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Things will get better: Ball BY JAMES MCLEOD THE TELEGRAM

Huggable Hatchimals Every Christmas time there seems to be that one toy a majority of children of a certain age are asking A4 Santa to bring for them.

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Towards the start of the traditional year-end interview with The Telegram, Premier Dwight Ball did a pretty good job of summing up Newfoundland and Labrador politics in 2016. “One of the easiest things for other politicians to do is blame another politician,” he said. Ball was talking about the opposition parties, who have hammered him for the past 12 months for perceived dishonesty, broken promises and dithering. But the observation cuts the other way, too, as Ball explained why he needed to deliver a tough budget and abandon those election promises. “I just compare it to if I was a first responder showing up to an emergency scene: the first thing you’ve got to do is secure the site,” Ball said. “We had to secure this province. It was as simple as that. We could never move on with some of those commitments without making sure

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Premier Dwight Ball alongside the Christmas tree in the main lobby of the Confederation Building on Tuesday, Dec. 20.

the financial house was in order.” The emergency scene that Ball is describing, of course, is the budget situation left by

the previous Tory government, with a deficit of more than $2 billion, and a hydroelectric megaproject in Labrador that was well on the way to being

officially classified as a “boondoggle.” On the budget, Ball fully admits he could have done better. See LIBERAL, page A3

n Blade runners Internet ills Russell Wangersky: For me, the seeds of the current epidemic of fake news, the so-called post-truth era, starts in the advent of digital media, and with the way the already-existing print media made its way onto the web. In other words, it’s my fault. Well, mine, and, with me, the rest of the ink-stained wretches. And our bosses. B4

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In the summer of 1817, John Lewis, an ordained preacher on behalf of Methodism and a son of England, was directed by the Methodist organization here to leave Port de Grave, travel to St. John’s and there take a boat for Burin A5 to spread the word. $1.86

Despite a chill in the air on Boxing Day, a number of people ventured out to The Loop in Bannerman Park. Nick Sexton and Kathy Mentier, and their children, Jack Sexton, 3 and Ruby Sexton, 7, make their way around The Loop on Monday afternoon. They currently live in Toronto, but made the trek east for this year’s Christmas holidays with the Sexton family. Sexton works on the popular national TV show “The Rick Mercer Report.”

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Stuck in a lattice Rojo, a cat from Corner Brook, using up his nine lives BY DIANE CROCKER TC MEDIA CORNER BROOK

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If cats really have nine lives, Marlene Barnes figures Rojo has used up a few of his. The cat from Curling has

a way of getting himself into some strange predicaments, the latest occurring during a Dec. 16 snowstorm when Rojo got his head caught in a piece of lattice. Barnes has been caring for Rojo for more than a year. She thinks he’s a feral cat, but no one is really sure where he came from before ending up in Barnes’ neighbourhood at least two years ago. See ‘THERE’S NO,’ page A2

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BY TARA BRADBURY THE TELEGRAM British singer George Michael has died at the age of 53, of suspected heart failure. Michael’s publicist confirmed to members of the media he died peacefully at home on Christmas Day. “It is with great sadness that we can confirm our beloved son, brother and friend George passed away peacefully at home over the Christmas period,” the BBC reported a statement from the publicist as saying. “The family would ask that their privacy be respected at this difficult and emotional time. There will be no further comment at this stage.” Michael’s manager, Michael Lippman, said heart failure is suspected to be the cause of his death. AP PHOTO Michael, born Georgios Kyriakos Panayotiou, had been A woman lays a candle with tributes left outside the home of British musician George Michael in London on ill on and off in recent years, Monday. most notably suffering a nearly fatal bout with pneumonia in 2011. Michael was known as one half of 1980s duo “Wham!” which he formed with Andrew Ridgeley, earning hits with songs such as “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” “Last Christmas” and “I’m Your Man.” Ridgeley mourned his friend publicly on Twitter. “Me, his loved ones, his friends, the world of music, the AP FILE PHOTO world at large. 4ever loved,” George Michael (right) Ridgeley wrote, calling himself and Andrew Ridgeley of heartbroken. the British group WHAM! Michael also had a successperform in Peking, ful solo career, with songs like “Careless Whisper,” “Faith” and China, in April 1985. “Fastlove” making the charts. Michael’s numerous brushes with the law were well publicized, including charges of driving while impaired and possession of drugs in the mid2000s, as well as an arrest for engaging in a lewd act in a public washroom in the late 1990s. Michael was said to have been working on a new album at the time of his death. Since Michael’s death was announced Christmas night, many celebrities have taken to social media to share memories AP FILE PHOTO AP FILE PHOTO and express their condolences. “So, so sad, R.I.P. George, a Pop star George Michael outside the Royal Courts British singer George Michael performs at a concert to dear friend, the kindest most of Justice in London at the start of his court action raise money for the AIDS charity Sidaction during the Symgenerous and talented person,” against Sony Music Entertainment (U.K.) Ltd. in Oc- phonica tour at Palais Garnier Opera house in Paris, France, in September 2012. Geri Horner, a.k.a Ginger Spice, tober 1993. tweeted. Elton John, with whom Mi- self with Michael. “I have lost explained, but not deemed David Bowie, Prince and Leonchael had the No. 1 hit “Don’t a beloved friend — the kindest, suspicious. An autopsy will be ard Cohen. Let the Sun Go Down on Me” in most generous soul and a bril- performed. tbradbury@thetelegram.com Michael is one of many wellliant artist.” 1991, posted on Instagram. With files from The Associated Press The BBC quoted police as known musicians who have “I am in deep shock,” John wrote under a photo of him- saying Michael’s death is un- died this year. Others include n PETS

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FROM A1 Nowadays he spends most of his time living in a shelter under Barnes’ shed and there were no issues until recently. During the storm, Rojo was nowhere to be seen, and food Barnes had put out for him went uneaten. For her, it turned into a sleepless night. “Up all night watching for

footprints because he sometimes came up on the patio and looked in our door.” It was unusual for him not to come back, because on the most miserable of days he could always be found in his shelter, Barnes said. “We knew there was something wrong. He was somewhere that he couldn’t get home.” When Jena Mitchell went out

to her car the next morning, she saw a piece of lattice with something stuck in it. That something was Rojo. Mitchell contacted another woman in the neighbourhood who volunteers for the SPCA, and Rojo, lattice and all, was taken there. The volunteer knew Barnes looked after the cat, and called her. By the time Barnes arrived the lattice had been cut off and

Rojo was wrapped in a blanket. She later took him to Corner Brook Scaredy Cat Rescue’s Kitty Korner, where he is doing well and will remain until somebody takes him in. “He’s not going back outside,” said Barnes, her voice full of conviction. “I told him today, ‘There’s no back outside for you.’”

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Combined with York Harbour, the towns have a population of about 1,000. TC Media left messages but were unable to reach police Monday for comment.

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RCMP recover $30,000 ATV reported stolen Found following tip from public on Christmas Eve THE TELEGRAM A $30,000 all-terrain vehicle (ATV) reported stolen on Nov. 10 was recovered on Christmas Eve, thanks to a tip to the RCMP. Police with the Grand FallsWindsor RCMP detachment began investigating when Notre Dame Recreation in Lewisporte reported the 2017 Can Am Maverick Side by Side went missing following a nighttime break and enter. Also missing were 15 Husquvarna chainsaws and a collection of snowmobile jackets. Police say they had reason to believe, as a result of their investigation, the stolen items were in

the Botwood area and received a tip on where the ATV might be found. Police officers earched a wooded area near Botwood and found the machine. Other missing items have yet to be located and, according to a statement issued Monday afternoon, the investigation continues. The ATV is being examined by the RCMP forensic identification unit and police are encouraging anyone with information related to the investigation to contact them directly or through Crime Stoppers.

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Liberal measures will More holiday bad weather today secure province’s future, premier says In a special weather statement Monday, Environment Canada predicted most areas of the island will see a snowfall of five to 10 centimetres before the transition to rain today. A low-pressure system is ex-

FROM A1 “Early on, did we make some mistakes? Yeah, we did. As a new government, we made some mistakes. I didn’t do a very good job, and I’ll take responsibility for this,” he said. “We didn’t spend any money communicating the budget. Others did it for us and so we should have got out, I think, in advance of the budget and articulated to people — No. 1, why we’re doing what we’re doing here, the situation that we’re into and then the good things that were in the budget.” Back in the spring, one of the enduring criticisms of the budget was that it was a hopeless document — full of tough choices and painful cuts, but no sense of optimism for the future. On that point, Ball said it was a necessary thing, again implicitly laying the blame at the feet of the previous Tory government. “It was a reality check,” he said. “We had lived on, in some ways, false hope and false optimism. And people were told all these wonderful things, but their future wasn’t secured.” Ball said he’s optimistic about 2017. “I am hopeful about 2017 and 2018 and beyond, because we’ve put in measures now to make sure that is secure,” he said. “In this economy, when a business closes up it seems like it gets magnified. But when you look at PAL, as an example, there’s another company where they’ve got this attitude

brief Woman arrested after assault Mount Pearl — A 24-year-old Mount Pearl woman is awaiting a bail hearing after being charged with a Christmas Day assault. The woman was also charged with breach of court orders and will have a bail hearing Thursday.

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Premier Dwight Ball says his government could have done a better job of communicating to the public the need for actions taken in the 2016 provincial budget.

“We had lived on, in some ways, false hope and false optimism. And people were told all these wonderful things, but their future wasn’t secured.”

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The male victim was not seriously injured, according to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.

way accidents Christmas morning, all without injury. RCMP Const. Matthew Christie stated drivers need to slow down and be ready for changing conditions in the area.

The incident happened around 6 a.m. Christmas Day at a Mount Pearl home.

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Newfoundlander was a cop and gangster Jack Fitzgerald’s latest book “Rum Runners & Mobsters, Prohbition’s 100th Anniversary in Newfoundland,” is due in bookstores January 2017. Read excerpts from the book on this infamous period in the province’s history here.

he syndicate had an efficient operation set up, moving liquor to just outside the three-mile limit before smuggling it into the United States. The operation was successful mainly because it caught the R.C.M.P. off-guard. During Prohibition, rumrunning was a major concern of authorities in the United States and Canada. One of the Canadian restrictions required that vessels obtain a custom’s clearance to permit the fishermen of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia to unload their catches, providing that the vessel did not call at any foreign port before returning to home port. The captain of The Nellie J. Banks was Israel Lillington of Port aux Basques. Although Lillington was part of a two nation anti-rum smuggling operation, officials did not trust him¬, and with good reason. He was playing a double role, and using it to hide his own bootlegging activities from both sides. The old saying, “… loose lips sinks ship” came into play, but in this case it shook up even international mobster organizations. While in port at Port aux Basques, a crewman of the Nellie J. Banks was overheard bragging in a tavern that they had just come from St. Pierre, which was a major “drop of and storage point” for smuggled liquor going to Canada and the U.S.

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The above photo is the rum-running schooner the Nellie J. Banks in the 1930s, off the North Shore.

