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Joe Bower remembered as outstanding educator

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF Joe Bower, a Red Deer teacher who used social media to express his passion about how to make education better, is now the focus of an outpouring of caring and condolence on that same social media following his sudden death.

Bower, who was only 37, passed away surrounded by loved ones on Sunday after he suffered a heart attack on New Year’s Eve. He leaves behind his wife Tamara and children Kayley and Sawyer, as well as an extended family that has pioneer roots here.

He also leaves behind a global community — comprised of stuJoe Bower dents, educators, politicians and many others — who knew him personally and/or followed his thought-provoking and inspiring blog “For the love of learning” located online at joebower.org.

Bower was also an author, and public speaker at events such as teacher conventions.

“Today we lost a great man, a husband, father, son, brother, cousin, nephew, friend, and educator.

A passionate man who was committed to creating a better world. Joe Bower’s passion will be his legacy.

He has touched the lives of so many and I am honored to have him as my big brother. The outpouring of love and support has meant the world to us. Keep sharing your stories and keep Joe in your heart today and always,” his sister Jennifer Bower-Hannotte said on Facebook on Sunday evening.

Hundreds of responses began to be posted on social media, especially Twitter, when it first became known he had a major heart attack, and subsequently when his death was announced. Tributes continued to pour in on Monday.

Bower had most recently been teaching in the Red Deer Public School District’s Alternative School Programs. He joined the district in 2000 and had taught mainly in middle school.

“The staff and the students where he worked are tremendously in grief today,” public schools superintendent Stu Henry said Monday.

“Joe was a terrific educator. He was really active on social media sharing his education philosophy,” Henry said.

“He had a really strong vision of what he thought a classroom should be like and how it should run.”

Henry said he had never seen any other teacher reach out on social media the way Bower did. For the most part, Bower’s view on education “was a message of hope,” said Henry.

“Everyone in our district is thinking about Joe’s family right now.”

Some of Bower’s philosophy — which focused on the student first — rejected the traditional classroom approach of homework, testing and grading.

In his last blog, posted Dec. 17, the popular teacher wrote about his views on testing and grading students.

Please see BOWER on Page A2

Photo by SUSAN ZIELINSKI/ Advocate staff

Kathy Bartley with a few of horses that greeted her at feeding time at Bear Valley Rescue.

Helping horses be ‘safe for life’

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Bear Valley Rescue has been saving horses from slaughter for almost 12 years.

In mid-December, the horse rescue had taken in 10 more horses bringing the total to 160 on site at the Sundre-area sanctuary.

“I’m expecting in January, February when winter actually does hit and people have to start feeding hay, things will get worse,” said Mike Bartley, who operates the rescue with his wife Kathy.

The couple, and about 20 dedicated volunteers, currently tend to the horses, along with nine pigs, two llamas, six cows, three goats, a bunch of poultry, and rabbits.

Another 45 horses, two donkeys and two minimules are in foster care off the property.

To stand before a herd of 110 unbridled horses, gathered peacefully for their morning feed near the fence of their 20-acre paddock, is breathtaking.

Amid softly falling snow, the magnificent equines in the wide open wooded area makes for a perfect western winter scene.

When they spot Kathy, a few of the horses come to say hi at the fence line and wait for feed pellets she often keeps in her pocket to hand out as treats.

She said unfortunately many people think horses should be put to work rather than enjoying a carefree life as part of a herd.

“We don’t expect that necessarily,” Kathy said.

“When they come here, we just let them be horses.

That’s the first thing that we do. Some of them come from abusive situations. That’s the best recovery for them — just leave them alone. Put them in with all the other horses and they find a place in the herd.

They feel safe. Some are traumatized to the point you can’t even touch them. After a while, they settle down,” said Mike after maneuvering three bales of hay into the paddock with a skid steer.

In the summer, the herd is divided up and live on about 10 pastures in the area.

The herd includes many quarter horses, which

are the most common breed in Alberta, along with thoroughbreds, and a few draft horses.

