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More stabbings happen in Israel Since mid-September, near-daily Palestinian stabbing, shooting and car ramming attacks have killed 20 Israelis and an American student. At least 120 Palestinians have died. » News, 4

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OTTAWA — There is no guarantee the federal government will meet its promise to resettle 10,000 Syrians by year end, but the Liberals remain confident that resettling more than twice as many by the end of February is possible, Immigration Minister John McCallum said Wednesday. There are too many factors beyond the government’s control to say with certainty 10,000 people will arrive in the next eight days, McCallum said. They include weather and the reality that some Syrians aren’t prepared to leave as quickly as the government wants them too. “We are moving heaven and earth to get them here as quickly as we can, but to do it in a way that is correct and appropriate and takes due concern for security, medical and other issues,” he said. “We are sticking to our target of 10,000 by the end of the year, but there are challenges and it’s less possible to guarantee that than it is the 25,000 target. But we are still committed to it, and we are still working very hard to achieve it.” During the election, the Liberals promised to bring 25,000

Canadian Minister of Immigration John McCallum, centre, talks to a Syrian family soon to be resettled in Canada on Sunday in Amman, Jordan. [AP PHOTO]

Syrian refugees into Canada by the end of the year. In November, the Liberals amended that promise saying the government would bring in 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of February with the first 10,000 to have landed by year end. As of Dec. 21, 1,869 Syrians had arrived. A further 298 were scheduled to arrive in Montreal Wednesday night. McCallum did not pro-

vide specific details on how the remainder could be brought to Canada by Dec. 31. McCallum said the outpouring of supporting from Canadians, including millions donated by the private sector, suggest everyone is on side with the totality of the effort and not anxious about the deadlines being changed. But Opposition immigration critic Michelle Rempel said the Liberals absolutely need to be

held accountable for the figure and deadline. Their entire narrative during the election was about hammering the previous Conservative government over the smaller number of refugees it was bringing in, she said. “This was a campaign wedge issue the Liberals used during the election, one-upping everyone,” she said. “You can’t come forward saying you are going to lead without having a plan and from day one, they have not had a plan.” McCallum denied Wednesday there were politics at play in the setting of targets and deadlines the Liberals have now been forced to change several times. He said the historic nature of the program means immigration officials are learning as they go. Why the February target is still feasible is because of the amount of time between now and then, McCallum said. “Today’s the 23rd of December, so we have eight days or nine days between now and the end of the year. So if there’s bad weather, or if there’s people wanting to delay their flight for whatever reason, then it’s much more difficult to deal with that over a period of eight days than over a period of 60 days,” he said.

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raising an impressive $3,600 in donations. All the proceeds will go to supporting deserving athletes and programs with Pacific Sport. An trend developing this year is the number of young adults, 18-21, using the service, according to Constable Gary O’Brien, the RCMP’s liaison for ORN. “From a policing perspective, this is encouraging and shows us

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Don’t expect a white Christmas in Nanaimo SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Dreaming of a white Christmas in Canada? Your odds are about 50/50, according to the national Weather Network. Meteorologists for the weather station are predicting that half of all Canadians can expect to see white stuff blanket the ground on Christmas, even in some areas that stay green for most of the year. But it appears that snow lovers on Vancouver Island are out of luck again this year, as is most of the south coast. A white Christmas — defined by the station as snow cover of at least two centimetres as of 7 a.m. on Christmas — may be in reach for Vancouver residents. The Weather Network gives the city a “slight chance” for snow, while the province’s capital, Victoria, has the same likelihood. Still, that’s better odds than what the service is giving some urban centres in central and eastern Canada. Toronto, London, Montreal and Ottawa have each been given a fat “no chance” for snow on Christmas, as have Fredericton, Halifax and Charlottetown. The Weather Network predicted in its ‘Ho! Ho! Snow Report’ that “warmth will be the big story leading up to Christmas across central and eastern Canada as parts of southern Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes,” while the West Coast will see chillier-than normal conditions.

“While the vast majority of southern Ontario, Southern Quebec and Atlantic Canada will see a green Christmas, there will be varying amounts of snow cover as you move west from Lake Superior across the Prairies,” said Chris Scott, the network’s chief meteorologist. “Most of British Columbia, with the exception of the lowest elevations along the south coast, will also see a white Christmas.” Snow is not projected for Nanaimo on Christmas, nor for Ladysmith, Courtenay, or Campbell River on Christmas Day. If the Island does see any snow, it will likely fall by this morning and it will fall in Nanaimo and the surrounding region, including Parksville and Qualicum Beach, said Environment Canada meteorologist Lisa Coldwells. “The only way we’re going to get snow on the Island in the next couple of days is there are low-pressure areas that are sneaking down the coast,” she said Wednesday. The system could potentially suck in cold air from Howe Sound, producing conditions cold enough for wet snow. “Then it dries up (and) we’re looking at a present for Christmas Day,” Coldwells said. “The sun is going to be shining.”

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‘Twas the Night Before Christmas ‘Daily News’ reporter Spencer Anderson adds a Vancouver Island twist to the classic old poem SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

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was the night before Christmas on Vancouver Isle And no one was complaining (at least, not for a while). The lawns and the streets were snow-free, per norm, And no ferries were cancelled due to breakdown or storm. The Malahat flowed with the greatest of ease as the cars winded down past the boulders and trees. The marijuana dispensaries glowed in the light as the customers left with their eyes strangely bright. Construction had ceased at the Colliery dam, and the storefronts were lined with cakes, chocolate and spam. But the eve was so quiet, something didn’t seem right. Not unlike an abandoned downtown hotel site.

When out of the fog there arose such a racket, City council would have had a hard time to match it. A sleigh had emerged on the Plaza of Krall, And out stepped Saint Nick, red-hooded and tall. ‘Now let’s take a look,’ said the holiday sprite, ‘to see what the folks want for Christmas tonight.’ Santa pulled out his list, as well as his glasses To study the asks of the Island-based masses. First on the list was a passenger ferry, So that people could travel without burden or tarry. ‘That could be a problem,’ said the kindly old elf ‘Perhaps they would settle for peace or good health.’ Number two on the list was full legalization of the demon’s weed, pot, just like any libation. Santa puffed on his pipe (no, it’s not what you’re thinking).

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Santa muttered a word which was most out of season, ‘Are these people devoid of all good sense and reason?!’ But Saint Nick heard a sound, and moved left his head. He saw a small child, who was far from her bed. ‘I heard your sleigh, Santa,’ she said with no fear. ‘Can I tell you what I’d like for Christmas this year?’ The girl spoke of kindness, of helping out others. Of treating each person like sisters or brothers. The old man’s eyes crinkled and he gathered her up, He took her back home and tucked her in like a pup. Once outside he walked back to his reindeer with cheer. For after all, Christmas comes just once a year. – THE END

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“Trudeau’s got me beat,’ he thought, wordlessly blinking. ‘I’m zero for two,’ he said, mildly sweating. Number three: a more thorough city manager vetting. ‘I won’t touch that one,’ Saint Nick said with a frown. ‘I’ll leave that to elected officials in town.’

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Several seats on the board of directors of the Nanaimo Economic Development Corporation are up for grabs. Applications are being sought to fill the positions on the governing body of the city-owned, non-profit corporation, with submissions from candidates being accepted until Jan. 21 at 4 p.m. Nanaimo city councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nominating committee will ultimately be tasked

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015

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Residents urged to cut down on holiday waste SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Residents are being urged to use reuse as many materials as possible to cut down on waste during the holiday season, but indications are they may already be getting the message. The city historically reports a spike in garbage volume in the two weeks after Christmas in the form of packaging and other discarded holiday material. But Brian Denbigh, Nanaimo’s acting sanitation and recycling manager, said there has been a noticeable decline in Christmastime garbage in recent years. “People are getting a lot more

environmentally conscious,” he said. Many items from Christmas can be recycled, including paper gift wrapping and envelopes. But others, like plastic foil wrapping, ribbons and other forms of packaging are not, and end up in the landfill. For years, the message to shoppers has been to buy and use less by doing things like making a donation to a charity in a recipient’s name, buying recreation passes or giving, or products that are grown or made locally as a gift. Alternative packaging like reusable gift bags are also encourages, since Canadians consume an estimated 40

square kilometres of forest a year from gift wrapping. Denbigh said residents have caught on. “The trending has been to shift away from that,” he said. “Nanaimo’s been doing very well for their food waste and recycling.” Garbage collection in the city will continue as scheduled, but residents who have extra household garbage can buy additional garbage bag tags, he added. Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255

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Christmas Eve Day and Boxing Day are the busiest days of the Christmas season at the Nanaimo Airport, and officials ask travellers to plan accordingly. Airport president Mike Hooper said people should arrive at the airport between one and one and a half hours before their flight on those days. He said approximately 40 volunteers from the Blue Navigator organization will be on hand at the airport during the Christmas season to help people find their flights, or with any other travelling problems they have. “If we do have snow during Christmas, the airport has a full fleet of snow-clearing equipment

so we’re not anticipating any problems,” Hooper said. BC Ferries is also expecting a busy few days. Spokeswoman Deb Marshall said the peak travel times on the ferries is Dec. 23 and Dec. 27. She said Christmas Eve is typically busy in the morning, and then slows down as the day progresses. “From Dec. 26-28, we would suggest that ferry travellers plan to head to the ferries early in the morning or later in the day if they haven’t made reservations,” Marshall said. “We have lots of extra sailings over Christmas, and people should check out our website (www. bcferries.com) for more information.”

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The spirit of the season is alive and well in Nanaimo, with many people setting aside their time and money to help the city’s less-fortunate. They include the Salvation Army, which will be hosting a free turkey dinner today, thanks to two anonymous donors. Volunteers at the city’s 7-10 Club will also host a breakfast and dinner on Christmas Day. Donna Lynn Phillips, food service manager for Nanaimo’s Salvation Army, said there were no plans to

hold a sit-down Christmas meal at downtown’s New Hope Centre until Tuesday. That’s when she said the two donors contacted the Salvation Army and said they would pay for the meal, and preparations began in earnest to put together a turkey dinner for hundreds of people. The Salvation Army is also providing a free seniors’ dinner today in which the meals are delivered to their homes. “We’ll be holding our Christmas dinner (today) between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., but if we’re really busy,

we’ll continue to serve dinner past 5:30 p.m.,” Phillips said. Gord Fuller, chairman of the 7-10 Club, and dozens of volunteers will be up early Christmas morning preparing breakfast for those in need. It’s the sixth year that the club has held a free Christmas breakfast, and Fuller said more than 250 people are expected to attend. The breakfast will take place at the club’s headquarters at 285 Prideaux St., between 9 a.m. and noon. “There will be lots of food, so there’s no fear that we’ll run out,” Fuller said.

As well, Fuller said the 7-10 Club will partner with a number of private citizens to host a Christmas dinner later in the day at Generations Church, 1300 Princess Royal Ave., from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Robert.Barron @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234 » 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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Retailers enjoy annual increase in business DARRELL BELLAART DAILY NEWS

Nanaimo retailers are enjoying a brisk trade as year-end approaches. Woodgrove Centre, the largest mall on Vancouver Island, saw an increase in business this year – an indication of a strong Island economy. “Traffic’s great,” said Julia Down, Woodgrove manager. “We’re up 3.7 per cent year-to-date. “We’re going to see just under six million visitors, 5.9 million.” Business is steady too, at Nanaimo North Town Centre, the Harbour City’s second-largest mall. “Right now we’re confident we’re thriving and seeing great traffic at NNTC,” said Dan Fraser, mall manager. Fraser said the year has been good, and next year will be even better. He said he’s “excited” Sun Life Financial will move from Turner Road location to NNTC Feb. 1. “That’s 40 offices right here by centre court,” Fraser said.

And Lowe’s Canada will soon occupy the space vacated by Target. “It’s going to be great,” Fraser said. Dow said a weak dollar and strong tourism both helped drive sales up throughout the year. “It’s definitely an increase. We’ve been up every single month except January, and we were flat that month,” Dow said. “Financial analysts are saying B.C. will lead the country for growth this year and I think the strong U.S. dollar is keeping people home. I know there is an increase in tourism, and I know that’s definitely benefiting us as well.” With year-end a week away, she expects the trend to continue through December. Despite recent interest in Black Friday sales, Boxing Day “should be our biggest day of the year,” Dow said. Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235

Woodgrove Centre in Nanaimo is full of shoppers during the Christmas holiday season. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

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The president of the society that operates the embattled Parksville Community and Conference Centre has resigned. Kirk Walper gave the society his resignation letter last week. Walper and PCCC executive director Margaret Spruitt have appeared before city council twice this month and faced a tough line of questioning about the facility’s budget and direction from councillors. The PCCC’s 2016 budget was approved by council this month — the vote was 5-1 with Coun. Sue Powell opposed. The PCCC expects to have $431,258 of income in 2016, $247,294 (57 per cent) of which comes from the taxpayers of the city in the form of a subsidy. Council had a staff recommendation at the Dec. 8 meeting to renew the operating agreement between the city and the society for five years, but tabled that motion. The current agreement expires Dec. 31. Kirk Oates is the councillor who serves as the liaison to the PCCC society. He said of Walper’s letter of resignation: “it’s not flattering.” He

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“Maybe this ($250,000 annually) is the cost of doing business and we have to just suck it up.” Kirk Oates, councillor

also said he’s hopeful the society’s board “can elect a new board and get on with business.” Oates also said the roughly $250,000 the society gets in taxpayer dollars every year “jumps out at you in the budget.” He also said he believes the centre could generate more revenue. “Given the amount of time the lights are off over there, it would lead you to believe we could get more revenue out of the place.” Both Oates and Walper said there needs to be a better understanding by everyone, some clarity, regarding the centre’s mandate. In an appearance before council earlier this month, Walper spoke about the differences between a community centre model and a conference centre model, suggesting more focus on the latter to generate more

would like to see the city-owned building and property donated to the Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness, but fellow councillors expressed hesitation at last week’s budget meeting when Grier introduced the idea. The building sits behind the Benjamin Moore paint store along McVickers Street and has been empty for at least five years, Parksville and Dis-

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revenue would squeeze non-profit community groups out of the centre. “Maybe this ($250,000 annually) is the cost of doing business and we have to just suck it up,” said Oates. A day after submitting his resignation letter, Walper said he was “frustrated with how a couple of things were handled.” He also said he resigned because the president’s position was demanding more time recently than he was able to commit. He also defended the centre’s operations. “I don’t think there’s a big problem in what’s happening at the centre,” said Walper. “I think it’s operating very efficiently. I don’t know that there’s much more business out there to pick up. If its duty is to be a community centre, I think it does a good job at that.” “If there are changes to happen here, I’m not the one to spearhead it.” Mayor Marc Lefebvre said “it’s time to revisit the operating agreement” between the city and the society. He also said there may be ways the centre could bring in more business. “I’m just one member of council,” said the mayor, “but I think we have to consider the revenue side.”

trict Chamber of Commerce executive director Kim Burden confirmed. Mayor Marc Lefebvre said city council has been “frustrated” by this issue for years. “Sometimes you want to take the bull by the horns,” he said. “We’ll need to look at getting public input . . . the grenade has gone off.” — PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS

A pizza robbery, a beer-fridge heist and a man whose purse was snatched are some unsolved crimes Nanaimo RCMP are working on this month. A man riding a motorized scooter through a lane-way had his purse snatched, as he rode behind 475 Nicol St. on Dec. 14. A stocky First Nations man, 20-25 years old, five foot six, who wore a large black jacket with a reflective “X” on the back is sought for the crime. While delivering pizza to an address on Connaught Street Dec. 12 a man was confronted by two men who took his pizza and ran into nearby bushes. One wore a black hoodie with a white shirt and black pants. The other wore grey pants, a gray hat and black jacket. Beer was taken Dec. 15 by someone who broke into a Ford F150 truck in the driveway of a home in the 800-block of Linwood Lane. A beer fridge in the garage was also accessed using the remote door opener. An unlocked Ford Escape parked in the 3800-block of Stronach Drive was rummaged through and belongings strewn on the street Dec. 14, between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. An unoccupied home in the 500-block of Cumberland Place was broken into and vandalized Dec. 15. On Dec. 16, an unknown person stole an i-Phone and an i-Pad from a bus at 321 Wallace St. On Sunday, a man took a mountain bike locked up outside in front of a home at 645 Selby St. The silver and black bike has a 28-inch frame, purple shocks. The suspect is white, approximately 20, about five foot 10 and wore a black hoodie.

That same day, a bike was stolen from the backyard of a home in the 700-block of Arbutus Avenue. The two-tone purple and orange Specialized BMX was also locked. Some time between Saturday 6 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m. a garage at 145 Prideaux St was broken into. Nothing was taken. On Sunday, a home in the 2100-block of Cinnabar Drive was broken into through a rear balcony. DVDs, Wii games and a console, X-box console, flat screen television, five pieces of Pandora jewelry and two Dell laptops were taken. A home in the 900-block Townsite Road was broken into through the basement door Dec. 12. Items stolen include a 42-inchToshiba TV, a one-TB hard drive, USB station, and approximately 50 South Pacific masks and various paintings. On Dec. 14, at 7:25 a.m. a woman ran away after she was confronted while rummaging through a green SUV parked in the 700-block of Drake Street. She is described as white, heavy set and approximately five foot five. A Lenovo ThinkPad T450 laptop was reported stolen Dec. 14 from BC Hydro, at 400 Madsen Rd. The machine, serial # PC06KSLL was taken between Dec. 7 and Dec. 11. About 60 metres of heavy, #6 gauge copper wire was stolen from the Green Lake trestle off Aulds Rd. Dec. 14. Thieves broke into a length of plastic pipe running the length of the trestle to get at the wire. A home in the 5000-block of Somerset Drive was entered through a side window and a surveillance video and computer passwords were stolen Dec. 15.