The tip went through official intelligence sources all the way to Washington and Ottawa. Agents policing the Canadian and Newfoundland coasts were alerted and gave special attention to their prized “double agent.” Just as the authorities were well-organized, so were the rum-runners. The Halifax syndicate had developed a strategic plan to circumvent the Coast Guard and successfully deliver the rum supplies, some of which were destined for Chicago, Boston, New York, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The syndicate employed mobile radio operators using special codes and placed under

the control of knowledgeable experts, to clear the way for the flow of liquor into the States. When the Coast Guard surprised a rum-runner, a standard tactic of the targeted crew was to toss kegs of liquor overboard with the intentions of fouling up the cutters long enough to escape Crime bosses had the aid of lawyers whose expertise included knowing the loopholes in the law. A major commandment issued to all captains supplying the mob was, “Do not get caught inside territorial limits,” which were three miles off coast at that time. Lillington was one of the

Newfoundland captains involved with the syndicate, who often played cat and mouse with Coast Guard. Frequently, his schooner would occupy a specific spot outside the threemile limit and use the vessel as a floating tavern. His customers were pre-advised of the Banks arrival, and were left to find their own way to visit and avail of its service. Outside the limits they could drink as much as they wanted. Captain Lillington knew just where the police cutters were hanging out. Whenever he was ready to operate his floating bar he would radio the Coast Guard a false report of “All clear. No sign of rum-runners.” While the cutters were receiving these messages, small motorboats were arriving with customers, including businessmen and politicians, to enjoy some genuine Demerara rum. In 1936, on the night of the world championship boxing match between Joe Louis and Schmeling, the Coast Guard cutters were miles away from the Nellie J. Banks, thanks to the reports received from Lillington. After giving this assurance to police, Lillington declared, “Bar open!” He then turned the ships radio on full blast for the enjoyment of his guests. Look for excerpt 6 next week: “Townies Battle Baymen in Prohibition Referendum”

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Time Capsules son. Here is a part of “Le’s Go Fishin”: Though Sundays I am mos’ devout, I never prayed as hard as now — “Oh Lord, let Tommy ketch a trout.” E.J. has a greater edge built into his “Overheard by a Stream.” Here is an extract: Snapped! Gone! You big fool: worse than any fool! What did you think to find here in this pool — A minnow or a shiner — that you tried With such a jerk to land him on the side Of this high bank? That was a salmon — fool! ‘Parachuted’ in among the ungodly In the summer of 1817, John Lewis, an ordained preacher on behalf of Methodism and a son of England, was directed by the Methodist organization here to leave Port de Grave, travel to St. John’s and there take a boat for Burin to spread the word. Although it was summer, it was not smooth sailing. They were lost and then found their way, but coming around the bottom of the Avalon Peninsula, they could not get across Placentia Bay to Burin and so struggled, or were blown, up and westward to Oderin. There they were nearly wrecked but were seen by men of that island who came out and rescued crew, ship and preacher. Lewis and company were well-received at Oderin. After resting, overcoming his seasickness and having good food on a steady table, they set off at 4:00 in the morning of July 19th and

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reached Burin some 24 hours later. Lewis soon saw what a challenge he had ahead of him: “I have friends, a good house to preach in and a good congregation; but alas, there is no religion, no morality, not even a form of godliness. The Sabbath is profaned by all; drunkenness is a prevailing evil and others of as deep a dye as I could mention. In this district there are thousands of professing Protestants. Some, yes many of them never saw a minister, ex-

cept a Roman Catholic priest and they are so situated that it is very hard to get to them, as they live on the islands, two or three families together and perhaps it is three or four leagues (a league was 5.5 kilometres) to another inhabited island. “I ‘purpose’ preaching in the different parts of the harbour every Sabbath, and two or three times a week, as soon as the hurry of the fishery is over. It would be in vain to make the attempt at present, as the people

are working night and day, there being but three months in which they must provide for the whole year and as they will not attend preaching on the Sabbath, it cannot be expected they will on weekdays.” Let’s come forward about 50 years. William Wilson (“Newfoundland and its Missionaries,” 1866) recorded this: “The brethren sent him there (to Burin); a place where a Methodist preacher had never set his foot ... where he had not one Christian friend with whom he could converse. Moreover the leading merchants were opposed to Methodism and the wickedness of the people was proverbial ... “God blessed his preaching so that many were turned from their evil ways ... for many years the name of John Lewis was remembered with much affection and esteem. In the spring of 1820 brother Lewis left Newfoundland and laboured in England two years, when he was appointed to Yell, one of the Shetland islands.” Paul Sparkes is a longtime journalist intrigued by the history of Newfoundland and Labrador. Email: psparkes@thetelegram.com.

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In the year when the Great Depression hit, a favourably known Newfoundland poet, Florence Miller, brought out a 64-page book of her poems, entitled “In Caribou Land”. In 1929, Florence Miller was 40. The foreword was written by another Conception Bay-born poet, one Edwin J. Pratt. He said of her work, “as a Newfoundlander abroad, subject to frequent spells of homesickness, I welcome this volume for the associations evoke — the smell of kelp and fresh caplin in the coves; wind-swept barrens with square leagues of partridge berries; marshes at twilight with whirring snipe; herds of caribou crossing streams; miles of flakes with drying cod; and above all the Atlantic rolling its silver cascades over the beaches.” Florence’s story is well-told online (Heritage Newfoundland) and a wealth of words by, and about her rest with the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Printed by Ryerson Press in Toronto, “In Caribou Land” is a fine production where one might turn the pages purely for the love of the richly-fibred paper. The poems are interspersed with fine little blackand-white photographs of scenes at Topsail where Florence was postmistress. She was well-published in her day, particularly well for anyone out of the literary mainstream of the early decades of the last century. But Florence wanted to share her work with a broad readership and something worked for her in that regard — she was, after all, a postmistress! Her home in Topsail became a destination for our own little clutch of literati. Reading one of Florence’s poems (“Le’s Go Fishin”) I turned to some of Pratt’s and with my eyes flicking from one open book to the other, made an entertaining little compari-

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fit for firefighters On Christmas Day most folks enjoy time off work to be with family and friends, but some people can’t because they are essential employees and must be on the job. The St. John’s Regional Fire Department (SJRFD) never shuts down, and at least some employees are at work 24/7/365. Two firefighters having to work along with many of their “D Shift” colleagues at the various SJRFD stations on Dec. 25 were Sheldon Greene (left) and Chris Dillon, who prepared their Christmas Day supper at the Mount Pearl Fire Station on Sunday afternoon. JOE GIBBONS/THE TELEGRAM

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Impaired drivers arrested in St. John’s St. John’s — Two men were arrested in separate incidents for impaired driving at 9:30 p.m. Friday in St. John’s, according to a report from the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. In the centre of the city, an arrest was made when police responded to a motor vehicle collision. One of the drivers — a 48-year-old man — was found to be drunk. He was charged with impaired driving and driving over the legal limit for alcohol. Police say nobody was injured in the collision, and damage was minor. Meanwhile, in the west end of the city, police said, an anonymous tip helped them catch a 47-year-old man driving drunk. The breathalyzer reading showed the man had more than three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system. He was charged with impaired driving and driving with more than 80 mg, and was given a ticket for driving with a suspended licence. The man also had an outstanding arrest warrant. He was held in custody overnight. That vehicle was impounded.

Corner Brook vehicle windows smashed Corner Brook — Windows were smashed out of two vehicles in Corner Brook Friday, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary reports. The first report came at 11:21 a.m. A vehicle that had been parked for some time at a commercial business had been targeted. Because it had been there for a while, it’s unknown when the window was smashed. At 11:17 p.m., the RNC responded to a theft complaint. A vehicle’s window had been broken and items had been stolen from the passenger seat. An investigation is ongoing.

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Seagoing gifts Mission prepares late Christmas presents for mariners who spend holidays on the ocean BY MICHAEL MACDONALD THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX

Somewhere on the North Atlantic, there’s a small fleet of merchant ships headed for the port of Halifax, with crews that have spent Christmas Day at sea, far from their families. Rev. Maggie Whittingham-Lamont knows all too well how those crew members are feeling. “Quite often, morale is very low aboard ships at Christmas,” says Whittingham-Lamont, co-ordinator of Mission to Seafarers in Halifax, which is in an old house that sits at the edge of the harbour amid towering grain elevators, railway tracks and cargo cranes. “It’s such a poignant time, missing your family. And if you’re on a ship without the Internet, you can’t communicate. It’s a difficult time.” For more than 20 years, Whittingham-Lamont has led a campaign aimed at bringing seasonal cheer to these hard-working men and women, whose jobs keep them away from their homes for months at a time. Every December and into mid-January, the energetic pastor and her small band of volunteers — she calls them her “elves” — offer the captain of each visiting commercial ship a special gift for every crew member, regardless of their religion. The gifts are colourfully wrapped shoeboxes, each containing carefully chosen “items of comfort,” such as toiletries and cold-weather apparel. This year, the mission plans to distribute more than 1,500 boxes — many of them handed out by the captains on Christmas Day. But hundreds of others will be delivered well into next month to ensure those still at sea are not left out. “The guys are so happy when they see you arrive with the shoeboxes,” says Whittingham-Lamont, a former nurse whose broad smile never seems to leave her face. “They’re so thankful. … By letting them know that somebody, who they will likely never meet, cares enough to give a gift, well, it’s wonderful when I go on-board.” The shoeboxes all contain the same items: a tuque, scarf, gloves or mittens, socks, wrapped hard candy, soap, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, shaving foam, razors, deodorant, lip balm, playing cards and a small memento of Canada — typically a postcard, key ring or lapel pins. Alcohol and medications are forbidden, as is anything sharp. Chocolate is also kept out of the boxes because it takes on the scent of the soap and shampoo. Matthew Hughson, a heritage interpreter at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax, says the tradition of giving mariners gift-laden shoeboxes started in the 1900s. Shoeboxes continue to be the container of choice because they are easy to carry and easy to inspect. “A lot of the crew members are not well equipped for our cold weather,” says Hughson, who helped put together 85 boxes at the museum. “Some would say (the contents) are kind of boring. But if you’re at sea … that shoebox can go a long way toward making life a little better on the ship.” Hundreds of completed boxes, which must not be sealed to allow for inspection by border officials, are typically donated to the mission by church groups, service clubs, offices, schools and individuals. Volunteers at the mission also assemble boxes using a stockpile of donated items. One Halifax woman who knits throughout the year recently donated 260 scarves. And donations to the mission will keep coming in throughout the holidays, says WhittinghamLamont.

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On Christmas Day, a variety of community volunteers gave up a few hours of their Christmas Day away from their own families to make the day brighter for some of the less fortunate citizens of St. John’s. The Downtown Soup Kitchen Coalition at the Jimmy Pratt Outreach Centre in the George Street United Church held a Christmas dinner for those who were unable to be with loved ones or who were by themselves. Scott Hillier and his staff at Coffee Matters tended to the catering, with help from members of the 37th Service Battalion reserve unit and others. There was also seasonal music performed by members of the church choir. Enjoying his Christmas Day dinner is Dave Gillies, formerly of Vancouver, B.C., but a resident of St. John’s for the past number of years.

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THORARINSON Arni Hjalmtyr Passed on December 13, 2016 Arni Hjalmtyr Thorarinson (formerly of Toronto, ON) passed away peacefully in his 83rd year at St. Clare's Hospital with his family by his side. Left to celebrate his life are his wife of 54 years, Diana, son Torfi (Katrina), and granddaughter Paulina, all of St. John's. Survived by his brother, Brian Thorarinson (Madeline), and son Stefan in Toronto, as well as several nieces, nephews, and friends who will miss his bright smile and warm personality. Visitation will be held at Carnell's Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road on Thursday, December 29, from 2 to 4 PM, and 7 to 9 PM. A funeral service will be held at Carnell's Memorial chapel on December 30, at 2 p.m. Inurnment will follow in Ontario at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to one of Arni's favourite charities, the Canadian Cancer Society or the Alzheimer Society of Canada. To send a message of condolence or sign the memorial guestbook, please visit www.carnells.com.