Mike’s and Kathy’s five horses are among the leaders in the herd.

“Our guys are probably the anchor and they’re so laid back that they provide good leadership,” Mike said.

“They have their own little groups of herds. They hang out together. They snooze together. They do buddy scratches, chew on each others withers,” Kathy said.

She said when new horses are added to the herd, everyone calms down quickly. Bad habits horses develop when they have spent a lot of time in stalls, like bobbing back and forth or chewing fences, tend to go away when they are in the herd environment.

“If you go down there and watch them for awhile, you see the dynamics. And it’s a big enough area to get away from each other if they have to,” Mike said.

Horses with special needs, older horses, stallions not yet gelded, or mares with a foal, are kept in smaller corrals on another area of the property.

That includes Pet, their oldest horse who has spent eight of her 39 years at the rescue. Pet recently struck up a friendship with a orphan foal named Filly.

“They’re inseparable,” Mike said. “(Pet) has always been very maternal. Whenever we’ve had other babies, if she sees them she gets all excited,” Kathy said.

For now they are declining offers to adopt Filly because it would just crush Pet. Over the years, the rescue has re-homed well over 600 horses.

Currently about half their horses are suitable for adoption. Their older, temperamental, or unsound horses will live out their lives at the rescue.

“Our goal is to try and make sure they’re safe for life,” Mike said.

This year, representatives with Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries did an extensive onsite inspection of Bear Valley Rescue.

Please see HORSES on Page A2

Council puts the brakes on anti-idling bylaw

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

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Red Deer will not introduce an anti-idling bylaw.

Council dismissed administration’s recommendation to explore the option to tackle the city’s poor air quality on Monday.

Mayor Tara Veer said the air quality challenges are bigger than Red Deer alone. She said the city has to work with other municipalities in the region.

But it was enforcing a potential bylaw that forced council to put on the brakes.

Veer said that city is currently reviewing all its bylaws, RCMP non-emergency calls and enforcement efforts.

“Council may move down this road in the future but I think there was reluctance tonight because we have that enforcement review underway,” she said.

Coun. Lawrence Lee said the city would be forced to spend countless dollars on hiring and training

staff and equipment in order to pursue the potential initiative. He suggested that Mayor Tara Veer proclaim Red Deer an idle-free city.

“It would probably have more of an effect than any bylaw,” said Lee. Most councillors agreed that strengthening the education component of the city’s anti-idling campaign will be key to getting motorists to turn off their engines. The decision came after council heard the annual update on the idle-free public education campaign.

Nancy Hackett, the city’s environmental services supervisor, said progress has been made since the program began in 2010. Hackett said the city is generally meeting its targets in the Environmental Master Plan except for the particulate matter which the city exceeds Canada-wide standards.

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“We have been doing this for six years,” said Hackett. “We know that some people will not make that behavioural shift with education alone.”

The city researched 69 Canadian examples where there are various bylaws. There are seven Alberta municipalities with anti-idling including Banff, Edmonton and Calgary.

A 2014 telephone survey in Red Deer asked residents if they would support in general a bylaw to restrict vehicle idling to improve air quality. Council heard that 68.9 per cent were in support while 80 per cent also supported restricting idling around schools and hospitals.

Hackett said the city wants to develop a policy that works for Red Deer for the climate. She told council that cities further north of Red Deer including the Yukon and Edmonton have adopted a bylaw.

The city is waiting for the province’s action plan that includes scientific data to deal with the poor air quality in the Red Deer region. The report is expected sometime this year.

Local companies make Alberta Venture list Three local companies have made the Alberta Venture list of 50 fastest growing companies in Alberta.

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A2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016

Council endorses stormwater drainage maintenance tool “There is no immediate risk but in the long term as the pipes get older, they are going to have to get replaced,” said Marstaller.

“We know in the future we will have a lot of pipes that are going to come to their expected lifespan Red Deer will soon know what’s lurking below.

