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Beef industry turns page BOUNCES BACK AFTER RECALL, BUT WORRIES LINGER

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS It was largely symbolic, but one year after the largest meat recall in Canadian history, the city of Brooks in southeastern Alberta held a cel-

ebration to mark the turning of a page.

A huge beef barbecue on Saturday was the first major community gathering since Brooks was plunged into months of economic uncertainty when U.S. food inspectors found E. coli bac-

teria in a shipment of beef from the XL Foods plant.

“When this began we said when this gets done and it’s over we should have a get-together and celebrate Alberta beef,” said Brooks Mayor Martin Shields.

“It was a tough, tough go.

“But now that ... we think it’s on solid ground, we’re celebrating the industry in our community.”

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Train for pain OVER 2,400 ATHLETES COMPETE IN SPARTAN RACES IN RED DEER

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Be strong, stay healthy, avoid injury, take your lumps.

Endurance athletes competing in Spartan Races expect it to hurt.

They train for it and they live for it.

On Saturday morning, more than 2,400 highlytuned athletes from all over Western Canada converged on Heritage Ranch at Red Deer for the first and maybe not the last Spartan Race to be hosted here.

That decision is still being worked out, said Dean Stanton, licensee for Spartan Race in Western Canada.

A Team Canada triathlete and seasons Sparta Race competitor, Stanton said Red Deer provided an excellent venue for an event that pits human bodies against eight to 21 kilometres of tough trail, liberally strewn with obstacles designed to tax upper body strength and stretch competitors to the limit of their capabilities.

Among his favourites is a set of scaffolds strung with rope where competitors are required to lift a 40-kilogram block of concrete and then gently lower it back to the ground.

Get it wrong and you’re doing burpees — a series of sit-ups coupled with jumps that athletes must perform as penance if they fail to complete an obstacle. After watching for a few minutes, Stanton decided that the obstacle was a little too easier and should be set higher in the future.

Doing burpees eats up time on the course and saps energy.

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A volunteer adds fuel to the fire awaiting competitors who are performing burpees, a series of pushups and jumps they must complete if they fail an obstacle.

‘Edible forest’ takes root

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF

RETHINK RED DEER

The first 16 trees in an edible forest are now taking root on a utility corridor adjacent to the Red Deer subdivision of Normandeau.

Given good management and good weather, those trees will bloom in spring and, by this time next year, produce a bountiful crop of apples, apricots, sour cherries, pears and red plums, says city arborist Elaine Johnson.

She was among a corps of city staff who came on their own time to join about 35 volunteers in planting Red Deer’s first food forest, creating a small orchard whose fruits will be free for the picking.

Rene Michalak, executive director for Rethink Red Deer, said the food forest is one more step toward creating urban spaces that are self-sustaining.

Trees were contributed by local growers at Parkland Nursery and Garden Centre and Blue Grass Sod Farm as well as Millcreek Nursery in Edmonton.

Located along a utility corridor, the trees were placed in a way that they

will not have to be disturbed if the underground services need to be dug up at some point in the future, said Johnson.

The trees will be a permanent part of the landscape along the eastern edge of Normandeau, in between the residential area and the commercial strip along Gaetz and 51st Avenues, she said.

Ken Lehman, parks planning and ecological specialist for the city, said the food forest will benefit the community by offering everyone access to healthy food.

Lehman acknowledged that the plot’s civic address, 5320 - 67 St., is a bit misleading, since the plot where the trees were dug in is actually north of Nash Street, in between 52d and Niven Avenues. Because it is a utility corridor, there is no street address for the site, he said. People can find the plot by walking north from Nash Street, just past the community garden plots.

Further plantings are being considered for the future, including saskatoons and honeyberries. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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Rene Michalak, executive director for Rethink Red Deer, tries an apple from one of the trees placed in Red Deer’s first food forest.

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Long for Life goes out of the way LONGBOARDERS TAKE BREAK FROM COAST-TO-COAST FUNDRAISER FOR CANCER

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Some adults will go further out of their way than others to visit their parents.

For Michael Floyd of Calgary and his son, Brandon Harrison, visiting mom in Red Deer was a matter of taking a break from longboarding across Canada and driving up from Lake Louise to host an afternoon barbecue.

Floyd’s mother, Roxann Traubert, helped flip a few burgers and entertain guests at Great Chief Park on Saturday while her son and grandson recounted the adventures of a journey that got underway in St. John’s, Nfld. on May 14 and is due to wrap up in Vancouver later this month.

Early stages of the Long For Life tour started years earlier, when Brandon was two and doctors found a cancerous tumour growing in his chest.

Brandon, 19, doesn’t remember much about the cancer or the surgery.

For his father, however, the memories are vivid.

This year, 15 years since Brandon was declared cancer free, son and father are nearing the finish of an odyssey to raise money and awareness for Coast to Coast Cancer Foundation, an organization that supports cancer patients and their families.

Floyd, 43, said he has been inviting people to donate money to the charity, but he and Brandon haven’t accepted any donations in person, asking instead that they donate directly to Coast to Coast.

For that reason, he said he doesn’t know who much money their cross-country tour has actually raised.

For Floyd, it’s more about showing people that they can reach their goals if they believe in themselves.

“It’s more about the mindset and support,” said Floyd.

“If we have the belief and the faith that we’re going to beat it before going in, we have a better chance of winning.

‘We’re applying a lot of those disciplines to what

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BEEF: Concern remains despite stability The United States quickly closed its border last September to beef from the plant, which slaughtered up to 40 per cent of Canada’s cattle. Canadian officials then shut the plant down and sent 2,200 workers home.

In the weeks that followed, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency pulled back more than 2,000 products across the country involving millions of kilograms of beef.

U.S. food safety regulators announced a similar recall of products in more than 30 states.

There were 18 confirmed cases of people who became sick in Canada from a specific and potentially deadly strain of E. coli linked to XL Foods beef. A civil lawsuit was filed.

Brazilian-based meat-packing giant JBS USA took over management of the Brooks plant from Nilsson Bros. in October and completed its purchase of XL Foods in January.

The sale included the plant in Brooks, a beefpacking plant in Calgary, a feedlot in Brooks and adjacent farmland that supports the feedlot operation.

The plant now employs 2,400 workers and processes 3,800 cattle each day. Products are shipped to customers in Canada, the U.S., Egypt, Asia and Mexico.

Despite the regained stability, there is still some concern from employees and Brooks residents that something similar could happen again, Shields said.

“You hear the word E. coli and you hear people going, ’Are we going to be facing that again?”’ said Shields.

“You know anxiety is still there in the sense of what happened and it’s still close to the surface.”

The uncertainty related to the recall dealt a blow to Canadian cattle producers. Dennis Laycraft from the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association estimates it cost the industry up to $27 million directly because

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Brandon Harrison and his father, Michael Floyd stopped in Red Deer on Sunday to visit family and to promote their Long For Life tour, started on May 14 in St. John’s, Nfld.

Brandon did, how he had to beat it. All he knew was one way, and that was ‘go for it.’”

Brandon says his father, who has been riding longboards for less than two years, is getting pretty good at it.

Averaging 60 kilometres per day, depending on road and weather conditions, they’ve both lost a

little weight and the boards they started out on were worn out by the time they got to Winnipeg.

There have been no serious mishaps, but Floyd said they have each suffered their share of road rash and sore knees.

Please visit longforlife.webs.com to learn more. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

producers had to move cattle further, couldn’t get them processed and pushed prices down.

“Quite clearly there were some significant losses particularly in the feeding sector,” said Laycraft, the association’s executive vice-president.

“Fortunately we saw demand go up last year in Canada, but it probably would have been even higher without the incident in Brooks.”

Laycraft said now that a year has passed, the recall’s effects are no longer a problem. But he said the lasting legacy for producers is a change in the beef-packing ownership structure.

“The lingering impact is the fact we lost another bidder out of the system. JBS has been a customer of Canadian cattle for a number of years and now it’s JBS and Cargill bidding where in the past it was JBS, Cargill, Nilsson Bros. and a few others.”

one official waiting in the staging area as exhausted athletes wiped mud from their faces and headed for the showers.

Broken ankles are relatively common along with the scrapes, bruises and sprains people suffer when they subject their bodies to 90 minutes or more of intense work over multiple tasks.

A few meters away, Jeff Hirsch was getting his knee taped by one of the medics hired to help treat the wounded.

Hirsch said he had damaged the knee in a previous race and it was starting to get sore, but no so sore that he was unable to complete his race.

Math teacher David Huckle from Los Angeles California said he feels very lucky to have remained injury free in more than 38 Sparta Races, of which 30 were run this year.

Huckle is racing as a guest of Sparta Race Inc. ticket after winning a competition to see who could round up the biggest team. Every Friday after school is out, he gets on a plane and heads to another venue.

It’s a great inspiration for his students, who live in one of the poorest areas of the inner city, to see their teacher competing successfully in an extreme sport that he couldn’t afford if he had to pay for his own way.

Huckle said he was a little skeptical about the venue when he got to Red Deer and found a park alongside a residential subdivision.

But his skepticism was melted away as he ran through nicely wooded pathways in the lower areas of the ranch and the adjacent McKenzie Trails.

“This was a beautiful course. The ranch is fantastic, I love the trail. They used streams and natural obstacles very well and made a very nice course.”

Red Deer volunteer Shirley Gray said she had competed previously in Mud Hero at Canyon Ski Area and volunteered for Sparta Race to see what it’s like. From what she had seen, it’s way tougher, she said.

And if it does come back next year, it will be way different, said Stanton. Part of keeping the sport exciting it mixing it up every year so the athletes never know what to expect, he said. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

SAPRTANS: Many obstacles By the time they were half way around the course, many of the competitors were down to a slow trot, taking a breather before heading into the finish line, where they would have to crawl through mud under lines of barbed wire, and then work through two more climbing obstacles before jumping over a wall of fire and into an assault by two very tall gladiators armed with enormous foam-covered battering blocks.

Eva Kuzyk of Edmonton said the barbed wire is one of her favourite obstacles. She grins from ear to ear as she talks about the blood that was pouring down her body from dozens of tiny cuts after a previous race.

She’s considering, but has not yet committed herself to joining her running mate, Kelly Veillette of Kamloops, at the next race, set for Sun Peaks, B.C. on Sept. 28.

Unlike Red Deer, which was a 13-kilometre Super event with 21 obstacles, Sun Peak will include a Beast to be run over 20 kilometres with 26 obstacles.

Certainly, injuries are a big part of the race, said

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Volunteers clean up plethora of trash from shores of river RED DEER CARRIES OUT VERSION OF THE GREAT CANADIAN SHORELINE CLEANUP ment, but the filters never break down, said Mark.

Those filters and other litter can be a real problem for wild birds, fish and Canoeing along the river is so much animals, said Roberta.

She said that, although the amount nicer when the shoreline and water are clear of litter, say members of a lo- of litter strewn along the shoreline is cal family who took part in a shoreline down from past years, she finds it sad to see some people still leave litter for cleanup in Red Deer on Sunday.

Chantal Stang and her parents, others to pick up.

She is also Mark and Roberhopeful that peota, were among a ‘WE WANT TO HAVE A ple coming into crew of more than a clean environ45 volunteers who CLEAN PLACE FOR THE ment will feel joined Red Deer’s ANIMALS AND FOR obliged to help version of the keep it clean.

Great Canadian EVERYTHING TO LIVE.’ “We want to Shoreline Cleanup during the af— CHANTAL STANG h a v e a c l e a n place for the aniternoon. mals and for evSupported by the City of Red Deer, Nova Chemi- erything to live.

“I think, you know, sometimes it’s cals, Trout Unlimited Canada and Tim Hortons, volunteers met at the accidental and sometimes people are Keery Wood Nature Centre, where just lazy and don’t want to bring their they were each assigned an area to stuff home with them,” she said.

Suzanne Jubb, community and proclean.

The Stangs, who were taking part gram facilitator for the City of Red in their first ever shoreline cleanup, Deer, said the amount of garbage along were assigned to a pathway inside the the river is down, but is still a problem.

Gaetz Lake Sanctuary.

“It’s getting better every year, but I Armed with garbage bags and disposable gloves, they found water bot- think it will be a few years before we tles, cigarette butts, a bag of concrete, get it all,” she said.

“I think there’s getting to be more a discarded bicycle helmet and more people that are willing to pick up afcigarette butts.

People seem to think that ciga- ter the ones that really don’t care and rettes decompose in the environ- throw a whole bunch of garbage out.

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Protestors stage ‘kissin’ at Russian consulate

before them.

“We need to take better care of our environment, because we’re putting our animals at risk,” she said.

“It’s nice to be able to go for a walk and it would be nice and clean.”

Jubb is taking inventory of the various items picked up on Sunday and plans to report her findings later this week. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

Laura Bryant said in an email they are working to make sure that this never happens again.

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Banned plant leaves seized

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS RCMP say a large shipment of dried khat has been seized at Edmonton’s international airport.

Khat is an African plant that when chewed produced effects similar to amphetamine.

It is banned in Canada.

On August 20, Canadian Border Services Agency officers found the khat in an air cargo shipment from the United Kingdom.

It had been declared as green tea.

Lauren Delgaty of the border agency says the seizure sends a strong message that Canada’s borders will not be used for illegal activity.

Blind lawyer didn’t wreck car CALGARY — A Calgary lawyer has fought back against a car rental agency that maintained he wrecked one of their vehicles.

Robert Fenton says that would be unlikely since he’s never driven a car and doesn’t own a driver’s licence. Fenton is also legally blind.

National Car Rental had wanted $2,500 to cover the cost of the damage to a vehicle the company insisted Fenton rented at the Calgary International Airport.

Fenton suspects he is the victim of identity theft since the credit card used to rent the vehicle belongs to neither Fenton nor his wife, and the driver’s licence on file is definitely not his.

On Friday, a spokeswoman for the car company apologized for the incident and said the mistake will be corrected.

The body of an elderly man has been recovered from a lake northeast of Edmonton.

RCMP say the body of 69-year-old Donald Stratton was spotted from the air by a helicopter pilot who then directed officers to the scene at Lac La Biche.

Stratton had been missing since Aug. 30 when he and a friend went boating on the lake to retrieve a fishing net. The 62-year-old friend told police they both ended up falling into the water after a wave hit the side of their small boat.

Neither man was wearing a life-jacket, with Stratton, the weaker swimmer of the two, last seen clinging to the boat in rough water.

“We want to personally apologize to Mr. Fenton and are hopeful that we can work with him to ensure everything is back to normal as soon as possible.”

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MONTREAL — They kissed, then erupted in cheers.

Several dozen people gathered at the Russian Consulate in Montreal on Sunday to defiantly lock lips, as part of a worldwide protest against Russia’s new anti-gay legislation.

“A kiss is a beautiful sign of love, so it goes against exactly what’s happening in Russia,” said Kat Coric, who helped organize the Montreal protest.

In all, organizers say more than 50 cities across the globe — from Berlin to Cape Town to Tokyo — took part in the event, coined “To Russia, With Love.”

The controversial law bans so-called “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” and imposes fines on those who stage gay pride rallies.

Russia says it has no intention of changing the law despite international pressure ahead of next year’s Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.

Even so, Christian Genereux, who also helped stage the Montreal event, said he’s hopeful sustained attention will, eventually, force Russia to act.

“If we put pressure on our own government and the Olympic Committee to put pressure on Vladimir Putin to change those laws, I think that will help the LGBT community down there. We hope,” Genereux said.

Similar protests were planned for Toronto and Vancouver.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has said Canadians expect his government to defend human rights.

Harper told reporters last month Canada is not a country where people are jailed or killed for their political positions

or for engaging in certain consensual acts between adults.

Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has expressed hope that the controversy would be resolved before the Games begin in February.

But Genereux and others at the Montreal “kiss-in” said they would like to see Canada take a stronger stance against the legislation.

“We are normal people and we just want the Canadian government to do something about it,” he said.

Genereux said he was encouraged by U.S. President Barack Obama, who sat down with Russian civil society activists following the G20 summit and assured them he would keep pressing Moscow to respect human rights.

We’ll get there.”

The city runs two riverside cleanups each year, including a Green Deer day in spring and the Great Canadian in fall.

Jubb believes the generation of children who are now in about Grade 4 are developing a different attitude toward litter and are more conscientious about picking up their own trash than the generations that came

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MONDAY, SEPT. 9, 2013

Quit wasting time on myths CONSPIRACY THEORIES FUEL CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL AND A BELIEF IN CHEMTRAILS I recently wrote about geoengineering as a strategy to deal with climate change and carbon dioxide emissions.

That drew comments from people who confuse this scientific process with the unscientific theory of “chemtrails.”

Some also claimed the column supported geoengineering, which it didn’t.

The reaction got me wondering why some people believe DAVID in phenomSUZUKI ena rejected by science, like chemtrails, but deny real problems demonstrated by massive amounts of scientific evidence, like climate change.

Chemtrails believers claim governments around the world are in cahoots with secret organizations to seed the atmosphere with chemicals and materials — aluminum salts, barium crystals, biological agents, polymer fibres, etc. — for a range of nefarious purposes. These include controlling weather for military purposes, poisoning people for population or mind control and supporting secret weapons programs based on the High Frequency

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Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP. Scientists have tested and used cloud and atmospheric seeding for weather modification and considered them as ways to slow global warming.

With so many unknowns and possible unintended consequences, these practices have the potential to cause harm. But the chemtrails conspiracy theory is much broader, positing that military and commercial airlines are involved in constant massive daily spraying that is harming the physical and mental health of citizens worldwide.

I don’t have space to get into the absurdities of belief in a plot that would require worldwide collusion between governments, scientists and airline company executives and pilots to amass and spray unimaginable amounts of chemicals from altitudes of 10,000 metres or more.

I’m a scientist, so I look at credible science — and there is none for the existence of chemtrails. They’re condensation trails, formed when hot, humid air from jet exhaust mixes with colder low-vapour-pressure air. This, of course, comes with its own environmental problems.

But what interests me is the connection between climate change denial and belief in chemtrails. Why do so many people accept a theory for which there is no scientific evidence while rejecting a serious and potentially

catastrophic phenomenon that can be easily observed and for which overwhelming evidence has been building for decades?

To begin, climate change denial and chemtrails theories are often conspiracy-based.

A study by researchers at the University of Western Australia found “endorsement of a cluster of conspiracy theories … predicts rejection of climate science as well as the rejection of other scientific findings.”

Many deniers see climate change as a massive plot or hoax perpetrated by the world’s scientists and scientific institutions, governments, the UN, environmentalists and sinister forces to create a socialist world government or something.

Not all go to such extremes.

Some accept climate change is occurring but deny humans are responsible. Still, it doesn’t seem rational to deny something so undeniable! In a Bloomberg article, author and Harvard Law School professor Cass R. Sunstein points to three psychological barriers to accepting climate change that may also help explain why it’s easier for people to believe in chemtrails: People look to readily available examples when assessing danger, focus “on risks or hazards that have an identifiable perpetrator” and pay more attention to immediate threats than long-term ones.

Researchers Ezra Markowitz and

Azim Shariff of the University of Oregon Psychology and Environmental Studies departments add a few more, including that human-caused climate change “provokes self-defensive biases” and its politicization “fosters ideological polarization.”

People who subscribe to unbelievable conspiracy theories may feel helpless, so they see themselves as victims of powerful forces — or as heroes standing up to those forces. Whether it’s to deny real problems or promulgate imaginary ones, it helps reinforce a worldview that is distrustful of governments, media, scientists and shadowy cabals variously referred to as banksters, global elites, the Illuminati or the New World Order.

The problem is that science denial is, in the case of chemtrails, a wacky distraction and, in the case of climate change denial, a barrier to addressing an urgent, critical problem.

Science is rarely 100 per cent certain, but it’s the best tool we have for coming to terms with our actions and their consequences, and for finding solutions to problems.

The science is clear: human-caused climate change is the most pressing threat to humanity, and we must work to resolve it. We don’t have time for debunked conspiracy theories.

Scientist, author and broadcaster David Suzuki wrote this column with Ian Hanington. Learn more at www.davidsuzuki.org.

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School bus safety rules must be enforced I commend the Red Deer Advocate for printing the diagram “Know your bus danger zone!” in the Kid Scoop column on the back page of the Sept. 1 Red Deer LIFE. The diagram clearly shows that the safe way to disembark from a school bus is to walk 10 feet straight out from the bus and wait there until the bus pulls away.

From Internet searches, I have concluded that this is widely accepted as a standard procedure.

Unfortunately, my observation has been that this procedure is not rigorously followed in Red Deer. Many buses begin moving when children are in the 10-foot danger zone, and the drivers rely on mirrors to check that no children are near the right rear wheel.

I urge all parents to become familiar with how the buses carrying their children follow good safety practices, and to insist on improvements if necessary.

School bus safety is important enough to be an election issue.

During the 2011-12 school year, I exchanged a few emails with the Red Deer Public School Board when I observed unsafe unloading beside our yard at the corner of Law Close and LaGrange Crescent. On two occasions, I observed one or more children only one foot away from the right rear wheel when the bus pulled away!

Up to a dozen kindergarten to Grade 6 children regularly got off the bus at this stop, making it difficult for the driver to verify that all were safe unless he/she had seen them walk to the safe zone and wait there.

The initial reply from the board pointed out the excellent safety record of Prairie Bus Lines and the route driver. Safety records are, of course, meaningless if the appropriate equipment is not used and sound procedures are not followed.

As the train disaster at Lac-Megantic sadly showed, accidents can be waiting to happen.

During the summer of 2012, the board moved the bus stop away from my critical eyes to a location beside a park closer to Lancaster Drive. I watched unloading at this location a few times during the 2012-13 school year, and observed that the children were more orderly when they got off the bus.

However, most children were no more than three feet away from the bus when it began moving, and thus were in what the diagram calls a danger zone.

Clearly, there is a need for improved school bus safety in Red Deer.

Jim Saltvold Red Deer

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Firefighters and an RCMP officer stand on the roof of an apartment building and convenience store where a glider crashed in Langley, B.C., on Sunday. Officials said an air cadet was on a training exercise at the time of the accident. No one was injured. The Transportation Safety Board is assessing the incident.

New Democrat MPs return to Saskatchewan roots TO PLOT PARLIAMENTARY STRATEGY ewan so it’s important for us to show the flag, to be there.”

The NDP vaulted into official Opposition status for the first time in its history in 2011, propelled by an orange wave that swept Quebec, a province in which the party had barely registered until then but which suddenly delivered 59 of its 75 seats.

“I like to joke in Quebec we had 59 new trees with no roots and in

and gas resources have inflated the dollar and hurt the manufacturing sector in central Canada.

Earlier this year, he accused OTTAWA — New Democrat Mulcair of betraying Canadian MPs are returning to their roots — interests when the NDP leader literally. criticized Ottawa’s environmenThey’ve chosen Saskatchewan tal record and the Keystone XL — which gave birth to the party pipeline while speaking in Wash52 years ago, and may yet hold the ington. key to their hopes of forming govAnd federal Conservatives ernment in two years — for their aren’t going to let Saskatchewan annual summer caucus retreat. voters forget MulThe two-day gathcair’s stance on ering in Saskatoon, ‘THERE’S NO QUESTION THAT FOR US natural resources. which starts Tuesday, THE NEW MATH THAT’S BEEN PUT IN “While the NDP is ostensibly aimed at advocate higher plotting strategy for IS DEFINITELY GOING TO PLAY OUT taxes, they also the fall session of ParDIFFERENTLY.’ denounce our reliament. source sector, inBut it’s equally — NDP LEADER TOM MULCAIR cluding agriculture, about setting the stage and the thousands for the 2015 election, in which Saskatchewan holds the Saskatchewan we have our deep- of workers who make a good living promise of as many as five new est roots but no more trees,” said off the land,” Agriculture Minister seats for the NDP, thanks to a ma- Mulcair. “We want to get back, Gerry Ritz, who represents a rural jor redrawing of electoral bound- to stay with the metaphor, to our Saskatchewan riding, said in a reroots.” lease Sunday, a message repeated aries in the province.

