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B.C. allots $3M to boost safety BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VICTORIA — Enhanced transit routes, expanded driver-training programs and more roadside webcams make up the core of a multimillion-dollar plan aimed at improving safety along a stretch of British Columbia highway renowned for missing and murdered women. B.C.’s Transport Minister Todd Stone announced a long-awaited $3-million strategy for the so-called Highway of Tears on Monday, saying delays in government action were the result of extensive c o n s u l t a t i o n NICOLE HOAR with local stakeholders. “I would have liked to have been making this announcement many, many, many months ago, but we needed to go through this rigorous process of engagement and discussion,” said Stone. “Today is about transitioning from the discussion to action.” Eighteen women, many of them aboriginal, have disappeared or been murdered along Highway 16 or adjacent routes since the 1970s. Among the victims is Nicole Hoar of Red Deer. Hoar, 25, was working as a tree planter in B.C. when she vanished on June 21, 2002, while hitchhiking along Hwy 16 to visit her sister in Smithers, B.C. The infamous 750-kilometre span of road meanders through an isolated region of B.C.’s Interior, between Prince Rupert and Prince George.

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Patrick Piche and Nathan Waldner of Rite-Way Fencing erect a fence around a home in Penhold at 52 Heartland Cres. The home, a ‘notorious’ drug house, is under investigation by the RCMP and the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team. BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Heartland Crescent residents can sleep easy tonight. Police shut down a “notorious” drug house at 52 Heartland Cres. in Penhold following a string of complaints on Monday. The house, on a seemingly quiet culde-sac, was an alleged den of criminal

activity with drug use, stolen weapons, and prostitution, say neighbours. Police were called to the house for 24 separate incidents ranging from alleged drug use to assault over the last eight months. A few doors down from the drug house, resident Ryan Philip said there was non-stop activity all day long especially at night with loud music and partying.

“Christmas came early for us,” he said. Philip, who has lived on the street for three years, said about 90 per cent of his neighbours were families with young children. He said everyone is breathing a sigh of relief today. “Nothing happened to us but we were living in fear,” said Philip.

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Hundreds of seniors registered for Christmas light tour BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF

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One of the highlights of the Christmas Light Tour in Red Deer is a trip down Ohio Close where thousands of lights illuminate several properties on the street.

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You don’t have to be a senior to enjoy this year’s Christmas light tour route in Red Deer. The annual tour, sponsored by the Kinsmen and Kinette Clubs in Red Deer, takes place tonight for local seniors. But anyone else who wants to check out the same route can do so any time during the season. Lisa Martin, Kinette Club member and route mapper the past nine years, said there will be 276 seniors, in six City of Red Deer Transit buses and two Action buses, touring Christmas light displays tonight. Nine years ago when she first got in-

volved, they only had 50 seniors, Martin said. The seniors have pre-registered and will come from 18 different lodges. The cost of the buses is covered by the Kin clubs. After the seniors go around and see the lights on approximately a 45-minute trip, they all return to the Westerner for choir music, and cookies and coffee donated by local businesses. Martin said 70 per cent of the route is the same as in previous years but the rest of it is new this year. When she was roaming around designing the route this year, some light displays from previous years weren’t up. But she discovered some new displays and included them in this year’s route.

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in Alberta and Saskatchewan before shipping them overseas. They started processing chickpeas about two years ago. “It always feels good to help out those who aren’t as lucky as we are,” said Chivilo.

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Innisfail company donates three tonnes of chickpeas to food bank That’s a whole lot of chickpeas. Just in time for Christmas, Innisfail-based W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions donated three one-tonne bags of chickpeas to the Edmonton Food Bank on Saturday. The company was approached by a food bank employee who was looking for donations of lentils or chickpeas. “We happened to be cleaning chickpeas at the time at our Bowden facility so I said sure,” said Chris Chivilo, who co-owns the pulse-processing facility with his wife, Tracey. “There are a lot of new people to the province that have legumes as their diet. They don’t eat a lot of meat. Pulses are the main food in a lot of the world other than here.” The company processes and sorts pulses such as peas, lentils, faba beans and chickpeas from farmers

Workers at Villa Marie will vote on a tentative contract agreement on Thursday. A strike that was to begin Dec. 13 at seniors care facility was averted after a tentative agreement was announced on Friday. Alberta Union of Provincial Employees said the agreement was reached for workers at both Red Deer’s Villa Marie and Holy Cross Manor in Calgary. Both facilities are operated by the Covenant Care. AUPE said the strike is now on hold until workers have the opportunity to vote to accept or reject the tentative agreement. The union represents about 80 employees at Villa Marie, and includes mostly health care aides and licensed practical nurses. Villa Marie opened in early 2014 and has 100 supportive living Level 4 care beds, or beds that are

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Stone’s announcement comes shortly after the federal government went public with plans to launch a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. Many who have called for the inquiry have highlighted the tragic history of the Highway of Tears. An RCMP report stated last year nearly 1,200 aboriginal women were murdered or went missing across Canada between 1980 and 2012. Monday’s announcement in B.C. committed $1.6 million over two years on a cost-sharing basis with communities to extend pre-existing transit along Highway 16. An additional $750,000 over three years will go towards helping communities buy and operate transit vehicles, as well as $150,000 over three years to increase the number of licensed drivers in First Nations communities. The province earmarked a final $500,000 in infrastructure funding over two years to install more transit shelters and highway webcams. “In addition to enhancing the actual transportation options that people have in the corridor, we want people to also know that we have an eye on safety as well,” said Stone. Overseeing the program’s implementation is an advisory panel, made up of representatives from the province, local governments, health authorities and First Nations. Burns Lake Mayor Luke Strimbold, who is part of the advisory group, said the $3-million funding announcement marks historic progress in improving safety along Highway 16. “Our communities now have a framework we can work towards to implement transportation solutions,” said Strimbold. First Nations Health Authority spokesman Richard Jock is also on the board and shared Strimbold’s optimism. He emphasized the opportunity to improve access to health care for people living in remote communities. “We’re looking forward to working in particular with our northern health partners to see how this can really be part of effective transportation response in the North,” he said. Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach spoke positively about the government’s plan, but at the same time raised concerns. “The key question is whether the amount of resources that are being put on the table are going to be adequate to fix the problem,” he said. “I’m not sure that $1.6 million over two years is going to provide affordable, accessible transportation for all of the small communities in our region. The problem is somewhat larger.” New Democrat member of the legislature and northern health critic Jennifer Rice questioned if the plan’s cost-sharing approach would be financially feasible for all northern communities. “Families of murdered and missing women have been waiting for some action for well over a decade,” she said. “But having some money put towards improving transportation in the North is positive.” Stone said the government will have a better idea

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Calgary Board of Education says student trips can resume except to France CALGARY — The Calgary Board of Education says it will resume planning all international student trips except for travel to France. The public school board had placed all trips on hold following the terror attacks in Paris. In a letter to parents David Stevenson, chief superintendent of schools, says it was a difficult decision that put the safety of students first. Earlier this month the Black Gold school division and the Calgary and Edmonton Catholic school districts cancelled all international student trips. The Edmonton public school board has said it will make decisions on travel on a case by case basis. Last Thursday Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said he knew of no reason why school boards should cancel international student trips over terrorism fears, but said the decision is ultimately up to educators.

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one level below long-term care which is the highest care level for seniors. Workers at Holy Cross Manor in Calgary will vote on the contact on Wednesday.

● Leave City Hall (after you’ve seen the wonderful display in City Hall Park) and go westbound on Ross Street. ● Turn right on Gaetz Avenue ● Left on 60th Street through Riverside Meadows straight to Oleander Drive ● Right on Overdown Drive ● Left on Ohio Close, around the close and then right back on Overdown Drive and left on Oleander Drive ● Left on Taylor Drive ● Right on 67th Street and follow onto 30th Avenue, past Safety City ● Left on 55th Street (Hwy 11) and take first right on Rutherford Drive ● Second right on Richards Crescent ● Right on Russell Crescent straight through to Ramsay Avenue ● Left on Randolph Street ● Left on Robinson Crescent ● Left on Reinholdt Avenue ● Right on Reichley Street ● Left on Rideout Avenue and cross Ross Street to Donlevy Avenue ● Right on Dempsy Street ● Left on Dodge Avenue and cross 39th Street on to about how the funding will be distributed after the advisory panel meets with local groups and reports back to him by early March.

DRUG HOUSE: Relief for community Other neighbours weren’t so lucky. A recent home invasion in the area stemmed back to the house. “A guy left this property walked a few doors down in the neighbourhood and kicked in a door at 4 a.m. in the morning to a young family,” said Insp. Mike Letourneau, of ALERT’s SCAN unit. “Bleeding and running around frantically in that home before exiting. So you can imagine the fear in this community in relation to drug activity at this property.” ALERT’s Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods (SCAN) team were on the lead on the investigation. It became involved in March after fielding complaints from neighbours. Letourneau said this closure will be an enormous relief to the community. Innisfail Staff Sgt. Chris Matechuk said this house has been a source of frustration over the last couple of years. He said the closure will help restore the community’s sense of safety. In August, RCMP executed a search warrant at the home and seized drugs, two firearms, cash, and stolen property. Five people were arrested, including the homeowner. This was the second alleged drug house in Penhold that the community rallied against in recent years, said Matechuk. A house at 151 Lincoln Street was once a source of criminal activity until police stepped in and the

Dowler Street ● Left on Duffield Avenue ● Right on Duston Street ● Left on Darling Crescent, follow all the way around ● Right on Daines Avenue ● Right on 32nd Street ● Right on 30th Avenue ● Left on Ellenwood Drive ● Right on Erickson Drive ● Left on Ellis Street ● Left on Ebert Avenue ● Left on Excell Street ● Right on Ellenwood Drive ● Right on 39th Street ● Left on 43rd Avenue at Sproule’s IDA ● Left on 35th Street and follow around back to 43rd Avenue ● Left on 43rd Avenue ● Left on on 32nd Street ● Right on 40th Avenue ● Left on Austin Drive ● Left on Addington Drive ● Right on Assinger Avenue ● Left on Adamson Avenue ● Right on 22nd Street and the end of the tour. people were evicted. The 52 Heartland Cres. owner and tenants are barred from entering or occupying the property under the Community Safety Order. The property is fenced off with the locks changed and the windows and doors boarded up. The investigation is ongoing. Last year SCAN fielded nearly 500 complaints about problem properties across the province. If you suspect illegal activity at a property in their neighbourhood, make a confidential complaint online at www.alert-ab.ca/scan or toll-free at 1-866-960-SCAN (7226). crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

LIGHTS: Weather expected to co-operate The weather is expected to co-operate with the temperature around -8C tonight but it doesn’t matter if it’s cold or not, the seniors still come, said Martin. For those who want to do the tour on their own during the coming weeks, it might be a good idea to take a look at a map before heading out, and bring along a navigator. And anyone who wants to venture a little further, the Parkland Nurseries ice sculptures can now be viewed at their location just east of Red Deer until Jan. 10. A donation to the food bank is appreciated. The Linton family just south of Red Deer is taking a break and will not have their annual display this year. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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Caribou recovery plan spotty at best SASKATCHEWAN, MANITOBA AT TOP OF MEDIOCRE CLASS IN REPORT BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Manitoba and Saskatchewan come out on top of a mediocre class in a new review of how Canada’s provinces and territories are protecting vulnerable woodland caribou. “They’ve been taking it seriously,” said Eric Hebert-Daly, national director of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. “They’ve taken the bull by the horns and really driven things.” Woodland caribou are considered a strong indicator of a healthy boreal forest. While there remain about 32,000 woodland caribou across the country, their habitat is increasingly fragmented and degraded by industrial development and many herds are in danger of disappearing. The federal government has written a recovery strategy for the animals that requires the provinces to preserve enough habitat to keep them on the landscape. Scientists say habitat for woodland caribou can be no more than 35 per cent disturbed for their numbers to remain stable. Some provinces have stepped up, said Hebert-Daly. In November, Manitoba created a 900-square-kilometre protected area, all of which lies within caribou range. Saskatchewan now requires new forest management plans to demonstrate at least 65 per cent of caribou habitat will be kept undisturbed. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the new Mealy Mountains National Park will permanently protect at least one caribou herd. Quebec added 5,000

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Woodland caribou are considered a strong indicator of a healthy boreal forest. Alberta has stopped selling energy leases on caribou habitat. square kilometres to its roster of protected spaces, some of which is home to caribou. And even one-time environmental bad-boy Alberta has stopped selling energy leases on caribou habitat. Other provinces? Not so much, Hebert-Daly said. “Ontario has really taken no meaningful action

since the very beginning,” he said. Eleven of the province’s 13 caribou ranges are so degraded they won’t support caribou into the future. The society is in the middle of a court case against the provincial government over what it says are laws exempting industries from core protection provisions under its Endangered Species Act.

CALGARY — A Calgary man who was found guilty of stabbing his neighbour 37 times has filed an appeal of his manslaughter conviction and sentence. Nicholas Rasberry was sentenced on Friday to seven years minus time served for the May 2013 death of school teacher Craig Kelloway. Lawyers for Rasberry cited eight grounds for appeal, including an “unreasonable verdict” and a “harsh and excessive sentence.” The Crown had already filed an appeal seeking a conviction of second-degree murder or a new trial. Rasberry had argued that he stabbed Kelloway, who was originally from Glace Bay, N.S., to fend off an attempted sexual assault of him and his wife. Court heard three knives were used and a medical examiner testified that the attack was so violent that knife fragments were left in Kelloway’s body.

30-month sentence for man who stole guns, hired teens to drive him to B.C. KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A man who paid two teens $1,000 each to drive him and more than a dozen stolen guns from Alberta to B.C., has been handed a 30-month jail sentence. Nicholas Galbraith, 29, pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court to one count of possessing a prohibited or restricted firearm. He led RCMP in Kamloops on a high-speed chase on June 20, 2014, when police saw a car being driven erratically across the Peterson Creek Bridge on Highway 1. Attempts by police to pull the vehicle over on the western edge of the city were unsuccessful, and officers on the Coquihalla Highway were alerted. However, the vehicle headed back into the city and was ditched in a parking lot, with police in pursuit. Galbraith and two youths escaped on foot. They were captured after Galbraith dropped a bag containing a stolen 40-calibre Glock, an illegal magazine and ammunition. A subsequent search of the vehicle turned up 12 stolen long guns. Crown lawyer Catriona Elliott said the youths told police they’d been offered cash to drive Galbraith from Bonneyville, Alta., to the Fraser Valley. “They picked up Mr. Galbraith at a Tim Hortons late at night,” she said. “They drove without stopping except to get gas.” Defence lawyer Jay Michi said Galbraith, who has no prior criminal record, has a 15-month-old son who was born while he was in custody. The child lives in Australia with Galbraith’s girlfriend, Michi said, noting his conviction will likely make it difficult to travel internationally. After time already served, Galbraith has 10 months left in his sentence.