Council endorsed a planning tool to maintain and at the same time. We want to be proactive and get replace the stormwater drainage infrastructure on ahead of it.”

The report indicated that it would cost $8.9 milMonday. lion for 40 years if all Tom Marstaller, Envithe pipes were replaced ronmental Planning suversus an estimated $4 perintendent, said the million if portion of the long-term plan will help pipes were relined inmitigate flood risk and stead of replaced. improve water quality No funding decisions coming out of the stormwere made on Monday. water system in a cost-efItems will come up in the fective manner. future operating and capCouncil heard the ital budgets. oldest pipes laid in the There is a $150,000 city were in 1938 and the ask in the 2016 operating — TOM MARSTALLER, ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING SUPERINTENDENT budget to increase the average age of the pipes are 24 years. Most of the pipe inspections in 2016. pipes were installed in A new stormwater utilthe 1970s. ity could potentially help foot the bill for the necesMarstaller said the city has never fully inspected sary work. Council will consider the potential utility

by April. all the pipes.

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

“THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE RISK BUT IN THE LONG TERM AS THE PIPES GET OLDER, THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GET REPLACED.”

In other council news: Council approved new zoning for the Baymont Inn & Suites site after a long drawn out affair.

The former Red Deer Lodge applied to change the zone to city centre from major arterial last year.

The change makes the business consistent with other downtown city zoning.

The application was held up for months because of concerns over easements, parking, blocking sunlight from residents and potential development.

There were a number of public meetings held over the last year.

George Berry, project architect, said there are no plans for development on the site. He said there was a fear of the unknown.

He said the matter is simply about correcting the zoning.

“It’s a big step for the city of Red Deer to correct this zoning,” said Berry.

“It’s about the last zoning that is left there. We have been working for over a year now to ensure the public has all their concerns addressed at this time.”

Work has already started on the interior upgrades. No other development is planned. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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BOWER: Meaningful “The most important things that children learn in school are not easily measured. The most meaningful things in life may, in fact, be immeasurable. The good news, however, is that the most important and meaningful things that we want children to learn and do in school can always be observed and described. This is precisely why it is so important to remember that the root word for assessment is assidere, which literally means ‘to sit beside.’ Assessment is not a spreadsheet — it’s a conversation. Tests and grades should be replaced with projects and performances collected in portfolios.

“When student learning is made visible to parents through portfolios, blogs, student-led conferences and parent-teacher interviews, then they are not nearly so desperate for less meaningful information such as tests and grades.”

Some Facebook postings following Bower’s death: Alberta Teachers’ Association — “We are incredibly saddened to learn of the passing of an outstanding Alberta teacher, a committed Association volunteer and a passionate advocate for quality public education. We extend our deepest condolences to his family.”

Sam Wright — “One of the best teachers I’ve ever had.”

Debbie McKinlay — “I graduated from the middle school program with Joe. He taught my oldest daughter Language Arts in Grade 8. Maybe taught isn’t the right word… he absolutely inspired her by taking the time to challenge her academically. I feel so sad.”

Some Twitter postings: Greg Clark, Alberta Party leader — (Bower was one the party’s board of directors) “Alberta is a lesser place without @joe_bower (his Twitter account). You gave so much to #abed (Alberta Education), your family, your province and to education worldwide #RIPJoe” Chris Wejr, a fellow education blogger and teacher from B.C. — “He stood up to so many for what is right, meaningful… And truly important for kids. Did this in his personal life2” Ira Socol (U.S. blogger) — “I will remember Joe Bower (from my earliest Twitter days) for his consistent humanity.”

George Couros — (educator and author from Edmonton) “He has had such an impact on the lives of so many. He will be sorely missed.”

Thomas Lukaszuk — (former Progressive Conservative MLA) “Alberta lost a great educator. Such loss is not only felt now, but for generations to come.”

Steve Merredew — (local educator and coach) “We lost a good one, whose heart was truly many sizes too large. I pledge2continue @joe_bower work for better #abed & more equitable society.”

