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Low expectations from city for federal budget Mayor Bill McKay is not optimistic for cities like Nanaimo when the April 21 budget comes down. A3

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Balmy weather a boon for region’s many gardeners

Gabriola residents recall MD slain in Bahamas DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

Rose Capadouca, an Art Knapp Plantland employee, works with strawberry plants. Warmer weather has prompted a significant increase in demand for flowers and spring garden supplies in the Nanaimo region, merchants say. [SPENCER ANDERSON/DAILY NEWS]

Stores report huge demand early in season SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

spate of balmy early spring weather has green-thumbed residents flocking to garden supply stores in droves, according to nursery store owners in Nanaimo. The city recently enjoyed a warmer-than-average fall and winter, Environment Canada said earlier this year. Even in February, gardeners were requesting items for their yards that many shops do not normally stock until later in the year. The trend has continued into spring, and nurseries and garden supply outlets have seen an uptick in business. “It’s probably 20 per cent greater business already than normal,” said Art Knapp Plantland owner Tim van Hest, who has been in business for more than 20 years.

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“People have been asking for things at least a month earlier than they should be.” Walter Pinnow, garden centre GM

“But that could change in a second.” He said staff are warning customers not to plant bedding plants and other flora until at least the May long weekend because of cold nights. The warm weather creates “kind of a false impression, because we’re still getting night frost,” van Hest said. While demand is high, “the problem is a lot of the product is still too early” for outdoor planting, he said. Walter Pinnow, general manager at Green Thumb Garden Centre, said the warmer weather

has forced his shop to bring in products early. “People have been asking for things at least a month earlier than they should be,” he said. “We’ve been bringing in hanging baskets because people have been asking for them.” Other items, like tomato plants, are also flying off the shelves, though many shoppers also use greenhouses he said. Like van Hest, Pinnow said an abundance of sun during the daytime does not translate into ideal planting conditions. He said one good test for soil is to take a ball of dirt in your hands; if the dirt can crumble between your fingers, “then it’s workable.” Sticky, muddy soil means it’s likely better to wait. “May can be pretty nasty sometimes,” Pinnow said. Some plants, such as lettuce, cabbage and herbs, do well this time of year.

But for other crops, “I would say hold off until at least May (long weekend),” Pinnow said. While Nanaimo and other parts of coastal B.C. are focused on gardening, other regions are still stuck in single-digit or sub-zero temperatures. “I’ve got plants in my garden that don’t normally bloom until May and they’re blooming now,” said Linda Black, owner of Wheelbarrel Nursery on Gabriola Island. She said the one problem for nurseries is keeping up with customer demand for various gardening products. SAnderson@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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Even though environmental chemicals are probably at least partly responsible for some portion of breast cancer cases, proof is elusive. » Health, B1

New study reveals the magnitude of glacial thawing in B.C. due to climate change. The study was published this week in the journal ‘Nature Geoscience.’ » British Columbia, A7

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A former Gabriola Island doctor allegedly killed during a home invasion in the Bahamas is being remembered as a kind man who loved life. Dr. Geoffrey Harding, 88, was apparently stabbed to death in his holiday home last week, said a Bahamas newspaper. Originally from England, Harding practised in Chetwynd and Vancouver before going to Gabriola, working several days a week at the Gabriola Community Health Centre. When he retired, Dr. Jim Mackenzie took his place. Mackenzie could not be reached Monday, but his wife, Joanna, remembered Harding as a kind, thoughtful, adventurous man, with a great sense of humour who “didn’t let his age get in the way of what he did.” Harding liked to spend winters at his home in Clarence Town, on Long Island, the Bahamas. He was found stabbed to death in his home on Thursday, according to a report in the Bahamas Weekly. A 43-year-old man was arrested in connection with the crime Saturday. “It’s too bad, what happened,” Joanna Mackenzie said. “He really was a good fellow. He (was) a real character.” Bruce Mason, a founding member of the community health centre, has memories of Harding — who was his own doctor for several years — riding his bicycle past Mason’s’ Gabriola home. “He was a really colourful guy,” Mason said. Harding also had a “passion for classical music,” he said “He regularly had concerts in his home. He brought really world-class artists to his home to perform.” Joanna Mackenzie describes Harding as having a “joie de vivre” that made him a pleasure to be around. “He was a charming guy who told me he wanted to practise medicine until the day he died,” Mason said. “Nothing gave him a greater satisfaction.” DBellaart@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235

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» Community Calendar // TUESDAY, APRIL 7 10-11 a.m. Kids’ Drop-in & Play Group, In partnership with PacificCARE Child Care Resource and Referral, free weekly play groups near the food court for children five and younger. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Irwin Street garden work parties. Irwin Street Garden open house. Free. 256 Needham St. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Variety Children’s Radiothon, Woodgrove Centre is partnering with 102.3 The Wave to host the Radiothon fundraiser for Variety – The Children’s Charity for children in Nanaimo who have special needs. 3-6 p.m. Island Roots Farmers Market. Support local growers, producers and artisans year-round. Pleasant Valley Hall, 6100 Dumont Rd. 7 p.m. Glen Foser, Kat, On The Dock with Rhodeo Drive at The Dinghy Dock Pub,

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Mayor not expecting federal cash McKay still hopes to see some support for establishment of a new passenger ferry in federal budget SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

The federal budget drops April 21, but Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay said he is not expecting a large infusion of federal cash to offset infrastructure costs for municipalities. The release of the budget has been delayed in recent months as federal officials grappled with plummeting oil prices, a significant player in the Canadian economy. The governing Tories have said

they intend to deliver a balanced budget ahead of a federal election expected in October. Industry Minister James Moore, who recently stopped in Nanaimo, told national media that the federal document would also invest in job-creating infrastructure projects, but did not elaborate on how much money would be available. A large part of the federal budget is also expected to focus on tax cuts aimed at families. Organizations like the Federa-

tion of Canadian Municipalities have long pushed for a greater infrastructure investment from the federal government. “(Municipalities) have always been complaining that municipalities get such a small share of senior level budgets,” McKay said, whose predecessor John Ruttan also raised the issue in the past. The mayor said cities and towns in the country have traditionally sought eight per cent of total spending from senior

governments, but said he is not optimistic the level of funding will increase or even stay flat. He cited the recent collapse of oil prices as a primary factor, adding it will have a “huge impact” on the Canadian economy. “I’ve said for a couple of years now that from my view, it’s not going to get better, it’s going to get worse,” McKay said in reference to funding for municipalities. McKay hopes there would be

some form of financial support for the establishment of a new fast, foot passenger ferry between Nanaimo and Vancouver. However, McKay also said municipalities on Vancouver Island have to “think about being more independent” and less reliant on senior government funding by working more closely with one another. SAnderson@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255

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Group cleans up illegal dumpsite on weekend JULIE CHADWICK DAILY NEWS

While many Nanaimo residents spent their Easter Sunday searching for elusive coloured eggs, one group of volunteers marked the day by hunting for garbage. A cleanup slated for an illegal dump site behind Rosstown Road was posted online in the Facebook page called Stop Illegal Garbage Dumping — Vancouver Island. On Sunday 27 people showed up to clean the area, said organizer and group moderator Louise Gilfoy. Aided by Kinnikinnick Landscapes, Progressive Landscapes and Foster’s Firewood in Lantzville, which provided trucks, the group removed 4.14 tonnes of garbage from the area. A small group returned with Foster’s Firewood trucks on Monday to remove what was estimated to be an additional tonne of waste, including a fridge and shopping carts. “Well we kept getting accused of posting pictures and not doing anything,” said Gilfoy. “So we decided to organize something.” All the time was volunteered, including the truck transport. “I’m part of the Vancouver Island woodlot association,” said Matt Foster of Foster’s Firewood. “I do some work with them like firewood cleanup, so I’m just seeing garbage everywhere. So it’s like, everywhere I go, I’m always seeing garbage dumped but it’s kind of hard for just me and one guy to do the cleanup. So it’s nice to get a bunch of people together.” Foster found the group online and decided to get involved “When I saw the pictures I was

Greg Sorensen, left, from the Nanaimo Climbers Association, Chris Paquette and Matt Foster from Foster’s Firewood move a fridge from the Rosstown Road dump site on Monday. [JULIE CHADWICK/DAILY NEWS]

like, ‘That’s way too much for just a couple trucks,” he said. The Facebook page shot to popularity in early March and now has more than 4,500 followers. The page mainly consists

of photo posts of the public of illegal garbage dump sites they have found on Vancouver Island. The response it has elicited in the community is due in part to how heavily some remote and

often pristine areas are littered with garbage, said Gilfoy, who added that the numbers of volunteers who showed up to help was “amazing.” The group has no plan to slow

down in their cleanup of illegal dump sites. Further events will be posted on their page. JChadwick@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4238

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Senior district staff raise concerns in memo SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

An internal memo to Lantzville’s mayor and council says district staff have become “concerned with the tone of council meetings, particularly with the ridicule and criticism of staff’s work in a public meeting where we cannot respond or set the record straight.” Some city councillors said Monday they agree with the memo and say more needs to be done to improve what Coun. Jennifer Millbank described as a “hostile” work environment. The memo, dated March 26, is

“I certainly would not be surprised if we had further resignations from senior staff.” Rod Negrave, councillor

signed by the district’s five senior staff members: Chief administrative officer Twyla Graff, director of financial services Jedha Holmes, corporate administration director Trudy Coates, public works director Fred Spears and Lisa Bhopalsingh, community planner.

The memo calls for council to consider setting up a “standard of conduct” for public meetings, citing “disrespectful” comments made during those meetings. Graff gave notice that she was resigning to council last Wednesday, although it is not clear why. Attempts to reach Graff for comment were unsuccessful but Mayor Colin Haime said Graff told council she was willing to remain in her position for the next three months. Lantzville Coun. Rod Negrave said he was “extremely concerned” with the issues laid out in the memo.

“I certainly would not be surprised if we had further resignations from senior staff,” Negrave said. The memo was called “pretty accurate” by another councillor, Graham Savage. “It certainly indicates a working environment that senior staff are not comfortable with,” he said. Millbank said that “a fundamental lack of respect at the council table” was an underlying cause of the staff complaints. Haime said he wants clarification and specific examples from district staff on what their

concerns are. He sent a response on March 30 to staff with the request. “I think it’s important for us before everyone jumps on the path of considering the item to understand what it is staff is raising the concerns about,” he said. SAnderson@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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The budget will be balanced come April 21

ome hell or high water, Prime Minister Stephen Harper will balance the books when he delivers the budget April 21. It will be balanced whether it makes sense or not because it’s not a normal budget. It’s an election budget, loaded with billions of dollars in boutique tax credits and money for veterans and families. Some $400 million will also be spent in the next fiscal year to wage war on terrorists in Syria and Iraq, which will also be a major part of the election playbook. The central campaign issue for Harper, however, will be only he can be trusted to manage the economy, save jobs, provide tax relief and balance the books.

It will be quite a juggling act, particularly since some of the assumptions going into the budget are considered dubious. Finance Minister Joe Oliver, for example, is building his financial blueprint on future economic forecasts, including the anticipated price of oil. The Bank of Canada has warned it is too risky for a government to base its budget on the forecast price of oil. The central bank relies on the current price, which it has found is more reliable in making economic forecasts. It’s not known what price scenario will guide Oliver, but even a small error could throw off his projections. There’s always a risk economic conditions will change after a budget is written, but the gamble

is even greater today because of uncertainty over the direction of oil. Harper’s central challenge April 21 — and during the election campaign — will be to convince Canadians his budget is real and not smoke and mirrors. The budget will not include a stimulus package because the government says economic conditions do not warrant one. The economy is stable, with moderate growth, but the global economy is sluggish and a recession in the near future is still considered a possibility. The government has already announced or implemented most of its tax-cut measures, so it remains to be seen if there will be anything new for Canadians when the budget is tabled.

There is no shortage of demands: everything from a national child-care plan and a drug-care program to more cash for provinces struggling to operate their beleaguered health-care systems. A critical issue that has not been adequately addressed by any federal government, however, is the national infrastructure deficit, which is estimated at $123 billion and growing by $2 billion a year. The government is investing $14 billion in infrastructure over 10 years, in addition to $2 billion it distributes annually to cities from the gas tax. It’s inadequate, however. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities recently asked Ottawa to invest $1 billion a year

in public transit, which should be easy enough for a government that has cut taxes by billions of dollars. If the government wants to make a difference, it needs to step up its game in cities, which are the country’s main engines of economic growth. The April 21 budget, however, is an election budget. That means there will be a few treats sprinkled here and there, as well as the appearance of sound fiscal management. Bold and visionary will have to wait — again.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com Drivers should know left lane is for passing only I wish people would stop blaming speed as a factor in the passing lane debate. People should read up on road rules, there are even signs posted on the parkway. No matter the speed, the left lane is for passing other motorists, period. I don’t drive 120 km/h or over (even in the new 120 zone) on the highway and I will not change my habits but guess what? I drive in the right lane as I am supposed to do. If I encounter someone going slow then I safely move into the left lane and pass said driver and then move back into the right lane, as it is supposed to be done. No matter what the posted speed limit is there will always be speeders, let them speed on passed you. Why am I going to fret on what they are doing, I will drive at my speed, use my accelerator gently and use my brakes the least I can (all measures that can be used to save fuel) and let them speed passed and pay for the extra fuel they burn. I know with left turn lanes and stop lights it makes it difficult to properly observe the rules but stick to the right as much as possible and don’t get in the left lane 50 kilometres ahead of your turn. This also leads into those who drive 50 km/h (which is another discussion). Going slow can be dangerous as well.

