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Swimmers left high and dry AQUATIC CENTRE EXPECTED TO REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL THE FALL OF 2016 BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Sylvan Lake council has taken the plunge to spend up to $3.5 million fixing its trouble-prone pool. But the bad news is the Aquatic Centre won’t be open again until the fall of 2016, only a few months ahead of the town’s new multiplex, which is expected to be ready in February 2017. The scope of the necessary repairs, and other issues such as public safety and staffing, will leave the town’s swimmers looking elsewhere for water for another year. An option to reopen the pool on a limited basis from February to April
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‘OUR UNDERSTANDING IS MOST PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WANT TO GET BACK IN THE POOL. SO WE CHOSE THE OPTION THAT HAD THE FULL REPAIRS INVOLVED AND OUR STAFF WAS SAYING THE SOONEST TIME THAT CAN HAPPEN IS OCTOBER OF NEXT YEAR.’ — MAYOR SEAN MCINTYRE next year was rejected by council. The pool would have had to close again after April to allow for construction work as part of the multiplex project. Town communications officer Joanne Gaudet said lining up lifeguards
for a few months would likely have been difficult and there is no guarantee the necessary work would be done in time for an April temporary opening. Mayor Sean McIntyre said the tem-
porary option was only on a “best-case scenario” timetable and still would not have meant a full schedule. “Our understanding is most people in our community want to get back in the pool. So we chose the option that had the full repairs involved and our staff was saying the soonest time that can happen is October of next year.” McIntyre shares his community’s disappointment. “The whole situation is frustrating for me and, I’m sure, the rest of the community. There’s really no reason that a facility that was built in 2000 should be having these kinds of problems.”
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DYEversity Relay fetes unique mix of students, staff BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF A new event at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School will not only celebrate the school’s diversity, it could also be the beginning of a needed breakfast program for the school. The inaugural DYEversity Relay — which will include the use of powdered dye being tossed on relay participants — was expected to attract about 300 people. The idea has taken off. There will be 82 teams with 625 participants, Sandre Bevan, a vice-principal at LTCHS, said Tuesday. The relay will run on Oct. 6, all day during school hours. The action of participants being “painted” with brightly-coloured cornstarch is similar to that seen at certain sporting events. During the event, there will be music, entertainment and other activities as teams make their way around the track at the school — walking, running, in wheelchairs, whatever it takes to get around it. The dye-throwing would be in an adjacent field, not on the track. “The day is about the message not the event. The vehicle is just the DYEversity Relay,” said Bevan. She said last year she had been thinking about fun ways for the school to celebrate and promote diversity, involving as many people as possible, and the idea came to her. “It was just
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Stefan Theriault takes a hit of dye to the face courtesy of classmate Jadyn Smith Tuesday afternoon. The two Lindsay Thurber Grade 12 students were demonstrating the dye that will be used in the school’s DYEversity Relay to be held Oct. 6 at the school. More than 600 students are registered for the event. something that made sense for our school,” she said. “We have such an unbelievably unique mix of students and staff in our school, and we have so many different programs and people.” It will be one of those days when students are not a member of a particular class, rather they will be part of an event where everyone is the same, Bevan said.
The committee has sought business and community sponsorship to help cover costs, although Bevan admits this has been difficult because of the downturn in the Alberta economy. Any leftover funds will go toward starting a breakfast program at the school, she said. LTCHS has a wide range of programming, everything from the most challenged learners to its Internation-
al Baccalaureate and everything in the middle. It also has a large ESL population, a large number of international students, and French immersion, Bevan said. “We are really very fortunate to have such an incredibly diverse group of individuals in our school. … It’s the fabric of our school.”
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Human trafficking case to have preliminary hearing in April 2016 BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A husband and wife who own three Gasoline Alley businesses will get a chance to hear the evidence behind the human trafficking allegations they face. Ravinder and Varinder Sidhu of Red Deer face a list of charges, including three laid under the immigration and refugee protection act. They are accused of three offences under the act including: ● Organizing the coming into Canada of one or more persons by means of
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abduction, fraud, deception or use of threat of force or coercion. ● Employing a foreign national in a capacity in which the foreign national is not authorized. ● Counsel, induce aid or abet or attempt to counsel, aid or abet any person to directly or indirectly misrepresent or withhold material facts relating to a relevant matter that induces or could induce an error. Ravinder, 46, and Varinder, 49, are the corporate directors of three Gasoline Alley businesses including Econo Lodge Inn and Suites, the Holidy Liquor Store and Winks. Defence counsel Will Willms ap-
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peared on behalf of the Sidhus in Red Deer provincial court before Judge Gordon Deck on Tuesday. Willms elected for a trial by Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench judge and jury. He also requested a preliminary hearing before the trial. Preliminary hearings are held to test the strength of the Crown’s case to determine if it can proceed to trial. The two-day preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 18 and 19, 2016, in Red Deer provincial court. The case is being prosecuted by the special prosecutions office out of Calgary. Additionally, the Sidhus are accused of several Alberta Employment
Standards Act offences. These charges include: ● Failure to comply with a notice to provide employment records. ● Obstructing an officer in the exercise of their duty by advising employees not to co-operate and/or give false statements. ● Falsifying employment records. ● Giving false/misleading information to an investigating officer and failing to keep employment records as required. Pleas were not entered on these charges by Willms on Tuesday. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com
Demographic shakeup Canada’s seniors have edged out the number of children under the age of 15, according the latest population figures. Story on PAGE A5
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Investigation deems RCMP justified in shooting man in front of bank EDMONTON — An investigation has cleared the RCMP of any wrongdoing in a shooting that injured a man in front of a bank in east-central Alberta last December. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) says the use of force was justified when officers responded to a 911 call in Vegreville about a robbery at the Toronto Dominion Bank’s automated teller. ASIRT says an officer arrived to find a man, carrying a suspiciously shaped cloth bag, who did not identify himself, refused to listen to the Mountie and began swearing. Things deteriorated further when backup arrived and the man pointed what appeared to be a black handgun at the first officer. The 22-year-old suspect was shot and injured when he refused to put down the weapon, which turned out to be a replica firearm. ASIRT determined the original 911 call that brought the officers to the scene was made from the man’s own cellphone.
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Roanoke City Swift Water Rescue workers carry wheelchair-bound flood victim Amy Cunningham to safety after rescuing her from her home, Tuesday, in Roanoke, Va. Steady rains have forced the early closure of schools and flooded streets from Southside Virginia to the Shenandoah Valley.
Groups want government to create and fund Alberta Wellness Foundation EDMONTON — A coalition of groups is calling on Alberta’s cash-strapped government to spend millions of dollars on a new organization that would encourage people to live healthier lives. Wellness Alberta wants the province to create an independent foundation and fund it with an annual grant of $60 million that would increase to at least $200 million in three to five years. The coalition says the foundation would work to promote physical activity, prevent injuries and reduce unhealthy eating, tobacco use and alcohol abuse. Calgary oilman Jim Gray, chairman of the coalition, said the foundation would pay off by taking pressure off the hard-pressed health-care system, which already eats up almost half of Alberta’s budget. “We are confident that the premier and the health minister will make the improved health of Albertans a top priority by committing to the creation of a provincial wellness foundation,” Gray said Tuesday. “Alberta needs a well-financed, effective and sustainable wellness foundation to reduce the burden
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POOL: Inadequate air handling system First closed briefly last spring, the pool was only open a day before more problems were found and it was closed again at the end of April and the doors have been shut ever since. A local hotel has already offered its pool for some swimming lessons. Other users, such as the town’s swimming club, have found pool time in other communities. An inadequate air handling system was blamed
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of chronic disease and injury. We simply cannot afford not to invest in disease prevention.” The coalition said the government could fund the wellness foundation through general revenue or with a special tax on tobacco, alcohol or sugar-sweetened drinks. It hopes the government will announce the foundation before the end of the year and allow it to begin operating before the end of 2016. The coalition said its foundation proposal has been endorsed by organizations including Alberta Blue Cross, the Alberta Medical Association and the cities of Edmonton and Calgary. Dr. Chris Eagle, former CEO of Alberta Health Services, said the practical measures being proposed would reduce the growing demand for expensive health services. Alberta Health’s budget for this fiscal year is forecast at more than $18 billion. Eagle, who is a member of the coalition, said for too long the government has put off making significant investments in prevention. “We have to invest in doing things in promotion and prevention to stop the ongoing wave of people getting ill — diabetics, people with heart attacks,” he said. “Minor things would change their ability, their health, their need for emergency treatment.” by engineering consultants for major corrosion problems in the Aquatic Centre which opened in 2002. It damaged structural supports, requiring significant repairs. The town has also taken the opportunity to make a number of upgrades to the aging Aquatic Centre, which is to be joined to a new $33.5-million multiplex under construction and due to open in spring 2017. Some of the changes, such as upgrading roof trusses, were already planned as part of the multiplex project. Other upgrades include electrical work, replacing the pool deck, expanding change rooms, and barrier-free washroom improvements. All of the work will cost between $2.75 million and $3.5 million. To find the money, council will tweak its 10-year capital plan. Gaudet said a decision on what projects need to be delayed or cancelled to find the money will be made as part of upcoming budget discus-
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HALIFAX — New photos released by the Transportation Safety Board show damage to the passenger cabin of an Air Canada plane that crashed at Halifax’s airport during a heavy snowfall earlier this year. The photos are part of an update issued by the safety agency Tuesday that also provides details on the weather and flying conditions when Air Canada flight 624 hit the ground short of the runway on March 29. One of the images released shows punctures to the aircraft cabin floor, with a metal object jutting up between seat rows near the back of the plane. The report says that during the approach the engines of the aircraft severed power transmission lines, and then the main landing gear and rear fuselage impacted the snow-covered ground about 225 metres before the runway threshold. The aircraft smashed through an antenna array, then hit the ground about 70 metres before the runway, before sliding and bouncing for more than 600 metres before coming to a rest at the side of the runway.
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EDMONTON — An Alberta government legislative committee has reversed a pay raise for officers of the legislature. Last week, the NDP-dominated committee approved a 7.25 per cent hike for seven senior independent officers, including the auditor general. Critics panned the move, saying it sent the wrong message when thousands of Albertans were being laid off from their jobs in the private sector. The committee also had voted to send themselves to a conference in Boston on government ethics. On Tuesday the committee met and rescinded the pay hike and sending delegates to the conference.
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Notley clarifies climate plan feelings BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she “strongly supports” the federal NDP’s plan to combat climate change, except for a capand-trade system that could potentially move money out of her province. A day after she panned cap-andtrade as probably not the “best road forward” for Alberta, Notley tried to set the record straight Tuesday on a perceived rift between her and federal leader Tom Mulcair. Mulcair’s plan would allow provinces to opt out if their efforts to fight climate change were as good or better than a national strategy. That would make it OK for Alberta’s New Democrats, Notley said. “The comments that I made yesterday always aligned with the framework that was announced by Tom Mulcair,” Notley told a conference call with reporters. “What Mulcair is putting forward is that their plan will allow provinces to come up with their own solution. “My opinion with respect to the federal party’s plan for climate change is that Alberta can work with it and it is reasonable.” She called the perceived difference between the branches of the party an “inadvertent misunderstanding” of her remarks in a Montreal speech on Monday. Mulcair has said that a federal NDP government would develop a national system that would set hard caps on emissions and make polluters who exceeded them pay. Mulcair has noted that Canada successfully adopted such an approach decades ago to combat emissions that were causing acid rain. He did point out that some provinces — British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec and Ontario — have already implemented their own measures on climate change such as implementing a carbon tax or cap and trade. “We’re not going to replace something that’s working,” Mulcair said on the weekend. That opt-out is what has Notley onside. “We’re not particularly interested in a plan that is going to result in a transfer of capital outside of Alberta,” she said Tuesday. One of Notley’s first acts after she won the provincial election in May was to charge an expert panel with designing an overall climate-change policy for Alberta in advance of talks in Paris this December. By 2017, Alberta plans to require large emitters to reduce their emissions by 20 per cent per unit of production. Emissions over that level are to cost $30 a tonne. A July 2014 analysis done for the Alberta government by Brattle Group recommended increasing Alberta’s carbon tax to $50 a tonne — an increase of almost 70 per cent. That report is now before the panel, which is expected to deliver its conclusions in November. The leader of Alberta’s official Opposition said Notley appears to be caving in to Mulcair. “Albertans want leadership that protects jobs and the economy,” Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said in a news release.
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Mounties in the Saskatoon area didn’t let an unexpected visitor get their goat when they were called to a disturbance at a Tim Hortons on the weekend. RCMP in Warman were called out because a stubborn kid was refusing to leave the coffee shop early Sunday morning. The goat is seen inside the vestibule of a Tim Horton’s in the town of Warman, Sask.
Tim Hortons goat likely the butt of a joke rodeo official says it’s not funny BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SASKATOON — Turns out the goat who wouldn’t leave a Tim Hortons in Saskatchewan got a bum rap. The goat was one of three taking part in the University of Saskatchewan rodeo team’s annual event just north of Saskatoon on the weekend. Katie Dutchak, co-founder of the team, says it’s believed the goat — which came from Alberta — was kidnapped and let loose in the coffee shop’s parking lot. Dutchak says goats are companion animals and don’t wander off by themselves and the Timmy’s is about a 10-minute car ride south of the corral grounds where the rodeo was held. She says goats are known to chew anything, but there was no evidence left to show that Goliath did that. Team members are thankful he is
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I read Kerry Towle’s interview in Her notion that she was approached the Advocate and realized that she re- by insiders about “privatizing all medally was a fairly naive participant in icine” indicated she is completely una blood sport like politics. I felt sorry aware of the Canada Health Act, or she for her post-election malmolded the message to fit aise, but what did she really her reason to abandon the expect from her defection? WR for what she believed Did she realistically expect to be greener political pasto be re-elected by the vottures. ers in the same constituenI have no idea why she cy where she abandoned would believe she had an the majority of people who opportunity to win her seat voted for her under a differas a PC, but maybe she ent party banner? liked her chances after the Towle mentioned how PCs swept all four by-elecshe was not affiliated with tions last fall. She was iniany party when she was tially vilified by her former approached to run for the WR colleagues-and later JIM Wildrose Party and subsejoined by a handful of them, SUTHERLAND quently won a seat under including her bestie DanOPINION the WR banner. The Wilielle Smith. drose Party is a newcomThe defectors viewed er on the Alberta political their floor-crossings as an scene and represented an amalgam of honourable move to unite the right conservative voters who felt they were in Alberta and facilitate a stronger no longer represented by the Progres- conservative brand in this province. sive Conservative Party in this prov- Voters had a different take on the deince. fections and saw the floor-crossings as The WR party roots were largely political opportunism at its worst. Kerrural and reflected the values of Al- ry Towle, Danielle Smith and friends bertans in smaller communities. How lit a political bomb in this province Towle misinterpreted this basic polit- and facilitated the most unlikely govical right-of-center philosophy (a cor- ernment since the United Farmers of nerstone of the party) is beyond me. Alberta in this province: a duly-elect-
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ed NDP government. The October 2014 by-election sweep probably prompted former Premier Jim Prentice to consider an early election, but the WR defections made the decision a no-brainer when it comes to political opportunism. Prentice felt he had eliminated his only political rival by the voluntary defections and it emboldened him to call a very early election so his WR adversaries would have no opportunity to get off the mat and elect a new leader. The budget and the voters’ perception of the blurred lines between the two parties caused the unthinkable: a left of center party victory in the heartland of Canadian free enterprise. Many voters wanted the PCs out of government in the worst way and erroneously believed the NDP would be a minority government at best. Many strategic, non-traditional NDP voters did get the PCs out in the worst way with the actual NDP majority result from their vote. The actions of Towle and her fellow defectors were the sole reason for a majority NDP government because voters viewed the two parties as the same brand, a very simplistic view in reality. Wildrose and PC are absolutely not the same brand, but they did split the right of center vote and allowed the
NDP to win what was considered to be an unwinnable political lottery for a socialist party in this province. Many of the strategic vote (Anybody but PC) supporters has buyer’s remorse immediately after the vote count because they elected a left wing party majority in a right wing province, and now they will have four years to find out how that choice will affect them. Towle’s political instincts are still somewhat askew if she actually thinks Alberta needs a new party to corral the political right in this province. It will not happen in the world of real Alberta politics. The conservative vote in Alberta will unify on its own accord in the same way the Socreds gave way to the PCs in the early 70s-and then disappeared as a major political force. The provincial PC brand is dead as a major political player in Alberta. Services were held after the Calgary Foothills by-election where they lost their Tory stronghold on a seat abandoned by Prentice. Towle indicated she may not run again in Alberta politics in the article. That choice has already been made for her by voters and it will be her best political decision in the future. Jim Sutherland is a local freelance writer.
