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Province warns victims WON’T BE SAME NEXT TIME THE CANADIAN PRESS

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Poor water quality in the Red Deer, Medicine and Blindman Rivers was identified as a priority concern in a State of the Environment report compiled by Lacombe County.

The three rivers, as well Haynes and Whelp Creeks, were found to contain water with high nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, as well as more bacteria, parasites and pesticides than is desirable under Alberta Environment’s surface water guidelines.

A “poor” rating is given when guidelines are exceeded significantly, water quality is considered impaired and “well below desirable levels,” or worst quality.

These finding were not a surprise to Lacombe County’s environmental co-ordinator Blayne West — or to many residents of the county, who identified water quality and habitat preservation as their top environmental concerns in public consultations.

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Emily Thomson works on a mural of sunny Greece for the exterior of the Amphora Restaurant on Little Gaetz Avenue. Colourful murals inspired by Japan and Greece will hopefully build “community” in downtown Red Deer. See story on Page A3.

Senior wins reprieve over big gas bill METER FINALLY FOUND TO BE FAULTY AFTER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF An 81-year-old Alix area senior who won the fight over a $3,789 gas bill is now warn-

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Sid Morris with a gas bill in excess of $3,700.

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ing others to take a closer look at their The federal regulator conducted an inbills. vestigation and concluded the register on In January, Sid Morris said he re- the meter was defective. ceived the shock of his life when he The report said the three left digits opened his power bill to find he used on the register are able to free wheel, more gas in that month than the entire which could result in erratic meter previous year. readings.

Morris said Now Morris would Chain Lakes Gas like to see a Measure‘NOT THAT I WANT TO BE Co-op Ltd. told him Canada phone MEAN TO CHAIN LAKES BUT ment that this period was number printed on “consistently cold,” THEY THOROUGHLY SCREWED all gas bills to protect “estimated extremeothers like him.

UP.’ ly low” and that he “Not that I want had used the gas “if to be mean to Chain — SID MORRIS it went through the Lakes but they thormeter.” oughly screwed up,” “Yet my rural said Morris. neighbour’s gas bill did not increase or in“Why in the world they would go to an creased very little during this period,” said engineering firm that is no near as qualiMorris. fied as Measurement Canada, I have no The meter was sent for testing at an ac- clue.” credited meter shop under Measurement Sven Sorensen, Chain Lakes Gas Co-op Canada, a federal regulator.

Ltd. general manager, said the company The report showed the meter was in sent the meter to an accredited meter shop working order. under Measurement Canada.

Morris did not believe the unit was work“All gas meters get tested to meter ing properly and continued to put up a shops,” said Sorensen. fight.

“Measurement Canada only looks at one In March, he worked out a deal with in a million. It’s just the accredited meter the company to take off a third of the shop didn’t find what Measurement Canada bill because the firm said there was a did.” remote chance that something was not Morris has been credited with the gas working. that he did not use.

Morris sent the company a certified Measurement Canada recommended that cheque for the one-third and he received a the average consumption from the previdisconnect order in response for March 25. ous three years during the period of Nov.1 A few weeks later, an inspector from through Jan. 31 to be used to replace the Measurement Canada saw a news report billing consumption for the period of Nov. about Morris’s high gas bill and contacted 1, 2012, through Jan. 31, 2013. him. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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HIGH RIVER — The Alberta government says it will pay to help flood victims rebuild outside flood zones or protect their homes from future floods, but it warns the offer won’t be the same the next time rivers rise.

The province announced on Sunday that it would provide funding from its disaster recovery program for homeowners to rebuild or relocate to new locations outside flood risk areas.

There will also be funding available through the same program to protect buildings within a flood fringe area with infrastructure such as berms, or by raising a house.

But the government says homeowners in a flood fringe who do not implement mitigation measures to protect against a one-in-100year flood will not be eligible for the same assistance if there’s another flood.

Premier Alison Redford has already announced an initial $1 billion to kick-start recovery from devastating floods that hit the province last month.

The government says it will introduce legislation this fall to forbid municipalities from approving new developments in floodways, and it says anyone whose property is in a floodway will have it noted on their land title.

“We want to give Albertans with flooddamaged homes the information they need to make choices to get their lives back on track,” Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths said in a news release.

“We also want to ensure we’re spending responsibly and doing everything we can to prevent flood damage like this from happening again.”

The province says land that’s made available by Albertans moving out of flood risk areas would be used for municipal flood mitigation infrastructure or for recreational use such as picnic areas, parks, cycling and hiking paths.

The region that was hit by the recent flooding also suffered serious but less destructive floods in 2005.

A government report completed the next year recommended that development on flood plains be restricted.

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Stampede that Hard-won lessons of Afghan war almost never on ‘life support,’ general warns happened wraps up THE CANADIAN PRESS

101ST CALGARY STAMPEDE WAS ALMOST FLOODED OUT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The 101st Calgary Stampede wraps on Sunday after 10 days of events that a recordbreaking flood almost prevented from happening.

Official attendance over the 10 days wasn’t available by late Sunday, but organizers said the onemillion mark had already been met by the end of Saturday.

The record attendance was 1,409,371 last year.

“We’re just extremely proud we put on the show we did,” said Stampede spokeswoman Jennifer Booth.

People were still drying out their homes from the massive overflow of the Bow and Elbow rivers last month when Stampede president Bob Thompson pledged the show would go on “come hell or high water.”

His announcement came only days after water rose so high that the Stampede grounds looked like a giant lake, with the Saddledome flooded up to the eighth row.

Many wondered whether anyone would be able to come, even if the thousands of volunteers could get the grounds dried out and repaired in time.

In the end, a lot of people welcomed a chance to ride the midway, chow down on fried treats and watch the rodeo as a diversion from their troubles.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, who was the parade marshal on opening day, said this year’s Stampede showed Calgary’s “strength through adversity.”

More than 75,000 Calgarians — along with residents of many communities throughout southern Alberta — had to leave their homes when water from raging rivers rose on June 20.

Since it was first organized by Wild West performer Guy Weadick and livestock agent H.C. McMullen in 1912 as a cowboy championship, the Calgary Stampede has continued uninterrupted despite two world wars, a Depression and the recent flood.

As in a normal year at the Calgary Stampede, there was controversy over some events.

A chuckwagon horse collapsed and died after a race Friday. A steer was also euthanized earlier in the rodeo because of a neck injury it suffered in competition.

The deaths prompted the Vancouver Humane Society to reiterate calls for the suspension of both events.

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WATER: Lakes fare better The report’s conclusions “resonated with what the community was thinking.

What (people) were saying were the major issues, were the major issues,” said West, who took about 1 ½ years to do the baseline environmental study for the county.

Most lakes in the area fared better than rivers, with Sylvan and Gull Lake achieving a good rating, Buffalo and Lacombe Lake receiving “fair,” while only the Chain Lakes were “poor.”

West said a multitude of factors are responsible for water quality.

Runoff from agricultural operations, lawn chemicals, cattle waste and leaking septic tanks from acreages are considered major causes.

Some lakes fared better than others because they have better water flow, and are deeper and bigger, added West, while rivers tend to collect contamination all along their routes.

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OTTAWA — Budget restraint and underspending at National Defence have left some of the army’s hard-won capabilities from the Afghan war on “life support,” says the outgoing commander of the Canadian Army.

The federal government needs to recognize that intelligence operators are as much a part of today’s front line as soldiers and tanks, said Lt.-Gen. Peter Devlin, whose three-year tenure as Canada’s top soldier comes to an end Thursday.

“I am unusually proud that there is an army that has been reloaded and I’ve spent an incredible amount of energy and effort to pay respect to the lessons that were learned with blood in Afghanistan,” Devlin said in an interview with The Canadian Press.

Much of Devlin’s 35-year career in the military was spent in the field in Afghanistan, as well as in Iraq as an exchange officer with the U.S. Army.

But the transition from the front line to Ottawa’s political trench warfare can be daunting, and Devlin’s candid — but tactful — assessments of the effect of budget-slashing at National Defence have been like fingernails on a chalkboard to a government that’s staked much of its reputation on embracing the military.

Before a Senate committee last December, Devlin revealed the army’s baseline budget had been cut by 22 per cent and warned there was little fat to cut throughout the organization — a view that did not sit well

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The outgoing commander of the Canadian Army, Lt.-Gen. Peter Devlin seen here on Friday, says budget restraint and under-spending at National Defence have left some of the army’s hard-won capabilities from the Afghan war on “life support.” in political circles.

It has been a scramble to maintain not only training, but elements Devlin described as the “softer skills” essential to fighting modern wars, such as intelligence, surveillance and expertise in countering improvised explosive devices.

“Some of them, to be quite frank, are on life support,” he said. “Some are important; others we have had to make rough choices.”

Each of those elements figured prominently in the hit-and-run war against the Taliban, and yet the army has found itself redirecting soldiers from infantry, armoured and artillery regiments in order to maintain the necessary intelligence capability.

The ranks of troops who conduct information and electronic warfare — more important than ever on the modernday battlefield — are

can’t be the only one taking measures to prevent river pollution.

“The idea is, we have to start somewhere. Hopefully we can be a leader in this and there will be a groundswell of support from residents . . . and other counties and municipalities will get on board.”

Now that the county has baseline information on water quality, the next step will determining how to improve things over the next 10 to 20 years. West said more public consultations will be planned as the county works on an environmental management plan to outline targets and priorities and how these can be achieved.

West doesn’t believe the county will legislate tighter environmental rules. Instead, a pubic awareness campaign will likely be launched that asks residents to voluntarily take measures to contain the kind of pollutants that can get into rivers and lakes.

According to other findings in the State of the Environment report, the bio-indicators (amounts of trees, shrubs and other vegetation) surrounding wetlands and riparian areas around lakes is “fair.”

There isn’t enough data available to determine the state of habitat and wildlife biodiversity, or the effects of some human impacts, such as waste generation and disposal.

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West said this indicates the county will have to start gathering its own data in these areas, perhaps partnering with local groups that can help collect information on flora and fauna.

The county’s environmental management plan is expected to be completed by the summer of 2014. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

FLOOD: New policies It also suggested that buildings in high-risk flood zones not be eligible for disaster recovery payments.

But the province didn’t act on the recommendations.

The government said Sunday the new policies will bring Alberta in line with provinces such as Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec which it said also limit on development in flood hazard areas.

“No eligible homeowner with flood damage will go without financial support. But when we’re using Albertans’ tax dollars, we need to empower those receiving funds to make responsible choices. That’s what Albertans expect,” said Griffiths, who is also the leader of the province’s disaster task force.

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Defence analysts have been warning for months that while the army has been able to maintain training at the highest level for quick reaction units, which are designed to deploy in a crisis, its ability to mount a sustained operation similar to the one in Afghanistan has been compromised by cuts to training and readiness.

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stretched thin, Devlin said.

“The definition of what soldiers are considered the pointy end of the stick is much broader now, and I would argue that the intelligence analyst is a pointy-ended soldier today.”

The army is pushing it, he said, but has “just enough” door gunners for training to man the new CH-47F Chinook helicopters, which began arriving last month.

Equipment such as surveillance balloons and electronics towers, used to keep 24-hour watch over the battlefield, are instead packed up in storage and used sparingly for training because of shrinking budgets, he added.

“If our training scenarios are not rich enough to keep those skills honed at the level they should be, it will mean we will take extra time, extra training and

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Building downtown’s ‘community’ MURALS CREATED ON WALLS REPEATEDLY DEFACED WITH PROFANITY

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Colourful murals inspired by Japan and Greece will hopefully build “community” in downtown Red Deer.

Two mural projects were started this weekend to replace the profanities regularly scrawled on the exteriors of two businesses located just north of the downtown fire hall, on Little Gaetz Avenue.

Portraits of two geishas and cherry blossom branches are being painted on the front of the XStatic Club, at 4605-50th Ave. And a smaller mural, on the rear of the Amphora Restaurant (formerly Dino’s at 4617-50th Ave.), depicts a Greek hillside, with pink flowers, a whitewashed building and the blue Mediterranean Sea. The subject matter was chosen with input from the business owners, who preferred having murals on their buildings to graffiti scrawls, said Brian Einarson, a community facilitator for the City of Red Deer’s social planning department.

But he added, “This is more of a community building initiative than a crime prevention one.”

The mural projects that kicked off with a musical street barbecue on Friday have involved local artists, city workers, business owners, at-risk teenagers, and the clients of the Turning Point building at 461150th Ave., which contains a number of social services agencies.

The Turning Point clients, some with mental health and addiction issues, helped paint the base coat of the murals and were on hand to give the artists feedback. At-risk teenagers will also help with the geisha project.

“Our main goal is to build relationships with people in the downtown core,” said Einarson.

“We thought, these are their walls, let’s get (these people) engaged in some community building.”

He knows a spin-off benefit will be reduced graffiti. Einarson bases this assumption on the “broken glass theory:” A sociological study showed that when one of two cars was left in the street with a cracked windshield, it precipitated more vandalism, while the undamaged car parked next to it was left alone.

The murals have so far been left untagged on the busy bar strip.

And Einarson believes there’s been enough buyin from surrounding community members that they will stay that way.

Red Deer-based artist Emily Thomson said Turning Point clients have kept her company while she’s worked on the Greek islands mural, passing her paint cans whenever needed. “Everybody has been very pleasant.”

This is the first public art project for Thomson, who has a visual arts diploma from Red Deer College.

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Emily Thomson works on finishing a mural alongside one of the buildings on the south end of Little Gaetz Ave. downtown on Friday afternoon. The mural was one of three painted.

It’s also the first mural project for Carmen Win- couraging) community ownership.” ter, who’s working on the geisha images.

Jennifer Vanderschaeghe, executive-director of The self-taught artist was planning to mentor at- the Central Alberta Aids Network Society which risk teenagers who will assist in stenciling details operates in the Turning Point building, believes onto her mural. her clients will Tony Lake, appreciate having ‘OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS a beautified outpresident of the International WITH PEOPLE IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE. WE door space.

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He praised the murals, as well as recent improveThe south end of Little Gaetz is also expected to ments, such as iron benches, flower baskets and a benefit from new community garden plots, to be crepedestrian-friendly street design. ated this fall on a small tract of public land near the “We call it creating a village atmosphere,” said fire station. the Australian,.

“It’s about taking control of the streets and (enlmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

Floodwaters expose fossils along Alberta rivers ALBERTANS URGED TO WATCH FOR FOSSILS, ARTIFACTS BUT NOT TO COLLECT WITHOUT PERMIT

When Cody Van Megen took his dog for a walk along Calgary’s swollen Bow River days after last month’s floods, he was bracing for signs of devastation along a stretch of bank in the city’s southeast.

What he didn’t expect to find were a set of gigantic rib bones, sticking out of the riverbank.

“I was a little surprised because of the size of them,” he says. “It was kind of exciting to see something like that. I knew they were larger than what I would say a standard cow is.”

Van Megen took some pictures and got in touch with Francois Therrien, a paleontologist at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, east of Calgary, that is home to 140,000 fossil specimens.

Therrien told him the bones were unlikely to be from a dinosaur, because the rock in the Calgary area is

too young. But the discovery could still be significant — potentially signalling an early bison fossil — and a team will be heading out in August to have a look.

Therrien predicts a call like Van Megen’s will likely be the first of many this summer.

The paleontologist and other scientists are urging the public to keep their eyes peeled, saying erosion from June’s widespread floods could spur significant discoveries of fossils and artifacts.

“The general public plays a big role in helping paleontologists with finding new fossils, especially in remote areas,” says Therrien.

“So when people find fossils along riverbanks we always appreciate them contacting us and letting us know about any new discoveries that have been made.”

While amateur explorers can discover Alberta’s buried treasures, however, they’re not permitted to collect them

without a permit.

Fossils and artifacts are protected under provincial law and even when in private hands, they remain the property of the province.

But for those motivated by the thrill of discovery, the chances of finding something unearthed by erosion from the floods is high, says Therrien.

Alberta, especially the arid Badlands region in the province’s east, is an incredibly dino-rich area, ranking alongside Mongolia’s Gobi Desert for one of the top fossil spots in the world.

But Therrien says the current opportunity lies largely in the flood-stricken foothills to the west of Calgary.

While the rock there is old enough to contain dinosaurs, thick vegetation in the region means fossils are often only spotted along exposed rocks on rivers and banks.

“All of southern Alberta is dinosaur galore, there is potential to find fossils pretty

much anywhere,” he says.

“So it’s going to be a matter of just trying to select the areas where there’s more exposure and where there’s more potential.”

Caution while exploring is urged as high floodwaters do, however, mean many potential sites are still soggy and even unsafe.

But Therrien says he plans to bring a crew to look at certain areas within a few weeks.

Other teams will be waiting until late August or the autumn to check on existing sites and look for new ones.

Possible discoveries after Alberta’s flooding aren’t limited to fossils.

Darryl Bereziuk of the Archaeological Survey of Alberta says the potential for finding artifacts — including bison bone beds, tool collections and rock drawings — is also high.

The 45,000 archaeological sites listed in the province are “just the tip of the iceberg”,

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It’s who’s stealing them and what they’re doing with them that have police urging owners to use a steering wheel locking device.

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he says, noting his group “continually” receives calls about new discoveries.

“The great majority of archaeological sites out there have not been recorded yet, which is why we need the help of the public to let us know when they see some of these things.”

But while scientists are excited to see what the dramatic erosion could turn up, archeological crews still have to deal with damaged sites and delayed digs.

Newly exposed specimens also run the risk of being damaged or washed away before they can be discovered or collected, says Bereziuk.

Increased rainfall and flooding year after year also pose another, long-term challenge, adds Therrien.

While erosion can reveal fossils in less explored regions, it also means more vegetation appears on the dry, exposed rock.

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The lesser of two evils IF EVER THERE WAS A POWERFUL ARGUMENT FOR ADDING TO OUR COUNTRY’S PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE, IT CAN BE FOUND IN LAC-MÉGANTIC

BY DOUG FIRBY SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE In the face of a horrible tragedy like the rail crash and fire that destroyed the little Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic, it’s important not to jump to facile conclusions.

The facile analysis is that had there been a pipeline instead of rail cars, there might not have been an accident at all, and certainly not the horrific blaze and resulting death toll that keeps mounting as the days pass.

But that analysis ignores the fact that there was either incompetence or negligence — or both — at play in the rail disaster. In other words, had everyone done their jobs well, this disaster might have been averted.

The rail cars, we have learned, were made of a metal considered too thin to safely contain the volatile liquids they were loaded with.

Someone — either the fire department or the rail authorities — didn’t realize that a blazing locomotive was also powering the brakes that kept the rail cars in check.

There’s plenty of blame to go around, and sorting out just who deserves how much of that blame will likely consume months, if not years, of investigation.

Still, Canada’s largest pipeline companies have remained very quiet throughout this disaster, not just because their own safety records are spotted, but also because it’s important not to be seen saying, “We told you so.”

TransCanada CEO Russ Girling said last week there’s “no good news here for anybody” in the tragedy and the notion that the pipeline industry will somehow benefit makes no sense.

It’s a tactful comment, but one should keep in mind that TransCanada is the company that is still hoping to win approval from the President Barack Obama administration to proceed with the Keystone XL project, that would connect mostly oil sands

crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast. It’s really important for him not to appear opportunistic.

Activists who lobby against the construction of new pipelines at times seem to think that blocking a pipeline will bring the oil industry to its needs; that the product won’t make it to market. We all know that is far from the truth. In fact, blocking pipelines forces companies to pursue transportation alternatives, even if — as is the case with rail cars — both the costs and the potential risks are higher than using a pipeline.

So, there is a sort of perverse outcome to such successful lobbying efforts. The “good” news is the lobbyists have frustrated a pipeline company.

The bad news — which really hadn’t gotten a lot of attention until now — is that the oil is still getting delivered, but by overland means which are, by their very nature, riskier than a pipe in the ground.

Many more people died as a result of this rail disaster than those hurt by ruptured oil lines, as devastating as they are to lakes, rivers and wildlife.

It’s important to consider this equation as industry and government consider how best to respond to such a

loss. A lot of the early discussion has been on how to make rail transportation safer, and indeed some worthwhile ideas have been put forward, such as having automatic braking for runaway cars.

A better idea would be to ask how quickly we can minimize the use of rails cars for transporting some dangerous fluids. If ever there was a powerful argument for adding to our country’s pipeline infrastructure, it can be found in Lac-Mégantic.

The flaws in pipelines, especially aged ones, have been well reported.

We know they can and do fail, and the resultant mishaps are awful. New pipelines are better built, and should last longer, with proper monitoring and maintenance.

The simple fact, though, is that if we had to trade even the flaws found in today’s pipelines with the risks associated with rail, a lot of Canadians today would probably favour keeping the oil underground.

Let’s hope governments in both Canada and the U.S. make the same choices.

Doug Firby is editor-in-chief and national affairs columnist for Troy Media (www.troymedia.com).

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State of the world’s birds is bleak but not hopeless We can’t live without birds. Beyond being fascinating and beautiful, they play a crucial role in keeping the world habitable for all life, including people.

They disperse seeds, pollinate plants, control insects, provide food and are indicators of the overall health of ecosystems. They also create recreational and economic opportunities, through the immense popularity of birdwatching.

So we should be concerned about the findings of the report State of the world’s birds: indicators for our changing world: One in eight — or 1,313 DAVID — species of Earth’s birds is SUZUKI in danger of disappearing.

“The status of the world’s birds is deteriorating, with species slipping ever faster towards extinction,” notes the assessment by Birdlife International, a global partnership of conservation organizations. This represents rapid acceleration of a troubling trend: 151 bird species are believed to have gone extinct since 1500.

But the study, released at Birdlife International’s 2013 Congress in Ottawa, offers hope: “An annual investment of US$4 billion, used wisely, could improve the status of all known threatened species and virtually halt human-driven extinctions. A further US$76 billion could effectively protect and manage all known sites of global conservation significance.

These sums are insignificant in comparison with both the size of the global economy (roughly US$70 trillion per year) and an estimate of the total value of ecosystem services delivered by nature each year (US$22 trillion to US$74 trillion).”

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cluding turtle doves, meadowlarks, barn swallows and purple martins. In Canada, insectivores, grassland birds and Arctic shorebirds have been declining rapidly since 1970, all because of human activity.

But conservation efforts, including regulating pesticides such as DDT, have helped some raptor and waterfowl populations bounce back.

Sadly, we’re to blame for the current plight of birds. The report shows industrial-scale agriculture, logging and invasive species are the gravest immediate dangers. It also concludes climate change is an “emerging and increasingly serious threat to species” and “often exacerbates existing threats.”

Among other problems, a warming planet changes migration and nesting schedules, hindering birds’ ability to find insects to eat. It also damages habitat.

One solution for safeguarding bird populations is to ensure habitats critical to their survival – known as Important Bird Areas, or IBAs – are protected, through legislation if necessary. That doesn’t mean shutting out human activity, just managing these areas in ways that allow birds to survive and thrive.

As the report shows, investing in conservation comes with benefits beyond helping birds. The more than 12,000 IBAs identified worldwide offer valuable ecosystem services, such as regulating climate and air quality, purifying water and preventing floods, maintaining genetic diversity, providing food and medicines and creating recreation and tourism opportunities.

Education is another component of protecting birds and all threatened plants and animals. As we better understand our connection to nature, the importance of biodiversity and the value of services healthy ecosystems provide, we’ll make conservation and biodiversity higher priorities in our decisionmaking, which will lead to wiser development.

While the BirdLife study identifies climate change as a major threat, it also notes the challenge in balancing environmental factors in energy-project development. Critics oppose wind power because of potential harm to birds, but bird deaths from windmills are minimal compared to those caused by fossil fuels, climate change, pesticides, highrise buildings, automobile collisions and house cats. A National University of Singapore study shows fossil

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fuel power generation kills 17 times as many birds per gigawatt-hour of electricity as wind power. And wind farm problems can be overcome with proper siting and improved design. In the Rift Valley/Red Sea flyway, an important area for birds migrating between Eurasia and Africa, BirdLife developed research materials and a web-based tool to map flight patterns and identify places where wind installations should be avoided to keep birds safer.