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Tough for Christians to declare individual faith I was disappointed to see yet again, someone defending their actions as part of the “Christian world-view.” I am a Christian in this world, and I do not share many of the thoughts, beliefs and ideas expressed in the media as Christian beliefs. I understand there are vast differences within Christianity, and would prefer not to be painted with such broad strokes. My faith community strives to follow the teachings of Jesus. Our core values include hospitality, justice and reaching out to others in our community and the world. The actions of James Lunney (and Governor Mike Pence of Indiana) garner far more attention than the everyday acts of love and justice done by so many. No wonder it is difficult for individuals to declare their Christian faith when they fear

being ‘lumped in’ with those who espouse radically different views based on literal Biblical interpretation. Valerie Neilson Nanaimo

Misinformed and vocal minority reject pipelines On any given day in early April, 22 ‘Very Large Crude Carriers’ await cargo in the Persian Gulf port of Basra, the main oil exporting terminals in Iraq. Imagine, if these 22 supertankers were put end-to-end they would exceed four miles of the very latest in double-hulled marine technology; after an average wait of 16 days, each will load about two million barrels, and 11 smaller Suezmax tankers also await cargos. While Iraq’s oil exportation thrives, plans for TransCanada’s Energy East pipeline have been stalled once again; this time because of fears of impacting the Beluga Whale population around the proposed tanker terminal at Cacouna, Que. Plans to extend existing pipelines to a New Brunswick terminal are certain to encounter delaying tactics similar to those employed by protesters against Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline to Kitimat, the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion to Burnaby, and the Keystone XL pipeline to Texas. In all these cases a very vocal

and misinformed minority have expressed exaggerated environmental concerns, gaining huge support from gullible citizens and pandering politicians. For at least the next year, and probably for a lot longer, the government of Canada will spend over $250,000 per day to operate CF-18 jets in Kuwait, from where they drop bombs costing about $40,000 each onto ISIS targets in Iraq, and soon into Syria. By preventing oilfields from falling into the hands of jihadists, Canadian taxpayers enable Iraq to export more oil than it has done in decades; yet Canada is still unable to export its own oil by pipeline from Alberta to tanker terminals in B.C., Eastern Canada and Texas. Ironic comparisons between oil exportation in Iraq and Canada echo the opening lines of A Tale Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens : “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” Bernie Smith Parksville Letters must include your hometown and a daytime phone number for verification purposes only. Letters must include your first name (or two initials) and last name. Unsigned letters, hand-written letters and letters of more than 300 words will not be accepted. For best results, e-mail your submission to letters@nanaimodailynews.com.

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Students deal with tough ﬁnancial conditions Doctor says there is a correlation between lower incomes and higher rates of illness and disease ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

More than 20 per cent of children who are less than six years old in the Nanaimo and Ladysmith areas are living in troubled financial conditions, according to Dr. Paul Hasselback, medical health officer for the central Island region. But, according to statistics presented by Hasselback to the school board in his latest State of the Child Report, the percentage of children under six living in low-income homes is much higher in some other areas of the Island. They include the Alberni and Lake Cowichan regions, which each have more than 35 per cent

“Dr. Hasselback made it clear to us that we need to keep our eyes on the ball with these issues. It’s very important to all the members of the board.” Steve Rae, board chairman

of their children of the same age living in economically challenged households. Hasselback said there is a correlation between lower incomes and higher rates of illness, including respiratory illnesses,

with disease rates often up to two times higher in the lowest economic group compared to the highest. Hasselback also cited statistics from the McCreary Adolescent Health Survey for central Vancouver Island, including the fact that just 51 per cent of students in the region reported that always eat breakfast on school days, and 29 per cent of youths were at one point injured seriously enough to require medical attention. But Hasselback said the survey also found that alcohol experimentation among youth in the region dropped from 65 per cent to 53 per cent over the past 10 years, while those youths who

said they tried marijuana during the same time dropped from 43 per cent to 30 per cent. He said those who tried tobacco also dropped from 35 per cent to 24 per cent in the same time period. Hasselback said the survey indicates that five per cent of youths in the region have been pregnant or caused a pregnancy. He said high school completion rates in Nanaimo-Ladysmith have risen every year for the past five years, rising from 68.2 per cent in 2009-10 to 72.5 per cent in 2013-14. That’s still much less than the provincial average of 84.2 per cent, but higher than the Parksville-Qualicum school district,

which had just a 69 per cent completion rate in 2013/14. School board chairman Steve Rae said he’s pleased that Hasselback’s report indicates that the health and welfare of students in the district is improving. “But we still have a long way to go and we can’t forget how impacted this district is by poverty issues,” Rae said. “Dr. Hasselback made it clear to us that we need to keep our eyes on the ball with these issues. “It’s very important to all the members of the board.” RBarron@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234

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unners gave more than compassion at Westwood Lake recently. They gave cash to create better resources to feed Nanaimo’s hungry. Forty members of Nanaimo’s Runners of Compassion presented Peter Sinclair, executive director of Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank, a cheque for $5,000. The donation is to assist with the purchase of their newly acquired 6,000 square-foot warehouse facility on Fry Street. Loaves and Fishes recently increased their 500 square-foot space by purchasing the new building.

Members of Runners of Compassion in Nanaimo presented a cheque for $5,000 to Peter Sinclair, executive director of the Loaves and Fishes Food Bank.

The extra space will allow more food to be collected, stored and distributed to handle growing community demand. The Nanaimo food bank now being used by one in 13 Nanaimo residents annually. Runners of Compassion is a mixed group of social and competitive runners staging weekly trail runs and involved in

community social and fundraising activities throughout each year. Funds have gone to sports shoes for youth, community food, families in need and other community initiatives. Runners of Compassion have donated more than $150,000 into the community since their inception in 2003.

Obedience challenge Sometimes worries about the safety of a family pet left behind can prevent a woman making a clean break from a bad relationship. Kim Sirett, owner-operator of Pooch Pack Adventures wants to change that. “It is a challenge that my staff

and myself are attempting with my selected clients’ dogs,” Sirett said. “We are an off-leash dog hiking business and we are going to get the largest ever, off-leash group photo of Dogs on a Log posing for the camera.” She and five others will take part in an obedience challenge to line up as many as 40 dogs on a horizontal log. The event is a fundraiser for Helping Haven Pets and Families, of the Nanaimo branch of the BCSPCA. “The most important part of this cause is to bring awareness to women who feel trapped in domestic violence for fear of leaving their pet behind or having nowhere safe to go where they can take their pet with them,” Sirett said. To donate, visit http://www.gofundme. com/HavenPetsAndFamily.

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EDUCATION

Community plan set for expansion District aims to provide extra options ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

Twiggly Wiggly the clown keeps the crowd entertained at the Downtown Nanaimo Easter Spring Fling during the weekend at Diana Krall Plaza.

Eveangelena Workman, 8, creates a special craft at the event downtown.

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Students and families in local schools could have more educational and other opportunities and options starting in the fall. The Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district is moving forward with plans to expand its community school program into its northern zone, as well as what it offers, assistant superintendent Bob Esliger reported to the board recently. He told trustees he wants to see the program expanded primarily to support student learning in the district. Esliger said the plan is to move from two families of community schools in the district, the Harewood and Cedar families, and begin a third community school program in the district’s north end for the first time. The new model, to be in place by September, would see two community school co-ordinators in the south zone of the district, which currently has three, the two currently in the central zone kept in place, and a co-ordinator would be placed in the district’s north zone. Esliger said the new model would help meet each student’s “unique needs” by assisting with professional support outside and during school hours, and enhancing student safety with increased staff after school, evenings and weekends. “Helping our vulnerable students and families is one of the things that is expected of us as a district,” superintendent John Blain said Monday. “Expanding the program will help support our students and families all across the district for the first time.” Under the current program, each community school provides the local community, usually in disadvantaged neighbourhoods, access to schools for sports, educational, health and other services after school hours.

“Helping our vulnerable students and families is one of the things that is expected of us as a district. Expanding the program will help support our students and families all across the district.” John Blain, district superintendent

Blain said salaries for the instructors and other staff in the program comes mainly from the province’s CommunityLink program, in which the district receives approximately $2 million each year to help its vulnerable students, and it’s expected additional staff costs would be covered by CommunityLink as well. He said Nanaimo-Ladysmith is considering subsidizing the other extra expenses related to the expanded program through funding raised from rentals in the district. The new model would see the south zone comprised of John Barsby Secondary School, Georgia Avenue and Bayview elementary schools and Woodbank Primary School. The central zone would include Nanaimo District Secondary School, and Mountain View, Fairview and Brechin elementary schools. The new north zone would include Rock City and Pleasant Valley elementary schools. RBarron@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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Blue bird days on the ski slopes and expeditions to rivers frothing with spawning salmon could be among the quintessential British Columbia pastimes that vanish in the next century if the province’s glaciers maintain their current rate of melt. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Skiing and salmon potential casualties as glaciers melt A near total loss of glacial ice expected to be concentrated in Rocky Mountains TAMSYN BURGMANN THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — Blue bird days on the ski slopes and expeditions to rivers frothing with spawning salmon could be among the quintessential British Columbia pastimes that vanish in the next century if the province’s glaciers maintain their melt. Results of a 3D computer simulation, published in a newly released study, reveal in more detail than ever before the magnitude of glacial thawing due to climate change. The study was published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. It confirms and goes one step further than previous projections on glacial melt, holding up a magnifying glass to specific geography in Western Canada and spurring scientific theorizing about potential localized impacts. Researchers anticipate that by 2100, disappearing glaciers may alter how much water is delivered to salmon-spawning beds in the B.C. Interior, and similarly dry up corporate visions of

future ski resorts, said study coauthor Garry Clarke. A near total loss of glacial ice is expected to be concentrated in the Rocky Mountains, said Clarke, professor emeritus with the University of British Columbia. “People driving into Banff or Jasper parks will be hard pressed to see glaciers in the landscape by the time this is played out,” he said. Similar disappearance rates are expected in B.C.’s southeastern Columbia Mountains. But the southern coast mountains may fare better than previously expected, mostly sparing the visually stunning Mount Garibaldi, north of Squamish. Ice caps in B.C.’s northwest, close to the Alaska and Yukon borders, should also survive. Researchers spent nearly a decade coding and embedding influential factors into the simulation, amounting to highresolution representations of the glacial degradation in B.C. and Alberta over the years, said Clarke.

While the entire region currently sustains 3,000 cubic kilometres of ice, that’s projected to degrade between 60 to 80 per cent using the simulation, which charts four possible courses based on standard future climate change scenarios. The study projects the maximum rate of ice volume retreat to occur between 2020 and 2040. Earlier forecasts using less sophisticated calculus predicted the glacial mass loss would be lower. “This is not a trivial amount,” Clarke said. “This is in the worldleague in terms of how many glaciers we have in our mountains and what the losses will be.” He said the big unknown is human behaviour — how rapidly the glaciers flow eternally into the ocean depends on carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas additions to the atmosphere. It’s a “one-way trip” if melt rates worsen or even continue along the current trajectory, he said. But the simulator also showed unexpectedly positive outcomes where some glaciers

could outlast the prediction if climate change stabilizes, he added. “I thought that we might not even have a possibility of a good result, even if we behaved really nicely,” he said. “But this suggests there is a reward for good behaviour.” Digital pictures of the models at increments from 2010 to 2100 look exactly as if photographed from satellites, but are truer to life because they simulate the physics of ice flow, said Clarke. The novel simulator is more sophisticated than other calculators, using technological prowess similar to flight simulation or car racing programs, he said. “You’ve got the physics that describes what’s going on. You try to put as much as you can in there. And if you’ve done a good job, it resembles the system you’re trying to emulate,” Clarke said. The team included factors such as the strength of the Earth’s gravity field, the melting temperature of ice, and accounted for precipitation falling as snow or rain depending on elevation.

Fukushima radiation detected on shores of Island DIRK MEISSNER THE CANADIAN PRESS

VICTORIA — Radiation from the leaking Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor has been detected on the shores of Vancouver Island, four years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami in Japan killed 16,000 people. University of Victoria chemical oceanographer Jay Cullen said Monday that it’s the first time radiation has been found on the shorelines of North America since the quake and tsunami ravaged the Japanese north coast and disabled the nuclear reactor. Low levels of the radioactive isotope Cesium-134, which scientists say can only come from Fukushima, were found in waters collected on Feb. 19 off a dock at Ucluelet, said Cullen. Last November, the first sample containing detectable radioactivity from Fukushima was discovered 150 kilometres off the coast of northern California. Over the past 15 months, scientists and citizen volunteers have been collecting water samples at more than 60 sites along the Canadian and U.S. west coasts and in Hawaii as they’ve looked for traces of radioactive isotopes from Japan. “This is the first sample that’s been collected in North America with this contaminated plume of sea water, which we’ve seen offshore, but it’s the first time we’ve actually seen it at the shoreline,” Cullen said.

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Shooting probed after threats to N.L. premier

Duffy on trial but focus for his defence is Tories

SUE BAILEY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier says his staff told police about potentially threatening tweets Friday, two days before the man behind the account was shot dead by an officer on the premier’s security team. Paul Davis said Monday he wasn’t aware of the comments until he heard that Don Dunphy, 59, was fatally shot Sunday by an officer with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary. But the premier’s staff knew and reported them to police, he said. “I was shocked, deeply saddened yesterday to learn of the events that had taken place,” Davis said. Chief William Janes of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said the officer was a member of the protective services unit providing security, threat and risk assessments for the premier and elected officials.

