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TINY HOMES Smaller houses provide means for bigger lives

Kiva Ganie, left, and Jacob Stevenson with the tiny home they are building in Nanoose. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

Minimalism means more freedom JULIE CHADWICK DAILY NEWS

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hen Aaron Emberson began construction on his tiny home in Nanoose Bay last year, he never realized it would provide the means for a much bigger life.

Built on a flatbed trailer and measuring in at 99 square feet, Emberson’s abode is on the smaller end of what has become something of a movement in the desire for a smaller, cheaper, more simple life.

Those building and living in tiny abodes — loosely defined as houses in the range of 500 square feet or less — say it also offers the freedom of home ownership without the ball and chain of a lifetime spent paying a hefty mortgage.

“The option of me owning land was very slim, and also the fact that I didn’t know where I wanted to own land,” said Emberson.

“Many people of a younger age nowadays, their life moves

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“We’d been renting for long enough that we were starting to question all the money that just felt like it was being thrown away into rent.”

Jacob Stevenson, homeowner

around. They don’t just sit in one place, they want variety in life and it’s really hard in the systems that are set up nowadays to try to find a lifestyle you can invest in.”

Emberson moved to the West Coast from Ontario two years ago, and began looking for people who were interested in renting land to him for the purpose of building.

Emberson rents the current tree-fringed lot he has for $250 a month.

Describing it as “an experiment in self-contained small impact

living,” Emberson’s tiny redroofed home is portable and off the grid. It has cost him about $9,000 to build so far.

By the time solar panels are installed and the whole thing is finished he estimated total cost to be around $20,000.

“My whole purpose was to lower my costs and be low-impact, and in turn it just happened that it ended up being a huge lifestyle change,” said Emberson.

“It’s been the most fulfilled I’ve ever felt in my life, because I have this freedom, just from my mindset changing. My life isn’t at home. I don’t go somewhere and come back to my life, my life is out there. That just kind of clicked in my head and all of a sudden, the world was just amazing.”

For Jake Stevenson and Kiva Ganie, who are in the midst of construction on their 200 squarefoot home, also in Nanoose, they estimate building costs will be about what they would have spent as a downpayment on their first house.

“We’d been renting for long enough that we were starting to question all the money that just felt like it was being thrown away into rent,” said Stevenson.

“We had lived in Victoria for almost 10 years at that point and the housing market there is crazy expensive. It was just totally out of reach unless we’re both working full time, and we weren’t really stoked on putting in 20 years of crazy work just to afford an average house in Victoria.”

As part of a school project, Ganie watched the 2012 documentary We The Tiny House People, which examines the lifestyles of those who search for self-sufficiency and minimalism in the form of making homes in small spaces — from caves to river boats and tool sheds.

The couple discussed the film and decided they could be just as happy, or happier, in a smallerthan-average house.

After purchasing a special tiny house trailer from Portland, Stevenson and Ganie set up shop at

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her parents’ property in Nanoose and began construction.

Most tiny homes are typically completed for under $50,000.

So far, Stevenson and Ganie have spent $21,000 and estimate they will move in by the summer.

With a neat barn-red exterior, tempered glass windows, composting toilet, ultra-efficient LED lighting system and propane heat, their home leaves no detail to chance.

Every space is maximized, from a toaster oven in the kitchen and a sit/stand office area, to a wall couch that doubles as a spare bed — but many comforts will be retained, for example, the loft features a king-sized sleeping area.

Should they need room for an expanding family or to work on a hobby, Ganie and Stevenson feel they can easily accommodate changes by remaining flexible.

“I’ve been downsizing a lot of my stuff, that’s been the main change so far,” said Ganie.

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District could cut administration Feedback identified cutting bureaucracy over other staff as preferred way to help balance budget ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

Administrative positions could be in the crosshairs of the trustees in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district as they look for ways to deal with a projected $4-million shortfall in 2015-16.

Cuts to administration in Nanaimo-Ladysmith was one of the main areas that respondents to the district’s Your Voice 2015 identified that they would prefer to help balance next year’s budget instead of other employee groups, like teachers and support workers, who have born the

brunt of cuts in the district over the past decade.

More than 800 respondents in the survey indicated that they “strongly disagree” with increasing class sizes to save costs in the budget process, and about the same number strongly disagreed with further reducing school programs. In the budget-building process for 2014-15, the old school board had to shave $5.2 million from its expenses to balance its $132.6 million budget that led to the loss of 28 jobs, which were mostly support workers and teachers, and cuts to programs.

“There’s no question there will be more of a focus on the administrative side when considering cuts as we go through the budget process for next year,” said Steve Rae, chairman of the school board.

“We’ve made a commitment to keep cuts as far from the classrooms as possible because we already have some of the largest classrooms in the province.”

Calls for cuts to administrative positions to balance the budget for 2014-15 were largely rebuffed last year.

Former superintendent Dave

Hutchinson said last April that significant senior staffing reductions in 2002 had reduced the district’s capacity to effectively support the improvement of student learning, as well as ensure effective staffing, employee supervision and labour relations.

He said changes and additions to senior administrative staffing were meant to address these issues.

A report tabled by acting secretary treasurer Graham Roberts last week indicated that Nanaimo-Ladysmith currently has the second-highest costs for

administration out of eight similar-sized districts in the province.

The report also concluded that administrative salaries total 3.6 per cent of the overall wages in the district, while the provincial average is 3.1 per cent.

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Funding helps youth find permanent homes SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

The province has announced an additional $2 million to help find permanent homes for children and youth currently in the province’s care.

The announcement came after a report from the B.C. Representative for Children and Youth Friday that says the Ministry of Children and Family Development fell short of its target of finding permanent homes for 300 children in ministry care.

Children and youth representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafonde also said the province needs to do more to connect First Nations children with First Nations adoptive parents.

There was some good news in the update on adoption figures, the second to come out since Turpel-Lafonde’s office released its report, Finding Forever Families: A Review of the Provincial Adoption System, in 2014.

According to figures released Friday, a total of 265 children and youth in government care were placed for adoption, bringing the overall number of children and youth waiting for adoption down to 941 in the 2014-15 cycle, 33 fewer than in the previous year.

The number of adoptions also increased 17 per cent from the previous year, the figures show.

The number of aboriginal youth and children that were adopted also increased to 99 from 75.

However, the number of adoptions fell short of the government’s target of 300. And Turpel-Lafond said during a forum on First Nations children in Nanaimo on Friday that the province was not doing enough

Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, the B.C. Representative for Children and Youth, left, speaks at a forum in Nanaimo on Friday. Centre is Nanaimo Coun. Bill Yoachim. At right is Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux. [SPENCER ANDERSON/DAILY NEWS]

to reach out to First nations communities to find homes for children who need them.

Although the government failed to meet its adoption targets, “. . . inside those results, what we’re seeing is that there’s (proportionately) a decline in the number of aboriginal children being placed in aboriginal families,” Turpel-Lafond said.

“Which means the majority of aboriginal children, who in fact comprise the majority of children in care in B.C., they

are drifting through foster care and not finding . . . permanent attachment to their families of origin and their culture.”

Stephanie Cadieux, minister of children and family development, was also present at the forum and acknowledged the province “can do better,” although she said progress had been made. The $2 million in funding will go will support a number of organizations in the province, including the Indigenous Perspective Society, which

will use $300,000 in funding to support the search for permanent homes for aboriginal children and youth. The Adoptive Families Association of BC will also get $950,000.

“Certainly we want to see more aboriginal families coming forward to adopt children or aboriginal family members coming forward with other permanent arrangements for kids from their own family, extended family,” Cadieux said. “. . . That is the ideal situation,

but there are lots of families as well who are non-aboriginal who can parent very well and aboriginal child,” she added.

“The big piece there is ensuring that the cultural connection to the community is established and maintained, so there are extra considerations when a child in adopted in a non-aboriginal family.”

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New app tells residents where city is doing road work

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new website application can tell residents where the City of Nanaimo is doing construction or roadwork, and there are future plans to add traffic information as well.

The mapping application is available on the city’s website and highlights areas of the

city where construction and upgrades are taking place, as well as details on the work.

The map doesn’t include routine maintenance or private construction, said Steven Ricketts, construction manager for the city. Some of that information can already be found on the ‘What’s Building?’ section of the city website.

However, Ricketts said the new online mapping application will be a new way to inform residents of road and other work that can impact traffic.

“Currently, when we go into

a construction project, we give notices to residents to tell them what’s going on,” Ricketts said, adding those notices may also soon be posted on the page.

Ricketts said the city is also considering adding live traffic information from Drive B.C. to the page.

The application can be found at nanaimo.ca/construction.

City budget returns Nanaimo council will vote Monday on two bylaws that will implement the city’s financial

plan and tax rates for this year.

The financial plan bylaw will lock in a five-year financial plan that includes a one per cent city property tax increase this year, with increases of 1.7, 4.2, 2.4 and 1.9 per cent in the following years.

The tax rates bylaw will apply tax rates not only for the city, but also the Regional District of Nanaimo and other public bodies for which the city also collects taxes.

If city council gives three readings to the bylaws on Monday, they will come back for final

adoption on May 4, which is 11 days before the provinciallyset deadline of May 15 for municipalities to pass budgets and tax rates.

In February, council was unable to approve the financial plan bylaw after a 4-4 deadlock on council. Mayor Bill McKay and city councillors held a special meeting in March to discuss the issue; no changes were made to the document.

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» Our View

Corporation should not be running a deficit

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et’s start with this basic premise: Nanaimo absolutely needs an organization designed to promote economic development in the area.

So the Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation has a welcome place and a specific role in our city and our region.

What it shouldn’t be doing is running a deficit.

At the very least, not without a breakdown telling the taxpayer exactly why it could possibly be required.

We reported on Thursday that the NEDC ran a deficit of $162,398 in 2014, relying on reserves to make up the shortfall.

The NEDC’s finances were reviewed by accounting firm MNP, whose representative,

Mike Bonkowski, pointed to total annual revenue of just under $1.7 million for the year for the NEDC, $1.375 million of which was directly from government transfers from the City of Nanaimo. The second largest amount of revenue was $152,000 from a service agreement with the Regional District of Nanaimo, an increase over the $138,000 that was budgeted.

The NEDC took on a total $1.84 million in expenses last year, a slightly smaller amount than the $1.92 million that was budgeted.

Most of that amount ($998,483) was paying for goods and services, while $791,969 was spent on wages and salaries.

In a city where things like the Vancouver Island Conference

Centre continually requires big taxpayer subsidies, more organizations relying on reserves to make up a shortfall will not win plaudits from the people paying the bills.

Whether the organization runs at arm’s length from city hall or not, our politicians need to ensure the NEDC is capped and cannot run a deficit.

The province has done that with school districts and health authorities. An argument can be made regarding underfunding in those areas, but we would need plenty more information before we’d concede that point when it comes to the NEDC. At the group’s annual general meeting, officials quite rightly touted the organization’s record of promoting economic develop-

ment in the Nanaimo region.

“Things are good and getting better,” said outgoing chairman A.J. Hustins.

He said the NEDC was the leader in the province among other economic development agencies.

CEO Sasha Angus also said 2014 provided evidence Nanaimo was in good economic stead.

“We started seeing decent growth again,” he said. “The Conference Board of Canada pegged our growth at about 2.4 per cent overall. The forecast for this coming year and the year after is about 2.5 percent, so we’re starting to see a steady uptick in economic activity. A lot of communities in B.C. couldn’t say the same thing after the past 18 months to two years.”

He pointed to things like UPS’s

and FedEx’s decision to move to the city after being approached by the NEDC, and the medical marijuana company Tilray’s decision to locate to Nanaimo, as major accomplishments for the organization and the city as a whole.

And he’s absolutely right.

But is that good work being obscured as soon as people hear the word ‘deficit’?

We hope not.

Along with plans for future growth, taxpayers should also receive a plan that ensures the words “deficit” and “NEDC” aren’t heard in the same sentence again. » We want to hear from you.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com Test cyclists as a way to make our roads safer Re: ‘Road Test’ (Daily News, April 13) Darrell Bellaart thinks retesting drivers is not such a bad idea.

I don’t see the point. Few drivers follow the Road Sense for Drivers, B.C.’s Safe Driving Guide anyway, and there is precious little police enforcement.

I’ve written to council about this and I don’t even get an acknowledgement of their having received my letter. The system is pretty well broken down and life goes on.

Anyhow, council is focused on the really important stuff like making sure Christians don’t get to use the conference centre, and funding for the Empire Days festivities is mysteriously absent from the grant list council voted to approve.

Actually, I’ve got a better idea.

