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Blaze grows across mountain Control burn planned for Dog Mountain
» Martin Mars water bomber
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The effects of the wildfire consuming Dog Mountain were hard to ignore throughout the Valley on Tuesday, with particulate matter levels several times the provincial threshold for healthy air. A crew of 33 firefighters, including the Thunderbirds, and three helicopters continued to fight the fire, which grew from 96 hectares to 125 hectares overnight. Tentative plans for Tuesday were to conduct a controlled burn. “It would be a burn-off done in very small stages,” said Marg Drysdale, fire information officer at the Coastal Fire Centre. “They will look around with a specialist and could call it off up until the last minute if they are not comfortable with it.” She said the burn would be set at the same intensity as the wildfire, resulting in extremely smokey air for two to three days before it dissipates. Regional district CAO Russell Dyson has continued to work alongside emergency teams to keep the community aware of emergency practices. “Things are going as well as they can under the circumstances,” Dyson said. Dyson said he has been fielding inquiries and putting logistics in place to ensure the mountain cabins remain secure during the evacuation order process. “All of the owners have been informed of the threat and the need to evacuate,” Dyson said. “There are still fire service personnel that remain onsite.” He said it is the falling rock and woody debris that are causing threats and stressed the importance of being prepared. “There is no evacuation notice for residents across the lake, but now is a good time to take precautions,” he said. He suggests packing a 72-hour emergency kit, keeping gutters clean and picking up wood debris. The smoke advisory issued by the Ministry of Environment on Monday continued through Tuesday, as fine particulate matter remained at high levels. At 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, the provincial air quality website reported levels at Alberni Elementary at about 52 micrograms. By 9:00 a.m. it rose to 101.9 and by the afternoon it reached 175.
As smoke from the nearby Dog Mountian fire filled Sproat Lake with a haze, Coulson Flying Tankers personnel had the Hawaii Mars bomber on the water Tuesday in preparation for a potential order from the province’s Ministry of Forests to privide firefighting support. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]
Bomber back on the water, but province declines to order air tanker into action ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
After over a year of inactivity, the iconic Hawaii Mars water bomber is back on Sproat Lake in preparation for a deployment order from the provincial government. But as a nearby wildfire continues to spread across Dog Mountain, the aircraft and its ability to drop 27,200 litres of water at a time will remain on the lake until a directive comes from the province’s Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. “It would be illegal for us to take the Mars onto a fire without approval from the government,” said Wayne Coulson, CEO of Coulson Flying Tankers and the waters bomber’s owner, in an email to the Times this week. As of Tuesday afternoon a deployment order had not been given to fly the Mars bomber over the Dog Mountain fire, which had grown to 125 hectares in less than three days. Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser said he pounded on the door of Steve Thomson, forestry minister, and spoke to department aids , but so far his calls to send
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the Mars over Dog Mountain have not been answered. “They are willfully putting people, property, forests and lives at risk,” said Fraser. “They’re talking about going outside of the province to get more help, well the Mars has fought fires all over the world, it’s sitting there ready to go.” Many residents in the Alberni Valley and across B.C. agree, as indicated in the more than 20,000 names collected by on an online petition at change.org for the province to sign the Hawaii Mars to a long-term firefighting contract. Last year a resolution passed by the Union of B.C. Municipalities pushed for the provincial government to make the same commitment. After opting not to renew the Mars contract for 2014, the province reconsidered the aircraft this year, making a standby contract with Coulson in the spring. But the Ministry of Forests contends that the bomber’s abilities are limited and costly for B.C.’s diverse, mountainous terrain. “While there are more cost-effective options available, in the right circumstances, it can
now be called on to supplement the airtanker fleet,” stated the ministry, noting that the aircraft is not available to the province from July 20-31. “Due to its size, the Mars water bomber can only land on and scoop up water from about 113 bodies of water in B.C., as opposed to the 1,700 lakes that the skimmers currently in use can access.” With homes by Sproat Lake facing an evacuation order, many locals are having difficulty understanding the logic of allowing the world largest water bomber to remain idle. Over 215,000 hectares of B.C. forest have burned so far this year, a total that could have been mitigated if the Mars bomber had been deployed, said Fraser. He believes the Dog Mountain wildfire should never have been permitted to grow to its current size. “This is bordering on criminal,” Fraser said. “This fire shouldn’t have even happened, it should have been put out when the first call went out. The Mars would have put that out in one or two sweeps.”
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Pot Luck Ceramics opens on Gertrude When a group of volunteers decided last year to relocate their business, they had a vision of creating an urban country-style cottage in the city. » Alberni Region, 3
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Today the regional district’s board of directors are scheduled to vote on over $126,000 worth of vegetation clearing for the airport near Sproat Lake, an investment required to upgrade the facility with a global positioning system. Currently the Alberni Valley Regional Airport cannot accommodate scheduled flights due to the absence of a GPS, but this could change if plans take off to improve the landing strip through a multi-million-dollar expansion project. Three vegetation-removal contracts are now on the table to clear enough space to install a GPS, but this work is also needed for the facility to maintain its current operations, said airport superintendent Mark Fortune. “The AVRA [obstacle limitation surfaces] was allowed to to regenerate with vegetation over many years and now requires extensive clearing,” stated a report on the initiative for ACRD directors. “It’s to maintain safety clearances for incoming and departing aircraft,” he said, adding that the vegetation removal will help the ACRD secure funding for airport upgrades. “Once those are cleared, then we can prove to Transport Canada with a resurvey that our site is now cleared and we can apply for a GPS approach.”
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The vegetation-clearing contracts up for ACRD approval include 7.3 hectares of removal and landscaping as well as another 22.04 hectares of clearing by Berry and Vale Contracting, worth $29,900 and $37,000 respectively. Just over 40 hectares of trees and brush are also set to be cleared by Dynamite Logging for $59,133. If approved, the initiative would be covered by funds donated by the Alberni Valley Community Forest, which is land along Sproat Lake owned by the City of Port Alberni. To prevent the start of another wildfire, the ACRD does not plan to begin the vegetation clearing until the Valley’s extreme fire danger rating is lowered. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net 250-723-8171
Alberni Valley socked in by smoke FIRE, from Page 1 Smoke in the air was visible throughout the day and could be smelled indoors. Levels are expected to change depending on winds, temperature and behaviour of active fires. Air quality is considered good if it is between 16 and 31. Even so, a group of local cycling activists are going ahead with tonight’s critical mass ride. The event is designed to raise awareness about cycling as an alternative to fossil-fueled transportation. “Although we are aware of the air quality concerns, we decided to go ahead with the ride and leave it up to individ-
uals whether they want to participate or not,” said organizer John Mayba. Despite the conditions, neither the walk-in clinic nor the hospital have had a significant number of complaints. To put the size of the fire in perspective, other current fires in the province include Elaho, 67 kilometers west of Pemberton at 20,000 hectares and has been burning since June 14; Boulder Creek, 23 kilometers northwest of Pemberton at 12,000 hectares and Old Sechelt Mine at a size of approximately 250 hectares. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net
Helma Swinkels and Val Startup are excited to show everyone around their new location. Included in the shop are all of the old favourites, as well as new products for the home. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Big move from barn to cottage complete, thanks to volunteers Potluck Ceramics opens doors at new central location, ready to serve KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
When a group of volunteers decided last year to relocate their business, they had a vision of creating an urban country-style cottage within the city. After countless hours of planning, paperwork and elbow grease, that vision has come into fruition. Pot Luck Ceramics opened its doors on Gertrude Street on July 2 and the home-turnedstorefront has created a buzz. The bright yellow and terracotta building across from the J&L Restaurant is hard to miss. That was the idea over the course of renovations, according to the profit for non-profit founder, Helma Swinkels. Formerly located in a large, open barn on Cowley Road, the new cottage lends well to a cosy atmosphere. “Everyone loved the barn, so we were a little afraid,” Swinkels said. “But everyone loves the feel and they can see all of the products better.” With two levels, all of the regular ceramic dishes from Spain that customers have come to know, are overall organized by style. “Some are mixed but mainly the similar products are together so it’s easy for customers and volunteers to find things,” Swinkels said.
Before they could move all of the heavy boxes in, however, the renovations had to be completed. That began soon after the group acquired a building permit with the take-down of walls and ammending the building to meet standards. A deck and wheelchair ramp were built and after the interior was stripped, underwent a safety inspection from WorkSafe BC. “We had to close for five and a half weeks while the inspector was there, but it all came out good,” Swinkels said. “As volunteers, we were able to continue painting at the time to keep things going.” Then, things really moved fast, Swinkels said. Decisions were made, decorations added and changes made, which all culminated in part of the fun of the project. Swinkels said it was important to add local features, so, with the help of Home Hardware, a custom counter was built from McLean Mill wood. Once they were ready to move in, it was a gradual process with so many products to set up. Starting in the basement, they added approximately 2,000 products. To fit everything, walls were taken out and more support put in. They cut and fit metal shelving that was used in the barn to include nearly 20 shelf pieces.
The upstairs was converted into a homey-looking display of linens, dishes and home decor items while workers were still setting up. “It evolved as we kept creating, changing and adding our ideas,” Swinkels said. They added unique touches with lighting and kept the original kitchen in to add to the cottage appearance. “I truly think this is a perfect spot and is nice and visible,” Swinkels said. “While we were working people drove by honking and waving. It is nice to see our own customers saying they love it too.” Swinkels said they are not completely finished and will still add an element to the exterior. “You will have to watch, there are still some changes coming,” she said. The cottage will be abuzz next Saturday, July 18 as the volunteers host a grand opening celebration. Complete with refreshments, tapas and discounts, the store will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. One hundred per cent volunteer-operated, the profits from Pot Luck Ceramics are donated back into the community to support local charitable organizations. Kristi.Dobson@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 238
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“This Was Then…With Old Ike” Volume Three will be available on Thursday. The 167-page compilation of the late Ike Patterson’s popular columns was edited and compiled by his son, Kris Patterson. When Ike died four years ago, he left his son with a collection of thousands of pages of text and pictures that he used to write his loved Pennyworth column. From 2003 to 2011, Ike filled an average of six pages in the newspaper each week with his columns. Thursday will mark the book launch of volume 3. The event will take place at Echo Centre at 7 p.m. The previous two editions have generated a lot of feedback and input. “There isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t hear someone say, ‘Hey, I love this book,’” Kris said. With copies hot off the press, books will be sold at the launch and later at Quality Foods, the Rollin Art Centre, Bluefish Gallery and the Alberni Valley Museum. The proceeds from book sales will be donated to the Alberni Valley Museum and the Alberni District Historical Society Archives. The third edition is filled with different material than the first two volumes, and will offer something new. Kris has audio files converted and available on his youtube page. This includes original audio files
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6:30pm-midnight ~ Tickets $60 Tickets Sell Out Fast! Come out as an individual or as a team of 4-6. This event is open to supporters of the Crisis Line. • Various Exciting Games • Silent Auction • Balloon Pop Contest • Quality Foods BBQ Dinner • Rain or Shine Media Sponsors: AV Times, AV News, Ha-shilth-sa, Peak 93.3, Event Sponsors: MacDermott’s Insurance, Circle Dairy, Quality Foods Kris Patterson will be at the museum on Thursday for the launch of his latest compilation of columns by his late father, Ike Patterson.
of interviews with Ike and local residents. Kris recently completed the digitization of his dad’s audio interviews and donated those finished recordings to the museum. “I felt the time was right to complete this final volume of my dad’s work and combined with the now finished audio recordings, I think I have honored my dad’s legacy
and his love of Port Alberni.” Kris said. In 2002, Ike joined the Port Alberni city council where he remained a councillor until his death. Kris hopes that everyone will come out and enjoy the new volume as much as they have the previous two and celebrate the completion of this trilogy of books.