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COP21: Cheering and fearing The climate deal that almost 200 came the limit. Beyond that, governcountries agreed to in Paris on Satur- ments told us, we would have “dangerday was far better than most insiders ous warming.” Nonsense. We are havdared to hope even one month ago. ing dangerous warming now — bigger The biggest emitters of storms, worse floods, longer greenhouse gases, China droughts — and we are only and the United States, are at +1.0 C. finally on board. There is At plus-two or therereal money on the table abouts, what we get is cato help poor countries cut tastrophe: runaway warmtheir emissions and cope ing that can no longer be with warming. They have halted just by stopping even adopted a target of human emissions of carholding the warming to only bon dioxide. Nature will +1.5 degrees C, instead of take over, and we will be the limit of +2 degrees that trapped on a one-way eswas the goal when the concalator that is taking us up ference opened. to +3, +4, +5, even +6 deGWYNNE So the thousands of delegrees. Hundreds of millions DYER gates who spent two weeks or even billions of people dickering over the details of would die as large parts of OPINION the deal in a drafty exhibithe planet ceased to be habtion hall north of Paris felt itable by human beings. fully justified in cheering and congratIf you don’t want to risk unleashing ulating one another on a job well done. that, then you don’t want to go anyGiven all that, it’s a pity that the deal where near +2, so the official adoption won’t actually stop the warming. by the world’s governments of +1.5 deThe plus-two limit was always too grees as the never-exceed limit is a high. It began as a scientific estimate major step forward. But note that they of when natural feedbacks, triggered have only pledged “to pursue efforts by the warming that human beings had to limit the temperature increase to caused, take over and started driving 1.5C,” not to succeed. The hard-andthe temperature much, much higher. It fast promise is still not to go past +2 was actually quite a fuzzy number: at — and there is not even any guarantee somewhere between +1.75 C and +2.25 that that will be achieved. C, the feedbacks will kick in and it will In order to avoid a debacle like be Game Over. the one at the last climate summit in So +2.0 C, for political purposes, be- Copenhagen six years ago, nobody

even tried to put enforceable limits on national carbon dioxide emissions this time. Each country was just invited to submit the emission cuts that it is willing to make. The sum of all those promised cuts (if the promises are kept) is what we will get by way of global emission cuts in the next five years. United Nations experts did the math, and concluded that these emission cuts fall far short of what is needed. If this is all that is done, then we are headed for at least +2.7 degrees C — or rather, for a lot more, because of the feedbacks. None of the negotiations at the Paris conference changed those numbers, or even tried to. So are we doomed to runaway warming? Not necessarily. Most of the negotiators know that the cuts which are politically impossible now may become quite possible in five or 10 years if the cost of renewable energy goes on dropping, if techniques like carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) become economically viable — and if people are sufficiently frightened by a climate that is getting wilder and less predictable by the year. So there is a review process built into the treaty. Every five years, starting in 2018, there will be a “stock-taking” exercise in which everybody’s progress in cutting their emissions will be reviewed, and everybody will be encouraged to increase their commitments and speed up their cuts. Whether they will actually do that

depends on political, economic and technological factors that cannot yet be calculated, but fear is a great incentive, and there is no government on the planet that is not frightened by the prospect of major climate change. In fact, most of them would have gone a lot further in Paris if they were not nervous about getting too far ahead of public opinion at home. Public opinion will eventually change, because there is going to be a very large amount of damage and suffering in the world as we move past +1.0 and head up towards +1.5. Will it change fast enough to allow governments to act decisively and in time? Nobody knows. Will new green technologies simply sweep the field, making fossil fuels uneconomic and government intervention unnecessary? Nobody knows that either, although many people pin their hopes on it. We are not out of the woods yet, but we are probably heading in the right direction — and it would be right at this point to put in a good word for that much maligned organization, the United Nations. It is the only arena in which global negotiations like this can be conducted, and its skills, traditions and people were indispensable in leading them to a more or less successful conclusion. Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Bill 6 protests going about the process in all the wrong ways In reading and watching the vigorous protests taking place around the province regarding the government’s Bill 6, a couple of things crossed my mind. First, given the world-wide outpouring of citizens concerned with climate change, thousands of people in the streets globally to support the Paris talks (including several such peaceful demonstrations in Alberta cities), when I saw the sizable crowds in Red Deer I was about to mentally applaud their taking a stand on this urgent situation. Then I realized that there were no demonstrations on that topic in Red Deer. These were farm/ranch people opposing Bill 6. There they were, blocking our roads and polluting the air with numbers of large farm vehicles, taking their kids out of school, carrying signs obviously professionally made well in advance — along with the handmade ones — and even stressing out a poor turkey that had no choice in the matter, to demonstrate their anger. Probably they were not totally and individually consulted on the Government’s moves. The meeting at the Westerner was billed as a “town hall” format, but it never got to that stage. Interestingly, in the meantime, Bill 5, dealing with teachers, nurses, etc., was sent for first read-

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ing, opened for input, presentations made, positions stated, and amendments put in place. It is not fully complete yet, but the sessions about that bill were open, all sides listened to, changes agreed upon and accepted, and progress made. In addition, our large oil business base has been accepting of the changes this government has proposed for future operations. This is how government should operate, obviously! And the fact that all sides met, debated, and reached relative consensus, demonstrates real democracy in my view. So, what made the difference? I realized that previous provincial governments have also attempted to get farm/ranch workers put under WCB protection, and were always blocked from action by opposition. No one, by the way, seems to have paid any attention to workers who actually have been injured working on farms/ranches over the years — let alone children being killed (only three this year). It has not made much difference which political party put the idea forward, it was (literally) shot down. I cannot quite understand why all the rest of Canada seems to have been able to get some workable arrangements in place to protect farm/ranch employees, without all the public outcry. Farms and ranches elsewhere still seem to be operating at least as well as in Alberta. Then I understood that the farm/ranch popula-

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tion is being played like a piano by the political opposition, used as a means to go after the NDP government, by working on the quite real concerns out there. Also, in my opinion, those in opposition have learned to manipulate the fear of change, the perceived threat to tradition, and the financial uncertainties of the farm/ranch population, as well as the Alberta history of proud individualism that can sometimes be overdone. The knee-jerk rejection of “socialism” (however that may be understood) is an effective tool for political opposition to work with — and they sure have done their work well. They have made sure that there is no room for debate, dialogue, or co-operation for the common good. I would have expected better from our estimable and historical farm/ranch community, but I guess 40-odd years of undemocratic leadership has created a confrontational mentality towards government that will be very difficult to adjust. So Alberta might continue to be seen as the “maverick” province in Canada, only now that has a negative connotation nationally. And the future for our children and grandchildren will inevitably be broader and better elsewhere. Surely, we can demonstrate more maturity than that. Bonnie Denhaan Red Deer

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Advisory panel wades into debate PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED DYING SHOULD BE PUBLICLY FUNDED, SAY EXPERTS TORONTO — The practice of physician-assisted dying should be publicly funded by Canadian provinces, available to adults of any age, and not put doctors at risk of criminal prosecution, an expert advisory panel said Monday. The recommendations were among 43 in the final report from the ProvincialTerritorial Expert Advisory Group, which was formed with input from 10 of the country’s 13 provinces and territories. The proposed guidelines found instant favour among advocates for doctor-assisted death, who praised the panel for navigating a quagmire of competing policy concerns without losing sight of patients’ needs. “There’s been a number of conflicting views from various parties,” said Wanda Morris, chief executive of Dying with Dignity Canada. “I think they’ve done a great job of reconciling those differences and ultimately putting patients at the centre of the health care system.” While the group’s recommendations are not binding, they are expected to be influential as Canada prepares to act on a Supreme Court ruling that legalized physician-assisted dying across the country. Last February, the nation’s highest court overturned its previous ruling on the issue and recognized the right of clearly consenting adults who are enduring intolerable physical or mental suffering to end their lives with a physician’s help. It also gave Parliament a year to craft a set of laws to govern assisted suicide. Monday’s report focused on the role to be played by provincial governments, which are largely responsible

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for health-care delivery in Canada. The group recommended that physician-assisted dying be publicly funded by those governments and not subject to exclusions for inter-provincial reciprocal billing, though only patients who qualify for public coverage would be eligible. The group also offered a definition for the term “grievous and irremediable” condition, the phrase cited by the Supreme Court to describe those who should have recourse to doctor-assisted death. The report defined the term as “a very severe or serious illness, disease or disability that cannot be alleviated by any means acceptable to the patient” and further specified that those conditions could describe adults of any age. “Access to physician-assisted dying should not be impeded by the imposition of arbitrary age limits,” the report said. “Provinces and territories should recommend that the federal government make it clear in its changes to the Criminal Code that eligibility for physician-assisted dying is to be based on competence rather than age.” The report then tackled the question of determining that competence level by advising that existing healthcare guidelines should be used to assess a patient. No final decision should be handed down, however, without approval from two separate doctors who have evaluated the patient’s competency. Telemedicine services such as videoconferencing should be used in cases where access to doctors is scarce, it said. For opponents of the practice, the report didn’t go far enough. Alex Schadenberg of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition decried the

the lasting damage caused by the schools, and — in addition to compensating survivors — to explore the truth behind the government-funded, church-operated assimilation program that existed in Canada from the 1870s to 1996. After unveiling its summary in June, which included the key finding that the residential school system facilitated nothing short of “cultural genocide,” the TRC will now release hard copies of the full report. “Children were abused, physical-

OTTAWA — The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which documented the haunting legacy of Canada’s residential schools, is set to present its final report Tuesday to the parties in the class-action settlement that led to Putting Christ Back into YOUR Christmas its creation. Friday, Dec. 18th, at 7:30pm & Saturday, Justice Murray SinDec. 19th at 2pm Singing and clair, who has led the TRC’s exhaustive invesFellowship Ǥ tigation over the past six Hebrews years, said each member 13:8 of the agreement will ǲ receive a copy of the mas ǡ sive findings to complete the commission’s obliga ǡ tion. ǳ SPEAKERS: The Indian Residential Ken Boyer - ǡ ǡ Schools Settlement AgreeMartin Warner - Ƭ ǡ ǡ Ǥ ment was reached after Have you ever wondered why you need to be baptized? former residential school Are you saved if you belong to a church? survivors took the federal What really happened in the Garden of Eden? government and churches Did you know that the Bible promises that the mystery of God to court with the support would be ϔinished in the last days? of the Assembly of First 3031-30 Ave, Red Deer, AB. Collicutt Centre Nations and Inuit organi– Meetings Rooms A & B zations. The arrangement was No Charge, No offerings and Free Refreshments Available. designed to help repair

The Provincial-Territorial Expert Advisory Group on Physician-Assisted Dying has issued 43 recommendations that governments should consider as physician-assisted dying becomes law. Here are some highlights: ● Provinces and territories, preferably in collaboration with the federal government, should develop and implement a pan-Canadian strategy for palliative and end-of-life care, including physician-assisted dying. ● All provinces and territories should ensure access to physician-assisted dying, including both physician-administered and self-administered physician-assisted dying. ● Provincial/territorial governments should publicly fund physician-assisted dying. ● Provincial/territorial governments should not allow physician-assisted dying to be on the exclusion list for interprovincial reciprocal billing. ● Provinces and territories should request that the federal government amend the Criminal Code to explicitly protect those health professionals who provide supporting services during the provision of physician-assisted dying. ● Provinces and territories should request that the federal government amend the Criminal Code to allow the provision of physician-assisted dying by a regulated health care professional (registered nurse

or, if applicable, physician assistant) acting under the direction of a physician, or a nurse practitioner. Provinces and territories should in turn ensure that no regulatory barriers exist that would prevent these health care professionals from providing physician-assisted dying. ● Provinces and territories should request that the federal government make it clear in its changes to the Criminal Code that at any time following the diagnosis of a grievous and irremediable condition, a request for physician-assisted dying made through a valid patient declaration form may be fulfilled when suffering becomes intolerable. ● Substitute decision makers should not be given the legal authority to consent to/authorize physician-assisted dying on behalf of an incompetent patient. ● Access to physician-assisted dying should not be impeded by the imposition of arbitrary age limits. Provinces and territories should recommend that the federal government make it clear in its changes to the Criminal Code that eligibility for physician-assisted dying is to be based on competence rather than age. ● Faith-based institutions must either allow physician-assisted dying within the institution or make arrangements for the safe and timely transfer of the patient to a non-objecting institution. The duty of care must be continuous and non-discriminatory.

lack of third-party oversight, noting that the panel recommends doctors file reports on assisted deaths only after they have been completed. This, plus the practice of allowing doctors to document their own actions, raises comparisons with coun-

tries such as the Netherlands, where Schadenberg says assisted-death laws are open to abuse. “It’s very hard to actually control a law when doctors are self-reporting,” he said. “There’s no third-party oversight in that sense at all.”

ly and sexually, and they died in the schools in numbers that would not have been tolerated in any school system anywhere in the country, or in the world,” it says, noting that the recorded number of deaths is 3,201, but that the true number is likely much higher. “The number of students who died

at Canada’s residential schools is not likely ever to be known in full. The most serious gap in information arises from the incompleteness of the documentary record. Many records have simply been destroyed.” Each copy of the report weighs about 25 pounds, Sinclair estimates.