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Harper set to The spy who drugged me: CSIS warns travelling officials shuffle cabinet ‘SUBSTANTIAL’ CHANGE HINTED

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s spy agency has quietly warned travelling government officials they might be drugged, kidnapped or blackmailed after being enticed into a sexual “honey trap” by an attractive stranger.

Foreign intelligence services see federal employees — and the proprietary information they carry — as prized targets, and precautions must be taken to prevent the pilfering of secret files, says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.

The threat has prompted CSIS to prepare a special guide advising Canadian officials to be wary of saying too much around taxi drivers, letting a laptop computer out of their sight, or even stashing confidential material in a hotel safe.

A copy of the 2012 CSIS publication, “Far From Home: A Travel Security Guide for Government Officials,” was obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act. Espionage is at a level equal to that seen during the Cold War, and Canada is a leader in technology, energy and other economic sectors, Dick Fadden, then head of CSIS, says in a foreword to the guide.

“We also have prized political connections owing to our close relationship with the United States and to our membership in important international bodies,” writes Fadden, who recently became deputy defence minister.

“We are a valued target in the eyes of intelligence agencies.”

In the age of globalization, Canada’s prosperity depends more than ever on maintaining an international profile, and that means Canadians have to venture into the world, Fadden says. “The key is to do so safely and with eyes wide open.”

In an accompanying June 2012 cover letter to then-public safety minister Vic Toews, Fadden notes that he planned to send copies to

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CSIS head Richard Fadden, left, waits to testify at the Commons public safety committee on Parliement Hill in Ottawa, in 2010. Fadden was head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service at the time. deputy ministers across government as well as Toews’ chief of staff to share with counterparts.

He also suggested Toews may wish to distribute the guide to cabinet colleagues.

The guide warns travellers the information they provide on a visa application form could be used to assess their worthiness as a target, meaning only necessary details should be provided.

“For example, some countries will request passport numbers of family members, even if they are not travelling with you,” says the guide, stamped “For Official Use Only.”

It also advises that any details given to airline or border control agents may be collected by the host country — or shared with other countries.

Among the CSIS advice to officials: conceal baggage tags, assume luggage will be searched in transit, and know that in many countries you will be subject to physical surveillance. Searches may entail copying of documents, including those on a laptop or smartphone.

While some might think foreign spies are after only big-ticket quarry like fighter jet plans, they might simply covet a government agency’s personnel organization

chart, CSIS says.

“Never talk shop or volunteer information in front of taxi drivers, waiters and bartenders, who could be intelligence officers or informants,” says the guide. “Every little bit of information can be useful to a competitor.”

The spy service cautions against accepting gifts such as digital memory keys that can give someone remote access to a computer once plugged in.

It suggests travelling with an alternate telecommunications device that contains no sensitive data and can be wiped clean when one returns home. “You do not want to take abroad a device packed with emails, contacts and documents.”

Foreign agents may employ the relatively subtle technique of eliciting information through random conversation, perhaps appealing to one’s ego or emphasizing mutual interests.

But CSIS also cautions travellers about the “honey trap” — sexual seduction as a means toward blackmail.

“Honey traps often involve the clandestine recording of an intimate encounter. These recordings are either used to blackmail or publicly embarrass the victim,” advises the guide.

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OTTAWA — All ministers and deputy ministers have been summoned back to Ottawa as Prime Minister Stephen Harper shuffles his front bench and sets in place the team that will carry the Conservative government into the 2015 election.

Ray Novak, Harper’s chief of staff, began phoning ministers and cabinet newcomers with their new assignments on Saturday night, with the formal appointments set to be announced this morning at Rideau Hall.

An all-points message went out Sunday afternoon telling ministers and deputies to be in the national capital by today.

There has been corridor talk of a “constructionist” shuffle in the works. Harper leans heavily on his cabinet committees, which is where the real decisions are made, and any change to committee structure or personnel could prove significant.

The notion of Harper naming a deputy prime minister, a position last seen under the Liberals, also has been floated.

On the personnel front, much has been made about generational change as the Conservatives, now in power for more than seven years, seek to freshen up the front lines in an effort to take the bloom off Justin Trudeau’s reinvigorated Liberals and Tom Mulcair’s NDP. “It’s going to be a substantial shuffle,” said a senior Conservative source, speaking on condition of anonymity in advance of Monday’s formal announcement.

“New faces, younger members, along with experienced hands. New women in cabinet.”

The cabinet shuffle is seen as one step in a threestage effort to shake the governing Conservatives out of a mid-mandate malaise. A throne speech setting out refreshed policy themes is widely anticipated this fall, followed by a Conservative party policy convention in Calgary at the end of October.

A cabinet makeover has long been in Harper’s plan but with the Conservatives routinely polling behind Trudeau’s Liberals this spring and the toll taken by the Senate spending scandal, the shuffle has taken on a new urgency.

The Conservatives have spent at least $113 million of taxpayer funds since 2009 on feel-good “economic action plan” advertising, and the government believes that branding is its trump card.

“The economy will continue to be our priority,” the senior Conservative said.

Some well-connected Conservatives argue that if Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird don’t move, it may be a cabinet makeover but it’s not a fundamental reset.

All eyes will be on Flaherty, and all indications appear to be that Harper will stay the course with the only finance minister he’s ever appointed.

Small-town mayor sorry for ‘dark humour’

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LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — The parish priest in a Quebec town gripped by tragedy said Sunday that he struggled to find the words to comfort his flock.

Steve Lemay said he and his colleagues have tried to bring some solace to Lac-Megantic in the week since a horrific train derailment killed an estimated 50 people and razed the town centre.

But he said some residents haven’t even begun to grieve and it’s far too soon to speak of recovery. With many questions about the crash still unanswered, the loss hasn’t fully sunk in, he told reporters outside the Ste-Agnes Church.

“We’re far from acceptance,” he said, adding many families haven’t been able to say goodbye to the loved ones whose lives were cut short.

“Normally, when we lose someone we love, we can see them, we can make contact.

“We don’t have that here.”

Two more bodies were pulled from the rubble Sunday, bring-

ing the official death toll to 35.

Fifteen people remained missing, more than a week after the disaster.

Authorities demolished two buildings because they were said to be unstable and posed a threat to crews working there.

A heat wave has added another complication to crews sifting through the wreckage.

Quebec provincial police Lt. Michel Brunet said three firefighters suffered minor injuries Sunday as temperatures hovered around 30 degrees Celsius.

It’s even hotter on site, Brunet said.

“For the workers, they have to wear heavy equipment and masks and they sometimes need to go into (areas) that can be 40 or 50 degrees,” he said in an interview.

“We have to replace these guys every 15, 20 minutes.”

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The mayor of Huntingdon, Que., Stephane Gendron, has been forced to apologize for joking about how he enthusiastically kills cats with his car — even newborns.

The small-town mayor, whose other career is radio shock-jock, has posted a letter on the website of his show explaining that his “dark humour” had done nothing to raise the level of debate over animal control. “When I see a cat in the street, I accelerate,” Gendron had said, days earlier, on his radio show.

“Stray cats have no business on the street,” he said, raising his voice to a shout for dramatic emphasis: “So bang! I accelerate.” He didn’t stop there.

“The other day I backed up over a newborn and I’m sure it didn’t feel a thing,” Gendron said.

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The council passed a resolution over the weekend asking the provincial government to extend members’ elected term by two years, and put off the vote scheduled for November.

Members said they wanted to devote all their energy to rebuilding the town — not to campaigning.

For her part, the popular local mayor had publicly spoken about retiring this fall but the current crisis has cast doubt on those plans.

“It’s not to put democracy aside,” Mayor Colette Roy-Laroche said of the request to put off the election.

“If we are in an election campaign starting at the beginning of August, then who will run LacMegantic... all the way to Nov. 4 (election day)?”

Laroche, who has served as Lac-Megantic’s mayor for 11 years, urged Quebecers to visit to help get the economy going again — though she cautioned that those looking to get a closer look at the wreckage will be disappointed.

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Naturescape gem a ‘yard gone wild’ FLEWWELLING HOME DRAWS ADMIRATION

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COMPUTER HELP OFFERED FOR SENIORS, IMMIGRANTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Senior citizens, immigrants and people with disabilities can get free basic computer help thanks to a Red Deer public library program. For more details call Tatiana Poliakevitch manager of the Dawe branch of the Red Deer public library at 403-3189312 .

STUDENTS WIN LEGION AWARDS FOR POSTERS, POETRY Several Central Alberta students have earned awards for their posters and poetry in a provincial Royal Canadian Legion Remembrance contest. Halle Leslie of Innisfail, Shelby-Lynn Battenfelder of Sylvan Lake and Melissa Toth of Sundre won awards for their posters.

Triana Hohn of Rimbey won an award for her poetry. The contest included entries from across Alberta and asks students to foster remembrance.

SHANGHAI SHINDIG AT LIBRARY ON THURSDAY Teen readers can learn about the Chinese zodiac and animal sign they were born under on Thursday afternoon at the Dawe library.

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Red Deer Mayor Morris Flewwelling hasn’t pushed a lawn mower in more than 20 years — his front and back yards are both grass-free zones.

Passersby often stop to admire Flewwelling’s front yard on 35th Street. It’s a lush green thicket of junipers and evergreens, set off by striking exclamation points of purple fireweed.

“We get a lot of compliments,” admitted the mayor, a long-time proponent of naturescaping, which appears to be catching on with local homeowners.

Whether folks are getting older and don’t want the labourintensive hassle of maintaining a lawn, or are starting to balk at the accompanying pesticides and fertilizers and pollution from gas mowers, more Red Deer residents are letting their yards go wild.

And that’s a great thing, according to Flewwelling, who noted the City of Red Deer holds naturescaping contests every year to try to encourage more environmentally friendly outdoor options.

In dry years, grassy lawns need to soak up a lot of water from household sprinklers, defeating the concept of water conservation.

And Flewwelling noted running a gas lawn mower is more polluting than idling a car for the same period because the smaller engines are less efficient.

Naturescaping makes sense in many ways, added the mayor, who spends less than two hours a year on yard maintenance, mostly deadheading perennials and occasionally replacing the odd dead juniper.

He decided after his sons were grown that he didn’t want to be bothered maintaining a lawn that no one used anymore.

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Mayor Morris Flewwelling and his wife, Hazel, show off their lack of grass in their front lawn in Mountainview on Wednesday afternoon. The Flewwellings’ front yard consists of mostly junipers, while their back yard is a paved patio lined with trees that create a natural canopy.

That first year, Flewwelling and his wife Hazel replaced the grass on half their front yard with 90 tiny juniper bushes they’d bought at an end-of-season clear-out sale.

They laid down some bark chips and naturally occurring spruce cones and interspersed the junipers with irises, fireweed, and other vertical perennials.

The Flewwellings loved the effect so much, they did the rest of the front yard the next year.

“We gave our lawn mower away to a young couple who didn’t have one,” said the Mayor, who never had an issue with his neighbours. In fact, the guy next door asked him to continue planting junipers up to the front walkway of his property.

“There’s no fertilizing, no weeding, watering or lawn mowing required . . . and we enjoy the birds,’ said Flewwelling.

His Mountview yard attracts orioles, black-capped boreal chickadees, and red and white breasted nuthatches.

Some city residents, such as Virginia Hays, prefer growing an interesting array of plants instead of a grass mono-culture.

Hays is an avid gardener, who gradually took out her lawn over the past 24 years. She spends from half an hour to one hour a day weeding and deadheading the impressive collection of perennials, herbs and vegetables in her front yard on 45th Street in Parkvale.

Her reward is seeing something new sprouting almost every day.

“It’s never boring. It’s evolving all the time,” said Hayes, who plants whimsically, with wild garlic, roses, grapes, peonies, potatoes, rhubarb, lilies, cantaloupe, columbine and squash all growing, at some time or other, in her front yard.

“There’s no rhyme or reason.

I can always find room for another plant.”

Gardening is therapeutic for Hays. Maintaining grass comes down to controlling it, she said, but having an ad-hoc “lasagna garden,” is about watching how things shape up.

While a former neighbour initially raised an eyebrow over her eclectic front yard plantings, Hays said many more area residents have loved her garden, which has been an instant

conversation starter.

“People will ask me, ‘What is the name of this plant?’ or “Can you tell me what this is?’” She’s always happy to oblige.

Sometimes naturescaping becomes nearly a necessity. Sharon Edlund, who lives across from Red Deer’s water tower, was tired of looking at a scraggly lawn that struggled to grow in acidic soil under mature fir trees, so she ripped out the grass. She experimented with a lot of perennials over the years and found daisies, irises and bellflower didn’t mind the conditions. She also had some luck with forsythia and spirea bushes, cranesbill geraniums, columbines and crocuses.

“It’s trial and error . . . and every year I stick in some annuals for colour,” said Edlund. whose neighbours are supportive of her naturescaping. “People will stop at various times of year and have a look.”

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‘Pioneer family’ has surreal journey FROM FLOOD CLEANUP TO STAMPEDE GUESTS

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF The romance and heartbreak of being Albertan were experienced by one Red Deer family within a span of days.

Trish and Bruce Buckley and their children went from helping a friend sort through the debris of his flooded house in High River to being the featured pioneer family in the Calgary Stampede parade earlier this month.

“It was surreal,” said Trish, of trading a respirator and disposable coveralls for a long skirt and bonnet for the celebratory annual parade on Friday, July 5.

The mood was much more subdued on Tuesday, July 2, when the Buckleys first went to the aid of Bruce’s childhood friend, Richard Murray. He and his wife Carroll Christoffersen had 3 ½ feet of water seep into their basement when the Sheep River over-spilled its banks last month.

Murray, who had been living with relatives during the evacuation, was finally allowed to return to his flood-ravaged home.

As his Southern Alberta town was still a closed community patrolled by police, he was only able to obtain two entry passes for friends to help him start the massive cleanup effort.

The Buckleys couldn’t believe the devastation they saw upon entering High River. Four school buses stood half submerged in water and there was rubble in the trees, said Bruce, a Red Deer lawyer.

Some houses remained flooded right up to the second storey.

“There was a lake covering the whole northeast side of town.”

One of the most unlikely sights was twisted metal railroad tracks that resembled a giant rollercoaster bump. They must have been ripped from the ground on one side by fastflowing water, said Trish, who was also struck by the sight of an abandoned boat lying across the tracks.

“You see it on TV, but you never really get an appreciation for what it’s like until you are

there,” said Bruce. What cameras can’t fully capture is the dried muck covering everything in High River. “Everything is dusty looking and covered in brown river silt,” said Bruce.

This toxic sludge contains backed-up sewage, traces of fuel and battery acid from submerged vehicles, household chemicals and other hazards.

The Buckleys donned the respirators, coveralls and gloves they had bought in Red Deer, and proceeded to clear items from the Murray house, which at that point had neither running water nor electricity.

The Murrays, like nearly everybody in High River, first had to get rid of their fridge and freezer.

After weeks of no electricity, these appliances full of spoiled food were considered biohazards and had to be hauled away by the busy, constantly circling garbage trucks.

Bruce began moving to the front lawn damaged items from the smelly basement, including furniture, appliances, waterlogged books, and four boxes of ruined clothing, stored for Richard’s daughter who’d just returned from university.

While sorting through the “goopy” mess of thick sludge along the basement floor, Bruce said, “You try not to think too much about what’s in it.”

He also helped his friend sort through family photos and other treasured mementos. The Buckleys took pictures of Murray’s childrens’ artwork, Christmas ornaments and other sentimental items that had to be trashed.

Only some plastic, ceramic and metal items could be set aside for cleaning.

Trish helped remove things from the rest of the house.

These had not been flooded, but needed to be cleaned from toxic grit. She packed up all clothing, sheets and towels and later took them back to Red Deer for laundering. She removed books, CDs and kitchen items so shelves and cupboards could be wiped down.

During this effort, which carried on over four days and later involved the Buckleys’ children, Alex, 14, and Mollie, 12, (when

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The Buckley family: from left, Mollie, Bruce, Alex and Trish helped a friend clean out his flooded house in High River... then became the featured pioneer family in the Calgary Stampede parade. minors could be admitted to town), the most generous and helpful sides of human nature emerged.

Trish said the Salvation Army and Red Cross supplied drinking water and food for volunteers, and neighbours brought coffee, contributed labour and traded in-demand items, such as detergent that arrests mold growth.

People whose houses had no damage were doing what they could for those that did, recalled Trish.

By Thursday, Murray was able to borrow power, via an extension cord, from the neighbours and Alex and Mollie were diving in to help.

The Buckleys had to change gears early Friday morning, when they were previously committed to ride with relatives in an old-fashioned “Quebec wagon” in the Calgary Stampede parade.

Bruce’s great-grandfather on his mother’s side was James Hornby, one of the earliest homesteaders, who arrived in Calgary in 1886.

This year, the Southern Alberta Pioneers and Descendants society was honouring the Hornby family.

The Buckleys threw on clothing that would pass for pioneer attire and began smiling and waving to the throngs of people lining the streets of downtown Calgary.

It was a bizarre feeling to be following a marching band down avenues that had also been flooded so recently, said Trish.

“Our minds were with Richard and Carroll. We felt like we should be making more prog-

ress in High River.”

The family returned to help the Murrays by 2 p.m. that afternoon, when more volunteers were being admitted into the town.

On Saturday, July 6, Trish was able to go to a centralized location to recruit three helpers. “It was a frenzied day,” recalled Bruce, dealing with contractors who were hired by the insurance company (which provided some flood coverage because the home had sewage backup). The contractors needed everything removed from the basement so they could rip out drywall.

Garbage included moldy drywall and studs from the basement, as well as a ruined furnace and water heater. “The whole basement had to be taken right down to the cement,” said Bruce.

When power was finally restored to the home, everybody cheered.

Trish mostly remembers community members and volunteers calmly pulling together in the heat and dust. “It was exhausting, even the kids worked 10-hour days, not stopping for breaks.”

In the end, the Red Deer family was left with a heightened respect for the goodness of people — some of whom had travelled from out of province to help in High River.

They were also left in awe of the damage Mother Nature can wreak. “When you look at how that railway track was lifted up and twisted on its side, you know what kind of force it takes to do that,” said Trish. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate. com

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All eyes on new bank boss POLOZ READIES HIS FIRST BOC STATEMENT; FOCUS TURNS TO WHERE HE STANDS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Newly minted Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz will deliver on Wednesday what will undoubtedly be the most-watched statement from the central bank in recent months.

Some have been urging the bank’s policy council to drop what has become a stale tightening bias that goes counter to the easing positions of most of the world’s leading central banks.

Last week, 10 economists who took part in the C.D. Howe Institute’s monetary policy panel discussions are unanimous in urging the bank to keep its trendsetting overnight rate at one per cent — but in an unusual

move, four voted to jettison the warning about future rate hikes.

The rationale for dropping the bias is that it no longer reflects that the bank will likely hold its key interest rate at one per cent well into 2015, and more importantly, doing so might help the struggling economy.

Expectations of tighter monetary policies both in the U.S. and Canada have recently caused jitters in equity markets, as well as lifted bond yields and mortgage rates, while keeping the loonie artificially high.

All three are bad for economic growth.

Last week, the U.S. Federal Reserve moved away from earlier hawkish statements, which sent U.S. and Canadian equities rallying.

The Bank of Canada could likely pull back some of the loonie’s gains, as well as impact longer term rates, with an unequivocal statement that it’s on hold for a lengthy period of time, said David Madani, chief economist with Capital Economics.

“If you look at bond yields, they’ve really jumped up, so I think the Bank of Canada is going to be uncomfortable with what they are seeing, considering how vulnerable the housing market is and the high level of household debt,” he said.

“What would be more constructive is a clearer signal of the future path of the policy (because) they are in absolutely no hurry to raise interest rates whatsoever.”

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Course teaches philanthropy OMAHA, Neb. — A free online course that starts today will offer students the chance to learn about giving from Warren Buffett and help decide how to spend more than $100,000 of his sister’s money. More than 4,000 people have already signed up for the course that will also feature philanthropic advice from baseball legend Cal Ripken Jr. and the founders of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner and journalist Soledad O’Brien are other featured guests.

Buffett and his older sister, Doris Buffett, will be featured in the first class to talk about their motivation for philanthropy. Warren Buffett is gradually giving away all of his $58 billion Berkshire Hathaway stock while Doris Buffett has already given more than $150 million away en route to her goal of redistributing all her wealth before she dies.

Stronger rules sought on data protection BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Sunday for tougher European and global rules on data protection amid fallout from recent revelations about U.S. surveillance programs.

Merkel pledged that Germany will take a “very strict position” in ongoing talks on European Union-wide data rules. Germany will push for those rules to oblige companies such as Google and Facebook to tell European countries who they share data with, she told ARD television.

The chancellor also suggested that a protocol on data protection could be added to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

— The Associated Press

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A watermelon wholesale vendor sits amongst his produce in a market in Taiyuan in north China’s Shanxi province Sunday.

Recent rainy weather have made the popular summer fruit a hard sell.

Why these stocks stand out IN A SIZZLING STOCK MARKET; ARE THEY STILL WORTH BUYING?

BY ALEX VEIGA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — It’s summertime and the stock market is sizzling.

The market reached an alltime high this week, torching its previous record set just before Memorial Day. Even so, a handful of companies stand out. Six stocks — Amazon, Starbucks, UnitedHealth, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover Financial — notched their own records last week, helped by the growing confidence of American consumers.

Would buying these stocks now be a hot-weather impulse or a coldly-calculated move?

All six have improving earnings outlooks, analysts say.

Credit-card companies and UnitedHealth appear to be the best bets.

The six companies share similar traits that make them attractive. They are consumerfocused, with dominant market positions and growing revenue streams, says Fred Dickson, chief investment strategist at D.A. Davidson & Co. Their importance to shoppers is crucial to their growth prospects. Americans’ confidence in the economy has reached its highest point in 5 ½ years. The

housing recovery is strengthening. Job growth continues at a steady pace.

When consumers feel better about the economy, they splurge on discretionary items like a Venti Caramel Macchiato from Starbucks or a new book or DVD from Amazon. And they pay for those items with credit cards.

Visa and UnitedHealth are the most attractive buys right now, says David Brown, chief market strategist at Sabrient Systems, an investment research firm.

The outlook for Discover and MasterCard is also good, particularly as consumer confidence improves. The companies’ biggest challenge remains staying competitive in a crowded field, he says.

While Brown expects Amazon to continue to dominate its market, he sees a big risk in buying the stock now.

“It’s a fine company, but I would want to enter it in a pullback — a big pullback,” Brown says. “It has, by far, the most downside.”

Here’s a brief summary of each stock: ● UnitedHealth Group Inc. The stock of the nation’s largest health insurer has climbed more than 25 per cent this year and hit an all-time high of $68.75

in trading on Wednesday, according to FactSet. Like other health insurers, UnitedHealth stands to benefit from the federal health care overhaul.

The company will be able to participate in state-based health insurance exchanges designed to expand coverage to millions of uninsured Americans.

The company is also the largest provider of Medicare Advantage plans, which are privately run versions of the government’s Medicare program for the elderly and disabled people.

Financial analysts, on average, expect the stock to move higher. Their consensus target price is $71.47, according to FactSet. On average, the stock has a “Buy” rating from analysts polled by FactSet. ● Amazon.com Inc. Amazon’s stock price is up about 23 per cent this year and touched an all-time high of $307.55 in trading on Friday.

Sales for the world’s biggest online retailer have been growing as Americans’ confidence in the economy improves and they shift to online shopping.

A key rival, Barnes & Noble Inc., is struggling with weaker sales and big losses driven by

its Nook e-reader, a competitor to Amazon’s Kindle.

Analysts see Amazon shares moving higher still. The average target price on the stock is $316.79.

Even so, some investment experts sense a bubble.

Brown has a “Sell” rating on the stock, which he believes is overpriced.

He points to Amazon’s “forward” price-earnings ratio, which compares a stock’s price to projected earnings over the next 12 months. Not all agree.

Amazon has an average analyst rating of “Overweight,” which indicates the average broker rating falls between “Hold” and “Buy.” On that basis, Brown says investors buying Amazon’s stock now are paying 100 times future earnings. ● Starbucks Corp.

