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Musical Leader Wellington Secondary School band teacher Carmella Luvisotto has inspired her students to achieve great things
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Wellington Secondary School band teacher Carmella Luvisotto. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]
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t’s been a whirlwind year for Wellington Secondary School band teacher Carmella Luvisotto, who has seen her students rise to awards and acclaim at band festivals throughout North America. At the invitation-only MusicFest Nationals earlier this month in Toronto, her Grade 11 and 12 jazz students came out on top, and picked up four golds and a silver as well as multiple scholarships and bursaries. With prominent musicians representing Nanaimo like Diana Krall and Christine and Ingrid Jensen, the city has gained a reputation for producing high-calibre musicians. However, ask the students how they do so well, and all fingers point back to Luvisotto. “This year has been her best yet for bringing home awards. We’ve never won like we have this year,”
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says bass player Tiana Dick, who In addition to her school band won the SiriusX-cellence Perprograms, she manages 12 formance Award at MusicFest in extra-curricular band combos addition to playing at the before school, every prestigious Monterey lunch hour, after school Jazz Festival in Califorand on the occasional nia in March. Sunday. Then there “She’s the only teacher are festivals, gigs and I’ve ever had who stays fundraisers. every day until 4:30. And “I know some people she comes early too. We’ll who missed out on a be at the school in the lot of opportunities morning for 7:30 band because they didn’t go practices,” said Dick, who to festivals with their is in Grade 12. school,” said Ethan Julie “If we have extra stuff Olynyk, a Grade 11 stuChadwick on the side — like, we dent at Wellington who Reporting have gigs that come recently won the Pearl through Carmella — Canadian Drummer of she’ll come and make the Year award at Musicsure we’re doing OK.” Fest, as well as $2,500 It was in 2005 that Luvisotto Humber College scholarship. first introduced a Jazz Academy Luvisotto’s motivation in getat Wellington and became one of ting the students into festivals the few high schools in Canada to — which she attends on her own offer an education in jazz at the time and out of her own pocket — secondary level. makes a huge difference in what
they are exposed to, said Olynyk. Now in her 19th year teaching at Wellington, Luvisotto says this motivation comes from the commitment and passion she saw in teachers like Dave Strong, Steve Jones and Brian Stovell, who mentored her as a young musician coming up through the local school band programs. “I can remember every detail of those times from Grade 6 to Grade 12, what I did with certain band teachers and the different inspirational settings we were put in,” said Luvisotto. “So I just wanted to continue that legacy of Nanaimo’s tradition.” Though a talented pianist who also took up clarinet in elementary school, it was in her final year of high school that Luvisotto decided to pursue her path as a teacher rather than a full-time musician. See TEACHER, Page A5
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The District of Lantzville’s former mayor says the small community may have been better off staying as a rural area without a council in light of recent mass-resignations from the district’s council and senior staff members. Jack de Jong, who lost his re-election bid in November to the man he beat in 2011, Colin Haime, said the small size of the community impacts the nature of politics in the district of 3,500. “It tends to always become personal,” de Jong said of the political atmosphere.“The community’s in a very difficult position now. I take no joy out of this at all. Perhaps it was a bad decision to incorporate.” Residents in the area voted by a margin of 65 per cent in 2003 to incorporate as a municipality. Previously, decisions for the area had been made by the Regional District of Nanaimo, but some felt the interests of larger urban areas like the City of Nanaimo dominated the RDN’s agenda and outweighed their concerns. De Jong, who had previously supported political independence for Lantzville, said the small size of the community means that conflicts between individuals can be magnified. “It becomes very difficult to be a mayor. To some extent I feel for him,” de Jong said of Haime. Within two months, four councillors — Jennifer Millbank, Rod Negrave, Dave Scott and most recently Randy Savage — announced their resignations, leaving four vacancies on the seven-member council. Coralee Oakes, minister of community, sport and cultural development, stepped in this week to reduce the district council’s quorum — the minimum number of elected officials who must be present for a meeting — to three from four, so that district business could continue.
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The Nanaimo Port Authority has temporarily shelved plans to redevelop the docks in the inner harbour. The cost to replace the aging docks in the boat basin is considered too high to proceed immediately, so the project will not go ahead, this year at least. “It’s on hiatus,” said Bernie Dumas, Nanaimo Port Authority CEO.
“We did a fairly large marine survey of all infrastructure there (and) we do have a plan to redevelop but the survey gave us a little more time to do that.” In May 2012, the port unveiled a proposed 30-year lease agreement for a $9-million boat basin redevelopment undertaken by private developer Pacific Northwest Marina Group. The deal was abandoned a year later, after commercial fishermen, Protection Island-
ers and other users expressed concerns about potential loss of moorage space, and not enough assurances moorage fees would be affordable under a private operator. At the time, the port authority took criticism for not involving the public enough during the process. This time last year, the port still intended to move ahead with redevelopment of the boat basin. The port authority
hired a contractor to remove D Dock, which engineers said was unsafe, and the intention was to soon move ahead with the design and redevelopment work. The marine survey showed that the infrastructure is sound, which means the cash-strapped port authority can now postpone the project, or do it over time. “We do have a plan to redevelop it, but the survey is giving us a little more time to do that,”
Dumas said. “We have another three to five years. “We’ve got some ideas, it’s purely a funding challenge.” He said the port authority board will now consider options to fund the project, which would likely be phased in over five years. Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235
WHY NANAIMO? A look at why people choose to make the Harbour City home
VIU student decides to remain in Nanaimo Aaron Hinks Reporting
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manda Daly was recently appointed as a visitor services specialist at Tourism Nanaimo. Vancouver Island University initially brought her to Nanaimo and the Island lifestyle has made her stay.
What drew you to Nanaimo and when did you arrive? I was studying tourism and recreation at the College of Rockies in Cranbrook. To finish my degree I had to choose between transferring to Acadia in Nova Scotia or Malaspina (now Vancouver Island University) in Nanaimo. I chose Nanaimo because it was a closer to home (Alberta) and I love the landscapes that British Columbia has to offer. I arrived to Nanaimo in 2005. I couldn’t believe that I was moving to an island and at the time I had no idea how big the Island really was.
What challenges have you faced? The biggest challenge for me was finding work after I graduated. I ended up moving back to Alberta. At that time my boyfriend (an Island boy and now husband) was still living here. We thought about staying in Alberta and putting down roots, but we loved the lifestyle here more. There are more outdoor recreation opportunities here and they are literally less than a fiveminute drive. But that was ten years ago. Today my challenge is finding volunteers to help run the Visitor Centre. We have students that join us during the summer but we still need help. We are looking for volunteers to join our team Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays, as well as helping with our info booth at events.
Amanda Daly outside the Northfield and Parkway intersection tourism centre. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]
How are you integrating into the community and what do you bring to Nanaimo? Integrating into the community was relatively easy I was going to VIU so I immediately was meeting new people. I began working with the City as a summer leader too so I got to know my way around Nanaimo fairly fast. After I graduated and found work with Tourism Nanaimo I really got to see all that Nanaimo
and the area has to offer. I think I bring enthusiasm and a great appreciation for the outdoors. Growing up on the prairies I often had to drive everywhere to enjoy many outdoor activities such as hiking. So being this close to many of my favourite activities has been great and it’s something I enjoy sharing with others. What is the most underrated thing in/about Nanaimo, from
your point of view? I think our parks and trails in Nanaimo and the area. There are so many, whether you are into hiking, biking, or a leisurely stroll there is something for everyone. Also the scenic views. People often take it for granted. Nanaimo is beautiful. If you could make one change to Nanaimo, what would it be? I would like to continue to help change people’s perception of
Nanaimo; locals and visitors. We aren’t just a ferry stop we are much more and should be explored. I would encourage locals to come stop by the Visitor Centre on Northfield and the Parkway, or our summer location downtown at the Bastion to learn more about the area and what we do. If you’re interested in volunteering for Tourism Nanaimo, contact Amanda.Daly@tourismnanaimo. com
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igh principles and foreign policy have never been easy to reconcile. Trade with communist China and you’re accused of supporting oppression; refuse to trade with communist Cuba and you’re accused of punishing a poor, defenceless people. Some hypocrisy is unavoidable and even desirable in foreign affairs. Witness, for example, the confusing array of unlikely alliances in the Mideast today. Other times, however, the two faces of foreign capitals are too much to bear. Let’s take Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s love-in with Saudi Arabia as an example. The Saudis have been some-
what ambivalent about Islamic State, but they share Canada’s desire to contain Iran. They have also provided intelligence and logistics to friendly foreign governments in the past and act as a stabilizing force in the region.That’s a lot of support in a troubled region and it must be worth some forbearance. But has Harper wrongly averted his gaze to human-rights abuses in Saudi Arabia? How much evil should a country tolerate in return for strategic and tactical favours? Let’s have a look at the dark side of Saudi politics. As of Tuesday, the dictatorship had beheaded 88 people, more than all the beheadings that occurred in the country in 2014. Many countries execute criminals for crimes such as
murder. In Saudi Arabia, however, crimes such as witchcraft, robbery, apostasy, drug trafficking and other offences earn the sword. Most suspects are tortured, denied lawyers and public trials. Women are second-class citizens, criticism of the government is regarded as terrorism, the Shia minority faces systemic discrimination and free expression is outlawed. The list goes on, but you get the idea. Harper began his administration in 2006 with tough talk about human rights in China. That ended when China decided to snub Canada diplomatically while other countries, including the United States, were cashing in on trade opportunities. Fair-minded people can disagree on whether Harper should
add Saudi Arabia to the list of nations he likes to demonize. This is one of those times when former enemies and loathsome nations are needed, or believed to be needed, in the fight against Islamic State and other terrorist groups. Harper should, at a minimum, express privately to the Saudis his disgust with their barbaric practices. He could have made his views clear last year, when the government approved a $15-billion sale of military equipment to the Saudis. The government normally doesn’t sell military goods to countries with records of human-rights abuses, but Ottawa won’t say if it conducted such an assessment. Not that it really needed one, since the state of affairs in Saudi Arabia
is well known. And did Harper really need to be so obsequious in mourning the death of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz last January, whom he praised for his contributions to the country’s “social, education, health initiatives.” Self-interest or human rights? Well, in the case of Saudi Arabia, Canada made its choice. As stated earlier, we live in difficult times, but it should still be possible for the leader of Canada to take a stand against atrocities. Harper says Canada cannot be selective in defending human rights. How true. And how hypocritical. » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this editorial to letters@nanaimodailynews.com.
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» Your Letters // e-mail: letters@nanaimodailynews.com Keep dogs on a leash regardless of their size I just read the story about the small dog that was attacked and died and I sympathize with the small dog owner that is a horrible way to lose a pet but I think everyone should have their dog on a leash no matter what size it is. Small dogs attack too, not just big breed dogs. My mother has a pit bull cross she is the most loving and affectionate dog I have ever met, and she has loved my baby boy right from the start. It is frustrating when small dog owners let their dog off leash because they’re “small and cute” I don’t know your dog, it doesn’t know me, please keep it on a leash, be responsible for your pet. Rachel Delorme Nanaimo
Nasty letters not acceptable for reader First of all the NDN should be a family newspaper and not be printing numerous nasty letters to
the editor from one nasty writer. Your readers are very mostly nice people and do not enjoy nastiness from a warped mind. There is a very humorous television program called Maxwell Smart; your own very “popular” MS is the very opposite of a comedian! Congratulations to the NDP victory in Alberta, who, instead of ridiculing the losing political party in their recent election have shown compassion and a willingness to co-operate with the Conservatives. Please observe restraint in your reporting of letters to the editor, which you forward to your vast majority of nice people here in the fair city of Nanaimo. Ralph Forshaw Nanaimo
Millions of dollars already wasted on dams An editorial in a recent issue of the Daily News noted that our administration is filing for a stay in work on the Colliery dams. Over the last few years millions
of taxpayer dollars have been uselessly spent, successfully demonstrating show that the dams are safe and no remedial work in needed. Other that the fact that the provincial dams branch’s prestige would suffer where no safety concerns exist. Any sort of action at taxpayer cost must be accomplished, even if utterly useless. It now appears that the matter is no longer safety but political. The most knowledgeable person in the entire scenario Jeff Solomon, is studiously ignored. But another voice, that of a well respected and realistic MLA (though in Opposition) is also ignored. Somebody in real life must admit the fallacy in this whole operation and say stop. D. F. Connors Nanaimo
Tax dollars should not go to grand lobbyist plans Re: ‘Port Theatre needs new sponsors to step up’ (Our View,
Daily News, May 29) Hmm. Confining our tax dollars to roads, sewers and emergency services is “boring” is it? Well, I have to disagree with this editorial. My tax dollar will most definitely go to public services first, and whatever is left over will go elsewhere. Port Theatre already receives a few million tax dollars annually as they can’t make it on their own. Now they want an extension to the theatre and, no doubt, more subsidies to come to them from the taxpayer in the future. Tax dollars must support our communities first before giving to other lobbyists grand plans. Sue Sharp Nanaimo Letters must include your hometown and a daytime phone number for verification purposes only. Letters must include your first name (or two initials) and last name. Unsigned letters and letters of more than 350 words will not be accepted. Email to: letters@nanaimodailynews.com.
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Monday Morning Pictorial Snapshots of the mid-Island
Ladysmith harbour as seen from the harbour tour held by the Ladysmith Maritime Festival society.
A great blue heron rests on a log while people check out the boats at the Ladysmith Maritime Festival.
Log boons seen up closely on the harbour tour. Seals and other wildlife usually rest on the logs.
Touring the Ladysmith waterfront
Ting Pan and Mark Ashby comfort their daughter, May Ashby, 4, during a few waves on the harbour tour.
The Ladysmith Maritime Society held harbour tours that gave guests a unique view of Ladysmith at the maritime festival. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS PHOTOS]
Angie Nunn stands in a yacht named ‘Romance.’ The yacht was built by Angie’s husband, Gary. It took him seven years and more than 8,000 hours to complete.
Jim McDonald stands on the ‘Walronda,’ which was built in Hong Kong in 1912. It was purchased by the Department of Transportation and worked out of Vancouver at the foot of the Marine Building for much of its life. The McDonald’s bought the boat in 1985 and have restored it into a pleasure yacht.
Captain and Ladysmith Maritime volunteer Dan Lutz leads a harbour tour.
