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Korean War vet returning RETRACING HIS STEPS IN SOUTH KOREA WITH HIS SON BY MYLES FISH ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer man is heading back to South Korea, where the rhetoric may mirror what he witnessed 60 years ago, but the landscape will not. Donald Holloway, 80, enlisted in the armed forces in his home province of Newfoundland in 1951, one year after the Korean War began. But it was not his desire to take part in the conflict when he signed up for the army. “At the same time they were recruiting to send a brigade to Europe. That’s where I hoped to end up. As it happened, I went from Petawawa to Chilliwack for a mines and demolition course, and while I was there the brigade for Europe moved out,” said Holloway. So, Holloway ended up in another brigade and was sent to Korea. He went with mixed feelings in February 1953, five months before the ceasefire ending the Korean War would be signed. As a corporal in the 59th Field Squadron Engineers, Holloway’s duties mostly involved clearing minefields. Holloway concedes with a laugh that at his age he doesn’t remember much

of the experience, but he recalls some of the hardships he witnessed south of what is today the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. “The thing that really shook me was the people. They were so poor, they were literally begging, especially the children. Even though I was young and single I had a soft spot for children even back then.” Holloway — along with his son Doug, 35 other veterans and federal Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney — will spend a week in South Korea as part of that country’s Revisit Korea Program. The delegation will participate in remembrance ceremonies in Seoul, Busan, and Gapyeong, visiting grave sites and memorials. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, and was deemed the Year of the Korean War Veteran by the federal government. The trip will correspond with the 62nd anniversary of the April 24 and 25 Battle of Kapyong, in which an outnumbered Canadian contingent valiantly defended against a hilltop position against Chinese forces fighting for the North.

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Donald Holloway holds his service medals as he thinks about his time in the Korean War: he and son Doug fly to the Asian country later this month to retrace his steps.

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BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Bentley 3 Clarenville 0 The good old hockey game just doesn’t get any better, say fans and volunteers who gathered for the final game of the 2013 Allan Cup in Red Deer on Saturday. With Stompin’ Tom Connors’s FULL COVERAGE B1 widely-known hockey song playing in the background, fans and crew packed the stands at the Red Deer Arena to watch the Bentley Generals take on the Clarenville Caribous for the final match in a tournament they had won only once in their previous four attempts. Any fears general manager Jeff McInnis and his team’s fans may have had before the first puck was dropped were erased toward the end of the second period, when the Generals finally scored the first goal of the game. They wrapped up with a 3-0 win, icing the cake for their first ever effort at hosting the Cup. McInnis said as his team was warming up that the Generals were underdogs in the final, playing against a very strong team from Newfoundland. However, the 2012-13 Generals had shown in the past that they could rally under pressure, and that’s exactly what they did on Saturday. They played their hearts out, said

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Dream your dream and follow it through, Olympic gold medallist Beckie Scott told athletes, coaches and volunteers gathered for Red Deer’s annual Community Sport Awards on Sunday. Scott’s bronze medal for cross-country skiing in the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics was upgraded to Silver and then to Gold after the two women who finished ahead of her both tested positive for drugs. When Scott told her mother how unfair it was to compete against cheaters, her mother said that she had two choices. She could do something about it or remain silent, in which case she would be part of the problem. Scott bit the bullet and spoke out. “There were a lot of times and moments that I was very nervous and I really had my doubts. But it always came back to these are values, this is what it means to be true to myself and this is worth fighting for. Clean sport, fair sport, fair play.” The campaign against drugs and doping netted the results Scott and her allies were seeking, with the International Olympic Committee recognizing the need to clean up their sport.

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KOREA: Anxious to see it Holloway came to Red Deer in 1977, serving at CFB Penhold until his retirement in 1982. Here, he has met other veterans through the local Korea Veterans Association branch who have been back to South Korea since the war ended and seen a much different country. North and South Korea remain technically at war — a ceasefire, not a peace accord, was signed 60 years ago — and tensions have ramped up recently, with North Korea saying it has entered a “state of war” with the South. But Holloway is more excited about riding a South Korean bullet train than fearful of the current threats. “I’ve been on this earth for 80 years and I’ve heard so much of this . . . especially with North Korea.” During the three years of the Korean War, 26,000 Canadians served and 516 lost their lives. mfish@reddeeradvocate.com

CUP: Love of the game He was among the fans and volunteers who described senior men’s hockey, of the sort that was played in Red Deer during the past week, as the fabric of the game. While McInnis and tournament chairman Dave Mousseau had been saying that the fans weren’t there for the popcorn and ice cream, Gyori said the players weren’t there for the money — there isn’t any. They were all drawn by one thing — their love of the game. It’s the kind of love that draws people from all over the country, including the large crew of volunteers that starts with the players and coaches and includes almost everyone else involved in the tournament. Courier driver Dennis Berg said he took time off work so he could spend the week working at the tournament, selling programs at the front entrance. “I’ve been here for every game, so probably 30

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Bev Greter from Legislative Services shows Jonatan Hernandez how to enter an electronic ballot. The City of Red Deer has used the electronic ballots for the past three elections. On Saturday, mock ballots were given to children to help introduce them to the process of voting. Keeping Red Deerians engaged with the city and all of its various departments is an ongoing effort that is constantly being upgraded and improved, said Rausch. Current projects including Uncover Red Deer, where Red Deerians are invited to share their perhours. You wait for people to come to you and not go to people, like I’m used to. There are some characters here,” said Berg. Even those who were earning their salaries at the arena were putting in an extra effort. The Red Deer Arena crew, employed by the City of Red Deer, typically keep a fund from all of the bottles and cans they collect and then return for refunds. In the past, the crew of about six or seven people have used the money for a night out or to buy a few snacks, said arena operator Curtis Bailey. This time around, they used the money to have matching jackets made up, including Allan Cup and City of Red Deer logos. Having a strong base of volunteers enabled the Generals to build the tournament up a bit bigger than what has been done in the past, said McInnis, estimating the corps of volunteers at about 100 people. He estimated that 70 per cent of the fans attending the Allan Cup in Red Deer came from rural areas. As if to prove his point, it was at that moment that a man from Hanna walked by with two 10-yearold boys, members of the Hanna Colts hockey club. They had driven up that morning to watch the game, and they were there to cheer for the Generals, said defenceman Liam McKeage and his buddy, forward Nathan Baird. While there are no precise numbers, the Allan Cup is estimated to have brought about $1.2 million into Red Deer through hotel accommodations, meals, ice rental, shopping and other incidental spending, said chairman Dave Mousseau as he waited for the puck to drop at the opening of the final game. “It’s great. This turned out perfect, as far as exposing senior hockey to Central Alberta and Alberta. A lot of people are here now that are fans, but there’s also new fans that are also getting to see what the game’s all about, so that’s been perfect,” said Mousseau. He said he has been getting excellent feedback on the quality of hockey and on the efforts of the volunteers and organizers to put on a good show. “The quality of hockey is probably the best amateur hockey in Canada. Even our afternoon games, we were having like 1,400 people. Some of these other communities, they have to give away tickets to get people to come,” he said. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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“This medal was so much more than me. It was about the little guy. It was hope for the athletes for fair sport and clean sport and value-based sporting,” said Scott. Her pep talk led into annual awards for people who have made extraordinary contributions to the sports community in Red Deer, including the Dr. J. B. Long Lifetime Achievement Award, given this year to Advocate sports writer Danny Rode. In his acceptance speech on Sunday, Rode said he felt honoured to be acknowledged for his work, including coverage of more than 50 national championships. He was hired in 1971 by Don Drummond, sports editor at the time, who was looking for more extensive coverage of amateur sports, with emphasis on Red Deer College. Rode had no journalism training and didn’t know how to type. However, of the 18 applicants for the job, he was the one who was able to put a decent story together from an Danny Rode assortment of facts provided by his future boss. Emcee Joe Whitbread said that, in the ensuing four decades, Rode has probably watched more college sporting events than any other person in Canada. His efforts earned him a spot in the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1999 for work that has been consistently fair and honest, said Whitbread. “Danny is more than just a reporter. He is a builder and a champion, supporting amateur athletics in Central Alberta,” he said. Athletes named to major awards include masters athletes (35 years and older) Jeff Stokoe and Mary Gardiner, open adults Robert Pierce and Lisa Dahlke and junior athletes Kieran McDonald and Kelsie Caine. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Sandboxes, voting machines, big dogs and firefighters mingled with the crowds at Bower Place Shopping Centre on Saturday, inviting Red Deerians to learn more about the people who work for them. City staff, elected officials and contractors filled the hallways at Bower Mall on Saturday, offering insight into their various roles as public servants while gathering information from people who visited their various displays. “I make dirty movies,” said John McDonald, who works for environmental services. He enjoys the double take that he gets from people when he tells them about his job. McDonald is on a crew that inspects sewer systems from the inside out, putting a video camera through the lines to check for cracks and for tree roots that may develop into bigger problems, including sinkholes and blockages. There’s a fee if people want the camera to go under their own property, but it is available to analyze their lines and look for trouble, said McDonald. A few metres away, staff from Alberta Animal Services were meeting with people who wanted to learn more about animal control. How to deal with barking dogs was probably the chief concern among people visiting the display, said contractor George Potter. A few metres away, Jim Jorgensen, manager of the electric, light and power department was helping consumers learn how much energy they could save by switching to LED or fluorescent lighting. The annual “Let’s Talk” event has come a long way in the 30 years since city officials first set up a single table in an effort to engage with the citizens of Red Deer, said Charlaine Rausch, corporate events specialist for the city. This year, people could take a self-guided tour of the entire city, including one-on-one chats with police officers, engineers, firefighters and human resources specialists. Always on the lookout for qualified workers, the human resources department had set up a photo booth and props, offering people an opportunity to visualize themselves in various roles and inviting them to consider careers in public service.

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County eyes health fund WOULD PAY FOR PROJECTS NOT COVERED BY THE PROVINCE BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Creating a fund to help pay for health-care projects not covered by the province is being considered in Mountain View County. Council approved in principle setting up the reserve fund at a meeting last month. The innovative idea will now be taken to a meeting of the Municipal Area Partnership, which represents the county and its five urban municipalities, for further discussion. Mountain View Coun. Gerald Ingeveld said the initiative is an offshoot of sorts of an earlier successful effort to line up municipal funding support for the attraction and retention of physicians. The county and Town of Sundre agreed to contribute

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$54,000 each to help six new doctors get established in the community. Ingeveld, who chairs the area’s health advisory council, said setting up a health reserve, funded by a per capita allocation, would ensure there was a pool of money available when special health projects come up. For instance, the success of the physician recruitment drive means there are now about 10 doctors using a space in a local clinic designed for four. Didsbury also needs a new helipad to handle STARS’ new larger helicopters, a project expected to cost several hundred thousand dollars. Not all county councillors were comfortable with taking a larger role in funding health care. Some suggested it amounted to provincial downloading. Ingeveld disagrees.

“I see it as augmenting, not a downloading,” he said. The fund would be used for extras not covered by provincial funding, he added. Similar approaches have been taken for other projects. The Sundre high school got a bigger gymnasium than the province would fund because the community raised its own money. Ingeveld said $24 per capita was first suggested to the county as a goal and it would have raised just under $300,000. It was hoped the five urban municipalities, including Cremona, Carstairs and Olds, could match that, for a total of $600,000. But councillors felt that figure was high, so a $6-per-capita proposal will be made when municipalities meet on Tuesday. If all buy in, that would raise about $150,000 annually. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY LAURA TESTER ADVOCATE STAFF Clearview Public Schools will host four more community meetings to let parents know more about the financial and educational outlook for the school division that is witnessing declining enrolment. Trustees and staff have already hosted six meetings to discuss a wide range of issues including enrolment trends, school revenues and expenses, deficits and reserves. Big Valley School will host one on April 30, followed by Stettler Elementary School on May 1, Erskine School on May 2 and Stettler Middle School on May 13. All start at 7 p.m. Superintendent John Bailey said they had a variety of questions from the public about what the school division is going to do leading up to its budget. The school board expects to have its draft budget put online for the public by April 30. The final one will be approved sometime in mid-May. “They’re asking about busing, staffing, reconfiguring classes and other ways to save money,” said Bailey on Friday. Bailey said the school division continues to lose students each year and as a result, the division will have to look at staffing cuts. The rural school division has seen about a one per cent decrease in enrolment annually over the last 10 years. It’s lost about 265 students during that time frame. Bailey said the division only has about 2,400 students total. It has 22 schools, including eight Hutterite schools and three outreach ones. The school division still has to run the buses even though there may be fewer students on them, he added. “All the other costs keep going up,” Bailey said. “Our whole funding structure in education is almost entirely dependent on the number of students you have. So if you have less students, you have less income coming in.” Bailey said they are largely a rural school division, so it’s tough to attract more families to the region when they then to move to urban areas. ltester@reddeeradvocate.com

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Mom Rachel Neufeld snaps a new cloth diaper onto her baby, Evelyn. Evelyn was one of 40 babies in Red Deer to get a fresh diaper promptly at 11 a.m. on Sunday, part of a Guinness World Record attempt. By using cloth diapers rather than disposables, those 40 moms save $80,000 and divert 300,000 diapers from the landfill, says Michelle Ott, organizer of Red Deer’s team for the Great Diaper Exchange, a worldwide effort aimed at promoting use of cloth diapers in advance of Earth Day, April 22. Results will be available later in the week.

Redford reinvents herself year after election victory and t’s are crossed, she insisted. When the government announced alternative measures for first-time shoplifters, they distributed Tory first-crime-free coupons (must be presented to arresting officer to be valid). As the crises mounted in the fall sitting, Redford’s team hit the bunker. Scrums were scarce, short and tense. When the NDP demanded Redford resign over the tobacco contract, her team called a news conference, cancelled it, then put it back on, with different reasons coming out each time. Over the Christmas holiday season, sweeping changes came to her communications office. As the new year dawned, the team unwrapped Alison 2.0. She became the champion of the Keystone XL pipeline, the stateswoman jetting and re-jetting to Washington to lobby decision makers. She led tour groups of kids through the cabinet room, letting them sit at the big table and be her “ministers” for a day. She relaxed with the news media. When a new country radio station went on the air, she was the first to call in and request her favourite song (Brad Paisley’s “Welcome to the Future”). There were more one-on-one interviews. Scrums became longer.

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EDMONTON — One year after Alison Redford won her first popular mandate, the Alberta premier remembers not only voting day, but the uneasy feeling just before she dropped the writ. It was last March 26. Redford stood in her cabinet meeting room and realized she might not see it again. “The most profound moment in this room was that last moment,” said Redford in an interview, touching her high-backed chair beside the long, sprawling, oval wooden desk, hollow in the middle like a doughnut. The Wildrose party was surging in popularity and Peter Watson — the government’s top civil servant — had parting words for his boss. “He said to me, ’Premier I want you to know that we’re now preparing transition binders (in case a new political party formed the government). I don’t want to have to tell you that, but we are preparing transition binders. That’s our responsibility,”’ recalled Redford. She said she signed off on a couple of orders, thanked her team, walked out, dissolved the legislature and hit the hustings. “It was a cold, dull day,” she said, recalling the weather. In more ways than one. The Tories started the election from behind, reeling from scandals on health care and a legislature committee getting paid handsomely for not meeting at all. Their hole card was Redford’s popularity and an optimistic budget that promised funding, savings and no new taxes — something opponents strafed as rainbow-unicorn fantasyland. Four weeks later, on April 23, a bone-tired Redford sat with 10 other aides and friends in a suite in Calgary’s Westin Hotel to watch the results come in. The only sure thing seemed to be a long night. Her husband Glen and pre-teen daughter Sarah were in the suite. Sarah wanted to stay up and watch the results. No, said Redford. You need to go home soon and get to bed. She also wanted Sarah to leave early “because I didn’t know what the results were going to be, so I wanted to think about what I was going to say to her if it didn’t turn out the way that I wanted it to.” It wasn’t a long night after all. The key battleground of Calgary went mainly Tory

and, provincewide, Redford’s team captured 61 seats to 17 for the Wildrose. Sarah was there to see it. “She pulled me aside and (whispered) ’Mommy, I’m very proud of you.’ And I started crying,” laughed Redford. “That was my first official congratulations.” The 28-day campaign had been one of ebb and flow: The Wildrose crested early before crashing on polling day, while Redford’s team slowly gained momentum. “Every Monday morning that we woke up it was a different campaign,” said Redford. Observers are split on whether Albertans voted Tory or ran from the Wildrose, a fellow right-centre party but one that stresses fiscal austerity, balanced budgets and limited government. Smith promised effective opposition and in last fall’s legislature sitting, her caucus delivered a devastating day-in-day-out attack on the Tories. The legislature was a din of shouts, accusations and epithets, with newbie Speaker Gene Zwozdesky shouting for order like a substitute teacher dumped on the Sweathogs. Redford was pummelled for days in the house after she announced she did not, as justice minister, sign off in 2010 on a sweetheart lawsuit against Big Tobacco to the law firm that employs her ex-husband, who is also one of her key advisers. When in-house emails indicated the law firm was indeed notified it had won the contract under Redford’s watch, she countered that the final documents weren’t signed until after she’d left the portfolio. A decision is not a decision until i’s are dotted

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Wind opponents blowing hot air? Opposition to windmills often cen- wind turbine exposure and health tres on health effects, but what is it complaints.” about wind power that causes people Another study, which has yet to be to feel ill? According to republished, shows people livcent research, it may not be ing near wind-power instalthe infrasound from windlations report more health energy installations but, problems during anti-wind oddly enough, the warnings campaigns. from opponents. Researchers from AusFor a study published in tralia’s Sydney University the American Psychological found only 120 complaints Association’s Health Psycholofrom people living within gy journal, researchers from five kilometres of the counNew Zealand’s University of try’s 49 wind farms between Auckland showed readily 1993 and 2012. available anti-wind-power But 68 per cent were film footage to 27 people. from people living near DAVID Another 27 were shown infive wind farms targeted by SUZUKI terviews with experts who anti-wind-farm groups, and said infrasound, such as 82 per cent occurred after that created by wind tur2009, when wind-energy opbines, can’t directly cause ponents started highlightnegative health effects. Subjects were ing health scares in their campaigns. then told they would be exposed to two The power of suggestion can be ex10-minute periods of infrasound, but tremely effective, especially when it were actually only exposed to one. comes to human health. After both real and ‘sham’ expoUnfortunately, in the case of wind sure, people in the first group were far energy, this can delay or even stop more likely to report negative symp- wind-power installations that are a toms than those in the second. In fact, necessary part of the shift from pollutsubjects in the second group reported ing fossil fuels to clean energy, as has ‘no symptomatic changes’ after either happened recently in Canada. exposure. In fact, science shows that wind enAccording to the researchers, “Re- ergy does not negatively affect human sults suggest psychological expecta- health in any significant way. An indetions could explain the link between pendent panel convened by the Massa-

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chusetts Department of Environmental Protection reviewed the available research and released a report last year. It found no scientific evidence to support most claims about ‘Wind Turbine Syndrome,’ infrasound effects and harm blamed on wind power such as pain and stiffness, diabetes, high blood pressure, tinnitus, hearing impairment, cardiovascular disease and headache/migraine. At worst, there is some evidence that wind installations may cause annoyance and sleep disruption. But most of the resulting minor effects can be overcome by regulations governing how close windmills are to residences. In Ontario, the required setback is 550 metres. At this distance, audible sound from windmills is normally below 40 decibels, which is about what you’d find in most bedrooms and living rooms. On the other hand, we know that using fossil fuels for energy has profound effects on human health — and on the economy. The Canadian Medical Association reports that in 2008 air pollution in Canada was responsible for 21,000 premature deaths, 92,000 emergency room visits and 620,000 visits to a doctor’s office. And a new study by the Pembina Institute found that ‘health impact costs associated with burning coal for electricity in Alberta are close to $300 mil-

lion annually.’ According to Pembina researchers, “Coal plants are a major source of toxic air contaminants, including mercury, nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide, and particulate matter. The study shows that in Alberta each year this pollution contributes to over 4,000 asthma episodes, over 700 emergency visits for respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses, and around 80 hospital admissions, with chronic exposures resulting in nearly 100 premature deaths.” Factor these costs into the equation, and coal and other fossil fuels don’t seem like the bargain they’re purported to be — especially considering the sector is subsidized by about $1.9 trillion a year worldwide, according to the International Monetary Fund. With the costs of renewable energy coming down, and the technology improving, more and more research shows that switching from fossil fuels to clean energy is feasible. When it comes to wind power, we have to be careful to ensure that impacts on the environment and on animals such as birds and bats are minimized, and we should continue to study possible effects on health. But we must also be wary of false arguments against it. Written with contributions from David Suzuki Foundation communications manager Ian Hanington.

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How about an indoor roller skating rink? Everyone has at least one good idea that can be implemented. Here is a great idea for Red Deer: I would like to see the city or a few businessmen get together and build an indoor roller skating rink and coffee bar in Red Deer. A perfect location would be on the west side of Taylor Drive across the street from the red Alberta Health building — two blocks west of the hospital. There is a lot of room there for the building and for parking. It’s all up for sale. Our young children and our teens have nothing to do when it snows or rains other than go to a show. I think this is a wonderful idea for our city — don’t you? Sandra Ladwig, Red Deer

Natalie MacMaster concert was great Many thanks to Paul Mercs Concerts for bringing in the fabulous Natalie MacMaster — the most enjoyable concert I have been to — and I’ve been to many at the Memorial Centre. Also many thanks to the female ushers. Getting everyone seated and helping those physically challenged can be a busy time, but much appreciated. Nina Jacobson, Innisfail

Bicyclists must bear more cost, and liability I am responding to a column by Greg Neiman in the April 18 Advocate. He has clearly identified cycling as a seasonal activity (a very short season at that). As such it seems very unfair to motorists to commit so many of their dollars to this project. Not only are fuel taxes very high, motorists must carry expensive insurance and registrations to operate their vehicles on any public roads. From his comments, I am sure Neiman would agree that it is possible for a cyclist to cause an accident. Where would the liability fall in that case? Maybe the solution would be to have the cycling community contribute to the cost of meeting their entitlements. Bob Reid, Red Deer

Prime minister packs partisan politics abroad Stephen Harper was representing Canada at the He could have taken the high road, acted like a funeral of former British prime minister Margaret statesman abroad, spoken of his own response and Thatcher in London last week. left the shots at Trudeau to his surrogates Was this the proper time and place to in Ottawa. They were already on the job. try to score partisan political points back But he couldn’t help himself. home? It has barely been a month, however, Many of our allies have hard and fast since NDP Leader Tom Mulcair, travelprotocols about taking domestic fights ling in his position of official opposition abroad — U.S. Democrats will not criticize leader, visited Washington and also reRepublican Middle East policy, or vice sponded to Canadian reporters. versa, during a visit to Israel. When Mulcair questioned Canada’s Woe to the U.S. politician who ignores commitment to fighting climate change, this unwritten rule. raising the Conservative decision to abanBut when Canadian leaders travel don Kyoto and its inability to meet its Coabroad, the rules depend on who’s talking. penhagen greenhouse gas emission tarThere is one rule for Stephen Harper gets, the government went apoplectic. TIM and another rule for everyone else. Mulcair was accused of “trash talking’’ HARPER Either foreign trips mean political Canada, killing Canadian jobs, ignoring barbs are not tossed back over the ocean, Canadian interests, refusing to, as Natuor everything goes and we pack our politiral Resources Minister Joe Oliver put it, cal battles in our luggage wherever we go. “leave politics at the border.” Wednesday, after the Thatcher funeral, Harper Two encounters with Canadian reporters, both found time to take issue with new Liberal Leader seemingly benign, but with two radically different Justin Trudeau’s response to the Boston Marathon reactions. One leader apparently can take his polibombings. tics with him, the other was expected to check his The prime minister’s eagerness was understand- views at the border. able. Trudeau gave a rambling, sociological response Harper has a history of using international forums more fitting to a political science major than a party for settling domestic scores. leader, when asked for his reaction by CBC anchor In 2009 he had to apologize to then-Liberal leader Peter Mansbridge. Michael Ignatieff after he went after him at a G8 It wasn’t what Harper said. It was where he said wrap-up news conference in Italy. it. Harper had accused Ignatieff of denigrating CanHarper actually wasn’t asked about Trudeau in ada’s international interests, except the quote he London. cited to attack his foe was never spoken by Ignatieff. He volunteered it to Canadian reporters who This week, Trudeau accused Harper of “politicizasked about Canada-U.S. border security in the wake ing” the Boston tragedy. of the bombing. “I really hope that Mr. Harper rethinks the ex-

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tents and the lengths he’s willing to go to personally attack people and to politicize tragedies like that,’’ Trudeau said. That’s a stretch and Trudeau had no one but himself to blame for the criticism. ‘We have to look at the root causes,” he said two hours after the bombing. “Now, we don’t know if it was terrorism or a single crazy or a domestic issue or a foreign issue. “But there is no question this happened because there is someone who feels completely excluded, completely at war with innocents, at war with a society. And our approach has to be, OK, where do those tensions comes from?” The Harper response needs proper context. As he met with reporters, he joked about the nice weather, and offered a few words on the funeral service and reflections on Thatcher, a “historic personage, a legend.” He offered some boilerplate on security in response to the question, then added: “The one thing I would say is this: When you see this type of violent act, you do not sit around trying to rationalize it or make excuses for it or figure out its root causes. You condemn it categorically and to the extent you can deal with the perpetrators, you deal with them as harshly as possible.” Fair comment, but if Harper believes he can play Canadian politics while traveling abroad, then his government has to shake the overwrought umbrage when the tables are turned. It would be ideal if our leaders, when representing Canada, could leave the fights for the sandbox at home, but failing that, let’s at least eliminate the double standard. Tim Harper is a national affairs writer. His column appears Monday.

