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Working Red Deer hard for Curling Classic success LOCAL SWIMMER BACK INTO TRAINING AFTER WINNING MEDALS IN L.A. BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF There’s no off-season for one of Red Deer’s most decorated swimmers. Not long after Elliott Moskowy returned with three gold medals and a silver from the 2015 Special Olympics World Games in Los Angeles, he delved straight back into training – four days at the pool and two days in the gym. It’s a way of life for the competitive swimmer who has been making waves in the pool for more than 11 years. Competing in the Worlds was a dream come true for the 24-year-old. “It was unforgettable,” said Moskowy. “It was breathtaking. I say it was the high point of my entire history as a competitive swimmer.” Moskowy qualified for the Worlds last August after the Canada Summer Games in Vancouver. His impressive medal collection includes five gold medals from the Alberta Summer Games in 2010; four gold medals and a silver medal from the Canada Western Summer Games in 2011; six gold medals in the Special Olympic Spring Games in 2013 and two gold medals and three silver medals from the Canada Summer Games in 2013. This year he took home two bronze and a silver from the Western Summer Games in Wood Buffalo. “I just love the adrenaline that I get when I swim,” said Moskowy. “I love the thrill of the race and it makes me feel like I am improving with new lesson and practice and every new accomplishment that I make in my races.”

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Grace MacInnes of Team Gushulak releases her stone as Sandra Comadina, left, and Jessie Sanderson take over during the Red Deer Curling Classic at the Pidherney Centre on Saturday. The classic drew in teams from across western Canada, as well as China, Japan and Switzerland. See related story on Page b2.

RDC english instructors release novels BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Two Red Deer College English instructors have released novels that could not be any more different. In Things You’ve Inherited From Your Mother, firsttime novelist Hollie Adams writes about a woman who is dealing with the loss of her mother from cancer. Poet Jenna Butler writes in her first book of essays A Profession of Hope: Farming on the Edge of the Grizzly Trail about her experiences on a small farm. The two English instructors will launch their books together at a RDC reading from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov.18. Adams held a book launch on Friday at Sunworks. Butler will have a reading at Sunworks in late-November. Adams’ novel stemmed from a short story in a creative writing class at the University of Windsor about 10 years ago. She began working on it when her own mother had a cancer scare. Adams said her mother is cancer free today. After she finished the short story, she was encouraged to develop the story further into a novel. “I was writing about a character whose mother was not cancer-free and had to deal with that,” said Adams, 28. “My mother didn’t want to talk about it. So I started thinking about how I would deal with that. Thankfully nothing really tragic had happened in my life at that point. I had no idea how I would react. I imagine I would have reacted in a very strange way which is how my character reacts to the death of her mother. She didn’t want to deal with it. She refuses to grieve.” Adams, in her second year at RDC, said her novel is a comedy that deals with death and grieving and would appeal to young adults. In her collection of 18 essays, Butler steps away from her genre to write about her life of “going back to the land.” Butler, 34, is the author of three poetry books. She has received the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award, the Canadian Authors Association Exporting Alberta Award, and the James

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Author and Red Deer College English instructor Jenna Butler with her just published book titled Farming on the Edge of the Grizzly Trail A Profession of Hope. Patrick Folinsbee Prize for her work. Butler and her husband bought a small off the grid farm north of Barrhead where they spend their summers and run a market garden. Butler, who hails from England and her husband, who is from Holland, wanted to connect to the story of the land. “Our parents are not farmers and we didn’t inherit farms,” she said. “We wanted to join that group of small farm movement. We literally started with a quarter section and an axe. Now we have our market garden and we are going to be getting into livestock

in the next few years. We just started keeping bees. It literally has been learning everything as you go. She said her essays are about building home from the ground up. Butler teaches creative and eco-criticism in literature. Her next book, expected to be out next year, is about women and beekeeping. For more information on both authors and to purchase the books visit www.newestpress.com. Both books are available now at Sunworks. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TOFINO, B.C. — A harrowing rescue operation off the west coast of Vancouver Island was underway Sunday night where a whale watching ship with 27 aboard board sank sending those aboard into the water, some to their deaths. Lt.-Cmdr Desmond Craig, a spokesman with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre said four people were pulled out of the water without vital signs, but he couldn’t confirm if those people had died. Both British Columbia’s Emergency Health Services agency and the mayor of Tofino, Josie Osborne, said at least three people were dead “Everybody’s heart is just breaking for what’s going on here and wanting to be as helpful as possible,” Osborne said in a phone interview late Sunday. Coast Guard vessels and search and rescue aircraft were searching for people on the boat who were unaccounted for. The helicopter and aircraft being used in the waters off the community of Tofino had equipment to search in the darkness. “The Cormorant helicopter has bright lights and the Buffalo aircraft can launch flares so with that and the vessels on the water…that’s enough to cover the area,” Craig said. Craig could not immediately say how many people on the boat remained unaccounted for. The rescue centre said the vessel made a mayday call late Sunday afternoon on what was a clear and sunny day in the tourist community. Boats from the nearby Ahoushat First Nation were the first on the scene, said aboriginal Coun. Tom Campbell.

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Kevin and Lou-Ann Shepherd, top, and Holden Rentz pose for a picture after taking a tour of the City of Red Deer Waste Management Facility during the annual Waste Reduction Day Spooktacular on Saturday. Red Deerians were invited to head to the facility to learn about ways to reduce and reuse items, safely recycle items such as batteries and nailpolish and tour the facility.

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SWIMMER: Speeding through water His specialty is the freestyle stroke which makes him feel like he “is speeding through the water,” he said. Moskowy was introduced to the sport with his recreation ties with the Autism Society. “It came pretty natural to me,” said Moskowy. “I just love getting into the water. I loved swimming. I was very eager to try out the deep end even without the life jacket.” Moskowy said he had a few challenges but he managed to get the hang of it much sooner than anticipated. Coaches immediately recognized his potential. He has swam with various local swim clubs over the years including Red Deer Catalina, Red Deer Marlins and the Master Silver Sharks. And he hasn’t looked back. He was recently tapped as the Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central’s male athlete of the month for October. Moskowy hopes to qualify for the Worlds in 2019. His next meet is in Edmonton in January. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Elliott Moskowy completes a set of back squats while training at Ignite Fitness in Red Deer. Moskowy competed in the Special Olympics World Championships in Los Angeles from July 25 to August 3, 2015. Competing in the swimming events Moskowy brought home gold medals in three events and a silver in one other.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Former Liberal prime minister Jean Chretien says he hopes Justin Trudeau will engage in a dialogue with a variety of international leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin. During an interview with CTV’s Question Period, Chretien suggested the incoming prime minister’s father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, maintained an open approach when speaking to world leaders including Cuba’s Fidel Castro. “Mr. Trudeau could talk to anybody because he kept his independence,” he said. Chretien also advised Justin Trudeau to “talk to everybody.” Outgoing prime minister Stephen Harper used tough rhetoric with Putin over the crisis in the Ukraine but Chretien questions about much effect that had. “Do you think that Putin did not sleep at all that night?” Chretien said. “You know, I know him. I went to talk with him. I wanted to have the two sides of the coin.” Chretien also said Canada should re-open an embassy in Iran. “Is it useful, you know, that we don’t talk to people?” Chretien said. “I believe in dialogue.” The outgoing Conservative government moved to cut ties with Iran in Sept. 2012 and cited it as the “most significant threat to global peace and security in the world.” During the CTV interview, Chretien was also asked if the Liberal position

MONTREAL — The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs says a Toronto-born Rabbi has died of his injuries nearly a year after being stabbed at a Jerusalem synagogue. CIJA says that Howie Chaim Rotman, 55, was in a coma since he was critically injured in the attack in November 2014. His death Saturday brings the death toll of the attack to six, including a police officer. The two attackers were later killed in a police shootout. Rotman is survived by his wife and ten children.

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He was on the waterfront and watched as rescue personnel brought several of the survivors ashore. “Their looks tell the whole story,” he said on the phone from Tofino. “You can’t describe looks on people that are lost. They look totally lost — shocked and lost.” Campbell, who wasn’t on the water, said he cousin pulled at least eight people from the water into a boat on Sunday afternoon. John Forde who runs The Whale Centre, another whale watching operation in the community, responded

Jamie’s Whaling Station, Forde said. He said he had no idea what might have happened. “Over the course of a season and years we take out thousands and thousands of people on these trips in conditions similar today. I have no idea what the issue was or what actually happened. Forde said Jamie’s was one of the first such whale watching operations on the west coast of Vancouver Island and had been around for many years. When contacted an employee of Jamie’s who answered the phone would not take any questions. “I hope you can understand that

all of our focus and energy is on the passengers and crew right now and we don’t have any information and we will be releasing it when the time is appropriate,” the unnamed person told The Canadian Press. This isn’t the first accident for the whale watching company. In 1998 one of their vessels capsized during an excursion, sending all four people on board into the water. The operator and one of the passengers died. The Transportation Safety Board confirmed it was investigating Sunday’s incident.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and former prime minister Jean Chretien speak to the media in Hamilton, Ont., in September. to end Canada’s participation in the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant could raise concern among allies. The former prime minister said Canada has traditionally joined missions led by the United Nations or NATO. “That was the policy that existed under (Pierre Elliott) Trudeau when

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we had the first war in Iraq,” Chretien said. “Mulroney, he waited to have the advice of the UN before moving up. And it was my policy, too. And that is why I said no to the war in Iraq to George W. Bush.” Justin Trudeau has pledged to end air strikes by Canadian CF-18s but plans to continue Canada’s training role in Iraq.

RHEIN, Sask. — Thieves have ransacked the Canada Post office in a small Saskatchewan town for what the postmaster says is the first time in decades. Residents of Rhein, east of Yorkton, woke up Friday morning to find their post office smashed and mail stolen. Postmaster Cheryl Nagy told CKOM the perpetrators stole all the packages they could, then discarded the unwanted ones along the highway. Nagy says the last time the post office was broken into was more than 50 years ago when thieves stole the post office safe.

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to the call for help and was told they were looking for four or five missing people. “It’s a pretty sad situation when you’re doing a grid pattern to an area hoping to see something,” he said adding that it didn’t look hopeful as the time dragged on without finding survivors. Campbell said the First Nation was holding a meeting to discuss launching further rescue operations in the morning. Brandon Hilbert from Tofino Water Taxi said local companies all pitched in to help in the rescue effort. The ship that when down was the 20-metre Leviathan II, operated by

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The world awaits Justin Trudeau. foreign policy debate during the camSpecifically, there is a seat waiting paign helped create his late-campaign for him at summits looming in coming momentum. weeks, a G20 gathering in Turkey, an The Harper Conservatives were ofAPEC summit in the Philippines, a ten accused of shouting from the roofCommonwealth meeting in tops without putting in the Malta and an international requisite diplomatic work summit on climate change that needs to be done by a in Paris. country this size. Two things will become Except for one moment apparent as the new prime of campaign bravado, when minister-designate hits the Trudeau said he, too, would road. tell Russia’s Vladimir PuFirst, our image on the tin to his face that he was a world stage is about to go “bully,” the Trudeau tone from vanilla to pistachio. will be much more unInterest in Trudeau derstated than the toughworldwide, some of it subtalking Harper. stantive, some of it remarkBut, initially at least, TIM ably shallow, stems from his Trudeau will get more face HARPER name, his good looks, his time with other leaders and relative youth and the hismore media attention than OPINION toric comeback by his party. any anti-Putin diatribe by We might recoil at inhis predecessor. ternational analysis that reduces our The curiosity factor will serve prime minister to beefcake, but it will Trudeau well and his energy and relspark interest in his arrival at these ative youth will transform our image summits and, with that interest, will be abroad. renewed attention to this country. Trudeau’s victory should energize a Second, we are about to drop the demoralized foreign service that has bellicosity that marked the Stephen long felt neutered by Harper. Trudeau Harper years and engage in some can free them to do what they do best old-fashioned diplomacy. and put his own stamp on the face of Foreign policy under Trudeau Canada abroad. will, like much of the 78-day camIn Washington, ambassador Gary paign, hinge on tone. The Liberal plat- Doer is expected to offer his resignaform was light on foreign policy, but tion and it will be accepted. Trudeau’s performance at the only If Trudeau wants to send a signal to

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the foreign service that it is respected, he will appoint one of its own to the post. The name of Peter Boehm, a former envoy to Germany and political officer in Washington, is being floated. Two former Harper cabinet ministers can also be reasonably expected to be on the way out: Lawrence Cannon, our ambassador in Paris, and Jean-Pierre Blackburn, who heads our UNESCO mission. Both were rewarded after being rejected by voters. Plus, in London, former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell is a Harper political appointee and in Jordan, Harper made the highly controversial choice of Bruno Saccomani, the former head of his security detail. Trudeau and, more notably, his surrogate campaigner Jean Chrétien, accused Harper of “turning his back” on the United Nations. If he is serious about re-engaging at the UN, he should, as rumoured, appoint Bob Rae as our representative — if Rae wants the job. Our relationship with Washington should yield the biggest change. During the campaign, when Trudeau slammed Harper over his relationship with U.S. President Barack Obama, Harper countered by saying the real hit to Ottawa-Washington relations would come when Trudeau tells the president he is withdrawing from anti-Islamic State airstrikes. Trudeau did just that the day after

his victory. It came as no surprise to Obama and Trudeau emphasized there were other contributions Canada can make within the anti-ISIS coalition. The withdrawal need not be his first priority, either. Paul Frazer, a Washington consultant and former Canadian diplomat, says a lot of the sting from change is removed by the manner in which decisions are made and the tone of the statements that are made. This was done much more diplomatically than Chrétien’s decision to stay out of George W. Bush’s Iraq coalition, a decision announced in the Commons without a courtesy call to the White House. “In this case, nobody’s hair has been set on fire. No crockery was broken,” Frazer said. Trudeau has also stressed that relations with Washington go much deeper than the question of the Keystone XL pipeline. Obama would help Trudeau if he decided on the project — yay or nay — during Trudeau’s’ “honeymoon” period, to get the issue off the table. Again, this comes back to tone. Trudeau may support Keystone, but he will not cheerlead, he will respect a U.S. domestic decision. In Washington, that will change the channel from his good looks to his good judgment. Tim Harper is a national affairs writer syndicated by the Toronto Star.

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Democracy about far more than just politics I’ve lived through many elections, but I don’t re- resentatives won’t always agree with us, but we’re call many in which emotions ran so high. In the heat hopeful our new leaders will give us a fair hearing of such a campaign, things get said, disagreements and respect that we’re all trying to contribute to arise and tensions increase. Now that we’ve elect- making Canada a positive example for the world. ed a new government, I want to commend Prime The new government has its work cut out. On top Minister-designate Justin Trudeau on his positive of initial administrative duties, dealing with trade campaign and congratulate him on his agreements and appointing Cabinet memparty’s sweeping victory. I still think the bers, it will also be expected to prepare new government has an opportunity to for the UN climate summit in Paris in Destrengthen its climate change policies, cember. but more on that later … As some people know, during the We also have to thank the people from lengthy campaign I had a disagreement all parties who have devoted so much with Trudeau over his party’s climate poltime, energy and money to serve the icy. I still think his climate plans need to country, from the candidates, successful be strengthened, especially with clear and and not, to the volunteers, who believe ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse enough in this country and its democratic gas emissions. But I’m confident the new traditions to give their all. Their families government will take this issue seriously, also deserve a lot of credit. Whether or and I hope it will draw on the expertise not we agree with a candidate, leader of other parties and their leaders, who ofDAVID or party and their policies, we can be fered innovative proposals. SUZUKI grateful that they dedicate themselves to I also hope they will consult with exkeeping our country strong and free. SCIENCE MATTERS perts from the David Suzuki Foundation Most of all, I want to commend Canadiand other organizations, who have been ans. Voter turnout jumped to more than researching and proposing viable solu68 per cent — not perfect, but better than in some tions for many of the environmental challenges Cantime. Canadians sent a loud and clear message that ada faces, including ocean health, species and habithey want to live in an open, progressive country that tat protection, toxins and pollution and clean energy promotes diversity, social justice, environmental and climate change. protection and respect for First Peoples. No one is suggesting we should do an immediate Those of us who work in the environmental move- 180-degree turn on resources and economic prioriment look forward to a renewed relationship with ties. But it’s time to shift our thinking. Continuing to our federal government. We know our elected rep- make fossil fuel extraction the country’s economic

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priority is a thing of the past. We can create more jobs and a stronger economy by ending fossil fuel subsidies, putting a price on carbon pollution, promoting energy conservation and encouraging the clean technology and clean energy sectors. We must also remember that the government is here to represent the interests of all Canadians — and not just those who voted for it. We’re the ones most affected by government policies. Corporate interests are important, but they should never outweigh the interests of citizens. So many Canadians got engaged with this election, holding conversations, watching debates, sharing information on social media and through letters to newspapers, volunteering and, finally, voting. The government has its work cut out, but so do we. A democracy is as strong as the people who make its values come alive, every single day. It’s not all up to the politicians. It’s up to all of us to stay engaged, ensure our interests are looked after and work with people of all backgrounds and political stripes to make sure Canada continues to be strong, prosperous and free, with respect for diversity and the progressive values that have made Canada one of the best places on Earth to live. There’s a lot of work ahead for all of us. But right now, I want to say how proud I am to be Canadian, to live in a country where people care enough to make it work. Scientist, author and broadcaster David Suzuki wrote this column with Ian Hanington. Learn more at www. davidsuzuki.org.

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Carey Price makes dreams come true with special delivery in B.C. BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price knows it’s a tough road from the youth hockey leagues of interior British Columbia to the NHL, so he’s trying to make it a little easier for players who are trying to follow in his footsteps. Price teamed up with equipment manufacturer CCM to send thousands of dollars worth of skates, sticks, helmets, pads and all things hockey to youth in the area around Williams Lake, B.C., the town where the Habs superstar got his start. The special deliveries landed at the offices of the Williams Lake Minor Hockey Association, where Price played from age nine to 15, three First Nations communities, the local Boys and Girls Club, KidSport, JumpStart and Big Brothers and Big Sisters. Pam Povelofskie, administrator for the minor hockey program, said players and parents are excited that “tired and tattered” gear will be replaced for about 18 house league teams. “I received a huge shipment of boxes that has overtaken my office,” she said, adding the association asked for goalie gear for its atom to midget teams when Price’s father, Jerry Price, emailed about the unexpected gifts. “As kids get to bantam and midget they tend to have their own sets but there are some kids who need our help so we’re going to be providing them with some brand new shiny equipment,” she said. Povelofskie said the equipment the association received is worth more money than it could ever afford. “It would have taken us years to purchase something like this. We do a couple of sets a year, maybe, if we’re lucky.” Eight-year-old Amdeus Isnardy said he tried out a new pair of goalie pads, gloves and a chest protector at the rink on Saturday. “I would say, ‘Thank you, Carey Price, for the goalie gear,”’ said Amdeus, who will share the equipment with other novice players.

Bonnie Slack, operations co-ordinator of the Northern Shuswap Tribal Council, said several children in that aboriginal community, the Tsilhqot’in Nation and the Cariboo Chilcotin Tribal Council will be fully outfitted with hockey gear. “Our five kids received the helmets with the face guards, the shoulder pads, the elbow pads, the gloves, the knee pads, shin pads, skates and sticks,” she said. “It was just awesome.” Jerry Price said his son didn’t want young players to be held back because of a lack of equipment or old gear that’s been passed on too many times. “We wanted to make sure that they had good stuff to play with. There’s lots of stuff that we looked at and said, ‘That’s not a good enough pair of skates to play with.” Carey Price, who spends his summers in his hometown of Anahim Lake, about 320 kilometres west of Williams Lake, has remained connected to the community. “He wants to make sure that people, and kids especially, know that he hasn’t forgotten and hasn’t just elevated himself to the point where he doesn’t have time for the people who matter most to him,” his father said. The Habs goalie made the 640-kilometre round trip in the car with his dad to play hockey in Williams Lake three times a week. Then his father put his pilot licence to use and substituted the car for a small plane. Price, who already funds a breakfast program at his old school in Anahim Lake, will always remember his roots, his father said. The Canadiens goaltender and his wife Angela are expecting a special delivery of their own around the end of April, when they will become first-time parents. “I knew I’d be happy, I didn’t know I’d be this excited,” Jerry Price said.

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Eight-year-old Amdeus Isnardy, shown in this family handout photo, tries out goalie gear donated by Habs netminder Carey Price to his old junior hockey association. Boxes upon boxes of hockey equipment have arrived in Williams Lake, B.C., thanks to Montreal Canadiens’ goalkeeper Carey Price and his passion to give young players a chance to shoot for the NHL.

