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The facility would cost between $6 million and $8 million to replace, staff said. On Monday, some city councillors questioned whether it made sense to simply proceed with the full replacement instead of spending additional repairs on a building that needs replacing. Toby Seward, director of social and protective services, said that was “the dilemma we have with so many buildings.” Hickey said the Departure Bay Activity Centre is also a likely candidate for replacement at the future, at an estimated cost of $2 million. “The facility is in poor condition right now and it is just not worth the money to do the repairs,” he said.

A local woman is out $4,500 after what she thought was a budding romance on an online dating site. The 74-year-old believed it was genuine when a person approached her calling himself Michael Vidmar, of New York. Soon the pair exchanged cellphone numbers. Nanaimo RCMP say the woman is embarrassed, and have not released her name, but agreed to help her warn others about a scammer who hides under the guise of a blossoming romance. He told her he was 54 and from Slovakia. He had an antique business, and provided a website link as proof. Vidmar said he was about to close a $750,000 deal, but there was a problem with storage fees that he couldn’t pay. He sent her a copy of a certificate to confirm the value of the antiques. She was asked to pay the fees, which came to $4,500. Through a series of wire transfers the money was delivered to a bank in Nairobi, Kenya. Then, he said more money was needed. She sensed a scam when he asked her for $17,000. She then broke off communication. Over a five-month period he’d sent her vases of flowers and numerous affectionate messages. She reported the incident to the company that operates the dating website, and contacted RCMP. She is “extremely embarrassed by the ordeal and wants others to learn from her experience,” said Const. Gary O’Brien of the RCMP, in a press release. Through police, the woman urged others not to do the same. “When they ask you for money, it’s a fraud. Don’t give them a penny,” she said. “If you are asked for money by a person you have never met in person, stop all communication and end the relationship, immediately,” O’Brien said.

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he City of Nanaimo owns more than 150 buildings and structures, but a few of the larger ones are nearing the end of their useful lives, the city says. And while they are not yet in the five-year capital plan, costs to replace or upgrade the buildings are looming. One such structure is the main public works building on Labieux Road, which came up during a special budget session Monday. The building is a series of separate, portable-like compartments that stemmed from the public works site being relocated there from Prideaux Street in the 1960s, said community services general manager Tom Hickey. Additional components of the

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“The facility is in poor condition right now and it is just not worth the money to do the repairs.” Tom Hickey, Community Services general manager

building were added after various improvement districts amalgamated into the city in 1975. Further sections were added in the 1980s and 1990s. Hickey said some parts of the building are in good shape, but added that other sections are deteriorating. “Probably some of the sections are at the end of their life,” Hickey said. The city prepared a report to council in 2008 on the cost of a new facility that could also

accommodate parks operations, which produced an estimate of $11 million. Plans to proceed with the project were shelved in 2009, when the council decided it was not an urgent priority,” Hickey said. Hickey said staff now believe the real cost is closer to $8 million, since additional room for the engineering section is no longer needed. But he said the upgrades will eventually need to be made. Another building that will likely need replacement is the city’s Fire Station No. 1, the city’s main fire hall on Fitzwilliam Street. Approximately $500,000 is in the current financial plan this year alone for roofing upgrades and other repairs. More repairs would be needed in future years to extend the life of the building beyond 10 years.

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» Community Calendar // THURSDAY, APRIL 2 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Easter Bunny visits Country Club at Centre Court. 10 a.m. to noon 1-4 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. 5-9 p.m. The Nanaimo Flea Market offers a variety of vendor goods. 1630 East Wellington, Royal Canadian Legion Hall. 8 p.m. The Longwood Brew Pub presents Tora Leigh, Mark Crissinger, 5775 Turner Rd.

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1-3 p.m. Spring pie and perogy sale, St. Mary the Protectress Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 594 Karls Way, Parksville.

8 p.m. The Longwood Brew Pub presents Tora Leigh, Mark Crissinger live At Longwood, at The Longwood Brew Pub 5775 Turner Rd.

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9 a.m. The Bastion City Wanderers Volkssport Club invite you to a 5-, 7- or 10-km Chase River-Richards marsh walk. Meet at Elaine Hamilton Park parking lot in Cinnabar Valley (Chase River). Registration starts at 8:45 a.m. For more information, call Ethel at 250-756-9796.

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nanaimo Flea Market on corner of Bowen and East Wellington, Free admission. Come see a huge variety of products.

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10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Easter Spring Fling, Diana Krall Plaza. Live music with Ian Johnstone, magic and laughter with Twiggly Wiggly the Clown, crafts for children and fun activities. 11 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Island Glass Art spring show and sale, Shaw Lobby, upstairs, Vancouver Island Conference Centre, 80 Commercial St.

Noon The Nanaimo Yacht Club annual Easter Egg Hunt, Newcastle Island. Free rides for accompanied children to age 12 with Nanaimo Harbour Ferries starting at 9 a.m. Hot drinks and treats for egg hunt, at noon. 12:30-4 p.m. The Easter Bunny hops around Woodgrove Centre. 8 p.m. Singles dance: Retro 1950’s-’60’s dance music, Globe Hotel, 25 Front St, $5 at the door. For information 250-797-0393. For more info, visit www. NanaimoSinglesDances.com.

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Bunnies for Easter not a good idea, says SPCA Group says too many rabbits being released in public areas SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Parents should resist the urge to pick up a new bunny for their children for Easter, says Nanaimo and District SPCA branch manager Leon Davis. Davis said he would also like to see the city take a tougher stance by adopting a bylaw that would fine people for illegally dumping tame rabbits into the wild. The practice is already illegal under provincial statute. “People see rabbits as great starting pets for children, but that just isn’t the case,” he said. Rabbits can have a lifespan of 10 years and can be easily house trained similar to dogs and cats. They are also social animals who are not suited to being locked up for most of the day, he said. However, too many rabbits end up being released in public areas, creating feral populations in the city. Davis said Vancouver Island University is one example. “Many of them actually are feral,” he said. “(But) the source of them is ultimately owned rabbits that have been dumped,” he said. Once the animals are released into the wild, they tend not to fare well, Davis said. Unlike wild rabbits, they have trouble locating water and shelter and are often run over. “It’s a huge problem, these rabbits are out in the wild, they’re

Friday, March 27 • Booze sellers await shift as liquor laws are change • RDN tax collection will go up $2.5 million this year

Saturday, March 28 • Man celebrates 70th birthday by bungee-jumping • School district to hold meetings in Ladysmith

Monday, March 30 • Digital scams prey on older victims Rabbits at graze at Vancouver Island University on Wednesday. Residents are urged not to buy bunnies as Easter gifts. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

being preyed on, and they’re being hit by cars.” Those looking for a rabbit from the SPCA may be out of luck; there are currently none for adoption. Davis said the SPCA would not turn away anyone looking to adopt a rabbit; however, he said SPCA staff would make sure potential owners were aware of the commitment before adopting one. The B.C. SPCA has put out an annual reminder to residents to

use products farm products for Easter that are humane. For residents considering adopting a rabbit, the SPCA has published guidelines for how to care for the animals, including grooming and medical needs, exercise, how to house the animals and other information. Davis said larger breeds and lop-eared rabbits tend to be the most popular pets.

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ow come news is always so negative?” It’s a question that dates back to the beginning of news itself really (shortly after Darrell Bellaart began putting out his first stories on stone tablets). We’ve all heard the old adage “if it bleeds, it leads.” If it’s controversial, chances are good that it sells. What used to be simply fodder for one or two publications you might take a gander at while standing in line at the grocery store, is now everywhere. With technological advances, the detailing of misfortune is everywhere. I occasionally get that question here. “How come you guys only write about bad things? How come you’re so mean to the politicians?” And so on. To a degree, they have a point. Sometimes it’s easy to churn out things like drug busts and tax increases and daft decisions. But we’ll always do that. Those are stories that affect and/or interest almost everyone. If I think city leaders are spending your money foolishly, I’ll say it. And your community news-

paper should be a leader, not a cheerleader. Where I’d like to find a balance is by better highlighting the accomplishments of the people right here in our backyard. I love people stories. Even if I don’t find a particular subject matter overly thrilling, I will read about a local person who is doing great things in their own field. Please let us know about those folks. In terms of “negative” perceptions, my frustration regarding the city’s untapped potential is well-chronicled. To that end, I have some homework for everyone. I want to know what makes Nanaimo special to you today, and perhaps something that you miss. Going on two years ago, we asked for feedback on potential iconic attractions for the city, and got hundreds of responses. Some day, some of those amazing ideas might actually be put into play. (Sorry, negativity burst). This is easy as well. One of our most popular features is ‘Why Nanaimo?’ which takes a look at why newcomers love the city so much. I want to know what oldtimers like myself still find fascinating about the place. For example, I have a special place in my heart for Harewood. When I first moved to town going on a quarter-century ago, that’s where I lived. It was great. Back before my knees gave out, I used to walk up to Rotary Bowl and then run

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around the track. In the summer, we’d walk around the neighbourhood at night and then up by the dams. The “warnings” from my colleagues were absurdly unfounded. What a great neighbourhood. My single favourite thing ever to do in Nanaimo is take in a ballgame at Serauxmen Stadium. If you haven’t done it, do it. I remember as a kid playing there for the first time and thinking it might as well have been a major-league park. Walking at Neck Point remains amazing. Summer swimming at Sebastian Beach in Lantzville or any number of quiet spots in Cedar. Floating out at Nanaimo Lakes. Having an ice cream and watching the crabbers at the waterfront. Figuring out where Jingle Pot Road ends and begins. The list is long. Things I miss? Civic Arena. Best old barn ever. A&B Sound. Second-best old barn ever. Cassidy Speedway. Working downtown at the old Free Press building. So let’s hear your favourites. What do you love? Is there a hidden gem no one knows about? What do you miss? Shoot me an email, give me a call, write me a letter. I’m happy to publish the responses. Best one gets a Nanaimo bar.

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

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» Our View

Resignation raises questions for constituents

anaimo-Alberni MP James Lunney has not quit politics, he has not joined the Opposition or left Parliament. He has chosen to represent his constituents as an independent for reasons outlined in a statement at www.jameslunneymp.ca. While the statement speaks for itself, referring to “deliberate attempts to suppress a Christian world-view from professional and economic opportunity in law, medicine, and academia,” and that he believes “the same is true in the realm of politics at senior levels,” could raise questions for those who live in his riding. Lunney has spent 15 years as an MP, winning successive re-election three times.

Some constituents may now be asking if they voted most recently for a Conservative candidate, for Lunney himself, a man with very specific religious views or all of the above. The attention now being afforded Lunney is not entirely about his beliefs. If we try to weed out MPs with views many of us disagreed with, we would pretty much torpedo democracy. Lunney’s views on evolution, which can still also be seen as a man standing up for his principles, have not gained him much in the way of public backing. If he thought the Twitterverse was nasty before, he probably has no idea what’s in store for him after a Wednesday speech (see details, Page A8). And it’s also possible that as

he stands up for his beliefs, Lunney is not overly worried about popular support. In this there’s a certain irony, since it’s popular support that got him where he is — three times. So, not unlike the situation with those who have left their parties to either sit as an independent or cross the floor — Winston Churchill did it twice and a most recent controversy in Canada was Danielle Smith in Alberta — the question reverts back to those who cast ballots for Lunney. Is it fair that an MP elected as a Conservative, representing certain values, beliefs and traditions, is now leaving that fold? Wisely, Lunney has not rejected the party, but rather a political system that he argues won’t

make room for his specific beliefs. Lunney states: “In a society normally proud of embracing difference, the role of the media and partisan politics in inciting social bigotry and intolerance should be questioned.” He is correct. If, as he says, his world view is being deliberately targetted and excluded and subject to bigotry and intolerance, we all need to ask questions. There used to be a Flat-Earth Society, rejecting the idea that the world is round. Tolerance of a variety of ideas indicates a healthy democracy. But in this day and age, people must understand they also have to be ready to defend their claims. Constituents may be concerned

that they didn’t vote for a candidate who sought to bring the particular views now being espoused into Parliament. Is this move fair to them? Lunney has already stated he will not run in the next election. Was now the best time to take a stand? Was there really anything to lose, politically speaking? Will this change the way we view candidates? What type of questions will now face anyone running for office? Will potential ridicule on social media become a routine election issue? At this point, Lunney’s resignation has left us with more questions than answers. » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this editorial to letters@nanaimodailynews.com.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com April Fools story once again done very well Re: ‘Colliery dams face final frontier’ (Daily News, April 1) Love the story. Always look forward to your great April 1 stories. Well done once again. Helen Hunter Nanaimo

Food banks a shame in a rich country like Canada Re: ‘Food bank usage in Nanaimo and across country continues to grow’ (Daily News, April 1) It is sad that in 2015 people still have to make a decision about paying their rent or eating. In a country with so much riches the fact that people struggle to eat is unacceptable. We have to take care of all the people in our community. Thank you to organizations like Loaves

and Fishes food bank for helping so many. The next time you are at the grocery store buying food, remember those who are less fortunate and make a donation. D.L. Stephenson Nanaimo

long and his family, and I hope that he still has enough of his old self left to be able to gather up the pieces of his shattered life and make a new start for a satisfying and peaceful future. John A. Martin Nanaimo

Baseless accusations ruin a good reputation Re: ‘Furlong feels vindicated as abuse claims fall’ (Daily News, April 1) The older I get, the more disgusted I can get with the human race. I refer to the “crucifixion” of John Furlong. It would appear that the individuals who made accusations couldn’t care less whose lives they ruin. They have put this man and his family through more unjustifiable stress, pain and suffering than any innocent person should ever have to endure. It was easy to see on TV just what this insensitive endeavour has done to him. My heart goes out to John Fur-

Keep health care in mind as federal election nears This week two very significant events associated with the Conservative government took place. The first was Canada taking the step to invade a foreign country, and the second was health care workers across Canada demonstrating in support of the renewal of the health care accord between the provinces and the federal government. These two events clearly demonstrate Conservative government priorities. Their first priority, by far, is the invasion of a foreign country in the name of curbing terrorism. Clearly it is an action that will result in the death of

thousands of innocent people. On the other hand, the renewal of the health care accord, tied to saving lives in our own country and ensuring that all Canadians have access to good scientific care, sits on a back shelf somewhere in the prime minister’s office where it continues to gather dust. Why is this happening? There is a federal election coming this fall. I hope that people will examine these issues and vote for Canadian health care, by which thousands of Canadians will be helped in preserving the quality of their lives. George E. Reid Lantzville Letters must include your hometown and a daytime phone number for verification purposes only. Letters must include your first name (or two initials) and last name. Unsigned letters, hand-written letters and letters of more than 300 words will not be accepted. For best results, e-mail your submission to letters@nanaimodailynews.com.

