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Crime caused by lack of jobs, say reps Alberni candidates offer approaches to make streets safer ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

er Road. A 2013 report estimated the cost between $17 million and $20 million. If built, the ring road would make it unnecessary for the city to extend 21st Avenue past Redford, and would cut costs for the arterial road project and reduce its environmental impact on the Alberni Valley’s trails system, Smith noted. The city could connect to the ring road from Burde Street and Argyle Street, he said. But the city planner recommended that council leave the 21st Avenue project on the books in its full extent – including the option to extend farther south than Redford Street – as the ACRD’s plans for a ring road are not certain and the city should protect its own road right-of-way opportunities. “Having long term transportation projects designated in the (Official Community Plan) is essential,” Smith said.

Port Alberni residents were given a chilling reminder of the dangers on the community’s streets when news broke of the death of Carlene Jack in July. The 19-year-old was found bleeding at Fifth Avenue and Bute Street in the early morning hours of July 15, later succumbing to her injuries in the hospital. The incident led to the arrest of 18-year-old Autumn Dawn Desjarlais and an ongoing second-degree murder case. For several years crime has be among the community’s most prevalent concerns. With 149 incidents per 1,000 residents, Port Alberni’s crime rate is double British Columbia’s average. Although the total number of illegal incidents have declined over the last decade, the frequency of serious crimes remains a major concern. Port Alberni ranks 10th in the country for its rate of violent crime, according to Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity index, an assessment tool that considers the volume of illegal incidents in a community while giving more weight to serious offences. The city’s overall Crime Severity index places the community ninth in B.C. – worse than all other Vancouver Island municipalities with a population or more than 10,000. With the federal election approaching, four candidates in the Courtenay-Alberni riding were asked what is needed to reduce Port Alberni’s crime trend. The following are excerpts from written answers provided by the candidates. Their full responses will appear on the AV Times website Friday. Some candidates pointed to the effects of the community’s shortage of work opportunities, including the Conservative Party of Canada’s John Duncan, who currently represents Vancouver Island North as a Member of Parliament.

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Logger Sports Nick Russell of Port McNeill saws off a fresh slice of log in the single-hand bucking open championship during the logger sports competition of Alberni District Fall Fair on Sunday. Russell finished in fourth with a time of 17.31 seconds. He later finished in first place with Jesse Whitehead in the double-hand bucking championship with a time of 8.69 seconds. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]

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City considers new crossing for Rogers Creek at 21st Avenue MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Residents may have rejected the proposed 10th Avenue bridge crossing Rogers Creek in a municipal referendum last year, but the city is considering another expensive north-south connector. Port Alberni’s long-term growth plan is to build farther east. The 21st Avenue arterial road has been on the city’s agenda since 1981, and a preferred route along the eastern side of the city was in the current Official Community Plan, adopted in 2007. City planner Scott Smith presented a report on the idea to city council at their regular meeting Monday night, recommending that the proposed project remain in the municipality’s long-term transportation plans. Currently 21st Avenue is a short north-south road between Wallace Street and Victoria Drive, north of the West Coast General Hospital. The arterial road project would extend it farther north

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“Having long term transportation projects designated in the (Official Community Plan) is essential.” Scott Smith, Communinty planner

across Rogers Creek to Johnston Road and south at least as far as Redford Street. This would link three transportation nodes in the city, Smith noted in the report: the hospital, the Pacific Rim Shopping Centre, and North Island College. It would also facilitate faster emergency access for vehicles to get to the hospital from the northern part of the city and Cherry Creek. It’s a long-term proposal that is not included in the five-year financial plan, Smith noted. It would cost “several million dollars,” but there is no official

estimate at this time, he added, and crossing Rogers Creek would require constructing a bridge. Currently the city’s traffic volume doesn’t warrant a need to build the road, according to Smith’s report but when it happens would depend on the city’s growth in the next several years. “Although the envisaged 21st Avenue arterial road and crossing of (Rogers) Creek would allow for shorter commutes north and south in the city, there is no evidence that it is needed to resolve traffic congestion or volume problems at this time,” Smith said. Current plans for the 21st Avenue arterial road include an extension to the southern edge of the city, but one option Smith presented was to expand only between Johnston Road and Redford Street, with commuters connecting to a possible ring road to be constructed in the future by the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District. The ring road would link Highway 4 south to Franklin Riv-

Cliff rescue saves injured youth over Rogers Creek

Rescued blue heron recovers at local centre

A climb in the ravine left a young man stranded, requiring a rescue operation from emergency personnel.

Young blue herons appear awkward with their long lanky legs. But don’t be fooled, the beak penetrates fish with accuracy.

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 Calendar: What’s on // Arts Alberni Valley Community Band meets Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., E.J. Dunn band room. Info: 250-723-1285 (Cory) or 250-724-6780 (Manfred). The Barkley Sounds Community Choir practices on Wednesdays, 6:45 to 9 p.m. at Alberni Valley United Church. Info: 250-723-6884. Lounge Music with guitarist David Morton from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Char’s Landing. Musicians open mic hosted by Jeff Hallworth from 7 to 9 p.m. first Wednesday of each month at Char’s Landing. AV Transition Town Society meetings, 6 p.m. third Wednesday of each month at Char’s Landing. Timbre! Choir is looking for new members in all sections for their 43rd Season. Rehearsals commence Monday, September 14th. Please contact Pat Venn at (250) 7232380 or Patricia Miller at (250) 390-7508 for more detailed information.

Sports Drop-in circuit training on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. Info: (778) 421-2721. FLK Taoist Tai Chi Society beginning and ongoing classes Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Italian Hall. Call Marilyn at 250-723-7956. Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni Black Sheep Rugby

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Support and help Volunteers urgently needed to help at Red Cross Loan Cupboard for four-hour shifts, once per week. Info: 250-723-0557 (call on Wednesdays or Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.) MS Port Alberni self-help group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Echo Centre at noon. The group meets to support those living with MS

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Child and youth Navy League Cadets (ages 9 to 12), meet Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Port Alberni Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-6365 or 250-723-7442. PacificCARE free music drop-in program for children and their families on Wednesdays, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre. Closures follow school calendar. Registration is required. Info: 250-735-3022.

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Club Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Bingo on Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. and cards at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Alberni Valley Branch. Horseshoe Club practices on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-7244770 or 250-723-6050. Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave. - Wednesdays - youth league (ages 13 to 18) at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212.

Fair parade

Gordon Adshead displays his Alberni Valley Times pride with three-year-old Jackson and four-year-old Lilly for the Alberni District Fall Fair parade on Saturday. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES] and their families. Info: 250-723-7403 (Susan). Chair Fit Exercise Program for those with physical limitations or mobility issues. Group meets Wednesdays at Echo Centre, from 1 to 2 p.m. Info: 250-723-2181.

Groups The Freemasons Barclay Lodge #90 meets the second Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at the Freemasons Hall. Info: 250-723-6075 or 250-723-3328. Genealogy Club members are able to visit at the Family

History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday mornings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Addictions Al-Anon and Al-Ateen support groups for family and friends of problem drinkers meet on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at 3028 Second Ave. Info: 250723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855. Narcotics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-807-1780. Overeaters Anonymous meeting Wednesday evening 7 p.m. 4711 Elizabeth St., Info:

Exhibition of Watercolour paintings by Mae LeBlanc September 1 to 30, 2015 at Echo Centre. Back to School event for free supplies and clothing, Sept. 15 from noon to 2 p.m. at KUU-US Crisis Line Society, 4589 Adelaide Street. Lunar Fun, Sept. 17 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the library. Ages 4 and up. Elder College Open House, Sept. 18 at 10:30 a.m. North Island College. Guest speaker Maggie HodgeKwan from the Community Foundation’s Vital Signs project. Happy Un-Birthday Party, Sept. 19 from 2-3 p.m. at the library. Ages 4 and up. Dad’s Night Out, Sept. 23 from 6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. in celebration of Raise-aReader Day at the library. Cardboard Challenge, Sept. 26 from noon to 3 p.m. at Glenwood Centre. Dad’s Night Out Pirate Mystery Scavenger Hunt, Oct. 21 from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. at the library. Boo to You, Scooby-Doo Halloween Celebration, Oct. 24 from 2-3 p.m. at the library. Kids Tech Tuesday: Learning App Afternoon, Nov. 17 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the library.

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Youth rescued from Rogers Creek Young man injures ankle on cliff, carried by firefighters from steep slope behind Alberni Athletic Hall “When you’re up on top of the trail, it looks like there’s a steep pathway down, but they all end up into a vertical drop into the creek.”

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More barriers along the Rogers Creek ravine might be needed to discourage residents from braving the cliffs, says Port Alberni’s fire chief after the department performed a rescue operation Friday. With the Alberni District Fall Fair underway south of the ravine, two young men attempted to climb on a cliff behind the Alberni Athletic Hall. One of the youths injured his ankle, leaving him stranded approximately 20 feet below the edge of the steep slope. Emergency crews from BC Ambulance and the Port Alberni Fire Department were called to the scene shortly after 11:30 a.m. A paramedic made her way down the cliff to secure the injured ankle with a splint, while firefighters above assembled a pulley system with ropes and cables attached to a rescue vehicle. Wearing rescue gear strapped to the cables, two firefighters carefully descended the bank of the cliff with a stretcher for the patient. During rescue operations where an injury has occurred, proper handling of the patient is

Tim Pley, Port Alberni fire chief

Members of the Port Alberni Fire Department descend a cliff at the top of the Rogers Creek Ravine to rescue a fallen youth, who was stranded with a sprained ankle Friday afternoon. [ERIC PLUMMER, TIMES]

essential to prevent more damage, said fire chief Tim Pley. “He couldn’t weight bear on that ankle,” he said. “Because he couldn’t put weight on it, really the only way to mobilize him was to bring him up in the stretcher.” Firefighters also secured the

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“They’re finding them right now alternate accommodation for the first three nights, but longer term I’m not sure what’s going to happen.” Tim Pley, Port Alberni fire chief

provided the occupants with temporary accommodation, said Pley. “They’re finding them right now alternate accommodation for the first three nights, but longer term I’m not sure what’s going to happen,” he said.