Aboriginal voter turnout spiked across Canada “HARPER’S INTENT WAS TO SUPPRESS THE INDIGENOUS VOTE AND THAT MOTIVATED ME.” — TANIA CAMERON BAND COUNCILLOR IN DALLES FIRST NATION people to vote. Harper saw the increased political activism amongst First Nations during the Idle No More movement and thought “we’ve got to make sure these people don’t vote,” Cameron said. She wanted to prove him wrong. “Harper’s intent was to suppress the indigenous vote and that motivated me,” said Cameron, a former NDP candidate. “It just caught on. I think the excitement of getting rid of the Harper government, showing Harper that his oppression tactics weren’t going to work — I think that was a huge motivator for many people who decided to step up.” A record 10 aboriginal MPs were elected when the Liberals swept to power Monday, ending the Conservative rule of almost a decade. In Kenora, where aboriginal voter turnout was high, Conservative Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford went down in defeat. Although Elections Canada has not calculated national aboriginal voter turnout yet, chiefs say the

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WINNIPEG — Aboriginal activists who spent months mobilizing First Nations communities say Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s attempt to disenfranchise aboriginal voters backfired and fuelled turnout so high that some reserves ran out of ballots. Some aboriginal communities saw voter turnout spike by up to 270 per cent in the Oct. 19 election despite the Fair Elections Act which made it harder for someone to vote without approved identification. In the riding of Kenora, which includes 40 First Nations in northern Ontario, voting on the reserves was up 73 per cent — almost 3,000 voters. At least four of those First Nations ran out of ballots and either used photocopies or waited for more to be brought in. “It was so heartening to see,” said Tania Cameron, a driving force in getting those people out to the polls — many for the first time — both in Ontario and across Canada. “I was thinking we’re going to see a turnout that Harper never expected.” The band councillor in Dalles First Nation started up First Nations Rock the Vote on Facebook and organized countless “ID clinics” where people could see if they were registered or had the required identification to cast a ballot. Others started up similar chapters across the country, urging First Nations

election “awoke a sleeping giant” amongst a usually quiet electorate. When some polling stations ran out of ballots, Cameron said no one walked away in disgust. They just waited until another batch was brought in. Leah Gazan, a First Nations activist and education instructor at the University of Winnipeg, said the turnout was a direct reaction to the divisive tactics of the Harper government. Bringing in Bill C-51 — which many felt criminalized First Nations activists — and cutting funding for aboriginal organizations while weakening environmental protection only strengthened the resolve of First Nations voters, she said. “He was quite violent with indigenous people through aggressive cuts and aggressive legislation that aimed to silence indigenous people,” Gazan said. “As much as he attempted to divide, he really brought people on Turtle Island together.” It’s not clear how sustainable the political engagement is, she said. The Liberals have made a lot of promises to First Nations people, not least of which is to call an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women. But this election has shown aboriginal voters are a force to be reckoned with, Gazan said. “Part of the reason why they don’t pay attention is because of voter turnout — it doesn’t impact their privilege,” she said. “With a higher indigenous turnout, they’ll know they can’t take it for granted.”

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Evan Leversage rides in sleigh at a Christmas Parade in St. George, Ontario on Saturday. Residents of the local community organized the parade for the sevenyear-old has an inoperable brain tumour.

Town puts on Christmas parade for terminally ill boy BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ST. GEORGE, Ont. — It may only be October, but a terminally ill sevenyear-old boy in southern Ontario had a white Christmas Saturday evening. Doctors have said they didn’t know if Evan Leversage, of St. George, Ont., would live to see this holiday season, so his town rallied around him to give him a final Christmas parade. By Saturday afternoon, the ground outside his home was blanketed in artificial snow. There were ornaments in the trees and a sign that read “Santa, stop here� in the window. A snow machine brought a level of authenticity that is hard to come by even on December 25. Evan has had an inoperable brain tumour since he was just two-yearsold, and doctors told his family last month that the tumour had spread. So Evan made a bucket list, which included a visit to Niagara Falls, a movie, and his favourite restaurant. And of course, Christmas. After Evan made his list in mid-September, his mother Nicole Wellwood asked her family and friends to have Christmas in October . Everyone said yes, and Evan’s sto-

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Accountability concerns raised with CSIS operations overseas BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Internal government notes say the Canadian Security Intelligence Service is likely to team up with “trusted allies,� such as the American CIA and Britain’s MI6, on overseas operations to derail threats — plans that underscore concerns about CSIS accountability under new security legislation. The omnibus bill known as C-51 allows CSIS to engage in joint “disruption� efforts abroad — including covert actions that break foreign laws — something the spy service previously had no authority to do, according to the government notes. “In the international context, CSIS would likely first seek avenues to work jointly with partners in the local jurisdiction or trusted allies before engaging in independent action,� the notes say. “In the past, CSIS has been invited to participate in joint operations abroad to disrupt threats or to provide assistance to allies, but has had no mandate to do so.� CSIS’s new threat disruption mandate — perhaps the most contentious element of the legislation that received royal assent in June — could include surreptitious meddling with websites, cancelling airline reservations, disabling a car or myriad other schemes. The spy service would be allowed to engage in disruption activities that violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as long as a judge sanctions them, a measure critics say perverts the role of the judiciary. CSIS would co-ordinate threat disruption activity with other agencies such as the RCMP, Canada Border Services Agency and Foreign Affairs, and could use its statutory mandate to enlist the technical expertise of the Communications Security Establishment, Canada’s electronic spy agency, the government notes say. However, the Security Intelligence Review Committee, the watchdog known as SIRC that keeps an eye on CSIS, is limited to examining the spy service alone. The notion of CSIS teaming up with foreign and domestic partners to derail threats raises concerns about

SIRC’s ability to “follow the thread� and look at the entire operation, said University of Ottawa law professor Craig Forcese, who obtained the government notes under the Access to Information Act. “SIRC is stovepiped to CSIS — that is, it can only look at what CSIS does, not at what any partner might do,� said Forcese, co-author of “False Security,� a book that extensively critiques C-51, calling it a squandered opportunity. As the scale and scope of joint operations expand, the prospect of “gaps in the accountability system� increases apace, he added. Josh Paterson, executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, said SIRC, as presently constituted and resourced, “is totally inadequate� for the task of reviewing CSIS activities abroad. “When actions are mixed together with foreign agencies, the problem is more thorny.� SIRC will need to “tool up its capacity� to review foreign operations, Forcese said. “That will require more money and perhaps different skills — including language skills. SIRC is on record noting that reviews of foreign operations are particularly resource intensive.� The new Liberal government has indicated it will revamp “problematic elements� of C-51, for instance by ensuring all CSIS warrants respect the charter. It also plans to create a security-cleared committee of parliamentarians who could see any relevant information held by federal agencies. A parliamentary committee, “while not insignificant,� can’t do all the work, said Paterson. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association has joined Canadian Journalists for Free Expression in a court challenge of C-51’s constitutionality. Existing intelligence watchdogs “need to be strengthened and made able to deal with inter-agency activities,� Paterson said. Forcese agrees, saying he hopes “the Liberal government understands this, and won’t confine its accountability reform to simply creating a special security parliamentary committee.�

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Rebels win battle over Ice BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Rebels 4 Ice 3 For the second night in succession the Red Deer Rebels didn’t have their ‘A’ game, but still put a ‘W’ in the books. The Rebels were outshot 36-33 by the visiting Kootenay Ice while prevailing 4-3 in a WHL game Saturday at the Centrium, roughly 24 hours after withstanding a strong third-period charge by the Medicine Hat Tiger and posting a 3-1 home-ice triumph. “We found a way to win. It was a battle,” Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter said following Saturday’s contest that was viewed by 5,547 patrons. “I thought we started fine but we got a little bit sloppy. You can tell we haven’t had a lot of practice time the last two to two and a half weeks, just from some of our details, from how we like to play with and without the puck. “There were times in our zone we had some passive plays. But Marty (Rebels netminder Trevor Martin) played well. This weekend we got good goaltending from both of our guys (including Friday winner Rylan Toth), which is important.” The Ice led just once in the contest, when Vince Loschiavo — with his first of the season — opened the scoring at 10:38 of the first period. From there, Rebels defenceman Braden Purtill caught the far low corner of the net with a point shot at 3:12 of the second period and Ivan Nikolishin, with his first of two goals on the evening, gave the hosts a 2-1 lead just over eight minutes later with a power-play slapper from the high slot. Luke Philp pulled Kootenay even with a man-advantage marker at 13:48 of the middle frame, beating Martin over the shoulder, setting the stage for a third period in which the Rebels scored twice to nail down the win. “I think we started playing pretty sloppy, but during the game we picked it up and in third period we were almost playing our best. We were happy we got the win,” said Nikolishin, who snapped a 2-2 tie with a second power-play marker at 8:45 of the final frame.“Both of them were power play and both times were very nice screens,” said Nikolishin. “First it was Bleacks (Conner Bleackley) in front screening the goalie and the second time it was Pawly (Grayson Pawlenchuk). I think that’s why I scored, because of them. I want to say thank you for screening the goalie that well.” Pawlenchuk sniped the eventual winner at 13:35, whipping a feed from Michael Spacek to the top of the net, and Philp netted his second of the evening with 21 seconds remaining and netminder Wyatt Hoflin on the bench in favour of an extra attacker. “You have to find a way to win games,” said Sutter. “You go through times during the year when you have to do that, and if you’re a good team you usually do find a way. “It comes down to the group having confidence in the dressing room, knowing that if things aren’t going

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Red Deer Rebels goaltender Trevor Martin keeps his eye on the puck as teammate Kayle Doetzel and Roman Dymacek of the Kooteney Ice battle for the possession during Saturday night WHL action at the Enmax Centrium. The Rebels defeated the Ice 4-3. exactly how we want to play, that we have to weather through it. We have to stick to the basics and try and find a way. Tonight was another of those examples.” The fact that the Rebels were two-for-five on the power play was a definite positive. “We moved the puck well and got some quality looks, but their goalie saw every shot in the first period. We weren’t battling to get into the tough areas and were allowing soft plays at the same time,” said Sutter. “But as the game went on we started moving pucks and having net front presence. Both of Nik’s goals were scored through traffic.” The Rebels return to game action Friday when the Spokane Chiefs make their first visit to the Centrium since Oct. 12 of 2013. • Rebels forward Jeff de Wit was struck in the throat by the puck in the second period and experienced problems getting back to his feet. He stayed

down on the ice for several minutes before being helped off the playing surface and taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital. “Obviously something like that is really concerning,” said Sutter. “But when he left the doctors didn’t seem to be too concerned. It was more precautionary getting him to the hospital. “He’s going to be sore, the puck hit him right in the neck. Hopefully he’ll be OK.” • Red Deer winger Evan Polei sat out Saturday’s contest after taking a high hit from Medicine Hat’s Ryan Jevne Friday. “He got his bell rung and it’s a situation where he’s on (concussion) protocol,” said Sutter. “He had initial symptoms but by the time the game was over he was fine and he said he was fine today. “He wanted to play, but we wanted to make sure we were careful with that and manage it properly.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Flames get roughed up by Rangers BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rangers 4 Flames 1 NEW YORK — The start of this season has not been seamless for Dan Girardi and the New York Rangers. After 10 games, both the player and team hope their games are rounding into shape. “He’s coming along,” New York coach Alain Vigneault said after Girardi broke a tie late in the second period in New York’s 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames. Girardi passed Mark Messier for 10th on the Rangers’ career games played list. “It was our third game in four nights,” Vigneault said. “We were able to find our rhythm in the second half of the game.” Oscar Lindberg, Kevin Klein and Derick Brassard also scored. The Rangers (6-2-2) have won three of their last five and earned points in all five games. “Our record is really good,” Girardi said. “But at the same time, we know in here that maybe one or two games we played a 60-minute game really hard. I think you need to find a way to get that 60-minute game.” Antti Raanta made 22 saves in New York’s third of 17 back-to-back sets this season — it lost to the Flyers in a shootout Saturday night. The Rangers have won six of their past seven against the Flames. In his 769th game with New York, Girardi scored his first this season to

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New York Rangers goalie Antti Raanta makes a save against Calgary Flames center Mikael Backlund in the 3rd period of an NHL game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday. The Rangers won 4-1. put the Rangers ahead 2-1 with 3:03 left in the second. Recently demoted to the third defence pairing with Keith Yandle, Girardi snuck down to the right circle and snapped a rebound of Emerson Etem’s shot past Jonas Hiller. “It just popped right to my stick,” Girardi said. “I just got it away as fast as I could. Luckily it went in.” Jiri Hudler scored the Flames’ lone goal. Hiller stopped 17 of 21 shots before being replaced by Joni Ortio late in

the third period. Ortio made five saves as Calgary fell to 2-6-0. The Flames have lost five of their last seven games. “We’ve got to find a way to win,” Matt Stajan said. “We’re not scoring enough goals.” Girardi’s goal was his 200th point in the NHL and Etem’s first point as a Ranger. In 10 games against Calgary, Girardi has three goals and five assists. Girardi’s goal came 4:54 after Lindberg made it 1-1 midway through the period with his fifth of the season. The

rookie cut to the middle and tapped Kevin Hayes’ no-look, behind-the-back pass into the net. “There’s no doubt he’s found a way to be at the right place at the right time to get us some timely goals,” Vigneault said of Lindberg. “That’s pretty impressive. That goal definitely got us going. “ Calgary took a 1-0 lead 3:06 into the game on Hudler’s third of the season. The sequence began with Marc Staal’s turnover in the offensive zone, leading Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau to counterattack up the ice. After he and Monahan gained the offensive zone, Gaudreau drove to the net. Raanta overcommitted, and Hudler tapped in a feed from Gaudreau. Hudler’s goal came 1:35 after the Rangers misfired on a golden opportunity to stake themselves to a quick lead. New York got two first-period power plays after penalties by Flames captain Mike Giordano, and during the first, Hayes missed an open net from the left circle with Hiller out of position. New York did not score on either of its man advantages, but it also killed both of Calgary’s first-period power plays. The Rangers have killed 17 straight penalties over their last six games. “We couldn’t get a go-ahead goal and the cushion on them,” Flames coach Bob Hartley said. “I’d like to see (the Flames) rewarded because I thought we worked hard.” Klein and Brassard scored 1:48 apart midway through the third.

Oilers drop heartbreaker at home to Kings BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Kings 3 Oilers 2 EDMONTON — The Los Angeles Kings have officially put a tough start to the season behind them. Tanner Pearson scored the game winner late in the third period as Los Angeles came away with a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar also scored for the Kings (5-3-0), who have now won five games in a row after a difficult 0-3 start to the season. “It was a solid game, it was three in four nights for us,” said Kings head coach Darryl Sutter. “The two teams played hard.” Benoit Pouliot and Taylor Hall replied for the Oilers (3-6-0), who have lost two straight.

“It’s disappointing, but it was great to see that we didn’t give up,” said Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. “We just fought back and we came within inches at the end.” Connor McDavid appeared to have scored on a backhand with 3.8 seconds remaining to tie the game 3-3, but a video review concluded that the puck was in Jonathan Quick’s glove and did not cross the line. “It happened so fast,” McDavid said. “Obviously I’m going to think I scored there in a situation like that… I thought it could have gone in.” Oilers head coach Todd McLellan added: “We are at the mercy of the referee and the league and they are doing their best to make the right call. We don’t have to agree with it, but it’s made and we have to move on.” The Oilers started the scoring five

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minutes into the game as the rebound from a McDavid shot came out to Pouliot, who rifled a wrist shot past Quick. McDavid and Nail Yakupov both extended their point streak to five games with the assists. The Kings responded quickly, just over a minute later as Carter took a shot from behind the goal line that caromed off of Oilers starter Cam Talbot’s pads and into the net. Los Angeles made it 2-1 with six-and-a-half minutes remaining in the second period when an Oilers defensive breakdown allowed Kopitar a clear lane and he picked the top corner on Talbot. Edmonton defenceman Justin Schultz left the game in the second period with an undisclosed injury and did not return. The Oilers tied the game with six minutes left in the third as Hall was

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able to tip a Nugent-Hopkins feed past Quick to make it 2-2. However, the Kings regained the advantage a couple minutes later on a power play of their own as Pearson was able to pick up a puck on the doorstep and slide it past Talbot for his first of the season at 16:34. Kopitar said his team showed character getting the game winner shortly after the Oilers tied it up in the late stages. “Obviously we had some chances and couldn’t get a cushion, but we felt that we were playing our game, sticking to our game plan and that was the most important thing,” he said. “When you take a penalty late like that, they give their final push. They got one, but the character of this team came up again and we got one right back on them. That was huge.”

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Chyz’s team cruising at Curling Classic BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR The safer shot didn’t interest Nadine Chyz. “We knew we had maybe a hard outturn draw for one to force an extra end, but we had an angle for the win so we thought we might as well go for it,� said the Calgary skip, after making a long angle-raise takeout for three with her final stone and a 7-5 win over Chelsea Carey in a B-event qualifier of the Red Deer Curling Classic Sunday night at the Pidherney Centre. It was a satisfying win for Chyz, who led 4-1 after four ends, then gave up a single in the fifth and steals of two and one in the next two ends for a 5-4 deficit heading into the eighth and final end. “We had a really strong start, things were going in our favour,� said the winning skip. “The last couple ends (before the eighth) were not the best, but we just had to keep looking at the scoreboard and realize we still had a chance. We couldn’t let the couple of steals get to us.� The Chyz foursome, already guaranteed of a cheque after qualifying for today’s 9 a.m. quarter-finals, came into the Classic with 2015 earnings of $2,050, their take from three earlier ‘spiels. “We competed in Vernon, Edmonton and in the Autumn Gold in Calgary,� said Chyz. “We want to make sure we can play these top teams like Carey. This was a really good test of ourselves as a team. “This win feels good. They’ve kind of had our names so it’s nice to get this win under our belts.� The current Chyz foursome, consisting also of third Heather Jensen, second Whitney Eckstrand, a Red Deer native, and lead Heather Rogers, has been together since last season. “We’re still going through some learning curves but we feel a lot more solid as a unit having that extra year together,� said Chyz. “We’ve had a good weekend together and we’re learning as we go along. We just feel really good about qualifying here.� Casey Scheidegger of Lethbridge earned the other B-event win into the quarter-finals by blasting Satsuki Fujisawa of Japan 7-0 in four ends. Kelsey Rocque of Edmonton and Alina Paetz of Switzerland took top honours in the A event Saturday, with Rocque downing Scheidegger 6-5 and Paetz nipping Carey’s Calgary rink, featuring Jocelyn Peterman of Red Deer, 5-4.

JUNIOR B HOCKEY The Red Deer Vipers got two goals from Tye Munro, including the winner, in a 4-3 Heritage Junior B Hockey League win over the visiting High River Flyers Sunday evening. Mitch Morrison and Matt Krusky also scored for the Vipers, while Mack Patchett was the winning goalie. The Vipers were 2-1 on the weekend, including a 4-1 win over the host Coaldale Coppeheads and a 4-2 loss to the Thunder at Airdrie. Nick Glackin tallied twice for the Vipers at Coaldale, while Colton Weseen and Brett Hoppus were credited with singles. Rylan Bardick made 26 saves for Red Deer, which outshot Coaldale 30-27. Dustin Spearing and Brett Marsolier scored for the Vipers at Airdrie, where Bardick made 31 saves in a game in which Red Deer held a 51-35 advantage in shots. In other weekend Heritage League action: • The Stettler Lightning were twotime losers, falling 10-1 to the Okotoks Bisons and 7-3 to the Ponoka Stampeders, both on home ice. Logan Davidson notched the lone goal for Stettler in Saturday’s one-sided loss to the Bisons, who got a 40-save outing from Draven Rees. Starter Travis Green and Taylor McLaughlin combined to block 33 shots for Stettler, which was zero-for-six on the power play. Derek Muhlbach, Dylan Houston

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Skip Satsuki Fujisawa, right, helps Yumi Suzuki sweep her throw down the ice during the Red Deer Curling Classic at the Pidherney Centre on Saturday. The classic drew in teams from across western Canada, as well as China, Japan and Switzerland. The four C-event qualifiers were decided in Sunday’s late draw, as Kalynn Park of Lethbridge beat Dianne Gushulak of New Westminster 5-2, Sijia Liu of Harbin, China, defeated Shannon Kleibrink of Calgary 6-4, Jie Mei of China downed Fujisawa 6-3 and Carey upended Jessie Kaufman of Edmonton 5-2. In the men’s division, Mick Lizmore of Edmonton and Jason Ackerman of Regina advanced out of the A event with 4-2 and 6-5 wins over Wade White of Edmonton and Sean Geall of New Westminster. In the Sunday afternoon B finals, defending champion Josh Heidt of Kerrobert, Sask., got past Jeremy Harty of Calgary 6-5 and the Korean rink skipped by Soo Hyuk Kim downed White 5-4. Qualifying out of the C event Sunday night were White, Bruce Korte of

Saskatoon, Charley Thomas of Calgary and Dean Joanisse of New Westminster. White blanked Thomas Scofflin of Edmonton 7-0, Korte doubled Harty 6-3, Thomas beat Randy Ferbey 6-4 and Joanisse was an 8-6 winner over Aaron Sluchinski of Airdrie. The semifinals in both divisions are set for 12:30 p.m. today, followed by the championship finals at 3:30 p.m. Sunday’s scores: Men B event, 9 a.m. — Jeremy Harty 5 Aaron Sluchinski 1; Wade Wgite 7 Grant Dezura 2; Soo Hyuk Kim 7 Ryan Deis 1; Josh Heidt 5 Sean Geall 1. C event, 9 a.m. — Bruce Korte 8 Craig MacAlpine 2; Warren Cross 6 Brock Virtue 2. C event, 12:30 p.m. — Shaun Meachem 7 Jamie Koe 4; Charley Thomas 5 Dezura 3; Korte 6 Cross 4; Thomas Scoffin 6 Jason Jacobson 2;

Jeff Erickson 4 Se Yheon Seong 2; Randy Ferbey 8 Brady Clark 5. B event, 4 p.m. — Heidt 6 Harty 5; Kim 5 White 4. C event, 4 p.m. — Scoffin 8 Erickson 0; Dean Joanisse 7 Geall 2; Sluchinski 7 Meachem 4; Ferbey 7 Deis 6. Women B event, 9 a.m. — Satsuki Fujisawa 7 Jessie Kaufman 0; Chelsea Carey 5 Shannon Kleibrink 2; Nadine Chyz 4 Robyn Silvernagle 2; Casey Scheidegger 7 Nick Kaufman 4. B event, 4 p.m. — Scheidegger 7 Fujisawa 0; Chyz 7 Carey 5. C event, 9 a.m. — Lindsay Makichuk 7 Brett Barber 6. C event, 12:30 p.m. — Diane Guslulak 8 Kaufman 3; Kaylnn Park 8 Lana Vey 5; Jie Mei 6 Jodi Marthaller 5. C event, 4 p.m. — Kleibrink 7 Taryn Schachtel 4; Kaufman 10 Makichuk 4; Sisia Liu 6 Silvernagle 5.

and Jacob Bottomley tallied for the Lightning against Ponoka. Cody Lemon sniped two goals for the Stamps, who led 3-0 after one period and 6-2 heading into the final frame. Jesse Fisher, Brendan Scott, Kyle Skogen and Teagan Colonna scored the other Ponoka goals and Lanny Blitt made 27 saves as the winning netminder. McLaughlin and starter Zac Weiss combined to stop 27 shots for Stettler. • The Stampeders were 2-1 during the weekend, beating Stettler and posting an 8-3 win over the visiting Medicine Hat Cubs, and losing 6-3 to the visiting Three Hills Thrashers. Lemon and Tyson Crampain each scored twice and added three assists in Saturday’s win over the Cubs, who dressed only 12 skaters. Kwyn Hiebert contributed a goal and four helpers and Justin McKenzie, Nate Higgins and Mik Doell also scored. Carter Gendreau made 22 saves for the winners, who outshot their guests 53-25. Fischer, Krampain and Heibert tallied against Three Hills, which got goals from Michael Lougheed, Patrick Fougere, Ben Schierman, Tom Vanderlinde, Rylan Plant-Crough and Cody Phillips. Aiden Doel made 28 saves as the winning goaltender. Blitt stopped 25 shots at the other end. • The Thrashers also came out on the short end of a 6-3 game versus the host Cochrane Generals, their goals coming off the sticks of Vanderlinde, who tallied twice, and Plante-Crough. Doel made 35 saves for Three Hills, outshot 39-18.

