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Provincial dams deadline won’t be met after vote

Victim of brutal attack out of coma, but prognosis is uncertain JULIE CHADWICK DAILY NEWS

Dave Richardson fishes for trout in the lower Colliery dam earlier this year.

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City council votes to pursue a third option “This is one of many dams we’ll have to deal with,” Hong said.

“It’s $3 million for this dam and $3 million for the next, then $2 million and $1 million — that’s ludicrous,” Hong said. “I don’t want to be on council when these other dams come up.”

Thorpe’s motion failed 5-4.

Instead, Fuller had support for his motion to establish a select committee to complete a study of the Colliery dams watershed, including an analysis of storm frequency and water flow rates as “due diligence” on any work needed.

The motion also called for the city to retain the services of engineering firm GSI to come up with an “over-topping” design to allow severe flood storm-water to safely flow over the dams without causing erosion, and associated risk of threat to safety.

Pratt asked staff for advice on whether that would meet provincial timelines.

The city faces a July 24 deadline to make a decision that

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ity council has ignored a provincial government order to remediate the Colliery dams in case of extreme flooding.

After two years of delay, the city was recently given an order by the province to take steps to do work on the dams.

Two options were offered: a labyrinth or an auxiliary spillway to catch water in the event of severe flooding to lessen the likelihood of damage and casualties.

But a majority council voted on Monday to choose neither option, instead choosing to strike a committee to further study the risk and start design work on a third option.

The outcome followed two hours of sometimes testy exchanges between councillors on both sides of the debate.

Coun. Ian Thorpe tabled a motion to go the less costly auxiliary spillway route.

“I think we all agree the park is a beautiful place, but

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enough is enough, I don’t want it to go on another year. I think it’s time to make a decision,” Thorpe said.

Those who supported Thorpe were Mayor Bill McKay and councillors Diane Brennan and Wendy Pratt.

Several spoke of the need to put the issue behind them after two years of study and debate.

“It’s time we did something,” Brennan said.

“We’ve received enough information and it is time to move the city out of this quagmire,” which drew catcalls from the audience.

“I am not about to defy an order,” said Pratt.

Willing to challenge the province are councillors Gord Fuller, Jim Kipp, Bill Yoachim, Jerry Hong and Bill Bestwick.

Hong said provincial authorities are “playing hardball,” and it will cost taxpayers.

would move it toward being in compliance with the order.

“It definitely cannot comply,” said city manager Ted Swabey.

He said study costs would likely reach $250,000, not including engineering reports and peer reviews, and “all of those costs leave me wondering why council would consider a motion such as this, when the order is very specific,” Swabey said.

Brennan expressed concerns about a motion that would put staff at risk of actively working to put the city out of compliance with a provincial order.

Speaking for Fuller’s motion, Kipp pointed to the Jordan River BC Hydro dam, which was under an order and a camping ban, which was later lifted.

He said in that case, the area affected was 15 times larger, “and that’s what I’m standing up for here, is consistency.”

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An arrest has been made in connection with the machete attack of local tattoo artist Rickie Sugars.

Nanaimo RCMP have recommended charges to the Crown. Until charges are approved, police are not yet releasing the name of the suspect.

Sugars lives with his wife and two children in a home on Fifth Street, next door to his business, Sugars Tattoo.

The couple was getting ready for bed at approximately 1 a.m. on June 30 when Sugars heard a noise and went outside to check it out, said his wife Carly.

Sugars mother Diane said she thought he had heard a woman screaming.

Police have not yet confirmed if Sugars knew his attacker or any further details.

Sugars, the primary income earner for his family, suffered a head injury and underwent emergency brain surgery following the attack. He has now emerged from an induced coma but his prognosis is uncertain.

“Because the brain is involved, no one can predict what the future will bring,” said Sugars’ mother Diane.

She said Sugars is now awake and receiving therapy.

“All I wanted, when I heard about his injury, was that he would live. Anything and everything beyond that was extra. It’s selfish as a parent, because he may have been severely handicapped, but for me, all I wanted was for him to live,” she said.

“He’s such a strong person and he’s so determined to overcome any handicaps as a result of this injury. And I’m just thankful that he’s alive.”

The family are struggling with rent to keep the shop open and travel expenses to visit Sugars in the hospital, so a fundraiser has been set up by Andrea Alexander, an old school friend.

“We were friends as kids growing up in Kelowna,” said Alexander. “When I heard about what happened, with a head injury like that it’s a long recovery process, and with him being the breadwinner of the family, they were going to need some help.”

For more information go to www.youcaring.com/carly-sugars-383543.

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9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Morrell Nature Sanctuary Summer Day Camp; 787 Nanaimo Lakes Road. Contact Mark Tardif morrell@shawbiz.ca, 250-753-5811.

7-9 p.m. Nanaimo Theatre Group seeks actors/singers aged 17+ for The Emperor’s New Clothes. Auditions at 2373 Rosstown Road, Bailey Studio, Information: 250-758-7246.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Minor Hockey Registration. Nanaimo Ice Centre 741 Third St, Nanaimo.

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6:30-8:30 p.m. Vancouver Island Regional Library branches are hosting public community consultation sessions to gather input that will shape VIRL’s direction over the next five years (20162020 Strategic Plan) Nanaimo North Library Branch, 6250 Hammond Bay Rd.

8:30 a.m. to noon Qualicum Beach Farmers Market. For fresh fruits, vegetables, berries, plants, cut flowers, fresh baked goods, jams, jellies, fish, chicken and pork, and a range of local crafts.

Memorial and Veterans Way, Qualicum Beach.

7-9 p.m. Island Counselling offers, Yes! you can . . . Stop Chasing Your Racing Mind, small, safe, confidential group to address worries, depression, insomnia, fears, anger, low self esteem, panic each week Wednesday or Thursday, by donation. Register at 250-754-9988.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Parksville Orange Bridge 716 E. Island Highway, in Parksville. A public market with a wide variety of talented vendors. A lively event with parrots from the Coombs Parrot Refuge and live jazz by Bela Varga and local buskers.

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4-6 p.m. Nanaimo Theatre Group seeks actors/singers aged 17+ for The Emperor’s New Clothes. Auditions at Bailey Studio, 2373 Rosstown Rd., July 26, 7-9; Information: 250-758-7246.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gabriola Sunday Market every Sunday through August at Silva Bay vendors from the Island and Nanaimo and region get together to sell their local goods. Local organic produce, handy crafts and much more. Live music.

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Rickets $20 door, $15 advance at Lucid, The Dog’s Ear, Desire Tattoo, The Lantzville Pub, or ticketzone.com.

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Sproat Lake fatality investigated Coroner says engine cut out at high speed; police not ruling out criminal activity and seek evidence ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A mechanical failure factored into Saturday’s boating fatality on Sproat Lake, according to findings from the B.C. Coroners Service.

Michael David Douglas died on the lake Saturday afternoon after the engine suddenly cut out on a speed boat he was riding, causing the high-powered vehicle to temporarily lift in the air before crashing into the water, reported the coroner Monday afternoon.

The 39-year-old Langford man was discovered by RCMP divers the following morning, after the boat’s driver, who has not been identified, was air-lifted to the Victoria General Hospital on Saturday with serious injuries.

Emergency personnel were called to the scene after 4:30 p.m.

Saturday to discover pieces of the boat scattered on the lake.

“There was a debris field that was a bit downwind from the actual incident location,” said Dave Poulsen, president of

Alberni Valley Search and Rescue, who were among the crews dispatched to the scene.

“There was a couple pieces of a boat, there was seat cushions, the odd life jacket and unfortunately some sandals, stuff like that were all floating around.”

The boat’s driver is still in hospital with severe injuries. He was removed from the water by witnesses on the lake and taken to an ambulance on the shore.

“There was a number of people out in the area that had already

started to provide assistance, were marking the location of where the debris was,” said Insp. Mac Richards of the Port Alberni RCMP. The deceased was missing until Sunday morning, when RCMP divers followed markers placed by search and rescue over the location of the speed boat’s engine block.

“We sat on the area where air bubbles and oil was coming out, most likely out of the engine block, for quite some time and

then we dropped dive markers on top of them,” Poulson said.

They have not ruled out criminal activity, and request photographs, videos or any accounts from those who saw the boat or the victims before the crash.

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Canada geese relocated in effort to lower Westwood Lake E. coli levels

Top Tory promotes child care benefits

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Almost all the Canadian geese at Westwood Lake were captured and released in Linley Valley’s Cottle Lake last week.

Al Britton, foreman of parks for the City of Nanaimo, said all but one of the estimated 24 geese residing at Westwood Lake were successfully captured on Thursday in an effort to keep bacteria levels down in the lake’s waters, and to lower the amount of bird feces on the park’s beaches and walkways.

Westwood Lake was closed to swimming until further notice by the city on Friday after tests by the Vancouver Island Health Authority indicated that E. coli levels in the water exceeded safety levels.

The lake was tested again on Monday, with the results expected either today or Wednesday.

Britton said the geese were fairly easy to capture in pens at this time of year because some are juveniles that can’t yet fly, and the adults are currently going through a month-long molting stage in which they are also unable to fly.

Britton said the geese were lured into the pens with bird seed and then transported by truck to Cottle Lake where they were released.

He said the fact that they can’t take to the air also prevents them from flying back to Westwood Lake for at least a month.

“This is the first time we had to do this in about 10 years and it’s mainly because having the geese there adds to the bacteria levels in the lake, which is already high due to the warm weather,” Britton said.

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Participating Nanaimo teams at this year’s Dragon Boat Festival included the Angels & Demons, Nanaimo Hornets, QF Blu By U, Save-On Foods Dragonslayers, VIU Ancient Mariners, Full Throttle, Chix with Stix, Nusa’Lon Dragons, Wave Babes, Welly Wave Riders, Angels Abreast.

The federal government is reminding families they could be eligible for increased child care benefits.

Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Minister of National Revenue, was in Nanaimo on Monday to meet with local family support groups and members of the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce to promote the increased Universal Child Care Benefit.

She encourages local families to apply for the benefit if they have not already done so.

Under the new enhancements to the UCCB, Canadian families can receive almost $2,000 per year for each child under six, and $720 per year for each child aged six through 17.

That means that families will see an increase from $100 to $160 a month in UCCB payments this year for each child under six years old.

It’s also the first time the UCCB program has been extended to children six through 17.

“We are committed to supporting families as they raise their children to reach their full potential,” Findlay said. “Since 2006, the government has issued $22.6 million in payments to families through the UCCB program, and now we want to do more to enhance that.”

The increase to the UCCB will more than double the number of families that benefit, from 1.6 million to 4 million.

The majority of families with children, approximately 3.8 million, have been identified and will automatically receive the enhanced UCCB or be contacted by the government to confirm their information.

Findlay said if your family is not currently receiving the UCCB, has never received the UCCB, or has never applied for the Canada child tax benefit and you still have children under 18 in your care, visit www.canada. ca/taxsavings to find out how you can apply.

“Combined with tax relief introduced by the government since 2006, a typical family of four can receive up to $6,600 in tax relief and enhanced benefits in 2015,” Findlay said.

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Canada Geese continue to plague Westwood Lake, despite efforts to reduce their numbers in recent years. [DAILY NEWS]

“We decided to move the geese to Cottle Lake because it’s not an area that’s heavily used by the public, like Westwood Lake, and there’s plenty of food for them there.”

Britton said there’s nothing to prevent nearby geese from settling in Westwood Lake now

that its resident geese have been relocated.

“The last time we did this, just about 20 per cent of the geese that were relocated returned to Westwood Lake,” he said.

“We’d be happy if just 50 per cent of them stay away from the lake this time. “

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A little rain Saturday didn’t damper the spirits of paddlers and spectators at the 13th annual Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival.

Directors estimate that thousands of people were in and out of Maffeo-Sutton Park Saturday and Sunday for the weekend-long festival.

The event included 67 teams, each consisting of 24 members.

Four teams travelled great distance to participate in the event; the Mighty Women Paddling Club came from Portland, Sake Fusion came from Seattle, Sistership came from Calgary, and Breast Friends came from Edmonton.

“People come here and say it’s the best festival. I’m biased so I say it’s the best festival, but this is coming from them. People do feel welcome here, the atmosphere is totally different here, it’s

like a big family,” said one of the directors, Ian Niamath.

The festival attracted slightly fewer teams than last year, but Niamath said there were more people at the Survivors’ Dinner on Saturday.

“Everything functioned perfectly. It would be nice to see more Nanaimo people here but we always have that difficulty every year. They think it’s only a paddlers event but it’s not, it’s a public event,” Niamath said.

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rime Minister Stephen Harper was in fine political fettle at the Calgary Stampede, sporting his Stetson and gunning for his rivals in the upcoming federal election.

In a rousing speech to his Conservative Party faithful at a barbecue he blasted New Democrat Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau — “the other guys” — for being, among other things, a threat to the nation’s pocketbooks.

“Friends, here is the bottom line,” Harper said. “The Liberals and the NDP voted against every single tax break and every single family benefit we brought in.

They will tax away, in whole or large part, the universal child care benefit, income-splitting, and tax-free savings accounts.”

He also raised the spectre of a carbon tax and claimed his rivals will raise payroll taxes.

