Nanaimo Daily News, May 12, 2015

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Jordan Yantz is working hard to dispel the myth that a Canadian can’t be a starting quarterback in the CFL. B2

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The newspaper of record for Nanaimo and region since 1874 || Tuesday, May 12, 2015 LEADERSHIP

Movie Magic Nanaimo’s Clinton Thornley is one of a rare and endangered breed in the retail sector — the owner of a remaining video rental outlet

Astronaut HadďŹ eld to speak in Nanaimo ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

Film Buff Video owner Clinton Thornley. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

Small operations outlive rental giants

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t wasn’t that long ago when nearly every neighbourhood had its own shop to rent a movie.

Those stores were bustling places on any given night, particularly on weekends. Movie trailers were screened from televisions above a wall of new releases, older flicks, and sometimes video games.

In some stores, guests were given a small bag of popcorn to nibble on before they selected a movie.

Chain video rental giants such as Rogers and Blockbuster were thriving in Nanaimo, as were the dozen or so other small mom-and-pop rental stores.

Clinton Thornley, owner of Film Buff Video, can name 14 different video rental stores that were operating in Nanaimo when he opened the doors in December 2003.

Nanaimo has lost virtually all of the stores since 2008.

Thornley’s Film Buff Video,

off Tenth Street, and Vanthe same as he did 15 years Isle Video, off Bowen Road, ago. The store has more than remain.

20,000 titles available for rent Van-Isle Video has been serand one of the largest foreign vicing Nanaimo since 1985. film sections on the Island.

Owners Richard Perks In the golden years and his wife Purita of movie rentals, have owned the store Perks had a distribusince 1995. tor who would mail Perks said he started him a flyer of all movto see the impact of ies available. Today illegal downloadthe films are hand ing shortly after the selected by him and United States housing his staff. bubble popped. “Now we can look up “I would say in 2009 and Google if the film we started to see it is worth getting. We Aaron come on,� he said. can get more informaPerks had to respond Hinks tion now than what Reporting by downsizing the we ever did. Technolsquare footage of his ogy is a good thing store a little more and a bad thing for than a year ago. us,� he said. “I can’t say what will happen Thornley also saw a change in the industry. I don’t even in business shortly after 2009 call it an industry anymore, and has kept his operations it’s mainly mom-and-pop operthe same through the years. ations, which is what we are,�

Thornley views his shop as he said. an open club for film enthusiOther than downsizing, Perks asts, rather than a store. has been running his business Film Buff Video, which has

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approximately 10,000 titles for rent, has been able to survive the numerous other industry closures with the help of Thornley’s selective approach when stocking the shelves. “Every movie had to earn its shelf space and had to have merit in order to get on that shelf space,� Thornley said.

Thornley says he’s watched more than 10,000 films, has been to the Toronto International Film Festival for the past eight consecutive years and has been to more than 200 premieres. “Films are nothing but my life and I live the film buff lifestyle. So when I go home, I’m reviewing movies. I’ve written more than 400 movie reviews,� he said.

Inside his store he has picture frames filled with dozens of 5x7 photographs he has taken of Hollywood’s greatest actors, actresses and directors.

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Effective leadership is vitally important in life-and-death situations that take place hundreds of kilometres above the earth, says Chris Hadfield.

The first Canadian commander of the International Space Station, Hadfield said being a leader in space comes with more pressure than many comparable roles on Earth and, in most cases, the costs are extremely high for failure and HADFIELD there is often no second chances to fix mistakes.

Hadfield has travelled the world over the past two decades telling stories about his time in space and “sharing ideas� about leadership with his audiences, and will speak in Nanaimo on Oct. 20.

Hadfield’s presentation at the Port Theatre is the latest in a series of leadership initiatives being presented by the Nanaimo Daily News, Coastal Community Credit Union and other community organizations in the city. “I learned a lot of lessons around leadership while training to go to space and when I was there, and I continue to learn new things every day,� he said. “My first book (An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth) deals a lot with facing complex tasks and I’ve found that some of these ideas are useful to others in their lives.�

Through his 21 years as an astronaut, Hadfield became a pioneer of many historic “firsts.� In 1992, he was selected by the Canadian Space Agency as a NASA mission specialist and became Canada’s first fully qualified space shuttle crew member.

Three years later, aboard shuttle Atlantis, he was the first Canadian to operate the Canadarm in space, and the first Canadian to board a Russian spacecraft as he helped build space station Mir. In 2001, aboard shuttle Endeavour, Hadfield performed two space walks and in 2013, he was commander of the International Space Station, the first and only Canadian to ever command such a craft.

Tickets are $63 each, which includes a networking session in the Port Theatre’s lobby from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., followed

by Hadfield’s presentation at 7 p.m.

For tickets, go to www.porttheatre.com or call 250-754-8550.

Robert.Barron @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234

New blood test may aid cancer treatments

City dentist returns from helping in Nepal

The tests, called liquid biopsies, capture cancer cells or DNA that tumors shed into the blood, instead of taking tissue from the tumour itself. Âť Health, B1

Sanjivan Mahara saw death and devastation on a grand scale, and heard horrific stories of efforts to rescue victims or recover bodies. Âť Nanaimo Region, A5

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at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre. Nanaimo Historical Society, Bowen Park.

8 p.m. Rodeo Drive, Los Borrachos Auliya live at the Longwood Brew Pub, 5775 Turner Rd.

THURSDAY, MAY 14 7:30 p.m. at Beban Park Social Centre.

Barb and Brian Staton present: Gardens at Whidbey, photos captured on NIRS Whidbey Island tour from both private & public gardens, including Meerkerk.

Guests welcome; free admission. For more info visit: http://nanaimo.rhodos. ca.

7:30 p.m. Nanaimo Historical Society presentation: Our Coast on Canvas: The Life and Works of E.J. Hughes (1913-2007). Bowen Park Complex, Room 1. Free event, open to the public.

For more information: nanaimohistoricalsociety@shaw.ca Nanaimo Historical Society is on Facebook.

7:30-9 p.m. Presentation of the Life of E.J. Hughes, the artist who painted the Malaspina Hotel murals now preserved

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6-9 p.m. Friday Fun at Minnoz Lounge.

Dave Hart performs at Minnoz Restaurant, Coast Bastion Hotel. Solo Instrumentalist – Featuring popular songs and world themes on classical and electric guitar. Al la Carte appies and wine tastings. 11 Bastion St. 8-10:30 p.m. Intimate Evening with John Mann. The Spirit of the West front-

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7 p.m. Third Annual West Coast Django and Jazz Concert at Malaspina Theatre 900 Fifth St. Tickets $30, $25 advance from Port Theatre ticket centre, porttheatre.com or 250-754-8550.

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7 p.m. We are the City with local openers Gold & Shadow and The Wild Romantics. A free Port Theatre Youth Arts Initiative. Donations accepted.

SUNDAY, MAY 17 2 p.m. Victoria trombonist Nick La Riviere leads his 14-piece community band Soul Source on Sunday for some hard-driving classic R & B beginning at the Crofton Hotel Pub, 1534 Joan Ave., Crofton. Admission: $10. Information: 250-324-2245 or http://croftonhotel.ca.

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Chinese artifacts to be put online Project will see Nanaimo and Cumberland museums document an important piece of Island history SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

The Nanaimo Museum is one of two museums on Vancouver Island taking part in a special pilot project to create an online inventory of Chinese artifacts.

The project is part of a provincially-funded program to shine a light on the cultural history of Chinese-Canadians in the province.

It will involve creating a database of all Chinese artifacts in

each museum that will be available to the public through a click of a mouse.

The Nanaimo and Cumberland museums were chosen for their “substantive” store of artifacts as well as their historically large Chinese populations, the province says. The province has committed $75,000 to the project, which will also go towards setting up inventories for 10 other museums by this fall. Nanaimo Museum and Cumberland

Museum and Archives will be the first to have their archives completed.

“We have a very rich collection,” said Nanaimo Museum general manager Debbie Trueman, adding there are hundreds of pieces in the museum’s collection, including coins, jars and signs. Many of the pieces were recovered from the city’s fourth Chinatown, which was destroyed in 1960. Some date back farther to the 1860s. One example is a

collection of coins dating back to the 17th century. Another is a 90-drawer apothecary chest brought to the city by Wong Kee Soon, who used the piece in his drug store in Chinatown in 1912.

The provincial government is working to support the project alongside the Legacy Initiatives Advisory Council as well as the University of Victoria and the B.C. Museums Association.

UVic historian Dr. John Price, the principle investigator for the

project, said it will be “an incredible treasure chest of Chinese Canadian artifacts that highlight the historic role of Chinese throughout the province, their resilience in the face of systemic racism, and the strong continuing ties that have been established with China,” he said in a statement.

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Nanaimo RCMP called on again to investigate bomb threat at school

Volunteers still sought for Heritage Days fun

SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Students and staff members at Wellington Secondary School in Nanaimo were evacuated on Monday morning after administrators found a bomb threat scrawled on a wall in the south wing of the building.

Monday’s incident marks the latest in a string of threats issued against the school.

The Monday threat was detected at approximately 9:45 a.m., just around the time students were heading for their secondblock classes. School staff issued an evacuation announcement through the school PA system and had students gather on a playing field behind the school.

Police, ambulance and fire crews arrived soon after.

Nanaimo RCMP spokesman Const. Gary O’Brien said a group of police officers examined the building but could find no trace of explosives. A police dog trained at detecting explosives was en route, but was never used inside the building, O’Brien said.

Students were let back inside the school after approximately 30 minutes.

The first threat happened on Feb. 10, when the school office received a phone call shortly after 8 a.m. The school was locked down and students were sent home before classes had even begun.

The second incident took place March 6, when a threat was found scrawled on a stall in the boys washrooms.

That also led to an evacuation of the school, as well as a temporary closure of the nearby Mexicana Road.

Following the second threat, a school assembly was held with an aim to address the issue.

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Another fake bomb threat was issued at Wellington Secondary School Monday morning, shortly before 10 a.m.

[SPENCER ANDERSON/DAILY NEWS]

Principal Chad Lintott issued an email to parents following the incident Monday asking anyone with information to come forward.

“Please understand that despite our efforts to educate students on this matter, we believe that there is a student who does not fully comprehend the serious impact his or her actions have on

the school and the community,” Lintott said.

Students have become used to the threats and some expressed weariness at the incidents.

“Not even at all,” said one student when asked if he and classmates were concerned or surprised by the threats.

“Everyone just wants to get inside at that point.”

Another student called the threats “really annoying.”

O’Brien said most students are fed up by the repeat evacuations and said police are “pretty confident” they will receive information to help solve the crime.

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Organizers of this weekend’s Nanaimo Heritage Days are still looking for volunteers.

Angie Barnard, the event’s co-ordinator, said approximately 80 volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks, but just 30 have signed up so far.

She said volunteers’ responsibilities include road closure monitors, parade marshalling, site maintenance and general information for the many events that will take place.

“We’re asking that volunteers sign up according to the times they are available instead of what they want to volunteer for,” Barnard said.

“We intend to send them out where they are needed according to priorities.

“We need volunteers for many things, including parade marshalling on Sunday and to help clean up after each event during the weekend.”

The Nanaimo Empire Days Celebration Society voted in March to cancel its participation this year in the annual Empire Days event after city council voted in January to withhold operational grant funding due to concerns that the society’s name was offensive.

Celebrations in Nanaimo around the May long weekend, which have been held in the city for the past 147 years, appeared to be at and end until a group of local business people and concerned citizens decided to revive it under a new name.

To register as a volunteer for the event, go to www.nanaimohd. com/volunteer.php.

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‘Illegal downloading of movies damages artistic integrity’ MOVIES, From Page A1

Strolling through his shop you can point to any movie on a shelf and he will tell you everything you need to know about it.

“This store has always been like a club and I run it like a club. I never got into it to make (a lot) of money. It’s because I’m passionate about films and I like sharing my love of movies with other people,” he said.

Both stores have had their

share of challenges and both were able to beat the odds.

Each store is doing something different and each outlet is a survivor.

“Even though you could argue there’s only two stores left now and we should absorb the market share from all those stores that closed, all of our shares decreased because everyone is stealing movies,” Thornley said.

Thornley said illegal downloading hurts both rental shops and

the entire film industry. He says it damages the artistic integrity of the films being made.

“I don’t want to just go see the most successful films. What you’re going to see is people playing it safe with their money and only make guaranteed type familiar tent pole movies with a guaranteed formula.”

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Van-Isle Video owners Richard Perks and wife, Purita. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

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» Our View

Heritage Days mark important beginning

T

he May long weekend has an incredible history in Nanaimo.

That history is about to add a new chapter.

For the first time, celebrations in the city will fall under a ‘Heritage Days’ banner, replacing the longstanding ‘Empire Days’ tradition.

As we reported, city council voted earlier this year to withhold municipal funding for the celebrations unless the organizer, the Nanaimo Empire Days Celebration Society, changed the name.

That move came after concerns the term ‘Empire’ was insulting an outdated to aboriginal and other peoples.

The society ultimately decided not to organize the event follow-

ing the controversy. The weekend was saved when Nanaimo businessman Morgan Carey offered to provide guaranteed financial backing, to the tune of $50,000.

A new name was chosen for the celebrations and an organizer was hired.

It’s important to understand that the change is not a condemnation in any way of the volunteers involved in the event in previous years.

Their efforts should be lauded and we hope they will participate in a meaningful way again this year.

We also still hope to see Queen Victoria, all the British cars and other things that made the weekend unique.

We also understand if the

society, and others in the community, still believe council was heavy-handed in its dealings with the issue.

But in the end, it will be a good thing for Nanaimo. It serves no purpose to continually rehash the old arguments.

What matters now is that we continue to celebrate this wonderful city and all of its residents.

Immediately after it was announced the rebranded effort would indeed go ahead, two aboriginal groups and a local business were among the first to be confirmed as new parade entries.

Organizers for the event have attempted to recruit more than 65 floats for the parade, which takes place on Sunday morning.

The Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre and the Mid Island Metis Nation Association are signed up, as is outdoor sports supply store Cabela’s.

The Aboriginal Centre, which provides early childhood education and support programs, is taking part in the event for the first time.

“I think first and foremost, we want to participate in a community event,” said executive director Chris Beaton.

Another of Beaton’s comments was particularly telling, when he mentioned his organization had “no interest” in participating in the previous event.

This sentiment was shared by more than a few groups.

The fact that everything has come together so quickly (mere

weeks to prepare, volunteers are still needed), shows the importance of the event.

There will even be the usual fireworks, sponsored by medical-marijuana producer Tilray (Saturday at 10 p.m.).

For the most part, people simply want to celebrate their community, their collective heritage and take in a parade and some fireworks.

They don’t want to worry about any associated controversy.

For the first time in years, that’s now possible in Nanaimo.

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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com May wanted headlines, and now she has them Elizabeth May has spent such a large part of her life yearning to make the front pages. She’s certainly achieved that following her attempt at standup comedy in Ottawa at the weekend.

She’s on the headlines all across the country, but doubt if she really had this in mind when she started out with her Green Party aspirations.

Bernie Smith Parksville

Now is the time to think about federal election We have approximately five months before the next federal election.

Nanaimo–Ladysmith is the name of our new blended constituency. We have four candidates competing for our vote; Tim Tessier for the Liberals, Mark MacDonald for the Conservatives, Sheila Malcolmson for the NDP and Paul Manly for the Greens. Calculating the numbers from the last election it appears that 36.5 per cent of eligible voters in this new riding did not vote, more than any one party would have received.

Extrapolating from similar results across the country it is likely that 60 per cent of these non-voters are between 18 and 30 years old. The next five months give us an excellent opportunity to learn more about each candidate and their party policies.

Better-informed citizens are possibly more likely to vote; good for our democracy! Instead of waiting until after the election to wring our hands and complain of voter apathy, why not encourage citizens to write in their questions and give each candidate a set amount of words to respond so policies and candidates can be compared? Remember, however disinterested you may be in politics, the results of the election will affect you.

Better to have your say and vote.

cut right up to the edge of the trail. Doing so will change the landscape along that amazing trail forever. Further along past the crevasse, in an area that was cut a few years ago, there is an epidemic of broom growing, infesting the landscape with its invasive and persistent presence, while destroying the habitat for wildlife.

I understand that there is a need to feed industry, create jobs, and satisfy corporate greed, but do we have to destroy the hiking trails so close to the city to do it?

Ev Boegh Nanaimo

Much in the Bible can also be found elsewhere Re: ‘Reader asks question, ‘What is a Christian?’ (Your Letters, Daily News, May 11)

Liz Fox Lantzville

Hiking trails in Nanaimo an important resource Hiking along the Extension Ridge trail (part of the Trans-Canada trail system) just above the hydro line, I was dismayed to note the cut-boundary tapes hanging from trees along the trail.

It looks like there are plans to

It’s interesting that Christians know so little of their own religion. Mr. Martin states, “Our laws and moral values were originally based on the Ten Commandments of the Christian Bible.”

I hope he knows that eight of the 10 commandments are taken directly from the Egyptian 42 Principles of Ma’at, written at least 2,000 years before the Bible.

Also, the so-called ‘Golden Rule’ pre-dates Christianity by many centuries.

I am afraid that Christianity cannot take the credit for either, and Christians should realize that there were strong moral principals in the world long before their religion became popular.

Ed Collins Nanaimo

Omar Khadr a reminder of federal policy at work Re: ‘Justice not served in Khadr court battle’ (Editorial, Daily News, May 9) This is yet another example of the mean-spirited, vindictive nature of the Harper government.

Oct. 19 can’t come soon enough.

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COLLIERY DAMS

Firm hired to do work if overtopping gets OK SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Nanaimo council opted Monday to directly award a construction contract for work on the lower Colliery dams if the city chooses an ‘overtopping’ option to reinforce the embankment of the lower dam with a grid system of metal anchors and concrete to prevent erosion during a flood.

The decision means that GeoStabilization International will

become the sole designer and contractor for the overtopping work. But that can only happen if the provincial dam safety section approves the overtopping method, which is far from a given. The city is required by the province to retain another independent engineer to sign off on the proposal.

The city’s current consultant on the project, Golder Associates, and another firm familiar with

the project, would be retained to complete design specifications for improvements to the concrete spillway; also required to bring the lower dam into compliance with regulations.

Council voted on April 27 to ask provincial officials to include the overtopping option in an order forcing the city to remediate the lower and middle dams. The province accepted the request, and extended the deadline for

the city to choose an option to June 1.

The vote Monday to directly award a contract to GSI passed 7-2, but frustrations frequently bubbled to the surface.

“I don’t think we need to do anything, but we are being forced into this,” said Coun. Gord Fuller, who supported the motion.

Coun. Jim Kipp also supported the motion, but called the process leading up to the decision

“one of the most flawed I’ve ever seen.”

Coun. Wendy Pratt, who voted against the motion alongside Coun. Diane Brennan, said she would no longer support the GSI proposal going forward, adding: “I think we are making a huge mistake.”

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Nepal-born Nanaimo dentist returns from homeland after helping in quake recovery

Public invited to view fire and lightning

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It will take money to help the Nepalese people through the aftermath of a major earthquake, says a Nanaimo dentist who just returned from the disaster.

Sanjivan Mahara was in western Nepal on April 25, when a 7.8 quake rocked the central northern region.

He extended his stay by a week to give support to his extended family members and friends, but now that he’s back in Canada, he intends to help in the international relief efforts by raising funds in Nanaimo.

His second trip back to his mother country in the 17 years since his arrival in Canada was planned as a goodwill mission with support from his Daybreak Rotary Club. He was scouting for schools in need of support when the quake hit.

“Now they need more (help) than I thought,” Mahara said.

Back in Kathmandu he saw death and devastation on a grand scale, and heard horrific stories of efforts to rescue victims or recover bodies in the rubble of totaled buildings.

“Houses are not only collapsing, the land underneath was so unstable they just sank, and

You can expect explosions, fire, lightning and illusions at the Vancouver Island University Extreme Science Show on Wednesday.

The public is invited to the Malaspina Theatre 7 p.m. show put together by faculty from VIU’s physics, chemistry, and mathematics departments.

Tickets cost $10 each and are available from Kool & Child or the VIU Physics building room 208, 209 or 210.

The group will entertain 1,200 school children in four sold-out shows in addition to the public presentation on Wednesday.

“Every year we get a great response from the schools and local community,” said physics professor Ray Penner in a VIU press release.

“It’s rewarding for us as a group to get kids excited about science.”

Proceeds from the show go towards LED Africa, which is an organization set on providing solar powered lighting and supplies to rural secondary schools in Malawi.

For more information on the Extreme Science show, visit: http://www.raypenner.com/ extremescience.html.

San Mahara is back at his Nanaimo dental office, pictured wearing one of the Nepal T-shirts he brought back to raise money for victims of last month’s massive earthquake. [DARRELL BELLAART/DAILY NEWS]

people were trapped underneath,” Mahara said.

“One thing I noticed, life is so fragile.”

He said the international effort has gotten past the recovery stage and will soon move from relief to rebuilding.

Besides the short-term need for water and other immediate life-

sustaining goods, there is a need for shelter to keep people dry before the monsoon rains arrive.

Mahara has a small number of Nepal T-shirts to sell to raise funds for the cause.

To buy one, or to find out more, email san@drmahara.com.

He also plans to meet with his Rotary club this week to plan

more fundraising activities, including a candle-lit vigil and other events.

“I’m thinking of doing a partnership (between) Rotary and my office.”

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Nanaimo student places third out Part-time paid fi re of 10,000 in public-speaking event chief to be ROBERT BARRON DAILY NEWS

M

alaika Abay’s love of basketball and public speaking served her well in a recent competition in Surrey.

Malaika, a Grade 6 student at École Quarterway, placed third out of more than 10,000 students from across B.C. and the Yukon this year who took part in the annual Concours d’art oratoire, a French public-speaking competition hosted by the Canadian Parents for French BC and Yukon.

She said participating students chose their topics in February and had to go through several levels of competition before the 240 who made it to the provincial finals on May 2 vied for the top awards for their three to fiveminute speeches.

Malaika, who plays basketball on her school team, said she based her speech on basketball star Michael Jordan who is one of her role models.

“He’s a really good player who, instead of becoming upset with people who criticize him, uses

Malaika, a Grade 6 student at École Quarterway, placed third out of more than 10,000 students from across B.C. and the Yukon at a French public-speaking competition hosted by the Canadian Parents for French BC and Yukon.

the criticism to see the flaws in himself and make improvements so he plays better in the next game,” said the well-spoken Malaika.

“That’s why I admire him and chose to make him the subject of my speech.”

This year marked the 32nd anniversary of the Concours

d’art oratoire which also saw a number of other local students make it to the finals.

They include École Pauline Haarer’s Liam Tessler, Elijah Pelletier and Aidan Metz; École Océane’s Naomi De Jong and École Quarterway’s Jocelyn Maguire.

“In addition to the cultural and language benefits, Concours d’art oratoire helps students develop their creative and public speaking abilities, as well as self-confidence,” said Patti Holm, president of the group.

Malaika said she couldn’t have gotten so far in the competition without all the help and support of her classmates and two of her tireless teachers, Kaelen Palmer and Nicholas Fortin, who would work with her during recesses to improve her public-speaking skills.

“It was a wonderful experience and I hope to compete again in the Concours d’art oratoire next year,” she said.

flora species, and vandalism.

“We’re lucky to have it and it provides visitors with the opportunity to learn about how sensitive all wildlife is,” Lawrance said. “But it’s a highly disturbed area that has seen lots of activity over the years so we’ve been working with the Nature Trust of B.C. to update its management plan which should give us a better handle on the habitat in the future.”

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Don’t disrupt wildlife, Buttertubs visitors told Officials are reminding visitors to Buttertubs Marsh to keep a respectful distance from the many species of young birds that are now hatching in the environmentally sensitive wetland.

The city’s environmental planner Rob Lawrance said there are a variety of young birds, including ducklings and goslings, currently in the marsh that are vulnerable to incursions and disruptions in their nesting areas.

“People should remember that Buttertubs Marsh is a conserva-

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tion area that is meant for the observance and quiet appreciation of nature from a distance and is a place where dogs and cats are not technically allowed,” Lawrance said.

“There are a lot of other parks in the city where people and their pets can relax and have fun, and even some off-leash areas where people can let their dogs off their leashes.”

The Nature Trust of B.C. owns the approximately 65-hectare marsh, an officially dedicated wildlife sanctuary that is home to numerous rare bird and animal species, and co-manages it with the City of Nanaimo.

The wetlands, on the floodplains of the Millstone River between Bowen Road and Jingle Pot Road, has been the focus of many debates, with issues including the prohibition of dogs and cats the effect of nearby residential developments and city infrastructure on its borders, the invasion of foreign fauna and

ROSS ARMOUR DAILY NEWS

A review has suggested the District of Lantzville look at the prospect of installing a paid part-time fire chief position for the community.

On Monday night, council asked staff to prepare a report regarding the job application process and financial cost to the district for such a position.

The move comes after accountant Paul Murray presented his review of Lantzville Fire Rescue to council.

In preparing the review, Murray consulted directly with the fire department who supported the suggestion of a part-time fire chief to work 25 hours a week.

Murray believed the move to be “cost effective” and said it was “necessary to maintain services to the community.”

Lantzville Fire Rescue is entirely volunteer based currently.

Whether a paid part-time fire chief position becomes a reality will be up to council, who will also decide on a salary.

Murray suggested a two-step job application process to see if there was any internal interest.

“The part-time piece would represent flexibility without jumping into the very significant cost of full-time,” said Murray.

Mayor Colin Haime commented that $18,000 had already been set aside in the 2015 budget for the “fire chief side of things.”

Coun. Dave Scott made the motion to request a staff report and said the volunteer fire chief position in communities is “disappearing.”

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NATIONAL NEWS The Canadian Press ◆ TORONTO

Rob Ford has surgery for abdominal tumour Doctors have removed the “main mass” of a cancerous tumour from Rob Ford’s abdomen, a spokesman for the former Toronto mayor said Monday as the surgery entered its final hours.

Before the surgery, Rob Ford said that his biggest fear was not waking up.

“I just want to wake up. That’s all I want to do is wake up,” he told local television station CP24 on the weekend. “Once I wake up from the surgery, then I can start dealing with it and fighting it and getting better.”

Ford, now a city councillor, had previously described the procedure as a “very serious operation,” and noted that it could put him out of commission for as long as four months.

Ford’s surgery comes after several rounds of chemotherapy and radiation.

◆ OTTAWA

Canada, other nations join in cyberbully fight

Canada has formed an international working group with its Five Eyes intelligence allies in an attempt to combat the crossborder threats posed by cyberbullying, Justice Minister Peter MacKay revealed Monday.

MacKay said Canada hosted a meeting of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing community — which includes the United States, Britain, Australia and New Zealand — this month.

The minister said a working group has been established that will produce a report on how to combat threats posed by international online predators who threaten young people.

“We just recently hosted, in the last 10 days, a meeting here in Ottawa specific to that question of how we do a better job of sharing our efforts, sharing our information,” MacKay said.

“The working group is from the Five Eyes.”

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Fahmy seeks $100M in Al Jazeera lawsuit

Key terror trends missed by feds, finds report

Canadian-Egyptian journalist says network was negligent DIANA MEHTA THE CANADIAN PRESS

A Canadian journalist on trial for widely denounced terror charges in Egypt is suing his employer, Al Jazeera Media Network, alleging the Qatar-based broadcaster’s actions significantly contributed to his legal woes.

Mohamed Fahmy said Monday he’s seeking $100 million in damages.

Fahmy, who was the acting bureau chief of the Al Jazeera English channel in Cairo when he was arrested in December 2013, accused the media network of negligent conduct, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract.