Mulcair’s challenge for 2015 on Twitter.

In the last four elections, with “While in town Mr. Mulcair the province divvied up into 14 ru- is to hang on to the party’s gains ral-urban hybrid ridings, the NDP in Quebec while adding 69 seats should listen to the people of Saswon no seats despite winning a elsewhere — no easy task, espe- katchewan and stop standing in majority of the votes in urban ar- cially with the resurgent Liber- our way to prosperity and well eas; the Conservatives picked up als, under newly minted Leader paying jobs.”

Justin Trudeau, eating into NDP But Mulcair and Wall have also 13, the Liberals one.

The NDP stands to make big support. Saskatchewan may well become unlikely allies over the gains under redistribution, which offer the lowest hanging fruit for Senate, sharing the belief that the scandal-plagued upper house has created wholly urban ridings the NDP. Still, it can’t hurt to mend fenc- should be abolished. in Regina and Saskatoon.

The Senate — and the expenses “There’s no question that for us es with the province’s popular prethe new math that’s been put in is mier, Brad Wall. Mulcair is sched- scandal that has put four senadefinitely going to play out differ- uled to meet with him Monday, en tors under RCMP investigation — will be a dominant theme at the ently,” NDP Leader Tom Mulcair route to the caucus retreat.

Wall has been a vociferous crit- caucus retreat as New Democrats said in an interview.

“We will be winning seats, and ic of what he’s termed Mulcair’s ponder how to keep the heat on quite a few of them, in Saskatch- “divisive” theory that booming oil Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

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A statement on the university’s website says it’s alleged the chant was made on one or more buses taking students between events during frosh orientation activities run by the UBC Commerce Undergraduate Society.

The statement says the university takes the reports “very seriously.”

It says a “thorough investigation” will be conducted jointly by the Sauder School of Business and the office of the vice-president.

Any disciplinary measures will follow the university’s policy on discipline for non-academic misconduct.

The university also says it will take steps to educate students about the harm caused by such behaviour.

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OTTAWA — Conservative MPs pledged publicly Sunday not to let the upcoming prorogation of the House of Commons put an end to all-party efforts to reform the ongoing expense account abuses of Parliament.

The public commitment came after a Tory-chaired Commons committee opened up what was supposed to be an unusual closed-door meeting that was to study the need to shine a greater public light on the expenses of MPs and senators.

It also came after MPs from all parties said they got a blast on the summer barbecue circuit from voters in their ridings over the spending shenanigans of senators such as Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin.

The Senate expense scandal has highlighted the need for greater transparency around the reporting of all politicians’ expenses.

MPs from the Conservatives, NDP and Liberals were called back briefly to Parliament Hill on Sunday from their summer recess for what was supposed to be an in-camera meeting of the Commons Procedure and House Affairs Committee.

But a motion by the NDP to open up the session was unanimously approved by the committee.

And after about an hour of cordial procedural discussion, Conservative, NDP and Liberals on the committee agreed unanimously on another key point — that the government House leader should seek unanimous consent from all MPs to continue their work once the Commons reconvenes later this fall after prorogation.

That was significant because once Prime Minister Stephen Harper prorogues Parliament until sometime next month — the Commons was due to return next week — all government business, including the committee’s study, would have been quashed.

The committee’s vote Sunday doesn’t change that rule, but it does publicly commit the Tories to hitting the reset button as quickly as possible on their work.

Moreover, Conservative committee chair Joe Preston said the committee’s non-political clerks and other staffers would continue planning and research work on their upcoming hearings into the topic.

The committee committed to tabling a report by Dec. 2.

The reason for the sudden display of unanimity was made clear by MPs from all parties as they entered the meeting room — they all got an earful from angry constituents over the summer over the Senate expense scandal.

“Obviously, with recent events in the Senate this public is, I think, rightfully so clamouring for more transparency and accountability. They want to make sure that their taxpayers’ dollars are being spent wisely and not abused,” said Tom Lukiwski, a Conservative committee member.

“They’ve seen what appears to be some pretty flagrant abuses in the Senate with tax dollars and I think the public is rightfully outraged.”

NDP and Liberal committee members concurred.

“Of course the public is outraged by the Duffy and Wallin affairs and all the scandals that have been happening to senators and some MPs as well,” said New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen.

“If you allow the prime minister to change the channel, he’ll just slip under the rug on this one.”

An NDP motion that won unanimous approval in the dying hours of the last Parliament in June called for a committee process to examine transparency reforms, including MP expenses.

As he entered the meeting room, Cullen said he would call for the meeting to be opened so the debate could take place “in the full light of the public.”

Moments after he spoke to reporters, the doors of the meeting room were thrown open.

Lukiwski said after the committee had adjourned that members voted unanimously to support Cullen’s motion.

The sudden show of openness should not have been surprising given that the Conservatives have been dogged by the issue all summer.

Serious expense problems of three one-time Conservative senators — Duffy, Wallin and Patrick Brazeau — appointed by Harper and one former Liberal, Mac Harb, have dominated federal politics in Ottawa.

“You’d have to be deaf not to hear the response that we’re getting from our constituents,” said Liberal committee member Kevin Lamoureux.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry answers a question during a news conference at the United States Embassy in Paris, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. The Obama administration is distributing videos showing a chemical weapons attack in Syria to help convince Americans and Congress that a military intervention against the Syrian government is necessary, Secretary of State John Kerry said Sunday. Speaking at a press conference in Paris, Kerry said the videos make clear that the attack is not something Americans can ignore.

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s top aide on Sunday pressed the case for “targeted, limited consequential action” to degrade the capabilities of Syrian President Bashar Assad to carry out chemical weapons attacks as the White House mounted a major push to win support from a divided Congress and skeptical American public for a military strike.

White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough asserted that a “common-sense test” dictates that the Syrian government is responsible for a chemical weapons attack that Obama says demands a U.S. response. But he said the Obama administration lacks “irrefutable, beyond-a-reasonable-doubt evidence” that lawmakers who will start voting on military action this week are seeking.

“This is not a court of law. And intelligence does not work that way,” White House chief of staff Denis McDonough said, part of a five-network public relations blitz Sunday to build support for limited strikes against Assad.

“The common-sense test says he is responsible for this. He should be held to account,” McDonough said of the Syrian leader who for two years has resisted calls from inside and outside his country to step down.

McDonough pressed the case for “targeted, limited consequential action to deter and degrade” the capabilities of Assad’s regime “to carry out these terrible attacks again.

The U.S., citing intelligence reports, says sarin gas was used in the Aug. 21 attack outside Damascus, and that 1,429 people died, including 426 children.

The number is higher than that, said Khalid Saleh, head of the press office at the anti-Assad Syrian Coalition who was in Washington to lobby lawmakers to back Obama. Some of those involved in the attacks later died in their homes and opposition leaders were weighing releasing a full list of names of the dead.

But the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which collects information from a network of anti-government activists, says it has so far only been able to confirm 502 dead.

In an interview Sunday, Assad told U.S. journalist Charlie Rose there is not conclusive evidence about who is to blame and again suggested the rebels were responsible. From Beirut, Rose described his interview that is set to be released Monday on television shows hosted by Rose.

Asked about Assad’s claims there is no evidence he used the weapons, Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters in London: “The evidence speaks for itself.”

Obama has planned his own public relations effort. He has scheduled six network interviews on Monday and then a nationally televised speech from the White House on Tuesday, the eve of the first votes in Congress.

On Wednesday, the Democratic-led Senate is expected to hold the first showdown vote over a resolution that would authorize the “limited and specified use” of U.S. armed forces against Syria for no more than 90 days and barring American ground troops from combat.

A final vote is expected at week’s end.

A vote in the Republican-controlled House of

Representatives appears likely during the week of Sept. 16.

Obama faces a tough audience on Capitol Hill. A survey by The Associated Press shows that House members who are staking out positions are either opposed to or leaning against Obama’s plan for a military strike by more than a 6-1 margin.

“Lobbing a few Tomahawk missiles will not restore our credibility overseas,” said Rep. Mike McCaul, the Texas Republican who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee.

Added Rep. Loretta Sanchez, a California Democrat: “For the president to say that this is just a very quick thing and we’re out of there, that’s how long wars start.”

Nearly half of the 433-member House of Representatives and a third of the 100-member Senate remain undecided, the AP survey found.

“Just because Assad is a murderous tyrant doesn’t mean his opponents are any better,” said Sen. Ted Cruz, a conservative Texas Republican.

But some of Assad’s opponents are pleading for aid.

“The world is watching, and Syrians are wondering: When is the international community going to act and intervene to protect them?” said Saleh, the spokesman for the Western-backed opposition seeking U.S. strikes.

On Saturday, a U.S. official released a DVD compilation of videos showing attack victims that the official said were shown to senators during a classified briefing on Thursday. The images have become a rallying point for the administration.

“Those videos make it clear to people that these are real human beings, real children, parents being affected in ways that are unacceptable to anybody, anywhere by any standards,” Kerry said in Paris.

“And the United States of America that has always stood with others to say we will not allow this — this is not our values, it’s not who we are.”

But McDonough conceded the United States doesn’t have concrete evidence Assad was behind the chemical attacks.

Recent opinion surveys show intense American skepticism about military intervention in Syria, even among those who believe Syria’s government used chemical weapons on its people.

Congress, perhaps, is even more dubious.

“It’s an uphill slog,” said Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee who supports strikes on Assad.

“I think it’s very clear he’s lost support in the last week,” Rogers added, speaking of the president.

Complicating the effort in the Senate is the possibility that 60 votes may be required to authorize a strike. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said he would consider using Senate procedural manoeuvres to delay shutting off debate, but noted such a tactic was unlikely to permanently block a vote. Paul would, however, insist his colleagues consider an amendment to the resolution that would bar Obama from launching strikes if Congress votes against the measure.

Still, Sen. Harry Reid, the Democratic leader, has predicted authorization of military strike against Syria. While the publicly discussed information lacks a direct link between Assad and the use of chemical weapons, the private briefs are no better, two lawmakers said.

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration quietly won permission from a surveillance court in 2011 for the National Security Agency to search deliberately for Americans’ communications in its huge databases of intercepted phone calls and emails, according to a published report.

The Washington Post reported Saturday that officials in 2011 got the court to lift the ban on those kinds of searches, which the court imposed in 2008 at the government’s request. The court also extended the length of time the NSA is allowed to retain intercepted communications from five to six years.

The search authority has been used, the Post reported, noting that the permission to search and keep data longer expanded the NSA’s authority in significant ways without public debate or any specific authority from Congress. The newspaper cited interviews with government officials and documents that include a recently released 2011 opinion by U.S. District Judge John D. Bates, then chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.

The court decision allowed the NSA “to query the vast majority” of its communications databases using the email addresses and phone numbers of Americans and legal residents without a warrant, according to Bates’ opinion. The queries must be “reasonably likely to yield foreign intelligence information.” And the results are subject to the NSA’s privacy rules.

The White House on Sunday directed questions on the issue to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

The court in 2008 imposed a wholesale ban on such searches at the government’s request, said Alex Joel, civil liberties protection officer at ODNI. He told the Post the government included this restriction “to remain consistent with NSA policies and procedures that NSA applied to other authorized collection activities.”

But in 2011, “we did ask the court” to lift the ban to more rapidly and effectively identify relevant foreign intelligence communications, ODNI general counsel Robert S. Litt said. “We wanted to be able to do it,” he said, referring to the searching of Americans’ communications without a warrant.

Joel said the authority would be needed in certain situations, such as when the NSA learns of a rapidly developing terrorist plot and suspects that a U.S. person may be a conspirator. Searching for communications to, from or about that person can help assess that person’s involvement and whether he is in touch with terrorists who are surveillance targets, he said.

A pair of Democratic senators, Ron Wyden of Oregon and Mark Udall of Colorado, warned last year the administration had a “back-door search loophole” that enabled the NSA to scour intercepted communications for those of Americans. They introduced legislation to require a warrant, but could not disclose the court’s authorization or whether the NSA was already conducting such searches under classification rules.

The searches take place under a surveillance program Congress authorized in 2008 under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Under that law, the target must be a foreigner “reasonably believed” to be outside the United States, and the court must approve the targeting procedures in an order good for one year.

But some are concerned that a warrant for each target would no longer be required. That means communications with Americans could be picked up without a court first determining that there is probable cause that the people they were talking to were terrorists, spies or “foreign powers.”

Udall told the Post that is why it is important to require a warrant before searching for Americans’ data, adding, “Our founders laid out a roadmap where Americans’ privacy rights are protected before their communications are seized or searched — not after the fact.”

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A balloon launch will mark World Suicide Prevention Day in Red Deer on Tuesday. The event runs from 3 to 6 p.m. at Rotary Park Picnic Shelter. People lost to suicide will be recognized through a balloon launch, a memory book, or through public messages written on a square of cloth to be made into a commemorative table cloth. The Red Deer Food Bank will serve hamburgers by donation.

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For more details, email support@suicidehelp. ca or check www. suicidehelp.ca.

WEEKEND OF WHEELS AT INNISFAIL It will be all about wheels in Innisfail on Saturday and Sunday. The Weekend of Wheels features a show and shine on Main Street Innisfail from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. The event is free to spectators but exhibitors pay $10 per car. There will be a minitrade show at the Innisfail Legion on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Sunday, there will be 100-foot shootout car racing from noon to 6 p.m. Racers must provide their own helmets and pay $25.

Spectators pay $5 each.

Under 12 age group gets to watch free.

PLAYGROUND BUILD DELAYED A Sylvan Lake playground build has been postponed until Wednesday. The one-day playground build is slated for Beacon Hill Playground from 2 to 6 p.m. Anyone who can help build or landscape is asked to call Sylvan Lake Recreation Parks and Culture at 403-887-2199.

The build, which was to have happened on the weekend, was postponed because of forecast rain.

AUTHOR TO READ FROM NOVEL Lacombe author Jennifer Quist will read from her debut novel, Love Letters of the Angles of Death, at Sunworks on Sept.

27 at 7 p.m. The novel follows a young couple who must deal with an unexpected death and go on to liaise with death on behalf of people they love. Admission is free.

Copies of the novel will be available for sale.

Sunworks is located at 4924 Ross. St. For more information, visit www. lindaleith.com.

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BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Parents sometimes find it hard to determine just how serious the problem is when their youngsters complaint of aches and pains.

Angie Gosselin and her exhusband Dave Meredith were not overly concerned when their son Trey, now 10, started developing eczema rashes. They didn’t think it was a problem because they both suffer from the same skin condition.

Gosselin and Meredith, who take turns parenting Trey, became more concerned when he started complaining of chest pains.

Red Deer doctors ruled out heartburn, but couldn’t come up with a diagnosis.

The tipping point came earlier this year, when Trey told his mother that he couldn’t straighten out his fingers.

She then noticed that his gait had changed.

He wasn’t walking heel to toe, but seemed to be walking on his tip toes.

Flummoxed by Trey’s symptoms and thinking he may have a form of lupus, their family doctor referred him to a local specialist who then sent them to a pediatrician at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary.

That was on a Friday, says Gosselin.

By Monday, when he was supposed to see the doctor in Calgary, Trey couldn’t move. Meredith had to carry him in to see the doctor in Calgary.

An MRI confirmed that Trey had been struck by a disease so rare, most doctors will never see it.

Dermatomyositis attacks connective tissues and muscles, creating the overall soreness

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Angie Gosselin and her son, Trey Meredith, wait for the ice cream vendor outside their home in Red Deer. Trey’s cheeks are getting chubby from steriods used to treat dermatomyositis, an autoimmune disease that attacks three in a million people. and the contracture that had made Trey unable to straighten his hands and feet.

Gosselin later learned that the disease affects only three in a million people, mostly children and mostly girls, starting at about age seven, says Gosselin.

It can be treated, but there is no cure.

Trey was started on Prednisone and intravenous injections of immunoglobulin.

Three days later, he was kicking a soccer ball.

The intravenous injections are needed less frequently now,

and Trey may be able to come off steroids after two years, said Gosselin.

But he’s still not the same little boy he was before he got sick.

His immune system has been weakened and the steroids will slow down his growth for now, meaning he’ll have an extra growth spurt later one, she said.

He still doesn’t have the energy to go biking with her and complaints of soreness afterward.

Encouraged to keep exercising, he goes swimming so he can work his muscles in an environment that protects him from heavy impacts.

Most frustrating for Gosselin has been that, with so few people affected by the disease, there is no local support base — no one she could turn to for advice or information.

A hair stylist and part-owner of her own salon, Gosselin had made a point of asking her clients if they knew of anyone who had seem symptoms similar to what Trey was suffering. There were no answers.

She is concerned that, with such a rare disease, it may be misdiagnosed and, consequently, not treated correctly before the damage becomes permanent.

She also hopes to learn more from other parents of children who have been diagnosed with dermatomyositis.

To help raise awareness of the disease, Gosselin is encouraging people to learn more about The Myositis Association, an international research and support foundation which celebrates its 20th anniversary on Sept. 21.

Please visit www.myositis.org to learn more. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate. com

Home-made soap cleans up HELPS SOLVE SKIN PROBLEMS

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF LESLIEVILLE — A local farmer provides the goats milk, there’s lye in the hardware store and the base oils, minerals and essential oils come from a variety of suppliers.

On most Mondays, retired school teacher Vicky Bartagnolli can be found wearing long rubber gloves and a white lab coat, standing at her kitchen sink, mixing lye and water to make the soaps that she feels have saved her youngest son’s skin.

Ben, now a teenager, had very tender skin as a toddler. He was getting dry circles on his skin and he was always itching and scratching, says Bartagnolli.

Living in Edmonton at the time, she knew a woman who had a solution — homemade soap, free of detergents and harsh chemicals.

The woman was able to help Bartagnolli track

down the ingredients she would need, but was not in a position to teach her craft.

That was something Bartagnolli would have to learn on her own.

And learn she did.

She learned that a solution of lye and water gets very hot, very fast, and stays hot until all of the lye has neutralized.

She learned that small bits of lye left on the floor would burn the bottoms of her children’s feet.

She learned that small bits of lye on the sleeve of her lab coat could burn her face.

When an old truck backfired in her yard, she learned that her neighbours were mighty worried about the steamy concoctions they had seen her stirring on her back deck.

“They thought I had blown something up,” Bartagnolli says from the kitchen counter where she has laid out the wooden moulds in which she forms her soaps.

Lye, water and goatmilk are the basic ingredients for the soaps that Bartagnolli now makes in batches of 72 for sale from her back door and in a growing number of local farmer’s markets.

The goat milk comes

from a friend nearby, who had put together a herd of nannies because her daughter is allergic to cow’s milk. The goats are surprisingly prolific and their milk does not contain the allergens that cows produce, says Bartagnolli.

She believes the growing interest in homemade soap comes from people who want to get away from the harsh detergents in their favourite soap brands and use something that will leave their skin healthy and clean.

Various essential oils added to the soaps offer additional benefits, depending on which oils are used. Patchouli, for example, is believed to offer antidepressant effects with its warm, earthy aroma.

Customers have attested to the affects on their own skin and share Bertagnolli’s claim that using goatmilk soap has kept their teenagers free of the most dreaded disease of their youth — acne.

Ben has remained acne free at an age where many others are doing daily battle with zits, says Bartagnolli.

She has now expanded her product line to include skin creams and

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Vickie Bartagnolli of Leslieville started making her own soap with goatsmilk and a variety of natural oils after finding that detergents in commercial soap were irritating her son’s skin. she also makes dog soaps out of the leftovers from each batch, selling them alongside the dog treats that she takes with her to the farmer’s markets, including Rimbey, Bentley and Innisfail.

Now that she has learned to manage the power of lye, Bartagnolli says she is thinking about increasing pro-

duction so she can attend more markets and perhaps set up shop in a small cabin that used to belong to her father.

Sipping Earl Grey tea from an Old Country Roses teacup, Bartganolli says she’s making a good income and having fun in the process. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

Mulder running for fourth term on council

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

CIVIC ELECTIONS

Third-term Coun. Lynne Mulder has unfinished business with the City of Red Deer.

Mulder has confirmed that she will seek a fourth and likely a final term during the Oct. 21 civic election.

“We took so many new projects in this past year,” said Mulder.

“I am so excited about our strategic plan and the direction we are going with the charters. It really seems too abrupt to let go of it without Lynne Mulder seeing those things through.”

Mulder, 66, said there are many exciting things happening in Red Deer that she

wants to be part of it. She is looking forward getting started on the Riverlands development, finding new ways to engage the public and moving into the crime prevention aspect through the safety charter.

In the next four years, Mulder said it will be important for the city to act on the initiatives within the Environmental Master Plan and the Waste Management Plan to divert waste from the landfill.

She wants to ensure that council continues to be fiscally responsible and accountable when it comes to the budgeting process.

“I am a community builder first and foremost,” said Mulder. “I spend a lot of time with organizations such as the United Way and the SPCA. I think I am very community oriented, which is good for someone on council.”

Mulder said she brings a wealth of expe-

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rience and a great background to the table.

She’s worked in post-secondary education as a president and vice-president academic at Red Deer College. She is a former nurse, teacher and administrator.

Mulder was first elected in 2004 and reelected in 2007 and 2010. Mulder said she is proud of the work council has accomplished over those nine years.

Also in the running for council are Councillors Buck Buchanan, Frank Wong, Paul Harris and Dianne Wyntjes. Newcomers Lawrence Lee, Matt Chapin, David Helm, Terry Balgobin, Victor Mobley, Calvin Goulet-Jones, Tanya Handley, Dawna Morey, Jonathan Wieler, Serge Gingras, Bob Bevins, Ken Johnston, Janella Spearing, Troy Wavrecan and Darren Young are also running.

Councillors Cindy Jefferies and Tara Veer and newcomers William Horn and Chad Mason are running for mayor. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Boomers area a key retail market AS LONG AS IT’S MARKETED RIGHT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Baby boomers are becoming an increasingly important market for retailers, and one that can become highly profitable if stores and manufacturers can figure out the right way to target their products to an increasingly discerning group.

“Retailers need to get much better at understanding the specific needs of this very valuable segment of consumers and they have to work out the different ways they can help satisfy these needs,” said Graeme McVie, vice-president of business development at U.S.-based marketing strategy

and research firm LoyaltyOne. “Tailoring the shopping and the products that are in the store to cater to this group is actually a really good idea because there’s a huge number of them and they’re actually willing to make trade-offs when it comes to value to get health benefits.”

Many baby boomers who have become empty nesters or retired have the disposable income to spend and they’re willing to spend it on themselves, especially when it comes to buying healthier food and high-quality beauty products, McVie said.

That may mean spending more for the heart-friendly omega-3 eggs instead of the

plainest and cheapest kind, or getting a high-quality soap that will be kind to their skin.

McVie says this comes in part from a growing awareness about healthy living, as well as a realization that if they are going to live longer, boomers should take better care of themselves.

“They think about it as making an investment in their own health rather than an expense to minimize at all costs,” he said.

Susan Eng, vice president for advocacy at CARP Canada, says that while she agrees there are high-spenders in the boomer demographic, many seniors are also struggling and shouldn’t be forgotten.

A sluggish economy, boomerang kids who won’t move out, aging parents, a lack of savings and medical challenges are all weighing on boomers, who are ending up with high debt levels, more working years, and even the threat of bankruptcy.

“The one thing about the boomers is that they’re such a big demographic, that anything that the group does, in all its variety and diversity, will suddenly seem to be a trend,” said Eng. “It is true that there’s a whole pile of them that are well off, and yes, they will spend on their health. But you also have people facing the same health-care challenges

and they don’t have the money.

They’re looking around and saying: ’Where do I turn?”’

To boomer Chuck Nyren, who has spent years working in advertising and has written a book about selling to his demographic, one of the keys to drawing in the 50-plus crowd is to stop treating them like they’re old.

The problem with ad campaigns for products targeted at boomers, he says, is that advertising firms don’t know how to treat that group.

“If they do it at all, it’s only for products that are medical, maybe vacations,” he said in an a telephone interview.