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OTTAWA — Suspended senator Mike Duffy may be the one on trial, but he won’t be only person to see their motives, character and actions dissected, examined and critiqued over the next several weeks inside an Ottawa courtroom. Beginning today, Crown lawyers will lay out their fraud, breach of trust and bribery case against the former Conservative — 31 charges in total. But so too will begin attorney Donald Bayne’s defence of Duffy, a counterattack that will likely focus in part on key figures from the Prime Minister’s Office and party circles. The expected release of new documents and internal emails in the form of court exhibits has the capacity to breathe new life into the political scandal that consumed the House of Commons two years ago. A crush of media interest in the trial has prompted officials to establish an overflow room at the downtown Ottawa courthouse where several camera angles are displayed on large screens in order to accommodate journalists. Bayne has already given a public preview of sorts of how he plans to approach the allegations. In October 2013, Bayne held an animated press conference to respond to the looming suspension of his client from the upper chamber. Charges were laid in July 2014. “You’ve seen a little of Sen. Duffy’s evidence and side of the story,” Bayne said at the time. “It’s simply the tip of the iceberg, if he ever had a proper hearing and an opportunity to advance this evidence. That’s why we have trials.” That spring, news broke that the prime minister’s chief of staff, Nigel

Sen. Mike Duffy arrives at the Senate in Ottawa on Oct. 28, 2013. Duffy may be the one on trial, but he won’t be only person to see their motives, character and actions dissected, examined and critiqued inside an Ottawa courtroom. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Wright, had secretly paid for Duffy’s $90,000 in contested living expenses. Duffy had submitted claims for a secondary residence in the Ottawa area, even though an audit said he spent approximately 30 per cent of his time at the designated primary residence in P.E.I. Police allege Duffy was the one setting conditions and making demands in exchange for resolving the expenses controversy — hence the bribery charge. An email dated Feb. 13, 2013, in which Duffy’s previous lawyer outlined a number of scenarios and conditions, is a central document. Bayne and Duffy have alleged it’s the other way around. “The payment of $90,000 was not the doing of Sen. Duffy,” Bayne said in 2013. “It was a political tactic forced on him by the Prime Minister’s Office.” That concept — a political tactic orchestrated by Stephen Harper’s

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Lack of spy oversight in Canada shocks ex-spook John Kiriakou says secrets needed — but so is accountability ALEXANDER PANETTA THE CANADIAN PRESS

ARLINGTON, Va. — A former CIA spy’s eyes widen when he hears that, in Canada, the political opposition doesn’t get to see or scrutinize national-security intelligence files. “You’re kidding me,” says John Kiriakou, who’s now under house arrest in Virginia after a two-year prison stay for revealing information about his former employer. “That’s shocking to me. It seems to block any chance of a national consensus on an issue that I think would be very serious. There has to be oversight.” Kiriakou made the remarks during an interview in which he described an internal controversy within the CIA over the arrest and rendition of Canadian Maher Arar to be tortured in a Syrian prison. Many colleagues protested, arguing that they were punishing an innocent man, he said. The CIA’s role in the 2002-03 affair has never been publicly scrutinized. But the fallout in Canada did include a public inquiry and a $10-million government payout to Arar. A major recommendation from the inquiry was an overhaul of the model used to scrutinize intelligence work. A decade later, that recommendation from the Arar inquiry has never been implemented — even as the Canadian government prepares to provide intelligence agencies with more power in its new anti-terror bill. The inquiry recommended giving review bodies the power to scrutinize more than one agency at a time — so that they could see, for instance, how CSIS and the RCMP co-operate on cases. Also, four former prime ministers recently noted the failure of

The entrance to the CSIS facility in Ottawa. Former CIA spy John Kiriakou was shocked at the lack over spy oversight in Canada. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

reforms that would have allowed politicians from different parties to access intelligence files. The U.S. oversight system was introduced following 1970s scandals involving the CIA, with the creation of bipartisan committees. Canada’s system involves appointed bodies for different agencies, with distinguished Canadians selected by the government. Kiriakou likened the Canadian system to Ronald Reagan appointing his own investigators during the Iran-Contra affair: “Is that real oversight?” “I think people need to know what the government is doing in their name . . . . It’s the only way you can keep people honest. When everything is in the shadows, people tend to push the envelope more than is appropriate.” Some state secrets are necessary, he said — but they need to be shared with people who

will keep the government accountable. “Here in the United States we have oversight — and even that’s not good enough. We haven’t had serious oversight, really, since the 1970s.” It took years of negotiating, for instance, to get the Senate intelligence committee to release its torture report — and even then the different political parties continued arguing about the details after the report was released. Kiriakou was in prison when that report came out late last year. He said he’s the only person ever punished over the CIA’s post-9-11 use of torture — because he blew the whistle on it. He first mentioned it in a 2007 news interview. He was arrested several years later on different accusations: leaking details about former colleagues to the news media.

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Government sells its stake in General Motors

New premier puts job on the line, calls election

The Harper government has unloaded its remaining multibillion-dollar stake in General Motors. The federal Finance Department said the government sold nearly 73.4 million shares Monday in an unregistered block trade to Goldman, Sachs & Co. The government’s stake in the automaker was worth more than $3.3 billion Monday, based on a US$36.66 price at the close and an exchange rate of $1.2473. But it’s unclear how much the sale will benefit Ottawa’s bottom line.

Six weeks after becoming premier of Prince Edward Island, Wade MacLauchlan is putting his job on the line by calling an election on promises of greater political engagement and a better economic future. MacLauchlan announced voters will go to the polls on May 4 at his nomination meeting Monday night in the riding of YorkOyster Bed. MacLauchlan told about 500 party supporters that he wants to build on economic successes that the province hasn’t always highlighted.

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Women told to check birth control drug dates

Charges after woman said burned with pizza

Shoppers Drug Mart is urging women in Alberta to check the expiry date on their birth control medication as it may be expired. The retailer said it dispensed the expired drug Alesse 21 to about 100 women in Western Canada between March 16 and April 1, 2015. Shoppers says it has contacted everyone who was given expired product in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and has offered to replace the product and provided information and counselling.

A 29-year-old woman has been charged with assault with a weapon for allegedly smearing a hot pizza into the face of another woman early Sunday morning in Truro, N.S. Const. Andrew Frost of Truro police says a 22-year-old woman was burned by hot cheese and sauce from a pizza that had just been taken from an oven at a pizzeria. Frost says the incident happened as the younger woman was in a line at the restaurant just after 2:15 a.m.

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Miners back at surface after ﬁre underground

Ex-Quebec premier Parizeau criticizes PQ

All of the miners who were forced to seek safety in underground refuge areas after a fire broke out at a northern Manitoba nickel mine have been safely returned to the surface. Vale, which operates the mine in Thompson, said that the last eight miners who were waiting for rescue were brought out of the mine Monday afternoon. Thirty-nine workers in the mine moved to the refuge stations, and workers in another mine also took refuge as a precaution.

Ex-Quebec premier Jacques Parizeau has once again criticized the Parti Quebecois, saying his former party has lost its soul and is facing a “field of ruins.” Parizeau told Radio-Canada in an interview broadcast Monday he has the impression PQ members “don’t believe in themselves. So how do you expect people to believe in them?” He added the PQ no longer has a soul because of constant “byzantine” debates regarding the best time to call an independence referendum.

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HEALTH

Breast cancer research focuses on environment

Crohn’s can be devastating Dr. W. Gifford-Jones

Identifying chemicals that cause it and implementing policies a ﬁrst step

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magine that you are a molecular biologist who has spent the last 20 years in your lab, doggedly trying to figure out how chemicals in the environment cause human cells to become cancerous. One day a benefactor asks you what it would take to make real progress toward that goal. You say, “Maybe about $5 million over a threeyear period.” And your benefactor says, “Done!” That’s pretty much the way it happened for David Sherr, professor of environmental health at Boston University and director of the school’s Superfund Research Program. His fairy godmother was a little-known local group called Art beCAUSE Breast Cancer Foundation, which last fall announced a $5 million grant to Sherr and four other researchers to identify the environmental causes of breast cancer and methods of preventing the disease. Ellie Anbinder, founder and executive director of the foundation, said money for that kind of research has to come from the private sector because “the vast majority of government research monies go to treatment and cure.” But she believes chemicals in the environment play a significant, if not dominant, role in breast and other cancers. Identifying them and putting pressure on policymakers to minimize exposure to them could be the first step in preventing the disease.

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with a particular genetic makeup. The overall effect of all those chemicals would be significant. But demonstrating that any one is a carcinogen by epidemiology would be a daunting if not impossible task.” The upshot is that even though environmental chemicals are probably at least partly responsible for some portion of breast cancer cases, proof is elusive.

pidemiologists have been trying for E decades to demonstrate links between cancer and the environment. In 2011 the Institute of Medicine, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences, convened a blue-ribbon panel that found no solid evidence, with the “possible” exception of a few workplace chemicals such as benzene. “It’s a radioactive topic,” said an official of the National Cancer Institute who asked not to be identified. “Many people feel strongly that chemicals in the environment are causing breast cancer. But we couldn’t find any patterns.” Art beCAUSE (so named because the co-founder owned an art gallery, and one of the first projects saw artists donating a percentage of sales to research) has only $350,000 of the promised $5 million. “We’ll give it to them as we raise it,” said board chairman Bill Diercks. Sherr said the first installment is enough for each of the five labs to hire a dedicated researcher for a year. “It’s a start,” he said. “The critical element was to get everyone working together, which gives you a synergistic effect. We can share technology and resources and refine our ideas.” Sherr is working on a protein known as the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, which binds to environmental carcinogens and begins the aberrant signaling that causes cells to divide out of control. Two others members of the consortium — Dr. David Seldin, chief of hematology/oncology at Boston University, and Gail Sonenshein, professor of biochemistry at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston — also are cell-signal researchers. The remaining members of the consortium are Charlotte Kuperwasser, an expert on the biology of cancer stem cells at Tufts, and Stefano Monti, a computational biologist at B.U.

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Monti’s project is to develop a hightech genomic platform that can screen large numbers of chemicals quickly and economically for their ability to affect cancer-related signaling pathways in human cells. The consortium believes high-throughput screening may be the only practical way to find out whether the more than 80,000 untested chemicals on the market today cause cancer. he gold-standard test of carcinogenT icity, the two-year rodent bioassay, uses 800 animals and costs $2 million to $4 million per compound. No wonder only about 1,500 chemicals have been tested so far. But most epidemiological studies have failed to identify environmental culprits, which Sherr says is not surprising. “The critical exposures that result in breast cancer may have happened 10 or 20 years before diagnosis . . ., in utero, or even a generation or two generations ago,” Sherr said. “There is no realistic way for an epidemiologist to quantify exposure to any one chemical over that time frame, let alone the tens of thousands of chemicals and combinations thereof. It’s simply impossible with current technologies.” Most studies also fail to take account of genetic predisposition, or gene-environment interactions. “Let’s assume that 1,000 chemicals of the 80,000 in the environment are carcinogens,” Sherr said, “but each for a small subset of women

e assume that all these chemicals “W are innocent until proven guilty,” Sherr said, “and I think it’s too dangerous to do that. Do you want to grant those chemicals constitutional rights and bet your life . . . ? Or do you want to do the science and find out which suspects we really need to look more closely at?” The National Institutes of Health are doing some of that science. But Diercks said the institutes are “pretty careful about which projects they’re funding. They want to fund things with more proven science and quicker returns.” Both funders and grantees are aware of the symbiosis of their efforts. Raising money helps the scientists do their work. At the same time, the scientific work helps the funders raise more money. “If we can generate some preliminary results,” Monti said, “it will increase visibility and make it more likely they will succeed” in raising the rest of the $5 million. Kuperwasser is just thankful for the chance to do the science. “This work would never be funded by traditional funding mechanisms,” she said, “because it’s too outside the box. . . . You can’t propose large-scale fishing projects, because you can’t predict the outcome before you do the work. But that’s how important discoveries are made. You don’t go out saying, ‘I know there’s going to be America across the water.’ (Art beCAUSE) said, ‘We’re going to provide you the boat and money to explore what’s out there.’