“Friends, we’ve come too far to take risks with reckless policies.

That’s why I’m confident that this October Canadians will choose security over risk.”

It was red-meat stuff. Except that Harper’s claim to be Mr. Security is shaky. He is presiding over a struggling economy. The International Monetary Fund has just slashed its growth forecast for this country. Exports are slumping. Statistics Canada reports we lost 6,400 jobs last month, sustaining the view the economy is losing steam. And the Bank of Canada may be forced to cut interest rates yet again amid fears of recession.

Moreover after 10 years in power Harper’s Conservative brand has lost its lustre. The party is heading into the campaign at a near-historic low in the polls.

The majority of Canadians — those who favour change — seem more than prepared to “risk” an NDP or Liberal government over the “security” that the Tories say they offer.

Both Mulcair and Trudeau would upend Harper’s $26 billion pre-election “cash for everyone” budget that disproportionately favours higher-income earners.

They would cancel the Conservative Family Tax Cut, an income-splitting measure that benefits the affluent. Both would also cancel the Tory increase in the TFSA, which also largely benefits higher earners. And Trudeau would roll Harper’s universal child care benefit into a new family support program; Mulcair wouldn’t touch it.

The biggest “risk” these changes pose is to the wealthy.

Campaigning on “fairness,” Trudeau promises to shift wealth from the richest to the middle class by raising income taxes on those making over $200,000 a year and by reducing rates for middle earners. His Canada Child Benefit family support program is also constructed to increase benefits to most families.

Mulcair proposes a signature affordable national child care program, which would do far more for working families than Harper’s child care benefit. He’d also nudge corporate tax rates up a few percentage points, closer to the level that prevailed when the Tories came to power. And he’d boost infrastructure spending and health transfers.

Both opposition parties would lower the tax burden for small businesses that generate jobs.

They’d increase Canada Pension Plan payments and benefits.

They’d cancel the Tory plan to raise the eligibility age for Old Age Security to 67 from 65.

Mulcair would fight climate change with a cap-and-trade program while Trudeau would work with the provinces to set a price on carbon emissions.

While Harper may deride the opposition as “reckless,” these alternative policies reflect a

sense that Canada is due for a fairer distribution of the tax burden, and for heavier investment in infrastructure, affordable housing, higher education, child care, poverty reduction and health care.

All three parties are in a bidding war for the middle class.

But Mulcair and Trudeau both aim to generate growth, to spread the tax burden more fairly and to redress some of the corrosive social inequities that the nation faces.

To Canadians who are worried about recession, a growing income gap, youth unemployment and unmet social needs, what the opposition is proposing may sound more like much-needed relief, than a leap in the dark.

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You don’t require a facilitator, you require a hard knock on the head and a firm kick in the butt each and every one of you.

May such be a blunt reminder as to why you were elected in the first place; to determinedly focus and responsibly serve in the best social and fiscal interests of the citizens and the community as a whole.

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Tough-minded legislation will boost economies In your paper the leftist ideological response to the Greece situ-

ation seems to come up with the same analyses that lead the left’s politicians to pander to the lowest instincts of human behaviour, pure self-interest.

Thus poverty is blamed on the rich and other problems are always someone else’s fault and of course the banks are bad too because they’re seen to be controlled by evil rich guys.

An open question that’s never answered by the left though is at what point able people should act responsibly in their own self interests and earn enough to provide their own necessities.

The left’s solution to economic problems always seems to be more government regulation and ever more wealth redistribution but as we are seeing now in Greece there is a limit to how far that can be taken.

Now millions of Greek people are paying a steep price for decades of irresponsible governments taxing and spending beyond their economy’s ability to pay but they keep on doing it to buy votes.

Governments instead need to enact tough-minded legislation that will encourage people to grow their economies so they can provide the incomes they need to live in dignity and security.

The current crisis in Greece however is even more dangerous

because the European banking system has lent so much money to Greece that if they pull the pin it could collapse the entire euro structure. Not to mention that several other European nations also are facing a deadly combination of high debt and high unemployment.

Common sense seems to be missing in this entire debate, which may be because of the left’s almost religious belief in bankrupt political and economic ideologies that have never truly worked anywhere on a sustainable basis.

Yes some wealth redistribution is practical, as the Bible teaches, but when the redistributive taxes get too high the whole economy crashes; it breeds tax avoidance, underground industries and dysfunctional societies.

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Martin Mars aircraft needed to fight wildfires The very best news this week in the Nanaimo Daily News was that the Martin Mars has been hired to aid in the suppression of forest fires. Anyone who has seen this remarkable water bomber in action with its biggest payload of water and flame retardant

anywhere in the world is immensely impressed at its effectiveness, Now just need to extend the contract for the whole fire season.

We very nearly lost a huge portion of North Oyster-Yellow Point, but for the amazing effort of everyone coming together to help anyway they could. Four volunteer fire departments, cement trucks and “honey wagons” (liquid manure vacuum tank units) all hauled water to try to control the fire. The arrival of smaller water bombers barely in time was the final fire fighting equipment that changed the chance to get the fire under control.

The Martin Mars would have had this fire under control so much sooner and avoided the police having to warn residents to be prepared to leave their homes.

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Lac-Megantic to get $430M settlement

KRISTY KIRKUP THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Opposition parties hammered the federal government on Monday after it boasted about the economic benefits of childcare cheques set to be mailed out to Canadian families next week.

NDP finance critic Nathan Cullen says the Conservatives appear to be owning up to the fact the Canadian economy is slumping.

“You almost want to celebrate the fact they’re acknowledging the Canadian economy needs a boost. But this isn’t what this tax measure was designed for and it is not what it does,”’ Cullen said in a phone interview.

At a weekend event at an Ottawa-based retail chain, Employment Minister Pierre Poilievre billed the enhanced childcare benefit as a “$3 billion injection into the bank accounts and mailboxes of Canadians” at an appropriate time.

There is growing doubt at home about Canada’s economic stability.

Just last week, Statistics Canada reported the economy shed 6,400 jobs last month.

Four major banks have also stated they believe the country was in recession during the first half of the year.

While official growth figures for all six months are not yet available, Statistics Canada has reported that the economy contracted during the first four months of the year.

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Judge rejects effort by Canadian Pacific to scuttle payout GIUSEPPE VALIANTE THE CANADIAN PRESS

MONTREAL — The $430-million settlement fund proposal for victims of the Lac-Megantic train disaster is fair and can proceed despite objections by Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., a Quebec judge ruled Monday.

Superior Court Justice Gaetan Dumas rejected two Canadian Pacific motions aimed at stopping the fund, which is earmarked for more than 4,000 victims and creditors in connection with the derailment that killed 47 people in July 2013.

CP said Monday it would review the decision and that it would have no other immediate comment. While the company can appeal the ruling, it will require the permission of an appeals court justice to do so.

Lawyer Jeff Orenstein, who represents the victims of the tragedy, said if CP is not granted the right to appeal, he hopes to have the millions distributed to victims as soon as possible.

“We will push to get the cheques out by the end of the year,” he said. “If it’s possible we’ll do it.”

On July 6, 2013, an unmanned train owned by the Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway Ltd. roared into Lac-Megantic and derailed, with its cargo exploding and decimating part of the downtown core.

MMA didn’t have enough insurance to pay damages to victims and creditors, so it filed for bankruptcy in the United States and Canada. The settlement fund is tied to the bankruptcy proceedings on both sides of the border.

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Canada funds ballot box training in Ukraine Canada and its allies, have dusted-off a Cold War playbook in order to push back against Russian influence in Ukraine.

Separate from the upcoming military training program, the Harper government is spending over $49 million in an attempt to fight Kremlin influence with grassroots ideologue rather than tanks, artillery and troops.

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Wrecked oil tankers and debris from a runaway train in Lac-Megantic, Que., on July 8, 2013. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

responsibility in the 2013 tragedy agreed to pay roughly $431.5 million to victims. The terms of the fund offer all the companies that are giving money a full release from legal liability, in both the United States and Canada, for the disaster.

The fund was unanimously accepted by victims and creditors during a June 8 meeting.

While CP has said previously it doesn’t dispute that families of the victims deserve compensation, it insists it was not responsible for what happened.

Its lawyer, Alain Riendeau, reminded Dumas last month that the disaster “did not involve our tracks, did not involve our rail cars, our products or our employees.”

CP wanted Dumas to declare the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings for the railway responsible for the disaster — Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway Ltd. — illegitimate.

It argued the case should be heard in Federal Court, not Quebec Superior Court.

CP also wanted Dumas to rule that the settlement fund was unfair because it would have limited its ability to countersue the other firms involved in the tragedy.

The problem for Canadian Pacific is if any of the 25 companies decides to sue it to recoup money put toward the fund, being freed from liability means CP wouldn’t be able to countersue.

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Doctors are warning people who forage for wild mushrooms to educate themselves about edible species after a woman who ingested a highly poisonous variety needed a life-saving liver transplant.

In a case report published in Monday’s edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal, doctors say the 52-year-old man visited a Toronto hospital emergency department last summer after developing severe abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting overnight.

Analysis showed the mushrooms were a toxic species known as Amanita bisporigera.

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Man with no nation in court over conditions A man convicted of trafficking drugs and weapons and who has no citizenship from any country is expected to learn Friday whether he can have his release conditions relaxed.

Deepan Budlakoti, 25, asked a member of the Immigration and Refugee Board on Monday to ease the restrictions of his release because he says they are psychologically harmful and violate his constitutional rights.

Budlakoti was born in Ottawa in 1989 to Indian parents who worked for Indian High Commission officials and was not granted automatic citizenship.

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Anti-austerity protesters hold a Greek flag during a rally against the government’s agreement with its creditors in front of the tomb of the unknown soldier in Athens on Monday. [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

Greece can avoid financial calamity in eurozone deal JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG AND PAN PYLAS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BRUSSELS — After gruelling, often angry negotiations that tested the limits of European unity, Greece struck a preliminary rescue deal Monday that should avert an imminent financial catastrophe but also guarantees years more hardship and sacrifice for its people.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras flew home to sell the bailout plan to skeptical lawmakers and political allies, some of whom accused him of selling Greece out. Panos Kammenos, leader of the junior partner in Tsipras’ coalition government, denounced the deal as a German-led “coup.”

“This deal introduced many new issues . . . we cannot agree with it,” he said after meeting with Tsipras.

Other Greeks rallied Monday night before Parliament in Athens, urging lawmakers to reject the new demands.

To close the deal with his partners in the euro currency, Tsipras had to consent to a raft of austerity measures, including sales tax hikes and pension and labour reforms — measures he had campaigned vociferously against over the last five years of Greece’s financial crisis.

Since his election in January, the youthful Tsipras has faced intense pressure to backpedal on many of his promises to Greece’s exhausted electorate. Finally, faced Sunday by the leaders of the 18 other nations that share the euro and the knowledge that Greek banks were just days from running out of money, the moment came when he couldn’t resist any more.

A series of supposed red lines

vanished, including objections to tight international oversight of Greece’s economy, continued involvement by the International Monetary Fund in Greece’s bailout program and cuts to pensions.

The result of marathon negotiations emerged Monday: about $95.1 billion in loans and financial support for Greece over three years that will preserve its membership in the euro, shore up its banks and allow a modicum of stability to return to the battered Greek economy.

Creditors have also dangled the carrot of a possible future debt restructuring in the event of a smooth bailout.

“We managed to avoid the most extreme measures,” Tsipras said.

But ordinary Greeks now face tougher measures than those they voted down in a referendum a little over a week ago.

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Rain, cool weather dampen B.C. wildfires

The lead investigator of an RCMP sting wanted a pair of British Columbia terrorism suspects out of their home and away from the distractions of drugs and video games to keep them focused on their bomb plot, a court has heard.

Staff-Sgt. Vaz Kassam testified that removing John Nuttall and Amanda Korody from “their element” would give police a better assessment of the couple’s commitment to threatening public safety.

Last month, a jury found Nuttall and Korody guilty of planning to detonate homemade pressure-cooker explosives on the grounds of the B.C. legislature on Canada Day in 2013.

The second stage of their trial began Monday, with defence lawyers arguing the RCMP entrapped the pair.

Residents of a British Columbia community who were forced to flee an aggressive wildfire expected to return home the same day the province welcomed firefighting aid from Australia.

The Puntzi Lake fire, burning about 130 kilometres west of Williams Lake in B.C.’s central Interior, has destroyed buildings on four properties, including a hunting-and-fishing resort and two permanent homes.

Karen Powell of the Cariboo Fire Centre says about 12 millimetres of rain fell on the fire over the weekend, allowing crews to attack the fire’s edge with heavy machinery.

Al Richmond of the Cariboo Regional District says an evacuation order has been lifted for 30 properties on the lake’s southern shore, but the order remains effective for 60 other properties.

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Swimming accident claims life of U.K. teen

Finance minister set to bring in LNG legislation

The B.C. Coroners Service has identified a 17-year-old rugby player from London, England, as the victim of a fatal swimming accident on Vancouver Island.

Coroner Matt Brown says in a news release that Abdu-Jamal Ottun was touring British Columbia with his squad and was swimming in Shawnigan Lake north of Victoria when his teammates noticed him missing late Sunday afternoon.