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EDITORIAL

Time is now to repeal Canada’s archaic spanking law Y ou don’t see a lot of parents smacking their kids these days, in public at least. By and large Canadians are uncomfortable with big people hitting little ones. Those who do, risk being rebuked, or worse. It’s been socially unacceptable for a generation or more. Every school-age child in the country knows that hands are for helping, not hurting. It’s drummed into them from day one. So Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is fully justified in planning to repeal a controversial section of the Criminal Code that protects parents who still feel that spanking a child is a legitimate way to get across a disciplinary message. Repeal will send a powerful and welcome signal

that physically punishing children is harmful, outdated and unacceptable. The law in question is Section 43 of the code. It shields parents, teachers and others who resort to “reasonable” force to correct kids in their care. This Protection of Persons in Authority section of the code, dating back to 1892, is a throwback to Victorian times when it was common practice to strike women, children, prisoners and even employees. It has been upheld as lawful by the Supreme Court as recently as 2004, but even then the justices were split 6 to 3, and deeply concerned that their decision not be interpreted as a licence to hurt children. Their obvious discomfort heavily influenced their ruling.

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They felt the need to issue stern guidelines that spanking children under age two or over 12 was going too far. So was striking a child in the head or using objects such as belts or rulers. They also said the law did not sanction “outbursts of violence against a child motivated by anger or animated by frustration.” But in a society where we don’t let adults strike each other we shouldn’t let adults hit children. A good parent will have better resources in their toolkit than the adage that sparing the rod spoils the child. As for the court’s concern that parents who use only “the mildest forms of assault” may find themselves charged if Section 43 is repealed, that fear may be overblown in this day and age.

It’s hard to imagine the Crown, in 2015, abusing the court’s time with a parent who has tapped a toddler’s bottom. Even so, any adult who feels the need to strike a child should be prepared to answer to a judge. What the government should be doing is putting this before Parliament for careful scrutiny and debate, and making a positive case for the change. Given that polls suggest that Canadians are split on the issue, Ottawa should be bringing people along, not springing a surprise on them almost as an afterthought. Moreover the government needs to provide some assurance to Parliament and the country, and a strong message to the justice system, that parents won’t be jailed, families

broken up or children taken into care because of a slap on the bottom, unless there’s evidence of more serious abuse. Section 265 of the Criminal Code, on assault, could be amended to provide for counselling or fines for minor cases, to reflect society’s disapproval. The fact is that public attitudes in Canada are shifting against physically punishing children, and that’s a trend to be encouraged. Repealing Section 43 will help ensure that spanking’s days are done.

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Kudos to both Tracy Samra as well as city council for a zero-tax increase for 2016 year. The proposed fire hall at Hammond Bay was the most ridiculous suggestion made in years, one huge white elephant. Thankfully city council realized this and scrapped it. At last it would appear, Nanaimo will be operated by fiscal prudence. Pat Maguire Nanaimo

Differences between B.C., Alberta are clear Good government is the B.C. Liberal government and bad government is the Alberta NDP government. Alberta’s NDP government now spends $6.5 billion per year more than the B.C. Liberal government, yet B.C. still delivers expansive social programs and services to its residents. Alberta could save $1,539 per person per year by spending at B.C. levels. Alberta is now borrowing for day to day operational spending, ramping up debt, deficits and debt interest payments. By cutting spending by 13.2 per cent bringing spending down to B.C. government levels, the government of Alberta could eliminate much of it’s deficit. The present unemployment rate in Alberta is seven per cent compared to B.C., at 6.3 per cent. Former Social Credit premier WAC Bennett of B.C. once said, “The NDP could never operate a peanut stand.” The former NDP government in B.C., Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Nova Scotia were all shown the door out by the taxpayers. Alberta and B.C. both enjoy being a HAVE province and both are the only two provinces in Canada with a AAA credit rating.

That should change in Alberta shortly as Mooney’s credit agency has told the Alberta NDP government that if it does not change its spending policies, the triple AAA will be taken away, leaving B.C. as the only province in Canada with a AAA credit rating, something to be very proud and part of. Joe Sawchuk Duncan

New MP, MLAs could aid city in getting funding Re: ‘The other side of a 0% tax hike has problems’ (Opinion, Daily News, Dec. 23) Mr. Walton suggests that whilst he can accept a nil increase in property

taxes for this year, he would not like to see this trend to continue in subsequent years. Every operation whether private or public needs to grow it’s revenue, on the assumption that it is using the existing funds to the best advantage. Nanaimo has a very expensive fire department compared to cities of similar size. When we have many private garden service operators, why can’t many of the park department services be put out to tender? Why is it that home owners have to pay for water and garbage services when they do not use them? There is an effective six-month penalty if you wish to put these services on a vacation hold. No doubt there are other functions, including the council itself, that could be more effectively managed.

By limiting the funds council has to work with, these efficiencies can be examined. Our new interim city manager is on the right track. It seems to me that our two MLA’s could do more in getting provincial funding and hopefully our new MP can justify her existence with some federal dollars as well. Malcolm Berry Nanaimo Letters must include your hometown and a daytime phone number for verification purposes only. Letters must include your first name (or two initials) and last name. We reserve the right to edit letters for clarity, taste, legality and for length. Unsigned letters and letters of more than 300 words will not be accepted. Email to: yourletters@nanaimodailynews.com

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POT LAWS

Some Canadians are left in limbo As Liberals prepare to legalize and regulate marijuana, some users of medical cannabis have legal woes LAURA KANE THE CANADIAN PRESS

VANCOUVER — While Rose Miranda waits for her April court date to face potential charges of possession for the purpose of trafficking, the 65-year-old retired education assistant can’t take cannabis for her arthritis. Mounties have also banned her from visiting or contacting anyone at Phoenix Pain Management Society, the medical marijuana dispensary where she was volunteering when she was arrested in Nanaimo. “I love Baby Trudeau, but he says, ’We’re going to fix this.’ When? Meanwhile, I have clients who don’t have their medication,” Miranda said. “I take care of people who are housebound, people in wheelchairs and people who are poor. They need their medication and right now they can’t access it.” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to legalize and regulate marijuana but no timeline is in sight. Meantime, cannabis-related crimes continue to tie up police and court resources, leaving some feeling like they’re in legal limbo. Miranda began using medical marijuana about two years ago, after she said prescription drugs turned her brain into “mush.” She began volunteering at Phoenix, primarily to educate seniors about cannabis as a pain-relief option. Nanaimo RCMP raided three dispensaries, including Phoenix, on Dec. 1. Selling pot over the counter — whether medical or recreational — remains illegal in Canada, and Mounties sent warning letters weeks before executing search warrants. “They came in like a SWAT team, guns out, ’Hands up!,’ screaming, yelling, terrifying everybody who was in there,” said Miranda. She said police body-searched everyone, including an elderly volunteer with a cane, before handcuffing them and taking them to jail. There, she said, she sat in a freezing cell wearing only a cotton shirt and pants for more than 10 hours. Two days later, she said she wound up in hospital with chest pains. Const. Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP said he couldn’t comment directly on any dispens-

Rose Miranda, in Nanaimo on Thursday, has arthritis and volunteers at the Phoenix Pain Management Society in Nanaimo. She was swept up in the raids a couple weeks ago at the clinic, was held in custody and now faces criminal charges. [CHAD HIPOLITO/THE CANADIAN PRESS]

aries that were raided, but officers acted professionally at all times. “I believe most of the scenes were videotaped, so if there’s any evidence our police officers were (heavy-handed), that will certainly come out,” he said. O’Brien said there is evidence that some stores were selling to minors but he could not say which ones and the investigations are ongoing. The RCMP’s raids on B.C.’s pot shops are unusual. But across Canada, charges for cannabis possession remain relatively common and have increased over the past decade.

Last year, 24,542 people were charged with marijuana possession, up from 18,953 in 2004. Charges for the crime hit a peak in 2011, with 27,997 people charged. Simon Fraser University criminologist Neil Boyd found in a 2013 study that the Vancouver police rarely recommended charging individuals for cannabis possession as a singular offence, while the RCMP was mostly responsible for a two-fold increase in charges over a decade in B.C. Boyd said the federal government should consider immediately decriminalizing possession for personal

use, while it works out the details of legalization. “It would send a message that we don’t want law enforcement to be particularly focused on possession,” he said. “I think it’s a very small first step. We have tons of evidence globally that decriminalizing possession has no impact on rates of use or harms.” Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, when asked whether she’d consider immediately decriminalizing possession, said charging for criminal offences is an enforcement issue.

“Marijuana is still a Schedule 2 controlled substance under the (Controlled Drugs and Substances) Act and we’ll be further considering that as we move forward.” National RCMP spokeswoman Const. Annie Delisle said while the government designs a regime to legalize marijuana, the RCMP is still mandated to enforce current laws. Ujjal Dosanjh, a former federal Liberal health minister and B.C. premier, said decriminalizing possession of small amounts for personal use was a good idea, but anything larger would require a regulatory regime.

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A condominium owner in Richmond has filed a human rights complaint against his strata council’s decision to run meetings entirely in Mandarin. Andreas Kargut said the strata’s

refusal to conduct the meetings in English discriminates against some residents, despite meeting minutes and other documents later being translated. “I felt really discriminated against,” said Kargut, who served on the Wellington Court strata council from

2003 to 2014. He said the complaint, submitted to the province’s human-rights tribunal, was a last resort after his protests fell on deaf ears. The strata council ignored a recommendation from the building’s property management company to

hire an independent translator for all meetings and instead enlisted the services of someone who was unable to handle the task, he added. No laws require English be used at strata meetings and Mandarin is spoken by as many as 70 per cent of

those living in the complex, which is near Vancouver International Airport. Ed Mao, head of the Wellington Court strata, said council never said it would exclude English, but members find it more efficient to use Mandarin during meetings.

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Extradition case to be reviewed by minister able passage of time and the possibility new facts have emerged since the Conservative government ordered the woman to surrender for extradition to the U.S. In November 2012, then justice minister Rob Nicholson ordered the woman be surrendered to the United States, prompting her to seek a judicial review of the decision. After much legal wrangling, the case eventually ended up being reviewed by the Supreme Court of Canada. In 4-3 decision, the top court deemed the extradition order was not unreasonable. The dissenting judges did argue, that among other things, the best interests of the children had not been properly considered.

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Gary Laughlin putts out on the 15th green at Lionhead Golf & Country Club in Brampton, Ont., on Wednesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

OTTAWA — The federal government announced Wednesday it has decided to review an extradition case involving a Canadian citizen facing abduction charges in the U.S. The woman at the centre of the case, who cannot be named due to a publication ban, maintains she retrieved her children after they ran away, but she was charged after her ex-husband reported their three children missing in Georgia in 2010. At the time of the incident, the woman’s ex-husband had sole custody while she had no visitation rights. In a statement, Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said she decided to reconsider the case due to the consider-

Golfers hit links in parts of Canada for Christmas El Nino conditions cause high temperatures in many regions MICHELLE MCQUIGGE THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Canadians deprived of a white Christmas this year have the option to celebrate on the greens instead. Balmy breezes and soaring temperatures across parts of central and eastern Canada have prompted some golf courses to stay open throughout the holiday. Based on early bookings, Canadians are planning to take advantage, viewing a December day on the links as a rare opportunity and an early Christmas gift. Golf courses planning to stay open through the festive season report that they’re fully booked and even have long waiting lists in place for Christmas Eve, normally a day when the greens are long out of commission. El Nino conditions are causing unusually high temperatures on the East Coast while some western regions are blanketed in snow. Christmas forecasts in Montreal usually herald temperatures well below the freezing mark, but the current trend has turned that tradition on its head. Environment Canada is calling for a daytime high of 16C on Christmas Eve, temperatures that at least one golf club supervisor cannot recall seeing for years. Alain Beland of the Centre de Golf le Versant in nearby Terrebonne, Que., said the spring-like conditions are bringing people to the course in droves, adding there’s already a waiting list of 40 people hoping to tee off on Christmas Eve. Even staff now scheduled to work unanticipated Christmas Day shifts don’t seem to mind, he said, adding that Wednesday’s forecast

“Just a few weeks ago I kind of made the choice, begrudgingly, to swap out my golf clubs in my trunk for my snowboard.” Matt Duench, Ontario golfer

high of 7C hadn’t stopped people from snapping up most available bookings. “It’s a little bit cloudy around, but everybody’s happy,” Beland said of the unseasonable conditions. “Everybody’s talking about playing golf in December.” Matt Duench of Waterloo, Ont. has been energized by the exciting possibility of a yuletide golf game. The 36-year-old marketing professional said he’s in the process of rearranging his Christmas Eve schedule to allow him to both fulfil holiday family obligations and get some time in with friends on his local golf course. Duench said his normal enthusiasm for the game is enhanced by the novelty of playing a summer sport in what would normally be the dead of winter. Thursday’s projected high of 11C in Waterloo certainly isn’t conducive to his normal cold-weather pursuit — snowboarding. “Just a few weeks ago I kind of made the choice, begrudgingly, to swap out my golf clubs in my trunk for my snowboard,” he said. “I’ve kind of been thinking that maybe I should go back the other way and put my clubs back.” North Americans across the continent are getting accustomed to

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Court to deliver verdict Libya won’t call for help in murder of U.K. tourists in fighting Islamic State

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Free political prisoners: Argentina to Venezuela

A Thai court was to deliver its verdict Thursday in the high-profile murder case of two British backpackers found bludgeoned on a resort island last year, a gruesome crime that focused global attention on tourist safety and police conduct in the country. Two Myanmar migrants could face the death penalty if convicted of killing David Miller, 24, and raping then murdering Hannah Witheridge, 23, last year on the island of Koh Tao. The defendants, Win Zaw Htun and Zaw Lin, both 22, have pleaded not guilty and say they were tortured by police to confess to the crimes. Human rights groups have repeatedly called for an independent investigation and raised concerns that the men might be scapegoats.

Pennsylvania’s state government pension system will send Jerry Sandusky a $211,000 check next week to cover payments going back to when it illegally stopped his retirement benefits after the former Penn State assistant football coach was sentenced for child molestation, according to a letter obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. The State Employees’ Retirement System told Sandusky lawyer Richard Beran last week that it will mail the check Monday and that Sandusky’s $4,900 monthly benefits will resume in January. Sandusky, 71, is serving a lengthy prison term after being convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys. He maintains his innocence and is appealing.

Argentina’s president Mauricio Macri is asking Venezuela’s government to free prisoners being held for political reasons. Macri made his appeal Monday during a meeting of the Mercosur trade bloc in the Paraguayan capital. He had recently promised to suspend Venezuela from the South American block over its government’s jailing of opposition leaders. That’s no longer likely because President Nicolas Maduro’s government respected the results of Venezuela’s Dec. 6 elections. Mercosur members say that the suspension would only have been in order if Venezuela had not accepted the vote results and broken the group’s so-called “democratic clause.”

Libya’s UN ambassador said Wednesday his country will hold off asking nations like the United States and Britain to intervene with airstrikes against the growing presence of the Islamic State group in the oilrich north African nation as a new national unity government tries to establish itself. Ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi told The Associated Press he would rather see a UN arms embargo loosened so Libya can defend itself against IS instead. He spoke shortly before the Security Council unanimously endorsed a UN-brokered deal to form a unity government that Libya’s rival factions signed last week. The council’s resolution also asks countries to help Libya defeat the Islamic State group.

Russia’s top investigative body on Wednesday declared Mikhail Khodorkovsky as arrested in absentia, two years after the Kremlin critic and former oil tycoon was pardoned after serving 10 years in prison. Investigators earlier this month accused the former billionaire of involvement in the 1998 murder of a Siberian mayor. On Tuesday, Russian officials searched the residences of several employees of his Open Russia foundation in connection with a probe into a privatization deal. Khodorkovsky, 52, spent 10 years in prison on tax evasion and embezzlement charges widely seen as punishment for challenging President Vladimir Putin’s power. His oil company, once Russia’s largest, was dismantled and sold off to state-owned firms.

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Donor rules are updated to increase organ supply Manitobans who are waiting for an organ transplant are getting some good news. Health Minister Sharon Blady says the province is making changes to increase the pool of donors. Before this rule change only people declared brain dead with their heart still beating were able to donate. That’s less than two per cent of people who die in hospitals. Now, patients who whose hearts stop beating and there’s no chance of recovery can donate. Blady says the change is expected to increase organ donations by up to 25 per cent. Last December, the Canadian Institute for Health Information said only 10 per cent of eligible organs from deceased donors were actually transplanted into patients who need them in Manitoba.

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TORONTO — The Crown has dropped privately laid assault charges against former federal cabinet minister Julian Fantino following an alleged incident 42 years ago. Crown Attorney John McInnes told court there was no reasonable prospect for conviction due primarily to inconsistencies in the accuser’s testimony and lack of witnesses. The allegations of assault with a weapon and assault causing bodily harm were made by John Bonnici and stemmed from when Fantino was a Toronto police officer during a raid in 1973. “Mr. Fantino cannot be charged with assault with a weapon because that charge didn’t exist in 1973,” McInnes told court. “And there is no evidence Mr. Bonnici suffered bodily harm. He testified he experienced nerve sensation and bodily swelling.” Those injuries, he said, fall short of bodily harm and, he added, hospital records could not be found because they may have been destroyed some time during the intervening years. McInnes said Bonnici’s story changed several times since the charges were approved by a justice of the peace in late July after a closed hearing. He said Toronto police conducted an investigation in August and the province’s Special Investigations Unit, which probes incidents involving police in which there have been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault, also looked into the matter. The SIU did not invoke its mandate to investigate and Toronto police were unable to corroborate the information provide by Bonnici, McInnes told court. He added that many of the witnesses to the raid were now dead. Bonnici testified in the closed hearing that Fantino was in charge of the raid where he was allegedly roughed up by officers. McInnes said Fantino was only a constable at the time and not in charge. Fantino’s lawyer, Mark Sandler, called the accusations patently false and said it was no coincidence the allegations against the former Conservative MP were levelled just before the federal election was called in early August. Fantino, the onetime veterans affairs minister, lost his bid for re-election to Liberal Francesco Sorbara in the riding of Vaughan-Woodbridge.