CLARKE Raymond Douglas Passed away suddenly surrounded by his loving family at his residence in Shea Height's on Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 Raymond D. Clarke age 84 years. Predeceased by his parents Victor and Barbara Clarke; sisters; Ida Parsons, Gwen Slaney and Iris Quarry. Leaving to mourn his loving wife, best friend and partner of 60 years, Shirley (nee Penney); his loving and devoted children: Beverley, Bernice (Bill), Glenda (Garry) and Elaine (Alex); his loving grandchildren: Raymond, Charlene, Victoria, Roger, Cedill and Raylene; nine great-grandchildren; four brothers-in-law and their family. Also leaving to mourn many nieces, nephews, relatives, friends, neighbours, special neighbours Diane and Raymond Hennessey, close family friend Connie Yetman and members of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch One. Resting at Barrett's Funeral Home, 328 Hamilton Avenue on Wednesday, December 28th and Thursday, December 29th from 2pm-4pm and 7pm-9pm. Funeral service will take place on Friday, December 30th from St. Peter's on the Rock Anglican Church at 11am, with interment to follow at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations in Raymond's memory can be made to a charity of one's choice. To leave a message of condolence please visit www.barretts.ca

CANDOW John Maxwell Walter Dec. 27, 1939 - Dec 21, 2016 Passed away peacefully on December 21, 2016 at the Health Sciences Centre, in the presence of his loving family, at the age of 76. Predeceased by his parents, Fred and Evelyn Candow, and inlaws, Frank and Hazel Ryall. Leaving with loving memories his devoted wife and best friend of 47 years, Elizabeth; three adoring children Stewart (Andrea), Stephen (Jennifer), Susan (Rod) Deir; six beautiful grandchildren, Thomas, Michael and James (Deir), Benjamin, Sarah, and Luke (Candow); sister and brother-in-law, Bernice and Edward Stokes; sister-in-law and brother-in-law Helen and Don Heale; nephew, Andrew and nieces, Allyson, Vickie and Catherine; great-nephews Matthew and Ethan, and special cousin Fred (Annie) Candow and other relatives and friends. Also leaving with fond memories are his special friends Douglas Payne and family, Madonna Cummings, Debbie Durnford and family, Carol and Ian Cook and Jeff Whitten. Special thank you to the staff and doctors of 4SA of the Health Sciences Centre and of the Dialysis Units at the Waterford, St. Clare's and Health Sciences Centre and to his guardian angels: Linda, Sister Eileen and Sharon. Cremation has taken place. Visitation will be held at Carnell's Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road, St. John's, NL on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 and Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Funeral to take place on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 at 11 am from St. Michael's and All Angels Church, Lady Smith Drive, St. John's. Interment will follow at the Anglican Cemetery, Forest Road. As an expression of sympathy, flowers are gratefully accepted or memorial donations may be made to the St. Michael's Choral Scholarship Fund, CLB Regimental Band or a charity of one's choice. To send words of comfort online, please visit www.carnells.com.

GENGE, Anthony William Quietly passed away at the Caribou Veteran's Pavilion on Monday, December 19, 2016, Anthony Genge, age 94 years. Predeceased by his loving wife, Elizabeth (nee Kirkland)(1980) and brothers: Nelson, Bruce and David Genge. Leaving to mourn, his three children Stephen, Toni and Daniel Genge; his brother Bishop Mark Genge as well as extended family members and friends. Resting at Barrett's Funeral Home, 328 Hamilton Avenue, on Tuesday, December 27,2016 from 2-4 pm and 7-9 pm. Burial service will take place from Mount Pleasant Cemetery on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 2 pm. As expressions of sympathy, donations in Anthony's memory may be made to a charity of one's choice. To view the online memorial guest book or leave a message of condolence, please visit www.barretts.ca. WOOD Audrey Vida Passed peacefully away at St. Clare's Mercy Hospital on Thursday, December 22nd, aged 89 years. Predeceased by husband Wallace and sister Rita. Leaving to mourn daughter Sandra (Rob); sons Andy (Patty), Wally (Nellie); grandchildren Andrew (Jennifer), Angie (Darryl), Ashley and Brandon; great-granddaughter Lauren and great-grandsons Bryan and Christopher; sisters Eva and Olive as well as other relatives and friends. Visitation will take place at Carnell's Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road, on December 27th from 2 - 4 & 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held on December 28th at 11 a.m. from The Carnell Memorial Chapel. Cremation has taken place. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations may be made to the Children's Wish Foundation in her memory. To send a message of condolence or to sign the memorial guestbook please visit www.carnells.com

SUMMERS Dianne (Hogan) It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Dianne (Hogan) Summers in Vancouver on November 07, 2016 at age 63. Predeceased by her father, James Adrian (Audrey) and sister-in-law, Virginia Hogan. Dianne leaves to mourn her mother, Susan Barbour, sisters, Catherine Hogan Safer (Andrew), Jennifer Hogan (Timothy), Chrys Hogan (David), Celeste Quinton (Dave) Jaime Fudge (Mike), and brothers, Peter Hogan (Kathleen), Don Hogan, Doug Hogan (Virginia, deceased), Darryl Hogan (Danielle), and Philip Hogan (Ashley Anne). Dianne will be missed by nieces, Andreae (Mark), Jennifer, Virginia (Rod), Rachel (Dale), Laurel (Peter), Shannon, Lauren, Olivia, Michele (Jim), April (Philip), Avery, Delaney, and nephews, Adam, A.J, Dylan, and Sam, as well as her beloved great nieces and nephews, Bonnie, Charlie, Jude, Eleanor, Hayden, Sam, Mara, and Matthew Jon, and by her uncles and aunts, cousins, and many dear friends, especially Roberta Wells, Geraldine Maloney, Tina Prim, and Susan Stone. Cremation has taken place. Visitation with family at Caul's Funeral Home, LeMarchant Road, St. John's, December 28, 6-9 p.m. Memorial service will be held at Caul's chapel on December 29, 3 p.m. No flowers by request. Donations may be made in Dianne's memory to the Canadian Diabetes Association, and if you'd like to wear something bright (the way she always did), please do. Perhaps hum an old BeeGees song.

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HUNTER Edna (Lindsay) It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Edna Hunter (nee Lindsay), beloved wife, mother and grandmother, on Wednesday, December 21st, 2016 at the age of 85. Recently pre-deceased by her loving husband of 64 years, Edward (Ted) Hunter. Leaving to mourn daughters Jeanne Power (Gary Lundrigan), Lynn Perks (Bob) and Carol Jackson (Kerry); grandchildren Allyson Switzman (Josh), Colin Power (Laura), Robbie Perks (Victoria), Marcus Jackson (Morgan), Ryan Perks and Kellie Jackson; greatgrandchildren Leo and Isla Switzman; sister Mary Hodge (Ontario) and sister-in-law Douglas Pauls (Nova Scotia). Special thanks to the staff and nurses of Tiffany Village. Cremation has taken place and relatives and friends may visit the family at Carnell's Funeral Home, 329 Freshwater Road on Tuesday, December 27th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 28th at the Carnell Memorial Chapel at 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the War Amps Champs program or to a charity of one's choice. To send a message of condolence or sign the memorial guest book, please visit www.carnells.com.

TULK (nee MOOTREY) Margaret Passed away suddenly at St. Clare's Mercy Hospital after a brief illness on December 22, 2016, holding hands with her niece Bernice. Predeceased by her parents Christina and John Mootrey; sister Mary Westcott; husband Samuel Tulk; partner Ed Yetman. Leaving to mourn with fond and loving memories nephews Bill and John Westcott; nieces Bernice Hennessey (Tommy), Joan Coady (Andrew); special best friend and sister-in-law Joan Kerwin; nieces Leona Dillon, Teresa Moret (Tom), Gail Baker; nephew Gary Hennessey; step-daughter Connie Yetman; step-grandchildren Becky and Joshua; also friends at the Golden Vista Apartments, especially good friend and cousin Barb Jordan. Resting at Caul's Funeral Home, LeMarchant Road on Monday, December 26, 2016 from 6-9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 11 a.m. from St. John Bosco. Interment to follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations may be made to a charity of one's choice.

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Serbian stewardess who survived jet crash dead at 66 The assocIaTed Press belgrade, serbIa

Vesna Vulovic, a Serbian stewardess who miraculously survived a plunge from 33,000 feet after her plane exploded in mid-air in 1972, has died. She was 66. Serbia’s state TV said Saturday Vulovic was found dead by her friends in her apartment in Belgrade. The Vulovic cause of death was not immediately known. Vulovic was working as a Yugoslav Airlines flight attendant on Jan. 26, 1972, when the Douglas DC-9 airliner she was aboard blew up high above the snowy mountain ranges of Czechoslovakia. All 27 other passengers and crew aboard perished. Vulovic entered the Guinness Book of Records in 1985 for “the highest fall survived without a parachute.” It was suspected that a bomb was planted inside the jet during a scheduled stopover in Copenhagen, Denmark, but no arrests were ever made. Trapped in the plane’s tail cone, she plummeted to Earth in sub-freezing temperatures and landed on a steep, heavily wooded slope near a village. The fuselage tumbled through pine branches and into a thick coating of snow, softening the impact and cushioning its descent down the hill, crash investigators said at the time. Vulovic was rescued by a woodsman who followed her screams in the dark forest. She was rushed to a hospital, where she fell into a coma for 10 days. She had a fractured skull, two crushed vertebrae and a broken pelvis, ribs and legs. Initially paralyzed from the waist down, Vulovic eventually made a near-full recovery and even returned to work for the airline in a desk job.

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Rick Parfitt (left) and Francis Rossi arrive for the screening of the film “Promised Land” at the Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, in February 2013.

Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dead at 68 BY GREGORY KATZ The assocIaTed Press loNdoN

Rick Parfitt, a hard-rocking British guitarist and songwriter who had multiple hits over the decades with the rock band Status Quo, has died in Spain at age 68. His manager, Simon Porter, and Parfitt’s family said in a statement that Parfitt died in a hospital in Marbella, Spain, on Saturday from a severe infection. “We are truly devastated to have to announce that Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt has passed away at lunchtime today,” the statement read, asking for privacy for the family and the band. The statement said Parfitt had been hospitalized since Thursday due to complications from an earlier shoulder injury stemming from a fall. It said he had been looking forward to starting a solo career after he stopped touring with the band because of medical issues, including a heart attack this year. Status Quo formed in the 1960s and kept legions of devoted fans throughout the years. His partnership with Francis Rossi provided sparks onstage and in the studio. They were most popular in Britain,

Vera Rubin did pioneering work on dark matter The assocIaTed Press PrINceToN, N.J.

Vera Rubin, a pioneering astronomer who helped find powerful evidence of dark matter, has died, her son said Monday. She was 88. Allan Rubin, a professor of geosciences at Princeton University, told The Associated Press his mother died Sunday night of natural causes. He said the Philadelphia native had been living in the Princeton area. Vera Rubin found that galaxies don’t quite rotate the way they were predicted to, and that lent support to the theory that

some other force was at work, namely dark matter. Dark matter, which hasn’t been directly observed, makes up 27 per cent of universe — as opposed to 5 per cent of the universe being normal matter. Scientists understand better what dark matter isn’t rather than what it is. Rubin’s scientific achievements earned her numerous honours, including becoming the second female astronomer to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences. She also received the National Medal of Science from president Bill Clinton in 1993 “for her pioneering research programs in observational cosmology.”

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but had followers in dozens of countries. Parfitt was known for his aggressive style, often played on his signature 1965 white Fender Telecaster or other similar models. He wrote some of Status Quo’s best-known songs, including “Whatever You Want” and “Backwater.” The band’s website said Parfitt was known as “The Womorr,” which stands for “the wild old man of rock and roll,” but added that had changed to “mild” over the years. The band played one of the biggest concerts in history when they opened the Live Aid show in London in 1985, ripping into a version of “Rockin’ All Over the World” that left the crowd delirious. Parfitt’s face aged over the years, but he retained his long blonde hair, denim outfits and no-holds-barred rock-and-roll style. He slowed down a bit after quadruple heart bypass surgery in 1997, but stayed on the road with the band until this year, when a heart attack forced him to stop touring. Parfitt divided his time between Spain and London. Porter said Parfitt is survived by his wife, Lyndsay, and four children — Tommy, Lily, Rick Jr. and Harry.

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brief Child dies after falling ill on Air Canada flight SHANNON, Ireland — A 10-yearold girl died Saturday after falling ill aboard a transatlantic Air Canada flight. The airline says Toronto-toLondon flight AC868 diverted to Shannon, Ireland, after the child suffered a medical problem. Air Canada says a doctor and a nurse were on board the plane and helped the flight crew to assist the child. Emergency crews met the aircraft when it landed in Ireland, but Air Canada says local medical authorities pronounced the girl dead. The Boeing 787 with 230 passengers on board continued on to London. Neither Air Canada nor the Canadian government could immediately confirm the girl’s nationality.