“They don’t seem to understand that they cannot continue to challenge the sovereignty of governments, put the story ahead of the safety of their employees, and assume that they will continue to get away with it,” Fahmy said as he announced the lawsuit in Cairo.

“I will sue them at any cost, and I will win.”

Al Jazeera is owned by the Qatari government — a fact which is emphasized in Fahmy’s lawsuit.

Egypt and Qatar have had tense relations since 2013, when the Egyptian military ousted former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. Qatar is a strong backer of Morsi’s now-banned Islamist Muslim Brotherhood group.

Fahmy’s statement of claim, filed in a British Columbia court, alleges Al Jazeera used its Egyptfocused Arabic channel, known as Al Jazeera Mubashr Misr, as “a thinly veiled mouthpiece” to promote propaganda of the Muslim Brotherhood.

The document also notes that various Al Jazeera staff were arrested in Cairo for working without proper accreditation

Media groups oppose cops posing as reporters Undercover police officers who pose as journalists for investigative purposes are violating the Constitution by having a chilling effect on freedom of the press, an Ontario court heard Monday.

In their application to Superior Court, three media organizations argue the deceptive practice could put working journalists at risk, especially in high-stress environments, by raising suspicion about who they are.

The practice can also make it harder to win the trust of important sources and therefore get key information that is in the public interest, they say.

The organizations cite three examples — some going back more than a decade — as proof provincial police engage in posing as members of the media to gather information as part of a criminal investigation and the targets are usually aboriginals or other vulnerable groups.

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Canadian-Egyptian journalist Mohammed Fahmy speaks during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday [AP PHOTO]

months before Fahmy’s troubles began, and that its Arabic channel had been banned in Egypt.

Al Jazeera said Fahmy should be targeting his captors, not his employer.

“It’s sad to see Fahmy and his lawyer repeating criticisms of Al Jazeera made by the Egyptian authorities,” the media company said in a statement provided to The Canadian Press. “All governments have news outlets that they don’t like, but they don’t use spurious grounds to put journalists in jail. If Fahmy wants to seek monetary compensation from anyone, it should be from his jailers.”

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argue, however, that Al Jazeera needs to be held accountable.

“Had Fahmy known that Egyptian laws that could result in imprisonment or death were being breached, there’s not much question that he would got his team out of there and wouldn’t have been associated with it,” Fahmy’s Canadian lawyer, Joanna Gislason, told The Canadian Press from Cairo. “He wasn’t able to make that choice for himself.”

Gislason added that Fahmy was just trying to do his job as a journalist when he was swept up in what he’s alleging is a political spat between Egypt and Qatar.

“He feels he’s been a pawn in that battle,” said Gislason.

OTTAWA — An independent report on Canada’s war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant says the threat is real, but perhaps exaggerated, while the government ignores other important political concerns.

An analysis by the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute released Monday says the violence of by extremists is just the latest expression of Sunni alienation in Iraq and is rooted in a philosophy to which few Canadians can relate.

“The threat to homeland security, first, is real, but it should not be overstated,” said Thomas Juneau, an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa.

The Harper government has not been clear about its policy towards reconciliation of the Shiite and Sunni Muslim sects in Iraq and has little influence in Baghdad without an embassy there, Juneau wrote.

“Ottawa has certainly issued statements in this direction” towards reconciliation, said the report. “Yet its actions — notably its diplomatic absence from Baghdad and its relative disengagement from Syria, where it does not recognize the opposition — suggest a certain passivity towards the critical importance of achieving long-term political solutions, despite its rhetorical support.”

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PRINCE GEORGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A coronerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inquest into a fatal 2012 B.C. sawmill explosion has resumed with the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; compensation board explaining why it chose to ignore the findings of the millâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s internal investigation for its report.

WorkSafeBC opted not to use a parallel investigation conducted by Lakeland Mills because the agency had already decided to take the company to court, said the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investigations director Jeff Dolan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For us to sit down with an employer who could be in jeopardy and ask them

to share that information with us would have been inappropriate,â&#x20AC;? said Dolan, speaking at a courthouse in Prince George.

The public inquest was called after an explosion ripped through the Prince George mill in April three years ago, leaving two men dead and more than 20 injured. Mill workers Glen Roche and Alan Little died from extensive burns suffered in the blast.

Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proceedings followed a more-than-monthlong hiatus after coronerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s counsel John Orr learned for the first time that Lakeland Mills had conducted its own investigation into the explosion.

Orr questioned why that information had not been disclosed earlier and asked for time to look through the material.

Explaining WorkSafeBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions, Dolan said an employer is normally required to present findings to the agency.

Also discussed at the inquest on Monday was WorkSafeBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response to another mill explosion three months before the blast at Lakeland Mills.

Two people died and more than 20 were injured during an explosion at Babine Forest Products in Burns Lake, which is 200 kilometres west of Prince George.

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VANCOUVER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A dead whale that came into Vancouverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s harbour on the bow of a cruise ship is believed to be a 15-to20-metre male fin whale.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not known if the whale was dead or alive when it was struck by the Seven Seas Navigator, said John Ford, a marine mammal scientist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When it docked, a whale that had apparently been draped over the bulbous bow of the ship floated off,â&#x20AC;? Ford said Monday, after the whale was towed to North Vancouver for a necropsy.

He said it appeared the whale was hit north of Vancouver Island on Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If it is a fin whale, it would be the third fin whale thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s come into Vancouver harbour on the bow of a cruise ship.â&#x20AC;?

The first incident was in 1999, followed by another 10 years later, when that whale was believed to have been hit after it had died. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This one appears quite fresh though, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still possible it was struck while it was dead.â&#x20AC;?

Ford said fin whales are listed as threatened on the West Coast of Canada, but their numbers have been increasing after dwindling

A dead male fin whale is towed away by a Port Metro Vancouver boat on Burrard Inlet. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

during the whaling era that ended in the early 1970s.

He said the presence of more fins is possibly why more of them are being hit by ships of all kinds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fin whales, for some reason, are the most common large whales hit by ships,â&#x20AC;?

Ford said, adding the speed at which cruise ships and container vessels travel on the high seas compared to other ships could be a factor.

Ship strikes are a concern along the West Coast and other parts of the world and several studies are underway to determine how to mitigate the risk of large whales getting hit, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fin and blue whales have been identified as being at risk in shipping

lanes coming in and out of San Francisco and Long Beach, or Los Angeles, and there have been steps to try and reduce that by altering ships lanes when there are concentrations of whales in certain hot spots.â&#x20AC;?

Scientists donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how many fin whales there are, though 500 of the individual whales have been identified from their markings through photographs in the last five years, mostly on the north coast of Vancouver Island, Ford said.

Their population is likely more than double that number and Fordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research group at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, B.C., is trying to determine more precise figures.

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SCREENING

New blood test starting to transform cancer care

In dental care, small is vital Dr. W. Gifford-Jones

Many doctors think advance could lead to more personalized treatments

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MARILYNN MARCHIONE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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new type of blood test is starting to transform cancer treatment, sparing some patients the surgical and needle biopsies long needed to guide their care.

The tests, called liquid biopsies, capture cancer cells or DNA that tumors shed into the blood, instead of taking tissue from the tumour itself. A lot is still unknown about the value of these tests, but many doctors think they are a big advance that could make personalized medicine possible for far more people.

They give the first noninvasive way to repeatedly sample a cancer so doctors can profile its genes, target drugs to mutations, tell quickly whether treatment is working, and adjust it as the cancer evolves. Two years ago, these tests were rarely used. Now, several are sold, more than a dozen are in development, and some doctors are using them routinely.

Gurpaul Bedi had one for colon cancer that spread to his lungs. About 10 per cent of patients with metastatic colon cancer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center now get liquid biopsies.

“I think it’s wonderful,” said Bedi, who lives in Atlanta and goes to Houston for his care. “A lung biopsy, many doctors told me, is not easy.”

In Philadelphia, a liquid biopsy detected Carole Linderman’s breast cancer recurrence months before it normally would have been found.

“Had this test not been available, we may not have known I had cancer on my spine until symptoms showed up,” which may have been too late for good treatment, she said.

WHO GETS TESTED NOW The tests are mostly used when a tissue biopsy can’t easily be done, when the cancer’s original site isn’t known, or when drugs have stopped working and doctors are unsure what to try next, said Dr. Scott Kopetz, a colon cancer specialist at MD Anderson. The tests are catching on “faster than I anticipated,” he said.

At Philadelphia’s Thomas Jefferson University, Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli has used them on about 120 breast cancer patients, including two dozen like Linderman with a high risk of recurrence.

A tissue biopsy typically samples one section of a tumour, and tumors can vary widely, with different genes and hormones active in different parts, he said. Also, cancer that has spread often differs from the original site, and tumors change rapidly in response to treatment.

Patient Carole Linderman hugs Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli before her blood is drawn for a liquid biopsy, at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia on April 28, [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

HOW THEY WORK Early versions looked for whole tumour cells in blood. Newer ones look for freefloating cancer DNA, enabling gene profiling to see what mutations drive the cancer. Kopetz and Cristofanilli use one from Guardant Health Inc. of Redwood City, California, that has been sold in the U.S. since June 2014 and in parts of Europe and Asia.

Many companies are working on similar tests including Sequenom, a San Diego biotech that already sells one for prenatal screening, using fetal DNA in maternal blood. Many companies tried prenatal screening with fetal cells but it didn’t work, said chief science officer Dirk van den Boom. “Cell-free DNA really was the breakthrough” that enabled wide use, and the same could happen with these cancer tests, he said.

THE COST Whether liquid biopsies will be costeffective is unknown. Guardant’s test costs $5,400; some insurers cover it for certain types of patients. Gene profiling from a tissue biopsy costs about the same. The promise of liquid biopsies is that they can be done periodically to monitor care, but more tests means more cost.

They may save other costs, though. A traditional lung biopsy is thousands of dollars. Money could be saved by skipping cancer drugs that ultimately don’t work;

many cost $10,000 to $15,000 a month.

With cell-free DNA tests, even doctors in rural areas can offer precision medicine because they can ship a blood sample to a lab. “We think that’s the future,” said Dr. Charles Baum, a former Pfizer cancer drug chief who now heads Mirati Therapeutics, a San Diego biotech company developing gene-targeting drugs DO THEY WORK? Many studies suggest that liquid biopsy results largely mirror those from tissue ones, and sometimes find more mutations. A study Kopetz presented in April at an American Association for Cancer Research meeting found the blood tests detected cancer mutations in the vast majority of 105 colorectal cancer patients.

For 37 per cent of them, doctors thought a drug could target a mutation that was found.

THE FUTURE A San Diego company, Trovagene, is working on an even faster, easier liquid biopsy — a test to detect tumour DNA in urine. One scenario: a patient collects a urine sample every day for a week after starting a new drug and ships them to a lab.

“In as little as three to five days, you can observe dramatic changes” that suggest a response to treatment, said Trovagene’s chief executive, Antonius Schuh.

ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES

Parents want marijuana oil treatment for daughter’s epilepsy to be made legal LIAM CASEY THE CANADIAN PRESS

THORNHILL, Ont. — Gwenevere Repetski turns three next month and she is finally able to crawl, a milestone her parents thought they would never see.

She was just an infant when she was diagnosed with epilepsy, a debilitating neurological disorder that has left her developmentally delayed.

“She was kind of like a bag of Jell-O,” says her mother, Reagan Repetski.

When she was two years old, she could hardly roll over when she was placed on her back, adds her father, Alex.

Sitting in the living room of their Thornhill, Ont., home, the Repetskis recall their stressful and emotional journey in search of a treatment for Gwen.

The first drug she was prescribed

The Doctor Game

— Sabril — only managed to control her seizures for about a month. The next one was a steroid called ACTH, which her parents say caused her to gain half her body weight in three weeks.

Disappointed at the lack of treatment options, Alex reduced his work hours and dove down the research rabbit hole. That’s when he first read articles online about the success some people said they were having in reducing epileptic seizures with cannabidiol, one of several active cannabinoids found in the marijuana plant.

Cannabidiol, or CBD, doesn’t cause a high and, when mixed with an oil, has been widely touted as a potential therapy for hard-to-treat forms of epilepsy. But many doctors say there’s little medical evidence yet to show if the compound is effective or even safe.

Dr. Orrin Devinsky, a researcher at New York University’s Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, has done a safety study on the use of an extract of cannabidiol.

Devinsky looked at the daily seizure logs of 137 patients, most of them children, who took a drug called Epidiolex — a purified form of CBD — for three months.

Richard Wennberg, a neurologist at Toronto Western Hospital and a professor at the University of Toronto, agrees that the placebo effect is higher in epilepsy trials compared to many other treatment trials.

“I’m open-minded, but hugely skeptical,” Wennberg says of the supposed miracle marijuana-based drug for epilepsy, a condition that affects one in 100 Canadians.

proverb states that, “For want of a nail the horseshoe was lost. For want of a horseshoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the battle was lost.”

All this due to the want of a nail! Napoleon once said that trivial things often decide the outcome of a battle. They can also decide the outcome of your health.

It’s tragic that one in five North Americans have no teeth after the age of 65. It’s also unfortunate that many people naively believe that poor dental hygiene simply means loss of teeth. Think again, because being toothless could end your life.

Mother’s advice was right, that teeth should be brushed after every meal. But Mother can’t be expected to be perfect, and what she didn’t know causes gum disease (gingivitis). What happens is that gums become infected and pull away from teeth, forming deep pockets where bacteria accumulate. And for want of good gums, the result may be bad breath, infection, lost teeth and other health problems.

For example, infection lurking in diseased gums can spread in blood circulation to the heart, causing a condition called bacterial endocarditis. When this happens, bacteria infect the heart’s valves which separate the chambers of the heart.

This can be a life-threatening condition.

For example, bacteria can travel to the brain causing a stroke. Or bacteria carried by the blood can create pockets of pus in the kidney and other organs.

