Hainsey got off a shot from the point, the puck glancing off Skinner’s skate and taking a wicked carom past Montoya.

Teravainen scored off a tip of a Hainsey shot, and Rask on a shot from the right circle to give the Canes a 3-1

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lead.

Canes coach Bill Peters made a line change in the third, moving Teravainen on Rask’s line with Elias Lindholm and moving Skinner to Jordan Staal’s line with Sebastian Aho. Rask assisted on Teravainen’s goal and Hainsey finished with two assists for the Canes.

Andrew Shaw scored on a redirection with 4:31 left in regulation, making for a tense finish for Canes fans in the crowd of 12,101.

After a scoreless first period, the Canadiens took the lead on a contested goal in the second.

Defenseman Jeff Petry ripped in a shot from the right circle as Ward was knocked to the ice in the crease. Habs forward Daniel Carr fell into Ward after being sandwiched by Canes defensemen Noah Hanifin and Matt Tennyson.

Peters used his coach’s challenge, claiming goaltender interference by Carr, but the goal counted and the Canes lost their timeout.

The Canes were hard-pressed to get shots on net in the first two periods, although Skinner had a couple of near-misses in the first period.

Skinner had two shots around the crease about nine minutes into the game, forcing Montoya to make a tough save. On a first-period power play, Skinner also tipped a Jaccob Slavin shot from the point.

Lee Stempniak fooled everyone with a shot from the right circle. The goal horn sounded and the crowd roared but the puck hit the side of the net.

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The Queens, 8-3, opened with a 25-23 victory, lost 21-25 and then squeezed out a 26-24 win in the third set.

However, they didn’t give the Lions, 4-5, any chance to pull the upset, winning the fourth set 25-19.

Miranda Dawe continued her strong start to the season, finishing with 18 kills and 11 digs.

Jessica Jones added seven kills

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Carolina Hurricanes’ Victor Rask, center, of Sweden, is congratulated by Noah Hanifin (5) and Teuvo Teravainen (86) of Finland following Rask’s goal against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday. Carolina won 3-2.

and six digs, Megan Schmidt had six kills and five digs, Fauve Welsh had six kills and five digs, and setter Chanelle Kayser had 43 assists, nine digs and four blocks. Lauren Marshall had 18 digs.

Kings 3 Lions 0 The Kings ran their record to 9-2 with a 25-23, 25-16, 25-17 victory over the Lions.

Regan Fathers had 14 kills, four digs and two blocks, while Matt Lofgren had six kills and five digs, Daimyn Biletsky had six kills, and setter Luke Brisbane had 29 assists and five digs.

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CFL WEST FINAL

Idle, fresh Stampeders host battled-tested Lions

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ALGARY — Amid the debate about whether three weeks between games will help or hurt the Calgary Stampeders in the CFL’s West Division final, time was a friend to one key Stampeder.

Defensive back Jamar Wall, who tops the CFL in pass knockdowns (17) and leads the Stampeders in interceptions (4), expects to be on the field Sunday against the visiting B.C. Lions at McMahon Stadium.

The 28-year-old division all-star injured his ankle in Calgary’s regular-season finale Oct. 30 in Montreal.

The Stampeders ended the season on a bye week and had another bye week by virtue of finishing first in the West at 15-2-1. Wall had time to heal and participated in his first practice since the injury Friday.

“Had it been regular season, I would have missed a couple games I’m sure, but this break was amazing,” the five-year Stampeder said. “For me, it was a big advantage.”

The Stampeders and Lions (12-6) posted the best records in the CFL this season, but only one team gets to go to the Grey Cup in Toronto on Nov. 27.

“It’s a Grey-Cup-or-bust kind of feeling for us,” Stampeder quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell said.

“This is another one of those opportunities to go out and prove who we are, not only to everybody else out there, but to ourselves.”

Calgary took the season series between the two clubs 2-1, including an overtime victory on a field goal July 29. The Lions topped Calgary 20-18 in the season-opener, but were thumped 37-9 on Aug. 19.

B.C. isn’t counting on a slow start by the Stampeders, but the Lions are ready if it happens.

“It’s hard for a team to sit for as long as they did,” Lions receiver Bryan Burnham said. “Obviously it helps them get rested up and heal some injuries, but at the same time you’re not out there playing football.

“It would be nice to jump on them quick, but it’s Calgary in Calgary. We know they’re going to be ready.”

Sunday’s forecast is promising for a Nov. 20 with a high of four degrees and mostly sunny. The Stampeders said ticket sales had reached 31,000 on Friday.

The Lions’ strength is their ground game with a league-leading 23 rushing touchdowns. Their passing game is no slouch, however, with 29 touchdowns to Calgary’s 32 in the air.

Lions quarterback Jonathon Jennings was spectacular in a 32-31 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in last Sunday’s division semifinal.

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Calgary Stampeders’ Lemar Durant, left, watches the ball but fails to make the reception as B.C. Lions’ Ryan Phillips grabs his arm during the second half of a CFL football game in Vancouver, B.C., this past August. The rested, but idle Calgary Stampeders host the battle-hardened B.C. Lions in the CFL West Division final Sunday.

The 24-year-old engineered a comeback victory with a pair of long touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. Jennings scored the eventual winning touchdown himself on a nine-yard scamper and lunge for the end zone.

“One of those guys that I think is a threat running, but he has a great arm and stretches the field, so when you play him, you have to make sure you defend the whole field and understand he will make some plays,” Stampeder head coach Dave Dickenson said.

“We’re going to have to pressure him into making mistakes.”

Dickenson chose to rest and not play Mitchell against the Als, so Calgary’s quarterback will not have thrown a game ball in almost a month.

The West Division’s nominee for the CFL’s Most Outstanding Player award says practising daily against a Calgary defence that was the stingiest in the league kept him sharp enough.

“I don’t buy into rust. I don’t buy into the last time (I) threw a competitive pass or played a competitive game,” Mitchell said. “Come watch me on this practice field and you’ll know how ready I am.”

Lions receiver Emmanuel Arcenaux, who leads the CFL with 13 touchdown catches, also returned to full practice Friday. He left the division semifinal in the third quarter when he was levelled by Winnipeg’s Taylor Loffler.

Dickenson piped crowd noise over the loudspeakers Friday at McMahon. That’s usually done to prepare his offence for noisy, hostile road games.

But if McMahon wants to make it difficult for B.C. to hear play calling, Dickenson wanted his defence prepared for the din as well.

“There’s a lot of communication on the defensive side of the ball too,” Dickenson said. “I felt like that’s something I’ve seen hurt defences in the past, so I thought I’d give it a shot.”

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Bombers hope to keep head coach O’Shea, quarterback Nichols

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INNIPEG — Kyle Walters wants his head coach and starting quarterback to return to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The team’s general manager, who has one year left on his contract, also wants to extend his own future with the CFL club.

Walters told reporters Friday the team’s trending in the right direction under head coach Mike O’Shea and quarterback Matt Nichols.

“We saw some improvement this year so I think, from my standpoint, let’s just keep refocusing on what we’re doing,” Walters said in his season-ending press conference.

The Bombers posted an 11-7 record, the most wins since 2003. It was a mark that also sent them to the playoffs for the first time since 2011, although it ended with a 32-31 loss to the B.C. Lions in last Sunday’s West Division semifinal.

O’Shea’s three-year contract is expiring and Walters says talks will soon begin.

“I expect it to go smooth,” Walters said of negotiations with O’Shea, who just wrapped up his first

stint as a head coach.

“Mike and I, I think we respect each other and we’re friends and we’ll sit down. It’s basically going to ask him ‘Where do you want to be?’ And if he wants to be in Winnipeg, I think we’ll work to make that happen.”

Nichols is one of the team’s approximate 20 pending free agents, a number Walters said isn’t uncommon with the amount of one-year contracts now signed in the league.

He doesn’t expect to be as busy in free agency as he was last off-season, and is excited to have the first and fifth picks in next year’s CFL draft.

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CFL EAST FINAL

Redblacks hope rest, home field will be an advantage

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Ottawa Redblacks’ Chris Williams (80) celebrates with Ernest Jackson (9) after his touchdown against the Montreal Alouettes during first half CFL action this past August in Ottawa. The Redblacks host the Edmonton Eskimos in the CFL East Division Final this Sunday. yards, averaging 5.4 yards per carry.

Most important for the Redblacks will be its ability to play smart and not allow emotions to get the best of them, leading to costly penalties that could cost them the game.

Ottawa was seventh in the nine-team league with 199 penalties, but working in its favour is the fact Edmonton was worse with 206.

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Blue Jackets beat Rangers

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Blue Jackets 4 Rangers 2 OLUMBUS, Ohio — Matt Calvert returned from taking a slap shot to his forehead that required about 30 stitches and scored a short-handed, tiebreaking goal in the third period to lift the Columbus Blue Jackets to a franchise-record seventh straight home win, 4-2 over the New York Rangers on Friday night.

William Karlsson had a goal and an assist, and Sam Gagner and Boone Jenner also scored for Columbus, which recovered from blowing a 2-0 lead in the third period.

The Blue Jackets have won three in a row overall and seven of nine.

Sergei Bobrovksy had 25 saves.

Michael Grabner and Mika Zibanejad scored for New York, which lost

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Henrik Lundqvist made 20 saves for the Rangers.

NOTES: The first three goals of the game were unassisted. … The Rangers entered with a 4.24 goals-per-game average, tops in the NHL. Columbus was second at 3.36. … New York had won seven straight in the series. …

Calvert left in the second period and returned for the third. He left a sizeable amount of blood on the ice. …

Kreider was back after missing the last two games with an upper-body (head/neck) issue. … Jenner played his 200th career game. … The Blue Jackets’ 15 games played are the fewest in the league. The Rangers have played 18.

UP NEXT Rangers: Host Florida on Sunday.

Blue Jackets: At Washington on Sunday.

“We know we need to play our best football,” said safety Antoine Pruneau. “You can almost sense a bit of a different energy in the room and it’s very positive. We know what’s at stake.”

Notes: Earlier in the week Ottawa anticipated having kicker Chris Milo back for Sunday, but Friday he was considered questionable.

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TTAWA — The Ottawa Redblacks know it will come down to details Sunday afternoon when they host the Edmonton Eskimos in the East Division CFL final.

After clinching the East Division three weeks ago the Redblacks had the advantage of getting some rest and preparing for the Eskimos’ explosive offence, which finished second in the league with 549 points.

“They’re a tough matchup, but our guys are planning on rising to the occasion,” said head coach Rick Campbell. “We fully expect them to mix things up, running the ball, throwing the ball. It’s up to us now. It’s about being 60 minutes away from getting to the Grey Cup so I know our guys are getting excited about it.”

Edmonton QB Mike Reilly was questionable to start earlier in the week, but has confirmed he’s ready and will play. Reilly led the league with 5,554 passing yards and Ottawa’s defence will need to make his life miserable to have any hope of keeping this game close.

“I think he’s the best player on their team,” said defensive end Arnaud Gascon-Nadon. “It comes down to it’s a football game and we know that if you want to beat Edmonton you’ve got to beat up a little bit on their QB so we’re definitely going to try and get there as fast as we can and stay there all game long.”

Reilly found incredible success this season with receivers Adarius Bowman and Derel Walker, who finished first and second respectively in the league.

Bowman led the league with 120 receptions for 1,761 yards, while Walker had 109 for 1,589 yards.

“I just think it’s about us doing what we do,” said defensive back Jerrell Gavins. “It’s not stopping them, it’s us trying to make plays. We’re not trying to survive we’re trying to thrive. It’s competing, having fun and winning on every rep.”

While Reilly has had great success throwing the ball, Edmonton’s running game has been just as good with John White leading the way.

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Elite play by elite player lifts Pens to win

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Penguins 3, Islanders 2, OT EW YORK (AP) — Sidney Crosby created time and space in overtime, and that was all the defending Stanley Cup champions needed to cap a bounceback victory.

Crosby faked a slap shot and deked around a defender to set up Kris Letang’s goal 1:24 into OT, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 to rebound from a blowout loss.

Crosby sidestepped Brock Nelson at the right point and inched closer to the net before dishing to Letang, who swooped around the cage and onetimed it from the left side.

“It’s an elite play by an elite player,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said.

Pittsburgh lost 7-1 to the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night, its biggest defeat during Sullivan’s nearly yearlong tenure.

“I think all of us want to have a response after we’re all disappointed in one another,” Sullivan said. “So, we knew that’s not our identity and that’s not this team.”

Matt Murray had 20 saves for the Penguins, who have won eight of 11 and can tie the New York Rangers atop the Metropolitan Division by beating Buffalo on Saturday night.

The last-place Islanders dropped their fourth straight and are mired in a 1-3-4 stretch. Jaroslav Halak withstood a barrage of chances in the third period and stopped 32 shots while making his seventh straight start.

“We took a good team to overtime,” New York coach Jack Capuano said. “Unfortunately for our guys, it’s just one of those things — 3 on 3.

“There’s no moral victories in this game,” he added. “We played a tough opponent and they played well.”

Capuano shuffled his lines to get Ryan Strome with first-unit center John Tavares, but the offense came from elsewhere. Nelson scored on a power play early in the second period, and rookie Anthony Beauvillier got his second goal 42 seconds later.

The Penguins had lost two of three and hobbled into New York with health concerns.

Patric Hornqvist has a concussion and did not play, Chris Kunitz was a game-time decision with a lower-body injury and Murray left the loss to the Capitals after being hit in the head in the first period.

Kunitz played and assumed Hornqvist’s role as net-front pest on the Penguins’ power play, helping Pittsburgh score first during a dominant opening period. With Nelson in the box for charging, Kunitz fed the puck to Letang, then skated toward the slot while Letang shot from the right point. The rebound

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New York Islanders left wing Anthony Beauvillier (72) scores a goal past Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Matt Murray (30) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, in New York. skipped to Crosby alone below the right faceoff dot, and with Halak still searching for the puck, Crosby one-timed it in from an odd angle.

Pittsburgh outshot New York 16-5 in the first period, but then the defending Stanley Cup champs got sloppy.

Evgeni Malkin was called for roughing after the end of the first period, and New York scored on the power play early in the second. Nelson controlled a nice pass from Strome before firing from atop the faceoff circles, beating Murray for his fifth goal 1:51 in.

Beauvillier then gave New York the lead after Letang turned the puck over near his own blue line. Beauvillier scooped up the defenseman’s gift, skated in alone and went around Murray forehand-to-backhand.

“We let up a little bit there and they got some momentum off that power-play goal,” Crosby said.

“But I thought we handled it well.”

After an uneasy 10 minutes for Pittsburgh, Malkin forced a turnover that led to the tying goal.

The puck ended up behind New York’s net, and Phil Kessel flicked it back toward center ice amid

a scrum. An undefended Trevor Daley one-timed it past Halak with 6:05 left in the second.

The Penguins haven’t lost consecutive games in regulation in nearly a year. Pittsburgh lost its first four games — all in three periods — under Sullivan last December, but since then, they’re 12-0-1 following a regulation defeat.

NOTES: Hornqvist is day to day and did not skate Friday morning. … Islanders D Dennis Seidenberg has been out since a puck hit him in the jaw Saturday at Florida. He skated Friday while wearing a face guard, but is not close to returning. Capuano said Seidenberg is still having trouble eating. …

Isles D Ryan Pulock, out four to six weeks with a lower-body injury, also skated Friday morning but did not play.