“Crime and unemployment are related and the best solution to reduce crime is to have people working,” said Duncan, adding that gains are emerging with Alberni’s business confidence ratings. “Rather than focusing on crime the community is focusing on moving forward progressively, which will have the added effect of crime reduction.” Liberal candidate Carrie Powell-Davidson noted similarities Port Alberni has with Prince Rupert, Terrace and Williams Lake, which also have high crime rates. “Wherever you find an economically depressed community, you’re going to find crime,” she said, noting that measures are already being taken in Port Alberni to remove youth from the cycle of offending. “The Liberal plan to legalize marijuana will lower crime rates and free up police resources,” she added. Legalizing marijuana is also among the Green Party’s plans

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“The Liberal plan to legalize marijuana will lower crime rates and free up police resources.” Carrie Powell-Davidson, Courtenay–Alberni Liberal candidate

to cut down on crime in Port Alberni, as is increasing physical fitness and investing more in community health, said candidate Glen Sollitt. He pledges to review the Young Offenders Act. “Youth should not be treated as hardened criminals,” he said, adding that the Green Party will repeal mandatory minimum sentencing laws created over previous Conservative terms in Ottawa. “Violent offenders must face more serious consequences, in setting bail, in sentencing, and in parole terms,” Sollitt said. Duncan defended the Conservatives’ stance on crime. “We have a strong record on

making our communities safer by getting tough on crime and we know the difference between criminals and law-abiding citizens, which is why we eliminated the wasteful and inefficient longgun registry,” he said in reference to 2012 legislation that ended the required registration of non-restricted firearms. NDP candidate Gord John criticized how the Conservatives have handled crime. “They talk tough about crime but there has been little more than empty promises over the past decade, other than an increase in prison construction,” he said. Johns emphasized the need for more police officers to be hired in Port Alberni, which the NDP pledge to bring through “ongoing” federal funding. “The need to ensure public safety on the streets of cities like Port Alberni is of critical importance to families, businesses and visitors,” he said. Eric.Plummer@avtimes.net

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Five people and their pets were forced out of their home early Monday morning when an electrical fire broke out in a South Port house. The occupants of three rental suites in a structure at Third Avenue and Bruce Street awoke to smoke when flames erupted in the building’s electrical room. A call was sent to the Port Alberni Fire Department at 5:36 a.m., who sent two engines and a ladder truck to the scene. The Port Alberni crew was joined by the Beaver Creek and Sproat Lake volunteer fire departments through an automatic aid agreement for buildings in the city that are larger than a duplex. Crews were initially prevented from using water on the blaze due to its electrical source, and controlled the fire with carbon dioxide and dry chemical extinguishers until BC Hydro came to cut off the power. With the hoses on, the blaze was extinguished by approximately 7 a.m., said Port Alberni fire chief Tim Pley. “Once the power was off we were able to open up the walls and extinguish the fire inside,” he said. Some Port Alberni fire personnel remained at the scene until just before 11 a.m. when the house was turned back over to the property manager to determine its future use. Emergency Social Services

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Five displaced by South Port fire ERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

al emergencies have occurred in the ravine over the years, including the rescue of two teenagers who were stranded partway up a steep cliff near North Island College in late February. With Rogers Creek seeing more use as the city improves the trail system in the area, it

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Firefighters attend to a house fire that forced two South Port residents out of their home Monday morning. An investigation determined that the fire was caused by the house’s electrical system. [JERRY FEVENS FOR THE TIMES]

Electrical room sparks blaze in 3rd and Bruce duplex

paramedic to a harness, and managed to safely scale back up the cliff with the patient by 12:47 p.m. The youth was taken to hospital for treatment. Every few years a rescue from the cliffs over Rogers Creek is required during Port Alberni’s annual fall fair, said Pley. Sever-

might be time for some measures to discourage hikers from putting themselves in danger, said Pley. “It’s not a high frequency event, but as that area gets more and more developed and more people [are] moving around the trails at the top and the bottom it seems like it’s happening more often,” he said. “When you’re up on top on the trail, it looks like there’s a steep pathways down, but they all end up into a vertical drop into the creek.”

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Annual General Meeting Wednesday September 16th, 2015 at 7pm at the Echo Park Field House 4200 Wood Ave. This meeting is open to the general public and will provide information on operations of the Alberni Valley Community Forest.

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A minority government scares leaders

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f there is one thing that Stephen Harper, Tom Mulcair and Justin Trudeau agree on, it’s the election outcome that frightens them the most. That would be that delicate matter of what happens if no one wins enough seats next month to form a majority government. Harper made some puzzling remarks this week about the scenario. He insists it is the right of the party that wins the most seats to form government. He says he “would not serve as prime minister” if his party finished second. Puzzling because it completely disregards the elements of the Westminster system of government that Canada has followed since Confederation. If you don’t recall your high school social studies class, here’s a quick primer. In a constitutional monarchy like Canada, the Queen is the

head of state and the Governor General is her representative. After a federal election, the Governor General invites the leader of the party that won the most seats in the House of Commons to form government. If that party won a majority of the seats in the election, that leader can govern and pass legislation without the co-operation of the other leaders and parties. There are 338 seats up for grabs in this election so a majority will be 170 seats (169 plus one). If the party that wins the most seats doesn’t reach 170 seats, the Governor General will still invite that leader to form a government but the prime minister will need the support of another party and its leader to have enough votes to pass legislation. Harper spent his first five years as prime minister governing this way, with the majority of the seats split up between the Bloc Quebecois, the Liberals

and the NDP. He sought support for various bills on a case-bycase basis, rather than forming an allegiance with one of the other parties. Harper paints such a coalition as anti-democratic yet it’s a key component of the Westminister model and perfectly legal. If a minority government is defeated in a non-confidence vote in the House of Commons, that doesn’t automatically mean another election. In the interest of government stability, the Governor General must approach the leader of the party that won the secondmost seats to see if that leader can form government. Through either a formal or an informal agreement with another party or parties, that leader with the second-most seats could legally form government. So if Canadians woke up on Oct. 20 to learn the Conservatives had won 120 seats, the NDP 110 seats, the Liberals 100 seats

and the Greens eight seats, the Governor General would ask Harper to form a government. At the first sitting of the House of Commons, the opposing parties could combine their 218 votes to easily defeat the Conservatives. The Governor General could then ask Tom Mulcair to form an NDP government. Notice how this specific scenario makes Trudeau and the Liberals into kingmakers, meaning that a Harper Conservative government survives with Liberal support but so does a Mulcair NDP government. Trudeau says he would co-operate with other parties to pass legislation in a minority government but that could mean different things. He could be a passive supporter, informally propping up either party by demanding changes to various bills that satisfies the Liberal political agenda and then casting supportive votes. He could, however, demand to be an active supporter with a

more formal hands-on arrangement. So imagine a Canada where either Harper or Mulcair is prime minister, Trudeau is finance minister and the rest of the cabinet is a blend of either Conservatives and Liberals or NDP and Liberals. Not only is this allowed, the Westminister system encourages these kinds of creative outcomes to avoid an endless cycle of elections and to force parties and elected representatives to work together. Those options are what nightmares are made of for all three main party leaders. They are all asking voters to elect a strong, majority government with them in charge because majority rule doesn’t require compromise with political opponents, only an iron discipline of the party caucus. The leaders see minorities as chaos. Many Canadians might see it as forced collaboration. -THE CANADIAN PRESS (PRINCE GEORGE CITIZEN)

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ou may be able to disregard the rules in the Motor Vehicle Act and survive, but flouting the laws of physics when you drive will eventually result in a collision. I spent a decade dealing with concepts like perception-reaction time, coefficients of friction and maximum acceleration when I did a forensic examination of a collision scene. This gave me some insight into what you can and can’t do as a driver and the need to never put yourself in a position when your vehicle tried to ask more of the laws of physics than they would allow. The driver I watched yester-

Tim Schewe Behind the Wheel day either had no consideration for the physics involved in driving, had a very high risk tolerance or both. He was following a larger vehicle travelling 90 kilometres per hour with what looked like enough room to comfortably parallel park between them had they been standing still. I’m always happy when these drivers roar off into the distance and are

no longer near me. I guess my tolerance of risk is not a high one, particularly when the risk is imposed on me by others. Ninety kilometres per hour is 25 metres per second. Accepted perception-reaction time in collision reconstruction is 1.5 seconds. That means this driver travels 37 metres between the time something happens and he first applies the brake. No slowing has occurred yet. If the vehicle in front slows suddenly, a crash is inevitable. Not a problem, I’ll just steer out of the way you say. Remember that perception-reaction time? It means that you will just begin to turn the steering

wheel after having travelled that 37 metres. Again, a crash is inevitable. The vehicle in front doesn’t have to slow to be a problem either. It may be blocking your view of what is ahead. If the driver waits until the last minute to move out of the way of a hazard, we’re back to that 37 metres or 1.5 seconds again. Are you feeling like a crash test dummy yet? The laws of physics are not forgiving.

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WILDLIFE

Heron rescued, recovered, released

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oung blue herons resemble a character out of a science fiction movie. Their long lanky legs and out of control wings give the appearance of a vehicle out of control heading for the ditch. But don’t be fooled, the beak is honed to penetrate those fish in the boat with accuracy. Wildlife rehabilitators watch their eyes very carefully when handling one of these birds. Since this heron has brought into the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre it has more than doubled in size and developed its wing feathers, starting to stretch and flap its wings. Up to nine subspecies of heron have been recognized by past researchers, based on differences in plumage color and morphology. Researchers have agreed that Florida’s Great White Heron, the subspecies most distinctive in color (entirely white), and the Pacific Great Blue Heron are distinct subspecies. Recent reviews have suggested

This heron has since been released from the NIWRC. [PHOTO SUBMITTED]

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that the remaining Great Blue Herons in North America are composed of either one or two subspecies. Owing to this controversy, this account primarily considers ‘blue group’ Great Blue usually referred to as the Herodias (or blue) group, and ‘white group’ Great Blue Herons - the Great White Heron referred to here as the Occidentalis (white) group Great Blue Herons. Equally at home in coastal (marine) environments and in fresh water habitats, the Great Blue Heron nests mostly in colonies, commonly large ones of several hundred pairs. Such colonies are often located on islands or in wooded swamps, isolated locations that discourage predation by snakes and mammals and disturbance from humans.

Although the species is primarily a fish eater, wading (often belly deep) along the shoreline of oceans, marshes, lakes, and rivers, it also stalks upland areas for rodents and other animals, especially in winter. It has been known to eat most animals that come within striking range. Its well-studied, elaborate courtship displays have correlates on the foraging grounds, where this species can be strongly territorial. The Great Blue Heron weathered the impacts of 20th century North Americans relatively successfully. Although it was hunted heavily for its plumes and some of its wetland habitats were drained or otherwise degraded, many populations have recovered well. Nevertheless, breeding colonies remain vulnerable to disturbance and habitat loss, and climate change and increasing predator populations may bring new challenges. » Sylvia Campbell works at the North Island Wildlife Centre. If you would like more information about wildlife, call the centre at 250-248-8534.

HEALTH

Know how to detect poison mushrooms

“Are you sure you know how to identify poisonous mushrooms?” I asked my neighbour. He assured me he had studied differences in this fungus and had been picking them for years. But one night I received a call from his wife saying her husband was desperately ill. I found him lying on the bathroom floor, ghostly white, breathing heavily and in agony. I discovered he had been picking mushrooms and they had been a part of his dinner. He was rushed to the Emergency and nearly died. Now a report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal says that foraging and eating wild mushrooms can result in liver failure and even death. And that mistaking toxic mushrooms for edible varieties is a common error. Dr. Adina Weinerman at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto says, “Distinguishing safe from harmful mushrooms is a challenge even for mycologists”. She cites the case of a 52 year old immigrant woman of Asian descent who had foraged for mushrooms with her husband in a local park. She had had foraging experience in her native land. But like my friend, after eating them she developed severe abdominal pain and gastrointestinal distress. She eventually needed a liver transplant. Dr. Adina states that people poisoned by toxic mushrooms go through three stages. Within 6 to 12 hours there is pain, nau-