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uring the upcoming federal election, Stephen Harper, Justin Trudeau and Tom Mulcair will all try to portray themselves as leaders Canadians can count on. They will use words like strong, decisive, competent, passionate and dependable to describe their leadership. It’s highly unlikely any of them will use the word healing. That’s too bad because the leader as healer is often a transformative force, someone who changes the culture and alters the conversation, bringing previously disenfranchised voices and views forward. Pope Francis is working hard to be a healing leader but it’s too soon to see if he will truly deliver because healing takes time and persistence. George W. Bush could have been a healing leader after 9/11 if he had caught Osama bin Laden in the fall of 2001, not used torture as a form of interrogation,
not spied on Americans to gather intelligence and responded to Hurricane Katrina much faster. Lyndon Johnson could have been a healing leader for his “war on poverty” if he had stayed out of Vietnam. In Canada, Pierre Trudeau could have been a healing leader if he had brought Quebec into the Constitution. Paul Martin could have been a healing leader if he had been prime minister long enough to make the Kelowna Accord with First Nations a reality. Closer to home, Rachel Notley has the opportunity to be a healing leader in Alberta by devoting tax increases to schools, hospitals, roads and infrastructure. Lyn Hall is showing promising signs of being a healing leader at Prince George city hall with his renaming of Fort George Park, his neighbourhood consultations and his staff appreciation barbecues, but it’s early days in his mandate.
Out of last month’s tragedy in Charleston, S.C., that city’s mayor has emerged as a textbook healing leader. Nothing about Joseph Riley’s background is typical American South. He is an Irish Catholic in a predominantly Protestant area and he is a Democrat in a predominantly Republican city and state. Yet he has been the mayor of Charleston for an incredible 39 years and is in the final year of his 10th term as mayor. His leadership has unified a city and state in grief. Imagine if nine blacks had been killed by a young white man in St. Louis. The violence would have been devastating and would have spread to many other cities and states. In Charleston, however, Riley, with key support from Republican governor Nikki Haley, has been a healer in the wake of the shootings. An act designed to provoke a race war sparked an outpouring of white and black citizens coming together
to pray for peace and a demand for the South’s most racist historical symbol, the Confederate flag, to be retired from flying over public spaces once and for all. Riley didn’t become a healing leader just a few weeks ago. It’s been a central part of his leadership style since he was sworn into office in December 1975. In 2000, he walked the 114 miles from Charleston to Columbia, the state capital, to demand the removal of the Confederate flag from the legislature. In 1989 Charleston was devastated by a hurricane yet Riley led a massive effort that rebuilt the city’s historic downtown and turned it into a major tourist destination. He has remained steadfast even when faced with serious opposition. To this day, he favors tougher gun-control laws and he is a staunch opponent of the death penalty, even for the killer of the nine black parishioners. In his ear-
ly days as mayor, white opponents dismissive of his efforts to soothe tensions between black and white residents earned him the nickname “Little Black Joe.” That only emboldened him to improve housing and parks in black neighbourhoods and to hire the city’s first black police chief. Before he leaves office early next year, he hopes work will be underway on a $75-million museum of African-American history that will tell the story of the 882 slave ships that docked in Charleston with 40 per cent of all of the slaves brought to America from Africa. Applying Riley’s past accomplishments and present ambitions to Canada and a map of what truth and reconciliation with First Nations could look like quickly emerges. Now all we need is some healing leaders.
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No, the Conservatives pride themselves on lowering taxes. Did the government borrow money? No, on the contrary the government was bailing out all the private sector financial institutions by lending money directly to them. It is clear that the federal government which owns a central bank can create Canadian dollars whenever it needs to deal with crises. The creation of enormous sums of money to support the financial establishment is politically acceptable and subject to no particular scrutiny by the mass media. However, the NDP or the Liberals when in government could use that same fiscal capacity for a massive program of infrastructure renewal and job creation that would benefit the majority of Canadians. Will they take such action, or will they drink the austerity kool-aid that the Conservatives have happily offered them?
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Bomber issue costs B.C. Liberal support Western Canada is burning, one of the worst fire seasons on record. Right now in our backyard, there is a forest fire at Sprout Lake. Sitting idle close by sits the mighty Mars bomber, just awaiting for the call to duty. I have lost all respect for the provincial Liberals which I have often supported. This lack of use of this readily available important resource is not acceptable. The longer the fires burn, the more in danger and loss are our firefighters, residents, wildlife and our important natural resources. Walt Kusmin Port Alberni
CBC focus is resources for prime time TV Re: ‘CBC needs to get itslef out of the 1950s’ letter, July 3, Page 4 I am happy to note that, in her letter of July 3rd, Ms.
Jane White acknowledges that CBC/Radio-Canada “represents the fabric makeup of Canada.” Most Canadians agree — almost 85 per cent of Canadians believe that CBC/ Radio-Canada is important for the country. And, contrary to the impression Ms. White left, data has shown that the same percentage of Canadians, 85 per cent, watch, listen to or log on to CBC/Radio-Canada each month. With the industry quickly shifting to digital, it is crucial that we stay relevant, that we adapt and that we continue to increase our accessibility. That is why, exactly one year ago this week, we launched A space for us all, our strategy to ensure that Canadians have a sustainable, publicly owned and public-minded broadcaster that honours our past, preserves the best of what we do now, and sets the stage for us to lead in the digital world. Our focus is on putting our resources into prime-time television programs, into successful radio programs and in the development of content for
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Bail outs politically acceptable in Canada As part of the Economic Action Plan during the financial crisis, the federal government created a $200 billion Extraordinary Financing Framework to address the freeze in the credit markets. Where did that $200 billion come from? Did income taxes go up?
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ometimes, a person has to step up to the plate when wrong and admit error. I’ve had plenty of practice in that area over time! For two weeks, Lynn Robbins scored great golf rounds on ladies’ nights, only to be ignored by the writer and prize presenter. To be fair, it wasn’t intentional, but it doesn’t explain where my mind was when calculating the winners the past two weeks either. To set the record straight, Lynn won both gross scores for the “B” division those weeks. Sorry Lynn. Lynn was 4 strokes better than Caroline Ness in the “B” division while Linda Smith and Maryann McConnell tied with 37’s in the “A” division, Smith won the countback. Donna Cox caught everyone, including herself, off guard chipping in on #6 for the long awaited deuce jackpot. Nice short game Donna! Not to be outdone, Geri Shiels won the hidden hole capturing par on the first hole and the cash. Rhonda Holcombe continues leading both the ladies’ point and ringer board competitions, each week increasing her leads. Somebody was listening to my belly aching about the recent poor men’s night scores. Further, some answered. Dave Ackerman picked up 10 points posting a men’s night personal best 2 over par 32. “Gone” John Sawyer wasn’t being denied either. Posting his two best scores recently, he snagged a four under par 26 for low net after a stunning 33, including an unsuspecting eagle chip in on hole four! Preben Rasmussen scored low gross with a 1 over par 31, one better than Barry Ensor, while Rasmussen’s sidekick, Wayne Johnstone won the Hidden Hole. The “Hammer”, Jason Pley convincingly continues leading the point totals over Sawyer. Over the past eleven years we’ve owned Hollies, our own Jackie Little has won over ten British Columbia provincial golf titles. Last week she added yet another, winning her fifth B.C. Women’s Senior Amateurs in Cowichan. Congratulations Jackie and thanks again for putting Port Alberni on the map. She will once again represent our city at the Canadians this August in Sarnia, Ontario. Where ever Jackie and I have travelled and visited, often there’ve been opportunities to take advantage of cultural tours. Tours identifying and reflecting aspects of a communities’ economic life blood. » Patrick Little is an avid golfer and owner of Hollies Executive Golf Course.
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June 27th-29 saw 70 teams descend upon the Valley for the 27th Annual Okee Dokee SloPitch Tournament and Tyler’s No Frills Funtastic Music Festival. Seventy teams is the most we have ever hosted here for the event, and judging by the comments from all the teams, everyone had a great time. Shade was in high demand and teams had to endure some really hot weather here in Alberni. The Okee Dokee Tournament is the largest slo-pitch tournament on Vancouver Island, and this year we had a team from Whistler, and one travelled all the way from Lillooet. The tournament is really starting to become popular with all the teams looking for a little something different, and we have that with the two-day music festival taking place over the same weekend. We had our first ever country night, and it was a great success with ball players and fans of
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TORONTO — Canada’s Davis Cup captain hopes Vasek Pospisil’s recent return to form will be a shot in the arm for a team heading into the quarter-finals without its top-ranked player. Martin Laurendeau said Tuesday that he expects Pospisil and his teammates to step up their game after world No. 8 Milos Raonic announced he will miss next week’s Davis Cup tie in Belgium with a lingering foot injury. “It’s disappointing as a team not to have Milos in the lineup, but injuries are part of the sport and we have to step up as a team like in any team event,” Laurendeau said on a conference call. “When you’re best player’s not there the other ones have to step up and I believe that the timing couldn’t be better for Vasek to go over there and face the challenges, but still rise up to the occasion.” Vancouver’s Pospisil is the last remaining Canadian singles player at Wimbledon after
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country music having a great time. The second night of live music was more traditional rock and roll. I would say we topped
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high-profile players Raonic and Eugenie Bouchard made early exits. Pospisil has been a warrior at the All England Club, making headlines Monday by spending almost six hours on the court in a pair of matches. He came from two sets down to beat Serbia’s Viktor Troicki in his fourth-round singles match, then partnered with Jack Sock in a tough five-set doubles loss later in the day. The former world No. 25 faces another challenge when he takes
on local favourite and third seed Andy Murray in Wednesday’s quarter-finals. The resilient Pospisil has had only one of his singles matches go less than five sets, but Laurendeau said he’s confident Pospisil will overcome any fatigue from Wimbledon in time for next week’s tie. “That’s what the pros do and I’m convinced he’s going to find a way to do it,” Laurendeau said. Davis Cup veteran Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., doubles ace Daniel Nestor of Toronto and Vancouver’s Filip Peliwo, who will make his Davis Cup debut, were also named to the squad, which is being held on a clay court in Ostend, Belgium from July 17-19. Toronto’s Adil Shamasdin was named to the team as a squad player. The loss of Raonic will sting. The hard server from Thornhill, Ont., has a 16-6 Davis Cup record and has been a huge part of Canada’s rise on the international tennis scene.
