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OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan toured the front lines in the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant on Monday, downplaying the significance of last week’s major offensive and managing expectations on what Canada’s rebooted training mission will look like. He met with Kurdish military commanders and Canadian special forces who repelled last week’s major offensive west of Irbil. The front line was ruptured in perhaps as many as five places as Islamic State units unleashed a torrent of artillery and massive, armoured suicide bomber trucks, which the Americans call Frankentrucks. The assault was rolled back the next day with the help of airpower — including Canada’s CF-18s — and U.S. coalition commanders estimate as many as 200 extremists were killed in the failed attempt to break the stalemate, which has gripped the line in northern Iraq since the summer of 2014. Sajjan said the extremist offensive was not unexpected and the coalition is anticipating more. “Our troops on the ground have worked very closely with the peshmerga to be able to prepare for eventualities like this, and their preparation and training paid off,” he said. Some commentators in the international media have suggested the attack, involving hundreds of Islamic State fighters, signals a shift in strategy by the terror organization. Sajjan said conversations are taking place trying to anticipate what ISIL will do next. But the issue of the Trudeau government’s plan to withdraw Canada’s warplanes hasn’t come up in conversations with either Iraqi officials in Baghdad, nor the Kurds, said Sajjan. “The irony is, I haven’t had one discussion about the CF-18s or discussing our contribution from the humanitarian side of things,” he said in a conference call with reporters from Irbil. Instead, Sajjan says they’ve talked how Canada can refocus its military commitment

Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan visits the interior minister of the Kurdish regional government upon his arrival to Irbil, northern Iraq, on Sunday. [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

with a beefed up training mission, and he’s given some suggestions on contributions the country can make, including ideas he hadn’t previously considered. “Getting a better understanding of what is happening on the ground allows us to think about what we can bring to the table,” said Sajjan, who later in the call referenced medical training and battlefield casualty clearing as a speciality that was in need. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged Canada will “do more than its part” in the military effort against ISIL, which implies a bigger contribution. Sajjan tried to manage those expectations Monday, saying it was the type of equipment and expertise that was important. “I just want to caution everybody. Number

is not a good metric to judge in terms of capability brought to the fight,” he said. The former Harper government committed Canada to a combat mission, via parliamentary mandate, until the end of March, but Sajjan suggested the Liberals would not be bound by that — meaning the airstrikes could end sooner, or carry longer depending on discussions with the U.S.-led coalition. “The decision to end airstrikes is not based on that deadline. It’s about what future capabilities we’re bringing to the fight,” he said. The end date to the bombing, which Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion keeps insisting is “weeks away,” will be predicated on the schedule of allies and not leaving them in a lurch.

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OTTAWA — Canada’s defence minister has signalled that the F-35 will not be excluded from the forthcoming competition to replace the air force’s aging fleet of fighter jets. One of the new Liberal government’s main campaign pledges was to buy a less expensive aircraft and plow the savings from the stealth fighter program into the navy. But Harjit Sajjan says he is focused on finding the best aircraft to replace the country’s CF-18 jets before they reach the end of their useful service life. Speaking on a conference call from Iraq, he was asked twice whether the F-35 is being excluded from the open competition

the Liberals plan to run and in each case he ducked the question. “My focus isn’t about F-35, or any other aircraft,” he said. “We will open it up to an open process.” Sajjan did say that the military is reviewing the basic requirements for the fighter, a document that is steeped in controversy since a scathing auditor general’s report forced the Harper government to put the $44-billion program on hold. Since the fighter fleet will be with the air force for decades, Sajjan says they have to make sure they get the research right. “Right now we are going through the process where you build the right requirements from that,” he said. “And from those requirements there will be a certain capabil-

ity and we will open it up to an open process and from that, a decision will be made for a replacement of the F-18.” Dave Perry, an analyst with the Global Affairs Institute, said an independent public works panel, which the Harper government struck to examine the replacement program, did an exhaustive study and produced volumes of research. One of the things it didn’t do was examine — or question — the basic state of requirements, he said. Perry said the minister’s comments suggest to him that National Defence is looking at coming up with a new set of specs “and once again crafting that document — prepping it new or potentially revising the existing one.”

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Special kind of partner Cpl. Dean Muir enjoys post as officer in charge of Nanaimo police dogs

t can be a challenge replacing a good employee. You not only have to deal with the loss of their skills and the work necessary to train their replacement, you have to cope with losing the emotional connection that only comes from overcoming shared challenges. The same is as true for police dogs as it is people. Just ask Cpl. Dean Muir. Muir is the non-commissioned officer in charge of a unit of four police dogs and handlers at Nanaimo RCMP Police Dog Services. Having already retired two canine partners, Muir is in the proDarrell cess of transitioning to dog Bellaart number three. Reporting He knows first-hand the emotional impact on both the dog and trainer when the animal reaches the age where it can no longer do its duties. By the time Muir retired Lar in 2010, his first service dog, the pair had gone through a lot — tracking criminals first in Surrey then across Canada, in all but three provinces and territories on the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic oceans. Most every night in Surrey the pair worked together chasing car thieves and drug dealers. In Nunavut they tracked a suspected robber across the frozen Arctic tundra. When Lar’s leash passed to his successor, Arco, Muir and his wife, Val, took Lar into their family home. But the Muirs started a family, and in 2012 they realized a six-week trip to Arizona would be too hot for the aging dog. They met Maggie Walsh through a mutual friend, who agreed to care for Lar. When they returned, “she was crying and we could see what she was doing for him,” said Val. “We knew he deserved that.”

t was hard for everyone in the family, especially Muir, but they gave Lar up. “I was a little choked,” Muir said. “I know he saved my life on two occasions. He was my first working dog and he went all across the country with me.” Lar, now 14, enjoys daily walks with Walsh through Maffeo Sutton Park. The Muirs still see him regularly, and even take him on outings. Muir is now in the midst of replacing dog number two, Arco, now seven years old. The challenge is to have a dog ready to take Arco’s place when his career comes to an end, which will be roughly two years away. Hemi, a gregarious 12-week-old German shepherd pup will expected to take over. It’s a time-consuming, difficult process: first

Level 3, tracking in an urban environment is the most challenging for a training dog. “There are a lot more contaminants — animal feces, people have been walking around on pavement. It’s much harder.” Before the dog breeding program was started in Innisfail, only one in 150 dogs was chosen, although Muir believes the odds have improved since. Tracks are “short but intense,” he said. “It’s a very rare dog that makes it.”

D From left, retired RCMP dog Lar, 14, current RCMP police dog, Arco, 7, and RCMP dog in training, Hemi, with their owner and handler Cpl. Dean Muir in Maffeo-Sutton Park in Nanaimo. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

finding, then training, socializing and conditioning a dog for police work. RCMP service dogs are trained to the most demanding standards of any force in the country. A considerable amount of time, effort and money goes into their breeding and training.

he dog and its handler become closely tuned over the years. It’s important the dog is dominant — males are chosen more often than females — yet the dog must recognize its handler is the true leader in the relationship. RCMP dogs are purpose-bred at the RCMP Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail, Alta. Puppies then go out to quarries — officers willing to give up their off-duty time to raise the puppies — at eight weeks of age to eventually be considered for a dog handler. The force has four quarries in Nanaimo and one in Ladysmith. All but one are currently looking after puppies. “It’s a huge commitment, because that puppy is with them 24-7,” Muir said. Over the dog’s first year of life, the quarry’s job is to socialize and familiarize that dog with every conceivable situation it will encounter on the job. “You socialize them with every possible environment you can think of; Airports, slippery floors, in different buildings, on stairs with metal grates, steep stairs, see-through stairs, on elevators, escalators — any environment that a dog might encounter as a working dog, they need to be exposed to,” Muir said. “If he suddenly balks, that’s not acceptable. “ Tracking and aggression training is taught

early on, with a big emphasis on obedience. The training starts early in a puppy’s life, so it is incremental. “We don’t pile too much on too early.” Around the time a dog is one year old, it is assessed for its suitability for the job. Muir said as important as aggression is to stop dangerous criminals, obedience is equally important. “When a handler says ‘Back!’ he has to come back.” Pups are watched closely for what handlers call ball drive, or prey drive. That’s a measure of it’s desire to chase, an important trait in a police dog. “One of the many things we are looking for is a dog that will engage a suspect when commanded to, regardless of the physical environment,” Muir said.

ogs must be excellent trackers and exceptional at locating small and larger objects for work detecting drugs and bombs. And of course, obedience is essential. “Everything they do, they do it (for) a reward, or because they enjoy it,” Muir said. Animals must successfully clear three levels of training, each of which is progressively more difficult. At each level, the dog must complete 10 “unknown tracks,” meaning to successfully follow the path of someone’s scent, in spite by environmental “contaminants” from garbage cans to animal waste or odours from other plants and hard surfaces. Level 2 tracking is in industrial areas, with more hard surfaces, chemicals and other contaminants.

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ogs that are weak in one or two areas will be eliminated, and are sometimes sold off to other police forces, which may not need those specific characteristics. Selling prices vary, depending how well-trained they are, but it’s a lot of money. If the dog clears all its hurdles, it starts its official police dog career at about age two. Its working life is seven to nine years. Finding and training the ideal animal costs upwards of $70,000 per dog. Considering that cost, and their importance in police work, dogs and their handlers are tested annually to ensure they’re up to the physically demanding task. Because a handler spends every day with his dog, he won’t notice the animal aging. “Your trainer will say: ‘Your dog is slowing down, you need to get another dog,” Muir said. It’s not just the dog who works hard. Dog handling is among the most challenging careers in the RCMP. “I don’t know a handler without bad knees,” Muir said. Every year, a handler goes through a gruelling test obstacle course, which is timed and includes lugging around heavy objects through part of the course. Some handlers choose to leave the field for office jobs later in their careers, but Muir said he’s not considering that as of yet. “I’ll stay as long as I enjoy it.” For working dogs, meanwhile, the reward is the fulfilling sense of purpose that comes from tracking missing or dangerous subjects, searching for drugs, or bombs, or disarming a threatening situation. “Everything they do is fun — it’s a pretty great life for a dog.” Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4242

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Protesters created a barricade in Duke Point in Nanaimo on Monday, preventing several trucks carrying old-growth logs from being shipped to the Lower Mainland. The logs come from the Central Walbran, a 485-hectare area next to the Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, northwest of Port Renfrew. The Teal-Jones Group, a Surrey-based timber and lumber company, has an approved permit and a legal right to log cut-block 4424, a 3.2-hectare area of old growth forest that contains ‘Castle Grove,’ a group of old red cedars. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations says that special restrictions apply, including a rule that cutting blocks are limited to five hectares.

However, environmental groups have argued that the practice puts large tracts of the province’s most biodiverse forests at risk. “Ministry staff facilitated a meeting between the company and environmental groups last week to discuss logging plans and determine how additional concerns can be addressed,” the ministry said in an email. “Another meeting will be held in the new year.” Teal-Jones did not return calls. Bobby Arbess, a landscaping business owner in Victoria, was among the protesters. He called for a temporary moratorium on logging in the area and an public process to discuss protecting the ecosystem there. Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255

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Fast-tracked core review is set for January “There’s going to be public engagement. We haven’t decided on the format of it yet . . . everything’s on the table .”

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A public consultation process for Nanaimo’s upcoming core review will be decided upon likely by mid-January, interim city manager Tracy Samra said Monday. Samra, who recommended a fast-tracked core review earlier this month, said public input on the process will go hand-in-hand with work on a new strategic plan laying out council priorities. Council voted last week to hire Western Management Consultants to complete the core review by the end of March. The review will pore over all the city’s programs and services, but city council will designate up to 20 specific areas for a more thorough analysis in an effort to find what some have termed “efficiencies.”

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The review, a campaign plank for many in the 2014 municipal election, was originally expected to take at least six months to a year. Samra, who took over from former city manager Ted Swabey in November, put forward a revised plan

to halve the duration of the review, which will cost the city approximately $229,000 plus tax. She said the change was made to coincide with the strategic plan preparations and to avoid the impact of a longer core review on city staff. “It’s a number of reasons,” said Samra. “It’s been delayed in getting moving for about a year now,” she said, add-

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Youngster offers up some hot chocolate to people downtown DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

Five-year-old Ethan Graham handed out hot chocolate to people downtown on the weekend. The simple act was to offer warmth to people in the streets, a second year in a row he did. Ethan spent several hours in the cold streets of downtown Nanaimo, with his father, giving hot drinks to anyone who wanted it. “At Christmas it’s the time to give,” Ethan said. The idea grew from an experience in Vancouver in the spring of 2014, where Ethan’s father Anthony went for a medical procedure. At less than four years old, he noticed homeless people with blankets and signs, and asked his mother. “I then thought we could give them hot chocolate, ‘cause hot chocolate is warm. It was actually cold.” His ideas was to set up a free hot chocolate stand for people in need. She told him it wasn’t possible at the time, and suggested maybe they could do it in Nanaimo the following winter, once it got cold. That winter he surprised his mother, Dayna, by reminding her of that promise. “We set it up in front of the New

Ethan Graham, 5, and his mom Dayna set up a booth in front of the Nanaimo casino to hand out free hot chocolate. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

Hope Shelter,” said Dayna Graham. “It worked out great.” The Grahams did it all themselves, building a makeshift booth and providing the hot chocolate. The boy enjoyed the feeling of giving and said he wanted to do it again this year. And again, he reminded his mother before Christmas. This time they approached local businesses for support, and got it from Country Grocer and Triple T Party Rentals. On Saturday night, Ethan and

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his father stood outside New Hope Centre, handing out hot drinks. It was cold, and few people came by, so on Sunday afternoon they returned to set up beside the Italian Fountain, outside Port Place Shopping Centre. “Dad did all the pouring,” Ethan said. “I’m going to do it again next year.” Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235

ing that the information is needed to help council shape its priorities for the coming years. Samra said a review that stretches on for too long can also have “disruptive” effects on the day-to-day functioning of local government, “and can have a negative impact on staff.” But a shorter core review also means less opportunity to consult with the public on program areas to be scrutinized and other topics, despite an earlier emphasis from council a role for public feedback in the process. Samra said the public will still have a say in the process, although the ‘how’ part is still being worked out. “There’s going to be public engagement,” Samra said. “We haven’t decided on the format of it yet, but we’re looking at the full range of

online surveys like the one that we just ran, e-town halls and community information sessions. Everything’s on the table.” Samra said the shorter length of the review is due to a change in focus to city operations and programs, rather than broader issues like governance. “The (requests for proposals) was a very, very, very . . . broad scope,” she said. “Consultants struggled with dealing with the broadness of that.” Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to yourletters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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It’s about time the core review process got underway W e’re happy they’re finally getting around to it. The “it” is a core review for the city of Nanaimo. A public consultation process for Nanaimo’s upcoming core review will be decided upon likely by mid-January, interim city manager Tracy Samra told the Daily News on Monday. The review was originally expected to take at least six months to a year, but Samra recommended a fast-tracked core review earlier this month. For some, it might seem that the notion of a core review being “fast-tracked” is a little humorous. Many folks have long been calling for a core review, to prove that an organization they believe has frit-

tered away countless thousands of taxpayer dollars for years, needs to be reined in. A significant amount of distrust has been built up over many years through various regimes. Transparency has been promised on many occasions, only to see a presumably bloated bureaucracy roll on unchecked and questionable spending decisions continue unabated. Of course, there has quietly been the accompanying question of “why do we need one?” That questioning would come with the requisite predictions of doom and gloom. Braying critics aside, a core review doesn’t necessarily mean everything is amiss, however. As we’ve also said before, a core review could come

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Interim city manager Tracy Samra has more than just saved the city over $800,000 in her first few weeks in the role. She has made it a point of going to each and every department head meeting, committee, commission, and board to engage directly with the entire city operational team — staff, politicians, appointed reps, and volunteers. If that isn’t leadership, I don’t know what is. Our city council’s picked a winner here in Samra. Hope she keeps up the good work.