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Jepsen bests Bieber at Junos WIN AWARDS FOR ALBUM, SINGLE AND POP ALBUM OF YEAR BY THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA — The 42nd Juno Awards dialled in on Carly Rae Jepsen, celebrating the cheerful singer/songwriter and her rollercoaster summer smash Call Me Maybe with three trophies that all came at the expense of the teen superstar who helped discover her: Justin Bieber. Jepsen had the biggest haul of the weekend with marquee wins for single, album and pop album of the year — all categories in which the absent 19-yearold pop pinup/tabloid spectacle from Stratford, Ont., was also nominated — at a briskly paced Prairies party at the Brandt Centre. The Mission, B.C., native seemed particularly stunned that her gold-selling DayGlo valentine to ’80s pop Kiss triumphed in the biggest category of the evening, album of the year, over those multi-platinum efforts from Bieber and Celine Dion. “Wow. I don’t even know what to say. There are so many people who deserve this, and what an honour,” she said, her voice repeatedly cracking. “I want to thank all of you here tonight. Everyone! This is truly a dream come true for me. If I could only explain how I feel. “I’m sorta speechless,” she added, having thanked Bieber himself in a previous speech. “This is amazing. Thank you so much.” Meanwhile, a confident Buble gave the show its biggest dose of star power and was introduced to a boisterous response from the audience. He opened the show with a self-deprecating pretaped bit in which a series of celebrities — including Kelly Ripa, Gerard Butler, Dr. Phil and former host Russell Peters — doubted his ability to competently steer the program. “You may not have the career of William Shatner. You don’t have the street cred of a Drake, I’ll admit that. You don’t have the musical talent of a Justin Bieber — but you can do this,” said Dr. Phil, with Buble reclined on his couch. “Man up man. You can do this. Get out there and do it. He pauses. “No way he can do this. They should have got Jim Cuddy.” In a brief monologue, Buble was earnest in discussing how honoured he was to take the lead on the broadcast, stressing how much the Junos have meant to him over the years. He made the obligatory reference to the hometown Saskatchewan Roughriders and gently poked fun at the host city — “I have a tip for all my musician friends out here: I just want you guys to know that potash is not what you think it is.” The most barbed remark among his pithy speech began with an innocent comment about his impending fatherhood. “I have heard the horror stories about no sleep and the late-night feeds

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National media splash silenced on eve of gun registry data destruction OTTAWA — Public servants spent a full month last fall preparing two splashy announcements heralding the destruction of the long-gun registry data — only to have the events cancelled

‘WOW. I DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO DESERVE THIS, AND WHAT AN HONOUR . . . I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU HERE TONIGHT. EVERYONE! THIS IS TRULY A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME. IF I COULD ONLY EXPLAIN HOW I FEEL.’ — CARLY RAE JEPSEN

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Carly Rae Jepsen receives the Juno for Single of the Year during the 2013 Juno Awards in Regina on Sunday.

STARS OLD AND NEW HONOURED AT NON-TELEVISED GALA C5 and the little poopy diapers and the puking,” he said. “Truth is, I figure it’s just like being on tour with Justin Bieber.” When some of the kinder souls in the crowd hooted their disapproval, he added: “I’m one minute into my monologue and you guys are either booing me or going ’Buuu-ble!”’ He did make an ongoing joke out of the apparent inevitability of his failure and his insecurity over appearing onstage. Chatting via satellite with ofthe-moment British teen heart-throbs One Direction, he pretended to steel his nerves with an awkward self-pep talk before butchering the interview. “Do you guys like um, stuff?” he asked. When they answered in the affirmative, he grinned with relief. “Me too. Stuff’s awesome. So cool.” Seventy-eight year old Montreal troubadour Leonard Cohen also had a good weekend in the Saskatchewan capital, wresting his second Juno of at the last moment without explanation. Documents obtained by The Canadian Press under access to information show civil servants spent weeks preparing speeches and news releases after receiving an urgent request from Public Safety Minister Vic Toews. The final deletion of millions of gun registry records on October 31 could be seen as a crowning achievement for a Conservative government that fought the registry for more than a decade. But when the moment arrived, Toews quietly informed a closed door meeting in Regina about the data destruction. It prompted some puzzled gun owners to suggest the government had slid the announcement under the door. The government is providing no reason why it cancelled the national media events.

Several Ontario communities grappling with floods as rivers swell CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, Ont. — Several Ontario communities were on high alert Sunday as they worked to contain rising water levels that drowned out roads and left some residents stranded. The City of Kawartha Lakes and the towns of Bracebridge and Huntsville — all part of the province’s cottage country — remained under a state of emergency as they grappled with floods following heavy rain in recent days. Meanwhile, the province’s Ministry of Natural Resources issued flood warnings for parts of northern Ontario, including the areas of North Bay and Parry Sound.

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they’ve carried him to that particular honour. And Marianas Trench, the dramatic Vancouver pop outfit, won group of the year despite missing out on other nominations for their platinum concept record Ever After, while 27-yearold frontman Josh Ramsay also shared in the elation at Jepsen’s single of the year win given his co-write of her Skittles-sweet smash. It doesn’t stop there. Retro-minded Hamilton classic rockers Monster Truck — as obviously rooted in the ’70s as a well-worn shag carpet — claimed a win in the competitive breakthrough group of the year category over buzzy YouTube sensations Walk Off the Earth even though their debut fulllength isn’t due until next month. It’s the Juno win itself that might actually inspire their breakthrough. “Wow, wow,” frontman Jeremy Widerman said after reading comments from his phone. “Breakthrough group of the year when you’re 30 years old is nothing to scoff at.” Backstage, he admitted he wasn’t optimistic going into the show: “I thought there was no way, to be honest.”

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The first of many? BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING SUSPECTS WERE LIKELY PLANNING OTHER ATTACKS: POLICE CHIEF BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — Investigators believe that two brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombing were likely planning other attacks based on the cache of weapons uncovered, the city’s police commissioner said Sunday. As Boston-area residents came together in prayer and reflection after a tumultuous week, the lone surviving suspect in the bombing lay hospitalized under heavy guard apparently in no shape for interrogation. What 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will say and when are unclear. He remained in serious condition two days after being pulled bloody and wounded from a tarp-covered boat in a Watertown backyard. The capture came at the end of a tense Friday that began with his 26-year-old brother, Tamerlan, dying in a gun battle with police. There was no immediate word on when Tsarnaev might be charged and what those charges would be. The twin bombings killed three people and wounded more than 180. The most serious charge available to federal prosecutors would be the use of a weapon of mass destruction to kill people, which carries a possible death sentence. Massachusetts does not have the death penalty. Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis told CBS’ Face the Nation that authorities found an arsenal of homemade explosives after Friday’s gun battle between police and the two suspects. “We have reason to believe, based upon the evidence that was found at that scene — the explosions, the explosive ordnance that was unexploded and the firepower that they had — that they were going to attack other individuals,” Davis said. “That’s my belief at this point.” The scene of the gun battle was loaded with unexploded bombs, and authorities had to alert arriving officers to them and clear the scene, Davis said. One improvised explosive device was found in the Mercedes the brothers are accused of carjacking, he said. “This was as dangerous as it gets in urban policing,” Davis said. U.S. officials said the elite interrogation team would question Tsarnaev, a Massachusetts college student, without reading him his Miranda rights, which guarantees the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. Such an exception is allowed on a limited basis when the public may be in immediate danger, such as instances in which bombs are planted and ready to go off. American Civil Liberties Union Executive Director Anthony Romero said the legal exception applies only when there is a continued threat to public

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In this Friday, April 19, 2013 photo obtained by The Associated Press and authenticated by a member of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, ATF and FBI agents check suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev for explosives and also give him medical attention after he was apprehended in Watertown, Mass., at the end of a tense day. safety and is “not an open-ended exception” to the Miranda rule. The federal public defender’s office in Massachusetts said it has agreed to represent Tsarnaev once he is charged. Miriam Conrad, public defender for Massachusetts, said he should have a lawyer appointed as soon as possible because there are “serious issues regarding possible interrogation.” But Republican Rep. Mike Rogers told NBC’s Meet the Press that he’s not worried that the government has decided against reading the suspect his rights. Rogers said FBI agents need to know whether there are other bombs more than they need to use in court what the suspect might tell them. Rogers, a former FBI agent, said there is so much evidence against the suspect that a conviction should

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Generals win Allan Cup RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS

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Generals 3 Caribous 0 The Bentley Generals coaching staff spent as much time watching game film and scouting their opposition as they did behind the bench during the Allan Cup. That extra work paid dividends as they put together a near perfect game plan for their meeting with the Clarenville Caribous in the final of the Allan Cup Saturday. “We believe you have to prepare to win, something we did all year and all tournament,” said Generals head coach Brandin Cote following a 3-0 victory over the Caribous before a over-flow crowd at the Arena. “We did our due diligence to know everything about every team we were going to play beforehand. The guys knew what to expect from that team and we put together a game plan. “They’re a high-flying, high-risk team and we needed to balance that out. We tried to be good defensively, plus be aggressive and we did that to a tee tonight . . . it was unbelievable.” The Generals were able to consistently put pressure on the Caribous defence with solid forechecking, something few teams did during the tournament. “They haven’t seen that all tournament and we felt they would struggle if we did that and we have the people to do it. We have big bodies, who can skate and compete and they couldn’t handle that,” said Cote. “At the end of the day we wore them down.” But it was anything but easy. In fact neither team was able to break through until Chris Neiszner tipped in a Jason Lundmark point shot at 14:09 of the second period, which proved to be all the offence Generals netminder, and tournament MVP, Dan Bakala would need. “Any time you get the first one to go ahead it’s big and gives you confidence,” said General veteran defenceman and tournament all-star Joe Vandermeer. “And once we got the second one we knew all we had to do was keep it going.”

Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan NugentHopkins will miss the remainder of the season due to a shoulder injury, the club announced Sunday. The team said that Nugent-Hopkins is flying to Cleveland to have his shoulder examined and that surgery is likely. After an impressive rookie campaign, NugentHopkins’ numbers were slightly down this year with just four goals and 20 assists in 40 games. He had 18 goals and 34 assists in 64 games in his first season after being picked first overall by Edmonton. His left shoulder has been a re-occuring problem for the centre. He missed 20 games last season because of it and then had to leave the Oilers’ AHL affiliate last December to do some strengthening and conditioning on the shoulder before playing for Canada at the world junior championship. The Oilers, who will miss the post-season for the seventh straight year, had five games remaining, including a game at home against Anaheim on last night.

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Bentley General Don Morrison clears a Clarenville Caribou from in front of goaltender Dan Bakala during the Allan Cup final at the Arena, Saturday. Scott Doucet made it 2-0 at 18:19 of the middle stanza, when he redirected a Keenan Desmet pass from the corner under Caribous netminder Jason Churchill. Desmet put the game away at 8:53 of the third period, taking a Brett Robertson feed in the slot and picking the corner on Churchill. Once that third goal went in Bakala said he could breath a little easier. “A two-goal lead is the worst in hockey, but when we got the third one it felt good and I felt a little better,” he said.

Bakala, who opened the tournament with a shutout over Rosetown, made 33 saves in blanking the talented Caribous. “Everyone did a great job. We refused to lose any battles and in the end that helped a lot,” said Bakala, a native of Calgary, who joined the Generals this season. “I couldn’t have asked for a better team to join.” Bakala played in all four games for the Generals in the tournament.

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Armitage rink golden at senior worlds BY AL CAMERON FREDERICTON, N.B. — Canada’s Rob Armitage and Cathy King skipped their teams to victory on Saturday afternoon in the gold-medal games of the 2013 World Senior Curling Championships. Armitage’s Canadian men’s team from the Red Deer Curling Centre was a 6-4 winner over New Zealand’s Hans Frauenlob, while King’s Canadian women’s team from the Saville Centre in Edmonton beat Austria’s Veronika Huber 13-1. Both Canadian teams finished with unbeaten records at the Grant-Harvey Centre. It was the sixth time in the 12-year history of the World Senior championships that Canada has swept the gold medals. It was also the 51st straight victory for Canadian women’s teams at the World Seniors, dating back to the 2008 event in Vierumäki, Finland, and a sixth straight world senior women’s title for Canada. Canadian teams have won eight men’s and nine women’s gold medals at the World Seniors. Armitage, backed up by third Keith Glover, second Randy Ponich, lead Wilf Edgar, alternate Lyle Treiber and coach Bill Tschirhart, showed the same consistency and shotmak-

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Team Canada’s gold-medal teams. Top row, from left, skip Rob Armitage, third Keith Glover, second Randy Ponich, lead Wilf Edgar, alternate Lyle Treiber. Bottom, from left, skip Cathy King, third Carolyn Morris, second Lesley McEwan, lead Doreen Gares and alternate Christine Jurgenson. ing that produced nine roundrobin victories and another in the semifinal against Switzerland’s Werner Attinger earlier on Saturday. “I said to my team before the game that we’ll throw the centre guard (New Zealand had the hammer in the first end) and we’re going to give him eight ends of pure hell,” said Armitage. “I’m not going to bang

for four ends and let him get a cheap deuce, then run to the hills and beat me. I said, ‘We’re going after him.’ After forcing the Kiwis to one in the second end, Armitage put together a go-ahead deuce in the third end and stole one more in the fourth when Frauenlob — who like his three teammates, third Dan Mustapic, second Lorne DePape and lead

Allan Langille was born in Canada — was heavy on his lastrock draw to the four-foot. The game-breaker was in the sixth when Armitage made a perfect hit-and-roll with his first rock to set up a draw for three that was enough to send Team Canada to victory. “Oh, I’ve chased this, I’ve chased this and I’ve chased this,” added Armitage of the world title. “There was a time when my knees were bad, and you get to be 47 or 48 and I was still chasing the men’s provincials because I thought, ‘I have to keep my game until I get to seniors.’ I knew I could find the curlers, and I knew I had to have that game still in my pocket to get it done, and it was nice to see it work out. My team played really well.” Switzerland won the bronze medal with a 7-2 win over Sweden’s Karl Nordlund. King, meanwhile, couldn’t have asked for a better way to start the game. A series of Austrian misses led to King having a draw for six to open the game. She made it, and along with teammates third Carolyn Morris, second Lesley McEwan, lead Doreen Gares and alternate Christine Jurgenson (Tschirhart coached both Canadian senior teams) was on her way to victory.

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Red Deer’s athletes honoured at sports awards banquet BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF

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A pair of national calibre athletes shared the spotlight at the annual Red Deer Community Sports Awards Banquet at the Sheraton Sunday. RDC Kings basketball star Robert Pierce and Lisa Dahlke of the Red Deer Synchronized Swim Club were named the Red Deer open male and female athletes of the year. The award was a perfect way for Dahlke to finish her competitive career. “I’m finished after last year,” she said. “Last year I had some health problems, which kept me out of the pool for a lot of the season.” She finally got back for the provincials and despite not being able to train she won gold in the solo technical, was third in the solo freestyle and third overall. At the Western championships she placed third in the solo free, was fourth in the solo technical and fourth overall. She then turned in an outstanding effort at the national finals, placing fourth in the free, technical and overall. “I was most proud of what I accomplished at the nationals,” she said. “The East usually kicks our butts so it was a big deal to place up there.” The 19-year-old Dahlke was named the 2012 National senior (18-and-over) athlete

of the year by Synchronized Alberta at the Alberta Aquatic awards. “That was a great award to win for the club as there’s a lot of stiff competition. Red Deer never won anything like that before.” Dahlke has been involved in synchro for nine years after breaking her leg in gymnastics. “I started gymnastics when I was six and after breaking my leg my mom put me in the pool for rehab and I fell in love with it.” Despite the fact she’s no long competing, she won’t be far from the pool. “I started coaching four years ago and last year I coached the masters team and worked with little, little girls and basically tried to make it look like they weren’t drowning,” she said with a laugh. Dahlke edged a pair of RDC athletes — volleyball power hitter Brooke Sutter and Queens hockey netminder Camille Trautman — for the award. Pierce has been a key player as the Kings built their program into one of the best in the country. Last season Pierce averaged over 20 points and 12 rebounds per game as the Kings finished second in the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference and fourth in the nation. They went into the Canadian finals ranked eighth.

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Synchronized swimmer Lisa Dahlke and RDC basketball player Robert Pierce hold their awards after being named Red Deer’s athletes of the year during the Community Sports Awards at the Sheraton, Sunday.

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Flames stay hot with win over Wild BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Flames 4 Wild 1 ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild were back on their home ice, with a prime opportunity to take another step toward the playoffs. Despite long stretches of dominance, they remain stuck due to a plucky performance by the noncompliant Calgary Flames. Joey MacDonald made 34 saves, Mark Cundari scored a goal in his first NHL game and the Flames beat the Wild 4-1 on Sunday night. “We certainly don’t seem to like doing things the easy way,” said Minnesota coach Mike Yeo, whose team lost for the fifth straight time at home. Mikael Backlund, Mike Cammalleri and Jiri Hudler also scored for the Flames, who are long out of the postseason hunt but have won six of their last eight games. “It’s not about spoiling. It’s just about playing hard and winning,” MacDonald said. “We’ve got a lot of young guys here trying to prove a point for next year.” Zach Parise got his team-high 17th goal for the Wild, who will likely need to win two of their three remaining games to make the playoffs without help from others. They’re in seventh place in the Western Conference with 51 points, while Columbus, Detroit, Dallas and Phoenix remain in a tight pack still alive behind them. “We put ourselves in a tough spot, but we’re still in the driver’s seat. It makes it more difficult now, but we’ve just got to dig deeper,” centre Kyle Brodziak said. The Wild, who are 0-6 in April against the six teams ahead of them in the West, entered this final stretch with the supposed fortune of facing teams in the bottom four spots in the conference in three of four games,

counting this one. “We played OK, had some good stretches, but we can’t lose that game,” centre Matt Cullen said. The Wild lost despite outshooting the Flames 35-24, including 25-12 over the first two periods. Parise had nine shots on net himself. “We’ve got to put ’em in. That’s all there is to it,” Parise said. Rookie right wing Ben Hanowski played his first NHL game in his home state, after being traded to Calgary from Pittsburgh in the Jarome Iginla swap last month and signing with the Flames last week following a four-year career at St. Cloud State. Hanowski’s former college teammates watched the game from a suite. Trading Iginla and veteran defenceman Jay Boumeester signalled the official start of a renovation project for the Flames, who haven’t won a playoff series since they reached the Stanley Cup finals in 2004 and last reached the post-season in 2009. But a young team with nothing to lose and a lot to prove can be just as dangerous of an April opponent as one fighting for a spot in the playoffs. The Flames won five of their previous seven games coming in. “Whoever we put in the lineup, they play with pride,” coach Bob Hartley said. “Yes, some people might say we have zero pressure and the guys are loose, but at the same time they deserve credit.” McDonald has won four of his last five starts, allowing a total of nine goals. The only loss came at home against the Wild last Monday by a 4-3 decision, a game that Minnesota had to hang on to win after the Flames scored twice late in the third period. Hanowski had a goal in that game, his NHL debut. If the 36-year-old Miikka Kiprusoff doesn’t come back next season, Mac-

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Calgary Flames’ Mike Cammalleri scores off Minnesota Wild goalie Niklas Backstrom on a power play in the third period of an NHL game, Sunday, in St. Paul, Minn. The Flames won 4-1. Donald, who was signed off waivers in February after spending the previous two seasons with Detroit, will give Calgary a candidate to consider for the net. He was beaten only by Parise after a slick-passing, extra-effort score by Minnesota’s first line down low. Cundari, who came to the Flames in the trade with St. Louis that sent Boumeester to the Blues, scored on a power play in the first period. Backlund’s goal came in the middle of the game. Cammalleri added another manadvantage goal, and Hudler tacked on an empty-netter for good measure in the final minute. “We’ve got a lot of young guys who

are getting opportunities, and we’re trying to develop a winning culture, a hard-working culture and that identity for next year,” right wing Lee Stempniak said. For the Wild, this felt like their previous home game, April 13 against Columbus, when they outshot the Blue Jackets 41-22 but lost 3-2 in a shootout. They controlled the pace of play for most of the evening, but Calgary refused to quit. Clayton Stoner tried to fire up the home crowd by fighting with Cory Sarich in the second period, but Backlund scored to put the Flames back in front and quiet the building less than 3 minutes later.

Sedgwick named Red Deer’s coach of the year BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR With a May 19 awards dinner already on his plate as the recipient of the Alberta tier 2 high school football coach of the year, Kyle Sedgwick was pleasantly surprised Sunday at the Sheraton Convention Centre. Sedgwick had no idea he was going to be honoured as the coach of the year during the Red Deer Community Sport Awards dinner. “I was very surprised actually, especially when I heard the names of the other nominees and their accomplishments,” said Sedgwick, the head coach of the Hunting Hills Lightning football team for the last four years. “It’s the first time I’ve been in this type of situation and I’m just very proud of our school and the program that we’ve built there and the culture that we’re creating at our school. So when I get an award like this I think of all the people who have come along and have helped our programs . . . the parents and coaches.” Sedgwick beat out Red Deer Synchronized Swim Club mentor Annette Wegner and Red Deer minor softball coach Clayton Cassidy for the award. “It’s nice to accept this award and once again it’s very humbling and very exciting,” said Sedgwick. “It would be easy to kind of shrug it if off a bit, but then I think about our players who have bought into what we’ve done there and the coaches and parents . . . the coaches and volunteers and includling those who were there in the early years. We’ve had a good run and I’m just very happy for our school that we’re on the map for high school football in Alberta.

“These kinds of awards help our program and the players who will be moving on to the next level because our program is one that’s known in the province now,” said Sedgwick. Obviously, the Lightning coach is always looking for athletically-gifted players when he’s filling out his roster. But he’s also looking for other qualities. “The last two years we’ve won the league sportsmanKyle Sedgwick ship award, which is strange for a team that finished at or near the top,” said the Hunting Hills sideline boss. l “We preach that . . . we preach the culture and the brotherhood and we’re always looking at academics because I get reports on grades all year, not just the fist 3 months (football season). We keep on top of that, especially if players want to move on to university. We have to make sure the grades are there. “It’s a year-round business but I consider it important to what I do and I love to see the kids succeed.” The other finalists for the coach of the year award were Annette Wegner of the Red Deer Synchronized Swim Club and Clayton Cassidy of Red Deer Minor Softball. The volunteer of the year award was shared by Glenn Pratt of the Red Deer BMX Club and Brian Johnson of the Red Deer Nordic Club, while longtime volleyball referee was honoured as the official of the year.

Blue Jays avoid sweep with win over Yankees ARENCIBIA HITS AL LEADING SEVENTH HOME RUN, TEAM FEELS READY TO BREAK OUT

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Toronto Blue Jays Brett Lawrie reacts at home plate after scoring on a single by Melky Cabrera off New York Yankees pitcher David Phelps during sixth inning AL baseball action in Toronto on Sunday. BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 8 Yankees 4 TORONTO — This time the rally stuck. One day after an 11th-inning defensive blunder spoiled a Toronto comeback, the Blue Jays reeled off six straight runs Sunday afternoon to down the New York Yankees 8-4 and avert a series sweep. Toronto (8-11) heads off to Baltimore for three games and then New York for four, thinking it may finally be heading down the right road after a wobbly start. “We still have that feeling inside that we’re close — to breaking out and getting everything going in the right direction,” manager John Gibbons said. “Baseball, since you do play

every day, is a emotional rollercoaster,” he added. “So many ups and downs. we haven’t really had that good feeling (yet) ... We’ve got a good ball club. We just think it’s a matter of time. Maybe today’s something that will get us going.” There were a lot of contributors to Sunday’s win. With Toronto trailing 4-2, Brett Lawrie doubled home two runs in a four-run sixth inning. J.P. Arencibia hit his seventh homer one inning later to keep the comeback cooking. Adam Lind tied a club record with four consecutive walks, Melky Cabrera went 3-for-4 and Colby Rasmus went 2-for-3, driving in a run with a timely hit off a left-hander. Munenori Kawasaki, in his first crack at leading off, scored and

drove in a run in the first two innings. And the Toronto bullpen — in the form of Brett Cecil (1-0), Esmil Rogers and Darren Oliver — delivered 3 2-3 innings of scoreless relief. The Blue Jays opened the scoring for just the sixth time this season (it has won five of those games). It also marked the first time in eight games — an 8-4 win in Kansas City on April 17 — that it had scored more than four runs. “It was huge. A good team win,” said Toronto starter Josh Johnson, who gave up eight hits and four runs while striking out four and walking three in 5 1-3 innings. “Everybody contributed. Everybody did something.” Johnson, who gave up a solo homer to catcher Chris Stewart in the third, seemed to have things under control until the fifth inning when consecutive bases-loaded walks gifted New York a 3-2 lead. “I just lost it,” said the big righthander. “It seems like it happens a couple times a year where all of a sudden you can’t find the zone.” Lawrie’s heroics with the bat helped take the sting out of being involved in the fielding breakdown that led to the New York win Saturday. It was all the more impressive given that he has been thrown back into the deep end after a long layoff due to a rib injury. Lawrie, a made-in-Canada bundle of energy, was hitting .105 going into the game, with just two hits in 19 at-bats. “In a lot of ways it’s like spring training for him now,” Gibbons said of where Lawrie’s hitting is at. Lawrie also shone at third base by stabbing a hard hit ball from Stewart in the eighth to trigger a double play.

Dwayne Lalor was presented with the Kendal Dunkle Minor Coach of the Year award and the 2012 Canadian midget AAA hockey champion Red Deer Optimist Rebels were honoured as Red Deer’s team of the year, beating out the girls fastball Red Deer Rage and the RDC basketball Kings. Other award winners: Athlete recognition certificates (U12): Presley Bush, Makayla Michel (Red Deer figure skating); Ella Collins, Michael Robinson (Red Deer Tennis Club); Nicholas Cymbaluk, Lyndsay Hall (Red Deer BMX); Journey Flewell (Queens volleyball); Abby Meckling (RDC Queens volleyball); Kallan Packard, Mercedes Patrick, Red Deer Synchronized Swim Club; Keara Slimmon (Exelta Gymnastics); Athlete recognition certificates (U15): Hannah Bilsborrow (Exelta Gymnastics); Emma Dickman, Heather Mast (Red Deer Synchronized Swim Club); Bailey Johnson, Gavin Rittamer (Red Deer Nordic); Taylor Machoruk, Amy Nasewich (Red Deer figure skating); Zachary Olson (Red Deer minor baseball); Tereza Simonova (Red Deer Tennis Club); Jack Snape (Red Deer BMX); Youth official of the year: Blair Morgan (Red Deer minor hockey); Volunteer recognition certificates: Kathy Burkard (Red Deer minor softball); Lorae Couchman, Red Deer Lacrosse Association; Susan Dillabough, RDC Queens Volleyball Club; Deb Dyrland, Red Deer Runners; Brian Johnson, Red Deer Nordic; Susie Kasawal, Red Deer Synchronized Swim Club; Tanya Michel, Red Deer Skating Club; Paul Morigeau, Red Deer Renegades Soccer Club; Glenn Pratt, Red Deer BMX: George Reed, Red Deer Tennis Club; Al Schaefer, Red Deer Judo Club; Local business contributor of the year: Dairy Queen, Rob and Rhonda Hamill. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Slumping Oilers downed by Ducks THE CANADIAN PRESS Ducks 3 Oilers 1 EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers now have the dubious status of holding the longest active playoff drought in the NHL. The Oilers will miss the playoffs for a seventh consecutive season after losing 3-1 to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. Taylor Hall scored the lone goal for the Oilers (17-20-7), who have lost seven of their last eight games and were officially eliminated from the playoffs for yet another season. The string of futility stretches back to their loss in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final against the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006. “To have another season where we’re out of the playoffs, another season where we’re playing meaningless games at the end of the year, is very frustrating,” Hall said. “It’s something we’re not proud of.” Oilers captain Shawn Horcoff, who has been with the team for the entire seven years on the outside looking in, said it hasn’t been an easy process to be a part of. “It’s tough, it’s been extremely tough on me,” he said. “We made some steps and at least this

year we got some meaningful games in, gave ourselves a chance to get in, but it fell off as of late. “I think we’re moving in the right direction. It’s just a little slower than we’d like.” It was a badly-needed victory for the Ducks (28-11-6) as Cam Fowler, Kyle Palmieri and Corey Perry scored to help the team snap a four-game losing skid. “It was a step closer to where we want to be,” said Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf. “There are still mistakes that we need to eliminate going into the playoffs, but this was a much-needed win tonight and one that I felt we deserved. It’s all about playing the right way going into the playoffs. This was a step in the right direction.” The Ducks can clinch the Pacific Division title with another win over the Oilers in the rematch in Edmonton on Monday. “It’s great to have a win again after what has been happening for the last little while,” said Ducks goalie Jonas Hiller, who stopped 27 shots for the win. “We knew that we needed to play better, but sometimes it is not that easy. Tonight I think that everybody worked a little harder and that made the difference.”