There is no testing of any kind for bicycle riders and few of them bother with signaling their intentions, or stopping at stop signs, etc.

Let’s have a written exam for them, and when they pass it, put a decal on their bike like was done during the war. There was no riding test, of course, but there were

far fewer vehicles on the road back then.

If you could count on bicycle riders following the rules of the road, it wouldn’t be as necessary for all the shoulder checks that Mr. Bellaart was so nervous about.

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Tories knock Iran, then sign India nuclear deal Prime Minister Stephen Harper looked delighted when signing a deal with his counterpart Narendra Modi, supplying uranium to fuel nuclear power facilities in India.

Coming on the heels of Harper’s strong condemnation of Iran, who is trying to put its own nuclear power program in place, it seems somewhat illogical that he shows such support for India which, along with North Korea, Pakistan and Israel, is not a signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

Surely he remembers that India first tested a nuclear device, called “Smiling Buddha,” about 40 years ago, by using plutonium produced in a Canadian-supplied

CIRUS reactor; now there will be seven million pounds of uranium shipped from Saskatchewan over the next five years.

Or, is it a tad cynical to surmise that it could be anything to do with the upcoming election, that he has chosen to accompany the popular Modi on a three-day crossCanada odyssey to visit vote-rich cities and suburbs.

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Some believe high court is politically motivated I hope the Supreme Court of Canada justices read the newspapers.

A growing number of columnists have concluded that our Supreme Court of Canada is now politicized and rushing from one rash judgment to the next.

The failed appointment of Justice Marc Nadon to the top court was apparently just the beginning of a series of political decisions by the court meant to demean and embarrass the Harper government.

Seems no Harper appointment is quite good enough for our highest court.

Followed swiftly by the rejection of Harper’s appointment of Nadon was criticism of Harper’s next appointment, Suzanne Cote, by never-to-be satisfied lawyers, law professors and judges.

The only selection that will ever satisfy these “experts” is an appointment in line with their own particular political ideology.

There are a growing number of Canadians who now believe the Supreme Court of Canada has over-stepped its mandate and that judges hand out too many light sentences. Public confidence in the courts has been steadily declining over the past 40 years.

When the highest court in the land becomes a self-serving institution with judges who have lost their love of justice and are unable to distinguish right from wrong we all lose.

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Exercise will test response to harbour spill DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

Local emergency response teams will work together to plan for a response should an oil spill fowl the Nanaimo harbour.

But the lead agency in the exercise says the timing is unrelated to a major oil spill in Vancouver.

In B.C., Western Canada Marine Response Corp. does the heavy lifting when it comes to mopping up oil spilled in the marine environment.

WCMR led the cleanup after Canadian Coast Guard found a ship to be leaking bunker oil into Vancouver harbour last week.

This week’s mock exercise will involve 40 to 50 local personnel, with representatives from the Nanaimo Port Authority, the city and Snuneymuxw First Nation.

No actual oil will be spilled, nor will the public notice any visible activity on the water.

“Every year we have to do 1,000-tonne table-top exercises,”

said Michael Lowry, WCMR spokesman.

Transport Canada certification requires agencies to take part in exercises that mock spills ranging in size from 150- to 10,000-tonnes.

Some exercises are conducted on the water, “then there are table-top exercises, which mean’s we’re not necessarily putting boats in the water – you’re simulating the command post — how it will operate.”

WCMR is the only agency certified to do the work in western Canada. In order to be certified, it must participate in regular exercises.

Partner agencies join them during such drills to be ready to lend assistance in an emergency.

Lowry said this week’s exercises were planned about four months ago.

Turnout for the exercise, planned for Wednesday, is expected to be negatively affect-

ed by the Vancouver spill.

“We’re probably not going to have the turnout we usually do, because they’re still working in English Bay,” Lowry said.

“We’ve still got the municipality, the port and First Nations have confirmed, but agencies working on the spill might be busy.”

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Jacob Stevenson inside his small home, currently under construction. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

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Nanaimo RCMP are looking for a man they say beat a store clerk with a metal pipe during a convenience store robbery in the early hours of Friday.

Police responded to a 911 call at 3:24 a.m. that an armed robbery had happened at the 7-Eleven store at Townsite Road and Terminal Avenue.

The suspect reportedly entered the store and immediately ordered the clerk to open the cash register and then lie on the floor.

The man took cash from the till and some cigarettes.

The suspect then “viciously struck the clerk across the head with a metal pipe,” said Sgt. Sheryl Armstrong of the Nanaimo RCMP. The suspect then fled. Despite immediate containment of the area by the RCMP and the use of a police dog, the suspect was not located.

The clerk was taken to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital where he was treated for his injuries, then released.

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In 2009 a story in The Economist reported on what was then already a burgeoning movement in house downsizing, spurred on by the combination of a volatile housing market, a sluggish economy and an expanding environmental consciousness.

In Canada, the rising cost of living and consistently high housing prices, both on and off-Island, has only contributed to the popularity of doing more with less when it comes to shelter.

On April 11, local tiny house company Rewild Homes debuted their show model home at Rona in Nanaimo. Started by Patrick Whelan and Jessica Reid in August of last year, the business initially began as a simple house project for the couple out of a desire for an affordable starter home and a dedication to sustainable living.

Both graduating students at Vancouver Island University, in October they pitched the idea at the university’s business plan competition and won the $2,000 first-place prize in the open category.

In addition to the startup capital, Whelan said the support and business contacts gained through the competition have been phenomenal.

“Now it’s really taking off, there’s so many people supporting us,” he said. “We don’t have a house to borrow against or rich family, it’s just me. I’m from Nova Scotia and I moved out here five years ago so I’m kind of all on my own, but

resource. For a donation, viewers can also access the 3D model the couple used to plan their home.

The need to offer their materials for free comes from the fact that there is a limited amount of resources out there for people with limited carpentry skills who want to build their own tiny home.

“Codes have been getting more and more strict, which is good for safety, but it can constrict the innovation of how we live,” said Stevenson.

“I think we’re in a generation now where those two things are kind of butting heads. There’s lots of stories now where municipalities are changing their codes and being on the forefront of change, and that’s good, but that’s coming about because a lot of people of our generation are not into building these houses and are realizing it’s excessive and it’s more than we need.”

VIDEO: Those wanting to check out the progress on Ganie and Stevenson’s tiny home (one episode features Emberson’s house too) can go to their Tiny Nest Project site on Youtube at: www.youtube.com/user/tinynestproject.

The couple will also display their home at the upcoming Flourishing in a Green Economy Fair on April 26 in Qualicum, at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre on 747 Jones St.

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Jim McDonald searches through books at the used book sale.

[AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

Nanaimo North Town Centre was busy Friday with shoppers looking for first picks at the Giant Used Book Sale. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

Sarah Stewart sorts a pile of books she plans on purchasing at the Giant Used Book Sale on Friday.

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Rotary book sale draws big crowds ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

James Hendsy and his three-year-old son Shane were delighted to find many hard-tofind Nancy Drew books at the children’s section of the 14th Rotary Giant Used Book Sale Friday morning at Nanaimo North Town Centre.

Hendsy said his family has 40 books collected at home from the popular detective series for children and had been looking for more for some time.

“We’re really happy to have found these books here,” said Hendsy, who was attending the event for the first time. “It was well worth the trip.”

Hundreds of people were waiting for the popular fundraiser, which is hosted by the Rotary Club of Nanaimo, to open its doors at 8 a.m. Friday so they could have first choice at the more than 80,000 used books of all kinds at the event, which is running from April 17-26.

Yvan Gosselin, a past-president of the RCN, said the first day of the book sale is always the busiest.

He said used book dealers from all over the Island and beyond were among the first in line Friday morning as they searched for books for their own establishments.

“We’re expecting more than a thousand people to visit the sale during the first day alone,” Gosselin said as hundreds of people carefully picked through stacks of books that line the mall’s corridors.

“There’s something here for everyone and people come from all over to buy books from us.”

Proceeds of the book sale, which is usually held twice annually and typically raises approximately $100,000 per year, are donated back to the community through contributions to local charities, schools, Literacy Vancouver Island and other organizations.

Among the major recipients last year was the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital which was given $50,000 for equipment needed in the emergency department.

Ann Protapiewich was collecting so many books to buy that she required a shopping cart to get them to the cashier.

“I come to every sale,” said Protapiewich as she made her way through the thousands of books.

“I’m buying about 40 today.

They’re great books and the prices are great.”

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Secrecy in RCMP suit challenged

Canada watches U.S. debate on TPP bill ALEXANDER PANETTA THE CANADIAN PRESS

Evidence ban may be linked to family life of PM Harper

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Congress has opened a critical chapter in negotiations toward a massive, 12-country free-trade deal and the Canadian government is closely following developments.

The government says it’s watching the debate over a so-called fast track bill that would allow negotiations to move forward toward a Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement.

“We are currently analyzing the contents of the bill and are following the process closely,” Max Moncaster, a spokesman for International Trade Minister Ed Fast, said Friday.

“Canada would welcome a U.S. political outcome that allows TPP negotiations to move towards a balanced agreement that will benefit all member states.”

The Canadian government has repeatedly suggested that it won’t make final concessions on the most contentious

issues without a fast-track bill passing Congress.

Since the U.S. Constitution gives lawmakers authority over foreign treaties, individual members could pick apart a deal and fill it with amendments unless they vote to give the president negotiating power.

The Canadians’ reluctance to complete negotiations has prompted some U.S. lawmakers and members of the administration to muse about dumping Canada from the deal.

COLIN PERKEL THE CANADIAN PRESS

NEWMARKET, Ont. — A shroud of secrecy thrown over part of an extraordinary case involving allegations of harassment within the RCMP should be lifted to as much as possible, an Ontario justice heard Friday.

The court-imposed secrecy, which ostensibly involves the identity of a confidential informant but may also be linked to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s family life, is so extreme that even the reasons for the order are unknown.

“This is an extraordinary situation,” media lawyer Brian MacLeod Rogers told Superior Court Justice Mary Vallee.

“This is an “I’m in the dark about what’s been going on.” extraordinary Rogers, who represents situation. I’m several media outlets, said reporters have been in the dark unable to raise concerns about what’s since last December, when they were abruptly been going excluded from the court- on.” room in a civil case Brian MacLeod Rogers, involving RCMP Sgt. media lawyer Peter Merrifield.

The officer alleges senior officers ruined his career after he launched an unsuccessful bid to run for the federal Conservatives in 2005.

Merrifield had called “Witness X” to testify in early December but the proceedings went in-camera.

Vallee ordered material related to the hearing sealed, including a copy of her sealing order itself.

On Friday, the National Post, citing sources, reported the material at issue includes four letters sent by private investigator Derrick Snowdy to assistant RCMP commissioner Stephen White.

The Post said the letters are believed to contain allegations the RCMP leaked private information about Harper’s family.

Merrifield’s lawyer Laura Young said her client wants his case to be heard and “understood publicly.”

Federal lawyer Barney Brucker said he was unable to say much given the circumstances, although he agreed the proceeding should be open as much as possible.

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Conflict suit against mayor is dismissed Allegations involved promising jobs for $34,000 THE CANADIAN PRESS

A bid by five Vancouver residents to oust the mayor and one of his lieutenants has been dismissed by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge, who found nothing “untoward” with a union’s campaign donation.

The group alleged Mayor Gregor Robertson and Coun. Geoff Meggs were in a conflict of interest for money that their party, Vision Vancouver, received before last November’s civic election.

The trial heard details about secretly recorded tapes of a union meeting involving Meggs during the campaign period in October.

The residents argued that Meggs, on behalf of the mayor, had promised to deliver jobs to members of the Canadian

Union of Public Employees in exchange for $34,000.

But Justice Elliott Myers stated in a decision released Friday that there was no evidence indicating that Local 1004’s contribution was anything other than lawful.

He wrote in his judgment that Meggs had merely been stating a “long-standing view” of the party, which had been made public well before the election.

Vision Vancouver members were against contracting out of union positions, Meggs told the meeting.

Randal Helten, one of the people who launched the case, said he and the others are studying the ruling to determine whether to appeal.

Robertson said the ruling reaffirmed what he and Meggs had said for months, that the accusations were baseless.

Smoke from a fire at a deep-water port billowed over Squamish Thursday night, forcing municipal officials to ask residents to stay indoors. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

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A massive blaze at the Squamish Terminals deep-water port in British Columbia may not be fully extinguished until Saturday, says the community’s fire chief.

The fire broke out early Thursday evening and although it had been contained by the next morning, a blaze below the dock continued to smoulder.