RCMP Sgt. Scott Stephen says about five minutes after attending the scene, a local firefighter located the missing teen’s body in about three and a half metres of water.

He says the teen was brought to a dock but paramedics couldn’t revive him.

Stephen says police have ruled out foul play in the death and the coroner is leading the investigation.

British Columbia’s finance minister says he has introduced legislation that provides the blueprint for building and operating the province’s first liquefied natural gas plant.

Mike de Jong said Monday the proposed $36-billion facility on B.C.’s north coast would be the largest private investment in the province’s history.

He called the Liquefied Natural Gas Project Agreements Act a tool to grant investors certainty from targeted tax increases and environmental regulations.

De Jong said the law provides the company with a 25-year assurance specific to LNG-related income and ensures that energy and environmental taxes do not increase while corporate and sales taxes could rise.

Opposition NDP Leader John Horgan said his party will vote against the legislation.

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Technical assistant Eliska Didyk transfers human fecal matter solution into a bottle in an OpenBiome laboratory, in Medford, Mass. Stool transplants have turned out to be a veritable home run in the treatment of recurrent C. difficile infections. A new study suggests the procedure may help people with colitis. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Researchers question whether procedure will aid other bowel diseases HELEN BRANSWELL THE CANADIAN PRESS

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tool transplants appear to be a veritable home run in the treatment of recurrent C. difficile infections.

Researchers are now questioning whether the therapy would work for a range of other bowel diseases, and even obesity.

The first trials looking at whether ulcerative colitis could be treated with an infusion of a healthy person’s stool produced confusing results.

One clinical trial, by Dutch researchers, was ended early when a planned interim analysis concluded that the study was not on track to be able to come up with an answer.

The same happened with a second, by researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton. But the data and safety monitoring board assessing the trial told the McMaster team they should go ahead with a few additional patients who had been enrolled but hadn’t yet received the treatment or a placebo.

By the time they were done with the extra patients, the McMaster study took a surprising turn for the better.

The group, led by Dr. Paul Moayyedi, director of the division of gastroenterology at the university’s medical school, reported recently that they did see a positive outcome from their trial. Patients with ulcerative colitis who received a stool transplant were statistically more likely to go into remission than patients who received a placebo treatment.

“I would actually call this a positive result, but one with caveats,” said Moayyedi, who along with his colleagues published the results in a recent issue of the journal Gastroenterology. “The caveats are that this trial was stopped early . . . (and) the sample size is not large enough to make a definitive conclusion.”

Even with a positive result, though, it appears fecal transplants are unlikely to be as effective for colitis as they are for C. difficile.

In a study that ultimately only included 70 patients, 24 per cent of those who got

“I’m all for studying it. I think this has potential. But we just need more data. We need more numbers. We need more study.”

Dr. Ari Grinspin, gastroenterologist

fecal transplants went into remission, compared to five per cent of those who got a placebo.

The journal published both the Dutch and McMaster studies together, along with an editorial that warned fecal transplants for ulcerative colitis aren’t yet ready for prime time.

“I am rooting for Moayyedi and his colleagues. I think they did an outstanding job with what they were able to do. And I was very pleased when (the trial) went from a negative to a positive” result, said Dr. Ari Grinspan, one of the authors of the editorial and a gastroenterologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

“I’m all for studying it. I think this has potential. But we just need more data. We need more numbers. We need more study.”

The principle behind fecal transplants is that in gastrointestinal diseases, the armies of bacteria in the human GI tract are out of balance. It is thought that the disease can be brought under control by replenishing stocks of good bacteria that keep the bad actors in check.

It certainly works for C. difficile diarrhea. Doctors who use fecal transplants to treat patients with C. difficile infections that cannot be cured by antibiotics report extraordinary success. Grinspan said he has treated about 100 patients this way and has a 95 per cent cure rate.

Given that ulcerative colitis is caused by an inflammation of the lining of the colon — as is seen in C. diff infections — it didn’t seem to be a stretch that fecal transplants might help here too.

The Dutch group didn’t see benefits, though both Moayyedi and Grinspan pointed out problems with their study design.

The Dutch team only gave each patient two transfusions of healthy donor stool and they did it via what people in this field call “the upper route” — they dripped the liquefied material into the gastric tract through a tube looped through a nostril and down the throat.

Moayyedi said with ulcerative colitis, the disease starts in the rectum. So his group felt it made more sense to use the opposite approach. They transfused the donor stool through a reverse enema procedure, giving each patient repeat transfusions over several weeks.

Their study was set up to allow a data and safety monitoring board to take a look about half way through. If the treatment seemed to be causing harm, the study was to be stopped. The same outcome was to be ordered if the study didn’t seem likely to show a statistically significant benefit.

Moayyedi said in retrospect, he and his colleagues probably shouldn’t have included that latter provision.

There is no way of knowing what would have happened if the study had enrolled 130 people, as originally planned. With another 50 patients, the finding might have appeared stronger — or might have turned back the other way.

Grinspan suggested it was a stroke of bad luck.

“I know these guys. I know they did exactly what they needed to do. They followed the rule book. Fantastic. But it still calls into question exactly what we’re seeing here.”

Grinspan noted that five other studies are underway that will hopefully shed more light on whether fecal transplants will be useful for ulcerative colitis.

Moayyedi insisted the work needs to continue, saying it could eventually lead to a cure for ulcerative colitis.

With C. difficile, the cause of the disease is known. But with ulcerative colitis, it’s not clear what induces the body to turn on the lining of the colon.

If fecal transplants work for some patients, the next step will be trying to figure out what the treatment is fixing — and trying to stop that disease process from occurring in the first place.

GLOBAL HEALTH

WHO criticized in scathing report on Ebola ALEXANDRA ZAVIS LOS ANGELES TIMES

The World Health Organization must undergo fundamental changes if it is to fulfill its function of protecting global health, according to an independent panel of experts that reviewed the agency’s bungled response to the Ebola outbreak.

“The panel considers that WHO does not currently possess the capacity or organizational culture to deliver a full emergency public health response,” it said in a scathing report released Tuesday.

The panel headed by Barbara Stocking, a former head of the aid group Oxfam GB, urged the WHO to create a new division to oversee preparations for the next major outbreak and coordinate the response.

But it did not endorse more radical solutions, such as creating a separate agency or putting another U.N. body in charge of health emergencies. Such agencies would in any case need to coordinate with the WHO, complicating the response, the review concluded.

The panel said it would be “far more effective and efficient” to reform the WHO. “This transformation must be carried out urgently,” it added.

The WHO welcomed the panel’s findings. In a statement Tuesday, it said it was already moving forward on some of the recommendations, including the development of a global workforce that can be deployed in a health emergency and the establishment of a contingency fund to

ensure that resources are available for the initial response. Others will be discussed at a meeting in August.

The panel did not single out individuals for blame but criticized the organization’s bureaucratic culture. In the early stages of the outbreak, messages were sent by WHO staff at headquarters and in the field about the seriousness of the crisis.

“Either these did not reach senior leaders, or senior leaders did not recognize their significance,” the report said. “There seemed to be a hope that the crisis would be managed by good diplomacy rather than by scaling up emergency response.”

As a result, aid groups in the affected countries were left to respond to a crisis for which they were not well prepared.

ecently I asked readers to respond to the column, Want to be a Millionaire?

I received a ton of mail.

A Quebec judge had ruled that smokers could be rewarded for ill health and death even though they knew smoking had been a health hazard for 50 years.

So I proposed getting rich similarly by starting a class action suit against food companies for creating the perfect storm of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.

After all, this is a monumental crisis compared to smoking.

• L.P. from West Kelowna writes, “I totally agree with your every word. These poor saps didn’t know that tobacco was harmful to their health? What a society we live in. The next thing these poor babies will be suing MacDonald’s, Burger King and other food chains for making them fat by forcing them to eat all those unhealthy burgers and fries.”

• D.T. from Leamington, Ont., says, “ Thanks for the column regarding the ridiculous illogical lawsuit in Quebec. I fully agree that people, as well as governments, should not be allowed to sue a company as a result of ill-informed choices they made. You are right. It could be the start of a slippery slope.”

He adds, “ Everyone complains about the billions spent on medical treatments for people who smoke. However, since smokers die an average 10 years sooner than those choosing a healthy lifestyle there is a significant cost saving in pension payouts.” (Professor Richard Peto at Oxford reported on a large study several years ago proving that smokers died 20 years sooner).

• J.W. from Windsor, Ontario, writes, “I feel your logic is open to question. Food companies have for many years openly printed on each package, can or container, the ingredients listed therein. Albeit, they had to be legislated to do it. Cigarette companies on the other hand, to my knowledge, did not do so. “ • Another reader remarks, “Your article made my heart sing. We live in this litigation-riddled society where people can’t or won’t take responsibility for their own actions. Every time I see a smoker light up, I cringe and think of the cost to me and society. Thanks for a well written article. I think there are millions of folks who agree, but are afraid to stand up and be counted.”

• O.P from Saskatoon says, “Thanks for the column. You nailed it. I agree 100 per cent and wish more people would say it.”

• B.M. remarks, “I was glad to read your column about self-inflicted health issues.

In particular, you echoed sentiments I have expressed about tobacco. When Prince Edward Island joined several other provinces in suing tobacco companies for incurring health costs I pointed out tobacco was legal and the government receives tax revenue.

“So how can the province hope to obtain money from tobacco companies for a product whose production and sale they abet?

Of course the same could be said about alcohol”.

•LG from Lethbridge, Alta.: “You were right on this week and for years I’ve enjoyed the fact that you never sit-on-thefence in dealing with controversial issue.

My accolades for enlightening the public.

Keep up the good work.”

The general reaction from readers was that we are reaching a turning point in society where “Big Brother” can no longer look after us for foolish behaviour.

And that our health care system, as we know it, will go down the drain unless we accept responsibility for our own health.

Improving lifestyle is really not that complicated. It all boils down to common sense. Unfortunately, in 2015, common sense has become an uncommon commodity.

This decision by an educated judge to reward people for doing things they darn well know are harmful to their health is just another example of old fashioned horse sense gone broke.

Many years ago I wrote in this column that “The problems of our society are generated by supposedly intelligent people who are largely fools.”

In the interim I have not changed my mind.

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TENNIS

Djokovic knows ’it’s probably the right time to talk’ Slam total

World No. 1 pushes ahead of a number of greats with third win at Wimbledon HOWARD FENDRICH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON — A day after winning Wimbledon for a ninth Grand Slam title, moving within five of Rafael Nadal’s total and putting him more than halfway to Roger Federer’s record of 17, Novak Djokovic was asked about the possibility of catching his two rivals.

He exhaled. “I don’t want to say it’s too early to talk about it,� Djokovic began, then interrupted himself with a laugh. “I mean, it’s probably the right time to talk about it.�

It sure is.

The No. 1-ranked Djokovic has firmly established his bona fides as one of the greats of the game by just about any measure, including his three championships at Wimbledon, five at the Australian Open, and one at the U.S. Open.

By getting to Grand Slam title No. 9, he pushed ahead of quite a group of guys with eight: Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, Fred Perry, Ken Rosewall.

Plus, Djokovic is 28, and by all accounts only getting better.

As for chasing the numbers put up by contemporaries Federer and Nadal? “I’m still far, far away from that. It’s still a long way ahead,�

Djokovic said Monday at the All England Club, about 18 hours after earning his third Wimbledon championship, and second in a row, with a 7-6 (1), 6-7 (10), 6-4, 6-3 victory over second-ranked Federer. “Winning one Grand Slam, I know what it takes. It’s a lot of effort. A lot of things have to come together. So to reach these two guys would be something incredible. But honestly, I’m not thinking about it now.�

Instead, Djokovic said, he derives motivation from his “passion and love for the sport, and just the joy that I find in playing tennis,� along with a sense of “responsibility� he feels to “keep going and bring joy to myself and to� those closest to him, including his wife and their 8-month-old son, Stefan.

Djokovic also said he feels “like I have many years in front of me.�

Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the trophy after winning the men’s singles final against Roger Federer of Switzerland at Wimbledon on Sunday. Djokovic won the match 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3.. [AP PHOTO]

That’s probably true, although it will not be easy to maintain the pace he established recently.

Over the past 20 Grand Slam tournaments, Djokovic has reached 15 finals — a Federeresque rate — and won eight. And who were the men who lost to Djokovic in those eight? Federer (two), Nadal (three), and Andy Murray (three).

Not too shabby.

As Federer put it during the trophy ceremony at Centre Court on Sunday: “Novak played not only great today but the whole two weeks, plus the whole year, plus last year, plus the year before that.�

If it weren’t for a four-set loss to Stan Wawrinka in the French

Open final, after knocking out Nadal in the quarterfinals, Djokovic would be heading to the U.S. Open, which he won in 2011, with a chance at a calendar-year Grand Slam, just like Serena Williams.

Disappointing as that defeat against Wawrinka was, preventing him from claiming a career Grand Slam, Djokovic recovered quickly. “Considering where I was, my state of mind, I would say, three, four weeks ago,� Djokovic said Monday, “it’s pretty amazing to be here with you today as the Wimbledon champion.�

It was pointed out to Djokovic that he is the only player who has beaten seven-time Wimbledon champion Federer on the

grass of the All England Club, as well as nine-time French Open champion Nadal on the red clay of Roland Garros.

