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Marching on home RED DEER ROYALS FIND A PERMANENT HOME BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF The city’s marching musical ambassadors, the Red Deer Royals, are finally getting a permanent home. After more than four decades of shuffling between temporary venues, the concert and marching show band will be moving into the fieldhouse at the new St. Joseph’s High School at 67th Street and 30th Avenue. The whole $5.7 million school/fieldhouse complex is expected to be completed by the fall of 2017. However, just the fieldhouse portion might be ready for

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use by the spring of 2017, said band director Michael Mann — who’s thrilled about entering a “new era” for the Royals. He believes the Royals will be the first marching band in Alberta to build a dedicated, permanent home base. The new space is made possible through a partnership between the Red Deer Catholic School Board, the Kinsmen Club of Red Deer, and the Red Deer Royals and its alumni association. It’s an exciting development, after a long search for a permanent home, said Ray McBeth, fundraising director for the alumni association. Construction costs will be split 50-50 between the Royals and Catholic School District, and McBeth

added, “we couldn’t ask for better people to work with.” Red Deer Catholic Schools superintendent Paul Mason is also pleased to enter a partnership that he feels will benefit the whole community, since the fieldhouse can also be used by other groups. While much fundraising lies ahead, McBeth said it feels great to finally give the band its due. “No one, other than (sports commentator) Ron McLean, has been a better ambassador for Red Deer than the Red Deer Royals,” said McBeth. “I’m in awe of what those kids do.”

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STOPPING OFF AT THE CHARITY CHECKSTOP

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Bible lessons will be taught to disabled children using an elaborate, multi-media puppet theatre, song time, and a therapy dog named Skip. An unconventional, inclusive “Sunday school” for special needs kids and their parents will be held on Saturday mornings, starting from Jan. 16, at Knox Presbyterian Church in Red Deer. The idea behind Skip’s Place is to create a welcoming, fun and educational environment for children who don’t fit into regular church programs, said Caleb Cameron, the program director. “Our hope is that people will feel loved here and learn that God loves them too.” Cushions are scattered on the floor and a darkened, curtained space is available to comfort children who are overstimulated. “Our objective is to make it accessible in any way we can,” added Caleb, whose parents Tom and Lynnette Cameron are also involved with the program. Caleb works with special needs children at Aspire, a local non-profit centre. The 20-year-old said he knows of many local families who can’t attend church regularly because they have children with behavioral issues or special sensory, medical, or dietary needs.

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Amy Wenger accepts a donation from a Red Deer resident at the annual Charity Checkstop for the Red Deer Christmas Bureau Saturday on Taylor Drive.

Extremists could use peaceful demonstrations as cover TRANSPORT CANADA INTEL REPORT OUTLINES POTENTIAL THREAT BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Intelligence officials are concerned that extremists might infiltrate peaceful anti-petroleum protests to “incite violence,” a newly disclosed assessment indicates. The federal analysis of threats to the passenger rail system introduces a new twist to the often tense debate over state scrutiny of environmental demonstrators — that otherwise harmless activists might unwittingly harbour dangerous terrorists. The assertion — contained in a Transport Canada intelligence report — led one defender of civil liberties to ask whether there is evidence to support it. “I do think it’s dangerous to start painting activism as a potential cover for terrorist activities,” said Cara Zwibel, director of the fundamental freedoms program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. The Canadian Press recently obtained a copy of the six-page, November 2014 analysis by Transport’s security intelligence assessment branch through the Access to Information Act. Overall, the assessment warns that surface transportation such as passenger rail is “a favoured target of terrorists” because attackers can inflict mass casualties, fear and economic harm using simple tactics — particularly improvised explosive devices. It points to the 2004 Madrid and 2005 London

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bombings as well as a more recent, failed plot to derail a Via Rail passenger train — all led or supported by al-Qaida. Future plots against passenger rail in Canada are possible given the emphasis on “solo jihad” by al-Qaida and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, past statements from their members and supporters, and the ease with which an attack could be carried out, the report says. But it also cites the prospect of violence by socalled domestic extremists — people on the left or right end of the spectrum motivated by various political, social, environmental and aboriginal issues. Possible attacks or sabotage against rail transportation “are of concern,” the assessment says. At the same time, there are many “legitimate, non-violent activist groups” in Canada that seek to influence policy and garner publicity through protests — sometimes by blocking rail lines, the report notes. “Currently in Canada, there is considerable opposition to pipeline construction, oil sand extraction and the movement of crude oil by rail. Protests and demonstrations at or near surface infrastructure are ongoing and may increase in the near-term,” the assessment adds. “While these types of events are not inherently a threat to security, domestic extremists may seek to infiltrate these events and use them as opportunities

‘WHILE THESE TYPES OF EVENTS ARE NOT INHERENTLY A THREAT TO SECURITY, DOMESTIC EXTREMISTS MAY SEEK TO INFILTRATE THESE EVENTS AND USE THEM AS OPPORTUNITIES TO INCITE VIOLENCE.’ INTELLIGENCE REPORT to incite violence. A vigorous protest cycle may trigger an increase in domestic extremist activity.” After reading the intelligence assessment, Zwibel is curious about the basis for this assertion. “I’m just wondering where that comes from — if there’s some good evidence to suggest that that’s the case, it’s not in here as far as I can tell,” she said. Zwibel is concerned that authorities could use the notion of infiltration as justification “to engage in surveillance or profiling of legitimate, non-violent activist groups.” The Conservative government’s omnibus security bill, which received royal assent last June, drew fierce criticism from environmentalists, aboriginal leaders and others who feared the provisions could be used to spy on dissenters — something the government denied. The new Liberal government has promised to repeal “problematic elements” of the legislation but it is unclear how extensive the revamp might be.

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CHURCH: Safe learning environments After learning of a U.S. program that offers a “disabled ministry,” Caleb thought why not start something similar in Red Deer? Caleb spoke with a supportive co-worker, who floated the idea by her home congregation — and Knox church became home base for the inter-denominational Christian program. Skip’s Place will run there from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays as a 10-week trial If enough families participate, the program will continue, supported by free-will donations, said Tom Cameron. “We’ll take all elementary-aged kids with special needs, no matter how profound,” added Tom, who’s provided ministry, counselling and music to several local churches, including CrossRoads and Livingstones Church. Although children 10 and under are the target audience, Tom added, “We will not turn any kids away, even if they are older and their mental capacity is young.” Parents or caregivers will be asked to stay with their children as they learn simple lessons — such as loving their neighbour and avoiding selfishness. Caleb plans to tell stories using new technology, as well as a “Mr. Dressup approach.” He will operate some plush hand puppets, including the Rat brothers, Barry and Benny, and Funky Chicken. But there’s also a TV screen mounted within the puppet theatre for showing videos. Tom said one video was already shot with a GoPro camera affixed to Skip. The Camerons’ blue-heeler therapy-dog-in-training was toured through the local headquarters of Samaritan’s Purse so kids can learn about the charitable organization that ships donated shoe boxes full of gifts to Third World children. Mike Martin, set designer for the puppet theatre, sees a need for Skip’s Place. As the father of two autistic boys — his elder son is a long-time friend of Caleb’s — Martin believes it’s important to seek out safe, learning environments because “you never know what will do the trick… “You never know who will say something, or do something, that will make a difference (to your child)… I know my mother could say something 88 times but when (someone else does) all of a sudden you’re paying attention,” added Martin, who hopes local families will give Skip’s Place a try. “You’ve got nothing to lose and there might be something to gain.” For more information, or to register, please call 403-357-4600 or visit www.skips.place. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Refugees in for a cold weather shock REGINA — It was a frigid February in 1985 when Getachew Woldeyesus arrived in Saskatchewan as a refugee. The young man from Ethopia stayed inside for two months. “Because you don’t know, is it slippery out there? Are you wearing the right shoes? It’s freezing out there, so I was afraid to go out,” Woldeyesus recalled in an interview with The Canadian Press. Weather-related challenges will no doubt face many of the 25,000 Syrian refugees the federal government has committed to bring to Canada by early next year. Social agencies, church groups and private citizens across the country have been organizing donations of clothing with an emphasis on coats, gloves, hats and winter footwear. Woldeyesus was 19 when he fled his home country in 1980 because of a civil war. He spent a few days in Sudan and a few years in Italy before finally being approved to resettle in Canada. It was difficult to leave his family behind and make the dangerous journey. When he finally got to Regina, Woldeyesus received support from the Regina Open Door Society. A volunteer mentor helped him get through the winter. “The volunteer was more encouraging and he was more supportive. He was always with me and trying to show me how to dress properly for winter. Also,

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Caleb Cameron and Skip pose for a picture during the open house for Skip's Place at the Knox Presbyterian Church Saturday. Skip's Place is a unique alternative to Sunday School, aimed at children with special needs and disabilities and is set to begin Jan. 16, 2016.

ROYALS: Money raised over last decade The 100 musicians, aged 12 to 18, have given Red Deer international presence by participating in various competitions in Europe, Asia and Australia. The Royals won four world championship gold medals, as well as repeat “Grand Champion” status at the Calgary Stampede and Edmonton Klondike Days parades, and Outstanding Community Youth Band standing from the Province of Alberta. Besides racking up accolades, McBeth said the Royals’ dedicated, team-building focus has positively affected many young lives. Rehearsals have been held in many less-thanideal venues, however — from strip malls, to parking lots, to airplane hangars since Old Central School (known as The Castle), burned down in 1970 — just a year after the Royals were created in 1969. Open Door provided a lot of information so, using that, I was able slowly to go out,” said Woldeyesus, who is now the society’s manager of settlement and family services. “The first winter was better. The second … you started getting used to it. But of course it’s shocking for the people to arrive in winter.” Ali Abukar agrees. Abukar fled Somalia and lived in Egypt as a refugee before arriving in Canada in 2011. He lived in Ontario before moving to Saskatoon in the winter of 2013. Abukar said winter can be tough for refugees who use public transit and will stand outside waiting for a bus. I think what also made it very difficult for me was the wind chill. The wind chill was making it worse. In Ontario, sometimes it gets colder and you see snow and all that, but it never gets colder the way that it gets here,” he said. Abukar, who is now executive director at the Saskatoon Open Door Society, said sometimes refugees and immigrants don’t know what clothes to wear in the winter. The society shows them what mittens and scarves are all about and how to dress for the cold.

Clark says Trudeau Senate plan will legitimize unaccountability OTTAWA — British Columbia’s premier says the Trudeau government’s plans for a more independent, non-partisan Senate will make the much-maligned institution even worse than it already is. Christy Clark says the new process for appointing senators on merit will give legitimacy to an unelected, unaccountable upper house in which her

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Practices are now mostly at the Westerner, which offers the non-profit band discounted space when it’s not needed for other events. When the Westerner is unavailable, the group relocates to school gyms, hockey rinks and athletic fields, sometimes as far as Penhold and Sylvan Lake. It’s very difficult to find a large enough venue, said McBeth, who noted sometimes the drum line rehearses in one place, while the brass and woodwinds are in another. Mann feels practices will be more cohesive when the whole band can rehearse together consistently in the fieldhouse. About half of the $2.75 million needed for the Royals portion of costs has been raised, so far, by the alumni association, Kinsmen and anonymous sources over the past decade, said McBeth. While it’s now a tougher climate for raising money, he added the band will be approaching corporations, as well as coming up with “creative” ideas over the coming months. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com. province will remain grossly under-represented. B.C. gets only six senators in the 105-seat chamber, although it’s the third largest province with a population of about 4.7 million. By contrast, the three tiny maritime provinces, with less than two million people combined, are entitled to 24 senators, as are Ontario and Quebec. Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef announced last week the creation of an independent, five-member advisory board to recommend a short list of five non-partisan nominees to fill each vacancy in the Senate. Two of the board’s members are to represent the province in which the vacancy arises, but Clark told the Global TV show West Block that her government won’t participate in the new process because it doesn’t want to validate it.

Ceremonies mark anniversary of Montreal Massacre MONTREAL — Ceremonies are being held today to mark the 26th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre where 14 women were shot to death at the Ecole Polytechnique. White roses were laid on pillars in a park near the school this afternoon to remember the victims. Representatives of women’s and aboriginal rights groups reminded the public that women in Canada still face violence. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to attend a ceremony on Mount Royal later today where 14 beacons of light will be projected into the sky. Marc Lepine’s 20-minute shooting rampage at the Universite de Montreal’s engineering school in 1989 sparked a national gun-control debate that rages until this day.

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Turcotte found guilty in death of his kids JURY CONVICTS FATHER OF SECOND-DEGREE MURDER SAINT-JEROME, Que. — The mother of two slain children had a sobering thought after their father was found guilty on Sunday of second-degree murder in their stabbing deaths nearly seven years ago. “Tomorrow, I will not wake up with children,” Isabelle Gaston said after a jury convicted Guy Turcotte at his second trial on first-degree murder charges in the slayings of Olivier, 5, and Anne-Sophie, 3. Gaston expressed relief at the verdict, which came on the seventh day of the jurors’ deliberations. “Today, I hope the souls of Olivier and Anne-Sophie can be at peace,” she said. “For me, this is the day I can begin to rest. Since their deaths, I’ve had the impression my life has been a struggle. Now, it’s all about healing.” Turcotte’s lawyers were hoping the jury would find him not criminally responsible by way of mental disorder — the verdict that was handed down in 2011 at his first trial. The jurors had the choice of four possible verdicts: not criminally responsible or guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree murder or manslaughter. A muffled “Yes” could be heard in the courtroom when the verdict was announced. It came from Gaston’s direction. Sentencing arguments will take place on Dec. 18. A conviction on second-degree murder carries a sentence of life imprisonment but the court has some latitude on setting parole eligibility. Quebec Superior Court Justice Andre Vincent asked the jurors if they had any recommendations for the minimum number of years Turcotte should serve — the law states from 10 to 25 — but they said they had none.

Pierre Poupart, Turcotte’s lead lawyer, did not speak to reporters. It was not known whether he would appeal the verdict. The Crown contended during the 12-week trial that Turcotte killed his children as an act of vengeance against Gaston because she was having an affair with one of his friends and because he could not handle the notion of being replaced by another man in their lives. Defence lawyers said Turcotte was suicidal at the time and drank windshield washer fluid to kill himself. They argued that when he felt he was dying, he decided to take his children with him so they would not have to discover his body. Crown prosecutors successfully appealed the original verdict in November 2013 and the country’s highest court announced early the following year it wouldn’t hear Turcotte’s appeal of that decision. The children were stabbed a total of 46 times and found in their beds with wounds to their upper bodies — Olivier was attacked 27 times and Anne-Sophie another 19. Autopsy results showed the boy tried to defend himself from the attack. The judge told the jurors that to find Turcotte not criminally responsible they had to believe he had proven he was incapable of judging the nature or quality of his acts or of knowing whether the acts were wrong. Their deaths in February 2009 came less than a month after Turcotte’s marriage to Gaston ended once the latter’s infidelity had been exposed. His criminal case — and the verdict at that first trial — infuriated many Quebecers and led to various protests. The case was also among several across Canada to spur federal legislation, which became law in 2014 and was aimed at making it harder for those found not criminally responsible to gain their freedom.

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LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Police in southern Alberta say an 11-year-old boy dropped what appeared to be a handgun when officers responded to a report about children who were suspected of planning a robbery. Police in Lethbridge say they received a 911 call on Friday evening that a group of youths with a gun looked like they were planning to hold up a convenience store. The kids fled, police say, but officers located the group a few blocks away when there was a second call about someone with a gun. Police say that as officers approached the group, an 11-year-old dropped a handgun. It was eventually confirmed to be a BB gun. Two youths, age 12 and 14, have been charged with possession of a weapon dangerous to the public, but the 11-year-old could not be charged due to his age.

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Rocky Mountain House law enforcement was out in full force with a Checkstop blitz to start the holiday season. Close to 400 vehicles were checked by several agencies, leading to traffic safety act and criminal code charges being laid. One 24-hour driving suspension was issued to a driver, police said it was drug related. A charge of possession of marijuana was also laid. Other enforcement actions that occurred as a result of the Checkstops were two no insurance charges, one recovered stolen licence plate, four criminal code warrants executed, 10 liquor tickets, 13 traffic safety act charges and three towed vehicles. Multiple Checkstops were conducted through22ND ANNUAL DECADENT out the Rocky Mountain DESSERT NIGHT House Detachment area was held at the by the Rocky Mountain Red Deer Rebels Game House RCMP and Traffic November 28, 2015 Unit, Alberta ConserThanks to the following business for their donations and to vation Officers and the all who purchased tickets for their support. Town of Rocky Mountain • Earls • ABC Country House Peace Officers. • East Side Mario’s Restaurant Police said law en• Mohave Grill • Black Knight Inn forcement agencies • One Eleven Grill • Cafe Millenium will continue with joint Checkstops in the area • The Keg • Canadian for the duration of the • Tony Roma’s Brewhouse Christmas and New Thanks to Telus for supporting the Community Corner and Years holidays. the Rebels for their continued support of our agency.