Bacterial endocarditis, if left untreated, can, on rare occasions, result in either severe disability or death. Valves infected by bacteria become inefficient allowing some blood to remain in the heart’s chambers. This makes the heart’s muscle work harder and eventually death results from congestive heart failure. What a tragedy all for the want of good dental hygiene!

Several years ago a Sottish Health Survey revealed that those who had gingivitis showed an increase of C-Reactive Protein and fibrinogen in their blood. The blood tests indicated a general inflammatory process was taking place in arteries.

Researchers concluded this resulted in a 25 to 75 per cent increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

A report from the Mayo Clinic says that gingivitis has even been linked to premature birth and low birth weight.

Gingivitis has also played a role in the epidemic of diabetes. Patients who have diabetes are more prone to develop infections and also more likely to suffer from diseased gums. These pockets of infection make it more difficult for patients to control blood sugar levels.

What was lacking in Mother’s advice?

Unfortunately she had not read enough history to provide the best information about preventing gingivitis. In the 15th century Professor Givanna of Padua University suggested, “If all particles of food were removed from between teeth after each meal and the mouth cleaned night and morning, care could be effective”.

The solution to preventing gingivitis is easy and obvious. Some prefer using dental floss. But for years I’ve preferred Stim-U-Dents, similar but better than toothpicks, to remove particles of food from between teeth. And in my 92nd year I have not lost a single tooth.

Years ago I realized how hard it is to get preventative health messages across. I spent several days aboard the USS Nimitz, the nuclear aircraft carrier. The average age of the crew was 19 and it required seven dentists on board to repair dental decay in 6,000 sailors!

It’s been said that a small hole can sink a big ship. And that for the want of a nail a battle and a kingdom can be lost. And for the want of Stim-U-Dents or dental floss, teeth more precious than diamonds can be lost.

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Former Raider ready for CFL draft Jordan Yantz is hoping to be the exception to the rule when it comes to Canadian pro quarterbacks SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS

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anadian professional quarterbacks will never make it, the unwritten rule in football states.

Not even in their home country’s league.

Today, however, former Vancouver Island Raiders quarterback Jordan Yantz is hoping someone will give him a chance to be the exception to the rule by calling his name at the 2015 Canadian Football League draft.

“I’ve gotten some pre-draft calls from five different teams, so I’m excited about that,” said Yantz, who holds six different Canadian Junior Football League passing records from his time in Nanaimo. “I’m excited about the opportunity and I think it’s going to be pretty positive.”

One of the biggest detriments to Canadian quarterbacks is that they are not given the same advantages as other players from north of the border.

Quarterbacks do not count against the quota of 21 “nonimport” players CFL teams are required to dress each game.

As such, it has been virtually impossible for one to break into the league with Americans dominating the position.

The last Canadian quarterback to be claimed by a CFL team in its draft was University of Ottawa grad Brad Sinopoli, picked in the fourth round in 2011. Sinopoli, though, converted from quarterback to wide receiver. A year before that, Montreal Carabins QB Marc-Olivier Brouillette was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes, however he has been playing on defence, at safety, since then.

Perhaps the most highly touted Canadian quarterback prospect in decades, Kyle Quinlan, signed

Former Vancouver Island Raiders quarterback Jordan Yantz prepares to throw at a 2012 practice at Comox Field in Nanaimo. Yantz is hoping to be selected in the Canadian Football League’s draft today. [FILE PHOTO]

“I just kept on training like I’m coming into another season, and hopefully I am coming into another season.“ Jordan Yantz, quarterback

with the Alouettes in 2011, took snaps in preseason games before retiring in favour of coaching.

No Canadian has started a CFL game at quarterback since

Giulio Caravatta did so in 1966 for the B.C. Lions.

But what his peers have done before him have had no bearing on Yantz’s future, he insists.

He is training for his CFL rookie season just as he did in Nanaimo for his next game with the Raiders and as he did at the University of Manitoba for his next game with the Bisons.

“I just kept on training like I’m coming into another season,” Yantz said, “and hopefully I am coming into another season.

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“I never really stopped. I’m basically preparing to go into a camp at the end of this month and be prepared for whatever.”

After leading the Bisons to within 11 yards of the Canadian Interuniversity Sport’ national championship game, Yantz’s football future, for the first time in his life, is unclear.

He has been training with fellow Bison alumni, mostly throwing to Nic Demski, who is trying to be drafted as a receiver.

It has now been nearly six

months since Yantz’s last football game, and since that time he has gained considerable national media attention for his journey to break into the CFL at the most difficult position to do so.

“A lot of it is good, and a lot of it isn’t very good,” Yantz said of the extra attention. “Some articles, being a Canadian quarterback, you don’t want to read.

“The majority of it, I try to stay away from and guide myself in the right direction and keep going to the gym with the belief that the dream is there and continue to ignore all the distractions and ignore all the negativity from people thinking a Canadian quarterback can’t do it.”

Today, however, all of the speculation will come to a head if, or when, his name is called by a CFL team at the draft.

Yantz will watch from his parents’ home in the city he grew up in, Regina.

“I’m just going to be hanging out at home, spending the day with my family,” he said.

“I’m just going to try to stay focused and realize what I’m doing in that regard, as far as knowing that I’m not going to be a first- or second-round guy.

“I’m going to prepare myself for every single scenario, so I’m excited for it and if I get that opportunity I’m going to take it.”

The 2015 CFL draft begins today at 5 p.m. Also eligible to be drafted are graduated Vancouver Island Raiders Marshall Cook, Dylan Chapdelaine and Ash Gayat.

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Brady Sr. B Timbermen keep on gets winning, rise to top at 6-1 banned for four games League sent a message: ‘We think you cheated’ BOB GLAUBER NEWSDAY

The NFL’s message to Tom Brady was clear and unequivocal: We think you cheated.

The league’s message to the Patriots was the same: We think you cheated — again.

Less than a week after attorney Ted Wells delivered an exhaustive 243-page report in which he came to the conclusion that there was enough evidence to suggest that two locker room attendants purposely deflated a dozen footballs to below the allowable limit in the AFC Championship Game and that Brady was generally aware of the situation, the league delivered its verdict: Guilty as charged.

It was a strong and just set of sanctions from NFL vice president of operations Troy Vincent, who had the blessing of commissioner Roger Goodell. Brady was suspended for the first four games of the 2015 regular season — this after winning his record-tying fourth Super Bowl championship.

And the Patriots, who were punished for the infamous Spygate controversy in 2007, when they illegally videotaped opposing teams’ defensive signals, were docked a first-round pick in 2016, a fourth-rounder in 2017 and a $1-million fine.

A lesser set of penalties would have sent a weak message from the league office: that you can break the rules and get away with it. There have been cries from many Patriots fans that there wasn’t enough to nail Brady with a suspension lasting a quarter of the 2015 regular season, that there were enough holes in Wells’ case to issue a fine and be done with it.

But there was sufficient evidence to suggest that Brady darn well knew what was going on, and the two attendants — John Jastremski and Jim McNally — were involved in deflating the footballs well below the 12.5 pounds per square inch (PSI) threshold for the AFC Championship Game against the Colts. And while Wells was not tasked with determining whether there had been a pattern of abuse relating to the deflation, Wells sure sounded like he believed there was.

“While we cannot be certain when the activity began, the evidence suggests that January 18th was not the first and only occasion when this occurred, particularly in light of the evidence referring to deflation of footballs going back to before the beginning of the 2014 season,” Vincent wrote in explaining his reasons for the tough penalties.

Vincent acknowledged that the deflated footballs had little to do with the outcome of the AFC Championship Game, which the Patriots won by a whopping 45-7.

In fact, after the footballs were reinflated at halftime, the Patriots outscored Indianapolis 28-0.

But that’s not the point.

“The key consideration in any case like this is that the playing rules exist for a reason, and all clubs are entitled to expect that the playing rules will be followed by participating teams,” Vincent said. “Violations that diminish the league’s reputation for integrity and fair play cannot be excused simply because the precise impact on the final score cannot be determined.”

In other words, rules are rules.

And if you break them and you’re caught doing so, then there is a price to be paid.

Brady is now paying that price, and even if he appeals the decision and sees the suspension reduced to, say, two games, the stain on his reputation will be everlasting.

Which is why this whole thing is so exasperating and infuriating.

That a quarterback with as much talent and inner fortitude would have to resort to cheating is a sad commentary on his legacy.

DAILY NEWS

After dropping their first game of the season three weeks ago, the Nanaimo Senior B Timbermen have now won six straight games and are on top of the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association standings.

The Timbermen beat the Port Moody Thunder 8-6 on the road Saturday before returning home Sunday to send the defending champion Tri-City Bandits home with a 9-6 loss.

Now with a 6-1 record, the Timbermen have a four-point lead over the still-undefeated Ladner Pioneers for top spot in the league.

Timbermen captain Jon Diplock had a five-point game in Port Moody on Saturday, while Travis Mickelson, a rookie out of the Nanaimo Junior A program, had two goals and two assists.

Veteran Steve Higgs also had three points with two goals and an assist.

Back home Sunday, Cody Boon led the way for Nanaimo with a four-point game with a goal and three assists while Higgs duplicated his performance from the previous night. Goalie Nick Pat-

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Nanaimo Senior B Timbermen leading scorer Travis Mickelson takes a shot on Tri-City Bandits goalie Keenan Lambright on Sunday. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS]

terson backstopped the Timbermen to both wins.

The Timbermen now have the coming weekend off, with their next game on the road in West Vancouver against the North Shore Indians on May 22.

They return home May 30 to host the Langley Warriors at 6 p.m. at the Nanaimo Ice Centre.

Leading up to their 12-day break, the Timbermen now boast the WCSLA’s four top scorers in Mickelson, Boon, Higgs and Diplock while Patterson has the second-best save percentage in the league at .873.

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◆ NHL PLAYOFFS

Canadiens are energized for Game 6 vs. Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning were mad as hell, and coach Jon Cooper could tell.

The team had lost its second straight game in its Eastern Conference semifinal against Montreal, a series the Lightning once led 3-0.

“There was a genuine pissed-off attitude that we lost Game 5,” Cooper said. “Guys were angry and it’s carried over, so I like our mojo. I want to be an angry team.”

The Canadiens, meanwhile, were a relaxed, energized group going into Game 6 tonight at Amalie Arena. Now there’s a spring in the Habs’ stride after cutting Tampa Bay’s series lead to 3-2.

“I see a team really excited, I see a team full of energy,” coach Michel Therrien said Monday. “I think the excitement brings that energy to our team. I feel a team that can’t wait to play tomorrow.” contend with losing winger Ryan Callahan, who had an emergency appendectomy on Monday night and will be out indefinitely.

◆ NBA PLAYOFFS

Down 3-1, Rockets are aware of their slim odds

At no point during their successful regular-season campaign did the Houston Rockets lose more than two consecutive games, on their way to 56 wins and the No. 2 playoff seeding in the rugged Western Conference.

Either the Rockets follow that pattern when they meet the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5 Tuesday night at the Toyota Center, or Houston’s season will come to a sudden end with its first threegame losing streak of the season.

The Rockets lost the last two games in Los Angeles to put them in a 3-1 hole in the best-of-seven second-round series, and they weren’t even close. They lost by 25 points in Game 3 and were pummeled by 33 points in Game 4.

Only eight teams have come back from a 3-1 deficit to win an NBA playoff series, the last being the Phoenix Suns in 2006. The Rockets are aware of this.

“I’m not going to quit,” Dwight Howard said in Houston’s quiet locker room Sunday night after Game 4. “And I’m pretty sure these guys are not just going to give up on the series.”

Howard lost his composure Sunday, playing only 19 minutes before fouling out, and then getting ejected on top of that when he picked up a second technical foul in the fourth quarter. The NBA on Monday fined Howard $15,000 for making contact above the shoulders with Clippers forward Matt Barnes.

◆ OLYMPIC QUALIFYING

Team Canada basketball set for FIBA tournament

Back to the track Jake Trumble, Joey Parkes, Kolton Pieters and Drake Richmond race during the Supermini ‘Holeshot’ at the Wastelands race track. The Nanaimo Motocross Association hosted its second event of the 2015 Vancouver Island Championship Series over the weekend at the Wastelands track off Dumont Road. The Nanaimo Radio Control Club and the Endurocross track are also setting up at the same facility at the Wastelands for lots of action. The NMA welcomes first-timers to the track and is looking for new riders to join the association. Visit www.nanaimomx.com for information and vancouverislandmx.com for the complete Vancouver Island race schedule. The next race date in Nanaimo is June 6 and 7 for the 2015 Rockstar Energy Drink Motocross Nationals Weekend. [VINCE SPONSELEE/FOR THE DAILY NEWS]

PREMIER BASEBALL LEAGUE

Pirates win three of four road games DAILY NEWS

The Nanaimo Pirates stretched their winning streak to six games with two road wins on Saturday against the Coquitlam Reds before splitting a two-game set with the Tritons in White Rock on Sunday.

Now having won seven of their last eight games, the Pirates have a record of 12-7, good for sixth place in the 12-team B.C. Premier Baseball League, just two games back of the firstplace Langley Blaze.

On Saturday, the Pirates edged the Reds 3-1 in the first game of the day before shutting them out in an 11-0 afternoon win.

Pirates veteran North Rainey pitched a complete-game victory Saturday morning, striking out five batters and giving up just three hits in his best performance of the season.

The Pirates led 1-0 up until the fifth inning off an Aaron Page run before Matt Skingle hit an RBI single to score Cole Warken in the top of the sixth and Chris Vlaj hit an RBI double to score Aaron page in the top of the seventh.

The second game of the day

went just five innings with Robert Busch pitching all of them, without allowing a run, for a complete-game win for the Pirates.

Pirates star Zach Diewert hit three doubles for four RBI to lead the team’s offence in the 11-run win, while Rainey, Vlaj and Garrett Goodall each scored twice.

On Sunday, the Pirates were upset by the last-place Tritons to halt their winning streak at six games in a 4-3 loss.