Dr. Gifford Jones The Doctor Game sea, vomiting and diarrhea. But this is followed by a false recovery in which patients appear to improve. This misleads doctors to assume all is well, and they may be prematurely discharged from hospital or Emergency department. The final stage occurs 48 hours after ingesting toxic mushrooms. The patient’s liver starts to fail following which other organs may falter and death may occur. The big problem is that doctors do not have an antidote for mushroom toxicity. It appears that whether you live or die depends on whether you’re fortunate enough to have “the luck of the Irish”. Charcoal can be used to absorb the toxin if used early, but by the time patients are seen in Emergency it’s usually too late to be helpful. The message is crystal clear. Mushrooms of the Amanita genus include over 600 types which cause most of the mushroom deaths. So If mycologists can be fooled identifying toxic mushrooms so can you. It can also fool immigrants who may mistake local poisonous mushrooms for familiar ones from their native land. But it’s not only toxic mushrooms that can result in trouble

according to a report in the Nutrition Action Health Letter A doctor at Kingston General hospital in Ontario noticed that an increased number of people were arriving at the hospital complaining of stomach cramps and diarrhea. He ordered stool cultures on these patients and all suffered from Salmonella enteritidis infection. One patient said, “After they did stool and blood samples on me a doctor asked if I had eaten at a certain restaurant.” As the investigation continued it was discovered that all patients had eaten a meal containing bean sprouts. And some people had taken home left-overs in a doggy bag. The culprit was a food company in Toronto that was dis-

tributing contaminated sprouts to food stores and restaurants in Kingston. By the time health officials had controlled the outbreak 550 people in Ontario had become sick from bean sprouts. Raw sprouts have been linked to 30 outbreaks of foodborne illness in North America. Sprouts are particularly dangerous as E coli bacteria can lodge in tiny cracks in seeds where they’re difficult to kill or remove. And when the seeds are sprouted they provide the ideal breeding ground for bacteria. Some experts claim that sprouts are impossible to wash thoroughly and say that seniors, children and those with a weak immune system should not eat them. Luckily for me I do not like

bean sprouts. But if I did I’d take the expert advice and make sure they had been refrigerated, were crisp-looking, did not appear dark, and were free of a musty smell. If eating out and you’re not sure they’ve been thoroughly cooked, leave them on the plate. » W. Gifford-Jones M.D. is a graduate of University of Toronto and the Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and in Gynecology at Harvard. He has also been a general practitioner, ship’s surgeon and hotel doctor. For more information, see his website, www.docgiff.com or to comment, e-mail him at info@ docgiff.com

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BCHL

Caps score 5 on Tai to beat ‘Dogs Cowichan power forward scores 4 goals on Alberni in season opener; Tyler Cooper out with injury MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Adam Oscevski scored all the goals the Capitals needed to defeat the Bulldogs at the Island Savings Centre in Duncan on Saturday night. The six-foot power forward scored a hat-trick in the first period, adding a fourth goal in the second to lead his team to a 6–3 win over the Alberni Valley in the opening game of the 2015–16 British Columbia Hockey League season. The Bulldogs needed their power play to get anything past Cowichan Valley goalkeeper Lane Michasiw. “Obviously we need to work five-on-five,” said Kevin Willison, Bulldogs head coach and general manager. “Too many turnovers and too many odd-man rushes basically cost us.” Oscevski notched his first goal of the night. just over five minutes into the first period, assisted by Ryan Burton and Kade Kehoe.

“Obviously we need to work five-on-five. Too many turnovers and too many odd-man rushes basically cost us.” Kevin Willison, head coach and GM

The Bulldogs tied the game soon after, scoring their first of three goals on the power play when Troy Dobbs slapped a shot past Michasiw, with Paul Meyer getting credit for the assist. Oscevski took matters into his own hands again, drilling Tyler Cooper’s head into the boards before knocking another puck from Kehoe past Bulldogs’ goaltender Chris Tai to take back the lead for the home team. Cooper left the ice with an injury and did not return for the night. He’ll likely be out for three to four

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weeks, Willison said. There was no penalty called on the play. With less than a minute left Oscevski completed his first-period hat-trick after carrying the puck into the Bulldogs zone and sending it top-corner past Tai for a 3–1 Capitals lead. It was Oscevski once more – completing a natural hat-trick – just over a minute into the

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second period on an unassisted breakaway attempt that beat Tai for the fourth time. Alberni made a goalie change when Tai was beaten a fifth time by Mathew Hudie on an assist by Patrick Greary seven minutes into the second period. Backup Bulldogs goaltender Carson Schamerhorn skated into the crease to relieve his teammate. Tai let in five goals on 14 shots over 27 minutes. “[Tai] just didn’t prepare properly,” Willison said. “I’m sure he’ll bounce back.” Schamerhorn managed to keep the score 5–1 for the rest of the second period. Alberni’s power play came through again to make it 5–2 when Paul Meyer scored his first BCHL goal at the eight-minute mark of the third period. Another Alberni defensive blunder left Schamerhorn alone against the Capitals’ Jared Domin who made good on a

rebound for a 6–2 lead. The ‘Dogs power play made their final statement of the night, attacking the net to find a way past Michasiw to make it 6–3 with less than four minutes to play, with the goal credited to Jordan Sandhu, assisted by captain Eric Margo. The Bulldogs outshot their opponents 32–27. All three stars went to the home team, with Oscevski earning first, Michasiw second, and Kehoe third. Alberni Valley face the Victoria Grizzlies at Weyerhaeuser Arena on Saturday at 7 p.m. for their first home game of the regular season. Martin.Wissmath@avtimes.net 250-723-8171 ext. 224 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to letters@avtimes.net. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

NHL

Alberni’s dragon boat team at the 55+ BC Games last month. They earned bronze medals at the event. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]

Athletes win at 55+ games Golf Carol Hastings – Gold Janice Cross – Silver Barb Sheare – Bronze Carol Bouchard – Gold Frank Hastings – Bronze Equestrian Elena Bonar – Silver with her horse, Lascaux Mojo Carpet Bowling Judith Bourassa – Bronze Jim Bouleau – Bronze George Bourassa – Bronze Fred Luecke – Silver Joyce Luecke – Silver Badminton Les Dane – Silver Slo-pitch softball Greg Farris – Silver Steve Clayton – Silver Eric Netzer – Silver Ed Nygren – Silver Renger DeVries – Silver Ice hockey Garry Korven – Silver Ice curling Bruce Kendall – Gold Steven Eng – Gold Frances Eng – Gold Sandy Forbes – Gold

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Dozens of Alberni athletes over age 55 travelled to North Vancouver last month for the 55+ BC Games, held from Aug. 25–29. Congratulations to all the medal winners, especially those from Port Alberni. North Vancouver Island – Zone 2 – finished fourth overall in the medal count with 200 medals. Fortynine Port Alberni athletes earned one or more medals each. Here are the local winners: Dragonboat Sharon Powell – Bronze Chris Thompson – Bronze Thelma Mayfield – Bronze Mel Lewis – Bronze Maggi Slassor – Bronze Bob Milton – Bronze Collen Locke – Bronze

Track and field Dave Oscienny – Gold, Silver and Bronze Table tennis Ann Grist – three Silver medals Hugh Grist – two Silver medals Evelyn Hay – one Silver, two Bronze Cribbage Tony Bos – Bronze Velma Innes – Bronze Maggie Bowen – Bronze Gordon Meyer – Bronze Ruth Castelsky – Bronze Marg Delau – Bronze Floor curling Larry Lehtonen – Gold Jake van Kooten – Gold Junior Johnston – Gold Elaine van Kooten – Gold Soccer Marino Pedisic – Bronze Mitch Fitzgibbon – Bronze David Timmons – Bronze Peter Kurucz – Bronze Paul Robertson – Bronze Larry Vermette – Bronze

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Virtanen hopes physical play enough for roster spot JOSHUA CLIPPERTON THE CANADIAN PRESS

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icheal Ferland hit everything that moved in the Calgary Flames’ first-round playoff defeat of the Vancouver Canucks last season. Jake Virtanen took notice from afar. “He was in the guys’ heads,” Virtanen said of the bruising Flames forward. “He was a big factor in that win just being physical and wearing guys down.” The sixth overall pick at the 2014 draft, Virtanen wants to bring a similar style — as well as his scoring touch — to the NHL this season with the Canucks, who could be in need of both after many Western Conference teams reloaded this summer. The 19-year-old demonstrated some of that physicality at the Young Stars rookie tournament, levelling Edmonton Oilers phenom Connor McDavid and defenceman Darnell Nurse with crunching checks on Friday night in the showcase event that also included prospects from the Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets. The hit on McDavid — who along with Nurse was Virtanen’s Canadian teammate at the world juniors — drew the ire of the Oilers, but the Vancouver prospect said that’s

an important part of his game. “I know (McDavid) pretty well,” Virtanen said with a smile. “It’s pretty funny. I told him I was going to give it to him when I saw him in Toronto a couple weeks ago.” The six-foot-one, 212-pound winger from Abbotsford missed the beginning of last season because of shoulder surgery, but still managed to put up 52 points (21 goals, 31 assists) in 50 games with the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen before adding 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in 14 playoffs outings. Virtanen then joined the AHL’s Utica Comets, recording one assist in 10 post-season games. “You know he has a good shot, good hands and can score goals,” said Travis Green, who coaches in Utica and ran the Canucks’ bench at the Young Stars tournament. “Ultimately you want Jake Virtanen to be a power forward that can be a real physical force on the team and score some goals while he’s doing it.” Virtanen scored the overtime winner Monday afternoon in Penticton as the Canucks prospects defeated those of the Calgary Flames at the annual Young Stars tournament. Brendan Gaunce, the 26th pick in 2012 who’s also looking for a spot with the big club out of

training camp, played with Virtanen during his stint with the Comets last season and saw his potential first-hand. “I think powerful is a good term to describe him. He’s got a powerful shot, he’s a powerful skater, he’s powerful on the walls,” said Gaunce, a 21-year-old winger from Markham, Ont. “He’s got that raw talent and he’s driven to be a good player.” Virtanen is too young to play in the AHL on a full-time basis in 2015-16, meaning that Canucks can keep him for a nine-game audition before deciding whether or not to return him to junior. “It’s in the back of my mind for sure that I could be in Vancouver,” he said. “But I’m not going to look too far ahead.” He could try to follow the path of Bo Horvat, who took part in the Young Stars tournament last year, had a good camp and managed to stick with the Canucks past the ninegame mark, becoming one of their better forwards as the season progressed. “Bo had a really good season last year,” said Virtanen. “With the youth movement and everything happening right now I think if I just keep playing the way I am, just playing my game and working hard, hopefully I can grab a spot.”

SPORTS

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 | ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES |

MLB

EAST DIVISION W 82 79 70 69 68

L 61 64 73 74 75

Pct .573 .552 .490 .483 .476

GB — 3 12 13 14

WCGB — — 6 7 8

L10 6-4 4-6 6-4 3-7 7-3

Str L-1 W-2 W-2 L-3 L-1

Home 47-25 41-32 43-29 33-36 39-35

Away 35-36 38-32 27-44 36-38 29-40

W 84 75 71 67 65

L 59 68 71 74 78

Pct .587 .524 .500 .475 .455

GB — 9 121/2 16 19

WCGB — 1 41/2 8 11

L10 2-8 6-4 7-3 6-4 4-6

Str L-2 W-2 W-1 L-1 L-1

Home 48-27 43-26 32-35 35-36 33-38

Away 36-32 32-42 39-36 32-38 32-40

W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Houston 77 67 .535 — — 4-6 L-1 48-24 1 /2 — 6-4 W-2 35-33 Texas 76 67 .531 6-4 L-1 44-31 L.A. Angels 72 70 .507 4 31/2 Seattle 69 75 .479 8 71/2 6-4 L-1 32-40 15 3-7 L-1 33-42 Oakland 61 82 .427 151/2 Note: d-clinched division title; x-clinched playoff berth; w-clinched wild card

Away 29-43 41-34 28-39 37-35 28-40

Toronto N.Y. Yankees Baltimore Tampa Bay Boston

CENTRAL DIVISION Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland Chi. White Sox Detroit

