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Duggars dumped HOME EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HAS SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT CONTROVERSIAL REALITY TV COUPLE

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A controversial reality TV couple has been turfed from the Alberta Home Education Association’s convention next year.

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar will no longer be the keynote speakers at the group’s annual meeting.

Paul van den Bosch, association

president, said in a news release, “recent feedback from our members points out that their appearance here would not be in the best interests of home educators.”

The group had booked the 19 Kids and Counting couple before allegations emerged that their son had sexually assaulted several young girls including some of his sisters while he was a teenager, about 10 years ago.

The long-running TLC reality show

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Mystery of History) and John Carpay (Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms).

Chris Butler will deliver a session on Protecting the Gift, preventing child abuse.

The 30th annual convention runs on April 8 and April 9 in Red Deer. Visit www.aheaonline.com for more information.

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Property crimes trip up ‘Innisfail’s most wanted’ Described by his own counsel as “Innisfail’s most wanted” for a stretch this year, a Penhold man pleaded guilty to several property crime offences.

Gary Raymond Auvigne, 40, was arrested a few times this year starting back in early January.

On Monday, in Red Deer provincial court he pleaded guilty to nine counts before judge Gordon Deck. Of those nine counts, five were for possession of stolen property.

Innisfail RCMP began surveillance on Auvigne in late 2014. On Jan. 24, they had obtained a search warrant for his residence in Penhold. In a release, police said the residence was the subject of more than 70 complaints of suspicious people, vehicles and incidents at the residence.

Among the items police recovered was a stolen box of pint glasses from the Tilted Kilt in Red Deer and windows stolen from Laebon Homes. Auvigne pleaded guilty to having those items in his possession.

Prior to the January arrest warrant, Auvigne had been arrested four times dating back to July, 2014.

He also pleaded guilty to breaching a recognizance. While police conducted surveillance they observed Auvigne breach it by driving a vehicle past his curfew.

On Sept. 8, 2015, Auvigne was arrested again, this time by Blackfalds RCMP. Police were called to report of a suspicious vehicle on Range Road 10. When police arrived on scene they found a vehicle with no lights on stopped in the middle of the road.

Police confirmed the vehicle was reported stolen and approached the vehicle. They found Auvigne slumped over the steering wheel. According to police the driver’s door was damaged and the ignition was also broken.

Police also found 2.3 grams of methamphetamine on Auvigne when they searched him.

Brad Mulder, defence counsel, said Auvigne had led a productive life up until the last year-and-a-half.

A truck driver by trade, Auvigne tore both of his rotator cuffs leaving him unable to work. As part of rehabilitation he was prescribed painkillers he became dependent on. When the prescription ran out, the pain did not and Auvigne sought other drugs to fill the void.

Mulder said this led to Auvigne develop an addiction to methamphetamine. This addiction led him down a dark path, leading to property crime and letting his home become a flop house for unsavoury characters.

was cancelled shortly after the news.

Van deh Bosch said “our members also pointed out that as the Duggars would have been giving only two talks (of the more than 40 available) their presence would have been only a small part of the convention and the Duggar’s philosophy is not representative of the AHEA as a whole.”

The keynote speakers will be Andrew Pudewa (Institute for Excellence in Writing), Linda Lacour Hobar (The

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Ed Robertson, lead singer of Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies, performs at the Enmax Centrium on Monday night. Please see Lana Michelin’s review in Wednesday’s Red Deer Advocate.

Red Deer, Sylan Lake among province’s top business communities

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

ALBERTA VENTURE MAGAZINE

Red Deer and Sylvan Lake have been ranked among Alberta’s top business communities by a business magazine.

Alberta Venture has just released its list of the province’s 12 great business communities on Monday.

Editor Michael Ganley says in the November issue that there is no recipe for success in making their list.

“There’s no single thing that makes a community a great place to do business,” says Ganley.

“It depends on the type of business and the natural strengths and weaknesses of the community. But one thing they all have in common is that they’ve made a conscious decision to support and encourage business because they recognize their importance.”

In Red Deer’s case, the city’s “pro-business administration” is lauded for taking full advantage of the city’s position within a two-hour’s drive of 80 per cent of Alberta’s population.

“Red Deer is becoming increasingly diversified, as industries from manufacturing to agricultural processing to professional services continue to

INDEX Four sections Alberta . . . . . . . . . . . . A3 Business . . . . . . . B5-B6 Canada . . . . . . . . A5-A6 Classified . . . . . . D1-D2 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . D4 Entertainment . . . . . . C5 Sports . . . . . . . . . B1-B4

‘RED DEER IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIVERSIFIED, AS INDUSTRIES FROM MANUFACTURING TO AGRICULTURAL PROCESSING TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTINUE TO SPRING UP.’ — MICHAEL GANLEY, EDITOR spring up.”

The BOLT regional transit system is singled out as an example of forward thinking.

City of Red Deer land and economic development manager John Sennema said the attention is welcomed.

“For the most part, it just gives us recognition. It lets people know we’re here and open for business,” Sennema said.

Given the economic slowdown province-wide, this kind of positive review can only help as the city looks to attract investment.

The BOLT transit system is used an example of regional collaboration.

However, the recent announcement (which came out after Alberta Venture’s story would have gone to press) that the province was joining forces with the City and County of Red Deer

to spend $9.5 million upgrading the runways for larger aircraft is a more economically significant example.

“That just really helps for economic diversification in the region,” he said.

Sylvan Lake is recognized for investing more than $22 million in downtown and waterfront infrastructure and property upgrades. The town’s hospitality feasibility study, 38-percent building permit growth, active home building sector and recent annexations to provide room for future industrial, commercial and residential growth are also highlighted.

Economic development officer Vicki Kurz said the town has undertaken a number of other initiatives since Alberta Venture did its research.

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Like a needle in a haystack Darrin Reimer and Caitlin McAuley have a true love story. But in an instant, things turned frantic and bizarre.

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INFLUENZA

Vaccination campaign off to ‘reasonable start’ in region

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF The threat of getting the flu motivated more than 30,000 Central Albertans to get vaccinated so far this season.

A total of 30,056 people in Alberta Health Services Central Zone were immunized during the first four days of the province’s annual influenza immunization campaign that started Oct. 20.

“I think that’s a reasonable start,” said Dr. Digby Horne, medical officer of health for Alberta Health Services Central Zone, on Monday.

Across the province, 279,238 doses of the vaccine were administered at AHS flu immunization clinics, pharmacies and doctors offices.

In Alberta, 30 cases of influenza A have been confirmed by labs, including two cases in Central Zone.

Only five lab-confirmed cases of influenza B have been reported in Alberta and all five occurred in Central Zone.

Horne said the incidence of influenza B in Central Zone was more likely due to low reporting participation in other zones during the first week of the campaign.

“We’re not aware of any special trends at this time.”

Out of the 11 Albertans who have been admitted to hospital with lab-confirmed flu, three were in Central Zone.

No flu-related deaths were reported in the province.

Horne said there is still lots of opportunity for people to get immunized and they should get it done before early December.

For information on upcoming immunization clinics visit www.albertahealthservices.ca/influenza.asp.

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AUVIGNE: Sentenced to five months in custody Deck sentenced Auvigne to five months in custody. Auvigne has been detained since his arrest on Sept. 8. Deck gave him 86 days of pre-sentence custody credit, leaving Auvigne with 64 days left to serve.

Auvigne also faces charges from an arrest in May, including 16 trafficking charges. Mulder and Crown Prosecutor Victoria Foster said they were in resolution discussions and requested an adjournment to Dec. 3 in Red Deer provincial court, which was granted. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

BUSINESS: Thirdparty endorsement carries weight with investors Retail gap analysis and tourism studies have been done and the town recently updated its website with profiles on its manufacturing, oil and gas, and professional, scientific and technical services sectors.

Kurz will be heading to the International Council of Shopping Centres annual meeting in Whistler, B.C., in January and Alberta Venture’s optimistic review of Sylvan Lake will be part of her pitch.

A third-party endorsement carries a lot of weight with potential investors, she said. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Family allowed to continue search for daughter on Manitoba reserve

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — A family desperately seeking answers to a loved one’s disappearance is being allowed to continue searching for clues on a Manitoba reserve.

Bernice Catcheway — whose daughter Jennifer disappeared seven years ago — said the family was barred from searching the Dakota Tipi reserve after searchers brought in a backhoe recently.

Chief David Pashe said searchers were digging holes and knocking down trees with their equipment. He said he would need to see an RCMP search warrant before searchers would be allowed back in.

Grand Chief Sheila North Wilson, who represents northern First Nations, said she sat down with Pashe and his council Monday and the search will be allowed to continue.

“The chief and council will allow them to search and say they’ve never banned them,” said North Wilson, with Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak. “They just wanted to protect the community from damage with the excavator.”

The heavy equipment used in the most recent search was a “one-time offer” from another community and may not be used again, North Wilson added.

Grand Chief Derek Nepinak with the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs also attended Monday’s meeting with the Dakota Tipi leadership. He said the First

Nation is deeply supportive of the Catcheway family and its ongoing search for Jennifer.

The First Nation was concerned because it doesn’t have money to repair infrastructure damage “from significant excavations on the reserve” that don’t advance the family’s search, Nepinak said.

“The leadership wants to ensure that all leads are credible before further significant excavation happens,” Nepinak said in a statement. “The leadership has been caught in a difficult scenario between voicing the raised concerns of their community members, while also demonstrating a commitment to help the Catcheway family continue their search.”

Catcheway was 18 in June 2008 when she vanished from Grand Rapids while on her way to Portage la Prairie, Man. The family was searching the reserve after a tip that Catcheway may have gone to the community for a party before her disappearance.

The RCMP has said there is insufficient information to request a warrant to search the reserve’s landfill or other areas where the searchers looked recently.

The Catcheway family is hoping the RCMP will follow up on some of the tips the family has received rather than search for answers on its own, North Wilson said.

“They’re not putting all their hope in that because they haven’t seen the RCMP do a lot of the legwork that they’ve done,” she said.

“They’re going to search no matter what.”

University of Calgary president addresses corporate influence allegations

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The president of the University of Calgary doesn’t believe the school’s reputation as a research facility will be hurt by concerns from faculty members over corporate influence.

The Canadian Association of University Teachers is looking into a CBC investigation in which senior academics alleged that oil company Enbridge inappropriately interfered in the University’s Centre for Corporate Sustainability after the company provided a donation.

CAUT says in a news release that the former chairman of the Centre claims he was fired after raising concerns about Enbridge’s influence in the Centre.

University president Elizabeth Cannon says when funds come from the private sector, there is a written agreement set out with expectations but on the questions of day to day operations and staffing, that’s a decision made solely by the university.

She says while there were concerns expressed in emails to the former dean of the Haskayne school of business, there have never been any formal complaints.

Cannon does say the emails from 2011 and 2012 prove there could have been a better job done with communicating with staff and more transparency on the decision when it came to corporate sponsorships.

Enbridge had promised the university $2.25 million over 10 years for the centre, but its name is now off the centre and its donation has been cut by $1 million.

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Like a needle in a haystack PROPOSAL ON B.C. BEACH TURNS INTO EPIC LOST AND FOUND STORY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TOFINO, B.C. — He knew he was going to get down on bended knee to propose to the love of his life, but Darrin Reimer didn’t know he and his brideto-be would soon both be on their knees furiously searching the beach for a lost engagement ring.

Reimer and Caitlin McAuley have a true love story that started with a poem, a marriage proposal and a ring on a Tofino, British Columbia, beach.

But in an instant, things turn frantic and bizarre when the engagement ring accidentally fell to the beach.

It was dark and the tide was rolling in.

But don’t worry, there is a happy ending.

“I can’t believe I did that,” said Caitlin McAuley, 27, who said yes, but it was ‘Oh, No’ moments later when she felt the engagement ring slip off her finger and vanish into the night.

“My hand was wet from the rain and I moved and looked off and I knew it right away,” she said. “We were trying to find it in the dark and it was raining.

We got some flashlights and we were back out in the morning as soon as it was daylight.”

Reimer, who’s from Calgary, and McAuley who lives in Vernon, B.C., spent much of the night looking for the ring with no luck.

After 18 hours of down and dirty efforts using metal detectors, kitchen implements, shovels, rakes, and their icy fingers, the ring turned up in the sand a few steps from where McAuley was standing when she felt it slide off her finger.

“We were in shock. It was incredible,” Reimer, 34, said Sunday.

The couple went for dinner last Wednesday to celebrate their engage-

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Darrin Reimer and Caitlin McAuley, search for a lost engagement ring used the night before during an evening marriage proposal as high tide approaches at Cox Bay Beach in Tofino, B.C., Wednesday. ment and after dinner they stood on the beach, and that’s when the ring disappeared.

Reimer said his marriage proposal included the custom-made ring and a poem that symbolized the couple’s relationship.

“The ring was called Eternal Flame, and it’s kind of unique for Caitlin and our relationship,” he said. “I had written a poem for the proposal that was explaining our relationship over the last five years.”

“How it went from embers to sparks to a flame, through all different sea-

NDP, Wildrose bicker over debates, slurs

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta’s fall legislature sitting is off to a lurching start due to cross-floor partisan sniping and time-consuming wrangling over the rules of the game.

The disagreements concern time for debates, perceived slurs and even what time in the morning legislature members should sit down in the house to work.

“The (Opposition) Wildrose is intent on focusing on what I consider to be unimportant questions,” NDP house leader Brian Mason said Monday.

“I hope saner heads will prevail and we can get on with the important work that Albertans have elected us to do.”

The focus of the sitting is on the NDP’s first budget, which proposes extensive borrowing, higher taxes and a job creation plan.

But work is proceeding slowly as the Wildrose party attacks Notley’s New Democrats in the house, accusing them of stifling debate, slurring Wildrose policy and ramming through legislation.

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Calgary girl in hospital after clothing caught on school playground equipment CALGARY — A six-year-old girl is in hospital after an accident at a playground at a northeast Calgary school.

Duty Insp. Michael Watterston says emergency crews arrived around 12:45 p.m. Monday at O.S. Geiger school after the girl’s clothing got hung up on the jungle gym.

Watterston says the girl was taken to hospital in critical condition.

The Calgary Board of Education said a crisis team is available to support students and staff if necessary.

The board said it will conduct a review of what happened.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HIGH RIVER — A southern Alberta town devastated by flooding two years ago is to receive another $30 million in an attempt to prevent history from repeating itself.

Flooding in parts of southern Alberta in June 2013 resulted in billions of dollars in damage. One of the hardest hit communities was the town of High River where entire neighbourhoods stood under water for weeks.

“We know we can’t control Mother Nature, but we’re taking steps to lessen the impact of future disasters on homes and communities,” Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee said Monday.

“That is why without further delay our government is moving forward with a flood mitigation strategy to help safeguard families and businesses in High River from future floods.”

Larivee said the new funding will allow work on two berms and a bridge to help shelter High River if the Highwood River should again spill its banks.

The projects reflect a commitment of about $30 million in multi-year funding for flood infrastructure. The money

“This is a tragic scenario and we’re hoping for the best in terms of the child recovering from any injuries that she may have sustained.”

They say there are no reports of children getting sick, but urge parents to check all Halloween candy and throw out homemade treats.

Mounties look into complaints of tampered candy on Halloween

Police complete bribery investigation: No charges against former Tory

LLOYDMINSTER, Sask. — Alberta RCMP are investigating five complaints of candy that was allegedly tampered with and handed out for Halloween.

Mounties in Lloydminster say one child found a round, white pill when she bit into a Snickers chocolate bar.

She gave the pill to her parents and the wrapper appeared to have opened and resealed.

A full blister pack of pills and a loose pill were also found in treat bags.

RCMP have yet to substantiate the two other cases.

EDMONTON — Police say no charges will be laid following a bribery investigation into a former Alberta politician.

Naresh Bhardwaj was a Progressive Conservative backbencher when he was accused in March of tampering in a heated nomination race in his Edmonton-Ellerslie constituency.

A resident of the riding swore an affidavit alleging Bhardwaj and another man offered him $10,000 to help

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comes on top of previous commitments of more than $100 million.

The Disaster Recovery Program received more than 10,500 applications after the floods. Almost 9,000 of those had been resolved as of this year.

Larivee said changes are being made to the program that should allow 80 per cent of outstanding cases to be resolved. The changes are also meant to ensure the process operates more efficiently should Albertans be faced with another disaster.

The government is also backing away from collecting overpayments it made on almost 550 files.

“The total of that comes to $1.5 million that we’ll be writing off,” Larivee said. “It has been budgeted already.

The numbers in the value of those files range from $100 they might owe up to $5,000, so the cost to recover them is actually greater than it would be to forgive those.”

High River Mayor Craig Snodgrass said the mitigation efforts are “key pieces to the success” of the community. The town long ago rejected the idea of a channel to prevent future flooding in favour of the berms.

He also applauded the move to forgive overpayments to some High River residents. disqualify a rival for the riding nomination.

Bhardwaj denied the allegations and temporarily stepped down as associate minister for persons with disabilities.

He later withdrew his candidacy, saying he didn’t want the matter to be a distraction for the Tories.

The NDP, which was voted into power in May, had asked Edmonton police to investigate.

Bhardwaj said in a statement Sunday that he’s happy the investigation is over.

“I have said it all along that I will continue to vigorously work to clear my name with complete and full confidence, and my innocence will be proven absolutely,” he said.

“I have also repeatedly said that it is an absolute lie and the truth will always be victorious.”

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ly discovered the lost ring with their powerful metal detector last Thursday.

Reimer said everywhere he turned, people in the community wanted to help.

He said he and Caitlin’s love for each other was never in doubt throughout the ordeal, but this episode is further proof of their enduring love.

“We ended up sticking together really well,” he said. “I said we know now how we deal with each other in stressful situations.”

Province moves to lessen effect of flooding on High River

The Wildrose notes the NDP will shorten debate days on the budget to seven — about half of what the NDP, when it was in opposition, said should be given. Mason said the new plan gives the opposition more time to ask questions of key departments such as health.

The two parties are also fighting over a proposal to begin debating bills in the morning. The current practice is to start after lunch and, if necessary, go deep into the night. The NDP wants to begin sessions at 9 a.m.

Last week, one Wildrose MLA after another stood in the house to demand a 10 a.m. start, saying it works better for them and for staff. Mason accused the party of filibustering.

Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said it’s not about petty issues such as start times, but the larger question of holding the NDP to account.

“Any attempt by a sitting government to change the (rules of the house) usually means they’re taking shots at democracy and accountability because they want less accountability,” said Jean.

House debate time has also been chewed up by other issues.

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sons and survived everything, and now it’s kind of an eternal flame,” said Reimer.

The ring is white gold with rose gold flames and diamonds. Reimer said he did not have insurance and did not disclose how much he paid for the ring.

He said he was amazed how many people in Tofino, including the RCMP, local tourism officials and people on the beach, helped in the search for the ring. The Mounties even provided a metal detector.

But it was Tofino residents Keith and Norma Jamieson who eventual-

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Turkey: Next stop civil war?

“You may deceive all the people and peace — but he had to start a war part of the time, and part of the peo- to win them over.

Erdogan threw Turkey’s support ple all the time …” begins Abraham Lincoln’s famous aphorism about de- firmly behind the rebels when the Syrmocracy — but in a multi-party demo- ian civil war broke out in 2011, mainly because as a devout Sunni cratic system, that is usually enough. In a parliamentaMuslim he detested Bashar ry system like Turkey’s, 49 al-Assad’s Alawite-dominatper cent of the popular vote ed regime. gives you a comfortable maHe kept Turkey’s border jority of seats, and so Recep with Syria open to faciliTayyib Erdogan will rule tate the flow of volunteers, Turkey for another four weapons and money to the years. If it lasts that long.

Islamist groups fighting There will still be a TurAssad, including the Nuskey of some sort in four ra Front and ISIS (which years’ time, of course, but it eventually became Islamic may no longer be a democState). racy, and it may not even He even backed IslamGWYNNE have its present borders. In ic State when it attacked DYER last Sunday’s vote Erdogan the territory that had been OPINION won back the majority he liberated by the Kurds of lost in the June election, northern Syria. That terbut the tactics he employed ritory extends along the have totally alienated an important whole eastern half of Turkey’s border section of the population. with Syria, and in the end, despite ErKurds make up a fifth of Turkey’s 78 dogan’s best efforts, the Syrian Kurds million people. Most Kurds are pious, managed to repel ISIS’s attacks. But socially conservative Sunni Muslims, this was the issue that cost Erdogan so they usually voted for Erdogan’s the support of Turkish Kurds.

Justice and Development (AK) Party His solution was to restart the war — which consequently won three suc- against the PKK, the armed separatist cessive elections (2003, 2007, 2011) with movement that is based in the Kurdincreasing majorities. ish-speaking northern provinces of Then the Kurds stopped voting for Iraq.

Erdogan, which is why he lost last A ceasefire had stopped the fighting June’s election. In this month’s elec- between the Turkish government and tion he managed to replace those lost the PKK for the past four years, but votes with nationalist voters who are Erdogan now needed a patriotic war frightened of a Kurdish secession and against wicked Kurdish separatists in simple souls who just want stability order to lure the nationalists and the

naive into backing his party.

He duped the United States into supporting this war by allowing U.S. bombers to use Turkish airbases and promising that Turkish planes would start bombing Islamic State too.

(In fact, Turkey has dropped only a few token bombs on IS; the vast majority of its bombs are falling on Kurds.)

The pay-off came on Sunday, when the votes of Turks who fear Kurdish separatism replaced the Kurdish votes that the AK Party lost last June. The problem is that the election is now over but the war will continue.

Indeed it will get worse. The Turkish army is already shelling the Syrian Kurds, and warning that it may invade if the Syrian Kurdish proto-state (known as Rojava) tries to push further west and shut down the last border-crossing point that links Turkey to Islamic State.

At home, the independent institutions of a normal democratic state have been subverted one after another: the media, the police, and the judiciary now generally serve Erdogan.

State television, for example, gave 59 hours of coverage to Erdogan’s campaign in the past month. All the other parties combined got six hours and 28 minutes.

So Erdogan’s AK won the election, but Turkey is no longer a real democracy. And since the half of the population that didn’t vote for Erdogan utterly loathes him, it won’t be a very stable authoritarian state either. In fact, it is probably teetering on the brink of civil war.

The people who loathe Erdogan because he is destroying Turkey’s free media, perverting its criminal justice system and robbing the state blind — he and his AK colleagues have been enthusiastically feathering their nests — will not turn to violence. The poor will not turn to violence either, even though the economic boom is over and jobs are disappearing.

But some of the Turkish Kurds will fight, and they will have the support of the Syrian Kurds just across the border.

That will probably draw the Turkish army into invading northern Syria to crush the Kurds there — and once Turkey is fully involved in the Syrian civil war, all of southeastern Turkey (where Kurds are the majority) also becomes part of the combat zone.

When Mustafa Kemal Ataturk rescued a Turkish republic from the wreckage of the Ottoman empire after the First World War, he was determined to make it a European state. It was a fairly oppressive state at first, but over the decades it gradually turned into a democracy that operated under the rule of law.

That’s over now. It took Erdogan a dozen years in power to demolish that European-style democracy, but the job is done. As one despairing Turk put it recently, Turkey is becoming a Middle Eastern country.

Gwynne Dyer is a freelance Canadian journalist living in London. His latest book, Crawling from the Wreckage, was published recently in Canada by Random House.

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Reflections from an ‘Old Stock Canadian’ OPEN LETTER TO: Wendy Mesley (CBC National) Your interview with Joseph Boyden made me aware, once again of my lost place in Canadian society. I am an ‘Old Stock Canadian;’ which for many would seem absurd.

You see I am an immigrant; in 1951 I arrived as a 10 year old, with my parents and sisters as original boat people from a war torn Holland.

My Dutch home town was liberated by brave young Canadians, many whom are buried in my home country where their lives saved mine.

Being a 10-year-old immigrant in a rough new country like Canada in 1951 was difficult. Being bullied and called names was not unusual. We were allowed into Canada only as documented laborers.

My parents were not allowed to claim their qualified nursing diplomas as reason for entry into Canada.

My difficulty adapting to immigrant life in Canada caused me to become a high-school drop-out.

Thankfully, a private Christian school with a great avenue for athletics, saved me from a ruined life.

After high-school graduation I had great hopes of entering the RCMP. My great admiration for my own father’s service in the Dutch police force and wartime underground, drove my ambition. My athletic achievements and six-foot-four frame should have been a good start. Upon inquiring about entry I was told I would not be accepted, since I was not a born Canadian nor a British subject. I and my family had become proud Canadian citizens in 1957.

No matter, the RCMP dream died. My private highschool diploma also denied me access to Canadian University entrance.

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Thankfully, In 1961, I was accepted and allowed to enter college in the U.S. After years of successful teaching and coaching in beautiful Oregon I returned to Alberta, the place I always loved and felt was my real home. I came back home to Canada with a BA degree from NNU in Nampa, Idaho and a MSc. Degree from the University of Oregon. I could now apply for teaching positions in colleges and Universities that refused my entrance as a student.

My entire growing up years have been shaped by the opposites of the Joseph Boydens; who now, as a majority are the new face of Canada.

The divide between the likes of Joseph Boyden’s and myself are enormous. It is a divide that cannot be bridged, it is simply too wide and too immense.

Everything that comes out of the mind and mouth of those like Joseph Boyden has a new accepted sacredness.