UP NEXT Penguins: Play at the Sabres on Saturday night, then begin a pivotal home-and-home series with the Rangers in Pittsburgh on Monday.

Islanders: Begin a three-game California trip at Anaheim on Tuesday night.

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Capitals lost three forwards and still beat the Red Wings

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Capitals 1, Red Wings 0 ASHINGTON (AP) — Before the first period was over, Washington lost three forwards.

It didn’t stop the Capitals, who managed a 1-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night thanks to Jay Beagle’s goal with 5:11

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Washington coach Barry Trotz noted that besides the injuries to Andre Burakovsky, Lars Ellis and T.J. Oshie, a couple of players had equipment problems.

“I was like, ‘OK, we’re down to like five or six guys,’” Trotz said. “I thought it was a real gutsy effort. We got a lot of commitment in a lot of areas.

They tried to grind us down pretty good with their numbers. I thought we were resilient. When it was time to be committed, we were fully in.”

Washington was coming off a seven-goal outburst against Pittsburgh on Wednesday after scoring just five goals in its previous four games.

The Capitals had played the season’s early weeks without major injuries, something that Trotz wryly noted. “I got a flu shot today with one of our doctors. I said, ‘knock on wood, we haven’t had any injuries,’ and we were talking about that, and how fortunate that was, and I should have just kept my mouth shut,” Trotz said.

LOCAL SPORTS vs. Rockyview, 1:45 p.m., Kin Today City.

● World Curling Tour: Red Deer Classic, 9:30 a.m., 1, 4, 8 p.m., Pidherney Centre. ● College basketball: RDC vs. Medicine Hat Rattlers, women at 1 p.m., men to follow. ● Minor midget hockey: Red Deer TBS Chiefs vs. Calgary Bruins, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● College volleyball: RDC vs. Ambrose University, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● High school volleyball: senior 4A league, third game best-of-three finals, if necessary, times and places TBA. ● Junior B hockey: Heritage League, Okotoks at Three Hills, 8 p.m.

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● World Curling Tour: Red Deer Classic, 9 a.m., 1, 4, 7:30 p.m., Pidherney Centre. ● Bantam AAA hockey: Red Deer Rebels vs. Calgary Flames, 1:30 p.m., Kinex. ● Minor midget hockey: Red Deer Northstar Chiefs

● Minor midget hockey: Red Deer TBS Chiefs vs.

Calgary Canucks, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Junior B hockey: Heritage League, Coaldale at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m.; High River at Stettler, 4 p.m. ● College hockey: RDC Queens vs. MacEwan University Griffins, 5 p.m., Centrium.

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● World Curling Tour: Red Deer Classic, 9 a.m., 12:30 p.m., men’s and women’s finals 3:30 p.m. ● Women’s basketball: Red Deer League, Triple Threat vs. Average Joe’s, 7:15 p.m., Storm vs. Funk, 8:15 p.m., LTCHS Gym 11; Shooting Stars &Age Gap vs. Dynamo, 7:15 p.m., Hoosier Daddy vs. Xpress, 8:30 p.m., CACHS; Spartans vs.

Pink Panthers, 7:15 p.m., Big Ballers vs. Quarter-Pro, 8:30 p.m., LTCHS North; Rampage vs. Raptors, 7:15 p.m., LTCHS South.

BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 8 4 .667 Boston 6 6 .500 New York 5 7 .417 Brooklyn 4 8 .333 Philadelphia 2 10 .167 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 9 3 .750 Charlotte 8 3 .727 Orlando 5 7 .417 Miami 3 8 .273 Washington 3 8 .273 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 10 2 .833 Chicago 8 4 .667 Detroit 6 7 .462 Indiana 6 7 .462 Milwaukee 5 6 .455 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 10 3 .769 Memphis 7 5 .583 Houston 7 5 .583 New Orleans 3 10 .231 Dallas 2 9 .182 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 8 5 .615 Utah 7 6 .538 Portland 7 7 .500 Minnesota 4 7 .364 Denver 4 8 .333 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 10 2 .833 Golden State 10 2 .833 L.A. Lakers 7 6 .538 Sacramento 4 8 .333 Phoenix 4 9 .308 Friday’s Games Charlotte 100, Atlanta 96 Phoenix 116, Indiana 96 Cleveland 104, Detroit 81 Golden State 104, Boston 88 New Orleans 113, Portland 101 Oklahoma City 124, Brooklyn 105 Memphis 80, Dallas 64 Toronto 113, Denver 111, OT L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 8:30 p.m.

San Antonio 116, L.A. Lakers 107 Saturday’s Games Utah at Houston, 3 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 5 p.m.

Charlotte at New Orleans, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 5 p.m.

Phoenix at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Atlanta at New York, 10 a.m.

Portland at Brooklyn, 1:30 p.m.

Indiana at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Sacramento, 7 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 7 p.m.

Chicago at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m.

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NBA TEAM STATISTIC Includes games of Thursday, November 17, 2016 Team Offense G Pts Avg Golden State 11 1291 117.4 L.A. Lakers 12 1320 110.0 Cleveland 11 1199 109.0 Houston 12 1307 108.9 L.A. Clippers 12 1304 108.7 Minnesota 11 1189 108.1 Phoenix 12 1296 108.0 Atlanta 11 1186 107.8 Toronto 11 1186 107.8 Portland 13 1393 107.2 Brooklyn 11 1170 106.4 Boston 11 1169 106.3 Indiana 12 1275 106.2 Denver 11 1161 105.5 Charlotte 10 1055 105.5 Chicago 12 1260 105.0 Oklahoma City 12 1239 103.2 New York 12 1227 102.2 San Antonio 12 1223 101.9 Washington 11 1120 101.8 Milwaukee 11 1108 100.7 Sacramento 12 1203 100.2 New Orleans 12 1201 100.1 Memphis 11 1086 98.7 Detroit 12 1183 98.6 Utah 13 1247 95.9 Philadelphia 12 1151 95.9 Miami 11 1040 94.5 Dallas 10 937 93.7 Orlando 12 1108 92.3

Utah L.A. Clippers Miami San Antonio Detroit Chicago Atlanta Charlotte Dallas Orlando Milwaukee Memphis Oklahoma City Cleveland Toronto Sacramento Minnesota Houston Washington Boston Indiana New York New Orleans Denver L.A. Lakers Philadelphia Golden State Brooklyn Portland Phoenix

Team Defence G Pts Avg 13 1211 93.2 12 1125 93.8 11 1048 95.3 12 1162 96.8 12 1163 96.9 12 1173 97.8 11 1080 98.2 10 998 99.8 10 1002 100.2 12 1211 100.9 11 1121 101.9 11 1126 102.4 12 1233 102.8 11 1138 103.5 11 1141 103.7 12 1250 104.2 11 1147 104.3 12 1262 105.2 11 1158 105.3 11 1164 105.8 12 1282 106.8 12 1286 107.2 12 1289 107.4 11 1186 107.8 12 1301 108.4 12 1301 108.4 11 1203 109.4 11 1220 110.9 13 1461 112.4 12 1392 116.0

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GA Pts 57 33 70 30 72 27 67 25 88 19 74 11 GA Pts 65 31 95 23 71 20 84 17 64 16 89 14

Western Conference U.S. Division W L OTLSOL GF GA Pts Everett 15 2 4 0 69 41 34 Tri-City 14 7 1 0 86 77 29 Seattle 9 8 0 1 55 57 19 Spokane 7 7 4 1 58 70 19 Portland 9 12 0 0 79 73 18 B.C. Division GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pts Prince George 22 16 4 2 0 83 57 34 Victoria 22 12 8 2 0 73 62 26 Kamloops 23 12 10 1 0 76 62 25 Kelowna 21 11 10 0 0 68 73 22 Vancouver 22 10 12 0 0 72 78 20 Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.

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Tuesday’s Games Swift Current 3 Red Deer 2 (OT) Medicine Hat 5 Kootenay 2 Victoria 3 Prince Albert 1 Seattle 5 Spokane 2 Prince George 4 Kelowna 2 Everett 6 Calgary 1 Wednesday’s Games Regina 4 Edmonton 2 Kootenay 4 Lethbridge 1 Kamloops 2 Everett 1 (OT) Vancouver 5 Prince Albert 3 Tri-City 5 Calgary 1 Thursday’s Games Moose Jaw 5 Saskatoon 1 Friday’s Games Moose Jaw 3 Swift Current 2 Brandon 8 Saskatoon 1 Medicine Hat 7 Red Deer 2 Edmonton 3 Kootenay 2 (OT) Prince Albert at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Kamloops at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Calgary at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Lethbridge at Seattle, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Saskatoon at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle at Portland, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Regina at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.

Edmonton at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

Kamloops at Spokane, 7:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Regina at Vancouver, 4 p.m.

Lethbridge at Portland, 5 p.m.

Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Saskatoon at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Red Deer at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Regina at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Victoria, 7:05 p.m.

Edmonton at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Medicine Hat at Brandon, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Red Deer at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Portland, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m.

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Tigers 7, Rebels 2 First Period 1. Medicine Hat, Bradley 11 (Shaw) 1:17.

2. Red Deer, Musil 3 (Bobyk, Hagel) 2:30 (pp).

3. Medicine Hat, Dahlstrom 9 (Bradley, Kirichenko) 17:01 (pp).

Penalties — Owre Mh (tripping) 2:05 Butcher Mh (slashing) 7:14 Petersen Rd (delay of game) 7:59 Owre Mh (holding) 11:04 Mahura Rd (tripping) 12:24 Musil Rd (roughing) 16:45.

Second Period 4. Red Deer, Strand 1 (Mahura, Musil) 3:41.

5. Medicine Hat, Dahlstrom 10 (Shaw, Quenneville) 4:31.

6. Medicine Hat, Kirichenko 2 (Butcher, Schultz) 19:15.

Penalties — Fischer Mh (double minor, high sticking) 19:37 Freadrich Rd, MacPhee Mh (major, major-fighting) 8:11 Freadrich Rd (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 8:11 Gerlach Mh (tripping) 8:49.

Third Period 7. Medicine Hat, Bradley 12 (Dahlstrom, Owre) 7:24.

8. Medicine Hat, Preziuso 2 (Forrest) 9:51.

9. Medicine Hat, Rubins 2 (Kirichenko, Bradley) 11:42 (pp).

Penalties — Freadrich Rd (holding) 2:22 Dahlstrom Mh (tripping) 7:27 Strand Rd (checking to the head) 10:07 D. Martin Rd, Quenneville Mh (major, major-fighting) 13:14 D. Martin Rd, Quenneville Mh (roughing) 13:14 Musil Rd (roughing) 16:12.

Shots on goal by Medicine Hat 17 18 19 — 54 Red Deer 7 7 6 — 20 Goal — Medicine Hat: Schneider (W, 14-2-1-0). Red Deer: Petersen (L, 3-5-1-0), Lamb (9:51 third, 12 shots, 11 saves).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Medicine Hat: 2-7 Red Deer: 1-7.

Referees — Reid Anderson, Chris Crich. Linesmen — Chad Huseby, Jared Mackey.

Attendance — 6,274 at Red Deer, Alta.

Oil Kings 3, Ice 2 (OT)

First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Mohr Edm (tripping) 8:33 Rudakov Ktn (interference) 15:00.

Second Period 1. Kootenay, Sheen 3 (Hines, Krebs) 6:12.

2. Edmonton, Gorda 1 (unassisted) 7:05.

3. Kootenay, Zborosky 17 (Fleury, Alfaro) 8:41.

Penalties — Gorda Edm (holding) 3:53 Pouliot Ktn (checking from behind) 14:51 Irving Edm (cross checking) 15:01 Pouliot Ktn (cross checking) 20:00.

Third Period 4. Edmonton, Kehler 5 (Robertson, Klatt) 13:53 (pp).

Penalties — Kehler Edm (checking from behind) 2:45 Irving Edm, Alfaro Ktn (roughing) 7:18 Philp Ktn (hooking) 13:29 Sheen Ktn (inter. on goaltender) 18:38.

Overtime 5. Edmonton, Elizarov 2 (Koch, Fix-Wolansky) 2:55.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal by Edmonton 14 12 6 6 — 38 Kootenay 9 12 9 1 — 31 Goal — Edmonton: Dea (W, 8-6-0-0). Kootenay: Lee (L, 3-5-4-1).

Wheat Kings 8, Blades 1 First Period 1. Brandon, Duke 9 (Kaspick, Lewis) 13:30 (pp).

2. Brandon, Gutenberg 4 (Daley, Coulter) 16:25 (pp).

Penalties — Graham Sas (inter. on goaltender) 5:08 Hajek Sas (hooking) 12:25 Bukac Bdn (tripping) 14:12 Wouters Sas (tripping) 15:25.

Second Period 3. Brandon, Mattheos 10 (Clague, Kaspick) 1:38.

4. Brandon, Duke 10 (Clague, Coulter) 4:25.

5. Brandon, Coulter 8 (Higson, Shearer) 5:20 (pp).

Penalties — Sloboshan Sas (hooking) 4:25.

Third Period 6. Brandon, Duke 11 (Gutenberg, Shearer) 4:07.

7. Brandon, Duke 12 (Mattheos, Clague) 8:35 (pp).

8. Brandon, Russell 1 (Reinhardt, Higson) 9:53 (pp).

9. Saskatoon, Paterson 6 (Rubinchik, Henderson) 18:55 (pp).

Penalties — Fantillo Sas (slashing) 7:17 McCarty Sas (inter. on goaltender) 8:02 Armour Bdn (roughing) 17:52 B. Thompson Bdn (cross checking) 19:30.

Shots on goal by Saskatoon 12 10 11 — 33 Brandon 14 19 11 — 44 Goal — Saskatoon: Flodell (L, 8-6-0-0). Brandon: Papirny (W, 8-4-1-0).

Warriors 3, Broncos 2 First Period 1. Swift Current, Pederson 11 (Minulin, Heponiemi) 8:34 (pp).

2. Moose Jaw, Popugaev 15 (Sozanski) 15:44 (pp).

3. Moose Jaw, Gregor 10 (Brook, Popugaev) 18:55.

Penalties — Burke Mj (hooking) 8:21 Arnold Sc (slashing) 9:39 Minulin Sc (holding) 15:10.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Zaitsev Mj (interference) 18:07.

Third Period 4. Moose Jaw, Popugaev 16 (Gregor) 6:03.

5. Swift Current, Steenbergen 16 (Heponiemi, Minulin) 16:16 (pp).

Penalties — Burke Mj (delay of game) 15:09 Halbgewachs Mj (closing hand on puck) 15:17.

Shots on goal by Moose Jaw 14 6 9 — 29 Swift Current 14 8 12 — 34 Goal — Moose Jaw: Willms (W, 6-3-1-0). Swift Current: Burman (L, 5-6-2-1).

