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LOCAL OPINIONS DIVIDED AFTER NDP RELEASE FIRST BUDGET

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Central ntral Alberta budget watchers saw some positives in the NDP’ss spending plans. wever, concerns remain about the size of the projected debt However, he government’s rosy economic projections. and the d Deer and District Chamber of Commerce gave the budget a Red ty good” rating. “pretty “It was good to see stable and predictable funding for things nfrastructure, health and education,” said Reg Warkentin, like infrastructure, y co-ordinator for the chamber. policy We did a survey back in February and we heard pretty re“We dingly that our members did not want to see cuts in service in soundingly those areas.” wever, there is concern about the debt levels envisioned by However, DP government, which will hit $47 million by around 2019-20. the NDP udget is not projected to be balanced until the same year.

The budget hat’s always alarming. But it was good to see the spending “That’s ols they put in place, to really make that strong commitment controls hey are going to get spending under control and just basicalthat they rease it with inflation.” ly increase e government has committed to bringing in legislation capThe ping borrowing at 15 per cent of GDP. Small- and medium-sized businesses might also benefit from budget initiatives offering improved access to capital, although the details are still unclear. A $5,000 employment credit may also be useful for businesses on the cusp of hiring.

Access to labour and capital are the biggest challenges for many entrepreneurs, he said.

A proposed increase in corporate taxes was unveiled months ago and was no surprise.

There is some uneasiness that the government is still turning to its Heritage Fund savings to help make ends meet. As well, it is clear resource revenue is being banked on to provide a major source of future revenue.

Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer said the city is “satisfied” with the government’s spending program, which does not hold any surprises for the current budget year.

Questions remain about the government’s future plans, both in municipal grant levels and support for big-ticket capital projects, such as a south Red Deer overpass, the north highway connection across the river and a new courthouse.

The city remains hopeful those projects and local schools will be included in the government’s plan to increase infrastructure spending.

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Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci speaks during a press conference prior to the official release of the 2015 provincial budget in Edmonton on Tuesday

ALBERTA BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS

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per cent a year over the next four years, while expenses will be held to two per cent a year.

EDMONTON -- Alberta’s NDP government tabled its first budget Tuesday. Here is a look at some of the numbers:

— West Texas Intermediate, the benchmark price of oil, is budgeted to average US$50 barrel this fiscal year, then $61 and $68 in the following two years. It currently sits at about $43.

— A $6.1-billion deficit on revenues of $43.8 billion and expenses of $49.9 billion. The plan is for a $5.4-billion deficit next year, then a $4.4-billion deficit and a $2.1-billion deficit followed by a $1-billion surplus in fiscal 2019-2020.

— The four largest ministries -- Health, Education, Advanced Education and Human Services -- consume 75 per cent of all operational spending.

— Revenue is projected to grow by six

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— Resource revenue for 2015-16 is down $6 billion from the previous year.

— Tax changes and new revenue initiatives are expected to bring in $1.5 billion this fiscal year and $2.3 billion a year in the following two years.

— Alberta’s contingency account is to drop to $3.3 billion from $6.5 billion this year and is expected to be drained by 2017.

Several pigs killed after semi rolls

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Seven pigs suffocated and two others were euthanized after a semi carrying 130 pigs rolled on Hwy 11 on Tuesday morning.

Red Deer County Technical Rescue, which answers extrication calls involving large animals including horses, cattle and swine was called in around 10:30 a.m. after reports of a rollover with livestock on Hwy 11 near Burnt Lake Trail.

Don Huestis, the Protective Services Manager for the Red Deer County, said the pigs were trapped in the trailer and the survivors were safely extricated and loaded into four small trailers.

“It was traumatic but more traumatic for the animals themselves, which of course is one of our concerns,” said Huestis.

“We want to get them safely out but unfortunately seven of them had suffocated because of the way the trailer is compartmentalized. The space in the trailer was diminished because it was on its side.”

The driver was not injured.

A veterinarian with the Prairie Swine Health Services was on scene helping with the animals.

The pigs were from the Hutterite Colony in Torrington. The truck was severely damaged.

Huestis said the pigs were likely headed for Olymel.

The eastbound lanes on Hwy 11 were closed for about three hours.

Huestis said the county’s technical rescue is typically called out for water rescue or missing persons.

Huestis said livestock rescue is not very common.

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Crews from the City of Red Deer Emergency Services, Red Deer County Livestock Response Unit, RCMP, and Traffic enforcement officers along with Hutterites from the Torrington Colony work at the scene of a tractor trailer rollover accident Tuesday. At 10:11 a.m. the east bound tractor trailer unit carrying 130 hogs overturned just east of entrance to the Blindman Industrial Area west of the QEII on Highway 11. Seven of the hogs died after being suffocated inside the trailer. Two more animals were put down by veterinarian Dr. Egan Brockhoff who attended the scene and determined them to be severely injured in the crash.

Community praised in wake of tragedy Politicians praised the community of Tofino, B.C. for their support following the deaths of five people on the weekend.

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BUDGET: Remains stable Municipal Sustainable Initiative funding — which provided $24 million to the city this year — remain stable for now, but there are indications it may be reduced in future years, which would have a direct impact on city spending projections.

Veer said the city was pleased to see Red Deer College will get $20 million towards the proposed Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport, a key facility for the 2019 Canada Winter Games.

It is also hoped the province’s pledge to increase long-term care support will mean money for the Piper Creek Foundation’s plans for affordable seniors housing.

Total funding for Family and Community Support Services, which supports many local social support programs, is being increased by $25 million. Some of that will trickle down to Red Deer, requiring an increase to the city’s 20 per cent matching portion.

Veer said the city expects to have a clearer take on what the budget will mean locally in the next few days.

Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Wildrose MLA Don MacIntyre said the NDP’s plans are “kinda scary.

“It seems like this government is determined to try to borrow or tax their way to prosperity and, of course, that doesn’t happen in the real world,” said MacIntyre.

The government made no effort to cut costs, instead, racking up $26.8 billion worth of deficits to 2018 and pushing the debt to $47 billion.

“These are really risky economic theories they’ve got on the go and they’ve packaged it with a lot of record taxes, record deficits and record debt.”

Even hitting those numbers relies on rosy economic predictions and a 25 per cent increase in provincial revenues over the next three years.

MacIntyre said money is better left with taxpayers to spend than government and he is dismayed that the size of government will continue to increase.

With a population of only four million Alberta shoudn’t be saddled with a $47 billion debt.

“This is just unconscionable. It’s just plain

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The City of Red Deer is optimistic there will be money in the budget to go into funding a new interchange project at the south entrance to the city at Gasoline Alley. wrong.”

Ron Orr, Wildrose MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka said wryly “it’s definitely an NDP budget.”

Orr said while it could have been worse he is opposed to racking up $47 billion in debt and multiple deficit budgets.

The province will end up having to pay almost $1.3 billion a year just to cover its debt interest, he said.

“It’s a huge, huge number in a lot of ways,” he said, adding the debt will take many years to pay off.

Like MacIntyre, Orr was unhappy how little effort the government made to find savings. The auditor

general’s annual report has provided many examples of wasteful spending that could have been pursued, he said.

The NDP’s budget balancing strategy relies on economic growth numbers that never seem to occur on the timelines one hopes, he said.

“It seems like the good numbers are always four to five years out, and the reality numbers are always the ones right on your doorstep.”

If revenue or expenses are off, even by a single percentage point, the government’s financial plans won’t work, he said.

Tweedle sentenced 90 days for theft, court breaches

NEW FIRE STATION

WILL BE GIVEN CREDIT FOR 46 DAYS

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

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A new home for the Town of Sylvan Lake Fire Department is nearing completion. Located at the corner of 50 Street and Beacon Hill Drive, the station will replace the existing facility at 4301-47 Avenue which was built in 1996. The expected construction end date for the $6,270,050 project is February 29, 2016.

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A teen who crashed a stolen car and then tried to open other vehicles in the Normandeau neighbourhood this summer will sit in a cell for another month-and-a-half.

Nickolas Raymond Tweedle, 18, pleaded guilty to one count of theft under $5,000 and two court order breaches in Red Deer provincial court on Tuesday.

He was arrested on Sept. 21 by Red Deer RCMP who were investigating a reported collision on Nash Street.

Witnesses told police two suspects from a crashed SUV left the vehicle and tried getting into other vehicles in the neighbourhood.

They were observed trying to open doors of cars parked on the street.

When police arrived witnesses pointed to the two suspects down the street attempting to open the door of a residence.

Tweedle and a second person were arrested without incident.

Crown Prosecutor Katie Clarey said Tweedle took full responsibility for the incident and said the second individual was not involved.

Further investigation revealed the crashed SUV to have been stolen.

Tweedle was found in possession of the keys to the vehicle.

Judge Bill Andreassen sentenced Tweedle to 90 days in jail.

Tweedle has been in custody since his arrest and was given a credit of 46 days based on his presentence custody term.

An order to provide a sample of his DNA was also issued.

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A3 Ceci calls budget ‘shock absorber’

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 28, 2015

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP government will forge ahead building schools and hospitals and hiring more teachers and nurses, but the devastating impact of low oil prices has it planning to borrow money just to keep the lights on.

There’s money earmarked in Tuesday’s provincial budget to reduce school fees, start a school nutrition program and deliver a new child benefit for low-income families.

There’s also cash to provide employers with grants of up to $5,000 for each new job created over the next two years and an extra $1.5 billion to improve access to capital for small- and medium-sized businesses.

There are small tax increases for cigarettes and booze.

Much of the spending is being underwritten by record debt, which is pegged to reach $36.6 billion by 2018 — nearly 15 years after former premier Ralph Klein announced the province had fully paid off what it owed.

Longer term forecasts have debt reaching more than $47 billion by 2020.

And starting next year, the province plans to borrow money to pay not Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS just for capital projects as it has in the Alberta Finance Minister Joe Ceci, centre, receives a round of applause after delivering the 2015 provincial budget at the past, but for day-to-day programs as Legislative Assembly in Edmonton on Tuesday. well.

“This budget lays out a responsito borrow $712 million for operational advanced education, but the plan is to ble economic plan that will serve as a plete fantasy,” said Jean.

“Every Albertan will be poorer expenses and then $3 billion in 2017. keep overall program spending growth shock absorber to our short-term chalInterim PC Leader Ric McIver said to two per cent a year. lenges and grow the economy over the because of this budget. And we know long term,” Finance Minister Joe Ceci more taxes are just on the horizon, yet the NDP cannot blame the previous The tax on a carton of cigarettes is t h i s p r e - government for this. told reportgoing up by $5, a 12-pack of beers will “When we borrowed money, we had be an extra 24 cents and a bottle of ier has ers.

“THIS BUDGET LAYS OUT A RESPONSIBLE m t a k e n n o a plan to pay it back. They have no Asked wine will cost an extra 18 cents. how he ECONOMIC PLAN THAT WILL SERVE AS A m e a n i n g - plan to pay it back. We had no plans There are also some hikes on locoful action to borrow money to pay for operating thinks AlSHOCK ABSORBER TO OUR SHORT-TERM to restrain expenses and they do. They can’t call motive fuel and insurance premiums. bertans will The government has already inthe growth this a PC mess, this is an NDP-made, feel about CHALLENGES AND GROW THE ECONOMY creased corporate taxes and income of govern- manufactured mess,” McIver said. going from OVER THE LONG TERM.” To prevent debt from taking over, taxes on the well-to-do. ment.” debt free W i t h the government introduced new The budget timing is out of whack to almost — FINANCE MINISTER JOE CECI l o w r e - legislation to cap borrowing. due to the provincial election in May $50 billion It would limit government debt to that saw voters put in Premier Rachel s o u r c e in the hole, p r i c e s 15 per cent of nominal gross domestic Notley and the NDP and toss out the Ceci said: “I think Albertans will continue to be sucking $6 billion out of Alberta’s bot- product, which is GDP not adjusted for Progressive Conservatives after more proud that we are building a province tom line this year, Ceci delivered a inflation. than four decades in power.

Ceci said steep cuts and publicthat will take us far beyond this reces- budget with a $6.1-billion deficit.

Prior to the election, then-premier The province plans to take $3.2 sector layoffs would have brought sion and lift us back to the good times billion out of its contingency account even more devastation to an economy Jim Prentice introduced a budget, but we’ve all enjoyed.”

Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said this year, then drain it completely the that has already seen thousands of job it was never passed. As a result, Tueslosses in the private sector due to the day’s budget is for a fiscal year that is the budget is a roadmap to crushing next. already almost seven months old.

Alberta has not borrowed to cover fall in oil prices. deficits and debt with a promise, but A new budget for 2016-17 is to be taday-to-day expenses in two decades.

Funding is to continue to rise for no realistic plan, to pay them down.

“The NDP’s first budget is a com- But starting next fiscal year, it plans core services in health, education and bled in the spring.

EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP government tabled its first budget on Tuesday. Here is a recent history of Alberta budgets: 2011-2012 (tabled Feb. 24, 2011) Slogan: Building a Better Alberta Premier: Ed Stelmach Finance minister: Lloyd Snelgrove There is turmoil in the weeks leading up to the budget. Stelmach announces his intention to step down.

There are reports his hand was forced by fiscal hardliners in his Tory party, including Finance Minister Ted Morton, who are unhappy with the string of deficits. Morton promptly resigns to run as Stelmach’s replacement. Newly named Finance Minister Lloyd Snelgrove brings down a budget with a deficit of $3.4 billion. Spending is predicted to be $33.9 billion, up 2.2 per cent. Fees go up for car registration, incorporating a business, searching a land title and reserving a camping spot.

2012-2013 (tabled Feb. 9 2012) Slogan: Investing in People Premier: Alison Redford Finance minister: Ron Liepert Redford’s first budget is tabled right before a provincial election.

It predicts an $886-million deficit, a balanced budget the following year and a $5.2-billion surplus in 2014-15.

There are no new taxes, tax increases or cuts to the public service. Social assistance payments increase by an average of five per cent. There’s money for 90 new RCMP officers and 55 new sheriffs. After the Tories are re-elected, talk turns to tough times ahead. Redford coins the term “bitumen bubble” to refer to a glut of oil in the U.S. that is driving down the price of oilsands crude. By the third-quarter update, Alberta is forecasting a deficit of between $3.5 billion and $4 billion.

2013-2014 (tabled March 7, 2013) Slogan: Responsible Change Premier: Alison Redford Finance minister: Doug Horner The budget comes at a time when the province is feeling the squeeze from falling oil revenues and a growing population.

It holds the line on day-to-day spending but borrows $4.3 billion to build roads, hospitals and schools.

Even though the government is not increasing its overall spending on operations, it anticipates a $2-billion deficit on revenues of $38.6 billion.

The shortfall, coupled with borrowing, means $6.3 billion in red ink.

Horner says the $4.3 billion should not be seen as part of the deficit, because the new infrastructure the money is paying for is an asset. There

are no new or increased taxes, but no extra money for doctors, teachers, nurses or other government workers in contract talks.

2014-2015 (tabled March 6, 2014) Slogan: The Building Alberta Plan Premier: Alison Redford Finance minister: Doug Horner Alberta is back in the black on day-to-day spending with a $1.1- billion surplus, but the good times are being underwritten with billions of dollars in debt to pay for roads, schools and hospitals for the tens of thousands of newcomers arriving each year. There are no new taxes and no tax increases. There is money for 40 more Mounties, 50 news schools and 2,000 new spaces for post-secondary students. And there is cash to complete twinning of the overburdened and dangerous highway to the oilsands hub of Fort McMurray.

2015-2016 (tabled March 26, 2015, but never passed) Slogan: Putting Things Right Premier: Jim Prentice Finance minister: Robin Campbell Plunging oil prices punch a multimillion-dollar hole in the government’s revenue. Prentice pledges to get the government off the roller-coaster of energy revenues. The plan calls for Albertans to pay more to get married, go camping, have a drink and fill up at the pumps. It retools tax rates so that the wealthy pay more. It also brings in a healthcare levy. Even with all the changes, the budget forecasts the largest deficit in Alberta’s history at $5 billion.

Prentice calls an election before the budget is passed and the Tories are swept from power by the NDP. 2015-2016 (first budget by new NDP government tabled Tuesday) Slogan: Supporting Jobs, Supporting Families Premier: Rachel Notley Finance Minister: Joe Ceci Low oil prices continue to suck billions of dollars in revenue out of Alberta’s pocketbook, leaving the government facing a deficit of $6.1 billion.

But the NDP’s first budget forges ahead with plans to build schools and hospitals, hire more teachers and nurses and bring in promised job-creation programs. There’s money earmarked to reduce school fees, start a school nutrition program and deliver a new child benefit for low-income families. There’s also cash to provide employers with job-creation grants over the next two years and to improve access to capital for small- and medium-sized businesses. Much of the spending is underwritten by debt, which is pegged to reach $36.6 billion by 2018. The province plans to start borrowing money next year to pay for day-to-day programs — something that hasn’t been done in 20 years.

FUTURE TAXPAYERS AMONG THE LOSERS IN ALBERTA BUDGET EDMONTON — Alberta’s NDP government tabled its first budget Tuesday. A look at some of the winners and losers: Winners — Employers and people looking for work: A two-year job incentive program is to give companies of all sizes, as well as non-profits, $5,000 for each new job they create. Meant to support 27,000 new jobs each year. New measures to improve access to capital for small- and medium-sized businesses.

Winners — Low-income families: New Alberta Child Benefit to assist families earning less than $41,220. Parents to get up to $1,100 for one child and as much as $550 each for three additional children.

Family Tax Credit to be enhanced so more lower- and middle-class families can get access to it and draw from it for longer periods.

Losers — Drinkers and smokers: The cost of cigarettes goes up by $5 a carton.

A case of 12 beers goes up 24 cents and

a bottle of wine is increased by 18 cents.

Losers — The insured: There is an insurance premium tax hike of one per cent.

Losers — Politicians: Cabinet ministers, political staff and members of the legislature are to be under a salary freeze for the remainder of the current four-year legislature term.

Winners — The sick and those in need: More money for services to help children and families in need, including $15 million to support women’s shelters.

Operational funding for health is to increase to almost $21 billion by 2018.

Winners — Construction workers: The province plans to spend $34 billion over the next five years to ramp up construction for roads, schools, hospitals and other facilities.

Winners — Students: There is a twoyear tuition freeze for post-secondary students. An additional 380 teachers, plus 150 support staffers, to be hired for grade schools.

Losers — Future taxpayers: Starting next year, the province plans to begin borrowing for the first time in 20 years to manage its day-to-day spending. Debt for capital is expected to hit $36.6 billion by 2018.

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COMMENT

A4 Keep perspective on killer meat

Another week, another release of pare risks — and that’s what these scientific studies calculating the risk studies do not really tell you. For each of everyday activities that might kill 50 grams of processed meats that you you. This week, we have two: one re- would eat daily, says the IARC, your gards for-profit nursing risk of colorectal cancer rishomes, and another looks at es by 18 per cent. pastrami sandwiches.

But what’s the risk of getIt is so easy to inapproting colorectal cancer genpriately condense years erally per 100,000 people? of study over thousands of Well, it’s the second highcomplex cases into a catchy est cause of cancer death headline. I’m often temptin the U.S.; 10 deaths per ed to ask for a meta-study 100,000, according to the list on the relationship between on Wikipedia. Bad, but way steady consumption of news down the list of all causes reports regarding everyday of death. You are almost health risks and depression. twice as likely to die in a There is a fair amount of car accident, for instance GREG salt to be taken with these (19.1 deaths per 100,00). But NEIMAN kind of news reports — who is out there striking which itself is probably not fear in your heart about OPINION good for your health. that?

Especially, we are told, If you want to fear anywhen it comes to salted or cured thing, watch out for cardiovascular dismeats. The France-based Interna- ease and heart disease, which together tional Agency for Research on Cancer kill 385 people per 100,000 per year. now rates processed meats (hot dogs, Get your exercise, that’s all I can say. sausages, smoked meats or fermented So, an 18-per-cent increase in risk, if meats) as Group 1 carcinogens. you eat one hefty sub sandwich a day?

What’s a Group 1 carcinogen? It is People live with a lot worse things, something that exhibits a strong link to smoking for one. cancer that can be proven in studies, Red meat is a Group 2a cancer but not the actual risk of how much risk, along with glyphosphate (a widecancer it causes. Tobacco is in Group ly-used weed killer) and diazinon (a 1, as are diesel fumes. So, if you’re a widely-used bug killer). That means long-haul trucker who smokes and eats the evidentiary link between these ham sandwiches every day, that can’t things and cancer is pretty good, but be good. not as strong as the link between toIt’s not good, but you have to com- bacco or salami and cancer.

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Is any of this going to change your behaviour? Personally, I love a smoked-meat sandwich once in a while.

Here’s another study which might give you pause, along with government policy-makers. And here’s another research institute with a long name: the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences.

They found that mortality and instances of hospitalization within one year of being admitted to a for-profit long-term care facility is statistically higher than if you are admitted to one run by the government or a charity.

To boil the risk down to a headline: if you assign a value of 1 to the risk of death or hospitalization in a non-profit seniors care facility in Ontario, the risk hazard in a for-profit institution is 1.10 for mortality and 1.25 for hospitalization after one year.

Why in Ontario? Because of the laws. In Ontario, all core care is paid equally in seniors long-term care residences, whether it is for-profit or not.

It is illegal to charge people more for core care services just to make a profit.

That eliminates a major variable in comparing outcomes of care. Of the 640 care facilities compared in this study, 60 per cent were for-profit, and 40 per cent were not. This compares well with both the U.S. and U.K., where the majority of long-term care beds are in for-profit institutions.