Does Red Deer really need a diversity specialist? I read the Advocate article with the headline “Dialogue on Diversity,” with a lot of interest. At the risk of being labeled a “redneck,” which to be honest I don’t mind, when I read the article so many questions come to mind. So the city of Red Deer wants to build a community where everyone feels safe and able to fully participate in the community. It seems to me that’s like saying, wouldn’t it be wonderful for everybody to be equal, that we all could drive a Lincoln, that we all could live in a 5,000 sq ft house etc. etc. This type of social manipulation has been tried around the world before and has failed miserably. I was unaware that the city has hired a human resources specialist for diversity and inclusion, at what cost to the tax payer we don’t know, but one can imagine with salary, benefits, $100,000 isn’t too far out of line. On top of this, as it’s a city job, an assistant will be involved some where. Tymmarah Zehr the specialist is now involved in finding “the hot topics” that will ensure she has a job in the future, I have to ask what has she been doing for the past four months since she was hired. I would think identifying the hot topics would be the first thing on the list but so far she has only come up with aboriginal relations and the integration of newcomers to the city, both pretty obvious perceived problems. As a taxpayer I have to ask myself is this what I want my city to be involved in? There are numerous volunteer groups that work in both these fields, many without remuneration, some receiving a paycheque. Why not encourage these groups instead of adding to the administration payroll? Do we as taxpayers know what the budget for this series of workshops will be or does Ms. Zehr have a blank chequebook? Once again I fail to understand why the city, funded by the taxpayers, has to interfere with everyday life. All I want from my government is clean water, good roads, an effective police force, an efficient waste disposal system, a good library and recreation facilities that I can afford to use. I would ask all councillors to look at this expenditure and not be swayed by the vocal left. George Croome Red Deer
Will any new schools land north of the river? The Government of Alberta plans to build 232 schools in the next six years. The City of Red Deer will start developing 3,000 acres north of 11A next year. If the city breaks the 3,000 acres into three equal parts between residential, commercial and industrial then you see 1,000 acres of residential at 20 people per acre for an additional 20,000 people. Development starts next year and if the city develops one quarter section per year for residential, then the city’s population north of the river will grow 3,200 people per year to add 19,200 people by year six to bring the population north of the river over 50,000 residents. Since there is no high school north of the river in Red Deer, and since the population will rival Grande Prairie, would it be too much to hope that one of those 232 schools would be a high school for north of the river? If not you could see upwards of 4,000 high school students commuting across the city at least twice a day. Currently, there are no plans or recommendations for a high school north of the river. The plan is for five high schools around 30 Ave. and for everyone to commute.
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The Government of Alberta says our air quality is the poorest in the province and requires immediate action, but the city wants everyone to commute across the city. Let me get this straight. 4,000 students will commute across the city during rush hour traffic twice a day spewing emissions into already overly polluted air rather than build a high school north of the river? What are they thinking?
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Cautious approach needs to be taken with refugee crisis In regards to the Syrian refugee crisis — there’s something wrong there, truly, with what is going on. As a Canadian I feel that the government is handling it the best it can with the information it has. There is so much confusion, it’s hard to hear the truth with all the dialog going on. The opposition is making so much noise it has become a distraction. This is the gist of my story, what better way to implode anything but by being within it. A clever man said to me — why are they fleeing to Europe? They’re Muslims, they are closer to the Saudi than Germany, where are they going? France, Germany and Sweden. All of it puzzling — what is going on? Yes we need to help, do our share at the same time we need to make sure that we are letting in true refugees and not ISIS. I stand behind our government’s cautious approach, to those who oppose what I am saying think carefully about what is truly going on and remember the incidents that occurred in the East. ISIS is a powerful source. I’d rather have a government that is standing up to the critics than a opening door. Re-
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Demographic shakeup SENIORS OUTNUMBER CHILDREN UNDER 15 FOR THE FIRST TIME IN CANADA: STATCAN Canada’s seniors have edged out the number of children under the age of 15, according to the latest population figures that experts say contain further evidence of a long-projected shift in the country’s demographic makeup. The latest round of data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday show seniors made up 16.1 per cent of Canada’s population as of July 1, 2015, compared to 16.0 per cent for children between the ages of 0 and 14. The figures show a fundamental shift in Canada’s composition and signal that the time to confront looming challenges is at hand, said Amanda Grenier, director of McMaster University’s Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging. Grenier said Canadian policy-makers need to emulate policy-makers around the world by reconsidering “how to organize society” to cater to the needs of an aging population. “We haven’t necessarily had the na-
tional debates we should be having around aging,” Grenier said in a telephone interview. “That could be on dementia, that could be on care, that could be on cities. We have a bit of catching up to do as a country.” StatCan said the latest figures were driven by a trend that took root in 2011
‘WE HAVEN’T NECESSARILY HAD THE NATIONAL DEBATES WE SHOULD BE HAVING AROUND AGING. THAT COULD BE ON DEMENTIA, THAT COULD BE ON CARE, THAT COULD BE ON CITIES. WE HAVE A BIT OF CATCHING UP TO DO AS A COUNTRY.’ — AMANDA GRENIER DIRECTOR OF MCMASTER UNIVERSITY’S GILBREA CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN AGING and has continued to accelerate — the aging of the baby boomers, or Canadians born between 1946 and 1965. The agency said the population growth rate for Canadians over the age of 65 was 3.5 per cent, nearly quadrupling the national average of 0.9 per cent.
Candlelight vigil planned for Vaughan crash victims SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER’S FAMILY ‘GREATLY SADDENED’ BY CRASH BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — One of Canada’s wealthiest families expressed sorrow and sympathy Tuesday after one of its own was accused in an alleged drunk driving incident that claimed the lives of three children and their grandfather. Marco Muzzo, of King Township, Ont., faces a dozen impaired-driving offences and six charges related to the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after he allegedly crashed into a minivan carrying six members of a family on Sunday. “We are all greatly saddened by yesterday’s tragedy and express our deepest sympathy and condolences to the Neville, Lake and Frias families,” Muzzo’s mother, Dawn, said in a statement bearing Monday’s date. “We would ask for the co-operation of the media in respecting the privacy of our family during this very difficult time.” The Muzzo family owns the drywall company Marel Contractors and is worth nearly $1.8 billion, according to Canadian Business magazine. The family had not spoken publicly since the fatal crash in Vaughan, north of Toronto. Daniel Neville-Lake, 9, his brother Harrison, 5, their sister Milly, 2, and the kids’ 65-year-old grandfather died following the crash. A candlelight vigil is planned for the Neville-Lake family Thursday night at St. Padre Pio church in
Vaughan. Thousands of people have also donated to an online fundraiser in the names of the four victims. By late Tuesday afternoon, more than $166,000 had been raised through the GoFundMe campaign. A bail hearing for Marco Muzzo is scheduled Friday. His late grandfather, Marco Muzzo Sr., immigrated to Canada from Italy in the 1950s and became a highly influential developer in the Toronto area. “He built most of Mississauga,” the city’s former mayor, Hazel McCallion, said in an interview. “Very generous man, very responsible — his word was as good as his signature.” She described the late Muzzo as “very private” and said the family “must be under great, great stress.” Before the crash, Marco Muzzo had seven non-criminal offences, including a conviction for driving with a handheld device, according to the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. Muzzo’s previous offences occurred throughout the Toronto area, from Richmond Hill to Newmarket, Orillia and Mississauga, the ministry said. His lawyer, Rudi Covre, said he was unaware of the previous offences but does not believe they’ll have any effect on the criminal case. “There may be a minimal role that they play but I don’t think there will be any impact,” he said. “A lot of kids, a lot of people have traffic tickets.” He added he didn’t yet know how his client intended to plead.
Judge expected to render verdict in terrorism case in December MONTREAL — A Montreal teenager who faces two terrorism-related charges will find out his fate in December. The case of the 16-year-old wrapped up Tuesday with both the Crown and defence delivering final remarks. The teenager, who cannot be named because he is a minor, faces two charges: committing a robbery in association with a terrorist organization
and planning to leave Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group abroad. The case stems from a convenience store robbery in October 2014 the Crown has suggested was linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and was committed to finance a trip to allow him to travel to Syria. Youth court Judge Dominique Wilhelmy told lawyers Tuesday she will take time to deliberate and hopes to hand down a written decision on Dec. 17.
the age of 65 will make up a fifth of the national population by 2024. Foot said the most serious implication of this shift, namely an increased toll on Canada’s health-care system, won’t be felt for some time. “They’re still fairly young seniors. They’re in their late 60s,” Foot said of
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the boomers. “Many of them are still working and paying taxes.” Grenier said urban planners would also be wise to begin adapting their techniques and marshalling their resources to accommodate the needs of a population that tends to be less mobile than their younger counterparts. Western University social demography professor Don Kerr said the economic implications of an aging population are also being powerfully illustrated in countries across Europe and Asia, many of which he said have a significantly higher proportion of senior citizens than Canada currently does. He cited Japan as an example of a nation that has had to grapple with a dwindling labour force and higher national debt levels influenced at least in part by its shifting demographic makeup. “Any effort to plan ahead and ensure that we have time to accommodate it, that’s wise public policy,” Kerr said of Canada’s fledgling shift. but because of its low ratings. “The reason for the difficulties aren’t the cuts,” Harper said in an interview broadcast Monday. “There aren’t cuts. The reason is the loss of (CBC’s) audience. It’s a problem for the CBC to fix.” There is a limit to state subsidies, he added. Lacroix wouldn’t answer when asked whether he thought Harper’s comments were fair. “But I’m going to tell you it’s not because of our ratings that we have a problem at CBC-Radio Canada.”
Three pedestrians injured in Montreal taxi collision MONTREAL — Police say one of three pedestrians who were struck by a taxi in downtown Montreal remains in hospital. Montreal police spokesman Manuel Couture says the 45-year-old man is listed in critical condition. A 25-year-old woman was also taken to hospital, but her injuries are not considered life-threatening. A 16-year-old girl was hospitalized with minor leg injuries, while a fourth person, a passenger in the taxi, was treated for shock. Authorities said earlier that four people had been hit and that the 16-year-old was 26.
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Dairy farmers take part in a protest in downtown Ottawa on Tuesday, Dozens of dairy farmers from Ontario and Quebec gathered on Parliament Hill to raise concerns about protecting Canada’s supply management system in the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations.
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OTTAWA — As his ministers begin hailing a yet-to-be-signed trans-Pacific trade deal, Stephen Harper promised Tuesday to preserve Canada’s long-standing protection of the dairy and auto industries. The long-awaited 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership is shaping up to be a dominant theme on the campaign trail this week, with speculation rampant that a deal is finally taking shape. An agreement in principle could be announced as early as Friday, but it’s not the first time an anticipated announcement has failed to materialize: the last round of negotiations in July ended in disappointment. Not everyone expects the deal to be good news. On Parliament Hill, dairy farmers walked their cows, parked tractors on city streets and dumped milk on the pavement to protest an agreement they fear will mark an end to their way of life. Major dairy producers like New Zealand are pushing for fewer trade barriers in foreign markets, including Canada’s. Canada’s supply management system — a structure of production limits and import tariffs — has long been a cornerstone of the profitable, economically viable family farm, Harper said during a campaign event in Kleinburg, Ont. “This government remains absolutely committed to making sure we preserve our system of supply management through trade negotiations,” he said. “Decisions to be made on whether we have such a system or not are decisions we want Canadians to take, not foreigners to take.” Harper didn’t have control over the schedule of the TPP talks, but the tim-
ing is being embraced by the Conservatives. Their energy is focused on being able to herald a deal on the TPP by the end of the week, thereby bolstering the party’s credentials on matters of international trade. Sources say a series of events are being planned for the end of the week, but ministers were already sending out news releases Tuesday touting the advantages of a deal and quoting from supporters in the business community. Harper also said that Canada’s auto sector would be protected, but that it was important for the wider economy to be part of the negotiations. Part of the talks have centred around loosening the rules around what proportion of a car manufactured in Canada must actually originate here. “We know it is important, the jobs of the future are going to depend in a global economy in our access, privileged access to international markets,” he said. “We have to stay at the table, defend and protect our interests, and be prepared to move forward.” Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau’s position is quite similar to Harper’s, although he says there should have been more openness around the deal. There is uncertainty around many other elements of the TPP, including provisions that would affect cultural industries and health care. “Yet again, we have a prime minister who is engaged in the kind of secrecy and non-transparency that leaves a lot of people uncertain, when we need to have a prime minister who is making the case for trade, and pointing out how many jobs come through trade,” Trudeau said in Winnipeg.
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BRIEF TransAlta cuts 239 positions, most at Calgary headquarters CALGARY — Power company TransAlta Corp. (TSX:TA) has announced it’s cutting 239 jobs as it looks to drive down costs. The reductions, with savings of $25 million, are mainly at the Calgary head office of the electricity generator and marketer. The latest layoffs are on top of 247 positions TransAlta cut earlier this year in its Canadian coal mining unit. All together, the company expects to save $47 million this year from the restructuring. It says ongoing economic and regulatory uncertainty has made it necessary for TransAlta to trim its workforce. Chief financial officer Donald Tremblay says TransAlta’s goal is to be profitable in all market conditions.
CIBC to set target numbers for women on board TORONTO — CIBC’s chief executive says the bank plans to set formal targets this year for the number of women on its board of directors and in executive officer positions. Victor Dodig made his comments during a roundtable hosted by the Ontario Securities Commission on the issue of gender diversity on corporate boards. Securities regulators in a number of Canadian jurisdictions released a review Monday of the new “comply and explain” policy that requires publicly traded companies to disclose certain statistics around the representation of women on their boards and in executive officer positions. Only seven per cent — or 49 issuers — of the 722 companies included in the review disclosed that they have a target in place for the number of women that should sit on their board.
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Jamie Fenwick of Solera Developments of Red Deer cuts bricks for architectural features on a new restaurant strip in Gasoline Alley on Tuesday. The building located just south of the new Peter’s Drive-in will open four new restaurants soon including Edo Japan Grill Sushi, OPA of Greece, the Pita Pit and The Chopped Leaf.
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Commercial real estate industry under-investing in technology: report TORONTO — A Canadian information technology firm estimates that nearly one-third of the world’s commercial real estate industry is using archaic and error-prone spreadsheets to manage property portfolios potentially worth $11 trillion. Altus Group came up with its figures after surveying more than 300 international executives in the commercial real estate industry to come up with its findings. Its study also suggests that commercial real estate industry is under-investing in information technology relative to other industries such as financial services and healthcare, choosing instead to pile more money into the assets themselves.
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That would mean the board didn’t have the right to grant permits to the company to access the appellant’s land, he said. “All we can do is say to the Surface Rights Board, ‘You don’t have jurisdiction, so you cannot grant a right of entry order on this land,”’ said Bur. If the Supreme Court decides to hear the case, Bur said his clients will ask the court to tell AltaLink to remove the line from their property. The line has long been controversial. Alberta’s previous Tory government called the line crucial infrastructure. But critics argued its capacity was far in excess of what Albertans required and it was really intended to ease the export of cheap electricity from coalfired generators near Edmonton.
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“ALL WE CAN DO IS SAY TO THE SURFACE RIGHTS BOARD, ‘YOU DON’T HAVE JURISDICTION, SO YOU CANNOT GRANT A RIGHT OF ENTRY ORDER ON THIS LAND.” — LAWYER DONALD BUR Bur pointed out those coal plants are being eyed by the province’s current NDP government as a place to cut Alberta’s greenhouse gas emissions. Early retirement of those plants would mean those lines would sit underused, Bur suggested. He said the court usually takes a couple months to decide which cases it will hear.