And Djokovic happened to do it in the span of a little more than a month. “That is a great achievement, now that you mention it,�

Djokovic said, leaning back in his chair. “I didn’t think about it, but it feels pretty good. It’s probably an ultimate challenge to win against those two guys on their most preferred surfaces.�

Terrific as Djokovic is — owner of the best return in tennis; a genius along the baseline, thanks in part to a speedy, sliding, body-contorting style that lets him get to nearly every ball — he is intent on improving.

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Timbermen look to end losing streak tonight ROSS ARMOUR DAILY NEWS

The Nanaimo Timbermen know they have to start winning, and fast, to keep alive their slim chance of making the Western Lacrosse Association playoffs this season, as well as improve on their last place finish a year ago.

With the team on a 10-win losing streak, which continued after Saturday’s heavy 15-6 loss to the Coquitlam Adanacs on the road, Kaleb Toth’s men take on the Victoria Shamrocks tonight at Frank Crane Arena with the sole aim of putting all the negative results to an end.

Toth believes the team will have to win the rest of its games this season in order to make the playoffs and then hope that other results go in their favour. “It comes down to hard work and intelligence and I’ve really been preaching that since the start of this losing streak,� said the head coach. “The guys have been working hard but just keep making tiny mistakes and it ends up in our net. If you dig yourselves deeper into holes, it’s harder to get out. But we do need some lucky breaks and if the guys keep showing a good attitude, we’ll get out of this.�

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Toth says he’s been preaching that as well but still recognizes the Shamrocks as the best team in the league. “We’re capable of beating any team in the league, we proved that the first week,� he said. “The guys just have to keep

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believing in themselves. Going on a winning streak is about getting that first one and building it up. Then you realize what you did to win and carry it over.�

With a young team at his disposal this time out, Toth still believes the future is bright. “This year was an important year for us. The guys are young and they’re playing against men now. But I’ve seen some positives and am confident we can make the playoffs in the future, if not this year.�

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All eyes on Jordan Spieth at The Open DOUG FERGUSONTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — There was no escaping Jordan Spieth even before he arrived Monday at St. Andrews to resume his pursuit of the Grand Slam.

Behind the practice range, one British television network talked to any player willing to stop.

After a few gratuitous questions about the weather (cool and cloudy) and the Old Course (magnificent shape), the reporter got to the point.

What about Spieth’s chances? “The odds are against him,� said Soren Kjeldsen, relying entirely on history.

Spieth is only the fourth player since 1960, the year Arnold Palmer proposed the concept of the modern Grand Slam in golf, to win the first two majors of the year only to be stopped at the British Open. Palmer and Jack Nicklaus (1972) finished one shot behind. Tiger Woods was in good position in 2002 until he was blown away by the wind and rain at Muirfield and shot 81 in the third round.

Spieth only added to the hype by winning the John Deere Classic in a playoff Sunday for his fourth win of the year.

He flew on a charter flight from Illinois with other players at the John Deere Classic, arriving in Scotland about 10:30 a.m. and checking into his house before coming out to the Old Course to a quiet reception.

In need of a shave — he’s 21, but yes, he shaves — Spieth and his manager walked through a group of about 100 fans who camped out near the entrance to the player lounge to get his autograph. Spieth signed everything shoved his way, turned and tossing the last item to a delighted young British boy.

Nick Faldo walked over to him and wished him well. A few fans congratulated him for his year, though this wasn’t exactly Tigermania, or even Rorymania for that matter.

But then, Spieth is still relatively new.

His short game, particularly the putter, is the envy of golf at the moment. But he doesn’t have the power of Woods or Rory McIlroy, nor does he deliver the magical shots Woods once did that kept everyone talking.

He just scores. And he wins.

And that’s what golf is all about, anyway. “He beats you with better golf,�

Geoff Ogilvy said. “He doesn’t beat you because he hits it further. Tiger’s intimidation was that he always did something amazing. Jordan — don’t get me wrong, his body of work is amazing — but he doesn’t beat you with a crazy par, or a crazy chipin from the back of the 14th at Muirfield (Village). He just beats you because he’s better.�

Ogilvy was asked how he would feel going into the final round two shots behind Spieth compared with going against Woods or McIlroy. “It would be different. It shouldn’t be,� he said. “There’s more of an intimidation factor to Rory because he’s going to hit it 30 (yards) past you all day, and it appears like he’s better than you. Jordan doesn’t appear like he’s better than you.

But his body of work proves that he’s better than everybody — well, maybe everybody but Rory.�

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Raptors seal Luis Scola signing

Tumour forces Basso to withdraw from tour

Free agent says he’s ready to contribute to a playoff push next year in Toronto JOHN CHIDLEY-HILL THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Luis Scola doesn’t just want to win with the Toronto Raptors.

The veteran power forward was introduced as the newest free agent signing by the Raptors on Monday and he pointed to Toronto’s recent on-court success as a major influence in his decision.

But he doesn’t want to win an NBA title on his teammates backs — he wants to contribute to a championship team.

“I wanted to find a place where I could win and be a part of the team, be important,” said Scola outside the Raptors’ practice court at Air Canada Centre. “I was trying to get options to see how close to a ring I could get.

But I was also trying to be part of the team, not just be on it, just because that team’s going to be good but not play any role.

“Hopefully chase a ring at some point down the line, but also be part of it, be important on the team.”

The 35 year old from Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been consistent in his eight years in the NBA, starting in four of his

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Indiana Pacers forward Luis Scola, left, fights for a rebound position during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston in April 1. [CP PHOTO]

five seasons with the Houston Rockets and his one season with the Phoenix Suns. Although he played backup for the Pacers the past two seasons, he still played an average of 18.8 minutes per

game in Indiana.

Scola has averaged 12.7 points and seven rebounds per game in his NBA career.

“I believe pretty much everybody knows what I’m going to

bring to the team,” said Scola.

“It’s going to be along the lines of the things that I’ve been doing for the other teams in the past.

“I’m not going to get extremely better at 35, I’m not going to get extremely worse, I believe, at 35 either.”

Although he’ll be an elder statesman on the Raptors’ bench, Scola feels his career is far from over.

“I don’t think it’s my last year,” said Scola, who saw his minutes climb last year. “You never know.

I don’t think anybody, that is actually retired now, actually thought it was their last year when the last year came, so I don’t know.”

The six-foot-nine, 245-pound, Scola will be reunited with former Rockets teammates Kyle Lowry and Patrick Patterson, who he says have matured on and off the court since he played with them in Houston.

“With Kyle and Patrick I think we had a little thing going,” said Scola. “It’s fun to see them evolve the way they did in their careers and how they became great players. It’s going to be fun being teammates with them again.

GOLD CUP

◆ SOCCER

Claudio Ranieri returns to the Premier League

Experienced Italian coach Claudio Ranieri was hired as the new manager of Leicester on Monday, returning to the English Premier League eight months after being fired following a brief and disappointing spell in charge of Greece’s national team.

The 63-year-old Ranieri signed a three-year deal as the replacement for Nigel Pearson, who was fired last month after falling out with Leicester’s Thai owners despite keeping the club in England’s lucrative top division.

Ranieri’s previous spell in the Premier League was with Chelsea in 2000-04 — during which he was often labeled “The Tinkerman” for his liking for squad rotation — and he has since coached Valencia, Parma, Juventus, Roma, Inter Milan and Monaco.

◆ BASKETBALL

Suns sign first-round draft pick Devin Booker The Phoenix Suns have signed first-round draft pick Devin Booker.

The 18-year-old out of Kentucky was the 13th pick overall.

The Suns, who made the announcement Monday, are hoping Booker will add some much-needed outside shooting ability.

He is participating on the Phoenix entry in the Los Angeles Summer League.

The 6-foot-6 Booker, the youngest player available in the recent NBA Draft, was the sixth man for Final Four participant Kentucky last season, averaging 10 points while shooting 47 per cent from the field, including 41 per cent from 3-point range.

Booker will compete with Archie Goodwin and newly signed free agent Sonny Weems for playing time as a reserve shooting guard behind starters Eric Bledsoe and Brandon Knight.

Under the NBA’s rookie salary schedule, the four-year contract could be worth up to $10 million.

◆ SKIING

Former world champion skier Zettel retires Former world champion Kathrin Zettel has become the third prominent member of the Austrian women’s ski team to retire in the off-season, a year after she won bronze in the Olympic slalom in Sochi.

Suffering from persistent hip and knee injuries, Zettel announced her decision just weeks after former overall World Cup champion Nicole Hosp and 2010 Olympic super-G gold medallist Andrea Fischbacher ended their careers.

The 28-year-old Zettel says “the last couple of years have been tough and difficult, I always felt pain. I just can’t go on.”

Specializing in slalom and GS, Zettel won nine World Cup races and earned four medals at major championships, including gold in super-combined at the 2009 worlds in Val d’Isere, France.

Canada players huddle before their CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer match against Jamaica this past Saturday in Houston.

Canada lost 1-0. [AP PHOTO]

Canada needs win against Costa Rica to remain alive NEIL DAVIDSON THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Canada is hoping history and home-field advantage will help it survive a little longer in the Gold Cup. A goal or two would help as well.

The Canadian men (0-1-1) play Costa Rica (0-0-2) at BMO Field on Tuesday, essentially needing a win to advance to the knockout round of the CONCACAF championship.

“There’s a sense of urgency,” said Canadian captain Julian de Guzman. “We realize the situation we’re in at this point. I mean (Tuesday’s) game is pretty much like a final.

“This time we’re at home. We’ll have the support of our fans,” he added.

Canada has not been beaten at BMO Field since a 2-0 loss to Peru in September 2010. The men have gone 6-0-4 there since and have won their last four games in Toronto.

But the last time they lost in Canada was to Costa Rica, 1-0 at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium in May 2013.

Canada is ranked 103rd in the world by FIFA while Costa Rica is No. 41. Jamaica leads Group B with four points with Costa Rica and El Salvador on two and Canada on one.

The top two teams in each of the three groups as well the two best third-place finishers advance to the quarter-finals.

The Canadian men could win their pool. Or they could exit the tournament, as they did in 2013 when they went 0-2-1 and failed to score.

Two years later, Canada’s young strike force still has to find the net.

“The difference-maker has just come down to putting away our chances, because we do get chances,” said de Guzman.

Canada’s career record against Costa Rica is 5-7-7.

Like Canada, Costa Rica knows a win will open the door to going deeper in the tournament.

Favoured to win the group, they have more work to do.

“We remain optimistic,” coach Paulo Wanchope said through an interpreter.

“We want to advance in what has turned out to be a very tough Gold Cup. “And as we’ve seen, other favoured teams have had a rough time as well.”

Wanchope, a gangly former striker, played for West Ham and Manchester City among other clubs.

Canada tied El Salvador 0-0 in Carson, Calif., before falling 1-0 on a late goal to Jamaica in Houston.

The Costa Ricans drew Jamaica 2-2 and El Salvador 1-1.

No. 76 Jamaica (1-0-1) meets No. 88 El Salvador (0-0-2) in the opener of the Toronto doubleheader, which marks the first time the Gold Cup has come to Canada.

The Canadians will be without defender Nik Ledgerwood and midfielder Samuel Piette, both of whom are suspended due to yellow-card accumulation.

Both Wanchope and Canadian coach Benito Floro politely chided CONCACAF for the compressed tournament schedule, which has seen both teams move from California to Texas to Toronto in a week.

TENNIS

Eugenie Bouchard falls 14 spots THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON — Serena Williams has widened her lead at No. 1 in the WTA rankings with her fourth consecutive Grand Slam title at Wimbledon while Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard tumbled 14 spots after a first-round exit at the All England Club.

Williams now holds more than twice as many points as No. 2 Maria Sharapova.

Bouchard slipped from 12th to No. 26 after a straight-sets loss to Chinese qualifier Ying-Ying

Duan. The native of Westmount, Que., who finished the 2014 season ranked seventh in the world, has struggled in 2015, posting just four wins since the Australian Open in January.

Novak Djokovic’s third championship at the All England Club allowed him to retain his healthy lead atop the ATP rankings on Monday over No. 2 Roger Federer, the man he beat in the final.

Sharapova, who lost to Williams in the semifinals, rose two spots, while last year’s champion, Petra Kvitova, slid from

No. 2 to No. 5 after exiting in the third round.

Garbine Muguruza, the 21-yearold from Spain who was the runner-up to Williams, moved into the top 10 for the first time at No. 9, an 11-spot rise.

The men’s top 10 remained unchanged, including Andy Murray at No. 3, Canadian Milos Raonic at eighth and Rafael Nadal at No. 10.

Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil rocketed up 27 spots to No. 29 after making the quarter-finals at Wimbledon.

JOHN LEICESTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PAU, France — Stunning the Tour de France on its first rest day, doctors diagnosed a tumour in the left testicle of two-time Giro d’Italia winner Ivan Basso on Monday, forcing him out of the showcase race.