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Major midget girls The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs posted a pair of weekend homeice wins — 3-2 over the Calgary Fire and 4-1 over the Edmonton Thunder. Skylar Colonna, Maddison Toppe and Carley Wald scored against the Fire. Bailey Knapp made 33 saves for the Chiefs, outshot 35-29. Scoring in the win over the Thunder were Shae Demale, with two goals, Breanna Martin and Gina Sosnowski. MacKenzie Fairbrother-Skinner made 19 saves for the hosts, who held a 36-20 advantage in shots. Major bantam Jason Very made 28 saves in a losing cause as the Red Deer Rebels dropped a 7-5 decision to the host Calgary Royals Sunday. Scoring for the Rebels, who were outshot 35-27, were Griffen Ryden, Deegan Moffard, Kyle Gerrits, Brendan McBride and Caileb Berge. Major bantam girls The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs split two weekend games, defeating the host Calgary Outlaws 3-0 Sunday 24 hours after falling 3-2 to the visiting Calgary Rangers. Chantelle Sandquist made 25 saves for the shutout Sunday. Emma Hoppins, Paige Dodd and Sage Sansregret supplied the goals for the Chiefs, who outshot their hosts 3525. Avery Lajeunesse and Julianna Gulayets scored for Sutter Fund in the loss to the Rangers. Madison McLaren made 24 saves for Red Deer, outshot 25-24.

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Midget AAA Landon Siegle, Parker Smyth and Tyler Graber sniped unanswered third-period goals as the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs downed the host St. Albert Raiders 5-1 Saturday. Seigle tallied twice for the Chiefs, whose other goal came off the stick of Kobe Scott. Dawson Weatherill made 29 saves for the winners, who held a 3831 advantage in shots. Red Deer was assessed six of 10 minor penalties and the teams split four misconducts. Minor midget AAA The Red Deer North Star Chiefs split a pair of weekend home games, beating the Calgary Canucks 5-3 and losing 3-2 to the Calgary Rangers. Scoring in the Chiefs’ win were Tanner Smith, Jordan Adams, Hunter Leslie, Hayden Clayton and Zachary Zaparniuk. Brayden Larurnus made 22 saves for North Star, which held a 4425 advantage in shots. Leslie and Tristen Hatto scored against the Rangers, who outshot their guests 36-27. Justin Verveda made 33 saves for the Chiefs. Meanwhile, Marshall Wilson scored twice in a losing cause as the Red Deer Strata Energy Chiefs fell 5-3 to the visiting Calgary Bruins Saturday. Griffen Hall accounted for the other Strata goal and Steven Arthur made 19 saves as the losing netminder. The Chiefs outshot their guests 30-24.

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RDC heads into playoffs on a roll BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE The RDC soccer teams head into the Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference championships on a roll. Both teams turned in a solid performance in their final two regular season games, putting together an undefeated weekend on their home turf. The Queens wrapped up first place in the South Division with an 8-1 victory over the Medicine Hat Rattlers Saturday then secured an undefeated regular season – 8-0-2 – with a 2-0 win over the Lethbridge Kodiaks Sunday. The Kings were as impressive as they downed the Rattlers 3-1 Saturday, and that coupled with a 3-2 Lethbridge win at Lakeland, gave the Kings third place in the South and a playoff spot. The Kings finished the weekend with a 2-2 draw with the first-place Kodiaks despite resting the majority of their top players. The only real negative for the Queens came late Saturday when outstanding keeper Lauren Good was taken out when her own player was knocked into her. She fell, breaking her right thumb and dislocating her left shoulder. She indicated Sunday she was hoping to take a shot and return, but that will be tough. However, Queens outstanding midfielder Kaitlin D’Arcy, who did play goal earlier in her career, stepped in

RDC SOCCER as the keeper Sunday and didn’t look out of place. “It was pretty nerve-racking at the beginning, but in warmup Kat (goalie coach Katrina Loiselle) made sure I got back on it. Once I got the feel for the ball it was just the same,” she said. A benefit is the Queens have one of the premier defences in the league. “I have a lot of confidence in them,” said D’Arcy. “I know they will work as hard for me as I will work for them.” Queens head coach Dave Colley has a lot of confidence in D’Arcy as well. “She has great feet and her goal kicks are no problem … she did a great job. And we do have a strong defence. You can look at the fact we had a slight injury and moved Taylor (Heist) back to left back and she stepped up for us. “But that’s what’s happened all weekend. Our bench players came in and did the job. Most teams in the league would love to have our bench players as starters.” Olivia Orman gave the Queens a 1-0 lead in the first half as she chipped a close-in shot past the Lethbridge keeper and into the top corner. Sydney Daines, who scored four times on Saturday, finished her regular season with 13 goals when she took a loose ball and chipped it over the retreating keeper.

The Queens received a bye into the semifinals Saturday in Grande Prairie between the winner of the Concordia-Medicine Hat quarter-final. D’Arcy believes the strong showing this weekend has to help. “We definitely will take the success from this weekend into the provincials,” she said. “We talked about the fact we didn’t need to win this game (against Lethbridge) but we did need it for momentum. The provincials will be tough but these were two big wins.” Nicole Friedl also had two goals and Raxanne Unrau and Orman one each against Medicine Hat. The Kings have been one of the better teams in the South Division during the second half of the season and they showed that again during the weekend, especially on Sunday, when they twice came from behind to tie. “I was very happy … very proud of them,” said Kings head coach Steve Fullarton, who was making his final appearance as RDC head coach at home Sunday. “A lot of guys didn’t play today, but I told the others that today was an opportunity to show what they can do and possibly earn a spot for next weekend. They did just that and to take a point off the top team in the division, and to finish third out-right is impressive.”

The Kings finished with a 5-4-1 record and four points up on Lakeland, who they went into the weekend tied with. The Kings face NAIT in the quarter-finals Friday at Keyano College in Fort McMurray. Nico Pasquotti gave the Kodiaks a 1-0 lead in the first half with Jeremy Gopal tying it minutes later. The second half remained tied until the final 15 minutes when Pasquotti was credited with his second goal when a corner kick deflected in off RDC’s Bruno Damian. However, the Kings refused to die and Damian made up for the miscue when he drove the net and had the ball deflect in. “The guys were full of confidence and it was nice to see Bruno get that tying goal after their second goal,” said Fullarton. “We sat out a lot of guys, but we have faith in our bench. It’s the deepest bench we’ve had and they all work hard and are technically strong.” Mark Ibbotson scored twice and Alim Hirji once on Saturday. Haydn McLean was in goal against Medicine Hat, replacing starter Luke Owen, who was in his fourth game of a four-game suspension. McLean was solid in the four starts, recording three wins. Owen was back Sunday. Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at www.rdc.ab.ca/athleticsblog.

Patriots hold off Jets to stay undefeated NFL ROUNDUP BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PATRIOTS 30 JETS 23 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady overcame New England’s shaky first three quarters by throwing for a pair of touchdowns in the fourth, and the Patriots beat the New York Jets 3023 on Sunday to remain unbeaten. Brady completed 14 of 17 passes in the final quarter to overcome a 20-16 lead and give New England a two-game lead over the Jets in the AFC East. He was 34 of 54 for 355 yards overall — numbers that would have been even better if not for the 11 drops by his receivers, six by newly activated Brandon LaFell. The Jets kicked a field goal on first down and then recovered the onside kick with 15 seconds left. But a falsestart penalty on Brandon Marshall ended the game after a short pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick left the Jets 37 yards from the tying score. PANTHERS 27, EAGLES 16 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cam Newton took another step toward rewriting the NFL record book, and the Carolina Panthers defeated the Philadelphia Eagles to improve to 6-0 for the first time in franchise history. Newton threw for a touchdown and ran for another score, marking the fourth time this season he has accomplished that feat in a game and 28th time in his career — three behind Hall of Famer Steve Young for the league record. Jonathan Stewart ran for 119 yards and Mike Tolbert scored two touchdowns for Carolina, which has won a franchise-record 10 straight regular-season games dating to last season. The Eagles (3-4) were only able to convert three interceptions by Newton into six points. The Panthers held Sam Bradford to 205 yards passing and sacked him five times, including twice by Jared Allen. GIANTS 27, COWBOYS 20 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Dwayne Harris sped 100 yards with a kickoff return against his former Dallas teammates seconds after the Cowboys had tied the game, and New York moved atop the NFC East with a victory. Harris spent four seasons in Dallas without running back a kickoff for a score. But he tied a Giants record set in 1994 by romping untouched to the end zone. New York (4-3) snapped a five-game slide against Dallas (2-4) thanks to big plays by its defence and special teams. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie had two interceptions, returning one 58 yards for a touchdown. The Cowboys, losers of four in a row without injured offensive stars Tony Romo and Dez Bryant, got a big game from Darren McFadden. Starting running back Joseph Randle left early with a strained back, and McFadden rushed for 152 yards and a TD. DOLPHINS 44, TEXANS 26 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami became the first team since at least 1940 to score four offensive touchdowns of at least 50 yards in a half. The Dolphins led 41-0 at halftime, making the drubbing even more emphatic than a 38-10 win at Tennessee a

week earlier in Dan Campbell’s debut as head coach. Now he’s the fifth interim coach of 26 since 2000 to win his first two games. Since the firing of Joe Philbin on Oct. 5, the Dolphins (3-3) have gone from notorious underachievers to contending for their first playoff berth since 2008. The Dolphins had been 0-7 previously against Houston (2-5). Miami’s four long scores in the first half were the most in at least 75 years, according to STATS. REDSKINS 31, BUCCANEERS 30 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Kirk Cousins threw three second-half touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score with 24 seconds left, to lead Washington to the largest comeback in franchise history. Tampa Bay (2-4) was up 24-0 in the second quarter, before Cousins ran for an 8-yard TD to get Washington (3-4) on the board. Cousins hadn’t completed more than one TD pass in any game all season. But he got a pair of 3-yard scores in the third quarter, sandwiched around an onside kick, to make things interesting. Then, trailing 30-24, Washington got the ball at its 20 with a little less than 2 ½ minutes left in the fourth quarter. Cousins capped the drive with a 6-yard TD toss to Jordan Reed. RAIDERS 37, CHARGERS 29 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Derek Carr threw three touchdown passes, including a 52-yarder to Amari Cooper, and Oakland turned two interceptions of Philip Rivers into 10 points on their way to an easy victory over in what could be the last game of the AFC West rivalry played in San Diego. It was the first meeting of the Raiders (3-3) and Chargers (2-5) since their owners announced plans to build a $1.7 billion stadium in an industrial Los Angeles suburb if they can’t get new stadiums in their home markets. Coming off a bye, the Raiders looked quicker and more efficient. Cooper, the first-round draft pick out of Alabama, caught a short pass from Carr on an inside screen and raced through the defence to give Oakland a 30-3 lead just before halftime. San Diego made it close with three fourth-quarter touchdowns. VIKINGS 28, LIONS 19 DETROIT (AP) — Teddy Bridgewater threw for a season-high 316 yards and two touchdowns for Minnesota. Adrian Peterson rushed for 98 yards as the Vikings (4-2) won an NFC North game on the road for the first time in three years. The Lions (1-6) had an 11-point lead after Matthew Stafford threw TDs on their first two drives, but they blew it because they couldn’t protect the quarterback. Minnesota had a season-high seven sacks, which also was a season worst for Detroit. FALCONS 10, TITANS 7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Ryan threw for 251 yards and a touchdown pass, and Devonta Freeman ran for 116 yards. The Falcons (6-1) bounced back from their first loss by grinding out a road win and overcoming two interceptions. Freeman notched his third consecutive game with at least 100 yards, and Atlanta outgained Tennessee 378256. The banged-up Titans (1-5) lost their fifth straight overall. They played

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Raider girl’s win top spot at tournament The host Lindsay Thurber Raiders claimed top honours in the girls division of a senior high volleyball tournament during the weekend. The Raiders downed Lethbridge Catholic Central 25-9, 25-19 Saturday to finish second in Pool A behind 3-0 Calgary E.P. Scarlett, then defeated Sherwood Park Bev Facey 19-25, 25-15, 15-10 in quarter-final play, blanked Calgary Robert Thirsk 25-13, 25-14 in a semifinal and downed Scarlett 25-20, 25-23 in the championship match. Scarlett defeated Notre Dame 25-17, 17-25, 15-8 in semifinal play after beating Hunting Hills 25-19, 25-14 in a quarter-final.

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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) drags New York Jets free safety Marcus Gilchrist (21) as he runs after catching a pass during an NFL game, Sunday, in Foxborough, Mass. The Patriots won 30-23. without rookie quarterback Marcus Mariota, who was replaced by Zach Mettenberger — intercepted by safety Robenson Therezie with 1:31 left to seal the win. JAGUARS 34, BILLS 31 LONDON (AP) — Blake Bortles threw a touchdown pass to Allen Hurns with 2:16 remaining and Jacksonville rallied in the game at Wembley Stadium. Bortles’ second TD pass of the game came a short time after Buffalo safety Corey Graham intercepted a pass and returned it 44 yards to put the Bills ahead. The Jaguars (2-5) won their first game in London after losing in each of the past two seasons at Wembley, the home of England’s national soccer team. The Bills (3-4) were playing in the British capital for the first time. RAMS 24, BROWNS 6 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Todd Gurley rushed for 128 yards and his first two touchdowns, helping St. Louis to the win. St. Louis (3-3) had four sacks and recovered four fumbles. The Rams scored 10 points off miscues on Cleveland’s first two series, a 17-yard fumble recovery by Rodney McLeod and a field goal after the first of William Hayes’ two sacks and strips of Josh McCown on the day. Johnny Manziel got mop-up duty for the Browns (2-5) after McCown left favouring his right arm with about four minutes left.

In Friday’s action, the Raiders beat Thirsk 2-0 and fell 2-1 (25-22, 20-25, 12-15) to Scarlett, Notre Dame beat Bev Facey 2-0 and lost 23-25, 25-23, 9-15 to Calgary Sir Winston Churchill, and Hunting Hills fell 2-0 to each of Bev Facey and Churchill. In the boys division, Scarlett beat Lindsay Thurber 25-21, 25-23 in the championship final. Thurber downed Hunting Hills 24-26, 25-17, 15-8 in a quarter-final and beat Bev Facey 25-15, 25-18 in a semifinal. Scarlett defeated Notre Dame 26-24, 25-23 in the other semi. Meanwhile, Hunting Hills fell 22-25, 26-28 to Churchill Saturday, then defeated Calgary Bishop Carroll 27-25, 1625, 15-11 to get to the quarters, where they lost 26-24, 17-25, 8-15 to Thurber. On Friday, Thurber beat Bishop Carroll and Robert Thirsk, Notre Dame defeated Churchill and lost to Bev Facey, and Hunting Hills fell to Bishop Carroll and Churchill.

CHIEFS 23, STEELERS 13 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Alex Smith threw for 251 yards and a touchdown, Cairo Santos kicked three field goals as Kansas City ended a five-game losing streak. Charcandrick West added 110 yards rushing and his first career touchdown for the Chiefs (2-5), and Eric Berry intercepted his first pass since his cancer diagnosis last December. Meanwhile, the Chiefs shut down Pittsburgh’s Landry Jones, who made his first NFL start in place of the injured Ben Roethlisberger and Mike Vick. Jones threw for 209 yards and a touchdown, but he was also picked off twice and lost a fumble. Le’Veon Bell ran for 121 yards for the Steelers (4-3). SAINTS 27, COLTS 21 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Drew Brees threw for 255 yards and one touchdown, Khiry Robinson ran for two scores and New Orleans held on for the victory. New Orleans (3-4) has won three of its past four. Indy (3-4) still leads the AFC South despite losing its second straight. Brees finished 28 of 44 and was helped by a running game led by Mark Ingram, who ran for 143 yards and one score as New Orleans took a 27-0 lead. Andrew Luck threw TD passes of 87 and 46 yards to T.Y. Hilton, and an 8-yard TD pass to Donte Moncrief with 3:46 left to make it 27-21.

FENCING The host Red Deer Fencing Club had two gold medalists in the Hokkaido Cup competition during the weekend. Shawn Rowland snared gold in the under-17 mixed epee and Kameron Lamont struck gold in the U15 mixed epee in the event attended by 60 fencers from throughout Alberta. Other Red Deer epee medal winners: Silver — Gavin Etamski, U15 mixed; Bronze — Nathaniel Jonson, open men’s; Lamont, U17 mixed; Rowland, U20 mixed; William Langille, U15 mixed; Mazen Black, U20 mixed.

SCOREBOARD Local Sports Today • World Curling Tour: Red Deer Classic at Pidherney Centre; quarter-finals at 9 a.m., semifinals at 12:30 p.m., finals at 3:30 p.m. • Women’s basketball: Hoosier Daddy vs. Big Ballers, Dynamo vs. Ball Hawks, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber; Triple Threat vs. Xpress, Funk vs. Shooting Stars, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Central Alberta Christian; Storm vs. Pink Panthers, Age Gap vs. Spartans, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Innisfail.

Tuesday • Men’s basketball: Johns Manville vs. Alken Basin, Brown Maple Jordans vs. Silver Spurs, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

Wednesday • Senior high volleyball: Notre Dame at Hunting Hills, girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow.

Thursday • College women’s hockey: NAIT at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena. • Men’s basketball: Vikings vs. The D Leaguers, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Kingsmen, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

Friday • Senior high volleyball: Hunting Hills girls/boys tournament. • College basketball: SAIT at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. • Peewee AA hockey: Airdrie at Olds, 6:45 p.m. • WHL: Spokane at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. • College men’s hockey: SAIT at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. • High school football: Playoffs, teams and times TBA. • Midget AA hockey: Central Alberta at Red Deer Elks, 8 p.m., Arena. • Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Three Hills, 8 p.m.

Sunday • Major bantam hockey: Rocky Mountain at Red Deer, noon, Arena. • Peewee AA hockey: West Central at Olds, 12:15 p.m. • Bantam AA hockey: Taber at Red Deer Ramada, 1:45 p.m., Kinsmen A; Central Alberta at Olds, 2:45 p.m. • Major midget girls hockey: Sherwood Park at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. • Midget AAA hockey: Grande Prairie at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena. • Midget AA hockey: Olds at Central Alberta, 3:45 p.m., Blackfalds. • Men’s basketball: Grandview Allstars vs. Washed Up Warriors, Monstars vs. Wells Furniture, Henry’s Eavestroughing vs. Sheraton Red Deer, 4:15 p.m.; Orangmen vs. Carstar, NWS Axemen vs. Lacombe All Sports Cresting, Triple A Batteries vs. Johns Manville, 5:30 p.m.; all games at Lindsay Thurber. • WHL: Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 6 p.m. (The Drive).