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 18 13 3 2 28 58 Tampa Bay 18 11 6 1 23 58 Ottawa 17 10 6 1 21 39 Boston 17 10 7 0 20 41 Toronto 17 8 6 3 19 56 Florida 17 8 8 1 17 45 Detroit 18 8 9 1 17 44 Buffalo 17 5 8 4 14 31 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Rangers 18 13 5 0 26 74 Washington 17 11 4 2 24 46 Pittsburgh 17 11 4 2 24 51 New Jersey 16 9 4 3 21 39 Columbus 15 9 4 2 20 51 Philadelphia 18 8 7 3 19 62 Carolina 16 6 6 4 16 42 N.Y. Islanders 17 5 8 4 14 42

GA 41 46 42 39 58 48 48 45 GA 42 37 48 34 35 64 48 54

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 18 12 4 2 26 57 45 St. Louis 18 9 6 3 21 44 50 Winnipeg 19 9 8 2 20 56 55 Minnesota 16 9 6 1 19 42 29 Dallas 18 7 6 5 19 48 59 Nashville 16 7 6 3 17 46 44 Colorado 16 7 9 0 14 33 45 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 18 9 6 3 21 48 43 Edmonton 18 9 8 1 19 49 49 San Jose 17 9 8 0 18 39 39 Los Angeles 18 8 9 1 17 44 47 Vancouver 18 7 10 1 15 38 57 Calgary 19 7 11 1 15 44 63 Arizona 16 5 9 2 12 41 54 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, Buffalo 1 Philadelphia 5, Winnipeg 2 Toronto 6, Florida 1 Nashville 5, Ottawa 1 St. Louis 3, San Jose 2 Minnesota 1, Boston 0 Dallas 3, Colorado 2 Anaheim 3, New Jersey 2 Vancouver 3, Arizona 2, OT Los Angeles 4, Edmonton 2 Friday’s Games Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT Washington 1, Detroit 0 Columbus 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Carolina 3, Montreal 2

Chicago 3, Calgary 2 Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.

New Jersey at Los Angeles, 2 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Florida at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Winnipeg at Boston, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Nashville at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Arizona, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Columbus at Washington, 10:30 a.m.

Winnipeg at Carolina, 3 p.m.

Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Calgary at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 6 p.m.

Monday’s Games Calgary at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Colorado at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Edmonton,7 p.m.

New Jersey at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Montreal 2, Carolina 3 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Weber Mtl (slashing) 11:08.

Second Period 1. Montreal, Petry 3 (Markov, Hudon) 14:19.

Penalties — Ryan Car (tripping) 3:06.

Third Period 2. Carolina, Skinner 7 (Hainsey, Aho) 3:12.

3. Carolina, Teravainen 5 (Hainsey, Rask) 7:43.

4. Carolina, Rask 7 (Lindholm) 9:02.

5. Montreal, Shaw 3 (Markov, Petry) 15:29.

Penalties — Shaw Mtl (unsportsmanlike conduct) 19:48 Shaw Mtl (misconduct) 19:48 Shaw Mtl (hooking, served by Carr) 19:48.

Shots on goal by Montreal 9 12 12 — 33 Carolina 4 4 10 — 18 Goal — Montreal: Montoya (L, 3-3-1). Carolina: Ward (W, 5-4-3).

Chicago 3, Calgary 2 First Period 1. Chicago, Hartman 3 (Anisimov) 7:42.

Penalties — Tootoo Chi (tripping) 8:53 Kruger Chi (high-sticking) 18:36.

Second Period 2. Calgary, Bennett 4 (Monahan, Brouwer) 3:33.

3. Calgary, Monahan 5 (Bennett, Brouwer) 7:03.

4. Chicago, Seabrook 2 (Keith, Kane) 14:34 (pp).

Penalties — Hossa Chi (hooking) 10:20 Tkachuk Cgy (high-sticking) 13:35 Chicago bench (too many men, served by Schmaltz) 18:15.

Third Period 5. Chicago, Hossa 10 (Panarin, Kempny) 17:37.

Penalties — Anisimov Chi (tripping) 19:51.

Shots on goal by Chicago 9 9 6 — 24 Calgary 11 9 10 — 30 Goal — Chicago: Crawford (W, 9-4-2). Calgary: Johnson (L, 4-3-1).

NY Rangers 2, Columbus 4 First Period 1. Columbus, Karlsson 3 (unassisted) 16:34.

Penalties — Johnson Clb (high-sticking) 9:50 Nash NYR (tripping) 14:03.

Second Period 2. Columbus, Gagner 7 (unassisted) 5:38.

3. NY Rangers, Grabner 11 (unassisted) 11:04.

Penalties — None.

Third Period 4. NY Rangers, Zibanejad 4 (Skjei, Holden) 8:32.

5. Columbus, Calvert 2 (Karlsson, Murray) 11:35 (sh).

6. Columbus, Jenner 2 (Atkinson) 19:59 (en).

Penalties — Lindberg NYR (cross-checking) 5:30 Savard Clb (cross-checking) 10:35.

Shots on goal by New York 3 13 11 — 27 Columbus 3 14 7 — 24 Goal — NY Rangers: Lundqvist (L, 9-5-0). Columbus: Bobrovsky (W, 9-4-1).

Detroit 0, Washington 1 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — DeKeyser Det (boarding major) 8:29 Williams Wash (hooking) 12:59 Williams Wash (roughing) 19:32.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Connolly Wash (hooking) 10:20 Sanford Wash (high-sticking) 17:53.

Third Period 1. Washington, Beagle 4 (Orlov) 14:49.

Penalties — Zetterberg Det (tripping) 19:10.

Shots on goal by Detroit 5 12 8 — 25 Washington 11 7 10 — 28 Goal — Detroit: Howard (L, 4-4-0). Washington: Holtby (W, 9-3-1).

Pittsburgh 3, NY Islanders 2 (OT) First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Crosby 11 (Kunitz, Letang) 15:19 (pp).

Penalties — Strome NYI (interference) 7:07 Nelson NYI (charging) 14:39 Malkin Pgh (roughing) 20:00.

Second Period 2. NY Islanders, Nelson 5 (Strome, Tavares) 1:51 (pp).

3. NY Islanders, Beauvillier 2, 2:34 (unassisted).

4. Pittsburgh, Daley 2 (Kessel, Kunitz) 13:55.

Penalties — Ladd NYI (high-sticking) 6:03 Pittsburgh bench (too many men, served by Wilson) 10:02 Lee NYI (hooking) 16:55.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Ladd NYI (holding) 10:55.

Overtime 5. Pittsburgh, Letang 2 (Crosby) 1:24.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal by Pittsburgh 16 4 14 1 — 35 New York 5 11 5 1 — 22 Goal — Pittsburgh: Murray (W, 5-1-0). NY Islanders: Halak (L, 3-5-4).

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FOOTBALL CFL PLAYOFFS Sunday’s results Division Semifinals East Division Edmonton (W4) 24 Hamilton (E1) 21 West Division B.C. (W2) 32 Winnipeg (W3) 31 Sunday, Nov. 20 Division Finals East Division Edmonton (W4) at Ottawa (E1), 11 a.m.

West Division B.C. (W2) at Calgary (W1), 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 27 104th Grey Cup At Toronto East vs. West Champions, 4:30 p.m.

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 7 2 0.778 241 163 Miami 5 4 0.556 204 206 Buffalo 4 5 0.444 237 203 N.Y. Jets 3 7 0.300 179 244 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 6 3 0.667 161 188 Tennessee 5 5 0.500 264 251 Indianapolis 4 5 0.444 239 256 Jacksonville 2 7 0.222 174 239 North W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 5 4 0.556 182 160 Pittsburgh 4 5 0.444 214 206

Cincinnati Cleveland

3 0

5 10

1.389 187 210 0.000 175 301 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 7 2 0.778 205 168 Oakland 7 2 0.778 245 223 Denver 7 3 0.700 239 189 San Diego 4 6 0.400 292 278 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 8 1 0.889 258 170 N.Y. Giants 6 3 0.667 182 184 Washington 5 3 1.611 212 209 Philadelphia 5 4 0.556 226 160 South W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 6 4 0.600 320 283 Tampa Bay 4 5 0.444 216 242 New Orleans 4 6 0.400 285 286 Carolina 4 6 0.400 244 246 North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 5 4 0.556 205 206 Minnesota 5 4 0.556 175 152 Green Bay 4 5 0.444 223 234 Chicago 2 7 0.222 141 215 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 6 2 1.722 193 158 Arizona 4 4 1.500 202 160 Los Angeles 4 5 0.444 139 173 San Francisco1 8 0 .111 187 283 Thursday’s Games Carolina 23, New Orleans 20 Sunday’s Games

GOLF Baltimore at Dallas, 11 a.m.

Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Detroit, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Arizona at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

Buffalo at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Miami at Los Angeles, 2:05 p.m.

New England at San Francisco,2:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Seattle, 2:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

Open: San Diego, Atlanta, Denver, N.Y. Jets Monday’s Games Houston at Oakland, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 24 Minnesota at Detroit, 10:30 a.m.

Washington at Dallas, 2:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 27 San Diego at Houston, 11 a.m.

Arizona at Atlanta, 11 a.m.

Cincinnati at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

San Francisco at Miami, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Chicago, 11 a.m.

Los Angeles at New Orleans, 11 a.m.

N.Y. Giants at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

Seattle at Tampa Bay, 2:05 p.m.

Carolina at Oakland, 2:25 p.m.

New England at N.Y. Jets, 2:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 28 Green Bay at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.

CME Group Tour Championship At Tiburon Golf Club Naples, Fla. Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,540 Par: 72 Second Round Lydia Ko 70-62—132 Ryann O’Toole 68-67—135 So Yeon Ryu 67-68—135 Sei Young Kim 68-68—136 Beatriz Recari 68-68—136 Jessica Korda 71-66—137 Mariajo Uribe 71-66—137 In Gee Chun 68-69—137 Charley Hull 67-70—137 Cristie Kerr 71-67—138 Suzann Pettersen 71-67—138 Brittany Lincicome 69-69—138 Haru Nomura 69-69—138 Mo Martin 68-70—138 Lizette Salas 68-70—138 Jennifer Song 72-67—139 Moriya Jutanugarn 71-68—139 Shanshan Feng 66-73—139 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 73-67—140 Ariya Jutanugarn 72-68—140 Amy Yang 68-72—140 Pernilla Lindberg 72-69—141 Sakura Yokomine 72-69—141 Stacy Lewis 71-70—141 Megan Khang 74-68—142 Minjee Lee 74-68—142 Kim Kaufman 72-70—142 Hyo Joo Kim 72-70—142 Anna Nordqvist 72-70—142 Danielle Kang 71-71—142 Paula Creamer 71-71—142

SOCCER MLS Knockout Round (Single-game elimination) Eastern Conference Wednesday, Oct. 26 Toronto FC 3, Philadelphia 1, Toronto advances Thursday, Oct. 27 Montreal 4, D.C. United 2, Montreal advances Western Conference Wednesday, Oct. 26 LA Galaxy 3, Real Salt Lake 1, LA Galaxy advances Thursday, Oct. 27 Seattle 1, Sporting Kansas City 0, Seattle advances

Sunday, Oct. 30 Montreal 1, NY Red Bulls 0 LA Galaxy 1, Colorado 0 Toronto FC 2, NYCFC 0 Seattle 3, FC Dallas 0 Conference Semifinals (Second Leg) Sunday, Nov. 6 Colorado 1, LA Galaxy 0, 1-1 aggregate, Colorado advances 3-1 on penalty kicks Montreal 2, NY Red Bulls 1, Montreal advances 3-1 on aggregate Toronto FC 5, NYCFC 0, Toronto FC advances 7-0 on aggregate FC Dallas 2, Seattle 1, Seattle advances 4-2 on aggregate

Conference Semifinals (First Leg)

Conference Championships Eastern Conference Tuesday, Nov. 22 Toronto FC at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 30 Montreal at Toronto FC, 5 p.m.

Western Conference Tuesday, Nov. 22 Colorado vs. Seattle, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 27 Seattle vs. Colorado, 2 p.m.

MLS Cup Saturday, Dec. 10 Eastern champion vs. Western champion, 6 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Selected the contracts of LHP Luis Ysla and RHP Kyle Martin from Pawtucket (IL).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Assigned RHP Brandon Brennan outright to Charlotte (IL). Selected the contracts of OFs Adam Engel and Jacob May and RHP Brad Goldberg from Charlotte.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Claimed LHP Tim Cooney off waivers from St. Louis.

DETROIT TIGERS — Selected the contract of RHP Sandy Baez from West Michigan (MWL).

HOUSTON ASTROS — Announced Buies Creek (Carolina) will serve as a temporary Class A-Advanced affiliate through the 2018 season.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — LHP Tim Collins refused outright assignment and elected free agency. Designated C Tony Cruz for assignment. Agreed to terms with C Drew Butera on a two-year contract. Selected the contract of RHPs Andrew Edwards and Jake Junis from Omaha (PCL) and C Cam Gallagher and 1B Samir Duenez from Northwest Arkansas (TL).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Selected RHP Keynan Middleton, RHP Austin Adams, LHP Nate Smith and RHP Eduardo Paredes to the major league roster.

Outrighted INF Rey Navarro to Salt Lake (PCL).

Designated RHPs Blake Parker, Jose Valdez and Abel De Los Santos for assignment. Announced OF Rafael Ortega refused his outright assignment to Salt Lake and elected free agency.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Assigned C Juan Centeno and INF Trevor Plouffe outright to Rochester (IL).

Selected the contracts of C Mitch Garver and OF Daniel Palka from Rochester (IL), RHPs Felix Jorge, INF Engelb Vielma and OF Zack Granite from Chattanooga (SL) and RHP Fernando Romero from Fort Myers (FSL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Released UTL Dustin Ackley. Designated RHPs Nathan Eovaldi and Nick Rumbelow and LHP Joe Mantiply for assignment.

Traded LHP James Pazos to Seattle for RHP Zack Littell. Sent RHP Branden Pinder outright to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Assigned RHP Josh Smith outright to Nashville (PCL). Selected the contracts of RHPs Paul Blackburn and Bobby Wahl, INF Franklin Barreto and OF Jaycob Brugman from Nashville and INF Yairo Munoz from Midland (TL).

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Traded INF-OFs Taylor Motter and Richie Shaffer to Seattle for 1B Dalton Kelly and RHPs Andrew Kittredge and Dylan Thompson. Added

RHPs Chih-Wei Hu, Austin Pruitt, Jaime Schultz, Ryne Stanek and Hunter Wood LHP Jose Alvarado and INFs Willy Adames and Daniel Robertson to the 40-man roster. Designated RHP Steve Geltz for assignment. Released RHP John Lamb.

TEXAS RANGERS — Assigned RHP Adrian Sampson outright to Round Rock (PCL). Selected the contract of 1B Ronald Guzman from Round Rock.

Claimed RHP Tyler Wagner off waivers from Arizona.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with DH/1B Kendrys Morales on a three-year contract.

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Claimed LHP David Rollins off waivers from Seattle.

COLORADO ROCKIES — Selected the contracts of RHP Shane Carle and Sam Moll from Albuquerque (PCL) and RHPs Yency Almonte, Rayan Gonzalez and Zach Jemiola from Hartford (EL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Claimed OF Adam Brett Walker off waivers from Minnesota. Selected the contracts of LHP Josh Hader, RHP Taylor Williams and RHPs Lewis Brinson, Brett Phillips and Ryan Cordell.

NEW YORK METS — Selected the contracts of SS Amed Rosario from Binghamton (EL), RHP Marcos Molina from the AZL Mets and RHP Chris Flexen, OF Wuilmer Becerra and C Tomas Nido from St. Lucie (FSL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Selected the contract of RHP Clay Holmes from Altoona (EL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Selected the contract of OF Magneuris Sierra and INFs Eliezer Alvarez and Edmundo Sosa from Peoria (MWL) and C Rowan Wick from Palm Beach (FSL). Agreed to terms with OF/1B Chad Huffman, OF Todd Cunningham, INF Wilfredo Tovar, LHP Zach Phillips and RHP Kendry Flores on minor league contracts.