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GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

Harper’s signals prompt cynicism

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Environmentalists on both sides of the border are cynical about reports of a prime ministerial appeal to the White House for common North American greenhouse-gas emissions standards in the oil and gas sector.

Ottawa sources confirm Stephen Harper wrote U.S. President Barack Obama last month with an offer to work more closely on emissions regulations to help win approval for the embattled Keystone XL pipeline.

Details of the letter are not public, and it’s not known whether Harper made any concrete offer.

The Prime Minister’s Office is refusing to confirm a letter was sent, but says harmonizing emissions policies with the U.S. has long been a government goal.

A Harper spokesman says the two countries already have integrated oil and gas economies “which underscores the importance of continuing to work together to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.”

Talk of a quid-pro-quo on Keystone has been circulating since the beginning of the year, when Obama signalled his intention to ramp up his climate change agenda.

But Canadian officials have repeatedly denied any deal was in the works. Even now, a spokesman for Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver claims no knowledge of the Harper-Obama letter, as do industry players.

Still, sources say Harper has often told his cabinet he intends to fulfil Canada’s international commitments on climate change while moving cautiously for fear of alienating Alberta.

Environmentalists are characterizing any offer from Canada’s Conservative government as an act of desperation to save a pipeline that Harper once called a “no-brainer.”

A statement from 350.org, a group of international climate-change activists, described the reported overture as “a last-ditch bait-and-switch by the Canadian government.” And the Sierra Club of Canada and Greenpeace Canada both said any Canadian promises on climate change ring hollow after years of government inaction.

Ottawa has spent the last two years in frustrating talks with the oil patch and the Alberta government to design regulations that would control rising greenhouse-gas emissions.

But even as Harper indicates flexibility to Obama, the domestic negotiations are heading in the opposite direction. Springtime talk of “40-40” — requiring producers to improve their emissions intensity by 40 per cent, with a $40-per-tonne penalty — has now been whittled down to 30-30, with governments under pressure from industry. A final agreement is still in limbo.

Analysts have said even the 40-40 scenario wouldn’t meet Canada’s emissions targets, a point not lost on the Americans. And Obama has said any approval for the Keystone pipeline would depend on minimizing emissions.

The United States is currently on track to meet its 2020 target for greenhouse-gas emissions reductions, while Canada’s current trajectory would leave the country 50 per cent short of its promised goal, even though Canada has a long-standing policy of mirroring the U.S. emissions regime.

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Photo shows bitcoin tokens. ATMs that allow you to exchange cash for Bitcoins are coming to Canada this fall. Below, a Bitcoin kisosk.

ATMs that allow you to exchange cash for Bitcoins coming to Canada this fall

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The first time Ryan Johnson bought Bitcoins — an emerging digital currency that isn’t controlled by any authority such as a central bank — was with a pocket full of cash from a stranger he had met online.

“It was almost like a sketchy drug deal,” recalls the 31-year-old Vancouver resident.

Since that first transaction in January, Johnson has been exchanging his Canadian cash for digital currency at Bitcoiniacs, a physical store in Vancouver that acts like a Bitcoin broker.

“It’s just much more comfortable to go sit down in an office at a brick-and-mortar building with a professional that knows a lot about Bitcoins, do a professional transaction and get a receipt for it,” says Johnson. “It’s reassuring.”

Soon, Johnson and other Canadian Bitcoin enthusiasts will be able to exchange Canadian cash for the digital currency through a kiosk that’s similar to an ATM. Bitcoiniacs says it has ordered five Bitcoin kiosks from a Las Vegas-based company called RoboCoin and intends to roll them out across Canada in the coming months, with the first machine expected to land in Vancouver in early October.

Four more kiosks will arrive in December and although their locations are not yet certain, Bitcoiniacs says it’s eyeing major Canadian cities such as Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Ottawa.

“Basically, it just make it easier for people to buy and sell Bitcoins and hopefully will drive the adoption of Bitcoin, and make it more accessible for people,” says Mitchell Demeter, the 27-year-old owner of Bitcoiniacs.

Bitcoins are mathematically generated through a series of commands executed by computers in a peer-to-peer network. The process is called Bitcoin “mining” and is set up so that the total number of Bitcoins that can ever be generated is limited to about 21 million.

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Couples not always honest about money

TALBOT BOGGS

MONEYWISE

Honesty is one of the cornerstones of building a solid relationship, but Canadian couples do not always practise financial fidelity in marriage and often keep secrets from their partners about their spending in the past and present.

Research from TD Canada Trust shows that 22 per cent of Canadian couples admit they are not always 100 per cent honest with their partner about their spending and saving habits. Another study by Winnipegbased Investors Group shows that 18 per cent of Canadians have kept a secret from

their partner about how much money they have spent, saved or hidden.

Thirteen per cent of females admitted to secret spending, compared to only six per cent of males.

When faced with uncomfortable news of finding out that their partner spent too much on an item, 18 per cent chose to ignore it, while only six per cent confronted the partner and suggested they return the item.

Almost 60 per cent brought it to the spouse’s attention and expressed their genuine concern.

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“Financial baggage is not uncommon,” said John Tracy, a senior vice-president with TD Canada Trust. “Opening up about finances can be hard, especially at the start of a new relationship, but it is vital couples have honest conversations in order to build a solid financial future together.”

Dating expert Christine Hart said couples need to be honest about any baggage — financial or otherwise — that they bring into a relationship.

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COMMUNICATION: Critical to compatibility Open communication is critical in determining compatibility with a potential partner.

“Going through a recent credit card statement over cocktails is certainly not the most romantic way to approach a first date, but avoiding tough money topics altogether can be dangerous,” Hart said. “As the relationship grows, so too should the conversations about future goals and finances.”

In fact, a study by BMO wealth planning group has found that 62 per cent of married Canadians wish they had spent more time discussing their financial situation and plans for the future with their partner before getting married, even though 98 per cent said they believe it’s important to be on the same page with their partner regarding their investment goals and financial planning.

“Having an open dialogue early on that addresses key issues such as how bill payments will be divided and identifying short- and long-term goals can go a long way toward ensuring that you and your spouse will have a prosperous financial future,” said Caroline Dabu, vice-president and head of BMO wealth planning group.

The topic of money generally comes up in conversation around the third date, Hart said. By the sixth date, couples should have an informal conversation to assess their date’s financial personality: are they a penny (now a nickel in Canada) pincher, shopaholic, risk taker or security seeker.

When to have a deeper discussion depends on the couple, their age and the nature of their relationship, but they shouldn’t wait until they are signing a lease or picking an engagement ring before having one.

“Values about money are far more important than what exists in someone’s bank account,” said Hart. “If there is an issue, start with a compliment and try to track the issue back to values instead of criticizing, patronizing or blaming each other.”

At some point or other, couples say “I do” to joint finances in some capacity when they move in together.

“Combining finances requires complete openness,” Hart said. “Couples shouldn’t hide debts or spending splurges from each other or it will create a lack of trust which can trickle into other areas of the relationship.”

Tracy recommends having a formal conversation to set ground rules and develop a joint financial plan.

“There are many benefits to joint finances but it’s also important that couples set personal financial goals outside those they have with their partner,” Tracy said. “Many couples share a joint bank account to pay household bills, but establishing a second bank account, such as a highinterest savings account, can provide a sense of autonomy and responsibility when it comes to saving.”

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.

BOOMER: ‘Old hippies’ “If you’re over 50 and you watch television, it just keeps reinforcing the fact that you’re sick. That automatically kind of turns you off to everything.

They think of baby boomers as either old, smiling vapid people on a beach, or as old hippies.”

Boomers buy a variety of products, just like younger people do, and pigeonholing them into certain categories isn’t going to help retailers make the most out of their shopping dollars, he added.

And to Nyren, 62, in-store marketing isn’t doing much better.

“If you walk into a mall, it just gets annoying because there’s so much noise that is directed toward younger

people, even for products that are for older people, and it doesn’t really grab you anymore,” he said.

Clearer labels and product information that is more easily available are two simple ways McVie says can help draw in consumers.

Smaller shopping carts at grocery stores with magnifying glasses attached, an emphasis on single or double-serve portions instead of family packs, promotions that target price over quantity and mobile apps that help people locate and learn about products are also ways to cater to the boomer group, he said.

Some changes can be as simple as moving where an item sits on the shelf.

“You’ve got people that are in their 60s and 70s who want those products but actually find it hard to reach them, and when they do reach them, sometimes they knock things over and they fall on top of them,” McVie said.

BITCOINS: Concerns raised While some have doubted Bitcoin’s validity and others have raised concerns that the unregulated currency is being used for nefarious means, a U.S. judge ruled last month that Bitcoin, which has been around since 2009, is a real currency.

Currently, acquiring Bitcoins is often done through an exchange, an arduous process that requires users to jump through several hoops, including linking their bank account to the exchange and sending in paperwork to verify their identity.

When Toronto resident Robert Burko signed up with a Canadian Bitcoin exchange in April, he says it took more than 10 days — “an eternity” — for his account to get verified.

By then the price of Bitcoin had ballooned to around US$260, before falling back down to closer to $100, and Burko had missed his chance to cash out.

“I didn’t really want a long-term investment opportunity in Bitcoins, I wanted a short-term one,” Burko says.

“And because they took so long to verify my account I missed out on that entire window, which was very frustrating.”

The alternative to using an exchange is to find someone who wants to sell their Bitcoins in an online forum, meet up with them in person, hand them some cash and scan each others’ smartphones to transfer the Bitcoins to your digital wallet — which is managed through an app.

The RoboCoin kiosks are expected to make the process of buying and selling Bitcoins much easier says Jordan Kelley, the company’s chief executive.

“Our goal is to make Bitcoin truly grandma-friendly,” says Kelley.

Using a kiosk means you don’t have to wait to verify your account on an exchange or hand cash to a stranger, says Kelley. It also makes Bitcoins more accessible to people by adding an element of legitimacy and increases liquidity in the market.

“We’re trying to provide customers an in-person access,” says Kelley. “Doing that really provides visibility to Bitcoins and adds a lot of trust.”

The kiosks allow users to select how much money they would like to spend, insert cash into the machine and then scan a QR code on their phone to transfer the Bitcoins to their wallet. It also allows users to redeem their Bitcoins for cash.

Kelley says since announcing the machine, they have been swamped with pre-order inquiries, from everywhere from Australia to Kenya.

According to sourceforge.net, the largest number of downloads of Bitcoin software last month were in the U.S., followed by China, Germany, Russia and the U.K. Canada came in sixth place.

RoboCoin plans to ship out 10 to 15 kiosks to customers before the end of the year. The first one will go to Bitcoiniacs, says Kelley.

Demeter says many Bitcoin startups are gravitating to Canada because the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada — also known as FINTRAC — aren’t as strict as regulators in the U.S.

China’s August export growth accelerates, imports slow China’s August export growth accelerated, adding to signs of a gradual recovery for the world’s second-largest economy, while import growth weakened.

Exports rose 7.2 per cent to $190.7 billion, accelerating from July’s 5.1 per cent growth, customs data showed Sunday. Imports rose 7 per cent to $162.1 billion, but that was down from July’s 10.9 per cent.

Stronger sales of Chinese goods abroad are a positive sign for communist leaders who want to avoid job losses in export-driven manufacturing. China’s economic growth fell to a two-decade low of 7.5 per cent in the second quarter but the latest industrial data suggest the slowdown might be levelling out.

Communist leaders have tried to perk

up growth with higher spending on railway construction and tax cuts for small businesses.

But they have resisted appeals for more stimulus, saying they want to focus instead on reforms to make the economy more efficient and productive.

“The combination of steady growth and muted inflation provides a good environment for the authorities to push forward long-term struc-

tural reforms,” said UBS economist Tao Wang in a report last week.

The International Monetary Fund and private sector forecasters have cut their China growth forecast for this year but to a still robust level of 7.5 to 8 per cent.

That would be China’s weakest performance since the early 1990s but is ahead of low singledigit growth orecast for the United States, Europe and Japan.

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Riot police look on as protesters block one of the main boulevards in downtown Bucharest, Romania, Sunday. Thousands have protested for the seventh day running against a Canadian gold mine supported by the government which would be the biggest gold mine in Europe, in the Transylvanian town of Rosia Montana, because it would use cyanide in the extraction process.

Romanians divided on Canadian mine plan SOME SEE AS ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; OTHERS AS JOB CREATOR

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BUCHAREST, Romania — Thousands of Romanians demonstrated on Sunday both for and against a planned Canadian gold mine that would use cyanide in the extraction process.

The project would create the biggest gold mine in Europe, razing four mountains to make way for an open pit mine.

Supporters say the mine would bring vital jobs and investment to the deprived area in northwest Romania.

But opponents say it will present an environmental risk.

“Save Rosia Montana,” some 2,500 protesters against the mine shouted in the Romanian capital, referring to the town where the mine would be and where gold has been mined for more than 2,000 years.

The anti-mine protesters in Bucharest’s University Square urged law-

THE CANADIAN PRESS FREDERICTON — When it comes to people like Cyrille Simard, TransCanada has a challenge in selling the Energy East Pipeline project in New Brunswick.

The mayor of Edmundston says he wants the company to guarantee the west-to-east pipeline, which could traverse his city of 16,000, won’t harm the area’s watershed.

“They gave us the assurance that it was understood that it is a very important issue and that they would take care of that by bringing some new scenarios of a route,” Simard says.

“We’re still waiting for that, and we’ll see.”

As TransCanada (TSX:TRP) wraps up a round of open houses in the province this week to promote the project, it has a sense of the concerns communities have with the $12-billion development, which would see oil shipped from Alberta to the Irving Oil refinery and a proposed export terminal in Saint John.

Simard says TransCanada proposed one route that would venture near residential neighbourhoods, a plan he does not support. He said city council won’t give its approval to the project until it is assured the local water supply is protected.

A spokesman for TransCanada said the company’s engineers are

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“It is something that we’re addressing,” said Phillip Cannon.

Cannon said most of the people who have attended the open houses have been examining the proposed route map and want compensation if the route disrupts farming or tree lots during construction.

Landowners are being paid to allow surveyors onto their property and the company is negotiating compensation with people if construction of the pipeline disrupts their land, he said.

He said TransCanada is also working to assure residents that pipelines are the safest way to transport large quantities of oil.

“People have to know that lines are equipped with shutoff valves, that we have a control centre in Calgary and all

the lines are monitored 24/7,” he said.

“If there was a drop in pressure in any line, one of our experts there can shut it down in a matter of minutes and isolate the section that is problematic.”

Cannon said many people at the open houses inquire about employment prospects, though details on the number of jobs building the project would generate have yet to be worked out.

“We are still working on the economic study that we’ll be rolling out soon where people can get a better idea of more specific jobs by province,” Cannon said.

Cannon said more formal public hearings will be scheduled after the company files an application with the National Energy Board to proceed with the development near the end of this year or early in 2014.

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makers not to pass legislation that would approve the mine as a “special national interest” creating foreign investment and jobs in the deprived area. They later blocked a main road in the city.

Some 6,000 people rallied in the city of Cluj, which is near the mine, also urging parliament to block the legislation, Mediafax news agency reported.

In the town of Rosia Montana, thousands of miners used their annual rally on miner’s day to urge Parliament to allow the mine to open, saying it would create jobs and investment, local authorities said.

Rosia Montana Town Hall put the turnout at 10,000 people.

For the past week, there have been protests in Bucharest and other Romanian cities against the draft bill the government has put forward that would allow Canadian company Gabriel Resources to mine gold and silver there.

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Kids’ use of e-cigarettes increasing HEALTH OFFICIALS WORRY IT WILL LEAD TO REGULAR SMOKING

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Children — like adults — are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes, according to the first large national study to gauge use by middle and high school students.

About 2 per cent of the students said they’d used an e-cigarette in the previous month, according to a survey done last year. That was up from 1 per cent in 2011.

More kids still smoke traditional cigarettes than the new electronic ones, and it’s not clear how dangerous e-cigarettes are. It’s also not clear from the report how many are using them on a daily or weekly basis.

But health officials are worried. The new study suggests many kids are now getting a first taste of nicotine through e-cigarettes and then moving on to regular tobacco products, they say.

Electronic cigarettes are batterypowered devices that provide users with aerosol puffs that typically contain nicotine, and sometimes flavourings like fruit, mint or chocolate.

They’ve often been described as a less dangerous alternative to regular cigarettes.

Unlike conventional smokes, the federal government does not yet regulate e-cigarettes, although more than 20 states have banned store sales to minors.

The devices began to appear in the United States in late 2006, but marketing has exploded in the last couple of years.

The new study — released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — is based on a questionnaire filled out by nearly 19,000 students in grades 6 through 12 in 2011

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E-cigarettes are battery-operated products that turn nicotine into a vapor that is inhaled by the user, and the new regulations coming into force from 2016 will control products containing nicotine as medications, but normal cigarettes are exempt from the regulation. and another 25,000 in 2012.

In 2011, about 3 per cent said they’d tried an e-cigarette at least once. That rose to 7 per cent last year and translates to nearly 1.8 million students.

In contrast, 6 per cent of adults have tried e-cigarettes, according to a different CDC survey done in 2011.

Children still are more likely to

light up regular cigarettes, though teen smoking rates have dropped in the past decade. More teens now smoke marijuana than tobacco, surveys have found.

But health officials worry e-cigarettes could re-ignite teen cigarette use. They point to a finding in the study that 20 per cent of middle school

e-cigarette users had never tried conventional cigarettes. When the same question was asked of high school students, only 7 per cent had never tried regular smokes.

That suggests many kids experiment with the electronic devices and move on to cigarettes by high school, said CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden.

After years of decline, U.S. births may be levelling off

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — After falling four years in a row, U.S. births may finally be levelling off.

The number of babies born last year — a little shy of 4 million — is only a few hundred less than the number in 2011, according to a government report released Friday.

That suggests that lately, fewer couples may be scared away from having children because of the economy or other factors, some experts say. Among the signs of a possible turning point: The birth rate for women in their early 30s inched up for the first time since 2007.

“We may be on level course or potentially even see a rise” in birth trends in the near future, said Brady Hamilton, a statistician with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Some are a bit more pessimistic.

“The decline has slowed down, but it’s still a decline,” said Carol Hogue, an Emory University expert on birth trends.

Falling births is a relatively new phenomenon in this country. Births were on the rise since the late 1990s and hit an all-time high of more than 4.3 million in 2007. The drop that followed was widely attributed to the nation’s flagging economy. Experts believed that many women or couples who were out of work or had other

money problems felt they couldn’t afford to start or add to their family.

The economy officially was in a recession from December 2007 until June 2009. But well into 2011, polls showed most Americans remained gloomy, citing anemic hiring, a depressed housing market and other factors.

The new CDC report is a first glimpse at 2012 birth certificate data from state health departments, but the numbers aren’t expected to change much.

Highlights of the report include: ● The birth rate for all women of childbearing age — 63 births per 1,000 women — was essentially flat from the year before. ● Rates dropped for Hispanic women, 2 per cent, and blacks, 1 per cent, but less than the previous year.

The rate continued to stay the same for whites, rose 4 per cent for AsianAmerican and Pacific Islanders, and fell slightly for American Indians and Alaska Natives. ● Rates fell again for women in their early 20s, down 3 per cent from 2011. That’s the lowest mark for women in that age group since 1940, when comprehensive national birth records were first compiled. ● For women in their late 20s, birth rates fell 1 per cent. That age group accounts for more than a quarter of all of the nation’s births. The rate rose a slight 1 per cent for women in their early 30s, who have nearly as many babies as women in their late 20s.

● Rates also rose 2 per cent for moms ages 35 and older, and 1 per cent for women in their early 40s. Rates in older moms have been rising slightly in recent years, despite the overall downward trend. Experts say that’s because older women generally have better jobs or financial security, and are more sensitive to the ticking away of their biological clocks. ● Birth rates for teen moms have been falling since 1991 and hit yet another historic low. The number of babies born to teens last year — about 305,000 — is less than half the peak of nearly 645,000 in 1970.

The teen birth rate has been cut in half since 1991, said Bill Albert of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, who called it a “stunning turnaround.”

Experts attribute that decline to a range of factors, including less sex and more use of contraception.

Another report highlight: About 33 per cent of births last year were delivered through Cesarean section — a rate unchanged from the previous two years.

C-sections are sometimes medically necessary. But health officials believe many are done out of convenience or unwarranted caution, and in the 1980s set a goal of keeping the national rate at 15 per cent.

The C-section rate had been rising steadily since 1996, until it dropped slightly in 2010.

Even if the C-section rate has peaked, it’s still too high — particularly in certain states, Emory’s Hogue said. For example, last year 40 per cent of births were C-sections in Louisiana, and more than 38 per cent in New Jersey, Mississippi and Florida, the report found.

“There’s a lot of room for improvement,” she said.

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Bamford’s ‘Lonesome’ song cleans up LACOMBE SINGER STEALS CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS SHOW

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Gord Bamford wins the CMT Video of the Year award during the Canadian Country Music Awards in Edmonton, on Sunday. with worry wondering if the love of his life will decide to return to him.

The pain is “like pouring whisky on an open wound” but it’s the music, the “leaning on a lonesome song” that keeps him going.

“Let the twin fiddles sing, let the steel guitar twang,”

sings Bamford.

“It’s in that jukebox filling up the room.”

The video is shot mainly in black and white, intercutting shots of a boxer working out while pining for the woman he hopes will return.

Bamford sings while walking amongst the ruins of a

building.

Bamford won Album of the Year in 2010 for Day Job and Male Artist of the Year in 2010.

Last year Bamford won for songwriter of the year for Is It Friday Yet? a song he wrote with Roger Brown and Byron Hill.

This was his first Single of the Year award and his first CMT Video of the Year award.

Dean Brody won male artist of the year for the second consecutive year.

The 38-year-old Brody was born in B.C. but moved from sea to sea, now living on the South Shore of Nova Scotia.

Brody said it still doesn’t seem real.

“A couple of years ago I was still working at the Sherwood Park Wal-Mart,” he said in accepting the award.

“This whole thing still feels like I’m on the peripheral. I have so much respect for the artists in this room.”

Kira Isabella of Ottawa continued her ascent up the ranks of country music stardom, winning the best female artist award.

Isabella, 19, captured the rising star award in 2012 after her runaway hit Love Me Like That.

Isabella said she’s ready for the pressure given her rapid rise to stardom.

“When I was doing my performance (at the awards show) I was very, very nervous, but looking down at my peers, they had the most proud smiles,” said Isabella backstage.

“I’m part of their family

now, and that’s all I ever wanted.”

The husband and wife team The Stellas won their first Group of the Year award.

MaryLynne and Brad Stella of Whitby, Ont., credited Johnny Reid with helping them find the sound and encouraging them to record their songs outside the studio where they felt most comfortable.

“We recorded them in the bathroom and he let us do that,” Brad said backstage.

“MaryLynne would be like, ‘I want to sing’ and it is like 3 o’clock in the morning and we’re like ‘OK’ and she goes in the bathroom and lights a candle,” he said.

“That’s where we recorded all those songs.”

Terri Clark won her eighth Fan’s Choice award.

The Grande Ole Opry alumnus from Medicine Hat first won the award in 1997, followed up by 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007.

She wasn’t at the show to receive the award.

Alberta’s Bobby Wills won the Rising Star award in a year he was nominated for Single of the Year with the single Show Some Respect.

“It’s been a crazy year. To cap it off with this award is unbelievable,” said Wills.

Wills, adopted as a child, was born in Edmonton but grew up in Calgary and got the musical bug after a trip to Australia.

Edmonton singer Corb Lund took home the Roots Artist/Group of the Year Award on Saturday.

‘The Armstrong Lie’ gets personal After more than a decade of denials, Armstrong told Oprah Winfrey in a January interview that he used performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France seven times, titles that have now been stripped away.

He has been banned from cycling for life.

Gibney’s documentary features clips of that

much-watched interview, captures Armstrong on camera right after he spoke with Winfrey and questions him at a later date as well.