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Father helped inspire Wellington music teacher TEACHER, From Page A1
Part of the inspiration came from her father Fred, a teacher who helped start the earliest school band programs in Nanaimo. “There was no band, so he just started his own Grade 6/7 band with the kids,” she said.
That early education is crucial to continuing music on into the later levels, she added. “The band kids are generally really good kids. Whether they’re in Grade 8 or Grade 12, the older kids mentor the younger ones, the younger ones look up to the older ones. It’s like a family,” she said. “It’s a place for some kids to
really feel comfortable, they know they can come to the band room at lunch, it’s open to them.” Part of Luvisotto’s ability to mentor students to an award-winning level is her connections in the music world — Diana Krall used to give her piano lessons, for example — which allows for her to draw in top musicians to
offer workshops to her students. Beyond the technical skills, education and connections these musicians offer, they also inspire the students to see what is possible for them in the world of music. “She inspires everybody to want to practice. Our bands wouldn’t be the way they are if we didn’t have people going home and
practising their instruments,” said Dick. “Anyone can give information to a band on how to play, but nobody can really express the passion and the work ethic that Carmella has.” Julie.Chadwick @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4238
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Still time to put together Relay for Life teams for big 2015 event Darrell Bellaart Reporting
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here’s still time to put a team together for this year’s Relay for Life cancer fundraiser. Relay for Life benefits the Canadian Cancer Society, which supports local cancer services and research. The event includes dinner for cancer survivors followed by the 12-hour overnight relay. “We are still in need of volunteers for all different areas, we just can not put on this kind of event with out the communities support,” said Tracy Berg, event organizer. Relay for Life takes place at the NDSS Rotary Bowl June 12, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. This year’s relay theme is Superheroes Wiping out Cancer, with bands, line dancing demonstrations, lip-sync contests and other entertainment lined up. Cancer survivors and guests can register free of charge at 250-741-8180 or emailing tberg@ bc.cancer.ca. To register a team contact tberg@bc.cancer.ca, 250-668-6794 or visit www.relayforlife.ca/ nanaimo. Relay For Life members would also like to thank all those who helped make a recent beer and burger fundraiser a success. Thanks the following businesses for their donations to our 49th Parallel Grocery, the General Stores and Markets, Buckerfield’s, Country Grocer, Gallery South, Tru Spa, Urban Salon, McGirr Sports Fields, Nanaimo Toyota, Nanaimo Chrysler, Farm Girl Treasures, Cobbs Bread, Chop Hair Design, Starbucks and Vancouver Whitecaps. The fundraiser was held
Sikh Gurdwara Temple members present Maeve O’Byrne, centre, with a $5,500 donation for the purchase of life-changing equipment in two new operating rooms at NRGH.
health and safety focus as a company,” said Brad Wilson, of Enex. “We are Vancouver Island owned and operated, and are dedicated to our community.”
Legion gives back
Sharing the bulk of a $500 cheque representing a donation to the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation are: Enex employees Brad Wilson, left, Stephanie Hart, Dionne Nicklin and Brenda Rositano of the Hospital Foundation.
O’Byrne, foundation president.
recently at the Wellington Pub.
Sikh community support Help for foundation Nanaimo’s Sikh Community showed their support for new operating rooms at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Nanaimo’s Sikh community, through the Vancouver Island Khalsa Diwan Society (Gurdawara), recently presented the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation with a $5,500 gift for the purchase of vital equipment for the two new ORs at NRGH. “We are very grateful for this generous donation,” said Maeve
Enex Fuels recently demonstrated its commitment to community when it gave $500 to the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation. The money is to help purchase life-changing equipment for Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. The Island-based company supplies fuel to homeowners, drivers and airports. The company also has a strong company culture of giving back to the communities it serves. “This donation aligns with our
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Members of Royal Canadian Legion #257 in Lantzville gave $2,000 to Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation for low-income users of Nanaimo Lifeline’s Silent Guardian Fund. The fund allows people of limited financial means to use Lifeline services, provided by the foundation. A local, 24-hour personal emergency response services for medically-at-risk individuals, so people can live at home longer with peace of mind. Legion #257 supports veterans using poppy contributions. Branch #257 has given more than $65,000 to the Hospital Foundation since 1999, a third of which has supported the Silent Guardian Fund. It costs less than $480 a year to support an individual needing a Silent Guardian. It’s enough to pay for a year’s service for more than four individuals.
New policy welcomed by VIU officials DAILY NEWS
A new government policy that will see more apprentices on public work sites in B.C. is being welcomed by the trades faculty at Vancouver Island University. Guy Ellis, dean of trades and applied technology at VIU, said he “strongly supports” the province’s new apprentices on public projects policy that will require apprentices to be hired for projects worth more than $15 million. He said that with the increasing demand for skilled workers in B.C., he’s pleased the government is showing leadership on the issue. Tina Brooks, a spokeswoman for the Nanaimo-based Island West Coast Developments which provides construction services on Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland, said many in the industry also welcome the move. “We see the value of apprenticeship programs and we already have some in place,” Brooks said. “Our hope is that the government’s new policy won’t involve too much paperwork on the part of the companies. Too much documentation can bog down the whole system.” The new policy, which will apply to projects tendered after July 1, requires contractors working on major public construction projects like schools, roads, bridges and hospitals with at least a $15-million government investment to sponsor apprentices through the entire project cycle. The companies must then report on the apprentices’ on-project use prior to receiving their final payment. Any costs related to the new policy will have to be absorbed by the companies, but there will be income tax credits for employers who hire apprentices enrolled in apprenticeship programs. Ellis said it’s a good step in the right direction, but more can be done to meet the growing need for skilled workers.
Vickers, Creba to be honoured during spring convocation ceremonies at VIU DAILY NEWS
Artist Arthur Vickers and Dr. Skye Creba will be honoured at the spring convocation at Vancouver Island University. Vickers is an internationally renowned First Nations artist from B.C. and a VIU alumna. Creba is an award-winning medical doctor in Nanaimo who studied at the university. Vickers, who will receive an Honourary Doctorate of Letters on June 1, is also a storyteller and philanthropist. Spending his childhood years in the coastal Tsimshian Village of Kitkatla, his mother was of English and Canadian heritage and his father was of Heiltsuk, Tsimshian
and Haida First Nations ancestry. Drawing inspiration from his history and heritage, Vickers transforms traditional designs into breathtaking works of art that are powerful and unforgettable. “Arthur Vickers has brought credit to British Columbia through his artwork, and he has contributed equally through support of charity and his work to enlighten and inspire B.C. children,” said Virginia MacCarthy, an education professor at VIU. Creba, who will receive a Distinguished Alumni Early Achievement Award on June 3, is an emergency room physician at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.
A graduate of Nanaimo District Secondary School in 2000, Creba began her post-secondary education in VIU’s Bachelor of Science degree program, which ignited her passion for science and medicine. Skye conducted outstanding research in VIU’s chemistry department’s applied environmental research laboratory and published two peer-reviewed papers. “Skye was renowned for her resourcefulness, attention to detail and outstanding interpersonal skills,” said VIU biology professor Tim Goater. “In her undergraduate career at VIU, she distinguished herself as an excellent experimentalist and terrific team player.”
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Officers criticize roll out Female Mounties seek action against force of carbines after deaths TAMSYN BURGMANN THE CANADIAN PRESS
RCMP in Bourque shootings were not trained sufficiently
VANCOUVER — At age 22, Quebec native Joanne Mayer was greeted at her first RCMP posting in Gibsons, with a handshake and a blunt statement from the sergeant: “We don’t think women should be in the force, and especially not French-speaking ones.” Mayer said that along with her regular duties, she spent over two years doing “sexist” chores including making coffee, ensuring there was an ample supply of cream and sugar, and cleaning police cruisers. A quarter-century later, Mayer has joined hundreds of other former and current RCMP members hoping for justice over alleged gender discrimination, bullying and harassment with a potential class-action lawsuit. A five-day hearing to deter-
ALISON AULD AND MICHAEL TUTTON THE CANADIAN PRESS
RCMP officers who raced to a New Brunswick neighbourhood under siege by Justin Bourque say the force has failed to supply them with recommended guns and training, months after a report urged the organization to do just that. Some frontline officers who spoke to The Canadian Press on the condition that they remain anonymous because they are not allowed to speak publicly say they fear for their safety because most members still do not have carbine rifles or training on how to use them. One RCMP officer who witnessed Bourque gun down a colleague last June 4 in Moncton says the organization has moved too slowly in rolling out the carbines and training. Another member says officers feel they are outgunned and are increasingly bitter that repeated calls for better weaponry over the last decade haven’t prompted a swift response from RCMP headquarters. “A lot of the members are disappointed . . . but they’ve got to the point of saying, ‘Well you know what, that’s the RCMP. They don’t give a s---t,”’ said one long-serving member involved in the hunt for Bourque. “I don’t expect to see much more change. . . . When it comes to the carbine being put in the vehicles, they say it’s going to happen but do I expect it? No, not for a few years.” He says only four people in his detachment of about 80 members have been trained on the Colt C8 carbine, a semi-automatic
mine certification of a classaction proceeding involving 362 women is set to begin Monday in B.C. Supreme Court. “I didn’t tell my parents or anybody what had happened to me. I went through this all on my own,” said Mayer, who plans to fly to Vancouver from Ottawa along with several other women expected to attend from across Canada. Mayer was emboldened to come forward after Janet Merlo, a 19-year RCMP veteran from Nanaimo, went public with her own experience of ongoing discrimination before launching the suit in March 2012. “I was like, ‘Well, I went through that, too. Maybe it wasn’t my fault,”’ Mayer said. “I had blocked it out, to be honest. I didn’t realize what was happening to me at the time and I was too scared to speak out.”
Emergency response officers enter a residence in Moncton, N.B. on Thursday, June 5, 2014. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
weapon that is highly regarded for its accuracy and long range, and has been used for years by Canadian municipal police forces. The RCMP moved the first carbines out in 2013, with 2,200 now available for 12,000 members. Carbine training has stepped up since last year, but the force won’t reveal how many officers have been trained. In mid-May, the RCMP was charged with violating the Canada Labour Code. Labour investigators allege the police force didn’t provide appropriate weapons and equipment for “active shooter” incidents. They also say the force didn’t give staff the training and information needed to respond to inci-
dents like Bourque’s, and that the RCMP didn’t “in general” ensure health and safety of its members. The matter will be heard in court for the first time on July 9. The latest call for a faster rollout of the carbines came in a review from retired assistant commissioner Alphonse MacNeil after Bourque fatally shot three RCMP officers and wounded two others with an assault rifle that overpowered the members’ pistols and shotguns. MacNeil released 64 recommendations aimed at improving training, equipment, communications and planning during critical incidents, all of which were found to be deficient in the police response to the shootings.
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Deaths at residential schools need more study: commission CHINTA PUXLEY THE CANADIAN PRESS
The commission that has spent five years examining one of the darkest chapters in Canada’s history is winding up its work with a key question left unanswered — exactly how many aboriginal children died in residential schools? Justice Murray Sinclair, who heads the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, says the federal government stopped recording the deaths around 1920 after the chief medical officer at Indian Affairs suggested children were dying at an alarming rate. “He was fired,” Sinclair says. “ The government stopped recording deaths of children in residential schools, we think, probably because
the rates were so high.” Sinclair has guessed up to 6,000 children may have died at the schools but it’s impossible to say with certainty. “We think this is a situation that needs further study,” he said. More than 130 years after the first residential schools were established to “take the Indian out of the child,” the commission is to release a summary of its six-volume final report on Tuesday. It will include testimony from survivors, as well as numerous recommendations to address the legacy of forced assimilation. The commission didn’t originally intend to examine how many children never came home, but it quickly emerged as an issue, Sinclair says. Schools were often crowd-
ed, poorly ventilated and unsanitary. Children died from smallpox, measles, influenza and tuberculosis. Some were buried in unmarked graves in school cemeteries, while others were listed as “missing” or “discharged.” In some cases, parents never found out what happened. Some provinces handed over death certificates to the commission, but Sinclair says the work is far from over. “We have recommendations around that in the report. “We’re going to tell you there are lots of records out there that are missing.” About 150,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis children were taken from their families and forced to attend government schools over much of the last century.
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B.C. Christian university going to court in Ontario DIANA MEHTA THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — A Christian university in British Columbia that forbids sexual intimacy outside heterosexual marriage heads to an Ontario court this week asking for the graduates of its proposed law school to be able to practice in the province. Specifically, Trinity Western University is asking for judicial review of a decision last year by Ontario’s law society to refuse accreditation to its
yet-to-open law school. The case between the private university and the Law Society of Upper Canada pits religious freedoms against samesex equality rights, with each side saying one is discriminating against the other. The case that will be heard in Toronto comes as Trinity Western is engaged in similar battles in other provinces. It recently secured a win in Nova Scotia, where a court stopped that province’s law society from
denying the university accreditation, although the decision is now being appealed. In British Columbia, however, the B.C. Law Society voted not to recognize the university’s law school graduates and the provincial government revoked its support for the proposed law school. At the heart of all the disputes is the university’s “community covenant” or code of conduct, which it requires all students to abide by.