Squamish fire chief Bob Fulton said tide swings were making it hard for firefighters to reach the underside of the dock.

“They’re working in an extremely smoky, dangerous environment in sometimes zero visibility, so it’s really tough,” he said at a news conference.

Fulton said the blaze started on the south end of the dock and pilings treated with creosote helped it spread, but there was no indication of its cause just yet.

More than 60 firefighters responded in addition to crews from Vancouver and Whistler. A Vancouver Fire and Rescue boat was brought in to help, but Fulton said at some point firefighters will need to get in a smaller boat to reach the blaze.

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At its peak, the fire emitted dark, pungent and toxic smoke. The burning creosote prompted a warning to residents to stay indoors.

Residents had been asked to keep doors and windows closed, turn off ventilation systems if possible and cover their noses and mouths with a wet towel if venturing outdoors.

The warning was lifted Friday morning, but officials said it might need to be reinstated if air quality deteriorated. The district said schools were open, but students would be kept indoors all day.

Heintzman praised the emergency response as quick and efficient and thanked citizens for helping to spread the word on social media.

Kim Stegeman of Squamish Terminals said there was a ship at the dock when the blaze broke out but it did not catch fire.

“It is safe and away from danger,” she said. “Everyone who was working on site was accounted for and evacuated.”

By Friday morning, thin, clear smoke wafted in the air and extensive damage could be seen on the charred and smouldering dock.

“It’s a significant incident for us and we will have to assess,” said Stegeman, adding that employees were not working the day shift Friday. “We want to be sure that we can safely get back to work.”

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Son-in-law arrested in fire that killed woman

The Abbotsford Police Department has apologized for distributing photos of a bank customer mistakenly accused of identity theft.

Const. Ian MacDonald says the woman’s embarrassed family called police after the picture was released Thursday to say she could not have requested a replacement debit card using someone else’s name and ID. MacDonald says the family was adamant that an error had been made.

He said TD Canada Trust has now acknowledged that a teller made a “keying error” by cancelling a valid card belonging to one customer and issuing it to the woman who was then accused of fraud.

Jeff Meerman, a spokesman for TD-Bank Group, says they regret the mistake and have every intention of apologizing to the customer.

Police say the son-in-law of a woman who died in a house fire in Richmond earlier this week has been charged with seconddegree murder.

Surjit Dosanjh has been in custody since the blaze early Monday, when 66-year-old Elaine Leznoff was killed.

Police say 13-year-old Kalvin Dosanjh-Leznoff remains in hospital and is not expected to survive.

Sgt. Stephanie Ashton from the region’s homicide investigation team says Dosanjh has been estranged from his family since earlier this month and was not living in the home at the time of the fire.

Ashton says the Leznoff family is grateful for the support they’ve received but would like to grieve in private.

Thirty-seven-year-old Dosanjh was expected to appear in court Friday.

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U.K. sailors face sex assault charges in Halifax

Duffy trial wraps week two on where the money went

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Four members of Britain’s Royal Navy have been charged with sexual assault causing bodily harm at a Canadian Forces base in Halifax.

Crown attorney Scott Morrison said Friday outside court that the men are alleged to have participated in a “group sexual assault” in a barracks at CFB Shearwater on April 10.

The men were arrested Thursday morning and were in Nova Scotia participating in a hockey tournament with local Armed Forces personnel, he said.

A court document shows all four men who have been charged with sexually assaulting a woman are from the United Kingdom. It lists them as Craig Stoner, 24, of Stonehouse, Darren Smalley, 35, of Gosport, Joshua Finbow, 23, of Broughton Stockbridge, and Simon Radford, 31, of Lower Gosport.

Morrison said all of the men are British citizens.

A duty counsel lawyer is negotiating with the Crown on bail terms and the men are scheduled to return to court on Monday to continue those negotiations, Morrison said. The Crown has to determine whether they can be released and whether that would include allowing them to return to the U.K., he added.

The men are being held at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Halifax.

Morrison declined to release any details about the complainant in the case.

Asked about jurisdiction in the case, Morrison said the Crown has jurisdiction over all Criminal Code offences in the province.

“There may be a mechanism where the British military could take jurisdiction over this, but my understanding is that the province of Nova Scotia has jurisdiction,” he said.

“Our position at this point is that they have to stay in Canada.

They can’t leave the country.”

Maj. Yves Desbiens, a spokesman for the Canadian Forces Military Police Group, said the allegations are serious and the complainant is a civilian.

“This is more than undesired touching,” he said. “This is taken very seriously . . . . We will continue to work hard to bring this matter to a court.”

Friend testifies that he received cheque after doing ‘web analysis’ for senator STEPHANIE LEVITZ THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Mike Duffy seemed a lot more interested in what the Internet thought of him than he was in the attitudes of the people he represented in the Senate, court heard Friday as the second week of the suspended senator’s trial came to a close.

Long before 2009, when he was appointed by the Conservatives to represent Prince Edward Island, Duffy was concerned about what people were saying about him online, his friend and communications historian Mark Bourrie testified.

Once he was appointed to the upper chamber, he grew more upset about his Internet critics — some of whom were targeting his weight and his abilities — and asked Bourrie for advice on what to do.

After reviewing content on various websites like Wikipedia and YouTube, Bourrie’s answer

In this sketch, witness Sonia Makhlouf, a Senate human resources official, testifies as Justice Charles Vaillancourt looks on. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

was simple: get a lawyer. So Duffy did the next best thing, it seems, when he sent Bourrie’s lawyer wife a cheque for $500.

The cheque was never cashed.

Bourrie said he told Duffy his wife didn’t do any work on the file. Another cheque materialized, this time in the name of

Bourrie himself, with a notation that it was for “web analysis.” He deposited it.

“Whose money did you think it was?” asked assistant Crown attorney Jason Neubauer.

“I didn’t know, the clearest thing I had in my mind is that it was a company he owned,”

Bourrie replied. “I didn’t think of it as a government cheque in any kind of way. I thought it was Mike Duffy’s money.”

Both cheques were from Maple Ridge Media Inc., one of two companies owned by Gerald Donohue, a friend and former colleague of Duffy’s. Those companies received $65,000 worth of taxpayer money the Crown alleges was then used to circumvent Senate reimbursement rules.

Court has already heard how Duffy’s former intern, makeup artist and personal trainer all received cheques from the companies, Maple Ridge Media Inc. and Ottawa ICF, for services they provided to the senator.

Duffy’s lawyer has argued the services were all in keeping with Duffy’s job as a senator — as was getting research reports on the opinions of Atlantic Canadians, which was the focus of testimony earlier Friday.

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Greek finance minister promises compromise in ongoing loan talks SERVICE DIRECTORY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AND DEREK GATOPOULOS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis promised Thursday to compromise in negotiations over the next installment of a bailout loan that would prevent a default on the country’s debts.

Yet Varoufakis also denounced some of the reforms demanded by the country’s European creditors, suggesting the two sides remain far apart. Speaking at the Brookings Institution, he said his government was elected to “challenge the logic of a program that has clearly failed.”

His comments came as Greece’s borrowing costs soared amid growing fears of a debt default.

Greece is shuffling funds among government agencies and delaying payments to suppliers to repay its loans. Greek officials hope that an agreement can be reached next week, but officials from Germany and other European nations have suggested

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German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble also spoke at Brookings and gave no sign of backing down from his hard-line stance that Greece must agree to sweeping economic reforms.

European Union spokesman Margaritis Schinas said that “we are not satisfied with the level of progress made so far.”

Varoufakis acknowledged that Greece’s economy requires “urgent and extensive” reforms but challenged measures favoured by Germany and other

creditors, such as pension cuts, faster privatization of stateowned companies, and changes to employment rules to make it easier to fire workers.

Previous efforts by the Greek government to privatize publicly owned companies were “disasters,” Varoufakis said, because the prices of such assets had fallen “through the floor” and did little to offset the country’s debt.

“We’re not against privatization,” he said. “We’re against this kind of fire sale.”

Yet Varoufakis insisted his government would seek swift agreement.

“The answer is simple: We will compromise, we will compromise, and we will compromise in order to come to a speedy agreement,” he said. “But we are not going to be compromised.”

Many in the markets think that without a deal, the Greek government will struggle to make upcoming debt repayments. It must repay almost one billion in euros to the IMF next month.

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SPORTSWEEKEND Saturday, April 18, 2015 || Sports Editor: Scott McKenzie Scott.McKenzie@nanaimodailynews.com || SECTION B

BCHL

Vees win Fred Page Cup in OT Clippers tie the game twice in the third period but an early overtime goal ended Nanaimo’s season SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS

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t was a heck of a run for the Nanaimo Clippers, but a run that has ended earlier than any of them had hoped.

The Clippers, losers of three straight games after going up 2-0 in the B.C. Hockey League’s Fred Page Cup final, went into Game 6 Friday night at Frank Crane Arena with their seasons on the line as the Penticton Vees held a 3-2 series lead. Two minutes and six seconds into overtime, the Vees completed their championship run as Dakota Conroy scored series-clinching goal, ending the Clippers season.

“We just kept fighting, right to the bitter end and obviously it’s a great feeling right now,” said Vees head coach Fred Harbinson after hoisting the BCHL championship trophy Friday night.

Clippers head coach Mike Vandekamp was unavailable to media before the Daily News deadline.

After two scoreless periods in Game 6, the Clippers and Vees played a frantic third.

The Vees went up a goal 11 minutes in, but Spencer Hewson chipped a puck from behind the net into the air, off Penticton goalie Hunter Miska’s back and into the goal just 14 seconds later. Penticton scored again, and again the Clippers tied it up as Brett Roulston batted the puck between the legs of Miska.

That goal, however, was the last the Clippers would score.

“They were a very structured team that plays hard and has great goaltending,” Harbinson said of the Clippers.

“They’re well-coached, and that’s what makes it special when you can beat a team like the Clippers.

“We knew last summer, we figured that they were going to be, if not the team, one of the teams that we were going to have to be dealing with if we had a great year, and they’ve got to be commended for the season they had.”

The Nanaimo Clippers salute the crowd Friday night at Frank Crane Arena after the Penticton Vees won the Fred Page Cup with a 3-2 overtime win in overtime of Game 6 of the B.C. Hockey League finals. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS]

Clippers goalie Guillaume Decelles was named the first star of the game after making 39 saves on 42 Penticton shots.

For Decelles, it was his last game of junior hockey as a 20-year-old, and he’s not alone — ten of his teammates will now move on from the Clippers, either via graduation from the Junior A

level or for an early departure to U.S. college hockey.

Along with Decelles, 20-yearolds Brendan Taylor, Jake Jackson, Austin Dick, Brett Roulston and Nic Gushue have used up their eligibility. Taylor, the hometown captain of the Clippers, is off to Union College while Jackson will next play at

Michigan Tech and Gushue at Arizona State University.

Defenceman Yanni Kaldis, 19, will play for Cornell University next season, while Sheldon Rempal and Devin Brosseau are both bound for Clarkson University and Cole Maier will join Taylor at Union.

Set to return for another season

are Nic Carrier, Anthony Rinaldi, Spencer Hewson, Corey Renwick, Jacob Hanlon, Ryan Forbes, Ryan Coghlan, Ed Hookenson, Kale Bennett, Brendan Shane Jordan Low and backup goalie Jonathan Arseneau.

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LACROSSE

Canucks down Flames, even series

T-Men add another three commitments

JOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRES

VANCOUVER — Daniel Sedin and Chris Higgins snapped long playoff goal droughts and Eddie Lack made 22 saves to pick up the first post-season victory of his career Friday as the Vancouver Canucks downed the Calgary Flames 4-1 to even their Western Conference quarter-final at a game apiece.

Vancouver rookie Ronalds Kenins and Radim Vrbata, into an empty net, also scored and Alexandre Burrows added two assists for the Canucks, who snapped a seven-game losing streak at home in the playoffs dating back to the 2011 Stanley Cup final.

Kris Russell scored for the Flames, who got 26 saves from Jonas Hiller. Calgary still earned a split after winning Wednesday’s opener and will host Game 3 on Sunday. Karri Ramo replaced Hiller late in the third and finished with three saves.

The game degenerated into a full line brawl late in the third with fights erupting all over the ice deep in the Vancouver zone after a whistle.

In what Daniel Sedin described as a “must-win game” earlier in the day, the Canucks came out flying and grabbed the lead just 2:56 into the first period in front of a raucous and towel-waving crowd at Rogers Arena.

Calgary’s Deryk Engelland blew a tire inside his own zone, allowing Henrik Sedin an opening to feed his twin brother, who roofed a shot on Hiller for his first playoff goal since Game 2 of the 2011 Stanley Cup final — a stretch of 13 contests.