Anything that comes out of the mind and mouth of some-one like myself is in danger of ridicule and possible judicial harassment under the free unrestricted powers of provincial Human-Rights Tribunals.

So now under a flamboyant new Liberal leader ‘Old Stock Canadians’ like myself, are no longer safe or even free to participate; something that was made clear by Justin Trudeau, when he referred to ‘ProLifers.’

The years I spent teaching and raising my young family, first in a small logging town of coastal Oregon and finally on a long hoped for rough quarter section of land in magnificent Alberta, left me with values that were shocking in contrast for the one week of holidays I spent in New Orleans.

Joseph Boyden’s values for Canadian life are wrapped up in the values learned in his 25 years of life spent in New Orleans.

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Somehow the only value he can recall from his father, who served to liberate some-one like myself, is to be reminded to stand up against bullies.

The racist bullies described by Joseph Boyden are fabricated, trumped up and groundless. Yet the reality raised by these mistaken bullies is profoundly accurate.

But then who would listen to a 75 year ‘Old Stock Canadian’ like myself?

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Human rights tops agenda TRUDEAU FACES DEMANDS TO REVERSE AN ARRAY OF HARPER-ERA SECURITY POLICIES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Pressure is building on the new Liberal government to go well beyond revamping the Conservative anti-terrorism bill to rethinking a whole raft of Stephen Harper security measures and policies.

The Liberals have promised to rewrite what they call “problematic elements� of Bill C-51, the omnibus security legislation ushered in by the Conservatives following two jihadi-inspired attacks on soldiers.

For instance, Justin Trudeau’s fledgling government plans to ensure all Canadian Security Intelligence Service warrants respect the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This would roll back new provisions allowing CSIS to disrupt terror plots through tactics that breach the charter as long as a judge approves.

It has also committed to creating a special committee of parliamentarians to keep an eye on national security operations.

Organizations including Amnesty International Canada and the Otta-

wa-based International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group recently issued a report urging the Liberals to go further by implementing neglected 2006 recommendations on comprehensive security review from the inquiry into the overseas torture of Maher Arar.

The groups also call for apologies and compensation to three other Arab-Canadians who were brutalized in Syrian prisons, as well as the repeal

‘IT IS TIME FOR A REFIT OF CANADA’S NATIONAL SECURITY LAWS THAT PUTS HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE CENTRE, NO LONGER A SECONDARY CASUAL CONSIDERATION AFTER THE FACT.’ — ALEX NEVE, SECRETARY GENERAL OF AMNESTY CANADA of measures that eroded the rights of people accused of being security threats.

Bill C-51 requires a complete overhaul, but the need is wider, said Alex Neve, secretary general of Amnesty Canada. “It is time for a refit of Canada’s national security laws that puts human rights at the centre, no longer a secondary casual consideration after

Arms deal with Ukraine opposed

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Two human-rights groups have teamed up to oppose a plan by the outgoing Conservative government to allow the sale of so-called prohibited weapons to Ukraine, including automatic assault rifles and armoured vehicles.

Amnesty International Canada and Project Ploughshares have written to the Department of Foreign Affairs expressing concern about the potential consequences of adding the embattled eastern European government to the list of countries to which Canada can sell automatic firearms.

There are 39 countries on Canada’s automatic firearms country control list, including Saudi Arabia, to whom General Dynamics Land Systems in London, Ont., recently sold $13 billion in armoured vehicles despite the opposition of human rights groups.

Foreign Affairs has been in the process of consulting on the Ukraine proposal since it was introduced last summer, around the time Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed a free trade agreement with the country’s prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

The move was seen at the time as opening the door for Canada to expand its support for Ukraine, which to this point has only received non-lethal defensive equipment and medical supplies to offset its losses in the ongoing conflict with Russian-backed rebels.

Both Amnesty and Project Ploughshares say exporting weapons should be withdrawn until the human rights situation in the country improves, citing brutal police tactics used to suppress the anti-government protests in the fall of 2013 — something that led to the overthrow of Viktor Yanukovych’s government the following year.

Despite the change in government and police reforms undertaken by the international community, the groups say there is still the threat of possible human rights abuses.

the fact.�

Neve said there are numerous United Nations-level human rights recommendations long overdue for attention, including ending deportations to torture, revising ministerial directions that allow for the use of torture-tainted information and reforming the secretive security-certificate system for whisking suspected terrorists and spies from Canada.

“We recommend that until they have mitigated these risks, Ukraine should not be added to the AFCCL,� said a letter to the Foreign Affairs Department, obtained recently by The Canadian Press.

Getting on to the list is the first step in approving the export of arms to the country. Each sale would still require federal government approval it is unclear what Justin Trudeau’s incoming Liberal government will do about the Ukraine proposal.

Both human rights groups also question whether Canadian-made weapons would be used against civilians in the conflict against Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country. “Both sides have repeatedly violated the laws of war,� said the letter, dated July 10, 2015. “Individuals have been abducted, and prisoners have been brutally beaten and subjected to mock executions.

Civilians who have not committed any crime, but who sympathize with the opposing side, have been held arbitrarily. Both sides have failed to take reasonable precautions to protect civilians during fighting.�

The Ukraine embassy in Ottawa was asked for comment, but no one was immediately available.

The new government in Ukraine, led by President Petro Poroshenko, has been outspoken in its plea to Ottawa, Washington and other western capitals for advanced weapons to counter Russian-backed separatists.

But the Obama administration, and to a lesser extent the outgoing Conservative government, have resisted the calls. U.S. lawmakers and military commanders were in favour last spring, but the White House has only authorized the delivery of Humvees and unarmed drones.

Congress slipped a provision into the recent defence budget to authorize lethal aid to Ukraine, but the president vetoed it.

C-51 amounted to a “hasty misdiagnosis of the problems that afflict anti-terror law and policy,� said University of Ottawa law professor Craig Forcese, co-author of False Security, a detailed critique of Harper’s approach.

The Conservative government failed to tackle the vexing issue of how to transform secret intelligence into ev-

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BRIEF Psychiatrist maintains Turcotte mentally ill during slayings under Crown’s cross SAINT-JEROME, Que. — A psychiatrist for the defence says it was Guy Turcotte’s mental illness and not his consumption of windshield washer fluid that led him to attack his children and stab them to death in 2009. “It’s obvious to me that it is the mental disorder that led him to do that,� Dominique Bourget testified Monday, as she was cross-examined for a fourth day by the Crown.

Turcotte has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the February 2009 slayings of Olivier, 5, and Anne-Sophie, 3. He has admitted to causing their deaths but his lawyers are arguing he should be found not criminally responsible by way of mental disorder.

The prosecution has maintained Turcotte was fully aware of his actions

OTTAWA — A former B.C. attorney general who led the province’s investigation into missing and murdered aboriginal women says it’s vital for the incoming Liberal government to strike the right tone and clearly define the terms for its own long-sought and long-awaited inquiry.

Wally Oppal conducted hearings and published a 2012 report on how authorities handled cases involving missing and murdered women in the wake of the Robert Pickton case.

Pickton, one of Canada’s most notorious serial killers, was convicted in 2007 of the murders of six women and charged in the deaths of 20 others.

The incoming Liberal government needs to first determine what kind of an inquiry it wants to conduct in order to ensure that it is proactive, Oppal said. “I would think that if you’re going to have an inquiry, you don’t need to have one of the type that we had, where the police were cross-examined for endless days because one of our tasks was to find out what the police did wrong during the Pickton years,� he said. “I think if they’re going to have one, they should have an inquiry that goes

MISSING, MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN to the various communities and the centres, a commissioner or group of commissioners, to get the voice of the communities. “It never hurts to talk to the communities to get their views and to bring them on side.�

Dawn Lavell Harvard, president of the Native Women Women’s Association of Canada, said it’s crucial that the first stage of the inquiry include consulting with both grassroots groups and the families of victims. “We have laid the ground work,� she said. “We have been fighting for this. We have been working on this.

Our women have the expertise and the knowledge that’s required here so they need to be driving that process.�

Ojibway activist Joan Jack said it would be a very respectful gesture for prime minister-designate Justin Trudeau to sit down with families. “The families that have lost loved ones represent us all,� Jack said. “As First Nations people, as indigenous people, we are very connected and when somebody is hurt, we are all hurt.�

the night the children were killed.

Crown prosecutor Rene Verret suggested that during Turcotte’s first trial, intoxication by methanol — a key ingredient in washer fluid — was an important factor in her findings, which Bourget didn’t recall.

In a February 2011 report, Bourget stated Turcotte’s actions were the result of a combination of three factors: depression, suicidal tendencies and the intoxication.

But in her second report, authored just before the current trial, the question of methanol poisoning was barely mentioned — which Bourget defended by saying it was simply an update that didn’t necessarily repeat the first report.

She admitted the only evidence that washer fluid had been consumed came from Turcotte, who, the Crown noted, lied to hospital staff after his arrest, saying he’d consumed Tylenol capsules. “So how can you be sure about what he’s saying about methanol?,� Verret asked. “I don’t think he was lying,� Bourget replied.

The Crown contends Turcotte’s attack was premeditated and Bourget’s diagnosis of psychiatric illness is an opinion, not a certainty.

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idence that can be used in criminal court proceedings, a dilemma that has fostered the “very troubling� practice of parallel — and quite separate — investigations of the same targets by spies and police, Forcese said.

If rumours of draft Liberal security legislation are true, Forcese hopes the government will refer it to a “wellstaffed, well-resourced and seriously minded parliamentary committee� after first reading, opening the door to a more expansive study of security law.

OpenMedia, a group that fights to keep the Internet surveillance-free, has invited Trudeau to sit down and discuss ways to better protect the privacy of Canadians. “We are happy to have an open discussion but we continue to believe that C-51 is reckless, dangerous, and ineffective legislation that ought to be fully repealed,� OpenMedia executive director Steve Anderson recently wrote in a letter to Trudeau. “Engagement early in the legislative process is a key pillar of a more participatory democracy and I believe that is what Canadians are looking for with your government.�

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Shauna Hunt interviews a Toronto FC soccer fan in Toronto on Sunday, May 10, 2015, in this video frame grab. Ontario’s largest electricity provider says it has rehired a Toronto engineer fired after soccer fans yelled sexually explicit taunts at a TV reporter this spring.

‘We were scared for our life’ BROTHER TESTIFIES AT SUITCASE MURDER TRIAL

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ment, cooked, did laundry, took care of Biddersingh’s other children and lived in fear of their father’s wrath, court heard.

“We get treatment like we’re just a worker in the house or a slave,” Cleon said, noting that he and Melonie weren’t allowed to sit on any of the furniture, watch television or eat food unless it was served to them.

“We didn’t feel loved … we were like a machine.”

Over time, Melonie was abused far more than Cleon, court heard.

“The least little thing she’d do, he’d get angry with her,” Cleon said of his father. “Sometimes I think he wanted to hit Elaine but he hit Melonie, he turned everything on Melonie. I wish she was sitting here telling her side of the story.”

Jurors heard that Biddersingh would drag Melonie across the floor, throw her against walls and stomp on her as she lay in pain on the ground.

She was also called “evil” and “the devil,” court heard.

“We were scared for our life,” said Cleon. “We can’t go home, we didn’t have a future.”

Biddersingh’s treatment of his daughter grew even worse in the months before her death, jurors heard.

Her food was rationed or withheld altogether, she was confined in a closet and a barrel at times, chained to the furniture, had her head put down a flushing toilet and was made to bathe and relieve herself on the apartment balcony, Cleon said.

“Melonie was weak,” he said, adding that eventually his sister was too sick to stand. “She can’t even put on her clothes, I have to clean her.”

The only time Melonie left the apartment by herself, she made it as far as the third step in a nearby stairwell and told Cleon, who found her, that it would be better if she was dead, court heard.

The jury has heard that Melonie died on Sept. 1, 1994. Cleon said Biddersingh told him Melonie had run away.

TORONTO — A 17-year-old girl whose body was found in a burning suitcase two decades ago suffered brutal beatings, food deprivation and gut-wrenching abuse at the hands of her father before she died, her half-brother testified Monday.

“I go through a lot but she go through more than me. I see her there suffering,” a tearful Cleon Biddersingh told the trial of Everton Biddersingh, who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his daughter Melonie.

“Even a prisoner couldn’t live like that.”

The case of Melonie’s death remained unsolved for over 18 years as police were unable to identify the girl’s charred remains until they received a tip that led to the arrest of Biddersingh and his wife in March 2012. Elaine Biddersingh’s first-degree murder trial is to begin next April.

On the witness stand on Monday, Cleon, now 41, recalled how he, Melonie and another half-brother, Dwayne, came to Toronto from Jamaica in 1991 to live with their father and his wife.

At the time, the opportunity was a dream come true, he said, but it soon turned into a nightmare.

The children wanted to go to school, as they had done in Jamaica despite the poverty they lived in — Melonie in particular wanted to be a nurse — but their father did not allow it, court heard.

Instead, the siblings were made to clean the family’s small apartment and Cleon was forced to sell drugs for his father, court heard. Jurors have been told Dwayne died accidentally in June 1992.

As time passed, Everton Biddersingh’s treatment of the children he brought over from Jamaica worsened, court heard.

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Cleon said he was the first to be mistreated as Biddersingh’s wife began claiming he wasn’t Biddersingh’s son. She made Cleon take a DNA test — which proved Biddersingh was his father — but the boy was still made to sleep on the floor, eat separately and had his food rationed, court heard.

Biddersingh and his wife fought frequently and at one point she left him for a few weeks, taking Melonie and her other Red Deer College children with her, court heard.

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however, saying his firing was unfair.

“Wow lots of perfect folks on here who never did or said anything….get over yourselves people,” one said.

The May incident wasn’t the first time hecklers had shouted vulgar comments at female reporters.

The phenomenon was first reported

in the U.S., with tales emerging last year of men approaching female reporters and yelling about committing sex acts while live on the air.

Similar incidents in Canada have prompted police forces to warn that hecklers could find themselves facing criminal charges.

General public invited to swearing-in ceremonies

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau intends to formally open the new Liberal era with an emphasis on teamwork and openness — in stark contrast to what he’s characterized as the secretive, one-man rule of Stephen Harper.

The prime minister-designate and his new ministers will arrive together, on a bus, for Wednesday’s swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall.

Rather than a parade of private cars depositing soon-to-be ministers one at a time on the Governor General’s doorstep, the Trudeau gang will walk together up the long, tree-lined driveway.

They’ll no doubt be cheered on by a throng of onlookers.

While the Rideau Hall grounds have been open during swearing-in ceremonies in years gone by, this is the first time an open invitation has been issued to the general public.

What’s expected to be a sizable crowd will be able to follow the proceedings on large-screen TVs to be set up outside the Governor General’s mansion.

“It is sort of showing how much more open and transparent the new government intends to be,” said

Trudeau spokeswoman Kate Purchase.

As for the new ministers arriving and departing as a group, Purchase said: “We’ve been talking for two years about building the team, and this is the team.”

The composition of Trudeau’s cabinet will similarly be aimed at demonstrating the “real change” the Liberal leader promised to provide throughout the marathon election campaign.

He has vowed that half his ministers will be women and that his cabinet will be smaller than Harper’s 39-member ministry. Insiders expect the total number to be just under 30 members.

Moreover, Trudeau is expected to bypass some experienced veterans to give precedence to newcomers, sending the message that this is a new government, not a return to an old Liberal government.

Hand-picked star recruits expected to be included in Trudeau’s cabinet include B.C. regional aboriginal leader Jody Wilson-Raybould retired general Andrew Leslie millionaire businessman Bill Morneau former Toronto police chief Bill Blair Montreal lawyer Melanie Joly journalist and author Chrystia Freeland former Manitoba business council head Jim Carr Laval University economist Jean-Yves Duclos and family doctor Jane Philpott.

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TORONTO — Ontario’s largest electricity provider has rehired a Toronto engineer fired after soccer fans yelled sexually explicit taunts at a female TV reporter this spring.

Shawn Simoes lost his job as an assistant network management engineer with Hydro One this May in connection with an incident at a Toronto FC game that was captured on camera and widely denounced on social media.

Hydro One said at the time that he was terminated for violating its employee code of conduct.

The company said Monday that he had been offered his job back after arbitration.

“There is an arbitration process in place. Hydro One made its views very clear. This matter was resolved through the arbitration process,” Hydro One said in a statement, adding it would not comment further.

Social media tips had identified Simoes as one of several hecklers caught on video hurling obscenities at CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt.

Hunt fought back by questioning the men about their conduct, but the video shows the men dismissing her questions.

She later said the confrontation came about after almost a year of nearly constant harassment.

Hunt tweeted Monday that Hydro One told her in advance that Simoes had been rehired but she offered no further comment.

Others were quick to condemn the decision on social media.

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B1 Sutter disappointed in team’s play

TUESDAY, NOV. 3, 2015

CONCERNS RAISED OVER TEAM’S LACK OF CONSISTENCY IN WEEKEND GAMES

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR While it’s a limited sample, the manner in which the last two Red Deer Rebels games played out has raised a few red flags.

The Rebels stumbled out of the gate Friday night versus the visiting Spokane Chiefs and found themselves down 3-0 after one period. While they ruled the last half of the contest and dominated the third period, the sorry start — and the stellar performance of Chiefs netminder Tyson Verhelst — resulted in a 3-1 Western Hockey League loss.

On Sunday at the Canalta Centre, the Medicine Hat Tigers’ new digs, the Rebels were on fire early and built up a 4-0 lead that gradually dissipated to the point that the hosts forced overtime with a last-second goal. Red Deer

prevailed 6-5 via shootout, but the lack of consistency in his club’s play bothered GM/head coach Brent Sutter.

Rebels captain Wyatt Johnson agreed with Sutter’s stance that the team is still searching for consistency, and the 20-year-old insisted Monday that the time has come for the players to display some positive uniformity.

“Obviously, the third period last night was not the third period we wanted,” said Johnson, referring to the Tigers’ three-goal final frame. “We have to improve on that and work on playing 60 minutes.”

Johnson insisted there’s no secret to turning in a full shift.

“Just work hard and play our system,” he said. “We obviously got off track with our game and let them (Tigers) get back in it. There’s no excuse.

The game should have been over.

“It’s just about pulling all together for a full 60. I know we can do it.

We can talk, but it’s a matter of going out there and doing it … that’s what we ultimately have to achieve.”

As one of the Rebels veterans and the team captain, Johnson is willing to put extra heat on Wyatt Johnson himself to get the club on the right track as soon as tonight versus the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds.

“Being one of the older guys and a player looked up to in the (dressing) room, I feel a lot of responsibility for our play,” he said. “It’s not acceptable and we’re going to correct that and be a 60-minute team from now on.”

Johnson is also shouldering extra

accountability since replacing Conner Bleackley as captain in mid-October.

“There’s some added responsibility, whenever things are going bad or going good you’re looked at a little more,” he said.

“But with our team being the way it is … we have probably six to eight guys who could be captain.

“There’s a lot of really good leaders in the room, so that makes my job easier that way. We have a really good group here.”

• Thunderbirds star forward Mathew Barzal was named Monday as the WHL player of the week for the period ending Sunday.

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A celebration 30 years in the making ROYALS FANS JOIN IN RIOTOUS WORLD SERIES CELEBRATION

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The jersey that Eric Hosmer wore in the decisive game of the World Series is headed to the Hall of Fame. So is the glove Salvador Perez used, the spikes Lorenzo Cain laced up and the bat that third baseman Mike Moustakas took to the plate.

Maybe they ought to ask for the goal posts from the University of Kansas.

Those were torn down inside Memorial Stadium in the wee hours Monday morning, shortly after the Royals beat the New York Mets to win their first championship in three decades. Thousands of fans shot off fireworks, stormed sporting goods to buy the latest apparel, and spent the night partying as if it was New Year’s Eve in downtown Kansas City.

“Our fan base and our team share a real special bond,” Hosmer said. “That’s grown throughout the whole entire world, I think, as the fans have watched us compete throughout this post-season.”

Indeed, the Royals made plenty of new fans with their scrappy, fight-to-the-last-out style.

President Barack Obama called manager Ned Yost on Monday and said the team was fun to watch and made Royals fans proud, according to White House spokesman Josh Earnest, a Kansas City native.

They won 95 games during the regular season and earned home-field advantage throughout the playoffs. But they never seemed to be the favourites — not against the plucky Astros, the powerful Blue Jays or against the hard-throwing Mets’ starting rotation.

“I think the resiliency of this team and the way we can come back and the way we just count ourselves in every single game, I think it makes for a fun team to watch,” Hosmer explained. “It’s definitely a fun team to play for.”

That resiliency was evident throughout their October ride.

In the Division Series, they trailed the Astros by four runs in a game that could have ended their season, then rallied to win the series. They kept fighting back when the Blue Jays kept pounding home runs, eventually winning their second straight AL championship.

It was in the World Series that they really shined, though.

The Royals trailed in all five games against the Mets, winning three times when they were down in the eighth inning or later — something no team had ever accomplished. In the decider, the Royals became the first team since the 1939 Yankees to trail by two runs in the ninth inning or later of a potential clinching game and somehow rally to victory.

All told, Kansas City trailed by at least two runs in seven of its 11 playoff wins.

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Kansas City Royals’ Jarrod Dyson holds the World Series trophy after Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series against the New York Mets, Monday, in New York. The Royals won 7-2 to win the series.

“The way guys played all season,” Cain said, “the way guys stepped up even though we were down the entire game, it was a huge team effort.”

Now, that team that formed such a bond with its city the past two seasons will get to revel in a championship together. Their victory parade is Tuesday in downtown Kansas City, a route that will take the entire entourage about 2 miles to historic Union Station.

The victory rally at the base of the National World War I Memorial will begin when the parade arrives, and thousands of fans lining the parade route are expected to converge there.

“It’s a dream come true, not just for the players, but the staff, for the front office, for most importantly, the fans of Kansas City,” outfielder Jarrod Dyson said. “It’s been a long time since Kansas City raised a trophy like that and I’m just happy to be a part of it.”

Long time, indeed.

The Royals were once one of baseball’s model franchises, but the 1990s and 2000s were marked

by historic ineptitude: Nine straight losing seasons (twice), three straight 100-loss years, token All-Stars chosen for the Midsummer Classic simply because every club needed to be represented.

Everything started to change when general manager Dayton Moore arrived, though. It picked up steam when Ned Yost took over as manager, and a core bunch of players — Hosmer, third baseman Mike Moustakas and others — finally made it to the big leagues. The final pieces were added at this year’s trade deadline, with the arrival of pitcher Johnny Cueto and the versatile Ben Zobrist.

All those years of losing were suddenly a distant memory. So was last season’s World Series heartbreak against San Francisco. The Royals and their fans believed that they could not only win the final game of their season, they almost seemed to expect it.

So when the final out was made at Citi Field, and the Royals streamed out of their dugout to celebrate a championship, it was hardly a surprise that their fans joined in the party.

Panthers down Colts in OT to stay unbeaten

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Panthers 29 Colts 26 OT CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers refuse to lose.

Graham Gano kicked a 52-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Panthers to a 29-26 win over the Indianapolis Colts on a rain-drenched Monday night, allowing them to remain the NFC’s only unbeaten team.

It was Carolina’s 11th straight regular season victory dating back to last season.

The Panthers didn’t make it easy on themselves. Carolina surrendered a 17-point fourth quarter lead as Andrew Luck threw two touchdown passes in the final 7:11 of regulation and led another field goal drive at the end of regulation.

The teams traded field goals in overtime, with Gano tying the score on a 42-yarder with 7:50 to go. On the Colts’ ensuing possession, safety Roman Harper deflected Luck’s pass over the middle to Coby Fleener and linebacker Luke Kuechly — who had dropped an earlier interception that would have sealed the game at the end of regulation — came up with the pick at the Colts 39.

Four plays later Gano, who has missed an extra point earlier in the game, hit the game-winner.

“I had a lot of confidence in Graham,” Panthers coach Ron Rivera said.

“A kid like him is just fearless.”

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Carolina Panthers’ Jonathan Stewart (28) celebrates his touchdown run against the Indianapolis Colts with Cam Newton (1) in the first half of an NFL game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday.

Cam Newton was 16 of 35 for 248 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. He also ran for 41 yards.

Despite surrendering a 23-6 lead in the fourth quarter, Carolina had a chance to win the game in overtime but Ted Ginn Jr. dropped a wide open

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56-yard touchdown pass. Greg Olsen would bail his teammate out with a one-handed catch to help set up Gano’s tying field goal.

Luck had been limited to 40 yards passing and two interceptions through the first three quarters, but caught fire

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in the fourth quarter.

He threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Andre Johnson and an 8-yard TD strike to Fleener to bring the Colts to within the 23-20.

The Panthers, with the No. 1 running game in the league, couldn’t pick up a first down to put the game away and were forced to punt the ball away.

Luck drove the Colts back down the field, completing a fourth-and-10 pass to Griff Whalen to keep the chains moving. On a third-and-4 from the 6, Luck fired into the end zone and Kuechly nearly came down with an interception but the ball fell out of his hands on a wet field with two seconds left.

Adam Vinatieri hit the third of his four field goals as time expired to send the game into overtime.

He then gave the Colts a 26-23 lead on a 50-yarder with 12:04 left in the extra period.

Playing in a steady rain, the Panthers’ defence put the clamps on Luck early, intercepting the struggling quarterback twice to take a 10-0 lead.