SAN FRANCISO GIANTS — Selected the contracts of RHPs Reyes Moronta, Dan Slania, Chase Johnson INF Miguel Gomez and INF-OF Orlando Calixte.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Selected the contracts of INF Matt Skole and RHP Austin Voth from Syracuse (IL), OF Rafael Bautista and 1B Jose Marmolejos from Harrisburg (EL) and C Raudy Read from Potomac (Carolina).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Recalled C Ivica Zubac from Los Angeles (NBADL).

SACRAMENTO KINGS — Recalled C Georgios Pagagiannis from Reno (NBADL).

Women’s National Basketball Association INDIANA FEVER — Named Pokey Chatman coach.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Fined Tennessee OT Taylor Lewan $30,387 for making contact with an official during a Nov. 13 game against Green Bay. Fined Atlanta S Keanu Neal $24,309 for his helmet-to-helmet hot on Philadelphia WR Jordan Matthews. Fined Washington DL Cullen Jenkins $18,231 for a roughing-the-passer penalty on Minnesota QB Sam Bradford. Fined Tennessee WR Tajae Sharpe $12,154 for unsportsmanlike conduct. Fined Green Bay DT Letroy Guion (late hit) Green Bay DE Mike Daniels (unsportsmanlike conduct) Tennessee CB Perrish Cox (late hit) and Jacksonville DE Dante Fowler Jr. (late hit), $9,115 each.

ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed LB Gabe Martin on injured reserve. Signed LB Zaviar Gooden from the practice squad.

LOS ANGELES RAMS — Placed WR Nelson Spruce on injured reserve. Signed DB Blake Countess from the practice squad. Signed DE Lenny Jones to the practice squad.

HOCKEY National Hockey League DALLAS STARS — Reassigned F Gemel Smith to Texas (AHL).

EDMONTON OILERS — Assigned D Dillon Simpson to Bakersfield (AHL).

LOS ANGELES KINGS — Assigned G Jack Campbell to Ontario (AHL).

American Hockey League HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Loaned F Michael Joly to Greenville (ECHL).

LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS — Recalled F Steven Swavely from Reading (ECHL).

MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Assigned F Anthony Richard to Cincinnati (ECHL).

ECHL ECHL — Suspended Idaho F Caleb Herbert one game.

Southern Professional Hockey League PEORIA RIVERMEN — Signed W Maxime St-Cyr and D Conor Riley to three-game tryout contracts.

SOCCER Major League Soccer D.C. UNITED — Named Nolan Sheldon assistant coach.

COLLEGE CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE — Named Anthony Ross men’s assistant basketball coach.

OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN — Named David Lynn athletic director.

LOCAL

Alberta zone 4A girls’ volleyball championship at LTCHS Friday, while the Notre Dame Cougars forced a third game on the boys’ side.

The Raiders downed the Cougars 19-25, 25-19, 28-26, 25-20 and will have the higher seed at the provincials, which begin Thursday at

LTCHS. The Cougars also advance.

On the boys’ side, the Cougars recorded a 25-22, 25-16, 16-25, 23-25, 15-8 victory and will meet the Raiders today at 2:30 p.m. at LTCHS in the deciding match.

Both teams also advance to the provincials.

Raiders capture volleyball championship The Lindsay Thurber Raiders captured the Central

Catriona Matthew Mi Hyang Lee Brittany Lang Alison Lee Christina Kim Hee Young Park Morgan Pressel Karrie Webb Brooke Henderson Marina Alex Chella Choi Karine Icher Jacqui Concolino Austin Ernst Lexi Thompson Eun-Hee Ji Angela Stanford Mirim Lee Sandra Gal Mika Miyazato Alena Sharp Sarah Jane Smith Kris Tamulis Azahara Munoz Xi Yu Lin Gerina Piller Paula Reto Gaby Lopez Su Oh Carlota Ciganda Candie Kung Ha Na Jang Caroline Masson Ai Miyazato Pornanong Phatlum Jenny Shin Mi Jung Hur

71-71—142 70-72—142 74-69—143 73-70—143 72-71—143 72-71—143 75-69—144 75-69—144 72-72—144 72-72—144 72-72—144 72-72—144 71-73—144 71-73—144 71-73—144 70-74—144 75-70—145 73-72—145 72-73—145 71-74—145 69-76—145 77-69—146 77-69—146 76-70—146 74-72—146 73-73—146 69-77—146 78-69—147 76-71—147 75-72—147 72-75—147 68-79—147 72-77—149 76-74—150 75-76—151 74-WD 72-DQ

HOCKEY AHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OTLSOL W-B/Scranton 15 11 3 1 0 Lehigh Valley 14 10 3 1 0 Hershey 15 8 4 2 1 Bridgeport 13 8 5 0 0 Springfield 15 7 5 2 1 Providence 14 4 6 3 1 Hartford 14 4 8 2 0 North Division GP W L OTLSOL Toronto 12 8 3 0 1 Albany 14 9 5 0 0 Syracuse 12 7 4 0 1 St. John’s 16 8 7 1 0 Rochester 15 7 7 0 1 Binghamton 13 4 8 0 1 Utica 14 4 9 1 0

GF 49 57 50 40 37 37 36

GA Pts 27 23 35 21 40 19 39 16 38 17 43 12 58 10

GF 39 40 38 54 48 26 36

GA Pts 31 17 40 18 36 15 50 17 51 15 41 9 52 9

Western Conference Central Division GP W L OTLSOL GF Milwaukee 13 9 2 1 1 38 Grand Rapids 14 9 5 0 0 44 Charlotte 13 7 5 1 0 39 Manitoba 13 7 5 0 1 42 Rockford 15 6 8 1 0 30 Chicago 14 5 7 1 1 38 Iowa 16 6 9 0 1 44 Cleveland 14 5 8 0 1 36 Pacific Division GP W L OTLSOL GF Tucson 10 7 1 2 0 33 Stockton 10 6 3 1 0 41 San Jose 9 5 3 0 1 37 Ontario 11 5 3 3 0 37 Texas 15 8 6 1 0 56 Bakersfield 11 5 6 0 0 30 San Diego 10 4 5 1 0 34

GA Pts 33 20 36 18 35 15 41 15 41 13 39 12 58 13 46 11 GA Pts 28 16 28 13 28 11 38 13 58 17 31 10 42 9

San Antonio 16 7 9 0 0 39 44 14 Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.

Thursday’s Games Milwaukee 1, Cleveland 0 Friday’s games Hershey 5, Syracuse 1 Texas 4, Grand Rapids 3 Utica 5, Springfield 4 St. John’s 4, Rochester 3, SO Lehigh Valley 4, Providence 3, OT Binghamton 6, Albany 2 W-B/Scranton 4, Bridgeport 3 Iowa 3, Chicago 2 San Antonio 3, Charlotte 1 Manitoba at Tucson, 7:05 p.m.

San Jose at San Diego, 8 p.m.

Ontario at Stockton, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Milwaukee at Cleveland, 3 p.m.

St. John’s at Toronto, 3 p.m.

Lehigh Valley at Bridgeport, 5 p.m.

W-B/Scranton at Hershey, 5 p.m.

Albany at Syracuse, 5 p.m.

Rochester at Utica, 5 p.m.

Hartford at Binghamton, 5:05 p.m.

Providence at Springfield, 5:05 p.m.

Iowa at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Texas at Rockford, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

Stockton at Bakersfield, 7 p.m.

Manitoba at Tucson, 7:05 p.m.

San Jose at San Diego, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games St. John’s at Toronto, 1 p.m.

Binghamton at Bridgeport, 3 p.m.

Providence at Hartford, 3 p.m.

HOCKEY

Kings down Thunder

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

Kings 5 Thunder 2 ENHOLD — The RDC Kings got their record back to .500 in the Alberta Colleges Men’s Hockey League with a 5-2 victory over the Concordia University of Edmonton Thunder at the Penhold Regional Multiplex Friday.

The Kings, 6-6-2-1, also moved into a tie for fourth place in the league with the Augustana Vikings, who do have a game in hand. The Thunder dropped to 3-10-0-0.

Riley Simpson opened the scoring for RDC at 14:36 of the first period only to see

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Chance Thomas tie the score at 15:42. However, Scott Ferguson put the Kings ahead for good at 18:33.

Trevor Costello and Dylan Baer connected in the second period for RDC. Ian McLellan narrowed the gap at 6:15 of the third period, but Tyler Berkholtz put the final nail in the coffin with an empty net marker at 19:29.

Devon Fordyce, who has been the forgotten man of late, started in goal for the Kings and finished with 23 saves. The Kings had 31 shots on Tanner McCorristan.

The teams meet again tonight in Edmonton. The Kings finish the first half of their schedule next weekend at Briercrest.

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Five new cases of bovine tuberculosis in Alberta

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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anada’s food safety watchdog says more cases of bovine tuberculosis have been confirmed in southeastern Alberta.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says five new cases of the contagious bacterial disease have been found in cattle to bring the total number to six.

Dr. Penny Greenwood, national manager of domestic disease control, said 34 farms in Alberta and two in Saskatchewan remain under quarantine, but that number could change.

“Subsequent to these new testing results, we are in the process of doing a risk assessment that will determine whether or not there are additional herds that need to be declared infected,” she said Thursday in Ottawa.

Greenwood said all of the cases are from one infected herd found at three separate locations in Alberta.

She said all of the cattle from the herd are in the process of being removed from the premises and killed.

The agency said the increase in the number of infected animals has no effect on food safety or on the beef industry trade.

There are no confirmed cases in Saskatchewan.

Bovine TB can be transmitted from infected animals to people, causing a condition similar to human tuberculosis, but the CFIA says the risk to the

general population is very low.

“Any animal which show signs of disease, like the lesions associated with tuberculosis, is condemned and meat from that animal will not be sold for human consumption,” the agency said.

Alberta Beef Producers, an association that represents 20,000 producers, said it’s not good to have more confirmed cases, but it was not a surprise since the infectious disease involves one herd.

Rich Smith, the group’s executive director, said the agency pays compensation to producers whose animals are destroyed, but there are no payments to ranchers who lose money because they can’t sell or move their cattle due to the quarantine.

Smith said federal and provincial governments are considering an aid package for such producers.

“There needs to be financial support for these people caught in the quarantine,” he said from Calgary. “This is truly a disaster for those producers affected by this case.”

The United States Department of Agriculture reported the case of bovine TB to Canada in September after the disease was found in a slaughtered cow from a ranch near Jenner, about 250 kilometres east of Calgary.

The CFIA said the strain of TB identified is closely related to one that originated from cattle in central Mexico in 1997.

Bovine TB is a reportable disease in Canada and has been subject to a mandatory national eradication program since 1923.

File photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Five new cases of bovine tuberculosis have been discovered in southeastern Alberta.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 132.93 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 43.11

BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.50 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.25 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.94

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto Stock Exchange made a slight advance, while New York stock markets shed some of their worth following a tumultuous period after the U.S. presidential election.

“It’s a quiet day. Investors are taking a pause today,” said Todd Mattina,

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Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 140.94 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.90 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 17.47 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 68.48 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 28.92 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.54 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 21.31 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 20.66 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 12.27 First Quantum Minerals . 13.81 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 17.98 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 7.69 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.58 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.18 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 24.05 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.940 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 30.80

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“A lot of the post-Trump impact has now been priced in markets,” said Mattina.

The markets are now trying to digest what the long-term impact will be and whether this is the beginning of a new major trend based on Trump’s proposed policies or a one-off repricing, he said.

Stock markets made modest movements in either direction on Friday.

In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index gained 37.94 points at 14,864.03.

Meanwhile south of the border, markets registered modest declines. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 35.89 points to 18,867.93, the Nasdaq composite slid 12.46 points to 5,321.51, and the broader S&P 500 shed 5.22 points at 2,181.90.

The price of oil made meagre gains. The December contract rose 27 cents to US$45.69 a barrel. The January contract for crude oil, which traded at a higher volume, gained 38 cents to US$46.36 per barrel.

Oil prices have been unusual following post-election results, said Mattina, noting they haven’t moved as dramatically as other assets.

That’s likely because multiple other factors work to offset the price of oil, he said, including anticipation as to whether OPEC will take any action to curb the supply of oil. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries will meet November 30 in Vienna where they may announce an agreement to cut production.

The price of gold, on the other hand, has plummeted to its lowest level since mid-February.

The December gold contract fell $8.20 to US$1,208.70 per ounce.

It last closed below that on Feb. 16 at US$1,208.20.

The Canadian dollar fell 0.04 of a U.S. cent at 74.00 cents US. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Friday at world financial market trading.

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Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 41.81 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.43 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.36 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 53.66 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0600

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,864.03, up 37.94 points Dow — 18,867.93, down 35.89 points S&P 500 — 2,181.90, down 5.22 points Nasdaq — 5,321.51, down 12.46 points Currencies: Cdn — 74.00 cents US, down 0.04 of a cent Pound — C$1.6695, down 0.81 of a cent Euro — C$1.4314, down 0.35 of a cent Euro — US$1.0593, down 0.30 of a cent Oil futures: US$45.69 per barrel, up 27 cents (December contract) Gold futures: US$1,208.70 per oz., down $8.20 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $23.363 oz., down 29 cents $751.12 kg., down $9.32

WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Jan. ‘17 $1.20 lower $514.50 March ‘17 $1.70 lower $520.60 May ‘17 $1.90 lower $524.00 July ‘17 $1.70 lower $524.60 Nov. ‘17 $2.50 lower $504.20 Jan. ‘18 $2.80 lower $506.10 March ‘18 $2.80 lower $508.60 May ‘18 $2.80 lower $510.90 July ‘18 $2.80 lower $512.90 Nov. ‘18 $2.80 lower $512.90 Jan. ‘19 $2.80 lower $512.90.

Barley (Western): Dec. ‘16 unchanged $132.50 March ‘17 unchanged $134.50 May ‘17 unchanged $135.50 July ‘17 unchanged $135.50 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $135.50 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $135.50 March ‘18 unchanged $135.50 May ‘18 unchanged $135.50 July ‘18 unchanged $135.50 Oct. ‘18 unchanged $135.50 Dec. ‘18 unchanged $135.50.

Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 234,320 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley).

Total: 234,320.

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Show some composure, Canada A

reliable Canadian reflex ensures that whenever something big and surprising happens in the United States, somebody here will decide it’s the fault of Canada’s political leaders.

Paul The most extraordiWells nary demonstration of this reflex happened in the days after 9/11. Nine days after the attacks, Tony Blair sat next to Laura Bush as then-president George W. Bush spoke to a joint session of Congress.

The National Post, where I then worked, moved immediately to DEFCON 1. Why was their guy sitting next to the president’s wife? Where was our guy? What had he — good God, what had we — done wrong?

Articles of indictment were drawn up. Jean Chrétien had taken too long to speak to reporters after the attacks.

He had waited until Monday, six full days, to convene Parliament; Blair had convened his in three. Chrétien took too long to visit Ground Zero, preferring to leave the site to rescue workers until a public backlash forced him to visit the rubble pile.

When Canadian soldiers arrived in Afghanistan wearing forest camouflage designed for European theatres of operation where Canadians had been stationed for two generations, there was more outrage.