In discussing his film, Gibney admits he wasn’t as suspicious of Armstrong as he could have been, but said his own approach to the cyclist mirrored that of many others.

“I think one reason that the lie got so big is that Lance saw how much people liked the lie and it was a magnificent lie,” he said.

“I think some part of Lance was just saying, ‘Look, I’m just giving people what they want.”’

The Armstrong Lie will be released in select theatres Nov. 8.

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TORONTO — When Alex Gibney decided to go ahead with a documentary on Lance Armstrong’s fall from grace, there was a personal element to his storytelling.

The Oscar-winning director had originally shot interviews and footage of the now discredited cycling champion while Armstrong plotted his comeback to the sport in 2009, a project which was shelved as the seventime Tour De France winner came under increased scrutiny from authorities.

But after a barrage of doping allegations, increasingly hard-toignore evidence and an eventual admission from the athlete himself captivated international spectators, Gibney decided to make a different kind of documentary — aptly titled The Armstrong Lie — which juxtaposed past denials from Armstrong with his later admissions of guilt.

The extraordinary access Gibney had to the cyclist also meant, however, that the director himself had been repeatedly lied to by Armstrong.

“I felt like I was being made to be part of a con,” said Gibney on Sunday while promoting the documentary at the Toronto International Film Festival.

“The idea that I was being played, that’s what made me angry. That I was playing a part in burnishing Lance’s reputation.”

While unhappy about being deceived, Gibney turned his own experience with Armstrong to his advantage, using it to drive his search for answers from the athlete who famously beat cancer and at one point had come to represent pure human resilience against the odds.

“You don’t want that anger to blind you,” Gibney explained.

“Ultimately part of what I had to investigate was my own role, not only as a filmmaker but also as a fan.

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EDMONTON — Alberta’s Gord Bamford stole the show Sunday at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards with Leaning on a Lonesome Song — his ballad on keeping it together when you’re loved one leaves.

The song won Single of the Year, CMT Video of the Year, and is on Is It Friday Yet? which won Album of the Year in the awards show at Rexall Place.

Bamford, along with writing partners Buddy Owens and Ray Stephenson, also won Songwriter of the Year award Saturday for the ballad.

“I lost my brother-in-law two years ago and this song is for him. I’m sure he’s lookin’ down,” Bamford told the audience after accepting the Single of the Year award.

Bamford’s brother-in-law Cory Mathies took his own life at age 41 in June 2011.

Bamford, from Lacombe, has said he thought often of Mathies while writing and recording Leaning on a Lonesome Song.

“He had a battle with addiction and depression — something that for me that was tough to comprehend because we have such a good life and we don’t think of those things,” Bamford said later backstage.

He said he has heard from fans who have told him the song helped turned their lives around.

“That song has saved some lives out there,” he said.

“It’s taken people from addiction to being sober again.”

Bamford’s lyrics speak of a man who is “borderline crazy”

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Above: Author J.D. Salinger.

Left: In this Sept. 3, 2013, photo, Annie Rus, a college freshman from Parkton, Md., poses for a portrait in her dorm room that was once occupied by J.D. Salinger at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pa.

Aspiring writer lives in former college dorm of famed author J.D. Salinger

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. — Aspiring novelist Quinn Gilman-Forlini, an ardent admirer of “The Catcher in the Rye,” wouldn’t mind following in its author’s footsteps.

In fact, the Ursinus College junior already has: She lived in J.D. Salinger’s cramped old dorm room.

“A lot of people say it’s really small, but I just thought it was so charming ... (with) the slanted ceiling and this old radiator,” she said. “People come and knock on your door as a freshman wanting to meet you because you live there.”

Jerome David Salinger attended Ursinus for only a single semester in 1938. But his mystique has endured, a legacy now further fueled by Friday’s release of “Salinger,” a film that attempts to shed light on the life of the intensely private man, who died in 2010.

A school directory indicates Salinger transferred from New York University to the small liberal arts campus in Collegeville, not far from Philadelphia. As a teen, he had spent time at the nearby Valley Forge Military Academy.

At Ursinus, Salinger wrote a feature called J.D.S.’s The Skipped Diploma for the student newspaper; most of the columns contained brief, unrelated items from cheeky observations to movie reviews. He also served as a drama critic, using the byline “Jerome Salinger” — and he was tough.

“Though undoubtedly guilty of too few rehearsals, the players nevertheless made a courageous

attempt at salvaging most of the somewhat feeble (playwright’s) humour,” Salinger wrote of one production.

He later dropped out, and never earned any degree. Still, the Ursinus admissions office proudly displays a 1963 letter from Salinger that professes he looks back “with a great deal of pleasure” on his time at the school — and then asks the registrar to send a course catalogue to his baby sitter.

Despite that fondness, the reclusive Salinger denied the use of his name in the scholarship that allows students like Gilman-Forlini to live in his room.

After being contacted by the author’s lawyers, the school renamed it the Creative Writing Award.

The prize, first given in 2007, goes to writers who display a “quirky brilliance,” unusual perspective or a strong voice— perhaps like that of Holden Caulfield, the rebellious teen narrator of Catcher. Winners get $30,000 per year toward the school’s tuition of $44,350.

“There’s plenty of scholarships for the brightest and most high-achieving students out there. We’re looking for something a little different,” said English professor Jon Volkmer, who directs the creative writing program and helps choose the winner.

The recipient also gets to spend his or her first year in Curtis Hall’s Room 300, a space just big enough for a single bed, desk and narrow dresser. (A plaque outside the doorway mistakenly says Salinger lived there in 1939; officials plan to replace it.)

Though there is only one winner each year, Volkmer said the award has helped create a thriving community of writers on the leafy campus, which serves about 1,700 students. But not all of the recipients are

necessarily Salinger fans, or even end up pursuing the craft.

Current occupant Annie Rus, an 18-year-old from Parkton, Md., conceded she never finished Catcher but is currently enjoying Franny and Zooey. She is considering a major in history.

Maeve Sutherland, who graduated in 2012, said living in the room encouraged her to write more than she would have.

While she said the skill has led to big accomplishments, including an international academic fellowship. “I guess I wouldn’t really call myself a creative writer anymore,” she said.

Her dorm experience also coincided with Salinger’s death at his New Hampshire home.

“We had a little memorial seance for him,” said Sutherland. “I felt like I was living with a ghost sometimes.”

Gilman-Forlini, 19, of Putnam Valley, N.Y., said she misses the third-story room and its view of treelined walkways below — the same landscape that she imagines Salinger looked down on 75 years ago.

She’s among many die-hard fans eager to see the new documentary. Director Shane Salerno’s decadelong project — which includes a 700-page companion biography — contends that unpublished Salinger material will be released starting in 2015.

And though Gilman-Forlini isn’t sure about her future career, she has already diverged from the path taken by her favourite author just by starting her third year at Ursinus.

“I always say that I made it farther than J.D. Salinger did in college,” she said with a laugh. “So if I dropped out, it’d be OK.”

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BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rebels 2 Hurricanes 1 (SO) The Red Deer Rebels turned in their most consistent effort of the Western Hockey League preseason Saturday night at the Arena.

The overall performance by his club — and the resulting 2-1 shootout win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes in front of 1,042 fans — got a thumbsup from general manager/head coach Brent Sutter, who had been patiently waiting for such an outing.

“This was our best game of the preseason in a lot of different ways,” said Sutter. “Certainly our work ethic was where it was acceptable and the structure to our game was good.

“The discipline part was also good, not just in avoiding bad penalties but

also within our game . . . with how we played. That being said, that’s the bottom end of the totem pole in terms of what we have to expect. Now we have to build off that.”

The Rebels carried the play most of the evening, outshooting the visitors 53-30 through regulation time and a five-minute, scoreless extra frame.

But the Hurricanes coaching staff pulled the right string by starting 15-year-old netminder Stuart Skinner, the club’s first-round pick in this year’s WHL bantam draft. The six-footthree Edmonton product was the visitors’ best player before being replaced by veteran Christopher Tai roughly 33 minutes into the contest, turning aside all 23 shots he faced.

“He was pretty good. I got robbed a couple of times and a couple other guys did too,” said Rebels forward Matt Bellerive, who scored a power-

play marker against Tai at 15:37 of the second period, roughly six minutes after Reid Nemeth took a two-on-one

pass from Jamal Watson and beat Red Deer netminder Taz Burman.

Burman, 16, made 29 saves while going the distance and then stoned Hurricanes shooters Giorgio Estephan and Reid Duke in the shootout. Tai, meanwhile, was beaten cleanly by Bellerive and Dominik Volek.

Burman played beyond his years, while fellow rookie Grayson Pawlenchuk also stood out. Bellerive, Brooks Maxwell and Haydn Fleury were among the more noteworthy veterans.

“I thought everybody played well.

We didn’t have any missing links here tonight and I thought our defence played well as a group,” said Sutter.

“They were assertive with the puck and made the right plays at the right time.”

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Australian wins inaugural Tour of Alberta SIX STAGE EVENT WRAPS UP IN CALGARY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Heading into the final stage of the Tour of Alberta, Rohan Dennis knew he had a great shot at winning the inaugural event.

All the 23-year-old Australian rider had to do was pedal his way into the peloton to maintain his 18-second lead over Brent Bookwalter of BMC Racing Team.

Dennis stuck to the plan with some help from his Team Garmin-Sharp teammates on Sunday during the fifth and final 129-kilometre stage of the race, which started in Okotoks and finished with four laps of a circuit course through downtown Calgary.

“We don’t like to try to get ahead of ourselves,” said Dennis, who finished with an aggregate time of 17 hours 48 minutes 40 seconds.

“We always know that there is other tactics from other teams that could knock us off our little perch if we let them. I didn’t believe that it was always going to be given to us, especially on those circuits. You never know what can happen in the last 15 (kilometres).”

Damiano Caruso finished the sixday tour in third overall followed by Patrick Gretsch and Robert Gesink.

Dennis vaulted into the lead after winning the third stage from Strathmore to Drumheller on Friday and then held onto the yellow leader jersey through the final two days of the Tour.

“It’s really a great honour to be able to come home with the win,” said Dennis, who also captured the white best young rider jersey. “It’s completely unexpected. Alberta will always remain really close to me. Hopefully I

can come back here next year and prepare for worlds and try and back up my win this year.”

Peter Sagan of Cannondale Pro Cycling added to wins in the prologue in Edmonton on Tuesday and the first stage of the race from Devon to Camrose the next day by racing across the finish line of the final stage in first in a time of 2:42:20.

Sagan sped past race leader Robert Forster by making a bold move on the final sharp left turn in front of an appreciative crowd.

“I saw it was better to take the last turn on the front because it’s very fast and also after it’s a few metres for the finish,” said the Slovakian rider, who was impressed to see so much support from the fans. “I had no idea so many Slovakians live here.”

Luka Mezgec placed second in the final stage, while Forster dropped to third.

Ryan Anderson of Spruce Grove, Alta., who finished in eighth spot overall, held on to win the red Best Canadian jersey.

“It’s definitely special for our team (Optum P/B Kelly Benefit Strategies) and for me being the first year,” Anderson said. “To be able to get on the podium the last three days in front of the crowds is something special for me.

I was glad to be a part of the first year and the chance to win the jersey.”

Ottawa’s Alexander Cataford finished 20th overall, Quebec City’s Antoine Duchesne was 21st, while Ryan Roth of Kitchener, Ont., placed 23rd.

Victoria’s Ryder Hesjedal, the 2012 Giro d’Italia winner, finished well back in 60th position, 18:39 behind Dennis.

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Australia’s Rohan Dennis celebrates winning the Tour of Alberta cycling race in Calgary, Sunday. urday’s fourth stage that started and ended in Black Diamond, Tom Jelte Slagter of Belkin-Pro Cycling Team won the red polka dot King of the Mountains jersey.

“It was really nice to race here,” said Slagter, who hails from the Netherlands. “I’m really happy to bring the KOM jersey to Holland.”

Tour of Alberta chairman Brian Jolly said the event surpassed all expec-

tations that the organizers had.

“The riders have done a great job in showing what they can do,” Jolly said.

“The crowds have gone way beyond the expectations that we had for an event for the first year.

“We’re hopeful that we can put an event on next year and bring the riders back again.”

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Bombers upset Roughriders for first home win of the season BOMBERS TRADE BUCK PIERCE TO B.C. AFTER GAME

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Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ quarterback Justin Goltz gets pumped up prior to their CFL game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Winnipeg Sunday.

Winnipeg 25 Saskatchewan 13 WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers not only finally won at Investors Group Field, they did it by smothering the league’s leading offence with a 25-13 defensive upset of the Saskatchewan Roughriders Sunday.

The Riders couldn’t score a touchdown and were held to a single point in the second half.

Quarterback Darian Durant was sacked eight times as the Bombers fed off 33,500 screaming fans in what is known as the Banjo Bowl, a follow-up to the Labour Day weekend game the teams play.

Saskatchewan won that one 48-25 last Sunday.

“I took my headset off a few times just so I could just relish the crowd noise,” said a smiling head coach Tim Burke.

After the game, the Bombers announced they had traded veteran quarterback Buck Pierce to B.C. for nonimport receiver Akeem Foster.

They said Pierce, who has been on the injured list for much of this season, wouldn’t be available until Monday to discuss the move back to the team he left to join Winnipeg in 2010.

“Buck has been a true warrior and a consummate professional during his time Winnipeg and we sincerely thank him for his four years of service to our organization,” said acting general manager Kyle Walters in the release.

They might not have wanted the news to overshadow what was for the struggling team (2-8) a major accomplishment as it tries to rescue this sea-

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son. “When you’re playing against the No. 1 team in the league and defensively we come out and play like that, it just speaks (volumes) about what we can do as a defence,” said cornerback Jovon Johnson.

“I said this on week two, this could be one of the best defences in the league if we just stick together and play and we showed that tonight man,” said Demond Washington, who recovered a fumble and had one of Winnipeg’s sacks.

Will Ford and quarterback Justin Goltz scored touchdowns for the Bombers, while Sandro DeAngelis added a field goal and picked up a single on a miss.

It was a complete reversal of last week’s 48-25 loss in Regina with the Riders (8-2) only points coming from four Chris Milo field goals and a single.

Goltz and the offence struggled in the first half but found more life in the second and Burke gave new offensive co-ordinator Marcel Bellefeuille credit for some halftime adjustments.

For Goltz, making his second straight start after last week’s 48-25 loss in Regina, it was also sweet.

“We needed this so bad, our city needed it and our fans needed it,” said the quarterback, who Burke said will likely start the next game as well.

For Durant, it was a crushing loss after what has up until now been a tremendous season.

“You’ve got to give those guys a lot of credit they played at a level that we just didn’t match today,” said the veteran.

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Williams wins fifth US open, 17th major BEATS AZARENKA IN THREE SETS

tles, winning four of the past six Grand Slam tournaments.

“Vika’s such a great opponent, such a great fighter,” said Williams, who turns 32 on Sept. 26, “and that’s why she’s been able to win multiple Grand Slams.

“That’s why it was never over until match point.”

Yes, this one did not come easily, even though it appeared to be nearly over when Williams went ahead by two breaks at 4-1 in the second set. Williams served for the match at 5-4 and 6-5 — only to have the gutsy Azarenka break each time.

Still, Williams regrouped and regained control.

“In the third set, Serena really found a way to calm down and restart from zero and quickly erase what happened,” said Williams’ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou.

This was a rematch of last year’s final, also won by Williams in three sets, and two-time Australian Open champion Azarenka provided another challenge with her big swings off both wings.

“It is a tough loss, but to be in the final and play against the best player — who deserves to win today — it’s incredible,” said Azarenka, who is from Belarus.

“I gave it all today. We showed our hearts. We fought hard.”

Four times, Azarenka was only two points from taking the opening set. At one such moment, with Williams serving at deuce after a double-fault, she was called for a foot fault, erasing what would have been a 121 mph ace. There was another foot-fault call in the second set, too.

They brought back memories of the American’s loss to Kim Clijsters in the 2009 semifinals, when Williams was docked a point, and later fined, for a tirade against a line judge over a footfault call.

There was no such outburst directed at officials this time, although there was that racket toss.

After the call in the match’s 10th game, Williams simply put a hand to her face, composed herself, and won the point with a down-the-line backhand she celebrated with a fist pump, some foot stomping and a yell of “Come on!”

Williams wound up holding there with a 104 mph ace, part of what seemed to be a match-altering stretch.

She won five consecutive games and 16 of 18 points to take the first set and go up a break in the second.

“You could see she clicked,” Mouratoglou said.

“She realized she was not aggressive enough. She was letting Vika dictate too much, and all of a sudden, things completely changed.”

Well, at least for a while.

Williams’ lead grew to 4-1 in the second set, before Azarenka made things competitive again, which shouldn’t surprise anyone.

Azarenka is responsible for two of Williams’ four losses this season.

held in North America.

“I thank Canada and I thank Alberta for hosting this race because we don’t get enough chances to come back to our home continent and race,” Bookwalter said.

“We’re in Europe for most of the year so it’s really nice to race on our continent. Let the Euros come over here and let them go through the jet lag, let them go through the awkward phone calls to their families at weird times of the day and kind of put them in that uncomfortable position that we’re in for most of the year.”

them to gut it out,” Burke said.

The Winnipeg offence struggled at first but the stingy defence and special teams kept the Bombers alive, despite a slew of penalties.

Goltz threw his first pick at 1:35 and managed only two complete passes out of seven tries and 12 yards in the entire first half. He finished the game with eight completions out of 17 tries and 129 yards.

Durant completed 15 of 35 but managed only the same 129 yards.

The loss leaves the Riders tied with the Calgary Stampeders for the lead in the West Division and the CFL. Milo scored first for Saskatchewan.

The only touchdown of the first half came on a 98-yard kickoff return by Ford, making his debut as a starter at tailback for an injured Chad Simpson, just over six minutes into the first quarter.

Milo’s next two field goals gave the Riders a 9-7 lead until Bombers defensive back Marty Markett recovered a fumbled punt return.

Goltz connected with a diving Clarence Denmark in the end zone but the ball hit the ground first and it was ruled incomplete.

Winnipeg had to settle for a field goal and a brief 10-9 lead but Milo’s fourth put the Riders back on top 12-10 as the half ended.

In the third quarter, Saskatchewan took a couple of costly penalties that killed an interception and set up Winnipeg’s second touchdown of the game on a three-yard run by Goltz to make it 17-12.

Saskatchewan picked up a single on a punt but then a Durant fumble at the end of the third quarter set up Goltz’s second touchdown of the game at the opening of the fourth to make it 24-13.

It capped a six-play 62-yard drive that was Winnipeg’s most solid of the game to that point. DeAngelis missed at 40 yards and settled for a single to finish the scoring.

Goltz threw only one interception and Durant added another to make his season total two.

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REBELS: Close out preseason this weekend

Overall, Sutter liked what he saw in comparison to what he witnessed in a 4-2 loss to the Calgary Hitmen Friday at Nanton, where Red Deer was victimized for three power-play goals. Certainly, he liked what he saw from his veterans, although he stressed he’ll be expecting more from the older players and in short order.

“They have to get going. The exhibition seasons ends in a week and they have to get their game to the A level,” said the Rebels boss.

The Rebels close out their preseason schedule this weekend with Friday and Saturday games at La“In front of their home crowd, a combe and Stettler versus the Edmongame they really, really wanted, and ton Oil Kings and Medicine Hat Tigers. they went out and got it.”

“We’ve talked about treating these As for how the Winnipeg blitz next games like they’re regular-season seemed able to shred the Riders offengames,” said Sutter. “We played a very sive line, he said they will dissect what undisciplined game last night (Friday). went wrong by looking at recordings of We took a lot of bad penalties and you the game. can’t play that way when you get into “I’ve got to give a lot of credit to (dethe regular season. We have to start fensive co-ordinator) Casey (Creehan),” forming good habits now.” said Burke. “He came up with a really Bellerive noted that the Rebels digood blitz plan against these guys.” aled up their offensive game Saturday.

Burke also praised his secondary, “We had over 50 shots. Getting the which has received a lot of criticism puck to the net was something we lately. harped on before the game,” he said.

He said he knew the defence was The Rebels were one-for-six on the tired because of the time they spent on power play, while the ‘Canes were the field in the first half. The Bombers zero-for-eight with a man advantage. had the ball for only about three minBoth teams dressed 11 returning playutes in the first quarter. ers.

“In the fourth quarter we just asked ● Rebels forward Rhyse Dieno and defenceman Mathew Dumba are both with the Minnesota Wild prospects at a tournament in OLF OURSE Traverse City. Mich.

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Meanwhile, forward Lukas Sutter has suited up with the Winnipeg Jets at the Young Guns tournament in Penticton, B.C., and defenceman Kayle Doetzel and goaltender Patrik Bartosak are attending the camps of the Nashville Predators and Los Angeles Kings. ● On Sunday, Sutter reassigned 16-year-old defenceman Austin Strand to the midget AAA Calgary Northstars.

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NEW YORK — Fussing with her skirt and flubbing her shots, Serena Williams was troubled in the U.S. Open final by the swirling breeze and the strong play of Victoria Azarenka.

After one early miss, Williams declared, “I can’t play in this wind.”

After blowing a big lead and dropping the second set, Williams chucked her racket toward the sideline, and it bounced back onto the court.

In the end, Williams pulled herself together, as she usually does when it matters the most. Facing her only test of the past two weeks, the No. 1-seeded Williams overcame No. 2 Azarenka 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1 on Sunday for a fifth championship at Flushing Meadows and second in a row.

Williams raised her Grand Slam singles title count to 17, the sixth-most in history and one shy of Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. Williams collected a $3.6 million prize, including a $1 million bonus for producing the best results during the North American summer hard-court circuit leading up to the U.S. Open.

“She’s a champion, and she knows how to repeat that. She knows what it takes to get there. I know that feeling, too. And when two people who want that feeling so bad meet, it’s like a clash,” Azarenka said, pounding her fists together.

Helped by nine aces, one at 126 mph, Williams improved to 67-4 with a career-high nine titles in 2013.

Since a first-round exit at the 2012 French Open, she is 98-5 with 14 ti-

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WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTLSOL GF Everett 5 5 0 0 0 27 Prince George 4 4 0 0 0 19 Seattle 4 4 0 0 0 19 Portland 5 3 2 0 0 23 Spokane 5 2 2 0 1 17 Victoria 4 2 1 0 1 14

GA 15 7 12 11 19 11

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Note: Division leaders ranked in top three positions per conference regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns Sunday’s results Brandon 6 Moose Jaw 4 Vancouver 5 Kamloops 1 Saturday’s results Everett 8 Kootenay 6 Kelowna 6 Vancouver 1 Medicine Hat 3 Swift Current 2 Red Deer 2 Lethbridge 1 (SO) Portland 4 Seattle 2 Prince George 2 Edmonton 1 Spokane 5 Tri-City 3 Tuesday, Sept. 10 Regina at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 11 Medicine Hat at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Spokane, 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 13 Regina at Brandon, 7:30 p.m.

Kootenay at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Everett, 7:35 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 14 Vancouver at Victoria, 1:35 p.m.

Lethbridge at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Regina, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Kamloops at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Everett at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.

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

Sunday, Sept. 15 Calgary at Kootenay, 2 p.m.

Victoria at Vancouver, 2 p.m.

End of 2013 WHL pre-season

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Kansas City Minnesota Chicago Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle Houston

American League East Division W L Pct 87 58 .600 78 64 .549 76 66 .535 76 67 .531 67 76 .469 Central Division W L Pct 82 61 .573 76 66 .535 75 68 61 80 57 85 West Division W L 83 60 81 61 67 75 65 78 47 96

GB — 7.5 9.5 10 19 GB — 5.5

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GB — 1.5 15.5 18 36

Saturday’s Games Boston 13, N.Y. Yankees 9 Baltimore 4, Chicago White Sox 3, 10 innings Oakland 2, Houston 1 Cleveland 9, N.Y. Mets 4 Kansas City 4, Detroit 3 Toronto 11, Minnesota 2 L.A. Angels 8, Texas 3 Seattle 6, Tampa Bay 2 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, Boston 3 N.Y. Mets 2, Cleveland 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore 2 Kansas City 5, Detroit 2 Toronto 2, Minnesota 0 Texas 4, L.A. Angels 3 Oakland 7, Houston 2 Tampa Bay 4, Seattle 1 Monday’s Games Kansas City (E.Santana 8-8) at Cleveland (U.Jimenez 10-9), 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 13-11) at Baltimore (Tillman 15-5), 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 9-8) at Minnesota (P.Hernandez 3-1), 5:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Cole 6-7) at Texas (Darvish 12-7), 6:05 p.m.