Newton threw an interception and also fumbled on the Colts 3-yard line, but rallied late in the third quarter.

Leading 10-6, Newton threw touchdown passes to Greg Olsen and Philly Brown to give the Panthers a 23-6 lead.

It was a bizarre night, with two activists rappelling on ropes from the upper deck holding a protest sign for most of the second half as fans watched in awe.

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Shapiro seeks stability for Blue Jays NEW PRESIDENT PROMOTES LACAVA TO INTERIM GM, RETAINING MANAGER GIBBONS

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Mark Shapiro stepped into the media firing line on his first day on the job as president and chief executive officer of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Peppered with repeated questions about the departure of Alex Anthopoulos, the longtime baseball executive didn’t shine any light on why the former general manager decided to move on.

“Not the transition that I originally expected,” Shapiro said. “Not the opening press conference that I had envisioned.”

It was a somewhat awkward 45-minute introductory session Monday at Rogers Centre, but the polished and engaging Shapiro was up to the task.

He took care of a few business items at the start, announcing that assistant GM Tony LaCava would replace Anthopoulos on an interim basis and confirming that manager John Gibbons will return next year.

Shapiro called it an “incredibly exciting time” to be joining the Blue Jays and he expressed a desire to honour the passion that the now-retired Paul Beeston provided as team president.

But the main talking point was Anthopoulos’s surprise decision to turn down a new contract after building a team that came two wins away from

reaching the World Series.

“A lot has been written the past week obviously, most of it speculation, second-hand, a lot of it untrue,” Shapiro said. “All that Alex communicated was honest and forthright.”

Anthopoulos turned down a fiveyear extension last week amid reports of a difference in vision with the new president. The 38-year-old Montreal native would only say he didn’t feel like it would be the right fit, adding it was his choice to leave.

Shapiro said he was disappointed and surprised that Anthopoulos turned down the team’s offer.

“It was my sincere hope that I would have the chance to learn from him, to partner with him and to work with him,” he said. “Yet he’s obviously earned the right to make the decision he made and I respect that decision.

“With that respect and the finality of that decision, it’s time to move forward.”

Anthopoulos was a popular figure in Toronto, particularly after he acquired stars Troy Tulowitzki and David Price at the trade deadline. The deals helped the Jays reach the playoffs for the first time in 22 years.

His decision to leave the team at the height of its resurgence was deeply unpopular with Blue Jay fans.

“We made every effort afterwards to try to do everything we could to convince Alex to come back,” Shapiro

said. “Once the decision was made, that’s the hand dealt. We get a plan, we move forward. I’m not going to dwell on it.

“Again, long-term respect and admiration were gained for him through this process but I’m moving forward with the eyes on building upon the foundation he put in place and moving towards winning a world championship.”

Shapiro, 48, said he talked with Anthopoulos over two or three days, but very little time was devoted to contract discussions at the former GM’s request. Instead they talked about the organization and team-building and engaged in general baseball banter.

It remains unclear why Anthopoulos felt the fit wouldn’t be right.

“I wouldn’t want to speculate as to what his reasons were,” Shapiro said.

“What he said is what he said to me as well.”

Some recent reports suggested that Shapiro was unhappy that Anthopoulos gave up numerous blue-chip prospects at the trade deadline. While Shapiro dismissed stories that he “scolded” Anthopoulos, he indicated there will be long-term issues to deal with as a result of the deadline-day dealing.

“In every decision there’s a balance,” he said.

“There’s risk/reward, there’s shortterm and long-term. In this case clearly the short-term benefit of those trades is absolutely apparent and was tremendous. At the same point there are challenges that come with trading players and those challenges, I think, need to become part of a long-term strategy.”

Shapiro had worked for the Cleveland Indians since 1992 and spent the last five seasons as team president.

He still has to be brought up to speed on the many facets of the Blue Jays’ organization, but did say he expects there will be plenty of resources to field a championship-calibre team next season. Shapiro is also open to contract lengths of over five years depending on the situation.

The team looks primed for another strong offensive year in 2016. One of LaCava’s top off-season goals will be to provide depth to the team’s pitching staff, particularly the starting rotation.

Beeston, 70, was hired in 1976, served as president and CEO from 1989-97, and returned to the team in 2008. The Blue Jays announced in January that he would retire after this season.

Fall spurs talk of head protection for curlers

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Whether a helmet would have protected Brad Gushue when he crashed face-first on the curling ice is debatable.

But the sight of one of the world’s best curlers sporting a swollen right eye and stitches after a fall brings to a boil what was the simmering issue of whether protective headgear should be mandatory in the sport, and at what age.

Gushue put his arms out to stop his dive in Saturday’s quarter-final of The Masters in Truro, N.S., but not fast enough to protect his face. The skip from St. John’s, N.L., returned to the rink and finished out that game after getting stitches at a nearby hospital.

This happened at a time when some curling clubs require junior curlers to wear helmets, senior curlers are voluntarily donning head protection and Curling Canada is developing head-protection recommendations as part of a concussion strategy.

Equipment manufacturers now produce stylish curling tuques and hats with protective padding in them. An early alternative to the helmet was a cushioned, donut-shaped “halo” worn around the head.

But don’t expect to see helmets or head protection at the national men’s or women’s curling championships in the near future.

Not only would there would be resistance from teams at the Tim Hortons Brier and the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but the viewing public wouldn’t like it.

Those watching on television are accustomed to close-up and unfettered sight lines of curlers’ heads and facial expressions.

“You should see the e-mails we get every year about guys wearing baseball caps on the ice,” said Danny Lamoureux, Curling Canada’s director of championship services and club development. “People are furious.”

As with hockey helmets and visors, safety equipment becomes mandatory at grassroots levels before it ever becomes the rule at the elite level.

It’s currently up to each curling club to set rules on helmets and head protection, but Curling Canada intends

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Brad Gushue fell and hit his head on the ice in the fourth end of a quarter-final match at the Grand Slam of Curling Masters Saturday. He returned to the ice later in the day with stitches above his right eye. Gushue is seen third from left receiving medical treatment after his fall. Whether a helmet would have protected Gushue when he crashed face-first on the curling ice last week is debatable. But the sight of one of the world’s best curlers sporting a swollen right eye and stitches after a fall brings to a boil what was the simmering issue of whether protective headgear should be mandatory in the sport, and at what age. to make the issue part of a concussion strategy to be unveiled in 2016.

“The federal government has mandated all sports organizations to have a concussion policy and a return to play policy,” Lamoureux explained Monday.

“Most of our injuries don’t happen at the high level. They happen at the recreational level. We’re in the process now of developing a concussion policy and a return-to-play policy for concussions which will reach right down to the club level. With that, we are going to come up with a helmet policy that they can follow.”

Curling clubs aren’t franchises of Curling Canada, but voluntary members. Clubs aren’t required to adhere to the organization’s recommendations, but headgear is now a burning issue at the learn-to-curl stage.

Sidelined Riders QB Darian Durant says he’ll be ready to go by January

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA — Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Darian Durant says he’ll be ready to return from a season-ending Achilles tendon injury by January.

Durant suffered the injury in the Riders’ season-opening loss to Winnipeg.

But in a rare bit of good news for the struggling Roughriders, the 2013 Grey Cup-winning quarterback said his recovery is ahead of schedule.

“I’m feeling good. If I can stay healthy, I still feel like I’m the best quarterback in this league and I’m out to prove that,” Durant told reporters Monday.

He said the next move is to work on more explosive exercises, such as sprinting. He plans to spend the off-season working out in Regina.

The 33-year-old shrugged off doubts about his future.

“Everyone that I’ve seen go down from an Achilles has come back and is still a productive player, so there’s no question that I’ll be in that same boat,” he said.

“But like I said, I won’t be the same player, I’ll be a lot better.”

Durant missed part of the 2014 season after suffering a torn tendon in the elbow of his throwing arm that September. He had surgery to repair it and in April was looking forward to

getting back on the gridiron.

Watching from the sidelines again has been tough.

“It’s crushing just watching the team go through this each and every week and not being able to help,” said Durant.

“I really think that I could really help this team succeed this year, so it’s sucks watching it. But it’s a learning experience for me. It humbled me and it just has me fired up getting ready for next year.”

The Riders have also struggled to a dismal 2-15 record this season without Durant.

Injuries hit the team hard.

After Durant went down, backup quarterback Kevin Glenn stepped in.

Then Glenn was felled by a torn pectoral muscle in Saskatchewan’s loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on July 26.

Several other key players are out too, including defensive back Terrell Maze and linebacker Shea Emry.

In August, the Roughriders fired head coach Corey Chamblin and vice president of football operations and general manager Brendan Taman.

Durant said it will be a team effort to rebuild for next season, but he believes he’s one of the key pieces.

“I’m the guy. I mean I feel like I’m the guy that could take this team to the next level, get this team out of this slump. You know, I’m confident in my abilities.”

“We’re getting lots of calls from people who say ‘we need someone to tell us what to do,”’ Lamoureux said.

“They’re having internal fights. One parent doesn’t want their kids to wear helmets and the other parent won’t let their kids play if the kids don’t wear helmets.”

Lamoureux says he visited a curling club in Boucherville, Que., last year and estimates 80 per cent of the curlers in a Friday afternoon seniors’ league wore some type of head protection.

To keep curlers stable and thus upright on the ice, adults and children learning the sport are now taught to sweep wearing “double-grippers”, he said. Curlers glide out of the hack on a slider on one shoe. Using the slider to side-step down the ice while brushing is done, but it’s now more common to

sweep wearing grippers on both feet.

Six-time Canadian champion Colleen Jones said among the many challenges in curling, staying on your feet is one of them.

“Almost every curler has had a fall,” she said. “I have seen first-hand blood on the ice and it is not a good thing. Brad’s fall was totally, totally flukey, but they’re all flukey.”

“I’ve seen epic falls at the Scotties.

I haven’t seen the head hit the ice at the Scotties, but I’ve definitely seen it at our club where people fall badly.

Then the worst thing is people try to get up right away because they’re embarrassed.”

Jones completely supports junior and senior curlers wearing head protection, but expects it could be years before it becomes standard at the Brier or the Scotties.

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Benn putting on a show

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Before Tyler Seguin joined the Dallas Stars, he watched video after video of Jamie Benn’s goals.

With two full seasons of experience setting Benn up, the rest of the NHL is watching them put on a show.

Months after Benn won the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s leading scorer, he and Seguin finished October 1-2 in points. Benn, who had 17 points on nine goals and eight assists in his first 11 games, has taken the first step to being the first back-to-back Art Ross winner since Jaromir Jagr did it three times in a row from 1998-99 through 20002001. “I always knew he had the capability of doing it,� Stars defenceman Jordie Benn said of his brother. “I just didn’t know how good he could get, and I don’t think he knew it either. Obviously being a veteran now and being in the league for a couple years now that he realizes where he can go with his talents, and he’s obviously taken the bull by the horns.�

Benn is hockey’s version of a bull: big, strong and powerful but with the skill to produce at a high level. At sixfoot-two and 210 pounds, the 26-year-old has a physical edge that few stud players of

his calibre possess.

Sidney Crosby, a teammate of Benn’s for Canada at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, called the Stars captain “the total package.� “He’s big, he’s strong, he’s fast, he’s got a great shot,�

Crosby said. “He can make plays, make little passes. He’s a good playmaker. He can really play any type of game, whether it’s a skill game or more of a grittier game.�

Benn enjoyed something of an international coming-out party in Sochi when he was one of Canada’s best forwards.

But he was just under a pointa-game player in three previous years before breaking out with 87 last season.

The Victoria native credited teammates, and especially Seguin, for capturing the Art Ross Trophy. Chemistry is one thing, but Benn also has the knack around the net he considers important when trying to score in an increasingly stingy league. “Not too many players can be like (Alex) Ovechkin and just let that one-(timer) go from the half wall,� said Benn, who was named the NHL’s first star of the month for October. “I think the closer you are to the net, it’s probably going to be easier.�

Benn can go to the net with the best and biggest of them but also has the kind of quick

release that Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Roman Polak said bears watching. Polak said the only way to contain Benn is to give him as little room as possible.

To combat that, Benn plays well without much room and can wreak havoc in crowds.

The Leafs’ Mike Babcock enjoyed seeing that at the Olympics. “I’m a big fan of him because he’s got some nastiness to him,� Babcock said. “He has fun playing the game, he’s not scared of any situation. I like good pros that love being a good pro. He loves to score, loves to check, he can play any way you want.�

The way Benn wants to play this season is defensive, with a focus on his own end and a desire to turn that into offence.

Coach Lindy Ruff has stressed the Stars playing as five-man units, and the result has been a high-powered offence and a 9-2-0 start.

Benn and Seguin, who put up 16 points in the first 11 games, are at the forefront of that success. “Jamie and I complement each other, and we find ways to get goals,� Seguin said. “Our biggest thing this year has been finding ways to be good in our own end. That’s been better than last year, and that’s why we’re producing, as well.�

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Dallas Stars’ Jamie Benn (14) celebrates after scoring against the Tampa Bay Lightning during an NHL game Oct. 15, in Tampa, Fla. Before Tyler Seguin joined the Dallas Stars, he watched video after video of Benn’s goals. With two full seasons of experience setting Benn up, the rest of the NHL is watching them put on a show.

From chasing robbers to going for gold CANADA’S AGOSTA PUTS DOWN POLICE GUN, PICKS UP HOCKEY STICK FOR FOUR NATIONS CUP

Games in Turin, Italy.

But it was in Vancouver in 2010 when Agosta was a standout. She was Canada’s top scorer with nine goals and six assists in five games. Agosta was named the most valuable player of the women’s hockey tournament.

So Agosta gets the odd double-take when she’s in uniform working District 3 southeast of the downtown. “Some people will say ‘OK, I swear I’ve seen you somewhere before,�’ Agosta said. “I just say ‘no you haven’t. I’ve only lived here for a year.�’

Agosta wants to play for Canada in a fourth Olympic Games in 2018 in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

That means combining 12-hour shifts —many of them overnight — and getting on the ice as much as possible.

She needs to be strong enough to defend herself in an altercation, so Agosta has two compelling reasons to get to the gym. “When my teammates are working out and on the ice and sleeping, I’m working,� Agosta said. “Sometimes I’m working out early morning, sometimes working out really, really late at night. I find a way. “The biggest thing with me is rest, eating healthy and eating at the right times.�

She plays with the police department’s hockey team — the Centurions — and books ice time for herself at the Richmond Olympic Oval.

When Agosta is on her game, the five-foot-seven, 148-pound forward is one of the best players in the world. Agosta admits she arrived at the national team’s September camp in Calgary short on ice time. “The on-ice part, I wasn’t 100 per cent myself,� she acknowledged. “I know with my experience, I know Hockey Canada knows what I can bring to the table and it’s just a matter of me getting back to that stage.�

Canadian team coach Laura Schuler trusts that Agosta will be on her game and prepared to contribute at Four Nations. “I really thought she was going to be more rusty than she was, but wow, she put the puck away when she needed to,� Schuler said. “She still has to obviously continue to work on her fitness to get back to where she was before she took the year off. “I don’t think that will take long with Meghan because she’s so dedicated and so passionate about playing hockey and playing for her country. I know she’ll be exactly where she needs to be when it comes time to drop the puck.�

Forward Blayre Turnbull from Stellarton, N.S., has been added to Canada’s roster to replace injured Rebecca Johnston. Turnbull was a member of the Canadian team that won the 2014 Four Nations in Kamloops, B.C.

thumb, but turned in an outstanding performance in a 1-0 loss to Concordia. Kaitlin D’Arcy started the bronze-medal game versus Grande Prairie, but after leaving with a suspected broken ankle, was replaced

by Good, who was solid in a 2-1 loss by penalty kicks.

Lyon, a fifth-year business administration student, was dominant as the Kings swept a weekend doubleheader from the host Briercrest Clippers. He recorded 15 kills, three stuff blocks and three digs in Friday’s match, and contributed 11 kills, two blocks

and three digs while being named RDC player of the match Saturday. • The hockey Queens host Olds College Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Arena and the hockey Kings take on MacEwan University Friday at 7 p.m. at the Penhold Regional Multiplex. • The RDC volleyball squads host SAIT Friday, with the women’s match going at 6 p.m. and the men’s contest to follow.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Meghan Agosta has seen some things as a new constable in the Vancouver Police Department. She returns to the Canadian women’s hockey team a changed woman.

Car accidents, domestic abuse, missing persons and vehicle theft is now all in a day’s work for the 28-year-old forward from Ruthven, Ont. A three-time Olympic gold medallist with the national team, Agosta says she has a different perspective on hockey, but feels more motivated than ever to play for Canada again. “Being a police officer and seeing the things I have going to these different calls, it’s an eye-opener,� Agosta told The Canadian Press. “I can’t really go into much detail of the calls we get, but I’m sure if you just think about policing itself, I’m pretty sure everyone can imagine the different calls we get. Some are crazier than others.�

After a season away from the Canadian team to complete nine months of police academy training, Agosta has re-joined the squad for the annual Four Nations Cup starting Wednesday in Sundsvall, Sweden.

Canada opens defence of its title against Finland before facing the United States on Thursday and host Sweden on Saturday. After Sunday’s final, Agosta will exchange the Maple Leaf for her police uniform again.

She ranks among Canada’s top 10 all-time in points with 69 goals and 77 assists in 138 career games. “With my career, anything can happen on any given day,� Agosta said. “Every opportunity I have, I’m going to go and wear that jersey with pride and I’m going to be a leader and take the young kids under my wing. “I’m going to go out there and just enjoy it and think of how it felt when I was a little girl, dreaming big and wanting to be able to play for Canada.�

She has represented Canada in women’s hockey for a decade. Agosta celebrated her 19th birthday with a hat trick against Russia at the 2006 Winter

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Red Deer Boxing Club members Josh Canning, Sergii Kotouych and Luke Scott won their bouts in impressive fashion in a Sunday card at the Edmonton Yellowhead Motor Inn. Canning, 15, controlled his 132pound fight from the outset and defeated Adles Cardinal of Lac La Biche.

Canning is a solid candidate to represent Alberta in the 2019 Canada Winter Games in Red Deer.

Scott, 16, was strong and decisive with his delivery of left hooks and straight rights in defeating Ev-

an Duquete of the Edmonton South Side Legion Club in a 152-pound bout.

Duqueteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corner threw in the towel early in the second round.

Kotouych took on former Canadian national team boxer Michael Montgomery from the Edmonton Bronx Club in the best bout of the card and earned a unanimous-decision win.

Kotouych, a native of the Ukraine, and Montgomery went toe-to-toe in the first two rounds before the Red Deer boxer took over in the third due to his physical conditioning.

The Red Deer Boxing Club is entering its 27th year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are recruiting all 13- to 15-year-

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In this 2012 photo, Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meghan Agosta shows off her gold medal after Canada defeated the United States at the World Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ice Hockey Championships in Burlington, Vt. Agosta has seen some things as a new constable in the Vancouver Police Department. She returns to the Canadian womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hockey team a changed woman.

SCOREBOARD Local Sports • WHL: Seattle at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium.

• Men’s basketball: NWS vs. Kingsmen, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Vikings, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Stettler at Blackfalds, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday • Senior high volleyball: Zone 4A semifinals, girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow; teams and sites TBA. • College women’s hockey: Olds at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena.

• Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Steel Kings at Central Alberta, 7:15 p.m., Lacombe.

Friday • WHL: Red Deer at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

(The Drive).

• College men’s hockey: Grant MacEwan University at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex.

• High school football: Playoffs, teams and times TBA. • Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Gold at Red Deer Strata Energy, 8 p.m., Arena.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at

Three Hills, 8 p.m.

• Midget AA hockey: Okotoks at West Central, 8 p.m., Sylvan Lake.

• Chinook senior hockey: Bentley at Innisfail, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday • Major bantam hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Arena.

• Major bantam girls hockey: Sherwood Park at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

• Bantam AA hockey: Medicine Hat at Red Deer Steel Kings, 2:30 p.m., Kinex; Lethbridge at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain House.

• Midget AA hockey: Calgary Rangers at Olds, 3:30 p.m.; Calgary Blazers at Red Deer Elks, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Calgary Blackhawks at Central Alberta, 5:45 p.m., Lacombe.

• High school football: Central Alberta League City Division final — Notre Dame at Hunting Hills, 5 p.m., Great Chief Park.

College volleyball: SAIT at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow.

• WHL: Red Deer at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

(The Drive).

• AJHL: Okotoks at Olds, 7 p.m.

• Minor midget AAA hockey: Southeast at Red Deer North Star, 7:30 p.m., Arena.

• Peewee AA hockey: Lethbridge White at Red Deer TBS, 12:30 p.m., Kinsmen A.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 3 0 1.000 — New York 2 2 .500 1 1/2 Boston 1 2 .333 2 Philadelphia 0 3 .000 3 Brooklyn 0 4 .000 3 1/2

Detroit Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee Indiana

Southeast Division W L Pct 3 1 .750 2 1 .667 2 1 .667 0 3 .000 0 3 .000

GB — 1/2 1/2 2 1/2 2 1/2

Central Division W L Pct 3 0 1.000 3 1 .750 3 1 .750 1 3 .250 0 3 .000

GB — 1/2 1/2 2 1/2 3

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 3 1 .750 — Dallas 2 1 .667 1/2 Memphis 2 2 .500 1 Houston 1 3 .250 2 New Orleans 0 3 .000 2 1/2

Oklahoma City Minnesota Utah Portland Denver

Northwest Division W L Pct 3 1 .750 2 1 .667 2 1 .667 2 2 .500 1 2 .333 Pacific Division W L Pct

TUESDAY, NOV. 3, 2015

Hockey

Today

Atlanta Washington Miami Orlando Charlotte

B4

GB — 1/2 1/2 1 1 1/2

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

4 3 2 1 0

0 0 1 2 3

1.000 1.000 .667 .333 .000

— 1/2 1 1/2 2 1/2 3 1/2

Sunday’s Games Atlanta 94, Charlotte 92 San Antonio 95, Boston 87 Toronto 106, Milwaukee 87 Miami 109, Houston 89 Chicago 92, Orlando 87 Oklahoma City 117, Denver 93 Dallas 103, L.A. Lakers 93 Monday’s Games Cleveland 107, Philadelphia 100 Milwaukee 103, Brooklyn 96 San Antonio 94, New York 84 Portland 106, Minnesota 101 Houston 110, Oklahoma City 105 Golden State 119, Memphis 69 Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, late Tuesday’s Games Chicago at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Indiana at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Orlando at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games Boston at Indiana, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Washington, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Houston, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Brooklyn at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

GB

Baseball Major League Baseball Free Agents NEW YORK — The 139 players who became free agents Monday: AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTMORE (6) — Wei-Yin Chen, lhp Chris Davis, 1b Darren O’Day, rhp Gerardo Parra, of Steve Pearce, of Matt Wieters, c.

BOSTON (2) — Craig Breslow, lhp Rich Hill, lhp.

CHICAGO (4) — Matt Albers, rhp Gordon Beckham, 3b Jeff Samardzija, rhp Geovany Soto, c.

CLEVELAND (3) — Mike Aviles, inf-of Gavin Floyd, rhp Ryan Webb, rhp.

DETROIT (5) — Alex Avila, c Rajai Davis, of Tom Gorzelanny, lhp Alfredo Simon, rhp Randy Wolf, lhp.

HOUSTON (5) — Scott Kazmir, lhp Oliver Perez, lhp Colby Rasmus, of Tony Sipp, lhp Joe Thatcher, lhp.

KANSAS CITY (5) — Johnny Cueto, rhp Ryan Madson, rhp Franklin Morales, lhp Chris Young, rhp Ben Zobrist, 2b.

LOS ANGELES (6) — David Freese, 3b Chris Iannetta, c Matt Joyce, of Mat Latos, rhp Shane Victorino, of Wesley Wright, lhp.

MINNESOTA (5) — Blaine Boyer, rhp Neal Cotts, lhp Brian Duensing, lhp Torii Hunter, of Mike Pelfrey, rhp.

NEW YORK (3) — Chris Capuano, lhp Stephen Drew, 2b Chris Young, of.

OAKLAND (2) — Edward Mujica, rhp Barry Zito, lhp.

SEATTLE (3) — Joe Beimel, lhp Franklin Gutierrez, of Hisashi Iwakuma, rhp.

TAMPA BAY (3) — Asdrubal Cabrera, ss John Jaso, dh Grady Sizemore, of.

TEXAS (6) — Yovani Gallardo, rhp Colby Lewis, rhp Mike Napoli, 1b Ross Ohlendorf, rhp Drew Stubbs, of Will Venable, of.

TORONTO (9) — Mark Buehrle, lhp Marco Estrada, rhp Jeff Francis, lhp LaTroy Hawkins, rhp Munenori Kawasaki, inf Mark Lowe, rhp Dioner Navarro, c Cliff Pennington, ss David Price, lhp.

NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (2) — David Hernandez, rhp Jarrod Saltalamacchia, c.

ATLANTA (4) — Ross Detwiler, lhp Edwin Jackson, rhp Peter Moylan, rhp A.J. Pierzynski, c.

CHICAGO (8) — Trevor Cahill, rhp Chris Denorfia, of Dexter Fowler, of Dan Haren, rhp Tommy Hunter, rhp Austin Jackson, of Jason Motte, rhp Fernando Rodney, rhp.

CINCINNATI (3) — Sean Marshall, lhp Manny Parra, lhp Brayan Pena, c.

