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Charlie Christie, chair of Alberta Beef Producers, and his daughter Samantha, were checking on their herds near their farm north of Torrington on Wednesday.
Farmers reeling from beef ban BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF
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hina’s decision to temporarily close its doors to Canadian beef is a serious setback, says the head of the Alberta industry group. Charlie Christie, chair of the Alberta Beef Producers, said exports to China have
grown dramatically in the past two years. In the first quarter of 2019, imports of Canadian beef were up 445 per cent alone. “To do anything to interrupt that momentum, that’s where the challenge lies. When we get this straightened out, you have to rebuild that momentum. “I’m optimistic that will
happen fairly quickly, due to the fact that there’s obviously a marketplace there that wants our beef and this will create challenges for them,” said Christie, who farms north of Torrington. On Tuesday, China asked Canada to suspend all meat exports. The Chinese said customs inspectors detected residue
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from a restricted feed additive, called ractopamine, in a batch of Canadian pork products. The additive has permitted uses in Canada, but is banned in China. Further investigation revealed counterfeit veterinary health certificates attached to the batch of pork exported to China.
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JUNE 27 1646 — Father Isaac Jogues reaches Fort Richelieu after finishing his political mission to the Mohawks; at this time the smallpox is raging among the Hurons. 1896 — First Lumière Cinematograph motion picture projection in Canada at Montreal’s Palace Theatre. 1860 — First running of the Queen’s Plate at the Carleton racetrack in Toronto; Don Juan was the winner; North America’s oldest continuously held horse race was Initiated in 1859 by the then president of the Toronto Turf Club, Sir Casimir Gzowski, with the prize of 50 guineas awarded by Queen Victoria to a horse bred in Upper Canada that had not yet won money.
1922 — Lethbridge flier Jock Palmer attempts the first mail plane flight from Lethbridge to Ottawa to advertise the City of Lethbridge and promote his company’s flying school; his plane was wrecked in Minot, North Dakota when a car operated by a woman learning to drive, passed in front of the airplane as it was landing. 1936 — Communist Party MLA elected in the Manitoba provincial election. 1980 — O Canada proclaimed as Canada’s national anthem. 2003 — Canadian Multiculturalism Day celebrated. 2009 — Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean, commander-in-chief presents the Canadian navy with a new flag.
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SEXUAL ASSAULT TRIAL
RCMP officer’s fate in hands of judge BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF
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Red Deer RCMP officer accused of sexual assault and breach of trust tried to cover up his crimes, and his alleged victim should be believed, said a Crown prosecutor. The three-day trial wrapped up Wednesday for Const. Jason Tress, who was charged with sexual assault while carrying a weapon and breach of trust in connection to a May 1, 2016 incident. It is alleged that while responding to a domestic dispute at a Red Deer apartment early that morning, Tress took a woman into a bedroom and closed the door to talk to her. While there, he is accused of asking if her breasts were natural and commenting that she had a “nice body.” In her closing submissions, Crown prosecutor Photini Papadatou said the alleged victim’s recollection of that night should be believed. “On central points that stunned her, shocked her, she is clear,” said Papadatou. Tress took the 19-year-old woman aside in a bedroom with the door
closed to interview her about the domestic disturbance, but the conversation soon turned personal, and criminal, she told Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench Justice David Gates. “It is inappropriate for a police officer to engage in a sexually charged conversation with a woman in a room
and drinking seven to 10 drinks, including vodkas and waters from about 9 p.m. to the bar’s last call around 1 a.m. Alcohol affects how people remember events, and “more importantly, it impacts how you perceive events,” said Beeman. He pointed out she testified that he said “Are your breasts real?” but later testified he asked, “Are your breasts real or fake? “It’s changing,” he said. She also appeared to change the amount of time she had to wait to leave the room, going from 15 seconds, to saying it felt like 20 to 40 seconds. “It’s a moving target in terms of what happened in that room.” Tress denied on the stand that he said anything about her breasts or body. What conversation he did have with her — a friend testified the woman told her Tress flirted with her — does not cross the threshold to becoming a criminal breach of trust, Beeman argued. Overall, Tress’s testimony was reliable and credible and should be believed, he said. The judge said he will deliver his verdict on Sept. 24. Gates called it a “very difficult case” with “very tricky factual issues.”
the woman. Papadatou said Tress, who was in uniform and carrying his gun, was guilty of sexual assault while carrying a weapon by impeding the woman from leaving the room. Tress had no notes of the evening, his name did not appear on an occur-
‘IT IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR A POLICE OFFICER TO ENGAGE IN A SEXUALLY CHARGED CONVERSATION WITH A WOMAN IN A ROOM WITH THE DOOR CLOSED...’ — CROWN PROSECUTOR PHOTINI PAPADATOU
with the door closed when he’s there to investigate a domestic disturbance,” Papadatou said. The Crown prosecutor said that Tress asked the woman twice if she wanted to leave — she said yes each time — before moving away from the door to let her by. That behaviour amounts to a breach of trust, she argued. “It was not for the public good. It was corrupt. It was aggressive and it was dishonest.” Papadatou also pointed out that a constable working with Tress that night was uncomfortable with how long Tress spent in the bedroom with
rence report, and he was furious when the rookie officer he was training that night raised questions about how the incident was handled. Charges were also dropped against a man who had attacked two women, including Tress’s alleged victim. “(Tress) wanted to bury this thing and bury it quickly,” said Papadatou. Defence lawyer Robb Beeman argued the alleged victim had been drinking heavily all evening and her reliability is suspect. The alleged victim changed her story when pressed about how much she drank that night, admitting to sharing two or three bottles of wine
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former Westpark Middle School teacher got a sixyear jail sentence after pleading guilty to three of 26 sexual exploitation-related charges involving an 11-year-old victim. Norman Joseph Howes, 61, admitted his guilt to making, printing or publishing child pornography; sexual interference with a minor; and making sexually explicit materials available to a child. Special Crown prosecutor Carolyn Ayre and defence lawyer Stephen Bitzer jointly recommended a six-year jail sentence to Judge John Holmes in Red Deer provincial court Wednesday. Ayre said a weighty prison term was requested, based on the gravity of Howe’s offenses and the breach of trust evident in his actions. While the accused’s guilty plea saved the victim and her family from a painful trial, and was a mitigating factor, Ayre said Howes still “sought out and targeted” a child, groomed her and “manipulated” her into a sexual relationship. “This wasn’t lack of impulse control or due to mental health issues… he took the opportunity to get closer to her,” Ayres told the court. Howes deliberately broke down a vulnerable minor’s inhibitions, “normalized” sexual relations, and then pressed her to keep it a secret, or he would go to jail and lose his family, the Crown said. “The consequences (of his actions) will follow her for the rest of her life.” The former teacher was initially accused of five sexual offences that allegedly occurred last December. In April, another 21 charges were laid. The mother of the now 12-year-old read impact statements for herself
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courtroom. “I know I have done something wrong and need to be punished for it,” Howes added. Holmes said he can’t account for how somebody can live 61 apparently crime-free years and then become a child predator. He speculated it could be some form of “mental disorder.” While there’s a tendency for victims and their families to blame themselves in these kinds of cases, Holmes stressed the accused is the only one at fault. Hopefully, with family support, the young victim can move ahead with her life, having dealt with this in a “constructive way,” the judge added. The girl’s mother applauded as Howes was led away in police custody. Although the remaining charges against him were dropped, he was or-
dered to give a DNA sample and be placed on the sex offender registry for life. Howes was also ordered to stay away from playgrounds, schools or anywhere children gather for 20 years, and have no contact with the victim and her family for the duration of his sentence. Red Deer Public Schools superintendent Stu Henry said he’s satisfied that the “incredibly difficult situation” for the victim and her family was dealt with capably by the justice system — although “the healing will continue for some time.” Henry was appalled and angered that Howes violated his position of trust as a teacher, and said the school district reacted swiftly to work with the RCMP in this investigation.
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from the export suspension. Markerville-area rancher Richard Lorenz said he was happy to see Premier Jason Kenney and Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen get to work quickly on the dispute. But he wondered how dedicated their federal counterparts were to solving issues impacting farmers, since Canadian canola is still banned from China. “That’s the downside and the disappointing side. Do they care about us in Western Canada? This is our livelihood,” Lorenz said. He said the impact of a beef ban could be devastating. “Look what happened after BSE. It took Japan a lot of years to open the border for us. It’s disappointing for sure.” — With files from The Canadian Press
Christie said it’s disappointing beef has been caught up in the dispute. “We’ve been kind of keeping our heads down hoping it wouldn’t happen. “China is a valuable opportunity for us, but we are not naive enough to think it’s a stable marketplace. Anything can happen at any time, and we’re caught up in this now.” He said China has a mammoth economy and it will do what it wants. About 2.6 per cent of Canadian beef exports goes to China. “We’re a bit of a fly on their shoulder,” Christie said. Christie hoped a political solution can be found soon, with both the provincial and federal governments working together to extricate beef
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ed Deer Public School administrators aren’t panicking over possible education budget cuts this fall, preferring to take a wait-and-see approach. “There’s no point in being alarmist, for no reason,” said superintendent Stu Henry, whose district is not following the example of Calgary Public School officials, who are reducing classroom funds by $22 million in anticipation of receiving less provincial funding. Henry said he and his administration recently sat down with Education Minister Adriana LaGrange and got no sense there would be a “doom and gloom” situation for educators this fall. “We’re choosing to remain optimistic… (to) believe no drastic measures will be needed,” he added. The Red Deer Public School District is expecting a zero per cent budget increase. But Henry believes more per-pupil funding should accompany a forecast enrolment boost of about 150 students. He said one educational cut that is expected is the elimination of a grant that had been received by school districts for the past few years under the former New Democrat government. With no more money coming from the classroom improvement fund, Henry said Red Deer Public Schools will not be able to renew the contracts of nine teachers and nine education assistants who had been primarily helping teach English-as-a-second-language students. Henry said some students from other countries can initially struggle upon entering Alberta’s school system, especially if they are older, without having had much previous formal education. Having these extra teachers and education assistants meant ESL students could receive more individual attention when pulled out of the classroom for additional instruction. But Henry doesn’t believe the loss of the grant will create a big impact, because the district was able to give ESL students some extra lessons before the classroom improvement fund was established. He hopes to be able to hire some of the nine teachers who are losing their contracts to replace retiring teachers. An official from Red Deer Catholic Regional School District could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.
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$604K in contraband seized at Bowden Institution Drugs and other contraband items valued at $604,000 have been seized at Bowden Institution. The materials seized June 13 included methamphetamine, THC, cellphones, cellphone chargers, earbuds and DVD remote controls. Police have been notified and the institution is investigating, Correctional Service Canada said in a release Wednesday. In March, drugs and two cellphones with an estimated value of $384,000 were seized. The agency says it has increased measures to prevent contraband from entering its institutions to help ensure a safe and secure environment. “CSC also works in partnership with the police to take action against those who attempt to introduce contraband into correctional institutions,” says the federal agency.
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Mayor Tara Veer stands with Sue Barthel, this year’s honorary senior, who was recognized at the Mayor’s Garden Party on Wednesday.
MAYOR’S GARDEN PARTY
Longtime volunteer recognized for work with youth BY CARLIE CONNOLLY ADVOCATE STAFF
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ue Barthel was the honorary senior recognized at the annual Mayor’s Garden Party on Wednesday in City Hall
Park. “I’m in shock,” said Barthel, who has been volunteering in the commu-
nity for a long time now. She is currently a volunteer with the Youth and Volunteer Centre, which is now known as Youth HQ. “I’ve been with them for about 30 years. I love everything that they do for kids, so through the years, I’ve been a big sister. I’m still mentoring students in the schools.” Barthel also helps on the event
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“After performing a traffic warrant study, and consulting with Alberta Transportation and the Town of Sylvan Lake, it was decided that a single-lane roundabout treatment, with the ability to be expanded into a two-lane roundabout, was the preferred option for upgrading the intersection,” project manager Eric Boudreau said at this week’s council meeting. A detailed design was presented to Alberta Transportation earlier this year and staff were told the intersection must have a 40-year lifespan. This requirement delayed the tendering of the project by three months and increased its cost by $660,000, said Boudreau. Council has awarded the project to Pidherney’s Inc. from Blackfalds, which expects to complete the project within 90 work days. The company has requested to work through the night on the project, saying the more complicated construction items will be less likely to disturb traffic patterns during nonpeak times.
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side of things for the centre, along with working in reception twice a week. “When you think community life, you think of Sue,” said Mayor Tara Veer, who was dressed for this year’s theme of high tea. Veer said the event began as an event the City of Red Deer hosted to honour seniors for Seniors Month.
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Sylvan Lake town council has approved the reallocation of more than $1 million to upgrade a busy intersection. Council had previously budgeted $1.2 million for the project at the intersection of Highway 20 and Erickson Drive. The intersection, which features a Tim Hortons on one corner and many industrial businesses along Erickson Drive, tends to become easily congested. Town staff noted that vehicles travelling on Highway 20 ignore signs telling motorists not to pass vehicles on the right at the intersection, while vehicles exiting onto Highway 20 have difficulties merging. The town worked with McElhanney Engineering to determine how best to improve the intersection.
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Four arrested, $130K in drugs, cashed seized in two investigations Four people were arrested and more than $130,000 in drugs and cash were seized after two recent investigations by Red Deer’s organized crime team. Most of the seizures happened last Friday when Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams carried out three search warrants at residences in Red Deer and one at an acreage in Red Deer County, with the assistance of Red Deer RCMP. Investigators seized at total of $2,845 in cash proceeds of crime and more than $110,000 worth of drugs, including more than 1,000 tablets of various illicit prescription drugs. Two rifles, a handgun and a stolen vehicle were also seized. One rifle had its serial number filed off, while the handgun has been confirmed as stolen. “Getting these drugs and guns off the streets of Red Deer goes a long way to making the community that much safer,” said Insp. Sean Boser. Ryan Guy, 43, faces charges of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, unsafe storage of a firearm and possession of proceeds of crime. James Holley, 45, is charged with drug trafficking, possessing stolen property and proceeds of crime and three firearm-related offences. Michael Rewega, 38, was charged with drug trafficking and four firearm-related offences. Meanwhile, in a separate investigation that wrapped up June 7, investigators executed a search warrant at a home in the Morrisroe neighbourhood. They seized 170 grams of
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cocaine and $150 in cash proceeds of crime. Megan Keddy, 36, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime.
Culture Services holding open house July 5 Red Deerians are invited to check out the new home of the City of Red Deer’s culture services at an open house next Friday evening, July 5. A larger Viewpoint Gallery art display space is part of the renovated former downtown school building at 5205 48th Ave. The open house will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. to coincide with Red Deer’s First Friday gallery openings. The brick heritage building also includes visual arts studios, a performing arts studio, a multi-purpose room and flexible-use activity space in the former gym, administrative offices and meeting spaces, as well as a large outdoor plaza suitable for special events. The new location will host visual and performing arts programs, including summer camps, and will offer a more spacious exhibit space for local artists. “We are excited to invite the community to come downtown and see our new space,” said culture superintendent Tara O’Donnell. “Though we will continue to offer similar programs and services as in our previous location, the new studio and gallery spaces are sure to inspire instructors, participants and guests,” O’Donnell added. “The proximity of the Gary W. Harris Celebration Plaza allows us to expand this event outdoors and host live music performers right outside
our doors.” The open house will feature a reception for the official reopening of the Viewpoint Gallery, with artists in attendance. Two exhibits are on display: A New View by members of the Viewpoint Gallery Collective and a guest exhibit from the Harris-Warke Gallery, Biophiles by Teena Dickerson. Guests can also enjoy tours of the facility, free sample classes in ceramics and dance, and live music on the Gary W. Harris Celebration Plaza, featuring Art Samuel Barker and Old Man Marley. Visit www.reddeer.ca/culture.
Man to stand trial on manslaughter charge A Red Deer man has been ordered to stand trial on a manslaughter charge. Red Deer provincial court Judge Gordon Deck has found there’s enough evidence to proceed to trial following a preliminary hearing. A trial date is expected to be set on Aug. 14. Gabriel Juma We Agotic was arrested in Calgary and charged in July 2018, more than a year after the death of his alleged victim, Mathiang Chol, 26. Red Deer RCMP were called to a city apartment in March 2017 after getting a report that Chol was in medical distress. Police said Chol was taken to hospital with serious injuries. From Red Deer, he was flown to a Calgary hospital and placed on life-support. Chol was taken off life-support and died in hospital on March 30. After an autopsy, police investigated his death as a homicide. Preliminary hearings are held to determine if there is enough
evidence to take a case to trial. Evidence presented at a preliminary hearing is covered by a publication ban. Agotic remains in custody.
Death of missing youth deemed suspicious The case of a missing Maskwacis youth is now being investigated as a death. The body of 16-year-old Houston Omeasoo was discovered in Maskacis, RCMP said Tuesday, adding they believe the teen’s death is suspicious. Omeasoo, who was five foot eight, 110 pounds, with brown eyes and medium-length dyed red hair, was last seen in the area of the Samson First Nation in Maskwacis on June 21.
Chamber of Commerce seeking business of the year nominees The Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce has put out the call for 2019 business of the year award nominations. Nominations for businesses that have contributed significantly to the economic and social well-being of the community will be accepted until July 26 at 4:30 p.m. There are categories for different sized employers, as well as a young entrepreneur award and a non-profit organization award. Nominees are not required to be chamber members, but must maintain a presence in the Red Deer area. Nominees must not have won a business of the year award in the past five years.
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With Trump, a deal isn’t a deal BY THOMAS WALKOM ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES
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onald Trump has only one strategy. He used it against Canada and Mexico in the NAFTA talks. He is using it now against Iran. It is an unusual bargaining strategy. Most negotiators work toward an end point. With Trump, however, there is no end. His counterparties may think they have reached an arrangement with him. But they never do. He always comes back with more demands. The U.S. president is deliberately unreliable. His main critique of the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by former U.S. president Barack Obama and other world leaders is that he, Trump, could have done better. And he’s willing to risk war in order to prove his point. Hence, his casual willingness to unilaterally scrap the Obama deal, a nuclear treaty that was painfully arrived at and that bears the imprimatur of the United Nations. Hence, his unilateral imposition of economic sanctions — not only against Iran, but against anyone who dares to do business with that country. He calls it his maximum pressure campaign. He should call it his capitulate-or-else campaign. He says he is willing to talk to the leaders of Iran.
But he will be satisfied only if they surrender completely. As Trump’s behaviour in the North American Free Trade Agreement talks showed, even that may not be enough. Those three-way talks between Canada, Mexico and the U.S. provide a useful illustration of Trump’s bargaining style. First, he announced he was willing to blow up the existing NAFTA unless he received significant concessions. Yet even when he got those concessions, he kept the pressure on, continuing to impose punitive tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum. He finally did lift those tariffs. But he warned that he might reimpose them at any time if he felt Canada or Mexico were misbehaving. As if to make that point, he threatened to levy tariffs on all imports from Mexico unless that country acted to prevent Central American migrants from reaching the U.S. southern border. So, yes, Canada, Mexico and the U.S. have all signed a free trade deal. But it is not much of a deal. It is one that Trump can unilaterally override at any time. Another element of Trump’s negotiating style is the calculated insult. During the NAFTA talks, he famously badmouthed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as “very dishonest and
weak” for daring to question his steel and aluminum tariffs. The insult appeared to put Trudeau off balance, which, presumably, was the president’s aim. Since then, the prime minister has been careful not to say anything that might be construed as criticism of Trump. In the Iran crisis, both sides have used the calculated insult. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called Trump’s White House “mentally retarded.” Trump responded relatively politely to that, noting that Iranian leaders “do not understand reality” and threatening “obliteration” if they dared to attack U.S. forces. These are reminiscent of the war of words between Trump and North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. In that exchange, Trump dismissed Kim as “little rocket man,” threatening him with “fire and fury.” Kim, meanwhile, labelled his U.S. counterpart a “dotard.” Now the two have formed a mutual admiration society. If the world is lucky, perhaps Trump and Rouhani will do the same. Don’t count on such a happy outcome, however. North Korea is in a good position, even against a serial bad-faith bargainer like Trump, precisely because it already has nuclear weapons. Iran does not enjoy this advantage. Thomas Walkom is a columnist with Torstar Syndication Services.