Detroit (Scherzer 19-2) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 10-12), 6:10 p.m.

Houston (Cosart 1-1) at Seattle (T.Walker 1-0), 8:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Kansas City at Cleveland, 5:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Houston at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

National League East Division Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee Chicago Los Angeles Arizona Colorado San Diego San Francisco

W L Pct 85 57 .599 73 69 .514 66 77 .462 64 77 .454 53 88 .376 Central Division W L Pct 83 60 .580 81 61 .570 82 62 .569 62 80 .437 60 82 .423 West Division W L Pct 83 59 .585 72 70 .507 66 78 .458 65 77 .458 64 79 .448

GB — 12 19.5 20.5 31.5 GB — 1.5 1.5 20.5 22.5 GB — 11 18 18 19.5

Cincinnati 4, L.A. Dodgers 3, 10 innings Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 3 Cleveland 9, N.Y. Mets 4 Philadelphia 6, Atlanta 5 Washington 9, Miami 2 St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 0 San Diego 2, Colorado 1 Arizona 2, San Francisco 1 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets 2, Cleveland 1 Washington 6, Miami 4 Philadelphia 3, Atlanta 2 St. Louis 9, Pittsburgh 2 Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 1 San Francisco 3, Arizona 2, 11 innings San Diego 5, Colorado 2 Cincinnati 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Monday’s Games Atlanta (Medlen 12-12) at Miami (H.Alvarez 3-3), 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 8-11) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 13-10), 5:10 p.m.

Washington (G.Gonzalez 9-6) at N.Y. Mets (C.Torres 3-3), 5:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Cole 6-7) at Texas (Darvish 12-7), 6:05 p.m.

Arizona (Delgado 4-5) at L.A. Dodgers (Nolasco 12-9), 8:10 p.m.

Colorado (Chacin 13-8) at San Francisco (Lincecum 9-13), 8:15 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games San Diego at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 5:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

Colorado at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

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Lester, Workman (9) and Saltalamacchia; Kuroda, Kelley (7), M.Rivera (8) and C.Stewart, Au.Romine.

W—M.Rivera 5-2. L—Workman 5-3. HRs—Boston, Middlebrooks (15).

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1 0

Rienzo, Lindstrom (7), Veal (8), N.Jones (8), A.Reed (9) and Bry.Anderson; B.Norris, McFarland (5), Hammel (7), Patton (9), S.Johnson (9) and Wieters. W—Rienzo 2-1. L—B.Norris 10-11. Sv—A. Reed (37). HRs—Chicago, A.Dunn (31). Baltimore, A.Jones (31).

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000 130

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2 6 5 10

0 0

Fister, Coke (7), Putkonen (7), Alburquerque (8) and Avila; B.Chen, K.Herrera (8), G.Holland (9) and Kottaras. W—B.Chen 7-2. L—Fister 12-8. Sv—G. Holland (40). HRs—Detroit, Iglesias (3). Kansas City, Hosmer (16).

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7 5

0 1

E.Rogers, Cecil (8), S.Santos (8), Janssen (9) and Arencibia; A.Albers, Burton (8), Perkins (9) and C.Herrmann, Pinto. W—E.Rogers 5-7. L—Burton 2-9. Sv—Janssen (29).

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9 9

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Tepesch, J.Ortiz (4), Ogando (5), Frasor (7), Cotts (7), Scheppers (8), Nathan (9) and G.Soto, Pierzynski; Vargas, Boshers (7), Kohn (7), D.De La Rosa (8), J.Gutierrez (9) and Conger. W—Ogando 6-4.

L—Kohn 1-2. Sv—Nathan (39). HRs—Texas, Rios (16). Los Angeles, Calhoun (6).

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M.Moore, McGee (7), Jo.Peralta (8), Rodney (9) and Lobaton; E.Ramirez, Furbush (7), Medina (8), O.Perez (8), Noesi (9) and H.Blanco. W—McGee 4-3. L—Medina 4-5. Sv—Rodney (33). HRs—Seattle, K.Morales (20).

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8 5

0 0

Matsuzaka, Black (6), Feliciano (8), F.Francisco (8), Hawkins (9) and Recker; Salazar, Hagadone (5), M.Albers (5), Allen (8), R.Hill (8), J.Smith (8), C.Perez (9) and C.Santana, Y.Gomes. W—F.Francisco 1-0. L—C.Perez 5-3. Sv—Hawkins (8). HRs— New York, Ju.Turner (2).

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021 001

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— —

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Strasburg, Storen (7), Clippard (8), R.Soriano (9) and W.Ramos; Ja.Turner, R.Webb (5), M.Dunn (7), A.Ramos (8), Cishek (9) and Brantly. W—Strasburg 7-9. L—Ja.Turner 3-6. Sv—R.Soriano (39). HRs— Washington, W.Ramos (11), Zimmerman (20).

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2 8

1 0

Maholm, Varvaro (7), D.Carpenter (8) and G.Laird; Hamels, Rosenberg (9) and Kratz. W—Hamels 7-13. L—D.Carpenter 3-1. Sv—Rosenberg (1).

HRs—Atlanta, Gattis 2 (18). Philadelphia, Ruf (13).

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1 2

Morton, Pimentel (2), Mazzaro (5), J.Hughes (5), Ju.Wilson (7), Farnsworth (8) and Buck, T.Sanchez; Wacha, Axford (8), S.Freeman (9), Salas (9) and Y.Molina, T.Cruz. W—Wacha 3-0. L—Morton 7-4.

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000 010

300 000

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3 1

8 3

0 0

Gallardo, Kintzler (8), Henderson (9) and Lucroy; S.Baker, Grimm (6), Russell (7), Villanueva (8), H.Rondon (9) and Castillo. W—Gallardo 11-9. L— Grimm 0-1. Sv—Henderson (24). HRs—Chicago, Lake (6).

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020 000

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210 0 3 9 0

(11 innings) Miley, D.Hernandez (8), W.Harris (9), Bell (10), Thatcher (11) and M.Montero; Bumgarner, Machi (7), S.Casilla (8), Romo (8), Kontos (10), J.Lopez (11) and H.Sanchez. W—J.Lopez 3-2. L—Thatcher 3-2.

Colorado 001 San Diego 000

100 010

000 40x

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2 5

6 8

0 1

Bettis, Oswalt (4), W.Lopez (7), Boggs (8) and Pacheco; Kennedy, Boxberger (6), Vincent (7), Stauffer (8), Street (9) and R.Rivera, Hundley. W— Vincent 4-2. L—Oswalt 0-5. Sv—Street (29).

L.A. 000 Cincinnati 010

100 100

100 001

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2 3

6 6

0 1

Kershaw, Withrow (8), Belisario (9) and A.Ellis; H.Bailey, Duke (8), Hoover (8), A.Chapman (9) and Hanigan. W—A.Chapman 4-5. L—Belisario 5-7.

HRs—Los Angeles, H.Ramirez (17). Cincinnati, Bruce 2 (29).

Golf MONTREAL CHAMPIONSHIP At La Vallee du Richelieu Rouville Sainte-Julie, Quebec Purse: $1.6 million Yardage: 6,990; Par: 72 Final (x-won on third playoff hole) x-Esteban Toledo (240), $240,000 73-69-69 — Kenny Perry (141), $140,800 70-71-70 — Duffy Waldorf (115), $115,200 72-70-70 — Michael Allen (73), $73,200 74-68-71 — Anders Forsbrand (73), $73,200 72-69-72 — David Frost (73), $73,200 71-72-70 — Bernhard Langer (73), $73,200 71-67-75 — Loren Roberts (51), $51,200 72-72-70 — Russ Cochran (35), $34,800 73-72-70 — Bill Glasson (35), $34,800 72-69-74 — Scott Hoch (35), $34,800 76-69-70 — Dick Mast (35), $34,800 69-75-71 — Tom Pernice Jr. (35), $34,800 71-72-72 — Rod Spittle (35), $34,800 72-72-71 — Kirk Triplett (35), $34,800 77-67-71 — Willie Wood (35), $34,800 73-68-74 — Jim Carter, $24,000 72-71-73 — Dan Forsman, $24,000 76-68-72 — Sandy Lyle, $24,000 76-71-69 — Andrew Magee, $17,829 74-73-70 — Olin Browne, $17,829 77-67-73 — Brad Faxon, $17,829 77-69-71 — Jim Gallagher, Jr., $17,829 74-69-74 — Rocco Mediate, $17,829 75-68-74 — Peter Senior, $17,829 72-71-74 — Jeff Sluman, $17,829 73-72-72 — David Eger, $13,600 76-70-72 — Gary Hallberg, $13,600 73-70-75 — Chien Soon Lu, $13,600 73-68-77 — Steve Pate, $13,600 74-71-73 — Jay Don Blake, $10,560 73-71-75 — Jeff Brehaut, $10,560 75-70-74 — Tom Byrum, $10,560 75-71-73 — Mark Calcavecchia, $10,560 74-72-73 — John Cook, $10,560 76-72-71 — Steve Lowery, $10,560 72-73-74 — Larry Mize, $10,560 74-72-73 — Mark Brooks, $8,000 71-74-75 — Fred Funk, $8,000 74-74-72 — Mike Goodes, $8,000 75-74-71 — Steve Jones, $8,000 75-72-73 — Neal Lancaster, $8,000 74-76-70 — Ted Schulz, $8,000 74-73-73 — Mark Mouland, $6,400 74-74-73 — John Riegger, $6,400 75-73-73 — Scott Simpson, $6,400 79-71-71 — Joey Sindelar, $6,400 75-78-68 — Joe Daley, $4,960 73-75-74 — Brian Henninger, $4,960 75-73-74 — Mike Reid, $4,960 71-73-78 — Gary Rusnak, $4,960 77-73-72 — Bobby Wadkins, $4,960 76-73-73 — Chip Beck, $3,680 73-74-76 — Roger Chapman, $3,680 75-73-75 — Barry Lane, $3,680 74-71-78 — Gene Sauers, $3,680 75-75-73 — Craig Stadler, $3,680 76-74-73 — Tommy Armour III, $2,800 80-72-73 — Ken Green, $2,800 73-72-80 — Gene Jones, $2,800 76-71-78 — Tom Kite, $2,800 76-75-74 — James Mason, $2,800 75-75-75 — Mark Wiebe, $2,800 74-73-78 — Bobby Clampett, $2,160 75-73-78 — John Harris, $2,160 78-74-74 — Jeff Freeman, $1,638 74-75-78 — Jeff Hart, $1,638 76-78-73 — Kohki Idoki, $1,638 76-76-75 — John Inman, $1,638 75-74-78 — Bob Tway, $1,638 79-78-70 — R.W. Eaks, $1,216 73-78-77 — Bob Gilder, $1,216 78-77-73 — Bruce Vaughan, $1,216 80-71-77 — Ronnie Black, $992 78-74-77 — Rick Fehr, $992 78-77-74 — Jim Rutledge, $992 76-74-79 — John Jacobs, $864 76-77-78 — Marc Girouard, $800 78-81-74 — Danny Edwards, $736 80-81-76 — Fulton Allem, $688 80-78-81 —

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CHIQUITA CLASSIC At River Run Country Club Davidson, N.C. Purse: $1 million Yardage: 7,321; Par: 72 Final (x-won on first playoff hole) x-Andrew Svoboda, $180,000 72-65-69-70 — Will MacKenzie, $108,000 69-68-72-67 — Ben Martin, $58,000 71-69-69-68 — John Peterson, $58,000 71-68-67-71 — Ryo Ishikawa, $40,000 70-72-70-66 — Ricky Barnes, $34,750 72-68-69-70 — Troy Matteson, $34,750 71-69-67-72 — Heath Slocum, $26,000 72-71-71-66 — Camilo Benedetti, $26,000 70-67-74-69 — Brice Garnett, $26,000 72-70-68-70 — Vaughn Taylor, $26,000 73-66-70-71 — Peter Malnati, $26,000 70-68-69-73 — Greg Owen, $26,000 70-66-71-73 — Michael Putnam, $18,000 69-74-69-69 — Tim Wilkinson, $18,000 72-67-71-71 — Hudson Swafford, $18,000 67-71-71-72 — Scott Dunlap, $15,500 73-67-71-71 — Troy Merritt, $15,500 68-72-71-71 — Wes Roach, $12,120 73-69-73-68 — Hunter Haas, $12,120 72-71-69-71 — Tim Petrovic, $12,120 69-70-72-72 — Ben Kohles, $12,120 67-71-73-72 — Brendon Todd, $12,120 71-70-68-74 — Chad Collins, $8,700 71-70-72-71 — Edward Loar, $8,700 67-73-73-71 — Peter Tomasulo, $8,700 68-72-72-72 — Aron Price, $8,700 72-72-72-68 — Kris Blanks, $7,400 70-67-75-73 — D.J. Brigman, $7,400 68-72-72-73 — Billy Hurley III, $6,500 75-68-71-72 — Russell Knox, $6,500 70-74-70-72 — Joe Durant, $6,500 71-70-76-69 — David Mathis, $6,500 73-71-73-69 — Roland Thatcher, $5,600 71-70-72-74 — Bronson La’Cassie, $5,600 69-74-69-75 — Chesson Hadley, $5,600 72-70-73-72 — Daniel Chopra, $5,600 72-69-75-71 — Alex Aragon, $5,600 70-74-72-71 — Andres Gonzales, $4,600 72-70-72-74 — Nick O’Hern, $4,600 67-74-73-74 — Kevin Foley, $4,600 70-71-74-73 — D.J. Trahan, $4,600 76-67-73-72 — Colt Knost, $4,600 70-74-72-72 — Bud Cauley, $3,900 72-68-72-77 —

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Cape Breton Celtic Classic Leading Scores SYDNEY, N.S. — Leading scores Sunday after the final round of the PGA Tour of Canada’s Cape Breton Celtic Classic, at the 6,904-yard, par-72 Lakes Golf Club (c—Canadian): c-Mackenzie Hughes 68-69-71-66 — 274 c-Ryan Williams 69-68-67-71 — 275 Wes Homan 64-74-70-69 — 277 David Skinns 67-68-67-75 — 277 John Ellis 68-70-72-69 — 279 Chris Epperson 74-68-68-70 — 280 Joel Dahmen 62-69-73-77 — 281 c-Mike Mezei 72-71-71-69 — 283 c-Riley Wheeldon 68-72-73-70 — 283 Micah Burke 67-74-71-71 — 283 Dan Buchner 68-75-69-71 — 283 Michael McCabe 68-73-70-72 — 283 Hugo Leon 71-66-76-71 — 284 c-Nick Taylor 73-69-71-71 — 284 c-Albin Choi 70-72-70-72 — 284 Nathan Tyler 69-72-70-73 — 284 c-James Allenby 70-70-70-74 — 284 Joshua Creel 72-72-74-67 — 285 Kyle Stough 72-68-76-69 — 285 Brock Mackenzie 69-71-73-72 — 285 Joe Panzeri 71-67-74-73 — 285 Kyle Kallan 72-71-68-74 — 285 Walker Cup Results At National Golf Links of America Southampton, N.Y. Yardage: 6,986; Par: 72 UNITED STATES 17, BRITAIN AND IRELAND 9 Foursomes Britain and Ireland 2, United States 2 Bobby Wyatt and Cory Whitsett, U.S., def. Na-

PF 325 320 265 234

PA 227 246 266 294

W 6 5 4 2

PF 290 266 245 217

PA 259 277 285 308

L 4 5 6 8

T 0 0 0 0

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Week 11 Friday’s Game Calgary 22, Edmonton 12 Saturday’s Game Hamilton 37, B.C. 29 Sunday’s Games Toronto 37, Montreal 30 Winnipeg 25 Saskatchewan 13

Harrell, Bedard (4), De Leon (8) and Pagnozzi; Colon, Bre.Anderson (7) and Vogt. W—Colon 156. L—Harrell 6-16. Sv—Bre.Anderson (3). HRs— Oakland, S.Smith (8).

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WEST DIVISION W L T Pts Saskatchewan 8 2 0 16 Calgary 8 2 0 16 B.C. 6 4 0 12 Edmonton 1 9 0 2 EAST DIVISION Toronto Hamilton Montreal Winnipeg

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Football

WHL PRESEASON EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTLSOL GF Calgary 4 3 1 0 0 18 Swift Current 6 3 3 0 0 25 Prince Albert 2 2 0 0 0 8 Medicine Hat 4 2 2 0 0 11 Lethbridge 2 1 0 0 1 8 Moose Jaw 3 1 2 0 0 12 Red Deer 4 1 3 0 0 9 Edmonton 4 1 3 0 0 7 Brandon 2 1 1 0 0 9 Saskatoon 1 0 1 0 0 4 Regina 2 0 2 0 0 6 Kootenay 3 0 3 0 0 8

Boston Tampa Bay Baltimore New York Toronto

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than Kimsey and Max Orrin, B&I, 2 and 1.

Matthew Fitzpatrick and Neil Raymond, B&I, def.

Michael Weaver and Todd White, U.S., 3 and 2.

Max Homa and Michael Kim, U.S. def. Garrick Porteous and Rhys Pugh, B&I, 1 up.

Gavin Moynihan and Kevin Phelan, B&I, def.

Patrick Rodgers and Jordan Niebrugge, U.S., 2 up.

Singles United States 7, Britain and Ireland 3 Bobby Wyatt, U.S., def. Neil Raymond, B&I, 4 and 3.

Justin Thomas, U.S., def. Max Orrin, B&I, 6 and 4.

Matthew Fitzpatrick, B&I, def. Michael Weaver, U.S., 3 and 2.

Todd White, U.S., def. Rhys Pugh, B&I, 4 and 3.

Nathan Smith, U.S., def. Nathan Kimsey, B&I, 4 and 3.

Callum Shinkwin, B&I, def. Cory Whitsett, U.S., 2 up.

Michael Kim, U.S. def. Garrick Porteous, B&I, 4 and 2.

Kevin Phelan, B&I, def. Max Homa, U.S., 2 and 1.

Jordan Niebrugge, U.S. def. Jordan Smith, B&I, 6 and 5.

Patrick Rodgers, U.S. def. Gavin Moynihan, B&I., 1 up.

SATURDAY Foursomes Britain and Ireland 2 1/2, United States 1 1/2 Nathan Kimsey and Max Orrin, B&I, halved with Bobby Wyatt and Cory Whitsett, U.S. Matthew Fitzpatrick and Neil Raymond, B&I, def.

Jordan Niebrugge and Nathan Smith, U.S., 1 up.

Garrick Porteous and Rhys Pugh, B&I, def. Michael Weaver and Todd White, U.S., 3 and 1.

Patrick Rodgers and Justin Thomas, U.S., def.

Gavin Moynihan and Kevin Phelan, B&I, 2 and 1.

Singles United States 6 1/2, Britain and Ireland 1 1/2 Max Homa, U.S., def. Max Orrin, B&I, 5 and 3.

Bobby Wyatt, U.S., def. Neil Raymond, B&I, 2 up.

Michael Kim, U.S. def. Callum Shinkwin, B&I, 2 and 1.

Cory Whitsett, U.S., def. Jordan Smith, B&I, 1 up.

Jordan Niebrugge, U.S., def. Garrick Porteous, B&I, 1 up.

Michael Weaver, U.S., def. Matthew Fitzpatrick, B&I, 3 and 1.

Nathan Kimsey, B&I, halved with Justin Thomas, U.S. Gavin Moynihan, B&I, def. Patrick Rodgers, 2 and 1.

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Week 12 Friday, Sept. 13 Hamilton at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 14 Winnipeg at Edmonton, 4:30 p.m.

Toronto at Saskatchewan, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 15 Montreal at B.C., 2:30 p.m.

Attendance — 13,101 at Guelph, Ont.

CFL Summaries Sunday Blue Bombers 25, Roughriders 13 First Quarter Sask — FG Milo 13 6:20 Wpg — TD Ford 98 kickoff return (DeAngelis convert) 6:34 Second Quarter Sask — FG Milo 14 0:10 Sask — FG Milo 30 4:16 Wpg — FG DeAngelis 38 12:27 Sask — FG Milo 50 14:39 Third Quarter Wpg — TD Goltz 3 run (DeAngelis convert) 4:47 Sask — Single Schmitt 64 7:22 Fourth Quarter Wpg — TD Goltz 3 run (DeAngelis convert) 1:53 Wpg — Single DeAngelis 49 7:42 Saskatchewan 3 9 1 0 — 13 Winnipeg 7 3 7 8 — 25 Attendance — 33,500 at Winnipeg.

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Total offence Team losses Net offence Passes made-tried Total return yards Interceptions-yards by Fumbles-lost Sacks by Punts-average Penalties-yards Time of possession

Sask 17 159 129 288 69 219 15-34 224 1-8 2-2 7 9-43.9 9-89 31:20

Wpg 11 106 129 235 52 183 8-17 169 1-2 3-2 8 10-43.5 12-116 28:40

Net offence is yards passing plus yards rushing minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Sask: Durant 8-93, Sheets 14-65, Willy 1-1; Wpg: Goltz 6-56, Ford 13-43, Volny 1-7.

Receiving — Sask: Sheets 6-57, Smith 5-35, Dressler 1-17, Getzlaf 1-13, Simon 1-4, Bagg 1-3; Wpg: Kelly 3-78, Denmark 4-45, Edwards 1-6.

Passing — Sask: Durant 15-33, 129 yards, 0 TDs, 1 int, Willy 0-1-0-0-0; Wpg: Goltz 8-17-129-0-1.

Argonauts 37, Alouettes 30 First Quarter Mtl — TD Tisdale 47 fumble return (Whyte convert) 1:24 Tor — Single Prefontaine 45 3:30 Mtl — FG Whyte 23 11:55 Tor — Single Prefontaine 51 15:00 Second Quarter Mtl — FG Whyte 41 2:28 Tor — FG Prefontaine 19 13:02 Mtl — FG Whyte 32 14:59 Third Quarter Tor — FG Prefontaine 36 4:18 Mtl — TD Marsh 1 run (Whyte convert) 8:02 Tor — TD Collaros 21 run (Prefontaine convert) 9:33 Tor — TD Tripp 54 interception return (two-point convert failed) 11:04 Tor — TD Chiles 54 pass from Collaros (Prefontaine convert) 13:31 Fourth Quarter Mtl — TD Carter 45 pass from Marsh (Whyte convert) 0:11 Tor — Single Prefontaine 44 5:35 Tor — Single Prefontaine 30 8:43 Tor — TD Inman 5 pass from Collaros (Prefontaine convert) 13:43 Toronto 2 3 23 9 — 37 Montreal 10 6 7 7 — 30 Attendance — 23,911 at Montreal.

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Total offence Team losses Net offence Passes made-tried Total return yards Interceptions-yards by Fumbles-lost Sacks by Punts-average Penalties-yards Time of possession

Tor 22 84 336 420 46 374 30-43 228 4-63 2-2 5 7-40.0 6-69 34:59

Tiger-Cats 37, Lions 29 First Quarter Ham — FG Congi 29 6:12 B.C. — Safety Bartel concedes 12:53 Second Quarter B.C. — FG McCallum 10 0:39 Ham — TD Fantuz 37 pass from Burris (Congi convert) 2:57 Ham — TD Ellingson 7 pass from Burris (Congi convert) 8:29 B.C. — FG McCallum 18 15:00 Third Quarter Ham — TD Gable 32 pass from Burris (Congi convert) 2:20 Ham — TD Ellingson 23 pass from Burris (Congi convert) 3:30 Ham — FG Congi 39 7:07 Fourth Quarter B.C. — TD Gore 1 run (McCallum convert) 0:43 B.C. — TD N.Moore 5 pass from Lulay (McCallum convert) 5:48 Ham — FG Congi 39 10:57 B.C. — TD C.Taylor 15 pass from Lulay (McCallum convert) 13:03 B.C. 2 6 0 21 — 29 Hamilton 3 14 17 3 — 37

Mtl 13 43 225 268 35 233 13-29 218 1-0 1-0 5 9-40.0 11-93 25:01

Net offence is yards passing plus yards rushing minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Tor: Collaros 5-42, Norwood 11-42; Mtl: Marsh 6-31, Messam 7-12.