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So now the interim city manager has gotten so comfortable at her desk she’s up to making decisions only a permanent manager should make, in my opinion. The long-awaited, with long-winded promises from council, core review is being torn apart before completion. How can this council allow and interim manager make such decisions before the core review is studied? Once again a council that simply lets the high-paid help guide them down the garden path. Neil Saunders Nanaimo

To attain power, Tories must split vote on left Conservatives oppose electoral reform and want to stay with our current voting system. They claim the ranked ballot reform being considered is “stacking the deck” in favour of the Liberal party. What sour grapes as either you

back and indicate we reside in the most efficient, well-run city in the nation. It could indicate that staff members are doing well and their critics should pipe down. It might also point out there are areas to cut. Either way, we have needed to “fast-track” things for years now, to get the real fresh start that will restore trust in city hall. At $229K, the price tag is hefty. But it should pay for itself through found efficiencies. Samra, on a six-month contract but hoping to land the job full-time, got off to a rousing start recently, whacking more than $800,000 from the budget with the elimination of three general manager positions and the freezing of another post, put forward

have more support from the population than your rival party’s or you don’t. Stacking the deck was the Progressive Conservatives and Canadian Alliance Party uniting to form the Conservative party. The right wing didn’t have a problem with that bit of stacking as they might have governed forever, at least that was the hope. Conservatives still need vote splitting on the left to attain power. It’s their only hope. Canada cannot afford more indifference to our social programs by Conservatives such as the last nine years to our health care system.

a revised plan to halve the duration of the review. Council voted last week to hire Western Management Consultants to complete the core review by the end of March. Samra said the change was made to coincide with strategic plan preparations and to avoid the impact of a longer core review on city staff, adding if it stretches on for too long it could have “disruptive” effects on the day-to-day functioning of local government and a negative impact on staff. Also, the negative impact on the taxpayer of having this issue linger for years must be factored in. The review will look all the city’s programs and services, but council will designate up to 20 specific areas

So we need electoral reform with perhaps ranked ballots or we need the centre left NDP/ Liberals to merge to protect what most Canadians cherish and in either scenario we have more representative government. R.G. Burnett Nanaimo

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for a more thorough analysis to find efficiencies. Some suggest there is an issue with the shorter time frame meaning less time for public feedback. Samra said the public will still have a say in the process, although the ‘how’ part is still being worked out. Could that feedback not be timed to take place after the professional outfit does the review and makes its recommendation to council? Before the cuts (if any) are approved, the public could then have its say. Either way, it’s nice to see the process finally taking place. » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this editorial to yourletters@nanaimodailynews.com.

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Hockey players, nurse save man hurt in crash SARAH SIMPSON COWICHAN VALLEY CITIZEN

A 23-year-old Duncan man suffered what RCMP are calling “severe life threatening injuries” but is expected to recover thanks to the efforts of a trio of hockey players and an off duty nurse following a car crash on Highway 18 west of Hall Road on Dec. 11. The incident occurred just a few minutes after 11 p.m.

The Edmonton-based hockey players were travelling back to Lake Cowichan to pick up a wallet they’d left behind when out of nowhere, they saw the red and white lights of a vehicle coming towards them. They realized the 1991 Subaru Loyale was actually flipping through the air. The station wagon flipped an undetermined number of times, police said, before coming to rest in a field.

The driver was thrown from the vehicle. “It is believed he was not wearing his seatbelt,” said North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Krista Hobday. Good fortune arrived when an off-duty emergency room nurse stopped to assist, Hobday said. The driver was air lifted by helicopter to Victoria General Hospital for advanced treatment.

He remains in the intensive care unit in serious condition. It is now believed he will survive the injuries he sustained in the accident, Hobday said. “What may have been a fatal motor vehicle collision has the potential for a positive outcome,” she said. “If the hockey players had not been on the road at that time, the vehicle and driver may not have been found for a very long time.”

The incident is still under investigation and more information and evidence are being gathered by the North Cowichan-Duncan RCMP with the assistance of a traffic reconstructionist from South Island Traffic Services. “We cannot stress enough as the holiday season is upon us, to buckle up, drive according to road conditions, and stay sober, alert, and distraction free,” Hobday said.

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t took five years but Glanford middle school student Maya Saini has turned a mega collection of pop can tabs into a second-hand wheelchair. Last week 12-year-old Saini filled the back of her mom’s SUV with several bags of aluminum pop and beer can tabs, a collection she’d been building since she was seven. They traded them in to William’s Scrap Iron and Metals for more than $60. With another $44 worth of bottle returns, Saini was able to negotiate the purchase of a perfectly usable wheelchair for $100 from The Right Price. “It started with me hearing you could buy a second-hand wheelchair for someone who needed it,” Saini said. “I had also heard you could return pop can tabs.” First, she had to train her two older brothers and parents to retain all tabs from the recycling. Removing the tabs resulted in plenty of cuts and scrapes for all. Soon, friends were contributing as well. Her mom posted a notice at work and coworkers were bringing tabs from home. On Dec. 7, Saini delivered the chair to the Fisher Building of the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health in Victoria. “At only 12 years old, Saini has the heart of a philanthropist,” said QA spokeswoman Jessica Woollard.

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Cop trial for shooting to extend into new year Originally scheduled for 14 days, the re-trial of former North Cowichan/ Duncan Mountie Const. David Pompeo has been extended into the New Year. Four additional days have been added and Courtroom 1 at the Duncan law courts has been booked between Feb. 1 through Feb. 4, according to the court registry. Pompeo was convicted in February 2013 of aggravated assault in the shooting of William Arthur Gillespie during a traffic stop in September 2009.

“Thanks to her dedication and compassion, a child will have access to a wheelchair, and all those who hear her story will see the good that comes from supporting people in their community.”

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“Thanks to her dedication and compassion, a child will have access to a wheelchair, and all those who hear her story will see the good that comes from supporting people in their community.” Saini, it should be noted, has already moved onto new projects. She’s enrolling in the Me to We charity leadership program (which helps bring clean water and empowerment to struggling villages in developing countries) through Glanford and is part of the school’s successful zinc campaign. Glanford is collecting batteries for their zinc, which is reclaimed and used to supplement the lacking nutritional diet of people in developing countries. The school gathered 270 pounds in one week. Batteries can be dropped off at Glanford middle school.

He was sentenced in December of that year to two years probation and 240 hours of community service. The Crown had been seeking two years in jail. A civil suit, has also been settled since the conclusion of the first trial. In Aug. 2014, Pompeo won an appeal for a new trial. Justice Harvey M. Groberman, Chief Justice Robert James Bauman and Justice Nicole J. Garson, concluded that Judge Wood erred in excluding the evidence of an expert witness who said the use of lethal force was in accordance with police protocols and training and so the shooting was necessary. — COWICHAN VALLEY CITIZEN

Maya Saini, 12, of Glanford middle school, purchased a second-hand wheelchair for Queen Alexandria Centre for Children’s Health in Victoria with money she earned by collecting pop and beer can tabs. [SAANICH NEWS]

Three young aspiring entrepreneurs are working to bring a craft brewery to the city, and at the same time play a role in the city’s attempt to revitalize downtown. Darrin Finnerty, Matthew Fox and Laura Gosnell are the eager, energetic faces behind Beach Fire Brewing – not only a place to quench your thirst but a gathering place for all ages. “We want to provide a social environment for everyone to enjoy,” Fox said during a presentation to city council Monday night. “It appeals to multiple demographics, it appeals to the younger crowd and the mature crowd.” Fox said while the brewery will serve high quality crafted beer, there will also be non-alcoholic drinks on the menu. The brewery will be paired with a restaurant specializing in tapas, to encourage engagement among patrons. Fox said Beach Fire Brewing will be a ‘third place’; a concept applied historically to places such as post offices, barber shops, and taverns — places where people congregate other than work or home. “We’re not looking to have a rowdy crowd so if you want to continue to party, you’ll have to move on,” Fox said. “We’re looking to gentrify the area we move into and bring more traffic and activity and bring an identity to the neighbourhood.”

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EDUCATION

Frustrations continue over tech issues JOHN HARDING PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS

Frustrations over tech issues continue to dominate discussion in School District 69. Mount Arrowsmith Teachers’ Association president Norberta Heinrichs told district trustees Tuesday night that teachers are “losing faith” in the current technology system in the district, which has seen an overhaul instigated by both local authorities

and the provincial government. “Any lack of trust in the system is very difficult to un-do,” said Heinrichs. Teachers are having a difficult time accessing tools — even basic Internet connectivity and student records — through the district’s computer system. The problems have lingered since the start of the school year in September. Heinrichs said Tuesday night it’s

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“unfair and unreasonable” for teachers to continue to wait for a fix. She asked the board of trustees to strike a committee that will “ask the hard questions and share the findings.” Assistant Superintendent Gillian Wilson said the district’s tech changes may have been too aggressive, and pointed at teachers, saying not all issues on district computers can be blamed on the technology. “We acknowledge we took on too much work (making changes) in

the summer,” said Wilson. “They are actually sometimes user issues, not technology issues.” Wilson also said district staff will be working through the Christmas break on these tech issues. Like cities, towns and regional districts, the school district must provide an annual Statement of Financial Information to the province that includes a list of people employed in the district who make more than $75,000 a year.

The list includes everyone who received any kind of remuneration of more than $75,000, which is chiefly comprised of salary but also includes things like retirement or vacation payouts. In the year that ended June 30, 2015, there were 122 district employees (including teachers and administrators) who received more than $75,000 in remuneration and 24 of them received more than $100,000.

COMOX VALLEY

Further regulations Pair of senior managers move for pot dispensaries on to positions with other districts KATYA SLEPIAN ALBERNI VALLEY NEWS

Further regulations will be imposed on marijuana dispensaries in Port Alberni, following recommendations from the chamber of commerce. In a letter dated Dec. 3, the chamber agreed with the proposed city regulations but asked for a few of their own: requiring all not-for-profit dispensaries to still have a business licence; not allowing them at Harbour Quay or Victoria Quay because they are high tourist areas; increased enforcement of business licence bylaws in general and that smoking regulations from the BC Tobacco laws would also apply to dispensaries. But not everyone agrees that regulations are the way to go. Resident Neil Anderson was up in front of council not once but twice during Monday’s meeting to scold council for what he called “condoning illegal activity.” “What are the guidelines as to what

laws we enforce and which laws we ignore?” Anderson challenged city council. “The motion passed by council is in my opinion no more than an effort to avoid addressing a difficult and controversial issue.” Previously proposed zoning bylaw amendments include limiting dispensaries to commercial zones only, keeping them 300 metres away from schools, 1000 metres away from other dispensaries, not allowing ATMs at dispensaries and not allowing dual usage for dispensaries. The regulations, proposed by city planner Scott Smith, mirror those in Vancouver. However, Anderson thinks that Port Alberni shouldn’t be so hasty in following Vancouver’s example. “At last count, Vancouver had over 100 dispensaries, 200 applications—more marijuana dispensaries than Starbucks stores, two times the number of Tim Hortons,” he said.

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In the middle of a rather tumultuous time for School District 71, two senior managers are resigning, leaving board trustees to sort out the future of the Comox Valley education system and find replacements. Last week, board chairman Tom Weber confirmed that Sherry Elwood, superintendent, accepted a position with the Richmond school district, an announcement she made internally to staff and trustees only a week prior. News of her resignation leaked through Richmond district’s website. Russell Horswill, who occupies the next senior management position as secretary and treasurer, preceded Sherry’s announcement by announcing he had accepted a position with the Vancouver school board. Elwood and Horswill remain on staff until the end of January.

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Both Elwood and Horwill were recruited from other districts in a process that Weber states is completely norWEBER mal, can happen at any time during a school year and is not unfamiliar to SD71, adding that some of the current trustees have experienced mid-term resignations before. Board trustees are now left with the task of sourcing an interim superintendent and secretary and developing a process to recruit permanent replacements. Recruitment and hiring can last until well into the spring. Meanwhile, the public consultation processes, ongoing since November 12, are reaching a critical juncture with a superintendent’s report due to the trustees in February.