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Google unveils two new smartphones BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Google is adding two new smartphones to the growing number of iPhone alternatives scheduled to hit shelves before the start of the busy holiday shopping season. Both the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P were unveiled by Google on Tuesday, with the technology giant saying they are the first smartphones to use “Marshmallow,” Android’s latest update of its operating system. The phones, which will be available before the end of October, come amid a highly competitive year in the Canadian wireless industry. In July, the CRTC eliminated cancellation fees for wireless contracts after two years, effectively releasing a large number of Canadians from threeyear phone contracts and giving them the ability to move to other telecommunications providers. The rule change could give the Nexus phones an advantage against competitors because all of the models are unlocked devices, which means they’re not tethered to one specific wireless carrier. “The competitiveness and nature of this market continues to evolve every day,” said Darren Seefriend, head of Android Partnerships at Google Canada. The Nexus 5X has a 5.2-inch screen and starts at $499 Canadian for a 16GB phone without a contract, while the Nexus 6P has a 5.7-inch screen and starts at $699 for a 32GB device. But they’ve going to be facing some formidable competition from a raft of other smartphone makers. On Monday, Apple Inc. reported that first weekend sales for its latest smartphones set records for the company. Apple sold more than 13 million iPhone 6s and 6s Plus phones in the first three days after the launch, it said. That was well above the 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus models that flew off shelves last year, though this year
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Dave Burke, vice president of engineering at Google, speaks about the new Google Nexus 6P during an event on Tuesday in San Francisco. Google is countering the release of Apple’s latest iPhones with two devices running on “Marshmallow,” a new version of Android software designed to steer and document even more of its users’ lives. China was included in the sales numbers for the first time. Samsung headed off the competition by launching its larger-screened Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+ in August. BlackBerry (TSX:BB) is expected to jump into the fray later this year with the release the BlackBerry Priv, its first phone to run on Google’s Android operating system. Among the other announcements, Google also launched the second generation of Chromecast, a video stick that plugs into the back of a television and allows users to stream services
Volkswagen emissions scandal involves commercial vehicles BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN — Volkswagen’s commercial vehicles and cars from its Spanish unit SEAT are among the 11 million fitted with a diesel engine that can cheat on emissions tests, the company said Tuesday. Volkswagen AG has admitted using a piece of engine software to cheat on diesel car emissions tests in the U.S., where authorities say there are 482,000 such cars. The company says that up to 11 million vehicles worldwide were fitted with the engine in question. The company said it would present authorities with its “technical solutions and measures” to fix the problem in October. Not all of the 11 million vehicles, however, would have had the software activated, according to new CEO Matthias Mueller. Details have emerged gradually of how many were made by which VW division. Guenther Scherelis, a spokesman for the commercial vehicles unit — which makes vans and pickups — on Tuesday confirmed that 1.8 million of its vehicles were affected. He didn’t
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TPP: Large presence The trade deal came up during Monday night’s foreign affairs debate. NDP Leader Tom Mulcair said he didn’t trust the Conservatives to protect the dairy industry, which has a large presence in Quebec. “I’m quite concerned about what’s being left on the table by the Conservatives,” he said. “And our dairy farmers have every right to be concerned I think that supply management is on the table.”
like Netflix, CraveTV and Shomi from a laptop to a bigger screen. The updated Chromecast redesigns the casing into a round disc shape from its original stick size, a change which the company says is better for connectivity. The new version also introduces a feature called Fastplay, which pre-loads video content while the user is still browsing through streaming services, with the goal of making it faster to jump to a new program. Google also released Chromecast Audio, a version of the device specifi-
cally for wirelessly streaming music to a standard speaker. Chromecast Audio supports a variety of streaming music services, including Google’s Play Music and Spotify. One of the standout features of Chomecast Audio overcomes a major setback of Bluetooth technology — which is a popular way for users to wirelessly connect to a speaker. With the Chromecast, they can link their smartphone to the speaker for music, but continue to separately use the same phone to make calls or record video without interrupting the audio.
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give further details. Spanish subsidiary SEAT said it fitted 700,000 vehicles with the EA 189 diesel engines in which Volkswagen has said there are “discrepancies.” SEAT said the cars were sold worldwide and it was seeking to determine how many were sold in each market. Also fitted with the suspect software were 5 million VW brand cars, 2.1 million Audis and 1.2 million Skodas. SEAT and Volkswagen-Audi Spain on Tuesday ordered a suspension of sales of all SEAT, Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda and Volkswagen commercial vehicles with the EA 189 diesel engine. It said this decision would affect 3,320 vehicles currently in stock. Volkswagen in Sweden said 224,746 vehicles of those brands that had been sold in the Nordic country were affected. In a speech to VW managers Monday evening, newly appointed CEO Mueller said that the offending software was activated only in part of the cars fitted with the engine, so “we expect that the number of vehicles actually affected will be smaller,” according to extracts released by the company. Mulcair travelled Tuesday to Iqaluit to announce an NDP plan to spend an additional $32 million over four years to ensure northerners have access to affordable, healthy food. Trudeau, campaigning in Winnipeg, announced proposals to support research and development, including $200 million a year for three years to help research facilities, small business incubators and exporters. Another $100 million a year would go toward an industrial research assistance program. Harper used the day to re-emphasize his party’s platform promises to homeowners, including a plan to increase the maximum allowed RRSP withdrawal under the first-time buyer’s plan to $35,000, up from $25,000.
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Roast master Mark Christman looks on as coffee beans are cooled after roasting at Caffe Calabria, Tuesday, in San Diego. The cafe handed out free coffee Tuesday, in honor of National Coffee Day.
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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 119.23 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.62 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 13.68 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 68.27 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market closed with a modest gain after major bloodletting the previous session that saw Canada’s main index descend to levels not seen in almost two years. The S&P/TSX index ended the trading day up 32.38 points at 13,036.96 after see-sawing for most of the day. The TSX plunged more than 370 points or some 2.8 per cent to on Monday and remains not far off the lows last seen in October 2013. Meanwhile, the loonie lost 0.13 of a U.S. cent to 74.53 cents US as it continued to test 11-year lows. New York markets were mixed, helped by a rebound in health-care issues which have sold off recently, mainly over fears of government intervention on the issue of soaring drug prices. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 47.24 points to 16,049.13 after dropping more than 300 points on Monday, while the broader S&P 500 index edged up 2.32 points to 1,884.09. The Nasdaq, which plummeted 142 points or more than three per cent in Monday’s major retreat, gave back another 26.65 points to 4,517.32.
Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 21.67 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.41 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.78 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 23.81 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . . 8.34 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 15.91 First Quantum Minerals . . 4.65 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 16.37 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 4.90 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.26 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.88 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 27.25 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.700 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 6.31 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 17.48 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 19.25 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 50.47 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.07 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 20.17 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 26.33 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 6.22 Canyon Services Group. . 4.79 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 20.42 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1650 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 8.47 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.680 On commodity markets, the November contract for benchmark crude oil gained 80 cents to US$45.23 a barrel, while November natural gas gave back just over eight cents to US$2.59 a barrel and December gold lost $4.90 to US$1,126.80 an ounce. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Tuesday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,036.96, up 32.38 points Dow — 16,049.13, up 47.24 points S&P 500 — 1,884.09, up 2.32 points Nasdaq — 4,517.32, down 26.65 points Currencies: Cdn — 74.53 cents US, down 0.13 of a cent Pound — C$2.0331, up 0.12 of a cent Euro — C$1.5097, up 0.51 of a cent Euro — US$1.1251, up 0.18 of a cent Oil futures: US$45.23 per barrel, up 80 cents (November contract) Gold futures: US$1,126.80 per oz., down $4.90
Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 72.97 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 34.68 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.45 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 20.89 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 41.88 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 1.15 Penn West Energy . . . . . 0.610 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 4.84 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 35.50 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.83 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.26 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 42.25 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.230 Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 70.73 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 58.01 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93.65 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 23.23 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 31.66 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 33.40 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 93.68 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.31 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 41.87 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.25 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 72.00 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 42.56 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.43 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.456 oz., up 19.3 cents $657.66 kg., up $6.20 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov ‘15 $3.10 higher $476.90 Jan. ‘16 $3.10 higher $481.90 March ‘16 $3.10 higher $484.10 May ‘16 $3.10 higher $484.40 July ‘16 $3.10 higher $483.70 Nov. ‘16 $5.00 higher $475.30 Jan. ‘17 $5.00 higher $476.50 March ‘17 $5.00 higher $478.20 May ‘17 $5.00 higher $478.20 July ‘17 $5.00 higher $478.20 Nov. ‘17 $5.00 higher $478.20. Barley (Western): Oct. ‘15 unchanged $184.00 Dec. ‘15 unchanged $184.00 March ‘16 unchanged $186.00 May ‘16 unchanged $187.00 July ‘16 unchanged $187.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $187.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $187.00 March ‘17 unchanged $187.00 May ‘17 unchanged $187.00 July ‘17 unchanged $187.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $187.00. Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 653,740 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 653,740.
Health officials raid farmer’s van, seize raw milk products BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MAPLE, Ont. — An Ontario farmer who has spent years fighting for the right to sell unpasteurized milk says public health officials in York Region have raided a van from his farming collective which held raw milk products. Michael Schmidt says officials seized several samples of raw milk products on Tuesday afternoon from the van which distributes them to people who have a share in the collective. York Region’s director of health protection says “a raw milk investigation” is underway. Schmidt has fought a lengthy legal battle over raw milk products. Last August, the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear Schmidt’s appeal of an earlier decision which meant his 2011 convictions of 13 charges under the Health Protection
and Promotion Act and the Milk Act that saw him fined $9,150 stayed in place. The Ontario government maintains the unprocessed milk poses a significant risk to public health, but Schmidt insists there’s no evidence anyone has ever fallen ill from his milk, and he and his supporters argue raw milk offers health benefits. Ontario does not ban the consumption of raw milk and farmers are allowed to drink the milk produced by their own cows. Earlier court decisions have found that Schmidt’s previous method of allowing consumers to buy an ownership interest in a dairy cow was little more than a way to circumvent the rules. Schmidt then changed the structure of his business, getting his customers to buy part ownership in the farm, rather than just the cows.
This photo shows the tops of Coca-Cola 8 oz. bottles in Doral, Fla. Coca-Cola on Tuesday, said it will not renew its sponsorship of a professional group for dietitians, bringing to a halt one of the many outreach efforts on health by the world’s biggest soda maker.
Coke ending sponsorship of dietitians, family physicians groups BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Coca-Cola says it will not renew its sponsorship of a professional group for dietitians, bringing to a halt one of many outreach efforts on health by the world’s biggest soda maker. The Atlanta-based company said its decision was driven by its “budget realities,” rather than criticism over such partnerships. It said it will also not renew current contracts with the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Cardiology when they end this year. The groups were informed of the decision earlier this summer, the company said Tuesday. The maker of Sprite, Dasani and Powerade has been working to slash costs as it faces pressure from investors to improve its financial performance. The decision not to renew contracts with the various groups also comes as Coca-Cola has come under fire for its funding of programs and partnerships on health matters. Critics say the company uses such outreach to try and downplay the role of sugary drinks in fueling obesity, in some cases by shifting the focus to the need for more physical activity. Last week, Coca-Cola disclosed that it spent $118.6 million since 2010 to fund a wide array of organizations and experts related to health and nutrition matters . The disclosure was part of the company’s pledge to be more transparent after it faced criticism following a New York Times story that detailed its financial support for a group called the Global Energy Balance Network. In a video, one of the network’s leaders had said the media focuses on “blaming fast food, blaming sugary drinks, and so on.” The network later said that the suggestion that it pro-
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national in 2013, though she could not quantify the difference. The company, which was founded in 1670, employs close to 45,000 people across its operations. Hudson’s Bay (TSX:HBC) said the layoffs are linked to cost savings it has discovered over the past two years after it integrated Saks’s operations into its own. The company also said it’s moving to a single technology platform for all of its stores and will refocus investment on the retail experience both in-store and online. “By enabling our teams to work smarter, faster and more effectively, we expect to achieve substantial cost savings and continue to invest in our core strategies to build our business,” CEO Jerry Storch said. The company will take a $20-million charge in the third quarter related to the restructuring and said the layoffs and other actions should save it around $75 million in 2016.
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motes the idea that exercise is more important than diet “vastly oversimplifies” the issue. Sandy Douglas, president of Coca-Cola North America, has said the company also plans to form an advisory board that will help steer its efforts on health matters going forward. The details of Coca-Cola’s support varied depending on the organization. With the American Academy of Family Physicians, for instance, the company provided $1.2 million over the past two years to underwrite a consumer education website. Robert Wergin, president of the academy, has said the group is open to working with Coca-Cola again. In an emailed statement, Karen Remley, executive director of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said the group has no plans to renew its relationship with Coca-Cola. “The AAP board of directors and CEO, listening carefully to our members, regularly assesses our relationships with funders to make sure our values align,” she said in the statement. The group said it made its decision not to renew the contract independent of Coke. A representative for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ryan O’Malley, said neither the academy nor Coke “pursued an opportunity for sponsorship renewal.” He said all future sponsorship opportunities would be “evaluated on a case-by-case basis.” In an email to members Sunday evening, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics noted the ending of the sponsorship, and that Coca-Cola would not set up a booth at the group’s annual conference, which begins Saturday. Coca-Cola Co. said the booth would have cost additional funds beyond its sponsorship for this year. A group called Dietitians for Professional Integrity has been calling on the academy to sever its ties with soda companies like Coca-Cola.
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Scouts tag four Rebels in rankings BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Red Deer Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter has some advice for the four skaters who were identified by Central Scouting Tuesday as players to watch this season in advance of the 2016 NHL entry draft. “Continue to develop, do not get caught up in some list that’s come out with your name on it,” said Sutter. “Don’t worry about that. Focus in on the process of becoming a better player and helping our team have success.” That being said, the Rebels boss can certainly envision each of forwards Jeff de Wit and Brandon Hagel and defencemen Josh Mahura and Austin Strand playing pro hockey at some pint. “They all have pro potential, every one of them. They just have to continue to develop,” he said. Mahura and de Wit are given a ‘B’ rating, which indicates a second- or third-round candidate for the draft. Hagel and Strand are ‘C’ prospects, projected as fourth- to sixth-round selections. Sutter is confident that another of his forwards, Grayson Pawlenchuk, will receive plenty of notice from NHL scouts this season. The 18-year-old looked like the real deal during his rookie season of 2013-14, but his play fell off during somewhat of a disappointing sophomore season. The Ardrossan native checked in at this year’s training camp packing some extra muscle and has shown that he’s ready to be a two-way force in his third season. “He’s been awesome already and he’s going to turn some heads this year,” said Sutter. “He put on some weight over the summer and got stronger. He’s been everything we envisioned him to be after his 16-year-old season. “Just because you’re not on the Central Scouting list doesn’t mean you’re not on an NHL team’s list. That’s just one scouting bureau, it doesn’t reflect what NHL teams might think of an individual. It’s just what their (Central Scouting’s) scouts think.” • Defenceman Nelson Nogier rejoined the Rebels Tuesday after being reassigned by the Winnipeg Jets and team captain and forward Conner Bleackley, who was in the Colorado Avalanche lineup for a NHL preseason game Tuesday at Calgary, could be back as soon as today. “Bleacks could possibly be staying in Calgary after the game and returning tomorrow,” said Sutter. “He told me through a text that’s what’s going on at this point.” Once Bleackley returns, the Rebels will be minus the services of just one player — defenceman Haydn Fleury, who’s still with the Carolina Hurricanes. “I haven’t had any communication with Carolina,” said Sutter. “They’ve cut down to the high 20s in players and still have 10 defencemen there. Where that goes, I’m not sure.” • The WHL players on Central Scouting’s ‘A’ list (projected first-round picks) are Brandon Wheat Kings defenceman Kayle Clague, Regina Pats centre Sam Steel, Swift Current Broncos defenceman Maxime Lajoie and Vancouver Giants winger Tyler Benson. The following WHL players are also on the Central Scouting list: B — D Jake Bean, Calgary; G Carter Hart, Everett; D Ondrej Vala, Kamloops; C Dillon Dube, D Lucas Johansen, Kelowna; C Brett Howden, G Zach Sawchenko, Moose Jaw; D Budik Vojtech, LW Simon Stransky, Prince Albert; D Libor Hajek, Saskatoon; G Evan Sarthou, Tri-City. C — C Tanner Kaspick, Brandon; C Beck Malenstyn, Calgary; RW Patrick Bajkov, D Tristen Pfeifer, Everett; C Jake Kryski, Kamloops; D David Quennenville, G Nick Schneider, Medicine Hat; C Noah Gregor, Moose Jaw; D Brendan Dejong, Portland; RW Reid Gardiner, G Nick McBride, D Cody Paivarinta, Prince Albert; D Josh Anderson, RW Kody McDonald, Prince George; LW Adam Berg, Regina; LW Scott Eansor, LW Nolan Volcan, Seattle; D Dylan Coghlan, Tri-City; D Ryely McKinstry, Vancouver; D Ralph Jarratt, Victoria; C Tyler Soy, Victoria. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com
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Arizona Coyotes’ Zbynek Michalek, right, tries to check Edmonton Oilers’ Connor McDavid (97) during second period NHL preseason action in Edmonton on Tuesday. The Oilers beat the Coyotes 4-0 to improve their record to 6-0 in the preseason.