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Encana slashes 2016 budget ENDS YEAR WITH 600 FEWER STAFF BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Encana Corp. says it expects to end the year with about 600 fewer employees than it started with after being forced to adjust to lower oil and gas prices. The drop amounts to a 19 per cent head count reduction, with half coming from layoffs that mostly took place during the summer. The rest is a result of Encana selling off parts of its business. Chief executive Doug Suttles says current employee numbers should be in line with its 2016 budget, which will be about US$600 million lower than in 2015. The Calgary-based oil and gas producer is estimating a total capital investment of between US$1.5 billion and US$1.7 billion in 2016, about 25 per cent

lower than this year. Encana is also cutting its quarterly dividend by 78 per cent next year to 1.5 cents per share, reducing the company’s payout to shareholders by $185 million per year. “This reset better aligns our dividend with our cash flow, our balance sheet, and recognizes the very high quality investment options in our portfolio,” Suttles told a conference call with analysts Monday. He said the company has “considerable capital flexibility” and will be reviewing its budget on a monthly basis, much as it did this year when it cut spending by 20 per cent two months into the year. “We actually updated our guidance in February because of the changes in the market that were happening in December and January, and we’re prepared to do that again in 2016 if we need to,” said Suttles. The announcement by one of Canada’s largest oil

and gas producers (TSX:ECA) came as crude futures traded below US$35 a barrel, a level not seen since early 2009 during the global recession. The company’s announcement also followed a landmark weekend agreement between nearly 200 countries, which have committed to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, including from oil and gas, starting in 2020. Encana is assuming West Texas Intermediate crude — a North American benchmark — at US$50 a barrel in 2016. As of Monday, it had fixed-price contracts to sell 48,000 barrels per day at US$58.85 per barrel. Suttles said the company has hedged about 75 per cent of its crude and half of its natural gas production, giving Encana’s spending programs some protection from quarterly price swings.

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Paris deal expected to transform economy HOWEVER, CANADIANS UNLIKELY TO FEEL IMMEDIATE EFFECT BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canadians may not notice immediate effects from an international agreement on climate change. But experts say the deal agreed to by 200 world leaders pushes the country further down a path that will profoundly change how people heat their homes, earn their livings and get from one place to another. “I think we’re talking about transforming the Canadian economy,” Erin Flanagan of the clean-energy think tank Pembina Institute said Monday. “It requires changes to our mobility, our consumption, our fundamental economics around oil and gas.” The Paris conference is important mostly because it’s the first time that many countries have agreed that climate is a global issue, said Mark Jaccard, an energy economist at Simon Fraser University. “Almost all international players said we are part of the solution now,” he said. “We never had that.” Even though reductions announced by various countries won’t limit a rise in temperature to the agreed-on 2 C, it’s a start, said Jaccard. “It puts in place hope for the future.” For Canadians wondering how much saving the planet is going to cost them, answers are more likely to emerge from an upcoming meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers, which he has promised within the next 90 days. “What really matters for the people in their living room is what we do in terms of policy development when we get back from Paris,” said Chris Ragan of the Ecofiscal Commission, an independent group of economists and business representatives. While items such as a price on carbon draw the biggest headlines, Ottawa could just as easily turn to regulatory measures that don’t hit taxpayers directly, Jaccard said. California has successfully used low-carbon fuel standards to lower its greenhouse gas emissions. “You can design regulations that are quite economically efficient and give incentives for innovation.” Industry says it’s ready. “Within Canada, we are committed to improving our performance,” said Tim McMillan, president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. “We’re investing in technology to do things more efficiently.” Just as long as everyone plays along, McMillan added. “This is a global challenge and if this (agreement) has the strength to bring other countries along to improve their performance, it’ll be successful.”

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Ottawa to seek advice from abroad on how to fire up economic growth BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The federal government won’t jeopardize its goal of balancing the budget in 2019 to improve its ability to pay back the debt, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Monday. The Liberals, who had promised to keep annual deficits under $10 billion, have recently started emphasizing instead their commitment to keep the debt-to-GDP ratio on a downward trajectory every year until the end of its mandate. Experts have said the debt-to-GDP ratio — which is calculated by dividing total federal debt by the overall size of the economy, as measured by nominal GDP — will be an easier target to meet. Some have suggested the government could run annual deficits of up to $25 billion and still meet the debt-to-GDP target, provided that the economy grows at a decent rate. The government projects the ratio will gradually fall each year from 31.1 per cent in 2015-16 to 25.2 per cent in 2020-21. Following his speech Monday before the Toronto Region Board of Trade, Morneau said the government won’t singularly focus on one of its three economic goals — to grow the economy, reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio and balance the books by the next election — at the expense of others.

“We need to think of the three of them together,” he said. Morneau also announced that the government will seek advice from experts in Canada and abroad on how to boost economic growth by forming an advisory council. The group will include people who have experience growing successful economies, from both the private and public sectors, he said. He said the advisory council, which will be unveiled in the new year, will help the government figure out how to deal with the country’s longer-term economic challenges. The economy contracted over the first two quarters of 2015 and it has struggled to fully rebound following the steep slide in commodity prices and the failure of other sectors to pick up the slack. Morneau has also said that the Liberals inherited a worse-than-expected fiscal environment from the former Conservative government. Morneau, who made his remarks the week after announcing an increase to the minimum down payment for homes between $500,000 and $1 million, said he doesn’t currently have any other new measures to introduce to cool down overheated housing markets. “If and when we do we’ll certainly let people know, but for now we’d like to see how these measured approaches have an impact on those pockets of risk,” he said.

Household debt level hits 163.7% of disposable income BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canadian household debt hit a new record in the third quarter, as borrowing rose faster than income. Statistics Canada said Monday the amount of household debt compared with disposable income rose to 163.7 per cent, up from 162.7 per cent in the second quarter. That means the average household has roughly $1.64 in debt for every dollar of disposable income. “The deterioration in the headline was expected, driven by a combination of sluggish income growth and still-hearty borrowing,” Bank of Montreal chief economist Doug Porter said. “Hot housing markets in B.C. and Ontario are driving mortgage growth, over-riding the softness in oil-producing regions. On the flip side, the relentless

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“However, set against a backdrop of rising unemployment, the debt-to-income ratio is still likely to continue to trek higher through 2016,” Petramala said. “The combination of rising unemployment and a continued decline in home prices is an immediate concern for oil-producing regions such as Alberta and Saskatchewan.” Low interest rates have helped consumers manage their debts, but there are worries about what may happen once the cost of borrowing eventually starts to rise. The report on household debt came a day before the Bank of Canada is set to release its latest financial system review which will include an examination of household debt and potential vulnerabilities for the financial system.

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 119.88 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.11 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.07 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 65.32 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The price of oil recovered on Monday from the buffeting it took last week, but it wasn’t enough to stave off losses for the Toronto stock market and the Canadian dollar on Monday. The S&P/TSX composite index fell 94.46 points to end the day at 12,695.49, after dropping nearly 227 points on Friday. In New York, markets were mixed. The Dow Jones average of 30 stocks rose 103.29 points to close at 17,368.50, the broader S&P 500 index rose 9.57 points to 2,021.94 and the Nasdaq added 18.76 points to 4,952.23. Craig Fehr, Canadian market strategist at Edward Jones in St. Louis, said investors are taking a wait-and-see approach in advance of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting later this week, at which the American central bank is expected to raise interest rates for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis. “There’s not a lot of investors that are wanting to place bets in one direction or another until we get confirmation of exactly what the Fed is going to do,” he said. Fehr said the central bank is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate a quarter of a point from the near-zero levels it has maintained over the past seven years. “Clearly the U.S. economy and to some extent the global economy is nowhere near crisis mode anymore and it’s time to start adjusting that,” he said. The question for investors now is not if the Fed will raise rates in its announcement on Thursday, he said, but how aggressive it will be with further rises in 2016 and beyond. “That’s the only real source of uncertainty so far,” he said. The January crude contract ended the day up 69 cents to US$36.31 a barrel. Oil has plummeted from a high of nearly US$108 a barrel in June 2014 and has fallen even further over the past two weeks as a worldwide supply glut has shown no signs of easing. Fehr said demand had been sluggish for year coming out of the financial crisis, but the focus has switched to the supply side of the oil market as the United

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 21.76 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.55 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.39 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 19.58 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . . 9.69 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 15.52 First Quantum Minerals . . 3.93 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 15.24 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 4.66 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.58 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.92 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 23.02 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.660 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 4.57 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 15.97 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 23.17 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 46.78 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.65 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 17.30 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 28.82 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 8.02 Canyon Services Group. . 4.01 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 17.23 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1050 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 7.63 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.530 States has invested in domestic drilling and OPEC has kept production high in the face of plunging prices. “There’s a lot of supply, and while demand is looking a little bit better, it’s not going to pick up overnight,” he said. The loonie ended the day up 0.02 of a cent to 72.79 cents US, after falling below 73 cents U.S. on Friday for the first time since mid-2004.

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 76.03 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 36.55 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.17 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 14.25 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 40.90 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 1.06 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.320 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 4.96 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 34.55 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.580 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 1.92 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 33.81 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1000 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 77.02 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 55.66 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.16 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 22.34 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 33.96 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 34.97 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 88.85 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.36 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 39.97 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 72.45 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 42.76 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.25

unchanged $197.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $197.00 March ‘17 unchanged $197.00 May ‘17 unchanged $197.00 July ‘17 unchanged $197.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $197.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $197.00. Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 485,940 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 485,940.

MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific Railway’s board is meeting to review Norfolk Southern Railway’s formal rejection of its revised merger proposal, a company official said Monday. The Calgary-based railway, which is conducting a regularly scheduled meeting Monday and Tuesday, declined to indicate what next steps it is considering. In a letter dated Dec. 14, Norfolk Southern informed CP Rail (TSX:CP) that it considers the revised offer to have less value and cash than the prior proposal which is determined was “grossly inadequate.” It added that last week’s revised offer, including an “unprecedented voting trust structure” that Norfolk Southern says will give CP “premature control” over the U.S. railway, is unlikely to be approved by the U.S. regulator. “It is the board’s unanimous view that your proposal continues to be grossly inadequate, creates substantial regulatory risks and uncertainties that are highly unlikely to be overcome, and is not in the best interest of the company and its shareholders,” said a statement from Norfolk’s CEO and chairman, Jim Squires, and lead inde-

‘IT IS THE BOARD’S UNANIMOUS VIEW THAT YOUR PROPOSAL CONTINUES TO BE GROSSLY INADEQUATE . . . .’ — NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY pendent director Steven Leer. CP’s revised deal would see Norfolk Southern shareholders receive $32.86 in cash and 0.451 shares of stock in the combined company — a bid Canadian Pacific characterized as a “substantially more financially attractive offer” than the original proposal of US$46.72 in cash and 0.348 of the new company. Under the revised proposal, CP Rail chief executive Hunter Harrison would quit and sever all financial ties with Canadian Pacific to run Norfolk Southern until 2018 or 2019, when Canadian Pacific chief operating officer Keith Creel would take over to run the merged company. The two companies would merge in the fall of 2017 after the U.S. regulator gives its approval. If the merger isn’t sanctioned, the voting trust would end and the two companies would cut ties.

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ENCANA: Dividend cut appropriate He said about half of the company’s capital spending will be in the Permian formation in the southern United States, one of its four core areas. It’s also focused on the Eagle Ford play in Texas and the Montney and Duverney plays in Western Canada. Production from its four core areas is projected to increase by 12 per cent compared with 2015, to the equivalent of between 260,000 and 280,000 barrels per day — including crude, natural gas and natural gas liquids, Encana said. The four core areas are expected to represent 75 per cent of Encana’s total production, which is estimated at between 340,000 and 370,000 oil-equivalent barrels per day in 2016. CIBC analyst Arthur Grayfer said in a note that the guidance was negative with production four per cent below analyst consensus, but that the dividend cut was “appropriate given the challenging business environment.”

DEBT: Unlikely to dictate Bank of Canada policy Porter noted that while the household debt-to-disposable income ratio is at a new high, it likely will not dictate Bank of Canada policy. “In its latest policy statement, the bank suggested that while ‘vulnerabilities in the household sector continue to edge higher.’ they see ‘overall risks to financial stability are evolving as expected’,” Porter said. The household debt service ratio, the total obligated payments of principal and interest as a proportion of disposable income adjusted to include interest paid, slipped to 13.6 per cent. The interest-only debt service ratio, household mortgage and non-mortgage interest paid as a proportion of disposable income, fell to a record low 6.1 per cent. The ratio of total household debt to total assets edged up in the third quarter to 17.0 per cent from 16.9 per cent in the second quarter.

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A light that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t light on one side There is one strand of the twinkly red Christmas rope lights hanging around my garage door that refuses to light up. The absence of lights on only one side of my garage looks decidedly weird. Being in the Christmas frame of mind where perfection hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet been tarnished with reality and continued to glow like a perfect string of lights, I took it upon myself to make the problem go away. With that thought in mind, I took myself off to the Christmas light store. Here I was to discover there are now about a zillion different kinds of Christmas lights to choose from. But, luckily for me, it seems a Christmas angel was smiling down on my harried, frantic self and there among all the icicles and twinkle starlights, I found it. One solitary box containing a strand of red rope lights. I pushed my way through all the other people buying Christmas lights murmuring stuff like â&#x20AC;&#x153;sorry, I need that box, I really need that one box. Merry Christmas, now get out of my way. Thank you.â&#x20AC;? People looked at me sadly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatever,â&#x20AC;? I said, using body language to communicate. Using such language seems to work for my youngest grandson, I reasoned. Treasure in tow, I trotted up the steps and put the package by the front door so I could wait until it was almost dark and the temperature dropped enough so my fingers would be really cold and putting up the lights would be more of a challenge. For some perverse reason, I seemed to like that idea. Anyway, the appointed hour arrived. I walked outside, eyeballed the situation and decided I probably needed a kitchen chair as opposed to a ladder to get the job done. About this time, putting up the lights rapidly deteriorated into a really bad thing. The strands, it seemed, were apparently stuck together with crazy glue. Finally, I was overcome with some kind of super hero strength that can only come to people standing on tiptoe on a kitchen chair trying to put up Christmas lights. I pulled the strands apart, almost falling off the chair as I did so. Voila! The next step was to screw the new string of lights into place using my newly frozen fingers.