“Sherry will continue to play a role up until her departure,” assured Weber. “The process is not overly reliant on one person.” The last of a series of consultations concluded Dec. 10 at Lake Trail Middle School. In total, five consultations were held to address recommendations identified in Phase Five of the Long Range Facility Plan released October 2012. Consultations began with the West Courtenay boundary and grade configuration. In the proposed plan, Grade 7 will be introduced into Arden, Courtenay Elementary and in Puntledge Park (English track). Boundary changes will add students to the declining school population at Courtenay Elementary to make room for increasing enrolment at Arden due to the anticipated housing development within that catchment.

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When it comes to IKEA furniture, Victoria residents can’t seem to get enough of it. Living on an island without the popular Swedish furniture store has prompted shoppers to go online and search through local classified sites for whatever IKEA items they can find. For the second year in a row, IKEA has claimed the number one spot in the 2015 top 10 searches on the free online classified site, Used.ca. One of the most popular items is the boxy Expedit book shelf, and given the hot market for IKEA furniture, the price is always firm. “They don’t need to negotiate on any IKEA items,” said Lacey Sheardown, director of marketing and acting president of Used.ca (also known as usedvictoria. ca), located in downtown Victoria. “What people will do, if the item is $99,

they’ll post that they paid $99 at IKEA and post it on the site. Then they’ll go on to say you save the tax, you save the ferry ride and you save the gas. It’s quite the phenomenon because we don’t have one here.” Rounding out the top 10 list in Victoria is the iPhone at number two, followed by Jeep, firewood, dresser, couch, chair, iPad, Nikon and BMW. Nationwide, the top search for more than two million monthly users was also IKEA, followed by dresser and Jeep. But Sheardown said those results are somewhat skewed since the bulk of users (700,000 per month) are based in Victoria and the surrounding area. The only other region that’s seen IKEA on the list in past years was Prince Edward Island, which also has no store. The results for online searches across the nation vary significantly, painting a picture of what people are interested in depending on where they live.

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CAMPBELL RIVER

Homeless count shows 52 on city’s streets KRISTEN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

A recent homeless count reveals there are at least 52 unsheltered homeless living on Campbell River streets. And of the 52 who were surveyed, 52 per cent are Aboriginal, which is up from 40 per cent in 2009 when the last homeless count was done. On average, a homeless person in Campbell River is male, 45-yearsold, Aboriginal, and is afflicted with

an addiction, mental health issue or physical disability. A total of 40 per cent of survey respondents reported having a mental illness while 63.5 per cent said they have an addiction or engage in substance abuse. A further 44 per cent reported having a physical disability and 60 per cent said they have a medical condition. Those statistics were developed over a 51-hour period between Sept. 12 to 14 by Patricia Orr and

Raymond Allan, hired by the city to conduct the homeless count through interviews and a paper survey. The two-page survey contained 17 questions and was broken down into two sections, one pertaining to the unsheltered homeless and one for those who are homeless but stay in shelters. Of the 33 survey respondents who are currently sheltered, 45 per cent said they stay at the Salvation Army Evergreen Shelter while 30 per

cent reported staying at the Second Chance Recovery House. A total of 55 per cent (18 people) of those who identify as ‘sheltered’ said they had not stayed outside in the last 12 months while 45 per cent (15 people) said they had slept on the streets at one point in the past year. Among the unsheltered respondents, all 52 said they had stayed outside in the last year. Eighty-five per cent (44 people) said they spent the previous night outside

or in a vehicle while just 15 per cent said they stayed at a friend’s place. Those surveyed involved the homeless who frequent such places as the Myrt Thompson Trail, Nunn’s Creek Park, beach areas from central downtown to Willow Point, ERT trail and forested areas within central downtown Campbell River. The homeless count was ordered by city council in July as a way to determine how best to help the city’s most vulnerable.

COWICHAN VALLEY

Cleric says BC Hydro rates causing troubles SARAH SIMPSON COWICHAN VALLEY CITIZEN

A Duncan minister is sounding alarms after the recent influx of people to his church seeking relief due to the seemingly ever-increasing BC Hydro rates. Minister Keith Simmonds painted a bleak picture, this week, of a situation becoming all too frequently told to staff SIMMONDS at Duncan United Church. “Imagine being a single parent, struggling on minimum wage, faced with an unexpectedly high hydro bill because Hydro seems unable to get the equal payment calculation right. If your power is cut off you can no longer heat your home, or refrigerate your food. Cooking is problematic too. You might be forgiven for worrying about interactions with social services, as your children no longer have access to any of the services electricity makes possible,” Simmonds said. “Imagine you’ve communicated that to BC Hydro and imagine they cut you off anyway, next demanding a hefty deposit (sometimes twice the bill) and a hefty

connection fee (sometimes as much as the bill) before they’ll grant you access to power again. “Imagine going to welfare for help and being told you are not having a crisis, you’re having a planning problem and to go out and beg for help from churches, because your lack of planning is not the government’s problem. Maybe you should have spent more time at the food bank, and less in the grocery store?” It’s happening, Simmonds said. And not just to single parents but to pensioners, low wage earners and others as well. It’s not a case isolated to our community either, he said. It’s happening in cities, on reserves, in rural areas and beyond. “Some while ago we decided we would no longer treat Hydro as an essential service. We decided it should be a money earner instead,” he said. “Some time ago we decided the company we owned and the government we operate should treat men, women and children, parents and grandparents without care or compassion or decency.” Simmonds wants to see that change. He’s calling on the community now to get in touch with MLA Bill Routley and ask that he demand change in Victoria.

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VANCOUVER — BC Hydro will pay a consortium of three companies about $1.75 billion to build the largest components of the controversial Site C hydroelectric dam in the province’s northeast. The contract agreement announced on Monday will see the Peace River Hydro Partners build the earthen dam, foundation, two diversion tunnels and spillways in the province’s northeast. Initial estimates pegged the work at about $1.5 billion when the Crown corporation announced last month that ACCIONA Infrastructure Canada Inc., Petrowest Corporation and

Samsung C&T Canada Ltd. were the “preferred proponents.” “We said on Nov. 25 that the cost would be ’more than $1.5 billion’ and that a final value would be known once we had concluded a contract,” stated BC Hydro spokesman Craig Fitzsimmons in an email. The contract’s duration is eight years, and at the peak of construction, about 1,500 people will be working on the main projects, BC Hydro stated in its news release. BC Hydro said the work will create about “8,000 person-years of employment,” and it is planning a series of job fairs and “business to business networking sessions” in the new year.

“The sessions will provide an opportunity for local, regional and aboriginal businesses and job seekers to meet the main civil works team and other project contractors.” Legal challenges against the dam have been launched by several groups and First Nations over concerns about flooding and the impact a new lake created by the dam will have on the Peace River area. Opposition New Democrat Leader John Horgan criticized the announcement, noting the contract is a $250-million increase over last month’s estimate and there’s no guarantee how many jobs will go to British Columbians.

“When you’re spending billions of dollars of the public’s money, I believe any responsible premier of B.C. should ask how many jobs can be guaranteed for British Columbians,” he said in a release. Horgan has said that he wouldn’t rule out cancelling the $9-billion Site C hydro-electric project if he wins the 2017 election. The BC Building Trades Council said in a news release that it was shocked by the announcement, claiming as many as 1,500 jobs may go to workers from Alberta and Saskatchewan. Council president Lee Loftus said hundreds of Alberta workers are already working on the dam.

SQUAMISH — A cargo ship has run aground at the deep-water bulk terminal in Squamish. A Transportation Safety Board spokesman says no one was hurt and there did not appear to be any damage to the vessel. Chris Krepski says a safety board team is going to investigate at the terminal. Krepski says the vessel, the Kai Xuan from Korea, apparently ran aground Monday morning. He says they aren’t sure what caused the grounding or what the ship was carrying, but it doesn’t appear to pose any danger to the environment. The Canadian Coast Guard wasn’t called out to respond because there was no concerns over pollution. — THE CANADIAN PRESS

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NATIONAL

Trudeau is Newsmaker of the Year Rachel Notley, NDP leader who put an end to the four-decade Tory dynasty in Alberta, is a distant second JOAN BRYDEN THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — It’s been quite the year for Justin Trudeau. He scored a stunning come-frombehind election victory, became the first offspring of a prime minister to ascend to the top job himself and the first federal leader to vault his party straight from a distant third place into office, circled the globe and created an international sensation. All in the last three months of 2015. And now he’s been selected as Canada’s Newsmaker of the Year. Unlike the hard-fought Oct. 19 election, it wasn’t much of a contest. “Trudeau was the runaway choice of news editors and directors across the country,” said Stephen Meurice, Editor-in-Chief of The Canadian Press. Trudeau was chosen as the top newsmaker in The Canadian Press’s annual survey by 87 per cent of newsrooms across the country. Rachel Notley, the NDP leader who put an end to the four-decade Conservative dynasty in Alberta, was a distant second, chosen as top newsmaker by just seven per cent. Little Alan Kurdi, the toddler whose lifeless body on a Turkish beach put a human face on the Syrian refugee crisis and pushed the issue smack into the midst of the federal election campaign, was one vote behind Notley.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau paddles a canoe down the Bow River in Calgary in September. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

It was “no contest,” wrote Carl Fleming, managing editor at the Cape Breton Post. “Everybody is talking about Justin.” Elections are always big news but it was the historic nature of Trudeau’s win that made him so compelling to some newsroom leaders. “Trudeau’s victory was historic

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on a number of levels,” said Tim Kucharuk, senior reporter at CKRW The Rush in Whitehorse. “First to go from third party to government, first to complete father-son duo as PM. Came up with some of the most quoted lines of the year . . . ’Sunny ways’ and ‘Canada is back.’ The victory turned Ottawa

upside down after 10 years of Conservative power.” Others were impressed by the way in which Trudeau, contemptuously derided as an empty-headed pretty boy by the Conservative attack machine and trailing in the polls at the start of the campaign, managed to exceed expectations and leave his more experienced rivals in the dust. “Expectations were so low for this son of an iconic Canadian leader that his rivals once scoffed he’d score debate points from the public if he just ’came on stage with his pants on,”’ said Margo Goodhand, editor of the Edmonton Journal. “Amid an onslaught of carefully orchestrated contempt, third place in the polls, ‘Justin’ fought back to a resounding majority win, toppling a 10-year (Conservative) dynasty and becoming Canada’s 23rd prime minister. Not bad for the guy with ’nice hair.”’ Maurice Cloutier, editor in chief of La Tribune in Sherbrooke, Que., said Trudeau led “an audacious campaign,” outflanking the NDP on the left with his promises to run modest deficits and stimulate the economy with massive infrastructure investments. He also managed to turn the unprecedented length of the campaign —an 11-week marathon the Conservatives believed would magnify Trudeau’s weaknesses — to his advantage, Cloutier said.

What’s more, he managed to capture a majority of seats in Quebec, a feat not achieved by any federal governing party since 1988 and the Liberals’ best result since Trudeau’s late father, Pierre, last swept the province in 1980. “He ran a flawless election campaign,” said Michel Lorrain, vice-president of information and programming for Cogeco Diffusion Inc. “The strong return of the Liberals in Quebec surprised everyone.” But as much as anything, the tale of Trudeau’s triumph just made for a darned good story. He revived a party left on its death bed in 2011, when the Liberals won just 34 seats and fell behind the NDP for the first time in history. He withstood a barrage of Tory attack ads that declared him “just not ready.” He survived the pressure of a highstakes campaign in which one false step could have spelled the demise of Liberal party. “The narrative of Trudeau’s trajectory was surprising and dramatic as he took his Liberals from rump to ruling party,” summed up Paul Samyn, editor at the Winnipeg Free Press. “His campaign meant we had a real three-way race for power and his victory lap attracted global attention in ways we haven’t seen for a Canadian prime minister.”

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TORONTO — A Canadian soldier who served two tours in Afghanistan is believed to have repeatedly stabbed his pregnant wife before they both fell to their deaths from an apartment building, Toronto police said Monday. The bodies of Robert Giblin, 43, and Precious Charbonneau, 33, were found Sunday night outside the highrise in central Toronto where they lived together. Police said Charbonneau, who was thought to be nine weeks pregnant, was stabbed multiple times before her fall. “Investigators believe Robert Giblin was responsible for the homicide of Precious Charbonneau and are not pursuing any more suspects in this matter,” police said Monday evening. “The cause of death was multiple impact injuries consistent with fall from height.” Police said the couple were recently married. According to Giblin’s Facebook page, he and Charbonneau were married in mid-November. A photo from their wedding day shows Giblin in his military regalia holding hands with Charbonneau.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015

LAS VEGAS

Driver hits pedestrians, Canadians are injured THE CANADIAN PRESS

Former Miss Universe Paulina Vega, centre, takes away the flowers and sash from Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, left, before giving it to Miss Philippines, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, right, at the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday. [AP PHOTO]

‘Oops;’ apologies galore after Miss Universe mess Winner announced as Miss Colombia; it was Miss Philippines DAVID BAUDER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — The Miss Universe pageant and host Steve Harvey doubled down on the apologies Monday after an excruciating live television moment — announcing incorrectly that Miss Colombia had won and then taking the crown from her head to give to a rival from the Philippines. The fallout from Sunday’s show made Harvey an online symbol of “oops” moments, drew a reaction from Colombia’s president and even a gloating tweet from Donald Trump, the pageant’s former owner. As televised on Fox, the contest was down to Ariadna Gutierrez Arevalo of Colombia and Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines when Harvey, a first-time Miss Universe host, proclaimed Gutierrez the winner after a long dramatic pause. Music swelled, Gutierrez was fitted for a sash, given flowers and a crown was placed on her head. That made it two straight Miss Universe winners for Colombia, where the pageants are taken seriously. She bathed in applause for nearly two minutes before Harvey slowly made his way back onto the stage.