And when, a year and a half later, Chrétien declined to participate in the Iraq invasion, even some Liberals were terrified he’d made the wrong call.

Even Stephen Harper got some of the same guff whenever surprises gusted up from the south.

The Wall Street banking collapse endangered his re-election in 2008, and nearly finished him off five weeks after that election, when the opposition parties decided he was not reacting nimbly enough to events none of them had foreseen either.

And when Americans elected Barack Obama, Globe and Mail columnist John Ibbitson wrote Open And Shut, a book lamenting the contrast between their leader and ours.

“Ottawa is in the midst of a crisis of competence,” he wrote. “The political class is a wraith of its former self.”

Somehow in all this garment-rending, the answer that would be obvious to an observer in, say, Dublin or Buenos Aires — that these events have nothing to do with Canada and cast no judgment on its leaders’ worth — never gets aired in Toronto or Ottawa.

And now it’s happening again. Don-

ald Trump won, so Justin Trudeau is too weak, inexperienced, naive or wrong-headed to be trusted with government. This is hardly the majority view, but then it’s still early days yet.

Here at the vanguard is Kevin O’Leary: “My imagery of that, Donald Trump versus Trudeau, is Godzilla versus Bambi,” the reality-show businessman told BNN. Derek Burney, who used to be Brian Mulroney’s chief of staff, said “naive would be a polite word” for Trudeau’s decision to say, immediately after Trump’s election, that he would be willing to discuss changes to NAFTA with a President Trump.

Well, in that case, here’s to naive leaders. Trump’s fallback plan is to abrogate NAFTA, which would be a short road to chaos in Canada-U.S. relations.

Discussing changes might be the best way to keep the pin in that particular grenade, which may explain why Susan Schwab, who was Bush’s trade representative, told a Washington audience this week that Trudeau’s remark on NAFTA “was a very, very clever response.”

Before deciding Trump will fleece Trudeau in bilateral talks, prognosticators would do well to wait until everyone knows what Trump plans to ask, or demand, or threaten.

For greater certainty, they should then wait a little longer to ascertain whether Trump will contradict himself a day later.

The president-elect has proven himself more than capable of debating every side of most major questions. Waiting for his foreign policy is like waiting for a flipped coin to land. And talking to him — which is to say, putting ideas into his head — may be the best way to influence his decisions. It is, notoriously, the tactic employed by those members of his campaign team who survived until election day and are spending the week holed up with him at Trump Tower.

It is true that Trump is more predictable on some issues than others.

He is likely to cut corporate taxes, reducing or eliminating a Canadian tax advantage in that field. But corporate taxation isn’t the only basis for investment decisions.

Ability to attract talent matters, too, and on that score Trump is perfectly capable of balancing one move that helps his economy with 20 that hurt it.

While we wait for the Trump coin to land, a little sang-froid would be in order, if out of character. The Americans have made their decision.

They will be years finding out what it means. It doesn’t always have to be about us.

Paul Wells is a national affairs writer. His column appears Wednesday, Friday and Saturday.

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HAY’S DAZE

When it comes to our society, size really does matter H

ave you noticed how people seem to be much taller these days? Especially the teenagers.

Especially the guys. Also the girls.

I’m pretty sure it’s because of McDonald’s.

Back when I was a teenager, back in the Paleozoic Age when those pesky dinosaurs roamed the parking lot HARLEY of Lindsay Thurber stepping on cars, everybody seemed much shorter. I HAY know our principal Mr. Dawe was a shorty. I certainly know I was. But then, I was so vertically challenged that I can clearly remember doing a romantic slow waltz with Brenda at a big Saturday night dance when she lifted me off the ground. My feet dangling as we whirled around the dance floor. My face beet red with mortification, glowing in the darkness like a traffic light.

And back in those days there were only, like, two or three McDonald’s in Calgary and Edmonton — a handful in the entire province. So on big city gigs, we’d aim our big band bus at the yellow arches and chow down. The big “M” sign said “Over One Million Served,” and hamburgers were something like 29 cents. Now McDonald’s doesn’t put the number served on the signs — there isn’t enough room for a number that big.

And compared to today, a Paleozoic Mac meal was just an itty bitty comestible.

Nowadays hamburgers are a tad more than 29 cents, but they are also significantly Big Mac-upsized. A “combo” these days, with a two-handed burger, a bushel of fries, and a five gallon pail of pop would have fed half the band for a week back in the day. And, I’m pretty sure all those fast food calories, condiments and chemistry available on every second street in every single neighbourhood are creating a world of upsized humans.

Which brings me to the latest trend at univer-

sities across our land: XL beds. I read an article recently about the fact that Canadian university dorms and residences are increasing the length of their beds to accommodate students who seem to have been sprouting like bad weeds.

The previous standard — 72 inches — has been elongated to 80 inches. Now students won’t have to go around with bruises on their delicate shins and calves from their legs hanging out the bottom of their beds when they sleep 12.5 hours a day at university. Especially after all those rez keg parties.

I must say, I’ve always enjoyed slumber. I’ve never really had a problem being prone — lengthwise, that is — but I have one Rotten Kid who’s 6’3” and another Rotten Kid who’s 5’7” and I’m sure they would appreciate longer dimensions on a sleeping platform. But are humans really getting taller? Is the McRib actually a thing? Do the combined words “President” and “Trump” actually make any sense in any known universe?

Statistics show that the answers to above questions are: “Yes,” “Yes,” and, “You’re kidding, right?”

There is a big study recently completed that shows Canadian men now average 5’10”, up from 5’7” 120 years ago; and Canadian women average 5’4”, up two inches over the same time period. Also, about 300 gazillion more Happy Meals were sold.

Coincidence?

So good on the universities for stretching their budgets to stretch their beds. But the real crunch is going to come a few dozen decades from now when they have to make their door frames and ceilings higher.

Unless, of course, McDonald’s goes out of business. And that’s about as likely as something called “President Trump.”

Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.

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To be or not to be accepted

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t our regular Tuesday night supper, we had a very extra nice supper and the crowd was huge — close to 190 served. It makes for a very busy and confusing 1 ½ hours of comings and goings. Sometimes people are caught up in the excitement of it all.

Add to that, a little bit of crystal Chris meth or some other mind altering and you can have a very exploSalomons drug sive situation! Well, that’s what happened one night recently. Just when we were high-fiving each other on a very busy, great supper time, it happened.

“Eeyore” — that’s what I’ll call him — (we have a few of those), usually a quiet-mannered 40-ish fellow with a mild mental issue, but seemingly a huge chip on his shoulder, which we seldom see evidence of, came into the kitchen. His usual gait is a swaggering walk, so we paid no extra attention to it as he came in. He got his meal and went to sit down with his friends and proceeded to eat.

Within a couple of minutes, he started a muttering which grew louder as he went on and much

more profane; finally to the point where I walked over to see if I could calm him down. Wrong! He just blew up, threw his supper on the floor, kicked a chair, threatened me with a raised fist, (which I knew would go nowhere), kicked a few more chairs, and stormed out the door, all the while shouting profanities at the top of his lungs.

Whether it was the inclusion of extra drugs or the absence of the ones he was supposed to take I don’t know for sure, but something triggered that anger. This is something that has intrigued me for several years, and something that I always try to understand and communicate.

I understand that there are physical conditions that will produce that type of behaviour, but I also believe that there is much more to it than that. How much of that anger that was displayed came as a result of environmental conditions and events remains unanswered.

Having known Eeyore for many years, and having spoken with him at some length a few times, I always got the feeling that there were opinions he wanted to express but didn’t so as not to offend; maybe he felt he had no right. Like a lot of people, he just “kept a lid on it” never able to speak out as he wished. That combined with a physical/mental condition makes

him feel like an outsider — not accepted.

It is common knowledge that emotions and feeling that are kept bottled up, have a tendency to come to the surface at one time or another. Assisted by chemicals or the lack thereof can bring that to a head at the most inopportune time.

Even though it is very hard to “cozy up” to a person like Eeyore, it does not negate the fact that we should try. One way or another, these folks have to be dealt with in a kind, compassionate manner.

Having said that, one of society’s greatest challenges will be to curtail the prolific use of all the different drugs and chemicals. Before that however, we need to research the increasing propensity towards the use of them.

Many organizations both private and government led have been studying this to little avail. A tremendous number of very good and caring individuals on both sides have done their absolute best to find answers that continually elude them.

Maybe it’s like the one song from many years ago states, “All the world really needs is love, love, sweet love.”

Think it could really be that simple?

Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.

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Park Geun-hye: A South Korea Rasputin “

Sad thoughts trouble my sleep at night,” said South Korea’s President Park Geun-hye. “I realize that whatever I do, it will be difficult to mend the hearts of the people, and then I feel a sense of shame.” And so she should, but it’s also hard not to feel some sympathy for her plight.

This isn’t your usual political corruption case. She never benefitted from Gwynne her actions in any way.

Despite Park’s televised apology Dyer on Nov. 4, the opposition-controlled National Assembly voted on Thursday to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the president, and anti-Park demonstrations continue daily. As a sitting president, she cannot be prosecuted, but prosecutors will begin questioning her next week.

They also interviewed senior management officials at Samsung, Hyundai and Korean Air about allegations that they were pressured into donating millions of dollars to foundations controlled

by Choi Soon-sil, a close friend of President Park.

Even if the claims are true — and they probably are — Park deserves more pity than anger, for she couldn’t really help it.

She was only nine when her father, General Park Chung-hee, seized power in South Korea in 1961. She was 15 when North Korean special forces infiltrated Seoul, and launched an assault that got within metres of the presidential Blue House. And she was 22 when an assassination attempt on her father miscarried and killed her mother, Yuk Yeong-su, instead.

It was then that pseudo-Christian cult leader Choi Tae-min, who had set up his own religious group known as the Church of Eternal Life, befriended the grief-stricken and isolated young

woman. He told her that her mother had appeared to him in a dream, asking him to help her daughter, and she fell for it.

Choi became her mentor, a relationship that became even closer after her own father was also assassinated in 1978. The lonely young woman also grew close to Choi’s daughter, Soon-sil, who was only four years younger — and that bond persisted even after Choi Tae-min’s death in 1994.

Meanwhile Park Geun-hye was getting on with her life, getting elected to her now democratic country’s National Assembly in 1998 — but her top aide was Choi Soon-sil’s ex-husband. She has been in the Choi family’s clutches for her entire adult life, and they really hit the jackpot when Park won the presidential election in 2012.

Ironically, South Korean voters chose Park mainly because they thought she would be uncorruptible. Every other South Korean president since the non-violent democratic revolution in 1987 has been investigated for corruption, usually with good reason. If they didn’t steal themselves, their immediate families did it for them. Two presidents went to jail, and one committed suicide after leaving office.

The dictators who came before them had stolen too. It was practically a national tradition. But Park was different: she lived modestly, and she had no family to speak of. She had been estranged from her siblings for a long time (because of her relationship with Choi). Everybody knew the family was split, but they did not know much about Choi Soon-sil.

Choi had no official position in Park’s government, but she and her rather bizarre inner circle — including her personal trainer, her personal gigolo, and a K-pop musical video director — had direct access to the president.

Choi, who had no security clearance, regularly received secret government documents and even edited the president’s speeches.

Choi Soon-sil also used her advance knowledge of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism’s budgets to steer her cronies into the right bids for government contracts. She also shook down major South Korean corporations for millions of dollars on the strength of her claimed influence over the president. In total, some $70 million is alleged to have gone to Choi’s two “non-profit” foundations.

Whether Park Geun-hye was aware of these “donations” is unknown, and the authorities have not yet gone through the books of the foundations to see if Choi was draining off funds for her personal use. But on the latter count, at least, suspicions are strong.

What triggered Choi’s downfall was her attempt to get her not-too-bright daughter admitted to the prestigious Ewha Women’s University, claiming she had the president’s support. The girl was accepted, but the students launched a public protest against this breach of the university’s rules. Getting into the right university is as important in Korea as it is in Japan, and fairness in the selection process is sacred.

At this point, late last month, Choi and her daughter gave up and left for Germany — but she left an unencrypted laptop behind in her abandoned office in Seoul with all the details of her manipulations.

It was found by cable TV network JTBC, and the fat was in the fire.

Choi is probably going to jail, her daughter is not going to university, and President Park is going… where? She has only 15 months left of her five-year term, and the opposition parties would probably prefer to leave her in power, bleeding all over her own party’s credibility, rather than face an uncertain election now. But she is finished politically, and that just feels sad.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

OPINION

What Donald Trump, and his supporters, taught us

BY GERRY CHIDIAC ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

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RINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Much of the world was shocked when America elected Donald Trump as president. Many reacted with fury. How could a man who spews racist and misogynistic rhetoric be chosen to lead such a powerful country?

Not only did it happen, it happened less than six months after the United Kingdom voted to leave the multi-ethnic European Union, and at a time when anti-immigrant political parties are growing in popularity in many other countries.

Has humanity taken a step backward? Are we destined to live in a world of racism, sexism and isolationism?

It’s easy to point to the fact that many Trump supporters were white men, and that most women and minorities voted against him.

But if we scratch the surface, we see there were other factors at play.

Many Americans are clearly fed up with the political system. Keep in mind that Trump was ridiculed by many long-standing members of the Re-

publican Party. But they still chose him as their candidate, while the Democrats chose a longtime party insider, Hillary Clinton.

The people who voted for Trump and for Brexit in the U.K., and those who support similar viewpoints elsewhere, clearly disagree with the liberal ideology that they have been hearing since the end of the Cold War. The fact that we are shocked when the votes are counted shows we haven’t been listening to their voice of opposition.

Perhaps the problem is that in today’s politically correct world, there are too many taboo topics.

Fortunately, there’s an alternative and it was taught to me by a group of teenagers.

In my Grade 12 Social Justice class, I encourage students to do research and present a project on a genocide or human rights issue that interests them.

One student approached me and said, “I would like to present on abortion as genocide.”

I panicked a bit and went to my principal. His response was, “You have to let her do it.” I took this to mean that freedom of thought is vital to our educational system.

My job was to guide the student in doing credi-

ble research and presenting her findings in a way that was understandable.

The result was unbelievable. The students not only listened to the presenter, they replied with thoughtful alternative views.

No one judged anyone and they agreed to disagree. They came away with an understanding of people on the other side of the issue and perhaps an openness to considering their point of view.

If we’re going to build a better world that’s not subject to extremism, we need to really listen to the hopes and fears of our neighbours. This applies not only to those who hold political office, but to all citizens, especially those of us in positions of influence.

When we really listen to others, we usually find they’re more open to our points of view as well.

From there, we can work together to build a world that’s truly synergistic and democratic, a world where everyone wins.

The Trump victory is not a disaster for humanity, it’s simply a lesson that we needed to learn along the way.

Gerry Chidiac is a high school teacher who has lived on four continents and speaks four languages.

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U.S. POLITICS

U.S. cardinal sees challenging times ahead with Trump

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OME (AP) — Pope Francis’ surprise pick for cardinal, American Archbishop Joseph Tobin, said Thursday the U.S. church has four difficult years ahead as it insists on providing welcome to migrants and refugees during a Donald Trump administration.

Tobin knows well what lies ahead: As archbishop of Indianapolis, Tobin publicly challenged Trump’s vice president-elect, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, over his order to prevent aid groups from helping resettle Syrian refugees in the state.