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Only in Canada would an animated NEW YORK — Idris Elba has many The Nutcracker special be given a hock- reasons for why he keeps coming back ey twist. to Luther. The Curse of “It’s unfinished business, it’s fertile Clara: a Holiday ground,” he explains. “The character Tale is based on continues to challenge me.” Vickie Fagan’s Detective Chief Inspector John Luautobiographther also challenges his fans, who are ical short story sure to greet him warmly for this, his recalling her fourth run, in the two-hour special airdays dancing in ing Thursday on BBC America. The Nutcracker As usual, Luther finds its hero posfor the National sessed by a grisly murder case: a serial killer with a cannibalistic bent. Ballet of CanMeanwhile, he remains haunted by ada. The year Alice Morgan, the tantalizing sociois 1972 and a PHIL ESPOSITO path from Season 1 who escaped aryoung ballerina rest by Luther but became his twistreaches into the ed confidante. Conspicuously missing, hockey world for inspiration — specifically, a leg- her whereabouts unclear, she remains very much on Luther’s mind and a key endary Canada-U.S.S.R showdown. One of the stars of that unforgetta- part of this tale. Elba calls the demons-beset Luther ble series was former Boston Bruins scoring ace Phil Esposito. The cen- “one of the closest characters in terms treman led the NHL professionals to a of who I am.” It’s a surprising claim, come-from-behind win against the pe- since, during this recent interview, he rennial Olympic hockey champs from seems light-hearted in stylish casual what was then known as the Soviet wear, a marked contrast to the glum Union. In the special, Esposito’s hero- expression and no-nonsense suit Luther wears. ics — and charisma — inspire a young “I don’t feel like I have to throw on ballerina to dance to her goal. too much of a character to play John Esposito lends his voice to the speLuther,” says Elba, attempting to excial along with veteran Hockey Night plain himself. “We shoot in the area I in Canada play-by-play announcer Bob grew up in (East London), and I really Cole — who called the actual “Summit let the writer take me on the journey. Series” on radio that September of It’s the most naturalistic I can be in a 1972 — former prima ballerina Karen role.” Kain, Sheila McCarthy, Sara Botsford Even Luther’s distinctive walk — and Saara Chaudry. a slouching swagger, hands jammed Now 73 and living in Florida, Es- in his pockets, pushing forward with posito was shown a rendering of his staunch intent — is comfortably decharacter before recording his voice rived from Elba’s own gait: “I tore my Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS parts this past summer in a Toron- left Achilles, which make my left leg Idris Elba portrays Detective Chief Inspector John Luther in a scene from ‘Luther.’ to studio. Cartoon Phil is dressed in sort of limp — or swag!” a giant red-and-white Team Canada A strapping, towering presence with Elba stars in a two-hour special airing Thursday on BBC America. sweater. He’s all upper body, with gi- leading-man looks, Elba nonetheless ant, sloping shoulders and long arms. has been able to transform himself stuff by throwing it into my charac“The ultimate goal is to end up with His sweeping, dark hair is almost hel- profoundly for his roles, such as the ters. Before I figured that out, I think him in a film,” says Elba, who longs to brutal leader of an African rebel army I was motivated by the dream of being turn him loose on a broader landscape met-like. in his recent film Beasts of No Nation, famous. But now I see that I do it be- than London. Nailed it, agrees Esposito. “Remember, we had the long side- as Nelson Mandela in Mandela: Long cause it’s therapy, as well.” “New York could be an amazing burns, the long hair, the whole bit, and Walk to Freedom and as Stringer Bell, Next up is next summer’s Star Trek backdrop for John Luther,” says Elba, the strictly business Baltimore drug Beyond, which he shot last summer but we didn’t wear helmets.” motioning out the window of his Manlord, in the HBO series The Wire. can’t talk about beyond confiding, “It The Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.-native No matter what his role, Elba is was fun and different, especially after hattan hotel suite. “I think that’s what has been turned into a cartoon charcould be next for Luther,” he says, shooting Luther last spring.” acter before. Immediately after that easy on the eyes. Asked if he gets weary of his exEven now, he isn’t ready to be pursing his lips for a muted explosion. Team Canada win, the late, great To“Movie time!” ronto Star editorial cartoonist Duncan treme handsomeness being the focus through with Luther. Macpherson drew a caricature of the of media and fans alike, he adopts hockey player sniffing a rose and strik- an almost sheepish expression while Evening ing a Pierre Trudeau-like pose. The handing credit to the camera. “Because I’m an actor, I’ve got that caption: Canada’s first Italian prime Appointments P E N H O L D ‘beauty light’ on me,” he insists. “In minister. real life, it’s not like that all the time. Now offering Esposito has the original drawing DENTAL CARE Some people go, ‘He’s nice, but he’s Sedation on the wall of his office at home. not my sort of thing.”’ “It is one of my favourite things Dentistry Acknowledging that too much attenfrom that tournament,” he says. tion to his looks could taint him as just The NHL Hall of Famer is no another pretty face, he does allow that Maximize your annual dental stranger to television. 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As an actor I get to expel all that Ice Age feature films “was the most fun he’s ever had doing movies and stuff.” In the animated special, Esposito appears in The Nutcracker ballet in a celebrity cameo. The hockey player never did anything like that in real life, but he did participate in a Florida fundraiser, conducting the orchestra with a hockey stick in place of a baton. NEXT TO Asked what cartoon character he most relates to, Esposito laughed and Featuring said, “Wile E. Coyote —exBradford Exchange | Souvenirs | Lug Bags | Jewelry | Leaning Tree Cards dss cept he got beat up all the Exotic Animals | Tea & Accessories | Dragons 125 Leva Ave., Gasoline Alley time!”

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Red Deerians had their first opportunity to step into a mini wonderland at Parkland Nurseries and Garden Centre this past weekend. Or, at least, the world of Minions. In conjunction with world-renowned ice sculptor Lee Ross, Parkland Nurseries and Garden Centre unveiled their annual display of life-sized ice sculptures on Friday, taking inspiration from Universal Pictures’ 2015 film, Minions, and its predecessors, Despicable Me, and Despicable Me 2. A total of 11 different sculptures featuring the silly, little creatures are on display this year, as part of what the nursery likes to call their “Christmas Card to the community.” The sculptures can be viewed anytime during Parkland Nurseries and Garden Centre business hours ( 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.), although they are best viewed after 5 p.m. when it’s dark and the sculptures are fully lit.

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Top: Harley Workman, left, and her sister Piper, help a minion lift a giant snowflake while browsing through a number of sculptures at Parkland Nurseries and Garden Centre Saturday evening. Centre: Natalie Taylor and her children, Evander and Paige, take in the sights Monday night. Middle left: Deva and Edyn Amos take a close look at one of the ice sculptures at Parkland Nurseries and Garden Centre Saturday evening.

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‘THIS NEW SYSTEM IS FASTER, MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND CONVENIENT FOR TRANSIT RIDERS.’ —STEVE PARKIN, TRANSIT OPERATIONS SUPERINTENDENT 2016. Riders can register their cards in case they lose them. Cards are only available for purchase at Transit Customer Service in Sorenson Station Terminal downtown. Reloading stations will be installed in January at vendor locations that previously sold Transit passes. Transit Customer Service in Sorenson Station is offering extended hours in December to help riders get their MyRide cards before January. The extended hours begin Dec. 16 to Dec. 18 from 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m., Dec.19 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Dec.29 to Dec.31 from 8 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. For customer inquiries, contact Red Deer Transit at 403-342-8225, transit@ reddeer.ca or visit www.reddeer.ca/ myride.

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A Red Deer man was sentenced to 120 days in jail in Red Deer provincial court on Monday for trying to flee police in a stolen vehicle in Sylvan Lake in October. Anthony David Kardelis, 34, pleaded guilty to possession of property worth over $5,000, mischief to property, dangerous driving, and breach of probation. Several other charges were withdrawn by the Crown. The court heard that on Oct. 21, the truck was stolen from Bentley. Later that day, the owner spotted the truck at the Fas Gas in Sylvan Lake and called police. When police arrived, they blocked the truck in from behind and near the front with two police vehicles. In an attempt to escape, Kardelis put the truck in reverse and nearly struck an officer, then accelerated forward. He drove through a nearby fence getting the truck stuck on an embankment. Judge James Glass said a mitigating factor in sentencing was Kardelis’ early guilty pleas. But both his criminal record and the fact that Kardelis was on probation at the time were aggravating factors. Kardelis received 60 days in jail for possessing stolen property, 30 days for dangerous driving, 30 days for breach of probation, and a $1,000 fine for mischief to property. Kardelis was given 80 days credit for the 53 days he has spent in custody, so he has 40 days left to serve. After his release, Kardelis will be on a six-month driving prohibition.

Police arrest four impaired drivers in weekend CheckStop campaign Red Deer RCMP arrested four impaired drivers while checking up on people behind the wheel on Friday and Saturday. At four locations, RCMP checked 250 to 300 vehicles at CheckStops around Red Deer. Other charges laid on the weekend included two 72-hour, alcohol-related driving suspensions with vehicles seized for three days. One 30-day suspension was also handed out along with a seven-day vehicle seizure for a driver with a graduated driver’s licence. New drivers cannot consume any amount of alcohol before driving. Police also gave out one 24-hour drug suspension, one charge for refusal to provide a breath sample, discovered two suspended drivers, executed two warrants, and issued 17 moving and non-moving violations. Red Deer RCMP wants to thank the numerous concerned citizens who continue to report impaired drivers. People can report suspected impaired drivers by calling 911 when it is safe to do so, and provide the vehicle description, license plate, direction of travel and a description of the driver. Police will continue to target highrisk driving behaviours all month with revolving check stops and other traffic campaigns.

Crimson Lake hosting Birds in Winter workshop Learn how to take part in the Central Alberta Christmas Bird Count at a free event at Crimson Lake Provincial Park on Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. Birds in Winter will be held in the Crimson Lake Learning Centre. People will learn winter birding identification skills, how birds survive in the winter, how and where to spot winter birds, and how to maximize winter bird feeding. Bird feeder door prizes and free warm drinks and snacks will be available. Crimson Lake Provincial Park is located west of Rocky Mountain House,, and the learning centre can be found by taking the first right after entering the park off Hwy 756. For more information about Birds in Winter, call 1-403-845-8349. Information on how to participate in the bird count is also available at www.birdscanada.org/volunteer/cbc/ index.jsp?targetpg=index.

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Calgary man to make court appearance in Lacombe assault, homicide A Calgary man charged after a serious assault in Lacombe last Wednesday returns to Red Deer provincial court on Jan. 13. Lacombe Police Service are investigating the assault and a homicide following a disturbance at a residence early Dec. 9. Shortly after midnight, police were called to a rented single family home in the 5100 block of 53rd Street and found two males with serious injuries. Brent John Forgie, 26, of Leduc, died of his injuries at the scene. Another male was transported by ambulance to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. Two males were taken into custody. Police said the suspects and victim were known to each other and no other suspects were being sought. Jesse VanKroonenburgh, 23, of Calgary, was charged with assault causing bodily harm in connection with the victim who was sent to Red Deer hospital.

Innisfail Charity CheckStop collects more than $10,000 The Innisfail Charity CheckStop brought in more than $10,000 over five hours on Saturday. The 20th annual fundraiser also gathered more than four truck loads of toys, one truck load of clothes and 1,350 pounds of food were also donated by the citizen’s of Innisfail and surrounding area. The money and items will be sent to the Innisfail Food Bank, the Christmas Bureau, Women’s Outreach Society and Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Innisfail.

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neighbourhood about 7 a.m. on Sunday. RCMP Cpl. Karyn Kay said breakins to community and apartment mailboxes sometimes spike this time of year, as thieves hope to find Christmas cards with cheques or cash in them. RCMP urge people to check their mail daily to lessen the risk of losing important pieces of mail. If you’re expecting a package delivery and won’t be home all day, consider asking a trusted neighbour to bring it in for you. Call Red Deer RCMP at 403-3435575 if you have an information on this crime. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

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Oilers win sixth straight OILERS MOVE INTO THIRD PLACE IN PACIFIC DIVISION BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Edmonton 3 Boston 2 BOSTON — Andrej Sekera scored 41 seconds into overtime to lift the Edmonton Oilers to their sixth straight win, 3-2 over the Boston Bruins on Monday night. Cam Talbot made 47 saves, and Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored first-period goals for Edmonton. The victory halted an eight-game losing streak in Boston for the Oilers, fresh off a 5-0 homestand — their best since 1987. The Oilers won the overtime faceoff, rushed into the Boston zone and Sekera won it with a wrister from the slot after backup goalie Jonas Gustavsson stopped one shot. The Bruins had tied it on Brad Marchand’s goal with 4:38 to play in regulation. Matt Beleskey also scored for Boston, which has earned at least one point in each of its last 16 games against the Oilers (13-0-3). Gustavsson made 21 saves. Top goalie Tuukka Rask had the night off in the midst of a hot stretch, posting a 6-0-2 mark in his last eight starts. The Oilers entered 4-10-1 on the road. Marchand tied it with a rising wrister inside the left post from the right

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Edmonton Oilers goalie Cam Talbot knocks the puck away on a shot by Boston Bruins left wing Matt Beleskey during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Boston, Monday. circle. It was his team-leading 15th of the season. Edmonton challenged that Boston was offside, but the call stood. The Bruins had excellent scoring

chances in the opening minutes of the game, but the Oilers grabbed a 1-0 lead when Eberle scored off a rebound from the edge of the crease at 8:29 of

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Eskimos turn to Maas as new head coach FORMER EDMONTON QB HAS THREE GREY CUP RINGS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Ed Hervey, General Manager of the Edmonton Eskimo Football Club announces the hire of Jason Maas (right) as head coach, replacing former coach Chris Jones, at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, on Monday.

EDMONTON — When Jason Maas was offered the position of head coach of the Grey Cup champion Edmonton Eskimos there was no hesitation whatsoever before he said yes. The former Eskimo quarterback was introduced Monday as the team’s head coach, replacing Chris Jones who left to become vice-president of football operations, general manager and head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Maas, with three Grey Cup rings to his credit — two while playing for Edmonton — said the opportunity was simply too good to pass up. “I’m thrilled, I’m very passionate about the city and I’m glad to be back,” Mass said. “My goal was always at some point to come back to Edmonton. This is always where I wanted to end up.” Even he admitted, however, he didn’t expect it to happen so quickly. He’s only been coaching three years since retiring in 2011. He was quarterbacks and receivers coach for the Toronto Argonauts from 2012 to ‘14 and this past season was offensive co-ordinator and quarterbacks coach with the Ottawa Redblacks who lost the Grey Cup to Edmonton. “I understand the expectations of Edmonton,” he said. “I would prefer to come into a situation with great personnel and great staff and great people and when you’re 14-4 and you’ve won the Grey Cup I believe it’s obvious you have that here.” Maas said he will be making announcements in January on assistant coaches.

