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‘I was looking everywhere for him’ MOTHER OF DEAD MAN WONDERS WHY IT TOOK SO LONG TO FIND HIM BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Family of a man found dead, near the same spot where police or anybody last saw him six weeks prior, want to know why it took so long to find him. Darryll Daniels’ body was found on Nov. 11, in Waskasoo Creek near the intersection of Taylor Drive and 32nd Street. He was last seen alive on Oct. 6. Darryll’s mother, Marjorie, said that he usually came past their home every few days. By Oct. 10, Marjorie knew something bad had happened to Darryll. “I had to check on him. I’ve walked these woods thinking that he was hurt and trying to get home,” said Marjorie She spent the next two weeks scouring the woods between Highland Green and Riverside Meadows, near the family’s home. For four or five hours every day, the retired pensioner walked the woods looking for her lost son, nicknamed “Native D.” “I hope no other parent ever has to go through this,” said Marjorie. “I was looking everywhere for him. “He would always come and make sure the girls were OK. He would stop at Loaves and Fishes and bring them muffins. If anybody gave him any girl’s stuff he’d be right here thinking they might like some jewelry. He was always thinking of others.” Marjorie found out her son had died through unconventional means. She said she found out about her son’s death after a friend of Darryll’s from jail called a friend of hers. Marjorie’s friend then called her. “That’s how I got the news,” said Marjorie. “I don’t even know anyone in jail.” Marjorie said she was unable to get missing persons report filed at first. A friend of hers posted to Facebook that Darryll was missing to start the search and a few days later she got a message from another friend directing her to missing persons at the police station. “The police finally got involved around Oct. 20. It was two weeks before anyone cared.” A missing person press release from the Red Deer RCMP was released on Oct. 21 saying Darryll was last seen on Oct. 6. “They were the last to see him. They knew where he was,” said Marjorie.

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New Kids on the cellblock RCMP TAKE DOWN GANG ACTIVE IN CENTRAL ALBERTA BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

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FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Gordon, Marjorie and Darryll Daniels pose together. The body of Darryll was recovered by Red Deer RCMP on Nov. 11, more than a month after he was last seen. A missing-person report was filed on Oct. 21, and a police investigation determined he was last seen on Oct. 6.

A Red Deer crime syndicate has taken a big hit. Police have arrested and charged three alleged members of Bobby and the Kids, a group that deals mostly in the drug trade. One of them is believed to be “Bobby,” the leader of the group. The organization has dealings throughout Central Alberta including Sylvan Lake, Blackfalds and Innisfail and has been operating for “some time,” say police. The arrests are believed to be the first made involving the organization. “We have definitely disrupted this group and eliminated the harm they are doing in the community,” said Red Deer RCMP Sgt. Eric McKenzie. Police did not give any indication of the size of the group. Last Friday, the Priority Crimes Task Force seized 55 ounces of cocaine, nine ounces of methamphetamine, marijuana, a stolen pistol, drug paraphernalia and $30,600 in cash after executing search warrants at Timothy Drive and Leonard Crescent in Red Deer and Harvest Close in Penhold. Three men between the ages of 22 and 27 were arrested without incident. McKenzie said the investigation is ongoing and more charges may be coming against the three accused and more members of the group. Police have known about the crime group but only realized the scale of its operations at the end of October. McKenzie said the group is not believed to be affiliated with other known crime organizations. “They are here in Red Deer,” said McKenzie. “They are operating in Red Deer. The exact number in the group, we don’t know.” Red Deer RCMP Supt. Scott Tod said part of the reason the task force was developed was to target criminal organizations operating in Central Alberta. He is pleased with the results. “I think it is a significant hit in terms of reducing harm in our community,” said Tod.

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Councillors question administration’s priorities BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Two veteran Red Deer city councillors say administration has the 2016 capital budget priorities wrong. Next week council will debate the proposed $160.7-million capital budget, which sets the spending on oneyear and multi-year infrastructure projects. The 10-year capital plan will also be on the table. Coun. Paul Harris, a second-term councillor, said the budget is very heavy on roads and very light on social infrastructure. “We have got our priorities a little bit wrong,” he said. “I don’t think we have paid enough attention to the Community Amenities consultation.” He said Canada is now experiencing the lowest interest rates ever and the time is now to build social infrastructure.

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‘WE’RE ALWAYS POUNDING ON OUR CHESTS AND PATTING OURSELVES ON THE BACK ABOUT THE 2019 GAMES. SO WHY WOULDN’T WE TRY TO BUILD (THESE FACILITIES)? WHAT SENSE DOES IT MAKE TO BUILD THIS 50-METRE POOL A YEAR AFTER THE GAMES?’ — COUN. BUCK BUCHANAN A multi-use aquatic centre will be addressed in 2020, a year after the Canada Winter Games and a performing arts centre will be reviewed in 2020 and likely built in 2026 or later. Both placed in the top five on the community-driven amenities project. Harris said administration will rea-

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son the aquatic centre and the performing arts centre are in the 10-year plan but he has heard that too many times over the years. “I think administration has their own agenda and that they are not taking the wisdom of the community as serious as it should be,” said Harris.

“I am not sure council sees the gravity of the delay after such a strong consultation project.” Third-term Coun. Buck Buchanan called the budget safe with some things missing and others that should be moved up in the plan. Buchanan said he is frustrated with the pushing back of the aquatic centre and the performing arts centre. He would like to see something like a convention hall built sooner than later. He is also frustrated about the recent decision to spend $75,000 on an ice facilities study. “We’re always pounding on our chests and patting ourselves on the back about the 2019 Games,” said Buchanan. “So why wouldn’t we try to build (these facilities). What sense does it make to build this 50-metre pool a year after the games?”

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Interest growing in local tourist attractions There’s something about Red Deer. The number of tourism media coming here jumped to eight from two last year. Story on PAGE C1

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Chinook’s Edge developing LGBTQ policy BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Staff with Chinook’s Edge School Division met on Tuesday to discuss ways to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students, staff and families in the division. Kristopher Wells, with the Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services at the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta, met with family school wellness workers and some teachers and administrators as part of the school board’s commitment to the LGBTQ community. Wells has done extensive research and advocacy in the LGBTQ community and he is also scheduled to speak to all of Chinook’s Edge school-based administrators. “Chinook’s Edge is committed to nurturing a welcoming, caring, respectful, safe and inclusive learning environment for all students. We are in the process of developing an administrative procedure that clearly outlines the scope, definitions and procedures specific to supporting sexual and gender minority staff, students and families,” said Wanda

Christensen, associate superintendent of student services in a press release. The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity administrative procedure was presented to Chinook’s Edge school board on Oct. 28. The board wholeheartedly supported further development and the policy is currently being reviewed by principals, staff and the division’s Safe and Caring Working Group. “We have been so pleased with the response to the draft of this policy and the involvement of people throughout our division, who are working with us to fine-tune the document so that it is as research-informed and highly effective as possible in support of LGBTQ students and staff,” Christensen said. The policy is expected to be formalized in December. Chinook’s Edge school board gave approval for further policy development before Nov. 4 when Education Minister David Eggen directed that all school boards have policies supporting LGBTQ students in place by March 31.

Climate-change plan still work in progress days before expected release EDMONTON — The federal government is counting on Alberta to come up with a realistic climate-change plan, although it still hasn’t seen any details just days before the start of an international meeting on the issue. “We haven’t seen the plan,” federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said Wednesday in Edmonton. “We certainly trust that Alberta will come up with a credible plan. Everyone’s got to do their part.” McKenna met with her provincial counterpart in advance of a trip to Paris for a meeting of global leaders on climate change. She said the visit was one of several meetings with the provinces to get a better idea of what each jurisdiction faces as Ottawa tries to develop a national framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips said her government’s plan is still a work in progress, days before its anticipated release. “We’re considering many of our options and receiving advice from (our advisory) panel,” she said. “We are examining all the ways we price carbon in this province.

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DANIELS: Investigation by ASIRT “I realize he was homeless, I realize he had addictions, I realize he had issues, but I know him. He was very loved.” Red Deer RCMP may have been among the last people to see Daniels alive. According to their investigation, Mounties believe Daniels was involved in an incident near where his body was found on Oct. 6. Police officers were following a stolen vehicle and when the vehicle did not stop, police ended their pursuit. A short time later the vehicle was seen again and followed. The vehicle stopped in the area of 32nd Street and Taylor Drive and two people fled into the woods. Police attempted to locate the individuals, but were unsuccessful. On Nov. 11, RCMP members conducted a search of the same wooded area and found Daniels. According to Daniels’ autopsy, there is no evidence he died of any physical injury or because of direct contact with the police. The second person in the vehicle that fled into the woods on Oct. 6 was found and interviewed. Red Deer RCMP are not commenting as the matter is currently under investigation by the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team. On Saturday, at the family home on Halman Cres., a memorial will be held for Darryll. Marjorie said it will also include a missing and murdered indigenous persons and homeless elements. Darryll had no children of his own, but loved his nieces. Sometimes he stayed at his family’s house in Highland Green, but “He was basically homeless, because there is no help for our homeless,” said Marjorie. “If you’re not a mother with children or someone with an income, they don’t have much to help the homeless. “There’s more help for them when they’re dead then when they are alive.” So far she has received some financial help to bury Darryll, but there wasn’t much before his death to help him survive. “As a family we tried to stay together as best we could,” said Marjorie. “He didn’t have the healthiest lifestyle. I couldn’t have that around the grandkids, but he’d always come and get leftovers. You do the best you can with what you have to work with.” The investigation is now in the hands of ASIRT, who are working to determine whether or not any acts or omissions by police officers contributed to Daniels’ death. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

GANG: Accused to appear in court today “We have to generate a culture where it is not attractive for people to come in and fill the void because we have taken one group out.” Randy Julius Larson, 25, of Red Deer, is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled sub-

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Three men face drug-related charges as a result of the Priority Crimes Task Force action where 55 ounces of cocaine and 9 ounces of methamphetamine, a stolen hand gun and cash were seized. stance for the purpose of trafficking, one count of possession of a controlled substance, possession of stolen property under $5,000 and possession of stolen property over $5,000, careless use of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm on which the serial number was removed, and two counts of failure to comply with a probation order. Steven Michael Temple, 27, of Penhold, is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of stolen property over $5,000. Dustin John Greuel, 22, of Red Deer, is charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking and possession of stolen property under $5,000. The accused appear in Red Deer provincial court today. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

BUDGET: Debate to begin on Nov. 24 Coun. Tanya Handley, however, applauded administration’s efforts to scale back on spending in light of the current economic climate. “We absolutely have to acknowledge that there are people who are losing their jobs and just trying to make ends meet,” she said. “Maybe now is not the time to be building so many extras … Which means we are looking at more of a tax increase to run them.

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At this point, it is wise to put the brakes on a lot of the extras.” Handley said there are smaller line items in the budget that address items from the Community Amenities study. “It certainly has not been pushed to the side completely,” said Handley. “There are quite a few smaller projects that do address it but definitely the bigger, big ticket items are put further back in the 10-year capital plan. But I am happy to see something that is a little more reserved for this time of economic downturn.” Coun. Lawrence Lee said the priorities of individual councillors will no doubt come into play during the debate on Tuesday. Lee said council set out the parameters for administration and it is doing what it was charged to do. He held his cards close to his chest but hinted that he would bring up some concerns around the current sports fields and facilities. Lee said there are huge opportunities in areas like these for savings because they have not been reviewed in decades. He will also be eyeing the city’s fleet during the budget talks for inefficiencies. “I have some ideas there, as I did with the last capital budget. I looked at it and found a one-percent decrease in the overall tax rate to address that,” he said. “I do want to see the feedback that comes back from the public.” Council will debate the budget starting at 9 a.m. in council chambers on Nov.24. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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care. We may get labelled as progressively inferior to our intellectual and morally superior counterparts on the left side of the political equation simply because we ask questions about funding efficiencies or, more accurately, inefficiencies. For example, we wonder why anybody would see fault with a transparency clause applied to funding for indigenous people when it is clear there are glaring examples where money has not reached the intended recipients on some reserves. We of the less progressive persuasion are fearful of a future carbon tax system designed to free us from the oppressive yoke of a secure energy supply that heats our homes in winter and provides jobs to millions of Canadians. We fear the consequences of an expensive (but progressive) misadventure in alternative energy sources, like the ill-fated Ontario green energy program that bumped consumer electricity bills by obscene amounts with the ever-in-

creasing Global Adjustment portion found on each monthly utility bill. The upcoming Paris climate conference will be a global conference where like-minded politicians and bureaucrats will find a progressive way to apply carbon taxes to save the planet from the evil clutches of reliable energy supplies for its inhabitants. The result will be a forced wealth transfer to alleviate the contrived threat of global warming and line the pockets of cold-blooded opportunists who will exploit the carbon trading program in a very progressive fashion. There are two sides to the coin when it comes to the concept of progressive. The political left need to relinquish their unwarranted claim to the progressive label because there are plenty of examples which prove they have found a real source of hot air in this world: their puzzling assertion of moral and intellectual superiority. Jim Sutherland is a local freelance writer.

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Recycling program needed for downtown businesses This summer I often walked around downtown Red Deer and frequented the entertainment on Ross St Patio. Our downtown has seen some major improvements over the last few years and it is becoming a source of great pride for the people of our city. Unfortunately, recycling options have not kept pace with the progress that our downtown has seen. For businesses there are a few green bins here and there that are for cardboard only. These green dumpsters are different from the blue bins that we use at home. When they get filled with material other than cardboard the recycling stream gets contaminated and more material ends up in the landfill than should. Currently, private business and building owners are responsible for bringing these bins in and for educating their staff about what can and can not go in them. As a board member of the Downtown Business Association (DBA) I have been asked by other businesses why blue bin recycling is not available yet for businesses in the downtown. I am with them when I ask the City of Red Deer (CoRD) when these services will be provided. I understand that there are two recycling drop-off depot locations in the city for residents and small businesses. Which is great, however neither one of them are located in the downtown. I also understand that there would be a cost for recycling services. Business owners may not want additional costs however we are already paying a price for not recycling in environmental costs. For pedestrians on the street there are more op-

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tions. A few garbage receptacles now have recycling options beside them making it just as easy to recycle. But there are large noticeable gaps in the placement and access of these receptacles. Most notably, the Ross St. Patio which is vacant of these options; but also many other parts of our downtown where the only options are to either litter or use trash recyclables. Furthermore, saying that homeless people will dig items such as plastic bottles out of the garbage, so they get recycled anyway, is not a solution, it is an embarrassment; we can do better. When we ask whose responsibility it is to recycle we have to acknowledge that it is everyone’s responsibility. I want a city that can facilitate recycling for residents and businesses. I also want a DBA that will advocate not just for economic development and beautification but also for environmental stewardship. Within the CoRD’s Environmental Master Plan there are some great things the city is already doing to divert waste from the landfill and there are some broad additional considerations for the future. However there is no reference to address more recycling in the downtown for businesses and users. Maybe it is time we bring the downtown into the regular recycling system to complement and/ or replace the cardboard only bins. Maybe we need mixed options, that will remove barriers for individuals and businesses. Maybe we need to advocate for improved recycling options for our city as a whole? Let’s have the conversation about how to provide more recycling services that are worthy of the reputation of our prosperous city. Krystal Kromm Red Deer

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City and federal government priorities are wrong I had a chance to read the budget, wow city of Red Deer has lot of money. Are you people nuts to spend almost $4 million on the CP bridge? I think that $4 million should go to more bike lanes or bringing more Syrian refuges Hahaha! Do the mayor and city council know how many people out of work in Fort McMurray? They walk away from their houses because they can’t pay the mortgage. I recommend the leaders for this wonderful city to check out the online comments about bringing those refuges over. There are about 600 responses and you can find out what they want. First take care our single mothers and about 250 homeless, then think about other issue. I’m a refugee as well but we went through the long process. Our mayor should stand up and say, “No, we don’t need refugees.” I don’t think our mayor voted for Mr. Trudeau. Just do the math about two to three million people fled from war torn country and you tell me they are not related to terrorists some way. What happened in Paris can happen anywhere. The world should stand together and act quickly because terrorists have no value for life. Our city politicians and the government are asking for trouble if we bring people from that region. Tamas Raba Sr. Red Deer

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Ottawa eyes ‘meaningful What’s with options’ for training mission the name OTTAWA — The country’s new defence minister opened the door Wednesday to expanding the Canadian training mission in Iraq beyond just teaching Kurdish peshmerga fighters, saying the soldiers will go where it makes sense and where they can have the greatest impact. Harjit Sajjan said options for the Trudeau government’s beefed-up commitment to the campaign against the group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant are still being formulated, but it’s clear some of the boundaries put in place by the previous government are either going to be removed or relaxed. “I’m spending a lot of time making sure we get this right HARJIT SAJJAN so that we have meaningful options for the training mission,” he said. The former Conservative government chose to align itself with the Kurds, who operate in a semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq and have shown the most willingness to battle extremists. Sajjan says he’s talking with the U.S.-led coalition on where Canadian troops would be of most use, but would not rule out expanding the training mission to

include conventional army units and Iraqi forces in the country’s south. “I’m open to looking at all the different options,” said Sajjan, who did three tours in Afghanistan and one in the Balkans, as a reserve officer. “I’m looking at where Canada can contribute as part of the coalition fight. I’m not looking at just from the Kurds perspective, or the Iraqi perspective, I’m looking at how we can have a meaningful contribution.” Sajjan was not prepared to discuss numbers of troops — or timelines. He was confident, however, that if Canadians are going to help train Iraqi forces they will avoid getting sucked into the sectarian tensions that have plagued the American effort to organize an effective force. Canadians have a proven track record of winning the confidence and respect of those they train, he said. “I wouldn’t say it weighs on my mind. It is a factor we have to be mindful of, but this is something we, as Canadians, have experience with,” he said. “We have the right experience to manage those well.” Retired lieutenant general Stuart Beare, the country’s former overseas commander, has said Canada would be wise to concentrate its expanded effort with the Kurds, where relationships and trust already exist. But he also says the U.S.-led coalition, including Canada, will soon have to come to grips with the need to accompany the newly trained troops on operations.

No need to raise threat level: Goodale BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — There’s no reason to raise Canada’s threat level, even in the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris last week, says Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. The minister appeared at a news conference — flanked by key security officials — to assure Canadians that authorities are being especially vigilant and doing everything possible to keep the public safe. The threat level has remained at “medium” since October 2014. Canadian Security Intelligence Service director Michel Coulombe and RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson said they had found no Canadian links to the assaults in France by militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant that killed some 129 people and wounded hundreds of others. Officials also stressed that the thousands of refugees Canada has agreed to accept from strife-torn Syria would undergo thorough security checks. Goodale urged people to be alert following the Paris attacks, but said Canada is basically safe and peaceful.