“I’m devastated not to be participating in this tie against Belgium,” Raonic said in a release. “Due to my recurring injury, I am not able to play tennis for the next few weeks. My goal right now is to get healthy as fast as possible and get back to playing tennis as soon as I can. “I have been with this team a while and we have come a long way together. I know that they can win this tie and get us back into the semifinals.” Still, Laurendeau points to Canada’s depth. Dancevic has played 34 Davis Cup matches, including a key win against Spain’s Marcel Granollers in Canada’s run to the 2013 semifinals. Pospisil can combine with Nestor to form a potent doubles combo. While Peliwo is a relative unknown, the is a former star at the junior level. He appeared in all four junior Grand Slam finals in 2012, winning at Wimbledon and the U.S Open. “He’s flown under the radar, but he’s a former junior champ,” Laurendeau said.
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Blue Jays 2, White Sox 1
MLB - Results and standings
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Yesterday’s results Cincinnati 5, Washington 0 Oakland 4, NY Yankees 3 Pittsburgh 3, San Diego 2 Cleveland 2, Houston 0 Boston 4, Miami 3 Arizona 4, Texas 2 Chicago Cubs 7, St. Louis 4 Atlanta 4, Milwaukee 3 Minnesota 8, Baltimore 3 Kansas City 9, Tampa Bay 5 Toronto 2, Chicago Sox 1 LA Angels 10, Colorado 2 Philadelphia 7, L.A. Dodgers 2 Seattle 7, Detroit 6 (11 innings) San Francisco 3, N.Y. Mets 0 Today’s schedule with probable starters Baltimore at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m. Jimenez (7-4) vs. May (4-7) Atlanta at Milwaukee, 11:10 a.m. Teheran (6-4) vs. Fiers (4-7) Detroit at Seattle, 12:40 p.m. Sanchez (7-7) vs. Happ (4-5) N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 12:45 p.m. deGrom (8-6) vs. Peavy (0-3) San Diego at Pittsburgh, 3:05 p.m. Cashner (3-9) vs. Morton (6-2) Cincinnati at Washington, 3:05 p.m. Lorenzen (3-3) vs. Gonzalez (6-4) Oakland at N.Y. Yankees, 3:05 p.m. Hahn (6-6) vs. Sabathia (3-8) Miami at Boston, 3:10 p.m. Fernandez (1-0) vs. Miley (8-7) Houston at Cleveland, 3:10 p.m. Straily (0-0) vs. Bauer (7-5) St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m. Wacha (10-3) vs. Hammel (5-4) Arizona at Texas, 4:05 p.m. Hellickson (6-5) vs. Harrison (0-0) Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 4:10 p.m. Archer (9-5) vs. Guthrie (6-5) Toronto at Chi. White Sox, 4:10 p.m. Hutchison (8-2) vs. Danks (4-8) L.A. Angels at Colorado, 4:40 p.m. Shoemaker (4-7) vs. Rusin (3-3) Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Morgan (1-1) vs. Kershaw (5-6) Thursday, July 9 (Early games) Oakland at N.Y. Yankees, 10:05 a.m. Kazmir (5-5) vs. Tanaka (4-3) Toronto at Chi. White Sox, 11:10 a.m. Dickey (3-9) vs. Samardzija (5-4) Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 11:10 a.m. Karns (4-4) vs. Blanton (2-2) St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Martinez (9-3) vs. Locke (5-4) Cincinnati at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Smith (0-2) vs. Koehler (7-4)
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Toronto 100 100 000 2 Chicago Sox 010 000 000 1 SB: TOR Reyes (11, 2nd base off Quintana/Flowers); CWS Ramirez, Al (10, 2nd base off Doubront/Martin, R). 2B: CWS Beckham, G (7, Doubront). GIDP: TOR Reyes, Bautista; CWS Sanchez, C. HR: TOR Donaldson (21, 4th inning off Quintana, 0 on, 0 out). S: CWS Beckham, G. Team Lob: TOR 2; CWS 8. DP: TOR (Reyes-Travis-Smoak); CWS 2 (Sanchez, C-Ramirez, Al-Abreu, Sanchez, C-Abreu). E: TOR Reyes (8, throw); CWS Ramirez, Al (10, throw). Toronto IP H R ER BB SO F Doubront (W, 1-0) 6.2 6 1 1 1 6 P Schultz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 A Loup 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 R Osuna 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Chicago Sox IP H R ER BB SO J Quintana (L, 4-8) 8.0 4 2 2 0 8 J Petricka 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 HBP: Flowers (by Doubront). Time: 2:33. Att: 17,028.
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Boston
ab r h bi ab r h bi Gordon 2B 4 0 0 0 Betts CF 4100 Yelich CF 4 0 3 2 Holt 2B 4010 H’avarria SS 4 0 1 0 Bogaerts SS 4 0 2 3 Morse LF-1B 3 0 0 0 Ortiz DH 2000 Bour DH 4 0 0 0 Ramirez LF 4 0 0 0 Baker 1B 1 0 0 0 Sandoval 3B 4 0 0 0 Suzuki LF 3 0 0 0 Victorino RF 4 1 1 0 Realmuto C 4 1 1 0 Shaw 1B 4130 Gillespie RF 4 2 2 1 Hanigan C 2 1 1 1 Rojas 3B 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 8 4 Dietrich PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 7 3
Miami 001 000 200 3 Boston 010 000 30x 4 2B: MIA Hechavarria (13, Miley), Gillespie (4, Miley), Realmuto (11, Miley), Yelich (9, Miley); BOS Bogaerts (19, Haren). GIDP: BOS Betts, Hanigan. S: MIA Rojas. Team Lob: MIA 6; BOS 7. DP: MIA 2 (Hechavarria-Gordon, D-Morse 2). E: MIA Baker, J (2, fielding), Rojas (1, fielding). Miami IP H R ER BB SO D Haren 6.0 6 1 1 1 5 S Cishek (L, 2-6) 0.1 1 3 0 1 1 M Dunn 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 C Capps 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 A Morris 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO W Miley 6.2 7 3 3 2 9 J Tazawa (W, 1-3) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 K Uehara 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Time: 2:44. Att: 36,863.
Twins 8, Orioles 3 Baltimore
Minnesota
ab r h bi Machado 3B 3 1 1 0 Dozier 2B Paredes DH 4 0 0 0 Mauer 1B Jones CF 4 0 2 1 Plouffe 3B Davis RF 4 0 0 0 Sano DH Wieters C 3 0 0 0 Rosario RF Parmelee 1B 3 0 1 0 Escobar LF Pearce PH 1 0 0 0 Hicks CF Snider LF 3 1 1 0 Suzuki C Schoop PH 1 0 0 0 Santana SS Hardy SS 4 1 1 2 Totals Flaherty 2B 3 0 1 0 Totals 33 3 7 3
ab r h bi 3001 4320 3211 3123 4012 4010 3010 4130 4100 32 8 11 7
Baltimore 000 020 010 3 Minnesota 301 400 00x 8 SB: MIN Hicks, A (7, 2nd base off Brach/Wieters). 2B: BAL Jones, A 2 (15, Gibson, Graham), Parmelee (5, Gibson); MIN Plouffe (21, Gausman), Hicks, A (3, Gausman). GIDP: BAL Machado, M; MIN Santana, D 2. HR: BAL Hardy, J (5, 5th inning off Gibson, 1 on, 0 out); MIN Sano (1, 1st inning off Gausman, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: BAL 5; MIN 6. DP: BAL 2, MIN 1 Continued next column
Toronto Blue Jays starter Felix Doubront playing the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
Doubront goes into seventh for Jays win THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO — The Toronto Blue Jays lead the major leagues in runs scored by a wide margin. However, they had to eke out a win in a low-scoring game Tuesday night. Felix Doubront pitched into the seventh inning in his first start of the season and Josh Donaldson homered to lead the Blue Jays to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox. “We’re used to slugfests,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “It was nice to play a game like that and come out on top.” Doubront (1-0) allowed one run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings. It was his first start in the majors since last Sept. 20 when he pitched for the Chicago Cubs against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Roberto Osuna worked out of a ninth-inning jam to get the last three outs for his fourth save. “I’m so blessed to be here again and have the opportunity with this team,” Doubront said. “I was giving them everything and I tried to help the team win. That’s the main goal.” A night after the marquee matchup of Chris Sale and Mark Buehrle, few expected Doubront and Chicago starter Jose Quintana to follow suit, but that’s precisely what happened. “Doubront was great tonight,” Gibbons said. “Just like Buehrle was and their two guys were.” Quintana (4-8) lost despite allowing just two runs and four hits in eight innings. He struck out eight —including five straight during the fourth and fifth innings — and retired 10 straight batters in one stretch. It was Quintana’s eighth straight start allowing three runs or fewer while pitching at least six innings, but he is just 2-3 during that stretch. Toronto’s other run came in the first inning when shortstop Jose Reyes manufactured a run to put the Blue Jays on top. He led off with a single, stole second, went to third on a ground out and scored on another ground out by Jose Bautista.