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Activists using social media to fight jihadists Digital Mass Atrocity Prevention Lab head says terrorist groups are using social media to lure in youth SIDHARTHA BANERJEE THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL — A Montreal-based human rights thinktank wants to fight jihadist groups on their own online turf, saying it’s time to push back against the propaganda. Kyle Matthews, who heads Concordia University’s Digital Mass Atrocity Prevention Lab, says the use of social media by groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant to lure young people and promote its cause goes largely unchecked. Groups like ISIL are evidence of the increasing convergence between new technology, atrocities and extremist factions, said Matthews. “ISIS has become like a genocidal force where it exists and it tends to squash all diversity and annihilate anyone who is different,” he said in a recent interview. “Tied to that, we have cases in Canada where individuals are being radicalized online, targeted on social media much like online sexual predators.” The lab was introduced this year and is part of the Mont-
Kyle Matthews, with the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, is shown in Montreal on Friday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
real Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, where Matthews is deputy director. Montreal has been the focus of much scrutiny after the recent arrest of 10 youths suspected of wanting to join jihadist groups in
the Middle East. Their passports were confiscated, although no charges were laid. A local junior college attended by some of those youths noted it was powerless to stop recruitment that largely takes place
online. That followed the disappearance in January of several young Quebecers who are believed to have fled to Turkey to eventually join jihadist organizations in the Middle East. Some are thought to have attended the same school. In Quebec, the province is set to introduce anti-radicalization measures in the coming weeks, while the City of Montreal has said it plans to open an anti-radicalization centre. While some people advocate closing down social media accounts and outing jihadist cheerleaders, Matthews said responding to such propaganda and tackling the ideology is equally important. “They’re creating a narrative that kind of makes the ISIS fighter look like the Che Guevara of 2015,” Matthews said. The propaganda videos are professionally produced. Groups like ISIL are also prolific, with thousands of Twitter and Facebook accounts that constantly recruit and target disaffected youth in the West. There have been reports about their use of apps and other programs, like the Russian equiva-
lent of Facebook, to bypass western intelligence. Jihadists have also demonstrated a long reach: an ISIL audio recording in mid-May, purportedly from its reclusive leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was translated into several languages and shared via some 46,000 Twitter accounts linked to the group. With so much jihadist content available, Matthews said governments and organizations worldwide are struggling to keep up. “The response is so slow and what I keep telling people, the government can’t do this stuff: bureaucrats are not creative, they don’t understand how social media works,” Matthews said. “The ideas are where we have to engage if we want to prevent this from getting any worse.” Matthews and his team will present ways to deal with digital jihadism at the Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum in Germany in June. The best line of attack, he believes, may lie in a diverse group of untapped sources such as creative filmmakers, tech firms and Muslims who understand the situation and can provide a counterpoint.
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John Kerry breaks his leg in bicycle crash after hitting curb confirmed that Kerry fractured his right femur. “The secretary is stable and never lost consciousness, his injury is not life-threatening and he is expected to make a full recovery,” Kirby said in a statement. Kerry, 71, was taken by helicopter to Geneva’s main medical centre, HUG, after hitting a curb with his bike near Scionzier, France, about 40 kilometres southeast of the Swiss border. Paramedics and a physician were on the scene with his motorcade at the time and provided him immediate attention.
BRADLEY KLAPPER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
GENEVA — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry broke his leg in a bicycle crash Sunday after striking a curb, and scrapped the rest of a four-nation trip that included an international conference on combating the Islamic State group. Kerry was in stable condition and in good spirits as he prepared to return to Boston for further treatment with the doctor who previously operated on his hip, U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said. He said X-rays at a Swiss hospital
They quickly decided to order the 10-minute-long helicopter transport. The Dauphine Libere, a local newspaper, said Kerry fell near the beginning of his ride to the famed mountain pass called the Col de la Colombiere, which has been a route for the Tour de France more than a dozen times. Right around the time of his fall, a Twitter feed about local driving conditions warned of the danger due to gravel along the pass. But U.S. officials said there was no gravel on the road where the accident occurred. According
to the newspaper, some Haute Savoie officials were with Kerry at the time, including the head of the region. Kerry’s regular plane was returning to the United States carrying much of his staff and reporters who accompanied on the trip. The secretary of state planned to fly back late Sunday aboard a plane with special medical equipment “to ensure he remains comfortable and stable throughout the flight,” Kirby said. “Its use is nothing more than a prudent medical step on the advice of physicians.”
Kerry’s cycling rides have become a regular occurrence on his trips. He often takes his bike with him on the plane and was riding that bicycle Sunday. During discussions in late March and early April between world powers and Iran, Kerry took several bike trips during breaks. Those talks were in Lausanne, Switzerland, and led to a framework agreement. Kerry had been in Geneva for six hours of meetings with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Saturday as the sides now work to seal a comprehensive accord by June 30.
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SPORTSMONDAY Monday, June 1, 2015 || Sports Editor: Scott McKenzie Scott.McKenzie@nanaimodailynews.com || SECTION B
WLA
CFL
Timbermen suffer first loss
Lulay lets it rip in Lions’ first day of training
Undefeated New Westminster Salmonbellies swim out of Nanaimo with 12-7 win SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS
After a week of being heralded as the darlings of the Western Lacrosse Association, the Nanaimo Timbermen were brought back down to earth Sunday night in a 12-7 loss to the New Westminster Salmonbellies. Coming off two upset wins over the defending league champion Victoria Shamrocks last weekend, the Timbermen did lead 4-2 early against the still-undefeated ‘Bellies but were unable to finish the job to go 3-0 to start the season. “If we came into the season thinking we’re going undefeated, we’re idiots,” Timbermen assistant coach Dave Bremner said after the loss. “Losing is a good thing. There’s never anything wrong with losing, as long as you learn from it. “There’s a lot of things we can change, and we’ll be better again.” The Timbermen fell to second place with the loss in the seven-team WLA. After holding a two-goal lead in the first period off goals from Mac Johnston and Cayle Ratcliff, and two from Cody Bremner, the Timbermen gave up a powerplay goal and an even strength goal in the waning minutes of the frame. Nanaimo would never lead the game again as the Salmonbellies’ offence began to click, chasing Timbermen goalie Zak Boychuck from the net in favour of local product Pete Dubenski, and their defence lulled the game to sleep. Only two goals were scored in the third period, with New Westminster burying both of them.
JOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS
Nanaimo Timbermen runner Mitch Parker carries the ball up the floor in a Western Lacrosse Association game Sunday night against the New Westminster Salmonbellies at Frank Crane Arena. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS]
“We’re a young team, and our emotions got the better of us,” Dave Bremner said. “We weren’t prepared to come in and play. “We tried to practise the way we needed to, but they didn’t come ready to play and didn’t do the fundamentals properly. New West out-worked us, they out loose-balled us and they pressed us a lot tonight . . . we’ve got to make some changes next practice.” Dubenski, a first-round draft pick who made his first WLA
performance when he was put in net in the second period Sunday night, made 20 stops on 25 shots. Ratcliff, the Nanaimo captain, led his team in scoring with four goals while Brody Eastwood, who led the league in goal-scoring after the first two games, was held to just a single assist by the New Westminster defence. Cody Bremner, who finished Sunday’s loss with two goals and an assist, is now two points back of Victoria Shamrock Cory Conway for the WLA scoring lead with 13 through three games —
Victoria has played four. Bremner, Eastwood and Co. will get another shot at the Salmonbellies, though, when the two teams meet again on Thursday on the wooden floor of Queen’s Park Arena. The next Timbermen home game is on Sunday in Duncan at the Island Savings Centre at 6 p.m. for their annual game in the Cowichan Valley. Scott.McKenzie@ nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243
MAJOR JUNIOR
Generals win Memorial Cup in OT BILL BEACON THE CANADIAN PRESS
QUEBEC — Anthony Cirelli’s time to shine for the Oshawa Generals was supposed to be next season, but the 17-year-old made a massive impact in the biggest game of the campaign. Cirelli tied the game in the second period and then scored 1:28 into overtime on Sunday night to give Oshawa the Mastercard Memorial Cup. “Words can’t describe what I’m feeing now,” Cirelli said as the Generals celebrated their 2-1 victory over the Western Hockey League champion Kelowna Rockets. “Coming from midget hockey last year and making this team, then doing this..... we worked so hard all season and to win it is unbelievable.” The Generals won the Cup for the first time since 1990 and became the first Ontario Hockey League team to win since the 2010 Windsor Spitfires. Tomas Soustal scored in the first period for Kelowna, which had the edge in possession and play for most of the game but got only one past solid goaltender Ken Appleby. The Rockets outshot the Generals 38-26. In overtime, a favourable bounce sent Oshawa on an attack. Goalie Jackson Whistle stopped the first shot from Chris Carlisle but Cirelli was on the
Oshawa Generals forward Anthony Cirelli, who scored the overtime winning goal against the Kelowna Rockets, raises the Memorial Cup trophy Sunday at the Memorial Cup final in Quebec City. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
doorstep to bang in the rebound. “I was shocked when it when in. It was an unbelievable feeling,” said Cirelli. Added Generals veteran defenceman Dakota Mermis: “You see Carlisle, an overager, get the puck to the net and Cirelli, a guy who was undrafted in the OHL, and he nails it right in and then it’s all just emotions. It’s so crazy.” Oshawa also beat the Rockets
2-1 in the round-robin portion of the tournament, but Kelowna played a much better game this time, rarely allowing the Generals to get their cycle game going. “Both teams battled hard and it could have gone either way,” said dejected Rockets captain Madison Bowey. “We played hard and you know what? Two great teams meet up and one team has to lose and tonight we were on the wrong side of things.”
An announced crowd of 10,391 turned out for the final hockey game at the Pepsi Colisee, which is to be demolished and replaced by the 18,000-seat Videotron Centre next door. Perhaps rusty from five days off since finishing first in the round robin, the Generals were unable get sustained pressure in the Kelowna zone. Cole Linaker won a draw from Michael McCarron and Bowey fired a puck off the end boards that Soustal, posted at the back door, put into an open side at 15:08. The Generals found their legs during successive power plays in the second period and tied the game at 13:50 when Cirelli broke down the left side and picked the top corner behind Whistle. Oshawa nearly had the winner at 17:30 of the third, but video review showed Hunter Smith batted it in with a high stick. The Generals had a veteran team that will lose most of its top players next season. Youngsters like Cirelli will be the team’s future. The Woodbridge, Ont. native had 13 goals in 68 regular season games and added two in the OHL playoffs. His two at the Memorial Cup were ones he won’t forget. “I just kept working hard and thinking ‘my time will come,”’ said Cirelli.
KAMLOOPS — Travis Lulay drops back to pass and launches a ball down field. At another training camp with another quarterback, the play might be forgotten before the next snap. But as the B.C. Lions gathered for their first practice on Sunday morning, it was a further signal that the club’s veteran pivot is ready to put 18 months of shoulder-injury frustration behind him. “I was pleased with what I was able to do today,” said Lulay. “There wasn’t a throw that I looked at that I couldn’t make on account of my shoulder.We’re going to keep a close eye on it.” As they should. Lulay has suffered crippling injuries to his throwing shoulder each of the last two seasons. The first was corrected by surgery, but when he finally returned to the lineup last year following a rehabilitation that stretched into September, Lulay re-injured the joint in his only start and again found himself on the sidelines. The 31-year-old opted against undergoing another procedure and instead chose a rehab program under new head coach Jeff Tedford that included throwing from different angles and falling onto mats. It’s only the first day of camp, but the Lions were encouraged by what they saw. “He’s making progress. It’s a process for him,” said Tedford. “He’s worked himself to where he is right now. We’ve just got to keep monitoring. He’ll do more and more, and get stronger and stronger as we go.” A former Grey Cup MVP, Lulay made a number of different throws during the morning practice, including roll outs to the wide side of the field and deep ins. “Those are the challenging throws that our league presents and I was able to make them today for the most part,” he said. “A few throws didn’t quite have the intensity that I like, but it’s Day 1. That’s going to happen regardless. It’s getting your feet under you and getting your eyes right.” Another player back on the field after having the 2014 season cut short by injury was Andrew Harris, the star Canadian running back who suffered a dislocated ankle in September. Tedford was hoping to ease Harris into camp, but with two other backs down with early injuries the 28-year-old was right in the thick of things. “It’s good to get that rust knocked off and just get in the motions of cutting and doing things that I haven’t been able to do,” said Harris. “It’s the confidence in situations where you don’t really know how strong (the ankle) is yet.” Lulay and Harris are among the veterans at camp getting to know Tedford after he replaced the fired Mike Benevides in December.
ESSENTIAL READING
Bowditch wins at PGA’s Byron Nelson
Nordqvist takes LPGA ShopRite Classic win
Jimmie Johnson wins Dover for 10th time
Steven Bowditch rode his best birdie binge on the PGA Tour to a 5-under 64 and a four-shot victory Sunday in the AT&T Byron Nelson, winning in the Australian’s adopted home for his second career title — both in Texas. Bowditch, who got married at the resort next to the TPC Four Seasons five years after attempting suicide at his Dallas home while battling depression in 2006, had 27 birdies in the tournament.
Anna Nordqvist birdied the 16th and 17th holes to break out of the pack and win the ShopRite LPGA Classic by a stroke Sunday. With her mother visiting from Sweden, the 27-yearold Nordqvist closed with a 2-under 69 in windy conditions to finish at 8-under 205 at Stockton Seaview’s Bay Course. The former Arizona State player has five career LPGA Tour titles, winning twice each in 2009 and 2014.
Jimmie Johnson took the congratulatory call from his boss, then flipped the phone for a selfie. The six-time series champ and crew chief Chad Knaus sandwiched the 60-pound trophy and smiled for a familiar photo. “You’ve only got 10 of ’em,” a fan yelled at the victory lane celebration. Johnson said: “We’ll keep them coming!” Johnson had already mastered the Monster Mile like no other driver.
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JUNIOR A LACROSSE
NHL
Jr. T-Men Bolts, Hawks meet for the Cup fall 15-12 to Pair of Game 7s in conference finals sets Stanley Cup final to begin Wednesday Islanders in Duncan S
man has been a rock, skating over 24 minutes a game with 10 points to show for it. Blackhawks: Patrick Kane, who won the Conn Smythe Trophy in 2013, has 10 goals and 10 assists. Jonathan Toews has nine goals — including two in Game 7 against Anaheim — and nine assists. Defenceman Duncan Keith, though, has been Chicago’s MVP playing over 30 minutes a night, well ahead of every other player in the playoffs.