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Funds raised by the event will go towards helping underprivileged youth get into sports by helping to purchase equipment. The annual event is in honour of Gavin Fletcher, a former sports editor at the Nanaimo Daily News and Times Colonist who died in a car accident on the Malahat highway in 2006. Fletcher was also a member of Runners of Compassion. Organizers are hoping to raise $12,000 and make this Fletcher’s Challenge the most successful yet. The ‘mystery route’ adds an element of fun to the event, organizer Greg Scott said.

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It may have looked like pandemonium to casual observers when a man went overboard off a moving ferry, but BC Ferries says such events put extensive safety training into effect. The incident happened at about 4:15 p.m. on Monday, on board the Queen of Oak Bay ferry bound for Nanaimo from Horseshoe Bay. Several witnesses said they saw the man jump from a lower car deck, and at least one alerted BC Ferries staff, which set the wheels in motion to launch the emergency routine for a man overboard. BC Ferries says the rescue was by the book. “There is definitely a protocol,” said Darin Guenette, of BC Ferries public affairs. “Crews are Transport Canada certified for safety and emergency response. They practise man-overboard drills regularly and when it happens, the training kicks in.” People jumping from a moving ferry happens more often than many might imagine. Deborah Marshall, BC Ferries communications manager, said: “I can confirm that several of these incidents occur a year.” When it happens, staff immediately put a rescue boat on the water.

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It was a close call for one Gabriola Islander who almost gave birth on the afternoon ferry bound for Nanaimo on Friday. The woman was in a vehicle with her husband and midwife and did not inform the crew that she was in labour until after departure, said B.C. Ferries spokeswoman Deborah Marshall. An ambulance met the woman on the Nanaimo side in the ferry parking lot and the baby was born at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital less than half an hour later. Though the incident highlights the issue of access to service that many Islanders experience, Gabriola residents are also well served by the community clinic that exists on-island, said Janice Kerr, office manager for the Gabriola Medical Clinic. The majority of Islanders’ medical emergencies are typically solved without the patient having to leave the island, she said. “About 80 per cent of the emergencies that came in, if we hadn’t been here they would have gone either to the walk-in clinics or the emergency room at the hospital,” said Kerr. “So we keep (most) of them here on the island, thereby saving the system quite a bit of money.” Most births are attended to at home with a midwife or at the hospital in Nanaimo, though two babies have been born at the clinic on Gabriola since it opened in 2012. The 9,000 square-foot clinic is

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a result of a community effort spearheaded by the Gabriola Health Care Society, who collectively raised the $1.4 million necessary for construction to commence on 1.6 hectares of donated land. There is a medical emergency on-Island almost every day, said Kerr. Another advantage of treating most medical issues on-island is that it saves people the inconvenience of traveling across. “Unfortunately when they do end up in hospital they’re sometimes discharged in the evening when it’s too late for them to get home. That’s always an issue for

Gabriolans,” she said. There is a helicopter service for urgent cases that cannot be transported by ferry. Residents are typically patient when it comes to delays or inconveniences with the ferry due to medical issues, said Steven Earle, Gabriola Ferry Advisory Committee and Islands Trust Transportation Advisory Commission member. “Gabriolans are used to it, they don’t have any problem with it, because they know that one day it could be them,” said Earle. JChadwick@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4238

Each situation is different, but “there are certain steps in common,” said Guenette. “It depends where you are with traffic around you, what’s the weather like.” Video cameras are mounted in key locations to assist ferries personnel to see such emergencies, but there is also a heavy reliance on visual spotting and reports from the public. “There are cameras on board in certain positions, we aren’t able to talk about where,” Guenette said. BC Ferries could not immediately put a value on the cost of such operations. Crew members were traumatized by the event such that they went through debriefing exercises and sailings were cancelled for the rest of the day. The 45-year-old Vancouver man died in hospital Tuesday. DBellaart@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235

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Home where three children killed is torn down THE CANADIAN PRESS

MERRITT — An ugly reminder of the murders of three children has finally been demolished — seven years after the heinous crime rocked the Interior community of Merritt. On Wednesday, an excavator rolled off the property and a

truck hauled away debris, leaving the place where kids once ran free barren of a residence. In April 2008, Allan Schoenborn stabbed his 10-year-old daughter Kaitlynne and smothered his sons — eight-year-old Max and five-year-old Cordon. Mayor Neil Menard said the city began issuing notices to

the homeowner four years ago, asking that the mobile home be demolished or moved elsewhere. The homeowner was angry about having to knock the place down, Menard said. Neighbours were relieved. “Everybody in town here, all of our citizens, just wanted it to go away,” Menard said.

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Lunney defends evolution stand Says he’s being ‘crowd-shamed’ online THE CANADIAN PRESS

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND “COUNCIL PROCEDURE BYLAW 2007 NO. 7060” In accordance with Section 124(3) of the Community Charter, notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Nanaimo intends to consider amendments to “Council Procedure Bylaw 2007 No. 7060” at the April 20, 2015 Regular Council Meeting which commences at 7:00 p.m. in the Shaw Auditorium at 80 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC. In general terms, the proposed amendments include the following: Inaugural Meeting This section has been updated to reflect new Provincial law, such that the Inaugural Council meeting is held the first Monday of November in the year of a General Local Election. Time and Location of Meetings This section has been changed such that Council meetings are held the first and third Monday of each month (was the second and fourth) with the exception of January in which no meeting will be held the first Monday, and July and August in which only one meeting will be held on the second Monday of the month. Note: Committee of the Whole meetings will continue to be held the opposite Monday of a Council meeting (i.e. second and fourth). Agenda This section has been changed such that: • the deadline to submit items for inclusion on a meeting agenda is 12:00 p.m. on the second Friday preceding the meeting; and, • the agenda will be published and made available by 4:00 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding the meeting. Late Items and Delegations This section has been changed such that the deadline to submit a late item or appear as a delegation is 11:00 a.m. on the Friday preceding the meeting, with the addendum agenda made available by 4:00 p.m. A copy of “Council Procedure Amendment Bylaw 2015 No. 7060.03” is available for viewing on the City’s website at: http://cnan.ca/CPB2007No7060; or, in person, Monday through Friday, except Statutory Holidays, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at: Legislative Services Department, City Hall 455 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 5J6 (250-755-4405) Written submissions may be delivered to the address above or sent via email to: legislativeservices.office@nanaimo.ca. Chris Jackson Manager of Legislative Services

OTTAWA — A longtime Conservative MP who quit the party in order to better defend his religious beliefs says scientists are being gagged by the “false” theory of evolution. James Lunney has also told the House of Commons that he’s being “crowd-shamed” on social media for his beliefs. Before long, however, Lunney — speaking on a point of privilege in the House of Commons — was cut off by Speaker Andrew Scheer on the basis that the ridicule had not affected his ability to do his job. Lunney said he quit the Tories to defend his beliefs against what he calls deliberate attempts to suppress a Christian world view from professional and economic opportunity in law, medicine, and academia. Lunney recently defended a Conservative Ontario MPP who was widely mocked for saying he doesn’t believe in evolution. On Twitter, Lunney told his fol-

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lowers to “stop calling evolution fact.” On Wednesday, he was mocked anew on social media for his attempts to extrapolate on his beliefs in the Commons. “I think I may have been mispronouncing the name ‘Lunney,”’ tweeted one jokester. During his speech, both Green party Leader Elizabeth May and Liberal MP Scott Simms came to Lunney’s defence, arguing to Scheer that he should have been allowed to speak at length.

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VANCOUVER — John Nuttall calmly describes the killing of women and children as “collateral damage” as he drives around Victoria with an undercover police officer to scope out possible targets for a terrorist attack. In a video recording captured May 2013 and played Wednesday before a B.C. Supreme Court jury, the man on trial for plotting to blow up the B.C. legislature on Canada Day says the slaying of bystanders is OK so long as it isn’t done on purpose.

“Muslim women and children, they get killed all the time in the Holy Lands,” says Nuttall, a recent convert to Islam. “As far as we know there are no children’s schools within two kilometres of (the targets),” he adds. “If there are we’ll not aim in the direction of it.” The recordings were taken as part of a months-long undercover RCMP sting involving more than 240 police officers. Nuttall picks out Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt and the Bay Street Armoury, which he believes is a storage facility for government tanks.

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Brieﬁng error blamed by Kenney for bomb gaffe

Senator annoyed over demands by auditor

Minister makes erroneous claim on smart-bomb technology

OTTAWA — A Conservative senator is miffed that she’s being asked to justify claiming a meal expense while travelling when she could have eaten a free airline breakfast of “icecold Camembert with broken crackers.” That’s the level of detail Nancy Ruth says she’s been subjected to by auditor general Michael Ferguson, who is conducting a comprehensive audit of senators’ expenses. Auditors have asked some senators to clarify their expenses, asking them to account for everything from single phone calls to sandwiches eaten during committee meetings to postage stamps. And they’ve been crossreferencing daily expense claims with cellphone records and senators’ emails. Ruth said Wednesday that she’s been asked why she didn’t eat free airline food rather than file

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OTTAWA — Defence Minister Jason Kenney delivered a mea culpa Wednesday for his erroneous claims that Canada was the only nation outside of the United States with smart-bomb technology that was willing to launch airstrikes in Syria. Kenney made the statement several times last week in the House of Commons, as well as in television interviews and a media availability. Problem is, it wasn’t true. It is a well-established, widely known fact that the U.S. and some of its Arab allies — notably Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates — have conducted airstrikes in Syria against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

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They all use U.S.-made, laser-guided “smart” weapons — including Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, and socalled Paveway bombs. Kenney rose in the House of Commons on Wednesday to correct the record and take responsibility for the mistake. He said

he “wasn’t given accurate information” in the briefings he’d received from the military. The controversy was taken to a whole new level last weekend when the country’s top military commander, Gen. Tom Lawson, defended Kenney to an Ottawa newspaper, saying only the U.S. and Canada could hit moving targets in Syria with smart bombs. Kenney piled on, distributing Lawson’s letter on Twitter as proof he was correct. Lawson, however, climbed down from the statement on Tuesday, saying another coalition ally had used the advanced weapons on at least one occasion. It’s not the first time Kenney’s version of the facts has elicited controversy.

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breakfast expense claims on a couple of occasions. “Well, those (airline) breakfasts are pretty awful,” she said. “If you want ice-cold Camembert with broken crackers, have it.” Ferguson was invited by the Senate in 2013 to conduct the audit following embarrassing revelations about allegedly improper expense claims by former Conservative senators Mike Duffy, Patrick Brazeau and Pamela Wallin and Liberal senator Mac Harb, who has since resigned. Ruth gave voice to some of those concerns Wednesday. “Most of their questions are not very sophisticated, nor do they really have anything to do with Senate business . . . If I eat cold Camembert and soda crackers, is that Senate business? Don’t ask. I mean, they’re really weird.” Most senators refused to talk about the audit Wednesday, citing confidentiality agreements.

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A reported marijuana deal gone wrong resulted in gunfire, blood, and a tragedy that has struck the family of a high-ranking Canadian diplomat in the United States. Canada’s top diplomat in Florida has lost her elder teenage son, while her younger one has been arrested in connection with a reported Miami drug deal that turned violent. Roxanne Dube began her posting there as Canada’s consul general only six weeks ago. “I’m in a very bad state,” said Germano Wabafiyebazu, the father of the two teens and her former partner, who lives in Ottawa. “Listen, to see an 18-year-old child who was suddenly killed. When someone is ill, you can gradually get used to the idea that there’s no hope, but this is a child in good health, so it’s a shock.” Wabafiyebazu said he was advised by a family lawyer Wednesday to stop talking to the media about the incident or his

In this photo taken on Monday, Miami-Dade police detectives work at a crime scene involving the two teenage sons of Roxanne Dube, Canada’s counsel general in Maimi. [AP PHOTO]

sons. Media reports said the slain son was 17 and his brother 15. Two people were killed during the incident — including Dube’s son, according to local media reports that said a fourth male was wounded.