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◆ SHERWOOD PARK, ALTA. The Calgary skyline. Steven Low’s company can barely keep up with the deluge of work. Low is CEO of Consolidated Recovery Group, an agency in Western Canada that works with lenders and the courts to recover bad debts — by repossessing a car or carrying out an eviction, for example. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Alberta repo firms stay busy as province falters Many who rely on oil and gas sector jobs see finances squeezed LAUREN KRUGEL THE CANADIAN PRESS

CALGARY — While the crash in oil prices idles drilling rigs and empties out downtown Calgary offices, Steven Low’s company can barely keep up with the deluge of work. Low is CEO of Consolidated Recovery Group, an agency in Western Canada that works with lenders and the courts to recover bad debts — by repossessing a car or carrying out an eviction, for example. It’s been a busy year for the company and the work has only picked up as the crude doldrums linger, squeezing the finances of the many Albertans who rely on oil and gas to make a living — either directly, or through its economic spinoffs. Low says bailiffs at his firm are working around the clock and he’s even had to hire more staff to get all the work done. According to the Alberta Sheriff’s Office, civil enforcement industry activity grew by more than a quarter between April and October of this year. Low says even though his industry is booming right now, he and his staff don’t relish profiting off of people’s misfortunes. “We don’t gloat or feel terribly excited about the economic conditions right now. We approach every single repo and seizure as an oppor-

“We approach every single repo and seizure as an opportunity to help respect the dignity of the debtor.” Steven Low, Consolidated Recovery

tunity to help respect the dignity of the debtor,” he said. “We’ll even go out of our way to seize a vehicle around the corner or allow the person to bring it out of their place of work so that co-workers don’t see their vehicle being towed away. “Anything we can do to help a debtor, who’s co-operative of course, to save face is something that we seek to do.” John Shortridge, who runs Allied Shortridge Civil Enforcement, figures he’s twice as busy now as in the spring. Shortridge is a veteran of the business — first with the Alberta Sheriff’s Office and then on his own after civil enforcement functions were privatized in the province in 1996. He already has the sense this oil price bust is going to be worse than the one brought on by the Great Recession in 2008 and 2009, which

was followed by a relatively speedy recovery. “This reminds me more of ’82 and ’83. It was bad and it was long . . . My view is this is going to be a long haul,” Shortridge said. “In some ways, every recession is the same in that the first thing that goes are the toys — so the motorcycles, the fifth-wheel trailer, the campers, the cottage,” he said. “All the extras go first. And then people work their way down to more basic things — the house and the car being the last two payments that they would default on.” Shortridge said he doesn’t think the full impact has hit yet, as many laid off employees are still able to make ends meet thanks to severance packages. Once those run out, he expects to be even busier. Shortridge said he looks to hire bailiffs who have a mixture of “thick skin and compassion” to conduct tasks that are often emotionally fraught. “When the bailiff goes to the door, you can’t yell at the economy, but here’s somebody you can yell at,” he said. » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to yourletters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown

Home invasion linked to pair of Mac’s homicides Police are confirming a link between a home invasion and the shootings of two Mac’s convenience store employees in Edmonton. Const. Chantelle Kelly of Sherwood Park RCMP says a car stolen during a Dec. 13 invasion was used in the homicides five days later. Three suspects — two men and a 13-year-old boy — are in custody and face murder charges. Kelly says the victim of the invasion was a guest in the home and the residents weren’t there at the time. In a YouTube video, the victim describes how her assailants asked if the residents were home. Kelly says RCMP are investigating how the invasion and the two early-morning homicides on Dec. 18 at two different stores may be connected.

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Manitoba man dies in Mexico prison

Sports marketing agency Infront says its initial investigation ‘indicates a malfunction’ ERIC WILLEMSEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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VIENNA — The international ski federation is banning camera drones from its World Cup races after one of the flying objects crashed and nearly hit Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher during a slalom in Italy. FIS will prohibit drones “as long as I am responsible . . . because they are a bad thing for safety,” men’s race director Markus Waldner told The Associated Press on Wednesday, a day after the night race in Madonna di Campiglio. “It was huge luck that Marcel was not hurt,” Waldner said. “I am very angry.” The drone carrying a TV camera came down and shattered on the icy slope just behind Hirscher, a few seconds after the Olympic silver medallist started his second run. The company responsible for the drone, sports marketing agency Infront, said its initial investigation “indicates a malfunction of the drone.” “The most likely reason is a strong and unforeseen interference on the operating frequency, leading to limited operability,” Infront said in a statement. “The pilot followed the official security procedure, purposely flying the drone as close as possible to the ground before releasing it. The aim was to destroy the drone, in order to prevent it from losing control.” Hirscher was unhurt and continued his run, finishing second behind Norwegian winner Henrik Kristoffersen.

In this image taken from video, a camera drone crashes into the snow narrowly missing Austria’s Marcel Hirscher during an alpine ski, men’s World Cup slalom, in Madonna Di Campiglio, Italy, on Tuesday. [INFRONT SPORT VIA AP]

“I didn’t know what it was, but I felt something,” the four-time overall World Cup champion said. “I thought it was a course worker behind me, or a gate.” Course workers slip through the gates shortly after each skier to smooth the snow surface for the next competitor. “I am very relieved that nothing happened,” Hirscher said. “You don’t want to think about what could have happened when 10 kilograms are coming down 20 metres.

That would have been a very serious, bad injury. There are a lot of cool things nowadays. But you have to guarantee the safety — and that was just insane.” Infront said the drone and its pilot were provided by a third party, adding that an external independent expert will formally investigate the matter. “We are extremely relieved that apparently none was hurt,” said Infront, a Switzerland-based agency that has been the long-term TV

rights holder of the FIS Alpine skiing World Cup. According to Waldner, FIS had agreed on the use of the drone at Tuesday’s slalom but the pilot wasn’t allowed to fly the camera directly over the race course. “He did not follow our instructions,” the race director said. “He had to fly outside of the race track and follow the racer from a 15-metre distance. Then there would have been a margin and nothing could have happened.”

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MONTREAL — The five men police believe are responsible for a series of daring and violent armoured-car robberies dating back to 1999 were denied bail Wednesday and will spend the holiday season in jail. Walter Butt, 54, Paul Thomas Bryntwick, 64, David Stachula, 47, Serge Fournier, 64, and Gary Marsden, 63, appeared in a Montreal courtroom a day after their arrests. Police alleged Butt, Bryntwick and Fournier were getting ready to commit another robbery and charged them with conspiring together as recently as this past Monday. Police say the men broke into armoured cars or robbed the vehicles’ guards five times between 2011 and last January and once in 1999, all in the Montreal area. All five are scheduled to return to court Jan. 6.

FREDERICTON — Dennis Oland’s mother and wife issued a joint statement Wednesday saying they are certain the person who killed Richard Oland is still on the loose. The statement from Connie and Lisa Oland says they wanted to respond to repeated media requests following the verdict in Dennis Oland’s murder trial. A jury found Dennis Oland guilty on Saturday of second-degree murder in the July 2011 death of his father, well-known New Brunswick businessman Richard Oland. The Oland family is perhaps best known for founding Mooshead Breweries in Saint John, Canada’s oldest independent brewery. In the statement, Connie and Lisa Oland say this week has marked the lowest point of a “devastating and unspeakably sad time” for the family.

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The statement goes on to say the women are certain Dennis Oland is innocent and that the person responsible for the murder remains at large. Dennis Oland’s lawyers have said they are preparing for an appeal, and Wednesday’s statement says it will be pursued as soon as the process allows. “Like you, we continue to be stunned and shaken by the outcome

of the trial — especially given the circumstantial nature of the prosecution’s case,” the statement says. Earlier in the day, New Brunswick’s Justice Department confirmed it has offered professional support to the jurors who took part in the lengthy murder trial, which started in September and included frequent viewings of gruesome photographs. A department spokesman said officials have “reached out to the jurors . . . and offered support,” but Dave MacLean wouldn’t say what form the assistance would take or whether any jurors had accepted. When Dennis Oland was convicted on Saturday, he collapsed into a chair, sobbing uncontrollably. He began wailing and saying, “Oh my God,” after the verdict was read in a hushed Saint John courtroom. Following the verdict, Dennis Oland’s wife Lisa looked at the jurors and said, “How could you do this?”

The family of a Manitoba man who died in Mexico while serving a prison sentence in the country is asking the Canadian government for help dealing with the situation. Bruce Vigfusson died in a hospital on Monday in the northwestern Mexican city of Hermosillo, but his family only learned of his passing through a phone call from a prison inmate. “We were actually the ones to tell the embassy that he passed away. Something is out of line there,” Vigfusson’s son, Colt, told The Canadian Press on Wednesday. “It’s very stressful that there’s not a Canadian helping us. This guy was born in Canada, raised in Canada and our Canadian government can’t help him?” Bruce Vigfusson was working in the mining industry in Mexico before his arrest in September 2012. He was charged with assault — and later convicted — following a home invasion in which he allegedly attacked a thief, his son said. During the home invasion, Vigfusson’s son said his father wrestled a crowbar out of a thief’s hand and used it on the home invader. “These Mexicans fled out saying they’d been beat so then he got charged with assault,” his son said. “All of our family has been sending him money in the last three years in that prison to keep him alive.” Vigfusson’s son last heard from his father on Saturday, when he left him a voicemail saying he was ailing. “He could hardly talk,” he said. “He just said ’I’m really sick Colt.”’ On Tuesday, an inmate who knew Vigfusson called the family and said the 45-year-old was dead, his son said. Officials in Ottawa later told the family Vigfusson died from “a blood clot in the lung or a heart attack,” his son said. Vigfusson’s son wants to bring his father’s body back to Canada as soon as possible, but said he’s not getting enough assistance from the federal government on the matter. After speaking repeatedly with an official in Ottawa, he said he was told he had to go to Mexico to identify his father’s body before it can be released. “All he said was this is the first time a Canadian has died in a Mexican prison and they don’t know how to handle it,” Vigfusson’s son said. “To get him to a morgue and then back to Canada is going to be $6,000.” A spokesman with Global Affairs Canada said consular officials in Mexico are in contact with local authorities and are providing consular assistance to Vigfusson’s family. “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the Canadian Citizen who passed away in Mexico,” said Francois Lasalle.

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FREDERICTON — A 10-year-old New Brunswick boy suffering from a rare and often fatal disease will receive an expensive treatment for his illness for one year, the province’s health minister said Wednesday, reversing a decision the government made earlier this year. Victor Boudreau issued a brief statement saying the province will pay for up to 12 month’s worth of Vimizim to assess its effectiveness in treating Morgan Doucet, who has Morquio syndrome. The boy’s mother, Carolle Mazerolle, was elated with the news. “It really surprised me,” she said in an interview from her home in Baie-SainteAnne, N.B. “I don’t know what changed their decision and I don’t care. I’m just glad we got it . . . It’s a great Christmas gift.” She said Morgan is in declining health because the disease causes an enzyme deficiency that leads to many complications. As a result, the boy always feels sick, has headaches and often vomits. He also has a

“I don’t know what changed their decision and I don’t care. I’m just glad we got it . . . It’s a great Christmas gift.” Carolle Mazerolle, boy’s mother

hard time breathing, uses a walker to get around and has had several surgeries. The drug costs about $200,000 annually. Last week, Boudreau said he instructed health officials to find an independent specialist to offer a second opinion about the drug, made by BioMarin Pharmaceutical (Canada) Inc. Boudreau could not be reached for comment Wednesday. However, he issued a statement saying New Brunswick will work with other provinces to devise a national approach to reviewing expensive drugs for rare diseases. The issue is expected to be part of highlevel discussions next month when provin-

cial health ministers meet with their new federal counterpart, Jane Philpott. Durhane Wong-Rieger, CEO of the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders, said every province faces the same thorny questions when residents ask for help paying for pricey medications for rare ailments. “Most rare-disease drugs don’t go on to anybody’s formulary,” she said, referring to the list of drugs each province is willing to routinely pay for. “Quite frankly, they should not go on a formulary because they are highly specialized drugs. They need a lot of monitoring.” Wong-Rieger says the criteria for that review process was never meant to deal with rare-disease drugs. “It was never designed to look at the . . . cost-effectiveness of these highly specialized drugs,” she said in an interview. Last month, the Saskatchewan government said it would pay for one year of Vimizim treatments for three siblings who have Morquio syndrome. Their family’s funding request was initially turned down at the end of September.

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Territories surprised at federal funding cuts BOB WEBER THE CANADIAN PRESS

Territorial premiers have asked Ottawa to reverse a surprise funding cut that could trim hundreds of millions of dollars from already-tight budgets. “I’ve asked Canada to reconsider,” said Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski. “Getting this notification at this time when we’re already in the budgeting process is unacceptable.” Earlier this month, the premiers of Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut learned that Statistics Canada had changed how it calculates territorial expenditures. “The fiscal impact of the technical changes was not anticipated by the territories or the Government of Canada,” said Northwest Territories Premier Bob McLeod in a statement.

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Palestinian assailants shot dead after fatal stabbing in Jerusalem

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Attack latest in wave of violence that has gripped region for more than three months DANIELLA CHESLOW THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JERUSALEM — Two Palestinian assailants on Wednesday carried out a stabbing attack outside Jerusalem’s Old City, killing one Israeli, before they were shot and killed, Israeli police said. A second Israeli died after apparently being shot mistakenly by police in the confusion. The attack was the latest in a continuing wave of violence that has gripped the region for more than three months. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the attack happened outside the city’s Jaffa Gate, a popular spot for tourists visiting the Old City, home to Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy sites. She said police shot both assailants, who were later identified as Palestinians in their early 20s from the West Bank. One died at the scene and the second later in a hospital. Three people were seriously wounded in the attack, two of whom later died. A 45-year-old Israel man died from multiple stab wounds, while a 40-year-old man died from gunshot wounds, hospital officials said. Samri had said earlier that one of the wounded may have been shot by police officers who were firing at the Palestinian assailants. Since mid-September, near-daily Palestinian stabbing, shooting and car ramming attacks have killed 20 Israelis and an American student. At least 120 Palestinians have died by Israeli fire in the same period,

Israeli emergency services officers remove the body of a Palestinian assailant in Jerusalem. One Palestinian was killed and a second was badly wounded after a stabbing attack on Wednesday. [AP PHOTO]

including 82 said by Israel to be attackers. The rest have been killed in clashes with Israeli security forces. Israel says the violence is a result of a Palestinian campaign of lies and incitement. Palestinians say it stems from frustration at nearly five decades of Israeli military rule. The Palestinians have pointed to a deadly arson attack, believed to have

been carried out by Jewish extremists in the West Bank last summer, as a key source of frustration. The firebombing killed a Palestinian couple and their 18-month-old son. Israel has not yet pressed charges in the attack, though it is holding three suspects. On Wednesday night, Israel’s Channel 10 TV broadcast footage of what

it said was a wedding attended by Jewish extremists last week, where revelers stabbed pictures of the dead toddler, danced with rifles belonging to the Israeli military and in one case, held a mock firebomb in the air. It said the people were friends of the suspects in the arson. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the video “horrifying,” saying it showed “the real face of a group that represents a danger to Israeli society and Israeli security.” Israel’s Foreign Ministry said police were investigating the video. Also Wednesday, the Israeli Shin Bet intelligence agency said it had uncovered “a wide terrorist infrastructure” of the militant Islamic group Hamas in the West Bank and Israel, directed from Gaza. The agency said it arrested 25 suspected Hamas members who operated in the area of Abu Dis east of Jerusalem and in Bethlehem, in the West Bank. Shin Bet said the militants operated an explosives laboratory in Abu Dis, and planned to carry out suicide bombings in Israel. Shin Bet said the arrests were made in recent weeks. There was no immediate comment from Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip. » 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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Fireball in the western sky was from a Russian space rocket The body of a Russian rocket that burned up Tuesday night as it entered the earth’s atmosphere set off a wave of excitement on social media and fueled speculation over what caused the flash of light to shoot across western skies. U.S. and Russian officials declined to discuss what the rocket was used for, but experts outside of the government say it was launched as part of a project to bring materials to a space station. They say the rocket’s body likely detached from the craft and burned up as it started to go out of orbit. “It’s not something people need to worry about,” said David Wright, a space-debris expert who is co-director of the Union of Concerned Scientists. The fireball seen over Arizona, Nevada and California was an SL-4 rocket body booster

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Man kills home invader, but also kills brother, housemate A former juvenile delinquent fatally shot an armed robber who broke into his apartment through a bathroom window and accidentally shot and killed his visiting teenage brother and his housemate while exchanging shots with the intruder, a district attorney said Wednesday. Meiko Devaughn has been charged with illegally possessing a firearm, drug possession and receiving stolen property. Devaughn, who police said was in the “drug business,” shot at 25-year-old Kadeem Williams after Williams climbed into the apartment Devaughn shared with Akeilah Solomon at about 3:20 a.m. Monday, said Stephen Zappala Jr., the Allegheny County district attorney. As the two fired shots at each other, Devaughn, 22, also struck the 20-year-old Solomon and his 16-year-old brother, Jaimill Ken-

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f you plan to visit the Stanley Park Christmas train this holiday season, don’t be surprised if you spot a familiar face amongst the crowd. It’s a favourite of Canadian singer/ songwriter Sarah McLachlan, who said the train provides the perfect opportunity to spread some holiday cheer. “I go stand in line every year at the Christmas train and I bring a carol book and I try to get everybody singing,” McLachlan said. “I just love making music with people.” Her passion for sharing music with others has driven the multiple Grammy- and Junoaward-winner to reach out to kids and teens in Vancouver, through the Sarah McLachlan School of Music. The program, launched 14 years ago, caters to at-risk or under-served children and youth, providing free, after-school music classes taught by professionals both offsite and at their dedicated facility near Main Street and 7 Avenue. In September, McLachlan announced plans to bring the music program to Surrey early next year. “I had so many opportunities when I was growing up, not only in the school system, but my parents spent money on private music lessons and private art lessons,” McLachlan, 47, said when asked what prompted her to start the school. “That was what saved me growing up. If other kids didn’t have that same opportunity, they’re missing a huge piece, and I wanted to help fill that gap.” While McLachlan doesn’t teach the students herself — “I don’t have the patience and I don’t have the skill set,” she admitted — there are often opportunities for her to connect with the kids and share creativity. She recalled a photo shoot at the school, when she and several students were posing with instruments, and one boy started playing a little tune on the piano. Asked what he was playing, he responded it was nothing; McLachlan encouraged him to play it again, and began jamming along. “As we went through the day, we ended up writing a song together,” McLachlan said. “Nobody was afraid to offer their ideas, it was just so open. For me, it means the culture there is working.” Immersing herself in the “pure art of creating” is something McLachlan said she is lucky enough to be able to do every day. She’s currently working on a Christmas album, due for release next year, out of the recording studio in her West Vancouver home. Earlier this year she wrapped up the second leg of her U.S. tour in support of her 2014 album, Shine On, following shows across Canada late last year, and a summer tour across the U.S. prior to that. With her two daughters — India, 13, and Taja, 8 — joining her on the road, McLachlan