Baseball Major League Baseball Playoffs WILD CARD Tuesday, Oct. 6: Houston 3, New York 0 Wednesday, Oct. 7: Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 0 DIVISION SERIES American League Kansas City 3, Houston 2 Toronto 3, Texas 2 National League Chicago 3, St. Louis 1 New York 3, Los Angeles 2 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES American League Kansas City 4, Toronto 2 Friday, Oct. 16: Kansas City 5, Toronto 0 Saturday, Oct. 17: Kansas City 6, Toronto 3 Monday, Oct. 19: Toronto 11, Kansas City 8 Tuesday, Oct. 20: Kansas City 14, Toronto 2 Wednesday, Oct. 21: Toronto 7, Kansas City 1 Friday, Oct. 23: Kansas City 4, Toronto 3 National League New York 4, Chicago 0 Saturday, Oct. 17: New York 4, Chicago 2 Sunday, Oct. 18: New York 4, Chicago 1 Tuesday, Oct. 20: New York 5, Chicago 2 Wednesday, Oct. 21: New York 8, Chicago 3 WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7) Tuesday, Oct. 27: N.Y. Mets (Harvey 13-8) at Kansas City, 6:07 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28: N.Y. Mets (deGrom 14-8) at Kansas City, 6:07 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30: Kansas City at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 9-7), 6:07 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31: Kansas City at N.Y. Mets (Matz 4-0), 6:07 p.m. x-Sunday, Nov. 1: Kansas City at N.Y. Mets, 6:15 p.m. x-Tuesday, Nov. 3: N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 6:07 p.m. x-Wednesday, Nov. 4: N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 6:07 p.m. World Series Champions 2014 — San Francisco (NL) 4, Kansas City (AL) 3 2013 — Boston (AL) 4, St. Louis (NL) 2 2012 — San Francisco (NL) 4, Detroit (AL) 0 2011 — St. Louis (NL) 4, Texas (AL) 3 2010 — San Francisco (NL) 4, Texas (AL) 1 2009 — New York (AL) 4, Philadelphia (NL) 2 2008 — Philadelphia (NL) 4, Tampa Bay (AL) 1 2007 — Boston (AL) 4, Colorado (NL) 0 2006 — St. Louis (NL) 4, Detroit (AL) 1 2005 — Chicago (AL) 4, Houston (NL) 0 2004 — Boston (AL) 4, St. Louis (NL) 0 2003 — Florida (NL) 4, New York (AL) 2 2002 — Anaheim (AL) 4, San Francisco (NL) 3 2001 — Arizona (NL) 4, New York (AL) 3 2000 — New York (AL) 4, New York (NL) 1 1999 — New York (AL) 4, Atlanta (NL) 0 1998 — New York (AL) 4, San Diego (NL) 0

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Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF Prince Albert 13 10 2 0 1 53 Brandon 12 8 2 0 2 55 Moose Jaw 12 7 3 1 1 47 Saskatoon 12 6 3 3 0 45 Regina 12 6 5 1 0 34 Swift Current 13 5 6 2 0 36

GA 41 29 35 48 41 41

Pt 21 18 16 15 13 12

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF 14 10 4 0 0 55 10 8 2 0 0 46 14 7 6 0 1 35 11 4 6 1 0 37 12 3 7 2 0 31 14 2 11 1 0 29

GA 39 27 48 45 43 59

Pt 20 16 15 9 8 5

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WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF Kelowna 13 9 4 0 0 53 Victoria 13 8 5 0 0 39 Prince George 11 6 5 0 0 32 Vancouver 12 4 6 1 1 39 Kamloops 11 3 8 0 0 28

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GA 43 26 27 52 42

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GA 23 19 29 47 46

Pt 18 16 12 10 6 Pt 15 10 10 10 9

Saturday’s results Lethbridge 4 Edmonton 3 Red Deer 4 Kootenay 3 Swift Current 3 Moose Jaw 0 Saskatoon 5 Medicine Hat 4 Kelowna 3 Calgary 0 Victoria 3 Spokane 0 Everett 2 Seattle 0 Portland 5 Tri-City 4 Sunday’s results Prince George 3 Vancouver 1 Prince Albert 2 Regina 1 (OT) Portland 5 Brandon 0

Penalties — Purtill RD (tripping) 1:12, Overdyk Koo (tripping) 6:47, Pederson RD (slashing) 15:07. Second Period 2. Red Deer, Purtill 1 (Johnson, Pratt) 3:12. 3. Red Deer, Nikolishin 9 (Bleackley, Pawlenchuk) 11:30 (pp). 4. Kootenay, Philp 7 (Zborosky, Allbee) 13:48 (pp). Penalties — Nogier RD (cross-checking) 5:01, Legien Koo (roughing) 9:38, Spacek RD (roughing) 9:38, Philp Koo (tripping) 10:50, Doetzel RD (kneeing) 12:24, Hagel RD (slashing) 19:27. Third Period 5. Red Deer, Nikolishin 10 (Johnson, Spacek) 8:45 (pp). 6. Red Deer, Pawlenchuk 7 (Spacek, Purtill) 13:35. 7. Kootenay, Philp 8 (Zborosky) 19:39. Penalties — Wenzel Koo (hooking) 4:17, Hines Koo (holding) 8:23, Philp Koo (delay of game) 10:28. Shots on goal Kootenay 11 12 13 — 36 Red Deer 11 10 12 — 33 Goal — Kootenay: Hoflin (L, 1-8-0) Red Deer: Martin (W, 3-1-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — Kootenay: 1-5 Red Deer: 2-5. WHL Scoring Leaders

Tuesday’s games Brandon at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Lethbridge at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Montreal Tampa Bay Florida

Wednesday’s games Spokane at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Prince Albert, 7 p.m. Lethbridge at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Prince George at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Tri-City at Portland, 8 p.m. Brandon at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

NY Rangers Washington NY Islanders

Saturday’s summary Rebels 4, Ice 3 First Period 1. Kootenay, Loschiavo 1 (Stewart, Beattie) 10:38.

G 10 9 9 10 8 7 6 11 9 3 12 9 8 8 5 4 6 5 7 7 5 5

A 14 14 14 12 14 14 14 8 10 15 5 8 9 9 12 13 10 11 8 8 10 10

Pts 24 23 23 22 22 21 20 19 19 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 15

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OL GF 9 9 0 0 35 9 5 2 2 27 8 4 3 1 26

GA Pt 12 18 24 12 17 9

Brayden Point, MJ Tyson Baillie, Kel Reid Gardiner, P.A. Ivan Nikolishin, RD Dryden Hunt, MJ Michael Spacek, RD Simon Stransky, P.A. Jonathon Martin, SC Jayce Hawryluk, Bra Brayden Burke, Let Tyler Wong, Let Dillon Dube, Kel Luke Philp, Koo Cameron Hebig, Sas Travis Sanheim, CAL Nolan Patrick, Bra Radel Fazleev, CAL Jake Debrusk, SC John Quenneville, Bra Austin Glover, P.A. Josh Morrissey, MH Macoy Erkamps, Bra

Monday’s games Kootenay at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia Detroit New Jersey Pittsburgh Ottawa

Metropolitan Division GP W L OL 10 6 2 2 7 6 1 0 8 5 2 1 GP 7 8 8 8 8

WILD CARD W L OL 4 2 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 4 4 0 3 3 2

GF 28 29 27

GA Pt 20 14 18 12 22 11

GF 16 21 20 13 24

GA 18 21 23 16 26

Pt 9 9 9 8 8

Boston Toronto Carolina Buffalo Columbus

7 7 8 8 9

3 1 2 2 1

3 4 6 6 8

1 2 0 0 0

27 16 14 16 19

29 24 25 26 40

7 4 4 4 2

Western Conference Central Division GP W L OL 8 6 1 1 8 6 2 0 8 5 2 1

GF 25 27 28

GA Pt 16 13 21 12 21 11

Los Angeles San Jose Arizona

Pacific Division GP W L OL 8 5 3 0 8 5 3 0 8 4 3 1

GF 16 23 23

GA Pt 17 10 18 10 19 9

St. Louis Minnesota Chicago Vancouver Edmonton Colorado Calgary Anaheim

GP 8 8 8 8 9 7 8 7

WILD CARD W L OL 5 2 1 5 2 1 5 3 0 3 2 3 3 6 0 2 4 1 2 6 0 1 5 1

GF 23 24 18 20 21 19 16 6

GA Pt 20 11 22 11 16 10 17 9 27 6 21 5 31 4 20 3

Nashville Dallas Winnipeg

Saturday’s results Minnesota 3 Anaheim 0 Arizona 4 Ottawa 1 New Jersey 4 Buffalo 3 Montreal 5 Toronto 3 Philadelphia 3 NY Rangers 2 (SO) Pittsburgh 2 Nashville 1 (OT) NY Islanders 3 St. Louis 2 (OT) Florida 6 Dallas 2 Chicago 1 Tampa Bay 0 (OT) Columbus 4 Colorado 3 Detroit 3 Vancouver 2 (OT) San Jose 5 Carolina 2 Sunday’s results Winnipeg 5 Minnesota 4 NY Rangers 4 Calgary 1 Los Angeles 3 Edmonton 2

10:40, Zuccarello NYR (roughing) 10:40, Giordano Cgy (holding) 15:50. Second Period 2. NY Rangers, Lindberg 5 (Hayes, Staal) 12:03. 3. NY Rangers, Girardi 1 (Etem, Stoll) 16:57. Penalties — Yandle NYR (slashing) 1:23. Third Period 4. NY Rangers, Klein 2 (unassisted) 8:38. 5. NY Rangers, Brassard 3 (Fast, McDonagh) 10:26. Penalties — None. Shots on goal Calgary 8 10 5 — 23 NY Rangers 8 5 13 — 26 Goal — Calgary: Hiller (L, 2-3-0) NY Rangers: Raanta (W, 2-0-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — Calgary: 0-2 NY Rangers: 0-2. Kings 3, Oilers 2 First Period 1. Edmonton, Pouliot 2 (McDavid, Yakupov) 4:42. 2. Los Angeles, Carter 3 (Lucic, Doughty) 6:04. Penalties — Clifford LA (fighting) 5:04, Gazdic Edm (fighting) 5:04. Second Period 3. Los Angeles, Kopitar 3 (Clifford, Nolan) 13:36. Penalties — Carter LA (hooking) 4:05, Korpikoski Edm (holding) 16:24. Third Period 4. Edmonton, Hall 3 (Nugent-Hopkins, Klefbom) 13:56 (pp). 5. Los Angeles, Pearson 1 (Muzzin, Doughty) 16:34 (pp). Penalties — McNabb LA (tripping) 12:07, Korpikoski Edm (hooking) 15:05. Shots on goal Los Angeles 10 13 11 — 34 Edmonton 8 5 15 — 28 Goal — Los Angeles: Quick (W, 4-3-0) Edmonton: Talbot (L, 2-4-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — Los Angeles: 1-2 Edmonton: 1-2. NHL Scoring Leaders

Monday’s games Calgary at NY Islanders, 5 p.m. Arizona at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. Anaheim at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday’s games Arizona at Boston, 5 p.m. Buffalo at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Columbus at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Colorado at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Carolina at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Edmonton at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Montreal at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Sunday’s summaries Rangers 4, Flames 1 First Period 1. Calgary, Hudler 3 (Gaudreau, Monahan) 3:06. Penalties — Giordano Cgy (tripping) 0:36, Kreider NYR (holding) 8:07, Stajan Cgy (interference)

G 8 5 4 7 5 5 3 3 2 6 5 2 1 1 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 2 1 0 0 6

Jamie Benn, Dal David Krejci, Bos Tyler Seguin, Dal Max Pacioretty, Mtl John Tavares, NYI Patrick Kane, Chi Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wash Michael Cammalleri, NJ Henrik Zetterberg, Det Jaromir Jagr, Fla Tomas Plekanec, Mtl John Carlson, Wash P.K. Subban, Mtl Andrei Markov, Mtl Adam Henrique, NJ James Neal, Nash Alex Ovechkin, Wash Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Brendan Gallagher, Mtl Blake Wheeler, Wpg Max Domi, Ari Mark Stone, Ott Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy Martin Hanzal, Ari Victor Hedman, TB Zach Parise, Minn

A 4 7 8 4 6 6 8 8 9 4 5 8 9 9 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 9 2

Pts 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8

Football

Saturday • Senior high volleyball: Hunting Hills girls/boys tournament. • Minor midget AAA hockey: Rockyview at Red Deer Strata Energy, 11:30 a.m., Arena. • Peewee AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Parkland, 12:30 p.m., Kinsmen A. • High school football: Playoffs, teams and times TBA. • Major bantam hockey: Southeast at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Arena. • Major bantam girls hockey: Lloydminster at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. • Midget AAA hockey: Sherwood Park at Red Deer, 4:45 p.m., Arena. • Heritage junior B hockey: Medicine Hat at Stettler, 7:30 p.m. • Midget AA hockey: Cranbrook at Olds, 7:30 p.m. • Bantam AA hockey: Taber at West Central, 8 p.m., Sylvan Lake.

B4

x-Hamilton x-Ottawa x-Toronto Montreal

GP 16 16 16 16

CFL East Division W L T 10 6 0 10 6 0 9 7 0 6 10 0

West Division GP W L T x-Edmonton 17 13 4 0 x-Calgary 16 12 4 0 B.C. 16 6 10 0 Winnipeg 17 5 12 0 Saskatchewan 16 2 14 0 x — clinched playoff berth.

PF 496 408 392 342 PF 426 408 403 342 381

PA 335 420 461 332 PA 319 320 433 481 497

Pt 20 20 18 12 Pt 26 24 12 10 4

WEEK 18 Bye: Calgary Saturday’s results Ottawa 27 Winnipeg 20 Edmonton 35 Saskatchewan 24 Friday’s results B.C. 40 Hamilton 13 At Hamilton, Ont. Montreal 34 Toronto 2 WEEK 19 Bye: Winnipeg Friday, Oct. 30 B.C. at Toronto, 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 Saskatchewan at Calgary, 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 Ottawa at Hamilton, 11 a.m. Montreal at Edmonton, 2 p.m. Saturday’s summary Eskimos 35, Roughriders 24 First Quarter Sask — TD Bagg 2 run (Crapigna convert) 3:14 Edm — FG Whyte 37 6:21 Sask — TD R.Smith 65 pass from B.Smith (Crapigna convert) 8:15 Second Quarter Sask — TD Roosevelt 29 pass from Price (Crapigna convert) 0:09 Edm — TD Reilly 5 run (Whyte convert) 3:29

Edm — TD Bowman 50 pass from Reilly (Whyte convert) 13:22 Edm — TD Walker 10 pass from Reilly (Whyte convert) 14:33 Third Quarter Edm — FG Whyte 36 4:14 Fourth Quarter Edm — TD Watson 12 pass from Reilly (two-point convert: Reilly 3 run) 1:12 Sask — FG Crapigna 22 7:28 Edmonton 3 21 3 8 — 35 Sask. 14 7 0 3 — 24 Attendance — 30,488 at Regina. CFL scoring leaders (x—scored two-point convert): TD C FG J.Medlock, Ham 0 47 38 R.Paredes, Cgy 0 20 37 B.Bede, Mtl 0 19 35 R.Leone, BC 0 27 28 C.Milo, Ott 0 29 27 P.McCallum, Sask 0 18 29 Shaw, Edm 0 19 21 L.Hajrullahu, Wpg 0 15 22 S.Whyte, Edm 0 10 20 T.Gurley, Tor 10 0 0 x-Je.Johnson, Ott 9 2 0 E.Arceneaux, BC 9 0 0 K.Stafford, Edm 9 0 0 x-E.Rogers, Cgy 8 4 0 R.Pfeffer, Ott 0 11 12 x-K.Elliott, Tor 8 2 0 x-A.Harris, BC 8 2 0 x-C.Marshall, Wpg 7 6 0 x-R.Bagg, Sask 7 4 0 x-A.Bowman, Edm 7 2 0 x-H.Burris, Ott 7 2 0 x-A.Collie, BC 7 2 0

S Pt 6 167 7 138 12 136 12 123 1 111 4 109G. 9 91 10 91 3 73 0 60 0 56 0 54 0 54 0 52 5 52 0 50 0 50 0 48 0 46 0 44 0 44 0 44

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct New England 6 0 0 1.000 N.Y. Jets 4 2 0 .667 Miami 3 3 0 .500 Buffalo 3 4 0 .429

PF 213 152 147 176

PA 126 105 137 173

Seattle San Francisco

W 3 2 2 1

South L T 4 0 5 0 5 0 5 0

Pct .429 .286 .286 .167

PF 147 154 147 119

PA 174 199 207 139

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore

W 6 4 2 1

North L T 0 0 3 0 5 0 5 0

Pct 1.000 .571 .286 .167

PF 182 158 147 143

PA 122 131 182 162

Denver Oakland Kansas City San Diego

W 6 3 2 2

West L T 0 0 3 0 5 0 5 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .286 .286

PF 139 144 150 165

PA 102 153 172 198

Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct N.Y. Giants 4 3 0 .571 Washington 3 4 0 .429 Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 Dallas 2 4 0 .333

3 2

4 5

0 0

.429 .286

154 103

128 180

Thursday’s Game Seattle 20, San Francisco 3 Sunday’s Games Jacksonville 34, Buffalo 31 Atlanta 10, Tennessee 7 Kansas City 23, Pittsburgh 13 St. Louis 24, Cleveland 6 Washington 31, Tampa Bay 30 Minnesota 28, Detroit 19 Miami 44, Houston 26 New Orleans 27, Indianapolis 21 New England 30, N.Y. Jets 23 Oakland 37, San Diego 29 N.Y. Giants 27, Dallas 20 Carolina 27, Philadelphia 16 Open: Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Green Bay Monday’s Game Baltimore at Arizona, 6:30 p.m.

PF 166 148 160 121

PA 156 168 137 158

Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay

W 6 6 3 2

South L T 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0

Pct 1.000 .857 .429 .333

PF 162 193 161 140

PA 110 150 185 179

Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit

W 6 4 2 1

North L T 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0

Pct 1.000 .667 .333 .143

PF 164 124 120 139

PA 101 102 179 200

Arizona St. Louis

W 4 3

West L T 2 0 3 0

Pct .667 .500

PF 203 108

PA 115 119

Thursday, Oct. 29 Miami at New England, 6:25 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 Detroit vs. Kansas City at London, 7:30 a.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 11 a.m. N.Y. Giants at New Orleans, 11 a.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 11 a.m. Tennessee at Houston, 11 a.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 11 a.m. Arizona at Cleveland, 11 a.m. San Diego at Baltimore, 11 a.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 2:05 p.m. Seattle at Dallas, 2:25 p.m. Green Bay at Denver, 6:30 p.m. Open: Buffalo, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Washington Monday, Nov. 2 Indianapolis at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.