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he mons o o n r a i n s are finally arriving in central and northern India, but they are two weeks late. It started raining in Mumbai on Monday, and it should be raining Gwynne in Delhi by Friday, but it will have Dyer come too late for many people, especially farmers. For some parts of the country, it has been 200 days without rain. Late May and early June are always brutal in northern India, as the heat builds up and the humidity rises. This year, with the monsoon so delayed, it has been particularly bad, with the temperature hitting 48 C in Delhi last week – the hottest June day on record – and 50 C in Rajasthan. And countrywide rainfall for this year is down 37 per cent. The heat and drought don’t just cause discomfort. After a few years of late or poor monsoons, the level of the groundwater drops and wells run dry. This year, hundreds, perhaps thousands of villages, have been temporarily abandoned as the residents moved to towns where there was still water, and in the state of Maharashtra alone, 6,000 tanker trucks were delivering water to other hard-hit villages. The Indian government has just created a new Ministry of Water Power to tackle water conservation and management (better late than never), but it can’t solve the problem. Food production is falling, people are dying, and unfortunately, it’s only going to get worse. It’s impossible to say how many people have died because of this year’s late monsoon, because India generally only counts people who make it to hospital before they die (and not always even then). But the single state of Bihar reported 184 deaths by the middle of last week. A more plausible measure of mortality comes from Europe, where they compare overall mortality in normal times with mor-
tality during a heatwave, and (quite reasonably) assume that the difference is mostly due to the heat deaths. In the record 2003 heatwave in Europe, when temperatures were slightly lower than they have been in northern India this month, an estimated 35,000 to 70,000 people died. So how many premature deaths from heat were there really in India this month? Probably tens of thousands. And how much food production will be lost this year? Again, you cannot calculate it directly.
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We are now at about plus 1.3 C worldwide, so shall we say 10 per cent of food production lost now in a bad year? Weather does fluctuate from year to year, of course, but worldwide, the past four years have been the four warmest since 1880, when global records became available. Since 2004, India has experienced 11 of its 15 warmest recorded years. The frequency and duration of heat waves in India has increased and is predicted to continue increasing. Global heating isn’t coming.
SO HOW MANY PREMATURE DEATHS FROM HEAT WERE THERE REALLY IN INDIA THIS MONTH? PROBABLY TENS OF THOUSANDS. AND HOW MUCH FOOD PRODUCTION WILL BE LOST THIS YEAR? AGAIN, YOU CANNOT CALCULATE IT DIRECTLY.’
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— GWYNNE DYER But I can give you an informed guess. About a dozen years ago, I was interviewing Dr. Jyoti Parikh, the director of Integrated Research and Action for Development, a well-known think-tank in New Delhi. Out of the blue, she mentioned that her organization had got the World Bank contract to forecast how much agricultural production India would lose when the average global temperature reached plus 2 C above the pre-industrial average. The contract was confidential at the time, but the World Bank’s chief economist had given these contracts to private think-tanks in every major country, probably on the assumption that official predictions were being kept secret in most countries, so as not to frighten the children. Or should I say the citizens? In the end, the predictions commissioned by the World Bank also remained unpublished. Indeed, they are secret even down to the present (because, after all, it is governments that pay for the World Bank.) But Parikh told me the prediction for India. At plus 2 C, India would lose 25 per cent of its food production.
It’s here. It’s not just India, of course. The British Meteorological Office says there is a 10 per cent chance that the average global temperature will exceed plus 1.5 C at least once in the next five years. (That’s the Paris climate change agreement’s never-exceed target.) At the current rate of greenhouse gas emissions, it’s going to take a major miracle to avoid hitting plus 2 C within 15 years. At that level, significant numbers of people will be dying of the heat every year, and much bigger numbers will be starving as food production fails, especially in the tropical and sub-tropical parts of the world. But don’t feel left out if you live in the more temperate parts of the planet. The wildfires have already started again in Canada and California, with predictions that they may be even worse than last year. And Europe is getting ready for a heat wave, starting around Friday, that will bring temperatures above 40 C to much of the continent. Nobody gets off free. Gwynne Dyer’s new book is Growing Pains: The Future of Democracy (and Work).
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ETHBRIDGE — A southern Alberta police officer caught on video repeatedly running over an injured deer will not be charged after the province’s police watchdog determined it saw no better way to end the animal’s suffering. Greg Gudelot, a lawyer with the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, said the emotional impact cannot be understated of a 15-minute bystander video that shows the marked police pickup truck driving and reversing over the young female mule deer. “It was and remains profound-
ly distressing and heartbreaking to watch,” Gudelot said in Lethbridge on Wednesday. ”It is unforgettable and impossible to unsee.” But ASIRT said its investigation — done with the help of Alberta Fish and Wildlife and the Alberta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals — had to be based on evidence, not sympathy or public pressure. The Lethbridge Police Service was extremely busy the night of Jan. 5, when calls came in of an injured deer on a road. The officer, who ASIRT is not identifying, was working alone when he found the animal with severe injuries to its hindquarters and back legs. Shooting the animal would have killed it quickly, but the officer de-
cided a bullet could have ricocheted and hit someone in nearby homes or vehicles. ASIRT determined that was not an unfounded worry. When an officer shot an injured deer north of Toronto in 2015, a bullet went through the animal, bounced off a sidewalk and struck a 78-year-old man in the head. The senior survived. The agency said dragging the animal to a secluded location to be shot would have prolonged its suffering. And the animal, agitated and still able to kick with its sharp front hooves, could have injured the officer if he got close enough to beat it with a baton or slit its throat with a knife. The officer did not contact Fish and Wildlife officers. But even so,
none were working in Lethbridge at the time and the closest was about an hour away. There was no protocol for calling a local veterinarian and ASIRT said doing so from the side of the road after 10 p.m. would have been challenging. “The police vehicle may well have been the best in a pool of bad choices,” said Gudelot. He said the officer believed a crushing blow with the truck would kill the deer quickly. But with the benefit of hindsight, it was a problematic choice as it took multiple tries and 15 minutes for the animal to finally die. “It did not work as the officer had intended,” said Gudelot.
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DMONTON — Alberta’s United Conservative government plans to bring back elections for wouldbe senators and hold a vote in a little more than two years. Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer introduced legislation Wednesday that would revive and update a law that allowed for four elections before it lapsed in 2016. “(The bill) will continue Alberta’s push for the democratization of the Canadian Senate, so Alberta senators have a mandate from Albertans to be effective voices for our province in the federal Parliament,” Schweitzer
told the house. Under the bill, cabinet would decide when elections were held. Premier Jason Kenney has said the next vote would be in conjunction with municipal elections across Alberta on Oct. 18, 2021. Candidates would be allowed to run under the banner of established political parties or as Independents. Up to three of the top finishers would have their names submitted to the federal government for consideration to replace outgoing senators. However, the Governor General, acting on the advice of the prime minister, would not be bound by law to pick anyone on the list. Senators can keep their job until age 75.
Elaine McCoy, a senator from Alberta, turns 75 in March 2021, which would be about seven months before the first Senate election proposed by the bill. Kenney’s campaign for the April provincial election included bringing back votes for nominee senators, but the premier fast-tracked that promise last week after the Senate passed two energy bills that he says are prejudicial to Alberta’s energy interests. He noted that while five of Alberta’s six senators voted to reject Bill C-48 banning tanker traffic on B.C.’s north coast, three of the six voted to reject Bill C-69 that rewrites the rules for assessing major energy projects. Critics and industry leaders say that will make it difficult for new energy
megaprojects to be approved. Kenney noted that two of the three senators who rejected Bill C-69 — Doug Black and Scott Tannas — were named to the upper chamber after winning senator-in-waiting elections. That shows it’s time to bring back elections for senators who may be more amenable to voting for issues that benefit Albertans, he said. Alberta is the only province that has chosen senators-in-waiting and has held four elections since the Senatorial Selection Act was passed under then-premier Don Getty in 1989. Five of 10 elected candidates have been named to the Senate. The act lapsed at the end of 2016 under then-premier Rachel Notley’s NDP government.
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Lululemon Athletica Inc. wants to use byproducts from pea processing as inputs for new clothing materials.
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ANCOUVER — Lululemon Athletica Inc. wants customers to have more pea in their yoga pants. The athleisure retailer presented the idea at Protein Industries Canada’s (PIC) pitch day Monday in a talk titled: Clothing the World with Crops, according to a photo of a PowerPoint slide. Lululemon’s pitch focused on using byproducts from pea processing as inputs for new clothing materials, said Bill Greuel, chief executive of PIC, a not-for-profit industry association that is one of the federal government’s five supercluster initiatives. Its goal is to create business opportunities, collaborate and invest in projects that could transform Canada’s agriculture and food processing industries, according to its website. “It’s not far-fetched at all,” he said, pointing to other examples of more sustainable material used for clothing, like bamboo. Many companies, including Patagonia, also already use hemp. Lululemon declined to comment on the presentation, with spokeswoman Erin Hankinson writing in an email that “we don’t have anything else to share.” Peder Sande, who delivered the presentation in Calgary, is a consultant for the company. More than a dozen companies, researchers or other groups gave presentations that lasted about five to seven minutes each during the day. PIC had put a call out for talks on business challenges, interesting technology platforms, specific research capabilities and other topics, said Greuel. “All with the idea that, you know, we want to create opportunities for collaborative research out of
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the discussion.” Lululemon’s idea would be a “great opportunity” for the industry to utilize some of the byproducts from pea processing, said Greuel. Consumers are demanding more plant-based protein in their diets. Canada’s new food guide released earlier this year even recommends people “choose protein foods that come from plants more often” and restaurants have scrambled to add vegan options, like Beyond Meat burgers and breakfast patties, to their menus. That need for plant-based protein is driving the industry today, said Greuel. The popular Beyond Meat burgers, which temporarily sold out after A&W first started selling them, for example, contain pea protein isolate. When processors extract protein from peas, pea starch and fibre is left behind, he explained. Those byproducts are currently used to make glass noodles, livestock feed and other products, Greuel said. “We’re always interested in additional uses and higher-value uses as well.” Any idea that adds value is a tremendous opportunity for Canadian farmers to diversify their markets and increase farm-gate prices, wrote Allison Ammeter, chairwoman of the plant protein alliance of Alberta, in a statement. “Value-add can be food products, beauty products, industrial products, perhaps yoga pants? Why not?” wrote Ammeter, who attended the presentation. The next step is for any interested companies, including Lululemon, to submit a project proposal to PIC, said Greuel, which is due at the end of the month. PIC will then determine within a few months which of those projects it will help fund.
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hina’s sudden ban on Canadian beef and pork imports “will create a huge financial loss” for the sector that counts the Asian country among its top five international markets, says an industry group. “It’s everybody, right. It’s the whole value chain,” said Chris White, president of the Canadian Meat Council. Farmers sell their product to packers and then it is shipped overseas, he explained. “It implicates everyone.” The Chinese Embassy said Tuesday it asked Canada to suspend all meat exports after Chinese customs inspectors detected residue from a feed additive that is restricted in China in a batch of Canadian pork products. A subsequent investigation found forged veterinary health certificates attached to the batch. The council said the Canadian government is seeking clarification on why beef products have also been suspended since the falsified certificates were for a pork product. So far this year, Canadian beef and pork exports to China had been experiencing a boon. That’s partly because of Canadian meat’s world-class reputation, said White. About 388 per cent more beef and veal was exported to China as of April 2019 compared with the same timeframe last year, and nearly 53 per cent more pork, according to Statistics Canada. That amounts to roughly $63.6 million in beef and veal, and about $310.2 million in pork exports, according to the agency. Last year, China was the second-largest market for pork exports, valued at $514.3 million and the fifth-largest for beef, valued at $97.3 million, according to the meat council. The group represents Canada’s federally registered meat packers and processors, and suppliers of goods and services in the industry. It focuses on international trade as one of its priorities. “China is a very important market for Canadian producers,” said the Canadian Pork Council in a statement. It is a federation of nine provincial pork industry associations that represent 7,000 farms. The council did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The pork council noted the increase in sales to China so far this year “was reflected in higher prices for live hogs.” With the ban, companies will be looking at what other markets they could send their product to, said White. Canada’s biggest pork markets aside from China include the U.S., Japan, Mexico and South Korea, according to Statistics Canada’s data for this year up to and including April, while beef and veal are also widely exported to the U.S., Japan, Hong Kong and Mexico. However, it can be difficult to change markets suddenly, White said. Many countries will already have their quotas filled by others and may not want to spend time building a relationship with Canadian exporters if they believe the China ban is a temporary interruption. Exporters may also have to offer lower prices to these new markets, he said.
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ORONTO — Corus Entertainment Inc. had a $66.4-million net profit attributable to shareholders in its latest quarter, as an increase in television advertising helped to boost revenue. The owner of the Global television network, specialty TV channels, radio stations and content studios said the profit amounted to 31 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended May 31. Chief executive Doug Murphy told analysts on a conference call that Corus experienced a 10-percent increase in television advertising that exceeded management expectations. A “bunch of things” contributed to the TV ad growth, Murphy said in an interview following the call. Audiences have stabilized overall and its big networks, including Global, have seen “modest” audience growth, he said. Additionally, Corus has been successfully using audience data collected from set-top boxes to direct advertisers to specific TV programs, rather than to programs with the top overall audiences. “Now we can say: ‘Don’t buy the Top 20 shows. Buy shows No. 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 12 and 14 and buy three times the weight on those shows.’ … And we also get better pricing. I can charge more for that.” This type of “audience segment selling” now accounts for about 15 per cent of the Corus TV business, he said. A third factor helping Corus has been a general swing back to television advertising after years of losses to digital media. “I don’t know how much we’ll get, but there’s a re-weighting of TV … in our favour.” A fourth factor, he said, is that there’s a new crop of advertisers that originated as direct-to-consum-
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Pieridae Energy buying Shell Alberta natural gas assets to feed LNG plant CALGARY — A company planning to build an LNG export facility in Nova Scotia says it is buying southern Alberta natural gas assets from the Canadian arm of British-Dutch giant Royal Dutch Shell. Pieridae Energy Ltd. says it has agreed to pay $190 million, with $175 million in cash and the rest in common shares. CEO Alfred Sorensen says the purchase is in line with Pieridae’s commitment to obtain natural gas supplies needed for the first train of its Goldboro LNG project. Its proposed $10-billion LNG project is to produce about 10 million tonnes of super-cooled liq-
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Chief executive Doug Murphy told analysts on a conference call that Corus Entertainment experienced a 10 per cent increase in television advertising that exceeded management expectations. er sellers in the digital world — companies such as Amazon, Google, Trivago, Warby Parker and Skip The Dishes. “These are all businesses that are getting big enough to spend on television.” Corus is also finding new ways to distribute its TV programming, which historically has been delivered by the cable and phone companies over their landlines. In a collaboration with Amazon, for instance, Corus has recently launched Stack TV — a col-
lection of live and on-demand programming from Corus that’s delivered through the American technology company’s streaming platform. “It’s simply a new entrant in the distribution business for Canada and we’re thrilled to be part of it.” The Toronto-based company’s first quarter profit this year compared with a net loss attributable to shareholders of $935.9 million or $4.49 per diluted share in the same quarter last year when Corus took a $1.01 billion one-time charge.
uefied natural gas per year to ship mainly to European customers. It says the Shell assets produce about 120 million cubic feet per day of natural gas, 5,600 barrels per day of natural gas liquids and 3,200 bpd of condensate and light oil. The deal also includes three sour gas processing plants, a 14 per cent interest in a sulphur plant and about 1,700 kilometres of pipelines.
on the technology. The Cupertino, California, company confirmed its acquisition of Drive.ai Wednesday without disclosing the price. A recent filing with California labour regulators disclosed that Drive.ai planned to close its doors this Friday, laying off 90 workers . Apple didn’t say whether its deal included the engineers who were set to lose their jobs with Drive.ai. Apple trimmed the size of its own self-driving car division in January when it reportedly eliminated more than 200 jobs in the division. The deal gives Apple the rights to Drive.ai technology deployed in self-driving vans that had been giving short-distance rides in two Texas cities, Arlington and Frisco. Uber, meanwhile, confirmed Wednesday that it acquired a self-driving technology company called Mighty AI. As part of that deal, 40 employees from Mighty AI’s Seattle office will work at the ride-hailing giant’s Seattle engineering facility.
Apple buys more self-driving car technology in latest deal CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple has bought a struggling self-driving car startup as the iPhone maker continues to explore the potential market for robotic vehicles, despite recently curtailing its work
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he CHL Import draft often plays out as fool’s gold. On the surface, a European player might look like a shiny, impactful piece but for as many times as teams hit on a good player, there’s a miss list a mile long. There are so many intangibles that go into picking a player that you have limited viewing on, that speaks another language and has plenty of options – paid options to play close to home. Thursday, the Red Deer Rebels will attempt to strike lightning in a bottle with the 25th overall pick in the import draft. The import draft includes every team across the Canadian Hockey League, each can select one or two players who do not hold residency in Canada or the United States. “We’re hoping to get a good player at pick 25. Everyone knows who the good players are, the mystery is with many is a lot of them have contracts and will they be free to come or available to come? That’s always the big mystery,” said Rebels assistant GM Saun Sutter. “You weigh the risk with all that and there’s some players you know are coming based on your communication with the agent. But there is a lot of mystery around this draft.” Although earlier this week, the Rebels were believed to be picking twice, as of Wednesday it has been decided that they will only pick once. That largely hinges on the status of Russian import forward Oleg Zaytsev. Selected 17th overall in the 2018 CHL Import Draft, Zaytsev is mulling over offers to play professional hockey in Russia, according to Sportsnet’s Elliot Friedman. In his 31 Thoughts blog, Friedman said teams were scared away from Zaystev in the 2019 NHL Draft because they thought he was ready to sign in the KHL. Zaytsev recorded 13 goals, 30 assists for 43 points in 66 WHL regular season games last year and was ranked 66th among North American Skaters on the Central Scouting final list. Red Deer expected a decision from Zaytsev on Tuesday, but with no firm answer, they decided to keep their import slot open for the 18-year-old. “I think Oleg is too good of a player. If we were taking two players, it would be really tough for us to get a player of Oleg’s calibre with our first pick, let alone second,” Sutter added. While Zaytsev wasn’t perfect last year, he is one case study in the imperfections of the import draft. Red Deer was unsure if he would come to play in North America when they picked him. They liked
WHL releases 2019-20 schedule, Rebels home opener on Sept. 21 It will be a stiff test to start the 2019-20 WHL regular season for the Red Deer Rebels. Red Deer will welcome the defending Central Division champion and rival Edmonton Oil Kings to the Centrium on Sept. 21 to kick start the new campaign. The teams will play a home-and-home
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Red Deer Rebels centre Oleg Zaytsev’s return to the team is uncertain and with that the team will make one selection in the CHL Import Draft on Thursday. his talent and thought he was interested in playing in North America, so they took a shot. “You take calculated risks. There’s no real assumptions to be made. We had no idea Oleg Zaytsev was going to come that’s why we took (Ivan) Drozdov when we knew Alexander Alexeyev was coming back,” Sutter said. “You want to try and get a good player and you think there’s a chance they might come. There are some times when you do have to take chances. This year, it’s not a real strong year. There will probably be a lot of young guys taken, that still have some development in front of them.” That’s a stark contrast to Red Deer’s 2017 import selection, Czech Republic product Kristian Reichel. Red Deer picked him 27th, sure that he was going to come. Reichel came to the Rebels, scored 34 goals in 63 games and earned a contract with the Manitoba Moose of the AHL. Sutter said it’s really a wait-and-see game, despite all the time and effort that goes in. “It’s really about the network you have and how on the opening weekend, with the Rebels traveling to Edmonton for a matinee on Sept. 22 at Rogers Place. The league released the full slate of 2019-20 WHL regular season games on Wednesday. Red Deer will play six straight road games from Nov. 1-9, as the Canadian Finals Rodeo take over the Centrium. The longest homestand of the year is Feb. 28 to March 7, when the Rebels play five straight contests at home.
hard you want to work at it. There’s some teams that put a lot of work into and sometimes you can get nothing out if it,” Sutter explained. “You can have a real good feel for everything and still, something weird happens… There’s a lot of uncertainty that goes into it, so do you want to roll the dice or pick a lesser player that you know is going to show up.” Red Deer also hit on defenceman Alex Alexeyev with the 49th overall selection in 2016 and on Michael Spacek. He was the 47th overall pick in 2015 and led the Rebels in scoring with 30 goals and 85 points in 2016-17. All and in, the Rebels will take the best player available Thursday based on the information they have gathered and hope to make it work. “We get a good feel about who’s going where or who’s attracting the most interest. Some years you have a specific need and some years it’s best player. In the position we’re in, we have to look at best player,” Sutter said. The CHL Import Draft is Thursday at 9 a.m. In October, they will play six of nine games at home, including a four-game stand from Oct. 18-22. Rebels have only one monday game on the schedule, a B.C. Family Day contest on Feb. 17 in Prince George against the Cougars at 3 p.m. Red Deer will also end the regular season on March 21 against the Oil Kings. The preseason will start on Sept. 3 against the Oil Kings in Edmonton, with Red Deer hosting the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Sept. 6 at the Centrium.