Starbucks’ stock is up 30 per cent this year and reached an all-time high of $69.72 in trading on Friday. That’s barely above the consensus target price of $69.62, according to FactSet. The coffee chain, with more than 18,000 stores around the world, has delivered strong growth in the Americas and Asia, where it has opened more shops.

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Defined benefit pensions not all the same

TALBOT BOGGS

MONEYWISE

On the surface, defined benefit (DB) pension plans may all seem alike. But in fact, these plans have a lot of differences and options that the Canadians who have them should be aware of before they retire.

There are basically two types of registered pension plans: defined benefit and defined contribution (DC).

Defined benefit plans define or guarantee a specific pension

amount is paid regularly after you retire. The amount is set according to your age, length of service and salary.

The income received in a DC plan, however, is not predetermined.

It is based on contributions made over the years and the investment income generated on those contributions.

Under a DB plan you continue to receive your retirement in-

come until the time when you die, whereas retirement income under a DC plan continues until there is no more money in your account.

Investment decisions in a DB plan are made on your behalf by a professional asset manager of the pension plan trust, in contrast to a DC plan in which you can make your own investment decisions based on your retirement income needs.

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PENSIONS: Plans vary Statistics Canada estimates there about 4.5 million Canadians who have defined benefit plans.

“It’s easy for these Canadians to assume that their plans more or less are the same, but the reality is that plans vary from business to business,” said Dave Ablett, director of tax and retirement planning with Investors Group.

“Defined benefit plans offer a consistent guaranteed income, but they can be structured differently, so it’s important to be informed about the choices and alternatives you have and to educate yourself on the details to avoid the stress, confusion and surprises that could prevent you from having the retirement you deserve.”

A number of DB plans provide a bridging benefit for people who retire before 65. This is an additional benefit to the lifetime pension based on a percentage of the employee’s average salary paid from the date of retirement that ends at age 65. A typical bridging benefit would be between $6,000 and $11,000.

DB plan members can opt for a single life or joint and last survivor option. A single life pension provides the highest monthly income, but no benefits are paid to the surviving spouse once the retiree dies.

Many plan holders may want to consider a joint and last survivor option. This means that the pension will be paid for the person’s life and then at death it will be paid to the surviving spouse. Some employers will offer a further option of choosing all or a portion (usually 60 per cent) of the pension for the survivor.

A minimum payment guarantee is another option for single life, and joint and last survivor plans. It provides that payments will be made for a fixed period even if you die before the end of the period.

If you are a retired plan member you may be offered an “integration” option. This means that the lifetime benefit is increased from the date of retirement to age 65 and then at age 65 the lifetime benefit is reduced.

Some DB plans include a flexibility option, which allows the plan member to make voluntary contributions to the plan. At retirement, the value of these voluntary contributions allows the retiree to provide for enhanced benefits, such as indexation or a larger survivor benefit.

Many public sector DB plans are indexed and provide an annual increase in payments for inflation as determined by yearly increases in the consumer price index.

Normally, if you retire before a specific date, such as age 60, the pension benefits are subject to an actuarial reduction.

Monthly pension payments from either a DB or DC plan are eligible for income splitting — up to 50 per cent of the annual benefits paid to the retiree can be allocated to your spouse for taxation purposes.

Defined benefit plans are most often offered in the public sector and by large organizations such as the banks. In general, they are more costly for the employer than DC plans because the organization shoulders the risk should there be a funding deficit.

As a result, defined benefit plans are on the wane and many organizations that offered them are switching to defined contribution plans for current employees and for new hires.

Regardless which type of plan you are participating in, it’s important to know the details of your plan and what options are available to you.

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.

POLOZ: To make own mark The first announcement date since Poloz took the helm at the central bank will also give him the opportunity to separate himself from his famous predecessor, Mark Carney, and put his own stamp on the institution.

Wednesday’s announcement, along with the release of the bank’s quarterly monetary policy report, will provide Poloz with ample scope to make an early first impression.

So far, since taking over the reins on June 1, he has kept his cards well-hidden.

In two public appearances, before the Commons finance committee and a mid-June speech in Toronto, Poloz studiously avoided giving even a hint of his stance on interest rates.

He may continue to hold back Wednesday, says Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter, if only because the event will carry so much weight.

COFFEE: More competition Last year it introduced a single-serve coffee machine and branched out beyond coffee by acquiring tea shops and bakery chains, and a bottled juice company.

But it faces increased competition from fast-food chains such as McDonald’s, which have expanded their coffee offerings. On average, the analyst rating on the stock falls between “Buy” and “Hold.” ● MasterCard Inc. The stock is up 22 per cent this year and reached an all-time high of $602.74 in trading on Monday.

The credit and debit card company, which makes money from processing charge card transactions, thrives when consumers are in a spending mood.

MasterCard has been focusing on developing countries, where most transactions are still done in cash. As shoppers there shift from paper money to plastic, MasterCard can tap into that growth.

A consensus price target of $614.61 suggests that financial analysts see further growth ahead for the stock. But those surveyed by FactSet are split between “Buy” and “Hold.” ● Visa Inc. Visa’s stock is up about 26 per cent this year and reached an all-time high of $192.77 in trading on Monday. Visa remains the industry heavyweight. It has also taken steps to make its payment-processing business more accessible to mobile-device users.

“Visa has done an amazing job, really, of capturing revenue and new cardholders and turning it into earnings,” says Brown.

Analysts see the stock advancing. Its consensus target price is $197.12. Analysts polled by FactSet are divided between recommending a “Buy” and a “Hold.” ● Discover Financial Services Discover’s stock is up 32 per cent this year. It rose to an all-time high of $50.92 in trading on Friday — below the consensus target price of $52.73.

Beyond its namesake credit card, Discover has moved into auto, personal and student loans, as well as home equity loans.

The Fed’s signal last month that it could begin tapering its bond-buying program, which has helped keep interest rates low, is potentially good news for Discover and other credit card issuers. As interest rates rise, they typically translate into more revenue for card issuers. That’s something investors are anticipating, says Dickson.

Robots coming to farm fields AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS COULD REVOLUTIONIZE FRESH-MARKET FRUIT, VEGGIE PRODUCTION, EASE LABOUR WOES decades and even the harvesting of fruits and vegetables meant for processing has slowly been mechanized. But nationwide, the vast majority of fresh-market fruit is still harvested by hand.

Research into fresh produce mechanization was dormant for years because of an over-abundance of workers and pressures from farmworker labour unions.

In recent years, as the labour supply has tightened and competition from abroad has increased, growers have sought out machines to reduce labour costs and supplement the nation’s unstable agricultural workforce.

growers typically hire a crew of farmworkers who use hoes to remove excess plants to give space SALINAS, Calif. — On a windy for others to grow into full lettuce morning in California’s Salinas heads. The Lettuce Bot uses video Valley, a tractor pulled a wheeled, cameras and visual-recognition refrigerator-sized contraption software to identify which lettuce over rows of budding iceberg letplants to eliminate with a squirt of tuce plants. Engineers from Siliconcentrated fertilizer that kills con Valley tinkered with the softthe unwanted buds while enrichware on a laptop to ensure the ing the soil. machine was eliminating the right The company, which raised $3 leafy buds. million from a major Silicon ValHired by a Salinas-based agriley venture capital firm for the cultural produce company, the enLettuce Bot, also plans to develop gineers were testing the Lettuce machines to automate weeding — Bot, a machine that can “thin” a and eventually harvesting — using field of lettuce in the time it takes many of the same technologies. about 20 workers to Another compado the job by hand. ny, San Diego-based ‘THERE AREN’T ENOUGH WORKERS TO The thinner is part Vision Robotics, is of a new generation TAKE THE AVAILABLE JOBS, SO THE ROBOTS developing a simiof machines that tarlettuce thinner CAN COME AND ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT lar get the last frontier as well as a pruner of agricultural mechPROBLEM.’ for wine grapes. The anization — fruits pruner uses robotic and vegetables desarms and cameras — RON YOKOTA, A FARMING tined for the fresh to photograph and OPERATIONS MANAGER AT TANIMURA & ANTLE market, not processcreate a computering, which have thus ized model of the far resisted mechanivines, figure out the zation because they’re sensitive to The federal government, ven- canes’ orientation and the locabruising. ture capital companies and com- tion of buds — all to decide which Researchers are now design- modity boards have stepped up canes to cut down. ing robots for these most delicate with funding. “We need to inFresh fruit harvesting remains crops by integrating advanced crease our efficiency, but nobody the biggest challenge. sensors, powerful computing, elec- wants to work in the fields,” said Machines have proved not only tronics, computer vision, robotic Stavros G. Vougioukas, professor clumsy, but inadequate in selecthardware and algorithms, as well of biological and agricultural en- ing ripe produce. In addition to as networking and high precision gineering at the University of Cal- blunders in deciphering colour GPS localization technologies. ifornia, Davis. and feel, machines have a hard Most ag robots won’t be commerBut farmworker advocates time distinguishing produce from cially available for at least a few say mechanization would lead to leaves and branches. And most years. workers losing jobs, growers using importantly, matching the dexterIn this region known as Ameri- more pesticides and the food sup- ity and speed of farmworkers has ca’s Salad Bowl, where for a centu- ply becoming less safe. proved elusive. ry fruits and vegetables have been “The fundamental question for “The hand-eye co-ordination planted, thinned and harvested by consumers is who and, now, what workers have is really amazing, an army of migrant workers, the do you want picking your food; a and they can pick incredibly fast. machines could prove revolution- machine or a human, who with the To replicate that in a machine, ary. proper training and support, can” at the speed humans do and in Though they cost millions of ... take significant steps to ensure an economical manner, we’re still dollars, farmers say, the robots are a safer, higher quality product, pretty far away,” said Daniel L. worth the investment: They could said Erik Nicholson, national Schmoldt at the U.S. Agriculture provide relief from recent labour vice-president of the United Farm Department’s National Institute shortages, lessen the unknowns of Workers of America. of Food and Agriculture. immigration reform, even reduce On the Salinas Valley farm, enExperts say it will take at least costs, increase quality and yield a trepreneurs with Mountain View- 10 years for harvesters to be availmore consistent product. based startup Blue River Tech- able commercially for most fresh“There aren’t enough work- nology are trying to show that the market fruit — not a moment too ers to take the available jobs, so Lettuce Bot would not only re- soon for farmers worried about the robots can come and allevi- place two dozen workers, but also the availability of workers, said ate some of that problem,” said improve production.

Lupe Sandoval, managing direcRon Yokota, a farming operations “Using Lettuce Bot can pro- tor of the California Farm Labor manager at Tanimura & Antle, the duce more lettuce plants than do- Contractor Association. fresh produce company that hired ing it any other way,” said Jorge “If you can put a man on the the Lettuce Bot. Heraud, the company’s co-founder moon,” Sandoval said, “you can Many sectors in U.S. agricul- and CEO. figure out how to pick fruit with a ture have relied on machines for After a lettuce field is planted, machine.”

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Judge finds fairytale analogy as ex-Goldman Sachs trader faces SEC charges he duped investors THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — A judge presiding over the civil trial of a former Goldman Sachs trader accused of misleading investors about the true prospects of their bet on a package of mortgagebased securities has summed up the charges against him with a fairytale, saying it’s as if he’s accused of handing Little Red Riding Hood an invitation to grandmother’s house while concealing the fact the invitation was written by the Big Bad Wolf.

In the case against Fabrice Tourre, U.S. District Judge Katherine B. Forrest says the victims weren’t to be “hooded children but rather large financial institutions, operating in a dog-eat-dog world.”

The charges stem from a group of mortgage-based securities that were marketed in early 2007 when Tourre worked for Goldman Sachs as a vice-president. Tourre was born in France and moved to the United States in 2000 to study at Stanford University, where he obtained a graduate de-

gree in science.

The Securities and Exchange Commission accused Tourre in an April 2010 lawsuit of making misstatements and omissions to investors in a portfolio of 90 sub-prime and mid-prime residential mortgage-backed securities.

The charges accused Tourre of making false and misleading statements and aiding false statements and material omissions by his employer.

The SEC sought a declaration that Tourre had violated securities laws, along with a disgorgement of profits and unspecified penalties and damages.

In July 2010, Goldman Sachs settled charges brought against it, agreeing to pay $550 million.

It still faces private litigation in the matter, in-

cluding a federal securities class action lawsuit.

The SEC’s civil fraud charges concern the role of a large hedge fund, Paulson & Co. Inc., and its billionaire president, John A. Paulson, in helping to choose the assets that would decide the value of the investment.

While Paulson played a significant role in selecting the assets, the company also shorted over $1 billion of those assets through credit default swaps, the SEC said.

The SEC said the kinds of mortgage-based securities Tourre was selling just as the housing market was showing signs of distress contributed to the financial crisis a year later by magnifying losses associated with the downturn of the U.S. housing market.

While investors lost

more than $1 billion in the investment, Paulson’s positions earned it more than $1 billion, the SEC said.

At trial, which begins today, the SEC said it plans to call a number of Goldman Sachs employees as witnesses.

The defence has said in court papers that the SEC has had difficulty finding evidence to support its charges despite its review of more than 12 million pages of documents, thousands of tapes and dozens of investigation interview and deposition transcripts.

Tourre’s lawyers, Pamela Chepiga and Sean Coffey, said in a statement: “Fabrice Tourre has done nothing wrong.

He is confident that when all the evidence is considered, the jury will soundly reject the SEC’s charges.”

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LUANN July 15 1977 — Ottawa to raise strength of Armed Forces by 4,700 to 83,000.

1909 — Manitoba Act comes into effect; creates new bilingual province in West; recognizes Metis land claims by setting aside 566,000 hectares; gives English and French languages equal status.

1917 — The body of painter and park

guide Thomas John ‘Tom’ Thomson is found in Canoe Lake; was last seen trolling past Wapomeo Island on July 8, and his upturned canoe was discovered later that day; the cause of his death remains a mystery.

1846 — First issue of Hamilton ‘Spectator’.

1691 — Henry Kelsey travels up Saskatchewan and Carrot River to Prairies; first European to record the buffalo and grizzly bear.

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Obama urges calm in wake of verdict ASKS AMERICANS TO RESPECT DECISION OF JURORS FOLLOWING ACQUITTAL OF GEORGE ZIMMERMAN

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama urged Americans to respect the decision of jurors on Sunday following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, a case that has bitterly divided the country along racial and partisan lines since the boy was gunned down more than a year ago.

“I know this case has elicited strong passions,” Obama said in a statement in which he referred to the slaying of the black 17-year-old as a “tragedy” for all of America.

“And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher.

But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken. I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young son.”

Zimmerman’s legal problems, however, seemed far from over a day after a jury of six Florida women cleared him of manslaughter and second-degree murder charges — a verdict that stunned the black community and civil rights groups and spurred largely peaceful and protests in the streets in several U.S. cities.

In a New York City church, one pastor wore a pink hoodie in memory of Martin on Sunday. The boy was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, common garb among teenagers from all walks of life, when he was killed.

Rev. Jacqueline Lewis

urged her congregation to remain peaceful, reminding them that Martin Luther King Jr. “would have wanted us to conduct ourselves on the highest plane of dignity.”

But she added: “We’re going to raise our voices against the root causes of this kind of tragedy.”

The Justice Department said in a statement on Sunday that it’s investigating Martin’s death to determine whether federal prosecutors should file criminal civil rights charges now that Zimmerman’s been acquitted in the state case.

The department launched a probe a year ago but stepped aside to allow Florida’s prosecution to proceed.

Martin’s parents are also considering a wrongful death civil suit against Zimmerman.

Sixteen years ago, O.J. Simpson was ordered to pay $25 million in compensation to Nicole Brown Simpson’s family members despite his infamous acquittal in criminal court.

Martin was 17 years old and walking to his father’s house in Sanford, Fla., carrying a can of iced tea and a box of Skittles, when he was gunned down by Zimmerman, a neighbourhood watch volunteer.

Zimmerman claimed he shot the boy in self-defence when Martin began beating on him.

In a country still smarting from a painful history of slavery and segregation, many blacks saw overt racism in Zimmerman’s focus on a black boy wearing a hoodie as he walked through a gated community.

The verdict, many argued this weekend, proves the criminal justice system is still inherently biased against black people given Martin, the unarmed slaying victim, was successfully portrayed as the aggressor in the case.

“There may be a civil action brought by the family, but there should definitely be criminal charges brought by (the Department of Justice),” Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP, said Sunday.

“And we have asked D.O.J. to continue their investigation.

They are indeed continuing, and we hope that once everything that’s happened that can happen here in Florida ... that the D.O.J will act and will hold Mr. Zimmerman accountable for what he has done.”

In order to level a hate crime charge, Jealous added, federal investigators need to “show that race was a factor in his decision-making. And there seems to be plenty of evidence that suggests that race may have been a factor. He called 9-1-1 a lot about young black men that he suspected of being dangerous.”

Democrats called the outcome a miscarriage of justice.

Republicans felt differently.

“Our justice system is colour-blind,” Gov. Rick Perry of Texas said on CNN. “You had two very capable teams laying out the evidence and the jury made the decision. Though there may be people on either side of this who don’t agree with how it came out, we have the very best judicial system.”

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James Evan Muhammad, front left, of the New Black Panther Party, shouts slogans after the verdict of not guilty was handed down in the trial of George Zimmerman at the Seminole County Courthouse, Saturday, in Sanford, Fla. Neighborhood watch captain George Zimmerman was cleared of all charges in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the unarmed black teenager whose killing unleashed furious debate across the U.S. over racial profiling, self-defense and equal justice.

Egypt’s army chief defends ouster of president SAYS ISLAMIST LEADER VIOLATED POPULAR MANDATE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — Facing unrelenting pressure from Muslim Brotherhood protesters, Egypt’s military chief sought to justify his decision to remove Mohmmed Morsi from office, saying Sunday in a televised speech that the Islamist leader had violated his popular mandate and antagonized state institutions.

The comments by Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi — his first since the president’s ouster nearly two weeks ago — came as the designated interim prime minister pushed ahead with talks to form a new Cabinet this week.

Reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei was sworn in as Egypt’s interim vice-president for international relations on Sunday. The move reinforces the role of liberals in the new leadership who are strongly opposed to the Brotherhood.

Several secular-minded candidates also have been approached to lead the foreign, finance, culture, information and other key ministries. Nabil Fahmy, who served as Egypt’s former ambassador to the United States for over a decade under Hosni Mubarak, was tapped to be foreign minister, according to state media.

The United States sent its No. 2 diplomat in the State Department, William Burns, to Cairo to meet with interim government officials as well as civil society and business leaders during his two-day visit. Burns is the first high-level American official to visit since Morsi’s ouster.

Many in the international community fear the ouster of Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, would undermine Egypt’s transition to democracy.

The State Department said Burns would underscore U.S. support for the Egyptian people and a transition leading to an inclusive, democratically elected civilian government. The United States has called for Morsi’s re-

lease. Since his ouster, Morsi has been held incommunicado at an undisclosed location.

El-Sissi said the armed forces acted to remove Morsi on July 3 according to the will of the people as the country was sliding toward deeper polarization and more violence. The Islamist leader was the first democratically chosen leader after a narrow victory in elections last year.

“The armed forces sincerely accepted the choice of the people, but then political decision-making began stumbling,” el-Sissi said.

“The armed forces remained committed to what it considered the legitimacy of the ballot box, even though that very legitimacy began to do as it pleased and in a way that contradicted the basis and the origin of this legitimacy.”

Morsi’s election came after months of turmoil following the 2011 revolution that removed autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak from office, in a rocky transition that was marred by persistent protests, political disagreements and an economy teetering on bankruptcy.

His supporters say the military staged a coup in a bid to undermine the rising influence of Islamists, and thousands have camped out for days near a mosque in eastern Cairo to demand he be reinstated.

The Muslim Brotherhood, which propelled Morsi to power, has called for massive protests Monday to escalate pressure on the military.

Some Muslim Brotherhood leaders have called for el-Sissi to be removed, and put on trial accusing him of treason.

Brotherhood spokesman Gehad el-Haddad responded to el-Sissi’s remarks, saying that the military had no right to act on behalf of the people of Egypt except through “orders of their elected commander in chief,” meaning Morsi. In comments posted on Twitter, he said the military also has no right to

decide which protest is worthy enough to represent the people.

Morsi was ousted by the military after four days of protests by millions of his opponents.

El-Sissi said Morsi “entered into a conflict with the judiciary, the media, the police and the public opinion. Then (he) also entered into a conflict with the armed forces.” He didn’t elaborate on the nature of the conflict with the military, but said that comments about the military offended “and were considered a stab to the national pride.”

El-Sissi, speaking to an auditorium filled with military officers, said the

armed forces could no longer stand on the sidelines as millions of Egyptians took to the streets to call for the Islamist leader to step down over allegations he was abusing his power.

The military chief said he frequently advised Morsi and finally reached out to him before giving him a 48-hour ultimatum to reconcile with opponents and address public demands.

He said he sent two envoys, including then Prime Minister Hesham Kandil and a trusted legal expert, urging the president to hold a referendum on whether voters still supported his presidency, but the suggestion was rejected out of hand.

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SPRINTERS FACE BAN Former 100-meter world-record holder Asafa Powell and Jamaican teammate Sherone Simpson have each tested positive for banned stimulants, according to their agent. Paul Doyle said they tested positive for the stimulant oxilofrine at the Jamaican championships and were just recently notified. The news came the same day that American 100-meter record holder Tyson Gay revealed that he also failed a drug test.

Powell helped the Jamaicans to the 400meter relay gold medal at the 2008 Olympics and was the last man to hold the individual 100 record before countryman Usain Bolt broke it earlier that year. Simpson won Olympic gold in the women’s 400 relay in 2004 and silver in 2012, along with an individual silver in the 100 in 2008. These doping positives come a month after another Jamaican Olympic champion, Veronica Campbell-Brown, tested positive for a banned diuretic.

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LIONS DEVOUR ESKIMOS IN RAIN-SOAKED CONTEST IN EDMONTON THE CANADIAN PRESS Lions 17 Eskimos 3 EDMONTON — Their offensive output was awfully watered down to start the game, but the B.C. Lions found a way to fight through it.

Quarterback Travis Lulay passed for a pair of third-quarter touchdowns as the Lions came away with a 17-3 victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on a rain-soaked Saturday night.

The Lions, who trailed 3-1 at the half, won their second game in a row to improve to 2-1.

“We just slugged it out and stayed patient,” Lulay said. “We had two well-executed drives in the third quarter, and that was the difference.

It wasn’t easy in those conditions. The first half was just ugly. It was tough to get things going.

It’s easy to get frustrated after a one-point half.

But we stuck to it and showed a lot of will. The defence played lights out. It was a good character win, especially on the road.”

Lions receiver Andrew Harris, who scored B.C.’s second touchdown, said the heavy thunderstorm was a hard thing to overcome.

“It was a monsoon out there,” he said. “It was tough to focus on what was going on in the game because you were so worried about ball security and trying to stay dry. We just stuck at it.

We’re a mature team and we kept composed. It was just about executing when the opportunities were there.”

The Eskimos (1-2) sit four points behind the undefeated Saskatchewan Roughriders in the CFL’s West Division.

“It felt like things were going pretty posi-

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B.C. Lions’ Cord Parks tackles Edmonton Eskimos’ Nate Coehoorn during second half action in Edmonton, on Saturday. The Lions downed the Eskimos 17-3. tive in the first half, but we lost our edge in the second half,” said Eskimos quarterback Mike Reilly, who served as Lulay’s backup in B.C. last season.

“We still have a lot to work on. When you lose like this, you have a lot of tape of things to work on.”

There was a very slow start to the game as both teams struggled to gain any ground during a torrential downpour rivalling the intensity of the storm that plagued the Eskimos game against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Guelph, Ont., last weekend.

Edmonton finally got on the board with four minutes to play in

the opening quarter on a 32-yard field goal by Grant Shaw.

It took another full quarter for another play of note to occur as the rain continued unabated throughout the first half.

The Eskimos Rennie Curran was able to block a Hugh O’Neill punt with four minutes left in the second frame and Edmonton took over on downs at the B.C. 32-yard line. However, holder Kerry Joseph had the ball slip through his hands on the resulting field goal snap and it remained a 3-0 game.

The Lions put together their best drive to that point in the game in the final couple minutes of the first half, set-

ting up a 31-yard field goal attempt by O’Neill.