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Guy Turcotte, left, followed by one of his lawyers, Pierre Poupart, enters the St. Jerome courtroom to hear his verdict. The former cardiologist was charged with first-degree murder for stabbing his two young children to death in 2009. Turcotte was found guilty of second-degree murder by a jury on Sunday.

ASSANTE WEALTH MANAGEMENT (CANADA) LTD. CLASS ACTION NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION AND SETTLEMENT APPROVAL This notice is to all persons who held investment account(s) with Assante Wealth Management (Canada) Ltd. or Assante Capital Management Ltd., which were under the administration and direction of Brian Malley, during the time period of January 1, 2008 through to and including December 31, 2013 READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS COURT APPROVAL OF THE SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION In 2012, a class action was commenced against Assante Wealth Management (Canada) Ltd. and Assante Capital Management Ltd. (collectively, “Assante”), Brian Malley and Christine Malley (the “Class Action”). The Class (as defined below) includes those who were clients of Assante and whose investment accounts were under the administration and direction of Brian Malley. This Notice applies to clients of Brian Malley, Assante Wealth Management (Canada) Ltd., and Assante Capital Management Ltd. between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2013. The parties to the Class Action reached a settlement that has now been approved by the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench (the “Court”) (the “Settlement Agreement”). The Settlement Agreement provides that the Defendants will pay $10,000,000.00 (the “Settlement Amount”) in full and final settlement of all claims of the Class Members. The Settlement Amount includes all legal fees, disbursements, taxes and administration expenses. In return for the Settlement Amount, the Defendants will receive releases and a dismissal of the Class Action. The settlement is a compromise of disputed claims and is not an admission of liability, wrongdoing or fault on the part of any of the Defendants, which have disputed, and continue to dispute, the allegations advanced in the Class Action. By an Order dated November 30, 2015, the Court certified the action as a class proceeding pursuant to section 5(1) of the Class Proceedings Act, SA 2003, c C-16.5 (“CPA”), and certified the class as a settlement class, as defined in section 4 of the CPA, as follows: all persons, corporations, partnerships or other entities who held a beneficial interest in one or more investment account with Assante Wealth Management (Canada) Ltd. or Assante Capital Management Ltd., which were under the administration and direction of Brian Malley during the time period of January 1, 2008 through to and including December 31, 2013, excluding Opt-Out Parties and the named Defendants in Court of Queen’s Bench Action No. 1210-01029, being Brian Malley, Christine Malley, Assante Wealth Management (Canada) Ltd. and Assante Capital Management Ltd. (“Class” or “Class Members”). The Court also approved the Settlement Agreement and declared that it is fair, reasonable and in the best interests of the Class Members. The Court also awarded Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP (“Class Counsel”) legal fees, expenses and applicable taxes in the total amount of $3,335,123.27 (“Class Counsel Fees”). As is customary in such cases, Class Counsel conducted the class action on a contingent fee basis. Class Counsel was not paid as the matter proceeded and funded the expenses of conducting the litigation. The amount awarded for Class Counsel Fees includes $270,252.94 for the reimbursement of amounts spent by Class Counsel in the conduct of the class action. The remainder, net of applicable taxes, will be Class Counsel’s only compensation for conducting the class action. Class Counsel Fees will be deducted from the Settlement Amount before it is distributed to Class Members. Expenses incurred or payable relating to approval, notification, implementation and administration of the Settlement (“Administration Expenses”) will also be paid from the Settlement Amount before it is distributed to Class Members. CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR The Court has appointed NPT RicePoint (now RicePoint Administration Inc.) as the Claims Administrator of the Settlement. The Claims Administrator will, among other things: (i) receive and process the Claim Forms; (ii) make determinations of each Class Member’s eligibility for compensation pursuant to the Distribution Plan; (iii) communicate with Class Members regarding their eligibility for compensation; and (iv) manage and distribute the Settlement Amount. The Claims Administrator can be contacted at: Telephone: 1-866-432-5534 Mailing Address: RicePoint Administration Inc. P.O. Box 3355 London, ON N6A 4K3 Website: www.assanteclassaction.com CLASS MEMBERS’ ENTITLEMENT TO COMPENSATION Class Members will be eligible for compensation pursuant to the settlement if they timely submit a completed Claim Form, including any supporting documentation, to the Claims Administrator. To be eligible for compensation under the settlement, Class Members must submit their Claim Form and required documentation postmarked no later than March 8, 2016 (the “Claims Deadline”). The Claim Form is attached to this Approval Notice. The Claim Form is also available at www.assanteclassaction.com and http://www.jssbarristers.ca/pages/class-actions/class-actions.cfm. Only Class Members are permitted to participate in the settlement. In particular, the following persons are not permitted to participate in the settlement: (i) “Excluded Persons”, which are defined as the named Defendants; and (ii) persons who opt out of the Class Action. The Net Settlement Amount, after deduction of Class Counsel Fees, and Administration Expenses (the “Net Settlement Amount”), will be distributed to Class Members in accordance with the Distribution Plan. Each Authorized Class Member’s actual compensation from the Net Settlement Amount will be his/her/its pro rata share of the Net Settlement Amount calculated as set out in paragraphs 18 through 21 of Schedule “F” to the Settlement Agreement. Entitlements of less than $5.00 will not be paid. If a Class Member disputes the Claims Administrator’s decision, whether in whole or in part, the Class Member may appeal the decision by bringing an Application, on notice to the Plaintiffs, Class Counsel and the Claims Administrator, in the Court. The notice must be served within 10 days after the Claims Administrator renders its final decision. The Class Member must use its/his/her best efforts to ensure that the motion is scheduled and heard within 120 days after the notice has been served. A decision of the Court shall be binding and no further appeal shall lie therefrom. If there is a positive balance after one hundred and eighty (180) days from the date of distribution of the Net Settlement Amount to Class Members, the Claims Administrator shall, if feasible, allocate such balance among Class Members in an equitable and economic fashion. Any balance below $25,000.00 which still remains thereafter shall be donated to the Alberta Securities Commission to be used solely for the purpose of educating investors and promoting or otherwise enhancing knowledge and information of persons regarding the operation of the securities and financial markets. The Claims Administrator shall make all reasonable efforts to minimize amounts donated to the Alberta Securities Commission pursuant to the Distribution Plan. OPTING OUT OF THE PROCEEDINGS If you would like to exclude yourself from the settlement agreements, you can opt out by sending the Opt Out Form, which is attached to this Notice, to Class Counsel by email, regular mail or fax by no later than December 29, 2015 to: Telephone: 403.571.1520 Carsten Jensen, Q.C. / Gavin Price Facsimile: 403.571.1528 Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP Email: jensenc@jssbarristers.ca Lancaster Building priceg@jssbarristers.ca 800, 304 - 8 Avenue SW Calgary, AB of T2P If you do not opt out the1C2 settlement agreements in the manner required by this notice, you will be bound by the terms of the proposed settlement agreements and will be barred from instituting or continuing any legal action against the Defendants in relation to the subject matter of the action. COPIES OF THE SETTLEMENT DOCUMENTS Copies of the Settlement Agreement and the Distribution Plan may be found on the website of Class Counsel at: www.jssbarristers.ca/pages/class-actions/class-actions.cfm and at www.assanteclassaction.com or by contacting Class Counsel at the contact information provided below. IMPORTANT DEADLINE CLAIM DEADLINE: MARCH 8, 2016 Claim Forms will not be accepted after the Claim Deadline. As a result, it is necessary that you act without delay. CLASS COUNSEL Jensen Shawa Solomon Duguid Hawkes LLP are counsel to the Plaintiffs in the class proceeding, and can be reached by telephone at 403.571.1520. CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR NPT RicePoint (now RicePoint Administration Inc.) has been appointed by the Court to be the Claims Administrator and is responsible for the distribution of the Net Settlement Amount. They can be reached by telephone at 1-866-432-5534 or email at assante@ricepoint.com. 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Canada needs to prepare for refugees BY MIKE ROBINSON SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Canada has an opportunity to once again be known as a nation of small towns with big hearts greeting the world’s first “environmental refugees”. Get ready Canada for a reinvigoration of the Nanaimos, Medicine Hats, North Battlefords, Selkirks, Thunder Bays, Rimouskis, Monctons, Dartmouths, Summersides, and Ganders as choice destinations for displaced persons fleeing chaos around the world. Clearly, large segments of the global population are on the move, and some of them are being displaced by climate change. A sea of displaced walkers and boaters arc north-westward to Europe from northern Africa, Syria and Iraq. The U.S. leadership debates leading up to the primaries discuss the tens of thousands of Mexican nationals who are seeking an American haven. And a stream of youth from Central America are hitch-hiking up through Mexico to the Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California borders. There are 19.5 million refugees in the world today, according to Citizen-

ship and Immigration. Their homelands are characterized as “war-torn countries,” and many are said to have experienced “unthinkable horrors.” The government website’s underlying premise is that political conflicts create refugee movements. Only about 100,000 can be resettled each year, and Canada has recently been taking about 10,000 of those. As of Sept. 15, Canada has resettled 22,405 Iraqi refugees since 2009. We have resettled 2,563 Syrian refugees as of Oct. 5, but now we are committing to resettle a further 25,000 by early 2016. This is a noble goal. As Canadians, we should be proud of our values of compassion and fairness that underlie our actions of both refugee protection and resettlement assistance. We should also be aware that the causes of refugee status are changing. No less a humanitarian than Prince Charles (Reuters: Nov. 23) is signalling that we should consider that the Syrian civil war is caused by climate change: to wit, a six-year drought that has dislocated farming families and forced them into cities like Aleppo, Damascus and ultimately Amman and Beirut.

Here, they found little work suited to their traditional skills; young men fell prey to sectarian brain washing. Their younger brothers and sisters have had nearly five years of no (or inferior) schooling. Under these conditions, caring parents will act in their children’s best interests. In Charles’ analysis, “We never deal with the underlying root cause which regrettably is what we’re doing to our natural environment. I mean the difficulties in 2008 with the financial crash — that was a banking crisis. But we’re now facing a real possibility of nature’s bank going bust.” The current cohort of Syrian and Iraqi refugees may be the first group of environmental refugees to move to more hospitable climes in large numbers. If indeed they are, the Canadian refugee system will inevitably have to be amended to deal with “environmentally torn countries,” whose inhospitable climates have set the stage for mass urban migration from rural villages and farms. To such populations, Canada is a kind of Promised Land. Underpopulated, potentially benefitting agriculturally from the early stages of global warming, and predisposed to mid-

dle-power diplomacy and decency, Canada is the kind of country people everywhere would like to raise their children. Consider the choices a young Syrian family faces today in a Beiruti refugee camp, perhaps a repurposed concrete parking garage in the city’s core. To stay is to accept an uncertain fate at best, cooking dinners on an open fire and hoping for charity or marginal employment in the city’s street-side markets. Educational opportunities for children will be severely limited. To decide to move is to embrace hope of redemption in another system - in another world. To such parents, Canada is the dream destination. Facing this uncertain world, Canada needs seriously to plan for a growing tide of refugees. Expensive real estate and a high cost of living will bar some traditional recipient cities like Vancouver and Toronto from playing a key role. It is time for the smaller, less costly regional centres to move to the fore. Troy Media Columnist Mike Robinson has been CEO of three Canadian NGOs: the Arctic Institute of North America, the Glenbow Museum, and the Bill Reid Gallery.

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Bill 6 will impact everyone No matter who you are, Bill 6 will impact you. If you are a senior living on a fixed income, or a single mother struggling to feed her children,or an oilfield worker who is visiting the food bank for the first time, this Bill will directly increase your cost of putting food on your table. For farm families, the enactment of broad employment standards, the movement towards Occupational Health and Safety Standards being imposed on paid and unpaid employees and family members,and the direction to unionize farm labour, will add unnecessary costs and will directly decrease productivity, put simply food will cost more and there will be less of it. For Albertans, agriculture is the economic stabilizer. This bill will adversely impact our competitiveness on the global market — it will impact every community, and every business that serves agriculture. Every farmer and rancher takes safety seriously because it is themselves and their children that are at risk. In seven years as a rural emergency room nurse, I saw one farm related accident which involved a power take off on an old tractor. I saw more hair dresser injuries related to scissors than I saw farmers. If this government is serious about farm safety then work with farmers rather than impose safety standards and legislation that has the unintended effect of applying to family and neighbours helping each other out, which is the essence of the rural farm way of life. Every farmer and rancher understands that labour is in short-supply. Most farm workers have added benefit; they may live in provided homes, there may be other perks, food, vehicles, fuel, health benefits, etc. For grain producers time is of the

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essence. Days off are worked around the weather. It is intense and short-lived. For cow-calf operators, they need additional hands during calving season. Agriculture is a diverse industry. A one-size-fitsall, just doesn’t work and shows a complete lack of understanding from the very Ministry that should be advocating and working with farmers. Legislation should be designed to address specific issues, without over-regulating or putting Albertans in the position of being unable to comply. This legislation is far-reaching, excessive and is counter productive. I would encourage everyone, all Albertans, to write a letter to the Minister of Agriculture, Minister Oneil Carlier, 229 Legislative Building,10800-97th Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5K 2B6, Fax 1-780-422-6035. Write the Premier and let her know that agriculture and food is important to every Albertan. Hold your MLA accountable to represent you. This is a party that promised to listen, then listen! Gayle Langford Delburne

Climate change just another cycle Oh dear! How the world has been brainwashed. It is an example of human entitlement or perhaps a feeling of our superiority over nature fuelled by religious beliefs perhaps. The idea that the world is our oyster, that we have “dominion,” over the natural world. How arrogant and how ridiculous! We are one of millions of evolved species and certainly not the most perfect. But we are very selfish and over-productive in a biological sense. Surely even the most biased can see that 9 billion people is too many for the Earth to sustain, and that is the root reason for

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the troubles of our world. BUT: we have been hoodwinked into believing that our cars and our busses and our factories are the cause of our climate change. CO2 is not the culprit, water vapour is, as many climate scientists continue to state, but the popular CO2 theory is holding the public’s attention, and lack of knowledge about the demonstrable fact that it’s part of a natural cycle that we just happen to be born into. Solar fluctuations, sea currents, just look how climates have changed in recorded human history! They were skating on the river Thames in London 200 years ago! And how are the politicians and media buying into the idea that we humans are causing the climate change! And selling us on the idea that we can actually change the climate trend. We can’t. It’s a natural cycle, and climates will warm, continents will dry, sea-levels will rise, species will become extinct. Maybe ours. In 1,000 years this little blip on the planetary climate history will be long forgotten. Maybe we will be too.

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Throne speech promises to legalize, regulate, YOUR CAREER IN HEALTHCARE restrict pot Health Care Aide POT PROHIBITION ‘IMPOSING AN ENORMOUS BURDEN ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM’

OTTAWA — It has taken more than 40 years but the government of Canada is finally formally committing to legalizing marijuana. Gov. Gen. David Johnston delivered the governing priorities of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals in the speech from the throne Friday, including a pledge to “legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana.” The Liberals promised to legalize pot more than a year ago, prompting a months-long barrage of Conservative attack ads in multiple languages that asserted the move would make marijuana readily available to children through sales at corner stores. The scare tactics failed to avert a Liberal majority government when Canadians went to the polls on Oct. 19. Yet amid a flood of priorities from the highly activist Liberals, no one seemed absolutely certain marijuana legalization would make the cut. But there it was Friday, in a section of the throne speech headlined “Security and Opportunity” — some 43 years after a federal inquiry

headed by Gerald Le Dain recommended in 1972 that Canada stop prosecuting people for simple possession and cultivation of cannabis. “The actual perception of harm of cannabis is now so different from that which the law would suggest, that any change in the law could only be recognized as a belated recognition of the facts,” the commission reported — four decades ago. Donald MacPherson, the director of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition at Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addictions, called Friday’s throne speech “a groundbreaking day.” Decriminalization or legalization is being discussed “in virtually every country where cannabis is being used,” MacPherson said in an interview from Kelowna, B.C., adding Canada’s policy move has been called for by public health practitioners and is long overdue. He said pot usage rates by Canadian youth are “through the roof” and a policy of smart regulation to restrict access is worth a try. “We can’t do worse than we’re doing now.” Lawyer Alan Young, a

Obama vows to defeat terror threat BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — In a rare Oval Office address, President Barack Obama vowed Sunday night the United States would overcome a terror threat that has entered a “new phase” as he sought to reassure Americans shaken by recent attacks in Paris and California. “I know that after so much war, many Americans are asking whether we are confronted by a cancer that has no immediate cure,” he said, speaking from a lectern in his West Wing office. The president’s speech followed Wednesday’s shooting in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14 people and wounded 21. Authorities say a couple carried out the attack and the wife pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and its leader in a Facebook post. Obama said that while there was no evidence that the shooters were directed by a terror network overseas or part of a broader plot, “the two of them had gone down the dark path of radicalization.” He announced no significant shift in U.S. strategy and offered no new policy prescriptions for defeating the Islamic State, underscoring both his confidence in his current approach and the lack of easy options for countering the extremist group. In speaking from the Oval Office, Obama turned to a tool of the presidency that he has used infrequently. He’s made televised statements from the Oval Office just twice, the last in 2010 when he announced the end of combat missions in Iraq. While Obama has spoken frequently about the Islamic State in recent news conferences and other events, the decision to speak in primetime reflected concern among his advisers that his message isn’t breaking through. The White House has been particularly concerned about the heated rhetoric from Republican presidential candidates about Mus-

lims. Obama said, “We cannot turn against one another,” but he also said radicalism has spread into some Muslim communities and has become a problem.

longtime advocate of legalizing marijuana, said the most compelling argument against legalization was the potentially harsh reaction by Canada’s biggest trading partner, the United States, but American public opinion and policy have moved so far in the past decade that caution is no longer needed. Canada’s pot prohibition has been “imposing an enormous burden on a criminal justice system that is already over-extended,” said the Osgoode Hall law professor.