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Generals GM vindicated with Allan Cup win As the man in charge of putting toWhen the Generals started to come gether a championship-calibre team, together for the just-completed season Jeff McInnis worked overtime last sum- last September in Lacombe, there were mer. a few new faces on hand. Forwards “I spent more time on it than I Dustin Sproat, Dustin Moore, Eric Schshould have and my career suffered. neider (who left in January to play in I have to get to work after this,” said Germany), Matt Stefanishion and Chris the Bentley Generals general manager, Neiszner added instant offence, and as he celebrated the club’s Allan Cup Randall Gelech, Jeremy Colliton and championship on the Red Deer Arena former NHL winger Trent Hunter, who ice surface Saturday. joined the team in November and JanMcInnis not only uary, further boosted the changed the Generals rosclub’s scoring power. ter, he raised eyebrows Former Calgary Hiteverywhere by replacmen star Matt Kinch came ing Brian Sutter as head on board in November to coach with Brandin Cote. help stabilize the blueSutter then took over beline and goaltender Dan hind the bench of the InBakala, an all-star in this nisfail Eagles, bringing year’s Allan Cup tournaformer Generals assistant ment, was added to the coaches Jason Lenz and roster in January. Brian Stephenson with With an enviable mix him. of talent and size, the host “There were a lot of Generals were favoured GREG hard decisions last sumto win their second AlMEACHEM mer,” said McInnis. “Good lan Cup — following the men were exchanged for club’s initial Canadian other good men. But we senior men’s hockey had to refresh, the refresh championship in 2009 at button had to be hit. And man oh man, Steinbach — in franchise history. Yet, it’s been wonderful.” the squad didn’t necessarily play up Indeed. McInnis was fully vindicat- to expectations despite posting a 2-0 ed at the final buzzer Saturday, with record in pool play, then advancing to the Generals posting a 3-0 win over the Saturday’s final with a narrow 3-2 win Clarenville Caribous. The GM who had over the Kenora Thistles Friday night. the stones to make major changes last The speedy Caribous, meanwhile, year felt a rather large jolt of relief. were coming off a 6-2 semifinal thrash“Absolutely, how can there not be ing of the Rosetown Redwings and (relief),” said McInnis. “ Not every- looked like a team capable of spoiling body, but darn near everybody ques- Bentley’s party. McInnis certainly took tioned what I was doing, but I had to notice of the Newfoundland team. do what I did. Am I the first GM in the “I’ve never come into an Allan Cup world to ever change coaches. At that final thinking we’re such an underdog time you’d think I was, but of course it because of their (Caribous’) offence,” happens all the time. It wasn’t his (Sut- he said. “But this was much like the ter’s) fault and it wasn’t hockey’s fault, (tournament-opening) game against it’s just the way it is.” Rosetown (a 2-0 Bentley win) where we

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gave them very little, and the coaching staff should get credit for that. We were stifling and stingy and all those defence words. That’s how we had to play to shut down that offensive juggernaut.” In the end, the cream rose to the top. Bentley was clearly the better team and the best team in the tournament. The current edition, in fact, is the best in club history, said McInnis. “Absolutely, we are very deep in forwards and we were healthy coming into the tournament,” he said. “Our conditioning was also a lot better than it’s been in the past, which is something we stressed when we picked up players this season. This tournament exposes conditioning, it really does. It’s a short tournament with older men playing.” Generals captain Sean Robertson was a member of Allan Cup final losing teams in 2008 at Brantford, Ont., 2010 at Fort St. John, B.C., and a year later at Kenora, where Bentley fell to Clarenville in the championship tilt. “We’ve had a lot of disappointment, three years of it,” said Robertson. “You’d almost rather lose in a semifinal than in the final, but this is everything I hoped and dreamed it would be. “To win here is special . . . in our back yard, with our fans puling for us and getting to see it. That’s the biggest travesty — we go to Ontario or wherever and people don’t get to do this with us. It’s awesome.” Just as the Generals were awesome when they absolutely needed to be. “For sure, we saved our best for last. We were airtight tonight, as stingy as we’ve ever been,” said the Generals’ on-ice leader. “This was our best game of the year. It’s character, man and that speaks to Jeff McInnis and Brandin Cote for putting this team together.

Character came first and we have a lot of guys who went to the wall and sacrificed themselves for the betterment of the team. That doesn’t happen very often in senior hockey.” Scott Doucet just completed his third season with the Generals and was in the lineup the night they lost the 2011 Allan Cup final to Clarenville. “But we definitely showed we were the better team today,” he said. The Vancouver native and former (2006-08) Red Deer Rebels forward moved full time to Central Alberta in 2010 and has no plans to leave. “I’ve put down roots down here and I’m calling it home,” said Doucet, who scored the second goal in Saturday’s final. “I’ve built some really good friendships, mainly with guys on this team. This is a really good team to be a part of and they really take care of you as an organization.” Sproat, who along with Kinch, Hunter and Dustin Moore, hails from Red Deer, was all smiles while celebrating the national championship triumph in front of friends and family members. “This is unreal, fantastic . . . we have such a great group of guys,” said the former AJHL (Drayton Valley Thunder) player, who attended Princeton University for three years and then played four years in the ECHL and one in England. “I grew up in Red Deer and to have the opportunity to come back and do this in front of so many of my old friends is amazing.” And special. “It’s really special when the players can celebrate with their wives and their kids,” added McInnis. “That’s what senior hockey is, a real family game. All of these people are somehow connected. There’s about an eighth of a degree of separation between the fans and the players.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

McDowell tops Simpson in playoff to win RBC Heritage BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — For all the big moments in Graeme McDowell’s career, his resume was short on PGA Tour victories. McDowell relished what he called his first authentic tour win, defeating fellow U.S. Open champ Webb Simpson in a playoff at the RBC Heritage on Sunday. McDowell’s been at the centre of some of golf’s biggest moments, from his rousing triumph at Pebble Beach in 2010 to capturing the winning point for Europe in that year’s Ryder Cup matches. He has six European PGA victories, too, but he hadn’t triumphed in the weekly grind of the world’s top tour. “This game kicks you more often than it gives you a pat on the back,” McDowell said. “It’s hard to win.” Not on this day for McDowell, who pushed forward on wind-blown Harbour Golf Links when his rivals were moving backward, unnerved by the 20 to 30 mph winds that rattled the course.

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CHAMPS: Saves “He was unbelievable the way he played,” said Cote. “Today he didn’t have a lot of high-quality chances, but the saves he did have to make he made them. That’s what you need from great goaltenders.” Overall the Generals did an excellent job of eliminating the Caribous cross-ice passes and their ability to use their speed. “They’ve been doing that all tournament and no one has been taking it away,” added Cote. “Our guys did a great job of taking their cross-ice passes away and keeping them to the outside. We were getting everyone back and competing. Our guys simply wanted it more.” “And we really didn’t make any mistakes,” said Vandermeer. “The boys kept it simple and almost played a perfect game. We knew they’d try to go outside on us and we just stayed in front of them.” Caribous head coach Ivan Hapgood agreed. “They did a great job of pinching us off the boards and taking away our speed. In the third period we tried to change and work more into the middle, but they’re a veteran club and they responded well to what we were trying to do. When we did get a few chances their goalie came through.” Hapgood felt both netminders were the players of the game. He also felt they lost to a better team. “They’re a hell of a team. They were built for this and were in their home barn. We’re not making any excuses as we lost to a good club, who played a great game. At the end of the day we won two years ago and today was their time.” The Generals, who won the Allan Cup in 2009, lost to the Caribous 5-3 in the 2011 final. Cote was a player with the Generals the year they lost to the Caribous, so Saturday’s win was extra special. “It’s not exactly the same as playing, but it feels good and I’m proud of the guys . . . I couldn’t have asked for a better result.” Neither could team captain Sean Robertson, who gave the crowd accolades for their support. “The first period was like a chess match, back and forth, but you could feel the crowd getting into it and it started building in the second and it kept getting louder and louder. They were awesome and hats off to them for spending their money and giving us the support.” Vandermeer was also a part of the team that won in 2009. “The first is always the best, but this is great winning at home. Credit

He rallied from four strokes down when the day began to take a one-shot lead into the 72nd hole. Then after he made his only bogey of the round to fall into tie with Simpson, two-putted from about 15 feet to make a par on the extra hole that Simpson couldn’t match. “I guess the weather was what the doctor ordered. I needed that to get close to the leaders,” said McDowell, who earned $1,044,000 for the victory. McDowell, from Northern Ireland, had a 69, one of only three scores in the 60s among the 70 who teed off Sunday. Simpson, reigning U.S. Open winner, shot 71. He had a chance to win in regulation, but his 22-footer for birdie went 3 feet past and set up the additional hole. “I came in with not too much confidence, but I just stayed true to the process of what we’ve been working on,” Simpson said. Luke Donald shot a 69 to tie for third with Kevin Streelman, who had a 72. Jerry Kelly rounded out the top five after his even-par 71. Charley Hoffman, the 54-hole leader, ballooned to

to the guys putting this team together. We had guys sitting on the sidelines who could have been in the lineup, no question. It’s hard sitting out, but credit to them, they’re part of this team.” ● The Generals finished with 36 shots on Churchill . . . Bentley took five of eight minor penalties . . . Clarenville’s Chris Hulit and Bentley’s Neiszner and Doucet were all-stars up front with Clarenville’s Mike Dyke on defence along with Vandermeer. Bakala was in goal. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

GOLD: Huge “Oh, that was huge,” said King, who needed an extra end to beat Sweden’s Ingrid Meldahl in the semifinal earlier on Saturday. “It sort of takes the nerves out of play and the girls were feeling good. They played well all week. Our only close game was this morning when Sweden took us down to the last inch. It was great to come out firing in this game. “I’ve been hoping for this for a long time. I was hoping for it in ladies and unfortunately it didn’t work out. Had to wait until seniors, and finally it came.” It was a third gold medal for Jurgenson, who won the 2009 world senior title as a lead playing for Pat Sanders, and won again two years later skipping her own team. Meanwhile, it was the second World Seniors gold medal for Morris, who won in 2005 skipping for Scotland, making her the first player to ever win world curling championships for two different countries. “I just feel absolutely over the moon,” said Morris. “We really wanted this for each other, and I wanted to win it as a Canadian. I was very proud and honoured to win it as a Scot, but to win it as a Canadian is something very special.” Sweden claimed the bronze medal with a 9-8 extra-end win over Scotland’s Christine Cannon. These were the fifth and sixth medals won by Canadian teams in World Curling Federation championship play this season. Jim Armstrong’s team won gold at the World Wheelchair Championship in Sochi, Russia; Matt Dunstone’s team won bronze at the World Juniors in Sochi; Rachel Homan’s team won bronze at the World Women’s in Riga, Latvia; and Brad Jacobs’ team won silver at the Ford World Men’s championship, presented by Booster Juice, in Victoria. (Al Cameron is the Canadian Curling Association director of communication and media relations)

AWARDS: Great Pierce was named to the first allstar team in the ACAC and at the nationals.

a 77 and fell into a tie for sixth with Russell Henley (69) and Chris Stroud (70). McDowell patted Simpson on the back after the playoff miss and smiled widely as the boats in Calibogue Sound tooted their horns and whistles. Neither McDowell nor Simpson made the cut a week ago at the Masters, yet bounced back in a big way at Harbour Town. McDowell acknowledged he was frustrated and disappointed after missing the weekend at Augusta National by a shot. If he had made the cut, McDowell wondered if he’d have had the motivation to break through at Harbour Town. “It’s funny the way things happen,” he said. “I wouldn’t swap this for a top 10 last week.” The course showed its teeth, winds arcing flagsticks and blowing debris on every hole. Donald backed off his putt on No. 7 when a large leaf tumbled through his line. Crews watered several greens between groups simply to keep balls holding instead of skipping off the wind-swept sod.

The Windsor, Ont., native was recruited by Kings head coach Clayton Pottinger after receiving his name from a coach in Windsor. “I honestly didn’t know what to expect, but Jacob Cusumano’s father told me about Red Deer and Clayton contacted me. I was unsure about it, but decided to give it a try and it’s been great. RDC has been so helpful academically and on and off the court. It’s been a great career choice,” said Pierce, who doesn’t want to take all the credit for rebuilding the RDC program. “I can’t take credit, there’s a strong cast behind me,” he said. “I was put into a position to contribute with a lot of hard work from a lot of others.” Red Deer Riggers star Jason Chatwood and Red Deer Rebels defenceman Mathew Dumba were also in the running. ● Cross-country runner Kieran McDonald and multi-talented Kelsey Caine received the junior (19-and-under) athlete of the year awards. McDonald is the top junior aged runner in the province. He won the high school 3,000-metre championship at the track and field finals then joined RDC where he placed second in the ACAC finals and fourth at the nationals. He was the top U19 runner and top Albertan at the Canadians. He also competed at the Athletics Canada cross-country championships, finishing 21st, and was once again the top Albertan.

Alan d’Assumpcao-Ng of the Exelta Gymnastics Club and world class martial artist Nick Marchuk were also in the running for the award. Caine was a member of Canada’s junior (U19) national ringette program, competing for Team Canada West at the world finals. She finished seventh in scoring, was a second team all-star and helped her team win bronze. She also competed at the Canadian U19 AA championships for the Central Alberta Sting. She also competes in volleyball, soccer, tennis and track and field. She was the Notre Dame Grade 10 female athlete of the year. Cross-country runner Jordanna Cota of Hunting Hills and softball’s Kaylee Domoney were also up for the award. ● Ultra marathon runner, Jeff Stokoe, and Mary Gardner of the Red Deer Tennis Club shared the masters athlete of the year awards. Stokoe, who is heavily into cross-fit, has spent his career running, crosscountry skiing, mountain biking, cycling and rock climbing to name just a few of his accomplishments. Gardner, who has been a long time member of the local tennis club, won gold at the Canada 55 Games last year, her third medal at the Games. She previously won gold and bronze. Nicole Elliot of the Synchronized Swim Club was also up for the award. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

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Monday, April 22, 2013

Hockey Peters Por (misconduct) 19:53. Shots on goal Kamloops 9 9 9 — 27 Portland 13 13 8 — 34 Goal — Kamloops: Cheveldave (L,8-4); Portland: Carruth (W,10-2). Power plays (goals-chances) — Kamloops: 0-5; Portland: 2-8. Attendance — 9,132 at Portland, Ore.

WHL Playoffs THIRD ROUND Conference Finals (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Edmonton (1) vs. Calgary (3) (Series tied 1-1) Friday’s result Edmonton 6 Calgary 0 Thursday’s result Calgary 3 Edmonton 2 (OT) Tuesday, Apr. 23 Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 24 Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26 Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 28 x-Edmonton at Calgary, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 30 x-Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts z-Pittsburgh 44 34 10 0 68 x-Boston 44 27 12 5 59 d-Washington 45 25 18 2 52 x-Montreal 45 27 13 5 59 x-Toronto 45 25 15 5 55 N.Y. Islanders 45 24 16 5 53 Ottawa 44 23 15 6 52 N.Y. Rangers 45 24 17 4 52 Winnipeg 45 23 19 3 49 New Jersey 45 17 18 10 44 Buffalo 45 19 20 6 44 Philadelphia 45 20 22 3 43 Carolina 45 18 24 3 39 Tampa Bay 45 17 24 4 38 Florida 45 13 26 6 32

WESTERN CONFERENCE Portland (1) vs. Kamloops (3) (Portland leads series 2-0) Saturday’s game Kamloops 0 at Portland 4 Friday’s result Portland 4 Kamloops 1 Tuesday, Apr. 23 Portland at Kamloops, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Apr. 24 Portland at Kamloops, 7 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26 x-Kamloops at Portland, 7 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 28 x-Portland at Kamloops, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 30 x-Kamloops at Portland, 7 p.m. x — If necessary. Saturday’s summary Winterhawks 4, Blazers 0 First Period 1. Portland, Jones 3 (Peters, Baker) 15:31 Penalties — Willick Kam (slashing) 2:16, Peters Por (charging) 11:54, Petan Por (slashing) 16:52, Bozon Kam (roughing) 20:00. Second Period 2. Portland, Rattie 13 (Leipsic, Pouliot) 16:08 Penalties — MacPherson Por (high-sticking) 6:31, Lipon Kam (interference) 9:11, Hansen Kam (slashing) 14:01, Jones Por (roughing) 16:26, Edmundson Kam (roughing), Kessy Kam (roughing), 20:00, Leier Por (slashing) 20:00. Third Period 3. Portland, Petan 6 (Leipsic, Rattie) 0:45 (pp) 4. Portland, Leipsic 7 (Rattie, Pouliot) 10:01 (pp) Penalties — Petan Por (roughing) 4:48, Souto Kam (cross checking) 9:43, Macklin Kam, Pouliot Por (roughing) 10:35, Needham Kam (slashing) 13:21, Edmundson Kam (misconduct) 16:25, Cross Kam, De Champlain Por (cross-checking) 16:51, Grist Kam (slashing) 18:43, Hansen Kam (game misconduct), Lipon Kam (roughing), Mahon Por (slashing),

Columbus 4, San Jose 3 Anaheim 3, Edmonton 1 Los Angeles 4, Dallas 3, OT Monday’s Games Winnipeg at Buffalo, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. Phoenix at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Anaheim at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Sunday’s summaries

GF 150 123 140 139 138 134 108 120 121 106 118 124 118 140 104

GA 108 97 123 120 124 131 96 106 134 121 138 137 145 141 162

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Chicago 44 34 5 5 73 146 94 x-Anaheim 45 28 11 6 62 131 112 x-Vancouver 45 25 13 7 57 121 110 x-Los Angeles 45 26 14 5 57 128 111 San Jose 45 24 14 7 55 118 109 St. Louis 45 26 17 2 54 119 112 Minnesota 45 24 18 3 51 116 119 Columbus 46 22 17 7 51 114 117 Detroit 44 20 16 8 48 109 112 Dallas 45 22 19 4 48 127 133 Phoenix 44 19 17 8 46 114 118 Calgary 45 19 22 4 42 123 149 Edmonton 44 17 20 7 41 111 124 Nashville 45 15 21 9 39 104 128 Colorado 45 15 23 7 37 109 142 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference Saturday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 5, Winnipeg 4, SO Phoenix 3, Chicago 2, SO Vancouver 2, Detroit 1, SO Pittsburgh 3, Boston 2 New Jersey 6, Florida 2 Washington 5, Montreal 1 Toronto 4, Ottawa 1 Philadelphia 5, Carolina 3 Buffalo at Pittsburgh, ppd., reschedule conflict Sunday’s Games Boston 3, Florida 0 N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 1 Carolina 3, Tampa Bay 2 Calgary 4, Minnesota 1 Colorado 5, St. Louis 3

Flames 4 at Wild 1 First Period 1. Calgary, Cundari 1 (Brodie, Cammalleri) 13:37 (pp) 2. Minnesota, Parise 17 (Coyle, Koivu) 18:44 Penalties — Cammalleri Cal (tripping) 4:38, Jackman Cal (hooking) 10:44, Granlund Min (interference) 12:38. Second Period 3. Calgary, Backlund 8 (Stempniak, Baertschi) 8:50 Penalties — Sarich Cal (fighting, major), Stempniak Cal (goaltender interference), Stoner Min (fighting, major) 6:06. Third Period 4. Calgary, Cammalleri 13 (Cundari, Brodie) 12:40 (pp) 5. Calgary, Hudler 10 (Reinhart, Giordano) 19:28 (en-pp) Penalties — Gilbert Min (holding) 12:01, Coyle Min (tripping) 18:02. Shots on goal Calgary 5 7 12 — 24 Minnesota 14 11 10 — 35 Goal — Calgary: MacDonald (W,8-7-1); Minnesota: Backstrom (L,22-14-3). Power plays (goals-chances) — Calgary: 3-3; Minnesota: 0-3. Attendance — 19,039 (17,954). Ducks 3 at Oilers 1 First Period 1. Edmonton, Hall 15 (Eberle, Petry) 1:00 2. Anaheim, Fowler 1 (Bonino) 19:58 (pp) Penalties — Winnik Ana (boarding) 6:53, Brown Edm (high-sticking) 19:55. Second Period 3. Anaheim, Palmieri 10 (Bonino, Lydman) 19:04 Penalties — Jones Edm (holding) 4:27, Horcoff Edm (interference) 8:16, Winnik Ana (interference) 12:55. Third Period 4. Anaheim, Perry 15 (Getzlaf, Ryan) 8:53 Penalties — Koivu Ana (roughing) 0:39, Hall Edm (hooking) 2:27, Perry Ana (cross-checking) 3:47, Gagner Edm (slashing) 15:29. Shots on goal Anaheim 6 17 7 — 30 Edmonton 9 7 12 — 28 Goal — Anaheim: Hiller (W,14-6-4); Edmonton: Dubnyk (L,13-15-6). Power plays (goals-chances) — Anaheim: 1-5; Edmonton: 0-4. Attendance — 16,839 (16,839).

Baseball

Blue Jackets 4 at Sharks 3 First Period 1. Columbus, Letestu 11 (Johnson, Prospal) 16:53 Penalty — MacKenzie Clb (roughing) 12:59. Second Period 2. Columbus, Prospal 12 (Letestu) 4:27 3. San Jose, Havlat 8 (Couture, Braun) 7:14 4. Columbus, Letestu 12 (Tyutin, Dubinsky) 12:42 (pp) Penalty — Irwin SJ (interference) 11:11. Third Period 5. San Jose, Desjardins 2 (Irwin) 6:34 6. San Jose, Pavelski 15 (Gomez, Irwin) 14:57 (pp) 7. Columbus, Johansen 5 (Umberger) 18:23 Penalties — Irwin SJ (hooking) 3:13, Johnson Clb (interference) 13:36, Gaborik Clb (hooking) 20:00. Shots on goal Columbus 7 10 5 — 22 San Jose 13 14 8 — 35 Goal — Columbus: Bobrovsky (W,19-11-6); San Jose: Niemi (L,23-11-6). Power plays (goals-chances) — Columbus: 1-2; San Jose: 1-2. Attendance — 17,562 (17,562). Hurricanes 3 at Lightning 2 First Period 1. Carolina, Semin 12 (E.Staal) 0:16 2. Carolina, Tlusty 20 (Semin, Corvo) 10:45 3. Carolina, Tlusty 21 (E.Staal, Semin) 18:46 Penalties — Panik TB (goaltender interference) 8:40, Aulie TB (slashing) 20:00. Second Period 4. Tampa Bay, Stamkos 28 (Salo, St. Louis) 10:07 (pp) Penalties — Blanchard Car (fighting, major), Crom-

been TB (fighting, major) 2:29, Gudas TB (clipping) 2:41, Harrison Car (hooking) 9:23, Tlusty Car (goaltender interference) 14:19. Third Period 5. Tampa Bay, St. Louis 13 (Lecavalier) 2:16 Penalty — Labrie TB (cross-checking) 17:22. Shots on goal by Carolina 15 9 4 — 28 Tampa Bay 10 11 16 — 37 Goal — Carolina: Ellis (W,5-8-1); Tampa Bay: Lindback (L,10-8-1). Power plays (goals-chances) — Carolina: 0-4; Tampa Bay: 1-2. Attendance — 19,204 (19,204). Devils 1 at Rangers 4 First Period 1. N.Y. Rangers, Callahan 13 (Hagelin, Stepan) 0:34 2. N.Y. Rangers, Stepan 16 (McDonagh, Stralman) 12:00 Penalties — Carter NJ (roughing, double minor), Powe NYR (roughing) 3:44, Hagelin NYR (roughing) 7:36, D’Agostini NJ (holding stick) 8:54, Carter NJ (tripping) 13:05, New Jersey bench (abuse of officials, served by D’Agostini) 14:42. Second Period 3. N.Y. Rangers, Pyatt 5 (Richards) 11:56 Penalties — None Third Period 4. N.Y. Rangers, Callahan 14 (Richards, Del Zotto) 5:13 (pp) 5. New Jersey, Loktionov 8 (Kovalchuk, Harrold) 13:30 Penalties — Callahan NYR (tripping) 2:53, Elias NJ (unsportsmanlike conduct) 3:42, Kovalchuk NJ (hooking) 15:20. Shots on goal by New Jersey 6 12 9 — 27 N.Y. Rangers 7 10 5 — 22 Goal — New Jersey: Brodeur (L,12-9-7); N.Y. Rangers: Lundqvist (W,22-15-3). Power plays (goals-chances) — New Jersey: 0-2; N.Y. Rangers: 1-6. Attendance — 17,200 (17,200). Panthers 0 at Bruins 3 First Period 1. Boston, Jagr 16 (Kelly, Soderberg) 3:03 Penalty — Peverley Bos (slashing) 18:47. Second Period 2. Boston, Hamilton 5 (Thornton) 13:33 Penalties — Huberdeau Fla (hooking) 5:18, Kuba Fla (tripping) 16:32. Third Period 3. Boston, Marchand 18 (Seguin, Bergeron) 18:38 (en) Penalty — Chara Bos (interference) 14:45. Shots on goal Florida 10 10 8 — 28 Boston 7 21 11 — 39 Goal — Florida: Markstrom (L,6-13-1); Boston: Rask (W,18-9-4). Power plays (goals-chances) — Florida: 0-2; Boston: 0-2. Attendance — 17,565 (17,565).