BRIEF Quebecer arraigned in YouTube murder threats against Arabs

The minister said now is not the time for what he called “vigilante retribution” — a reference to a deliberately set fire at an Ontario mosque and an assault against a veiled woman in Toronto. “Now more than ever is a time for all of us to support our fellow citizens. We need to demonstrate to each other and to the world our values of diversity and inclusion,” Goodale said. “Canadians will stand together and face these times with skill, with resolve, courage and fortitude. Terrorists will not change our values or the quality of Canadian life.” In the days ahead we will continue to take every possible step to keep Canadians safe, and do so “in a way that respects our national character,” he said. The RCMP has been working with French authorities and partners around the world to help out “where we can,” said Paulson. French authorities, through Interpol and the RCMP’s liaison officers in Paris, have provided fingerprints, DNA and biographical data linked to the attacks for checks against Canadian databases, he added. “All checks to date have been negative.”

murders all over Quebec…We have decided to take things into our own hands and to eliminate one Arab a week. “There are 10 of us and we will eliminate them all, one after the other. Islam has done us a lot of harm and if we don’t do anything, nobody will be able to control anything whatsoever.” Pelletier, who has a bone defect from birth and suffered an accident about a year ago, is in a wheelchair for the time being. Asked outside the courtroom how her client was feeling, lawyer Audrey Amzalleg replied: “Guilty. He has a son at home, he has a wife at home. It’s a situation where he’s definitely scared of what’s going to happen.” Amzalleg called the incident “a joke, a bad joke obviously.” “He did not mean anything on the video,” she said. “It was a very short video. And when he realized the impact it had… he took it off. And unfortunately, as mentioned, it stayed on the Internet.”

MONTREAL — A Montreal man will spend the next few days in jail after being charged in connection with a YouTube video in which someone wearing a Joker mask says one Arab would be murdered in Quebec every week. Jesse Pelletier, 24, was arraigned on Wednesday on charges of uttering threats, possession of a false weapon, public incitement of hatred and hoax regarding terrorist activities. Pelletier, who was arrested early Wednesday morning, will remain behind bars until his bail hearing Monday. The person in the video was wearing a Joker mask and could be seen branEGGS BENEDICT dishing what looked like Two eggs on a grilled English Muffin with a pistol as he made the your choice of one of the following: ham, threats and spoke about bacon, sausage or tomato; topped with last week’s terrorist athollandaise sauce plus your choices tacks in Paris that left 129 of hashbrowns, pancakes people dead. or fruit cup. “It’s really time to act,” Available All Day the person said in the three-minute video. “So in the wake of the attacks in Paris, it’s really time to stop messing about and to intervene. So I and a group of people will intervene. Beginning next week, there will be

WHY THE U.S. AMBASSADOR CHANGED HOW HE REFERS TO MILITANT GROUP BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to Canada is using yet another name — “Daesh” — for the multi-monikered terrorist group known variously as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Islamic State. Both Bruce HeyWASHINGTON — man and U.S. President The U.S. government Barack Obama are using has increasingly been the D-word for two simusing “Daesh” as its ple reasons: to strip the preferred name for group of its credibility the Islamic State of and to steer away from Iraq and the Levant. the Islam-versus-the-West Some facts: dynamic it apparently ● Abu-Musab craves. al-Zarqawi travelled “I’m using the term to Afghanistan near ‘Daesh’ now, instead of the end of the clash ISIL,” Heyman said. with the Soviets, “I think it’s unfair to met Osama bin Ladrefer to Islam, and it’s en, and in his native totally inappropriate to Jordan later founded think of it as a state — so a group called Unity anything calling it the ‘Isand Jihad. It became lamic State’ is wrong.” Al-Qaida in Iraq. It Heyman used the Arasplit with al-Qaida bic acronym in a speech over tactics and stratTuesday to a Toronto egy after al-Zarqawi’s conference on Canadian death, adopting a new business opportunities name that translated in the U.S., which began as the Islamic State with a moment of silence of Iraq and al-Sham. in honour of the victims It later shortened of last week’s Paris atits name to “Islamic tacks. State.” The wording might ● Al-Sham is a hiseven strike some as trivtoric Islamic term for ial, given the bloodshed. the land bordering But the evolution of the the eastern Meditergroup’s name offers a ranean. The closest window into its histotraditional English ry, its place in the Arab equivalent for al-Shworld and the bewilderam is “the Levant” ment it has provoked in — hence the Islamic the West. State of Iraq and the Arabs who oppose the Levant (ISIL), U.S. group customarily use a President Barack version of Daesh, as do Obama’s preferred European politicians and term. U.S. Secretary of State ● Most of the John Kerry, among othgroup’s opponents in ers. Although he usually the Arab world use a prefers ISIL, Obama used version of “Daesh.” the term a few times at Daesh is an acronym this week’s G20 summit in that sounds closer to Turkey. the Arabic name — The group apparentand like an insult. It ly hates it so much it resembles the Arabic threatened to cut out the word “daes,” which tongues of those who use refers to something it, The Associated Press that stomps, or crushreported last year when es. It strips the group the group seized the Iraq of its self-proclaimed city of Mosul. importance. That’s because it sounds like an insult, resembling the Arabic word “daes,” which refers to something that stomps, or crushes. It’s considerably less important-sounding than “Islamic State,” which Egyptian religious authorities have pleaded for western journalists to stop using.

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Oilers edged by Blackhawks BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blackhawks 4 Oilers 3 (OT) EDMONTON — Credit Corey Crawford. The Chicago goalie made a huge save on a Taylor Hall blast 30 seconds into overtime on Wednesday as the Blackhawks extended their winning streak to three games with a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. The save allowed Marian Hossa to take a long pass from Brent Seabrook and score his third goal of the season 1:08 into the extra session. “That obviously kept us in the game, that was an unbelievable save, a highlight save,” Hossa said. “That’s why we won the game. Even though the game was almost over with a few minutes left, that kind of save gives a boost to the bench and when you are up on the next shift, that definitely gives you an extra boost.” Duncan Keith, Artemi Panarin and Andrew Shaw also scored for the Blackhawks (11-7-1), who were making their first stop on a six-game road trip. “It was good to get a win starting this trip,” said Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville. “But give them credit, they were all over us in the first period, and we got it going a little bit in the second, but that might have been the only stretch where we liked how we were playing.” Jordan Eberle, Benoit Pouliot and Leon Draisaitl found the back of the net for the Oilers (6-12-1), who have lost three in a row and are once again sitting last in the NHL standings. “For me, and if I say this it’s probably going to come out (wrong), it felt like a win, because we were able to come back and finally get it to overtime,” said Oilers head coach Todd McLellan. “And, in overtime, the way it goes, three-on-three, anything can happen. We got our chance, they got their one and it went in the net for them.” Draisaitl echoed the sentiments of his coach. “We showed again that we can play with any team,” he said. “We just need to get over that hump and get two points instead of one or zero.” Edmonton had 11 shots on Crawford in the first period, but had its best chance early in the second when de-

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Chicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews (19) and Edmonton Oilers’ Oscar Klefbom (77) battle for the puck during first period NHL action in Edmonton, on Wednesday. The Oilers lost 4-3 in overtime. fenceman Darnell Nurse hit a post. Keith opened the scoring with a power-play goal in the second — redirecting a Patrick Kane feed past Oilers goalie Anders Nilsson. Chicago made it 2-0 with five minutes left in the second as a bouncing puck ended up on the stick of an undefended Panarin, who scored his seventh of the season. Edmonton clawed back shortly after with Brandon Davidson springing Eberle on a breakaway and he beat Crawford high to the glove side.

Nurse danced through traffic to send it to Pouliot in front for the goal as the Oilers tied the game four minutes into the third. Chicago regained the lead with eight minutes left as Shaw fanned on his initial shot but put away his second whack at it to make it 3-2. Edmonton tied it up once again with 2:46 remaining as Draisaitl was able to score from a tough angle in tight to send the game to overtime. It was his sixth goal and 14th point in nine games this season.

Both teams return to action Friday as the Blackhawks play in Calgary and the Oilers host the New Jersey Devils. Notes: Chicago forward Teuvo Teravainen left the game with an upper body injury. … Kane and Panarin came into the game having combined for 46 points this season for the Blackhawks, which accounted for more than 37 per cent of team scoring. … Remaining out for the Oilers were Connor McDavid (collarbone), Justin Schultz (back), Rob Klinkhammer (leg) and Luke Gazdic (illness).

Rivals take to field with Grey Cup berth at stake roster. The ability to protect the quarterback could prove to be a huge factor. Pick — Edmonton.

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Team Toews captain Jonathan Toews (19) of the Chicago Blackhawks skates between Team Foligno captain Nick Foligno (11) and Ryan Johansen, of the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL All-Star hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 25, 2015. Anyone watching the NHL all-star game in recent years knew it was broken, so the league and players are trying something different to fix it. A three-on-three tournament featuring teams from the four divisions will replace the traditional game at the 2016 NHL all-star weekend in Nashville in late January.

NHL looks to spice up all-star game with new format BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Anyone watching the NHL allstar game in recent years knew it was broken, so the league and players are trying something different to fix it. A three-on-three tournament featuring teams from the four divisions will replace the traditional game at the 2016 NHL all-star weekend in Nashville in late January. The official announcement of the new format is coming Wednesday night. The change, which required approval from players, drew positive reviews around the league based largely on how unpopular the old format was. “I just think the all-star game’s fantastic for those who attend it,” Toronto Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. “As far as being a spectator sport on TV, it sure hasn’t been that.” The goal is to infuse something into the all-star game, without going to the lengths that Major League

Baseball has. The MLB all-star game decides home-field advantage in the World Series. That’s an extreme, but Maple Leafs Players’ Association representative Daniel Winnik said the consensus was that the game “got a little stale and wasn’t very entertaining.” “It was pretty much just pond hockey with guys that didn’t care too much,” Winnik said. “I think this’ll bring more excitement with the three-on-three. We have it in overtime, and I think with the prize pool that there’s going to be, guys are going to want to play hard and win.” All-star teams from the Atlantic and Metropolitan Divisions and the Central and Pacific Divisions will play 20 minutes of threeon-three with the Eastern and Western Conference champions facing off after. The 11 players on the winning team will split US$1 million, so just over $90,900 apiece. Winnik, who was part of the discussions about whether to approve

three-on-three in the all-star game, said there was some concern about it being more physically exerting than the present format but added, “I’d do that for a chance at a million bucks.” Blackhawks all-star Patrick Kane told Chicago reporters in Edmonton that “it’s not a bad idea to try something different.” Coach Joel Quenneville hopes it’s a good change. “I think that trying to mix it up so there’s competitiveness, there’s some fun, but guys are playing for (something) keeps in a way where all of a sudden they’re playing real hockey,” Quenneville said in Edmonton. “It’s hard watching sometimes when you know that the guys who are out there, they’re playing, but the pace of the game isn’t anything close to be representative of how they normally play.” Predators all-star defenceman Roman Josi told the Nashville Tennessean that in past years “everybody gets bored from the game because there’s no intensity.”

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Mike Reilly and the Edmonton Eskimos have a glorious opportunity to prove this is their time. Reilly leads the Eskimos into the West Division final Sunday against the archrival Calgary Stampeders. Edmonton won the season series 2-1 to finish first despite the two teams recording identical 14-4 records. Edmonton is riding an eight-game win streak. The club is unbeaten since Reilly returned under centre after suffering a knee injury. Edmonton hasn’t played since a 40-22 win over Montreal on Nov. 1 but included in its win streak are two wins over Calgary — 27-16 at Commonwealth Stadium on Sept. 12 and 15-11 at McMahon Stadium on Oct. 12. The Eskimos are the only CFL team to beat the defending Grey Cup champions on their home turf. Edmonton also lost just one home game this year, that being a 49-20 decision to Hamilton on Aug. 21 with Reilly on the sidelines. But Reilly has been solid against Calgary, completing 61 of 80 passes in his two starts for 616 yards with four TDs and two interceptions. Heady stats, indeed, considering Calgary’s defence finished ranked second overall against the pass (246.6 yards per game) and tied for third in sacks (49). Edmonton’s unit was ranked first against the pass (245.2 yards per game) and fewest points allowed (18.9) as well as second versus the run (76.7). The Eskimos also had 49 sacks on the season. Calgary quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell made all three starts against Edmonton, completing 66 of 109 passes for 725 yards but had more interceptions (five) than touchdown passes (three). While Edmonton might need time to shake off some rust, Calgary comes in with issues on its offensive line. Centre Pierre Lavertu (hamstring) and left guard Shane Bergman (shoulder), both Canadian starters, were hurt in last weekend’s 35-9 West semifinal win over the B.C. Lions and are doubtful for Sunday’s game. Dimitri Tsoumpas, a former allstar guard who retired after the 2013 season due to concussion concerns, re-signed with the Stampeders but only as a practice player. The CFL club also added veteran offensive lineman Gord Hinse to the practice

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Ottawa Redblacks It’s certainly been a season to remember for Ottawa (12-6), which finished first in the East Division after winning just two games in its inaugural 2014 season. What’s more, the Redblacks did so by sweeping a home-and-home series with Hamilton (10-8). Ottawa clinched first place emphatically, beating Hamilton 44-28 on Nov. 7 as Henry Burris threw for 368 yards and six TDs. Burris is the favourite for the CFL’s outstanding player award this year after registering a league-record 481 completions and finishing as the leading passer with 5,703 yards. But there’s also the matter of an unheralded Ottawa defence that led the CFL in fewest yards allowed (297.6 per game), rushing yards (70.8) and fewest completions (20.2) while recording a league-high 62 sacks. Hamilton’s offence hasn’t been the same since starter Zach Collaros suffered a season-ending knee injury in September. Jeremiah Masoli, who opened the year fourth on the depth chart, makes his second straight playoff start for Hamilton after completing 12 of 18 passes for 141 yards with a TD and interception in last weekend’s 25-22 East Division semifinal win over Toronto. Masoli also ran for a TD but Hamilton secured the win on Justin Medlock’s 47-yard field goal on the game’s final play. The Ticats’ offence faces a major challenge contending with Ottawa’s defence, which will undoubtedly look to get pressure on Masoli. But Ottawa no longer has the element of surprise and enters the contest as a solid favourite. If Hamilton has an edge, it’s in overall experience — with 22 of 24 starters back from last year’s division-winning squad — and on special teams with Medlock and game-breaking returner Brandon Banks. Hamilton’s defence is solid but the offence must help by registering yards and first downs. Masoli has solid weapons at his disposal but will need time to look downfield to roll up yards and keep Burris and company off the field. That would appear to be a very tall order. Pick — Ottawa. Last week: 1-1. Overall: 47-32.

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Keuchel, Arrieta win Cy Young BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Dallas Keuchel thinks this year’s Cy Young Award race was a glimpse into the future. The Houston Astros lefty won the AL Cy Young Award on Wednesday, easily beating David Price of the Toronto Blue Jays. Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta won the NL honour, beating out Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw. Keuchel led the AL in wins, going 20-8 and helping Houston reach the playoffs for the first time since 2005. “For years to come, we’re going to be contenders,” the bearded Keuchel said. Voting by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America was conducted before the post-season. Keuchel then started the playoffs by pitching six shutout innings to win at Yankee Stadium in the AL wild-card game. The next day, Arrieta threw a five-hit shutout at Pittsburgh in the NL wild-card game. Arrieta topped the majors with 22 victories, boosted by a record 0.75 ERA after the All-Star break. He acknowledged the super stats piled up by his Los Angeles rivals spurred him. “Deep down inside, we think we can catch them, do a little bit better,” he said. In a tight race between three very worthy contenders, Arrieta received 17 of 30 first-place votes and 169 points. Greinke drew 10 first-place votes and 147 points. Kershaw got the other three firsts and 101 points. Arrieta went 22-6, including 11-0 in his last 12 starts in pushing the Cubs

into the playoffs for the first time since 2008. The 29-year-old had a 1.77 ERA, struck out 236 and pitched a no-hitter. Arrieta was 6-5 with a 3.40 ERA after walking six in five innings during a loss to Cleveland in mid-June. In his final 20 regular-season starts, he went 16-1 and permitted only 14 earned runs. “There was some anxiety involved,” Arrieta said on a conference call of the competition among the pitchers. During that span, he also hit two home runs while giving up just two. No starter has equalled what he did in the second half. “I see the numbers on TV, people bring it up to me quite a bit,” he said. “It’s kind of amazing to think about it.” Arrieta was the first Cubs pitcher to win the honour since Greg Maddux in 1992. The Cubs won a major post-season award for the third straight day. Kris Bryant was the NL Rookie of the Year and Joe Maddon was the NL Manager of the Year. “It looks like we’re going to have a pretty bright future,” Arrieta said. Seattle in 2001 was the last team to take any three BBWAA awards in the same year, when Ichiro Suzuki was the AL MVP and best rookie and Lou Piniella was the top manager. The last NL team to win three was Atlanta in 1991 when Terry Pendleton was the MVP, Tom Glavine took the Cy Young and Bobby Cox won the manager award. The MVP awards will be announced Thursday. Greinke posted a 1.66 ERA that was the lowest in the majors since Maddux in 1995. Greinke went 19-3, fanned 200 and had a scoreless streak of 45 2-3

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Houston Astros starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel delivers during a baseball game against the New York Yankees in New York. Houston Astros lefty Dallas Keuchel has won the AL Cy Young Award, easily beating out David Price. Keuchel got 22 first-place votes for 186 points from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America in results announced Wednesday. innings. Since the creation of the Cy Young Award in 1956, the only qualifying pitcher with a lower ERA who did not win was Luis Tiant in 1968. El Tiante went 21-9 with a 1.60 ERA for Cleveland but was beaten out by Detroit’s

Denny McLain (31-6, 1.96). Kershaw had won three of the previous four NL Cy Youngs, and was the NL MVP last year. He struck out 301, most in the majors since 2002, and went 16-7 with a 2.13 ERA for the NL West champions.

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Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (7) attempts to steal the ball from Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) in the second half during an NBA game Wednesday, in Salt Lake City. Utah won 93-89.

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Carey Price gets back to practice with Canadiens BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Goaltender Carey Price is glad to be back at practice, even if he doesn’t know yet when he’ll be ready to play for the Montreal Canadiens. Price took part in a full practice on Wednesday for the first time since he suffered a lower body injury in Edmonton on Oct. 29. His teammates saluted the return of last season’s Hart and Vezina Trophy winner by tapping their sticks on the ice during the warmup. “Whenever you’re away you always feel secluded and not part of it, no matter how much the guys try to cheer you up,” said Price. “I’m definitely glad to be participating.” Price gave no details of the injury, but confirmed it happened at some point in the Edmonton game, when Montreal blew a third-period lead and lost 4-3. He will need to get his timing back and get back into game shape before

he can play in a game. When that will be, even he isn’t sure. It won’t be Thursday night when the Arizona Coyotes visit the Bell Centre, when backup Mike Condon will start, and almost certainly not Friday against the Islanders in New York. Coach Michel Therrien said Price will decide when he’s ready. “It’s too early to say,” said Therrien. “He felt good. We’re happy about that.” It has helped that Condon has been excellent in relief, going 5-1-2 in eight starts since Price was injured. The 25-year-old rookie is 7-1-2 with a 2.14 goals-against average this season. “He really allowed me to take my time and get well,” Price said of Condon. “He played very valiantly over the last couple of weeks. “The team played very well. That was a very good sign. I’ve been saying it all along: this is isn’t just about me.” Many people, both fans and hockey pundits, felt the Canadiens would crumble without their star goaltender. Instead, they rallied around Condon, who was solid before allowing seven goals in his last two outings.