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“I have to apologize,” he said. “The first runner-up is Colombia.” The camera switched to a bewildered-looking Wurtzbach, who came back on the stage to get the crown as the same celebratory music repeated. Harvey said she’d be taking her first walk as Miss Universe, but mostly she stood immobile. A woman stood in between the two contestants, trying to comfort Arevalo by rubbing her back. Two minutes later, the comedian who hosts his own daytime talk show as well as the game show Family Feud returned, saying “let me just take control of this.” Harvey explained on the air that he

misread the card he was given with the names of the winners. Colombia was listed as the first runner-up, and he’d been confused with how it was written. He held up the card for the camera. “It is my mistake,” he said. “Still, it’s a great night. Please don’t hold it against the ladies. We feel very badly, but it’s still a great night.” Harvey later tweeted an apology to the women and viewers. “I feel terrible,” he wrote. The Miss Universe organization also issued an apology on Monday. Wurtzbach later said she was happy to win, but confused and concerned for her rival. She said she tried to approach her backstage, but the Colombian contestant was crying and surrounded by a crowd of women. “I did not take the crown from her,” Wurtzbach said. Celebrations quickly turned to anger in Colombia, where the hashtag “Respect the Crown” was the country’s top trending topic on Twitter. Even the president was upset. “They put the crown on her head,” President Juan Manuel Santos said Monday. “The photos are there to prove it. To me, as a Colombian, she is still Miss Universe.”

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SARNIA, Ont. — Enbridge Inc.’s Line 9 pipeline was offline for about 90 minutes on Monday morning after three activists concerned about the line’s environmental impacts locked themselves to a valve site on the outskirts of Sarnia, Ont. The line, which runs from southwestern Ontario to Montreal, is back in service and crude deliveries have not been affected, said company spokesman Graham White. Lindsay Gray, speaking on behalf of the trio of “land defenders” who staged the protest, said it was easy to get into the fenced-in valve site. “They had no security whatsoever. Anyone could have done this — anyone,” said Gray, a member of the Aamjiwnaang First Nation, by the

starting point of the pipeline The activists sought to manually shut off the pipeline by turning a big blue wheel once they got into the site. White said the company shut off the flow remotely from Enbridge’s control room as a safety precaution shortly after the protest began. The group phoned Enbridge from the scene and company representatives and police arrived shortly thereafter. Gray said the three were then taken into custody. A similar demonstration disrupted Line 9 operations in Quebec two weeks ago. Gray says First Nations along the route were not properly consulted about the project, which she says poses environmental dangers. Line 9 has been in operation for about four decades.

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CALGARY — Canada’s employment minister says there is no short-term fix for Alberta’s growing unemployment rate. MaryAnn Mihychuk met with Calgary business, municipal and economic leaders Monday to address economic difficulties facing the province. She said there’s no magic wand the federal government can wave to undo the impact of low oil prices, which have led to 40,000 job losses in the energy sector.

“We understand the crisis here in Alberta. It’s not only here. This is the most dramatic, but it’s also impacting Saskatchewan, Manitoba and B.C.,” Mihychuk said. One of the first things the federal Liberal government intends to do is move ahead with cash for infrastructure projects and there is likely to be funding in the upcoming federal budget, she said. “But did I come with a wallet full of cash? No.” Mihychuk said she sympathizes with those who are facing tough times and the efforts they are mak-

ing to try to carry on through the challenges. But she warned things will probably get worse before they get better. “Your unemployment numbers have gone up, which provided greater access to employment insurance. Is that going to be enough for this downturn? I don’t think so.” Federal Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose accused the Liberals of having no economic plan, other than to tax and spend, to respond to the collapse of oil prices.

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Officials delay elections set to be held this weekend

The owner of a funeral home where 11 bodies were found in various states of decay, some in a damp garage, was sentenced Monday to spend a week in jail and give up his funeral license. Robert Tate Jr. faced relatives of the deceased and apologized, but he didn’t explain why he left the bodies in what the state funeral board said was a condition “that would outrage reasonable family and community sensibilities.” “My prayer is that each of the families harmed can find closure,” Tate said before he was sentenced. In late May, authorities removed the 11 bodies, including 10 adults and a premature infant, most of which were stored in cremation boxes and body bags. At least one had been there about four months, officials said. The condition of the bodies “violated every sense of decency society expects of you, Mr. Tate,” the judge said.

Haitian authorities on Monday postponed presidential and legislative runoffs set for this weekend, saying they needed to wait for recommendations from a special commission tasked with evaluating the country’s widely criticized electoral process. In a brief statement, Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council said the runoffs scheduled for Dec. 27 were postponed until further notice. They did not provide a new election date. Council spokesman Roudy Stanley Penn said a new date will be announced once a commission created by presidential decree has concluded its work. Last week, President Michel Martelly announced that a five-member commission would assess Haiti’s electoral process ahead of the runoffs that opposition factions have threatened to derail because of suspicions of widespread fraud.

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The Arctic is seeing more precipitation as sea ice diminishes from climate warming, according to a research paper by U.S. and Canada scientists. The study by three Dartmouth College researchers and one from Carleton University in Ottawa concludes the effects from a changed hydrologic cycle is a potential major component of climate change that could create uncertainty in climate predictions. They also say it’s too soon to tell whether more precipitation will slow warming or add to it. Scientists have assumed that less sea ice would mean more evaporation and more precipitation, said Ben Kopec, a Dartmouth doctoral student and lead author of the paper published Monday in the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Arctic precipitation is composed of moisture from local and distance sources, he said.

Rescuers searched Monday for 85 missing people a day after the collapse of a mountain of excavated soil and construction waste that had been piled up over two years in China’s manufacturing centre of Shenzhen. Authorities said the landslide buried or damaged 33 buildings in the industrial park in Shenzhen, a city near Hong Kong that makes products used around the world ranging from cellphones to cars. Residents blamed the government while officials cited human error, with one ministry saying, “The pile was too big, the pile was too steep.” The Shenzhen government said seven trapped people had been rescued and 85 others remained missing Monday evening. Earlier in the day it had said 91 people were missing and seven rescued, but it gave no explanation for the change in the missing.

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Finance ministers talk CPP reform A federal-provincial gathering of finance ministers reached rare consensus Monday on the polarizing subject of Canada Pension Plan reform — they agreed to keep debating it. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau emerged from two days of discussions with his provincial and territorial counterparts to explain that the group will reconvene midway through 2016 to continue their talks about CPP enhancement. Changing the CPP would require support from seven of the 10 provinces representing two-thirds of the country’s population.

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MADRID — Spain entered a governing void Monday, facing weeks or months of uncertainty over what political party or parties will lead the country following a national election that fragmented the status quo. The result was so blurred that a German government spokeswoman said it was impossible to determine who deserved congratulations. Although the ruling right-ofcentre Popular Party won the most votes, it failed to retain its parliamentary majority and will try to cobble together a coalition or minority government. But that’s unlikely, analysts say, because the party wouldn’t get enough seats in the lower house of parliament even by allying itself with the new business-friendly Ciudadanos party that came in fourth place and is seen as the most likely ideological partner. The ambiguous outcome pushed Spain’s benchmark stock index down 3.6 per cent in Madrid as investors fretted over the possibility of a governing alliance between the Socialist Party and the country’s new far-left Podemos party, led by pony-tailed political science professor Pablo Iglesias. That sort of combination could lead to a government that would try to roll back highly unpopular austerity measures imposed over the last four years by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. He vowed to try to form a government, but gave few details on how he would do so after winning just 123 seats in the 350-member lower house of parliament.

“But otherwise, I don’t yet see so clearly who one can congratulate in this situation.” Cristiane Wirtz, German government spokeswoman

Rajoy tweeted he would try to “form a stable government in the general interest of all Spaniards.” He then told reporters Monday night he would initiate talks soon to do so, without naming which parties he would seek support from. German government spokeswoman Cristiane Wirtz told reporters Monday that Spaniards deserve congratulations for voter participation of 73.2 per cent, up from the 68.9 per cent turnout in 2011 that gave Rajoy a 189-seat parliamentary majority. “But otherwise, I don’t yet see so clearly who one can congratulate in this situation,” Wirtz said, adding that no one from Germany’s government had contacted Spanish officials about the formation of a new government. If forced from power, Rajoy and the Popular Party would become the third European victims this year of a voter backlash against austerity — following elections in Greece and Portugal seen as ballot box rebellions against unpopular tax hikes and spending cuts invoked during the eurozone’s debt crisis. In past Spanish elections, the Popular Party and the main opposition Socialists were the established powerhouses and only needed support from tiny parties to get

a majority in parliament when they didn’t win one from voters. But Podemos came in a strong third place and Ciudadanos took fourth in their first election fielding national candidates. The Socialists and Podemos on Monday ruled out voting in favour of Rajoy. Ciudadanos, which has repeatedly said it will never vote for Rajoy, said that at most it would abstain so the Popular Party could try to form a minority government — given that it was the most voted. Spaniards who cast ballots for Podemos and Ciudadanos said they weren’t worried at all about the uncertainty their country could go through — or the prospect of another national election in the spring if no parties manage to cobble together a viable coalition or minority government that would rely on other parties to support it in passing legislation. Instead, the voters who picked the upstart parties were elated at making history by upending the traditional two-party system. They blame the Socialists for plunging Spain into an extended economic crisis that began in 2008, and the Popular Party for an economic recovery accompanied by an unemployment rate of 21 per cent and more than double that for workers under age 25. Rajoy stays on as caretaker prime minister until parliament convenes on Jan. 13 and King Felipe VI proposes a candidate for prime minister, which could be Rajoy or the leader of another party. Felipe must consider which party has a real possibility of winning a parliamentary confidence vote and forming a stable government, and will presumably find that out during talks with the parties.

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enrik Sedin wants to play. For those who have followed the Vancouver Canucks for the last 15 years, this will not come as a news flash. For the Canucks’ captain, the pain of not playing is often worse than sucking it up and playing through an injury. On Monday, having already sat out two games with a lower-body ailment, Sedin did not want to hear any of the talk about how it might be better if he takes Tuesday’s game off as well and gets some extra rest over the Christmas break. “I don’t think about breaks,” he said after Monday’s practice. “I want to play games.” He started the practice skating on defence as an extra body of sorts. By the end of it, he was back working with the first-unit power play. “We didn’t like him much on defence,” coach Willie Desjardins joked afterwards. “We got him off there right away.” Sedin has been an NHL iron man since breaking into the league back in the 2000-01. He played all 82 games that season and has done so for most of the ones that followed. At one point he played 679 straight games without missing one. Henrik said he’s been lucky. “I have been lucky not to have too bad of injuries,” he said. “I like to think I have a pretty good sense of

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who’s on the ice and where guys are on the ice and try to stay away from the bad hits and those kinds of things — knock on wood. I think it’s a lot of luck, for sure.” Anyone who has watched him knows it’s about a whole lot more than luck “I think it’s how he works in the summer and I also think it’s his pain threshold,” Desjardins said. “I think he plays when other guys wouldn’t play lots of times. He’ll battle through a lot to stay in the lineup.” Henrik, in fact, has been battling his current ailment for quite some time. He left last Thursday night’s game in Philadelphia when he felt he had become a liability to his team. “I had some issues in that area, but it is nothing that stopped me from playing,” he said. “I think it is one of those things where you get one prob-

lem and you try to correct it by doing other things and then it gets to you. I have had this throughout my career where there has been problems, but I have been able to play through them. It didn’t feel fair towards the team to go out there and not be 100 per cent. “If you can’t go into battles and you feel like when you get a pass it really needs to be on your tape for you to be able to pick it up, otherwise you are not going to get it. I think that’s where I feel I don’t want to be out there.” Now, he feels like he’s ready to return. He skated on his own on Sunday before joining his teammates for Monday’s practice at Amalie Arena, where the Canucks end a sixgame road trip Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. “I felt great today,” he said. “Skated yesterday, too. “It felt OK yesterday, but better today, so that’s good.” Asked if he expected to play Tuesday, he said: “We have to talk about it afterwards, but with the way I felt I should be possible, for sure. “It is going to be a big game tomorrow. We need a win, then go back home and get some time off and regroup. I feel like we have a much better schedule after Christmas.” Like most everyone else, Henrik is surprised that despite the team’s struggles, the Canucks as of Monday were a playoff team. “I said yesterday if we win the shootout we’re second in the division,” he said with a smile. “It’s

awesome. It’s strange, a very strange year. We know we haven’t played nearly as good as we need to and we can’t keep playing like this if we want to make the playoffs. “We know that. So we need to get better.” And there’s certainly no doubt the Canucks will be better with their captain back in the lineup. ICE CHIPS: Winger Chris Higgins missed Monday’s practice. Desjardins called his absence a maintenance day. Ronalds Kenins took his spot on a line with Linden Vey and Alex Burrows. GAME DAY | Canucks @ Lightning RECENT RUN: This is the final stop of a six-game road trip for the Canucks, who are coming off a 5-4 shootout loss Sunday to the Florida Panthers. Vancouver has won just one of the first five games of this trip and collected only three of a possible 10 points. The Lightning, 17-14-3 this season, are coming off a 5-2 home-ice win Sunday night over the Ottawa Senators. WHO’S HOT, WHO’S NOT: Steven Stamkos, who scored twice in Sunday night’s win over Ottawa, leads the Lightning with 14 goals and 25 points. Vancouver winger Sven Baertschi has scored in back to back games . . . Former Canucks defenceman Jason Garrison is averaging 19 minutes a night but has only two goals and four points so far this season for Tampa Bay. Vancouver centre

Bo Horvat has points in his last two games, but has gone 23 games without a goal. HEAD TO HEAD: The Canucks have lost four straight games to the Lightning and have been outscored 16-8 in that stretch. Their last win over Tampa Bay came on Jan. 10, 2012, when they won 5-4 in a shootout. The Lightning have scored four goals in each of their last five games against Vancouver. Tuesday’s game is the first of two meetings with the Lightning this season. Tampa Bay visits Rogers Arena on Jan. 9. MILLER MISSING: Goalie Ryan Miller sat out Monday’s practice after leaving Sunday’s game in Florida during the shootout. “It’s cramps as far we can tell,” coach Willie Desjardins said. “We will keep evaluating. We didn’t call anyone else up, so obviously we feel he is going to be okay.” Desjardins said he expects Jacob Markstrom will start Tuesday. Assistant trainer Dave Zarn filled in as the second goalie in Monday’s practice. QUOTABLE: “They’re a tough team to play against with their speed. They always play fast. It’s not about the way they skate, but the way they move the puck. They have got some defencemen who really can skate and take off. Victor Hedman might be their best guy there. They are tough to match up against.” — Vancouver captain Henrik Sedin on the challenges posed by the Lightning. BZiemer@vancouversun.com