Basketball

Boston New York Baltimore Tampa Bay Toronto

American League East Division W L Pct 12 6 .667 10 7 .588 10 8 .556 8 10 .444 8 11 .421

GB — 1 1/2 2 4 4 1/2

Kansas City Minnesota Detroit Cleveland Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 10 7 .588 8 7 .533 9 9 .500 7 10 .412 7 11 .389

GB — 1 1 1/2 3 3 1/2

Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston

West Division W L Pct 12 6 .667 12 7 .632 7 10 .412 7 13 .350 5 13 .278

GB — 1/2 4 1/2 6 7

Saturday’s Games Baltimore 7, L.A. Dodgers 5, 1st game N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 3, 11 innings Boston 4, Kansas City 3 L.A. Angels 10, Detroit 0 Minnesota 2, Chicago White Sox 1, 10 innings Baltimore 6, L.A. Dodgers 1, 2nd game Cleveland 19, Houston 6 Tampa Bay 1, Oakland 0 Texas 5, Seattle 0 Sunday’s Games Toronto 8, N.Y. Yankees 4 Kansas City 4, Boston 2, 1st game L.A. Dodgers 7, Baltimore 4 Tampa Bay 8, Oakland 1 Cleveland 5, Houston 4 Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 3 Texas 11, Seattle 3 L.A. Angels 4, Detroit 3, 13 innings Kansas City 5, Boston 4, 10 innings, 2nd game Monday’s Games Oakland (Griffin 2-0) at Boston (Doubront 1-0), 4:35 p.m. Toronto (Happ 2-1) at Baltimore (Tillman 0-1) 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 3-1) at Tampa Bay (M.Moore 3-0), 5:10 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 3-1) at Chicago White Sox (Axelrod 0-1), 6:10 p.m. Miami (Nolasco 0-2) at Minnesota (Correia 1-1), 6:10 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 1-2) at Houston (Peacock 1-1), 6:10 p.m. Texas (D.Holland 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Blanton 0-3), 8:05 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H CDavis Bal 18 62 11 25 TorHunter Det 17 74 13 29 Lowrie Oak 19 68 14 26 CSantana Cle 14 50 11 19 Berkman Tex 14 45 8 17 Mauer Min 15 64 11 24 Altuve Hou 18 73 8 27 LCain KC 16 57 7 21 AJones Bal 18 74 17 27 MiCabrera Det 18 76 13 27

Pct. .403 .392 .382 .380 .378 .375 .370 .368 .365 .355

Home Runs Arencibia, Toronto, 7; CDavis, Baltimore, 7; MarReynolds, Cleveland, 7; Morse, Seattle, 6; 7 tied at 5. Runs Batted In CDavis, Baltimore, 21; Fielder, Detroit, 21; Napoli, Boston, 20; MiCabrera, Detroit, 18; MarReynolds, Cleveland, 18; AJones, Baltimore, 15; Lowrie, Oakland, 14; Moss, Oakland, 14; Nava, Boston, 14. Pitching Buchholz, Boston, 4-0; Pettitte, New York, 3-0; Lester, Boston, 3-0; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 3-0; Fister, Detroit, 3-0; Sabathia, New York, 3-1; Masterson, Cleveland, 3-1.

Atlanta Washington New York Philadelphia Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 13 5 .722 10 8 .556 9 8 .529 8 11 .421 4 15 .211

Cincinnati Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 11 8 .579 10 8 .556 10 8 .556 9 8 .529 5 12 .294

Colorado San Francisco Arizona Los Angeles San Diego

West Division W L Pct 13 5 .722 12 7 .632 10 8 .556 8 10 .444 5 13 .278

GB — 3 3 1/2 5 1/2 9 1/2 GB — 1/2 1/2 1 5 GB — 1 1/2 3 5 8

Saturday’s Games Baltimore 7, L.A. Dodgers 5, 1st game Cincinnati 3, Miami 2, 13 innings Washington 7, N.Y. Mets 6 Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 1 Baltimore 6, L.A. Dodgers 1, 2nd game St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 0 Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 1 Colorado 4, Arizona 3 San Francisco 2, San Diego 0 Sunday’s Games Cincinnati 10, Miami 6 N.Y. Mets 2, Washington 0 Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, Baltimore 4 Milwaukee 4, Chicago Cubs 2 San Francisco 5, San Diego 0 Arizona 5, Colorado 4 Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 3 Monday’s Games Pittsburgh (A.Burnett 1-2) at Philadelphia (Pettibone 0-0), 5:05 p.m. St. Louis (S.Miller 2-1) at Washington (Haren 1-2), 5:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Wood 1-1) at Cincinnati (Leake 1-0), 5:10 p.m. Miami (Nolasco 0-2) at Minnesota (Correia 1-1), 6:10 p.m. Atlanta (Minor 2-1) at Colorado (Francis 1-1), 6:40 p.m. Milwaukee (Lohse 0-1) at San Diego (Marquis 1-1), 8:10 p.m.

Arizona (Miley 2-0) at San Francisco (Vogelsong 1-1), 8:15 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H CJohnson Atl 16 59 8 24 AdGonzalez LAD 18 65 4 25 Choo Cin 18 68 17 26 Harper Was 17 65 13 24 Segura Mil 16 60 8 22 CGonzalez Col 17 66 19 24 DanMurphy NYM 17 66 17 23 Denorfia SD 16 52 9 18 CCrawford LAD 18 65 15 22 MYoung Phi 19 66 7 22

Pct. .407 .385 .382 .369 .367 .364 .348 .346 .338 .333

Home Runs JUpton, Atlanta, 9; Buck, New York, 7; Fowler, Colorado, 7; Harper, Washington, 7; Rizzo, Chicago, 6; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 6; Braun, Milwaukee, 5; Duda, New York, 5; Frazier, Cincinnati, 5; Gattis, Atlanta, 5. Runs Batted In Buck, New York, 22; Phillips, Cincinnati, 21; Frazier, Cincinnati, 17; Sandoval, San Francisco, 17; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 17; Braun, Milwaukee, 16; Utley, Philadelphia, 15. Pitching Harvey, New York, 4-0; O’Flaherty, Atlanta, 3-0; Chacin, Colorado, 3-0; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 3-0; Lynn, St. Louis, 3-0; Zito, San Francisco, 3-1. Sunday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE New York 001 021 000 — 4 11 1 Toronto 110 004 20x — 8 11 0 Nova, Logan (6), D.Phelps (6) and C.Stewart; Jo.Johnson, Cecil (6), E.Rogers (7), Oliver (9) and Arencibia. W—Cecil 1-0. L—Logan 0-1. HRs—New York, C.Stewart (1). Toronto, Arencibia (7). First Game Kansas City100 300 000 — 4 8 0 Boston 200 000 000 — 2 8 0 E.Santana, B.Chen (8), Crow (8), G.Holland (9) and S.Perez; Dempster, Mortensen (8), A.Wilson (9) and Saltalamacchia. W—E.Santana 2-1. L— Dempster 0-2. Sv—G.Holland (5). HRs—Kansas City, A.Escobar (2). Second Game Kan. City 100 020 010 1 — 5 9 1 Boston 021 010 000 0 — 4 9 1 (10 innings) Guthrie, Hochevar (7), K.Herrera (8), G.Holland (10) and Kottaras, S.Perez; Webster, Tazawa (7), Uehara (8), A.Bailey (9), A.Miller (10) and D.Ross. W—K.Herrera 2-2. L—A.Miller 0-1. Sv—G.Holland (5). HRs—Kansas City, Kottaras (1), Gordon (1), Butler (3). Boston, Napoli (3). Oakland 000 100 000 — 1 3 1 Tampa Bay 310 000 22x — 8 11 1 Milone, Neshek (7), J.Chavez (8) and Jaso; Ro.Hernandez, McGee (7), B.Gomes (8) and J.Molina. W—Ro.Hernandez 1-3. L—Milone 3-1. HRs—Tampa Bay, Y.Escobar (1). Seattle 100 010 001 — 3 8 1 Texas 001 252 01x — 11 11 1 Harang, Beavan (5) and Shoppach; Grimm, Kirkman (7) and Soto. W—Grimm 1-0. L—Harang 0-2. Sv—Kirkman (1). HRs—Seattle, Seager (1). Texas, L.Martin (1), Moreland (3), N.Cruz (3), Beltre (3).

Transactions Saturday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed OF Dayan Viciedo on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 19. Recalled OF Blake Tekotte from Charlotte (IL). CLEVELAND INDIANS — Reinstated LHP Scott Kazmir from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Cord Phelps to Columbus (IL). HOUSTON ASTROS — Reinstated LHP Travis Blackley and OF Fernando Martinez from the 15day DL. Placed OF J.D. Martinez on the 15-day DL. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed RHP Mark Lowe on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Tommy Field from Salt Lake (PCL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHP Evan Scribner to Sacramento (PCL). Recalled RHP Jesse Chavez from Sacramento. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Sent 1B Freddie Freeman to Gwinnett (IL) for a rehab assignment. Placed INF Blake DeWitt on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP David Carpenter from Gwinnett. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Recalled RHP Hiram Burgos from Nashville (PCL). SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed RHP Tyson Ross on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 18. Recalled RHP Thad Weber from Tucson (PCL). HOCKEY National Hockey League

Blues 3 at Avalanche 5 First Period 1. Colorado, McGinn 10 (Palushaj, Stastny) 11:48 2. St. Louis, Backes 6 (Bouwmeester, Pietrangelo) 12:42 3. Colorado, McLeod 7 (S.Elliott, Landeskog) 19:05 Penalties — Stewart StL (roughing), McGinn Col (interference) 12:22, Colorado bench (too many men, served by Kobasew) 14:19, Landeskog Col (high-sticking) 19:43. Second Period 4. Colorado, McGinn 11 (O’Reilly) 3:10 (pp) 5. St. Louis, Schwartz 5 (Backes) 6:49 6. Colorado, Duchene 17, 17:23 Penalty — Polak StL (roughing) 2:16. Third Period 7. St. Louis, Shattenkirk 5 (Berglund, Tarasenko) 8:04 8. Colorado, Kobasew 5 (McGinn, O’Brien) 11:54 Penalties — O’Reilly Col (tripping) 14:08, Backes StL (boarding) 17:33. Shots on goal St. Louis 11 17 4 — 32 Colorado 12 9 10 — 31 Goal (shots-saves) — St. Louis: B.Elliott (L,11-8-1) (19-15), Allen (17:23 second, 12-11); Colorado: Giguere (W,5-4-4). Power plays (goals-chances) — St. Louis: 0-3; Colorado: 1-2. Attendance — 14,606 (18,007).

WESTERN CONFERENCE

NBA Playoffs FIRST ROUND Conference Quarter-finals (Best-of-7)

Oklahoma City (1) vs. Houston (8) (OKC leads series 1-0) Sunday’s result Houston 91 at Oklahoma City 120 Wednesday, Apr. 24 Houston at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 27 Oklahoma City at Houston, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Apr. 29 Oklahoma City at Houston, TBA Wednesday, May 1 x-Houston at Oklahoma City, TBA Friday, May 3 x-Oklahoma City at Houston, TBA Sunday, May 5 x-Houston at Oklahoma City, TBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami (1) vs. Milwaukee (8) (Miami leads series 1-0) Sunday’s result Miami 110 Milwaukee 87 Tuesday, Apr. 23 Milwaukee at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 25 Miami at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 28 Miami at Milwaukee, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 30 x-Milwaukee at Miami, TBA Thursday, May 2 x-Miami at Milwaukee, TBA Saturday, May 4 x-Milwaukee at Miami, TBA

San Antonio (2) vs. L.A. Lakers (7) (San Antonio leads series 1-0) Sunday’s result San Antonio 91 L.A. Lakers 79 Wednesday, Apr. 24 L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26 San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 28 San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 5 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 30 x-L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, TBA Thursday, May 2 x-San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, TBA Saturday, May 4 x-L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, TBA

New York (2) vs. Boston (7) (New York leads series 1-0) Saturday’s result New York 85 Boston 78 Tuesday, Apr. 23 Boston at New York, 6 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26 New York at Boston, 6 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 28 New York at Boston, 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 1 x-Boston at New York, TBA Friday, May 3 x-New York at Boston, TBA Sunday, May 5 x-Boston at New York, TBA

Denver (3) vs. Golden State (6) (Denver leads series 1-0) Saturday’s result Denver 97 Goldsen State 95 Tuesday, Apr. 23 Golden State at Denver, 8:30 p.m. Friday, Apr. 26 Denver at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Apr. 28 Denver at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 30 x-Golden State at Denver, TBA Thursday, May 2 x-Denver at Golden State, TBA Saturday, May 4 x-Golden State at Denver, TBA

Indiana (3) vs. Atlanta (6) (Atlanta leads series 1-0) Sunday’s result Indiana 107 Atlanta 90 Wednesday, Apr. 24 Atlanta at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 27 Indiana at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Monday, Apr. 29 Indiana at Atlanta, TBA Wednesday, May 1 x-Atlanta at Indiana, TBA Friday, May 3 x-Indiana at Atlanta, TBA Sunday, May 5 x-Atlanta at Indiana, TBA

L.A. Clippers (4) vs. Memphis (5) (L.A. Clippers lead series 1-0) Saturday’s result L.A. Clippers 112 Memphis 91 Monday, Apr. 22 Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 25 L.A. Clippers at Memphis,7:30 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 27 L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 30 x-Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBA Friday, May 3 x-L.A. Clippers at Memphis, TBA Sunday, May 5 x-Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBA x — If necessary.

Brooklyn (4) vs. Chicago (5) (Brooklyn leads series 1-0) Saturday’s result Brooklyn 106 Chicago 89 Monday, Apr. 22 Chicago at Brooklyn, 6 p.m. Thursday, Apr. 25 Brooklyn at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Apr. 27 Brooklyn at Chicago, noon Monday, Apr. 29 x-Chicago at Brooklyn, TBA Thursday, May 2 x-Brooklyn at Chicago, TBA Saturday, May 4 x-Chicago at Brooklyn, TBA

Golf CALGARY FLAMES — Signed G Joey MacDonald to a one-year contract. NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Reassigned Fs Daniel Bang and Kevin Henderson to Milwaukee (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Activated RW Ilya Kovalchuk from injured reserve. American Hockey League MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Released F Ian O’Connor from his professional tryout agreement and returned him to Reading (ECHL). ECHL ECHL — Fined Cincinnati F David Pacan, Gwinnett F Andy Brandt, Gwinnett D Sacha Guimond and Cincinnati assistant coach Matt Macdonald undisclosed amounts.

Louisville (IL). COLORADO ROCKIES—Placed RHP Jhoulys Chacin on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 20. Recalled RHP Rob Scahill from Colorado Springs (PCL). LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Recalled RHP Stephen Fife from Albuquerque (PCL). Placed RHP Chad Billingsley on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 16. NEW YORK METS—Recalled LHP Rob Carson from Las Vegas (PCL). Designated LHP Aaron Laffey for assignment. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Placed 3B Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-Day DL, retroactive to April 18. Recalled 3B Anthony Rendon from Harrisburg (EL).

Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX—Recalled RHP Allen Webster from Pawtucket (IL). CLEVELAND INDIANS—Selected the contract of RHP Fernando Nieve from Columbus (IL). Placed RHP Brett Myers on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 20. National League CINCINNATI REDS—Placed C Ryan Hanigan on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 20. Transferred RHP Nick Masset from the 15- to the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of C Corky Miller from

FOOTBALL National Football League NEW YORK JETS—Traded CB Darrelle Revis to Tampa Bay for a 2013 first-round draft pick and a conditional 2014 draft pick. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Agreed to terms with CB Darrelle Revis on a six-year contract. HOCKEY American Hockey League AHL—Suspended Bridgeport D Jon Landry two games for a charging incident in an April 19 game at Portland.

Prairie Fire get first win of 2013 season LACOMBE — The Central Alberta Prairie Fire hit the win column for the first time this season with a 24-20 victory over the Northern Raiders in Calgary and Area Midget Football League action Saturday. The win gave the Fire a 1-2 record while the Raiders slipped to 1-2. The Fire took control of the game in the first half as Ty Smith of Olds scored on a two-yard run, Landon Rosene of Sylvan Lake scored on a 13-yard run and Zach Hazen of Rocky Mountain House finished an impressive drive, diving in from the one.

Middle linebacker Cody Hawkes of Lindsay Thurber, who is just back from an injury, anchored the defence making a number of tackles and picking off a pass. Owen Smith of LTCHS, Quade Smith of Olds and Connor Brace of Hunting Hills also had interceptions. Brace’s interception ended the Raiders final drive of the game. Owen Smith also knocked down a field goal attempt in the second half. The Fire return to action Saturday when they visit the 1-2 Calgary Bulldogs at 11 a.m. at Shouldice Field.

PGA-RBC Heritage Scores Sunday At Hilton Head Island, S.C. Harbour Town Golf Links Purse—US$5.8 million Yardage—7,101; Par—71 Final Round (x—won on first playoff hole) x-Gra. McDowell, $1,044,000 71-67-68-69 Webb Simpson, $626,400 68-71-65-71 Luke Donald, $336,400 69-68-71-69 Kevin Streelman, $336,400 66-70-69-72 Jerry Kelly, $232,000 69-72-66-71 Russell Henley, $194,300 73-70-67-69 Charley Hoffman, $194,300 66-70-66-77 Chris Stroud, $194,300 70-70-69-70 Trevor Immelman, $125,667 72-72-66-71 Richard H. Lee, $125,667 68-71-69-73 Marc Leishman, $125,667 67-71-71-72 Rory Sabbatini, $125,667 69-69-72-71 Jordan Spieth, $125,667 70-69-69-73 Mark Wilson, $125,667 69-75-67-70 Brendon de Jonge, $125,667 70-69-67-75 Billy Horschel, $125,667 71-68-68-74 Camilo Villegas, $125,667 68-71-68-74 K.J. Choi, $73,080 70-71-71-70 Ken Duke, $73,080 70-70-71-71 Justin Hicks, $73,080 69-70-68-75 Steve LeBrun, $73,080 68-68-71-75 Pat Perez, $73,080 68-70-70-74 Johnson Wagner, $73,080 67-71-71-73 Stewart Cink, $46,980 70-69-73-71 Tim Clark, $46,980 68-71-68-76 Robert Garrigus, $46,980 70-71-70-72 Bill Haas, $46,980 68-69-70-76 Scott Langley, $46,980 71-69-72-71 Darron Stiles, $46,980 70-69-71-73 Brian Davis, $36,018 65-75-70-74 Jason Day, $36,018 67-73-71-73 Bob Estes, $36,018 70-73-71-70

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Matt Jones, $36,018 Chris Kirk, $36,018 Justin Bolli, $27,384 Jason Dufner, $27,384 Matt Kuchar, $27,384 Carl Pettersson, $27,384 Stuart Appleby, $27,384 James Hahn, $27,384 Ted Potter, Jr., $27,384 Aaron Baddeley, $19,720 Will Claxton, $19,720 Brad Fritsch, $19,720 Jim Furyk, $19,720 Kevin Stadler, $19,720 Boo Weekley, $19,720 Michael Bradley, $14,417 Brandt Jobe, $14,417 Sang-Moon Bae, $14,417 Ben Crane, $14,417 Ryo Ishikawa, $14,417 Zach Johnson, $14,417 Nicholas Thompson, $14,417 Brian Gay, $13,166 Justin Leonard, $13,166 Cameron Percy, $13,166 Chez Reavie, $13,166 Brian Harman, $12,644 Tim Herron, $12,644 Greg Owen, $12,644 Jin Park, $12,644 Brandt Snedeker, $12,644 Scott Brown, $12,238 Ryan Palmer, $12,238 Jason Bohn, $11,890 Jonathan Byrd, $11,890 Martin Kaymer, $11,890 Jeff Maggert, $11,890 Casey Wittenberg, $11,600

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x-Colorado 16 7 9 .438 185 202 2 x-Minnesota 16 7 9 .438 219 202 2 x — Clinched playoff berth; y — Clinched division. Week 16 Saturday’s results Calgary 12 Edmonton 11 (OT) Colorado 16 Minnesota 14 Rochester 10 Buffalo 9 Washington 17 Philadelphia 11 End of 2013 NLL regular-season schedule

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, April 22, 2013 B5

Heat open playoffs with win over Bucks BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Heat 110 Bucks 87 MIAMI — LeBron James has never taken fewer shots in a playoff game than he did on Sunday night, which at first glance might seem like a good thing for the Milwaukee Bucks. It was not. James scored 27 points on 9 for 11 shooting — finishing two assists shy of a triple-double — while Ray Allen scored 20 off the bench and the defending champion Heat picked up where they left off in the NBA playoffs a year ago, never trailing on the way to beating the Bucks 110-87 in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference first-round series. “All I care about is the win,” James said. “I didn’t even know my stats. I just knew that we were playing efficient offensively besides the turnovers. We want to try to keep that going.” Dwyane Wade scored 16, Chris Bosh added 15 and Chris Andersen finished with 10 on 4 for 4 shooting for the Heat, who opened their title defence by holding Milwaukee to 42 per cent shooting and outrebounding the Bucks 46-31. Brandon Jennings scored 26 points and Monta Ellis added 22 for the Bucks, who have not won the opening game of a playoff series since May 2001. Game 2 is Tuesday in Miami. “We’ve got nothing to lose,” Jennings said. “Nobody should be scared or anything. Let’s just hoop.” James had taken only 11 shots in a playoff game twice before, and his post-season per-game average entering Sunday was just under 21 tries. But with the way he controlled the game Sunday, he didn’t exactly need to shoot. That’s probably not the best of signs for the Bucks. “Obviously, incredibly efficient,” Bucks coach Jim Boylan said. “When you have a game like that, what can you do?” Milwaukee came into the series with Jennings predicting his team would oust the reigning champions in six games. They’ll have to win four of five now for that to happen.

And with James playing like this, the odds would seem particularly slim. He had 10 rebounds and eight assists — both game-highs. His assist total was only six shy of what the Bucks managed, combined. “That’s about as efficient as you can get,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “Made that look easier than it was.” The 23-point margin notwithstanding, it was far from a perfect night for Miami. The Heat shot only 30 per cent from 3-point range, plus turned the ball over 19 times — giving Milwaukee 22 points — and still won with ease. Milwaukee had 10 offensive rebounds in the first half, zero in the second half. “I think we played good basketball in stretches,” Ellis said. “They’re a great team. They capitalized on our mistakes. I think they were more aggressive towards the end. In the third and fourth, they never looked back.” The Bucks said coming into Game 1 that they would brace for Miami to come out flying, and the Heat more than delivered on that expectation. Miami scored on its first five possessions and after back-to-back scores at the rim by James — the first of those a vicious one-handed slam after Wade set him up on a 3-on-1 break — the Heat were up 21-8 early. Milwaukee settled down quickly, getting within 26-24 at the end of the first, with Jennings scoring 10 in the period. And the Bucks hung around for the remainder of the first half, with the Miami lead just 52-45 going into intermission. “I thought in the first half we played with some good energy, had some good ball movement, created some turnovers and took advantage of that,” Boylan said. “In the third quarter they came out a little bit more focused ... with a little more purpose, I think.” Ellis — who compared himself to Wade earlier this season, saying he had everything the Heat guard had besides the wins and two championships — opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer, getting the Bucks within four. Then came the second big Heat flur-

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Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade goes to the basket as Milwaukee Bucks’ Larry Sanders defends during Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff series in Miami, Sunday. ry of the night, and the Bucks had no more answers. An 11-1 Miami run immediately followed that 3-pointer by Ellis, stretching the lead to 14, and the Heat were off and running. Miami closed the quarter with seven straight points — James started that burst with a lefthanded slam, then set up Andersen for another dunk. Another dunk by Andersen, this time when he soared in for a two-handed flush of a missed

3-pointer by Shane Battier, sent the building into overdrive, with people in the “White Hot” crowd waving their giveaway T-shirts in unison. Anderson flapped his arms — he’s called “Birdman” for a reason — and the Heat improved to an uncanny 40-3 when he plays. “He brings us a lot of energy and effort plays,” James said. “He flies above the rim and we’re so happy to have him.”

Spurs get early series lead with win over Lakers BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Spurs 91 Lakers 79 SAN ANTONIO — Manu Ginobili cautioned against expecting too much from him in his second game back from a hamstring injury. All he did is help the San Antonio Spurs snap a threegame skid and win their playoff opener against the Los Angeles Lakers. Ginobili and Tony Parker scored 18 points each as the Spurs led from early in the first quarter and beat the Lakers 91-79 on Sunday. “It was great to have Manu back,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “He does what he does. He makes big shots. He creates problems for the opponent and he’s got a great will, a great desire. I’ll worry all night about how he’ll feel in the morning. If he says he feels great, then that will be a good sign for our team.” In his 11th season, Ginobili has battled leg injuries all season and was playing for the second time following a nine-game absence due to a strained right hamstring. He looked like his old self, going 6 for 13 from the field and 3 for 5 on 3s in 19 minutes. “I feel good,” Ginobili said. “I’m very happy that I played the whole game, that I didn’t get hurt and that I scored a little bit.” Tim Duncan added 17 points and 10 rebounds, Matt Bonner had 10 points and Kawhi Leonard had eight points and 11 rebounds for San Antonio. Dwight Howard had 20 points and 15 rebounds, Steve

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San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan grabs a rebound between Los Angeles Lakers’ Jodie Meeks, Antawn Jamison and Pau Gasol during the first half of Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff series, Sunday, in San Antonio. Nash scored 16 points and Pau Gasol added 16 points and 16 rebounds for Los Angeles. Despite the double-doubles from Howard and Gasol, the Lakers failed to take full advantage of their inside presence, much to the consternation of the injured Kobe Bryant, who watched the national broadcast. “Post. Post. Post,” Bryant, sidelined with a torn Achilles, tweeted in reference to the Lakers’ offence. “Yea, that’s what we did,”

D’Antoni said when asked about Bryant’s tweet. “It’s great to have that commentary.” Los Angeles’ height caused San Antonio problems early as the Spurs missed their first three shots — all inside the paint — as they altered their shots to avoid Howard and Gasol. Nash, who returned after missing nine games with a hip/hamstring injury, gave the Lakers their only lead with a jumper on the game’s opening

Thunder romp Rockets THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Thunder 120 Rockets 91 OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 24 points, Russell Westbrook made a run at a triple-double in three quarters and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed ex-teammate James Harden and the Houston Rockets 120-91 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their playoff series. After letting Houston wipe away an 11-point deficit in the first half, the Thunder regained control with a 14-1 surge just before halftime and kept pouring it on. Just after a fan nailed a half-court shot to win $20,000 in the break after the third quarter, Durant drove for a two-handed slam while getting fouled and Oklahoma City was soon up by 30. Harden, playing against the team that traded him away just before the season started, had 20 points but the league’s second-highest scoring offence was held 15 points below its regular-season average while shooting 36 per cent. “We were trying to be solid on the defensive end,” Durant said. “We knew

they were a great scoring team. We just tried to pack the paint and get out to their shooters. We had to make the second and third efforts, and I think we did that.” The Thunder were already up by 23 when Larry Hill connected on the halfcourt shot and went bounding toward Oklahoma City’s huddle in celebration, getting congratulated by Thabo Sefolosha before the team’s bison mascot pulled him back away. Durant’s dunk sparked a string of seven straight points for Oklahoma City, and Harden never even came off the bench in the fourth quarter. Coach Scott Brooks called timeout and pulled Durant a few moments later, and reserves finished out the game for the Thunder. Westbrook ended up with 19 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds. Serge Ibaka chipped in 17 points and Kevin Martin, Harden’s replacement in the sixth man role, had nine of his 16 points in the fourth quarter with the game already in hand. It was an impressive playoff opener for top-seeded Oklahoma City, which made it to the NBA Finals last season before losing to Miami in five games.

possession. Duncan broke the drought, hitting a pair of jumpers over Gasol that gave San Antonio a 4-2 lead with 9:33 remaining and the Spurs led the rest of the way. “It was a very physical game,” Duncan said. “It was a good start to our playoff run. We shook off a lot of cobwebs we’ve had over the past 10 games or so. It was great to have everybody back out there together. It was a good start overall.” The Lakers shot 35 per cent from the field in the first half, primarily missing shots from 11 feet and out. Los Angeles had 10 points in the paint, but could not consistently work the ball inside for attempts. “There’s no reason other than you’re playing San Antonio,” D’Antoni said. “That’s a good team.” Los Angeles pulled to 28-24 with 7 minutes left as Howard had four points in an 8-0 run, including an alley-oop dunk off a feed from Gasol to cap the run. It was the closest Los Angeles would come as San Antonio extended its lead to 10 points in the quarter. San Antonio shot 38 per cent from the field overall, but Los Angeles failed to take advantage of it, committing 18 turnovers while shooting 41 per cent. “It was the first game,” Howard said. “We can’t get discouraged because we lost the first game. San Antonio did what they were supposed to do tonight, but we’ve just got to come in the second game. We saw a couple of things we

could have done a lot better. We will do a better job in the second game. Overall, they just came out and played extremely well. They just made a lot of shots and we missed a lot of shots.” The Lakers shot 50 per cent from the field in the second quarter, but also had seven turnovers. “What I would say if I was there right now,” Bryant tweeted. “Pau get ur (butt) on the block and don’t move till u get it.” D’Antoni was asked if Bryant’s tweets were appropriate. “Yea, that’s fine,” he said. “He’s a fan right now. He’s a fan and you guys (the media) put a little more importance on that kind of fan, but he’s a fan. He gets excited and he wants to be a part of it, so that’s good.” Los Angeles went on an 11-4 run to cut San Antonio’s lead to 54-50 with 5 minutes left in the third, but the Spurs rebuilt their lead once again. Ginobili hit a pair of 3s to give San Antonio a 70-57 lead to close the third. “I knew I was usually going to play in the third quarter,” Ginobili said. “That used to be my moment. Now I know that I am not in my best shape physically, I thought I had a little window there and it went well.” Leonard blocked a 3-point attempt by Metta World Peace and then made a layup on the ensuing fast break. Leonard faked an attempt, sending World Peace flying past him for an open shot that gave San Antonio a 76-63 lead with 8 minutes left.