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LOCAL Story and Photos by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff Lively melodies, touching harmonies and moving dissonance filled the air this past Saturday as part of an event celebrating the music of some of Red Deer’s finest choral singers. The Winter Voice choral concerts, put on by the Choral Singers Unite Society, saw about 80 different voices from the community perform songs of hope and peace before a packed crowd at the First Christian Reform Church. Junior and Senior Brioso, including children in grades 1-4 and 4-7, respectively, opened the concert, impressing the crowd with animated renditions of songs and tunes highlighting their favourite food group: chocolate. The ihana Youth Choir, with singers aged 1422, followed, and performed a Zulu piece, and an arrangement of Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years” with the Lindsay Thurber Chamber Choir during the evening performance. The auditioned, community-based adult choir, Soliloquy was the final group to perform, singing a variety of up-beat tunes, fun takes on Christmas classics like “Jingle Bells”, and a few slower pieces. Mass choir pieces were spread throughout the concert, including a number where singers were lit solely by the candles they held, and the church’s Christmas decorations. For upcoming performance dates, or more information on the choirs, visit www.csusreddeer.com.

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Lisa Ward directs during the evening Winter Voice performance Saturday at the First Christian Reform Church.

Above: Director Lisa Ward accepts a bouquet from Junior Brioso member Sadie Malo during the matinee Winter Voice performance Saturday at the First Christian Reform Church. Below: Soliloquy members Robert Mast and Trish MacSween duet during a variation of Jingle Bells during the matinee Winter Voice performance Saturday at the First Christian Reform Church.

Jr. Brioso opens the evening Winter Voice concert Saturday at the First Christian Reform Church.

Soliloquy, Brioso, ihana, and the Lindsay Thurber Chamber Choir hold candles as they perform a mass piece during the evening Winter Voice concert Saturday at the First Christian Reform Church.

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Triple transplant recipient Reid Wylie, 19, goes for a walk outside his home a few weeks after discharge following his surgery at Toronto General Hospital. A Toronto teen with cystic fibrosis has been given a second chance at life with a first-of-its-kind tripleorgan transplant.

TORONTO — A Toronto teen with cystic fibrosis has been given a second chance at life with a first-ofits-kind triple-organ transplant. In August, Reid Wylie underwent a 17-hour operation to replace his failing lungs, liver and pancreas at Toronto General Hospital, freeing him from using an oxygen tank and allowing him to eat meals without taking daily handfuls of pills to digest his food and insulin shots to control his diabetes. A number of triple transplants have been performed using various organs, but this is believed to be the first in the world to replace the lungs, liver and pancreas in a single operation, the hospital says. Cystic fibrosis, or CF, is a genetic disease that causes the lungs to fill with thick, sticky mucus, making them prone to repeated infections that eventually destroy the respiratory organs. This mucus also blocks tubes that carry digestive enzymes from the pancreas to the small intestine, leading to poor

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TRANSPLANT: Feeling â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;more normalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really unreal to see him,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s able to breathe without oxygen and do all his activitiesâ&#x20AC;Ś. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no longer drowning in secretions. All the medications he was using, all the pancreatic enzymes (and insulin), all of those are gone.â&#x20AC;? Wylie will have to take lifelong immunosuppressive drugs to prevent organ rejection. But because his new lungs, liver and pancreas donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t contain the CF gene, they are not subject to the ravages of the disease. Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, director of the Toronto Lung Transplant Program, called the operation a â&#x20AC;&#x153;medical tour de force, a huge accomplishment.â&#x20AC;? The double-lung transplant was the first to be done, and that surgery alone took 10 hours, led by Dr. Tom Waddell, who had been on call when the donor organs became available. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The lungs are the most vulnerable and the most difficult part of the operation to do, and they have less time to be able to sit outside the body,â&#x20AC;? explained Keshavjee, who was not involved in the operation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you see a patient who needs a lung transplant, a liver transplant and a pancreas transplant, you usually have to say which one takes precedence, because sometimes you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get them all done. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But he was in a situation where he needed the lung and the liver for sure and would not survive either of those operations without doing them at the same time,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we did lung, he would die of liver failure after. And if we did liver, he probably would not get through the lung transplant.â&#x20AC;? Once Waddellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team completed their work and Wylie was stable, a second team led by Dr. Mark Cattral stepped in to perform the liver transplant and had to decide whether to

CHICAGO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; When it costs more to smoke, fewer babies die, according to a new study that links rising cigarette taxes with declines in infant mortality, especially among blacks. With nearly 4 million annual births nationwide, the results suggest that a $1 increase in cigarette taxes would be expected to lead to 750 fewer infant deaths each year, the researchers said. Smoking during pregnancy can lead to complications including sometimes dangerous premature births and sudden infant death syndrome. U.S. smoking rates declined during years examined in the study â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1999 to 2010. The research, paid for by the National Institutes of Health, was published online Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics. THE STUDY Cigarettes are subject to state and federal excise taxes. Dr. Stephen Patrick of Vanderbilt University and colleagues examined data on changes in those taxes and cigarette prices from every state over 11 years. They also analyzed federal data on infant mortality in each state. Taxes per cigarette pack increased from 84 cents to $2.37 on average, adjusted for inflation. Infant mortality per 1,000 births decreased from about 7 deaths to 6 deaths on average. attempt replacing their young patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pancreas at the same time. After assessing Wylieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vital signs, Cattral got the green light from the anesthesia team to proceed. The decision was made to transplant the liver and pancreas as a whole unit, including the connecting vessels between the two organs. One of the critical moments in that seven-hour portion of the operation came when surgeons unclamped the blood vessels to the liver to restore blood flow throughout the body, because that sudden rush can cause instability in the heart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the part that gives us grey hair,â&#x20AC;? said Cattral. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your eyes are on the monitors, watching the blood pressure, activity of the heartâ&#x20AC;Ś. Patients can have a heart attack at this stage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this case, Reid sailed right through it. The organs â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pinked upâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nicely, very quickly. In a surgeonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we are looking for.â&#x20AC;? The teenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother has a hard time believing her son is the same boy who just four months ago was in hospital for several weeks every six months getting IV antibiotics for severe lung infections. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was sick all the time,â&#x20AC;? said Toni Emerson, a single mom whose older son is not affected by CF. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The worst part of it was he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make plans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He could wake up in the night and be coughing and all of a sudden he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just coughing up mucus, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be coughing up a cup of blood. And then it would become an emergency.â&#x20AC;? Since the transplant, she said her son can make plans with friends and look towards finishing high school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a difference that I can barely compare the two,â&#x20AC;? said Emerson, who is relieved and grateful to the unidentified donor who has given her child a new future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to pinch myself every once in a while.â&#x20AC;? As for Wylie, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happy to feel â&#x20AC;&#x153;more normalâ&#x20AC;? and hopes the success of his triple transplant means others with CF will benefit in the future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to put into words. It feels like I have a second go at life.â&#x20AC;?

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Cold shoulder for leaving for a warmer climate Dear Annie: For many years, I’ve wanted to move to a warmer climate. Now that my husband is retired, it has become a possibility and I’m in Arizona scouting it out while I rent an apartment. My problem is, I’m very hurt that not a single relative has made any effort to call, text or email to say “bon voyage.” The holiday season is here, and my husband would like me to return. Unless I completely avoid everyone, how do I deal with seeing them? Should I pretend it doesn’t bother me, even though it hurts beyond words? — No Warmth Here Dear No: We aren’t sure why you are so upset. Have you actually relocated, or are you simply checking the place out for a future move? As long as you maintain a home where your relatives live, they think you are still around and they will get to see you. If you actually pull up roots and move, they will probably wish you a fond farewell. Especially, if you schedule a goodbye

party and make it official. When you return for the holidays, greet them as warmly as you have in the past. Mention that you’ll be moving soon and will miss them. If they still don’t respond, then you KATHY MITCHELL can say that you AND MARCY SUGAR are hurt that no ANNIE’S MAILBOX one seems to care. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Mike,” about husbands helping around the house. He said, “Everyone is quick to yell at the husbands for not doing the dishes, but why shouldn’t the wives be sharing the other tasks?” Let me tell you “Mike,” my hus-

Toyota believes ambitious ‘partner robot business’ is in its wheelhouse TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. is harbouring big ambitions to become a significant player in the growing market for robots that help the elderly and other people get around in everyday life. The company believes it can use its manufacturing expertise to become as crucial in a field it calls “partner robots” as it is to auto-making. Robotics engineers at Toyota currently number only 150 out of a worldwide staff of 300,000 but it is plowing money into research and development. Toyota last month announced a $1 billion investment in a research company headed by robotics expert Gill Pratt in Silicon Valley to develop artificial intelligence and robotics. It is already working with Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute

of Technology on robotics. “We are preparing for a future in which people may not be able to drive cars, or they may need artificial intelligence to support them to drive, and once they get off their cars they may need help from partner robots,” said Akifumi Tamaoki, general manager of Toyota’s partner robot division. The Japanese government is banking on robotics as a growth industry in a society that’s aging at a faster pace than any other industrialized nation. Other companies have jumped in, including Internet company Softbank Corp., which is selling a humanoid that carries on simple conversations. Speaking to The Associated Press at a Tokyo robot show this week, Tamaoki said Toyota’s robotics interests go back decades, including their use in manufacturing at its auto plants. But it now sees the technology as a viable business in its own right. Some of that impetus comes from the focus of the

HOROSCOPE Monday, Dec. 7 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Jennifer Carpenter, 35; Tom Waits, 65; Ellen Burstyn, 82 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Frustration levels are high so pace yourself. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Born on the zodiac’s Day of Idiosyncrasy, you have your own highly developed style. 2016 is the year to participate more in social activities within your local community. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Using guilt or emotional bribes to get what you want is never a good idea — especially today. If you do, then expect others to reciprocate with manipulative behaviour of their own! TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Work will be challenging today Taurus, so make sure you pay attention to the fine details. You may be feeling stressed but don’t wind down until you’ve finished all your work.

band was in the military for the first 27 years of our marriage. He flew airplanes and was away more than he was home. After he retired, he flew commercial cargo planes and kept a schedule where he was home for two weeks and overseas for two months. I stayed with our four children, kept them in laundered clothes, maintained the house, cooked meals, attended teacher conferences, mowed the lawn, cleaned the gutters, painted the house inside and out, fixed broken items, washed the car and replaced furnace filters. My husband retired 10 years ago and has since mowed the lawn. Period. He still expects me to clean the house, cook the meals and do the laundry. When do I get to retire? I have left good friendships and followed him from coast to coast. Now my friends are restricted to the wives of his friends. I have no life anymore and have stopped caring. The only thing that keeps me going is loving my grandchildren. So, Mike, what do

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Issues involving finances could surface and cause anger or resentment. If your money is tied up with someone else — personally or professionally — then keep the lines of commuJOANNE MADELINE nication open. MOORE C A N C E R SUN SIGNS (June 21-July 22): Trust is a big issue in a romantic or platonic relationship at the moment. Avoid the temptation to hold onto grudges and be too stubborn though. Find room in your heart to forgive and forget.

you do for YOUR wife? — Keeping My Home Together Dear Keeping: We heard from a lot of women who asked the same question — when do they get to retire from housework, cooking and laundry? In all fairness, many retired men are quite happy to share these chores. We’ve even heard of a few retired men who suddenly discover a talent for cooking and enjoy it enormously. But guys who decide they’ve worked hard and now can sit on the sofa and watch TV all day should pay attention to what you’ve written. To all of our Jewish readers: Happy Chanukah! Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

auto and tech industries on using artificial intelligence to develop cars that can drive autonomously. Google Inc. is trialing driverless vehicles and Toyota’s Japanese rival Nissan Motor Co. is especially confident about the technology with plans to start selling such vehicles by 2020. Honda Motor Co. was a leader in robots with its Asimo walking and talking child-shaped robot, in development for more than two decades. But critics say that effort got sidetracked by focusing too much on duplicating human movements and behaviour, and lost sight of trying to be useful. Honda officials acknowledge the company went through soul-searching after getting targeted with public criticism when Asimo could do nothing to help people after the March 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan. Toyota demonstrated a one-armed partner robot on-wheels loaded with sensors and cameras, earlier this year.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Expect others to resist your plans today, especially at home or work. Avoid reacting with anger, or getting caught up in power struggles. Instead, find physical outlets for pent up energy. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may feel unsettled, and be very hard on yourself. You’ve got a lot on your plate Virgo but don’t expect loved ones to be helpful today. They have their own problems to deal with. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Expect some friction with a family member, as they assert their authority. Don’t over-react — but don’t let them walk all over you either. It’s time for laid back Librans to be firm as well as flexible. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You may find yourself consumed by compulsive desires, as your possessive side takes over. If you hold onto loved ones too tightly, they’ll try to escape from your stubborn Scorpio grip. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You may find yourself heading into

an argument with someone, as your personal values clash. Try to extricate yourself from the situation with tact and diplomacy. Then just walk away! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Tricky aspects make for a demanding and challenging day, when others may question your authority or motives. If you put your head down and keep working, it will all soon blow over. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Are you feeling frazzled and frustrated? Don’t blame the people around you if things go pear-shaped today Aquarius. The only person sabotaging your efforts at the moment is you! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take the rough with the smooth in relationships today, but don’t let people walk all over you. Instead, stand your ground — and show them that Fish do occasionally bite back! Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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No one hurt, minimal plane damage on Morgan Freeman’s flight TUNICA, Miss. — A statement from the Tunica Airport says there was minimal damage to actor Morgan Freeman’s plane in a forced landing. Airport spokesman Patrick Collins said in an email Sunday that he cannot give specifics because federal authorities are investigating the Saturday incident. Freeman said in a statement released by his publicist Saturday that neither he nor his pilot was hurt but “I cannot say the same about my plane.” Mayor Bill Luckett of Clarksdale is a friend of the 78-year-old Oscar-winning actor. He told The Associated Press on Saturday that the plane blew a tire on takeoff and made an emergency landing. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement emailed Saturday by spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen that the landing gear collapsed and the plane ran off the side of a runway.