Canadian man arrested after driving on tarmac ORLANDO, Fla. — A Canadian man is being held on $5,100 bond in Florida after driving a baggage-towing vehicle across the tarmac at Orlando International Airport. The Orlando Sentinel reports that police identified the man as 27-year-old Richard Hogh. According to an affidavit, Hogh was flying Friday to Chicago and then to Canada. Police said United Airlines employees removed Hogh from his flight after he sat in a first-class seat that wasn’t his and claimed he was a pilot. Authorities said Hogh removed his pants before reaching the tarmac, where he climbed onto a luggage tug and told the driver he “had a flight to catch.’’ When the driver left, police said Hogh drove the tug onto a taxiway. Hogh faces grand theft and trespassing charges. Orange County jail records don’t show whether he has an attorney. The Canadian Press

From ‘floaters’ to family Strangers bond at Nova Scotia Christmas gathering THE CANADIAN PRESS BLOCKHOUSE, N.S.

A falconer, a university student from Vietnam, a toddler and miniature horse gathered around the Christmas tree at a farmhouse in Nova Scotia for a turkey dinner shared by ten near strangers who found you don’t need to be with family to feel like you belong. In seasons past, Patty McGill thought of herself as a Christmas “floater’’ — her children and grandchildren live in Quebec — leaving the 63-year-old matriarch with no one to feed during the holidays except the horses on her farm in the Lunenberg area on Nova Scotia’s south shore. Fearing her Yuletide delicacies would go to waste, McGill decided to share her Christmas dinner with strangers in the same boat as her. She had a friend post an invitation on social media offering a seat at her dinner table to those unable to spend the holidays with their families, and once news outlets caught wind of the gathering, the RSVPs started pouring in. As Chuck DeCoste pulled into the driveway of Hinchinbrook Farms in Blockhouse, N.S., accompanied by two people he barely knew in his electric blue, eagle-emblemed Jeep, he was unsure what the Christmas Day celebration had in store. DeCoste heard about McGill’s mission on the radio. The falconer had left his loved ones, including his prized bald eagle Hercules, in British Columbia to move to Halifax for work, so he felt that he “fit the bill’’ for the festive get together but wasn’t sure if he would fit in. Inside the farmhouse, Peter de Vries, a volunteer for McGill’s therapeutic horseback riding program for children with disabilities, was put to work offering guests beverages

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Patty McGill, right, passes a dish to guests who attended her Christmas Day dinner on Sunday. A group of strangers with nowhere to go during the holidays gathered at a farmhouse in Blockhouse, N.S., hosted by McGill for food and company.

as they met each other for the first time in person. Looking out the window as the early arrivals trickled in, de Vries said he felt a vague dread wash over him. The retired medical writer, who spent much of his life in the United States, sensed there might be some “negativity’’ attached to the situation that he and many of the guests found themselves in. “We are the people that had nowhere to go for Christmas,’’ said de Vries. “Maybe a little bit of the awkwardness at the beginning was because we all came from different areas ... and here we are, thrown together for dinner.’’ McGill, dressed in billowing orange, cut through the tension by embracing each guest as he or she walked in. McGill’s animal co-hosts

made the rounds as meal preparations got underway. Bunnies nibbled away in their cages overlooking the dinner table as it was crammed with chairs for the last-minute guests. McGill’s two huge, shaggy dogs slobbered over all the fresh faces while her cat hid from the commotion. A miniature horse, who barely outsized the hounds, stopped by to taste the Christmas tree, blending right in amongst the home’s various equestrianthemed furnishings — the horse blankets draped over the windows and couches, a steedshaped Christmas wreath, and a metal stand made of horseshoes by the wood stove. Shortly after breaking the ice, both DeCoste and de Vries found their initial reservations about the event were mis-

guided. “If you’re looking for a manifestation of the Christmas spirit, this is a good place to look,’’ said DeCoste. “There is something genuinely beautiful about sharing with other people ... I think one of the beautiful things about Christmas is that people let down their guard a little bit, and something like this is definitely a champion of that idea.’’ Had it not been for McGill’s unconventional holiday celebration, DeCoste said he likely would have spent Christmas Day by himself, taking care of chores, doing some light reading and going to bed early. Instead, he went horseback riding and joined in the “adventure’’ of meeting new people and hearing about what brought them to McGill’s table.

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Toronto lawyers and family mourned THE CANADIAN PRESS DOURO-DUMMER, ONT.

A Toronto law firm is remembering one of its partners as a “vibrant and wonderful person’’ after news that a family of four died in a fire near Peterborough, Ont. Police said the fire broke out early Christmas Eve in a large cottage on Stoney Lake. They said four bodies were pulled from the

building after the incident, which police are calling a Christmas tragedy. While police have yet to confirm the the victims’ identities, friends and family took to social media to mourn Geoff Taber, his wife Jacquie Gardner — also a lawyer — and their two sons. Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, the firm where Taber was a partner, released a statement

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A celebrated Canadian author who writes about First Nations heritage and culture is defending himself on Twitter after his ancestry was questioned. In a statement posted to his Twitter account, Joseph Boyden said he is of ``mostly Celtic heritage,’’ but he also has Nipmuc roots on his father’s side and Ojibway roots on his mother’s. Boyden has won the Scotiabank Giller Prize and his work was nominated for the Governor General’s award. The Canadian Press

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From transforming classrooms into scenes from the Harry Potter novels to coaching kids in a northern community to run half-marathons, three Canadian have gone above and beyond the curriculum to help students learn — and their efforts have not gone unnoticed. Armand Doucet, Yvan Girouard and Maggie MacDonnell are among 50 teachers around the world to be nominated for the Global Teacher Prize. The prize, established by the education charity Varkey Foundation, highlights the importance of teachers while awarding the top educator with US$1 million. The nominees were selected from over 20,000 applications from 179 countries. They were chosen for demonstrating innovative teaching practices in the classroom, contributing to the broader community and providing students with valuable life and work skills. A shortlist of 10 nominees will attend the Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai in March, where the winner will be announced. In just five years of teaching, Armand Doucet has tackled challenges in his two schools in Riverview, New Brunswick, with creative programs that make learning fun and empowering for his students. “I’ve always sort of thought outside the box and wanted to bring innovation to the classroom and try to reach everybody,’’ he said. When literacy scores were a concern at Riverview Middle School, Doucet said he had the idea to create Harry Potter Week, transforming the school into the fictional Hogwarts. Teachers dressed up as characters from the series and curriculum-based lessons were reimagined with a magical spin. “We were looking at owl pellets in science, dissecting owl pellets, we were looking at how you could make a broom fly,’’ he said. Footage of the week went viral, garnering nearly two million views online and raising over $100,000 for the school. Doucet said the event got students excited and made them proud of their school and community for all the attention received. When Quebec changed its curriculum in 2009, Grade 10 science teacher Yvan Girouard said he was thrilled at the prospect of being able to cover more topics. “I can have aquariums in my classroom, I can put up posters of every science (subject) because with the new curriculum I teach everything in a year,’’ he said. He decided to bring in his personal collection of scientific artifacts that include 100 taxidermy figures, turning his classroom at Ecole Secondaire Les Etchemins in Levis into a museum.

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Dylan Strome, the third overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, will captain Team Canada in the world junior championship. Because of The Telegram’s editorial deadline, the result from Canada’s opening game against Russia Monday night at the world junior hockey championship is unavailable.

“You’ve got to work hard. Nothing’s given to you. You don’t know when you’re going to be in the lineup. You don’t know when you’re not going to be in the lineup. You go to the rink every day hoping your name’s on the board and if it’s not you’ve got to work extra hard to get there.” Dylan Strome

found respect for those players who struggle to get into the lineup on a regular basis, whether in the NHL or junior. He got a genuine sense of what it’s like to show up at the rink every day and not know whether you were playing or not, an uncertain feeling indeed. He won’t have that problem on Team Canada where he’ll earn top billing right from Day 1 with some of the country’s most exciting talents, including Connor McDavid and Mitch Marner, in the NHL while others, such as Nolan Patrick, the likely No. 1 overall pick in 2017, are sidelined by injury. That leaves a void for someone like Strome to emerge and help solve a gold medal dry spell - one in seven years - broken only in 2015 by a McDavid-led squad. “It’s pressure for Canadians,

but it’s good pressure,” said Strome. “You want to be the guy. You want to be the next (Jordan) Eberle. You want to be the guy that scores the goal or be on the team (that wins). I know many Canadians can remember pretty much player that’s been on every gold-medal winning team.” Strome posted six points in five games for Canada’s disappointing sixth-place finisher last year in Finland. Unlike then, when he was tearing up the OHL upon joining Team Canada, Strome says he’s still trying to reach high gear after the wobbly NHL experience, which included coast-to-coast travel he’d never experienced before. Strome posted 16 points in seven games with Erie upon returning from Arizona and will try to make a similar dent for

the Canadians, shut out of the medal conversation in three of the past four world junior tournaments. The lanky sixfoot-three, 185-pounder is pegged to centre the nation’s No. 1 line, joining Mitchell Stephens and Pierre-Luc Dubois, the No. 3 overall pick of the 2016 draft. Beyond just national pride and restoring order to a Canadian program that racked up five straight golds at one point last decade, Strome has the added motivation of injecting some light onto a season that’s not gone as he would have liked. The Coyotes will be watching too and though seven games won’t make a season “obviously this tournament means a lot”. “It’s against better competition than junior and they want to see what you got,” Strome said.

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Young stars to watch, and things to know in 2014-15 and 111 last season. Nico Hischier, Switzerland: The shifty, 17-year-old centre is one of the top drafteligible players in this year’s tournament with 23 goals and 48 points in 31 games for the Halifax Mooseheads, leading Quebec Major Junior Hockey League rookies. Many scouts see him becoming the highest NHL-drafted Swiss player ever, ahead of Nino Niederreiter’s fifth overall in 2010. He had two assists in six games at last year’s world juniors as a 16-year-old.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The world junior hockey championship lost some big names to the NHL this year, including Canada’s Mitch Marner, the United States’ Auston Matthews and Finland’s Patrik Laine, but there will still be some intriguing talent on display at the 2017 event in Montreal and Toronto. Here are five players to watch: Olli Juolevi, Finland: The heady six-foot-two defenceman was selected fifth overall in June by the Vancouver Canucks for his steady two-way play and his habit of winning trophies. He was a tournament all-star with nine assists in seven games as host Finland win gold at last year’s world juniors. Then he helped the London Knights win the Memorial Cup. He will be Finland’s captain this year. Alexander Nylander, Sweden: The Calgary-born brother of Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander and son of former NHLer Michael Nylander was the Ontario Hockey League rookie of the year in 2015-16 with 78 points in 57 games. And the six-footone winger led Sweden with four goals and nine points at last year’s world juniors. That led the Buffalo Sabres to draft him eighth overall, the same spot his brother was selected two years earlier. He now plays for Rochester in the AHL. Mikhail Sergachev, Russia: Big and physical, but also a strong skater with a booming point shot. That combination

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Dylan Strome didn’t plan to be here. Team Canada’s captain at the world junior hockey championship imagined he’d be playing for the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes right now. But just over a month ago, after spot duty with the club that drafted him third overall in 2015, Strome was sent back to the Ontario Hockey League. The 19-yearold, who said he felt “done with junior hockey” in July, was suddenly back there once more. “It’s something that I’ve obviously never really done before,” Strome said of the experience of having to return to the Erie Otters for a fourth season. “It’s kind of just weird coming back to a situation that I’ve been in for three years. It’s not really weird, but at the same time it is just because you haven’t been there.” Arizona opted to return Strome to Erie on Nov. 20 after he was made a healthy scratch for the 10th time. His inclusion in head coach Dave Tippett’s lineup was sporadic. He played in only seven games in just over a month with the Coyotes, registering a single assist. It was the kind of thing Strome, always among the best players on his teams growing up, had never experienced before. Suddenly he wasn’t an automatic for the first or second line or a shoo-in to run the power play. Strome detailed the lesson of the experience with great detail. “You’ve got to live every day like it’s going to be your last one there,” he said. “You’ve got to work hard. Nothing’s given to you. You don’t know when you’re going to be in the lineup. You don’t know when you’re not going to be in the lineup. You go to the rink every day hoping your name’s on the board and if it’s not you’ve got to work extra hard to get there.” Strome said he gained new-

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made him the OHL’s top defenceman as a rookie last season with the Windsor Spitfires and prompted the Montreal Canadiens to take him ninth overall. The six-foot-three, 212 pounder is expected to anchor the Russian defence. He played three games for Montreal and since then has 15 points in 18 games after a slow start in Windsor. Dylan Strome, Canada: The six-foot-three centre was sent back to the Erie Otters after picking up one assist in seven games for the Arizona Coyotes, who drafted him third overall in 2015. He has 16 points in seven games since his return to Erie. Strome and Marner led Canada in scoring at last year’s world juniors with four goals each and he is expected to get firstline duty as Canada’s captain this year. He had 129 points as a teammate of Connor McDavid

HOME ICE ADVANTAGE The Canadians have medalled in all 11 world juniors held in Canada since the tournament began in 1977 — including five golds. Their most recent appearance on home ice was in 2015 when they held on to beat Russia at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. BETWEEN THE PIPES Carter Hart and Connor Ingram will be in net for Canada at this year’s tournament. Goaltending was detrimental for the Canadians at last year’s world juniors, with their combined 3.58 goals-against average and .859 save percentage ranking amongst some of the worst at the event. Hart and Ingram are two of the top goaltenders in the Western Hockey League this season. Hart, of the Everett Silvertips, leads the league in goals-against average at 1.85 while Ingram, of the Kamloops Blazers, is in third at 2.12. Ingram leads the duo in save percentage at .935 and Hart is a close second at .928. Hart also has four shutouts.