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said touring is a much difference experience than it was 27 years ago. “When I was younger, I’d go out for two years. I certainly can’t do that anymore,” she said, noting tour dates are selected based on her daughters’ school schedules. “It’s a real luxury to be able to plan like that and be able to have them with me. I’m very lucky, I’ve missed very little of anything with them, because of that.” That’s not to say the balance between music and family comes easy to McLachlan, she concedes. Despite nearly three decades of honing her craft, she still faces challenges when it comes to creating music, perhaps now more than ever. “It’s never been particularly easy for me to

write, and it continues to be that way,” she said. “If anything, it’s worse now, cause I have bigger distractions, therefore it takes me longer.” When she’s not recording or touring, McLachlan enjoys getting out with her daughters in the town she’s called home since her late teens. Hiking and surfing in the summer, and skating in the winter are among the favourite activities in her household, although she admits some difficulty getting her teenage daughter on board these days. “She’s either got a friend over half the time or she’s at someone else’s house half the time,” McLachlan laughed. See McLACHLAN, Page 25

Speakeasy Electro Swing is transforming The Cambie into a different world New Year’s Eve. Down the Rabbit Hole will be a collision of Alice in Wonderland and the steampunk culture. Violinist and electronic swing musician Michael Fraser, from Vancouver, will head- “I describe line the event. Fraser electric intertwines sounds swing as from his violin with old-school electronic dance music. swing music “I describe electric redone with swing as old school a modern swing music redone with a modern twist. twist.” You can take samples Daniel Beckley, promoter or other people have done remakes of classics because all of the copyrights have expired so it’s kind of a free for all for producers,” said promoter Daniel Beckley. Beckley, who’s also performing Thursday under the name Daniel Trump, has been playing the genre for the past five years. “It’s a very friendly genre for people to get into electronic music. You have the old school sounds that people are familiar with and a lot of instruments instead of a solid electronic production.” Electronic musician Mich EP and burlesque dancer Dia Delirum will also provide entertainment while keeping to the theme of the steampunk version of Alice in Wonderland. “Alice in Wonderland, it’s a childhood memory for a lot of people. If you Google Alice in Wonderland and steampunk art there’s a whole subculture out there. There’s some really amazing pieces of art, costumes, the whole nine yards. It’s the New Year so may as well go all out,” Beckley said. Tickets for the event are available at Funk your Fashion for $20. Tickets will also be available at the door for $25. Aaron.Hinks@nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4242

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newly launched website opens a window on a world of books about Nanaimo, Vancouver Island other regions of British Columbia. The website BC Books Online, launched earlier this month by the non-profit Association of Book Publishers of BC. It’s a searchable database of more than 8,500 print and electronic books by B.C. authors, including stories about local historical events and people. “We’ve been working on this since 2007,” said Margaret Reynolds, ABPBC executive director. Originally set up as a collection of e-book titles by B.C. publishers, “it’s morphed into what it’s now become,” a collection of all titles currently in print or in circulation in libraries, which is about B.C., or works of fiction by B.C. authors. A search using the keywords ‘Jan Peterson’ or ‘Nanaimo Chinatown’ turns up locally-made books about such subjects as Jan Peterson’s Black Diamond City: Nanaimo, the Victorian era. As the site took shape, libraries gave feedback, urging the association to arrange books by subject, which is how people prefer to search titles. “We’ve done that,” Reynolds said. For readers, the website bcbooks.49thshelf.com contains titles from 24 local publishers. Users can discover a book about their local region by searching the database, or browsing through one of the 14 reading lists curated by a knowledgeable B.C. librarian. As an example, the list ‘BC Books from Vancouver Island and the Coast’ provides a way to find titles that aren’t traditionally reflected using the categories traditional libraries and bookstores use to organize books. The site is intended to be open up possibilities to

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O Operatic actors Sergio Flores, front, and Tyler Fitzgerald play two of the three wise men in ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors.’

pera Nanaimo will present a seasonal performance, Amahl and the Night Visitors, in two shows on Dec. 29-30. The joyful one-act opera, composed in 1951 by Gian Carlo Menotti, is a beloved holiday season opera sung in English and was the first opera ever to be shown on television. Menotti has said the inspiration came to him from a picture of the “ The Adoration of the Magi” by the artist Hieronymus Bosch hanging at

the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Menotti wrote the opera especially for children as he tried to capture his own childhood dream of “seeing the three wise men” on their way to bring gifts to the Christ child in Bethlehem. In Europe, the tradition was that the Magi brought gifts to children but they were always unseen. This tradition is echoed today in North America as Santa Claus arrives secretly in the night to young ones here. Amahl is a story of a young boy growing up.

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2015, but this is our first full-stage production here. “We’re working towards producing larger opera performances for Nanaimo, but it’s a building process and it all costs a lot of money and time.” Stebbings said most of the cast of Amahl and the Night Visitors are from Nanaimo and the region, including Tyler Fitzgerald, who went to Dover Bay Secondary School and is a rising star in Canada’s opera scene. Fitzgerald will play Melchior, said to be one of the three kings in the Christmas story. “He comes with quite a resume,” Stebbings said. Both performances of Amahl and the Night Visitors begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Nanaimo Ecumenical Centre, 6234 Spartan Rd. Tickets are $25 each and are available at the Port Theatre box office, or are $28 at the door. Robert.Barron @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4234

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Colouring books arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just for kids anymore. Suddenly something parents use to keep their children busy has become a distraction for middle-aged grown-ups. Pundits describe them as a form of self-care, a way to enjoy personal time with something to enjoy. Space is being allocated in book stores, for grown-up colouring aficionados as a form of expression and relaxation. Life: A la Carte Playful Pause to Untangle is Rhonda Abdurahmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foray into the world of adult colouring books. She says the idea came to her even before it became a thing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re everywhere right now,â&#x20AC;? said Abdurahman, of Nanoose Bay. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I created this book before the

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Pair of Nanaimo filmmakers among finalists The chance for young filmmakers to get into the ‘real world’ of filmmaking is an enticing motivation, said 24-year-old Blake Mattson, a recent Capilano College film graduate originally from Nanaimo. “It’s really about developing yourself as a filmmaker,” he said. Mattson and his former classmate, director Jesse Pickett, begin work next month on their 10-minute digital short ‘Umbrageous,’ a story of four children with animal-like traits who live in the forest alone until they make contact with a dead man, a gun and a car.

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Two filmmakers from Nanaimo are finalists in Telus’ STORYHIVE funding program, which will pit them against dozens of others from B.C. and Alberta. Each team of filmmakers must produce the best possible short film with a shoestring budget of $10,000 — for props, costumes, the works. All the contestants will have their projects debuted on Telus’ TELUS Optik TV On Demand system and online – much-needed exposure for budding artists.

Umbrageous is among 14 other finalists plucked from 30 contestants. Mattson, who will be working on lighting for the film, said he is looking forward to working outdoors without controlled studio settings. “So it’ll be quite a challenge but interesting for me,” he said. “I grew up in Nanaimo, nature was a huge part of my life,” Mattson said. More Nanaimo-based competition is in the film mix. Andrew Jones, a resident of the Harbour City, will use the $10,000-grant to produce Finding Fairies.

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Back in Seattle, Christine Michael gets another shot TIM BOOTH THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

hen Christine Michael arrived back at the Seattle Seahawks’ training facility last week, he was humble and quiet. He didn’t speak about himself, only of the opportunity he was getting again with the team that drafted him. Then Michael went out and made the conversation about him again. But for the first time in his professional career it was about what he accomplished on the field when he rushed for a career-high 84 yards on 16 carries in Seattle’s win over Cleveland. It was the kind of performance Seattle waited to see from Michael since he was a second-round pick by the team in 2013. But it took getting traded away to Dallas, being released by the Cowboys and later released by Washington for Michael to recognize the opportunities at a professional career were slipping away. “(He’s) very determined to be right

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where he’s supposed to be. Not in stuff on the outside, not having too much fun with what’s going on, and just being in the moment,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. “His mindfulness has really shown up, trying to be there for his teammates. He demonstrated that throughout. He cherishes this opportunity more than he ever has, I think.” Michael has a chance to be the Seahawks’ featured running back for the

final two games of the regular season, beginning with Sunday’s home finale against St. Louis. Seattle won’t have Marshawn Lynch back this week from abdominal surgery, and whether he’ll return for a potentially meaningless regular season finale at Arizona is unclear. Even when Lynch returns, assistant head coach Tom Cable said it’ll be on Lynch to adjust to the type of offence the Seahawks have become late in the season. “We’re counting on him to get healthy whenever that is and then once that happens, it’s for him to come back in and be able to adapt to this football team and the way it acts and the way it’s moving right now collectively,” Cable said. “That will be his challenge, but right now his No. 1 thing is getting healthy.” Because of the uncertainty about Lynch, it will be up to Michael and Bryce Brown — with veteran Fred Jackson sprinkled in on third downs — to carry the load in the backfield for the rest of the regular season. Seattle is hoping what it saw from

Michael against the Browns can be repeated. “(I’m) just staying focused. Taking advantage of the opportunity and staying focused and just going out there and giving it all I have. Being patient and knowing my assignment,” he said. Michael’s circuitous season began in training camp when he was beaten out by undrafted rookie Thomas Rawls to serve as Lynch’s backup. He was traded to Dallas and even with the turmoil among Cowboys running backs couldn’t become an established option and was eventually released. That led to a very short stint on Washington’s practice squad before ending up back in Seattle last week after Rawls was lost for the season to a broken ankle. What Michael did well last week against Cleveland was make a decision and go. He wasn’t indecisive with where he ran. He didn’t dance around trying to break a big play. If the run was only going to gain a few yards, Michael put his head down and bulled ahead. He didn’t get his first carry until ear-

ly in the second quarter and still led the Seahawks in rushing. “What I really liked was he was doing things right, and then I really liked the tenacity he was running with,” Seattle offensive co-ordinator Darrell Bevell said. “He was running very hard. He was lowering his pads, he was running behind his pads. Obviously we know his quickness and the speed that he’s got, but he kind of had a fierceness to him in that game, and that was something I liked to see.” NOTES: Carroll remains uncertain about the status of SS Kam Chancellor (tailbone) and LT Russell Okung (calf) for Sunday’s game. Chancellor was injured two weeks ago against Baltimore and sat out last week. Okung suffered a calf strain in the second half and was replaced by Alvin Bailey . . . DE Michael Bennett wore a “Bernie 2016” hat during his availability on Wednesday and said he would vote for Bernie Sanders if he was the Democratic nominee for president.

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It was quite the year for sports in Nanaimo, and potential is growing

ext week, when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all 17 pounds heavier, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get to our annual sports awards of the year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the top athlete, team and the best 10 stories of the year that was in Nanaimo sports. For now, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just take a minute to enjoy everything that took place, for better or for worse, in 2015. And it has to start with the Nanaimo Clippers. With by far the best recruiting class under third-year head coach Mike Vandekamp â&#x20AC;&#x201D; remember an NHL draft pick was playing on the second line â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Clippers skated into January with a title Nanaimo hockey fans have been waiting to hear again: Elite. The scoring was balanced, and it was led by a Nanaimo kid in Brendan Taylor who was playing the last of his four-year career with the Clippers. The defence was coming into its own and the goaltending was near unbeatable. The Clippers rolled through the Island Division, and nearly the first round of the playoffs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; up 3-0 over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, they were forced into a Game 7, which they won. They were later forced into another Game 7 in the second round by the Powell River Kings, which they won. They had to play in a whacky threeteam round robin tournament with the Penticton Vees and Chilliwack Chiefs to get to the finals, which they did. And going looking for their first Fred Page Cup since 2007, they won two games in a row on the road. But they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to close it out, losing four straight to the Penticton Vees including Game 6 at home when future NHLer Tyson Jost scored in overtime. It was a heartbreaking ending to a fantastic season, but it once again raised the expectations to where they should be in Nanaimo â&#x20AC;&#x201D; championships. The second half of the year has had its ups and downs, but led by league points leader Sheldon Rempal the Clippers have won 12 of their last 14. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking like those expectations just might be met.

o team in Nanaimo had as rocky an offseason as the Vancouver Island Raiders junior football club. They fired coach Brian Ridgeway and brought in Ballenas Whalers head coach Jeremy Conn as a replacement. They brought back former defensive co-ordinator Doug Hocking, only to lose him to the Westshore Rebels. To replace him, they brought in former CFL linebacker Jerome Erdman,

Scott McKenzie Daily News who ended up as head coach when Conn had to step down due to health issues. Are you still with me? Erdman, though, was a home run of a hire. He assembled a stout defence with little depth or experience and guided the Raiders to the B.C. Football Conference final, where they ultimately lost to the runaway favourite Okanagan Sun. With continuity in the coaching staff and virtually no roster attrition, the Raiders are primed to return to contender status provincially and nationally.

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IU, well, was VIU. Their athletic department expects championships annually, and their athletes just keep producing them. The Mariners won their seventh straight PacWest aggregate championship, on the backs of athletes who represented the school at seven oft he eight Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association championships. The year included conference championships in both menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball, and another in womensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; volleyball. The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hoops teams reached the national championship game. The school also produced four conference all-stars awards, four conference players of the year, 10 conference academic excellence awards, seven CCAA All Canadians and five CCAA Academic All Canadians. Again, just VIU being VIU. So, what else? â&#x20AC;˘ The John Barsby Bulldogs had their two year reign as Varsity AA B.C. high school football champions ended in a heartbreaking semifinal. But they did beat the eventual champ Carson Graham Eagles 34-7 earlier in the season. â&#x20AC;˘ The Nanaimo Pirates, led by a stacked batting lineup, reached the championship game of the B.C. Premier Baseball League. â&#x20AC;˘ The Dover Bay Dolphins boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volleyball team won bronze at Triple A provincials. â&#x20AC;˘ The Nanaimo Senior B Timbermen rolled through the West Coast Senior Lacrosse Association for their first league championship since 2003. OK, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m out of room. And for Nanaimo sports, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s as promising as ever.

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Canucks prospect scores twice as Canada Canadian team has NHL feel beats Sweden 7-6 in pre-tournament game THE CANADIAN PRESS

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HELSINKI — Mitch Marner scored with less than four minutes to go to cap the scoring in a wild third period, and Canada edged Sweden 7-6 Wednesday in its last exhibition match before the world junior hockey championship. Canada led 5-1 heading into the third, before Sweden lit up Canada goaltender Mason McDonald with five goals over the final 20 minutes. “We put ourselves in a very good position after two periods, and we just have to continue to play and have the ability to close out leads,” Canada coach Dave Lowry said.

“We put ourselves in a very good position after to periods.“ Dave Lowry, Canada head coach

Marcus Pettersson’s second goal of the period at 15:26 tied the game at 6-6 before Marner’s goal salvaged the win for Canada. McDonald recovered to make some big saves over the final minutes with Sweden pressing for the tying goal. He ended up stopping 26 of 32 shots.

“He gave us a chance,” Lowry said of his goaltender. “He made saves, and he made timely saves.” Vancouver Canucks forward Jake Virtanen had two goals for the Canadians, with Dylan Strome, Mitchell Stephens, Haydn Fleury and Brendan Perlini also scoring. Oskar Lindblom, Jacob Larsson, Axel Holmstrom and Adrian Kempe had Sweden’s other goals. Linus Soderstrom gave up five goals on 20 shots before being replaced by Erik Kallgren, who stopped five of seven shots in relief. Canada opens its defence of the world junior title Saturday against the rival United States.

Canada will have three returning players this year as it chases its first Spengler Cup championship since 2012. Goaltender Drew MacIntyre and forwards Alexandre Giroux and Chris DiDomenico were named to Canada’s roster Wednesday. They were part of Canada’s 2014 squad that lost in the

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CHASING CAROLINA: Panthers get attention, but don’t sleep on the rest BOB BAUM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

he unbeaten Carolina Panthers are understandably hogging attention in the NFC, but the Arizona Cardinals have been just as successful over the past two months. And the Seattle Seahawks are making their trademark late-season surge. Don’t count out the Green Bay Packers, either. They know a thing or two about playoff football. Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson doesn’t begrudge the Panthers their share of the limelight. “They deserve all the attention,” he said. “They’re undefeated in the National Football League, and they beat us. That’s the honesty of it. It comes down to winning games, and they beat us in a tough environment (in Seattle). So you’ve got to give them a lot of respect.” That Carolina victory in Seattle came back on Oct. 18. The Seahawks (9-5) have won five straight since their home loss to Arizona and would hold the top wild-card spot if the playoffs were to begin today. There’s a strong possibility Seattle could play at Carolina in the NFC’s divisional round. And the Seahawks, led by Wilson’s near-flawless performances, are a long way from being the team that sputtered to a 2-4 start. Seattle coach Pete Carroll uses the words “balance” and “harmony” to describe the reasons for his team’s change of fortune. “It’s like tuning in on the radio dial,” he said. “You’ve got to get it right. It’s a big challenge. It’s what everybody’s seeking as they go through these seasons. You can see it. Look what happened to Kansas City, look how they’ve turned it around and got going, and put together a great year and a great run. It finally hits, and you try to hold on to it as long as you can.” Oddsmakers certainly aren’t over-

Carolina Panther Corey Brown dives toward the end zone during the second half of a game against the New York Giants on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J. [AP PHOTO]

“It’s like tuning in on the radio dial. You’ve got to get it right. “ Pete Carroll, Seahawks head coach

whelmed by Carolina. VegasInsider.com rates the Panthers’ chance of winning the Super Bowl at 5 to 1, only slightly better than Arizona and Seattle at 6 to 1. The Packers are a longer shot at 12 to 1, which doesn’t’ bother Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers at all. “I like where we’re at,” he said. “People are talking about everybody else, which has always been a good position for us, and rightfully so. Arizona’s playing great. Carson’s (Palmer) having a hell of a year. Carolina’s undefeated. Seattle’s coming on. We’re just kind of hanging

here at 10-4, knowing that we’re going to be a tough team in the playoffs.” Green Bay plays at Arizona (12-2) on Sunday with plenty at stake for both teams. The Cardinals can clinch at least the No. 2 seed in the NFC and the first-round bye that goes with it. A Green Bay win ensures the Packers will remain alone in first place in the NFC North and would leave them just a game behind Arizona for the NFC’s No. 2 seed heading into the final week of the schedule. The Cardinals conclude their regular season with a home game against Seattle, while Green Bay hosts the Minnesota Vikings, who enter this week a game behind the Packers in the NFC North. So a loss to Green Bay would put the Cardinals, currently flying high with an eight-game winning streak, in a precarious position to lose that precious first-round bye.