NEW DELHI — Spiderman was there. As was Batman. The supervillain Joker rubbed shoulders with Wicked Lulu from the League of Legends. Thousands of fans cheered and clicked pictures with their favourite comic characters Saturday at India’s annual comic book fest at a sprawling fairground in southeast New Delhi. The fifth Delhi Comic Con had something for everyone who attended on this mild, wintry day. Die-hard fans came dressed as their favourite comic characters. NEW YORK — It was a very Canadian opening to Others crowded the more than 200 Saturday Night Live as host Ryan Gosling was joined stalls selling comic books, graphic on stage by fellow Canuck, and SNL alum, Mike Mynovels and merchandise on carers. toon characters. Gosling began the monologue speaking with a Photo by THE ASSOCAITED PRESS There was real live entertainBrooklyn accent, talking about how great it was to Fans dressed as their favorite comic characters reenact a scene at ment, as well. be back in his childhood home of New York for the the Delhi Comic Con in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. holidays. Crowds of college students and young people cheered and roared Thousands of fans cheered and clicked pictures with their favorite And when SNL’s Cecily Strong interrupted to as Kristian Nairn, best known point out that Gosling actually hails from Cornwall, for his role as Hodor in “Game decade thanks to new funding and to the event with his wife and Ont., the acclaimed film star hesitantly suggested of Thrones,” ascended a stage technologies for printing, anima- 4-year-old son, said he was sur- that it might not be the best time to talk about being and addressed them. Nairn was tion, digitizing and distribution. an immigrant in the United States. prised at the huge crowds. mobbed as eager fans pushed to That’s when Myers, wearing a Toronto Maple Both father and son sported Jatin Varma, the founder of get themselves clicked with the Comic Con India, said the number Superman T-shirts and Batman Leafs jersey, made his entrance and reminded Gosstar of the popular television se- of people attending the New Delhi masks. ling of the many reasons for being a proud Canadian ries. event grows each year. He said he “Everywhere I turn, I run in- — “our hunky new prime minister Trudeau, Degrassi Huge crowds lined up for a shot expected more than 40,000 people to a Batman or a Superman or Junior High, and Sir Justin Bieber,” to name but at the arcade game “Star Wars: a Spiderman. I never realized a few. There were jokes about such standby CanaBattle Pods,” which was making to attend the three-day fest. Gaurav Bharadwaj, a 42-yearthere were so many fans in Delhi dianisms as saying “eh,” pronouncing “about” as its appearance just weeks before “a-boot,” Molsons beer and deep snow. old New Delhi resident who came alone,” Bharadwaj said. the worldwide release of the latest film in the space adventure series. The single-seater pod lets the gamer play out space flight sequences from the Star Wars trilogy, accompanied by the feeling of acceleration, surround sound acoustics and vibrating seats. Indian mythological heroes, dressed in gaudy costumes with bejeweled crowns and sparkly NEXT TO clothes, added to the carnival atmosphere, ready to oblige fans with an auFeaturing tograph, a selfie or a phodss Bradford Exchange | Souvenirs | Lug Bags | Jewelry | Leaning Tree Cards tograph. Exotic Animals | Tea & Accessories | Dragons 125 Leva Ave., Gasoline Alley Indian comics have 403.341.4477 seen a revival in the last

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Rebels have rough weekend LOSE TO HURRICANES ON ROAD, THEN RAIDERS AT HOME TO DROP OUT OF TOP SPOT IN CONFERENCE BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Raiders 3 Rebels 1 Call it a lost weekend, in more ways than one. The Red Deer Rebels not only dropped a pair of weekend Western Hockey League games — 6-2 to the Hurricanes Saturday at Lethbridge and 3-1 to the Prince Albert Raiders before 4,906 fans Sunday at the Centrium — they surrendered their grip on first place in the Eastern Conference. “It was not a good weekend at all,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter after Sunday’s contest in which the Raiders scored a pair of unanswered third-period goals. ”Where do you start?” Sutter continued. “Last night we played pretty well for two periods, then they (Hurricanes) took their game up a notch and we had no push back. Our goalie had a tough night last night and to a man everybody struggled in the third period.” And then there was Sunday’s outing which saw the Rebels head to the first intermission with a 1-0 lead on a goal by Brandon Hagel, who converted a perfect feed from Michael Spacek while all alone at the front of the net. Raiders Brendan Guhle evened the count with a rising power-play slapshot late in the middle frame, setting the stage for the Raiders’ late push. “Tonight it’s a 1-1 game and not a lot of things are happening for either team, then we give up a four-on-two rush in the last 10 minutes,” said Sutter, referring to the play that led to the eventual winning goal by Red Deer product Luke Coleman, who buried a pass from Kolten Olynek at 15:25. “Kolten took it down the wall, used his great

speed to beat their D-man and passed it out front to me,” said Coleman. “I got it on my backhand and was just able to get it past the goalie.” The Raiders added an insurance marker just under two minutes later. Rebels netminder Rylan Toth turned the puck over while playing it behind the net and was unable to get back into position before Tim Vanstone connected. “Obviously it was a tough third goal to give up, too, on a giveaway,” said Sutter. “Quite honestly it was a brutal weekend.” Goaltender Rylan Parenteau was the Raiders’ best player, turning aside 27 shots including a handful that were labelled. Among his more notable saves were a sliding first-period pad stop on a one-timer from Ivan Nikoloshin and a nifty glove stab on Conner Bleackley in the second stanza. Toth was also stellar while making 30 saves, but was at fault on the final goal. With other weekend results entering into the equation, Red Deer dropped into a second place conference tie with Lethbridge and the Calgary Hitmen. The Rebels are just one point in arrears of the front-running Raiders but are also a mere one point ahead of the Brandon Wheat Kings and just three up on the Moose Jaw Warriors. “There’s a lot of things to work on, obviously,” said Sutter, whose crew returns to action Wednesday at Medicine Hat. “It’s a group that has success and then we take our foot off the pedal. It’s a constant thing with the group, mentally. “Trust me, it’s something we continue to work at. I just hope at some point we clue in. The tough part about it is two and half to three weeks ago we were nine points ahead of Calgary and six points up on Lethbridge, and after tonight we’re all tied up. “That tells you how we’ve slipped in the last while

and how those other teams have gotten better. We better come to grips with reality pretty quickly or we’re going to be chasing the pack.” Coleman assisted on each of the other Prince Albert goals and thoroughly enjoyed his three-point return to Red Deer. “It’s always going to feel good doing this in the hometown, with family and friends in the stands,” he said. “Tonight we just had to play within our systems and go for the full 60 (minutes).” The Raiders opened their Central Division trip with a 6-1 loss Thursday at Calgary, but beat Lethbridge 2-0 the following night and wind up their jaunt with a visit to Edmonton Tuesday. “Things are just going really well for us and with the team we have I think we can go all the way,” said Coleman. • On Saturday, the Hurricanes thrilled their home crowd of 4,748 with a four-goal third period. Justin Gutierrez, with his second of the game, potted the eventual winner 4:07 into the final frame and Darian Skeoch, Cory Millette, with his second of the evening, and Barrett Sheen rounded out the late onslaught. Conner Bleackley potted a power-play goal for the Rebels, who also got a short-handed marker from Presten Kopeck. Toth stopped 26 of 31 shots before being replaced by Trevor Martin at 9:45 of the third period. Martin blocked four of the five shots he faced. Red Deer native Jayden Sittler made 22 saves in the Lethbridge net. • MasterCard Memorial Cup tickets go on sale to the general public today. Packages can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.ca. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Oilers down Sabres to win third straight BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Oilers 4 Sabres 2 EDMONTON — It may have been a bit early to count out the Edmonton Oilers. Taylor Hall and Teddy Purcell each had a goal and an assist as the Oilers continued their climb out of the NHL basement with a 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. Jordan Eberle and Luke Gazdic also scored for the Oilers (11-15-2), who have won three in a row and four of their last five to move to within three points of a playoff position. “It’s nice to win three in a row at home,” Hall said. “That’s a big boost for our group. You look at the standings and we are getting closer and closer to where we want to be. As we start getting bodies back it’s important for us to stay in it.” Anders Nilsson continues to be the hot hand in the Edmonton net after making 32 saves for the victory. “It’s nice to get on a little bit of a roll,” Nilsson said. “We need to continue on this path and get more wins so that we can get in the playoff race.” Jack Eichel and Ryan O’Reilly replied for the Sabres (11-13-3), who have lost two of their last three. “There was way too many turnovers,” O’Reilly said. “That was the reason we lost that one. We have to be better, especially on the road. “It wasn’t a good night for us on the (power play). I don’t know if we were just lazy or not wanting to put in the work, but we have to be out there and use that opportunity to at least outwork them and we’ll gain some opportunities.” The Sabres got on the board seven minutes into the first after some sloppy play by the Oilers in their own zone ended up with the puck on the stick of Eichel, who beat Nilsson with a backhander for his ninth of the year. The Oilers tied the game midway through the first as Hall hooked a shot towards the net from the blue line that was tipped by Purcell past Buffalo goalie Chad Johnson, who finished with 24 saves on 28 shots. Edmonton made it 2-1 with four minutes left in the opening frame when Ryan Nugent-Hopkins battled to

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Buffalo Sabres’ Sam Reinhart is checked by Edmonton Oilers’ Taylor Hall during third period NHL action in Edmonton, on Sunday. The Oilers won the game 4-2. get a puck behind the net and fed it in front for Eberle for the goal. The home squad added to its lead on the power play with just over a minute left in the first as Purcell slid a puck under a sprawling Johnson to Hall, who scored his 11th into a wideopen net. The Sabres finally connected on one of their many power plays in the second period with six-and-a-half minutes left as Zach Bogosian threaded the needle with a pass in front to O’Reilly, who beat Nilsson on the

backhand. Edmonton restored its two-goal lead with two minutes left in the second as the puck went in off of Gazdic’s skate while he was being shoved into the Buffalo net. The Oilers scored on their only power-play opportunity while the Sabres went 1 for 4. Edmonton sits three points behind the Arizona Coyotes and Anaheim Ducks for the third spot in the Pacific Division. The Sabres are right back at it on

Monday, heading to Vancouver to face the Canucks. The Oilers are off until Wednesday, when they host the San Jose Sharks. Notes: Edmonton swept both games last season… Out for the Oilers were Connor McDavid (clavicle) Rob Klinkhammer (leg), Nail Yakupov (ankle), Benoit Pouliot (lower body) and Andrew Ference (undisclosed) … Injured for the Sabres were Robin Lehner (ankle), Tyler Ennis (upper body), Mark Pysyk (lower body) and Mike Weber (knee).

Homan downs Sweeting in Canada Cup final, Koe take men’s side PAIR ARE FIRST TO EARN SPOTS IN ROAR OF THE RINGS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS GRAND PRAIRIE, Alta. — Ottawa’s Rachel Homan earned the first direct-entry berth into the 2017 Canadian curling trials with an 8-7 win over Edmonton’s Val Sweeting on Sunday in the Canada Cup women’s final. The winner of the Canadian trials, known as the Roar of the Rings, will determine the country’s four-player teams for the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. “Unbelievable,” Homan said. “I’ve never been so happy to win a tournament in my life. “Getting to the Trials is our No. 1 goal and to accomplish that this early, we tried really hard to get there, but you never know. In this sport anything can happen so we’re excited to be able to clinch that win.” Homan avenged a loss to Sweeting in the championship game of the 2014 Canada Cup, scoring a single in the 11th end to edge the Edmonton skip on Sunday. Sweeting tied the game with a single in the 10th

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‘I’VE NEVER BEEN SO HAPPY TO WIN A TOURNAMENT IN MY LIFE.’ WINNING SKIP RACHEL HOMAN end. She also scored three in the third, two in the fifth and one in the seventh. Homan scored a deuce each in the second and eighth ends and singles in the fourth, sixth, ninth and 11th. “If I make my blank in seven we’re in much better position to win that game,” Sweeting said. “It wasn’t bad that we took one there, we still had a two-point lead, but just a couple of half shots by me and we paid for it.” With her final shot in the eighth, Homan knocked two Sweeting stones off the four-foot to score two for a 6-6 tie. Homan cleaned house with her final shot in the 10th, leaving Sweeting to draw to the eight-foot to force an extra end. “They made some great shots and we had a couple of bad luck (shots), but that’s OK,” Homan said. “We stayed with it and thankfully we got a win in the extra (end).”

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Homan’s team of third Emma Miskew, second Joanne Courtney and lead Lisa Weagle picked up $24,000 for winning their sixth event of the season — the $14,000 top prize, plus $2,000 for each of their round-robin victories. On the men’s side, Calgary’s Kevin Koe delivered a double takeout to score three and finish off Winnipeg’s Mike McEwen 7-3. The win earned Koe the first men’s berth into the Canadian trials. Koe last won the Canada Cup in 2008 while McEwen was looking to retain the title he won in Camrose, Alta., last year. But with Koe’s team of third Marc Kennedy, second Brent Laing and lead Ben Hebert curling 90 per cent as a team, it wasn’t meant to be. “We were always in control, never down and we’re always pretty good when we do that,” said Koe. Koe’s rink earned a total of $21,500 — $14,000 for winning the event and $1,500 for each of its five round-robin victories. Homan and Koe’s crews will also be part of the North American team at the 2016 World Continental Cup in Las Vegas Jan. 14-17. “More than the wins, the Continental Cup and the trials, which was really nice, it was big for us as a team,” said Koe. “We had high expectations last year and probably didn’t quite live up to them and we’ve had a great year this year. Hopefully it just keeps getting better.”

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Ryan successfully defends title BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR

nent. “I knew that he likes to clinch, that he’s a good, strong clinch wrestler and a heavy hitter,” said Ryan. “He’s a litRed Deer mixed martial artist Aus- tle slower than myself, I thought, but tin Ryan follows a simple yet modest he’s a top contender nonetheless.” Ryan, who turned pro two years ago doctrine as he continues along in his after a brief, two-bout amateur run, is undefeated professional career. “Don’t believe the hype about your- coached by Red Deer Arashi Do head self, just take it as it comes,” Ryan said instructor Gary Vig. In the co-main event of Friday’s Friday, after successfully defending his Havoc Fighting Championship fly- card, Clay Dixon of Edmonton scored weight title with a first-round stoppage a unanimous decision over Red Deer’s of Ottawa combatant Randy Turner, Brent Harvie in a featherweight bout. Dixon improved to 3-0 while who entered the ring with Harviedropped to 3-2. an 8-3 record. In the previous pro “I could have got beaten fight, a heavyweight tilt, here tonight. He could have Grayson Wells of Kelowna heel-hooked me and got the defeated former Red Deer submission. The fight can and current Calgary fightalways go either way, you er Chris Lafantasie by refjust have to show the right eree stoppage. Lafantasie, skill in your profession.” making his pro debut, hit So far, Ryan has prothe canvass 20 seconds into duced plenty of MMA hype the opening round but was and he had a healthy conback on his feet almost imtingent of the sold-out mediately, yet the bout was throng of roughly 1,500 stopped. fight fans at the Westerner AUSTIN RYAN Wells, formerly of EdPrairie Pavilion cheering monton, improved to 2-1 his every move in the main with the win. event of the Havoc10 card. Luke Spicer of Red Deer overcame “The local boy always bring a show,” said Ryan of his Red Deer fol- a slow start to secure a unanimous-decision victory over Cody Krahn of lowing. He didn’t disappoint his throng of Edmonton in a 200-pound category admirers, scoring a TKO victory just kick-boxing bout. Spicer absorbed three minutes and 15 seconds into the some heavy blows, but was the busier of the two fighters. bout. Four amateur bouts preceded the “I put in a long, solid (training) camp,” said Ryan. “He took the fight pro card, and in the opener Chris on short notice. I don’t know how long Melanson of Edmonton made his comhe’d been training, that’s not for me to petitive 135-pound division debut with a first-round win over Patrick Leblanc answer.” The Red Deer fighter, who im- of Rocky Mountain House. Melanson proved his pro record to 6-0, had at won by rear naked choke, dropping least limited knowledge of his oppo- Leblanc’s record to 0-3.

MINOR HOCKEY Midget AAA The Red Deer Optimist Chiefs atoned for an Alberta Midget Hockey League loss a day previous by shading the visiting Fort Saskatchewan Rangers 4-3 Saturday. Tyrees Goodrunning, Josh Tarzwell, Kobe Scott and Joel Ray scored for the Chiefs, who got a 33-save performance from Justin Travis while being outshot 36-32. The Rangers were assessed six of 11 minor penalties. On Friday, the visiting Lloydminster Bobcats skated away with a 3-1 win over the Chiefs, who lone goal came off the stick of Tanner Zentner. Dawson Weatherill made 36 shots for Red Deer, outshot 39-22. The Chiefs took all three penalties assessed in the contest. Minor midget AAA The Red Deer Strata Energy Chiefs won a pair of weekend home-ice contests, including Sunday’s 2-1 conquest of the Spruce Grove Saints. Ryan McBeath and Rylan Burns supplied the goals and Steve Arthur made 29 saves. The Chiefs held a 33-31 edge in shots. On Saturday, McBeath tallied twice and Burns added the other goal in a 3-2 victory over Airdrie/Cochrane. Duncan Hughes made 29 saves for the winners as each team had 31 shots. Meanwhile, the Red Deer North Star Chiefs suffered a pair of losses — 7-3 to the visiting Calgary Blackhawks Sunday despite outshooting their guests 33-32 and 7-5 to the host Calgary Stampeders 24 hours earlier.