His former rival Lance Armstrong, who survived testicular cancer that spread to his lungs and brain, immediately tweeted his support. At age 37, Basso wasn’t a contender to win the race, as the Italian was in his heyday before he was banned for doping. But his experience and pedigree — Basso finished second at the 2005 Tour and third in 2004 — meant his withdrawal was keenly felt by his team leader Alberto Contador.

The 2007 and 2009 champion must now tackle the most arduous two weeks of the Tour, with decisive climbs in the Pyrenees and Alps, without the assistance and moral support of his veteran teammate and training partner.

On what is often an uneventful day of rest and relaxation when riders recharge their batteries before the high mountains, a visibly shaken Basso appeared with Contador at a news conference and announced that just two hours earlier, doctors diagnosed a tumour in his left testicle that had been painful since he crashed on Stage 5.

Contador put his arm around Basso and vowed, his voice cracking with emotion, to do his best to win the race to honour his teammate.

Basso said he has cancer.

“I have a small cancer in the left testicle,” he said. “I have to stop and go back to Italy.”

But his Tinkoff-Saxo team said more tests are needed to be certain the tumour is cancerous.

“Probabilities are very high,” Pierre Orphanidis, a team spokesman, said in an Associated Press interview. “We still need the further analysis to be 100 per cent sure.”

Tumours can be benign, meaning they’re not cancerous and don’t spread to other parts of the body, or malignant, which means they are cancerous and can spread. Armstrong, who came back from cancer to win the Tour in seven victories later stripped from him for doping, tweeted: “Thinking about ‚Üïivanbasso and wishing him the very best as he embarks on his cancer journey. #IvanSTRONG!!”

Transport delays occur at Pan Ams THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Pan Am Games organizers say they’re still ironing out “some kinks in the system” as journalists covering the multi-sport event face issues getting to and from venues scattered around the Greater Toronto Region.

Buses have been set up to shuttle media around the various Pan Am sporting centres but some journalists have already faced long waits and in certain cases had to deal with no transportation showing up.

In one incident in Barrie, Ont., located about 110 kilometres north of Toronto, a bus set to bring media back to Toronto never turned up.

Allen Vansen, executive vice-president of operations, says the transportation network set up for the Games is “pretty substantial” with just under 300 buses and 20 different bus companies providing service, but such incidents are expected.

He has apologized to journalists and says improvements are being made. With the case in Barrie, he says cars were deployed to bring journalists back to Toronto.

“We’re still ironing out some kinks in the system,” he said.

“We know there was a delay, we apologize for that but it’s about how we recover from those elements and how we get the system right.”

B4 | DAILY NEWS |

SPORTS

TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015

SCOREBOARD BASEBALL

FOOTBALL CFL

West Winnipeg Calgary BC Lions Edmonton Saskatchewan East Toronto Ottawa Hamilton Montreal

86th All-Star Game

MLB - Results and standings W 2 2 1 1 0 W 2 2 1 1

L 1 1 1 1 3 L 1 1 1 2

T 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0

Pts 4 4 2 2 0 Pts 4 4 2 2

PF 81 60 51 57 98 PF 88 64 75 70

PA 101 72 59 43 107 PA 76 78 50 56

Full results, Week 3 Yesterday’s result Calgary 25, Toronto 20 Last Friday’s results Winnipeg 25, Montreal 23 BC Lions 35, Saskatchewan 32 Last Thursday’s result Edmonton 46, Ottawa 17 Week 4 schedule (with odds by Oddsshark) Favourite Line (O/U) Underdog Home team in CAPS Thursday, July 16, 6 p.m.

Hamilton 3(54) MONTREAL Friday, July 17, 4 p.m.

Edmonton 3.5(49) OTTAWA Friday, July 17, 7 p.m.

SASKATCHEWAN 3(49.5) BC Lions Saturday, July 18 Winnipeg at Calgary (No line available) Yesterday at McMahon Stadium

Stampeders 25, Argos 20 Toronto 7 7 3 3 20 Calgary 0 22 0 3 25 First Quarter Toronto TD Kevin Elliott 8 pass from Trevor Harris (Ronnie Pfeffer convert) 14:38 Second Quarter Calgary TD Eric Rogers 3 pass from Bo Levi Mitchell (Rene Paredes failed convert) 6:53 Cgy TD Jon Cornish 4 run (2pt convert Marquay McDaniel pass from Mitchell) 8:45 Cgy TD Jeff Fuller 6 pass from Mitchell (Paredes convert) 12:21 Tor TD Tori Gurley 44 pass from Harris (Pfeffer convert) 13:27 Cgy Single Rob Maver punt 55, 14:41 Third Quarter Tor FG Pfeffer 48, 9:16 Fourth Quarter Tor FG Pfeffer 45, 1:46 Cgy FG Paredes 30, 13:33 Team Statistics Tor Cgy First downs 13 20 Rushing 0 6 Passing 10 12 Penalty 3 2 Rushes-Yards 10-44 20-90 Passing Yards 223 303 Return Yards 147 101 Passing Comp-Att-Int 20-34-1 25-34-1 Sacks 1 2 Punts 8 9 Punts-Average 51.6 49.9 Fumbles Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties - Yards 11-81 18-147 Time of Possession 24:54 35:06 Individual Statistics PASSING—Tor: T Harris 20-34, 223 yars, 2 TD, 1 Int Cgy: B Mitchell 25-34, 303 yards, 2TD, 1 Int RUSHING—Tor: B Whitaker 6-34; H Josey 3-12; A Coombs 1/-2 Cgy: J Cornish 14-56; B Mitchell 3-22; A Parker 2-10; D Tate 1-2 RECEIVING—Tor: V Hazelton 6-98; K Elliott 4-33; T Gurley 3-54; C Owens 3-22; B Whitaker 2-19; A Coombs 2--3 Cgy: M McDaniel 7-55; E Rogers 6-114; J Fuller 4-34; J Cornish 4-26; A Parker 3-67; J West 1-7 Attendance: 26,741

Standings at the All-Star break American League East W L NY Yankees 48 40 Tampa Bay 46 45 Baltimore 44 44 Toronto 45 46 Boston 42 47 Central W L Kansas City 52 34 Minnesota 49 40 Detroit 44 44 Cleveland 42 46 Chicago Sox 41 45 West W L LA Angels 48 40 Houston 49 42 Texas 42 46 Seattle 41 48 Oakland 41 50 National League East W L Washington 48 39 NY Mets 47 42 Atlanta 42 47 Miami 38 51 Philadelphia 29 62 Central W L St. Louis 56 33 Pittsburgh 53 35 Chicago Cubs 47 40 Cincinnati 39 47 Milwaukee 38 52 West W L LA Dodgers 51 39 San Fran 46 43 Arizona 42 45 San Diego 41 49 Colorado 39 49

PCT .545 .505 .500 .495 .472 PCT .605 .551 .500 .477 .477 PCT .545 .538 .477 .461 .451

GB Strk - W1 3.5 W3 4.0 L2 4.5 L1 6.5 L1 GB Strk - W1 4.5 W3 9.0 L3 11.0 L2 11.0 L1 GB Strk - W1 0.5 L6 6.0 L2 7.5 L1 8.5 W2

PCT .552 .528 .472 .427 .319 PCT .629 .602 .540 .453 .422 PCT .567 .517 .483 .456 .443

GB Strk - W2 2.0 W4 7.0 L5 11.0 W2 21.0 L5 GB Strk - L3 2.5 W3 8.0 W1 15.5 L2 18.5 L1 GB Strk - W1 4.5 W3 7.5 L3 10.0 W2 11.0 W4

Yesterday’s results No games scheduled Sunday’s results NY Mets 5, Arizona 3 Miami 8, Cincinnati 1 Tampa Bay 4, Houston 3 Oakland 2, Cleveland 0 NY Yankees 8, Boston 6 Washington 3, Baltimore 2 Minnesota 7, Detroit 1 Kansas City 11, Toronto 10 Chicago Cubs 3, Chicago Sox 1 San Diego 2, Texas 1 San Francisco 4, Philadelphia 2 Colorado 11, Atlanta 3 LA Angels 10, Seattle 3 LA Dodgers 4, Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 6, St. Louis 5 (10 innings) Regular season resumes Friday, July 17 Kansas City at Chi. Sox, 11:10 a.m.

Volquez (8-4) vs Undecided Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m.

Undecided vs., Tanaka (5-3) Miami at Philadelphia, 4:05 p.m.

Fernandez (2-0) vs. Morgan (1-2) L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 4:05 p.m.

Pitchers undecided Tampa Bay at Toronto, 4:07 p.m.

Pitchers undecided Baltimore at Detroit, 4:08 p.m.

Jimenez (7-4) vs Sanchez (8-7) Cleveland at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m.

Bauer (8-5) vs Leake (6-5) Chi. Cubs at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m.

Hendricks (4-4) vs Teheran (6-4) Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m.

Liriano (5-6) vs Fiers (4-7) Texas at Houston, 5:10 p.m.

Pitchers undecided Kansas City at Chi. White Sox, 5:10 p.m.

Young (7-5) vs undecided N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m.

Syndergaard (4-4) vs Lynn (6-5) San Francisco at Arizona, 6:40 p.m.

Undecided vs Ray (3-4) Minnesota at Oakland, 7:05 p.m.

Santana (0-0) vs Undecided Boston at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

Pitchers undecided Colorado at San Diego, 7:10 p.m.

Pitchers undecided Saturday, July 18 (Early games) Seattle at NY Yankees, 10:05 a.m.

Undecided vs Pineda (9-5) Tampa Bay at Toronto, 10:07 a.m.

Pitchers undecided

Left to right: Will Crothers, Kai Langerfeld, Tim Schrijver, and Conlin McCabe celebrate winning gold. [CP PHOTO]

Rowers, paddlers keep medals coming THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Canada’s paddlers and rowers kept the medals coming on Day 3 of the Pan American Games.

Led by gold-medal performances by the men’s coxless four and the women’s double sculls, Canadian rowers combined to add three more medals to Canada’s impressive early haul on Monday.

“It was pretty amazing. It sent goosebumps down my spine,” said veteran rower Will Crothers who could hear the vocal hometown crowd in St. Catharines, Ont., as the men’s four — Crothers, Tim Schrijver of Thedford, Ont., Kai Langerfeld of Parksville, and Conlin McCabe of Brockville, Ont. — entered their final 500-metre sprint.

“I started thinking, we’re sitting up (starting the final sprint). I yelled to the boys, ‘Who wants to sing?’

“I think that probably fired them up pretty good. I think the (stroke) rate went up. We started really chucking down some heaters. Some hot strokes to get to the line.”

The men finished six minutes 10.80 seconds, more than three seconds ahead of silver-medallists Cuba (6:14.30) and bronze-medallists Argentina (6:16.52).

Kerry Shaffer, from Welland, Ont., and Antje Von Seydlitz of Smithers, won gold in the women’s double sculls with a time of 7:13.01, just ahead of the United States (7:14.65) in second and Cuba (7:20.00) in third.

Von Seydlitz could hear the partisan crowd from halfway out on the course.

“It was unreal. It kind of brings tears to your eyes,” she said. “You’re so proud to be racing in your own country in front of your hometown fans.”

Canadian rowers also took bronze medals in men’s double sculls and women’s pairs.

Just down the road in Welland, Canada added four medals in kayak and canoe events.

Today, 5:15 p.m. at Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Recent winners: 2014 AL 5, NL 3 at Minneapolis 2013 AL 3, NL 0 Citi Field, New York, 2012 NL 8, AL 0 Kansas City 2011 NL 5, AL 1 Arizona 2010 NL 3, AL 1 Anaheim 2009 AL 4, NL 3 St. Louis 2008 AL 4, NL 3 Yankee Stadium 2007 AL 5, NL 4 San Francisco 2006 AL 3, NL 2 Pittsburgh 2005 AL 7, NL 5Detroit 2004 AL 9, NL 4 Houston 2003 AL 7, NL 6 Chicago 2002 NL 7, AL 7 Milwaukee 2001 AL 4, NL 1 Seattle 2000 AL 6, NL 3 Atlanta Rosters, with number of All-Star appearances for each player.