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Nanaimo coach joins Team B.C. for Vegas tournament SCOTT MCKENZIE DAILY NEWS

Glenn Cook is heading to Las Vegas, although not for the gambling. Instead, his focus will be on stopping the run rather than winning at the slots. Cook, a Nanaimo football coach who has for years served as an assistant coach for the John Barsby

Bulldogs and will now do the same for the Vancouver Island Raiders, has signed on as an assistant for the Under-18 provincial team that is competing this week at an all-star tournament in Sin City. “I’m pretty excited,” said Cook, who will coach the defensive line and special teams for Team B.C. “It’s an honour to be chosen from 250 coaches in the province, so to

be picked is pretty nice.” Cook joins a staff that includes former UBC Thunderbirds head coach Jay Prepchuk and current B.C. Lions star linebacker Adam Bighill. He is a former defensive co-ordinator of the provincial U16 team, but was asked this year to jump up a level to coach the older team. The team features three members of the 2015 Barsby squad

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“We kind of called it the dog days of the season when it’s not always easy to find motivation to win games, and we were able to win them. “ Devin Brosseau, captain

night and a 3-2 overtime win on Saturday in Colwood. “We really wanted to get those wins back before the break,” Brosseau said. “We knew what it took to win, and we put in enough work to be able to find the wins.” Brosseau and his roommate, linemate and future collegiate teammate Sheldon Rempal have been enjoying their most productive seasons in their three-year BCHL careers this season. The 20-year-old wingers are bound for Clarkson University next season on NCAA scholarships having unexpectedly returned to Nanaimo for their final years of junior hockey. They were joined by Matt Hoover, who came to Nanaimo via trade for Anthony Rinaldi and Jacob Hanlon when the Clippers ran into a problem with too many 20-year-olds on

the team — the BCHL limit is six. “It’s just been clicking,” said Brosseau, the league’s fifth leading scorer with 51 points in 37 games.” Rempal is the league leader in goals, assists and points (38-37-35) and is a leading candidate for the BCHL’s most valuable player award. “I think he’s gotten a little faster over the summer, believe it or not,” Brosseau said. “I think his confidence level is amazing. He’s able to pretty much do whatever he wants right now on the ice, which is nice. He’s a creative guy and he’s been putting in work and sticking with it.” The Clippers lead the BCHL in goals scored on the backs of their top line so far this year with 151, but their 117 goals against is only eighth best. It’s something they will focus on as they play their final 21 games before playoffs begin. “We stressed on that for the past few games, because we’ve been letting a lot of goals in,” Brosseau said. “It’s unacceptable. It’s something we need to bring down to one, two or three per game, max, if we want to have success in the playoffs.”

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Carter Turnbull got exactly what he asked Santa for, just a little early. As a member of Team Canada West at the World Junior A Challenge in Cobourg, Ont., Turnbull won a gold medal with a 2-1 win over Team Russia on Saturday. It was a win that saw the Canada West squad sweep each of their games in the tournament. Turnbull, a 17-year-old Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association product, had one assist in the tournament. The Powell River Kings winger was selected two weeks ago to the roster, which consists of the top under-20 players from the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s four western circuits. “That’s always a dream hockey players have,” Turnbull said when he made the team. Canada West made the gold medal game after a wild semifinal matchup with Canada East that saw nine combined goals scored in the third period before the western team came out on top. Penticton Vees star Tyson Jost scored the gold-medal-winning goal on Saturday and led the tournament in scoring with nine points.

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‘Cats win consolation at Kwantlen tournament The Wellington Wildcats were the consolation winners at the Keantlen Polytechnic University high school boys’ basketball tournament held over the weekend at Delview Secondary School in Surrey. The Wildcats, who are 2-0 in the Vancouver Mid-Island Triple A league and an honourable mention in the provincial rankings, lost to the Cambie Crusaders in the tournament opener 77-60. However, they bounced back to win their next two games 88-46 over D.W. Poppy and 84-79 over Fraser Heights. Hayden Jeffrey, Alex Staniforth and Daniel Goodman were the top scorers for Wellington in the tournament.

Every year brings something new, and often unexpected, in the sporting world. The past year was no different, with even the most rabid fans struggling to keep up with the latest about their favorite teams or athletes. Think you know a lot about what went on in sports in 2015? Here are 15 questions to see just how smart you really are: 1. What was the biggest thing Tom Brady did in 2015? a. Won a fourth Super Bowl. b. Gave Roger Goodell an old-fashioned beatdown in Deflategate. c. Put in a good word for his buddy, Donald Trump, for president. 2. Vin Scully says 2016 will be his last season after 67 years in the broadcast booth. What did Vinny see in 1950 that he doesn’t see today? a. Grainy black and white TV images that looked like they came from the surface of the moon. b. Signs on outfield walls offering free suits to any player who hits them. c. Starting pitchers who actually finish games. 3. Jim Harbaugh left the San Francisco 49ers, returning to the college ranks at Michigan. Why? a. Not nearly as many players to bail out of jail. b. Coaching amateurs pays better than coaching pros. c. Michigan agreed to a clause in Harbaugh’s contract guaranteeing him free khaki pants from Wal-Mart for life. 4. What did Pete Carroll learn from his decision to throw instead of run against the Patriots near the end of the Super Bowl? a. NFL coaches have a tendency to overthink things. b. Three yards and a cloud of dust isn’t just a slogan. c. Marshawn Lynch really does need to speak up sometimes. 5. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao met in a long anticipated fight. What was best thing about Mayweather’s win? a. His shoulder roll defense was so impressive people didn’t mind paying $99.95 to watch. b. His $220 million payday meant members of the Money Team would finally get some money. c. He finally got in the conversation to fight Ronda Rousey. 6. What was the best move made by the Chicago Cubs in a turnaround year at Wrigley Field? a. Installing new ivy on the outfield fence that is green year round. b. Finding mustache pajamas with footsies for Jake Arietta to wear after no-hitting the Dodgers. c. Keeping Kris Bryant down on the farm just long enough to get him cheap for another year.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had one of the most controversial years of any professional athlete in 2015, from winning a Super Bowl to being involved in ‘Deflategate.’ [AP PHOTO]

7. The Miami Marlins announced they would bring Barry Bonds back to baseball as a hitting coach. Why? a. Giants still rave about how Bonds shared hitting tips with his teammates. b. A lot of younger Marlins have been asking the difference between the cream and the clear. c. To show you no longer need a swelled head to be in baseball.

reinstated to baseball. What is it commissioner Rob Manfred feared most about allowing Rose to return? a. Sport would lose cachet by having a 74-year-old nicknamed Charlie Hustle. b. Fans might find out Rose didn’t use steroids to get 4,256 hits. c. Rose would lose all his money betting on the hapless Cincinnati Reds.

Blatter banned from the sport for eight years by the organization’s ethics committee. What was most surprising about the scandal? a. That a group of officials from third world countries might be tempted to take bribes. b. That soccer may not be the pure, pristine sport its fans believe it to be. c. That FIFA actually has an ethics committee.

8. Kobe Bryant announced his retirement after 20 years in the NBA. What will he be remembered for most? a. Winning five championships with the Los Angeles Lakers. b. Buying his wife a $4 million apology diamond ring. c. Wielding a sharp pen as editorial director of the Players’ Tribune website.

11. Tyson Fury is the new heavyweight champion of the world. What was most interesting about his win over Wladimir Klitschko? a. That a fighter named Tyson is heavyweight champion once again. b. That there still is a heavyweight champion. c. That there is someone who has a bigger mouth and is more politically incorrect than Donald Trump

14. 2015 was the year daily fantasy exploded. What was behind the big growth? a. Ads that ran every 10 minutes on TV promising a shipload of money. b. People finally became convinced it wasn’t gambling because they put up “entry fees” instead of bets. c. A lot more fantasy geeks living in their parents’ basement than anyone thought.

9. What was the most significant stride college players made in 2015? a. Winning the right to field coed synchronized swimming teams. b. Forcing schools to guarantee four year scholarships, even if players need 10 years to use them. c. Getting an XBox as payment for playing in the national title game.

12. How did Tiger Woods spend a lot of his time during 2015? a. Waxing his Gulfstream G5. b. Introducing himself to other players on the PGA Tour. c. Reading books written by Hank Haney and Steve Williams.

15. The Summer Olympics are approaching in Rio next year. What did we learn about the Olympics in 2015? a. There’s a reason the Russians did so well in Sochi. b. That the citizens of Boston are smarter than your average Olympic shills. c. That your toilet bowl is cleaner than the waters around Rio.

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Giants WR Beckham Jr. suspended one game The NFL has suspended New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. for one game for his conduct in Sunday’s loss to Carolina in which he drew three personal foul penalties. Beckham would miss Sunday night’s game at Minnesota. He has the right to appeal the suspension that was announced Monday. Beckham and Panthers cornerback Josh Norman tangled from the beginning of the Panthers’ 38-35 victory. At one point, Beckham delivered a diving helmet-to-helmet hit on Norman while blocking.

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Kellen Moore to become fourth Cowboys’ starter Kellen Moore will be the fourth starting quarterback for Dallas this season at Buffalo on Sunday. As for whether he will back up Tony Romo next year, coach Jason Garrett isn’t interested in talking about auditions even though the Cowboys (4-10) are eliminated from the playoffs with two games to go, as are the Bills (6-8). “A lot of people will start pointing that way that this is a great opportunity to evaluate players in regular-season games,” Garrett said Monday. “That’s not really the way we think.”

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Marcus Mariota could miss rest of the season Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota will miss the Titans’ home finale Sunday with Houston with a sprained MCL in his right knee. Whether Mariota is done for the season has yet to be decided, though interim coach Mike Mularkey said the Titans will err on the side of caution. Mularkey said Monday that Mariota will be re-evaluated after the Texans’ game with the rookie wanting to play the season finale at Indianapolis on Jan. 3. But Mularkey said Mariota has not been ruled out of the finale with an injury that is less serious than the sprained left knee that kept the quarterback out of two games earlier this season.

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Charles Woodson retires after 18 years of action Oakland Raiders safety Charles Woodson is retiring after 18 seasons. Woodson announced Monday that he will end his career after the final two games of this season. Woodson says he realized late last month that he couldn’t play another season and wanted to announce his decision before playing his final home game Thursday night against San Diego. Woodson is one of the top defensive backs to play the game. He is tied for fifth in NFL history with 65 interceptions and is still playing at a high level at age 39.

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With their season officially turned around, Seahawks’ championship goals are within reach Larry Stone The Seattle Times

he Seahawks talked a lot Sunday about perseverance, about belief, about how their confidence never wavered when they were 2-4 and the entire outside world wondered if their run was over. But safety Earl Thomas, who at times has a philosopher’s soul wrapped in an athlete’s body, summed it up best. “History never lies,” he said with a shrug. “We’ve done it in the past. It feels good to have another opportunity to keep playing ball. And everything is out there still that we want.” It’s all still out there for the Seahawks, improbably enough, another winter of championship dreams that inched closer to reality with Seattle’s playoff-clinching victory over the Browns. All those previous areas of grave concern seem to be magically healing themselves. The defense that couldn’t hold fourth-quarter leads now is in lockdown mode once again. The offensive line that couldn’t protect is giving Russell Wilson all the time he needs. And Wilson is playing at a level rarely seen in the annals of the NFL, bringing the Seahawks’ offense along with him. Suddenly, a team that was maligned, doubted and written off is heading back to the rarified levels of the past two seasons. “There are high, lofty expectations in our room,” cornerback Richard Sherman said. “We go out to win the pennant every year. It’s nice to make the playoffs, but our goals are much loftier than that.” I asked a sampling of players around the locker room if their confidence ever dipped, even when they were 2-4, even when they blew a lead to Arizona to drop to 4-5. At that point, Seattle’s playoff odds were listed at less than 30 percent by some analysts. The Seahawks haven’t lost since, a winning streak now at five games. “You guys are in here, you see our group,” tight end Luke Willson responded. “We don’t have a confidence issue, that’s for sure.” Added defensive end Cliff Avril: “You guys had doubts, not us. We never doubted ourselves. It’s a long season. Me being eight years in, I understand that. So many things can happen within 16 weeks. I’m not surprised at all.” Only Doug Baldwin, whose connection with Wilson is bordering on the supernatural, acknowledged even the semblance of questions within the locker room. “I don’t know if doubt is the right word, but there’s always a question — OK, we have it, but are we going to find it?” Baldwin said. “Are we going to actually do what we’re

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson runs with the ball against the Cleveland Browns in the first half of their game on Sunday in Seattle. [AP PHOTO]

“You’re talking about people who have seen the bottom and people who have seen the top.“ Richard Sherman, cornerback

capable of? Fortunately enough, we were able to do that.” Certainly, having two Super Bowl appearances in their bank helped keep the doubts at bay. But Thomas admitted that some attitude adjustment also was necessary when the Seahawks were mired in their deepest valley. “I think those hard times made us kind of change,” Thomas said. “I’m excited everybody is connected right now, everybody’s clicking, everybody having fun, everybody’s heart’s in it. That’s why we’re getting the results we are.” As happened last year during a midseason lull, the Seahawks have used adversity to bond together rather than get torn apart. That’s a tribute both to Pete Carroll’s team-building skill and the

players’ willingness to buy in. “I just feel that connection is so real,” Thomas said. “I think early on in the season, it was in bits and pieces of position groups, but everybody didn’t have it. Just to see everybody generate that has been powerful to see. Especially on the offensive side of the ball.” Carroll was asked, naturally, what led to the Seahawks’ turnaround en route to their fourth consecutive playoff berth and fifth in his six seasons at the helm. He spoke of that indefinable something that coalesced somewhere along the line, somewhere within the locker room, somewhere within each player. As always, Carroll managed to make the metaphysical seem tangible. “We kept doing what we do, and believing that if we kept working really hard and kept believing in one another, we’d eventually find it,” he said. “And we have. “It’s a marvelous chemistry that takes place on teams, and you can sit back and watch it happen and get frustrated and impatient. But we keep thinking that it’s going to happen, that something good is out

there for us. We keep talking that way, and the hope is always alive.” The hope, actually, is growing ever stronger as the Seahawks move closer to being what they were before. The scrutiny that once echoed — “locally, nationally, globally,” in Sherman’s words — is segueing back into familiar praise. Internally, the Seahawks slowly are returning to the mind-set that their fans know and love — confidence wrapped in swagger and driven by their latest slight, perceived or real. In this case, it’s the people who wrote them off when the early performance was sub-standard. “You’re talking about a champion team,” Sherman said. “You’re talking about veterans. “You’re talking about people who have seen the bottom and people who have seen the top. “You underestimate the heart of a champion, you’re going to lose a lot of times. “No matter what the record was, we understood who we were and what we were able to do. Unfortunately, we lost a few games, but we were never deterred.” After all, history never lies. Even if it sometimes tries to deceive.