RINGETTE The Central Alberta U16AA Sting were two-time weekend winners, downing the visiting Sherwood Park U19A team 7-4 and defeating the Red Deer U19A Rampage 6-4. Kianna Doyle netted two goals

Hunter Leslie, Tristen Hatto and Kale Seelen were the North Star snipers Sunday. Justin Verveda made 23 saves for the Chiefs, while teammate Brayden Laturnus made two. Details from Saturday’s game were unavailable. Major midget girls The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs were 1-0 losers to the visiting Calgary Fire Sunday despite outshooting their guests by a 33-15 margin. MacKenzie Fairbrother-Skinner was the losing netminder. The Chiefs also came up just short in a Saturday meeting with the visiting Edmonton Thunder, falling 3-2. Breanna Martin and Abagael Thiessen were the Red Deer snipers, while Bailey Knapp turned aside 12 shots for the Chiefs. Red Deer outshot Edmonton 41-15. Major bantam The Red Deer Rebels were on the positive and negative ends of a pair of one-sided weekend outings. The Rebels declawed the visiting Southeast Tigers 9-2 Saturday, getting three goals and a single assist from Kyle Gerrits and two goals from Noah Danielson. Griffen Ryden and Payton Wright each had a goal and two assists, Jace Paarup and Caileb Berge notched the other Red Deer markers and Deegan Moffard contributed five helpers. Jason Very made 16 saves as the Rebels held a comfortable 49-18 advantage in shots. The Rebels were 10-3 losers to the host Rocky Mountain Raiders Sunday, their goals coming from Wright, Moffard and Paarup. Bretton Park and Very combined to make 53 saves as the visitors were outshot 63-27. against Sherwood Park, while Saxon Anderson, Hanna Morrison, Kailyn Smalley and Emily LeMasurier also tallied for the Sting. MaKenna Tonery turned in a hattrick performance in the win over Red Deer. Doyle, Morrison and Madison Pluister also scored. Sting goalie McKenna Smalley made 65 saves over the two games.

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Cody Krahn of Edmonton takes a hit to the head from Luke Spicer of Red Deer in the fifth fight of the night during the Havoc Fighting Championship at Westerner Park on Friday. Spicer, a crowd favorite, took the three round fight by the judges unanimous decision. Evan Anderson of Regina defeated Matt Pink of Red Deer by rear naked choke at 53 seconds of the third round. Fighting in the 155-pound class, Anderson evened his slate at 1-1; it was Pink’s first amateur fight. Jett Grande of Red Deer was a clear unanimous-decision winner over Rob Hall of Rocky Mountain House in an-

other 155-pound bout. Both fighters made their competitive debuts. In the final amateur bout, light heavyweight Mike Pyska of Edmonton improved to 2-0 with a first-round knockout of Red Deer’s Blaine Cust, whose competitive record dropped to 1-3. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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The Wranglers held a 50-29 advantage in shots but were zero-for-11 on the power play. • The Ponoka Stampeders dropped both ends of a home-and-home set with the Mountainview Colts, falling 7-5 at home and 3-1 at Didsbury. Nate Higgins, with two goals, Justin Van Tetering, DJ Horne and Cody Lemon scored for the Stamps in Saturday’s home-ice setback. Carter Gendreau made 31 saves for Ponoka, outhshot 38-20. Tyson Crampain notched the lone Ponoka goal in Friday’s loss. The Stamps, zero-for-eight on the power play, were outshot 36-26 while getting a 33-save outing from Zeke Leuck. • The Stettler Lightning were outshot 43-20 and zapped 7-0 by the host Cochrane Generals Friday. Starter Taylor McLaughlin and Travis Green combined to make 36 saves in a losing cause. • Cody Phillips potted the lone goal for the visiting Three Hills Thrashers in a 5-1 loss to Airdrie Friday. The Thrashers ran into a hot netminder in the person of Garrett Iverson, who finished with 48 saves. Thrashers goalie Greg Pols stopped 37 shots.

Matt Krusky buried an overtime rebound to lift the Red Deer Vipers to a 5-4 Heritage Junior Hockey League win Saturday over the visiting Airdrie Thunder. Dustin Spearing tallied twice for the Vipers, who got additional goals from Colton Weseen and Nick Glackin. The Vipers kick-started their weekend with a 9-1 thumping of the host High River Flyers Friday. Weseen led the visitors with a fivepoint performance that included three goals. Kale Lapointe scored twice and added an assist, Spearing, Krusky, Declan Johnston and Brody Kalinowski also connected and Tye Munro contributed four helpers. Mack Patchett turned aside 17 shots in the Red Deer net, while the Vipers directed 45 at Flyers goaltenders Griffin Segboer and Tyler Fornwald. In other Heritage League weekend contests: • Spencer Otto and affiliate player Kyle Cornford scored for the Blackfalds Wranglers in a 4-2 loss to the host Strathmore Wheatland Kings Saturday.

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports Today • Women’s basketball: Hoosier Daddy vs. Pink Panthers, Storm vs. Funk, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber; Dynamo vs. Age Gap, Big Ballers vs. Triple Threat, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Central Alberta Christian; Spartans vs. Rampage, Xpress vs. Ball Hawks, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber main.

Tuesday • Senior high basketball: Lacombe at Lindsay Thurber, Ponoka at Hunting Hills, Camrose at Notre Dame, Innisfail at Rocky Mountain House, Wetaskiwin at Sylvan Lake; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. • Men’s basketball: Btown Maple Jordans vs. Johns Manville, Sheraton Red Deer vs. Wells Furniture, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber. • Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Blackfalds, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday • JV basketball: Notre Dame at Ponoka, Hunting Hills at Sylvan Lake, Lacombe at Stettler; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. • WHL: Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m. (The Drive). • Peewee AA hockey: Red Deer TBS at Red Deer Parkland, 7:30 p.m., Kinsmen A. • Heritage junior B hockey: Red Deer at Ponoka, 7:45 p.m. • Chinook senior AAA hockey: Innisfail at Bentley, 8:30 p.m., Lacombe.

Thursday • Men’s basketball: Vikings vs. Alken Basin, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. The D Leaguers, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber. • Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Elks at Central Alberta, 7:15 p.m., Lacombe.

Friday • Senior high boys basketball: Notre Dame Cougar Classic. • JV basketball: Hunting Hills tournament. • Peewee AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer Parkland, 6 p.m., Collicutt Centre. • WHL: Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. • AJHL: Bonnyville at Olds, 7 p.m. • Minor midget AAA hockey: Red Deer North Star at Red Deer Strata Energy, 8 p.m., Arena. • Bantam AA hockey: Central Alberta at West Central, 8 p.m., Sylvan Lake. • Heritage junior B hockey: Cochrane at Three Hills, 8 p.m. • Midget AA hockey: Bow Valley at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 8:30 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

Saturday • Senior high boys basketball: Notre Dame Cougar Classic. • JV basketball: Hunting Hills tournament. • Peewee AA hockey: Okotoks at Red Deer Parkland, 12:30 p.m., Kinsmen A; Bow Valley at Central Alberta, 4:45 p.m., Big Valley; Olds at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain House. • Major bantam hockey: Calgary Royals at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Arena. • Bantam AA hockey: Olds at Red Deer Ramada, 2:30 p.m., Kinex. • Major bantam girls hockey: Rocky Mountain at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. • Junior women’s hockey: Irma at Central Alberta, 4:15 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. • Midget AA hockey: Calgary Bruins at Red Deer Elks, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Calgary Stampeders at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Eckville. • Heritage junior B hockey: Stettler at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena.

Sunday • Peewee AA hockey: Central Alberta at Red Deer TBS, 1:30 p.m., Kinex; Okotoks at West Central, 2:45 p.m., Sylvan Lake. • Bantam AA hockey: Central Alberta at Red Deer Steel Kings, 1:45 p.m., Kinsmen A. • Chinook senior AAA hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Bentley, 2 p.m. • Midget AA hockey: Okotoks at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 2:30 p.m., Arena. • Men’s basketball: Grandview vs. Washed Up Warriors, Monstars vs. Henry’s Eavestroughing, Silver Spurs vs. Rusty Chuckers, 4:15 p.m.; Chillibongs vs. NWS, Lacombe All Sports Cresting vs. Carstar, Triple A Batteries vs. Subaru, 5:30 p.m.; all games at Lindsay Thurber. • Heritage junior B hockey: Three Hills at Red Deer, 6:45 p.m., Arena. • WHL: Calgary at Red Deer, 5 p.m., Centrium.

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Nedbank Challenge Sunday at Gary Player Country Club Sun City, South Africa Purse: $6.5 million Yardage: 7,831 Par: 72 Final Marc Leishman, Australia 68-68-66-67—269 Henrik Stenson, Sweden 66-67-70-72—275 Chris Wood, England 70-71-70-68—279 Danny Willett, England 67-75-70-68—280 Victor Dubuisson, France 71-73-68-68—280 Robert Streb, United States 69-66-72-73—280 Branden Grace, South Africa 68-74-67-71—280 Byeong-Hun An, South Korea 72-70-71-68—281 Charl Schwartzel, South Africa 71-74-67-70—282 Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand 70-72-69-71—282 Australian PGA Championship Sunday at RACV Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast, Australia Purse: $1.27 million Yardage: 7,364 Par: 72 Final (x-won on first playoff hole) x-Nathan Holman, Australia 77-68-70-73—288 Dylan Frittelli, South Africa 70-72-71-75—288 Harold Varner III, United States 74-73-66-75—288

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Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF GA Prince Albert 29 18 8 2 1 93 87 Brandon 28 17 8 1 2 102 73 Moose Jaw 29 15 9 4 1 103 92 Regina 28 14 11 2 1 84 92 Saskatoon 28 10 15 3 0 83 117 Swift Current 29 8 17 3 1 66 93

Pt 39 37 35 31 23 20

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF GA Lethbridge 29 19 10 0 0 117 86 Red Deer 29 19 10 0 0 109 83 Calgary 31 18 11 1 1 98 95 Edmonton 29 12 14 3 0 82 97 Medicine Hat 27 8 16 2 1 85 113 Kootenay 31 6 23 2 0 58 128

Pt 38 38 38 27 19 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF GA Kelowna 29 22 6 1 0 117 82 Victoria 29 19 8 1 1 101 64 Prince George 28 17 9 1 1 90 80 Kamloops 26 12 10 3 1 94 88 Vancouver 30 8 18 2 2 85 111

Pt 45 40 36 28 20

U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOLGF GA 27 17 8 2 0 95 78 28 15 10 2 1 96 93 26 15 9 0 2 66 52 27 13 14 0 0 89 84 29 11 17 1 0 87 112

Pt 36 33 32 26 23

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Sunday’s results Calgary 2 Swift Current 1 (SO) Prince Albert 3 Red Deer 1 Prince George 6 Vancouver 5 Saturday’s results Moose Jaw 4 Regina 3 (SO) Brandon 5 Saskatoon 3 Edmonton 2 Swift Current 1 Lethbridge 6 Red Deer 2 Medicine Hat 5 Kamloops 4 Victoria 5 Kootenay 1 Everett 3 Vancouver 1 Kelowna 4 Portland 2 Seattle 3 Tri-City 2 Tuesday’s games Calgary at Brandon, 6 p.m. Prince Albert at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Kootenay at Prince George, 8 p.m.

4. Prince Albert, Vanstone 3 (Coleman) 17:08. Penalties — Shmoorkoff RD (checking to the head) 4:07, Warner P.A. (high-sticking) 6:20. Shots on goal Prince Albert 11 12 10 — 33 Red Deer 8 10 10 — 28 Goal — Prince Albert: Parenteau (W, 11-5-2) Red Deer: Toth (L, 14-8-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — Prince Albert: 1-5 Red Deer: 0-3. Attendance — 4,906 at Red Deer. Saturday’s summary Hurricanes 6, Rebels 2 First Period 1. Lethbridge, Millette 13 (Babenko, Pankewicz) 4:06 (pp). 2. Red Deer, Bleackley 6 (Musil, Fleury) 15:28 (pp). Penalties — Merezhko Let (boarding) 0:45, Pawlenchuk RD (tripping) 2:58, Millette Let (hooking) 14:47, Bleackley RD (10-minute misconduct) 15:28, Sheen Let (cross-checking) 18:37. Second Period 3. Lethbridge, Gutierrez 13 (Nielsen, Burke) 5:03. 4. Red Deer, Kopeck 4 (De Wit) 13:33 (short-handed-SH). Penalties — Bobyk RD (delay of game) 12:14, Fleury RD (tripping) 19:08. Third Period 5. Lethbridge, Gutierrez 14 (Babenko, Pankewicz) 4:07. 6. Lethbridge, Skeoch 1 (Vandervlis) 6:44. 7. Lethbridge, Millette 14 (Skeoch, Folk) 9:45. 8. Lethbridge, Sheen 2 (Davis, Vandervlis) 19:22 (pp). Penalties — Johnson RD (elbowing) 7:16, Bobyk RD (fighting) 12:41, Strand RD (holding) 12:41, Nielsen Let (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 12:41, Wong Let (fighting) 12:41, Reagan Let (game misconduct) 12:55, Reagan Let (fighting) 12:55, Johnson RD (fighting) 12:55, Johnson RD (game misconduct) 12:55, Vandervlis Let (interference) 15:34, Nikolishin RD (roughing) 15:34, Pankewicz Let (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 15:34, Bellerive Let (game misconduct) 16:39, Johnson RD (game misconduct) 16:39, Johnson RD (fighting) 16:39, Bellerive Let (fighting) 16:39, De Wit RD (cross-checking) 18:08, Bobyk RD (unsportsmanlike cnd.) 18:40. Shots on goal Red Deer 9 11 4 — 24 Lethbridge 9 12 15 — 36 Goal — Red Deer: Toth (L, 14-7-0) Lethbridge: Sittler (W, 9-5-0). Power plays (goal-chances) — Red Deer: 1-4 Lethbridge: 2-6. WHL Scoring Leaders

Wednesday’s games Calgary at Regina, 6 p.m. Brandon at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m. Red Deer at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m. Portland at Everett, 8:05 p.m. Seattle at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Sunday’s summary Raiders 3, Rebels 1 First Period 1. Red Deer, Hagel 5 (Spacek, Nikolishin) 5:23. Penalties — Musil RD (checking to the head) 7:23, Pederson RD (boarding) 13:42. Second Period 2. Prince Albert, Guhle 3 (Gennaro, Coleman) 15:09 (pp). Penalties — Nogier RD (cross-checking) 6:16, Yorke P.A. (elbowing) 11:41, Johnson RD (checking from behind) 14:48, Warner P.A. (hooking) 18:08. Third Period 3. Prince Albert, Coleman 7 (Olynek) 15:25.