Twins 8, Orioles 3 (Cont’d) Baltimore IP H R K Gausman (L, 1-1) 3.2 7 8 B Brach 2.1 3 0 B Matusz 1.0 0 0 Z Britton 1.0 1 0 Minnesota IP H R K Gibson (W, 7-6) 6.0 6 2 B Duensing 1.0 0 0 J Graham 1.0 1 1 R O’Rourke 1.0 0 0 HBP: Plouffe (by Gausman). Time: 2:48. Att: 25,091.
B.C. Premier League ER BB SO 7 1 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 ER BB SO 2 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1
Cubs 7, Cardinals 4 St. Louis
Chicago Cubs
ab r h bi ab r h bi Pham LF 3 0 1 0 Fowler CF 4 1 2 1 Wong 2B 3 0 1 0 Rizzo 1B 3222 Grichuk PH 1 0 0 0 Bryant 3B 4 1 1 0 Peralta SS 3 1 0 0 Soler RF 4101 Heyward RF 4 1 2 0 Denorfia LF 4 0 2 3 Reynolds 3B 4 1 1 2 Castro SS 5 0 0 0 Bourjos CF 4 1 2 1 Montero C 4 0 1 0 Scruggs 1B 4 0 1 1 Arrieta P 3 1 2 0 Cruz C 4 0 1 0 Coghlan PH 1 0 0 0 Lyons P 2 0 0 0 Herrera 2B 4 1 2 0 Carpenter PH-2B1 0 0 0 Totals36 7 12 7 Totals 33 4 9 4
Team North Shore Vic Eagles Langley Nanaimo Okanagan Whalley North Delta Abbotsford White Rock Coquitlam Vic Mariners Parksville
W 26 28 25 25 21 19 15 13 14 14 13 9
L 8 12 13 13 15 18 18 22 24 24 26 29
Yesterday’s results Vic Eagles at Vic Mariners, postponed Coquitlam at North Shore , postponed Thursday July 9 North Delta at Whalley, 7 p.m. Saturday July 11 Abbotsford at North Shore, noon Whalley at Langley, noon Parksville at White Rock, 1 p.m. Whalley at Langley, 2:30 p.m. Abbotsford at North Shore, 2:30 p.m. Parksville at White Rock, 3:30 p.m.
St. Louis 000 000 202 4 Chicago Cubs 002 001 04x 7 SB: CHC Fowler (12, 2nd base off Lyons/ Cruz, T). 2B: STL Bourjos (7, Arrieta); CHC Fowler (13, Choate). GIDP: STL Peralta. HR: STL Reynolds, Ma (6, 9th inning off Ramirez, N, 1 on, 0 out); CHC Rizzo (16, 8th inning off Choate, 1 on, 0 out). S: CHC Herrera, J. Team Lob: STL 4; CHC 14. DP: CHC 2 (Castro, S-Herrera, J, Castro, S-Herrera, J-Rizzo). E: STL Socolovich (1, throw). PICKOFFS: CHC Arrieta (Pham at 1st base). St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO T Lyons (L, 2-1) 5.2 7 3 3 5 3 M Hatley 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 M Harris 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 R Choate 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 M Socolovich 1.0 2 1 0 1 1 Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO J Arrieta (W, 9-5) 6.2 7 2 2 2 4 J Russell 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 P Strop 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 N Ramirez 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 J Motte 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Time: 3:10. Att: 34,368.
TENNIS
Reds 5, Nationals 0
The Championships, Wimbledon,
Cincinnati
Washington
ab r h bi ab r h bi Phillips 2B 4 2 1 0 Taylor CF 4 0 0 0 Votto 1B 5 2 3 3 Espinosa 3B 4 0 0 0 Frazier 3B 3 0 0 1 Harper RF 3 0 1 0 Bruce RF 4 0 2 1 Ramos C 4000 Pena C 4 0 1 0 Robinson 1B 3 0 0 0 Suarez SS 4 0 1 0 Uggla 2B 3 0 0 0 Schumaker LF3 0 0 0 Desmond SS 3 0 1 0 Cueto P 4 0 0 0 d’Dekker LF 3 0 0 0 Hamilton CF 4 1 1 0 Scherzer P 1 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 9 5 Jordan P 1000 Moore PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 30 0 2 0
Cincinnati 201 020 000 5 Washington 000 000 000 0 SB: CIN Hamilton, B (42, 3rd base off Scherzer/Ramos, W). 2B: CIN Votto (14, Scherzer), Hamilton, B (4, Scherzer). 3B: CIN Bruce (3, Scherzer); WSH Desmond (1, Cueto). GIDP: CIN Schumaker; WSH Robinson, C. HR: CIN Votto (15, 3rd inning off Scherzer, 0 on, 1 out). Team Lob: CIN 6; WSH 4. DP: CIN (Phillips-Votto-Suarez); WSH (Uggla-Desmond-Robinson, C). E: CIN Votto (5, missed catch), Frazier (10, fielding); WSH Uggla (2, missed catch), Espinosa (3, fielding). Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO J Cueto (W, 6-5) 9.0 2 0 0 1 11 Washington IP H R ER BB SO M Scherzer (L, 9-7) 4.2 7 5 5 0 4 T Jordan 3.1 2 0 0 1 3 S Solis 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 HBP: Phillips (by Scherzer). Time: 2:30. Att: 31,898. (10 innings) Oakland 010 010 001 4 8 1 NY Yankees 001 000 000 3 6 0 W: D. Pomeranz (3-3) L: D. Betances (5-2) S: T. Clippard (16) HR: OAK- B. Butler (7), B. Lawrie (8) NYY- None Houston 000 000 000 0 6 0 Cleveland 100 001 00x 2 8 0 W: C. Kluber (4-9) L: V. Velasquez (0-1) S: B. Shaw (2) HR: HOU- None CLE- M. Brantley (5) Tampa Bay 001 000 000 1 5 1 Kansas City 000 014 02x 7 11 0 W: B. Finnegan (2-0) L: B. Gomes (1-4) HR: TB- J. Jaso KC- None
West Coast League East Kelowna Yakima Valley Walla Walla Wenatchee South Bend Medford Corvallis Klamath Falls West Bellingham Cowlitz Kitsap Victoria
W 18 17 13 11 W 23 6 7 3 W 20 10 10 10
L PCT 8 0.692 11 0.607 15 0.464 14 0.440 L PCT 5 0.821 9 0.400 14 0.333 12 0.200 L PCT 9 0.690 14 0.417 16 0.385 16 0.385
GB 2 6 6.5 GB 6 10 9.5 GB 6 8.5 8.5
Strk W3 W2 L2 L1 Strk W5 L1 L1 L1 Strk W7 L1 L6 W2
Yesterday’s results Corvallis at Medford, postponed Victoria 2, Kitsap 1 Kelowna 6, Klamath Falls 5 Bellingham 1, Cowlitz 0 Bend at Wenatchee Walla Walla 4, Yakima Valley 3 (11 inn) Today’s schedule Corvallis at Medford, 6:35 p.m. Kitsap at Victoria, 6:35 p.m. Klamath Falls at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Bend at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m. Cowlitz at Bellingham, 7:05 p.m. Yakima Valley at Walla Walla, 7:05 p.m. Thursday, July 9 Kitsap at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m. Friday, July 10 Medford at Bend, 6:35 p.m. Victoria at Klamath Falls, 6:35 p.m. Walla Walla at Kelowna, 6:35 p.m. Wenatchee at Cowlitz, 6:35 p.m. Kitsap at Corvallis, 6:40 p.m.
HarbourCats 2, BlueJackets 1 Kitsap
Junior Nobach Scudder Bautista Ping Dunlap Veasey Valenti Sommer Peabody Totals
Victoria
ab r h bi 4 0 1 0 Lambert 4 0 0 0 Guibor 3 0 0 0 Collard 4 0 1 0 Thoreson 3 0 2 0 Pries 3 0 0 0 Amezquita 3 1 1 0 Gretler 2 0 0 0 Jarvis 1 0 0 0 Totals 2000 29 1 5 0
ab r h bi 3021 4011 4020 4000 3000 0000 3000 3120 24 1 7 2
Kitsap 001 000 000 1 Victoria 000 010 10x 2 WP: J.Brewer 2 (5). HB: J.Brewer (3), J.Buckley (1). SO: K.Nobach 3, J.Scudder, B.Bautista, A.Ping, S.Dunlap 2, J.Veasey 2, J.Peabody, J.Thoreson, T.Goldstein. BB: J.Scudder, A.Ping, J.Peabody, C.Lambert, M.Gretler. BF: J.Brewer 25 (96), J.Siegel 8 (38), H.Capps (15), J.Buckley 26 (26), S.Kennedy ll 3 (108), J.Mitchell 6 (69). P-S: J.Brewer 75-47, J.Siegel 29-18, H.Capps 5-3, J.Buckley 91-55, S.Kennedy ll 17-9, J.Mitchell 25-16. Kitsap IP H R ER BB SO J Brewer 6.0 6 1 1 2 0 J Siegel (L) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 H Capps 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Victoria IP H R ER BB SO J Buckley 6.0 5 1 1 3 6 S Kennedy ll (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 J Mitchell 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 Time: 2:30. Att: 1,207
Pct GB .765 .700 1 .658 3 .658 3 .583 6 .514 8.5 .455 1.5 .371 13.5 .368 14 .368 14 .333 15.5 .237 19
Sunday July 12 Parksville at North Shore, 11 a.m. North Delta at Abbotsford, noon Parksville at North Shore, 1:30 p.m. North Delta at Abbotsford, 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14 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. Friday, July 17 Coquitlam at Nanaimo, 1 p.m. Coquitlam at Nanaimo, 3:30 p.m.
Today-July 12 (Major) All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London, England Surface: Grass. Purse: $42.2 million (men and women) 2014 champions: Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova Yesterday’s complete results NOTE: Canadians in boldface Men’s Singles - Round 4 Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Kevin Anderson (14), South Africa, 6-7 (6), 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-4, 7-5. Women’s Singles - Quarterfinals Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Victoria Azarenka (23), Belarus, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Maria Sharapova (4), Russia, def. Coco Vandeweghe, United States, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-2. Agnieszka Radwanska (13), Poland, def. Madison Keys (21), United States, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-3. Garbine Muguruza (20), Spain, def. Timea Bacsinszky (15), Switzerland, 7-5, 6-3. DOUBLES Men’s Doubles - Quarterfinals Rohan Bopanna, India, and Florin Mergea (9), Romania, def. Bob Bryan, United States, and Mike Bryan (1), United States, 5-7, 6-4, 7-6 (9), 7-6 (5). Jonathan Erlich, Israel, and Philipp Petzschner, Germany, def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (2), Brazil, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (4), Romania, def. Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (7), Serbia, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (2). Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers (13), Australia, def. Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (8), Brazil, 6-4, 7-6 (3), 6-3.