The study followed 53,739 admis-

sions from 2010-2012, and examined outcomes at three months, six months and one year. They recorded who died, went to the hospital, or were transferred someplace else (like hospice — in which cases they were not part of follow-up study).

In my mind, the differences are statistically there, but I would still take the first bed locally available, when my need arose.

This is more a thing for government and care advocates. Tax-paid health care costs for seniors are rising. If there is a 25-per-cent less chance of needing to pay for someone’s hospitalization when a government opts for government-run facilities versus allowing more for-profit investment in that area, it makes a strong case to do that.

Strong enough to do the math anyway. If the extra cost risk for health care is so many millions, is it still cheaper to have for-profit investors to put so many millions into long-term care beds, which taxpayers (and seniors themselves) pay back over a long period of time?

When we ask governments to absolutely balance their budgets each year, this is the kind of math that they have to do.

Perhaps they might keep the ham and hot dogs lower on the menus. But when I’m in my 90s, I’m gonna say the heck with it and bring me a pizza.

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NDP election hopes hinge on democratic renewal In culling the 2011 New Democrat herd, Quebec Economist Daniel Caron, who was elected in the voters were more surgical than those of other re- Rimouski area, is the only surviving member of the gions of the country last Monday. finance trio that presented the party’s fiscal frameThe NDP lost more seats in Quebec than any- work last month. Finance critic Peggy Nash and forwhere else but it was spared the wholesale slaughter mer Saskatchewan finance minister Andrew Thomthat took place across Atlantic Canada, in the nation- son both went down in defeat in Toronto. al capital and Toronto.

As counterintuitive as it may seem, last NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair has just week’s election probably consolidated appointed his defeated foreign affairs Quebec’s hand within the federal NDP. critic Paul Dewar as his senior transition Quebec MPs still make up the largest adviser but many more party stars — inprovincial contingent in the 44-member cluding a host of promising recruits — caucus. will be spending the next four years out of They outnumber their Ontario counterthe federal loop. The party talent pool is parts by a margin of two to one. shallower as a result of the election, espeAnd Quebecers stuck with the NDP in cially outside Quebec. the same proportion as did voters in SasBy comparison, the 16 New Democrat katchewan and British Columbia — two Quebec survivors — starting with Mulcair provinces that have a long-standing New himself — include most of the province’s Democrat tradition. more solid performers.

The comparative strength of the QueCHANTAL Former diplomat Hélène Laverdière bec results probably means that, at least HÉBERT defeated Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles for the foreseeable future, Mulcair is OPINION Duceppe in Laurier-Sainte-Marie for the safe in the leader’s job. But four years is second time. a long time to spend in a spot twice reThe media-savvy Alexandre Boulerice moved from power in the Commons just to was re-elected with almost 50 per cent of the vote get a chance to throw the same loaded election dice cast in his Montreal riding. again.

Romeo Saganash was the first aboriginal MP ever Based on its own recent experience in Quebec, elected in Quebec. He will again represent his north- the NDP can always tell itself that the kind of wave ern Quebec riding in the next Parliament. that helped propel the Liberals to power last week Ruth Ellen Brosseau, who first came to fame for is bound to be a one-election phenomenon or that winning her seat in absentia while on a trip to Las Justin Trudeau is bound to lose some of his stardust Vegas, parlayed a lot of hard work in her riding into over a mandate in office. a ticket back to the Commons.

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that the NDP will recoup some of the prime real estate lost to the Liberals last Monday. But that would bring the party back only to square one.

In the past, it is the Conservatives who have benefited from declining Liberal fortunes. Provided the party manages to unite around Stephen Harper’s successor, its path to power is more obvious than that of the New Democrats.

Parties that act like gerbils and expect to achieve something other than going around in circles from jumping on the same old spinning wheel stand only to tire themselves out. The Parti Québécois and its Bloc cousin are cases in point these days.

Trudeau has promised to deliver electoral reform in time for the election in 2019. He is the first Liberal leader to support moving away from the first-pastthe-poll voting system.

The preferred Liberal alternative is a ranked ballot. The NDP favours a mixed proportional approach. In an upcoming national discussion on the available options, the New Democrats will not lack for allies for that position.

But even a ranked ballot would go some way toward altering the mathematics that has turned the Liberal/NDP rivalry into a lose-lose game for progressive voters. Trudeau has said he would also take a closer look at making voting mandatory. That, too, could be a game-changer for the NDP. If there is one battle horse the New Democrats should ride in the next Parliament — even if it could mean sometimes riding in tandem with their Liberal rivals — it should be that of democratic renewal.

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Celebrating the big day FEDERAL OFFICIALS WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT ABORIGINALS, WOMEN AS PART OF CANADA 150

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Newly disclosed documents show federal officials wanted to mark key contributions by aboriginal people and women to Canadian history as a way to expand Canada 150 celebrations that had largely focused on military events.

A list of potential milestones that could be celebrated on the road to 2017 was delivered to the top official at Canadian Heritage in mid-March and included 17 pages of lists and details for potential commemorations leading up to, and beyond, the country’s 150th birthday.

The list includes the centennial of when women received the right to vote in federal elections, legislation almost 200 years old that ended slavery in Canada and the births of key aboriginal figures, including the late Tommy Prince, one of Canada’s most decorated aboriginal veterans.

Combined, the extra milestones

would highlight “accomplishments of minority ethnocultural groups, recognize the contributions of women and celebrate the role of Aboriginal Peoples have and continue to play in our country,� reads a report accompanying the list of recommended milestones.

The Canadian Press obtained a copy of the list and accompanying report through the Access to Information Act. Canadian Heritage declined an interview request about how the milestones were chosen.

The department says no decision was made to add these milestones to the Canada 150 plans and any anniversaries beyond 2017 “will be identified and communicated in due course.�

University of Guelph history professor Matthew Hayday says the list glosses over much of Quebec’s contributions to Canada and Confederation, while celebrating aboriginals who challenged government programs of assimilation. Officials suggested marking the founding of Montreal, the anniversary of a museum built for Canada’s

Harper’s family heads for Calgary

centennial and the passage of the Official Languages Act. “These are not about anniversaries of Quebec’s major contributions to Confederation,� said Hayday, who researches how Canadians celebrate their history and culture.

The list avoids more contentious parts of French Canada’s history, while celebrating aboriginals who were key figures in the battle for First Nations rights, Hayday said. “It makes sense that in the 150th anniversary there is going to be an impulse towards a more national unity narrative and a desire to downplay points of intense conflict,� Hayday said. “That’s pretty typical with what governments do, but it’s interesting that there is more acknowledgment of some of the fraught history with First Nations in that list and less when it comes to French Canada and Quebec.�

The list still touches on the themes of Canada’s military efforts and Arctic sovereignty that the outgoing Conser-

vative government put a heavy focus on.

That could change under a Liberal government. The creation of a national medicare program in 1966 or the 60th anniversary of Lester Pearson’s Nobel Peace Prize for his work in creating a peacekeeping force with the United Nations could all be on the list of milestones with the Liberals now calling the shots, Hayday said.

The Liberals may also add the anniversary of one of their MPs, Marc Garneau, becoming the first Canadian in space. The list from March suggested marking the 25th anniversary of Chris Hadfield becoming the “first Canadian member of a space shuttle team� in 2020, but no mention of Garneau’s 1984 flight aboard the space shuttle Challenger. “I wouldn’t necessarily assume that this is going to be the be-all and endall of what we’re going to see commemorated or that the priority list might not shift quite significantly within the next few months,� Hayday said.

CIVIL SERVANTS ON STRIKE IN QUEBEC

FORMER PM PLANS TO STAY ON AS MP TO KEEP WATCH ON PARTY’S FUTURE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Moving trucks were at 24 Sussex on Tuesday as the Harper family prepared to pack up and move to Calgary in the aftermath of the Conservative party’s defeat in last week’s election.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has spent the last few days making calls to the dozens of Conservative MPs, including cabinet ministers, who lost their seats in the Oct. 19 vote, and telling them he accepts some responsibility for their loss, The Canadian Press has learned.

But Harper has also been saying he intends to stay on as the member of Parliament for his own riding of Calgary Heritage in part because voters elected him and in part because he feels strongly about keeping watch on his party’s future.

Whether that will include showing up for the Nov. 5 caucus meeting remains unclear.

Harper has told people he intends to be present in the House of Commons for votes but also that he wants to keep a low profile within caucus itself.

His wife and daughter Rachel will be living in Calgary, where Rachel has already been enrolled in school, while his son Ben will continue his studies at Queens University in Kingston, Ont. Where Harper himself will live while in Ottawa is unknown while some MPs own or rent condos in downtown Ottawa, others stay at hotels when they are in the capital.

So far, four Conservative MPs have set their sights on moving into the official opposition leader’s residence at Stornoway, declaring themselves candidates for interim party leader.

On Tuesday, Manitoba Conservative Candice Bergen was the latest to put her name forward.

Bergen, who served in two junior cabinet posts, was first elected to the House of Commons in 2008.

She was also the MP responsible for shepherding the bill that ultimately killed the long-gun registry, a point of political pride for her party and an experience she said makes her wellsuited for the task of rallying the battered Conservative caucus in its

new role as Official Opposition.

She said the bill initially was viewed as something only extreme, right-wing men were behind, but as its champion she was able to change that perception — and her party needs a change now as well. “Taking that bill through, changing the tone on it, it was a very difficult issue and I was able to communicate it in a reasonable way and garner a lot of support around the country and even within other party caucus members,� she said in an interview. “I’m known to be very tough, but I’m not just fair, I’m reasonable. And I think that’s an important quality that I bring.�

Also in the running for the job — which comes with an $80,000 pay bump — are Erin O’Toole, Rob Nicholson and Diane Finley.

Defeated MPs have been invited to the Nov. 5 meeting, though many are in Ottawa this week cleaning out their offices and don’t expect to return.

Those who do attend won’t have a say in the interim leadership.

It’s unclear at this point whether only members of Parliament will be able to vote or whether senators can as well.

They have scheduled their own caucus meeting ahead of next week’s gathering.

The current Conservative leader in the Senate, Claude Carignan, said he believes Tory members of the Upper Chamber do get a vote. “According to the party’s constitution, the parliamentary caucus, which includes senators, votes for interim leader,� Carignan said.

But the party’s constitution butts up against the recently-passed Reform Act, which suggests only MPs can vote for leader.

MPs will have to sort that out as well at their first sit-down.

Harper has made no public comment since resigning as party leader, nor did he mention the decision to step down in his concession speech that night, leaving it to the party to issue a press release.

Multiple sources told The Canadian Press that was a deliberate choice, made because he wanted to keep the focus on his party, not himself.

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BRIEF Crown to decide if it will pursue assault case against former MP Julian Fantino TORONTO — The Crown attorney has intervened in the case of private assault charges laid against former federal cabinet minister Julian Fantino stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred more than 40 years ago.

Fantino’s lawyer Mark Sandler says his client will vigorously defend the charges of assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm.

He says it’s no coincidence the private complaint was brought forward during the federal election campaign.

Fantino lost his seat last week to Liberal Francesco Sorbara in the riding of Vaughan-Woodbridge.

John Bonnici has pressed charges against Fantino that date back to 1973

when the onetime veterans affairs minister was a police officer.

Sandler says the Crown will now decide whether there is a reasonable prospect of conviction and whether it’s in the public interest to proceed.

The case is scheduled to return to court on Dec. 8.

Fantino was not in court.

Rob Ford hits ‘bump’ in cancer recovery: report TORONTO — A Toronto radio station reports that the brother of Rob Ford says the former Toronto mayor has hit a “bump in the road� in his recovery from cancer.

Doug Ford told AM640 on Tuesday that “it’s not good news or bad news ‌ but it’s nothing we can’t get over.â€?

The radio station says he declined to comment on the exact nature of the “bump� but added Rob Ford will hold a news conference “in the next day or so.�

Doug Ford said his brother is a fighter. Rob Ford was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer which affects the connective tissues known as pleomorphic liposarcoma in September 2014.

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Shell scrapping oilsands project

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CALGARY — Royal Dutch Shell is scrapping its Carmon Creek oilsands project in northwestern Alberta, citing a lack of pipelines to coastal waters as one reason for the decision.

The move comes after a review of the project’s design and costs and where it stacks up against other projects Shell has in its portfolio.

The European energy giant first announced it would build the 80,000-barrel-a-day, steam-driven operation near Peace River, Alta., in October 2013.

But last March, the company said it would slow down the project while attempting to lower costs and improve its design.

However, the company now says now the project doesn’t rank in its portfolio — and one reason is the lack of infrastructure to get Canadian crude to global markets.

Shell will take a $2-billion charge against its third-quarter results because of the decision.

“We are making changes to Shell’s portfolio mix by reviewing our longer-term upstream options world-wide, and managing affordability and exposure in the current world of lower oil prices. This is forcing tough choices at Shell,” CEO Ben van Beurden said in a release.

U.S. benchmark crude is at around $43 a barrel —

a far cry from the more than US$107 a barrel highs it hit in the middle of 2014.

Pipelines that would get Canadian oil players a better price for their product — like Enbridge’s (TSX:ENB) Northern Gateway pipeline to the West Coast and TransCanada’s (TSX:TRP) Energy East pipeline to the East Coast — face an uncertain future amid First Nations opposition and regulatory delays.

“Public opposition to new tar sands pipelines is keeping the carbon in the ground, giving us time to develop the alternatives,” said Keith Stewart of Greenpeace Canada.

“We hope our new federal government will put its weight behind building the green energy economy we need to stop climate change, rather than backing pipelines like the Harper government did.”

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A text message is sent on a mobile phone, in Montreal. The CRTC says Canadians are spending a lot more for mobile and Internet service as they feed ever-increasing appetites for online entertainment.

Canadians spend more on wireless, Internet services CRTC REPORT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canadians are paying more for their communications services in a trend driven by increased spending on wireless and Internet packages amid the growing popularity of video streaming services like Netflix.

In a report issued Thursday, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission said households spent an average of $203 per month on their communication services in 2014, up about $12 per month — or 6.2 per cent — from 2013.

Wireless and Internet services accounted for most of the increase, rising by 14 and 10 per cent respectively, the regulator said in the first of its three-part 2015 Communications Monitoring Report.

“In many cases … (consumers) are opting for faster and larger Internet packages, as well as using more data on their wireless devices,” the CRTC

said, adding that prices for telephone, television and Internet services all increased at a rate higher than last year’s two per cent inflation rate.

Meanwhile, the regulator said that for the first time, more Canadians subscribed exclusively to mobile wireless services than to landline telephones — 20 per cent versus 14 per cent.

“The transition to the widespread use of mobile wireless services is borne out by the fact that more Canadian households have mobile phones (85 per cent) than landlines (79 per cent),” the CRTC said.

And over the past five years, the percentage of Canadians who have access to a five-megabits-per-second (Mbps) download speed has risen to 96 from 86 per cent.

The switch to online video services has also been swift, with Netflix subscription rates among 18-to34 year-olds rising to 58 per cent in 2014 from 29 per cent in 2013 among anglophones, and to 24 from seven per cent among francophones.

Viewing of traditional television has remained virtually unchanged, slipping to an overall average of 29 hours per week in 2014 from 29.8 in 2011, although there was a big difference among age groups.

Canadians aged 18 to 34, for example, spent just 20 hours a week watching conventional television compared with 42 hours for Canadians aged 65 and over.

Overall revenue generated by the communications industry grew to $63.2 billion in 2014, up 2.1 per cent from $61.9 billion in 2013.

OpenMedia.ca, a non-profit consumer advocacy group, said the report shows that Canada “has a long way to go create more affordable telecom options.”

“Once again (it) confirms that Canadians continue to pay some of the highest prices in the industrialized world, especially on wireless,” it said.

“With telecom costs skyrocketing, Canadians are looking to the newly TBelected Liberal government for leadership on how to address these increasingly unaffordable yet essential services,” OpenMedia campaigns manager Josh Tabish said in a statement.

PRINCESS ON A MISSION

HALIFAX — The Bank of Canada is examining alternatives to its “core inflation” method of tracking prices as it prepares to review its inflation-control agreement with the federal government next year.

In a speech to a business audience in Halifax, deputy governor Timothy Lane says an effective measure of core inflation must be less volatile than total inflation and closely track longrun movements in the total Consumer Price Index.

It should also be related to the underlying drivers of inflation and easy to understand and explain to the public, he says.

Under its current five-year agreement with Ottawa, the central bank targets two per cent inflation — the midpoint of an range of from one to three per cent.

The Bank of Canada currently excludes eight of the most volatile components to calculate core inflation to help discern genuine movements in the underlying trend in inflation.

However, there are other methods.

One excludes food, energy and indirect taxes, while another excludes different components each month based on whether or not they are particularly volatile in that specific month.

The inflation-control agreement between the Bank of Canada and the federal government expires at the end of next year.

Lane said the inflation-targeting used by the central bank has been “vastly superior” to the alternatives that have been tried.

“Our periodic renewals are important opportunities to make sure it continues to serve its purpose and to suggest improvements,” Lane said.

“The critical test is the confidence you have that inflation will remain within our target range. We would like the public to take two per cent inflation for granted.”

CN beat expectations as Q3 profit rises 18 per cent to more than $1 billion MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) beat expectations as its net profit surged 18 per cent in the third quarter on higher revenues.

The country’s largest railway said it earned more than $1 billion in the three months ended Sept. 30. Its diluted earnings per share rose 21 per cent to $1.26.

Revenues grew three per cent to $3.22 billion despite a six per cent decrease in volume measured by carloadings and revenue ton-miles.

CN was expected to earn $1.14 per share on $3.2 billion of revenues according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. The Montreal-based company said it operating ratio improved five percentage points to a record 53.8 per cent.

CPP Investment Board buys into portfolio of U.S. warehouses, other properties

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TORONTO — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board is expanding its investments in the United States, including a US$350-million real estate deal.

The transaction will give the Toronto-based fund manager a 10.6 per cent interest in a joint venture involving various logistics properties, such as warehouses and business parks throughout the United States.

One of its partners in the venture is Global Logistics Properties, which acquired its interest in the portfolio in February 2015.

CPPIB says GLP will continue to manage the portfolio for the joint venture, which includes three other institutional investors that weren’t identified in the announcement.

CPPIB manages a $268.6-billion fund on behalf of Canada Pension Plan.

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A predictor of future success There are many aspects of business that are important to manage – goal-setting, sales and marketing, productivity, team building.

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There are four important financial documents used in all business operations and should be reviewed on a regular basis.

A budget outlines your company’s financial and operational goals and used as a planning tool to help allocate resources and evaluate performance.

Budgets are normally prepared once a year, but should be reviewed monthly, weekly or daily depending on the type of business you operate.

Whether you operate a new or established business, the most important financial statement is the Cash Flow

statement. Your accounts payable – how much you owe others, and accounts receivable – how much others owe you, forecast a week-by-week flow of money in and out of the business.

Even a well-run business can fall prey to cash flow problems. Sales may be strong but if there is a major gap between your customer receivables and your payables to suppliers and employees you have a major cash flow gap. Bad debt, the delayed or non-payment on your payables will have a serious impact on your business. If your company falls into these circumstances, vendors may restrict access to payment terms and put you in a COD situation. Your employees may look for a work elsewhere.

The Profit & Loss statement (P & L) depicts your revenue minus your expenses, indicating how much money you earned, or lost, over a specific period. This document, also known as the Income Statement, gives you a sense for how well the business is doing.

The Balance Sheet is a snap shot of business operations that shows what its financial position is at any point in time. The document reports your assets and subtracts liabilities to indicate owner’s equity in the business.

Inventories can make up a significant per cent of a company’s current assets and deserve scrutiny. Review the level of inventory in relation to

overall sales. Look for cyclical periods to determine if inventory levels need to increase or decrease. Do not tie up money in unnecessary inventory.

A key to financial mastery is profit management. I like to use several indicators (KPI’s).

Do you know your breakeven point – the level of sales that are required to just cover all costs incurred during a given reporting period? It is that point at which all costs and revenue for your business are equal. There is neither a profit nor a loss at the breakeven point.

Why is it important to know your breakeven point? It is the threshold of profit. If you do not know what it takes to cover all your costs, you will not know what it takes for your business to make a profit. Your accountant should have a breakeven calculator that also produces a graph.

Profit per customer looks at what makes your customers come back and buy. A subtle shift to a higher level of service, or more improved or higher margin products, can increase the number of repeat transactions Look for ways to improve profit per product/service by negotiating better deals with suppliers. Is an investment in new technology a way your company can reduce production costs? Take time to evaluate whether a more efficient method is available at a more

effective price. Is there a process that you can do in-house, or should you out-sources some certain items?

Do you know what profits you obtain from each position or team member (Gross Profit per employee)? This means you need to establish the right positions and hire the right people for the job.

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First Nation asks court to stop NEB review TRANS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE ment, but the NEB nonetheless said it wanted to ensure no questions were raised about the review’s integrity.

VANCOUVER — A First Nation in Kinder Morgan has said the project North Vancouver has mounted a legal underwent “unprecedented” scrutiny challenge that it says could send the inside and outside the formal review Trans Mountain pipeline expansion process and would add $18 billion to “back to the drawing board” if success- Canada’s gross domestic product over ful.

20 years.

Lawyers for the Tsleil-Waututh Na“Trans Mountain deeply respects tion are asking the Federal Court of aboriginal rights and title in Canada Appeal to stop the National Energy Board’s review of the $5.4-billion proj- and we acknowledge the Crown’s reect, which they say began without their sponsibility to consult with represenclient being consulted by the federal tatives of the First Nations. For more than three years we have been engaggovernment.