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Five Leafs’ prospects will be on display at World Juniors

LeBron’s new passion is free-throw shooting

Mitch Marner, William Nylander lead impressive group of up-and-comers JOHN CHIDLEY-HILL THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Mitch Marner and William Nylander are two of the biggest names at this year’s world junior hockey championship, and Mark Hunter hopes that means good things for the future of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Toronto is sending five prospects to the international tournament from junior and minor leagues. Hunter, the Maple Leafs’ director of player personnel, thinks that bodes well for the team in the long run. Marner, the fourth-overall pick in 2015, and defenceman Travis Dermott will be playing for Canada, while forwards Nylander and Dmytro Timashov will represent Sweden and winger Kasperi Kapanen will don the blue-andwhite jersey of host Finland. “I think it’s great for the organization,” said Hunter on a conference call Monday morning. “It’s not just what’s important to the five guys who will hopefully be impact players on their teams. I think it’s really important. “I think over the years if you’ve seen these players who had big world juniors they’ve also done very well in the National Hockey League for years to come.” All five players are thriving in major junior or the American Hockey League, but Hunter thinks they can refine their games even more at the world junior championship. “I think it’s an experience and the hype and the emotion

Toronto Maple Leafs prospect Mitch Marner tries to deflect a shot the 2015 NHL Rookie Tournament on Sept. 11 in London, Ont. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

that you’re going to get in the National Hockey League is what these players will get from (the world juniors),” said Hunter. “I think it’s important to feel that emotion and I think it’s such a hyped-up tournament. “Of course, the other side is in the competition. The competition is the best in the world at that age. To be one of the best in that tournament, as a player and as a team, it’s important to their career.” Marner was taken fourth overall in the 2015 NHL draft and is third in the Ontario Hockey League’s point race with 22 goals

and 36 assists in 25 games for the London Knights. Dermott was taken in the second round, 34th overall, in the 2015 draft. He has two goals, 25 assists and a plus-21 rating after 29 games with the OHL’s Erie Otters. The Maple Leafs have not had multiple prospects on Canada’s junior team since 2003, when they had five. Nylander leads the American Hockey League with 14 goals and 20 assists in 27 games for the Toronto Marlies, while Kapanen has five goals and five assists in 17 games. As professional players,

Nylander and Kapanen had to be given permission by the Maple Leafs to join their respective national teams. “The tournament’s important to us. I think it’s a stage where you see players start to blossom,” said Hunter, who is co-owner and vice-president of the Knights. “An example, which is a little to closer where I’m from, (former London player) Max Domi last year. I thought he blossomed and showed the world how good he really is. “I’m expecting that from both those boys. I think they can have a great tournament and show the hockey world how good they can be.” Timashov is sixth in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League’s points race with 18 goals and 35 assists in 29 games for the Quebec Remparts. “I’m really interested in how he does,” said Hunter of Timashov. “I think he could be the sleeper of the bunch in this tournament that surprises a lot of people.” Canada plays Sweden on Wednesday in a pre-competition exhibition game that will see Marner and Dermott square off against Nylander and Timashov. Canada and Sweden will meet again on Dec. 31 in the final game of the tournament’s preliminary round. “It’s going to be fun to watch, that’s what it’s all about,” said Hunter, who will travel to Helsinki, Finland, to watch the tournament in person. “It’s going to be a good game that I’m going to enjoy watching.”

JASON LLOYD AKRON BEACON JOURNAL

CLEVELAND — There was a time when LeBron James was winning championships in Miami he was also focused on his efficiency. Focused may not quite do it justice. He was borderline obsessed with it. James’ efficiency increased in each of his four years with the Heat. He would have friendly wagers with Dwyane Wade over who could shoot a higher percentage. By his final season in Miami, James shot a careerbest .567. Remove his three-point attempts and he shot better than 62 percent. Times are different these days. His role with the Cavaliers prevents another 62 per cent shooting season. He’s handling the ball more, he’s initiating more and he finally reached the point last season where he stopped looking at his field-goal percentage. He was playing the style the Cavs needed to win and that was going to have to be good enough. Only now, it seems James has found a new obsession. Now he’s content shooting 50 percent from the floor, but his real focus has shifted to his free throws. James is only shooting 73 percent from the line, which is better than last season but still below his career mark. Given the hole he dug at the start of the season, however, James is actually on quite a roll from the line. He shot just 63 per cent from the line through his first 14 games. He missed 4-of-5 attempts in a Nov. 23 home win against the Orlando Magic, which ultimately proved to be his toughest night from the line all season. He has shot 88 per cent from the line since that night against the Magic, and has come so far that when he missed his last three foul shots in a blowout win against those same Magic last week, James’ aggravation stuck with him out of the arena, on the bus and all the way back to the hotel — in a game the Cavs won by 35 and he took the fourth quarter off. “Made me extremely mad,” James said of missing those free throws. “I know what I’ve been shooting from the line the last few games … missing those last three hurt me really bad.”

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Nowitzki on verge of passing up Shaq DWAIN PRICE FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM

DALLAS — Growing up in Germany in the 1990s, Dirk Nowitzki used to watch Shaquille O’Neal dominate the NBA with his rare brand of power and muscle. O’Neal would win four championships and become one of the top scorers in NBA history. Fast forward over two decades, and — surprise, surprise — that tall and lanky kid from Germany is on the verge of muscling his way past O’Neal in the NBA scoring books. Going into the Dallas Mavericks’ contest Tuesday at the Air Canada Centre against the Toronto Raptors, Nowitzki is 30 points from passing O’Neal

and becoming the No. 6 all-time leading scorer in NBA history. Nowitzki has put in long hours transforming himself into one of the game’s greatest players. “He’s probably arguably the most dominant big man that’s ever played this game,” Nowitzki said of O’Neal. “So yeah, it’s still kind of surreal that I’m up there among these all-time greats.” O’Neal finished his 19-year career in 2011 with 28,596 points. Now in his 18th season, Nowitzki has 28,567 points while also collecting a bushel of individual franchise records. When Nowitzki was struggling as a rookie, no one could have envisioned the 7-footer one day being among the game’s all-time greats. Once Nowitzki passes O’Neal, only Kareem Abdul-Jab-

bar, Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain will have scored more career points in the history of the league. “To have him continue to climb the charts and be in the category with and be compared to folks as great as names like Shaquille O’Neal, for him I’m sure is humbling. But at the same time it’s well deserved,” said Donnie Nelson, the Mavericks’ president of basketball operations. Nelson watched Nowitzki struggle during his first season, then average a career-high 26.6 points and lead the Mavericks to the 2006 NBA Finals, only to lose it in six games to the Miami Heat after the Mavericks built a 2-0 lead in that best-of-seven

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First Period 1. Anaheim, Hagelin 3 (Cogliano) 6:52. 2. NY Islanders, Clutterbuck 7 (Hickey, Cizikas) 14:54. 3. NY Islanders, Hamonic 2 (Tavares, Strome) 19:00. 4. NY Islanders, Nelson 12 (Tavares, Boychuk) 19:43. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Strait NYI (holding) 8:25; Perry Ana (tripping) 9:10; Manson Ana, 0DUWLQ 1<, Ă&#x20AC;JKWLQJ 6HFRQG 3HULRG Âł No Scoring. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tavares NYI, Getzlaf Ana (roughing) 9:32; Getzlaf Ana (slash) 13:20. Third Period 5. Anaheim, Manson 2 (Vatanen, Getzlaf) 7:32. 6. NY Islanders, Bailey 7 (Lee) 9:35. 7. NYI, Martin 4 (Cizikas) 17:27 (en). 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Perry Ana (hooking) 3:09. 6KRWV RQ JRDO Anaheim 7 12 10â&#x20AC;&#x201D;29 NY Islanders 11 8 12â&#x20AC;&#x201D;31 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ana: Andersen (L, 5-8-4); NY Islanders: Halak (W, 10-6-3). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ana: 0-1; NYI: 0-3. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 13,578 at NY Islanders.

First Period 1. Edm, Purcell 7 (Hall, Draisaitl) 11:15. 2. Edm, Purcell 8 (Draisaitl, Hall) 12:59. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thorburn Wpg (slashing) 1:51; Nikitin Edm (interference) 7:24. 6HFRQG 3HULRG 3. Edm, Schultz 1 (Purcell, Hall) 7:44. 4. Wpg, Little 13 (Wheeler, Myers) 12:27. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hall Edm (hooking) 10:26; Nikitin Edm (hooking), Scheifele Wpg (unsportsmanlike conduct) 16:01; Edm Bench (too many men) 16:39. 7KLUG 3HULRG Âł No Scoring. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ladd Wpg (goaltender interference) 1:05; Lander Edm (hooking) 3:58; Purcell Edm (hooking) 13:54; Scheifele Wpg (high-sticking), Nurse Edm (roughing) 20:00. 6KRWV RQ JRDO Winnipeg 12 17 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 45 Edmonton 11 7 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 21 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Winnipeg: Hellebuyck (L, 5-3-0); Edm: Talbot (W, 5-9-1). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wpg: 0-5; Edm: 0-2. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 16,839 at Edmonton.

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&$3,7$/6 +855,&$1(6 First Period 1. Washington, Latta 3 (Burakovsky, Orlov) 15:52. 3HQDOW\ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alzner Wash (interference) 3:39. 6HFRQG 3HULRG 2. Washington, Chimera 9 (Carlson, Beagle) 12:49. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; E. Staal Car (holding) 5:50; Beagle Wash (tripping) 17:17; Skinner Car (interference) 19:08. Third Period 3. Carol, Versteeg 5 (Liles, E.Staal) 2:18. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wash Bench (too many men) 18:29. 6KRWV RQ JRDO Washington 7 7 7â&#x20AC;&#x201D;21 Carolina 12 6 14â&#x20AC;&#x201D;32 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wash: Grubauer (W, 4-2-1); Carol: Ward (L, 10-10-3). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wash: 0-2; Carol: 0-3. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 13,228 at Carolina.

)/<(56 %/8(6 First Period 1. St. Louis, Fabbri 6 (Jaskin) 8:16. 2. St. Louis, Shattenkirk 5 (Tarasenko, Stastny) 14:51 (pp). 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Paajarvi StL (high-sticking) 0:11; Voracek Pha (roughing) 14:03; Gudas Pha (roughing), Edmundson StL (holding) 18:07. 6HFRQG 3HULRG 3. St. Louis, Paajarvi 2 (Stastny) 9:11. 4. Philadelphia, VandeVelde 2 (Bellemare) 10:03 (sh). 5. Philadelphia, Simmonds 8 (Voracek, Gostisbehere) 12:13. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Giroux Pha (hooking) 9:16; Lehtera StL (high-sticking) 19:30. Third Period 6. Philadelphia, Simmonds 9 (Voracek, Gostisbehere) :51 (pp). 7. Philadelphia, Medvedev 2 (White, VandeVelde) 16:47. 3HQDOW\â&#x20AC;&#x201D;StL Bench (too many men) 4:34. 6KRWV RQ JRDO St. Louis 15 9 5â&#x20AC;&#x201D;29 Philadelphia 8 14 9â&#x20AC;&#x201D;31 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; St. Louis: Allen (L, 15-8-2); Phila: Mason (W, 7-8-5). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; StL: 1-2; Phila: 1-3. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 19,676 at Philadelphia.

67$56 :,/' First Period 1. Minn, Spurgeon 5 (unassisted) 4:57. 2. Min, Coyle 7 (Fontaine, Niederreiter) 8:16. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; None. 6HFRQG 3HULRG 3. Dallas, Jo. Benn 1 (Spezza) 14:59. 4. Dallas, Fiddler 4 (Eaves, Goligoski) 18:30 (pp). 5. Dal, Seguin 19 (Sharp, Ja.Benn) 19:29. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Granlund Min, Sharp Dal (roughing) 11:52; Koivu Min (interference) 12:24; Spurgeon Min (trip) 16:32. Third Period 6. Dallas, Roussel 6 (Oduya) 3:41. 7. Min, Niederreiter 7 (Coyle, Fontaine) 10:26. 8. Dal, Eakin 8 (unassisted) 18:07 (en). 9. Dallas, Fiddler 5 (Seguin) 19:47 (en). 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; None. 6KRWV RQ JRDO Dallas 11 16 8â&#x20AC;&#x201D;35 Minnesota 11 10 13â&#x20AC;&#x201D;34 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dallas: Niemi (W, 14-5-2); Minn: Dubnyk (L, 14-9-2). 3RZHU SOD\V (goalchances) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dallas: 1-2; Minnesota: 0-0. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 19,047 at Minnesota.