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Jazz 93 Raptors 89 SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Jazz turned a sloppy start into a fantastic finish. Alec Burks made the go-ahead jumper with 1:12 left and scored nine of his 13 points in Utah’s big fourth quarter, helping the Jazz beat the Toronto Raptors 93-89 on Wednesday night. “If you contrast the end of the game with the (beginning) of the game, we were just much more aggressive with everything that we did,” Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. Derrick Favours had 18 points, 11 rebounds and a clinching three-point play for the Jazz, who trailed by six midway through the final period before an 11-2 run put away the game. Gordon Hayward’s 3-pointer with 4:54 remaining gave them their first lead since the second quarter, but Toronto took it back on a thunderous dunk by DeMar DeRozan on top of Rudy Gobert. Rodney Hood had 16 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Jazz. Hayward finished with 17 points and seven rebounds. “It’s definitely satisfying because in past years we probably would have fumbled and probably would have lost by 20 or something in that little span of time,” Favours said. “Now we’ve been through so much and been through those situations before, we just know how to handle it now.” Luis Scola carried the offensive load for Toronto in the first half with 18 points and finished with a season-high 22. Kyle Lowry scored 20 and had six assists and three rebounds,

while DeRozan rebounded from a slow start to score 14, including 12 in the fourth quarter. The Jazz jumped out to a 22-13 lead in the first quarter thanks to a 14-0 run and had a double-digit lead early in the second, but it was all Raptors for the rest of the half. Toronto closed on a 17-4 run to take a 45-42 lead into halftime. “Our defensive focus in the fourth quarter to give up 34 points … that was the ballgame,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. “We are shooting ourselves in the foot with unsound defensive plays and unsound offensive plays. Until we learn that it is just going to be the same record.” TIP-INS Raptors: First-round draft pick Delon Wright made his first trip back to Salt Lake City as an NBA player and was welcomed by a throng of media. He was the star of the Utah team that advanced to the Sweet 16 in March, but did not play Wednesday. Jazz: Burks averaged a team-high 16.2 points through the first 10 games. His first basket didn’t come until late in the third quarter. … Utah gave up 40 points in the paint after entering the game with a league-best average of 34.8 points allowed. SLOW STARTS Casey lamented his team’s slow starts before the game and Wednesday was no different. “All we can do is address it,” Casey said. “If we don’t get a better start, the only other option is to change that starting lineup. I don’t know if we’re at that point yet. Believe me, I have every number known to man as far as our woes in the first quarter. We’re aware of it. We work to try to correct it. It’s still our Achilles heel right now.”

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EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos are confident that a three-week layoff will work in their favour as they prepare to host the Calgary Stampeders in Sundays CFL West final. Teams finishing first in the West and being off the semifinal week have just a 5-5 record over the past 10 division finals. But the Eskimos, who finished first in the CFL West at 14-4, had a bye the final week of the regular season as well so they won’t have played for 21 days, the second-longest layoff in the division’s history. The positive there is that teams with layoffs of 16 days or more since 1959 are 7-1 in the West final. “That’s pretty good,” Edmonton centre Julian Sorensen said. “Let’s keep the trend going.” Doing that, however, won’t be easy against the defending Grey Cup champions who rolled past the B.C. Lions in last week’s semifinal. Both teams are evenly matched and have very similar statistics offensively and defensively. Eskimo head coach Chris Jones smiled when he said it would be “a fun game Sunday.” “We have a good run game and so do they. We have good quarterbacks, so do they. They have a good receiving

corps and so do we.” Everything, he said, points towards a tight, hard-hitting final. “You have two great defences … so points could be scarce.” The difference in the season was Edmonton beat Calgary, also 14-4, two of three games to claim first place. “It was huge winning back-to-back against them,” said Sorensen. “And let’s face it, if we didn’t we would have played last week so it was huge for the organization and as a team. Plus it gives you confidence, winning two in a row against Calgary.” And the Eskimos believe the layoff will be more beneficial then detrimental, giving them time to rest, heal any nagging minor injuries and get their minds refocused. Quarterback Mike Reilly said it was an ideal scenario for the Eskimos because they have a lot of veterans and Jones runs intense practices. “It was a good break for us - something that we needed,” said Reilly. Defensive end O’Dell Willis is one of those veterans and he agreed the long break — including 10 days away from the practice field — was a huge benefit. He said playing 17 straight weeks was tough mentally and physically but after the break “my body is well rested … we’re ready physically and mentally.”

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World Woods named vice captain for Ryder Cup ‘WHEN I ASKED HIM ABOUT THIS, body HE SAID, ‘LOOK, I’LL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. I’M FOCUSED ON MAKING bans YOUR TEAM AND PLAYING ON YOUR TEAM. I CAN’T DO BOTH.’ new brooms BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CURLING BY THE CANADIAN PRESS PERTH, Scotland — The World Curling Federation has extended a ban on controversial broom heads to all events for the 2015-16 season. Olympic gold medallists Brad Jacobs, Brad Gushue, Jennifer Jones and former world champion Glenn Howard were among 50 Canadian and international teams who signed a statement released Oct. 14, saying their teams will not sweep with broom heads that have “directional fabric.” Coarse material on the broom heads creates a sandpaper effect on the ice and with it, sweepers have been able to manipulate the rock’s trajectory in ways they never could before. Fearing that throwing accuracy and athleticism would be diminished, the curlers said they want to protect “the integrity of the game” in refusing to use the brush heads. The WCF has outlawed both fabric that has been “textured, sealed or modified from its original woven form” and hardening or stiffening inserts in the brush head, according to a statement released Wednesday. “This includes fabric which has a woven appearance, but which has had a PVC (or similar chemical) waterproofing treatment applied over the woven surface, effectively sealing the outer side of the fabric in contact with the ice.” Brush heads constructed of fibres that had waterproofing applied before woven into material will be allowed, however. Only sweeping equipment sold retail to the public as of Nov. 17, 2015, and not modified will be allowed on the ice. “The primary objective of this moratorium is to ensure a fair and level playing field and to respect the principle that any technological advancements or innovations have a positive impact on the sport and its traditions, and that athletic performance and mental skill are the dominant elements for success,” the WCF said in a statement. The organization instituted an interim ban on the brooms at last week’s Pacific-Asia Championships in Kazakhstan. The moratorium now includes all WCF events. The European championship starts Thursday in Esbjerg, Denmark. Curling Canada didn’t immediately implement the same rules. “We will have to review and determine to what degree we will adopt,” high-performance director Gerry Peckham said in an e-mail. “We have not had the time to do so.”

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Tiger Woods will be at the Ryder Cup next year. Still to be determined is whether he plays. U.S. captain Davis Love III said Wednesday that Woods, Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker will be vice captains for the 2016 matches at Hazeltine in Minnesota. It was part of an agreement with Europe to expand to a maximum of five vice captains. Woods, however, wants to do both. “Tiger has said, ‘I want to make the team and also be a (vice) captain,”’ Love said. “Tiger wants to be a playing assistant. That’s his goal.” It seems like an audacious one given the state of the 14-time major champion. Woods has played only 20 tournaments in the last two years because of a pair of back surgeries and a recent follow-up procedure on his back. He has said it would be a long, tedious recovery and did not know when he could return to competition. Woods has only one top 10 in the last two years. Furyk and Stricker were vice captains in the Presidents Cup last month in South Korea. Stricker has been playing a reduced schedule the last few years and has slipped outside the top 200 in the world ranking. Furyk is No. 9 in the world and is coming off a solid season with his 17th career win

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and $3.7 million. The five vice captains would allow one of them to be with each match during the team sessions, with another that Love described as a “floater.” Last year at Gleneagles, European captain Paul McGinley had one of his assistants with the players who sat out some of the team sessions. Love already announced former Ryder Cup captain Tom Lehman as one of his assistants. “These three guys joining Tom Lehman will send a message to our team that we are really serious about this Ryder Cup, so that the members know that we’re going to do whatever it takes to put them in the best position to win in 2016,” Love said. Europe has won six out of the last seven times. Among the strategies that came out of a Ryder Cup Task Force was to have vice captains who were either past captains for would be considered future captain. Love approached Woods, Furyk, Stricker and

Phil Mickelson about being vice captains. Mickelson turned him down — for now — because he is only thinking about making the team. Mickelson hasn’t won since the 2013 British Open and has fallen out of the top 25 in the world for the first time in 20 years. He was a captain’s pick for the Presidents Cup and went 3-0-1. “He walked off the 18th green telling me, ‘I’m ready to go for Hazeltine,”’ said Love, who was in South Korea as an assistant. “When I asked him about this, he said, ‘Look, I’ll do whatever it takes. I’m focused on making your team and playing on your team. I can’t do both.”’ That’s not how Woods viewed it. Love referenced a “pod” system successfully used by Paul Azinger in the last U.S. win in 2008 in which four players are matched together during the week. He said if Woods were to make the team, he wanted to be remain a vice captain and be in charge of his pod. “Tiger wants to be a leader of that group, but he wants to do it from on the golf course,” Love said. “He doesn’t want to be the general sitting in the room. He wants to be in the battle. I talked at length with Jim, Tom and Steve about it. They agree. Tiger is very capable of doing that.” Love said Woods called him during the Presidents Cup and expressed interest in being a vice captain — and possibly more.

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports Thursday • Senior high volleyball: 4A zone finals — Lindsay Thurber at Notre Dame, girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow; second matches of best-of-three. • College women’s hockey: Grant MacEwan at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena. Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Ramada at Central Alberta, 7:15 p.m., Lacombe;

Friday • Senior high volleyball: 4A zone finals — Notre Dame girls at Lindsay Thurber, third match of best-of-three, if necessary, 6 p.m.; Lindsay Thurber boys at Notre Dame, third match of best-of-three, if necessary, 6 p.m. • College volleyball: Ambrose College at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. • WHL: Saskatoon at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. • AJHL: Drumheller at Olds, 7 p.m. • Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Stettler, 7:30 p.m.; Ponoka at Three Hills, 8 p.m. • Chinook senior AAA hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Bentley, 8 p.m.; Stony Plain at Innisfail, 8 p.m. • Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Elks at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 8 p.m., Arena. • Bantam AA hockey: Olds at West Central, 8 p.m., Sylvan Lake.

Saturday • Midget AA hockey: Calgary Blue at Red Deer Elks, 11:30 a.m., Arena; Olds at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Eckville. • Peewee AA hockey: Olds at Red Deer Parkland, 12:30 p.m., Kinsmen A; Wheatland at Central Alberta, 4 p.m., Big Valley; Medicine Hat at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain House. • High school football: South regional tier 2 final — Foothills at Hunting Hills, 1 p.m., Great Chief Park. • Major bantam hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Arena. • Bantam AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer Ramada, 2:30 p.m., Kinex. • Midget AAA hockey: Edmonton Southside at Red Deer, 4:45 p.m., Arena. • Chinook senior AAA hockey: Innisfail at Bentley, 7 p.m. • College men’s hockey: Camrose Augustana at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. • Heritage junior B hockey: Ponoka at Stettler, 7:30 p.m.; Strathmore at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Okotoks at Three Hills, 8 p.m.

Transactions Wednesday’s Sports Transactions HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled D Jaccob Slavin from Charlotte (AHL). LOS ANGELES KINGS — Suspended Manchester (ECHL) G Patrik Bartosak. American Hockey League BINGHAMTON SENATORS — Recalled G Scott Greenham. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Announced the resignation of public relations manager Alan Cross. Named Jason Pearson public relations manager. IDAHO STEELHEADS — Signed D Dave Pszenyczny. LAKE ERIE MONSTERS — Recalled F Seth Ambroz from Cincinnati (ECHL). LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS — Recalled G Connor Knapp from Reading (ECHL). SPRINGFIELD FALCONS — Loaned G Tyler Beskorowany to Norfolk (ECHL). ECHL NORFOLK ADMIRALS — Signed F Thomas Gobeil. READING ROYALS — Signed Gs P.J. Musico and Alex Vazzano. SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS — Loaned F Derek DeBlois to Lake Erie (AHL). WICHITA THUNDER — Released D Ryan Ruikka. Signed D Eric Springer. BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Announced the retirement of DH David Ortiz, effective at the end of the 2016 season. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with OF Scott Hairston on a minor league contract. DETROIT TIGERS — Traded INF Javier Betancourt and a player to be named to Milwaukee for RHP Francisco Rodriguez and a player to be named. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Named Ron Roenicke third base coach, Gary DiSarcina first base coach, Alfredo Griffin infield coach and Steve Soliz catching and information coach. National League PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with INFs Emmanuel Burris and Ryan Jackson and RHPs Frank Herrmann, Chris Leroux and Reinier Roibal on minor league contracts. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — RHP David Carpenter refused outright assignment and elected free agency. Named Jacques Jones assistant hitting coach and Chris Speier coach. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Charlotte F Marvin Williams $15,000 for making excessive contact with his elbow to the head of New York F Louis Amundson. HOUSTON ROCKETS — Fired coach Kevin McHale. Promoted assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff to interim head coach. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Washington RB Silas Redd four games for violating the league’s policy for substances of abuse. BALTIMORE RAVENS — Placed C Jeremy Zuttah on injured reserve. Signed CB Cassius Vaughn. CHICAGO BEARS — Re-signed CB Terrance Mitchell to the practice squad. CLEVELAND BROWS — Waived TE Rob Housler. DALLAS COWBOYS — Activated LB Mark Nzeocha from injured reserve. Signed RB Robert Turbin and CB Deji Olatoye from the practice squad and S Tim Scott and LB Keith Smith to the practice squad. DETROIT LIONS — Placed CB Josh Wilson on injured reserve. Signed CB Bill Bentley. Signed WR Corey Washington and LB Khaseem Greene to the practice squad. Named Ryan Silverfield assistant offensive line coach. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed DT Sen’Derrick Marks and S James Sample on injured reserve. Activated WR Rashad Greene from injured reserve. Signed S Craig Loston from the practice squad. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Waived C Sam Brenner. Released TE Tim Semisch from the practice squad. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released DBs Ross Ventrone and Dewey McDonald from the practice squad. Signed TE Joseph Fauria, CB Chris Greenwood and S Brock Vereen to the practice squad.

THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 2015

Hockey Edmonton at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Swift Current at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Victoria at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m.

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF Prince Albert 22 14 5 2 1 78 Brandon 22 13 7 0 2 80 Moose Jaw 21 11 7 2 1 78 Regina 19 10 8 1 0 58 Saskatoon 19 9 7 3 0 66 Swift Current 22 8 12 2 0 57

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Saturday’s games Regina at Prince Albert, 6 p.m. Everett at Calgary, 7 p.m. Swift Current at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Saskatoon at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Prince George at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Moose Jaw at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Victoria at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m. Vancouver at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Portland at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Sunday, November 22 Saskatoon at Calgary, 4 p.m. WHL Scoring Leaders

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF Kelowna 21 15 5 1 0 84 Victoria 23 15 7 0 1 77 Prince George 20 10 9 1 0 54 Kamloops 19 9 8 2 0 68 Vancouver 21 5 12 2 2 56

GA 66 48 59 62 84

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Wednesday’s results Brandon 6 Medicine Hat 2 Calgary 3 Prince George 1 Lethbridge 4 Everett 3 Kelowna 4 Kamloops 3 (OT) Tri-City 2 Swift Current 1 Victoria 6 Edmonton 3 Tuesday’s results Regina 4 Medicine Hat 2 Prince Albert 4 Moose Jaw 1 Everett 2 Kootenay 0 Edmonton 6 Vancouver 2 Seattle 5 Swift Current 4

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Brayden Point, MJ Tyson Baillie, Kel Dryden Hunt, MJ Reid Gardiner, P.A. Jonathon Martin, SC Brayden Burke, Let Ivan Nikolishin, RD Mathew Barzal, Sea Devante Stephens, Spo Keegan Kolesar, Sea Luke Philp, Koo Radel Fazleev, CAL Simon Stransky, P.A. Alex Forsberg, Vic Tyler Wong, Let Lane Bauer, Edm Jayce Hawryluk, Bra Parker Bowles, TC Michael Spacek, RD Noah Gregor, MJ Giorgio Estephan, Let Nolan Patrick, Bra Dillon Dube, Kel Adam Brooks, Reg Joe Hicketts, Vic

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National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Montreal 19 14 3 2 30 Ottawa 18 8 5 5 21 Detroit 19 9 8 2 20 Florida 18 8 7 3 19 Tampa Bay 20 8 9 3 19 Boston 17 8 8 1 17 Buffalo 18 8 9 1 17 Toronto 19 6 9 4 16

Friday’s games Regina at Brandon, 6:30 p.m. Prince George at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Moose Jaw at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Saskatoon at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Everett at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Seattle at Kamloops, 8 p.m. Tri-City at Portland, 8 p.m.