COURTS

Texas hospital chain seeks to dismiss suit by American nurse who contracted Ebola THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS — A hospital operator denied allegations of poor training and improper preparation in seeking dismissal of a lawsuit by a nurse who contracted Ebola while caring for the first U.S. patient to succumb to the deadly disease. Texas Health Resources filed a response Friday to the March 2 lawsuit by nurse Nina Pham, The Dallas Morning News reported Saturday. Pham, who remains employed at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas but has not returned to work, seeks unspecified damages in her lawsuit. A man visiting Dallas from Liberia, Thomas Eric Duncan, died Oct. 8 at the hospital. Pham and another nurse car-

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ing for Duncan contracted Ebola but survived. Texas Health Resources spokesman Wendell Watson, in a statement Friday, said the company and the hospital acted responsibly to protect their employees, basing their responses on the most up-todate federal guidelines and with leading experts at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. The hospital also respected Pham’s privacy and acted only with her consent, the statement said. A doctor on Oct. 16 videotaped Pham, who was in a hospital bed, in images later made public. “Nina Pham has gone through the unprecedented challenge of being the first nurse to whom the Ebola virus was

transmitted while caring for a patient with Ebola in the U.S.,” the statement said. “Our care and compassion for Nina is paramount, and we will continue to show her the utmost courtesy, dignity and respect as a member of the Texas Health family.” Since Pham contracted the disease while working for the hospital as an intensive care nurse, her remedy should be a worker’s compensation claim, not in civil court, the hospital’s response said. “I am disappointed but not surprised about the answer THR filed,” said Pham’s attorney, Charla Aldous. “My hope was that they would come clean and be honest about what happened so that the health care community can learn from the mistakes made.”

ow would you feel, at 18 years of age, if suddenly you were diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease? It would be devastating news. Unlike other well-known diseases, you would probably know nothing about this illness, and even its name sounds ominous. But you would not be alone. Crohn’s Disease is not a household word and, in spite of its importance, receives little in research dollars. Crohn’s Disease affects 600,000 people in North America. Normally, it strikes those between 20 to 35 years of age, with another peak in the 50s, but no age is immune to this disorder. And smokers are three times more likely to develop this disease. It shows no sex bias as it affects both equally. In about 20 per cent of cases a blood relative has some form of this inflammatory bowel disease. Those of Jewish heritage have an increased risk but African Americans are less likely to develop it. Patients suffer from recurrent episodes of abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, fever and weight loss. Geographically it can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to the anus. But most commonly it involves the lower part of the small bowel, called the ileum. There are several theories about what causes Crohn’s Disease. Some researchers believe CD is an auto-immune disease in which the body’s defenses become confused and begin attacking its own cells. But whatever the reason, the bowel’s wall becomes repeatedly inflamed, often with no rhyme nor reason as to when these attacks occur. Initially, it may be difficult to know whether the patient suffers from Crohn’s Disease or ulcerative colitis which primarily affects the large bowel. But blood tests, x-ray and colonoscopy examinations will eventually determine the diagnosis. The most common complication is blockage of the intestine. Repeated episodes of inflammation cause swelling, scar tissue and narrowing of the bowel. In some cases the inflammatory response may be so intense that perforation of the intestine occurs and tunnels develop between the bowel, vagina, bladder or skin. Fissures or small tears may occur at the anal area. So a diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease, whether at 18 years of age or older, causes a major readjustment in one’s life. As one young female patient said to me “If I’m out on a date I’m often thinking where is the bathroom if I need one, and how do I tell him I have this problem?” Others say repeated attacks place a strain on their relationships. The uncertainty of recurrences make it hard to plan ahead. Patients with Crohn’s Disease must get to know their disease and start a food diary to ascertain what foods cause trouble. But, at the same time, be careful not to develop a food phobia as food does not cause CD, nor does it cure it. And above all else, they must not let this disease overwhelm their entire life. Some patients discover that if they consume lesser amounts of food there’s a decreased chance of bowel problems. But this can be dangerous as it can lead over time to malnutrition and that’s the last thing a patient with Crohn’s Disease needs. For instance, intestinal bleeding can lead to iron deficiency anemia. It’s also important to make sure that patients with CD have sufficient amounts of vitamin B12. Since vitamin B12 is absorbed at the end of the small bowel where CD often strikes, this vitamin may be lacking. And since many patients with CD cannot tolerate lactose, it’s important they receive adequate amounts of calcium and vitamin D. Treatment depends on the severity of the disease. Cortisone and drugs to suppress the immune system may limit the inflammatory response. But sometimes multiple surgeries are needed to remove inflamed portions of intestine. Recently the Gifford-Jones Living Will was made available to readers, but it was not possible to fill the demand. However, a reprint is now available and it can again be obtained by sending $10.00 along with a self-addressed stamped envelope to Dr. Gifford-Jones, 65 Harbour Square, Suite 1110, Toronto, Ont., M5J 2L4.

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BASEBALL

Blue Jays beat Yankees in opener Encarnacion homers off Tanaka and Toronto gets better of A-Rod in ﬁrst game of new MLB season HOWIE RUMBERG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — The Toronto Blue Jays gave Canadian catcher Russell Martin the second-largest contract in franchise history to help bolster a potent lineup and give the young pitching staff a steady guide. One game into the new season, the deal is looking pretty good for the team with the longest playoff drought in baseball. Martin singled in two runs and Edwin Encarnacion hit a tworun homer off Masahiro Tanaka as the Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 6-1 Monday in Alex Rodriguez’s return to the major leagues. “Martin got it started,” manager John Gibbons said. “A lot of good things happened.” Without retired Derek Jeter in the lineup, a restless openingday crowd at Yankee Stadium reserved one of its only cheers for Rodriguez in his first game back from a year-long drug suspension.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Russell Martin, left, celebrates with second baseman Devon Travis after the Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 6-1. [AP PHOTO]

Batting seventh, his lowest spot in a regular-season game since he batted eighth in 1996, A-Rod singled, walked, and lined out. “I have to admit, it definitely felt good. That’s for sure,” Rod-

riguez said after New York’s fourth straight opening day loss. Drew Hutchison, at 24 the youngest opening-day starter in Blue Jays’ history, held the Yankees hitless until Brian McCann

laced a ball just inside the first base line for a single with two outs in the fourth. Hutchison (1-0) allowed three hits, including Brett Gardner’s homer in the sixth inning, to help Toronto improve to 20-19 in openers, including 1-2 vs. the Yankees. “I was extremely excited,” Hutchison said. “It was a big day, overall.” Last July, Hutchison helped the Blue Jays snap another skid against New York: a 17-game losing streak in the Bronx. Now, he hopes to help Toronto return to the post-season for first time since winning the World Series in 1993. Martin, an ex-Yankee from Chelsea, Que., hit a singled in a five-run third inning against Tanaka (0-1). Devon Travis homered later in the game for his first career hit, taking a speedy turn around the bases. Travis is the first Jay since J.P. Arencebia to homer for his first major-league hit.

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Higgins, Lack lead Canucks past Kings to win in shootout JASON KELLER THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — Chris Higgins scored in a shootout and Eddie Lack made 36 saves as the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Monday night. Daniel Sedin scored in regulation as Canucks (46-29-5) broke a two-game slump down the home stretch of the regular season. Vancouver solidified its spot in second place in the Pacific Division with 97 points, four points ahead of Calgary and the Kings. The Canucks, who now control their destiny, have two more games remaining in their regular season. Dwight King scored for the Kings (39-25-15), who moved into a third-place tie at 93 points with Calgary in the Pacific Division. However, the Flames own a tiebreaker with more regulation

and overtime wins this season. Los Angeles also dropped one point behind Winnipeg for the second wild card entry. The Jets downed the Wild 2-0 earlier in the night. Jonathan Quick made 37 saves in regulation and overtime. The Kings jumped out in front only a 1:13 in when Jeff Carter skated hard down the right side and threw the puck into the crease where King put it in to make it 1-0. With L.A. on the power play minutes later for a holding penalty to Yannick Weber, Lack looked sharp as he stoned Drew Doughty on a slap shot. Quick was equally impressive at the other end, as he stopped a point-black wrist shot from Bo Horvat at the period’s midway mark. Lack was back at it half way through the second, standing tall

on a 2-on-1 against Anze Kopitar, who took a dish pass from Marian Gaborik, but couldn’t beat the Vancouver goalie. Again Kings goalie Quick made an equally spectacular save seconds later when he robbed Canuck forward Ronald Kenins from in-close. Vancouver defenceman Luca Sbisa almost tied it eight minutes into the third. Sbisa was wide open in the slot, but his hard slap shot was redirected just wide. The Canucks finally solved Quick shortly after with a powerplay goal at 9:54 of the third. Henrik Sedin skated behind the net before backhanding a no-look pass to his Daniel at the face-off circle. Daniel fired it past Quick to tie the game and the crowd erupted. The assist was Henrik’s 700th of his career.

Kings left wing Dwight King (74) sends a shot past Canucks goalie Eddie Lack (31) as Vancouver Canucks defenseman Chris Tanev (8) looks on. [CP PHOTO]

NCAA BASKETBALL

Duke takes championship with 68-63 win Not a dominant, wire-to-wire effort which some of the Duke title teams have enjoyed in seasons past EDDIE PELLS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

INDIANAPOLIS — Call them freshmen; do not call them kids. Led by Tyus Jones and Jahlil Okafor, Duke’s talented group of youngsters outscored Wisconsin by 14 points over the final 13 minutes Monday night to grit out a 68-63 victory for the program’s fifth national title. Okafor, the likely first pick in the NBA draft if he decides to leave, got outplayed by Badgers centre Frank Kaminsky but came through like a veteran when the pressure was highest. He made two straight buckets over Kaminsky, sandwiched between a pair of three-pointers from Jones, to help the Blue Devils (35-4) turn a one-time ninepoint deficit into an eight-point lead with 1:22 left. A furious Wisconsin rally ensued, but it came up short. Then, it was Okafor on the bottom of a rowdy, raucous dog pile — a scene very reminiscent of the last time the Final Four was Indianapolis, back in 2010 when Duke edged out Butler in another scintillating final. The Blue Devils also took one here in 1991 — the Grant Hill, Christian Laettner squad. “They showed such grit tonight,” said coach Mike Krzyzewski, whose five titles put him alone in second place on the all-time list behind John Wooden. “Our bench was spectacular, and like we said about two months ago, eight is enough. Eight is enough.” Among the eight players who share all the playing time are Okafor, Jones and another freshman, Justise Winslow. They all might playing at an NBA arena near you next year.

Wisconsin’s Frank Kaminsky drives past Duke’s Marshall Plumlee, left, during the first half of the NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament championship game Monday, in Indianapolis. [AP PHOTO]

But Grayson Allen? The most unheralded of Krzyzewski’s firstyear players, who averages four points a game, stepped up with Okafor on the bench for much of the second half in foul trouble. Allen, the slam-dunk champion

at the high school McDonald’s All-American contest last year, scored 16 points and kept Duke in it when Okafor was on the bench with his third and fourth fouls and Wisconsin (36-4) looked like it was about to run away.

“It was fun to watch my teammates do what they do,” Okafor said. “They have my back the entire season, and it was no different tonight.” This was a savvy, calm, collected comeback against the team

that wrote the book on that all season. Wisconsin kept its cool two nights earlier in an upset over undefeated Kentucky and looked to be pulling away early in the second half of this one. Then, suddenly, Duke looked like veterans and Wisconsin looked like kids. Kaminsky outscored Okafor 21-10 but struggled to get a good look down the stretch. On Okafor’s first late bucket, Kaminsky tried to wrap an arm around him, but Okafor just powered his way through it for the bucket and the foul. He missed the free throw, but a different point had been made. Nigel Hayes had 13 points and Sam Dekker, the key guy down the stretch against Kentucky, had a very quiet 12 for the Badgers, who were trying to bring their first title back to Madison since 1941. Instead, it’s Duke taking another one home to the Cameron Crazies. This was not a dominant, wireto-wire effort the likes of which some of the Duke title teams have enjoyed in seasons past. Kentucky and its quest for perfection stole all the headlines this season. So, playing in relative shadows down on Tobacco Road was this group, which actually might have more oneand-dones than John Calipari says goodbye to in the Bluegrass State this year. Calipari was in the building, by the way — honoured for his induction into the Naismith Hall of Fame. He got booed heavily. But in the end, it was all confetti and cheers. And it’s not Calipari’s team, but Krzyzewski’s, that will end up in the history books.

MLB

Seattle Mariners roll past Angels 4-1 in home opener TIM BOOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

SEATTLE — For all the attention paid to what the Seattle Mariners did to improve their offence in the off-season, their foundation remains the pitching. And there’s no better pitcher to build around than Felix Hernandez, especially on opening day when Seattle’s ace is still undefeated. “It’s a great challenge,” Hernandez said. “You’ve got a lot of

eyes on you and you’ve got to do good.” Hernandez struck out 10 and allowed only two hits over seven innings, Seth Smith had three extra-base hits and two RBIs in his Seattle debut and the Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-1 on Monday. Hernandez (1-0) improved to 6-0 in opening day starts, only two of them at home. Taking the mound before a sellout crowd waving yellow “K”

towels in his honour, he lifted Seattle to its ninth straight win on opening day. The victory to begin the most anticipated season in Seattle in years was exactly to the Mariners’ blueprint: dominant starting pitching, a handful of key hits throughout the lineup and stellar work out of the bullpen capped by an uneventful ninth inning and Fernando Rodney’s first save of the season. “It’s always nice to win at

home. I’m glad opening day is over. We can get back to a sense of normalcy around here because it is a very hectic day,” Seattle manager Lloyd McClendon said. “But when you win it’s great.” Smith was the offensive star. Acquired in an off-season trade with San Diego, Smith doubled twice and lined a two-out RBI triple to score Austin Jackson with Seattle’s first run of the season. All three hits came off

Los Angeles starter Jered Weaver (0-1). Smith became the first player in Mariners history to have three extra-base hits on opening day. Dustin Ackley added a solo home run and Robinson Cano had an RBI single as Seattle’s season of high expectations got off to a rousing start. “We just had to get some runs on the board and that would take care of the rest,” said Ackley afterwards.

COURTS

Defence rests in Hernandez trial MICHELLE SMITH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

FALL RIVER, Mass. — Testimony in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez ended Monday after the defence called just three witnesses and rested its case in a single day. Superior Court Judge Susan Garsh told jurors they had heard all the evidence they would hear, and that they were due in court Tuesday morning to hear closing arguments and receive instructions. They will then begin deliberations.

Hernandez has pleaded not guilty in the June 17, 2013, killing of Odin Lloyd, who was shot six times at an industrial park less than a mile from Hernandez’s home in North Attleborough. Lloyd was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee. At the time of the killing, the star tight end had a $40 million contract with the Patriots. The defence’s first witness was a professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, who testified about the effects of the drug PCP, saying it can cause people to become suddenly violent days

after using it. Hernandez’s cousin testified that she saw his two co-defendants, Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz, smoking PCP the weekend of the crime. Both men have pleaded not guilty and will be tried later. Prosecutor Patrick Bomberg went after Dr. David Greenblatt’s testimony, showing surveillance video of Ortiz, Wallace and Hernandez from Hernandez’s home before and immediately after the killing. In the videos, the men do not appear to be acting strangely.