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Kenseth wins second in a row at Kansas NASCAR BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Matt Kenseth knew that he had a front-running car Sunday. It was simply a matter of getting there. So when a caution flag came out with several leaders on pit road, and Kenseth found himself leading the pack into the pits, he had a feeling things were going his way. “That was the key,” he would say later. Kenseth won the race off pit road after taking two tires under caution, and a No. 20 Toyota that had been strong all day slowly pulled away. Kasey Kahne trimmed into the lead once he moved into second, but Kenseth managed to block every move he tried to make. Kahne pulled alongside him entering Turn 4 with the white flag flying, but Kenseth pulled back ahead along the front stretch and then cruised to the win at Kansas Speedway. “When it was in front, we knew it was really fast,” Kenseth said after his second straight win at the track. “And if we could get out there first, we’d be tough to beat.” It was the third straight win from the pole in the Sprint Cup series. Jimmie Johnson did it two weeks ago at Martinsville, and Kyle Busch did the same last weekend at Texas. The last time three straight winners came from the pole was in 1985, when Bill Elliott and Dale Earnhardt combined to do it at Michigan, Bristol and Darlington. “The fastest car is supposed to win, right? That’s what racing is about,” Kenseth said. “I think it’s a little bit of a coincidence, the way things worked out.” Points leader Johnson finished third with a car that kept getting better during long, green flag runs. Martin Truex Jr. came home in fourth and Clint Bowyer was fifth. “Matt’s good. He always has been,” Johnson said. “He impresses me in his ability to lead the team, make adjustments on the car, and his knowledge of the car, but most importantly, inside the car, and finding a little bit more. The guy can do it.” So can Brad Keselowski, who put a positive spin on an ugly week for Penske Racing. Keselowski picked up some minor damage to the rear of his car early in the race, and fell a lap down when he was slow getting off pit road under caution. The damage kept getting worse as the laps ticked along, and eventually a huge piece of his rear end ripped off. The No. 2 team managed to get it fixed up enough, and Keselowski slowly picked off positions in the waning laps to finish a heartening sixth after a frustrating week.

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Brad Keselowski (2) avoids Kyle Busch (18) and Joey Logano (22) as they wreck during a NASCAR Sprint Cup series race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday. Penske Racing is appealing heavy sanctions handed down by NASCAR after an unapproved rearend housing was found on its two cars last week at Texas. The penalties include six-race suspensions for seven-crew members, including both crew chiefs, $200,000 in fines and 25-point penalties. The date of the appeal hasn’t been set, allowing both teams to arrive in full at Kansas. “Usually you’re not happy unless you win,” Keselowski said, “but you know, a day where you can fight through adversity like we did today and get a solid finish, that’s kind of is a win.” Logano didn’t have the same chipper feeling. He was struggling to find speed when Busch got in trouble along the wall, shot down to the apron of the track and smacked into his No. 22 Ford in a devastating head-to-head collision. The wreck knocked both cars out of the race and left debris scattered all over the asphalt. “What was going through my mind? ’This is going to hurt,”’ Logano said. “I was committed to going by him on the bottom at that point and as soon as a committed to it he started heading down the race track. At that point I was just kind of screwed.” Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spent most of the afternoon running at the front, with Kenseth chasing the No. 17 Ford that he drove to victory last year at the newly resurfaced Kansas Speedway.

But Stenhouse was among several leading drivers, including Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle, who were forced to pit under green with about 50 laps to go. They were just getting back onto the track when the rear-bumper on Keselowski’s car that had been hanging on by a thread finally came loose. The metal chattered across the track and brought out a caution. Kenseth beat Truex in the race off pit road — critical at Kansas, where a second groove didn’t start to round into shape until late in the race. Kahne had them both in his sights, but by the time he moved into second place, Kenseth had more than a full second on the field. “I felt like restarting fourth, I needed to get to third, to second and to first as quickly as I possibly could,” Kahne said. “I got by Jimmie and when I got to Truex, I just went around him before he could block the move, but by then, Kenseth was already gone.” Kahne, trying for his first win at Kansas, took advantage of some lapped cars to pull within a carlength with about seven laps left, only to slip backward when the traffic thinned out. He made one last charge with two laps remaining, pulling door-to-door in Turn 4. But he couldn’t make the move stick, and Kenseth pulled away over the final lap for the win.

Roughnecks beat Rush in OT to Howard beat secure first in West Division CURLING

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Roughnecks 12 Rush 11 OT EDMONTON — First place slipped through Edmonton’s grasp and fell south to their National Lacrosse League rivals. Shawn Evans scored the game winner 10:05 into extra time as the Calgary Roughnecks earned first place in the West Division with a thrilling 12-11 victory over the Rush. “It was such a relief to score that goal. We had fought so hard for this win,” said Evans, who added nine assists in the game to set a new franchise record for points in a season with 112. “It was an unbelievable game. Both teams were unbelievable. The defence ... 10 minutes without a goal in overtime. We had one goal in the third quarter. It’s tough to describe what it’s like to battle back to win this one.” Daryl Veltman scored five goals for the Roughnecks (9-7), who have guaranteed themselves home-field advantage for the first two rounds of the post-season should they advance that far. Curtis Dickson had a two-goal game and Travis Cornwall, Scott Ranger, Jeff Shattler and Geoff Snider also scored for Calgary, which opens the playoffs Saturday at home to the Colorado Mammoth. “It was such a good game of lacrosse,” said Calgary coach Curt Malawsky. “It went back and forth all night long. We knew it was likely going to be a one-goal game. We just needed to hang around. They

came out with a real quick start and we just had to weather the storm. That just showed the resilience of our guys not to panic. ... “There was a lot on the line for both teams and both clubs laid it out there. The entire province of Alberta can be proud of that game. It was just phenomenal.” Alex Turner and Corey Small each had two-goal games for the Rush (9-7), who visit the Washington Stealth on Saturday. Zack Greer, Curtis Knight, Brett Mydske, Mark Matthews, Ryan Ward, Jarrett Davis, and Jeremy Thompson also scored for Edmonton. “I’ve never really come out of a game feeling like I do right now,” said an exhausted and bangedup Matthews. “So they did a pretty good job, obviously, banging around and we played well, we just couldn’t come out with a win. I thought we had it there, a couple pipes and it goes our way.” The Rush went from having a chance to finish first overall in the league to ending up third in the West and without a home playoff date as a result of Washington’s 17-13 win over Philadelphia later in the night. Edmonton has never had a home playoff game in its seven years as a franchise. “There’s lots of lacrosse left,” said Rush head coach Derek Keenan. “There’s lots of opportunity ahead. If we win in Washington and Calgary loses at home, we’re back here. And if that’s the case and we win, then the final could be here.” Edmonton got on the board just 40 seconds in as Greer scored his

28th of the season on Roughnecks goalie Mike Poulin. The Rush got another early goal from Turner but Calgary quickly replied on a marker by Veltman to make it 2-1. The Rush opened it up for a 5-1 lead at the end of the first quarter as Knight picked the corner on the power play and Mydske and Matthews followed it up to give Edmonton the commanding lead. Edmonton went up 6-1 three minutes into the third, but the Roughnecks came storming back to make it a one-goal game on scoring strikes by Veltman, Ranger, Dickson and Cornwall. The teams traded goals twice late in the third to leave Edmonton clinging to an 8-7 lead at the midmark. Both squads clamped down on defence in the third, as only three goals were scored. Two of them were by Small for the Rush to put Edmonton up 10-8 heading into the final frame. Calgary closed to within one seven minutes into the fourth quarter as Veltman scored his fourth of the game on a diving shot. The rivals traded goals just five seconds apart with six minutes to play, as Edmonton’s goal from Turner and Calgary from transition player Snider made it 11-10. The Roughnecks tied the game with just 1:39 to play on Veltman’s fifth goal of the game. Calgary then hit the post with just two seconds left to send the game to overtime. Edmonton hit a post of its own two minutes into extra time.

Mariners swept by Rangers as Ks mount THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rangers 11 Mariners 3 ARLINGTON, Texas — Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge is still confident that all his hitters will get on track. For now, there are a lot of swings and misses. The Mariners at least scored before leaving Texas, but had 11 more strikeouts in an 11-3 loss Sunday that completed a three-game sweep for the Rangers. “I’m just upset, to say the least, to our approach with two strikes,” Wedge said. “It’s something that’s been addressed, something that has to be better. The strikeouts are ridiculous. We’re much better than that. We kind of crashed as a team offensively.” Seattle, which is hitting only .218 as a team, struck out 32 times in the three-games at Texas that started with two shutout losses. The Mariners have 63 Ks their last five games. Nelson Cruz hit his fifth career slam, one of four homers by Texas. The Rangers (12-6) overtook Oakland by a half-game for the AL West lead by completing their first series sweep since last June. They had lost seven consecutive series finales with a chance for a sweep since winning all three games at San Diego. The slam by Cruz capped a five-run fifth that chased Aaron Harang (0-2), who had last pitched at

Rangers Ballpark 10 seasons ago. Harang’s results weren’t any better a decade later, allowing eight runs and eight hits in 4 2-3 innings. He struck out five and walked two. “I think the last time I pitched here, the same thing happened,” Harang said. “It’s one of those parks, you’ve got a notch up on your belt that the outcome hasn’t been good. Hopefully later in the year, once we come back down here, things will be different.” In three starts at Texas for Oakland, the last on June 25, 2003, Harang had a 12.34 ERA. That figure went up to 13.22 (allowing 24 runs in 16 1-3 innings) in what was surprisingly his first loss in that stretch. Seattle snapped its 19-inning scoreless streak only two batters into Sunday’s game. Endy Chavez reached on an error leading off, getting to second base when his grounder rolled off second baseman Ian Kinsler and trickled into shallow right-centre field. Kyle Seager followed with his majors-leading 10th double that stretched his hitting streak to 10 games and made it 1-0. Chavez had an RBI double in the fifth, and Seager hit a solo homer in the ninth. Leonys Martin’s first major league homer tied the game 1-all in the third, the first of four consecutive innings that Texas homered. That was the 19th homer of the season for Texas, the 15th solo shot, but the rest Sunday produced multiple runs.

McEwen to win Players’ Championship SCOTLAND’S MUIRHEAD DEFEATED SWEDEN’S SIGFRIDSSON IN WOMEN’S FINAL BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Glenn Howard won the Players’ Championship with a 4-3 victory over Mike McEwen in the men’s final Sunday afternoon at the Mattamy Athletic Centre. Howard, from Coldwater, Ont., hit a double takeout with his final throw to score two points for the win. Earlier, Scotland’s Eve Muirhead defeated Sweden’s Margaretha Sigfridsson 8-5 in the women’s final for her first career Grand Slam title. McEwen, from Winnipeg, opened the scoring with a single in the first end. Howard had a chance for a double takeout for two in the third end but settled for one to pull even. McEwen had the hammer for the first time in the fourth end but couldn’t clear out both stones in the four-foot ring, allowing Howard to steal one for the lead. After a blank end in the fifth, McEwen hit a tap for one to tie it. Howard had final throw in the seventh end but hit a guard to give McEwen a steal of one and a 3-2 lead. Howard reached the final with a 6-3 semifinal victory over 2013 Tim Hortons Brier champion Brad Jacobs of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. McEwen advanced with a 5-2 win over Jeff Stoughton of Winnipeg. The tournament also finalized several berths for the Olympic trials — the Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings — this December. Three spots in both men’s and women’s draws were finalized before the season-ending Grand Slam. Three more spots for both draws were determined from the Canadian Team Ranking System standings. McEwen, Kevin Koe and John Epping were the latest men’s skips to earn berths. Epping earned his entry when Jacobs lost in the semifinal. Howard, Stoughton and Kevin Martin had already locked up spots. For the women’s draw, Jennifer Jones, Heather Nedohin and Stefanie Lawton already had spots. Rachel Homan, Sherry Middaugh and Chelsea Carey will now join them in Winnipeg. The remaining berths — two for the men and two for the women — will be determined at a pre-trials event in Kitchener, Ont., in November. In Sunday’s women’s final, Muirhead had the hammer for the final end and hit a draw with her last throw for the single point and the victory. The win came just a few weeks after she beat Sigfridsson in the gold-medal game at the world championship in Latvia. “We knew we had to be sharp against the Swedish girls,” Muirhead said. “We always have huge battles against them and we have a pretty high success rate against them in a final. “To get another one is great.” Notes: Howard’s team earned $75,000 ($25,000 purse share plus $50,000 bonus) for the victory while Muirhead’s team earned $34,500 ($22,000 purse share plus $12,500 bonus). ... Team McEwen second Matt Wozniak wore a Toronto Blue Jays hat for the final.

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Five homes join pilot COUNCILLORS GATHERING GARBAGE Red Deer city councillors will clean up the trash on Tuesday as part of the citywide Green Deer effort. It takes place from 2-4 p.m. The civic leaders will clean up green space south of Parkland Mall and east of 49th Avenue northbound. Green Deer kickoff barbecue takes place on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Parkland Mall parking lot. People can register to clean up their neighbourhoods during the campaign that runs until June 16. To register, go to the Recreation Centre, Collicutt Centre or G.H. Dawe Centre or call recreation staff at 403-309-8411, course code #60645. - Garbage bags are provided at the kick-off and at city facilities.

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Five homes in Red Deer have registered chickens as part of the city’s urban chicken pilot project. But there’s still plenty of time to count your chickens before the deadline on June 21. Joyce Boon, the city’s Permits and Licensing Department supervisor, said the city did not know what to expect for numbers at this midway point. On average, the five homes have between four and six chickens. Six chickens are

permitted per household under the pilot. Roosters are not allowed. Boon said she expects some people are waiting to the very end to register. Red Deer city council gave the go-ahead to the formal urban chicken pilot that will assess the practice of keeping chickens in the residential city coops. The pilot runs until March 31, 2014. Council will asses the pilot in February before making any decisions about a possible bylaw or extension of the pilot.

Residents who fail to register their chickens before the deadline will be asked to remove the feathered birds. There’s no cost to register the chickens. Forms are available at City Hall and on the city’s website. Next month, the Red Deer chapter of Canadian Liberated Urban Chicken Klub (CLUCK) will host Urban Chickens 101 workshop at All In One Pet Care Facility (4831 53rd St.) in Red Deer. The two-hour session will cover the basics of keeping chickens in an urban environment. Space is limited. For more information contact cluck.reddeer@gmail.com. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

BLACKFALDS CELEBRATION TONIGHT Volunteers in Blackfalds will be honoured in a big way tonight. A celebration will occur from 7 to 9 p.m. at Blackfalds Community Hall at 4810 Womacks Road. A special presentation from Karen Vadino will be held. There will be a dessert buffet. Babysitting will be offered for children, with a special screening of the Disney movie Brave. Event sponsors are Blackfalds and District Victims Services Society, Victims Fund Department of Justice Canada, Blackfalds FCSS, Town of Blackfalds, Volunteer Alberta and the government of Alberta. For more information, call 403885-6247 or email at fcss@blackfalds.com.

CORRECTION A news brief that appeared in The Advocate on April 11 on Page C2 had an incorrect email address to RSVP for a restorative justice event at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre on May 11. The deadline to express interest is April 30. The correct email address is rdyjcconference@gmail. com.

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Red Deer Special Olympians Thomasina Payne, left, and her sister Chantal hoist the torch as Calgary Police Services detective Theresa Garagan finish the Special Olympics Torch Relay in Red Deer on Friday. The Law Enforcement Torch Relay Team brought the flame to Lindsay Thurber High School to the opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics Alberta Spring Games being held here over the weekend. More than 650 athletes from across the province are competing in five- and ten-pin bowling, swimming and basketball events at venues around the city.

Special Olympians compete in Spring Games BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Hidde Geurts loves water. “I see turbulent water, and on the sides, it’s like a repeating pattern of whirlpools. It’s so cool for me to watch.” Water likes him, too. Now 16, Geurts took his first swimming lessons at the age of five and progressed through all 10 levels of the Red Cross children’s program. The youngest of Jan and Anneke Geurts’s three children, he joined the Innisfail Dolphins last year and won his first bronze medal in local competitions at Ponoka. Geurts was among 127 swimmers from Alberta and the Northwest Territories who came to Red Deer during the past weekend to competed in the Special Olympics Spring Games, which features indoor sports including swimming, basketball, five-pin bowling and 10-pin bowling. It’s a first for Geurts, who has already earned a spot at the Canada Summer Games later this year. “I have amazing news. When I was at the swim meet in Lethbridge, and there were

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Red Deerians will no longer have the option of using SeeClickFix to report infrastructure problems to the city. After eight months of piloting the online reporting tool, the city has resumed using an enhanced version of its former Report a Problem tool on its website. The city will track and respond to issues like broken streetlights and potholes through SeeClickFix until April 25. City staff said some reported issues revealed private information of neighbours and often were issues that were more appropriate for the RCMP. The revamped Report a Problem tool will continue to be directed to appropriate departments. All issues will be acknowledged through one-on-one contact from the departments. The new version is mobile friendly and has Google mapping capability. Visit www.reddeer.ca/reportaproblem to

tryouts to go to the Canada Games, so after that, I’m going to Quebec for three weeks during the summer, all by myself.” Anneke explained that her son made the qualifying time to compete alongside regular athletes in Quebec as a Special Olympian. He will join the Alberta team in July to train for the Canada Games and is also laying plans for the 2014 National Special Olympics in Vancouver next year. From there, he hopes to head to international Special Olympics competitions in Los Angeles, she said. Originally from the Netherlands, the Geurts family moved to Canada when Hidde was about a year and a half old. He and his parents live in Innisfail while his older brother and sister, Jan and Tessa, are attending university. “Our family is very athletic,” said Anneke. “All the kids have always been able to succeed. The other two have been playing university volleyball. He was trying to find his thing.” While her youngest child had originally just wanted to play in the water, he started showing more interest in swimming lanes and picked up the techniques very quickly,

she said. He’s a big fan of United States swimming phenom Michael Phelps, who has won more Olympic medals than any athlete in history, including 11 golds in individual swimming events at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Geurts competes in many different events, including kayak water polo, but prefers freestyle swimming, largely because he enjoys making the flip at the end of each lane — a manoeuvre that he performs with amazing proficiency. He finds the butterfly less enjoyable because of the strain on his back and because he doesn’t like the style of foot movement, which requires that his feet kick together. “Sometimes, you have to be more of a teeter-totter when you’re doing the dolphin kicks,” he said. Jerry Tennant, lead volunteer with Special Olympics in Red Deer, said this was the inaugural year for the Spring Games, with outdoor sports to be held in during the Special Olympics Summer Games in Devon from June 21-23. The Red Deer event attracted about 600 athletes and 150 coaches from Alberta and the Northwest Territories, said Tennant. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Foodgrains bank raises almost $56,000 at beef, dairy sale The Canadian Foodgrains Bank has $55,750 more to help the world’s hungry, thanks to Central Alberta cattle breeders. They donated 43 beef and dairy cows that were sold at the 12th annual Beef and Dairy Fundraising Sale last week. A donation of barley by Eisses Grain Marketing contributed $13,750 to that total, bringing to $880,000 the amount the sale has raised in a dozen years. Co-organizer Larry Henderson said proceeds are quadrupled by the time they’re actually spent by non-governmental organizations that are supported by the 15 churches making up the bank’s partnership. “It helps to feed a lot of people,” said the Lacombe-area farmer. He added the sale wouldn’t bring nearly as much without its many donors and sponsors, including Ponoka auction company Vold, Jones and Vold, which provides free many hours to catalogue and run the event. Henderson also said growing projects across Alberta are gearing up for seeding crops that will be harvested this fall, then sold, with proceeds going to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

Energy minister to speak at Freehold Owners AGM Alberta Energy Minister Ken Hughes will talk about the province’s new single energy regulator at the Freehold Owners Association annual general meeting on Saturday. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Crossroads Church just west of the Hwy 2 and 32nd Street overpass. The volunteer non-profit organization is dedicated to educating freehold mineral rights’ owners about issues surrounding energy company leases on private lands and the inheritance of mineral rights. The annual general meeting runs from 10 a.m. to noon with Hughes speaking at 11 a.m. The pros and cons of hydraulically fracturing shale oil and gas will be discussed by a panel from 1 to 3 p.m. Panel members include an unconventional hydrocarbon resource advocate, an investigative journalist and Alberta government representatives. Admission is $20 per person or couple who are members or $30 for non-members. Lunch is available for $12 per person. More information is available by calling the association at 403-245-4438, online at fhoa.ca and emailing morganallen@fhoa.ca.

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Tourniquets, once controversial, seen as lifesavers in aftermath of Boston bombings BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — As people lay badly bleeding in the smoke of the Boston Marathon bombings, rescuers immediately turned to a millennia-old medical device to save their lives — the tourniquet. Using belts, shirts and other materials, they tied off bleeding limbs in fast-acting bids to prevent major blood loss, shock and death. Such fast work no doubt saved many lives, doctors at Boston area hospitals said. So it’s interesting to note that if this had happened a decade ago, many emergency responders might have avoided the tourniquet. As recently as the early 2000s, the tourniquet was still enmeshed in a longstanding controversy about whether they were more trouble than they were worth. “Some people saw them as lifesaving, and others said they were the instrument of the devil,” said Dr. John F. Kragh Jr., an orthopedic surgeon with the U.S. Army’s Institute of Surgical Research in Texas. Although tourniquets have been used to stem blood loss since at least the time of the Roman Empire, modern military surgeons had grown to doubt it. There were no good studies proving their benefit. And there was a common belief that some tourniquets could do more harm than good, cutting off blood and oxygen to limbs and resulting in amputations. “There are a number of ways to mess it up,” said Kragh, who is a leading researcher on methods to control bleeding. Sometimes tourniquets were not tight enough, causing bleeding to actually get worse. Some were not wide enough. In Vietnam, tourniquets were not often used because it was thought they led to many amputations, said Dr. Kevin Kirk, an Army lieutenant colonel who is chief orthopedic surgeon at San Antonio Military Medical Center.

That’s because tourniquets often were placed too high above the injury, leading to loss of tissue that otherwise might be saved, he said. Now they are used lower. “A lot of lives and limbs have been saved by the use of a tourniquet,” Kirk said. The American Red Cross came to call tourniquets a last resort for stemming severe bleeding. The dust settled only in the last decade, according to some experts, following publication of studies from the Iraq war by Kragh and others that showed tourniquets were clear-cut lifesavers. Those studies showed timely use of tourniquets could raise survival rates as high as 90 per cent, and tourniquets are now routinely issued to soldiers. However, some experts remain cautious. The Red Cross, for example, continues to worry that tourniquets may be used improperly or in situations when blood loss is not great enough to warrant their use. “Clearly, if a leg is blown off, it’s OK to go straight to tourniquet,” said Dr. Richard Bradley, a member of the Red Cross’s scientific advisory council. But the Red Cross continues to advise that direct pressure be applied to a wound in less extreme situations. Tourniquets should be at least 1 ½ inches wide, and pulled very tight, to properly shut off blood flow. Medical supply companies make tourniquets that do the job best. Bradley also stressed that it’s important to use a real tourniquet if possible. News coverage of the Boston tragedy describes emergency responders using all sorts of things as makeshift tourniquets, including neck lanyards. “Is a lanyard better than nothing? Probably,” Bradley said. But other kinds of care, and rapid transport to hospitals, may have been at least as important as tourniquets, he added. Boston EMS began including tourniquets as standard equipment in recent years and they proved to be crucial on Monday, said Joseph Blansfield, Boston Medical Center’s trauma program manager.

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Kids Help Phone president and CEO Sharon Wood and Richard Rudderham, head of BMO human resources, open trading last week at the Toronto Stock Exchange to help raise awareness of the upcoming May 5 Walk so Kids Can Talk presented by BMO, Canada’s largest walk in support of child and youth mental health and well-being.