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DUCHARME THE CHARM? Ducharme will be behind the Canadians’ bench as head coach for the first time, although was an assistant on the 2016 squad in Helsinki. The 43-year-old won gold with Canada’s under-18 team at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka tournament and also captured a Memorial Cup with the Halifax Mooseheads earlier that year. Ducharme, who is currently the head coach and general manager of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s Drummondville Voltigeurs, is assisted by Tim Hunter, Kris Knoblauch and Misha Donskov. DEFENSIVE DUTIES Thomas Chabot is the only returning defenceman for Canada this year and is expected to play some big minutes on the blue line. The 19-year-old from SainteMarie, Que., started the season with the Ottawa Senators before being returned to the Saint John Sea Dogs. Chabot has five goals and 15 assists through 14 games with Saint John, which is tops in the QMJHL and ranked No. 5 in the country. Also on defence is Montreal Canadiens prospect Noah Juulsen, who was taken in the first round of the 2015 draft, RouynNoranda Huskies duo Jeremy Lauzon and Philippe Myers and Dante Fabbro of Boston University. Jake Bean of the Calgary Hitmen and Kale Clague of the Brandon Wheat Kings round out the defensive corps. Myers is the only defenceman that hasn’t been drafted by an NHL club.

CALGARY – Canada’s roster for the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Toronto and Montreal (Dec. 26, 2016-Jan. 5, 2017; x - member of 2016 team): Goaltenders Carter Hart, Sherwood Park, Alta., Everett (WHL); Connor Ingram, Imperial, Sask., Kamloops (WHL). Defencemen Jake Bean, Calgary, Calgary (WHL); x-Thomas Chabot, SteMarie-de-Beauce, Que., Saint John (QMJHL); Kale Clague, Lloydminster, Alta., Brandon (WHL); Dante Fabbro, Coquitlam, B.C., Boston Univ. (NCAA); Noah Juulsen, Abbotsford, B.C., Everett (WHL); Jeremy Lauzon, Val-d’Or, Que., Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL); Philippe Myers, Moncton, N.B., Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL). Forwards x-Mathew Barzal, Coquitlam, B.C., Seattle (WHL); Anthony Cirelli, Woodbrige, Ont., Oshawa (OHL); Dillon Dube, Cochrane, Alta., Kelowna (WHL); Pierre-Luc Dubois, Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Que., Cape Breton (QMJHL); x-Julien Gauthier, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Que., Val-d’Or (QMJHL); Mathieu Joseph, Chambly, Que., Saint John (QMJHL); Tyson Jost, Kelowna, B.C., Univ. of North Dakota (NCAA); Michael McLeod, Mississauga, Ont., Mississauga (OHL); Taylor Raddysh, Caledon, Ont., Erie (OHL); Nicolas Roy, Amos, Que., Chicoutimi (QMJHL). Blake Speers, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Sault Ste. Marie (OHL); x-Mitchell Stephens, Peterborough, Ont., Saginaw (OHL); x-Dylan Strome, Mississauga, Ont., Erie (OHL). Head Coach Dominique Ducharme, Drummondville (QMJHL) Assistant Coaches Tim Hunter, Moose Jaw (WHL); Kris Knoblauch, Erie (OHL)

Standings All Times Eastern PRELIMINARY ROUND Group A At Montreal GP W OTW OTL L Pt Sweden 1 1 0 0 0 3 Czech Rep. 1 1 0 0 0 3 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denmark 1 0 0 0 1 0 Finland 1 0 0 0 1 0 Group B At Toronto GP W OTW OTL L Pt U.S. 1 1 0 0 0 3 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 Latvia 0 0 0 0 1 0 Note: Three points for a regulation win, two for an overtime/shootout win, one for an overtime/shootout loss. ———

Schedule Monday, Dec. 26 At Montreal Sweden 6 Denmark 1 Czech Republic 2 Finland 1 At Toronto United States 6 Latvia 1 Canada vs. Russia Tuesday, Dec. 27 At Montreal Czech Republic vs. Switzerland, 5 p.m. Denmark vs. Finland, 5:30 p.m. At Toronto Latvia vs. Russia, 4 p.m. Canada vs. Slovakia, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28 At Montreal Switzerland vs. Sweden, 5 p.m. At Toronto Slovakia vs. United States., 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 29 At Montreal Denmark vs. Czech Republic, 1 p.m. Finland vs. Sweden, 5:30 p.m. At Toronto Russia vs. United States, 3:30 p.m. Latvia vs. Canada, 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30 At Montreal Switzerland vs. Denmark, 5 p.m. At Toronto Slovakia vs. Latvia, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 At Montreal Sweden vs. Czech Republic, 1 p.m. Finland vs. Switzerland, 5:30 p.m. At Toronto United States vs. Canada, 3:30 p.m. Russia vs. Slovakia, 8 p.m. Conclusion of Preliminary Round

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At 21-8, it might be time to keep an eye on Toronto BY TIM REYNOLDS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pop quiz. Name the only team in the NBA to not lose a game by double digits this season. Golden State? Nope. San Antonio? Wrong. Cleveland? Incorrect. It’s the Toronto Raptors, who very quietly have stayed right in the Cavaliers’ rearview mirror in the Eastern Conference and look like a club that has the potential for another deep playoff run. At 21-8, the Raptors have separated themselves from the pack of those chasing one of the top spots in the East. They weren’t part of the NBA’s Christmas lineup, surely giving Toronto fans more fuel for their nobody-respects-us fires, and instead they’ll take a franchiserecord six-game road winning streak into Monday night at Portland. Toronto is a league-best 13-0 in games decided by 10 points or more this season. All other teams in the league have been beaten by 10 or more at least three times already. The Raptors’ largest margin of defeat so far is eight points, and the average size of its eight losses is 4.6 points. “All the pretty 3-point shots and dunks and all of that, that’s good,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. “But when it gets to close-game-time down the stretch, you’ve got to have that competitive spirit. And that’s what we’re trying to build on, that toughness when it counts.” The Raptors took Cleveland to six games in the Eastern Conference finals last season. And while the Cavs have essentially been preordained as the 2017

brief Nylander, Dahlin star as Sweden tops Denmark 6-1 MONTREAL — Swedish phenom Rasmus Dahlin didn’t take long to make an impression at the world junior hockey championship. The 16-year-old had a goal and an assist in limited ice time as Sweden routed Denmark 6-1 in the tournament opener before an announced crowd of 4,518 at the Bell Centre on Monday afternoon. Alexander Nylander scored twice while Carl Grundstrom, Joel Eriksson Ek and Jonathan Dahlen also scored for Sweden, one of the tournament favourites who are seeking a first world under-20 gold since 2012 in Calgary and Edmonton. Nikolaj Krag scored with 2:07 remaining for Denmark on a screened shot from the left circle to spoil Felix Sandstrom’s shutout bid.

East champs, Toronto thinks it has a better team this season than it did a year ago. It’s early, but the Raptors lead the East and rank No. 2 in the NBA in scoring differential – 9.4 points per game. They average fewer turnovers than anyone in the NBA this season, have the second-best shooting percentage and make nearly 81 per cent of their free throws. “We’re not a finished product,” Casey said. “There’s a lot we can improve on.” VOTING BEGINS Voting started Sunday for

the NBA All-Star Game and will continue through Jan. 16. There are many ways to participate. Fans can go to NBA.com/vote and cast a ballot once every 24 hours or do the same through the NBA app on their smartphones. Those on Twitter and Facebook can vote by listing a player’s name with the hashtag #NBAVOTE , or by searching for “NBA Vote All-Star” on Google and filling out a voting card. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are in line to be picked for the 13th time. Kobe Bryant’s

run as an 18-time All-Star ended with his retirement after last season, and Chris Bosh’s streak of 11 consecutive selections will be halted while he continues dealing with issues related to blood clots that have kept him off the floor this season. Starters will be announced Jan. 19. Reserves will be revealed on Jan. 26. The All-Star Game is Feb. 19 in New Orleans. THE WEEK AHEAD Here’s some of the games to watch this week: Oklahoma City at Miami, Tuesday: Only five opposing

players – Clyde Drexler, Magic Johnson, Scottie Pippen, Andre Miller and Rajon Rondo – have ever posted a triple-double in Miami. Could Russell Westbrook be next? Toronto at Golden State, Wednesday: Warriors won in Toronto 127-121 in November, in one of the most fun games so far this season. Here’s the rematch. Chicago at Indiana, Friday: It’s rare to find a 4 p.m. tip-off on the NBA schedule. The Pacers host two such games this season, this one with the Bulls and Jan. 16 against New Orleans as part of the NBA’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day lineup. New York at Houston, Saturday: The Rockets, who get minimal credit for anything done defensively, held Kristaps Porzingis to 0-for-4 shooting last month. San Antonio at Atlanta, Sunday: Happy New Year, Mike Budenholzer. It’s still strange to see the former Spurs assistant coaching against Gregg Popovich. DECIDED EARLY Detroit hasn’t played many down-to-the-wire games this season. Out of the Pistons’ first 32 contests, 24 have been decided by at least 10 points. And that’s a good thing for the Pistons. They’re 13-11 in those games – and 1-7 in games decided by nine points or less. STAT LINE OF THE WEEK Kyle Lowry, Toronto: He went 11 for 12 from 2-point range, 15 for 20 overall, in the Raptors’ 104-98 win in Utah on Friday night. Lowry scored 36 points and the only 2-pointer he missed was a play at the rim where he thought he was fouled in the second quarter.

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named the NHL’s first star of the week on Monday after he moved into second on the league’s alltime scoring list.

loss to the Boston Bruins on Dec. 22, to move past Messier and into sole possession of second.

arrival in Pittsburgh last season provided the spark that turned the Penguins’ listless season around.

Los Angeles Kings centre Jeff Carter was named the second star. He scored five goals in three games to lift the Kings to four out of a possible six points.

The franchise rewarded its fiery head coach with a three-year contract extension on Monday that will keep Sullivan with the team through 2019-20.

Edmonton Oilers goalie Cam Talbot was the third star. Talbot went 2-0-1 with a 2.26 goals-against average and .926 save percentage to backstop the Oilers to five out of a possible six points.

The 48-year-old Sullivan took over for Mike Johnson last December and guided the team on a spirited run that finished with the Penguins earning their fourth Stanley Cup. Sullivan is 55-24-10 with Pittsburgh, the second-best point total in the NHL over that span.