STEPHEN WHYNO THE CANADIAN PRESS
SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS
After two periods of play, Duncan lacrosse fans looked to be in for a blowout during their annual hosting of a Nanaimo Timbermen B.C. Junior A Lacrosse League game on Sunday. Watching budding superstar Tre LeClaire and the Delta Islanders pile up 12 goals in 40 minutes at the Island Savings Centre, many might have left early. The Timbermen, though, put up a valiant effort in the third period, outscoring the Islanders 7-3 in the frame, but still came up short in a 15-12 loss. Timbermen rookie Alec Molander had his most productive game of the season with seven points on four goals and three assists, while LeClaire, also a rookie, posted three goals and four assists for the second-place Islanders to continue his assault on the BCJALL scoring leaderboard with 46 points in 10 games. Molander is 13th in league goal-scoring with 13 goals. His Timbermen, however, have slid out of a playoff spot for the first time this season with three consecutive losses. They were playing an Islanders squad that was previously undefeated before being dealt two losses by the rolling Coquitlam Adanacs, who have now won seven straight. The Timbermen now have a week to lick their wounds before hosting the New Westminster Salmonbellies on Saturday at the Nanaimo Ice Centre at 4 p.m. The Timbermen previously upset the Salmonbellies three games into the season in New Westminster, and with a game in hand Nanaimo is two points behind them for the league’s fourth and final playoff spot. Scott.McKenzie@ nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4243
tanley will either get a tan or return to some very familiar hands in the next couple of weeks. The Tampa Bay Lightning are in the Stanley Cup final for the first time since 2004, while the Chicago Blackhawks are back for the third time in the past six seasons. Chicago won it in 2010 and 2013. This time the Blackhawks could easily be considered the underdogs, and the more experienced playoff team won’t have the home-ice advantage. That belongs to the Lightning, who will host Game 1 at Amalie Arena on Wednesday night. Game 2 is Saturday night before the series goes to United Center in Chicago for Game 3 on Monday, June 8 and Game 4 on Wednesday, June 10. For the first time since 2000, each conference finals series went to a seventh game. Fifteen years ago the New Jersey Devils came back from that to beat the Dallas Stars in six. If this Cup final goes seven, the Lightning can feel good about having Ben Bishop based on his two shutouts in his first two such situations. The Blackhawks can feel good about how they dispatched the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night to move on.
SEASON SERIES The Tampa Bay Lightning celebrate their 2-0 win over the New York Rangers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final. [AP PHOTO]
HOW THEY GOT HERE Lightning: After falling behind three times in the first round against the Detroit Red Wings, the Lightning won Game 6 at Joe Louis Arena and then Game 7 back on home ice. They took a three games to none lead on the Montreal Canadiens, lost twice and then wrapped up the secondround series. In the conference final, Tampa Bay went eye-toeye with the defending Eastern Conference-champion New York Rangers and handed them their first Game 7 loss at Madison Square Garden in franchise history. Blackhawks: Corey Crawford’s struggles led coach Joel Quenne-
ville to turn to backup goaltender Scott Darling and then back to his starter to beat the Nashville Predators in six. The Blackhawks swept the Minnesota Wild in the second round to reach the West final. They came back from three series deficits to beat the Ducks in seven, led by captain Jonathan Toews. WHO GOT THEM HERE Lightning: Tyler Johnson, centre of the super-productive “Triplets” line, leads all scorers with 12 goals and 21 points. Ben Bishop has a 2.15 goals-against average and .920 save percentage and more importantly, shutouts in Game 7 in the first and third rounds. Defenceman Victor Hed-
Nov. 11 at Chicago: Blackhawks 3, Lightning 2 (OT),Feb. 27 at Tampa Bay: Lightning 4, Blackhawks 0 WHAT’S NEXT Game 1: Wednesday, Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla., 8 p.m. Game 2: Saturday, Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla., 8 p.m. Game 3: Monday June 8, United Center, Chicago, 8 p.m. Game 4: Wednesday June 10, United Center, Chicago, 8 p.m. Game 5: Saturday June 13, Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla., 8 p.m.* Game 6: Monday June 15, United Center, Chicago, 8 p.m.* Game 7: Wednesday June 17, Amalie Arena, Tampa, Fla., 8 p.m.* *If necessary
Europe plots next move in fight against Blatter ROB HARRIS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON — In the buildup to the Champions League final, Lionel Messi and Andrea Pirlo could be overshadowed by a star of the showpiece 30 years earlier: Michel Platini. As Barcelona and Juventus descend on Berlin to contest European soccer’s annual extravaganza on Saturday, the UEFA president will be formulating the continent’s fightback against Sepp Blatter’s FIFA.
Platini, a European Cup winner with Juventus in 1985 who helped Blatter first get elected in 1998, has put UEFA on a direct collision course with FIFA in what he says is a mission to restore credibility to the sport. Platini and UEFA led efforts to oust Blatter from power, supporting challenger Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan in Friday’s election, but the 79-yearold Swiss official extended his 17-year grip on power. Blatter’s victory came despite some of
his close allies, including FIFA vice-presidents, being arrested in Zurich ahead of the congress as part of an American investigation into soccer corruption. Platini will now lead a UEFA meeting in Berlin on Friday to discuss their next move: begrudgingly put up with four more years of Blatter or seriously threaten a European exodus from FIFA. English soccer leaders have been long-standing critics of Blatter and are hoping for action from Platini.
“It does require real leadership and Mr. Platini has now got to stand up,” English FA chairman Greg Dyke told the BBC on Sunday. “He stood up and criticized Sepp Blatter. He’s now got to lead the opposition.” A World Cup boycott does not appear to be a credible threat without the weight of the game’s powers behind UEFA. “If we could get 10 large countries to do the same thing then I think you could have a big impact,” Dyke said.
SPORTS SPORTS IN BRIEF The Associated Press ◆ NBA
Love expects to be back in Cleveland next season Unable to help his teammates in the NBA Finals, injured forward Kevin Love intends to play for the Cavaliers next season. Love, sidelined by a left shoulder injury, can opt out of his contract after this season. But the threetime All-Star indicated Sunday — in his first comments since undergoing surgery — that he’ll stay with Cleveland. Love was asked if there was any question he would return next season. “I truly haven’t even thought about it, but as I mentioned, I expect to be suiting up by Game 1 of next year,” he said. For the Cavs? “Yes, sir,” he said.
◆ NBA
Gasol issues support for fired coach Thibodeau As the Bulls prepare to introduce Fred Hoiberg as their next coach, their prime free-agent acquisition addressed the departure of their last. Pau Gasol, who enjoyed an AllStar season in the first of a threeyear deal with the Bulls, used his blog on his website to thank Tom Thibodeau. “Coach Thibodeau, (I) want to thank your trust and support this season,” Gasol wrote. “I am sure that his departure was a very difficult decision for the organization of the Bulls, but I am convinced that they have a solid plan for the success of the franchise. We all have high expectations for the coming season and will do anything to bring the ring to Chicago. Go Bulls!” Gasol supported Thibodeau publicly at several points during the season.
◆ NBA
Pelicans hire Warriors assistant as head coach The New Orleans Pelicans have decided that 60-year-old NBA coaching veteran Alvin Gentry is the best candidate to mould a young roster featuring 22-year-old budding superstar Anthony Davis. The Pelicans hired the Golden State assistant Saturday night. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. “We conducted an extensive coaching search that identified Alvin Gentry as the right person to lead our team,” Pelicans general manager Dell Demps said in a statement. “Alvin is a well-respected coach that brings many years of experience, a wealth of knowledge, creativity and leadership.” Gentry will remain with Golden State until the Warriors complete the NBA Finals against Cleveland. “I’m truly honoured for the opportunity to lead the Pelicans as their head coach and am anxious to get started,” Gentry said in a statement. “However, my responsibilities with the Pelicans will begin immediately after the NBA Finals are completed. Until then, my complete focus for the next twoplus weeks will be with the Warriors and the NBA Finals.”
◆ NBA
Rookie head coaches led their teams to the finals The path to the NBA Finals for Steve Kerr and David Blatt, a rare pair of rookie coaches on basketball’s biggest stage, started with a meeting organized by their agent at Los Angeles International Airport last June. The two clicked immediately, talking about their philosophies for basketball and life, and Kerr offered Blatt a spot on his new staff with the Golden State Warriors. Blatt, a successful coach internationally, had been waiting for the right opportunity to break into the NBA and initially accepted. Then, an unexpected call gave their plans a twist. When the Cleveland Cavaliers asked Blatt to interview for their coaching vacancy, Kerr encouraged him to seek the job. Now the next time they see each other will be from opposite benches when the Warriors host the Cavaliers in Game 1 of the finals Thursday night. “No way we could’ve guessed back then that we’d be facing each other in the NBA Finals less than a year later. It’s crazy to think about,” Kerr said, echoing his counterpart’s amazement. “That’s a great irony and story,” Blatt said. “The way that I look at it is, especially when I look back to our conversation, is that we both got exactly what we wanted.”
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MLS
OPINION
Whitecaps down Real Salt Lake in 2-1 victory
Ducks’ mental will is lacking
Vancouver manager spent extra time with attacking players JOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — Carl Robinson might be adding another line to his job title. With just 14 goals through 12 games heading into Saturday, the head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps spent extra time with his attacking players working on their finishing at training this week. Whatever he told them seemed to stick. Cristian Techera scored his first for Vancouver after Gershon Koffie’s jaw-dropping opener as the Whitecaps downed the Real Salt Lake 2-1. Having won just two of eight heading into the match, Robinson’s men had a number of golden opportunities to break the game open in the first half, but instead found themselves tied 1-1. “I was dreading coming in here and telling you (media) ’We played really well, but we didn’t win,”’ said Robinson, who himself wasn’t known for his goal scoring during his days as a no-nonsense midfielder. “Whether we can score enough goals to win games is the big question. I said to the guys in there openly
Vancouver Whitecaps’ Cristian Techara, left, and Real Salt Lake’s Javier Morales, battle during an MLS soccer game in Vancouver on Saturday. [CP PHOTO]
at halftime, ’Well played, but I’m sick of saying well played. We’re not winning. Let’s go out and challenge.”’ And after Real had a push in the opening moments of the second half, challenge they did until Techera struck in the 79th minute off a mix up between Salt Lake defender Elias Vasquez and goalkeeper Nick Rimando. Vasquez tried to chest a looping ball to Rimando in the penalty area, but the pint-sized Techera was quicker off the mark and
intercepted the pass before slotting home the winner. “It was a game that we complicated a bit for ourselves in the first half,” Techera said through a Spanish interpreter. “But after that we came out in the second half and made it happen.” Generously listed at five foot two, the winger is on a season-long loan from his Uruguayan club and appears to have found his footing in Major League Soccer since arriving in April.
Warriors’ Thompson expects to play Game 1 ANTONIO GONZALEZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is so confident Klay Thompson will be cleared for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against Cleveland that he isn’t preparing to play without him. The All-Star guard sat out a second consecutive practice Saturday recovering from a concussion. Kerr said Thompson is feel-
ing well and progressing through the NBA’s concussion protocol. The Warriors are off Sunday and resume practices Monday. They host the Cavaliers in Game 1 on Thursday night. “I’m anticipating he’s going to be there,” Kerr said. Asked what his options are if Thompson can’t play, Kerr responded: “I haven’t even thought about it. “The series is like five weeks away.
“We have plenty of time to think about that.” He later said backups Leandro Barbosa and Justin Holiday would be the most likely options if Thompson isn’t cleared to play — though he doesn’t believe that’ll be the case. “I expect him there,” Kerr repeated. Thompson suffered a concussion after getting kneed in the head by Houston’s Trevor Ariza.
HELENE ELLIOTT LOS ANGELES TIMES
The Ducks stared at their playoff demons Saturday and blinked. Again. So ended another promising season for the Ducks, who pretty much romped through the 82-game schedule but lacked the mental toughness to successfully navigate the minefield of the Stanley Cup playoffs to a happy conclusion. Their 5-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals gave them an unenviable hat trick’s worth of home Game 7 losses the last three seasons, after a firstround loss to Detroit in 2013 and a second-round loss to the Kings last season. It’s also the third straight time they were unable to close out a series after taking a 3-2 lead. The Blackhawks are a good team. A very good team. They’re going to the Cup Final for the third time in six seasons and are hoping to win their third championship in that span. The Tampa Bay Lightning’s speed will challenge them, but the Blackhawks have experience under pressure that the Lightning lacks. But no matter how good the Blackhawks are, the Ducks gave in to them too meekly in Game 6 in Chicago and again Saturday at home to think they can get further with this same group. Beating the up-and-coming Winnipeg Jets and Calgary Flames was one thing. Beating the champion-pedigreed Blackhawks was too big a task. “There are no words,” Ducks left wing Patrick Maroon said in the somber locker room at Honda Center. “One game. We lose two. Especially the one at home. “ We have to come back another year.” The disappointment was too deep for him to take consolation from the notion that the Ducks have gone one round deeper each of the last two seasons. “You don’t want progress. You want results,” he said. “You want to be there. We were so close.”