“They’ve been that way for a month,” Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said of this game’s importance. “There ain’t nothing different about this one.” Any of those four matchups over the next two weeks could be a preview of a playoff game. Arians said he hopes he sees the Packers or Seahawks again down the road. “We’ve got to win so we do see them again, hopefully at our place,” he said. The Cardinals aren’t sneaking up on anyone anymore. They have played on prime-time television five times in the last eight weeks and have won all five games. “That’s what we want as players. We want to play in front of everybody and play in big games,” Palmer said. “We’ve been fortunate to play well in prime-times games and we want to keep that going.”

Cousins is settling in as Washington’s QB IAN QUILLEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ASHBURN, Va. — As Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins prepares for Saturday night’s critical game against the Eagles, he admits some parts of his job have gotten easier. For one, he’s no longer glued to the spreadsheet he created before the season to map out his life in 15-minute, colour-coded chunks. “I said, ‘Alright, I’m in the cold tub at this time. I’m eating lunch at this time. On Mondays, it’s spend-timewith-my-wife time.”’ Cousins said Wednesday. “The first few weeks you had to get used to that, but now ... 14 games in, you have it down to a science. And you have a routine where you can just turn your brain off.” As Washington attempts (7-7) to

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clinch the NFC East with a victory over Philadelphia (6-8), Cousins’ rhythm and comfort level have translated to on-field improvement. Cousins has become the first quarterback in franchise history

to throw for 300 or more yards six times in a season, with five of those coming over his past eight games. Over that stretch, Cousins has thrown 16 touchdowns and three interceptions, helping the Redskins to a 5-3 record. Overall, he has 22 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions, including eight picks over the first six weeks of the season, which coach Jay Gruden suggested was a crucial learning experience. “Kirk is really good as far as remembering plays that happened before and understanding what we’re trying to do,” Gruden said. “Every rep he gets, man, it’s just fuel for him.” He’s the league’s leader in completion rate (69.7 per cent), and is sev-

enth in completions (336) and ninth in passing yards (3,625). “He’s getting comfortable,” left tackle Trent Williams said of Cousins, who has only 23 NFL starts despite four seasons in the league. “This is essentially his rookie season you would say. First time being handed the reins to a team. He’s definitely gaining experience, gaining maturity. He’s coming into his own.” Cousins threw four touchdowns in Sunday’s 35-25 victory over Buffalo, including two to tight end Jordan Reed and a 77-yard pass to former Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson. Jackson’s 153 receiving yards were a season high, and Reed is second among tight ends with 74 receptions and tied for third with nine touchdowns.

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Odell Beckham Jr. has suspension appeal denied Odell Beckham Jr. is going to have to serve his one-game suspension. Hearing officer James Thrash on Wednesday upheld the suspension for multiple violations of safety-related playing rules after hearing an appeal by the New York Giants wide receiver earlier in the day. Beckham will miss the game Sunday night at Minnesota. The secondyear Pro Bowler is barred from team meetings; attending or watching practices; attending Sunday’s game; or having contact with any club personnel except to arrange off-site medical treatment or rehabilitation. He will be reinstated next Monday. “I owe some people an apology. I wasn’t raised to act like I did the other day,” Beckham said in a statement issued by the Giants. “I am not here to make excuses for my conduct. This isn’t about anything that was said or done to me. This is about my behaviour, and I am responsible for my behaviour. People expect better from me, and I expect better from myself.”

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Bills star says changes needed on Ryan’s defence Mario Williams suggests the Buffalo Bills’ personnel doesn’t fit coach Rex Ryan’s defensive scheme, insisting he’s simply stating a fact and not intending to be critical. As for whether he is the right fit, the Bills’ top pass-rusher referred to how Buffalo’s defence has failed to play to its high-priced expectations this season. “A scheme’s a scheme, but to say that it’s going to produce, we haven’t had the numbers,” Williams said Wednesday. “There’s nobody saying anything that what (Ryan’s) doing is wrong. But for what’s out there, the personnel might not be the right personnel.” The underperforming defence and Williams’ role in it have been a season-long issue, a key reason why Buffalo (6-8) has been eliminated from playoff contention as it prepares to host Dallas (4-10) on Sunday.

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Matt Forte wants new contract, might not get it Running back Matt Forte just wants a little respect from the Chicago Bears — to go with another contract. Forte on Wednesday said he still wants to return to the team next year for a ninth season at age 30 even though past attempts to get management interested have failed. “I mean, I want to return,” Forte said. “But if you’re saying am I hopeful that I do return? There’s not much to hope for right now because like I’ve said, I talked to (general manager Ryan Pace) earlier and they haven’t said anything back. “So there’s nothing really to hope for.” Forte said when his agent spoke to Pace, he was told talent evaluations needed to be made first.

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YEAR IN REVIEW

Bautista bat flip among top plays of 2015 Plenty of great plays in the last year of sports, but the ‘Miami Miracle’ had people talking like nothing else could

Steph off the dribble (twice). Poor Chris Paul. As if Stephen Curry didn’t do enough on his way to winning the MVP and leading Golden State to an NBA title last season, he victimized Paul twice on the way to those achievements. The first comes when Curry is dribbling under the basket toward the corner, then goes behind his back twice as Paul falls to the floor — a victim to the misdirection. The other comes with Curry going between-the-legs and behind-the-back on the dribble, weaving around three Clippers. And Curry made the ensuing jumpers.

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ometimes, games, seasons and championships were at stake. Sometimes, ordinary moments turned extraordinary in an instant. They were the kind of moments that made fans leap from their seats in disbelief and grab their phones to share the excitement. The plays of the year. An arbitrary list, for certain, but this much is not in dispute — 2015 was laden with spectacular moments that will be talked about for a long time to come. Take American Pharoah, opening his lead with every stride down the stretch of the Belmont Stakes on the way to becoming the Triple Crown winner that horse racing had waited nearly four decades to see. Or Georgia Tech winning only one football game in the Atlantic Coast Conference all season, that win coming on a blocked field goal return for a touchdown as time expired against Florida State. Or Michigan State keeping its national-title hopes afloat when rival Michigan fumbled a punt snap in the final moments and the Spartans ran it in for a score as time expired. Or even Matt Kenseth driving Joey Logano into the wall at Martinsville during NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup, clear retaliation for a Logano move that Kenseth blamed for knocking him out of contention. All scintillating moments — and they didn’t even make this list. Here, the top 10 plays in sports for 2015:

Messi vs. Bilbao. Barcelona’s brilliant Lionel Messi takes a pass on the right wing, and what happens over the next 13 seconds is spectacular even by his lofty standards. Messi dribbles down the wing, freeing himself from three converging defenders, darts into the penalty box, cuts past a fourth Bilbao player and fires a left-footed blast into the net as two more opponents look on helplessly.

2 Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista flips his bat after hitting a three-run home run against the Texas Rangers on Oct. 14. [AP PHOTO]

Ovechkin from his knees. Washington’s Alexander Ovechkin takes a pass near centre ice at Madison Square Garden, splits two New York Rangers defenders and gets knocked to the ice. So as he’s falling to his knees, the Russian star has enough wherewithal to get a stick on the puck and somehow fire it past Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist — and the whole play took only three seconds.

Spieth’s 3-wood to finish U.S. Open. The 2015 U.S. Open will probably be best remembered by Dustin Johnson three-putting on the 72nd hole, but the shot Jordan Spieth made moments earlier was one of the best of his incredible year. Spieth struck a 3-wood from 284 yards into eagle range, settling for a birdie that put him one shot ahead of Johnson. Turns out, that was all Spieth needed, since Johnson three-putted to give the 21-year-old his second consecutive major.

Rodgers to Rodgers beats the clock. Down 23-21 with no time left, Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay needed a miracle to beat Detroit. And he delivered. Getting one untimed play after a penalty on the Lions extended the game, the Packers’ quarterback took the snap, rolled left, was chased back to his right, then unfurled a pass that sailed about 68 yards through the air and ended in teammate Richard Rodgers’ hands.

Holly’s kick heard ’round the world. Ronda Rousey was unbeatable. Then again, everyone is until it actually happens. And unheralded Holly Holm erased Rousey’s air of invincibility in an instant. With one swift left-footed kick that caught Rousey on the right side of the head, Holm won their UFC fight and became the women’s champion of their sport — setting up a rematch coming in 2016 that should be one of the biggest events of the year.

Joey Bats’ bat flip. Game 5 of the American League Division Series, tie game, seventh inning. Who better than a guy who goes by “Joey Bats” — real name, Jose Bautista — to deliver? Bautista connected on a no-doubt, three-run home run that would eventually lift Toronto to a series-clinching victory over Texas, punctuating the hit by admiring the drive from the plate for a moment before flipping his bat in celebration.

Carli from midfield. Have a World Cup, Carli Lloyd. With the U.S. women’s national team already up 3-0 early against Japan in the World Cup final, Lloyd got her hat trick in absurd fashion. She collected a ball around the centre circle, took two dribbles and saw Japan’s goalkeeper was inexplicably about 12 yards off the end line. Lloyd booted the ball high, getting just enough on it to reach the goal over the outstretched goalie’s arm.

Butler’s Super Bowl moment. Seattle was a yard away from a touchdown that would have almost certainly given the Seahawks a Super Bowl win. New England’s Malcolm Butler — an undrafted rookie signed as a free agent — changed all that. With the Seahawks electing to not give the ball to Marshawn Lynch and trying to score through the air Butler perfectly read a slant pass from Russell Wilson, and made the interception that clinched the title for the Patriots.

The Miami miracle. Did it count? Yes. Should it have? No. And did Duke score on the previous play? Miami says no, which only adds to the fun of this one. Duke gets a debated touchdown with six seconds left to take a 27-24 lead, then kicks the ball deep. After eight laterals, one knee down that would have ended the game but wasn’t called and tons of controversy, Corn Elder takes the ball 91 yards into the end zone for a Miami victory. The Atlantic Coast Conference said a day later that it was suspending the officiating crew for two games, then later told Miami that some of the 23 penalties against the Hurricanes — including ones that led to Duke’s debated go-ahead touchdown — shouldn’t have been called. “They’ll talk about this game forever, I guess,” Elder said. “And they’ll always say we won.”

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Canada vets say players need to have fun to succeed JOHN CHIDLEY-HILL THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Veterans of the world junior hockey championship say the keys to success are found off the ice: have fun, soak in the experience and try to avoid distractions online. “The biggest thing is have fun, enjoy it,” said Brad Boyes, who won bronze and silver with Canada in 2001 and 2002 respectively. “It really does go fast. It’s been a long time since I’ve been there. The biggest thing is enjoy it, compete, win. You might not have another chance to do it.“You gotta have fun, that’s the biggest thing. “Take it for what it is but give it

everything. You don’t get a second chance sometimes.” Mike Babcock, who guided Canada to gold in 1997, says that having fun is just as important for the coaches, if not more so, because it’s up to them to set the tone for the players, both at training camp and at the tournament itself. “No. 1 is you’ve got to enjoy yourself,” said Babcock, who spoke with head coach Dave Lowry and his staff at Canada’s selection camp in Toronto. “You got to get the guys very prepared but you’ve got to enjoy it. It’s a grind and it’s hard to win but if you enjoy the process you have a better chance. “The other thing is

that preparation’s got to be equal to the opportunity, get really prepared and you’ve got a way better chance of getting lucky and guys playing well.” This year’s championship will be played from Dec. 26 to Jan. 6 in Helsinki, Finland. While the event has become a holiday tradition across Canada, tournament veterans say the weight of the nation’s expectations don’t hit the players until they’ve begun to play and messages from home start to pile up. “Back then, Facebook was the thing to have and you’re getting in boxes and people messaging you and it was pretty crazy,” said Shawn Matthias, who won gold for Canada in 2008.

“I think nowadays with Twitter and Instagram it’s probably even more crazy. But it was a great event being overseas with all the Canadian supporters it’s something I’ll always remember.” Edmonton Oilers rookie sensation Connor McDavid, who won gold with Canada last year, suggested that the players on this year’s team should unplug from social media because even well-intentioned messages can build pressure. It’s a sentiment that has been echoed by Hockey Canada brass and some other veterans of the team. This year’s team has responded by deleting all social network applications from their phones for the

duration of the tournament. Boyes says the level of scrutiny doesn’t really sink in until the on-ice action is underway. “Emails were starting to come in when I was there so we were starting to get floods of emails and then you realize how important it is,” he said. “Social media wasn’t as big so you didn’t really get a grasp of how big it was until you saw that, just saw all the support. “You’d always hear people talking about it and you’d always follow it with your buddies and all that stuff but you really get to see the magnitude once people from all across the country can send a message to you.”

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United manager walks from media

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att Duchene preferred to bite his tongue on the topic of penalties and fewer whistles these days. His stitched-up lip spoke loudly, though, courtesy of a recent cross-check that didn’t result in a call or a power play. “I have to be careful what I say here,” the Colorado Avalanche forward said. “But I’m very opinionated on it. . . . I don’t know whether the standard has changed or not.” League-wide, penalties have dramatically dipped from a decade ago. In 2005-06, there was an average of 11.7 power-play opportunities per game for both teams, according to STATS. Last season, it hovered at 6.1 and so far this year, the number is 6.3. Less fighting is a reason, obviously. But so is this: Players have simply adjusted to the way officials call holding, hooking, slashing and other penalties. Consider this: The average margin of victory this season is 2.05, the third-lowest average in league history (figures don’t include games that went to a shootout or used to end in ties). It’s been a long time since games have been this close — 1.92 in 1928-29 and 2.02 in ’35-36. So, yeah, careless penalties matter. “Players are real smart, especially hockey-wise, that if you continue to get called for hooking, holding and interference, after a while you don’t play,” said Stephen Walkom, NHL director of officiating. “So you’re seeing the results of that — the players fearing the officials are going to call it and the coaches telling players they can’t take penalties because it will hurt them as a team. There’s a ton of conformance, which is great.” The lack of power plays very well could be another reason scoring is down, from 6.05 goals per game in ’05-06 to 5.25 so far this season. It’s the lowest total over the last decade, according to STATS. “It’s kind of a double-edged sword, because you want to be able to score more,” New Jersey coach John Hynes said. “But I think from the players’ perspective, too, when you get into those special teams games, a lot of times it disrupts the flow. Sometimes it’s nice, because you have scoring opportunities. But even for the fans, it’s not as uptempo or competitive at times.”

Los Angeles Kings captain Dustin Brown, left, and San Jose Sharks forward Joe Pavelski collide during the second period of a game Tuesday in Los Angeles. [AP PHOTO]

“Players are real smart, especially hockey-wise.“ Stephen Walkom, NHL Director of Officiating

No surprise, roughing and fighting calls are down this season. So are elbowing, boarding and hitting-from-behind infractions from a year ago. “The game is way safer, way more skilled and players conforming to the rules — or at least know where the line is like never before,” Walkom said. However, tripping calls are on the rise in ’15-16 in part because players are trying to keep their sticks closer to the ice to avoid hooking penalties — an interesting penalty and more difficult to discern. “What a hook was 11 years, three tugs, my grandmother could make those calls,” Walkom said. “I don’t mean any disrespect to my grandmother, but if I showed her a video, she’d be like, ’That’s not fair.’ But in today’s game, where there’s a hook on the hands — happens really fast and takes away the shot — it’s as important as the big tug was 11 years ago. But those are even harder to see.” Same goes with a slash. New York Islanders forward John Tavares has received his share of stick taps to the gloves as he flies into the zone. “You can’t hook guys, you can’t

grab guys, but a lot more small little chops, just on the hands,” Tavares said. “It affects players making plays. I’ve noticed that and it doesn’t get called quite as much, because they’re looking for the clutching and grabbing. It’s just players getting much better with the rules and at the same time making adjustments, finding ways they can be effective and disrupt players without taking penalties.” As for players grousing over calls, well, that’s just part of the game. “That’s the beauty of hockey, too, that any good player can be a great politician because they’re lobbying all night,” Walkom said. “Players know every inch (of ice) matters out there and every call matters. I don’t blame them. The game today isn’t like 10 years ago. “And 10 years from now, it will be a different game, too.” ROOKIE WALL Sabres rookie forward Jack Eichel acknowledged he was looking forward to the team’s five-day Christmas break, especially after Buffalo completed a stretch of playing nine games in 16 days. After scoring nine goals and 14 points in his first 27 games, Eichel has just two assists in his past seven. “Yeah, I need the break, just mentally and kind of gauge where I’m at as a player and where our team’s at,” said Eichel, the No. 2 player selected in the draft.