“What we’ve asked the court to do is ing in meaningful consultation and to to recognize the flaws in the starting of date Trans Mountain has consulted the process, the process itself, the le- with approximately 133 Aboriginal and gal errors that the NEB has made and, First Nations Groups,” the company really, to stop the process and send said in a statement.

“Like the Tsleil-Waututh, Trans it back to the drawing board,” said Eugene Kung, Mountain apprestaff counsel with ciates the need West Coast Envi- “OUR DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO for a healthy Salronmental Law. INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL ish Sea, and we The Trans committed to JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT. THAT’S are Mountain pipesafe and environline currently USUALLY EITHER THROUGH THE mentally responships 300,000 operations.

FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL OR sible barrels a day of As always Trans petroleum prod- THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA. Mountain stands ucts from Alberby our commitWE ARE BOUND TO ACT IN ta to the West ment to engage Coast. Its owner, ACCORDANCE WITH THE COURT’S with First NaKinder Morgan, tions and invites DECISIONS” aims to nearly Tsleil-Waututh triple its capac— NEB SPOKESWOMAN TARA O’DONOVAN Nation to come to ity, enabling oilthe table and ensands crude to be gage in clear proshipped by tankductive conversation.” er to Asia.

George said what’s needed is naThe Tsleil-Waututh are among various groups opposed to the project, cit- tion-to-nation consultation. ing environmental and public health “Kinder Morgan’s a company. Who risks and little benefit to the economy. should consult with us is Canada. They Rueben George, project manager have no business talking to us. It’s Canwith the Tsleil-Waututh’s Sacred Trust ada that has to talk with us,” he said.

Initiative, said the outgoing ConservaNEB spokeswoman Tara O’Donovan tive government created a “catastroph- declined to comment on the specifics ic mess” with changes it made to envi- of the court case. ronmental oversight and he’s optimis“Our decisions are subject to indetic things will change under the new pendent and impartial judicial overLiberal majority government. sight. That’s usually either through the Many critics have slammed the Federal Court of Appeal or the Suregulatory review process for being preme Court of Canada. We are bound skewed in favour of industry and for not taking into account the pipeline’s to act in accordance with the court’s role in enabling more oilsands devel- decisions,” she said.

The Tsleil-Waututh was granted opment — and the increased carbon leave to appeal in July, so that’s alemissions that would result.

The NEB postponed hearings in Au- ready been factored into the review’s gust after striking economic evidence hearing schedule, said O’Donovan.

The panel will hear Trans Mounprepared by a consultant who was to begin working for the regulator start- tain’s oral summary arguments in Caling this month. Steven Kelly won’t be gary on Dec. 17, with interveners havinvolved in the Trans Mountain assess- ing their turn in the new year.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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A man puts out a cigarette in downtown Ottaw. The Quebec Court of Appeal has ordered that two tobacco companies set aside just under $1 billion to compensate victims who won a landmark $15 billion class-action lawsuit earlier this year.

Quebec Court of Appeal orders tobacco firms to put up $1 billion security

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — The Quebec Court of Appeal has ordered that two tobacco companies set aside just under $1 billion to compensate victims who won a landmark class-action lawsuit earlier this year.

In June, the Quebec Superior Court delivered a landmark ruling ordering three major cigarette companies to pay $15 billion to smokers in what is believed to be the biggest class-action lawsuit ever seen in Canada.

The province’s high court rendered a judgment late Tuesday ordering Imperial Tobacco pay $758 million and Rothman, Benson and Hedges set aside $226 million.

The amounts are to be paid in quarterly instalments beginning in December and ending in 2017.

The judgment noted that a motion for security was not pursued against JTI-Macdonald, the third firm that lost, because a lawyer was unavailable due to health issues.

The case marked the first time tobacco companies have gone to trial in a civil suit in this country and involved two separate groups of plaintiffs: some who became seriously ill from smoking and others who said they couldn’t quit.

According to the judgment, the three firms will split the $15.6 billion according to a responsibly set out by the court — 67 per cent will fall to Imperial Tobacco ($10.5 billion), 20 per cent to Rothmans, Benson & Hedges ($3.1 billion) and 13 per cent to JTI-Macdonald ($2 billion).

The original judgment had ordered the companies to set aside $1 billion right away to ensure victims get some sort of compensation, and the Quebec Council on Tobacco and Health called Tuesday’s ruling an important one.

“This is an important moral victory,” said Mario Bujold, general manager of the council.

“We now have the certainty that the victims will be compensated.”

The plaintiffs had argued the companies were liable because they knew they were putting out a harmful product and hid the health effects of tobacco.

The industry countered that people knew about the risks of smoking and that the products were sold legally and with federal government approval and strict regulation.

All three firms have appealed the ruling on its merits, but the case isn’t expected to be heard until next September before the Quebec Court of Appeal.

Latest expansion plans just a sneak peek: Tim Hortons execs

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Tim Hortons executives are laying the groundwork for a ramped up global expansion of the coffee chain with the help of a number of new franchise partners.

Over the coming quarters, Restaurant Brands International Inc. — owner of both Tim Hortons and Burger King — plans to identify companies that will help build the Canadian coffee brand into a bigger international presence.

Chief executive Daniel Schwartz said an announcement earlier this month of Tim Hortons’ partnership with U.S. developer Seven Invest was just a preview of what’s to come.

Together, the two companies plan to open more than 150 Tim Hortons coffee shops in the Cincinnati area over the next decade.

“We think it will be the first of many such agreements that will allow us to really start stepping up the pace of growth,” Schwartz said in an interview Tuesday after Restaurant Brands reported its third-quarter financial

“WE THINK IT WILL BE THE FIRST OF MANY SUCH AGREEMENTS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO REALLY START STEPPING UP THE PACE OF GROWTH.” — TIM HORTONS CHIEF EXECUTIVE DANIEL SCHWARTZ results.

“It gives you an indication of the scale we want to get to in the U.S. and also the direction we’re going, moving into … markets where we already have a footprint, and doing so in an aggressive manner.”

Tim Hortons’ new owners, who acquired the chain and merged its operations with Burger King last year, promised more details on its international expansion once they got a better grasp on the potential.

But the U.S. market has historically delivered mixed results for Tim Hortons.

In 2010, the company pulled out of the northeastern U.S. — the first

time in its history that it did so — closing stores in Providence, R.I., and Hartford, Conn., where average sales volumes were about half of those in other U.S. markets, the company said at the time.

Schwartz said he’s convinced his team can make their push into the U.S. more successful.

“We think that if we have the right partners with the right aggressive development schedule … this brand will flourish in the United States.”

On Tuesday, Restaurant Brands reported its profit grew to US$49.6 million or 24 cents per share in the third quarter, helped by new menu items.

The company said comparable results last year, if Tim Hortons and Burger King had already been merged, would have been $46.1 million net income or 23 cents per share.

Restaurant Brands (TSX:QSR) had adjusted net income of US$162.7 million, or 34 cents per share, above analyst expectations of 28 cents per share, according to a survey from Thomson Reuters.

Revenue was US$1.02 billion, a

Q3 RESULTS decline from last year as currency fluctuation had a negative effect on Tim Hortons results.

Tim Hortons contributed US$737.7 million to overall revenue, down from US$834.1 million a year earlier —an 11.6 per cent decline — mainly because of the impact of a weaker Canadian dollar.

On a constant-currency basis, Tim Hortons revenue would have been up 6.3 per cent from a year earlier.

At Burger King, quarterly revenue grew 11.2 per cent to US$282 million from $278.9 million.

Executives say Tim Hortons doesn’t have any plans on funnelling the higher expenses down to customers with higher coffee prices in the near term.

“We are always looking at the input costs at restaurants to ensure our owners are earning a good return on their investment,” Schwartz said.

“But we really have no plans to take any pricing on coffee any time soon.”

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 B3 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market narrowly avoided a second triple-digit loss in as many days Tuesday as oil prices continued their recent retreat.

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index ended the day down 91.30 points at 13,699.60 after plunging almost 163 points on Monday.

In New York, markets retreated in the face of some disappointing earnings results.

The Dow Jones industrial average closed 41.62 points lower at 17,581.43, while the broader S&P 500 lost 5.29 points to 2,065.89 and the Nasdaq fell 4.55 points to 5,030.15.

Sid Mokhtari, market technician at CIBC world markets, said investors are looking for safe haven stocks such as banks and utilities as a year of volatility comes to an end.

“They want to focus on, ‘where am I not going to blow up?”’ he said.

In earnings news, Ford shares dropped more than five per cent as the automaker reported improved sales of its new F-150 pickup truck, but offered up net income figures that fell short of Wall Street estimates. Meanwhile, UPS shares slumped almost three per cent after the package delivery company surprised investors by saying its revenue dipped in the third quarter.

On commodity markets, the December contract for benchmark crude oil ended trading down 78 cents at US$43.20 a barrel.

Mokhtari said the oil market is being squeezed on both sides, as demand falls in an environment of anemic growth.

“The assumption for the supply side is not that great either,” he said. “We still have oversupply built up.”

December gold lost 40 cents to US$1,165.80 an ounce and December natural gas rose 0.8 cents to US$2.361 per mmBtu. The commodity markets, Mokhtari said, have been hit by faltering global growth in China and Europe.

“If global growth is not picking up then you’re not going to be picking up demand for resources,” he said.

The commodity-sensitive loonie gave back 0.59 of a U.S. cent to end the day at 75.38 cents U.S. Traders were also awaiting the outcome of the two-day policy rate meeting of the Federal Reserve, which began on Tuesday. The U.S. central bank is not expected to raise rates when it makes its announcement on Wednesday, but remarks by Fed officials on the state of the halting U.S. economic recovery will be carefully dissected by the market for clues as to when rates may rise.

Mokhtari said the Fed seems likely to raise rates in the near term, while Canada has cut rates twice this year, and that means the Canadian dollar will stay cheap relative to the greenback.

“We are at a disadvantage relative to the US, primarily because of the interest rate differential,” he said.

Historically low American interest rates, at near zero since December 2008, have been credited with providing some of the liquidity that has fuelled markets since the Great Recession.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Tuesday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,699.60, down 91.30 points Dow — 17,581.43, down 41.62 points S&P 500 — 2,065.89, down

5.29 points Nasdaq — 5,030.15, down 4.55 points Currencies: Cdn — 75.38 cents US, down 0.59 of a cent Pound — C$2.0300, up 0.94 of a cent Euro — C$1.4646, up 0.99 of a cent Euro — US$1.1040, down 0.11 of a cent Oil futures: US$43.20 per barrel, down 78 cents (December contract) Gold futures: US$1,165.80 per oz., down 40 cents (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.937 oz., up 12.2 cents $705.27 kg., up $3.92 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov ‘15 $0.90 higher $466.90 Jan. ‘16 $1.50 higher $476.20 March ‘16 $2.00 higher $482.10 May ‘16 $3.50 higher $485.10 July ‘16 $4.90 higher $485.10 Nov. ‘16 $5.90 higher $475.40 Jan. ‘17 $6.30 higher $474.00 March ‘17 $6.30 higher $475.70 May ‘17 $6.30 higher $475.70 July ‘17 $6.30 higher $475.70 Nov. ‘17 $6.30 higher $475.70.

Barley (Western): Dec. ‘15 unchanged $185.00 March ‘16 unchanged $187.00 May ‘16 unchanged $188.00 July ‘16 unchanged $188.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $188.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $188.00 March ‘17 unchanged $188.00 May ‘17 unchanged $188.00 July ‘17 unchanged $188.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $188.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $188.00.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 653,520 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 653,520.

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Minister admits to issues at carbon-capture facility

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

SASKATCHEWAN

REGINA — Saskatchewan Energy Minister Bill Boyd admits the province’s much-touted carbon-capture facility isn’t going as well as planned.

The goal was to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions from the coal-fired Boundary Dam power plant near Estevan by one million tonnes annually.

But the facility is only operating at about 40 per cent capacity and has only removed 400,000 tonnes.

“Clearly that is not acceptable. The government simply is not of the view that that’s acceptable. We want to see much higher efficiency from this facility,” Boyd said Tuesday.

“And as a result of that I believe that SaskPower officials are working very, very hard, the contractors are working very, very hard to increase that efficiency, to get it up to the levels that were anticipated at the beginning.”

The $1.4 billion facility opened with much fanfare last October.

Background notes prepared for the government show that officials knew about issues at the facility when the grand opening was held. The notes, obtained by the Opposition NDP and provided to media Tuesday, refer to concerns with the contractor, SNC Lavalin (TSX:SNC).

One note says: “SNC has serious design issues with our plant that has caused millions of dollars of new contractors to fix, SNC has neither the will or the ability to fix some of these fundamental design issues.”

SaskPower officials say they hope to have the facility operating at 100 per cent efficiency by the end of 2016.

Opposition New Democrat Cathy Sproule says there are a lot of concerns.

“I mean, we see these grandiose announcements and wondrous beasts that are producing 100 per cent capacity and now we see trouble with the construction contract. We see us paying large penalties to an Alberta-based oil company,” said Sproule.

SaskPower has a deal to sell the captured CO2 to Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) to be used for enhanced oil recovery.

The utility was supposed to start delivering the gas in April 2014, but construction delays meant the facility wasn’t ready until October that year.

SaskPower ended up having to pay $12 million in penalties to Cenovus last year because the utility couldn’t deliver enough carbon dioxide.

“I think there could have been more disclosure around that,” acknowledged Boyd.

“We still believe that this facility is a good facility. We still believe that it’ll meet its targets going forward. Obviously there were some startup problems with respect to it.”

SaskPower may owe Cenovus about $5 million this year as well. However, Boyd says that will be offset by $11 million that Cenovus is paying for the CO2.

Fantasy sports trade group aims to prevent outside regulation by watching itself

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Northern cod population making strong comeback after years of decline: study

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — There is growing hope that the once decimated northern cod stock is making a slow, but steady comeback, according to a new study that found the iconic species is growing in size and number off Newfoundland.

George Rose, the report’s co-author, said acoustic surveys last spring indicated that the fish were getting bigger and more plentiful after 23 years of a government-imposed moratorium and halting growth.

Rose, who has studied the stock for 30 years, says the findings could provide a valuable lesson for fisheries managers who once wrote off the cod’s recovery after it was almost completely wiped out in the early 1990s.

“When it collapsed, it became an icon worldwide for overfishing, mismanagement and stock destruction,” he said in an interview from Pender Island, B.C. “So the fact that this one is coming back and has shown that ability given suitable management, I think is of worldwide significance. It shows there is a resilience to nature if we give it a chance.”

It’s not clear what the size of the population is, but Rose said it is now likely over 200,000 tonnes, a sizable jump from the estimates of tens of thousands a decade ago. He is now working on trying to quantify the population.

The researchers also found larger concentrations of fish in more northerly areas that had not been seen since the moratorium was put in place in 1992.

He said they found large, 120-centimetre-long fish weighing 22 kilograms, something that was rarely seen in the 1990s due to high mortality that is still not understood.

The discovery is important because the big fish spawn and contribute to reproduction, he said.

“We’ve got these massive fish out there and this is really key to the whole productivity situation in the stock, which makes me optimistic for the future,” said Rose, director of the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research at Memorial University’s Marine Institute in St. John’s, N.L. The research, published Tuesday in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, suggests the cod is rebounding because of a similar rise in the availability of its key food source, capelin.

Like the northern cod, populations of the small capelin plummeted due to cooler waters in the 1990s and possibly a depletion of plankton. Rose said warming water temperatures may help the capelin stock, along with an increased supply of plankton on which they feed.

More importantly, Rose says the ongoing moratorium on the cod fishery has helped the once-mighty stock rebuild, adding that protection from excessive fishing is critical to its continued recovery.

“Without a doubt, maintaining low removals of this stock over the past decades has been essential to recovery,” he said.

“It’s on its way and we have to let it come back.”

Despite signals that the cod stock is rebounding from years of overfishing, mismanagement and ecological changes, Rose says it will likely be another decade before any kind of commercial fishery could resume.

Federal Fisheries researchers say a minimum spawning biomass of about 650,000 tonnes is what is needed to sustain any extensive commercial fishery.

The northern cod moratorium threw thousands of people out of work after it was announced July 2, 1992.

It was initially to last just two years, though Rose predicted at the time it would take much longer for stocks to recover.

LAS VEGAS — The trade group representing both daily and season-long fantasy sports companies is hoping to head-off outside regulation by regulating itself. The Fantasy Sports Trade Association announced Tuesday it would form the Fantasy Sports Control Agency led by former acting U.S. Labor Secretary Seth D. Harris. The attempt to self-regulate comes as legal scrutiny of the daily fantasy sports industry led by DraftKings and FanDuel grows and questions are raised about consumer protections including what information employees have access to and when. Until recently, employees at one site were able to play on other sites.

Paul Charchian, president of the association that was started in 1998 and now represents about 300 companies, wrote in a separate email to the group’s membership that for those sites offering paid fantasy contests, “the necessity for some form of regulation is upon us.”

“We can establish and enforce these systems ourselves, or we can put our industry in the hands of outside entities who do not understand the industry as we do — outside entities who are not as able nor as committed to establishing rules and regulations that ensure integrity and transparency while allowing the industry to continue to thrive,” he wrote.

“Simply put, the leadership of the FSTA believes that we cannot and should not allow the future of our industry to rest in the hands of others.”

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A fisherman keeps his eye on the cable as he unloads his catch of cod in Newfoundland in 1997. A new study suggests that Newfoundland’s once decimated northern cod stock could be making a strong comeback after more than a decade of sharp decline.

gambling law at Whittier University in Southern California. “It’s a good (public relations) move. It won’t do much to prevent legislation and court cases.”

He said the agency should find a friendly state and volunteer to be taxed so states become allies rather than potential enemies. Having overseen multiple regulatory and enforcement agencies, former U.S. Labor Secretary Seth Harris said he’s seen firsthand government’s limited resources.

“The hope is the government won’t need to intervene,” Harris said.

He said he hopes to have the agency up and running within three to six months. The group said its agency would operate independently and establish auditing procedures as well as incentives and penalties to enforce the industry standards it creates. Harris said he envisions the agency issuing certified seals to companies that play by the agency’s rules.

“We think that that seal is going to have immense value,” he said, adding that he expects players, lawmakers and industry members will pay attention to who gets one and why.

He said he’s not sure, yet, if the agency itself will be responsible for auditing the companies to ensure they’re complying.“

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‘It could have been a lot worse’ DE WIT RECALLS SCARY SITUATION OF BEING HIT IN NECK WITH PUCK LAST FRIDAY

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Initially, Jeff de Wit looked like a hard-luck victim, however the Red Deer Rebels second-year forward now considers himself fortunate.

De Wit was struck on the right side of his neck by a clearing attempt from teammate Colton Bobyk while killing a penalty during Saturday’s 4-3 WHL win over the Kootenay Ice at the Centrium, and what followed was not pretty.

The 17-year-old Red Deer product fell and then attempted to get back up on his skates, but was clearly unable to find his balance. He remained on the ice for close to 10 minutes while being attended to by paramedics and the Rebels training staff, then skated off under his own steam.

Barely.

“I went down on one knee to block a shot and it went past and hit the defenceman (Bobyk) behind me,” de Wit recalled Tuesday, following an off-ice workout session at Can-Pro Athletic Training Centre.

“I turned to skate up out of the zone because our guy had full possession of it, then the puck hit me on the neck.

“I was short of breath and I had a lot of nerves shooting down the right side of my body, down my arms. I’m pretty lucky it hit me where it did, because any other place, like the throat or jaw, and it could have been a lot worse.”

While paramedics had a stretcher available to transport de Wit from the ice, he skated off slowly and was taken to Red Deer Regional Hospital for precautionary measures.

“They let me skate off the ice, they wanted to make sure I was stable and that there nothing wrong with my spine,” said de Wit, who underwent a CAT scan at the hospital to check for possible air wave blockage and blood clotting.

Jeff de Wit The tests were negative and de Wit was allowed to go home.

“For what happened, I’m pretty lucky that the puck didn’t hit me somewhere else because it could have been pretty serious,” he said. “I’m going to watch the video tomorrow to see how close he (Bobyk) was to me. I know it was a hard shot.

“I had a tough time catching my breath. It was a

really weird feeling because I wanted to get back up and skate off, but I was in that much pain and I couldn’t breathe.”

De Wit missed practice Monday but plans to skate today and should be in the lineup when the Rebels host the Spokane Chiefs Friday.

• Meanwhile, Evan Polei should also be available for Friday’s contest after missing Saturday’s contest due to concussion symptoms.

Polei was the victim of a high hit from Medicine Hat Tigers forward Ryan Jevne on Friday, a hit that earned Jevne a checking-to-the-head major penalty and game misconduct and, ultimately, a four-game suspension.

“It looks like he’s going to be OK to play Friday, as long as he continues to progress like he has been, ” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter. “Everything has been going good with the concussion protocol.”

• Forward Austin Adamson is at home in Vancouver undergoing rehab and therapy for hip surgery that was performed in June.

“He’s back skating and will have a check-up in November,” said Sutter. “At that time, we’ll evaluate where he’s at.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Late rally gets Wild win over Oilers

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Wild 4 Oilers 3 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Even the best defencemen in this most unpredictable sport can’t count on scoring, no matter how strong the performance.

Ryan Suter, for once, was rewarded.

Charlie Coyle scored for Minnesota midway through the third period, 43 seconds after Suter’s second goal of the game thwarted Edmonton’s rally, and the Wild hung on to beat the Oilers 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Suter, who had only two goals last season, matched defenceman Marco Scandella by scoring in the first period for a 2-0 lead. This was Suter’s first multi-goal game since a hat trick on Jan. 4, 2014, against Washington.