The wet weather would strike again, though, as the snap was bobbled and O’Neill was forced to punt it into the end zone for a single to make it seem more like a hockey score at 3-1 before both teams gratefully scurried into the dressing rooms at the half.

Edmonton had just four first downs and 71 yards in net offence in the first half, while B.C. had five first downs and 99 yards net.

Even though the downpour continued, the Lions put up the first significant points of the match just under five minutes into the third quarter as Lulay hit Em-

manuel Arceneaux for a 12-yard touchdown pass to surge ahead 8-3.

B.C. continued to take control of the game with another TD drive that was capped off when Eskimo defenders T.J Hill and Joe Burnett collided, allowing Harris to take a Lulay pass 16 yards into the end zone for a 15-3 advantage.

The rain let up significantly for the start of the fourth quarter, but the offence dried up again as well.

The only scoring in the final frame came when Edmonton conceded a safety with five minutes left.

The two teams will meet again next Saturday in Vancouver.

Orioles fly high over Jays in finale

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Orioles 7 Blue Jays 4 BALTIMORE — The Toronto Blue Jays finished a disappointing first half with another loss, one lined with a single positive thought: They won’t see Chris Davis again until September.

Davis hit his 37th home run to tie the AL record before the All-Star break, and the Baltimore Orioles cruised past the Blue Jays 7-4 Sunday.

Davis doubled in two runs in the first inning and hit a two-run homer in the third to give him 93 RBIs, second-most in the majors behind Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera.

The slugger pulled into the break with a homer in four straight games. With Davis leading the way, the Orioles took two of three against the last-place Blue Jays.

“Superhuman,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “He’s having some kind of year. I saw him a little bit when he was in Texas coming up. He could always hit home runs. He got his opportunity here to play every day and he’s taken advantage of it.

It’s pretty impressive.”

Davis equaled Reggie Jackson’s AL mark of 37 homers before the break, set in 1969.

The major league record is 39, by Barry Bonds in 2001.

Davis has already reached career highs in home runs and RBIs with 66 games left in the regular season.

“I think it’s something definitely to be proud of,” Davis said.

“It means I’ve been doing my job, but it also speaks volumes about the guys in front

of me getting on base and really swinging the bats well.”

His four RBIs on Sunday came against Toronto starter Josh Johnson (1-5).

“Not a good pitch to Davis,” Johnson said of the home run. “Right now he’s hitting everything. Just got to make a better pitch.”

The good news for the Blue Jays is that they won’t face the Orioles again until Sept.

13. By then, perhaps Toronto will recover from a 45-49 first half that featured an 11-game winning streak but ended with 13 losses in 20 games.

“Definitely frustrating,” Gibbons said.

“These four days will be good for us. A little breather (to) regroup. We will find out what we’re made of and how good we are in the second half.”

Adam Jones homered and scored three runs for the Orioles. The home run was his 19th of the season and third in three games.

Scott Feldman (1-1) allowed three runs and five hits over 7 1-3 innings to earn his first win with the Orioles in three starts since being traded from the Chicago Cubs on July 2. The right-hander struck out seven and walked one.

“I think command-wise I was a little better today,” he said. “I was able to throw in that first strike when I needed to, which was helpful.”

After Maicer Izturis singled in a run in the ninth off Tommy Hunter, Jim Johnson got three outs for his 33rd save.

Izturis had three RBIs for the Blue Jays, who fell to 4-11 in their last 15 games at Camden Yards.

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Toronto Blue Jays’ J.P. Arencibia reacts to a called third strike against the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning of a baseball game on Sunday, in Baltimore.

Ticats rally late to steal win from Bombers

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Tiger Cats 25 Blue Bombers 20 GUELPH, Ont. — In the end, it came down to his feet.

Hamilton quarterback Henry Burris threw two touchdowns in a 25-20 Tiger-Cat victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, but his biggest play may have been a 10-yard run in the final two minutes to keep possession and hang on for the team’s first win of the season.

Hamilton’s defence had just

held its ground against a surging Winnipeg squad. The TigerCats were facing second down on their own 35-yard line with 1:20 on the clock.

“Our job at that point was: ‘Hey our defence has done enough, let’s go out here and do what we can to move the chains and milk this clock,”’ said Burris. “And when things weren’t there I made sure I pulled it down and tried to get what I can. Protect the football and get down and keep that clock running.”

Hamilton improved its record to 1-2 and joined a log jam in the East Division with Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg, all with the same record. The game was played in front of a nearcapacity crowd of 13,085 at the University of Guelph’s Alumni Stadium, the Tiger-Cats home venue for the season.

Sam Giguere scored a 61-yard touchdown catch-and-run on Hamilton’s first possession of the game and John Delahunt scored his first career CFL TD reception, this one from 12

yards.

Bombers running back Chad Simpson, who has had a slow start to the season, shifted gears against Hamilton and scored a 75-yard rushing TD in the first and a 15-yard TD run in the fourth.

Short-yardage backup quarterback Justin Goltz also scored for Winnipeg. Bombers kicker Justin Palardy missed his lone field-goal attempt from 40 yards out.

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Americans dominate the Stampede SOUTHERN COWBOYS TAKE TOP PRIZE IN EACH OF THE SIX RODEO EVENTS, THREE CANADIANS PARTICIPATE IN SUNDAY FINAL

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The Calgary Stampede rodeo winners accepted their cheques for $100,000 on Sunday and marvelled there was a rodeo to compete in at all this year.

The Calgary Stampede and Exhibition grounds were under hundreds of gallons of water two weeks before the $2-million rodeo opened because of the floods that ravaged southern Alberta.

It seemed impossible on June 21 when the rodeo infield, chuckwagon track and livestock barns were mired in a muddy lake that the 101st edition of the Stampede rodeo would happen.

“The things they pulled off here were unreal,” saddle bronc champion Cort Scheer said.

“You can’t say enough for the people around here.

They pulled together. That’s community and that’s what rodeo is all about. It’s good to see that’s still going on.”

The 10-day rodeo concluded Sunday with the top 10 in each event battling for a berth in the final four and chance at the biggest paycheque in the sport.

Canadians were shut out of the titles with Americans winning $100,000 in each of the six rodeo events.

But Jason Glass of High River, Alta., won a close chuckwagon final Sunday night for $100,000. His team’s time was one minute 10.26 seconds.

It was an emotional win for the 42-year-old Glass because his hometown was hardest hit by floodwaters.

“The devastation that happened in High River, it wasn’t in the back of my mind. It was on the front of my mind the whole time we were here,” Glass said.

“Just thinking of all my friends in the town of High River and what they’re going through, the hard work they’re putting into that town, just pushed me that much further. I thought about it every single day.”

J.B. Mauney of Mooresville, N.C., took the bull riding championship with a score of 91.5 aboard Bombs Away, which was a bull his brother-in-law Shane Proctor won with two years ago. Mauney was a two-

time champion in Calgary after his first win in 2009.

“It’s an accomplishment even to be invited to this rodeo and to win it not once, but twice, your confidence can’t get any higher than that,” Mauney said.

Steer wrestler Wayne Sumpter of Fowler, Colo., was also a second-time winner after his victory in 2008.

Scheer of Elsmere, Neb., bareback winner Caleb Bennett of Morgan, Utah, barrel racing champion Jean Winters of Texline, Tex., and tie-down roping victor Bradley Bynum of Sterling City, Tex., were winners competing at the Stampede for the first time in their lives.

“I wonder if it’s going to put a little more pressure on my shoulders for the future,” said Bennett, whose winning score was a 90.5 atop Stampede Warrior.

Winters, 45, had never been to Canada before this year’s Stampede. She didn’t win any money in the preliminary rounds earlier in the week, but charged into Sunday’s championship via a wild-card berth earned Saturday.

She rode Crickets Peppy Zan to victory in a time of 17.40 seconds Sunday.

“When I got him, I was going to trade him, so I didn’t name him anything fun,” Winters explained.

“If I’d know he was going to be this good, we might have come up with some fancy name. Zan it is.”

Both Scheer and Bennett were already competing in other Alberta rodeos when the floods hit.

When their rodeo in Sundre was cancelled, they both feared they would not get to make their Stampede debuts.

“There were rumours going around that this rodeo wasn’t even going to be able to take place,” Bennett said. “We really wanted to experience this. It was remarkable they got it cleaned up.”

Saddle bronc rider Scheer scored 93.5 aboard Spring Planting to collect his six-figure prize.

“I’m going to have to hire a banker I guess, or something,” he said. “I’ve been wanting to build a house.”

Some Stampede events were cancelled or modified this year. River water reached the eighth row of the Scotiabank Saddledome, which is a concert venue for the Stampede. Those concerts were cancelled.

But the relief and joy of Calgarians and the or-

ganization committee over the rodeo’s rescue was infectious, Mauney said.

“It was a little more upbeat,” the 26-year-old explained. “Everybody was in great spirits because most places wouldn’t even have had it, considering what’s been going on. It pumped you up a bunch. I was ready to ride.”

“Shoot, I love this rodeo.”

Bynum’s time of seven seconds was fastest in the tie-down event. Sumpter’s 3.8 second-takedown was the quickest in steer wrestling.

“It never gets old. I can guarantee you that,” Sumpter said.

Half of the $2 million in prize money the Stampede rodeo offers is paid out on championship day.

Contestants are divided into two pools when the rodeo starts.

The top four money-earners in each pool advance to Sunday’s round. The remaining six in each pool compete in wild-card Saturday with the top two advancing to Sunday.

Bareback rider Dusty LaValley of Bezanson, Alta., and bull riders Ty Pozzobon of Merritt, B.C., and Tanner Byrne of Prince Albert, Sask., were the only Canadians to make the final four of their respective events.

Byrne finished second to Mauney with a score of 90.5 aboard Pop Evil. Pozzobon scored 88 with Rainy Nights to finish fourth. LaValley was second in bareback behind Bennett with a 91.5 score on Cajun Queen.

The Stampede rodeo continues to be criticized by animal rights groups. A chuckwagon horse collapsed and died after a race Friday. A steer was euthanized earlier in the rodeo because of a neck injury it suffered in competition.

A lead horse of chuckwagon racer Kelly Sutherland fell at the start of a heat Sunday night.

It was a panicked two minutes disentangling the prone animal from the other agitated lead horse as the other three chuckwagons sped around the course.

The horse that went down was re-hitched to Sutherland’s wagon, which returned to the barns pulled by the team of four.

Teenager edges out win at John Deere Classic BEATS OUT CANADA’S DAVID HEARN AND ZACH JOHNSON ON FIFTH PLAYOFF HOLE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SILVIS, Ill. — Jordan Spieth can say that he’s accomplished something that Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy never did.

Spieth won a PGA Tour event as a teenager — and now he’s joining all those stars at next week’s British Open.

The 19-year-old outlasted David Hearn of Brantford, Ont., and Zach Johnson on the fifth hole of a playoff Sunday to win the John Deere Classic, becoming the youngest winner on the PGA Tour in 82 years.

“Overall I was pretty proud of the way I played all day today heading into the playoff,” said Hearn. “I gave myself some great chances and I know the next time I give myself chances like that, I’ll make them.”

Spieth, a Dallas native who doesn’t turn 20 for another two weeks, hit a short par putt to earn a spot in the field at Muirfield.

He is the first teenager to win since Ralph Guldahl took the Santa Monica Open in 1931.

“I didn’t think it would happen this early,” said Spieth, who turned pro in December after an All-American season as a freshman at the University of Texas. “I had a plan. I guess the plan got exceeded.”

Spieth started the day six shots behind third-round leader Daniel Sum-

merhays. A bogey on the first hole left him seven back with 17 to play.

But Spieth forced his way into the playoff with three straight birdies. The last came when he holed out of the bunker from 44 feet, delighting a crowd that had expected to see Johnson, the hometown favourite, defend his title.

Spieth caught a break when that 44-footer took a pair of fortuitous bounces. But he also put himself in that position with a brilliant final round.

“The shot on 18 was the luckiest shot I ever hit in my life,” Spieth said.

“The fact that it bounced right and hit the pin and dropped down to the cup, it’s just extremely fortunate.”

Spieth, Hearn and Johnson all made par on the first four playoff holes. Spieth simply made one more to stave off Johnson and Hearn on the fifth.

“You can dwell on certain little things in any given round. Had I made another birdie in regulation, we wouldn’t even have had a playoff,” said Hearn. “You can always find a shot somewhere along the way.”

Hearn also had a shot at the win, which would have been his first on the PGA Tour, as well. But he missed a makeable putt on the fourth playoff hole.

“Congrats to Jordan. He’s going to have an amazing career, obviously.

He’s an incredible talent to come on Tour at his age and have as much success as quickly as he has. So hat’s off to

him,” Hearn said.

Johnson seized control from Summerhays midway through the final round of regulation and looked to be on his way to another win at Deere Run. But Johnson simply couldn’t get enough birdies to put the field away, and his uncharacteristic bogey on No. 18 set up a three-man playoff.

All three players had their chances to make a winning shot before the final hole — with Johnson narrowly missing from the back of the green on a shot that clipped the cup on the first playoff hole.

Johnson hit the ground in disbelief.

It would turn out to be the closest he would get to victory.

“I had my chances on the back side in regulation. I mean, I hit some really good shots and just didn’t make anything,” Johnson said.

Spieth, Hearn and Johnson all went right on their final tee shot. Spieth scrambled out of the rough, though, finding the back of the green to save par and win his first PGA event.

Woods, Mickelson and McIlroy were all 20 when they picked up their first victories, but none of them could match Spieth, who is now the fourthyoungest winner in Tour history.

SENIOR WOMEN’S BASEBALL

Central Alberta players help EDMONTON ESKIMO FOOTBALL CLUB AUGUST 2 Team Alberta capture bronze ENJOY A ND

GRANBY, Que. — Team Alberta downed B.C,. 3-0 to capture bronze at the Canadian senior women’s baseball championships Sunday.

Fifteen-year-old Kelsey Lalor, who plays for the Red Deer Bantam AAA Braves, had two hits, including a double, and scored once.

Alberta defeated B.C.

5-2 Saturday in their final round-robin game top finish at 2-2, then lost 8-0 to Ontario in the semifinals.

Lalor was one-for-four with a run in the B.C.. game and one-for-three in the semifinal. She also pitched two innings in relief, not allowing a hit, but gave up three runs — two earned — on six

walks.

Heather Northcott of Clive went seven innings in the win over B.C., allowing two runs on 13 hits and two walks.

Heidi Northcott of Rocky Mountain House started against Ontario and allowed five runs in four innings.

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Boston Tampa Bay Baltimore New York Toronto

American League East Division W L Pct 58 39 .598 55 41 .573 53 43 .552 51 44 .537 45 49 .479

GB — 2 1/2 4 1/2 6 11 1/2

Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 52 42 .553 51 44 .537 43 49 .467 39 53 .424 37 55 .402

GB — 1 1/2 8 12 14

Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle Houston

West Division W L Pct 56 39 .589 54 41 .568 44 49 .473 43 52 .453 33 61 .351

GB — 2 11 13 22 1/2

Saturday’s Games Minnesota 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 Chicago White Sox 5, Philadelphia 4, 11 innings, 1st game Toronto 7, Baltimore 3 Tampa Bay 4, Houston 3 Cleveland 5, Kansas City 3 Texas 7, Detroit 1 Philadelphia 2, Chicago White Sox 1, 13 innings, 2nd game Oakland 3, Boston 0 Seattle 6, L.A. Angels 0 Sunday’s Games Cleveland 6, Kansas City 4 Minnesota 10, N.Y. Yankees 4 Detroit 5, Texas 0 Philadelphia 4, Chicago White Sox 3, 10 innings Baltimore 7, Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 5, Houston 0 Oakland 3, Boston 2, 11 innings Seattle 4, L.A. Angels 3 Tuesday’s Games All-Star Game at New York (Mets), 6 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R MiCabrera Det 93 362 73 Trout LAA 92 370 65 Mauer Min 88 353 50 DOrtiz Bos 77 287 49 Pedroia Bos 96 376 57 ABeltre Tex 93 374 54 CDavis Bal 95 343 70 Loney TB 96 324 39 TorHunter Det 84 356 56 Donaldson Oak 93 345 50

H 132 119 113 91 119 118 108 102 112 107

Pct. .365 .322 .320 .317 .316 .316 .315 .315 .315 .310

Home Runs CDavis, Baltimore, 37; MiCabrera, Detroit, 30; Encarnacion, Toronto, 25; ADunn, Chicago, 24; Ibanez, Seattle, 24; NCruz, Texas, 22; ABeltre, Texas, 21; Cano, New York, 21; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 21.

Runs Batted In MiCabrera, Detroit, 95; CDavis, Baltimore, 93; Encarnacion, Toronto, 72; NCruz, Texas, 69; Fielder, Detroit, 69; AJones, Baltimore, 67; Cano, New York, 65; DOrtiz, Boston, 65.

Pitching Scherzer, Detroit, 13-1; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 133; Colon, Oakland, 12-3; Tillman, Baltimore, 11-3; FHernandez, Seattle, 10-4; Verlander, Detroit, 10-6; Masterson, Cleveland, 10-7.

Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 54 41 .568 48 47 .505 48 48 .500 41 50 .451 35 58 .376

GB — 6 6 1/2 11 18

St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago Milwaukee

Central Division W L Pct 57 36 .609 56 37 .602 53 42 .558 42 51 .457 38 56 .404

GB — 1 4 1/2 14 19

West Division

Arizona Los Angeles Colorado San Francisco San Diego

W 50 47 46 43 42

L 45 47 50 51 54

Pct .526 .500 .479 .457 .438

GB — 2 1/2 4 1/2 6 1/2 8 1/2

Saturday’s Games Chicago White Sox 5, Philadelphia 4, 11 innings, 1st game Atlanta 5, Cincinnati 2 L.A. Dodgers 1, Colorado 0 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis 4 Miami 2, Washington 1, 10 innings Philadelphia 2, Chicago White Sox 1, 13 innings, 2nd game Arizona 5, Milwaukee 4 San Francisco 9, San Diego 0 Sunday’s Games Washington 5, Miami 2, 10 innings Philadelphia 4, Chicago White Sox 3, 10 innings Cincinnati 8, Atlanta 4 N.Y. Mets 4, Pittsburgh 2 Colorado 3, L.A. Dodgers 1 Milwaukee 5, Arizona 1 San Diego 10, San Francisco 1 St. Louis 10, Chicago Cubs 6 Tuesday’s Games All-Star Game at New York (Mets), 6 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R YMolina StL 86 317 37 Cuddyer Col 74 285 44 Craig StL 89 343 48 Segura Mil 92 372 54 Posey SF 90 323 38 MCarpenter StL 88 353 72 Votto Cin 95 352 66 Scutaro SF 81 320 37 Goldschmidt Ari 94 352 60 Beltran StL 83 324 49

H 106 94 112 121 105 113 112 101 110 100

Pct. .334 .330 .327 .325 .325 .320 .318 .316 .313 .309

Home Runs CGonzalez, Colorado, 25; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 24; DBrown, Philadelphia, 23; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 21; Beltran, St. Louis, 19; Bruce, Cincinnati, 19; Uggla, Atlanta, 18.

Runs Batted In Goldschmidt, Arizona, 77; Phillips, Cincinnati, 74; Craig, St. Louis, 73; DBrown, Philadelphia, 67; Bruce, Cincinnati, 66; CGonzalez, Colorado, 64; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 62.

Pitching Zimmermann, Washington, 12-4; Wainwright, St. Louis, 12-5; Corbin, Arizona, 11-1; Lynn, St. Louis, 11-4; Lee, Philadelphia, 10-3; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 10-5; Liriano, Pittsburgh, 9-3.

Sunday’s Major League Linescores AMERICAN LEAGUE Kan. City 020 200 000 — 4 10 0 Cleveland 102 003 00x — 6 13 1 Shields, Collins (6), Teaford (6), Coleman (7), Crow (8) and S.Perez; U.Jimenez, C.C.Lee (5), R.Hill (6), Shaw (7), J.Smith (8), C.Perez (9) and C.Santana.

W—R.Hill 1-1. L—Collins 2-5. Sv—C.Perez (13).

Minnesota 023 300 011 — 10 14 1 New York 001 200 100 — 4 10 2 Gibson, Swarzak (6), Thielbar (7), Burton (7), Perkins (9) and Mauer; Sabathia, Claiborne (5), Warren (6), Logan (8), Chamberlain (9) and C.Stewart.

W—Gibson 2-2. L—Sabathia 9-8. HRs—Minnesota, Hicks (8). New York, I.Suzuki (6).

Texas 000 000 000 — 0 2 1 Detroit 100 202 00x — 5 7 0 M.Perez, Burns (6), J.Ortiz (8), Font (8) and G.Soto; Verlander, Smyly (8), Benoit (9) and Avila. W— Verlander 10-6. L—M.Perez 3-2. HRs—Detroit, Tor. Hunter (7), V.Martinez (8), Jh.Peralta (8).

Toronto 000 200 011 — 4 9 0 Baltimore 402 010 00x — 7 8 0 Jo.Johnson, Oliver (7) and Arencibia; Feldman, Tom.Hunter (8), Ji.Johnson (9) and Wieters. W— Feldman 1-1. L—Jo.Johnson 1-5. Sv—Ji.Johnson (33). HRs—Baltimore, C.Davis (37), A.Jones (19).

Houston 000 000 000 — Tampa Bay 100 202 00x — Bedard, Clemens (6) and Corporan; Lobaton. W—Archer 4-3. L—Bedard Tampa Bay, De.Jennings (11).

0 5 1 5 12 0 Archer and 3-6. HRs—

Boston 000 001 100 00 — 2 9 1 Oakland 000 000 200 01 — 3 5 0 (11 innings) Workman, Breslow (7), Uehara (9), Thornton (11) and Lavarnway; Colon, Doolittle (7), Balfour (9), Cook (10) and Jaso. W—Cook 2-2. L—Thornton 0-4. HRs—Oakland, Donaldson (16).

Los Ang. 000 012 000 — 3 8 0 Seattle 020 110 00x — 4 7 0 Blanton, Kohn (5), D.De La Rosa (6), S.Downs (7), Frieri (8) and Iannetta; Iwakuma, Furbush (8), Wilhelmsen (9) and Zunino. W—Iwakuma 8-4. L— Blanton 2-12. Sv—Wilhelmsen (19). HRs—Los Angeles, Trumbo (21). Seattle, M.Saunders (6).

INTERLEAGUE Chicago 000 000 111 0 — 310 0 Phila.

200 100 000 1 — 4 9 1 (10 innings) Quintana, Lindstrom (7), Veal (7), N.Jones (8), Purcey (10), Troncoso (10) and Phegley, Flowers; Hamels, Papelbon (9), Bastardo (10) and Ruiz.

W—Bastardo 3-2. L—Purcey 0-1. HRs—Chicago, De Aza (12).

NATIONAL LEAGUE Wash.

010 000 100 3 — 514 0 Miami 000 200 000 0 — 211 0 (10 innings) Jordan, Krol (7), Storen (7), Clippard (8), Stammen (9), R.Soriano (10) and W.Ramos; H.Alvarez, A.Ramos (7), M.Dunn (8), Cishek (9), Da.Jennings (10) and Mathis. W—Stammen 5-4. L—Cishek 3-5.

Sv—R.Soriano (25). HRs—Miami, Dietrich (9).

Cincinnati 004 010 003 — 8 11 1 Atlanta 011 000 011 — 4 9 0 Cingrani, Hoover (5), Ondrusek (6), LeCure (8), Chapman (9) and Mesoraco; Teheran, Ayala (6), D.Carpenter (7), Varvaro (9) and G.Laird. W— Ondrusek 3-0. L—Teheran 7-5. HRs—Cincinnati, Bruce (19), Choo (13). Atlanta, Uggla (18), Simmons (8).

New York 300 000 100 — 4 9 2 Pittsburgh 001 000 010 — 2 9 0 Gee, Atchison (7), Hawkins (8), Parnell (9) and Buck; Cole, J.Gomez (6), Mazzaro (8) and McKenry.

W—Gee 7-7. L—Cole 4-3. Sv—Parnell (17).