American League Starters C: Salvador Perez, Royals 3 1B: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers 10 2B: Jose Altuve, Astros 3 3B: Josh Donaldson, Blue Jays 2 SS: Alcides Escobar, Royals 1 OF: Mike Trout, Angels 4 OF: Lorenzo Cain, Royals 1 OF: Alex Gordon, Royals 3 DH: Nelson Cruz, Mariners 4 RHP: Chris Archer, Rays 1 Pitchers RHP: Dellin Betances, Yankees RHP: Brad Boxberger, Rays LHP: Zach Britton, Orioles RHP: Wade Davis, Royals RHP: Sonny Gray: Athletics RHP: Kelvin Herrera, Royals RHP: Felix Hernandez, Mariners LHP: Dallas Keuchel, Astros RHP: Darren O’Day, Orioles LHP: Glen Perkins, Twins LHP: David Price, Tigers LHP: Chris Sale, White Sox

2 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 3 5 4

Reserves C: Russell Martin, Blue Jays C: Stephen Vogt, Athletics 1B: Albert Pujols, Angels 1B: Mark Teixeira, Yankees 2B: Jason Kipnis, Indians 3B: Manny Machado, Orioles SS: Jose Iglesias, Tigers IF/OF: Brock Holt, Red Sox OF: Jose Bautista, Blue Jays OF: Adam Jones, Orioles OF: J.D. Martinez, Tigers DH: Prince Fielder, Rangers

4 1 10 3 1 2 1 2 6 5 1 6

Final Vote candidates SS: Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox OF: Yoenis Cespedes, Tigers 2B: Brian Dozier, Twins OF: Brett Gardner, Yankees 3B: Mike Moustakas, Royals

1 2 1 1 1

National League Starters C: Buster Posey, Giants 1B: Paul Goldschmidt, D-backs 2B: Dee Gordon, Marlins 3B: Todd Frazier, Reds SS: Jhonny Peralta, Cardinals OF: Bryce Harper, Nationals OF: Matt Holliday, Cardinals OF: Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins RHP: Max Scherzer, Nationals

3 3 2 2 3 3 3 7 3

Pitchers RHP: Gerrit Cole, Pirates 13 RHP: Zack Greinke, Dodgers 31 RHP: Shelby Miller, Braves 13 RHP: Jacob deGrom, Mets 11 LHP: Madison Bumgarner, Giants 3 1 RHP: Michael Wacha, Cardinals 1 3 RHP: A.J. Burnett, Pirates 11 RHP: Trevor Rosenthal, Cardinals 1 1 RHP: Mark Melancon, Pirates 21 LHP: Aroldis Chapman, Reds 42 RHP: Jonathan Papelbon, Phillies 6 4 RHP: Francisco Rodriguez, Brewers6 6 Reserves C: Yadier Molina, Cardinals C: Yasmani Grandal, Dodgers 1B: Anthony Rizzo, Cubs 1B: Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers 2B: DJ LeMahieu, Rockies 2B: Joe Panik, Giants SS: Brandon Crawford, Giants 3B: Nolan Arenado, Rockies 3B: Kris Bryant, Cubs OF: Andrew McCutchen, Pirates OF: Joc Pederson, Dodgers OF: A.J. Pollock, D-backs OF: Justin Upton, Padres Final Vote candidates RHP: Johnny Cueto, Reds RHP: Jeurys Familia, Mets LHP: Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers RHP: Carlos Martinez, Cardinals SS: Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies

7 1 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 3 2 1 5 1 5

West Coast League East Kelowna Yakima Valley Walla Walla Wenatchee South Bend Medford Corvallis Klamath Falls West Bellingham Victoria Cowlitz Kitsap

W 22 18 16 12 W 27 6 7 3 W 20 14 10 10

L PCT 9 0.710 13 0.581 17 0.485 19 0.387 L PCT 6 0.818 9 0.400 14 0.333 12 0.200 L PCT 10 0.667 16 0.467 14 0.417 21 0.323

GB 4 7 10 GB 6 10 9.5 GB 5.5 6 10

Strk W2 W1 L1 L1 Strk W1 L1 L1 L1 Strk L1 W6 L1 L11

Yesterday’s results Cowlitz 1, Bellingham 0 Yakima Valley 1, Kitsap 0 Corvallis 10, Klamath Falls 2 Victoria 6, Medford 4 Kelowna 7, Wenatchee 1 Today’s schedule Bellingham at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m.

Victoria at Medford, 6:35 p.m.

Yakima Valley at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.

Klamath Falls at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.

Kelowna at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Wednesday, July 15 Bellingham at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m.

Victoria at Medford, 6:35 p.m.

Yakima Valley at Kitsap, 6:35 p.m.

Klamath Falls at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.

Kelowna at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m.

Thursday, July 16 Bellingham at Victoria, 6:35 p.m.

Kitsap at Medford, 6:35 p.m.

Wenatchee at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m.

Bend at Walla Walla, 7:05 p.m.

Corvallis at Yakima Valley, 7:05 p.m.

Cowlitz at Klamath Falls, 7:05 p.m.

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

W 30 29 27 26 21 20 17 16 15 14 13 9

L 9 12 13 14 15 20 21 25 24 25 26 33

Pct .769 .707 .675 .650 .583 .500 .447 .390 .385 .359 .333 .214

GB 2 3.5 4.5 7.5 10.5 12.5 15 15 16 17 22.5

Today’s schedule Okanagan at North Delta, 2 p.m.

North Delta at Okanagan, 4:30 p.m.

White Rock at Langley, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, July 15 Okanagan at North Delta, 2 p.m.

North Delta at Okanagan, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 16 Whalley at North Shore, 6:30 p.m.

PAN-AM GAMES Toronto, July 10-26

Rank/Country Gold Sil Bro 1 Canada 17 14 10 2 United States 12 10 14 3 Cuba 10 8 8 4 Colombia 10 6 10 5 Mexico 8 6 13 6 Brazil 6 6 12 7 Argentina 2 9 5 8 Ecuador 2 4 4 9 Chile 2 1 2 10 Dominican Rep. 1 0 3 11 Venezuela 0 5 1 12 Peru 0 1 1 13 Bermuda 0 0 1 El Salvador 0 0 1 Puerto Rico 0 0 1

Tot 41 36 26 26 27 24 16 10 5 4 6 2 1 1 1

Canadian medalists G=Gold S=Silver B=Bronze Multi-medal winners Synchronised Swimming (2 gold) Jacqueline Simoneau, Karine Thomas Diving Jennifer Abel, 1G, 1S Roseline Filion, 1G, 1S Meaghan Benfeito, 1G, 1B Philippe Gange, 2S Pamela Ware, 2S Gymnastics Artistic Ellie Black, 1G, 1S Canoeing Michelle Russell, 1G, 1S Judo - Women’s -63 kg G- Estefania Garcia, Ecuador S- Stefanie Tremblay, Canada B- Maylin Del Toro, Cuba B- Mariana Silva, Brazil Women’s -70 kg G- Kelita Zupancic, Canada S- Onix Cortes, Cuba B- Maria Portela, Brazil B- Yuri Alvear Colombia Gymnastics Artistic Women’s All Around G- Ellie Black, Canada S- Madison Desch, United States B- Flavia Lopes Saraiva, Brazil Canoeing Flat Men C1 1000m G- Isaquias Queiroz Dos Santos, Brazil S- Mark Oldershaw, Canada B- Jose Cristobal, Mexico Men C2 1000m G- Canada S- Brazil B- Cuba Men K1 1000m G- Jorge Garcia, Cuba S- Daniel Dal Bo, Argentina B- Adam Van Koeverden, Canada Women K1 500m G- Yusmari Mengana, Cuba S- Michelle Russell, Canada B- Ana Paula Vergutz, Brazil Diving - Men Synchronised 3m Springboard G- Mexico S- Canada B- United States Diving - Women Synchronised 10m Platform G- Canada S- Brazil B- Mexico Synchronised 3m Springboard G- Mexico S- Canada B- United States Rowing Men’s Coxless Four G- Canada S- Cuba B- Argentina Men’s Double Sculls G- Cuba S- Argentina B- Canada Women’s Coxless Pairs G- United States S- Chile B- Canada Women’s Double Sculls G- Canada S- United States B- Cuba Men’s 10,000m Points G- Mike Paez, Mexico S- Juan Sebastian Sanz Neira, Colombia B- Jordan Belchos, Canada Shooting - Women’s Trap G- Amanda Chudoba, Canada S- Kayle Browning, United States B- Kimberley Bowers, United States Weekend medal winners Men’s BMX G- Tory Nyhaug, Canada S- Alfredo Campo Vintimilla, Ecuador B- Long Nicholas, United States Canoeing Flat G- Canada S- Cuba B- Argentina Diving Men’s 3m Springboard Diving G- Rommel Pacheco, Mexico S- Jahir Ocampo, Mexico B- Philippegagne, Canada Women’s 3m Springboard G- Jennifer Abel, Canada S- Pamela Ware, Canada B- Dolores Hernandez, Mexico Women’s 10m Platform Paola Espinosa, Mexico Roseline Filion, Canada Meaghan Benfeito, Canada Judo: Women’s -52 kg G- Erika Miranda, Brazil S- Ecaterina Guica, Canada B- Angelica Delgado, United States and Gretter Romero, Cuba Synchronised Swimming Duet G- Canada S- Mexico B- United States Synchronised Swimming Team G- Canada S- Mexico B- United States Mountain cycling - Women’s XCO G- Emily Batty, Canada S- Catharine Pendrel, Canada B- Erin Huck, United States Men’s XCO G- Raphael Gagne, Canada S- Catriel Soto, Argentina B- Stephen Ettinger, United States Shooting - Women’s 10m Air Pistol G- Lynda Kiejko, Canada S- Alejandra Zavala, Mexico B- Lilian Castro, El Salvador Weightlifting - Men’s 69 kg G- Luis J. Mosquera Lozano, Colombia S- Bredni Roque, Mexico B- Francis Luna-Grenier, Canada Rugby 7s - Men G- Canada S- Argentina B- United States Rugby 7s - Women G- Canada S- United States B- Brazil

SOCCER

CYCLING

GOLF

CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015

102nd Tour de France, July

Sunday’s money winners PGA

x-Advance to knockout stage y-eliminated Group A W D L GF GA Pts 1 x-USA 2 1 0 4 2 7 2 x-Haiti 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 Panama 0 3 0 3 3 3 4 y-Honduras 0 1 1 2 3 1 Group B 1 Jamaica 2 Costa Rica 3 El Salvador 4 Canada

W 1 0 0 0

D 1 2 2 1

L 0 0 0 1

GF GA Pts 3 2 4 3 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 1

Group C 1 x-Trinidad 2 x-Mexico 3 Guatemala 4 y-Cuba

W 2 1 0 0

D 0 1 1 0

L 0 0 1 2

GF GA Pts 5 1 6 6 0 4 1 3 1 0 8 0

Yesterday’s results at Sporting Park, Kansas City, Missouri Haiti 1, Honduras 0 Panama 1, United States 1 Today’s schedule Group B at BMO Field, Toronto Jamaica vs. El Salvador, 3 p.m.

Canada vs. Costa Rica, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 15 Group C (Final gorup games) At Charlotte, North Carolina Cuba vs. Guatemala Mexico vs. Trinidad

MLS Eastern League Club PTS GP W L T DC United 35 21 10 6 5 NY Red Bulls 26 18 7 6 5 Toronto 24 17 7 7 3 Orlando 24 19 6 7 6 Columbus 24 19 6 7 6 N. England 24 21 6 9 6 Philadelphia 22 20 6 10 4 Montreal 21 16 6 7 3 NY City FC 21 19 5 8 6 Chicago 18 17 5 9 3 Western League Club PTS GP W L T Seattle 32 20 10 8 2 Vancouver 32 20 10 8 2 Dallas 32 19 9 5 5 Portland 31 20 9 7 4 Los Angeles 31 21 8 6 7 Sporting KC 30 17 8 3 6 San Jose 25 18 7 7 4 Houston 24 19 6 7 6 Salt Lake 23 20 5 7 8 Colorado 21 19 4 6 9 Weekend results New England 1, NY Red Bulls 4 Portland 0, Philadelphia 3 Dallas 2, Orlando 0 Columbus 0, Montreal 3 Seattle 0, Chicago 1 Salt Lake 1, Colorado 3 Toronto 4, NY City FC 4 Sporting KC 1, Vancouver 0

GF GA 23 18 27 23 26 27 23 24 27 29 26 33 25 32 23 25 24 27 19 24 GF GA 25 19 23 20 26 23 22 23 31 23 26 17 19 19 24 24 19 26 17 19

4-26, 3,360 km in 21 stages.

Canadian entries: Svein Tuft (Langley, B.C., Orica GreenEdge) Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria, CannondaleGarmin Pro Cycling Team) Yesterday’s schedule Rest day Today’s ride: Stage 10 - Tarbes to La Pierre Saint-Martin, 167km. First climbing day.

Overall standings after Sunday’s stage 9 1 Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 31hr 34min 12sec 2 Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) at 0:12sec 3 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/BMC) 0:27 4 Peter Sagan (SVK/TIN) 0:38 5 Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 1min 03se 6 Rigoberto Uran (COL/ETI) 1:18 7 Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 1:50 8 Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 1:52 9 Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 1:59 10 Zdenek Stybar (CZE/ETI) 1:59 11 Tony Gallopin (FRA/LOT) 2:01 12 Roman Kreuziger (CZE/TIN) 2:18 13 Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 2:22 14 Warren Barguil (FRA/GIA) 2:43 15 Robert Gesink (NED/LNL) 2:52 16 Bauke Mollema (NED/TRE) 2:56 17 Jean Christophe Peraud (FRA/ ALM) 3:30 18 Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 3:52 19 Andrew Talansky (USA/CAN) 4:17 20 Mathias Frank (SUI/IAM) 4:32 21 Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 4:38 22 Jan Bakelants (BEL/ALM) 5:08 23 Rui Costa (POR/LAM) 5:20 24 Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/ AST) 5:22 25 Samuel Sanchez (ESP/BMC) 6:17 122 Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria/CAN) 36:28 180 Svein Tuft (Langley, B.C./ORI) 1h04:17.