“I hit three posts in the first three games, I think, and now two goals tonight,” Suter said. “Who knows? Maybe I’ll probably go another 10 games without even getting a shot now.”

Darnell Nurse scored his first NHL goal soon after the second intermission, giving the Oilers the lead, but the Wild roared back against goalie Cam Talbot. Suter knocked in a loose puck from the crease, a “lucky bounce” as he put it. Then Coyle crashed the net and tapped in the setup from Thomas Vanek, who had two assists.

“You could feel the air come out of the bench at that point,” Oilers coach Todd McLellan said. “It’s happened too many times in too many of our losses this year where we gift a team a goal or two, and right now we’re not a strong enough team to be doing that.”

Suter’s career high is eight goals, in 2006-07 for Nashville and 2013-14 for Minnesota.

“There’s been a lot of pucks that I feel he’s been unlucky not to score on, just because we’ve had good net front and the pucks are getting through,” Wild coach Mike Yeo said.

Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who added 18-year-old Connor McDavid to a lineup that now has four of the last six players taken with the first overall pick in the draft.

They were stinging from a 3-2 loss to Los Angeles on Sunday when McDa-

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Edmonton Oilers’ Anton Lander defends as Minnesota Wild’s Mikael Granlund wraps around the net in an attempt to score on Oilers goalie Cam Talbot in the first period of an NHL game, Tuesday, in St. Paul, Minn. The Wild won the game 4-3. vid’s apparent last-second goal was waved off, so this outcome sure didn’t help.

“That’s a tough one to lose,” Hall said. “You’re winning in the third period on the road. Those have to translate into wins.”

Hall scored, assisted by fellow former first overall draft picks Nail Yakupov and McDavid, in the first period to get the Oilers going. Then Iiro Pakarinen tied the game with a shot that grazed Wild defenceman Matthew Dumba’s knee and eluded Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk.

“The second goal was a kick in the ‘whatever’ for us,” Yeo said, “but it was a good opportunity for us. That’s a

much better team than they have been in the past. There’s a lot of skill.”

Dumba used his shoulder to levy an open-ice blindside hit on Lauri Korpikoski in the first period, angering the Oilers and drawing a roughing penalty on Eric Gryba. With the Wild on the power play, Scandella scored off a smooth give-and-go with Vanek for a 2-0 lead.

“I thought it was contact to the head,” McLellan said. “I asked, and he thought it was a clean hit. There’s nothing I can do about that.”

Dubnyk, bothered recently by a knee injury, made 22 saves against the team that drafted him in the first round in 2004.

NOTES: The Wild are 4-0 at home.

Montreal is the only other unbeaten team on its own ice. … Hall has four goals and four assists in the last seven games. … Yakupov and McDavid each have at least one point in six straight games. … The Oilers have been outscored 13-6 in the third period. … The Wild have 46 wins in 80 games against the Oilers, their most against any opponent. In the last 25 games at home against the Oilers, the Wild are 21-31. … … Oilers RW Rob Klinkhammer limped off the ice with an injury to his left leg in the first period and did not return. … Nurse was just called up from the AHL to replace Justin Schultz on an injury-laden defence.

Hosmer homer gives Royals win in marathon World Series opener

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Royals 5 Mets 4 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alcides Escobar started the World Series with a jolt. Five hours later, he ended the longest opener ever with a jump — into the arms of his joyous Kansas City Royals teammates.

Saved by Alex Gordon’s tying home run in the ninth inning off Mets closer Jeurys Familia, the Royals won in the 14th when Eric Hosmer’s sacrifice fly scored Escobar for a 5-4 win over New York late Tuesday night.

This tied for the longest Series game in history, and it had a little bit of everything. A lot of everything, actually.

Escobar hit an inside-the-park homer on the very first pitch from Matt Harvey. Later, a power failure caused the national TV audience and the team’s replay rooms to go dark.

The nearer it got to midnight — and beyond — the more oddly the ball bounced.

In the 11th, Salvador Perez grounded a single that hit the third-base bag and caromed high in the air. In the 12th, Daniel Murphy struck out on a pitch that got past Perez — it ricocheted off the backstop to the Royals catcher, who threw out Murphy at first.

About the only thing missing? A home run by Murphy, who had connected in a record six straight post-season games. The MVP of the NL Championship Series did contribute a pair of singles.

Then in the 14th, Escobar reached

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Kansas City Royals players celebrate after Alcides Escobar scored on a sacrifice fly by Eric Hosmer during the 14th inning of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the New York Mets Wednesday, in Kansas City. on an error by third baseman David Wright. Ben Zobrist’s single put runners at the corners and an intentional walk to Lorenzo Cain loaded the bases.

Hosmer atoned for a key error by lifting a flyball to medium-deep right field, and Escobar barely beat Curtis Granderson’s throw home.

Greg Meachem, Sports Editor, 403-314-4363 E-mail gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Escobar streaked home standing up, and the Royals rushed from the dugout to meet him.

It was 12:18 a.m. at Kauffman Stadium, and Game 2 is Wednesday night.

Jacob deGrom starts for the Mets against Johnny Cueto. It’s a hairy matchup: DeGrom’s flowing tresses vs.

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Cueto’s mop of dreadlocks.

Anyone who’s ever seen the Royals play — especially in October — knows they’re called resilient for a reason.

Once again, they reinforced their reputation.

Gordon shook the ballpark when he tagged Jeurys Familia, hitting a solo drive with one out over the centre field wall. The star closer hadn’t blown a save since July 30 and had been nearly perfect this post-season.

Known more for his glove than his bat, Gordon got a huge hug in the dugout from Eric Hosmer.

A two-time Gold Glove first baseman, Hosmer’s error gave the Mets a 4-3 lead in the eighth.

Escobar provided the early excitement. He loves to swing at first pitches, and this time the MVP of AL Championship Series produced his best result yet.

A mix-up by Mets outfielders Yoenis Cespedes and rookie Michael Conforto helped Escobar wind up with just the second inside-the-parker to lead off a Series game. Ol’ Patsy Dougherty of the Boston Americans did it in 1903 — his came in the second game ever of what became known as the Fall Classic.

Harvey brushed aside the misplay and quickly settled in. The Mets, meanwhile, soon caught up with Royals starter Edinson Volquez, who did his best on the day his father died in the Dominican Republic.

Granderson homered and the Mets came back for a 3-1 lead. Mike Moustakas lined a tying single off Harvey tied it in the sixth.

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Stage set for Raptors’ opener

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Kyle Lowry is happy to be playing basketball for real.

Lowry leads the Toronto Raptors into their season opener Wednesday night against the Indiana Pacers at the Air Canada Centre. And the veteran guard couldn’t be happier. “(Training) camp has been over for me,� Lowry said with a chuckle following Tuesday’s practice. “We’re all just happy the season is here and everything really counts now.�

Toronto has won two straight home openers to stand 12-8 overall. The Raptors are 11-9 in season openers, having won their last two and three of their last four.

Toronto is coming off a bittersweet 2014-15 campaign. The Raptors captured their second straight Atlantic Division title with a team-record 49 wins and finished fourth overall in Eastern Conference.

But the promising regular season ended abruptly as Toronto was swept 4-0 by the Washington Wizards in the first round of the playoffs.

In the off-season, Toronto GM Masai Ujiri added the likes of DeMarre Carroll, Cory Joseph and Bismack Biy-

ombo hoping to improve the team’s defence. But Lowry said defensive play has always been an emphasis under head coach Dwane Casey, who’s entering his fifth season with the franchise. “All the camps with Dwane Casey are always (about) defence,� Lowry said. “I think this was the same as before but we just put in a different type of scheme.�

Toronto hits the ground running with a busy week. After hosting Indiana, it visits the Boston Celtics — and former Raptor Amir Johnson — on Friday night before hosting the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.

Casey said his biggest concern heading into the regular season is Toronto maintaining the intensity it had during the exhibition season, where it won five of its seven games. “Just hoping our defence carries over from the pre-season, to make sure we maintain that edge,� he said. “Offensively, make sure we get a rhythm the next two weeks or so. “All of us (NBA coaches) hold back stuff during the pre-season, we don’t show everything so you’re kind of going in blind (regarding) what we’re going to go against with (Indiana’s) offence. We’re confident with our concepts, our principles that we’ll be

ready to go.�

Even with Toronto’s renewed commitment to defence, Lowry will again leads its offensive charge. The veteran point guard finished fourth in pre-season scoring, averaging 22 points per game while shooting 52.3 per cent from the field and 53.8 per cent from threepoint range.

The six-foot-one Lowry was a league all-star last season, averaging 17.8 points and 6.8 assists per game. But the 10-year veteran drew criticism for his play down the stretch and against Washington in the playoffs.

However, the 29-year-old Lowry turned heads when he reported to training camp significantly leaner than he was last season.

Forward DeMar DeRozan, a 2014 NBA all-star, was Toronto’s scoring leader last season, averaging 20.1 points per game. DeRozan averaged 20.3 points per game in the playoffs against Washington.

But Toronto was ranked 25th in team defence. The expectation is Carroll, who averaged 12.6 points and 5.3 rebounds in 70 games with Atlanta last season, will provide solid perimeter defence end while giving Toronto another outside shooting threat. “He’s going to make his baskets cut-

ting, running hard, (playing) defence and creating offence,� Lowry said. “He’s a guy who does need the ball.�

Joseph, a Toronto native acquired from the NBA-champion San Antonio Spurs, is expected to run Toronto’s second unit in place of the departed Greivis Vasquez. “It will be easy to play with Cory,�

Lowry said. “He’s a guy who wants to pass first and make plays for his teammates and is very defensive minded. “I think he’s going to learn that just be better over time.�

Opening against Indiana will provide Toronto with a challenge because the Pacers favour going with a smaller, quicker lineup. But Casey said his roster gives him plenty of options. “We’ve got a lot of guys that can go small in that situation,� Casey said. “The great thing about our roster now is we’re flexible, we can go small, we can play big.�

Lowry said Toronto can give Indiana plenty to be concerned about. “We’re going to do what we do,�

Lowry said. “That’s one thing we’ve got better at, just doing what we do and making teams adjust to us and not us adjust to other teams.�

Stars rally to take away Ducks’ first victory NHL ROUNDUP STARS 4 DUCKS 3 DALLAS — Antoine Roussel scored with 1:28 to play, rallying the Dallas Stars to a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.

Patrick Sharp, Cody Eakin and John Klingberg scored in the second period for Dallas, which trailed 3-0 after one.

Antti Niemi had 17 saves to help the Stars improve to 7-2.

Anaheim, which has lost eight of its first nine games (1-6-2), entered with just six goals this season.

Mike Santorelli, Shawn Horcoff and Carl Hagelin scored for the Ducks in the final 5:16 of the first period. Frederick Andersen finished with 30 saves, including 15 in the third period.

BLUES 2, LIGHTNING 0 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Allen stopped 26 shots for his sixth career shutout, leading St. Louis to the win.

Scott Gomez and Troy Brouwer scored as the Blues beat the Lightning for the fourth straight time, and sixth in the last seven meetings.

Ben Bishop, who was teammates with Allen on Peoria of the AHL for two seasons, had 22 saves for the Lightning.

Gomez gave the Blues the lead when he tipped in a long shot by rookie defenceman Colton Parayko at 15:59 of the first. It was Gomez’s first goal with the Blues and No. 181 for his career. Brouwer added an empty-net goal with 41 seconds remaining.

KINGS 4, JETS 1 WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Milan Lucic snapped a tie with his second goal of the season at 15:19 of the third, and the Kings earned their sixth straight victory.

Tyler Toffoli looked as if he was going to shoot before sending the puck across the front of the net and Lucic

was credited with redirecting it past Ondrej Pavelec. Toffoli added an empty-net goal at 19:06, and Trevor Lewis scored with 27 seconds left.

Jonathan Quick, who has won his last five games, made 24 saves for the Kings. Pavelec stopped shots.

Winnipeg forward Nikolaj Ehlers and Los Angeles defenceman Jake Muzzin scored in the second.

BLUE JACKETS 3, DEVILS 1 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Boone Jenner and Cam Atkinson scored 35 seconds apart in the third period, and Columbus stopped New Jersey’s fourgame win streak.

Scott Hartnell added an unassisted goal later in the period as the Blue Jackets won their second straight game under new coach John Tortorella despite having only 14 shots. Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves.

Bobrovsky lost his bid for a shutout with 2:28 to play when Kyle Palmieri scored on a power-play rebound.

The four-game winning streak matched the Devils’ longest of last season.

PANTHERS 4, AVALANCHE 1 SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Vincent Trocheck had two goals and an assist for Florida, and Roberto Luongo passed Grant Fuhr for sole possession of ninth on the wins list with No. 404 for his career.

Brian Campbell added a goal and two assists and Reilly Smith also had a goal and an assist. Luongo made 31 saves in the Panthers’ second straight victory.

Colorado has dropped four in a row.

Gabriel Landeskog scored, and Reto Berra stopped 24 shots.

Trocheck’s second power-play goal at 2:56 of the third extended the Panthers’ lead to 2-0.

SABRES 4, FLYERS 3, OT PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zemgus Girgensons scored on a breakaway

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Dallas Stars goalie Antti Niemi lays out to stop a shot from Anaheim Ducks right wing Chris Wagner in the second period of an NHL game Tuesday, in Dallas. with 2:31 left in overtime, lifting the Sabres to the victory.

Jake McCabe, Tyler Ennis and Jamie McGinn scored for Buffalo, which snapped a two-game skid while winning for the first time on the road in its third try.

Brayden Schenn had two goals and Chris VandeVelde also scored for Philadelphia.

After the Flyers turned it over in their end, Carlo Colaiacovo sent a long pass to a wide-open Girgensons, who beat Steve Mason.

HURRICANES 3, RED WINGS 1 DETROIT (AP) — Victor Rask and Ron Hainsey scored to lead Carolina to the victory.

Eric Staal added an empty-net goal with 30 seconds left, and Cam Ward stopped 24 shots for the Hurricanes.

Carolina is 2-1 against Detroit this

season, with both wins coming on the road, but just 1-5 against the rest of the league.

Jakub Kindl scored for Detroit, and Petr Mrazek stopped 18 shots.

Hainsey’s slap shot beating a screened Mrazek for the tiebreaking score at 4:36 of the third.

BRUINS 6, COYOTES 0 BOSTON (AP) — Tuukka Rask made 24 saves for his 27th career shutout, David Krejci scored two goals and Boston got its first home win of the season.

Jimmy Hayes, Joe Morrow, Brett Connolly and Brad Marchand also scored for the Bruins, who had lost their first four homes games (0-3-1).

Hayes, Loui Eriksson and Matt Beleskey each had two assists.

Mike Smith stopped 21 shots for the Coyotes, who played their fifth road game in eight days,.

This doesn’t have to be as good as it gets for Blue Jays riage is unlikely to be in the cards.

Mark Shapiro is in charge of this organization now, and his first order of business for the team’s new president has to be its general manager. Alex Anthopoulos’s architecture of this team was masterful. The entire lineup is under contract for next season, plus Devon Travis and Dalton Pompey and Michael Saunders. There is some work to do in the bullpen. The rotation will need to be rebuilt with Marcus Stroman at the helm, followed by R.A. Dickey and then questions. The farm system will need to be rebuilt after being looted for a second time in three years.

And most of all, Shapiro will have to convince Anthopoulos that this remains his job, and Anthopoulos will have to convince Shapiro that it should be. It’s no sure thing. Again: Kansas

City was great, but the better team doesn’t always win.

But the bigger question that Shapiro will need to answer, and Rogers will need to answer, is what does this team want to be? Does ownership want to continue to walk the upper-middle-class path, and act like a big market but not a really big market? Does it want to truly commit, as it should, and keep the deep, powerful well of fandom that was awakened this year?

The Jays added a whole $8 million (U.S.) at the deadline, all in all. With the departing contracts, there should be money to spend. With smarts and vision, this doesn’t have to be as good as it ever gets.

A beautiful run, and it ended on a warm, rainy autumn night in Kansas City. Champagne stinks, unless it’s yours.

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SCOREBOARD Hockey

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Red Deer 14 10 4 0 0 55 39 20 Lethbridge 10 8 2 0 0 46 27 16 Calgary 14 7 6 0 1 35 48 15 Medicine Hat 11 4 6 1 0 37 45 9 Edmonton 13 3 7 3 0 35 48 9 Kootenay 15 3 11 1 0 34 63 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Kelowna 13 9 4 0 0 53 43 18 Victoria 13 8 5 0 0 39 26 16 Prince George 11 6 5 0 0 32 27 12 Vancouver 12 4 6 1 1 39 52 10 Kamloops 11 3 8 0 0 28 42 6 U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt 10 7 2 1 0 34 23 15 8 5 3 0 0 19 19 10 11 5 6 0 0 33 29 10 12 4 6 1 1 30 47 10 12 4 7 1 0 40 46 9

Monday’s results Kootenay 5 Edmonton 4 (OT) Tuesday’s results Brandon at Seattle, late Lethbridge at Victoria, late

Buffalo 4, Philadelphia 3, OT Carolina 3, Detroit 1 Florida 4, Colorado 1 St. Louis 2, Tampa Bay 0 Minnesota 4, Edmonton 3 Los Angeles 4, Winnipeg 1 Dallas 4, Anaheim 3 Vancouver 5, Montreal 1

Saskatoon at Swift Current, 7 p.m.

Lethbridge at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Vancouver at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Prince George at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Portland at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Montreal 10 9 1 0 18 Tampa Bay 10 5 3 2 12 Florida 9 5 3 1 11 Boston 8 4 3 1 9 Detroit 9 4 4 1 9 Ottawa 8 3 3 2 8 Buffalo 9 3 6 0 6 Toronto 8 1 5 2 4

GF 36 27 30 33 22 24 20 19

GA 17 26 18 29 24 26 29 28

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts 10 6 2 2 14 9 6 2 1 13 7 6 1 0 12 8 4 2 2 10 9 4 4 1 9 8 4 4 0 8 9 3 6 0 6 10 2 8 0 4

GF 28 31 29 19 21 13 17 22

GA 20 22 18 22 26 16 26 41

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Dallas 9 7 2 0 14 Nashville 8 6 1 1 13 St. Louis 9 6 2 1 13 Minnesota 9 6 2 1 13 Chicago 9 6 3 0 12 Winnipeg 9 5 3 1 11 Colorado 8 2 5 1 5

GF 31 25 25 28 19 29 20

GA 24 16 20 25 16 25 25

N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders Washington Philadelphia New Jersey Pittsburgh Carolina Columbus

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 9 6 3 0 12 20 18 Vancouver 9 4 2 3 11 25 18 Arizona 10 5 4 1 11 27 28 San Jose 8 5 3 0 10 23 18 Edmonton 10 3 7 0 6 24 31 Calgary 9 2 7 0 4 16 35 Anaheim 9 1 6 2 4 9 25 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

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.

Thursday’s games Spokane at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 4, Calgary 0 Arizona 4, Toronto 3 Chicago 1, Anaheim 0, OT

Friday’s games Victoria at Prince Albert, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Brandon at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Regina, 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Boston 6, Arizona 0 Columbus 3, New Jersey 1

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

Thursday

Wednesday’s Games Calgary at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Washington, 6 p.m.

Nashville at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

• 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.

Thursday’s Games Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Colorado at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Anaheim at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Vancouver at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Montreal at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

x-Hamilton x-Ottawa x-Toronto Montreal

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.

Jamie Benn, Dal David Krejci, Bos Patrick Kane, Chi Tyler Seguin, Dal Max Pacioretty, Mtl John Tavares, NYI Blake Wheeler, Wpg Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wash Michael Cammalleri, NJ Henrik Zetterberg, Det

A 4 7 7 8 4 6 7 8 8 9

Pts 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11

PF 496 408 392 342 PF 426 408 403 342 381

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 G.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

PA 335 420 461 332 PA 319 320 433 481 497

Pt 20 20 18 12 Pt 26 24 12 10 4

S 6 7 12 12 1 4 9 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0

Pt 167 138 136 123 111 109 91 91 73 60 56 54 54 52 52 50 50 48 46

x-A.Bowman, Edm 7 x-H.Burris, Ott 7 x-A.Collie, BC 7 x-G.Ellingson, Ott 6 x-K.Lawrence, Edm 6 x-T.Sutton, Mtl 6 D.Alvarado, Ott 0 B.Banks, Ham 6 V.Hazleton, Tor 6 J.Mathews, Ham 6 T.Sinkfield, Ham 6 L.Tasker, Ham 6 T.Toliver, Ham 6 B.Whitaker, Tor 6 x-D.Adams, Wpg 5 x-T.Harrison, Cgy 5 x-R.Smith, Sask 5 x-M.McDaniel, Cgy 4 J.Palardy, Tor 0

2 2 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 8 13

0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

44 44 44 38 38 38 37 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 32 32 32 32 32

National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 6 0 0 1.000 213 N.Y. Jets 4 2 0 .667 152 Miami 3 3 0 .500 147 Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 176 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 3 4 0 .429 147 Houston 2 5 0 .286 154 Jacksonville 2 5 0 .286 147 Tennessee 1 5 0 .167 119 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 6 0 0 1.000 182 Pittsburgh 4 3 0 .571 158 Cleveland 2 5 0 .286 147 Baltimore 1 6 0 .143 161 West W L T Pct PF Denver 6 0 0 1.000 139 Oakland 3 3 0 .500 144 Kansas City 2 5 0 .286 150 San Diego 2 5 0 .286 165

PA 126 105 137 173 PA 174 199 207 139 PA 122 131 182 188 PA 102 153 172 198

N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia Dallas

W 4 3 3 2

Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay

W 6 6 3 2

Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit

W 6 4 2 1

Arizona St. Louis Seattle San Francisco

W 5 3 3 2

L T 3 0 4 0 4 0 4 0 South L T 0 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 North L T 0 0 2 0 4 0 6 0 West L T 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0

Pct .571 .429 .429 .333

PF 166 148 160 121

PA 156 168 137 158

Pct 1.000 .857 .429 .333

PF 162 193 161 140

PA 110 150 185 179

Pct 1.000 .667 .333 .143

PF 164 124 120 139

PA 101 102 179 200

Pct .714 .500 .429 .286

PF 229 108 154 103

PA 133 119 128 180

Monday’s Game Arizona 26, Baltimore 18 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.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 0 0 .000 — Brooklyn 0 0 .000 — New York 0 0 .000 — Philadelphia 0 0 .000 — Toronto 0 0 .000 —

Chicago Detroit Indiana Milwaukee Cleveland

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.