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LEFT: Ponoka’s Jake Vold hangs on for an 88 to take the bareback lead on the opening night of the Ponoka Stampede. RIGHT: Red Deer’s Virgil Poffenroth wrangles this calf to a 9.5 run in the tie-down roping and led the pack at 21.2 seconds after the first day.
Action heats up on Day 2 of Ponoka Stampede
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irt is flying at the 83rd annual Ponoka Stampede this week. Local cowboys and cowgirls performed well on day 1 and action heated up on Day 2. Spur Lacasse managed to edge Jake Vold on Day 2 in Bareback Riding. Lacasse, of Calgary, put up an 88.25-point ride on Kesler Champion Rodeo’s Sundance Kid to take over the lead. Vold of Airdrie still sits second after an 88-point ride on Imperial Beach Tuesday to open the event.
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Orin Larsen of Inglis, Man., had the second best ride of the afternoon with an 84.25 and Wyatt Denny was just behind with an 84.00. Jake Pratt is the top man in TieDown Roping after two performances. With an 8.2 on Tuesday, his 10.1 had him just out front of the pack at 18.3 seconds. Chad Johnson of Del Bonita is third in 18.5 seconds and Red Deer County’s Virgil Poffenroth is fourth with 21.2 seconds. Texas native Hunter Cure is leading the way in Steer Wrestling. His 13.0 seconds combined time included a 4.9 on Wednesday afternoon. Innisfail Ryan Shuckburgh had a no time
in the opening performance and a 6.1 on Wednesday. Eckville’s Ben Anderson had a strong showing on Wednesday in the Saddle Bronc. With an 84.5-point ride on Sparks Fly. He’s fourth overall after two performances, as Chase Brooks leads the way with an 86.50-point ride on Willowbrook. Erich Rogers and Paden Bay sit first in team roping. They’re combined time of 11.5 seconds is two seconds ahead of second place. Ponoka products Brett Buss and Klay Whyte sit fourth after day 2. Jennifer Sharp had the top barrel racing time on Wednesday with
a 17.839. Hailey Kinsel of Texas still leads the way with a 17.511 on day one and Tammy Fischer is second at 17.751. Innisfail product Sydney Daines is ninth after an 18.085-second trip on Day 1. Only Brazil’s Italo Aguilar had the only qualified ride on Day 2 of bull riding. He posted an 82.75 on All Fired Up and sits third overall. Michael Ostashek had an 84.50 on Ivy League on Tuesday to lead the way. The rodeo will feature an afternoon performance each day until Monday, where after a week-long showing, competitors earn a spot in the final.
option on his contract for the 2019-20 NBA season. The value is approximately $25.6 million, marking the final year of a five-year contract Gasol signed with the Memphis Grizzlies in 2015. Had the 34-year-old native of Spain not accepted prior to Thursday’s deadline, he would have become a free agent on Sunday.
Raptors star Kawhi Leonard also has a one-year player option on his deal with a deadline for a decision on Saturday, but he is expected to turn it down and become a marquee free agent on Sunday after leading Toronto to its first NBA title this year. Guard Danny Green is the other Raptors regular slated to become a
free agent. The Raptors acquired Gasol in a deal with the Grizzlies in February. Gasol averaged 13.6 points and 7.9 rebounds in 79 regular-season games with the Raptors and Memphis this season. The three-time NBA all-star went on to average 9.4 points and 6.4 rebounds in 24 playoff games.
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UNRISE, Fla. — Roberto Luongo wanted to keep playing and keep chasing the elusive Stanley Cup, largely because he believes the Florida Panthers are finally in position to be a playoff contender. His body wanted otherwise. And Luongo ultimately listened. The most popular player in Panthers history announced his retirement Wednesday — doing so via Twitter in two different voices, one to support each side of his personality. The first was in his usual self-deprecating comic fashion, saying he “decided to take my talents to a South Beach retirement home.” The other was a heartfelt open letter to fans, where he revealed that he cried when he told his children he was done. “This is one of the toughest decisions I’ve faced in my life and it took me a long time to make it,” Luongo wrote. “After thinking about it a lot over the past two months and listening to my body, I made up my mind. It just feels like the right time for me to step away from the game. I love the game so much, but the commitment I required to prepare, to keep my body ready, has become overwhelming.” Luongo never hoisted the Stanley Cup, though his legacy is secure regardless. His 489 career victories are third in NHL history behind only Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy, and Brodeur is the only goalie to have appeared in more games or made more saves than Luongo. It could be argued that no one was better for longer than Luongo was. Among the seven goaltenders to appear in at least 900 games, Luongo’s .919 save percentage is the best. “From the moment I was fortunate enough to share a locker room with him, Roberto has exemplified leadership for me,” Panthers forward Vincent Trocheck said in a statement distributed by
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Roberto Luongo has decided to retire after 19 seasons. The 40-year-old goaltender made the announcement Wednesday on his Twitter account. the Panthers. “There isn’t a classier, more professional guy in this league. He’s a great hockey player and somehow an even better person.” Luongo leaves as a five-time All-Star and the Montreal native helped Canada win Olympic gold in 2010 and 2014. Also in his collection: two world championship gold medals, along with another one from the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. The Panthers were prepared for the likelihood that Luongo may step away. General manager Dale Tallon said last week Luongo’s career had been “illustrious” and the franchise was giving its most bedowntown Palm Springs with the intent on serving as the home ice for Seattle’s affiliate. NHL Seattle and OVG have jointly submitted an application for an expansion AHL franchise, the 32nd for the league, which would begin play in the fall of 2021 at the same time Seattle’s NHL franchise will begin play. OVG is currently financing and leading the renovation of the arena at Seattle Center that will be home to the NHL franchise. The new arena in Palm Springs will seat up to 10,000 fans and include an adjoining training facility. The groups hope to begin construction on the arena in February 2020.
For Berube, accountability led to a Stanley Cup for Blues ST. LOUIS — Blues general manager Doug Armstrong had his staff produce a list of coaching candidates after firing Mike Yeo in November. He hasn’t looked at it since January. The Stanley Cup champions formally announced a three-year contract extension for coach Craig Berube on Wednesday, officially taking the interim tag off . maybe. “He’s going to stay as an interim for the next three years because we’ve had some success with
loved player all the time Call Your Travel Agent or 780-452-6666 or 1-800-562-9999 he needed to make his decision. “The impact that he has had on the developing core of our team, its culture and our community are undeniable,” Tallon said. “He has always approached everything with a determination and level of class that was second to none. He leaves not only a legacy in South Florida, but a legacy in the game itself.” Luongo was the fourth overall pick in the 1997 draft by the New York Islanders, with whom he made his NHL debut on Nov. 28, 1999. Luongo then spent five years with Florida, the next eight with Vancouver and returned to the Panthers on March 14, 2014. His last game was April 6, two days after his 40th birthday. “I’m in awe of the legacy that he left on this franchise and on the sport,” Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov said. Hip problems took a toll on Luongo over the past couple years, requiring him to be at the rink hours before every practice and every game just to get the joint loose enough and strong enough to be on the ice. He went into this off-season with an open mind about coming back. But when it was time in May to resume off-season workouts, the fire wasn’t there. And when he realized that he was dreading getting back onto the ice next month, the decision seemed academic. “For the first time in my career, I wasn’t excited about it,” Luongo said. “That was the sign for me. It’s not that I don’t love playing hockey anymore, but I had to listen to my body. I’m at the point where my body was telling me it just needed a rest. It didn’t really want to get going.” Luongo was under contract for three more seasons. He is giving up about $10 million in future salary. that,” Armstrong quipped. Berube took over for Yeo in late November and led the Blues to one of the most dramatic turnarounds in NHL history, culminating with the first NHL championship in the franchise’s 52-year history. The Blues went 38-19-6 during the regular season under Berube, climbing from dead last in the league standings in early January to third place in the Central Division. The Blues were one of only seven teams to make the post-season after being last in the league in points that late in the season — and they are the only team to win a playoff series after climbing out of that hole, let alone win it all. The 53-year-old Berube, a former NHL enforcer from a tiny hamlet in Alberta, Canada, won over the team by holding everyone accountable, including himself. “Whether it’s through ice time, where you fit in in the lineup on a nightly basis,” Berube said. “It’s really conversations with the players more than anything. It’s just putting the team-first mindset and drilling it into the team. That’s really, basically it. It takes a lot of work, it’s every day, but it’s getting that team-first mindset. Once we started to get that and once I started to see guys fitting in certain areas, we were playing pretty good hockey, we just weren’t getting the wins and that started to come.”
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Yankees 8 Blues Jays 7 EW YORK — Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey, the pubs and the double-decker buses, there’s plenty to see in London. To Aaron Judge, there’s an even more enticing sight: The 385-foot fence in centre field at the soccer stadium where his New York Yankees will play this weekend. “I don’t mind that at all,” he said, smiling. Europe, you’re up. The Yankees hit two more big flies before jetting off to visit Big Ben and the British capital, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 Wednesday. Didi Gregorius and DJ LeMahieu connected as the Yankees extended their major league record to 29 straight games with a home run. Gleyber Torres won it with an RBI single in the ninth inning. The AL East leaders overcame two homers and a double by Lourdes Gurriel Jr., plus an early 5-0 deficit, to finish a power-packed 9-1 homestand. Now, they’ll head straight from
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Yankee Stadium to England, where they’ll enjoy two days off before playing the Boston Red Sox on Saturday and Sunday at London Stadium in the first major league games in Europe. “It’s different, for sure. It’s unique, obviously,” LeMahieu said. “To some of the guys it feels like we’re going on a field trip.” Zack Britton — pronounced “Britain,” in fact — wasn’t so great in giving up Cavan Biggio’s RBI single in the ninth that made it 7-all. But Britton (3-1) wound up with the win to close out a three-game sweep. Gregorius got an infield hit off Nick Kingham (3-2) with one out in the ninth, Aaron Hicks walked and Torres followed with his hit. LeMahieu stretched his streak to 10 games of getting a hit and scoring a run, the team’s longest such string since Johnny Damon’s 10-gamer in 2009. Gurriel hit a three-run homer in the first and a solo drive in the fifth for a 6-5 lead. Danny Jansen also connected for the Blue Jays. Gregorius homered off Trent Thornton and Judge had three hits.
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Montreal group supports idea of sharing Rays with Tampa Bay MONTREAL — The son of former Montreal Expos owner Charles Bronfman believes the predominantly French-speaking city is ready and willing to support — and share — the Tampa Bay Rays. Private equity investor Stephen Bronfman leads a group working on bringing baseball back to Montreal and said Wednesday the city can embrace the sport again. He called the idea of one team in two cities groundbreaking. Commissioner Rob Manfred said last week the Rays have “broad permission to explore what’s available.” Tampa Bay is averaging 14,546 fans a game, lowest in the American League and well below the MLB average of 27,360. Only the Miami Marlins draw smaller crowds, averaging 9,378. On Tuesday, Rays principal owner Stu Sternberg said it’s unrealistic for his team to play full time in the Tampa Bay area, and said a shared season with Montreal is the best option. Montreal has been without a bigleague team since the Expos left after the 2004 season for Washington and became the Nationals. “We have always said we have a two-track approach,” Bronfman said. “There has always been the possibility of a team being relocated, and then there is expansion. We don’t know if expansion is in
the cards in the decade to come, if at all. We have this possibility now to begin the work of having Major League Baseball here with an existing team that is really professional. It’s not like starting from scratch. This is a team that is playing nearly .600 baseball.” An agreement between the Rays and St. Petersburg for Tropicana Field runs through 2027. St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman has said the city will not fund a new stadium for a part-time team. “We’re in a different world,” Bronfman said. “Hats off to Major League Baseball for being so innovative in their thinking and their progressive nature of even considering a concept like this. It’s very groundbreaking when you talk about sport.” Sternberg envisions open-air stadiums in both cities but noted there are no plans to pay for them. He said an ideal target date would have everything in place for the 2024 season. Bronfman said he has no say in the timetable but hopes a deal can be reached soon, pointing out that his father, the original Expos owner, is 88 years old. “We have an incredible city,” Bronfman said. “We have a strong economy, we can support baseball and now we have a chance to support it in partnership with Tampa Bay. I think it’s a very, very good opportunity for us and I think Major League Baseball believes this opportunity exists in Montreal and they are giving their support to our city.”
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Varias, Ann
Paez, Angie
Varty, Taylor
Vasquez, Ana
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Veroba, Ali
Viljoen, Braeden
Villaflores, Villanueva, Villanueva, Khey Bradley Amiel
Vizitiu, Nick
Von, Hollen, Madison
Wall, Chiara
Walsh, Watchmaker, Christopher Shawnika
Wilkins, Jared
Yap, Vince
Abapo, Erlyn Hernandez, Laira Baluyot, Bryan Valdez, Zyrille Bell, Q’ielon Raboud, Lucas Vargas Obregon, Bornyi, Kaidri Reyes, Mathew Mauricio Scott, Daran Domingo, Lia Silinou, Ange
Koinonia Christian School
De Gracia, Shekina
Dequin, Shane
Dueck, Scott
Greidanus, Greidanus, Analise Sabrina
Lentz, Adrianna
Malcom, Cambria
Medina, Santiago
Adica, Justis
Alcon, Alexander, Anderson, Charleeze Jackson Lars
Nixon, Sarah
Palattao, Honeylyn
Rain, Braedon
Snow, Sam
Banks, Nelleke
Boone, Rhylee
Vanderwal, Vanderwal, Andrew Benjamin
Cattleman, Levi
Cox, Matthew
Wieler, Ruth
Wygiera, Aidan
Congratulations to the grad class of 2019! Our prayers go with you as you embark on your next chapter!
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Aasman, Edyn
Abbott, Brandon
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Abubakar Ackermann, Kiara Yayah, Mohamed
Armstrong, Armstrong, Armstrong, William Mckenzie Olivia
Aguilar Merlin, Juan
Alkasir, Osama
Allen, Benton
Andersen, Armstrong, Kaylie Macy
Arra, Quaid
Arthur, Abigail
Aruna, Abdullahi
Aumarakhan, Neliufar
Balboa, Karl
BarberDrinkwalter, Destiny
Barnes, Kaden
Barski, Samantha
Baskier, Brian
Bayer, Cassius
Beisick, Emily
Blankenstein, Avery
Blue, Kaleb
Boone, Kaylee
Bougie, Aislyn
Carson, Bailey
Casionan, Angelica
Chambers, Brennan
Chaulk, DJ
Eagles, Taylor
Eddy, William
Braaksma, Mackenzie
Brothers, Sydney
Buckley, Mollie
Buhler, Mason
Bui, Andy
Buit, Jasmin
Cadjan, Dajana
Cadorette, Julia
Caines, Adam
Campbell, Josh
Canning, Austin
Carde, Keira
Chernoff, Max
Christensen, Riley
Collantes, Hans Cedric
Collicutt, Tanille
ConroyFlynn, Aydin
Contreras, Nicolas
Cotacio, Juliana
Cowley, Emma
Cundict, Katherine
Darao, Jeremy
de Wit, Riley
Dedora, Alyssa
Elgersma, Natalie
Elliott, Aaron James
Estepa, Janyne
Estrada, Ali
Fehr, Natasha
Ferguson, Jaiden
Fidler, Samantha
Fisher, Kacey
Foote, Chantelle
Forbes, Jacob
Forschle, Naomi
Forsyth, Xavier
Frank, Victoria
Frazer, Chenielle
Frenette, Carson
Friars, Jayden
George, Kaylee
Giguere, TinaMarie
Golding, Carolina
Goller, Braeden
Gorgichuk, Shelby
Gosling, Julie
Gouldie, Delanie
Gouldie, Morgan
Grainger, Avery
Grandison, Shanice
Hafso, Holly
Hall, Christiana
Handa, Azriel
Fubara, Cindy
Fuerbringer, Garcia Samantha Hernandez, Nathaly
Duduman, Dulc, Tanner Mackenzie
“Out of Many, One”
“Adventure Awaits” Hunting Hills High School
“A celebration of graduation to those overcoming many obstacles to be able to complete high school”
Alternative School Centre
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever” 1 Corinthians 9:24-25
Gateway Christian School
“To Infinity and Beyond”
Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School
Congratulations to all Graduates Red Deer Public Schools
Class of 2019
from the Trustees, Administration, Staff and Students
GRADS 2019
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Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School
Hicks, Elijah
Hiebert, Brock
Hiller, Ethan
Hodgson, Nate
Hofer, Nathaniel
Hogue, Taylor
Hoiland, Luke
Janzen, Isaiah
Jasper, Nicole
Johnson, Bradley
Johnson, Kyera
Johnson, Levi
Kajnc, Teja
Kaminski, Jenna
Kay, Aidan
Kondrat, Caleb
Koole, Juliene
Kreho, Alma
L’Hirondelle, Logan
Lafleche, Casey
Laforce, Joelle
Lalor, Jamie
Lamothe, Cason
Lamothe, Nicole
Lemire- Lernowich, Morgan, Teagan Sebastien
Lim, Khatrina
Lindbergh, Jada
Lodewyk, Kalee
LoomisLabrosse, Cameron
Loonstra, Camryn
Looy, Kendell
Lopaschuk, Logan
Louw, Carla
Lovejoy, William
MacDermaid, MacDonald, Mackenzie, Dylan Mikayla Clayne
MacLeod, Alex
MacLeod, Kole
Manalili, Marianne
ManjarrezPortillo, Wendy
Mann, Aaron
Mazerolle, Samantha
McCrea, Connor
McDonald, Dawsin
McGill, Ashley
Mirnenko, Mohammad Mihal Tagi, Evie Mahtab
Moore, Kolton
Mora, Marina
Muhumure, Muirhead, Bryan Lucas
Mulder, Michael
Pennycook, Alex
Peters, Samuel
Hansen, Saidi
Harding, Brandon
Harke, Heather
Harvey, Michael
Hawkes, Wyatt
Hayden, Mason
Heaton, Kaitlin
Houweling, Teddy
Huculak, Jayden
Hunt, Masen
Jackson, Annika
Jackson, Hannah
Jacobsen, Carla
Jacobsen, Cayley
Janzen, Caleb
Keful, Shane
Kelln, Amanda
Kilsby, Hailey
Kim, Jun
Kimmins, Nikolas
King, Carson
Knull, Braeden
Lane, AngelDawn
Langlois, Liberty
Latimer, Nick
Lauzon, Jeremiah
Leidal, Darien
Lucas, Georgia
Lucina, Evan
Luft, Tyland
Lyon, Jordon
McIntosh, Nathaniel
McKim, Meghan
Natarajan, Nicholson, Neha Justice
McLaughlin, McMartin, Cherish Kaylee
Nivens, Kaden
O’Connor, Austin
Hernandez, Herzberg, Sean Tyler
Melchert, Dylan
Mikiwa, Adidja
Miller, Haley
Mills, Austin
Miranda, Isabella
O’Donnell, Shelby
Oler, Christina
OlsenBoyd, Jared
Opseth, Nikolas
Otteson, Jakob
Palanychka, Raven
Pelz, Hudson
Phillips, Kiera
Congratulations and Best Wishes to Our 2019 Graduating Class from the Entire Staff of LTCHS
Plastow, Emma
Plato, Sierra
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Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School
Potter, Braden
Potter, Sam
Prete, Riley
Puttick, Kaidyn
Quines, Lisa
Racette, Tasia
RaeRobinson, Hugh
Rasmussen, Emma
Rattai, Jasper
Rawlins, Brianna
Refugio, Aaron
Relkov, Rebecca
Richardson, Alyssa
Rivera, Jazzie
Roberts, Tristan
Rose, Ethan
Sato, Fuko
Sayers, Lia
Schabert, Kobe
Schalk, Morgan
Schneider, Kianna
Schollie, Lauren
Schultz, Amy
Schultz, Brent
Schultz, Evan
Schultz, Max
Schwandt, Devin
Seaward, Ashley
Seewalt, Seth
Shilmar, Michael
Shin, Mina
Silverthorn, Tyler
Smith, Alexander
Smith, Kade
Snow, Kendra
Somosa, Leizel
Stacey, Carter
Stange, Claire
Steman, Samantha
Streibel, Christopher
Strong, Brendan
Suerink, Anakin
Tawfiq, Muhsina
Te, David
Tercio, Mikaela
Thibeault, Megan
Thom, Noah
Thomas, Sydney
Thompson, Thompson, Keegan Mady
Tiegs, Georgia
Todd, Skyler
Tolland, Elizabeth
Tone, Raylene
Turner, Ethan
Valencia, Justynne
Vandenbroek, Jacob
Veenstra, Cassidy
Vega, Natalie
Verville, Zacheray
Vienot, Jordan
Villadsen, Chantel
Wallace, Cassandra
Weiss, Braden
West, Megan
White, Paris
Wiebe, Rylan
Wilhelm, Emily
Wilneff, Kaitlin
Winstanley, Bryan
Weddell, Kira
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Gill, Prabhpreet Singh Glenn, Austin Goodrunning, Shalane Haight-Maher, Quinnton Hiscock, Morgan Ho, Ethan
VanderLeek, Vandervlis, Jonah Rachel
Wollf, Alyssa
Yakusheva, Anji
Yeabiyo Siyum, Mibrak
International Students:
Lord, Joey
Bassini, Sara
Martell, Nico
Bauer, Alexia
Moore, Jace
Pathways 2019 Certificates
Cassol, Alissa
MacKenzie, Mikayla
Nail, Ahmad
Theriault, Vincent
De la Mora, Andrea
Roberts, Tristan
Nosterud, Aiden
Thibedeau, Alisa
Dos Santos Domingues, Isabelle
Nail, Ahmad, Edriss
Nur Mohamed, Jemal
Traptow, Matthew
Gadda, Chiara
Otteson, Luke
Weninger, Haley
Galvez Lopez, Juan Pedro
Hughes-Farwell, Shalyn
Pineda, Bryan
Whitehead, Jenna
Guerra Bertola de Abreu, Laura
Pyrozhok, Taras
Williams Colby
Kessels, Roan
Hurlburt, Jessica
Rastgoftar, Mithrra
Zaboj, Jakub
Leroy, Martin
Zekria, Sharokh
Martin Mellado, Vega
Ibrahim, Emran
Rubiano, Henry
Klessens, Kaelan
Sanchez, Stephanie
Nagao Watanabe, Getulio Ken
Lamoureux, Marc
Smith, Liam
Wagemaker Van Der Spek, Rebecca
Littlechild, Richard
Stunden, Brayden
Yasui, Yu
Thank You
The LTCHS Dry Grad 2019 Committee would like to thank the following organizations and people for their donations. YOUR GENEROSITY ENABLED US TO HAVE A FANTASTIC CELEBRATION FOR THE GRADUATION CLASS OF 2019! 2 for 1 Family Pizza Action Automotive Ltd All About Bouncing Anita Wilneff Avenida 54 Salon & Spa Best Buy Cara McGinnis Counselling Central Alberta Co-op
Central Brake & Muffler Center Chopped Leaf City of Red Deer City Roast Coffee Classic Cleaners and Tailors Combat Archery Adventures Cooper Roofing Deer Park Pet Hospital Dominos Pizza
Dr. Aimee Philpott & Mr. John Hawkins Dr. Jack & Mrs. Sue Bromley Dr. Susan Konynenbelt Dr. Tony Odenbach Drain Doctor First Baptist Church Red Deer Freelance Appraisals Heritage Lanes Lifetouch Photography
Lindsay Thurber High School London Drugs MADD Canada Papa Baldy’s Pizza Piper Creek Optimist Club Rachelle Hunt Red Deer Central Lions Club Red Deer Eye Care Red Deer Lock & Safe
Red Deer Society for Christian Education Safari Spa & Salon Sobeys South South Tim Hortons Thirst for Paradise Coffee Wholesale Club
Thanks to all the parents who so generously donated food to help keep the grads fueled to enjoy the fun. Thanks also to the volunteers who helped plan, setup and supervise the celebration.