COLORADO (2) — Kyle Kendrick, rhp Justin Morneau, 1b.

LOS ANGELES (3) — Brett Anderson, lhp Howie Kendrick, 2b Jimmy Rollins, ss.

MIAMI (3) — Don Kelly, 3b Jeff Mathis, c Casey McGehee, 3b.

MILWAUKEE (1) — Kyle Lohse, rhp.

NEW YORK (9) — Jerry Blevins, lhp Yoenis Cespedes, of Tyler Clippard, rhp Bartolo Colon, rhp Kelly Johnson, of Daniel Murphy, 2b Eric O’Flaherty, lhp Bobby Parnell, rhp Juan Uribe, 3b.

PHILADELPHIA (4) — Chad Billingsley, rhp Jeff Francoeur, of Aaron Harang, rhp Jerome Williams, rhp.

PITTSBURGH (8) — Antonio Bastardo, lhp Joe Blanton, rhp A.J. Burnett, rhp J.A. Happ, lhp Corey Hart, 1b Aramis Ramirez, 3b Sean Rodriguez, inf-of Joakim Soria, rhp.

ST. LOUIS (6) — Matt Belisle, rhp Randy Choate, lhp Jason Heyward, of John Lackey, rhp Mark Reynolds, 1b-3b Carlos Villanueva, rhp.

SAN DIEGO (6) — Josh Johnson, rhp Shawn Kelley, rhp Ian Kennedy, rhp Brandon Morrow, rhp Bud Norris, rhp Justin Upton, of.

SAN FRANCISCO (7) — Jeremy Affeldt, lhp Alejandro De Aza, of Tim Hudson, rhp Mike Leake, rhp Tim Lincecum, rhp Marco Scutaro, 2b Ryan Vogelsong, rhp.

WASHINGTON (6) — Ian Desmond, ss Doug Fister, rhp Denard Span, of Matt Thornton, lhp Dan Uggla, 2b Jordan Zimmermann, rhp.

Bowling Heritage Lanes High scores Oct. 26-Nov. 1 Monday Club 55+: Shirley Hocken, 249 high single; Bill Dunlop, 632 high triple.

Monday 7 p.m. mixed: Andy Silbernagel, 271; Celine Elst, 665.

Tuesday 7 p.m. mixed: Ashley Ehret, 326; Ehret, 749.

Wednesday club 55+: Robert Doll, 277; Don Knowler, 734.

Wednesday 7 p.m. mixed: Barb Riley, 285; Don Lattery, 787.

Thursday morning ladies: Wanda Durbak, 261; Joan MacIntyre, 633.

Thursday Special Olympics mixed: Anthony Kubasek, 220; Matt Mundorf, 374.

Thursday 7 p.m. mixed: Mike Sabbe, 319; Sabbe, 783.

Monday scratch: Shelby Chrest, 339; Greg Gigliuk, 1,119 (four games).

MEN’S BASKETBALL Darryl Hemstreet hit for 19 points and James Grobe contributed 13 to lead Carstar to a 65-57 Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association win over the Orangemen Sunday.

Ray Teskey netted 15 points for the Orangemen, who got an additional 12 from Rob Blais.

Meanwhile, Matt Thomson hooped 26 points and Bow Rockarts added 13 as Sheraton Red Deer posted a 64-58 victory over Henry’s Eavestroughing, which got 15 from Thomas Bennet and 12 from Darren Andrews.

In another contest, Matt Edwards poured in 19 points for All Sports Cresting Lacombe in a 63-61 win over the NWS Axemen.

Andrew Dobbin chipped in with eight points for the winners.

Ben Cripps and Jesse Liske scored 19 and 16 respectively in a losing cause.

WOMEN’S SOCCER Claire Wallace scored twice but the Red Deer Renegades fell 6-4 to host Calgary Foothills in Alberta Indoor Women’s Major Soccer League action Sunday.

Olds College products Jasmine Flett and Rachel Brodie also scored for the Renegades, who dominated the second half of the match but came up empty on four first-rate scoring chances.

The Renegades Major League squad consists of the top under-18, college and university players in Central Alberta. College stars Sydney Daines and Krysten Strand will be available for the team’s next game — Sunday versus the host Calgary Callies — after missing the Foothills contest while playing with the RDC Queens in the ACAC provincials at Grande Prairie.

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF GA Prince Albert 16 11 3 1 1 61 48 Brandon 16 11 3 0 2 66 42 Moose Jaw 15 8 4 2 1 57 43 Saskatoon 15 7 5 3 0 51 56 Regina 14 7 6 1 0 39 49 Swift Current 15 6 7 2 0 40 47

Pt 24 24 19 17 15 14

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF GA 16 11 5 0 0 62 47 14 10 4 0 0 61 44 16 8 7 0 1 42 57 13 5 6 1 1 48 53 16 4 9 3 0 39 56 17 3 12 2 0 38 71

Pt 22 20 17 12 11 8

Red Deer Lethbridge Calgary Medicine Hat Edmonton Kootenay

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF GA Victoria 16 10 5 0 1 50 33 Kelowna 15 10 5 0 0 59 48 Prince George 13 7 6 0 0 35 34 Vancouver 15 4 8 2 1 43 63 Kamloops 13 5 8 0 0 41 46

Pt 21 20 14 11 10

U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF GA 13 9 3 1 0 49 31 16 7 7 1 1 44 58 14 7 7 0 0 41 34 11 6 4 0 1 24 25 15 6 8 1 0 48 53

Pt 19 16 14 13 13

Seattle Spokane Portland Everett Tri-City

Sunday’s results Victoria 5 Saskatoon 1 Brandon 3 Moose Jaw 2 Calgary 4 Seattle 3 Spokane 3 Edmonton 1 Tri-City 4 Vancouver 1 Red Deer 6 Medicine Hat 5 (SO) Everett 2 Portland 1 Monday’s games Lethbridge at Prince George, late Tuesday’s games Victoria at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Seattle at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s games Victoria at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Seattle at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Friday, November 6 Red Deer at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Regina at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Victoria at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Seattle at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Kelowna at Portland, 8 p.m.

Kamloops at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

Prince George at Everett, 8:35 p.m.

Red Deer Rebels Scoring Nikolishin Spacek W.Johnson Bobyk Pawlenchuk Fleury Hagel Bleackley Polei Musil Pederson Kopeck

GP 16 16 16 16 16 10 16 14 16 16 16 16

G 10 8 5 6 7 3 2 1 6 3 3 2

A 13 14 7 5 3 7 8 8 2 5 5 6

Pts PIM 23 0 22 6 12 12 11 20 10 6 10 15 10 2 9 4 8 31 8 13 8 15 8 6

+/4 4 1 -1 1 2 2 2 5 4 6 0

Pratt Nogier Doetzel Purtill de Wit Strand Mahura R.Johnson Pouliot Martin Toth Shmoorkoff Goaltenders Martin Toth

14 14 16 6 16 16 2 6 1 9 12 14

2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 4 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

MP 383 578

GA 16 30

SO 0 0

2 12 18 2 8 15 0 2 0 0 0 6

GAA 2.51 3.11

2 4 7 0 1 3 1 1 0 — — 5

Sv% .911 .893

Boston Florida Ottawa Detroit Buffalo Toronto

10 11 11 11 12 11

6 5 5 5 5 2

3 4 4 5 7 7

1 2 2 1 0 2

13 12 12 11 10 6

39 32 35 28 28 24

31 23 36 30 35 36

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts 10 8 2 0 16 11 7 2 2 16 12 6 3 3 15 11 7 4 0 14 11 6 4 1 13 11 4 5 2 10 12 5 7 0 10 12 2 10 0 4

GF GA 34 23 31 21 36 30 24 20 28 29 22 33 26 34 25 46

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Dallas 12 9 3 0 18 St. Louis 11 8 2 1 17 Minnesota 11 7 2 2 16 Nashville 11 7 2 2 16 Winnipeg 12 7 4 1 15 Chicago 12 7 5 0 14 Colorado 11 3 7 1 7

GF GA 41 34 30 23 35 32 32 25 36 33 28 26 27 33

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

WHL Scoring Leaders G 12 12 10 10 4 10 13 10 6 14 10 8 10 10 7 8 6 6 6 5 4

Brayden Point, MJ Dryden Hunt, MJ Tyson Baillie, Kel Reid Gardiner, P.A. Brayden Burke, Let Luke Philp, Koo Jonathon Martin, SC Ivan Nikolishin, RD Nolan Patrick, Bra Tyler Wong, Let Jayce Hawryluk, Bra Michael Spacek, RD Keegan Kolesar, Sea Dillon Dube, Kel Simon Stransky, P.A. Parker Bowles, TC Jake Debrusk, SC Giorgio Estephan, Let Travis Sanheim, CAL Devante Stephens, Spo Mathew Barzal, Sea

A 18 15 17 16 22 14 10 13 17 8 12 14 11 11 14 12 14 14 14 15 16

Pts 30 27 27 26 26 24 23 2 23 22 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20

WHL Roster for Canada-Russia series CALGARY — The roster for the Western Hockey League team which will compete in the upcoming 2015 CHL Canada-Russia Series (games to be played Nov. 9 in Kelowna, B.C., Nov. 10 in Kamloops. B.C. x — will compete if player returns from NHL club): Goaltenders Carter Hart, Everett Silvertips; Zach Sawchenko, Moose Jaw Warriors, Defencemen Kale Clague, Brandon Wheat Kings; Haydn Fleury, Red Deer Rebels; Brendan Guhle, Prince Albert Raiders; Joe Hicketts, Victoria Royals; Noah Juulsen, Everett Silvertips; Travis Sanheim, Calgary Hitmen.

Forwards Mathew Barzal, Seattle Thunderbirds; Conner Bleackley, Red Deer Rebels; Rourke Chartier, Kelowna Rockets; Jake DeBrusk, Swift Current Broncos; Ryan Gropp, Seattle Thundersbirds; Jansen Harkins, Prince George Cougars; Jayce Hawryluk, Brandon Wheat Kings; Nick Merkley, Kelowna Rockets; Nolan Patrick, Brandon Wheat Kings; Brayden Point, Moose Jaw Warriors; Brett Pollock, Edmonton Oil Kings; John Quenneville, Brandon Wheat Kings; x-Jake Virtanen, Calgary Hitmen.

Head Coach: Dave Lowry, Victoria Royals.

Assistant Coaches: Kelly McCrimmon, Brandon Wheat Kings, and Don Hay, Kamloops Blazers.

Athletic Trainers: Scott Hoyer, Kelowna Rockets, and Colin “Toledo” Robinson, Kamloops Blazers.

2015 Canada-Russia Series Schedule Game 1 — Monday, Nov. 9 at Kelowna, B.C. Game 2 — Tuesday, Nov. 10 at Kamloops, B.C. Game 3 — Thursday, Nov. 12 at Owen Sound, Ont. Game 4 — Monday, Nov. 16 at Windsor, Ont. Game 5 — Tuesday, Nov. 17 at Rouyn-Noranda, Que. Game 6 — Thursday, Nov. 19 at Halifax National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Montreal 13 11 2 0 22 Tampa Bay 13 6 5 2 14

Rebels vs.

Seattle Thunderbirds Tonight, 7 p.m., Centrium The Thunderbirds are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Calgary Hitmen Sunday.

Seattle opened a six-game Central Division road trip Saturday with a 5-2 win over the Kootenay Ice …

The T-Birds are 8-2-0-0 in their last 10 games and sit first in the U.S. Division and third in the Western Conference with a 9-3-1-o record … RW Keegan Kolesar has recorded a teamhigh 21 points (10g,11a), one better than Mathew Barzal (4-16-20), a firstround selection of the New York Islanders in this year’s NHL entry draft. D Ethan Bear, an Edmonton Oilers 2015 draft pick, is third

GF GA 50 24 33 34

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 12 6 2 4 16 36 26 Los Angeles 11 7 4 0 14 26 25 San Jose 11 6 5 0 12 31 28 Arizona 11 5 5 1 11 30 32 Edmonton 12 4 8 0 8 32 39 Calgary 12 3 8 1 7 27 50 Anaheim 11 2 7 2 6 14 29 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games San Jose 4, Colorado 3 Tampa Bay 4, Carolina 3 Montreal 5, Winnipeg 1 Buffalo 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Anaheim 4, Nashville 2 Monday’s Games Toronto 4, Dallas 1 Chicago 4, Los Angeles 2 Vancouver 4, Philadelphia 1 Tuesday’s Games Dallas at Boston, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

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

Los Angeles at St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games Winnipeg at Toronto, 5 p.m.

St. Louis at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Florida at Anaheim, 8:30 p.m.

NHL Scoring Leaders Jamie Benn, Dal Tyler Seguin, Dal David Krejci, Bos Blake Wheeler, Wpg Patrick Kane, Chi Henrik Zetterberg, Det Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wash Taylor Hall, Edm Ryan O’Reilly, Buf Mark Stone, Ott Kyle Turris, Ott Alex Ovechkin, Wash Tomas Plekanec, Mtl Connor McDavid, Edm David Desharnais, Mtl Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy

G 9 5 7 6 6 3 5 5 4 3 7 5 5 5 3 1

A 8 11 8 8 8 11 8 8 9 10 5 7 7 7 9 11

Pts 17 16 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12

in team scoring with three goals and 10 points … Logan Flodell is third among WHL goaltenders with a 1.94 goals-against average.

Flodell also possesses a 5-1-0-0 record and .923 save percentage. Taz Burman, acquired from the Rebels during the off-season, is 4-2-0-0 with a 2.83 GAA and .885 save percentage.

Injuries: Seattle — C Scott Eansor (undisclosed), RW Jamal Watson (undisclosed). Red Deer — D Josh Mahura (lower body, indefinite).

Special teams: Seattle — Power play 27.8 per cent, second overall; penalty kill 83.6 per cent, sixth. Red Deer — Power play 23.9 per cent, sixth overall; penalty kill 76.1 per cent, 18th.

Scouting report

Football Central Alberta High School (Final) City Division Hunting Hills Notre Dame Lind Thurber Lacombe

W 6 4 2 0

L 0 2 4 6

T 0 0 0 0

F 216 142 86 64

A 61 120 123 204

Pts 12 8 4 0

Scoring Arias, HH Smith, ND Burzuk, HH Hall, HH Fedun, ND Goulet, LT Rushing

TD 0 8 7 7 7 3

Burzuk, HH Fedun, ND Smith, ND Pope, LT Ellis, Lac Receiving Wessner, Lac Mueller, Lac LaGrange, ND Goulet, LT Pilgrim, HH Passing Desormeau, ND Thomson, HH Ericson, Lac Vandervlis, LT Punting

C 25 0 0 0 0 10

2C 0 0 0 0 0 0

S 2 0 0 0 0 0

FG 10 0 0 0 0 4

Pts 57 48 42 42 42 40

C 105 71 94 101 65

Yds 773 704 698 484 360

Y/C 7.4 9.9 7.4 4.8 5.5

TD 6 7 8 4 0

R 16 15 7 7 7

Yds 201 301 276 243 119

Y/R 12.6 20.1 39.4 34.7 17

TD 1 4 2 2 0

C 28 23 48 20

A 59 50 121 54

YDS 619 430 656 366

Pct. 47.5 46 39.7 37

Pilgrim, HH Foley, Lac Warren, LT Dahl, ND Interceptions McCrae, LT Pilgrim, HH Warren, LT Fletch, LT

P 33 29 28 22

Yds 1183 835 753 494

Ave. 35.8 28.8 26.9 22.5

INT 4 3 2 2

Yds 39 60 31 20

TD 0 0 0 0

Rural Division Syl Lake Stettler RM House Camrose Wetaskiwin Ponoka Dray Valley

W 5 4 4 4 2 1 0

L 1 1 2 2 3 5 6

T 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

F 207 171 120 128 156 54 21

A 63 92 84 75 127 182 210

Pts 10 9 8 8 5 2 0

Scoring Letawsky, Wet Munday, RMH Slimmon, SL Gusse, Wet Berkholtz, Cam Leblanc, Stet Rushing Berkholtz, Cam Munday, RMH

TD 9 8 0 7 7 3 C 92 56

C 0 0 24 0 0 14

2C 2 0 0 0 0 1

S 0 1 0 0 0 1

Yds 642 625

FG Pts 0 58 0 49 7 45 0 42 0 42 2 41

Y/C 7 11.2

TD 7 7

Gusse, Wet Koller, SL Hamilton, SL Rosland, Stet Receiving Leblanc, Stet Kirk, Stett Letawsky, Wet Elwood, SL Hamilton, SL Vaness, DV Passing Bennett, SL Horne, Pon Lane, Stet Morrow, Wet Lorenz, Cam Smyth, SL Boudreau, DV Martindale, DV Kristoff, RMH Punting

93 65 32 52

543 492 428 356

5.8 7.6 13.4 6.8

7 6 6 1

R 15 15 11 10 8 8

Yds 340 264 133 88 137 117

Y/R 22.7 17.6 12.1 8.8 17.1 14.6

TD 3 4 3 2 0 0

C 24 20 61 17 8 14 20 21 9

A 43 37 119 36 22 39 61 75 33

Pct. 55.8 54.1 51.3 47.2 36.4 35.9 32.8 28 27.3

P 22 18 17 22

Yds 756 609 554 658

Ave. 34.4 33.8 32.6 29.9

INT 4 3 2 2 2 2

Yds 35 70 65 40 35 15

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0

Wright, Wet Ibarra, Pon Dixon, Cam Smyth, SL Interceptions Diprose, Wet Burns, SL Pearson, Cam Winder, SL Gyori, SL Eklund, RMH

Yds 380 362 1055 194 190 239 254 261 125

CFL East Division GP W L T PF PA x-Ottawa 17 11 6 0 420 426 x-Hamilton 17 10 7 0 502 347 x-Toronto 17 9 8 0 417 488 Montreal 17 6 11 0 364 372 West Division GP W L T PF PA y-Edmonton 18 14 4 0 466 341 x-Calgary 17 13 4 0 450 339 x-B.C. 17 7 10 0 430 458 Winnipeg 17 5 12 0 342 481 Saskatchewan 17 2 15 0 400 539 x — clinched playoff berth y — clinched division.

WEEK 19 Bye: Winnipeg Sunday’s results Ottawa 12 Hamilton 6 Edmonton 40 Montreal 22 Saturday’s result Calgary 42 Saskatchewan 19 Friday’s result B.C. 27 Toronto 25 WEEK 20 Bye: Edmonton Friday, Nov. 6 Winnipeg at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 7 Hamilton at Ottawa, 2 p.m.

Calgary at B.C., 5 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 8 Saskatchewan at Montreal, 11 a.m.

Pt 22 20 18 12 Pt 28 26 14 10 4

End of Regular Season National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 7 0 0 1.000 249 N.Y. Jets 4 3 0 .571 172 Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 176 Miami 3 4 0 .429 154 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 3 5 0 .375 173 Houston 3 5 0 .375 174 Jacksonville 2 5 0 .286 147 Tennessee 1 6 0 .143 125 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 7 0 0 1.000 198 Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 168 Cleveland 2 6 0 .250 167 Baltimore 2 6 0 .250 190 West W L T Pct PF Denver 7 0 0 1.000 168 Oakland 4 3 0 .571 178 Kansas City 3 5 0 .375 195 San Diego 2 6 0 .250 191 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct N.Y. Giants 4 4 0 .500 Washington 3 4 0 .429 Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 Dallas 2 5 0 .286 South W L T Pct Carolina 7 0 0 1.000 Atlanta 6 2 0 .750 New Orleans 4 4 0 .500 Tampa Bay 3 4 0 .429 North W L T Pct Green Bay 6 1 0 .857 Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 Chicago 2 5 0 .286 Detroit 1 7 0 .125 West W L T Pct Arizona 6 2 0 .750 St. Louis 4 3 0 .571 Seattle 4 4 0 .500 San Francisco 2 6 0 .250

PA 133 139 173 173 PA 203 205 207 159 PA 132 147 216 214 PA 112 173 182 227

PF 215 148 160 133

PA 208 168 137 171

PF 191 213 213 163

PA 136 173 234 199

PF 174 147 140 149

PA 130 122 202 245

PF 263 135 167 109

PA 153 125 140 207

Sunday’s Games Kansas City 45, Detroit 10 St. Louis 27, San Francisco 6 New Orleans 52, N.Y. Giants 49 Minnesota 23, Chicago 20 Houston 20, Tennessee 6 Tampa Bay 23, Atlanta 20, OT Arizona 34, Cleveland 20 Baltimore 29, San Diego 26 Cincinnati 16, Pittsburgh 10 Oakland 34, N.Y. Jets 20 Seattle 13, Dallas 12 Denver 29, Green Bay 10 Open: Buffalo, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Washington Monday’s Game Indianapolis 26, Carolina 29

Martial Arts Alberta Juniors Central Alberta top-3 results (All competitors from Red Deer ISKF unless otherwise noted) 5-7 White — Third: Aiden Bresden, kata, kumite.

8 and up White — Third: Morgan Mathhies, kata, kumite.

10 and up Yellow — Third: Isaac Nott, Three Hills, kata, kumite.

8-10 Green — First: Tyson Moore, kata. Second: Mitchell Hummel, kata; Mary De Guzman, kumite; Third: De Guzman, kata.

11 and up — Third: Montana Hummel, kata.

8-10 Purple — Third: Noah Richardson, kumite.

11-12 Purple — Third: Lukas Nichols, kata, kumite.

Female Brown — Second: Judea Nichols, kumite; Third: Nichols, kata.

Male Black — First: Luka Trpevski, kata; Second: Trpevski, kumite.

Team kata (Brown Black) — Third: Red Tigers.

Dedication awards — Jacob Isaac, Three Hills; Rahul Channan, Tamara Hummel, Red Deer.

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TransCanada asks for pause in process KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON — In a surprise move that could have a ripple effect on politics in two countries, the company behind the controversy-plagued Keystone XL pipeline asked the U.S. government Monday to temporarily suspend its application.

That request from TransCanada Corp. added a new wrinkle to one of the biggest Canada-U.S. political irritants of recent years, potentially pushing it off beyond the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

It came in a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry where the Calgary-based company suggested the administration should withhold its decision while the Nebraska portion of the route remains in dispute.

It represented a major turn of events for an already-epic, years-long pipeline battle — the first of several across the continent with implications for exports of Canada’s land-locked oilsands bitumen.

“TransCanada believes that it would be appropriate at this time for the State Department to pause in its review of the Presidential Permit application for Keystone XL,” said the letter, sent Monday.

“This will allow a decision on the Permit to be made later based on cer-

tainty with respect to the route of the pipeline.”

It’s an about-face in the company’s message. Until recently, it would have been unimaginable for the Calgary company or its backers in Ottawa to have been demanding a delay.

They had repeatedly expressed urgency over a project that would carry nearly one-quarter of all Canadian oil exports. But TransCanada may have settled on a new strategic calculus: that a delay is better than a rejection.

The short-term political prospects for the project seemed dim.

President Barack Obama has repeatedly expressed skepticism about the pipeline. His supporters overwhelmingly expect him to reject it.

All the major Democratic presidential candidates also oppose it.

But it has widespread backing among Republicans, and a delay now would almost inevitably make the pipeline a 2016 election issue to be settled by Obama’s successor.

A delay would also offer a reprieve from a potential sore spot for a new Trudeau government hoping to build a positive relationship with the Obama administration.

There’s a question mark hanging over the delay request, however: The U.S. government hasn’t responded to it yet. In fact, just a few hours earlier Monday, a White House spokes-

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A yard in Gascoyne, ND., which has hundreds of kilometres of pipes stacked inside it that are supposed to go into the Keystone XL pipeline, should it ever be approved are shown. In a surprise move, the company behind the controversyplagued Keystone XL pipeline has asked the U.S. government to temporarily suspend its application. That request from TransCanada Corp. adds a new wrinkle to one of the biggest Canada-U.S. political irritants of recent years, involving a pipeline from Alberta to Texas. man was promising a decision during Obama’s final term.

“Our expectation at this point… is that the president will make a decision before the end of his administration,”

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Josh Earnest told reporters.

“It’s possible (it could happen this year). It’s also possible it could happen next year.”

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Facility coming back online

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff

Damon Bennett from HGTV television shows Holmes Inspections, Holmes on Homes, and Holmes Makes it Right speaks to Red Deerians about common homeowner problems and solutions Saturday afternoon at the Red Deer Home Renovation Show at Westerner Park this past weekend. The show was put on by the Canadian Home Builders’ Association of Central Alberta, and featured over 85 exhibitors and experts on bathroom and kitchen renovation, flooring, roofing and more.

Stakes are high as BlackBerry releases its first Android smartphone

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

BLACKBERRY PRIV

TORONTO — The future of BlackBerry’s smartphone business may very well be sitting in your hands later this week. The BlackBerry Priv, the company’s first Android device, marks what could be a last-ditch attempt by the Waterloo, Ont.-based developer to create a phone popular enough to save its struggling hardware division.

If the Priv doesn’t sell, it’s almost certain BlackBerry will pull the plug on designing phones after a series of sales flops whittled down its thriving device business into a money-losing operation.

“BlackBerry’s handset business rides on the success or failure of the Priv,” said technology analyst Carmi Levy. “If this device doesn’t turn the sales tide around, expect a quick decision in the new year.”

After being pummelled by the likes of Apple and Samsung, BlackBerry is doing what some of its critics say should’ve happened years ago: appealing to existing smartphone trends instead of fighting against them.