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

WEEK 19 Bye: Winnipeg Friday’s game 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.

Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington Atlanta

• 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.

NHL Scoring Leaders G 8 5 5 4 7 5 4 3 3 2

• 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.

Friday

Tuesday’s summary Wild 4, Oilers 3 First Period 1. Minnesota, Suter 1 (Zucker) 7:25.

2. Minnesota, Scandella 1 (Vanek) 9:30 (pp).

3. Edmonton, Hall 4 (Yakupov, McDavid) 11:09.

Penalties — Gryba Edm (roughing) 7:47, Davidson Edm (hooking) 16:05, Minn Bench (too many men) 19:04.

Second Period 4. Edmonton, Pakarinen 1 (Hall) 4:41.

Penalties — None.

Third Period 5. Edmonton, Nurse 1 (Klefbom, Pouliot) 3:38.

6. Minnesota, Suter 2 (Koivu, Niederreiter) 8:43.

7. Minnesota, Coyle 3 (Vanek, Fontaine) 9:26.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Edmonton 5 9 11 — 25 Minnesota 8 11 9 — 28 Goal — Edmonton: Talbot (L, 2-5-0) Minnesota: Dubnyk (W, 6-2-0).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Edmonton: 0-1 Minnesota: 1-2.

Football CFL East Division GP W L T 16 10 6 0 16 10 6 0 16 9 7 0 16 6 10 0

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WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Prince Albert 13 10 2 0 1 53 41 21 Brandon 12 8 2 0 2 55 29 18 Moose Jaw 12 7 3 1 1 47 35 16 Saskatoon 12 6 3 3 0 45 48 15 Regina 12 6 5 1 0 34 41 13 Swift Current 13 5 6 2 0 36 41 12

Seattle Everett Portland Spokane Tri-City

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Southeast Division W L Pct 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Central Division W L Pct 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 0 0 .000 Houston 0 0 .000 Memphis 0 0 .000 New Orleans 0 0 .000 San Antonio 0 0 .000

GB — — — 1/2 GB — — 1/2 1/2 1

GB — — — — —

Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Northwest Division W L Pct 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

GB — — — — —

Pacific Division W L Pct 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000

GB — — — — —

Tuesday’s Games Chicago 97, Cleveland 95 Detroit 106, Atlanta 94 New Orleans at Golden State, late Wednesday’s Games Washington at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Utah at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

New York at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Portland, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Memphis at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at New York, 6 p.m.

Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Red Deer Women’s Ball Hawks 46 Dynamo 44 BH — Racheller Adrias, 13 points; POG: Caisie Boychuk. Dynamo — Kacey Blanchett, 18; POG: Blanchette.

Spartans 55 Age Gap 33 Spartans — Carla Stewart, 23; POG: Stewart. AG — Crystal Gustaw, 7; POG: Summer Langstret.

Funk 76 Shooting Stars 18 Funk — Allison Lundall, 18; POG: Lundall. SS — POG: Katie Wozney.

Hoosier Daddy 44 Big Ballers 25 HD — Mallory Jones, 19; POG: Jodi Baehl. BB — Laura Szymanek, 5; POG: Jamie Vandenberg.

Storm 48 Pink Panthers 16 Storm — Simone Date, Colleen Braithwaite, 10; POG: Date. PP: Amy Archibald, Rebecca Le Lievre, 4; POG: Archibald.

Central Alberta Sr. Men’s Triple A Batteries 58 Rusty Chuckers 44 TAB — Andrew Touchette 17, Larry Sampson 10.

RC — Neff Nazarrea 15, Joel Lorgard 11.

Washed Up Warriors 89 Monstars 73 WUW — Rob Pierce 24, Braden Koteck 21; POG: Pierce. Monstars — Eric Dortman 19, Darren Wright 13; POG: Dortman.

Transaction Tuesday’s Sports Transactions HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Called up F Tanner Kero from Rockford (AHL). Reassigned F Vince Hinostroza to Rockford.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed F Tuomo Ruutu on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 16.

American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Binghamton RW Zack Stortini two games after receiving a match penalty for boarding during an Oct. 25 game at Albany. Suspended Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton LW Scott Wilson one game for a checking-from-behind incident during an Oct. 24 game against Springfield.

BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Named Michael Picker president.

MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Acquired F Danick Paquette from Missouri (ECHL).

ECHL READING ROYALS — Acquired F Yannick Tifu from Brampton for future considerations.

BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Selected the contract of INF Raul Mondesi Jr. from Northwest Arkansas (TL). Designated RHP Joba Chamberlain for assignment.

National League NEW YORK METS — Added INF Juan Uribe to their World Series roster.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with bench coach Larry Bowa and third base coach Juan Samuel.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Development League NBADL — Announced the Charlotte Hornets acquired the right to own an NBA D-League team and will play in Greensboro, N.C. ATLANTA HAWKS — Exercised their fourthyear options on Gs Tim Hardaway Jr. and Dennis Schroder for the 2016-17 season.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Exercised their option on G C.J. Wilcox for the 2016-17 season.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Exercised their third-year option on G Jordan Adams for the 2016-17 season.

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed S Charles

Godfrey. Signed RB Gus Johnson and WR Devon Wylie to the practice squad. Released RB Allen Bradford, LB Derek Akunne and RB Juhwan Edwards from the practice squad.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Released QB Ryan Mallett.

Placed RB Arian Foster on injured reserve.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed WR Quan Bray from the practice squad. Waived S Dewey McDonald.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed LB Brando Watts from the practice squad. Placed CB Jabari Price on injured reserve. Signed FB Blake Renaud and LB Terrance Plummer on the practice squad. Released WR Donte Foster from the practice squad.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Waived DB Sammy Seamster.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Agreed to terms with DE Jason Pierre-Paul.

WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7) Kansas City 1, New York 0 Tuesday, Oct. 27: Kansas City 5, N.Y. Mets 4, 14 innings Wednesday, Oct. 28: N.Y. Mets (deGrom 14-8) at Kansas City (Cueto 4-7), 6 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 30: Kansas City (Ventura 13-8) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 9-7), 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 31: Kansas City (Young 11-6) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 4-0), 6 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 1: Kansas City at N.Y. Mets Tuesday, Nov. 3: N.Y. Mets at Kansas City Wednesday, Nov. 4: N.Y. Mets at Kansas City

Soccer Major League Soccer Playoffs KNOCKOUT ROUND Eastern Conference Wednesday, Oct. 28: New England (5) at D.C. United (4), 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 29: Toronto (6) at Montreal (3), 5 p.m.

Western Conference Wednesday, Oct 28: LA Galaxy (5) at Seattle (4), 8 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 29: Sporting Kansas City (6) at Portland (3), 8 p.m.

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

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 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Eastern Conference Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 22: TBD Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 29: TBD Western Conference Leg 1 — Sunday, Nov. 22: TBD Leg 2 — Sunday, Nov. 29: TBD MLS CUP Sunday, Dec. 6: TBD

GRAND SLAM OF CURLING MASTERS

Simmons, Gushue win opening matches TRURO, N.S. — Calgary’s Pat Simmons and St. John’s, N.L.’s Brad Gushue both won their opening round-robin matches at the Grand Slam of Curling Masters tournament on Tuesday.

Simmons, the reigning Brier champion, scored two in the eighth end to dispatch Shawn Adams of Halifax 7-3.

Gushue, meanwhile, used singles in the second, third, fifth and sixth ends to double up Toronto’s John Epping 4-2.

On the women’s side, Switerland’s Silvana Tirinzoni scored four in the third end and held on for a 7-6 win over Sweden’s Margaretha Sigfridsson.

Winnipeg’s Kerri Einarson edged Eve Muirhead of Scotland 7-6 and Halifax’s Mary-Anne Arsenault defeated Anna Sidorova of Russia 5-3. Round robin action continues through Friday.

CFL

Eskimos lineman Krausnick reveals battle with testicular cancer Edmonton Eskimos lineman Alex Krausnick says he has battled testicular cancer and is urging other young men to be vigilant in checking for the disease as the new national spokesperson for Testicular Cancer Canada.

Krausnick broke his silence about his cancer in a statement released Tuesday.

In a video by Testicular Cancer Canada, Krausnick said received treatment quickly after his wife urged him to visit a doctor once he noticed a pain in his testicles. He said he might not have made the appointment otherwise.

“Many young men don’t know the signs of testicular cancer, or how to check for it. I certainly didn’t,” Krausnick said.

“That’s why I’m excited to work with Testicular Cancer Canada as their national spokesperson — I really want to make sure young men are checking themselves to help detect cancer and receive treatment as early as possible.”

Krausnick, a 26-year-old Calgary native, is in his fifth CFL season.

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BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

EDUCATION

David Thompson High School near Condor will undergo an $8-million modernization.

Alberta Education recently approved the project and construction is expected to begin at the Grade 8 to 12 school in the spring and be completed

by September 2018.

“The major portion of this announcement is for the new gymnasium.

That’s to deal with the ceiling height to make it a regulation basketball court,” principal Miles Trieber said on Tuesday.

The school was built in 1957 and

through the years the only major upgrade has been to the ventilation and heating system.

Trieber said the gym ceiling height has made it difficult to host athletic events. Basketball, and at times volleyball, has been popular among students.

“They love athletics out here. Definitely the ceiling height will be nice.”

The gym will also grow to 550 square metres from 490.

He said the increase will provide more space for activities like graduation and Remembrance Day ceremonies.

Currently 205 students from the

Condor and Leslieville area attend the school operated by Wild Rose School Division.

Trieber said enrolment has remained fairly steady through the years. This fall enrolment increased by about 15 students.

Planning is currently underway on the modernization project and the prime consultant will be selected shortly.

Modernization will include demolishing existing career and technology (CTS) space where welding, woodworking and autobody shops are located to make way for the new gym.

The old gym will be repurposed for CTS, gym change rooms and storage.

Trieber said he didn’t have the de-

tails on what CTS programs will be moved into the old gym, but would like to see CTS programming expand to include, for example, a cosmetology lab.

Currently, the school has a computer lab and a home economics room in addition to its shops.

Through modernization the school will get an additional 185 square metres that will include some common gathering areas with new furniture and fixtures.

“I am very excited for what this modernization will bring to our school for the students, staff and community that we support. This project will allow us to serve the needs of our school community,” Trieber said. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

TURNING THE LIGHT BACK ON

Tracking stats show busy parks

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF It should come to no surprise that Red Deer’s park system is busy.

Now the city has data to back up its claim.

In July, the city installed six trail trackers to gauge the usage at some of the popular Waskasoo Park system entry points — Bower Ponds, the CPR Bridge, Heritage Ranch, Mackenzie Trails and Three Mile Bend.

The last time the city measured usage was in 2005 when it was preparing a trails master plan. Parks staff conducted surveys and manually counted people as they walked by for a couple hours over two days.

Some interesting trends have already started to emerge with only three months of data.

On average, between 180 and 600 people use the trails every day.

“That definitely surprised us a little bit,” said Trevor Poth, parks superintendent. “The stable amount of use is probably the most surprising use.

We don’t see an awful lot of peaks on the weekend or in the evenings. The parks are just busy all the time.

It’s a positive thing for us to see. We would have made the assumption before that the weekends are when we see the highest traffic in our parks. That’s not actually the case. Of course it is based on weather, we are seeing it on Thursdays and Fridays.”

This new data will allow the department to plan for upgrades, basic maintenance and future planning.

“During the challenging budget times, we will need to have some metrics to present to council,” he said. “Parks data is always so tricky. How do you actually count the number of people out there without standing out there with a clipboard? This really helps us in a really efficient way to gauge use of parks.”

The busiest site was the CPR Bridge. It saw 560 average daily users or (more than) 200,000 visits each year. Poth said people are typically using it to commute to and from work.

There will likely be a capital request during this year’s budget related to preserving the CPR bridge, said Poth. Three Mile Bend was the second most used site which was not surprising because it boasts an off-leash dog park followed by Bower Ponds, Heritage Ranch and Devonian Trails (near Sunnybrook).

The lowest use was the Mackenzie Trails, a bit of a surprise, said Poth.

“It is on the fringe of the city and 55th Street was closed for quite a bit of the summer,” said Poth. “We are thinking it may have contributed a little bit.”

The counters will remain through the winter. The city will focus on monitoring the usage for a full-year cycle. It will allow them to determine usage in areas like Heritage Ranch, a popular spot for cross country skiing.

In the next few weeks, the city will purchase more counters to place on some hockey rinks to measure usage and patterns. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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After being absent for a couple of years a rebuilt landmark in Sylvan Lake is in the process of being resurrected. Work is continuing on a new lighthouse on the site of the former lighthouse at the marina along the shores of the lake. Located at the Waters Edge Marina Development the lighthouse will once again be an iconic sight guiding boaters back to the marina as it has in years past.

Aladdin Inn forcible confinement case on hold

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF The four men charged with holding and beating a person in an Aladdin Motor Inn room will wait two more weeks for their matter to proceed as they await for a court-appointed counsel.

Darren Curtis Lagrelle, 19; Jeffrey Allan King, 18; Daniel Arthur Potter, 26; and Corim Kyle Conway, 23, all of Red Deer are accused in the July 30 incident at the north end motel.

Lagrelle, King and Conway all have obtained defence counsel since their arrest. Potter has not and made an ap-

plication to obtain court appointed counsel on Tuesday in Red Deer provincial court.

The other three and their counsel Walter Kubanek for Lagrelle, Patty MacNaughton for Conway and Jason Snider for King are ready to enter an election and move forward with the charges.

However, they asked for time to get the appointed counsel up to speed with the accusations.

McNaughton told judge Bill Andreassen that the intention was to elect for trial by Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench by a judge alone with a preliminary inquiry.

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strength of the Crown’s case before heading to trial.

Duty counsel Amna Qureshi asked for a two week adjournment, which Andreassen granted, for the application to be approved and counsel to be appointed and familiarize themselves with the file.

The four and three female youths were arrested at a room at the Aladdin Motor Inn after Red Deer RCMP had obtained a warrant to search the room.

When they entered the room police said they found the victim suffering several non-life-threatening injuries.

EMS attended and treated the victim at the scene.

Police said that all parties were

known to each other.

Lagrelle is charged with forcible confinement, aggravated assault, disguise with intent, robbery, pointing a firearm, using a firearm in the commission of an offence and possessing a firearm contrary to an order.

King is charged with forcible confinement, aggravated assault, disguise with intent, robbery, pointing a firearm, using a firearm in the commission of an offence and unauthorized possession of a firearm.

Conway and Potter are both charged with forcible confinement, aggravated assault, disguise with intent and robbery. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

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Community praised in wake of tragedy

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TOFINO, B.C. — The deaths of five people in a capsized boat off the west coast of Vancouver Island is a tragedy that’s resonating around the world, says a senior official from the United Kingdom.

Five British nationals died Sunday when a whale-watching boat overturned near Tofino, British Columbia.

A 27-year-old Australian man is still missing.

“It has clearly deeply affected those involved,” Rupert Potter, the Vancouver-based British consul general, told a news conference Monday. “It’s affected the community here in Tofino and it’s affected people back in the U.K.” Potter shook hands with Premier Christy Clark and expressed his thanks for the support he and the victims’ families have been receiving.

He said he has met with the deceased people’s relatives in Tofino.

“Our focus is of course the families who have been affected and to provide whatever support we can to help them through this process,” he said. “The bravery and courage they have shown through what is a difficult time, I find deeply moving.”

Clark said she was horrified and heartbroken when she heard about the capsized boat but she’s proud of the way British Columbians came together to help.

“The Ahousaht First Nation, the people of Tofino, the people who know this coast so well, when there was a crisis, when there were lives at risk, people stepped up and stepped in and saved lives,” Clark said, as she thanked the community.

The BC Coroners Service has identified all five of the victims, including David Thomas, 50, and his 18 year-old

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The bow of the Leviathan II, a whale-watching boat owned by Jamie’s Whaling Station carrying 24 passengers and three crew members that capsized on Sunday, is seen near Vargas Island Tuesday as it waits to be towed into Tofino, B.C., for inspection. son Stephen, who were visiting from the U.K. The family’s church released a statement Tuesday.

“It is with great sadness that we have to report the death of two active members of the Gateway community,” said Gateway Church Swindon in Wiltshire, U.K. The church said Thomas’s wife, Julie, was rescued and is in hospital with

Liberals left to deal with constitutional challenges to Conservative laws

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A constitutional challenge of new sick leave rules for federal public servants that was to begin Thursday in an Ottawa court has been postponed until March.

It’s just one of many legal challenges that may end up shelved now that Stephen Harper’s Conservatives have lost power.

In fact, sorting out which battles to fight and which litigation to delay, reroute or drop will have federal Justice department officials working like busy air traffic controllers this fall.

“Certainly the courts are of the view that we shouldn’t be wasting their resources if we don’t have to,” constitutional lawyer Paul Cavalluzzo said Tuesday.

Cavalluzzo is lead counsel for a charter challenge against the Conservatives’ sweeping anti-terrorism law, Bill C-51. It received royal assent in June, but the newly elected Liberals campaigned on amending the deeply controversial law.

“It would seem to me that in light of the fact there is a significant chance that this government will repeal all or most of Bill C-51, I’m hoping to sit down with government lawyers and perhaps consider putting this litigation on hold, pending decisions made by the government,” Cavalluzzo said.

He might have to get in line.

Prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau won election last week promising to fix or flush a number of contentious Conservative laws.

His pledges range from repeal of a bill that permits stripping convicted terrorists of their citizenship to looking at the government distribution of medical marijuana and re-examining some mandatory minimum sentences.

The Conservatives came to office with an approach to criminal justice, security and citizenship that “has been fairly uncompromising,” says Carissima Mathen, who teaches constitutional law at the University of Ottawa.

“And that’s really where it’s run into trouble, because in a constitutional democracy, the government has to balance interests.”

She predicts justice will be a very challenging portfolio in the new Liberal cabinet.

“I will confidently say that, while the general issue is one that every incoming government faces, the scale of pending challenges and new legislation that has been targeted as constitutionally suspect, the sheer scale is unprecedented,” said Mathen.

Trudeau has said he’ll swear in his first Liberal cabinet next week. The new justice minister can expect the phone to start ringing immediately.

Constitutional lawyer Rocco Galati is currently appealing a lower court ruling on his challenge to Bill C-24, the law that empowers the cabinet to strip convicted terrorists of their citizenship.

It’s one of two charter challenges to the law, which Trudeau has promised to repeal.

“As soon as Prime Minister Trudeau convokes his cabinet I’m going to send them a letter and ask,” Galati said Tuesday.

“I’m not holding my breath. My appeal is going to be heard in January. If he’s going to repeal it before January, great. If not, I don’t know.”

Signs of a litigation thaw may have begun already.

This week, the Federal Court of Appeal was to begin hearing the government’s appeal of a court ruling that overturned Conservative changes to refugee health coverage. Instead, the case was adjourned for two months at the government’s request.

And the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, the union representing civil service professionals such as lawyers, engineers and accountants, says its challenge to the constitutionality of arbitrary changes to collective bargaining imposed by the Harper government was to begin hearings Thursday, but has been rescheduled to March.

minor injuries.

“Our deepest sympathies, love and prayers go out to Julie and her older son Paul, and their wider family at this time. These two men brought smiles and encouragement to all who knew them and they will be greatly missed.”

Thomas was a managing architect with Microsoft United Kingdom. Michael Van der Bel, head of Microsoft U.K., said in a statement that the com-

pany is shocked and saddened by the deaths.

“Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with their family, friends and David’s colleagues and we will be doing everything we can to support them.”

Britain’s Telegraph newspaper said Stephen Thomas, who had Down syndrome, died two weeks shy of his 19th birthday.

The teen was a talented photographer who won a national competition last year for a photo he took in Alberta’s Banff National Park, said Carol Boys, CEO of the Down’s Syndrome Association in Britain.

Another victim was Jack Slater, 76, a British national living in Toronto.

His daughter, Michele Slater Brown of Milton, Ont., posted a message on Facebook saying she was notified about her father’s death “in the wee hours this morning,” and called him “larger than life, a charmer, handsome, entrepreneur, engineer in the navy … and a lovely dad.”

Katie Taylor, a 29-year-old Briton living in Whistler, B.C., and 63-yearold Nigel Hooker of Southampton, England, also died when the Leviathan II sank.

The Transportation Safety Board, RCMP and the BC Coroners Service are all investigating why the vessel went down.

An initial investigation suggests those who died were at the top of the 20-metre-long boat and were not wearing life-jackets, said coroner Matt Brown.