Calgary Flames centre Josh Jooris (86) fights for control of the puck with Canucks goalie Eddie Lack in Vancouver on Friday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

The Canucks, who lost consecutive games in regulation just once after the all-star break, doubled the lead at 7:06 on

the power play when Higgins snapped a playoff scoring slump of his own by banging home a loose puck from the slot.

The goal was his first in the post-season since Game 2 of the 2011 Western Conference semifinal — a span of 20 games — and his first point in 16 playoff contests.

Apart from its terrible recent playoff home record, Vancouver had also lost six straight in the post-season and 11 of its last 12 prior to Friday.

Lack faced just three shots in the first, but had to defend himself in the second after making a save off a scramble in front.

Brandon Bollig piled into the Vancouver goalie in a scrum only to see Lack respond with blocker punches in the melee as fans chanted “Eddie! Eddie!”

Yannick Weber came close to making it 3-0 for Vancouver with 5:45 left in the second when his shot from the point rang off the post behind Hiller.

Calgary came from behind to win when trailing after 40 minutes an impressive 10 times this season and accomplished the same feat in Game 1, but Kenins scored his the first playoff goal of his career 2:17 into the third before Russell buried his second of the series for Calgary at 16:26 on a power play to cut the lead to 3-1.

Vrbata scored into an empty net with 2:01 remaining before all 10 skaters dropped their gloves, including Vancouver’s Brad Richardson taking on Calgary’s Matt Stajan and Engelland squaring off with the Canucks’ Derek Dorsett.

Notes: Game 4 goes Tuesday in Calgary. . . . The Flames are without five regulars, including injured captain and No. 1 defenceman Mark Giordano.

DAILY NEWS

Three key defenders will make their return to the Nanaimo Timbermen ahead of the 2015 Western Lacrosse Association season, the team has announced.

Tyson Roe, Conrad Chapman and Brandon Smith have all made commitments to play their summers at Frank Crane Arena this season, which begins on May 22 in Victoria against the Shamrocks.

Roe was selected 16th overall in the National Lacrosse League’s entry draft by the Calgary Roughnecks in 2014, and is now on the team’s practice roster.

Originally from Duncan, Roe chipped in eight points in 16 games in his first full season with the Timbermen last year from the back end after playing three seasons of Junior A lacrosse in Nanaimo.

Smith joined the Timbermen last year and had five assists after playing in all 18 games. He was a three-year Victoria Shamrock in Junior A with 17 points and 116 penalty minutes in 40 games.

Chapman also played his rookie season in the WLA in 2014 and picked up three goals and three assists.

He spent his three years in junior playing alongside Smith in Victoria, picking up 60 points in 54 games.

The six-foot-six Prince George native was selected 12th overall by the Vancouver Stealth in the 2014 NLL Draft and has five points in eight games this season.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2015

BASEBALL

From left, Liam Goodall takes a swing while playing with the Embry-Riddle (Fla.) Eagles; Aidan Goodall watches a pitch during a start with the Vancouver Island Baseball Institute Mariners; and Garrett Goodall throws for the Nanaimo Pirates. [SUBMITTED PHOTOS]

Goodall boys excelling across three levels Academics, competitive baseball always a balance for Garrett, Aiden and Liam, three top local players SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS

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ou might call them Nanaimo’s first family of baseball, although the Rogers clan might have something to say about that.

Because what brothers Liam, Aidan and Garrett Goodall are doing at three levels of baseball — and in the classroom — is near unprecedented.

Nanaimo Pirates manager Doug Rogers, who coached Liam and Aidan in the B.C. Premier Baseball League prior to their collegiate careers beginning, as well as Garrett this season, has seen it twice before.

“There’s been families over the years with the Pirates,” said Rogers, whose eldest sons, twins Brady and Alex Rogers are playing in junior college at Trinidad State University in Colorado.

“The Vickers brothers — there was three in that family — my family had three. There’s been some over time, but it’s an impressive thing when three have the success that they’re having.”

Garrett, the youngest of Goodall brothers, is looking up to his

“They’re always with the guys, and they’re good teammates.“ Doug Rogers, Nanaimo Pirates

brothers and what they’re doing in baseball and in the classroom.

Aidan, the middle child, is taking biology classes at Vancouver Island University while pitching in his second season with the Vancouver Island Baseball Institute Mariners. Next year, he will take pharmacology at UBC while also joining the Thunderbirds baseball team.

Liam, the oldest, has been there and done that. After graduating both the Pirates and Mariners programs in Nanaimo, he now plays for the Embry Riddle University Eagles in Florida, where he is also pursuing an engineering degree.

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uch is expected from Garrett this season, his senior year in the PBL. Not only from what his brothers have already accomplished in the Pirates program, but from what he accomplished himself in

2014 as a Grade 11 pitcher.

“I’m hoping to do better than I did last year,” said Garrett, who in 78 innings in 2014 had an earned runs average of 1.62, ninth best in the top midget league in the province.

“Last year was really a breakout year for me so I want to repeat that this year — that would be good.”

Garrett also struck out 46 batters in 2014, holding opposing batters to a .272 average at the plate, ninth best in the league.

Last Saturday, he was put in a tough spot. The Pirates had already given up 20 runs on opening day in the front half of a road double-header against the Victoria Eagles, so Rogers called him to the mound to settle things down. It was an unexpected start, as he was originally scheduled to play the following day in Langley.

“I basically knew that it was a game that we were trying to get back,” Garrett said, “so, I just tried to do the best I could.”

He did that, striking out seven and giving up just four hits and two runs in a complete-game 7-2 Pirates victory.

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idan’s spot at UBC as a student-athlete began with an email around Christmas. He sent one to the T-Bird coaching staff as he was searching for a place to play ball.

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Baseball and schoolwork have always been a balance for Aidan, something that’s been more difficult to manage with a travelling collegiate baseball schedule to deal with, but he’s handling it well in both areas.

“He’s an inspiration,” VIBI head coach Jordan Blundell said of Aidan prior to the Canadian Collegiate Baseball Conference season. “He takes care of all his classroom stuff, he’s going to be a doctor and he’s got a tough workload as far as the education side of it.

“He maintains an A-plus average, and he’s one of our hardest workers.”

After a 2-6 start to the season, the Mariners have clawed back to an 8-8 mark, third best in the five-team CCBC, with a 3-1 record last weekend. Aidan is batting .278 through the first 16 games.

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iam is hesitant to admit any influence he’s had on the success of his younger brothers.

“They’re pretty motivated,” he said, “and it might be just them.”

But his brothers do acknowledge it.

“He always comes back during the summer and gives us some helpful pointers that he’s learned from coaches and his experiences playing ball,” Aidan said.

For Garrett, it’s both their influences that have helped him become the pitcher he is.

“I’d say they’re a pretty good influence,” Garrett said. “They help to challenge me because we’re always competing. I always want to do better than them.”

Liam is in his third-year of college eligibility at Embry Riddle, and last week won his second Sun Conference player of the week award. He had six hits, five of which went for extra-bases, including two triples in the series finale, tying a program record for triples in a game. The Eagle outfielder drove in 10 runs and scored six more while going onefor-one on the base paths.

“I feel like I’ve played well,” Liam said. “That’s what I’ve wanted to do.

“There’s been a few things I tried to work on with my swing in the offseason. I’ve just been putting in the time and some things have clicked.”

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aving seen each of the Goodall brothers play through their PBL careers in Nanaimo, Rogers said few would realize what kind of academic priorities the Goodall brothers have when watching them play ball.

“Everybody’s aware that they’re very bright kids as far as their academics go,” Rogers said.

“But it doesn’t hamper what they do on the field. They’re always with the guys, and they’re good teammates. All three of them.”

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just needs to do what he always does,” Rogers said. “He’s a pretty calm guy, pretty stoic on the mound.

“There’s really never anything that goes wrong with him. He never really gets touched up. So he’s always going to be successful — always.”

Garrett plans to follow in the same path as his brothers.

Next year, he’ll begin work on a sciences degree at VIU, either playing with the VIBI Mariners or another year with the Pirates as an over-age player. His goals for this season are simple — an improvement in each pitching category.

School, however, will always be important.

“We know it’s hard to make it really far in baseball,” Garrett said, “so we need a backup plan just in case it doesn’t work out the way you want. It helps to get scholarships so we can have more options with schools in the States.”

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SCOREBOARD HOCKEY NHL Playoffs

Round 1, Games 1-4 All series best-of-seven Yesterday’s results (Games 2) Montreal 3, Ottawa 2 (OT) (Montreal leads series 2-0) Washington 4, NY Islanders 3 (Series tied 1-1) Nashville 6, Chicago 2 (Series tied 1-1) Vancouver 4, Calgary 1 (Series tied 1-1) Today’s schedule (Games 2) Detroit at Tampa Bay, noon (Detroit leads series 1-0) Minnesota at St. Louis, noon (Minnesota leads series 1-0) Pittsburgh at NY Rangers, 5 p.m.

(Rangers lead series 1-0) Winnipeg at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m.

(Anaheim leads series 1-0) Previous games Thursday’s results (Games 1) Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 2 NY Rangers 2, Pittsburgh 1 Minnesota 4, St. Louis 2 Anaheim 4, Winnipeg 2 Wednesday’s results (Games 1) Montreal 4, Ottawa 3 NY Islanders 4, Washington 1 Chicago 4, Nashville 3 (2OT) Calgary 2, Vancouver 1 Upcoming schedule Sunday, April 19 (Games 3) Washington at NY Islanders, 9 a.m.

Nashville at Chicago, noon Montreal at Ottawa, 4 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Monday, April 20 (Games 3) NY Rangers at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m.

St. Louis at Minnesota, 5 p.m.

Anaheim at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21 (Game 3) Tampa Bay at Detroit, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21 (Games 4) Washington at NY Islanders, 4:30 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Yesterday at Rogers Arena

Canucks 4, Flames 1 First Period 1. Vancouver, Daniel Sedin (1) (Henrik Sedin, Burrows) 2:56 2. Vancouver, Higgins (1) (Burrows, Tanev) 7:06 (PP) Penalties: Wideman Cgy (Puck over glass) 5:52 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Bieksa Van (Slashing) 2:53; Bollig Cgy (Roughing) 7:27; Sbisa Van (Roughing) 7:27; Backlund Cgy (Highsticking) 16:41 Third Period 3. Vancouver, Kenins (1) (Horvat, Sbisa) 2:17 4. Calgary, Russell (2) (Monahan, Gaudreau) 16:26 (PP) 5. Vancouver, Vrbata (1) (Bonino) 17:59 (EN) Penalties: Ferland Cgy (Charging Chris Tanev) 9:53; Hamhuis Cgy (Interference) 15:46; Wideman Cgy (Misconduct) 15:46; Weber Van (Misconduct for Instigator) 15:46; Matt Stajan Cgy (Major for Fighting, Misconduct) 18:43; Deryk Engelland Cgy (Fighting, Instigator 7 min) 18:43 Shots on goal 1 2 3 T Calgary 3 11 9 23 Vancouver 13 9 10 32 Goaltending summary: Calgary: Jonas Hiller (26/29) Ramo (2/2); Vancouver: Eddie Lack (22/23) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Calgary: 1 of 2, Vancouver: 1 of 5 Att: 18,870

Canadiens 3, Senators 2 (OT) First Period 1. Ottawa, MacArthur (1) (Ceci, Stone) 18:42 Penalties: Galchenyuk Mtl (High-sticking) 3:40, Michalek Ott (Interference) 11:02, Weise Mtl (Hooking) 13:28 Second Period 2. Montreal, Pacioretty (1) (Markov, Desharnais) 7:18 (PP) 3. Montreal, Subban (1) (Desharnais, Smith-Pelly) 16:30 Penalties: MacArthur Ott (Boarding) 5:53, Methot Ott (Holding) 12:20 Third Period 4. Ottawa, Wiercioch (1) (Karlsson, Stone) 13:25 (PP) Penalties: Wiercioch Ott (Tripping) 1:21, Hoffman Ott (Tripping) 4:28, Emelin Mtl (Interference) 11:33, Methot Ott (Holding) 18:43 First Overtime 5. Montreal, Galchenyuk (1) (Gallagher, Plekanec) 3:40 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Ottawa 14 3 11 3 31 Montreal 10 14 13 5 42 Goaltending summary: Ottawa: Hammond (39/42), Montreal: Price (29/31) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Ottawa: 1 of 3, Montreal: 1 of 6 Att: 21,287