For first time in its history, BlackBerry will be selling a phone beginning Friday that doesn’t run on its own operating system, using Google’s Android system instead.

It’s a compromise with the mainstream on almost every level. On the surface, its larger touch screen evokes the design of most smartphones on the market, while a slider keyboard caters to more traditional BlackBerry users who still favour one of the company’s most beloved features.

In naming the device Priv — short for privacy and privilege — the company hopes to tap into a conversation about how we unknowingly share our personal details with third parties through various phone apps.

BlackBerry promises the Priv will help users learn exactly who is accessing their information by monitoring the legitimacy of apps and outlining how many times services like Facebook and free games log details like GPS co-ordinates, access image files or activate the microphone.

Whether those selling features are enough to lure back former “CrackBerry” users remains to be seen.

BlackBerry put off calls to build a phone on the Android for years, despite appeals from some analysts to abandon what they considered was a tunnel-vision perspective that ignored some of the biggest failures of its own devices. Using the world’s most popular operating system resolves one of the biggest setbacks of the company’s most recent models: a lack of apps that set it miles behind other phones that could stream Netflix, post on Instagram and interact through Snapchat.

BlackBerry executives had tried to overcome the hurdle, but with every year it became harder to ignore how quickly the company was falling short of what people expected from their phones. When John Chen joined the company in late 2013, one of his first priorities was saving the company from its own app disaster.

“I was swimming uphill against the

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application people,” he said in late September. “Eventually it didn’t matter how hard I tried.”

After a partnership with Amazon’s app store failed to completely solve the app shortage, Chen was faced with breaking one of BlackBerry’s cardinal rules which resisted saddling up to a competitor’s operating system.

But putting the pride of BlackBerry aside wasn’t easy. The decision was “highly contested and debated” by employees, Chen said.

One former insider at the company, who was not authorized to speak about BlackBerry’s internal operations, said employees were concerned that making an Android phone would result in widespread layoffs — a fear that he says began to prove true when BlackBerry slashed its development staff over the summer. After an ugly transition period, the Priv arrives in stores nearly two years after concepts for the device began to take shape. Over the coming weeks, BlackBerry will unveil a marketing campaign it says forgoes the traditional launch event in favour of spending on advertising throughout the crucial holiday shopping season.

The goal of boosting BlackBerry sales could prove a huge challenge against a slate of high-end devices from industry giants, particularly Apple’s iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy. This year, sales of a variety of cheaper phones, like Google’s Nexus, Sony and LG, have also picked up momentum, and that could make it harder for BlackBerry to pitch a compelling case to invest in its pricier device, which lists for $899 at BlackBerry’s Canadian web store without a carrier contract.

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REGINA — A carbon-capture facility in Saskatchewan is coming back online and officials say it will be fully operational — even if it’s not operating full time.

SaskPower CEO Mike Marsh says many components have been replaced at the $1.5-billion facility at the Boundary Dam power plant near Estevan.

“We have a plant that is fully operational. We continue to fix it. It’s on overhaul and has been for two months.

Today, we’re bringing it back up online,” Marsh said Monday at the legislature in Regina.

Marsh said the plant won’t run at full capacity — or even half-capacity — all the time, but it’s still considered fully operational.

“We will run that plant where we need to run it. We will run it at half load. We will bring it up to full load.

We will drop it back. We’re going to run it through all kinds of operating regimes. That’s what we do,” he said.

“Fully operational means the plant is now running.”

The carbon-capture facility opened with much fanfare in October 2014. It was to have opened the previous April, but faced construction delays.

The goal is to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by one million tonnes annually. The facility has removed 400,000 tonnes so far this year.

Premier Brad Wall has said it was accurate for him to tweet “Sask, we’re fully operational” when the facility opened, because at that moment it was capturing carbon dioxide.

SaskPower and the government have been facing criticism from the Opposition NDP for boasting that the plant is fully operational. Documents leaked to the NDP show the facility has been working 45 per cent of the time.

One document says SaskPower has incurred additional costs of about $80 million to fix “construction deficiencies.” Marsh said last week that the amount is a little higher now, but he would not confirm the new number because SaskPower is trying to recoup the costs through legal means.

The delays also have financial implications for SaskPower, which has a contract to sell captured CO2 to Cenovus Energy (TSX:CVE) to be used for enhanced oil recovery. SaskPower had to pay $12 million in penalties to Cenovus last year, because the utility couldn’t deliver enough carbon dioxide. SaskPower might end up owing Cenovus about $5 million this year as well, but officials say that will be offset by $11 million that Cenovus is paying for the CO2. Marsh said it takes time to get a major facility up and running and the industry considers it normal. He acknowledged the situation could have been better communicated to the public and said things will be clearer going forward.

“There’s no question that over the past year, there’s been statements made that were missing a word or two and things were taken out of context.

And, yes, an overly optimistic and enthusiastic team, um, this is where things happened.”

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COMPANIES OF LOCAL INTEREST Monday’s stock prices supplied by RBC Dominion Securities of Red Deer. For information call 341-8883.

Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 123.37 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 37.44 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.70 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.81 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.38 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.76 Cdn. National Railway . . 79.81 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 183.37 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 34.54 Capital Power Corp . . . . 18.76 Cervus Equipment Corp 15.25 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 51.59 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 55.73 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 20.87 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.83 General Motors Co. . . . . 35.57 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 22.68 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.76 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 42.34 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 32.76 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 43.56 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 6.20 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 44.22 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 115.55 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.2Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.00 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 68.40 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 20.88 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market posted a nearly three-digit advance Monday despite weak commodity prices and disappointing manufacturing reports on both sides of the border.

The S&P/TSX composite index rose 93.84 points to end the day at 13,623.01 after having given back more than 400 points or some three per cent last week.

In New York, markets shook off the weak economic news and continued to bound ahead after racking up their biggest monthly gain in four years in October.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 165.22 points to close at 17,828.76, while the broader S&P 500 added 24.69 points to 2,104.05 and the Nasdaq soared 73.40 points to 5,127.15.

The markets were up despite negative news from manufacturers. The RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’s Index for October, a widely watched indicator of the health of the Canadian manufacturing industry, slumped to its worst showing since the survey began in 2010.

Adjusted for seasonal influences, the index posted a 48.0 showing in October, down from 48.6 in September and the third month in a row the index has been below 50.0. Numbers above 50 signify manufacturing growth while numbers below 50 signify contraction.

The outlook wasn’t much brighter in the United States, where the Institute for Supply Management’s monthly survey showed U.S. factory activity in October grew at its slowest pace since May 2013. The ISM index slipped to 50.1 in October, from 50.2 in September, as manufacturers pared stockpiles and cut jobs.

Philip Petursson, managing director for capital markets and strategy at Manulife Asset Management, said the poor showing

Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.78 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.61 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 24.29 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 10.17 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.10 First Quantum Minerals . . 7.24 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 16.71 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 6.88 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.70 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.77 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 27.55 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.860 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 7.56 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 19.97 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 19.74 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 53.29 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.06 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 22.02 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 31.22 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 9.93 Canyon Services Group. . 4.94 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 20.47 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1800 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 9.98 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.660 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 85.28 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 39.29 in manufacturing is concerning as earnings season begins.

“If manufacturing is just barely above the break-even growth line, then the forward outlook is a little bit more muted as far as earnings are concerned,” he said.

Markets were helped by gains in health-care stocks, with drug giant Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) rising US$1.24 or nearly 3.7 per cent to close at US$35.06 after slumping late last week on news it was in talks to buy competitor Allergan.

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (TSX:VRX) gained $9.84 or more than eight per cent to end at C$131.88 after short-seller Citron Research backtracked on its promise to release a bombshell report against the embattled Quebec-based drugmaker.

Citron alleged nearly two weeks ago that Valeant set up a network of “phantom pharmacies” to fool auditors — allegations that Valeant CEO Michael Pearson denied as “completely untrue.” Andrew Left, executive editor with Citron, has said he stands by the allegations in that report but did not release any further details on Monday as he had promised last week on Twitter.

On commodity markets, the December contract for benchmark crude oil slipped 45 cents to close at US$46.14 a barrel, while December natural gas fell 6.5 cents to US$2.256 per mmBtu and December gold lost $5.50 to US$1,135.90 an ounce.

The loonie fell 0.14 of a U.S. cent to end the day at 76.34 cents US. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Monday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,623.01, up 93.84 points Dow — 17,828.76, up 165.22 points S&P 500 — 2,104.05, up

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Cameco president says this year flat, but long-term remains strong SASKATOON — The president and CEO of Cameco (TSX:CCO) says the long-term outlook remains strong for the uranium company, but this year has so far been flat.

Tim Gitzel and other executives held a conference call today on the company’s third-quarter results.

He says reactor re-starts in Japan are in the offing, which will mean more demand for uranium.

Gitzel also highlighted the success

High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.78 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 18.40 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 43.70 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 1.35 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.780 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 5.30 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 39.17 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.910 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.31 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 46.51 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1900 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 75.67 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 61.85 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.21 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 24.66 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 34.59 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 38.01 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 93.00 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.81 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 43.18 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.50 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 74.63 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 44.35 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.17 24.69 points Nasdaq — 5,127.15, up 73.40 points Currencies: Cdn — 76.34 cents US, down 0.14 of a cent Pound — C$2.0195, up 0.37 of a cent Euro — C$1.4431, up 0.54 of a cent Euro — US$1.1017, up 0.21 of a cent Oil futures: US$46.14 per barrel, down 45 cents (December contract) Gold futures: US$1,135.90 per oz., down $5.50 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.986 oz., down 36.2 cents $674.70 kg., down $11.64 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov ‘15 $0.80 higher $463.50 Jan. ‘16 $1.20 lower $472.20 March ‘16 $1.40 lower $478.10 May ‘16 $1.80 lower $480.30 July ‘16 $2.30 lower $480.00 Nov. ‘16 $2.30 lower $471.60 Jan. ‘17 $2.30 lower $470.20 March ‘17 $2.30 lower $471.90 May ‘17 $2.30 lower $471.90 July ‘17 $2.30 lower $471.90 Nov. ‘17 $2.30 lower $471.90.

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.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 206,180 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 206,180.

of the Cigar Lake mine in northern Saskatchewan and its unique jet-boring system.

The update also included the latest information on the tax dispute with the Canada Revenue Agency.

Senior vice-president and chief financial officer, Grant Isaac, says the trial will begin in September 2016 and should last four weeks, with a decision six to 18 months after that.

This stems back to 1999 when Cameco opened Cameco Europe based out of Switzerland, which has a lower tax rate. The company signed an agreement with the subsidiary to sell uranium at a low fixed price, which the European company can sell at a higher world price, so more profits show in Europe than Canada. The revenue agency is questioning this practice.

Net losses were $4 million ($0.01 per share diluted), compared to net losses of $146 million ($0.37 per share diluted) in the third-quarter of 2014.

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Alain Bellemare, president and Chief Executive Officer Bombardier Inc., speaks to the media at a news conference Thursday.

Bombardier may need more public funding despite bailout: analysts

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Bombardier may need more money than the US$1 billion it will receive from Quebec for its struggling CSeries jet program, two industry experts said Monday as pressure continues to mount for federal financial support.

The Montreal-based plane manufacturer is still walking “a tightrope and could need more cash over the next 12 to 18 months,” said Scotiabank analyst Turan Quettawala in a report.

“As such, a Bailout 2.0 is still very possible.”

Quettawala said the Quebec bailout announced last week may help ease some worries about the company’s long-term survival, adding that a US$3.2 billion writedown of the CSeries program will help Bombardier be more aggressive with price discounts.

But he said he’s worried that the 110- to 160-seat plane may be geared towards an overly specific market and many potential orders have already been won by rivals Airbus and Boeing re-engined aircraft.

He also views Bombardier’s cash

forecasts overly optimistic and believes the CSeries will generate small returns for Bombardier compared to the company’s loftier estimates of a few years ago.

Evan Mann, an analyst with corporate bond research company Gimme Credit, said there is a high risk the aircraft’s planned entry into service by mid-2016 will be delayed.

“As a result, Bombardier’s free cash flow shortfalls and high leverage will likely persist longer than anticipated requiring the issuance of more debt to support liquidity,” he wrote in a report.

The two analyses came as Quebec Economy Minister Jacques Daoust continued his pitch for federal funds for Bombardier, saying Monday he will seek “significant” financial contribution for the company from the new Liberal government.

Daoust said Ottawa was right to intervene along with the Ontario government to help that province’s automotive industry and he doesn’t see why it wouldn’t do the same to help Quebec’s aerospace sector.

“It would be normal if there was a federal contribution to share the risk,” he said.

Citron Research backtracks on promise of bombshell on Valeant

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Citron Research, the U.S. short-selling firm that set Valeant Pharmaceuticals in its sights, backtracked on its promise to release a bombshell report Monday against the embattled Quebec-based drugmaker.

The company tweeted Friday that it would update a previously issued report on Valeant with information “dirtier than anyone has reported.”

But its six-page report doesn’t live up to that billing on the advice of law-

yers, Citron said.

“For those of you expecting a ‘kill shot,’ you can stop reading here,” Citron said, adding that it won’t be making new allegations against Valeant.

“Our work is done here.”

“We believe it is not our responsibility to be the judge, jury and executioner of the company’s deeds.”

The short-seller alleged nearly two weeks ago that Valeant (TSX:VRX) set up a network of “phantom pharmacies” to fool auditors — allegations that Valeant CEO Michael Pearson said are “completely untrue.”

Scott Builders Inc. Appoints

Dallas Williams VICE-PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER Murray Cunningham, P. Eng., Chief Operating Officer of Scott Builders Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Dallas Williams, C.E.T., to Vice-President and General Manager of the Red Deer Operation. Dallas’ expanded role as a VicePresident will include work as a Board Member and additional responsibilities at a Corporate level.

Dallas joined Scott Builders Inc. in 2007 and was successful in setting up and operating the Special Projects Group. He was appointed General Manager of the Red Deer operation in 2014 and has achieved outstanding results in that role. He earned his honors diploma in Civil Engineering Technology from NAIT in 2003.

Dallas is a Safe Harbour Society board member in Red Deer and actively coaches both minor hockey and baseball in his community.

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Second home for jack o’lanterns OLD PUMPKINS HEADING TO ANIMAL RESCUE SANCTUARIES IN CENTRAL ALBERTA

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Hundreds of pumpkin carvers took Red Deer & District SPCA up on its request and donated their jack o’lanterns to farm animals in need.

SPCA put the word out on Facebook that it was collecting Halloween pumpkins for three farm animal rescue sanctuaries in the area that would gladly accept them to feed their horses, pigs, goats, and more.

“I’ve seen pictures of cows eating them, and even chickens eating the insides of the pumpkin. It’s very nutritious. They love pumpkins apparently and so this is a really good way to take your pumpkins and turn them into food for rescue animals,” SPCA executive director Tara Hellewell on Monday.

“Farm animal rescues all struggle to get support. Feeding a large volume of animals can be very expensive.”

About 400 to 500 pumpkins ended up on the doorstep of the SPCA between Sunday and Monday at noon when it was decided they had all the pumpkins they could handle and couldn’t accept any more.

“We’re a little overwhelmed with pumpkin generosity right now,” Hellewell said about the huge outpouring of support for the SPCA’s first ever pumpkin project.

On Monday, work started on transporting pumpkins to the sanctuaries.

SPCA is giving the pumpkins to Bear Valley Rescue, near Sundre, that rescues horses; FARRM (Farm Animal Rescue & Rehoming Movement) Sanctuary, near Wetaskiwin, that rescues a variety of farm animals; and Alice Sanctuary, near Carstairs, that also rescues different kinds of farm animals.

Over the years, a few pigs have made their way to the local SPCA which tries to help out sanctuaries when possible.

Hellewell said while the Red Deer SPCA does not advocate a vegan lifestyle, it does advocate for animal rights that include freedom from thirst, hunger and malnutrition; freedom from discomfort; freedom from pain, injury and disease; freedom to

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Red Deer and District SPCA manager Amy Corpe loads one of the hundreds of pumpkins into the SPCA van in Red Deer on Monday. The pumpkins are being transported to farms in Central Alberta where rescued farm animals are living.

“FARM ANIMAL RESCUES ALL STRUGGLE TO GET SUPPORT. FEEDING A LARGE VOLUME OF ANIMALS CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE.” TARA HELLEWLL, SPCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR express normal behaviour; and freedom from fear and distress.

“I’m working on a new page on our website to shed more information on humane practices in agricultural sector around food production to raise awareness about factory farming,” said Hellewell who is on the board of directors for Canadian Federation of Humane Societies that works with agencies to upgrade codes of practice to make life better for farm animals.

“We need to continue to lobby the government to have better regulations to support those animals that really

need us watching out for them. They’re not just food. They’re animals too. So talk to your local MLAs. Let them know that you care about animal welfare.

Let them know you want the food on your plate to be coming from a humane place.”

She said one of the goals of the new website page is to make people aware of the local, humane farms and grocery stores that have humane animal product programs. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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City of Red Deer environmental services employees work to expose a faulty water valve on a water main in behind Oxbow St. along Oleander Dr. in Oriole Park on Monday afternoon.

Boil water in Oriole Park until Wednesday

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A boil water advisory in Oriole Park is expected to be lifted on Wednesday.

The city issued the advisory as a precautionary measure after a valve ruptured and another began leaking in the area on Sunday.

Forty residences in the neighbourhood were affected.

Alex Monkman, the city’s water superintendent, said it was a valve in

the alley behind one of the residences.

Crews were forced to do a quick emergency repair.

“The valve break was pretty big,” said Monkman. “When we turned off the main there was a chance that soil could have gotten into the main … We flushed, (took a) sample and sent it off to the lab.”

Samples have been sent to Alberta Health Services to ensure there was no contamination. The tests take about two days and the results are expected on Wednesday.

Crews were fixing a slow leaking valve that started on Friday in the area. It was being monitored over the weekend, but worsened and required the repair on Sunday. A second valve began leaking and a third ruptured while crews were on scene.

City staff went door-to-door to the affected residences between 10 a.m. and noon on Sunday.

Crews will repair three additional valves in the Oriole Park area this week. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Rocky, County cover arena funding shortfall

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

RECREATION

Clearwater County and Rocky Mountain House have joined forces to cover additional arena renovation expenses.

County councillors were informed last month by the town that a “series of scope changes and unexpected additional expenditures” had arisen in the $13 million project to overhaul the town’s twin arenas.

Council toured the facility and then voted at a later meeting to fund half of

the extra $3 million required to finish the project. Town council voted to cover the other half of the cost.

The additional money was required to ensure the facility met the most recent safety codes. Among the new costs is almost $1.3 million for a sprinkler system.

Costs to both communities will be reduced if an $850,000 federal grant is approved for the Rocky Curling Club.

That money would be put towards the unexpected costs, leaving the munici-

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palities sharing $2.15 million.

The expansion project includes new change rooms, shower and bathroom facilities, a renovated lobby with a second storey added, and upgrades to the curling club lobby and lounge.

Both arenas were open for skating last month.

Additional meeting rooms, children’s play area and other public spaces are being created.

A second phase, including fieldhouse and indoor running track has been proposed as a future project within eight to 12 years. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

A prisoner who allegedly escaped from Bowden Institution appeared in Red Deer provincial court from jail in Quebec.

Sylvain Martin, 50, is charged with being unlawfully at large.

He appeared before judge Gordon Deck in Red Deer provincial court by closed circuit television on Monday.

Martin had been serving a nine year, 11 month sentence for fraud, obstructing a peace officer, impersonation with intent to gain advantage, failing to comply with a probation order, possession of a controlled substance, uttering a forged document and forgery.

He was reported missing from the Bowden Institution on April 4. He was arrested on Sept. 2 in Drummondville, Que. He reserved his plea to Jan. 18, 2016 in Red Deer provincial court.

Murder suspect fails to show for preliminary hearing Police are looking for a murder suspect who failed to show up for court.

Red Deer RCMP say a warrant has been issued for Charmaine Cherelli Louis-Crier, 36, who skipped her preliminary hearing in the death of an 18-year-old woman.

On Aug. 8, 2013, an 18-year-old woman was fatally stabbed after arguing with another woman in a Samson Townsite home in Maskwacis.

Louis-Crier was charged with second degree murder in connection to the death in October 2014. She was released on a recognizance with a condition to attend her preliminary hearing on the charge.

Her last known location was in the Londonderry Mall-area in north Edmonton. She has strong connections to Maskwacis.

Louis-Crier is described as First Nations, 1.7 metres (five-foot-seven) tall weighing 73 kg (161 pounds). She has brown eyes and brown hair but is known to dye her hair blonde.

If you see Louis-Crier call the police or 911. Do not approach.

Contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477 (TIPS), or at www.tipsubmit.com if you have any information on the woman.

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SUSTAINABILITY

Accelerating prosperity is the focus of a three-day Pathways 2 Sustainability conference in Olds beginning Sunday.

Held every two years, the conference will bring together community, industry and educational leaders to forge new partnerships and showcase new initiatives. About 30 exhibitors have also been lined up to demonstrate new technologies such as waste-to-energy and solar energy.

The event is being hosted by the

Olds Institute, Olds College and Mountain View County and will be held at the Pomeroy Inn and Suites next to the college’s campus.

A round table reception and networking event begins the conference at 5-8 p.m. on Sunday.

Keynote speakers include Bob Willard, an author on the sustainability advantage; author Chris Turner, who has written on the new economy; Adriane MacDonald of the Sustainable Communities Research Project;

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Sylvan Lake passes rules for quadracycles, pedicabs Sylvan Lake council has passed new ground rules for quadracycle and pedicab operators.

The popular pedal-powered rides can be found in many communities and there have been recurring discussions in the town about allowing them on a regulated basis.

Visitors have been able to rent quadracycles — four-wheeled pedalpowered vehicles — for the past two summers.

Under the proposed bylaw, given first reading by council on Monday, pedicab and quadracycle operators must be 18, have a valid driver’s licence and stick to streets in the Lakeshore area. Designated pickup areas have also been included. A business licence and insurance is also required.

Under the bylaw, rickshaws, which are pulled by a person on foot, are not allowed.

Warrant issued for man charged with fraud A warrant has been issued for a man facing 23 fraud charges after he missed his court date.

Dan Anderson was scheduled to appear in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday to set a trial date.

He is charged with 23 counts of fraud and the Crown alleges about $412,000 was stolen from 23 people.

Defence counsel Kevin Sproule, told Justice Kirk Sisson he had been counsel of record for Anderson on a limited retainer. However, Sproule told Anderson he needed to attend court on Monday.

Because Anderson was not present, Sproule sought to withdraw as his counsel of record.

Crown Prosecutor Ed Ring requested a warrant for Anderson’s arrest, which Sisson granted.

Trial set in cocaine conversion lab case A three day trial has been set for a Red Deer couple accused of running a cocaine conversion lab in Lancaster.

A 50-year-old male and a 39-year-old female are charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking both crack and powder cocaine, possession of marijuana, possession of the proceeds of crime totaling $40,000, two counts of child endangerment and illegal possession of a rifle.

Their identities are protected by a

publication ban. The ban was ordered to protect the identities of the children found during a police search.

Appearing in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench, defence counsel Jake Chatty spoke on their behalf. Chatty is counsel for the 50-year-old and acted as agent for Kelly Sinn, who is counsel for the 39-year-old.

Crown Prosecutor Dave Inglis and Chatty estimated the trial before a judge alone would take about three days to complete. Chatty told Justice Kirk Sisson there would be a charter of rights and freedoms argument as part of the trial.

The trial has been scheduled for April 24 to 26, 2017 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench. The couple has been released from custody ahead of trial.

Red Deer RCMP and the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team executed a search warrant on a home in Lancaster on Nov. 4, 2014.

Police said they found 415 grams of powder cocaine, 82 grams of crack cocaine, 76 grams of methamphetamine, 72 grams of marijuana, a rifle and $40,000 in cash.

Stettler man preparing for murder trial With a murder trial on the horizon, counsel for a Stettler man said he was working towards resolution on a number of unrelated charges against his client.

Mark William Bitterman, 32, is charged with second degree murder for the 2013 death of Curtis Leroy Rangen, 43. Rangen’s body was found in freezer in a Riverside Meadows apartment.

Defence counsel Kim Ross appeared with Bitterman on Monday in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.

Ross told Justice Kirk Sisson that they wanted to keep the trial scheduled for June 13 to 20 before a judge and jury. However, Ross said there was a number of other charges against his client that he was seeking to resolve.

Ross said he had been in discussion with Crown Prosecutor Ed Ring on charges stemming from an incident in the summer of 2013. Bitterman is accused of having involvement in an escort scam.

Police said a woman posed as a sex worker and arranged a meet up at a Red Deer hotel. When the victim arrived, he was greeted by two men armed with firearms, who then robbed the victim.

Bitterman is charged with extortion with a firearm, robbery, uttering threats and theft over $5,000, among other charges, for his alleged role.

Sisson maintained the murder trial dates, but also adjourned

Grande Prairie singer and songwriter Tenille; and Brenda Herchmer, founder of the Campus for Communities.

Panel discussions on Monday and Tuesday will cover topics such as: leadership and investment solutions for rural infrastructure; rural community transportation and technology advancements; the role of agriculture in rural resilience; and housing solutions and changing demographics in rural communities, among other topics.

The conference costs $300, or $150 for non-profits and $75 for students.