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NEW ORLEANS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Matthew Staffordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accuracy and poise sparked the Detroit Lions to a big lead and helped prevent them from squandering it, too. Stafford passed for 254 yards and three touchdowns, and the Lions held off a late surge by New Orleans to defeat the Saints 35-27 on Monday night. Detroit (5-9) raced to a 28-3 lead, but Drew Brees threw a pair

of touchdown passes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one shortly after a Lions fumble â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to help New Orleans (5-9) pull to 28-20 with about 10 minutes left. Brees passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns, becoming only the fourth quarterback to surpass 60,000 yards in a career while also eclipsing the 4,000-yard mark for the 10th straight season. Brandin Cooks caught 10 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown. But New Orleansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; loss guaranteed consecutive losing

seasons for the first time since Sean Payton became coach in 2006. Golden Tate caught two touchdown passes for Detroit. The Lionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; last-ranked running game accounted for 150 yards and two TDs against New Orleansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; last-ranked run defence. Stafford played nearly mistake-free, completing 22 of 25 passes without turning the ball over. Still, both teams took turns making the kinds of mistakes that losing teams do, producing a close game after it initially looked as

if Detroit would run away with it.The Lions led 28-3 when Ameer Abdullah scored on a 15-yard run around the left end early in the third quarter. New Orleans responded with Breesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 27-yard touchdown pass to Cooks and closed the gap a little more on Kai Forbathâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s short field goal after the Lions made a clutch stop on a thirdand-goal from the four. But Abdullah fumbled on Detroitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next play from scrimmage, and the Saints capitalized on Breesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 11-yard

scoring strike to Marques Colston. Yet, when Detroit looked ripe to self-destruct, the Lions put together a clutch scoring drive that included Abdullahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 27-yard run and Joique Bellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s short rushing TD. Breesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; late touchdown to Ben Watson closed the gap with 1:55 left, but New Orleansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; onside kick was recovered by Detroit star Calvin Johnson, and the Lions marched deep into Saints territory before Matt Prater missed a field goal with nine seconds left.

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CROSSWORD TRAFFIC TRIO

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» EVENTS // EMAIL: EVENTS@NANAIMODAILYNEWS.COM TUESDAY, DEC. 22 7-8:30 p.m. Winter Wonderland on Ice Teen Skate for ages 13-18. Free, at Oceanside Place arena, 830 West Island Highway, Parksville. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 23 7 p.m. Open Mic Acoustic night with Dave Marco, every Wednesday at Smoke‘n’ Water Restaurant, Pacific Shores Resort, 1-1600 Stroulger Rd., Parksville THURSDAY, DEC. 24 8 p.m. Live at Longwood, free live music series every Thursday at the Longwood brew pub. 5775 Turner Rd., Nanaimo.

FRIDAY, DEC. 25. Merry Christmas! SATURDAY, DEC. 26 6-8 p.m. Saturday Music at New York Style Pizza dishes up their award-winning pizza and their legendary Manhattan salad, along with Marty Steele playing swinging jazz, blues, and classic rock favourites on his keyboards. SUNDAY, DEC. 27 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Christmas pantomime: The Emperor’s New Clothes Bailey Studio. Tickets at www.nanaimotheatregroup.ca.

MONDAY, DEC. 28

THURSDAY, DEC. 31

FRIDAY, JAN. 1

4 p.m. Halbe Hall Monday Market, 8369 North Island Highway, Black Creek.

5-8 p.m. Parksville free New Years Eve celebration. Oceanside Place, 830 West Island Highway, Parksville

Noon Parksville polar bear splash. A way to start the year, as a participant, spectator or volunteer. Register onsite at 11:30 am. Free event. Phone RDN, Recreation and Parks 250752-5014. Parksville Community Park, 141 East Island Highway.

TUESDAY, DEC. 29 7:30 p.m.‘Amahl and the Night Visitors,‘ opera in English at Ecumenical Centre, 6234 Spartan Rd. Tickets: Port Theatre, 250-754-8550 or www.porttheatre.com More info at www.operananaimo.ca. Also Dec. 30. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30 7 p.m. Dave Marco, at Smoke‘n’Water Restaurant, Pacific Shores Resort, 1-1600 Stroulger Rd., Parksville

5-10 p.m. Finale 2015: Nanaimo’s biggest family New Year’s Eve event $32 family, $10 or free two and under. Beban Park, 2300 Bowen Rd., Nanaimo 8 p.m.-midnight New Years Eve Party, includies a five-course dinner and champagne toast East Bound Train is an energetic new band on Nanaimo’s music scene with a unique smoky country/rockabilly sound. Tickets $89, Smoke ’n’Water Restaurant, 1-1600 Stroulger Rd., Parksville.

SATURDAY, JAN. 2 7 p.m. Ladysmith Comedy Night with Sophie Buddle & Amber Harper Young with special guests at Music Hall Food Co., 18 Roberts St., Ladysmith. Tickets $15 at the door.

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HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You have an unusually grounded way of handling a parent. You know how to tell this person to chill out. Your efforts play a bigger role in others’ lives than you realize. A partner could become timid. Try not to fall victim to the pressure of the holidays. Tonight: Hang in there. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You will draw someone in a lot closer than you’d thought possible. Your imagination will provide you with ideas for last-minute gifts. Remember, what pleases you might not please someone else. Walk in each person’s shoes. Tonight: Forget tomorrow and find the mistletoe. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You might be slow to get started, but you’ll be a force to be dealt with once you get moving. You are able to make a big difference in a partner’s life just by offering a helping hand. Your creativity soars, and you’ll manage to achieve what you desire. Tonight: You make the call. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Allow others to demonstrate how much they care by letting them do what they want to do. You like to take control of holiday events, especially if they are at your home or involve cooking. However, let someone else take over this year. Tonight: Play it low-key. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Take care of your responsibilities first. Some of you might choose to visit with a friend who lives out of town but is around for the holidays. You could be overwhelmed — not by

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what you have to do, but by what you want to do! Prioritize! Tonight: Where you want to be. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Make calls and check your email once more before making plans. You could be taken aback by everything you want to get done. Take responsibility for making your schedule work. Clear out as much as you can before you go to holiday happenings. Tonight: A must appearance. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Deal with a friend or loved one on a one-on-one level, especially if you see a misunderstanding brewing. Try to clear up a problem quickly. Make plans that involve someone at a distance, or go listen to some holiday music. Tonight: Favorite place, favorite people. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Defer to a loved one who seems to be able to accomplish much more than you can. You might feel as if you are leaning heavily on this person. Nearly everyone you know wants some time with you. Allow yourself to be flattered. Tonight: You will be happier if you’re not around crowds. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Handle what is happening in a matter-of-fact kind of way. Relax, and you will be much more productive. You could be delighted by a call or an unexpected visit. A friend might drive a hard bargain, but he or she just wants to be with you. Tonight: Go along with a suggestion. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) A situation with a loved one will change. Do not interfere with

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FIFA court bans execs Blatter, Platini for eight years GRAHAM DUNBAR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ZURICH — Banished from soccer’s ruling body for eight years for unethical conduct, Sepp Blatter won’t give up the presidency of his beloved FIFA without a fight. “I will fight. I will fight until the end,” Blatter said Monday at a news conference that started 90 minutes after he and former protege Michel Platini were each banned by FIFA’s ethics committee. It was a stunning removal of world soccer’s most powerful leaders over a $2 million payment by FIFA to Platini, the president of European soccer’s ruling body UEFA. The payment is also the subject of a criminal

“I will fight. I will fight until the end. “ Sepp Blatter, FIFA president

investigation in Switzerland. “I’m sad. It can’t go on this way. It’s not possible,” said the 79-year-old Blatter, who has spent more than half his life working for soccer’s scandal-hit governing body. “After 40 years, it can’t happen this way. I’m fighting to restore my rights.” Already serving a provisional ban, the elected FIFA president and his long-time likely successor were kicked out of the sport just two months before 209 member

federations elect a new leader. Platini, a FIFA vice-president whose bid to succeed Blatter on Feb. 26 now looks over, described the proceedings as a “true mockery.” Their offences were judged to be conflict of interest and disloyalty to FIFA. They avoided life bans because corruption was not proven. Platini’s lawyer, Thibaud d’Ales, told The Associated Press it came as no surprise that the corruption charge had been dropped. “They used it with the sole purpose of dirtying Michel Platini, although they knew from the start it was an untenable argument,” D’Ales said. Guilty verdicts were expected. So were the subsequent denials of

wrongdoing and promises of urgent appeals to FIFA and the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Blatter’s defiant display was a bonus for international media summoned to FIFA’s former headquarters, just hundreds of meters (yards) from the new building where he spent eight hours with four ethics judges last Thursday. The choice of venue hinted at a vintage Blatter show. He did not disappoint. Blatter invoked Nelson Mandela within a minute, pointing to the spot where the iconic South African leader had lifted the World Cup trophy 11 years ago, when his country was chosen as the host nation for

the 2010 tournament. Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech, the Nobel organization and the United Nations were also referenced in a spirited 52-minute performance as he held court with more than 100 journalists. His last words were “I’ll be back, thank you.” Blatter’s trademark fighting talk was delivered while still sporting a strip of surgical tape on his right cheek after a minor medical procedure five days earlier. Blatter made it clear he regretted his current position but declared he was innocent of any wrongdoing. “I am not ashamed,” he said. “I am sorry that I am a punching ball.”

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With top managers available for free, rivals will feel less secure in their jobs ROB HARRIS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MUNICH — It’s like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo becoming available for absolutely nothing while still coveted stars of the game. But this is all happening off the field. Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola, two of soccer’s shrewdest minds and most successful coaches, are available — one right now, one at the end of the season — with no compensation fees required to buy them out of their contracts. They are for hire in contrasting circumstances but surely no less desirable. Mourinho’s reputation has been bruised by being fired for a second time by Chelsea. Guardiola is opting to walk away from Bayern Munich at the end of the season, leaving on his own terms in June just as he did at Barcelona. Their availability will put fear into current coaches at Europe’s leading clubs whose jobs just became a lot less secure. For an owner in need of a quick fix, Mourinho is immediately available and the next major vacancy could well be at Manchester United. Louis van Gaal has faced the wrath of United fans during a six-game winless run which includes embarrassing losses in succession to Premier League newcomers Bournemouth and Norwich. Lose again at Stoke on Saturday and his position could look even weaker. Mourinho and United sometimes seems a match destined to happen. For a club fixated on amassing commercially appealing players, who better to occupy the dugout than one of its biggest characters who brings a track record of glory? Mourinho seemed to try to seduce United two years ago before Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013. After revealing he pays for a subscription for United’s television channel, Mourinho ensured there was no

Jose Mourinho sits in the stands during the English League Championship soccer match at the AMEX Stadium, Brighton, England on Saturday. [AP PHOTO]

gloating after his Real Madrid team won at Old Trafford. Mourinho later portrayed it as his choice not to seek the United job, opting instead for a return to Stamford Bridge which lasted only 2 1/2 years. Now Mourinho could be the manager required to deliver that much-needed adrenalin shot to a disjointed squad, which has crashed out of the Champions League in the group stage after only just rejoining Europe’s elite. Although his Chelsea firing was over a “palpable discord” with his players as Mourinho presided over the worst-ever defence of a Premier League title, a good coach doesn’t suddenly become a dud within seven months. Mourinho’s desire to prowl the touchline again seemed clear at the weekend. The 52-year-old Portuguese is remaining in London, with a statement from his management company emphasizing: “He will not be taking a sabbatical, he isn’t tired, he doesn’t need it.” Mourinho’s next employer will be hoping his final months at Chelsea

were an aberration from a previously strong coaching career. Mourinho will have to cut out for good this time his confrontational manner in public after reneging on his “Happy One” pledge when returning to Chelsea in 2013. Medics, players, referees and the media were all in Mourinho’s firing line as his authority evaporated at Chelsea. Perhaps Real Madrid will decide that Rafa Benitez’s rift with the fans is so great that it’s worth bringing back the often-criticized Mourinho. But that could deny English football a potentially explosive crosstown managerial crosstown rivalry — by reuniting Mourinho and Guardiola in the same leagues. Even before Bayern Munich announced on Sunday that Guardiola would be leaving at the end of the season, the 44-year-old former Barcelona coach was already being linked with the Manchester City job still occupied by Manuel Pellegrini. “He is seeking a new challenge, and he almost apologized for that,” Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge told German daily Bild on Monday, a day after Guardiola’s

decision to leave at the end of the season was revealed. “I think I know where he is going,” Rummenigge added. “But I would like to leave the announcement to him or his new employer.” Pellegrini can hardly complain if his successor has already been lined up as he had been approached before the firing of Roberto Mancini, who had himself been lined up when Mark Hughes was dismissed in a chaotic coaching change at City. “Pep Guardiola will work here,” an unusually candid Pellegrini said over the weekend. “I don’t know if it will be next season here at City, or even at another club, but I am sure that one day he will come to the Premier League.” Although Guardiola has never worked in England, Manchester City has the Camp Nou ethos now engrained throughout the Abu Dhabi-owned club. On a day-to-day basis it is being run by former Barcelona executives Ferran Soriano and Txiki Begiristain. And it was while at Barcelona that Guardiola made an immediate impact as a first-time manager by sweeping to 14 titles over four seasons before joining Bayern. It is the Champions League acumen of two-time winners Mourinho and Guardiola that is most in demand at clubs. Premier League clubs are not viewed as a first-choice destination for stars at their peak, with Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo enticed by Real Madrid and Lionel Messi showing no desire to come to England. But with Juergen Klopp a recent arrival at Liverpool — and Diego Simeone linked with the Chelsea vacancy from next season — Mourinho finding another job in the Premier League and Guardiola making his debut would show that English coaching roles at least are still attractive to managers.

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Arsenal gets past Man City 2-1 in London JACK BEZANTS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON — Arsenal boosted its Premier League title hopes and dented Manchester City’s with a 2-1 victory over its rival at the Emirates Stadium on Monday. Theo Walcott gave Arsenal the lead with a ferocious low strike from the edge of the penalty area in the 33rd minute, and Olivier Giroud doubled the advantage with a clinical finish on the stroke of halftime. Yaya Toure pulled a goal back with a first-time, left-footed strike eight minutes from the end, but City could not find an equalizer. The win moves second-place Arsenal to 36 points, two behind leaders Leicester on 38. City is third on 32. “For us it was a vital game,” Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said. “It is too early to say to win the league but it strengthens our belief. You earn the right to win these games and it is important to realize you must fight for every game.” In the only bad news of the night for Gunners fans, Alexis Sanchez was scheduled to be named as a substitute against City but Wenger said he now expects the Chilean to return on Jan. 10. The striker has had a setback in recovering from a hamstring injury which has kept him out since Nov. 29. City welcomed striker Sergio Aguero back to the starting lineup for the first time since November and the first half was an intriguing encounter at times, with both teams passing the ball around confidently.