LACROSSE Western Lacrosse Assn WLA Senior A Standings GP Victoria 14 New Westminster 12 Langley 14 Burnaby 12 Coquitlam 12 Maple Ridge 12 Nanaimo 12

W 11 7 7 6 6 5 2

L 3 5 7 6 6 7 10

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pts 22 14 14 12 12 10 4

Today’s schedule Victoria vs. Nanaimo, 7:00 p.m.

Coquitlam vs. Maple Ridge, 7:45 p.m.

Wednesday, July 15 New Westminster vs. Langley, 7:45 p.m.

Wednesday, July 15 Columbus at Chicago, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 16 Coquitlam vs. N Westminster, 7:45 p.m.

Friday, July 17 San Jose at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

Friday, July 17 Nanaimo vs. Burnaby, 7:00 p.m.

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

WDL 11 2 3 8 61 9 23 7 35 5 64 6 26 2 57 3 19 0 3 13

GF GA Pts 41 19 35 33 17 30 23 14 29 32 23 24 31 24 21 23 25 20 16 23 11 23 40 10 16 53 3

Weekend results Abbotsford 1, Kamloops 1 Van United 3, Kamloops 2 Khalsa at Tim Hortons (score n/a) Mid Isle 1, FC Tigers 0 Tuesday, July 14 Abbotsford at Van Tbirds, 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 18 Mid Isle at Abbotsford, 2 p.m.

Tim Hortons at Kamloops, 7 p.m.

AUTO RACING This week’s race

NASCAR Camping World RV Sales 301 (New Hampshire 301) Sunday, July 19, 10:45 a.m.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire Current drivers’ standings Pts Money 1 Jimmie Johnson 589 $3,881,277 2 Kevin Harvick 656 $5,023,381 3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 593 $3,294,950 4 Kurt Busch 508 $2,164,000 5 Joey Logano 581 $4,182,458 6 Martin Truex Jr. 569 $2,756,953 7 Brad Keselowski 520 $2,928,196 8 Matt Kenseth 501 $2,965,351 9 Denny Hamlin 480 $3,538,022 10 Carl Edwards 408 $2,112,723 11 Jamie McMurray 526 $2,561,191 12 Jeff Gordon 500 $2,975,026 13 Kasey Kahne 496 $2,294,144 14 Paul Menard 480 $2,068,610 15 Ryan Newman 472 $2,615,593 16 Clint Bowyer 465 $2,653,738 — Chase for the Sprint Cup cut-off —

17 Kyle Busch 18 Aric Almirola 19 Kyle Larson 20 Greg Biffle

152 $983,655 441 $2,483,956 395 $2,216,195 392 $2,616,642

Next week’s race

Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, July 26, 5 a.m.

Hungaroring, Mogyorod, Hungary.

Track length 4.381 km (2.722 miles), 16 turns Qualifying Saturday, July 25, 5 a.m.

F1 drivers’ standings (After 9 of 19 races) Driver, Team, Points 1 Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes, 194 2 Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 177 3 Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari, 135 4 Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Williams, 77 5 Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari, 76 6 Felipe Massa, Brazil, Williams, 74 7 Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull, 36 8 Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Red Bull, 27 9 Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Force India, 24 10 Romain Grosjean, France, Lotus, 17 11 Felipe Nasr, Brazil, Sauber, 16 12 Sergio Perez, Mexico, Force India, 15 13 Pastor Maldonado, Venezuela, Lotus, 12 14 Max Verstappen, Netherlands, Toro Rosso, 10 15 Carlos Sainz Jr., Spain, Toro Rosso, 9 16 Marcus Ericsson, Sweden, Sauber, 5 17 Jenson Button, England, McLaren, 4 18 Fernando Alonso, Spain, McLaren, 1 19 Roberto Merhi, Spain, Marussia, 0 20 Will Stevens, Gt Britain, Marussia, 0 Constructor standings Team Points 1 Mercedes 285 1 Mercedes 328 2 Ferrari 192 3 Williams 129 4 Red Bull 55 5 Force India 31

BC Junior A Lacrosse League Playoffs Series are best-of-5 *=if necessary Sunday’s result Delta 7, Victoria 6 Delta leads series 2-0 Wednesday, July 15 (Game 3) New Westminster at Coquitlam, 7:30 p.m.

Coquitlam leads series 2-0 Saturday, July 18 Coquitlam at N Westminster*, 2:30 p.m.

Delta at Victoria*, 5 p.m.

Sunday, July 19 Victoria at Delta*, 5 p.m.

Monday, July 20 Delta at Victoria*, 5 p.m.

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TENNIS ATP Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, July 13-19 Newport, Rhode Island.

Surface: Outdoor, grass. Purse: $549,230 Singles - Round 1 Ivo Karlovic (2), Croatia, def. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (6), 6-4.

John-Patrick Smith, Australia, def.

Bernard Tomic (3), Australia, 6-3, 7-5.

Steve Johnson (7), United States, def.

Michael Berrer, Germany, 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-2.

Tatsuma Ito, Japan, def. Noah Rubin, United States, 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-4.

Alejandro Falla, Colombia, def. Adrian Menendez-Maceiras, Spain, 6-1, 7-5.

Jared Donaldson, United States, def.

Austin Krajicek, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2.

Doubles - Round 1 Aliaksandr Bury, Belarus, and Andreas Siljestrom, Sweden, def. Dustin Brown, Germany, and John-Patrick Smith, Australia, 6-3, 3-6, 12-10.

WTA Bucharest Open, July 13-19 Bucharest, Romania Surface: Clay. Purse: $226,750 Singles - Round 1 Sara Errani (1), Italy, def. Cagla Buyukakcay, Turkey, 6-2, 7-6 (2).

Polona Hercog, Slovenia, def. Tereza Smitkova (6), Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-5.

Patricia Maria Tig, Romania, def. Silvia Soler-Espinosa, Spain, 6-4, 3-1, retired.

Anna Tatishvili, United States, def.

Stefanie Voegele, Switzerland, 6-4, 7-5.

Doubles - Round 1 Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Aleksandra Krunic (1), Serbia, def. Valeriya Strakhova, Ukraine, and Anastasiya Vasylyeva, Ukraine, 6-0, 6-0.

Andreea Mitu, Romania, and Patricia Maria Tig, Romania, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, and Petra Martic (2), Croatia, 6-3, 3-6, 10-8.

Elena Bogdan, Romania, and Alexandra Cadantu, Romania, def. Jaqueline Cristian, Romania, and Elena Ruse, Romania, 6-3, 6-3.

Collector Swedish Open, July 13-19 Bastad, Sweden Surface: Clay. Purse: $226,750 Singles - Round 1 Samantha Stosur (2), Australia, def.

Julia Glushko, Israel, 6-1, 6-1.

Mona Barthel (4), Germany, def. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 6-3.

Katerina Siniakova (6), Czech Republic, def. Yuliya Beygelzimer, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles - Round 1 Hao-Ching Chan, Taiwan, and Yung-Jan Chan (1), Taiwan, def. Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, and Stephanie Vogt, Liechtenstein, 6-3, 7-5.

Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, and Beatriz Garcia Vidagany, Spain, def. Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden, and Susanne Celik, Sweden, 3-6, 6-3, 10-1.

John Deere Classic, July 9-12 TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois. Par 71, 7,256 yards. Purse: $4,700,000. 2014 champion: Brian Harman Final leaderboard, with winnings Golfer Par Winnings 1 Jordan Spieth -20 $846,000 NOTE: Spieth won 2-hole playoff 2 Tom Gillis -20 $507,600 T3 Zach Johnson -19 $272,600 T3 Danny Lee -19 $272,600 T5 Chris Stroud -18 $171,550 T5 Johnson Wagner -18 $171,550 T5 Justin Thomas -18 $171,550 T8 Steve Wheatcroft -16 $131,600 T8 Will Wilcox -16 $131,600 T8 Kevin Chappell -16 $131,600 T8 Daniel Summerhays -16 $131,600 T12 Jason Bohn -15 $103,400 T12 Carl Pettersson -15 $103,400 T14 Robert Streb -14 $84,600 T14 Scott Piercy -14 $84,600 T14 Luke Guthrie -14 $84,600 17 Jerry Kelly -13 $75,200 T18 Adam Hadwin -12 $59,220 T18 Roger Sloan -12 $59,220 T18 Vijay Singh -12 $59,220 T18 Kyle Stanley -12 $59,220

Canada (MacKenzie Tour) The Players Cup, July 9-12 Pine Ridge Golf Club, Winnipeg, Par 72, 6,636 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Timothy Madigan.

Final leaderboard, with winnings Golfer Par Winnings Cheng-Tsung Pan -15 $C 31,500 Other purse shares not announced.

LPGA U.S. Women’s Open, July 9-12 Lancaster Country Club, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Par 72, 6,657 yards.

Purse: $4,000,000. 2014 champion: Michelle Wie Final leaderboard, with winnings Golfer Par Winnings 1 In Gee Chun -8 $810,000 2 Amy Yang -7 $486,000 T3 Stacy Lewis -5 $267,072 T3 Inbee Park -5 $267,072 T5 Brooke Henderson-3 $141,396 T5 Pernilla Lindberg -3 $141,396 T5 Shiho Oyama -3 $141,396 T5 Jane Park -3 $141,396 T5 Morgan Pressel -3 $141,396 T5 So Yeon Ryu -3 $141,396 11 Michelle Wie -2 $100,542 T12 Lydia Ko -1 $89,589 T12 Min Lee -1 $89,589 T14 Brittany Lang E $70,838 T14 Mi Hyang Lee E $70,838 T14 Lizette Salas E $70,838 T14 Karrie Webb E $70,838 T14 Rumi Yoshiba E $70,838 19 Jenny Shin +1 $59,245

Champions Tour Encompass Championship, July 10-12 North Shore Country Club, Glenview, Illinois. Par 72, 7,031 yards. Purse: $1,900,000. 2014 champion: Tom Lehman Final leaderboard, with winnings Golfer Par Winnings 1 Jerry Smith -16 $285,000 2 David Frost -13 $167,200 3 Wes Short, Jr. -12 $136,800 T4 Woody Austin -11 $101,650 T4 Bart Bryant -11 $101,650 T6 Fred Funk -10 $64,600 T6 Mike Goodes -10 $64,600 T6 Lee Janzen -10 $64,600 T6 Duffy Waldorf -10 $64,600 T10 Fred Couples -9 $45,600 T10 Tom Lehman -9 $45,600 T10 Kenny Perry -9 $45,600 T13 Jeff Maggert -8 $34,200 T13 Tom Pernice, Jr. -8 $34,200 T13 Peter Senior -8 $34,200 T13 Kevin Sutherland -8 $34,200 T13 Grant Waite -8 $34,200 T18 Jim Rutledge -7 $26,663 T18 Rod Spittle -7 $26,663 T18 Michael Allen -7 $26,663

Web.com Tour Albertsons Boise Open, July 9-12 Hillcrest Country Club, Boise, Idaho. Par 71, 6,825 yards. Purse: $800,000. 2014 champion: Steve Wheatcroft Final leaderboard, with winnings Golfer Par Winnings 1 Martin Piller -28 $144,000 2 J Fernandez Valdes -22 $86,400 T3 Cody Gribble -21 $46,400 T3 Jin Park -21 $46,400 T5 Michael Arnaud -19 $30,400 T5 Michael Kim -19 $30,400 T7 Sung Kang -18 $25,800 T7 Peter Malnati -18 $25,800 T9 Bronson Burgoon -17 $20,000 T9 Rick III Cochran -17 $20,000 T9 Zack Fischer -17 $20,000 T9 Patton Kizzire -17 $20,000 T9 Peter Tomasulo -17 $20,000

European Tour Alstom Open de France, July 2-5 Le Golf National Paris, France. Par 72, 7,315 yards. Purse: $3,000,000. 2014 champion: Graeme McDowell Final leaderboard, with winnings Golfer Par Winnings 1 Rickie Fowler -12 €760,545 T2 Raphael Jacquelin -11 €396,349 T2 Matt Kuchar -11 €396,349 T4 Joost Luiten -10 €193,789 T4 Eddie Pepperell -10 €193,789 T4 Marc Warren -10 €193,789 T7 Daniel Brooks -9 €117,734 T7 Luke Donald -9 €117,734 T7 Ross Fisher -9 €117,734 T10 Victor Dubuisson -8 €75,490 T10 Tommy Fleetwood -8 €75,490 T10 David Howell -8 €75,490 T10 M Angel Jimenez -8 €75,490 T10 Rikard Karlberg -8 €75,490 T10 Russell Knox -8 €75,490 T10 Y.E. Yang -8 €75,490 This week’s tournaments:

Major The Open Championship, July 16-19 aka British Open. St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, the Old Court. Par 72, 6721 yards. Purse: $9,200,000. 2014 champion: Rory McIlroy

PGA Barbasol Championship (inaugural), July 16-19 Robert Trent Jones at Grand National, Opelika, Alabama. Par 72, 7,139 yards.