FOOTBALL CFL
West Winnipeg Calgary BC Lions Edmonton Saskatchewan East Ottawa Toronto Hamilton Montreal
W 1 1 0 0 0 W 2 2 1 1
L 1 1 1 1 2 L 0 0 1 1
T 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0
Pts 2 2 0 0 0 Pts 4 4 2 2
PF 56 35 16 11 60 PF 47 66 75 45
PA 78 52 27 26 70 PA 32 45 50 31
Week 2, full results Hamilton 52, Winnipeg 26 Montreal 29, Calgary 11 Ottawa 27, BC Lions 16 Toronto 42, Saskatchewan 40 (2OT) This week’s schedule (Week 3, with odds by Oddsshark) Favourite Line (O/U) Underdog Thursday, July 9, 6 p.m. EDMONTON 5 (47) Ottawa Friday, July 10, 4 p.m. WINNIPEG 4 (53) Montreal Friday, July 10, 7 p.m. BC LIONS 3.5 (47.5) Saskatchewan Monday, July 13, 6 p.m. CALGARY 5.5 (50.5) Toronto
CFL leaders Quarterback rating 1 R.Cato, MON 146.4 2 D.Durant, SAS 137.5 3 D.Willy, WIN 135.6 4 T.Harris, TOR 135.5 5 J.Mathews, HAM 118.8 6 K.Glenn, SAS 106.7 7 Z.Collaros, HAM 105.1 8 H.Burris, OTT 91.8 9 M.Reilly, EDM 86.9 10 T.Lulay, BCL 79.4 Total yards TotRushRec 1 Brandon Whitaker, TOR 290 186 104 2 Jerome Messam, SAS 267 159 108 3 Ryan Smith, SAS 257 6 251 4 Paris Cotton, WIN 235 154 81 5 Tyrell Sutton, MON 222 204 18 6 Chevon Walker, OTT 189 155 34 7 Chad Owens, TOR 187 0 187 8 Nick Moore, WIN 173 0 173 9 Chris Williams, OTT 157 8 149 10 Andy Fantuz, HAM 156 0 156 Rushing 1 Tyrell Sutton, MON 2 Brandon Whitaker, TOR 3 Jerome Messam, SAS 4 Chevon Walker, OTT 5 Paris Cotton, WIN 6 Jon Cornish, CAL 7 Anthony Allen, SAS 8 Henry Burris, OTT 9 Andrew Harris, BCL 10 Ray Holley, HAM
Car Yds Avg 36 204 5.7 22 186 8.5 23 159 6.9 40 155 3.9 22 154 7.0 25 129 5.2 15 115 7.7 12 65 5.4 13 48 3.7 14 40 2.9
Receiving Rec Yds Avg 1 Ryan Smith, SAS 11 251 22.8 2 Chad Owens, TOR 15 187 12.5 3 Nick Moore, WIN 12 173 14.4 4 Andy Fantuz, HAM 17 156 9.2 5 Terrell Sinkfield, HAM 8 154 19.3 6 Chris Williams, OTT 8 149 18.6 7 Jeff Fuller, CAL 9 148 16.4 8 Bakari Grant, HAM 8 145 18.1 9 Brad Sinopoli, OTT 13 137 10.5 10 M’quay McDaniel, CAL 7 119 17.0 Passing touchdowns 1 T. Harris, Tor 2 H. Burris, Ott T3 R. Cato, Mtl T3 D. Willy, Wpg T5 Z. Collaros, Ham T5 D. Durant, Sask T5 K. Glenn, Sask
7 4 3 3 2 2 2
Rushing TDs 1 C Marshall, Wpg 2 Nine players tied with 1 Receiving TDs T1 Tori Gurley, Tor T1 Ernest Jackson, Ott T1 Ryan Smith, Sask T1 Brandon Whitaker, Tor 19 players have 1
2 2 2 2
Mixed Doubles - Round 3 Bruno Soares, Brazil, and Sania Mirza (2), India, def. Marin Draganja, Croatia, and Ana Konjuh, Croatia, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3. Alexander Peya, Austria, and Timea Babos (5), Hungary, def. Oliver Marach, Austria, and Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 6-3, 7-6 (6). Leander Paes, India, and Martina Hingis (7), Switzerland, def. Artem Sitak, New Zealand, and Anastasia Rodionova, Australia, 6-2, 6-2. Daniel Nestor, Toronto, and Kristina Mladenovic (8), France, def. Juan Sebastian Cabal, Colombia, and Cara Black (9), Zimbabwe, 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3.
AUTO RACING
World rankings
This week’s race
ATP Player 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB) 2 Roger Federer (SUI) 3 Andy Murray (GBR) 4 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) 5 Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6 Tomáš Berdych (CZE) 7 David Ferrer (ESP) 8 Milos Raonic, Toronto 9 Marin Čilić (CRO) 10 Rafael Nadal (ESP) 11 Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) 13 Gilles Simon (FRA) 14 Kevin Anderson (RSA) 15 David Goffin (BEL) 16 Feliciano López (ESP) 17 John Isner (USA) 18 Gaël Monfils (FRA) 19 Tommy Robredo (ESP) 20 Richard Gasquet (FRA) 56 Vasek Pospisil, Vernon, B.C.
Sacks T1 John Bowman, Mon 2 T1 Charleston Hughes, Cal 2 T1 Marcus Howard, Edm 2 T1 Euclid Cummings, Tor 2 T1 Macho Harris, Sask 2 Fumbles 1 Tim Brown, Cal 1 Henry Burris, Ott
Made Rec 2 2 2 2
13 players have 1 fumble each
NASCAR Points 13845 9665 7450 5790 5660 5050 4490 4440 3540 3135 2600 2565 2435 2090 2010 1935 1890 1885 1710 1610 870
WTA Rankings Points Winnings 1 Serena Williams, USA 11291 $6,175,649 2 Petra Kvitova, CZE 6870 $1,420,858 3 Simona Halep, ROM 6200 $2,237,326 4 Maria Sharapova, RUS 5950 $2,536,132 5 Caroline Wozniacki, DEN 5000 $632,308 6 Lucie Safarova, CZE 4055 $2,089,443 7 Ana Ivanovic, SRB 3895 $881,626 8 Ekaterina Makarova, RUS 3575 $1,255,243 9 Carla Suarez Navarro, ESP 3345 $1,419,068 10 Angelique Kerber, GER 3285 $697,651 11 Karolina Pliskova, CZE 3210 $899,611 12 Eugenie Bouchard, CAN 3172 $471,352 13 Agnieszka Radwanska, POL 3020 $484,906 14 Andrea Petkovic, GER 2705 $662,288 15 Timea Bacsinszky, SUI 2605 $1,012,518 16 Venus Williams, USA 2586 $577,562 17 Elina Svitolina, UKR 2405 $672,615 18 Sabine Lisicki, GER 2320 $621,815 19 Sara Errani, ITA 2140 $667,557 20 Garbine Muguruza, ESP 2075 $861,677
Quaker State 400 Saturday, July 11, 4:30 p.m. Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky Qualifying Friday, July 10, 2:45 p.m. 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
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
LACROSSE
GOLF
Western Lacrosse Assn
Leading money winners
WLA Senior A
Through July 7
Standings GP Victoria 13 New Westminster 12 Burnaby 12 Langley 13 Maple Ridge 12 Coquitlam 10 Nanaimo 10
W 11 7 6 6 5 4 2
L 2 5 6 7 7 6 8
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 22 14 12 12 10 8 4
Yesterday’s results Victoria 14, Burnaby 7 Maple Ridge 12, Langley 5 Today’s schedule Nanaimo vs. Langley, 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 9 Maple Ridge vs. New Westminster, 7:45 p.m.
BC Junior A Lacrosse League Final Standings GP W L T Pts Coquitlam 21 20 1 0 40 Victoria 21 14 6 1 29 Delta 21 13 7 1 27 New Westminster 21 13 7 1 27 Nanaimo 21 6 14 1 13 Langley 21 5 13 3 13 Port Coquitlam 21 5 15 1 11 Burnaby 21 4 17 0 8 Complete playoff schedule Series are best-of-5 *=if necessary Today’s schedule New Westminster at Coquitlam, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 11 Coquitlam at New Westminster, 2:30 p.m. Delta at Victoria, 5 p.m. Sunday, July 12 Victoria at Delta, 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 New Westminster at Coquitlam, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18 Coquitlam at New 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. New Westminster at Coquitlam*, 7:30 p.m.