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NHL Playoffs - Round 3 (Stanley Cup semifinals) All series best-of- seven Conference Finals - Game 7 results West - Friday’s result Chicago Blackhawks 5, Anaheim Ducks 3 (Chicago wins series 4-3) East - Saturday’s result Tampa Bay Lightning 2. New York Rangers 0 (Tampa Bay wins series 4-3)
Stanley Cup Final Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Chicago. Full schedule below Saturday at Anaheim
Blackhawks 5, Ducks 3 First Period 1. Chicago, Toews (8) (Hjalmarsson, Kane) 2:23 2. Chicago, Toews (9) (Richards, Keith) 11:55 (PP) Penalties: Silfverberg Ana (Hooking) 11:08 Second Period 3. Chicago, Saad (6) (Oduya, Kane) 1:18 4. Chicago, Hossa (4) (Richards) 13:45 5. Anaheim, Kesler (7) (Beauchemin, Silfverberg) 18:51 Penalties: Kruger Chi (Tripping) 17:55, Vatanen Ana (Hooking) 18:38, Kesler Ana (Slashing) 19:41 Third Period 6. Anaheim, Perry (10) (Maroon, Getzlaf) 11:36 7. Chicago, Seabrook (6) (Keith, Kane) 13:23 (PP) 8. Anaheim, Beleskey (8) (Fowler, Lindholm) 19:18 (PP) Penalties: Fowler Ana (Hooking) 12:49, Oduya Chi (Delaying Game Puck over Glass) 18:58 Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd T Chicago 6 10 10 26 Anaheim 8 18 12 38 Goaltending summary: Chicago: Crawford (35/38), Anaheim: Andersen (21/26) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Chicago: 2 of 4, Anaheim: 1 of 2 Att: 17,375
Stanley Cup Finals (Best of seven series) Wednesday, June 3 (Game 1) Chicago at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Saturday, June 6 (Game 2) Chicago at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m. Monday, June 8 (Game 3) Tampa Bay at Chicago, 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 10 (Game 4) Tampa Bay at Chicago, 5 p.m. Saturday, June 13 (Game 5*) Chicago at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Monday, June 15 (Game 6*) Tampa Bay at Chicago, 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 17 (Game 7*) Chicago at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. Recent Cup champions 2014: Los Angeles def. NY Rangers 2013: Chicago def Boston Bruins 2012: Los Angeles def. New Jersey 2011: Boston def. Vancouver 2010: Chicago def. Philadelphia 2009: Pittsburgh def. Detroit 2008: Detroit def. Pittsburgh 2007: Anaheim def. Ottawa 2006: Carolina def. Edmonton 2005: Season cancelled, lockout 2004: Tampa Bay def. Calgary 2003: New Jersey def. Anaheim 2002: Detroit def. Carolina 2001: Colorado def. New Jersey 2000: New Jersey def. Dallas 1999: Dallas def. Buffalo
Memorial Cup Final Canadian Hockey League (CHL) championship, Quebec City, May 22-31 at Colisee Pepsi. Round robin - final standings Teams W L GF-A Oshawa Generals (OHL) 3 0 11-8 Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 1 2 11-9 Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 1 2 10-11 Quebec Remparts (Host) 1 2 8-12 Friday’s semifinal Kelowna 9, Quebec 3 Yesterday’ Championship Final Oshawa 2, Kelowna 1 (OT) Yesterday at Colisée Pepsi
Generals 2, Rockets 1 (OT) First Period 1. 1. Kelowna, Tomas Soustal (Madison Bowey, Cole Linaker) 15:08 Penalties: Michael McCarron, Osh (Cross Checking) 19:31 Second Period 2. Oshawa, Anthony Cirelli (Dakota Mermis, Josh Brown) 13:50 Penalties: Joe Gatenby, Kel (Slashing) 8:35; Nick Merkley, Kel (High Sticking) 11:11 Third Period No scoring Penalties: None Overtime 3. 3. Oshawa, Anthony Cirelli (Chris Carlisle, Tobias Lindberg)1:28 Penalties: None Shots on goal 1st 2nd 3rd OT T Kelowna 9 14 15 0 38 Oshawa 4 11 8 2 25 Goaltending summary: Kelowna: Jackson Whistle (23/25); Oshawa: Ken Appleby (37/38) Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO): Kelowna: 0 of 1, Oshawa: 0 of 2 Att: N/A
American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 3 Eastern match-ups 1-Manchester Monarchs def. 3-Hartford Wolf Pack 4-0 Western match-ups 1-Utica Comets vs. 2-Grand Rapids Griffins Friday’s result (Game 4) Grand Rapids 3, Utica 2 (OT) Yesterday’s result (Game 5) Utica 3, Grand Rapids 2 (Utica leads series tied 3-2) Tuesday, June 2 (Game 6) Grand Rapids at Utica, 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 (Game 7*) Grand Rapids at Utica, 4 p.m.
Calder Cup Final Manchester Monarchs vs. Utica/Grand Rapids. Schedule TBD
BASKETBALL NBA Championship final (Best-of-seven series) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors Thursday, June 4 (Game 1) Cleveland at Golden State, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 7 (Game 2) Cleveland at Golden State, 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 9 (Game 3) Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Thursday, June 11 (Game 4) Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 14 (Game 5*) Cleveland at Golden State, 5 p.m.
CYCLING Road racing Giro d’Italia
Victoria’s Hesjedal finishes 5th Final stage (21) - Race finale, 178 km, Turin-Milan. Weather: Mostly sunny. 1. Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx - Quick-Step 4:18:37 2. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge 3. Roger Kluge (Ger) IAM Cycling 0:00:09 4. Alexander Porsev (Rus) Team Katusha 5. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) TrekRacing 6. Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team GiantAlpecin 7. Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky 8. Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team LottoNLJumbo 9. Davide Appollonio (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 54 Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 0:00:18 Final General Classification (pink jersey) 1. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 88:22:25 2. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 0:01:53 3. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team, 0:03:05 4. Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team, 0:08:10 5. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling, 0:09:52 6. Leopold Konig (Cze) Team Sky, 0:10:41 7. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo, 0:10:53 8. Damiano Caruso (Ita) BMC Racing Team, 0:12:08 9. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) FDJ.fr, 0:15:51 10. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha, 0:16:14
AUTO RACING NASCAR FedEx 400 Today, 10 a.m. Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware. 400 laps, 1 mile per lap. Final results (Start position in parentheses) 1. (14) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 405 laps, $305,826. 2. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevy, 405, $256,330. 3. (3) Kyle Larson, Chevy, 405, $204,888. 4. (25) Kasey Kahne, Chevy, 405, $158,255. 5. (23) Aric Almirola, Ford, 405, $162,666. 6. (2) Martin Truex Jr., Chevy, 405, $148,815. 7. (11) Jamie McMurray, Chevy, 405, $143,061. 8. (18) Paul Menard, Chevy, 405, $118,345. 9. (20) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 405, $141,753. 10. (22) Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 405, $149,881. 11. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 405, 95.3, $148,893. 12. (19) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 404, $148,701. 13. (15) David Ragan, Toyota, 404, $129,999. 14. (16) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, 403, $117,210. 15. (33) Danica Patrick, Chevy, 403, $110,310. 16. (26) Tony Stewart, Chevy, 403, $127,999. 17. (7) Greg Biffle, Ford, 403, $131,018. 18. (17) Ryan Newman, Chevy, 402, $130,835. 19. (8) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 402, 81.2, 26, $98,035. 20. (30) Alex Bowman, Chevy, 402, $116,043. 21. (1) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 402, $129,610. Race Statistics Avg speed of winner: 119.547 mph Time of race: 3 hours, 23:16 Margin of victory: 0.435 seconds Caution Flags: 7 for 40 laps Lead changes: 15 among 9 drivers
TENNIS
GOLF This week’s tournaments PGA AT&T Byron Nelson, May 28-31 TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas, Irving, Texas. Par 70, 7,166 yards. Purse: $7,100,000. 2014 champion: Brendon Todd Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Steven Bowditch -18 62 68 65 64 T2 Charley Hoffman -14 69 65 64 65 T2 Jimmy Walker -14 64 66 67 66 T2 Scott Pinckney -14 69 64 64 66 5 Zach Johnson -13 69 64 68 63 T6 Brandt Snedeker -12 71 66 64 64 T6 Jon Curran -12 67 63 67 68 T8 Jason Dufner -11 71 65 64 66 T8 Dustin Johnson -11 67 68 62 69 T10 Nick Watney -10 67 65 70 65 T10 Daniel Berger -10 72 65 64 66 T10 Tony Finau -10 67 64 68 68 T10 Cameron Percy -10 67 64 68 68 T10 Colt Knost -10 68 65 66 68 T10 Ryan Palmer -10 65 66 67 69 T16 John Merrick -9 66 67 69 66 T16 Nic. Thompson -9 70 67 66 65 T16 Brooks Koepka -9 69 68 64 67 T16 Kenny Perry -9 69 68 64 67 T16 G Fdez-Castano -9 70 68 67 63 T16 Zac Blair -9 69 64 66 69 Canadian results T22 Graham DeLaet -8 69 66 67 67 T107 Adam Hadwin +3 69 67 69 75 - Austin Connelly -1 69 66 72 Cut
Canadian PGA Tour PC Financial Open, May 28-31 Point Grey Golf and Country Club, Vancouver. Par 72, 6,801 yards. Purse: $175,000 First tournament of 2015, no winnings or rankings yet available. Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 * Denotes Canadian golfer 1 x-Drew Weaver -12 71 70 66 69 x-Won 3-hole playoff T2 *Adam Svensson -12 71 68 68 69 T2 *Riley Wheeldon -12 74 68 66 68 T2 Ross Beal -12 70 68 71 67 T2 Taylor Pendrith -12 72 70 70 64 6 Vince Covello -11 69 73 69 66 T7 *Ryan Williams -10 70 71 70 67 T7 Cody Martin -10 71 69 69 69 T7 *S Harlingten -10 69 70 70 69 T10 J. Erkenbeck -9 73 66 72 68 T10 *Albin Choi -9 69 67 73 70 T10 Jay Myers -9 67 71 68 73 T13 Phillip Mollica -8 71 71 72 66 T13 Charlie Bull -8 72 69 71 68 T13 *Michael Gligic -8 70 69 73 68 T16 Joshua Stone -7 73 70 72 66 T16 *Chris. Ross -7 75 68 69 69 T16 Bo Hoag -7 68 70 73 70 T16 JJ Spaun -7 70 71 68 72 T16 Logan McCracken-7 71 66 71 73 T16 *Bryn Parry -7 67 65 75 74
LPGA ShopRite LPGA Classic, May 29-31. Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Bay Course, Galloway, New Jersey. Par 71, 6,247 yards. Purse: $1,500,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis Final Leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 1 Morgan Pressel -7 66 69 2 Christel Boeljon -7 68 70 68 T3 Kelly Shon -5 70 68 70 T3 Morgan Pressel -5 66 69 73 T5 Austin Erns -4 72 73 64 T5 Karrie Webb -4 70 73 66 T5 Inbee Park -4 71 70 68 T5 Mirim Lee -4 70 70 69 T5 Gerina Piller -4 68 70 71 T10 Mo Martin -3 69 75 66 T10 Maria McBride -3 70 73 67 T10 Hee Young Park -3 68 74 68 T10 Moriya Jutanugarn-3 69 71 70 T10 Shanshan Feng -3 70 70 70 T10 Kim Kaufman -3 69 70 71 T16 Porn. Phatlum -2 71 74 66 T16 Meena Lee -2 73 72 66 T16 Sarah Kemp -2 72 72 67 T16 Mariajo Uribe -2 70 71 70 T16 Paula Creamer -2 72 68 71 T16 Sun Young Yoo -2 69 70 72 T16 Catriona Matthew -2 68 70 73 Canadian golfers T23 Brooke Henderson -1 68 77 67 T51 Alena Sharp +2 67 76 72
Champions Tour
Minnesota Twins pitcher Ricky Nolasco delivers to the Toronto Blue Jays during a baseball game in Minneapolis on Sunday. [AP PHOTO]
Hunter, Plouffe lift Twins over the Jays THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MINNEAPOLIS — Forgive the Minnesota Twins if they wish May wasn’t ending. After four 90-loss seasons, winning 20 games in a month for the first time since 1991 feels pretty good. “I think maybe we’re going to change tomorrow to May 32nd and see what happens,” manager Paul Molitor said Sunday when asked if his team’s current streak is sustainable. “It’s staying in the moment. We’re doing some good things, but it’s your ability to find a way to stay with what’s making you successful, and I’m not going to get too far ahead of myself.” Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run homer, and Torii Hunter had a go-ahead double in the seventh inning to lift the Twins over the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Sunday. Minnesota moved into first place in the AL Central and finished May with a 20-7 record, securing its first 20-win month since going 22-6 in June 1991. The Twins (30-19) have their most wins through 49 games since starting 33-16 in 2001. “I’m not thinking about the rest of the season, I’m just thinking about tomorrow,” Hunter said. “We’ve got Boston tomorrow, we think about that game.” Ryan Pressly (3-1) got two outs for the win, and the Twins overcame an early injury to starter Ricky Nolasco to win two of three in the series. A sore right ankle ended Nolasco’s bid for a sixth straight victory in the second inning. Toronto starter Drew Hutchison went 5 1-3 innings, allowing four runs and seven hits. He looked in command heading into the sixth before the Twins rallied to make it 4-all on Plouffe’s homer. The Blue Jays led 5-4 in the seventh after Josh Donaldson’s 15th homer, but a throwing error by shortstop Jose Reyes allowed Aaron Hicks to reach safely in the bottom half against Roberto Osuna (1-2).
Women’s singles - Round 4 Maria Sharapova (2), Russia vs. Lucie Safarova (13), Czech Republic, Postponed Ana Ivanovic (7), Serbia, def. Ekaterina Makarova (9), Russia, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1. Elina Svitolina (19), Ukraine, def. Alize Cornet (29), France, 6-2, 7-6 (9). Garbine Muguruza (21), Spain vs. Flavia Pennetta (28), Italy, Postponed. Men’s Doubles - Round 3 Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, and Lukasz Kubot, Poland, 6-4, 7-5. Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C., and Jack Sock (2), United States, def. PierreHugues Herbert, France, and Nicolas Mahut (14), France, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (2). Simone Bolelli, Italy, and Fabio Fognini (6), Italy, def. Daniel Nestor, Toronto, and Leander Paes (10), India, 6-2, 6-4. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (5), Romania, def. Rohan Bopanna, India, and Florin Mergea (9), Romania, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-3. Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (7), Serbia, def. Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers (11), Australia, 6-3, 7-5. Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (8), Brazil, def. Carlos Berlocq, Argentina, and Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, 6-4, 7-6 (6). Women’s Doubles - Round 3 Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Karin Knapp, Italy, and Roberta Vinci (14), Italy, 6-1, 6-4. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, and Yaroslava Shvedova (12), Kazakhstan, def. Caroline Garcia, France, and Katarina Srebotnik (8), Slovenia, 6-1, 6-1. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Lucie Hradecka (9), Czech Republic, def. Hao-Ching Chan, Taiwan, and Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, 7-6 (5), 6-2. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, and MariaTeresa Torro-Flor, Spain, def. Yung-Jan Chan, Taiwan, and Zheng Jie (11), China, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6). Mixed Doubles - Round 2 Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Daniel Nestor (6), Toronto, 6-4, 6-3.