Capitals 4 Islanders 3 First Period 1. New York, Clutterbuck (1) (Martin) 5:14 Penalties: Green Wsh (High-stick) 7:54 Second Period 2. New York, Strome (2) (Tavares, Visnovsky) 3:24 3. Washington, Alzner (1) (Green, Backstrom) 11:26 4. New York, Okposo (1) (de Haan, Bailey) 14:09 5. Washington, Ovechkin (1) (Niskanen, Backstrom) 16:09 Third Period 6. Washington, Backstrom (1) (Carlson) 3:44 (PP) 7. Washington, Chimera (1) (Niskanen) 7:37 Penalties: Strome Nyi (Slashing) 2:50 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T New York 7 7 7 21 Washington 5 18 12 35 Goaltending summary: New York: Halak (31/35), Washington: Grubauer (18/21) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): New York: 0 of 1, Washington: 1 of 1 Att: 18,506

Predators 6 Blackhawks 2 First Period 1. Nashville, Wilson (3) (Smith, Ribeiro) 2:47 (PP) 2. Chicago, Sharp (2) (Shaw, Hjalmarsson) 16:13 3. Nashville, Josi (1) (Weber) 19:56 Penalties: Versteeg Chi (Charging) 1:31, Shaw Chi, Bickell Chi, Gaustad Nsh, Beck Nsh (Roughing) 20:00 Second Period 4. Chicago, Kane (1) (Seabrook) 10:32 5. Nashville, Smith (1) (Franson, Ribeiro) 14:54 Penalties: Gaustad Nsh (High sticking) 3:30, Jones Nsh (Slashing) 15:18 Third Period 6. Nashville, Forsberg (1) 12:41 7. Nashville, Smith (2) (Forsberg, Rinne) 14:28 8. Nashville, Santorelli (1) (Jarnkrok, Stalberg) 15:00 Penalties: Toews Chi (Interference) 5:13, Versteeg Chi (Roughing) 17:56, Timonen Chi (Slashing) 19:17 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Chicago 6 14 6 26 Nashville 16 7 12 35 Goaltending summary: Chicago: Crawford (29/35), Nashville: Rinne (24/26) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Chicago: 0 of 3, Nashville: 1 of 4 Att: 17,208

Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price makes a save on Ottawa Senators centre Mika Zibanejad during Game 2 of their series Friday in Montreal. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Galchenyuk goal lifts Habs over Senators BILL BEACON THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — P.K. Subban knew he had to do something to make up for being ejected from the opening game of the Montreal Canadiens firstround playoff series.

The Canadiens star defenceman, drawing inspiration from a vote of confidence from legend Jean Beliveau’s wife Elise, responded with a goal and a solid 29:06 of ice time as Montreal downed the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in Game 2. Alex Galchenyuk scored the winner 3:40 into overtime.

Montreal retained home-ice advantage by winning its first two home games of the best-ofseven series. Ottawa will try to do the same in Game 3 on Sunday and Game 4 on Wednesday at the Canadian Tire Centre.

“I didn’t play the whole first game and I wanted to be better,” said Subban.“I had to be.

“I don’t think I did a good enough job of setting an example (to his teammates) in the first game.”

Subban was tossed from the opener, a 4-3 Montreal win, in the second period with a slashing major and a game misconduct for a two-handed chop to the wrist of Senators scoring leader Mark Stone.

As he was standing around outside the dressing room after the ejection, Elise Beliveau passed by and told him not to worry, that he would be better in Game 2.

After the win, he said Mrs. Beliveau, whose husband’s death in December was honoured with a state funeral, stood up in her seat behind the Canadiens bench and showed she was wearing a Subban No. 76 jersey.

“It’s one of the cutest things I’ve ever seen,”said Subban. “It’s good to know I have that support.

“You know what Jean Beliveau means to this organization — what he means to Canada.”

Max Pacioretty returned after missing three games with a concussion to score Montreal’s first goal.

Western Hockey League Playoffs All series best-of- seven *=if necessary Yesterday’s results (Games 5) Calgary 4, Medicine Hat 3 (2OT) (Calgary wins series 4-1) Brandon 3, Regina 2 (OT) (Brandon wins series 4-1) Kelowna 7, Victoria 3 (Kelowna wins series 4-1) (Game 4) Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.

(Portland leads series 2-1) Todays schedule No games scheduled Sunday, April 19 (Game 5) (Game 5) Portland at Everett, 4:05 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21 (Game 6*) Everett at Portland, 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday , April 22 (Game 7*) Portland at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Yesterday at Prospera Place

Rockets 7, Royals 3 First Period 1. Kelowna, Draisaitl 4 (Kirkland, Morrissey) 1:24 2. Victoria, Walker 4 (Chase) 17:54 3. Victoria, Fushimi 2 (Fisher, Crunk) 18:17 4. Kelowna, Morrissey 1 (Merkley, Bowey) 19:26 Penalties: Soustal Kel (interference) 3:15; Stadel Kel (roughing) 8:25; Carroll Vic (roughing) 19:01; Baillie Kel (embellishment) 19:01 Second Period 5. Kelowna, Southam (2) (C. Linaker, L. Johansen) 2:18 6. Kelowna, Baillie (7) (J. Morrissey, L. Draisaitl) 14:52 (PP) 7. Kelowna, Morrissey (2) (M. Bowey, L. Draisaitl) 16:53 (PP) Penalties: Stephens Kel (checking to the head) 3:10; Dmytriw Vic (majorboarding, game misconduct) 11:54; Merkley Kel (roughing) 15:52; Walker Vic (hooking) 16:13 Third Period 8. Kelowna, Chartier (7) (Bowey, Merkley) 7:35 9. Kelowna, Linaker 2 (Southam, Morrissey) 13:11 10. Victoria, Brown 2 (Carroll, Magee), 13:59 (PP) Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Victoria 9 5 7 21 Kelowna 10 17 12 39 Goaltending summary: Victoria: Justic Paulic (21/26) Coleman Vollrath (11/13); Kelowna: Jackson Whistle (7/9) Michael Herringer (11/12) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Victoria: 1 of 4, Kelowna: 2 of 2 Att: 5,226

B.C. Hockey League Fred Page Cup Playoff Best of Seven series Yesterday’s result (Game 6) Penticton 3, Nanaimo 2 (OT) (Penticton wins Cup, 4-2) Yesterday at Frank Crane Arena

Vees 3, Clippers 2 (OT) First Period No scoring Penalties: Maier Nan (High-sticking) 7:12 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Dakota Conroy Pen (Hooking) 10:17 Third Period 1. Penticton, - Dante Fabbro (Steen Cooper, Connor Chartier) 9:18 2. Nanaimo, Spencer Hewson (unassisted) 9:32 3. Penticton, Riley Alferd (Jack Ramsey, Matthew Serratore) 11:47 4. Nanaimo, Brett Roulston (Cole Maier) 16:38 Penalties: Hookenson Nan (Hooking) 17:43 Overtime 5. Penticton, Dakota Conroy (unassisted) 2:06 Penalties: No penalties Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Penticton 12 13 14 3 42 Nanaimo 9 9 10 1 29 Goaltending summary: Penticton: Hunter Miska (27/29); Nanaimo: Guillaume Decelles (39/42) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Penticton: 0 of 2, Nanaimo: 0 of 1 Att: 1,405

American Hockey League Eastern Conference Atlantic W L OT SL GF GA Pts Manchester 49 16 6 3 236 169107 Providence 40 25 7 2 202 181 89 Worcester 41 27 4 2 218 189 88 Portland 37 28 7 2 195 184 83 St. John’s 32 33 8 2 180 231 74 Northeast W L OT SL GF GA Pts Hartford 42 23 5 4 217209 93 Syracuse 41 24 10 0 216215 92 Springfield 37 28 8 2 188206 84 Albany 36 28 5 6 195199 83 Bridgeport 27 39 7 1 208242 62 East W L OT SL GF GA Pts Hershey 45 22 5 3 213180 98 W-B/Scranton 43 24 3 4 202158 93 Lehigh Valley 33 33 7 1 192227 74 Binghamton 33 34 7 1 237258 74 Norfolk 27 38 6 4 164214 64 Western Conference North W L OT SL GF GA Pts Utica 46 20 7 2 216 180101 Toronto 37 27 9 0 199 200 83 Hamilton 34 29 12 0 198 204 80 Adirondack 35 31 6 2 228 232 78 Rochester 28 40 5 1 204 243 62 Midwest W L OTSL GF GA Pts Grand Rapids 46 21 6 2 246 178 100 Rockford 46 22 5 2 221 177 99 Chicago 39 28 6 1 204 190 85 Lake Erie 34 29 8 4 207 237 80 Milwaukee 33 28 7 6 203 214 79 West W L OT SL GF GA Pts San Antonio 45 22 6 1 245218 97 Texas 38 22 13 1 238213 90 Oklahoma City 40 27 5 3 220210 88 Charlotte 30 38 6 1 165228 67 Iowa 23 48 2 2 170241 50 Yesterday’s results St. John’s 4, Springfield 3 (SO) Adirondack 5, Syracuse 4 (OT) Hershey 3, Binghamton 2 Hartford 3, Bridgeport 2 Worcester 5, Providence 2 Utica 3, Rochester 2 Grand Rapids 2, Charlotte 1 Manchester 3, Portland 2 Albany 4, W-B/Scran 0 Norfolk 4, Lehigh 2 Lake Erie 6, Hamilton 3 Rockford 4, Chicago 3 Oklahoma 3, Iowa 0 Toronto 3, Milwaukee 2 Texas 3, San Antonio 2 Today’s schedule Hartford at Albany, 2 p.m.

Springfield at St. John’s, 3 p.m.

Bridgeport at Syracuse, 4 p.m.

Charlotte at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.

Lake Erie at Hamilton, 4 p.m.

Lehigh Valley at Hershey, 4 p.m.

Providence at Portland, 4 p.m.

Utica at Adirondack, 4 p.m.

Worcester at Manchester, 4 p.m.

Norfolk at W-B/Scranton, 4:05 p.m.

Rochester at Binghamton, 4:05 p.m.

Iowa at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Texas, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Rockford, 5 p.m.

IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship April 16-26, Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland Standings Group B GP W L Pts Finland 2 2 0 6 Canada 1 1 0 3 Czech Rep 2 1 1 3 Switzerland 1 0 1 0 Latvia 2 0 2 0 Group A GP W L Pts Russia 2 2 0 6 USA 2 1 1 3 Slovakia 2 1 1 3 Sweden 1 0 1 0 Germany 1 0 1 0

GF-A 9-2 11-6 5-7 1-3 7-15 GF-A 9-1 11-3 3-11 1-3 0-6

Yesterday’s results United States 10, Slovakia 0 Czech Republic 4, Latvia 1 Russia 6, Germany 0 Finland 3, Switzerland 1 Today’s schedule Sweden vs. Germany, 8 a.m.

Canada vs. Switzerland, 9:45 a.m.

Sunday, April 19 Russia vs. Slovakia, 4 a.m.

Finland vs. Latvia, 5:45 a.m.

Sweden vs. United States, 8 a.m.

Canada vs. Czech Rep, 9:45 a.m.

Monday, April 20 Slovakia vs. Germany, 9:45 a.m.

Latvia vs. Switzerland, 10:45 a.m.

Tuesday, April 21 Germany vs. United States, 5:45 a.m.

Finland vs. Canada, 6:45 a.m.

Russia vs. Sweden, 9:45 a.m.

Switzerland vs. Czech Rep, 10:45 a.m.

Thursday, April 23 Quarterfinals (games at 5:45, 7, 9:45 and 11 a.m.)

Relegation game, 3:15 a.m.

Baseball MLB (cont’d) Sunday, April 19 N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m.

Pineda (0-0) vs. Odorizzi (1-0) Baltimore at Boston, 10:35 a.m.

Chen (0-0) vs. Porcello (0-1) Philadelphia at Washington, 10:35 a.m.

Buchanan (0-1) vs. Strasburg (0-1) Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 10:35 a.m.

Garza (0-1) vs. Cole (0-0) L.A. Angels at Houston, 11:10 a.m.

Shoemaker (1-0) vs. Feldman (0-1) Oakland at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m.

Kazmir (1-0) vs. Duffy (0-0) Cleveland at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m.

House (0-1) vs. May (0-0) San Diego at Chi. Cubs, 11:20 a.m.

Cashner (0-1) vs. Lester (0-1) Arizona at San Francisco, 1:05 p.m.

Hellickson (0-1) vs. Hudson (0-0) Texas at Seattle, 1:10 p.m.

Detwiler (0-1) vs. Paxton (0-1) Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 p.m.

Butler (0-0) vs. McCarthy (1-0) Cincinnati at St. Louis, 5:05 p.m.