Still to be worked out between the Eskimos and the Redblacks is the issue of compensation. Traditionally CFL teams have not asked for compensation when coaches leave for better opportunities but Ottawa has asked. Hervey, who did not ask for compensation from Saskatchewan when Jones left, said he had no comment to make on the situation. Maas spent nine years with Edmonton, 2000-05 and 2008-2010, helping them to Grey Cup wins in 2002 and 2005. Returning to Edmonton, he said, will also provide the opportunity to reunite his family in a city they love. “It’s been a long journey. It’s been four years of us being apart, with an understanding wife and kids, to allow me to have my passion for football and to realize a dream and a goal,” he said. Although he and general manager Ed Hervey were teammates on the Eskimos and remain good friends, Hervey said that wasn’t a big factor in his decision. “The process was very thorough. Many may feel that because we’ve had an existing relationship with each other that it was a slam dunk decision,” he said. “There were many qualified candidates out there but I felt that where our organization is moving forward, this is a seamless transition for us. “Some may question if there’s experience there but I take a look at his background, not only how he prepared as a player, how he prepared as a position coach, but the excellent job he did as offensive co-ordinator in his recent position.”

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Rekindled Flames looking to carry momentum forward NINE STRAIGHT HOME WINS, BUT ONLY THREE ROAD WINS IN 14 GAMES BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The Calgary Flames climbed out of the NHL’s basement and back into the playoff picture with a season-high five wins in a row. They need to transfer the momentum generated at Scotiabank Saddledome to a four-game road trip starting Tuesday in Nashville against the Predators. “This is a huge road trip for us, a huge test,” left-winger Johnny Gaudreau said Monday at the Saddledome. The Flames (13-14-2) are also in Dallas on Thursday before back-to-back games in St. Louis and Detroit on the weekend. Calgary’s Karri Ramo will start in goal in Nashville after sitting out two games with the flu. Last in the NHL a week ago, the Flames didn’t need many wins to get back into the thick of an anemic Pacific Division. At 28 points, Calgary sat two back of the Vancouver Canucks and Arizona Coyotes, who as of Monday were tied for second in the division. Those fives wins made it nine in a

row at the Saddledome. The Flames now have to do something about their 3-9-2 road record to continue their recovery. “The easiest motivation for an NHL player is look at the standings,” Flames head coach Bob Hartley said. “It’s four big games against four excellent hockey clubs so we will need to be at our best. We want to be a playoff team? We have to win those games. We’re on a good roll right now, guys are feeling good so it’s important we keep playing the same brand of hockey.” Top-line centre Sean Monahan and his winger Gaudreau stepped up their production with a combined 10 goals and eight assists in that five-game span. The slippery, skilled Gaudreau continues to be the star of the league’s three-on-three overtime format with his sixth OT point in Saturday’s 5-4 win over the New York Rangers. He assisted on T.J. Brodie’s winner as the Flames improved to a league-best 7-1 in overtime. Gaudreau, 22, recently spoke about the increased responsibility he feels in his sophomore NHL season.

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“It’s my second year and obviously as you play more games and are in the league longer, you’re probably relied on a little bit more,” he said. “Me and Monny playing first line, playing a lot of minutes on the offensive we’ve got to make sure we’re coming ready to play every single night. If we’re playing that kind of minutes we need to make sure we’re producing offensively and playing well defensively as well.” The top defensive pairing of Brodie and captain Mark Giordano is also contributing more on offence with a combined two goals and eight assists in those five wins. That duo’s ability to generate offence from the back end with their speed and puck-moving skill was a major factor in the Flames making the playoffs last season. Brodie was sidelined the first nine games of the season with a broken hand. Giordano admits he sometimes pressed too hard during Calgary’s 1-5 start. “Brodes has been great all year, right from when he came back,” Giordano said. “When we got behind as a team with a one and five start or what-

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ever it was, I was probably most guilty as an individual, you put a little bit of pressure on yourself to do more and it goes backwards. That was probably my biggest mistake I was making earlier in the year. “I’m just trying to play calm now, relaxed and watch Brodes go up and down the ice and make plays.” Pieces of Calgary’s game have come around, but there are still holes. Their goals-against average of 3.52 — it was 3.2 over their five victories — ranks at the bottom of the league. A power play at 11.6 per cent and a penalty kill at 70.9 are also the worst in the NHL. The Flames wasted a 4-1 lead against the Rangers, but salvaged the OT victory. “I think we’ve got to simplify on the road,” Giordano said. “We did a lot of good things at home. On the road, you’ve got to stay in games, play simple and bottom line is we’ve got to allow less goals. “I don’t think you’re going to win too many games when you go into other teams’ rinks and you allow three, four goals a night.”

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Local girls off to World Ringette Championship BELL SISTERS OF LACOMBE AND CAINE OF RED DEER WILL SUIT UP FOR TEAM CANADA BY ADVOCATE STAFF Three Central Alberta players are preparing for the biggest challenge of their ringette lives. Dailyn and Jamie Bell of Lacombe and Kelsie Caine of Red Deer will suit up with Canadian national teams for the World Ringette Championships Dec. 27 to Jan. 4 in Helsinki, Finland. The Bell sisters, regular members of the Edmonton WAM of the National Ringette League, will play with the national senior team at the worlds, while Caine, also a WAM player, will join the national junior squad. The senior team will take on the current world champion Finnish squad in a best-of-three series for the Sam Jacks Trophy, while Canada’s under-21 team will play in the President’s

Pool of the junior worlds with teams from Sweden, Czech Republic, United States, Slovakia and Finland. The junior gold- and bronze-medal winners be decided via best-of-three series. Finland is the defending world junior champion. • The host U19AA Sting settled for fourth place in their division of the Central Alberta AA Ringette Association Ice Breaker tournament at Lacombe during the weekend. The tournament attracted teams from throughout Alberta as well as Ontario and Manitoba. The U19AA Sting went 2-1 in round-robin play, defeating the Zone 5 Grit 8-2 and the Eastman Flames of Manitoba 11-6 before falling 6-2 to the eventual division champion Calgary Blue.

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Chiefs rely on solid goaltending for win Brayden Laturnus turned aside 29 shots for the Red Deer North Star Chiefs in a 3-1 Alberta Minor Midget AAA Hockey League win over the A/C Avalanche Sunday at Cochrane. Tristen Hatto, Kody Wold and affiliate player Caileb Berge provided the Chiefs’ goals. The Avalanche held a 30-27 edge in shots and were assessed nine of 16 minor penalties. Major bantam girls Paige Dodd notched the lone goal for the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs in a 2-1 loss to the host Calgary Outlaws Sunday. Chantelle Sandquist made 25 saves for the Chiefs, who were outshot 26-13. The Chiefs fell 2-0 to the visiting Rocky Mountain Raiders Saturday. Outshot 38-20, Sutter Fund got a 37-save performance from Madison McLaren.

Josh Matthies netted 21 points and Nick Pelerine scored 20 as the Silver Spurs rolled over the Rusty Chuckers 76-56 in a Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association game Sunday. Joel Longard drained 15 points and Neff Nasarrea added 12 in a losing cause. In other action: • Ray Teskey’s 29 points paced the Chillibongs Orangemen to an 82-79 victory over the NWX Axemen. The Orangemen also got 27 points from Chris Karambamuchero. Tony Bornmi and Dario Viveros each scored 17 for the Axemen. • The Kingsmen, with Kyle Fairbairn scoring 16 points and Myles Tyrell contributing 12, defeated Triple A Batteries 87-42. Larry Simpson poured in 16 points for the Batteries, who got an additional 12 from Andre Touchette.

Shae-Lyn Baxter sniped four goals in the win over the Grit, while Gillian Dreger scored twice. Dreger fired four goals, Kristen Demale had three and Baxter, MacKenna Causey, MacKenzie Lindholm and Breana Parent contributed singles against the Flames, and Dreger potted both goals in the loss to the Blue. The Sting then fell 3-2 to the Edmonton Elite in the bronze-medal game, their goals coming from Dreger and Lindholm. Grace Romansky and Baylee Schulhauser shared Sting goaltending duties through the tournament. Meanwhile, the U14AA Sting posted a 1-2 round-robin slate in their category, belting Zone 2 Big Country 12-3 and losing 8-7 and 5-2 to the Manitoba Wild and the Calgary White.

In their lone victory, the Sting got four goals from Carly Cherniak, three courtesy of Kate Roscoe, two from Sydney Schnoor and singles from Julia Dawes, Shaelynn Law and Hannah Murray. Schnoor and Megan Grubb each scored twice against the Wild, with Leah Desilets, Kate Roscoe and Tory Towers also connecting, and Roscoe and Hanna Gill found the back of the net in the loss to Calgary White. The Sting defeated the Edmonton Elite 6-4 in the fifth/sixth place game as Law netted two goals and Cherniak, Gill, Murray and Schnoor each scored once. Madison Kohut and Gracie Setters split goaltending duties for the Central Alberta squad. Calgary Blue defeated Calgary White in the U14 final.

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Edmonton was held without a shot on goal for nearly 17 minutes in the second. NOTES: Oilers president and general manager Peter Chiarelli was with the team. It was his first game in TD Garden since the Bruins fired him as GM after not making the playoffs last season. . Boston lost the only other regular-season meeting between the teams this season, 3-2 in a shootout in Edmonton on Dec. 2. . Edmonton D Nikita Nikitin was recalled last Thursday.-

OILERS: Face Rangers next In the initial 6 ½ minutes, Talbot came across the crease to make a sliding pad stop off the rebound of Beleskey’s shot when the puck caromed off a skate. He also made a right-pad save on Brett Connolly’s wrister from the right circle, and Torey Krug unloaded a shot off the crossbar before Eberle’s goal. Edmonton made it 2-0 when Nugent-Hopkins scored on his own rebound 13:58 into the first. Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara lost his balance trying to play a puck in the corner, and Eberle set up Nugent-Hopkins in the slot. The Bruins got a break when Beleskey’s soft shot slipped between Talbot’s body and the left post, slicing it to 2-1 late in the second.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Giants 31 Dolphins 24 MIAMI — With the score tied in the fourth quarter, Odell Beckham Jr. somehow slipped 5 yards behind the secondary. That turned out to be the winning margin for the New York Giants. Beckham’s 84-yard touchdown reception put the Giants ahead to stay with 11 minutes to go, and they forged a three-way tie atop the NFC East by beating the Miami Dolphins 31-24 on Monday night. New York’s Eli Manning went 27 for 31 for 337 yards and four scores. His passer rating of 151.5 was his highest since 2009. The Giants (6-7) broke a three-game losing streak and are tied with the Redskins and Eagles for the lead in their woeful division. The Dolphins (5-8) were mathematically eliminated from the playoff race, extending their post-season drought to a franchise-record seven consecutive years.

The Dolphins topped 20 points for the first time since October, but couldn’t keep up with Beckham, who had seven catches for 166 yards and two scores. The 100-yard game was his sixth in a row, a Giants record. With the score 24-all, Beckham took advantage of broken coverage to score the go-ahead touchdown. Jamar Taylor and seldom-used safety Shamiel Gary were the closest defenders, but Manning hit Beckham in stride at midfield and he sprinted to the end zone for his 12th touchdown this year. Beckham outplayed his close friend and former LSU teammate, Miami’s Jarvis Landry, who made 11 catches for 99 yards but was flagged for a costly personal foul penalty with his team trailing in the fourth quarter. Beckham made a 45-yard reception to set up a touchdown and had a 5-yard scoring catch. The latter pass was initially ruled incomplete because Beckham was out of bounds, but the decision was overturned by a replay review that made the score 24-all.

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TORONTO — It’s rare that Brayden Point gets overshadowed. Head coach Dave Lowry announced that Point was cleared to resume contact drills with Canada’s junior team on Sunday, but less than an hour later the Vancouver Canucks gave forward Jake Virtanen permission to join the national roster ahead of the world championships. Virtanen’s addition grabbed the headlines, but Point being cleared to play after wearing a non-contact yellow jersey throughout selection camp to avoid doing damage to an injured shoulder is also big news for Canada. “It’s exciting,” Point told reporters on Sunday. “It’s exciting to see what the lines are going to be so I’m looking

forward to it.” Both Point and Virtanen were on Canada’s gold medal-winning team last year, with Virtanen making the NHL in November while Point returned to the Western Hockey League’s Moose Jaw Warriors. Point has continued to develop as a dynamic, play-making centre and is fifth in the WHL’s points race with 18 goals and 25 assists. He led the league in points after 19 games, but dropped after injuring his shoulder in Moose Jaw’s 4-1 loss to the Prince Albert Raiders on Nov. 17. He hasn’t played since then but practised at Canada’s selection camp in Toronto before heading to Imatra,

Finland, on Monday night for more training and pre-competition exhibition games. “Pointer’s been fantastic for us,” said defenceman Joe Hicketts, who also returns from Canada’s championship team and regularly has to play against Point with the Victoria Royals. “He’s probably one of the best players in our league, if not the best. “He’s got vision, he’s got skill, he’s got speed and I think he brings all the elements you look for on the big international ice.” Point — who says he’s happy to play at either his natural position at centre on the wing — had two goals and two assists for Canada at last year’s world junior championship. His return, along with Virtanen’s assignment to the team, adds depth to Canada’s forward corps, taking pressure off the

presumptive top line of the returning Lawson Crouse and world junior rookies Dylan Strome and Mitch Marner. “I think it’s going to be a fast, skilled team,” said Point. “That’s what (Lowry) has been wanting and I think it’s going to be fast.” Point looked to be 100 per cent while practising with Canada last week but did not play in its two exhibition games on Saturday and Sunday against an all-star team of university players from across Canada. Brandon Wheat Kings forward Jayce Hawryluk also wore a yellow jersey, practising alongside Point on Friday before playing against the Canadian Interuniversity Sport team. “He’s a great player,” said Hawryluk. “He’s easy to play with. Find some open ice and he’ll find you. I think everyone knows that.”