WEST DIVISION

Monday Baltimore 2 Boston 0 Cleveland 8 Kansas City 3 N.Y. Yankees 4 Tampa Bay 1 Texas 5 Houston 3 Oakland at Chi. White Sox Minnesota 7 Detroit 1 L.A. Angels at Seattle Sunday N.Y. Yankees 5 Toronto 0 Cleveland 7 Detroit 2 Boston 2 Tampa Bay 0 (13) Minnesota 7 Chi. White Sox 0 Texas 12 Oakland 4 Houston 5 L.A. Angels 3 Colorado 3 Seattle 2 Detroit 9 Cleveland 2

Baltimore 8 Kansas City 2 Tuesday Boston (Kelly 10-6) at Baltimore (Jimenez 11-9), 7:05 p.m. Kansas City (Medlen 3-1) at Cleveland (Tomlin 5-1), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Warren 6-6) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 7-8), 7:10 p.m. Houston (McHugh 16-7) at Texas (Perez 2-5), 8:05 p.m. Oakland (Brooks 1-3) at Chi. White Sox (Samardzija 9-12), 8:10 p.m. Detroit (Simon 12-9) at Minnesota (Hughes 10-8), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Tropeano 1-2) at Seattle (Hernandez 17-8), 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W 83 73 61 56 56

L 61 70 83 88 89

Pct .576 .510 .424 .389 .386

GB WCGB — — 91/2 91/2 22 22 27 27 271/2 271/2

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

Str W-8 W-2 L-2 L-4 L-1

Home 46-24 41-29 36-39 33-36 33-40

Away 37-37 32-41 25-44 23-52 23-49

W 89 86 82 62 60

L 54 56 60 81 82

Pct .622 .606 .577 .434 .423

GB WCGB — — 21/2 — — 61/2 27 201/2 22 281/2

L10 3-7 7-3 7-3 4-6 5-5

Str W-1 W-3 L-2 L-3 L-1

Home 50-24 49-22 43-28 33-39 34-40

Away 39-30 37-34 39-32 29-42 26-42

W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home L.A. Dodgers 82 60 .577 — — 7-3 W-2 47-21 1 1 7 /2 6-4 W-3 41-27 San Francisco 75 68 .524 7 /2 Arizona 68 75 .476 141/2 141/2 3-7 L-2 34-38 San Diego 67 77 .465 16 16 2-8 L-4 35-37 5-5 W-1 31-40 Colorado 60 83 .420 221/2 221/2 Note: d-clinched division title; x-clinched playoff berth; w-clinched wild card

Away 35-39 34-41 34-37 32-40 29-43

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CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cubs Milwaukee Cincinnati

WEST DIVISION

Monday Washington 8 Philadelphia 7 (11) N.Y. Mets 4 Miami 3 San Diego at Arizona Colorado at L.A. Dodgers Cincinnati at San Francisco Sunday St. Louis 9 Cincinnati 2 Washington 5 Miami 0 Philadelphia 7 Chicago Cubs 4 Pittsburgh 7 Milwaukee 6 (11) N.Y. Mets 10 Atlanta 7 (10) San Francisco 10 San Diego 3 L.A. Dodgers 4 Arizona 3 Tuesday Chicago Cubs (Hammel 8-6) at Pittsburgh

AMERICAN LEAGUE INDIANS 8, ROYALS 3 Kansas City ab Gordon lf 5 Zobrist 2b 3 Cain cf 5 Hosmer 1b 3 Morales dh 4 Moustakas 3b 4 Perez c 4 Rios rf 4 Escobar ss 4 Totals 36 Kansas City Cleveland

r h bi 1 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 11 3 100 101

Cleveland ab r h bi Kipnis dh 5 1 1 1 Lindor ss 3 2 1 1 Brantley lf 5 1 3 0 Santana 1b 3 1 1 0 Chisenhall rf 3 1 3 3 Gomes c 4 0 1 2 Almonte cf 4 0 0 0 Urshela 3b 4 1 1 1 Ramirez 2b 3 1 1 0 Totals 34 812 8 000 200 —3 110 31x —8

LOB—Cleveland 8, Kansas City 9. DP—Cleveland 1. 2B—Brantley (44), Chisenhall (17), Gomes (15), Ramirez (11). 3B—Lindor (3). HR—Kipnis (8); Urshela (6). Gordon (12). SB—Lindor (8). SF—Chisenhall. Kansas City IP Volquez L, 13-8 5 Young 1 Herrera 1 Morales 1 Cleveland Carrasco W, 13-10 6 McAllister H, 10 2-3 Shaw H, 22 1-3 Crockett 2-3 Manship 1 1-3

H R ER BB 7 4 4 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 1 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 1 1

1 2 0 0 0

1 2 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 1

SO 4 0 1 2

WP — Shaw. Umpires—Home, Jeff Nelson; First, Cory Blaser; Second, Ben May; Third, Chris Guccione. T—3:21. A—10,356 (36,856) at Cleveland.

9 0 0 2 2

YANKEES 4, RAYS 1 N.Y. Yankeesab Ellsbury cf 4 Gardner lf 2 Rodriguez dh 3 Young pr-dh 0 McCann c 3 Beltran rf 3 Noel pr 0 Heathcott rf 1 Bird 1b 3 Headley 3b 4 Gregorius ss 3 Ryan 2b 2 Ackley ph 1 Drew 2b 0 Totals 29 N.Y. Yankees Tampa Bay

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h bi 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 000 000

Tampa Bay ab r h bi Guyer lf 4 0 0 0 Mahtook rf 4 1 1 0 Longoria 3b 4 0 0 0 Forsythe 2b 4 0 1 1 Cabrera ss 4 0 1 0 Souza Jr. dh 4 0 1 0 Shaffer 1b 2 0 0 0 Kiermaier cf 3 0 2 0 Butler ph 1 0 0 0 Arencibia c 3 0 0 0

Totals 33 1 6 1 000 004 —4 000 010 —1

E—Ryan 2, Headley. LOB—Tampa Bay 7, N.Y. Yankees 3. DP—N.Y. Yankees 1. Tampa Bay 2. 2B—Forsythe (30), Rodriguez (20). HR—Heathcott (2). SB— Gardner (19), Noel (2), Mahtook (1). N.Y. Yankees IP H R ER BB Sabathia 6 2-3 3 0 0 2 Wilson 1 3 1 1 0 Cotham W, 1-0 1-3 0 0 0 0 Miller S, 33 1 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay Ramirez 7 2-3 1 0 0 2 Colome 1-3 0 0 0 0 Boxberger L, 4-10 BS, 6 2-33 4 4 0 Riefenhauser 1-3 0 0 0 1

SO 6 2 1 3 6 1 2 0

Umpires—Home, Vic Carapazza; First, Ron Kulpa; Second, Larry Vanover; Third, Tom Woodring. T—3:08. A—11,940 (31,042) at Tampa Bay.

ORIOLES 2, RED SOX 0 Boston Betts cf Rutledge 2b Holt ph-2b Bogaerts ss Ortiz dh Shaw 1b Sandoval 3b Castillo lf Swihart c Bradley Jr. rf Totals Boston Baltimore

ab 3 2 1 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 30

r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

h bi 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 000 100

NFL

NATIONAL LEAGUE

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Baltimore ab r h bi Reimold dh 4 1 1 0 Machado 3b 3 0 0 0 Davis 1b 4 1 1 0 Jones cf 4 0 1 2 Pearce lf 3 0 0 0 Schoop 2b 4 0 1 0 Joseph c 4 0 3 0 Hardy ss 3 0 1 0 Alvarez rf 2 0 1 0 Parra ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 9 2 000 000 —0 000 10x —2

E—Rutledge. LOB—Boston 8, Baltimore

(Cole 16-8), 1:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Lester 9-10) at Pittsburgh (Happ 5-1), 7:05 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 8-7) at Philadelphia (Buchanan 2-8), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Buehrle 14-7) at Atlanta (Teheran 10-7), 7:10 p.m. Miami (Koehler 9-13) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 13-7), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Martinez 13-7) at Milwaukee (Pena 1-0), 8:10 p.m. San Diego (Ross 10-10) at Arizona (Chacin 0-1), 9:40 p.m. Colorado (Rusin 5-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Anderson 9-8), 10:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Lamb 1-3) at San Francisco (Heston 11-10), 10:15 p.m. 10. DP—Boston 1. 2B—Jones (25), Joseph (16). Boston IP Rodriguez L, 9-6 5 1-3 Barnes 1 1-3 Layne 0 Machi 1 1-3 Baltimore Gausman W, 3-6 6 Brach H, 10 1 2¡'D\ + Matusz H, 2 2-3 Britton S, 33 1

H R ER BB 5 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

SO 9 1 0 3

4 0 0 0

7 1 0 1

Layne pitched to 1 batter in the 7th WP — Rodriguez. Balk—Rodriguez. Umpires—Home, Bill Miller; First, Doug Eddings; Second, Adrian Johnson; Third, Brian Knight. T—2:56. A—19,666 (45,971) at Baltimore.

RANGERS 5, ASTROS 3 Houston Springer rf Altuve 2b Correa ss Lowrie 3b Villar ph-3b Rasmus lf Gattis dh Conger c Valbuena 1b Marisnick cf Totals Houston Texas

ab 4 5 5 1 2 5 4 4 3 3

r 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

h bi 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Texas ab r h bi Deshields cf 4 0 1 0 Choo rf 3 0 0 0 Venable rf 0 0 0 0 Beltre 3b 4 1 1 0 Fielder dh 4 3 2 2 Napoli lf 3 0 1 0 Stubbs lf 1 0 0 0 Moreland 1b 4 1 2 2 Andrus ss 4 0 0 0 Odor 2b 3 0 1 1 Gimenez c 2 0 0 0 36 3 8 3 Totals 32 5 8 5 100 010 100 —3 010 002 02x —5

E—Kazmir, Odor, Lowrie, Napoli. LOB— Texas 5, Houston 11. DP—Texas 2. 2B— Moreland (24), Odor (21), Marisnick (13). HR—Fielder (19); Moreland (20). Altuve (12). SB—Marisnick (19). Houston Kazmir Perez Harris L, 5-4 Sipp Texas Hamels Diekman Kela W, 7-5 Tolleson S, 32

IP 7 1-3 1-3 1-3

H R ER BB 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0

7 2-3 1-3 1

7 0 0 1

3 0 0 0

3 0 0 0

SO 4 0 1 0

1 1 1 0

4 1 0 1

Balk—Hamels. HBP — Choo. Lowrie; Valbuena. Umpires—Home, Gerry Davis; First, Phil Cuzzi; Second, Gabe Morales; Third, Tony Randazzo. T—3:03. A—27,772 (48,114) at Texas.

TWINS 7, TIGERS 1 Detroit ab Gose cf 4 Kinsler 2b 5 Cabrera 1b 2 J. Martinez rf 4 V. Martinez dh 4 Castellanos 3b 4 Moya lf 4 McCann c 4 Romine ss 4

r 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

h bi 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1

Minnesota ab r h bi Hicks lf-rf 5 1 2 0 Dozier 2b 3 1 0 0 Mauer 1b 5 2 3 0 Sano dh 3 1 1 1 Plouffe 3b 3 1 1 2 Hunter rf 4 0 2 1 Robinson lf 0 0 0 0 Escobar ss 4 1 2 2 Suzuki c 4 0 1 1 Buxton cf 4 0 1 0 Totals 35 1 8 1 Totals 35 713 7 Detroit 000 000 100 —1 Minnesota 420 100 00x —7

E—Plouffe. LOB—Detroit 10, Minnesota 8. DP—Detroit 2. Minnesota 1. 2B— Plouffe (31), Mauer (28), Castellanos (26), Romine (5). 3B—McCann (5). HR— Escobar (11). Detroit Lobstein L, 3-8 Ryan Ferrell Rondon Minnesota Duffey W, 3-1 Fien Cotts

IP 1 1-3 4 2-3 1 1

H R ER BB 7 6 6 2 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

6 1-3 1 2-3 1

7 0 1

1 0 0

1 0 0

SO 2 3 0 0

2 1 0

WP — Duffey. Balk—Lobstein. Umpires—Home, Chris Conroy; First, Ted Barrett; Second, Adam Hamari; Third, Angel Hernandez. T—2:56. A—17,833 (39,021) at Minnesota.