Goodall, who took the mound in the loss, allowed eight hits including a three-run homer in the third inning after giving up a sacrifice fly for a run from the previous batter. The Pirates, who took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning, came with a run of the lead with a Rogers RBI double, but they were unable to get the tieing run.

The Pirates bounced back in the fourth and final game of the weekend with a 7-6 win over White Rock. Tied 6-6 in the seventh inning, after two wild Triton pitches, Skingle hit an RBI single to score Shawn Arabsky for the winning run.

Diewert left the weekend as the league-leader in hits with

29 and RBI with 25. The Pirates next play a double-header at home against the first-place Blaze Sunday with games at noon and 2:30 p.m. at Serauxmen Stadium.

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The road to the Rio Olympics for Canada’s men’s basketball team will now go through Mexico City.

The International Basketball Federation announced Monday that the FIBA Americas Olympic qualifying tournament, originally slated to be held in Monterrey, Mexico, will be held in country’s capital, Aug. 31-Sept. 12.

The Palacio de los Deportes, built for the 1968 Olympics, will host the tournament. The venue also hosted the 1989 FIBA Americas championship.

The Canadian men are looking to make their first Olympic appearance since the 2000 Sydney Games. The top two countries earn automatic Olympic berths from a field that includes Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Uruguay and Mexico.

Edmonton will host the women’s FIBA Americas qualifying tournament, Aug. 9-16.

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SPORTS

TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015

SCOREBOARD HOCKEY

NHL Playoffs - Round 2 (Stanley Cup quarterfinals) All series best-of- seven Yesterday’s results No games scheduled Sunday’s results NY Rangers 4, Washington 3 (Series tied 3-3) Anaheim 3, Calgary 2 (OT) (Anaheim wins series 4-1) Today’s schedule Montreal at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.

(Tampa Bay leads series 3-2) Wednesday, May 13 (Game 7) Washington at NY Rangers, TBD Thursday, May 14 (Games 7*) Tampa Bay at Montreal, TBD

Rangers 4, Capitals 3 First Period 1. New York, Kreider (4) (Fast, Klein) 0:40 2. New York, Kreider (5) (Stepan, Brassard) 19:59 (PP) Penalties: Ovechkin Wsh (Slashing) 14:46, McDonagh Nyr (Holding) 16:25, Brouwer Wsh (Roughing) 19:56 Second Period 3. Washington, Chimera (3) (Kuznetsov, Ward) 0:28 Penalties: Hagelin Nyr (Roughing) 1:37, Kuznetsov Wsh (Holding) 8:23, Yandle Nyr (Holding) 14:14 Third Period 4. New York, Nash (2) (Brassard, St. Louis) 0:54 5. New York, Boyle (2) (Miller, Sheppard) 4:24 6. Washington, Kuznetsov (5) (Ward, Alzner) 7:40 7. Washington, Ward (3) (Chimera, Carlson) 10:33 Penalties: Sheppard Nyr (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 17:16 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T New York 20 4 4 28 Washington 17 18 10 45 Goaltending summary: New York: Lundqvist (42/45), Washington: Holtby (24/28) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): New York: 1 of 3, Washington: 0 of 4

Ducks 3, Flames 2 (OT) First Period 1. Calgary, Hudler (4) (Wideman, Russell) 10:43 (PP) Penalties: Maroon Ana (Roughing Deryk Engelland) 3:48, Engelland Cgy (Roughing Patrick Maroon) 3:48, Kesler Ana (High sticking Sean Monahan) 8:18, Colborne Cgy (Interference of Hampus Lindholm) 11:37, Despres Ana (Holding Joe Colborne) 16:22, Gaudreau Cgy (Hooking Sami Vatanen) 18:29 Second Period 2. Anaheim, Kesler (4) (Fowler, Silfverberg) 4:59 (PP) 3. Calgary, Gaudreau (4) (Wideman, Hudler) 5:55 Penalties: Colborne Cgy (Holding Hampus Lindholm) 3:26, Lindholm Ana (Cross checking Sam Bennett) 12:57, Stoner Ana (Roughing Micheal Ferland) 15:47, Ferland Cgy (Roughing Clayton Stoner) 15:47, Backlund Cgy (Slashing Ryan Kesler) 20:00 Third Period 4. Anaheim, Beleskey (5) (Beauchemin, Silfverberg) 0:59 (PP) First Overtime 5. Anaheim, Perry (7) (Fowler, Maroon) 2:26 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Calgary 9 5 5 0 19 Anaheim 12 14 14 5 45 Goaltending summary: Calgary: Ramo (44/47), Anaheim: Andersen (17/19) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Calgary: 1 of 4, Anaheim: 2 of 4

IIHF World Championships May 1-17, at Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic The Top Division Championship has 16 teams in two groups.

Round robin standings Group A GP W L OTL GF GA Pts Canada 6 6 0 0 39 13 18 Sweden 7 6 1 0 34 19 18 Czech Rep 6 4 2 0 25 17 12 Switzerland 6 2 3 1 11 16 7 Germany 7 2 4 1 11 24 7 Latvia 6 2 4 0 9 22 6 Austria 6 0 4 0 9 19 4 France 6 1 5 0 10 18 3 Group B USA Russia Finland Belarus Slovakia Norway Denmark Slovenia

GP W 6 5 6 4 6 4 6 3 6 1 6 2 7 1 7 1

L OTL GF GA Pts 1 0 17 10 15 1 0 28 13 14 1 0 19 7 14 1 2 17 17 11 2 1 13 14 8 4 0 10 20 6 5 1 10 20 4 6 0 9 22 3

Yesterday’s results Austria 3, Germany 2 Finland 3, Belarus 2 Sweden 4, France 2 Slovenia 1, Denmark 0 Sunday’s results Czech Republic 4, Germany 2 United States 3, Slovenia 1 Canada 7, Switzerland 2 Russia 3, Slovakia 2 Today’s schedule (final preliminary games) Belarus vs. Norway, 3:15 a.m.

Austria vs. Canada, 3:15 a.m.

France vs. Latvia, 7:15 a.m.

Slovakia vs. United States, 7:15 a.m.

Switzerland vs. Czech Rep, 11:15 a.m.

Russia vs. Finland, 11:15 a.m.

Wednesday, May 13 Rest day Thursday May 14 Quarterfinals Sunday at O2 Arena, Prague

Canada 7, Switzerland 2 First Period 1. Canada, Tyler Seguin (Muzzin, Giroux) 0:53 2. Switzerland, Morris Trachsler (Schappi, Streit) 6:21 3. Canada, Nathan MacKinnon (Spezza, Wiercioch) 19:42 Penalties: Helbling SUI (CrossChecking) 1:59; Hollenstein SUI (High-Sticking) 7:20; Hamhuis Can (Hooking) 11:50 Second Period 4. Canada, Aaron Ekblad (Couturier, Eakin) 7:59 5. Canada, Jordan Eberle (Crosby, Burns) 19:00 (PP) 6. Canada, Cody Eakin (Couturier, Ekblad) 19:59 Penalties: Muzzin Delay of Game) 0:28; Streit SUI (Hooking) 5:19; Brunner SUI (Cross-Checking) 13:43; Switzerland (Too Many Men) 18:15; Third Period 7. Switzerland, Damien Brunner (unassisted) 2:17 8. Canada, Sean Couturier (Tyler Toffoli, Dan Hamhuis) 12:27 9. Canada, Claude Giroux (Brent Burns, Ryan O’Reilly) 17:08 (PP) Penalties: Switzerland (Too Many Men) 10:00; MacKinnon Can (Roughing) 14:10; Helbling SUI (Roughing) 14:10; Fiala SUI (Minor) 15:24; Ekblad Can (Tripping) 18:54; Savard Can (Slashing) 19:22 Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd T Canada 16 18 12 46 Switzerland 12 4 9 25 Goaltending summary: Canada: Mike Smith (23/25); Switzerland: Reto Berra (39/46) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Canada: 2 of 7; Switzerland: 0 of 4 Att: N/A

Atlanta Hawks guard Kent Bazemore reacts to hitting a shot against the Washington Wizards during Game 4 on Monday in Washington. [AP PHOTO]

Hawks edge Wizards to even series 2-2 HOWARD FENDRICH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Suddenly, the Atlanta Hawks went from so-so in the playoffs to looking a bit more like a No. 1 seed.

“That’s how we play. That’s how we’ve been playing all year,” forward Paul Millsap said.

“Things we didn’t do, pretty much all series, we did tonight.”

Jeff Teague scored 26 points, Millsap added 19 points, six assists and five rebounds, and Al Horford had 18 points and 10 rebounds as three of Atlanta’s four All-Stars played significant roles to help the Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 106-101 on Monday night and evened their second-round series at two games apiece.

Washington’s lone All-Star, point guard John Wall, missed a third consecutive game with a broken left hand.

Game 5 in the best-of-seven series is Wednesday night at Atlanta.

“To me, personally, I think this is the best we’ve played all series,” said Millsap, who had eight points in Game 3, when he was dropped from the starting lineup because of flu-like symptoms.

“Thirty assists, the way we played defence, the way we stepped up, the way we helped each other, the way we moved the basketball, the way we set screens.”

Is that all, Paul?

“That was midseason form right there,” agreed Kyle Korver, Atlanta’s fourth All-Star, who was limited to four shots and six points, but all of the attention Washington paid to slowing him opened room for other Hawks. “I thought we played with just a lot of juice, and a lot of energy, and a lot of purpose.”

Still, this one wound up being tight toward the end. Two days after hitting a buzzer-beater to win Game 3, Washington’s Paul Pierce missed a three-point attempt that would have tied the score coming out of a timeout with 9.5 seconds left.

Western Hockey League Championship Final (Best-of-seven) Last night’s result (Game 3) Kelowna 5, Brandon 3 (Kelowna leads series 3-0) Saturday’s result - Game 2 Kelowna 5, Brandon 3 Wednesday, May 13 (Game 4) Brandon at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Friday, May 15 (Game 5*) Brandon at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Royal Bank Cup - RBC Canadian Junior A Championship May 9-17, PCU Centre, Portage la Prairie, Man. Teams, with 2014-15 records Host: Portage Terriers (53-3-4) West: Penticton Vees (44-9-3-2) West 2: Melfort Mustangs (39-8-9) Central: Soo Thunderbirds (38-7-1-6) East: Carleton Place Canadians (49-10-3) Round robin Carleton Place Penticton Portage Melfort Soo

GP W 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 0

L OTL GF-A Pts 0 0 7-0 6 1 0 6-3 3 1 0 3-5 3 1 0 5-7 3 2 0 3-9 0

SOCCER

MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP N. England 18 10 DC United 18 9 NY Red Bulls 16 9 Columbus 14 9 Toronto 9 8 Chicago 9 8 Orlando 9 9 NY City FC 6 10 Philadelphia 6 11 Montreal 2 5 Western League Club PTS GP Vancouver 20 11 Dallas 20 10 Seattle 16 9 San Jose 14 10 Sporting KC 14 10 Los Angeles 14 11 Salt Lake 14 10 Portland 13 10 Houston 13 11 Colorado 10 10

W 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 1 1 0

L 2 1 1 3 5 5 4 6 7 3

T 3 3 4 2 0 0 3 3 3 2

GF GA 14 10 11 7 14 9 15 10 12 13 7 10 8 12 7 12 10 21 3 8

W 6 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 1

L 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 4 2

T 2 2 1 2 5 5 5 4 4 7

GF GA 14 9 17 13 15 9 10 11 13 13 11 11 9 11 9 9 13 14 9 9

Sunday’s results Houston 2, Toronto 1 NY Red Bulls 2, New York City 1

Sunday’s results Penticton 4, Melfort 0 Carleton Place 3, Portage 0

Wednesday, May 13 Orlando at DC United, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 13 Carleton Place vs. Melfort, 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 14 Penticton vs. Soo, 1 p.m.

Portage vs. Melfort, 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 16 Semifinals, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 17 Final, 6 p.m.

GOLF Last week’s results PGA The Players Championship, May 7-10 TPC Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Par 72, 7215 yards.

Purse: $10,000,000. 2014 champion: Martin Kaymer.

Final leaderboard Golfer Par Winnings 1 Rickie Fowler -12 $1,800,000 Fowler won playoff T2 Sergio Garcia -12 $880,000 T2 Kevin Kisner -12 $880,000 T4 Bill Haas -11 $440,000 T4 Ben Martin -11 $440,000 T6 Kevin Na -9 $347,500 T6 Rory Sabbatini -9 $347,500 T8 Jamie Donaldson -8 $270,000 T8 Brian Harman -8 $270,000 T8 Ryo Ishikawa -8 $270,000 T8 Rory McIlroy -8 $270,000 T8 John Senden -8 $270,000 T13 Billy Horschel -7 $187,500 T13 Zach Johnson -7 $187,500 T13 Chris Kirk -7 $187,500 T13 David Toms -7 $187,500 T17 Derek Fathauer -6 $130,857 T17 Jerry Kelly -6 $130,857 T17 Russell Knox -6 $130,857 T17 Hideki Matsuyama -6 $130,857 T17 George McNeill -6 $130,857 T17 Pat Perez -6 $130,857 T17 Henrik Stenson -6 $130,857 Canadian golfers T42 David Hearn Brantford, Ont. -2 $31,400 T56 Graham DeLae E $22,200 73 Nick Taylor +5 $19,400

European Tour AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, May 7-10 Heritage Golf Course, Bel Ombre, Mauritius, Par 72, 7,106 yards. Purse: $1,000,000. Inaugural event.