G 18 19 18 9 18 17 6 9 13 10 14 16 20 14 17 17 15 14 20 16

Tyson Baillie, Kel Dryden Hunt, MJ Brayden Point, MJ Mathew Barzal, Sea Reid Gardiner, P.A. Ivan Nikolishin, RD Brayden Burke, Let DevanteStephens, Spo Radel Fazleev, CAL Alex Forsberg, Vic Adam Brooks, Reg Parker Bowles, TC Jonathon Martin, SC Egor Babenko, Let Jayce Hawryluk, Bra Collin Shirley, Kam Keegan Kolesar, Sea Noah Gregor, MJ Tyler Wong, Let Lane Bauer, Edm

A 31 24 25 34 23 24 34 30 25 28 23 20 15 20 16 16 18 19 12 15

Pts 49 43 43 43 41 41 40 39 38 38 37 36 35 34 33 33 33 33 32 31

Brett Pollock, Edm Nolan Patrick, Bra Matthew Phillips, Vic Cameron Hebig, Sas Nick Merkley, Kel Simon Stransky, P.A. Michael Spacek, RD Giorgio Estephan, Let Chad Butcher, MH

10 7 17 12 11 11 10 9 9

21 24 13 18 19 19 20 21 21

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OL 28 19 6 3 27 15 8 4 27 14 8 5

31 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 30

GF 94 71 86

GA 63 69 81

Pt 41 34 33

Metropolitan Division GP W L OL GF NY Rangers 28 18 7 3 80 Washington 25 18 5 2 79 NY Islanders 28 15 8 5 78

GA 58 55 67

Pt 39 38 35

GF 83 69 61 69 65 54 65 59 61 66

GA 72 66 62 66 62 74 73 81 74 81

Pt 31 31 30 30 29 27 25 24 23 23

Western Conference Central Division GP W L OL 27 20 5 2 27 15 8 4 25 14 7 4

GF 93 68 69

GA 70 67 62

Pt 42 34 32

Los Angeles San Jose Arizona

Pacific Division GP W L OL 25 16 8 1 26 14 12 0 27 13 13 1

GF 65 70 74

GA 54 68 85

Pt 33 28 27

Chicago Nashville Winnipeg Anaheim Vancouver Edmonton Colorado Calgary

GP 27 26 28 28 28 28 27 26

WILD CARD W L OL 14 9 4 13 8 5 13 13 2 11 12 5 9 11 8 11 15 2 11 15 1 10 14 2

GF 74 69 76 55 72 71 75 65

GA 69 69 85 68 79 82 80 94

Pt 32 31 28 27 26 24 23 22

Montreal Detroit Ottawa

Boston New Jersey Pittsburgh Florida Tampa Bay Philadelphia Buffalo Carolina Toronto Columbus

Dallas St. Louis Minnesota

GP 25 27 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 28

WILD CARD W L OL 14 8 3 14 10 3 14 10 2 13 10 4 13 11 3 11 11 5 11 13 3 10 13 4 9 13 5 11 16 1

Sunday’s results Carolina 5 Arizona 4 Chicago 3 Winnipeg 1 New Jersey 4 Florida 2 NY Rangers 4 Ottawa 1 Edmonton 4 Buffalo 2 Anaheim 2 Pittsburgh 1 Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, late Saturday’s results Winnipeg 2 Washington 1 (OT) Los Angeles 5 Pittsburgh 3 Detroit 5 Nashville 4 (OT) Toronto 4 St. Louis 1 Carolina 3 Montreal 2 Ottawa 3 NY Islanders 2 (OT) Columbus 4 Philadelphia 1

Minnesota 3 Colorado 0 Boston 4 Vancouver 0 Tampa Bay 4 San Jose 3 Monday’s games Nashville at Boston, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Colorado, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Tuesday’s games Los Angeles at Columbus, 5 p.m. NY Islanders at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. New Jersey at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 5:30 p.m. Ottawa at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Arizona at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Carolina at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Nashville at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. San Jose at Calgary, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s games Boston at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. San Jose at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Colorado, 8 p.m. NY Rangers at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Sunday’s summary Oilers 4, Sabres 2 First Period 1. Buffalo, Eichel 9 (Gionta, McGinn) 6:58. 2. Edmonton, Purcell 5 (Hall, Draisaitl) 9:36. 3. Edmonton, Eberle 5 (Nugent-Hopkins) 16:06. 4. Edmonton, Hall 11 (Purcell, Schultz) 18:55 (pp). Penalties — Hendricks Edm (roughing) 12:03, Girgensons Buf (roughing) 12:03, Gorges Buf (interference) 18:39. Second Period 5. Buffalo, O’Reilly 9 (Bogosian, Colaiacovo) 13:22 (pp). 6. Edmonton, Gazdic 1 (Klefbom, Lander) 17:43. Penalties — Nugent-Hopkins Edm (high-sticking) 2:20, Davidson Edm (tripping) 7:37, Gryba Edm (interference) 11:30. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — Hall Edm (boarding) 5:07, Kane Buf (unsportsmanlike conduct) 11:45, Hall Edm (unsportsmanlike conduct) 11:45. Shots on goal Buffalo 7 11 16 — 34 Edmonton 9 13 6 — 28 Goal — Buffalo: Johnson (L, 7-8-1) Edmonton: Nilsson (W, 8-7-1). Power plays (goal-chances) — Buffalo: 1-4 Edmonton: 1-1. NHL Scoring Leaders G 16 18 14 6 12 10 9 5 15 14 10 9 9 9 8 8 8 13 12 12

Patrick Kane, Chi Jamie Benn, Dal Tyler Seguin, Dal Erik Karlsson, Ott Daniel Sedin, Vcr Michael Cammalleri, NJ Blake Wheeler, Wpg John Klingberg, Dal Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Mike Hoffman, Ott Taylor Hall, Edm Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy Bobby Ryan, Ott David Krejci, Bos Henrik Sedin, Vcr Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wash Artemi Panarin, Chi Max Pacioretty, Mtl Joe Pavelski, SJ Evgeni Malkin, Pgh

A 25 17 21 26 17 18 18 22 11 12 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 12 13 13

Pts 41 35 35 32 29 28 27 27 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 25

Football National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct New England 10 2 0 .833 N.Y. Jets 7 5 0 .583 Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 Miami 5 7 0 .417

Kansas City Oakland San Diego PF 375 295 296 240

PA 247 248 278 300

Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee

W 6 6 4 3

South L T 6 0 6 0 8 0 9 0

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland

W 10 7 4 2

North L T 2 0 5 0 8 0 10 0

Pct .833 .583 .333 .167

PF 334 311 272 216

PA 196 240 291 347

Denver

W 10

West L T 2 0

Pct .833

PF 269

PA 210

Pct .500 .500 .333 .250

PF 259 253 275 245

PA 305 264 341 296

7 5 3

5 7 9

0 0 0

.583 .417 .250

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct Washington 5 6 0 .455 Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 Dallas 3 8 0 .273

321 284 247

240 314 324

PF 241 278 307 204

PA 267 302 296 261

x-Carolina Tampa Bay Atlanta New Orleans

W 12 6 6 4

South L T Pct 0 0 1.000 6 0 .500 6 0 .500 8 0 .333

PF 373 271 279 299

PA 243 298 257 380

Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit

W 8 8 5 4

North L T 4 0 4 0 7 0 8 0

PF 289 238 251 253

PA 238 232 290 315

Pct .667 .667 .417 .333

W Arizona 10 Seattle 7 St. Louis 4 San Francisco 4 x-clinched division

West L 2 5 8 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .833 .583 .333 .333

PF 382 305 189 178

PA 232 229 257 291

Monday’s Game Dallas at Washington, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 Minnesota at Arizona, 6:25 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 Detroit at St. Louis, 11 a.m. San Diego at Kansas City, 11 a.m. Washington at Chicago, 11 a.m. Buffalo at Philadelphia, 11 a.m. San Francisco at Cleveland, 11 a.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m. Tennessee at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 11 a.m. Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 11 a.m. Atlanta at Carolina, 11 a.m. Seattle at Baltimore, 11 a.m. Oakland at Denver, 2:05 p.m. Dallas at Green Bay, 2:25 p.m. New England at Houston, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Game Green Bay 27, Detroit 23 Sunday’s Games Arizona 27, St. Louis 3 Seattle 38, Minnesota 7 Tennessee 42, Jacksonville 39 San Francisco 26, Chicago 20, OT N.Y. Jets 23, N.Y. Giants 20, OT Tampa Bay 23, Atlanta 19 Buffalo 30, Houston 21 Miami 15, Baltimore 13 Cincinnati 37, Cleveland 3 Denver 17, San Diego 3 Kansas City 34, Oakland 20 Carolina 41, New Orleans 38 Philadelphia 35, New England 28 Pittsburgh 45, Indianapolis 10

Monday, Dec. 14 N.Y. Giants at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 12 9 .571 — Boston 11 9 .550 1/2 New York 10 11 .476 2 Brooklyn 5 15 .250 6 1/2 Philadelphia 1 20 .048 11

Miami Atlanta Charlotte Orlando Washington

Cleveland Chicago Indiana Detroit Milwaukee

Southeast Division W L Pct 12 6 .667 13 9 .591 11 8 .579 11 9 .550 8 10 .444 Central Division W L Pct 13 7 .650 11 6 .647 12 7 .632 12 9 .571 8 13 .381

GB — 1 1 1/2 2 4 GB — 1/2 1/2 1 1/2 5 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 17 4 .810 — Memphis 12 9 .571 5 Dallas 12 9 .571 5 Houston 10 11 .476 7 New Orleans 5 15 .250 11 1/2

Oklahoma City Utah Portland Minnesota Denver

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

Northwest Division W L Pct 12 8 .600 9 9 .500 9 12 .429 8 11 .421 8 13 .381

GB — 2 3 1/2 3 1/2 4 1/2

Pacific Division W L Pct 22 0 1.000 11 9 .550 8 13 .381 7 15 .318 3 17 .150

GB — 10 13 1/2 15 18

Saturday’s Games Denver 108, Philadelphia 105 Golden State 112, Toronto 109 Charlotte 102, Chicago 96 Portland 109, Minnesota 103 Houston 120, Sacramento 113 Miami 99, Cleveland 84 San Antonio 108, Boston 105 Milwaukee 106, New York 91 Utah 122, Indiana 119, OT L.A. Clippers 103, Orlando 101 Sunday’s Games Memphis 95, Phoenix 93 Golden State 114, Brooklyn 98 Detroit 111, L.A. Lakers 91 Dallas 116, Washington 104 Oklahoma City 98, Sacramento 95

LOCAL

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Raiders senior girls win gold at SAIT basketball tournament CALGARY — The Lindsay Thurber Raiders, with Kiera Fujimoto netting 12 points, downed Chestermere 58-48 in the senior high girls division final of the SAIT basketball tournament during the weekend. Jenna Hawkes and Kelsey Lalor each added nine points for the tournament champions. The Raiders opened with a 54-31 win over Okotoks Foothills, getting 27 points from Lalor and eight from Emma Holmes, then defeated Cranbrook Mount Baker 61-41 in a semifinal as Fujimoto drained 16 points, Lalor scored 13 and Hawkes chipped in with nine. The Raiders JV girls placed third in their division, beating Chestermere 7321, falling 64-49 to Magrath and then recording a 50-46 win over Foremost in the third-place game.

Thunder Country athletes finish well in Denmark Red Deer Thunder Country Trampoline and Gymnastics Club members Zachary Blakely and Kalena Soehn placed in the finals of the World Age Group competition Saturday in Odense, Denmark.

Leonard, SAN DeRozan, TOR

Monday’s Games San Antonio at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Detroit at Charlotte, 5 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at New York, 5:30 p.m. Washington at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Phoenix at Chicago, 6 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Boston at New Orleans, 6 p.m. Portland at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

FG 225 174 169 179 185 197 148 174 147 140 136 150 157

McComish leads Wells Furniture to win over Drillers in senior men’s basketball action Jon McComish drained 21 points and James Bible added 19 as Wells Furniture posted an 83-53 Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association win over the Alken Basin Drillers Sunday. Wyatt Saari scored 17 points in a losing cause, while Gerald Lamigo netted 13. Meanwhile, the Triple A Batteries got 20 points from Andrew Touchette and 11 from Brian Smith in a 75-50 victory over the Rusty Chuckers. Rusty Gilchrist scored 11 points in a losing cause, with Patrick Bauer adding 10. In another game, Enrique Vizcarra hooped 18 points and Nathan Dyer scored 14 for the Subaru Kingsmen in a 72-44 conquest of Henry’s Eavestroughing, who got 19 from Devin Woodward and 13 from Dave Torwalt.

Old’s Lappage books ticket to Olympics with win at Canadian qualifiers STRATHCONA COUNTY — Olds wrestler Danielle Lappage, a gold medalist in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, punched her ticket to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during the weekend.

432 449

21.6 21.4

FGA 114 160 151 131 158 202 221 140 188 149

PCT .667 .600 .596 .588 .570 .569 .552 .550 .537 .530

Rebounds

FT PTS 123 684 213 616 123 525 135 522 105 497 99 497 104 412 100 508 93 421 118 461 106 392 99 434 65 433

Blakely finished 59th in the boys 15-16 trampoline event and Soehn was 64th in the 15-16 girls trampoline.

63 144

FG 76 96 90 77 90 115 122 77 101 79

Jordan, LAC Whiteside, MIA Faried, DEN Howard, HOU Kanter, OKC Parker, SAN Favours, UTA Plumlee, POR Warren, PHX Duncan, SAN

NBA Leaders Scoring G 21 21 19 19 19 20 17 21 19 21 18 20 20

164 149

FG Percentage

Tuesday’s Games Portland at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Golden State at Indiana, 5 p.m. Houston at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Memphis, 6 p.m. Orlando at Denver, 7 p.m. Utah at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Curry, GOL Harden, HOU George, IND Westbrook, OKC James, CLE Griffin, LAC Davis, NOR Lillard, POR Bledsoe, PHX Lowry, TOR Wiggins, MIN Anthony, NYK Knight, PHX

20 21

AVG 32.6 29.3 27.6 27.5 26.2 24.9 24.2 24.2 22.2 22.0 21.8 21.7 21.7

Drummond, DET Jordan, LAC Howard, HOU Love, CLE Davis, NOR Whiteside, MIA Gobert, UTA Gasol, CHI

G 20 20 15 20 17 18 14 17

OFF DEF TOT 113 227 340 71 193 264 63 127 190 55 171 226 32 154 186 52 144 196 49 103 152 35 149 184

AVG 17.0 13.2 12.7 11.3 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.8

Assists Rondo, SAC Westbrook, OKC Paul, LAC Wall, WAS Smith, NOR Green, GOL

G 21 19 15 17 19 21

AST 230 183 124 136 141 151

AVG 11.0 9.6 8.3 8.0 7.4 7.2

Lappage suffered an ACL tear just a month after placing fifth in the 2014 world championships but battled back from the injury to keep her Olympic dream alive, then defeated top-ranked Braxton Stone-Papadopoulos 2-0 in a best-of-three final during the Canadian qualifiers. “I don’t think there is a word to describe how I’m feeling right now,” she told the Edmonton Journal. “Honestly, I could die a happy woman … after the Olympics, of course. “This is the highest goal I’ve had in all aspects of my life, and to know that I’m going is absolutely incredible.” Lappage currently trains at the Burnaby Mountain Wrestling Club.

Gens drop decision to Eagles STONY PLAIN — The Stony Plain Eagles wiped out a 4-2 deficit with four consecutive third-period goals and defeated the Bentley Generals 6-4 in a Chinook Hockey League game Saturday. After Kyle Bailey gave the visiting Generals a two-goal cushion with his second goal of the evening early in the final frame, the Eagles stormed back with markers from Dakota Mason (power play), Brandon Kosolofsky, Tanner House (short-handed) and Mat Knoll to nail down the win. Colten Hayes and Josh Smith accounted for the other Bentley goals. Kosolofsky scored twice for the Eagles, who also got a goal from Carter Page. Winning netminder Travis Yonkman made 25 saves. Thomas Heemskerk blocked 30 shots for the Generals.

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Expansion to be discussed but no vote BY THE CANADIAN PRESS It was during the NHL board of governors meeting a year ago that potential Las Vegas ownership got the green light to proceed with a season-ticket drive. That development came out of nowhere. There remains no firm timeline on expansion, though this week’s board meetings could take the process another step further. The executive committee is scheduled to meet before the big group Monday in Pebble Beach, Calif., to review expansion presentations from Las Vegas and Quebec City. The earliest expansion could happen is the 2017-18 season, something deputy commissioner Bill Daly said last month was still possible even if the board doesn’t vote this week. Such a vote to approve or decline expansion is not expected. “We really haven’t canvassed the ownership as a group,” Daly said last month in Toronto. “(The executive committee meeting will) be really the first time where we kind of roll up our sleeves and talk about the applications and where they stand.” Quebecor and Bill Foley’s Black

NHL BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING Knight Sports & Entertainment presented to the board in September in New York. That came on the heels of the Hockey Vision Las Vegas ticket drive receiving 13,500 season-ticket deposits and the brand-new Videotron Centre in Quebec City selling out for a pre-season game between the Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins. Officials from Quebecor showed the board a DVD of that successful night, which Bettman said in a sit-down interview in late September that it “wasn’t a bad thing that the building was test-driven.” “Were we surprised that it was sold out and there was enthusiasm? Absolutely not. I could’ve told you that before they did it,” Bettman said. “Unlike Vegas, where they ran a season-ticket drive because people really questioned whether there was interest in professional sports in a unique market like that, nobody had any doubt that there was fan interest, certainly by 20,000 people, in Quebec City.” Bettman said at the time Quebec excelling in that test drive was one of many factors going into expansion deliberations.

The current alignment of 16 teams in the Eastern Conference and 14 in the West and the sagging Canadian dollar are ones that could hamper Quebecor’s efforts to bring back the Nordiques. If the NHL opts to expand by one or two teams, there’s also the matter of splitting revenue 31 or 32 ways, something Bettman and Daly brought up last month. Their point that was even though each new team could bring expansion fees of US$500 million or higher, owners must consider the long-term implications against the one-time cash windfall. One thing that’s clear is the league is in no rush to make the decision. “This is an important business decision, and it doesn’t get governed by PR or politics or various pressures,” Bettman said. “You’ve got to make a decision for the right reasons.” Expansion is one of many topics on the docket for this board of governors meeting, which will also include a updates on business and player safety, the departure of chief operating officer John Collins, an early projection of the 2016-17 salary cap and the contro-

versial executive compensation policy. Under the current system, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2015, a team must surrender a second- or thirdround pick if it hires a coach or executive from another team, depending on whether it’s in or out of season. The policy as written forces compensation even for those relieved of their duties, like the Columbus Blue Jackets forfeiting a second-round pick to the Vancouver Canucks for hiring John Tortorella, despite the coach getting fired after the 2013-14 season. “That wasn’t the intent of the deal at all,” Buffalo Sabres GM Tim Murray said Friday in Orchard Park, N.Y. “It had gotten away from us.” At their last meeting, GMs talked about modifying or scrapping the compensation policy, which Bettman staunchly opposed from the start. The board can make that decision, and any chances would likely go into effect Jan. 1. “It has to be modified,” said Murray, who voted against the policy originally. “I’m not sure it’ll go away completely, but if it doesn’t go away completely it’s going to be tweaked or it’s going to be just like a fourth-round pick for a guy that is not just under contract but working for a team.”