7 3 1

WEEK 1

NATIONALS 8, PHILLIES 7 (11) Washington ab r h bi Rendon 2b 6 1 4 1 Escobar 3b 6 1 2 1 Harper rf 5 2 2 1 Werth lf 6 2 2 5 Fister p 0 0 0 0 Robinson 1b 4 0 2 0 Desmond ss 5 0 1 0 Ramos c 3 0 1 0 Turner pr 0 0 0 0 Lobaton c 1 0 0 0 Taylor cf 5 0 0 0 Zimmermann sp3 1 1 0 Thornton p 0 0 0 0 Martin p 0 0 0 0 Treinen p 0 0 0 0 'HQ 'HNNHU SK Janssen p 0 0 0 0 Rivero p 0 0 0 0 Papelbon p 0 0 0 0 Espinosa ph 0 1 0 0 Moore lf 0 0 0 0 Totals 45 815 8 Washington 101 Philadelphia 011

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Philadelphia ab r h bi Herrera cf 5 0 1 0 Galvis ss 5 1 2 2 Bogusevic rf 5 1 1 0 Altherr lf 4 1 1 0 Garcia p 0 0 0 0 Loewen p 0 0 0 0 Howard 1b 3 1 1 1 Ruf 1b 2 0 0 0 Sweeney 2b 3 1 1 1 Gomez p 0 0 0 0 Hinojosa p 0 0 0 0 Francoeur ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Asche 3b 5 1 1 3 Rupp c 4 1 1 0 Nola sp 0 0 0 0 '¡$UQDXG SK De Fratus p 0 0 0 0 Kratz ph 1 0 0 0 Neris p 0 0 0 0 Williams p 0 0 0 0 Blanco 2b 2 0 0 0 Totals 41 7 9 7 040 000 11 —8 004 000 10 —7

E—Desmond. LOB—Washington 8, Philadelphia 7. DP—Philadelphia 3. 2B— Bogusevic (2). HR—Galvis (7); Howard (23); Asche (9). Rendon (5); Harper (37); Werth (9). S—Galvis, Nola. Washington IP Zimmermann 6 Thornton 2-3 Martin 1-3 Treinen 1 Janssen 2-3 Rivero 1-3 Papelbon W, 4-2 BS, 1 1 Fister S, 1 1 Philadelphia Nola 5 De Fratus 1 Neris 1 Williams 1 Gomez 1 Hinojosa 1 Garcia L, 3-5 0 Loewen 1

H R ER BB 7 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 0 1 3 1 0

6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

SO 8 0 1 0 2 1 1 2

1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0

8 2 1 1 1 2 0 0

Lu.Garcia pitched to 3 batters in the 11th WP — Neris, Zimmermann. PB—Rupp. HBP — Herrera; Altherr. Umpires— Home, Tim Welke; First, Todd Tichenor; Second, Chris Segal; Third, Mike Everitt. T—3:54. A—15,402 (43,651) at Philadelphia.

METS 4, MARLINS 3 Miami ab r h bi Gordon 2b 4 1 2 0 Yelich cf-lf 4 0 0 0 Prado 3b 3 1 0 0 Bour 1b 4 0 0 0 Dietrich lf 4 1 2 1 Ellington p 0 0 0 0 Realmuto c 4 0 2 1 6X]XNL UI Rojas ss 4 0 0 1 Nicolino sp 2 0 0 0 Telis ph 0 0 0 0 Gillespie pr 0 0 0 0 Barraclough p 0 0 0 0 Ozuna cf 0 0 0 0

Totals Miami N.Y. Mets

N.Y. Mets ab Lagares cf 3 Conforto ph-lf 1 Wright 3b 4 Cespedes lf-cf 3 Uribe 2b 4 Reed p 0 Nieuwenhuis rf 0 '¡$UQDXG F Cuddyer rf 4 Familia p 0 Duda 1b 4 Flores ss 1 Young pr 0 Tejada ss 0 Verrett sp 1 Campbell ph 1 Gilmartin p 0 Robles p 0 Granderson ph 0 Johnson 2b 0 32 3 6 3 Totals 30 000 012 000 001 002 10x

r h bi 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 4 —3 —4

LOB—Miami 5, N.Y. Mets 6. DP—Miami 1. N.Y. Mets 1. 2B—Wright 2 (3), Uribe +5Âł&HVSHGHV '¡$UQDXG SB—Gordon (51), Young (4). Miami Nicolino Barraclough L, 2-1 Ellington N.Y. Mets Verrett Gilmartin Robles W, 4-2 Reed H, 11 Familia S, 41

IP 6 1 1 5 1 1 1 1

H R ER BB 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0

1 2 0 0 0

1 2 0 0 0

SO 2 2 0

1 1 0 0 0

HBP — Telis. Umpires—Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Dale Scott; Second, CB Bucknor; Third, Lance Barrett. T—2:50. A—27,320 (41,922) at N.Y. Mets.

3 0 1 1 1

CFL WEEK 12 EAST x-Hamilton Ottawa Toronto Montreal

GP W L T PF PA 11 8 3 0 392 221 10 6 4 0 224 259 11 6 5 0 277 322 10 4 6 0 207 196

Pt 16 12 12 8

GP W L T PF PA Pt x-Calgary 11 8 3 0 287 224 16 x-Edmonton 11 7 4 0 272 197 14 B.C. 10 4 6 0 222 281 8 Winnipeg 11 4 7 0 209 317 8 Saskatchewan 11 1 10 0 262 335 2

Sunday, September 13 Ottawa 31 B.C. 18 Saturday, September 12 Winnipeg 22 Saskatchewan 7 Edmonton 27 Calgary 16 Friday, September 18 B.C. at Calgary, 9 p.m. Saturday, September 19 Edmonton at Hamilton, 4 p.m. Ottawa at Saskatchewan, 9 p.m. Sunday, September 20 Winnipeg at Montreal, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore SOUTH Tennessee Jacksonville Houston Indianapolis WEST Denver Kansas City San Diego Oakland

W 1 1 1 1

L 0 0 0 0

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000

PF 28 31 27 17

PA Home 21 1-0-0 10 1-0-0 14 1-0-0 10 0-0-0

Away 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0

AFC 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

NFC 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0

Div 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

W 1 0 0 0

L 0 1 1 1

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000

PF 33 21 10 13

PA Home 13 0-0-0 28 0-0-0 31 0-0-0 19 0-0-0

Away 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0

AFC 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0

NFC 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Div 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

W 1 0 0 0

L 0 1 1 1

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000

PF 42 9 20 14

PA Home 14 0-0-0 20 0-1-0 27 0-1-0 27 0-0-0

Away 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

AFC 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0

NFC 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Div 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

W 1 1 1 0

L 0 0 0 1

T Pct 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .000

PF 19 27 33 13

PA Home 13 1-0-0 20 0-0-0 28 1-0-0 33 0-1-0

Away 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

AFC 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

NFC 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

Div 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

NATIONAL CONFERENCE W 1 0 0 0

L 0 1 1 1

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000

PF 27 10 24 26

PA Home 26 1-0-0 17 0-1-0 26 0-0-0 27 0-0-0

Away 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0

NFC 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0

AFC 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Div 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

W 1 0 0 0

L 0 0 1 1

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000

PF 31 0 28 23

PA Home 23 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 33 0-0-0 31 0-1-0

Away 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

NFC 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

AFC 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Div 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

W 1 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 1

T Pct 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .000 0 .000

PF 26 20 14 19

PA Home 24 1-0-0 9 0-0-0 42 0-1-0 31 0-0-0

Away 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

NFC 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

AFC 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Div 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

W L T Pct St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 Seattle 0 1 0 .000 Monday, September 14 Atlanta 26 Philadelphia 24 Minnesota at San Francisco Sunday, September 13 Carolina 20 Jacksonville 9 Miami 17 Washington 10 Buffalo 27 Indianapolis 14 Kansas City 27 Houston 20 N.Y. Jets 31 Cleveland 10 Green Bay 31 Chicago 23 St. Louis 34 Seattle 31 (OT) San Diego 33 Detroit 28 Arizona 31 New Orleans 19 Tennessee 42 Tampa Bay 14 Cincinnati 33 Oakland 13 Denver 19 Baltimore 13 Dallas 27 N.Y. Giants 26 Thursday, September 17 Denver at Kansas City, 8:25 p.m.

PF 34 31 0 31

PA Home Away NFC AFC 31 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 19 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 34 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 Sunday, September 20 Houston at Carolina, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. San Diego at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Washington, 1 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Miami at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m. Seattle at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. Monday, September 21 N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.

Div 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0

Dallas Washington Philadelphia N.Y. Giants NORTH Green Bay Minnesota Detroit Chicago SOUTH Atlanta Carolina Tampa Bay New Orleans WEST

FALCONS 26, EAGLES 24 Philadelphia Atlanta

0 3 14 3 17 0

Phi 23 399 16-63 336 3-25 0-0 2-23 36-52-2 0-0 5-45.2 0-0 10-88 24:33

Atl 21 395 35-105 290 2-18 3-59 2-3 23-34-2 1-8 4-57.8 0-0 7-57 35:27

Carolina Jacksonville

First Quarter Ott — Safety 2:27 Ott — FG Milo 37 5:04 Ott — FG Milo 42 11:24 Second Quarter Ott — FG Milo 12 1:27 B.C. — TD Collie 14 pass from Beck (pass from Beck to Burnham) 4:55 Ott — FG Milo 18 11:11 B.C. — TD McGhee 1 run (Leone convert) 12:35 B.C. — FG Leone 40 15:00 Third Quarter Ott — FG Milo 48 6:21 Ott — TD Johnson 2 run (Milo convert) 12:12 Fourth Quarter Ott — TD Johnson 12 run (Milo convert) 8:21 7—31 0—18

Attendance — 19,833 at B.C.. Ott 29 153 325 27-38 134 2-2 0-0 3 6-37.2 9-52 41:45

RUSHING — Philadelphia, Sproles 5-50, Murray 8-9, Mathews 3-4, Thurmond 1-1. Atlanta, Coleman 20-80, Freeman 10-18, Ryan 5-7, Chester 1-5. PASSING — Philadelphia, Bradford 3652-336-1-2. Atlanta, Ryan 23-34-298-2-2. RECEIVING — Philadelphia, Matthews 10-102, Sproles 7-76, Ertz 3-46, Cooper 3-25, Mathews 3-24, Austin 2-22, Huff 2-19, Murray 4-11, Celek 1-6, Agholor 1-5. Atlanta, Jones 9-141, White 4-84, Freeman 3-29, Tamme 3-19, Hankerson 2-16, Williams 1-5, Toilolo 1-4. MISSED FIELD GOAL — Philadelphia, Parkey 44

PANTHERS 20, JAGUARS 9

REDBLACKS 31, LIONS 18

8 6 10 0 18 0

7—24 6—26

First Quarter Atl — FG Bryant 41, 10:55. Second Quarter Atl — Jones 4 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 10:44. Phi — FG Parkey 29, 7:18. Atl — FG Bryant 39, 1:05. Atl — Jones 22 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 0:45. Third Quarter Phi — Murray 8 run (Parkey kick), 13:13. Phi — Murray 5 pass from Bradford (Parkey kick), 3:39. Fourth Quarter Atl — FG Bryant 44, 10:49. Phi — Mathews 1 run (Parkey kick), 8:37. Atl — FG Bryant 47, 6:27. A — 70,516 at Atlanta. TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punts Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

B.C. 11 9 207 20-30 341 0-0 1-1 2 6-48.7 16-76 18:15

Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rushing, minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RushingOtt: Johnson 17-100, Burris 4-31, Lafrance 5-13, Jackson 1-9B.C.:Beck 1-5, Harris 4-3, McGhee 1-1. ReceivingOtt: Sinopoli 6-102, Jackson 5-96, Johnson 5-41, Williams 3-36, Price 3-22, Ellingson 2-17, Van 1-10, Lafrance 2-1.B.C.:Burnham 4-52, Hawkins 3-43, Harris 3-30, Collie 3-27, Gore 2-23, Arceneaux 4-23, Rainey 1-9. PassingOtt:Burris 26-37, 317 yards, 0 TDs, 0 ints, Sinopoli 1-1-8-0-0.B.C.:Beck 20-29-207-1-2.