Young breast cancer patients need care tailored to age-specific needs: report MANY HAVE DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING THE HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — An organization dedicated to supporting younger women with breast cancer is calling for a national standard of care for this population, whose severity of disease and treatment can differ significantly from their older counterparts. In a report released Thursday, Rethink Breast Cancer said women aged 20 to 45 across the country should also have access to nurse navigators to help them through the process of diagnosis and treatment, while putting them in touch with community resources aimed at helping them deal with issues particular to their age group. Results of a survey of 574 young Canadian women diagnosed with breast cancer or a recurrence of the disease found many have difficulty navigating the health-care system, finding similar-aged peers with the disease — less than two-thirds were able to make this connection — and getting proper referrals for fertility preservation. “They feel that their concerns are maybe not taken as seriously by health-care providers,” said M.J. Decoteau, executive director of Rethink Breast Cancer, which she founded 12 years ago. “We heard time and time again of young women (being told) ’Oh, you’re too young to have breast cancer. We’ll keep an eye on it. Don’t worry about it.”’ In extreme cases, it took two to three years for some women to get diagnosed, said Decoteau, who was 22 when her mother died at age 48 of “extremely aggressive” breast cancer. Once diagnosed, many younger women find it more difficult than older women to steer their way through the process of treatment and its aftermath, she said. “Part of it is they maybe just don’t have the life experience of someone in their 50s or 60s. So they’re thrown into this upheaval at a very young age, trying to figure out what the doctor is saying. ’How do I get to treatment? What are all the things that are happening to me?”’ One of the issues emphasized in the report is that younger women often have a fast-growing and invasive form of breast cancer, which requires more intense treatment that leads to increased side-effects, said Decoteau, who co-authored the report. “And having it at a life stage where you have this multi-purpose role. You’re maybe just starting a career, you’re maybe just starting your family or you’re trying to buy a house. “So it’s just that combination of having your life turned upside-down at a time when you’re just really trying to find your footing and get started that makes it extra hard for these young women both to navigate the health-care system and also to deal with picking up their life post-treatment.” Decoteau said it was shocking to find that half the young women surveyed, who were concerned about having children, were not sent to a specialist before treatment to discuss fertility preservation, such as removing and freezing some of their eggs. Chemotherapy can destroy a woman’s ability to conceive. “That’s an example of something we’d like to see in a standard of care, so it just becomes a part of protocol.” Katie Evans of Ottawa was 26 when she learned she had breast cancer, but it took seven months to get that diagnosis. Now 28, Evans had found a golf ball-sized lump in her right breast.

Canada’s national lab to work on H7N9 flu virus, sample en route TORONTO — If all goes according to plan, a vial containing the worrisome new H7N9 virus should arrive at Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, where scientists are eager to begin work on the new pathogen. Scientific Director Dr. Frank Plummer said China readily agreed to share a sample with the Canadian lab after Winnipeg asked for live virus with which to work. In fact, the emailed request drew a positive reply in a matter of a couple of hours. “I was extremely pleased when I saw the response from China. All they wanted was an official letter and they were getting ready to send it to us,” Plummer said in an interview. In contrast to its secretive behaviour during the 2003 SARS outbreak, China has been openly sharing information and virus samples since the start of the outbreak of the new H7N9 flu. As of Friday, China had reported 91 confirmed infections and 17 deaths from a virus first identified less than a month ago. All of the World Health Organization’s collaborating centres and essential regulatory laboratories for influenza have had copies of the virus for more than a week. And elsewhere, key influenza researchers are also getting samples of the virus to help in the international effort to decode the mysteries of this new flu strain. Plummer said his lab’s willingness to share the H1N1 virus with China in the early days of the 2009 pandemic probably contributed to China’s prompt and favourable response to Canada’s request. The national lab director said the Winnipeg facility is also growing up a synthesized version of the virus, put together from genetic sequence data that China has shared through an international databank known as GISAID. While that’s both great practice and a fallback in case the Chinese sample is delayed, Plummer said having the real thing is important. “Genome sequence is great, it allows you to do certain things. But it only gets you so far. You need the whole virus,” he said, adding Canada has also asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control for a sample of H7N9. Earlier this week a joint assessment issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency decreed that the H7N9 virus should be worked on in laboratories with a Level 3-enhanced biosafety and biosecurity designation.

But Plummer said NML scientists are probably going to work with it in a laboratory with an even higher designation in some cases. Level 4 laboratories are equipped to the highest degree of biosafety and biosecurity; between Levels 4 and 3 is Level 3-enhanced, which is sometimes called Level 3 Ag (short for agriculture). Plummer said Level 3-enhanced is basically Level 4, without the spacesuit type gear worn in Level 4. Plummer said scientists at the National Microbiology Laboratory will likely start work on the virus in Level 4 facilities, because that is where there is spare capacity at this point. “We’ll be working probably above the recommended levels — not necessarily because we’re worried about it, just for logistical reasons.” Some of the work will likely also take place in the laboratories of CFIA’s National Centre for Foreign Animal Diseases, NML’s animal health counterpart. The two national labs share the Winnipeg facil-

ity and the CFIA’s centre has more lab space with animal containment facilities. Some of the work the Winnipeg scientists want to do involves testing the host range of the virus in animals. Plummer said other work his team wants to do includes developing antibody tests for the virus, as well as work on novel vaccines. These types of projects are already underway at other labs around the world. But Plummer insisted it is important that Canada contribute to the science that is emerging on this virus. “I don’t think I’m bragging when I say NML is one of the best labs in terms of physical infrastructure and scientific capacity,” he said. “My belief is we have an obligation to jump in and contribute what we can, and not stand by and wait for the Americans to do it or the Brits to do it or the Chinese to do it. We need to be doing it ourselves as a contribution to the global effort to solve this problem.”

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ISRAELI CABINET APPROVES ‘OPEN SKIES’ DEAL WITH EU JERUSALEM — Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday approved a deal to allow more EU flights, hours after the country’s airlines went on strike out of concerns that the agreement would cost them jobs and possibly even ruin their companies. The approval of “Open Skies” raised the possibility of a longer, broader strike by Israel’s major labour union. Already, hundreds of people scheduled to fly on Israel’s three carriers, El Al, Arkia and Israir, have been stranded. As hundreds of union workers protested outside, the Cabinet overwhelmingly approved the agreement, which allows more carriers to serve the Israeli market. “The Open Skies reform is good for Israel. It will lead to the lowering of prices and increase competition, and it will not harm work places in the market, rather the opposite,” Israeli Finance Minister Yair Lapid said. He said the deal would not be implemented until April 2014. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the deal. “The goal of the reform that we approved today is to lower the prices of flights to and from Israel and to increase incoming tourism,” he said. Tourism is a major industry in Israel, bringing in more than 3.5 million visitors a year. Critics warned that Israel’s small fleet of planes, along with high security costs, would hinder it from competing with larger international airlines.

TWITTER ACCOUNTS FOR ‘60 MINUTES’ AND ‘48 HOURS’ COMPROMISED NEW YORK — The Twitter accounts for two national CBS programs have been compromised and suspended. A CBS News spokeswoman confirms Saturday that tweets sent earlier in the afternoon from the “60 Minutes” and “48 Hours” Twitter handles saying their accounts were compromised are correct. The tweets said the network is working with Twitter to investigate. On Saturday night both accounts were suspended and inaccessible. Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The CBS spokeswoman didn’t comment further. Earlier in the day tweets coming from the 60 Minutes account seemed farfetched, including one that claimed the US government was “hiding the real culprit of the Boston bombing.”

LUFTHANSA CANCELS FLIGHTS AHEAD OF ONE-DAY STRIKE BERLIN — Lufthansa has cancelled most flights scheduled on Monday, when the German airline’s ground staff plan to stage a one-day strike in a pay dispute. The airline said Saturday that only about 20 of more than 1,650 scheduled short-haul flights will operate. It said that many long-haul flights also will be hit — only six of 50 planned flights will operate at its main Frankfurt hub, and only three of 17 in Munich. Duesseldorf airport’s three scheduled long-haul services will go ahead as scheduled. —Advocate news services

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Harley Richards, Business Editor, 403-314-4337 E-mail editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

SMALL FERTILIZER PLANTS FALL UNDER THE PURVIEW OF SEVERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS There were no sprinklers. No firewalls. No water deluge systems. Safety inspections were rare at the fertilizer company in West, Texas, that exploded and killed at least 14 people this week. This is not unusual. Small fertilizer plants nationwide fall under the purview of several government agencies, each with a specific concern and none required to co-ordinate with others on what they have found. The small distributors — there are as many of 1,150 in Texas alone — are part of a regulatory system that focuses on large installations and industries, though many of the small plants contain enough agricultural chemicals to fuel a major explosion. The plant in West had ammonium nitrate, the chemical used to build the bomb that blew up the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995, killing 168 people. According to a document filed in 2012 with the Texas Department of State Health Services, the maximum amount of this “extremely hazardous substance” the plant could store in one container was 90 tons, and the most it could have on site was 270 tons. It is unknown how much was onsite at any given time, or at the time of the explosion. It was also authorized to handle up to 54,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, a substance the Texas environmental agency considers flammable and potentially toxic. “This type of facility is a minor source of air emissions,” Ramiro Garcia, the head of enforcement and compliance at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, told The Associated Press. “So the inspections are complaint driven. We usually look at more of the major facilities.” No federal agency determines how close a facility handling potentially dangerous substances can be to population centres, and in many states, including Texas, many of these decisions are left up to local zoning authorities. And in Texas, the state’s

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Emergency personnel search the rubble of an apartment destroyed by an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Tex., on Thursday, April 18, 2013. minimal approach to zoning puts plants just yards away from schools, houses and other populated areas, as was the case in West. That plant received a special permit because it was less than 3,000 feet from a school. The damage from the blast destroyed an apartment complex, nursing home and houses in a four-block area. State and federal investigators have not yet determined the cause of the disaster, which occurred Wednesday night after a fire broke out at the site after work hours. The explosion that followed could be heard miles away and was so powerful it registered as a small earthquake.

The West Fertilizer Co. stored, distributed and blended fertilizers for use by farmers around the Central Texas community. The plant opened in 1962 outside the rural town of 2,800, but development gradually crept closer. Wednesday night, residents and rescue workers tried to evacuate the area as the fire consumed the plant. Donald Adair, the plant’s owner, said in a statement Friday he was co-operating with the investigation and expressed sympathy for the victims. He has not returned phone calls seeking comment.

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Winter weather expected G20 finance officials decry to hurt CN’s Q1 results CP FORECAST TO SURGE BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Canada’s largest railway is expected to be hurt in the first quarter by the effect of winter weather woes, while analysts forecast its Calgary-based rival’s profit will surge. Canadian National Railway Company (TSX:CNR) is expected to report $528.4 million in adjusted profits on Monday, up just one per cent from a year ago, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. That’s equal to $1.21 per share, up from $1.18 a year earlier on a six per cent increase in revenues to $2.5 billion. The Montreal-based railway’s carloads increased 3.3 per cent from last year, while revenue ton-miles, which measures the relative weight and distance of rail freight, grew 4.6 per cent. CN was helped by 7.9 per cent increase in petroleum and chemicals and a 9.6 per cent boost in intermodal, offset by reductions in coals (-7.1 per cent) and grains (-4.8 per cent). Weather was a big challenge for the railway, as storms reduced average train speeds and lengthened dwell times. “Winter a challenge for CN this time, not CP,” said Benoit Poirier of Desjardins Capital Markets, adding that CN lost some of its operating momentum. He said the harsh weather should likely prompt CN to build a new line in Western Canada to mitigate against the risk of future weather-related issues.

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The weather impact was more muted at Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP). Canadian Pacific’s adjusted profits were forecast to increase 48 per cent to $210.7 million or $1.21 per share on nearly $1.5 billion revenues. That’s up from $142 million or 82 cents per share a year earlier. The results will be reported Wednesday. The Calgary-based railway’s volumes increased just 2.2 per cent, led by sulphur and fertilizers (+19.9 per cent) and potash and industrial products (+14.6 per cent), boosted by crude-by-rail. Automotive fell 14.6 per cent and intermodal was down 3.7 per cent as it lost contracts to CN. Cameron Doerksen of National Bank Financial raised his target price of CP to $118, below the current trading price, noting that the Canadian railroads trade at a large premium to its U.S. peers. “We have a high degree of confidence in CEO Hunter Harrison’s ability to lead a significant profitability turnaround at CP and the results so far have exceeded expectations,” he wrote in a report. Transporting crude has been the hottest rail segment so far in 2012, rising 31 per cent by Canadian railways and 57 per cent by Americans. Doerksen said it will be a sustainable business and could increase further.

WASHINGTON — World finance leaders say they are determined to attack a sluggish global economy in which growth is too weak and unemployment too high. Their problem is arriving at a consensus over the proper mix of policies. Finance ministers and central bank presidents from the world’s biggest economies issued a joint statement Friday that papered over stark differences between opposing views. The United States and other countries are pushing for less budget austerity and more government stimulus while Germany and others contend that attacking huge budget deficits should be job No. 1. The discussions were scheduled to wrap up Saturday with meetings of the steering committees of the 188-nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending agency, the World Bank. The G-20 joint statement revealed no major new policy initiatives and sought to straddle the divide in the growth-and-austerity argument. The United States is being represented at the talks by Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

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Impulse spending can be a costly habit Just as emotions can affect our investment decisions, they also can play a huge role in our spending and buying habits, often causing us to over-spend to buy things we don’t really need and putting ourselves needlessly into debt. Impulse spending is a costly habit. Canadians, for example, spend an average of $3,720 each year on items they want but don’t need, with men spending twice as much as women on unnecessary goods. A report on impulse spending by TALBOT BMO Bank of MonBOGGS treal has found that 59 per cent of Canadians make impulse purchases and the majority of them end up regretting it after the fact. Forty-three per cent sometimes spend more in a month than they earn. The majority of Canadians shop to im-

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prove their mood and cheer themselves up, and buy something that they may not need because it’s on sale. Forty-two per cent buy things they actually never us. The most common impulsive purchases are clothing, followed by dining out, shoes, books and magazines, music and movies, and consumer technology products. “Financial anxiety is commonly triggered by larger, one-time expenses, but spending on a daily basis can be the most disruptive when it comes to keep your financial house in order over the long term,” said BMO vice-president Lily Capriotti. “In most cases, impulse spending is an emotional transaction. Setting parameters and tracking your daily spending can help curb behaviours that negatively affect the larger picture.” On average, Canadians spend about $310 a month on things they want but don’t need, and believe they could save more than twothirds of this amount if they made an effort to limit their spending. “The data shows that Canadians recognize they have the opportunity to save hundreds of dollars per month and thousands per year by cutting back on non-essential

items,” Capriotti said. “However, the report shows that only one in five people review non-essential purchases at the end of each month, which implies that some may be avoiding the reality of how much of their money is being put toward things they do not need.” As a result of this unnecessary spending, Canadian household debt, excluding mortgages, has doubled in the past decade and consistently exceeds income, with the debt-to-income ratio rising from 42 per cent in early 2002 to a record high of 53 per cent last year. About one third of Canadians borrow money or take out a loan to pay for non-essential items, with 23 per cent being unable to buy something they needed because of their spending on items they wanted. These habits are more common among younger Canadians (under 30) but even high-income earners over-spend on non-essentials, with 19 per cent of those in households earning at least $100,000 being unable to afford something they needed because of non-essential purchases.

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SAFETY: Cited for violations Over the years, the fertilizer company was fined and cited for violations by federal and state agencies. Last summer, the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration assessed a $10,000 fine against West Fertilizer for improperly labeling storage tanks and preparing to transfer chemicals without a security plan. The company paid $5,250 after reporting it had corrected the problems. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also cited the plant for not having an up-to-date risk management plan. That problem was also resolved, and the company submitted a new plan in 2011. That plan, however, said the company did not believe it was storing or handling any flammable substances and didn’t list fire or an explosion as a danger. David Gray, an EPA spokesman in Dallas, said the company’s plan identified a worst-case scenario as an accidental release of all 54,000 pounds of anhydrous ammonia, which at room temperature is a gas. “This scenario is a plausible worse-case scenario as gaseous anhydrous ammonia can be lethal,” Gray said. The risk management plan also did not cite a possible explosion of ammonium nitrate, the solid granular fertilizer stored at the site. But that would not be unusual, he said, because ammonium nitrate is not regulated under the Clean Air Act. The plant’s plan said there was no risk of fire or explosion and noted they had no sprinklers, water deluge or other safety mechanisms installed. “We do not yet know what happened at this facility. The ongoing investigation will inform us on the plan’s adequacy,” Gray said. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality also dealt with the company and issued a permit for handling anhydrous ammonia, which requires safety equipment the company had told the EPA it didn’t have. But TCEQ acknowledged it may never have checked to confirm the equipment was there. “It’s a minor source under the Clean Air Act so it doesn’t get much scrutiny at all,” said Neil Carman, a Sierra Club clean air expert and chemist who used to work for the TCEQ. The company’s last contact with regulation may have come as recently as April 5, when the Texas Office of the State Chemist inspected the plant. But that agency focuses mostly on ensuring that commercial fertilizers are properly labeled and blended, said Roger Hoestenbach, the office’s associate director. His inspectors found no problems, he said, but they would not have checked for safety systems such as sprinklers. That office also provided the company with the required license to store and handle ammonia nitrate and renewed it in September after a summer inspection, he said.

GROWTH: Austerity still popular in Europe “Strengthening global demand is imperative and must be at the top of our agenda,” Lew said in remarks late Friday before the IMF policy-setting group. “Stronger demand in Europe is critical to global growth.” However, other nations, led by Germany, have resisted a move away from austerity programs, saying they are critical to getting government deficits under control. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble apologized to a Washington audience for being late for a speech after the G-20 discussions Friday, saying, “On reduction of indebtedness ... we have a little bit of differences of opinion all over the world, to be very frank, and that’s the reason I am a little bit late.” Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head of the Eurogroup, encompassing the 17 finance ministers whose countries use the euro currency, said that European nations needed to keep pushing to reduce huge budget deficits but “we can and will adjust” the speed that the deficit cuts are implemented to take into account economic conditions.

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Screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York’s Times Square, show the Dow Jones industrial average shortly after the opening bell, Wednesday, April 17. Disappointing earnings reports and falling energy prices pushed stock prices lower in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday. 52-week low of $71.61. Most of the gains have taken place since last September and expectations for CP are high. “If you figure this thing has gone from $80 to $130 in a matter of six months, then you have had some pretty high expectations getting baked into the stock,” said Cieszynski. “This could be one of those where even if they met expectations, if guidance isn’t up to what people are hoping for, and people could be looking at the report as an excuse to take some profits, heading into an earnings report (CP) looks vulnerable.” Canadian National also reports results next week. Other major TSX resource companies handing in earnings include miners Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.B), Lundin Mining (TSX:LUN), Sherritt Resources (TSX:S), Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX), gas company EnCana (TSX:ECA), and oil companies Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) and Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO). On the economic calendar, the major economic report of the week comes out on Friday when traders will get the first look at first quarter economic

growth in the U.S. Economists look for a gross domestic product to have grown at an annual rate of three per cent. “Stronger consumer spending despite higher taxes, another double-digit gain in residential construction and inventory rebuilding following Hurricane Sandy’s disruptions should anchor a rebound in real GDP after activity stalled in Q4,” said BMO Capital Markets senior economist Sal Guatieri. Traders will also digest Canadian retail sales for February on Tuesday. Statistics Canada is expected to report that sales rose 0.2 per cent after a one per cent gain in January. But the performance is expected to reflect a strong rise in gasoline prices that month. Elsewhere in the U.S., hopes are high for continued strong performance from the housing sector. March existing home sales are expected to come in at an annual rate of five million units, which would be a four-year high. New home sales for March are reckoned to come in at an annual rate of 419,000

The G-20 joint statement singled out the recent aggressive credit-easing moves pushed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, saying they were intended to stop prolonged deflation and support domestic demand.

There are a few tips that people can use to help them reduce their urge to impulse buy. Ask yourself a few questions: When does a want become a need? What is it that motivates you to buy — is it advertising, friends or trendy styles? Does the urge to buy wane or die the next day? Do your purchases make you happier? And, what can you live without? To help reduce impulse buying, avoid trips to stores, shopping malls and online buying sites. Pay for purchases with cash or cheques, reduce your credit card limit and leave your credit cards at home. If you want something, sleep on it and see if you still want it the next day, and cut costs by increments. “There are a few practices Canadians can put in place to track and control impulse spending, including setting aside savings on a regular basis, putting off impulse purchases for an hour, using online tools to track daily spending and set limits, and leveraging a tax free savings account (TFSA) or a high-interest savings account to help maximize these savings,” Capriotti said. Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.

RAIL: Modest growth Still, it represented only 2.3 per cent of total CN revenues in 2012 and would account for less than five per cent if revenues double as management expects. At CP, crude represents four per cent, but could reach 12 per cent if shipments triple over the next few years as forecast. “While this is meaningful, it will still be much smaller than CP’s intermodal (25 per cent of revenues) and grain (21 per cent) franchises,” he added. While Canadian grain carloads were down 3.8 per cent in the first quarter, total production is expected to be up five per cent with exports up slightly. Casting a cloud on the railways is a broader economic outlook that points to modest growth. Poirier said the latest industrial production data, which is a good barometer of carload activity, points to a softer, yet positive outlook. On the Toronto Stock Exchange, CN’s shares closed at $98.48, up $1.48 in Friday trading. CP’s shares gained $1.61 to $124.21.

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BRIEFS Fans sink into Cruise’s ’Oblivion’ in $38.2M debut LOS ANGELES — Movie fans have slipped into Oblivion as the Tom Cruise sci-fi thriller leads Hollywood with a $38.2 million debut. That domestic haul comes on top of $33.7 million Oblivion added in overseas markets, where the film began rolling out a week earlier. Sunday estimates raised the film’s overseas total to $112 million and its worldwide receipts to $150.2 million. Though many people Friday were caught up in coverage of the manhunt for the suspect in the Boston Marathon explosions, it seems to have had little effect on how the film fared. Oblivion took in $13.3 million on opening day Friday and $14.9 million on Saturday. That 12 per cent increase is not unusual for big new releases, which typically do better business on Saturday than Friday.

Bill Clinton honoured at GLAAD awards LOS ANGELES — NBC’s sitcom “The New Normal,” FX’s thriller “American Horror Story: Asylum” and NBC’s daytime drama “Days of Our Lives” took home top TV honours at the 24th annual GLAAD Media Awards held Saturday night in Los Angeles. The GLAAD awards pay tribute to “inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.”

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Tom Cochrane poses with the Juno after winning the Humanitarian Award of the Year during the 2013 Juno Gala, Dinner and Awards in Regina on Saturday. a Juno after a few tries — Toronto’s Emilie-Claire Barlow, a four-time prior nominee who had joked about being like soap opera star (and perennial Emmy loser) Susan Lucci due to her inability to secure a trophy, finally won as well for vocal jazz album of the year. Other first-timers? Ontario’s Crystal Shawanda secured her first trophy for aboriginal album of the year, while other newcomers to the winner’s circle included Toronto’s Elliott Brood (roots & traditional album of the year: group), Halifax-based Rose Cousins (roots & traditional: solo), Vancouver’s the Tenors (adult contemporary album of the year), New Brunswick’s Joel Miller (contemporary jazz album of the year) and Windsor, Ont., doom-metal outfit Woods of Ypres (metal/hard music album of the year), who actually disbanded following the 2011 death of lead singer David Gold. His mom accepted the award on his behalf with tears in her eyes. “I’m speaking to you as a mother with a broken heart,” she said. “Everything that we think, say, feel and do runs parallel with our sorrow.... He was a beautiful man (and) I miss him dearly.” On the other end of the experience spectrum, Toronto new-wave group Metric won their third-ever Juno for alternative album of the year (with an additional win coming Saturday for guitarist James Shaw, named producer of the year), Toronto-based crooner Johnny Reid won country album of

the year for a third time, recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Rush claimed rock album of the year, giving them nine Junos total and Brandon, Man., violinist James Ehnes took his seventh career Juno, for classical album of the year with large ensemble accompaniment. And six-time Juno winner Tom Cochrane of Lynn Lake, Man., was celebrated not for music but philanthropy, taking the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award. “We touch more people than any other industry in the world,” Cochrane said. “We touch people, we write songs about people, we write songs about issues. You can’t divorce that from the commerce of it. That’s the reality. “I’m very honoured and humbled by this acknowledgment,” he added. “I hesitate to call this an award ... because it’s strange to get an award for trying to do the right thing from time to time.” Many of the evening’s winners weren’t present to accept their awards, including Grimes, Metric, Cohen, Reid and Rush. Still, the gala had some surprising moments. Local product Colin James, a six-time winner whose performance helped open the gala, lost out for blues album of the year to Hamilton’s Steve Strongman. And Celine Dion’s tripleplatinum Sans Attendre earned a nomination for album of the year — which will be contested Sunday — but lost out in the adult contemporary album category to the Tenors.

Apparently, Anjulie’s win for dance recording of the year — at least to the Oakville, Ont., artist herself. “Wow I really didn’t expect to win this — I thought this would go to Dragonette,” she said. “But thank you so much.... I’m super nervous. This is my first Juno!” Surely, those feverish fans of Bieber, who wasn’t in the Saskatchewan capital for the weekend, might be disappointed that the recently troubleprone pop pinup lost out in both categories contested Saturday, though he does hold two more nominations heading into Sunday’s show: album of the year and the Juno fan choice award. Jepsen, meanwhile, is competing in both those categories plus single of the year — widely considered her category to lose after the universal ubiquity she achieved with her candy-coloured smash Call Me Maybe. Other artists with multiple nominations still to be contested include Marianas Trench and Hedley with three nominations apiece, as well as a cluster of double nominees: Billy Talent, Dion, Kathleen Edwards and provincial heroes the Sheepdogs, who hail from Saskatoon. Sunday’s CTV telecast will be hosted by Canadian crooner Michael Buble, who held court at an entertaining press conference Saturday and whose headlining presence at the Junos was sending a buzz circulating through this Prairie city, where enthusiastic fans were eagerly packing Junorelated events all week.

The event, hosted by actress-producer-director Drew Barrymore, boasted such Hollywood heavyweights as presenters Jennifer Lawrence, Charlize Theron, Betty White and Leonardo DiCaprio. Other winners included “Perks of Being a Wallflower,” which was named outstanding film: wide release, and former President Bill Clinton was given the first advocate for change award. On the arrivals line, longtime Clinton friend, Oscar-winner Mary Steenburgen, defended the former president’s controversial honour. Under Clinton’s administration came the Defence of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriage, as well as the “don’t ask, don’t tell” military policy. “Actually, (”don’t ask, don’t tell“) was a sorrow for him,” Steenburgen said. “So, I think he’s spent a large part of his life making up for that. But I tell you this: He’s never not had his heart in the right place, in terms of the gay community.”

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track on Friday in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Spotify wouldn’t release the number of streams. Daft Punk’s Get Lucky features rapper-producer Pharrell. It’s the first single from the group’s fourth album, Random Access Memories, due out May 21. It’s their first studio album since 2005’s Human After All, though the band scored the Tron: Legacy soundtrack in 2010. They won a Grammy in 2009. Spotify launched in 2008.