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Arthur, Abigail
Elliott, Aaron James
Gorgichuk, Shelby
Gouldie, Delanie
Gouldie, Morgan
Hall, Christiana
Hansen, Leanne
Heaton, Kaitlin
McGaw, Dylan
Pelz, Hudson
Pennycook, Alex
Peters, Samuel
Relkov, Rebecca
Scheerschmidt, Amanda
Schultz, Brent
Heinrichs, Hollingsworth, Caylin Levi
Stone, Jesse
Belder, Gabriel
Janzen, Caleb
Utamuliza VanderLeek, Jonah Bigazi, Furaha
Blankenstein, Braaksma, Mackenzie Avery
Janzen, Isaiah
Kalonji, Ruth
Wiebe, Rylan
Wollf, Alyssa
Buit, Jasmin
Carson, Bailey
Kay, Aidan
Lamothe, Cason
Christensen, Duduman, Riley Tanner
Lauzon, Jeremiah
Lodewyk, Kalee
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Loonstra, Camryn
Hats off to the Class of 2019 for a job well done! We wish you all the best as you begin the next chapter and work toward your future goals.
Good Luck! Making Progress Happen
Congratulations on all your hard work. “May you all find success in your future endeavours.”
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The Future Is Yours! Blaine Calkins Member of Parliament for Red Deer-Lacombe
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Congratulations and best wishes to all of the high school graduates from: • École Secondaire Notre Dame High School • St. Gabriel Online School • St. Dominic Catholic High School • École Secondaire Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School • Hunting Hills High School
Wishing you continued success!
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Anderson, Braaksma, Mika Mackenzie
Brozny, Louise
Butts, Sierra
Dedora, Devon
Dodd, Rosalie
Foulkes, Sabrina
Gallant, Nick
Innis, Makenzie
McArthur, Phommakasikone, Isaiah Alyssia
Phypers, Tayla
Sansom, Sydney
Sim, Austin
Sininger, Gareth
St. Hilaire, Kassandra
Stollings, Mariah
Traverse, Shawn
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Anderson, Connor
Hummel, Montana
Marshall, Mathew
Stenberg, Stephanie
Barrios, David
Hunter, Morgan
Qureshi, Shifa
Stinert, Jessica
Binay, Abbrielle
Lavoie, Shae
Richardson, Makayla
Durette, Alyssa
Lorenson, Kendra
Schulz, Hannah
Sundararajan, Kharishma
Hudson, Gabrielle
MacKay, Nicholas
Seib, Ethan
Zavin, Mark
College High No Photo: Pavan, Marissa Brown, Jasmine Wallin, Kane Haban, Elrose
Zec, Sasha
North Cottage
Brown, Nathan
I would like to congratulate you on your hard work over the past years.
Cowell, Carter
Cowell, Heidi
Demas, Juli
(403) 340-3566
Ible, Keiran
Monteith, McKenna
Caps off to all the graduates.
Well done!
“I wish you the best in the journey that lies ahead. I know the future of Alberta is in good hands!�
JASON STEPHAN, MLA RED DEER - SOUTH
Dreidger, Kaytlin
Councillor Michael Dawe City of Red Deer (403) 357-4631
Thibeault, Megan
GRADS 2019
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Abdul Ghani, Pascal
Adams, Isabel
Anderson, JT
Andrea, Madison
Arifin, Emma
Arndt, Felicity
Baayens, Ashley
Bae, Seana
Baig, Hafsa
Baillon, Kennedy
Baker, Emma
Barclay, Amy
Barnard, Eliane
Baron, Trevor
Bauer, Riley
Bautista, Marley
Beck, Ben
Beck, Sam
Bell, Reese
Berglund, Ryan
Bettesworth, Nathan
Bilinski, Zach
Billan, Hanna
Bilsborrow, Binay, Benn Abbrielle
Bishop, Chase
Black, Malcolm
Boyechko, Zane
Brandt, Gabrielle
Braun, Skyler
Brehaut, Dalten
Brinkhurst, Ty
Brobst, Nicholas
Brooker, Braiden
Brown, Donte
Brown, Haidan
Bruce, Brooke
Budvarson, Grace
Bullee, Logan
Bunch, Madison
Burden, Alex
Busch, Janine
Campbell, Mason
Campbell, Rylend
Cebuliak, Will
Chan, Leon
Chapman, Nathan
Chaput, Logan
Chavez Leech, Colby
Chicoine, Dallas
Clark, Kolby
Clarke, Harrison
Clarkson, Logan
Coffey, Peyton
Cooley, Tyler
Corney, Tegan
Corrin, Jed
Couture, GG
Crossie, Liam
Crouch, Connor
Davidson, Jocelyn
Davis, Madison
Deary, Lucas
Deetjen, Logan
Demas, Chanel
Desales, Benzen
Dickey, Shinara
Dickey, Skye
Dopudj, Nikola
Driesen, Erika
Dubas, Sarah
Dueckman, Hannah
Durette, Alyssa
Eckert, Hayden
Escorpiso, Ram
Evans, Dakota
Evans, Jake
Evans, Riley
Everett, Kaelan
Farguson, Will
Fisher, Ethan
Fisher, Melena
Fisher, Shayla
Fortney, Alex
Fowler, Haley
Fox, Jordyn
Freeborn, Joshua
Freeman, Mya
Fuerbringer, Fujczak, Nathan Samantha
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL HUNTING HILLS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
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Hunting Hills High School
Gaboury, Gallagher, Taylor-Lee Justin
Gaudry, Brennan
Gehring, Aidan
Ghulami, Khaled
Gillett, Emily
Gladstone, Praveen
Glinz, Gibson
Hasanovic, Hawryszko, Ismail Vivien
Golby, Sara
Gomes, Lauren
Graham, Liam
Greenshields, Erica
Greig, Zackary
Gurski, Carson
Hagen, Delaney
Haggarty, Dylan
Hazra, Disha
Heckley, Sarah
Henfrey, Ashton
Hepfner, Logan
Hills, Dolan
Hinkley, Sara
Holland, Camryn
Holm, Alysa
Ismail, Aisha
Jaindl, Christopher
Jiao, Angelina
Johnson, Keja
Jolicoeur, Shelby
Jones, Alex
Jones, Katherine
Jones, Keyanna
Kindopp, Tiana
King, Jordan
King, Meadow
Kitt, Steven
Knoch, Jenner
Kobasa, Megan
Konyha, Gabriel
Krick, Brandon
Lloyd, Chase
Lodge, Madison
Lot Coscina, Camila
Halford, Claire
Hameister, Brooke
Hamilton, Jenna
Hardman, Cole
Harrison, Ceder
Harvey, Taylor
Holm, Brendin
Hornung, Riley
Houghton, Matthew
Hubert, Ryan
Hunter, Morgan
Hutchinson, Robyn
Jurak, Madison
Kapitoulski, Roman
Karg, Cameron
Kashi, Arya
KeastHauer, Logan
Khan, Ahsan
Kushniruk, Quinn
Kwon, Luke
Landmark, Chance
Lara, Luis
Larsen, Jager
Larsen, Sydney
Lavoie, Shae
Lawrence, Ryan
Le, Quoc Duy
Learning, Colby
Leer, Parker
Malik, Saad
Mann, Earl
Mao, Jackson
Massner, Dylan
Mathison, Emily
McConnell, Molly
McCrady, Darian
McNabb, Terese
Meinema, Taryn
Mohamed, Hatim
MonroeBowes, Rylee
Montgomery, Sarah
Moon, Daniel
Morfitt, Kaitlynn
Lovelace, Lindsey
Lukawiecki, Lvova, Macahonic, Makortoff, Brayanna Margaryta Grace Nick
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McLeod, Paige
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Lemessurier, Lindballe, Mckenna Erik
McCutcheon, McDonald, McDougall, McFadyen, Shaye Cole Tayler Reno
Morin, Madison
Morrison, Hannah
Mortensen- Mottershead, Ziegler, Matthew Hayley
Congratulations to all graduates… As you embark on the next chapter of your life journey, may you use the knowledge, wisdom and skills you have learned to make a positive difference in our world
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GRADS 2019
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Hunting Hills High School
Muddle, Cort
Muddle, Kaden
Nykonenko, O’Connell, Olga Brandon
Mulder, Ryan
Munksgaard, Lucas
Murray, Brendan
Murray, Brianna
Murray, Colby
Myers, Logan
Nawar, Sanchia
Neill, Mary
Newton, Zachery
Nguyen Tran Dang, Khoa
Nguyen, Dan
Nielsen, Amber
Nielsen, Geoffrey
Norn, Sebastian
Oliver, Nyah
Olmstead, Danae
Paiva Gomes, Ana
Park, Bretton
Parsa, Naheed
Penner, Amanda
Phung Vu Hoang, Phuong
Pikkert, Brett
Plishka, Makayla
Ploszak, Samantha
Poole, Jaira
Prechel, Niko
Raines, Abby
Rajanikanth, Prashanthi
Ramos, Ana
Raut, Aakriti
Ribeiro, Noah
Richards, Keanna
Rideout, Mataya
Robinson, Michael
Robinson, Tanner
Ross, Kira
Routliffe, Jetta
Sansom, Sydney
Sareegul, Dom
Saud, Sarah
Saunders, Brielle
Schlemko, Joel
Schneeweissova, Adela
Schulz, Hannah
Sealock, Claira
Shackleton, Eric
SiebenHultin, Samantha
Sim, Mercedes
Simone, Cassie
Small, Austin
Smalley, Mckenna
Smith, Ryan
Smith, Sidney
Snape, Jack
Spearman, Emma
Spicer, Lauren
Spila Ferreira, Julia
Stalwick, Gavin
Stephan, Joe
Stephan, Laurel
Stewart, Shay
Stewart, Tyra
Stigant, Grace
Stubitsch, Jayson
Swanson, Brendan
Tabert, Chloe
Talwar, Sagar
Teierle, Ainsley
Thomas, Bailey
Thomas, Layken
Tolentino, Jacob
Tomalty, Claire
Trautman, Tyler
Trottier, Taylor
Trpevski, Luka
Truitt, Cale
Tumbokon, Vandevelde, Vawda, Cheyenne Sharaaheel Jirch
Very, Jason
Walker, Bryan
Walters, Ethan
Warner, Alex
Wasmuth, Carson
Watchel, Zephyrin
Watson, Xavier
Weidman, Brooke
Weiss, Sam
Whitbread, Keaton
Wik, Matthew
Wilson, Bowin
Wilson, Kira
Woznesensky, Nicholas
Yates, Kaeden
Yoxall, Jayda
Zariwny, Zachary
Zilka, Riley
Wozney, Grae
SundarSwainston, arajan, Danielle Kharishma
Wudkevich, Jarron
GRADS 2019 The future is yours! Congratulations class of 2019.
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GATEWAY GRAD CLASS Out of Many, One
HUNTING HILLS Adventure Awaits
KOINONIA (Ruth, Cambria, Mrs. Stacey, Nelleke, Rhylee & Mr. Rand)
LINDSAY THURBER To Infinity and Beyond
Thursday, June 27, 2019
SPORTS
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CANADA SPORTS IN BRIEF
Brayden Schnur advances to final round of Wimbledon qualifying
CFL
Bombers prepare for Eskimos defence BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Corey Conners secures spot in British Open ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — At least two Canadian golfers will play in the British Open next month. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont.,
punched his ticket to the event on Wednesday by virtue of his world ranking (No. 82) as of this week. Conners got the 14th and final spot for highest ranked non-exempt players in the final major of the season, July 18-21 at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. Conners will join Adam Hadwin of Abbotsford, B.C., in the field. Hadwin got his spot with his sixthplace finish earlier this month at the RBC Canadian Open, part of the British Open Qualifying Series.
Canada’s women’s field hockey team beats Italy VALENCIA, Spain — Canada’s women’s field hockey team advanced to the next stage of Olympic qualification with a 7-0 win over Italy on Wednesday in the semifinals of the FIH Hockey Series Finals. Karli Johansen and Rachel Donohoe scored two goals apiece for the Canadians, while Sara McManus, Brienne Stairs and Hannah Haughn also scored. Canadian goaltenders Kaitlyn Williams and Lauren Logush combined for the clean sheet. Canada, under South African coach Giles Bonnet, will face either host Spain or South Africa in Thursday’s final. Canada’s women have sat out the last six Olympics, last competing in 1992 when they finished seventh in Barcelona. Canada will now participate in an Olympic qualification playoff later this year, almost certainly in hostile territory.
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INNIPEG — Head coach Mike O’Shea is looking forward to watching free-agent prize receiver Chris Matthews make his season debut with the Blue Bombers on Thursday. The six-foot-five veteran gives quarterback Matt Nichols a big target as Winnipeg (1-0) plays its home-opener against an Edmonton Eskimos (2-0) squad that features a red-hot, sack-happy defence. “Well, you’re hoping to see 10 touchdowns, but I don’t know if that’s gonna happen,” O’Shea said with a smile, when asked what Matthews might show. “He’s gonna make some plays and he’s gonna be where he’s supposed to be. And if there’s a 50-50 ball, he’s gonna contest it and he’s gonna come down with it. That’s what we expect and that’s what he expects.” Matthews began his career with Winnipeg in 2012 and was the CFL’s rookie of the year. After leaving to play in the NFL for four seasons, he signed with the Calgary Stampeders for their stretch run to the Grey Cup title last season. Winnipeg signed him to a threeyear contract, but he only practised five times at the start of training camp and then suffered a lower-body injury. He missed the Bombers’ season-opening win against B.C., but is now healthy after the club just had its first bye week. He’s excited to show fans his skillset. “Hopefully a whole lot of touchdowns, a whole lot of great blocking for our running backs and for our other receivers and just an all-around
complete player,” Matthews said. “That’s what I want to be, is an allaround complete player.” Having the tall, sure-handed Matthews as a target to complement six-foot-two receiver Darvin Adams should boost Winnipeg’s offensive options as the Eskimos are expected to bring a lot of pressure. Edmonton’s defence sacked B.C. Lions quarterback Mike Reilly seven times in a 39-23 victory last week. The Eskimos’ offence is fronted now by quarterback Trevor Harris, who came over from Ottawa in free agency along with receiver Greg Ellingson. The pivot is enjoying early success with a team that’s tailored the offence around his talents such as his quick release. “They’ve done a good job of catering things to our strengths and doing the things that we’re all good at,” Harris said. “That includes the receivers and that includes the (offensive) line.” Winnipeg’s re-jigged offensive line should face a hard test. It has three new starters, including centre Michael Couture and guards Cory Speller and Geoff Gray. “They’ve got some good guys up front and in the linebacking corps,” Couture, a fourth-year player, said of the visitors. “They did play very aggressively. They’ve got a handful of different looks that put people in some different spots. “Like every week, it’s going to come down to communication up front and deciphering what they’re trying to bring and what we’ve seen on film and just go from there.” Edmonton linebacker Larry Dean said the defence’s performance against the Lions was impressive, but there’s room for improvement.
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LONDON — Canada’s Brayden Schnur is one win away from reaching the first Grand Slam main draw of his career. The No. 8 qualifying seed from Pickering, Ont., beat Toronto’s Steven Diez 6-3, 6-4 in an all-Canadian second-round Wimbledon qualifying match on Wednesday. Players need to win three qualifying matches to be guaranteed a spot in the main draw. Schnur, 23, won 84 per cent of his first-serve points, well ahead of Diez’s 67 per-cent clip. The Canadian will play No. 18 qualifying seed Salvatore Caruso of Italy in the final round of qualifying on Thursday. Four Canadian men are in the main draw at Wimbledon — No. 15 seed Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont., No. 19 Felix Auger-Aliassime of Montreal, No. 29 Denis Shapovalov of Richmond Hill, Ont., and unseeded Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver.