For more information, go to www.pathways2sustainability.ca Bitterman’s lesser offences to the Dec. 7 arraignment court date.

Lindsay Rae Mazzei, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of robbery for her role in the escort scam and was sentenced on Sept. 4 to one year in custody.

Florian Edward Poitra pleaded guilty to his role on Oct. 31, 2013 and was sentenced to four years in custody.

60 firearms stolen from Rocky area gun shop At least 60 firearms were stolen from a gun shop north of Rocky Mountain House last week.

Rocky Mountain House RCMP are looking for suspects who broke into Don’s Gunsmithing, on Hwy 22 north of Rocky, between 12:15 and 2 p.m. on Oct. 27.

Owner Don McMurter said the culprits got away with at least 60 rifles and shotguns out of his 80-gun collection. No ammunition was taken.

McMurter said this was the first time in 23 years that his shop was ripped off.

“They tried to shoot the door lock off with a shotgun,” said McMurter.

“That didn’t work so they just busted the glass and came in … It pretty much screwed me.”

McMurter said he is not worried about safety. He expects the suspects will likely try to sell the firearms.

Police are looking to speak with anyone who may have witnessed any suspicious vehicles or persons in the area, or has any information about the incident. Contact the Rocky Mountain House RCMP at 403-845-2882 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-200-8477 (TIPS).

Innisfail mounties looking for armed robber Innisfail RCMP are looking for a suspect who robbed a VLT Lounge and pointed a gun at an employee on Sunday.

Police responded to the Fox and Hound VLT Lounge for a report of an armed robbery around 4:40 p.m.

Police say a masked man entered the business and pointed a firearm at a female employee before making off on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

It is unknown if there was a vehicle involved. The suspect is described as a male Caucasian, 1.85 metres (six feet) with a medium to large build. He was wearing a grey jacket and scarf covering the lower half of his face. He is believed to be between 30 and 35-yearsold. There were no injuries or damage to property resulting.

RCMP ask anyone with information regarding this incident to contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-227-3342. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

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Red Deer RCMP are looking for information of an 18- to 20- year-old man who matches this composite sketch in relation to a child luring incident.

Sketch of child luring suspect released

BY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer RCMP have released a composite sketch of the suspect in an attempted abduction of a girl in Anders in early October.

Police say a girl had just gotten off a school bus on Addington Drive and began to walk when a man in a light brown two-door truck stopped and attempted to convince her to enter the truck around 4 p.m.

When she refused and ran to her home, the suspect drove away, continuing westbound on Addington Drive.

RCMP are looking for the public’s help to identify the suspect.

He is described as Caucasian between 18 and 20-years-old with blonde hair and blue eyes. He has a black tattoo beside his eye. He was wearing a white shirt over another white shirt.

If you recognize this man or have information regarding this incident, please contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit. com.

Rimbey woman dies in rollover

BY ADVOCATE STAFF A 25-year-old Rimbey woman is dead following a single vehicle collision west of Ponoka on Sunday.

Ponoka RCMP responded to a single vehicle rollover collision on Hwy 53, west of 46th Street around 8:30 a.m.

Police say the driver of a truck appeared to have lost control of the vehicle while travelling eastbound on Hwy 53. After leaving the roadway, the vehicle rolled several times and the woman was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.

The 24-year-old male driver of the truck was taken to ambulance to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre with unknown injuries.

The collision is under investigation.

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Waunch faces 37 charges including attempted murder, robbery with a firearm, extortion, break and enter, unlawful confinement and assault causing bodily harm.

He was arrested by Sylvan Lake RCMP on June 3, 2013.

Police investigated a report that a man and woman had forcibly entered a rural acreage and demanded money from the residents. Police said at least one shot was fired and one of the home’s occupants was kidnapped and held captive.

Ashley Dawn Chambers, 26, was convicted of armed robbery and forcible confinement on May 15, 2014 for her role in the incident.

She was sentenced to four years in custody.

New trial dates have been set for 2017 for a man accused of a 2013 attempted murder, a month after he parted ways with his lawyer.

Andrew Allen Waunch, 32, of no fixed address, was to have had a trial in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench starting on Oct. 5 and running for three weeks. However, on the morning of the trial his defence counsel requested to be removed as his representative.

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Never eating popcorn again â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jamie will you get up with Lars today?â&#x20AC;? My words float across our queen sized bed listlessly. For a moment I wonder if I actually have said them or if I was only thinking the sentence in my head. No, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve definitely spoken aloud as my husband lets out a groan and rolls over.

The garish nightmare that was my reality only several hours before comes raging back to mind. There I was in middle of the night cursing horrendously under my breath as I cleaned up popcorn smelling vomit.

Just reliving this for even a moment makes my stomach curl and throat tighten.

Sophie had fallen asleep fast, this should have been my first clue. However I was more concerned about Lars and his â&#x20AC;&#x153;ear acheâ&#x20AC;?. Do you remember six months ago when our darling son stuck that bead in his ear and had to undergo surgery to get it removed?

Well it turns out this incident has caused a few psychological issues in the boy wherein he now is paranoid that random objects continue to get lodged in his eardrum.

It was ten oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock at night and I was brushing my teeth when I heard the sobbing coming from Larsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top bunk.

There he is fanatically pulling at a very bright red earlobe insisting that there is something stuck in it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Well did you put something in there?â&#x20AC;? I asked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No but I think I can feel something!â&#x20AC;? Now if you need to know one thing about Lars it is that the kid is an awful liar. In the extremely unlikely case that he would shove ANOTHER object in his ear, there is no way he could spin a fib about it. So my next guess was that it was either an ear infection or it was all in his head.

I took him into the bathroom to get a better look and after a half hour of desperately trying to convince him that there was nothing in there I gave him some childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Advil and sent him back to his room. This LINDSAY seemed as good BROWN of temporary ME PLUS THREE solution as any, and as I lay down to go to sleep I reminded myself to check his ear in the morning before school.

It felt like I had closed my eyes for about two minutes when I heard the wailing of another child across the dark hallway.

In a moment of selfish apathy I attempted to yell back to her, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wrong?â&#x20AC;? The response was not that of any string of legible words but a dire sounding moan that was enough to shoot me out of bed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mamaâ&#x20AC;? she said. It was in the liquid sound of her speech that clued me in to what was about to happen.

NOOOâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; I thought to myself. I seemed to be slow motion running into her bedroom when I realized at some point in the last twenty seconds I had also grabbed the bathroomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garbage can. I dove ever so awkwardly towards her to insert the can under her head. It was too late.

Oh how the scent still lingers at the base of my nose hairs.

Please see BROWN on Page C4

Hockey moms grow up to be hockey grandmas They were just little tykes, only five or six-years old, wobbly on their skates and not yet sure how to use their newly taped up hockey sticks or actually maneuver their little uniform clad bodies into position.

But, despite their obvious lack of skill, their optimism and confidence was as bright and shiny as the crystal clean ice surface, polished to glossy finish by the magic of a Zamboni.

Ice time for the Peanuts hockey team was 6:45 a.m. It was a time when puppies and babies and tired moms should still be sleeping in their own little beds and lovely heat registers should be breathing warmth all over them.

But here, in the sparsely filled stands of the arena, it was just cold and the overhead heaters did not breathe at all. Apparently, they were dead.

I train my eyes on the one child who is wildly scrambling to continue to stand upright on his skates.

And suddenly, although it was freezing in the arena, I felt all warm and happy. This little scrap of humanity dressed in an oversized hockey jersey was the one and only reason I climbed out of bed, drove to an ice-cold arena, and gingerly began sipping tepid liquid that someone at the concession sold to me as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hot coffee.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; He was the sole reason I wore the time-honored badge of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hockey mom.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a small boy banging his stick on the ice. I looked out at him, all tiny and cute and, my heart, under the hockey mom badge, turned over.

He caught my look and even through the mesh and the Plexiglas,

we connected. He banged his little stick again, all puffed up and proud.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing the power you feel when you are six-years old and you know your momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s watching you and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got your back.

TREENA I smile as I MIELKE remember. And LIFE then as suddenly as they appeared, the images of my days as a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;hockey momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; slowly fade away.

And I return to reality.

Once again, I find myself in a cold arena with no blast of comforting heat coming from the overhead heaters. I am sitting beside my daughter, sipping some awful latte type concoction out of a Styrofoam cup.

It is early afternoon and the score is 7-3 for the other guys.

Suddenly the kid wearing the No. 12 jersey steals the puck and takes off down the ice, heading straight for the opposing goalie.

A break-a-way.

The crowd goes wild. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go, go, go,â&#x20AC;? the fans yell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skate, shoot!â&#x20AC;?

My daughter moves a little away from me and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when I realize it is not really the crowd that has gone wild. It is only me.

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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let unmet perfectionism lead to a downward spiral â&#x20AC;&#x153;Remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dr. David M. Burns, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University â&#x20AC;&#x153;This campaign should have started a week ago,â&#x20AC;? said Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boss. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not today!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know,â&#x20AC;? replied Jerry, averting his gaze. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to get the wording right.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You mean you wanted to get it perfect,â&#x20AC;? he amended. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the same thing.â&#x20AC;?

Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boss was right. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d spent so much time trying to make things perfect that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d fallen behind schedule. Now the effectiveness of the entire marketing campaign was in jeopardy. To Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way of thinking, he was being thorough and professional: leaving no stone unturned in his effort to produce the best possible result. In reality, Jerry was being a little neurotic: trying to avoid conflict, confrontation and condemnation by obsessively controlling every detail.

There is a vast difference between someone who is aspirational â&#x20AC;&#x201C; someone who strives for excellence â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and MURRAY someone who tries to avoid making mistakes and judgFUHRER ment by being overly meticEXTREME ESTEEM ulous and obsessive. The former is driven by passion and purpose, the latter by fear.

Most of us can spot a perfectionist like Jerry from a mile away. Perfectionists tend to be highly critical of mistakes and thus extremely focused on details.

They may spend an inordinate amount of time on each project and even sacrifice their own wellbeing â&#x20AC;&#x201C; missing sleep, meals and even special occasions â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in order to accomplish an objective. Perfectionists are often black-and-white thinkers who set absolute ideals and unrealistic expectations for themselves and others. There is only success and failure and, when failure inevitably occurs, they beat themselves up incessantly. An all-or-nothing approach to life does not allow perfectionists room for reflection. A harsh critic, perfectionists will dwell on imperfections rather than accomplishments. Often defensive, they do not receive criticism well. Sound like anyone you know?

Perfectionistic tendency can stem from a variety of issues. Perhaps the perfectionist was raised in an environment where failing to achieve the highest possible standards was equated to being worthless.

In families where there is a fierce culture of competition and a strong emphasis on achievement, perfectionistic tendencies can flourish. I once knew a man who grew up in a highly academic family. Learning did not come as easily for him as for his siblings. As a result, he was harshly criticized, which resulted in shame and damage to his self-esteem.

For some, perfectionism arises out of insecurity and a lack of perceived control. This can result in an unhealthy desire to â&#x20AC;&#x153;proveâ&#x20AC;? oneself through actions and accomplishments. As with Jerry, it can result in a loss of the big picture. Sadly, each time perfectionists fail to achieve a desired outcome, they tend to feel more out of control and the cycle is amped up.

They may become obsessed over the perceived failure creating additional stress and making the goal even less attainable. The more critical they become, the lower the level of self-esteem drops.

It is possible to shift perfectionistic tendencies and it starts with awareness â&#x20AC;&#x201C; recognizing and acknowledging your perfectionism. Realize that goals are not absolutes. Goals must remain flexible and often require adjustments. If you become fixated on achieving a goal in an absolute manner, you may lose sight of new and innovative ways to achieve it. Goals are meant to inspire and guide â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to bring out the best in you. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not meant to be used as a means to berate yourself and lower your self-worth. Let go of your attachments and open your mind.

Make an effort to focus on accomplishments rather than mistakes. Learn from your mistakes and then move along. Acknowledge what is within your control and what beyond it. Obsessing over mistakes will only create more stress. Time spent obsessing over mistakes could be better spent developing new skills, new approaches and creative ways to achieve success.

Remember that other people have admirable skills and abilities. Have a little faith and realize that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to do everything yourself. Teach and help others to learn instead of attempting to be a one-person show. Listen to others and learn. Ask for input. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OK to delegate. Give credit where credit is due. Where possible, celebrate the victories of the team.

As odd or contrary as it may sound, lower your expectations. A tremendous amount of stress is generated when expectations are set unrealistically high.

Perfectionism can be counterproductive. It can also paralyze you. If you try to create the perfect product or write the perfect book, you may never produce anything. Remember that the world rewards productivity, not perfection. Lower goals are often met which can lead to major accomplishments. Now un-

derstand, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not saying you shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stretch; just keep your objectives achievable.

Avoid the downward spiral that results when perfection is not met. When your inner critic starts shouting, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You must be perfect!â&#x20AC;? ask yourself the following questions: Is it a fact or simply my interpretation? Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the worst that could happen and is it likely? Am I jumping to conclusions? Is this a pivotal moment, and will it actually matter in a yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy,â&#x20AC;? wrote Edwin Bliss, American broadcast journalist and author of Getting Things Done. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pursuit of perfection is frustrating, neurotic and a terrible waste of time.â&#x20AC;?

Perfectionism may be getting in the way of you being more effective and innovative. Ponder whether or not youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re investing too much time on little things and losing focus on the bigger scheme of things.

Consider the impact perfectionism has had on your self-esteem. Perhaps most importantly, when was the last time you achieved perfection â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or have you ever?

Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator.

His recent book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca.

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Teaching genetics to inspire STEM students

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. hopes to trigger a love for science, technology and math among American students by turning them on to searching for their family roots.

Gates, the Harvard University scholar and host of a genealogy show on PBS, and fellow researchers from Spelman College and Pennsylvania State University recently received a $355,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to create a genealogy and genetics summer camp for middle school children, as well as a $304,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for college-level courses.

The summer camps will start at Penn State University and the University of South Carolina this summer, and at the American Museum of Natural History in 2017. The college courses, in biology with a genetics and genealogy-centred approach, will be held at Spelman College and Morehouse College in Atlanta, and North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, North Carolina.

“Ancestry chasing through genealogy and genetics is about one thing ultimately and that is you,” Gates said in a phone interview. “And what’s your favourite subject? Your favourite subject is yourself.”

Gates, host of “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” on PBS, said the curriculum he is developing would teach social science, history, interview skills, archival skills and biology. The goal is to help students dis-

cover an innate love of science, technology, engineering and math that may lead to careers in STEM fields.

Hispanics, blacks, and Native Americans together comprise only 10 per cent of workers in science and engineering jobs and 13 per cent of science and engineering degree holders, according to the National Science Board’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2014 report, though they represent 26 per cent of the population.

The popularity of genealogy and finding ancestors would get children hooked, potentially inspiring future professors, scientists and mathematicians, said Gates. He said he wasn’t worried about being able to keep the attention of young people.

“We’re going to teach them about Y-DNA if you’re a man, how you get that from your father who got that marker from his father and his father,” said Gates, referring to the Y chromosome. Students also will learn about mitochondrial DNA, “which you get from your mother and her mother and her mother, whether you’re a man or a woman.”

Gates will work with Penn State University professor Nina Jablonski on the summer camps. Jablonski said the grants will make the camps affordable for parents, and help to right an imbalance in STEM fields.

“This new approach seeks to improve the retention of minority students in the sciences by inviting students into biology education with the discovery of unique facts about themselves,” Jablonski said.

We would be “taking this whole idea of asking the question of ‘Who

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Harvard University professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. speaks at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Gates Jr. loves exploring people’s family roots, and hoping that type of digging by middle-school and college students will also ignite interest in science and math. Gates and his colleagues just got a funding grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to create a genealogy and genetics summer camp for middle school children and another grant from the National Science Foundation for college-level courses. The summer camps will start at Penn State University and the University of South Carolina this summer and at the American Museum of Natural History in 2017. am I?’ into the classroom and getting students of varying ages to investigate themselves, leading to — we would hope — a whole cascade of positive

things,” she added.

“Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” starts its third season on PBS on January 5.

Dogs can now dine with people on patios NEW YORK STATE PASSES NEW LAW

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBANY, N.Y. — Dogs may now venture onto restaurant patios under a new state law allowing restaurants to open outdoor dining areas to them.

The measure was signed into law late Monday by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo. States including California, Florida and Maryland have similar laws.

Dog lovers and many restaurant owners in New York support the idea, noting the pooches must be leashed and restaurants could choose to keep them out of outdoor eating areas. While health officials expressed worries, Cuomo said the law’s “firm health and sanitary guidelines” strike the right balance.

“This action will give restaurants an additional option to boost revenue … by appealing to this new audience of dog-owning New Yorkers and their four-

legged friends,” Cuomo said.

Dog owners are delighted.

“I think this speaks volumes to where we are as a society and how most people with dogs view them as members of the family,” said Kim Wolf, a New York City dog owner who works for an organization that helps people in poor neighbourhoods care for their animals.

Restaurateur Michael O’Neal said he hopes the legislation will settle any uncertainty about bringing dogs to his Boat Basin Cafe, in Manhattan’s Riverside Park. Dog owners often stroll through, and sometimes stop in, with their pets.

“In a park or in a sidewalk cafe, people should be allowed to have their dogs,” O’Neal said Tuesday.

But health officials disagree.

The state Association of County Health Officials opposed the legislation this spring, saying it was “deeply concerned” about biting, sanitation and bringing “additional public health risks into food service establishments where none need exist.”

But the association’s members will follow the law, Executive Director Linda Wagner said.

As a Manhattan dog owner, Evelien Kong is enthusiastic about doggie dining, but she understands those who aren’t.

“Maybe there’s a happy medium,” such as having dog-friendly and dog-free sections of restaurant patios, Kong said Monday night while walking her 8-yearold shih tzu, Gracie. “There has to be a healthy, mutual respect for both sides.”

The bill’s sponsor, Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal, D-Manhattan, said “99.9 per cent” of people she’s spoken with support the measure.

“Once in a while you hear, ‘I’m never going to go to restaurants that allow dogs,”’ she said. “That’s the beauty of the bill: The restaurant owner gets to choose.”

Legislation intended to help New York’s cats didn’t fare so well. Cuomo vetoed a proposal to fund groups that trap and neuter feral cats and then release them back into the wild.

Spouse must get tested for infections after affair Q: My husband recently ended an affair, and we’re working toward reconciliation. While I believe he’s truly sorry, the question of getting tested for sexually transmitted infections (STI) and diseases hasn’t been raised. Is this something he should do?

Jim: Absolutely! Both of you should get tested as soon as possible. And for many reasons.

The obvious concern is that if an STI has been contracted, this could have huge implications for your health, as well as the sexual dimension of your relationship. This is of special importance to you, since some of these diseases can lie dormant in a woman’s body for a long time before manifesting any symptoms. It’s critical to bring the facts to light as soon as possible to avoid potential further damage.

Also, when marital unfaithfulness has occurred, one of the most important elements of the reconciliation process is a willingness on the part of the offending spouse to take responsibility for and accept the consequences of his actions. These consequences can be physical and medical as well as emotional and psychological. You can’t expect to put your marriage wholly back together unless your husband is pre-

pared to deal with all of them.

That said, the physical and sexual repercussions might be the least important aspects of an affair’s aftermath. The emotional and psychological sides of the problem are ofJIM DALY ten of far greatFOCUS ON THE er consequence and can be FAMILY more difficult to resolve.

If you haven’t yet, I highly recommend that you and your husband initiate a rigorous course of therapy with a trained and qualified counselor. Our own licensed counselors would be happy to speak with you (855-771-4357) and put you in touch with a local marriage therapist who can uncover any unresolved issues in your relationship and guide you through the reconciliation and healing process.

Q: Our 4-year-old little girl has a charming personality, and everyone has doted on her since she was born.

She loves being the center of attention and will “perform” on cue if given the opportunity. She’s very cute, but I’m not sure this is entirely healthy. Any advice?

Greg Smalley, Vice President, Family Ministries: I’m sure she’s a delight, but you’re wise to take inventory of the situation. At this stage of the game it’s fun for everyone, but the danger is that she’ll grow up believing that her value as a person is based on her cuteness and her performance, not on her character.

While she’s still young and impressionable, you’ll want to encourage her to develop solid character traits. We suggest you make a conscious effort to praise her whenever she displays positive behaviors such as kindness, patience, selflessness, humility, gentleness, generosity and self-control.

You should also model these same qualities for her and look for “teachable moments” to talk about why these things are important. It would also be a good idea to come alongside her to

show her how to serve others, whether that means caring for a neighbor’s pet when they’re on vacation or donating some of her toys to a local homeless shelter.

It’s worth mentioning that the “misplaced values” syndrome can easily extend beyond the preschool years. In fact, it only becomes more damaging as a child moves into the elementary grades, junior high and high school.

Far too many parents today push their kids to make the honor roll, play on the championship soccer team, make the cheerleading squad or get into a top college. These things aren’t bad in and of themselves, of course. The problem is when they become our chief goal in life. It’s far better to help our children develop character traits that will last a lifetime.

Jim Daly is a husband and father, an author, and president of Focus on the Family and host of the Focus on the Family radio program. Catch up with him at www.jimdalyblog.com or at www.facebook.com/DalyFocus.

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CREATE HOLIDAYS WITH MORE COMFORT & JO BROWN: Cleaning CREATE HOLIDAYS WITH MORE COMFORT & JOY CREATE HOLIDAYS WITH MORE up throw up CREATE HOLIDAYS WITH MORE COMFORT & JOY MIELKE: Second WITH CREATE HOLIDAYS MORE COMFORT & JOY chances for grandsoon, “Mom” will once again be summoned, and so will continue the memoirs of a sleep deprived Mama.

Lindsay Brown is a Sylvan Lake mother of two and freelance columnist.

ma “Shhh, mom, you are embarrassing me,” she mouths silently.

“Sorry,” I mutter.

But inside I’m all happy and proud and feel like cheering mostly because I’m a grandma and grandmas truly do get second chances.

I thought my days of being a hockey mom would last forever, but, weirdly enough, I, who was young and wise, was wrong.

Well, almost wrong.

Being a hockey grandma is just about as cool as being a hockey mom.

You still get to sit on the sidelines and watch someone you love and feel all warm and happy inside.

It’s great, it’s awesome and it is true!

Sometimes, being a grandma does mean getting second chances!

Treena Mielke lives in Sylvan Lake and is editor of the Rimbey Review. She has been a journalist and columnist for more than 25 years. Treena is married to Peter and they have three children and six grandchildren.

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It tiptoes around that part of the brain that associates moments in time with certain aromas, certain stenches.

I shall never eat popcorn again, and it saddens me greatly.

“WUGH!” That is the sound of me dry heaving while I cleaned up my daughters yuck. Last year we were wise enough to get our flu shots before the start of the sick season. Therefore the entirety of sickness in our home over last winter involved one bout of croup and a bead in the ear. This year however I dropped the ball and now as I was cleaning up half digested popcorn (why out of all things did I have to feed her popcorn the night before!)

I was beginning to feel a sore throat coming on myself.

After I had fixed Soph up and put her to bed I checked the time. 1:30am.

I fell asleep fast, but again was woken up by the distinct sound of yakking three more times during the night.

“Babe I need you to get Lars off to school this morning.” I say as I keep one ear open for the sounds of Sophie in the next room. Finally it seems she is sleeping soundly.

“Sure sweetie, everything okay?” I half hear him but am already falling fast into dreamland. I should tell Jamie to check Lars’ ear I think. Instead I allow sleep to take me. Somewhere in the far corner of my brain I know

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Senator turned actor dies FRED THOMPSON APPEARED IN AT LEAST 20 MOTION PICTURES AND IN THE TV SERIES ‘LAW & ORDER’

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NASHVILLE — Former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson, a folksy Tennessee lawyer whose career led him from politics to Hollywood and back again, died Sunday. He was 73.

At 6-foot-6 with a booming voice, Thompson appeared in at least 20 motion pictures and in the TV series Law & Order. His film credits include In the Line of Fire, The Hunt for Red October, Die Hard II and Cape Fear. By the early ’90s, Thompson said he had become bored with his 10-year stint in Hollywood and wanted to enter public service. He then headed back to Nashville and launched his Senate campaign.

A man of varied roles on and off the screen, he was a lawyer by training and once served as a committee counsel during the Senate Watergate hearings.

The family statement said Thompson died in Nashville following a recurrence of lymphoma.

“It is with a heavy heart and a deep sense of grief that we share the passing of our brother, father and grandfather who died peacefully in Nashville,” it said. “Fred was the same man on the floor of the Senate, the movie studio, or the town square of … his home.”

Thompson alternated between politics and acting much of his adult life. Once regarded as a rising star in the Senate, he retired from that seat when his term expired in January 2003. “I simply do not have the heart for another six-year term,” Thompson said in a statement then. “Serving in the Senate has been a tremendous honour, but I feel that I have other priorities that I need to attend to.”

After his Senate service, Thompson returned to show business and — billed as Fred Dalton Thompson — joined the cast of the veteran NBC drama series Law & Order. In the supporting role of District Attorney Arthur Branch, Thompson was seen weekly alongside stars including Sam Waterston and Alana de la Garza, as well as occasionally on spinoffs Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

Yet again he returned to politics in 2007 by announcing he would seek the Republican presidential nomination. But he dropped out in January 2008 after faring poorly in early caucuses and primaries.