Leake (0-0) vs. Wainwright (1-0) Monday, April 20 Baltimore at Boston, 8:05 a.m.

Chen (0-0) vs. Masterson (1-0) Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m.

Arrieta (1-1) vs. Burnett (0-1) N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 4:08 p.m.

Sabathia (0-2) vs. Simon (2-0) Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 4:20 p.m.

DeSclafani (1-0) vs. Peralta (0-1) Cleveland at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m.

Carrasco (1-1) vs. Quintana (1-0) Minnesota at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m.

Gibson (1-1) vs. Volquez (1-1) San Diego at Colorado, 5:40 p.m.

Despaigne (1-0) vs. De La Rosa (0-0) Oakland at LA Angels, 7:05 p.m.

Graveman (1-1) vs. Shoemaker (2-0) Houston at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.

Peacock (0-1) vs. Iwakuma (0-1)

Braves 8, Blue Jays 7 Atlanta

Toronto

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Friday, April 24 Relegation game, 9 a.m.

Saturday, April 25 Semifinals, 6 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Sunday, April 26 Relegation game, 3 a.m.

Bronze medal, 6 a.m.

Gold medal 10 a.m.

Keystone Cup 2015 Western Canadian Junior B Championship April 16-19, Cold Lake Energy Centre, Cold Lake, Alberta Yesterday’s results Saskatoon 4, Selkirk 1 Thunder Bay 3, Cold Lake 1 N Edmonton 5, Campbell River 4 Saskatoon 4, Thunder Bay 3 Cold Lake vs Selkirk Round Robin standings Team W L T Pts GF-A N Edmonton 2 0 1 5 12-10 Saskatoon 2 2 0 4 14-13 Campbell River 2 1 0 4 12-9 Thunder Bay 1 1 1 3 9-8 Cold Lake 0 2 1 1 5-9 Selkirk 0 1 1 1 4-7 Today’s schedule Thunder Bay vs. Campbell Riv, 7:30 a.m.

Selkirk vs. N Edmonton, 10:30 a.m.

Cold Lake vs. Saskatoon 1:30 p.m.

Campbell River vs. Selkirk, 4:30 p.m.

N Edmonton vs. Thunder Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 19 Bronze medal, 9 a.m.

Gold medal, noon

Atlanta 011 030 030 8 Toronto 112 010 020 7 2B: ATL Simmons, A (4, Hutchison); TOR Encarnacion (1, Teheran). 3B: ATL Peterson, J (1, Osuna). HR: ATL Gomes, J (2, 8th inning off Cecil, 0 on, 0 out), Freeman, F (3, 8th inning off Cecil, 1 on, 2 out); TOR Travis (3, 1st inning off Teheran, 0 on, 0 out), Martin, R 2 (2, 2nd inning off Teheran, 0 on, 1 out; 8th inning off Johnson, J, 0 on, 0 out), Donaldson 2 (2, 3rd inning off Teheran, 1 on, 1 out; 5th inning off Teheran, 0 on, 1 out). S: TOR Goins. Team Lob: ATL 10; TOR 7. E: TOR Goins (1, fielding).

PICKOFFS: ATL Teheran (Pompey at 1st base).

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO J Teheran 5.0 7 5 5 2 4 L Avilan 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 C Martin (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 J Johnson 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 J Grilli 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Hutchison 4.2 7 5 4 3 6 R Osuna 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 A Loup 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 B Cecil (L, 0-1) 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 L Hendriks 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 M Castro 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 HBP: Pompey (by Teheran).

Time: 3:09. Att: 21,397.

Yankees 5, Rays 4 NY Yankees

BASEBALL MLB

American League East W L Boston 7 3 Tampa Bay 6 5 Baltimore 5 5 Toronto 5 6 NY Yankees 4 6 Central W L Detroit 9 1 Kansas City 8 2 Minnesota 4 6 Chicago Sox 3 6 Cleveland 3 6 West W L LA Angels 5 5 Oakland 5 6 Texas 5 6 Houston 4 6 Seattle 3 7 National League East W L NY Mets 8 3 Atlanta 7 3 Washington 5 6 Miami 3 8 Philadelphia 3 8 Central W L St. Louis 6 3 Chicago Cubs 5 4 Cincinnati 5 5 Pittsburgh 4 6 Milwaukee 2 8 West W L Colorado 7 2 LA Dodgers 6 3 San Diego 7 4 Arizona 6 5 San Francisco 3 9

PCT .700 .545 .500 .455 .400 PCT .900 .800 .400 .333 .333 PCT .500 .455 .455 .400 .300

GB 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 GB 1.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 GB 0.5 0.5 1.0 2

Strk W1 L1 L1 L2 W1 Strk W3 W1 W3 L2 L1 Strk W2 L2 W1 L1 L4

PCT .727 .700 .455 .273 .273 PCT .667 .556 .500 .400 .200 PCT .778 .667 .636 .545 .250

GB 0.5 3.0 5.0 5.0 GB 1.0 1.5 2.5 4.5 GB 1.0 1.0 2 5.5

Strk W6 W1 W3 L2 L6 Strk W3 L1 L2 W1 L3 Strk W3 W4 W3 W2 L8

Yesterday’s results Detroit 2, Chicago Sox 1 San Diego 5, Chicago Cubs 4 Pittsburgh 6, Milwaukee 3 Washington 7, Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 8, Toronto 7 Boston 3, Baltimore 2 NY Mets 4, Miami 1 NY Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 4 Minnesota 3, Cleveland 2 (11 innings) LA Angels 6, Houston 3 Kansas City 6, Oakland 4 St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 1 Colorado at L.A. Dodgers Texas 3, Seattle 1 Arizona 9, San Francisco 0 Today’s schedule Philadelphia at Washington, 10:05 a.m.

Harang (1-0) vs. Zimmermann (1-0) Atlanta at Toronto, 10:07 a.m.

Wood (1-0) vs. Dickey (0-0) Chi. White Sox at Detroit, 10:08 a.m.

Samardzija (0-1) vs. Sanchez (1-0) Cleveland at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m.

Kluber (0-1) vs. Hughes (0-2) Cincinnati at St. Louis, 11:15 a.m.

Iglesias (0-0) vs. Martinez (0-0) San Diego at Chi. Cubs, 11:20 a.m.

Ross (1-0) vs. Hendricks (0-0) Baltimore at Boston, 1:05 p.m.

Tillman (1-1) vs. Buchholz (1-1) Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m.

Lohse (0-2) vs. Worley (0-1) Miami at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.

Latos (0-1) vs. deGrom (0-1) Oakland at Kansas City, 4:10 p.m.

Hahn (0-1) vs. Ventura (2-0) L.A. Angels at Houston, 4:10 p.m.

Wilson (1-1) vs. Keuchel (1-0) N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.

Tanaka (1-1) vs. Odorizzi (1-0) Arizona at San Francisco, 6:05 p.m.

De La Rosa (1-0) vs. Heston (1-0) Texas at Seattle, 6:10 p.m.

Lewis (1-0) vs. Hernandez (1-0) Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 6:10 p.m.

Lyles (1-0) vs. Greinke (1-0) Sunday, April 19 Atlanta at Toronto, 10:07 a.m.

Miller (0-0) vs. Norris (1-0) Chi. White Sox at Detroit, 10:08 a.m.

Sale (1-0) vs. Greene (1-0) Miami at N.Y. Mets, 10:10 a.m.

Koehler (0-1) vs. Harvey (1-0)

Tampa Bay

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NY Yankees 010 102 010 5 Tampa Bay 000 400 000 4 HR: NYY Rodriguez, Al 2 (4, 2nd inning off Karns, 0 on, 0 out; 6th inning off Frieri, 1 on, 1 out), Drew (3, 4th inning off Karns, 0 on, 2 out); TB Dykstra (1, 4th inning off Warren, 2 on, 1 out), Forsythe (2, 4th inning off Warren, 0 on, 1 out). SB: NYY Gardner, B (1, 2nd base off Jepsen/Wilson, Bo); TB Souza Jr. (4, 2nd base off Betances/McCann).

NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO A Warren 4.0 6 4 4 2 2 E Rogers 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 J Wilson 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 D Betances (W, 2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 A Miller 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO N Karns 5.0 2 2 2 4 7 E Frieri 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 C Riefenhauser 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 K Jepsen (L, 0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 S Geltz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 3:12. Att: 15,752.

Red Sox 3, Orioles 2 Baltimore

Boston

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Baltimore 000 110 000 2 Boston 000 020 001 3 HR: BAL Joseph (1, 5th inning off Kelly, J, 0 on, 0 out); BOS Hanigan (1, 5th inning off Gausman, 1 on, 1 out). SB: BAL Cabrera, E (1, 2nd base off Mujica/ Hanigan). 2B: BAL Davis, C (3, Kelly, J).

B.C. Premier League Team W Abbotsford Cardinals 1 Victoria Eagles 3 Okanagan Athletics 3 North Shore Twins 1 Nanaimo Pirates 2 Whalley Chiefs 1 Coquitlam Reds 0 Langley Blaze 0 Parksville Royals 0 North Delta Blue Jays 0 Parksville Royals 0 Victoria Mariners 0

L 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 1 2 0 0 0

Pct GB 1.000 0.750 0.750 1.000 0.667 .5 0.200 2.5 0.000 1 0.000 1 0.000 2 0.000 0.000 0.000 -

Today’s schedule Whalley at North Delta, 11 a.m.

Abbotsford at Parksville, 12:15 p.m.

Okanagan at White Rock, 1 p.m.

Vic Eagles at Langley, 1 p.m.

North Shore at Vic Mariners, 1 p.m.

Whalley at North Delta, 1:30 p.m.

Abbotsford at Parksville, 2:45 p.m.

North Shore at Vic Mariners, 3:30 p.m.

White Rock at Okanagan, 3:30 p.m.

Vic Eagles at Langley, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday April 19 Langley at Coquitlam, 11 a.m.

North Shore at Vic Eagles, 11 a.m.

Abbotsford at Nanaimo, 11 a.m.

Okanagan at White Rock, 11 a.m.

Vic Mariners at Parksville, 12 p.m.

North Shore at Vic Eagles, 1:30 p.m.

White Rock at Okanagan, 1:30 p.m.

Abbotsford at Nanaimo, 1:30 p.m.

Langley at Coquitlam, 1:30 p.m.

Vic Mariners at Parksville, 2:30 p.m.

GOLF

BASKETBALL

This week’s events

NBA

PGA Tour

Playoff schedule Note: 16 teams, all series best-of-seven Today’s schedule (Games 1) (5) Washington Wizards at (4) Toronto Raptors, 9:30 a.m.

(8) New Orleans Pelicans at (1) Golden State Warriors, 12:30 p.m.

(6) Milwaukee Bucks at (3) Chicago Bulls, 4 p.m.

(7) Dallas Mavericks at (2) Houston Rockets, 6:30 p.m.

RBC Heritage, April 16-19 Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, South Carolina. Par 71, 7101 yards.

Purse: $5,900,000. 2014 champion: Matt Kuchar Leaderboard, Round 2 Golfer Par R1 R2 1 Troy Merritt -12 69 61 T2 Matt Kuchar -8 68 66 T2 John Merrick -8 69 65 T4 Graeme McDowell -7 66 69 T4 Kevin Kisner -7 68 67 T4 Jim Furyk -7 71 64 T7 Morgan Hoffmann -6 68 68 T7 Matt Every -6 66 70 T7 Louis Oosthuizen -6 69 67 T7 Jordan Spieth -6 74 62 T7 Kevin Streelman -6 71 65 T12 Jerry Kelly -5 71 66 T12 Bo Van Pelt -5 69 68 T12 Justin Thomas -5 70 67 T12 Lucas Glover -5 70 67 T12 Stewart Cink -5 70 67 T12 Aaron Baddeley -5 70 67 T12 Sean O’Hair -5 70 67 T12 Blake Adams -5 72 65 T12 Branden Grace -5 70 67 T12 John Peterson -5 72 65 Canadian golfers T48 Nick Taylor -1 72 69 Failed to make cut (E) - David Hearn +1 73 70 - Adam Hadwin +2 75 69 - Graham DeLaet +3 69 76 - Corey Conners +5 77 70 - Mike Weir +14 74 82

LPGA Tour Lotte Championship, April 15-18 Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii. Par 72, 6,383 yards.

Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie Leaderboard, Round 2 Golfer Par R1 R2 T1 I.K. Kim -10 65 69 T1 Sei-Young Kim -10 67 67 3 Inbee Park -7 67 70 T4 Jenny Shin -6 68 70 T4 Chella Choi -6 70 68 T4 Paula Creamer -6 69 69 T4 Mirim Lee -6 69 69 T8 Haru Nomura -5 69 70 T8 Ai Miyazato -5 70 69 T8 Michelle Wie -5 70 69 T11 Na Yeon Choi -4 67 73 T11 So Young Lee -4 71 69 T11 Beatriz Recari -4 69 71 T11 Brittany Lincicome -4 73 67 T11 Pornanong Phatlum-4 71 69 T16 Xiyu Lin -3 69 72 T16 Jane Park -3 72 69 T16 Suzann Pettersen -3 72 69 T16 Morgan Pressel -3 69 72 From Canada T58 Alena Sharp +3 73 74

Champions Tour Greater Gwinnett Championship, April 17-19 (54 holes), TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Georgia. Par 72, 7,259 yards.

Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Miguel Angel Jimenez Leaderboard, Round 1 Play suspended - weather Golfer Par R1Thru T1 Joey Sindelar -4 - 15 T1 Tommy Armour III -4 - 14 T1 Gary Hallberg -4 - 14 T1 Ian Woosnam -4 - 13 T1 Olin Browne -4 - 12 T6 Tom Byrum -3 69 T6 Steve Pate -3 - 15 T6 Steve Jones -3 - 14 T6 Stephen Ames -3 - 14 T6 Kevin Sutherland -3 - 13 T6 Brad Faxon -3 - 12 T6 Mark O’Meara -3 - 11 T6 Tom Pernice Jr -3 - 10 T14 Mark Brooks -2 70 T14 John Huston -2 70 T14 Jesper Parnevik -2 - 14 T14 Bob Tway -2 - 15 T14 Joe Durant -2 - 14 T14 Gene Sauers -2 - 13 T14 Rocco Mediate -2 - 10

Web.com Tour El Bosque Mexico Championship, April 16-19, El Bosque Golf Club, Leon. Par 72, 7,701 yards. Purse: $700,000. 2014 champion: Carlos Ortiz Leaderboard, Round 2 Golfer Par R1 R2 T1 Peter Malnati -11 65 68 T1 Casey Wittenberg -11 65 68 3 Kevin Tway -10 67 67 T4 Chase Wright -8 69 67 T4 Luke List -8 67 69 T6 Rob Oppenheim -7 71 66 T6 Oliver Goss -7 67 70 T6 Henrik Norlander -7 68 69 T6 Smylie Kaufman -7 68 69 T6 Patton Kizzire -7 67 70 T11 Tain Lee -6 74 64 T11 Wes Roach -6 67 71 T11 Darron Stiles -6 70 68 T11 Matt Fast -6 69 69 T15 Sebastian Cappelen-5 68 71 T15 Todd Baek -5 72 67 T15 Stephan Jaeger -5 68 71 T15 Jamie Lovemark -5 73 66 T15 Steve Marino -5 73 66 T15 Sam Love -5 73 66 From Canada T31 Brad Fritsch -3 71 70

European Tour Shenzhen International, April 16-19 Genzon Golf Club, Shenzhen, China. Par 72, 7,145 yards. Purse: $3,000,000.

Leaderboard, Round 2 Golfer Par R1 R2 1 Uihlein, Peter -9 67 68 2 Aphibarnrat, Kiradech -8 67 69 T3 Fichardt, Darren -6 68 70 T3 Ford, Matt -6 69 69 T3 Grillo, Emiliano -6 71 67 T3 Havret, Gregory -6 70 68 T7 Bjerregaard, Lucas (a)-5 72 67 T7 Crespi, Marco -5 69 70 T7 Fleetwood, Tommy -5 70 69 T7 Manassero, Matteo -5 69 70 T11 Hend, Scott -4 70 70 T11 Huang, Wen-Yi -4 66 74 T11 Quesne, Julien -4 71 69 T14 Fisher, Trevor -3 71 70 T14 Horsey, David -3 70 71 T14 Howell, David -3 71 70 T14 Levy, Alexander -3 71 70 T14 Lipsky, David -3 73 68 T14 Wall, Anthony -3 69 72

AUTO RACING NASCAR Food City 500 Sunday, April 19, 10 a.m.

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee. 500 laps, 266.5 miles Qualifying today, 6:45 a.m.

Driver standings Pts Winnings 1 Kevin Harvick 306 $2,991,675 2 Joey Logano 280 $2,702,331 3 Martin Truex Jr. 266 $1,447,503 4 Brad Keselowski 246 $1,547,567 5 Kasey Kahne 230 $1,144,435 6 Jimmie Johnson 216 $2,028,023 7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 213 $1,808,545 8 Denny Hamlin 205 $1,492,043 9 Aric Almirola 195 $1,210,897 10 David Ragan 194 $1,190,679

Formula One Grand Prix of Bahrain Sunday, April 19, 8 a.m.

International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain Qualifying today, 8 a.m.

Sunday, April 19 (Games 1) (7) Boston Celtics at (2) Cleveland Cavaliers, noon (8) Brooklyn Nets at (1) Atlanta Hawks, 2:30 p.m.

(4) Portland Trail Blazers at (5) Memphis Grizzlies, 5 p.m.

(6) San Antonio Spurs at (3) Los Angeles Clippers, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, April 20 (Games 2) Milwaukee at Chicago, 5 p.m.

New Orleans at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

SOCCER MLS

Eastern League Club PTS GP W L NY Red Bulls 11 5 3 0 DC United 10 5 3 1 Orlando 8 6 2 2 N. England 8 6 2 2 Chicago 6 5 2 3 NY City FC 6 6 1 2 Philadelphia 6 7 1 3 Columbus 5 5 1 2 Toronto 3 4 1 3 Montreal 2 4 0 2 Western League Club PTS GP W L Vancouver 13 7 4 2 Dallas 10 6 3 2 San Jose 9 7 3 4 Salt Lake 9 5 2 0 Sporting KC 9 6 2 1 Houston 8 6 2 2 Los Angeles 8 6 2 2 Seattle 7 5 2 2 Colorado 6 5 1 1 Portland 6 6 1 2 Yesterday’s result NY Red Bulls 2, San Jose 0

T 2 1 2 2 0 3 3 2 0 2

GF GA 9 4 5 4 6 5 4 6 5 7 5 5 8 11 5 5 6 8 2 6

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GF GA 9 7 7 8 7 9 6 4 6 6 5 3 6 6 6 4 4 2 6 7

Today’s schedule Chicago at Montreal, noon Houston at DC United, 4 p.m.

Orlando at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.

Toronto at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Seattle at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Salt Lake, 6:30 p.m.

Sporting KC at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 19 New England at Philadelphia, 2 p.m.

Portland at NY City FC, 4 p.m.

UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals Return leg (All games at 12:45 p.m.)

Tuesday, April 21 Barcelona vs. Paris St. Germain (Barcelona leads, 3-1) Bayern Munich vs. FC Porto (FC Porto leads, 3-1) Wednesday, April 22 Monaco vs. Juventus (Juventus leads, 1-0) Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid (Game 1 tied, 0-0)

English FA Cup - Semifinals Today’s schedule Reading vs. Arsenal, 9:20 a.m.

Sunday, April 19 Aston Villa vs. Liverpool, 7 a.m.

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

W D L GF GA 22 7 2 64 26 20 6 6 63 32 19 8 5 59 30 18 7 7 65 34 17 6 9 47 36 17 5 10 44 22 16 6 10 50 46 13 8 11 38 40 11 10 11 42 40 12 7 13 36 40 11 9 12 42 43 9 11 12 40 43 9 8 15 33 51 8 9 15 30 46 8 8 17 24 45 5 14 13 25 48 6 10 16 29 45 7 5 21 38 59 5 11 16 26 50 6 7 18 32 51

Pts 73 66 65 61 57 56 54 47 43 43 42 38 35 33 32 29 28 26 26 25

Today’s schedule Crystal Palace vs. West Brom, 7 a.m.

Everton vs. Burnley, 7 a.m.

Leicester vs. Swansea, 7 a.m.

Stoke vs. Southampton, 7 a.m.

Chelsea vs. Man United, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday, April 19 Man City vs. West Ham, 5:30 a.m.

Newcastle vs. Spurs, 8 a.m.

TENNIS ATP Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte-Carlo, Monaco. Surface: Clay Purse: €3,288,530 (€1=CDN$1.33) Singles - Quarterfinals Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Marin Cilic (8), Croatia, 6-0, 6-3.

Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, def. David Ferrer (5), Spain, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2.

Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def. Milos Raonic (4), Toronto, 5-2, retired.

Gael Monfils (14), France, def. Grigor Dimitrov (9), Bulgaria, 6-1, 6-3.

Doubles - Quarterfinals Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Marc Lopez (5), Spain, 6-4, 2-6, 10-4.

Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (2), Brazil, def. Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (7), Brazil, 6-3, 6-4.

Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (4), Serbia, def. Benoit Paire, France, and Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, 6-2, 6-3.

Simone Bolelli, Italy, and Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Nicolas Mahut, France, and Edouard Roger-Vasselin (8), France, 7-6 (4), 6-2.

Doubles - Round 2 Benoit Paire, France, and Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Daniel Nestor, Toronto, and Leander Paes (6), India, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

WTA Copa Colsanitas Bogota, Colombia. Surface: Clay. Purse: $250,000 Quarterfinals Elina Svitolina (1), Ukraine, def. Irina Falconi (8), United States, 6-3, 7-5.

Yaroslava Shvedova (5), Kazakhstan, def. Monica Puig (2), Puerto Rico, 7-6 (1), 6-2.

Teliana Pereira, Brazil, def. Lourdes Dominguez Lino, Spain, 6-0, 6-4.

Mariana Duque-Marino, Colombia, leads Julia Glushko, Israel, 7-5, 3-1, Suspended.

Doubles Semifinals Paula Cristina Goncalves, Brazil, and Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazil, def. Irina Khromacheva, Russia, and Maryna Zanevska, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-0

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DIVERSIONS

SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2015

WORD FIND

BRIDGE

Wrong Path Dealer: South N-S vulnerable NORTH ♠K1098 ♥KQ65 ♦Q103 ♣87 WEST EAST ♠J42 ♠A53 ♥J1083 ♥72 ♦J85 ♦762 ♣543 ♣KQJ96 SOUTH ♠Q76 ♥A94 ♦AK94 ♣A102 W N E S 1NT Pass 2♣ dbl Pass Pass 3NT All Pass Opening Lead: ♣3

SHERMAN’S LAGOON

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ANDY CAPP

SOLUTION: THEY ARE GOOD TO KNOW

CRYPTOQUOTE CRANKSHAFT

BABY BLUES

outh won the third club discarding a spade from the table and ran the diamonds throwing another spade from dummy as East also parted with a spade. Next came three top hearts as East pitched another spade. Declarer continued with a spade but East produced the ace and cashed two clubs to defeat the contract, N-S -100.

North’s employment of Stayman had afforded East an opportunity to make a lead directing double dooming the nine-trick game. North’s decision to rebid 3NT was mistaken. This action should promise a club stopper because he could offer a three club cue bid to show no clear direction.

On this occasion, partner would convert to 3NT because he owns the ace of clubs.

The 4-3 spade fit would be the contract of choice where ten tricks would be available even if declarer misguesses the location of the jack to lose two trump tricks.

Suppose that declarer wins the second club to continue with a spade for the king and ace.

East cashes a club and forces North with a third one. West wins the jack of spades when declarer finesses but, with spades breaking 3-3, declarer will win the balance for a satisfying +620. An overtrick would be in the bank by playing West for the jack of spades.

Author: Dave Willis - visit his website at www.insidebridge.ca Questions on bridge can be sent with a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The New Canadian Bridge c/o Torstar Syndication Services, One Yonge St., Toronto, M5E 1E6.

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

HI AND LOIS

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42 Material for some sticks 43 Agent of a sort 44 Mustang mover 46 Cross 50 Yarn product 51 Word from the Dutch for “pirate ship” 53 It might be all in your head 54 2007 Peace Prize concert cohost with Kevin 55 Curiosity and Rosetta 57 __ Accidency (John Tyler nickname) 58 Vandal 60 They’re heard in Some Like It Hot and Lilo and Stitch 62 Equitably 63 Victoria descendant who’s reigned since 2014 64 PBS’ most-watched series until The Civil War 65 Material in a book you might not be able to put down DOWN 1 Surfer girl 2 They’ve been made with flare since the ‘50s 3 Predispositions

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New France 21 2016 Senate retiree-to-be 24 Villain to Lazenby’s Bond 26 It might be flavored with lemongrass 28 Queen of Sheba’s homeland, today 30 Refused 32 Oedipus __ (PDQ Bach oratorio) 34 Fulfilled 35 Singles bars 36 ER ogre 37 Crowds 38 64 Across host 41 The Thane of Fife 45 Mideast money 47 Tedious trip 48 Pinch 49 Emphatic agreement 51 Measures for bolts 52 Emphatic agreement 55 His “Garage” has a page on nbc.com 56 It can precede or follow “cover” 59 PM between Brian and Jean 61 “Greening the Season” proponent

DIVERSIONS UNSPOKEN BEVERAGE OF CHOICE ACROSS 1 Out on — (in potential danger) 6 “I’m just sayin’,” in a text 10 Letters after chis 14 Apple variety 18 — de Mayo 19 Indian melodies 21 “Don’t say it!”