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MONTREAL — The Czech Republic has already caused its first surprise at the world junior hockey championship. A goal with 1:18 left in regulation time from Michael Spacek lifted the underdog Czechs to a 2-1 victory over defending champion Finland in the opening game for both teams at the under-20 tournament on Monday night. Spacek fired a high shot through traffic from the blue line that found a way inside the post. Daniel Krenzelok also scored for the Czechs, who are seeking their first world junior medal since they took Bronze in 2005. That was their only hardware since winning back-toback gold in 2000 and 2001.

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Star sprinter Andre De Grasse voted Canadian Press male athlete of the year BY LORI EWING THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO

The smile was priceless, a rare spontaneous moment in the Olympic pressure cooker that will go down as one of the most enduring images of the Rio Summer Games. Andre De Grasse had cruised up alongside Usain Bolt in their 200-metre semifinal and flashed the Jamaican giant a wide grin. The slender, five-foot-nine De Grasse could have been the precocious little brother challenging the six-foot-five big brother. Bolt couldn’t help but crack a smile. It may as well have been a race between just two. Behind them, six other sprinters strained to keep up. In his Olympic debut, and just his second true season in the sport, the 22-year-old dared to race the greatest sprinter of all time, and his youthful charm had Canadian fans smitten. De Grasse, who raced to three Olympic medals in Rio, has been voted the winner of the Lionel Conacher Award as the Canadian Press male athlete of 2016. “I just try to have a lot of fun when I’m competing because I know how hard it is during training,” De Grasse said. “And there are always going to be ups and downs with sports, but I have to remember to always just be motivated because I know I inspire a lot of people, and I want to show them it’s a fun sport, I want to lift up the sport, especially in Canada.” The Markham, Ont., sprinter earned 43 votes (66 per cent) in the annual survey of editors and broadcasters from across the country. De Grasse won silver in the 200 metres in Rio and bronze in both the 100 and 4x100-metre relay.

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Star sprinter Andre De Grasse has been voted Canadian Press male athlete of the year. De Grasse poses for a photograph at a world elite track and field training facility in Phoenix, Az., in a February 4, 2016, file photo.

“No Canadian has ever done that,” said CBC’s Scott Russell. “De Grasse competes in the deepest of all sports. He competed against the greatest sprinter of all time. In addition, he helped erase a 20-year-old Canadian record in the 4x100metre relay which had been held by a squad anchored by Donovan Bailey and which resulted in Olympic Gold in 1996.” Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby was second with 18 votes (28 per cent). “Sidney Crosby is an amazing athlete so any time I’m in the conversation with him, that feels pretty good,” De Grasse said from Phoenix. “I’m really happy to win the award.” High jumper Derek Drouin, who won gold in Rio, earned two votes, while Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers

and tennis star Milos Raonic each received one. “In any other year, it could have gone to Derek Drouin or Milos Raonic or Sidney Crosby or Joey Votto or . . . But Andre De Grasse did something we haven’t seen in a generation and he did it with such a sense of enjoyment,” said Bev Wake, Postmedia’s senior executive producer of sports. “With Usain Bolt the best sprinter in history, finishing second in the 200metre race was almost as good as gold.” What made De Grasse’s feat truly remarkable, according to coach Stu McMillan, is that it came in just his second year of solid training at the end of a season that saw several significant life changes. He turned pro at this time last season, signing a historic US$11.25-million deal

with Puma. He also left the University of Southern California to move to Phoenix to train with McMillan and the Altis program. His training environment exploded from the one sprinter he worked with at USC to being part of a program that is home to about 100 of the world’s top athletes. “That he was able to come out of that season with all of those things on top of him, and still have three Olympic medals is pretty incredible really,” McMillan said. De Grasse, who once had dreams of playing in the NBA and played against Minnesota Timberwolves star Andrew Wiggins growing up, was famously discovered by track coach Tony Sharpe at a high school meet he raced on a whim. He made the track world sit up and take no-

tice in 2015 when he won both the 100 and 200 at the NCAA championships and the Pan American Games in Toronto. He carries himself with a refreshing naivete that McMillan believes helped pave his path to the Olympic podium. “He doesn’t really understand how good he is, and he doesn’t know the sport really well. He doesn’t understand how difficult this is supposed to be. Which is a good thing,” McMillan said. “Coming in with fresh eyes I think. . . it’s actually taught me quite a lot. I’m used to coaching people who have been in the sport for multiple years, and have their pre-set expectations of what they should be doing, and what is possible. And then he comes in and blows it all up. That was pretty cool.”

Atlanta 33, Carolina 16 Washington 41, Chicago 21 Cleveland 20, San Diego 17 Green Bay 38, Minnesota 25 Jacksonville 38, Tennessee 17 New England 41, N.Y. Jets 3 Oakland 33, Indianapolis 25 New Orleans 31, Tampa Bay 24 Arizona 34, Seattle 31 San Francisco 22, Los Angeles 21 Houston 12, Cincinnati 10 Sunday, Dec. 25 Pittsburgh 31, Baltimore 27 Kansas City 33, Denver 10 Monday, Dec. 26 Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1 Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. New England at Miami, 1 p.m. Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Atlanta, 4:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Washington, 4:25 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m. Arizona at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at Detroit, 8:30 p.m.

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NHL STANDINGS By Gracenote All times ET EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L Montreal 34 21 9 Ottawa 34 20 11 Boston 36 18 14 Tampa Bay 35 17 15 Florida 35 15 14 Toronto 33 14 12 Detroit 34 15 15 Buffalo 33 12 13 Metropolitan Division GP W L Columbus 32 23 5 Pittsburgh 35 22 8 NY Rangers 36 23 12 Washington 32 20 8 Philadelphia 36 20 12 Carolina 33 15 11 New Jersey 34 13 14 NY Islanders 33 13 14 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L Chicago 36 22 9 Minnesota 33 21 8 St. Louis 35 18 12 Nashville 33 15 13 Dallas 35 14 14 Winnipeg 36 16 17 Colorado 33 12 20 Pacific Division GP W L San Jose 34 21 12 Edmonton 36 18 12 Anaheim 35 17 12 Los Angeles 34 17 13 Calgary 36 18 16 Vancouver 35 14 18 Arizona 34 11 18 Tuesday’s Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Washington at NY Islanders, 7 p.m. Ottawa at NY Rangers, 7 p.m. Boston at Columbus, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Calgary at Colorado, 9 p.m. Dallas at Arizona, 9 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Wednesday’s Toronto at Florida, 7 p.m. Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

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NFL STANDINGS By Gracenote All Times ET AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T New England 13 2 0 Miami 10 5 0 Buffalo 7 8 0 N.Y. Jets 4 11 0 South W L T Houston 9 6 0 Tennessee 8 7 0 Indianapolis 7 8 0 Jacksonville 3 12 0 North W L T Pittsburgh 10 5 0 Baltimore 8 7 0 Cincinnati 5 9 1 Cleveland 1 14 0 West W L T Oakland 12 3 0 Kansas City 11 4 0 Denver 8 7 0 San Diego 5 10 0 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Dallas 12 2 0 N.Y. Giants 10 5 0 Washington 8 6 1 Philadelphia 6 9 0 South W L T Atlanta 10 5 0 Tampa Bay 8 7 0 New Orleans 7 8 0 Carolina 6 9 0 North W L T Detroit 9 5 0 Green Bay 9 6 0 Minnesota 7 8 0 Chicago 3 12 0 West W L T Seattle 9 5 1 Arizona 6 8 1 Los Angeles 4 11 0 San Francisco 2 13 0 ——— Thursday, Dec. 22 Philadelphia 24, N.Y. Giants 19 Saturday, Dec. 24 Miami 34, Buffalo 31, OT

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THURSDAY’S SPORTS TRANSACTIONS By Gracenote FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS—Waived C Cornelius Edison. CINCINNATI BENGALS—Placed G Clint Boling and TE Tyler Eifert on IR. CLEVELAND BROWNS—Lifted the suspension on G Alvin Bailey. DALLAS COWBOYS—Lifted the suspension on DE Randy Gregory. Waived DE Zach Moore. DENVER BRONCOS—Cut QB Austin Davis. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Acquired RB Daryl Richardson off waivers from the Pittsburgh Steelers. Placed RB T.J. Yeldon on IR. NEW YORK JETS—Acquired DE Corey Lemonier off waivers from the Detroit Lions. Placed QB Bryce Petty on IR. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Added G Josh Allen to the practice squad. Placed DB Jude Adjei-Barimah on IR. Removed DT Rodney Coe from the practice squad. WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Cut LB Nick Moody. ———

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hink domoic acid and 1987. Then ask yourself just why it is that governments can be such laggards on global warming. It was almost 30 years ago now, but the first outbreak of domoic acid poisoning killed three people and over 100 developed toxic symptoms. The outbreak was found in P.E.I. shellfish, and the reaction was startlingly fast. The scientific community quickly narrowed the cause down to toxic marine diatoms, members of the genus Pseudo-nitzschia, and testing and prevention protocols were developed and implemented. Since then, domoic acid problems have cropped up in areas as far-flung as the Dungeness crab fishery off California and Oregon this fall, but testing for the neurotoxin has limited the damage that can be done. When the scientists completed their research and flagged the problems, no one said, “Ah, ignore it, they’re probably wrong and you should just keep eating those mussels.” Because that’s not how evidence-based decision-making is done. Right now, scientists are virtually united in maintaining that global warming is happening, and that the warming is being caused by human action. But there seems to be a large number of people — including people who want to be prime minister — who are suggesting they’re better scientists than the scientists themselves, and that global warming isn’t a problem at all. Take Brad Trost, a Conservative leadership hopeful and geophysicist who suggested this week that “This whole climate change agenda is not science (or) fact-based. It’s based on the government wanting to take away our prosperity and to take away our freedoms.” Right. And Trost is far from alone. So far this year, scientists are pointing with increasing horror towards the failure of the polar ice formation — at the same time, they’re pointing out that a weakening jet stream is allowing cold air to plunge southwards, dropping temperatures in central North America and causing far more serious weather events. Both, of course, are things those same scientists predicted years ago as the likely result of the continuing increase of temperatures around the world. Temperatures are rising; in fact, they’re now rising at a higher rate than scientists had predicted. It means more serious weather events in our future, with heavier rainfalls or snowfalls, more flooding — and, paradoxically, more drought and much more stress on the vegetation and animals we currently see as native species, both on land and in the ocean. You can’t just decide to ignore it. One of the most unusual things about domoic acid poisoning? It caused short-term memory loss and permanent brain damage, a symptom that led to its initial description as amnesiac shellfish poisoning. Let’s hope that kind of memory loss isn’t affecting politicians and anyone else who wants to ignore scientific evidence merely to live cheaply and messily.

letters Wangersky’s asbestos column hit home Recognizing occupational diseases and their causes are important steps forward I would like to thank Russell Wangersky for his powerful commentary on asbestos (“Asbestos? Good riddance,” The Telegram, Dec 19). The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) should also be congratulated for leading a nation-wide campaign to have a comprehensive ban of this deadly substance. It is shocking to think that some 150,000 Canadians are exposed to asbestos at work, particularly in industries like construction, automobile maintenance, shipbuilding, trade contractors and waste management. As Wangersky highlights, asbestos is a human time bomb, and because asbestos-related diseases have a long latency period, the possibility of a shortened life hangs over all workers who have been exposed to asbestos. Currently, asbestos exposure kills more than 2,000 Canadians every year from diseases such as mesothelioma and lung cancer. This issue continues to hit close to home, as we are still seeing occupational diseases from the Baie Verte miners who mined asbestos more than 40 years ago. In 1978,

As Wangersky highlights, asbestos is a human time bomb, and because asbestosrelated diseases have a long latency period, the possibility of a shortened life hangs over all workers who have been exposed to asbestos. the United Steelworkers (USW) led a 14-week strike in Baie Verte, which resulted in improved occupational health and safety at the mine. However, we now know that prior to that time, miners were exposed to incredibly high levels of asbestos. Many of them died from illness related to asbestos exposure. Other sick miners and their families are still in the process of seeking compensation and having to prove that their illness is related to their work with asbestos. Recently, the provincial government agreed to recognize that certain cancers are occupational diseases presumed to occur due to firefighting work. This follows a 12-year long campaign from

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firefighters, and is a very important step towards our work to have more occupations recognized, such as asbestos miners, and others. Today in Labrador West, miners are awaiting the results of a long overdue medical audit into the effects of silica dust on local workers. Like asbestos, silica has a long latency period. Silicosis, a major lung disease that makes breathing difficult, can take many years after first exposure to silica particles. The reality is that far too many workers are getting ill through work. Over the past five years, on average, 28 workers died each year from a work-related accident or illness. Thousands more are injured. We will continue to campaign for the elimination of those deadly exposures, more presumptions, prevention, awareness, and legislative changes to ensure that all workplaces are safe and healthy and all workers can return home safely and healthy at the end of their workday.