Final leaderboard Golfer Par Winnings 1 George Coetzee -13 €166,660 Coetzee won playoff, defeated Olesen 2 Thorbjorn Olesen -13 €111,110 3 Mardan Mama -12 €62,600 4 Thomas Aiken -11 €50,000 T5 Scott Hend -10 €35,800 T5 M. Kawamura -10 €35,800 T5 John Parry -10 €35,800 T8 Oliver Bekker -8 €22,467 T8 Merrick Bremner -8 €22,467 T8 Bernd Ritthammer -8 €22,467 T11 Rahil Gangjee -7 €17,800 T11 Tjaart Van der Wal -7 €17,800 T13 Richard T. Lee Toronto -6 €14,143 T13 Pelle Edberg -6 €14,143 T13 Keith Horne -6 €14,143 T13 Jazz Janewatta’d -6 €14,143 T13 Andrew McArthur -6 €14,143 T13 Jake Roos -6 €14,143 T13 Justin Walters -6 €14,143 T20 Sam Brazel -5 €10,711 T20 Dean Burmester -5 €10,711 T20 Andrew Dod -5 €10,711 T20 Matt. Fitzpatrick -5 €10,711 T20 Nathan Holman -5 €10,711 T20 Chris Lloyd -5 €10,711 T20 Mikael Lundberg -5 €10,711 T20 Andrea Pavan -5 €10,711 T20 Carlos Pigem -5 €10,711

CFL Draft

Semifinals - Return legs Games begin at 11:45 a.m. PDT Today’s games Bayern Munich vs. Barcelona (Barcelona leads 3-0) Wednesday, May 13 Real Madrid vs. Juventus (Juventus leads 2-1)

Preliminary Round Yesterday’s results Melfort 5, Soo 3

Today’s schedule Carleton Place vs. Penticton, 1 p.m.

Soo vs. Portage, 6 p.m.

FOOTBALL

UEFA Champions League

Friday, May 15 Chicago at NY City FC, 4 p.m.

W D L GF GA 25 9 2 70 28 22 7 7 77 36 21 7 7 66 34 20 8 8 61 36 18 7 11 50 39 17 7 12 55 53 17 6 13 48 30 16 8 12 44 44 14 8 14 42 44 12 11 13 43 43 11 11 14 46 48 11 9 16 43 50 10 11 15 34 47 10 8 18 30 50 10 7 19 41 54 7 15 13 30 50 9 9 18 37 61 8 10 18 33 49 6 11 19 27 53 7 6 23 39 67

Pts 84 73 70 68 62 58 57 56 50 47 44 42 41 38 37 36 36 34 29 27

Yesterday’s result Arsenal 0, Swansea 1 Sunday’s results Manchester City 6, Q.P. Rangers 0 Chelsea 1, Liverpool 1 Saturday, May 16 Southampton vs. Aston Villa, 4:45 a.m.

Burnley vs. Stoke, 7 a.m.

Q.P. Rangers vs. Newcastle, 7 a.m.

Sunderland vs. Leicester, 7 a.m.

Spurs vs. Hull, 7 a.m.

West Ham vs. Everton, 7 a.m.

Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace, 9:30 a.m.

Pacific Coast Soccer League Team Victoria Mid Isle Vancouver Tbirds Tim Hortons Kamloops Khalsa Vancouver Utd Abbotsford FC Tigers

W 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

D 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

L 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 1

GF GA Pts 10 6 8 8 3 6 5 2 4 6 14 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 0

Sunday’s result Mid Isle 6, Tim Hortons Pinnacles 2 Victoria 2, FC Tigers Vancouver 2 Today’s schedule Van Tbirds vs. Vancouver Utd, 7:15 p.m.

Wednesday, May 13 Tigers Vancouver vs. Abbotsford 9 p.m.

AUTO RACING NASCAR SpongeBob SquarePants 400 (STP 400) Today, 4:46 p.m., Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas. Tri-oval, 1.5 miles per lap. 267 laps for the race.

Wells Fargo Championship, May 14-17 Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina. Par 71, 7,469 yards. Purse: $7,100,000. 2014 champion: J.B. Holmes

Top finisher (Start pos in parentheses) 1. #48 Jimmie Johnson, Chevy (19) 2. #4 Kevin Harvick, Chevy (6) 3. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy (17) 4. #24 Jeff Gordon, Chevy (11) 5. #22 Joey Logano, Ford (1) 6. #20 Matt Kenseth, Toyota (18) 7. #2 Brad Keselowski, Ford (3) 8. #41 Kurt Busch, Chevy (8) 9. #78 Martin Truex Jr., Chevy (4) 10. #31 Ryan Newman, Chevy (15) 11. #43 Aric Almirola, Ford (14) 12. #16 Greg Biffle, Ford (7) 13. #1 Jamie McMurray, Chevy (9) 14. #47 AJ Allmendinger, Chevy (29) 15. #42 Kyle Larson, Chevy (10) 16. #9 Sam Hornish Jr., Ford (26) 17. #5 Kasey Kahne, Chevy (2) 18. #27 Paul Menard, Chevy (22) 19. #13 Casey Mears, Chevy (24) 20. #19 Carl Edwards, Toyota (5) 21. #15 Clint Bowyer, Toyota (21) 22. #3 Austin Dillon, Chevy (28) 23. #46 Michael Annett, Chevy (43) 24. #17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford (20) 25. #83 Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota (35) 26. #33 Ty Dillon, Chevy (32) 27. #10 Danica Patrick, Chevy (27) 28. #98 Josh Wise, Ford (40) 29. #40 Landon Cassill, Chevy (41) 30. #51 Justin Allgaier, Chevy (25) Race statistics Race time: 3 hours, 11:50 Avg speed of winner: 125.265 mph Lead changes: 16 Cautions/Laps: 9/49

LPGA

Formula One

Kingsmill Championship, May 14-17 Kingsmill Resort, River Course, Williamsburg, Virginia. Par 71, 6,379 yards.

Purse: $1,300,000. 2014 champion: Lizette Salas.

Spanish Grand Prix Today, 5 a.m., Circuit de BarcelonaCatalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

This week’s schedule

PGA

Champions Tour No events this week.

Regions Tradition, May 14-17 Shoal Creek, Alabama. Purse: $2,300,000. 2014 champion: Kenny Perry

Web.com Tour No events this week BMW Charity Pro-Am, May 14-17 Played on three courses: Thornblade Club, Greer, South Carolina; Green Valley Country Club, Greenville, South Carolina and The Reserve at Lake Keowee, Sunset, South Carolina. Purse: $675,000.

2014 champion: Max Homa

European Tour Open de Espana (Spanish Open), May 14-17 Real Club de Golf El Prat, Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain. Par 72, 7,298 yars.

Purse: €1,500,000. 2014 champion: Miguel Angel Jimenez

BASKETBALL NBA Playoffs (All series best-of-seven) Round 2, Games 4 Yesterday’s results Atlanta 106, Washington 101 (Series tied 2-2) Golden State 101, Memphis 84 (Memphis leads series 2-1) Sunday’s results Cleveland 86, Chicago 84 (Series tied 2-2) LA Clippers 128, Houston 95 (LA Clippers lead series 3-1)

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

What: Canadian Football League’s annual draft Where: Toronto When: 5 p.m. PDT Pick orders for the first three rounds.

Round 1 1. Ottawa Redblacks 2. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3. Toronto Argonauts 4. Montreal Alouettes 5. BC Lions 6. Saskatchewan Roughriders 7. Edmonton Eskimos 8. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 9. Calgary Stampeders Round 2 Round 3 1. Ottawa Calgary (via Ottawa 2. Winnipeg Hamilton (via WPG) 3. Toronto Toronto 4. Montreal Calgary (via MTL) 5. BC Lions BC Lions 6. Winnipeg Hamilton (via Sask.) (also via Sask.)

7. Edmonton Edmonton 8. Hamilton Saskatchewan (via WPG via HAM) 9. Calgary Calgary

Final results 1. Nico Rosberg (GER/Mercedes) 1 hour, 41 minutes 12.555 seconds.

2. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) at 17.551 seconds behind 3. Sebastian Vettel (GER/Ferrari) 45.342 seconds behind 4. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Williams) 59.217 behind 5. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/Ferrari) 1:00.002 6. Felipe Massa (BRA/Williams) 1:21.314 7. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/Red Bull) 1 lap 8. Romain Grosjean (FRA/Lotus) 1 lap 9. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/Toro Rosso) 1 lap 10. Daniil Kvyat (RUS/Red Bull) 1 lap 11. Max Verstappen (NED/Toro Rosso) 1 lap 12. Felipe Nasr (BRA/Sauber AG) 1 lap 13. Sergio Perez (MEX/Force India) 1 lap 14. Marcus Ericsson (SWE/Sauber AG) 1 lap 15. Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Force India) 1 lap 16. Jenson Button (GBR/McLaren) 1 lap 17. Will Stevens (GBR/Marussia) 3 laps 18. Roberto Merhi (ESP/Marussia) 4 laps

Today’s schedule (Games 5) Chicago at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

LA Clippers at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 13 (Games 5) Washington at Atlanta, 5 p.m.

Memphis at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 14 Cleveland at Chicago, (Game 6) TBD Houston at LA Clippers, (Game 6) TBD

TENNIS ATP and WTA Mutua Madrid Open, May 4-10 Madrid, Spain. Surface: Clay. Purse: €4,185,405.

Men - Singles, Final Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Rafael Nadal (3), Spain, 6-3, 6-2.

Men - Doubles, Final Rohan Bopanna, India, and Florin Mergea, Romania, def. Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (5), Serbia, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 11-9.

This week’s tournament Internazionali BNL d’Italia May 10-17, Rome, Italy.

Surface: Clay. Purse: €3,288,530 (NOTE: €1 = CDN$1.35) Yesterday’s results Men’s Singles - Round 1 Grigor Dimitrov (10), Bulgaria, def.

Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Gilles Simon (12), France, def. Jack Sock, United States, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3.

John Isner (16), United States, def. Joao Sousa, Portugal, 7-5, 6-3.

Juan Monaco, Argentina, def. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2.

Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, def. Adrian Mannarino, France, 6-4, 6-1.

Richard Gasquet, France, def. Thomas Fabbiano, Italy, 6-1, 7-6 (0).

Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, def. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 6-3, 6-2.

Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def.

Donald Young, United States, 6-4, 6-1.

Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5).

Fabio Fognini, Italy, def. Steve Johnson, United States, 7-6 (0), 6-3.

Women’s Singles - Round 1 Angelique Kerber (9), Germany, def.

Alize Cornet, France, 6-2, 6-3.

Timea Bacsinszky, Switzerland, def.

Karolina Pliskova (11), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-0.

Sara Errani (13), Italy, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

Venus Williams (14), United States, def.

Katerina Siniakova, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-1.

Madison Keys (15), United States, def. Madison Brengle, United States, 6-2, 6-4.

Christina McHale, United States, def.

Barbora Strycova, Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Jarmila Gajdosova, Australia, def. Elena Vesnina, Russia, 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (14).

Karin Knapp, Italy, def. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 6-4, 6-1.

Magdalena Rybarikova, Slovakia, def.

Nastassja Burnett, Italy, 6-3, 7-6 (5).

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, def.

Samantha Stosur, Australia, 6-4, 7-5.

Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 7-5, 6-1.

Alison Riske, United States, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 6-4, 6-3.

Sabine Lisicki, Germany, def. Sloane Stephens, United States, 6-4, 6-1.

Heather Watson, Britain, def. Roberta Vinci, Italy, 6-3, 6-1.

LACROSSE BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP W L T Pts Delta 5 5 0 0 10 Victoria 5 3 2 0 6 Nanaimo 4 2 2 0 4 Coquitlam 3 2 1 0 4 Langley 4 1 2 1 3 Port Coquitlam 5 1 3 1 3 Burnaby 5 1 4 0 2 New Westminster 3 1 2 0 2 Sunday’s results Delta 13, Victoria 12 (OT) Coquitlam 11, Burnaby 6 Today’s schedule Coquitlam at New Westminster 8 p.m.

Wednesday, May 13 Langley at Coquitlam 7:30 p.m.

Burnaby at Langley 8 p.m.

Thursday, May 14 N Westminster at Port Coquitlam 8 p.m.

National Lacrosse League Division semifinals Saturrday’s result Calgary 11, Colorado 6 Friday’s result Rochester 14, Buffalo 11 Division finals 2-game, home-and home series Friday, May 15 Toronto at Rochester Edmonton at Calgary Saturday, May 23 Rochester at Toronto Calgary at Edmonton

BASEBALL

Yankees 11, Rays 5

MLB

ab r h bi ab r h bi Gardner LF 5 1 1 3 Guyer CF 2 2 0 0 Beltran RF 5 2 2 1 Souza Jr. RF 3 0 1 0 Rodriguez DH 4 2 2 1 Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 Teixeira 1B 5 3 4 2 Forsythe DH 4 1 3 3 McCann C 5 0 1 0 Butler LF 4 1 1 1 Headley 3B 4 1 2 4 Loney 1B 4 0 0 0 Young CF 4 0 1 0 Cabrera SS 4 1 2 0 Drew 2B 4 1 1 0 Beckham 2B 3 0 0 1 Gregorius SS 3 1 0 0 Rivera C 3000 Totals 39111411 Totals 31 5 7 5

American League East W L NY Yankees 21 12 Tampa Bay 17 16 Toronto 16 17 Baltimore 14 16 Boston 14 17 Central W L Kansas City 20 12 Detroit 19 13 Minnesota 18 14 Chicago Sox 12 17 Cleveland 11 19 West W L Houston 20 12 LA Angels 15 17 Seattle 14 17 Texas 14 18 Oakland 12 21 National League East W L NY Mets 20 12 Washington 18 15 Atlanta 15 17 Miami 15 17 Philadelphia 11 22 Central W L St. Louis 22 9 Chicago Cubs 16 15 Pittsburgh 16 16 Cincinnati 15 17 Milwaukee 12 21 West W L LA Dodgers 20 10 San Diego 17 16 San Fran 16 16 Arizona 14 17 Colorado 11 17

NY Yankees

PCT .636 .515 .485 .467 .452 PCT .625 .594 .563 .414 .367 PCT .625 .469 .452 .438 .364

GB 4.0 5.0 5.5 6.0 GB 1.0 2.0 6.5 8.0 GB 5.0 5.5 6.0 8.5

Strk W2 L2 L2 W1 W1 Strk L1 L2 L1 L1 W1 Strk L1 W1 W3 W2 L5

PCT .625 .545 .469 .469 .333 PCT .710 .516 .500 .469 .364 PCT .667 .515 .500 .452 .393

GB Strk - L1 2.5 W5 5.0 W1 5.0 L1 9.5 L3 GB Strk - L2 6.0 W1 6.5 W3 7.5 L3 11.0 W3 GB Strk - W3 4.5 L1 5.0 W1 6.5 L1 8.0 L9

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

Lynn (1-3) vs. Carrasco (4-2) Toronto at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.