The diplomat’s car has been seized in the investigation, multiple sources say. The boys drove their mother’s BMW to the scene of the crime, according to media reports. The younger son reportedly waited

outside with the vehicle, which had diplomatic plates although it was not the official embassy car. News footage showed a pool of blood in the doorway of the apartment complex, located just south of Miami’s Little Havana.

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MONTREAL — As many as 500 Asian women were allegedly smuggled into the country to take part in a Canada-wide prostitution ring the RCMP says it has dismantled. Federal authorities announced Wednesday they’d struck against two major cells of the network in the last five days and arrested six people in the greater Montreal and Toronto areas. The accused are allegedly part of an Asian-based organized crime ring that operated bawdy houses in Halifax, Montreal,

Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. They face a host of charges including procuring, procuring minors, advertising sexual services and gaining a material benefit from sexual services. Other immigration-related charges could be laid later as well as gangsterism charges. Police say the alleged victims, mainly from Korea and China, received assistance from a criminal organization to enter the country either illegally through land crossings or with student and visitors visas obtained under false pretences.

They were then controlled and exploited by the prostitution ring and would be put to work across the country, said RCMP Const. Erique Gasse. Gasse told reporters the women were aware they were coming to Canada to work in prostitution, but were told it would be under decent working conditions. “They were supported, controlled and exploited by a prostitution ring that operated across Canada,” Gasse said. “The victims were exploited for several weeks in one place and then transported across the country to continue the same

line of work, still in appalling conditions.” The RCMP hasn’t been able to pinpoint an exact number of victims, but said there could be as many as 500. The contents of computers and cellphones confiscated during 16 police seizures may shed light on a list of clients. “After a few weeks or months, the girls were returned to their country of origin,” Gasse told a news conference at Saint-Hubert Airport, just south of Montreal. Two clients arrested during the operations will also face charges of being found in a bawdy house.

OTTAWA — Canada’s war in Iraq and Syria is expected to cost more than half a billion dollars by this time next year, Defence Minister Jason Kenney revealed Wednesday, one day after federal budget reports stamped the estimate as secret. Of the total, $406 million is expected to be spent in the new budget year that began Wednesday, on top of the projected $122.5 million that was set aside in the fiscal year that just ended. Those are the incremental costs — the amount of money the Department of National Defence spends over and above the routine expense of maintaining an army. The federal Treasury Board’s plans and priorities report for the coming fiscal year, released Tuesday, showed the price tags for overseas operations in both the Middle East and eastern Europe were classified. Both opposition parties complained, calling the decision to hide the dollar figures unacceptable, but Kenney said the information simply wasn’t available when the estimates were completed in early March. The estimates also keep secret the cost of Canada’s contribution to NATO’s reassurance mission in the new budget year. Those figures were not released on Wednesday. Dave Perry of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute said it’s the first — and only — time in nearly 20 years that cost estimates for an international operation was withheld because it was deemed classified. Opposition NDP leader Tom Mulcair said the government shouldn’t have to be dragged kicking and screaming towards accountability. “The first thing Canadians are entitled to when we are in a war situation is truth, including the truth about the cost of that war,” Mulcair said.

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John Lennon’s ﬁrst wife dies of cancer at age 75 Cynthia Lennon, the first wife of former Beatles guitarist John Lennon, died of cancer Wednesday at her home in Spain. She was 75. Her death was announced on the website and Twitter account of her son, Julian Lennon and confirmed by his representative. Julian Lennon posted a moving video tribute to his late mother with a song he had written in her honour. Cynthia and John Lennon met at art school in Liverpool in 1957 and married shortly before the Beatles shot to worldwide fame. Julian was their only child together. The couple divorced in 1968 after John Lennon started his much publicized relationship with Japanese artist Yoko Ono.

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Jailed Canadian journalist shocked to be refused passport A Canadian journalist on trial in Egypt on widely denounced terror charges expressed shock and anger Wednesday over Ottawa’s refusal to issue him a passport while he awaits the outcome of his case. Mohamed Fahmy, who was born in Egypt but immigrated to Canada with his family as a teenager, said his original

Israeli officials announced Wednesday that a joint U.S.-Israeli missile-defence system has successfully passed a new test and is expected to be operational next year — a development that would provide an important tool in protecting the country against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. The Defence Ministry said the David’s Sling system had successfully intercepted targets in a series of tests conducted with the U.S. Missile Defence Agency, calling it a “major milestone.” David’s Sling is part of what Israel calls a “multi-layer” missile defence system that includes the Arrow, which is being developed to intercept longer-range missiles from Iran, and the Iron Dome rocketdefence system, which is already operational.

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ting that report and submitted all necessary document to the embassy only to be delivered a crushing blow in a letter received Wednesday from Canada’s Passport program. The document, a copy of which was obtained by The Canadian Press, explained that passport regulations require that “courtimposed mobility restrictions are respected” — a reference to Fahmy’s bail conditions.

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The driver killed in a violent confrontation at a National Security Agency gate was a transgender sex worker in Baltimore, according to those who knew her, and she was remembered Wednesday as a friendly but troubled loner. Ricky Shawatza Hall, 27, was killed Monday when NSA police opened fire on a stolen car that then crashed into a police vehicle. A passenger and an officer were wounded. On Monday, police determined that Hall and her passenger were driving the vehicle of a 60-yearold Baltimore man, who told investigators he had picked up the two strangers in Baltimore and brought them to a motel.

Canadian passport was seized by Egyptian authorities when he was first arrested in Cairo in December 2013, and has never been returned. The 40-year-old, who spent more than a year in a Cairo prison, has been trying to acquire a new passport ever since being released on bail in February. “I am crippled and it’s becoming a security threat that I’m walking around with no Canad-

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As Nigerians celebrated the victory Wednesday that returned one of its harshest former dictators to power, sobering challenges confront Muhammadu Buhari, from an Islamic insurgency that has killed thousands to widespread poverty and graft. The 72-year-old Buhari made history as the first opposition party candidate to win elections in Africa’s most populous nation, ending President Goodluck Jonathan’s bid for another term. For a former general who three decades ago led Nigeria following a coup, it was an amazing transformation to a democratically elected president. Fresh from his victory, Buhari warned the country’s brutal Boko Haram insurgents that he would be coming after them.

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Solo album penned on Dad’s guitar Son of influential folk guitarist Red Shea releases his solo debut folk-roots album with performance AARON HINKS DAILY NEWS

cott Shea may be one of the only musicians who doesn’t listen to music. Shea’s father, the late influential folk guitarist Red Shea, didn’t encourage his family to listen to music and that tradition has stuck ever since. “My dad would come home off the road and he didn’t want to hear any music because he was so sick of music and noise and recording, he just wanted it to be quiet. We were never encouraged to listen to music as a kid. Because of that, I just kind of, it became a pattern and I don’t listen to music,” Shea said. “A lot of times I find listening to music I cringe and I don’t like what I’m listening to and I find it irritates me. If it’s not really good I have a hard time listening to it.” Not listening to music has given Shea a sound that he says is purely him. “And it’s a great place to be.” Shea is releasing his first solo folk-roots album and hosting a release party at the Vault Cafe on April 11 at 8 p.m. Shea moved to Victoria in 2008 after walking away from a successful homebuilding business he started in Toronto. “My wife and I hardly saw each

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other because I was working so much and I said we can’t live like this anymore so we decided to move to the West Coast and settle down,” he said. After spending a few years in Victoria Shea was inspired to write his first solo album with a guitar left to him by his father. “I kept looking at it and wanting to write with it, I kept picking it up and telling myself no I don’t want to get back. But then I said you know what I got to do this because it keeps pulling me back,” he said. He sat down and penned 50 songs, 10 of which are on his upcoming album. His album launch tour kicks off April 9 in Ucluelet and finishes May 14 in Halifax. Upright bass player Blake Palm and guitar and mandolin player Adam Dobres will accompany Shea on stage. “Three guys sound like 10,” Shea said. AHinks@Nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4242

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Dancers host reunion for Vesna anniversary DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

The Vesna Ukranian dancers will mark 31 years in Nanaimo with an evening of dance and celebration on April 18. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

Nanaimo’s Ukrainian community comes together for an evening of dance and fun to mark 31 years since the Vesna Ukrainian Dancers formed in Nanaimo. Ukrainian traditions and culture, and the bonds of family have been the glue that has kept the group active until now. Organizers are working to locate members present and past to invite them to the April 18 event. “I’ve been trying to get hold of as many past dancers as possible,” said Jeanne Rudy, former director of the group, which takes its name from the Ukrainian word for spring. With each invitation she emails out, members are asked to reply with answers to a short questionnaire, to create a printed testimony of their fond memories of their time with Vesna. The bits of memorabilia will be used to create pages in a scrap book to share and enjoy that night. The group was formed in 1984 when a core group came together with a common wish to keep

alive the culture and traditions of the Ukraine, within a growing Vancouver Island city far from the homeland. That culture includes he tradition of Ukrainian Easter egg making, and the loving care used to make perogies and cabbage rolls by hand, and the close ties of family associated with those activities. While hand-painted Easter eggs are associated with many eastern European countries, Ukrainian eggs are considered some of the most colourful and intricate in their design. “In pagan times, eggs were a very powerful symbol of new life,” Rudy said. “With Christianity, they added the resurrection.” Traditionally, each egg told its own story, and they were often given to bridal couples at weddings, as tokens of good luck, to symbolize fruitful harvests or as harbingers of prosperity. The Dancers connect youngsters to that history and tradition with egg making workshops, where Rudy teaches the basic principles of egg design, then they are free to create their

own designs. Thread-making and cooking are among activities that brought the womenfolk together. Men and women enjoy music and dance, which are important elements in any Ukrainian celebration. There will be plenty of dancing at the reunion at the Coast Bastion Hotel. Participants are asked to answer a questionnaire asking their favourite activity, dance and memory as a member, what they like to do now and to provide some photographs to go in the scrap books, to enjoy that evening. There will be a traditional dinner, complete with perogies and cabbage rolls. “Any former dancers who haven’t been contacted, please get hold of me,” Rudy said. Organizers must have the guest list finalized by April 12. Tickets are $30, $10 for children. The event happens April 18 at the Coast Bastion. Doors open at 5 p.m. The public is welcome. DBellaart@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235

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Academy Award winner Patricia Arquette has lot more to say off screen than her Oscar acceptance speech. The actress cited in February for her performance in ‘Boyhood’ has a deal with Random House for a memoir about her “unconventional family,” single parenthood and life in Hollywood, the publisher announced Wednesday. The book is currently untitled and a release date has not been set.

Cynthia Lennon, the first wife of former Beatles guitarist John Lennon, died of cancer Wednesday at her home in Spain. She was 75. Her death was announced on the website and Twitter account of her son, Julian Lennon and confirmed by his representative. Julian Lennon posted a video tribute to his late mother with a song he had written in her honour. “You gave your life for me, you gave your life for love,” it begins.

A playwright whose parody of 1970s sitcoms was accused of copyright infringement by lawyers representing the TV show ‘Three’s Company’ has won a victory in court. The chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled Tuesday that David Adjmi is protected under the doctrine of fair use. Adjmi’s play ‘3C’ had a run at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre in 2012.

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Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Cringing in Exercise Class,” who complained about a woman who chewed gum during classes. I’m surprised the instructor allows it. It is a safety hazard. The woman could inhale the gum and get it stuck in her windpipe. I bet the insurance company that covers the exercise facility would put an end to anyone chewing gum posthaste. — Better Practice Your Heimlich Maneuver Dear Better: You make an excellent point that we had not considered. With the amount of exertion and breathing one does during exercise, the gum could easily end up where it shouldn’t. Thanks for weighing in. Dear Readers: We are carrying on Ann Landers’ tradition that April 2 be set aside as Reconciliation Day, a time to make the first move toward mending broken relationships. It also would be the day on which we agree to accept the olive branch extended by a former friend or estranged family member and do our best to start over.