Basketball National Basketball Association Preseason EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Charlotte 7 1 .875 — Boston 4 1 .800 1 Indiana 5 2 .714 1 Orlando 5 2 .714 1 Toronto 5 2 .714 1 New York 3 2 .600 2 Atlanta 4 3 .571 2 Chicago 4 4 .500 3 Washington 3 3 .500 3 Miami 4 4 .500 3

Brooklyn Detroit Milwaukee Philadelphia Cleveland 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

2 3 2 2 1

3 5 4 5 6

.400 .375 .333 .286 .143

3 1/2 4 4 4 1/2 5 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Memphis 5 1 .833 — Sacramento 5 1 .833 — Oklahoma City 4 1 .800 1/2 Phoenix 4 2 .667 1 Denver 4 3 .571 1 1/2 L.A. Clippers 3 3 .500 2

Portland Utah Golden State New Orleans Houston San Antonio L.A. Lakers Minnesota Dallas

3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0

4 4 4 4 5 4 5 5 7

.429 .429 .429 .429 .375 .333 .286 .286 .000

2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 5

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

Friday’s Games Orlando 86, Memphis 76 Boston 81, Philadelphia 65 Toronto 92, Washington 82

Detroit 115, Atlanta 87 Chicago 103, Dallas 102 New Orleans 93, Miami 90 Minnesota 112, Milwaukee 108 San Antonio 111, Houston 86 End of preseason Regular season Tuesday’s Games Cleveland at Chicago, 6 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 6 p.m. New Orleans at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Soccer Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts y-New York 18 10 6 60 x-Columbus 15 11 8 53 x-Montreal 15 13 6 51 x-D.C. United 15 13 6 51 x-New England 14 12 8 50 x-Toronto FC 15 15 4 49 Orlando City 12 14 8 44 New York City FC 10 17 7 37 Philadelphia 10 17 7 37 Chicago 8 20 6 30

GF GA 62 43 58 53 48 44 43 45 48 47 58 58 46 56 49 58 42 55 43 58

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA y-FC Dallas 18 10 6 60 52 39 x-Vancouver 16 13 5 53 45 36 x-Portland 15 11 8 53 41 39 x-Seattle 15 13 6 51 44 36 x-Los Angeles 14 11 9 51 56 46 x-Sporting KC 14 11 9 51 48 45 San Jose 13 13 8 47 41 39 Houston 11 14 9 42 42 49 Real Salt Lake 11 15 8 41 38 48 Colorado 9 15 10 37 33 43 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. x- clinched playoff berth y- clinched conference Wednesday’s Games Colorado 2, Sporting Kansas City 0

Columbus (2) vs. other KO round winner Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1: Columbus at TBD Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: TBD at Columbus Western Conference FC Dallas (1) vs. lowest-seeded KO round winner Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1: FC Dallas at TBD Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: TBD at FC Dallas Vancouver (2) vs. other KO round winner Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1: Vancouver at TBD Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: TBD at Vancouver

Sunday’s Games Montreal 2, Toronto FC 1 Philadelphia 1, Orlando City 0 New England 3, New York City FC 1 Columbus 5, D.C. United 0 Sporting Kansas City 2, Los Angeles 1 Portland 4, Colorado 1 FC Dallas 2, San Jose 1 Vancouver 3, Houston 0 New York 2, Chicago 1 Seattle 3, Real Salt Lake 1 Major League Soccer Playoffs KNOCKOUT ROUND Eastern Conference Wednesday, Oct. 28: New England (5) at D.C. United (4) Thursday, Oct. 29: Toronto (6) at Montreal (3) Western Conference Wednesday, Oct 28: LA Galaxy (5) at Seattle (4) Thursday, Oct. 29: Sporting Kansas City (6) at Portland (3) CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Eastern Conference New York Red Bulls (1) vs. lowest-seeded KO round winner Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 1: New York Red Bulls at TBD Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 8: TBD at New York Red Bulls

English Premier League GP W Manchester City 10 7 Arsenal 10 7 West Ham 10 6 Man. United 10 6 Leicester City 10 5 Tottenham 10 4 Crystal Palace 10 5 Southampton 10 3 Liverpool 10 3 West Brom 10 4 Everton 10 3 Swansea 10 3 Watford 10 3 Stoke 10 3 Chelsea 10 3 Norwich 10 2 Bournemouth 10 2 Sunderland 10 1 Newcastle 10 1

Transactions Saturday’s Sports Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Waived C Earl Barron and F DeQuan Jones. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Waived F/C Chuck Hayes. MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Waived F Sampson Carter, G/F Yakhouba Diawara, G Lazeric Jones and F/C Alex Stepheson. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Waived G Lorenzo Brown, F forward Nick Wiggins and C Kleon Penn. PHOENIX SUNS — Waived C Henry Sims. WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Waived C Josh Harrellson, G Jaron Johnson, G Toure Murry, C Jaleel Roberts and G Ish Smith. FOOTBALL National Football League NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Activated WR Brandon Lafell from the PUP list. NEW YORK JETS — Signed P Steve Weatherford. Waived-injured S Jaiquawn

D 1 1 2 2 4 5 0 5 5 2 4 4 4 3 2 3 2 3 3

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

GF 24 18 22 15 20 16 12 16 9 8 13 12 8 9 15 14 12 11 12

GA Pts 8 22 8 22 13 20 8 20 17 19 8 17 11 15 13 14 11 14 11 14 13 13 12 13 10 13 12 12 19 11 21 9 22 8 19 6 22 6

Aston Villa

10

1

1

8

9

17

4

Saturday, Oct. 24 Aston Villa 1, Swansea 2 Leicester City 1, Crystal Palace 0 Norwich 0, West Brom 1 Stoke 0, Watford 2 West Ham 2, Chelsea 1 Arsenal 2, Everton 1 Sunday, Oct. 25 Sunderland 3, Newcastle 0 Bournemouth 1, Tottenham 5 Manchester United 0, Manchester City 0 Liverpool 1, Southampton 1 Saturday, Oct. 31 Chelsea vs. Liverpool, 1245 GMT Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United, 1500 GMT Manchester City vs. Norwich, 1500 GMT Newcastle vs. Stoke, 1500 GMT Swansea vs. Arsenal, 1500 GMT Watford vs. West Ham, 1500 GMT West Brom vs. Leicester City, 1500 GMT Sunday, Nov. 1 Everton vs. Sunderland, 1230 GMT Southampton vs. Bournemouth, 1500 GMT Monday, Nov. 2 Tottenham vs. Aston Villa, 1900 GMT

OLDS GRIZZLYS Jarrett. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed DE Shelby Harris from the practice squad. Waived S Tevin McDonald. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed QB Tyler Murphy from the practice squad. Placed CB Cortez Allen on injured reserve. TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed WR Rico Richardson from the practice squad. Waived TE Chase Coffman. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Placed D Josh Manson on injured reserve. Recalled D Joe Piskula from San Diego (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled D Alexey Marchenko from Grand Rapids (AHL). Placed C Brad Richards on seven-day injured reserve. NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Sent D Anthony Bitetto to Milwaukee (AHL) on a conditioning assignment. ECHL

READING ROYALS — Announced G Martin Ouellette was recalled by Lehigh Valley (AHL). Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS — Exercised their 2016-17 options on G Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and F Reggie Bullock. Waived G Ryan Boatright. HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled F Tyler Gaudet from Springfield (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Assigned F Viktor Arvidsson to Milwaukee (AHL). COLLEGE MIAMI — Fired football coach Al Golden. Named Larry Scott interim football coach. UCF — Announced George O’Leary, football coach, is retiring, effective immediately. Named quarterbacks coach Danny Barrett interim football coach.

Dragons 4 Grizzlys 3 (SO) OLDS — The Olds Grizzlys got a pair of power-play goals from Landon Kletke Saturday but dropped a 4-3 decision to the Drumheller Dragons in an AJHL game decided by a shootout. Josh Michener also tallied for the Grizzlys, while Matt Muzyka, Wade Wylie and Levi Wunder (power play) connected for the Dragons in front of 587 fans at the Sportsplex. Ethan James and Evan Rochowiak scored shootout goals for the visitors. Tristan Thompson was the only Olds shooter to solve Dragons netminder Jonny Hogue, who made 39 saves prior to the shootout. Kurtis Chapman looked at 52 shots in the Olds net. The Grizzlys return to action Tuesday against the host Calgary Canucks. The next home game for Olds is Nov. 7 versus the Okotoks Oilers.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Monday, Oct. 26, 2015 B5

Raptors focus on defence this season BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors ended a 201415 season that held so much promise in perhaps the worst possible way. Then they headed into the off-season vowing to do better. A year after taking Brooklyn to seven games in the playoffs, the Raptors had hoped to do one better and win just their second playoff series in franchise history. Instead the Raptors were swept in embarrassing fashion by the Washington Wizards in the first round last spring, a bleak and bitter end to a season that saw them set a franchise record with 49 wins and claim their second consecutive Atlantic Division title. The Raptors had dropped to a woeful 25th in the league in defence, so GM Masai Ujiri went to work, retooling his roster with an eye on that end of the floor. He signed Atlanta forward DeMarre Carroll, considered one of the top players available at his position. He acquired Toronto’s own Cory Joseph to run the second unit in place of Greivis Vasquez, and signed rim-protecting big man Bismack Biyombo. Carroll, who signed a US$58-million contract with Toronto, averaged 12.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in 70 games with Atlanta last season, helping the Hawks to the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. He’s both a solid defender and outside shooting threat. “I think the biggest thing I’m going to have to bring is that grit and grind,” Carroll said. “You know, that grit when it gets kinda hard you’ve got to keep grinding.” Last season saw point guard Kyle Lowry get off to a red-hot start, earning his first all-star honours. But he disappeared down the stretch, when the Raptors needed him most. The 29-year-old transformed his body over a summer of eating smart and running hills in Las Vegas, and turned heads when he showed up at Raptors’ media day. For Lowry, the disappointment went beyond just the abrupt ending to the post-season, and he replayed the season often in his head. “You’re going to think about it. It happened. For me it wasn’t just the way it ended, it was (his drop in performance) since February… I’ve been thinking about it a long time,” Lowry said. “But it’s a new day, a new year. Now we’ve got to do something with it.” Lowry, who’s been the Raptors’ top performer through the pre-season, was on the receiving end of some scathing criticism down the stretch last spring. Asked his reaction, the guard said: “It’s true, I know how bad I played. I want them to say those things because they’re going to change their minds early in the year.” Ujiri had talked about adding a Canadian to the

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Toronto Raptors’ Bismack Biyombo defends as Washington Wizards’ Drew Gooden drives to the basket during third quarter NBA preseason action in Montreal, October 23, 2015. Biyombo was one of the offseason acquisitions for the Raptors in an effort to get better on the defensive side of the ball this season. squad, but only if the player was the perfect fit. He found that in Joseph, who was brought in to be a solid two-way backup to Lowry, and was impressive in the pre-season. “He’s been great,” coach Dwane Casey said. The 24-year-old takes pride in his defence. “Most definitely that’s where I’m most comfortable at. Defence I feel is my game, so I feel like I’m pretty good on that end,” Joseph said. “I’m just trying to come here and contribute as much as I can. I’m just trying to hop on that wagon, and keep building what they have.” Ujiri also signed the beleaguered Canadian Anthony Bennett, who hopes to reboot his basketball career in Toronto after two seasons of injury struggles in Cleveland and Minnesota. Biyombo, meanwhile, gives the Raptors a strong

presence around the rim, and impressed staff with his raw athleticism in the pre-season. Biyombo, who’s been one of the most vocal Raptors since his move to Toronto, averaged 6.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks in just 19.4 minutes a night with Charlotte last season. The Raptors open the regular season on Wednesday at the Air Canada Centre against the Indiana Pacers, and Canada’s lone franchise will be in the spotlight more than usual this year. Toronto hosts February’s NBA all-star game, marking the first time the basketball showcase has been played outside the United States. The team also has a new look — a new logo and new uniforms, including a black-and-gold alternate inspired by Toronto rapper Drake, the Raptors’ global ambassador.

MLS playoff picture clearer after Decision Day BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Major League Soccer dubbed the last day of the regular season “Decision Day” for good reason. With 10 matches in the span of some four hours, there were six playoff spots still up for grabs, as well as two knockout-round byes, and the Supporters’ Shield winner still to be decided. The Eastern Conference playoff field was set following Sunday’s early matches. Toronto FC benefited from an expanded post-season field, earning the sixth and final playoff spot in the conference. It is the team’s first trip to the playoffs in nine years. Ethan Finlay scored twice and the Columbus Crew routed visiting D.C. United 5-0 on Sunday to secure second place and a knockout-round bye. The Montreal Impact beat Toronto 2-1, with Didier Drogba scoring twice inside a minute early in the second half, to earn the third seed. The two teams will meet again in the knockout round on Thursday in Montreal. New England earned a spot as the fifth seed with a 3-1 victory over New York City FC. The Revolution will play fourth-seeded United on Wednesday at RFK Stadium.

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Vancouver Whitecaps’ goalkeeper David Ousted dives to make a save against the Houston Dynamo during an MLS soccer game in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday. Expansion Orlando City FC fell 1-0 at Philadelphia. The Lions went into the game with a very slight chance to make the playoffs, but they needed New England to lose while making up

an eight-goal differential. The New York Red Bulls, playing in a later match at Chicago, had already secured a playoff berth in September and were guaranteed the top seed in

the East regardless of the outcome of the regular-season finale. But the Red Bulls were still wrestling with FC Dallas for the Supporters’ Shield when the day started, and won the award for league’s best overall record with a 2-1 victory over the Fire. Dallas, which had secured the top seed in the West, defeated San Jose 2-1 to knock the Earthquakes out of the playoffs. The Vancouver Whitecaps also earned a knockout-round bye with a 3-1 victory over Houston. Darlington Nagbe scored twice for the Portland, which defeated Colorado 4-1 to finish in third place. The Timbers will host sixth-place Sporting Kansas City on Thursday night. Kansas City edged Los Angeles 2-1, sending the fifth-seeded Galaxy to fourth-seeded Seattle for a knockout match on Wednesday night. The Sounders beat Real Salt Lake 3-1. The winners of the knockout-round matches go on to face the top seeds in a two-legged playoff. The Decision Day games were clustered together with just two starting times — 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. EDT — for the first time.

Longtime NBA coach Flip Saunders dies of cancer BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MINNEAPOLIS — Flip Saunders, the longtime NBA coach who won more than 650 games in nearly two decades and was trying to rebuild the Minnesota Timberwolves as team president, coach and part owner, died Sunday, the team said. He was 60. Saunders was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in June and doctors called it “treatable and curable,” when the Timberwolves made the diagnosis public in August. But he took a leave of absence from the team in September after complications arose during his treatment, which included chemotherapy. This week, owner Glen Taylor announced Saunders would not be back this season and asked team employees to give Saunders time to heal. Flip Saunders The Timberwolves open the season Wednesday. Sam Mitchell has been named interim head coach of the Timberwolves and GM Milt Newton is heading the team’s personnel department. Saunders went 654-592 in 17 NBA seasons with the Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards. Philip Daniel Saunders was born on Feb. 23, 1955, in Cleveland and was a prep basketball star at Cuyahoga Heights High School. His mother Kay nicknamed him Flip after hearing the name at a beauty salon. He played in college at Minnesota, teaming with Kevin McHale and Mychal Thompson as a senior to

lead the Golden Gophers to a 24-3 record. Not long after graduating, Saunders decided to get into coaching and set about a long and winding path to the NBA. He started at Golden Valley Lutheran College just outside of Minneapolis and served as an assistant at Minnesota and Tulsa before spending seven seasons in the Continental Basketball Association. Saunders often credited his stint in the CBA with instilling in him the work ethic and breadth of organizational knowledge that would help him as a coach and executive in the NBA. He made stops in Rapid City, South Dakota La Crosse, Wisconsin and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and would often relay stories of his backwater adventures in the minor league and his affinity for the NBA coaches who followed similar paths. He landed in the NBA in 1995, when he wrote a letter to new owner Glen Taylor asking for a job. His college buddy, McHale, took over the basketball operations with the Timberwolves and Saunders became the team’s general manager. When Bill Blair was fired 20 games into the season, Saunders was suddenly the head coach of a struggling franchise that had never made the playoffs. But he teamed with a young Kevin Garnett to turn the Timberwolves into a perennial playoff team. Saunders led the Wolves to eight straight playoff appearances, the last a trip to the Western Conference finals in 2004. He was fired the next season and the Wolves have not been back to the playoffs since. Saunders won 64 games in his first season in Detroit in 2005-06 and 176 in his three seasons coaching the Pistons. But he couldn’t quite get a veteran-laden team over the hump and into the NBA Finals, so he was dismissed in 2008. He coached three more years in Washington before returning to Minne-

sota as president of basketball operations in 2013. Again, he took over a franchise in

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Tactics in question at Talladega CONTROVERSIAL ENDING GIVES LOGANO THE WIN AND KNOCKS EARNHARDT OUT OF PLAYOFFS TALLADEGA, Ala. — As Joey Logano made his third straight trip to victory lane, questions swirled about reigning Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick’s late-race tactics. Several competitors accused Harvick of intentionally causing a race-ending caution Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, where Logano completed a sweep of the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs. It came at the expense of Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was eliminated from the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship at his best track for the second consecutive year. Earnhardt led a race-high 61 laps, but had to settle for second in a race he had to win when the Harvick-triggered crash ended the race under caution. NASCAR’s most popular driver did not question his fate. “When the race is over, I can live with the result as long as everyone else is going by the same rules,” Earnhardt said. “I felt like per the rule book, it sorted out and I finished second. I’m OK with that.” NASCAR said this week it would make just one attempt at Talladega to finish the race under green instead of the usual three tries in a nod toward creating a safer racing environment. Drivers were almost unanimous in their support of the change, even when it came into play in a race that cut four drivers from the Chase field. Eliminated Sunday were Earnhardt, Ryan Newman — the runner-up to Harvick last year — and Joe Gibbs Racing drivers Matt Kenseth and Denny Hamlin. JGR was considered a heavy favourite in this Chase after a

dominating regular season, but had two of four drivers eliminated Sunday and both were furious with Harvick. Harvick had radioed to his crew under caution that a mechanical issue was preventing him from accelerating. But if he moved out of the way, he risked falling to the back of the field and potentially being knocked out of the Chase. So he instead stayed put, and when his car failed to take off on the restart, he hit Trevor Bayne as Bayne tried to dart around him and it triggered a wreck that brought out the caution to end the race. Earnhardt was unable to race Logano for the win once the caution was called. “It was a pretty tough ending. (He) knew he was blowing up and told everybody he was going to stay in his lane,” Kenseth said. “It just feels like we kind of lost control of the situation.” Denny Hamlin echoed the sentiments of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate. He was caught in the accident and had to climb from his flaming car, and said after that Harvick caused the wreck rather than risk losing positions on the track that would knock him out of the Chase. “The 4 could only run about 30 miles an hour, I think he saw people coming and he knew he was so probably going to be 30th, the last car on the lead lap, so he caused the wreck,” said Hamlin. He had a far more scathing take on Twitter after he was eliminated from the Chase. Joe Gibbs Racing, the heavy favourites in this championship race, instead had two of its four drivers knocked out of the playoffs on Sunday. “What a joke we have a car with no motor wreck the field to end the race. Complete crap. Sorry to anyone who

Kaufman captures first PGA Tour win with big final round BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — Two weeks into the new season, rookies are ruling the PGA Tour. Smylie Kaufman became the second straight rookie to win Sunday when he closed with a 10-under 61 and then waited more than two hours to see if anyone could catch him in the Shriners Hospital for Children Open. That felt tougher than any of the seven birdies and one eagle he made over the final 11 holes at the TPC Summerlin. “I dodged a lot of bullets coming down the stretch with guys coming,” Kaufman said after his one-shot victory. “So much more stressful than on the course. So much worse. I felt like I was watching an LSU football game.” Kevin Na played a role in both rookies winning. Emiliano Grillo won the Frys.com Open last week, and Na made it easier on him in the second playoff hole at Silverado by taking bogey on the par-5 18th. This time, Na caught Kaufman with a 25-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole, only to flub a chip just short of the par-3 17th and make bogey. His 15-foot birdie putt to force a playoff caught part of the right lip and kept going. Kaufman, a 23-year-old from LSU, played the last four holes in 4 under. That included his 3-wood to 15 feet for eagle on the par-4 15th, and a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole that turned out to be the winner. He started the final round seven shots behind and finished at 16-under 268. “I was just hitting it so good the last few days and just wanted to give myself a chance and post a number, and that’s what it came down to,” Kaufman said. Two other rookies, Brett Stegmaier (69) and Patton Kizzire (63), were part of a six-way tie for second. Kaufman was on the range, on the phone, and in a tent watching nervously on TV over the final hour. Cameron Tringale (66) and Jason Bohn (66) each had birdie putts to force a playoff, with Bohn’s 40-foot attempt narrowly missing. The last chance belonged to Stegmaier, whose putt down the slope from the fringe stopped a few inches short. “It was pretty significantly downhill, so it was all speed,” said Stegmaier, also making his fifth PGA Tour start. “I mean, if the speed was off, the line was going to be off. I was probably

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Smylie Kaufman hoists the trophy after winning the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open golf tournament Sunday, in Las Vegas. a foot in the fringe, so I probably just held up that extra foot. I like to die my putts in the hole, and sometimes you run the risk of leaving it short.” The victory sends Kaufman to Augusta National next April for the Masters. He also gets in the PGA Championship, the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at Kapalua to start the new year and The Players Championship. “It’s unbelievable,” Kaufman said. “If you would have told me I had a round at the Masters, if somebody was going to take me out and not completely with the Masters, just to play Augusta National, I would have freaked out. But now that I’m playing the Masters, it’s a joke. It’s unbelievable.” Na said he thought he could make his chip for birdie on the 17th except that it was sitting up on a patch of grass into the grain. “And I just went under it,” Na said. “And with the Bermuda into the grain, I don’t know what happened.” Kaufman, who tied for 10th in the Frys.com Open in his rookie debut, earned $1,1520,000.

RINGETTE The Central Alberta U16AA Sting split a pair of Black Gold Ringette League games during the weekend, edging the host Sherwood Park U19A team 4-3 and falling 10-7 to the visiting Edmonton U16 AA Elite. Brianna Abell, Emily LeMasurier, Kailyn Smalley and Hannah Morrison scored against Sherwood Park. LeMasurier, with a hat trick, Smalley, Morrison, Kianna Krall and Saxon Anderson connected against Edmonton. Sting netminder McKenna Smalley faced 75 shots over the two games. Meanwhile, the Sting U14AA team tied 5-5 with host St. Albert, the U19AA squad romped past the U of A team 12-2 and edged the Edmonton Open A Last Call 6-5, and the U14AAs fell 3-2 to the Edmonton Elite.

Megan Grubb, with two goals, Hanna Gill, Shaelynn Law and Kate Roscoe scored for the U14 team. Madison Kohut was sold in goal. Kristen Demale fired five goals and Gillian Dreger notched four as the U19AA Sting stung the U of A. McKenna Causey tallied twice, MacKenzie Lindholm also scored and Baylee Schulhauser was the winning goalie. Dreger scored three goals and ShaeLyn Baxter, Sydney Cherniak and Kristen Demale also connected in the win over Edmonton Open. Gracy Romansky picked up the win in net. Carly Cherniak and Tory Towers were the U14AA goal scorers against the Elite. Gracie Setters guarded the Sting goal.