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TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2015

SCOREBOARD HOCKEY NHL

Eastern Conference Atlantic GP W L OT GF GA Pts x-Montreal 80 48 22 10 213 183 106 x-Tampa Bay 80 48 24 8 255 206 104 w-Detroit 79 41 25 13 227 215 95 Boston 79 41 25 13 209 201 95 Ottawa 79 40 26 13 228 211 93 e-Florida 80 36 29 15 199 219 87 e-Toronto 80 30 43 7 208 253 67 e-Buffalo 80 23 49 8 159 268 54 Metropol’n GP W L OT GF GA Pts y-NY Rangers 79 51 21 7 244 185 109 x-Washington80 44 25 11 237 199 99 NY Islanders 79 46 27 6 241 219 98 w-Pittsburgh 79 42 26 11 215 203 95 e-Columbus 79 39 35 5 222 244 83 e-Philadelphia79 32 29 18 208 224 82 e-New Jersey 79 32 34 13 174 205 77 e-Carolina 79 29 39 11 183 220 69 Western Conference Central GP W L OT GF GA Pts x-St. Louis 79 49 23 7 242 197 105 x-Nashville 79 47 22 10 227 197 104 Chicago 79 48 25 6 225 182 102 w-Minnesota 79 44 27 8 223 194 96 w-Winnipeg 79 41 26 12 224 208 94 Dallas 80 39 31 10 253 259 88 e-Colorado 79 36 31 12 212 223 84 Pacific GP W L OT GF GA Pts y-Anaheim 80 50 23 7 234 221 107 Vancouver 80 46 29 5 231 217 97 Calgary 79 43 29 7 234 208 93 Los Angeles 79 39 25 15 213 197 93 San Jose 80 39 32 9 224 227 87 e-Edmonton 79 23 43 13 188 272 59 e-Arizona 79 24 47 8 167 262 56 Playoffs and Wildcards z-Clinched conference title y-Clinched division x-Clinched playoff spot w-Wild card leaders (Conference) e-Eliminated from playoffs Yesterday’s results Buffalo 4, Carolina 3 NY Rangers 4, Columbus 3 Winnipeg 2, Minnesota 0 Vancouver 2, Los Angeles 1 (SO) Dallas 5, San Jose 1 Sunday’s results Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 1 Montreal 4, Florida 1 Washington 2, Detroit 1 Toronto 3, Ottawa 2 St. Louis 2, Chicago 1 Today’s games NY Islanders at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. NY Rangers at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Carolina at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Winnipeg at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Arizona at Calgary, 6 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m.

Canucks 2, Kings 1 (SO) First Period 1. Los Angeles, King (Carter, Toffoli) 1:13 Penalties: Weber Van (Holding ) 5:52, Stoll Lak (Interference ) 14:37 Second Period No scoring Penalties: Vrbata Van (Too many men/ice - bench ) 4:31, Doughty Lak (Slashing ) 9:57 Third Period 2. Vancouver, Danial Sedin (Edler, Henrik Sedin) 9:54 Penalties: Greene Lak (Holding) 7:34 Shootout Vancouver, Bonino No Goal Los Angeles, Carter No Goal Vancouver, Vrbata No Goal Los Angeles, Kopitar No Goal Vancouver, Higgins Goal Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Los Angeles 15 10 10 2 37 Vancouver 14 8 12 4 38 Goaltending summary: Los Angeles: Quick (37/38), Vancouver: Lack (36/37) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Los Angeles: 0 of 2, Vancouver: 0 of 3 Att: 18,870 (100.3% capacity)

Rangers 4, Blue Jackets 3 (OT)

Western Hockey League Playoffs

First Period 1. New York, St. Louis (21) (Hayes) 5:38 2. Columbus, Calvert (12) (Morin) 17:20 Penalties: Girardi Nyr (High-sticking) 8:24, Zuccarello Nyr (Tripping) 11:25 Second Period 3. New York, Girardi (4) (Kreider, Stepan) 0:36 4. Columbus, Dano (8) (Wennberg, Anisimov) 14:42 Penalties: Goloubef Cbj (Cross checking) 8:31, Dano Cbj (Interference) 11:30 Third Period 5. Columbus, Dubinsky (12) (Goloubef, Foligno) 8:14 6. New York, Stepan (15) (Kreider, Miller) 19:32 Penalties: Prout Cbj (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 5:08, Hunwick Nyr (Tripping) 8:35 Overtime 7. New York, Stepan (16) (Yandle) 4:10 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Columbus 13 11 6 2 32 New York 10 11 15 6 42 Goaltending summary: Columbus: Bobrovsky (38/42), New York: Lundqvist (29/32) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Columbus: 0 of 3, New York: 0 of 3

All series best-of- seven Yesterday’s games Calgary 6, Kootenay 2 (Calgary wins series 4-3) Today’s schedule Everett at Spokane, 7:05 p.m. (Everett leads series 3-2) Portland at Seattle, 7:05 p.m. (Portland leads series 3-2) Wednesday, April 8* Spokane at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Jets 2, Wild 0 First Period 1. Winnipeg, Wheeler (26) (Ladd, Perreault) 4:12 (PP) Penalties: Stewart Min (Roughing) 3:21, Stuart Wpg (Interference) 18:30 Second Period 2. Winnipeg, Stafford (17) (Scheifele, Myers) 13:10 Penalties: Wheeler Wpg (Slashing) 7:23, Vanek Min (Hooking) 14:01, Coyle Min (Elbowing) 19:28 Third Period No scoring Penalties: Niederreiter Min (Roughing) 6:24, Stuart Wpg (Hooking) 12:55 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Winnipeg 16 11 7 34 Minnesota 9 12 11 32 Goaltending summary: Winnipeg: Pavelec (32/32), Minnesota: Dubnyk (32/34) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Winnipeg: 1 of 4, Minnesota: 0 of 3 Att: 19,010 Remaining NHL schedule Wednesday, April 8 Toronto at Columbus, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Washington, 5 p.m. Dallas at Anaheim, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 9 Carolina at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Ottawa at NY Rangers, 4 p.m. Boston at Florida, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Nashville, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Calgary, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Colorado, 6 p.m. San Jose at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. Arizona at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Friday, April 10 Buffalo at Columbus, 4 p.m. NY Islanders at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 11 NY Rangers at Washington, 9:30 a.m. Ottawa at Philadelphia, 9:30 a.m. Calgary at Winnipeg, noon Minnesota at St. Louis, noon San Jose at Los Angeles, noon Columbus at NY Islanders, 4 p.m. Detroit at Carolina, 4 p.m. Montreal at Toronto, 4 p.m. New Jersey at Florida, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 4 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Nashville at Dallas, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Arizona, 6 p.m. Chicago at Colorado, 6 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 7 p.m.

Toronto Raptors head coach Dwane Casey shouts instructions in the second half of a game against the Minnesota Timberwolves last week. [AP PHOTO]

Casey says losses provided lessons LORI EWING THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — With five games to go in the Toronto Raptors’ regular-season, opposing scouts have become regular fixtures. Personnel from every team Toronto might face in the post-season watch with a keen eye, scribbling notes. It’s a balancing act for coach Dwane Casey between writing up plays the Raptors will use in the post-season, and trying not to show too much of his hand. “We’re working on some things offensively and defensively that we know we’re going to have to use in the playoffs, intermittently after a timeout, and those situations,” Casey said after Monday’s practice at the Air Canada Centre.“It’s a two-edged sword, you don’t want to expose everything. . . we’ve got to make sure we don’t over-expose ourselves, but at the same time get some game situations.” The Raptors are fourth (45-32) in the Eastern Conference, one game behind the Chicago Bulls and one ahead of the Washington Wizards. So if the playoffs started tomorrow, they’d open at home against Washington. Maintaining homecourt advantage is key. They open a four-game road trip on Wednesday at Charlotte (33-43), likely without all-star Kyle Lowry (back) and Amir Johnson (ankle). Lowry participated in some of Monday’s practice, while Johnson still can’t put much weight on his injured foot. “We’re going to wait and see how (Lowry) feels and reacts to the contact. . . he did more non-contact stuff today than contact,” Casey said. The Raptors are coming off a pair of nailbiting losses: 114-109 to Brooklyn on Friday, and 117-116 in overtime against the Boston Celtics the following night. “It’s good to have those kinds of games, because they’re like playoff games, close games, hard games, intense games, so it’s good preparation for the playoffs,” said centre Jonas Valanciunas.

BASEBALL Opening Day Sunday’s result St. Louis 3, Chicago Cubs 0

Saturday, April 4* Seattle at Portland, 6 p.m. Conference semifinals Friday, April 10, Games 1 Regina at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Playoff leaders GP 1 Adam Tambellini (CAL 6 2 Luke Philp (KOO 6 3 Oliver Bjorkstrand (POR) 5 4 Brandon Magee (VIC) 5 5 Jae. Descheneau (KOO) 6 6 Tim Bozon (KOO) 6 7 Sam Reinhart (KOO) 6 8 Nicolas Petan (POR) 5 9 Ryan Gropp (SEA) 5 10 Greg Chase (VIC) 5 11 Cole Sanford (MH) 5 12 Carson Stadnyk (EVE) 5 13 Kenton Helgesen (CAL) 6 14 Connor Rankin (CAL) 6 15 Trevor Cox (MH) 5 16 Tim McGauley (BRA) 5 17 Brad Morrison (PG) 5 18 Radel Fazleev (CAL) 6 19 Travis Sanheim (CAL) 6 20 Adam Brooks (REG) 4

G 7 5 3 6 4 3 5 4 1 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 4

A 6 7 7 3 5 6 3 4 7 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 2

Pts 13 12 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6

B.C. Hockey League Fred Page Cup Playoff Best of Seven series Friday, April 10 - Game 1 Nanaimo at Penticton, 7 p.m. Saturday, April 11 Nanaimo at Penticton, 6 p.m. Monday, April 13 Penticton at Nanaimo Tuesday, April 14 Penticton at Nanaimo

Cyclone Taylor Cup (B.C. provincial Junior B championship) Round robin - Final standings Team GP W L Pts GF-A Campbell River 3 3 0 8 13-8 Kimberley 3 2 1 6 10-9 Mission City 3 1 2 2 10-11 North Vancouver 3 0 3 2 13-18 Yesterday’s results Bronze Medal game, 11 a.m. Mission City 7, North Vancouver 0 Gold Medal final Kimberley Dynamiters 1 1 3 Campbell River Storm 1 2 3

5 6

Frozen Four U.S. NCAA Hockey Championship Finals among four regional winners at TD Garden, Boston, April 9-11 Thursday, April 9 - Semifinals Omaha vs. Providence, 2 p.m. North Dakota vs. Boston University, 5:30 p.m. Final Saturday, April 11, 5:30 p.m.

IIHF World Championships May 1-17, at Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic The Top Division Championship has 16 teams in two groups. Group A GP W L OTL GF GA Pts Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Czech Rep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group B Finland Russia USA Slovakia Norway Belarus Slovenia Denmark

GP W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L OTL GF GA Pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Friday, May 1 Canada vs. Latvia, 7:15 a.m. Czech Republic vs. Sweden, 11:15 a.m. USA vs. Finland, 7:15 a.m. Russia vs. Norway, 11:15 a.m.

American Hockey League Eastern Conference Atlantic W L OT SL GF GA Pts Manchester 45 16 6 3 221162 99 Providence 38 23 7 2 191171 85 Worcester 39 23 4 2 209176 84 Portland 37 25 6 1 188169 81 St. John’s 30 32 8 2 169224 70 Northeast W L OT SL GF GA Pts Syracuse 40 21 9 0 204196 89 Hartford 38 23 5 4 203205 85 Springfield 36 27 8 1 182196 81 Albany 33 26 5 6 178187 77 Bridgeport 26 36 6 1 200226 59 East W L OT SL GF GA Pts Hershey 43 20 5 3 205167 94 W-B/Scranton 40 23 3 4 191151 87 Lehigh Valley 31 31 6 1 182215 69 Binghamton 30 32 7 1 216238 68 Norfolk 24 38 6 3 149204 57 Western Conference North W L OT SL GF GA Pts Utica 43 19 6 1 199164 93 Hamilton 32 26 12 0 185184 76 Toronto 33 27 9 0 176190 75 Adirondack 33 28 6 2 213210 74 Rochester 27 37 5 1 195231 60 Midwest W L OT SL GF GA Pts Grand Rapids 42 20 6 2 230168 92 Rockford 41 21 5 2 197163 89 Chicago 36 26 6 1 189177 79 Milwaukee 33 25 7 6 195196 79 Lake Erie 31 26 8 4 184213 74 West W L OT SL GF GA Pts San Antonio 43 21 5 1 234209 92 Oklahoma City 38 24 5 3 208197 84 Texas 35 21 13 1 218201 84 Charlotte 29 35 6 1 159216 65 Iowa 22 43 2 2 157221 48 Yesterday’s result Bridgeport 4, Worcester 1 Today’s schedule Adirondack at Toronto, 4 p.m. Hamilton at Utica, 4 p.m. Worcester at Portland, 4 p.m. Norfolk at Binghamton, 4:05 p.m. Lake Erie at Chicago, 5 p.m. Milwaukee at Rockford, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Texas at Iowa, 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 Milwaukee at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m. W-B/Scranton at Lehigh Valley, 4 p.m. Thursday, April 9 Rochester at Lake Erie, 4 p.m. Rockford at Iowa, 5 p.m. Friday, April 10 Hershey at St. John’s, 3 p.m. Adirondack at Utica, 4 p.m. Bridgeport at Syracuse, 4 p.m. Portland at Manchester, 4 p.m. Springfield at Hartford, 4 p.m. Albany at Binghamton, 4:05 p.m. Norfolk at Lehigh Valley, 4:05 p.m.