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n a confusing B.C. Hockey League playoff format, there has always been a simple solution — win, and you’re in. That’s what the Penticton Vees have done, already booking their trip to the Fred Page Cup finals, and that’s what the Nanaimo Clippers will need to do tonight on home ice against those Vees if they want to do the same. “We’re treating it like a mustwin game,” said Clippers captain Brendan Taylor. “If we win, we’re in the finals and that’s the way we’re looking at it, so we’re just going to go out and have a good game.” With two wins over the Chilliwack Chiefs and another over the Clippers, the Vees know they will play for a league championship with their six points already in hand. But they still make the trip to Nanaimo tonight for the fifth game of the BCHL’s Round 3 double-round-robin that is in place to eliminate one team and form a two-team championship series from the three division champions. When the Vees play the Clippers tonight at 7 p.m. at Frank Crane Arena, the Chiefs will need to hope for a Penticton win in hopes of living to play another day — their season could be dead without another chance to fight for it’s life. If the Vees do win tonight, the Clippers will head to Chilliwack on Saturday night with another chance to advance. But another Clippers loss would also send Nanaimo and Chilliwack into a tiebreaker game, with the winner moving on to the finals. “It doesn’t change anything for us,” Clippers winger Nic Carrier said of what tonight’s outcome means for his team’s schedule moving forward. “We’re just going to play our game. We just want to win.” Everything is positive for the Clippers tonight. They’re playing a Penticton

Nanaimo Clippers centre Jacob Hanlon fires a puck above goalie Guillaume Decelles during practice Wednesday at Frank Crane Arena. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

team that won’t have the same motivation, with their spot in the finals already etched in stone. They’ve won eight of nine games on home ice in the playoffs, and are 2-0 in must-win games. Tonight, however, is not a must-win game for the Clippers. But they’re treating it that way, regardless. They would rather bypass Chilliwack in their next game en route to Penticton, rather than play a desperate Chiefs team in their own rink Saturday night. “I know they’re going to come out hard, but maybe they’ll sit back a bit,” Taylor said of the Vees, who are playing in a meannothing game as far as their own future goes. “We’re going to have

to play our A game, come out and be physical and just take it to them.” The Clippers are also coming off their longest break between games since the week before the playoffs started — in February. “It’s been good to get a few practices and kind of take our minds off the game and work on the little things,” Taylor said. “Our brains were getting a little bit mangled and in the games we were forgetting how to do some stuff, so it was nice to take a little breather and go out and practice.” The Clippers lost their only Round 3 playoff game against the Vees in Penticton, 4-1. In the regular season, the two

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BCHL Round 3 Tracker Scores: Game 1: Clippers 1 @ Vees 4 Game 2: Chiefs 3 @ Clippers 7 Game 3: Vees 4 @ Chiefs 3 (OT) Game 4: Chiefs 2 @ Vees 5 Points: Vees: 6 (3 wins, 0 losses) Clippers: 2 (1 win, 1 loss) Chiefs: 0 (0 wins, 3 losses) Upcoming games: Thursday, April 2: Penticton Vees @ Nanaimo Clippers, 7 p.m. *Saturday, April 4: Nanaimo Clippers @ Chilliwack Chiefs, 7 p.m. *Monday, April 6: Tiebreaker game *If necessary

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Hornets secure league win ahead of playoffs ROSS ARMOUR DAILY NEWS

The Nanaimo Hornets have given themselves the perfect confidence boost ahead of the playoffs with a convincing win over the UVic Saxons this past Saturday in Victoria. The Hornets defeated their opponents 45-26 to cement themselves in fourth place in Division 1 of the Vancouver Island Rugby League and the final playoff spot. Try scorers included captain Brad Marshall, Kiko Halioku, Guillame Monzegur, Alec Brydon and Jarrett Richardson. Marshall also kicked four conversions on the day. The Hornets will now face league winners the Velox Valhallians, also of Victoria, on the

“We’ve all been a lot happier with how we’ve been playing recently and I still see us as a dark horse and I think we’ve got a good shot at the playoffs. “ Pat Milford, Nanaimo Hornets

road on April 18. Coach Pat Milford has seen an upturn in performances recently and that all came together in the win over the Saxons. “They play a different style of rugby to most of the other teams we’ve played this season,” Milford said of the Saxons.

“They’re not as big, so they tried to work the ball across the field away from our big guys in the middle and use their speed out wide.” The Saxons’ tactics seem to work early on as the hosts raced into a 12-0 lead, before the Hornets took control later on in the game. “Once we got to grips with that, we were then able to use our strength well through the middle and get points on the board,” said Milford. The game brought a curtain down on the regular league season which saw the Saxons finish bottom of the pile in fifth. Milford said he’s also more confident going into the playoffs now after Saturday’s win. “We’ve all been a lot happier

with how we’ve been playing recently and I still see us as a dark horse and I think we’ve got a good shot at the playoffs. “All of our guys are back now (from injury) and we’ve run a lot of the ‘better’ teams close. It’s all coming together.” Milford’s team now has two weeks to work on strategy and gameplan ahead of the Valhallians match. “We’ve got a couple weeks now so we’ll be working to get a bigger and faster team out there on the field to give ourselves the best chance.” The other playoff match sees the Port Alberni Black Sheep take on the Cowichan Piggies. The Black Sheep finished second just behind the Valhallians in a close battle for the league

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VIU men co-winners of top PacWest award Mariners’ All-Canadians Justin King, Victor Blasco share PacWest male athlete of the year honours SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS

Two Vancouver Island University All-Canadian national silver medalists have been honoured as the top male athletes from the PacWest for the 2014-15 season. Fourth-year VIU men’s basketball guard Justin King, and firstyear men’s soccer winger Victor Blasco have been named as cowinners of the Pacific Western Athletic Association’s male athlete of the year across all sports award this week. Both had already been named as the PacWest athletes of the year in their respective sports. “I feel really good about it,” said King, who led the PacWest in scoring in his first year with the team. “I feel like it was earned from hard work and definitely from my teammates and my coaches working hard together.” King, an import played from Las Vegas, was a dominant presence for a Mariners team that won the conference championship after a 20-1 regular season that ended with a Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association national silver medal. But being named alongside Blasco as the conference’s top male athlete was something King had never thought about when he committed to VIU last summer. “I felt like I was capable of it, yes, but it’s not something I really focused on or thought about,” King said. “I really focused on coming here and going to school, and then I really just tried to focused on trying to win a championship.” King averaged 24.29 points per game in conference play, fourth best in the country and the best in the PacWest. He was also third in the PacWest in rebounds per game with 7.5. “I feel like I had a really solid season all around,” King said. “I’m proud of myself, and I definitely had a good time with my teammates and my coaches.

“I feel like it was earned from hard work and definitely from my teammates and coaches working together.“ Justin King, VIU Mariners

We were really close as a team and that’s something I’m going to miss because it won’t be the same team again. I was really happy for us as a team.” The VIU men’s basketball team has the potential to be just as good, or better, in the 2015-16 season as it was in the season that just ended. The team only loses two players to graduation, and King is eligible to return for a fifth and final year. However, he has yet to make a decision on his future. “Right now, I’m not sure,” King said. “I may come back, but I’m just really thinking about it right now. It will be either coming back here or going pro.” Blasco, however, has already gone pro. After leading the VIU men’s soccer team to a CCAA silver medal — playing through a leg injury in the final — Blasco will take his male co-athlete of the year to the Vancouver Whitecaps U23 team in the United Soccer League. Bill Merriman, Blasco’s coach during his one season with the Mariners, said the Spaniard was easily deserving of the award. “I thought it was very well deserved,” Merriman said. “He was definitely the top player in the PacWest and probably the top player in the country in our league. He showed that at nationals and at provincials, so I’m very happy for him.” Blasco arrived at VIU on a oneyear loan from the Simon Fraser University Clan, but exceeded expectations when he was named an All-Canadian after a 12-goal season. He was also named as the

Spanish winger Victor Blasco was the top men’s soccer player in the PacWest last season. [FILE PHOTO]

conference’s rookie of the year. Merriman said having Blasco on the field was a positive influence on the rest of the team. “It was great for the other players,” he said, “and think I he enjoyed it. Having someone with that kind of technical ability really helped out to get the other players to have that much more of a jump, as well. And not only that, he had the personality to go with it.” On their run to the national championship tournament’s gold medal game, Merriman said the mere presence of Blasco, even though he was injured, caused the opposition to pay him extra attention, opening up space for the rest of the team. “That gave us chances for other players to score goals and chip in and do things, so it was great to have him for that run,” he said. SMcKenzie@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243

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Small Kentucky guard could have big impact GARY B. GRAVES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Being Kentucky’s smallest player on the floor hasn’t prevented five-footnine point guard Tyler Ulis from repeatedly coming up big for the Wildcats. He’ll likely need to do it again this weekend. Next up for Ulis and Kentucky to complete an unbeaten championship season is a Final Four rematch with Wisconsin. The Badgers (35-3) match up well with Kentucky (38-0), averaging nearly three fewer turnovers per game and shooting slightly better from 3-point range. So not only will the Wildcats have to work harder to create scoring opportunities, they must shoot better from the perimeter. Those challenges seem tailor-

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made for Ulis, a pesky defender and arguably Kentucky’s best ballhandler. And he’s capable of knocking down clutch shots; his three-pointer helped Kentucky rally to beat Notre Dame in Saturday’s Midwest Region final. “I like to lead,” said Ulis, who backs up Andrew Harrison but has frequently played with him

and twin brother Aaron Harrison. “Certain guys, I just try to get them into the game and tell them what to do. I just try to be a leader on the court.” Ulis leads Kentucky averaging 3.7 assists per game, just ahead of Andrew Harrison (3.6). His lob passes to Kentucky’s big men have often resulted in memorable, thunderous dunks. “I won’t say my court vision or awareness has improved, but I’ve been better at throwing lobs,” Ulis added. “That’s something I struggled with early in the year because I was used to throwing to guys and everybody was, like, 6-3 in high school. Everybody’s now on the same (page), and we’re doing a great job with the lobs.” Then there are moments when he has to do it himself. In Saturday’s nail-biter against

the Fighting Irish, Kentucky trailed 59-53 with about six minutes left and was struggling to score. Ulis’ timely 3-pointer sparked a Wildcats rally, and Kentucky went on to win 68-66. “The whole bench was yelling at me, ’shoot the ball, shoot the ball!’ when (Karl-Anthony Towns) had it,” Ulis said of the shot. “He kicked it out, and I just had to knock it down.” Ulis has been just as fearless shooting in traffic, putting up his soft jumper over several taller Cincinnati defenders in a roundof-32 victory. Though shorter than nearly everyone he plays against, he succeeds because of a will that won’t let him quit. “People look at his size, but that’s not a disadvantage to me,” fellow guard Devin Booker said of Ulis. “As you can see, he can still perform at this level and he

has played against bigger guards. We all see what Tyler can do.” Ulis is also proving to be one of Kentucky’s go-to guys in the post-season, averaging 29 minutes per contest. He has also added nearly seven points per game to his average while posting a 4.3-1.1 assists-to-turnover ratio. None of Ulis’ poise and resilience surprises Mike Taylor, his high school coach at Marian Catholic in Chicago Heights, Illinois. The coach recalls Ulis playing his freshman year in high school with a stress fracture in his foot, so it wasn’t a big deal for the guard to continue playing with a butterfly bandage over his right eye after taking an elbow against archrival Louisville in December. He led Kentucky with a career-high 14 points in the 58-50 win.

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Flyers 4, Penguins 1 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Crosby (26) (Cole, Hornqvist) 3:29 2. Philadelphia, Lecavalier (8) (Bellemare) 17:14 Penalties: Rinaldo Phi (Tripping Ian Cole) 8:29, Spaling Pit (Cross checking Chris Vande Velde) 13:52 Second Period 3. Philadelphia, Schenn (15) (Manning, Couturier) 12:43 Penalties: Schultz Phi (Slashing Daniel Winnik) 1:11, Sutter Pit (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 3:30, Downie Pit (Roughing Michael Raffl) 6:49, Perron Pit (Interference of Pierre-Edouard Bellemare) 16:02, Downie Pit (Tripping Brayden Schenn) 18:57

Flyers 4, Penguins 1 (Cont’d) Third Period 4. Philadelphia, Schenn (16) (Voracek, Streit) 0:49 (PP) 5. Philadelphia, Colaiacovo (1) 5:34 Penalties: Rinaldo Phi (Embellishment Chris Kunitz) 3:23, Kunitz Pit (Slashing Zac Rinaldo) 3:23 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Philadelphia 15 8 8 31 Pittsburgh 7 8 10 25 Goaltending summary: Philadelphia: Mason (24/25), Pittsburgh: Fleury (27/31) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Philadelphia: 1 of 5, Pittsburgh: 0 of 2 Att: 18,664

Ducks 5, Oilers 1 First Period 1. Anaheim, Beauchemin (11) (Lindholm, Silfverberg) 3:43 2. Anaheim, Thompson (5) (Silfverberg) 9:59 Second Period 3. Anaheim, Perry (33) (Beauchemin, Fleischmann) 8:33 4. Anaheim, Despres (3) (Cogliano, Silfverberg) 12:06 5. Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins (24) (Eberle) 17:05 Penalties: Wisniewski Ana (Hooking Taylor Hall) 5:08, Hall Edm (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 9:09, NugentHopkins Edm (Holding Nate Thompson) 14:57, Thompson Ana (Embellishment Ryan Nugent-Hopkins) 14:57 Third Period 6. Anaheim, Cogliano (15) 5:14 (PP) Penalties: Fowler Ana (Cross checking Matt Fraser) 9:55, Rakell Ana (Holding Brandon Davidson) 19:20 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Edmonton 7 11 5 23 Anaheim 7 12 8 27 Goaltending summary: Edmonton: Scrivens (22/27), Anaheim: Andersen (22/23) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Edmonton: 0 of 3, Anaheim: 0 of 1 Att: 17,174

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Buffalo Sabres centre Philip Varone (84) carries the puck up next to Toronto Maple Leafs centre Zach Sill during a game Wednesdayin Buffalo. [AP PHOTO]

Cellar-dwelling Sabres beat Leafs JOHN WAWROW THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Matt Moulson and Matt Ellis scored 1:41 apart in the third period, and the Buffalo Sabres rallied for a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night. The Sabres overcame a 3-1 second-period deficit and won their second straight, inching closer to moving out of last place. Zac Dalpe and Cody Hodgson also scored in a matchup of cross-border rivals that featured a predominant number of fans wearing Maple Leafs jerseys. Ellis added an assist, and Brian Gionta set up two goals for Buffalo (22-47-8), which moved to within two points of 29th-place Arizona. James van Riemsdyk, Eric Brewer and Nazem Kadri scored for Toronto (29-43-6), which squandered a chance to win three straight for the first time since a six-game run from Dec. 10-16. The Maple Leafs are 10-34-3 since. Buffalo’s Anders Lindback made 24 saves, including a pair of key stops against Phil Kessel in the final minute. Moulson tied it with a power-play goal 1:33 into the third period. Gionta started the play at the left boards and sent a no-look pass down low to Johan Larsson, who quickly fed the puck into the slot for Moulson’s one-timer. Ellis was set up by Nikita Zadorov, who sped up the right wing and sent a pass into the middle. Ellis cut across to draw out goalie Jonathan Bernier and shovelled the puck into the open left side. While Ellis and his teammates celebrated, some Sabres fans joined their Maple Leafs counterparts by sitting quietly following the sudden turn of events. A large contingent of Sabres fans are openly rooting for Buffalo to finish 30th and be guaranteed a shot at selecting one of two highly touted draft prospects: Erie Otters centre Connor McDavid or Boston University centre Jack Eichel.