Receiving — Tor: Inman 9-91, Durie 8-81, Chiles 4-62, Watt 3-54, Barnes 3-30, Norwood 3-18; Mtl: Carter 3-82, Messam 3-67, Bruce 2-37, Green 4-37, London 1-2.

Passing — Toronto: Collaros 30-43, 336 yards, 2 TDs, 1 int; Mtl: Marsh 13-28-225-1-3, Green 0-10-0-1.

Saturday

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Total offence Team losses Net offence Passes made-tried Total return yards Interceptions-yards by Fumbles-lost Sacks by Punts-average Penalties-yards Time of possession

B.C. 20 32 334 366 9 357 26-43 219 2-7 2-2 2 10-40.5 5-40 30:13

Ham 20 64 375 439 21 418 25-35 206 0-0 1-1 3 6-47.0 11-109 29:47

Net offence is yards passing plus yards rushing minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — B.C.: Lulay 6-21, Harris 5-10, Gore 1-1; Ham: Gable 9-49, Burris 3-12, LeFevour 2-3.

Receiving — B.C.: N.Moore 12-159, C.Taylor 7-91, Gore 3-32, Harris 3-33, Arceneaux 1-19; Ham: Fantuz 6-112, Ellingson 7-111, Gable 6-108, Grant 3-27, Stala 1-11, Jones 1-8, T.Moore 1-minus-2.

Passing — B.C.: Lulay 26-43, 334 yards, 2 TDs, 0 ints; Ham: Burris 25-35-375-4-2.

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 1 0 0 1.000 23 Miami 1 0 0 1.000 23 N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 18 Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 21 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 1 0 0 1.000 21 Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 16 Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 2 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 21 Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 9 Baltimore 0 1 0 .000 27 Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 10 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 28 Denver 1 0 0 1.000 49 San Diego 0 0 0 .000 0 Oakland 0 1 0 .000 17 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 36 Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 31 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 23 Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 17 Carolina 0 1 0 .000 7 Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 17 North W L T Pct PF Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 34 Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 24 Green Bay 0 1 0 .000 28 Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 24 West W L T Pct PF St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 27 San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 34 Seattle 1 0 0 1.000 12 Arizona 0 1 0 .000 24

PA 21 10 17 23 PA 17 9 0 28 PA 24 16 49 23 PA 2 27 0 21

PA 31 0 0 36 PA 17 18 12 23 PA 24 21 34 34 PA 24 28 7 27

Thursday’s Game Denver 49, Baltimore 27 Sunday’s Games New Orleans 23, Atlanta 17 Chicago 24, Cincinnati 21 New England 23, Buffalo 21 Tennessee 16, Pittsburgh 9 N.Y. Jets 18, Tampa Bay 17 Kansas City 28, Jacksonville 2 Seattle 12, Carolina 7 Miami 23, Cleveland 10 Detroit 34, Minnesota 24 Indianapolis 21, Oakland 17 San Francisco 34, Green Bay 28 St. Louis 27, Arizona 24 Dallas 36, N.Y. Giants 31 Monday’s Games Philadelphia at Washington, 4:55 p.m.

Houston at San Diego, 8:20 p.m.

Thursday, Sep. 12 N.Y. Jets at New England, 6:25 p.m.

Sunday, Sep. 15 Dallas at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Houston, 11 a.m.

Washington at Green Bay, 11 a.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 11 a.m.

St. Louis at Atlanta, 11 a.m.

San Diego at Philadelphia, 11 a.m.

Miami at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

Carolina at Buffalo, 11 a.m.

Detroit at Arizona, 2:05 p.m.

New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 2:05 p.m.

Jacksonville at Oakland, 2:25 p.m.

Denver at N.Y. Giants, 2:25 p.m.

San Francisco at Seattle, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Sep. 16 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 8:40 p.m.

Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Montreal 26 13 7 6 45 Kansas City 28 13 9 6 41 New York 28 13 9 6 44 Philadelphia 27 10 8 9 37 New England27 10 10 7 37 Houston 27 10 10 7 31 Chicago 26 10 11 5 32 Columbus 28 9 14 5 31 Toronto 27 4 13 10 23 D.C. 27 3 19 5 16 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Salt Lake 28 14 8 6 52 Seattle 26 14 8 4 35 Los Angeles 27 13 10 4 43 Portland 27 10 5 12 43 Colorado 28 11 8 9 35 Dallas 27 10 7 10 39 Vancouver 27 10 10 7 39 San Jose 27 9 11 7 28 Chivas 28 6 15 7 27

GA 37 27 36 37 29 35 37 38 39 44

Pt 45 45 45 39 37 37 35 32 22 14

GA 35 27 33 30 29 39 38 40 48

Pt 48 46 43 42 42 40 37 34 25

Sunday’s results Montreal 4 New England 2

Chivas 1 D.C. 0 New York 4 Houston 1 Philadelphia at San Jose Saturday’s results Dallas 3 Vancouver 1 Portland 4 Toronto 0 Colorado 1 Los Angeles 0 Kansas City 3 Columbus 0 Seattle 2 Chicago 1 Wednesday, Sept. 11 Chicago at Toronto,5:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 13 Salt Lake at Seattle, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 14 Columbus at Montreal, 12 p.m.

Los Angeles at D.C., 2 p.m.

Toronto at New York, 5 p.m.

Houston at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

New England at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Portland at Chivas, 8:30 p.m.

Vancouver at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX—Recalled RHP Allen Webster from Pawtucket (IL).

National League CHICAGO CUBS—Designated INF Cody Ransom for assignment. Activated RHP Scott Baker fro the 60-day DL. HOCKEY National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Fired executive vice-president and assistant general manager Jason Karmanos. Announced vice-president of hockey operations Ron Francis, and video scout and hockey operations assistant Darren Yorke will take over Karmanos’ duties.

COLLEGE TEXAS—Fired defensive co-ordinator Manny Diaz. Named Greg Robinson defensive co-ordinator.

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● High school football: Hunting Hills at Sylvan Lake, 4:30 p.m.

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49ers 34, Packers 28 SAN FRANCISCO — Frank Gore scored a goahead, 1-yard touchdown with 5:47 remaining, Colin Kaepernick threw for a career-high 412 yards and three touchdowns, with 13 completions to Anquan Boldin, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers 34-28 on Sunday.

Boldin had 208 yards receiving in a spectacular San Francisco debut and Vernon Davis caught a pair of touchdown passes from Kaepernick, who marched his team 80 yards on five plays to take the lead late.

The 49ers answered after Packers rookie Eddie Lacy put Green Bay ahead on a 2-yard run with 8:26 left.

Aaron Rodgers threw for 333 yards and three touchdowns, but the Packers departed from Candlestick Park with another defeat eight months after losing 45-31 in the NFC divisional playoffs.

COWBOYS 36, GIANTS 31 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brandon Carr returned an interception 49 yards for a clinching touchdown, and Dallas beat Eli Manning for the first time at their fancy $1.2 billion stadium with six takeaways in a victory over the Giants.

Tony Romo shook off a hit to the ribs that knocked him out for the final Dallas play of the first half and threw a pair of touchdown passes to Jason Witten.

Manning threw three touchdown passes to Victor Cruz and had New York in position for a comeback victory despite the flurry of mistakes.

But with the Giants trailing 30-24, a pass from Manning went off the hand of running back De’Rel Scott into Carr’s arms.

The cornerback beat Manning down the sideline for Dallas’ second defensive touchdown with 1:50 remaining. Barry Church returned a fumble 27 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter.

Manning was 27 of 42 for 450 yards, and Romo was 36 of 49 for 263 yards. DeMarco Murray had 86 yards rushing for Dallas.

SAINTS 23, FALCONS 17 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drew Brees passed for 357 yards and two scores, and the Saints held on for the win in coach Sean Payton’s return from his bounty ban.

Roman Harper secured the win when he intercepted a tipped fourth-down pass in the end zone with under a minute left.

Brees connected with Marques Colston for a 25-yard touchdown pass during which the receiver also set a franchise mark for catches with 533. Brees also hit tight end Jimmy Graham for a 7-yard score in the third quarter.

Matt Ryan passed for 304 yards and touchdown passes to Tony Gonzalez and Julio Jones. He also drove Atlanta to the Saints 3 in the final minute before falling just short.

CHIEFS 28, JAGUARS 2 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Smith threw two early touchdown passes, Kansas City’s defence dominated all day and the Chiefs began the Andy Reid era with a victory at Jacksonville.

Jamaal Charles ran for 77 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game with a quadriceps injury, but that was about the only negative for the Chiefs.

Jacksonville advanced past its own 36-yard line just once, a stunning display of offensive futility for the rebuilding franchise. The Jaguars finished with 178 yards, but for most of the game were challenging the team low of 117 yards set last year against Houston.

It wasn’t even close to the start the new coach Gus Bradley wanted, but it was a clear indication of how far the team has to go.

BEARS 24, BENGALS 21 CHICAGO (AP) — Jay Cutler passed to Brandon Marshall for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, helping Chicago get the victory in Marc Trestman’s coaching debut with the team.

It wasn’t quite the display the Bears were looking for after making some big changes in the off-season.

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The Bengals led by 11 in the third quarter and were up 21-17 early in the fourth when Tim Jennings jarred the ball from Mohamed Sanu following a reception and made the recovery.

Chicago took over at its 19 and got an 8-yard run from Matt Forte on fourth-and-inches at the Bengals 27 to keep the drive going. Cutler then found Marshall in the front corner of the end zone for a 19-yard touchdown, giving Chicago a 24-21 lead with 7:58 remaining.

PATRIOTS 23, BILLS 21 ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Stephen Gostkowski hit a 35-yard field goal with 5 seconds left to send New England to the road win.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Toronto 37 Montreal 30 MONTREAL — Even without kick return star Chad Owens, the Toronto Argonauts found a way to pull off a spectacular win.

Down 23-8 midway through the third quarter, the defending Grey Cup champions roared back for a 3730 victory over the Montreal Alouettes to retain sole possession of first place in the CFL East Division on Sunday afternoon.

The win on a blustery day before 23,911 at Percival Molson Stadium stopped a two-game losing run and avenged a 20-9 loss to the Alouettes in Toronto on Tuesday. The Argos (6-4) stayed two points ahead of Hamilton (5-5) and four ahead of Montreal (4-6).

“Nobody gave us a chance,” said Argonauts coach Scott Milanovich. “We had our backup quarterback, our third-string running back, Chad Owens is out.

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Both teams were missing key offensive players, which may be why there were no offensive touchdowns in the torturous first half of a game that only sprang to life in the final 22 minutes.

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Luck was 18 of 23 for 178 yards with two touchdown passes, but earned his eighth career fourthquarter comeback by scrambling for a score with 5:20 to go.

Oakland started Terrelle Pryor at quarterback. He was 19 of 29 for 217 yards and one TD, and he broke the Raiders’ rushing record for a quarterback with 13 carries for 112 yards.

But he also threw two interceptions in the red zone, the second coming with 25 seconds left in the game.

LIONS 34, VIKINGS 24 DETROIT (AP) — Reggie Bush turned a short pass into a 77-yard touchdown in the third quarter and finished with 191 yards of offence to help Detroit pull away from Minnesota.

Joique Bell ran for two TDs, including a go-ahead score that gave the Lions their first lead early in the third quarter.

Matthew Stafford was 28 of 43 for 357 yards with two TDs. His last score was a 1-yard lob to rookie tight end Joseph Fauria with 6:47 left that sealed the win.

Adrian Peterson ran for a 78-yard TD on his first carry and scored on a 4-yard run to give Minnesota a 14-6 lead in the second. He ended up with 93 yards rushing.

RAMS 27, CARDINALS 24 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Greg Zuerlein kicked a 48-yard field goal with 40 seconds left to lift St. Louis to the comeback victory.

It was Zuerlein’s fourth field goal of the game for the Rams, who trailed 24-13 after three quarters.

Larry Fitzgerald caught two touchdown passes from new quarterback Carson Palmer and Arizona’s defence had a TD. Jared Cook had two touchdown catches in his Rams debut. The tight end fumbled a potential third TD, a 55-yarder that would have opened the scoring, when rookie Tyrann Mathieu punched the ball free at the 8 and the play resulted in a touchback.

JETS 18, BUCCANEERS 17 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Nick Folk kicked a 48-yard field goal with 2 seconds remaining after Lavonte David’s personal foul penalty kept New York’s drive alive, and the Jets pulled out an improbable opening victory.

With the Jets trailing 17-15 and time running out, rookie Geno Smith scrambled for 10 yards — and was shoved while he was out of bounds by David.

The 15-yard penalty gave the Jets the ball at the Buccaneers 30 and set up Folk’s winning field goal on the next play.

Things appeared dim for the Jets just moments earlier when Rian Lindell kicked a 37-yard field goal with 34 seconds left.

Smith, making his first NFL start with Mark Sanchez out with a shoulder injury, made some mistakes — a fumble that led to a score and an interception — but was mostly solid while going 24 of 38 for 256 yards with a touchdown.

TITANS 16, STEELERS 9 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tennessee’s revamped defence sacked Ben Roethlisberger five times and the Titans shut down the Steelers.

Chris Johnson ran for 70 clock-chewing yards, Jackie Battle bulled his way to a 3-yard touchdown in the second quarter, and Rob Bironas kicked three field goals for the Titans. Tennessee’s new-look defence did the rest.

Pittsburgh managed just 195 total yards and lost a series of players to injury, including Pro Bowl centre Maurkice Pouncey. Pouncey left in the first quarter with a right knee injury and likely will miss an extended amount of time.

The Titans gave up more points than any team in the NFL last season and brought in Gregg Williams as an assistant. His impact was immediate. Roethlisberger completed 21 of 33 passes for 191 yards and a late touchdown, but never got comfortable when the game was in doubt.

SEAHAWKS 12, PANTHERS 7 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Russell Wilson threw for 320 yards for Seattle, including a 43-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Kearse in the fourth quarter.

The Seahawks managed just two field goals before Kearse beat cornerback Josh Thomas down the right sideline for the go-ahead score with 10:13 left.

The Panthers held Marshawn Lynch to 43 yards rushing, but Wilson picked up the slack by completing 25 of 33 passes.

The Panthers threatened to take the lead late, but safety Earl Thomas forced DeAngelo Williams to fumble at the Seattle 8. Defensive tackle Tony McDaniel recovered with 5:25 left. The Seahawks ran out the clock from there.

Carolina’s Cam Newton was held to 125 yards passing and one touchdown, a 3-yard strike to Steve Smith in the first half.

DOLPHINS 23, BROWNS 10 CLEVELAND (AP) — Ryan Tannehill passed for 272 yards and a touchdown, leading the Dolphins to a win over the Browns, who fell to 1-14 in Week 1 since 1999.

Tannehill, who was given more offensive weapons for his second NFL season, threw a 34-yard TD pass to Brian Hartline in the third quarter and drove the Dolphins to a game-clinching TD in the fourth.

Daniel Thomas had a 1-yard scoring plunge with 6:48 left, putting the Dolphins up by 10.

Miami’s Cameron Wake had 2 ½ sacks and the Dolphins’ defensive line sacked Brandon Weeden six times.

Weeden threw three interceptions and the Browns never got anything going in coach Rob Chudzinski’s debut.

Rookie Caleb Sturgis kicked three field goals for the Dolphins.

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BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Make no mistake — mixed martial arts is more than a hobby to Chris Chapman.

“I want to make a career out of this,” said the Red Deer fighter, after defeating Adam Wills of Cranbrook, B.C., with a guillotine choke in the Havoc Fighting Championship 3 card before roughly 1,500 fans Friday night at the Westerner Prairie Pavilion. “I’ve been training full-time for this fight. I think I could do it for a living.”

Chapman, 20, ventured into the sport in 2010. His victory Friday made him the first amateur lightweight (155 pounds) champion of the fledgling HFC and he’s now looking onwards and upwards.

“I’ve been training for only three years, which isn’t a long time to get a belt. But I hope to do this for a long time,” he said.

Chapman fought for a title recently in Saskatchewan and lost a close decision. At that point, he realized his preparation wasn’t where it needed to be.

A trip to Montreal and a month training at the Tristar Gym — the home of UFC legend Georges St. Pierre — gave him the edge he needed against Wills.

“I felt amazing for this fight,” said Chapman, who learned the basics of mixed martial arts from former UFC fighter Jason MacDonald of Red Deer and currently fights out of Arashi-Do Red Deer.

“I always wanted to be a boxer, but then I saw that Jason MacDonald had a gym (Pure Fitness and MMA) here,” he noted. “I googled it, went up there and I haven’t looked back since.”

The Chapman-Wills match was the last of seven fights on the amateur card, preceding five professional bouts.

Red Deer fighters Ryan Machan and Advin Omic experienced mixed results in the co-main events of the pro card.

Machan scored a TKO victory over William Sriyapai of Rancho Cucamongo, Calif., at 4:22 of the first round of their 170-pound match, and Omic lost to Ryan Dickson of Burlington, Ont., by rear naked choke at 3:38 of the second round of another 170-pound clash.

Machan admitted he had little knowledge of Sryapai entering the fight, except that his opponent excelled in another form of mixed martial arts.

“I just knew that he was a four-time world champion kick boxer and I wanted to prove that I’m ready for the next step, that I’m ready for the big show. So I was going out there to knock him out,” said Machan, who along with business partners Jesse Fox and Gary Vig, co-

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Jason Pyper of Black Dragon Martial Arts in Red Deer nails Donovan Hack of B.C. with a right jab during an amateur fight at the Mixed Martial Arts Havoc Fighting Championship at the Westerner on Friday night. Hack won the fight in the second round with an arm bar tap-out. founded HFC last year. “I wanted to show that my skills are well-rounded enough that whatever someone is good at, I can beat them at their game.”

And so he went right after the California fighter, eventually ending the bout with a series of strikes and body kicks.

“I wanted to go out there and put the pressure on him because I knew my cardio would be better than his and I was going to outwork him the entire fight,” said Machan, who, like Chapman, is looking long-term.

“I’m aiming to take the next step and fight in the bigger shows . . . make it a living for me,” he insisted.

In the other pro fights, Jeff Larkin of Red Deer defeated Jason Gorny of Edmonton by verbal tapout — due to a knee injury — 41 seconds into the

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BRIEFS Brothers earn silver in Portugal Red Deer brothers Kyle and Keegan Soehn teamed up to win the silver medal in the senior men’s synchronized trampoline event of a World Cup competition in Louie, Portugal, during the weekend.

Keegan also won silver in the senior men’s double mini trampoline event and a silver in the double mini trampoline team event.

Kyle turned in a break-through performance to place eighth in his first senior men’s World Cup individual trampoline appearance, then

first round (185 pounds), Jemark Brady (2-0) of Red Deer defeated Vince Quesnel (0-1) by unanimous decision in a 165-pound fight and Austin Ryan (1-0) of Red Deer applied a decisive triangle choke on Robert Nelson (0-2) of Lethbridge at 2:33 of Round 1 of their 130-pound bout.

Earlier, on the amateur card, Red Deer heavyweight Chris Lafantaisie (1-0) won by TKO over Les Bisson (1-1) of Brandon at 51 seconds of the first round, and Red Deer’s Jason Pyper (21) lost to Donovan Hack of Cranbrook, who applied a decisive arm bar in the second round of the 170-pound match.

In addition, Andrew Kloot (4-0) of Calgary defeated Liam McGowen (2-1) of Calgary by split decision (155 pounds); Kellen Falt (1-2) of Red Deer won over Brett Alberts (0-2) of Sur-

finished just out of the medals and in fourth place. Keegan, meanwhile, was 14th overall in the individual trampoline.

The Soehn brothers will compete in a World Cup event in Denmark in October and also in the world championships in Bulgaria in November.

One over par in Evanecz final round SYDNEY, N.S. — Mitch Evanecz of Red Deer tied for 54th in the Canadian Professional Golf Tour Cape Breton Celtic Classic which concluded Sunday.

Evanecz, who has won a total of $1,188 in 10 tour events this year, turned in rounds of 71-7080-73 to finish with a 72-hole total of 294.

Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., shot a final-round 66 to capture his first Canadian Tour victory.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CARACAS, Venezuela — Canada will have to settle for international experience instead of a berth at the 2014 Basketball World Cup. The men’s team lost 73-67 to Argentina at the FIBA Americas Championship on Sunday, ruining Canada’s chances of qualifying for one of two spots at the World Cup. For head coach Jay Triano, Canada’s downfall was in his young team’s relative inexperience at the international level.

“Our three best players are 22, 22 and 23 years old,” said Triano, referencing Cory Joseph, Tristan Thompson and Andrew Nicholson.

“We’re going up against men who have played this game for a long time and have played at a high level for a long time.

“That’s why we’re here. We’re here to get the experience and play against these guys so when we’re that age, we can compete at the same level and understand the game that much better.”

Joseph had 19 points for Canada (3-4) in a losing effort, while Nicholson added 17 of his own.

Thompson finished with eight points and 10 rebounds.

Luis Scola had 28 points and seven rebounds for Argentina while Selem Safar added 18 points off the bench. Facundo Campazzo chipped in with 10 points and eight assists.

Canada led 36-32 at halftime, but Argentina stormed out of the gate in the third quarter and led 61-56 heading to the fourth quarter.

Despite the elimination loss, Triano said Canada’s play at the tournament bodes well for the future of the national program.

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Canada’s Cory Joseph, center, Joel Anthony, second right leave the field after they lost a FIBA World Cup qualifying basketball game in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Argentina defeated Canada 73-67.

“We didn’t come here thinking we were just going to get experience, we came here hoping to win. It didn’t happen but the experience was gained,” Triano said.

“The future is still bright and I hope the rest of Canada continues to back these guys and not turn on them because we didn’t qualify for the world championships.”

Canada had four NBA players on its roster at the tournament. Nicholson plays for the Orlando Magic, Joseph is with the San Antonio Spurs, Thompson is a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers and centre Joel Anthony is on the Miami Heat.

rey, B.C., by unanimous decision (155 pounds); Patrick Mitchell (2-0) of Edmonton defeated Jason Diep (0-1) of Red Deer with an arm triangle at 1:38 of the first round (135 pounds); and Stephen Forde (1-0) defeated Kent Soucey (0-1) of Red Deer by split decision (155 pounds).

Due to the length of at least three amateur fights, the entire card ran nearly four and a half hours but was well-received by the large turnout.

“Usually the amateur fights tend to end quickly because the fighters are more nervous,” said Machan. “They don’t have the experience so they just go out there and go crazy.

“But on this night every fight was so evenly-matched and there were three that went to the judges.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Mixed results in opening weekend for Red Deer College athletics

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Soccer The RDC soccer teams had mixed results as they opened their Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference season on the road during the weekend.

The Kings opened with a 2-0 win over the Medicine Hat Rattlers Saturday, but dropped a 3-1 decision to the Lethbridge Kodiaks Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Queens lost 3-0 to the Rattlers and tied Lethbridge 2-2.

Mark Ibbotson and Nolan Hamilton scored for the Kings against the Rattlers.

“We didn’t start that well, but picked it up in the second half,” said Kings head coach Steve Fullarton. “We did a good job when we had the ball, but we need to make some adjustments when we don’t have it.”

On Sunday, Chase Grenier scored for the Kings, who trailed 1-0 at the half and 3-0 midway through the second half.