Oilers stay undefeated with preseason win over Coyotes LANDER LEADS WAY WITH HAT-TRICK BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Oilers 4 Coyotes 0 EDMONTON — Slow starts have hampered his chances in the past, but Anton Lander has picked up the preseason pace this year. Lander recorded a hat trick to take the team lead with five goals and six points in four games as the Edmonton Oilers remained perfect in preseason play, defeating the Arizona Coyotes 4-0 on Tuesday. “I’m just trying to keep it simple and work hard,” said the 24-year-old Swede, taken in the second round by Edmonton in the 2009 NHL draft. “I’ve been a little lucky to score so many goals, but I’ll take that any day. “I’m one year older and I think I am learning and getting better. I still have a lot of work to do, but it feels better than last year for me.” New Oilers head coach Todd McLellan had heard of Lander’s poor starts in the past, but has been impressed with what he has seen under his regime. “He’s doing some really good things for our team and should feel confident,” he said. “We believe in him. He has brought his game to the table and now we have to grow it.” Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also scored for the Oilers, who have gone 6-0 in exhibition action. The Coyotes (0-4-1) have scored just four goals in five preseason match-ups, one fewer than Lander has for Edmonton. “You have to score to win,” said Arizona head coach Dave Tippett. “We had a lot of kids in there tonight that we expect to help our offence and we aren’t getting much help right now. We’ve got a lot of spots open, it’s just a matter of who is going to fill them.” Edmonton outshot Arizona 11-6 in the scoreless first period. Oilers forward Jordan Eberle left the game 13
minutes in favouring his right side and did not return. No post-game update was available. Ben Scrivens came in to replace Anders Nilsson in the Oilers net midway through the second. Nilsson made 11 saves in his half of the game while Scrivens made nine. The Oilers broke the deadlock with four minutes to play in the second as Anton Slepyshev sent a backhand pass in front to Lander and he scored his third goal of the preseason on Coyotes starter Anders Lindback. Edmonton made it 2-0 with 5.3 seconds left in the middle frame on the power play as Lander banked the rebound off a Nikita Nikitin point blast off of Lindback and into the net. The Oilers got another power-play goal early in the third. Lander picked the top corner from the top of the circle for his natural hat trick goal with Slepyshev and Connor McDavid drawing assists. Nugent-Hopkins made it 4-0 with five minutes left in the third, opting to shoot himself on a 2-on-1 opportunity. The Oilers wrap up the home portion of their preseason schedule on Thursday against Vancouver. The Coyotes return home to face the San Jose Sharks on Friday. The Oilers are close to their NHL lineup, with only notables like Teddy Purcell, Leon Draisaitl, Oscar Klefbom and Andrew Ference not playing on Tuesday. The Coyotes lineup was much more inexperienced after playing the night before in Vancouver. Playing for Arizona was McDavid’s Erie Otters teammate from last season, Dylan Strome. The pair combined for 249 points last season in the Ontario Hockey League. A special puck drop was done by Spider-Mabel, the six-year-old cancer patient who became an Internet sensation on Monday during her Children’s Wish quest to rescue Oilers captain Ference.
Hudler scores pair as Flames shut out Avalanche BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Flames 2 Avalanche 0 CALGARY — Jiri Hudler scored his first two goals of the pre-season Tuesday night to lead the Calgary Flames to a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. Calgary (4-2-0), which has won four straight games, will finish off with a home-and-home against Winnipeg. Colorado (1-2-1) has two games remaining — at Anaheim and home to Los Angeles. Hudler opened the night lined up beside familiar faces Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan, his linemates from a year ago. It took them just 24 seconds to open the scoring with Hudler neatly finishing off a slick give-and-go with Gaudreau. In the second, lined up on the wing with Sam Bennett and Michael Frolik, Hudler converted once again on his first shift. One minute in, he got the puck from Frolik and shovelled the puck under Avs goaltender Calvin Pickard. That was all the offensive support
the Flames’ two goaltenders needed as Jonas Hiller (15 saves) and Karri Ramo (14 saves) combined for the shutout with each playing half the game. The Flames have a three-way battle going on for their two goalie jobs with rookie Joni Ortio coming off a 35-save shutout in his last start. Pickard made 30 saves in his first action of the pre-season. The Flames dressed the far more experienced line-up with their top five defencemen (excluding injured TJ Brodie) and projected top two lines all in uniform. The long list of notable absentees for the Avalanche included forwards Matt Duchene, Jarome Iginla, Alex Tanguay, Gabriel Landeskog and defencemen Erik Johnson and Francois Beauchemin. The most interesting name in the line-up for the Avs was Curtis Glencross, who just signed a professional try-out with Colorado after being released from his PTO with Toronto on the weekend. Playing on a line with John Mitchell and Mikhail Grigorenko, Glencross was involved and was one of the Avs best players.
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Early in the game in driving to the net, he bowled over giant Flames defenceman Dougie Hamilton. Notes: Bennett started the game on left wing but returned to centre for the final 40 minutes, which is where he’s spent most of training camp. Micheal Ferland played right wing with Gaudreau and Hudler for the final two
Colorado Avalanche’s goalie Calvin Pickard blocks the net asThursday Calgary Flames’ Josh Jooris tries for a rebound periods… Ortio will start during NHL preseason action in Calgary on Tuesday. night’s game in Winnipeg.
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SCOREBOARD Local Sports ● High school football: Sylvan Lake at Stettler, 4 p.m.; Ponoka at Wetaskiwin, 6 p.m. ● Senior high volleyball: Hunting Hills at Notre Dame, girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow.
Friday ● Women’s preseason college volleyball: The King’s University of Edmonton at RDC, 4:30 p.m. ● WHL: Swift Current at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● College men’s hockey: Briercrest at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● High school football: Hunting Hills at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m., Great Chief Park; Lindsay Thurber at Lacombe, 7:30 p.m., MEGlobal Athletic Park. ● Midget AA hockey: Central Alberta at Olds, 7:30 p.m.; Bow Valley at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 8:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Midget AAA hockey: Calgary Buffaloes at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Ponoka at Three Hills, 8 p.m.
Saturday ● Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Stampeders at Red Deer North Star, 11:30 a.m., Arena; Calgary Rangers at Red Deer Strata Energy, 2 p.m., Arena. ● Peewee AA hockey: Red Deer Parkland at Red Deer TBS, 12:30 p.m., Kinsmen A; Okotoks at Olds, 1 p.m.
● College men’s hockey: Briercrest at RDC, 1:30 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Midget AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 2:45 p.m., Arena; Red Deer Elks at West Central, 8 p.m, Sylvan Lake. ● Bantam AA hockey: Okotoks at Olds, 3:30 p.m.; Red Deer Ramada at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Sylvan Lake. ● Chinook senior hockey: Innisfail Eagles tournament — Fort Saskatchewan vs. Innisfail, 5 p.m.; Bentley vs. Stony Plain, 8 p.m. ● WHL: Kelowna at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● Heritage junior B hockey: High River at Stettler, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday ● Major bantam hockey: Calgary Northstars at Red Deer, noon, Arena. ● Peewee AA hockey: Red Deer Parkland at Olds, 12:15 p.m.; Airdrie at Red Deer TBS, 1:30 p.m., Kinex. ● Chinook senior hockey: Innisfail Eagles tournament — Fort Saskatchewan vs. Stony Plain, 1 p.m.; Bentley vs. Innisfail, 4 p.m. ● Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Ramada at Red Deer Steel Kings, 1:45 p.m., Kinsmen A; Foothills at Central Alberta, 2 p.m. ● Heritage junior B hockey: Strathmore at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m.; Banff Academy at Red Deer, 6:45 p.m., Arena. ● Midget AA hockey: Olds at Central Alberta, 4 p.m., Lacombe.
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Former Rock coach/ GM Terry Sanderson inducted into NLL Hall of Fame Former Toronto Rock coach and general manager Terry Sanderson was inducted into the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame on Tuesday. He was the lone inductee of the 2015 class. Last season’s Rock team was the last assembled by Sanderson, who was named
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 2 1 0 .667 75 75 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 78 72 Washington 1 2 0 .333 55 59 Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 58 63 South W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 3 0 0 1.000 71 48 Atlanta 3 0 0 1.000 89 72 Tampa Bay 1 2 0 .333 49 80 New Orleans 0 3 0 .000 60 84 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 3 0 0 1.000 96 68 Minnesota 2 1 0 .667 60 50 Detroit 0 3 0 .000 56 83 Chicago 0 3 0 .000 46 105 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 3 0 0 1.000 126 49 St. Louis 1 2 0 .333 50 67 San Francisco 1 2 0 .333 45 93 Seattle 1 2 0 .333 74 61 Monday’s Game Green Bay 38, Kansas City 28 Thursday, Oct. 1 Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 6:25 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4 N.Y. Jets vs. Miami at London, 7:30 a.m. Oakland at Chicago, 11 a.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 11 a.m. N.Y. Giants at Buffalo, 11 a.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 11 a.m. Houston at Atlanta, 11 a.m. Kansas City at Cincinnati, 11 a.m. Cleveland at San Diego, 2:05 p.m. Green Bay at San Francisco, 2:25 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 2:25 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 2:25 p.m. Dallas at New Orleans, 6:30 p.m. Open: New England, Tennessee Monday, Oct. 5 Detroit at Seattle, 6:30 p.m.
the 2015 NLL GM of the Year. He served as the team’s GM until his death last November. Sanderson, a three-time NLL Champion’s Cup winner, captured the trophy in 2005 as head coach and GM of the Rock, 2011 as Toronto’s assistant coach and GM and in 2009, when he served as an assistant coach with the Calgary Roughnecks. “He was loyal to a fault to his players,” said Rock head coach John Lovell, who gave the induction speech. “He always cared for you in some way. “We had this trust thing and it was always good to know that someone had your back.”
OLDS GRIZZLYS OLDS — Ryan Bontorin turned aside 35 shots as the Canmore Eagles downed the Olds Grizzlys 5-3 in an Alberta Junior Hockey League game Tuesday. The Eagles, who led 2-0 after one period and 4-2 after 40 minutes, got goals from Kyle Pauls, Brett Radford,
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CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt 2 2 0 0 0 7 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 5 2 4 2 1 1 0 0 8 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 6 8 2 2 0 1 1 0 3 7 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 5 0
WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Vancouver 2 2 0 0 0 8 4 4 Victoria 2 2 0 0 0 10 6 4 Kelowna 3 2 1 0 0 13 11 4 Prince George 2 1 1 0 0 5 3 2 Kamloops 2 0 2 0 0 6 11 0 U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Spokane 1 1 0 0 0 6 4 2 Everett 2 1 1 0 0 3 5 2 Seattle 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 Tri-City 1 0 1 0 0 4 6 0 Portland 2 0 2 0 0 6 10 0 z-league title y-conference title d-division leader x-clinched playoff berth. Note: Division leaders ranked in top two positions per conference regardless of points a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns Friday’s games Calgary at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Kelowna at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Spokane at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Prince Albert, 7 p.m. Swift Current at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Medicine Hat at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m. Kamloops at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.
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WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 6 6 0 0 12 21 8 Nashville 5 3 1 1 7 17 14 Calgary 6 4 2 0 8 14 11 Chicago 4 3 1 0 6 14 10 Los Angeles 4 3 1 0 6 11 6 St. Louis 5 3 2 0 6 17 9 Minnesota 5 3 2 0 6 16 9 Anaheim 3 2 0 1 5 8 7 San Jose 4 2 1 1 5 9 4 Vancouver 5 2 2 1 5 6 12 Winnipeg 5 1 2 2 4 10 19 Colorado 4 1 2 1 3 6 9 Dallas 5 1 4 0 2 11 20 Arizona 5 0 3 2 2 4 17 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday’s Games Detroit 3, Boston 1 Washington 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 N.Y. Rangers 3, Philadelphia 2, OT Montreal 4, Pittsburgh 1 Vancouver 1, Arizona 0 Tuesday’s Games Buffalo 4, Toronto 0 Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 2 Columbus 5, Nashville 2 Winnipeg 4, Ottawa 3, OT St. Louis 4, Dallas 1 Calgary 2, Colorado 0 Edmonton 4, Arizona 0 Anaheim at Los Angeles, late Vancouver at San Jose, late
Thursday’s Games Ottawa at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. Buffalo at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Calgary at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Colorado at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 4 Vancouver at Saskatoon, 2 p.m. Swift Current at Edmonton, 4 p.m. Calgary at Regina, 4 p.m. Kelowna at Lethbridge, 6 p.m. Seattle at Tri-City, 6:05 p.m.
Tuesday’s summaries Oilers 4, Coyotes 0 First Period
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Flames 2, Avalanche 0 First Period 1. Calgary, Hudler 1 (Gaudreau, Monahan) :24. Penalties — None. Second Period 2. Calgary, Hudler 2 (Frolik, Bennett) 1:00. Penalties — Martinsen Col (tripping) 2:25, Byron Cgy (tripping) 4:35, Rantanen Col (hooking) 7:44, Redmond Col (slashing) 9:51, Grigorenko Col (hooking) 13:19. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — MacKinnon Col (tripping) 19:20. Shots on goal Colorado 9 6 12 — 27 Calgary 9 14 10 — 33 Goal — Colorado: Pickard (L, 0-1-0) Calgary: Hiller (W, 2-1-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — Colorado: 0-1 Calgary: 0-5. NHL Scoring Leaders
Wednesday’s Games Washington at Carolina, 5 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.
Saturday, October 3 Kelowna at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Calgary at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m. Medicine Hat at Prince Albert, 7 p.m. Lethbridge at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Brandon at Regina, 7 p.m. Everett at Portland, 8 p.m. Prince George at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Kamloops at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. Spokane at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.
Third Period 3. Edmonton, Lander 4 (Slepyshev, McDavid) 2:11 (pp). 4. Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 1 (Pouliot, Fayne) 15:13. Penalties — Domi Ari (slashing) 1:06, Davidson Edm (tripping) 2:25, Elliott Ari (holding) 11:27, Scott Ari (slashing) 16:06, Nugent-Hopkins Edm (slashing) 17:39. Shots on goal Arizona 6 7 7 — 20 Edmonton 11 11 10 — 32 Goal — Arizona: Lindback (L, 0-2-0) Edmonton: Scrivens (W, 3-0-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — Arizona: 0-2 Edmonton: 2-6.
No Scoring. Penalties — None. Second Period 1. Edmonton, Lander 2 (Slepyshev, Nikitin) 16:02. 2. Edmonton, Lander 3 (Nikitin, Sekera) 19:54 (pp). Penalties — Plachta Ari (tripping) 5:40, Stone Ari (holding) 13:55, Samuelsson Ari (slashing) 18:34.
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Baseball Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct z-Toronto 91 65 .583 New York 86 71 .548 Boston 77 80 .490 Baltimore 76 80 .487 Tampa Bay 76 81 .484 Central Division W L Pct x-Kansas City 90 67 .573 Minnesota 81 75 .519 Cleveland 77 78 .497 Chicago 74 83 .471 Detroit 73 84 .465 West Division W L Pct Texas 85 72 .541 Houston 83 74 .529 Los Angeles 82 74 .526 Seattle 74 83 .471 Oakland 65 92 .414 z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division
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Monday’s Games Boston 5, N.Y. Yankees 1 Toronto 4, Baltimore 3 Minnesota 4, Cleveland 2 Detroit 7, Texas 4 Chicago Cubs 1, Kansas City 0, 11 innings L.A. Angels 5, Oakland 4 Houston 3, Seattle 2 Tuesday’s Games Boston 10, N.Y. Yankees 4 Toronto at Baltimore, ppd., rain Tampa Bay 4, Miami 2 Minnesota at Cleveland, ppd., rain Texas 7, Detroit 6 Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City 2 Oakland at L.A. Angels, late Houston at Seattle, late Wednesday’s Games Toronto (Stroman 3-0) at Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 9-11), 2:05 p.m., 1st game Minnesota (Gibson 10-11) at Cleveland (Carrasco 14-11), 2:10 p.m., 1st game Boston (Miley 11-11) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 127), 5:05 p.m. Oakland (Zito 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Richards 15-11), 5:05 p.m. Miami (Cosart 2-4) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 4-2), 5:10 p.m. Minnesota (Pelfrey 6-10) at Cleveland (Co.Anderson 6-3), 5:10 p.m., 2nd game Toronto (Dickey 11-11) at Baltimore (Gausman 3-7), 5:35 p.m., 2nd game Detroit (Boyd 1-5) at Texas (Gallardo 12-11), 6:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Volquez 13-9) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 9-10), 6:10 p.m. Houston (Kazmir 7-11) at Seattle (Undecided), 8:10 p.m.