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Western Hockey League Playoffs

B.C. Hockey League Playoffs

All series best-of- seven Yesterday’s results Regina 4, Swift Current 0 (Regina sweeps series 4-0) Calgary 7, Kootenay 2 (Calgary leads series 3-1) Red Deer 2, Medicine Hat 1 (Medicine Hat leads series 2-1) Prince George 4, Victoria 2 (Victoria leads series 2-1) Brandon at Edmonton (Brandon leads series 3-1) Kelowna 5, Tri-City 4 (OT) (Kelowna sweeps series 4-0) Everett 2, Spokane 1 (OT) (Everett leads series 2-1)

Round-robin standings Seed W L Pts GF-GA 1 Penticton 3 0 6 13-6 2 Nanaimo 1 1 2 8-7 3 Chilliwack 0 3 0 8-16

Yesterday at the CN Centre

Malmo, Sweden. Quarterfinals (USA, Canada have byes to semifinals) Yesterday’s results Finland 3, Switzerland 0 Russia 2, Sweden 1

Cougars 4, Royals 2 First Period 1. Prince George, Witala 3 (Ruopp) 13:23 (SH) Penalties: Carroll Vic (high sticking) 3:33; Bethune P.G (too many men) 11:39 Second Period 2. Prince George, Erricson 1 (Pochiro, Harkins) 2:22 (PP) 3. Prince George, Ruopp 1 (Andrlik) 7:58 4. Victoria, Soy 2 (Walker, Chase) 13:22 (PP) 5. Victoria, Fisher 1 (Forsberg, Sayers) 14:06 Penalties: Fushimi Vic (cross checking), 1:50; Bethune P.G (elbowing), 8:37; McDonald P.G (inter. on goaltender), 11:30; Hicketts Vic (slashing), 14:47; Chase Vic (goaltender interference, 10-minute misconduct), 17:52 Third Period 6. Prince George, Morrison 1 (Soltes, Erricson) 6:06 Penalties: Bethune P.G (too many men) 12:02 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Victoria 5 10 9 24 Prince George 14 18 10 42 Goaltending summary: Victoria: Coleman Vollrach (38/42); Prince George: Ty Edmonds (21/23) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Victoria:1 of 4; Prince George: 1 of 4 Att: 4,202 Today’s schedule Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 6 p.m. Victoria at Prince George, 7 p.m. Portland at Seattle, 7:05 p.m. Friday, April 3 Swift Current at Regina, 6 p.m. Kootenay at Calgary, 6 p.m. Tri-City at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Everett at Spokane, 7:05 p.m. Saturday, April 4 Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m. Regina at Swift Current, 6 p.m. Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 6:30 p.m. Prince George at Victoria, 7 p.m. Kelowna at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m. Spokane at Everett, 7:05 p.m. Sunday, April 5 Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 4 p.m. Monday, April 6 Kootenay at Calgary, 6 p.m. Victoria at Prince George*, 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 7* Edmonton at Brandon, 5 p.m. Swift Current at Regina, 6 p.m. Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m. Tri-City at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m. Everett at Spokane, 7:05 p.m. Portland at Seattle, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, April 8* Edmonton at Brandon, 5 p.m. Seattle at Portland, 7 p.m. Prince George at Victoria, 7:05 p.m. Spokane at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Cyclone Taylor Cup (B.C. provincial Junior B championship) All games at Mission Leisure Center, Mission, B.C. Teams: Kimberley Dynamiters (KIJHL) North Vancouver Wolf Pack (PIJHL) Mission City Outlaws (PJHL) Campbell River Storm (VIJHL) Friday, April 3 Campbell River vs. North Vancouver, 2:30 p.m. Kimberley vs. Mission City, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4 Campbell River vs. Kimberley 3 p.m. Mission City vs. North Vancouver, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 5 North Vancouver vs. Kimberley, 3 p.m. Mission City vs. Campbell River, 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 6 Bronze Medal game, 11 a.m. Gold Medal final, 3 p.m.

American Hockey League Eastern Conference Atlantic W L OT SL GF GA Pts Manchester 44 16 6 2 215156 96 Worcester 38 23 4 2 204170 82 Providence 36 23 7 2 183167 81 Portland 37 24 5 1 183160 80 St. John’s 30 30 8 2 165216 70 Northeast W L OT SL GF GA Pts Syracuse 40 19 9 0 198187 89 Hartford 36 23 5 4 194199 81 Springfield 35 27 8 0 177193 78 Albany 31 26 5 6 173186 73 Bridgeport 25 36 6 1 193223 57 East W L OT SL GF GA Pts Hershey 42 19 5 3 203163 92 W-B/Scranton 39 22 3 4 186147 85 Lehigh Valley 31 29 6 1 179208 69 Binghamton 29 31 7 1 211231 66 Norfolk 23 37 6 3 145202 55 Western Conference North W L OT SL GF GA Pts Utica 42 19 6 1 196162 91 Hamilton 32 25 11 0 181177 75 Toronto 32 26 9 0 170180 73 Adirondack 32 26 6 2 202202 72 Rochester 27 35 5 1 193218 60 Midwest W L OT SL GF GA Pts Grand Rapids 41 19 6 2 221160 90 Rockford 39 21 5 2 184159 85 Milwaukee 33 25 7 5 193193 78 Chicago 35 25 6 1 183169 77 Lake Erie 31 26 7 4 181209 73 West W L OT SL GF GA Pts San Antonio 42 20 5 1 226198 90 Oklahoma City 37 23 5 3 204193 82 Texas 32 21 13 1 209197 78 Charlotte 28 35 5 1 155212 62 Iowa 21 43 2 2 151221 46 Yesterday’s results Springfield 2, Bridgeport 1 Manchester 2, Albany 1 Utica 5, Rochester 1 Worcester 3, Hershey 2 (SO) Binghamton 3, Syracuse 2 (OT) Milwaukee 3, Lake Erie 2 (OT) Chicago 2, Toronto 1 W-B/Scran 4, Hartford 3 Grand Rapids 6, Rockford 1 Lehigh 3, Norfolk 2 Texas 7, Adirondack 4 Today’s schedule Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Chicago at Hamilton, 4:30 p.m. Adirondack at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Friday, April 3 Providence at St. John’s, 3 p.m. Albany at Springfield, 4 p.m.

MLB

Grapefruit League Team NY Mets Pittsburgh Boston Toronto NY Yankees Houston St. Louis Miami Tampa Atlanta Minnesota Washington Philadelphia Baltimore Detroit

Today’s game Penticton at Nanaimo, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 4* Nanaimo at Chilliwack, 7 p.m. Monday, April 6* Tiebreak: Teams, time TBA * = if necessary

IIHF World Women’s Championships

Relegation round Yesterday’s result Japan 3, Germany 2 Semifinals, Friday, April 3 USA vs. Russia, 3 a.m. Canada vs. Finland, 7 a.m. Saturday, April 3 Bronze Medal game, 3 a.m. Gold Medal game, 7 a.m.

CURLING

2015 World Men’s Curling Championship Halifax Metro Centre, Saturday, March 28-April 5 Standings Round Robin W L Norway (Ulsrud) 8 1 Canada (Simmons) 8 1 Sweden (Edin) 6 3 Switzerland (Pfister) 5 4 Finland (Kauste) 5 4 United States (Shuster) 4 5 Japan (Morozumi) 4 5 China (Zang) 3 6 Italy (Retornaz) 3 6 Czech Republic (Snitil) 3 6 Scotland (MacDonald) 3 6 Russia (Arkhipov) 2 7 Yesterday’s results Draw 12 Norway (Ulsrud) def. Italy (Retornaz) 9-2 (6 ends) Canada (Simmons) def. Switzerland (Pfister) 8-4 (8 ends) Sweden (Edin) def. United States (Shuster) 11-6 (8 ends) China (Zang) def. Russia (Arkhipov) 8-3 Draw 13 Finland (Kauste) def. Russia (Arkhipov) 8-6 Sweden (Edin) def. Japan (Morozumi) 9-2 (6 ends) Scotland (MacDonald) def. Switzerland (Pfister) 5-4 (11 ends) Italy (Retornaz) def. Czech Republic (Snítil) 9-6 Draw 14 Canada (Simmons) def. Scotland (MacDonald) 7-1 (8 ends) Norway (Ulsrud) def. Czech Republic (Snítil) 12-5 (9 ends) Finland (Kauste) def. China (Zang) 8-7 (11 ends) United States (Shuster) def. Japan (Morozumi) 8-6 Today’s schedule Draw 15, 6:30 a.m. Czech Republic (Snítil) vs. United States (Shuster) Scotland (MacDonald) vs. China (Zang) Norway (Ulsrud) vs. Japan (Morozumi) Finland (Kauste) vs. Canada (Simmons) Draw 16, 11:30 a.m. Sweden (Edin) vs. China (Zang) United States (Shuster) vs. Russia (Arkhipov) Canada (Simmons) vs. Italy (Retornaz) Switzerland (Pfister) vs. Norway (Ulsrud) Draw 17, 4:30 p.m. Japan (Morozumi) vs. Switzerland (Pfister) Italy (Retornaz) vs. Finland (Kauste) Russia (Arkhipov) vs. Czech Republic (Snítil) Sweden (Edin) vs. Scotland (MacDonald) Friday, April 3 Playoff Draw PP1, 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4 Draw PP2, P3 vs. P4, 2:30 p.m. Semifinal, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 5 Bronze medal match, 10 a.m. Gold medal match, 1 p.m.

Pct .621 .600 .600 .586 .536 .524 .522 .520 .500 .464 .462 .417 .407 .393 .357

GB 1 1 1 2.5 3 3 3 3.5 4.5 4.5 5.5 6 6.5 7.5

L 9 9 11 11 11 14 14 13 15 15 14 16 15 17 20

Pct .690 .640 .630 .577 .560 .517 .517 .500 .483 .464 .440 .407 .400 .346 .333

GB 2 2 3.5 4 5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 8 8 9.5 10.5

Cactus League Team Oakland LA Dodgers Kansas City San Diego Cincinnati Colorado Arizona LA Angels Chi Cubs Cleveland Milwaukee Seattles Chicago Sox Texas San Francisco

W 20 16 17 16 14 15 15 13 14 13 11 11 10 9 10

Yesterday’s results Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 2 Boston 4, Minnesota 4 Houston 3, Detroit 2 Tampa Bay 3, NY Yankees 0 Toronto 9, Boston 7 Miami 8, Washington 0 St. Louis 5, NY Mets 4 Oakland 4, LA Angels 1 LA Dodgers 4, Kansas City 4 Arizona 3, Cincinnati 0 San Diego 8, Chicago Sox 2 Colorado 10, Texas 4. Pittsburgh 0, at Baltimore 0 (10 innings) Today’s games NY Mets at St. Louis 9:05 a.m. NY Yankees at Detroit 10 a.m. Pittsburgh at NY Yankees 10:05 a.m. Tampa Bay at Philadelphia 10:05 a.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati 12:05 p.m. Milwaukee at San Diego 12:05 p.m. Chicago Sox at Arizona 12:10 p.m. Baltimore at Atlanta 3:05 p.m. Boston at Minnesota 4:05 p.m. LA Dodgers at LA Angels 7:05 p.m. Oakland at San Francisco 7:15 p.m.