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ANCOUVER — A former Canadian Olympic ski team member has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit alleging Alpine Canada didn’t protect its female athletes from the sexual assaults of a former coach. Allison Forsyth alleges in a statement of claim filed in British Columbia Supreme Court that the national governing body for ski racing failed to property investigate the coaching history of Bertrand Charest and is vicariously liable for his sexual misconduct. Charest was convicted in a Quebec court on more than three dozen sex charges involving female athletes ranging in age between 12 and 18. He was sentenced to 12 years in prison, but his lawyers were in court this month appealing both his conviction and sentence and he remains free on bail while the court decides his fate. Forsyth’s lawsuit doesn’t name Charest as a defendant, instead it alleges Alpine Canada hired Charest as a coach for the national team from 1996 to 1998 when it was common knowledge in the ski racing community he engaged in sexualized conduct with female athletes. The allegations have not been proven in court and Alpine Canada says in a statement that it is reviewing the details of the lawsuit relating to events that occurred in the 1990s. “For the past 20 years, Alpine Canada has been working to ensure a safe environment for all athletes, and we are continually reviewing best practices with regards to athlete safety and security.” Another lawsuit was filed last year against Alpine Canada in Quebec by three other former female ski team members making similar allegations. Alpine Canada’s statement released Wednesday says it applauds the tremendous courage of Forsyth and other women in coming forward and speaking out.
“Their determination and commitment to helping drive change is inspiring.” Forsyth’s lawsuit alleges Charest first sexually assaulted her in a bathroom, then told her she would be required to continue the sexual interactions if she wanted to succeed on the national team. “In January 1998, the plaintiff told Charest that their sexual interactions would stop and that she no longer wanted his sexualized attention,” the lawsuit says. “Charest told the plaintiff that her skiing career was over.” Forsyth, who is now 40, alleges in her lawsuit that she met with the then-president of Alpine Canada who told her that she would have to be careful about her allegations or the team would lose sponsors. “Alpine Canada implied that speaking publicly would threaten the plaintiff’s ski racing career,” the statement says. She began racing for the Canadian National Ski Team in 1998 at the age of 17. She skied for Canada in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Games. “Despite her outward success as an Olympic and World Cup athlete, the plaintiff’s sexual abuse by Charest and abhorrent treatment by Alpine Canada continued to impact her psychological and physical health, which impacted her ability to compete.” She retired in 2008. A class-action lawsuit must first be approved by the B.C. Supreme Court. Forsyth is proposing that she would act as the representative plaintiff, but the action doesn’t say how many others might take part in the lawsuit. It alleges Alpine Canada failed in a series of actions to protect female athletes including by not warning them, not responding immediately to complaints and not addressing the suspicion of sexual interference. The lawsuit asks for damages for emotional, physical and psychological harm. It also asks for punitive and aggravated damages for “the selfish, high-handed and callous conduct of Alpine Canada.”
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Wonder Gadot, with jockey John Velazquez aboard, races towards victory at last year’s Queen’s Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto.
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ORONTO — Jockey Javier Castellano will have to take Avie’s Flatter the long way home to secure trainer Josie Carroll a third Queen’s Plate title. The early 5/2 favourite was left with the No. 14 spot to conclude the race draw Wednesday at Woodbine Racetrack. So Castellano and Avie’s Flatter will have plenty of ground to cover Saturday in the $1-million event and opening jewel of the OLG Canadian Triple Crown. “It’s a 1 1/4-mile race and the first turn is long way off so I’m not going to have too many concerns about being on the outside,” said Carroll, who became the first female trainer to win the Plate in 2006 with Edenwold. ”Our horse has tactical speed and I’d hope to see him sitting just behind the first group tucked over to save some ground. “Once we get out of there we have a chance to see where everyone else lines up and hopefully tuck in and get his own position.” With the final pick of the draw, Carrol had resigned herself to being left with either inside or outside posts, usually the two most undesirable spots to start a race. The No. 14 spot became a reality when Sam-Son Farm took the rail for Woodbine Oaks champion Desert Ride — the lone filly in the field — with the 10th selection overall. And that surprised Mark Casse, a two-time Plate champion who’ll send 4/1 third pick Skywire and Federal Law (15/1) postward Saturday. “I found it very interesting that Sam-Son decided to take the No. 1 hole,” Casse said. “I was hoping they’d go outside from a selfish standpoint.
“A post that could’ve been troublesome for Avie’s Flatter would’ve been the No. 1 hole. I think by letting him to go to No. 14, that’s not a problem at all. I think, he (Avie’s Flatter) is definitely the horse to beat.” The race field, with post, horse, jockey and odds, includes: 1) Desert Ride, Steven Bahen, 8-1; 2) Moon Swings, Jesse Campbell, 30-1; 3) Krachenwagen, Jeffrey Alderson, 501; 4) Pay for Peace, Rafael Hernandez, 15-1; 5) One Bad Boy, Flavien Prat, 7-2; 6) Lucas n’ Lori, Kazushi Kimura, 501; 7) Federal Law, Jamie Spencer, 151; 8) He’s a Macho Man, Patrick Husbands, 15-1; 9) Suitedconnected, Gary Boulanger, 50-1; 10) Skywire, Eurico Rosa Da Silva, 4-1; 11) Tone Broke, Luis Contreras, 6-1; 12) Jammin Still, Alan Garcia, 30-1; 13) Rising Star, Justin Stein, 30-1; 14) Avie’s Flatter, Castellano, 5-2. Avie’s Flatter was last year’s champion two-year-old male in Canada and was installed as the Winterbook favourite for this year’s Plate. He’s won four-of-six career starts and over $420,000 in earnings but was a distant sixth in the Grade 2 American Turf at Churchill Downs on May 4. “For some reason he had a little trouble with that turf course,” Carroll said. “He bobbled a bit and didn’t finish as well as we thought. “We thought about running him in the Plate Trial (June 8 at Woodbine) but we want to go in with a fresh horse. I think this horse has handled the long period between races very well. He’s a horse who’ll do whatever you ask of him, his workouts have been very very strong.” While all eyes will be on Avie’s Flatter on Saturday, Carroll is feeling bullish about He’s a Macho Man. With just three career starts — two wins — He’s a Macho Man is the least experienced horse in the field.
GOLF PGA TOUR ROCKET MORTAGE CLASSIC Site: Detroit. Course: Detroit GC. Yardage: 7,340. Par: 72. Purse: $7.3 million. Winner’s share: $1,314,000. Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:45 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS). Defending champion: New tournament. FedEx Cup leader: Matt Kuchar. Last week: Chez Reavie won the Travelers Championship. Notes: Gary Woodland makes his first start since his U.S. Open victory at Pebble Beach. … Rocket Mortgage is a division of Quicken Loans, the title sponsor of a PGA Tour event that benefited the Tiger Woods Foundation from 2007 through 2018. This is a new tournament. …. Dustin Johnson at No. 2 is the only player from the top 10 in the world in the field. … The PGA Tour returns to Michigan for the first time since the Buick Open in 2009, which was won by Tiger Woods. This is the first PGA Tour event in the city of Detroit. … Rickie Fowler has an endorsement deal with the title sponsor. … U.S. Amateur champion Viktor Hovland is among four players in the field who competed in the NCAA Championship last month and have turned pro. … Stewart Cink is playing for the first time since the week after the Masters. … Detroit Golf Club was founded in 1899 and has two 18-hole courses designed by Donald Ross. Next week: 3M Open. Online: www.pgatour.com UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION U.S. SENIOR OPEN Site: South Bend, Ind. Course: The Warren Course at Notre Dame. Yardage: 6,943. Par: 70. Purse: TBA ($4 million in 2018). Winner’s share: TBA ($720,000 in 2018). Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-8 p.m. (FS1); Saturday, 3-4 p.m. (FS1), 4-7:30 p.m. (FOX); Sunday, 2-7:30 p.m. (FOX). Defending champion: David Toms. Last year: Toms birdied the 16th to take the lead at The Broadmoor and closed with a par 70 for a oneshot victory over Miguel Angel Jimenez, Jerry Kelly and Tim Petrovic. Notes: This is the third major of the year on the senior circuit. Steve Stricker won the Regions Tradition and Ken Tanigawa won the Senior PGA Championship. … The U.S. Senior Open dates to 1980 when Robert de Vicenzo won on the East Course at Winged Foot. … David Toms will try to become the fourth back-toback winner. The most recent player to successfully defend was Allen Doyle in 2005-06. The others were Gary Player and Miller Barber. … Five former U.S. Open champions are in the field — Tom Watson, Tom Kite, Corey Pavin, Lee Janzen and Michael Campbell. Only seven players have won the U.S. Open and Senior Open, most recently Hale Irwin in 2000. … The winner earns a spot in the U.S. Open next year at Winged Foot, and is exempt for the next 10 U.S. Senior Opens. … Fred Funk, in the final year of his exemption from winning in 2009 at Crooked Stick, also has three runner-up finishes in the U.S. Senior Open. … Miguel Angel Jimenez has twice finished second in the last three years. Next year: Newport Country Club. Online: www.usga.org LPGA TOUR WALMART NW ARKANSAS CHAMPIONSHIP Site: Rogers, Ark. Course: Pinnacle CC. Yardage: 6,331. Par: 71. Purse: $2 million. Winner’s share: $300,000. Television: Friday, noon to 2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Nasa Hataoka. Race to CME Globe leader: Jin Young Ko. Last week: Hannah Green won the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Notes: Ten players from six countries — South Korea, Thailand, Sweden, England, Australia and the U.S. — have won the last 10 majors on the LPGA. … Nasa Hataoka last year broke the tournament scoring record by three shots. … This one of only three LPGA Tour events contested over 54 holes. … University of Arkansas players in the field include Stacy Lewis and Maria Fassi, the 21-year-old Mexican who won the NCAA title last month. … Hannah Green is the third player in the last five majors to get her first LPGA Tour title at a major. She joins Jeungeun Lee6 (U.S. Women’s Open) and Georgia Hall (Women’s British Open). … The LPGA Tour has four weeks of domestic tournaments until back-to-back majors at the Evian Championship in France and the Women’s British Open. … With her tie for fifth at the Women’s PGA Championship, Lizette Salas moved to No. 5 in the Solheim Cup standings. … Green moved from No. 114 to No. 29 in the women’s world ranking. Next week: Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic. Online: www.lpga.com EUROPEAN TOUR ANDALUCIA VALDERRAMA MASTERS Site: Sotogrande, Spain. Course: Real Club Valderrama. Yardage: 7,001. Par: 71. Purse: 3 million euros. Winner’s share: 500,000 euros. Television: Thursday-Friday, 6-8 a.m., 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 7:30 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel). Defending champion: Sergio Garcia. Race to Dubai leader: Matt Wallace. Last week: Andrea Pavan won the BMW International Open. Notes: The field includes Garcia as the defending champion and tournament host, Jon Rahm and Jose Maria Olazabal. … This is an Open Qualifying Series event, with three players not exempt from the top 10 getting into the British Open. … The course is among the most famous in continental Europe, having hosted the 1997 Ryder Cup, two World Golf Championships and previously being home to the season-ending European Tour event. … It was held in 2010 and 2011 until being off the European Tour schedule for five years. … Garcia has won the tournament three out of the four years it has been held, with Graeme McDowell winning the other time. … Lee Westwood is in the field. He won at Valderrama in 1997 when it was the season-ending event. … Nick Faldo won the first European Tour event at Valderrama by two shots over Seve Ballesteros. Next week: Dubai Duty Free Irish Open.
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Investment pays off as Europe dominates BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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E HAVRE, France — Even Netherlands forward Lineth Beerensteyn had to check that the number was right. “Oh my God — seven,” she exclaimed. “That’s a lot.” Europe sure is dominating this Women’s World Cup. The Netherlands made it a record seven European teams in the quarterfinals by knocking out Japan, which won the tournament in 2011. Never before in the previous seven editions had an Asian team missed out on making the last eight. Only the United States’ victory over Spain prevented a clean sweep by European teams in the round of 16, and the defending champions now have to face host France on Friday. “Sometimes it kind of feels like a Euros,” Netherlands forward Vivianne Miedema
said. “America is amazing.” The compliment isn’t being returned by U.S. forward Tobin Heath. “As a football fan, to me I would want a little bit more diversity at this point,” Heath said. “I find European football is sometimes a little boring and I think that there’s some teams that are so exciting to watch, that you won’t be able to see this kind of different style, which is unfortunate at this stage because I appreciate certain teams that are no longer in the tournament.” There is a freshness to the field, however. The Dutch are in the quarterfinals for the first time in only their second appearance to the tournament. Italy, their opponent on Saturday, is back in the quarterfinals for the first time since 1991. The round opens with Norway playing England, which finished third in 2015, and
wraps up Saturday night with two-time champion Germany taking on Sweden. Investment domestically is raising standards for players, cementing Europe’s control of the international game. “The biggest example is Italy,” Miedema said. “They put a lot of money into Juventus and in a couple of other clubs. You see it directly on the World Cup.” All but one of the Italian players plays at home, with eight out of 23 playing on the Serie A-winning Juventus squad. “Once the league in your country is really strong then you know your national team is going to become better as well,” Miedema said. “It’s only going to become bigger.” But a few clubs have emerged as forces in the women’s game. As many players on the Netherlands squad play for Ajax — four — as they do
for newly crowned English champion Arsenal, including Miedema. While Arsenal was crowned European champion in 2007, Ajax has never conquered the continent. The appearance of Norway in the World Cup quarterfinals signals a resurgence for the 1995 champions. The Norwegians reached the semifinals in four of the first five editions of the Women’s World Cup, but were eliminated in the group stage in 2011 and in the round of 16 in 2015. The majority of the squad still plays for Norwegian clubs, which struggle to make an impact in continental competitions and can’t afford the professional contracts enjoyed by the entire England travelling party. “When there is money, other leagues can dominate,” Norway coach Martin Sjögren said through a translator.
SOCCER MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE Team GP W L T GF GA Pts Philadelphia 18 9 4 5 32 21 32 D.C. 18 8 4 6 24 18 30 Montreal 19 9 7 3 23 29 30 Atlanta 16 8 6 2 21 14 26 NY Red Bulls 16 7 6 3 27 19 24 New York City 14 5 1 8 23 17 23 Toronto 17 6 7 4 29 30 22 Chicago 17 4 6 7 25 24 19 Orlando 16 5 8 3 22 22 18 Columbus 17 5 10 2 16 25 17 New England 17 4 8 5 18 34 17 Cincinnati 17 3 12 2 14 35 11 WESTERN CONFERENCE Team GP W L T GF GA Pts Los Angeles FC16 11 1 4 39 13 37 LA Galaxy 17 10 6 1 24 19 31 Seattle 16 7 4 5 26 21 26 Dallas 18 7 6 5 27 24 26 Houston 14 7 4 3 21 18 24 Minnesota 16 6 7 3 23 25 21 Salt Lake 16 6 8 2 22 28 20 San Jose 15 5 6 4 23 27 19 Vancouver 18 4 6 8 21 24 20 Kansas City 16 4 5 7 27 27 19 Portland 15 5 8 2 24 28 17 Colorado 17 4 9 4 27 36 16 Note: Three points awarded for a win, one for a tie. Wednesday’s results D.C. 1 Orlando 0 Montreal 2 Portland 1 Philadelphia 1 New England 1 Toronto 3 Atlanta 2 Vancouver 2 Dallas 2 Houston at San Jose Friday’s games Chicago at N.Y. Red Bulls, 6 p.m. Los Angeles F.C. at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s games Cincinnati at Minnesota, 2 p.m. Montreal at Atlanta, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at New York City, 5 p.m. Houston at New England, 5:30 p.m. Orlando at Columbus, 5:30 p.m. Toronto at D.C., 6 p.m. L.A. Galaxy at San Jose, 8 p.m. Kansas City at Salt Lake, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Seattle, 8 p.m. Sunday’s game Dallas at Portland, 9 p.m.
x-Calgary 9 8 1 0 15 4 24 Hamilton 9 6 2 1 15 6 19 Halifax 9 3 4 2 8 9 11 Winnipeg 9 3 6 0 7 12 9 Edmonton 8 2 4 2 5 9 8 Victoria 9 2 5 2 8 14 8 York 9 1 3 5 6 10 8 x _ clinched spring season title; Note: Three points awarded for a win, one for a tie.
Wednesday, July 3 Seattle at New York City, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Orlando, 5:30 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 6 p.m. San Jose at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Los Angeles F.C. at Kansas City, 6:30 p.m. N.Y. Red Bulls at Houston, 7 p.m. Columbus at Salt Lake, 8 p.m. Thursday, July 4 New England at Colorado, 7 p.m. D.C. at Dallas, 7 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Galaxy, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 6 Houston at Cincinnati, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Seattle at Columbus, 5:30 p.m. Chicago at Kansas City, 6:30 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles F.C., 8:30 p.m. Salt Lake at San Jose, 8:30 p.m. Orlando at Philadelphia, tbd Sunday, July 7 N.Y. Red Bulls at Atlanta, 12 p.m. Portland at New York City, 4:30 p.m.
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Wednesday’s results Calgary 2 York 0 Halifax 2 Winnipeg 0 Hamilton at Edmonton Monday, July 1 York at Winnipeg, 11 a.m. Halifax at Edmonton, 12:30 p.m. Calgary at Victoria, 4 p.m. Conclusion of Spring Season 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup At Sites In France ROUND OF 16 Tuesday’s results At Montpellier, France Italy 2 China 0 At Rennes, France Netherlands 2 Japan 1 Monday’s results At Paris Sweden 1 Canada 0 At Reims, France United States 2 Spain 1 Sunday’s results At Valenciennes, France England 3 Cameroon 0 At Le Havre, France France 2 Brazil 1 (extra time) Saturday’s results At Grenoble, France
Germany 3 Nigeria 0 At Nice, France Norway 1 Australia 1 (Norway advances 4-1 on penalty kicks) PLAYOFFS QUARTERFINALS Thursday’s game At Le Havre, France Norway vs. England, 1 p.m. Friday’s game At Paris France vs. United States, 1 p.m. Saturday, June 29 At Valenciennes, France Italy vs. Netherlands, 7 a.m. At Rennes, France Germany vs. Sweden, 7:30 p.m. SEMIFINALS Tuesday, July 2 At Lyon, France Le Havre winner vs. Paris winner, 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 At Lyon, France Valenciennes winner vs. Rennes winner, 1 p.m. THIRD PLACE Saturday, July 6 At Nice, France Semifinal losers, 9 a.m. CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday, July 7 At Lyon, France Semifinal winners, 9 a.m.
TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed LHP Josh Rogers on the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP Tayler Scott and RHP Matt Wotherspoon to Norfolk (IL). Recalled LHP Paul Fry from Norfolk. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent RHP Dylan Covey to Charlotte (IL) for a rehab assignment. DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned 3B Dawel Lugo to Toledo (IL). Recalled INF Jeimer Candelario from Toledo. HOUSTON ASTROS — Sent RHP Joe Smith to Round Rock (PCL) for a rehab assignment. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Designated RHP Brad Boxberger for assignment. Optioned LHP Eric Skoglund to Omaha (PCL). Recalled LHP Tim Hill from Omaha. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled RHP Jaime Barria from Salt Lake (PCL). Reinstated RHP Trevor Cahill from the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP Jake Jewell to Salt Lake. Designated INF Wilfredo Tovar. MINNESOTA TWINS — Designated LHP Gabriel Moya for assignment. NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed OF Giancarlo Stanton on the 10-day IL. Recalled OF Mike Tauchman from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHP J.B. Wen-
delken to Las Vegas (PCL). Recalled RHP Daniel Mengden from Las Vegas. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Sent C Anthony Bemboom to Charlotte (FSL) for a rehab assignment. Signed 2B Trevor Ezell and RHP Ryan Jackson to minor league contracts. TEXAS RANGERS — Released LHP Drew Smyly. Sent OF Scott Heineman to Nashville (PCL) for a rehab assignment. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Sent LHP Ryan Borucki to the GCL Blue Jays for a rehab assignment. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned 2B Domingo Leyba to Reno (PCL). Reinstated 1B Jake Lamb from the 10-day IL. ATLANTA BRAVES — Signed RHP Kasey Kalich to a minor league contract. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Selected the contract of RHP Tony Gonsolin from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned C Will Smith to Oklahoma City. Transferred LHP Tony Cingrani to the 60-day IL. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Ethan Small on a minor league contract. NEW YORK METS — Selected the contract of RHP Chris Mazza from Syracuse (IL). Optioned RHP Walker Lockett to Syracuse. Designated LHP Ryan O’Rourke for assignment.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Sent RHP Tommy Hunter to Reading (EL) for a rehab assignment. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Assigned RHP Kazuhsia Makita outright to Amarillo (TL). American Association CLEBURNE RAILROADERS — Signed INF Ryan Brett and RHP Stephen Johnson. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Released RHP Eric Carter. Signed OF Tyler Hill and INF Jordan Hovey. Atlantic League SUGAR LAND SKEETERS — Sold the contract of OF O’Koyea Dickson to Generales de Durango (Mexico). Signed RHP Nick Rumbelow. Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Signed RHP Drew Beyer. FLORENCE FREEDOM — Signed RHP Joe Mortillaro. RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed SS Tanner Wetrich. SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Released RHP Joe Dougherty. HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Named Phil Housley assistant coach and signed him to a multiyear contract. CAROLINA HURRICANES — Reached an affiliation agreement with Greenville (ECHL) through the 2019-
20 season. FLORIDA PANTHERS — G Roberto Luongo announced his retirement. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Named Andrew McIntyre senior vice-president of technology and innovation. ECHL IDAHO STEELHEADS — Signed D Jeff King to a one-year contract. OLYMPIC SPORTS USA LUGE — Named Pat Anderson U.S. development coach. COLLEGE HIGH POINT — Named Brittany Brown assistant women’s basketball coach. LA SALLE — Named Alexa Hoover assistant field hockey coach. OAKLAND, MICHIGAN — Announced the retirement of Dan Hipsher men’s assistant basketball coach. RUTGERS — Named Steve Owens baseball coach. TEXAS TECH — Suspended F Deshawn Corprew from the men’s basketball team. THE CITADEL — Announced graduate LB Airan Reed transferred from Southern Illinois. UCONN — Accepted an invitation to rejoin the Big East Conference for most sports other than football, to begin with the 2020-21 academic year.
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IOC to change process of Olympic bid races, host elections LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympics hosted in multiple cities or countries. Bidders pro-actively invited. Candidates recommended with possibly no opponents. Radical changes in how and when Olympic hosts are picked were voted
in Wednesday as the International Olympic Committee looks to avoid negative headlines and angering local taxpayers following referendum losses and excessive spending on white-elephant venues. Stung by recent public votes in Europe and Canada, the IOC agreed that future bidders could need to win a referendum before entering a race. “We cannot, I suggest, continue to be damaged as we have in the past,” veteran IOC member John Coates said, presenting reforms already tested in the 2026 Winter Games contest.
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On Monday, Milan-Cortina in northern Italy beat Stockholm-Are, which tied Sweden to Latvia’s bobsled track, in a campaign where support from national and city governments was often shaky. Future Olympic bidders will be required to use existing and temporary venues and infrastructure, while being steered away from costly construction projects. A new, flexible campaign timetable will end the Olympic Charter rule requiring hosts to be voted on seven years in advance of a Summer
or Winter Games. That rule already had to be waived in 2017, allowing Los Angeles to be picked 11 years in advance of the 2028 Summer Games. There might not be an election at all. A key part of the new process is creating new Olympic panels — one each for Summer and Winter Games — which will recommend one or more candidates for an election. “It can come to a point where there is only one candidate being proposed,” IOC President Thomas Bach said at a news conference.
BASEBALL New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Detroit Kansas City Houston Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle
AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct 52 28 .650 45 34 .570 44 38 .537 29 52 .358 22 58 .275 Central Division W L Pct 51 27 .654 44 36 .550 37 41 .474 26 49 .347 28 53 .346 West Division W L Pct 50 30 .625 44 36 .550 42 38 .525 40 40 .500 36 47 .434
GB — 6 1/2 9 23 1/2 30 GB — 8 14 23 1/2 24 1/2 GB — 6 8 10 15 1/2
Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 3 San Diego 8, Baltimore 3 Boston 6, Chicago White Sox 3 Kansas City 8, Cleveland 6 Texas 5, Detroit 3 Houston 5, Pittsburgh 1 Minnesota 9, Tampa Bay 4 Seattle 8, Milwaukee 3 Oakland 7, St. Louis 3 L.A. Angels 5, Cincinnati 1 Wednesday’s Games Chicago White Sox 8, Boston 7 N.Y. Yankees 8, Toronto 7 Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3 San Diego 10, Baltimore 5 Texas 4, Detroit 1 Oakland 2, St. Louis 0 Cincinnati at L.A. Angels, 6:07 p.m. Pittsburgh at Houston, 6:10 p.m. Seattle at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay (Stanek 0-1) at Minnesota (Perez 7-3), 11:10 a.m. Texas (Jurado 4-3) at Detroit (Turnbull 3-7), 11:10 a.m. Pittsburgh (Musgrove 5-7) at Houston (Peacock 6-5), 12:10 p.m. Seattle (Leake 7-6) at Milwaukee (Anderson 3-2), 12:10 p.m. Oakland (Fiers 7-3) at L.A. Angels (Canning 2-4), 8:07 p.m. Friday’s Games Cleveland at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. Kansas City at Toronto, 5:07 p.m. Texas at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 5:10 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 6:10 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 8:07 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS
BATTING — LeMahieu, New York, .336; Polanco, Minnesota, .326; Devers, Boston, .322; Brantley, Houston, .318; Anderson, Chicago, .317; Alberto, Baltimore, .315; Andrus, Texas, .308; Trout, Los Angeles, .307; Merrifield, Kansas City, .303; Reddick, Houston, .301. RUNS — Betts, Boston, 64; Trout, Los Angeles, 62; Bogaerts, Boston, 61; Devers, Boston, 60; LeMahieu, New York, 58; Merrifield, Kansas City, 57; Encarnacion, New York, 55; CSantana, Cleveland, 55; Bregman, Houston, 54; 4 tied at 53. RBI — DSantana, Seattle, 60; Abreu, Chicago, 59; Rosario, Minnesota, 59; Trout, Los Angeles, 56; Bogaerts, Boston, 55; Encarnacion, New York, 54; LeMahieu, New York, 54; Soler, Kansas City, 53; Bregman, Houston, 52; Sanchez, New York, 52. HITS — Merrifield, Kansas City, 103; LeMahieu, New York, 101; Devers, Boston, 100; Polanco, Minnesota, 99; Brantley, Houston, 95; Bogaerts, Boston, 91; Semien, Oakland, 90; Andrus, Texas, 89; DSantana, Seattle, 89; Mancini, Baltimore, 87. DOUBLES — Bogaerts, Boston, 27; Castellanos, Detroit, 25; Devers, Boston, 23; Polanco, Minnesota, 22; Brantley, Houston, 21; Buxton, Minnesota, 21; Merrifield, Kansas City, 21; 5 tied at 20. TRIPLES — Mondesi, Kansas City, 8; Merrifield, Kansas City, 7; Kiermaier, Tampa Bay, 5; Polanco, Minnesota, 5; Gardner, New York, 4; Meadows, Tampa Bay, 4; 12 tied at 3. HOME RUNS — Encarnacion, New York, 24; Sanchez, New York, 23; Bregman, Houston, 22; Trout, Los Angeles, 22; Soler, Kansas City, 21; Rosario, Minnesota, 20; 5 tied at 19. STOLEN BASES — Mondesi, Kansas City, 27; Smith, Seattle, 21; Ramirez, Cleveland, 18; Andrus, Texas, 16; Hamilton, Kansas City, 16; Anderson, Chicago, 15; Villar, Baltimore, 15; Gordon, Seattle, 13; Kiermaier, Tampa Bay, 13; 3 tied at 12. PITCHING — Giolito, Chicago, 10-2; Odorizzi, Minnesota, 10-3; Verlander, Houston, 10-3; German, New York, 9-2; Gonzales, Seattle, 9-6; Lynn, Texas, 9-4; Montas, Oakland, 9-2; 5 tied at 8. ERA — Morton, Tampa Bay, 2.31; Minor, Texas, 2.40; Odorizzi, Minnesota, 2.58; Verlander, Houston, 2.67; Montas, Oakland, 2.70; Berrios, Minnesota, 2.84; Giolito, Chicago, 2.87; Chirinos, Tampa Bay, 3.00; Stroman, Toronto, 3.04; Tanaka, New York, 3.21. STRIKEOUTS — Cole, Houston, 151; Sale, Boston, 148; Verlander, Houston, 142; Bauer, Cleveland, 134; Boyd, Detroit, 129; Bieber, Cleveland, 122; Morton, Tampa Bay, 113; Giolito, Chicago, 111; Minor, Texas, 110; Lynn, Texas, 108.
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Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Mets 5 San Diego 8, Baltimore 3 Washington 6, Miami 1 Atlanta 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Houston 5, Pittsburgh 1 Seattle 8, Milwaukee 3 Oakland 7, St. Louis 3 L.A. Dodgers 3, Arizona 2 San Francisco 4, Colorado 2 L.A. Angels 5, Cincinnati 1 Wednesday’s Games San Diego 10, Baltimore 5 Arizona 8, L.A. Dodgers 2 Colorado 6, San Francisco 3 Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Mets 4, 10 innings Washington 7, Miami 5 Oakland 2, St. Louis 0 Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m. Cincinnati at L.A. Angels, 6:07 p.m. Pittsburgh at Houston, 6:10 p.m. Seattle at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m. Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 6-5) at Philadelphia (Nola 6-2), 11:05 a.m. Pittsburgh (Musgrove 5-7) at Houston (Peacock 6-5), 12:10 p.m. Seattle (Leake 7-6) at Milwaukee (Anderson 3-2), 12:10 p.m. Atlanta (Wilson 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Chatwood 3-1), 12:20 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 8-4) at Miami (Alcantara 4-6), 5:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 8-1) at Colorado (Lambert 2-0), 6:40 p.m. Arizona (Young 0-0) at San Francisco (Beede 1-2), 7:45 p.m. Friday’s Games Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 5:10 p.m. Washington at Detroit, 5:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 6:40 p.m. St. Louis at San Diego, 8:10 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING — Bellinger, Los Angeles, .354; McNeil, New York, .351; Yelich, Milwaukee, .336; Blackmon, Colorado, .325; Dahl, Colorado, .320; Arenado, Colorado, .317; KMarte, Arizona, .316; Rendon, Washington, .313; Freeman, Atlanta, .311; Bell, Pittsburgh, .311. RUNS — Story, Colorado, 65; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 64; Yelich, Milwaukee, 63; Bryant, Chicago, 59; Free-
man, Atlanta, 59; Rendon, Washington, 59; Arenado, Colorado, 57; Bell, Pittsburgh, 57; Blackmon, Colorado, 57; Acuna Jr., Atlanta, 55. RBI — Bell, Pittsburgh, 66; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 63; Yelich, Milwaukee, 63; Arenado, Colorado, 62; Escobar, Arizona, 62; Ozuna, St. Louis, 62; Alonso, New York, 61; Freeman, Atlanta, 61; 3 tied at 55. HITS — KMarte, Arizona, 100; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 98; Arenado, Colorado, 97; Freeman, Atlanta, 97; Acuna Jr., Atlanta, 92; Bell, Pittsburgh, 91; Blackmon, Colorado, 91; Yelich, Milwaukee, 91; Albies, Atlanta, 90; 2 tied at 89. DOUBLES — Bell, Pittsburgh, 28; Harper, Philadelphia, 23; Peralta, Arizona, 22; Bryant, Chicago, 21; Dahl, Colorado, 21; Freeman, Atlanta, 21; McNeil, New York, 21; Seager, Los Angeles, 21; 5 tied at 20. TRIPLES — Blackmon, Colorado, 6; Escobar, Arizona, 5; Tapia, Colorado, 5; Dahl, Colorado, 4; Frazier, Pittsburgh, 4; KMarte, Arizona, 4; Rosario, New York, 4; Tatis Jr., San Diego, 4; 12 tied at 3. HOME RUNS — Yelich, Milwaukee, 29; Alonso, New York, 27; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 26; Renfroe, San Diego, 24; Moustakas, Milwaukee, 22; Reyes, San Diego, 22; Freeman, Atlanta, 21; 4 tied at 20. STOLEN BASES — Dyson, Arizona, 19; Yelich, Milwaukee, 17; Turner, Washington, 14; Wong, St. Louis, 14; Story, Colorado, 12; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 11; Puig, Cincinnati, 11; Tatis Jr., San Diego, 11; 4 tied at 10. PITCHING — Fried, Atlanta, 9-3; Ryu, Los Angeles, 9-1; Woodruff, Milwaukee, 9-2; Buehler, Los Angeles, 8-1; Gray, Colorado, 8-5; Greinke, Arizona, 8-3; Marquez, Colorado, 8-3; Soroka, Atlanta, 8-1; Strasburg, Washington, 8-4; 12 tied at 7. ERA — Ryu, Los Angeles, 1.27; Scherzer, Washington, 2.52; Castillo, Cincinnati, 2.56; Hamels, Chicago, 2.92; Buehler, Los Angeles, 2.96; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 3.07; Greinke, Arizona, 3.08; deGrom, New York, 3.25; Eflin, Philadelphia, 3.26; Davies, Milwaukee, 3.34. STRIKEOUTS — Scherzer, Washington, 156; Ray, Arizona, 124; deGrom, New York, 121; Strasburg, Washington, 120; Woodruff, Milwaukee, 114; Marquez, Colorado, 113; Corbin, Washington, 111; Castillo, Cincinnati, 109; Wheeler, New York, 108; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 104. WEDNESDAY’S LINESCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 000 010002—3 8 1 Cleveland 101 20001x—5 10 0 Junis, Hill (7) and Gallagher; Bauer, Goody (7), Wittgren (9) and Perez. W_Bauer 6-6. L_Junis 4-7. HRs_Kansas City, Duda (3). Cleveland, Bauers (10), Naquin (6). Chicago 302 000102—8 12 1 Boston 201 000130—7 15 0 Lopez, Bummer (7), Fry (8), Marshall (8), Colome (8) and McCann; Sale, Walden (7), Wright (8), M.Barnes (9), J.Taylor (9) and Leon, Vazquez. W_Colome 3-1. L_M.Barnes 3-3. HRs_Chicago, McCann (8), Abreu (19). Boston, Martinez (17). Toronto New York
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Thornton, Gaviglio (4), Biagini (6), Mayza (7), Hudson (8), Kingham (9) and Jansen, Maile; Paxton, Hale (5), Ottavino (7), Tarpley (8), Britton (9) and G.Sanchez. W_Britton 3-1. L_Kingham 3-2. HRs_Toronto, Gurriel Jr. 2 (12), Jansen (3). New York, Gregorius (2), LeMahieu (12). Texas 001 030000—4 8 0 Detroit 000 100000—1 5 0 Minor and Mathis; Boyd, Alcantara (8), Stumpf (8), A.Adams (9) and J.Hicks. W_Minor 8-4. L_Boyd 5-6. HRs_Texas, Mathis (2), Santana (9), Calhoun (4). Detroit, Dixon (10). INTERLEAGUE San Diego 031 022110—1011 1 Baltimore 100 201010— 5 8 1 Strahm, Wingenter (7), Quantrill (8), Stammen (8) and Hedges; Bundy, Armstrong (5), Scott (7), Bleier (8), Givens (9) and Severino. W_Strahm 3-6. L_Bundy 3-10. Sv_Stammen (4). HRs_San Diego, Reyes 2 (22), Hosmer (12), Renfroe (24), Garcia (3). Baltimore, Villar (10), Severino (9). Oakland 000 100100—2 8 0 St. Louis 000 000000—0 5 0 Mengden, Petit (7), Soria (8), Hendriks (9) and B.Taylor; Wainwright, Gallegos (7), Gant (9) and Molina. W_Mengden 2-1. L_Wainwright 5-7. Sv_Hendriks (2). HRs_Oakland, Chapman (19), Taylor (2). NATIONAL LEAGUE Colorado 004 100100—6 7 1 San Francisco 201 000000—3 8 1 Marquez, McGee (6), Diaz (7), Oberg (8), W.Davis (9) and Wolters; Samardzija, Holland (6), Melancon (7), D.Rodriguez (8) and Vogt. W_Marquez 8-3. L_Samardzija 4-7. Sv_W.Davis (11). HRs_Colorado, Dahl (10). San Francisco, Sandoval (10). Los Angeles 010 100000—2 5 3 Arizona 410 12000x—8 9 1 Gonsolin, Ferguson (5), Y.Garcia (6), Chargois (7), Ru.Martin (8) and Ru.Martin, A.Barnes; Clarke, Chafin (6), Crichton (6), A.Bradley (9) and Joseph. W_Clarke 2-3. L_Gonsolin 0-1. HRs_Los Angeles, Bellinger (26). Arizona, Escobar (18). New York 000 112 000 0—4 10 0 Philadelphia 000 001 300 1—5 9 1 (10 innings) J.Vargas, Lugo (7), Gsellman (8), Diaz (9), Nogosek (10) and Nido; Pivetta, Alvarez (6), Hammer (8), Morgan (8), Neris (9), E.Garcia (10) and Realmuto. W_E. Garcia 2-0. L_Nogosek 0-1. HRs_New York, Smith (7), McNeil (6). Philadelphia, Segura (9). Washington 000 004003—7 7 0 Miami 001 000004—5 6 0 Corbin, Suero (8), Guerra (9), Doolittle (9) and Gomes; Gallen, Chen (6), J.Garcia (7), Brice (9) and Holaday. W_Corbin 7-5. L_Gallen 0-1. Sv_Doolittle (17). HRs_Washington, Adams (11).