“Once again we played much better the second half,” said Fullarton, who was playing without team scoring leader Hamilton. “In fact we had a couple of excellent opportunities to score early in the second half, but couldn’t convert.

“We’ll have to settle for the one win, but it’s more or less back to the drawing board so we can be ready for SAIT next weekend.”

RDC hosts SAIT Saturday with the women kicking off at noon and the men to follow.

The Queens were in tough against an experienced Medicine Hat side, who have a number of fourth and fifth year players.

“They’re solid, but we

had a couple of chances and just needed to convert,” said Queens head coach Dave Colley. “Adi Moyer hit the cross bar when it was 0-0, then we got a little sloppy on a corner kick and they jumped on it for the lead.

“I wasn’t happy with the loss, but we did improve from the first to the second half,” Colley said.

On Sunday, the Queens opened the scoring on an own goal, then after Lethbridge tied it in the second half on a free kick Kayla Blacquiere made it 2-1 for RDC with 10 minutes left.

“We should have held the lead, but late in the game we gave up a corner kick and the girls on the back post got standing around and watching and they evened it That was disappointing as we gave away two points.”

Queens hockey The RDC Queens opened their exhibition season with three wins at the NAIT minitournament during the weekend.

The Queens defeated the St. FX Academy of Edmonton 5-2, Lloydminster Steelers 4-0 with Camille Trautman recording the shutout and the Sherwood Park Fury 8-1.

“We played three midget teams, but the nice thing was we got a chance to work on a few things,” said Queens head coach Bob Rutz. “We got to work on our D-zone and forechecking and I thought it went well. It would have been nice to play some older teams, but that will come.”

The Queens will visit the University of Saskatchewan next weekend and then play Team Alberta of the Canadian Women’s Hockey League. drode@reddeeradvocate.com

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Jays sweep Twins

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Toronto 2 Minnesota 0 MINNEAPOLIS — Target Field hasn’t been providing much of a home field advantage for the Minnesota Twins lately.

On Sunday Toronto starter Esmil Rogers pitched well into the eighth inning and Jose Reyes’ late double broke a scoreless tie that led the Blue Jays past the Twins 2-0 for a three-game sweep. It was Minnesota’s 10th straight home loss, which is a franchise record.

“That’s terrible to be honest with you,” said Twins second baseman Brian Dozier, who did his part in keeping it close, jumping high to rob a base hit from Brett Lawrie in the third inning. “We’re not playing very good. Offence, defence, anything.”

Rogers — who hasn’t allowed a run in his last two starts — improved to 5-7 when he outdueled Twins rookie Andrew Albers, who took a no-decision despite a brilliant outing. Albers scattered four hits over seven innings with no walks and a season-high five strikeouts.

“I got away with a few pitches today. Sometimes that happens,” said Albers. “But for the most part I was able to keep the ball down and over the plate today. It’s a fine line in baseball. It’s an inch or two here and there. Guys are working hard, it just unfortunately isn’t happening for us right now.”

After Albers was lifted at the start of the seventh, the Blue Jays quickly got to Twins reliever Jared Burton (2-9). Ryan Goins led off with a single and came around to score on Reyes’ double two batters later. Reyes then stole third and scored when Brian Dozier couldn’t grab Rajai Davis’ pop-fly in shallow left to make it 2-0.

Brett Cecil and Sergio Santos combined to close out the eighth and Casey Jannsen pitched the ninth for his 29th save in 31 chances.

Toronto has won 10 of its last 13 games since a season-high seven-game losing streak from Aug. 18-24.

The Twins had a chance to take the lead after Pedro Florimon’s lead-off double in the sixth. Alex Presley followed with a single, but the speedy Florimon was held up at third by third base coach Joe Vavra, and then thrown out at home on Chris Herrmann’s ensuing grounder. Vavra said he lost sight of the ball, and held Florimon as a result. “(Vavra) was bummed out about it in the dugout and said he lost sight of ball when Reyes dove,”

Rielly ready for NHL audition at Leafs’ camp ‘MATURE BEYOND HIS YEARS’

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Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Toronto Blue Jays’ Rajai Davis connects for an RBI single during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, in Minneapolis.

Toronto won 2-0.

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said.

“If you’ve never been out there you’d never understand that but when you’re coaching it’s a fast pace over there. It’s a very tough job. It may look like everybody can see the ball, but when a guy dives, he lost sight of it.”

Presley advanced to third on Brian Dozier’s long fly, but Oswaldo Arcia grounded out to short and end the threat, drawing loud boos from the home crowd.

Notes: Blue Jays INF Edwin Encarnacion sat out with a sore left wrist. . Minnesota’s bullpen entered the game having allowed 11 runs in 14 1-3 innings against the Blue Jays, including six runs in three innings in Saturday night’s loss.

LONDON, Ont. — The Toronto Maple Leafs are on Morgan Rielly’s mind, and they have been for some time.

The 19-year-old defenceman is the organization’s top prospect, and his complex situation of perhaps being too good for the WHL, too young for the AHL and not yet ready for the NHL has been well-documented. All Rielly could do over the summer was give himself the best possible chance when training camp opens Wednesday.

“What was driving me was I was trying to make the Leafs,” said Rielly, who worked out back home in Vancouver. “I was training hard, I was on the ice a lot and obviously my goal I had in mind was to play in Toronto this year. That was what was driving me to wake up every morning early and train and to go on the ice.”

Rielly was asked plenty during Leafs prospect camp in June about going back to junior with the Moose Jaw Warriors if he can’t earn a roster spot in Toronto, and he will be under the microscope plenty as his real audition begins later this week.

“He’s a kid, he handles everything so well,” Toronto Marlies coach Steve Spott said. “Morgan’s a very intelligent young man. If you speak to him, he’s mature beyond his years, he’s going to be able to handle the media that this city presents. I just think he understands he has to be a step above on the ice and he has to be a step above off the ice.”

To be a step above on the ice means playing with the same kind of poise that he has shown when talking about his tough spot. Rielly insists he doesn’t think too much about what it would take to make the Maple Leafs, but he’s not blind to the depth chart.

“I’d be lying if I told you I didn’t know what Capgeek was,” Rielly said. “I’ve checked, but I’m not constantly checking. I don’t put too much concentration into who’s under contract and all that kind of stuff.

I’m just going to play hard and try to earn my spot.”

Goalie prospects travel long, winding road to the NHL

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PENTICTON, B.C. — Tyler Bunz came to a rude realization in his first season as a professional goaltender.

“At this level, guys can shoot the puck no matter what position they play or what role they play,” said Bunz who is “starting over” as his second campaign as an Edmonton Oilers farmhand approaches.

“The game is a lot faster, and it’s going to take a lot more years than I thought to develop and become an elite goalie at the pro level.”

Others competing in a tournament here for Oilers, Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames, Winnipeg Jets and San Jose Sharks prospects teams also know they are on a long and winding road to the NHL — if they get there at all. Traditionally, goaltenders take longer than other position players to reach the game’s top level.

But, like Bunz, a 21-year-old Regina native who played 37 games for the Stockton Thunder of the ECHL and one contest with the Oklahoma City Oil Barons of the AHL last season, they are willing to be patient as they pursue only two permanent jobs available per team.

“This position is a lot different than the other three,” said Bunz, who posted a 16-16-4 record and 3.35 goals-against average with Stockton. “You’re kind of fending for yourself back there. You’re the last line of defence. You’ve gotta be able to bail your team out when

they make mistakes.”

He and all of the other hopefuls here are on deeply personal quests.

On his mask, Bunz sports tributes to an aunt and two close friends who died at young ages. Late Oilers prospect Kristian Pelss, a “close buddy” who drowned while in his native Latvia in June, is among those honoured.

“I just keep them close in my mind and, really, I play for all them, and they keep me going as well,” he said.

Bunz also sports a tattooed expression over his heart. The gist: Never give up.

“Those are the words that I live by,” he said. Bunz got the tattoo while playing for the Tri-City Americans of the WHL. But at least Bunz has two years left on an entry-level contract. Many others here are free agents and just playing for a chance to attend NHL main training camps when they start later this week.

First-year pro Ty Rimmer, 20, who completed his junior eligibility with Lethbridge of the WHL last season, hopes to land a deal with his hometown Oilers after being bypassed in the NHL draft — even though he was a first-team WHL all-star in 2011-12 with Tri-City.

Rimmer is trying out with the Oilers after he could not stick with Dallas following a summer camp due to a “logjam” of Stars goalies under contract.

“I’m just going to play my heart out (here) and, when the time comes, discuss where my chance is at,” he said.

Spooner hat trick lifts Canada over Russia

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

SOCHI, Russia — Natalie Spooner had a hat trick Sunday as Canada’s women’s hockey team defeated Russia 6-1 in exhibition play in the city that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Jocelyne Larocque, Meghan AgostaMarciano and Meaghan Mikkelson had the other goals for Canada, which will take on the Russians again on Tuesday.

The two-game series is a chance for the Canadian team to get together and also get accustomed to the venue and Sochi itself.

“First and foremost the goal is the familiarization so that we’re as well prepared as for the Olympic journey as we can be,” said Canadian head coach Dan Church. “The second is that

we get off on the right foot in terms of implementing our systems and getting the players accustomed to the expectation of the coaching staff.”

Church says that Sochi is a city still very much under construction as the Games in February rapidly approach.

“There’s a lot of construction here on the site,” he said. “They’re working 24 hours a day and it’s amazing how much they get done.”

The games with Russia are being played at the secondary rink Shayba — the venue for the preliminary-round games of the Olympic women’s tournament.

Canada won gold at the Vancouver Games back in 2010.

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He is willing to plod along the path to the NHL for as long as necessary.

“You have to be, especially me, not being drafted three drafts in a row a obviously, I get frustrated, but you’ve just got to keep active and stay focused.

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URS FLINT TUBULAR MANAGEMENT SERVICES requires Tubing Inspection operator, manual lathe operator, and Shop & Yard Laborers. Exp. an asset but will train to suit.

Competitive wages and benefits. Apply w/resume to: 4115 Henry St. (Blindman Industrial Park)

Restaurant/ Hotel

800

Original Joe’s Restaurant & Bar is hiring experienced Line Cooks! We offer competitive wages with tips and a benefit package after 3 months. We also have opportunities to move up quickly! Please apply in person after 2:00 pm.

KFC requires

DELIVERY DRIVERS

Daytime, Evening, FT & PT Shifts Available Apply by: Fax: (403) 341-3820 or in person at Downtown KFC 4834-53 St., Red Deer Oilfield

www.trican.ca

MUCHO BURRITO $11.33/Hr - Cust Serv EMAIL -MUCHOREDDEER @HOTMAIL.COM

820

We are expanding internationally with our first steps overseas.

Do you have a hunger for adventure? Enquire about working with DFI — including opportunities in Papua New Guinea.

CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr.

Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463

Oilfield

800

Pressure truck operators and Class 1 & 3 drivers.

Small company, good money, paid benefits.

Looking for responsible, safe drivers and operators.

Phone 403-391-8004 for details. haulinacid.com

SUNREAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD. has openings for

800

NOW HIRING AT ALL LOCATIONS

...Join our Team!

Administrative Assistants

Scan to see Current Openings

317168H30

Excellence in the following skills is mandatory: Microsoft Office, written and verbal communication, ability to multi-task and be well-organized. Candidates with a two year business diploma or administrative diploma are preferred.

Sunreal is a dynamic company, which offers a rewarding work experience in an atmosphere where employees are treated with respect. If you are interested in working hard and having fun, please fax your resume to 403-342-0212 no later than July 2, 2013.

Tired of Standing?

Find something to sit on in Classifieds

800

www.dfi.ca/careers Visit us at the Red Deer Oil & Gas Expo (booths 3 & 7)

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jobs

780

Legal

317547I9-12

DEADLINE IS 5 P.M. FOR NEXT DAY’S PAPER

303422F4

Fax: 403-341-4772

WORLDWIDE KNOWLEDGE - LOCAL SOLUTIONS

B8 RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, Sept. 9, 2013

SUNSHINE Family Restaurant - F/T Kitchen Helper. $11.41/hr, 40 hrs/wk. Email: janegosselin@telus.net

Sales & Distributors

830

1693338 Alberta LTD o/a Custom T’s Hiring Sales Supervisor-retail at Parkland Mall, Red Deer, AB. Experience min 2 years, Good English.

Supervise and co-ordinate sales staff, F/Time, Perm, Shifts, Weekends Salary - $19.00 hourly E-mail: Reachiesales @gmail.com

850

Trades

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIC - Full Time: experienced Ag mechanic, heavy duty ticket preferred but not required. Valid Drivers license needed. Excellent benefits package, competitive pay, no engine work, wide variety of machines to work on. Apply in person, by fax at 403-347-3740.

Please provide resume & references. Call 403-340-1000 & ask for manager.

ALL SEASON Decking is looking for vinyl and railing installers. Must have own truck. We are also looking for general labourers.

Please email resume to allseasondecking@ hotmail.com ARROW ARC WELDING is looking for WELDING APPRENTICE LOCATED BY Gull Lake.

Phone Brian 403-318-6760 BUSY LOCAL PLUMBING COMPANY has immediate opening for

EXPERIENCED PLUMBER

to do commercial & agricultural service work.

Excellent pay and full benefits. Clean drivers abstract required for company supplied vehicle.

Call Drew at 403-396-7990 DNR Pressure Welding requires B-Pressure Welders/Labourers for various projects in Alberta.

Long term employment.

Excellent opportunity for apprenticeship. Excellent benefit packages. Fax resume to 403-742-5759 or email: dnrwelding1 @dnrwelding.ca. Attention: Ryan. No Phone calls please. Drug and Alcohol program in effect.

Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

DUE TO A LARGE INCREASE IN BUSINESS,

PIKE WHEATON CHEVROLET

is currently seeking JOURNEYMAN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIANS & SERVICE ADVISORS. We offer competitive wages, a great working environment, and a great benefit package.

Please email resume to Joey Huckabone joey@pikewheatonchev.ca MECHANICS req’d for busy transmission shop.

Allison Transmissions exp. an asset but will train.

Exc. wages and benefits available. Fax resume to: 403-885-2556

850

Trades

H.D. Parts Person & Warehouse Person

JOURNEYMAN H.D. MECHANIC req’d immed. for very busy heavy equip. sales lot in Innisfail.

Wage range $25. - $35/hr depending on exp.

Preference will be given to those with previous equipment rental service, lifts and off road construction equipment experience. Fax resume to 403-227-5701 or email: bouvier9@telus.net Micron Industries is a licensed inspection facility in Red Deer specializing in cryogenic tank repairs, currently seeking a Mechanic with HD, Hydraulic and Hose crimping experience. Must have their own tools.

Weekdays 7:00 to 4:30.

Excellent working conditions & benefits after 3 months. Fax resume to (403) 346-2072 or email admin@micronindustries. ca

2rd and 4th yr.

ELECTRICIANS

With Residential roughin exp. Competitive wages & benefits.

Fax resume to: 403-314-5599 WATER WELL DRILLING COMPANY IN BENTLEY REQ’S EXPERIENCED

WATER WELL DRILLERS HELPER

with class 3, air. All safety tickets required.

Meal and Accommodation provided when out of town.

Fax resume with drivers abstract: 403-748-3015 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

860

Truckers/ Drivers

PAINTER

Commercial/Residential Experience required.

Vehicle required.

Contact Drew at CCL 403-596-1829

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SHEET Metal Installer ACADEMIC Express for HVAC Company.

ADULT EDUCATION Residential or retro-fit exp.

AND TRAINING req’d. Great benefit pkg.

ALSO, Shop helper reFALL START quired. E-MAIL resume to: info@comfortecheating. com or fax: 403-309-8302 • Women in Trades • Math and Science in STAINLESS STEEL PIPE the Trades WELDERS Required experience with Gov’t of Alberta Funding (short circuit Mig) would may be available.

Be an asset. Local shop work only, Great Rates 403-340-1930 Please email resume to www.academicexpress.ca info@dynamicprojects.ca or Start your career!

Fax: 403-340-3471 See Help Wanted STUCCO PLASTERERS & LABOURERS. Needed Immed. Exp’d but will train.

Drivers License pref’d. Lots of work! 403-588-5306 ADULT or YOUTH

Required Immediately The largest after market parts distributor in Canada is seeking a H.D. Parts person to join our experienced team in Red Deer.

This individual would require basic knowledge of the heavy-duty truck and trailer market with excellent knowledge of truck and trailer brake and suspension parts.

The individual would have to be able to work unsupervised in a fast paced environment. They should also possess customer service skills that would be used daily by phone and for walk in clients.

This position offers above average salary and is a full time position. We offer complete benefit package along with pension plan.

Please forward your resume to: Traction Heavy Duty TRUE POWER ELECTRIC 8045 Edgar Industrial Requires Crescent Red Deer Ab T4P 3R2 OR FAX 403-342-7377 QUALIFIED Email: jwojtaczka@uapinc.com JOURNEYMAN

CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

in MOUNTVIEW AREA 44A Ave. & 35 St. Area $237/mo.

ALSO 42 Ave. & 35 St. Area $240/mo.

ALSO Spruce Drive & Springbett Dr. $103/mo.

ALSO 43A Ave. between 37 St. & 39 St. and 43 Ave. between 35 St. & 39 St. $77/mo.

ALSO 42 Ave. between 35 St. & 39 St. $116/mo.

ROSEDALE AREA Roche St. & 3 Blocks of Roland St. $54/mo.

TIMBERLANDS AREA Turner Cres., Class 1 Driver Winch or picker experience Timothy Dr., an asset but not necessary.

Towers Cl., Tobin Gt. Scheduled days off $113.00/mo.

Benefits after 90 days Regular hrs, 12/mo. yr.

ALSO Start immediately To apply please send your Timberstone Way, resume to: Talson Pl., Thomas Pl., gerry@oilbossrentals.com Thompson Cl., or fax to 1-866-914-7507 Trimble Cl., Traptow Cl. DRIVERS for furniture $200.00/mo. moving company, class 5

PROVIDENCE Trucking Inc Req’s a

Maintenance Foreman Responsible for: * Day to day maintenance of oilfield fleet * Monthly maintenance records * Parts inventory * Shop safety Skills and experience needed: * HD Mechanic with fleet experience * Hydraulic and winch expertise * Strong organizational skills We offer exceptional wages and benefits for exceptional people. Fax resume to 403-314-2340 or email to safety@ providencetrucking.ca

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Trades

required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person.

6630 71 St. Bay 7 Red Deer. 403-347-8841 F/T TRUCK drivers req’d.

Minimum Class 5 with air and clean abstract. Exp. preferred. In person to Key Towing 4083-78 St. Cres.

Red Deer.

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BLACKFALDS LIBRARY

P/T Library Clerk

must be able to work Sat. Call 403-885-2343 for info.

Looking for a place to live?

Take a tour through the CLASSIFIEDS

Currently seeking reliable newspaper carrier for the

(Reliable vehicle needed)

Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting.

WESTPARK & WESTLAKE AREAS

BOWER AREA

Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

EAST ROSEDALE AREA Ramage Cres & Close Areas 65 Papers $348/mo.

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

EASTVIEW AREA 108 Papers $578/mo.

MICHENER AREA 134 Papers $793/mo.

Call Jamie 403-314-4306 for more information

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Express and Sunday Life ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK

in GLENDALE Gilbert Cres. & Glendale Blvd.

PINES Pallo Cl. & Piper Dr. ALSO Payne & Parsons Cl. RIVERSIDE MEADOWS 51, 52, 53 Ave. & 58A St. Call Joanne 403-314-4308 info

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 F/T sales and customer service associate, bilingual French/English an asset.

Hourly wage plus benefits. email: careers@buyairsoft.ca

For over 100 years, Nestle Purina PetCare Company has dedicated itself to creating innovative, nutritious products – all designed to enhance the well being of pets. Nestle Purina PetCare is the world’s largest producer of dry dog food and softmoist and dry cat foods, as well as being a leading producer of cat box filler in Canada and the United Sates. In Canada, Nestle Purina’s leading brands include Dog Chow, Cat Chow, Pro Plan, Purina One, Fancy Feast, Friskies and Purina MAXX.

We currently have a position available at our Innisfail, AB plant.

We currently have a position available at our Innisfail, AB plant.

MILL OPERATOR

WAREHOUSE OPERATOR

Eagle Builders, LP. based out of Blackfalds, Ab. requires a hard working,

motivated individual

to fill full-time position at our company. Must be physically fit as this labourer position requires constant heavy lifting and involves fast paced, on the job training. Must also be able to travel. All meals and hotel expenses are paid when out of town.

Applicant must have reliable transportation to and from work and a valid class 5 driver’s license.

Construction experience an asset. Full benefits provided. Starting wages based on experience. Fax resumes to 403 885 5516 attn: Eric or e-mail at installation@ eaglebuilders.ca. We thank all applicants for their applications, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

FULL TIME FURNACE CLEANING REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY! Prefer someone from Sylvan Lake/Blackfalds area.

Training provided.

403-340-2335.

Send resume Fax: 403-885-0383 Tp_fc@yahoo.ca

GASOLINE ALLEY Petro Canada req’s. 2 f/t or p/t cashiers $11.50/hr. & food supervisor $15/hr. Email resume tiell1004@gmail.com LOOKING FOR A P/T CUSTOMER SERVICE REP in a green drycleaning plant.

Must be able to work some evenings until 7 p.m. & some Saturdays.

Call Shannon 403-550-7440

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS BOWDEN RIMBEY

If you have a passion to succeed in a stimulating work environment with excellent wages and benefits we would like to hear from you. This position will be responsible for the movement of finished product through the distribution system while ensuring product integrity, and superior customer service.

As the successful candidate, you will have a minimum grade 12 education, and be able to work shift work.

As the successful candidate, you will have a minimum grade 12 education, forklift experience, and be able to work flexible shifts.

Please send your resume to: Nestle Purina PetCare 5128 – 54th Street, Box 6160 Innisfail, Alberta T4G 1S8 Attention: Human Resources Fax: (403) 227-4245 E-mail: InnisfailHR@purina.nestle.com Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307

Rahr Malting Canada Ltd., a leading manufacturer of Brewer’s Malt, is now accepting applications for a full time Operator 2 position.

The position includes Plant Operations and Sanitation duties.

Applicants must have a minimum Grade 12 diploma and must be available for shift work.

Experience in manufacturing or factory environment is preferred.

Application Closing Date: Sept. 12, 2013.

Applicants should include a resume and apply in writing to:

Rahr Malting Canada Ltd. Attn: Human Resources Box 113, Alix, Alberta T0C 0B0 FAX: (403) 747-2660 email: mlyle@rahr.com NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Caregivers

1060

LOOKING FOR EMPLOYMENT as a caregiver for seniors.

I am exp. 403-885-1880 or Fern at 403-309-3300

Cleaning

1070

VINYL SIDING CLEANING Eaves Trough Cleaned, Windows Cleaned. Pckg.

Pricing. 403-506-4822 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

CONCRETE???

We’ll do it all...

Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 or Ron 403-318-3804 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 RMD RENOVATIONS Bsmt’s, flooring, decks, etc.

Call Roger 403-348-1060 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

1130

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822 VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs.

Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Escorts

1165

EDEN 587-877-7399 10am-midnight LEXUS 392-0891 *BUSTY* INDEPENDENT w/own car

Handyman Services

1200

ATT’N: Looking for a new sidewalk, help on small jobs around the house, such as small tree cutting, landscaping, painting or flooring?

Call James 403-341-0617 GREYSTONE Handyman Services. Reasonable rates. Ron, 403-396-6089

Massage Therapy

1280

Misc.

Services

1290

Painters/ Decorators

1310

Executive Touch 5* JUNK REMOVAL JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Massage (newly reno’d) Property clean up 340-8666 Free Est. 403-872-8888 (FOR MEN)STUDIO PAINTING BY DAVE 5003A-50 st. Downtown 9 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 403-348-5650

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

Now Open

Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m.

Private back entry. 403-341-4445 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

Blackfalds Lacombe Ponoka Stettler Call Rick for more info 403-314-4303 Permanent PT merchandiser required.