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TORONTO — For women with lowrisk pregnancies, babies delivered at home with a midwife are at no greater risk of harm than those born in hospital with a midwife’s assistance, an Ontario study has found. The three-year study of almost 23,000 pregnancies found the risk of adverse birth outcomes was low for both planned home and hospital deliveries, and differed little between the two groups, said lead researcher Eileen Hutton of the midwifery education program at McMaster University in Hamilton. “That was true both for women having their first babies and women having their second or subsequent babies,” said Hutton, noting that 35 per cent of those in the study were first-time mothers. The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, used 2006-2009 provincial health records to compare rates of stillbirth, neonatal death and adverse health conditions among newborns from almost 11,500 planned home births and an equal number of planned hospital births among women with low-risk pregnancies. A pregnancy is considered low risk when a woman does not have complications such as hypertension or diabetes related to gestation. Researchers found that 75 per cent of women who planned a home birth were able to deliver at home, while 97 per cent of those who chose to go to hospital gave birth in that environment as planned; emergency medical services were required for eight per cent of the women delivering at home — either before or after the birth — versus about two per cent in the hospital delivery group. The number of adverse outcomes for babies was almost identical for both groups: there were 12 stillbirths or neonatal deaths within 28 days of birth among the women who planned home deliveries, compared with 11 among those who chose to go to hospital. There were no maternal deaths. But researchers found that women

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“However, careful assessment is always essential to select the right women for out-of-hospital delivery.” Dr. Jennifer Blake, CEO of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecology of Canada

who delivered in hospital were more likely to have interventions such as pain relief, labour augmentation, assisted vaginal births or caesarean births, compared to those who delivered at home. Hutton suspects the differences may arise because women who intend to give birth at home may be “more intervention-adverse. For example, in terms of pain relief, they’re more inclined to think ‘I can manage without this and I trust my body and I’m going to do it.’ “There’s also probably the fact that you are at home, and in your home environment the physiological process of labour may work better,” she said. Midwifery, regulated in Ontario since 1994, is a publicly funded service; there are about 700 registered midwives in Ontario who provide

neonatal care to pregnant women, attend their deliveries and look after mother and baby following the birth. Midwives attend about 10 per cent of all births in the province, and about 20 per cent of those births occur at home. “Home birth, I think, is a very contentious topic in many circles,” said Hutton. “We have good reason to support women’s choice of having a home birth, but often women are looking for information to validate that choice. “So having studies like this one that can give us good information about outcomes for both the women and babies is important.” Dr. Jennifer Blake, CEO of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecology of Canada, called the study reassuring and helpful. “It is reassuring for those women who are found to be suitable candidates for planned birth, that this study is consistent with other research showing that it is a safe option,” Blake said by email. “However, careful assessment is always essential to select the right women for out-of-hospital delivery. The SOGC supports collaborative maternity care and the important role that midwives play in caring for healthy women with uncomplicated pregnancies.”

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hat could solve many of the world’s problems this holiday season? There’s no more sage advice than the words, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Yet time and again, the very opposite happens day after day in medicine, politics and unfortunately, even religion. I wonder what the Gods are thinking when they survey the world today? Confucius wrote in the Book of Rites in 500 B.C, “Do not take liberties with the Gods or weary them.” Today, we certainly must be pushing our limits of both. This year, people of all religions will celebrate their holy days at shrines around the world. TV will promote a message of love to millions. But the Gods must surely be tempted to interrupt and deliver a thunderous proclamation on a massive screen in the sky. They already show dead children washed up on Mediterranean shores and images of tens of thousands of people without food and shelter fleeing murderous conflicts in their home lands. And they could justifiably accuse world leaders of being totally inept and uncaring. Man’s inhumanity to man knows no bounds. Where is the “Do unto others?” I doubt that religion would escape the Gods’ thunder. Why wouldn’t they decry the so-called religious who have had 2,000 years to prevent the barbarities and human horror that are taking place today After all, it is not creatures from another planet who are killing innocent people. Rather, it’s religious sects that have been killing each other in the name of religion for 2,000 years. They might declare that all would find a special place in hell. But what would the Gods say about the western medical establishment? They no doubt would applaud its huge advances in medical treatment. But their praise may be short-lived. They might charge that physicians had forgotten one of the most cher-

ished parts of the Hippocratic Oath that stresses, “First, do no harm.” They might chastise doctors for their unholy alliance with pharmaceutical companies. Physicians, who have deviated so far from the Hippocratic edict, that it’s mind-boggling. They’ve also forgotten Voltaire, the French philosopher, who counselled, “the art of medicine is amusing the patient while nature cures the disease.” So what has happened? Rather than using good sense, treatment is now guided by multinational drug companies who have seduced doctors and the North American public into believing there is a convenient pill to ease every ache and pain. The primary motive of corporations is to program people into believing they’re ill and need a variety of questionable and often dangerous medications. Meantime, so many in the rest of the world suffer malnutrition, homelessness, with no resource for pills for their pain. I’m sure the Gods would agree that our world is doomed unless we stop polluting the land, sea and air. Yet, they would wonder why there is no hue and cry about how humans are polluting their own bodies. They would cite no better example than one in four North Americans taking cholesterol-lowering drugs. I believe the Gods would shake their heads in dismay and warn that something has gone horribly wrong with the judgement of the medical profession. My readers know that my opinion does not coincide with those of our medical establishment. It may also be that I’m not in harmony with the Gods either. If so, I will receive proper punishment when I finally arrive at their destination. But if I’m consigned to that fate, I believe I will face crowded accommodation. In this holiday season it is truly appalling to witness the utter human depravity inflicted on so many innocents and the cruelties suffered by uprooted families. So it would be wise for those in authority to be deeply concerned. Confucius could be right when he warned, that “it is dangerous to take liberties with Gods or weary them.” And where is the “Do unto others?” For medical tips see www.docgiff.com. For comments info@docgiff.com.

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Descent into the world of addiction Horrific tale of how once ‘happy-go-lucky’ cheerleader spiralled downward and died of a drug overdose “Early recognition plus appropriate treatment really minimizes the ongoing impact of a mental illness,” he explained. “We know, for example, that youth in particular, each time they have an episode, they don’t always come back to the same level of functioning they did previously.” Kuperis said CAPSU will have a specialized team, “made up of a child psychiatrist, psychiatric nurses with specialties in child and youth mental health, mental health clinicians, social workers, occupational and recreational therapists.” He added, “Having this expertise in one place is going to be crucial.” Surrey is also looking to approach the issue of youth mental health and addiction from a technological angle. Last week, it was announced the City of Surrey, Volken Recovery Academy and Surrey Firefighters Society together contributed $1.25 million for a new SFU chair position to dig into how non-invasive technologies can help both with diagnosis and recovery in youth addiction and mental health.

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very time Rick Falcon thought his teenaged daughter Adriana hit rock bottom, he was wrong. Her descent into the dark world of addiction happened so quickly he said he almost couldn’t take a breath. It was a 14-month whirlwind from when the trouble began to when she died. “These kids don’t usually aspire to put down a GI Joe and pick up a meth pipe,” he said firmly. “Something pushed them to that.” For Adriana, who overdosed at just 15 years old, Falcon said it was a sexual assault. “She was just never the same. She just never, ever was the same,” said Falcon. “She wasn’t her age anymore. She still had braces on when she died.” Adriana’s life was forever changed the night of July 7, 2012. That’s the night of an alleged rape, believed to have happened on White Rock’s East Beach after a group of strangers crashed a party the teen was attending. She was 13. As Falcon understands it, people began to leave and eventually, Adriana was alone with the unknown boys. “We surmised that at one point the other girls left and Adriana was led a short distance with these other guys who then assaulted her.”

he didn’t tell her parents until the next day. They rushed her to Surrey Memorial Hospital where she was checked out by a nurse and rape was confirmed. His once “happy-go-lucky” daughter, a cheerful cheerleader, became withdrawn. She would turn the TV up loud at night and leave her lights on to help her sleep. She began to drink heavily and on more than one occasion, was found in a South Surrey park after passing out drunk. “She wasn’t a recreational drinker,” Falcon said. “She drank to numb herself. She drank to forget.” From drinking, Adriana went to marijuana. From there, she began taking speed and ecstasy. Then it was meth and heroin. She would take off for days, staying in crack houses. Several missing persons cases were opened up. She wouldn’t post on social media during these episodes. “She’d be gone. She would just disappear,” said Falcon. “It just rollercoastered. It got worse and worse.” Her parents didn’t know what to do. Falcon said they’d never dealt with addiction in his family. “It literally became everything was on crisis mode trying to save her,” he said, “trying to keep her alive.” Falcon said he wishes there had been more supports for Adriana. For more well-off families, rehab is an option. “Working class people like ourselves, middle-class, we don’t have $20,000 to throw down for two months at a facility,” said Falcon. “There’s nothing

D Adriana Falcon died of an overdose at just 15 years old after the trauma of a sexual assault spun her life out of control.

that’s going to help you unless you want help. Everything is voluntary. “Our argument is, and still stands, is that your brain at a certain point is still developing cognitively and to put these recreational drugs like heroin and meth, it just wreaks all kinds of havoc. They cannot think for themselves rationally at a certain point.” It was B.C. law, said Falcon, that made it difficult to make decisions on her behalf. He believes treatment should become involuntary at some point. “I’m not looking at Johnny smoking a joint in his mom’s basement. I’m talking about people in the league of where Adriana was . . . . Whether they want to admit it or not, they need help.”

alcon said the closure of Riverview Hospital really pushed all these problems to the streets. “You see young people out there. There’s not enough resources and not enough involuntary ways to help them.” He said the family tried everything they could think of to help Adriana, and was even successful in getting her certified. They called Surrey RCMP’s Car67 program and Adriana was taken to Surrey Memorial Hospital for psychiatric evaluation. “There I was at 2:30 a.m., on the phone yelling at them to not let her out, telling them she was brought there for a reason. After a lot of fighting, they kept her there and ended up certifying her,” said Falcon. But she exercised her right to a review.

“Adriana can present herself very well. She’s a smart girl, very articulate, she managed to get herself decertified,” said Falcon. That was December, 2012. On Sept. 3, 2013, Adriana was dead. The 15-year-old was found in a boarding house in Vancouver. What caused her death, according to a toxicology report, was an overdose of meth and heroin. Falcon has been told she was in the company of a 26-year-old man. According to Vancouver Police Department, they conducted “two very thorough” investigations, “one after the initial event and a second following a review by the BC Coroner’s Service.” But the file was turned over to the coroner for final review “as it was determined that her death was not caused by the culpable actions of another person.” More than two years later, the family is still fighting for that coroner’s report, still in the dark about what exactly happened to their daughter. ‘EPIDEMIC’ OF KIDS IN CRISIS Sadly, stories of local children and youth struggling with mental health and addiction are far too common. Visits to local emergency rooms for such young people are dramatically on the rise. The number of children between six and 17 years old appearing at Surrey Memorial Hospital’s emergency room to be treated for mental illness jumped from 916 in 2007 to more than 2,400 in 2014. In fact, Surrey sees the highest num-

ber of children and youth with mental health issues in the whole region, reports Fraser Health. “These are almost epidemic proportions,” said Jane Adams, CEO of Surrey Hospital and Outpatient Foundation.

he rise comes alongside inadequate resources in B.C., which has just six youth mental health beds — all of them in Vancouver at B.C. Children’s Hospital. There is not a single “stabilization” bed in all of the Fraser Health Authority dedicated to young people. This startling trend led to Fraser Health’s decision to create a state-ofthe-art 10-bed Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Stabilization Unit), to be located in the old emergency department of Surrey Memorial Hospital. Fraser Health has committed $4.7 million in capital funding, and another $4 million in funding per year to operate and staff it. Meanwhile, Surrey Hospital and Outpatient Foundation has been fundraising for the additional $2 million needed. CAPSU will provide patients with five to seven day stays during times of crisis. Stan Kuperis is Fraser Health’s director of mental health and substance use services and is leading up CAPSU. He says it’s estimated 800 children and youth will use the facility annually. “We want to intervene quite intensively,” said Kuperis, noting the unit will be for “crisis situations.” Kuperis said it’s been proven that earlier intervention means better outcomes.

onna Jones is the City of Surrey’s lead on Innovation Boulevard. She was heavily involved in discussions about the creation of the new SFU chair position, which is currently being recruited for. “This is to come at the issue of mental health and addictions from another angle and that is by using technologies to detect and address these issues – so not just pharmaceuticals and traditional methods of detection,” said Jones. The number of youth struggling with these issues is “frightening,” according to Jones. “The problem exists and it needs to be addressed,” stressed Jones. “Early treatment and intervention and getting to those young people early so those downstream results that often come with untreated or under treated situations, issues of addiction, issues of increased crime on our streets, getting in front of that is crucial.” But any changes to come are too late for the Falcons. Falcon praised the new psychiatric beds but said if children aren’t receiving proper treatment, “all the beds in the world won’t matter. “Adriana did not have much in the way of interaction or treatment,” he noted, “to the point she wondered why she was there. What it mainly did was keep her off the streets and from accessing drugs. So yes, a step in the right direction but it should be coupled with appropriate treatment.” Today, Falcon is still fighting to get Adriana’s coroner’s report and is unarguably a different person after losing a child. “As cliché as it sounds, you really look at life differently,” said Falcon. “I guess you honestly realize that it could all be over in an instant. Even being judgmental, saying, ‘Oh that kid’s just whacked out.’ “These are kids that are in trouble, that need help, some of these kids are Adriana.”

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