MLS
Eastern League Club PTS GP W L T DC United 25 14 7 3 4 N. England 21 14 5 3 6 NY Red Bulls 17 12 4 3 5 Toronto 16 11 5 5 1 Columbus 16 12 4 4 4 Chicago 14 11 4 5 2 Orlando 14 13 3 5 5 Philadelphia 12 14 3 8 3 Montreal 8 8 2 4 2 NY City FC 8 13 1 7 5 Western League Club PTS GP W L T Seattle 26 13 8 3 2 Vancouver 23 14 7 5 2 Dallas 21 13 6 4 3 Sporting KC 21 13 5 2 6 Los Angeles 21 15 5 4 6 Portland 19 14 5 5 4 San Jose 18 13 5 5 3 Houston 17 14 4 5 5 Salt Lake 17 14 4 5 5 Colorado 13 13 2 4 7 Yesterday’s results Seattle 2, NY Red Bulls 1 Los Angeles 2, New England 2
GF GA 16 12 20 18 15 13 17 15 19 16 14 14 16 17 14 23 9 13 10 17 GF GA 20 10 16 13 18 19 21 15 15 17 13 14 14 15 17 17 13 18 11 12
Saturday’s results Toronto 3, San Jose 1 Vancouver 2, Salt Lake 1 NY City FC 1, Houston 1 DC United 2, Philadelphia 1 Orlando 2, Columbus 2 Chicago 3, Montreal 0 Colorado1, Portland 2, Wednesday, June 3 Chicago at DC United, 4 p.m. Columbus at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium Arsenal 4, Aston Villa 0
UEFA Champions League Final - Saturday, June 6 Olympiastadion, Berlin, 11:45 a.m. Juventus vs. Barcelona
Pacific Coast Soccer League Team Mid Isle Victoria Vancouver Tbirds Vancouver Utd Kamloops Tim Hortons Khalsa Abbotsford FC Tigers
W 5 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0
D 1 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 2
L 1 1 0 0 2 4 0 2 4
GF GA Pts 14 7 16 13 10 13 9 4 8 7 2 8 11 12 7 11 19 6 3 0 4 5 8 3 11 17 2
Yesterday’s schedule Kamloops 4, Vancouver Tbirds 2 Abbotsford vs. Victoria FC Tigers Vancouver 0, Mid Isle 2 Vancouver United vs. Khalsa SC Saturday’s schedule Abbotsford 0, Mid Isle 2 Kamloops 0, Victoria 1 Tim Hortons vs. Vancouver Tbirds Khalsa SC vs. Vancouver United
FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015, Canada, June 6-July 5 Defending champion: Japan 24 Teams, with current FIFA world rank 1 Germany 2 United States 3 France 4 Japan 5 Sweden 6 England 7 Brazil 8 Canada 10 Australia 11 Norway 12 Netherlands 14 Spain 16 China 17 New Zealand 18 South Korea 19 Switzerland 25 Mexico 28 Colombia 29 Thailand 33 Nigeria 37 Costa Rica 48 Ecuador 53 Cameroon 67 Ivory Coast Preliminary round Two top teams in each group plus the four best third-place teams advance to the tournament’s knock-out stage, the Group of 16. Saturday, June 6 Canada vs. China, 3 p.m. at Edmonton New Zealand vs. Netherlands, 6 p.m. at Edmonton Sunday, June 7 Norway vs. Thailand, 10 a.m. at Ottawa Germany vs. Ivory Coast, 1 p.m. at Ottawa
No tournament this week
French Open - Men, Women Grand Slam event: Stade Roland Garros, Final June 7 Paris, France Surface: Clay. Total purse (men and women): €13,008,000 Competitors: 128 singles, 64 doubles Men’s singles - Round 4 Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, is tied with Gael Monfils (13), France, 6-3, 4-6, 0-0, Suspended. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (14), France, def. Tomas Berdych (4), Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3. Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, def. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Stan Wawrinka (8), Switzerland, def. Gilles Simon (12), France, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.
SOCCER
Web.com Tour Rex Hospital Open, May 28-31 TPC Wakefield Plantation, Raleigh, North Carolina, Par 71, 7,257 yards. Purse: $625,000. 2014 champion: Byron Smith Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Kyle Thompson -17 63 68 69 67 T2 Miguel A Carballo-17 70 68 65 64 T2 Patton Kizzire -17 69 64 68 66 T4 Scott Parel -16 70 68 65 65 T4 Drew Scott -16 67 65 68 68 T6 Harold Varner III -15 70 66 62 71 T6 Chase Wright -15 68 67 65 69 T8 Brad Fritsch Manotick, Ont. -14 69 68 65 68 T8 Brad Schneider -14 66 68 67 69 T8 Todd Baek -14 69 66 66 69 T11 Kyle Stanley -13 70 68 66 67 T11 Darron Stiles -13 66 66 71 68 T11 Richy Werenski -13 67 65 69 70 T14 Tyler Aldridge -12 68 69 68 67 T14 Travis Bertoni -12 65 71 68 68 T14 Brian Richey -12 66 67 70 69 T14 Garth Mulroy -12 65 68 68 71 T14 Steve Marino -12 67 67 66 72
European Tour Irish Open, May 28 - 31 Royal County Down Golf Course, Newcastle, Northern Ireland. Par 71, 7,204 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Mikko Ilonen. Final leaderboard Golfer Par R1 R2 R3 R4 1 Soren Kjeldsen* -2 69 70 67 76 (*Won playoff) T2 Bernd Wiesberger-2 72 67 70 73 T2 Eddie Pepperell -2 74 72 67 69 T4 Tyrrell Hatton -1 73 66 70 74 T4 R Cabrera Bello -1 71 68 69 75 T6 Danny Willett E 69 76 71 68 T6 Andy Sullivan E 74 70 69 71 T8 Max. Kieffer +1 67 76 65 77 T8 Mat. Fitzpatrick +1 71 72 70 72 T10 Bradley Dredge +2 72 70 71 73 T10 Anthony Wall +2 72 71 69 74 T10 Niclas Fasth +2 71 73 67 75 T10 Richard Green +2 72 72 70 72 T10 Thongchai Jaidee+272 74 70 70 T10 Richie Ramsay +2 72 67 70 77 T16 Jaco Van Zyl +3 73 74 68 72 T16 Chris Wood +3 70 69 75 73 T18 Jbe’ Kruger +4 73 73 71 71 T18 Luke Donald +4 70 70 72 76 T18 Luc. Bjerregaard+4 73 73 66 76
Upcoming tournaments Next week’s schedule Canadian PGA Tour Bayview Place Island Savings Open presented by Times Colonist, June 4-7 Uplands Golf Club, Victoria. Par 70, 6,420 yards. Purse: CDN$175,000. 2014 champion: Josh Persons PGA: The Memorial Tournament by Nationwide, June 4-7. Muirfield Village Golf Course Dublin, Ohio. Par 72, 6875 yards. Purse: $6,200,000 LPGA: Manulife LPGA Classic, June 4-7. Grey Silo Golf Course, Waterloo, Ont. Par: 71, 6,532 yards. Purse: $1,500,000
Monday, June 8 Sweden vs. Nigeria, 1 p.m. at Winnipeg Cameroon vs. Ecuador, 4 p.m. at Vancouver United States vs. Australia, 4:30 p.m. at Winnipeg Japan vs. Switzerland, 7 p.m. at Vancouver
BASEBALL
White Sox 6, Astros 0
MLB - Results and standings
ab r h bi ab r h bi Eaton CF 5 1 1 0 Springer RF 4 0 1 0 Cabrera LF 5 1 1 0 Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 LaRoche 1B 4 2 1 1 Tucker LF 4 0 0 0 Garcia RF 4 0 1 0 Gattis DH 4 0 1 0 Gillaspie DH 4 1 2 2 Carter 1B 3 0 1 0 Ramirez SS 4 1 0 1 Valbuena 3B 4 0 0 0 Beckham 3B 4 0 1 0 Villar SS 3020 Flowers C 4 0 1 1 Castro C 3020 Sanchez 2B 4 0 2 1 Marisnick CF 3 0 2 0 Totals 38 6 10 6 Totals 32 0 10 0
American League East W L NY Yankees 26 25 Tampa Bay 26 25 Baltimore 23 26 Toronto 23 29 Boston 22 29 Central W L Minnesota 30 19 Kansas City 29 19 Detroit 28 24 Cleveland 24 26 Chicago Sox 23 26 West W L Houston 31 20 LA Angels 27 24 Texas 26 25 Seattle 24 26 Oakland 20 33 National League East W L Washington 28 22 NY Mets 28 23 Atlanta 25 25 Miami 20 31 Philadelphia 19 33 Central W L St. Louis 33 17 Chicago Cubs 26 22 Pittsburgh 26 24 Cincinnati 22 27 Milwaukee 17 34 West W L LA Dodgers 29 20 San Francisco 30 22 San Diego 25 27 Arizona 23 26 Colorado 22 26
Chicago Sox
PCT .510 .510 .469 .442 .431 PCT .612 .604 .538 .480 .469 PCT .608 .529 .510 .480 .377
GB Strk - L1 - W2 2.0 L2 3.5 L2 4.0 L3 GB Strk - W2 0.5 L1 3.5 L4 6.5 W2 7.0 W1 GB Strk - L1 4.0 W4 5.0 W3 6.5 L2 12.0 W1
PCT .560 .549 .500 .392 .365 PCT .660 .542 .520 .449 .333 PCT .592 .577 .481 .469 .458
GB Strk - L3 0.5 W1 3.0 W2 8.5 L1 10.0 L7 GB Strk - W1 6.0 W1 7.0 L1 10.5 W3 16.5 W1 GB Strk - L1 0.5 L2 5.5 W1 6.0 L1 6.5 W4
Saturday’s results Kansas City at Chicago Cubs, postponed Minnesota 3, Toronto 2 Colorado 5, Philadelphia 2 Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 0 Arizona 7, Milwaukee 3 Houston 3, Chicago Sox 0 Miami 9, NY Mets 5 Cincinnati 8, Washington 5 Texas 8, Boston 0 L.A. Dodgers 5, St. Louis 1 N.Y. Yankees 5, Oakland 3 L.A. Angels 8, Detroit 6 Atlanta 8, San Francisco 0 Cleveland 4, Seattle 3 Pittsburgh 5, San Diego 2 Today’s schedule with probable starters Toronto at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Dickey (2-5) vs. Zimmermann (4-2) Minnesota at Boston, 4:10 p.m. Pelfrey (3-1) vs. Porcello (4-3) Chicago Cubs at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Hendricks (1-1) vs. Latos (1-4) Milwaukee at St. Louis, 5:10 p.m. Fiers (1-4) vs. Garcia (0-1) Baltimore at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Jimenez (3-3) vs. Feldman (3-4) L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 5:40 p.m. Kershaw (2-3) vs. Butler (2-5) Atlanta at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Wood (2-2) vs. Bradley (2-1) Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Colome (3-1) vs. Richards (4-2) N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 7:10 p.m. Pineda (5-2) vs. Hernandez (7-1) N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 7:10 p.m. deGrom (5-4) vs. Cashner (1-7) Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Cole (6-2) vs. Vogelsong (3-2)
Twins 6, Blue Jays 5
Minnesota
ab r h bi Reyes SS 5 0 3 2 Dozier 2B Donaldson 3B4 1 1 1 Hunter RF Bautista DH 4 1 2 0 Mauer 1B Enc’acion 1B 5 0 0 0 Plouffe 3B Martin C 3 0 2 1 Suzuki C Colabello LF 4 1 1 0 Rosario LF Carrera RF-CF 4 1 2 0 Nunez DH Pillar CF 2 1 0 0 Hicks CF Smoak PH 1 0 1 0 Santana SS Goins 2B-RF 3 0 1 1 Totals Totals 35 5 13 5
ab r h bi 4330 4012 3112 4122 3000 4010 4000 3110 3000 32 6 9 6
Champion’s Cup Finals (best-of-three) Saturday’s result (Game 1) At Air Canada Centre Edmonton Rush 15, Toronto Rock 9 (Edmonton leads series 1-0) Game 2 Friday, June 5, 6:30 p.m., Rexall Place Toronto at Edmonton Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday, June 13, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Toronto
Toronto 020 110 100 5 Minnesota 100 003 20x 6 SB: MIN Hicks, A (3, 2nd base off Hutchison/Martin, R). 2B: TOR Bautista 2 (13, Nolasco, Stauffer); MIN Dozier 2 (16, Hutchison, Hutchison), Hunter, To (10, Osuna). GIDP: TOR Pillar; MIN Nunez, E. HR: TOR Donaldson (15, 7th inning off Stauffer, 0 on, 1 out); MIN Plouffe (8, 6th inning off Hutchison, 1 on, 1 out). S: TOR Pillar. Team Lob: TOR 8; MIN 4. DP: TOR 2 (Donaldson-Goins, Reyes-GoinsEncarnacion); MIN (Santana, D-DozierMauer). E: TOR Colabello (2, fielding), Reyes (3, throw); MIN Santana, D (11, fielding), Hunter, To (2, fielding). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO A Hutchison 5.1 7 4 4 0 3 R Osuna (L, 1-2) 1.0 2 2 1 1 1 A Loup 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 L Hendriks 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO C Nolasco 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 J Graham 3.0 3 1 0 1 4 T Stauffer 2.1 5 2 2 1 0 T Pressly (W, 3-1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 B Boyer 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 G Perkins 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Time: 3:08. Att: 33,829.
Western Lacrosse Assn
Indians 6, Mariners 3
WLA Senior A
(12 innings) Cleveland
Tuesday, June 9 France vs. England, 10 a.m. at Moncton Colombia vs. Mexico, 1 p.m. at Moncton Spain vs. Costa Rica, 1 p.m. at Montreal Brazil vs. South Korea, 4 p.m. at Montreal
LACROSSE National Lacrosse League
Standings GP W L T New Westminster 3 3 0 0 Nanaimo 3 2 1 0 Victoria 4 2 2 0 Burnaby 2 1 1 0 Langley 2 1 1 0 Maple Ridge 1 0 1 0 Coquitlam 2 0 2 0 Yesterday’s results New Westminster 12, Nanaimo 7 Victoria 13, Maple Ridge 6
Pts 6 4 4 2 2 0 0
Saturday’s result Langley 9, Coquitlam 6 Wednesday, June 3 Langley at Coquitlam, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4 Delta at Langley, 8:00 p.m.
BC Junior A Lacrosse League Standings GP Delta 11 Coquitlam 9 Victoria 11 New Westminster 8 Port Coquitlam 10 Nanaimo 8 Langley 10 Burnaby 11 Yesterday’s results Delta 15, Nanaimo 12 Victoria 16, Burnaby 9
WL 9 2 8 1 8 3 4 4 3 6 3 5 2 7 1 10
T 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Pts 18 16 16 8 7 6 5 2
Saturday’s results Victoria 12, New Westminster 9 Delta 18, Langley 9 Tuesday, June 2 Burnaby at New Westminster, 8 p.m.