Pts 43 36 34 33 32 31 30 30 29 28 27 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 24

GF GA 67 42 54 57 42 47 49 45 46 49 56 54 41 49 46 55

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts N.Y. Rangers 18 14 2 2 30 Washington 17 12 4 1 25 N.Y. Islanders 19 10 6 3 23 Pittsburgh 18 11 7 0 22 New Jersey 18 10 7 1 21 Philadelphia 18 6 8 4 16 Carolina 18 6 10 2 14 Columbus 19 7 12 0 14

GF GA 57 32 52 38 54 44 40 40 46 43 35 53 35 53 48 63

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Dallas 19 15 4 0 30 Nashville 17 11 3 3 25 St. Louis 19 12 6 1 25 Minnesota 17 10 4 3 23 Chicago 19 11 7 1 23 Winnipeg 20 9 9 2 20 Colorado 18 7 10 1 15

GF GA 68 48 53 40 51 46 51 47 53 47 54 63 50 50

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 18 12 6 0 24 46 38 San Jose 18 10 8 0 20 50 47 Vancouver 20 7 7 6 20 56 54 Arizona 18 9 8 1 19 50 54 Anaheim 19 6 9 4 16 35 49 Calgary 20 7 12 1 15 48 74 Edmonton 19 6 12 1 13 50 62 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday’s Games Los Angeles 3, Philadelphia 2, SO San Jose 5, Boston 4 Dallas 3, Buffalo 1 Columbus 3, St. Louis 1 Pittsburgh 4, Minnesota 3 Toronto 5, Colorado 1 Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 Calgary 3, New Jersey 2

Friday’s Games Toronto at Carolina, 5 p.m. Nashville at Columbus, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 5:30 p.m. Chicago at Calgary, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s summary Blackhawks 4, Oilers 3 (OT) First Period No Scoring. Penalties — Klefbom Edm (hooking) 8:36, Daley Chi (stick holding) 12:14. Second Period 1. Chicago, Keith 2 (Kane, Panarin) 7:26 (pp). 2. Chicago, Panarin 7 (Anisimov, Kane) 14:41. 3. Edmonton, Eberle 2 (Davidson) 16:37. Penalties — Reinhart Edm (boarding) 7:09, Keith Chi (interference) 18:42. Third Period 4. Edmonton, Pouliot 4 (Nurse, Purcell) 4:00. 5. Chicago, Shaw 2 (Kero, Kruger) 11:44. 6. Edmonton, Draisaitl 6 (Hall, Purcell) 17:14. Penalties — Garbutt Chi (interference) 7:44. Overtime 7. Chicago, Hossa 3 (Seabrook, Panarin) 1:08. Penalties — None. Shots on goal Chicago 3 12 10 2 — 27 Edmonton 11 9 16 1 — 37 Goal — Chicago: Crawford (W, 9-5-1) Edmonton: Nilsson (LO, 3-4-1). Power plays (goal-chances) — Chicago: 1-2 Edmonton: 0-3. NHL Scoring Leaders G 13 10 12 8 8 8 8 4 11 10 9 9 6 6 4 3 10 9 9 8 7 7

Patrick Kane, Chi Tyler Seguin, Dal Jamie Benn, Dal Nathan MacKinnon, Col Taylor Hall, Edm Blake Wheeler, Wpg David Krejci, Bos John Klingberg, Dal Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Joe Pavelski, SJ Bryan Little, Wpg Mats Zuccarello, NYR Michael Cammalleri, NJ Artemi Panarin, Chi Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy Erik Karlsson, Ott Tyler Toffoli, LA Max Pacioretty, Mtl John Tavares, NYI Brendan Gallagher, Mtl Jeff Carter, LA Tomas Plekanec, Mtl

Wednesday’s Games Winnipeg 4, Vancouver 1 Washington 2, Detroit 1, OT Chicago 4, Edmonton 3, OT Thursday’s Games Minnesota at Boston, 5 p.m. San Jose at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Colorado at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 5 p.m. Arizona at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Columbus at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. Anaheim at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Buffalo at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

A 15 17 14 12 12 12 12 16 7 8 9 9 12 12 14 15 7 8 8 9 10 10

Pts 28 27 26 20 20 20 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17

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CFL PLAYOFFS Sunday’s results Division Semifinals East Division Hamilton 25 Toronto 22 West Division Calgary 35 B.C. 9

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Sunday, Nov. 29 103rd Grey Cup At Winnipeg Ottawa-Hamilton winner vs. Edmonton-Calgary winner, 4 p.m. National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF

Sunday • Major bantam hockey: Calgary Northstars at Red Deer, noon, Arena. • Peewee AA hockey: Wheatland at Red Deer TBS, 12:45 p.m., Kinsmen A; Central Alberta at West Central, 2:45 p.m., Sylvan Lake. • Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Ramada, 1:45 p.m., Kinsmen A; Taber at Olds, 2:45 p.m. • Major bantam girls hockey: Rocky Mountain at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. • Midget AAA hockey: St. Albert at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena. • Midget AA hockey: West Central at Central Alberta, 3:15 p.m., Blackfalds; Wheatland at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 4 p.m., Kinex; Lethbridge at Olds, 5:30 p.m. • Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blazers at Red Deer Strata Energy, 5:30 p.m., Arena.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct N.Y. Giants 5 5 0 .500 Washington 4 5 0 .444 Philadelphia 4 5 0 .444 Dallas 2 7 0 .222

Seattle San Francisco PF 273 205 212 166

PA 253 209 184 214

Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans

W 9 6 4 4

South L T 0 0 3 0 5 0 6 0

Pct 1.000 .667 .444 .400

PF 255 229 191 255

PA 175 190 237 315

Minnesota Green Bay Chicago Detroit

W 7 6 4 2

North L T 2 0 3 0 5 0 7 0

Pct .778 .667 .444 .222

PF 198 219 199 167

PA 154 185 234 261

Arizona St. Louis

W 7 4

West L T 2 0 5 0

Pct .778 .444

PF 302 166

PA 185 183

4 3

5 6

0 0

.444 .333

199 126

179 223

Thursday, Nov. 19 Tennessee at Jacksonville, 6:25 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 N.Y. Jets at Houston, 11 a.m. Denver at Chicago, 11 a.m. Oakland at Detroit, 11 a.m. Indianapolis at Atlanta, 11 a.m. Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 11 a.m. St. Louis at Baltimore, 11 a.m. Dallas at Miami, 11 a.m. Washington at Carolina, 11 a.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 2:05 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 2:25 p.m. Green Bay at Minnesota, 2:25 p.m. Cincinnati at Arizona, 6:30 p.m. Open: Cleveland, N.Y. Giants, New Orleans, Pittsburgh Monday, Nov. 23 Buffalo at New England, 6:30 p.m.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 6 5 .545 — Toronto 7 6 .538 — New York 6 6 .500 1/2 Brooklyn 2 10 .167 4 1/2 Philadelphia 0 12 .000 6 1/2

Atlanta Miami Washington Orlando Charlotte

Cleveland Chicago Indiana Detroit Milwaukee

Southeast Division W L Pct 9 5 .643 6 4 .600 5 4 .556 6 6 .500 6 6 .500 Central Division W L Pct 8 3 .727 7 3 .700 7 5 .583 6 5 .545 5 6 .455

GB — 1 1 1/2 2 2 GB — 1/2 1 1/2 2 3

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 9 2 .818 — Dallas 8 4 .667 1 1/2 Memphis 6 6 .500 3 1/2 Houston 5 7 .417 4 1/2 New Orleans 1 11 .083 8 1/2 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 7 5 .583

GB —

Utah Denver Minnesota Portland

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

6 6 5 4

5 6 7 9

.545 .500 .417 .308

1/2 1 2 3 1/2

Pacific Division W L Pct 12 0 1.000 6 4 .600 6 4 .600 4 8 .333 2 9 .182

GB — 5 5 8 9 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Washington 115, Milwaukee 86 Minnesota 103, Miami 91 Brooklyn 90, Atlanta 88 Detroit 104, Cleveland 99 New York 102, Charlotte 94 Denver 115, New Orleans 98 Golden State 115, Toronto 110 Wednesday’s Games Indiana 112, Philadelphia 85 Orlando 104, Minnesota 101, OT Charlotte 116, Brooklyn 111 Dallas 106, Boston 102 Houston 108, Portland 103, OT Oklahoma City 110, New Orleans 103 Atlanta 103, Sacramento 97 San Antonio 109, Denver 98 Utah 93, Toronto 89 Chicago at Phoenix, late Thursday’s Games Sacramento at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

FG Percentage Friday’s Games Philadelphia at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 6 p.m. San Antonio at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Houston at Memphis, 6 p.m. New York at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Utah at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Phoenix at Denver, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Portland, 8 p.m. Chicago at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Jordan, LAC Whiteside, MIA Howard, HOU Faried, DEN Kanter, OKC Plumlee, POR Joseph, TOR Valanciunas, TOR Lamb, CHA Powell, DAL

FG 40 68 44 61 58 44 45 63 56 48

FGA 56 108 70 103 99 76 78 111 99 86

PCT .714 .630 .629 .592 .586 .579 .577 .568 .566 .558

Rebounds NBA Leaders Scoring Curry, GOL Durant, OKC Harden, HOU James, CLE Westbrook, OKC Griffin, LAC Lillard, POR George, IND Anthony, NYK Bledsoe, PHX Davis, NOR DeRozan, TOR Leonard, SAN Thomas, BOS Wiggins, MIN Jackson, DET McCollum, POR Lowry, TOR Knight, PHX Lopez, Bro

G 12 8 11 11 11 10 12 11 12 10 9 12 9 10 10 11 12 12 10 11

FG 135 77 83 116 103 106 108 87 97 83 72 82 80 70 76 81 92 73 77 84

FT PTS 72 404 50 225 107 300 53 300 65 294 54 266 50 303 68 269 61 277 48 230 53 204 93 260 21 194 49 210 48 209 49 227 36 245 67 244 22 202 48 216

AVG 33.7 28.1 27.3 27.3 26.7 26.6 25.3 24.5 23.1 23.0 22.7 21.7 21.6 21.0 20.9 20.6 20.4 20.3 20.2 19.6

Drummond, DET Jordan, LAC Whiteside, MIA Love, CLE Gobert, UTA Towns, MIN Chandler, PHX Valanciunas, TOR Gasol, CHI Monroe, MIL

G OFF 11 70 10 27 10 29 11 34 8 29 11 30 10 30 12 38 10 18 11 34

DEF 138 102 90 96 65 86 71 80 80 73

TOT 208 129 119 130 94 116 101 118 98 107

AVG 18.9 12.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 10.5 10.1 9.8 9.8 9.7

Assists Westbrook, OKC Rondo, SAC Wall, WAS Paul, LAC Smith, NOR Jack, Bro Lillard, POR Green, GOL McConnell, PHL Conley, MEM

G 11 11 9 7 11 10 12 12 11 12

AST 117 105 77 56 84 74 85 83 76 82

AVG 10.6 9.5 8.6 8.0 7.6 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.8

Zach Johnson has come a long way AND BRITISH OPEN CHAMPION STILL LOOKING FORWARD BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Zach Johnson turns 40 next February, an age where it can be tempting to look back at how far he has come without taking his eyes off the road that could lead places he never imagined. He lost track of the miles he put on a car that took him to remote golf outposts in America with dreams of making it to the big leagues. “I know every interstate, I think, in the United States,” Johnson said. “My wife used to quiz me with an atlas. ‘Where does this one start and end?’ I could tell you. It’s pretty pathetic. Just makes you appreciate where you were and where you’ve come from and what opportunity means. That’s really what it all is. “It’s really about making the best of your opportunities,” he said. “And somehow, I was able to do that.” He has a green jacket from Augusta National and a claret jug from St. Andrews. Those two majors are among his 12 victories on the PGA Tour, and while Johnson does not look like an intimidating figure in golf, his resume says otherwise. He is halfway to the career Grand Slam. A few more PGA Tour titles would make it tough to overlook the Iowa native for the World Golf Hall of Fame. That surely wasn’t on his mind when he was behind the wheel of that Dodge Intrepid. And part of him is trying to block it out now. “There is still a lot to be done,” he said. At No. 10 in the world, Johnson is the top player at the RSM Classic, which

RSM CLASSIC GOLF starts Thursday as the final PGA Tour event of the year. The tournament host is Davis Love III, who at 51 might be the most surprising winner on tour this year at the Wyndham Championship. The big surprise for Love is that his 21-year-old son Dru, who plays at Alabama, won a qualifier to get the final exemption and will be making his PGA Tour debut at Sea Island and playing in the same group as his father and 22-yearold Justin Thomas. Also playing this week is Zach Johnson Graeme McDowell, coming off a win in Mexico that ended more than two years without winning. Johnson might not be playing this week if he didn’t live at Sea Island. After going unbeaten at the Presidents Cup in South Korea, he realized he would have five weeks off, and he needed it. Johnson’s year was defined by that 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at the British Open, which got him into a three-man playoff that he won over Louis Oosthuizen and Marc Leishman Johnson joined some elite company with wins at Augusta and St. Andrews — Sam Snead, Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods. He was much more equipped to han-

dle winning a major than he was the first time at the Masters in 2007. “Augusta was shock and awe, both on and off the golf course,” Johnson said. “The Open has been a lot of awe. Still in awe. But the shock wasn’t there. But I think that’s because of what happened from ‘07 to ‘15. I’m just more prepared for it and probably more comfortable with whatever comes our way.” That includes appearance money from overseas events — Jordan Spieth is going to Abu Dhabi and Singapore next year, while Bubba Watson has carved out a niche playing throughout parts of Asia — only Johnson so far has avoided the temptation. He figures there are plenty of good events on the PGA Tour, and he’s not willing to sacrifice a week overseas when he could be earning valuable points in 2016 season that includes the Ryder Cup and golf’s return to the Olympics. And there’s a feeling that as soon as he sits back and revels in what he has done, he’ll start going the wrong direction. “What I’ve learned in my 12 years is once I get complacent or content with things, they go astray,” he said. “I think I’m pretty good about — and I have learned from others guys — is just staying in the right now.” That means meeting with his team of coaches and caddie to see what worked this year and what needs to improve, and to outline a map that doesn’t include a Dodge Intrepid or a vast knowledge of the U.S. interstate system. “I still feel like my best golf is ahead me,” Johnson said. “If I’m going to get specific, I want to keep winning.”

WHAT’S HAPPENING

THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 2015

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SNOWFEST

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Kennedi Deck jumps onto the rail on her snowboard as she prepares for last years Snowfest Showdown during Snowfest Ski, Snowboard and Travel Show. Snowfest returns to the Agricentre East building at Westerner Park this weekend, and it is said to be bigger and better than ever. This year’s show is packed full of insane deals on the hottest gear, a two-day snowboard contest, freestyle ski demo, video premiers, resorts, giveaways and the ever popular ski/snowboard swap. Snowfest opens Saturday, Nov. 21, 8 a.m. and runs through Sunday.

CALENDAR THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS

FRIDAY, NOV. 20 ● Red Deer Table Tennis Club meets to play every Friday, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Michener Recreation Centre gymnasium. There is a drop-in fee of $10. All levels welcome. Contact Tom at 403-872-7222. ● Red Deer Legion presents Randy Hillman on Nov. 20 and 21 from 8 p.m. to midnight for their weekend dance. Phone 403-342-0035. Legion members are required to show their valid membership card. Non-members cover charge is $5. The Laugh Shop Dinner Show will be offered Nov. 27 and 28, Dec. 4 and 5, 11 and 12, 18 and 19. Advance tickets are $45 each. ● Visions Country Gospel Christmas Concert will be held at Blackfalds United Church on Nov. 20 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 and those under 16 years may attend free of charge. Other highlights include snacks and silent auction. Phone 403-885-4861 for advance tickets and information. ● Rise Against Rett Syndrome FUNraising for Falan event will be held on Nov. 20, 7 p.m. at Bo’s Bar and Grill featuring silent auction, 50/50 draws, complimentary appetizers, and music. Tickets cost $20. For more information on these events, contact Sean and Nicole at 403-598-2000, seanhollman@yahoo.com. Funds support Rett Syndrome and to raise money to build a wheelchair accessible playground at Mattie McCullough School. ● Ponoka Festival of Trees offers several events at the Calnash Ag Event Centre, until Nov. 19 to 21. The Opening Night Gala, Live and Silent Auction with Danny Hooper will be offered on Nov. 19. Tickets are $60 each or $450 for a table of eight. Seniors Tea will be held on Nov. 20 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. for $6, and from 5 to 9 p.m. for general admission $5 for ages 12 and over. Breakfast with Santa goes Nov. 21, 8 to 11 a.m. Adults admission is $20 or $10 for kids, and $125 for a table of eight. Phone 403-783-0730. ● Lacombe Christmas Farmers Market runs Friday mornings from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Dec. 11 at the Lacombe Memorial Centre. Come for homemade baking, crafts, jewelry, woodwork, local honey, jams, perogies, clothing, meats, Philippine spring rolls and more. There will be a special Moonlight Madness Sale on Thursday, Nov.

26 from 5 to 10 p.m. Phone 403-782-4772. ● Red Deer College School of Creative Arts presents Prairie Tales 17 — a selection of some of the year’s best short films and videos made by Albertan media artists in a feature-length compilation — on Nov. 20 and 21, Welikoklad Event Centre at 7 p.m. Cost is $10. Rated PG. http://amaas.ca/prairie-tales17-premiere/.

SATURDAY, NOV. 21 ● Everything is Awesome Lego Days is held at Downtown Branch of Red Deer Public Library on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 2 to 3 p.m. Children ages six and up, and those under six with an adult, are invited to enjoy challenges, minute-to-win-it, and free play. ● Disney Movie Day at Timberlands Branch of Red Deer Public Library will go Nov. 21 featuring the movie Aladdin from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. All ages welcome. ● Friendship Puppet Party will be offered on Nov. 21, 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. Come party with puppet pals. ● Book to Movie Day will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Dawe Branch or Red Deer Public Library on Nov. 21. Young readers ages seven and up are welcome to read the book of the month, and then watch the movie and enjoy popcorn, and discussion after the film. Children under seven must bring an adult. Call 403-309-3488. On Nov. 21 enjoy The Grinch by Dr. Suess. ● Whisker Rescue will be at the Petsmart store every third Saturday of each month with the Senior for Senior Program from noon to 4 p.m. A senior cat is given to a senior person free of charge, and payment of veterinary bills; Whisker Rescue supplies food and litter if necessary. The next date is Nov. 21. For more information call Diane at 403-347-1251. ● Ponoka Moose Lodge Old-Time Dance will be held on third Saturday of each month, next Nov. 21 featuring Randy Joens and The Reflections, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Cost is $15. Lunch provided. Top name bands. See www.AlbertaDanceNews.com, or call Jean or Fred at 403-783-8587 for more information. ● Mount Calvary Lutheran Church Cookie Walk, Craft, Bake and Quilt Sale

will be held Nov. 21, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cookie boxes are $7 each. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre Christmas Craft and Bake Sale takes place Nov. 21 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Shop in the Nearly New Boutique at the same time. Contact Diane at 403-343-6074. ● Rocky Craft Show will be held at Lou Soppitt Community Centre in Rocky Mountain House on Nov. 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission. Donations for the food bank appreciated. Prize draws. Sponsored by Rocky Arts and Crafts Guild. ● Mirror Library Christmas Market goes Nov. 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Table rental $10. Contact Gale at 403-788-3835. ● Central Alberta Photographic Society (CAPS) Show and Sale will be featured at Gaetz Memorial United Church on Nov. 21, 11 a.m to 3 p.m. View photographs by club members, matted for Christmas gifts. See www.centralalbertaphotographicsociety.com for more information.

SUNDAY, NOV. 22 ● Seniors Church meets at 11 a.m. on Sundays at Bower Kin Place for hymns and gospel preaching. Phone 403-347-6706. ● Discovery Sundays are offered at Kerry Wood Nature Centre from 1 to 4 p.m. to learn something new about the natural world around us. Drop in, or phone 403-346-2010 to find out more. ● Living Faith Lutheran Church invites everyone to Sunday Worship, Holy Communion, and Sunday School for children ages three to 12 years, at Bethany CollegeSide at 10 a.m. Contact Ralph at 403-347-9852. Coffee and fellowship follow service. Living Faith is a North American Lutheran Church Congregation. See www.livingfaithlcrd.org, contact Ralph at 403-347-9852 or John at 403-341-4022.