Police: 3 Doors Down bassist charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication NASHVILLE — Police say the bassist for the rock band 3 Doors Down has been charged with vehicular homicide by intoxication after a crash that claimed the life of a Nashville man. Nashville Metropolitan Police said in a statement that 41-year-old Robert Todd Harrell was jailed after Friday night’s crash on Interstate 40 that claimed the life of a 47-year-old man. The statement said a preliminary investigation showed Harrell was driving west at a “high rate of speed” when his car clipped a pickup driven by the other man. Police said the pickup went out of control down an embankment and overturned, ejecting the other

Daft Punk sets record on Spotify for most streams in a day with ’Get Lucky’ NEW YORK — Daft Punk has set a record on Spotify. The music service says the French electronic duo’s song Get Lucky had the biggest streaming day for a single

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REGINA — The Juno Awards celebrated Canadian music stars old and new Saturday night as first-time winner Carly Rae Jepsen and veteran Leonard Cohen both scored major prizes while moody R&B singer the Weeknd led the field at a dinner gala where the bulk of the trophies were handed out. Jepsen, the weekend’s premiere nominee with a five-category haul, took pop album of the year over a stacked field that included headline-snatching superstar Justin Bieber, while Cohen won artist of the year over the both of them — his fourth career Juno. While most of the evening’s most well-known winners were absent from the event, Jepsen showed up to nab her first-ever Juno and struggled to gather the words. “Oh my goodness. Wow. Thank you so much,” she said. “I can remember back in 2010 when I was nominated with Ryan Stewart for songwriter of the year and I thought to myself that that was the most amazing moment of my life. But I was wrong. It’s right now. “I just want to say this has been an incredible journey,” she added, before rhyming off a list of thank-yous that finished with her dad, “who is here with me tonight as my date, my hot date,” she said. “It really has been a journey that began when I was seven years old and it’s my dad I’d like to honour with this tonight, so thank you dad.” The Weeknd — the stage name for 23-year-old Toronto native Abel Tesfaye — was the only double winner at the non-televised event, winning both breakthrough artist of the year and R&B/soul recording of the year for his epic, ennui-steeped Trilogy, which began life as three separately released free-to-download mixtapes yet still went gold in Canada and the U.S. upon its official commercial release. His quick rise to prominence was in part aided by a cunning publicity strategy — that is, shunning publicity altogether. So it wasn’t surprising the once mystery-shrouded artist wasn’t on hand to pick up his awards at the Queensbury Convention Centre. But he was hardly alone among the promising stars to receive their first Junos — innovative Montrealer Grimes may have missed out on breakthrough artist of the year, but she did claim electronic album of the year for her infectious, forward-thinking Visions. And while Classified can’t fairly be regarded as a Juno newbie, the Enfield, N.S., native did win for the first time out of eight nominations for rap recording of the year, overcoming competition that included Maestro Fresh Wes — who won the first-ever award in that category 22 years ago. “I think any artist says he doesn’t make music for awards — but we all come out to this stuff for a reason (and) it’s great to be awarded,” he said backstage, clutching a glass of white wine. “This is just kind of like the cream of the crop. It’s a Juno Award. It’s great to finally win something. I’m going to celebrate tonight. I’m already half in the bag with my wine — I’m feeling good.” He wasn’t alone in finally securing

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Twitter’s music service helps unearth artists you didn’t know you’d like LOS ANGELES — Until now, my problem with social music services has been this: Following friends doesn’t really turn up much music I actually want to hear. We didn’t become friends because we share musical tastes, and too few of them are using the services I’m trying out. Twitter’s new music service solves this problem. It helps that it’s free. With it, I’m able to sneak a peek into the musical interests of the artists I like. For example, I discovered that Gotye likes the Divine Fits, a Los Angeles-based band I’d never heard of until now, because he follows them on Twitter. With a tap on the colorful photo representing the band, I can listen to a 30-second preview of a song that is being used as the Divine Fit’s calling card, “Like Ice Cream.” It was catchy enough for me to want to hear more. Artists on Twitter are able to feature a song apiece through this service. After listening to a preview, you can tap a button to buy the track on iTunes or listen to the full song through a $10-a-month subscription from Spotify or Rdio. You can also find other songs from the artist through those outside services. As a discovery tool, Twitter’s (hash)music service provides a convenient, visually pleasing way to filter through the deluge of music that’s out there. Sure, I could have replicated this feature by digging through Gotye’s Twitter profile and individually going into the profiles of people he’s following to determine if they’re artists. Then I could search elsewhere for their songs or music videos. But that’s more work than I’m ready to put into this. The (hash)music service highlights the artists for you and features the song preview right there. The service also has a tab for emerging artists that it somehow digs out from tweets. I’m not sure how they’re selected, but random poking around this page is how I found the broody music of Skylar Grey. Finding new music can be tough. It’s easy to get hit over the head by the chart-toppers, who are everywhere. There’s also a “popular” tab in (hash)music for a rundown of which artists are trending on Twitter. It’s way more difficult to find music you like if you

never knew a band existed. This provides a way. For now, (hash)music is available as an iPhone app and on the Web at https://music.twitter.com. Twitter says an Android version is coming, but it didn’t say when. Beyond its usefulness for music discovery, the Twitter (hash)music app is fun to play with. It is far more engaging than Twitter’s regular app, and swiping around makes the squares representing artists bounce around. Tapping to play a song clip generates a spinning icon with album cover art that harkens back to the heyday of vinyl records. True, this is a marketing tool and I was skeptical to start. And (hash)music is not perfect for listening. Artists have only one song apiece on their profiles, so if you want to hear more you’ve got to go elsewhere. And even if you buy a song from iTunes after discovering it here, tapping the play button on the artist’s square again will still play the 30-second preview. I discovered this after buying Skylar Grey’s “Final Warning” for 69 cents. To hear the full version, I had to go back to the iPhone’s music player. It also didn’t track the (hash)NowPlaying tag very well, despite putting it in all my tweets from the service. There was a considerable lag in showing these tweets from people I follow compared with my normal Twitter feed. For full song plays within the service, you have to sign up for a premium subscription to Spotify or Rdio, each of which costs $10 a month. This made using (hash)music much better, although I discovered more artists by listening to just 30 seconds, making a quick decision and moving on — kind of like speed dating for music. The clips will play back-to-back, which can make for a jarring listening experience. But you also can focus your time on quick music discovery and go elsewhere to learn more. Connecting the service to my Rdio account helped because the songs I played through (hash)music showed up on the Rdio app’s history list. That way, I could switch to Rdio to listen to the whole album. Thanks to (hash)music, I discovered that I like the Divine Fits and Skylar Grey within, say, a half hour of fiddling with the service. That makes it worth downloading, in my view. I’ll go back to it when I’m on the hunt again for music I didn’t know was there.

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Dear Annie: My friend “Nina” just broke up with her boyfriend of five years. We are here for her, trying to help in any way we can, even though we think she is out of her mind for doing this. One of our friends has been telling Nina lies about the guy, saying he has been talking about her behind her back. I have never heard him do this. All he has ever said is that he loves Nina and doesn’t understand why she broke things off. This friend has a reputation for being dishonest. There have been fights about this before. She has backstabbed Nina twice in the past, yet Nina always turns to her when she thinks her world is collapsing. Nina has told me that she doesn’t trust this woman, but they continue to act like sisters. I care a great deal about Nina, but at what point does a 40-year-old woman grow up? Maybe Nina needs to have her life blow up in her face so she gets a clue. Is there anything I can do? -- A Real Friend Dear Friend: Not really. Nina knows this woman lies to her, and yet she is willing to break off an otherwise good relationship over it. We think Nina does this on purpose. It provides an excuse for her to sabotage her relationships and be miserable. Either she doesn’t believe she deserves happiness or she likes creating drama. Tell Nina you care about her and want her to be happy, but she is going to have to do some work to get there. Suggest counseling, but don’t hold your MITCHELL breath. & SUGAR Dear Annie: The other day, we invited a couple out to lunch as our guests. However, my wife and I were upset when they ordered appetizers without asking us. We never order appetizers, because we watch our diets and feel the dinner provides plenty of food. Also, since we were paying for it, why would they order something we ourselves didn’t order? We kept our thoughts to ourselves but would like to know whether this was proper. -- Feeling Exploited Dear Exploited: Guests should always take their cues from the hosts. If you did not suggest appetizers, they should not have ordered them on their own. However, as hosts, you cannot insist that your guests share your food preferences in a restaurant. It would have been gracious of you to ask whether they would like to order appetizers, provided you could afford to do so. Dear Annie: I’m writing in response to “Worried Family in Illinois,” whose brother is addicted to drugs. This tugged at my heart because I’m dealing with that very problem in my own family. While it’s true that a person needs to be willing and ready before rehab will truly work, the key is giving your loved one an opportunity to get clean long enough to think clearly. There is a law in my area that most attorneys don’t even know about called Casey’s Law. It allows you to file a petition against the addicted person. If adequate proof is shown that the individual is not capable of making good decisions, the judge can rule that the person has to get help. My loved ones are doing wonderfully, and even though it will be a lifetime commitment, they now have a chance at a life. -- From One Worried Family to Another Dear Worried: Thank you. Casey’s Law is currently available only in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. It requires filling out a petition for involuntary treatment. Information and copies of the petition can be found at caseyslaw.org or Operation Unite (operationunite.org/treatment/caseys-law) at 1-866-908-6483. Annie’s Snippet for Earth Day (credit E.B. White): I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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1693338 Alberta LTD o/a Xtreme Pinook Hiring Sales Supervisor-retail at Parkland Mall, Red Deer, AB. Experience - min 2 years, Good English. Supervise and co-ordinate sales staff F/Time, Perm, Shifts, Weekends Salary - $19.00 hourly E-mail: Reachiesales@gmail.com

LICENSED MECHANIC & AUTO BODY TECH. Reasonable rate. A.J. Auto Repair & Body 11, 7836 49 Ave. Call 403-506-6258

LOOKING for bricklayer/stone mason. L&N Your No.1 Supplier Ltd. 403-302-0797 o/a Himalayan Secret Start your career! in Red-Deer, Req’s F/T Shift sales people See Help Wanted for Cosmetics MCMULLEN’S & Make-Up. $14/hr. & Supervisor with 1 to 2 REFRIGERATION years experience $17.50/hr. & HEATING Email: ATTENTION: himalayancanada@gmail.com HVAC, Sheet metal & Tired of Standing? Plumbers. Well established Find something to sit on heating, refrigeration & plumbing company of 51 in Classifieds years has full time positions available for first year to journey man workers in all departments. We are Trades offering top wages, job security, vacation/holiday Binder Construction Ltd. pay, health/dental packrequires: Apprentices, ages, paid training and a Carpenters and Skilled safe and enjoyable place Labourers for work in to work. If you would like to Innisfail, AB. join our team of top techniContact Dale at cians please fax your 780-278-1310. resume to 403-347-5530 or email: Mcmullens Carpenters/ @mcmullens.ca

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Cabinet Makers

OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYMENT WTIH TJ PAVING. Looking for Exp`d Class 1 Driver to move equipment and haul material. Exp`d Asphalt Roller Operator. Exp`d Skid Steer Operator. Comp. Wages. Great working atmosphere. FAX Resume to 403-346-8404 or email tjpaving@hotmail.com

F/T P/T Piecework or Hrly on site & in millwork shop. admin@ davcointeriors .com F: 403.887.7589

COOK Contracting Ltd. is now hiring the following:

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Steel Stud Framers Drywall Boarders & Tapers Apprentices & Labourers

For commercial construction projects in Red Deer & Fort McMurray. Must have a valid drivers license and be reliable. Please fax resumes and include references to 403-341-3717. You can also call the office at 403-347-9909, Bruce cell 403-598-6670 or Barry cell 403-598-6671

DAYSHIFT QC Person Nexus Engineering is Currently looking for DAYSHIFT QC PERSON •

Must be able to read measuring devices and blueprints for inspection of machined parts.

We offer competitive wages, benefits and a RRSP plan. Please forward resumes to resume@ nexusengineering.ca

DSM INC.

looking for laborers, in the Innisfail area. Salary is $14.75/hr. Fax resume to: 403-314-0676.

Restaurant/ Hotel

Phoenix Oilfield Rentals Ltd. is a progressive well funded and growing company with an excellent reputation for reliable equipment as well as safe and professional work standards. Phoenix is currently seeking a field/shop apprentice mechanic for our Red Deer branch. Phoenix also has branches in Grande Prairie and Ft. Nelson serving Alberta and B.C. A high school diploma and a valid driver’s license are required. The ability to multi task in a fast paced environment, proven ability to organize tasks and manage time, willingness to learn and strong interaction skills as well as First Aid and H2S tickets would be an asset. Knowledge of gensets and pumps would be an advantage. This fulltime permanent position would begin immediately, competitive wage depending on experience with benefit package after 3 months. e-mail resumes and copy of tickets to: humanresources@ phoenixrentals.ca or fax to:(780) 986-0763 WANTED Apprenticeship Welder, 1st or 2nd year. Good hours, competetive wage & benefit package. Fax resume to: 403-309-3360

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ADULT & YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED for delivery of Flyers Red Deer Express & Red Deer Life Sunday in

Truckers/ Drivers

860

CLASS 1 drivers req’d for flat deck work. Steady year round work. Benefits, exc. wages and safety bonuses. Successful candidates must be hard working, must know your load securement and love driving as you will be traveling throughout BC, AB, SK & MB. Please fax resumes and drivers abstract to 1-855-784-2330 NEED experienced Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life in Michener Area West of 40th Ave. North Ross St. to 52 Street. $236/monthly Good for adult with small car. ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

Call Karen for more info 403-314-4317 ALBERTA SPRINGS GOLF RESORT Req’s Full and Part Time outside grounds staff. Fax resume to 403-342-5995 stephen@ albertaspringsgolf.com

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

CARRIERS NEEDED FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

ANDERS AREA Adams Close/ Adair Ave. BOWER AREA Baile Close Boyce St./ Byer Close Barrett Dr/ Beatty Crsc.. Brown Cl./Baird St Barrett Dr./Baird St INGLEWOOD AREA

Illingworth Close LANCASTER AREA Lancaster Dr SUNNYBROOK AREA

DEER PARK AREA Partly Dunning Crsc & Depalme St. $61.00 mo. ALSO Part of Dunning Crsc. and Dunning Close $62.00/mo. ROSEDALLE AREA Richards Crsc. Richards Close Ray Ave. $58/mo. ALSO Russell Crsc. and part of Richards Crsc. $63/mo. Timberstone Area Timberstone Place Thomas Place Trimble Close Traptow Close Trump Close $188/mo. Lancaster Area East half of Lampard Crsc. $61/mo. ALSO Landry Bend Lacey Close & Lenon Close area $76/mo. ALSO Leonard Crs. and 1 block of Lancaster Ave. $75.00/mo. Good for adult with small car. ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

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KFC requires

DELIVERY DRIVERS

Daytime and Evening Shifts Available

Apply by: Fax: (403) 341-3820 or in person at Downtown KFC 4834-53 St., Red Deer

Sherwood Crsc

Viscount Dr./ Voisin Crsc Valentine Crsc.

GREENHOUSE WORKERS BLACKFALDS Central AB Greenhouses We have some seasonal positions available commencing immediately and ending June 1, 2013. Duties include planting seedlings, watering plants, moving plants from one area to another, loading plants onto carts and loading trucks. This position is labor intensive and includes working weekends and some evenings (approx. 65 hrs./wk.). Must have own transportatin. We will train. Wage is $11.50/hr. Fax resume to 403-885-4147 or email to: ar-cag@telus.net. Please note that only those to be interviewed will be contacted.

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is looking for an OFFICE FURNITURE INSTALLER If you have a clean drivers licence, are hard working, flexible and have a positive attitude this job could be for you. Team work and a great work ethic is a must! This full-time position is for install and delivery of commercial furniture. Please email resume to ac@lookeroffice.ca

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Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds

Currently seeking Newspaper carrier for morning delivery 6 DAYS PER WK. ( Monday - Saturday)

Auctions

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in the town of Olds Earn $500+ for hour and a half per day. Must have own vehicle. 18+ Needed ASAP Call Quitcy 403-314-4316 qmacaulay@ reddeer advocate.com

1 day per wk. No collecting!!

Please contact QUITCY

at 403-314-4316 or email qmacaulay@ reddeeradvocate.com

DENTOOMS GREEN HOUSES OPENING MAY 1 and looking for P/T & F/T Staff to work in the garden centre. Should have knowledge of plants. Able to work weekends.

Apply in person w/resume to Dentoom’s Greenhouses Hwy 11A 1/2 km west of Hwy 2 corner of Range Road 275 FT CASHIER required Heritage Esso. Cash handling, receiving, stocking, cleaning washrooms, store, carwash, parking lot. Some high school, computer literate, some experience. Able to work w/o supervision, any shift. $10-$12 Mail resume to 6020-67 St, RD T4P3M1 Fax 403-348-0972

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Lacombe, AB Seeking: Self motivated, hardworking individuals in the following areas: Lumberyard/Retail Sales: Store Clerks “Small Package” Estimator/Sales Yard Personnel Truss Plant: Truss Builders Insulation: Delivery and Labor Positions Experienced Fiberglass Insulators Loose Fill Blow-in Applicators

THE Central Alberta AIDS Network is looking for a summer student in addition to p/t and casual NightReach workers to provide addictions & outreach supports to vulnerable populations in downtown Red Deer. For more info: www.caans.org

Travel Packages

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AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS

3050

ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $975/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. June 1 403-304-5337

Suites

3060

1 BDRM. $740; N/S, no pets, no partiers, avail immed. 403-346-1458 2 BDRM. adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, lrg. suite, Avail now or May 1 $900/mo., S.D. $650. Call 403-304-5337 2 BDRM., Anders. legal bsmt. suite, separate ent., sep. laundry, central vac. N/S, no pets, $900. + D.D. Incl. utils. & internet. 403-598-3516

CLEAN & QUIET APT. ON 58 AVE.

2000-2290

2010

1540

Clothing

1590

JEAN JACKET Tommy Hilfiger, size Medium. Good cond. $30 403-314-9603

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346 Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / del. Lyle 403-783-2275

Household Appliances

1710

2130

Horses

2140

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly. 403-651-5912 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

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rentals

Household Furnishings

1720

CHAIR, Queen Anne, rose color, $50; bench chair, $25. Both like new. 403-343-6772 LOVE SEATS (2), 2 end tables, 2 lamps. Exc. cond. All for $150. 403-343-6772

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

PS 2 w/6 games $60 obo SONY mini stereo w/remote $40 obo. 403-782-3847

Misc. for Sale

1760

2 BOXES of assorted authors (Western) books $50 obo 403-782-3847 2- Cree Indian Medicine man’s sheild 26x36” , $85 each, 403-347-7405 HANDMADE 4’ D very decorative composed of tiny pieces of furs must see and handled to believe the beauty $195; 403-347-7405 LIFETIME treasure you must see to appreciate the beautiful museum type showcase relics, time relics, Sioux Indian Holyman shield, 29” L x36W $125; one Blackfoot Indian Medicine man’s shield, 33”x 25” $95; 403-347-7405 MOVING - Must sell ultramafic adjustable bed, air hockey table, china cabinet, 2 single bed frames, deep freeze. 403-986-3206 for info. PLACEMATS 6 cream coloured, cloth. $12. 403-314-9603 SINGLE comforter with bedskirt and sham $20 obo 403-782-3847

Trail Appliances has always WEBBER bbq, good cond. offered excellence in sales, asking $100, delivery, customer service, 403-346-4307 and after-sales support. The Company is currently looking to fill the following Cats positions at our Red Deer locations.† SIAMESE ALSO BELINESE Contract Sales ( 4) KITTENS FOR SALE Administrator $50/ea. 403-887-3649

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed. Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

OPPOSITE HOSPITAL Large adult 2 bdrm. apt., balcony, No pets. $800 rent/SD, heat/water incld., 403-346-5885

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444

3080

Roommates FOR RENT • 3000-3200 Wanted WANTED • 3250-3390 MUST love dogs, must be

CLASSIFICATIONS

Acreages/ Farms

3010

working rent $550., N/S, 403-358-3786

Rooms

3090

5 BDRM. house acreage, For Rent 10 min. S. of Pine Lake & 40 min. SE of Red Deer. CLEAN, quiet, responsible, $1650, $800 d.d. utils. incl., Furn. $525. 403-346-7546 1 month last month rent, 1 ROOM for rent. $450 rent, yr. leasing, references & d.d. $350. 403-343-0421 record of employment. No house pets. Avail. June 1 403-442-2631 or 357-9909 Warehouse EXECUTIVE BUNGALOW ON ACREAGE IN RED DEER. 4 bdrms, 2 bath, rent $2000 + DD avail. 403-346-5885

Houses/ Duplexes

3020

2 BDRM. in tri-plex, top floor, washer/dryer, 403-872-2472

3 FLR, 3 Bdrm house w/3 APPLS. reconditioned lrg. bath, new paint & carpets & deck at 7316-59 Ave. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. Avail. to over 40 tenants. warr. Riverside Appliances No pets. Off street parking 403-342-1042 for 3 vehicles. Rent $1600, D.D. $1600. 403-341-4627

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

The Town of Olds No collecting! Packages come ready for delivery! Also for the afternoon in Town of Penhold! Also afternoon delivery in Town of Springbrook

WEIDER NEWER CROSS BOW Exercise Machine. Very good cond. $175 obo. Comes with all attachments & exercise chart. 403-346-6939

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

Adult only bldg. 2 bdrm, 1 bath w/ balcony. Coin-op laundry. NO PETS, N/S. Certified Appraisers 1966 Avail May 1st. $895 & Farm Estates, Antiques, Power, SD $895 Firearms. Equipment Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. Or 403-396-9554 347-5855 MF 5465 tractor, fwd, 100 h p , 6 5 0 h r s . l i k e n e w FULL, newly reno’d bsmt. suite, 2 bdrms, inclds. utils, 403-347-5431 washer/dryer, some furniBicycles ture, 1.5 blks. from Bower Mall, tenant employed, cat NORCO aluminum frame Poultry friendly 403-347-7817 mountain bike, large frame LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. Used 2 mos. New $875. SUITES. 25+, adults only Asking $425. 403-740-0070 LIVE YEAR OLD LAYING hens for sale, n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 SPORTEK bike, 1 spd. Phone 403-782-4095 balloon tires. Almost new. $125. 403-740-0070

WANTED

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED for

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1500-1990

Heavy

LOOKER OFFICE FURNITURE

Sporting Goods

CLASSIFICATIONS

SUEDE JACKET, LIVE in caretaker req’d. for chocolate brown. 13 unit condo in Red Deer. From Boutique of Leathers, Reply to Large. Good cond. $40. mmccrd@yahoo.ca 403-314-9603 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY EquipmentIN CLASSIFIEDS

For afternoon delivery once per week

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

Fax Resume to 403-782-1766 or e-mail info@timbrmart.net

RED DEER WORKS

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

VANIER AREA

There are various positions with in our companies. Group beneﬁts available with all positions. No Sunday work. Great opportunities for the right individuals.

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GRAYSON EXCAVATING LTD. requires experienced foremen, pipelayers, equipment operators, Class 1 drivers, topmen and general labourers for installation of deep utilities (water and sewer). Fax resume to (403)782-6846 or e-mail to: info@ graysonexcavating.com

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FULL TIME MAINTENANCE AND LABOUR PERSON REQUIRED ASAP. Knowledge of Plumbing, Electrical, Carpentry, Painting. Must have own tools, own vehicle an asset with valid drivers license. Monday - Friday 8 - 5. Come and join our team. Please fax resume 403-346-1086

with class 3, air. All safety

required. Howell’s Excavating Meal tickets and Accommodation Ltd. provided when out of town. of Innisfail, AB is currently seeking:

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Tar-ific Construction

Top Wages paid based on experience. Full Benefits and Uniform Package included. Visit our website for more detailed job descriptions at www. eaglebuilders.ca. Applicants are able to apply online or fax resumes to TRUE POWER ELECTRIC Human Resources Requires 403 885 5516 or e-mail: HR@eaglebuilders.ca.

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BEAUTIFUL Executive home avail. May 1. Located central S. Sylvan Lake, close to schools, 6 bdrm., dining rm. living room, large master bdrm., 3 1/2 baths, 2 car garage, $1850./mo. + utils. 780-887-4430

LARGE FAMILY HOUSE IN ROSEDALE

Space

3140

WAREHOUSE FOR SALE OR LEASE 4860 sq. ft., new, bright, two 14’ O.H. doors, heated, fans, can be divided into 2 bays. Call 403- 318-4848 to view

Mobile Lot

3190

LACOMBE new park, animal friendly. Your mobile or ours. 2 or 3 bdrm. Excellent 1st time home buyers. 403-588-8820 MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl. Mauricia 403-340-0225

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Open concept 3 bdrms, 4000-4190 2 baths, In-suite laundry. Finished bsm’t. Fenced yard w/deck. No pets. N/S. Houses $1400 & UTIL; SD $1400; For Sale Avail May 1st. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 BLACKFALDS,1/2 duplex, Or 403-396-9554 new, 1250 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., Main Floor of House bsmt. finished, att. garage, for MATURE ADULTS 2 tier deck, landscaped, whte vinyl fence around, Bright 2 bdrms, 1 bath, call 403-600-1804 3 appls. Double garage. No pets. N/S Shared For Sale By Owner ~ laundry. $1325 INCL. UTIL; IMPRESSIVE Modified SD $1325; Avail NOW. Bi-level with STUNNING Hearthstone 403-314-0099 CURB APPEAL on a Or 403-396-9554 QUIET Close in Sylvan Lake. The IMMACULATE DEVELOPMENT is sure to Condos/ IMPRESS. This BEAUTITownhouses FUL home is 1342 sq. ft. on upper floor. It has 4 Bedrooms and 3 Full EXCLUSIVE CONDO Bathrooms, RV Pad, many IN INGLEWOOD upgrades and much, much Large 2 bdrms, 2 bath, more. A MUST SEE to 5 top appls. w/balcony. appreciate all that it has. Reserved parking. No pets. Please call or write for N/S. In-suite laundry. more details. Price $1345 & Power; SD $530,000.00 Email: $1345; Avail MAY 1st. mka8clr8@gmail. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 com or Call: Or 403-396-9554 403-887-1715. SOUTHWOOD PARK FREE Weekly list of 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s generously sized, 1 1/2 phone #, etc. 342-7355 baths, fenced yards, Help-U-Sell of Red Deer full bsmts. 403-347-7473, www.homesreddeer.com Sorry no pets. MASON MARTIN HOMES www.greatapartments.ca New 2 Storey 1500 sq.ft 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath, Manufactured $399,900. Dbl. att. garage. 403-588-2550 Homes MASON MARTIN HOMES Newly Reno’d Mobile New bi-level, 1320 sq.ft. FREE Shaw Cable + more 3 bdrm., 2 bath. $367,900. $950/month Dbl. att. garage. Mauricia 403-340-0225 403-588-2550

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Part time Customer Service Rep Dogs Appliance F1 LABRA DOODLES, Delivery Driver F1B GOLDEN DOODLES

296976D20-E3

Restaurant/ Hotel

Trail offers excellent training and a competitive compensation and benefit package. Start your career with a well known and respected company, become a member of the successful Trail team by applying in person to: Chris Sturdy in person at 2823 Bremner Avenue Delivery Driver applicants apply to Colin Parsons at #6 4622 61 St. Riverside Industrial District. Security checks will be conducted on successful candidates.

puppies. Visit www.furfettishfarm.ca text 306-521-1371 or call 403-919-1370

Sporting Goods

1860

ADAMS GOLF CLUB SET ASSAULT Right handed. 1-3-5 Woods, 3-PW Irons, graphite shafts, new grips, bag. Very good cond. $100. 403-346-0093 RED Deer Gun Show May 4 & 5. Westerner Ag Center

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Houses For Sale

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Cars

MASON MARTIN HOMES New bi-level, 1400 sq.ft. Dbl. att. garage. $409,900. 403-588-2550

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MASON MARTIN HOMES New bungalow 1350 sq.ft. Dbl. att. garage. 403-588-2550

2007 Mercedes Benz CLS 63 AMG 508 HP $41888 Laebon Homes 346-7273 348-8788 Sport & Import 2005 FORD Focus 4 dr, 101,900 kms $4900 SOLD Condos/ 2000 PONTIAC Grand Am Townhouses 2 dr. Clean 403-318-3040

www.laebon.com

4040

MASON MARTIN HOMES New condo, 1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath, 5 appls., $189,800. 403-588-2550

Acreages

4050

4 ACRES, bare land, LAKE KOOCANUSSA, $79,900 403-350-0345

NEW LOCATION 7652 50 Avenue 403-348-8788 AB SPORT

7 ACRES $330,000. 20 min. to Red Deer 403-350-0345 ACREAGES FOR SALE BY OWNER, 5+/- ACRES EACH: 1 mile west of Clearwater Trading Store, Caroline. Treed w/pine, poplar & spruce, offering scenic views of the Clearwater valley & Rocky Mountains. $175,000. Natural gas & power on property, Telus on property lines. One acreage incl. a rustic 2 storey log cabin & water well for $250,000. For more info call 403-722-4076.