Milwaukee 310 010 000 — 5 9 0 Arizona 000 010 000 — 1 8 0 W.Peralta, Mic.Gonzalez (8), Henderson (8), Fr.Rodriguez (9) and Maldonado; Kennedy, Collmenter (7), E.De La Rosa (8) and M.Montero.

W—W.Peralta 7-9. L—Kennedy 3-6. HRs—Milwaukee, L.Schafer (2). Arizona, M.Montero (8).

Colorado 100 020 000 — 3 11 0 Los Ang.000010 000 — 1 6 0 Chacin, Brothers (7), Belisle (8), R.Betancourt (9) and W.Rosario; Nolasco, Howell (6), Belisario (7), P.Rodriguez (8), Jansen (9) and A.Ellis. W—Chacin 9-4. L—Nolasco 6-9. Sv—R.Betancourt (15). HRs— Colorado, Cuddyer (16).

San Fran. 100 000 000 — 1 7 1 San Diego 124 120 00x — 10 12 0 Zito, Dunning (3), J.Lopez (3), Kontos (4), S.Casilla (6), Affeldt (7), S.Rosario (8) and Quiroz; Stults, Thayer (7), Gregerson (8), Hynes (9) and Hundley.

W—Stults 8-7. L—Zito 4-7. HRs—San Diego, Denorfia (7), Hundley (6), Venable (11), Quentin (12).

St. Louis 101 100 214 — 10 21 0 Chicago 010 003 020 — 6 11 1 Wainwright, Choate (7), Rosenthal (7), Mujica (8) and Y.Molina; Tr.Wood, Strop (6), Guerrier (7), Russell (7), B.Parker (8), Bowden (8), Gregg (9) and D.Navarro. W—Mujica 2-1. L—Gregg 2-2. HRs—St. Louis, Y.Molina (7). Chicago, Barney (6).

MLB All-Star Home Run Derby Lineup NEW YORK — Lineups for Monday’s 2013 MLB All-Star Home Run Derby at Citi Field in New York: AMERICAN LEAGUE Robinson Cano, 2B, N.Y. Yankees; Yoenis Cespedes, OF, Oakland; Chris Davis, 1B, Baltimore; Prince Fielder, 1B, Detroit.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Pittsburgh; Michael Cuddyer, OF, Colorado; Bryce Harper, OF, Washington; David Wright, 3B, N.Y. Mets.

Golf

Penalties-yards Time of possession

Toronto Hamilton Winnipeg Montreal

GP 3 3 3 3

CFL East Division W L T 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2 0

PF 83 79 72 63

PA 97 89 74 74

Pt 2 2 2 2

Saskatchewan Calgary B.C. Edmonton

GP 3 3 3 3

West Division W L T 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0

PF 114 87 73 51

PA 67 82 63 76

Pt 6 4 4 2

WEEK THREE Saturday’s results B.C. 17 Edmonton 3 At Guelph, Ont. Hamilton 25 Winnipeg 20 Friday’s result Calgary 22 Montreal 14 Thursday’s result Saskatchewan 39 Toronto 28 WEEK FOUR Friday, July 19 Toronto at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Saturday, July 20 Montreal at Calgary, 5 p.m.

Edmonton at B.C., 8 p.m.

Sunday, July 21 Hamilton at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m.

Saturday’s summaries Lions 17, Eskimos 3 First Quarter Edm — FG Shaw 32 11:02 Second Quarter B.C. — Single O’Neill 28 14:20 Third Quarter B.C. — TD Arceneaux 12 pass from Lulay (O’Neill convert) 4:35 B.C. — TD Harris 16 pass from Lulay (O’Neill convert) 10:51 Fourth Quarter B.C. — Safety Shaw concedes 10:16 B.C. 0 1 14 2 — 17 Edmonton 3 0 0 0 — 3 Attendance — 31,310 at Edmonton.

TEAM STATISTICS B.C. First downs 19 Yards rushing 197 Yards passing 158 Total offence 355 Team losses 19 Net offence 336 Passes made-tried 12-18 Total return yards 84 Interceptions-yards by 1-19 Fumbles-lost 3-0 Sacks by 3 Punts-average 9-37.8

Edm 9 81 97 178 33 145 13-23 117 0-0 2-0 2 8-39.4

5-79 11-103 32:22 27:38

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — B.C.: Lulay 9-82, Harris 17-70, Lumbala 1-29, Iannuzzi 2-20, DeMarco 1-minus-1; Arceneaux 1-minus-3; Edm: Reilly 5-37, Charles 10-36, Joseph 2-5, White 3-3.

Receiving — B.C.: Arceneaux 2-53, Harris 4-30, Iannuzzi 2-28, Moore 2-25, P.Jackson 2-22; Edm: Coehoorn 3-28, Carter 2-28, Koch 5-23, McCarty 1-9, Henry 1-7, Sweeney 1-2.

Passing — B.C.: Lulay 12-18, 158 yards, 2 TDs, 0 ints; Edm: Reilly 13-23-97-0-1.

Tiger-Cats 25, Blue Bombers 20 First Quarter Ham — TD Giguere 61 pass from Burris (Congi convert) 2:13 Ham — Single Congi 44 13:17 Second Quarter Ham — Single Bartel 55 1:00 Wpg — TD Simpson 75 run (convert failed) 1:25 Wpg — TD Goltz 7 run (Palardy convert) 12:35 Ham — FG Congi 24 14:16 Third Quarter Ham — Single Congi 85 0:01 Ham — Single Bartel 68 2:36 Ham — FG Congi 24 9:25 Fourth Quarter Ham — Single Congi 38 2:43 Ham — TD Delahunt 12 pass from Burris (Congi convert) 8:30 Wpg — TD Simpson 15 run (Palardy convert) 12:20 Winnipeg 0 13 0 7 — 20 Hamilton 8 4 5 8 — 25 Attendance — 13,085 at Guelph, Ont. TEAM STATISTICS Wpg First downs 15 Yards rushing 144 Yards passing 186 Total offence 330 Team losses 69 Net offence 261 Passes made-tried 15-27 Total return yards 136 Interceptions-yards by 0-0 Fumbles-lost 1-0 Sacks by 7 Punts-average 9-39.9 Penalties-yards 19-161 Time of possession 27:48

Ham 21 76 362 438 47 391 26-32 79 1-4 0-0 6 8-50.1 7-65 32:12

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Wpg: Simpson 11-116, Goltz 3-17, Ford 3-11; Ham: Burris 6-47, Lamar 4-16, Walker 5-13.

Receiving — Wpg: Watson 6-72, Etienne 3-46, Matthews 2-35, Anderson 3-27, Simpson 1-6; Ham: Grant 7-101, Giguere 3-94, Gant 5-69, Ellingson 4-47, Walker 4-34, Delahunt 1-12, Lamar 2-5.

Passing — Wpg: Pierce 15-26, 186 yards, 0 TDs, 0 ints, Renaud 0-1-0-0-1; Ham: Burris 26-32-362-2-0.

Soccer Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Kansas City 20 9 5 6 29 Montreal 18 9 5 4 31 New York 20 9 7 4 29 Philadelphia 20 8 6 6 32 Houston 19 8 6 5 22 New England 18 6 6 6 22 Columbus 19 6 8 5 23 Chicago 18 6 9 3 20 Toronto 18 2 9 7 17 D.C. 19 2 13 4 8 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Salt Lake 20 11 5 4 32 Portland 19 8 2 9 30 Vancouver 19 9 5 5 32 Dallas 20 8 5 7 27 Los Angeles 20 9 8 3 30 Colorado 20 7 7 6 23 Seattle 17 7 7 3 21 San Jose 21 6 9 6 21 Chivas USA 19 3 11 5 17 Note: Three points for a win, one for a tie.

Friday’s result Philadelphia 3 Chivas USA 1 GA 19 29 24 30 19 16 23 28 27 29

Pt 33 31 31 30 29 24 23 21 13 10

GA 18 18 26 27 24 22 20 32 35

Pt 37 33 32 31 30 27 24 24 14

Saturday’s results Kansas City 3 Toronto 0 New York 4 Montreal 0 Houston 2 New England 1 Portland 2 Los Angeles 1 Salt Lake 3 Dallas 0 San Jose 1 Seattle 0 Sunday’s result Vancouver 3 Chicago 1 Wednesday, July 17 New England at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Chivas USA, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 20 Colorado at Seattle, 2 p.m.

New York at Toronto, 2 p.m.

Dallas at Montreal, 5 p.m.

New England at Columbus, 5:30 p.m.

Portland at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

D.C. at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Kansas City at Salt Lake, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Transactions

PGA-John Deere Classic Sunday At TPC Deere Run Silvis, Ill. Purse: $4.6 million Yardage: 7,268; Par: 71 Final x-won on fifth playoff hole a-amateur x-Jordan Spieth Zach Johnson David Hearn Martin Flores Jerry Kelly Daniel Summerhays Patrick Reed Matt Jones J.J. Henry Steve Stricker Jim Herman Steven Bowditch Kevin Sutherland Nicholas Thompson Steve LeBrun Harris English Chez Reavie Chad Campbell Lucas Glover a-Patrick Rodgers Morgan Hoffmann Scott Brown Robert Streb Ryan Moore Jason Bohn Chris Kirk Boo Weekley Bryce Molder Nick Watney Mike Weir Kevin Stadler Troy Matteson Lee Williams Stuart Appleby Charles Howell III Joe Affrunti K.J. Choi Jonathan Byrd Brian Davis Joey Snyder III Ryo Ishikawa Justin Hicks Scott Langley Andres Romero Heath Slocum Kevin Streelman Erik Compton Ken Duke Gary Woodland Vaughn Taylor Dicky Pride John Kimbell Y.E. Yang Brendon de Jonge David Mathis Tom Gillis Carl Pettersson Tim Petrovic Brandt Jobe Rod Pampling

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Doug LaBelle II Greg Owen Matt Bettencourt Keegan Bradley Brian Gay Michael Letzig Andrew Svoboda Nick O’Hern Darron Stiles Roberto Castro Camilo Villegas Davis Love III U.S. Senior Open Sunday At Omaha Country Club Omaha Neb. Purse: $2.75 million Yardage: 6,711; Par: 70 Final a-amateur Kenny Perry, $500,000 Fred Funk, $295,000 Rocco Mediate, $155,503 Corey Pavin, $155,503 Michael Allen, $103,416 Steve Elkington, $83,461 Chien Soon Lu, $83,461 Jeff Sluman, $83,461 Bart Bryant, $60,800 Tom Lehman, $60,800 Kirk Triplett, $60,800 Duffy Waldorf, $60,800 Chris X. Williams, $60,800 Fred Couples, $44,989 Jeff Hart, $44,989 Bernhard Langer, $44,989 Loren Roberts, $44,989 Peter Senior, $44,989 Mark O’Meara, $37,890 Joe Daley, $33,779 David Frost, $33,779 Steve Pate, $33,779 Jeff Brehaut, $24,845 Gary Hallberg, $24,845 Kohki Idoki, $24,845 Barry Lane, $24,845 Tom Pernice Jr., $24,845 John Riegger, $24,845 Tom Watson, $24,845 Jeff Freeman, $18,023 John Huston, $18,023 Larry Mize, $18,023 Colin Montgomerie, $18,023 Esteban Toledo, $18,023 Jay Don Blake, $14,827 John Cook, $14,827 Joel Edwards, $14,827 Peter Fowler, $14,827 Jay Haas, $14,827 Gene Sauers, $14,827 Willie Wood, $14,827 Mark McNulty, $12,446 Gil Morgan, $12,446 Tom Kite, $11,124 Gary Koch, $11,124 Larry Nelson, $11,124 David Eger, $9,538 Don Pooley, $9,538

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STORIES FROM B3

JAYS: It’s tough Josh Johnson (1-5) yielded a career high-tying seven earned runs and seven hits in six innings. His only win in 12 starts this season came against Baltimore on June 23.

“They hit him pretty well,” Gibbons said. “First inning they dropped four on us. It’s tough to come back from that.”

Baltimore bolted to a 4-0 lead in the first, getting hits from four of its All-Star selections: Manny Machado, Jones, Davis and J.J. Hardy.

After Nate McLouth opened with a single, Machado singled and Jones hit an RBI single. Davis followed with a double into the right-field corner, and Hardy capped the uprising with a run-scoring single, his 200th RBI with the Orioles.

Davis made it 6-0 with an opposite-field drive to left after Jones drew a walk.

“When you got guys hitting opposite field that are decent pitches,” Johnson said, “it’s tough.”

Izturis singled in two runs with two outs in the

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LPGA-Manulife Financial Classic Sunday At Grey Silo Golf Course Waterloo, Ontario Purse:, $1.3 million Yardage: 6,336; Par: 71 Final x-won on third playoff hole a-amateur x-Hee Young Park, $195,000 65-67-61-65 Angela Stanford, $120,353 63-67-64-64 Catriona Matthew, $87,308 63-64-68-66 Meena Lee, $67,539 65-66-65-68 Karine Icher, $54,362 67-66-69-63 Na Yeon Choi, $31,158 69-68-67-62 Haeji Kang, $31,158 70-67-67-62 Stacy Lewis, $31,158 68-67-67-64 Suzann Pettersen, $31,158 68-64-68-66 Austin Ernst, $31,158 68-64-67-67 Gerina Piller, $31,158 70-67-62-67 Amy Yang, $31,158 66-67-66-67 Hanna Kang, $21,612 69-70-64-64 Jessica Korda, $19,702 68-66-69-65 Inbee Park, $19,702 65-67-68-68 Irene Cho, $16,803 65-72-67-65 Jennifer Johnson, $16,803 67-68-68-66 Michelle Wie, $16,803 69-67-67-66 Chella Choi, $16,803 66-65-70-68 So Yeon Ryu, $13,849 71-67-68-64 D. Claire Schreefel, $13,849 69-67-69-65 I.K. Kim, $13,849 68-66-70-66 Sun Young Yoo, $13,849 68-67-68-67 Christina Kim, $13,849 71-65-66-68 Ryann O’Toole, $13,849 66-65-71-68 Morgan Pressel, $11,894 68-70-69-64 Anna Nordqvist, $11,894 67-64-67-73 Lisa McCloskey, $10,971 68-69-67-68 Lizette Salas, $10,971 70-67-67-68 Alena Sharp, $9,554 68-71-69-65 Katie M. Burnett, $9,554 72-66-69-66 Mariajo Uribe, $9,554 70-68-67-68 Jee Young Lee, $9,554 68-68-68-69 Belen Mozo, $9,554 65-66-73-69 Karrie Webb, $7,775 69-69-71-65 Felicity Johnson, $7,775 71-65-72-66 a-Brooke M. Henderson 70-66-71-67 Mina Harigae, $7,775 71-64-71-68 Sydnee Michaels, $7,775 70-69-65-70 Jacqui Concolino, $7,775 69-67-67-71 Paula Creamer, $5,872 72-66-72-65 Alison Walshe, $5,872 68-71-69-67 Lorie Kane, $5,872 69-68-70-68

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Saturday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX—Transferred LHP Andrew Miller from the 15- to the 60-day DL. Added LHP Matt Thornton to the active major league roster. Optioned RHP Steven Wright to Pawtucket (IL).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Recalled LHP Donnie Veal from Charlotte (IL).

HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with 2B Jose Altuve on a four-year contract through 2017.

Activated CF Justin Maxwell from the 7-day DL. Optioned RHP Jarred Cosart to Oklahoma City (PCL).

MINNESOTA TWINS—Optioned RHP Michael Tonkin to Rochester (IL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Activated INF Brett Lawrie from the 15-day DL. Optioned INF Munenori Kawasaki to Buffalo (IL). Sent LHP J.A. Happ on a rehab assignment to GCL Blue Jays.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES—Recalled OF Jose Constanza from Gwinnett (IL). Optioned LHP Alex Wood to Gwinnett.

CHICAGO CUBS—Claimed OF Cole Gillespie off waivers from San Francisco.

MIAMI MARLINS—Recalled RHP Tom Koehler from New Orleans (PCL). Placed RHP Chad Qualls on the paternity list.

NEW YORK METS—Sent 1B Justin Turner on a rehab assignment to GCL Mets.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Sent C Erik Kratz on a rehab assignment to Reading (EL) WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Sent RHP Ryan Mattheus on a rehab assignment to Hagerstown (SAL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DALLAS MAVERICKS—Agreed to terms with G Monta Ellis.

HOUSTON ROCKETS—Signed C Dwight Howard to a four-year contract.

MILWAUKEE BUCKS—Signed G O.J. Mayo. to a three-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Acquired the rights to F Royce White, C-F Furkan Aldemir additional consideration and from Houston for future draft considerations.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Re-signed C Tiago Splitter.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS—Suspended Montreal MF Sanna Nyassi for his act of simulation in the 78th minute of the July 7 game against Chivas USA. Suspended Chicago MF Daniel Paladini an additional one-game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his reckless challenge of Sporting Kansas City F Dom Dwyer, in the 93+ minute of a July 7 game.

Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned OF Jackie Bradley Jr. to Pawtucket (IL). Recalled LHP Drake

fourth, and Jones hit a solo shot in the fifth for a 7-2 lead.

After Feldman gave up a single to Jose Reyes in the eighth, Hunter allowed a two-out RBI single to Juan Encarnacion.

CFL: Play better Winnipeg quarterback Buck Pierce said his team did some good things, but “not just consistently enough.

“That’s the bottom line. We need to play better four quarters,” he said after completing 15 of 26 pass attempts for 186 yards and no touchdowns. He said he was sore after being sacked six times.

Hamilton kicker Luca Congi hit two of four attempts, missing from 44 and 28 yards, and hitting two 24-yard shots. He added a kickoff single and punter Josh Bartel added two punt singles.

“We’ve still got to get better because there are things offensively we can do better,” said Burris, who completed 26 of 32 pass attempts for 362 yards and rushed for 47 yards. He was sacked seven times. “We kept shooting ourselves in the foot with penalties and just missed assignments and that’s why we had

Britton from Pawtucket.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent RHP Jake Peavy to Birmingham (SL) for a rehab assignment.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHP Zach McAllister to Akron (EL) for a rehab assignment.

Optioned RHP Blake Wood to Columbus (IL). Assigned C Omir Santos outright to Columbus.

DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jeremy Bonderman on a minor league contract.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned LHP Donnie Joseph to Omaha (PCL). Recalled LHP Everett Teaford from Omaha. Reinstated RHP Wade Davis from the paternity list. Designated RHP J.C. Gutierrez for assignment.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Reinstated LHP Caleb Thielbar from the bereavement list. Optioned OFs Oswaldo Arcia and Chris Parmelee and INF Eduardo Escobar to Rochester (IL).

NEW YORK YANKEES — Announced 1B Travis Ishikawa declined outright assignment and elected free agency.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed OF B.J. Upton on the 15-day DL. Reinstated C Evan Gattis from the 15-day DL. CHICAGO CUBS — Sent RHP Scott Baker to Kane County (MWL) for a rehab assignment. Added OF Cole Gillespie to the active roster. Designated RHP Henry Rodriguez for assignment.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with 2B Eric Patterson on a minor league contract.

NEW YORK METS — Optioned OF Jordany Valdespin to Las Vegas (PCL). Reinstated RHP Scott Atchison from the 15-day DL. Sent RHP Jennry Mejia to Binghamton (EL) and 1B Justin Turner to St. Lucie (FSL) for rehab assignments.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Placed OF Ben Revere on the 15-day DL. Reinstated C Erik Kratz from the 15-day DL. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Sent RHP Jared Hughes to Indianapolis (IL) for a rehab assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RHP Brad Brach to Tucson (PCL). Selected the contract of LHP Colt Hynes from Tucson.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Optioned INF Nick Noonan and RHP Jean Machi to Fresno (PCL).

Designated RHP Chris Heston for assignment.

Reinstated RHP Santiago Castilla from the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Jeff Francoeur from Fresno.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association INDIANA PACERS — Signed F Chris Copeland.

FOOTBALL National Football League DENVER BRONCOS — Signed OT Ryan Clady to a five-year contract.

HOCKEY National Hockey League PHOENIX COYOTES — Signed F Max Domi to a three-year, entry-level contract.

ECHL READING ROYALS — Agreed to terms with F Ethan Cox.

to settle for field goals. And (those mistakes) stopped some of our drives instead of moving downfield and putting the ball in the end zone.”

Hamilton had seven penalties for 65 yards, but the Bombers recorded 19 penalties for 161 yards.

“We sputtered around a little on offence,” said Hamilton head coach Kent Austin. “But we were able to pull out a victory against a pretty good football team, I think.”

Hamilton took a 17-13 lead into the fourth quarter.

Congi’s missed 28-yard field goal made it 18-13. The Tiger-Cats hadn’t scored a touchdown since the first drive of the game, but midway through the fourth, Burris led them on a 60-yard drive, hitting Delahunt for a 12-yard score and a 25-13 Hamilton lead with 8:48 left to play.

But with 2:40 left in the game, the Bombers capped a 62-yard three minute scoring drive that ended with Simpson’s 15-yard touchdown run to make it 25-20.

When the Ticats’ offence couldn’t keep possession, the much maligned Hamilton defence shut the door on the next Winnipeg series.

“I’m really proud of the way our defence played tonight,” said Austin. “The last possession, we got a huge sack (an 11-yard loss for Pierce back on the Winnipeg 26). They’ve taken some heat and they really stepped up and played really well.”

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Henderson shines at LPGA event YOUNG CANADIAN AMATEUR SHOWS SHE CAN HANG WITH THE BIG GIRLS AFTER STRONG SHOWING

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WATERLOO, Ont. — Canadian amateur Brooke Henderson is already showing she can hang with the top golfers on the LPGA Tour.

Imagine the possibilities when she reaches adulthood.

Henderson closed with a 67 on Sunday for an impressive 10-under-par 274 total at the US$1.3-million event. Not bad for a youngster still a few months shy of her 16th birthday.

“I’m just out here to try to get as much experience as I can and I think I did that this week,” Henderson said. “I had so much fun throughout the whole week and I tried to play my best.”

Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., is Canada’s topranked amateur golfer and sits at No. 19 in the world amateur rankings.

She entered the 144-player field on a sponsor exemption and made the cut with a 70-66 start.

Henderson played with Charlottetown’s Lorie Kane on Sunday to adoring crowds along Grey Silo Golf Course.

After the round, they posed for photos draped in the Canadian flag before signing autographs outside the scorer’s tent.

“She’s definitely a huge role model for me,” Henderson said. “I look up to her.

Just being able to talk with her like that throughout the whole course and throughout the whole game today was a pleasure.”

Hamilton’s Alena Sharp (65) took the low Canadian honours by finishing one stroke ahead

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Brooke Henderson, of Smith Falls, Ontario, watches as Lorie Kane, of Prince Edward Island, hits off the 12th tee during the fourth round of the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic in Waterloo, Ont., on Sunday. of Henderson. Kane closed with a 68 to sit at 9 under overall with Jennifer Kirby of Paris, Ont., who had a 69.

After a number of wins at the junior level, Henderson won the CN Canadian Women’s Tour pro event in Beloeil, Que., last year and also became the youngest golfer to play at the CN Canadian Wom-

en’s Open.

Henderson has continued her rapid development this year.

She made the jump from the development squad to join Team Canada’s national amateur squad and won the South American Amateur Championship last January in Colombia.

Henderson also made the cut

at the U.S. Women’s Open last month in Southampton, N.Y., and finished tied for 59th.

“She’s a great talent at 15,” Kane said. “She hit some really great shots and if she’s what we have at 15, our country and women’s golf is going to be very healthy.”

Henderson was paired with Michelle Wie on Saturday and

the American also had high praise for the Canadian youngster.

“When I heard she was 15, I was like, ’What?’ I didn’t believe it,” Wie said Sunday.

“She’s a great girl. She’s really talented and she plays really well.

“I can’t wait to see what she does in the future.”

Wie was a teenage phenom herself and is now in her fifth season on tour. When asked what advice she might give Henderson, she said it’s important to enjoy the process.

“I would just say to her just to have fun, like I say to everyone,” Wie said.

“Just do what you want to do, don’t let other people make you do what you don’t want to do and just have fun with it.”

Henderson averaged an impressive driving distance of 266 yards over the week. She only found the sand on two occasions and hit 46 of 56 fairways in regulation.