Opening Day Sunday, April 5 St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 5 p.m. Adam Wainwright vs Jon Lester Monday, April 6 Toronto at NY Yankees 10 a.m. Drew Hutchison vs Masahiro Tanaka Minnesota at Detroit 10:08 a.m. Hughes vs Price Colorado at Milwaukee 11:10 a.m. Kendrick vs Lohse Boston at Philadelphia 12:05 p.m. Buchholz vs Hamels Baltimore at Tampa Bay 12:10 p.m. Chris Tillman vs Chris Archer NY Mets at Washington 1:00 p.m. Colon vs Scherzer Chicago Sox at Kansas City 1:10 p.m. Samardzija vs Ventura LA Angels at Seattle 1:10 p.m. TBA vs Felix Hernandez Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 1:10 p.m. Liriano vs Cueto San Diego at LA Dodgers 1:10 p.m. Shields vs Kershaw Atlanta at Miami 1:10 p.m. Teheran vs Alvarez Cleveland at Houston 4:00 p.m. Kluber vs Keuchel San Francisco at Arizona 7:00 p.m. TBA vs Collmenter Texas at Oakland 7:05 p.m. Gallardo vs Gray Tuesday, April 7 Atlanta at Miami 4:10 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay 4:10 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 5:05 p.m. Colorado at Milwaukee 5:10 p.m. San Fran at Arizona 6:40 p.m. Texas at Oakland 7:05 p.m. LA Angels at Seattle 7:10 p.m. San Diego at LA Dodgers 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 Minnesota at Detroit 10:08 a.m. St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 11:20 a.m. Boston at Philadelphia 4 p.m. (Porcello vs Harang) NY Mets at Washington 4:05 p.m. (deGrom vs Zimmermann) Toronto at NY Yankees 4:05 p.m. Atlanta at Miami 4:10 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 4:10 p.m. (Cole vs Leake) Chicago Sox at Kansas City 5:10 p.m. Cleveland at Houston 5:10 p.m. Colorado at Milwaukee 5:10 p.m. San Fran at Arizona 6:40 p.m. San Diego at LA Dodgers 7 p.m. Texas at Oakland 7:05 p.m. LA Angels at Seattle 7:10 p.m.

Toronto

MLS T 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 2

GF GA 5 2 2 2 3 2 4 4 2 6 3 3 4 5 2 5 2 3 3 6

T 1 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 3 3

GF GA 6 1 5 4 6 6 5 4 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 3 0 0 3 4

Saturday, April 4 Toronto at Chicago, noon Montreal at NY Red Bulls, 4 p.m. New England at Colorado, 4 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Dallas at Portland, 7:30 p.m.

English Premier League Position/Club 1 Chelsea 2 Man City 3 Arsenal 4 Man United 5 Liverpool 6 Southampton 7 Tot Hotspur 8 Swansea 9 West Ham 10 Stoke City 11 Crystal Pal 12 Newcastle 13 Everton 14 West Brom 15 Hull City 16 Aston Villa 17 Sunderland 18 Burnley 19 Q.P. Rangers 20 Leicester

L 11 10 10 12 13 10 11 12 12 15 14 14 16 17 18

Blue Jays 9, Red Sox 7

SOCCER Eastern League Club PTS GP W L NY Red Bulls 7 3 2 0 DC United 6 3 2 1 NY City FC 5 4 1 1 Orlando 5 4 1 1 N. England 4 4 1 2 Columbus 3 3 1 2 Toronto 3 3 1 2 Chicago 3 4 1 3 Montreal 2 3 0 1 Philadelphia 2 4 0 2 Western League Club PTS GP W L Dallas 10 4 3 0 Vancouver 9 4 3 1 San Jose 6 4 2 2 Los Angeles 5 4 1 1 Salt Lake 5 3 1 0 Houston 5 4 1 1 Sporting KC 5 4 1 1 Seattle 4 3 1 1 Colorado 3 3 0 0 Portland 3 4 0 1 Friday, April 3 DC United at Orlando, 4 p.m.

W 18 15 15 17 15 11 12 13 12 13 12 10 11 11 10

W D L GF GA 20 7 2 61 25 18 7 5 62 28 18 6 6 58 31 17 8 5 52 27 16 6 8 44 32 16 5 9 42 21 16 5 9 50 45 12 7 11 34 38 11 9 10 40 37 12 6 12 34 37 9 9 12 36 41 9 8 13 33 48 8 10 12 38 42 8 9 13 27 39 6 10 14 28 40 7 7 16 19 39 4 14 12 23 44 5 10 15 26 49 6 4 20 31 54 4 7 18 27 48

Yesterday’s result Saturday, April 4 Arsenal vs. Liverpool, 4:45 a.m. Everton vs. Southampton, 7 a.m. Leicester vs. West Ham, 7 a.m. Man Utd vs. Aston Villa, 7 a.m. Swansea vs. Hull, 7 a.m. West Brom vs. Q.P. Rangers, 7 a.m. Chelsea vs. Stoke, 9:30 a.m.

Pts 67 61 60 59 54 53 53 43 42 42 36 35 34 33 28 28 26 25 22 19

Boston

ab r h bi ab r h bi Reyes SS 3 0 0 0 Betts CF 3010 Goins PH-CF 3 1 2 1 Margot CF 1 0 0 0 Martin DH 3 1 2 0 Victorino RF 3 0 0 0 Davis PR-DH 0 1 0 0 Berry RF 2110 Burns PH-DH 2 0 0 0 Ortiz DH 2000 Bautista RF 2 1 0 0 Montz PH-DH2 0 0 0 Tolleson RF 2 1 0 0 Ramirez LF 3 0 1 0 En’cion 1B 2 1 1 1 Tekotte PR-LF2 1 1 1 Smoak 1B 1 1 1 1 Craig 1B 3111 Donaldson 3B3 0 1 2 Travis 1B 2 0 0 0 Valencia 3B 2 1 2 1 Holt SS 1000 Navarro C 3 1 1 1 Guerra PR-SS 1 2 1 0 Flores PR 0 0 0 0 Weeks 3B 2 0 1 0 Murphy C 1 0 0 0 Miller PR-3B 2 1 0 0 Pompey CF 2 0 0 0 Bianchi 2B 3 0 1 3 Kawasaki 2B 1 0 0 0 Gragnani 2B 0 1 0 0 Pillar LF 3 0 2 0 Quintero C 3 0 1 0 Harris LF 0 0 0 1 Spring C 1012 Travis 2B 2 0 0 1 Totals 36 7 10 7 Diaz SS 2000 Totals 37 9 12 9

Toronto 201 100 320 9 Boston 000 103 021 7 GIDP: Bos Victorino. Lob: tor 12; bos 9. DP: tor (Donaldson-Travis-Encarnacion); bos (Quintero). E: bos Wright, S (throw). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Hutchison 3.0 3 0 0 1 1 M Estrada 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 M Castro 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 R Osuna 0.1 1 2 2 2 1 J Hynes (W, 1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 R Korecky 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 D Antolin 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 W Browning 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO S Wright 3.2 4 4 3 4 4 N Ramirez 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 D Hinojosa (L, 0-2) 2.0 5 3 3 1 1 R Scott 1.0 2 2 2 2 0 K Kraus 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Time: 3:24. Att: 9,849.

White Sox 12, Mariners 4 Chicago Sox

Seattle

ab r h bi ab r h bi Bonifacio CF 5 1 1 0 Jackson CF 3 0 2 0 Cabrera LF 4 1 2 2 Ruggiano CF 1 0 1 0 Engel LF 2 0 0 0 Miller PR-CF 1 1 1 0 Abreu 1B 4 2 2 0 Smith RF 3 0 1 1 Barnum 1B 2 0 0 0 Reynolds RF 2 0 0 0 Garcia RF 4 1 3 4 Cano 2B 3000 Coats RF 2 0 2 0 Caballero SS 2 1 1 1 Kottaras C 4 1 1 0 Cruz DH 3000 Medina C 1 0 0 0 Marlette DH 2 0 0 0 Beckham SS 4 2 3 2 Seager 3B 2 0 0 0 Rondon SS 2 0 0 0 Smith PR-2B 1 1 1 1 Mich’wski 3B 5 0 0 0 Morrison 1B 3 0 0 0 Farrell DH 5 3 4 2 O’Neill RF 0 0 0 0 Sanchez 2B 4 1 4 2 Ackley LF 2 0 0 0 Peter 2B 0 0 0 0 Weeks LF 1 0 1 0 Totals 4812 2212Bonilla PR-LF 1 0 0 0 Miller SS 1 1 0 0 Bl’quist IF 2 0 2 1 Tanabe PR 0 0 0 0 Sucre C 3000 Totals 36 4 10 4

Chicago Sox 231 402 000 12 Seattle 001 000 120 4

White Sox 12, Mariners 4 (cont’d) GIDP: cws Abreu; sea Sucre. Team Lob: cws 12; sea 9. DP: cws (RondonSanchez, C-Barnum); sea (Miller, B-Cano-Morrison). E: cws Carroll (1, pickoff). Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO S Carroll (W, 2-0) 2.2 2 1 1 0 0 J Casey 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 J Guerra 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 R Leyer 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 Z Phillips 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 T Marin 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO J Paxton (L, 1-2) 3.110 7 7 1 3 D Leone 0.2 4 3 3 1 1 F Rodney 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 C Furbush 1.0 3 2 2 0 3 Y Medina 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 E Pagan 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 E Cochran-Gill 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 HBP: Miller, B (by Carroll). Time: 3:16. Att: 4,085.

Rays 3 Yankees 0 Tampa Bay

NY Yankees

ab r h bi ab r h bi Jaso DH 3 0 0 0 Ellsbury CF 3 0 0 0 Forsythe 2B 3 0 0 0 Refsnyder 2B 1 0 0 0 Elmore 2B-1B 1 0 0 0 Gardner LF 3 0 1 0 Cabrera SS 3 0 0 0 Dugas PR-LF 1 0 0 0 Beckham SS 1 0 1 0 Beltran RF 3 0 1 0 Jennings LF 3 2 2 0 Flores PR-RF 1 0 1 0 Butler LF 1 0 0 0 Teixeira 1B 3 0 1 0 Loney 1B 3 1 3 1 Cave CF 1000 Brown CF 0 0 0 0 McCann C 2 0 0 0 Rivera C 3 0 0 0 Murphy C 1 0 0 0 Casali C 1 0 0 0 Headley 3B 2 0 0 0 Kiermaier CF 3 0 1 0 Figueroa 3B 1 0 0 0 Milone RF 1 0 0 0 Rod’guez DH 2 0 0 0 Guyer RF 3 0 1 0 Romine DH 1 0 0 0 Blair 3B 1 0 0 0 Drew 2B 2000 Francisco IF 3 0 0 0 Jones 1B 1 0 0 0 Querecuto 2B 1 0 0 0 Ryan SS 1000 Totals 34 3 8 1 Noonan SS 1 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 4 0

Tampa Bay 010 002 000 3 NY Yankees 000 000 000 0 GIDP: tb Rivera, Re; nyy Drew. Team Lob: tb 7; nyy 7. DP: tb (Loney-Cabrera, A-Loney); nyy 2 (Headley-DrewTeixeira, Flores, R-Refsnyder-Noonan). E: nyy Ryan (1, fielding). Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO J Norberto (W, 2-0) 2.0 2 0 0 3 1 G Balfour 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 K Yates 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 J Marinez 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 M Sappington 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO C Whitley (L, 0-1) 4.0 4 1 1 0 6 E Rogers 1.1 2 1 0 1 3 C Shreve 0.2 1 1 0 0 1 A Bailey 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 N Rumbelow 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 Time: 2:44. Att: 9,881.

Spring training stats Hitting G AB H HRAvg 1 Abreu, J (CWS) 17 52 27 1 .519 2 Betts, M (BOS) 15 45 21 2 .467 3 Trout, M (LAA) 19 51 23 4 .451 4 Kozma, P (STL) 22 46 20 0 .435 5 Mayberry, J (NYM)20 47 20 4 .426 6 Valbuena, L (HOU)16 47 19 2 .404 7 Negron, K (CIN) 21 50 20 1 .400 8 Cron, C (LAA) 22 63 25 3 .397 9 Navarro, E (LAA) 23 48 19 0 .396 10 Burns, B (OAK) 24 71 28 0 .394 11 Boesch, B (CIN) 19 54 21 4 .389 12 Bradley, J (BOS) 17 42 16 0 .381 13 Inciarte, E (ARI) 20 59 22 0 .373 14 Bourn, M (CLE) 17 51 19 1 .373 15 Pederson, J (LAD)23 57 21 6 .368 16 Davis, K (MIL) 17 44 16 1 .364 16 Paredes, J (BAL) 24 55 20 2 .364 16 Shuck, J (CWS) 24 55 20 0 .364 19 Belt, B (SF) 19 58 21 3 .362 20 Hosmer, E (KC) 20 56 20 3 .357 20 Marte, S (PIT) 18 56 20 2 .357 22 Lamb, J (ARI) 22 59 21 2 .356 23 Pollock, A (ARI) 19 62 22 1 .355 24 Freeman, F (ATL) 21 51 18 2 .353 24 Kemp, M (SD) 17 51 18 4 .353 24 Smolinski, J (TEX) 19 51 18 2 .353 24 Zunino, M (SEA) 19 51 18 7 .353 Pitching IP W L ERA 1 Walker, T (SEA) 25.0 3 0 0.36 2 Graveman, K (OAK) 21.1 3 0 0.42 3 Lyles, J (COL) 21.0 2 0 0.86 4 Phelps, D (MIA) 18.0 2 0 1.00 5 Gonzales, M (STL) 17.1 3 0 1.04 6 Woj’chowski, A (HOU)21.0 1 0 1.29 7 Scherzer, M (WSH) 20.0 1 0 1.35 8 Zim’mann, J (WSH) 19.2 2 0 1.37 9 Harvey, M (NYM) 18.2 1 1 1.45 10 Wacha, M (STL) 20.1 1 0 1.77 11 Kershaw, C (LAD) 19.1 3 0 1.86 12 Stults, E (ATL) 19.0 2 0 1.89 13 Despaigne, O (SD) 17.0 0 2 2.12 14 Andriese, M (TB) 19.1 1 1 2.33 15 Cashner, A (SD) 18.1 3 0 2.45 15 DeGrom, J (NYM) 22.0 3 0 2.45 17 Gee, D (NYM) 21.2 2 0 2.49 18 Weaver, J (LAA) 21.1 3 0 2.53 19 Gibson, K (MIN) 19.2 0 1 2.75 20 Gonzalez, G (WSH) 19.1 0 2 2.79