“In terms of regulations, as I understand, (wearing life-jackets) is not required on this kind of vessel,” Brown said. “Will that be part of an ongoing investigation? I’m certain it will be and it will be part of the interviews and investigation to follow.”

Child abductor should be given more credit for time served: lawyer

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

BRITISH COLUMBIA

VANCOUVER — A child abductor who snatched a three-year-old boy from his bedroom during a late-night break-in at a home in southeastern British Columbia should spend less time behind bars, says his lawyer.

Ken Beatch argued in the B.C. Court of Appeal on Tuesday that his client, Randall Hopley, should be granted more than three years’ credit for time already served in order to further reduce his seven-year sentence.

“When this sentence was crafted there was not a consideration for dead time,” said Beatch, referring to pre-sentence time Hopley had served prior to sentencing. “The calculation of dead time comes down to fairness.”

Hopley was awarded 26 months of credit based on the time he spent awaiting trial. Beatch asked a trio of appeal judges to instead give Hopley one and a half times that, shaving off an additional 13 months from the sentence. Hopley was sentenced before a Supreme Court of Canada ruling softened the Conservative government’s tough-on-crime policies, which until then had tied judges’ hands in awarding sentencing credits.

The appeal judges reserved their decision. Hopley, who’s now around 50 years old, pleaded guilty in 2012 to abducting Kienan Hebert the previous September from his home in Sparwood, B.C., before returning the boy to his parents four days later.

The manhunt for Hopley and the boy galvanized Canadians who reported numerous sightings, some hundreds of kilometres away. Hopley was even-

tually arrested at a bible camp near the Alberta, B.C. border.

Hopley has a history of sexually abusing children but Kienan was apparently not assaulted by his abductor.

A sentencing judge labelled Hopley a long-term offender in November 2013, which means he will be subject to 10 years of supervision following his release.

Crown lawyer Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten opposed the appeal, arguing in court on Tuesday that to award extra credit would undermine the fundamental purpose of Hopley’s sentence, which is to protect the public.

“It is not a sentence that is unfair,” she told the court.

DeWitt-Van Oosten described the sentence’s underlying objective as “very much grounded in this particular individual — not in general deterrence, not in specific deterrence, but grounded in the risk he presents as an individual offender.”

The court previously heard that Hopley sexually assaulting pre-pubescent children decades before he abducted the boy. He was eventually diagnosed with pedophilia. At his sentencing hearing, the Crown had argued that Hopley should be declared a dangerous offender, which would have kept him in jail indefinitely. The judge instead classified him as a longterm offender, concluding Hopley’s sexual offences were too far removed for his criminal behaviour to qualify as repetitive — a criterion for dangerous offender status — as argued by the Crown.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MINGORA, Pakistan — As the death toll in the massive earthquake that struck the remote Hindu Kush mountains soared above 300, officials on both sides of the Afghan-Pakistan border warned on Tuesday that casualty figures will likely leap once relief workers return from villages so remote they can only be accessed on foot or by donkey.

Rescuers in both countries were struggling to reach quake-stricken regions as officials said the combined death toll from Monday’s earthquake rose to 376.

Authorities said 258 people died in Pakistan and 115 in Afghanistan in the magnitude-7.5 quake, which was centred in Afghanistan’s sparsely populated Badakhshan province that borders Pakistan, Tajikistan and China. Three people died on the Indian side of the disputed region of Kashmir.

The earthquake, with its epicenter close to the Badakhshan district of Jarm, damaged many of the few existing roads, officials said. Dropping aid by air will be the only way to reach many of the needy, but operations were not likely to start for days until survey teams on foot return and report on the damage.

Monday’s quake shook buildings in the capital, Islamabad, and cities elsewhere in Pakistan and Afghanistan for up to 45 seconds in the early afternoon, creating cracks in walls and causing blackouts.

The earthquake destroyed more than 7,600 homes across Afghanistan and injured 558 people, according to a statement from President Ashraf Ghani’s office after he had met with disaster management officials. He ordered the military to make assets available for the relief effort.

Badakhshan Gov. Shah Waliullah Adeeb said more than 1,500 houses there were either destroyed or partially destroyed. The province’s casualty figures of 11 dead and 25 injured “will rise by the end of the day, once the survey teams get to the remote areas and villages,” Adeeb said.

Food and other essentials were ready to go, he said, but “getting there is not easy.” Many people in stricken areas were sleeping outdoors, braving freezing temperatures for fear of aftershocks.

Afghan authorities said they were scrambling to access the hardest-hit areas near the epicenter, located 73 kilometres (45 miles) south of Fayzabad, the capital of Badakhshan province.

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A Pakistani boy examines a house damaged caused by massive earthquake in Mingora, the main town of Swat valley, Tuesday. Officials say rescuers are struggling to reach quake-stricken regions in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Badakhshan is one of the poorest areas of Afghanistan and frequently hit by floods, snowstorms and mudslides. Its valleys and mountains make access to many areas by road almost impossible at the best of times. It often has big earthquakes, but casualty figures are usually low because it is so sparsely populated, with fewer than 1 million people.

The Taliban issued a statement calling on all Afghans “not to hold back in providing shelter, food and medical supplies” to earthquake victims and said its fighters would also lend a hand.

The insurgents, fighting to overthrow the Kabul government for 14 years, have built a presence in northern provinces this year, notably in Bada-

khshan. Some districts, including Jarm, have been seized briefly by Taliban gunmen. Officials have said it is part of their strategy to take control of strategically insignificant areas to force the Afghan government to spread its military resources ever-thinner in the fight to defeat the insurgency.

In Pakistan, the picturesque Swat Valley and areas around Dir, Malakand and Shangla towns in the mountains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province were hard-hit by the earthquake. Officials said 202 of the dead were killed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

More than 2,000 people were injured in Monday’s temblor, which also damaged more than 4,000 homes in Pakistan, officials said.

Spike in homicides in major U.S. cities draws alarm

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — This year has brought an unusually grim and steady drumbeat of violence throughout the U.S. A 5-month-old girl killed this month in Cleveland in a drive-by shooting.

Seven people slain in Chicago over the July 4th weekend. A young female journalist in Washington, D.C., fatally struck by a bullet in May while waiting to change buses.

Violent crime has often been considered a local government concern and a problem that had been on the decline. But rising homicide totals in most of America’s large cities have raised alarms within the Obama administration, with federal officials drawing urgent attention to the problem before Congress, at conferences and in speeches.

The Justice Department this month organized a brainstorming summit with mayors and police chiefs. FBI Director James Comey, testifying before Congress last week, said the “very disturbing” homicide spike has law enforcement scrambling to figure out why it’s happening now, and why in so many cities that seemingly have little in common otherwise.

“It’s happening all over the country, and it’s happening all in the last 10 months,” Comey told the House Judiciary Committee. “And so a lot of us in law enforcement are talking and trying to understand what is happening in this country. What explains the map?

What explains the calendar? “ President Barack Obama addressed a meeting of International Association of Chiefs of Police in Chicago on Tuesday, where he defended police officers for doing their jobs with “distinction”

and said they had been scapegoated for the failures of society and the criminal justice system. Attorney General Loretta Lynch had also been expected to speak, but her appearance was cancelled because she was not feeling well.

Though the homicide totals are rising, they’re nowhere close to levels of the early 1990s, when the crack cocaine epidemic contributed to hundreds of homicides a year in some cities.

Even so, federal officials are concerned that the current trend comes as a series of high-profile police shootings of young black men have driven a wedge between police and their communities and placed policing tactics under extraordinary scrutiny.

Each instance of perceived officer misconduct, and each time an officer is physically attacked while on patrol, risks widening that divide, Comey has said.

The uptick, if it continues, threatens to draw resources away from other police department initiatives — and reverse some of the progress cities have made against violent crime over the last two decades.

Washington, D.C., which in 2012 recorded just 88 homicides, already has 128 this year. Chicago police counted 385 killings as of Oct. 18, up from 323 on the same date last year. Police in Cleveland say they had 101 slayings as of Friday, an increase from the 87 they reported on the same date in 2014.

There’s no single explanation, and it’s not clear whether this year’s numbers are an aberration or the start of a worrisome trend. Some blame easier access to drugs and guns and have suggested that residents, including gangs, suddenly seem more willing to resolve petty disputes with deadly violence.

Russia pounds Syrian rebel bases, then reaches out to opposition forces

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — When Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country was ready to aid Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group, rebel commanders scoffed, pointing out that Russian aircraft were pounding their bases in central and northern Syria on a daily basis.

Moreover, Lavrov not long ago had ridiculed the main Western-backed rebels known as the Free Syrian Army, calling the group a “phantom structure.”

But some in the Syrian opposition are wondering whether the Russian offer, for all its ambiguity, might be worth seizing in order to test Moscow’s commitment to finding a negotiated solution to the four-year civil war. The seeming change of tune is in sharp contrast to the stance of Syrian President Bashar Assad, who considers all rebels on the ground to be terrorists.

“Maybe there is a disconnect between the regime’s discourse and that of the Russians,” said Munzer Abkik, of the Syrian National Coalition, an opposition group in exile that co-ordinates with the Free Syrian Army.

“We are watching cautiously in the coming days to see if they are serious about finding a political solution through a real transition of power, or if they are simply manoeuvring to gain time,” he said. “The rebel commanders are considering this possibility …

If they sit with (Russian officials), they say they can find out if they are bluffing.”

Russia says it has already met with rebel commanders in Moscow, a claim denied by the opposition and their political allies. But some mediators and politicians who co-ordinate with the Free Syrian Army say the Russians have reached out to the rebels, either to individual commanders on the ground or through mediators.

Lavrov first made the offer last week. On Tuesday, he repeated it, saying, “We would like and would be ready to help not only the Syrian army, but all opposition units confronting terrorists on the ground in Syria.” He said Moscow was reaching out to the United States and countries in the region to help locate moderate and anti-terrorist opposition factions in Syria.

“I would say frankly that it hasn’t been easy to find them, and we are still continuing the search,” Lavrov said.

Some experts also think that the homicide totals had crept so low that it was unreasonable to expect that de-

cline to continue, or theorize that police strategies may have stopped evolving amid success.

Ask The Dentist! by Dr. Michael Dolynchuk, DDS

A Warm Central Alberta Welcome To Your New Doctors!

Dear Readers: One benefit of long standing practice ownership (also known as getting older!) is the insight one gains from the young professionals we encounter in dentistry. I see changes and benefits for all patients in general, and I am fortunate enough to meet some young doctors who I believe spearhead these changes.

We are blessed to have met these two young men who I proudly introduce as part of our great team at Alpen Dental in Blackfalds!

Dr. Ryan Eom has joined us from Saskatoon. He initially trained for medicine, but his interest in physics and engineering re-directed him towards dentistry. As a new grad he has been exposed to the very latest in general dentistry, and been trained on many 'modern' techniques that may not have been commonplace just a dozen years ago but are mainstream today. He chose general dentistry for variety, although his passion is for the surgical component he will develop at Alpen. He has been a 'flatlander' since a young boy, and is eager to enjoy the world class mountains and lakes within our easy drive. He is a weightlifter and soccer player looking for a league for pickup games. Rounding out his interests is his love for cooking! To date, he is enjoying the central Alberta welcome from our patients and his new neighbours alike. Welcome Dr. Ryan!

Dr. Jeff Cook hails from southern Ontario. He wasn't familiar with our area, but chose it for the 'small town feel' with the advantages of larger cities nearby. Both he and his wife have family in Alberta, and like Dr. Ryan – Banff is calling him! From a clinical standpoint, Dr. Jeff was delighted to see the level of technology offered at Alpen Dental. He has placed implants, and used our cone beam technology in dental school for planning root canals, assessing TMJ issues for patients, and diagnosing cracked teeth. At dental school he was responsible for day to day care of patients utilizing this technology. He will continue to use these systems at Alpen, which will enable him to provide the best care for his local patients.

Both he and his wife have an athletic background. Sarah was a university scholarship hockey player, and in fact played for the Australia team. Jeff completed his university education in Arizona, where his physical pursuits became competitive weight lifting, football, and mountain bike racing. Both he and Sarah plan on competing in mountain biking and half marathons. I just know that central Alberta will be ideal for this active couple!

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Link found between meat and cancer WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS EATING PROCESSED MEATS RAISE RISK FOR CANCER

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — Bacon, hot dogs and cold cuts are under fire: The World Health Organization threw its global weight behind years of experts’ warnings and declared Monday that processed meats raise the risk of colon and stomach cancer and that red meat is probably harmful, too.

Meat producers are angry, vegetarians are feeling vindicated, and cancer experts are welcoming the most comprehensive pronouncement yet on the relation between our modern meat-eating lifestyles and cancer.

The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, France, analyzed decades of research and for the first time put processed meats in the same danger category as smoking or asbestos.

That doesn’t mean salami is as bad as cigarettes, only that there’s a confirmed link to cancer. And even then, the risk is small.

The results aren’t that shocking in the U.S., where many parents fret over chemicals in cured meats and the American Cancer Society has long cautioned against eating too much steak and deli.

But the U.N. agency’s findings could shake up public health attitudes elsewhere, such as European countries where sausages are savored and smoked ham is a national delicacy.

And they could hurt the American meat industry, which is arguing vigorously against linking their products with cancer, contending that the disease involves a number of lifestyle and environmental factors.

While U.S. rates of colon cancer have been declining, it is the No. 2 cancer for women worldwide and No. 3 for men, according to the WHO. A group of 22 scientists from the IARC evaluated more than 800 studies from several continents about meat and cancer. The studies looked at more than a dozen types of cancer in populations with diverse diets over the past 20 years.

Based on that analysis, the IARC classified processed meat as “carcinogenic to humans,” noting links in particular to colon cancer. It said red meat contains some important nutrients, but still labeled it “probably carcinogenic,” with links to colon, prostate and pancreatic cancers.

The agency made no specific dietary recommendations and said it did not have enough data to define how much processed meat is too dangerous. But it said the risk rises with the amount consumed.

An analysis of 10 of the studies suggested that a 50-gram portion of processed meat daily — or about 1.75 ounces — increases the risk of colorectal cancer over a lifetime by about 18 per cent.

An ounce and three-quarters is roughly equivalent to a hot dog or a few slices of bologna, though it depends on how thinly it is sliced.

Overall, the lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer in the U.S. is about 1 in 20, or 5 per cent, according to the cancer society. By the WHO’s calcu-

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Steaks and other beef products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in McLean, Va. The meat industry is seeing red over dietary guidelines. The World Health Organization’s cancer agency said Monday that processed meats such as ham and sausage can lead to colon and other cancers, and red meat is probably cancer-causing as well. lations, having a cold-cut sandwich every day would only raise that to around 6 per cent.

Experts have long warned of the dangers of certain chemicals used to cure meat, such as nitrites and nitrates, which the body converts into cancer-causing compounds. It is also known that grilling or smoking meat can create suspected carcinogens.

“For an individual, the risk of developing colorectal cancer because of their consumption of processed meat remains small, but this risk increases with the amount of meat consumed,” Dr. Kurt Straif of the IARC said in a statement. “In view of the large number of people who consume processed meat, the global impact on cancer incidence is of public health importance.”

The cancer agency noted research by the Global Burden of Disease Project suggesting that 34,000 cancer deaths per year worldwide are linked to diets heavy in processed meat. That compared with 1 million deaths a year linked to smoking, 600,000 a year to alcohol consumption and 200,000 a year to air pollution.

Doctors in rich countries especially have long counselled against eating lots of red or processed meat — and not just because of the cancer danger but because of the heart risks from the saturated fat and sodium.

The WHO researchers defined processed meat as anything transformed to improve its flavour or pre-

serve it, including sausages, beef jerky and anything smoked.

They defined red meat to include beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton, horse and goat.

The report said grilling, pan-frying or other high-temperature methods of cooking red meat produce the highest amounts of chemicals suspected of causing cancer.

“This is an important step in helping individuals make healthier dietary choices to reduce their risk of colorectal cancer in particular,” said Susan Gapstur of the American Cancer Society, which has recommended limiting red and processed meat intake since 2002, and suggests choosing fish or poultry or cooking red meat at low temperatures.

The North American Meat Institute argued in a statement that “cancer is a complex disease not caused by single foods.”

Independent experts stressed that the WHO findings should be kept in perspective.

“Three cigarettes per day increases the risk of lung cancer sixfold,” or 500 per cent, compared with the 18 per cent from eating a couple slices of bologna a day, said Gunter Kuhnle, a food nutrition scientist at the University of Reading.

“This is still very relevant from a public health point of view, as there are more than 30,000 new cases per year” of colon cancer, he said. “But it should not be used for scaremongering.”

McDonald’s Canada to remove most antibiotics from chicken by the end of 2018 PART OF THIS JOURNEY WE’RE ON IS TO LET OUR CUSTOMERS FEEL EVEN BETTER ABOUT THE GREAT FOOD WE’RE SERVING AT MCDONALD’S

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — McDonald’s Canada is moving to remove antibiotics used in humans from its chicken offerings, including the popular Chicken McNuggets, by the end of 2018.

The company’s 1,400 restaurants in Canada, which source all of their chicken from Canadian poultry farmers, says it will work with suppliers to phase out the use of antibiotics that are important to human medicine over the next three years.

“Our guests are telling us that they want these types of changes,” said Rob Dick, senior director of McDonald’s Canada’s supply chain.

Dick said the company has been on a “food journey” over the last few years, introducing healthier options such as salads and wraps.

He also pointed to a McDonald’s Canada announcement last month when the company said it was moving to use eggs from cage-free chickens over the next 10 years.

“Part of this journey we’re on is to let our customers feel even better about the great food we’re serving at McDonald’s,” he said.

Antibiotics are used to stimulate growth as well as protect chickens and cattle from disease. Critics allege that the overuse of the drugs in meat has contributed to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bugs in humans.

McDonald’s Canada said chicken farmers will continue to use ionophores, a type of antibiotic that is not used in humans.

The international fast-food giant’s American arm made a similar announcement earlier this year.

Dick would not say if the compa-

ROB DICK, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MCDONALD’S CANADA

ny was considering a move to antibiotic-free beef, but he said anyone in the food industry is aware of customer concerns.

Poultry and cattle given antibiotics can also be infected with diseases like salmonella, which can become more resistant to the drugs through repeated exposure.

If those antibiotic-resistant bacteria make their way from the animal population to humans via poor sanitation or undercooked meat, they become much more difficult to treat.

All this has prompted change in the fast-food industry.

For example, rival burger chain A&W, which touts its hormone-free and steroid-free beef in ads, announced last year that its chicken was now free of antibiotics and raised on a diet of vegetable feed.

And just last week, sandwich chain Subway said it would begin selling antibiotic-free chicken and turkey at its U.S. restaurants in March 2016, and planned to phase out antibiotics from all of its meat over the next nine years.

Steve Leech, national program manager at the Chicken Farmers of Canada, said poultry farms have already banned the application of the mostused human antibiotics.

The biggest concern for producers,

he said, is that Canadian laws need to be changed to make it easier for farmers to get their hands on alternatives to antibiotics, such as probiotics or specialized enzymes that change the microbial environment of a bird’s stomach to be less hospitable to certain bugs.

“We need more access to those alternative products in order to be able to successfully supply some of these new markets that are developing,” he said.

Leech noted that in the European Union, which has stricter rules around antibiotic use than Canada, such alternatives are often classified as feed additives, not drugs, and therefore more easy for farmers to put to use.

McDonald’s American head office has been looking for a way to offset declining sales as consumers look beyond the burger for their fast food.

New alternatives such as Chipotle Mexican Grill and Five Guys Burgers and Fries have grabbed market share in the United States, and the company faces the challenges of a transitioning market here in Canada.

Earlier this month, the American restaurants introduced all-day breakfast, a widely requested expansion of the company’s menu that has yet to be adopted here.

Cattlemen’s group says no reason to stop eating meat in moderation The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association says there are many theories why red and processed meat may be linked to cancer, but no scientific consensus has been reached.

The association commented after the World Health Organization’s cancer agency said hot dogs, bacon and other processed meats can lead to colon, stomach and other cancers, and that red meat is probably harmful, too.

Cattlemen’s spokesman Mark Klassen says it isn’t fair to lump meat along with arsenic and cigarettes.

“Intuitively we know that arsenic is a very poisonous substance, I think less than a teaspoon would kill you, and you try to reconcile that with the meat that you ate this morning, which obviously didn’t and you ask yourself, ‘well, how do these two relate?”’ Klassen said. “Both of those could be cancer hazards, but the risk or the probability that they will cause a problem is vastly different.”

The WHO made no specific dietary recommendations and said it did not have enough data to define how much processed meat is too dangerous. But it said the risk rises with the amount consumed.

“Our understanding is Canadians eat about half of that per day, so as long as you’re not eating bacon at every meal and you’re following the recommendations of Canada’s Food Guide, there’s no reason to stop eating,” said Klassen.

Klassen says if there is an increase in the potential risk of colorectal cancer from red meat consumption, it is very small. He also says that risk needs to be considered relative to the benefit of red meat, noting that beef is among the best food sources of well absorbed iron and protein.

He doesn’t expect to see a reduction in beef consumption.

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ENTERTAINMENT Camren Bicondova embraces every sly feline turn GOTHAM

BY DAVID BETANCOURT SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Camren Bicondova walked out of her Gotham audition, and her sense of uncertainty was not simply about whether she would get the part. She did not even know, it seems, what part she was auditioning for.

So when she received the call to tell her she’d be joining the next live-action Batman universe, Bicondova — a trained dancer — also learned that she’d be playing sure-footed Selina Kyle, and she was ecstatic.