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Sprint Cup Series driver Tony Stewart (14) walks away from his damaged race car after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday, in Talladega, Ala. spent $ coming to this circus,” Hamlin tweeted. NASCAR reviewed video of the final restart several times with different team owners and crew chiefs following the race, and president Mike Helton said officials did not find anything amiss from Harvick. “There is no evidence right now that there was anything that the 4 car did that was questionable,” Helton said. Bayne felt Harvick’s act was deliberate. “Harvick is a really good driver,” Bayne said. “I think he knows the limits of his car and where it’s at, so that’s why I think it was intentional.” Harvick said his issue was a broken

exhaust pipe and “at the end, I was trying to get out of the way.” Logano, who won at Charlotte, Kansas and now Talladega in this round of the Chase, was showered in beer as he made his way to victory lane for the third consecutive week. It wasn’t a celebration from the pro-Earnhardt crowd, but Logano didn’t mind as he steered his Ford toward the cans being hurled in his direction. “I was aiming for them … it’s kind of a cool explosion when you hit beer cans,” he said. “Kind of a shame they’re throwing their beers full. It was like it was raining out there. But that’s OK. Everyone’s passionate about their driver. That’s what makes our sport great.”

All Blacks and Wallabies to face each other for first time in RWC final BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Finally, in the eighth Rugby World Cup, New Zealand and Australia will meet in the final. The neighbours have made it to the climax at Twickenham next Saturday for a record-equaling fourth time, and both will vie for another record - winning the Webb Ellis Cup a third time. Twice before, the All Blacks and Wallabies seemed set to face each other in the final only to be tripped up by France. In the inaugural 1987 tournament, favourite Australia lost at home to the Tricolors in an epic semifinal and New Zealand went on to win. In 1999, New Zealand had a huge upset loss to the French, and Australia won its second and title. All three previous World Cup matchups between the All Blacks and Wallabies were semifinals. Australia’s 16-6 win in 1991 in Dublin was famous for David Campese’s no-look, over-the-shoulder pass to Tim Horan for a 13-0 halftime lead, and their 22-10 win in 2003 in Sydney swung on Stirling Mortlock’s intercept try against the run of play. The All Blacks dominated the third match in 2011 in Auckland, with a 206 scoreline that flattered the Australians. The Kiwis were favourites then, and are favourites again, as British bookmaker William Hill has given the defending champions winning odds of 4-9, and offered Australia at 2-1. Australia secured its spot in the final on Sunday after coming through a gripping semifinal against Argentina 29-15 at Twickenham, where the contest was in the balance until the 72nd

minute when Adam Ashley-Cooper scored his third try. New Zealand defeated the only other two-time Rugby World Cup champion, South Africa, 20-18 the day before in a compelling slog in the rain. That gave New Zealand a World Cup-record 13th consecutive win, surpassing the Wallabies’ dozen over 1999 and 2003. It also ensured the All Blacks remained on course to become the first team to successfully retain the title. They are also trying to win the cup for the first time outside of New Zealand. Coach Steve Hansen didn’t care who they met in the final, saying it was going to be tough regardless. They face a Wallabies outfit whose two cup titles were earned in both previous tournaments on British soil. After edging the Pumas, the Australians improved to 22 wins and one defeat in World Cup matches in the northern hemisphere, their only defeat to England in the 2007 quarterfinals. But the All Blacks have their own streak going. Since that 2011 semifinal, they have lost to the Wallabies only once in 12 contests, including two draws. The once was at the beginning of August, when Australia prevailed 27-19 in Sydney to win its first Rugby Championship in four years. The following week, in Auckland, the chagrined All Blacks tore them apart 41-13. “They’ll be feeling pretty good,” Wallabies coach Michael Cheika said. “They’ve got our measure, and it’s up to us to do something special, to do something extra to just be competitive. We’ll see what happens from there.”

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Our Best to You Art and Craft Sale Story and photos by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff Christmas might be two months away, but Red Deerians already had the biggest holiday of the year in mind as they browsed through unique artwork, crafts, jewellery and more this past weekend. The 24th annual Our Best to You Art and Craft Sale - the biggest show of its kind that will pass through the city for the holiday season - kicked off Friday morning, filling two pavilions with some of the best handmade goods from over 200 Canadians artists, designers and artisans. Unlike some trade shows, this one offered city residents an interactive experience. Attendees had the chance to speak to artists directly, feel and sometimes taste the goods for sale, and on occasion, watch the various designers, artisans and artists as they worked. Pop culture inspired artwork, and kirigami cards were among some of the more unique items for sale, but ornaments and everything knitted proved to be popular with shoppers, especially with chillier weather over the weekend. The Red Deer Christmas Show, which will also feature holiday-inspired arts and crafts, will happen Nov. 20-21, followed by the Festival of Trees Nov. 26-29th at Westerner Park.

LEFT; Catherine Langstaff of Red Neck Goat Ranch knits another tuque during the Our Best To You Art and Craft Sale at Westerner Park on Saturday afternoon. BELOW LEFT; Georgia Flett take a seat on some of Reiner’s Originals animal-shaped leather ottomans. BELOW; Nicol Harvie demonstrates how to use Hair Bandz by Pony-O on Carmen Rodwell during the Our Best To You Art and Craft Sale.

ABOVE LEFT; Kelly Posthuma of Fimoman creates little ornaments. ABOVE; Aidyn Martin, and her brother, Healy, test out a kirigami 3D card during the Our Best To You Art and Craft Sale. RIGHT; Carmen CraigMartin of MelonHead KnitWear spins some more yarn. LEFT; Tony Pook sells Chris Maloney a sock hat for his Yoda backpack during the Our Best To You Art and Craft Sale at Westerner Park on Saturday afternoon.

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Ugly third quarter for oilpatch BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A bevy of oilsands producers are on deck to report their quarterly earnings over the next few weeks — and industry watchers are under no illusion they’ll be pretty. It’s been about a year since the price of oil started its nosedive to below US$50 a barrel, and crude has been camping out at that level for months. Few are optimistic that crude will return to triple digits any time soon. Investors are well aware they’re in for a “fairly awful” quarter, said John Kim, a portfolio manager at Aston Hill Financial. Martin Pelletier, portfolio manager at TriVest Wealth Counsel, agrees it’s going to be ugly — but no one should be surprised by the results. “I wouldn’t use the word disappointing because a lot of analysts are already expecting the worst,” he said. Oilsands giant Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) posts its earnings Wednesday night and its reluctant takeover target, Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. (TSX:COS) reports on Thursday, along with crude producer Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE). Husky Energy (TSX:HSE) and Imperial Oil (TSX:IMO) release their third-quarter results on Friday. Oil and gas heavyweight Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ), along with pipeline builders TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) and Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) are slated for the following week. The focus for investors will be less on the results themselves than on how the companies plan to cope. Pelletier said he’ll be watching out for announcements that firms are looking at “strategic alternatives” — another way to say they’re “waving the white flag.” In a strategic alternatives process, companies hire outside advisers to help them weigh their options. That could include divesting assets as a means to pay down debt or putting a “for sale” sign on the whole company, among other things. Suncor’s hostile $4.3-billion bid for Canadian Oil Sands, launched earlier this month, is likely an anomaly, said Aston Hill’s Kim. Deals in the tight-

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An oil sands facility seen from a helicopter near Fort McMurray. It’s been about a year since the price of oil started its nosedive to below US$50 a barrel, and a bevy of oilsands producers are on deck to report their quarterly earnings over the next few weeks. Industry watchers are under no illusion they’ll be pretty. knit oilpatch tend to be friendly. When executives discuss their strategy on quarterly conference calls in the coming weeks, Kim said he’s expecting talk to centre on buying and selling individual properties rather than outright takeovers. “You have to have a really, really good balance sheet for you to want to buy another company,” he said. “You have to have a view that oil prices are higher six to 12 months down the road at least.” The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers has estimated 36,000 jobs have been lost in Canada’s oil and gas industry this year, mostly in Alberta.

Activists call on Trudeau to defend Canada’s copyright regime from TPP changes BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Copyright activists say Canadians could face lawsuits, fines or worse for ripping the latest Justin Bieber CD or uploading an animated GIF of Jose Bautista’s bat-flip under a new trade deal, and they’re calling on the newly elected Justin Trudeau to act. A major part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal finalized Oct. 5 involves harmonizing copyright laws in the 12 Pacific Rim countries — including Canada, the United States, Australia and Japan — that are signatories to the deal. While the final text of the international trade agreement has yet to be published, the website Wikileaks released what it claims is the intellectual property chapter of the TPP on Oct. 9. “Canadians don’t realize that the way that they use the Internet every day is going to change dramatically,” said Meghan Sali, a spokeswoman for the digital-rights advocacy group OpenMedia. On the campaign trail, the prime minister-designate said he supports free trade and will thoroughly examine the TPP deal, while criticizing the secrecy under which the pact was negotiated. Consumer organizations and outside groups were shut out of the negotiations, and the governments involved have released little information on the back and forth over what has been called the largest trade deal in history. “We’re heartened to see him recognize that this process has been not just opaque but inaccessible and undemocratic,” said Sali. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, an American advocacy group, has said the TPP threatens to override Canada’s copyright regime and promotes the interests of copyright owners and corporations at the expense of the public. Under Canada’s current laws, ISPs and other companies that receive copyright complaints are only required to notify their users about the potential breach, and copyright holders must convince a court

if they want the offending content removed. Sali said the TPP deal could replace this socalled notice-and-notice system with the U.S. notice-and-takedown system, in which content is blocked or removed as soon as the first complaint is made. “It looks like we’re going to be accepting website blocking and Internet censorship through the back door,” she said. The TPP could make Canadians liable for criminal or civil penalties for transferring content they own from one device to another and uploading or re-posting highlights from professional sports, she said, adding that the deal could allow authorities to seize and destroy any device used for copyright infringement. The TPP also includes an extension of the copyright term on original works to 70 years from the current 50. Earlier this month, Twitter suspended the accounts of two American sports websites for posting animated GIFs of NFL plays, which the league claims are protected under its copyright. Law professor and copyright expert Michael Geist said Canada’s copyright laws allow for wider non-commercial use of copyrighted content than other TPP countries. Canada overhauled its copyright regime in 2012 following consultations with industry and consumer groups. One new rule is the so-called mash-up exception, which allows for the creation of a new work from a copyrighted work as long as it is for a non-commercial use. Yet under the most recent draft of the TPP, Geist said, Canadian companies have to comply with court orders to remove content — but it doesn’t saying anything about which courts, or where. “It seems to me very possible that you could have something that’s legal in Canada that could be required to be taken down based on a ruling in a different TPP country,” he said. Copyright lawyer John Simpson said the Canadian government actively decided not to pursue a notice-and-takedown system or expand the penalties for copyright infringement when it amended its intellectual property rules.

When they announce their earnings, firms may also hint at what their spending plans may look like in 2016. Samir Kayande, head of energy research at ITG Investment Research, said he’s expecting spending to be “bare bones” next year, much like 2015. Any deferrals of new projects resulting from the crude downturn likely would have taken place by now. The question is how much deeper firms can cut costs at the operations they have up and running. “Companies are like people,” said Kayande. “You don’t really find out what they’re capable of until you put them under tremendous pressure.”

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BRIEF Chinese investment company to buy oil fields in Texas for $1.3 billion BEIJING — A Chinese investment holding company said it has signed a letter of intent to purchase oil fields in Texas for 8.3 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) through a limited liability partnership. In a disclosure to the Shanghai Stock Exchange, Yantai Xinchao Industry Co. Ltd. said the oil fields in Howard and Borden counties would be bought from Tall City Exploration and Plymouth Petroleum, two Nevada-based companies. In the Saturday filing, Yantai Xinchao said it signed a letter of intent Friday with Ningbo Dingliang Huitong Equity Investment Center, a limited liability partnership, and its seven shareholders to buy the oil fields through a Ningbo Dingliang subsidiary, Moss Creek Resources LLC. It said the transaction has been approved by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

UK telecoms firm Talk Talk says cyberattack not as bad as feared, credit card details safe LONDON — British telecoms company Talk Talk says a cyberattack feared to have put 4 million customers’ details at risk is not as bad as initially thought. Chief executive Dido Harding said Saturday that attackers hacked the company’s website but not its core systems, and “none of our customers’ credit card information has been exposed.” She said some bank account details had been accessed, but not enough for thieves to steal money from customers’ accounts. Talk Talk has acknowledged that it realized it was under attack on Wednesday and has been criticized for not telling customers for more than a day. On Friday the firm said it had received a ransom note from the alleged hackers. It is the third known cyberattack this year on Talk Talk, which provides mobile phone, Internet and pay-TV services.

Misconceptions deter Canadians from insurance Canadians recognize the importance of insurance but misconceptions they have about it are preventing them from getting the coverage and protection they need for themselves and their loved ones for the various stages of their lives. “Most people recognize the importance of insurance but they are reluctant to buy it because of their lack of understanding and knowledge about what it can do,” Rocco Casullo, head of direct- to-consumer insurance with BMO Insurance, said in an interview. A recent report by BMO Wealth Institute report revealed some common misconceptions that may be preventing Canadians from purchasing adequate insurance. Dispelling these myths can ensure that the wealth plans of Canadians have the right safeguards in place. TALBOT The first myth is that the BOGGS insurance people have at work is enough. For people MONEYWISE relying on employer group insurance for life and disability insurance, coverage is lost if their employment with the company is terminated or if they decide to leave to start a business, stay home with the family or start retirement. In this case you should understand you and/or your partner’s employer sponsored plans, find out

what is and what isn’t covered and then get the right individual insurance to fill those gaps. “Work insurance can lull people into a false sense of security,” Casullo says. Many people believe insurance is too expensive. In fact, more competitive rates and longer lifespans actually have been reducing the pure cost of insurance each year. “Most people when they are young don’t think they need insurance but that is exactly the best and least expensive time in your life to set yourself up for the future,” says Casullo. Everyone’s goals and situations are different so it’s important to think about what the impact would be if the unexpected were to happen and determine what insurance is the most important now and for the future. Many people also may think that insurance is too complicate to understand. However, there are plenty of resources available to explain the many insurance options. Through the internet purchasers have a fast, easy and low-pressure research tool. They also can talk with a financial adviser on the phone, online or in person to help clarify what they already have learned through their research online. Finally, many people may feel they are young and healthy so insurance isn’t important. Unforeseen events such as an illness or death can happen any time even if you’re young and healthy. They can place a tremendous amount of financial stress on the people affected and on their families and not having enough insurance can layer financial hardship over what is already a challenging time. It’s important to ensure plans made for the future, whether personal

or for the family, are not derailed due to disability or death. BMO suggests a few things people should keep in mind when choosing policies. Know yourself. Everyone has a unique situation and varying personal goals. Visualize a financial future impacted by various life events and then determine what insurance is necessary at life’s different stages. Take the time to learn and understand the types of insurance available. Whether buying online or with the help of an adviser there are plenty of resources and options available to meet your insurance needs. Know what’s important. Insurance is about more than making sure you have enough to take care of financial commitments. It’s about ensuring your plan for the future is not derailed by death or disability. And seek professional to develop a financial plan that incorporates short- and long-term goals, including preparing for unexpected events through insurance. “Policies should be dictated by your goals and should be recalibrated periodically to fit changes in your life stages as they happen,” says Casullo. “Transition is a big piece of life’s picture and your insurance should reflect that.” Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.

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Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller, looks at the assembly line during a tour of the VW plant in Wolfsburg, Germany Wednesday.

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VW needs culture change: experts WOLFSBURG, Germany — Volkswagen’s effort to fix its emissions scandal will be largely led by company insiders. Some experts say it’s the only way, given the German carmaker’s unusually complicated structure and power groups. Others, however, argue the company is just compounding its risks if it does not bring an outsider to change its ways. Volkswagen has named a new CEO and chairman since the scandal became known Sept. 18. Both are longtime employees. The effort to find the guilty and prevent a recurrence is in the hands of new CEO Matthias Mueller, who has been with the group for almost three decades. Mueller, who previously led Volkswagen’s highly profitable Porsche brand, took over when Martin Winterkorn resigned. The new board chairman, Hans Dieter Poetsch, had been chief financial officer since 2003. There’s no indication he knew about the decision to cheat on the U.S. diesel emissions tests with software installed in engines. But he was a member of the top management team in place when the cheating took place, a group of executives that hasn’t yet been formally cleared of involvement. Mueller has promised a new, more open approach. The question is, will Volkswagen identify the guilty — but miss the chance to change the culture that enabled the scandal in the first place? A

DIFFERENT KIND OF COMPANY Volkswagen can be a complicated place to figure out. The billionaire members of the Piech and Porsche families collectively control a majority of the voting rights through their holding company, Porsche Automobil Holding SE. They include Ferdinand Piech, who served as CEO from 1993 to 2002 and only left the board chairmanship in April. And the local government and unions hold a lot of power, too. Lower Saxony, the Germany state where Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg headquarters is located, holds a 20 per cent voting stake, giving it the legal right to block plant closures. Employee representatives by law hold half of the board seats, and can also veto important decisions. Dirk Toepfer, a member of the parliament of Lower Saxony, presents a commonly heard argument in Germany: that the peculiarities of Volkswagen mean company veterans are best positioned to lead the clean-up. “Volkswagen is a different world,” says Toepfer. “That means this enterprise functions under different rules than other enterprises. That’s why they need someone that knows the structure. Someone who comes completely from the outside and doesn’t know how the rules of the game go will fail at the cleanup.” The management under Winterkorn also has been criticized as overly opaque and hierarchical. Employee representative Bernd Osterloh lamented last month the need for “a culture in which it’s possible and permissible

to argue with your superior about the best way to go.” Some question whether pressure to meet Volkswagen’s target of passing Toyota as the world’s largest car maker led people to cut corners. Volkswagen achieved that goal in the first half of this year, just before the scandal broke out. Toepfer acknowledged that the inside-outside question has two sides: “Before it’s known who was involved and how, there’s the danger that those put in charge of clarifying matters were involved themselves.” THE COMPANY VIEW Volkswagen has made some effort to reach outside, hiring U.S. law firm Jones Day to find out who knew and did what in the scandal. It has also brought in an executive from competitor Daimler, a former top judge, to oversee legal compliance. Volkswagen also sought legal clarification about Poetsch’s move to become chairman, said Hans-Gerde Bode, the company’s director of communications. “Knowing that these questions would come up, we obtained a legal opinion ahead of time, which made this change possible to undertake, because we knew, yes, that will lead to multi-sided discussion.” Bode said the company cannot predict what Jones Day will find but that it’s “relatively sure that the CFO and the very top management was not involved in this decision” to alter engine software so that the cars evaded the U.S. tests. He added: “Naturally, if at one point or another possible conflicts of interest are indicated with anyone whatsoever, these people will surely not be part of any meeting where Jones Day reports something and where decisions are taken.” RISKS WITH INSIDERS Carol Adams, a professor at Durham University Business School in Britain, questions the idea that only an insider could fix Volkswagen. She says that may stem from the scarcity of outside directors on its board, which is dominated by the owner families and employee representatives: “If you’ve got a board with independent directors on it, you’re less likely to have that fear of questioning a particular culture.” “Do they really mean that an outsider couldn’t understand the culture, or that an outsider might question that culture?” she said. Stephan Bratzel, director of the Center of Automotive Management at the University of Applied Sciences-Bergisch Gladbach, says the Jones Day probe will likely identify the individuals responsible. But that could stop short of changing Volkswagen’s culture. The company, he says, should appoint an outside commission put together from experts, researchers and non-government organizations to investigate what happened and how to prevent it from happening again. Fellow auto giants General Motors and Toyota stayed with insiders as CEOs as they faced scandals over defective vehicles. Toyota recalled millions of cars after a crisis in 2009-10 over unintended acceleration in some cars and GM had to fix vehicles where faulty ignition switches could shut off the engine and disable airbags.

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NEW YORK — A. Alfred Taubman, the late billionaire developer and former owner of Sotheby’s auction house, was a boundless art collector whose taste spanned every period, genre and medium, from works of antiquity to contemporary art. In advance of a series of sales of his 500-piece collection — believed to be worth more than $500 million — Sotheby’s has transformed its building inside and out to give a real sense of its depth and scope. Three hundred of the works fill the lobby and the entire 10th floor of the building. The dedicated exhibition runs for four days only, from Saturday through Tuesday. Two floors of the exterior are wrapped in a vinyl material featuring many of the pieces and artists in the collection. The names of Willem de Kooning, Pablo Picasso, Mark Rothko, Alberto Giacometti and others are splashed across the surface in blue lettering reminiscent of the Viennese Succession-style Taubman cherished. Long banners with images of the paintings hang from the 10th floor into the lobby. In the 10th-floor galleries, smaller rooms have been created within bigger spaces. Artworks are arranged not by period but more as they might have hung in Taubman’s numerous homes, in Manhattan Detroit Palm Beach, Florida and Southampton. “What I would like people to come and see and walk away with is that there is no categorical segmentation of great art,” said Alex Rotter, Sotheby’s co-head of contemporary art. Old Master paintings can be seen together with American art from the late 1900s. Elsewhere, a piece of antiquity appears next to a Francis Bacon work from 1961. The collection will be offered over four dedicated sales. If it fetches its estimated $500 million haul, it would be the most valuable private collection sold at auction, rivaling the $477 million sale of designer Yves Saint

Laurent’s estate at Christie’s in Paris in 2009. “There is something in this sale that almost any serious collector would want,” said Sarah Lichtman, assistant professor of design history at Parsons School of Design. “It is like a veritable stroll through an art history textbook.” Taubman, who died in April at age 91, was a Detroit-based shopping mall magnate who purchased Sotheby’s in 1983. He also was a founder of the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art and a board member of the Whitney Museum of American Art. He is credited with transforming Sotheby’s into a global powerhouse, but his reputation was tarnished in 2001 when he was convicted in a pricefixing scandal that embroiled the auction house. He spent nine months in prison. Sotheby’s said proceeds from the sale would be used to settle his estate’s tax obligations and fund a foundation. The sale begins the evening of Nov. 4 with the most valuable pieces including de Kooning’s richly colored “Untitled XXI,” estimated to sell for $25 million to $35 million Amedeo Modigliani’s “Paulette Jourdain,” with a pre-sale estimate of more than $25 million and Picasso’s “Woman Seated on a Chair,” a portrait of his lover and muse Dora Maar painted in 1938, which could bring up to $35 million. Frank Stella’s “Delaware Crossing,” estimated at $8 million to $12 million, could set a record for the artist. A day sale Nov. 5 continues with modern and contemporary art by Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky, Egon Schiele and others. On Nov. 18, works of American art go on the auction block, including a large landscape by Martin Johnson Heade, “The Great Florida Sunset,” painted in 1887. Highlights of the Jan. 27 sale include Raphael’s “Portrait of Valerio Belli, Facing Left” and Thomas Gainsborough’s “The Blue Page.”