American League East W L Baltimore 1 0 Boston 1 0 Toronto 1 0 NY Yankees 0 1 Tampa Bay 0 1 Central W L Detroit 1 0 Kansas City 1 0 Chicago Sox 0 1 Cleveland 0 1 Minnesota 0 1 West W L Houston 1 0 Seattle 1 0 Oakland 1 0 LA Angels 0 1 Texas 0 1 National League East W L Atlanta 1 0 NY Mets 1 0 Miami 0 1 Philadelphia 0 1 Washington 0 1 Central W L Cincinnati 1 0 St. Louis 1 0 Chicago Cubs 0 1 Milwaukee 0 1 Pittsburgh 0 1 West W L Colorado 1 0 LA Dodgers 1 0 San Francisco 1 0 Arizona 0 1 San Diego 0 1

PCT 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 PCT 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 PCT 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000

GB 1.0 1.0 GB 1.0 1.0 1.0 GB 1.0 1.0

Strk W1 W1 W1 L1 L1 Strk W1 W1 L1 L1 L1 Strk W1 W1 W1 L1 L1

PCT 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 PCT 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 PCT 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000

GB 1.0 1.0 1.0 GB 1.0 1.0 1.0 GB 1.0 1.0

Strk W1 W1 L1 L1 L1 Strk W1 W1 L1 L1 L1 Strk W1 W1 W1 L1 L1

Yesterday’s results Toronto 6, NY Yankees 1 Detroit 4, Minnesota 0 Colorado 10, Milwaukee 0 Boston 8, Philadelphia 0 Baltimore 6, Tampa Bay 2 NY Mets 3, Washington 1 Atlanta 2, Miami 1 Kansas City 10, Chicago Sox 1 Seattle 4, LA Angels 1 Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 2 LA Dodgers 6, San Diego 3 Houston 2, Cleveland 0 San Francisco 5, Arizona 4 Oakland 8, Texas 0 Today’s schedule Atlanta at Miami 4:10 p.m. Alex Wood vs Mat Latos Baltimore at Tampa Bay 4:10 p.m. Wei-Yin Chen vs Nathan Karns St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 5:05 p.m. Lance Lynn vs Jake Arrieta Colorado at Milwaukee 5:10 p.m. Jordan Lyles vs Matt Garza San Francisco at Arizona 6:40 p.m. Undecided vs Rubby De La Rosa Texas at Oakland 7:05 p.m. Colby Lewis vs Jesse Hahn LA Angels at Seattle 7:10 p.m. C.J. Wilson vs James Paxton San Diego at LA Dodgers 7:10 p.m. Tyson Ross vs Zack Greinke

TENNIS

ab r h bi ab r h bi Reyes SS 3 1 0 0 Ellsbury CF 4 0 0 0 Martin C 4 1 1 2 Gardner LF 4 1 1 1 Bautista RF 5 0 0 0 Beltran RF 3 0 0 0 Enc’acion 1B 4 1 1 2 Teixeira 1B 3 0 0 0 Smoak 1B 0 0 0 0 McCann C 4 0 1 0 Donaldson 3B4 0 0 0 Headley 3B 4 0 0 0 Navarro DH 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez DH2 0 1 0 Pompey CF 3 0 0 0 Drew 2B 3000 Pillar LF 4 1 2 0 Gregorius SS 2 0 0 0 Travis 2B 2 2 1 1 Totals 29 1 3 1 Totals 33 6 6 5

Miami Open

March Madness

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

Yesterday’s Championship Game 1 2 T Wisconsin 31 32 63 Duke 31 37 68 Top Performers Tyus Jones, Duke: 23 Pts, 5 Reb, 1 Ast F Kaminsky, Wisc: 21 Pts, 12 Reb, 2 Ast

Toronto 005 000 100 6 NY Yankees 000 001 000 1 Team Lob: tor 6; nyy 5. E: nyy Headley (1, throw). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Hutchison (W, 1-0) 6.0 3 1 1 2 3 A Loup 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 M Castro 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO M Tanaka (L, 0-1) 4.0 5 5 4 2 6 C Martin 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 C Shreve 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 D Carpenter 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 J Wilson 0.2 0 0 0 3 1 E Rogers 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 HBP: Gregorius (by Loup). Time: 2:59. Att: 48,469.

Mariners 4, Angels 1 LA Angels

Seattle

ab r h bi ab r h bi Calhoun RF 4 0 0 0 Jackson CF 4 1 2 0 Trout CF 4 1 1 1 Smith RF 3 1 3 2 Pujols 1B 2 0 0 0 Rug’ao PH-RF0 0 0 0 Joyce LF 4 0 0 0 Cano 2B 4011 Freese 3B 4 0 0 0 Cruz DH 4000 Aybar SS 3 0 1 0 Seager 3B 4 0 0 0 Cron DH 2 0 0 0 Morrison 1B 4 0 1 0 Iannetta C 3 0 1 0 Zunino C 3 0 0 0 Giavotella 2B 3 0 1 0 Ackley LF 3 1 1 1 Totals 29 1 4 1 Miller SS 3 1 2 0 Totals 32 4 10 4

Red Sox 8, Phillies 0 Boston

Thursday, April 9 St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 9 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati 9:35 a.m. NY Mets at Washington 10:05 a.m. Minnesota at Detroit 10:08 a.m. Chicago Sox at Kansas City 11:10 a.m. Texas at Oakland 12:35 p.m. San Fran at San Diego 3:40 p.m. Boston at Philadelphia 4:05 p.m. Toronto at NY Yankees 4:05 p.m. Cleveland at Houston 5:10 p.m.

Spring training Final stats Hitting AB R H RBIAvg 1 Abreu, J (CWS) 59 10 30 8 .508 2 Granderson, C (NYM)5210 23 13 .442 3 Trout, M (LAA) 59 22 26 15 .441 4 Betts, M (BOS) 56 15 24 7 .429 5 Mayberry, J (NYM) 53 11 22 10 .415 6 Cron, C (LAA) 75 11 31 16 .413 7 Kozma, P (STL) 49 9 20 5 .408 8 Cain, L (KC) 55 8 21 10 .382 9 Valbuena, L (HOU) 50 4 19 9 .380 10 Burns, B (OAK) 83 21 31 8 .373 11 Pollock, A (ARI) 70 12 26 13 .371 12 Kemp, M (SD) 54 9 20 14 .370 13 Freese, D (LAA) 55 10 20 12 .364 13 Lamb, J (ARI) 66 12 24 6 .364 15 Boesch, B (CIN) 61 9 22 14 .361 15 Duffy, M (SF) 61 8 22 15 .361 17 Lagares, J (NYM) 64 14 23 6 .359 17 Travis, D (TOR) 64 6 23 7 .359 19 Belt, B (SF) 70 10 25 10 .357 19 Negron, K (CIN) 56 12 20 6 .357 21 Sogard, E (OAK) 62 9 22 7 .355 22 Inciarte, E (ARI) 68 8 24 2 .353 22 Mid’brooks, W (SD)51 11 18 9 .353 24 Navarro, E (LAA) 54 3 19 7 .352 24 Zunino, M (SEA) 54 11 19 14 .352 26 Bourn, M (CLE) 57 8 20 4 .351 27 Gordon, D (MIA) 63 11 22 2 .349 28 Maxwell, J (SF) 72 11 25 15 .347 29 Morse, M (MIA) 49 8 17 17 .347 30 Davis, K (MIL) 55 10 19 15 .345 31 Soler, J (CHC) 58 9 20 15 .345 31 Zobrist, B (OAK) 58 10 20 15 .345 33 Cowgill, C (LAA) 61 13 21 7 .344 33 Escobar, E (MIN) 61 11 21 20 .344 35 Herrera, O (PHI) 70 12 24 7 .343 IP W L 25.1 3 1 27.0 4 0 19.0 2 0 17.1 3 0 22.2 1 1 21.0 3 0 21.0 1 0 20.0 2 1 20.0 1 0 22.1 3 2 22.1 3 0 20.1 1 0 24.0 3 0 22.1 2 1 26.0 4 0 20.1 1 1 22.2 2 3 18.1 3 0 21.2 3 0 21.1 3 0 26.1 2 0 19.1 0 2 19.1 2 1 19.0 2 2 25.1 3 1 22.0 2 0 31.0 3 1 27.2 4 0 23.0 2 0 25.0 3 1 22.0 3 0 19.0 3 0 21.2 1 1 25.2 0 2 23.0 3 1

NY Yankees

LA Angels 100 000 000 1 Seattle 002 020 00x 4 GIDP: laa Giavotella, Freese; sea Zunino. Team Lob: laa 4; sea 5. DP: laa (Freese-Giavotella-Pujols); sea 2 (Miller, B-Cano-Morrison, Morrison-Miller, B). LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO J Weaver (L, 0-1) 6.0 8 4 4 0 1 C Ramos 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 N Salas 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle IP H R ER BB SO F Hernandez (W, 1-0) 7.0 2 1 1 1 10 D Farquhar 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 C Furbush 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 C Smith 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 F Rodney 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 HBP: Cron (by Hernandez, F). Time: 2:33. Att: 45,909.

Wednesday, April 8 Minnesota at Detroit, 10:08 a.m. Ricky Nolasco vs Anibal Sanchez St. Louis at Chicago, 11:20 a.m. John Lackey vs Jason Hammel Boston at Philadelphia, 4:00 p.m. Rick Porcello vs Aaron Harang Toronto at New York, 4:05 p.m. R.A. Dickey vs Michael Pineda New York at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Jacob deGrom vs Jordan Zimmermann Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Gerrit Cole vs Mike Leake Atlanta at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Shelby Miller vs Tom Koehler Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Miguel Gonzalez vs Jake Odorizzi Chicago at Kansas City, 5:10 p.m. Jose Quintana vs Danny Duffy Colorado at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Undecided vs Wily Peralta Cleveland at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Carlos Carrasco vs Scott Feldman San Francisco at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. (Pitchers to be determined) San Diego at LA Dodgers, 7:00 p.m. Andrew Cashner vs Brandon McCarthy Texas at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Ross Detwiler vs Scott Kazmir LA Angels at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Matt Shoemaker vs Hisashi Iwakuma

Pitching 1 Graveman, K (OAK) 2 Walker, T (SEA) 3 Phelps, D (MIA) 4 Gonzales, M (STL) 5 Harvey, M (NYM) 6 Buchanan, D (PHI) 6 Woj’owski, A (HOU) 8 Leake, M (CIN) 8 Scherzer, M (WSH) 10 Bradley, A (ARI) 10 Kershaw, C (LAD) 12 Wacha, M (STL) 13 Stults, E (ATL) 14 Lyles, J (COL) 15 DeGrom, J (NYM) 16 Andriese, M (TB) 17 Pomeranz, D (OAK) 18 Cashner, A (SD) 19 Ross, T (SD) 20 Weaver, J (LAA) 21 Gee, D (NYM) 22 Gonzalez, G (WSH) 22 Shields, J (SD) 24 Buchholz, C (BOS) 24 McAllister, Z (CLE) 26 Martinez, C (STL) 27 Marquis, J (CIN) 28 Norris, D (TOR) 29 Rodriguez, W (ATL) 30 Hammel, J (CHC) 31 Chavez, J (OAK) 32 Peralta, W (MIL) 33 Hudson, T (SF) 34 Gibson, K (MIN) 35 Masterson, J (BOS)

Blue Jays 6, Yankees 1 Toronto

MLB

ERA 0.36 0.67 0.95 1.04 1.19 1.29 1.29 1.35 1.35 1.61 1.61 1.77 1.88 2.01 2.08 2.21 2.38 2.45 2.49 2.53 2.73 2.79 2.79 2.84 2.84 2.86 2.90 2.93 3.13 3.24 3.27 3.32 3.32 3.51 3.52

Philadelphia

ab r h bi ab r h bi Betts CF 4 2 2 1 Revere LF 4 0 0 0 Pedroia 2B 5 2 3 2 Herrera CF 4 0 0 0 Ortiz 1B 4 0 0 0 Utley 2B 4000 Napoli 1B 0 1 0 0 Howard 1B 4 0 1 0 Ramirez LF 4 2 2 5 Ruiz C 2010 Sandoval 3B 5 0 0 0 Sizemore RF 3 0 1 0 Victorino RF 3 0 0 0 Francoeur PH 1 0 0 0 Bogaerts SS 3 0 0 0 Asche 3B 3 0 0 0 Hanigan C 3 0 1 0 Galvis SS 3 0 0 0 Buchholz P 3 0 0 0 Hamels P 1 0 0 0 Tazawa P 0 0 0 0 Hern’dez PH 1 0 0 0 Craig PH 1 1 1 0 Garcia P 0000 Layne P 0 0 0 0 Gomez P 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 8 9 8 De Fratus P 0 0 0 0 Blanco PH 1 0 0 0 Diekman P 0 0 0 0 Jimenez P 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 3 0

Boston 101 020 004 8 Philadelphia 000 000 000 0 GIDP: bos Ramirez, H. Team Lob: bos 7; phi 6. DP: phi (Galvis-Howard). E: bos Buchholz (1, fielding). Boston IP H R ER BB SO C Buchholz (W, 1-0) 7.0 3 0 0 1 9 J Tazawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 T Layne 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO C Hamels (L, 0-1) 5.0 5 4 4 3 6 L Garcia 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 J Gomez 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 J De Fratus 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 J Diekman 0.1 2 4 4 2 1 C Jimenez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Time: 3:01. Att: 45,549.

Orioles 6, Rays 2 Baltimore

Baltimore 100 021 011 6 Tampa Bay 000 000 110 2 GIDP: tb Souza Jr.. Team Lob: bal 4; tb 6. DP: bal (Machado, M-Schoop-Pearce). E: tb Archer (1, throw). PICKOFFS: tb Rivera, Re (Jones, Ad at 1st base). Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO C Tillman (W, 1-0) 6.2 4 1 1 3 4 D O’Day 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 B Brach 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 R Hunter 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 Z Britton 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO C Archer (L, 0-1) 5.2 6 4 3 1 5 S Geltz 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 E Frieri 0.2 0 1 1 1 1 J Beliveau 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 G Balfour 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 K Yates 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 HBP: Jones, Ad (by Frieri). Time: 3:01. Att: 31,042.