“It’s insanely amazing,” Bicondova said about the moment she discovered she was the next Catwoman.

“There are only six actresses who have played Catwoman. And I’m the seventh.

“And I’m the youngest,” notes Bicondova, who is 16.

“It’s intimidating and it was nerveracking at first, but I feel like it’s pretty cool that I’m able to say that I’m one of the seven actresses that have played Catwoman,” she continues.

“And I’m just really excited for what comes.”

It was a surreal moment for Bicondova, having become part of an exclusive feline sorority of heroism/ villainy that includes such actresses as Julie Newmar, Eartha Kitt and Lee Meriwether on the small screen, and Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry and Anne Hathaway on the silver screen.

But unlike those well-known actresses - who have a host of Academy Award and Tony Award and Golden Globes nominations among them, as well as two Oscar wins - Bicondova is the first to give a glimpse of Selina Kyle as a youngster, years before the mask, whip and claws.

As Gotham continues its second season on Fox, Bicondova’s young Selina, in fact, is more alone than ever before. Young Bruce Wayne’s trusted butler, Alfred, has forbid her from coming in contact with “Master Bruce,” as he is convinced that Selina killed his friend Reggie. It should be noted that Reggie was spying on Bruce, betraying his old buddy Alfred and, in Selina’s eyes, she was preventing

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Camren Bicondova in an episode of the series Gotham.

Reggie from killing Bruce.

It was a stunning turn of events for Bruce and Alfred, but just another day in the Gotham streets for Selina.

After Monday night’s episode, possibly the one friend Selina had left, Bridget Pike, seemingly went down in a flame-blazing shootout with the GCPD - after a fiery internship with her criminal step brothers turned her into Gotham’s version of comic book bat-villain Firefly.

Jim Gordon, the good cop with bad secrets, promised Selina that he wouldn’t let anything happen to her friend when she became public enemy No. 1 in Gotham.

But now he has to tell Selina that her only friend left has died.

Viewers know by the episode’s end that Bridget has survived, but Selina and Gordon still don’t know that, which leads to a new page in their onagain, off-again, parent/teacher, adult/ child, cop/street-kid relationship. And Selina feels she can’t trust Gordon anymore.

Since Gotham began, Gordon was there for Selina, whether she liked it or not.

Now, after the loss of her friend,

it seems she’s ready for Gordon to be gone from her life for good.

Bicondova says that Selina’s survivalist skills might lead to an eventual, if reluctant reconciliation with the future commissioner of the GCPD. “It seems like the end, but Selina is very resilient,” Bicondova says of Selina’s working relationship with Gordon. ‘“She knows who to have relationships with in order to help her in the future. Gordon is one of those people that you don’t really like, but you need them if you’re in trouble.

“I think she’ll come back around.

It’ll just take a little bit of time.”

Like many actors who land comic book-inspired roles, Bicondova says that she wasn’t too familiar with the Batman universe outside of the basics (billionaire vigilante using his money for good when not dressing like a bat).

And as is generally the case in those situations, Bicondova was handed a ton of comic books to help her research her role, In doing so, she came across one storyline that she hopes makes it to the Gotham universe.

“There’s one comic book where Carmine Falcone is the father of Selina Kyle, and I just thought that was the greatest thing,” Bicondova tells Comic Riffs, referring to Batman: The Long Halloween, by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale, a graphic novel that hints that the legendary Gotham crime boss was Selina’s true father.

That twist would create an interesting dynamic with the recently departed John Doman, should the actor return to reprise his role as Gotham’s Falcone.

“I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, that makes perfect sense,” Bicondova says. “I think that would be pretty cool.”

If that classic bat-moment does make it to the show, Bicondova probably won’t find out until she reads the script.

She says that Gotham’s writers always keep cast members on their toes when it comes to the destinies of their characters.

“I never know what the writers are going to do,” she says.

“But it’s always exciting when I read the scripts.”

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BRIEF R&B artist The Weeknd pleads to reduced charge in Las Vegas police officer hotel punch case LAS VEGAS — The Canadian R&B artist known as The Weeknd has pleaded no contest to punching a Las Vegas police officer in a hotel scuffle in January.

Defence attorney Shane Emerick declined comment Monday about Abel Tesfaye’s plea Wednesday to a misdemeanour battery charge.

Court records show a Las Vegas judge agreed to dismiss the charge if the 25-year-old Tesfaye stays out of trouble and completes 50 hours of community service.

Tesfaye also has to attend impulse control counselling and alcohol evaluation, and pay $1,000 to a Las Vegas police injured officers fund.

Police say the officer wasn’t seriously hurt breaking up a fight at The Cromwell hotel.

The Weeknd is featured on Ariana Grande’s Love Me Harder.

He was in Las Vegas for a nightclub concert.

Halle Berry, Olivier Martinez to divorce after two years of marriage, one child together LOS ANGELES — Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez are ending their twoyear marriage.

The couple released a joint statement Tuesday saying they plan to divorce.

They have a two-year-old son together.

Berry also has a seven-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

The couple’s statement said they “move forward with love and respect for one another and the shared focus of what is best for our son.”

They also asked for privacy.

Berry and Martinez met while making the 2012 film Dark Tide.

They married in July 2013.

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David Arquette admits he’s ‘an odd choice’ to play Sherlock Holmes on stage

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — David Arquette has found himself greatly affected by his latest role playing Sherlock Holmes in a touring stage production that’s now in Toronto.

“Right before we started previewing, I literally thought I was losing my mind,” he said in a recent interview.

“I was like, ‘This is too hard, I don’t think I can deal with it. It’s so much dialogue.’ It’s like two hours of dialogue, so it’s a lot.

“But once we got into a groove, then it really started working, and when you get comfortable with it, then you can have fun with it.”

Arquette admitted he felt he was “an odd choice” to play Holmes.

The British accent and dignified air he puts on — not to mention the top hat, overcoat, magnifying glass and pipe — are a far cry from the moustachioed simpleton Detective Dewey he played in the Scream films.

Then again, Arquette noted that this production of Arthur Conan Doyle’s tales, by late Montreal playwright Greg Kramer, is more comical than usual.

And it features a Holmes who’s an “oddball” and “probably a little lighter than a lot of people play.”

“He laughs a lot, he finds humour in things,” said Arquette.

“He’s still the eccentric sort of wild thinker, very quick-minded, but he’s not quite as smart, perhaps, as some of the other Sherlocks.

“He’s not the smartest man in the

room, necessarily, but in the play he’s the smartest of all the dumb guys, is what I like to say.”

Kramer’s 2013 adaptation, which is playing at Toronto’s Ed Mirvish Theatre through Nov. 8, features a nine-person cast.

Michael Trevino, who played Tyler Lockwood on The Vampire Diaries series, plays Holmes’s faithful associate, Dr. John Watson.

Andrew Shaver of Toronto directs the production, which won five Montreal English Theatre Awards and starred Jay Baruchel as Holmes back in 2013.

The show is in Toronto after a six-performance preview in Los Angeles. It will next go on to a multi-city U.S. tour, including stops in Washington, D.C. and Chicago.

Arquette said he wasn’t that familiar with his character before taking on the role but prepared by listening to all of the Sherlock Holmes books on tape.

He’s since found himself taking on some of Holmes’s characteristics, like the habit of surveying everything and everyone when walking in a room.

“You really have to lose your mind a little to play him. He’s really out there,” says Arquette, who runs Coquette Productions with ex-wife Courteney Cox. “I’m letting my eyebrows grow, which are beastly now, but it’s part of the whole thing. You have to get this mad professor quality.

“He’s an idiot savant. No, I’m an idiot savant. He was just a savant.”

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In this photo provided by Microsoft/343 Industries, the battle for control of the galaxy resumes in Halo 5: Guardians. cal possibilities — primarily, ordering your team to gang up on particular enemies — as well as the ability to tackle each mission with three online friends.

As with any online relationship, you and your friends will eventually want to stop playing nice and start attacking each other.

And here, 343 Industries has built a beefy collection of multiplayer battlefields.

They’re divided into two sections, Arena and Warzone. Arena is the traditional four-versus-four competition

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Actress Elizabeth Banks will return to direct Pitch Perfect 3 LOS ANGELES — Elizabeth Banks is coming back to the world of a cappella to direct Pitch Perfect 3.

Universal Pictures made the announcement Tuesday. The actress and producer made her directorial debut with this summer’s Pitch Perfect 2. The $29 million film has grossed $286 million worldwide to date.

A follow-up was green-lit soon after the sequel’s release, with Banks and husband Max Handelman returning as producers, but it had been unclear at that time whether Banks would decide to direct the third film.

Pitch Perfect 3 is set for release Aug. 4, 2017. It will bring back stars Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow and Banks.

Batman painting traded for some comics expected to sell for more than $100,000 DALLAS — A painting depicting Batman that pop artist Mel Ramos traded for a stack of comic books more than a half-century ago is expected to bring more than $100,000 at auction.

The 1962 painting titled A Sinister Figure Lurks in the Dark will be offered

by Heritage Auctions Wednesday in New York City.

Heritage says Bill Steinfelt of California is offering up the painting,

which he’s had ever since his 1962 trade with the then-undiscovered artist.

Leon Benrimon, Heritage’s New York director of modern and contemporary art, says the painting is one of around 50 works Ramos did early in his career of comic book characters and superheroes. He says the works are widely considered to be Ramos’ breakout series.

Obama showcases diversity in music at White House with R&B, soul and jazz performance WASHINGTON — Whether belting out lyrics to Al Green’s Let’s Stay Together, or leading a mournful congregation through Amazing Grace, President Barack Obama has shown he’s a pretty soulful guy.

The president and his wife, Michelle, also have prominently showcased R&B and soul talent at events from state dinners to the annual Easter Egg Roll.

“Queen of hip-hop and soul” Mary J. Blige and jazz great Herbie Hancock have entertained for visiting dignitaries, while pop superstar Beyonce has performed at inauguration festivities.

The latest White House concert celebrated the history of American music with performers like Esperanza Spalding. The Grammy Award-winning jazz singer and bassist said the variety of musicians who have performed at the White House conveys a message of inclusion at the “People’s House.”

Vanderhaeghe wins another Governor General’s Literary Award

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Saskatoon author Guy Vanderhaeghe has won his third Governor General’s Literary Award.

Vanderhaeghe won the latest honour, worth $25,000, for his book Daddy Lenin and Other Stories (McClelland & Stewart/Penguin Random House Canada).

It’s a collection of nine stories, with characters including an actor who likes to hide behind his roles, and a middle-aged man who reunites with a former professor.

“Guy Vanderhaeghe’s Daddy Lenin and Other Stories is the work of an assured writer who needs no pyrotechnics to keep us reading,” said the judging committee in a statement.

“Each story is superbly crafted, razor-sharp, wickedly funny. The reader is carried along in the hands of a master, a seasoned professional at the top of his game.”

Vanderhaeghe previously won the fiction award in 1982, for his short story collection Man Descending, and in 1996 for his novel The Englishman’s Boy. Other Governor General’s Literary Award winners announced on Wednesday included Vancouver bee hive ex-

pert Mark L. Winston for his non-fiction book Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive (Harvard University Press).

Montreal-raised Robyn Sarah won the poetry prize for My Shoes Are Killing Me (Biblioasis), while David Yee of Toronto took the drama award for “carried away on the crest of a wave” (Playwrights Canada Press).

In the children’s literature (text) category, the winner was Ottawa’s Caroline Pignat for The Gospel Truth (Red Deer Press).

JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smith of Toronto got the children’s literature (illustrated books) prize for Sidewalk Flowers (Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press).

And Montreal’s Rhonda Mullins took the translation (from French to English) prize for Twenty-One Cardinals (Coach House Books), by Jocelyne Saucier.

The Canada Council for the Arts administers the awards, which honour writers in both official languages and in seven categories.

Each winner, chosen by peer assessment committees, receives $25,000.

Gov. Gen. David Johnston will present the awards on Dec. 2 at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.

familiar to Halo fans, with the usual variants like deathmatch and capturethe-flag. Warzone is more ambitious.

It’s a 12-versus-12 affair, with computer-controlled aliens added to make the mayhem even more intense.

The sprawling Warzone maps accommodate a variety of gameplay objectives. At the start of a match, you need to clear all the AI monsters out of your base.

Then you can focus on taking over various control points on the map, earning “req points” you can spend on

more effective weapons, armour and vehicles.

If you build up enough power, the enemy’s base becomes vulnerable and it’s game over.

It remains to be seen how well this works once millions of Halo fans are trying to compete — last year’s Halo: The Master Chief Collection anthology was dogged by online issues.

But Warzone holds much promise, and could make up for the pedestrian story in the Guardians solo campaign.

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Stomp joins Harlem Globetrotters for a cool video shoot

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — It’s the ultimate mashup of athleticism and theatre — the Harlem Globetrotters have teamed up with Stomp.

In a 2-minute, high-energy collaboration filmed at a New York City playground earlier this month, four towering Globetrotters joined eight members of the off-Broadway fixture to show off their skills.

In the video, the performers dribble in rhythm, pass and fold into each other.

The Globetrotters do complicated dunks and plenty of finger spins, while the Stomp dancers make a soundtrack with basketballs.

It was all captured in one take.

“They were great. They were very supportive. I felt like we were on the same team, all working together,” said Stephanie Marshall, a New Yorker who worked up a sweat with her fellow Stomp stars.

The video was shot at the William F. Passannante Ballfield in the West Village with a three-axis, gyroscopic-stabilized hand-held MoVI camera.

It took seven takes to get the one everyone agreed was flawless.

The video shoot had to compete with ambulance sirens, truck honks and dozens of shrieking school kids.

To make matters worse, clouds gathered and the threat of rain was real.

The result is a treat for anyone who fantasizes about more dribbling in Stomp! or more dancing at the Globetrotters’ show.

The collaboration might initially sound odd until you realize that the Globetrotters, who soon embark on a 90th anniversary tour, have always had a little showmanship to their act, and Stomp loves making music out of random things.

“For years, we’ve had a basketball routine as part of‘ Stomp,’ said

Steve McNicholas, who co-created the show in 1991 with Luke Cresswell and watched the Globetrotters admiringly.

“But what these guys can do with basketballs is stunning. A different league.”

The four Globetrotters were “Bull” Bullard, “Firefly” Fisher, “Cheese” Chisholm and “Handles” Franklin. All wore their iconic red, white and blue uniforms with red Adidas 773 Derrick Rose high tops.

The Stomp performers were in chic street clothes, their colour palette mostly greys and blacks.

Chisholm, who also is from New York but attended Ball State University, never saw Stomp but came away impressed by the collaboration.

“It’s like 50-50,” he said.

“They’re actually really talented and so are we.”

The playground is used by nearby schools and the video shoot had to handle shifts of middle-schoolers coming out for recess and gaping at the giant men.

At one point, they surrounded Franklin.

“Who’s the hardest worker at school?” he asked them as hands went up.

Later he tried to slap as many palms as possible.

“I need some fives!” he said and twirled a basketball ball on one kid’s finger.

The children lined up and got autographs.

With the shoot finished, the two sets of performers hugged.

Marshall said this about a sort of crazy assignment: “This is the norm for us. This is what we do. We put ourselves in random places and make music out of random props. So this is kind of par for the course.”

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Near the end of Halo 5: Guardians (Microsoft, for the Xbox One), an artificial intelligence bemoans humanity’s propensity toward solving every problem with violence.

Which makes one wonder: Have you been paying attention? The entire Halo series is about flying to distant planets and then shooting everything that moves.

That formula has served Microsoft well since the first Halo: Combat Evolved in 2001, selling millions of Xboxes and inspiring legions of imitators. But it’s getting stale, with even trigger-happy games like Destiny (by Halo creator Bungie) offering players a little more to chew on.

Halo is now in the hands of Microsoft’s in-house studio 343 Industries, which has streamlined the storytelling while acknowledging the convoluted mythology that has built up over the last 15 years.

In essence: Our recurring hero, the faceless Master Chief, appears to have gone rogue, and it’s up to a new commando named Locke to hunt him down. And assorted aliens are getting in everyone’s way.

The missions in the eight-hour solo campaign fall into an uninspired pattern.

You go to another planet, which conveniently has an assortment of guns lying around.

You plow your way through increasingly aggressive waves of alien monsters. There are occasional respites where you get to drive a Warthog attack vehicle or fly a zippy anti-gravity Ghost, but for the most part you’re on foot.

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She also had many artistic pursuits such as Alberta Art Council, teaching art classes at Red Deer College and attending the Artwalk. Janice will be lovingly remembered by her sons; Derek (Jennifer) McEwen and Shayne (Ashley) McEwen, both of Red Deer, five granddaughters; Celeste, Kali, Sienna, Jaeda and Danika, brother Ted (Judy) Williams of Devon, Alberta, three sisters; Faye Burns of Kelowna, British Columbia, Lynn (Greg) Ballan of Maidstone, Saskatchewan and Lori (Bill) Cutsforth of Maidstone, Saskatchewan, as well as four nieces, five nephews and many loved great nieces and nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her son Damien McEwen in 2009, mother Kathleen Williams in 2008, father Bud Williams in 2012 and nephew Matthew Williams in 1981. A Memorial Service for Janice will be held at Living Stones Church, 2020 - 40th Avenue, Red Deer, on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Paul Vallee officiating.

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KOSTUCHENKO Cleo Frances (1936-2015) Cleo Frances Kostuchenko (Falkenberg), surrounded by family, passed away on October 23, 2015 after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born and raised in Stettler, AB. After graduation, she moved to Saskatoon, SK and spent most of her adult life working at the Hudson’s Bay Company. In 1964, she married Len Kostuchenko and together had two children(Karen and Malcolm).

Cleo was very proud of her children and grandchildren and participated in many of their sporting events and community activities.

Whether it was coaching softball, working at the hockey rinks or organizing school events, Cleo and her friends were always active in the community. Upon semiretirement, Cleo and Len moved back to Alberta in 2004 settling in Red Deer near their daughter and her family. Cleo was very much a people person, and spent her time in Red Deer working at the Food Court in the Bower Mall and as a Greeter at the North Walmart. Cleo touched everyone with her quick wit and sense of humour. She will be remembered by her commitment to her family, generous community spirit, desire to lend a helping hand to anyone in need, and her famous banana chocolate chip muffins! Cleo is survived by her husband (Len), daughter (Karen and Keith Adair), son (Malcolm and Susan), six grandchildren, three sisters: Doris Peck (Red Deer, AB), Eunice Chapman (Stettler, AB), Jean Scott (Calgary, AB) and numerous loving nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by three brothers and three sisters.

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No shutdown, no default DEPARTING BOEHNER’S GIFT TO SUCCESSOR RYAN: BIG BUDGET AGREEMENT

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Striving to end a cycle of crisis, congressional leaders and the White House united Tuesday behind an ambitious budget and debt deal aimed at restoring a semblance of order to Capitol Hill and ending the threat of government shutdowns and defaults until well after a new president takes office.

The outgoing House speaker, Republican John Boehner of Ohio, prepared to push the deal through his unruly chamber on Wednesday as his last act before departing Congress at the end of the week.

All but forced to resign under conservative pressure, Boehner was nonetheless going out on his own terms.

The budget deal stands as an in-yourface rebuttal to his hardline antagonists, on Capitol Hill and off, who angrily oppose spending increases and compromises with Democratic President Barack Obama.

They seethed but acknowledged they were powerless to stop an agreement all but certain to pass with votes from Democrats and a fair number of Republicans. Boehner brushed off their complaints, declaring that he intended to make good on his promise to leave a “clean barn” for his successor, Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, who is set to get the GOP nomination for speaker on Wednesday and win election on the House floor the day after that.

“I didn’t want him to walk into a dirty barn full of you-know-what. So I’ve done my best to try to clean it up,” a good-humoured Boehner told reporters after a closed-door gathering of House Republicans, his last such weekly meeting after nearly five years as speaker and a quarter-century on Capitol Hill.

During the meeting, Republican lawmakers had a parting gift for Boehner: a golf cart with Ohio license plates reading “MR SPKR”.

Boehner told them he had a gift in return: the budget deal.

The deal would boost military spending as sought by defence hawks, even as it would take away the threat of “fiscal cliffs” by a GOP-led Congress in the middle of a campaign season where Republicans are aiming for the White House and trying to hang onto their slim Senate majority.

Struck over recent days in closely held talks with White House officials and top House and Senate leader of both parties, the agreement would raise the government debt ceiling until March 2017, removing the threat of an unprecedented and market-rupturing national default just days from now. At the same time it would set the budget of the government through the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years and ease punishing spending caps by providing $80 billion more for military and domestic programs, paid for with a hodge-podge of spending cuts and revenue increases touching areas from tax compliance to spectrum auctions.

The deal would also avert a looming shortfall in the Social Security disability trust fund that threatened to slash benefits, and head off an unprecedented increase in Medicare premiums for

said.

Said Vice-President Joe Biden: “It will prevent us from lurching from crisis to crisis.”

Congressional Democrats have pushed for months for such a deal, bottling up routine spending bills in an effort to produce negotiations that would result in increased domestic spending. Passage was expected, though last-minute GOP complaints over issues including cuts in the federal crop insurance program had the potential to keep the vote total down.

With resignation, one of the conservative rebels, Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, complained of the deal and Boehner: “We can’t stop it. He’s in league with the Democrats.”