Tobin refused, and last year the archdiocese settled the Syrian family — followed by 52 other refugees.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Tobin said the U.S. church has been helping resettle migrants for over a century. He said that priority “is going to be challenging in the next four years and hopefully we will meet the challenge.”

“The ethical reflection of a nation isn’t reduced to the government,” he added, saying what counts is its people. “I have a lot of faith in the American people.”

Tobin was in Rome for the ceremony Saturday during which Pope Francis will formally make him a member of the College of Cardinals, the churchmen who will one day elect his successor. Tobin is one of 17 new cardinals, three of them Americans, who will get their red hats.

His nomination was a surprise, given that Indianapolis has never had a cardinal and that the U.S. church had been passed over in Francis’ previous consistories. Francis compounded the shock by recently appointing Tobin to take over in Newark, N.J., which has been roiled by the leadership of its retiring archbishop, John Myers.

Tobin, the oldest of 13 children raised largely by a single mother after his father died young, confesses he doesn’t know what exactly Francis saw in him to entrust such weighty responsibilities. Others, however, know why.

“He’s not pompous and he cares about the peripheries,” said John Carr, who headed the justice and peace section of the U.S. bishops’ conference for more than two decades before founding a program at Georgetown University on Catholic social thought. “He’s a pastor, not a prince.”

In that way, Tobin is very much a Francis-style bishop. In addition to pressing the pope’s top concern for the plight of refugees, Tobin was nearly alone at a recent meeting of American bishops in urging the U.S. church hierarchy to focus on prioritizing Francis’ environmental message.

Francis has made the plight of refugees one of the hallmarks of his papacy, even bringing a dozen Syrian refugees home with him from Lesbos, Greece. He has asserted that anyone who wants to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border to keep out migrants — as President-elect Trump has proposed — is “not Christian.”

Pence had been among dozens of governors from mostly Republican states who attempted to block Syrian refugees following the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris, saying there were questions about the federal government’s refugee screening process.

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HOUSE TO HOME

Taking a lesson from history when it comes to design I

t is natural that climate plays an integral role in architecture and decoration. Cold winter climes influence building and design choices. In the northern U.S. and Canada, buildings require thick insulated walls, window coverings that keep out drafts, and carpets that warm our feet. Tartan patterns, wool blankets, and leather and corupholstery spell relief from DEBBIE duroy frigid temperatures. Scandinavian TRAVIS countries, grappling with months of cold, dark days, create bright home sanctuaries with whitewashed walls, and decorate with fabrics that blaze warm colours and classic motifs. Textiles bring life to every room with their rich, warm textures.

Throughout Europe, you will discover centuries-old buildings that have been carefully renovated to include modern conveniences, while maintaining their original footprint. These buildings were designed to keep out the weather. I am fascinated by the history of buildings, and awestruck at how structures erected centuries ago are still here for us to enjoy. Hotel les Armures, located in Geneva, is an excellent example — with foundations dating from the 13th century, the buildings have been artfully re-constructed to suit the purpose of the times. The site has been the residences of counts and bishops, an armoury, a Protestant refuge (1685), and a café. In 1977, the “well-worn” building was transformed into a luxury hotel — a hotel so sumptuous, delicious and cozy that it has been a favourite of Bill and Hilary Clinton, George Clooney, Sophia Loren and many others who are regular guests. Original decorative details remind us of the lasting beauty of these ancient designs. Thick stone walls, decorated ceilings and plasterwork, frescoes and art treasures have stood the test of time and remain for us to enjoy.

I was lucky enough to stay in Hotel les Armures while I was visiting my son who is working in Geneva. My bedroom suite had walls covered in wood.

Now I was never a fan of your typical pine walls, but these were a stunning, highly textured wood in many tones of grey. They made the room so rustic, yet modern. It was one of the most inviting rooms I have ever stayed in. And when I asked about the walls imagine my surprise when I was told it was barn wood from Canada! Weathered and recycled barn board is in high demand around the world, and it is easy to see why. The warm greys and rustic

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Recycled barn board warms up this breakfast nook in Geneva’s Hotel les Armures. textures and grains in barn board enrich a living space in a quiet way. These planks mesh brilliantly with other materials, joining up with stone and plaster walls to create interest. The breakfast nook in my room demonstrates the ease with which barn board blends into the décor. The room’s architecture is ancient, and yet there is a modern leather banquet and wood laminate table top that all blend together with the barn board back drop. This is the perfect way to create a modern look around textured surfaces. For inspiration, check out more rooms that combine old with new décor at www.hotel-les-armures.ch/en.

In our homes today, shades of grey are a prev-

alent choice for walls. Its versatile character is both refined and peaceful. The palest greys allow a room to feel light and airy without the coolness that all-white walls can bring. Darker greys produce a relaxed and fresh contrast alongside white. Grey wood planks add another dimension, a subtle mix of shades, plus the changing texture of the wood’s grain.

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GARDENING

Next-door neighbours share passion for gardening KINDRED SPIRITS SHARE THEIR LOVE OF BEING GREENTHUMBS

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INNEAPOLIS — When Sheryl Hybert was house-hunting several years ago, her real estate agent showed her a cozy 1920s home in north Minneapolis’ McKinley neighborhood.

Hybert liked the house. But the yard next door sealed the deal.

“I saw her garden,” said Hybert, recalling her first look at Renee Allen’s lush landscape. “The Realtor took me back to meet Renee, and I said, ‘I want to live next door to her.’ I’m a gardener, and I recognized a kindred spirit.”

The two women quickly bonded, sharing plants, tips and an infectious enthusiasm for gardening that reverberates up and down their block.

They dig up plants and shrubs to share with neighbors and swap with nearby gardeners via the Twin Cities Perennial Exchange Facebook group.

“There’s always something that can be divided,” said Allen, who gave one neighbor a compost barrel to help get them started. “That’s the cool thing — gardens bring people together.”

Today, it’s hard to tell where Allen’s garden ends and Hybert’s begins; both women have filled the boulevard and just about every inch of their front yards with plants, many of them natives chosen to provide food, water and shelter for birds and beneficial insects. (They’ve posted signs announcing

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“Pollinator Habitat” and “Wildlife Habitat.”)

“We don’t use any chemicals,” said Allen, who keeps bees in her backyard.

But while they have a lot in common as gardeners, they also have their individual styles and quirks.

“We have similar plants, but every garden takes on the personality of whoever’s tending it,” said Allen.

After living in her home for 24 years, she has the more-established garden, including a tidy cottage-style garden in front showcasing irises and peonies that have been in her family for generations.

“I can walk in front, and every plant has a memory,” she said. “It’s as good as looking through a photo album.”

Hybert favors a slightly wilder look. The giant smoke bush in her front yard has “gone wacky,” she said, and her gooseneck loosestrife is “taking over. I’m going to be pulling it up to exert some control. I tend to like the natives, and I have a lot of things that spread. She [Allen] likes it nice and contained.”

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Allen said she has evolved as a gardener through trial and error. “When you first start, you want things that fill in. But those spreading things are too much work,” she said.

Hybert has learned that less is more with some plants. “She’s taught me it’s OK to pull something,” she said.

‘BLANK SLATE’ Both Allen and Hybert started their gardens from scratch. When Allen moved in, there was no garden, just a “mud pit. Everything sloped toward the house.”

She was determined to create a garden.

“I’ve always had a fixation with plants,” she said.

“I’d had a couple gardens, small beds here and there, but it wasn’t until I moved here that I caught the disease.”

Her first step toward creating her garden was to add a big accent rock to her front yard and plant a beloved cherry tree. She now has seven fruit trees, including cherries and apples, and makes her own jams.

“I’m a tree freak,” she said. “I have 14 trees.

I can’t put one more back there,” she said of her heavily shaded backyard, anchored by a giant elm that she protects from disease with expensive treatments.

“It’s a pet, like my dogs,” she said. “The thing that would bring me to absolute tears is if I ever lost the elm.”

Other than that, she doesn’t pamper her plants.

“They get tough love,” she said. “They adapt or they die.”

Hybert’s yard was “all grass, a blank slate,” when she bought the house. “The first thing I did was the alley,” she said. “It was scary, and full of garbage. My friend is a landscaper, and he brought fantastic rocks.”

Allen, too, gardens in their alley, where she grows hops on a trellis. Not to make beer. “I just like the way it climbs.”

Hybert added a fire pit to her backyard. “I had to have a fire pit because Renee had a firepit.” she said. And inspired by Allen, she’s planted more trees.

“She’s my garden mentor,” she said.

Both women love whimsical and rustic garden art. Allen hangs old, weathered picture frames on her fence. Hybert has a Thai-inspired “spirit house” with an altar tucked into a corner of her yard and a shimmering patchwork of wine and beer bottles pushed into the ground to form a glass mosaic.

“I got the idea in Mexico,” she said.

Together, the two garden buddies have weathered trials and tribulations. The tornado that hit north Minneapolis in 2011 took the roof off Allen’s backyard gazebo, and blew a neighbor’s cedar tree onto Hybert’s fence. Their block had no electricity for a week.

But neighbors came together to help one another clean up and repair damage, working by day, then firing up their grills for backyard barbecues in the evening. “It was a great community-building event,” Allen said.

That co-operative spirit is one of the things they love about their neighborhood.

“Living on the North Side, it’s a challenging part of the city,” Allen said. “We create our own little oasis. There are incredible people here, who care about this place.”

Hybert added: “And some amazing gardens.”

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HOUSEWORKS

Buildings can be anchors for our lives B

ack in October, I climbed onto a small, deteriorating roof that I hadn’t walked on for 30 years, and it got me thinking about how buildings can be anchors for our lives.

I’d spent the spring and summer of 1986 living in a tent on the building-free rural island property where my wife and I would eventually build house and life together. LongSteve our term tent life sounds attractive, but Maxwell only for those who’ve never done it. By the time I moved into the first structure I’d built in my life — a 10 x 20-foot shed — it was more welcoming and appreciated than the finest hotel could ever be. It’s amazing how hardship opens the heart to appreciate life’s small comforts so much more deeply.

Pity the people who never experience at least a little hardship.

Shingling the shed roof back then was the step that turned it from a frame into much-needed indoor space, and I didn’t have much money to spend

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on shingles.

Asphalt shingles came in two grades at the time: 10-year and 15-year. I chose 10-year, but certainly got my money’s worth. I remember each bundle of shingles had a printed slogan: “Your first defence against the elements.” First defence, yes, and surprisingly loyal.

Those brittle, curled 10-year shingles I peeled off last month, 30 years later, were still holding back the elements.

I didn’t know anything about shingling when it came time to put them on the shed the first time, never having done roofing or even seen it done close up.

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• Maximize sunlight from above.

Skylights will bring light into a home as the sun passes overhead. Tubular skylights can bring natural sunlight into spaces where you may not expect skylights to be practical. According to Houzz, a design and architectural resource, tubular daylighting devices, or TDDs, can make a big difference.

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Dark floors and walls may be absorbing natural light and compounding the situation. You may find that only one or two rooms need attention, saving you the cost and effort associated with a major home overhaul.

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aximizing natural light in a home is a smart and sometimes low-cost renovation.

Homes that are dark and drab can drain energy levels and reduce productivity. In addition, dark rooms may not be inviting places to gather as a family or when entertaining.

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help. His vigour for climbing ladders and swinging a hammer in the hot sun came from a lifetime spent earning a living for his family in a chronically depressed region of Canada. His vigour was yet another benefit of just the right amount of hardship endured.

Ivan was a man of few words, but he used those words to show me the simple secrets of the shingling trade. “Always install an overlapping double layer of shingles on the bottom course to make the joints waterproof,” he explained. “Use metal drip edge to protect the wood from water curling around the bottom of shingles,” Ivan advised. “Never grab more shingle nails than you can comfortably hold in your hand.”

Peeling back those brittle, curled shingles this fall was like stepping into a time machine. Which nails did I drive? Which did Ivan drive? Simple tasks like stripping a roof alone, done quietly without ear buds filling the brain with distraction leaves the mind open to wondering things we usually don’t have time for.

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past. Not so long ago, or so it seems, I was a 23-year old idealist shingling a small roof to call his own, wondering what my new life in the country would have in store.

Today I’m a 53-year-old grandfather twice over, nailing shingles onto a roof that’s now in the middle of a forest of trees I’d planted in an empty hay field. The stone house I built — just a dream at the time the shed was new — looms over me to the west.

Building the shed gave me the first shelter I’d ever earned on my own as a young man, but it gave

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me more than that.

My sagging, simple, mistake-filled first attempt at building reminds me of things every time I see it. Time goes quickly; use it wisely.

Skills are learned, they’re the fruits of struggles. And sometimes 10-year shingles last way longer than anyone would ever have guessed.

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ADVANTAGE.............. 396-7355..... $425,000....... Bower 110 Ainsworth Crescent Crescent2:00 2:00 - 4:00 pm........ ........Kim Kim Fox .......................... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 506-7552..... $535,000....... Anders South 192 Ingle Close .................2:00 ................. 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Brenda Brenda Bowness ......... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 350-9509..... $499,900....... Inglewood West #44 6220 Orr Drive ..........2:00 .......... 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Dennis Dennis Bowness ......... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 357-8087..... $218,900....... Oriole Park West 6210 53 Avenue ...............1:00 ............... 1:00 - 3:00 pm ....... .......Gerald Gerald Dore .................. ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 872-4505..... $424,900....... Highland Green Estates 98 Ivany Close ...................1:00 ................... 1:00 - 3:00 pm ....... .......Rick Rick Burega................... ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 350-6023..... $399,900....... Inglewood West 33 Boyce Street.................2:00 ................. 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Darlis Darlis Dreveny ............. ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 358-4981............................... Bower North 7 Tory Close........................12:00 ........................ 12:00 – 5:00 pm....Aaron .... Aaron .............................. LAEBON HOMES ................................ 396-4016............................... Timber Ridge 6323 61 Avenue ...............1:00 ............... 1:00 – 5:00 pm ......Bob ...... Bob Pelletier ................. SERGE’S HOMES ................................ 505-8050............................... Highland Green

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 - OUT OF TOWN 62 Morton Close ..............11:30 .............. 11:30 - 1:30 PM.....Jordanna ..... Jordanna Rowat .......... ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 346-8900..... $309,900....... Penhold 65 Falcon Crescent ..........2:00 .......... 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Melesa Melesa Starcheski.......