Farms/ Land

4070

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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Some families who lost loved ones in December’s massacre at a Connecticut elementary school expressed disgust and disappointment Sunday over the Senate’s defeat last week of the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades, as they pledged to keep fighting for measures to prevent gun violence. Neil Heslin, Erica Lafferty and Carlee Soto were among the Newtown, Connecticut, family members who spent a week on Capitol Hill describing how their loved ones died at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14. But their stories of horror and heroism were no match for a threat from the National Rifle Association, the influential gun rights lobbying group, which led the opposition, and concern from Republicans and a small band of rural-state Democrats. Lafferty, whose mother, school principal Dawn Hochsprung, lunged unarmed at the gunman to stop him

from firing the assault weapon, said she was “honestly disgusted that there were so many senators that are doing nothing about the fact that my mom was gunned down in her elementary school, along with five other educators and 20 6- and 7-year-old children.” The Senate rejected on Wednesday a series of gun control bills that would have tightened background checks for buyers, banned assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines, and loosened restrictions on carrying concealed weapons across state lines, the last measure backed by the NRA. The votes were a setback for President Barack Obama who had made gun control legislation a top priority of his second term after the Sandy Hook massacre. The measure to tighten background checks to include online and gun show sales received 54 votes in the 100-seat Senate, but that fell short of the 60 votes needed under Senate procedural rules to advance the legislation to a final vote. Current federal law only requires background checks for gun purchases at licensed gun dealers. Supporters of background checks maintain that it would make it more

difficult for criminals and severely mentally ill people to obtain firearms. Opponents said the measure would be ineffective and could facilitate the creation of a national registry of gun owners, making it easier for the government to someday tax or confiscate firearms. Within hours of the Senate votes, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords accused senators who opposed the new regulations of “cowardice” in a piece published in the New York Times’ oped page. Giffords was among 13 people wounded two years ago when a lone gunman opened fire as she met with constituents in a Tucson, Arizona, shopping mall, killing six others. She and her husband, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, had lobbied for the bills’ passage. On CBS’ Face the Nation, moderator Bob Schieffer asked Heslin, Lafferty and Soto Sunday whether the words “cowardice” and “cowards” were appropriate to describe Wednesday’s vote. “I do,” said Heslin, who’s 6-year-old son Neil Lewis died at Sandy Hook. “I feel they’re not standing up for what they should be.”

Gay marriage protest

Locally owned and family operated

5040

SUV's

FARM FOR SALE

Manufactured Homes

4090

2 0 0 8 C U S T O M B U I LT modular home to move, 1315 sq.ft., 3 bdrms. 2 baths, fireplace, a.c., awning and decking, all appls., $115,000. phone 403-729-3205 for pics. MUST SELL By Owner. Mauricia 403-340-0225

Income Property

In very good condition, equipped to be towed behind a Motorhome,64,000 km’s Asking price $23,000 **SOLD**

2010 BMW Xdrive 3.0i 24,568 km. Sport & Import 7652-50 Ave 403-348-8788

4100

NEW DUPLEX, 2 suites, for $389,900. 2000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. Mason Martin Homes 403-588-2550

Lots For Sale

FOR SALE:

2008 Lexus RX 350

4160

112 ACRES of bare land, located in Burnt Lake area structure plan, great investment property with future subdivision potential. Asking 1.2M 403-304-5555

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2008 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon $24,888 Sport & Import 403-348-8788 2001 DODGE Durango 4x4, $5000 o.b.o. 403-348-1634

Trucks

5050

FULLY SERVICED res & duplex lots in Lacombe. Builders terms or owner will J.V. with investors or subtrades who wish to become 2006 GMC C4500 Topkick duramax diesel, 4X4, auto, home builders. Great returns. Call 403-588-8820 $44888 7652 50 Avenue 348-8788 Sport & Import

Pinnacle Estates

(Blackfalds) You build or bring your own builder. Terms avail. 403-304-5555

4180

OLDS, AB: UP FOR BIDS:

bids accepted until May 6, 2013, 3 p.m. for individual or all parcels. Future development land in the designated growth area of Mountainview county. 3 parcels: Parcel 1, 139.49 acres, parcel 2, 140.1 acres, parcel 3, 117.3 acres. ID #1995. Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Signature Service 1-866-345-3414 www. canadafarmandranch.com

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wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

Antique & Classic Autos

5020

1983 FORD Mustang convertible, 5 L, 5 spd. p.w., cruise control, red/white. 79,000 kms. summer driven only. $6500. 403-728-3427

Automotive Services

5010

Opposition calls on Hezbollah to stay out of war By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME in Clive, 60’x140’ serviced lot with alley access. .19 acre in newer dev. neighborhood, great 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 SLE location. Less than 15 mts. 72,000 km Sport & Import to Prentiss. Joffre and 7652-50 Ave. 403-348-8788 Lacombe. Offered at $59,900. Phone 403-782-1879 or 403-357-2533.

Investment Opportunities

Demonstrators wearing Phrygian cap, the symbol of the French republic since the 1789 revolution, wave the national flag during a rally to protest against French President Francois Hollande’s social reform on gay marriage and adoption in Paris, Sunday. Both houses of the French parliament have already approved the bill in a first reading. The second and final reading is expected Tuesday.

2003 KING Ranch 150 Loaded, Leather, DVD 4 Door, exc. shape in and out. $6600. 403-550-0372

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Clashes between Tuareg rebels, Arab militia in north Mali BAMAKO, Mali — An official in northern Mali says clashes have broken out near Timbuktu between secular Tuareg rebels and Arab militants. Moctar Ould Souleymane, an official in the town of Ber said the fighting erupted when five vehicles of armed fighters from the Arab Movement of Azawad showed up late Sunday. The Arab militants said they had come to chase Tuareg rebels out of the town who had been accused of attacking Arab-owned businesses. The violence underscores the tensions that remain in northern Mali three months after a Frenchled military operation largely ousted radical Islamic fighters from the area. The sidelining of the al-Qaida-linked fighters has allowed for the Tuareg rebels from the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad to regain a presence in the area.

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Constitutional court to rule on fate of Guatemala genocide trial BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GUATEMALA CITY — Judges in the landmark genocide trial of a former Guatemalan dictator asked the country’s constitutional Court to decide if the proceedings should continue, as a move to annul the case brought an international outcry that justice be served in the Central American country’s long and bloody civil war. The tribunal handling the trial, which advocates proceeding with the case, said it won’t accept another judge’s ruling that the trial of Efrain Rios Montt should start over at a point before charges were filed. The announcement Friday by Tribunal President Yasmin Barrios prompted a standing ovation in the courtroom, with shouts of “Justice! Justice!” The constitutional Court has 10 days to rule on the dispute. Rios Montt, 86, is accused of overseeing the deaths of 1,771 Mayan Indians during the military dictatorship he headed from March 23, 1982, to Aug. 8, 1983, as part of a U.S.-backed “scorched earth” campaign aimed at wiping out support for leftist guerrillas. He turned his back to the cheering crowd. “We have to wait and see what the constitutional Court says,” he told The Associated Press. The trial had been nearing closing arguments on Thursday when Judge Carol Patricia Flores spoke up. Flores had handled the case in its pre-trial stage, was recused in February 2012, then reinstated last week by the constitutional Court. She ruled that all actions taken in the case since she was first asked to step down are now null, sending the trial back to square one. The move caused an international outcry, with U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay registering her concern, a spokesman said. “This is a blow to the numerous victims of the atrocities committed during Guatemala’s civil war who have been waiting more than 30 years for justice to be done,” U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said Friday. International groups including the Open Society Justice Initiative, the International Center for Transitional Justice, Center for Justice and International Law and the Washington Office on Latin America, urged that that the trial continue. The nongovernmental organization Human Rights Watch said the suspension of the trial raises serious concerns about victims’ access to justice. “For years, the Rios Montt case and others like it have been delayed by dilatory manoeuvrs and acts of intimidation against victims and justice officials alike,” said Reed Brody, senior counsel at Human Rights Watch, who monitored the start of the trial. “The surprise decision to suspend the trial raises serious concerns that victims will be forced to repeat the heart-wrenching process of recounting the horrific abuses they suffered at the hands of security forces.” Prosecutor Orlando Lopez agreed with the tribunal’s move to seek a ruling from the constitutional Court about Flores’ move to suspend the case, saying “we can’t put the victims who have already testified at risk.” Flores’ ruling was a surprise move to halt what outside observers had considered a professional trial carried out under due process of international law in a country known for its corrupt and incompetent justice system.

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At 59, Russian cosmonaut is world’s oldest spacewalker BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut became the world’s oldest spacewalker Friday, joining a much younger cosmonaut’s son for maintenance work outside the International Space Station. Pavel Vinogradov, a cosmonaut for two decades, claimed the honour as he emerged from the hatch with Roman Romanenko. But he inadvertently added to the booming population of space junk when he lost his grip on an experiment tray that he was retrieving toward the end of the 6 ½-hour spacewalk. The lost aluminum panel — 18 inches by 12 inches and about 6 ½ pounds — contained metal samples. Scientists wanted to see how the samples had fared after a year out in the vacuum of space. Otherwise, the spacewalk had gone well, with the spacewalkers installing new science equipment and replacing a navigation device needed for the June arrival of a European cargo ship. Collecting the experiment tray was Vinogradov’s last task outside. The tray drifted toward the solar panels of the main Russian space station compartment, called Zvezda, Russian for Star. Flight controllers did not believe it struck anything, and the object was not thought to pose a safety hazard in the hours and days ahead. “That’s unfortunate,” someone radioed in Rus-

sian. Another panel of similar experiments will be collected on a future spacewalk. This is the first of eight spacewalks to be conducted this year, most of them by Russians. Two will be led by NASA this summer. Until Friday, the oldest spacewalker was retired NASA astronaut Story Musgrave, who was 58 when he helped fix the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993. Romanenko, 41, is a second-generation spaceman who’s following in his father’s bootsteps. Retired cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko performed spacewalks back in the 1970s and 1980s. This is the son’s first experience out in the vacuum of space. Vinogradov made his seventh spacewalk; he ventured into a dark, ruptured chamber at Russia’s old Mir space station in 1997 following a cargo ship collision. He arrived late last month for a six-month stay at the space station; he’ll turn 60 aboard the orbiting complex in August. The spacewalkers joked as they toiled 260 miles above the planet. “I’m afraid of the darkness,” one of them said in Russian as the space station passed over the night side of Earth. Russian flight controllers outside Moscow oversaw Friday’s action. The four other space station residents monitored the activity from inside; Canadian commander Chris Hadfield drew the short straw and had to work on a balky toilet.

Rocky inauguration day as new Venezuelan leader starts six-year term BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CARACAS, Venezuela — Inauguration day could have gone better for the man picked to lead Venezuela’s socialist revolution for the next six years. Hours before President Nicolas Maduro’s swearing-in, his government announced it would allow a full audit of the razor-thin vote that the opposition says he won by fraud, which analysts said was likely a bow to both domestic and international pressure. Then the massive crowds that used to pack the streets for late leader Hugo Chavez failed to appear. Finally, a spectator rushed the stage and interrupted Maduro’s inaugural speech, shouting into the microphone before he was grabbed by security. It was an inauspicious start to the first full term of the burly former bus driver labouring in Chavez’s shadow and struggling to inspire the fervour that surrounded the former lieutenant colonel during his 14 years in power. Maduro, who has the support of the Chavista bases, needs all the momentum he can muster to consolidate control of a country struggling with shortages of food and medicines; chronic power outages; one of the world’s highest homicide and kidnapping rates. Addressing a dozen heads of state including Presidents Dilma Rousseff of Brazil, Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia, Raul Castro of Cuba and Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Maduro promised to address crime and purge the country’s popular social service programs of corruption and inefficiency, although he mentioned few specifics. Alternatively striking conciliatory and incendiary tones, he expressed willingness to deal with the opposition, although the government has made a series of similar promises that it hasn’t acted on. “I’m ready to talk even with the devil,” Maduro said. Venezuelan government officials appeared confident there will be no reversal of the result by an audit that’s only slated to begin next week and could drag on well into May. Many independent analysts agreed. Still, the announcement of the audit by the government-controlled National Electoral Council was a surprise reversal for a government that insisted all week that there would be no review of Sunday’s vote and took a hard line against the opposition — including the alleged brutal treatment of protesters. The announcement late Thursday night came moments before the official start of an emergency meeting of

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Venezuela’s President-elect Nicolas Maduro waves to supporters as he arrives at the national Assembly for his inaugural ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday. The opposition boycotted the swearing-in ceremony, hoping that the ruling party’s last-minute decision to allow an audit of nearly half the vote could change the result in a the bitterly disputed presidential election. the union of South American leaders, Unasur, to discuss Venezuela’s electoral crisis. The leaders wound up endorsing Maduro’s victory after their meeting in Lima, Peru. Analysts said that appeared to be in exchange for his concession to the audit. “The democratic legitimacy of Unasur as a group and of each one its members would be placed in doubt if Venezuela refused to accept a recount,” said Alexandre Barros, an analyst with the Early Warning political risk group in Brasilia, Brazil. Opposition candidate Henrique Capriles said the audit will prove he won the presidency. And even if it leaves the vote standing and calms tensions, the recount will strengthen the opposition against a president whose narrow victory left him far weaker than Chavez ever was, analysts said. “The regime has no intention of modifying the existing situation,” said Vicente Torrijos, a political scientist at Colombia’s Universidad del Rosario, suggesting it won’t let the audit force them from office. Still, he said, “I think this is a weak government, incredibly fragile, and it’s an unsustainable regime.” The International Monetary Fund said this week that it expects Ven-

ezuela’s economy to contract 0.1 per cent this year compared to 5.5 per cent growth in 2012 and to have the region’s highest inflation at 27 per cent, forcing an inevitable cutback in the public spending that was key to Chavez’s popularity. On Friday, the first day of a long holiday weekend, administration’s redclad backers were fervent but marched in relatively small numbers through the capital, dancing and blowing trumpets, led by riders on horseback and even massive bulls yoked in pairs. Opposition backers leaned out of their windows banging pots and pans in protest as government backers shot fireworks. As Maduro addressed the crowd inside the National Assembly building, a spectator rushed the stage and pushed him away from the microphone, startling millions watching on national television with a shout that sounded like “Nicolas, my name is Jenry!” before the intruder was tackled and dragged away. The broadcast cut away, then returned to the lectern and Maduro, who continued his speech. “He could have shot me here,” Maduro said, dressing down his security detail before continuing with his ad-

dress. Maduro, 50, was declared the winner of Sunday’s election by a slim 267,000-vote margin out of 14.9 million ballots cast. That did not include more than 100,000 votes cast abroad, where more than 90 per cent were cast for Capriles in an earlier election against Chavez last October. Venezuelans voted on computers that issued paper receipts used to confirm the accuracy of the electronic vote. Authorities checked 54 per cent of the electronic vote against the paper receipts and registers containing the names, signatures and fingerprints of each voter. The National Electoral Council said just before the start of the meeting in Lima that it would audit 46 per cent of the vote not already scrutinized on election night. An electoral official told The Associated Press that the new process, to start next week, would replicate the one from election night. Capriles has alleged a series of vote irregularities, some of which would be turned up by a new audit, such as charges that there was damage to 3,535 voting machines, representing 189,982 votes, and that voting rolls included 600,000 dead people. He said that many of those irregularities took place in polling locations that weren’t audited on election day. Capriles had demanded a full voteby-vote recount but said he accepted the ruling. “We are where we want to be,” Capriles told a news conference. “I think I will have the universe of voters needed to get where I want to be.” Some analysts saw the possibility that the audit could turn up enough irregularities to throw the election result into question and spawn turmoil. “It opens a sort of Pandora’s box,” said Edgar Gutierrez, an independent political analyst in Caracas. Maduro had never rejected the audit publicly, and it was possible pressure from the military or more moderate members of his ruling clique were a factor. Maduro heads a faction believed to be more radical. “This is a concession to Capriles, but it is also a way of calling his bluff. It is exceedingly unlikely that such an audit will show a different result,” said David Smilde, a Venezuela expert at the University of Georgia. A petition to halt Maduro’s inauguration had been rejected earlier Thursday by the country’s highest court. “This government will continue to govern until this thing gets resolved,” Capriles said. “It’s a history of chapters.”

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Italy’s polarized Parliament fails to elect president again BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROME — Italy’s polarized Parliament failed in a second day of balloting Friday to elect a president, as the high-profile candidacy of ex-Premier Romano Prodi fell far short of the votes needed. The rebuff deepened the political paralysis gripping the eurozone’s third-largest economy. Prodi, the only politician to defeat media mogul Silvio Berlusconi for the premier’s office, was the centre-left latest choice to be Italy’s next head of state, replacing President Giorgio Napolitano, whose 7-year term expires next month. Berlusconi bitterly opposed the bid to tap Prodi, a onetime archrival who had defeated him twice for the premiership. The president’s duties include tapping someone to try to form Italy’s next government and end two months of political gridlock. Berlusconi ordered his forces to boycott the vote Friday afternoon, and they did. In the latest fourth round of balloting, Prodi garnered 395 votes, far short of the 504 simple majority needed. In theory, it should have been easier for Parliament to elect a president, because the previous three rounds of voting had required a two-thirds majority. But centre-left leader Pier Luigi Bersani, who was frustrated in forming a government following inconclusive nationwide elections in February, was humiliated again, this time by his own splintering party, and he also failed to draw enough support outside his bloc to rally behind the widely-respected Prodi, a former European Union commission president. Bersani and fellow Democratic leaders huddled into the night, trying to regain a grip on their unraveling party. Italian media quoted sources in-

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Center-left coalition leader Pierluigi Bersani talks to the media during a press conference, in Rome, Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Italy’s president says experts he named to help the country escape political gridlock will have eight to 10 days to identify the “serious problems” facing the nation and help fix them. The experts met Tuesday for the first time. Afterward, Giorgio Napolitano said the experts wouldn’t identify candidates for a new government but rather “create more favorable conditions” to forming one. side the closed-door session as saying he blasted traitors within the party’s ranks, after calculating that about onequarter of its lawmakers didn’t vote for Prodi. Bersani was also quoted as saying he would quit the party leadership once a president is finally elected. A fifth round of voting was scheduled for Saturday, when Bersani loyalists planned to cast blank ballots in a

stalling tactic until they can come up with a new candidate. “I think Prodi’s candidacy is finished,” said Matteo Renzi, an upstart rival of Bersani in his Democratic Party. Speaking to reporters in Florence, where he is mayor, Renzi was quick to blame Prodi’s defeat in the secret vote on defectors in their bickering party. One possibility for another candi-

date touted by commentators was Massimo D’Alema, an ex-premier and former leader of the now defunct Italian Communist Party, which eventually morphed into the Democratic Party. Berlusconi’s bloc is generally considered open to him. The push for Prodi by the centreleft, which controls the Chamber of Deputies, took shape after a candidate backed by both the left and the right failed to win in two rounds of voting a day earlier. But the Prodi candidacy seemed to only further polarize lawmakers. One right-wing lawmaker, Alessandra Mussolini, sported a protest T-shirt as the fourth round of voting began. “The devil wears Prodi,” read the shirt’s back, which the granddaughter of late dictator Benito Mussolini showed off to photographers in the Chamber of Deputies. The slogan riffed on a popular film about the fashion world. The Italian president has no political role, but retains powers to dissolve Parliament, call new elections and tap a candidate to form a new government — thus playing a critical role in resolving Italy’s political crisis. Caught in political gridlock since elections two months ago, Italy is being governed by caretaker Premier Mario Monti. Voters, fed up with Monti’s austerity program of higher taxes and spending cuts and stubborn unemployment, rejected his bid in February elections to stay in office. Monti’s centrists were pushing Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri, who received several dozen votes Friday, to be Italy’s president. A statement from his office described her as a “personality who unites, not divides.” A veteran Interior Ministry civil servant, Cancellieri is considered apolitical.

Compromise as Boy Scouts propose to lift ban on gay youth, but not adult leaders NEW YORK — Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing them as youth members but continuing to bar them as adult leaders. The proposal, unveiled Friday after weeks of private leadership deliberations, will be submitted to the roughly 1,400 voting members of the BSA’s National Council during the week of May 20 at a meeting in Texas. The key part of the resolution says no youth may be denied membership in the Scouts “on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone.” A ban would continue on leadership roles for adults who are openly gay or lesbian. Gay-rights groups, which had demanded a complete lifting of the ban, criticized the proposal as inadequate. “Until every parent and young person have the same opportunity to serve, the Boy Scouts will continue to see a decline in both membership and donations,” said Rich Ferraro, a spokesman for the gay-rights watchdog group GLAAD. Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign, said the BSA was too timid. “What message does this resolution send to the gay Eagle Scout who, as an adult, wants to continue a lifetime of Scouting by becoming a troop leader?” he asked. Some conservative groups assailed the proposal from the opposite direction, saying the ban should be kept in its entirety. “The policy is incoherent,” said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council. “The proposal says, in essence, that homosexuality is morally acceptable until a boy turns 18 — then, when he comes of age, he’s removed from the Scouts.” Perkins predicted that the proposed change, if adopted, would subject the BSA to “crippling lawsuits” because it would no longer be able to argue that excluding gays was integral to its basic principles. Indeed, the BSA has anticipated hostile reaction, estimating that easing the ban on gay adults might prompt between 100,000 and 350,000 members to leave the organization, which now has 2.6 million youth members. In January, the BSA said it was considering a plan to give sponsors of local Scout units the option of admitting gays as both youth members and adult leaders or continuing to exclude them. On Friday, the BSA said it changed course in part because of surveys sent out starting in February to about 1 million members of the Scouting community. The review, said a BSA statement, “created an outpouring of feedback” from 200,000 respondents, some supporting the exclusion policy and others favouring a change. “While perspectives and opinions vary significantly, parents, adults in the Scouting commu-

nity and teens alike tend to agree that youth should not be denied the benefits of Scouting,” the statement said. As a result, the BSA’s Executive Committee drafted the compromise resolution. “The proposed resolution also reinforces that Scouting is a youth program, and any sexual conduct, whether heterosexual or homosexual, by youth of Scouting age is contrary to the virtues of Scouting,” the statement said. The BSA described its survey as “the most comprehensive listening exercise in its history.” In a summary of the findings, it said respondents overall supported the BSA’s current policy of excluding gays by a margin of 61 per cent to 34 per cent, while a majority of younger parents and teens opposed the policy. It said overwhelming majorities of parents, teens and members of the Scouting community felt it would be unacceptable to deny an openly gay Scout an Eagle Scout Award solely because of his sexual orientation. Included in the survey were dozens of churches and other religious organizations that sponsor a majority of Scout units. The BSA said many of the religious organizations expressed concern over having gay adult leaders and were less concerned about gay youth members. Many Scout units are sponsored by relatively conservative denominations that have supported the ban on gays in the past — notably the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Southern Baptist churches.

A Southern Baptist Convention spokesman, Roger Oldham, said the SBC would prefer that the Boy Scouts maintain the ban on both gay youth and adults. LDS spokesman Michael Purdy said Mormon leaders would study the new proposal before commenting, and there was no immediate public reaction from Catholic officials who have been dealing with the BSA membership issue. The BSA survey tried to gauge the proposal’s effect on financial support. Local Scout councils said 51 per cent of their major donors opposed easing the ban, while a majority of Fortune 500 companies supported a change. In another revealing section of the survey, the BSA reported feedback from 30 national youth organizations and civic groups, many of them partners of the Scouts in various endeavours. Of the 30 organizations, 28 urged the Scouts to lift the ban, and many warned that their partnerships might end if the ban remained. The BSA also consulted four experts in the field of child sex abuse prevention. The four conveyed a “nearly universal opinion” within their field that homosexuality is not a risk factor for the sexual abuse of children. Since January, the Scouts have come under intense pressure from activists and advocacy groups on both sides of the membership debate. In Indiana, for example, there’s an ongoing campaign demanding that the United Way withhold funding from the Scouts until the ban is lifted. In Cali-

fornia, the state Senate is considering a bill aimed at pressuring the BSA to lift the ban by making the organization ineligible for non-profit tax breaks. Among the leaders of the anti-ban campaign is Jennifer Tyrrell, an Ohio mother who was ousted as her 7-yearold son’s Cub Scout den leader because she is gay. “The Boy Scouts are once again forcing me to look my children in the eyes and tell them that our family isn’t good enough,” Tyrrell said in a statement Friday. Another leading opponent of the ban is Eagle Scout Zach Wahls, a 21-year-old activist raised by lesbian mothers in Iowa. He pledged to continue his advocacy, yet welcomed the proposed lifting of the ban on gay youths. “Today, this is about the kids, and we are glad that the Boy Scouts of America is taking this historic step forward,” he said in an email. On the other side, the Family Research Council has been circulating an online petition urging the BSA to keep the ban. And in Utah, the Boy Scouts’ Great Salt Lake Council — one of the largest in the country with 73,400 youth members — said a survey showed that more than 80 per cent of its leaders opposed lifting the ban. John Stemberger, an Eagle Scout and conservative activist from Florida, assailed the new proposal as a retreat in the face of gay-rights pressure. “We urge the National Council to vote against this resolution and uphold the time-tested membership policy of the Boy Scouts,” Stemberger said.

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