Kipnis 2B Santana DH Brantley LF Raburn RF Murphy RF Moss 1B Gomes C Aviles 3B Chis’hall 3B Bourn CF Ramirez SS Totals
Seattle
ab r h bi ab r h bi 5 1 2 1 Jackson CF 6 0 1 1 5 0 2 0 Smith RF 6 0 1 0 6 0 1 1 Cano 2B 4001 3 1 1 1 Cruz DH 4010 3 0 2 2 Seager 3B 3 0 0 0 7 1 4 0 Morrison 1B 4 1 1 0 5 0 2 0 Miller SS 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Weeks PH 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 Taylor SS 1 0 0 0 6 0 2 1 B’quist PH-SS 1 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 Ackley LF 1 1 1 0 50 6 18 6 Ruggiano LF 3 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 5 2
Cleveland 000 002 010 003 6 Seattle 000 030 000 000 3 SB: CLE Santana, C (3, 2nd base off Happ/Castillo, W). 2B: CLE Kipnis 2 (16, Happ, Happ), Moss (11, Rodney), Ramirez, Js (6, Leone); SEA Cruz, N (7, Salazar), Smith, S (11, Allen). GIDP: CLE Aviles, Ramirez, Js, Gomes, Y. HR: CLE Raburn (3, 6th inning off Happ, 0 on, 0 out). S: CLE Aviles. Team Lob: CLE 17; SEA 8. DP: SEA 3 (Cano-Miller, B-Morrison, Morrison-Castillo, W, Cano-Taylor, C-Morrison). E: CLE Aviles (4, throw). Cleveland IP H D Salazar 5.1 4 N Hagadone 0.2 0 R Webb 1.0 0 B Shaw 2.0 0 C Allen 1.0 1 Z McAllister(W, 1-2) 1.0 0 A Adams 1.0 0 Seattle IP H J Happ 5.0 8 T Wilhelmsen 0.2 2 C Furbush 0.2 1 C Smith 1.0 3 J Beimel 0.2 0 F Rodney 1.0 1 M Lowe 2.0 1 D Leone (L, 0-4) 1.0 2 Time: 4:36. Att: 32,112.
R 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 R 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Chicago Sox 013 001 100 6 Houston 000 000 000 0 SB: CWS Ramirez, Al 2 (6, 2nd base off Hernandez, R/Castro, J, 2nd base off Hernandez, R/Castro, J). 2B: CWS Cabrera, Me (4, Hernandez, R), Sanchez, C (3, Feliz, M); HOU Carter (4, Danks, J), Marisnick (7, Danks, J), Villar (5, Danks, J), Gattis (9, Danks, J). 3B: HOU Villar (1, Danks, J). GIDP: HOU Altuve, Gattis, Valbuena. HR: CWS LaRoche (6, 7th inning off Buchanan, J, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: CWS 6; HOU 6. DP: CWS 3 (Sanchez, C-Ramirez, Al-LaRoche, Beckham, G-Sanchez, C-LaRoche, Sanchez, CLaRoche). E: HOU Villar (9, throw). Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO J Danks (W, 3-4) 9.010 0 0 1 6 Houston IP H R ER BB SO R Hernandez (L, 2-4) 5.2 8 5 4 1 2 T Sipp 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 J Buchanan 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 M Feliz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Time: 2:37. Att: 27,423.
Rangers 4, Red Sox 3 Boston
Texas
ab r h bi ab r h bi Pedroia 2B 5 0 0 0 DeShields LF 3 1 0 0 Betts CF 4 1 1 0 Choo RF 4110 Ortiz DH 4 0 1 0 Fielder DH 4 1 1 0 Ramirez LF 5 1 2 1 Beltre 3B 3 0 2 2 Napoli 1B 4 0 0 0 Rosales 3B 1 0 0 0 Sandoval 3B 4 1 1 0 Moreland 1B 4 0 0 0 Bogaerts SS 4 0 3 1 Andrus SS 4 0 0 0 Swihart C 4 0 1 0 Martin CF 4 0 0 0 Castillo RF 4 0 2 0 Corporan C 4 0 1 0 Totals 38 3 11 2 Alberto 2B 4 1 2 0 Totals 35 4 7 2
Yesterday’s results NY Mets 4, Miami 3 Cincinnati 8, Washington 2 Colorado 4, Philadelphia 1 Tampa Bay 9, Baltimore 5 Milwaukee 7, Arizona 6 Chicago Sox 6, Houston 0 Minnesota 6, Toronto 5 St. Louis 3, LA Dodgers 1 Chicago Cubs 2, Kansas City 1 Texas 4, Boston 3 Atlanta 7, San Fran 5 Oakland 3, NY Yankees 0 Cleveland 6, Seattle 3 LA Angels 4, Detroit 2 San Diego 7, Pittsburgh 1
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Houston
ER BB SO 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 ER BB SO 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 1
Boston 110 001 000 3 Texas 101 000 002 4 SB: BOS Ramirez, H (2, 2nd base off Rodriguez, W/Corporan), Swihart (1, 2nd base off Edwards, J/Corporan), Betts (8, 2nd base off Freeman, S/Corporan), Castillo, R (1, 2nd base off Ohlendorf/ Corporan); TEX DeShields (12, 2nd base off Kelly, J/Swihart). 2B: TEX Hamilton, J (2, Uehara). GIDP: BOS Napoli. S: TEX DeShields. Team Lob: BOS 10; TEX 10. DP: TEX (Andrus-Alberto-Moreland). E: BOS Pedroia (5, missed catch), Sandoval 2 (5, fielding, fielding); TEX Beltre (6, fielding). Boston IP H R ER BB SO J Kelly 5.0 6 2 1 2 3 A Ogando 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 T Layne 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 J Tazawa 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 K Uehara (BS, 2)(L, 2-2) 0.2 1 2 0 1 0 Texas IP H R ER BB SO W Rodriguez 5.2 9 3 2 0 4 J Edwards 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 S Freeman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 K Kela 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 C Ohlendorf (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Time: 3:16. Att: 32,848.
Athletics 3, Yankees 0 NY Yankees
Oakland
ab r h bi Gardner CF 4 0 0 0 Burns CF Headley 3B 4 0 1 0 Zobrist LF Rodriguez DH 4 0 2 0 Vogt C Teixeira 1B 4 0 1 0 Butler DH Beltran RF 3 0 0 0 Reddick RF Flores LF 3 0 1 0 Lawrie 3B McCann PH 1 0 0 0 Muncy 1B Murphy C 3 0 0 0 Semien SS Jones PH 1 0 0 0 Sogard 2B Gregorius SS 3 0 2 0 Totals Pirela 2B 3010 Totals 33 0 8 0
ab r h bi 4230 4010 3113 4010 2000 3000 3020 3000 3000 29 3 8 3
NY Yankees 000 000 000 0 Oakland 000 002 01x 3 SB: OAK Burns 2 (9, 2nd base off Warren/Murphy, J, 3rd base off Warren/Murphy, J). GIDP: NYY Gardner; OAK Semien. HR: OAK Vogt (11, 6th inning off Warren, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: NYY 7; OAK 4. DP: NYY 2 (Teixeira, Gregorius-Pirela-Teixeira); OAK 2 (Sogard-Muncy, Sogard-SemienMuncy). E: NYY Gardner (1, throw). NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO A Warren (L, 3-4) 7.0 6 2 2 1 4 E Rogers 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 J Lindgren 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 D Carpenter 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO J Chavez (W, 2-5) 8.0 7 0 0 0 6 T Clippard 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 Time: 2:21. Att: 25,457.
Braves 7, Giants 5 Atlanta
San Francisco
ab r h bi ab r h bi Peterson 2B 5 0 2 3 Aoki LF 3000 Maybin CF 5 0 0 0 Maxwell LF 1 0 0 0 Markakis RF 5 0 0 0 Panik 2B 4122 Gomes LF 3 2 1 0 Pence RF 4 0 0 0 Johnson 1B 3 0 2 1 Posey C 3000 Freeman 1B 1 1 1 1 Belt 1B 3121 Simmons SS 3 1 1 0 Crawford SS 4 1 1 1 Bethancourt C4 1 0 0 Pagan CF 4 0 0 0 Teheran P 3 0 0 0 Duffy 3B 3110 Pierzynski PH 1 1 1 0 Bumgarner P 2 0 0 0 Totals 33 6 8 5 Blanco PH-OF2 1 1 1 Totals 33 5 7 5
Atlanta 000 010 204 7 San Francisco 020 000 300 5 2B: SF Duffy, M (5, Teheran), Panik (11, Grilli). 3B: ATL Peterson, J (3, Casilla). HR: ATL Uribe (3, 7th inning off Bumgarner, 1 on, 1 out), Freeman (7, 9th inning off Casilla, 0 on, 1 out); SF Belt (7, 2nd inning off Teheran, 0 on, 0 out), Crawford, B (7, 2nd inning off Teheran, 0 on, 0 out), Panik (4, 7th inning off Veal, 1 on, 1 out). S: SF Aoki. Team Lob: ATL 5; SF 7. E: ATL Johnson, C (3, missed catch); SF Crawford, B (5, fielding). PICKOFFS: ATL Teheran (Belt at 1st base). Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO J Teheran 6.0 4 3 3 4 1 D Veal 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 N Masset (W, 1-1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 J Grilli 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO M Bumgarner 6.1 5 3 3 1 6 G Kontos 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 J Affeldt 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 H Strickland 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 S Casilla (BS, 3)(L, 4-1) 0.2 3 4 3 1 0 J Lopez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Time: 3:02. Att: 41,553.
B.C. Premier League Team North Delta North Shore Vic Eagles Langley Okanagan Nanaimo Whalley Abbotsford Coquitlam Vic Mariners Parksville White Rock
W 12 14 17 15 16 15 12 8 8 5 4 5
L 3 3 7 7 8 11 13 15 18 13 14 19
Pct GB .800 .824 1 .708 .5 .682 .5 .667 .5 .577 2.5 .480 5.0 .348 8 .308 9.5 .278 8.5 .222 9.5 .208 11.5
Yesterday’s doubleheader North Delta 5, Coquitlam 4 Coquitlam 2, North Delta 0 Saturday’s results Whalley 2, Parksville 0 Whalley 9, Parksville 3 Tuesday, June 2 Whalley at North Shore, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 4 Victoria Eagles at Vic Mariners, 7 p.m. North Delta at White Rock, 7 p.m.
DIVERSIONS ARCTIC CIRCLE
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WORD FIND
Decisions Dealer: North E-W vulnerable NORTH ♠Q ♥A96 ♦1073 ♣AK10972 WEST EAST ♠J107643 ♠985 ♥Q853 ♥ ♦Q6 ♦AJ8542 ♣6 ♣J854 SOUTH ♠AK2 ♥KJ10742 ♦K9 ♣Q3 W N E S 1♣ Pass 1♥ Pass 2♣ Pass 2♠ Pass 4♥ Pass 4NT Pass 5♥* All Pass * 2 controls without ♥Q Opening Lead : ♦Q
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SOLUTION: PLACES TO STAY IN
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ast rose with the ace to return another diamond but declarer lost a trump trick since he did not have x-ray vision, N-S +450. The winning line is to run the jack of hearts at trick three but is not indicated without a glance at West’s hand. Blackwood had revealed that North held two aces without the heart queen and South feared that both the ace and queen of hearts might be missing. It was probable that he owned the heart ace since he had promised three-card support and had leaped to the major suit game. South refused to venture slam which was the winning decision on this layout. East declined to offer a preemptive two diamond overcall at unfavorable vulnerability holding a sketchy six-card suit. This action may have prodded N-S into slam when South replies two hearts and North boosts to the major suit game or perhaps ventures three spades as a splinter. The bad news is that South will not opt for a first round trump finesse and is, therefore, certain to lose two tricks. At IMP scoring, South should bid six hearts to prevent an adverse swing but, at matchpoints the actual venue, passing five hearts was certainly reasonable.
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HI AND LOIS
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CROSSWORD HEADY STUFF ACROSS 1 Gas-consumption stat: Abbr. 4 Telegraph inventor Samuel 9 Brother of Cain 13 Bosc or Bartlett 14 Lesser of two __ 15 __ dish (fries or rice) 16 India’s continent 17 Ancient fable teller 18 Potato covering 19 Native American ceremonial headgear 21 Weight-loss plans 22 Cheese with holes 23 “Golly!” 24 Suave in manner 27 Attaches securely 30 Benches and chairs 31 Limber 33 Remove, as a branch 34 Have a meal 35 Without an escort 36 Bovine sound 37 Fireplace residue 38 Oregon or Oklahoma 39 Paid out 41 They’re always on the slopes 43 High-calorie cakes 44 Head-moving assents 45 Bring about 47 Advertising symbols 49 Old West headgear 53 “__ upon a time . . .” 54 Police officer’s shield 55 Boot bottom 56 Top-billed performer 57 Rodeo bull 58 Woodwind instrument 59 Spinning toys 60 Donkeys 61 “What’s __ to like?” DOWN 1 Flat-topped hill 2 Twosome 3 Reaches for rudely
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4 Cruel person 5 Pizzeria appliances 6 Gets out of bed 7 Parking-meter opening 8 Sixth sense, for short 9 Help out 10 Pedaler’s headgear 11 Make revisions to 12 Glass in eyeglasses 13 Puppy foot 20 Holds the title to 21 Medicinal amount
23 Strong wind 24 “__ directed” (medicine warning) 25 Inquire again 26 Swimmer’s headgear 27 Overdue-book penalty 28 Nary a soul 29 Dalmatian markings 31 “That’s a shame” 32 Obtained 35 24-hr. cash sources 38 Soap bubbles 39 Just adequate 40 Victimizes 42 Loud, unhappy spectators 43 Potatoes and yams 45 Secret writings 46 “That’s a shame!” 47 Misplaced 48 Not fooled by 49 Purring pets 50 “King of the road” vagabond 51 Very much 52 Golf peg 54 Grp. awarding merit badges
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Be happy for mom as she remarries in senior years Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: My father-in-law died four years ago. He had struggled with some health issues for a while and then went into the hospital for what was supposed to be a simple procedure and never made it out. It broke my heart. And it was the first time I ever saw my husband cry. Both of his parents were like the parents I wish I’d had. I adored his father. Here’s the problem. A few months ago, my mother-in-law started dating a nice guy from her church. He’s a widower, and she and my father-in-law were friends with him and his late wife. Last night, my mother-inlaw arrived home from her date and announced that they were engaged! We were floored. My husband congratulated her, and he seems genuinely happy for both of them. But not me. I feel upset. I feel like my own mother is remarrying after my father died, and I don’t like it. I am happy that my mother-in-law has found love again when we are lucky to even find it once, but I feel sad and hvurt at the same time.