As an amateur, she won’t get a paycheque for her performance on the southwestern Ontario course. But the many gains from this type of experience are difficult to quantify.

“I’m getting more and more comfortable on the big stage here,” Henderson said. “Hopefully down the road I’ll have it perfectly comfortable.”

Both Kane and Henderson capped the round with birdies on No. 18 as fans in the surrounding grandstand and along the final hole roared their approval.

“To experience it and to have Brooke experience it, I told her this is what her future holds,” Kane said.

Perry gives record performance at U.S. Senior Open

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OMAHA, Neb. — Kenny Perry is getting the hang of these majors. He only wishes it had happened sooner.

Perry completed a masterful performance with a 7-under 63 on Sunday that gave him a five-shot win over Fred Funk in the U.S. Senior Open.

The 52-year-old Kentuckian won his second straight senior major with a flurry. His 64-63 finish and the 10-shot deficit he overcame after 36 holes set tournament records. His 13-under total of 267 matched the lowest four-round score.

“It all came together. Why, after all these years?” Perry said. “Here I am, (almost) 53 years old, and it finally came together for me.”

On the regular tour, Perry won 14 times but was best known for collapses in the 2009 Masters and 1996 PGA Championship. Those memories haunted him again in May when he squandered a three-shot lead with six holes to play in the Senior PGA Championship and lost by two to Kohki Idoki.

Just as he did two weeks ago in the Senior Players Championship at Fox Chapel, Pa., where he won by two shots over Fred Couples and Duffy Waldorf, Perry came from well behind to win in the hills and heat at the par-70 Omaha Country Club.

“This is by far the biggest tournament I ever won,” Perry said. “I lost the playoff at the Master’s and the PGA playoff. I didn’t get the job done. Now to have a USGA title, it’s an Open, it’s our Open, it’s what the players play for.

“To finally get it, even though it’s a Senior Open, I still regard it as a very high honour.”

Perry, who started Sunday two shots behind leader Michael Allen, was in front to stay after he birdied the second and third holes and Allen bogeyed the third.

Perry’s 63 matched Allen’s Friday score for best round of the tournament and was the best ever in a U.S. Senior Open final round.

“He put it to us,” Funk said. “Six under yesterday, seven today, backto-back. It’s kind of what he did two weeks ago at Fox Chapel. He just smoked the field on the weekend. He just lapped us.”

Perry made par over the last three holes. A wide smile crossed his face as he tapped in for par on 18. He dropped his putter, raised both arms and waved his visor to the gallery.

Perry is the ninth player to win consecutive senior majors. He said he wouldn’t go for three in a row. He’s staying home to rest rather than play the British Senior Open in two weeks.

Perry had six birdies and one bogey on his way to a 5-under 30 on the front nine Sunday. He started a run of four straight birdies when he blasted out of the sand to within 5 feet on No. 6.

By the time he made the turn, he was three shots ahead of the fading Allen.

Things momentarily got interesting when Rocco Mediate made a 10-foot putt on No. 15 for his third straight birdie to get within two shots. Over on the par-5 14th, Perry was buried in the left rough. He chipped into the fairway and was left with 130 yards to the pin.

Mickelson wins Scottish Open, first win in Europe in 20 years THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INVERNESS — With applause raining down from the grandstands overlooking the 18th green at the Scottish Open, Phil Mickelson doffed his cap to an adoring crowd and walked to the side of the putting surface to hug his wife and three children.

He was acting out a similar scene just 20 minutes later — this time having seized his second chance to secure a first victory in Europe in 20 years.

Mickelson beat Branden Grace in a playoff Sunday after putting himself, his family and his growing legion of Scottish fans through a tense finale on a wild final day on the Castle Stuart links.

“Nobody likes a movie that is predictable,” said Mickelson. “You always want to have a little bit of suspense.”

After overcoming a

terrible start to his last round and wiping out a five-shot deficit to overnight leader Henrik Stenson, Mickelson only needed two putts for par on the 72nd hole to complete the perfect preparation for next week’s British Open at Muirfield.

From the fringe, 15 feet out, his putt raced past the hole and his return effort from five feet clipped the edge of the cup and stayed out. That meant a new duel with Grace, who shot a 69 like Mickelson in the final round to finish on 17-under 271.

Before heading back up the par-5 18th, Lefty embraced his family, who had been waiting nearby.

“I was just getting a little luck from them.

And refocusing after making a mistake like that,” Mickelson said.

It was skill rather than luck that eventually decided things in his fa-

vour. With Grace landing his third shot in the playoff 25 feet away, Mickelson seized his chance by producing a pitch from 45 yards with a 64 degree wedge that span back to within a foot of the pin.

After days of linksstyle bump and runs, it was the kind of chip shot he produces weekin, week-out on the PGA Tour that sealed the win.

After Mickelson tapped in, his opponent’s putt slid by and the celebrations could begin for the Mickelson clan.

“I almost let it slip away but to come out on top feels terrific,” said Mickelson, who will tee off at Muirfield next week as No. 5 in the world and 500,000 pounds ($740,000) richer.

“I don’t think there’s a better way to get ready for a major championship or an Open Championship than playing the week before, playing well the week before and getting into contention.”

He knocked his wedge within a foot, yelling “Be right” as his ball plopped onto the green and rolled toward the cup. After the tap-in, another birdie on No. 15 and Mediate’s bogey on 16, Perry’s lead was up to five and he was well on his way to his fourth win since he joined the Champions Tour in 2010.

Perry said Mediate’s late run helped him keep his focus.

“I was like, ’Oh, oh, we’ve got to keep going. We’ve got to put the hammer

down and work on out,’ ” Perry said.

“Sometimes when you get leads, you kind of hang onto that lead. I didn’t want that cushion. I wanted to push it on out there. I wanted a five-shot lead coming down to the last hole.”

Funk, the 2009 champion, was runner-up for the second straight year and third time since 2008. He was tied with Perry after the third round but couldn’t make much headway, shooting a final-round 68.

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Dadensky leads Renegades to win

BY DANNY RODE ADVOCATE STAFF

JOSH YOUNG

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Josh Young turned in a spectacular performance for the Red Deer Catalina Swim Club at the Speedo provincial age group championships in Edmonton.

Competing in his final provincial meet as a 12-year-old Young won four gold medals and a silver and broke a pair of Canadian records. He won the 100-metre breaststroke in a record time of one minute 11.17 seconds and the 200m breaststroke in 2:34.08.

He also won the 50m breaststroke and the 200m Individual Medley and was second in the 200m freestyle. Young is one of nine members of the Catalina Club to compete in the Canadian age group nationals in Montreal, July 24-29.

THIS WEEK Wednesday

● Pony chuckwagons: North American championship, Westerner Days, 6 p.m. ● Midget AAA baseball: Okotoks Dawgs Red at Red Deer Carstar Braves, doubleheader, 5:30 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● Bantam AAA baseball: Okotoks Dawgs Black at Red Deer Servus Credit Union Braves, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● Parkland baseball: Innisfail at Lacombe, 7 p.m.

Thursday

● Men’s amateur golf: Alberta championship, Sundre Golf Club. ● Pony chuckwagons: North American championship, Westerner Days, 6 p.m. ● Senior men’s baseball: Lacombe Granite and Stone vs.

Printing Place, Great Chief 1; North Star Sports vs. Gary Moe Volkswagen, Great Chief 2; 6:30 p.m.

Friday

● Men’s amateur golf: Alberta championship, Sundre Golf Club. ● Mosquito A tier III baseball provincials: Red Deer Blue vs.

Coronation, 3 p.m.; Red Deer Red vs. Stettler, 6:30 p.m., Great Chief Park. ● Pony chuckwagons: North American championship, Westerner Days, 6 p.m. ● Riggers tournament: Annual Riggers senior AAA baseball tournament. ● Parkland baseball: Eckville at Lacombe, Red Deer at Acme, 7 p.m.

Saturday

● Riggers tournament: Annual Riggers senior AAA baseball tournament. ● Mosquito A tier III baseball provincials: Sherwood Park vs,.

Coronation, 9 a.m.; Barrhead vs, Red Deer Red, noon; Red Deer Blue vs. Sherwood Park, 3 p.m.; Stettrler vs. Barrhead, 6 p.m., Great Chief Park.

Renegades 4 Alliance 2 Paula Dadensky didn’t get into playing soccer until Grade 8 when asked by a friend to come out for the team in Stettler.

“Until then I played baseball, but I ended up playing soccer and it’s been great . . . it’s helped with my schooling and keeps me busy,” she said.

Dadensky has developed into one of the premier scorers in the province and leads the Alberta Major Women’s Soccer League with nine goals in just six games.

She connected twice Sunday to lead the Red Deer Renegades to a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Alliance at RDC. “My season is going good . . .

I’ve impressed myself,” she said with a laugh. “But really I set high standards at the college last year and I’m trying to keep it going.”

Dadensky led the RDC Queens and the ACAC South Division in scoring last season connecting 11 times in 10 games.

Her success has caught the eye of the University of Alberta head coach and she’s already guaranteed a spot with the Pandas in the fall.

“I want to continue to grow,” she said.

Dadensky led the Renegades, then called Red Deer City, in scoring last season, although she didn’t have much help up front and she played less than five full games.

“I sprained my ankle and that was the end of the season,” she said. “This year we have some strong wingers which has helped me and the team.”

Sidney Daines is one of those offensive talents as the rookie notched her third goal of the season Sunday. Kayla Keenan added the other marker.

The win earned a split in the weekend twin bill for the

Photo by CARSON PAPKE/Advocate staff

Red Deer Renegades striker Paula Dadensky (right) charges for the ball as the Calgary Alliance goaltender tries to kick it away. Dadensky just missed on that shot but scored two goals on Sunday as the Renegades won the game 4-2 at RDC. Renegades — they lost 6-0 to the Northwest United in Edmonton Saturday — and left them in eighth place in the league with a 4-2 record.

“Overall we’re doing very well,” said Dadensky. “It’s nice compared to last year. This year we have a solid core and we’re working better as a group. Plus we have the finishing we didn’t have last year.

“We started well and have built off that.”

Renegades head coach Ado Sarcevic didn’t feel the team played their best Sunday, but was glad to take the win.

“It was tough as we played yesterday and lost 6-0, so it was hard to come back today. The second game on the weekend is always tough, especially con-

Marlins win team title at home meet The host Red Deer Marlins took the team title at the annual Marlins invitational swim meet at Michener Pool Saturday.

The Lacombe Dolphins placed second, the Innisfail Dolphins third and the Ponoka Gators fourth out of 11 teams.

The Marlins won seven aggregate individual gold championships.

Hayden Bettenson won the six-and-under girls and Matthew Hansen the six-andunder boys. Owen Halford captured the 7-8 year-old boys’ title with the 9-10 yearold girls title going to Lauren Bettenson.

Claire Halford and Cale Kooyman won the 11-12 yearold girls’ and boys’ titles respectively and Ryan Mah captured the 15-17 year-old boys’ crown.

Jack Walton was second in the 9-10 year-old boys’ division while Owen Tomasson (six-and-under boys), Luke Weddell (7-8 boys), Erik Sveinson (11-12 boys), Jane Gosling (13-14 girls) and Kathryn Richards (15-17 girls) placed third.

Individual event medalists were: Girls Six-and-under; Gold: Hayden Bettenson, 25 free, 50 free, 25 back, 50 back. Micah Tweedale, 25 flutterboard.

Bronze: Grace Hitchcock, 25 flutterboard.

7-8 year-old; Gold: Veronica Panteluk, 25 free.

Frances Hansen, 50 breast.

Silver: Chloe Becher, 25 free.

Marin Walton, 25 breast. 50 breast. Bronze: Panteluk, 50 back. Becher, 50 back. Grace Monaghan, 50 breast. Hansen 100 I.M. Eight-and-under; Gold: 100 free relay, 100 medley relay.

Bronze: 100 medley relay.

9-10 year-old; Gold: Lauren Bettenson, 100 free, 25 back, 50 breast, 100 I.M. Silver: Emma Wrench, 50 free.

Bronze: Delaney Lehman, 50 free, 50 back. Megan Raivio, 25 breast. Wrench, 50 ‘fly.

10-and-under; Gold: 100 free relay, 100 medley relay.

Silver: Emma Wrench, 200 free.

11-12 year-old; Gold: Claire Halford, 50 back, 100 back, 100 ‘fly. Sydney Hucal, 50 breast, 100 breast. Erika Driesen, 100 I.M. Silver: Hannah Morrison, 200 free. Julie Gosling, 50 breast. Bronze: Jade

Weber, 50 breast, 100 I.M. Gosling, 100 breast.

12-and-under; Gold: 200 free relay, 200 medley relay.

13-14 year-old; Gold: Jane Gosling, 50 breast, 100 breast Silver: Rachel Zabel, 100 free. Julie Richards, 200 I.M. Bronze: Carley Wlad, 200 free.

Gosling, 50 back.

14-and-under; Gold: Claire Halford, 800 free. 200 medley relay. Silver: 200 medley relay.

15-17 year-old; Gold: Kathryn Richards, 200 free, 50 back. Silver: Richards, 50 free, Emma Smith, 50 free.

Bronze: Smith, 100 free, 50 back. Richards, 100 free.

13-17 year-old; Gold: Emma Smith, 100 ‘fly.

17-and-under; Bronze: 200 free relay.

Boys Six-and-under; Gold: Matthew Hansen, 25 back, 25 flutterboard. Silver: Hansen, 25 free, 50 free. Rhett Becker, 50 free, 25 back. Owen Tomasson, 25 flutterboard. Bronze: Becker, 25 free. Tomasson, 50 free. Finn Colebrook, 25 flutterboard.

7-8 year-old; Gold: Owen Halford, 25 free, 50 back, 50 breast, 100 I.M. Silver: Luke Weddell, 25 free, 50 back, 50 breast. Sean Raivio, 25 breast. Bronze: Raivio, 50 breast.

Eight-and-under; Gold: 100 free relay.

9-10 year-old; Gold: Jack Walton, 100 free 50 ‘fly. Mats Nieuwenhuis, 25 back. Silver: Seth Tomasson, 100 free.

Kaden Schiller, 25 back.

Bronze: Adam Hucal, 50 free.

Nieuwenhuis, 100 free. Paul Pearce, 50 back. Kieran Monaghan, 25 breast.

10-and-under; Gold: 100 free relay, 100 medley relay.

Bronze: 100 medley relay.

11-12 year-old; Gold: Erik Sveinson, 50 free, 50 breast.

Cale Kooyman, 100 free, 50 back, 100 back, 100 I.M. Ayden Wannop, 100 breast.

Silver: Sveinson, 100 I.M. Bronze: Sveinson, 50 back.

Ethan McDonald, 50 free, 100 I.M. Nick Makortoff, 100 free.

Tanner Colhoun, 100 back.

Grant Claerhout, 50 breast.

12-and-under; Gold: 200 free relay. Silver: Claerhout, 400 free.200 medley relay.

14-and-under; Gold: 200 medley relay, 200 free relay.

17-and-under; Gold: 200 medley relay, 100 free relay.

sidering we’ve only played six games so far and we’re not really in game shape. It’s tough when you’re not playing.”

The Renegades are also without four regulars.

“It’s that way in the summer, you seem to be a bit shorthanded at times. Plus we couldn’t call up any of the youth players as they were playing. But we’re happy with the results.”

Sarcevic is also happy with the way the season has gone so far.

“The girls have worked hard and everyone is excited and they want to play. It’s great for our program as the youth players look up and see a place they want to play. As well we’re working alongside the college and it benefits everyone.”

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AAA Midget Braves split doubleheader SPRUCE GROVE — The Red Deer Carstar Braves split a NorWest Midget AAA Baseball League doubleheader with Spruce Grove Saturday.

The Braves dropped the opener 7-6 in an extra inning then came back to win 6-1 in the nightcap. In the opener the Braves led 5-1 after five innings and were up 6-4 heading into the bottom of the seventh.

Dylan Borman took the loss, allowing three runs — two earned — on one hit and four walks.

Braedan Majeski started on the mound and allowed four runs— two earned — on six hits and two walks over 5 1/3 innings.

Ty Elliott led the Braves at the plate with three hits and two RBIs while Ryan Klinck and Levi Moon added two hits each. Justin Logan went the distance in the nightcap, allowing one run on eight hits and three walks. He fanned seven.

Borman had three hits and two RBIs as the Braves managed just five hits, but walked five times and were hit twice.

The Braves return to action Wednesday when they host the Okotoks Dawgs Red in a doubleheader, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Great Chief Park.

AAA Bantam Braves finish third in Calgary tourney CALGARY — The Red Deer Servus Credit Union Braves finished third in the Calgary bantam AAA baseball tournament during the weekend.

The Braves beat the Calgary Redbirds 5-4 in the third-place game Sunday.

Carter O’Donnell started on the mound and went 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on five hits while walking three and fanning two. Andrew MacCuaig got the final two outs for the save.

Parker Booth had a single, triple and a walk while Brad Pope tripled and walked. Ethan Ropcean had a run-scoring single, Austin Kelts-Larsen a single and a walk and Zach Olson a sacrifice fly.

In pool play, the Braves beat the Redbirds 9-4 and lost 15-2 to the Medicine Hat Merchants and 10-0 to the Sherwood Park A’s.

Griffin Molin worked 4 1/3 innings in the first game against the Redbirds, allowing four runs on six hits, four walks and two strikeouts. Ropcean tossed no hit ball over the final 2 2/3 innings, walking two and fanning two.

Pope had two singles and three RBIs while Jordan Muirhead had a single, double and RBI. Ropcean had a two-run single and a walk with Olson and Kelts-Larsen each

The Renegades took a 2-0 lead Sunday before the Alliance came back to even the count.

“We gave them a couple of cheap goals, but we managed to get back into it in the second half,” said Sarcevic, who wasn’t upset with the loss Saturday.

“In my 30 years of playing and coaching I never saw a game where we had possession all the time, then the first time they get over half they score,” he said. “Then it happened a second and third time. It was hard for the girls to keep it together, but they did and came back today.”

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collected a RBI single and a walk.

Muirhead started on the mound against Medicine Hat and took the loss with Kelts-Larsen going the final 2 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on three hits, three walks and two strikeouts.

O’Donnell had a RBI double and two walks with Booth adding a run-scoring double. Pope added a single. Ropcean had a double and a walk, Muirhead a single and a walk and Kelts-Larsen a single against the A’s.

Pope took the loss, allowing seven runs on three hits and five walks over 3 1/3 innings. Kobe Scott went the final 1 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on one hit and three walks.

Rampage finish second in division after loss The Red Deer TBS Rampage missed out on finishing first in the North Division of the Rocky Mountain Junior B Tier I Lacrosse League when they dropped a 12-10 decision to the St. Albert Crude at the Kinex Sunday.

The win moved the Crude into top spot with Red Deer second.

The Rampage still get home advantage in the opening round of the playoffs as they host the Saskatchewan Swat in a best-of-three division semifinal this weekend.

Reid Swier led the Rampage against the Crude with four goals and three assists while Mitch Vellner added four goals and Spencer Lee and Cole deGraaf one each.

Pearce Just had four helpers.

Darrian Banack faced 37 shots in goal.

On Saturday the Rampage beat the visiting Calgary Chill 15-8 with Rhett Baldwin facing 44 shots in goal. Lee scored four times with Swier collecting two goals and five helpers. Jayce Grebinski, Troy Klaus and deGraaf added two goals each with singles added by Vellner, Mark Griffith and Jordan Hemstad.

BMX Club golden Three members of the Red Deer BMX Club were double gold medalists as the Alberta BMX Cup season got underway in Airdrie during the weekend.

Molly Simpson, Ty Redbear and Cody Pratt each won Saturday and Sunday. Pratt won the 20-inch event Saturday and the cruiser class Sunday. He also took silver in the two events.

Halle Graham, Sarah Stahl and Taye Neish were also double silver medal winners while Ryder Graham won silver on Saturday and Nickolas Nugent and Ethan Dochstader on Sunday.

Pete Snape won bronze both days while Noah Boyko and Montanna Beattie finished third Saturday and Evan Stahl, Joron Dyok, Lindsay Hall and Ryan Raymont on Sunday,

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Curse continues for Hinchcliffe THROTTLE PROBLEM TAKES CANADIAN OUT OF CONTENTION EARLY AT TORONTO INDY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Honda Indy Toronto curse continues for James Hinchcliffe.

Plagued by a throttle problem before the start of Sunday’s second race, the 26-year-old from Oakville, Ont., was never in contention, falling four laps behind the leaders and taking last among the 21 finishers. A day earlier, Hinchcliffe was a career-best eighth over the 11-turn, 1.75-mile street course at Exhibition Place.

Hinchcliffe finished 11th in 2011 before being forced out last year with engine trouble.

“I was surprisingly calm,” Hinchcliffe said of sitting in his car while his crew worked feverishly to fix it. “I was thinking, ’Yes, it seems about right. It’s Toronto so something had to happen.’

“It’s even more depressing that it happens before the race even starts so you never even had a chance.

If it happened halfway through at least you were having fun for a while but it’s not a lot of fun when you’re driving around (four) laps down and you know you’re not in contention for anything.

“It’s a disappointing weekend, eighth and last is nothing to brag about. But I still get the privilege of coming here and racing in front of my home crowd.

I’m sorry we couldn’t give them a better show.”

Alex Tagliani of Lachenaie, Que., was 10th, tying a season-best effort, after finishing 17th on Saturday.

“Overall I’m pretty pleased,” said the 39-year-old Tagliani. “The positive is the team is going to continue to be motivated to find a way to get quicker on those new 2013 tires.

“We know how to go fast but the new tires for us are a pretty big headache. The other teams have found a way to find grip and a way to go quick and we’ve lost that pace. It’s the difference between fighting easily in the top six every weekend and struggling to be in the top-10.”

There was no chance of a top-10 finish Sunday for Hinchcliffe. He was scheduled to go from the No. 12 spot but didn’t participate in IndyCar’s first standing start since ’08 due to a stuck throttle pedal.

That relegated him to the back of the field and by the time his car was pushed back to the pits and the problem was fixed, Hinchcliffe was well behind the race leaders.

“I was just going through the routine of the standing start and as soon as I put my foot on the throttle it stuck 100 per cent about a minute before they were giving the command to start,” he said. “We tried WD40 but unfortunately that wasn’t the magic fix so we had to replace the pedal.”

And with just two cautions all race, there were precious few opportunities for Hinchcliffe to actually race and seriously try to make up ground.

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James Hinchcliffe gets a late start out of the pits after he didn’t participate in the standing start due to technical problems at the Toronto Indy race in Toronto on Sunday.

“We had no yellows to help us out and we ran around the back all day,” he said. “We weren’t going to give up ... but I wasn’t going to mix it up with guys.

“I was (four) laps down so I was letting guys go. It just makes for a long afternoon.”

Scott Dixon won Sunday, his third straight victory to tie Hinchcliffe for most wins this year. While Dixon moved into second in the driver’s standings, Hinchcliffe dropped from fifth to eighth following the two Toronto races.

Two-time champion Paul Tracy remains the last Canadian to win here, doing so in 2003.

This marks the first time the Toronto event has consisted of two races. While fans doubled their racing pleasure, Hinchcliffe said drivers dislike doubleheaders.

“You either have to have doubleheaders at all of them or none of them,” he said. “We as a team didn’t have particularly strong cars here and we get penalized twice as much.

“Nobody in the series will ever warm up to these.

They’re too hard on the drivers, they’re too hard on the teams. You get so little practise, it’s so tough to get the car set up right but if we can fill grandstands Saturday and Sunday then we’re going to do them because as much as we might not like it it’s not about us. We can complain all we want but at the end of the day it’s up to the people buying tickets and watching at home and if that’s what they want then we have to find a way to make it work.”

Tagliani’s Barracuda Racing team operates just one car and having to run it in two weekend races is hardly ideal for the team and vehicle.

“With one car, it’s pretty stressful,” he said. “If we have bad luck on the first day we’re in trouble for the (second) race.

“I think it’s good for fans but it’s stressful for us.”