Washington 5, Cincinnati 1 St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 0 Chicago Cubs 1, Kansas City 0, 11 innings San Francisco 3, L.A. Dodgers 2, 12 innings
Thursday’s Games Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. Miami at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, 6:05 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Mets 3 St. Louis at Pittsburgh, ppd., rain Chicago Cubs 4, Cincinnati 1 Tampa Bay 4, Miami 2 Atlanta 2, Washington 1 Colorado at Arizona, late Milwaukee at San Diego, late L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, late
AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. MiCabrera Det 118 425 63 142 .334 Bogaerts Bos 151 596 81 193 .324 Altuve Hou 149 615 80 192 .312 Brantley Cle 137 529 68 164 .310 Fielder Tex 153 594 77 183 .308 LCain KC 138 543 99 166 .306 NCruz Sea 148 573 88 174 .304 Kipnis Cle 137 550 84 166 .302 Hosmer KC 153 580 95 175 .302 Donaldson Tor 154 603 121 180 .299 Home Runs NCruz, Seattle, 43 CDavis, Baltimore, 43 Donaldson, Toronto, 41 Trout, Los Angeles, 40 Bautista, Toronto, 39 JMartinez, Detroit, 38 Pujols, Los Angeles, 38. Runs Batted In Donaldson, Toronto, 122 Bautista, Toronto, 111 CDavis, Baltimore, 110 Encarnacion, Toronto, 106 KMorales, Kansas City, 106 Ortiz, Boston, 104 JMartinez, Detroit, 101. National League East Division W L Pct x-New York 89 68 .567 Washington 80 77 .510 Miami 69 88 .439 Atlanta 63 94 .401 Philadelphia 60 97 .382 Central Division W L Pct z-St. Louis 99 58 .631 z-Pittsburgh 95 62 .605 z-Chicago 92 65 .586 Milwaukee 66 90 .423 Cincinnati 63 94 .401 West Division W L Pct Los Angeles 87 69 .558 San Francisco 82 74 .526 Arizona 75 81 .481 San Diego 73 83 .468 Colorado 66 90 .423 z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division
Wednesday’s Games St. Louis (Wacha 17-6) at Pittsburgh (G.Cole 18-8), 11:35 a.m., 1st game N.Y. Mets (Verrett 1-1) at Philadelphia (Asher 0-5), 5:05 p.m. St. Louis (Lyons 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Morton 9-8), 5:05 p.m., 2nd game Chicago Cubs (Lester 10-12) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 9-12), 5:10 p.m. Miami (Cosart 2-4) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 4-2), 5:10 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 13-9) at Atlanta (W.Perez 6-6), 5:10 p.m. Colorado (Bettis 8-5) at Arizona (Ch.Anderson 6-6), 7:40 p.m. Milwaukee (Z.Davies 2-2) at San Diego (Cashner 6-15), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Bolsinger 6-5) at San Francisco (Leake 10-10), 8:15 p.m. Thursday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m. Milwaukee at San Diego, 6:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. Harper Was 149 506 117 169 .334 DGordon Mia 140 593 83 197 .332 Posey SF 146 542 74 175 .323 YEscobar Was 136 528 73 168 .318 Pollock Ari 151 584 106 185 .317 Votto Cin 154 528 94 167 .316 Goldschmidt Ari 153 548 96 173 .316 DPeralta Ari 146 456 60 140 .307 LeMahieu Col 146 548 85 167 .305 Inciarte Ari 131 520 72 158 .304 Home Runs Arenado, Colorado, 41 Harper, Washington, 41 CaGonzalez, Colorado, 39 Frazier, Cincinnati, 35 Goldschmidt, Arizona, 31 Rizzo, Chicago, 30 Votto, Cincinnati, 29.
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Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated RHP Miguel Gonzalez from the 15-day DL. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled C Rafael Lopez from Salt Lake (PCL) and placed him on the 60-day DL. Agreed to terms with RHP Mat Latos. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Reinstated OF Enrique Hernandez from the 15-day DL. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association TORONTO RAPTORS
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— Exercised the team option on the contracts of F Bruno Caboclo and C Lucas Nogueira. HOCKEY National Hockey League OTTAWA SENATORS — Signed D Mark Fraser to a one-year, two-way contract. American Hockey League MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Signed D Mike Ratchuk, G Dov Grumet-Morris and Fs David Moss, Adam Payerl and Andrew Yogan to professional tryout agreements. ECHL ATLANTA GLADIATORS — Agreed to terms with F
J.T. Barnett and D Drew Baker and Zach Yuen. FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Agreed to terms with D Matt Stanisz. IDAHO STEELHEADS — Agreed to terms with F Carson McMillan. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTIC FALCONS — Signed TE Mickey Shuler. Released T Tyler Polumbus. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed DB Charles Johnson on injured reserve/designated to return. CHICAGO BEARS — Traded LB Jonathan Bostic to New England for an undisclosed draft pick.
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Jays have to wait to clinch division GAME AGAINST ORIOLES RAINED OUT, DOUBLEHEADER ON TAP TODAY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS BALTIMORE — Put the champagne back on ice. The Toronto Blue Jays will have to wait at least another day to try to clinch the American League East. Their game Tuesday night at the Baltimore Orioles was postponed because of rain, forcing a doubleheader Wednesday at Camden Yards. Toronto has already assured itself
at least a spot in the AL wild-card game and has a magic number of one to clinch the division with the Yankees’ loss at home to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. The single-admission doubleheader starts at 4:05 p.m. Marcus Stroman (3-0, 1.89 earned-run average), who was scheduled to start Tuesday, will take the mound for the first game and R.A. Dickey (11-11, 4.00 ERA) the second. Miguel Gonzalez (9-11, 4.85) starts Game 1 for Baltimore and Kevin Gausman (3-7, 4.49) Game 2. “Tomorrow it is,” Stroman tweeted. “Rain, rain, go away!” Ace David Price (18-5, 2.45) remains on rotation to start Thursday. It would be his final start of the regular season and put him on extra rest for Game 1 of
the AL Division Series or a wild-card game. By that point, the Blue Jays could be aiming for the top seed in the American League and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. They lead the Kansas City Royals by a game for that and have the tiebreaker should the teams finish with the same record. The first order of business is the division. The Blue Jays got to the ballpark Tuesday knowing they could celebrate that in a matter of hours if they won and the Yankees lost. “I don’t know if I feel any different,” manager John Gibbons said. “I know what’s going on. I’m conscious of that, but I don’t think I felt any different.” Clinching the division has felt like
an inevitability for a few days, after the Blue Jays walked off with a victory Sunday in their home finale and came back to beat the Orioles on Monday night in their series opener. They lead the Yankees by five games with six to play for each team. Like the Yankees in late July when the Blue Jays started their magical run, the Royals at one point looked untouchable for the top spot. Since acquiring Troy Tulowitzki, Toronto is 41-14 and right in it. “The Royals were running away with this thing a little bit and we were coming to the ballpark really playing meaningful games at least since I got here,” Tulowitzki said. “Every game’s been meaningful. We’ve needed to win them.”
Tulo on track to join Jays before end of season For two weeks, Troy Tulowitzki’s Toronto Blue Jays teammates have asked how he was feeling. Finally, he can tell them what they want to hear. “I feel ready,” Tulowitzki said Tuesday after taking batting practice at Camden Yards. “I’m definitely pretty close … I definitely like my chances to play in games before the post-season starts.” The shortstop has been out since Sept. 12, when he suffered a cracked shoulder blade in a collision with centre-fielder Kevin Pillar. Tulowitzki doesn’t know if he’ll be able to return later in this series against the Baltimore Orioles or this weekend when the Blue Jays wrap up the regular season at the Tampa Bay Rays. Tuesday night’s game was postponed because of rain, so the Blue Jays and Orioles will play a doubleheader Wednesday. But Tulowitzki has made significant progress and feels good when taking ground balls, throwing and taking swings. He’s past the pain-tolerance part and is now thinking less and less about the injury when swinging the bat. “Every day gets better to where it’s just more normal,” Tulowitzki said. “First day it’s kind of 50 per cent, and today I felt good, letting it loose and just trying to be myself.”
Tulowitzki’s acquisition jump-started the Blue Jays’ surge up the standings. A middling 50-51 the day he arrived, the Blue Jays are 41-14 since (entering play Tuesday), have secured a playoff spot and have a chance to claim the top seed in the American League. Toronto manager John Gibbons has used a committee approach to fill the void, including Ryan Goins, Munenori Kawasaki, waiver acquisition Cliff Pennington and September trade pickup Darwin Barney. The Blue Jays would like to have Tulowitzki back to 100 per cent for the playoffs. “Numbers speak for itself how we did when he was in that lineup,” Gibbons said. “But let’s face it, we’re going to need him in the lineup to be our best. It’s moving that direction.” Tulowitzki has a .232 average with five home runs and 17 runs batted in since joining the Blue Jays. In 126 games this season with Toronto and Colorado, he’s batting .278 with 17 homers and 70 RBIs. Most importantly, though, Tulowitzki was a major defensive upgrade over Jose Reyes. And with a powerful lineup that includes MVP candidate Josh Donaldson and sluggers Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, he doesn’t need to be the best hitter.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Troy Tulowitzki, top, leaps over a sliding Detroit Tigers’ Anthony Gose during MLB action in Toronto on August 29, 2015. Tulowitzki says he’s close to returning to the Toronto Blue Jays’ lineup and is confident he’ll get into a game before the end of the regular season. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS
Quebecor makes pitch to NHL in hopes of landing franchise NEW YORK — After months of preparation, the heads of media giant Quebecor Inc. said Tuesday they have done everything in their power to bring back a National Hockey League team to Quebec City. After making their pitch to the NHL’s executive committee, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney said the presentation is now in the hands of the league. “The governors will make their own decision,” Mulroney, who is chairman of the board of Quebecor (TSX:QBR.B), said in a news briefing in New York. “It’s their process and we’re just following the process and we’ll be advised at the appropriate time.” Tuesday’s presentation was the third step of the expansion process for Quebecor, the company behind the plan to bring back a team to Quebec
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City. The NHL executive committee — made up of owners of 10 NHL teams — also heard a pitch Tuesday by a group led by billionaire businessman Bill Foley, who wants to bring a team to Las Vegas. The executive committee reported to the league’s board of governors later Tuesday. Commissioner Gary Bettman said each group presented to the committee “in excess of an hour,” but reiterated that the league is still not ready to make any decisions on expansion. “This is an ongoing process that doesn’t have a specific timetable, and doesn’t have a predetermined outcome,” he told reporters Tuesday. The league chose Quebec City and Las Vegas to make presentations out of 16 expansion applicants. An NHL franchise in Vegas would be the first in the city for any of North America’s major sports leagues.
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a crowd of more than 18,000 people to the recently inaugurated Videotron Centre. Bettman was asked about the footage that was shown from Monday night’s game. “There is no doubt it’s a wonderful building and there are great hockey fans in Quebec City but making a decision (on expansion) has to go beyond that,” he said. Bettman said earlier this month the league is “not feeling any timeline pressure” in the expansion process and has proposed an expansion fee of US$500 million — a significant jump from the $80 million fee paid by the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild, when the NHL last expanded to 30 teams in 2000. It is expected to take at least two years before the NHL would potentially expand to 32 teams.
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Changes coming to school boundaries BY ADVOCATE STAFF New attendance boundaries for elementary students with Red Deer Public Schools are needed for when the district opens its newest school in Inglewood. The new elementary school, to be built at Inglewood Drive and Irving Crescent and opened September 2017, will accommodate 500 students with room for up to 600 through relocatable classrooms. Changes to boundaries are meant to
RED DEER PUBLIC SCHOOL DIVISION ensure the efficient and effective use of schools across the district. Five community meetings were held in the spring to hear from families before four attendance boundary scenarios were developed for consideration. An accommodation committee made up of parents, trustees, school and district administration put together the four scenarios.
Attendance boundaries could include significant changes for a number of schools and programs, and impact hundreds of families. On Tuesday, Red Deer Public released the four scenarios which are also available at www. rdpsd.ab.ca/StudentAccom.php. The school board is seeking community input to make the final decision. People can participate by attending
open houses, through online engagement and by providing comments to district administration. The following open houses are scheduled: • Thursday, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Hunting Hills High School. • Oct. 6, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School. School board trustees will make their decision on Jan. 27, 2016 and the plan will be implemented September 2017.
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Mountie going to trial on assault charges A former Red Deer RCMP officer is facing two trials on accusations of assault from two incidents in 2012. Eric Joseph Pomerleau, 30, is on administrative duties at another Alberta RCMP detachment in the interim. He is charged with assault with a weapon (pepper spray), assault causing bodily harm and two counts of assault.
Pomerleau is represented by defence counsel Robb Beeman, of Calgary. In Red Deer provincial court Tuesday, not guilty pleas were entered on Pomerleau’s behalf. The election is to be tried before a provincial court judge. The charges stem from two separate incidents with the assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and one assault count relating to an Aug. 19, 2012 incident. The second assault charge is from a Nov. 7, 2012 incident. Judge Gordon Deck, recognizing the accused as a former Red Deer Mountie, made an order disqualifying all Red Deer-based judges from presiding over the trials. It is estimated the trials will take two days each and will be prosecuted
by Photini Papadatou of Calgary. Both the Aug. 19, 2012 and Nov. 7, 2012 allegations come from a public complaint submitted to the RCMP in November 2014. They relate to on-duty incidents involving civilians held in police custody at the time. The first trial is scheduled for May 10 and 11, 2016 and the second trial is scheduled for June 1 and 2, 2016. Both will be held in Red Deer provincial court.
Saskatoon youth charged with murder of Red Deer boy A 14-year-old boy is facing numerous charges including manslaughter after a 15-year-old boy, originally from
Red Deer, was found deceased in Saskatoon. An autopsy revealed the victim died as a result of a gunshot on Sept. 7. The Saskatoon Police Service said that the accused and deceased were known to each other and that this was not a random act. The mother of the boy charged told other media soon after the shooting that the boys were friends and had acquired guns to protect themselves and the house from harassment by gang members. The accused is also charged with criminal negligence causing death with a firearm and a number of firearms offences. Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, neither the accused or victim can be identified.
Oleny pushing against strategic voting phenomena BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF The Green Party parachute candidate in Red Deer-Mountain View wants electors to vote with their hearts. Simon Oleny, 40, of St. Albert, believes historically there are people who have always looked for a Green Party choice and would prefer to vote for the Green Party but instead get embroiled in the strategic sport voting phenomena. He wants to be the voter’s choice on Oct. 19. “Of all the districts with Green Party candidates, this is one that could be especially interested in what the
Green Party has to offer,” said Oleny. “Especially if they look to the point about the GST that would be completely directed towards municipal development and sustainability.” Oleny beSIMON lieves there will OLENY be a minority government elected on Oct. 19 and in that case there should be co-operation and co-
RED DEER-MOUNTAIN VIEW ordination of all levels of government. He said the results will show Canada is not a neo-conservative and special interest nation only. “It is going to show we are not just a big government, big spending nation,” he said. “It is going to show we are a nation of intelligent voters. However it might show we are a nation of frightened voters. That’s not the Green Party message.” He said the message the Green Party wants to give voters is to vote by the way they define Canada. “Vote for the way you want Canada to define yourself,” he said. “Let’s
have a Canada that will be for our CBC, our veterans, our seniors, partnerships with our Indigenous communities and small businesses in a post-fossil fuel economy.” Oleny said environmentalism, one of the main themes in the Green Party platform, is the issue of the era and it cannot be ignored any longer. Oleny is a married father of three children aged eight, 11 and 20, works as contractor providing project and administrative support for national programs. He has lived in St. Albert for about 12 years. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com
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Sylvan drops pond hockey tournament BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Sylvan Lake’s annual pond hockey tournament is likely no more. The town’s recreation, parks and culture department dreamed up the tourney to provide another winter-based event and provide a little off-season tourism boost. First held in January 2009 during an extreme cold snap, the tournament was moved to February and did better. Warm spells pushed back the start day one year and in 2014 the event was cancelled because of unstable ice conditions. It has attracted its share of former NHL stars over the years including
“IT’S THE END OF THE TOWN ORGANIZING IT. BUT BASICALLY THERE’S AN OPPORTUNITY AND EVEN A BLUEPRINT READY FOR ANOTHER EVENT ORGANIZER OR GROUP THAT WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT CONTINUE.” SEAN MCINTYRE SYLVAN LAKE MAYOR Marcel Dionne. Last year, the tournament was changed to a single-day 24-hour format and former NHL enforce George Laraque was a special guest. Although about 135 players came
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COUNCIL out last year, that was lower than other years and sponsorships were also down. Given the economy this year, the town’s recreation department anticipated numbers would likely be down again next February and decided not to organize it. The cost to the town to host the tournament was around $40,000 on top of donations and lots of volunteer time from staff. The game plan had always been to get the tournament rolling then hand it off to a community group to keep it going in future years. “The idea behind the pond hockey
from day one was to have this committee effort and eventually have someone from the community take over, and no one ever has,” said town communication officer Joanne Gaudet. She said if someone came forward to take on the project it could return. “The town has a grant program for a lot of bigger events, some of the more community-friendly events. So there’s that option for someone to come forward and we would still contribute that way.” Mayor Sean McIntyre would like to see another group take it on. “It’s the end of the town organizing it. But basically there’s an opportunity and even a blueprint ready for another event organizer or group that would like to see it continue,” he said.
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Sylvan Lake accepts bid for new fire truck Sylvan Lake will spend up to $1.7 million on a new aerial fire truck. Town council approved the purchase on Monday night. Calgary’s Wholesale Fire and Rescue will supply the truck built by U.S.-based Pierce. Wholesale’s bid of $1.5 million was about $75,000 higher than the only other bidder, but was recommended by the town’s fire department because it “meets or exceeds the required specifications. The cost of the truck may change because emergency services staff will sit down with the builder to discuss potential savings once the order is confirmed. Council opted to leave the budget at $1.7 million as a safeguard. It will take 12 to 14 months to build and equip the truck. Council had budgeted $1.3 million for a new aerial truck this year, but, in large part because of Canada’s limping dollar, the price has gone up. Both suitable manufacturers are U.S.-based and the exchange rate — 74 cents Canadian — is not favourable. To make up the funding shortfall, council will use some of the money made by selling its old fire hall. Council approved the sale of the station for $699,000 — the asking price — earlier this month.