Panthers survive shootout with Saints to stay perfect NFL ROUNDUP BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PANTHERS 41 SAINTS 38 NEW ORLEANS — Cam Newton passed for five touchdowns, capped by a 15-yard scoring strike to Jerricho Cotchery with 1:05 to go, and the unbeaten Carolina Panthers wrapped up the NFC South title with a 41-38 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Carolina, the only remaining unbeaten team in the NFL, has the ninth 12-0 start in league history. Newton, who was 28 of 41 for 331 yards, twice had to lead the Panthers back from fourth-quarter deficits as the Saints (4-8) tried desperately to avoid a four-game losing streak. Jonathan Stewart had a 5-yard scoring run on a pitch from Newton. Drew Brees passed for 282 yards and three touchdowns. Saints linebacker Stephone Anthony returned a fumble 31 yards for a score and also became the first NFL player to return a blocked extra-point kick for 2 points in NFL history. EAGLES 35, PATRIOTS 28 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Najee Goode scored on a blocked punt, Malcolm Jenkins returned an interception 99 yards for another touchdown and Philadelphia held on for an improbable victory over New England. Darren Sproles returned a punt 83 yards for the Eagles’ second special teams touchdown, giving Philadelphia a 21-point lead before the Patriots came charging back. Tom Brady threw for a touchdown to make it a two-score game and then, after an onside kick, ran it in from the 1 yard-line to cut it to seven points with 3 minutes left. New England’s second onside kick failed, but the Patriots (10-2) forced a third-down fumble to give Brady one more chance. The comeback fell short when Brady’s passes bounced out of his receivers’ hands. Losers of three in a row, the Eagles (5-7) had given up 45 points apiece in consecutive weeks heading into the game against the defending NFL champions and their Super Bowl MVP quarterback. Now it’s the Patriots on a losing streak — their first back-to-back regular-season losses since 2012. CARDINALS 27, RAMS 3 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Running backs David Johnson and Kerwynn Williams scored a touchdown apiece and Arizona stuffed St. Louis. Johnson, a rookie, had 99 yards on 22 carries in his first start and caught one of two TD passes by Carson Palmer, who led an offence that rolled up 524 yards. Williams scored his first career TD on a 35-yard run. Larry Fitzgerald made his 1,000th reception and topped 1,000 yards for the seventh time. The Cardinals (10-2) have won six in a row, and seven of

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Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota leaps past Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Dwayne Gratz during an NFL game Sunday, in Nashville, Tenn. Mariota threw for 268 yards and ran for 112 as the Titans won 42-39. eight since losing 24-22 at home to St. Louis in Week 4. The Rams (4-8) have lost five in a row and have been outscored 58-10 the past two. STEELERS 45, COLTS 10 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns and Pittsburgh overwhelmed Indianapolis. Antonio Brown caught eight passes for 118 yards and two scores and also returned a punt 71 yards for a touchdown for the Steelers (7-5). Martavis Bryant hauled in four passes for 114 yards and a score, and DeAngelo Williams added 134 yards rushing as Pittsburgh shook off a slow start to dominate the Colts (6-6) over the final three quarters. Roethlisberger has 886 yards passing and 10 touchdowns in his last two starts against Indianapolis. Matt Hasselbeck threw for 169 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions before leaving in the fourth quarter because of neck and shoulder pain. The Colts remain tied with Houston for the lead in the AFC North. CHIEFS 34, RAIDERS 20 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jeremy Maclin had two touchdowns catches after fourth-quarter interceptions and Tyvon Branch returned a third interception from Derek Carr for a game-clinching score against his former team and Kansas City rallied for its sixth straight win. The Raiders (5-7) were leading by six points and driving for more when

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Carr’s mistakes changed the tide of the game and helped keep the Chiefs (7-5) in the lead in the AFC wild-card race. Alex Smith threw two touchdown passes and ran for a third score and Maclin had 95 yards on nine catches to lead the Chiefs. Carr threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns, but his three fourth-quarter interceptions sent Oakland to its fourth loss in five games. BRONCOS 17, CHARGERS 3 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brock Osweiler threw for one touchdown and Danny Trevathan intercepted Philip Rivers and returned it 25 yards for a score, leading the Denver Broncos to a victory against hapless San Diego. Osweiler improved to 3-0 since taking over for the injured Peyton Manning. The AFC West-leading Broncos are 10-2. San Diego fell to 3-9. Thousands of orange-clad Broncos fans cheered the visitors in what might have been the penultimate Chargers game in San Diego. Chairman Dean Spanos wants to move to an industrial suburb of Los Angeles, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell last week warned San Diego that it had until the end of the month to come up with an acceptable plan for a new stadium. The Chargers walked away from stadium talks in mid-June. JETS 23, GIANTS 20, OT EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Randy Bullock kicked a 31-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime to give the Jets a stunning win that

sent the reeling Giants to their third straight loss. The Jets (7-5) didn’t seal the win until Josh Brown missed a 48-yard field goal field goal with 6:33 left in the extra session, his first miss in 26 attempts this season. That left many questioning Coughlin and wondering whether the Giants (5-7) are headed for a fourth straight season out of the playoffs. Coughlin elected to go on a fourthand-2 from the Jets 4 with his team ahead 20-10 with under nine minutes to play. The play failed. Ryan Fitzpatrick rallied the Jets from a 10-point deficit in the final 4:24 of regulation. Fitzpatrick hit Brandon Marshall for a 9-yard touchdown with 27 seconds remaining to tie it and went 36 for 50 for 390 yards. SEAHAWKS 38, VIKINGS 7 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Russell Wilson threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another, Seattle’s defence didn’t allow a score, and the surging Seahawks won their third straight game with a romp over Minnesota. Doug Baldwin had two touchdowns and 94 yards receiving and Thomas Rawls rushed for 101 yards and a score as the Seahawks (7-5) did whatever they wanted with the ball against an injury-depleted Vikings defence. NFL rushing leader Adrian Peterson was limited to 18 yards on eight carries, and the Vikings (8-4) needed a 101-yard kickoff return by Cordarrelle Peterson in the third quarter to keep from being blanked.

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Vonn scores another sweep at Lake Louise BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Lindsey Vonn skies her way to victory in the women’s World Cup Super-G in Lake Louise, on Sunday. slalom.” She also witnessed how dominant Vonn can be in Lake Louise. “It’s just astounding to me how good of an understanding she has of the terrain, above everybody else and knowing exactly when to let her skis go,” Shiffrin said. “Even when she makes mistakes, it’s always in a part of the course where who cares? She knows how to carry her speed.” Vonn was impressed by Shiffrin’s super-G debut. “I think some of the speed and some of the jumps caught her a little off guard, but she’s technically such a great skier and has so much talent, it’s amazing to watch,” Vonn said. “I’m sure once she gets the hang of it, she’s going to be dangerous. “I’m psyched that she’s around and it’s nice to have another face on the speed tour. We’ll just hopefully both be kicking ass.” Vonn’s strengths are the speed events of down-

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Canada wins five shorttrack medals in Japan BY THE CANADIAN PRESS NAGOYA, Japan — Audrey Phaneuf earned her first career medal and Francois Hamelin won his first gold on Sunday at a short-track speedskating World Cup event. The Canadian short-track speedskating team collected five medals on Sunday, finishing with a total of eight podium results. Marianne St-Gelais extended her streak of individual podium finishes to six in as many events so far this season after winning silver in the women’s 1,000 metres, while the men’s and women’s relay teams each won bronze. Hamelin, from Sainte-Julie, Que., skated in front from start to finish to beat Russia’s Artem Kozlov and China’s Chen Guang in the men’s 500 metres. It’s Hamelin’s third medal this season. The skater who turns 29 on Dec. 18 also won bronze in the 1,500 metres at the Toronto stage last month. This is already his best-ever individual medal

McLean earns bronze for first World Cup long-track medal INZELL, Germany — Winnipeg’s Heather McLean won her first career individual medal on the long-track speedskating World Cup circuit on Sunday, taking home a bronze in the women’s 500 metres on the last day of the third stage. Alex Boisvert-Lacroix and Ivanie Blondin each won a silver respectively in the men’s 500 and women’s mass start to bring Canada’s medal todal to five in the weekend-long event. Gilmore Junio won gold and Alexandre StJean collected silver on Friday, in the first 500 event. The national team now has 19 med-

tally over a season. The 19-year-old Phaneuf, from Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., won her first career individual medal on the senior international scene with a bronze in the women’s 500. Phaneuf took advantage of a penalty to South Korea’s Shim Suk Hee, after the latter overtook her, to step on the podium. China’s Fan Kexin and Germany’s Anna Seidel respectively won gold and silver. St-Gelais, from Saint-Felicien, Que, continued to build on her phenomenal start to the season by winning her sixth individual medal in six races so far this World Cup season. Sunday, St-Gelais won her second silver medal of the season in a 1,000-metre event. St-Gelais found a spot between South Korean skaters Choi Minjeong, who won gold, and Kim Alang, who earned bronze. On the men’s side, the Canadian team of Hamelin, Charle Cournoyer of Boucherville, Que., Samuel Girard of Ferland-et-Boilleau, Que., and Patrick Duffy of Oakville, Ont., won bronze. als for the season, its highest total since it won 21 in 2010-2011. In the second women’s 500 of the weekend, McLean improved on her fourth-place finish from Friday’s race with a time of 38.02 seconds. She finished behind Sang-Hwa Lee (37.36) of South Korea and Heather Richardson-Bergsma (37.84) of the United States. “I’m pretty excited about it. My fourth place on Friday was a bit of a surprise,” said McLean. “Today, I had a little bit more pressure. But I knew that if I stayed confident and did what I wanted to do during my race, it could happen.” On the men’s side, Boisvert-Lacroix, from Sherbrooke, Que., won his second medal of the season with his 500-metre silver.

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hill and super-G, but she is also proficient in giant slalom. She and Shiffrin will both race giant slalom Friday in Are, Sweden. Yurkiw left Lake Louise with a trio of top-15 results including seventh in Saturday’s downhill. She heads to Val-d’Isere, France, for a pair of downhills Dec. 18-19. “I think the good thing is I’m feeling more confident in being aggressive,” Yurkiw said. “I think my consistency is getting better, so that’s a good platform to get those special results once in awhile.” Alpine Canada is slowly grooming Grenier, the first woman out of the start hut Sunday, for speed events. “I definitely feel a lot more comfortable when I’m doing super-G than downhill,” the teenager said. “Starting first wasn’t easy because I didn’t have the report from other skiers and how they skied it. It still went really well. I’m happy with my run and almost got a top-15.”

Calgary’s Smith moves into world top 10 at biathlon World Cup BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OSTERSUND, Sweden — Nathan Smith moved in to the top-10 world biathlon rankings with a 10th-place finish on Sunday as a World Cup event. Starting time behind the leaders based on results of Saturday’s sprint race, the 29-year-old from Calgary looked for a podium finish but was not able to make up any ground on the field and settled in for the final spot in the top-10 at 32 minutes 37.5 seconds in the men’s 12.5-kilometre pursuit race. “I had moved into sixth place, and was fighting for a podium in the last shooting,” said Smith. “Unfortunately, I had one miss, which was costly, and I ended up leaving the range with a couple of the fastest skiers. I just didn’t have it in me on the last lap and lost a spot. This is still a great result for myself, and moves me into the top-10 in the overall rankings. “

France’s Martin Fourcade took top spot in the men’s pursuit with a time of 31 minutes 22.4 seconds (1+0+1+1). Germany’s Arnd Peiffer was second at 31:57.5 (0+1+0+0), while Quentin Fillon Maillet of France skied to the bronze with a time of 32:17.6 (0+0+1+1). Macx Davis of Canmore, was getting his first start in a pursuit race. Davies grabbed the final spot in the elite group of 30 with a time of 34:11.2 (1+0+1+1). Brendan Green, of Hay River, N.W.T. was the only other Canadian in the men’s field. Green made up 17 spots on the field to finish 38th at 34:43.3 (0+1+1+0). For just the third time in the history of the sport, Canada sent four women to the start line in a pursuit race. Rosanna Crawford of Canmore, led the way for the Canadian women. The 27 year old held close to her start position despite a difficult day of shooting. Crawford placed 23rd at 33:26.0 (1+2+1+1).

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announcements Obituaries DEEDRICK Dalton Charles 1921 - 2015 Dr. Dalton Deedrick passed away peacefully in Lacombe Hospital on December 1, 2015. Dalton was born in Didsbury, Alberta, December 30 1921, the only son of Mona and Arden Deadrick. (Dalton later changed the oft mis-pronounced spelling to Deedrick). Upon graduation from Didsbury High School, Dalton worked for Jenkins Groceteria chain before joining the RCAF. Following his graduation as a pilot, he was posted as a Pilot Instructor to bases in Eastern Canada until the end of the war. He then entered University of Alberta, graduating in Dentistry in 1950. He married Kathleen Williamson of Edmonton in 1948 and after his graduation in 1950 they went to Peace River to start his dental practice. In 1954 - with children Linda and Bruce, they moved to Brooks where he practiced briefly, then settled in Lacombe in 1955 and had two more children, Brian and Laurel. Dalton practiced dentistry in Lacombe for 30 some years until his retirement in 1987. Dalton was active in many fields, serving over the years as President of The Central Alberta Dental Society, The Alberta Dental Association and The Lacombe Rotary Club. He joined Rotary in 1956 and served for 50 years and honoured with a Paul Harris Award. He was also president of the Lacombe Flying Club, of which he was a Charter Member and the Lacombe Photography Club. He served as Secretary Treasurer and member of the Alberta branch of The Western Warbirds - one of the highlights of his flying career. He also received a Fellowship in the International College of Dentistry and the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal of Honor. Dalton was an excellent “tinkerer” and could mend or repair almost anything with some scrap he had saved, for just such a job and used to say his friends envied his garage workshop. From the time Dalton received “ his wings” and until a Heart Attack in 1987 more or less grounded him --- he flew. His love of flying took him to nearly every corner of North America, south to Costa Rica, and on one occasion to Britain for a Rotary Convention via light aircraft - small airplanes! In his Harvard days he participated in many air shows in Western Canada over a ten-year period. He took advantage of opportunities to do voluntary dentistry, and spent one to three month stints in Dental Clinics in St Lucia, Jamaica, Jerusalem, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Africa. With the family he spent 18 months in Germany doing Dentistry for the dependents of the Canadian Military personnel. What a wonderful chance for travel!! He also enjoyed fishing, and hunting, from Alberta’s Mountains, to Africa’s Serengeti Plain. And - singing along the way, Dalton joined numerous choirs, from the Richard Eaton singers in University days, Dave Rodger’s Lacombe Male chorus, and Light Opera Group, Central Alberta Theatre’s musical productions and Wild Rose Barbershop Chorus. May times he was heard to remark, “Don’t cry because it is over, but smile because it happened.” Predeceased by his loving wife of 66 years, Kay in 2013 and his youngest grandson Curtis Dulmadge in 2011, Dalton is survived by his daughter Linda and son-in-law Ron Dulmadge, and grandson Christopher; Son Bruce and daughter-in-law, Sandra and grandson Isaac Dahms (Terri) and great-grandsons Caiden and Rylan; Son Brian and Daughter Laurel and son-in-law, Julian Mayne, grandchildren Nicholas and Sally, his “favorite (only) granddaughter!” Dalton’s “credo” was to work for a while, then stop and have some fun. These fun intervals allowed for great travels with family and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held from St. Andrew’s United Church, 5226-51 Ave., Lacombe , AB. on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Lacombe Palliative Care Society, Box 5576, Lacombe, AB, T4L 1X2 or donor’s choice. WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM of Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of the arrangements. 403-782-3366 403-843-3388 “A Caring Family, Caring For Families”

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MCCALLUM Donald J. 1935 - 2015 Mr. Donald ‘Don’ McCallum went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 in Edmonton. Don will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Liz of Edmonton and her family; his daughters, Marlee (Paul) Benke of Red Deer and Kelly McCallum of Chilliwack; his grandchildren, Nathan, Jonathan (Bethany), Hannah and Jesula; and three great grandsons, Judah, Joshua and Josiah. He will also be dearly missed by his brothers, Peter (Mary), Jack (Chris), Malcolm (Sharon) and Richard (Lorna); and sister, Grace Ann (Rick) Stahl. Don was predeceased by his first wife, Verda in 2004, siblings, Margaret, Ruth, Paul and Mary Lou. A Celebration of Don’s Life and God’s love and care will be held at the Deer Park Alliance Church, 2960 - 39 Street, Red Deer on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 with viewing from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and the Service to begin at 1:00 p.m. Interment will take place at the Alto Reste Cemetery, Red Deer. If desired, Memorial Donations in Don’s honor may be made directly to the Gideons International in Canada at www.gideons.ca. 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.