I know this is totally crazy, so how do I move past these feelings? —Daughter-in-Law Dear Daughter-in-Law: Your letter is actually very sweet. You love your in-laws, and you recognize that your reaction is unwarranted and want to change it. Good for you. First, we are glad that no one is taking advantage of Mom. She has been friends with this man for years. Second, like many children, you fear a new marriage will diminish Dad’s position in the family. But rest assured, this won’t happen. A new marriage doesn’t erase Dad or the wonderful memories all of you have. This is an entirely different relationship. But it allows Mom to have a companion and be less lonely. In years to come, you will be grateful. Try to fake being happy for her until you discover that you truly are. Dear Annie: Recently, I attended a three-hour cooking class for seniors. While waiting for the class to start, I chatted with the person next to me, who was the only other person there. A few minutes later, a third class member walked in, came right up into my face and loudly exclaimed, “I hope you are not going to be obnoxious!” I looked at her and said kindly, “What did I do to make you say that?” She turned away, ignored me and walked to her seat. Even the instructor was taken aback.
At the end of the class, I approached this woman and asked, “I’m curious. Why did you make the comment that you hoped I was not going to be obnoxious?” She replied, “Oh, I do that all the time! Sometimes I’ll go to a movie and say, ‘I hope you aren’t going to laugh at lot.’” She told me she does it “for fun” and suggested I try it. My reply was a firm, “I would never say anything like that to anyone.” Annie, I was shocked by this woman’s behavior, especially in a class for seniors. (The class was fabulous, but I left shaking my head.) — Shocked Senior Dear Shocked: This is a woman whose ego demands that she be the center of attention. She believes her outrageous behavior makes her important, but it’s simply obnoxious. Toddlers and teenagers do things to shock others because they can be very self-focused. Most people outgrow it. You gave her the response she wanted, but she deserved to be completely ignored. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/ AskAnnies.
COURTS
‘Screech’ convicted of misdemeanours DANA FERGUSON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. — TV actor Dustin Diamond was convicted Friday of two misdemeanours stemming from a barroom fight, but a Wisconsin jury cleared the former “Saved by the Bell” actor of the most serious felony charge. The jury’s verdict came just hours after the 38-year-old actor testified that he never intended to stab anyone in the fight last Christmas Day. He had pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of recklessly endangering public safety, plus two misdemeanours — carrying a concealed weapon and disorderly conduct. Diamond, who played the character Screech on the popular 1990s show, said some people had wanted to shake his hand and pose for photos at the bar, but that others were badgering him and his girlfriend, Amanda Schutz. He said he was trying to scare bar patrons in Port Washington after his girlfriend was punched in the face. “I felt like we were being set up for antagonistic purposes,” he said. Witnesses testified that Schutz pushed one woman at the bar and grabbed another woman’s hand, initiating the incident. Schutz also faces a misdemeanour disorderly conduct charge. Diamond said he tried to help Schutz and took out his pocketknife to deter the group from hurting her more.
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The man who was stabbed, 25-year-old Casey Smet, testified Thursday that he didn’t know he had been stabbed until he had left the bar and was talking to police. After maintaining a serious facade during most of the trial, Diamond grinned Friday when a defence attorney asked if he liked being compared to the character Screech. Diamond said he, like his character, enjoyed nerdy things. And Diamond said he liked being identified in public as the goofy television character. “That means they love you,” Diamond said. “That means you’re doing your job.” No apparent Saved by the Bell fans sat in the galleries during the three-day trial. But another apparent fan, Diamond’s defence attorney Thomas Alberti, wrote “Good Luck to Dustin & Amanda” on his car window Wednesday ahead of the trial.
BOX OFFICE
The Rock outmuscles the competition with ‘San Andreas’ RYAN NAKASHIMA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson out-muscled the competition at domestic movie theatres as the earthquake epic San Andreas hauled in an estimated $53.2 million over the weekend. It was Johnson’s biggest debut for a non-sequel as the top-billed actor, according to box office tracker Rentrak. The action star helped the movie over-perform on the West Coast despite fears that audiences in earthquake-prone regions would shy away, said Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution for Warner Bros., which distributed the film made by its New Line unit. “Some people felt they’d be a little nervous watching such a disaster hit both Los Angeles
JOHNSON
and San Francisco, but there was a curiosity factor,” Fellman said. “They went, they packed the theatres and they liked it.” Aloha, the critically maligned romantic comedy from director Cameron Crowe, opened in sixth place with $10 million. The movie was dogged by controversy. Leaked emails from former Sony Pictures Entertain-
ment co-chair Amy Pascal last year labeled the Aloha script “ridiculous.” Then, some Native Hawaiian groups opposed the title as misappropriating the concept of the word. An Asian American group spoke criticized the use of a nearly all-white cast in a film shot in Hawaii, a heavily-Asian island chain. A slew of critics slammed the movie — many calling it “confusing,” wondering if parts of it were missing, and saying it was Cameron’s “worst” film ever despite the all-star cast of Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, and Rachel McAdams. They combined to give it a Rotten Tomatoes score of just 17 per cent. Sony Pictures Entertainment’s president of worldwide distribution, Rory Bruer, said Aloha did well enough with women aged
25-34 to overcome the negative buzz. The film cost about $37 million to make. “Ultimately, we are going to come out just fine on the movie, but more than anything we’re proud of the film,” he said. After showings, audiences gave San Andreas 3.5 out of five stars on average, while giving Aloha just 2 out of 5. Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak’s senior media analyst, said the expectations-busting performance of San Andreas in theatres helped jolt Hollywood out of a funk that began on the Memorial Day long weekend. “For it to perform in this way when typically the summer is driven by sequels proves the power of Dwayne Johnson at the box office,” Dergarabedian said. “He’s a seismic event all on his
own.” For the year to date, box office revenues for theatres in the U.S. and Canada are up nearly 5 per cent at $4.26 billion, while attendance is up more than 4 per cent. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Rentrak. Final domestic figures will be released Monday. 1. San Andreas, $53.2 million. 2. Pitch Perfect 2, $14.8 million. 3. Tomorrowland, $13.8 million. 4. Mad Max: Fury Road, $13.6 million. 5. Avengers: Age of Ultron, $10.9 million. 6. Aloha, $10 million. 7. Poltergeist, $7.8 million. 8. Far From the Madding Crowd, $1.4 million. 9. Hot Pursuit, $1.4 million. 10. “Home,” $1.2 million.
DIVERSIONS/COMMUNITY HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) Communication will be most successful in the morning. A gentle touch could end nearly any problem. You might want to reach out for more feedback from someone who is more knowledgeable than you are. Tonight: Put on your headphones and listen to great music. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Others will come toward you before you even make it out the door this morning. Eye a financial arrangement with cynicism, and don’t jump into any legal agreements right now. You might feel as though something is a good deal, but it likely isn’t. Tonight: Chat over dinner. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Don’t allow others to distract you. Maintaining this stance will take a lot of self-discipline. You could be challenged by a partner later in the day. You’ll wonder what is happening with this person. Stay cool. Keep your opinions to yourself for now. Tonight: Accept an invitation. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You might be in the position to find out more information about a loved one. Your attitude will help this person reveal him- or herself more completely. Don’t get so distracted that you are unable to complete errands or return calls. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might be slow to get going, but once the afternoon hits, you can’t be stopped. Be aware of what someone lets slip, and try not to take it personally. Lighten up the moment, and let your imagination flow. Tonight: Love the one you are with. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Return calls in the morning -you have a lot of ground to cover. Schedule as much as you can for later in week. You could be surprised by what comes out in a conversation. Focus on a domestic matter; the issue only will get bigger if you don’t. Tonight: Order in. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You will need to handle a personal matter before the day grows old. You won’t want this issue to undermine your thinking. Listen to what you are hearing. A conversation might need to be revisited in the afternoon, when others can hear you better. Tonight: Out and about.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Handle anything important in the morning, when you feel more upbeat. Your ability to get past a problem allows a misunderstanding to melt away. You could be overwhelmed by a choice you have to make. Use caution with spending. Tonight: Pay bills first. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) As off as you might feel in the morning, you will feel much better by midafternoon. Take your time getting started, and worry less about your choices and where you are going. Laughter surrounds a loved one whom you care a lot about. Tonight: Let the fun begin! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You could be faced with a major change you might not have been expecting. Don’t worry -- you probably will like what you are seeing. Make fewer judgments, and enjoy the experience. Sometimes it is best to turn off your mind. Tonight: Take some much-needed personal time. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You might be in the mood to initiate a change. How you plan to handle this matter could vary significantly as the day ages. Success comes to you in the mid-afternoon, once you have accepted what must be done. Tonight: Find a friend and enjoy his or her news. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You might be wondering what approach would be best under the present circumstances. You have the ability to see past the obvious and to understand the implications of what is happening. You will need to take the lead in the afternoon. Tonight: A must appearance.
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GRAND OPENING
New Balance store opens New Balance manager Stefan Jakobsen and six-year-old Elsa Romanik, below, get dunked at the New Balance grand opening celebration Saturday morning. The new store is located at 103-1825 Bowen Rd. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]
YOUR BIRTHDAY (June 1) This year you open up to many different approaches. You are willing to do the work to achieve your long-term goals. You also become more in tune with the people in your immediate circle. If you are single, through mid-August you’ll attract several admirers. One of them could be significant to your life. If you are attached, your ability to communicate evolves and enhances your bond. You and your significant other will enjoy each other far more than you have in the recent past. BORN TODAY Actress Marilyn Monroe (1920), model Heidi Klum (1973), actor Morgan Freeman (1937).
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SMOKING
Alberta to ban menthol tobacco Health Minister Sarah Hoffman says stores in the province will be allowed to sell it until October ROB DRINKWATER THE CANADIAN PRESS
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is joining provinces that are banning the sale of menthol tobacco. Health Minister Sarah Hoffman says stores will be allowed to sell menthol flavoured tobacco until the end of September in order to clear their stock, but after that it will be illegal. The move by the new NDP government removes an exemption that the previous Progressive Conservative government granted for menthol after it passed legislation in 2013 that banned flavoured tobacco. “These changes will help make smoking less attractive to youth. Every Albertan should be able to enjoy a life free of tobacco-re-
“These changes will help make smoking less attractive to youth.“ Sarah Hoffman, health minister
lated disease,” Hoffman told a news conference in Edmonton on Sunday. Hoffman said about one-third of all youth smokers in the province smoke menthol, compared to just four per cent of adult smokers. New Brunswick announced Friday that it would be the latest province to ban the sale of all flavoured tobacco products. Nova Scotia has also passed legislation banning the sale of
flavoured tobacco, including menthol, which took effect Sunday, and Ontario has proposed a similar ban. Imperial Tobacco Canada said Thursday it will challenge Nova Scotia’s legislation on the grounds the province exceeded its legal authority with the ban. It also contends there is a lack of evidence to demonstrate that tobacco products flavoured with menthol are attractive to youth. Hoffman said she’s not concerned about the challenge. “I’m not surprised that a tobacco company when there’s decisions being made around reducing their ability to sell products would be suing, but I’m not concerned about it moving forward and we know that it’s the right decision,” the minister
said. The Western Convenience Stores Association said in a news release Sunday that small business owners were not consulted about the menthol ban, which it argues will lead to a black market. “This decision is like putting a welcome mat out for biker gangs and criminal organizations at Alberta’s borders,” said the association’s president, Andrew Klukas, in the release. But Action on Smoking and Health, an anti-tobacco group in Alberta, applauded the new government for resisting pressure from what it called “tobacco lobbyists.” “We cannot allow tobacco companies to dictate public health and health policy in Alberta,” president Les Hagen said in a
news release. “In other words, we must keep the fox out of the henhouse.” A few exemptions to the flavoured tobacco ban in Alberta will remain. Pipe tobacco will be exempted, as well as cigars that cost $5 each and weigh five grams or more. Hoffman said a member of her staff spoke with a representative for retailers, and that she heard from a lot of other people on the issue since she was appointed to the health portfolio a week ago. She also dismissed concerns about a black market developing for menthol. “I personally think Albertans in general follow the law. And if something is illegal for purchase, I think that they will probably respect that,” Hoffman said.
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DART returns from Nepal
NDP set to bring in ‘pay-to-pay’ motion
THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — Flush from its success in getting rid of the tax on feminine hygiene products, the NDP wants the House of Commons to abolish so-called “pay-topay” fees charged by big banks. The official Opposition will introduce a motion on Monday calling for an end to such practices as charging for paper bills and for the adoption of a financial code of conduct to protect consumers. Andrew Cash, the NDP’s consumer protection critic, is tabling the motion as part of his ongoing efforts to get rid of banking user fees. It comes after a separate NDP motion was unanimously approved by the Commons last week to exempt feminine hygiene products from the GST. That motion passed after women in the Conservative caucus threatened to boycott the vote if their party didn’t approve.
Members of Canada’s Disaster Assistance Response Team returned home Sunday after spending a month helping the people of earthquake-stricken Nepal. They arrived at Canadian Forces Base Trenton in eastern Ontario and were greeted by Veterans Affairs Minister Erin O’Toole and some of the military’s senior brass. The DART was sent into Nepal within days after a 7.8 magnitude quake rocked the Asian country on April 25, leaving 8,000 dead. The team focuses on water purification, medical care and engineering support. The DART members had some nerve-wracking moments as they did their work amid some powerful aftershocks, and a second earthquake that temporarily cut one of their teams off from its base.
MIKE BLANCHFIELD THE CANADIAN PRESS
New Democrat MP Andrew Cash wants Canada’s big banks to stop charging ‘pay-to-pay’ fees. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
The so-called tampon tax was seen as discriminatory towards women, but Cash says the fees charged by banks for paper bills are bad for all Canadians. “These are just patently unfair fees,” said Cash.
“We don’t want hardworking Canadians to get their pockets picked on a regular basis by the banks.” Last year, the government blocked telecommunication and cable companies from charging
fees for paper bills last year, but excluded banks from a similar ban. Cash said he doesn’t yet know whether Conservative or Liberal MPs will be supportive of his motion, which he said is to be debated on an opposition day in the Commons on Monday. He said he believes grassroots Conservative supporters are as “ticked off” by the fees as any other group of Canadians. In recent months, Canada’s large banks have all moved to raise some of the fees they charge customers. The Royal Bank has attracted the most attention with changes that are to take effect on Monday. They include a new charge for pre-authorized and non-scheduled credit card, loan and mortgage payments under certain circumstances. The new fee applies to several different account types when customers exceed their allotted number of free debit transactions.
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