GOLF Official Tour rankings PGA Tour This week’s event April 2-5: Shell Houston Open Dinah Shore Tournament Course, Rancho Mirage, California. Par 72, 6,520 yards. Purse: $2,500,000. Golfer Tour points 1 Rory McIlroy 546.74 2 Henrik Stenson 413.74 3 Bubba Watson 353.22 4 Jason Day 264.45 5 Adam Scott 269.28 6 Jordan Spieth 332.52 7 Jim Furyk 253.39 8 Sergio Garcia 286.78 9 Dustin Johnson 232.82 10 Justin Rose 265.22 11 Rickie Fowler 247.71 12 Martin Kaymer 245.12 13 Jimmy Walker 241.1 14 Matt Kuchar 239.19 15 Patrick Reed 238.93 16 Hideki Matsuyama 221.53 17 Victor Dubuisson 163.81 18 Billy Horschel 193.52 19 Brooks Koepka 191.71 20 J.B. Holmes 145.67 Canadian PGA rankings 67 Graham DeLaet 106.06 163 David Hearn 55.74 179 Adam Hadwin 51.27 218 Nick Taylor 37.02 248 Richard Lee 28.49 353 Mike Weir 22.61 432 Brad Fritsch 19.07 562 Roger Sloan 11.8 598 Ryan Yip 8.9 671 Ryan Williams 7.23 767 Michael Gligic 5.37 810 Greg Machtaler 4.7

LPGA Tour This week’s event April 2-5: ANA Inspiration Aviara Golf Club, Carlsbad, California, Par 72, 7,007 yards. Purse: $1,700,000. 2014 winner: Anna Nordqvist Golfer Average score 1 Hyo Joo Kim 68.875 2 Lydia Ko 69 3 Stacy Lewis 69.25 4 Inbee Park 69.35 5 Anna Nordqvist 69.958 6 Ha Na Jang 70.05 7 Azahara Munoz 70.125 8 Sei Young Kim 70.136 9 Amy Yang 70.286 10 Alison Lee 70.357 11 Sun Young Yoo 70.375 12 Ariya Jutanugarn 70.409 13 Jessica Korda 70.536 14 Lexi Thompson 70.55 15 Ilhee Lee 70.679 16 Shanshan Feng 70.688 17 Brittany Lincicome 70.708 18 Mirim Lee 70.75 19 Sandra Gal 70.792 20 Cristie Kerr 70.818 Canadian golfer 71 Alena Sharp 72.611

BASKETBALL NBA

Eastern Conference Atlantic WL Toronto 44 30 Brooklyn 33 40 Boston 33 41 Philadelphia 18 57 New York 14 60 Central WL Cleveland 48 27 Chicago 45 29 Milwaukee 36 38 Indiana 32 42 Detroit 29 45 Southeast WL Atlanta 56 19 Washington 41 33 Miami 34 40 Charlotte 31 42 Orlando 22 52 Western Conference Northwest WL Portland 48 26 Oklahoma City 42 32 Utah 33 41 Denver 28 46 Minnesota 16 58 Pacific WL Golden State 60 13 L.A. Clippers 50 25 Phoenix 38 37 Sacramento 26 47 L.A. Lakers 20 54 Southwest WL Memphis 51 24 Houston 50 24 San Antonio 48 26 Dallas 45 29 New Orleans 40 34

PCT .595 .452 .446 .240 .189 PCT .640 .608 .486 .432 .392 PCT .747 .554 .459 .425 .297

GB L10 - 6-4 10 8-2 11 5-5 26 3-7 30 1-9 GB L10 - 8-2 2 6-4 11 2-8 15 2-8 18 6-4 GB L10 - 5-5 14 5-5 21 5-5 24 3-7 33 1-9

PCT .658 .568 .446 .378 .216 PCT .822 .662 .507 .356 .274 PCT .680 .676 .649 .608 .534

GB L10 - 5-5 6 7-3 15 5-5 20 5-5 32 2-8 GB L10 - 9-1 11 8-2 23 5-5 34 4-6 40 3-7 GB L10 - 6-4 - 7-3 2 8-2 5 5-5 11 5-5

Yesterday’s results Charlotte 102, Detroit 78 Washington 106, Philadelphia 93 San Antonio 103, Orlando 91 Brooklyn 100, New York 98 Boston 100, Indiana 87 Milwaukee 95, Chicago 91 Dallas 135, Oklahoma City 131 Houston 115, Sacramento 111 Toronto 112, Minnesota 99 Utah 98, Denver 94 LA Clippers 126, Portland 122 New Orleans 113, LA Lakers 92 Today’s schedule Miami at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

NBA Leaders Offence - Points 1. K. Bryant 2. J. Harden 3. S. Curry 4. A. Davis 5. L. James 6. K. Thompson 7. B. Griffin 8. R. Gay 9. R. Jackson 10. A. Jefferson

LAL HOU GSW NOP CLE GSW LAC SAC OKC CHA

27.5 25.1 24.9 24.9 24.8 24.7 24.3 23.0 22.8 22.6

Assists 1. R. Rondo 2. C. Paul 3. R. Rubio 4. J. Wall 5. J. Teague 6. J. Harden 7. R. Jackson 8. T. Lawson 9. T. Evans 10. B. Knight

BOS LAC MIN WAS ATL HOU OKC DEN NOP MIL

11.3 10.3 10.0 9.0 7.9 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.9

Field Goal Percentage 1. T. Zeller BOS 2. B. Wright DAL 3. D. Jordan LAC 4. E. Davis LAL 5. T. Chandler DAL 6. M. Speights GSW 7. D. Schroder ATL 8. M. Kidd-Gilchrist CHA 9. D. Howard HOU 10. C. Kaman POR

85.7 74.5 70.0 68.8 66.7 63.2 63.0 62.5 61.4 61.2

Defence Rebounds per game 1. N. Vucevic 2. L. Stephenson 3. P. Gasol 4. A. Davis 5. K. Love 6. T. Duncan 7. D. Cousins 8. D. Howard 9. A. Bogut 10. Z. Randolph

ORL CHA CHI NOP CLE SAS SAC HOU GSW MEM

9.4 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.4 8.4 8.0 7.6

March Madness (Tournament rankings in brackets) Regional finals Sunday’s results (7) Michigan State 76, (4) Louisville 70 (1) Duke 66, (2) Gonzaga 52 Saturday’s results (1) Wisconsin 85, (2) Arizona 78 (1) Kentucky 68, (3) Notre Dame 66 Semifinals Saturday, April 4 Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis) (1) Wisconsin vs (1) Kentucky* (1) Duke vs. (7) Michigan State Championship Game Monday, April 6, Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)

TENNIS Miami Open Florida. Through Sunday, April 5. Outdoor. Surface: Hard Purse: $5,381,235. Entry field 96 singles, 32 doubles

Men Singles - Quarterfinals Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Dominic Thiem, Austria, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1. Tomas Berdych (8), Czech Republic, def. Juan Monaco, Argentina, 6-3, 6-4. Men’s Doubles, Quarterfinals Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Kevin Anderson, South Africa, and Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-4, 4-6, 10-6. John Isner, United States, and Sam Querrey, United States, def. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (4), Romania, 6-3, 6-4.

Women Singles - Quarterefinals Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Sabine Lisicki (27), Germany, 7-6 (4), 1-6, 6-3. Simona Halep (3), Romania, def. Sloane Stephens, United States, 6-1, 7-5.

LACROSSE

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New VW Sportwagon bigger, better Built on modular transverse matrix platform, this model is longer, wider and sits closer to the ground Bottom line Alan McPhee Auto Insider

n a tsunami of CUVs, crossovers and ‘mini’ minivans, Volkswagen believes that the classic car-based wagon is still a viable option for people who want the comfort and ‘fun to drive’ feeling that only a car can deliver, along with decent cargo capacity for a family on vacation. The previous success of the Golf Wagon proved the point and this all-new Golf Sportwagon replacement should win even more adherents to the cause. It adds another dimension to its stablemates, the three- and five-door Golf and the muchloved GTI. Built on the modular transverse matrix platform, the new Sportwagon is longer, wider and sits closer to the ground. It’s also some 62 kg. (137 lb.) lighter than the Golf Wagon. The result is improved handling and stability plus a cabin that is roomier and provides an additional 370 litres (13.0 cu-ft.) of cargo volume. With 860 litres/30.4 cu-ft. of cargo space behind the rear seats and 1,882 litres/66.5 cu-ft. when they’re folded flat, it compares favourably with the Ford Escape (971 litres/34.3 cu-ft) behind the rear seats and 1,920 litres/67.8 cu-ft. with rear seats folded.

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The new Volkswagen Sportswagon has a 2.0-litre engine with 150 horsepower TDI that pumps out 236 lb-ft. of torque in the 1,750-3,500 rpm range. [ALAN MCPHEE/ FOR THE DAILY NEWS]

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Lincoln Continental brand makes a return Debuted at New York auto show; the production version of the full-size sedan goes on sale next year which debuted in 2000, and the bigger Town Car. Ford also underestimated the threat posed by German rivals, who were expanding their lineups, and newer Japanese luxury brands. By 2000, Lexus was the top-selling luxury brand in the U.S.; last year, BMW was. To make its way back, Lincoln isn’t trying to be sporty like BMW or showy like Cadillac. Instead, Fields says, it wants to give drivers an experience that is elegant and serene. “We want folks to get into our vehicles and — for lack of a better term — chill,” Fields said. The strategy appears to be working. Lincoln’s U.S. sales rose 16 per cent last year, making it one of the fastest-growing luxury brands in the market. The midsize MKZ was the brand’s top seller. Under the hood is a threelitre V6 EcoBoost engine that’s unique to Lincoln. Ford isn’t yet revealing more details, like whether the car is front- or rearwheel drive. The Continental switched to a front-wheel-drive sedan in the 1980s, but many of its current competitors — the Infiniti Q70, Mercedes Benz SClass and Lexus LS — are rearwheel drive. The Continental is expected to replace the sevenyear-old MKS, which currently sits atop Lincoln’s car lineup.

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DEARBORN, Mich. — Elvis Presley had one; so did Clark Gable. It was even the sedan of presidents. Then the name vanished amid an invasion of newer luxury cars from Europe and Asia. Now, the Lincoln Continental is back. Thirteen years after the last Continental rolled off the assembly line, Ford Motor Co. is resurrecting its storied nameplate. The new Continental debuted in concept form at this week’s New York auto show. The production version of the full-size sedan goes on sale next year. After more than a decade of toying with alphabetical names like LS and MKS to be more like its foreign rivals, Ford’s 98-yearold Lincoln brand is embracing its heritage. It’s a measure of the growing confidence at Lincoln, which is finally turning around a decades-long sales decline. And it’s a nod to the importance of China, where customers know the Continental name and appreciate brands with a rich history. Ford CEO Mark Fields says the Continental always represented the best of Lincoln. Resurrecting it sets higher expectations, both within the company and outside of it. “When we get a chance to work

A Lincoln Continental concept car is shown at the New York International Auto Show, on Monday, in New York. Thirteen years after the last Continental rolled off the assembly line, Ford Motor Co. is resurrecting its storied nameplate. [AP PHOTO]

on an iconic nameplate like that, it’s a mixture of pride and a mixture of fear, because when you put that name out there, it’s got to deliver,” Fields told The Associated Press in a recent interview. The Continental was born in 1938, when Henry Ford’s son Edsel commissioned a convertible he could use on his spring vacation. Thrilled by the recep-

tion he got as he drove the elegant sedan around Palm Beach, Edsel made the Continental part of Lincoln’s lineup. The Continental soon became the pinnacle of American luxury. Warner Brothers gave Elizabeth Taylor a 1956 Continental with a custom paint colour to match her eyes. A darker historical note: John F. Kennedy was riding in the back of a 1961 Continental

convertible when he was assassinated in Dallas. Continental sales peaked in 1990 at 62,732. But after that, Lincoln’s sales began slipping. Ford had acquired other luxury brands such as Jaguar and Volvo. Lincoln’s designs got dull and failed to stand out from lowerpriced Fords. The Continental was also squeezed by competition from the midsize Lincoln LS,

VW wagon is still an option for fun, comfort SPORTWAGON, from Page D1

The final touch is provided by the stylish, 17-inch, 10-spoke alloy ‘Madrid’ wheels that add the ‘sport’ look to the Sportwagon. The driver-oriented cockpit puts all the major controls and gauges within reach and sight. Handsome white-on-black analogue gauges with red sweep hands for speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge and engine temperature are positioned in a deep cowl seen through the threespoke, leather-wrapped, tilt/telescoping steering wheel. A multi-function driver Information screen sits between the speedometer and tachometer providing instant and average fuel economy, range, trip time, ambient temperature and other programmable data.

and once on the road you wouldn’t know this was a diesel. The big difference is the kick in the back you get when you press the loud pedal and activate that 236 lb-ft. of torque. The fully independent suspension uses MacPherson struts and stabilizer bar up front and a lightweight torsion beam at the rear. Combine that with variable, electric rack and pinion steering and you have a ride that is more agile and responsive than any SUV or crossover. At low or parking speeds, the steering is effortless but quickly firms up as speed increases, providing instant turn-in and plenty of feedback. Dynamic assists include four-wheel power disc brakes with ABS, electronic brake-pressure distribution, brake assist and hill hold assist.