“I hope that my country and my party have benefited from our having made this effort,” Thompson said afterward.

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Actor and former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., speaks at a fundraiser in Richmond, Va. Thompson has died today at the age of 73, his family said in a statement.

After leaving the race, he was mentioned as a potential candidate for chairman of the Republican National Committee, but that did not come to pass.

Thompson took stock of his life after the January 2002 death of his daughter, Elizabeth Thompson Panici, 38, following an accidental prescription drug overdose.

Thompson’s rise to the Senate was atypical. He had never before held public office, but he overwhelmingly won a 1994 special election for Al Gore’s old Senate seat after connecting with voters. In 1996 he easily won a six-year term.

Thompson’s key prop was a red pickup truck that he used to crisscross the state throughout the campaign. In the end, Thompson captured 60 per cent of the vote against then-Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper.

New reality show to be drama-free, family friendly

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NASHVILLE — Country singer Kellie Pickler is a veteran of reality television after honing her musical and dancing skills on American Idol and Dancing With the Stars, so she was very careful about agreeing to a new CMT reality show about her marriage to songwriter-producer Kyle Jacobs.

“You definitely have to set boundaries from the start with anything you do,” Pickler said of her new show, I Love Kellie Pickler. “And keep things sacred for you and your marriage.”

The 13-episode series, produced by Ryan Seacrest and premiering Thursday at 10 p.m. Eastern, doesn’t have the designer lifestyle and high drama found in the Kardashian household, or the raucous, drunken carousing of CMT’s signature reality show, Party Down South. The sweet Southern singer and her husband wanted to give fans a peek at their home life, but in a wholesome, family friendly way.

“We want to keep it light and positive,” Pickler said in an interview with The Associated Press at her Nashville home during the shooting of the docu-series. “There’s enough darkness out in the world. And there’s enough negativity on television.”

“There’s no drama crazy,” Jacobs said.

“No,” Pickler said. “Definitely not. There are no cat fights. We don’t have cats. … He’s allergic.”

Instead, on full display is Pickler’s bubbly personality that drew people to her when she was just starting out as a young singer on Idol. The series follows the couple, who have been married nearly five years, through the busy summer touring season, taking trips with friends and renewing their vows.

“People know what we do in front of the curtain,” Pickler said. “They know what we do onstage or what he does in the studio. This is about who we are when we clock out.”

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from clothing companies that claim they have legal rights to sell shirts with the image of reggae icon Bob Marley.

The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said the merchandisers had used his likeness to sell clothing at Walmart, Target and other stores without permission from Marley’s children.

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BRIEF Former pro wrestling star pleads not guilty in 1983 death of mistress ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Former professional wrestling star Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka has pleaded not guilty to third-degree murder charges in the death of his mistress more than three decades ago.

Snuka was arraigned Monday in Lehigh County Court in Allentown. His girlfriend, 23-year-old Nancy Argentino of New York, was found dead in May 1983 after authorities were called to a Whitehall Township hotel room she was sharing with Snuka.

Defence attorney Robert Kirwan II has called her death an “unfortunate accident.”

At his court appearance, Snuka did not appear to know the day of the week or the location of the courthouse. His attorney said the 72-year-old has early-onset dementia and post-concussion syndrome. Snuka told the judge he can’t read or write English.

The judge issued a gag order in the case.

Justin Timberlake to perform with Chris Stapleton on CMA Awards

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Kellie Pickler arrives at the CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. Pickler is a veteran of reality television after honing her musical and dancing skills on ‘American Idol’ and ‘Dancing With the Stars,’ so she was very careful about agreeing to a new CMT reality show about her marriage to songwriter and producer Kyle Jacobs.

NASHVILLE — Justin Timberlake will perform with country singer Chris Stapleton on the Country Music Association Awards.

The CMA Awards will air live from Nashville, Tennessee, on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern on ABC. Stapleton is nominated for album of the year, male vocalist and new artist of the year.

Timberlake, who is from Memphis, Tennessee, has been a supporter of Stapleton since before his solo debut album, Traveller, came out earlier this year. Stapleton has written hits for Luke Bryan and Kenny Chesney. He was lead singer for the bluegrass band The SteelDrivers.

Previously announced presenters for the awards show include Edie Brickell and Steve Martin, Keifer Sutherland, ESPN commentators Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit, and U.S. Women’s National Team players Heather O’ Reilly and Megan Rapinoe.

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“He’s got a little pizazz, he’s got a sense of purpose and he’s got an independent streak,” Lamar Alexander said shortly after winning election to succeed Thompson in the Senate.

Alexander, the Republican senator, said Sunday of Thompson: “Very few people can light up the room the way Fred Thompson did. He used his magic as a lawyer, actor, Watergate counsel, and United States senator to become one of our country’s most principled and effective public servants.”

The son of a car salesman, Thompson was born in Sheffield, Ala., and grew up in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., where he was a star athlete. He was 17 when he married Sarah Lindsey. The couple, who divorced in 1985, lived in public housing for a year as newlyweds.

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From trash to showstopper DO-IT-YOURSELF PALLET FURNITURE CAN BE BIG ON STYLE Here’s a little secret about building furniture out of pallets, those simple wooden structures used to schlep goods: Not all pallet wood is cheap, rough-cut pine.

Sharp-eyed scroungers can find oak, hickory or even cherry pallets, since hardwoods are needed to transport heavy goods. Finding one of those is hitting the jackpot for do-it-yourself pallet-furniture aficionados.

“The first time I found a hardwood, it was hickory, and I was giddy,” says Becky Lamb, of Bozeman, Montana. “And I made a bench out of that one.”

Wooden pallets in the U.S. often measure 40-by48 inches. An online slideshow by Country Living magazine features 17 pallet projects, including a headboard, garden frame, daybed, wine rack and artworks. More projects — including guitars — and howto tutorials can be found on the website 1001 Pallets.

“I’ve seen people do some amazing things reclaiming the wood,” including paneling a wall or ceiling, says Jamie Supsic, style director at Country Living.

She says there are two ways to approach DIY pallet furniture: Use the pallet intact, as the foundation for a coffee table or sofa, or take it apart and use the slats. One of the most stunning creations she has seen, she says, was a chandelier hanging from ropes in a party tent: It was made from a pallet hung with battery-operated tea lights in mason jars.

Beginners might want to start with a daybed or console, for which the pallet could be kept mostly intact, or a simple art project such as a front-door wreath, she says.

“Start with something small and you only have to use one small nail on your wall to install it,” Supsic says.

You can find wood pallets behind businesses such 22): Attached Librans — it’s time to dig deep as you uncover your partner’s secret desires. Singles — romantic feelings and sexual attraction could be reignited with a mysterious lover from your past.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Attached Scorpios — your romantic dreams really could come true. Singles — draw up a wish-list of all the qualities you are looking for in the perfect partner. Then go out JOANNE MADELINE there and get them!

MOORE SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22SUN SIGNS Dec. 21): Don’t be shy about declaring your passion for your partner in a public way.

Single? Love, lust and work are linked, so you could find yourself drawn someone connected with your job.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you’re attached, make plans to whisk your lover away for an overnight getaway. Singles — love and travel are linked, and you could be attracted to someone from another country or culture.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Venus and Mars stimulate your intimacy zone! Attached Aquarians — enjoy a romantic night with your partner. Sin-

Tuesday, Nov. 3 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Roseanne Barr, 63; Anna Wintour, 65; Kendall Jenner, 19 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Love and lust are on the menu as Venus and Mars link up in Virgo.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You are persistent and determined, but you can also be very stubborn. Sometimes you need to learn to let go. 2016 is the year to worry less and relax more.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Venus and Mars highlight your well being zone so the fitter and healthier you are — mentally, emotionally and physically — the more you’ll be able to capitalize on this lucky love connection.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Venus and Mars make beautiful music together in your romance zone so plan something special with your partner. Singles — a platonic relationship could suddenly take a passionate turn!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Venus and Mars hook up in your home zone so a delicious home-cooked meal will be all the foreplay you need! Singles — you could meet your soul mate through an introduction from a relative.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The secret to capitalizing on the Venus/Mars connection is online. Singles — get your dating profile updated ASAP! Coupled Crabs — make sure you send your lover a sexy text or an erotic email.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Attached Lions — nurture your self-esteem and make your lover feel special as well. Singles ñ if you develop your own self-worth, then youíll attract a more confident and caring partner.

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as flooring and plumbing-supply stores, or the local newspaper, says Lamb in her new book, “Crafting with Wood Pallets” (Ulysses Press). Ask if they’re free for the taking. Or find free pallets on Craigslist. com.

Not all pallets will make good furniture. Each needs to be inspected. Steer clear of those that appear to have a chemical or oil residue, says Lamb.

Choose pallets that have mostly usable boards, without cracks or splits.

Look for an IPPC (International Plant Protection Convention) label or the HT (heat-treated) stamp on the pallet. The IPPC label verifies that the pallet manufacturer followed standards for treating the pallets, while the HT stamp assures that the wood was heat-treated, not chemically treated.

Pallets used just in the U.S. might not have the IPPC label, says Lamb, but play it safe and use pallets that have it. Always look for the HT stamp besides being safer for human use, the sterilization of heat-treating ensures that the wood won’t harbour insects. Lamb hasn’t found an unstamped pallet, but “if I see one without a stamp, I won’t take it.”

As for tools, Lamb suggests starting with a hammer, saw, drill and sander. A reciprocating saw helps disassemble pallets faster. She can take apart five pallets in 30 or 40 minutes with her Sawzall, she says, and explains how in her book.

You can tear pallets apart with only a hammer and crow bar, but it takes a lot longer: “You don’t need the gym if you’re going to do that,” Lamb warns.

Dimitri Boulze of Toulouse, France, who launched 1001 Pallets two years ago with a friend, thinks pallet furniture has become popular because it combines recycling and creativity. And it’s cheap.

“On one side, people are realizing that resources are finite and that recycling can help with saving things and money,” says Boulze. “And then it gives them a goal to create something, and it’s something very positive.” gles— get ready for the love sparks to fly with a sexy stranger.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Attached Pisceans — turn up the romance factor as you tap into your partner’s most passionate desires. Singles — look for love with a virile Virgo, a tender Taurus or a sensual Scorpio.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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For youth, having a phone is a luxury not an entitlement Dear Annie: I am a 12-year-old who just got my cellphone. My parents are extremely controlling about the limits of my using it. For instance, once I go to bed, I’m not allowed to charge my phone in my room. They said it would make the battery worse and I should charge it for short periods of time throughout the day. I tried a compromise and said I’d charge it when I woke up in the morning and after school, but they assumed that meant I’d use the phone in the morning. But I wouldn’t, and when I said so, they didn’t answer.

They also have a limit on how much time I can use my phone — two hours a day. They think that whenever I’m in my room, I’m using the phone, which I don’t always do.

My parents never listen to me when I try to suggest a compromise. What should I do? — Want My Phone Dear Phone: Try to understand that your phone is not an entitlement. It is a luxury that your parents are allowing you to have. They get to set the rules.

They wonder why you care where the phone is at night if you don’t plan to use it. Things like that make them suspicious of your motives.

Extra time on your phone and having it in your room are privileges that must be earned incrementally. What you promise isn’t as important as what you do.

Your parents will trust you when they know that you will accept and follow their rules.

If you show that you are responsible for several months and your parents still won’t grant you additional time, then it is time to ask another adult to help you reach a compromise. Perhaps a grandparent, aunt, uncle or trusted family friend would be able to MITCHELL intervene on your behalf. & SUGAR Dear Annie: Over the years, ANNIE’S MAILBOX I’ve been called to the emergency room for family members hurt in an accident or asked to rush to the bedside of a dying friend. Sometimes, it has been necessary to spend the night.

I started keeping an old duffel bag in the garage alongside my car to serve as an emergency bag. Any time I had to go to the hospital, I’d grab it. It has been helpful in many instances, and I would recommend that everyone keep such a bag for future needs.

Some things that come in handy are: comfortable slippers and socks, sweatpants and a T-shirt to sleep in, a blanket, a neck cushion, a paperback book, a flashlight and a packet of baby wipes. Tucked into the side pockets are two bottles of water, two protein drinks, two protein bars and a bag of trail mix, along with a few dollars for the vending machines. (Sometimes these things also come in handy for the patient.) I go through the bag once a year and replace items such as water and other food as needed. — Trying to be Prepared in Connecticut Dear Connecticut: Thank you for an excellent suggestion. While most people don’t make frequent trips to the emergency room, the point of such a bag is to have it handy for those rare instances when you need it.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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DEUTSCH Rudy 1922 - 2015 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Rudy Deutsch at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the age of 92 years. Rudy was born on November 26, 1922 on the family farm near Quinton, SK. He was the ninth child of a family of seventeen. He is survived by his children; Allan (Terry), Donald (Phyllis) and Brenda (Paul) Harder, seven grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren, as well as three sisters, two brothers, nieces and nephews. Rudy, a proud war veteran, loved to dance, jive and attend the musical jams regularly. He has a great wit, sense of humour, always a smile on his face and exuded positive energy. A Celebration of Life will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Wednesday, November 18, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. If friends so desire, memorial donations in Rudy’s honour may be made directly to the Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, P.O. Box 100, Wilcox, SK, S0G 5E0. Website address http://www.notredame.ca/ Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

HALLGREN Norman Arthur Jan 7, 1932 - Oct 30, 2015 Norman was born on the family farm 2 miles south of Sylvan Lake. He worked hard at everything he did. Norman did some trucking, carpenter work and finally finished his working career putting in 23 years with the School Board.

Norman is survived by his loving wife, Marleen; brothers, Alex (Joyce) and Eric (Hazel); sister-in-law, Verna Hallgren; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and many good friends. He is predeceased by his parents; sisters, Elizabeth, Lillian, Helen and Bessie; and by his brothers, John, Gordon and Victor. A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Red Deer Funeral Home, 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Canadian Diabetes Association.

Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.reddeerfuneralhome.com Arrangements entrusted to RED DEER FUNERAL HOME 6150 - 67 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-3319.

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In Memoriam In loving memory of PAT PAQUETTE Dec 11, 1945 to Nov 3, 1995 It’s hard to imagine that so many years have passed since you left.

As if I touched your hand yesterday, I clearly remember your smile, laughter, your eyes full of life and love. I remember your incredible ability to remain positive, strong and courageous in light of all of your pain. Your grace, kindness, love, strength and scary finger point when one of us had gone too far carry me through all the good and bad. I miss you every day. Till we meet again. Love your daughter

JARDINE Helen 1918 - 2015 Helen Margaret Jardine, wife of the late Donald Gordon Jardine, formerly of Ponoka, Alberta, passed away quietly at Villa Marie, Red Deer, Engagements Alberta on Friday, October 30, 2015 at the age of 97 years. Helen was born on August 3, 1918 to Hugo and Ellen (nee Anderson) Erickson at Mannville, Alberta; attending school there and in Edmonton, before becoming a Registered Nurse in 1946 at Oshawa General Hospital School of Nursing, Oshawa, Ontario. She and Don married in 1950 and lived at Ponoka, Alberta; where they owned and operated Jardine’s Jewelry for over forty years. She worked beside Don at the store for the entire time that they were ALBERT - CONDRATOW in business. Helen and Don Brian & Traci Albert are loved to visit with family and pleased to announce the friends, wintered at their engagement of their son home in Mesa, Arizona and Brady to Karly, daughter of travelled extensively Laurie & Tim Briggs and the throughout the world. In late William Condratow.

Ponoka, Helen was a Wedding to take place member of the United February 2016 in Mexico.

Church Women, I.O.D.E., the Kinette and K-40 Clubs, and also assisted with Explorers and C.G.I.T. Helen will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Margaret McFarlane (late Bob) of Gleniffer Lake Resort; granddaughter, Debbie of Olds, Alberta; and grandson, David (Jodie) McFarlane and their daughters, Ella and Phoebe of Vancouver, British Columbia. She will also be sadly missed by her sister-inlaw, Jean Jardine (late G. Douglas Jardine) of Three Hills, Alberta; and her brother-in-law, Elmer Benner (late Vivian Jardine) and his wife, Joyce of Vernon, British Columbia; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins in Alberta, British Columbia, Nebraska, and Sweden.

Honoring Helen’s wishes no formal funeral service will be held. If desired, Memorial Donations in Helen’s honor may be made directly to the C.N.I.B. at www.cnib.ca or to a charity of the donor’s choice. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the Doctors, Nurses and staff of Villa Marie, Red Deer for their kindness, caring and true compassion to Helen during her stay there.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of Ashley Paton, Funeral Director at PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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Some exp. nec. House can be provided. Mail resume to: McComish Ranch, Box 2170 , Stettler, AB T0C 2L0 or e-mail claytonmccomish@gmail.com

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Requires to work at these BLACKFALDS Please call 403-318-7521 Red Deer, AB locations: LAW OFFICE if you see her. Missed 5111 22 St. greatly, we would like her 37444 HWY 2 S home safe. Please check BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS 37543 HWY 2N 5014 Park Street Red Deer Advocate online 700 3020 22 St. Blackfalds, Alberta ad for photos.

FOOD ATTENDANT Req’d permanent shift LOST tabby in Clearview Based in Blackfalds, weekend day and evening Meadows area, named Alberta, Blackfalds Law both full and part time.

Chewbee, marble colored Office has been serving 16 Vacancies, $10.25/hr. + with green eyes. If found, clients throughout central benefits. Start ASAP. reward offered.

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Job description 403-877-5588 We are currently seeking www.timhortons.com up to 2 junior associates to Education and experience join our real estate, wills not req’d. and family law practice.

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9000 residents. Only a few ANNOUNCEMENT phone 403-343-8327 short minutes to Red Deer, must identify. with all the benefits of small town living, FOUND in West Park Blackfalds is a great place Truckers/ full CD case. Call to work and live. If you Drivers 403-309-2070 to identify. have strong interpersonal, SCOOTER, childs left on organizational and problem DRIVER with clean Class solving skills, combined 1 or Class 2. Bus driver or lawn on McDougall Cres. with at least 1 year semi driver exp. preferred Must identify to claim. experience as a junior Must be availl eves. and 403-343-6918 associate, we encourage wknds. Looking for both you to apply. Please send P/T & F/T resumes by fax to Fax resume to 347-4999 Personals 403-885-4509, or by email or email to: to reception@ frontbus@platinum.ca blackfaldslawoffice.ca ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 Misc.

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Red Deer Rocky Mtn. House Rimbey Caroline Sylvan Lake Innisfail Stettler Ponoka Lacombe Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available.

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F/T DISPATCHER REQ’D. Knowledge of Red Deer and area is essential.

Verbal and written communication skills are req’d. Send resume by fax to 403-346-0295 GREENHOUSE Laborers are required for our greenhouse operation located near Blackfalds, Alberta. Responsibilities include transplanting, watering, handling and caring for plant material and preparation of customer orders. This position is labor intensive and entails working in both hot and cold environments.

Laborers are required to work a minimum of 40 hours per week. Laborers must be available to work different shifts, 7 days a week. Positions are available starting mid January and last until late June. No previous work experience or qualifications are required. Starting wage is $11.20 an hour.

Please email resumes to Kevin@cagreenhouses.ca or fax resume to 403-885-4147 (Attn. Human Resources.)

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1699960 Alberta Ltd is looking for 2 F/T permanent shift supervisors, varied schedule. At 120 47 Clearview Market Red Deer, AB. Must have exc. customer service, SHOP HAND / cash handling, and more BUS CLEANER supervisory related. StartMust be avail. to work ing wage $13.75. College eves./wknds. and have education, 1 + years exown transportation. Fax perience req’d. email: resume to 403-347-4999 restuarantbusiness@hotmail.ca email: frontbus@platinum.ca Greenhouse workers wanted for Blue Grass Nursery & Garden Center in Red Deer, Alberta A Star Makes We are looking for 10 full time seasonal employees.

Your Ad No experience needed, A Winner! training will be provided CALL: Starting in February 2016.

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Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. Free Est. 403-872-8888 with oilfield service Celebrate your life companies, other small with a Classified businesses and individuals ANNOUNCEMENT RW Smith, 346-9351

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BOOK NOW! For help on your home BRIDGER CONST. LTD. projects such as bathroom, We do it all! 403-302-8550 main floor, and bsmt. renoDALE’S Home Reno’s vations. Also painting and Free estimates for all your flooring. reno needs. 403-506-4301 Call James 403-341-0617

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5* JUNK REMOVAL GARAGE Doors Serviced 50% off. 403-358-1614

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TREE / JUNK / SNOW removal. Contracts welcome. 403-358-1614 Central Alberta’s Largest Car Lot in Classifieds TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

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LITTLE TYKES Flintstone 6” X 42” JOINTER c/w $200 obo car, and child’s push pull base car $18/ea. 403-346-5423 403-342-0754

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AFFORDABLE LADIES lambskin leather fall/winter coat, Cold Water Homestead Firewood Creek, L, $40; ladies long Spruce, Pine, Aspen - Split. black dress jacket, knee Avail. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472 length, Emma James, size B.C. Birch, Aspen, 14, $15; ladies black wool knee length coat, DKNY Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail.

PH. Lyle 403-783-2275 size 10 $25 403-348-0201 FIREWOOD, North of LADIES London Fog, reg.

Costco. 403-346-7178 10 size, cranberry pea coat, $50. 403-227-2976 LOGS LADIES size 4 1/2 Italian Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. chocolate leather knee Price depends on location. high boots, soft Àts like a Lil Mule Logging glove, $200 403-227-2976 403-318-4346

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BLACKFALDS 2 bdrm. house plus den, 2 baths, fenced yard. $1500. Rent is negotiable. No Kids, no pets, N/S. Rent to buy incentive. 403-556-1186

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Riverside Light Industrial 4614-61 St. (directly behind Windsor Plywood) 2400 sq. ft. large 55 x 85 compound 403-350-1777

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RENT or sale, storage unit at Sylvan Lake, all concrete const., 24 x 48 w/water/power/heat, 16’ door, no GST 403-347-0016

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PADS $450/mo.

3 BDRM, 3 bath, 3 Ár, 3 parking, 5 appls, fenced Brand new park in Lacombe.

Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., yard, pets allowed to over 30ish parents with family at 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

7316-59 Ave. Rent/S.S. Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820 $1590.Ph 403-341-4627.

SEIBEL PROPERTY 6 locations in Red Deer, 3 bdrms, 1 1/2 bath, appls, starting at $1100. For more info 403-347-7545 or 403-304-7576 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, CLASSIFICATIONS 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 4000-4190 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets.

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TO ORDER Household HOME Furnishings DELIVERY OF CHESTERFIELD suite, good cond. $150. Step& Services THE stool, $8; 2 bar stools, $2. each. 403-346-2192 4 Plexes/ ADVOCATE 6 Plexes LIKE new Dining Room CALL OUR Suite with China cabinet.

3 BDRM., no pets, in color. Will take CIRCULATION Oak $1000 mo. 403-343-6609 offers. 403-506-5989 DEPARTMENT ACROSS from park, MOVING. All home 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, furnishings and major 403-314-4300 appls.

4 appls. Rent $925/mo.

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED

WANTED Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

d.d. $650. Now or Nov. 1.

403-304-5337 ACROSS from park, Oriole Park, 3 bdrm.

4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls.

Rent $1025/mo. d.d. $650.

Avail. Dec. 1 403-304-5337 LACOMBE, 4plex, 2 bdrm, 1bath, fridge/stove, washer/dryer. No PETS, No smoking. Available Dec. 1/15. Rent/DD $1100 plus utilities. 403-782-3890

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

For delivery of Flyers, SONY Trinitron tv 26” Houses Wednesday and Friday w/remote, used little $75, For Sale also black glass tv stand, ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK 42”w, 24”h, 18”d, bought “COMING SOON” BY at Sims, good for Áat CLEARVIEW RIDGE screen tv, $125.

SERGE’S HOMES CLEARVIEW 403-352-8811 Duplex in Red Deer Close Suites to Schools and Recreation TIMBERSTONE Center. For More Info Misc. for 1 Bdrm Adult Apt. LANCASTER Call Bob 403-505-8050 n/s, no pets or parties, $895/mo.

Sale VANIER www.ambassadorapts.ca Red Deer 403-343-1576 WOODLEA/ 100 VHS movies, $75.

ADVOCATE For All 403-885-5020 2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult WASKASOO CLASSIFIEDS 20 - commercial rectangle bldg, free laundry, very DEER PARK clean, quiet, Avail. Dec.1 serving trays, 14” x 18” 403-309-3300 $900/mo., S.D. $650.

GRANDVIEW asking $2.00 each; 75 403-304-5337 commercial 9” sandwich EASTVIEW plates asking $1.00 each; 2 BDRM. N/S, no pets.

MICHENER size 8 1/2 mens 852 tack $875 rent/d.d. skates asking $5.00 wegot 403-346-1458 MOUNTVIEW call 403-728-3485 2 bdrm. suite downtown ROSEDALE area, above store, BEAM Central Vac, elecGARDEN HEIGHTS triÀed hose, new power at 5115 Gaetz Ave. Quiet person preferred head. $190.

2 folding MORRISROE CLASSIFICATIONS $950/mo., $950 d.d. all chairs, new $10 for both.

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Call Prodie at 403-314-4301

DISHWASHER, GE, 2 Yrs. old; $150.

TOILET, Crane, taller than normal, $75. $200 for both.