CYCLING 102nd Tour de France, July 4-26, 3,360 km in 21 stages. Canadian entries: Svein Tuft (Langley, B.C., Orica GreenEdge) Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria, CannondaleGarmin Pro Cycling Team) Today’s schedule Stage 5: Arras-Amiens Metropole, 189.5 km, flat, exposed. Yesterday’s results Stage 4: Seraing-Cambrsai, 223.5 km, flat. 1. Tony Martin (GER/ETI) 5h 28min 58sec (avg: 40.8 km/h) 2. John Degenkolb (GER/GIA) at 0:03 3. Peter Sagan (SVK/TIN) 0:03 4. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/BMC) 0:03 5. Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR/MTN) 0:03 6. Nacer Bouhanni (FRA/COF) 0:03 7. Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA/KAT) 0:03 8. Tony Gallopin (FRA/LOT) 0:03 9. Zdenek Stybar (CZE/ETI) 0:03 10. Bryan Coquard (FRA/EUC) 0:03 11. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 0:03 12. Mark Cavendish (GBR/ETI) 0:03 13. Rigoberto Uran (COL/ETI) 0:03 14. Robert Gesink (NED/LNL) 0:03 15. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 0:03 16. Bauke Mollema (NED/TRE) 0:03 17. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) 0:03 18. Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 0:03 19. Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 0:03 20. Joaquim Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 0:03 21. Warren Barguil (FRA/GIA) 0:03 22. Geraint Thomas (GBR/SKY) 0:03 23. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 0:03 24. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 0:03 25. Andrew Talansky (USA/CAN) 0:03 Canadian riders 77. Ryder Hesjedal, Victoria, Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 3:23 184. Svein Tuft, Langley, B.C., Orica GreenEdge, 16:53 Overall standings, after Stage 4 1. Tony Martin (GER/ETI) 12hr 40min 26sec 2. Chris Froome (GBR/SKY) at 0:12 3. Tejay Van Garderen (USA/BMC) 0:25 4. Tony Gallopin (FRA/LOT) 0:38 5. Peter Sagan (SVK/TIN) 0:39 6. Greg Van Avermaet (BEL/BMC) 0:40 7. Rigoberto Uran (COL/ETI) 0:46 8. Alberto Contador (ESP/TIN) 0:48 9. Geraint Thomas (WAL/SKY) 1:15 10. Zdenek Stybar (CZE/ETI) 1:16 11. Warren Barguil (FRA/GIA) 1:19 12. Bauke Mollema (NED/TRE) 1:44 13. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/AST) 1:50 14. Robert Gesink (NED/LNL) 1:51 15. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/TIN) 2:03 16. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/MOV) 2:03 17. Nairo Quintana (COL/MOV) 2:08 18. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP/KAT) 2:12 19. Jean Christophe Peraud (FRA/ ALM) 2:19 20. Andrew Talansky (USA/CAN) 2:51 21. Romain Bardet (FRA/ALM) 3:06 22. Jan Bakelants (BEL/ALM) 3:36 23. Jakob Diemer Fuglsang (DEN/ AST) 4:01 24. Mathias Frank (SUI/IAM) 4:07 25. Rui Costa (POR/LAM) 4:10 Canadian riders 45. Ryder Hesjedal, Victoria, team CAN 9:47. 177. Svein Tuft, Langley, B.C., team ORI 33:16
TRANSACTIONS Hockey NHL Carolina - Agreed to terms with forward Zach Boychuk on a one-year contract. Chicago - Agreed to terms with defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk on a two-year contract extension through the 2017-18 season. St. Louis - Signed forward Vladimir Tarasenko to an eight-year contract. Phoenix - Signed forward Mikkel Boedker to a one-year contract.
Baseball American League Tampa Bay - Placed outfielder Steven Souza Jr. on the 15-day disabled list; activated catcher/designated hitter John Jaso from the disabled list. Oakland - Recalled outfielder Jake Smolinski from Nashville (PCL); optioned pitcher Chris Bassitt to Nashville. Boston - Recalled infielder Travis Shaw from Pawtucket (IL); optioned pitcher Steven Wright to Pawtucket. National League Milwaukee - Activated outfielder Khris Davis from the 15-day disabled list; optioned pitcher David Goforth to
PGA This week’s schedule John Deere Classic, July 9-12 TPC Deere Run, Silvis, Illinois. Par 71, 7,256 yards. Purse: $4,700,000. 2014 champion: Brian Harman Player 2015 Winnings 1 Jordan Spieth $7,863,837 2 Dustin Johnson $4,326,104 3 Rory McIlroy $4,147,849 4 Jimmy Walker $4,127,615 5 Bubba Watson $4,098,118 6 J.B. Holmes $3,240,721 7 Brandt Snedeker $3,238,792 8 Kevin Kisner $3,080,898 9 Justin Rose $3,071,549 10 Charley Hoffman $3,049,871 11 Robert Streb $2,860,384 12 Hideki Matsuyama $2,848,510 13 Patrick Reed $2,806,686 14 Rickie Fowler $2,758,848 15 Jason Day $2,635,828 16 Paul Casey $2,631,478 17 Steven Bowditch $2,485,467 18 Danny Lee $2,468,921 19 Ben Martin $2,420,033 20 Gary Woodland $2,377,840 Canadian golfers 58 David Hearn $1,331,514 75 Nick Taylor $1,006,519 80 Graham DeLaet $965,018 117 Adam Hadwin $629,685
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. Order of Merit (Canadian dollars) * denotes Canadian Player 2015 Winnings 1 Drew Weaver $41,300 2 *Albin Choi $37,857 3 *Kevin Spooner $36,575 4 Michael Letzig $32,086 5 J.J. Spaun $26,863 6 *Adam Svensson $24,617 7 *Benjamin Silverman $23,042 8 Sam Ryder $17,198 9 Clark Klaasen $17,023 10 Talor Gooch $16,242 11 Jason Millard $15,171 12 John Ellis $14,292 13 Charlie Bull $13,529 14 *Eugene Wong $13,067 15 Ross Beal $12,779 16 *Taylor Pendrith $12,761 17 *Riley Wheeldon $11,550 18 Vince Covello $10,325 19 *Ryan Williams $10,074 20 *Riley Fleming $9,691
LPGA No events last week 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 Player 2015 Winnings 1 Inbee Park $1,422,500 2 Sei-Young Kim $1,121,643 3 Lydia Ko $1,000,959 4 Stacy Lewis $911,790 5 Brittany Lincicome $743,952 6 Anna Nordqvist $725,816 7 Na Yeon Choi $713,911 8 Morgan Pressel $663,951 9 Hyo-Joo Kim $639,784 10 Amy Yang $624,784 11 Cristie Kerr $616,860 12 Lexi Thompson $526,070 13 Suzann Pettersen $524,781 14 Mirim Lee $487,670 15 Minjee Lee $486,359 16 So Yeon Ryu $440,909 17 Shanshan Feng $419,009 18 Sandra Gal $358,303 Canadian golfers 83 Alena Sharp $70,638 132 Sue Kim $15,129 140 Rebecca Lee-Bentham$10,421
Champions Tour No events last week Encompass Championship, July 10-12 North Shore Country Club, Glenview, Illinois. Par 72, 7,031 yards. Purse: $1,900,000. 2014 champion: Tom Lehman Player 2015 Winnings 1 Colin Montgomerie $1,448,700 2 Jeff Maggert $1,365,865 3 Bernhard Langer $1,118,803 4 Joe Durant $886,206 5 Kevin Sutherland $700,091 6 Esteban Toledo $683,933 7 Billy Andrade $678,403 8 Olin Browne $660,850 9 Tom Pernice Jr. $625,835 10 Bart Bryant $608,646 11 Paul Goydos $600,305 12 Lee Janzen $596,247 13 Tom Lehman $590,768 14 Marco Dawson $558,144 15 Michael Allen $541,891 16 Ian Woosnam $521,726 17 Kirk Triplett $498,749 18 Russ Cochran $482,572 Canadian golfers 33 Rod Spittle $298,601 43 Stephen Ames $201,279 98 Rick Gibson $30,825 101Jim Rutledge $28,412
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 Player 2015 Winnings 1 Patton Kizzire $254,699 2 Peter Malnati $242,699 3 Kelly Kraft $197,524 4 Abraham Ancer $192,945 5 Shane Bertsch $188,878 6 Miguel Angel Carballo $181,541 7 Wes Roach $180,170 8 Tyler Aldridge $169,109 9 Rod Pampling $167,560 10 Smylie Kaufman $164,247 11 Dawie Van Der Walt $163,683 12 Patrick Rodgers $162,070 13 Andrew Landry $161,511 14 Harold Varner III $147,890 15 Rob Oppenheim $146,227 Canadian golfers 85 Brad Fritsch $36,689 119 Adam Svensson $19,565 126 Taylor Pendrith $16,916 129Roger Sloan $15,842
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 Player 2015 Winnings €1=CAD$1.40 1 Rory McIlroy €2,875,645 2 Danny Willett €1,827,235 3 Louis Oosthuizen €1,712,114 4 Bernd Wiesberger €1,526,218 5 Branden Grace €1,273,808 6 Byeong-Hun An €1,186,460 7 Justin Rose €1,095,073 8 Thongchai Jaidee €1,032,512 9 Miguel Angel Jimenez €890,167 10 Henrik Stenson €873,595 11 Ross Fisher €866,180 12 Tommy Fleetwood €865,854 13 Kiradech Aphibarnrat €861,914 14 Anirban Lahiri €852,766 15 James Morrison €843,194 16 Alexander Noren €838,829 17 Soren Kjeldsen €802,864 18 Andy Sullivan €795,410
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Greece attends summit with no clear proposals to alleviate crisis in Europe MIKE CORDER AND RAF CASERT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BRUSSELS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Eurozone leaders met the beaming smile of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with anger and frustration Tuesday when it became clear the Greek leader came to their summit without a fresh written proposal on how to save his country from financial ruin. With Greeceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s banks just days away from a potential collapse that could drag the country out of the euro, Tsipras had been expected to offer up economic reforms in exchange for loans. Instead he came with only vague proposals and a commitment to back it up with real figures and a written plan on Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know, there was a promise for today. Then, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re promising for tomorrow,â&#x20AC;? said Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the Greek government itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s every time â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;manana.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;
Tsipras came buoyed by a triumph in Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s referendum, where an overwhelming majority of Greeks backed his call to reject the belt-tightening reforms that creditors had last proposed. But that domestic victory did not appear to give him much leverage in talks with foreign creditors, who know Tsipras needs a deal soon to keep his country afloat. Banks have been shut since last week and will not reopen before Thursday, cash withdrawals have been limited for just as long, and daily business throughout the country has come to a near standstill. So it was with surprise and anger that European leaders learned Tsipras did not yet have a written proposal for new rescue aid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m extremely sombre about this summit. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also sombre about the question of whether Greece really wants to come up with proposals, with a solution,â&#x20AC;? Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said.
Greeceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eurozone partners have steadfastly said they want to help Greece stay in the currency club but have just as often complained about Greece dragging its feet during months of negotiations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At a certain point, you need to get to the truth,â&#x20AC;? said Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, before asking: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is there, yes or no, a political will of the Greek government?â&#x20AC;? A Greek government official, who asked not to be named because of the sensitive nature of the discussions, said Tsipras was presenting a â&#x20AC;&#x153;common groundâ&#x20AC;? to the 18 other leaders Tuesday, while a detailed proposal would come Wednesday. He said the Greek government would submit a request for immediate financing in advance of 5 billion euros in loans due for repayment by the end of the month. He predicted a full political deal could be reached in two or three weeks. German Chancellor Angela Mer-
kel warned Tsipras he was dancing close to the financial abyss. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are no longer talking about weeks but very few days,â&#x20AC;? she said. In his flurry of contacts, Tsipras spoke by phone with President Barack Obama, and the White House said it was in Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest to reach a resolution that puts Greece on the path toward economic growth and stability. An official from a eurozone nation said that Greeceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failure to bring clear proposals to an earlier meeting of finance ministers caused widespread frustration. Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos instead made only an oral presentation and discussed key issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody was angry,â&#x20AC;? said the official, who asked not to be identified because he was commenting on a closed meeting. Tsakalotos left the leaderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summit venue mid-evening, telling reporters: â&#x20AC;&#x153;My impression is that we are having a go to find an agreement soon.â&#x20AC;?