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A call for unity ‘NOT HOW I WANT SAN BERNARDINO REMEMBERED’: CITY MOURNS VICTIMS FROM SHOOTING RAMPAGE BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — At a church, a mosque, a makeshift street-corner memorial and other sites, they gathered Sunday to mourn the 14 victims of the San Bernardino massacre and lament that the community has now been added to the tragic list of U.S. cities scarred by terrible violence. Residents struggled to come to terms with the violence and hoped the community would unite in mourning and not be divided by the disclosure that the killers were a religious Muslim couple. “It’s unfortunate that we’re on this list now, a list like Newtown, Aurora and others where such tragic events occurred,” Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., told a crowd at a mosque. “It’s not how I want San Bernardino remembered.” In the wake of the attack, President Barack Obama delivered a prime-time address, telling the nation the attack was an “act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people.” While there was no evidence the shooters were directed by a terror network overseas or were part of a broader plot, “the two of them had gone down the dark path of radicalization,” he said. Investigators were looking into what led Tashfeen Malik and Syed Farook to attack the gathering of Farook’s co-workers on Wednesday. Authorities were trying to determine if Malik, who was born in Pakistan and spent considerable time in Saudi Arabia, radicalized her American-born husband, Farook, and was the driving force behind the rampage, two officials said Sunday. That possibility emerged late last week when it was disclosed that Malik had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in a Facebook post about the time of the bloodbath at a holiday luncheon. Malik, 29, and Farook, 28, were killed in a furious shootout with police hours after the attack. Obama said Sunday, “We cannot turn against one another,” but he also said radicalism has spread into some

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Dounia Omar, right, sets up a poster showing the photos of 14 people killed in Wednesday’s shooting rampage before the start of a memorial service at the Islamic Community Center of Redlands, Sunday, in Loma Linda, Calif. The FBI said it is investigating the rampage as a terrorist attack. Muslim communities and has become a problem that Muslim leaders “must confront without excuse.” On Sunday, scores of mourners, including members of the Muslim community, visited a growing memorial on a corner near the social service centre where the shooting took place. There were American flags, a poster that read “Pray for the world,” balloons, candles and cards. Many said they hoped the community would pull together. “I’m trying to use it as a teaching thing for myself and for my children that horrible things happen, but it doesn’t mean that everybody is a horrible person,” said Eric Abrams, of San Bernardino. At the St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, where shooting victim Yvette Velasco worshipped, the ser-

vice focused on the need to get beyond the anger. Many parishioners said they would reach deep into their faith to find some way to forgive. More than 100 people gathered for an interfaith memorial service at a mosque where Farook had occasionally prayed. Silver-framed photos of the victims were placed on a table at the Islamic Community Center of Redlands, with a candle lit for each. Muslim community members said they are feeling both grief over the loss and fear of a backlash against their community. They encouraged community members to come together and not live in fear. “It is really sad that we meet because of this. It is sad that only in death are we able to celebrate humanity,” 30-year-old mosque member Ajarat Bada said, fighting back tears.

UK police probe ‘terrorist’ knife attack BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Counter-terrorism police in Britain on Sunday investigated a stabbing at a London Underground station in which a man brandishing a knife injured two people and reportedly said “This is for Syria.” Police arrested a 29-year-old man late Saturday and said they are treating the “violent unprovoked knife attack” at east London’s Leytonstone subway station as a “terrorist incident.” Richard Walton, chief of Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism command, said the decision was made because of information received from witnesses and subsequent police investigations. The force said it was searching a residential address in east London, but declined to say whether they were looking for other suspects. British media widely reported that the suspect linked his actions to Syria after the attack. The claim could not be independently verified, but the incident comes just days after Parliament approved British airstrikes on Islamic State group targets in Syria. Like many other European countries, authorities in Britain are already on edge after Islamic extremist attacks in Paris last month left 130 people dead. The last extremist attack in Britain was in May 2013, when two British-born, al-Qaida-inspired extremists stabbed an off-duty soldier to death on a busy London street. In Saturday’s attack, one man suffered serious knife injuries and was in the hospital in stable condition. Another man received minor injuries, while a woman was threatened but not

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Police cordon off Leytonstone Underground Station in east London following a stabbing incident, Saturday. The stabbing is being treated as a “terrorist incident,” the London police said. The London police counterterror command said in a statement that it is investigating the incident in which a man was threatening people with a knife. One person sustained serious injuries and two others received minor injuries. hurt. Video shot by witnesses at the scene showed a pool of blood on the station’s floor as the suspect was seen lunging at several police officers who tried to subdue him. He was then pinned down after a stun gun was used. One bystander can be heard shouting at the suspect: “You ain’t no Muslim, bruv.” The phrase, using slang for “brother,” was quickly picked up by Twitter users who turned it into a trending hashtag to show their con-

tempt for the suspect and extremism. Salim Patel, who runs a shop at the station, told reporters the suspect punched and kicked a man before stabbing him. “I saw the guy attacking the victim, punching him so hard. The victim was screaming ‘please somebody help me. Help’,” he said. “Then the attacker started kicking him on the floor … the attacker took a knife out and started stabbing him as he lay on the floor.” The suspect remained in custody at a police station Sunday.

U.S. Justice Department to launch civil rights probe of Chicago police BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — The U.S. Justice Department is expected to launch a wide-ranging investigation this week into the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department after recent protests over a video showing a white Chicago police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person was not authorized to discuss the investigation publicly before it was announced and spoke Sunday to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. The civil rights probe would follow others recently in Baltimore and Ferguson, Missouri, and come as the police department and Mayor Rahm Emanuel are under intense scrutiny over their handling of the October 2014 death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald. Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder Nov. 24, more than a year after the killing and just hours before the release of police dashboard camera footage showing the officer shooting

the teenager. The video shows McDonald veering away from officers on a four-lane street when Van Dyke, seconds after exiting his squad car, opens fire from close range. The officer continues shooting after McDonald crumples to the ground and is barely moving. The video does not include sound, which authorities have not explained. The Chicago City Council signed off on a $5 million settlement with McDonald’s family even before the family filed a lawsuit, and city officials fought in court for months to keep the video from being released publicly. The city’s early efforts to suppress its release coincided with Emanuel’s re-election campaign, when the mayor was seeking African-American votes in a tight race. Since the release of the video, Emanuel forced Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy to resign and formed a task force to examine the department. But the calls for the mayor to resign — something he said he won’t do — have grown louder from protesters in the city, including more than 200

people who shouted that he step down during a Sunday afternoon march. Protesters counted to 16 in reference to the shots fired, a number that has taken on a symbolic significance since the demonstrations began. Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson said he was pleased with the decision to investigate Chicago. Jackson said he hoped that the investigation would focus not only on the police department, but on Emanuel’s office and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office, which he and others have criticized for taking so long to bring charges against Van Dyke. “All three of them — the police, City Hall and the prosecutor’s office — are suspect,” Jackson said. “We cannot trust them.” Emanuel initially said a federal civil rights investigation of Chicago police tactics would be “misguided.” He later reversed course and said he would welcome the Justice Department’s involvement — something that politicians including Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan have called for.

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5 things in Canadian business this week BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Five things to watch in Canadian business this week: Poloz in TO: The Bank of Canada governor speaks to the Empire Club of Canada on Tuesday on monetary policy. Stephen Poloz held firm on the bank’s central lending rate last week, leaving it at 0.5 per cent even as the Federal Reserve, south of the border, is widely expected to hike its own benchmark. Housing: Also on Tuesday, the Canada Mortgage

and Housing Corp. releases November housing starts. The data comes on the heels of news that Vancouver home sales posted their second-highest ever November sales as they climbed more than 40 per cent compared with a year ago. Ambassador confab: The Economic Club of Canada is hosting each G7 country’s respective ambassador to Canada in Ottawa on Tuesday to discuss the global economy, foreign affairs, international trade and political relationships. Earnings: Canadian companies reporting earnings this week include Empire Co., parent of grocer

Sobeys, which is out with its second-quarter results on Tuesday, while Dollarama and Lululemon report their latest quarterly results Wednesday. DavidsTea and Hudson’s Bay report Thursday. Oilpatch: Cenovus Energy holds a conference call Thursday to discuss its capital budget, outlook and expectations for 2016 following a dismal year for the oilpatch. Cenovus executives were among those who helped formulate Alberta’s recent move to cap oilsands emissions.

Railroads quash rules after 2012 derailments RENEWED PUSH FOR BETTER REGULATIONS COMING IN WAKE OF DISASTROUS CRASHES BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A pair of train derailments in 2012 that killed two people in Maryland and triggered a fiery explosion in Ohio exposed a little-known and unsettling truth about railroads in the U.S. and Canada: No rules govern when rail becomes too worn down to be used for hauling hazardous chemicals, thousands of tons of freight or myriad other products on almost 170,000 miles of track. U.S. transportation officials moved to establish universal standards for when such steel gets replaced, but resistance from major freight railroads killed that bid, according to Associated Press interviews with U.S. and Canadian transportation officials, industry representatives and safety investigators. Now, following yet another major accident linked to worn-out rails — 27 tanker cars carrying crude oil that derailed and exploded in West Virginia earlier this year — regulators are reviving the prospect of new rules for worn rails and vowing they won’t allow the industry to sideline their efforts. “We try to look at absolutely every place where we can affect and improve safety,” said Federal Railroad Administrator Sarah Feinberg. “Track generally is the place that we’re focusing at the moment, and it’s clearly overdue. Rail head wear is one place in particular that we feel like needs to be addressed as soon as possible.” An official announcement on the agency’s intentions to revisit rail wear is expected by the end of the year. In the meantime, federal regulators haven’t taken the positive steps that they need to, said Ronald Goldman, an attorney for the families of the two 19-year-old women who died in a 2012 derailment outside Baltimore. “It’s a lack of will, not a lack of ability, in my opinion,” he added. Industry supporters argue that the seven major freight railroads in the U.S. and Canada are in the best po-

sition to know what is going on with their lines, including when they need to be replaced or have the maximum speeds for trains travelling on them lowered. They also note a long-term decline in accidents that has reduced the frequency of derailments by more than 40 per cent since 2000. All sides agree it’s difficult to pinpoint how many accidents are tied to worn rail. Since 2000, U.S. officials blamed rail wear as the direct cause of 111 derailments causing $11 million in damage. That’s less than 1 per cent of all accidents, yet it masks a broader safety dilemma: Years of massive loads rolling over a rail will exacerbate defects in the steel, such as cracks or fractures. Investigators ultimately list the defect as the cause of a derailment, but it might never have been a problem if the rail had not been worn down. “Rail defects are internal and rail wear is external, and when external meets internal, that’s when problems may arise,” said John Zuspan of Track Guy Consultants, a Pennsylvania firm that offers track inspections, safety training and other services for railroads. Two accident causes in particular have the strongest correlation with worn-out rails: “detail fractures” that result from fatigued metal, and “vertical splits” in the head of the rail, where it makes contact with a train’s wheels, according to the FRA. Those problems caused a combined 1,200 derailments with $300 million in damages, three deaths and 29 people injured in the U.S. between 2000 and the present, according to accident records reviewed by the AP. Among them was the July 2012 derailment of a Norfolk Southern Railway train hauling ethanol and other products through Columbus, Ohio. Seventeen cars derailed, including three hauling highly flammable ethanol that exploded into flames, triggering an evacuation of surrounding neighbourhoods.

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Flames rise from a derailed freight train in Columbus, Ohio. A little-known truth about North American railroads: No rules govern when rail becomes too worn down. Since 2000, U.S. officials blamed rail wear as the direct cause of 111 derailments causing $11 million in damage. A month later, another accident occurred involving a CSX Transportation train hauling coal over a bridge along Main Street in Ellicott City, Maryland, outside Baltimore. Twenty-one cars derailed when the company’s worndown rail split beneath the weight of the coal cars. The two college students sitting on the bridge died, crushed by thousands of pounds of spilled coal. The victims’ families reached a settlement with CSX last year for undisclosed terms. Goldman, the families’ attorney, said he pressed federal officials for a forum that would allow his clients to testify about the issue, but “nothing really happened.” A month after the CSX derailment, federal regulators asked the Rail Safety Advisory Committee — a panel created by the Railroad Administration to include the industry and others in fashioning safety rules — to craft

new standards to reduce the risks of worn-down rail. The committee set up a 116-person working group to tackle the problem, made up of industry representatives, government officials, consultants, researchers and railroad worker unions. The group included 55 representatives from the major freight railroads and their industry organization, the Association of American Railroads. The FRA had 14 seats at the table and their counterparts from Transport Canada had five. Following several meetings in 2012 and 2013, the group — which required consensus before recommending action — agreed on voluntary guidance for companies to manage rail wear, but no new regulations.

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The Eiffel Tower lights up with the slogan”Action Now”referring to the COP21, United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. Negotiators adopted a draft climate agreement Saturday that was cluttered with brackets and competing options, leaving ministers with the job of untangling key sticking points in what is envisioned to become a lasting, universal pact to fight global warming.

Can faith convince leaders to act on climate change? BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — The cold hard numbers of science haven’t spurred the world to curb runaway global warming. So as climate negotiators struggle in Paris, some scientists who appealed to the rational brain are enlisting what many would consider a higher power: the majesty of faith. It’s not God versus science, but followers of God and science together trying to save humanity and the planet, they say. Physicist John Schellnhuber, founder of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, said he has been coming to these international talks for 11 years and essentially seen negotiators throw up their hands and say “sorry guys we tried our best.” And no one protested. But this time, with the power of Pope Francis’ encyclical earlier this year calling global warming a moral issue and an even more energized interfaith community, Schell-

nhuber feels the world’s faithful are watching and will hold world leaders accountable. “They know they will be measured against the encyclical,” Schellnhuber, a member of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences, said Saturday at a Catholic Church event. Ever the scientist, Schellnhuber said on Saturday he hadn’t seen any evidence yet during the first week of negotiations that this will happen, but he has faith it will. In the first five days of climate negotiations, interfaith activists came, fasted, talked to media, buttonholed leaders and prayed. On Saturday night in a downtown Paris chapel, hundreds of people, many of them prostrated on the ground, sang and prayed for the climate negotiators and mostly for the world. Faith “is much deeper” than science, said Caroline Bader of the Geneva-based Lutheran World Federation.

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LE BOURGET, France — Negotiators adopted a draft climate agreement Saturday that was cluttered with brackets and competing options, leaving ministers with the job of untangling key sticking points in what is envisioned to become a lasting, universal pact to fight global warming. As the U.N. talks outside Paris reached their midway point, the 48-page draft agreement was sent along to environment and foreign ministers who will work on it next week. “So let’s work,” French President Francois Hollande said in a speech Saturday. “It’s up to the ministers and officials of every government to remove options, find compromises and make decisions on the difficult issues without undermining the ambition” of the climate pact. Many disagreements remain, almost all related to defining the obligations and expectations of rich and poor countries, as well as those who don’t fit neatly into either category. The draft had multiple options on that issue — everything from who should pay for a global transition to clean energy to what happens to countries that miss their targets to fight climate change. One of the most radical proposals called for an “international tribunal of climate justice” to deal with wealthy countries that don’t fulfil their commitments. Rich nations are certain to reject that idea. “We would have wished to be further along than we are at this point, but the text being forwarded so far reflects our key priorities,” said Maldives delegate Thoriq Ibrahim, who chairs an alliance of small island nations on the front lines of climate change. Although 184 countries have already submitted national plans to reduce climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions, how to anchor those pledges in a legally binding deal remains to be worked out. Chief Chinese negotiator Su Wei told reporters Saturday that “all the provisions, starting from the preamble to the final clauses, would be legally binding.” That contrasts with the U.S. position, which is for some parts to be legally binding, but not countries’ pledges to limit the greenhouse gas emissions. Binding emissions cuts would likely require the Obama administration to send the deal to the Republican-controlled Congress, where it would likely be struck down. After the news conference, Su indicated the issue was still up for negotiation. “We have to further discuss … try to find some proper solution,” he said.

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