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We’ve created a monster For me, the seeds of the current epidemic of fake news, the so-called post-truth era, starts in the advent of digital media, and with the way the alreadyexisting print media made its way onto the web. In other words, it’s my fault. Well, mine, and, with me, the rest of the ink-stained wretches. And our bosses. Let me explain. The news media made fake news possible when newspapers became cash-cow commodities in the 1980s and 1990s, and when management of those commodities turned into an accounting exercise. What mattered, especially to news chains that had bought up papers with borrowed money, was not the product, but the profit margin. For years, the best science newspapers had was the bald figure of their total circulation and the occasional focus group. Newspapers invested next to nothing in business-related research, content to just sit and

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read about a man with no legs who wants to climb mountains. If millions will click on a picture of a movies star in a revealing dress, why not publish many pictures of women in revealing dresses? Replication become the order of the day — if you get a good result, find a way to mirror that result. We stopped asking what would challenge our readers — we asked only what would cause them to click on a story. We created the Barnum and Bailey school of news. We conditioned readers that, if a picture of a house blowing up was great, a picture of three houses blowing up was better. And we had the numbers to prove it. Problem is, there are only a limited number of actual houses blowing up. Having gone the distance, though, to prove that anything is possible, that truth is stranger than fiction, why should anyone in the news media be surprised that the tastes we’d so carefully cultured

“We made fake news when we developed the perfect growing solution for it, and that medium was infected by a virus that wasn’t restrained by the messy concept of things having to be true.” in our audiences had moved on to more esoteric, if less accurate, fare? If you liked the idea that Hillary Clinton was evil, you’ll love a story saying she was a child murderer. And, now that you have a taste for the positive reinforcement of whatever you already believe, why the heck would you go back to anything else? Why are we surprised that others are better at the fantastical than we are? We made fake news when we developed the perfect growing solution for it, and that medium was infected by a virus that

wasn’t restrained by the messy concept of things having to be true. And why are we surprised that there are those who unconditionally gobble it up, especially when it supports their own already-existing opinions? It might be more fun to argue that an overarching cabal of liberal media elites conspired to fake the news and twist public opinion for years — that is, in itself, a much grabby headline, the kind of thing that generates clicks. (Truth is, though, the news media as a whole couldn’t cohesively order a pizza.) I think we turned mass media into fast food — we shouldn’t be surprised that people want to eat it. To quote Pogo — fittingly, an old newspaper cartoon — “We have met the enemy and he is us.” Russell Wangersky is TC Media’s Atlantic regional columnist. He can be reached at russell.wangersky@tc.tc Twitter: @Wangersky.

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brief Four Indian men arrested after tourist accuses them of rape NEW DELHI — Indian police said Monday that they arrested four men on suspicion of raping an American tourist who came to New Delhi alone earlier this year, marking another incident of sexual violence to stir outrage. Police officer Rakesh Kumar said the suspects — a tour guide and his associate, a car driver and a hotel worker — were arrested Monday. The woman said in her police complaint that the four men raped her after she was drugged in a New Delhi hotel room in April. They denied the accusations. She also said the four men had shot a video of the attack and had threatened to make it public if she reported the matter to anyone, police said. The woman went back to the U.S. and registered a complaint through an email to New Delhi’s police commissioner. She returned to the Indian capital earlier this month to pursue the case because she was dissatisfied with the progress of police investigation. The Press Trust of India news agency said the police did not arrest the four men earlier because the travel agency they worked for conducted an internal inquiry and gave them a clean chit.

Cheetah numbers decline as African habitat shrinks JOHANNESBURG — Amid population declines for many wildlife species in Africa, conservationists are sounding alarm bells for the cheetah, the fastest animal on land. An estimated 7,100 cheetahs remain in the wild across Africa and in a small area of Iran, and human encroachment has pushed the wideranging predator out of 91 per cent of its historic habitat, according to a study published on Monday. Consequently, the cheetah should be defined as “endangered’’ instead of the less serious “vulnerable’’ on an official watch list of threatened species worldwide, the study said. “This period is really crunch time for species like cheetah that need these big areas,’’ said Sarah Durant, a cheetah specialist at the Zoological Society of London and the lead author of the report published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. About 77 per cent of cheetah habitats fall outside wildlife reserves and other protected areas, the study said, requiring outreach to governments and villages to promote tolerance for a carnivore that sometimes hunts livestock.

Tainted alcohol kills 12 Christians in Pakistan MULTAN, Pakistan — Pakistani police say 12 Christians died after drinking contaminated homemade alcohol during the Christmas holiday. Police officer Shahbaz Virk said Monday that a total of 34 people who consumed the alcohol were taken to hospitals in central Pakistan and that four remain in critical condition. He says seven suspects have been detained on charges of supplying the tainted alcohol. Alcohol is prohibited in Muslim-majority Pakistan, but non-Muslims are allowed to purchase it from licensed shops. Christians make up a tiny minority and tend to work in low-income jobs, meaning that homemade liquor, despite the risks, is more affordable. The Associated Press

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Kremlin plays down terror attack possibility in jet crash Plane was carrying famous military choir THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SOCHI, RUSSIA

The Kremlin on Monday played down the possibility that a terror attack might have downed a Syria-bound Russian plane, killing all 92 people on board, as the nation observed a day of mourning for the victims, including most members of a world famous military choir. The Tu-154 owned by the Russian Defence Ministry crashed into the Black Sea early Sunday two minutes after taking off in good weather from the city of Sochi. The plane was carrying members of the Alexandrov Ensemble, often referred to as the Red Army Choir, to a New Year’s concert at a Russian military base in Syria. About 3,500 people, 43 ships and 182 divers have been sweeping a vast crash site for bodies of the victims and debris, and dozens of drones and several submersibles also have been involved in the search. Rescue teams so far have recovered 11 bodies and numerous body fragments, which have been flown to Moscow for identification. Divers have located parts of the plane’s fuselage and other fragments, but the search for the jet’s flight recorders will likely prove challenging as they lack underwater locator beacons for easy spotting common in more modern planes. Officials sought to squelch speculation that the crash might have been caused by a bomb planted on board or a portable air defence missile. But some aviation experts pointed that the crew’s failure to communicate any technical problem and a large area over which fragments of the plane were scattered point at a possible explosion on board.

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Women try to light a candle to place with flowers in front of the Alexandrov Ensemble building in Moscow, Russia, Monday, the day after a plane carrying 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble crashed into the Black Sea minutes after taking off from the resort city of Sochi.

Evidence of a bombing of a Syria-bound military flight would badly embarrass the Kremlin, highlighting Russia’s extreme vulnerability to attacks even as it boasts its success in Syria after Aleppo fell into President Bashar Assad’s hands. President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters that an attack isn’t a likely scenario. Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov, who oversaw the rescue efforts, said investigators were looking into a possible technical fault or pilot error as the most likely reasons behind the crash. But some experts remained skeptical, noting that the crew would have reported any technical glitch. “Possible malfunctions ... cer-

tainly wouldn’t have prevented the crew from reporting them,’’ Vitaly Andreyev, a former senior Russian air traffic controller, told RIA Novosti, adding that an “external impact’’ was the most likely reason. Russia’s main domestic security and counter-terrorism agency, the FSB, said it has found “no indications or facts pointing at the possibility of a terror attack or an act of sabotage on board the plane.’’ The plane departed from the Chkalovsky military airport just outside Moscow and stopped in Sochi for refuelling early Sunday. The FSB said border guards and military servicemen were protecting the plane as it sat on the tarmac in Sochi, and the chief pilot along with the flight engineer personally monitored

the refuelling. The agency said that a border guard officer and a customs official were the only ones to briefly come on board in Sochi. Some Russian media pointed at lax security at Chkalovsky outside Moscow where the plane was based, saying that it’s quite porous compared to civilian airports. Alexander Gusak, a former chief of the FSB special forces unit, also hinted at security breaches at Chkalovsky and said that even a much more secure Sochi airport could be vulnerable. “It’s possible to penetrate any facility. It depends on your skills,’’ Gusak told Dozhd TV. Russian planes have been brought down previously in terror attacks.

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Japanese prime minister arrives in Hawaii for memorial visit THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Hawaii on Monday to recognize the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor. Abe landed at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the historic visit. He will be the first Japanese prime minister to visit the memorial aJapan’s former leader Shigeru Yoshida went to Pearl Harbor six years after the country’s Second World War surrender, but that was before the USS Arizona Memorial was built. Yoshida arrived at Pearl Harbor in 1951, shortly after requesting a courtesy visit to the office of Adm. Arthur W.R. Radford, commander of the U.S. Pacific fleet. The office overlooked

Pearl Harbor, offering a direct view of the attack site. The memorial will be closed to the public Tuesday when Abe visits the historic site, joined by U.S. President Barack Obama, who is vacationing in Hawaii with his family. The importance of the visit may be mostly symbolic for two countries that, in a remarkable transformation, have grown into close allies in the decades since they faced off in brutal conflict. At the same time, it’s significant that it took more than 70 years for U.S.-Japanese relations to get to this point. Abe won’t apologize for Japan’s attack when he visits, the government spokesman said earlier this month. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that “the purpose of the upcoming visit is

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Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to Japan, third from left, greets Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, in Honolulu.

to pay respects for the war dead and not to offer an apology.’’ The visit comes six months after Obama became the first

sitting American president to visit Hiroshima for victims of the U.S. atomic bombing of that city at the end of the same war.

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Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel sparks hot debate THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK

If President-elect Donald Trump wanted to show he planned to obliterate President Barack Obama’s approach to Israel, he might have found his man to deliver that message in David Friedman, his pick for U.S. ambassador. The bankruptcy lawyer and son of an Orthodox rabbi is everything Obama is not: a fervent supporter of Israeli settlements, opponent of Palestinian statehood and unrelenting defender of Israel’s government. So far to the right is Friedman that many Israel supporters worry he could push Israel’s hawkish

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be more extreme, scuttling prospects for peace with Palestinians in the process. The heated debate over Friedman’s selection is playing out just as fresh tensions erupt between the U.S. and Israel. In a stunning decision Friday, the Obama administration moved to allow the UN Security Council to pass a resolution condemning Israeli settlements as illegal. The move to abstain, rather than veto, defied years of U.S. tradition of shielding Israel from such resolutions, and elicited condemnation from Israel, lawmakers of both parties, and especially Trump. “Things will be different after

Jan. 20th,’’ when he’s sworn in, Trump vowed on Twitter. Presidents of both parties have long called for a two-state solution that envisions eventual Palestinian statehood, and Netanyahu says he agrees. Friedman, who still must be confirmed by the Senate, does not. He’s called the two-state solution a mere “narrative’’ that must end. Under Obama, the U.S. has worked closely with J Street, an Israel advocacy group sharply critical of Netanyahu. Friedman accuses Obama of “blatant anti-Semitism’’ and calls J Street “worse than kapos,’’ a reference to Jews who helped the Nazis imprison fellow Jews during the Holocaust. For decades, the U.S.

has opposed Israeli settlementbuilding in lands it seized in the 1967 Mideast war. Friedman runs a non-profit that raises millions of dollars for Beit El, a settlement of religious nationalists near Ramallah. Beit El runs a right-wing news outlet and a yeshiva whose dean has provocatively urged Israeli soldiers to refuse orders to uproot settlers from their homes. So it’s unsurprising that Friedman’s nomination has already sharpened a growing balkanization of American Jews, between those who want the U.S. to push Israel toward peace and those who believe Obama’s approach abandoned America’s closest Mideast ally.