MONDAY, NOV. 23 ● Hearts of Harmony — a chapter of Sweet Adelines International — is an a cappella chorus for women of all ages who love to sing and harmonize. Rehearsals are on Monday nights from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Davenport Church of Christ on Donlevy Ave. For further information contact Nancy at 403-3578240, or the director, Sheryl at 403-742-4218, or see www.heartsofharmony.ca ● Innisfail and District Garden Club meets the fourth Monday of each month, except for Dec., at Innisfail Seniors Drop-In Centre. Meetings feature speakers, tours, films, contests, plant exchanges and more. Call Carolyn at 403-227-4818. ● Red Deer Pickleball Club welcomes

players of all skill levels to drop-in play on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at West Park Community Shelter pickleball courts. Also, join in Ladder Play on Mondays from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Super 17 on Tuesdays from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Yearly membership costs $25. Contact reddeerpickleballclub@gmail.com or check schedule at www.reddeerpickleball.com ● Aspire Special Needs Resource Centre Annual General Meeting will take place Nov. 23, 7 p.m. at the centre in the meeting room on the third flood. Refreshments provided.

TUESDAY, NOV. 24 ● Professional Artistry Workshop: Learn to Draw Animals teen program goes Nov. 24, 3:45 to 5 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. Artist Tanya Collard will teach how to draw pets in the style of Beatrix Potter. ● Take Off Pounds Sensibly (T.O.P.S.) Innisfail meets every Tuesday in the basement of the Innisfail United Church. Weigh-in from 12:30 to 1 p.m., with meeting beginning at 1 p.m. Next meeting will be on Nov. 24. Call Rose at 403-227-6903, or Elsie at 403227-3508. ● Red Deer Pottery Club meets on Tuesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Contour Studio in the Recreation Centre, downstairs. New members always welcome. For more information call Karen at 403-347-0600. ● Bower Place Community Association seniors’ coffee and card parties are held on the last Tuesday of each month at Bower Kin Place from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Join the fun on Nov. 24. Call Marlene at 403-343-0632. ● Overeaters Anonymous meets Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Mighty Fortress Lutheran Church, 51 Alford Ave. This 12-step program of recovery is for individuals experiencing difficulty with overeating. No dues or fees. See www.oa.org, or phone Phyl at 403-347-4188. ● Golden West Drop-In in Spruce View activities: Tuesday — line dancing, 10 a.m. to noon, and Bridge 1 to 4 p.m.; first and third Wednesdays — West Country Ink, and fourth Wednesday — cribbage, 1:30 p.m.; first Thursday — general meeting at 2 p.m.; Coffee every morning at 8:30 a.m. and Wednesday at 10 a.m. For more information, call Ruth at 403-728-3482. ● Lacombe Seventh Day Adventist Food Bank and Thrift Store welcomes gently used items at 5025 53 St. in Lacombe. Hours of operation are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m., Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m., and Fridays from 1 to 3 p.m. Contact Millie at 403-782-6777.

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REGISTRATIONS LOCAL EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS ● Knee Hill Valley Community Centre Christmas Bazaar will take place on Nov. 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the hall located at 26478 Township Road 350 on corner of RR 265. Concession available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free admission. See Facebook or phone 403-227-2503. ● Red Deer College School of Creative Arts has several upcoming events. I Think I Do film will be shown on Nov. 27 and 28, 7 p.m. at Welikoklad Event Centre. Cost is $10. Staring Mia Kirshner, take in this romantic-relationship comedy, which features talents of many MPA alumni, as well as Larry Reese. Film is rated 14A. Then, Peter Jancewicz, Piano Recital will be presented on Nov. 29 in Studio A at Red Deer College Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. Also, Shrek the Musical Theatre Production will run on Main Stage at Arts Centre, Nov. 26 to 28, Dec. 2 to 5 at 7 p.m., and on Nov. 28 and Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. Finally, Jingle Jazz I and II features RDC Big Band and Faculty Jazz Ensemble on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 in Studio A, Arts Centre. See www. rdc.ab.ca for all ticket information. ● Santa Shuffle fun 5k fun run or 1k elf walk goes Dec. 5, 10 a.m. at Kerry Wood Nature Centre. Funds raised will help end poverty in Canada through the Salvation Army. Register at www.SantaShuffle.ca. ● Moustache Masquerade Gala will celebrate the month of Movember — creating awareness of men’s health issues — on Nov. 28, 6:30 p.m. at Fionn MacCool’s. Attendees can expect live music, drink and food specials, shaves by Red Deer’s own Divas, photo booth for before and after, silent auction, door prizes, and more. Entry by donation. See Facebook.com/MovemberRedDeer, or Twitter.com/MovemberRedDeer ● CrossRoads Church Seniors Gems Christmas Banquet and Concert will be held on Dec. 2 at 5:30 p.m.and features music by Singing Hills. Cost is $25 per person. Tickets available at the church. ● Cronquist House Tea House at Bower Ponds will be open Dec. 2 to 18. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday. Come and enjoy a great lunch or afternoon tea. A Special International Tea will be held on Dec. 1. Contact 403-346-0055, or email to rdchs@telus.net. Please call ahead for large groups, to check when private events are being held. ● Special Olympics Red Deer is looking for volunteers interested in coaching individuals with an intellectual disability for its winter programs. Coaches are required in curling, swimming, 10-pin bowling, and indoor soccer programs. Commitment is one to two hours, one day a week. Contact Jerry Tennant, 587273-4672, jerry@specialolympicsreddeer.ca. ● Volunteers to present various science concepts in class to Grade 3 and 4 students are being sought. Topics are Grade 4 — light and shadows, wheels and levers, and Grade 3 — building, testing, materials and designs. Contact Ed Kusmirski at Alberta Science Network, 403-512-5123, ekusmirski@albertasciencenetwork.ca. ● Red Deer and District SPCA is in need of animal fostering volunteers. See www.reddeerspca.com, or contact 403-342-7722, ext. 216, or foster@reddeerspca.com. ● Canadian Cancer Society is in need of wig lending program volunteers. Contact Erica at 403-303-3520, or erica.bell@cancer. ab.ca. ● Northern Crossing Music and Drama Society presents A Ray of Hope at Lou Soppitt Community Centre in Rocky Mountain House on Dec. 9 and 10. Tickets available for $20 each at Modern Electric. ● The Huron Carole Gala in support of Red Deer Food Bank featuring Tom Jackson and other performers will be Harvest Centre at Westerner Park on Dec. 4, 6 p.m. Tickets now on sale. See www.HuronCarole.ca for tickets and information or see Facebook at TheHuronCarole. Sales of Jackson’s new album Ballads and Not Bullets will help support Canadian Red Cross. ● St. Andrew’s Supper and Dance will be featured at Balmoral Community Hall on Nov. 27. Supper will be at 6 p.m. followed by ceilidh and Scottish country dancing. Cost is $30 for adults, and $10 for children under 12 years of age. Contact Lily at 403-343-0975,

or Bob at 403-346-4594. ● Balmoral Community Christmas Dinner will be celebrated at Balmoral Community Hall on Dec. 6. Events include turkey dinner at 5 p.m., carol singing, visit by Santa. Phone and advise number attending including ages of children. Contact Bob at 403-346-4594. ● Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Annual Jazz Café will be presented at Festival Hall on Nov. 27 at 7 p.m. Festival Hall will be transformed into a coffee house which will feature the jazz bands of LTCHS and Central Middle School, the LTCHS R&B Band, special guest alumnus, Morgan McKee and friends, and artwork on display courtesy of art students. Event is open to the public. Tickets are $12 for adults and seniors, and $8 for children ages 12 and under. Coffee, tea, punch and desserts are included. Advance tickets only are available at both schools. Contact Jennifer Mann at 403-347-1171, ext. 1704, jennifer.mann@ rdpsd.ab.ca. ● Tree House Theatre production of Robert Munsch — A Variety Pack — will be presented Dec. 3, 4 and 5 at 7 p.m., and Dec 5 at 2 p.m. at Scott Block Theatre. Ticket prices range from $10 to $20. ● Royal Canadian Legion Lacombe is hosting a tour for adults to see Canadian battlefields in Holland, Belgium, and France from March 25 to April 3, including Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Vimy Ridge, Juno Beach Centre, Normandy beaches, Home of Anne Frank, Ypres, Passchendaele, Flanders Field, and more. Contact Corvin at 403-357-0377, cuhrbach@gmail.com. ● Salvation Army Red Deer Christmas Kettle Campaign needs volunteers to man Christmas kettles at various venues Nov. 19 until Dec. 22. As well the Christmas Adopt-A-Family program will be taking applications, seeking sponsors and volunteers for delivery of hampers. Contact 403-346-2251 or kettles9@telus.net. ● Parkinson Alberta Education and Support Groups are available for persons with Parkinson Disease, family members, and caregivers in Red Deer, Lacombe, Innisfail, Three Hills, Olds and Castor. See www.parkinsonalberta.ca, or phone 403-346-4463. ● The Arrogant Worms will be in concert at St. Andrew’s United Church in Lacombe on Dec. 5, 7 p.m. as a fundraiser for Friends of Guatemala. See this Canadian musical comedy trio that parodies many musical genres. Tickets are $35 from Sunny 94 Radio and the church office, or call Tom at 403-341-9348, or Donna at 403-782-2032. ● Cystic Fibrosis Canada Central Alberta Chapter meets at Bethany Care CollegeSide on various dates. Phone 403-3475075 for details. ● Dickson Store Museum Dinner and Dessert Theatre will be offered Spruce View Hall featuring the play Across the Desk written by Sharon Lightbown. Dinner theatre will be on Nov. 27 with supper at 6 p.m. and the play to follow for a cost of $45 each or $320 for a table of eight. Dessert theatre will be on Nov. 28 with doors opening at 12:30 p.m. followed by the play at 1 p.m. for a cost of $25 each or $160 for a table of eight. For details and tickets see www.dicksonstoremuseum.com, or contact dicksonstoremuseum@ gmail.com, 403-728-3355. ● Red Deer Aboriginal Employment Services provides assistance to Aboriginal people including resumes, cover letters, research, and job postings. For more information call 403-358-7734 or drop in to #202, 4909 48 Street, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m. or see www.rdaes.com. ● Safe Harbour Christmas Adopt-AProgram 2015 is seeking sponsors to donate various items or time, to help with the needs of their guests during Christmas. Programs range from visiting guests and playing cards at Winter Warming Centre, to providing items like gloves, socks, toiletries, snacks, etc. for guests at People’s Place, and others. To participate in this program, contact Karen at 403-347-0181, hr@safeharboursociety.org. ● Red Deer Christmas Bureau needs volunteers for various duties. Donations of new toys and monetary donations welcome. See reddeerchristmasbureau.cfsites.org. Phone 403-347-2210.

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— meet every Wednesday at Stettler United Church Christian Education Wing at 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Artists are asked to bring their own art supplies and lunch. Coffee supplied. The cost is $2 per session. Contact Donna Lea at 403-742-5690.

● Sunrise Toastmasters is held Tuesday mornings at 7 to 8:30 a.m. at 40 Holmes Street west of Canadian Tire (north). Toastmasters improves both communication and leadership skills. Everyone welcome. Phone 403-343-0091 or see www.toastmasters.org ● Ladies of Sunnybrook Farm Museum Home-made Pie Sale will take place Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Nov. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ready to bake pies are available in apple, blueberry, cherry, raisin, peach, mincemeat, rhubarb/strawberry, rhubarb/saskatoon, and rhubarb/raspberry for a cost of $12 each, as well as butter tarts for $6 per box. Funds will support educational programs. Contact 403-340-3511 or sbfs@ shaw.ca.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25 ● Gamblers Anonymous meets every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Red Deer Regional Hospital, Lower Level, Room 504. Contact rdgahomegroup@gmail.com, see www. albertaga.net, or phone Alberta hotline at 1-855-222-5542. ● Norwegian Laft Hus is open Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy baking, gifts and much more at the log house with the sod roof behind the Red Deer Recreation Centre, south of the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. Contact norwegianlafthus@ gmail.com, 403-347-2055 for information or to arrange different times to visit. ● Red Deer Legion Old-Time Dance with Rural Roots (RR4) is on Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. Cost is $7, or $13.95 with buffet starting at 5 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035. ● Living Stones Church seniors monthly luncheon will be offered on Nov. 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Guest speakers will be Derek McKenzie, and singers Vision Country Gospel. The theme will be we remember, we give thanks. The cost is $10 per person at the door. Phone 403-347-7311. ● Stettler Art Group — Church Mice

THURSDAY, NOV. 26 ● Red Deer College School of Creative Arts presents Thursday Live Concert, Nov. 26, Studio C, Red Deer Arts Centre, 1 p.m. Cost is $2. From classical to contemporary, enjoy this music student performance. All funds raised support local charities. ● Powered by Breathing Lung Support Group meets Thursdays from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Those with lung disorders are invited to learn tips on having a better life with a chronic lung disorder at this Lung Association affiliated support group. Contact Ted at 403-3093487, or Mac at 403-347-2191. ● Red Deer Legion Branch #35 offers karaoke at Molly B’s Pub on Thursdays at 7 p.m., and wing night on Thursdays from 5 to 10 p.m. Phone 403-342-0035. ● Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre dance, Nov. 26, 7 to 10 p.m. at the seniors’ centre. Dance to the music of Black Velvet Band. Admission is $7. Phone 403347-6165, 403-342-2875, or 403-341-4672. ● Olds Calico Capers Square Dance Club dances at Olds Evergreen Centre on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Contact Donna at 403-556-6423. ● Red Deer Art Club has ongoing sessions every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre. These afternoons are open to all who are interested in learning techniques and sharing ideas using water based mediums. Open to beginner or advanced artists. For more information email reddeerartclub@gmail.com or see www.reddeerartclub.com, or search out the club on Facebook. ● Red Deer River Naturalists present One Hundred Years in the Life of a Central Alberta Forest with Dr. Lu Carbyn on Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. at Kerry Wood Nature Centre. See www.rdrn.ca.

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Tourism interest growing in Red Deer MORE PEOPLE LOOKING IN THEIR OWN CITY WITH ECONOMIC DOWNTURN BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF There’s something about Red Deer. The number of tourism media coming here to check out, experience and ultimately write or blog about local attractions jumped from two in 2014 to eight this year, Liz Taylor, executive director of Tourism Red Deer, said Wednesday. They were interested in activity destinations for families, such as Kerry Wood Nature Centre, Bower Ponds, Discovery Canyon and Sunnybrook Farm. A few came to write about Ranch Tracker at Heritage Ranch. “It’s really gaining in popularity,” said Taylor. Ranch Tracker involves people going out into a natural area of the ranch, and then trying to evade the “tracker” who is on horseback. Writers were also checking out cycling on city trails and the surrounding area, kayaking and dining. From the attractions standpoint, operators are all pretty happy with the season, Taylor said. “We had a lot of really interesting new things this year.” This included baby lions at Discovery Wildlife Park in Innisfail, the new Imagination Grove and Harmony Garden at Kerry Wood Nature Centre, the Walking With Our Sisters exhibit tour at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery, and the water balls at Bower Ponds where people walk on water inside a large ball were popular. Overall, there has been a local decrease in business travel because of the downturn in Alberta’s economy, she said. Tourism Red Deer covers the city and Red Deer County. Local hotel occupancy rates are down three per cent from the provincial average, coming off a very strong 2014 when oil and gas was still doing well, Taylor said. In 2014, Red Deer actually saw the largest increase in Alberta in hotel occupancy rates, up 4.8 per cent compared to the provincial average from the previous year. While Red Deer hotel occupancy rates are not doing as well as Calgary and Edmonton, they are not as bad as some of the smaller communities. “The ones that are really hurting right now are the small hotels in rural Alberta,” she said. This would be attributed

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Bower Ponds, the Cronquist House and the Waskasoo Park Trail System are a big draw to tourism in Red Deer. to fewer people being away from home, and working in the road. Still, the Visitor information Centre saw an increase of 7,000 visitors over 2014, for a total of 44,000 people stopping there between January and September. The trend of people going online to get tourism information is also being noticed in Red Deer. Website traffic at visitreddeer.com is up 33 per cent, for a total of 130,000 viewers from January to October. Traffic on the Facebook page Visit Red

Deer is 20 per cent, and Twitter is up 24 per cent. Taylor thinks people are probably staying closer to home and getting a little more creative about what they are willing to do, and they’re seeking out more information. While tourism information booths remain an information source, the trend in tourism is mobile visitor information where information is taken to where the crowds are, she said. This summer, Tourism Red Deer had a booth at the Red Deer’s public market. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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The viability of the Village of Botha is under review by the province. A review will involve analyzing the village’s finances, infrastructure, operations and administration. County of Stettler Reeve Wayne Nixon will sit in on the team overseeing the viability review with representatives from Botha and other administrators and provincial municipal representatives. The review is expected to wrap up next March, when a decision on the community’s viability will be made. If it is determined the community should be dissolved a plan will be devised

over the next five to eight months. Municipal Affairs spokesman Jerry Ward says in an email that the review process is meant to be”inclusive and transparent, allowing opportunities for public engagement and for neighbouring municipalities to participate.” Residents in the village of about 175 will have an opportunity to voice their opinions before any decision is made to dissolve. A review could result in options to maintain the community’s village status, rather than revert to a hamlet within the County of Stettler. Representatives for Botha could not

be reached for comment on Wednesday. Botha’s council first voted to ask for a review in October 2014 and it is now getting underway. It usually takes a few months to gather background information ahead of a review, and then the provincial election intervened. A number of Central Alberta communities have considered their status in the last few years. The villages of Gadsby and Donalda both considered dissolution but voters in both communities resoundingly rejected the idea in separate votes in March 2010. In 2004, Mirror reverted to hamlet status and is now administered as part of Lacombe County.

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Police looking for thieves A robber brandishing a baseball bat threatened a store clerk and robbed a Husky gas bar in Lacombe on Tuesday night. Lacombe Police Service said the male suspect entered the store, at Hwy 2A and Wolf Creek Drive, and smashed

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Dave Matthews works to prep some of the draft horses at Heritage Ranch on Wednesday. With a group heading to the ranch Wednesday evening for a wagon ride Matthews was getting the Belgians ready to pull in the barn prior to hooking them up to the large wagon. a debit machine before threatening the clerk and demanding cash and cigarettes. He fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash, lottery tickets, and seven packs of NEXT RED king-sized cigarettes. Someone was waiting for him outside the store in an older style twotone tan and brown Ford Econoline passenger panel van. Both suspects fled northbound on Hwy 2A. The male robber was described as 1.7 metres (five-foot-nine) tall, and wore a padded grey hoodie and jeans. His face was covered with a black balaclava. The driver of the van wore a light blue hoodie and a white toque. Forensic evidence was gathered at the scene and Lacombe police are working collaboratively with nearby RCMP detachments to determine if any similar style robberies have occurred in Central Alberta. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Lacombe

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Three local MLAs named to Wildrose shadow cabinet The shadow cabinet duties of five Wildrose MLAs in Central Alberta have been updated and announced by leader Brian Jean. Don MacIntyre, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, is responsible for Electricity and Renewables. Ron Orr, Lacombe-Ponoka, will look after Culture and Tourism. Jason Nixon, Rimbey-Rocky-Mountain House-Sundre, is responsible for Property Rights and is House Leader for Wildrose. Nathan Cooper, Olds-DidsburyThree Hills will oversee Democracy and Accountability and is party whip. Rick Strankman, Drumheller-Stettler, will look after Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development.