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National Chief urges voters to be heard KRISTY KIRKUP THE CANADIAN PRESS
A police tactical team, emergency crews and a bomb unit investigate a possible explosion at a law firm in Winnipeg. Winnipeg police have charged a suspect in the bombing that seriously injured a lawyer on Friday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
Accused bomber seemed to make peace with wife In the months leading up to bombing, fighting had stopped STEVE LAMBERT THE CANADIAN PRESS
WINNIPEG — On the surface, the man accused of sending letter bombs to two Winnipeg law firms and his ex-wife appeared to be putting his legal troubles behind him in recent months. Court documents obtained Tuesday show Guido Amsel stopped fighting a lawsuit filed by his ex-wife over $40,000 and agreed to pay her by auctioning off equipment in a sale slated for Saturday. Instead, the auction has been postponed and Amsel stands accused by police of seeking violent retribution against his former spouse and lawyers involved with the case. The 49-year-old was charged Sunday with attempted murder and other offences after small voice recorders packed with an explosive compound were sent to his ex-wife Iris Amsel’s workplace as well as two law firms. Guido Amsel has not entered a plea to the charges and remains in custody pending another court date Thursday. The first bomb exploded last Friday, causing severe injuries to Maria Mitousis, the 38-yearold lawyer who represented Iris Amsel in the couple’s lengthy
divorce and in a lawsuit in which she claimed her former husband owed $40,000 from an auto body shop they had jointly run while married. The second bomb was found Saturday at an auto repair shop where Iris Amsel works, and was detonated by police. The third bomb was found at a law office where Sarah McEachern used to work and safely detonated by police. McEachern represented Guido Amsel in the lawsuit filed by his wife, but withdrew as his lawyer last September. The court documents show McEachern cited “a breakdown of the relationship between the law firm Orle Bargen Davidson LLP and Mr. Amsel” when she quit the case. Guido Amsel then represented himself. The Amsels’ divorce proceedings started in 2004 and has dragged on for more than a decade. Even after the couple’s relationship was formally severed, Guido Amsel accused his wife of siphoning more than $3 million from the auto body business. He had taken full control of it after the divorce, and said he discovered questionable financial transactions. Guido Amsel also accused his ex-wife of planning to take the
couple’s son to Germany and never return. Iris Amsel denied all allegations. In 2010, she sued Guido Amsel for money she felt she was still owed from their joint business. Guido Amsel denied he owed her the money and countersued. The case dragged on for years and Guido Amsel changed lawyers twice. The acrimony appeared to end in a pre-trial conference on March 30 of this year. A memorandum from the meeting says Guido Amsel agreed that he owed his ex-wife the $40,000 plus interest, dropped his countersuit, and agreed to sell off vehicles and equipment to get the money. “Mr. Amsel agrees that the equipment should be sold by auction. All of the equipment is still on his property,” the memorandum reads. “Mr. Amsel will co-operate with allowing someone on the property to inspect the equipment and put it into shape for sale. The auction can take place on his property”. The auction was advertised for July 11. Proceeds were to be held in a trust account by Mitousis, who remains in hospital in stable condition following last week’s bombing.
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Condo privacy ruling upholds rights COLIN PERKEL THE CANADIAN PRESS
TORONTO — Residents of condominiums have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the common areas of their buildings, Ontario’s top court ruled Tuesday. In upholding the acquittal of an accused drug trafficker, the Court of Appeal said police had breached his rights by snooping around the stairways, hallways and storage rooms of his 10-unit building without a warrant. “Some limits on police activity are necessary if privacy is to be protected,” the court stated.
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“The home is entitled to the greatest degree of protection from unreasonable search, and in my view, the police conduct in this case had a serious impact on the respondent’s privacy rights.” The case began with police tracking a suspected drug trafficker, who led them to the building in Ottawa where Merith White was a resident. They suspected White was also dealing drugs. As part of their investigation, police made three secret entries into common areas of the four-storey building in December 2010 and January 2011.
Once inside, a detective hid in the stairwell to watch White’s unit and listen to what was going on inside. The officer also viewed the contents of his storage locker. Based on the information, police obtained a search warrant of the unit and turned up 1.7 kilograms of cocaine, 6.9 kilograms of marijuana and a few grams of crack cocaine. White was also carrying $400 in cash and a small amount of cocaine. They arrested White, then 37 years old, for drug trafficking and possession of property obtained by crime.
MONTREAL — National Chief Perry Bellegarde is urging First Nations and other Canadians to push for reconciliation at the polls this fall. In the first keynote address to the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting, Bellegarde said First Nations voters need to make themselves heard on Oct.19. The advocacy group has identified at least 51 ridings across the country that could be decided by active First Nations participation. Bellegarde said now is the time to mobilize because the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s recent report has captured the attention of Canadians with its description of the residential school legacy as “cultural genocide.” “As thousands of brave people shared their experiences and spoke the truth, Canadians woke up to a chapter of their history that must be forever remembered and never forgotten,” Bellegarde told an audience of First Nations leaders from across the country. This is Bellegarde’s first meeting as national chief. He is also calling on the government to respect traditional territories and honour its legal duty to accommodate First Nations people. “Reconciliation means nothing less than keeping the promises the government of Canada first made to our people to share and live together,” Bellegarde said. “Reconciliation involves all Canadians . . . I believe Canadians want their political leaders to do the right thing.” Bellegarde has been calling for all federal parties to address indigenous issues in their election platforms. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau responded to this call by delivering back-to-back speeches Tuesday afternoon as both parties roll out election promises aimed at aboriginal affairs — although federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt was not present. Mulcair offered a “new era” of nation-to-nation relations with indigenous communities if he becomes prime minister after this fall’s federal election. The NDP plans to commit to a “government-wide” approach to
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address aboriginal affairs. Trudeau spoke after the NDP leader. He announced a series of campaign-style commitments, including a promise to bolster funding for aboriginal education. Trudeau also addressed the need to overhaul the relationship between First Nations and the federal government, such as targeting the growing socio-economic gap that exists between aboriginal and non-aboriginal Canadians in areas including employment. But some chiefs remain skeptical. “They’re not going to do nothing for us if they get in,” said Reginald Bellerose from the Muskowekwan First Nation in Saskatchewan. “They’re going to avoid us if they get in.” Bellerose is also cynical about hearing from former Liberal prime minister Paul Martin, who is also addressing the event. “I see Paul Martin on here,” he said. “Where the hell was Paul Martin when he was prime minister? He didn’t come sit here.” The current government’s relationship with aboriginal people has been under the microscope in recent weeks following the release of a scathing report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission’s summary report said the current relationship with the federal government and aboriginal peoples is “deteriorating” due to ongoing conflicts over education, child welfare, and justice. Aboriginal education has been a particularly thorny issue for both the government as well as the AFN. In February 2014, federal Conservatives thought they had the support of the AFN’s then-national chief Shawn Atleo and other indigenous leaders when they announced $1.9 billion in federal money for a First Nations education act.
Feds ignore UN panel’s questions on mining abuses THE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — The federal government is ignoring a UN panel’s request to explain how Canadian mining and resource companies deal with complaints of abuse. Tuesday was the Canadian government’s first opportunity to address the UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva. It is conducting the first review in 10 years of Canada’s compliance to a major international treaty. The committee has heard expressions of concern about Canada’s extractives’ industry,
the treatment of aboriginals and anti-terrorism measures from two dozen groups, including the Canadian Human Rights Commission and Amnesty International. The committee asked Canada to provide answers to 24 separate questions about how it implements the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. That included how it monitors the human rights conduct of Canadian mining, oil and gas companies operating abroad, some of which face lawsuits alleging abuses.
Pope presses enviro message in South America tour NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
QUITO, Ecuador — Pope Francis pressed his case for a new economic and environmental world order Tuesday during his South American tour, saying the goods of the Earth are meant for everyone and must not be exploited by the wealthy few for short-term profit at the expense of the poor. Francis’ call, delivered on his final full day in Quito, is particularly relevant for Ecuador, a Pacific nation that is home to one of the world’s most species-diverse ecosystems but is also an OPEC country heavily dependent on oil extraction. He delivered the challenge in speeches at Catholic University and then in a meeting with business leaders and indigenous groups, the latter of which have championed his recent encyclical denouncing what he says is the profit-at-all cost mentality of wealthy nations exploiting the poor and destroying the planet in the process.
“The goods of the Earth are meant for everyone, and however much someone may parade his property, it has a social mortgage,” Francis said. “The tapping of natural resources, which are so abundant in Ecuador, must not be concerned with shortterm benefits.” Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has been harshly criticized by environmentalists and indigenous groups for pushing mining and oil drilling in the Amazon, which together with the Galapagos Islands give Ecuador an unrivaled designation as one of the Earth’s environmental priorities. That push, coupled with high crude prices, allowed Correa to lift 1.3 million people out of poverty in his eight years in office. Francis has called for environmentally responsible development, one that is aimed at helping the poor without sacrificing the planet. The oil industry, and its supporters particularly in the U.S., has criticized the pope’s
anti-fossil fuel campaign as irresponsible and uninformed. “As stewards of these riches which we have received, we have an obligation toward society as a whole and toward future generations,” Francis said. “We cannot bequeath this heritage to them without proper care for the environment, without a sense of gratuitousness born of our contemplation of the created world.” It’s a message he is likely to repeat later this week in Bolivia, the next stop on his three-nation South American tour, where he will meet with grass-roots groups, environmentalists and indigenous representatives. Bolivian President Evo Morales has been hailed as an environmental hero to many for demanding rich nations do more to halt global warming, but he has been assailed by conservationists at home who say he puts oil and gas extraction ahead of clean water and forests. Francis began his last full day in Ecuador with an open-air
Mass that drew more than 1 million people and featured readings in Quichua, the native language mostly spoken in Ecuador, and Ecuadorean vestments for the pope. In his homily, Francis urged Latin Americans to channel the same urgency that brought them independence from Spain two centuries ago into spreading the faith on a continent where Catholicism is losing souls to evangelical movements. The Mass location, at Quito’s Bicentennial Park, was appropriate given that Ecuador was where the first cries of independence against Spanish rule arose in Latin America in 1809. “There was no shortage of conviction or strength in that cry for freedom which arose a little more than 200 years ago,” Francis said. “But history tells us that it only made headway once personal differences were set aside.” Latin America counts 40 per cent of the world’s Catholics, but the church is losing out to
Protestant evangelical ministries that have focused on the continent’s poorest communities with real-life guidance on employment and education. While the drop-off in Spanish-speaking South America hasn’t been as sharp as it has been in Brazil, it is notable: Some 95 per cent of Ecuador’s population was Catholic in 1970, and now the figure is down to 79 per cent, according to the Pew Research Center. Francis arrived at Bicentennial Park to cheers of people who camped out overnight for a good spot. They were rewarded with a pre-dawn deluge that sent some 20 people to paramedics with hypothermia, city operations director Cristian Rivera said. But the sun broke out as Francis arrived in his popemobile, with fans tossing confetti on him as he zoomed by. “The joy at seeing the pope gives us the warmth we need,” said Abel Gualoto, a seafood vendor.