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Solar, batteries key to Vermont’s energy revolution

Getting gifts goes yearlong Christmas shopping season loses some of its power BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK

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Rhonda (Honey) Phillips stands next to a Tesla Powerwall battery and inverter connected to a solar panel array in her yard in Middletown Springs, Vt., in October.

BY DAVE GRAM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS, VT.

Rhonda (Honey) Phillips keeps her own cows and garden at her small, hillside homestead, and now is pushing self-sufficiency in a more high-tech direction. This year, she installed new solar panels just downhill from her modest house and hung a Tesla Powerwall backup battery on her basement wall to charge up when it’s sunny and draw down when it isn’t. “My grandfather used to say, ‘Whatever you can see is what you should be taking care of,’” said Phillips, 57, whose family has been in Vermont since the 1700s. With shorter winters and hotter temperatures in the summer, Phillips is convinced she’s seeing climate change. In her renewable-energy project, Phillips got help from the Vermont solar company SunCommon and Vermont’s major electric company, Green Mountain Power (GMP). GMP has been pushing to be a leader in the search for the Holy Grail of renewable energy — economical batteries to store energy from wind farms and solar panels for those times when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow.

In an interview last year, the company’s CEO, Mary Powell, told The Associated Press that batteries would be a linchpin in a newly envisioned future for electrical energy. They would store solar energy and provide backup power during outages and put electricity on the grid at times of peak demand. All signs are that it’s happening. Phillips is one of 20 GMP customers to have installed Tesla Powerwalls — 70 more are in the queue. GMP charges $37 per month over the life of the battery, or allows customers to buy them upfront for about $7,000 installed. Email and phone messages left for a Tesla spokeswoman drew no response. On a larger scale, GMP in the summer of 2015 put into service a solar and battery storage project on the former Stafford Hill landfill in Rutland. The system has multiple purposes. During long-duration power outages, it can be used for electricity to serve the emergency shelter that would be set up at the neighbouring high school, said Dan Mackey, whose job title at GMP is “innovation champion.” But on an August afternoon, when air conditioners were cranking and the six-state New England region was hitting its

annual peak demand, the Stafford Hill project was used to load the batteries’ 2.2 megawatts of power onto the grid. GMP was able to avoid its spot power purchases during a time of peak prices. The total savings was $200,000, the company said. “Through careful planning, we anticipated when the New England peak load would occur, and worked tirelessly to ensure that control technology would enable us to draw down the power from Stafford Hill providing significant benefit to customers,” Powell said. Last week, the company took what it called “the next step in the evolution of energy.” It became the first utility to announce a package of products and services designed to enable a customer to go off the grid. It used to be anathema for utilities to encourage customers to disconnect from the power grid. But spokeswoman Kristin Carlson said if the company can reduce the miles of line it has to run to homes and businesses in remote places, it could be a cost savings to everyone. “This off-grid suite of products illustrates very well where energy is going. And for us at GMP, we are leading the revolution toward clean, affordable, local and highly reliable power,” Powell said.

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What to do with unwanted gift cards BY SARAH SKIDMORE SELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Gift cards are a popular present during Christmas — the U.S. National Retail Federation says more than half of consumers plan to give one this year. But they aren’t always wanted — research organization CEB TowerGroup estimates $1 billion of the $130 billion spent on gift cards last year went unused. It could be that the gift card is for a retailer or other business the recipient doesn’t like. Or they simply don’t have access to the restaurant or movie theatre to spend it. So if you got a gift card that is going to sit untouched, what should you do? Here are a few options. Regift it This may be your easiest solution. If you can’t use the card or just don’t want it, someone else might. So why not hand it over to a loved one who wants it? Gift cards are typically good for several years and there are no rules about changing hands. Sell it There are various exchanges online, such as Cardpool.com,

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The Christmas shopping season is losing some of its power in the year’s sales. November and December now account for less than 21 per cent of annual retail sales at physical stores in the U.S., down from a peak of over 25 per cent, and experts believe it’ll keep dropping. Those extra percentage points would have translated into an extra $70 billion more in buying for last year, says Michael Niemira, principal at The Retail Economist. The Christmas season had steadily gained in importance and peaked in the early 1980s, before the dominance of big discounters like Wal-Mart stalled its growth as shoppers began moving away from department stores. Still, the two-month period held its own through the mid-’90s, when online shopping for deals took hold. “There was a mindset even before online shopping,” said Niemira, whose data goes back to 1967. “But this just accelerated it.” In general, many people are shopping for the holidays all year long now, mirroring the trend for back-to-school items. Heavy discounting has diluted sales, and with big promotions throughout the year, shoppers no longer hold off making their biggest purchases until the holidays. This year, the contentious U.S. presidential election delayed some shoppers, and with Christmas falling on a Sunday, stores expected a bigger number of last-minute buyers. At a busy Target store in Brick, N.J. on Saturday morning, many shoppers seemed to be picking up small items to use as stocking stuffers. Others were hoping to find a last-minute deal. “I’m pretty much set for Christmas, so I thought I would come down and see what I could find on sale, like maybe a TV,” Terry Kreft, 38, said as she strolled through the store. She has spent about $600 on gifts this year, taking advantage of discounts during the traditional holiday-season shopping days right after Thanksgiving, called “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday.” “I was pretty much done with my shopping before December got rolling,” Kreft said. But a late rush isn’t expected to make up the difference. “It’s no longer a seasonal business,” said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst at consumer research firm NPD Group Inc. “It’s a yearlong investment for the consumer. And retailers need to change. They have to excite shoppers early in the season and later in the season — and all year long.” Stores now offer good deals throughout the year on products like TVs and appliances, making waiting until the end of the year less appealing. Deloitte LLP found 30 per cent of shoppers planned to wait for holiday sales to buy large gifts, down from 35 per cent a year ago. “People are not holding back and waiting because they find a good price for all the things they are looking for,” said Rod Sides, vice-chairman of Deloitte. Christopher Rogers, a research analyst at Panjiva, which looks at imports, says he has seen a smoothing out of imports during the pre-holiday shopping season from July to November on key items like apparel, toys and furniture. The shift complicates matters for retailers, which could usually concentrate their efforts on capturing shoppers during the holiday window. With fierce competition online, particularly from Amazon, stores are constantly trying

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Cancer patient donates year’s worth of pizza to food bank NORTHAMPTON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man going through treatment for colon cancer won a pizza parlour’s raffle for a year’s worth of free pizza and then donated his prize to a local food bank. Thirty-six-year-old Josh Katrick, of Northampton, had just completed his eighth round of chemotherapy when he learned he was the winner of his favourite neighbourhood restaurant’s contest. After hearing of Katrick’s plans to donate the pizza to the Northampton Food Bank, the owners of Mario’s Pizza decided to double down and offer the prize to both him and the food bank. Katrick says he’s been getting so much from family, friends and strangers over the past few months that he wanted to give back to those who could use the pizza more. About 1,200 people entered the contest. The Associated Press

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Engineer in NYC crash that killed four to get lifetime pension NEW YORK — An engineer who fell asleep at the controls of a speeding train in New York City, causing a derailment that killed four people, will receive a lifetime disability pension from the commuter railroad that employed him, a published report said. The Journal News reported Friday that William Rockefeller will receive US$3,200 a month for life from Metro-North Railroad. Rockefeller was at the controls of a Metro-North train that derailed in the Bronx in December 2013, killing four passengers and injuring dozens. Prosecutors said Rockefeller fell asleep at the controls, but declined to prosecute him. The Journal News said officials cited medical privacy issues in refusing to discuss Rockefeller’s disability. In September, Rockefeller’s union said he was seeking the disability for a post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by the accident on Dec. 1, 2013. Rockefeller has filed a $10-million federal lawsuit against MetroNorth. He claims the commuter railroad was to blame for the accident.

More foreign Vegas visits don’t equal more tips, workers say LAS VEGAS — Servers and dealers on the Las Vegas Strip say they’re worried that as more foreign visitors hit the restaurants and casinos, they’ll receive smaller tips because the tourists are coming from countries like China, where American-style, 20 per cent gratuities are uncommon. “It’s very difficult when you’re serving or relying on tips and the majority of your guests are foreign. They don’t tip you, or they may have a $200 meal and tip you a dollar per person,” said Cheryl Holt, who has been a food server on the strip since 2011. With a $200 dinner cheque, Holt said, as a server she would typically have to pass on about $10 to the rest of the service staff, including a bartender, busser and food runner. Holt said that in her experience, visitors from Canada tend to tip about 10 per cent. European tourists give smaller tips and Chinese visitors give about $1 per person. The Associated Press

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horoscope HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016: This year you grow in new ways. Your willingness to be more open and reflective allows greater flexibility. If you are single, you have a tendency to attract those who are attached or emotionally unavailable. As of fall 2017, someone who has the qualities you seek could enter your life. You will meet this person through your immediate circle of friends. If you are attached, the two of you will be working on a common goal. Celebration and expansion become higher priorities in your lives. SAGITTARIUS makes a great confidant for you. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Reach out to someone at a distance for advice, to catch up on news or simply to swap a holiday story or two. You tend to do the unexpected, which is a result of your spontaneous and adventurous spirit. Use caution with a relative at a distance. Tonight: Read

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this matter. Tonight: Know when to slow down.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH One-on-one relating will result in some unexpected insights. You know which way to proceed. Your perspective grows the more you learn, which eventually could cause a complete reversal in your position or point of view. Tonight: Time for a readjustment of the budget.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Keep in mind what you expect from someone you care about. If this person senses your dissatisfaction, he or she could close down. Opportunities are likely to emerge if you choose to make one of your creative ideas a reality. What’s stopping you? Tonight: Go with the moment.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Whatever you have to do, you are likely to take it seriously and complete it with ease. You might find that a loved one is changing right in front of your eyes. Determine how you want to respond, but try not to overthink

for today. A serious conversation needs your time and attention; make sure you bring both to the table. Tonight: Hang out.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH A news event is likely to start a conversation. Your fertile imagination spins off to other ideas, especially one involving a partnership. Adjust your schedule if need be. If you feel lucky today, buy a lottery ticket, but avoid going to extremes. Tonight: Be with a favorite person.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You could be on cloud nine and somewhat oblivious to what is going on around you. Ground yourself, listen more and be as responsive as possible. You will note a degree of upheaval around you. You have unusual solutions that are likely to work. Tonight: In the thick of the moment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH An onslaught of calls could have you feeling overwhelmed. Prioritize and decide not to be so responsive to the various forms of social media, at least

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Your sense of what is going on around you provides you with new opportunities to change your direction, if you so choose. Spontaneity seems to be a recurrent theme in discussions. Tune into your intuition, as it will serve you well today. Tonight: Run errands first.

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Your priorities are changing, which could result in different objectives. A loved one is likely to find this process to be unnerving. Tonight: Remain calm.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH You are the sign of friendship, and you take it seriously. An older person might be more of a burden than a friend right now. You will want to consider pulling back some. Friendship is a two-way street. Tonight: A conversation illuminates a problem to the point of resolution.

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overly energetic individual in your immediate environment. However, others might resort to anger, as they do not get the honesty of this person the way you do. You might have to clarify or explain this person’s intentions. Tonight: Assess the damages of spending.

HHHH You could feel pressured to perform to your max, but know that it will only help you in the long run. You might be carrying too many responsibilities on your shoulders. Decide to have a discussion in the near future to explore ways of feeling less burdened. Tonight: Busy until late.

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HHH You might be looking at your motives more closely. Brainstorm with a trusted friend who has your best interests in mind.

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