Buehrle (4-2) vs. Tillman (2-4) Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.

Burnett (1-1) vs. Williams (2-2) Minnesota at Detroit, 4:08 p.m.

Gibson (3-2) vs. Simon (4-1) N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.

Eovaldi (3-0) vs. Archer (3-4) Atlanta at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.

Foltynewicz (2-0) vs. DeSclafani (2-3) Kansas City at Texas, 5:05 p.m.

Volquez (2-3) vs. Martinez (2-0) N.Y. Mets at Chi. Cubs, 5:05 p.m. deGrom (3-3) vs. Arrieta (3-3) Chi. White Sox at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m.

Sale (2-1) vs. Fiers (1-4) San Francisco at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

Heston (2-3) vs. Deduno (0-1) Washington at Arizona, 6:40 p.m.

Scherzer (2-3) vs. De La Rosa (3-2) Colorado at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

Matzek (2-1) vs. Wilson (1-2) Boston at Oakland, 7:05 p.m.

Masterson (2-1) vs. Pomeranz (1-3) San Diego at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.

Kennedy (2-1) vs. Paxton (0-2) Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m.

Haren (4-1) vs. Frias (3-0)

Orioles 5, Blue Jays 2 Toronto

Baltimore

ab r h bi ab r h bi Travis 2B 4 0 0 0 Machado 3B 4 1 1 1 Donaldson 3B4 0 1 0 Paredes DH 4 0 2 0 Martin C 4 0 0 0 Jones CF 4111 Enc’acion DH 3 0 0 0 Young RF 3 1 0 0 Smoak 1B 3 0 0 0 Davis 1B 4222 Valencia PH 1 0 0 0 Pearce LF-2B 4 0 1 0 Colabello RF 3 0 2 0 Hardy SS 4 0 0 0 Pillar CF 4 2 2 0 Flaherty 2B 1 0 0 0 Carrera LF 3 0 2 2 Lough LF 2 0 1 0 Bautista PH 1 0 0 0 Joseph C 1001 Goins SS 3 0 1 0 Totals 31 5 8 5 Totals 33 2 8 2

Toronto 000 010 100 2 Baltimore 300 001 10x 5 SB: TOR Pillar (6, 2nd base off Jimenez, U/Joseph, C). 2B: TOR Pillar (10, Jimenez, U), Carrera 2 (3, Jimenez, U, Jimenez, U). GIDP: TOR Smoak, Travis.

HR: BAL Machado, M (6, 1st inning off Estrada, 0 on, 0 out), Davis, C (8, 1st inning off Estrada, 1 on, 2 out), Jones, A (6, 7th inning off Delabar, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: TOR 6; BAL 6. DP: BAL 2 (Flaherty-Machado, M-Davis, C, PearceHardy, J-Davis, C). E: TOR Donaldson (7, throw).

Toronto IP H R ER BB SO M Estrada (L, 1-2) 5.0 5 3 3 2 4 J Francis 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 S Delabar 1.2 1 1 1 0 3 R Osuna 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO U Jimenez (W, 3-2) 7.0 6 2 2 2 9 D O’Day 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Z Britton 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 HBP: Lough (by Francis).

Time: 2:43. Att: 20,468.

Brewers 10, White Sox 7 Chicago Sox

Milwaukee

ab r h bi ab r h bi Eaton CF 5 1 4 2 Parra LF 5221 Cabrera LF 4 0 0 0 Braun RF 3 0 1 1 Duke P 0 0 0 0 Lind 1B 4101 Noesi P 0 0 0 0 Gomez CF 4 2 2 2 Abreu 1B 5 0 3 2 Gennett 2B 3 0 0 0 Garcia RF 5 0 0 0 Segura PH-SS1 0 0 0 Gillaspie 3B 5 2 2 0 Maldonado C 3 1 0 0 Ramirez SS 4 1 1 0 Herrera 3B 4 2 2 2 Soto C 3 2 2 2 Gomez SS-2B4 1 2 1 LaRoche PH 1 0 1 1 Peralta P 1 0 0 0 Flowers C 0 0 0 0 Rogers PH 1 0 0 0 Johnson 2B 2 0 0 0 Smith P 0000 Bonifacio PH 1 0 0 0 Jeffress P 0 0 0 0 Putnam P 0 0 0 0 Broxton P 0 0 0 0 Shuck PH-LF 1 0 0 0 Davis PH 1111 Samardzija P 2 0 1 0 Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 Beckham PH-2B2 1 0 0 Totals34 10 10 9 Totals 40 7 14 7

Chicago Sox 000 020 320 7 Milwaukee 320 110 03x 10 SB: MIL Parra, G (1, 2nd base off Samardzija/Soto). 2B: CWS Eaton (6, Peralta, W), Gillaspie (7, Broxton); MIL Parra, G (9, Samardzija), Herrera, E (3, Samardzija), Gomez, H (4, Samardzija).

3B: MIL Gomez, C (1, Samardzija). GIDP: CWS Cabrera, Me 2, Garcia, A. HR: CWS Soto (2, 5th inning off Peralta, W, 1 on, 1 out); MIL Gomez, C (2, 1st inning off Samardzija, 1 on, 1 out), Herrera, E (3, 8th inning off Duke, 1 on, 1 out), Davis, K (3, 8th inning off Duke, 0 on, 2 out). S: MIL Peralta, W. Team Lob: CWS 7; MIL 3. DP: MIL 3 (Gennett-Lind, Gomez, H-Lind, Segura-Gomez, HLind). E: CWS Ramirez, Al (5, fielding), Garcia, A (1, throw); MIL Gomez, H (1, throw), Gennett (3, missed catch).

Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO J Samardzija 6.0 8 7 5 1 6 S Putnam 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Z Duke (L, 1-2) 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 H Noesi 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO W Peralta 6.0 6 2 2 1 4 W Smith 0.2 2 3 0 0 1 J Jeffress 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 J Broxton (W, 1-0) 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 F Rodriguez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Time: 3:09. Att: 29,886.

Tampa Bay

NY Yankees 100 313 102 11 Tampa Bay 100 000 310 5 2B: NYY Drew (6, Colome), Teixeira (8, Frieri); TB Forsythe (9, Sabathia), Cabrera, A (6, Sabathia). GIDP: TB Beckham, T. HR: NYY Rodriguez, A (8, 1st inning off Colome, 0 on, 2 out), Headley (4, 4th inning off Colome, 2 on, 2 out), Beltran (2, 5th inning off Colome, 0 on, 2 out), Gardner (3, 6th inning off Colome, 2 on, 2 out), Teixeira (11, 9th inning off Ramirez, E, 1 on, 1 out); TB Forsythe (3, 7th inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 0 out), Butler, Jy (2, 7th inning off Sabathia, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: NYY 4; TB 3. DP: NYY (Gregorius-Drew-Teixeira). E: NYY Young, C (1, fielding), Carpenter, D (1, pickoff).

NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO C Sabathia (W, 1-5) 7.0 6 4 3 2 9 D Carpenter 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 B Pinder 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO A Colome (L, 2-1) 6.011 8 8 1 6 E Frieri 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 E Ramirez 2.0 1 2 2 0 2 HBP: Rodriguez, A (by Ramirez, E), Guyer (by Carpenter, D).

Time: 2:48. Att: 10,619.

Pirates 4, Phillies 3 Pittsburgh

Philadelphia

ab r h bi ab r h bi Polanco RF 4 2 2 0 Revere LF 5 0 1 0 Walker 2B 3 0 1 0 Galvis SS 3 1 0 0 McCutchen CF2 1 0 1 Utley 2B 3110 Marte LF 4 1 1 3 Howard 1B 3 0 1 0 Alvarez 1B 4 0 0 0 Sizemore RF 4 0 2 2 Hughes P 0 0 0 0 Herrera CF 4 1 1 1 Melancon P 0 0 0 0 Asche 3B 4 0 2 0 Kang 3B 3 0 1 0 Ruiz C 4010 Mercer SS 4 0 0 0 Williams P 1 0 0 0 Stewart C 4 0 2 0 Blanco PH 1 0 0 0 Cole P 3 0 0 0 De Fratus P 0 0 0 0 Rodriguez 1B 1 0 0 0 Diekman P 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 7 4 Garcia P 0000 Her’andez PH1 0 0 0 Araujo P 0000 Gomez P 0 0 0 0 Ruf PH 1000 Totals 34 3 9 3

Pittsburgh 003 000 100 4 Philadelphia 100 001 001 3 SB: PIT Polanco, G (10, 2nd base off Williams, J/Ruiz). 2B: PIT Kang (4, Williams, J), Stewart (2, Williams, J), Walker, N (9, Williams, J). GIDP: PIT Rodriguez, S; PHI Ruiz, Sizemore.

HR: PIT Marte, S (8, 3rd inning off Williams, J, 2 on, 2 out); PHI Herrera, O (1, 9th inning off Melancon, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: PIT 7; PHI 7. DP: PIT 2 (Mercer-Alvarez, P, Walker, NRodriguez, S); PHI (Galvis-Howard). E: PHI Ruiz (3, throw).

Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO G Cole (W, 5-1) 7.0 6 2 2 2 6 W Hughes 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 M Melancon 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO J Williams (L, 2-3) 5.0 4 3 3 2 4 J De Fratus 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 J Diekman 0.1 1 1 0 1 1 L Garcia 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 E Araujo 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 J Gomez 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 HBP: Walker, N (by Williams, J), Howard (by Cole, G).

Time: 2:55. Att: 21,358.

Rangers 8, Royals 2 Kansas City

Texas

ab r h bi ab r h bi Escobar SS 3 1 2 1 Choo RF 5121 Moustakas 3B3 0 0 0 Peguero RF 0 0 0 0 Cain CF 4 0 0 0 Andrus SS 4 0 1 0 Hosmer 1B 4 0 1 0 Fielder DH 5 1 2 1 Morales DH 4 0 1 1 Beltre 3B 4 1 2 2 Gordon LF 2 0 0 0 Blanks 1B 4 0 0 0 Perez C 4 0 0 0 Chirinos C 2 1 0 0 Infante 2B 3 1 1 0 Martin CF 3 1 0 0 Dyson RF 3 0 0 0 Field 2B 3211 Totals 30 2 5 2 DeShields LF 4 1 1 2 Totals 34 8 9 7

Kansas City 000 100 010 2 Texas 040 200 11x 8 SB: TEX Field (1, 2nd base off Pino/ Perez, S). 2B: KC Hosmer (9, Lewis), Escobar, A (7, Kela); TEX Andrus (6, Duffy, D), DeShields (3, Duffy, D). GIDP: KC Perez, S. HR: TEX Beltre (4, 4th inning off Duffy, D, 1 on, 2 out), Field (1, 7th inning off Pino, 0 on, 0 out), Fielder (3, 8th inning off Morales, F, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: KC 5; TEX 10. DP: TEX (Beltre-FieldBlanks). E: KC Pino (2, throw).

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO D Duffy (L, 2-2) 3.2 5 6 6 6 4 Y Pino 3.1 3 1 1 2 5 F Morales 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 Texas IP H R ER BB SO C Lewis (W, 3-2) 7.0 3 1 1 2 5 K Kela 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 A Claudio 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 HBP: Escobar, A (by Lewis).

Time: 2:53. Att: 21,206.

Cubs 4, Mets 3 NY Mets

Chicago Cubs

ab r h bi ab r h bi Lagares CF 3 0 0 0 Fowler CF 2 1 1 0 Mayberry RF 4 0 0 0 Bryant 3B 2 1 1 2 Murphy 3B 4 0 0 0 Rizzo 1B 4111 Cuddyer LF 3 1 1 0 Soler RF 2000 Duda 1B 4 1 2 1 Castro SS 4 0 0 0 Flores SS 3 1 1 1 Coghlan LF 4 1 2 0 Plawecki C 3 0 1 1 Rondon P 0 0 0 0 Grand’son PH 0 0 0 0 Ross C 2000 Herrera 2B 3 0 0 0 Lester P 2000 deGrom P 2 0 1 0 Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 Tejada PH 1 0 0 0 Grimm P 0 0 0 0 Robles P 0 0 0 0 Rosscup P 0 0 0 0 Gilmartin P 0 0 0 0 Szczur PH-LF 1 0 0 0 Carlyle P 0 0 0 0 Russell 2B 4 0 1 1 Goeddel P 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 4 6 4 Monell PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 6 3

NY Mets 000 102 000 3 Chicago Cubs 300 100 00x 4 HR: NYM Duda (3)), Flores, W (4); CHC Bryant (2), Rizzo (7).

NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO J deGrom (L, 3-4) 5.0 5 4 4 4 5 H Robles 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 S Gilmartin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 E Carlyle 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 E Goeddel 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO J Lester (W, 3-2) 6.0 5 3 3 4 6 J Grimm 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Z Rosscup 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 H Rondon 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 HBP: Fowler (by deGrom).

Time: 2:56. Att: 32,980.

B.C. Premier League Team North Delta Langley Vic Eagles North Shore Okanagan Nanaimo Abbotsford Whalley Vic Mariners Coquitlam Parksville White Rock

W 7 10 12 9 13 11 5 6 3 3 2 2

L Pct GB 2 0.778 3 0.769 1 4 0.750 1.5 3 0.750 .5 5 0.722 1.5 6 0.647 7 0.417 3.5 9 0.400 4 9 0.250 5.5 11 0.214 6.5 9 0.182 6 15 0.118 9

Sunday’s results Okanagan at North Shore, 11 a.m.

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

North Shore at Okanagan, 1:30 p.m.