Starcheski....... 2% REALTY INC .................................. 318-0515............................... Sylvan Lake 27 Healey Close ................1:30 ................ 1:30 - 3:30 pm ....... .......Nicole Nicole Dushanek ........ ROYAL CARPET REALTY................... 342-7700..... $429,900....... Penhold 4546 Iron Wolf Place ....... .......1:00 1:00 - 3:00 pm ....... .......Deb Deb Simpson ............... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 346-0021..... $249,900....... Lacombe 4416 Ryders Ridge ..........1:00 .......... 1:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Milena Milena Toncheva ........ CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 304-5265..... $519,900....... Sylvan Lake 65 Newton Drive ..............1:00 .............. 1:00 - 3:00 pm ....... .......Mike Mike Phelps .................. CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 346-0021..... $259,900....... Penhold 8 Iron Wolf Court..............1:00 .............. 1:00 - 2:30 pm ....... .......Asha Asha Chimiuk............... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 597-0795..... $318,000....... Lacombe 18 McKinlay Crescent ..... .....3:00 3:00 - 4:30 pm ....... .......Asha Asha Chimiuk............... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 597-0795..... $326,900....... Lacombe 5816 43 Avenue ...............12:00 ............... 12:00 - 2:00 pm ....Margaret .... Margaret Comeau ...... COLDWELL BANKER ......................... 391-3399..... $325,000....... Waskasoo 24 Bardwell Way ...............12:00 ............... 12:00 – 5:00 pm....Jennifer .... Jennifer .......................... LAEBON HOMES ................................ 392-6841............................... Sylvan Lake 129 Mann Drive ................12:00 ................ 12:00 – 5:00 pm....Genessa .... Genessa ......................... LAEBON HOMES ................................ 396-4016............................... Penhold

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 - RED DEER 36 Ing Close .......................1:00 ....................... 1:00 - 3:00 pm ....... .......Barb Barb McIntyre .............. REMAX .................................................. 350-0375..... $339,900....... Inglewood West 322 56 Carroll Crescent ..2:00 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Ivan Ivan Busenius............... REMAX .................................................. 350-8102..... $186,900....... Clearview Meadows 43 Marion Crescent .........1:00 ......... 1:00 - 3:00 pm ....... .......Terri-Lynn Terri-Lynn Kostenuk .. CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 350-7976..... $384,900....... Morrisroe Extension 59 Vanier Drive .................2:00 ................. 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Milena Milena Toncheva ........ CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 304-5265..... $429,000....... Vanier Woods 30 Denmark Crescent.....

Crescent.....12:00 12:00 - 2:00 pm ....Mike .... Mike Phelps .................. CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 346-0021..... $424,900....... Deer Park Estates 168 Vickers Close .............1:00 ............. 1:00 - 3:00 pm ....... .......Christina Christina Courte.......... CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 505-6194............................... Vanier Woods 21 Amlee Close.................1:00 ................. 1:00 - 3:00 pm ....... .......Martina Martina Unger ............. CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 396-8667..... $310,000....... Aspen Ridge 70 Dumas Crescent .........2:00 ......... 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Jay Jay McDouall................ CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 396-7355..... $550,000....... Deer Park 5334 42 A Avenue ...........2:00 ........... 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Tara Tara Dowding .............. REALTY EXECUTIVES ....................... 872-2595............................... Waskasoo 23 Oddstone Green ........ ........2:00 2:00 - 4:30 pm ....... .......Craig Craig Mackenzie ......... REALTY EXECUTIVES ........................ 302-0820..... $379,600....... Oriole Park 27 Ayers Avenue ..............1:00 .............. 1:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Cindy Cindy Dooley ............... REALTY EXECUTIVES ........................ 597-0284..... $400,000....... Anders Park 11 Dowler Street .............1:00 ............. 1:00 - 3:00 PM .......Jordanna ....... Jordanna Rowat .......... ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 346-8900..... $369,900....... Deer Park Estates 135 Addington Drive...... ......1:00 1:00 - 3:00 pm ....... .......Gerald Gerald Dore .................. ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 872-4505..... $469,900....... Aspen Ridge 2 Donald Close .................2:00 ................. 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Elaine Elaine Wade .................. ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 396-2992..... $314,800....... Davenport 308 Creekside Mobile Park 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Darlis Darlis Dreveny ............. ROYAL LEPAGE NETWORK ............. 358-4981............................... South Hill North 6323 61 Avenue ...............2:00 ............... 2:00 – 5:00 pm ......Bob ...... Bob Pelletier ................. SERGE’S HOMES ................................ 505-8050............................... Highland Green 7 Tory Close........................12:00 ........................ 12:00 – 5:00 pm....Aaron .... Aaron .............................. LAEBON HOMES ................................ 396-4016............................... Timber Ridge

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 - OUT OF TOWN 2109 27 Avenue ...............12:00 ............... 12:00 - 2:00 pm ....Tim .... Tim McRae .................... MAXWELL REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS .. 350-1562..... $185,000....... Delburne 2118 25 Avenue ...............2:00 ............... 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Tim Tim McRae .................... MAXWELL REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS .. 350-1562..... $145,000....... Delburne 34 Firdale Road .................1:00 ................. 1:00 - 3:00 pm ....... .......Nadine Nadine Marchand ...... ROYAL CARPET REALTY................... 342-7700..... $499,900....... Sylvan Lake 28 Oxford Boulevard ...... ......1:30 1:30 - 3:30 pm ....... .......Nicole Nicole Dushanek ........ ROYAL CARPET REALTY................... 342-7700..... $299,900....... Penhold 17 Hawthorne Way..........2:00 .......... 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Kris Kris Holmwood ........... REMAX .................................................. 392-6466..... $310,000....... Penhold 39509 Range Road 15 ....2:00 .... 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Mitzi Mitzi Billard................... REMAX .................................................. 395-4005..... $644,500....... Sylvan Lake 5533 45 Avenue ...............2:00 ............... 2:00 - 4:00 pm ....... .......Mark Mark Whitaker ............. CENTURY 21 ADVANTAGE..............

ADVANTAGE.............. 587-377-5210 $394,900....... Waskasoo 129 Mann Drive ................12:00 ................ 12:00 – 5:00 pm....Genessa .... Genessa ......................... LAEBON HOMES ................................ 396-4016............................... Penhold

is a full-service kitchen, entrance hall and bathroom, for a total of 158 square meters or 1,700 square feet.

1. Rest assured. For any new home buyer, Job No. 1 is determining how each area of their home will be used.

This will be determined by: a) the number of people using the home; b) how often each space will be used and c) the priority or importance of each space to the people using it.

DAVID Because this is a vacation resiFERGUSON dence, the priorities of each area may be quite different from what they are in a primary residence. Vacation homes are often used by the owner for only a few weeks out of the year and are sometimes rented out for the rest of the season.

Rental fees are often determined by how many people a unit can sleep, so it is in the best interest of the owner to have as many sleeping facilities as possible.

In some cases, the main sleeping facilities can be in the form of a sofa bed, day bed or Murphy bed, or these can be incorporated into the design for occasional use by guests.

The “permanent” bedroom is shown conveniently located next to a clothes closet and is separated from the rest of the space by a decorative folding screen.

2. Dining In. The dining area is another area of a vacation home that may be used differently than in a main home. On vacation, meals are most often casual. In nice weather, they may be eaten out of doors. On vacation, people may”graze,” eating small quantities all day rather than at specific times.

Shown here is the possibility of using a “permanent” full table and four chairs adjacent to the kitchen.

On vacation, a table is often used for more than just dining. It is an office-on-holiday, a games table, a buffet or a beach-preparation area.

Depending on how many people are regularly using this space, this area could be reduced to allow dining for two, or a drop-leaf table will offer the flexibility of seating two or more people.

It may also be eliminated altogether in favour of casual dining relegated to an eat-at counter or a table outside (or on TV trays during inclement weather).

3. Seating for everyone. The main seating area is the space that requires the most flexibility because that is the area where visitors will most likely congregate whether they are staying only for a short time, or the gang is gathering during a rain storm.

To increase the sleeping accommodation, at least one sofa can be a sofa bed.

A wood-burning fireplace will provide heat, light and an improvised cooking facility, when the electrical grid fails.

4. The heart of the home wherever you are. Family and friends tend to congregate in the kitchen.

Although it was designed for preparing and cooking meals, the kitchen has become the epicenter of the home, providing the venue to store and prepare the food and nutrients that bodies need, whether on vacation or not.

Read more about this project, or browse through the archives for other stories, at my website, www.

CreativeSpaceV2.com. Come join the fun conversation on my Facebook page (CreativeSpace), or chat me up on Twitter or Instagram (DFCreativeSpace).

David Ferguson is a regular contributor to CBC Radio’s Ontario Today. Write to David at: david.ferguson@ hotmail.ca.

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announcements Obituaries CATHRO, Pat 1932 - 2016 Patricia Victoria Elizabeth Cathro (née Scott) passed away peacefully on November 11, 2016 surrounded by her three sons. She was 84.

Pat is predeceased by her husband Bob, and survived by her three sons Mike (Suzi Tevendale) John (Kare) and Gary (Jessie Pratt) and grandchildren Claire, Callum, Zack, Reed and Fynn.

The youngest of seven children, Pat grew up in Red Deer, Alberta. Her father ran the general store where all of the Scott kids worked after school.

Rex, the family border collie, would walk down at closing time to accompany Pat and her father home, the start of a life-long love of dogs.

With her three dear friends Marge, Bea and Joan, Pat trained as a registered nurse with the Grey Nuns at Edmonton General. A lover of adventure, Pat took off to work and travel across the US in the late 50’s, nursing in Montana, Connecticut, Texas and Seattle. But her adventures were just starting. In 1960, Pat took a job in a mining camp in Port Radium, NWT. One night a geologist came in to the ward saying he had cut his hand badly with an axe. Pat took and look and said, ‘but this is barely a pin prick!’ And the geologist said, ‘yes, but it’s the only way I could meet the new nurse’. They would be married for 54 years.

Pat and Bob spent most of ten years up north moving to Yellowknife to Keno Hill and finally Whitehorse before settling in Vancouver. They stayed very close to their northern friends, and Pat loved to tell stories of those days.

While Bob was up north in the summer, Pat would load up the car with her three boys, the cat and dog and head to Galiano Island. The Alberta relatives would come to visit, the kids would swim, fish, ride bikes and comb the beaches, and Pat would effortlessly apply bandages and keep everyone fed and entertained. She was unapologetic about putting ice cubes in her wine and loved nothing more than telling stories of growing up on the prairies, living up north, and her three boys.

Her strong spirit and great sense of humour will live on. She has touched many people with her love, laughter and generosity. Family was everything to her, as was her willingness to help others. Pat’s legacy is friendship and kindness.

The family would like to thank Dr. Del Begio, Dr. Lawrie, Dr. Nguyen and the staff at Royal Inland Hospital and the Kamloops Senior’s Village for their grace and care in her last months. A Celebration of Life will be held in Red Deer in early 2017. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Cancer Society.

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F/T IN-HOME Child Caregiver in Red Deer @ Baza Res. for an infant. Cert. & High School Grad. Duties; bathe, dress, feed & maintain safe & clean environment, 40 hrs./wk @$11.25/hr. email resume to: apply@ elmerbaza3@shaw.ca F/T in-home caregiver for employer B. Tamang at Red Deer for 2 children: 2 and 4 yrs. old. Duties: bathe, dress, feed, meal prep., and some light housekeeping. $12.50/hr., 44 hrs. per wk., benefit pkg. Compl. of high school, 1 to 2 yrs. exp. Call 403-896-7768 or e-mail kathytamang@yahoo.ca.

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Dec. 1. $850/mo., S.D. see going to a serious, imm. 780-278-0784 $650. 403-304-5337 sincere family. My piano needs a loving home. $200 SEIBEL PROPERTY ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious ONE MONTH suites 3 appls., heat/water obo. 403-347-8697 or incl’d., ADULT ONLY 403-396-8832.

FREE RENT BLDG, no pets, Oriole 6 locations in Red Deer, Park. 403-986-6889 well-maintained Office townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, 1/2 BSMT. suite, full kitchen, Supplies 1 bath, 4 + 5 appls.

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Meadows. Rent starting at Cres. Cheap! 403-352-6995 403-347-2797 $1000. SD $500. For more CITY VIEW APTS. info, phone 403-304-7576 2 bdrm in Clean, quiet, or 403-347-7545 Collectors' newly reno’d adult building.

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3110-47TH Avenue, Avail. immed. Near hospi2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, tal. No pets. 403-318-3679 FISCHER Price Alpha generously sized, 1 1/2 Probe with figure, lights baths, fenced yards, work, 1979, $35; full bsmts. 403-347-7473, 403-314-9603 Sorry no pets.

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ASHINGTON — His new attorney general once lost a job over alleged racism against blacks. His new national-security adviser not only blasts Muslims, but has also reportedly been paid recently by the governments of Russia and Turkey.

Donald Trump made one thing clear Friday: He will appoint loyalists to top positions – controversy be damned.

Trump has named as his attorney general Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, the first senator to support his presidential bid.

Sessions would become the top law-enforcement official in the country. An immigration hawk today, Sessions first made national news when allegations of racism cost him a judgeship.

“I am not a racist. I am not insensitive to blacks. I have supported civil rights activity in my state,” he testified before the Senate in 1986, as it rejected his judicial nomination.

“I detest the (Ku Klux) Klan.”

That’s not what witnesses told his Senate hearing. They said the Alabama lawyer called the NAACP un-American, referred to a white lawyer working with black clients as a race-traitor, and joked about supporting the Ku Klux Klan until learning its members smoked pot.

He was rejected. One well-known committee member, the late Ted Kennedy, called it inconceivable that a person of Sessions’ attitude was qualified to be a U.S. attorney — let alone be a federal judge.

Three decades later, Trump has made him the country’s top justice official. In defence of the appointment, Trump’s entourage Friday pointed to more recent comments from a Senate colleague.

Republican-turned-Democrat Arlen Specter later said that of the 10,000 votes he cast as a senator, this was the one he regretted: “My vote against candidate Sessions for the federal court was a mistake… I have since found that Sen. Sessions is egalitarian.”

Sessions may have inherited his first and

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Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., left, looks on as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a national security meeting with advisors at Trump Tower in New York. His new attorney general once lost a job over alleged racism against blacks. His new national-security adviser not only blasts Muslims, but has also reportedly been paid recently by the governments of Russia and Turkey. Donald Trump made one thing clear Friday: He will appoint loyalists to top positions – controversy be damned. middle names from the southern confederacy — president Jefferson Davis and general P.G.T. Beauregard. Yet he’s spoken frequently in favour of another historic southern figure: Rosa Parks. Sessions helped get money for a library in honour of the civil-rights hero from his state, as well as a congressional gold medal.

He could still face another confirmation fight.

While Republicans have just enough votes to confirm him, opposition groups are hoping to twist some arms. One Republican congressman, Justin Amash, tweeted his concern about the appointment.

The NAACP called it an unfathomable pick — describing him as a longtime opponent of civil-rights measures.

“It is unimaginable that he could be entrusted to serve as … chief law enforcement officer,” the group said in a statement.

“This is yet another signal from the incoming administration that it is not only prepared to turn its back on equality, it is actively working to continue to sow division and undo decades of progress.”

Trump’s other controversial pick — for national security adviser — doesn’t need congressional confirmation.

Retired general Michael Flynn was the highest-ranking former military figure to back Trump. He left the military after falling out of favour with the Obama administration, partly over his calls for a more aggressive approach to fighting terrorism.

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Amid protests, dictator buried at heroes cemetery

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ANILA, Philippines — Longdead former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was buried Friday at the country’s Heroes’ Cemetery in a secrecy-shrouded ceremony, a move approved by President Rodrigo Duterte that infuriated supporters of the “people power” revolt that ousted Marcos three decades ago.

Marcos’s daughter, Imee, expressed relief after her father’s interment at the heavily guarded cemetery in metropolitan Manila, which she said fulfilled his last wish.

Enraged pro-democracy activists, however, stressed the decades-long debate over the

ex-president’s final resting place was far from over.

Bonifacio Ilagan, a left-wing activist who was detained and tortured during Marcos’s rule, said the dictator was buried “like a thief in the night” in a stealthy fashion similar to when he suddenly placed the country under martial rule. A lawmaker considered asking the Supreme Court to exhume the newly buried Marcos.