Tigers 4, Twins 0 Minnesota

Detroit

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Minnesota 000 000 000 0 Detroit 030 001 00x 4 GIDP: min Dozier; det Cabrera, M, Kinsler. Team Lob: min 4; det 6. DP: min 2 (Plouffe-Dozier-Mauer, Santana, D-Mauer); det (Iglesias-Kinsler-Cabrera, M). Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO P Hughes (L, 0-1) 6.0 8 4 4 1 6 J Graham 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO D Price (W, 1-0) 8.2 5 0 0 0 5 J Nathan 0.1 0 0 0 0 1

Royals 10, White Sox 1 Chicago Sox Eaton CF Cabrera LF Abreu 1B LaRoche DH Garcia RF Ramirez SS Gillaspie 3B Flowers C Shuck PH Soto C Johnson 2B Totals

Singles - Final today, 10 a.m. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Andy Murray (3), Britain, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-0 Men’s Doubles, Final Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, and Jack Sock (2), United States, , 6-3, 1-6, 10-8.

Women Singles - Final Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Carla Suarez Navarro (12), Spain, 6-2, 6-0 Doubles, Final today, 1 p.m. Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, and Elena Vesnina (2), Russia, 7-5, 6-1. This week’s tournaments

ATP Grand Prix Hassan II April 6-12, Casablanca, Morocco. Surface: Clay. Purse: €439,405 (1€=$CDN1.36) Singles - Round 1 Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, def. Pablo Carreno Busta (5), Spain, 4-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4. Mikhail Kukushkin (7), Kazakhstan, def. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Spain, 6-1, 2-6, 6-3. Dustin Brown, Germany, def. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 6-2, 6-4. US Men’s Clay Court Championship April 6-12, Houston, Texas. Surface: Clay. Purse: $488,225 Singles - Round 1 Go Soeda, Japan, def. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3 (8)Sam Querrey, USA, def. Marinko Matosevic, 4-1 (Matosevic retired) Samuel Groth, Australia, def. Victor Estrella, Dominica, 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 Federico Delbonis, Argentina, def. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 6-2, 7-6 (7/5)

WTA Family Circle Cup April 6-12, Charleston, South Carolina. Surface: Clay. Purse: $731,000 Doubles - Round 1 Alla Kudryavtseva, Russia, and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def. Gabriela Dabrowski, Ottawa, and Alicja Rosolska, Poland, 6-4, 2-6, 10-2. Singles - Round 1 Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, def. Zarina Diyas (11), Kazakhstan, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. Irina-Camelia Begu (13), Romania, def. Laura Siegemund, Germany, 6-2, 7-6 (5). Mona Barthel (15), Germany, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-3, 6-3. Donna Vekic, Croatia, def. Heather Watson (16), Britain, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Sachia Vickery, United States, def. Jessica Pegula, United States, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, def. Christina McHale, United States, 6-2, 6-3. Chanelle Scheepers, S Africa, def. Marina Erakovic, N Zealand, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def. Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 7-5, 6-2. Tatjana Maria, Germany, def. Irina Falconi, United States, 6-1, 6-3. Lauren Davis, United States, def. Grace Min, United States, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (2), 6-3. Shelby Rogers, United States, def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 6-3, 6-1. Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, def. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, 6-3, 6-3. Katowice Open April 7-12, Katowice, Poland. Surface: Hard. Purse: $250,000.

Tampa Bay

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Santana SS Dozier 2B Mauer 1B Hunter RF Vargas DH Plouffe 3B Arcia LF Suzuki C Schafer CF Escobar PH Totals

Men

Kansas City

ab r h bi ab r h bi 4 0 1 0 Escobar SS 4 3 2 0 4 0 1 0 Moustakas 3B3 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 Cain CF 4111 4 0 0 0 Hosmer 1B 5 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 Morales DH 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 Gordon LF 4 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 Rios RF 4133 2 0 0 0 Perez C 4021 1 0 0 0 Infante 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 341013 9 3010 28 1 5 1

Chicago Sox 000 000 100 1 Kansas City 012 010 51x 10 GIDP: cws Abreu, Flowers, Cabrera, Me; kc Cain, L. Team Lob: cws 3; kc 8. Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO J Samardzija (L, 0-1) 6.0 6 5 5 3 1 D Jennings 0.2 1 3 3 2 1 K Drabek 1.1 6 2 2 0 1 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Y Ventura (W, 1-0) 6.0 4 1 1 1 2 K Herrera 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 W Davis 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 R Madson 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Time: 2:50. Att: 40,085.

GOLF PGA Tour Last week’s tournaments Shell Houston Open Golf Club of Houston, Humble, Texas. Par 27, 7,441 yards. Purse: $6.6 million. Golfer Par Winnings 1 J.B. Holmes -16 $1,188,000 T2 Johnson Wagner -16 $580,800 T2 Jordan Spieth -16 $580,800 4 Russell Henley -14 $316,800 T5 Brendon de Jonge -13 $231,825 T5 Keegan Bradley -13 $231,825 T5 Cameron Tringale -13 $231,825 T5 Charles Howell III -13 $231,825 9 Paul Casey -12 $191,400 10 Scott Piercy -11 $178,200 T11 Charley Hoffman -10 $135,300 T11 Pat Perez -10 $135,300 T11 Kyle Reifers -10 $135,300 T11 Chad Collins -10 $135,300 T11 Alex Cejka -10 $135,300 T11 Austin Cook -10 $135,300 T17 Victor Dubuisson -9 $83,490 T17 John Huh -9 $83,490 T17 Charlie Beljan -9 $83,490 T17 Chris Stroud -9 $83,490 T17 Jason Bohn -9 $83,490 T17 Phil Mickelson -9 $83,490 T17 Luke Guthrie -9 $83,490 Canadian golfers T25 Adam Hadwin -8 $44,330 T25 David Hearn -8 $44,330 T42 Graham DeLaet -6 $21,236

LPGA Tour This week’s event April 2-5: ANA Inspiration Dinah Shore Tournament Course, Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, California. Par 72, 6,769 yards. Purse: $2.5 million. Golfer Par Winnings 1 Brittany Lincicome -9 $375,000 (Won playoff on Hole 3) T1 Stacy Lewis -9 $231,449 3 Morgan Pressel -8 $167,900 T4 Sei Young Kim -7 $106,653 T4 Carlota Ciganda -7 $106,653 T4 Anna Nordqvist -7 $106,653 7 Lexi Thompson -6 $71,595 T8 Suzann Pettersen -5 $56,812 T8 Mi Hyang Lee -5 $56,812 T8 Shanshan Feng -5 $56,812 T11 Jenny Shin -4 $37,606 T11 Moriya Jut’garn -4 $37,606 T11 Angela Stanford -4 $37,606 T11 Karine Icher -4 $37,606 T11 Christina Kim -4 $37,606 T11 Hyo Joo Kim -4 $37,606 T11 Catri. Matthew -4 $37,606 T11 Mirim Lee -4 $37,606 T11 Inbee Park -4 $37,606 T20 Ariya Jutanugarn -3 $26,632 T20 Gerina Piller -3 $26,632 T20 Austin Ernst -3 $26,632 Failed to make cut (+3) - Alena Sharp (CAN) +5 76 73 Upcoming Tour events

PGA Tour The Masters April 9-12, Augusta National, Georgia. Par 72, 7,435 yards. Purse: $9,000,000. 2014 champion: Bubba Watson

LPGA Tour No events this week April 15-18, LPGA Lotte Championship, Ko Olina Golf Club, Kapolei, Hawaii. Par 72, 6,383 yards. Purse: $1,800,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie

BASKETBALL

NBA Eastern Conference Atlantic W L PCT y-Toronto 45 32 .584 Brooklyn 36 41 .468 Boston 35 42 .455 Philadelphia 18 60 .231 NY Knicks 15 62 .195 Central W L PCT x-Cleveland 50 27 .649 x-Chicago 46 31 .597 Milwaukee 38 39 .494 Indiana 34 43 .442 Detroit 30 47 .390 Southeast W L PCT z-Atlanta 57 19 .750 x-Washington 44 33 .571 Miami 34 43 .442 Charlotte 33 43 .434 Orlando 24 53 .312 Western Conference Northwest W L PCT y-Portland 50 27 .649 Oklahoma City 42 35 .545 Utah 35 42 .455 Denver 28 49 .364 Minnesota 16 60 .211 Pacific W L PCT z-Golden State 63 14 .818 x-LA Clippers 52 26 .667 Phoenix 39 38 .506 Sacramento 26 50 .342 LA Lakers 20 56 .263 Southwest W L PCT x-Houston 53 24 .688 x-Memphis 52 25 .675 x-San Antonio 51 26 .662 Dallas ) 46 31 .597 New Orleans 41 35 .539

GB 9 10 27. 30 GB 4 12 16 20 GB 13. 23. 24 33.

L10 5-5 8-2 5-5 2-8 1-9 L10 8-2 6-4 4-6 4-6 6-4 L10 5-5 5-5 3-7 4-6 3-7

GB 8 15 22 33. GB 11. 24 36. 42. GB 1 2 7 11.

L10 6-4 5-5 5-5 2-8 2-8 L10 9-1 9-1 5-5 4-6 3-7 L10 8-2 5-5 9-1 4-6 5-5

Playoffs and Wildcards z-Clinched conference title y-Clinched division x-Clinched playoff spot Yesterday’s result Brooklyn 106, Portland 96 Sunday’s results Houston 115, Oklahoma City 112 Cleveland 99, Chicago 94 Indiana 112, Miami 89 San Antonio 107, Golden State 92 New York 101, Philadelphia 91 Utah 101, Sacramento 95 LA C.lippers 101, LA Lakers 78 Today’s schedule Charlotte at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Phoenix at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m. Golden State at New Orleans, 5 p.m. San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Sacramento, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8 Chicago at Orlando, 4 p.m. Toronto at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Brooklyn, 4:30 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Indiana at New York, 4:30 p.m. Cleveland at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Memphis, 5 p.m. Houston at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Denver, 6 p.m. Sacramento at Utah, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Minnesota at Portland, 7 p.m.

SOCCER MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W L T DC United 9 4 3 1 0 NY Red Bulls 7 3 2 0 1 N. England 7 5 2 2 1 Chicago 6 5 2 3 0 NY City FC 5 4 1 1 2 Orlando 5 5 1 2 2 Columbus 3 3 1 2 0 Toronto 3 4 1 3 0 Montreal 2 3 0 1 2 Philadelphia 2 5 0 3 2 Western League Club PTS GP W L T Vancouver 12 5 4 1 0 Dallas 10 5 3 1 1 Salt Lake 8 4 2 0 2 Sporting KC 8 5 2 1 2 Seattle 7 4 2 1 1 San Jose 6 5 2 3 0 Portland 6 5 1 1 3 Los Angeles 5 5 1 2 2 Houston 5 5 1 2 2 Colorado 3 4 0 1 3 Sunday’s results Salt Lake 1, at San Jose 0 Philadelphia 2, at Sporting KC 3

GF GA 3 2 5 2 4 6 5 7 3 2 4 5 3 3 6 8 2 3 5 9 GF GA 7 4 7 4 6 4 6 6 6 3 6 7 6 5 5 6 2 3 0 2

Saturday’s results Toronto 2, at Chicago 3 Montreal at NY Red Bulls, postponed New England 2, at Colorado 0 Houston 0, at Seattle 1 Los Angeles 0, Vancouver 2 Dallas 1, at Portland 3 Wednesday, April 8 Columbus at Vancouver, 7 p.m. Friday, April 10 Colorado at Dallas, 4 p.m. Saturday, April 11 Columbus at New England, noon NY City FC at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. NY Red Bulls at DC United, 4 p.m. Montreal at Houston, 5:30 p.m. Salt Lake at Sporting KC, 5:30 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.

English Premier League Position/Club W D L GF GA 1 Chelsea 21 7 2 63 26 2 Arsenal 19 6 6 62 32 3 Man United 18 8 5 55 28 4 Manchester City 18 7 6 63 30 5 Liverpool 16 6 9 45 36 6 Tot Hotspur 16 6 9 50 45 7 Southampton 16 5 10 42 22 8 Swansea 13 7 11 37 39 9 West Ham 11 9 11 41 39 10 Stoke City 12 6 13 35 39 11 Crystal Palace 10 9 12 38 42 12 Everton 9 10 12 39 42 13 Newcastle 9 8 14 33 49 14 West Brom 8 9 14 28 43 15 Sunderland 5 14 12 24 44 16 Hull City 6 10 15 29 43 17 Aston Villa 7 7 17 20 42 18 Burnley 5 11 15 26 49 19 Q.P. Rangers 7 4 20 35 55 20 Leicester 5 7 18 29 49

Pts 70 63 62 61 54 54 53 46 42 42 39 37 35 33 29 28 28 26 25 22

Yesterday’s result Crystal Palace 2, Manchester City 1 Sunday’s results Burnley 0, Spurs 0 Sunderland 1, Newcastle 0 Today’s schedule Aston Villa vs. Q.P. Rangers, 7:45 a.m.

English FA Cup Replay - Wednesday, April 8 Blackburn vs. Liverpool, 11:45 a.m. (Postponed from April 7) Premier League Saturday April 11 Swansea v Everton, 4:45 a.m. Southampton v Hull, 7 a.m. Sunderland v Crystal Palace, 7 a.m. Spurs v Aston Villa, 7 a.m. West Brom v Leicester, 7 a.m. West Ham v Stoke, 7 a.m. Burnley v Arsenal, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, April 12 QPR v Chelsea, 5:30 a.m. Manchester United v Man City, 8 a.m.