As usual, weekend attendance figures weren’t available. But the combination of ideal summer weather and two races certainly appeared to attract plenty of spectators, a fact not lost upon both Hinchcliffe — a huge fan favourite here — and Tagliani.

Canada eliminated from Gold Cup after draw with Panama

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Panama’s Richard Dixon, left, takes to the air to head the ball over Canada’s Marcus Haber during the second half of the teams’ 0-0 tie in a CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match on Sunday, in Denver. solace in the progression he saw over the course of the tournament.

“They have been fantastic to work with and I’m very grateful for the efforts of the staff and the players,” said Miller, whose time as interim head coach comes to an end with Benito Floro set to take over the team next month.

“They have given Floro some hope that

between the players that we have here and the players that were unavailable, that the Canadian landscape is brighter than some people would give us credit for.

I’m very optimistic. The problem that Canada has and you saw it again today is in the attacking third.”

Neither side created much in the way of chances in a game in

Sanchez, who had time and space, but his curling right-footed effort went wide.

The Canadians had their best chance of the half 10 minutes later when Marcel de Jong’s corner kick found defender David Edgar, but he was unable to make

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Pittsburgh pitcher Mark Melancon was picked as a replacement for the NL All-Star team Sunday, giving the Pirates five players in the game for the first time since 1972.

NL manager Bruce Bochy also selected Sergio Romo, his San Francisco Giants closer, as a replacement pick Sunday along with Atlanta catcher Brian McCann. Pirates pitcher Jeff Locke, Washington Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann and Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman, all on the original NL All-Star roster, are hurt and will miss Tuesday night’s game at Citi Field.

Baltimore pitcher Chris Tillman, Kansas City closer Greg Holland and Oakland closer Grant Balfour were chosen by AL manager Jim Leyland of Detroit to replace Tigers ace Justin Verlander, Seattle’s Hisashi Iwakuma

and Oakland’s Bartolo Colon, who all started Sunday. Under baseball’s labour contract, pitchers who start on the Sunday before the All-Star game may opt not to participate. Verlander was the AL starter and loser of last year’s All-Star game at Kansas City.

The other Pirates on the NL roster are third baseman Pedro Alvarez, centre fielder Andrew McCutchen and closer Jason Grilli. In 1972, the defending World Series champions had Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Steve Blass, Al Oliver and Manny Sanguillen at the All-Star game in Atlanta.

Kansas City has three All-Stars for the first time since George Brett, Mark Gubicza and Kurt Stillwell in 1988.

There are a record 38 first-time AllStars following the additions of Melancon, Romo, Tillman, Holland and Balfour, three more than the previous mark set two years ago in Arizona.

Holland and Balfour both earned $50,000 bonuses, Romo and Tillman $25,000 each and Melancon $10,000.

clean contact with his head.

Canada gifted Panama another opportunity in the 40th minute when Jairo Jimenez swung in a free kick that Pedro Pacheco couldn’t clear properly. The ball fell to Blas Perez, but his header missed the target.

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DENVER — Struggling to find scoring through almost three full games of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Canada could have used some help in its final match against Panama on Sunday.

In need of a win to keep its slim hopes of advancing alive, Canada nearly caught a break late in the match when forward Marcus Haber went down in the Panama 18-yard box.

But although there was contact, the referee decided against awarding a penalty as Canada crashed out of the tournament thanks to a 0-0 draw in both teams’ Group C finale.

“He’s an honest player and he hasn’t done anything wrong. He’s been fouled inside the box, in my opinion, and I think it is a penalty kick,” said Canadian interim head coach Colin Miller. “And I said to the referee also after the game that I thought it was a penalty kick.”

Even with a win Canada would have needed a lopsided result in the Martinique-Mexico match to advance to the tournament’s quarterfinals with a goal differential.

Beating Panama was a tall order for Canada’s youth-laden squad. As Canada continues rebuilding it’s men’s soccer program, Miller is taking

which Panama needed just a point to win Group A. Canada exits the tournament having not scored a goal after losses to Martinique and Mexico preceded Sunday’s result.

Miller says Canada needs time to catch up to programs around the world.

“In Canada, and I think this is a general statement, I think we need to be more realistic in our expectations at the moment,” said Miller, who was a member of the only Canadian team to qualify for the World Cup in 1986.

“We have players that are playing across the world and MLS has been a fantastic vehicle for the United States in terms of their development. We have now got to try to push our Canadian players forward into the first teams of the MLS in order to give them this sort of opportunity and I think that the more we do that, the better off we will be.”

Canada was lucky to not go down a goal down in the 18th minute when defender Ashtone Morgan failed to clear a Panamanian cross. The ball was collected by Marcos

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JK Rowling goes ‘under cover’ BESTSELLING AUTHOR REVEALED AS CREATOR OF ‘DEBUT’ DETECTIVE NOVEL

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — An ex-military man tries his hand at writing, publishes a debut detective novel, and wins critical acclaim. But here’s the twist in the tale: The true identity of the author is none other than “Harry Potter” creator J.K. Rowling.

It’s impressive literary wizardry by Rowling, who said she relished the freedom of writing The Cuckoo’s Calling under her pseudonym, Robert Galbraith.

“I hoped to keep this secret a little longer because being Robert Galbraith has been such a liberating experience,” she said in a statement released by her publicist on Sunday.

“It has been wonderful to publish without hype or expectation, and pure pleasure to get feedback from publishers and readers under a different name.”

The Cuckoo’s Calling, a story about a war veteran turned private investigator who is called in to probe the mysterious death of a model, was published to rave reviews in April by Sphere, part of publisher Little, Brown & Co. The Sunday Times claimed it

was investigating “how a firsttime author with a background in the army and the civilian security industry could write such an assured debut novel” when it connected the dots.

The paper said clues included the fact that Rowling and Galbraith shared the same agent and editor, and that Little, Brown published Rowling’s novel for adults, The Casual Vacancy.

It also said the book’s style and subject matter resembled Rowling’s work.

Rowling’s publicist confirmed the paper’s detective work was correct, and the news helped the novel climb straight to the top of Amazon’s bestselling list Sunday.

It’s also left Britain’s bookstores unprepared.

Jon Howells, a spokesman for Waterstones, one of the country’s biggest bookselling chains, said it had only a handful of copies of The Cuckoo’s Calling scattered around the country — and they probably sold out on Sunday.

He added that Rowling’s feat was “the best act of literary deception since Stephen King was outed as Richard Bachman back in the 1980s.” King said he wrote

disguised as Bachman so that he could publish more books each year.

In her statement, Rowling thanked her editor David Shelley, the publishing staff who worked on the book without knowing her identity, and the reviewers who praised it without knowing about her authorship.

She added that “Galbraith” planned to keep writing the series, and her publisher said that the second book is expected to be published next summer. Now that her identity is revealed, Little, Brown said The Cuckoo’s Calling will be reprinted with a revised author biography.

On its website, the publisher marketed the book as a classic crime novel in the tradition of P.D. James and Ruth Rendell. It said the novel, whose central character is named Cormoran Strike, was the first of a series of crime novels to come.

The publisher described Galbraith as an ex-military man, married with two sons, who wrote the novel based on experiences from his military life. Revealingly, it also stated that Galbraith was a pseudonym.

Celebrities, fans mourn death of Glee actor Monteith

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Tributes from celebrities and fans of the popular television series Glee were pouring in on social media Sunday as those who admire Canadian actor Cory Monteith learned of his sudden death.

The 31-year-old actor, who shot to fame as football player and singer Finn Hudson on the popular television series, was found dead at a downtown Vancouver hotel room on Saturday.

Police told reporters the cause of death still must be determined, but investigators do not believe

foul play was involved.

Once news broke of Monteith’s death, fellow celebrities and Glee cast members took to Twitter to express their condolences.

Dot-Marie Jones, who plays Coach Shannon Beiste, wrote, “I am blessed to have worked with him and love him so much. My heart is with his family and our whole Glee family. I love you all.”

Fans from B.C., where Monteith grew up, also mourned the death of the local celebrity.

“When I first saw Glee, I was ecstatic for Cory. A local boy and a great guy. My thoughts to his family and friends. He will be remembered,” wrote Vancouver actor

Osric Chau.

The executive producers of Glee and Fox also issued a statement on Saturday night, saying, “We are deeply saddened by this tragic news. Cory was an exceptional talent and an even more exceptional person. He was a true joy to work with and we will all miss him tremendously. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones.”

Acting Vancouver Police Chief Doug LePard told reporters on Saturday that Monteith’s body was found around noon after he failed to check out from his room as scheduled.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Hollywood.com.

1. Despicable Me 2, $44.8 million. ($55.5 million international).

2. Grown Ups 2, $42.5 million. ($1.7 million international).

3. Pacific Rim, $38.3 million. ($53 million international).

4. The Heat, $14 million. ($8.1 million international).

5. The Lone Ranger, $11.1 million. ($12.7 million international).

6. Monsters University, $10.6 million. ($30.2 million international).

7. World War Z, $9.4 million. ($22.4 million international).

8. White House Down, $6.2 million. (41.8 million international).

9. Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, $5 million.

10. Man of Steel, $4.8 million. ($13.3 million international).

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British author J.K. Rowling poses for photographers during a 2012 photo call to unveil her new book, entitled: ‘The Casual Vacancy’, at the Southbank Centre in London. British author J.K. Rowling confirmed Sunday in a statement released by her publicist that “The Cuckoo’s Calling”, a detective novel which won critical acclaim, was penned under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

LOS ANGELES — Universal’s minions ran away with the box office for the second week in a row.

With $44.8 million in domestic ticket sales Friday through Sunday, the animated sequel Despicable Me 2 outdid the debuts of the Adam Sandler comedy Grown Ups 2 and director Guillermo del Toro’s monsters-versus-robots action flick Pacific Rim. The weekend’s No. 1 movie featuring Steve Carell as ex-supervillain Gru made another $55.5 million overseas. That brought its global two-week total to $472.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

“This has become the July film to beat right now,” said Paul Dergarabedian, president of the box office tracking division of Hollywood.com. “There’s something about the minions that audiences just love.”

Sony was pleased with Sandler’s second-best movie opening of his career with $42.5 million in sales in the U.S. and Canada (His best domestic opening was The Longest Yard from 2005 with $58.6 million over four days). Overseas, the comedy brought in $1.7 million.

The movie brings together former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal as a bumbling police officer with a host of comedy All-Stars including Chris Rock and David Spade playing awkward parents.

The third-place finish of Pacific Rim, with $38.3 million in receipts, represented a disappointing start domestically for Warner Bros. and partner Legendary Entertainment. Figures released by the studio showed it doing better overseas.

The movie took in $53 million from 38 markets outside the U.S. and Canada, representing about half its overseas footprint.

It has yet to open in China or Japan, the home of the movie’s co-star, Rinko Kikuchi.

Warner Bros. said the debut of Pacific Rim in several countries such as Russia and South Korea was better than that other films that have gone on to gross more than $300 million internationally, like Transformers 2 and Prometheus.

The movie had an estimated production budget of $185 million, not including the millions spent on marketing, so there is still the opportunity for it to make its money back.

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Barry will be dearly missed by his wife of 53 years, Ruth, their son Martin (Verda), daughter Kerrine Azougarh (Hassan), and grandsons Jared and Jeremie. Barry is also survived by his siblings Ritchie (Ruth) of Calgary, Carole Enns (Karl) of Edmonton, Vern, and David (Martha) of Mexico and beloved cousin Ron (Charlotte) Tonks of Nashville. Barry was predeceased by his mother Dorothy (Kion) Anderson in 1993. Barry will be remembered for his “punny” sense of humour, his quiet, easy going, calm and compassionate demeanour, and his unceasing faith in the Lord. Barry was born in Vancouver, went to bible school at Canadian Bible College (CBC) in Regina where he met the love of his life, Ruth, and completed a degree in theology. He then completed an Education degree from University of British Columbia before they wed in 1960. Barry started his first career as a school teacher in Montreal, then Canmore, Calgary and finally Red Deer (Mountview Elementary School). His second career was as a realtor in Red Deer and then farm realtor in the Bentley area. Their final career together was running a bed & breakfast in their home before finally retiring in their 70s. Barry and Ruth enjoyed their retirement years together in their countryside home outside Bentley. Although Barry’s pancreatic cancer and kidney failure was sudden, a shock to him and the family, his suffering was very brief. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, July 16th, 2013 at the Alliance Community Church Sylvan Lake, AB 4404 47 Ave. Sylvan Lake, AB T4S 1P1.

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Glen was a well known and respected lawyer in Red Deer and area. He will be sadly missed by his wife, family, associates, co-workers, fellow barristers and solicitors, clients and friends. A Memorial Service will take place at the Sheraton Hotel, 3310 50 Avenue, Red Deer, on Friday, July 19, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the COPDCanada.ca or the S.P.C.A. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL In Loving Memory CHAPEL of the Joy of my life 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

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Tuesday & Saturday’s Rib Night Wednesday Wing Night Thursdays Shrimp Night

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iPHONES STOLEN Sylvan Lake Waterslide If you found/ or have them (3) please return.

No questions asked call 780-416-5194 WINDSURFER lost on Sylvan Lake. Blue, Starboard. Please Call 403-887-5218 if found.

Personals

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 Start your career!

See Help Wanted

COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-304-1207 (Pager)

Clerical

PITCHERS WANTED RD men’s hardball league Age. 30+ 403-302-7778 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

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Clerical

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PureChem Services Red Deer is seeking a detailoriented, high energy, enthusiastic individual for full time Admin/AP/ Inventory Clerk position.

Qualifications: 2 yrs related experience, computer skills, adaptable, able to work on own without direct supervision. We offer competitive salary & benefits package commensurate with experience. Please send your resume & cover letter to hr@ceslp.ca or drop off in person at 13B, 7459 Edgar Industrial Bend Red Deer AB.

740

Dental

BOWER Dental req’s F/T RDA. Must be a member of the College of Alberta Dental Association. Great benefits and perks. Email resume to marina@ bowerdental.com. or drop off resume.

Janitorial

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ARAMARK at (Dow Prentiss Plant) about 20-25 minutes out of Red Deer needs hardworking, reliable, honest person w/drivers license, to work 40/hrs. per week w/some weekends, daytime hrs.

Fax resume w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 Attn: Val Black Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Medical

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A position for an RN, LPN or RDA is avail. for one day a week ( Wed.). We offer a friendly working environment and staff.

Please bring your resume to 215-5201-43rd St. Red Deer or fax to 403 341-3599 Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

Oilfield

800

JOURNEYMAN HD CVIP MECHANIC

We are currently seeking motivated hardworking personnel to join our busy oilfield trucking division.

Top wages. Email or fax resumes to 403-782-0913 kelly@downtons.com

Oilfield

Oilfield

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Core Laboratories Canada Ltd. Field Technician Trainee Core Laboratories Petroleum Services Division is the world’s most recognized and highly respected rock and fluid analysis laboratory serving the oil and gas industry. We require an individual for a field technician trainee in the Red Deer area. The successful candidate will be responsible for sampling gas/oil wells and gas plants and be part of a team responsible for developing and maintaining markets in the Reservoir Fluids Division.

The individual will possess excellent interpersonal skills, be self starter and team player and have strong mechanical and problem solving skills. A BSc/College graduate or related industry experience and valid driver’s license is required.

Interested applicants should forward their resumes to: Core Laboratories Canada Ltd. 2810 12th Street N.E. Calgary, Alberta T2E 7P7 Fax: 403-250-5120 Email: ps.calgary. recruiting@corelab.com Looking for a new pet?

Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

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United Way of Central Alberta is seeking a fulltime

Executive Administrative Assistant For full details go to www.caunitedway.ca

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300

Downtown Left Overs From Your Garage Sale?

Consider donating to Whisker Rescues 5th Annual Garage Sale at Cannery Row Bingo Hall.

Taking donations up to July 24. Sorry no t.v’s, clothes or mattresses.

Contact 403-347-1251

Over 2,000,000 hours St. John Ambulance volunteers provide Canadians with more than 2 million hours of community service each year.

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In Memory of my precious grandson TYLER KLANING 1986 - 2010

Wonderful Things Come in Small Packages A Birth Announcement lets all your friends know she’s arrived...

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TR3 ENERGY is at the forefront of reclamation and remediation in the oil & gas industry.

We are currently recruiting for:

*Equipment Operators REQUIREMENTS: *Valid driver’s license * H2S Alive * Standard First Aid *WHMIS and/or CSTS or PST * Pre-Access A& D Testing

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Oilfield

LOCAL Testing company seeking experienced Well Testers for areas including Sask. and US. Positions available immediately.

Day/Night Supervisors & Assistants.

MUST HAVE valid H2S and First Aid. Competitive wages and health benefits.

Email resumes and tickets to: welltesting365@ gmail.com Start your career!

See Help Wanted

PROFLO Production Seperators is currently taking applications for PRODUCTION TESTERS Please email or fax your Candidates must have resume to: oilfield experience, enthuhr@tr3energy.com siasm, willingness to work Fax: 403-294-9323 hard and be on call 24/7. www.tr3energy.com H2S, First Aid, PST and/or CSTS. and a valid drivers JAGARE ENERGY license are the basic PRODUCTION TESTING training req’d for the now hiring Day Supervisors, position. We are a small Night Operators, and busy testing company with Helpers. Must have valid big standards. Please send Class 5 drivers license. a resume via email to RSP’s and benefits pkg. info@proflo.net incentives. Email resumes or fax to: 403-341-4588 to: jagare2@gmail.com or Successful candidates will mikeg@jagareenergy.com be called and put to work as soon as possible.

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Professionals

Oilfield

800

SERVICE RIG

Bearspaw Petroleum Ltd is seeking an exp’d FLOORHAND Locally based, home every night! Qualified applicants

must have all necessary valid tickets for the position being applied for.

Bearspaw offers a very competitive salary and benefits package along with a steady work schedule.

Please submit resumes: Attn: Human Resources Email: hr@bearspawpet.com Fax: (403) 258-3197 or Mail to: Suite 5309, 333-96 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T3K 0S3 TEAM Snubbing Services now hiring experienced operators Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com fax 403-844-2148 Tired of Standing?

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TIGERS COIL TUBING SERVICES

Looking to hire Class 2 coil tubing supervisors.

Competitive wages and benefits. 403-866-5597 Fax resume to 403-504-9241

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Day Supervisors (5- 10yrs experience)

Night Supervisors

REQUIREMENTS:

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Va l i d 1 s t A i d , H 2 S , Driver’s License required!

Must be willing to submit pre access fit for duty test, as well as drug and alcohol Travel & be away from home for periods of time 21/7 Ability to work in changing climate conditions

website: www.cathedralenergyservices.com Methods to Apply: HRCanada@ cathedralenergyservices.com pnieman@ cathedralenergyservices.com Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

Oilfield

Trades KITCHEN HELPERS For (Thai Cuisine) wage $12 hr. Please apply in person w/resume to: BLACKJACK LOUNGE #1, 6350 - 67 St. Phone/Fax: 403-347-2118

Sales & Distributors

830

Afternoon Shift CNC Operators/Machinists Nexus Engineering is currently looking for Afternoon shift C.N.C operators/ Machinists. Duties include, set up of Mazak C.N.C lathe and mills, running production runs, min 3 years experience.

We offer competitive wages, company paid benefits and a RRSP matching plan.

Please forward resumes to resume@nexusengineering.ca

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Duties & Responsibilities: • Account development and management • Provide customer service from the beginning of a quote through to the delivery of product.

Qualifications: • Possessing superior customer service, the ideal candidate will have 2 years sales experience.

• Excellent English oral/written communication skills • Proficient computer skills • Knowledge of construction and related equipment is a must.

We Offer: • Salary plus commission • Benefit package: Medical/Dental Plan • Pension Please submit resumes by fax to 403-347-9615 only. No phone calls please. Attn: Mike Guignard

Please submit resumes to:

Professionals

850

Truckers/ Drivers

860

1 POSITION avail. for journeyman welder or “b” pressure certified journeyman welder

Looking for a Journeyman Welder with “B” Pressure certification or Journeyman Welder interested in pursuing “B” Pressure Certification to become a part of our Stainless Steel Hose Production line.

Duties to include fabrication of A.R. Thomson specialized Stainless Steel Hose Product Line and will include successfully obtaining “B” Pressure Certification and certification on ABSA approved production welding procedures.

Pre-Employment Drug / Alcohol screening and a background check will be required. Hours of work are Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 4:00pm (with sporadic overtime) Excellent benefits package and RRSP plan are also available.

Please Email Resumes to: Borsato.linda@ arthomson.com OR Fax Resumes to: 403-341-4243

LACOMBE BASED BUSINESS Seeking Shop Hand For fabrication & mechanical shop. Individual with direct experience in welding, fabrication, and power tools needed. Must be reliable, punctual and have a valid drivers licence.

Applicants with a Class 1 Drivers Licence preferred.

Applicants will be req’d from time to time to work outside of Lacombe for periods of up to a week in refineries. Please fax resume including two references to: 403-342-7447 NEW EMPLOYMENT Opportunity Central City Asphalt Ltd.

Professional Truck Driver

www.ads-pipe.com Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., the world’s largest and most innovative manufacturer of HDPE drainage products is currently accepting applications for Full-Time Employment for certified Class 1 Drivers with a minimum of two (2) years experience. ADS Drivers are required to safely operate company equipment and provide a high level of customer service, delivering our products within central Alberta. ADS Drivers are required to be drug free and maintain legal Experienced transportation paperwork Class 1 Driver and driving practices. This Email resume to position requires a valid office@ccal.com Class 1 License, with Fax resume to previous off road forklift (403) 885 5137 experience a definite asset. We offer quarterly STAIR MANUFACTURER cash safety bonuses as Req’s F/T workers to build well as a comprehensive stairs in Red Deer shop. medical plan.

MUST HAVE basic carEXP’D FRAMERS/ CARPENTERS WANTED. pentry skills. Salary based Benefits include: Company provided Group on skill level. Benefits Must have own transp. & Canadian Benefits avail. Apply in person at proper safety apparel. We Voluntary dental 100, 7491 Edgar pay weekly. Competitived Life insurance Industrial Bend. email: wages. Multiple teams for Short-term and long-term earl707@telus.net. and/or placement. Call John disability fax 403-347-7913 403-597-7004 or email to Retirement Savings Plan jon@canuckframing.com (RSP) and Deferred Profit Sharing Plan (DPSP) Paid Vacation Safety Bonus All applicants are subject to a pre-employment TRUE POWER ELECTRIC physical and MVR check.

Requires Interested Applicants may submit a resume, along JEETS PLUMBING & with a recent drivers QUALIFIED HEATING abstract to: Service Plumbers.

JOURNEYMAN Advanced Drainage Journeyman, w/service 4rd and 3th yr.

Systems Canada Inc. exp. Competitive wages.

4316 Gerdts Ave. ELECTRICIANS Fax resume: 403-356-0244 Blindman Ind. Park Red Deer County, AB. With Residential roughin Journeyman Electrician T4S-2A8 Attn: exp. Competitive wages required for Red Deer Ken McCutcheon & benefits.

Public Schools.

Fax: (403) 346-5806 Fax resume to: Qualifications: high school E-mail ken.mccutcheon@ 403-314-5599 diploma, journeyman ads-pipe.com electrician certification with Position closing date: 5 years exp. in a Truckers/ July 22nd. 2013 commercial setting, valid AB class 4 drivers license, Drivers THREE Class 3 w/airbrake knowledge of building F/T TRUCK drivers req’d. endorsement needed management systems, Minimum Class 5 with air immed. for new contract. heating and ventilation and clean abstract. Exp. Email resume to systems, and occupational preferred. In person to Key canpak@xplornet.ca or and safety precautions of Towing 4083-78 St. Cres. call 403-341-9300 the position. WHMIS and Red Deer. first aid training preferred.

Starting wage is $30.23 Spanky’s Transit Mix Celebrate your life hourly with a comp. benefit is looking for concrete with a Classified and pension plan. truck drivers. Call Gary ANNOUNCEMENT Further information can be 403-396-5993 found at www.rdpsd.ab.ca, employment opportunities.

Please submit resumes to Sales & humanresources@rdpsd. Distributors ab.ca

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We are seeking an outside sales representative who is self motivated with strong interpersonal skills to join our team.

- Further develop the Fleet Management system.- Train others plus provide troubleshooting including 24 hour on call service in assisting operators and Managers in repairs of down units.