“It’s very much like when he declared martial law in 1972,” Ilagan said. “This is so Marcos style. I want to rush to the cemetery to protest this. I feel so enraged.”

Marie Hilao Enriquez, a former political detainee whose sister, a fellow activist, was raped and killed by policemen, wept upon

learning the news.

“Marcos died in the arms of his family” but many Marcos-era activists remain missing after being allegedly abducted by state forces, Enriquez said at a protest. “We are still searching for the victims’ bodies, trying to find out where they buried the bodies.”

Imee Marcos thanked those who “were with us in hoping and praying for nearly three decades to see this day.”

President Duterte, who gave the goahead for the burial, called for calm.

“Hopefully, both sides will exercise maximum tolerance and come to terms with the burial,” Duterte’s spokesman, Ernesto Abella, quoted him as saying after the president landed in Peru.

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Infidelity letters struck a chord with reader WHAT YOU PUT IN IS WHAT YOU GET OUT OF A RELATIONSHIP

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ear Annie: I read your column recently about the two gentlemen who each were married for a long time but found out their wives had had affairs after they passed away. This struck me because at times, I feel as if this could be me.

I know it’s probably a confidence issue on my part. I often think, “Why did my wife pick me? Am I enough?”

I’ve brought this up to my wife before, and of course she was hurt that I would even think that she would have

an affair.

Recently, I found out that she was sending another man nude pictures of herself. That hurt me beyond belief. It was a longtime gentleman friend.

I say “gentleman,” but he’s not really. I feel that any respectable man who found out that a woman who is doing this is married would put a stop to it.

Her reason for sending the photos was that he would send her money and she felt that the only way to get the money was to do that.

I’m having a hard time dealing with this. I’ve been thinking of divorce.

I just don’t know whether I can be happy and deal with the issue at hand.

I want to work things out, but whenever I bring something up, she says it comes across as an attack on her.

She thinks everything is OK when it isn’t. We’ve always wanted to go to counseling for couples because it has always seemed like a good idea. However, with kids and all, it’s hard to even sit down, let alone find the time to go.

I feel so alone in the marriage. I know I’m not; I know she loves me, even if she doesn’t say it. Our sex life isn’t what it used to be, and again, the kids — especially the one-year-old — put a lot of strain on that side of the relationship.

I know we have a lot of work to do in our relationship. Not to mention, I’m getting depressed again, so I have that to work on.

The job I have, for which I’m away for 24-hour periods, doesn’t help. It leaves way too much time to myself to think and wonder.

I’ve tried therapy, but I’m not crazy about it.

Really, I just want my wife to understand what I’m going through. I will try to keep talking to her and hope that soon we’ll get the professional help we need. — Lonely Dear Lonely: What you put in is what you get out.

I’m not blaming you for your wife’s infidelity (and yes, I would consider her sending R-rated photos to a male friend to be infidelity), but I am challenging you to take radical action to save your marriage.

That means working on yourself and your self-esteem. If you don’t feel worthy of love, you’re preventing others from loving you.

It also means getting into marriage counseling ASAP. Make an appointment today. You’ve both expressed an interest in going. There’s nothing stopping you.

Dear Annie: This is a driving tip for people with road rage: Listen to audiobooks — even on short trips, such as to the grocery. It makes waiting at lights, in traffic jams and on the highway much more pleasant, and it makes it easier to forgive the other driver. — Rage Free Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Venus/Neptune vibes put you in the mood for lashings of love, romance and fantasy.

So it’s a terrific day for delicious daydreams, a cozy candlelit dinner or a first date with someone special.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): All types of online activities are favoured, as you connect with good mates from near and far. Sharing a creative activity with a child or friend also brings happiness and a sense of satisfaction.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Reach out to a wide range of friends and acquaintances this weekend Sagittarius, as you enjoy their company and exchange news and gossip. Social media and shopping are also favoured.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Venus is vamping through your sign until Dec. 7. So you’re at your sexy and charismatic Capricorn best. Singles — if you’ve had your eye on someone special, prepare to pounce in style!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Avoid procrastinating.

Mighty Mars is moving through your sign until Dec. 19. So strive to go after what you want with confidence and plenty of chutzpah. It’s time for Aquarians to shine!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The heavenly Venus/Neptune hook-up favours compassion, creativity and spirituality. So it’s a terrific time to meditate, channel the artist within or connect with someone on a deep soul level.

creative frame of mind so make the most of it. Playing with children is also favoured, as you let your hair down and tap into your inner child. Focus on having fun.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s time to get things off your chest, as you are more open with your feelings. Loved ones will be sympathetic, so don’t be afraid to let down your defences and tell them how you feel.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’re in the mood to express yourself and tell others what’s on your mind. If you’re feeling restless, get outside into the fresh air and do something physical. Plus pay close attention to your dreams.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The Moon’s in Leo today and you have much to learn from your neighbouring sign.

Like balancing careful thought with decisive action. Don’t just think about it — get out there and do it!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Friends and acquaintances appreciate your point of view, as you express yourself more eloquently than usual. Group activities are favoured, so tune into the feelings of those around you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s wonderful day to socialize with a work colleague. Don’t just talk about your jobs though. Try to connect with them on a deeper and more emotional level. Financial matters are also favoured.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sagittarian freedom bunnies — you’ll feel like doing your own thing today, free from responsibilities and restrictions. Your communication zone is also activated so it’s time to get talking.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you continue working quietly behind the scenes, you’ll reap the rewards in the coming weeks. With extravagant Venus visiting your sign, you’re in the mood to shop up a storm.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ve got a lot on your plate but you can handle it. With the Moon in Leo, and Mars charging through your sign, aim to be bold and assertive — rather than distant and indecisive.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t procrastinate and beat around the bush today Pisces. The Moon’s in dramatic Leo, so tell it like it is. Plus be honest with others, and keep them up-to-date with your current plans.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

Horoscopes

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Saturday, Nov. 19 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Meg Ryan, 55; Jodie Foster, 54; Calvin Klein, 74 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Enjoy losing yourself in a deliciously long and winding daydream.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Next Jan. and June will be very romantic months, as Venus vamps through your relationship zones. Creative projects and joint

ventures are also favoured.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t accept situations at face value today Rams. There’s plenty going on behind the scenes. And avoid being cooped up inside. Make time to exercise, play sport or go for an invigorating walk.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’re in the mood for lots of love, affection, romance and adventure today Taurus. So enjoy being active with your family and friends — hopefully in a beautiful natural environment.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s a good time to dream up a creative new approach for a personal project or work matter. When it comes to a loved one, take the time to listen to their problems with plenty of compassion.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Venus is visiting your relationship zone until Dec. 7. So plan something extra romantic with your partner. Single Crabs — look for love with a tender Taurus, a sexy Scorpio or a caring Capricorn.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Home is where the heart is!

Family matters and domestic projects are favoured, as Venus bestows feel-good vibes to your usual routine. With the right attitude, you’ll have a delightful day.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Venus stimulates your love of the good things in life. So you’ll be drawn to at least one of the following — convivial company, beautiful surroundings, the arts, flowers, fine food or delicious dining.

Sunday, Nov. 20 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Joe Biden 74; Bo Derek 60; Sean Young, 57 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today’s indulgent stars favour being creative, bold and active.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You have a wide variety of talents and love to participate in an eclectic range of projects.

2017 is the year to obsess less, and relax a whole lot more.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): When the Moon’s in dynamic Leo, you’re full of energy and easily bored. So it’s the ideal time for a fascinating new hobby or project that challenges you and sates your curiosity.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’re in your Taurus comfort zone when you approach projects in a careful, controlled way. The Moon’s in lively Leo today so it’s time to be more spontaneous and pick up the pace.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’re in a romantic and

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Not getting enough out of running races? Walk.

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eghan Kita has been running for 14 years, ever since joining her high school track team. She’s got 17 marathons under her belt and a gig as a senior editor at Runner’s World magazine. So it was kind of a big deal last month when Kita decided to try something she’d never wanted to do at a race before.

She walked.

It’s not that she has anything against people who take it slow, Kita is quick to point out. It’s that for her, personally, walking had always felt like giving up. “It meant I made a tactical error,” she says.

“When I’ve walked, it’s been because I couldn’t run anymore. It was something I had to do rather than chose to do.”

This time, for the Runner’s World Half Marathon in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Kita actually planned to walk for a minute after each mile — a strategy based on Olympian and coach Jeff Galloway’s 40-year-old “Run Walk Run” method. The idea of switching between the two wasn’t exactly new to Kita, who has edited Galloway’s column for the magazine for three years. She just didn’t think it applied to her.

“I knew I could run the whole way,” she says. But after a string of unsatisfactory races, Kita decided she’d give it a go.

At that first mile marker, she said she felt a little silly when she pulled over to the side of the course for a walk break. “Don’t worry about me! It’s all part of the plan,” she reassured a group of volunteers standing nearby. As the race went on, Kita realized she also felt good. Her finicky stomach welcomed a gel, her mood was better than normal, and she was still able to keep up with the 1:45 pace group.

Kita’s takeaway on walking? She wants to experiment with it more.

That’s not a bad idea for other runners of all abilities. Just ask Krista Bradley, 52, who joins friends every Thanksgiving for the Trot for Hunger 5K in the District. Her group has done the event for 10 years now, and she’s tried it at various speeds.

“Running past the finish line was memorable,” Bradley says. What she has enjoyed more, however, are the times she’s gone slowly enough to chat with

‘WHATEVER PACE YOU DECIDE TO KEEP, IT’S A MEAN-

old friends, meet new ones and pose for photos with a guy in a turkey costume. “Whatever pace you decide to keep, it’s a meaningful event. But with walking, I feel more connected to the community,” she says.

One of her favourite parts of the trot is cheering on runners at the front of the pack, who are already sprinting back by the time her group is getting started. Their speed is impressive, but Bradley can’t help but feel sorry for them: “I think they’re missing out.”

Of course, some runners think it’s walkers getting the raw deal. Julia Jones, coach for the online program Up & Running, was frustrated at a recent – and not-so-well organized — 5K, where she found herself stuck behind participants strolling with dogs.

“For me, that was less fun,” says Jones, whose goal with clients is usually to help them run farther and faster during races. But many of them start by walking or run-walking, and she thinks that’s a smart strategy to avoid injury, especially for anyone carrying around extra weight.

That’s one reason committed walkers may want to skip traditional 5Ks and 10-milers and instead try something like Avon 39. Over the course of the two-day event held in seven U.S. cities, including Washington, participants cover 39.3 miles.

All of them are walkers — or what they call “39ers” — says Jill Surdyka, director of community engagement, who notes that their motivation usually comes from the mission, which is to raise money and awareness to fight breast cancer.

“Some of the things people find appealing is that we’re not a race. There is no winner,” Surdyka says.

“The majority do walk the full 39 miles, but if they decide not to, it’s okay.”

However many miles they go, participants spend that time with a group of a few thousand other people, “hearing their stories and learning what’s moving them,” Surdyka adds. There’s an emphasis on doing it together, so anyone signing up without friends or family is encouraged to join the “Solo Strutters” team.

“It’s not an easy event,” Surdyka says. “But if you’re looking to a run a marathon, this isn’t what you sign up for.”

Avon 39 is what helped Leigh Helberg, 44, get comfortable with becoming a walker. The Los Angeleno got into running a bit later in life — she was in her 30s when she went for her first jog. Within a few months, however, she had crossed the finish line of the L.A. Marathon. She soon was signing up for races of all distances and often ending up on the winner’s podium. She bought books about running, redesigned her diet to improve her times, and put stickers that said “26.2” and “Marathon Mom” on the bumper of her car.

And then she was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 39. Helberg instead was racing through surgeries, including a bilateral mastectomy and a hysterectomy.

At first, Helberg tried to keep up her old habits in her new reality. She remembers being so determined to get a good time at a breast cancer 5K that she didn’t care about anything else.

“As people were walking hand in hand, I was pissed off and shoving them. All I could think in that moment was, ‘Get out of my way,’ ” she says. She says it’s embarrassing for her now, but Helberg knows why she acted the way she did: “I felt this need to be who I was. So much had changed so quickly.”

But all of the pounding on her body hurt, and Helberg gradually had to cut back. Her running group continued without her. “It’s been a mourning period,” she says.

So when she heard about the Avon 39 event in Santa Barbara, Calif., Helberg was intrigued, and she showed up last year. The job on Day 1 was to walk 26.2 miles, which she found out takes much, much longer if she’s not running. She went with a friend with Stage 4 ovarian cancer, and they made it in 12 hours.

Back when she ran marathons, “everything that was stressful seemed to fall off, mile after mile,” she says. The walk was different, especially because she spent that time discussing life and death.

“Those things aren’t shedding,” she says. But it fulfilled Helberg’s need to push herself, and it gave her a way to sort through her thoughts.

It also gave her a new identity: She’s a walker now.

rean mentor or teacher. But is a family member being 100 per cent truthful and giving you all the facts?

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Close relationships are highlighted today Twins. But — with Saturn still sauntering through your relationship zone — make sure you are clear and precise when you’re conversing with others.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Money matters look complicated Crabs, as you help fine tune the finances of a teenager, relative or close friend. A qualified person is waiting to assist so don’t turn down their expertise.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Proud and lively Lions love to pounce. But today’s stars encourage you to get the balance right between thinking things through carefully, and grabbing opportunities when they come along.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Focus your attention on domestic duties and family matters. You’re keen to sort out problems ASAP. But you need to realize that there’s more going on behind the scenes than you presently know.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your relationship with a family member starts changing, as you begin to understand their true motivations. Spend some time today cleaning, de-cluttering and beautifying your domestic space.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): When it comes to a close

friend or work colleague, do you have unrealistic expectations Scorpio? A proactive and cooperative approach will help you clear the air and reboot the relationship.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Is your personal life or a domestic situation very confusing at the moment? Don’t make any long-term decisions today. Wait until the dust settles before you take off in a brand new direction.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Resist the temptation to be worried and anxious about the future. The more openly you communicate your true feelings — especially within your peer group — the better the day will be.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There could be some conflict between a work matter and a close relationship today. Try to give both situations the time and attention they deserve. If you’re organized, then you can do it!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A combination of cool confidence and good communication skills will see you move up to the next level professionally. Plus tap into your intuition to help solve a stubborn personal problem.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

INGFUL EVENT. BUT WITH WALKING, I FEEL MORE CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY,’ — KRISTA BRADLEY

Horoscopes Monday, Nov. 21 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Goldie Hawn 71; Bjork, 51; Carly Rae Jepson, 31 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Try to get the balance right between head and heart today.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Joanne The next 12 months is Madeline the time to utilize your fertile imagination for Moore the world to see. But avoid sabotaging yourself. Strive to stay on a positive and proactive path.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Restless Rams — you’re on a journey and are in the mood for adventure but take a closer look at where you are heading. Perhaps you’re rushing an issue with a lover, friend or business contact?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Encouraging someone to achieve their personal best sees you take on the role of Tau-

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with any $75 Our Generation® purchase.

In-store only

Our Generation® Ice Cream Truck $199.99

Inflatable Donut Snow Tubes $24.99

save

$20

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Dolls sold separately.

every day in every store

Paw Patrol Zoomer Marshall $79.99

Red Deer 5250 22nd St *Offer ends Nov. 21 2016. Valid in-store only. Some restrictions apply, see store for details. **Offer ends Nov. 30 2016. While quantities last. Some restrictions apply, see store for details.