More charges withdrawn against Holt Two charges left over from summer 2014 in connection with an Innisfail area robbery were withdrawn against a Prince George, B.C. man. Michael Edward Holt, 34, was accused of breach of probation and possession of property obtained by crime in relation to an incident at Kelly’s Campground on June 5, 2014. On Tuesday in Red Deer provincial court before judge Jim Hunter, Crown Prosecutor Brittany Ashmore withdrew the two charges. Tuesday was the second of two scheduled trial days for Holt. However, a vast majority of the charges he faced were adjourned to late October. His defence counsel, Jason Snider, said the intention is to waive the charges to B.C. so Holt can deal with them where he lives. Because the charges are being waived out of province, a lengthy adjournment was required. Procedurally, the provincial court in a B.C. jurisdiction has to consent to the charges being waived in. Five charges of breach of probation and one charge of failing to attend court were adjourned to late October on Tuesday. On Monday, charges of theft under $5,000, three breach of probation charges, failing to comply with release conditions and failing to appear in court were adjourned to late October also with the intention of waiving them over to B.C. Holt was arrested on June 7 and charged with some of these offences. His arrest was spurred by a police investigation in early June 2014
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This pack of scooter-riding kids could not wait for the official opening of the Rimbey Kinsmen Skate Park earlier this week. The $500,000 project will not have its grand opening until next spring when the surrounding landscaping can be completed, but those wanting to get an early start on figuring out the best lines before the snow flies are encouraged to come on out. following an attempted armed robbery at a Central Alberta campground. Holt was arrested after police found a stolen truck in Bowden. A second suspect was sought and a few days later Dillon Bristow, 21, of Innisfail was arrested and charged with 22 offences including robbery with a firearm. Bristow pleaded guilty to attempted robbery, possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, flight from police, dangerous driving and breaching probation on Oct. 9, 2014. He was sentenced to six-and-a-half years.
Sylvan Lake lays ground rules for pedal-powered rides Sylvan Lake has come up with some ground rules for quadracycle and pedicab operators. The popular pedal-powered rides can be found in many communities and there have been recurring discussions in the town about allowing them on a regulated basis. Visitors have been able to rent quadracycles — four-wheeled pedalpowered vehicles — for the past two summers. Under the proposed bylaw, given first reading by council on Monday, pedicab and quadracycle operators must be 18, have a valid driver’s licence and stick to streets in the
Lakeshore area. Designated pickup areas have also been included. Local RCMP and town enforcement officers have been less than enthusiastic about the vehicles because of the potential safety risks. However, council has been willing to give them a try. Before the bylaw is passed, a public hearing is expected to be held to hear from local residents and businesses. No date has been set.
Date set for child porn trial after inquiry waived Trial dates will be set for a man facing child porn charges after he waived his preliminary inquiry earlier this month. Ronald Allan Nichols, 68, is charged with one count of possession of child porn and one count of accessing child porn. Represented by defence counsel Dan Wilson, Nichols was scheduled for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 21. Preliminary hearings are held to test the strength of the Crown’s case before heading to trial. Nichols waived his prelim and is headed to trial instead. He elected to be tried by a judge alone in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench. His charges will next be heard in arraignment court on Oct. 5 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench, where a
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Red Deer to open doors to green energy projects Red Deerians can explore green energy projects on Saturday during Green Energy Doors Open. Users, producers, and advocates of decentralized energy — energy produced close to where it is used — will be opening their doors to the public for free tours. Alberta Green Energy Doors Open is a province-wide event with a number of projects and initiatives available for viewing in the region including: • Sustainability tours at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre, from 12 to 3 p.m., at 6300 45 Ave. • The EnergyMizer power conditioner by Energy Management Systems at stall 130 at Red Deer Public Market, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., at 4725 43rd St. • Full circle tree practices and using end-of-life trees for beneficial purposes at Trimmed-Line Tree Services, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 4601 62 St. • The Monolithic Dome powered by solar energy, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 38425 on Range Road 262, Lacombe County. For more information on Alberta Green Energy Doors Open 2015 and to register for events visit www.gedo.ca.
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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Harper government has known for two years that security at foreign embassies and the safety of Canadian diplomats was potentially in jeopardy at more than two dozen missions abroad, a series of internal government records show. Reports by both the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act, outline how officials have been seized with the issue since September 2013, when alShabab gunmen stormed the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, in a three-day siege that ended in the deaths of at least 67 people. Memos, briefings and after-action reports show how the deaths of Canadian diplomat Annemarie Desloges and Vancouver businessman Naguib Damji turned what had been growing concern about the violence and instability of the Arab Spring into alarm. The pressure mounted even more after the lobby of the Canadian embassy in Kyiv was taken over and occupied for a week by Ukrainian pro-European democracy protesters in February 2014, the briefings show. The heavily censored documents show six weeks after that incident, four federal cabinet ministers received a special briefing that recommended measures for “reducing vulnerability,” including major physical security projects. Despite the heightened urgency, however, the federal cabinet has not yet approved a security investment plan for embassies and at official residences. Foreign Affairs spokesman Nicolas Doire said the government takes overseas mission security seriously and monitors situations abroad on a case-by-case basis to implement “appropriate measures to protect our personnel.”
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Drummers play as students and teachers from Britannia Secondary School and Britannia Elementary School gather around to participate in a First Nations drum circle to coincide with the Youth Matters conference in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday The conference brought together First Nations leaders, B.C. Children’s Representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, educators, police and others.
OPP drops probe of RCMP gun data destruction BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Ontario Provincial Police have dropped an investigation into the RCMP’s destruction of gun registry data, saying the alleged offences no longer exist under a back-dated, retroactive Conservative law passed last spring. Documents filed in court by the federal information commissioner’s office include a letter from the OPP that lays out four potential offences by the RCMP when the national police force destroyed long gun registry records in 2012. The OPP letter, dated Sept. 22, details at length how Conservative changes buried in a highly controversial omnibus budget bill last spring close off every avenue for investigation of the alleged RCMP offences. “After giving the provisions de-
scribed above detailed consideration, I am of the view that the retrospective aspect of the Bill C-59 amendments completely remove any criminal liability in relation to deletion of longgun registry data by the RCMP,” writes OPP Det. Supt. Dave Truax. The bill was passed just prior to the House of Commons rising for the summer. Parliament was subsequently dissolved in early August when Prime Minister Stephen Harper triggered the current election campaign. Information commissioner Suzanne Legault has launched a constitutional challenge of the government’s retroactive changes to the legislation, called the Ending the Long-gun Registry Act, or ELRA. Legault issued a special report to Parliament last spring laying out how the RCMP knowingly destroyed registry files, even though it knew those
Nova Scotia man gets overly comfy in B.C. home after stealing truck BY THE CANADIAN PRESS KAMLOOPS, B.C. — He fed the cats, prepared a meal, shaved, showered and even took meat out of the freezer to thaw. The only problem? Christopher Hiscock, 33, was not at home and didn’t know the owners of a ranch where he became a bit too comfortable. The Nova Scotia man pleaded guilty Monday to possession of stolen property and being unlawfully in a dwelling house stemming from a bizarre incident north of Kamloops, B.C. Provincial court heard the residents of a ranch in Little Fort on the Yellowhead Highway returned home after a night out last week to find a stranger sitting on their couch with a cup of coffee. “She found the accused in her home watching TV,” Crown lawyer Mike Wong said. “He had started a fire in the fireplace and prepared himself a meal. He said he had been driving by and the door was open, so he came in. Hiscock had also helped himself to a truck in Ontario on his way to British Columbia, court heard. “The accused appears to have done some laundry. He also fed the cats and put out some hay for the horses,” Wong said. “He used (the residents’) toothbrush and shaver, he had taken some
meat out of the freezer to thaw and he had written in their diary.” “Today was my first full day at the ranch,” he wrote in the diary. “I fed the cats and horses. So much I can do here I have to remind myself to just relax and take my time. “I don’t feel alone here, I guess with 2 cats and 3 horses it’s kinda hard to be alone. Last night I had a fire in the house. It was so (peaceful). I slept like a little baby. I saw a picture in the basement on the wall of a man holding and weighing fish on a boat. Looking at him I realized we look a lot alike, but I think I’m more handsome.” The residents flagged down a passing police car and Hiscock was taken into custody. Hiscock’s journey to B.C. started in his home province of Nova Scotia earlier this month. Court heard he drove his car from Nova Scotia to Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., where he stole a truck and headed west. The stolen truck, which went missing on Sept. 16, was found on the Little Fort property. Hiscock, who has no prior criminal record, apologized in court. “I made a lot of mistakes,” he said. “There’s really no excuses for it.” He was still beaming about his brief stay at the ranch.
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records were part of an active investigation under the Access to Information Act, and even though the federal public safety minister had assured Legault’s office that the Mounties would abide by the access law and preserve the data. Legault recommended charges be laid and Justice Minister Peter MacKay referred the matter to the public prosecutors’ office on May 6, but the following day the government tabled an omnibus bill that retroactively wiped the offences from the legal code. The government also back-dated the changes to when the original bill to kill the gun registry was tabled in Parliament, months before it actually passed into law, wiping out “any request, complaint, investigation, application, judicial review appeal or other proceeding” related to the final six months of the registry’s legal existence.
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Lady Gaga to be named Woman of the Year by Billboard at NYC event NEW YORK — Lady Gaga is the woman of the year, according to Billboard magazine. Billboard announced Tuesday that the pop star will be honoured at its Dec. 11 Women in Music event in New York City. The decade-old event will be televised for the first time, on Lifetime on Dec. 18. Gaga released the collaborative jazz album, Cheek to Cheek, with Tony Bennett last year. It won a Grammy Award, and the duo performed songs from the album on a 36-date tour. Gaga also plans to release an album next year and will star in FX’s American Horror Story: Hotel, which premieres on Oct. 7. The Women in Music event also honours the year’s 50 most powerful female executives in the music industry.
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Veteran singer and actor Michael Burgess is pictured in this archive photo. The famed tenor died in a Toronto hospice Monday evening surrounded by members of his family, said Bruce Bowser, a family friend. Burgess had been battling cancer for a number of years.
Hay, Smith make shortlist for Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Andre Alexis, Elizabeth Hay and Russell Smith are among the authors shortlisted for the $25,000 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. The Trinidad-born, Ottawa-bred Alexis makes the cut with Fifteen Dogs (Coach House Books), also longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. The Ottawa-based Hay is in the running with His Whole Life (McClelland & Stewart), while Toronto’s Smith is shortlisted for his short story collection Confidence (Biblioasis). That book is also longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Also shortlisted are two debut novelists: Pamela Mordecai of Kitchener, Ont., for Red Jacket (TAP Books), and Vancouver’s John Vaillant for The Jaguar’s Children (Knopf Canada). The Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize recognizes the author of the year’s best novel or short story collection. The winner will be announced Nov. 3 in Toronto. The Writers’ Trust of Canada says finalists were chosen by a three-person jury who read 127 books from 50 publishers. The four runners-up get $2,500. The charitable organization announced the five finalists Tuesday at a To-
ronto bookstore, where they also revealed three finalists for the $10,000 Writers’ Trust/McClelland and Stewart Journey Prize. That award recognizes new and developing writers for the best short story first published in a Canadian literary journal. Contenders include Fredericton’s Emily Bosse for “Last Animal Standing On Gentleman’s Farm,” published in The Fiddlehead Deirdre Dore of Nakusp, B.C., for “The Wise Baby,” published in Geist and Vancouver’s Anna Ling Kaye for “Red Egg and Ginger,” from Prairie Fire. Runners-up for this prize receive $1,000, while the journal that originally published the winning entry gets $2,000.
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TORONTO — Theatre star Michael Burgess — who dazzled Toronto audiences as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables and was well-known to sports fans for his stirring rendition of O Canada — died Monday at age 70. The famed tenor passed away in a Toronto hospice Monday evening surrounded by members of his family, said Bruce Bowser, a family friend. Burgess had been battling cancer for a number of years. In a statement Monday night, theatre impresario David Mirvish said Burgess “created the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, which was one of the first international blockbusters to have its own production in Canada with a local cast, instead of a touring version.” “He was magnificent in the role and led the all-Canadian cast to great heights,” Mirvish said. “He will be sorely missed.” The Regina-born Burgess played the role of Jean Valjean in more than 1,000 performances of Les Miserables at Toronto’s Royal Alexandra theatre and on the cross-Canada tour. He took the role across Canada on the first national tour of the production, and also appeared for the 10th anniversary concert at Royal Albert Hall in London. Burgess was also known to hockey fans for singing the national anthem for many years at Toronto Maple Leafs home games and was the first person to sing O Canada at a World Series baseball game. He was also known for his work on TV productions of H.M.S. Pinafore, You Must Remember This and The Sandy Bottom Orchestra. Burgess also played roles in TV series such as Street Legal, Border Town, and E.N.G.. He was inducted into the Bobby Orr Hall of Fame in Parry Sound, Ont., in 2013 and the Hall’s website says “his performance of Danny Boy has often brought our audiences to tears.” Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre and Royal Alexandra Theatre dimmed their marquee lights on Tuesday night for two minutes in Burgess’s memory. Bowser says a funeral for Burgess is planned for Oct. 5.
Pharrell & his book publisher to donate up to 50,000 books to children in need NEW YORK — Pharrell Williams and his book publisher have launched a “Happy” campaign for young readers. Along with Penguin Young Readers, the singer has partnered with FirstBook, a non-profit literacy organization, to donate up to 50,000 books to children in low-income families. Penguin announced Tuesday that the Twitter hashtag .readHappy had been established for fans to post thoughts or images on why reading makes them “Happy.” Every post shared elsewhere on social media will lead to a donation. “Every child on this planet deserves to experience the joy of reading,” Pharrell said in a statement issued through Penguin. Pharrell’s picture book, Happy, based on his hit song, comes out next week.
Intel Security deems musicians Armin van Buuren, Luke Bryan and Usher ‘most dangerous’ online
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LOS ANGELES — If you’re planning to look up Usher, Luke Bryan or producer Armin van Buuren on the web, take heed. Intel Security announced Tuesday that the musicians top its ninth annual list of the most dangerous celebrities online. Searches for those famous names are most likely to land users on websites that carry viruses or malware. The company used its own site ratings to compile the celebrity list. Searches for Dutch trance DJ van Buuren carry the most risk: users have an almost 18 per cent chance of landing on a web page with potential for online threats. Bryan, Usher, Britney Spears and Jay-Z round out the top five. A Katy Perry search carries a nearly 15 per cent chance of connecting with a tainted site. Also on this year’s list: Amy Schumer, Nina Dobrev, Lorde and Betty White.
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Noah pays tribute to Stewart during debut BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — South African comic Trevor Noah moved in at The Daily Show on Monday, promising he’d try not to make predecessor Jon Stewart seem like a “crazy old dude who left his inheritance to some random kid from Africa.” Noah took over as host after Stewart decided that 16 years of lampooning politics and the media — or half of the 31-year-old Noah’s life span — was enough and stepped down in August. Despite a new desk and set, Noah retained much of Stewart’s staff, the show’s theme music and format, down to a closing “moment of zen.” He quickly paid tribute to Stewart, saying he was “more than just a latenight host. “He was often our voice, our refuge and in many ways our political dad,” Noah said. “And it’s weird because dad has left and now it feels like the family has a new stepdad — and he’s black.” He said Comedy Central offered the hosting job to a woman and to Americans, but were turned down. “Once more a job Americans rejected is now being done by an immigrant,” he said. Noah moved into comedic riffs on current events — Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, the resignation of House Speaker John Boehner and the discovery of water on Mars — and even smartly pulled some of them together. He said the Mars discovery gives us “a new planet to colonize, just when we find out that Volkswagen has been destroying the Earth.” One key difference was a more liberal censor. An expletive that in Stewart’s day would have been bleeped out was clearly heard a few times. Comedy Central worked hard to bring viewers to Noah’s debut. The show was simulcast across several Viacom networks, including MTV, VH1, BET and Nick at Nite — a tactic
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Trevor Noah appears on the set of his new show, ‘The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,’ in New York. Noah took over for Jon Stewart on Monday. recently used to boost the ratings of MTV’s Video Music Awards. Comedy Central preceded the show with a Kevin Hart stand-up special, with frequent onscreen reminders that the white-hot comedy star was Noah’s first guest. Hart handed Noah a present of a couple of neckties before the two began a somewhat caffeinated conversation. Noah’s debut continues a period of transition in the hotly competitive late-night television arena. Stewart’s former compatriot, Stephen Colbert, has moved to CBS to replace David Letterman. Jimmy Fallon, only a year and half into the job at NBC’s Tonight show, generally leads in the ratings. James Corden, Seth Meyers and Lar-
ry Wilmore also are new at their programs. Late-night TV has also become a favoured spot on the presidential campaign trail. Noah is diving right in, hosting GOP hopeful Chris Christie on Tuesday. Noah’s first talk with one of the show’s correspondents, ostensibly about Boehner’s exit and who would fill the job, was cleverly turned inward, into a routine about the mystery surrounding how a new guy would do in a big job. “I only hope that the new speaker of the House knows that certain people are depending on him,” correspondent Jordan Klapper said. “I just bought a new condo.”