Villa Marie staff prepared to strike BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Unionized staff at Villa Marie are overwhelmingly prepared to go out on strike at the seniors’ continuing care facility, but a formal strike vote has yet to be held. Meanwhile, negotiations are set to resume on Saturday. Mediation between Alberta Union of Provincial Employees and Covenant Care broke down in late October. AUPE negotiator Kevin Davediuk said about 85 per cent of members attended a membership reporting meeting on Tuesday and unanimously signed a strike petition endorsing potential strike action in the event Covenant Care is not prepared to bargain with meaningful proposals to reach a fair agreement. “There is a really deep sense of concern and frustration,” Davediuk said on Wednesday. “Unless a deal is struck Saturday, we will be proceeding with a legal application for the formal strike vote early next week.” He said a tentative date of Dec. 8 has been chosen to hold a strike vote, or ratify a tentative agreement if reached. AUPE said wages with Covenant Care are about 25 per cent below seniors’ care industry standards and the last offer from the employer did little to raise workers towards the standard. “From what we’ve seen so far, we’re doubtful that we can reach a deal,” Davediuk said. A spokesperson with Covenant Care, a Catholic-based non-profit, confirmed bargaining will resume on Saturday and was happy to get back to the bargaining table. Alberta Health Services directly funds Covenant Care to run seniors care facilities as it does with other non-profits and for-profit companies. Davediuk said AUPE continues to worry about the lack of regulations to ensure operators spend public dollars on direct care for seniors. “There’s a huge regulatory issue we’re concerned about. Government needs to start looking at what they’re doing with seniors’ dollars and seniors’ care.” AUPE represents about 80 employees at Villa Marie, and includes mostly health care aides and licensed practical nurses. AUPE has been in negotiations for both Villa Marie and Covenant Care’s Holy Cross Manor in Calgary. Negotiations for both sites broke down in June, at which time AUPE applied for mediation. A membership reporting meeting will be held for Calgary AUPE members on Friday. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Mastermind’s fate unclear after bloody raid in Paris BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Canadian killed fighting ISIL in Syria to be repatriated Friday, group says TORONTO — The Canadian Heroes Foundation says a Canadian man killed while fighting the Islamic State will be repatriated on Friday. John Gallagher, 32, was killed in Syria earlier this month fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The foundation says on its website that Gallagher’s body will travel from Toronto along Highway 401 to the southwestern Ontario community of Blenheim on Friday afternoon. The group is encouraging people

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This undated image made available in the Islamic State’s English-language magazine Dabiq, shows Belgian Abdelhamid Abaaoud. Identified by French authorities on Monday, he is the presumed mastermind of the attacks last Friday in Paris. A senior police official on Wednesday said he believed the Belgian Islamic State militant was inside an apartment in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis with other heavily armed people. es units that took part in the raid, were arrested on a nearby street. Jean-Michel Fauverge, said police Authorities didn’t release their used drones and robots equipped with identities Molins would only say that cameras in an attempt to see what was Abaaoud and Abdeslam were not going on inside during the raid but among them. there was too much debris. Investigators have identified When they entered the building Abaaoud, a Belgian of Moroccan dethey found a body that had fallen from scent, as the chief architect of the atthe third floor to tacks Friday the second, he the soc‘THE CORPSE WAS MUTILATED, against told the French cer stadium, a newspaper Le PROBABLY FROM GRENADES AND crowded concert Figaro. hall and popu“The corpse HE WASN’T RECOGNIZABLE. OTHER lar night spots was mutilated, PEOPLE WERE IN THE STAIRWELL, in a trendy Paris probably from neighbourhood. TWO MEN HIDING UNDER grenades and he A U.S. official wasn’t recogniz- BLANKETS AND WHATEVER THEY briefed on intelable,” Fauverge ligence matters COULD FIND. WE ARRESTED said. “Other peosaid Abaaoud ple were in the was a key figure THEM.’ stairwell, two in an Islamic men hiding un— JEAN-MICHEL FAUVERGE State external der blankets and HEAD OF A SPECIAL FORCES UNIT operations cell whatever they that U.S. intellicould find. We gence agencies arrested them.” have been tracking for months. Molins said five men were taken Abaaoud is believed to have esinto custody in the apartment building, caped to Syria after a January police including two who were pulled from raid in Belgium, but he has bragged in the rubble. A woman and two other Islamic State propaganda of his ability men, including the man whose apart- to move back and forth between Eument was used as the cell’s hideout, rope and Syria undetected.

to line bridges along the highway to pay their respects, and says a public ceremony will be held in Toronto at a later date. There have been conflicting reports about how Gallagher died. I n i t i a l reports said he was killed by a suicide bomber, but the JOHN GALLAGHER National Post has reported he was shot at close range.

BRUSSELS — Much about Abdelhamid Abaaoud’s path to armed Islamic radicalism remains mysterious. In the words of Koen Geens, the Belgian justice minister, he mutated from a student at an upscale Brussels school into “an extremely professional commando,” one seemingly able to slip across borders at will. Someone who openly mocked the inability of Western law enforcement agencies to catch him. On Wednesday, the fate of the son of an immigrant shopkeeper from Morocco remained unclear. Police raided a suburban Paris apartment where they believed he was hiding. The siege ended with two deaths and seven arrests but no definitive information on Abaaoud, who French authorities have called the mastermind of the violence that killed at least 129 in Paris last week. The wanted jihadi’s own father believes prison — where he served time for petty crimes — changed him for the worse. After his son got out, Omar Abaaoud noticed “signs of radicalization,” the elder Abaaoud’s lawyer, Nathalie Gallant, told RTBF broadcasting. If so, that would fit the pattern of a number of jihadis who were radicalized in prison. A person in Belgium familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press that Abaaoud became “close” while living in the Molenbeek neighbourhood to another immigrant’s son who had his own troubles with the law, Brahim Abdeslam. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. On Friday, Abdeslam was one of the suicide bombers who blew himself up in the murderous wave that shook Paris. Abdeslam’s brother Salah, who authorities say also was an acquaintance of Abaaoud, is being sought as a suspected accomplice. Abaaoud came onto the international radar as a radical Muslim combatant for the first time in February 2014, said Jasmine Opperman, a senior director with the independent Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium (TRAC). Western recruits had flocked to Syria from Europe and elsewhere to battle the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and fighters from Belgium and other French-speaking countries were co-ordinating assaults north of Aleppo. During the campaign, Abaaoud was filmed at the wheel of a pickup truck dragging a load of mutilated corpses following a mass execution committed by Islamic State at a place called Hraytan. Abaaoud, by then using a nom de guerre, Abou Omar Soussi, wore the same kind of hat as many Afghan mujahedeen, and joked and appeared happy.

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Jonesing for a role BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Krysten Ritter was never drawn to comics, but the opportunity to take on a character-driven role in the new Netflix series Marvel’s Jessica Jones convinced her to find her inner superhero. “Being able to have this role, it’s like actor-candy,” says the former Don’t Trust the B—in Apartment 23 star, who plays the titular character, an emotionally tortured, super-strong young woman working as a private detective in New York. In advance of Jessica Jones’s premiere, The Canadian Press spoke with Ritter about finding a surprisingly meaty role in an action series, the impact of appearing on Breaking Bad, and working with Netflix. CP: Are you a superhero fan? Did you know anything about this character or the Marvel universe beforehand? Ritter: Not really. I am always drawn to smaller stories and intimate character dramas. Little did I know that when I started this whole process of auditioning and learning about this project that that’s exactly what this is. This is a very rooted, grounded character study. And the fact that she’s a superhero is kind of always second in my mind. CP: What drew you to this role? Ritter: Jessica Jones is a former superhero and terrible things happen to her. So for me, it was really about building her life and building who she is and what’s happened to her before we even meet her onscreen. And that’s the kind of work that you only really do in acting class when you’re starting out…. So for me, it was like hardcore training getting into this part. And not just physical training — because that was there, too — but I was working with my acting teacher four or five hours a day (on) scripts before we even got to set. CP: A big part of what defines Jones is her battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. In general, mental health issues get very little serious screentime. Ritter: And one in four people have some kind of mental illness, whether it’s something small, or something like OCD, or anxiety, or panic disorder, or all of these things are so taboo in our culture. And this is something that I love about the show because it’s so relatable. She has real personal issues and struggles that I think everyone can relate to in some way or another…. She has a very traumatic past that we don’t see, we don’t see these things really happen, we see the repercussions of it. And it’s about somebody who is dealing with it. She doesn’t just roll over and die. CP: TV audiences know you from an array of parts on Veronica Mars, Breaking Bad, and Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23. What kind of roles do you seek out? Ritter: There is definitely a theme in my work, or the parts that I get, that I am cast as … and it’s always people that are a little left-ofcentre. And original.

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Multi-award-winning musician Jim Byrnes performs tonight at the Elks Lodge. Tickets to the 8 p.m. concert at 6315 Horn St. are $28 from www.centralmusicfest.com. The show is presented by Central Music Festival Society. including rockabilly, and plays 150 dates a year around North America and Europe. Byrnes is also an actor who’s appeared in various TV shows, including Wiseguy, and Highlander, as well as his national vari-

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Her music speaks for itself ENYA BACK WITH EMOTIONAL MUSIC — AND MAYBE, FINALLY, A CONCERT TOUR BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The Irish singer Eithne Ni Bhraonain — known to the world as Enya — has essentially created her own style of music and sold some 80 million CDs in three decades. Yet when she leaves a hotel after talking about her first new work in seven years, chances are she will walk Manhattan streets unnoticed. It’s an enviable place to be in a celebrity-soaked world. “As a musician, I love the fact that the success was on the music,” she said. “I always say that fame and success are two very different things. … I had a choice — and not a lot of people have this choice — of whether to seek fame with this music or whether to stay back behind the music and let the music speak for itself. And, really, that’s what I did.” Enya’s music re-enters the spotlight on Friday, with the release of Dark Sky Island. It debuts the same day another onenamed powerhouse comes out with her new album — Adele with her 25. The music industry will be watching to see in this era of streaming and sharing if Enya can replicate

ety show, The Jim Byrnes Show. Tickets to the 8 p.m. concert at 6315 Horn St. are $28 from www.centralmusicfest.com. The show is presented by Central Music Festival Society.

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Irish singer Eithne Ni Bhraonain — known to the world as Enya — has essentially created her own style of music and sold some 80 million CDs in three decades. past success. Nielsen Music says she’s sold 23.8 million albums in the United States alone. However, there is reason for added excitement: Enya fans are being teased with the possibility that the 54-year-old singer, who rarely sings in public, may actually be ready to take the stage.

Multi-platinum-selling Canadian poprock band Marianas Trench is coming to Red Deer next spring — along with Walk Off the Earth. Tickets are on sale now for the March 30, Marianas Trench concert at the Centrium, with quintet Walk Off the Earth. The opening Ontario band is best known for the popular single Rule the World, performed on The Today Show as well as the Much Music Video Awards. Marianas Trench, fronted by singer/songwriter Josh Ramsay, has produced a wealth of top selling albums and radio hits, including Fallout, Stutter, Desperate Measures, Haven’t Had Enough, Cross My Heart, and Celebrity Status. The Vancouver band’s fourth album, Astoria, debuted at No. 2 on the Canadian charts and No. 33 on U.S. charts before the band embarked on an American tour. Tickets to the 7 p.m. all-ages show on the Never Say Die Tour are $35, $49.50 or $65 from www.livenation.com or Ticketmaster.

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Multi-award-winning musician Jim Byrnes is bringing the “sheer joy” of blues music to Red Deer. The Missouri native, who moved to Vancouver in the 1970s, has won just about every award going — from a Maple Blues Award (five-times) to Juno Award (three times) to a Canadian Folk Music Award (twice) to a Western Canadian Music Award. Byrnes, who performs tonight at the Elks Lodge, made his most personal record to date in 2014. St. Louis Times contains remembrances of his childhood in original compositions, as well as covers of songs he grew up with were originated by other St. Louis musicians. He was raised on the north side of St. Louis, where one of his neighbourhood bars had Ike and Tina Turner as its house band. Byrnes and his buddy would often be the only white kids at a music club, but “we never had any problems,” he stated. “We were too naive, and had too much respect for the music and culture — they knew it, they could tell.” He was singing and playing the guitar by age 13. Byrnes’ first gig was in 1964. Since then he’s shared stages with many blues legends, including Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal and Robert Cray. The singer and guitarist’s previous albums include Burnin’ (1987), I’ve Turned My Nights into Days (1987), and the Juno Award-winning That River (1995) and 2006’s gospel-tinged House of Refuge. More recently, Byrnes put out I Hear the Wind in the Wires (2012), an album of songs from the golden age of country music. He continues to dabbles in many genres,

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TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MANILA, Philippines — Canada’s new Liberal trade minister says the $4.3-billion compensation package the previous Conservative government made to dairy farmers to counter any ill effects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is not a done deal. International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland said that package is under review, as part of the Liberal government’s promise to consult with Canadians on the massive 12-country Pacific Rim trade pact and put it to a vote in Parliament. For now, she said her government is not bound by the compensation commitment of the Conservatives, which was made by its cabinet during the federal election campaign. Freeland’s assessment came in Manila on Wednesday at the same Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation leaders’ summit where U.S. President Barack Obama made an impassioned pitch to the leaders of the 12 TPP countries — including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau — to ratify the deal as quickly as possible. The APEC gathering brought together all 12 TPP countries for the first time since the historic deal, which covers 40 per cent of the global economy, was announced on Oct. 5. Freeland’s comments are not likely to be well received by the Canada’s dairy industry, which fought hard to protect its supply management system. During the campaign, the Harper cabinet approved the $4.3-billion compensation package over 15 years to help the dairy industry cope with losses from the additional 3.25 per cent of foreign imports that Canada allowed under the TPP. “We appreciate the importance of compensation to affected sectors,” said Freeland. “It would be very inappropriate for us to commit to specific packages given that we’re actually reviewing the

agreement overall.” Freeland said she had good conversations about the issue with Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains before leaving Canada. “We are reviewing now what the compensation plans will be, and I am not going to make commitments for my fellow ministers who are back home in Canada.” Freeland reiterated what the government has been telling its fellow 11 TPP partners in Manila: that it is protrade, realizes the importance of the deal to the Canadian economy, but that it made an election campaign promise to put the deal before the country. She said she is also telling them “that the TPP was not negotiated by our government, it was negotiated by the previous government and our job now is to carefully review the text and consult.” Freeland said she is encountering “great understanding” of that position among its TPP partners. In a statement later Wednesday, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce urged the federal government to seize the opportunity that Asian economic growth represents and ratify the deal as soon as possible. “Canada is losing market share in the fastest-growing region of the world,” said chamber president Perrin Beatty. “Turning this situation around requires an ambitious trade strategy that plays to our advantages in areas like energy, information and biotechnology, advanced manufacturing and agrifood. TPP covers all of these areas, and what we need to do now is to put it in place.” Earlier in the day, Obama offered a more powerful statement on the need to get the TPP deal done once and for all at a luncheon for the pact’s leaders and trade ministers — which included Trudeau and Freeland. “TPP is at the heart of our shared vision for the future of this dynamic

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, sits beside Minister of International Trade Chrystia Freeland as they take part in a Trans-Pacific Partnership meeting on the side-lines of the APEC Summit in Manila, Philippines on Wednesday. region,” Obama said. “Today, we’re going to discuss the road ahead to ensure that TPP is enacted in each of our countries as swiftly as possible. Obviously, execution is critical after we have arrived at the text.” Obama called the pact “the highest standard and most progressive trade deal ever concluded,” citing its strong protections for workers, prohibitions against child labour and labour, and environmental protection — all of it enforceable. Obama and Trudeau will have their first face-to-face meeting on Thursday during the final day of the APEC summit. In addition to the TPP, they will have a packed agenda that includes the war on Islamic militants, the refugee crisis and the fight against climate change. Trudeau started his day of meetings

with a roundtable with 15 Canadian business leaders that included Beatty. “We know that trade is fundamentally good for Canada and for Canadians,” Trudeau told them. “We need to make sure that we’re connecting with the world.” Beatty said he stressed two key priorities for the government: ratify TPP and “build the infrastructure that’s needed to get Canadian resources to our customers around the world.” While there might be some daylight emerging between Canada and the U.S. on trade, Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion made it clear that the two countries were on the same page when it came to pushing for a binding climate change agreement at the Paris summit in two weeks. Dion called climate change a “cancer” and pledged to work alongside the U.S. and France for a strong deal.

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TransCanada’s pipeline facility in Hardisty. The National Energy Board will continue with its examination of applications for TransCanada’s Energy East and Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline projects.

Pipeline application reviews continue despite NEB changes BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The ongoing reviews of two major pipeline proposals will move forward even as Ottawa works to bolster the National Energy Board’s environmental scrutiny of such applications, says Canada’s natural resources minister. The federal regulator will proceed with its examination of applications for TransCanada’s Energy East and Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline projects, Jim Carr said during a conference call Wednesday. “They have not stopped. The process continues,” Carr said from Paris, where he attended an International Energy Agency ministerial meeting ahead of a United Nations-sponsored summit on climate change later this month. “There will be a transition as we amend the ways in which the National Energy Board goes about the process of evaluating these projects and we will announce those changes as soon as we can. But the process continues.” The focus on Energy East and Trans Mountain — two proposals to get Alberta and Saskatchewan oil to tidewater on the east and west coasts, respectively — has intensified in the wake of President Barack Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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Carr also reiterated the new Liberal government’s opposition to Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent a mandate letter to Carr last week instructing him to “modernize” the National Energy Board by ensuring it reflects regional views and boasts sufficient expertise in environmental science, community development and indigenous traditional knowledge. “We’re in favour of a process that’s more inclusive because our goal is to help Canadians be confident in the regulatory process,” Carr said. “I understand that any changes we make to the process will have an effect on projects. I know that it’s important and we will be reviewing the situation and we will give you the results as soon as we can.” TransCanada Corp. (TSX:TRP) said if the government decides to explore potential improvements to the National Energy Board’s system, the company would want to participate in the conversation. “We believe that strong regulation leads to strong and safe pipelines and other projects,” TRP spokesman Tim Duboyce said Wednesday. Kinder Morgan, meanwhile, will continue advancing its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion application, a company spokeswoman said.