- Ensure the fleet management program including preventative maintenance and fleet audits are of the required standard and upgrade as necessary.

- Ensure compliance to Badgers safety and high service standards in the Region.

- Support the Red Deer plant (service) providing technical assistance and advice in the service of the Western Canada Fleet.- Training of Area Managers in fleet maintenance expectations.

- Track monthly maintenance records.

- Technical expertise and improvement including engine downloads, oil sampling and discussion with operators.- Work with fleet personnel to advise, recommend and monitor major expenses as required.

- Direct reports: 2 Fleet Inspectors

No phone calls please.

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OUTSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Major Duties include:

ddillon@badgerinc.com

for our solutions driven sales team. Experience in air compressors and pneumatics a definite asset. Base + commission + mileage + benefits. For Red Deer & area. Apply: del.trynchuk@cea-air.com RED Deer based Acid hauling company looking for a Salesperson. Fax resume to 403-346-3766

Trades

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WATER WELL DRILLING COMPANY IN BENTLEY REQ’S EXPERIENCED

Drillers & Helpers to Drill for Pilings

with class 3, air. All safety tickets required.

Meal and Accommodation provided when out of town.

Fax resume with drivers abstract: 403-748-3015 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

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TARGET SAFETY SERVICES LTD.

Stinger Wellhead (Red Deer location) is accepting applications for a:

SR HR ADVISOR

The position will support three districts Red Deer, Medicine Hat, Grand Prairie and international operations. The Sr. HR Advisor will perform as a strategic business partner to management and serves as an employee advocate when necessary.

If you are looking to start or advance your career within the Safety Industry look no further.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: • A Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years of HR experience at the Generalist (Advisor) level is required • Experience with international operations is a plus • Strong knowledge and understanding of federal and provincial employment laws • Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) preferred • Must be able to travel as necessary up to 40%

Trades

850 Hydraulic Division

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME TO:

gwen.yates@oilstates.com

or you can mail your resume to:

4301 Will Rogers Parkway, Ste. 600, Oklahoma City, OK 73108 (Attention Gwen Yates)

We are looking to fill:

OSES Offers a Competitive Salary & Bonus Structure Along With a Comprehensive Benefit Package We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

FIELD ADMINISTRATOR Temporary position with opportunities to branch into other areas.

Candidates must have experience with Excel, the ability to travel and work shift work. Previous administration experience is an asset.

Sales & Distributors

Pumps & Pressure Inc. Hydraulic Division is currently accepting applications for

HYDRAULIC TECHNICIANS JOURNEYMEN or APPRENTICE MECHANICS MILLWRIGHTS

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Mechanically inclined individuals will also be considered.

FULL TIME SALES POSITION

JOB SMART ADMINISTRATORS

Please forward resume to Brent via: Fax: 403.340.3646 or Email: brent@pumpsandpressure.com

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CARPET SUPERSTORE Gasoline Alley is looking for highly motivated commission based sales person. Must be personable and good team player. Start beginning of Aug. Send resume to carpetsuperstoresreddeer @hotmail.com CUSTOM Energized Air is a leader in compressed air technology and requires an

Trades

Temporary position with opportunities to branch into other areas.

Data entry experience is a must. Full knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word and Excel is mandatory.

Previous experience with inventory control programs is an asset. Individual must be able to travel and work shift work.

EQUIPMENT TECHNICIANS

One of Alberta’s premium used vehicle operations is looking for a full-time sales consultant.

Sales Experience is a requirement.

Individual must be organized, mechanically inclined and pay attention to detail. Travelling away for extended amounts of time is a requirement.

Previous safety experience is preferred.

Here’s what we offer: • Large Inventory – 2 locations to sell from • Flexible Hours • Excellent Reputation • Excellent Pay Structure • Excellent Benefit Plan

All above mentioned positions require valid First Aid, H2S and PST or CSTS tickets.

Please forward your resume to

jrose@targetsafety.ca For more information on how you can get started with Target Safety Services please visit our website at:

www.targetsafety.ca

Contact Wayne or Daryl at 403-227-4456 for an interview. Or send your resume to wkarach@truckranch.ca

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CALKINS CONSULTING o/a Tim Hortons 10 FOOD COUNTER ATTENDANTS $11/hr.

Apply at 6620 Orr Drive.

Fax: 403-782-9685 Call 403-341-3561 or apply in person

Reporting to the Vice President of Operations Responsible for maintaining fleet, fleet inspections and troubleshooting problems with operators/Managers.

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Must be able to Provide own work truck Leadership and Supervisory skills- mentor and train crew Strong Computer Skills Operate 5000psi 10,000 psi (sweet and Sour wells) Collect Data - pressure, rates, temperatures Assist in Rig in and Rig out of equipment Tr a v e l t o a n d f r o m locations across Western Canada

WESTERN CANADA FLEET MANAGER

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989240 AB LTD. o/a TIM HORTONS Hiring 15 Permanent F/T Food Counter Attendants & 4 Permanent F/T Food Service Supervisors for both Red Deer Locations Parkland Mall 6359 50 Ave. and 6020 - 67 St. Fax: 403-314-4427, email parklandtimhortons @gmail.com Must be available all shifts, eves., wknds., nights $11./hr. - FCA $13./hr. - FSS Fax or email resume

Sales & Distributors

(2-4yrs experience)

Competitive Wages, Benefits, Retirement and Saving Plan!

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Alberta LTD 1693338 Extreme Energy o/a Hiring Sales Supervisor -retail at Parkland Mall, Red Deer, AB. Exp. min. 2 yrs. Good English. Supervise and co-ordinate sales staff. F/time, perm, shifts, weekends. Salary - $19./hr Reachiesales@gmail.com Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D

JOIN OUR FAST GROWING TEAM!!

Restaurant/ Hotel

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Truckers/ Drivers

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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

NO EXP. NECESSARY!!

F.T. position available IMMEDIATELY in hog assembly yard in Red Deer. Starting wage $12/hr. Call Rich or Paul 403-346-6934

Misc.

Help

880

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

Central AB based trucking company requires

Owner Operators

& Company Drivers in AB. Home the odd night. Weekends off. Late model tractor pref.

403-586-4558

TRUCKING company based out of Red Deer looking for experienced Class 1 drivers for winch tractor used for heavy hauling and tank truck operators. Top wages and exc. benefit pkg. Fax resume and driver’s abstract to 403-346-3766

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Academic Express

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ANDERS AREA

INNISFAIL

Archibald Cres.

Armitage Close

Packages come ready for delivery.

No collecting.

INGLEWOOD AREA

LANCASTER AREA

FALL START

Logan Close Lees St./ Lawrence Cres.

Community Support Worker Women in Trades Math and Science in the Trades GED classes days/ evening Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

403-340-1930 www.academicexpress.ca

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

SUNNYBROOK AREA Sherwood Cres./ Stanhope Ave. Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info ********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300

in GRANDVIEW 40A Ave & 47 St. area & N. side of Ross St. MOUNTVIEW 43 Ave & 35 St. & area. $67/mo.

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the BOWER AREA Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

ROSEDALE AREA Rowell Close & Ritson Close $98/mo.

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

DEER PARK AREA Dodge Ave, Donald Cl., & Dentoom Cl. $97.00/mo.

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info CROSSMARK wants MERCHANDISERS! E-mail your resume to Kimberly.smith2@ crossmark.com.

Trades

DISPATCHER req’d.

Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295

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COUCH & chair, antique, French Provincial, teal blue with gold design. In usable cond. or can be re-upholCLASSIFICATIONS stered. $150. set.

780-884-5441 (Red Deer) 1500-1990 COUCH, chocolate brown Southside Dodge Chrysler velour, with wood trim.

Jeep & RV Centre Good clean condition. $25.

Antiques 2804 Gaetz Ave. Red Deer 2 SMALL WHITE & Art CABINETS, can be used Quick Lube for end tables, night tables, technicians.

T W O l a r g e ( 4 5 i n c h ) or printer stand. $15. ea. or We have a new ultra antique wooden wagon 2 for $25. 780-884-5441 modern quick lube facility. wheels. $85 for one, $65 (Red Deer) Successful candidates f o r t h e o t h e r.

Call must be: (403) 342-7908 WANTED * Customer service oriented Antiques, furniture and * Energetic and physically fit. estates. 342-2514 * Occasional Saturdays

1520

Auctions

1530

Bud Haynes &

Successful candidates Co. Auctioneers must be: Certified Appraisers 1966 * Mature and energetic Estates, Antiques, * Physically fit Firearms. * A team player with a Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. pro-active attitude 347-5855 * Able to work occasional Saturdays WE OFFER: * Possibility for advancement Clothing * Ongoing professional training * Competitive remuneration BOYS Hiking shoes, size * Exc. medical and dental 13, Columbia, like new. benefits. $20. 403-314-9603 Fax resume to: Joy Chamberlain or Brent O’ Hara 340-8420 EquipmentVisit our website: southsidereddeer.com Heavy 346-5577 1-800-882-7178 TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or TOO MUCH STUFF? storage. Skidded or Let Classifieds wheeled. Call 347-7721. help you sell it.

1590

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

1630

To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS BOWDEN RIMBEY Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307 PERSON req’d for shipping and receiving for busy HVAC contractor.

Requires inventory exp., good organizational skills, clean Drivers License, n/s, $15/hr. Apply in person to Comfortec Heating & AC or email: brad@ ComfortecHeating.com.

REG COX FEEDMIXERS Req’s In Service Shop, exp’d with farm equipment and the ability to weld.

Apply fax 403-341-5622 RESIDENTIAL APT MANAGER 23 suite apt. complex.

Live-in role. Responsibilities incl. cleaning, maintenance, yard care, administration.

Fax to 403-346-5786

Summer Work $14.50 base appt, FT/PT summer openings, customer sales/svc, conditions apply, training given Call Today 403-755-6711 work4students.ca The A.R. Thomson Group is recruiting applicants that are looking for a stable career opportunity with our growing Manufacturing group. Increased product demand, and the addition of new product lines to our manufacturing division has required that we actively increase our workforce with the addition of the following positions:

4 positions avail. for manufacturing shop technicians Starting Wage $18.00 / hr

Duties to include fabrication prep, SUBWAY hydro-testing, general All Red Deer shop maintenance, Locations operation of new product line manufacturing Hiring Immediately equipment and occasional Food Counter Attendants on-site work with our Are you looking for a career mobile hydro-testing trailer opportunity with excellent benefits, a mature working unit. Pre-Employment Drug environment and opportunity / Alcohol screening and a background check will be to advance? If so, Subway required. Hours of work has a position for you! are Monday - Friday, Please apply online @ 7:30am to 4:00pm (with mysubwaycareer.com or sporadic overtime) Drop resume off in person Excellent benefits package at 180, 6900 Taylor Drive and RRSP plan are also Or email to available. Please Email careers@rdsubway.com or Call us at 403-342-0203 Resumes to: Borsato.linda @arthomson.com Central Alberta’s Largest OR Fax Resumes to: 403-341-4243 Car Lot in Classifieds

Employment Training

850

1720

stuff

Journeyman & Reg’d Apprentice Auto Technicians

Inglewood Drive

ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Household Furnishings

Firewood

1660

1730

Stereos TV's, VCRs

COLOR tv’s older style, 27”, two 21”, all work exc. $25/ea. 403-341-3099

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Misc. for Sale

7 FOOT wooden bench.

Painted light blue. $35.

Call (403) 342-7908 GE ANSWERING MACHINE $20 403-341-3099 GLOBE 12”, great cond. $15.

BOX full of misc. household items. $20.

403-314-9603 LAGOSTINA stainless steel pasta pot, exc. cond, $60; humidifier, filter free $40; carbon monoxide alarm, exc. working order $35; smoke detector $20 403-227-2653

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AFFORDABLE

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

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227 FREE FIRE WOOD Bring your own saw.

403-346-4307

LOGS

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

Garden Supplies

1680

FISKARS Stay Sharp + reel lawnmower, 2 mo. old $120 403-346-7321

Household Appliances

1710

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042 FRIDGE, nice and big, in exc. working cond.

Almond, $100.

780-884-5441 (Red Deer)

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VIOLIN, Instruction cassette and book.

Good value for $120.

SOLD

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Cats

SIAMESE (2) kittens and Also 1 BURMAN kitten. $50/ea.

403-887-3649

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Dogs

Playful Pomeranian male puppies, 12 weeks old, have 2 shots. $300 Ph. 346-5756 or 746-3001

Sporting Goods

1860

ANTIQUE golf clubs, 2 woods, 9 irons, 1 putter, faux wood shafts, $150 403-346-0093

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

WASHER & DRYER Working cond. $150.

403-346-4307

900

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

YOUR CAREER IN

Farm Equipment

BUSINESS Legal Administrative Assistant Marketing Coordinator Insurance Advisor Business Administration Hotel & Tourism Management

Eagle Builders LP. is a leading precast manufacturer with wide success in various size commercial and agricultural projects.

FUEL TANK: 500 gallon with Stand. $50. or offers 403-813-8956 MACDON 5000 Hay Bine 12’ hrydo-swing.

403-347-5431

Financial Assistance available to qualified applicants.

Horses

CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATOR Main Duties to include but not limited to: • Prepare estimates of probable costs of materials, equipment and labour for a variety of construction projects based on contract bids, quotations, schematic drawings and specifications.

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The group includes Suleman, who was detained during a 2009 attack on an intelligence building in the eastern city of Lahore that killed at least 35 people. He was eventually released, he told the AP in an interview before leaving for Syria more than a week ago.

“Our aim and purpose is to fight against Shiites and eliminate them,” said Suleman, who is in his mid-30s and has a closely trimmed black beard.

“It is more rewarding if you first fight against the evil here and then you travel for this noble purpose too. The more you travel, the higher the reward from God.” Suleman is one of about 70 militants who have been sent to Syria in the last two months by a network jointly run by the Pakistani Taliban and Laskhare-Jhangvi, Hamza said. The militants came from various parts of Pakistan, including the provinces of Baluchistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the southern city of Karachi, Hamza said.

Another group of 40, including Hamza, is expected to leave in the coming weeks, he said. These militants are not going to fight with Jabhat al-Nusra, or the Nusra Front, the most powerful Islamic militant group in Syria, Hamza said. But he did not know which group they would join.

The head of the network sending these militants is a former Lashkar-eJhangvi leader named Usman Ghani, Hamza said. Another key member is a Pakistani Taliban fighter named Alimullah Umry, who is sending fighters to Ghani from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Hamza said.

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This group includes members of alQaida who trained the Pakistani Taliban in areas such as bomb-making and are now moving on to the battlefield in Syria, said Pakistani Taliban fighters, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of being targeted by the government.

Neither the intelligence officials nor the Pakistani militants were able to provide the total number of fighters who have left the country for Syria, or the route they were taking to get to the Middle East.

An activist based in northern Syria, Mohammad Kanaan, said there are Pakistanis fighting in his area but not in large numbers.

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Insurgents have been pounding Iraq with bombings and other attacks for months in the country’s worst eruption of violence in half a decade. The pace of the killing has picked up since the Muslim holy month Ramadan began Wednesday, with daily mass-casualty attacks marring what is meant to be a month of charity and peaceful reflection.

Violence in Iraq has risen to its deadliest level since 2008, with more than 2,800 people killed since the start of April. The spike in bloodshed is growing increasingly reminiscent of the widespread sectarian killing that peaked in 2006 and 2007, when the country teetered on the brink of civil war.

Insurgents often increased attacks during Ramadan in the years following the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. Pious Muslims go without food, drink, smoking and sex in the daytime during

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Sunday’s explosions struck shortly before the evening iftar meal that ends the daylong fast during Ramadan.

In the deadliest attack, at least eight people were killed and 15 were wounded in the southern port city of Basra when a car bomb and then a follow-up blast went off near an office of a Shiite political party, according to two police officers. Basra is a major oil industry hub 550 kilometres (340 miles) southeast of Baghdad.

Another car bomb exploded among shops and take-away restaurants in central Kut, 160 kilometres (100 miles) southeast of Baghdad. The provincial deputy governor, Haidar Mohammed Jassim, said five people were killed and 35 wounded.

Police reported additional car bomb explosions that left four dead in a commercial street in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, five near an outdoor market in Nasiriyah and six near a Shiite mosque in Musayyib, and more than 60 wounded in total.

All of those attacks hit mostly Shiite communities.

Another blast, this one caused by a roadside bomb, struck late Sunday in a commercial street in the south-

ern Baghdad neighbourhood of Dora, killing four people and wounding 16 others, according to police and hospital officials.

It was the second night in a row a deadly bomb went off in the largely Sunni district.

There has been no claim of responsibility for the recent wave of attacks, but Sunni extremists, including al-Qaida’s Iraq branch, are believed to be responsible for much of the killing. They frequently target Shiites, security forces and civil servants in an effort to undermine the Shiite-led government in Baghdad.

Sunni insurgents may also be responsible for the attacks in Dora, hoping that the bombings will spark a sectarian backlash. But Shiite militias remobilizing and sending fighters to confront mostly Sunni rebels in neighbouring Syria also could be to blame.

Earlier in the day, police said gunmen killed two soldiers in an assault on their security checkpoint in the restive city of Mosul, 360 kilometres (225 miles) northwest of Baghdad.

Hours later, a roadside bomb killed a municipal council member and his son in a town near Mosul. Gunmen in another area just south of Mosul also sprayed a security checkpoint with

bullets, killing two policemen.

Hospital officials confirmed those casualty tolls.

Officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to release the information to reporters.

Also on Sunday, a spokesman for Iraq’s prime minister said that outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad plans to visit Iraq later this week. It will be the Iranian leader’s second visit to neighbouring Iraq while in office.

Iraq’s Shiite-led government has strengthened ties with Tehran since the toppling of dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003. The closeness rankles Sunnis. Many in their ranks believe Baghdad is too friendly with the Shiite powerhouse, the main regional backer of Syria’s embattled President Bashar Assad.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s spokesman, Ali al-Moussawi, said Ahmadinejad plans to arrive for a visit to Iraq on Thursday. He said Ahmadinejad would meet with senior Iraqi officials and visit Shiite holy shrines in Najaf and Karbala during the two-day visit.

Ahmadinejad, who leaves office in August, visited Iraq for the first time in March 2008.

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The 23-year-old woman, identified only as J.E., was gored in the back and suffered multiple rib fractures and damage to her right lung that left her in “very grave” condition after an operation at Navarra Hospital, said the regional government that organizes the festival.

The Australian was struck by a massive Miura bull as she clung to wooden barriers outside the bullring entrance, said regional health authority spokesman Javier Sesma.

It is very rare for women to be gored during the annual festival since most of the runners are men. Javier Solano, a San Fermin expert working for national broadcaster TVE, said records showed only two other women had

been injured by gorings in the recent history of the fiesta.

The four injured runners who were tossed by bulls or fell as they ran were identified as a 39-year-old man from California, a 23-year-old man from Madrid and two men from Navarra, said the regional government organizers.

None of those injuries were serious.

Dramatic confrontations between runners and bulls had occurred during the previous two days of the festival.

A 19-year-old Spaniard who had stopped breathing after being crushed by large pileup of fallen runners on Saturday has recovered consciousness and begun to breathe without mechanical assistance, Sesma said Sunday.

A 35-year-old American man from Cleveland, Ohio, who was gored by a bull Saturday was recovering “favourably” from a “rectal perforation” that affected his abdomen and a kidney, said a Navarra Hospital statement.

Patrick Eccles, a 20-year-old University of Utah student who was gored Friday, was in a stable condition and improving after having had his spleen

removed, the statement said.

Miura bulls, which can weigh 695 kilograms (1,530 pounds), are renowned as Spain’s largest and fastest fighting bulls, and Sunday’s bull run was quick, taking 2 minutes, 16 seconds to cover 928 yards (850 metres) from stables just outside Pamplona’s medieval stone wall to the central bullring.

Despite the animals’ size and strength, experts admire Miuras for their explosive acceleration, stamina and grace, characteristics that inspired legendary Italian car maker, the late Ferruccio Lamborghini, to name one of his iconic sports cars after the breed.

The San Fermin festival, which honours the patron saint of this northern city, dates back to the late 16th century and is also known for its all-night street parties, where copious quantities of red wine from Navarra and Rioja are consumed and sprinkled around.

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If she has a good reason, I’m starting to resent please tolerate his presmy friends, even though ence. Otherwise, he needs it’s not their fault. For the to find another form of enfirst time in my life, I have tertainment once a month.

MITCHELL no idea where I’ll end up.

Dear Annie: “A Coping & SUGAR My anger is so stifling that Mom” wrote that her 9-yearI can’t breathe. I decided old son is legally blind and to backpack across Europe has epilepsy. She said he is when the unemployment often quiet and withdrawn checks run out, but that and that he is impulsive and made my father so nervous that he of- does inappropriate things in public, fered me my old room back. so leaving the house with him can be What should I do? Move back in challenging. with my parents and be the hardworkI have a suggestion for her: Please ing loser in a loser job? Or should I give your child the gift of music: lesfollow my dreams for a while and do sons, theater, live music, parades, something wonderful before I start recorded music, music teachers and again? - Joe Not-So-Cool lectures on musicians, or hire a band Dear Joe: Life isn’t fair. Sometimes student to tutor him. Band is a great you can do all the right things but still experience, and music will help keep struggle, while others seem to skate him engaged and give him a means of by. But it sounds as if you could use expression. - Band Mom a break, and backpacking across EuAnnie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy rope can be an opportunity not to be Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime edimissed. So go ahead, but understand tors of the Ann Landers column. Please that when you return, you will still email your questions to anniesmailbox@ have to find a job, and your father’s comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, offer may no longer be available. Use c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, the experience for personal growth Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may feel like an outcast in your own world today. Identifying with other people’s interest and tastes may not be that easy. New acquaintances that enter your life now will bring you the necessary freedom you are seeking. You are highly stimulated.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You will be quite entertained by the ongoing fiasco. While others are enduring the unavoidable turbulences you, on the other side are enjoying every bit of it.

New faces pop into your life and some of them help you gain more popularity.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t act on impulse today as you are not capable of taking important decisions. If you act out of anger or inner frustration, this will only affect your wellbeing. Keep a low profile or you may

catch the wrong person’s attention.

S A G I T TARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): If you seek anyone’s advice today, most likely it won’t be favourable to you. Rely on yourself and your gut ASTRO instinct as DOYNA only you can help yourself now. Trying to fit in your usual crowd may overwhelm you with feelings of estrangement.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are excited about all the vast profes-

sional opportunities that are being presented to you now. You are suddenly faced with quick decisions waiting to be taken on your part. The element of stability should be among your most vital criteria.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may be attracting plenty of unconventional individuals whom are usually considered out of the norm. A breakthrough will give you a genius idea.

You may wish to separate yourself emotionally from blocking or outworn visions.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A loss of inheritance or the absence of money that is being owed to you may make you feel restless. Your current situation reminds you the importance of needing to detach yourself from such financial occurrences which are limiting you.

Astro Doyna is an internationally syndicated astrologer/columnist.

Monday, July 15 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Diane Kruger, 37; Travis Fimmel, 34; Forest Whitaker, 52 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Timing issues may not be obvious today as the Moon makes a stressful link to Mercury and Uranus. Disruptions will either make your day less predictable and full of surprises or confine you. Flexibility will allow us an easier transition through today’s fluctuations. The good news is that later on, the Moon makes a superb connection to Venus which should offset any tension.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, you may be planning a move or help someone out with a move. Your domestic structure may change suddenly and without notice. Emotions will go up and down but nonetheless, you will be experiencing these as changes that will be response to your inner restlessness. You will be glad that this year, you will be able to liberate yourself from some of your inhibitions.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Relationships might prove a tad turbulent and you might feel like they are disturbing your emotional security. Your patterns within your partnerships will likely face a major change, which will contribute to your personal growth.

TAURUS (April 20May 20): As much as you are comfortable living a stable life, today is anything but that. Your waters will be shaken and your patience will be tested. Don’t let grumpy colleagues ruffle your feathers. The day ends on a calmer note.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You might find yourself changing your mind quite often today where you will be jumping from one idea to another. While your heart and your head is not agreeing with each other, postpone important decision for another date.

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