SLUMPING Anaheim’s scoring woes are reflected in team captain Ryan Getzlaf’s lack of production. Getzlaf entered Wednesday on a 15-game scoring drought and has scored just once — an empty-netter — in 29 games this season. Two years ago, the five-time 20-goal-scorer had 15 goals through his first 28 games. Anaheim ranks last in the NHL with 61 goals. The Ducks have been shut out seven times. STREAKING The Washington Capitals enter their break with six straight wins, and are 13-1-1 in their past 15. They’ve not lost consecutive games since last season, when they dropped two straight on March 11 and 13. In the meantime, Alex Ovechkin is eight goals shy of becoming the 43rd player — and first born in Russia — to score 500. LEADERS Points, Patrick Kane (Chicago), 50; Goals, Jamie Benn (Dallas), 22; Assists, Kane (Chicago), 29; Rookie goals, Dylan Larkin (Detroit), 13; Goals-against average (minimum 10 games), John Gibson (Anaheim), 1.87. GAME OF THE WEEK The Western Conference-leading Dallas Stars meet the Central Division rival Blues twice: At St. Louis on Saturday, and at Dallas on Sunday. — WITH A FILE FROM JOHN WAWROW

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MANCHESTER, England — Louis van Gaal walked out of a news conference on Wednesday after becoming annoyed about speculation regarding his future as Manchester United manager. Reports have spread this week that the Dutchman is about to be fired and replaced by Jose Mourinho, who was dismissed by Chelsea last Thursday. “I think I was already sacked,” Van Gaal said sarcastically about media reports of his impending dismissal by the club. “I read I have been sacked.” After taking questions for less than five minutes, Van Gaal refused any more and walked out. “Do you think I want to talk with the media now? I’m here VAN GAAL only because of the Premier League rules I have to talk with you,” Van Gaal said. United is fifth in the Premier League heading into Saturday’s game at Stoke and is on a six-game winless run in all competitions. The news conference lasted only four minutes, 58 seconds. Van Gaal only answered three questions from the broadcast media and then refused to take any questions from the written press. It was clear the 64-year-old Van Gaal, who is halfway through his three-year contract, was in an angry mood from the moment he took his seat in the media room at the club’s training ground in Carrington. “Has anybody in this room not a feeling to apologize to me? That’s what I’m wondering,” he snapped after being asked about Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s comments that Van Gaal’s treatment had been “disrespectful”. Van Gaal insisted the club board was not to blame for the speculation and pointed the finger squarely at the media instead. The former Bayern Munich manager said his family and friends had been adversely affected by the criticism.

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Note: winning team is credited with 2 points and a victory in the W column; a team losing in overtime or shootout receives 1 point in the respective OTL or SOL column. St. Louis at Dallas, 6 p.m. Carolina at Chicago, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 8 p.m. Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m. 0RQGD\ V JDPHV Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Montreal at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 8 p.m. NY Rangers at Nashville, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29 Dallas at Columbus, 7 p.m. NY Islanders at Toronto, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Boston, 7 p.m. Carolina at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Montreal at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Nashville at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Chicago at Arizona, 9 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Anaheim at Calgary, 9 p.m.

7XHVGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV Arizona 3 Toronto 2 Minnesota 2 Montreal 1 New Jersey 4 Detroit 3 St. Louis 2 Boston 0 Florida 2 Ottawa 1 (SO) Calgary 4 Winnipeg 1 Vancouver 2 Tampa Bay 1 Dallas 4 Chicago 0 NY Rangers 3 Anaheim 2 (OT) San Jose 5 Los Angeles 3 6DWXUGD\ÂˇV JDPHV Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m. Columbus at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Carolina, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Detroit at Nashville, 8 p.m. Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Arizona, 9 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m. 6XQGD\ V JDPHV Boston at Ottawa, 5 p.m. Toronto at NY Islanders, 6 p.m. Columbus at Florida, 6 p.m.

SCORING LEADERS Kane, Chi Benn, Dal Seguin, Dal Hall, Edm Tarasenko, StL Karlsson, Ott Gaudreau, Cal Pavelski, SJ D. Sedin, Vcr Wheeler, Win Hoffman, Ott Cammalleri, NJ Steen, StL Ryan, Ott Bergeron, Bos H. Sedin, Vcr Klingberg, Dal Burns, SJ Backstrom, Wash Panarin, Chi Krejci, Bos Ovechkin, Wash Malkin, Pgh Zuccarello, NYR Kuznetsov, Wash Draisaitl, Edm 5\DQ 2Âˇ5HLOO\ %XI MacKinnon, Col Koivu, Minn Stone, Ott Duchene, Col Little, Win Brassard, NYR

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LATE TUESDAY 6+$5.6 .,1*6 )LUVW 3HULRG 1. LA, Toffoli 13 (Pearson, Carter) 1:40. 2. LA, Lewis 3 (Brown, Martinez) 4:32. 3. San Jose, Thornton 6 (Pavelski, Dillon) 12:12. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lewis LA, Wingels SJ (roughing) 12:55. 6HFRQG 3HULRG 4. LA, Toffoli 14 (Pearson) 17:48. 5. San Jose, Burns 13 (Thornton, Donskoi) 18:45. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; McNabb LA (hooking) 1:44; LA Bench (too many men) 5:22; Martin SJ (stick holding) 8:39; Brown SJ (holding) 14:19. 7KLUG 3HULRG 6. SJ, Pavelski 17 (Burns) 6:06 (pp). 7. San Jose, Pavelski 18 (Thornton) 7:38 (pp). 8. San Jose, Burns 14 (unassisted) 18:50 (en). 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ehrhoff LA (high-sticking) 6:02, Lucic LA (slashing) 6:41. 6KRWV RQ JRDO San Jose 6 9 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;23 Los Angeles 21 5 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 36 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; San Jose: Jones (W, 15-10-2); Los Angeles: Quick (L, 17-9-1). 3RZHU SOD\V (goal-chances) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; San Jose: 2-4; Los Angeles: 0-3. Attendance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 18,493 at Los Angeles.

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PRELIMINARY ROUND Group A Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, United States. Group B Belarus, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Slovakia. 6DWXUGD\ V JDPHV Russia vs. Czech Republic, 7 a.m. Sweden vs. Switzerland,. 9 a.m. Belarus vs. Finland, 11 a.m. Canada vs. United States, 2 p.m. 6XQGD\ V JDPHV Slovakia vs. Belarus, 11 a.m. Switzerland vs. Denmark, 1 p.m. 0RQGD\ V JDPHV Czech Republic vs. Slovakia, 7 a.m. United States vs. Sweden, 9 a.m. Finland vs. Russia, 11 a.m. Denmark vs. Canada, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29 Russia vs. Belarus, 11 a.m. Canada vs. Switzerland, 1 p.m. :HGQHVGD\ 'HF Belarus vs. Czech Republic, 7 a.m. Denmark vs. Sweden, 9 a.m. Finland vs. Slovakia, 11 a.m. Switzerland vs. United States, 1 p.m. 7KXUVGD\ 'HF Slovakia vs. Russia, 7 a.m. United States vs. Denmark, 9 a.m. Czech Republic vs. Finland, 11 a.m. Sweden vs. Canada, 1 p.m.

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QUARTER-FINALS (times 7, 9, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.) 1st A vs. 4th B, TBA 2nd A vs. 3rd B, TBA 1st B vs. 4th A, TBA 2nd B vs. 3rd A, TBA Monday, Jan. 4

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&$1$'$ 6:('(1 )LUVW 3HULRG 1. Canada, Virtanen, 9:32 2. Sweden, Lindblom 18:46 (pp) 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Larsson Swe (holding) 4:19; Marner Cda (hooking) 18:31; Konecny Cda (slashing) 19:56. 6HFRQG 3HULRG 3. Canada, Strome (Barzal, Perlini) 3:30 4. Canada, Stephens, 11:32 5. Canada, Virtanen (Marner) 14:42 (pp) 6. Canada, Fleury (Konecny) 15:06 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Karlsson Swe (interference) 3:56; Timashov Swe (high-sticking) 8:20; Barzal Swe (tripping) 8:38; Mattsson Swe (cross-checking) 12:58; Nylander Swe (slashing) 18:14. 7KLUG 3HULRG 7. Sweden, Pettersson, 1:28 8. Sweden, Larsson (Kempe) 1:46 9. Canada, Perlini, 1:58 10. Sweden, Holmstrom (Eriksson) 8:41 11. Sweden, Kempe, 14:57 (pp) 12. Sweden, Pettersson, 15:26 (pp) 13. Canada, Marner, 16:20 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hicketts Cda (interference) 3:57; Fleury Cda (hooking) 4:26; Fleury Cda (holding) 12:04; McKeown Cda (slashing) 13:01; McKeown Cda (highsticking) 19:29. 6KRWV RQ JRDO Canada 11 24 N/A â&#x20AC;&#x201D;N/A Sweden 13 14 N/A â&#x20AC;&#x201D;N/A *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Canada: McDonald (W); Sweden: Soderstrom (30-25), Kallgren (L)(7-5). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDOV FKDQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Canada: 1-5; Sweden: 3-10. Attendance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; N.A. at Helsinki, Finland.

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SCORING LEADERS Tyson Baillie, Kel Brayden Burke, Let Adam Brooks, Reg Devante Stephens, Spo Reid Gardiner, P.A. Parker Bowles, TC Dryden Hunt, MJ Egor Babenko, Let Ivan Nikolishin, RD Brayden Point, MJ Alex Forsberg, Vic Mathew Barzal, Sea Radel Fazleev, CAL Collin Shirley, Kam Justin Gutierrez, Let Nolan Patrick, Bra Jonathon Martin, SC Tyler Wong, Let Keegan Kolesar, Sea Giorgio Estephan, Let

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FOOTBALL NFL LEAGUE OFFICE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fined Carolina CB Josh Norman $26,044 for his actions GXULQJ ODVW ZHHNÂˇV JDPH ATLANTA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed G Collin Rahrig to the practice squad. CLEVELAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Placed WR Andrew Hawkins on injured reserve. Signed LB Jayson DiManche from practice squad & OL Conor Boffeli to practice squad. DALLAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed LB Derek Akunne & CB Buddy Jackson to the practice squad. DENVER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Placed S David Bruton on injured reserve. Signed DB Shaun Prater. HOUSTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Placed LB Tony Washington Jr. on practice squad-injured list. Signed LB Jordan Dewalt-Ondijo to practice squad. INDIANAPOLIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed LB Edwin Jackson to the practice squad. MIAMI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed RB Jahwan Edwards to the practice squad. N.Y. GIANTS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Placed FB Nikita Whitlock on injured reserve. Re-signed S Brandon Meriweather OAKLAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Placed DE Mario Edwards Jr. on injured reserve. Signed LB John Lotulelei from the practice squad. SAN DIEGO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Placed RB Melvin Gordon on injured reserve. Signed RB Dreamius Smith from the practice squad & P Kasey Redfern to the practice squad. SAN FRANCISCO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Waived RB Travaris Cadet. Signed RB DuJuan Harris from the practice squad. SEATTLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Released DT Justin Hamilton from practice squad. Signed WRs Deshon Foxx & Antwan Goodley to practice squad. TAMPA BAY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Signed WR Evan Spencer from the practice squad and WR Andre Davis to the practice squad. TENNESSEE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Released WR Rico Richardson & QB Mike Kafka from practice squad. Signed WR Gavin Lutman and QB Bryn Renner to practice squad.

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CLEVELAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D; LeBron James scored 24 points, including three key baskets down the stretch, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the short-handed New York Knicks 91-84 on Wednesday night. Knicks star Carmelo Anthony didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play because of a sprained right ankle. New York went scoreless for nearly four minutes after taking an 82-80 lead.

Kevin Love added 23 points with 13 rebounds for Cleveland. Jamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; layup off a turnover gave the Cavs the lead for good at 84-82 with 3:15 remaining. He added two free throws and a resounding dunk that put Cleveland ahead 88-82. Rookie forward Kristaps Porzingis had 23 points with 12 rebounds for the Knicks. MAGIC 104, ROCKETS 101 Evan Fournier hit a short bank shot

with 14.2 seconds left and Tobias Harris made two free throws with 1.1 seconds remaining in Orlandoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory over Houston. Nik Vucevic had 21 points to help the Magic win for fifth time in six games. Marcus Thorntonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-pointer missed at the final horn, ending Houstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-game winning streak. James Harden scored 10 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Rockets.

KINGS 108, PACERS 106 DeMarcus Cousins scored 25 points and had a season-high 16 rebounds, Darren Collison added a season-high 24 points and Sacramento held off Indiana. Rajon Rondo had 13 points and 16 assists to help the Kings (1217) win for the fifth time in seven games. Indiana had a chance to force overtime, but Paul Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s midrange jumper bounced off the back of the rim as the buzzer sounded. Monta Ellis led Indiana with

21 points, and C.J. Miles and George Hill each had 20. The Pacers have lost three straight. WIZARDS 100, GRIZZLIES 91 John Wall had 14 points and 14 assists in Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory over Memphis. Marcin Gortat added 12 points and 12 rebounds, Garrett Temple had 20 points, Ramon Sessions 16, Jared Dudley 11 and Kelly Oubre Jr. 10. Mike Conley led Memphis with 21 points.

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SUIT YOURSELF ACROSS 1 Wistful remark 5 Admitted 10 Extends outward 14 Flout 15 Be overtheatrical 16 School near Windsor Castle 17 Exclamation of frustration 18 Deputies 19 Daughter of Princess Anne 20 Call a spade a spade 23 Formal refusal 24 Express distress 25 Fantasia reveler 28 Binge 31 Sum up 35 Cut back 36 Lose one’s heart 38 Creative output 39 Anonymous person 40 Striking scarf 41 Country club feature 43 South Park boy 44 Show that you’re leveling 45 Cookbook amts. 46 Windmill part 47 Trophy shape 49 Letters on a union logo 50 Sports diamond 59 Crunch Parfait ingredient 60 Patient person, it’s said 61 Court claim 62 Personality 63 Western hero’s pal 64 Picnic serving 65 Not quite a majority 66 __ Martin (British auto) 67 Monday Night Football airer

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3 Roundish do 4 “Actual,” for “real” 5 Spinachlike 6 Kuwaiti ruler 7 Ruckus 8 News dispatch 9 Hornets’ homes 10 Biblical wicked woman 11 45th state 12 Donut shapes 13 Speak sharply 21 Roofer’s supply 22 Opera star Marilyn

25 Antler owners 26 Lane marking 27 Noble bestowal 28 Become blocked 29 Vigilant 30 Paint finish 32 Jungle Book beast 33 Go around 34 Dove’s desire 36 Egg __ yung 37 Suffix for salt 39 Cancel 42 Open confrontation 43 Planetary path 46 Texter’s closest pal 48 Minestrone bits 49 Playwright Chekhov 50 Nonsense 51 Allocated space 52 Win over 53 Myanmar neighbor 54 Ravelings 55 Quite taken with 56 Shelf-bracket shapes 57 Abrupt increase 58 Dracula’s curfew

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» EVENTS // EMAIL: EVENTS@NANAIMODAILYNEWS.COM THURSDAY, DEC. 24

SUNDAY, DEC. 27

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30

8 p.m. Live at Longwood, free live music series every Thursday at the Longwood brew pub. 5775 Turner Rd., Nanaimo.

1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Christmas pantomime: The Emperor’s New Clothes Bailey Studio. Tickets at www.nanaimotheatregroup.ca.

7 p.m. Dave Marco, at Smoke‘n’Water Restaurant, Pacific Shores Resort, 1-1600 Stroulger Rd., Parksville.

FRIDAY, DEC. 25. Merry Christmas!

MONDAY, DEC. 28

THURSDAY, DEC. 31

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

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.

TUESDAY, DEC. 29 7:30 p.m.‘Amahl and the Night Visitors,‘ opera at Ecumenical Centre, 6234 Spartan Rd. Tickets: Port Theatre, 250-754-8550 or www.porttheatre.com..

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

FRIDAY, JAN. 1

Noon-4 p.m. Nanaimo Search and Rescue Christmas tree chipping. Country Club Centre Dairy Queen Parking Lot.

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.

7 p.m. Ladysmith Comedy Night. Music Hall Food Co., 18 Roberts St., Ladysmith. Tickets $15 at the door. SUNDAY, JAN. 3

MONDAY, JAN. 4 4 p.m. Halbe Hall Monday Market, 8369 North Island Highway, Black Creek. Wide variety of vendors of fresh produce and baked goods, arts and crafts andan on-site chair massage. Free event.

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HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) As you put the final touches on holiday preparations, you might feel more discomfort than you thought possible. Someone close to you might be asking for a certain amount of attention, but you could be too busy. Keep communication flowing anyway. Tonight: Get into the moment. TAURUS (April 20-May 2) Curb a tendency to be overly possessive or too touchy. Step back, and allow a loved one to run with the moment. You might have some last-minute details to take care of, which actually could make or break someone’s holiday. Tonight: Indulge a loved one rather than withdraw. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You’ll watch others’ reactions as the holiday season starts playing out. A family member seems to be more upbeat than he or she has been in a substantial period of time. How you indulge this person will make all the difference in what goes down. Tonight: All smiles. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Understand what is going on with others. This holiday season has presented situations where you have needed to play a lesser role. You have experienced a certain amount of anxiety or discomfort regarding this change. Remain positive. Tonight: Life is about to get much livelier. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Start a conversation with someone whom you experience tension around. Get

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over the hump by allowing each of you to relax and connect. You might be spending a lot on a lastminute item that you have decided you want to purchase. Tonight: With your loved ones. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might feel as if nearly anything is possible. You could find your interactions with someone in your daily life to be much easier. This person could be a boss, parent or older friend. Wherever you are, avoid taking on more responsibility. Tonight: A force to be dealt with. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You could be at a point where you want to run away. Don’t worry — you won’t need to. Recognize how close to the finish line you are. You could be delighted by what someone at a distance decides to share. Expect a fast turnaround with your feelings. Tonight: Use your instincts. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Understand what needs to happen between you and someone else. Once the two of you click, you won’t want to separate, even if you have been in each other’s lives for a while. Do what you want for at least a little while; it’s your holiday too! Tonight: Beam in what you want. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You won’t want to cause any uproar, as it’s the holiday season and bridges are mending. Others observe your attitude and like what they see. You still might be upset about a matter that you have not discussed yet. Make a point of doing so in the near future. Tonight: Make plans.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You might wind up being responsible for a bit too much. You do such a good job when others delegate errands to you that you could get stuck with too much on your plate. Try to say “no” more often. News heads your way that delights you. Tonight: You know the drill. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You’ll feel like a kid, no matter what age you are. You could hit a snafu with a misunderstanding. Maintain a positive outlook. You will witness what happens when you smile more. Others are likely to return the same type of friendliness. Tonight: Get into your Santa gear. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You could be in a position of having to accept what is happening, even if it upsets you. You will opt for the well-being of the group instead of just yourself. Your caring ways will touch many people, and you will have time for a discussion in a few days. Tonight: Not too late. YOUR BIRTHDAY (Dec. 24) This year you express unique versatility, which is likely to enchant many people around you. Your reputation as a very serious person could lose some of its power, but don’t worry about it. You will become more likable! If you are single, someone from a very different culture strolls into your life. This relationship could be more important than you realize. If you are attached, the two of you will schedule a long-discussed trip. As a couple, you could opt to take the next step in your relationship. GEMINI’s chatter sometimes annoys you.