FOOTBALL CFL East Division Team GP W L T PF PA Pt Hamilton 2 2 0 0 87 31 4 Ottawa 2 2 0 0 76 69 4 Montreal 1 0 1 0 25 32 0 Toronto 1 0 1 0 14 64 0 West Division Team GP W L T PF PA Pt Edmonton 2 2 0 0 71 48 4 Winnipeg 1 1 0 0 33 23 2 Calgary 1 0 1 0 28 32 0 Saskatchewan 2 0 2 0 58 67 0 B.C. 2 0 2 0 46 72 0 Note: Two points awarded for a win, one for a tie. Week Two Byes: Calgary, Montreal & Winnipeg Saturday’s result Hamilton 64 Toronto 14 Friday’s result Edmonton 39 British Columbia 23 Thursday’s result Ottawa 44 Saskatchewan 41 Week Three Bye: Ottawa Thursday’s game Edmonton at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m. Friday’s game Montreal at Hamilton, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29 British Columbia at Calgary, 5 p.m. Monday, July 1 Toronto at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m. THURSDAY’S SUMMARY Ottawa 44, Saskatchewan 41
First Quarter Sask — TD Thigpen 19 pass from Fajardo (Lauther convert) 7:08 Ott — TD Rhymes 20 pass from Davis (two-point convert: Holley 3 pass from Davis) 13:49 Ott — Single Leone 69 14:23 Second Quarter Sask — FG Lauther 57 0:31 Ott — TD Beaulieu 23 pass from Davis (two-point convert: Sinopoli 3 pass from Davis) 2:45 Ott — TD Harris 9 pass from Davis (two-point convert: Madu 3 run) 5:19 Sask — TD Powell 9 run (Lauther convert) 8:03 Ott — FG Ward 30 10:50 Ott — FG Ward 45 14:41 Sask — TD Evans 44 pass from Fajardo (Lauther convert) 14:56 Third Quarter Ott — FG Ward 30 1:24 Sask — FG Lauther 20 6:29 Ott — FG Ward 30 9:40 Ott — Single Leone 64 13:26 Fourth Quarter Ott — FG Ward 28 5:19 Sask — TD Thigpen 6 run (convert missed) 10:19 Ott — FG Ward 22 13:19 Sask — TD Fajardo 1 run (two-point convert: Evans 3 pass from Fajardo) 14:34 Saskatchewan 7 17 3 14 _ 41 Ottawa 9 22 7 6 _ 44 Attendance _ 23,453 at Ottawa. FRIDAY’S SUMMARY Edmonton 39, B.C. 23 First Quarter B.C. _ TD Durant 7 pass from Reilly (two-point convert: S.Johnson 3 pass from Reilly) 8:34
B.C. _ FG Castillo 30 12:22 Edm _ FG Whyte 45 14:35 Second Quarter B.C. _ FG Castillo 25 2:57 B.C. _ FG Castillo 36 5:15 Edm _ FG Whyte 46 8:55 Edm _ TD Smith 6 pass from Harris (Whyte convert) 12:58 Edm _ TD Ellingson 3 pass from Harris (Whyte convert) 14:54 Third Quarter B.C. _ FG Castillo 50 4:06 Edm _ TD Harris 1 run (Whyte convert) 8:41 B.C. _ FG Castillo 45 13:19 Edm _ TD Ellingson 54 pass from Harris (Whyte convert) 15:00 Fourth Quarter Edm _ Safety Castillo concedes 1:21 Edm _ FG Whyte 27 8:59 B.C. 11 6 6 0 _ 23 Edmonton 3 17 14 5 _ 39 Attendance _ 24,016 at Edmonton. SATURDAY’S SUMMARY Hamilton 64, Toronto 14 First Quarter Ham _ FG Hajrullahu 34 6:03 Tor _ FG Brown 28 10:13 Second Quarter Ham _ FG Hajrullahu 56 2:04 Ham _ TD Masoli 1 run (two-point convert: Tucker 3 pass from Masoli) 9:44 Ham _ TD Irons 5 run (two-point convert failed) 13:40 Tor _ FG Brown 43 15:00 Third Quarter Ham _ TD Addison 21 pass from Masoli (two-point convert failed) 1:15
Ham _ TD Kalinic 31 pass from Masoli (two-point convert: Addison 3 pass from Masoli) 8:10 Ham _ TD Addison 10 pass from Masoli (Hajrullahu convert) 13:26 Fourth Quarter Ham _ TD Banks 113 missed field goal return (Amavizca Ortiz convert) 0:50 Ham _ TD Addison 44 pass from Evans (Amavizca Ortiz convert) 4:51 Ham _ FG Hajrullahu 27 9:39 Tor _ TD Edwards 3 pass from Bethel-Thompson (two-point convert: Green 3 pass from Bethel-Thompson) 13:36 Ham _ TD Murray 37 interception return (convert not attempted) 15:00 Hamilton 3 17 21 23 _ 64 Toronto 3 3 0 8 _ 14 Attendance _ 16,734 at Toronto. UNOFFICIAL 2019 CFL SCORING LEADERS Player TD C FG S Pt L.Ward, Ott 0 1 9 0 28 S.Castillo BC 0 0 8 0 24 L.Hajrullahu, Ham 0 3 6 0 21 x-B.Addison, Ham 3 2 0 0 20 Do.Davis, Ott 3 0 0 0 18 S.Whyte, Edm 0 8 3 0 17 B.Lauther, Sask 0 4 3 1 14 B.Banks, Ham 2 0 0 0 12 L.Durant, BC 2 0 0 0 12 G.Ellingson, Edm 2 0 0 0 12 C.Fajardo, Sask 2 0 0 0 12 T.Harris, Edm 2 0 0 0 12 W.Powell, Sask 2 0 0 0 12 K.Stafford, Edm 2 0 0 0 12 M.Thigpen, Sask 2 0 0 0 12 D.Wolitarsky, Wpg 2 0 0 0 12
x-S.Evans, Sask 1 x-RJ.Harris, Ott 1 R.Paredes, Cgy 0 J.Medlock, Wpg 0 B.Bede, Mtl 0 D.Adams, Wpg 1 JC.Beaulieu, Ott 1 J.Brescacin, Cgy 1 BJ.Cunningham, Mtl1 A.Edwards, Tor 1 CJ.Gable, Edm 1 M.Irons, Ham 1 D.Jackson, Cgy 1 N.Kalinic, Ham 1 J.Masoli, Ham 1 D.Murray, Ham 1 D.Posey, Mtl 1 D.Rhymes, Ott 1 B.Rutley, BC 1 B.Smith, Cgy 1 T.Smith, Edm 1 W.Stanback, Mtl 1 C.Streveler, Wpg 1 F.Williams, Ham 1 D.Brown, Tor 0 R.Leone, Ott 0 x-R.Begelton, Cgy 0 x-Du.Carter, BC 0 x-C.Fenner, Wpg 0 x-SJ.Green, Tor 0 x-C.Holley, Ott 0 x-S.Johnson, BC 0 x-M.Madu, Ott 0 x-B.Sinopoli, Ott 0 x-M.Tucker, Ham 0 G.Amavizca Ortiz, Ham
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ORONTO — BlackBerry Ltd. stock took a deep dive Wednesday as concern about a competitor seemed to overshadow first-quarter financial results that were ahead of analyst estimates on several key measures. Shares of the Waterloo, Ont.-based company fell 99 cents or nine per cent, closing at $9.90. Among possible reasons cited for the decline: insufficient revenue growth from BlackBerry’s legacy business and concern about a competitor to BlackBerry’s recently acquired Cylance subsidiary. BlackBerry executives were asked during an analyst call why the company’s shares have been underperforming compared with Crowdstrike Holdings Inc., a Cylance rival that went public this month. Since Crowdstrike shares began trading on Nasdaq two weeks ago, they have risen eight per cent. Over the same period, BlackBerry shares have fallen more than 13 per cent. BlackBerry executive chairman John Chen said he thinks Cylance is “a completely undervalued asset.” “Now, how long Crowdstrike can
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Chief executive John Chen says he thinks Cylance is ‘a completely undervalued asset. sustain that (crazy) number, it’s for you guys to decide.” Crowdstrike shares closed at US$62.65, up $1.13 from the previous close and up from its June 12 close at $58. Earlier Wednesday, BlackBerry reported US$247 million in first quarter revenue, up from US$213 million in
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ising water levels in the St. Lawrence Seaway could cost the economy more than $1 billion, shippers and port operators say. A new study from the Chamber of Marine Commerce warns that opening the floodgates further at a dam in Cornwall, Ont., would wash away between $1 billion and $1.75 billion in revenue for businesses on both sides of the border. A board of control recently increased the flow at the Moses Saunders Dam — the only control point on the St. Lawrence Seaway, which includes the Great Lakes — to allow 10,400 cubic metres of water per second out of Lake Ontario. The exceptionally high rate — equivalent to about four Olympic swimming pools going over the dam each second — follows heavy spring snow melt and rains and record water levels on several Great Lakes. The rapid outflow interrupts navigation on the St. Lawrence Seaway, as swift, swirling currents near the dam slow ships’ movement through the locks, Bruce Burrows, president of the Chamber of Marine Commerce,
said Wednesday. “The approach is a delicate operation,” he said, noting the locks are 80 feet wide for ships with widths that range up to 78 feet. “You have to squeeze in tight.” Burrows estimated it costs businesses up to $4 million every day the current outflow is in place. The International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River Board will next consider boosting the outflow this Friday. “Any flow over 10,400 requires some kind of stoppage — either temporary stop-and-go or full stoppage,” he told The Canadian Press. “It’s an incremental benefit in terms of additional water being taken out of the system. It pales in comparison to the economic hit,” he said, pointing to the diverse range of products carried on the Seaway including Prairie grain, Central Canadian steel and car parts. Upping outflow to near the maximum of 11,500 cubic metres per second — more could impact the turbines at the hydroelectric dam — would prompt a sustained stoppage at the locks, six weeks of which would rob businesses of about $1.8 billion in revenue, Burrows said.
the same quarter last year. Its net loss of US$35 million, or nine cents per share, was down from US$60 million or 11 cents per diluted share in last year’s first quarter. On an adjusted basis, BlackBerry reported a profit of a penny per diluted share — in line with estimates
from Thomson Reuters Eikon — and adjusted revenue of US$267 million, $2 million above the analyst estimate of US$265 million. It was the first BlackBerry financial report to include a full quarter of contributions from Cylance, a California-based artificial intelligence and cyber security company, which was acquired in February for US$1.4 billion. Cylance contributed $32 million of revenue under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or $51 million on a non-GAAP basis — up 31 per cent from the same time last year. “I’m pleased to report that our integration of BlackBerry Cylance is ahead of schedule,” Chen said on the conference call. “The teams work extremely well together.” The one area where there’s been a bit of technological lag, he said, is the integration of Cylance artificial intelligence technology with QNX software due to the amount of work being done on integrating other products. He said sales from BlackBerry Cylance are also ramping up slowly, as anticipated, because the two companies have had different markets and it will take time to bring their integrated suite of products to new customers.
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MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index closed lower Wednesday even though higher crude oil prices lifted the key energy sector. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 59.06 points at 16,312.22 after hitting an intraday high of 16,393.92. Nine of the 11 major sectors were down, led by real estate, industrials and consumer staples. Energy rose 1.6 per cent, followed by health care. “We should be benefiting a bit more because the energy stuff but we’re getting bogged down by some other things,” said Michael Greenberg, portfolio
manager, Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Solutions. In particular, he said defensive sectors like real estate and utilities were hit because they tend to trade inversely to bond yields, which were up on the day. Higher crude prices helped the energy sector, led by Crescent Point Energy and Encana Corp., which were up 5.4 and 4.6 per cent respectively. The August crude contract was up US$1.55 at US$59.38 per barrel and the August natural gas contract was down 1.8 cents at US$2.27 per mmBTU. West-Texas Intermediate prices climbed
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Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 98.52 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 71.13 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.06 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 29.40 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 29.98 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 37.44 Intact Financial Corp. . . 120.14 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 23.80 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 61.33 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.770 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . 103.74 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 54.14 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76.21
1.95 cents at US$2.72 a pound. The technology sector fell as Blackberry shares lost more than nine per cent after reporting its latest quarterly results. However, the strong performance of chip stocks helped to lift the Nasdaq composite. It was up 25.25 points at 7,909.97. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 11.40 points at 26,536.82. The S&P 500 index was down 3.60 points at 2,913,78, while the Nasdaq composite was up 25.25 points at 7,909.97. U.S. markets initially gained after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was quoted
saying that the U.S. and China were close to a deal that could be wrapped up by the end of the year. But they fell after U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that he’s prepared to slap on more tariffs if a deal can’t be reached. Greenberg said it’s hard to forecast what will transpire as Trump and Chinese President Xi Jingping prepare to meet at the G20 summit in Japan. He said there’s still some really big hurdles to get over to reach “a really meaningful deal.” “Now that doesn’t mean we can’t get a little bit more positive news out of the G20 where both sides agree
to continue discussions and there’s a hold on increasing tariffs now,” he said in an interview. But he added that the situation could go downhill fast because the two sides are quite far apart on a number of important items, including U.S. demands that China change its economic strategy. “I think at some point we do get a deal that allows Trump to kind of go back and claim a victory but I think that is still a couple of months away, whether it’s before or after the election it’s hard to say.”
Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.61 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.37 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 66.61 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 28.87 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.16 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 30.72
Cdn. National Railway . 119.25 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 306.42 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 36.93 Capital Power Corp . . . . 30.41 Cervus Equipment Corp 12.00 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 46.01 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.35 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.88 General Motors Co. . . . . 38.13 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 41.38 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 25.97 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 31.20 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 48.13 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 8.12 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 64.90
Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 20.81 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 13.86 First Quantum Minerals . 12.42 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 7.16 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 5.03 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.32 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.190
Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 140.66
after the U.S. government data indicated that crude inventories fell more than expected as they dropped by 12.8 million barrels last week. Higher oil prices helped the Canadian dollar which traded for an average of 76.16 cents US compared with an average of 75.91 cents US on Tuesday. The materials sector was also lower on the day as gold prices fell after hitting a six-year high as Kinross Gold Corp. and Goldcorp. led the declines. The August gold contract was down US$3.30 at US$1,415.40 an ounce and the September copper contract was down
by the Trump administration’s 25% tariffs on thousands of imported items. Even wealthy customers balk at the higher prices. Cut-rate prices on websites that sell wedding dresses direct from China put pressure on Ann Campeau, who owns four bridal shops. She has had customers come in expecting to get a dress at a price similar to what they saw for a low-end gown online. “They think, if I go to a store with a $500 budget, I can get what I want. That’s not even my wholesale cost,” says Campeau, whose shops include Strut in Tempe, Arizona, and Long Beach, California, and Garnet & Grace in Whittier and Hayward, California. Bridal shops sell dresses at the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, similar to prices at auto dealerships. And since many gowns are made in China, they’re being hit by 25% tariffs. “I don’t think our industry can afford to raise our prices without losing most of our customers to online sales,” Campeau says.
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A study published last year by Albert Cavallo, a Harvard Business School marketing professor, found that price changes across the U.S. retailing industry have become more frequent over the last decade because of online competition. According to the study, the amount of time merchandise was sold at regular prices, excluding sales and temporary discounts, fell to approximately 3.65 months during 2014-2017 from 6.7 months in 2008-2010. Over that time, online and mail order sales exploded, rising to a 14.5% share of retail sales from 5.5%, according the Commerce Department. To survive, small businesses need a way to differentiate themselves from competitors who have dramatically low prices; for example, bridal shops can turn buying a wedding gown into a special occasion. “We provide an experience that some women still value,” says Campeau, who’s been in business for nine years.
Scotiabank to sell Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands assets to OFG Bancorp TORONTO — The Bank of Nova Scotia says it has reached a deal to sell its operations in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to Oriental Bank, a subsidiary of OFG Bancorp.
OFG Bancorp says it is acquiring the Toronto-based bank’s Puerto Rico operation for $550 million in cash, and Scotiabank’s U.S. Virgin Island branch operation for a $10 million deposit premium. Scotiabank says that as a result of the transaction, as per accounting standards, the lender will record a loss of approximately $400 million after-tax in its financial third quarter of 2019. Under the deal, which is subject to approvals, Scotiabank’s operations in both markets will be merged into the Puerto-Rico based bank and its related businesses. Scotiabank has announced its exit or its intention to exit 19 countries in the past four years, including the divestment of its banking operations in nine Caribbean countries, as part of its strategy to focus on its core footprint. The lender said with this transaction the repositioning of its international footprint will be “substantially complete.” Scotiabank’s group head of international banking and digital transformation Ignacio Deschamps said it was pleased to reach an agreement with Oriental Bank, a prominent lender with a “strong reputation.” “We are confident that Oriental Bank, with the support of a talented team, will be well positioned to continue to grow the businesses and provide continuity to customers and employees in Puerto Rico and the USVI,” he said in a statement.
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INNIPEG — When Michèle Audette was growing up, Canada Day was not a celebration. It left her feeling bitter. The daughter of a Quebecois father and an Innu mother, Audette didn’t see herself in the school curriculum. She didn’t see a recognition of Indigenous populations that existed for thousands of years in many of the places she lived. But she was also conflicted. When First Nations, Metis and Inuit dancers took the stage there would be a feeling of pride, she says, even if it was only fleeting. “They were there to remind Canada that people were here, are still here today, and showing the resilience of our nations. It is beautiful,” she says. ”But it needs to be there everyday. It needs to be there in the laws, the policies and the programs.” Audette spent more than two years hearing testimony from women, families and experts as one of the commissioners from the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The inquiry’s final report, released in early June, detailed a deliber-
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Commissioners Marion Buller (left) and Commissioner Michele Audette prepare the official copy of the report for presentation to the government during ceremonies marking the release of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women report in Gatineau. ate and persistent pattern of abuses against Indigenous women, girls, two-spirited people and LGBTQ individuals, which it said can only be described as a genocide. The report included 231 recom-
mendations, including calls for all Canadians to learn Indigenous history and use that knowledge to break down barriers. A lot of Indigenous people don’t celebrate Canada Day because it’s
a reminder of colonization, says inquiry Chief Commissioner Marion Buller. And they won’t celebrate until they see a real change in policies and practices from all levels of government, she says. “One thing that we all have to accept is colonization happened and is still happening,” says Buller, who is from Mistawasis First Nation in Saskatchewan. When the Europeans first arrived, First Nations helped the settlers survive. But over time, the fur market declined, as did military threats, and Indigenous people became an obstacle. Reserves were set up on less habitable land to make room for railroads and settlements, or so that water could be diverted. Ceremonies were outlawed and a pass system was set up to control movement. Inadequate government rations left communities starving and susceptible to sickness. Children were forced into residential schools where many faced physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Thousands of children died. The ’60s Scoop in which Indigenous children were adopted out to non-Indigenous families followed. Many Canadians were not taught this history growing up, the commissioners say, and were shocked to learn colonization continues.
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TTAWA — Canada will lead a NATO training mission in Iraq until November 2020 after the federal government approved an extension to the operation. News of the extension comes as Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and his counterparts from other NATO countries are in Brussels to discuss the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Canada has 850 military personnel in Iraq and the surrounding region involved in that effort against ISIL, including 250 who are training the Iraqi military as part of the NATO mission. The extremist group remains a threat despite having lost of all its territory in Iraq and Syria, where it continues to conduct suicide bombings and other insurgent attacks. Canada has been leading the NATO training mission since last July and will now lead until November 2020. Brig.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, who upon promotion to major-general in the coming days will become Canada’s highest-ranked female army officer, will assume command of the NATO
mission from Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin. “Our message is clear: Canada is ready to lead and stand with our allies,” Sajjan said in a statement. “We know that combating threats to global stability reinforces security and prosperity at home and this is why we are happy to work with NATO and continue our command role of NATO mission Iraq.” The extension is only the latest involving the Canadian military in Iraq. The federal government previously promised to keep the other 600 troops in the region until March 2021. Among them are special-forces soldiers and medical personnel in Iraq, trainers in Jordan and Lebanon, and crews with transport planes in Kuwait. While most of Canada’s effort in Iraq involves working with Iraqi government forces, officials for Iraq’s semi-independent Kurdish region have said they would also welcome Canadian military assistance. Canadian special forces trained and advised the Kurdish peshmerga forces for three years in defending their region against ISIL before working together to free large swathes of territory from ISIL’s grasp.
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he best tasting produce is the freshest produce. For some it comes straight from the garden but for people without time, room or desire to grow vegetables there are other places to get the just picked freshness. You can sign up for weekly deliveries from a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) garden. The proLinda delivered depends on what was Tomlinson duce planted and the growing season. Visit a local Farmer’s Market – 80 per cent of all the product sold at a farmers market must be either grown or made by the vendor. The other 20 per cent of the product sold can be items brought in for resale. The fresh produce available is very seasonal – www.agric.gov.ab.ca/app21/rtw/ markets/markets_map.jsp is a link to an interactive map with Alberta’s Farmer’s Markets, times and locations. The home grown rule does not apply to other markets that do not contain the word “farmers”. These markets have a greater variety of merchandise from flea market to home sales to produce that is bought from a wholesaler or distributor. How does one tell the difference? Look at the produce available. At this time of year, lettuce, spinach, rhubarb and radishes are grown in the field. Cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, lettuce and tomatoes are the majority of the greenhouse crops. Fresh berries, fruit and carrots are still a few weeks away even in the Fraser Valley and south Okanogan. Lemons and oranges do not grow in British Columbia. Even in the warmer climates, produce is still seasonal. Apples and pears are harvested in
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Linda Tomlinson suggests shoppers should be sure to ask questions about the origin of any produce purchased at markets. the fall. If they are being sold straight from the farm at this time of year, they are straight from storage. Be sure to ask questions about the origin of any produce purchased at markets. All organic produce must be grown on a farm that is certified as organic by the government. There are stringent regulations that must be followed regarding when the last chemical was used on the land, what can be used as fertilizer and as pest control. Produce might be called spray free which says that the produce was grown without the use of pesticide sprays or liquid fertilizer. These growers have not gone through the process with the CFIA
that sets and regulates the Canadian Organic Standards but they are providing a quality alternative to organic Visit a market garden or u-pick to purchase fresh produce – www.albertafarmfresh.com/finda-farm has an interactive map that shown many but not all market gardens or U-picks in Alberta. Asking at a market, ads in newspapers, Facebook swap and buys, word of mouth as well as Kijiji are all places that advertise or list fresh produce that is available. It is best to phone the garden before heading out to insure they have the desired produce available. BC Fruit trucks are a common site sitting by the side of the road in Alberta. They sell produce that has been picked and driven for 10 to 12 hours to get the main distribution point in Alberta. From there the local contractor will load their truck and head for their point of sale. The truck coming from BC is usually refrigerated but the local ones are not. The produce will sit in the back of the small truck until it is sold. When purchasing fresh local produce, or from fruit trucks give it as much or more care and attention as one would in a grocery store. While most venders are very careful about the produce they sell some are not. Look to see if it is fresh, crisp and clean. People usually put the same amount of care in growing the produce as they do preparing it. Clean produce shows pride in the end product. The fresher the produce, the better it tastes. Take time, ask questions and purchase the best that the budget allows. Linda Tomlinson is a horticulturalist that lives near Rocky Mountain House. She can be reached at your_ garden@hotmail.com
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OTTAWA — Preliminary research by the Canadian Paediatric Society found “a significant number of young children” required medical care after ingesting cannabis in the months surrounding legalization last October. The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program says it collected 16 reported cases of serious adverse events involving recreational cannabis between September and December 2018. They include six cases of kids younger than 18 who accidentally ate edibles and one case of accidental exposure. In each case, the cannabis belonged to a parent or caregiver. Four other cases of exposure were not accidental, although the society could not share more information. Details surrounding the five other reports were not immediately available, including how the kids were exposed to cannabis, their ages and whether exposure was accidental or not. The surveillance program defines “adverse events” as all cases in which kids are harmed by cannabis consumption, including injuries that may result from use by another individual, such as a friend or parent who is under the influence of cannabis. The two-year study will collect data until October 2020. The cannabis data was released Thursday, along with details from several other research projects underway. “The number of cases involving young children is striking,” said Christina Grant, a pediatrician.