22 Famed flood figure 23 Challenges 24 School, in France 25 Card game for one 27 Start of a riddle 30 Popular Eli Lilly brand 31 Sacred vow 32 Tidies 33 Riddle, part 2 38 Fit — bill 39 Sodium hydroxide, chemically 40 Lean- — (shacks) 41 Octet count 46 “You Got It” singer Bonnie 49 Ghostly spirit 52 Trivial lies 53 Riddle, part 3 58 Cozy spot 59 Publishes 60 Morales of Hollywood 61 Citrate, e.g.

63 Burrito topper 64 Riddle, part 4 68 Like a king 71 Pupa-to-be 73 Microwave, informally 74 Islamic holy city 75 Turn liquid 77 Riddle, part 5 82 “— Lama Ding Dong” (1961 hit) 83 Like a scornful villain’s face 84 “Für —” (piano classic) 85 Annual sports awards 87 TV actress Arthur 88 Roosevelt’s terrier 90 — West (life jacket) 93 End of the riddle 100 Devotee 104 Tombstone lawman 105 Theater area 106 Riddle’s answer 111 Sent by plane, as a letter 112 Ghostly

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113 Pop singer Lopez 115 Word after a noun, often 116 Snow glider 117 “Fear Street” author R.L. — 118 Perfect spots 119 Big ice cream brand 120 Old fast jets, for short 121 Finger sound 122 TV “explorer” and others DOWN 1 Have a role on stage 2 Depend upon, as a decision 3 Physically fit 4 “Blind Willie —” (Bob Dylan song) 5 Partner of Herzegovina 6 At no charge 7 1993 siege site in Texas 8 1952 Walt Kelly comic strip collection 9 “The Misfits” actor Eli 10 Swank 11 “Flee, fly!”

12 Off the coast 13 Evening do 14 Out of place 15 Silk pattern 16 RBI king Hank 17 The mating game?

20 Catches sight of, biblically 26 Josh 28 —Ops (CIA mind games) 29 “— ya up to?”

30 Curious pet 34 See 70-Down 35 “Taboo” cable chan.

36 Copy a tiger 37 “Keep dreaming!”

42 Assuming it’s necessary 43 Fashion’s Armani 44 “Veep” cable channel 45 “Tut” relative 46 Flees 47 Perfume from flower petals 48 “— my fault” 49 Singer Houston 50 Stocking tips 51 168 in a wk.

53 Car navig. aid 54 Man-mouse link 55 Old indoor light source 56 “Go back” PC key 57 “... we’ll — a cup o’ kindness ...”: Burns 62 Deuce beaters

64 Lyricist Sammy 65 Neighbor of Switz.

66 34th prez 67 Lowest tier of a parking garage, perhaps 69 “Further ...”

70 With 34-Down, chew out 72 Beetles, e.g., briefly 74 CAT scan relative 75 Three, in Milan 76 — -been 78 “Judge not, lest — judged” 79 Roe, e.g.

80 Spouts forth

81 Biblical kingdom 86 “Yes and no” 88 Mink cousins 89 Pain-relief pill 90 More clouded 91 Insect feeler 92 Conceit 94 Careless 95 Boring tools 96 Devil’s place 97 Notable time 98 Leaning 99 Afro, e.g.

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NORTH OF 49 ACROSS 1 Whiz 4 Couch 8 Elevate 13 Muslim group 17 Tight-lipped 18 Toward the mouth 19 Sign up 20 Chopped-up leftovers in gravy 21 Take apart 23 Hanging open 24 Parisian phone greeting 25 Scoundrel 26 Weighed down 28 Group of Seven artist 30 Russian rulers 32 Kitchen utensil 33 It draws paparazzi 34 Enrico’s eight 35 Curling bonspiel 36 Able to read and write 40 Island prov.

41 Highways 42 Idiot 43 Schoolyard game 44 Pregnant (Fr.) 46 Do like a helicopter 47 Deal (with) 48 Single 49 Encrypts 50 Horse hair 51 Harangue 54 Vanquished one 55 P.M. Borden (WWI era) 56 Your ID, briefly 57 Plunders 58 A miss is as good as a ___.

59 Pour asphalt 60 Sad sounds 61 Extreme’s opposite 65 Summer on the Seine 66 Eggs (Fr.) 67 Raspberry stalks 68 Trim the lawn 69 Throws into confusion 71 Skate strings 72 Unusual 73 Mark of an injury 74 Gem weight 75 Destroyer of ash trees 76 Like some angels or arches 79 Faker 80 Toronto shoe museum founder

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81 Jewish-American writer Wiesel 82 Parenting challenges 84 Egg-shaped flutes 88 To be in Toulon 89 Ticked off 90 Naught 91 Twin number 92 Wet bar?

93 Goddess of agriculture 94 Caesar’s time to beware 95 Egg producer

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36 Hanky-panky partner 37 Make up (for) 38 Become narrower 39 Emit 41 Post-game mayhem 42 Styles 45 Tickle pink 46 Party givers 47 It’s tossed in Scotland 49 Urban scavengers, briefly 50 Some spies 51 Two-legged one 52 Related on mother’s side 53 The Fraser, e.g.

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67 Give a darn 70 Snoozing 71 Irish girls 72 Caribbean snack 74 Short story (Fr.)

75 Undresses 76 Lawyers’ charges 77 Choir voice 78 Italian money before euro 79 Bosc or Anjou 80 Curse 83 Shortly before?

85 Grand Banks fish 86 Wow 87 Young fellow

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Reach out to grieving daughter Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: My children’s grandmother passed away a few weeks ago after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Her children decided on a service in the northeast where her husband is buried and where they all grew up. None of them lives anywhere near that area. I live 1,200 miles away.

I was very close to that family for 13 years before my husband and I divorced. I stayed in contact with his sister for a while by phone and visited and kept in touch with his mother even after I remarried. I hadn’t talked to her in the last two years because they removed her phone.

My younger daughter is upset with me because I didn’t attend the services. We haven’t spoken in two weeks. She feels I should have been there. Believe me, Annie, had I been in driving distance, I surely would have gone.

HOROSCOPE

by Holiday Mathis ARIES (March 21-April 19) Use the morning for any important matters. Your creativity allows you to create some fun plans, but persuading others to join in could be tough. You would be wise not to react to someone else’s disappointment, as it likely has nothing to do with you. Tonight: Your treat.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might be slow to get started in the morning, but by midafternoon, you can’t be stopped. Your burst of energy could create a lot of fun activity, if you allow yourself to go with the flow. A loved one might be jealous of your charisma.

Tonight: Go for what you want.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) If you remain responsive to your friends and their suggestions, you can’t go wrong. As the

I actually checked into plane tickets, hotel and car rental, and the total for four days would have cost me more than I can afford right now. I didn’t want to tell my daughter how tight my finances are. I also couldn’t take two days off of work.

My children all went to the services, along with their father, and they stayed with an uncle.

I was heartbroken when my exmother-in-law died. But I am no longer a part of that family like my girls are. They are a wonderful group of people, but it all seemed too much for me. Was I wrong?

— Heartbroken Dear Heartbroken: No. Your children had their father and other relatives to comfort them.

We think your daughter is grieving and taking it out on you. Call her and apologize for not being able to attend the service, and tell her why. If she still refuses to talk to you, please enlist the help of your other children and, if possible, your ex-husband to intercede on your behalf.

And if she seems mired in grief, suggest she look into grief counselling services, often available through her doctor or the local hospital or hospice.

Dear Annie: This is in response to “The Oldest Sibling,” whose brother inherited Dad’s military medals and won’t hand them down.

My father-in-law served during Second World War, and all of his military awards have been lost over the years. We recently came across his discharge papers, which list all of his awards and decorations.

An Internet search uncovered the National Archives Veterans Service Records (archives.gov/ veterans/replace-medals.html) where one can request the issue of replacement medals. Because records for many who served were destroyed by fire, it is best to provide them any records one might possess so they can be verified.

“The Oldest Sibling” may even find that the replacement medals will be a more inclusive set than what her brother has.

— Iowa Dear Iowa: Thank you so much for providing this information to our readers. We know that replacements are not as emotionally satisfying as medals that Dad actually handled, but they still are something tangible to have as mementos.

afternoon greets you, make sure you can be found with friends or among crowds. You could become quite bored if you stay at home. Why do that to yourself?

Tonight: Where the party is.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might feel weighed down by a certain responsibility. Try to approach the situation in a creative way in order to find a solution. Go where your friends are. Come afternoon, you’ll have a great time out. Reach out to a loved one. Tonight: Be where you are happiest.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You have the capability of seeing the big picture. You’ll be coming from a place of understanding, which will be obvious to others. Be aware that, in some sense, you are a role model -- all eyes turn to you, as others seem unsure of what to do. Tonight: In the limelight.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

You’ll see others in a new light.

Togetherness is the theme in the morning. Go to a park, take photos or meet someone for brunch. By the afternoon, you’ll feel relaxed and detached. A problem no longer will seem like a problem. Tonight: Make sure you have great music around you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Listen to news that is forthcoming. You might not have all the answers just yet. Feel free to ask questions, but don’t be surprised if someone becomes hostile as a result. Be aware that you might hit a vulnerable spot. Tonight: Chat with a loved one over dinner.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Get through all your errands, knowing full well that you want to make some free time in the evening to join a friend and/or go out with a loved one. You’ll flourish in a social environment

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‘Orphan Black’ gets more complicated CASSANDRA SZKLARSKI THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — The sci-fi saga Orphan Black is getting a whole lot more complicated now that an entirely new set of clones has been revealed.

And with other characters gaining more prominence, breakout star Tatiana Maslany admits she’s grateful to have “a bit more time to sort of breathe.”

Maslany resumes her multiple roles as various female clones searching for answers about their origins as part of Project Leda.

But this time, they’re up against a band of mysterious male clones who’ve taken hold of the pregnant Helena and have an agenda of their own.

Co-star Ari Millen says he feels like he won the lottery by getting to dive into multiple parts on the hit Space series.

Unlike their female counterparts, the men of Project Castor were raised together from birth

right now. Let go of a financial concern. Tonight: Say “yes” to an offer.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You might feel quite impulsive, and will allow your imagination to take off. Be smart and drop the stern front you’ve been putting up lately. Allow more fun into your morning and afternoon.

Curb a tendency to wear yourself down to the point of exhaustion.

Tonight: Take care of you first.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Listen to news, and understand what is happening on the homefront. Check out a matter involving real estate. Your imagination is likely to emerge in the afternoon. A child or new friend will be delighted to join you. Tonight: Let your wild side run the show.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You’ll be expressing more of your thoughts than you have in the past. How you deal with someone could change as a con-

and were aware all along that they were clones, he explains.

The 33-year-old is wont to pick a favourite, noting each member of the “wolf pack” have unique personalities: Rudy “wears his heart on his sleeve so you always know where you stand with him,” while Mark is admittedly a bit darker.

“I would worry more about him than anybody else,” Millen advises.

Maslany says the new characters add a sinister edge to an already dark show, while further expanding on themes of identity from previous seasons.

“We get to sort of tackle nature/nurture in a different way,” she says.

Pre-season work involved rehearsing with an acting coach, getting to know his clone double, and sculpting the characters with the co-creators John Fawcett and Manson.

As for what fans can expect this season, Millen says viewers will “start getting some answers.”

versation opens up. Your impression of this person might change radically. Have a long-overdue conversation. Tonight: Know that you have limits.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You could have an opportunity to tap into someone else’s imagination. You’ll find that the conversation that occurs as a result will be quite fulfilling. Be aware of what is happening to a friend. You might want to make an extra effort with this person.

Tonight: Return calls.

YOUR BIRTHDAY (April 18) This year you express extremely dynamic ideas. Others often seek you out just to pick your brain. You might need to curb your risk-taking when it comes to money matters; you will be a lot happier that way. If you are single, you’ll find that you have quite an assortment of people around you.

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