DIVERSIONS ARCTIC CIRCLE

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WORD FIND

BRIDGE

Timing Dealer: South Both vulnerable NORTH ♠AQ863 ♥732 ♦ ♣AJ865 WEST EAST ♠10942 ♠K75 ♥Q9 ♥104 ♦KQ1053 ♦AJ72 ♣K97 ♣1032 SOUTH ♠J ♥AKJ865 ♦9864 ♣Q4 W N E S 2♥ Pass 4♥ All Pass Opening Lead: ♦K

SHERMAN’S LAGOON

ZITS

ANDY CAPP

SOLUTION: IT IS HARD WORK

CRYPTOQUOTE CRANKSHAFT

BABY BLUES

outh ruffed in dummy and followed with ace and a spade ruff. He trumped a second diamond and ruffed another spade bringing down the king. The top hearts drew trump and he could now count 12 tricks. An advance of the queen of clubs fetched the seven from West but declarer elected to put up dummy’s ace and cash two spades discarding diamonds from hand. West won the thirteenth trick with the king of clubs but two overtricks were in the bank, NS +680. South declined to risk a club finesse fearing that East would produce the king. In this scenario, the defense would swiftly cash two diamonds restricting declarer to ten tricks. The weak two-bid was slightly overstrength but South’s collection is much closer to a pre-empt than an opening bid. North promptly raised to the major suit game that had to be a viable contract. I suppose that slam might have been reached after a sequence of one heart - one spade - two hearts, but twelve tricks would not always be available on another layout. North might employ Exclusion Blackwood by leaping to five diamonds on the above sequence. This action would function as Blackwood asking South for controls but telling him not to count the ace of diamonds. North would advance to a small slam when partner’s reply reveals the heart ace and king. 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

BLONDIE

CROSSWORD USE YOUR HEAD ACROSS 1 Matter-of-__ (straightforward) 5 Plant stalk 9 Foreheads 14 Apex 15 Tried-and-__ (well-tested) 16 Telecast’s sound 17 Metal in steel 18 Be worthy of 19 Pretzel shapes 20 How Marc Antony said “Listen” 23 Billboards and classifieds 24 Gallery display 25 One’s wife, informally 29 Nimble 31 Poke fun at 34 Showed on TV 35 Bagel center 36 __ Raton, FL 37 Think too hard 40 __ the line (behaved oneself) 41 911 responders: Abbr. 42 Lubricated 43 Come to a close 44 Numerous 45 Document certifier 46 Obtained 47 “The Raven” writer 48 Proceed instinctively 56 Be worthy of 57 Install, as curtains 58 Digital music player 59 Sharp part of a knife 60 Star of M*A*S*H 61 Sharp taste 62 Director Woody 63 Final or midterm 64 Otherwise DOWN 1 Come up short 2 Farmland measure 3 “Hurry up!” 4 See (to) 5 Knights’ horses

PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED

6 Cafeteria carriers 7 Money in France 8 Bistro listing 9 Place to buy fresh bread 10 Charge towards 11 Aroma 12 Clever people 13 Ship’s distress signal 21 __ Gras (winter celebration) 22 Harder to find 25 Sample of food 26 Discover, as an idea

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27 Goofed 28 Anthropologist Margaret 29 Black, as a chimney flue 30 + 31 Aussie bearlike beast 32 More frosty 33 Fine and __ (wonderful) 35 Religious song 36 Londoner, for short 38 “Peachy!” 39 Unhappy and loud spectator 44 Liquefied, as lava 45 Almond paste in candy bars 46 Move smoothly 47 Small lakes 48 Plummeted 49 Word-of-mouth 50 “Huh?” 51 New Haven university 52 Evening, on marquees 53 Milky gemstone 54 Male children 55 Slight advantage 56 Finance deg.

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SOCCER

Man City’s title hopes on the brink after 2-0 defeat at Crystal Palace THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON — Manchester City fell further out of title contention by losing 2-1 to Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Monday, dropping to fourth in the standings and all but surrendering its championship defence. Glen Murray and Jason Puncheon put Palace 2-0 ahead by the 48th minute despite City controlling 74 per cent of possession at Selhurst Park. Yaya Toure pulled one back with a fierce shot in the 78th but the defending champions fell short of a comeback and are now nine points behind leader Chelsea, which also has a game in hand. “We are not talking about the title, only about winning our games,” City manager Manuel Pellegrini said. “We will see at the end of the season which team has the most points.” City dropped below both Arsenal and Manchester United, which it faces next weekend, but is still seven points above fifth-place Liverpool. Palace is virtually assured of staying up after reaching 39 points with seven rounds to go, sitting in 11th place. “For us it was a huge night. You have the champions coming to your place knowing they’re under pressure,” Palace manager Alan Pardew said. “We didn’t see enough of the ball really . . . but

Crystal Palace’s James McArthur, left, competes for the ball with Manchester City’s Sergio Agüero during the English Premier League soccer match at Selhurst Park Stadium, London, on Monday. [AP PHOTO]

diligence, character, resilience was enough just to see us home.” Wilfried Zaha missed a good chance to put Palace ahead in the opening minutes when he fired high after meeting a cross at the far post, but City dominated after that, with David Silva and Sergio Aguero both coming close to scoring. Palace’s opener came against the run of play in the 34th minute as Joe Ledley headed down a cross toward Scott Dann, whose shot was blocked by goalkeeper

Joe Hart but fell for Murray to tap in. City’s players appealed furiously for offside and replays suggested Dann had been marginally behind the last defender, but the flag stayed down. There was no arguing about the second goal — except perhaps about Hart’s positioning — as Puncheon lifted a free kick over the wall to beat the goalkeeper at the near post. City appealed for a penalty in the 71st when the ball hit Murray’s outstretched hand

in the area, but were again left frustrated. Toure finally provided a breakthrough when he controlled the ball just inside the right edge of the area and unleashed a hard shot into the far corner, but Pellegrini’s team couldn’t prevent a third loss in its last five games. They probably can’t prevent Chelsea from winning the title, either. “Every time we drop points it’s a big blow, especially at the end of the season,” Pellegrini said.

SOCCER

Canada’s Sesselmann back following rehab NEIL DAVIDSON THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Thirteen months after ripping up her knee, Lauren Sesselmann has worked her way back into the Canadian women’s soccer team. The 31-year-old defender is one of 23 players on John Herdman’s roster for a friendly Thursday against France in Bondoufle, south of Paris. It’s been a long road back since the injury occurred in practice

before last year’s Cyprus Cup. “My dreams were slowly fading away,” Sesselmann acknowledged. “I was like ’Am I going to come back from this?’ I didn’t know. It was a constant battle every day, trying to push yourself. “Everybody’s body is different. Some people come back from it faster, some people it takes longer.” Sesselmann had a rough start after surgery to repair a torn

anterior cruciate ligament. She was sick the first three months of her recovery, dealt with pain and spent time in hospital. “Rehab is hard, it is hard,” she said. “I don’t wish that upon anybody, I’m not going to lie, and I hope to never go through it again.” Sesselmann believes she will be better than ever after having to relearn how to do just about everything from a single squat to running.

“It kind of gave me a way to become a better athlete throughout this whole process, because now I was relearning how to do everything the right way.” She says the timing of the injury was in her favour, however, allowing her the time to get her body back to where it needed to be. She has her own fitness program called “Fit As a Pro,” which focuses on quick, high-intensity on-the-go workouts.

Blatter likely to get support from Africa GERALD IMRAY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The three men challenging Sepp Blatter for the most powerful job in world soccer can see for themselves this week just how difficult it will be to remove the Swiss as FIFA president. The Confederation of African Football holds its main meeting in Cairo on Tuesday, when Blatter will likely be acclaimed by his long-time backers on the continent as their choice in next month’s presidential election for soccer’s governing body. Meanwhile, his challengers won’t even get to address African football leaders at their congress at a hotel in the Egyptian capital. Unlike Europe’s UEFA congress, where Blatter had to listen to stinging criticism of his leadership by his election opponents and European officials, the president will be back among his friends in Africa. The continent has long been a strong support base for Blatter and is expected to show that, although the desire for change at the top of the game is great in Europe, it isn’t everywhere else in the football world. Blatter will be given the floor to make his speech as FIFA president, an opportunity also to rouse his supporters. Presidential candidates Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan, Dutch FA head Michael van Praag and former Portugal international Luis Figo will attend the meet only as “observers,” the African soccer body said. Blatter has already warmed up his audience as the campaign trail moves to Africa, the biggest of FIFA’s six continental confederations with 54 of the 209 member countries that will vote in the presidential election on May 29. “When we travel to Cairo for the CAF Congress . . . we must show African football all the great appreciation and respect it deserves,” Blatter wrote in his latest column in FIFA’s weekly magazine. Blatter noted that, for the first time, two African teams made the second round of last year’s World Cup. He praised CAF President Issa Hayatou’s “strategic wisdom” for uniting African football and creating what he said was an environment for success.

DIVERSIONS

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HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar

ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might feel awkward discussing a financial matter, especially with a key associate. Perhaps your ideas for investments and lifestyle adjustments could be very different. Postpone the talk until later, when both of you are more relaxed. Tonight: Chat over dinner. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You might need to defer to someone else in order to go after what you want. You could be very excited about an upcoming get-together with a loved one. Understand that containing your good mood might be close to impossible. Tonight: Say “yes” to an unusual offer. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) If you need to close the door in order to accomplish what is needed, do so. You like to socialize a little too much, and self-imposed distance might be necessary at times. A loved one

or dear friend seeks you out, as he or she wants your company! Tonight: Make it early. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You have an amazingly childlike side that tends to emerge when dealing with authority figures. You might want to rebel, but resist the urge. Look at the situation through adult eyes. Focus on getting what you want. Tonight: Act as if there were no tomorrow. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Sometimes opting to stay home instead of joining others or going to work is a smart move. You also might have to handle a matter involving a potential trip. You will feel better once you do, though it could cause you to rearrange your schedule. Tonight: Nap, then decide. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You will say what is on your mind. Be careful, as the receiver of your words is likely to misinterpret what you say. This person could turn your statement into what he or she wants to hear. Take a stand if you feel

that the interpretation poses a problem. Tonight: Out and about. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your possessive side emerges, which could cause some discomfort for a close friend. Be aware that you won’t be able to satisfy this need to take control. Build your self-image, and be less uptight. Listen well when someone discusses a money matter. Tonight: Go to extremes. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You could be the source of your own problems because of your need to be right. You might note someone’s discomfort at your response to justify this behavior. Communicate your needs in a less rigid way. Tonight: Use your imagination when making plans. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Be prepared to let your feelings flow, and don’t hold back. Whether you choose to share them is a separate issue. You might see changes occur in a most unexpected way. A child or loved one could be the driving

force here. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might be focused on a project that you are determined to have play out a certain way. Be more forthright with your intentions. You might discover that there are many routes to the same point. Trust yourself to make the correct choice. Tonight: Follow a friend’s lead. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Take charge of a situation, as you will know what to do. You could discover a piece of information that forces you to rethink a judgment. Don’t pull yourself too far away from a loved one; this person appreciates your presence more than you know. Tonight: On top of your game. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your imagination allows you to distance yourself in order find a viable solution. You could be in a difficult situation without being able to control what is happening. Detach, and you will be OK. Try to understand

how each person involved feels. Tonight: Make it your choice. YOUR BIRTHDAY (April 7) This year you have a lot of energy, and you enjoy relating to others more than ever. Financial matters are high priority. You even might be inspired to take a workshop to improve your investment skills. Know that you don’t need to indulge loved ones with gifts; you can show your caring through other types of gestures. If you are single, you could meet someone quite special in the next six months. You will know without question when you meet this person. If you are attached, both of you will want more time to yourselves. Consider scheduling some weekends away together. SAGITTARIUS will encourage you to take more risks. BORN TODAY Actor Russell Crowe (1964), actor Jackie Chan (1954), film director Francis Ford Coppola (1939.)

Help around the house because it’s the right thing to do KathyMitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: I recently saw the results of a survey that said the more work men do around the house the less sex they get. I have seen many comments in your column from women who stated the opposite — that if a man did more around the house, he might “get more” in the bedroom. I have always helped out with cooking, mopping floors, doing laundry, cleaning the bathroom, etc., and never once did I consider that the point was more sex. But this information confused me. I mentioned it to my wife, who said, “Sorry.” So, I asked another woman her thoughts on this subject, and she said men would get more sex, but she had a little smile on her face that told me different.

Another woman’s answer was “maybe, maybe not.” So what’s up with the conflicting statements? Should I not help out as much? — Confused Husband Dear Confused: Cute. No. Like it or not, the amount you help around the house should not be tied to how much sex you get. You should help because it’s the right thing to do, and, as a partner in a relationship, you should do your share. If it also makes your partner feel appreciative and less exhausted, that often translates to more sex. But there are so many factors that go into the desire for intimacy that you’d have to discuss it more thoroughly with your wife to find out what she needs and wants from you that will make her feel desirable and interested. We can guarantee you, though, that if you watch TV while she does all the housework, there is likely to be no sex at all. Dear Annie: “Tired and Disgusted Other Half” wrote an open letter to her husband, who thought it was funny to criticize her in front

of their children and friends. I was married to a man who became increasingly verbally abusive over the years. The last eight years of our marriage were horrible. He put me down in front of our employees and demeaned me about everything from my minor weight gain to my housekeeping and cooking. Then he said his abuse was my fault. I became totally uninterested in him physically, which made him even angrier. Two therapists told him this was verbal abuse, but he would not listen. We were together for 41 years. He never thought I would have the courage to leave. But two years ago, at age 60, I decided that the thought of spending another 20 years being treated this way was more terrifying than the idea of living on my own. I left my home and business and lost my financial security. But two years later, I am doing well. It has not been easy, but I get up every morning and am able to look in the mirror with self-respect. — Life Is Good Dear Life: It sounds as though you did everything you could to

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