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Beth Chapman, the wife and co-star of ‘Dog the Bounty Hunter’ reality TV star Duane “Dog” Chapman, died on Wednesday, says a family spokeswoman.
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Reality TV star Beth Chapman dies BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ONOLULU — Beth Chapman, who costarred with her husband on the “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV show and later spoke out against some bail reform measures as leader of a national bail agents’ organization, has died. A family spokeswoman, Mona Wood-Sword, said in a statement that Chapman died early Wednesday at Queen’s Medical Center after an almost 2-year battle with cancer. She was 51. Chapman was diagnosed with throat cancer in September 2017 after getting a nagging cough checked out. A tumour was removed and she was declared cancer-free. But in November 2018, she was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. “This is the time she would wake up to go hike Koko Head mountain,” her husband, Duane “Dog” Chapman, posted on Twit-
ter early Wednesday. “Only today, she hiked the stairway to heaven. We all love you, Beth. See you on the other side.” On Friday, Chapman had difficulty breathing and passed out momentarily, Wood-Sword said. She was taken to a hospital and doctors put her in a medically induced coma in a Honolulu hospital to spare her pain while treating her, Wood-Sword said. Born Alice Elizabeth Smith in Denver, Chapman had lived in Honolulu since 1989. In 2006, she and Duane Chapman, the self-proclaimed world’s best bounty hunter, married during a sunset ceremony at a Big Island resort after being together for 16 years. “I’ve already been cuffed and shackled by Beth anyway,” he told The Associated Press at the time. The wedding took place two days after the death of Duane Chapman’s 23-year-old daughter, Barbara Katy Chapman, who died in a car accident near her home
in Fairbanks, Alaska. The couple decided to go forward with the wedding to celebrate her life. The wedding was featured in an episode of the A&E series Dog the Bounty Hunter, which followed the duo’s exploits in apprehending people who have avoided arrest warrants. In 2007, Hawaii lawmakers honoured the couple for their work capturing criminals. “It’s kind of extraordinary to be called a crime fighter,” she said at the time. “I’ll have to go home and get my Wonder Woman outfit.” Duane Chapman gained fame after he nabbed serial rapist and Max Factor heir Andrew Luster in Mexico in 2003. Dog the Bounty Hunter was cancelled in 2012. They later starred in Country Music Television’s Dog & Beth: On the Hunt. She was later elected president of the Professional Bail Agents of the United States and opposed some bail reform measures nationwide.
NEW YORK — Lawyers for Cuba Gooding Jr. are providing a court with video they say will show the actor did not grope a woman at a New York City bar. The prosecution, meanwhile, presented the court Wednesday with a deposition from Gooding’s accuser. The defence is seeking a dismissal of the case, saying delays could cost the actor film opportunities he’s lined up. However, Judge Keisha Espinal said prosecutors need a chance to respond in writing. Gooding nodded when he was asked outside court if he thinks his case will eventually be dismissed. As he waited for his ride, a passerby yelled: “Show us the money, Cuba!” — referring to a line from Gooding’s Oscar-winning role in “Jerry Maguire.” Gooding was arrested June 13. He has pleaded not guilty to forcible touching and sexual abuse charges.
Alleged sex tape in R. Kelly case turned over to defence CHICAGO — Prosecutors have turned over to R. Kelly’s attorneys a tape they say shows the singer having sex with a minor girl two decades ago. The judge in the case said he hopes that at least one of the four cases against Kelly will go to trial early next year. Cook County Judge Lawrence Flood asked prosecutors during a Wednesday hearing to decide which of four indictments they want to proceed with first. A 2020 trial would stand in contrast to what happened in the same courthouse when Kelly’s 2008 child pornography trail didn’t begin until six years after he was charged. He was acquitted on all charges. Kelly faces sex-related charges involving four women, three of whom were minors when the alleged abuse occurred. He has pleaded not guilty.
New Dixie Chicks album is coming LOS ANGELES — The Dixie Chicks took the long way around, but they’re returning with new music soon after a 13-year hiatus. The award-winning group’s lead singer, Natalie Maines, took to Instagram recently to tease a new album. Using a baby filter, Maines exclaims “Dixie Chicks!” Bandmates Emily Robison and Martie Maguire then say “Album” and “Coming.” Their producer, Jack Antonoff, says “Someday.”
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TTAWA — When the federal election campaign gets underway in earnest, parties will be missing dozens of incumbent MPs who have opted against running again — including 11 sitting NDP MPs. The party is suffering the highest attrition rate of any with official status in the last six elections, going back to before the 2000 contest. Combined with MPs the New Democrats have shed over the past four years, a total of 15 members elected in 2015 will not be carrying the orange banner into the 2019 race. That’s more than one-third of the original caucus. The attrition numbers include any MPs who were elected in one election but did not run for the party in the next. It does not include MPs who died in office, as it is meant to reflect changes in the caucus that are likely to have been politically motivated, from one direction of the other. For the NDP, the rate encompasses 11 sitting MPs not running again, three who have resigned and one — Saskatchewan’s Erin Weir — who was expelled from caucus.
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In comparison, the Liberals have lost just more than 14 per cent of their class of 2015, which includes former ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott as well as sitting MPs like Andrew Leslie and Rodger Cuzner. The Conservatives sit at a 23-per-cent attrition rate, with several longtime MPs like David Tilson, Kevin Sorenson and Rob Nicholson not running again. That’s down from their own high in the past two decades, when more than 28 per cent of Conservative MPs did not run in the 2015 election. The average attrition rate among all parties since 2000 has been 16 per cent. In all, 68 MPs who were elected in 2015 for parties with official status have said they will not run for those groups (or have been barred from doing so) in 2019. Five of those MPs died in office, of which four are not included in the attrition rates calculated by The Canadian Press. Three were Conservatives and two were Liberals. Mark Warawa had announced he was not running prior to his cancer diagnosis, and is included in the rate. Among the NDP MPs not re-offering are veterans like David Christopherson and Nathan Cullen, and the NDP’s only Alberta MP, Linda Duncan.
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Since last year, MPs Kennedy Stewart and Sheila Malcolmson left for other jobs in politics in British Columbia, and former leader Tom Mulcair resigned his Quebec seat. The NDP’s attrition rate before the upcoming election is an outlier for the party. Its average across previous elections is the lowest of any party’s at 14 per cent, and its rates have spiked only since its massive gains in 2011. In an emailed statement, the party said: “There are probably as many reasons as there are individuals” for why MPs are not running again, expressing confidence in the candidates that have risen to fill the places of departing MPs. Karl Belanger, a former national director of the party and an aide to former leaders Mulcair and Jack Layton, said many of the departures were unsurprising, as those veteran MPs needed to be persuaded to run again in 2015 as well, so some of the retirements were “a long time coming.” “Obviously, it is easier to convince people to run for you and run again for your party if you’re high in the polls, which is not the case right now,” he said. Beyond the tough individual fights that could lie ahead, the apparently low chance of the party gaining power might play a role in the departures. “Some of these veterans who have been around a long time in the same roles as opposition MPs were convinced that they perhaps had a shot at power, at becoming a cabinet minister,” Belanger said. “This doesn’t seem to be in the cards wegotads.ca at this stage.” Still, Belanger said the high turnover is an opportunity to bring fresh blood into the party and recruit star candidates in ridings that remain strong bets for the NDP. One other reason incumbents might choose to call it quits is that they are Business and Digital Marketing Management tired of public life itself, said Chris Alcantara, a political science professor at Western University. “Especially now with Twitter and social media, there’s much more public scrutiny today than in previous years,” Alcantara said. “People get tired of Business and Digital Marketing Management that and the stress on their families.” What effect the NDP’s high attrition rate will have on that party in the coming election is unclear, as there is only a “weak” correlation between turnover and electoral prospects, Alcantara Learn project management, social media, and more! said. Small Classes. Higher turnover means fewer in100-hour practicum placement. cumbents, who do tend to have an adNo waitlists! vantage in Canadian politics. One study Earn a median wage of by researchers at Simon Fraser Uni* versity and the University of British Columbia found incumbent MPs are Learn project management, roughly 10 per cent more likely to win social media, and more! their races. Small Classes. 1.800.223.9976 Rookie candidates are also more 100-hour practicum placement. likely to make mistakes, Alcantara No waitlists! onlinemarketing.cdicollege.ca said, or have less connection to their Earn a median wage of ridings than incumbents. * Generally, it’s better for a party to retain its experienced MPs, but overarching themes like a “change” narrative PROTECT and the overall popularity of the parOUR 1.800.223.9976 ty are more important in determining PLANET... onlinemarketing.cdicollege.ca their electoral fates, Alcantara cautioned.
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Trudeau off to G20 summit, hoping for help against China BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
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TTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to a major international summit in Japan, hoping to make progress — or at least find allies — in Canada’s multi-front dispute with China. The G20 leaders’ summit in Osaka comes at a critical moment for Trudeau, with a fall election in the offing and Canada having had no luck so far in its efforts to secure the release of two Canadians in China’s custody — Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. China detained the pair, a former diplomat and an entrepreneur, days after Canada arrested Chinese hightech executive Meng Wanzhou in December on a U.S. extradition warrant. They’ve been arrested on allegations of undermining China’s national security. As Trudeau set out for Osaka, the two countries dug in. In a regular daily news conference at China’s foreign ministry in Beijing, spokesman Geng Shuang again pressured Canada to free Meng, who is currently out on bail in Vancouver, awaiting an extradition proceeding that could last years. “Our position is very clear,” said Geng. ”We urge the Canadian side to take our solemn concerns seriously, immediately release Ms. Meng Wanzhou and ensure that she returns to China safe and sound.” Canada, for its part, insists it is merely following the rule of law. “There has been no political interference in this case,” said Adam Austen, a spokesman for Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland. ”It has been entirely about officials taking decisions according to Canada’s commitments.” On Tuesday, China appeared to up the ante, seeking to suspend imports of Canadian meat on the grounds that
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Ontario woman nearly dies — twice — after snake bite Shalabha Kalliath’s legs buckled as pain shot through her body during a walk on a beach in Thailand. When she looked down, a small snake dangled from her right big toe. She was able to slam it against a wall in Ko Phi Phi before collapsing during a vacation late last month. “I swore at it and I fell immediately,” said the Ontario woman, who came close to death twice — once in
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The G20 leaders’ summit in Osaka comes at a critical moment for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, with a fall election in the offing and Canada having had no luck so far in its efforts to secure the release of two Canadians in China’s custody — Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. its authorities don’t trust Canadian assurances about the quality of its exports. China has previously obstructed shipments of Canadian canola, peas and soybeans. Canadian ministers and officials have had little luck getting to speak to their opposite numbers in China about any of it. International Trade Minister Jim Carr said Wednesday he’s not concerned about damage to Canada’s brand at this point. “Someone is going to have to come up with some proof that there’s something wrong with the product and that the product originates from Canada,” Carr said following a speech in Toron-
to. “We don’t know where the product originated so there are unanswered questions here and (we will) seek to answer them quickly.” Quebec Premier Francois Legault, whose province generates about 40 per cent of Canada’s pork, called Beijing’s latest move “draconian” and urged the federal government to come up with help for hog farmers. He also left the door open to possible retaliatory measures. “Trade has to be fair, it has to be possible in both directions,” Legault said. “At this time, we can’t rule anything out.”
Thailand and then again after a flareup in Canada — after the bite from a Malayan pit viper. “I felt horrible, I was nauseated and unable to move.” Someone else killed the snake that day. Its identification, by a Thai medic, would later help save the 26-year-old. After being bitten, the recent engineering graduate of the University of Waterloo said a friend and a stranger helped her to a nearby clinic on the idyllic Thai island where one doctor told her she could die. “I’m thinking, ‘some context might be nice,’” she said, recalling that she
felt her mental faculties failing and was unable to process the possibility of dying. Doctors at the clinic told her the venom had made its way into her blood and she needed the antidote — antivenin — which they didn’t have. Kalliath said she was then taken to a hospital for treatment. “That was a disaster,” she said, describing doctors and nurses as the facility as very laid back. “It was the worst hospital I could imagine.” At one point, Kalliath said a doctor told her that “people die, it’s part of life,” to which she responded “well I don’t want to.”
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Victim calls for more safe houses BY THE CANADIAN PRESS
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EGINA — For years, Beatrice Wallace blamed herself. Not only did she feel shame and guilt, but the 46-year-old Regina mother kept it hidden. Her “dirty little secret,” as she calls it, was working the streets — first forced there by men when she was 14. “I had seen girls on the streets and … they were hookers. That’s what we called them then,” Wallace says. “When it happened to me, I was a hooker. And a hooker was dirty.” Human trafficking and sexual exploitation are getting renewed attention in Canada following the release of the final report from the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. It calls for an effective response to deal with human trafficking and details how Indigenous women are targets, often coming from vulnerable situations such as growing up in foster care. That was the case for Wallace, who is Indigenous and the daughter of a residential school survivor. Adopted into a middle-class home when she was four, she says there was abuse. “From a young age, I just assumed it was OK for men to be abusive.” She was kicked out at 13 and moved to girls home in Regina’s north- central neighbourhood, but often ran away. At the first place she fled to, she injected drugs and was sexually abused. “That started my journey of just going downhill,” she says. She suggests more safe houses are needed where victims can go to escape. “There were many times when I wish I had somewhere to go.” Don Meikle, executive director of EGADZ, a youth outreach centre in downtown Saskatoon, says housing is important, but any solution can’t stop there. Those being sexually exploited need help dealing with other trauma as well as with possible addictions and mental- health issues. “People need to have hope. They need to be able to contribute to themselves, their family, their community,” he says. The inquiry report noted that Saskatoon is part of two human-trafficking circles in which victims are moved between Manitoba and Alberta. Oil and gas development with a mainly male, transient workforce contributes to trafficking patterns. “We’ve housed young women from Montreal who have been brought to Saskatchewan to work and (who) want out,” says Meikle. “It’s a lot more underground than it’s ever been.” The centre has launched a mobile app to better help clients, he says.
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ear Readers: A recent column talked about someone being grossed out when entering a bathroom stall because the previous occupant failed to flush. I was pretty hard on that previous occupant, assuming they were at fault. Quite a few readers pointed out that this might have been a problem of technology and not inconsideration. Here are two of the Annie letters that I really enjoyed reading: Dear Annie: In your May 18 colLane umn, “Dismayed in North Carolina” was confronted with an unflushed toilet when entering a stall. Yes, the previous user should have checked, but as one who travels and dines out frequently, I long ago chocked this up to the proliferation of toilets and urinals that flush automatically. It is rare to encounter a restroom that does not have them, so it’s possible the previous user, the one who “Dismayed” followed, had assumed his
toilet would flush automatically when he left and did not bother to check. These automatic flushers have been a blessing, as the situation “Dismayed” encountered had been happening with increasing frequency before their introduction. – A Fan of Automatics Dear Annie: I just read the letter from “Dismayed in North Carolina” and feel that I have to point out another side of the equation: The gentleman in question may not have been just “disgustingly lazy,” but rather didn’t realize it had not flushed. I might sometimes be guilty of the same offence and not aware of it. We live in a highly automated world. Toilets don’t always come with handles anymore. All the plumbing fixtures in my workplace and most of the public places I “visit” are automated. I have become so used to the toilets flushing themselves. Sometimes the toilet is automated but still doesn’t flush itself, so I have to do it. And it can be difficult to find the button to push to manually flush. Very often they hide it somewhere on the side of the electronics. I laugh when I stand in front of the sink and hold
out my hands to wash them, waiting for the faucet to turn itself on automatically, and then realize that the plumbing is not automated, so I turn on the faucets by hand. I place my hands under the paper towel dispenser and wait for it to spit out a length of paper and nothing comes out because I did not pull on the exposed piece or press the dispensing button or handle. Yes, there may be times when someone is just lazy, but it may also be that we are so conditioned by automation that we do not realize our business is still in the bowl when we exit the stall. – Too Conditioned by Automation Dear Automation Fans and Subjects: You make good points, but there still is no excuse for leaving the stall until the toilet has flushed. If it is automated and won’t flush, there should be a handle or button to flush manually. If there isn’t one, then that company should be called out and forced by public pressure to offer a manual alternative. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.
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Jennifer Gordon of Carolina Waterfowl Rescue said the nonvenomous Dekay’s brown snake was living in some ivy below the mailbox and climbed up to get some sun. The postal worker wanted it gone before the mail was delivered. Neither the worker nor the family were identified. Rescue workers released the snake in some nearby woods. The owners removed the ivy from the mailbox to prevent a return to sender.
Postal service returning decade-old stolen Hawaii mail HONOLULU — The U.S. Postal Service says it has found mail stolen in Hawaii more than a decade ago. KHON-TV reported Monday that the family of a now-deceased postal worker discovered the stolen mail inside a storage unit and turned them over to officials. The postal service says the stolen mail is being sent back in the next couple of days. The mail dates back about 13 to 15 years ago. The stolen mail was mostly First-Class and Priority Mail and newspapers and magazines. Officials haven’t identified the postal worker or his or her route. Most of the mail belonged to people living in the downtown Honolulu area.
Marker notes ‘alien abduction’ PASCAGOULA, Miss. — A historical marker has been placed near the river where two men in southern Mississippi said they were abducted by
Snake on a mailbox halts mail delivery until it’s relocated
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Postal Service Creed covers rain, snow, heat and gloom of night, but it says nothing about snakes on a mailbox. One North Carolina postal worker who encountered that very thing said the mail delivery could wait until the snake was delivered elsewhere. The Charlotte Observer reports the worker found the snake Friday at a home in Mint Hill near Charlotte.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Turns out that zero can be a lucky number. North Carolina’s state lottery Saturday said it set a record payout after the winning numbers in a Pick 4 game came back “0-0-0-0.” The lottery said about 1,000 tickets at $1 were sold and will pay out at $5,000. Another 1,000 tickets were sold for 50 cents, and they will pay out at $2,500. Lottery officials said winners should expect “extended waiting times” when picking up their prizes.
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dence within your personal relationships but have you discussed it with loved ones? Today the Sun and Uranus help you initiate a more proactive way of relating. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s a great day to shake up your usual routine. If commitments are locked in, then find the time to do your own thing – even if it’s just going for a walk. Try to balance intellect with intuition. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll feel physically and mentally restless today Capricorn, so you need to get out and about. Do activities that stretch your mind and body as you explore new ideas, friendships and places. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The Sun aspects your ruler Uranus. So the world can look forward to a double dose of Aquarian eccentricity and madcap schemes. If you must be rebellious, make sure you’re a rebel with a cause. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’re discovering creative solutions to pesky problems, as you discuss ideas and display your talents for all to see. You’re impatient for results, but take the time to talk things through. Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist.
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