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SpaceX close to understanding rocket failure MARCIA DUNN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX still is trying to figure out what caused its rocket to break apart during liftoff nine days ago, but is getting close to an answer, the company’s chief executive said Tuesday. The unmanned Falcon 9 rocket carrying cargo for the International Space Station had just lifted off on June 28 when the accident occurred. Speaking Tuesday at a conference in Boston, SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the
trouble appeared to be in the upper stage, with an over-pressurization of the liquid oxygen tank. Nevertheless, the California-based company is putting together what he calls a “super-detailed” timeline, millisecond by millisecond. So far, a leading theory has yet to emerge, Musk told attendees of the space station research and development conference. The available data are difficult to interpret, and so “whatever happened is clearly not a sort of simple, straightforward thing,” he said. Nevertheless, he hopes
to have something definitive to say by week’s end. “Obviously, it’s a huge blow to SpaceX. We take these missions incredibly seriously,” Musk said. The accident occurred on Musk’s 44th birthday — “a real downer — definitely a low point.” The main intent was to deliver more than 5,000 pounds of supplies and equipment to the space station, including the first of two docking ports for crew capsules in development by SpaceX and Boeing. The Dragon capsule carrying all the cargo slammed into the
ocean, along with the rocket wreckage. A secondary objective, at least for the company, was an attempt to land the first-stage booster on an ocean platform just off the Jacksonville, Florida, coast. Previous tries had failed, and Musk considered it his best chance to achieve a solid vertical touchdown — until the entire rocket was lost in flight. Musk told the crowd that he sees rocket reusability as key to lowering spaceflight costs and opening up space travel to the masses. He noted that any busi-
ness, especially involving space, needs to take big chances to attain big success. The company’s six previous delivery missions contracted by NASA had gone exceedingly well, as did a trial run in 2012. Overall, it was the third lost shipment in eight months — Orbital Sciences Corp. in October, the Russian space program in April, then SpaceX in June. NASA’s space station program manager Mike Suffredini said at the conference that the three failed missions have had “a big impact to us.”
ECONOMY
CRIME
‘Too early’ to say if Canada in recession, says minister
Anti-fraud unit sure Arthur Porter is deceased
Joe Oliver tempers his optimistic outlook after previous denial of the possibility GEORDON OMAND THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — Finance Minister Joe Oliver is tempering his optimistic outlook on the country’s economy, saying it’s too early to tell whether Canada has slumped into a recession. “The numbers aren’t out yet,” Joe Oliver said Tuesday in Vancouver. “When the numbers are out we’ll see what they have to say.” Concerns that Canada has fallen into a recession have grown since Statistics Canada figures released last week showed that the economy contracted in April, marking the fourth straight monthly decline. The next round of monthly GDP figures come out July 31. Oliver’s comments Tuesday marked a shift in his position. Last Friday, on the heels of the Bank of America Merrill Lynch suggesting Canada was in a recession, Oliver rejected the possibility. But on Monday, TD Bank added its voice to the growing chorus of economists warning that the country was likely in a recession through the first half of the year, largely because of the continuing fallout of low oil prices. “Canadian forecasters have consistently underestimated the impact of the sharp decline in oil prices on the Canadian economy,” wrote TD senior economist Randall Bartlett. That, coupled with Statistics Canada saying Tuesday the country’s trade deficit grew to $3.34 billion in May — worse than the $2.5 billion deficit economists had expected — have painted an economic picture that gets increasingly bleak. But despite the sluggish economic performance, Oliver
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Finance Minister Joe Oliver addresses the Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum in Vancouver on Tuesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
said he remains confident that Canada would end the fiscal year with a $1.4 billion surplus as promised in the Conservative budget. Oliver said it’s important to remember that as an export-oriented economy, Canada is in a fragile economic environment, citing Europe’s economic woes in addition to the dramatic decline in the price of oil. More than half of Canada’s nearly $2-trillion economy consists of trade, making it highly susceptible to external factors, he said. “Trade is absolutely at the core of our prosperity and our growth,” said Oliver. Oliver said a dismal American economic performance at the beginning of this year also undermined confidence for Can-
adian companies, but he added that more recent growth in the U.S. would spill across the border and stimulate Canada’s economy. “The fact that (the American economy) was down in the first quarter obviously undermines confidence in Canadian manufacturers and other companies to make that kind of investment,” he said. “But if they see the U.S. economy growing, I think they’ll see that as a positive sign to start investing once more.” Speaking to a crowd of business leaders at the Australia-Canada Economic Leadership Forum earlier in the day, Oliver said Canada must stay the economic course so as not to follow Greece. He said he has faith that Europe will be able to sort itself out over the debt crisis.
Oliver also took an opportunity during his speech to criticize the Liberals and NDP for what he described as their willingness to bring in higher taxes and increased public spending. “If we had listened to the opposition parties ... during the economic crisis, the amount of deficits and debt that we would have incurred would have been a lot greater and we would still be in deficit today,” he said. Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau dismissed Oliver’s comments, saying the Tories have a history of running deficits while his party would balance the books. “Liberals know how to run surpluses,” Trudeau said in Montreal, where he was attending the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting.
MONTREAL — Arthur Porter, the internationally renowned doctor who became embroiled in alleged fraud in recent years, was confirmed dead Tuesday, ending days of speculation that news of his passing may just have been a ruse. “Visual identification proved sufficient to formally assure us of his death,” Robert Lafreniere, head of Quebec’s anti-corruption unit, said in a statement. Porter’s biographer, doctor and relatives said last week he died of cancer in Panama, where he’d been detained since May 2013 as he fought extradition to Canada. That wasn’t enough for Quebec authorities, who said they wouldn’t drop fraud charges against him without indisputable evidence proving he was dead. Quebec then sent two investigators to Panama last Friday. While a view of the corpse proved sufficient to reach that conclusion, Lafreniere said digital fingerprints and DNA samples were taken that will lead to scientific tests “to eliminate all possible doubt.” Porter, the former head of the McGill University Health Centre, was accused of receiving part of an alleged $22.5-million payment from SNC-Lavalin in order to rig a $1.3-billion Montreal superhospital contract to ensure it went to the engineering giant. Lafreniere confirmed the charges against Porter, 59, will be dropped but that proceedings will continue against seven co-accused.
Bill Cosby admission may support allegations MARYCLAIRE DALE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby’s accusers see his admission of obtaining quaaludes to give young women before sex as vindication of their claims that he drugged and sexually assaulted them. But a former television co-star and a prominent Cosby defender say they’re reserving judgment because the 2005 deposition testimony unsealed Monday doesn’t show he did anything wrong. Cosby admitted that he gave quaaludes, a now-banned sedative, to a 19-year-old woman before they had sex in Las Vegas in the 1970s. He also admitted giving the powerful drug to unnamed others. His lawyer interfered before he could answer deposition questions in 2005 about how many women were given drugs and whether they knew about it. “I never thought I would be validated or vindicated in this,” said Joan Tarshis, of Woodstock, New York, who accused Cosby of drugging and attacking her when she was breaking into comedy writing in 1969. “I mean, it’s turned my life around 180 because now all the people that haven’t believed me or us have come out, most of them, and said, ’We were wrong.”’ The Associated Press had gone to court to compel the release of a deposition in a 2005 sexual
In this May 12, 2011 file photo, comedian Bill Cosby, a Temple University alumnus and trustee, appears at a commencement ceremony in Philadelphia. [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]
abuse lawsuit filed by former Temple University basketball team employee Andrea Constand — the first of a cascade of lawsuits against Cosby that have severely damaged his image as doting TV dad Dr. Cliff Huxtable on “The Cosby Show.” His lawyers objected to the release of the material, arguing it would embarrass him. Ultimately, a judge seized on Cosby’s public moralizing on issues like family life, education and crime
as he unsealed portions of the deposition. On ABC’s “The View” on Tuesday, Whoopi Goldberg said she was still reserving judgment on Cosby, reiterating the stance she’s held since the allegations against him resurfaced last winter. Cosby’s official Twitter account thanked her back then for her support. “You are still innocent until proven guilty,” Goldberg said
Tuesday. Cosby, she said, “has not been proven a rapist.” “The View” co-host RavenSymone, who starred on Cosby’s 1980s sitcom as a child, said she doesn’t like talking about the allegations because he helped launch her career. “You need the proof and then I’ll be able to give my judgment here or there,” she said. The Bounce TV network, which is geared toward black viewers, didn’t wait. It said Tuesday that
it was pulling its reruns of the 1990s-era CBS sitcom “Cosby” from the air immediately. More than two dozen women have accused Cosby, 77, of sexual misconduct dating back more than four decades. He has never been charged with a crime, and the statute of limitations on most of the accusations has expired. Cosby has not commented on the unsealed documents. His publicist, David Brokaw, said Tuesday that a statement ABC News attributed to Cosby’s camp “was not authorized by a Cosby representative.” Cosby’s lawyers in the Philadelphia case haven’t returned messages seeking comment. They insisted during the deposition that two of his accusers knew they were taking quaaludes from him, according to the documents. Nevertheless, attorneys for some of the women suing Cosby seized on the testimony as powerful corroboration of their accusations. “The women have been saying they’ve been drugged and abused, and these documents appear to support the allegations,” said lawyer Joe Cammarata, who represents Therese Serignese, who met Cosby in Las Vegas and said she was sexually assaulted backstage. She is one of three women now suing him for defamation.