Purse: $3,500,000

Canada (MacKenzie Tour) Staal Foundation Open, July 16-19 Whitewater Golf Club, Thunder Bay, Ont. Par 72, 7,293 yards. Purse: $175,000. 2014 champion: Wes Homan

LPGA Marathon Classic, July 16-19 Highland Meadows Golf Club, Sylvania, Ohio. Par 71, 6,428 yards. Purse: $1,500,000. 2014 champion: Lydia Ko

Champions Tour No tournament this week. Next: The Senior Open Championship, July 23-26

DIVERSIONS ARCTIC CIRCLE

TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015 | DAILY NEWS |

B5

BRIDGE

WORD FIND

Wayward Dealer: South Both vulnerable NORTH ♠Q5 ♥Q532 ♦KJ8 ♣8764 WEST EAST ♠A10982 ♠7643 ♥J104 ♥A76 ♦9753 ♦6 ♣5 ♣KQJ92 SOUTH ♠KJ ♥K98 ♦AQ1042 ♣A103 W N E S 1NT Pass 2♣ dbl 2♦ Pass 2NT Pass 3NT All Pass Opening Lead: ♣5

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SOLUTION: A NECESSARY CAREER

CRYPTOQUOTE CRANKSHAFT

eclarer won the second club on which West discarded a spadeandranthediamondsuit A heart was continued to the queen and ace but East cashed three clubs and switched to a spade. The game finished down two, N-S -200.

The contract is also doomed when West begins with a spade where the defense scores four spades and the heart ace for a one-trick set.

However, partner’s double of two clubs demanded a club lead and West complied.

North could have saved the day by passing two diamonds. Partner’s advance to two diamonds denied a four-card major or four strong clubs. It was probable that South owned a five-card diamond suit.

North’s resolve to try for game was an aggressive action holding 8 HCP without a long suit and a motley collection of spotcards. A more reasonable pass would earn his side a plus score.

This deal belongs to E-W who will score nine tricks at spades.

If West is declarer, a club lead would permit declarer to record ten tricks. There was no chance that West would take any action with a modest 5 HCPandpartner’slead directing double of North’s Staymanresponsecertainlydid nothing to encourage him to become active in the auction.

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TORONTO — Many dedicated Pan Am fans are panning CBC’s live coverage of the Games. “I expected a channel with lots of stuff going on. It’s ridiculous,�

Miles Gibson grumbled by phone from Edmonton on Monday. “It’s the worst coverage I have ever seen.�

Gibson and other sports fans took to Twitter and CBC’s own website to express disappointment with live online streams and largely pre-packaged TV broadcasts from venues across southern Ontario. “Why can I not see the rowing teams finals live stream? Beach volleyball is on all morning,� bemoaned WhatsAllThisThen, a poster to the comments section of panam.cbc.ca .

Justine Mossman of Whitby, Ont., said it’s especially frustrating since Canada seems to be having an impressive showing at these Games, considered the largest international multisport event ever held in Canada.

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CBC is offering TV coverage up to three times a day, including a mix of live and pre-packaged highlights mostly two-to-three hours in length. That’s augmented by more than 650 hours of live streaming on its digital platforms.

But several marquee moments have not been available live to fans, including Canada’s first medal of the Games — a gold in women’s kayaking on Saturday morning.

Then there was the silver medal that Canadian flag-bearer

Mark Oldershaw nabbed in men’s canoeing on Monday, when former Olympic champion kayaker Adam van Koeverden also collected a bronze.

A CBC publicist said the race was not purposefully omitted — the network is at the mercy of the Pan Am Games’ host broadcaster, a group that decides which video streams are made available to media outlets around the world. Canoeing simply wasn’t available Monday.

CBC led its 3 p.m. coverage with footage from Oldershaw and van Koeverden’s wins and interviews with the racers. CBC spokesman Jeff Keay said there is only so much the network can provide. “It’s impossible to provide live coverage of all of the events,� said Keay, chief of staff with the office of the executive vice-president, English services. “This is an enormous event. We are actually providing unprecedented coverage compared to previous Pan Am Games.�

Keay said fans seeking live coverage can also get their fix from a broadcast partnership with Sportsnet, which has shown live soccer.

Man United complete two major signings STEVE DOUGLAS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Manchester United accelerated its recruitment drive this off-season by signing Germany captain Bastian Schweinsteiger and France international Morgan Schneiderlin on Monday, as the team revamps its midfield.

Having already brought in Italy right back Matteo Darmian and Netherlands winger Memphis Depay, United has reportedly spent 40 million pounds ($62 million) on a pair of central midfielders.

United manager Louis van Gaal oversaw a spending spree of about 150 million pounds (then $250 million) last summer as the 20-time English champions looked to recover their lofty status after a woeful season under David Moyes in 2013-14, when the team finished seventh.

And United is spending big again a year later. Schweinsteiger signed a three-year deal for a reported $23 million after leaving Bayern Munich, where he spent the first 17 years of his career. British media are reporting Schneiderlin will cost about $39 million, after he signed a four-year contract with the option of another year.

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Two Bill Cosby accusers want to see court depositions released

‘Spun out’ to return despite Manoux scandal

Lawyer says they want to challenge comments women have been ‘discredited’ CHRISTOPHER WEBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — Two of Bill Cosby’s accusers joined a court bid Monday to have his full testimony from a 2005 sexual-battery lawsuit unsealed.

Beth Ferrier and Rebecca Neal say the deposition excerpts released last week mention them but don’t paint the whole picture.

Lawyer Gloria Allred, speaking on their behalf at a news conference in Los Angeles, says they want to challenge defence comments that Cosby’s accusers have been “discredited.”

The women’s lawyers filed the papers in Philadelphia, where they were “Jane Does” sup-

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porting a former Temple University employee who said Cosby had drugged and molested her.

The newly released excerpts show Cosby acknowledging he got quaaludes in the 1970s to give

women before they had sex.

The Associated Press typically does not name people who say they are sexual-assault victims.

Ferrier and Neal have authorized the use of their names.

More than two dozen women have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct in the past four decades, and many alleged that he drugged and raped them. The 77-year-old comedian, who has never been charged with a crime, has denied some accusations while declining to comment or respond to the others.

A phone message left for Cosby’s attorneys in Philadelphia was not immediately returned.

Ferrier noted that excerpts released by a judge in Pennsylva-

nia last week referenced her case but include Cosby’s denials of her claims. She said it’s important that his entire testimony be made public to challenge comments that Cosby’s accusers have been discredited.

Ferrier believes Cosby slipped a drug into her coffee when she visited with him in Denver.

Neal, another Jane Doe who came forward to support former Temple University employee Andrea Constand in the 2005 lawsuit, filed a separate petition.

She said she was accosted by Cosby in 1986 after she met him while working as a masseuse at a Las Vegas health club where she would frequently give him back rubs.

Child your husband may have fathered outside of marriage would not qualify for inheritance Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: My husband has been dead for years. He was strong, handsome and successful, but not faithful. Women shamelessly threw themselves at him and he took advantage. He once had to send me to a doctor to be tested for STDs, and I was so angry and embarrassed that I decided the only way to keep the marriage intact for the children’s sake would be to forget about romance and approach it like a business.

The problem is, one of his affairs may have produced a child. The woman was married

at the time and still is. Her husband is considered the legal father, and for all I know, he may be the biological father. My husband and I never spoke about this baby boy, but everyone else did because we lived in a small town. I always told myself I would speak to the woman if I ran into her, but I have not, mainly to protect my children’s inheritance.

But I worry that someday this information may have to be dealt with. Should I put a letter in with our family records to be discovered after my death? Or is this something I should take to my grave?

— The Wife Dear Wife: If there is a likelihood that your husband fathered a child by someone else, you should keep medical information available in case the child decides to search for his father.

But it is unlikely that he would be entitled to an inheritance,

HOROSCOPE

by Jacqueline Bigar

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Honour a sense of feeling drained. It might be best to spend some time at home relaxing. You can’t always go-go-go, as if you were a machine. Follow your instincts, and you will land well. A child or loved one will be delighted to see you.

Tonight: Make you your No. 1 priority.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Your smile and expression tells others where you stand on certain matters.

You’ll be quite content with an offer heading your way. A partner might express sarcasm, possibly because of jealousy. Be nice anyway. Tonight: Visit over dinner, and talk through a problem.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Double-check all your financial dealings, and make sure there are no errors. This cautious attitude needs to transfer over to counting your change as well. A boss might make a suggestion that appeals to you, but ultimately might not be as clear as you would like. Tonight: Pay bills.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) You are far more direct than many people realize. Your moodiness sometimes

especially if many years have passed and the money is gone.

Dear Annie: I’d like to vent about people who plan things at the last minute. My sister-in-law has the rude habit of “planning” parties on a minute’s notice. She has five children, and I’d love to attend their birthday parties if I had more than four hours’ notice. Her excuse is that they are so active in sports and can’t plan ahead because games run over or they didn’t expect to “still be in the playoffs.” She has even scheduled parties on short notice and then texted to cancel them.

The most absurd example was her husband’s 40th birthday, again planned with a few hours’ notice. And all of these invitations come via text message. If my phone is charging, or I left it in my car, I will never see the invitation until the party is over.

I have become so fatigued at her last-minute invites that I

confuses others, as you tend to say one thing yet do another. Curb spending and overindulgence. If you can walk a moderate path, you will be able to avoid a problem. Tonight: Free yourself up.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Use today for reflecting on a recent decision and for making a new opportunity possible. You are full of fun, but take some time off to recharge. Take your time; this downtime is important to you and your well-being. Tonight: Say little right now.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You are at a point where you can change a difficult situation quite easily, if that is your desire. You have pushed very hard to be acknowledged. You might be taken aback by some awkwardness between you and another person. Let it go. Tonight: Where the crowds are.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) A dear friend might entice you to spend more than you want. Listen to news more openly than you have in the past, especially if it is coming from a respected authority figure. Stay more in touch with a situation that has financial implications.

Tonight: Accept a gift graciously.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Share a new outlook about a touchy situ-

have stopped making any effort to attend.

Why should my children and I be expected to drop our plans to appease her? I don’t know what to say to her kids when they ask why I wasn’t at their party. Any suggestions?

— Any Minute Auntie Dear Auntie: Your sister-in-law is either disorganized or enjoying a power trip. We’d give her the benefit of the doubt. Trying to arrange parties when you have five children in sporting activities is difficult. She could plan for overtime games by scheduling the party later in the day, but she seems too frazzled to think that far ahead. Nonetheless, you are not obligated to attend any party planned on such short notice and subject to cancellation. If you want to let the kids know that you care, we recommend getting them a birthday gift and dropping it off at another time.

ation. You might want to distance yourself from this problem even more after seeing someone else’s reaction. A friend will express his or her appreciation for your caring. You’ll sense a new beginning.

Tonight: Be near great music.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) A partner or a close loved one might want to discuss an important financial matter. You could get cranky and become quite difficult. Even if you try to express your authentic appreciation, the other party might judge it as being false.

Tonight: Follow the leader.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You easily could become quite uptight in a situation where you see a partner or loved one pull back and try to make what he or she wants happen. You will notice that others support this person. You might want to acquiesce to his or her will.

Tonight: Go along with the program.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You might have a lot to do, but after the past few playful days, you could be more than ready to clear out some paperwork or tackle a project that has been on the back burner. Allow another serious-minded person to share more of his or her ideas.

Tonight: Be spontaneous.

NICK PATCH THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Spun Out is set to return to CTV this week despite the scandal involving actor J.P. Manoux.

In January, the network said it was “shocked” to learn that Toronto police had charged Manoux with voyeurism, after two women alleged they discovered hidden cameras in a condo they were renting from the 46-year-old actor.

Manoux’s lawyer, Adam Weisberg, said the actor plans to plead not guilty.

CTV had suspended all future broadcast plans for the comedy, which is about a public-relations office.

But the network announced Monday that the show will return with its second-season premiere on Tuesday night.

The episode will feature comedian Russell Peters guest-starring as a DJ, along with a subplot featuring Manoux’s character taking part in a group poker night.

Produced by Project 10 Productions in association with CTV, the show had reportedly wrapped most shooting for season 2 by the time allegations surfaced.

“Several months ago, CTV put the broadcast of Spun Out season 2 on hold to provide time to assess the ongoing legal proceeding with actor J.P. Manoux,” said Scott Henderson, vice-president of communications with Bell Media, in a statement provided to The Canadian Press.

“Mr. Manoux is part of a large ensemble cast, is not the focus of the series, and has not been proven guilty of any crime at this time.

“The cast and crew worked tirelessly on Spun Out, and it deserves to be seen as the judicial process makes its way through the courts.”

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Observe the creativity around you, and encourage this type of thinking. Your ability to take information and use it differently from how others do will help you find solutions easily. Others seek you out when they have a problem. Tonight: Add spice to the evening.

YOUR BIRTHDAY (July 14) This year you often will flip back and forth between different opinions. To you, you are processing your thoughts. To those around you, you are making them crazy. Try to verbalize less to avoid triggering others. If you are single, you will meet someone anytime from when the cool weather begins to your next birthday.

This relationship could be major. If you are attached, the two of you love hanging out together. You will see even more bonding occur. You might react to another CANCER in a competitive manner. You understand each other, but you often are not in sync.

BORN TODAY Film producer Scott Rudin (1958), New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (1959), singer/songwriter Woody Guthrie (1912)

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