The centre stack features a single 5.8-inch touch screen that serves as the hub for the MDI (media device interface) with iPod and hands-free, voice-activated Bluetooth connectivity. The screen also doubles as your navigation screen (if equipped) and rear view back-up camera. Three simple dials control the dual-zone, dust-free climatronic climate control. The heated front, sport bucket seats are nicely body-formed with generous thigh and torso bolsters to keep you comfortably in place with 12-way power adjustment and lumbar control for the driver (eight-way power for the front passenger). Press the push-button start and the 2.0-litre diesel springs to life, quietly. That’s right; there is none of the valve clatter we used to associate with diesels

The long list of standard equipment includes Kessy (remote keyless entry); rain-sensing wipers with heated washer nozzles; power, heated outside mirrors with integrated LED turn signals; brake wear indicator, auto-dimming rear view mirror; chrome roof rails and a Panorama tilt/slide, power sunroof.

by slipping the gearshift into S — sport — and tipping it forward or back to change gears. The cockpit is trimmed with a nice mix of soft touch surfaces, piano black appliques and brushed metal highlights for main gauges, secondary switchgear and door hardware. Our tester also came with the 400-watt, premium, eight-speaker Fender audio system with AM/FM/single CD (in glove box) and SD card input, plus three months complimentary Sirius XM satellite radio.

ESC (electronic stability control) and ASR (anti-slip regulation) adjust power and individual wheel braking to maintain directional control while EBA (engine braking assist) uses engine compression to help deceleration. When cornering fast, XDS (electronic eifferential lock) prevents the front (unweighted) inside wheel from spinning, making cornering more sporting and precise. The double clutch (DSG) automatic transmission delivers seamless shifts but you can shift for yourself

❱❱ Alan McPhee is a Canadian automotive journalist and is former editor of Carguide Magazine. His articles appear each week in this space.

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Chrysler 300 sedan still has the respectability that it arrived with Most important element continues to reside not-so-quietly beneath the hood TERRY BOX THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

Leave those sequined jeans and the tomato-red cowboy boots in the closet. Likewise, we probably won’t need the parrot or David Lee Roth’s ankle-length black leather coat for our spin in the Chrysler 300. Which suits me just fine. I’m odd-looking enough without having to dress like a refugee from Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. When the modern-day Chrysler 300 arrived in 2005, it invited all sorts of embellishment — like a wildly stylish, slightly dangerous den on wheels where various glitzy crimes might be committed. After a decade in which the overall shape of the car has remained more or less the same, the 300 actually seems mildly respectable today — though still packing heat. It has aged nicely. Chrysler is finally hard at work on the successor to the 300, one of the longest-running modern designs in the industry. (The new 300 will supposedly arrive in 2018.) Granted, the current car got a pretty substantial facelift in 2011, but it remains as recognizable as Mick Jagger with its familiar extrovert grille and bold stance. And the dark blue 2015 300S I had recently still had the unmistakable big-city stroll that Ralph Gilles — now senior vice president of design — gave the car more than 10 years ago. For 2015, the 300’s signature giant grille, which got toned down in 2011, is nearly a third larger, flanked by modern projector-style headlamps. Extremely short overhangs front and rear — virtues Gilles bestowed on the car a decade ago

The 2015 Chrysler 300S features Chrysler’s still-strong 5.7-litre Hemi V-8, now bolted to a fairly refined eight-speed automatic. [TNS]

— continue to look fresh. My 300S rode pretty smoothly on 245/45 tires wrapped around appropriately dark 20-inch wheels. In back, fine-looking vertical taillamps still stood tall along a squared-off trunk. Also, the side windows of the 300 seemed a tad larger and a little less ominous. But the most important element in the 300’s strong personality — besides its enduring design — continues to reside notso-quietly beneath the hood. Sadly, the vast majority of 300s these days arrive with mainstream V-6 engines, which are adequate and keep sales high but further dilute the car’s great heritage from the ’50s and ’60s. The 300S I had proudly featured Chrysler’s still-strong 5.7-litre Hemi V-8, now bolted to a fairly refined eight-speed automatic. With age comes value — or so I

try to tell myself each morning staring back at what’s left of me in the mirror. And get this: For a reasonable $39,885, the 300 offers well-seasoned style, a powerful V-8, eightspeed automatic, fully independent suspension and room for at least four real adults.That strikes me as a pretty good deal. Incidentally, in case you hadn’t noticed, the 300 is one of only three full-size, rear-wheel drive, V-8 powered sedans still wearing American badges — with the Dodge Charger and Chevy SS rounding out the shriveled segment. Ironically, the 300 and the Charger are built in Canada, and the SS hails from Australia. By the time the new 300 arrives, that number could be down to two — or none, depending on which direction Chrysler decides to go.

The big 363-horsepower Hemi in the 300 I had didn’t sound all that promising initially, idling lazily with an occasional tick from its old-school engine (overhead valves, pushrods, iron block). Blip the throttle, though, and the magical Hemi felt as silky as some German vehicles. The car’s 394 pound-feet of smooth torque begins flowing down low, pushing passengers into their seats and easily spinning the back tires if provoked. Whoops. Sixty comes up in a quick five seconds. Thanks to cylinder deactivation, the thirsty Hemi can muster 16 miles per gallon in town and 25 on the highway. While still somewhat murky, the steering is now quick and provides the sort of heft you expect in a 4,300-pound sedan. Moreover — unlike most of those grand 300s from the ’50s and ’60s — this one turns pretty obediently into relatively fast corners, holding the line you choose without much lean. The 300 won’t run away from a three-series BMW on a country back road, but it can definitely provoke a curse or two from the Bimmer driver. Although Chrysler has continued to tweak the 300’s Mercedes-based platform and healthy Hemi, I guess it ran out of money by the time designers got to the interior. It’s much better than it was 10 years ago, but nowhere near as nice as a $30,000 Chevy Impala. The black furnishings in mine had so many hard surfaces I could almost hear an echo when I cranked up the music — and that’s where this 300 really departs from its rich past. Its coarse-looking black plastic dashboard and door panels looked a bit like they had been pulled out of a Dodge Charger police cruiser.

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The 2015 Volkswagen Golf is longer, lower and wider — but also lighter — than the 2014 model. [TNS]

found in Golfs fitted with a new 2.0-litre turbocharged fourcylinder diesel engine matched to a six-speed manual gearbox, also seen in those other models. It’s hard to argue with the great Environmental Protection Agency: 30 mpg city, 45 mpg highway with the manual transmission, 31 city, 43 highway with an automatic transmission. Volkswagen also offers an all-electric e-Golf. Rated at 115 horsepower, the e-Golf lasts 83 miles on a charge, and has a miles per Gallon equivalent, or MPGe, of 126 city, 105 highway, the EPA estimates. Nevertheless, the car that burnished the Golf’s reputation is the original hot hatch, the Golf GTI. It comes with a 210-horsepower 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine and sixspeed manual transmission. An optional Performance Package adds a bit more moxie thanks to larger front and rear brakes, an

electronically controlled limitedslip differential, and a 10-horsepower boost over the regular GTI. A Driver Assistance Package is also offered, with a forward collision warning system and front and rear park distance control. The GTI comes with two or four doors in S and SE trim. Top-of-the-line GTI Autobahn models come only as a four-door. ut the Golf that German B car fanboys lust after is the Golf R, and who can blame them? This is the definitive performance Volkswagen, with a 292-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine, six-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and 4Motion allwheel drive. It takes just 4.9 seconds to run from zero to 60; top speed is 155 mph. All Golfs can be fitted with a six-speed automatic transmission on Golf 1.8-litre models and a six-speed dual-clutch auto-

matic transmission on diesels and the GTI for $1,100; the dualclutch automatic is standard on the Golf R. ven though the Golf is new, E most observers would be hard-pressed to tell. While these models never look drastically different when redesigned, their lack of visual change hides significant upgrades and the 2015 Golf is no exception. The Golf’s styling remains stubbornly true to form. No, its sheetmetal doesn’t curve and swoop like its competitors, but the practical shape affords a spacious interior for the Golf’s size and assures that its look won’t be out of fashion in a nanosecond. And that upright greenhouse allows excellent visibility in all directions. Inside, the accountants were held at bay, as interior quality is dramatically improved from the previous model. Even on the base

have more than sufficient get up and go, and are enjoyable to toss around. Opting for a GTI or R delivers an especially crisp, sporty driving experience that will have you smiling so often, people will wonder what you’re up to. The ride is well-controlled, yet absorbent, while body lean is held in check for enthusiastic driving. And try the diesel before you settle for a gas model; it’s surprisingly peppy and quiet in almost all traffic situations, with negligible turbo lag. And let’s face it, this TDI is more fun to drive than most hybrids. Perhaps the best thing about the Golf is its utility; it rivals many compact crossovers for cargo hauling capacity. This little VW holds 22.8 cubic feet of cargo with the rear seats up, that’s more than the largest fullsize sedan. Fold down the rear seats and that grows to 52.7 cubic feet, enough to easily accommodate a full-size bicycle. Yet it’s 15 inches shorter than a Toyota Corolla. No wonder it’s not only Europe’s most popular car, it’s also a fave among those who have an appreciation of all things emanating from the old country. As their old ad stated, “Volkswagen does it again.”

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In addition to being the worst crossword answer ever, the threestar 2015 Acura TLX SH-AWD sport sedan is a major step back toward relevance for Acura. The brand, which Honda launched in the 1980s, invented the Japanese luxury car and built a handful of great ones. Mysteriously, it then checked out for a couple of decades. Acura produced a string of ever-less-relevant cars, hitting bottom when its beak-like Angry-Birds grille became a joke. The TLX’s looks, features and price suggest Acura’s sabbatical is over. The new TLX comes in frontand all-wheel drive. It runs with a tough crowd, competing with the Audi S4, BMW 3-series, Cadillac ATS, Infiniti Q50, Lexus IS and Mercedes-Benz C-class. TLX prices start at $31,445 for a front-wheel drive model with a 206-horsepower 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine and eightspeed dual-clutch automatic transmission. A 290-horsepower 3.5-litre V-6 linked to a conventional ninespeed automatic transmission is available starting at $35,320. Honda’s modestly named Super-Handling All-Wheel Drive

The looks, features, value and fuel economy of the 2015 Acura TLX SH-AWD should put Acura back on plenty of shopping lists. [TNS]

(SH-AWD) is available with the V-6 at prices from $41,575. AWD helps the TLX take full advantage of the engine’s power and improves traction in bad weather. I tested a top-of-the-line TLX SH-AWD with the Tech and Advance option packages. It had adaptive cruise control, lanekeeping assist, perforated leather seats, a power sunroof, LED headlights, voice recognition, Bluetooth phone and audio compatibility, ELS audio, blind spot

and cross traffic alerts, remote start and more. It stickered at $44,700. All prices exclude destination charges. That compares favourably with similarly equipped competitors, for instance undercutting a comparable BMW 335i xDrive by nearly $10,000. The TLX’s V-6 is less powerful than the competitors’ six-cylinder engines, with the lowest torque and horsepower output in the group. That leads to acceleration that’s adequate, but unexcit-

ing. The car is a fine highway cruiser, however. The auto-stop system, which shuts the engine off when you’re idling at a stop light or in traffic and restarts automatically, is not as smooth or quick as the best competitors. It saves fuel, but I turned it off frequently. The nine-speed transmission is quick and smooth, though its controls seem nonintuitive. Rather than a shift, dial, or even conventional buttons, Acura chose a unique solution that places buttons at several different angles in the center console. In a weeklong test, I never got used to it. The suspension absorbs bumps for a comfortable, quiet ride. The steering is quick and responsive. Despite that, the TLX SHAWD’s handling is less invigorating than its sportier competitors. That’s probably because the other cars all have a more equal front-to-rear weight distribution than the TLX SH-AWD’s nose-heavy layout, which puts 60 percent of weight over the front axle. By comparison, the ATS has a 50/50 weight distribution; the 335i xDrive is 52.4/47.6. Both cars feel more balanced in quick maneuvres. The TLX’s interior is beautiful. The test car’s comfortable seats

were covered in perforated chocolate leather. Attractive dark red wood, muted metallic accents and soft materials complete the package. The front seat has plenty of room and storage. Rear passenger room and trunk space are also good. The voice-recognition system was accurate, but slow. The controls for climate and audio are straightforward, but the center stack layout with two screens — one a touch screen, the other not — seemed a bit excessive. I couldn’t figure out what it accomplished that a single good touch screen wouldn’t do. The exterior styling is understated and attractive, a welcome change from the gimmicky and angular look of recent Acura cars. The TLX SH-AWD’s fuel economy is at the top of its class. The EPA rates it at 21 mpg in the city, 31 on the highway and 25 combined. The key combined figure beats the competition by 1 to 5 mpg The TLX SH-AWD is a welcome return to excellence by a brand that was missing for too long. Its looks, features, value and fuel economy should put Acura back on plenty of shopping lists, and win it a new generation of happy owners.

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