3 3

7 6

7 0

3—20 0—9

First Quarter Car — FG Gano 43, 7:49. Jac — FG Myers 22, 0:59. Second Quarter Car — Cotchery 7 pass from Newton (Gano kick), 1:52. Jac — Greene 1 pass from Bortles (Myers kick), 0:14. Third Quarter Car — Norman 30 interception return (Gano kick), 9:01. Fourth Quarter Car — FG Gano 47, 2:41. A — 60,733 at Jacksonville. TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punts Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Car 17 263 35-105 158 3-46 0-0 2-31 18-31-1 2-17 4-44.8 0-0 3-22 34:06

Jac 18 265 21-96 169 1-9 1-40 1-19 22-40-2 5-14 5-46.2 1-1 3-25 25:54

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Carolina, Stewart 18-56, Newton 14-35, Tolbert 1-12, Whittaker 2-2. Jacksonville, Yeldon 12-51, Bortles 4-26, Robinson 5-19. PASSING — Carolina, Newton 18-31-175-1-1. Jacksonville, Bortles 22-40-183-1-2. RECEIVING — Carolina, Ginn Jr. 2-54, Cotchery 4-45, Stewart 4-25, Brown 2-13, Olsen 1-11, Dickson 1-9, Funchess 1-9, Tolbert 1-6, Benwikere 1-5, Whittaker 2-3. Jacksonville, Hurns 5-60, Greene 7-28, A. Robinson 1-27, D. Robinson 2-26, Walters 2-17, Yeldon 3-16, Grant 1-5, Pierce 1-4. MISSED FIELD GOAL — Carolina, Gano 43. Jacksonville, Myers 44

TITANS 42, BUCCANEERS 14 Tennessee Tampa Bay

21 14 0 7

7 0

0—42 7—14

First Quarter Ten — Wright 52 pass from Mariota (Succop kick), 13:10. Ten — Sensabaugh 26 interception return (Succop kick), 11:48. Ten — Sankey 12 pass from Mariota (Succop kick), 6:49. Second Quarter TB — Seferian-Jenkins 5 pass from Winston (Brindza kick), 14:54. Ten — Douglas 4 pass from Mariota (Succop kick), 3:47. Ten — Walker 1 pass from Mariota (Succop kick), 0:48. Third Quarter Ten — Sankey 1 run (Succop kick), 8:02. Fourth Quarter TB — Seferian-Jenkins 41 pass from Winston (Brindza kick), 9:18. A — 63,945 at Tampa. TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing

Ten 20 309 32-124 185

(Franks kick), 0:27. Third Quarter No scoring Fourth Quarter Mia — FG Franks 22, 11:34. Mia — Landry 69 punt return (Franks kick), 10:22. A — 76,512 at Landover. TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punts Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Mia 19 256 18-74 182 2-74 2-54 2-2 22-34-0 3-44 4-54.3 2-1 6-39 22:06

Was 20 349 37-161 188 2-23 1-36 0-0 21-31-2 1-8 3-41.3 1-0 11-88 37:54

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Miami, Miller 13-53, Landry 1-14, Tannehill 3-7. Washington, Morris 25-121, Jones 6-28, Thompson 3-11, Crowder 1-2, Cousins 2--1. PASSING — Miami, Tannehill 22-34-2261-0. Washington, Cousins 21-31-196-1-2. RECEIVING — Miami, Cameron 4-73, Landry 8-53, Matthews 4-34, Jennings 3-29, Miller 1-22, Stills 1-12, Williams 1-3. Washington, Garcon 6-74, Reed 7-63, Roberts 3-36, Grant 1-15, Carrier 2-8. MISSED FIELD GOAL — Washington, Forbath 46

CHIEFS 27, TEXANS 20

EAST

SUNDAY

SUNDAY

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Yards rushing Yards passing Passes made-tried Return yards Interceptions-yards by Fumbles-Lost Sacks by Punts-average Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

EAST New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami NORTH

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

WEST

Ottawa B.C.

7

TB 16 273 26-92 181

Punts Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

2-14 1-17 2-34 13-16-0 2-24 4-47.3 2-1 8-55 31:30

RUSHING — Tennessee, Sankey 12-74, West 13-41, McCluster 2-8, Mariota 2-6, Mettenberger 3--5. Tampa Bay, Martin 11-52, Winston 6-18, Sims 5-12, Rainey 3-10. PASSING — Tennessee, Mariota 13-16-209-4-0. Tampa Bay, Winston 16-33-210-2-2. RECEIVING — Tennessee, Wright 4-101, Walker 3-43, Douglas 2-24, Fasano 1-18, Sankey 2-12, Hunter 1-11. Tampa Bay, Seferian-Jenkins 5-110, Jackson 4-51, Sims 2-23, Humphries 2-14, Shepard 1-6, Rainey 1-4, Martin 1-2.

BRONCOS 19, RAVENS 13 Baltimore Denver

0 6

3 10 3 7

First Quarter Den — FG McManus 57, 5:16. Den — FG McManus 56, 1:26. Second Quarter Bal — FG Tucker 52, 6:42. Den — FG McManus 43, 0:09. Third Quarter Bal — Smith 24 interception return (Tucker kick), 14:04. Bal — FG Tucker 44, 9:33. Den — Talib 51 interception return (McManus kick), 0:10. Fourth Quarter Den — FG McManus 33, 2:55. A — 76,798 at Denver. TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punts Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Bal 11 173 23-73 100 2-32 1-10 1-24 18-32-2 2-17 6-51.7 0-0 3-15 22:43

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

0—13 3—19

Den 16 219 25-69 150 3-20 0-0 2-51 24-40-1 4-25 5-51.8 0-0 8-45 37:17

RUSHING — Baltimore, Forsett 14-43, Allen 9-30. Denver, Hillman 12-41, Anderson 12-29, Manning 1--1. PASSING — Baltimore, Flacco 18-32117-0-2. Denver, Manning 24-40-175-0-1. RECEIVING — Baltimore, Brown 2-25, Gillmore 2-23, Juszczyk 4-17, Williams 1-15, Smith Sr. 2-13, Forsett 4-13, Campanaro 1-8, Allen 1-4, Aiken 1--1. Denver, Sanders 8-65, Thomas 7-60, Norwood 2-25, Anderson 4-19, Daniels 2-5, Caldwell 1-1.

CARDINALS 31, SAINTS 19 New Orleans Arizona

3 7

7 7

3 6—19 3 14—31

First Quarter Ari — Brown 10 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick), 9:46. NO — FG Hocker 37, 3:55. Second Quarter Ari — Ellington 1 run (Catanzaro kick), 11:03. NO — Coleman 12 pass from Brees (Hocker kick), 5:14. Third Quarter NO — FG Hocker 23, 12:01. Ari — FG Catanzaro 43, 0:04. Fourth Quarter NO — FG Hocker 45, 12:24. Ari — Fells 17 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick), 9:48. NO — FG Hocker 33, 6:45. Ari — Johnson 55 pass from Palmer (Catanzaro kick), 1:33. A — 62,903 at Glendale. TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punts Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

NO 18 408 20-54 354 1-2 1-10 0-0 30-48-1 2-1 4-42.8 0-0 7-73 33:24

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Ari 25 427 25-120 307 2-15 1-43 1-10 19-32-0 0-0 4-39.5 1-1 5-30 26:36

RUSHING — New Orleans, Ingram 9-24, Robinson 8-19, Johnson 1-4, Cooks 1-4, Brees 1-3. Arizona, Ellington 12-69, Johnson 10-37, Palmer 3-14. PASSING — New Orleans, Brees 30-48355-1-1. Arizona, Palmer 19-32-307-3-0. RECEIVING — New Orleans, Ingram 8-98, Snead 1-63, Robinson 5-51, Cooks 4-49, Coleman 4-41, Colston 3-29, Watson 3-19, Johnson 2-5. Arizona, Fitzgerald 6-87, Fells 4-82, Johnson 1-55, J. Brown 4-46, Floyd 1-18, J. Brown 1-8, Ellington 1-7, Gresham 1-4.

DOLPHINS 17, REDSKINS 10 Miami Washington

0 3

7 7

14 13 6 3

0 0—27 0 11—20

First Quarter KC — Kelce 10 pass from Smith (Santos kick), 10:22. KC — Kelce 42 pass from Smith (Santos kick), 4:28. Hou — Hopkins 4 pass from Hoyer (Bullock kick), 0:46. Second Quarter KC — FG Santos 27, 10:26. KC — FG Santos 48, 6:20. KC — Charles 7 pass from Smith (Santos kick), 4:55. Hou — FG Bullock 34, 0:09. Third Quarter No scoring Fourth Quarter Hou — Hopkins 8 pass from Mallett (pass from Mallett to Hopkins), 4:07. Hou — FG Bullock 47, 1:23. A — 71,776 at Houston. TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punts Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

KC 19 330 32-97 233 5-81 1-30 1-0 22-33-0 2-10 7-43.9 1-0 2-25 35:19

Hou 24 396 21-98 298 4-14 0-0 0-0 26-47-1 5-36 7-47.0 2-1 6-39 24:41

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

2-17 3-83 0-0 16-33-2 4-29 4-47.0 2-0 12-97 28:30

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Kansas City Houston

0 10—17 0 0—10

First Quarter Was — FG Forbath 45, 7:39. Second Quarter Was — Reed 4 pass from Cousins (Forbath kick), 1:49. Mia — Matthews 3 pass from Tannehill

RUSHING — Kansas City, Charles 16-57, Davis 6-16, Smith 9-15, Thomas 1-9. Houston, Blue 9-42, Grimes 6-28, Polk 5-22, Mallett 1-6. PASSING — Kansas City, Smith 22-33243-3-0. Houston, Hoyer 18-34-236-1-1, Mallett 8-13-98-1-0. RECEIVING — Kansas City, Kelce 6-106, Maclin 5-52, Charles 5-46, Wilson 3-25, Davis 1-12, Thomas 1-2. Houston, Washington 6-105, Hopkins 9-98, Shorts ,LL 0XPSKHU\ *ULIÀQ Fiedorowicz 1-15, Polk 1-9, Blue 1-7, Grimes 1-2. MISSED FIELD GOAL — Kansas City, Santos 51

BILLS 27, COLTS 14 Indianapolis Buffalo

0 0 7 10

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punts Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Ind 23 304 17-64 240 2-1 3-58 0-0 26-49-2 2-3 4-44.3 2-1 5-49 29:04