But Massie also said that “it’s a long game” and that conservatives are winning the war after forcing Boehner to resign and cowing his heir apparent, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, into dropping his candidacy. That caused a power vacuum that threw the House into pandemonium for much of this month, until GOP leaders prevailed upon a reluctant Ryan, the party’s 2012 vice-presidential nominee, to seek the Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this 2011 photo, then-House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., introduces his controversial “Path to Prosperity” budget recommendations, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ryan has spent his entire life preparing for a job he says he never wanted. Ryan worked as a congressional intern in college, returning later to work as a paid staffer on Capitol Hill. By 28, he was a member of the House. By his early 40s, he was the chairman of the House Budget Committee and then the powerful tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. In 2012, he was a vice presidential candidate and a talked-about future presidential contender. This week, Ryan is set to become Speaker of the House, second in line to the presidency. outpatient care for about 15 million beneficiaries.

Obama said the budget deal “reflects our values” and responsibly pays for investments in the middle class and national security.

“It’s an actual bipartisan compromise, which hasn’t been happening in Washington a lot lately,” the president

speakership.

Despite conservative anger over the budget deal, hard-liners sounded reluctant to take their fury out on Ryan, who claimed to have no role in the agreement and indeed criticized how it came about.

“I think this process stinks. This is not the way to do the people’s busi-

ness,” Ryan said. “Under new management, we’re not going to do the people’s business this way.”

Several GOP critics pointed out that the deal bears striking similarities to a pact that Ryan fashioned two years ago in concert with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., to ease automatic spending cuts for the 2014-15 budget years. They labeled the new deal “Ryan-Murray 2.0,” and outside conservative groups such as Tea Party Patriots and Heritage Action for America promptly issued press releases lambasting it and calling on lawmakers to reject it.

“Here we go again: John Boehner wants to make his last capitulation to President Obama his worst,” Tea Party Patriots co-founder Jenny Beth Martin fumed. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, a GOP presidential candidate, called the deal “horrible” and threatened parliamentary manoeuvrs to block it, though he’s unlikely to be able to delay more than a day or two.

In the past such pressures have thrown Congress into disarray, producing a partial government shutdown two years ago as conservatives clamoured to end Obama’s health care law and causing a near-shutdown of the Homeland Security Department earlier this year over Obama’s immigration policies.

This week, at least, that dynamic has been turned on its head. In addition to moving toward passage of the bipartisan budget deal, the House voted late Tuesday to revive the federal Export-Import Bank, supposedly killed off earlier in the year by conservatives who attacked it as corporate welfare.

It’s not clear whether the marginalization of the most conservative forces in Congress will last — or if it simply took a lame-duck speaker with nothing to lose to bring temporary order to Capitol Hill.

“It may have taken Boehner to actually be told he’s not going to stay as speaker to have the ability and the power to do this now,” said Democratic Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland.

Trump slumps in polls, looks to get back on track

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON — It’s now Donald Trump’s turn to be perplexed by presidential-election polls.

“Well, I don’t get it,” he said in a TV interview Tuesday morning.

“Some of these polls coming out, I don’t quite get it.”

His befuddlement marks a dramatic twist on a summer pastime that swept over politics in America and beyond: the guessing-game of how a billionaire who bragged constantly about himself and insulted seemingly everyone else had seized such a stranglehold on the Republican primary polls.

Now it’s Trump who is puzzled.

The source of his disbelief is Ben Carson. Multiple polls have the retired neurosurgeon at No. 1 in Iowa and, according to one new survey, he has even surged past Trump on the national level, albeit within the margin of error.

Part of Carson’s success is no mystery: He’s deeply religious and a hit with evangelicals. He may be more consistently conservative than Trump.

Yet his speaking style skews toward the somnolent — a stylistic contrast to Trump’s attention-grabbing antics likelier to raise eyebrows than let audiences slump into neverland.

Trump just doesn’t get it.

“I was No. 1 pretty much in Iowa from the beginning and I would say we’re doing very well there. So I’m a little bit surprised,” Trump said of the latest polls, in his MSNBC interview Tuesday. “We’ll have to see.”

He also delivered this warning to Carson, speaking from personal experience: “One thing I know about a front-runner — you get analyzed 15 different ways from China. A lot of things will come out.”

And thus marked a new spectacle in a campaign full of them Trump, playing catch up. For the first time in this campaign, a candidate so many have deemed offensive must now go on the offensive.

He’s hitting Carson on four fronts: — He called Carson’s super-PAC a “scam,” and a “disgrace.” The law forbids official co-operation between campaigns and these third-party committees that can raise unlimited funds — and Trump appeared to be accusing his rival of improper partnerships.

— Abortion flip-flops. Carson is so resolutely pro-life that he’s likened abortion to slavery. But back when he was a neurosurgeon he referred patients to abortion doctors and he’s struggled to explain when he’d allow exceptions.

— Dullness. Trump has tagged Carson with the same dreaded label he bestowed upon Jeb Bush: “Low energy.”

— Religion. Trump appeared to be attempting a drive-by smear on Carson’s Seventh Day Adventist faith.

Trump said during a Florida rally last week: “I’m Presbyterian. Boy, that’s down the middle of the road, folks, in all fairness. I mean, Seventh Day Adventist, I don’t know about.”

There’s hypocrisy in at least two of those attacks, as Carson pointed out.

First of all, Trump himself has performed somersaults on the abortion issue — declaring himself pro-choice in old interviews, before having what he’s described as a change of heart.

And on religion, he attacked Carson a while ago for questioning his own faith. Trump had referred to the eucharist as a “little cracker” and refused to name a favourite Bible verse.

“I was questioning his faith and he went ballistic on that,” Carson told

American killed in Palestinian attack was peace activist

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM — An American educator who marched for civil rights in the 1960s and advocated coexistence between Muslims and Jews when he moved to Israel died Tuesday after succumbing to wounds sustained in a Palestinian attack on a bus in Jerusalem two weeks ago.

It was one of many attacks in a month of violence triggered in part over Palestinian allegations of Israel changing long standing agreements at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, charges Israel has strongly denied and said amount to incitement to violence.

In an effort to lower tensions at the site, Israeli and Jordanian officials said Tuesday that new surveillance cameras should be installed within days at the shrine, with the goal of streaming footage live online for maximum transparency. Jordan serves as the custodian of the Muslim-administered site.

Richard Lakin, 76, died of wounds sustained on Oct. 13 when two Palestinian men boarded a bus in Jerusalem and began shooting and stabbing passengers. It was one of the bloodiest attacks in recent violence in which Palestinian attackers killed 11 Israelis.

In that time, 55 Palestinians have been

killed, including 35 identified by Israel as attackers and the rest in clashes with security forces.

Lakin was originally from Newton, Massachusetts, and a longtime principal in Glastonbury, Connecticut. His Facebook page displayed an image of Israeli and Arab kids hugging under the word “coexist.” Micah Avni said his father was a beloved educator and author of a book on teaching. He was an elementary school principal in the U.S. and taught English in mixed classes of Muslims and Jews in Jerusalem after moving to Israel in 1984.

In the 1960s, Lakin was active in the civil rights movement in the U.S., marching with Martin Luther King and bringing students from Boston to the South for sit-ins, Avni said.

“He was a big believer in people and in peace and in being kind and he never hurt a soul in his life,” Avni said, adding that thousands of people from around the world have contacted him to express their condolences.

Lakin was on the bus returning from a doctor’s appointment for back pain when “he was brutalized by two Arabs from east Jerusalem who got on a bus, shot him in the head, then stabbed him in the face and head” and continued stabbing him multiple times in the body, his son said.

Fox News Sunday. “So, it seems a little interesting that he would now be doing that. You know, I really refuse to really get into the mud pit.”

As for his energy, Carson said there was a time when he was volatile. As a young man, he said, he chased people with bricks, baseball bats and

hammers and tried stabbing a friend during an argument when he was 14.

Carson later went on to a career as a surgeon and researcher.

“Fortunately my life has been changed and I’m a very different person now,” said the soft-speaking physician.

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Barley risotto with mushrooms ATCO BLUE FLAME KITCHEN For many home cooks, familiarity with barley begins and ends not in the kitchen, but sipping a frosty beverage. While its use in brewing is well known — and much appreciated – barley has plenty of culinary potential.

Its nutty flavour pairs well with mushrooms, sage and other earthy ingredients, while its chewy texture adds bite to recipes.

It’s a great addition to the hearty soups and stews of autumn, and its rice-like flavour-neutrality can make it a bit of a chameleon, easily taking on the tastes of other elements in a dish.

And best of all? It’s a local product, grown right here in Alberta.

BARLEY RISOTTO WITH MUSHROOMS

6 cups (1.5 L) chicken broth 3 tbsp (40 mL) butter 2 cups (500 mL) thinly sliced mushrooms 2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil ¼ cup (50 mL) finely chopped onion or shallot 1 cup (250 mL) pearl barley ½ cup (125 mL) dry white wine ½ cup (125 mL) shredded fontina cheese ½ cup (125 mL) light cream (10%) or whipping cream ½ tsp (2 mL) salt ½ tsp (2 mL) freshly ground pepper Chopped fresh parsley Heat broth to simmering; keep warm. Meanwhile, melt butter in a large frypan over medium heat. Add mushrooms and saute until mushrooms are light golden and liquid is evaporated, about 5 minutes.

Remove from heat; set aside.

Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and saute until softened, about 2 - 3 minutes.

Add barley and saute for 3 minutes. Add wine and cook, stirring, until wine is almost absorbed.

Add 2 cups (500 mL) hot broth to barley mixture; cook, stirring frequently, until almost all of liquid is absorbed.

Add remaining 4 cups (1 L) hot broth, ½ cup (125 mL) at a time, cooking and stirring constantly until mixture is creamy, barley is tender and most of liquid is absorbed, about 35 - 40 minutes. Remove from heat.

Add mushrooms and cheese, stirring until cheese is melted. Stir in cream. Stir in salt and pepper.

Sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately. Serves

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Warm up with veggie oven hash THE HEALTHY PLATE

BY MELISSA D’ARABIAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Heading into crisper weather, I start to crave the holiday classics that beg to be made this time of year.

One of my favourites is stuffing (technically “dressing” since I haven’t stuffed it in the turkey ever since Alton Brown talked me out of it over a decade ago when I read his recipe for roasted turkey).

Seasoned cubes of dried bread sauteed with celery, onion, herbs and butter, then baked up to crispy-outside-soft-inside perfection?

Yes, please!

Except… My extended family has three vegetarians and my daughter is gluten-free. So my challenge was how to make a dish that scratches the stuffing itch for them without making it seem like the ugly duckling of the Thanksgiving table.

The solution ended up being a roasted vegetable medley that I promise will be the most-requested recipe of your holiday. It is that good, and full of nutrients, too.

To make that happen, I rely on a mix of roasted vegetables for a caramelized sweetness that feels roasty and homey. And I add meaty mushrooms sauteed in garlic and the trifecta of holiday cooking herbs: rosemary, sage and thyme. A Granny Smith apple cut into tiny cubes brings just enough acid for depth, while a surprise little hero tucked into the recipe — toasted walnuts — adds texture, along with some nice healthy fats to fill up vegetarians who will be skipping the turkey.

Easy, healthy and satisfying. Your healthy or vegan or gluten-free guests will feel satisfied, not sidelined.

VEGGIE OVEN HASH Start to finish: 40 minutes Servings: 8 2 ½ cups (¾ pound) cubed butternut squash (1-inch cubes) Olive oil Kosher salt and ground black pepper 2 cups (1/3 pound) small cauliflower florets 2 cups (1/3 pound) small broccoli florets 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, sliced (cut in half if slices are larger than bite-sized) 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and diced 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary 1 tablespoon minced fresh sage 1 tablespoon lemon juice ½ cup toasted walnuts, roughly chopped Heat the oven to 400 F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with kitchen parchment or foil.

Mound the squash on one of the prepared baking sheets then drizzle with about 1 teaspoon of oil. Toss to coat, then season with salt and pepper. Arrange in an even layer, then roast until tender, 30 to 35 minutes, turning once or twice.

While the squash is roasting, mound the cauliflower and broccoli on the second sheet. Drizzle them with 2 teaspoons of oil, season with salt and pepper, then arrange in an even layer and roast for

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This photo shows veggie oven hash. This recipe relies on a mix of roasted vegetables for a caramelized sweetness that feels roasty and homey.

25 minutes, turning halfway through, or until the cauliflower is golden. All of the vegetables should finish roasting around the same time. Set aside to cool.

Meanwhile, in a large saute pan over medium, heat 1 tablespoon of oil.

Add the onion and celery and cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and mushrooms, then saute until the mushrooms are starting to get tender, about 7 minutes. Add the apple, thyme, rosemary and sage, then cook another 5 minutes, or

until the mushrooms are tender (but not floppy). Stir in the lemon juice, remove from the heat and transfer to a large bowl.

Add the slightly cooled roasted vegetables and the toasted walnuts. Stir and adjust seasoning if needed.

Nutrition information per serving: 140 calories 80 calories from fat (57 per cent of total calories) 8 g fat (1 g saturated 0 g trans fats) 0 mg cholesterol 150 mg sodium 16 g carbohydrate 4 g fiber 6 g sugar 4 g protein.

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Bad deed with good intentions could cost job Dear Annie: I am a good person. I alI will never do it again, but I doubt ways try to do the right thing. But I did anyone will care about that. — This Is something stupid, and it could cost me Not Me my job and the respect I Dear Not You: We don’t think have earned. you will be able to live with the For 10 years, I have stress. been the director of a It’s already eating you up inpreschool. Every memside, and you will forever anber of the staff has to ticipate the truth coming out. take 18 hours of learnDid the absentee woman ask ing in-service. One of my you to take the test for her? If staff members was abso, she could lose her job, as sent during one of the well. in-service exams, so I You made a terrible mistake took the test for her and and will have to face the consigned her name. sequences, but there is a possiI could get fired and bility that if you are forthcomMITCHELL probably should be. I am ing and sincerely sorry, you & SUGAR sick about it. I knew it will be given another chance. was a mistake as soon as You might also wish to talk ANNIE I mailed it in. this over with your clergyperPlease tell me what to son or counselor and ask for do. Should I tell my boss upfront and guidance. resign? Or do I live with the stress and Dear Annie: Can you settle a dispute pray I don’t get caught? between my husband and me?

FEEDING FINCH

“Lenny” is retired and does the majority of the housework and taking care of our cats.

On weekends, I like to get up early while Lenny sleeps in. One cat prefers to be fed at the crack of dawn, but the other two sleep late and aren’t hungry. I usually feed the one cat but not the others. I also pick up the caked-on dirty cat dishes and put them in the kitchen sink to soak. I always intend to wash them, but often get busy doing other things. When Lenny gets up and goes into the kitchen, he sees the dirty bowls in the sink and has a cow.

I think he should be glad I’m getting a head start on the cleaning, but he thinks I don’t appreciate him because I leave the bowls in the sink for him to wash. That is not the case. I was taught to soak dirty dishes because it helps in the washing. Who is right? — Dirty Debbie Dear Debbie: Soaking dishes is always a good way to remove crusted-on

food, but your husband interprets it to mean you want HIM to wash them. And since he inevitably ends up doing so, we can’t argue with his logic.

This could easily be resolved if you soaked the cat bowls before going to bed and washed them when you got up in the morning. Or, when your husband sees them, he simply tells you that the dishes have soaked long enough and then YOU jump right in and take care of it.

This is a minor dispute, and we’re certain you can find a way to make it less annoying. Too bad you can’t teach the cats to clean their own dishes.

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. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’re extra curious today Virgo, as you search out exciting new ideas and participate in stimulating conversations. Be prepared to change your Wednesday, Oct. 28 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: mind about a long-held view or belief.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Today a secret Bill Gates, 59; Julia Roberts, 47; Joaquin is revealed, or you start to see a friend in a Phoenix, 40 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: It’s a wonderful fascinating new light. Go with the changes. day to broaden your horizons as you venture With Mercury in your sign, you’re keen to communicate with others in nuinto exciting new territory. merous ways.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You are SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): very curious and love to read It’s the perfect day to nurture and research. 2016 is the year to your resources — both inner and be more relaxed, sociable, and outer. If your finances are in a have a lot more fun. mess, take positive steps to sort ARIES (March 21-April 19): them out. And donít hesitate to Fiery words will get you nowhere speak up — especially at work. fast. The focus is on commuSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22nication skills, as you strive to Dec. 21): Today’s stars favour get your point of view across to socializing, study, sport, travel a loved one — and then listen and outdoor adventures. Pace carefully to their response. yourself Sagittarius! Rushing TAURUS (April 20-May 20): JOANNE MADELINE around wonít necessarily get You’ve got plenty of ideas, so you to the finishing line any fastMOORE why not share some of that creer.

SUN SIGNS ative energy with others? ProCAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. fessional joint ventures are also 19): Love, friendship, learning favoured, as you combine skills and adventure are all mixed toand exchange knowledge. gether today. If you make the most of your GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Old memories natural charm, then youíll be able to get what may upset you but don’t suppress your feel- you want in the most wonderful ways. ings. Use it as an opportunity to release negAQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A family ative old energy. Then you can move forward problem benefits from you being less judgin a positive and proactive way. mental. And don’t skim the surface — take CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s best to the time to examine a situation in depth so say what’s on your mind today Crabs. Don’t that you gain a much wider perspective. let money matters come between you and a PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Try to be family member. The more positive you are, honest and direct when dealing with others the more pleasant the day will be. today Pisces. Don’t waste time pussy-footing LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll feel rest- around. If things start to resemble a soap less today. Variety is the spice of life as you opera, re-state your case and then move on. keep moving, and plan plenty of challenging Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationactivities to stop you from being bored. Work ally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her and financial matters are favoured. column appears daily in the Advocate.

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House Finches are gregarious birds that collect at feeders or perch high in nearby trees. When they’re not at feeders, they feed on the ground, on weed stalks, or in trees. They move fairly slowly and sit still as they shell seeds by crushing them with rapid bites.

Once blooming, a flower-growing hobby fades ADRIAN HIGGINS SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

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People admire flowers of rare size, color and form at the National Chrysanthemum Society’s annual show in Fairfax, Va. ons, and learn how to groom their flowers for competitive shows. Many societies formed before and after World War II, when fewer women juggled careers with families, life was slower-paced, distractions fewer and interests simpler.

Apart from the modern career and parenting pressures for millennials, many have moved into cities. They don’t have the land to plant bulbs or cultivate flower beds, and much of their life involves screens.

In the new social universe of the 21st century, plant societies are trying to plug into Facebook and other social media to reach young people, but they recognize that their oldest and most knowledgeable members aren’t comfortable with the likes of Instagram.

“They don’t have the technical skills,” said Toni McKenna, a member of the Virginia Camellia Society.

“They used to show up to give a talk and bring a few blooms, and people don’t want that anymore.”

Participation in all manner of leagues, clubs and other civically cohesive groups has been declining for years, but what makes the flower society demise more poignant is that expert flower-growing requires a mentor-student relationship that is inherently intergenerational, said Sherry Turkle, the MIT researcher who has written extensively about technology and society.

“Young people are talking so much about nature, conservation, the Earth,

and yet I fear that the easiest way to do that is to participate online,” she said. Implicit in such plant societies is a connection not just to the minutiae of

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At the National Chrysanthemum Society’s annual show, held over the weekend in Northern Virginia, a steady stream of visitors discovered an alternative world of mums - blooms of rare size, color and form.

“Wow,” announced one visitor. “Can I get these at Home Depot?” No, sir, you cannot.

The fall mum show has been a rite of autumn for generations - the sort of small-town subject that would have appealed to Norman Rockwell - but how much longer it can survive is an open question. Exhibition chrysanthemums are not endangered, but the demanding hobby of raising them is under threat as the elderly ranks of fanciers fade away. The blooms range from delicate, threadlike flowers suggesting spreading tentacles of coral, to enormous globes of featherlike petals.

But consider this: The show’s blue-ribbon sweepstakes winner, David Eigenbrode, is 82; Robert Howell, the runner-up, is 84.

In a decade or two, the hobby “is either not going to exist or continue to limp along,” said John Capobianco, whose local society in Long Island once boasted 100 members and shows of a thousand blooms. It is now down to 13 members who work hard to exhibit 100 flowers.

“We are afraid, honestly, that growing chrysanthemums for show is going to become a lost art,” said Pat Stockett Johnston, a hobbyist from Southern California. “I would be embarrassed to tell you how many chapters we have lost in the past 13 years, perhaps close to 20.”

Johnston, 74, became the national society’s new president during the weekend show and annual gathering, held this year at the Hyatt Fairfax at Fair Lakes in Fairfax, Va. The society has approximately 500 members, compared with 2,400 members in the early 1980s, said Galen Goss, the group’s director of management services.

The anxieties of the chrysanthemum world are shared by the remaining active members of other flower and plant societies throughout the country, including those for roses, camellias, daffodils, dahlias and hostas, to name a few.

Traditionally, such local societies would attract members in their 30s who joined to get access to prized varieties, attend monthly meetings, receive growing advice from the old li-

nature but to other people’s lives.

“Young people are suffering from not having natural conversations with older people,” Turkle said. “They don’t know how to have empathetic conversations about the arc of human life, because they are not talking to older people.”

Since 2012, a coalition of plant societies has met annually to confront membership woes, with the help of the Alexandria, Va.-based American Horticultural Society.

At this weekend’s chrysanthemum show, the horticultural society’s executive director, Tom Underwood, and American Dahlia Society activist Harry Rissetto made presentations on ways to revive membership.

In sum, the advice mirrors the counsel any legacy enterprise must hear these days to survive: Have a dynamic Web site full of great content, exploit social media and create the infrastructure for online transactions. “But the bottom line,” Underwood said, “is the focus on people and relationships.”

One tactic is to send people who don’t renew their membership a letter asking them if they meant to drop it, Rissetto said.

“We have a lot of older members and they simply forget.”