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TORONTO — Five things to watch in Canadian business this week: Earnings galore: It’s a huge week for earnings reports, with a slew of oilpatch companies — including Suncor and Canadian Oil Sands, locked in a hostile takeover battle — reporting their third-quarter results. Among others reporting: Canadian National Railway, Bombardier, Barrick Gold, Restaurant Brands International and Maple Leaf Foods. Vexed Valeant: The embattled Canadian pharmaceutical giant holds a conference call on Monday to discuss accusations that the company created a network of phantom pharmacies to fool auditors. The allegations have sent Valeant’s stock prices tumbling, and the company says it will “lay out the facts” in response to a report that raised serious questions about its business practices. Hot housing: The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. releases its fourth-quarter housing market outlook report on Monday. Except for Alberta

— hit hard by the global slump in oil prices — the country’s housing market largely escaped Canada’s economic downturn in the first half of the year, with housing prices in Toronto and Vancouver, in particular, at historic highs and showing few signs of coming back down to earth. Notley’s first budget: The Alberta legislature resumes sitting on Monday and, on Tuesday, the province’s first-ever NDP finance minister tables the inaugural budget under Premier Rachel Notley. Pipeline fight: A North Vancouver First Nation will discuss its opposition to U.S.-based energy company Kinder Morgan on Tuesday, and what it will mean under the Trudeau government. The Tsleil-Waututh Nation has rejected the company’s proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, based on a scathing assessment that concluded it would increase the threat of oil spills and damage their culture. Prime minister-elect Justin Trudeau has expressed opposition to the Energy East pipeline, but has not said specifically where he stands on Trans Mountain.

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BRIEF UK doctors hopeful for recovery for Scottish nurse that is suffering an Ebola relapse LONDON — Doctors treating a Scottish nurse suffering from a rare relapse of Ebola say she has improved significantly and are hopeful she will make a full recovery. Dr. Michael Jacobs of the Royal Free Hospital said Wednesday that Pauline Cafferkey was hospitalized earlier this month for meningitis that developed as a result of lingering Ebola in her system. Cafferkey was treated in December for Ebola and discharged this past January. Last week, she was in critical condition before being updated to “serious but stable.” Scientists say it’s possible in some rare cases for Ebola virus to remain in the body for months, even after patients have recovered. Jacobs said Ebola re-emerged in Cafferkey’s brain and spinal cord and that she was given an experimental drug, although it’s unknown if the drug works.

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In this undated photo released by Cell journal, the Sope I grave in Estonia, where plague DNA was found in a tooth from this individual and is the earliest evidence of plague found in Europe. The plague was spreading nearly 3,000-years before previously thought, according to findings published Thursday Oct. 22, 2015, in the journal Cell. Scientists have found traces of the disease in the teeth of ancient people, although the Bronze Age plague revealed by the new study seems to have lacked the ability to spread over wide regions, so probably remained in local pockets of disease.

Plague was spreading 3,000 years earlier than thought: study BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — The plague was spreading nearly 3,000 years before previously thought, scientists say after finding traces of the disease in the teeth of ancient people — a discovery that could provide clues to how dangerous diseases evolve. To find evidence of the prehistoric infection, researchers drilled into the teeth of 101 individuals who lived in Central Asia and Europe some 2,800 to 5,000 years ago. The drilling produced a powder that the researchers examined for DNA from plague bacteria. They found it in samples from seven people. Before the study, the earliest evidence of the plague was from A.D. 540, said Simon Rasmussen of the Technical University of Denmark. He and colleagues found it as early as 2,800 B.C. “We were very surprised to find it 3,000 years before it was supposed to exist,” said Rasmussen, one of the study authors. The research was published online Thursday in the journal, Cell. Rasmussen said the plague they found was a different strain from the one that caused the three known pandemics, including the Black Death that swept across Medieval Europe. In contrast to later strains, including the one estimated to have wiped out about half of Europe, the Bronze Age plague revealed by the new study could not be spread by fleas because it lacked a crucial gene. So it was probably less able to infect people over wide regions. But Rasmussen said knowing that plague existed

thousands of years earlier than had been believed might explain some unsolved historical mysteries, including the “Plague of Athens,” a horrifying unknown epidemic that struck the Greek capital in 430 B.C. It killed up to 100,000 people during the Peloponnesian War. “People have been speculating about what this was, like was this measles or typhus, but it could well have been plague,” Rasmussen said. He said tracking how the plague evolved from being an intestinal infection to “one of the most deadly diseases ever encountered by humans” could help scientists predict the disease’s future path. “Typically, things get less virulent with time, but that’s not always the case,” said Hendrik Poinar, a molecular evolutionary geneticist at McMaster University in Canada who was not part of the study. He noted that diseases could acquire new features — including lethality — relatively quickly. Other experts said it was unlikely that plague would ever pose as great a threat as it has in the past, especially since it is now largely treatable. “It might be that (plague) will eventually burn itself out,” said Brendan Wren, dean of the faculty of infectious and tropical diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Wren said other diseases like leprosy have also lost genes over time and are now less able to sicken people. “The evidence is that (plague) is not going to come back big time, but it’s hard to predict what the bacteria will do,” he said. “They are great survivors.”

More studies needed before countries will be allowed to use new malaria vaccine GENEVA — Vaccine experts advising the World Health Organization have recommended that further studies be done on a new malaria vaccine to figure out if officials can actually administer the four doses needed. The new vaccine, Mosquirix, received an approval recommendation from the European regulator in July even though it only protects about 30 per cent of children. After a meeting in Geneva this week of WHO’s vaccine advisory group, chair Jon Abramson said if health workers can’t give children four shots of the vaccine within 18 months “we’re not going to be using it.” The experts also made recommendations for a new Ebola vaccine, but those are contingent on regulatory approval.

Subway to transition to meat raised without antibiotices NEW YORK — Subway says it plans to switch to meat raised without antibiotics over the next several years after a coalition of advocacy groups planned to deliver petitions to the company’s headquarters Thursday calling for the change. The sandwich chain had already said this summer that it would switch to chicken raised without antibiotics important to human medicine by next year. Now, it says it will serve chicken that receive no antibiotics starting in March. It will also make the change to turkey starting sometime next year, with a transition expected to be complete within two to three years. Pork and beef raised without antibiotics will follow within six years after that, or by 2025, the company said Tuesday

Marijuana use in US adults jumps to almost 10 per cent CLOSE TO ONE IN THREE USERS HAD SIGNS OF DEPENDENCE OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — Marijuana use among U.S. adults doubled over a decade, rising to almost 10 per cent or more than 22 million mostly recreational users, government surveys show. The trend reflects a cultural shift and increasingly permissive views about the drug, the researchers say, noting that other studies have shown increasing numbers of adults think marijuana should be legalized. Recreational use is now permitted in four states. Almost 1 in 3 users had signs of marijuana dependence or abuse, a slight decline from a decade ago. The results come from a compari-

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Dr. Wilson Compton, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, said other research has shown similar trends but that the sharp increase found in the surveys is striking. Prevalence of dependence “is of great concern” to public health officials, he said. MARIJUANA LANDSCAPE Recreational use is legal in four states — Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington — and many more have moved to reduce penalties for marijuana possession. Proposed laws supporting recreational use have been introduced in at least 21 states this year, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Medical marijuana programs have been approved in 23 states.

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Michael Fassbender appears as Steve Jobs in a scene from the film, “Steve Jobs.” count is the fact that Paramount was experimenting with a shorter home entertainment window. The film will be available digitally 17 days after it leaves theatres as opposed to the usual 90 days. AMC and Cineplex agreed to participate in the model, but others refused to play the movie. “It feels to us really clear that any issues that we had were not related to consumer behaviour,” said Megan Colligan, Paramount’s president of worldwide distribution and marketing. The lacklustre weekend at the box office could be the result of overcrowding, according to Paul Dergarabedian, Rentrak’s senior media analyst. “There’re just too many films being released into the marketplace. Over the past month we’ve had on average at least three new wide release films entering the marketplace every week,” Dergarabedian said. “Audiences, and particularly older audiences for whom these films have great appeal, they’re staying away. It’s like they’re opting out. It’s easy to get lost if you’re a newcomer into such a crowded environment.” As audiences pick and choose where to spend their entertainment dollars, Dergarabedian also notes that there is a handful of probable blockbusters on the way with Spectre, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. “It’s not like all is lost at the box office,” Dergarabedian said. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Rentrak. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday. 1.”The Martian,” $15.9 million ($30

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MONCTON, N.B. — A fire at a New Brunswick casino forced comedian Whoopi Goldberg to cut short a show on Saturday night. Moncton RCMP say there was a fire in Goldberg’s tour bus, which was parked at the back of Casino New Brunswick in Moncton. Police say roughly an hour into the show, smoke from the tour bus went through the ventilation system of the casino and into the staging area. RCMP say no one was injured and attendees were escorted out of the building as a precaution. Police say the fire is believed to be electrical. Goldberg was only scheduled to do one show in Moncton.

Jimmy Fallon falls again, hurts fingers on his other hand BOSTON — Jimmy Fallon should probably be more careful. Four months after the Tonight Show host needed emergency surgery to save one of his fingers after a fall, Fallon hurt his other hand in a spill at a party in his honour on Saturday. Fallon tweeted a picture Sunday of his hand with a couple small bandages on his fingers, writing that it was “nothing a few band aids couldn’t fix.” The Saturday Night Live alum needed to have a vein taken from his foot over the summer to repair

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Maureen O’Hara passes away at 95 SPIRITED STAR OF ‘MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET,’ ‘THE QUIET MAN, BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Maureen O’Hara, the flame-haired Irish movie star who appeared in classics ranging from the grim How Green Was My Valley to the uplifting Miracle on 34th Street and bantered unforgettably with John Wayne in several films, has died. She was 95. O’Hara died in her sleep at her home in Boise, Idaho, said Johnny Nicoletti, her longtime manager. “She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family as they celebrated her life listening to music from her favourite movie, The Quiet Man,” said a statement from her family. “As an actress, Maureen O’Hara brought unyielding strength and sudden sensitivity to every role she played. Her characters were feisty and fearless, just as she was in real life. She was also proudly Irish and spent her entire lifetime sharing her heritage and the wonderful culture of the Emerald Isle with the world,” said a family biography. O’Hara came to Hollywood to star in the 1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame and went on to a long career. During her movie heyday, she became known as the Queen of Technicolor because of the camera’s love affair with her vivid hair, pale complexion and fiery nature. But she also had talent. “I proved there was a bloody good actress in me,” she told the British newspaper The Telegraph last year. “It wasn’t just my face. I gave bloody good performances.” She never was nominated for a competitive Oscar but received an honorary Academy Award last year. After her start in Hollywood with Hunchback and some minor films at RKO, she was borrowed by 20th Century Fox to play the beautiful young daughter in the 1941 saga of a coal-mining family, How Green Was My Valley. How Green Was My Valley went on to win five Oscars including best picture and best director for John Ford, beating out Orson Welles and “Citizen Kane” among others. It was the first of several films she made under the direction of Ford, whose grouchy nature seemed to melt in her presence — although he once punched her hard in the jaw at a party.

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Veteran actress Maureen O’Hara poses by her cast chair on the set of a television movie filming in Santa Monica, Calif., May 9, 2000. O’Hara with her flame red hair was the Queen of Technicolor in her heyday. Her manager, Johnny Nicoletti, says O’Hara died in her sleep Saturday. The popularity of How Green Was My Valley confirmed O’Hara’s status as a Hollywood star. RKO and Fox shared her contract, and her most successful films were made at Fox. They included “Miracle on 34th Street,” the classic 1947 Christmas story in which O’Hara was little Natalie Wood’s skeptical mother and among those charmed by Edmund Gwenn as a man who believed he was Santa Claus. Other films included the costume drama The Foxes of Harrow (Rex Harrison, 1947) the comedy Sitting Pretty (Clifton Webb, 1948) and the sports comedy Father Was a Fullback (Fred MacMurray, 1949). Often she sailed the high seas in colorful pirate adventures such as The Black Swan with Tyrone Power, The Spanish Main with Paul Henreid, Sinbad the Sailor with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Against All Flags with Errol

Bieber dominates MTV EMAs with 5 European music awards BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MILAN — Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber dominated the MTV EMAs with five European music awards Sunday night, including for best male performer, best collaboration and best look. “It’s been a long couple of years. I just feel it’s awesome to be recognized for my music,” Bieber, who was up for six awards, told the crowd. Clad in a boyish red ensemble, Bieber performed his single What Do You Mean? for screaming fans — many of whom surely helped him win the best fans category — inside the Mediolanum Center in Italy’s fashion capital of Milan. “Make some noise!” he exhorted the crowd as he sang, as if they needed to be told. As he picked up his award for best collaboration, Bieber said “it’s been a pretty good night.” By the time he took the fifth award, for best look, he just said “Wow.” “I don’t know what to say, I got these looks from my mamma,” Bieber added. He also won the worldwide act: North America category. Host Ed Sheeran had a busy night, keeping the show going with co-host Ruby Rose, performing with Rudimental on their hit Lay It On Me, and taking home two awards himself, for best live act and best world stage. Taylor Swift, who led all artists with nine nominations, took just one prize, best song, for Bad Blood, featuring Kendrick Lamar. Rihanna won best female performer while Nicki Minaj took best hip hop. One Direction won for best pop group, preventing

Bieber from sweeping all the awards for which he was nominated. None of those acts were on hand to accept, and only Minaj sent along a video “thank you.” Best video went to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, who opened the show with their award-winning song “Downtown,” with Eric Nally flying against a full moon backdrop. They thanked fans for supporting their music without the backing of a big label. Pharrell Williams closed out the ceremony, singing a rousing rendition of his anthem Freedom with dancers in brightly colored swing skirts. As the broadcast wrapped up, cameras cut to the Piazza Duomo in Milan’s centre, where fans unfurled a huge “Freedom” banner to raise awareness about Europe’s refugee crisis. New Wave rockers Duran Duran were honoured with the first-ever MTV video visionary award honouring music video pioneers. “Music lovers around the world, when we started, there was us and MTV, and we blazed a trail and we were there for each other,” Simon Le Bon told the crowd. Andrea Bocelli made his MTV EMA debut, lulling the Italian crowd into a sing-along of his hit Con te partiro before singing a duet with best newcomer nominee Tori Kelly. “It’s been such an honour just to be around him and just see how he works and it’s really cool to see his wife and kids,” Kelly said on the red carpet, calling it “a huge honour” to share the stage with Bocelli. The awards ceremony travels to a different European city each year and winners are selected by fans across the continent.

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Flynn. With Ford’s Rio Grande in 1950, O’Hara became Wayne’s favourite leading lady. The most successful of their five films was 1952’s The Quiet Man, also directed by Ford, in which she matched Wayne blow for blow in a classic donnybrook. In one scene, she recalled, Wayne drags her across a field that he and Ford had covered with sheep dung. With her Irish spunk, she could stand up to the rugged Duke, both on and off screen. She was proud when he remarked in an interview that he preferred to work with men — “except for Maureen O’Hara she’s a great guy.” “We met through Ford, and we hit it right off,” she remarked in 1991. “I adored him, and he loved me. But we were never sweethearts. Never, ever.” O’Hara’s other movies with Wayne were The Wings of Eagles (1957), McClin-

tock! (1963) and Big Jake (1971). After her studio contracts ended, she remained busy. She played the mother of twins, both played by Hayley Mills, who conspire to reunite their divorced parents in the 1961 Disney comedy The Parent Trap. She was also in Spencer’s Mountain with Henry Fonda (1963), a precursor to TV’s The Waltons and a Western, The Rare Breed, with James Stewart (1966). In 1968, she married her third husband, Brig. Gen. Charles Blair. After Big Jake, she quit movies to live with him in the Virgin Islands, where he operated Antilles Airboats. After his death in a 1978 plane crash, she ran the company for several years before selling it, making her the first woman president of a scheduled airline in the United States. “Being married to Charlie Blair and travelling all over the world with him, believe me, was enough for any woman,” she said in a 1995 Associated Press interview. “It was the best time of my life.” She returned to movies in 1991 for a role that writer-director Chris Columbus had written especially for her, as John Candy’s feisty mother in a sentimental drama, Only the Lonely. It was not a box-office success. Over the following decade, she did three TV movies: The Christmas Box ,based on a bestselling book, a perennial holiday attraction Cab to Canada, a road picture and The Last Dance. While making The Christmas Box ”in 1995, she admitted that roles for someone her age (75) were scarce: “The older a man gets, the younger the parts that he plays. The older a woman gets, you’ve got to find parts that are believable. Since I’m not a frail character, it’s not that easy.” She played a retired schoolteacher in the 2000 TV movie The Last Dance. Maureen FitzSimons was born in 1920 near Dublin, Ireland. Her mother was a well-known opera singer, and her father owned a string of soccer teams. Through her father, she learned to love sports through her mother, she and her five siblings were exposed to the theatre. “My first ambition was to be the No. 1 actress in the world,” she recalled in 1999. “And when the whole world bowed at my feet, I would retire in glory and never do anything again.”

Usher and Harry Belafonte talk activism, art during appearance BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — As he considered his growing commitment to activism, Usher only needed to look at the man seated next to him, Harry Belafonte, to know how much more he could give. “Unfortunately, no matter what I say I’m never going to be able to upstage (Belafonte),” the million-selling musician joked during a weekend appearance at the 92nd Street Y in Manhattan. In an hourlong conversation moderated by Soledad O’Brien, the 37-year-old Usher and 88-year-old Belafonte related with obvious warmth to each other as fellow artists, activists and celebrities and as elder statesman and protege. Usher called Belafonte a hero, mentor and father figure. And Belafonte spoke far more positively about young black celebrities than he did two years ago when he chastised Jay Z, Beyonce and others for turning “their back on social responsibility.” At the 92nd Street Y, Jay Z was in the audience nodding his head as Belafonte praised him, Usher and Common for renewing a commitment to change after a “very me” generation immediately following the civil rights era. “I’m glad I lived long enough to see this emergence,” he said. Usher has a new single out, “Chains,” which protests racism and police violence. Chains features cameos by Nas and Bibi Bourelly, and an interactive video that stops playing if you turn away from the images of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and other black men who were killed recently. The video was made with the assis-

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STILLWATER, Okla. — A woman facing second-degree murder charges after authorities said she plowed a car into the crowd at the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade may suffer from a mental illness and was not drinking alcohol before the crash, her lawyer said on Sunday. Adacia Chambers, 25, was arrested after the crash on a driving while under the influence charge, and police said Sunday that she was also being held on four charges of second-degree murder. Defence attorney Tony Coleman said Chambers did not smell of alcohol when he met her hours after the crash and did not appear to be someone who had been in a “drunken stupor.” Police are awaiting blood tests to determine if she was impaired by drugs or alcohol. “I absolutely can rule out alcohol,” Coleman told a press conference, adding that he had spo-

ken to her aunt, grandmother and boyfriend and all had said she was not drinking. “She doesn’t remember a whole lot about what happened. There was a period where I think … she could have even blacked out,” Coleman said. Chambers only recalls people removing her from the car and being extremely confused, he said. Witnesses described a scene of chaos as bodies flew into the air from the impact and landed on the road. Three adults and a 2-year-old boy were killed and 47 others hurt, including at least four critically injured. Hospitals initially said five were critically injured but one of those was upgraded to fair condition on Sunday. The dead were identified as Nakita Prabhakar Nakal, 23, an MBA student from India at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, and a married couple, Bonnie Jean Stone and Marvin Lyle Stone, both 65, of Stillwater. Marvin Stone was a retired professor of agricultural engineering, who had been pop-

ular with students, a colleague said. “He was loved by students and one of the best teachers we had,” said Ron Elliott, the former head of the Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Department at OSU. “He just really had a gift for connecting with students and helping them learn,” Elliott said in a telephone interview. A man who was standing next to one of the critically injured at the parade said all he remembers is a sound and then Leo Schmitz, his stepfather, was gone. Mark McNitt said he went to the parade with his wife, mother and stepfather Schmitz. “All I remember is a gush of wind and then the sound, and then Leo, who was standing next to me, wasn’t standing next to me,” said McNitt, whose leg was slightly injured. He was overcome by emotion at times as he spoke to a press conference at the University of Oklahoma Medical Center, where Schmitz was being treated. Konda Walker, an OSU grad-

uate who was in Stillwater with her sister to celebrate homecoming, said she was only about 50 feet from the crash scene. She said it took her a few seconds to process what had happened. There were bodies and injured people lying “all over the place,” Walker said. “One woman was a crumpled mess on the road. They turned her over and started CPR. We realized she didn’t make it,” she said. Forty-seven people were injured, including nine children 10-year-old or younger. Five adults were listed as critical on Sunday morning. At the corner of the intersection where the suspect’s car came to a stop, a makeshift memorial continued to grow. By Sunday afternoon, there were balloons, flowers, stuffed teddy bears and candles with black and orange ribbons tied around them, for the school’s colours. A handmade sign read “It’s always darkest before dawn. Stay strong.”