8 7

6—14 3—27

First Quarter Buf — Harvin 51 pass from Taylor (Carpenter kick), 0:00. Second Quarter Buf — FG Carpenter 41, 7:49. Buf — Williams 26 run (Carpenter kick), 0:20. Third Quarter Buf — Dixon 1 run (Carpenter kick), 9:34. Ind — Moncrief 2 pass from Luck (pass from Luck to Fleener), 0:54. Fourth Quarter Buf — FG Carpenter 45, 8:14. Ind — Allen 6 pass from Luck (pass from Luck to ), 5:56. A — 70,319 at Orchard Park. Buf 15 342 36-147 195 1-6 1-0 2-53 14-19-0 0-0 5-50.4 2-0 11-113 30:56

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Indianapolis, Gore 8-31, Luck 4-20, Robinson 4-11, Varga 1-2. Buffalo, Williams 6-55, Taylor 9-41, McCoy 17-41, Harvin 1-9, Dixon 3-1. PASSING — Indianapolis, Luck 26-49243-2-2. Buffalo, Taylor 14-19-195-1-0. RECEIVING — Indianapolis, Hilton 7-88, Moncrief 6-46, Dorsett 2-45, Johnson 4-24, Varga 1-18, Allen 3-17, Fleener 1-5. Buffalo, Harvin 5-79, McCoy 3-46, Clay 4-43, Woods 2-27. MISSED FIELD GOAL — Indianapolis, Vinatieri 52

CHARGERS 33, LIONS 28 Detroit San Diego

7 14 0 7—28 3 7 10 13—33

First Quarter Det — Abdullah 24 run (Prater kick), 10:46. SD — FG Lambo 32, 0:22. Second Quarter Det — Quin 31 interception return (Prater kick), 12:28. Det — Ebron 18 pass from Stafford (Prater kick), 8:49. SD — Woodhead 9 run (Lambo kick), 5:02. Third Quarter SD — FG Lambo 25, 9:21. SD — Johnson 12 pass from Rivers (Lambo kick), 4:03. Fourth Quarter SD — Green 13 pass from Rivers ( kick), 11:49. SD — Woodhead 1 run (Lambo kick), 2:33. Det — Riddick 21 pass from Stafford (Prater kick), 1:04. A — 66,093 at San Diego. TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punts Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Det 16 302 16-69 233 2-34 3-105 2-31 19-30-2 1-13 5-35.2 1-0 4-29 21:48

SD 28 483 30-95 388 0-0 1-24 2-27 35-42-2 2-16 2-52.0 1-1 5-40 38:12

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Detroit, Abdullah 7-50, Bell 6-14, Zenner 2-6, Stafford 1--1. San Diego, Gordon 14-51, Woodhead 12-42, Oliver 2-4, Rivers 2--2. PASSING — Detroit, Stafford 19-30-2462-2. San Diego, Rivers 35-42-404-2-2. RECEIVING — Detroit, Ebron 4-53, Abdullah 4-44, Johnson 2-39, Riddick 2-37, Bell 2-27, Tate 4-24, Moore 1-22. San Diego, Allen 15-166, Johnson 6-82, Green 5-74, Floyd 1-29, Woodhead 4-20, Oliver 1-17, Gordon 3-16.

PACKERS 31, BEARS 23 Green Bay Chicago

7 3 3 10

7 14—31 3 7—23

First Quarter Chi — FG Gould 28, 9:28. GB — Jones 13 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 0:43. Second Quarter Chi — Forte 1 run (Gould kick), 7:49. GB — FG Crosby 37, 2:32. Chi — FG Gould 50, 0:08. Third Quarter GB — Jones 1 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 11:56. Chi — FG Gould 44, 4:57. Fourth Quarter GB — Cobb 5 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 10:26. GB — Lacy 2 run (Crosby kick), 1:55. Chi — Bennett 24 pass from Cutler (Gould kick), 0:34. A — 62,442 at Chicago. TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punts Returns Kickoff Returns

GB 21 322 30-133 189 0-0 4-106

Chi 25 402 33-189 213 1-11 3-63

Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

1-42 18-23-0 0-0 2-48.5 0-0 10-74 28:08

0-0 18-36-1 2-12 1-56.0 0-0 6-64 31:52

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Green Bay, Lacy 19-85, A. Rodgers 8-35, R. Rodgers 1-11, Starks 2-2. Chicago, Forte 24-141, Cutler 4-31, Rodgers 4-16, Langford 1-1. PASSING — Green Bay, A. Rodgers 18-23-189-3-0. Chicago, Cutler 18-36225-1-1. RECEIVING — Green Bay, Adams 4-59, Jones 4-51, Cobb 5-38, R. Rodgers 3-27, Lacy 2-14. Chicago, Jeffery 5-78, Wilson 2-59, Bennett 5-55, Forte 5-25, Royal 1-8.

RAMS 34, SEAHAWKS 31 (OT) Seattle St. Louis

7 3 3 18 0 10 14 7

0—31 3—34

First Quarter Sea — Lockett 57 punt return (Hauschka kick), 4:31. Second Quarter STL — Austin 16 run (Zuerlein kick), 14:55. STL — FG Zuerlein 33, 7:31. Sea — FG Hauschka 25, 0:00. Third Quarter Sea — FG Hauschka 27, 9:40. STL — Foles 1 run (Zuerlein kick), 6:10. STL — Austin 75 punt return (Zuerlein kick), 4:30. Fourth Quarter Sea — Graham 7 pass from Wilson (Lynch run), 12:04. Sea — FG Hauschka 35, 4:46. Sea — Williams 8 fumble return (Hauschka kick), 4:39. STL — Kendricks 37 pass from Foles (Zuerlein kick), 0:53. Overtime STL — FG Zuerlein 37, 12:06. A — 51,792 at St. Louis. TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punts Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Sea 21 343 32-124 219 2-63 2-56 0-0 32-41-1 6-32 4-48.8 0-0 7-46 37:28

STL 19 352 26-76 276 2-81 3-63 1-15 18-27-0 2-21 3-47.3 3-3 4-30 28:32

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Seattle, Lynch 18-73, Wilson 8-31, Jackson 3-13, Rawls 2-5, Coleman 1-2. St. Louis, Cunningham 1645, Austin 4-17, Foles 4-11, Pead 2-3. PASSING — Seattle, Wilson 32-41-2511-1. St. Louis, Foles 18-27-297-1-0. RECEIVING — Seattle, Kearse 8-76, Graham 6-51, Baldwin 7-35, Lockett 4-34, Lynch 5-31, Jackson 1-16, Matthews 1-8. St. Louis, Cook 5-85, Cunningham 4-77, Bailey 3-58, Kendricks 2-42, Britt 2-37, Austin 2--2.

BENGALS 33, RAIDERS 13 Cincinnati Oakland

7 17 0 0

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punts Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Cin 22 396 31-127 269 2-23 2-14 1-0 25-34-0 0-0 5-43.8 0-0 6-50 32:32

9 0—33 0 13—13

First Quarter Cin — Hill 3 run (Nugent kick), 7:15. Second Quarter Cin — FG Nugent 32, 9:29. Cin — Hill 2 run (Nugent kick), 2:21. Cin — Eifert 13 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 0:07. Third Quarter Cin — Eifert 8 pass from Dalton (Nugent kick), 3:42. Cin — FG Nugent 35, 1:25. Fourth Quarter Oak — Reece 11 pass from McGloin (Janikowski kick), 7:55. Oak — Reece 9 pass from McGloin (pass from McGloin to ), 2:13. A — 54,500 at Oakland. Oak 16 246 16-63 183 3-27 3-69 0-0 30-43-1 2-20 6-43.3 2-1 5-32 27:28

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Cincinnati, Hill 19-63, Bernard 8-63, Dalton 4-1. Oakland, Murray 11-44, Carr 1-8, Olawale 1-6, Jones 3-5. PASSING — Cincinnati, Dalton 25-34269-2-0. Oakland, McGloin 23-31-142-21, Carr 7-12-61-0-0. RECEIVING — Cincinnati, Eifert 9-104, Green 5-63, Sanu 2-34, Bernard 6-25, Burkhead 1-24, Jones 2-19. Oakland, Cooper 5-47, Crabtree 5-37, Murray 7-36, Reece 3-26, Olawale 3-19, Jones 1-13, Roberts 3-12, Streater 1-8, Rivera 1-4, Walford 1-1.

JETS 31, BROWNS 10 Cleveland N.Y. Jets

0 10 0 0 14 10

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punts Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

Cle 15 321 28-104 217 1-10 1-27 1-0 18-32-1 3-14 2-60.5 4-4 12-109 31:40

0—10 7—31

First Quarter No scoring Second Quarter Cle — Benjamin 54 pass from Manziel (Coons kick), 11:01. NYJ — Ivory 10 run (Folk kick), 9:41. Cle — FG Coons 26, 2:46. NYJ — Decker 15 pass from Fitzpatrick (Folk kick), 0:26. Third Quarter NYJ — Marshall 1 pass from Fitzpatrick (Folk kick), 7:51. NYJ — FG Folk 34, 0:29. Fourth Quarter NYJ — Ivory 3 run (Folk kick), 10:38. A — 78,160 at East Rutherford.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

NYJ 18 333 36-154 179 2-13 1-13 1-18 15-24-1 0-0 3-43.7 1-0 4-30 28:20

RUSHING — Cleveland, Manziel 5-35, McCown 3-23, Johnson Jr. 7-22, Crowell 12-20, Draughn 1-4. N.Y. Jets, Ivory 20-91, Powell 12-62, Bohanon 2-2, Fitzpatrick 2--1. PASSING — Cleveland, Manziel 13-24182-1-1, McCown 5-8-49-0-0. N.Y. Jets, Fitzpatrick 15-24-179-2-1. RECEIVING — Cleveland, Benjamin 3-89, Barnidge 3-38, Hawkins 3-24, Gabriel 2-20, Hartline 2-20, Johnson 2-14, Dray 1-13, Crowell 2-13. N.Y. Jets, Marshall 6-62, Owusu 4-55, Decker 2-37, Powell 2-16, Ivory 1-9.

COWBOYS 27, GIANTS 26 N.Y. Giants Dallas

3 10 3 3

TEAM STATISTICS First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punts Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

NYG 18 289 24-99 190 2-3 0-0 2-20 20-36-0 1-3 4-44.8 0-0 5-44 22:50

3 10—26 7 14—27

First Quarter Dal — FG Bailey 21, 4:33. NYG — FG Brown 50, 1:58. Second Quarter Dal — FG Bailey 32, 5:31. NYG — Rodgers-Cromartie 57 fumble return (Brown kick), 0:56. NYG — FG Brown 40, 0:14. Third Quarter NYG — FG Brown 30, 9:48. Dal — Escobar 2 pass from Romo (Bailey kick), 4:01. Fourth Quarter NYG — Jennings 1 run (Brown kick), 8:01. Dal — Witten 1 pass from Romo (Bailey kick), 5:08. NYG — FG Brown 19, 1:34. Dal — Witten 11 pass from Romo (Bailey kick), 0:07. A — 93,579 at Arlington.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Dal 27 436 23-80 356 1--3 5-96 0-0 36-45-2 0-0 2-53.5 3-1 3-35 37:10

RUSHING — N.Y. Giants, Jennings 13-52, Vereen 3-14, Williams 6-14, Harris 1-11, Manning 1-8. Dallas, Randle 16-65, McFadden 6-16, Romo 1--1. PASSING — N.Y. Giants, Manning 20-36193-0-0. Dallas, Romo 36-45-356-3-2. RECEIVING — N.Y. Giants, Vereen 4-46, Beckham Jr. 5-44, Fells 3-33, Parker 2-26, Randle 3-23, Donnell 3-21. Dallas, Dunbar 8-70, Witten 8-60, Williams 5-60, Beasley 4-49, Bryant 5-48, Randle 3-42, McFadden 1-19, Escobar 2-8.