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pacers 106 Raptors 90 INDIANAPOLIS — Jordan Hill and Monta Ellis helped Indiana pull off a big come-from-behind win with hopes of getting the Pacers back to their winning ways. Hill had season highs of 20 points and 13 rebounds, Ellis had 18 points and the Pacers beat the Raptors 106-90 on Monday night to end Toronto’s fourgame winning streak. “We have our ups-and-downs sometimes,” Hill said. “We’ve got to shake them off and continue to play.” That’s exactly what Indiana did, even when it looked as if the Raptors were going to run away with another win. Indiana used a 39-4 run in the first half to climb out of a 21-point deficit and Lavoy Allen made two free throws to give the Pacers a 29-28 lead at the 11:38 mark in the second quarter. Indiana took a 44-30 lead when Ellis converted a three-point play with 4:08 remaining in the first half. “He’s a mid-range assassin,” C.J. Miles said. “He’s made big shots his whole career and he’s been stepping up the last few games for us.” Miles added 17 points for the Pacers, who have won two of three games and snapped a five-game skid against Toronto, including a 106-99 loss in the season-opener on Oct. 28. As the Pacers search for a way to end the team’s worst stretch since losing three straight to start the year and get back to winning games, Hill and Ellis stepped up in a big way. Ellis made a 3-pointer early in the third quarter to put Indiana ahead 64-46 before Toronto went on a 10-0 run. Ellis scored on a lay-up to stop the spurt and later made a free throw when Lowry was called for a technical to give the Pacers a 67-56 lead with 4:43 left in the third. “The biggest thing was we got a win,” Ellis said. “Hopefully we can string some wins together while we’re back at home and get this thing back on the winning track.” Indiana got off to a slow start and Toronto jumped out to a big lead right from the start. Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan each finished with 20 points and gave the Raptors a spark early on. Lowry made two 3-pointers and a basket and DeRozan scored a basket and a 3 to put the Raptors ahead 15-3 early in the opening quarter. Lowry

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports Today â&#x20AC;˘ Senior high basketball: Sylvan Lake at Notre Dame, Innisfail at Lindsay Thurber, Wetaskiwin at Lacombe, Rocky Mountain House at Ponoka, Hunting Hills at Camrose; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow. â&#x20AC;˘ WHL: Red Deer at Kootenay, 7 p.m. (The Drive). â&#x20AC;˘ Basketball: BTown Maple Jordans vs. Silver Spurs, Sheraton Red Deer vs. The D Leaguers, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., LTCHS.

Wednesday â&#x20AC;˘JV basketball: Notre Dame at Lindsay Thurber, Ponoka at Lacombe, Stettler at Sylvan Lake, Hunting Hills at Wetaskiwin, Rocky Mountain House at Camrose; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow.

Thursday â&#x20AC;˘ Senior high basketball: Rocky Mountain House at Camrose; girls at 6 p.m,, boys to follow. â&#x20AC;˘ Basketball: Vikings vs. Bulldog Scrap Metal, Washed up Warriors vs. Wells Furniture, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., LTCHS

Friday â&#x20AC;˘ Peewee AA hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer TBS, 6 p.m., Collicutt Centre; West Central at Red Deer Parkland, 7:15 p.m., Kinsmen B. â&#x20AC;˘ AJHL: Lloydminster at Olds, 7 p.m. Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Stettler, 7:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ WHL: Kootenay at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Centrium. â&#x20AC;˘ Midget AAA hockey: Lethbridge at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena.

Saturday â&#x20AC;˘ Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blazers at Red Deer Strata Energy, 11:30 a.m., Arena. â&#x20AC;˘ Peewee AA hockey: Foothills at Red Deer TBS, 12:30 p.m., Kinsmen A; Okotoks Green at Olds, 1 p.m.; Okotoks Black at West Central, 7:30 p.m., Rimbey. â&#x20AC;˘ Major bantam hockey: Calgary Flames at Red Deer, 2 p.m., Arena. â&#x20AC;˘ Major bantam girls hockey: Calgary Rangers at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt. â&#x20AC;˘ Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Steel Kings at Red Deer Ramada, 2:30 p.m., Kinex; West Central at Olds, 3:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Junior womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hockey: Thorsby at Central Alberta, 4:15 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. â&#x20AC;˘ WHL: Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium. â&#x20AC;˘ Chinook senior AAA hockey: Stony Plain at Bentley, 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ AJHL: Drumheller at Olds, 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Heritage junior B hockey: Three Hills at Stettler, 7:30 p.m.; Blackfalds at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Airdrie at Ponoka, 8 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Midget AA hockey: Olds at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 4:45 p.m., Arena; Bow Valley at West Central, 8 p.m., Sylvan Lake.

Sunday â&#x20AC;˘ Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Canucks at Red Deer North Star, noon, Arena. â&#x20AC;˘ Peewee AA hockey: Red Deer Parkland at Olds, 12:15 p.m.; Foothills at Central Alberta, 2 p.m., Lacombe. â&#x20AC;˘ Major bantam girls hockey: Calgary Outlaws at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. â&#x20AC;˘ Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Steel Kings at Olds, 2:45 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Heritage junior B hockey: Cochrane at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ Basketball: Grandview vs. Monstars, Chillibongs vs. Washed up Warriors, Johns Manville vs. Rusty Chuckers, 4:15 p.m.; NWS vs. Carstar, Lacombe All Sports Cresting vs. Henryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eavestroughing, Triple A Batteries vs. Alken Basin, 5:30 p.m.; all games at Lindsay Thurber. â&#x20AC;˘ Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Indy Graphics at Olds, 5:30 p.m.

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Hockey WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Brandon 32 19 10 1 2 120 Prince Albert 31 18 10 2 1 96 Moose Jaw 31 16 10 4 1 112 Regina 32 15 13 2 2 97 Saskatoon 30 11 16 3 0 87 Swift Current 31 10 17 3 1 74

GA 90 94 101 107 124 96

Pt 41 39 37 34 25 24

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GA 108 92 95 111 126 140

Pt 44 42 40 29 23 14

Calgary Red Deer Lethbridge Edmonton Medicine Hat Kootenay

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt Kelowna 31 23 7 1 0 122 90 47 Victoria 32 20 10 1 1 110 73 42 Prince George 31 19 10 1 1 104 89 40 Kamloops 28 14 10 3 1 105 92 32 Vancouver 33 10 19 2 2 94 120 24

Seattle Everett Spokane Portland Tri-City

U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pt 30 18 10 2 0 103 87 38 29 17 10 0 2 78 62 36 31 16 12 2 1 104 104 35 30 15 15 0 0 103 96 30 31 12 18 1 0 93 118 25

Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results Saskatoon 2 Regina 1 (SO) Medicine Hat 5 Edmonton 4 Vancouver 4 Victoria 2 Calgary 5 Red Deer 2 Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s results Kamloops 5 Prince Albert 2 Regina 6 Lethbridge 5 Brandon 5 Kelowna 1 Swift Current 5 Kootenay 2 Prince George 3 Portland 2 Medicine Hat 5 Edmonton 3 Victoria 6 Vancouver 1 Everett 4 Seattle 1 Tri-City 4 Spokane 3 Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games

Kamloops at Regina, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Swift Current, 6 p.m. Lethbridge at Prince Albert, 6 p.m. Medicine Hat at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Red Deer at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Prince George at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Portland at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Jonathon Martin, SC Egor Babenko, Let Nolan Patrick, Bra Collin Shirley, Kam Tyler Wong, Let Keegan Kolesar, Sea Matthew Phillips, Vic Noah Gregor, MJ Giorgio Estephan, Let Ethan Bear, Sea Red Deer Rebels Scoring GP G Nikolishin 32 18 Spacek 30 10 Bleackley 30 7 Musil 32 10 Hagel 32 6 Bobyk 32 8 Fleury 24 7 W.Johnson 32 6 Pederson 32 6 Kopeck 31 5 Pawlenchuk 32 11 Polei 26 10 de Wit 32 4 Nogier 30 1 Pratt 26 4 Strand 32 0 Doetzel 19 0 Purtill 11 1 R.Johnson 18 1 Pouliot 13 0 Mahura 2 0 Martin 14 0 Toth 26 0 Shmoorkoff 28 0 Goaltenders MP GA Toth 1391 64 Martin 522 25

Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games Kamloops at Brandon, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m. Lethbridge at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m. Victoria at Vancouver, 8 p.m. Everett at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Friday, December 18 Kamloops at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Prince Albert, 6 p.m. Saskatoon at Regina, 6 p.m. Brandon at Swift Current, 6 p.m. Lethbridge at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Calgary at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Kootenay at Red Deer, 8 p.m. Victoria at Prince George, 8 p.m. Portland at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Everett at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m. Tri-City at Seattle, 8:35 p.m. Saturday, December 19 Kamloops at Swift Current, 6 p.m. Brandon at Prince Albert, 6 p.m. Moose Jaw at Regina, 6 p.m. Kelowna at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m. Medicine Hat at Calgary, 7 p.m. Kootenay at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Victoria at Prince George, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Everett, 8:05 p.m. Portland at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Seattle at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m. WHL Scoring Leaders Tyson Baillie, Kel Brayden Burke, Let Dryden Hunt, MJ Reid Gardiner, P.A. Brayden Point, MJ Mathew Barzal, Sea Ivan Nikolishin, RD Radel Fazleev, CAL Alex Forsberg, Vic Adam Brooks, Reg Devante Stephens, Spo Parker Bowles, TC

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A 33 39 25 23 25 34 24 28 31 26 31 21

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16 22 29 17 15 20 16 20 22 25

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GAA Sv% 2.76 .908 2.87 .896

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Montreal 31 20 8 3 43 Detroit 31 16 9 6 38 Ottawa 31 16 10 5 37 Boston 29 16 9 4 36 Tampa Bay 31 15 13 3 33 Florida 30 14 12 4 32 Buffalo 31 13 15 3 29 Toronto 28 10 13 5 25 Metropolitan Division

GF 100 79 97 93 73 76 74 64

GA 70 79 93 80 69 74 84 76

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 29 21 6 2 44 89 63 N.Y. Islanders31 18 8 5 41 89 72 N.Y. Rangers31 18 9 4 40 90 72 New Jersey 30 15 11 4 34 74 75 Pittsburgh 29 15 11 3 33 68 71 Philadelphia 30 12 12 6 30 62 83 Carolina 30 12 14 4 28 74 92 Columbus 32 11 18 3 25 75 95 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 30 22 6 2 46 102 79 Chicago 31 17 10 4 38 85 75 St. Louis 31 17 10 4 38 78 75 Minnesota 28 15 7 6 36 73 66 Nashville 30 15 10 5 35 80 79 Winnipeg 30 14 14 2 30 82 91 Colorado 31 14 16 1 29 85 88 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 30 19 9 2 40 78 66 Arizona 30 14 14 2 30 81 95 Edmonton 31 14 15 2 30 85 92 Vancouver 31 11 12 8 30 79 86 San Jose 29 14 14 1 29 75 78 Calgary 29 13 14 2 28 78 103 Anaheim 29 11 13 5 27 56 73 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games N.Y. Islanders 4, New Jersey 0 Colorado 3, St. Louis 1 Chicago 4, Vancouver 0 Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Edmonton 3, Boston 2, OT Washington 4, Pittsburgh 1 Tampa Bay 2, Columbus 1 Ottawa 5, Los Angeles 3 Buffalo 2, Detroit 1 Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games New Jersey at Buffalo, 5 p.m. Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Edmonton at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m. Carolina at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. San Jose at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Calgary at Nashville, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Minnesota, 6 p.m. St. Louis at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Colorado at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Columbus at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Ottawa at Washington, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh at Boston, 6 p.m.

Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-N.E. 11 2 0.846 402 253 N.Y. Jets 8 5 0.615 325 256 Buffalo 6 7 0.462 316 301 Miami 5 8 0.385 264 331 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 7 0.462 275 356 Houston 6 7 0.462 259 291 Jacksonville 5 8 0.385 326 357 Tennessee 3 10 0.231 253 326 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 10 3 0.769 354 229 Pittsburgh 8 5 0.615 344 260 Baltimore 4 9 0.308 278 326

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3 10 0.231 240 357 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 10 3 0.769 281 225 Kansas City 8 5 0.615 331 243 Oakland 6 7 0.462 299 326 San Diego 3 10 0.231 250 334 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 6 7 0.462 281 307 Philadelphia 6 7 0.462 301 322 N.Y. Giants 6 7 0.462 338 320 Dallas 4 9 0.308 230 305 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Carolina 13 0 01.000 411 243 Tampa Bay 6 7 0.462 288 322 Atlanta 6 7 0.462 279 295

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W L PF x-Arizona 11 2 405 Seattle 8 5 340 St. Louis 5 8 210 S.F. 4 9 188 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Game Arizona 23, Minnesota 20 Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games St. Louis 21, Detroit 14

Kansas City 10, San Diego 3 Washington 24, Chicago 21 Philadelphia 23, Buffalo 20 Cleveland 24, San Francisco 10 New Orleans 24, Tampa Bay 17 N.Y. Jets 30, Tennessee 8 Pittsburgh 33, Cincinnati 20 Jacksonville 51, Indianapolis 16 Carolina 38, Atlanta 0 Seattle 35, Baltimore 6 Oakland 15, Denver 12 Green Bay 28, Dallas 7 New England 27, Houston 6 Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Game N.Y. Giants 31, Miami 24 Thursday, Dec. 17 Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 6:25 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 N.Y. Jets at Dallas, 6:25 p.m.

PA 252 235 271 315

Basketball NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Cleveland 15 7 .682 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chicago 14 8 .636 1 Toronto 16 10 .615 1 Indiana 14 9 .609 1 1/2 Charlotte 14 9 .609 1 1/2 Miami 14 9 .609 1 1/2 Boston 14 10 .583 2 Orlando 13 11 .542 3 Detroit 14 12 .538 3 Atlanta 14 12 .538 3 New York 11 14 .440 5 1/2 Washington 10 13 .435 5 1/2 Milwaukee 10 15 .400 6 1/2 Brooklyn 7 17 .292 9 Philadelphia 1 25 .038 16

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Golden State 24 1 .960 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; San Antonio 21 5 .808 3 1/2 Oklahoma City 16 8 .667 7 1/2 L.A. Clippers 15 10 .600 9 Dallas 14 11 .560 10 Memphis 14 12 .538 10 1/2 Houston 12 13 .480 12 Utah 10 13 .435 13 Phoenix 11 15 .423 13 1/2 Portland 11 15 .423 13 1/2 Denver 10 14 .417 13 1/2 Minnesota 9 14 .391 14 Sacramento 9 15 .375 14 1/2 New Orleans 6 18 .250 17 1/2 L.A. Lakers 3 21 .125 20 1/2 Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games

Phoenix 108, Minnesota 101 Toronto 96, Philadelphia 76 Miami 100, Memphis 97 Oklahoma City 104, Utah 98, OT Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Indiana 106, Toronto 90 Orlando 105, Brooklyn 82 L.A. Clippers 105, Detroit 103, OT Chicago 115, Philadelphia 96 Memphis 112, Washington 95 Miami 100, Atlanta 88 San Antonio 118, Utah 81 Dallas 104, Phoenix 94 Denver 114, Houston 108 Portland 105, New Orleans 101 Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Cleveland at Boston, 5:30 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Transactions Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sports Transactions HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Suspended Anaheim F Nate Thompson three games an illegal check to the head of Carolina D Justin Faulk. CAROLINA HURRICANES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Assigned D Michal Jordan to Charlotte (AHL) for conditioning. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Acquired D Rob Scuderi from Pittsburgh for D Trevor Daley. DALLAS STARS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Recalled Fs Gemel Smith and Cole Ully from Idaho (ECHL) to Texas (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Assigned F Zach Nastasiuk from Grand Rapids (AHL) to Toledo (ECHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Recalled Fs Joel Vermin and Yanni Gourde from Syracuse (AHL). American Hockey League AHL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Suspended Charlotte D Ryan Murphy three games. CHARLOTTE CHECKERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Assigned G Rasmus Tirronen to Florida (ECHL). Recalled G Daniel Altshuller from Florida. HARTFORD WOLF PACK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Recalled D Kodie Curran from Greenville (ECHL). Signed D Sean Escobedo to a professional tryout agreement. LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Assigned G

Houston at Sacramento, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m. Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Dallas at Indiana, 5 p.m. Charlotte at Orlando, 5 p.m. Miami at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Minnesota at New York, 5:30 p.m. Memphis at Chicago, 6 p.m. Portland at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 6 p.m. Washington at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. New Orleans at Utah, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Bowling Martin Ouellette to Reading (ECHL). ROCKFORD ICEHOGS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Assigned F Daniel Ciampini to Indy (ECHL). STOCKTON THUNDER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Recalled F Ryan Lomberg from Adirondack (ECHL). TORONTO MARLIES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Recalled F Jack Rodewald from Orlando (ECHL). BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with RHP Darren Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day to a four-year contract. Designated INF Rey Navarro for assignment. SEATTLE MARINERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with RHP Steve Cishek on a two-year contract. TEXAS RANGERS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Claimed 1B Andy Wilkins off waivers from Seattle. National League CHICAGO CUBS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with RHP Trevor Cahill on a one-year contract. NEW YORK METS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Agreed to terms with RHP Buddy Carlyle, LHPs Duane Below and Andrew Barbosa and INF Marc Krauss on minor league contracts.