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Two of Canada’s largest grocers shed a little more light on their plans to make online shopping convenient, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they agree on the strategy. Both Loblaw and Metro tackled the rising popularity of e-commerce shopping on Wednesday during their quarterly conference calls as the companies delivered stronger overall profits and revenues. Pressure has been mounting for Canadian grocers to respond to evolving consumer habits that show more people are using their computers and smartphones to shop for lower prices and buy online. With rare exceptions, grocery stores have been a laggard in this area, partly because for years consumer research showed minimal demand for online grocery options in Canada. When Walmart and Amazon.ca charged into the largely untouched Canadian online grocery market, the priorities for big chains began to shift. Loblaw has since rolled out its “click-and-collect” option at 30 stores in some regions of the country, including many parts of Ontario, as well as Edmonton, Vancouver and Kelowna, B.C. The project lets customers order groceries online and then pick them up at the local store, similar to Walmart’s in-store “grab-and-go” lockers. Loblaw president Galen Weston said he sees a chance to expand its pickup service beyond grocery stores and into the Shoppers Drug Mart chain, which the company also owns. “I think it’s fair to say those points of convenience in the Shoppers Drug Mart network represent a meaningful opportunity for us,” he said. But Weston isn’t as confident that store-to-door delivery is the future of his business at this point. “Our conviction around click-andcollect is growing,” he added.

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“The customer response … suggests this is a superior customer service proposition … but you know, there will be others with a different view and they can make their investment choices as they see fit.” Next year, fellow grocer Metro Inc. will begin testing its own e-commerce project that could include in-store pickup or delivery. So far, the company has declined to offer any details. In a call with analysts, Metro’s chief executive Eric La Fleche was reluctant to proclaim online shopping as the next step in how consumers buy their food. “For a portion of the population, e-commerce might be the most convenient way to shop,” he said. “We’ll see how big that demand is — and that market is — as it evolves. When the consumer is ready for that, we’ll be ready.” On Wednesday, Loblaw and Metro posted higher quarterly results in what both companies characterized as a highly competitive market driven by discounts and promotions. Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L) reported earnings rose nearly 17 per cent to $166 million, or 40 cents per share, for the third quarter. Sales totalled $13.95 billion, up from $13.60 billion. Growth in same-store sales — stores that have been open more than a year — for the company’s food business was ahead 3.1 per cent, excluding its gas bar and the negative impact of a change in distribution model by a tobacco supplier. Meanwhile, the company’s drug retail same-store sales growth, which includes Shoppers Drug Mart, was 4.9 per cent. Same-store pharmacy sales increased 3.5 per cent, while front store sales increased 6.2 per cent. At Metro Inc. (TSX:MRU), earnings rose 14 per cent to $131.7 million or 52 cents per diluted share for what was its fourth quarter. Sales grew to $2.83 billion from $2.71 billion in the same quarter last year. Same-store sales were up 3.4 per cent. ed a specific dollar figure. Bains didn’t offer details but said his government is studying the request made by Bombardier (TSX:BBD.B) chief executive Alain Bellemare. The Quebec government pledged $1.3 billion in October to help the company complete the CSeries aircraft line, which is about two years behind schedule. Quebec Economy Minister Jacques Daoust said at the time he expected Ottawa to also help finance Bombardier, which is considered one of the most important companies in the province.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 126.00 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 37.17 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.84 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.15 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.28 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.28 Cdn. National Railway . . 78.72 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 194.94 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 34.48 Capital Power Corp . . . . 18.72 Cervus Equipment Corp 13.98 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 53.16 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 50.28 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 19.59 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.75 General Motors Co. . . . . 36.46 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 22.55 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.16 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 42.35 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 33.13 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.54 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 5.72 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 43.14 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 124.61 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.67 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.80 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 70.33 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — North American markets closed higher Wednesday amid big news in the rail space and as investors scrutinized minutes from the latest meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve for hints on the direction of interest rates. In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index ended the day up 119.58 points at 13,399.97, helped by gains in the industrials sector after Canadian Pacific Railway (TSX:CP) confirmed it has made a US$28-billion bid for U.S. rail operator Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC). In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average added 247.66 points to close at 17,737.16, while the broader S&P 500 index climbed 33.14 points to 2,083.58 and the Nasdaq rose 89.19 points to 5,075.20. Wednesday’s release of minutes from the Fed’s October policy rate meeting showed officials generally believed that conditions needed to trigger a rate hike could “well be met” by the time of their next meeting in December. Among other things, they felt the U.S. job market would improve further and that inflation would trend toward the Fed’s two per cent annual target. They also took note of the U.S. economy’s resilience through a summer of financial market turbulence and felt that global threats had “diminished.” Kash Pashootan, portfolio manager at First Avenue Advisory in Ottawa, a Raymond James company, said that markets have historically tend to sell off in the period before a rate hike. “You could argue that most of that digesting of the new rates took place over the past two weeks,” Pashootan said. The TSX’s recent eight-day slide, which snapped on Monday, was reflected by similar drops on U.S. markets. The Dow

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 21.14 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.80 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.93 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.58 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . . 9.63 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 16.47 First Quantum Minerals . . 5.24 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 15.83 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 5.53 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.41 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.77 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 27.33 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.790 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 6.29 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 18.27 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 24.79 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 51.79 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.55 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 21.98 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 33.15 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 8.98 Canyon Services Group. . 4.19 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 20.67 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1500 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 11.20 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.550 average posted three triple-digit losses last week, while the S&P 500 lost nearly 55 points, or 2.7 per cent. The U.S. central bank has held rates at historical lows near zero since 2008, a factor credited with providing much of the liquidity that has fuelled stock market gains ever since the Great Recession. Normally, an increase in rates would be a negative for markets, but investors generally seem prepared for the Fed to act in December. And many see a rate hike as a net positive, considering confirmation that the Fed believes the U.S. recovery is on a solid footing. On commodity markets, the December contract for benchmark crude oil settled eight cents higher at US$40.75 a barrel after slipping below US$40 for the first time since August earlier in the day. December natural gas ended the day down 2.4 cents at US$2.347 per mmBtu, while December gold gained 10 cents to US$1,068.70 an ounce and December copper shed 2.6 cents to US$2.08 a pound. The Canadian dollar lost 0.05 of a U.S. cent, ending the day at 75.09 cents after falling below 75 cents in midday trading. Pashootan said Canadians could see a 65 cent dollar if the Canadian economy continues to weaken in the face of low commodity prices and the Bank of Canada cuts interest rates for the third time since the beginning on 2015. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Wednesday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 13,399.97, up 119.58 points Dow — 17,737.16, up 247.66 points

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S&P 500 — 2,083.58, up 33.14 points Nasdaq — 5,075.20, up 89.19 points Currencies: Cdn — 75.09 cents US, down 0.05 of a cent Pound — C$2.0291, up 0.42 of a cent Euro — C$1.4186, up 0.16 of a cent Euro — US$1.0652, up 0.04 of a cent Oil futures: US$40.75 per barrel, up eight cents (December contract) Gold futures: US$1,068.70 per oz., up 10 cents (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $19.533 oz., down 3.9 cents $627.99 kg., down $1.25 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Jan. ‘16 $3.10 lower $467.10 March ‘16 $2.10 lower $474.30 May ‘16 $1.60 lower $478.30 July ‘16 $1.50 lower $481.90 Nov. ‘16 $1.80 lower $475.80 Jan. ‘17 $1.80 lower $475.90 March ‘17 $1.80 lower $475.90 May ‘17 $1.80 lower $475.90 July ‘17 $1.80 lower $475.90 Nov. ‘17 $1.80 lower $475.90 Jan. ‘18 $1.80 lower $475.90. Barley (Western): Dec. ‘15 unchanged $188.50 March ‘16 unchanged $190.50 May ‘16 unchanged $191.50 July ‘16 unchanged $191.50 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $191.50 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $191.50 March ‘17 unchanged $191.50 May ‘17 unchanged $191.50 July ‘17 unchanged $191.50 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $191.50 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $191.50. Wednesday’s estimated volume of trade: 718,100 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 718,100.

Oil well drilling association forecasts 2016 to be worst in years BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Canada’s oil well drilling industry will continue to shrink next year and may never bounce back to recent levels, the industry’s main representative body said Wednesday. “The drilling and service rig industry is facing one of the most difficult economic times in a generation,” Mark Scholz, president of the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors, said in presenting the association’s 2016 forecast. “The active rig count in Western Canada today is at the same level as we experienced in 1983, one of the worst periods in our industry’s history.” The association is forecasting 56,260 operating days next year, a drop of 57 per cent compared with 2014 and 17 per cent compared with this year. Fewer operating days mean fewer jobs, with direct and indirect jobs forecast to total just 21,465 next year, compared with 25,785 this year and 49,950 in 2014. “It is difficult to quantify the challenges ahead, but there will be significant hardship on businesses, families and workers,” Scholz said. Brian Krausert, chair of the association’s forecasting committee, said the year ahead looks grim as utilization rates are projected to be at 22 per cent, the lowest level since the association started tracking the statistic in 1977.

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“What is different about this downcycle is the speed of the downturn and the projected length, and also the impact of what technology has done,” said Krausert. He said the industry has already lost 180 rigs from its peak in 2009 and that with continued improvements in rig technology and performance, the industry will emerge from this downturn smaller and more technology driven. Advances in technology will mean more automation and efficiency, which will require fewer rigs and fewer people to operate them, said Krausert. “It will be a year of transition for the entire drilling industry,” he said. “We are on the cusp of massive change in the drilling industry.” The association expects 4,728 wells drilled next year, compared with 5,531 this year and 11,226 last year. At 22 per cent, the utilization rate will be down from 25 per cent this year and 46 per cent in 2014. The drilling industry has been hit hard as oil and gas producers have pulled back on exploration and development plans in the wake of lower oil prices. Scholz also said new government policies aren’t helping the industry in these difficult times. “An increase in taxes and an uncertain competitive landscape with respect to royalties, and new environmental taxes have left a big question mark on the attractiveness of operating in Alberta,” Scholz said. mer president Robert Leonidas, who were accused of conspiring to fix chocolate prices between 2002 and 2008. No reason was give for the Crown’s decision. Two months ago, prosecutors also abandoned charges against Mars Canada, former Nestle Canada executive Sandra Martinez, distributor ITWAL Ltd. and its former CEO, David Glenn Stevens. Hershey Canada, the only company convicted in the case, pleaded guilty in June 2013 to price-fixing and was fined $4 million. Hershey had co-operated in the Competition Bureau’s investigation and the regulator recommended the company receive lenient treatment in return. The charges stem from an investigation launched in July 2007 after the bureau was contacted by Cadbury Adams Canada Inc. under the bureau’s immunity program.

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organized labour and a chilly reception from Virginia-based Norfolk Southern, which described the proposal as an “unsolicited, low-premium, non-binding, highly conditional indication of interest.” CP Rail CEO Hunter Harrison, who has long advocated consolidation in the railway industry, told Norfolk Southern CEO Jim Squires in a letter dated Nov. 9 that a combined network would lead to faster growth than either company could achieve on its own while creating a more diversified book of business. Squires had asked CP to withhold releasing the letter until after the two chief executives met last Friday. CP has presented a 50-50 stockand-cash offer that would give Norfolk Southern shareholders US$46.72 in cash and 0.348 of a share in the new merged company for each share.

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CLAYTON, Robert “Bob” 1934 - 2015 Bob Clayton passed away quietly at home in the company of his wife Betty on Thursday morning November 12, 2015 at the age of 81 years. They had been married for over 60 years and raised three children; Gordon Clayton of Cochrane, Alberta, and sisters MaryAnn Clayton and Rene’ (BettyAnn) Clayton both of Red Deer. He is also survived by five grandchildren, seven greatgrandchildren, and his sister Sadie (Sherrie) Jones of Calgary. He was predeceased by his parents Gordon and Margaret Clayton of Vulcan, Alberta. Bob was a long-time resident of Red Deer and seasonal tenant at Spruce Bay on the shores of Pine Lake. Bob will be remembered for his congeniality, storytelling, and love for family and friends. As a young man Bob was known throughout southern Alberta for his athletic skills as a goaltender in hockey and catcher in baseball, playing on many highly competitive junior and senior men’s teams in the 1950’s. He left his home town of Vulcan, Alberta to join the Royal Canadian Air Force as a mission flight controller and spent a number of years assigned to NORAD (Northern Air Defense) in various postings such as Quebec City, Comox, B.C., Montreal, Duluth, Minnesota, and Schefferville, Quebec. Upon completion of his military career Bob became a process operator and was one of the original crew which started up the Great Canadian Oil Sands facility (now Suncor Energy) in Fort McMurray in 1967. In 1969 Bob moved his family to Red Deer to operate a Chevron gas plant west of Sylvan Lake from which he retired in 1992. He spent much of his retirement enjoying his love for sports, attending numerous tournaments, his love for travel, accompanied by family and friends on numerous trips to Hawaii, Mexico, and Southeast Asia, and his love of cooking, regularly trying new recipes. A formal memorial service for Bob will not be held at his request but a celebration of his life will be planned for the spring at Pine Lake. He will be sorely missed by family and friends but long remembered. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

DICKSON Lloyd Erwin Lloyd Erwin Dickson passed away peacefully at his home in Red Deer on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at the age of 91 years. He was born in Regina, SK, on May 9, 1924 and raised on the family farm in the Tregarva District, northeast of Regina. He was a WWII Navy veteran, then worked at Alberta Government Telephones until retiring in Red Deer. Over the years, Lloyd remained active in many community organizations including Sunnybrook Farm Museum, The Lending Cupboard, and Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Isabelle, son, Greg (Penny), and daughter, Barbara (Arnold), sisters; Bernice, Linda (Jerry), Dorothy-Ann, brothers; Harold (Shirley) and Ken, and two granddaughters; Lesley and Lynsey (Jade). A Memorial Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to one of following charities: Canadian Diabetes Association, 6, 5015 48 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 1S9, Sunny Brook Farm Museum, 4701 30 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 5H7, or the Lending Cupboard Society, 5406C 43 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 1C9. 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

CLARK Donald 1933 - 2015 Donald Clark was born to Jim and Helen Clark in Rimbey, the same day as Johnny Cash, February 26, 1933 and has a story as remarkable! He passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015 surrounded by loved ones. He leaves a part of himself with each of his children who are left to mourn his loss; Robin (Murray Gommerud) Armitage, Deana (Brian Kolari) Gillies, Larry Clark and Lorry (Tim Visser) Clark, their children and grandchildren, step-daughter, Loro (DL) Carmen, and a dear foster son, Richard Sime. He also leaves many dear nieces, nephews and special friends to share his memory. A proud, loyal and dignified man chose his exit from this life and transitioned to be with loved ones who’ve gone before him, his beloved wife, Norma, his ex-wife and mother of his children, Marion, both parents, all of his siblings, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. A service of celebration, remembrance and healing will be held at the Radisson Red Deer, 6500 67 Street, Red Deer, on Friday, November 20, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. 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

FRISKEN Royden Grant 1927-2015 Roy passed away peacefully at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Thursday, November 12 at the age of 88. Roy is survived by his two sons; Ross (Lois) of Grande Prairie and Ron (Tara) of Red Deer; grandchildren Matthew (Jenelle), Erin (Ian), Nick and Shaun; great grandchildren Colin, Tessa, Gabby and Will; and sister Kay (Ernest Lindholm). He was predeceased by the love of his life Pearl (Boyko); sister Fay (Boyd Lindberg) and parents Ross and Greta Frisken. Roy grew up in the New Norway/Camrose area and moved to Red Deer in 1960 where he worked as a Watchmaker, Gemologist and Goldsmith. Roy was very active in the community with the Jaycee’s, Tom Thumb Hockey, Oldtimers Hockey, the Red Deer Legion and the Cadets, to name a few. He had a passion for the outdoors and enjoyed flyfishing and hunting. He also enjoyed the many social events where he could spend time with family and friends over a great meal and a bottle of wine. Roy was a loving man with an amazing spirit we will not forget - he will be missed! Stories and condolences can be sent to: friskenmemories@gmail.com In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Central Region of the Multiple Sclerosis Society in Red Deer. At Roy’s request, a private family memorial will be held.