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Falcons come back to beat Eagles 26-24

Toronto won’t bid on 2024 Games: source

PAUL NEWBERRY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ATLANTA — Julio Jones had 141 yards receiving and two touchdowns, Matt Ryan shook off a pair of interceptions, and the Atlanta Falcons came back to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 26-24 Monday night after squandering a 17-point halftime lead. Ricardo Allen’s interception off a deflected pass sealed the victory with 1:11 remaining, giving Dan Quinn an upset victory in his first game as Falcons coach. The Eagles missed a chance to go ahead when Cody Parkey missed a 44-yard field goal with 2:27 to go. “Our defence stepped up at the end of the game,� Ryan said. “Ricardo has worked so hard.� Coming off the best season of his career and with a lucrative new contract, Jones dominated the Eagles’ revamped secondary as the Falcons raced to a 20-3 halftime lead. It could have been even more if not for Kiko Alonso’s dazzling one-handed interception while falling backward in the end zone. Ryan had another interception on the first possession of the second half, turning the momen-

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tum in Philadelphia’s favour. The Atlanta quarterback finished 23 of 34 for 298 yards. Sam Bradford, in his first regular-season game in nearly two years and making his debut for the Eagles, was 36 of 52 for 336 yards. But Philadelphia’s muchhyped running game, led by newcomer DeMarco Murray, was largely a bust. After leading the NFL with more than 1,800 yards rushing in Dallas last season, Murray was held to 9 yards on eight carries. Ryan Mathews had only 4 yards, while Darren Sproles led the way

with 50 yards on the ground. Coach Chip Kelly’s up-tempo offence looked unstoppable in the preseason but bogged down in the first half against the fired-up Falcons, who hope the energetic Quinn can turn things around from a 10-22 showing the last two seasons under Mike Smith. Other than a 69-yard drive that led to a field goal, the Eagles generated just 56 yards on their other seven first-half possessions — three of which went three-and-out, and another ended quickly when Bradford was intercepted. Jones, on the other hand, was unstoppable. After signing a new $71.25 million contract, he gave Atlanta its money’s worth by hauling in eight passes for 97 yards before halftime, including touchdowns of 4 and 22 yards. The Eagles clamped down in the second half, but Jones finally got loose for his only catch after the break — a 44-yarder that set up Matt Bryant’s winning field goal from 47 yards with 6:27 left. Bryant also connected from 41, 39 and 44 yards. It didn’t take long for the Eagles to capture the momentum

after halftime. On the third play, Ryan threw a deep pass down the middle just as he was hit, looking for Roddy White. Walter Thurmond stepped in to make the interception, returning it 23 yards to the Atlanta 8. After an incomplete pass, Murray took off around right end for Philadelphia’s first touchdown of the season. The Falcons were forced to punt, and the Eagles put together their most impressive drive of the night to that point. Despite four penalties, they went 95 yards in 13 plays, capped off by Bradford’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Murray that sliced Atlanta’s lead to 20-17. The running back hauled in the throw, cut back to leave Kroy Biermann sprawled face-first on the turf, and sauntered into the end zone. Philadelphia wasn’t done, either. Bradford guided the Eagles 80 yards in just six plays, including four consecutive completions that went for 24, 12, 21 and 19 yards to the Atlanta 1. Mathews took it in from there, giving Philadelphia its first lead of the game. It wouldn’t last.

PAOLA LORIGGIO THE CANADIAN PRESS

Toronto will not enter the bidding process to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. A source with knowledge of the discussions told The Canadian Press late Monday that Mayor John Tory made the decision after he received a lack of firm support from the province and lukewarm enthusiasm from potential sponsors. The mayor is expected to announce his decision at a news conference on Tuesday, which is the deadline for cities to submit a letter to the International Olympic Committee to register as possible candidates to host the Games. Talk of another bid emerged after this summer’s Pan Am Games, and Tory has since been consulting with politicians, sports officials and other stakeholders on what’s involved in vying for the Olympics. After an initial wave of enthusiasm, many began to express concerns in recent weeks about the implications of an Olympic bid, particularly on the financial front.

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ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

TODAY’S CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 For the guys 5 Stanley Cup org. 8 Convinced 12 Prince Val’s wife 14 Willing to try 15 Libretto feature 16 Fossil resin 17 -- facto 18 Rajah’s consort 19 Borrow on 21 More orderly 23 -- -- creek 24 “Lettuce pray” 25 Ben & Jerry rival 26 Straw hat 30 Wassailers’ tune 32 Ran in neutral 33 Full of suspense 37 From memory 38 Borders on 39 Largest continent 40 One-humped camel 42 Pint-sized 43 Disdain 44 They come in a flurry 45 Make inquiry 48 PM units 49 “Grand -- Opry” 50 Rocky’s last name 52 More caked with dirt 57 What never to tell (2 wds.) 58 Host’s request 60 Orchard 61 Eur. or Afr. 62 Superman’s girl 63 Down the hatch 64 -- -jerk reaction 65 Mongkut portrayer 66 Paddock occupant DOWN 1 Polite address 2 St. --’s fire 3 Wyo. neighbor 4 Dele canceler 5 Collar site 6 “-- Pinafore” 7 “Exodus” author (2 wds.) 8 Ms. Teasdale

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one. You will see what occurs when you test it out on several people whose opinions you respect. You’ll better understand an older person or relative during the process. Tonight: Stay close to home. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Know that you are headed in the right direction. Your smile exudes self-confidence. You might gain unusual information about an associate. One-on-one relating is likely to take you down a new path, as long as you are willing to go. Tonight: Go for what you want. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Be aware that someone could be sending mixed messages. Find out what is going on behind the scenes, and become more of an observer. Verbalizing your thoughts and feelings will be more successful than you might realize. Tonight: Join a friend for munchies. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Your smile wins others over. You might not even realize the power of your charm. You have a way of drawing people toward you. Among your friends, there could be a secret admirer.

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Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ★ Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and 3x3 block.

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Sept 30, 1930 – Sept 6, 2015 It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend Bob (Papa). Bob was predeceased by his wife Barbara in 2008 after 50 years of marriage. He will be sadly missed by his children Peter and Brenda, Tom and Alix and Alison and Tatsuo, his six grandchildren Melissa, Nicole, Mitchell, Amanda, Trevor, and Elizabeth, and his great grandson Hudson. He will also be missed by his many nieces and nephews and his close friends Dave and Joan Ackerman and Gary and Doris Young. Bob was born in Aneroid Saskatchewan (on the kitchen table) and moved with his family to New Westminster in 1942. He graduated from Duke of Connaught High School where he was a member of the Track and Field team and the 1947 BC High School Championship Basketball Team. After graduating from UBC in 1956 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Bob worked in Montreal, Deep River Ontario and New Westminster. He eventually settled his family in Port Alberni in 1967 where he worked for MacMillan Bloedel until he retired in 1992. He spent much of his time building the family cabin at Sproat Lake and was an avid skier. He was still skiing with his family and friends when he was 74 years old. When he wasn’t building or fixing something he was spending time with his grandchildren. He lived for his grandchildren and was the best Papa ever. Friends and family are invited to remember and celebrate Bob’s life at the Best Western Barclay Hotel, in the Arrowsmith room from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM on Saturday October 10th,, 2015. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bob’s name to the Parkinson Society Canada or the Canadian Cancer Society.

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A third of people caring for a frail senior at home are in distress, and yet some provincial supports such as adult day programs remain under-used, according to a new report from B.C.’s Seniors Advocate. A survey of health assessments for 30,000 B.C. seniors found that the majority of those who report fatigue and other stresses from caring for a relative or friend aren’t using provincial programs. B.C. offers three kinds of respite services, adult day programs, respite beds in care facilities that offer care for up to 30 days at a time, and home support visits from aides. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie said availability of programs is better in urban areas than rural ones, but in general B.C. offers less respite care than Alberta and has more unpaid caregivers reporting distress. Mackenzie says increasing availability for adult day programs could reduce emergency visits from complex home care patients by a third, and hospital admissions by half, detecting medication or other health problems before they produce a hospital visit. One puzzling result from the survey is that while there are waiting lists for adult day programs in B.C., one out of four spaces is empty each day. Mackenzie said there may be logistical problems with home care patients, such as a need to attend medical appointments at the same time as the day program is offered. Mackenzie isn’t suggesting government-paid substitutes can replace volunteer caregivers, most of whom are spouses or other relatives, but says they should have more opportunities to take a break. “Caregivers do it all,� she said. “Sometimes it is is simple as driving mum to the doctor’s office. Other times it is as complicated as insulin injections or changing catheter bags. “Sometimes it is dropping in on mum and dad at the end of the work day and other times it is living with your wife of 65-plus years as she surrenders to the ravages of dementia, does not know who you are, cannot be left alone and must be fed and toileted.�

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OTTAWA — Since Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s election call on Aug. 2, the governing Conservatives have been buffeted by good news-bad news economic numbers. Here’s a list: Aug. 14: Good news — Statistics Canada reported June manufacturing sales rose 1.2 per cent to $50.8 billion, the second consecutive monthly gain. Bad news — Year-to-date manufacturing sales were down 1.5 per cent from the same period in 2014. Aug. 20: Bad news — Statistics Canada reported 531,700 people receiving regular Employment Insurance benefits in June, some 20,300 more than in June 2014 and up 5,200 from the previous month. Aug. 21: Good news — Statistics Canada reported continued low inflation in July, with the Consumer Price Index up 1.3 per cent over the previous 12 months. Bad news — Low energy prices tempered inflation, but July food prices were up 3.2 per cent following a 3.4 per cent increase in June. Aug. 31: Good news — Statistics Canada reported that Canada’s current account deficit narrowed by $0.7 billion in the second quarter to $17.4 billion. Bad news — The quarterly trade surplus with the U.S. expanded by $2.5 billion, but Canada’s trade deficit with all other countries widened by $2.2 billion to reach a record $15.7 billion.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper delivers a speech during a campaign stop in Kamloops, Monday. [CANADIAN PRESS]

Sept. 1: Good news — Statistics Canada released Gross Domestic Product numbers that showed GDP increased in June by 0.5 per cent. Bad news — The GDP numbers for the second quarter of 2015 showed a second consecutive quarter of shrinking GDP, the technical definition of a recession. Sept. 4: Good news — Statistics Canada released employment numbers for August which showed an increase of 12,000 jobs.

Bad news — The August unemployment rate rose to 7.0 per cent from 6.8 per cent due to more people looking for work. Sept. 14: Good news — Finance Canada released the Annual Financial Report which showed a final budgetary surplus of $1.9 billion for the 2014-15 fiscal year. Bad news — The true surplus figures match almost exactly the April 28 surplus projection by the parliamentary budget office, which also forecast a small deficit for the current year.

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The popular Super Shot ride took riders on a quick drop from high above. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Rylen Brens had fun on all the rides at the fair on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Gabrielle Krol took a big slide down one of the rides on Saturday. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

After having her face painted, Addison Goodman had fun on the timeless carousel at the Fair’s midway.

Fair-goers took a ride on the classic Ferris Wheel throughout the weekend.

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Young dancers swung ribbons while the ADSS cheerleaders performed for the first time this year along the Fall Fair parade route on Tenth Avenue Saturday morning. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

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