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Dear Annie: A group of us have been friends for more than 40 years. We graduated from high school together, but while the rest of us went to college, started careers and settled down with families, “Ray” was smoking pot, partying and working paycheck to paycheck in an entry-level job. He was so wrapped up in “doing his own thing” that it never occurred to him to have a relationship. Now we are nearing retirement age. The rest of us are able to take time to travel, pursue our interests and spend time with our families. Ray is still living hand to mouth. And every time we get together or see his Facebook page, he is griping about how hard his life is and how much he envies us. We’d like to point him toward services that might be able to help him a little bit and show him how to make a realistic budget. The services have to be free, though, because Ray won’t take “charity” from the rest of us, and if he has to pay for anything, he won’t

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entirely new mindset, and that takes effort that he seems unwilling to make. You can look into Debtors Anonymous at debtorsanonymous.org, or get information on local credit counseling through the Federal Trade Commission at consumer.ftc.gov. (Search “choosing a credit counselor.”) Dear Annie: I am responding to the letter from “W.,” whose neighbor constantly complains about the noise from her townhouse, even though she’s not doing anything particularly noisy. The neighbors living in the condo below me used to phone and yell at me for practically any noise. They complained about the way I walked in my home even though I went barefoot most of the time to assuage them. They went to bed at 8:30 p.m. and expected me to shut down then, as well. They spoke to an attorney who told them I wasn’t breaking any noise ordinances, but they still called incessantly to complain and were sometimes verbally abusive. So I spoke to

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Moving, the most terrifying thing since childbirth

Company lets you come faceto-face with a mini 3D model of yourself TORONTO — Holding a lifelike miniature version of yourself in the palm of your hand is a tad unsettling at first — but once the initial shock wears off, a strange fascination begins to set in. That’s the experience Selftraits, a Canadian 3D printing business, bets will trigger a swirl of enthusiasm around its “3D selfies” in the coming months. After years of giving a family portrait to grandma for Christmas, the Toronto-based company hopes more people will substitute their old traditions with a pocket-sized figurine that fits as nicely on a fireplace mantle as it does atop a wedding cake.

many moments forever sealed to memory. It is the place where Jamie and I have created a family. While I am walking hand in hand with my son I quietly think about what will soon be changed. They will be attending a new school which means making new friends and building new relationships with teachers. It means saying goodbye to the people they have grown to love here. It means more change than any of us have ever dealt with as a family. It is damn intimidating. Intimidating—that is the perfect word for how I feel right now. Will I be strong enough to assist my family emotionally in this move? Am I forthcoming enough to make the new friends I know I will need in this unfamiliar place? Will I be collected enough to stand confident even when both Jamie and I experience moments of self doubt? Yes, in the deep of my soul I know the answer is yes to all of these questions. But the intimidation still lingers unremittingly. I can feel this lump in the back of my throat each time I think of driving away in our moving trunk—towards the indefinite. I have never been as

afraid as I am in this moment. And it makes me feel undeniably alive. This is what we live for. We are put here to make advancements, break barriers, and do something (anything) out of the ordinary. ProgLINDSAY ress cannot be BROWN made by keepME PLUS THREE ing stagnant. This is how Jamie and I came to our conclusion that it was time for us to move on. We want to teach Lars and Sophie that although new endeavors can be daunting, they are essential for growth and fulfillment. The morning is foggy as Lars and I walk. He grips my hand a little tighter. “Everything okay sweetie?” I ask. “I’m just really scared of the fog Mom.” He replies. “We can’t even see to the end of the alleyway. I don’t like not being able to see what’s ahead.”

His comment makes me think about how unclear our own future seems. I realize that this hazy alley behind the only home he has ever known mirrors the anxieties I have been feeling in regards to our move. “It’s normal to feel scared when you can’t see what’s ahead of you Lars.” I give a gentle squeeze to his hand. “But we know that we have to get to school right?” “Yeah.” “Then we’ve got to move forwards. See, as we walk, the fog seems to fade away and the closer we get to the school the easier it is to make out. Fog isn’t that bad when you think about it, you just need to move slowly and carefully through it to be able to see clearly again.” “You’re right Mom and it makes it better when I have someone to walk with.” He said. Foggy areas are worrisome; one could even call them terrifying. But when you have the people you love holding your hand reminding you that there is clarity on the other side it all of the sudden doesn’t seem so scary. Lindsay Brown is a Sylvan Lake mother of two and freelance columnist.

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The process begins with the tentlike booth where 135 synchronized Canon Rebel T3i cameras capture the subject from every angle. Selftraits’ staff encourage action shots, like a kick or a jump, which bring another level of showmanship to the 3D image. “A lot of people bring props and costumes and try to do something really interesting,” Cory said. Many customers have gone further with their imaginations. One man brought his dog into a shoot and then had the staff digitally swap their heads with each other. Another surprised his girlfriend by popping the question while the cameras snapped images of his proposal. A multi-stage figurine of that moment now sits on display at the company’s headquarters. The figurines are assembled in a 3D printer, building layer upon layer of the image as it swipes back and forth through a bed of gypsum powder.

Prices start at $120 for a five-inch, full-colour model and can climb well above a thousand dollars, depending on size and complexity. Selftraits is just one of several companies that have made a foray into the “3D selfie” business in Canada. It is the sister company of Objex Unlimited, a 3D printing business on the outskirts of Toronto that Corey started after reading an article on the breakthrough printing technology in the Economist nearly five years ago. “I couldn’t believe the possibilities,” he said. With a background in mathematics, and no training in design, Cory decided to dive into the world of 3D scanners and printers while it was still in its infancy. He still sells printers and runs a business that handles industrial orders for 3D plastics, but with Selftraits he hopes to resonate with the average person looking to have fun with the technology.

“The key here is capturing a moment in time and a memory,” said Steve Cory, the founder of Selftraits. “These little figurines are going to capture exactly who you are.” He readily admits the whole idea appeals directly to people who are willing to entertain their narcissistic side. But it also attracts the curious who have sauntered into the company’s storefront in downtown Toronto. Some of them walk inside with their jaws dropped as they stare at realistic models of past customers on display throughout the showroom. If they’re brave enough, the onlookers can step inside the Selftraits photo booth at the back of the store themselves, strike a few poses and put their own 3D model into production.

HOROSCOPES Tuesday, Dec. 15 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Julie Taymor, 63; Don Johnson, 65; Michelle Dockery, 33 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today’s stars are impulsive and impatient so pace yourself. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: 2016 is the year to look at life from a fresh new perspective. If something isn’t working, have the courage to let go and move onto more productive pastures. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t run before you can walk Rams! You’re raring to go but the stars encourage you to do some creative brainstorming before you rush in and make changes. Strive to see the big picture. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Most people will be in a rush and talking incessantly, and some may become impatient with your lack of momentum. Don’t worry Taurus — just keep going at your own steady pace! GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Creativity is high, as you tap into your intuition and imagination. But don’t let your tendency to gossip come between you and others. It’s time for clever Twins to cool down and re-calibrate! CANCER (June 21-July 22): Are you having problems communicating with others? If you combine a compassionate approach with good listening skills, then your relationships will improve in leaps and bounds. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s a danger day for your finances, as many Lions indulge in a spontaneous spending spree. Having retail fun now could end up in tears further down the track, as your bank balance takes a dive. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t be too logical and rational today Virgo. The stars encourage you to utilize your imagination, as you drift off into daydream land and let your intuition solve a problem that’s been bothering you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’re keen to help others but don’t get car-

ried away and promise more than you can comfortably deliver Libra. When it comes to a work or family issue, let your intuition be your guide. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Regarding a current money JOANNE MADELINE matter or finanMOORE cial opportunity, if something SUN SIGNS looks too quick and easy to be true, then it probably is. Scorpios always do best with an eye to the long-term. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Sun/Jupiter square activates your extravagant Sagittarian gene — plus it gets your bossy, belligerent side going. You’re also likely to promise more than you can actually deliver. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Creativity and communication are the buzz words for the moment Capricorn! If you can combine left-brain logic with right-brain intuition, then you’ll have a surprisingly successful day. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): If you’re having financial problems, then don’t expect others to step in and bail you out Aquarius. You need to think of creative ways to decrease spending and boost cash flow. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Relationships with family or colleagues will be challenging today. But if you maintain a positive attitude — and are proactive about finding solutions to problems — then things will turn out fine. Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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As I walk Lars to school this morning, it hits. A foreboding magnitude begins to press down on me and the looming feeling of fright is palpable. However there is nothing I can do about it since I’ve played my own key role in this massive turn of events. The only way out is to travel forward. We’re moving. Even writing it seems surreal. We are moving to a new house, in a new city, a new school district and an entirely new place. We are venturing into unknown territory with two small children and a brain full of hopes and dreams for our future. It is the most terrifying thing I have done since bringing my two small people into this world. As I write this at my usual spot I look around at the backdrop. I am sitting in the same kitchen we sat in with a three day old Sophie as we watched Lars blow out a wax candle shaped as the number two. It is the place where Jamie proposed to me, right here on the kitchen floor while baby Lars played in the living room below. It is the home, where in the last eight years there have been countless arguments, ridiculous nights of merriment, and so

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LYNN Dorothy Alice July 22, 1927- Dec. 8, 2015 Dorothy Alice Lynn (née Blades) passed away peacefully with family by her side at St. Michael’s Hospital in Lethbridge at the age of 88 years. Alice was born on July 22, 1927 in Ohaton, Alberta to Christopher and Dorothy Blades. She was the second oldest in a family of six children and grew up in a large extended family of uncles, aunts and cousins. She was a hard worker and helped out on the family farm. She was very studious and earned her teaching certificate from University of Alberta. She taught in a one room schoolhouse at Green Grove. When that school closed, she went to Bawlf where she taught grade three for two years. There she met Walter Lynn and they became sweethearts. After both served missions for the LDS church, she in the Northern States mission, they were married in 1954 in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple. They first lived in Edberg and taught school for a few years before moving to Red Deer. She is the mother of eight children born in boy /girl sequence. Her husband and family were the focus of her life. She was a loving, selfless person always looking for opportunities to serve others. She was active in her church and community, volunteering for many organizations. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed cooking and sewing. She always had fresh homemade cookies for visiting grandchildren. Her family will miss her Christmas chocolates and apple pie. Alice is survived by her children: Douglas (Sarah) of Klamath Falls, OR, Debrah (Ed) Thatcher of Heath, TX, Barbara (Coby) Ramsey of Rock Springs, WY, George of Red Deer, AB, Dorothy (Daniel) Rogers of Pocatello, ID, Jim (Emily) of Lethbridge, AB and Susan (David) Hardy of Devon, AB, forty grandchildren and twenty great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Ruth and numerous nieces and nephews. Alice was predeceased by her husband Walter, son Terry, her parents, her brothers: Jack, Richard, Kenny and her sister Elizabeth. A Funeral Service will be held at the Bower LDS Chapel, 3002 47th Avenue, Red Deer on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. For those wishing to pay their final respects, a visitation will be held prior to the service between 10:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com. Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

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Obituaries TUTTY Mary Elizabeth 1945 - 2015 Mary Tutty, of Red Deer, passed away peacefully in her sleep, on December 8, 2015. She was born in Nanaimo, B.C. on December 6, 1945, formally resided in Victoria, B.C., but moved to Red Deer five years ago to be closer to her family. Mary is survived by her two children: son, Charles MacDonald, and daughter, Glesnie Tutty; 3 grandchildren: Colin Tutty, Hayden Tutty, Crystal Pell and her family, as well as many extended family and friends. Although Mom finally succumbed to her endless health struggles, she was still the strongest woman we knew. Her strength and will to live was incredible. As per Mary’s wishes, cremation has taken place and a Memorial Service will take place in the spring, at which time Mary will be interred with her grandparents on Vancouver Island. If desired, Memorial Donations in Mary’s honor may be made directly to the Canadian Liver Foundation at www.liver.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

WELDON 1927 - 2015 Phyllis May Weldon of Red Deer, formally of Camrose, passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at the age of 88 years. Phyllis is survived by her sons James (Sherri), Brad (Melissa); daughter Kim (Rob); four grandchildren Ben, Tanya, Jacob and Emily; one great grandchild Tristan; special friend David Matheson as well as numerous family members and friends. She was predeceased by her husband of 40 years, James B. Weldon and daughter Carol. An informal “get together” to celebrate Phyllis’s life will be held in the fellowship hall of the Balmoral Bible Chapel, located at the intersection of Highway 11 (55 Street) and Rutherford Drive, Red Deer, Alberta on Friday, December 18, 2015 between the hours of 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made directly to the Ronald McDonald House Central Alberta, 5002 - 39 St., Red Deer AB T4N 2P2. Condolences to Phyllis’s family may be emailed to meaningfulmemorials@yahoo.ca. MEANINGFUL MEMORIALS Funeral Service Red Deer 587-876-4944