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GAME CHANGER ACROSS 1 Came to 6 Lister’s shortcut 10 Apple products 14 Potential legislation 15 “I’m not listening to you!” 16 Provider of King David Lounges 17 Make pricier at auctions 18 Possible MBA major 19 Mutation location 20 Like kids in kindergarten classes 22 Where church aisles end 23 Devoted fan 24 Rap music 26 Cheerless 30 Four-legged friend 32 Velocity 33 False show 35 Vast number 39 Hidrógeno/oxígeno compound 40 Large biotech company 42 Do just right 43 Nation near Fiji 45 Order choices 46 Centers of pride 47 Checkups, for instance 49 “As if!” 51 Top of a tank 54 NASA spacewalk 55 Wise to 56 The Daily Beast and Slate 63 Outer limit 64 “That’s a surprise!” 65 Oscar actress Julianne 66 Isn’t proud of 67 Means of support 68 Lofty level 69 Studio structures 70 Brewer’s oven 71 Besmirch

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DOWN 1 ‘70s Swedish supergroup 2 Bridesmaids star 3 __ Tyme (quaint)

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4 Model judging on America’s Got Talent 5 Felipe VI’s land 6 Opt for 7 Racer’s gauge 8 Shower gel additive 9 Maritime cry 10 Sound boosters 11 Letter in 16 Across’ logo 12 Childish comeback 13 Be dormant 21 Midwest oil center 25 Merkel, to herself

26 “Darn it!” 27 Shakespearean plotter 28 Bewilder 29 Paltry nature 30 Leaves of Grass 31 Preindication 34 Thoughtful sound 36 Trattoria meat sauce 37 Prada competitor 38 As another choice 41 It’s new in Naples 44 Firefighter’s equipment 48 Musical direction 50 Dangerous cargo 51 Arena arrangements 52 Superfluous 53 Subject of The Man Who Made Lists 54 Ten Commandments setting 57 Title character for Gore 58 Novelist Oz 59 Least bit 60 Polite turndown 61 She follows Wolf on CNN 62 Philosophical subgroup

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Service animals must be recognized as a medical necessity Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: I felt compelled to reply to the letter from “Please Leave Animals at Home.” She said her grandson was allergic to animals, and asked why people bring their pets into stores and place them in

the carts where children sit. She said she’d had dogs, cats, pigs and horses and would never take them into a store. She mentioned one particular woman who had a dog wrapped in a blanket, seated in the cart. First, animals are not allowed in the store unless they are service animals. Some stores require that you put these animals on the floor and others require that you put them in your cart. She didn’t mention whether this woman’s dog was a service animal. Service animals must be trained, and you must have a written note from your doctor. The animal must also have a vest and tags.

Many people are physically dependent on their animals. When I go into a store, 99 percent of the people love my dog and talk to me about him, and I cheerfully talk back. I’m not required to tell them the medical reason for my animal, but I will. If store management asks whether the dog is a service animal, I am required to show the paperwork. My dog does not shed. He does hospital and nursing home visits with me, attends church and is a youth group leader animal. I also have him certified as a therapy dog so it’s official when we visit. He has sat for 12 hours with people who are

in their last hours of life. We always ask before we go into a room to see whether someone wants a visit so we don’t upset anyone or approach those with allergies. “Leave” should mind her own business. She should make a donation to an animal shelter or other charity of her choice. Thank you for letting me vent and tell the other side of the story. — A. Dear A.: Service animals are a medical necessity. They are trained and clearly identifiable. They are not a problem, and we don’t believe “Leave” thought so, either. Some

stores do allow dogs of any kind, but there is a third variety known as “comfort animals.” These are important companions for people with severe emotional problems. Unfortunately, many people claim their pets are comfort animals when, in fact, they are not trained at all. Store owners and other proprietors are reluctant to argue with customers who insist that their dogs be allowed on the premises for fear that they will be sued for discriminating against those with disabilities. These issues need to be cleared up so that genuine comfort animals are recognized as such.

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HOROSCOPE (DEC. 25) by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) Past holidays run through your mind briefly in the morning. Let go of any negativity that might come up by putting on some favorite music. Call and wish loved ones a wonderful day. An older relative or friend could become challenging. Tonight: Finally, time to relax. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Decide not to stand on ceremony, especially if you are having a problem with a close associate. Go with the moment, and let go of any negativity. You’ll feel playful, especially around a child. You could become the perfect playmate. Tonight: Creativity flourishes. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You might be running out at the last minute for a quick present. You could not be happier with what you discover. Invite a loved one to join you on this errand. Catching up on news will be emotionally fulfilling. Tonight: Call a friend who might be alone this holiday season. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Many of you finally get to play the role of host or hostess. Someone will say “thank you” in a subtle way, and you’ll respond in kind. You appreciate being in the driver’s seat. Remember this moment when feeling pressured to repeat the gesture. Tonight: Nibbling away. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Make it OK to play a less active role, as others seem to want to step forward. You might be amused by a loved one who easily could distort what is happening, hopefully in a positive

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way. This person’s kindness will last in your memory for years. Tonight: Get a nap, if possible. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Zero in on what you want to do, and do it. Laughter surrounds you, whether you’re with your friends or your loved ones. Go to a spontaneous happening. A family member might not feel up to snuff. Give this person some extra attention. Tonight: Your imagination leads the way. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You continue to feel pressured by a situation around you. A friend demands a certain type of respect. However, you might not feel that he or she deserves it. Be polite without knocking this person off his or her self-appointed pedestal. Tonight: Nap between holiday events. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Avoid a disagreement, if possible. Accept that everyone has different ideas. Recognize the benefit of those differences, and use it to solidify projects. Reach out for feedback from your friends who see life in a unique way. Tonight: Put on some music, and visit with others. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You could be in a position where you want to take a chance and deal with the results. The risk you decide to take will pay off. Make sure that what you are hearing is authentic before you celebrate. A loved one lets you know how much he or she appreciates you. Tonight: All smiles. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You have a strong sense about how today’s events needs to unfold, yet you might not be the one in control. Don’t fuss and don’t criticize.

Everyone has his or her own style; accept this variety. Curb a lowlevel depression. Take a brisk walk. Tonight: Go with existing plans. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Talk yourself into being bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Take the lead, and pitch in with some of the work surrounding this holiday. Others appreciate your efforts, and you appreciate the time to yourself to do some thinking. A friend could be distant. Tonight: Make it OK to be tired. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Your imagination adds to the magic of the moment, not only for you but also for those around you. Share more of your wild thoughts and allow others to play into your day. A fun game could make this day memorable. Tonight: Act as if you don’t have a care in the world. YOUR BIRTHDAY (Dec. 25) This year you often vanish to spend time alone. You have entered a period of deep reflection. Keep an eye on what is working in your life and what is not. Tweak whatever you can and try to make it work. Your relationships take on a volatile tone at times. You’ll learn to accept differences. If you are single, others find you to be unusually attractive. Forming the type of bond you desire will take a willingness to grow and get past your issues. If you are attached, the two of you clearly are very different; delight in the excitement that this quality creates. BORN DEC. 25 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (1971), singer/songwriter Dido (1971), singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett (1946)

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The Sikh Society of Regina is getting into the spirit of Christmas. A sign standing outside the society’s office is wishing passersby a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Kuldip Sahota, president of the society, believes it’s vital to keep Christmas as Christmas. He says it’s important for all religions and cultures to respect one another’s beliefs and practices.

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Support your adopted daughter on her big day Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: My husband and I adopted our daughter from foster care when she was 12. We were told by the social worker that she had mental health issues, but we already loved her. The 10 years since have not been easy, but we thought she had grown to love us. She is a smart, beautiful girl, and we never regretted adopting her. She was the light of our lives. She is now in college in another town. Last week, she called and said she is never coming back to our house and no longer wants to have anything to do with us.

We have tried to talk to her, but she either doesn’t answer the phone or hangs up when we press for answers about what is wrong. She is dating a young man who has expressed his dislike of us. We have learned through other people that they are getting married and his family is paying for the whole thing. We don’t know what to do. When she learned that we knew about the wedding, she did call and say we could come if we wanted, but it seemed a half-hearted invitation. I suspect if we had not been told by someone else about the wedding, she never would have told us herself. Should we go to the wedding or not? We do not know what kind of lies she may have told his family and are concerned it may be a problem. We love her and want to see her get married. What should we do? — Brokenhearted Mother in Georgia Dear Georgia: Please go to the wedding. Don’t worry what the groom’s

parents think. Prove them wrong. You need to be supportive of your daughter on her big day and let her see that you still love her enough to do this. Don’t cry or become angry or try to get her to tell you what’s wrong. Simply be happy for her as best you can. And we always worry about relationships where the husband or wife prevents the spouse from seeing family members. It could lead to an abusive situation. Please keep your eyes open and make sure your daughter knows you will always be there for her. Dear Annie: In a recent column, you mentioned people not feeling comfortable visiting a friend or relative in a nursing home. I have been a patient in a nursing home while recovering from surgery and I also worked in one where I had dealings with visitors. Most residents in these facilities like to have visitors no matter how long they stay —

even if it is only a few minutes. Any diversion from the regular routine is so welcome. Just talking a bit does a world of good. Other residents may join in, as they like to see a new face, too. I know folks feel uneasy because they have a problem seeing friends or relatives in a poor medical state, but it can be dealt with. Your visit can be the best medicine. — Canaan, Connecticut Dear Canaan: Thanks so much for reminding readers how much short visit means to people in nursing homes. It can be a boost and a breath of fresh air, and your kindness means more than you will ever know. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Charges after hacker steals scripts, tapes THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors in New York say a Bahamian man hacked into the email accounts of celebrities to steal unreleased movie and TV scripts and sex tapes. Alonzo Knowles, of Freeport, Bahamas, was ordered held without bail Tuesday by a federal judge in Manhattan. Knowles faces charges of identity theft and copyright infringement. It’s not immediately clear whether he has a lawyer who can comment on his behalf. A complaint says Knowles got scripts and “private, sexually explicit photographs and videos” from “numerous individuals in the entertainment, sports and media industries.” No victims, shows or movies were identified.

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HELSINKI — Most kids learn that Santa Claus comes from the North Pole, but children in Scandinavia are taught he lives a bit further south. Where exactly is a matter of much debate, with businesses in Finland, Sweden and Norway competing to cash in on the cache that comes with claiming Santa’s hometown. Finnish children know his home to be in the mythological Korvatunturi (Ear mountain) in the northern wilderness of the Finnish part of Lapland while Swedes say he hails from the small town of Mora. Norwegians claim he was born hundreds of years ago under a stone in Drobak on the Oslo fjord. Danes, who enjoy milder and mostly snowless winters, teach their children that Santa’s home is on the distant Arctic island of Greenland, a sparsely populated semiautonomous Danish territory. In the battle to beat their Scandi-

“It’s time for Christmas cheer not for competition, but we can’t be angry if our good colleagues in Sweden, Finland and Greenland think otherwise.” Tom, cousin to Norwegian Santa

navian neighbours, Finland’s public broadcaster YLE every year sends out a video of a red-cloaked Santa leaving his log cabin on a sleigh drawn by a white reindeer in the frozen snowy landscape that reaches millions of viewers worldwide. A regular feature for the past 30 years, it was first broadcast in 1960. The biggest town in Finnish Lapland, Rovaniemi, has been dubbed the official hometown of Santa Claus and depends on the myth for a large

part of its yearly tourism turnover of some $230 million. Situated just south of the Arctic Circle, it attracts more than 300,000 visitors annually — five times the town’s population. “Santa Claus is a very important and known person globally . . . and that’s a good basis for us to build up this kind of business,” Mayor Esko Lotvonen said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. The origins of Santa Claus — widely known elsewhere in Europe also as St. Nicholas — are shrouded in the mists of mythology, but the benevolent figure is believed to be based on St. Nicholas of Myra, a 4th century Greek Christian bishop who lived in a province of the Byzantine Empire that now is Turkey. Danes, Swedes and Norwegians base their Santa on a mythological figure — a gnome known as a “tomte” or “nisse” in the Scandinavian languages — whereas Finns, who are ethnically and linguistically a different people, know Santa as

“joulupukki,” a Christmas buck or goat, derived from old pagan Norse mythology. In the Nordic region, Santa doesn’t clamber down chimneys but visits homes on Dec. 24, meeting the children, or if he’s too busy leaving behind a bag or basket of presents. Mora in central Sweden has claimed itself as Santa’s home since 1984, with some 50,000 visiting Santaworld annually. Nicklas Lind, director of Santaworld, which includes Santa’s house, a troll safari, moose park and restaurants, says the town, known for its knives and an annual 90-kilometre cross-country skiing race, welcomes the extra money brought in by Santa but was unable to give figures. “It’s very important for the region and the town, for hotels and skiing,” he said. “We get some millions; that’s all I can say.” The message that Santa’s home is somewhere in the Nordic region has spread far and wide. Santaworld’s

post office has received 400,000 letters this year addressed to Santa, his post office in Rovaniemi claims more than 500,000 letters with 100,000 more expected before the year-end. The Norwegian Santa in Drobak is too busy to talk as Christmas approaches. Instead, his cousin Tom picks up the phone but doesn’t want to discuss business. “It’s time for Christmas cheer not for competition, but we can’t be angry if our good colleagues in Sweden, Finland and Greenland think otherwise. All Norwegian children know the real Santa lives here.” A group of schoolboys enjoying their Christmas break at a shopping mall in Helsinki are just as confident Santa is from Finland. Six-year-old Matias, who doesn’t want to give his family name, looks puzzled when asked the question, before blurting out: “He lives in Korvatunturi (Ear mountain), of course. And he’s coming to see us again, he did last year,” Matias says.

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Netflix, Amazon up, energy down in 2015 The stories behind some of the stock markets biggest winners and losers as old guard companies shudder pers trekked to stores and bought more goods online instead. Amazon is now in a battle with the other high-flying stock of 2015: Amazon and Netflix are now rivals in creating original entertainment for subscribers. This year the two snagged almost 50 Primetime Emmy nominations between them. Netflix shows received far more nominations but Amazon’s shows won five Emmys to Netflix’s four.

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NEW YORK — In a flat year overall for stocks, there was still plenty of excitement to be enjoyed — or endured — by 2015’s biggest winners and losers. It was a year to make old guard companies shudder. New media companies like Netflix, which rose 140 per cent to notch the biggest gain in the S&P 500, overtook established media companies like CBS. Amazon eviscerated traditional retailers like Macy’s and Walmart. And energy and materials companies were flattened by weak demand at a time of abundant supplies. The biggest loser was Chesapeake Energy, down almost 80 per cent in 2015. The Dow Jones industrial average, dominated by long-established companies in traditional industries, is down two per cent for the year through midday Wednesday. The Nasdaq composite, with its heavy concentration of technology companies, is up a respectable 6 per cent. Here are the stories behind some of the stock markets biggest winners and losers for 2015. ANOTHER STAR TURN FOR NETFLIX Netflix has enjoyed top billing before: it was the biggest gainer in the S&P 500 in 2010 and 2013, and it more than tripled in value both years. But another big year in 2015 pushed the company’s value past established media rivals like CBS and made it about the same size as Time Warner. The streaming enter-

Trader Dermott Clancy, centre, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 21. During August, stock markets around the world were roiled by growing concerns over the Chinese economy. [AP PHOTO]

tainment service had 69 million subscribers at the end of the third quarter, and almost a quarter of those signed up in the last year. Netflix also continued to win fans for shows like Orange is the New Black and Narcos. The company says its service will be available in 200 countries by the end of the year. AMAZONIAN PROPORTIONS E-commerce giant Amazon celebrated its 20th anniversary with results that sent investors into a buying frenzy. Amazon was the second biggest gainer in the S&P 500 for the year, up 112 per cent through Wednesday. The company is on track to report more than $100 billion in

revenue in 2015 and it has started to turn higher profits more frequently despite a loss in the first quarter. Its stock surge pushed the company’s market value past that of longtime competitor Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart stock fell 29 per cent in 2015, which made this Wal-Mart’s worst year since 1974, when it had fewer than 100 stores. Wal-Mart was the Dow’s biggest loser. “This year seemed to mark an inflection point for Amazon,” wrote Christine Short, an analyst at Estimize, who said Amazon was “almost solely responsible for the downfall of big box giant Wal-Mart.” Macy’s and Staples also were among the 20 biggest losers as fewer shop-

WARCRAFT GETS A CANDY CRUSH The third biggest gainer in the S&P 500 was Activision Blizzard, the video game maker behind “Call of Duty” and “World of Warcraft.” It rose 92 per cent as it moved to expand into the sweeter side of games. In November the company agreed to buy King Entertainment, the maker of the smartphone game “Candy Crush Saga,” to strengthen its mobile games business. It is also working on a “World of Warcraft” movie and a TV show adapted from its kid-focused “Skylanders” game. The rest of the top ten winners in the index were a mix of companies representing several industries, including the video graphics chip maker NVIDIA, the payments processor Total System Services, the website domain name company VeriSign, and Spam maker Hormel Foods. FirstSolar also made the top 10, getting a major boost when Congress extended tax breaks for solar installations in December. THE BIGGEST LOSERS Six of the 10 biggest losers in the S&P 500 were energy companies, led by Chesapeake Energy, Southwestern