403-342-4949 or 780-717-6206

ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK ANDERS BOWER HIGHLAND GREEN INGLEWOOD JOHNSTONE KENTWOOD RIVERSIDE MEADOWS PINES SUNNYBROOK SOUTHBROOKE WEST LAKE WEST PARK Call Sandra at 403-314-4306

MAILBOX Red Barn-shaped Brand new. Durable weather-resistant vinyl.

22” long x 11.5” tall x 12” wide. $25.

Call (403) 342-7908.

TABLE TOP of very solid construction, 8 foot x 4 foot Set on sawhorses and use indoors or out. Covered in vintage grey arborite. $25. Call (403) 342-7908.

VINTAGE Royal Doulton Beswick horse, brown shetland Pony, 3 1/2” high $40; Merrell Ortholite shoes, air cushioned, size 6 1/2, like new $25.

403-352-8811 WATER cooler $50.

403-885-5020

Cats

1830

KITTENS to give away, 6 mos. old. and 2 mos. old Needs good home 403-782-3031

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED For early morning delivery by 6:30 am Mon. - Sat. VANIER CLEARVIEW Call Joanne at 403- 314-4308

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AIR HOCKEY by Sportscraft was $900 new, exc. cond, $200. 403-352-8811 TEMPO treadmill in new cond., $800. 403-343-8439

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QUIET LOCATION Adult bldg. 1 bdrm. $800 2 bdrm. $840 346-2624

2003 FORD Sport truck, exc. cond, 403-350-0485

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1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets.

403-596-2444

Rooms For Rent

3090

COZY Furnished room, n/s, $525. 403-466-7979 ROOMS $500/mo./dd.

403-342-4604

Warehouse Space

3140

COLD storage garage, TRAVELING GOLF BAG, 14’ x 24’, $200/mo.; heated black. $45. 403-885-5020 big truck space, $775/mo.

VARIETY SHOP SPACES ~ ofÀces ~ fenced yards ~ Collectors' Big or small, different Items locations. 403-343-6615

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CARRIERS NEEDED

Call Rick at 403- 314-4303

LITTLE Chief Smoker, $30; medium size suitcase, $20; small tote bags, various styles, $5 each; and top quality ironing board, $15. 403-346-3086

utils., except electricity.

5000-5300 Avail. immed. 347-3149 ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., ADULT ONLY Cars BLDG, no pets, Oriole Park. 403-986-6889 AVAIL. IMMED. large 2 bdrm. in clean quiet adult building, near downtown Co-Op, no pets, 403-348-7445 GLENDALE reno’d 2 bdrm. apartments, avail. immed, EXCELLENT 2nd vehicle, rent $875 403-596-6000 2007 Ford Five Hundred, LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. loaded, w/sunroof, leather, SUITES. 25+, adults only all options, $5,300 obo. n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 403-505-7684 LIMITED TIME OFFER: 2006 HHR Chev, 1 owner, First month’s rent FREE! 265,000 kms., sunburst 1 & 2 Bedroom suites orange, $2700. available. Renovated 403-350-1562 suites in central location.

Cat friendly. leasing@ rentmidwest.com 1(888)679-8031 Trucks

HEAVY duty Coleman single burner stove from 1950s, called the Sunshine of the Night, chrome base, $200. 403-896-9246

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2006 FREESTAR, 7 passenger, fully loaded, DVD, exc. shape, 94,000 km, $6,500 obo. 403-318-1878 2002 WINDSTAR Sport, Runs great. $1200. obo 403-347-3812

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4 LT265/75R16 D rated on 4 matching 5 stud black Ford 16” rims $300; 4 Max Tour 225R/60R16 on 5 spoke Grand Prix rims $500; 2 Hankook Dynamic radials LT265/75R16 $150; 1-LT245/75R16 load range E $30 403-350-1562

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CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

Turkish president demands world respect his party’s election win

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday hailed a big victory for his ruling party in the country’s parliamentary election and demanded the world respect the result.

The ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, secured a stunning victory in Sunday’s snap parliamentary election, sweeping back into single-party rule only five months after losing it.

With all of the ballots counted early on Monday, the preliminary results showed that the party won more than 49 per cent of the votes. It was projected to get 317 seats in the 550-member parliament, restoring the party’s single-party majority that it had lost in a June election.

Turkish financial assets were buoyant Monday after the AKP’s victory as investors hoped it will bring an end to a long period of political uncertainty.

The Turkish lira was one big beneficiary from the result, surging by 5 per cent or so on foreign exchange markets.

“The whole world must show respect. So far I haven’t seen such a maturity from the world,” Erdogan said after attending prayers at a mosque and visiting his parents’ graves.

It was an apparent reference to Western media’s often critical coverage of AKP’s policies in the past few years, including the ruling party’s backsliding on democratic reforms and moves to muzzle critical voices.

International election observers on Monday noted that elections were free and peaceful but criticized media restrictions in the run-up to the vote, including the seizure by the government of an opposition media company and criminal investigations of journalists for allegedly supporting terrorism or defaming Erdogan. The observers said the incidents of violence as well as physical attacks on party officials had hindered many of the contestants’

ability to campaign freely.

“Unfortunately we came to the conclusion that this campaign was unfair and was characterized by too much violence and by too much fear,” Andreas Gross, who headed a delegation of parliamentarians from the Council of Europe, told a news conference in Ankara.

There were no allegations of largescale fraud.

Any hope that Erdogan would ease media repression evaporated on Monday after a court ordered police to seize all copies of a weekly political magazine for suggesting on its front page that the aftermath of the election would mark the start of a civil war in the country. Nokta magazine said on its website that its chief editor and a manager were expected to be questioned for allegedly inciting people to violence.

Erdogan had called for a new election after Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu failed to form a coalition with any of the three opposition parties in parliament after the June vote.

Sunday’s election was held amid renewed violence and Erdogan and Davutoglu argued that only a single-party majority could restore stability.

Fighting between Turkey’s security forces and Kurdish rebels has left hundreds of people dead and shattered an already-fragile peace process. Two recent massive suicide bombings at pro-Kurdish gatherings that killed some 130 people, apparently carried out by an Islamic State group cell, also raised tensions.

“The will of the people … opted for stability,” Erdogan said.

“The developments in that short span of time made the people say: ‘there is no way out other than stability.”’

Most analysts had expected AKP to fall short of a majority again, but the preliminary results suggest it picked up millions of votes at the expense of a nationalist party and a pro-Kurdish party.

Vatican arrests priest and laywoman in probe of documents leak

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said Monday it had arrested a high-ranking priest and another member of a papal reform commission in an investigation into leaked confidential documents — a stunning move that comes just days before the publication of two books promising damaging revelations about the obstacles Pope Francis faces in cleaning up the Holy See’s murky finances.

The developments threatened to become a new “Vatileaks” — the 2012 scandal that began with the publication of a blockbuster book by Italian journalist Gianluigi Nuzzi detailing corruption and mismanagement in the Holy See. The scandal ended with the conviction of Pope Benedict XVI’s butler — and Benedict’s resignation a year later.

The latest arrests of two advisers hand-picked by Francis to help in his effort to overhaul Vatican finances threatened to further expose infighting and rifts surrounding the pope’s efforts at reform and a church that uses its money to help the poor.

Monsignor Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda, a Spaniard, and Francesca Chaouqui, an Italian public relations executive, had served on a now-defunct financial reform commission set up

by Francis in 2013 as part of his drive to clean house at the Vatican, especially in its scandal-tainted economic affairs.

A Vatican statement said the arrests followed a monthslong investigation and that the two had been interrogated over the weekend. It said Vallejo Balda was being held in a jail cell in Vatican City, while Chaouqui

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Islamic extremists ambush, kill 15 government soldiers At least 15 government soldiers were killed in an ambush by fighters from the Somali Islamic extremist rebel group al-Shabab, one day after the same group of extremists killed a dozen people in an attack in the capital, a military official said Monday.

The ambush happened late Monday near Walaweyn, a town in the Lower Shabelle region, about 93 kilometres

was released Monday because she was co-operating with the investigation.

The Vatican’s statement stopped short of linking the latest leaks probe to the two potentially bombshell books that go on sale Thursday.

But a clearly irritated Vatican noted that leaking confidential documents was now a crime in the Vatican and contended publication of such expose works risk hurting Pope Francis’ clean-up drive.

The Vatican described the books as “fruit of a grave betrayal of the trust given by the pope, and, as far as the authors go, of an operation to take advantage of a gravely illicit act of handing over confidential documentation.”

“Publications of this nature do not help in any way to establish clarity and truth, but rather generate confusion and partial and tendentious conclusions,” the Vatican said.

Nuzzi’s 2012 bestseller, “His Holiness,” based on leaked papal correspondence detailing corruption, infighting and intrigue in the Vatican has been cited by some as inspiring Benedict XVI’s stunning resignation from the papacy in 2013.

According to the publishers, Nuzzi’s new book, “Merchants in the Temple: Inside Pope Francis’s Secret Battle Against Corruption in the Vatican,” promises to reveal “heretofore untold, unbelievable stories of scandal and corruption at the highest levels.”

“A veritable war is waging in the Catholic Church,” a news release quotes Nuzzi as saying. “On one side, there is Pope Francis’ strong message for one church of the poor” and on the other, “there is the opaque and aggressive power systems within the Vatican’s hierarchy.” south of Mogadishu, said Col. Ahmed Muse of the Somali military.

The rebels seized three military vehicles during the attack, he said.

Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the group’s online radio known as Andalus, saying 30 soldiers had been killed. It wasn’t possible to independently verify the group’s claims.

On Sunday, Islamic extremists attacked a hotel in Mogadishu, killing at least 12 people and injuring many others before the assailants were killed by security forces. The Sahafi Hotel is often frequented by Somali government officials and business executives, and had been targeted before.

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People react as they look at a picture of the plane crash victims at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Monday. In a massive outpouring of grief, thousands of people flocked to St. Petersburg’s airport, laying flowers, soft toys and paper planes next to the pictures of the victims of the crash of a passenger jet in Egypt that killed all 224 on board in Russia’s deadliest air crash to date.

EGYPT PLANE CRASH pending the probe.

The plane that crashed was 18 years old and previously had served with several other carriers. Before joining Metrojet’s fleet in 2012, it was known

to suffer a 2001 incident, in which it grazed the ground with its tail while landing in Cairo.

Some aviation experts theorized that such an incident could have weakened the plane’s airframe, although Metrojet said the jet has been safe to fly.

Metrojet officials have insisted that

Romanian nightclubs promise to improve safety standards

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BUCHAREST, Romania — Three Romanian nightclubs on Monday acknowledged they had been reckless and failed to respect safety standards, apologizing to clients and promising to either close or upgrade safety at their venues, following a fire in a Bucharest nightclub that killed at least 31 people.

The owner of Expirat, Andrei Sosa, announced the permanent closure of his Bucharest club, which has only one exit door. “I apologize and I take responsibility. From 2003 I have put the lives of thousands in danger. Weekend after weekend and sometimes during the week,” he said.

In Iasi, a city in northeastern Romania, La Baza club apologized for not meeting minimum safety requirements. “We consider we have been ignorant and irresponsible. We were lucky. We don’t want to put anyone’s life in danger,” it said on its Facebook page.

Rockstadt, a big music venue in the central city of Brasov, said in a statement on its Facebook page that it would close for 10 days to replace foam similar to that which caught alight in the Colectiv club, install sprinklers and bring the club up to European standards.

Fire engulfed Colectiv, a basement club, during a rock concert Friday night. Witnesses say a spark on stage from a heavy-metal pyrotechnics show ignited foam decor, sending panicked people rushing for the single exit.

Some 180 people were injured, and 90 remain hospitalized in serious condition with authorities predicting the death toll could rise “significantly.”

The latest death was announced Monday evening.

Shooting candles and indoor fireworks are common in bars, nightclubs and restaurants in Romania and fire regulations can be lax. The deaths have shocked Romanians and many clubs did not open over the weekend in respect of the victims.

Prime Minister Victor Ponta has called for authorities to check nightclubs and bars around the country to

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A woman cries as her partner comforts her outside the Colectiv nightclub, during a mourning march joined by thousands in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday. determine whether they meet safety standards. “It’s awful that you let your children go in the evening to the club, and you go to look for them at the morgue,” he said Saturday.

On Monday, Romanians arrived in their hundreds at the club, laying flowers and lighting candles for the victims, many of them young. As the nation went into its third day of mourning, schools in Bucharest instructed students to dress in black, and some teachers suspended classes and let pupils pay their respects at the club, which has become a shrine to the dead and the focus of the nation’s grief.

The three owners of the club were questioned by prosecutors Monday in connection with the fire, on suspicion of manslaughter and involuntary bodi-

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Afghans currently make up the second largest nationality, after Syrians, arriving in Europe. So far this year, an estimated 120,000 Afghans have left the country, legally and illegally, according to authorities. The International Organization of Migration says more than 76,000 Afghans have migrated to Europe so far in 2015.

Germany, a longtime contributor to international forces in Afghanistan and with currently 944 soldiers in NATO’s support and training mission there, has increasingly been feeling the pressure of the rising numbers of people coming in.

Last week, Germany’s interior minister complained of an “unacceptable” influx of Afghans from relatively safe areas of their country, and warned that many of them would have to return home. The minister, Thomas de Maiziere, said Afghans arriving in Germany included “increasing numbers of members of the middle class — including many from Kabul.”

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Metrojet changed its trade name after a 2011 accident in which one of its planes, a Soviet-made Tu-154, caught fire while taxiing out before takeoff, killing three people and injuring more than 40 others.

The airline, previously called Kogalymavia, was founded in 1993, when the Soviet state monopoly, Aeroflot, split into hundreds of small airlines, some of them with just one or two planes. Kogalymavia, which drew its name from the city of Kogalym in the oil-rich western Siberia, has run a network of domestic flights and later extended its operations to charter flights abroad.

In 2010, one of its Tu-154 jets chartered by an Iranian carrier but operated by Kogalymavia’s crew, made a rough landing in deep fog in Iran, injuring more than 40 people.

In 2012, the airline rebranded itself and ditched its fleet of aging Soviet-built airliners to acquire seven Airbus A321-200s and a few other planes.

Metrojet, the trade name for the company which is still registered as Kogalymavia, is part of a commercial holding that also includes Brisco tourist company. The airline has been widely used by Brisco and other Russian tourist companies for charter flights to Egypt and other popular tourist destinations.

Saturday’s disaster saw Metrojet’s Airbus A321-200 crash into Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula 23 minutes after taking off from the Sharm el-Sheik airport, abruptly plummeting from its cruising altitude. Russian aviation officials said that the large area over which its fragments were scattered indicates the plane broke up at high altitude, but they wouldn’t name any possible cause

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BY NICOLE ANZIA SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE I don’t look forward to seeing holiday decorations adorning retailers’ walls in October, and I don’t start holiday shopping until after Thanksgiving, but I do like to start thinking about and planning to mass-mail holiday cards early.

Now, before things become hectic, is the perfect time to do the early planning that will make your life easier in December.

CHOOSE PHOTOS If you plan to send a photo card, start sorting through your pictures now and put your favorites into a labeled electronic folder.

This will save you the hassle of having to scroll through thousands of photos in one rushed sitting to find the ones you want to use.

It’s also a good idea to confirm that the resolution of your favorite photos is high enough that they will print clearly.

GATHER AND VERIFY ADDRESSES If you don’t have a master list of addresses for your recipients, start creating one now. Scroll through the contacts on your phone, and e-mail or text friends and family to confirm you have their current address. Make sure you’re up-to-date on people’s marital status.

Take the time to create a master spreadsheet of your addresses. Once it’s complete, it’ll be easy to update and print labels. It will also give you an accurate count of how many cards you need to purchase.

BUY HOLIDAY STAMPS Once you’ve created your master address list and know how many cards you plan to send, you’ll be able to pick up stamps the next time you’re at the post office.

Seasonal stamps sell out quickly, so it’s a good idea to check this off the list. Buy an extra book for the inevitable additions to your list and remember that if you plan to send square cards, they require extra postage.

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The tattoo is becoming less taboo at work

BY JENA MCGREGOR SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE More employers, it seems, are getting comfortable with the idea of employee ink. Last week, The Huffington Post reported that the sandwich chain Jimmy John’s-known for its restrictive dress code that mandates the color of the soles of workers’ shoes and the shade of their khakis-would be loosening its policies about tattoos.

“A little ink is OK, as long as it’s tasteful and not on the face or throat,” according to a published memo by the sandwich maker. “No sex, drugs or profanity please. If your mom wouldn’t approve, better cover ‘em up.”

This sounds a lot like the approach several other large employers have recently taken, as they make changes to their rules on tattoos.

Starbucks and PetSmart made a similar policy shift last year to allow for “appropriate” tattoos. And even the U.S. Army relaxed its rules earlier this year.

There’s little question younger workers are fond of body ink, and employers may be trying to respond. A 2010 study by the Pew Research Center found that nearly 40 percent of millennials have tattoos, and that nearly half of the ones who have them sport between two and five.

It could also be that, as more people with tattoos have risen in the corporate ranks, they’re increasingly supporting policies that are ink-friendly.

There is “definitely” a loosening of restrictions in the restaurant industry, said Brian Elzweig, a law professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi who has studied the legal issues

around tattoos in the workplace. “I think what’s been happening is more and more people who have tattoos are getting into levels of management, and whether they’re visible or not, they have a much more lenient attitude.”

Retailers and fast-food companies could also be feeling the crunch of a tighter labor market, and generally loosening up their dress codes overall, recognizing that too many restrictions can get in the way of finding the most qualified workers. In June, Wal-Mart began giving workers a little more choice in the pants they wear to work. Abercrombie & Fitch also made changes to its well-known dress code restrictions earlier this year.

The decision at Jimmy John’s (which the company would not yet confirm to The Washington Post) may partly have been the result of a petition started on the website Coworker.org that was signed by nearly 9,000 people, including 4,600 who identified as Jimmy John’s employees. It was inspired by a similar campaign by Starbucks workers, who succeeded last October in encouraging the coffee chain to change its policy to allow visible tattoos. “Letting us express our individuality isn’t really much to ask for,” the campaign to Jimmy John’s declared.

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KNOWN AS THE CALIFORNIA’S BARBECUE CAPITAL, SANTA MARIA USUALLY FEATURES A BEEF CUT CALLED TRI-TIP COOKED OVER RED OAK SERVED WITH SALSA

BY JIM SHAHIN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES The city of Santa Maria on California’s Central Coast is commonly known as the state’s barbecue capital.

Its barbecue always features a beef cut called tri-tip, a triangular-shaped piece of bottom sirloin, cooked over red oak.

Or so I thought.

At the Hitching Post, a decades-old institution located just outside Santa Maria, a sign out front touts “Worlds [sic] Best Bar-B-Q Steaks.” A slender middle-aged man with a rugged face and a 10-gallon hat waiting for his wife nods in friendly acknowledgment as I approach the front door. “How’s the barbecue?” I ask. “Best around,” he answers.

On the menu, I’m not surprised that I don’t see any of the low-and-slow items that define barbecue in other places: smoked brisket, ribs, chopped pork. I know that Santa Maria style is about faster grilling, making it somewhat akin to Baltimore pit beef. What does surprise me is the absence of that celebrated cut of beef I thought was de rigueur here.

“No tri-tip?” I ask the waitress.

“No,” she answers. “The steaks are as good as you’ll ever taste, though.”

I’m here, so I get a rib-eye. While I wait, the waitress brings me a bowl of mild homemade salsa. I ask what the salsa is for. “For the barbecue,” the waitress says.

I watch as a pitman grills the steaks on a so-called Santa Maria grill: It’s raised and lowered with a hand crank over red oak. My rib-eye is fine, but can this be called Santa Maria barbecue if it’s not tri-tip?

I dash back into town and grab a table at Shaw’s Steakhouse before it closes. I check with the hostess. Yes, she says, we have tri-tip. Finally, the cut I’ve heard so much about.

I watch as the glassed-in pitman cooks the meat on a Santa Maria grill. As at the Hitching Post, Shaw’s, which opened in 1953, serves a complimentary basket of packaged crackers, a small platter of sliced vegetables and a bowl of mild, chunky homemade salsa. “It’s more like a salsa cruda,” manager Carl Betty says. “It’s used with the meat.”

The tri-tip arrives: thick slabs of lightly charred, rosy, tender and pleasantly chewy pieces, like a great steak.

Which tri-tip basically is. No lowand-slow here. Tri-tip weighs about 2 pounds and takes 20 to 40 minutes to cook.

Santa Maria barbecue is cooked without sauce. I try the salsa on the meat. After several bites, I decide it’s an acquired taste. I like the other traditional sides better: The pinquito beans are wonderfully rich in flavor, and who wouldn’t love grilled garlic bread?

The road to Santa Maria barbecue, I learn later, begins in the region’s cattle ranches of the mid-1800s. Vaqueros, or cowboys, dug a trench in the ground, lit coastal red oak - which is said to be different from other types of red oak — and placed green willow branches over the burning wood to hold the grilling hunks of beef. Salsa (of course) and pinquito beans were served, just like today.

Over time, pitmen cane to use iron rods to grill the meat on what came to be known as a Santa Maria grill: mobile in backyards, stationary in restaurants. They’re open-pit, so the smoke flavour is light. In the 1930s, social

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ABOVE: Santa Maria-Style Barbecue Salsa.

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Santa Maria-Style Tri-Tip Barbecue MAKES: 4 to 6 servings PREPARATIONS: You can make the seasoning rub up to a week in advance. Keep it in a sealed container in a dry place.

INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 teaspoon granulated garlic (powder) One 2-to-2 1/2-pound tri-tip steak (see headnote) STEPS Combine the salt, pepper and garlic powder in a small bowl. Rub the seasoning mixture all over the steak. If you have leftover mixture, reserve it for another use.

Prepare the grill for indirect heat. If using a gas grill, turn the heat to high. Put the wood chips in a smoker box or foil packet poked with a few fork holes to release the smoke; set it between the grate and the briquettes, close to the flame. When you see smoke, reduce the heat to medium-high (450 degrees). Turn off the burners

clubs began barbecuing for get-togethers and fundraisers. One group, Los Compadres, went to the White House five times to cook for President Ronald Reagan.

Ask most anyone around town for a primer, and they’ll point you to Ike Simas, an 89-year-old who might be called the Elks Lodge pitmaster emeritus. For 60-some years, he has been an Elk, and he has been barbecuing even longer than that. He learned, he says, from “the old-timers.”

“We used to cook with bone-in ribeye,” he tells me. “When rib-eye got too expensive, when we were cooking for 400, 500 people, we went to top sirloin. That started roughly in the late ’40s.”

The top sirloin, which weighs about

on one side.

If using a charcoal grill, light the charcoal or briquettes; once the briquettes are ready, distribute them on one side of the grill. For a medium-hot fire, you should be able to hold your hand 6 inches above the coals for 4 or 5 seconds.

Scatter the wood chips over the coals. Have ready a spray water bottle for taming any flames.

Place the meat directly over the fire; cook uncovered until charred, about 4 minutes. Turn the meat over and cook the same way on the second side. Use long-handled tongs to move the steak to the indirect-heat side of the grill.

Close the lid and cook for about 8 minutes, then turn the steak over and, with the lid closed, cook for another 8 minutes.

The meat is done when an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the steak reads 120 degrees (medium-rare), after 20 to 30 minutes.

Transfer the meat to a cutting board; let it rest for 10 minutes, then cut it against the grain into thin slices.

Santa Maria-Style Barbecue Salsa 12 pounds, is seasoned only with salt, pepper and garlic powder, folded in half or cut down the middle, and slid onto a long, flat rod.

In the early 1950s, the story goes, a one-armed butcher named Bob Schutz who worked at the Safeway supermarket in Santa Maria took a hunk of lower sirloin and, instead of grinding it up as usual, put it on a rotisserie. He called it tri-tip, and it is now the cut most closely associated with Santa Maria-style barbecue.

The style continues to grow in popularity. An online company called Susie Q’s Brand sells pinquito beans, classic Santa Maria barbecue rub, red oak chips and, of course, Santa Maria-style salsa. It started in 1981 with just the beans. “Today, we do in a month what

MAKES: 9 servings (makes 4 1/2 cups) PREPARATIONS: The salsa needs to be refrigerated in an airtight container for at least 1 hour and up to 4 days.

INGREDIENTS 4 medium chopped tomatoes (4 cups), fresh or canned (use no-salt-added if using canned) 1/2 cup finely chopped canned mild green chili peppers 1 medium white onion, finely chopped 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 3 tablespoons vegetable oil About 2 medium cloves garlic, minced (1 tablespoon) 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic (powder) STEPS Combine the tomatoes (no juices), green chili peppers, onion, apple cider vinegar, oil, minced garlic, salt, black pepper and garlic powder in a mixing bowl; toss until well combined. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour (and up to 4 days) before serving.

we did the first year,” says owner Susan Righetti.

One reason for tri-tip’s growing popularity is that cooking it is easy for backyarders, even on your basic Weber kettle. Another reason is that tritip is juicy, and its beefy flavour gives it a special-occasion vibe.

I’m beginning to get the picture.

Santa Maria-style barbecue can be the signature tri-tip, or top sirloin, or even a plain old steak. But to earn the name, it must be cooked over red oak on a Santa Maria grill, and served with pinquito beans and mild tomato salsa.

California has a history of going its own way. Why should its barbecue be different? Santa Maria barbecue is about the experience — and the history.