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EU leaders exchange barbs at summit MIGRANT CRISIS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS — European leaders lashed out Sunday at each other’s handling of the continent’s greatest immigration crisis since World War II, even as they came together to seek ways to ease the plight of the tens of thousands marching across the Balkans toward the European Union’s heartland. At a hastily called emergency summit in Brussels, 11 EU and Balkan leaders were especially looking to shore up Greece’s porous border with Turkey and slow the flow of people heading north toward the European Union’s heartland. “Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said. Nearly 250,000 migrants have passed through the Balkans since mid-September and the surge is not being deterred by either cold weather or colder waters off Greece. Croatia said 11,500 people crossed into the country Saturday, the highest in a single day since Hungary put up a fence and refugees started coming into Croatia in mid-September. Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar said his tiny Alpine nation was being overwhelmed by the refugees — with 60,000 arriving in the last 10 days — and was not receiving enough help from its EU partners. He put the challenge in simple terms: if no fresh approach is forthcoming “in the next few days and weeks, I do believe that the European Union and Europe as a whole will start to fall apart.” Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic asked a fundamental question that the 28-nation bloc and non-EU nations like Serbia have been unable to answer since the migratory trek across the Mediterranean and through Turkey started last spring: “What we are going to do with hundreds of thousands of these people?” Half a year later, there is no answer. Sunday’s meeting was hoping to come up with some Band-Aid solutions at best. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras commented that having a summit on the migrant crisis was of little

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An elderly Afghan disembarks from a dinghy after arriving with other migrants and refugees from a Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Sunday. The International Office for Migration says Greece over the last week experienced the largest single weekly influx of migrants and refugees this year, at an average of some 9,600 per day. use if Turkey was not invited. Many say the EU needs to get control of the refugee flow at the bloc’s external border between EU-member Greece and Turkey. Migration experts, however, say the flood of refugees won’t be halted until the world resolves the war in Syria, which is driving millions out of the country. Vucic said he was prepared for “hard, not very pleasant” talks. He said Serbia would not “put up any walls” like Hungary’s new razor wiretopped border fences. Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic asked of fellow EU nation Greece: “Why doesn’t Greece control its maritime half with Turkey?” Greece, criticized for being ill-prepared as a first EU buffer against the

migrants, decried the lack of EU solidarity. “Till today, it was difficult to find a solution, because a series of countries adopt a stance ‘Not in my backyard,”’ Tsipras said. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, so often the target for building border fences that diverted the flow of refugees to other nations, simply said “Hungary is not on the route anymore, so we are just observers here.” Then he lashed into measures other EU nations had already taken, especially those belonging to the Schengen passport-free border zone. “The no. 1 source of the crisis is that members of the European Union, and especially those who are members of Schengen treaty, are not able, or are

not ready to keep their word,” Orban declared. As the leaders bickered, those out in the field begged them to act quickly and more decisively. At Slovenia’s overwhelmed Brezice refugee camp near the border with Croatia, a spokesman for the U.N. refugee agency urged leaders to come up with a system to register and screen newcomers when they first enter Europe, rather than in piecemeal attempts at borders along the way. “But also very important is to help Syria’s neighbouring countries, where there are around 4 million refugees,” said UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch. “These people don’t need to take these risky journeys if there are legal pathways to come to Europe.”

Kerry looks to ease tensions in Middle East BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — John Kerry’s latest Mideast mission has aimed for the modest goal of easing tensions around Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site — the focal point of more than a month of deadly unrest. But the steps announced by the U.S. secretary of state over the weekend did little to address the deeper issues behind the fighting, disappointing the Palestinians and raising fears that even if calm is restored, it is just a matter of time before another round of violence erupts. During a swing through the region, Kerry announced the steps on Saturday after several days of meetings with Israeli, Palestinian and Jordanian leaders. The highlight was a Jordanian proposal to install surveillance cameras at the Jerusalem holy site that is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary. More than a month of violence has been fueled by Palestinian allegations that Israel is trying to change the delicate status quo at the site, which allows non-Muslims to visit but not pray. The hilltop compound, home to the biblical Jewish Temples, is the holiest site in Judaism. Today, it is home to the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, the third-holiest site in Islam and a potent Palestinian national symbol. While Israel has repeatedly said there are no plans to change this status quo, the Palestinian fears have been stoked by growing numbers of Jewish visitors, backed by some senior Israeli officials, who seek prayer rights and an expanded presence on the mount. Addressing his Cabinet on Sunday,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he “made clear” to Kerry that Israel is committed to preserving the status quo, and he welcomed the plan to install cameras. “Israel has an interest in stationing cameras in all parts of the Temple Mount. First, in order to disprove the claim that Israel is changing the status quo. Second, to show where the provocations really come from and to foil them before they ever happen,” he said. Israeli officials said the plan was for Israeli police and officials from the Waqf, the Jordanian-backed religious authority that administers the Muslim sites, to have access to footage. Palestinian officials gave the camera plan a cool reception. “Netanyahu wants the video cameras just to track our people and arrest them,” Palestinian official Saeb Erekat told the Voice of Palestine radio station. Both Israeli and Jordanian officials said arrangements have not yet been discussed in detail, and it was not clear when the cameras would start operating. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with the media. The conflicting claims to the hilltop mount lie at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and have spilled over into violence in the past. The current round of fighting began last month with clashes between young Muslim men and Israeli security forces, and quickly spread to other parts of Jerusalem, across Israel and into the West Bank and Gaza Strip. In five weeks, 10 Israelis have been killed in Palestinian attacks, mostly stabbings, while 50 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire, including 29

Syria’s Assad said to be open to early elections BUT ONLY AFTER VICTORY AGAINST ‘TERRORISTS’ SYRIA BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAMASCUS, Syria — President Bashar Assad is willing to run in an early presidential election, hold parliamentary elections and discuss constitutional changes, but only after the defeat of “terrorist” groups, Russian lawmakers said after meeting with the Syrian leader on Sunday. The meeting came as Russia, the United States, Saudi Arabia and Turkey were discussing new ideas for a political transition to end Syria’s nearly five-year civil war, which has killed 250,000 people and displaced half the country’s population. The Western-backed Syrian opposition and other insurgent groups have refused to back any plan that does not include Assad’s exit from power, and were unlikely to view any elections held by his government as legitimate.

The Syrian government considers the entire armed opposition to be “terrorists.” Russian lawmaker Alexander Yushchenko told the Tass news agency that Assad is ready to hold parliamentary elections “on the basis of all political forces that want Syria’s prosperity.” He said Assad is also ready to discuss constitutional reform and, if necessary, hold presidential elections, but only “after the victory over terrorism.” Assad won re-election more than a year ago by a landslide in a vote dismissed as a sham by his opponents. Voting did not take place in areas controlled by the opposition, excluding millions of voters. Assad’s term expires in 2021. The latest push for a diplomatic solution to the conflict comes in the wake of Russia’s military intervention, which Moscow says is aimed at helping the Assad government defeat the Islamic State group and other “terrorists.”

said by Israel to be attackers. The violence continued Sunday. In one incident, two Palestinians stabbed an Israeli in the West Bank, wounding him moderately before fleeing, the Is-

raeli military said. The military initially said the attackers were disguised as ultra-Orthodox Jews but later retracted the detail after an investigation, saying it was incorrect.

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A classic use of all the apples you can find dough and flip the dough onto the apples. Remove the second piece of plastic. Trim the excess dough hanging off the edge of the pie plate so it is flush with the edge. Pinch the top and bottom dough rounds firmly together and press them with the tines of a fork. Cut four 2-inch slits in the top of the dough. Chill the filled pie for 10 minutes. Brush the surface with the heavy cream, then sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar. Bake the pie on the heated baking sheet until the crust is dark golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer the pie to a wire rack and let cool until ready to serve. Nutrition information per serving: 550 calories 240 calories from fat (44 per cent of total calories) 27 g fat (17 g saturated 1 g trans fats) 70 mg cholesterol 210 mg sodium 76 g carbohydrate 4 g fiber 38 g sugar 5 g protein.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Any number of tasks may strike you as easy as pie, but anyone who’s ever actually made a pie can tell you that it actually requires some care if you want it to turn out well. Consider apple pie. Its ingredients are few and elemental: apples, of course, along with sugar, flavouring and pie crust. But choosing the right apples is a serious business. Likewise, you’ll want to do what you can to prevent the apples from shrinking in the pie shell as they cook, which simultaneously makes the bottom crust soggy and creates an unsightly gap between the filling and top crust. Let’s start with the apples. Some are tart and some are sweet. Happily, autumn is apple season, which means farmers markets (and, to a lesser extent, supermarkets) should be bursting with choices. Buy an assortment, taste each kind and take notes about their flavour, paying particular attention to their sugar level. An apple’s flavour intensifies as it is cooked. Unless you’re nuts about one particular variety, I’d advise you to pick a mix for your pie. The complexity of the flavours will make the pie that much more interesting. Some apples turn into mush when they’re cooked, while others hold their shape for days. If you’re not sure which way a given variety will go, here’s a test: Cut a wedge into cubes, combine it with a pinch of sugar and a tablespoon of water, then cook it, covered, over low heat for about 5 minutes, or until just tender. Most varieties will hold their shape, but McIntosh, Macoun, Cortland and Empire will fall apart and turn into applesauce. I recommend adding a few of the fall-apart varieties to your pie. Their sauciness will moisten and bind the rest of the apples in the filling. Now, how to prevent that gap? Simple. Gently pre-cook the apples, which drains them of liquid and shrinks their bulk. They’ll shrink no more once they’re added to the pie, which means that there’ll be no gap between the filling and the top crust. But don’t toss out that liquid! If you boil it down as detailed below and add it back to the apples, you’ll amp up the apple essence.

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Start to finish: 3 hours Servings: 8 4 pounds firm apples, (a mix of sweet and tart) peeled, cored and cut into ¼-inch-thick wedges 1 pound applesauce apples, peeled, cored and cut into ¼-inch-thick wedges ½ cup plus 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, divided ¼ cup packed dark brown sugar ¼ teaspoon table salt 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon zest Double batch of pie dough, refrigerated 1 tablespoon heavy cream In a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, toss together all of the apples, ½ cup of the granulated sugar, the brown sugar, salt, 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice and lemon zest. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook until the firm apples are just tender when poked with a knife, about 15 minutes. Transfer the apples to a large colander set over a bowl and let them drain for 15 minutes, shaking the colander every so often. After the apples have drained, add the juices from the bowl to the Dutch oven and simmer until reduced to about ½ cup.

In the bowl, combine the reduced juices with the apples. Taste for seasoning and add additional lemon juice if necessary. Cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, remove 1 disk of dough from the refrigerator and roll it out between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap into a 12-inch circle, about 1/8 inch thick. If the dough becomes soft and/or sticky, return it to the refrigerator and chill until firm. Remove the plastic wrap from one side of the dough and flip it onto a 9-inch pie plate. Remove the second layer of wrap. Ease the dough down into the plate and press it into the bottom and sides gently without stretching it. Leave the dough that overhangs the plate in place chill until the dough is firm, about 30 minutes. Roll the second disk of dough between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap into a 12-inch circle, about 1/8 inch thick. Chill, leaving the dough between the plastic sheets, until firm, about 30 minutes. While the dough chills, adjust the oven rack to the lowest position, place an empty rimmed baking sheet on the rack, and heat the oven to 425 F. Remove the pie plate lined with the dough from the refrigerator and spoon the apple mixture into it. Remove the plastic from one side of the remaining

PIE DOUGH

Start to finish: 20 minutes, plus chilling Makes 2 crusts 2 2/3 cups (11 ½ ounces) all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon table salt 18 tablespoons (2 sticks plus 2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cold, cut into ½-inch cubes 4 to 6 tablespoons ice water In a large bowl, stir together the flour and the salt, then add the butter. Working quickly with your fingertips or a pastry blender, mix the dough until most of mixture resembles a coarse meal, with the rest in small (roughly pea-sized) lumps. Drizzle 4 tablespoons of ice water evenly over the mixture and gently stir with a fork until incorporated. Gently squeeze a small handful: it should hold together without crumbling apart. If it doesn’t, add more ice water, ½ tablespoon at a time, stirring 2 or 3 times after each addition until it comes together. (If you overwork the mixture or add too much water, the pastry will be tough.) Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and divide into several portions. With the heel of your hand, smear each portion once in a forward motion on the work surface to help distribute the fat. Gather the smeared dough together and form it, rotating it on the work surface, into 2 disks. Chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.

Mashed potatoes with Parmesan cheese BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Plain old mashed potatoes are always brilliant, and it’s hard to imagine a Thanksgiving table without them. Still, every once in a while we like to change things up. But not too much. Here, a small amount of Parmesan cheese adds earthiness and nuttiness to the classic smooth, creamy potatoes, and turns a traditional side into something inspired with no extra work. Just be sure to go easy on the salt, and taste at the end. Parmesan adds a bit of saltiness to this dish. You have several options for mashing the potatoes. You can use an old-fashioned potato masher, which will probably yield some lumps (which some of us like). You also can use a potato ricer, which looks kind of like an oversized garlic press. You put the potatoes in, press them through the fineholed disk at the bottom, and the potatoes come out a bit like grains of rice, though they quickly turn into creamy mashed potatoes when you mix them with the remaining ingredients.

MASHED POTATOES WITH PARMESAN CHEESE

Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 6 Kosher salt 8 large Idaho or Yukon Gold potatoes (3 to 3 ½ pounds total), peeled and halved 1 cup whole milk

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½ cup light or heavy cream or halfand-half 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature ¼ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese Ground black pepper Fill a large stockpot with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add a generous amount of salt, return to a boil, then add the potatoes. The water should cover the potatoes by at least 2 inches. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to medium and cook for 15 or so minutes, partially covered, until the potatoes are very tender when pierced with a knife. Drain the potatoes and return them to the pot. Set the pot over medium-low heat. Toss the potatoes in the hot pan occasionally for 3 minutes or so until the moisture is all gone and the potatoes have begun to dry out (but not to brown). Remove the pan from the heat and put the potatoes through a ricer or a food mill, or mash with a potato masher until they are smooth, or as smooth as you like them. Meanwhile, heat the milk and the cream together in a microwave safe bowl or pitcher for about 1 minute, or in a small saucepan on the stovetop, until hot. Add the hot milk and cream mixture to the potatoes along with the butter and stir with a wooden spoon or a whisk until well combined. Blend in the Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper, and stir over medium-low heat until everything is hot and well blended.

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Teenage loner starting to feel isolated Dear Annie: I am very antisocial. I don’t go to parties as often as most teens, I hardly ever invite friends over, and the few friends I do have no longer attend the same school. I don’t belong to any clubs or do other extracurricular activities. I spend most of my days at the computer, watching TV or pacing back and forth in my backyard. My parents have noticed my lack of social skills. My older sister is the same way. I know I can make more friends if I try, but I don’t know how. So, Annie, how does a 14-year-old who’s never had a circle of friends, never been a partygoer and never had her first kiss learn to be normal? — Lonely for Life Dear Lonely: You are not as abnormal as you think. Many teens have difficulty with their social skills, even though you may not see it. Plus, it sounds as if there is a family history of social anxiety. The fact that you want to change is a good sign, and we have every confidence you can take charge of your life. First, make an effort to get out of the house more. Force yourself to sign up for at least one extracurricular activity at school. Make a vow to smile and say hello to as many classmates as possible. Invite a new friend to go with you to the mall or come to your house and watch a movie.

Be interested in what others have to say. All of these things require effort, and you will have to push yourself at first, but it will get easier over time. Dear Annie: I met my girlfriend three years ago and learned that her stepfather had sexually abused her when she was young. Her mother knew but never did anything to help her. We now live together and MITCHELL have a child. On several oc& SUGAR casions, I have suggested she ANNIE’S MAILBOX get counseling, but she either refuses or puts it off. The stepfather is still married to her mom. I can’t stand the fact that she doesn’t realize how this infuriates me. This man should be taken off the streets regardless of how long ago the abuse happened. How do I get her to seek counseling? — Concerned

Dear Concerned: We know how upset you are, but please remember that this is not about you, and the constant pressure on your girlfriend undoubtedly makes her additionally uncomfortable and stressed. We urge you to call RAINN (rainn.org) at 1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673) and ask how you can best help her. Dear Annie: When I was 18, I found out I had genital warts, and my world came out from under me. I thought only bad girls got STDs. Mom called me names and insisted no one would ever want to touch me again. She asked the doctor if I was allowed to use the same toilet seats as the rest of the family. Mom was wrong. I have been married for four years to a wonderful man. “Sad Mom” is doing the best thing for her daughter just by being there for her and not letting her beat herself up for the mistakes she has made. Someday someone will see the beautiful person she is. — Mending Relationships Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Skydivers from around the world break record in California LOS ANGELES — Sixty-one wingsuit skydivers have flown into the record books, creating a diamond-shaped formation while soaring over California before breaking apart and floating to the ground. The group set the record for the largest such formation Saturday at Skydive Perris, 80 miles southeast of Los Angeles, Taya Weiss, the jump’s lead organizer, said Tuesday. It shattered the old record set by 42 flyers in June. Weiss said the record was verified by a panel of judges from Federation Aeronautique Internationale, the international group that keeps track of skydiving and other aviation-related records. One judge on the ground witnessed the jumpers leap from three separate aircraft at 13,500 feet, create the formation and then break apart at 5,500 feet. Two other judges reviewed photos of the jump later and confirmed Monday it was official. “It was an absolutely incredible experience,” said Weiss, who was also one of the jumpers. “We’re a very small community, although we’re growing, and to get everyone together from all over the world, especially to achieve such a difficult goal, is very rewarding.”

Lift-Chair After a spirited showdown between the mighty Rebels and the Crimson Tide earlier in the season, Stella, a boxer mix and Max, a Malti-poo, beam with school spirit by sporting collegiate stencils received at a PetSmart store in Dallas. With more than 45 university stencils available at PetSmart Grooming Salons in the United States, pets and pet parents can now amp up their fan support for their favorite college team.

HOROSCOPES Monday, Oct. 26

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Hillary Clinton, 67; Jaclyn Smith, 69; Keith Urban, 47 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Avoid boredom by being extra busy and social today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You have a natural ability to influence those around you but you must use it wisely. 2016 is the year to be more flexible — mentally and physically. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Joint ventures or relationship issues are on the table today — but don’t spoil a potentially productive partnership by being a bossy and rambunctious Ram! Strive to compromise and share. TAURUS (April 20May 20): Good luck comes courtesy of a child, teenager, friend, lover or via a creative project, favourite hobby or sporting endeavour. Single Bulls — love and travel are linked in fortunate ways. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Tone down your tendency to be over-talkative Twins, and beef up your studious side. But steer

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SUN SIGNS clear of making an important decision about a close relationship until a more suitable time. CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you’re having relationship problems, they won’t be resolved by sulking and curling up in your shell. The stars encourage you to be compassionate and courageous — no side-stepping Crabs! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Adjust the way you communicate today Cats — one size definitely won’t fit everyone. Some people need to be handled with kid gloves, so avoid controversial topics and obvious

no-go zones! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’re keen to proceed with a challenging project and require the input of others to get it off the ground. But you’ll have to be patient, as many people aren’t feeling motivated — or cooperative! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today is fabulous for all types of relationships — personal, professional, romantic and platonic. You’re in a sunny sociable mood and others will respond with kindness and enthusiasm. SCORPIO (Oct. 23Nov. 21): Stubborn Scorpios can get stuck in a relationship time warp. If things aren’t working out in your personal life, perhaps itís time to try a more cooperative and flexible approach? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your sunny Sagittarian side shines for all to see today — especially when dealing with the public. Influential people are waiting to assist you so don’t be too proud to ask for help if you need it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Are you feeling frustrated about the future? Does it seem as if your goals and dreams are per-

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manently on hold? Things take a giant leap forward today so make a wish and then make it happen. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): You have fabulous ideas about your career path, but thinking about something isn’t the same as actually doing it. And the more mentally erratic you are, the worse the day will be. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your creative juices are flowing, but don’t waste wonderful ideas via Piscean pondering and procrastination. It ís the perfect day to tell a loved one how much you really care.

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