Earle taps Southern voice for protest song BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Singer Steve Earle believes it was important to have a Southern voice on his new protest song urging Mississippi to change its state flag to remove the Confederate battle emblem. “And I’ve got one,” said the Texas-raised Earle, although he notes that “people will disqualify me because I’ve lived in New York for the last 10 years.” Earle’s Facebook page is aflame with a vivid debate over the song Mississippi it’s Time, released on Sept. 11. While one commenter told Earle that “the spirits of slaves are smiling down on you,” another urged him to “shut up and sing (Earle’s 1988 country hit) Copperhead Road.” The song quotes both the American standard Dixie and Nina Simone’s civil rights-era song, Mississippi Goddam. Earle even throws in a “reckon.” Earle said he began writing it the day after South Carolina removed the Confederate battle flag from its Capitol grounds following the June 17 killing of nine black Bible study participants at a church in Charleston. The song was released as a digital single with proceeds going to the
Southern Poverty Law Center, which is campaigning to remove signs of the Confederacy from the South. Sales are small, but supporters say the real goal is to encourage people to watch the video on social media. “Sometimes you can make an intellectual argument and sometimes you can make a powerful emotional one, and Steve’s song is a combination of the two,” said Richard Cohen, SPLC president. The speaker of the Mississippi House and both Republican U.S. senators support an effort to remove the Confederate symbol, in the upper left corner of the flag. Gov. Phil Bryant said voters should decide. In a 2001 referendum, voters decided overwhelmingly to keep the flag the way it is. Earle said a few people have walked out when he plays the song on his current concert tour. The response is otherwise muted, nothing like his 2002 song John Walker Blues sympathetic to an American who joined the Taliban. “You have to create a character and you have to get people to empathize with the character — to write politics in personal terms,” Earle said. “Not everyone can do it and not everyone will do it. So I think I’m supposed to.”
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SO HOW DID TREVOR NOAH DO? BY WILL LEITCH ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES On one hand, deciding whether you like Trevor Noah as the new host of The Daily Show on his first night is sort of like deciding whether to buy a painting based on how the artist mounts his easel. How can you possibly tell how someone is going to host a show every night by his first nervous 21 minutes? On the other hand, of course, the job of a late-night talk show host is not really to make you want to watch them every night any more, and it hasn’t been for half a decade now. The goal is to get them to watch you in five-minute increments, often on their phone, the next morning. You are less a host than a joke chauffeur. You just want to make sure to provide an attractive ride. So, as a joke delivery device, on his first night, Trevor Noah did fine. He talked too fast-waytoo fast, as if he wasn’t used to producers talking in his ear. He stumbled over a couple of punchlines. He apologized too quickly for jokes that didn’t land. But this is largely the same writing staff that Jon Stewart had, and those people are funny. What Noah needs to prove, before he can prove anything else, is that he can tell a joke. If you’re waiting for him to make you mad, you might not have liked his joke about a theoretical “Club Congress” being a terrible club to go to because “everyone there has aides.” Either way, you didn’t learn too much about him, other than that he looks good in a suit and laughs at his own jokes a little too quickly. The interviewing clearly needs some work. Noah’s first guest was Kevin Hart, a much more honed performer who, like the rest of us, couldn’t quite figure out Noah’s vibe. Noah wasn’t able to show off many of his talents-particularly his vocal talents, and his ability to inhabit different sorts of people and accents at the drop of a hat-and he looked more relieved to have his first show over than anything. He will either grow into this job, as Conan O’Brien did, or he will flame out despite his natural abilities. We don’t know how it’s going to turn out, and neither does he. But on the first night, one thing was clear: This is something different. This is an African man, talking about growing up wanting only an indoor toilet, commenting about John Boehner from one of the most powerful chairs in political media. The skills are there, and so is the potential to do something fascinating, and, above all, new. Right now it’s Trevor Noah doing Jon Stewart’s “Daily Show,” only not as well. But I bet it won’t be like that for long.
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OWENS Margaret Isabelle 1923 - 2015 Margaret Isabelle Owens of Red Deer passed away on Monday, September 28, 2015 at the age of 92 years. Margaret devoted herself to her family and to the community. She was a surgical nurse in Calgary, Banff, Drumheller, Fort McMurray, and Grande Prairie. She volunteered for the Victorian Order of Nurses, Meals on Wheels, and the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada. One of her passions was hiking in the Rockies and the Arizona desert. Margaret is survived by her two sons; Brian and Fred (Sharon), grandchildren; Mitchell (Sandi), Brandon (Heather), Victoria (Luc), and great-grandson, Jaxon. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. The family is grateful for all the care given by the folks on Unit 22 and a special thank you to Dr. John Julyan-Gidgeon. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222
BROWN Margaret May Brown passed away peacefully at the Sunset Manor on Monday, September 28 at the age of 86. She is lovingly remembered by her three children: Brian Brown, Lee Brown, Leslie (Michael) Dobie; her 4 grandchildren: Ashley (Raj) Brar, Adam Dobie, Alexa Dobie and Tara Quartly; her great-grandchild, Charlotte Brar; brother, Paul (Sally) Lewis and by her sister, Wendy Moreside. Margaret was pre-deceased by her loving husband, Roy Lorne Brown; sisters, Emma Tweten, Mary Toolson, Georgina Lewis and by her brothers, Bill Lewis and John Lewis. Margaret was born June 19, 1929 in Regina, Saskatchewan to George and Mable Lewis. She graduated nursing school in 1951. After graduating she worked at the Moosomin Union Hospital, it was during that time she met Roy. The couple were married in 1954, moved to Estevan in 1956. In 1970 Roy, Margaret and their children finally moved to Red Deer, where she worked at the Red Deer Regional Hospital until her retirement. Margaret also volunteered for many years especially with the Red Deer Christmas Bureau’s Doll House. A memorial service will be held on Friday, October 2 at 11:00 a.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150- 67 Street. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Red Deer Christmas Bureau, P.O. Box 97, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 5E7. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com. Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-3319.
SPIERS (nee Smillie) Wendy Mar 31, 1948 - Sept. 25, 2015 Wendy inspired us with many lessons for living. Predeceased by dad Graham, mom Beth and brother Michael. Remembered with everlasting love by husband Jim; son Adam (Chantel), daughter Rebecca (fiancé Chet), four grandkids; relatives and friends, ECS, PEO, LAGRD, her faith community, and as a pharmacist. Safe in the undying light of love. Celebration of Life Sat Oct. 10 10am SouthminsterSteinhauer United Church 10740 19 Ave Edmonton Donations in lieu: MS Society, Alberta, United Way-Capital Region, Southminster-Steinhauer Memorial Fund, or United Church of Canada M & S Fund.
KRUEGER Charlene Ida We, the family of Charlene Ida Krueger, are deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of our mother, daughter, sister, auntie, niece and friend on Thursday, September 24, 2015 at the age of 46 years. Charlene was born and raised in Saskatoon, SK on September 16, 1969. She fiercely loved her children and was a devoted mother. Charlene was an extremely talented and creative artist, loved animals, had a passion for her motorcycle, and took pride in her gardening; always finding beauty in the small things in nature. She had an incredible sense of humor, easily bringing those around her to tears with laughter. Left to cherish her memory are her children; daughter Danielle (Nate) Stout, son James Conroy, daughter Courtney Conroy, and daughter Kaitlin Conroy. Her father Otto Krueger, her sisters, Sharon (Ray) Kokotailo, and their children Mitchell & Jennifer, Shelley (Evan) Empey, Sheila Krueger, her brother Jeff Krueger and his children, Kelsey, Daymond and Katarina. She is also survived by her aunts, uncles and several cousins, and her special friends Ollie Conroy, Doug MacLean, and many others, too numerous to mention. Charlene was predeceased by her mother Anna Krueger, her grandparents, and several aunts and uncles. A Funeral Service will be held at St. Mary’s Parish, 6 McMillan Avenue, Red Deer on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Charlene’s honour may be made directly to the Canadian Mental Health Association, 5017 50 Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4N 4B2. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222
HILL Charles “Charlie” William 1928 - 2015 Mr. Charles “Charlie” William Hill of Red Deer, Alberta passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at the age of 87 years. Charlie was born on May 22, 1928 in Canmore, Alberta. He will be lovingly remembered by his three sons: Larry (Terry Tomcko) Hill of New Westminster, British Columbia, Terry Hill and Gordon (Kimberley) Hill, both of Red Deer, Alberta and a daughter, Charlene (Sherry Gagnier) Hill of Calgary, Alberta, as well as seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Charlie was predeceased by his wife, Madeline on December 26, 2011, and a son, James Dennis Hill. A Memorial Tea for Charlie will be held at the Parkland Funeral Home ‘Reception Centre’ 6287 67A Street, Red Deer, Alberta, on Friday, October 2, 2015 between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. An Interment will take place at the Red Deer Cemetery, on Friday, October 2, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Donations in Charlie’s memory may be made to the Lending Cupboard, 5406C 43 Street, Red Deer, Alberta T4N 1C9. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Maryann Hansen, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.
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In Memoriam Hodge, Kenneth Dwayne A memorial service will be held for Ken Hodge, who passed away on November 11, 2014. The service will be held on October 3, 2015 at the Pioneer Centre in Rocky Mountain House at 2:00 p.m. For more information, please call Brad at 403.304.1414.
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ANDERSON Connie Dec. 21, 1926 - Sept. 25, 2015 Connie Anderson passed away peacefully on Friday, September 25, 2015 with her daughters at her side. Connie was predeceased by her husband, Red, and sonin-law, Robert Rennie. She is survived by her daughters; Lynne (Rick) Hewson and Lorna Rennie, grandchildren; Kim (Jason) Capjack, Matthew (Liann) Hewson, and Michael (Liz) Rennie, and greatgrandchildren; Ella and Juliet Capjack, and Jacob Rennie. She is also survived by her brother, Ken Hahn, and sisters-in-law; Lou and Rose Marie Hahn, and Grace Anderson, as well as several nieces and nephews. A Funeral Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 11:30 a.m. Memorial tributes in Connie’s honour may be made directly to the Alzheimer’s Society, Unit 1, 5550 45 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 1L1. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222
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Migrants rest in a shelter in Hanau, central Germany. Refugees coming to Germany can expect a roof over their head, a bed to sleep in and three meals a day. But with authorities struggling to find housing for tens of thousands of people each month, many new arrivals will find their lodgings a squeeze.
Refugee influx forces shift in housing standards BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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BERLIN — Refugees coming to Germany can expect a roof over their head, a bed to sleep in and three meals a day. But with authorities struggling to find housing for tens of thousands of people each month, many new arrivals will find their lodgings a squeeze. Smaller, in fact, than what’s permitted for a German shepherd dog. An Associated Press survey has found that several of Germany’s 16 states have waived the usual rules expected of communal housing. As a result, migrants in some parts of Germany are finding themselves living in cramped conditions that rights groups say are unfit for human habitation. “The situation is becoming dramatic,” said Karl Kopp, an expert on refugee policy with the campaign group Pro Asyl. “If we put people up in undignified conditions then this will have long-term consequences for their health and their ability to integrate in the country.” On Sunday 14 people — including three police officers — were injured when a mass brawl involving hundreds of refugees broke out at a reception centre in Calden, near Kassel. The site is a tent city originally designed for 1,000 people but now housing 1,500. “Improvised, often catastrophically overcrowded emergency shelters offer residents no privacy or place to retreat,” Pro Asyl said following the incident. “Every trip to the canteen, to the toilets or the showers becomes a patience test in these mass shelters.” The warning came as the German government agreed on measures Tuesday aimed at helping authorities cope with this year’s surge in migrants. According to Bavaria’s governor, 169,400 migrants have arrived in the southeastern German state since the beginning of September. Horst Seehofer said 10,000 people arrived on Monday alone, dpa reported. Critics say that most of the new measures are focused on deterring people from coming to Germany and speeding up deportations, rather
than providing immediate relief to ease overcrowding in refugee shelters. Of the 14 states that responded to an AP questionnaire on housing standards, at least three — including Bavaria- have lowered their requirements for shelters, including for the minimum amount of space available to each refugee. Six states had no minimum requirements, while two required that refugees have at least 7 square meters of space each. By comparison, animal protection laws stipulate that medium-sized dogs get at least 8 square meters of kennel space. Campaigners and refugees have also noted the lack of sufficient bathrooms, the absence of room locks, and the remote location of some shelters that make it hard for residents to come into contact with Germans. “You can see what the situation is like,” said Gabriel Hesse, a spokesman for the ministry of work and social affairs in Brandenburg, one state that recently suspended its minimum housing standards. “We’ll see how things develop, but in the coming months they aren’t going to get better.” German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere dismissed concerns, saying Friday that “we can’t offer any luxury and we don’t want to offer any luxury.” “Of course a gym with hundreds of people in it isn’t nice, but it’s better than no roof over the head,” he said. “I think Germany doesn’t have to be ashamed about the standards it offers refugees.” Rights groups have been particularly critical of a new measure that extends the amount of time asylum seekers can be housed in reception centres from three to six months. “There simply isn’t enough time for these standards. Last week alone we opened five emergency accommodations,” Monika Hebbinghaus, a spokeswoman for Berlin’s social affairs department. She noted that authorities are struggling to find enough staff for the many shelters they are opening.
First of six police officers set to stand trial in death of Freddie Gray BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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BALTIMORE — The first trial for six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray will be held Nov. 30, and the other trials are set for early next year. Judge Barry Williams decided Tuesday that Officer William Porter will go on trial first. He is accused of failing to provide or request medical care for Gray and not securing him safely in a van. Porter faces charges of manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office in the death of Gray, a black man who died after being injured in police custody. Prosecutors said they intend to call Porter as a witness against at least two other officers. The judge ruled earlier this month that each officer will get his or her own trial and that they will be held in the city. Grey died April 19, a week after he was injured. His death led to protests and rioting in Baltimore, and came to symbolize the treatment of black men by police in America. It also shed
light on long-standing and systemic disenfranchisement of African-Americans in the city. Attorneys for the six officers asked Williams to move the trials outside of Baltimore, citing pre-trial media coverage they say could prejudice a jury. The judge kept the door open to re-evaluate his decision should the state and defence run into problems seating a jury. Prosecutors have suggested in a letter to the judge that the state intends to call Porter to testify against Sgt. Alicia White, who faces the same charges he does, and Officer Caesar Goodson, who faces an additional “depraved-heart” murder charge. Goodson will be tried Jan. 6 and White’s trial will begin Jan. 25. Officers Garrett Miller and Edward Nero face misdemeanour assault, misconduct in office and reckless endangerment charges, as does Lt. Brian Rice, who also faces a manslaughter charge. Their trials will be held in February and March.
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Kunduz braces for battle TALIBAN PUT ON SHOW OF FORCE AS AFGHAN PRESIDENT VOWS TO RETAKE KEY CITY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KABUL — A day after capturing their first major city since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion, the Taliban fanned out in full force Tuesday, closing roads, throwing up checkpoints and torching government buildings as residents huddled indoors, fearful of renewed fighting as Afghan forces deployed for a counteroffensive U.S. warplanes carried out an early morning airstrike on Taliban positions, but government ground troops sent to try to retake Kunduz, one of Afghanistan’s wealthiest and most strategic cities, were stalled by roadblocks and ambushes, unable to move closer than about two kilometres toward their target. A NATO officer said more airstrikes were unlikely as “all the Taliban are inside the city and so are all the people.” He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief media on the issue. His words suggested the fight to retake the city would involve painstaking street-by-street fighting as government forces try to avoid civilian casualties in retaking control. Inside the city, residents were stunned by the audacity of the insurgents, who attacked Kunduz on a number of fronts before dawn on Monday, taking the government, intelligence agency and military by surprise. The insurgents used mosque loudspeakers to try to reassure people they were safe. But residents, recalling the group’s brutality during its 1996-2001 rule of Afghanistan, were fearful of what was to come. “Kunduz is a ghost city now, fear has locked people inside their homes,” said Folad Hamdad, a local freelance journalist who escaped late Monday to neighbouring Takhar province. He said Taliban gunmen were going door to door “searching for government officials, local police commanders, anyone they can think of. No one is safe.” The fall of the city of 300,000 inhabitants — the first urban area taken by the Taliban since the U.S. invasion ousted their regime 14 years ago — is a major setback to President Ashraf
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A Taliban fighter sits on his motorcycle adorned with a Taliban flag in a street in Kunduz, Afghanistan, Tuesday. The U.S. military carried out an airstrike on Tuesday on the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, which was captured by the Taliban the previous day in a major setback to the government of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Ghani, who has staked his presidency on bringing peace to Afghanistan and seeking to draw the Taliban to peace talks. In a televised address, he vowed to take Kunduz back from the insurgents, urging the nation to trust Afghan troops to do the job. “The enemy has sustained heavy casualties,” he said. “The enemy’s main objective was to create fear and terror.” Acting Defence Minister Masoom Stanekzai said the fighters had infiltrated the city during the recent Eid
holiday, the biggest of the year when millions of Afghans move around the country to spend time with family. The Taliban fighters were reinforced by militants who came from neighbouring Pakistan after being driven out by a military offensive, as well as from China and Central Asia, Stanekzai said. The fierce multipronged assault took the Afghan military and intelligence agencies off guard after what had appeared to be a stalemate throughout the summer between Taliban forces besieging the city and gov-
ernment troops defending it. “None of the security forces or officials had any information about the attack if they had they would have warned the NGOs, the U.N. and the banks, but they didn’t,” said one Kunduz resident, a banker who escaped the city late Monday and spoke to The Associated Press in Kabul. “Yesterday it was possible for people to get out of the city, but today it is too late because all roads are under the Taliban control,” said the man, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear for his safety.