SMITH Gary Dwayne Smith passed away suddenly November 11, 2015 at the age of 69 years. The son of J.O. and Rebecca Smith, was raised at Poplar Haven Farms just north of Wimborne. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the University of Alberta before returning home to farm and ranch with his father and brothers Ron and Robert. Some of his fondest memories were competing alongside Robert and friend Lorne Howard in rodeos throughout Western Canada first as bull riders and eventually as calf ropers. Gary was also involved in the livestock export business and has worked throughout Mexico, Columbia, Brazil, Uruguay, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Russia, Kazakhstan and Asia. He has also served as a judge of beef cattle in many international livestock exhibitions. Gary is survived by his wife Kristine; son Guy (Emily); daughter Kelly (Scott) Fraser; Gary’s pride and joy, his grandchildren Brayden Taylor and Tilden Smith and Alex, Becca, Jill and Aubrey Fraser; sisters Cleo Ross and Donna Bennett; brother Ron (Ruth) Smith; sister in law Annette Smith; brother in law Jess Block and sister in law Andrea (Walton) Van Dyke; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and their families. He is joined in heaven by his parents, brother Robert, brother in laws Jim Ross and Bill Bennett along with a few special cronies from across the cattle industry. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday November 20, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at the Olds Cow Palace (5116 54 St.) Olds, AB. HEARTLAND FUNERAL SERVICES LTD., INNISFAIL entrusted with arrangements. 403-227-0006 www.heartlandfuneralservices.com

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BURKIN William Henry Dad’s strong heart, filled with love for his large family stopped beating on the evening of Friday, November 13, 2015 following a four week stay at Red Deer Regional Hospital. As family, we would like to express our thankfulness for the excellent care dad received. William Henry Burkin leaves behind his loving wife, Beryl, whom will miss his love and hand holding that occurred over the past seventy-five years. William was predeceased by sons; Bill (Deloris) of Golden B.C., Bob (Sharon) of Fort Saskatchewan, Dennis (Linda) of Fox Creek, and son-in-law, Lyle (Brenda) of Fox Creek. His sons; Alan of Edmonton, Raymond (JoAnne) of Red Deer, daughters; Brenda (Steve) and Cathy (Bryan) both of Fox Creek, grieve, and will miss his enjoyment of family and love for life. There are twenty-two grandchildren, thirty-seven great-grandchildren and eight great, great-grandchildren, to continue his mantra of “Make Someone Smile Today”. Dad served in the British Military during the Second World War, in the European Campaigns, being hospitalized twice. He proudly wore his medals every Remembrance Day. Cremation has taken place, with internment at a later date. Dad’s remembrance will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 Street, Red Deer, on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. Following, there will be a tea for family and friends at Inglewood Seniors Living, 10 Inglewood Drive, Red Deer. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in William’s honour may be made directly to the Canadian Diabetes Association, 6, 5015 48 Street, Red Deer, AB, T4N 1S9 or the Canadian Cancer Society, 101, 6751 52 Avenue, Red Deer, AB, T4N 4K8, or to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

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In Memoriam IN Loving Memory of FRANK DUSSOME Feb. 20, 1934 - Nov. 19, 2013 Dear Frank If I could have a lifetime wish A dream that would come true I’d pray to God with all my heart for yesterday and you. A thousand words can’t bring you back. I know because I’ve tried and neither will a million tears I know because I’ve cried. You left behind my broken heart and happy memories. I never wanted memories I only wanted you. I do not need a special day to bring you to my mind. The days I do not think of you are very hard to find. Each morning when I awake I know that you are gone, and no one knows how my heart still aches with sadness and secret tears still flow. What it meant to lose you no one will ever know. I’ll forget many things in my life Frank but I’ll never forget you. In life I loved you dearly, in death I love you still. ~ Connie

KALAN Linda 1942 - 2015 Linda Joyce Kalan passed away from cancer, at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the age of 73 years. As requested, no service will be held. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society at www.cancer.ca. Cremation has already taken place. Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND Funeral Directors CREMATORIUM, & Services 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

NICHOLSON Adolphine 1921 - 2015 Adolphine Nicholson of Lethbridge, beloved wife of the late Helge Nicholson, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2015 at the age of 94 years. Adolphine was born on May 13, 1921 in Bashaw, Alberta. She is Births survived by her children Harold (Rose) of Lethbridge, Bonnie of Vancouver; grandchildren Mark (Trish), Lana, Laura (Cory); eight great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; sisters ARE YOU EXPECTING Helen, Marlene (Dale); A BABY SOON? brother Clarence (Anne) and Welcome Wagon numerous nieces and nephews. has a Cremation has been special package entrusted to Martin Brothers just for you & Funeral Chapel Ltd. A your little one! Memorial Service will be held For more information, at 2:00 pm, Thursday, Call Lori, 403-348-5556 November 26, 2015 at Evergreen Funeral Chapel, 16204 Fort Road, Edmonton. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta. EVERGREEN FUNERAL CHAPEL & RECEPTION Tell Everyone CENTRE, CEMETERY & with a Classified CREMATION CENTRE Announcement 780-472-9019

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4 BDRMS, 2 1/2 baths, single car garage, 5 appls, $1695/mo. in Red Deer. 403-782-7156 403-357-7465 BLACKFALDS HOUSE 2 bath Newly renovated and nice fl. plan. 2 bdrm+den/office. Big laundry/storage area, exercise or craft room, fenced yard+shed. n/s, no dogs, $1250. Rent is negotiable. 403-556-1186

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LOGS Houses/ Semi loads of pine, spruce, Duplexes tamarack, poplar, birch. Price depends on location 2 BDRM. upper level of of delivery. Lil Mule house 127 Ibbotson Close Logging 403-318-4346 $1300 rent, 403-596-8929 SEASONED Firewood. Poplar, Pine/Spruce mix, 3 bdrm, 3 bath, 3 finished Birch. Delivery avail. and flrs, 3 parking at 7316-59 Ave. avail. to family with mobile processing avail Brian (403)845-8989 or over 30 year old adults. 5 appls., deck through patio Lawrence 403-844-1078 doors and small fenced yard for critters. Rent/Sec. $1575/mon. 403-341-4627 Health & HUGO WALKER, like new $50. 403-986-1720

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1 BDRM., 3 appls., close to mall, seniors only, no pets, $860. rent, $600. SD balcony. 403-318-0751 2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avail. Dec.1 $900/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337 2 BDRM. N/S, no pets. $875 rent/d.d. 403-346-1458 ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., ADULT ONLY BLDG, no pets, Oriole Park. 403-986-6889

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Food dos and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ts for your gut bugs Next time you open the fridge, remember that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not eating for just one. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also feeding the 100 trillion bacteria that call your digestive system home â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and help control your weight, heart health, blood sugar, immune system and even your moods. Your goal: Nurture the good gut bugs and keep the detrimental types in check. Probiotic supplements can help, but a growing stack of research proves that what you eat has enormous power over your inner world. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the latest on what the good gut bugs like for dinner, and what they hate:

the body, they lessen inflammation of cardiovascular tissue, reducing the long-term risk of stroke.â&#x20AC;? Chewy produce: The cellulose in the chewy stuff like carrot skin, broccoli stems and asparagus ends is an insoluble fiber that good gut bacteria thrive on. Get more by scrubbing carrots instead of peeling them and by grating tough veggie stalks for use in salads or coleslaw. Crunch on cruciferous goodies like broccoli, kale, cabbage and cauliflower several times weekly; they contain glucosinolates that gut bugs convert into cancer-fighting compounds. Onions, asparagus, raspberries and more: These plant foods are great sources of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;prebioticâ&#x20AC;? fiber called fructans (your good-for-you gut bacteria ferment DR. MICHAEL ROIZEN Beans, tofu and quinoa: A pot of the fructans and then dine on that). three-bean chili, curried tofu and a AND DR. MEHMET OZ Other fructan-packed foods include arveggie stir-fry over protein-rich quinoa tichokes (Jerusalem and regular) and YOU DOCS are great alternatives to meat, and your leeks. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also get some in pears, bagut bugs will say â&#x20AC;&#x153;thank you!â&#x20AC;? In a 2014 nanas, watermelon and nectarines. study, people who substituted fiber-rich plant foods Yogurt and fermented foods: Yogurt with live acfor red meat and fried foods doubled their amount of tive cultures is a great way to introduce more good bacteria that produce inflammation-cooling butyrate bacteria into your digestive system. So is kefir, a ferin just two weeks. mented dairy drink. Dark chocolate: Have a 1 ounce square for dessert, paired with your favorite fruit. Gut bugs love munching on the fiber and polyphenols in dark cocoa, say Louisiana State University scientists. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The good microbes, such as bifidobacterium and lactic Emulsifiers: Processed-food ingredients with acid bacteria, feast on chocolate,â&#x20AC;? one of the re- tongue-twisting names like carboxymethylcellulose searchers says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you eat dark chocolate, they and polysorbate 80 keep ice cream smooth and preferment it, producing compounds that are anti-in- vent mayonnaise from separating. But research sugflammatory. When these compounds are absorbed by gests that these emulsifiers may affect gut bugs in

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The idea of eating vegetarian or fruits and vegetables carry their corvegan can sound so limiting at first. responding nutrients, all of which are The thought of â&#x20AC;&#x153;not eating meatâ&#x20AC;? or needed in variety to live a wholesome taking away cheese, going without eggs healthy life. or staying away from bread? According to FAOSTAT, the Food Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left?! Nothing? Actually, it is and Agriculture Organization of the limitless. United Nations Statistics Division, on Whether you eat some average the globe is consuming animal products or not, the below statistics in food constepping into the plant sumption: based kingdom can reGrain 45 per cent ally be a nourishing exSugar and Fat 20 per cent ploration of much more Produce 11 per cent variety in fact. Meat 9 per cent Something worth Dairy and Eggs 8 per cent adding to the diet. The Other 6 per cent â&#x20AC;&#x153;normâ&#x20AC;? of the typical Grains are known to be one meat, eggs, dairy, sugof the highest inflammatory ar, and refined grains is foods in the body. actually the diet that is Inflammation is a predequite limiting. cessor to all kinds of ailments, KRISTIN The most limiting in including fatigue, loss of apFRASER actuality. Yet these are petite, muscle stiffness, high the foods you will find SOMETHING TO blood pressure, autoimmune in every restaurant and disorders and of course, arthriCHEW ON fast food joint that seem tis. to be the most accessiConsumption of sugar is also ble. And so, this is the most consumed. highly inflammatory in the body and Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we are used to. is a causative factor in diabetes, emoYet the results of eating such foods tional and hormonal imbalances and are what we are used to as well â&#x20AC;&#x201D; faother ailments. tigue, bloating, headaches, and the So what else to consume and how to constant need for caffeine. consume it? This just seems to be the norm. Try adding some more of the anti-inNow, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not that these foods are so â&#x20AC;&#x153;unhealthyâ&#x20AC;? itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that they need a flammatory, blood sugar stabilizing balance with some other forms of nu- plant based foods to your regiment: trients and are a little mass consumed chickpeas, lentils, cannellini beans, black eyed peas, quinoa, chia seeds, in my opinion. So, maybe itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to eat outside brocolli, lettuce, cabbage, kale, celery, carrots, herbs like cilantro, basil, mint the box? In order to get the maximum nutri- â&#x20AC;Ś The list goes on. Seems daunting? tion, our bodies need variety. Different Try just one. Cook up a pot of a lenutrients provide different benefits gume or â&#x20AC;&#x153;pseudo grainâ&#x20AC;? like quinoa and different nutrients come from dif(pseudo because it is more technically ferent food sources. For example pomegranates con- a seed) Then add some roasted vegetables tain a compound, only found in pomegranates called punicalagin, which is (just look up time and temperature shown to benefit the heart and blood 325-375F for 20-45 minutes) and season vessels, helping heart blockages melt with olive oil and lemon and a bit of sea salt. away. Health can be simple, nourishing Certain trace minerals like molybdenum, manganese, folate and copper and tasty. But you have to be willing to can be found in foods like chickpeas, step outside the box to experience the which help support the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enzyme benefit. Kristin Fraser, BSc, is a holistic nuactivity and helps fight inflammation tritionist and local freelance writer. Her in the body. Brocolli, rich in potassium, helps column appears every second Thursday. keep your cells, tissues and organs She can be reached at kristin@somethingfunctioning properly. Each color of tochewon.ca.

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CHICAGO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A U.S. sexually transmitted diseases epidemic is increasing and the most common infection, chlamydia, has risen to record levels, government officials say. Reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis all increased in 2014. Chlamydia cases had dipped in 2013, but last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total of more than 1.4 million â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or 456 cases per 100,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was the highest number of annual cases of any condition ever reported to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The chlamydia rate was up almost 3 per cent from 2013, the CDC reported Tuesday. Sexually transmitted diseases are among more than 70 diseases that are reportable to the CDC, including measles, chickenpox and tuberculosis. Flu is reported differently, by hospitaliza-

tions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worsening STD epidemic is a clear call for better diagnosis, treatment, and prevention,â&#x20AC;? said the CDCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dr. Jonathan Mermin. Gonorrhea cases totalled 350,062, up 5 per cent from 2013, and the most contagious forms of syphilis jumped 15 per cent to 20,000. As in previous years, the syphilis increase was mainly in gay and bisexual men. Most gonorrhea and chlamydia infections were in 15- to 24-year-olds, an ongoing trend. Both can cause infertility in women but can be treated with antibiotics. They often have no symptoms, and while yearly screening is recommended for sexually active women younger than 25, many donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get tested and infections go untreated, the CDC said.

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When I assumed the position of is a major sponsor, so the book is biologist at Ellis Bird Farm almost available in all their Alberta stores 30 years ago, all bird feeding books and via their online store. It is alfocused on eastern species. so available at Kerry Wood Nature I thought it appropriCentre and from the bird ate for Alberta to have farm’s online store. I feel a book about ‘”our” justified in shamelessly birds, so the Ellis Bird promoting the book beFarm published Winter cause the proceeds from Bird Feeding: An Alberta book sales support Ellis Guide. The book has been Bird Farm’s education, considered a good bird conservation and refeeding reference, but, search programs. And it after so many years, is has arrived just in time now out of date and out for Christmas! of print. Researching and Last year, after repeatwriting this book was ed requests, I agreed to a long and sometimes MYRNA write an expanded and challenging process, but PEARMAN updated version of the I learned so many new book. Thanks to support and fascinating things OUTDOORS from the bird farm’s about birds. I hope it will board of directors and inspire more people to team, financial assisfeed, learn about and aptance from generous donors, techni- preciate our winged avian neighcal support by bird experts, and the bours! submission of hundreds of beautiful Myrna Pearman is the biologist photographs by backyard bird en- and site services manager at Ellis Bird thusiasts from across the Prairies, Farm. She can be reached at mpearI was able to finish the book a few man@ellisbirdfarm.ca. Book informaweeks ago. tion and her signing schedule can be Covering all seasons, this book found on Ellis Bird Farm’s website is entitled Backyard Bird Feeding: www.ellisbirdfarm.ca. An Alberta Guide. Peavey Industries

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‘Backyard Bird Feeding: An Alberta Guide’ (TOP) includes a chapter on watching feeder birds, including details about how blue jays (RIGHT) express their ‘feelings’ through their crest feathers. This bird is holding its crest feathers erect, a sign of nervousness that is usually felt when birds first arrive at a feeding station. ABOVE: It is at feeding stations that many rare birds have been documented in Alberta. On the afternoon of November 3, I happened to notice a small yellow warbler picking at the sunflower chips on my deck. Fall warblers are notoriously difficult to identify, so I was glad that my camera was close by. A submission to the Royal Alberta Museum confirmed that it was a Pine Warbler, only the sixth confirmed record for the species in Alberta. His appearance will be included in the next edition of the book! BOTTOM: According to Project FeederWatch (feederwatch.org), blackcapped chickadees are the most common feeder bird species in North America. They relish both suet and sunflower seeds. One easy way to offer them sunflowers is to grow these majestic plants in your yard and then set the ripened seed heads out for them to pick at.

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Time to clean up our environmental act The many readers of Audubon Mag- elected within six months of each othazine will be unhappy to learn that er: repairing and recovering the dethe long – time Incite column of Ted struction to our environmental protecWilliams is no more. The tive systems and resulting magazine decided to condamage to our environment centrate almost entirely on and ecosystems and spin birds, and while Williams off damage to our reputais interested in birds, he is tion, all of which has landed equally interested in all the us in the mess we find ourcreatures of our ecosystem selves in today. and writing about what we What happened is that are doing to them. conservative governments Without question, Wilthat never conserve anyliams is the toughest, most thing in both Alberta and incisive and fearless enviCanada embarked on a camronmental writer in North paign of weakening enviAmerica. That he hasn’t ronmental protection laws BOB been sued into silence is and agencies, and not enSCAMMELL testimony to his research forcing what was left in orand his facts. His columns der to make it easier, faster, OUTDOORS appear in many publicaand cheaper to rip natural tions, one of my favorites resources from the ground. being his Conservation column in That, of course, has resulted in a peFly Rod & Reel Magazine, a natural troleum glut and ruinous low prices, fit for a dedicated fly fisherman, as something Peter Lougheed warned us evidenced by his book, “”Something about when he advised progressing Fishy.” slowly with the oil sands. Besides FR&R magazine, Williams We have also made an unconsciowill continue his powerful conserva- nable mess of Alberta in the past two tion advocacy in Outdoor America, The decades of hell bent for destruction Magazine of the Izaak Walton League, PC governments, federal and provinYale Environment 360, and National cial. At least six species of Alberta fish Wildlife. Williams is excited about his and wildlife are nearing extinction new column in Nature Conservancy, owing to the environmental destructitled “Recovery,” and subtitled “Con- tion by resource developers, aided and servation of what we have left is no abetted by our governments: the sage longer enough; we need to start recov- grouse, the woodland caribou, the bull, ering what we’ve lost.” west slope cutthroat and Athabasca It seems to me that would also be a rainbow trout, and the arctic grayling. great agenda item for the new federWe snare, strafe from helicopters al and Alberta governments we have and poison more than 1000 wolves in

Son blames parents for problems Dear Annie: My son, “Robert,” is 50 years old. He has no contact with his older sister or me. When Robert was 13, my husband and I divorced. His father was a troubled person. He was a typical old-fashioned European father who believed in physical punishment, and used a belt when disciplining his son. I tried to protect KATHY MITCHELL Robert, and this AND MARCY SUGAR often caused a great many arANNIE’S MAILBOX guments with my husband. After the divorce, the children lived with me. When Robert was in high school, he got into drugs and became too difficult for me to handle, so I sent him to live with his father, who lived close by. Robert continued to act out and was punished often, but he graduated with honors and was well-liked. He went on to college, married young and had two children. The oldest is autistic, which put a great deal of pressure on the marriage and they divorced. I love my grandchildren. Robert used to bring them to visit every summer. We helped them financially. Robert cut his father out of his life, but still kept in touch with me. But in therapy, he became convinced that all of his problems are my fault and that his sister didn’t experience what he went through. Now he wants no contact with either of us. I write and text, but get no response. Annie, I thought I was doing the best thing for him. I love my son. What can I do? — Hurting Mother Dear Mother: It is not unusual for children to blame the parents when their lives go off the rails. Robert sees only that you left him with a fa-

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protect the environment in Alberta, as they have traditionally done so well under such legislation as the federal Fisheries Act, the Navigable Waters Protection Act and through the Canadian Wildlife Service and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, except that the Harper government has gutted the legislation, the institutions, and muzzled the scientists. We now have a prime minister who learned his love for paddling Canada’s rivers from his Prime minister father. The Hon. Justin could do great things for our environment simply by restoring all the rivers that the Harperites removed from the Navigable Waters Protection Act, leaving only 19. What was widely regarded as Canada’s best environmental legislation, section 35(1) of the Fisheries Act used to read: “No person shall carry on any work or undertaking that results in the harmful alteration, disruption, or destruction of fish habitat.” The PC gutting left it reading thus: “No person shall carry on any work, undertaking or activity, other than fishing, that results in an adverse effect on a fish of economic, cultural or economic value.” Rookie Fisheries and Oceans Minister, Hon. Hunter Tootoo, MP for Iqaluit Centre, could save and recover fish habitats everywhere in Canada, simply by reenacting the good old version.

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Alberta and cause countless collateral kills of other wildlife in a cynical and utterly useless attempt to protect the caribou which is doomed solely by the destruction and fragmentation of its habitat by onrushing big oil, gas, and logging. Albertans just don’t get that our environmental atrocities here are noticed in the US by the influential likes of Ted Williams, and many environmental groups and become a big part of the definition of “dirty Alberta oil” that results in turnoffs and turndowns of our pipelines through the U.S. Clearly it is time for our rookie governments and cabinet ministers to use the low price slowdown in oil and gas to clean up our environmental act provincially and federally. A start in Alberta would be the restoration of the twice, or thrice - removed Department of Lands and Forests and its Fish and Wildlife Division with a strong mandate and mission to preserve, protect, and maintain the renewable natural resources of the province. Frankly, I have little hope for Alberta. Over the years I have learned that the NDP, strange for socialists, does not seem to understand the concept of public assets, particularly public land. So far, Environment - Parks Minister, Hon. Shannon Phillips, shows no comprehension of the Cowboy Welfare issue so roundly criticized recently by the Auditor General. There is now more room than there ever was for the Feds to step in and