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ld Man Winter is here and in the months ahead driving can be a problem, so it’s no surprise that having a vehicle with a renowned all-wheel drive system is top of mind for many people right now. Winter driving is all about needs, not only your own individual needs but the needs of your vehicle as well. For a driver who rarely drove in snowy conditions and one who mainly drives in and around town, a vehicle offering 2WD would suffice as long as they had a set of good all-season tires on their vehicle. However, for drivers who spend a lot of time driving on the highway and long distances, they should really consider a proper all-wheel-drive (AWD) vehicle equipped with a good set of snow tires. But in order to fully understand your specific requirements, it’s best to analyze your usage to understand what preparations are necessary to ensure a safe and comfortable drive in adverse weather conditions. There are a series of all-wheel drive systems out there suitable for varying needs but today we would like to highlight three local stores and the all-wheel drive systems their vehicles have to offer; all three brands offering technology that can help keep drivers and passengers safe and secure, no matter what the winter weather and road conditions. From Subaru’s Symmetrical Fulltime AWD, Mercedes-Benz’s 4MATIC and BMW’s xDrive all-wheel drive systems, you can be assured you’ll be driving one of the safer, most capable and fun to drive vehicles Nanaimo

has to offer. Even on the most difficult road surfaces such as mud, snow or ice, these three vehicles will boast maximum driving pleasure. With all great systems, technology plays a huge role in making safety and comfort a priority. “Modern vehicles have created comforts we didn’t have 20 years ago,” says Volker Grady, general manager of the Nanaimo division of the GAIN Dealer Group. “Every-

forces to one axle. It enables the driver to start up effortlessly even on slippery surfaces or steep hills, xDrive routes all power to the axles with the greatest traction,” says Grady. “Mercedes-Benz uses 4MATIC, which monitors each wheel for slippage and individually brakes each wheel where needed to maintain the

thing from heated steering wheels, heated seats, electric front window defrosters, remote engine starts … all these and more can make cold winter driving more enjoyable.” As well, he says, mechanically, the biggest reason winter driving is enjoyable (and safe) is the three brands’ AWD systems. “BMW uses xDrive, which can direct up to 100 per cent of drive

balance of power. By continuously ensuring that power is transferred to the wheels with grip, it will ensure mobility, even if only one wheel has traction.” “Subaru uses a technology called Symmetrical AWD, which moves torque to the wheels that have grip and away from the ones that are starting to slip. Subaru’s system can detect a slipping wheel in less than

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Nearly all BMW, Mercedes Benz and Suburus offer all-wheel drive system WINTER, from Page 49 All three brands’ systems are focused on improving traction, which dictates how well a vehicle accelerates, how it handles curves and inclines, how quickly it stops and how it performs on uneven or slick surfaces. Capturing the most traction possible is key to optimizing vehicle performance, handling and proactive safety in a variety of conditions. Virtually all BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Suburu’s entire product range offers an all-wheel drive system that responds just as quickly as winter weather and road

conditions can change. The best part of all is that “All the dealerships will have Boxing Week promotions that are sure to please,” says Grady. “BMW is running a ‘Factory Invoice Sale” offering all clients, for a limited time, the chance to purchase any new 2015 or 2016 vehicle at our invoice cost – no catch. Mercedes will be clearing out all remaining 2015 vehicles and there are some fantastic deals to be had. Subaru is offering $1,000 cash discount on select 2016 models in-stock with rates as low as 0.5%. All dealerships will also be running special discounts on all winter

tire packages as well so no matter what you’re looking for, we’ll have what you’re looking for.” “Dec. 26 will mark the start of our Boxing Week Sale. It will ensure clients are attaining the lowest prices possible at any point this year – both new and preowned,” says Grady. Check out the exciting and wonderfully affordable choices at these dealerships located at 2470 Kenworth Rd. Enjoy winter more knowing that you and your family are safer while on the road with one of these amazing all-wheel drive systems.

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ing its praises, the seemingly unstoppable little 4x4 quickly became the stuff of legends. The propaganda opportunities that these Jeep stories created were not lost on the Army, and the public was soon being inundated with heroic newspaper accounts and magazine articles touting the Jeepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prowess serving the various Allied forces in their march to victory. None of these tales required exaggeration or massaging of any kind. The Jeep turned out to be the wonder vehicle of the conflict, and was referred to by U.S. Army Chief of Staff George Marshall as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest contribution to modern warfare.â&#x20AC;? In 1945, Willys began producing civilian Jeeps, or CJs as they were called, from its plant in Toledo, Ohio. At around $1,100, the CJ wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cheap compared to the cost of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more versatile pickup truck, but CJs soon became popular with farmers, ranchers and others requiring a rugged workhorse that could handle the rough stuff and was simple to service. To cash in on the now-famous Jeep name, Willys produced spinoff models, such as the all-steel Jeep station wagon and the sporty Jeepster convertible. Both were available with an optional overhead-valve six-cylinder engine as well as a number of interior/exterior trim options. Although the Jeep brand has endured, its parent, as well as a number of successors, have not. Willys was absorbed by Kaiser-Frazer in March of 1953. Seventeen years later, American Motors acquired the Jeep name from Kaiser, holding it until the Chrysler takeover in 1987. But as tough as the original was during war, the peacetime variant has proven impossible to kill as its ownership â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and its heritage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; changes hands.

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UAW takes VW to labour board for refusal to bargain ERIK SCHELZIG THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The United Auto Workers is bringing charges against Volkswagen for refusing to bargain with a group of skilled workers who won a union vote at the German automaker’s lone U.S. plant in Tennessee earlier this month. The UAW’s Local 42 says in a filing with the National Labor Relations Board that a Volkswagen representative on Monday declined to recognize or bargain with the union.

The federal labour panel last week certified the maintenance workers’ 108-44 vote in favour of being represented by the UAW. It was the first time the union had won a vote among workers at a foreign-owned auto plant in the South. Volkswagen opposed the creation of a bargaining unit for the group of workers who are responsible for repairing and maintaining machinery and robots at the Chattanooga plant. The company has announced plans to appeal the decision to allow

the skilled tradesmen to create their own bargaining unit apart from the remaining 1,250 hourly production workers at the plant. Volkswagen said the smaller bargaining unit goes against the company’s “one team” approach at the plant. A union vote among all of the plant’s hourly workers in February 2014 ended 712-626 against UAW representation after heavy campaigning by anti-labour politicians and groups.

A Volkswagen spokesman Monday afternoon did not immediately return a message seeking comment on the UAW’s charges. UAW Secretary-Treasurer Gary Casteel, who also heads the union’s organizing efforts at foreign-owned automakers, expressed disappointment that the company won’t bargain with the workers who “overwhelmingly” voted to be represented by the union. “By refusing to engage in collective bargaining after a successful elec-

tion, Volkswagen is not only doing a disservice to its employees but now is thumbing its nose at the federal government as well,” Casteel said. Bill Ozier, an attorney with the Nashville law firm Bass, Berry & Sims who has represented employers in labour issues for more than 40 years, in a recent interview called it unlikely that the national labour panel controlled by Democrats will overturn the creation of the skilled-trades bargaining unit at Volkswagen.

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ith the holiday season winding down, most of us are about to fall back into our usual routines. On the plus side, the long stretch of reruns is all but behind us and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a heap of brand-new series, along with some returning favourites, to look forward to as we forge ahead into 2016. You like comedies? Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in there. Dramas? More than you can count on one hand. Period pieces? Sci-fi? Police procedurals? Comic book characters? All that and much more is coming your way across multiple networks beginning in early January and extending well into the new year. The inevitable slew of fall cancellations has left some gaping holes in the prime-time schedule, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no shortage of new programming to fill them. January is pretty drama- and detective-heavy, with shows like NBCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shades of Blueâ&#x20AC;? and Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Second Chanceâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Luciferâ&#x20AC;? premiering. NBC is hoping new comedies â&#x20AC;&#x153;Superstoreâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Telenovelaâ&#x20AC;? will be a hit, and the Dan Savage-produced sitcom â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Real Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Nealsâ&#x20AC;? debuts on ABC in March. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upcoming comedy thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s generating the most buzz, as the Seth MacFarlane-produced â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bordertownâ&#x20AC;? replaces â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Dad!â&#x20AC;? as part of its â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sunday Fundayâ&#x20AC;? lineup starting Jan. 3. Anything connected to the cartooncomedy powerhouse MacFarlane is bound to garner attention. For â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bordertown,â&#x20AC;? he teams up once again with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Guyâ&#x20AC;? writer Mark Hentemann, who also created this latest venture. The show follows neighbours Bud Buckwald (Hank Azaria, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Simpsonsâ&#x20AC;?) and Ernesto Gonzalez (Nicholas Gonzalez, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Resurrection Blvd.â&#x20AC;?) and their families â&#x20AC;&#x201D; residents of the fictitious state of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mexiforniaâ&#x20AC;? on the U.S.-Mexico border. Bud is an exceedingly white bor-

der patrol guard resistant to diversity and cultural change, while Ernesto is a good-natured and enterprising Mexican immigrant working hard towards the American Dream. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bordertownâ&#x20AC;? is rife with the same type of off-colour humour that saturates MacFarlaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other series and, for all its criticism, that humour is a big part of what has made â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Guyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Dad!â&#x20AC;? so successful. No doubt â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bordertownâ&#x20AC;? will fit seamlessly behind â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Guyâ&#x20AC;? in the Sunday night lineup. Veering away from the comedic, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;X-Filesâ&#x20AC;? revival premiering Jan. 24 on Fox is, unsurprisingly, generating a lot of hype, and fans of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arrowâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Flashâ&#x20AC;? are certainly looking forward to the superhero-packed spinoff â&#x20AC;&#x153;Legends of Tomorrow,â&#x20AC;? beginning Jan. 21 on CW. Looking further ahead into March, however, there are several new series kicking off the spring/summer television season. One of these is â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Catch,â&#x20AC;? the latest offering from Shondaland, set to premiere Thursday, March 24. Shonda Rhimes, the woman behind prime-time juggernauts â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anatomy,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scandalâ&#x20AC;? and, most recently, â&#x20AC;&#x153;How to Get Away with Murder,â&#x20AC;? has all but taken over ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thursday night lineup with her largely female-centred dramas. Her new soapy thriller follows fraud investigator Alice Vaughan (Mireille Enos, â&#x20AC;&#x153;World War Z,â&#x20AC;? 2013), who herself becomes a fraud victim at the hands of her soon-to-be ex-fiancĂŠ, played by Peter Krause (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parenthoodâ&#x20AC;?).

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Sports this week Basketball Friday, Dec 25 5:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets Site: Toyota Center Houston, Texas Live (2h30) 7:30 p.m. TSN (8) (8) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Clippers at Los Angeles Lakers Site: Staples Center Los Angeles, Calif. Live (2h30)

Saturday, Dec 26 9:00 a.m. CBS (49) (49) NCAA Basketball Louisville at Kentucky Site: Rupp Arena Lexington, Ky. Live (2h) 1:30 p.m. TSN (8) (8) Raptors Pregame Show Live (30m) 2:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) NBA Basketball Toronto Raptors at Milwaukee Bucks Site: Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wis. Live (2h30) 5:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) NBA Basketball Indiana Pacers at Minnesota Timberwolves Site: Target Center Minneapolis, Minn. Live (2h30)

Wednesday, Dec 30 4:30 p.m. TSN (8) (8) NBA Basketball Washington Wizards at Toronto Raptors Site: Air Canada Centre Toronto, Ont. Live (2h30)

Football Saturday, Dec 26 11:00 a.m. CBS (49) (49) NCAA Football Sun Bowl Miami vs. Washington State Site: Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas Live (4h) 12:30 p.m. KOMO (47) (47) NCAA Football Pinstripe Bowl Indiana vs. Duke Site: Yankee Stadium Bronx, N.Y. Live (3h30) 4:30 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NFL Football Pre-game Live (55m) 5:25 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NFL Football Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles Site: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, Pa. Live (3h5)

Sunday, Dec 27 9:00 a.m. KCPQ (15) (15) Fox NFL Sunday Live (1h) CBS (49) (49) The NFL Today Live (1h2) 10:00 a.m. CTV (9) (9) NFL Football Teams TBA Live (3h) KCPQ (15) (15) NFL Football San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions Site: Ford Field Detroit, Mich. Live (3h) CBS (49) (49) NFL Football New England Patriots at New York Jets Site: MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, N.J. Live (4h3) 1:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) CTV (9) (9) NFL Football Teams TBA Live (3h30) KCPQ (15) (15) NFL Football St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks Site: CenturyLink Field Seattle, Wash. Live (3h30) 4:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) NFL Football Night in America Live (1h15)

NBC (46) (46) Football Night in America Live (1h20) 4:30 p.m. KCPQ (15) (15) The OT Live (30m) 5:15 p.m. TSN (8) (8) NFL Football Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens Site: M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, Md. Live (3h15) 5:20 p.m. NBC (46) (46) NFL Football Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens Site: M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore, Md. Live (3h15)

Monday, Dec 28 3:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) NFL Monday Night Countdown Live (2h15) 5:15 p.m. TSN (8) (8) NFL Football Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos Site: Sports Authority Field at Mile High Denver, Colo. Live (3h15)

Thursday, Dec 31 1:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) NCAA Football Cotton Bowl Michigan State vs. Alabama Site: AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas Live (4h)

Hockey Saturday, Dec 26 9:30 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF World Junior Hockey Pre-game Live (30m) 10:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF Hockey World Junior Championship United States vs. Canada Site: Helsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland Live (2h30) 2:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) Hockeycentral Live (1h) 3:30 p.m. CBC (3) (3) Hockey Central Saturday Live (30m) CITY (13) (13) Hockey Central Live (30m) RSP (45) (45) Hockeycentral Live (30m) 4:00 p.m. CBC (3) (3) NHL Hockey Teams TBA Live (3h) CITY (13) (13) NHL Hockey Montréal Canadiens at Washington Capitals Site: Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Live (3h) 7:00 p.m. CBC (3) (3) NHL Hockey Teams TBA Live (3h) 10:00 p.m. CBC (3) (3) Hockey Central Post-game Show Live (30m)

Sunday, Dec 27 6:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF Hockey World Junior Championship Belarus vs. Slovakia Site: Hartwall Arena Helsinki, Finland Live (2h30) 10:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF Hockey World Junior Championship Denmark vs. Switzerland Site: Helsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland Live (2h30) 2:30 p.m. RSP (45) (45) Rogers Hometown Hockey Pre-game Live (30m) 3:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders Site: Barclays Center Brooklyn, N.Y. Live (3h) 6:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames Site:

Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary, Alta. Live (2h30)

Monday, Dec 28 6:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF Hockey World Junior Championship Sweden vs. United States Site: Helsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland Live (2h30) 9:00 a.m. SN360 (109) (109) Hockey Central Live (1h) 9:30 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF World Junior Hockey Pre-game Live (30m) 10:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF Hockey World Junior Championship Canada vs. Denmark Site: Helsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland Live (2h30) 4:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres Site: First Niagara Center Buffalo, N.Y. Live (2h30) 6:30 p.m. RSP (45) (45) Hockey Central Live (30m) 7:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks Site: Rogers Arena Vancouver, B.C. (subject to blackout) Live (2h30)

Tuesday, Dec 29 6:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF Hockey World Junior Championship Belarus vs. Russia Site: Hartwall Arena Helsinki, Finland Live (2h30) 9:00 a.m. RSP (45) (45) Hockey Central Live (1h) 9:30 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF World Junior Hockey Pre-game Live (30m) 10:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF Hockey World Junior Championship Switzerland vs. Canada Site: Helsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland Live (2h30) 5:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues Site: Scottrade Center St. Louis, Mo. Live (2h30) 8:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) That’s Hockey 2 Nite Live (1h)

Wednesday, Dec 30 6:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF Hockey World Junior Championship Sweden vs. Denmark Site: Helsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland Live (2h30) 9:00 a.m. RSP (45) (45) Hockey Central Live (1h) 10:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF Hockey World Junior Championship United States vs. Switzerland Site: Helsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland Live (2h30) 3:30 p.m. RSP (45) (45) Hockeycentral Live (30m) 4:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins Site: Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, Pa. Live (2h30) 8:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) That’s Hockey 2 Nite Live (30m) 3:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) Hockey Spengler Cup Teams TBA Final Site: Vaillant Arena Davos, Switzerland Live (2h30)

Thursday, Dec 31 6:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF Hockey World Junior Championship Denmark

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vs. United States Site: Helsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland Live (2h30) 9:30 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF World Junior Hockey Pre-game Live (30m) 10:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) IIHF Hockey World Junior Championship Canada vs. Sweden Site: Helsinki Ice Hall Helsinki, Finland Live (2h30) 12:30 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Winter Classic Alumni Game Montréal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Site: Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Mass. Live (2h30) 3:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings Site: Joe Louis Arena Detroit, Mich. Live (2h30)

Soccer Friday, Dec 25 4:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) Barclays Premier League Live Live (45m) 4:45 a.m. TSN (8) (8) EPL Soccer Manchester United at Stoke City Site: Britannia Stadium Staffordshire, Eng. Live (2h15)

Saturday, Dec 26 6:30 a.m. RSP (45) (45) EPL Soccer Watford at Chelsea Site: Stamford Bridge London, England Live (2h30) 7:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) EPL Soccer Leicester City at Liverpool Site: Anfield Liverpool, England Live (2h) 9:00 a.m. RSP (45) (45) EPL Soccer Everton at Newcastle United Site: St. James’ Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England Live (2h30) 9:30 a.m. NBC (46) (46) EPL Soccer Everton at Newcastle United Site: St. James’ Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England Live (2h) 11:30 a.m. RSP (45) (45) NBC (46) (46) EPL Soccer Arsenal at Southampton Site: St. Mary’s Stadium Southhampton, England Live (2h30)

Monday, Dec 28 6:30 a.m. RSP (45) (45) EPL Soccer Newcastle United at West Brom Site: The Hawthorns West Midlands, England Live (2h30) 9:00 a.m. RSP (45) (45) EPL Soccer Chelsea at Manchester United Site: Old Trafford Stadium Manchester, England Live (2h30)

Track & Field Saturday, Dec 26 2:00 p.m. NBC (46) (46) Track & Field Spartan Race Squaw Valley, Calif. Live (1h)

Wrestling Monday, Dec 28 5:00 p.m. SN360 (109) (109) WWE Monday Night Raw Live (3h) Nanaimo Daily News, BC: Sports Dec 25, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015

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Take a trip back in time to Mayberry with two classic episodes of the iconic television series in the premiere of “The Andy Griffith Show Christmas Special,” airing Friday, Dec. 25, on CBS. The program features newly colourized versions of two episodes of the series, “The Pickle Story” and “The Christmas Story.”

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