U.S., Cuba leaders meet at UN gathering BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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This still image taken from video shows destruction to buildings after an air strike hit a wedding party in al-Wahga, a village near the strategic Strait of Bab al-Mandab, Yemen.
Saudi airstrikes on wedding party kill 131, mostly women BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
YEMEN
SANAA, Yemen — The death toll from Saudi-led airstrikes that hit a wedding party in Yemen has risen to 131, making it the deadliest single incident since the start of the country’s civil war, medical officials said Tuesday. The UN says at least 2,355 civilians have been killed in fighting since March, when the coalition began launching airstrikes against Shiite Houthi rebels and allied army units, who control the capital and are at war with the internationally recognized government as well as southern separatists, local militias and Sunni extremists. At least 80 women were killed in the wedding airstrikes in the central province of Taiz, said Yemeni medical officials who work in the province and have been neutral in the conflict. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to reporters. Hassan Boucenine, of the Geneva-based Doctors Without Borders, called it the deadliest single incident since the beginning of the conflict. “To be honest it’s worse and worse…it’s beyond despair,” said Boucenine, speaking about the war. The Saudi-led and U.S.-backed coalition apparently struck the wedding party by mistake on Monday in al-Wahga, a village near the town of Mokha and the strategic Strait of Bab al-Mandab, Yemeni security officials said. The region is largely populated
by fishermen and livestock traders. “They struck a wedding, there were only civilians there and most of them died because the Mokha hospital is closed because of supply — no drugs, no fuel, no electricity, no nothing, so the staff left,” Boucenine said. The provincial capital of Taiz was inaccessible due to ongoing fighting. He added that there was no heavy military presence in the vicinity of the strikes. Victims were transported to Hodeida province to the north, he said, and most of them died on the road. Witness Ahmed Nagy said many of the injured were moved in pickup trucks used for transporting animals. Paramedic Khaled Basees said local people took on the medical operation without any state assistance, adding that some of the dead were torn apart and their unidentifiable remains buried in a mass grave. Another witness, Mehdi Abdel Salam, said missile fragments destroyed several homes next to the wedding. Officials from the Saudi-led coalition could not immediately be reached for comment. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon condemned the airstrikes, which he said “killed as many as 135 people” and called on all parties involved in the conflict in Yemen, “from inside and outside the country, to immediately cease all military activities.”
Making good on a pledge to change U.S. posture toward Cuba, President Barack Obama held talks Tuesday with Cuban President Raul Castro, the second time the leaders of the once-estranged nations have met this year. Obama and Castro smiled and shook hands before beginning their private talk on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations. The encounter comes as the Cold War adversaries go about the long and complex process of normalizing relations following decades of animosity. The U.S. recently eased rules for citizens who want to visit or do business in Cuba to help fostering greater economic freedom on the island. The White House said the leaders discussed additional steps each government can take to deepen co-operation. Obama also reiterated U.S. support for human rights in Cuba, a sticking point in the relationship, the White House said. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Ro-
driguez focused on the pace of normalizing relations following the meeting, saying speeding up the process will require Obama using his executive authority to substantially modify the decades-old U.S. economic embargo. Rodriguez said actions Obama has taken so far “have a very limited value, a very limited scope and do not deal with any significant aspects when it comes to the implementation of the blockade against Cuba.” But many Republican lawmakers, and some Democrats, oppose lifting the embargo at this stage. Obama and Castro surprised the world last December by announcing they had agreed to restore diplomatic relations. Since then, the two countries have reopened embassies in each other’s capitals. But sharp differences remain, particularly over Cuba’s human rights record and detainment of political prisoners and the economic embargo. Cuba also insists on the return of land occupied by the U.S. Navy base at Guantanamo Bay the U.S. says that is not in the plan.
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Toppled TVs causing serious injuries BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — There’s an often unrecognized hazard lurking in most Canadian homes that poses a potentially deadly threat to young children — the big-screen TV. Those top-heavy, flat-screen televisions can topple over onto children, crush their tiny bodies and in the worst-case scenario, fatally cave in their skulls, researchers say. “The kids who are at the biggest risk are toddlers, so one- to three-yearolds,” said Dr. Michael Cusimano, a neurosurgeon at St. Michael’s Hospital. “They’re occurring in older kids as well, but these injuries can be extremely severe in the younger kids — and they can be fatal.” In a review of 29 studies from seven countries published Tuesday in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, Cusimano and co-author Nadine Parker found that tens of thousands of children have been harmed by falling TVs, an occurrence that is becoming increasingly common. In the U.S., for instance, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported 19,200 TV-related injuries from 2008 to 2010, up from 16,500 between 2006 and 2008. The Toronto researchers determined that about 85 per cent of these injuries occurred in the home and more than three-quarters were not witnessed by a parent or caregiver. “TVs are often placed on unstable bases, placed on high furniture like dressers, which aren’t designed for TVs, or (are) not properly secured to the wall,” said Cusimano. “Meanwhile, parents are getting busier and busier and don’t have as much time to supervise children, so it’s not surprising that these injuries are getting reported more often.” He said accidents often happen when toddlers climb up on a piece of furniture that holds the TV. Somewhat older children may run into the furniture while horsing around and cause the television to fall on them. “They’re not being secured prop-
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Wall-mounted TVs help prevent injuries, when mounted properly. erly, they’re not being used on the proper furniture,” Cusimano said of big-screen TVs, which have become increasingly larger and less expensive over time. “I heard of one case where (the family) had it on top of an aquarium, and the TV came down and crushed the child,” he said. “The child died.” A 2005 study led by pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. James Drake at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto showed 18 children, aged 12 months to 10 years old, had been treated for a range of injuries due to falling TVs between 1992 and 2005. Sixteen of them had skull fractures. Some of the children were left with short- and longterm symptoms, from neurological deficits causing severe disability to hearing loss and facial paralysis. One two-year-old, who was treated at Sick Kids following submission of the study to the Journal of Neurosur-
gery: Pediatrics, died after an 81-centimetre (32-inch) TV fell off its stand and fractured the child’s skull. “It’s often like a crush injury,” Drake said in an interview Monday. “So it’s not what we would call a high-velocity head injury like you would have in a car accident. This is relatively low-velocity, but the TVs are very heavy, so they sort of crush the skull. “So that causes these fractures and often injures the nerves at the base of the skull that control the face and the eyes and the hearing. Many recover, but some of them are left with a permanent deficit.” According to the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program (CHIRPP), Sick Kids treated 33 children who had been injured by falling TVs between 2011 and 2013. Twelve of the children were admitted, 16 had head injuries and 18 had fractures, including skull
fractures. For privacy reasons, the hospital does not reveal the number of deaths, but a spokeswoman said there were “under five.” “It’s a totally preventable trauma,” agreed Drake,” and families need to be vigilant and tether their TVs so they can’t possibly fall over. And children watching TV do need to be monitored.” Cusimano said parents, grandparents and other caregivers can take steps to prevent this needless injury: — Avoid placing toys or remotes on top of the TV. — Create a restricted play area around the television. — Use a proper TV stand or console don’t place it on top of a high piece of furniture. — Position the TV back from the edge of where it’s placed. — Attach the TV to the wall to prevent it from falling.
Breast cancer diagnosis not better with computer-assisted detection CHICAGO — Computer-assisted detection used in most U.S. mammograms adds no benefit to breast cancer screening while substantially increasing costs, a large study suggests. Some previous research said computer technology could serve almost as a second set of eyes for doctors. The technique uses special software to highlight suspiciouslooking areas on mammogram images that radiologists who interpret the scans may have missed. The doctors then take another look before making a determination. But some of these earlier studies involved adding computer detection to mammograms using outdated film X-rays, not more advanced digital X-rays now used in most mammograms nationwide, the study authors said. The older technique was more cumbersome now computer-assisted detection is a standard part of digital mammogram machines. The study involved nearly 324,000 women who had digital mammograms from 2003 to 2009. The researchers compared cancer detection rates after scans with and without computer-assisted detection. About 20 per cent of scans did not include the technology. The overall cancer detection rate — about 4 in 1,000 women — was similar in both groups.
“WE NEED TO BE REALLY ON TOP OF NEW TECHNOLOGY SO WE’RE USING OUR HEALTH CARE DOLLARS WISELY AND NOT SPENDING DOLLARS WHERE WE DON’T SEE A BENEFIT.” DR. CONSTANCE LEHMAN, DIRECTOR OF BREAST IMAGING AT MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL. Computer-assisted scans did prove to be slightly better at detecting very early tumors called ductal carcinoma in situ or DCIS, but whether that is a benefit is debatable because these tumors are not invasive and some experts think they should not even be considered true cancers. The technology “may be encouraging radiologists to find lesions that don’t matter as much,” said lead author Dr. Constance Lehman, director of breast imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital. “The jury’s still out on whether that’s benefiting these women.” The study was published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. The National Cancer Institute paid for the research. Screening mammograms are preventive care and many insurers cover the scans with no copay for patients. However it costs the health
Machine developed by Winnipeg company screens for Type 2 diabetes BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg company hopes its machine that screens for prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes will soon be in pharmacies across the country. Canadian medical device company Miraculins developed the Scout Diabetes Screen machine, which received Health Canada approval in 2012. The Scout DS scans the underside of the forearm using a light source to look for markers present in everyone’s skin tissue. Those markers elevate as people age, but also grow in number when prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes is present. The machine doesn’t confirm if a person has the disease or a predisposition for it. But it does attempt to aid the process of getting Canadians to their doctors for proper bloodwork. “By scanning your skin — which is non-invasive, no blood required and you don’t have to fast — we can tell you with an 80 per cent accuracy whether you are in a pre or Type 2 diabetic range,” said Christopher Moreau, pres-
ident and CEO of Miraculins. If the score is above 50, the patient is encouraged to see a physician for one of three tests involving bloodwork for a medical diagnosis. “One of the problems with Type 2 diabetes is that people are asymptomatic for the first few years,” said Moreau. “So five per cent of the market is Type 2 diabetic and doesn’t even know it 25 per cent is pre-diabetic and doesn’t know it.” According to the Canadian Diabetes Association, 10 per cent of Manitoba’s population now lives with a form of diabetes. That number only reflects the diagnosed. In Canada, the current key non-invasive screening method is a questionnaire based mainly on family history. Moreau said after screening thousands of people with the Scout, and always asking about family history, many don’t know the necessary medical details of their relatives. “We can make (the Scout) available in non-traditional settings, like a pharmacy or a food store, where you can go in, be screened, like a blood pressure cuff,” said Moreau.
system more. It was approved for mammograms in 1998, Medicare coverage was added a few years later and private insurers followed suit. Doctors get paid $7 more from Medicare and $20 more from private insurers for mammograms done with computer-assisted technology. “We need to be really on top of new technology so we’re using our health care dollars wisely and not spending dollars where we don’t see a benefit,” Lehman said. An editorial in the journal says the study raises important questions about continued use of the technology with screening mammograms.
U.S. STUDY “Payments for ineffective services like CAD (computer-aided detection) combine to bloat our health care economy,” the editorial said. But Dr. Kathryn Evers, director of breast imaging at Fox Chase Cancer Center, said the study “is certainly not the last word.” CAD devices differ and some may be more effective than others, Evers said, recommending additional research to determine when the technique might be appropriate in breast cancer screening.
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Parents irked by daughter’s interfaith relations Dear Annie: I am a mother of two daughters in their 20s. Both have been emotionally, socially and financially supported by my husband and me throughout their lives. Both have advanced degrees and are now entering the work place. What should be a happy time in my life KATHY MITCHELL is just the opAND MARCY SUGAR posite. ANNIE’S MAILBOX The older one told us she does not believe in God and is seriously dating a man of a different faith. My husband and I feel the rejection of religion isn’t based on deep philosophical reasons, but rather is a convenient excuse to
date whomever she chooses. We have sought counseling with our rabbi to help our daughter care more about her faith. But now my husband has drawn a line in the sand, saying if she marries outside the religion, he will have nothing to do with her. My younger daughter sides with her sister. What’s a mother to do? —Torn Dear Torn: The Old Testament response is that if your daughter marries outside the faith, she is considered “dead” to you. And we know some parents would follow that. But we doubt this is what you want, and if your husband’s ultimatum is an effort to get his daughter to return to the fold, he has to be prepared for a negative outcome. Please have a heartfelt talk with your daughter. Explain how hurtful this is, intentional or not. Tell her that people often change their minds about the depth of their religious feeling as they get older or once they have children. Point out that raising children with a partner
HOROSCOPES panionship. Wednesday, Sept. 30 TAURUS (April 20-May CELEBRITIES BORN ON 20): The Moon’s in your sign THIS DAY: Monica Bellucci, 50; today so you’re in the mood Fran Drescher, 57; Marion Cotilto be productive, work hard lard, 39 and see tangible results. But THOUGHT OF THE DATE: emotions will also be intense Today’s stars favour romance, so strive not to take things too shopping, artistic endeavours seriously. and joint ventures. GEMINI (May 21-June HAPPY BIRTHDAY: 2016 is 20): With Mercury still in retro the year to find a cause you’re mode, the challenge is to stop passionate about and get pertalking long enough to really sonally involved. March and JOANNE MADELINE listen to others; and to accomApril are the best months for MOORE plish routine daily tasks with love and romance. stacks of Gemini grace and ARIES (March 21-April 19): SUN SIGNS good humour. With the Sun and retro Mercury CANCER (June 21-July linking up in your relationship 22): Work less and focus on zone, concentrate on the needs of loved ones — for a change! So the buzz your family more. Casa Cancer is the place words for today are cooperation and com- to be but, with Mercury retrograding through
of another faith can cause all kinds of issues down the road and she should consider that carefully before making any permanent decisions. But we know you still want to have a relationship with her, so tell her that you love her no matter what, and that you will do your best to accept whomever she chooses to marry. It will take effort (and a few tears) on your part to do so, but it can be done. Dear Annie: This is an attempt to reach out to “Conflicted,” the man who said he once coerced a woman into having sex, and has suffered quiet remorse for the past 30 years. I could be that woman, and I want him to know that all I really want is an apology and confirmation that he has learned a lesson from what was a shame-filled encounter for both of us. His letter of remorse was a surprising comfort. I would like to think he has seen a counselor and contributed to organizations that help victims who have not been able to get past such experiences.
But I disagree that he should confess to his wife. If he’s been a trustworthy, faithful husband all these years, confessing this pre-marriage behavior may very well destroy the trust she’s had in him and leave her wondering what other lies their marriage is built on. — Appreciate His Admission of Wrongdoing Dear Appreciate: You could be right, but such secrets can be slowly destructive to a marriage. We think he should be able to confide in a loving partner who can help him deal with it, especially if talking to a counselor would bring criminal charges.
your domestic zone, there’s a backlog of chores to do around the home. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): When it comes to communicating with others, don’t hog the conversation. Heed the advice of birthday great, the writer Truman Capote “A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue.” VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): All types of study, research, reading, movies and music are favoured today Virgo. So put aside time in your busy schedule to sit down and delve into a topic that you really enjoy. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Romance is highlighted — and it ís a wonderful day to write a love poem or send a romantic text. But Mercury is still retro so make sure you take off your rose-coloured glasses occasionally. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Thorough research will help you find the solution to a problem that’s been bugging you. So don your detective cap and look beneath the surface to discover what’s really going on. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your
independent, curious, restless, freedom-loving Sagittarian side is highlighted today. You’re keen to explore individual projects but avoid making hasty financial decisions. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re determined to power through projects and get things done but Neptune encourages you to take a more subtle approach. If you encounter problems, strive to talk things through. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Getting in touch with your considerate side sees you being extra cooperative with loved ones. If you approach others with charm and tact, your efforts will be generously rewarded. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Avoid being a floundering Fish or a procrastinating Piscean today! The pragmatic Taurean Moon helps you decide what you want — then go after it with passion and plenty of persistence. Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.
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