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ZIEGLER Gary Lloyd Ziegler passed away in Olds on December 10, 2015 at the age of 74. Born on January 2, 1941 in Stettler, he was the 6th of 13 children. Gary was a hardworking man, who was well known by many in his field. He enjoyed what he did and loved to reminisce of his many adventures from as far south as Utah, east to Quebec and north to the Arctic Circle. Many of his coworkers turned into lifelong friendships, like Harry “O” and Carol. He will be remembered for his love of family and friends as his children were especially important to him. He loved spending time outside, whether he was camping, fishing, or just hanging out in the backyard. Family gatherings just won’t be the same. His smile, laugh, and ability to have fun will be missed by all. Thanks to everyone for their kind words and support this past year. Many thanks to everyone who stopped by and visited with Gary, it meant so much to him. We appreciate the excellent care he received from Red Deer Regional and Olds Municipal Hospitals, Homecare and Sunrise Encore, Olds. Predeceased by his parents Chas and Marie, one son Bryce, and two brothers Don and Dennis. He is survived by his wife of 52 years Ann; daughters Marie (Rob), Cathy (Randy); son Chris (Laura); five grandchildren Lindsay (Shane), Mark (Amanda), Dan, Taylor, Oliver; four great grandchildren Geric, Julea, Gavin, and Brigid; six brothers, four sisters, and family in AB, SK, and BC. Memorial tributes may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society or the Alberta Cancer Foundation. Celebration of Life will held on Thursday December 17, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #105, Olds with Harold Hunter officiating. Heartland Funeral Services Ltd., Olds entrusted with arrangements. 403-507-8610 www.heartlandfuneralservices.com

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ARCHIE Digest Comics, 1988, 5 in total. $10. for all. 403-314-9603 BATTLESTAR Galactica cyclone raider vehicle. 1978 $25. 403-314-9603 MADMAE ALEXANDER DOLLS, Marc Anthony & Cleopatra, 1970’s mint cond., 2 for $75. 403-314-9603

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Travel Packages

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Wanted To Buy

2 OR MORE BAR STOOLS w/backs wanted 403-343-1576

AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS

GRANDVIEW 4 bdrm.,, 3 bath 5 appls. , fenced, N/S, $1250./mo. + util. 403-350-4230

Condos/ Townhouses

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160 SILEAGE wrapped round wheat green feed bales, very good quality. 780-877-2339 780-877-23326

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6 locations in Red Deer, well-maintained townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, 11/2 bath, 4 + 5 appls. Westpark, Kentwood, Highland Green, Riverside Meadows. Rent starting at $1100. For more info, phone 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. now or Jan. 1. 403-304-5337

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One free year of Telus internet & cable AND 50% off Àrst month’s rent! 1 & 2 Bedroom suites available. Renovated suites in central location. Cat friendly. leasing@rentmidwest.com 1(888) 784-9274

3060

Suites

1 BDRM., 3 appls., 50+, no pets, $840 rent, $600 SD. 403-318-0751 ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incld., ADULT ONLY BLDG, no pets, Oriole Park. 403-986-6889 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

AVAIL. IMMED. large 2 bdrm. in clean quiet adult building, near downtown Co-Op, no pets, 403-348-7445

services CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

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INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilÀeld service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Contractors

1100

BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550 COUNTERTOP replacement. Kitchen reno’s. Wes 403-302-1648

Handyman Services

1200

MULTI-SKILLED HANDYMAN For Hire Call Derek 403-848-3266 Start your career! See Help Wanted

Massage Therapy

1280

FANTASY SPA

DALE’S Home Reno’s 10 - 2am Private back entry Free estimates for all your 403-341-4445 reno needs. 403-506-4301

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Entertainment

DANCE DJ SERVICES 587-679-8606

Handyman Services

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BOOK NOW! For help on your home projects such as bathroom, main Áoor, and bsmt. renovations. Also painting and Áooring. Call James 403-341-0617

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 505-4777 GARAGE Doors Serviced 50% off. 403-358-1614

Seniors’ Services

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Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995 gord.ing@remax.net

Condos/ Townhouses

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Need to Downsize? Brand New Valley Crossing Condos in Blackfalds. Main Áoor is 1,119 SQ FT 2 Bdrm/2Bath. Imm. Poss. Start at $219,900. Call 403-396-1688.

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Cars

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2015 DODGE Durango RT black top pkg, was $62,900 now $53,500; 2013 Chrysler 200S under 200 kms, was $36,300 now $21,900. Call Brandon at Northwest Motors 587-679-1721

2003 OLDS Alero, good cond., 240,000 kms. $1000. ***SOLD***

SUV's

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Christmas Special!

2013 Winter Chill Grand Cherokee Laredo was $29,900 now $27,450 payments $234 bi-weekly; 2013 Mineral Grey Dodge Durango RT was $58,270 now $46,400 payments $390 bi-weekly. Call Ken Northwest Motors 403-877-0629 for details. 2014 CHEROKEE North 4x4 V6 auto, heated front seats, remote start, sunroof, backup camera, was $38,765 Len’s price $34,300 + GST/fees; 2014 Ram 1500 Laramie crew cab 4x4, full load w/air suspension, sunroof, black gold exterior w/rare light tan interior, was $64,490 Len’s price $45,800 + GST/fees. Both vehicles under 500 kms. Call Len Sisco at Northwest Motors 403-304-2066.

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Trucks

NEW Glendale reno’d 1 & 2 bdrm. apartments, 1st month free, no pets, 100 Gilchrist Crescent, avail. immed, rent starting @ $775. 403-596-6000

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2014 SPORT Crew Cab white under 500 kms, was $60,340 now $43,190; 2014 Black Laramie two tone under 500 kms., was $64,500 now $46,700 Butch at North West Motors 403-392-1606

2011 DODGE Ram 3500 4wd crew cab “LOOK” now only $36,495 STK W8914A; 2013 Dodge Grand Rooms Caravan 4dr. wagon ONLY 48,000 kms, now ONLY For Rent $18,485 STK P3315A. Call Frank at Northwest Motors RENO’D room, clean, 403-877-5977 bright, quiet, male preferred, n/s, share kitchen/bath/laun- 2006 DODGE Hemi Ram dry, parking, $500/mo. truck, 4x4 auto., 4 dr., inclds. utils. 403-318-7980 loaded, no rust, 200,000 km. 403-782-4386 1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444

Warehouse Space

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HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors. Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

3140

COLD storage garage, 14’ x 24’, $200/mo.; heated big truck space, $775/mo. VARIETY SHOP SPACES ~ ofÀces ~ fenced yards ~ Big or small, different locations. 403-343-6615

3150

Garage Space

HEATED garage, 20x26, West Park, avail. Jan. 1 $250/mo., 403-845-0203

3190

Mobile Lot

PADS $450/mo. Brand new park in Lacombe. Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., 2 bath. As Low as $75,000. Down payment $4000. Call at anytime. 403-588-8820

Former Conservative Senator Mike Duffy, right, is depicted speaking on the stand in a courtroom illustration as Crown Jason Neubauer, left, and Mark Holmes look on.

Duffy says he resisted PMO pressure BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 2002 DURANGO, RT, AWD, Hi + low range 4x4. 7 pass. 124,000 kms.. $5000. obo 780-916-0221 1 & 2 bdrm., Adult bldg. only, N/S, No pets. 403-596-2444

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4010

Clean, quiet, newly reno’d adult building. Rent $925 S.D. $800. Avail. immed. and Jan. 1. Near hospital. No pets.403-318-3679

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Realtors & Services

3 BDRM., no pets, $1000 mo. 403-343-6609

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SEIBEL PROPERTY

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Grain, Feed Hay

CLASSIFICATIONS

COUNTRY Mobile Home on own lot in country, near Bentley. $950/mo. + utils. + d.d. 403-748-2678.

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2 DRAWER metal Àling New Blackfalds Condo. 2 cabinet $10 403-885-5020 Bdrm/2 Bath. Main Áoor & 2nd Áoor options avail. 2 powered parking stalls. Sporting Rent $1,400. Pets negoGoods tiable. Ask about rent incentives. 403-396-1688. PROFORM 400S treadmill, Buying or Selling never been out of box your home? $800 587-447-3641 Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

Collectors' Items

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Vans Buses

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2014 JEEP Patriot ( a good buy at $21,000!); 2010 Chrylser Towne n Country ( A great van at only $16,500!): 2011 Dodge Caravan Stow n Go (hot price at $18,000!) Call Bob Argent @ Northwest Motors 403-318-7319

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PUBLIC NOTICES

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Notice of Certificate of Intent to Dissolve (Business Corporations Act) Notice is hereby given that a certificate of Intent to Dissolve was issued to C Ham Supervision Ltd. On December 3, 2015. Dated at Red Deer, Alberta on December 4, 2015. Larry Cunningham, President

OTTAWA — Sen. Mike Duffy says he resisted “at every opportunity” a scenario laid out for him by the former Prime Minister’s Office to tell the public he had made a mistake and was repaying his Senate expenses. Five days into the former Conservative senator’s testimony, defence lawyer Donald Bayne has arrived at the most politically charged issue of the trial — the $90,000 payment. Nigel Wright, the one-time chief of staff to former prime minister Stephen Harper, secretly repaid Duffy’s contested Senate expenses in March 2013. The negotiations between the PMO, Duffy and his lawyer over the repayment have formed the basis of the bribery charge that the senator faces. Duffy has pleaded not guilty to 31 charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery. The key question for the judge to consider is whether Duffy was coerced into going along with a scheme concocted by powerful political operatives, or whether he was a participant in setting the parameters for repayment. As Bayne went through emails between PMO staffers in February 2013, Duffy said he was unaware at the time they were discussing a scenario where he would say he had made a mistake with his expenses and commit to repay them. “Again, to be clear, was the scenario yours?” Bayne asked. “Not mine, didn’t contain my views of what had gone on. It was completely at odds, 180 degrees from what I believed,” Duffy said. Duffy has maintained that he did not break any rules when he claimed living and travel expenses based on

the premise that his primary residence was in Prince Edward Island. In his testimony in August, Wright told the court that he put pressure on Duffy to acquiesce and say he was repaying his expenses. But he also detailed how Duffy, through his lawyer, placed conditions upon him doing so during negotiations, including ensuring Duffy was never out of pocket. Earlier in the day, Bayne finished reviewing a series of Senate contracts with Duffy that also triggered criminal charges. Duffy arranged for former broadcast colleague Gerry Donohue to receive $65,000 in contracts, and Donohue in turn paid out tens of thousands to other service providers on Duffy’s direction. According to Duffy, he needed help deciphering what his own government was doing and getting traction for his policy ideas. In one case, Duffy organized a consulting contract for a former Prince Edward Island political operative, Peter McQuaid. He said McQuaid would help give him “ammo” for the weekly Conservative caucus meetings. Duffy was particularly worried about safeguarding the equalization system for Prince Edward Island. “I needed someone who knows what arguments worked for the federal government in the past and how can I argue with the current government that the status quo must at least be maintained,” Duffy said. Duffy said that Donohue, a former labour executive for a broadcast technicians union, would also give him advice on how to raise issues successfully with Harper. “How do I go and tell the boss that he’s wrong? As a professional negotiator, Mr. Donohue advised me on that,” Duffy said. Both McQuaid and Donohue provided verbal advice to the senator.

Third refugee flight lands in Toronto IMMIGRATION MINISTER SAYS OTTAWA WORKING HARD TO WELCOME 10,000 REFUGEES THIS YEAR BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Ottawa is “working very hard” to meet its target of welcoming 10,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by the end of the year, Immigration Minister John McCallum said Monday as he tried to rally the business community around the resettlement effort. The government has pledged to resettle 25,000 refugees in the country by the end of February, but with less than 1,000 Syrians arriving in Canada since the Liberals took power in early November, some are questioning that objective. McCallum, however, said he was optimistic. “We are still working very hard to achieve that 10,000 by the end of the year, as well as 25,000 by the end of February,” he said, following a meeting with business leaders in Toronto. McCallum said a Royal Jordanian Airlines flight carrying just over 200 Syrian refugees was expected to land in Toronto on Tuesday. It will be the third government-organized flight bringing refugees to the country — the first flight carrying 163 Syrian refugees landed in Toronto last Thursday, while the second touched down in Montreal on Saturday with 161 on board. “In coming days there will be many, many more flights,” McCallum said. “So yes, we are still working

Man accused of killing Tina Fontaine had long history of violence: Parole board

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WINNIPEG — Parole board documents suggest a man accused of killing 15-year-old Manitoba teenager Tina Fontaine has a long history of violent crime fuelled by drug addiction. Raymond Cormier, 53, was arrested last week in Vancouver and is charged with second-degree murder. Documents from the Parole Board of Canada detail Cormier’s “significant and violent criminal history.” Tina’s body, wrapped in a bag, was pulled from the Red River in Winnipeg in August 2014.

very hard to achieve our objectives.” The majority of refugees who have arrived in Canada so far have been privately sponsored by family, friends, individuals or groups who will provide financial and emotional support to the newcomers for typically one year. McCallum said, however, that larger numbers of government-assisted refugees are expected to start arriving in the coming days. Those refugees are referred to Canada for resettlement by the United Nations Refugee Agency or similar organizations, and have their initial needs supported by the government for up to one year. McCallum also said Canadian immigration agents are moving swiftly through the screening process for the refugees because they are setting aside any cases that raise suspicions and moving onto the next file. “If we put the suspicious-sounding cases to the side and proceed with cases that do not appear suspicious then I think that would speed up the process significantly,” he said. “There are literally millions of refugees there, so there are many from whom we can chose from.” McCallum made his comments after announcing a target of $50 million to be raised by the Canadian business community in support of Syrian refugees. “It’s an aggressive target, but I think it’s a realistic target,” he said. The parole board revoked Cormier’s statutory release in 2012 after he had served time for robbery. It noted he was considered a “high risk to reoffend with violence.” The 2012 report says Cormier had at that time racked up over 80 convictions — 17 of which were offences involving violence. Previous court documents show that since 1978, Cormier has spent more than 23 years in prison for various offences that include assault and theft. “You have used your fists, a knife with a six- to seven-inch blade, a hunting knife and a butcher-style knife in the commission of your offences,” the report stated.