Victoria Eagles at Abbotsford, 1:30 p.m.

Whalley at Coquitlam, 1:30 p.m.

Victoria Mariners at Langley, 3:30 p.m.

Today’s schedule Langley at Whalley, 8 p.m.

Thursday, May 14 Coquitlam at North Shore, 6:30 p.m.

DIVERSIONS ARCTIC CIRCLE

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WORD FIND

B5

BRIDGE

Errors Dealer: North N-S vulnerable NORTH ♠A82 ♥53 ♦QJ106 ♣KJ98 WEST EAST ♠KQ73 ♠J106 ♥AQ ♥10862 ♦75 ♦K843 ♣Q7643 ♣102 SOUTH ♠954 ♥KJ974 ♦A92 ♣A5 W N E S Pass Pass 1♥ Pass 1NT* Pass 2♦ Pass 3♦ All Pass *semi-forcing Opening Lead: ♣4 l i d h j k

SHERMAN’S LAGOON

D

ZITS

ANDY CAPP

SOLUTION: THE ESCAPE

CRYPTOQUOTE CRANKSHAFT

eclarer inserted the jack to successfully pass the queen and jack of diamonds. A heart was continued for the jack and queen but West shifted to the king of spades.

South was able to build a heart winner but the partscore drifted down one, N- S -100. South’s resolve to rebid two diamonds was without merit.

Partner was a passed hand and he owned a balanced 12 HCP. He should pass to preserve a plus score. It is true that partner might own a threecard limit raise of hearts since Drury was not among their agreements but any continuation is fraught with danger.

North’s diamond raise was not suggested since partner had not promised four diamonds but might hold three diamonds with a solid opening bid.

He should, therefore, offer an invitational 2NT which will swiftly end the auction. East will begin with the jack of spades where declarer will emerge with eight tricks as long as he is able to build a heart winner without losing three hearts.

Perhaps a simpler solution for North would be to offer a passed hand 2NT response revealing a balanced 11-12 HCP. Author: Dave Willis - visit his website at www.insidebridge.ca

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HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

HI AND LOIS

BLONDIE

BC

CROSSWORD ARM-TWISTING ACROSS 1 Dressed (in) 5 Campus military org.

9 Room just under the roof 14 Very scarce 15 Money in Spain 16 Southwestern donkey 17 Dutch cheese 18 Raisin __ cereal 19 Vicinities 20 Push out of the way 23 Sparrow’s home 24 Green pasta sauce 25 “Specifically . . .”

27 Therefore 30 Make possible 34 24-hr. cash source 37 Seoul, South __ 40 Weary 41 Take on responsibility 44 Phi Beta __ 45 Enjoy greatly 46 Cloud’s location 47 Mexican nap 49 Oceans’ cousins 51 Exams 54 Tournament winner 58 Mama’s spouse 61 “Give that to me” 64 Get 100% on an exam 66 Tart-tasting 67 Make over 68 Divvy up 69 Difficult journey 70 Ireland nickname 71 Not saying much 72 Snakelike swimmers 73 Male deer DOWN 1 Crawl like a tot 2 Soup scoop 3 Most Saudis 4 Reduce in rank 5 McEntire of country music 6 What you and I have

PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED

7 Characteristic 8 Owned apartment 9 Lawyers’ org.

10 Cut and run 11 Birch or beech 12 Nest-egg investments, for short 13 Price paid 21 Put in overtime 22 Lamb’s mother 26 Converse (with) 28 Zeus or Apollo

/12/1

29 Mined rocks 31 Male sibs 32 Faucet drip 33 Swirling water 34 Inquires 35 Spicy Asian cuisine 36 Sulk 38 Historical age 39 Off-road rides: Abbr.

42 On the floor above 43 Weed-whacking tool 48 Fireplace residue 50 Coastlines 52 Sample of food 53 Sleeper’s sound 55 Keep from happening 56 TV, radio, etc.

57 Fork tine 58 Time gone by 59 Sore feeling 60 Bartlett or Bosc 62 Fencing contest 63 Annoys 65 Golf peg

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CLASSIFIEDS/DIVERSIONS/ENTERTAINMENT

TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015

HOROSCOPE

by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might have a nagging sense that something is off, and you could have a hard time getting past it. Follow your intuition, and you will land well.

Someone you care about will have much to share with you.

Consider alternatives more carefully. Tonight: Catch some zzz’s.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Your energy is abundant, and it will become more evident by midday. You’ll have a lot of ground to cover and many people to speak to. Exchange ideas openly with an eye to success.

Your ability to get past a hassle will be crucial. Tonight: Where people are. Don’t be alone.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You might wonder about your choices. How you see a personal matter could change after several conversations. Your perspective broadens, and you will see more possibilities emerge. Test out an idea with care. Tonight: The fun begins now.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Reach out to someone at a distance. When you speak to this person, you tend to feel empowered. Recognize how important it is to have a strong, solid outlook to rely on. Turn a negative situation into a positive one just by remaining upbeat. Tonight: Settle in.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Be direct in how you deal with someone. This person might need to have an important conversation with you. Listen to his or her ideas, even if they seem to be conflicting. There could be some important details you’ll need to hear. Tonight: Share more of your authentic self.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You could have an opportunity to present a personal matter differently. Listen to a loved one who shares a lot of his or her thoughts and dreams. You might have an important conversation that will be quite unique and important for you. Tonight: Blaze your own trail.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Defer to a new friend or associate. You are likely to enjoy this person’s wild imagination and follow-through. Think in terms of fast changes and new beginnings. You will enjoy yourself more if you simply sit back and relax. Do not fight the inevitable.

Tonight: Make it easy.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Listen to news without inserting your feelings into the situation. You could be far more dynamic if you sift through everything you hear without projecting. A partner might admit to some of the statements being riddled with humor. Tonight: Add your intensity to the mix.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Coming from a centered space could be a problem. Your mind seems to drift to personal matters. A discussion will be confusing because you might not be totally present in the moment.

Be receptive and willing to ask questions if something doesn’t click. Tonight: Take a walk.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You could be up for a change in the near future. Listen to news with an open mind. A loved one’s caring will make it easier to move through a hassle. You might feel stressed out because of your finances, but hang in there, and you’ll be OK. Tonight: On top of a problem.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Be aware of what you have to offer, and stay secure despite the fact that a loved one seems to be creating uproar. Deal with money matters, but make decisions only once you are confident of what needs to happen.

Tonight: Buy a favourite meal on the way home.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You have a strong sense of direction. How you handle a personal matter could radically change in the next few days. Your sense of humor and ability to quickly move through a lot of details and errands will allow you to stay on key. Tonight: Impulsiveness feels good!

YOUR BIRTHDAY (May 12) This year you might feel as if you can’t get enough time alone.

Your friends make it clear how much they like to hang out with you. Wherever you seem to go, you meet new people and make new friends. You will want to focus on a long-term goal or desire, as you will be able to manifest it from September onward. If you are single, you will have many potential suitors, but someone of significance enters your life after summer.

If you are attached, the two of you have a great time together, and are often socializing with an expanding circle of friends.

BORN TODAY Actor Jason Biggs (1978), baseball player Yogi Berra (1925), drummer Eric Singer (1958)

TV

Fox reveals new TV lineup as ‘American Idol’ closes out run USA TODAY

Fox unveiled a revamp that features five new series, an all-new Tuesday lineup — and a final season of American Idol.

The network, down 20 per cent this season despite having quickstarting Gotham and the biggest new hit in hip-hop soap Empire, will frontload its week with new comedies starring TV veterans John Stamos and Rob Lowe; a remake of the futuristic 2002 Steven Spielberg movie Minority Report; and Scream Queens, a “comedy-horror” anthology series about a sorority murder from producer Ryan Murphy

(American Horror Story, Glee) that stars Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lea Michele.

Among newcomers, Grandfathered stars Stamos as a bachelor startled to learn he’s not only a father, but a grandfather.

And The Grinder stars Lowe as a TV lawyer who, when his hit series is canceled, moves home to join his brother (Fred Savage, The Wonder Years) at his real law firm, even though he’s supremely unqualified. Rosewood, another new fall drama, stars Morris Chestnut as a Miami pathologist who teams with a cynical cop, and will lead into Empire, remaining on Wednesdays for

18 episodes, with separate fall and spring arcs.

The long-awaited X-Files reunion will air starting Jan. 24, premiering after Fox’s NFC championship game, and then moves to Mondays for its short run.

Fox’s current weekend lineup, including solid newcomer The Last Man on Earth, remains intact.

Canceled series, as expected, include The Following, The Mindy Project, Backstrom, Mulaney, Weird Loners, Glee and Red Band Society, though it’s possible Mindy will find a new home on Hulu.

Yes, stay in touch with this woman Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: I’m a little confused about a recent development in my life. I’m a 69-year-old man.

My wife died last summer after being in a nursing facility for nearly two years.

I recently went on a trip to visit some buddies. On the way, I decided to see a woman who was married to my wife’s cousin. Her husband also died after a long illness.

I found that I enjoyed the short time we had together. At the conclusion of the trip with my buddies, she agreed to see me on my way back. The second visit seemed even better than the first. I thought we had a real connection.

I’m not sure where to go with this new friendship. I really like her a lot.

Should I stay in contact? Do you think I’m just lonely and

looking for companionship? I don’t want to simply fill a void.

Should I continue with letters and texting, waiting to see whether anything happens, or should I be straightforward and ask how she feels about me?

— Confused Dear Confused: Yes, you should stay in contact, and yes, you should let her know you are interested in spending more time with her. Are you lonely or looking for companionship? Most people are. We might caution you if you were desperately looking into mail-order brides, but that’s not the case. You know this woman. She is already a friend.

You enjoy her company, and she seems to enjoy yours.

We say go for it.

Dear Annie: With graduation season coming upon us soon, I am wondering what to do.

I am a high school sports coach.

Over the past few summers, I have been invited to multiple graduation parties. Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy the parties, and I love my players. I am honoured to be invited and to have had a positive impact on their lives.

But I can’t afford to give each party honoree a gift. That would add up pretty quickly, and it’s

not fair to give one player a gift and not another.

Is it rude not to give gifts, or is it better not to attend any parties?

— Coach on a Budget Dear Coach: We have mentioned in the past that the best gift a teacher or coach can give is a letter expressing positive thoughts about the graduate.

Write something that indicates personal knowledge of the player’s attributes and strengths, his or her sense of humor, teamwork, compassion, efforts or talent. These letters are cherished and saved for years and are more meaningful than any material gift you could buy. And you also will feel free to attend the parties, which the players will also appreciate.

Dear Annie: In your response to “Al,” who found three dusty books inside some ductwork, you told him he could trace the owner without “pouring” over the personal content. Oops! The word should have been “poring.”

— Ken Hooton Dear Ken Hooton: You weren’t the only reader who caught that mistake, which our overworked editors also missed. Thanks for hauling us up short.

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TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2015

TV

CBS boss recalls Letterman ‘Late Show’ hiring FRAZIER MOORE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — In his long career at CBS and then as Sony boss, Howard Stringer faced plenty of ticklish negotiations and weighty talent deals.

But there was nothing to match the roller-coaster ride that led to his signing David Letterman and the launch of Late Show in 1993.

With Letterman’s retirement now only days away, and Stephen Colbert in the wings to carry on the Late Show franchise, Stringer recalls the stormy process of bagging Dave with lingering bemusement.

“It was quite a neurotic experience,” he said.

Now 73 and retired as Sony’s Chairman of

the Board, Stringer was president of CBS when the seismic plates of latenight TV began shifting: Johnny Carson in 1992 was stepping down from NBC’s Tonight Show after 30 triumphant years, to be replaced by Jay Leno — and infuriating Letterman, who had logged an impressive decade following Carson as Late Show host and expected to be offered the Tonight anchor chair.

The challenge facing Stringer was to convince Letterman he could have a no less bright future in late night at CBS. Meanwhile, NBC tried to wangle a way to keep Letterman in the fold beyond his soon-tolapse contract — perhaps even by uprooting Leno after an iffy first few months at Tonight and

handing Letterman the prize after all.

“We never quite knew what NBC was going to do for such a long time, and the ball was in their court,” says Stringer, “so throughout the negotiations we knew that NBC could stop us dead in our tracks. That created a certain level of anxiety.”

With the end of Letterman’s reign nearing, Stringer, who left CBS in 1995 after three decades at the network, refuses to share credit for Letterman’s record-breaking run.

“I just seized an opportunity that presented itself,” he says. “I take it personally only in the sense that I feel a sense of pride that he was everything we hoped he would be.”

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In this Aug. 9, 1994 file photo, CBS President Howard Stringer applauds at left as David Letterman, centre shakes hands with Tom Snyder after announcing that Snyder’s show with follow Letterman’s at New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater. [AP PHOTO]

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Block that was backdrop for Guess Who hit by fire THE CANADIAN PRESS

WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg apartment block that appears to have provided the backdrop for an iconic album cover by the rock group The Guess Who has been heavily damaged by a fire.

The blaze broke out Sunday morning in the basement of the three-storey structure on Bannatyne Ave. in the city’s downtown Exchange District and eventually burned to the roof.

The building has been undergoing renovations and no one was inside

at the time, but it took firefighters several hours to get the flames under control.

People living nearby were told to leave their homes in case the fire spread.

The album cover was for The Guess Who’s 1971 release So Long, Bannatyne, which included such songs as “Rain Dance,” “Sour Suite” and “Albert Flasher.”

The group — which was riding a wave of international acclaim at that time — came up with the title because guitarist Kurt Winter had been living in an apartment on Banna-

tyne and moved out that year.

Greg Duncan, a Guess Who fan who witnessed the fire, passes the block daily on his way to work and told CTV Winnipeg it’s the same one used for the album art.

“It’s kind of an interesting building. It’s just something I walked by quite frequently and thought, ‘I wonder if it’s still there?’

So I started looking as I was walking and sure enough, that’s it.”

There was no immediate word on the cause of the fire or the damage estimate.

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