15+ hours per week Tues and Wed daytime. Must be able to lift repetitively, have email, internet and reliable transportation. Please send your resume to employment@metronews. org.

Precast Concrete Plant in Blackfalds, AB, is looking for new team members to join an enthusiastic and rapidly expanding company.

General labourers

are needed to do framing, cleaning, reinforcing, pouring and other precast related jobs. All applicants must be flexible for hours and dedicated due to a demanding production schedule. Benefits are paid and lots of overtime.

Own transportation to work is needed. Please fax resume to 403 885 5516 or email to k.kooiker@ eaglebuilders.ca. We thank all applicants for their applications, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Ironman Scrap Metal Recovery picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles & industrial. Serving central AB. 403-318-4346

LOAD-M-UP Trailer Rentals

Interior, Exterior, New Construction. Comm/Indust.

2 Journeyman w/over 50 yrs exp. %15 discount for seniors. Free estimates.

All work guaranteed. We carry WCB & Liability Insurance. 403-307-4798

Seniors’ Services

1372

1630

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

1640

Tools

ACKLAND 225 ARC WELDER. Incl. helmet & stand. $150. 403-782-6050 NEW 18V cordless 3 tool drill, w/charger, light, saw, $80; new in box utility super winch w/remote, 2000 lb. $65 403-887-4981 OLD BEAVER TABLE SAW, $60. 403-782-6050

Farmers' Market

1650

CERTIFIED organic lamb, cut and wrapped, ready for freezer, 403-304-0149

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

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

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

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

COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE 6’-20’ , equipment for digging, wrapping, basketing, hauling and planting. J/V Tree Farm.

John 403-350-6439.

Household Furnishings

1720

B A R S TO O L S , ( 2 ) l i k e new, light brown, swivel. $40. ea. 403-347-7893, or Cell 403-598-3104 DOUBLE box spring and mattress with frame, 5 sets of sheets, mattress cover and quilt, all $200 403-348-6449 DOUBLE WIDE MATTRESS & BOXPSPRING WITH FRAME $100.

403-346-0674 or 392-5657 ROUND oak kitchen table, single pedestal, 4 chairs, leaf, good cond, $100 403-347-0567 SIM’S Burgundy Leather Reclining Sofa. Exc. cond.

Paid $2500. Asking $700.

403-343-6187

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

PS1 w/10 games $60; XBox 360 games $10/ea.; 403-782-3847 SONY stereo $50 obo 403-782-3847 Wii w/accessories and 7 games $160 obo 403-782-3847

Misc. for Sale

1760

1 BIKE HELMET $20.

NEVER WORN. 403-358-7678

17 BOXES OF GARAGE & YARD ITEMS. Includes: Nails, paints, clamps, snaps, U-bolts, brackets, insect dusts, yard & garden fertilizers, Warehouse pegboard hooks, electrical Shipper/ Receiver items, plywood connectors, Competitive starting wages various adhesives, plus regular increases. and much more.

Hours: M-F 7:30am-4:30pm All for $50 or $5 a box.

Excellent benefits 25 Legal size file folders, package. Opportunities all for $10. to advance. Must be Blanket - Micro fiber light dependable, hardworking and soft. King size. Acorn and seeking a long-term brown. $25. career. Apply in person, Storage cabinet, 2 door, or email to: 6 shelves, wooden. hartleytj@eecol.com 6’h x 34”w x 12”d. $30.

4747 - 61st Street 403-314-2026 WEEKEND dispatchers BELLE FIORE DISHES req’d. immediately.

Huge collection.

Knowledge of Red Deer essential. Will require good Platters, coffee mugs, cups, plates, bowls, etc. verbal and written commu$200 obo. 403-343-7489 nication skills. Fax resume to 403-346-0295 DIE cast models, cars, truck, and motorcycles #14 6350-67 St. east end of Cash Casino

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KENMORE DEHUMIDIFIER. Like new. $50.

403-358-7678

CLASSIFICATIONS

KEROSUN KEROSEN HEATER Omni 105. Used once. $150. 403-782-6050

1500-1990

1530

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms.

Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com Eavestroughing

In the towns of:

EquipmentHeavy

MASTER CHEF ELECTRIC BARBECUE & COVER Very good cond. Asking $75.

403-358-7678 NEW pair size 10 safety boots with liner $60 403-887-4981

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 1100

For afternoon delivery once per week

Auctions

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Contractors

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

THE BURNT LAKE GENERAL STORE is looking for F/T Customer Service person for shift work. Please apply in person, Hwy. 11 West.

No phone calls please.

CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

1010

MATURE CARETAKERS for 32 room motel in Forestburg, AB. Couple preferred. Handyman work and computer knowledge an asset. 1-604-725-4448 email: jmann47@gmail.com

SWAMPERS F/T needed immediately for a fast growing waste & recycling company.

Heavy lifting involved (driver’s helper) position.

Reliability essential. Own transportation required.

Please email resumes to canpak@xplornet.ca

wegotservices Accounting

MANAGEMENT TRAINEE Bring your leadership exp. to Kal Tire & get skilled for success. Apply to: sourcing@kaltirejobs.com

SHOP HELPER required for busy HVAC company.

E-MAIL resume to: info@ comfortecheating.com or fax: 403-309-8302

OPERATOR 2 POSITION

319363I7

If you have a passion to succeed in a stimulating work environment with excellent wages and benefits we would like to hear from you. This position is responsible for the accurate mixing of ingredients as per formula in accordance with the Production Schedule and the proper storage of raw and mixed ingredients.

Packages come ready for delivery.

No collecting.

Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316

880

403-314-4316

For over 100 years, Nestle Purina PetCare Company has dedicated itself to creating innovative, nutritious products – all designed to enhance the well being of pets. Nestle Purina PetCare is the world’s largest producer of dry dog food and softmoist and dry cat foods, as well as being a leading producer of cat box filler in Canada and the United Sates. In Canada, Nestle Purina’s leading brands include Dog Chow, Cat Chow, Pro Plan, Purina One, Fancy Feast, Friskies and Purina MAXX.

Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of

WESTPARK AREA

DEER PARK AREA Dowler St. & Area 102 Papers $546/mo.

Misc.

Please call Quitcy at Help

Real Pets, Real People, Real Passion

880

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INNISFAIL

Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

Real Pets, Real People, Real Passion

316839H2327

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of the morning ADVOCATE in Red Deer, by 6:30 a.m. 6 days/wk

Call Jamie 403-314-4306

Currently seeking RELIABLE newspaper carriers for morning delivery in

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Please send your resume to: Nestle Purina PetCare 5128 – 54th Street, Box 6160 Innisfail, Alberta T4G 1S8 Attention: Human Resources Fax: (403) 227-4245 E-mail: InnisfailHR@purina.nestle.com Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada

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Employment Training

900

YOUR CAREER IN

HEALTHCARE

Health Care Aide Medical Office Assistant Health Unit Coordinator Veterinary Administrative Assistant Dental Administrative Assistant and more!

Financial Assistance available to qualified applicants.

Cargo & Dump Trailer’s, HELPING HANDS Home Daily, Weekly & Monthly Support Ltd. for SENIORS. Rentals, Delivery & PickUp Companionship, cleaning, Avail. Daily Rents starting cooking - in home, in facility. at $49.95. Call or Text:† We are BETTER for 403-391-9329 CHEAPER! Call 403-346-7777 Email:† loadmup@telus.net

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! Window 403-986-6686 Moving & Cleaning Come in and see Storage why we are the talk WINDOW CLEANING. of the town.

BOXES? MOVING? Outside / Inside / Both. www.viimassage.biz SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315 403-506-4822

1300

1420

317700I9-L31

820

317698I8

Restaurant/ Hotel

Call Today (403) 347-6676 2965 Bremner Avenue, Red Deer

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, Sept. 9, 2013 B9

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Manufactured Homes

3040

Houses For Sale

4020

Cars

5030

5040

SUV's

SINGLE bed in a bag $10; Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Weekly list of microfibre sheet set (sin- FREE Shaw Cable + more properties for sale w/details, prices, address, owner’s gle) $10; flannel single $950/month sheet set $5; single mat- Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225 phone #, etc. 342-7355 Help-U-Sell of Red Deer tress pad $5; safety wood www.homesreddeer.com gate $8 403-505-6612

1830

Cats

SIAMESE (1), (1) Balinese (3) BURMAN kittens. $40/ea.

403-887-3649

1870

Collectors' Items

BELLE FIORE DISHES Huge collection.

Platters, coffee mugs, cups, plates, bowls, etc. $200 obo. 403-343-7489

1900

Travel Packages

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

2130

Poultry

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

GLENDALE

2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $975 incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail.

Oct. 1. 403-304-5337

GLENDALE

3 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $1025. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. Oct 1. 403-304-5337

3060

Suites

1 & 2 BDRM at 5910-55 Ave., Riverside Meadows in 12 suiter, security cameras, private parking, balcony, laundry on site, no pets, no partiers, to over 35 year old quiet tenant. Rent/S.D. $800 for 1bdrm†& $950 for 2 bdrm. Ph: 403-341-4627 CLEARVIEW bi-level. 2 bdrm., 1 bath, 5 appls, balcony.

Close to park & bus. $900 +utils. 403-210-1360 INNISFAIL deluxe 2 bdrm. newer 4 plex $840 inclds. water,Oct. 1, 403-348-6594 LACOMBE 2 bdrm. $895 403-782-7156 403-357-7465 LARGE, 1, 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed.

Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

FOR SALE 2 LAYING HENS $15 each. 403-346-7825 HERITAGE chickens, 1 rooster, 4 hens $50 403-746-3604

2140

Horses

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly.

403-651-5912

NOW RENTING 1 & 2 BDRM. APT’S. 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer Newer bldg. secure entry w/onsite manager, 5 appls., incl. heat & hot water, washer/dryer hookup, infloor heating, a/c., car plug ins & balconies.

Call 403-343-7955

OPPOSITE HOSPITAL

2190

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TRIPOLI, Libya — The daughter of Libya’s ex-spy chief under dictator Moammar Gadhafi was released by her abductors after her tribe cut off the capital’s water supply, officials said Sunday.

Commander Haitham el-Tajouri of the militia that kidnapped Anoud elSenoussi said that she was handed over to her tribe in southern Libya late Saturday after the country’s prime minister negotiated her release.

El-Tajouri’s militia is part of the Supreme Security Committee, which is comprised of militias that work with police and are paid to help with security by the Interior Ministry.

The 21 year old’s abduction highlighted the government’s inability to control even its own paid forces.

Prime Minister Ali Zidan has struggled to reign in a combustible mix of tribal feuds, disgruntled tribes and renegade militias. The country’s nascent police and army have been unable to secure the country and rely on help from former rebels who fought in the 2011 civil war that toppled Gadfhafi. The armed militias born out of the war often act above the law and have taken part in a string of abductions, often seeking revenge.

Amnesty International said last week that el-Senoussi’s abduction “casts a shadow on the Libyan authorities’ ability to ensure the safety” of around 8,000

detainees held in relation to the 2011 war.

The rights group said masked men armed with heavy weapons attacked a three-car judicial convoy carrying her Monday and that no one was reported injured.

Amnesty said the judicial police have been significantly weakened because of the war and that hundreds of officers have failed to report back to work since.

It added that around 10,000 former members of armed brigades that fought against Gadhafi are being courted by the Interior Ministry to beef up policing, but “lack the necessary training and experience to handle detainees,” Amnesty said.

The militia claimed in a statement online that it had abducted el-Senoussi to protect her from criminal gangs amid a security vacuum in the North African country.

El-Senoussi was kidnapped as she left al-Rayoumi prison in Tripoli where she was visiting her father, Abduallah el-Senoussi. He is detained over his alleged role in crimes committed during the civil war. His daughter was previously detained for 10 months on charges of using a forged passport and entering Libya on a forged document.

Days after her abduction, el-Senoussi’s Megraha tribe in Sabha in southern Libya cut the power on pumps that keep water flowing to the northwest and the capital.

107-year-old man killed in police standoff

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PINE BLUFF, Ark. — A 107-year-old man was killed after police officers shot back at him during a standoff at a home, police in the southeastern Arkansas city of Pine Bluff said Sunday.

Police were called to the home Saturday afternoon about a disturbance and say officers arrived to find Monroe Isadore had threatened two people by pointing a weapon at them.

Officers had the pair leave the home for their own safety and approached a bedroom looking for Isadore. When the officers announced who they were, Isadore shot through the door at them but missed hitting them, said Pine Bluff Lt. David Price in a news release.

The officers retreated to a safer area, and supervisors and additional help were called, Price said. Su-

pervisors started negotiating with Isadore and continued after SWAT officers arrived at the home about 45 miles (72 kilometres) southeast of Little Rock.

The SWAT team inserted a camera into the room and confirmed Isadore was armed with a handgun, Price said.

When it was clear the negotiations weren’t working, SWAT officers released gas into the room from outside a bedroom window, Price said.

SWAT officers entered the home, made their way to the bedroom and threw a “distraction device” into the room, Price said.

He said Isadore began to fire at the officers and they fired back, killing him.

Price did not immediately return phone calls Sunday for further comment.

He said in the release that the investigation into the shooting is ongoing.

Pine Bluff has about 49,000 residents.

Yellowstone officials investigate shooting death of 3-year-old in campground

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Yellowstone National Park officials are investigating the shooting death of a 3-year-old girl in a campground.

Park spokesman Al Nash says park rangers responded to a call from a woman Saturday morning at the Grant Village Campground who said her daughter had shot herself with a handgun.

Authorities say resuscitation efforts by emergency responders failed. Names

haven’t been released.

Nash says park rangers and special park agents are conducting the investigation, and that part of the campground remained cordoned off Sunday.

Nash says he didn’t know how many family members were camping or where they are from in Idaho.

A federal law went into effect Feb. 22, 2010, allowing visitors to possess firearms in national parks.

Nash says the last shooting death in the park occurred in 1978.

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Swim from Cuba to Florida draws skepticism DIANA NYAD’S FEET QUESTIONED BY MARATHON OPEN-WATER SWIMMERS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI — Diana Nyad’s 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida has generated positive publicity and adoration for the 64-year-old endurance athlete — along with skepticism from some members of the small community of marathon swimmers who are questioning whether she accomplished the feat honestly.

On social media and the online Marathon Swimmers Forum, long-distance swimmers have been debating whether Nyad got a boost from the boat that was accompanying her — either by getting in it or holding onto it — during a particularly speedy stretch of her swim. They also question whether she violated the traditions of her sport — many follow strict guidelines known as the English Channel rules — by using a specialized mask and body suit to protect herself from jellyfish.

“When you know how hard it is, you kind of want those details,” said Andrew Malinak, a Seattle long-distance swimmer who crunched the data available from the GPS positions tracked on Nyad’s website and concluded that he didn’t trust what he saw.

Nyad’s navigator and one of the swim’s official observers told The Associated Press this weekend that Nyad didn’t cheat and that she was aided during the rapid part of her swim by a swift current. And neither Nyad nor her team ever said she would follow English Channel rules, developed for swimming the waters between England and France. Those rules outlaw neoprene wetsuits and contact with a support boat. Nyad wore a full nonneoprene bodysuit, gloves, booties and a silicone mask at night, when jellyfish are a particular problem, and removed the suit once she got over the reef on her approach to Key West.

According to Nyad’s team, she finished the swim Monday afternoon after roughly 53 hours in the water, becoming the first to do so without a shark cage. It was her fifth try, an endeavour apparently free from the boat troubles, bad weather, illnesses and jellyfish encounters that have bedeviled Nyad and other swimmers in recent years.

Nyad’s progress was tracked online via GPS by her team, and some critics say they think information is missing.

Many wonder about a roughly seven-hour stretch when Nyad apparently didn’t stop to eat or drink, recalling her 2012 attempt when she got onto the boat for hours during rough weather.

Nyad eventually got back into the wa-

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U.S. swimmer Diana Nyad, 64, greets her support team before her swim to Florida from Havana, Cuba, Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013. Endurance athlete Nyad launched another bid Saturday to set an open-water record by swimming from Havana to the Florida Keys without a protective shark cage. ter to try finishing, but her team was criticized for delaying the release of that information to the public.

Malinak said the hours-long spike in Nyad’s speed after 27 hours of swimming is particularly questionable — she went from her normal pace of roughly 1.5 mph to more than 3 mph, then slowed down again as she approached Key West.

Nyad’s spokeswomen did not immediately return telephone calls this weekend, but her navigator and Janet Hinkle, one of the official observers for the swim, told the AP that Nyad didn’t cheat.

Navigator John Bartlett said the increased speed was due to the fast-moving Gulf Stream working in her favour, nothing more.

“At some points we were doing almost 4 miles an hour,” Bartlett said.

“That’s just the way it works. If the

current is in your favour at all, that explains it.”

The data collected by Bartlett and two observers will be submitted to three open-water swimming associations and the Guinness World Records for verification, Bartlett said.

An oceanographer not affiliated with Nyad’s team said the swimmer couldn’t have picked a more perfect current to get from Havana to Key West.

Mitch Roffer of Melbourne-based Roffer’s Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service Inc. said he got an email questioning whether Nyad’s swim was a hoax, so he decided to look at the charts for himself. What he saw convinced him that she could do it.

“Many times that current runs westeast and you’re constantly fighting the current if you’re swimming north. In this case, it was in the shape of an S,

and the angle was almost exactly from Havana to Key West,” Roffer said.

Janet Hinkle, a Key West boat captain and acquaintance of Nyad’s, was called to be an observer for the swim when Steve Munatones, a former U.S. national open-water coach, was unable to make it. “I can say unequivocally she swam every stroke without question,” Hinkle said.

Critics have said Hinkle was too close to Nyad to be an independent observer of her swim. Hinkle has in the past helped Nyad by providing housing for her when the swimmer stayed in the Florida Keys, but she said she remained on the periphery of Nyad’s team. “I think anyone who knows me knows me as a person of high integrity.

I believe that’s why Diana asked me, and I took my job very seriously,” Hinkle said. “She was giving her all and I would give her my best.”

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LUANN Sept. 9 1984 — Pope John Paul II arrives in Quebec City to begin 12 day tour of Canada to Sept 20; speaks at a three-hour mass at Laval Stadium attended by over 250,000 people; also visits the tomb of Bishop Laval; first pontiff to visit Canada.

1990 — Don Getty announces he will resign as Premier of Alberta after 25 years

in politics; polls show he faces uphill battle to keep power in another election; leadership convention will choose Ralph Klein, a former mayor of Calgary, as his replacement.

1954 — Marilyn Bell touches the CNE Breakwater, utterly exhausted, becoming the first person to swim 5l.5 km across Lake Ontario, from Youngstown, NY. The 16 year old Bell does it in 20 hours, 59 minutes, battling lamprey eels and oil pollution.

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Four caracal cubs sit in a basket as they are presented to media for the first time at the Animal Park zoo in Berlin, Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. The caracals, also known as desert lynxes, were born in the zoo on July 21, 2013.

Daughter mad because her mom still sees man who abused her Dear Annie: My mother chooses mother pick a sexual abuser over her to hide the fact that her boyfriend is own daughter and granddaughter? a pedophile. He abused me 15 years Daughter of a Sick Woman ago, when I was a teenager, and it still Dear Daughter: Your mother is so haunts me. desperate to have a man in her life Mom broke up with him for a short that she puts him first in all things. period of time, but they got back to- She allowed him to abuse you because gether, and the abuse started again. she feared losing him. She continues She didn’t want to press charges be- to see him over your objections because it would mess up his cause she values that relaretirement. She is still seetionship above the one she ing this man. has with you. Your mother, I have had great therasad to say, is not the first py. My wonderful husband woman to behave this way, and I have a 5-year-old and she won’t be the last. daughter. We used to alBut we are glad you have low her to stay overnight broken the pattern. Proat Grandma’s until she told tecting your child is your us that Grandma took her primary obligation, and to her boyfriend’s house. I you are doing it by keeping wrote my mother a letter your daughter away from and told her that as long your mother’s boyfriend. as this man is in her life, Dear Annie: Our child we wouldn’t be. That was a is getting married soon. A MITCHELL year ago. Our daughter has relative uses a service dog not seen her grandmother for a physiological disor& SUGAR since then. der. The dog has not been With therapy, I have trained by a licensed orgalearned that the abuse nization. Rather, the relawas not my fault, and I will tive trained the dog hernot subject myself or my self. Unfortunately, he’s daughter to this man. Shortly after not completely well behaved in pubI was born, my mother dated a kind lic. He barks out of turn and grooms man who always treated me like a himself inappropriately. He lies down daughter. I am still close to him, and and sprawls out, consuming a lot of he continues to be a big part of my floor space. We heard that he once life. He’s all the father I need. nipped someone’s hand.

I miss my mother, but have no room Normally, we don’t concern ourfor her in my life as long as she and selves with whether or not this is a this man are together. Why would a legitimate, trained service dog. How-

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Dear Annie: “Awaiting Your Help” said one husband tags along with his wife to her once-a-month night out with five other women. He may be demanding to come with her. He may be a controlling abuser who will not let his wife have a life of her own. Her friends should gently probe that possibility. One day, she may not be allowed to show up at all. - Just Sayin’ Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Monday, September 9 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Adam Sandler, 47; Michelle Williams, 33; Hugh Grant, 53 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Our listening and speaking abilities will have a different predisposition once Mercury enters Libra. The Scales seek fairness and even-headedness in all our dealings.

Mars squares Saturn, which warns us to be cautious as we might be prone to accidents or injuries. Despite the tendency to avoid our insecurities and fears, we need to deal with them directly. We cannot neglect, but face them head on as well. Repressed anger or frustrated desires usually mark this period. Issues with authority figures should be carefully controlled.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: If today is your birthday, this will be a highly reflective year for you. Your thinking and your ideas will tend to be overly analytical and Emotionality will be overtaken by a more serious approach to life.

As much as you would like to be touchy-feely this year, you will tend to abstain yourself from showing it. You need to remind yourself to take it all with a grain of salt and to keep on smiling ASTRO once in a while!

DOYNA ARIES (March 21-April 19): An obligation to pay money such as taxes, fees to the government or related to an estate will slow you down. Relationships may cool off or become stagnant. Even if things don’t go your way, you have no reason to feel inhibited.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You are not particularly fond of being by yourself, especially today. You will look for another person’s validation to boost your sense of wellbeing. Should you not get the same response back, do not get disheartened. A zephyr of love is headed your way.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are feeling practical and committed today.

Use your day’s assets to sort through your life’s mess. You may need to restructure certain schedules or remain more dedicated to your regimen. Remain vigilant.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Guard against financial losses. Pay close inspection over your belongings and whatever you consider of value. Distractions and carelessness can easily get you spending more than you want today. Keep your cool self.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Life is not always about bells and whistles and, today is no exception. Away from the limelight you are able to understand that humbleness and modesty can go a long way for you. Inner struggle starts with you first.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You need to be in control of your emotions and today, you would rather deal with facts and statistics. Use this composed self to ponder over your next plan of action. Let rationality win over emotionally-induced reality.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You can congratulate yourself for your ability to exhibit self-discipline. You possess great willpower and self-control when it comes to indulgence. You seize your limits and you are not afraid to live in moderation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Others can notice your staying power and your focused glaze. You are invincible and nothing can break your commanding stance. You know exactly what you want and you will voice it loudly and clearly. Power-induced commotion keeps you going.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Try to find a meaning in your joyful and in your sorrowful experiences. It is through this rather spiritual crossing that you will start seeing things more concisely and more clearly. Suddenly, everything makes so much more sense to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): The notion of bankruptcy could have a financial or a more psychological sense to you.

What you are striving to do now is finding that element which connects your inner desires to your wants.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): Your need for recognition and fame comes at a cost. Along the path of success, there is much sacrifice you had to apply and comply with.

Maintain your aura of selfcontrol without getting too argumentative.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): If you are pursuing a field of interest or a study, you have that staying power that will keep your concentration intact. No matter the number of distractions today, you will easily come back to your usual self.