One of the most re-tweeted items on Bower’s death on Monday was something he himself had tweeted recently: “Want to collect data on how children are learning? Know them. Watch them. Listen to them.

Talk *with* them. Sit with them. Be with them.”

Bower’s Twitter account began trending on Twitter after his death. Funeral details have not yet been announced. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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Bear Valley Rescue is home to many horses in need.

HORSES: Humane Based in Washington, D.C., GFAS is an international accrediting body for sanctuaries, rescue centres and rehabilitation centres.

Bear Valley received GFAS verification for meeting the federation’s standard of excellence by addressing humane and responsible care of animals and guidelines defining an ethical and legal sanctuary.

“We’re the first equine group that has received this verification in Canada,” Kathy said.

She found out about GFAS a few years ago while looking for standards for animal shelters. Until recently, no one was available to inspect Canadian facilities behalf of GFAS. In years past, the couple attended auctions to save foals and mares from slaughter that were coming out of the pregnancy mares urine (PMU) industry. PMU is used to produce estrogen and hormone-replacement drugs.

The couple said that while the PMU industry may be on the decline, people are still over breeding horses and end up selling them for horse meat for very little profit, if any.

Mike said he can’t understand breeding horses when there’s no market. “(Horses) are big animals. They’re not like a cat or a dog. You’re really restricted. There’s only so many people who are going to get a horse for riding or something,” he said.

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“Alberta is so horse orientated. That’s what’s so sad about the whole horse slaughter,” Kathy said.

Kathy and Mike still take part in rescue efforts, but instead of going out looking for horses to save, many people are now calling Bear Valley to surrender their horses.

“Every morning you turn the computer on and it’s like, ‘what’s going to be there today’. Mostly we get people asking for help. We’re getting thoroughbreds or ex-chuckwagon horses. That seems to be the new thing,” Mike said.

Kathy said some people do love their horses and ensure they have a home for life. Others don’t.

The couple said they’ve had some success helping people find new homes for their horses so space at Bear Valley Rescue can be used for horses in the most desperate situations. The rescue is not for people who have just outgrown their horse and want to get another one.

Bear Valley will allow horses that were adopted from the rescue to return for any reason for the horses’ protection.

“We don’t restrict people from selling the horse again, but we always prefer they come back to us.

With the price of hay, we’ve had a lot come back over the last year,” Kathy said.

Bear Valley Rescue’s annual Christmas fundraiser is underway. Last year, they raised $12,000 and hope to beat that amount.

For more information about Bear Valley Rescue and the fundraiser go to www.bearvalley.org.

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Man earns two years in jail for crime spree

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF A three-day crime spree that started in Lacombe and ended in Mayerthorpe has landed a Rimbey man in jail for the next two years.

Wesley Hassleburger-Wright, 18, pleaded guilty to two counts of robbery and two counts of being disguised with the intent of committing an offence in Stony Plain provincial court.

He was sentenced to 25 months in jail and fined $200.

His spree started on Nov. 17, 2015 at the Lacombe Husky gas bar located at 5802 Hwy 2A. He entered the business with a baseball bat and demanded cash from the attendant, smashing the store debit machine.

He fled after grabbing lottery tickets and cigarettes.

Stony Plain RCMP were called to an armed robbery of a Fas Gas in town on Nov. 18. It was reported that a man entered the store with a baseball bat and demanded money, while smashing the glass cover of the scratch lotto tickets. The man obtained some money and scratch lotto tickets before fleeing.

Later that evening, Mounties were called to an armed robbery at a Shell gas station in Onoway. Two suspects entered the business and the male carried a brown baseball bat, demanding money and lotto tickets. They left with money and lotto tickets.

On Nov. 19, Evansburg RCMP were called to a theft of fuel from a gas station in Entwistle. Police pursued the vehicle, but had to stop due to a concern for public safety. Mayerthorpe RCMP were notified and found the vehicle at a rural location in their jurisdiction.

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Special guest speaker Jill Goranson performs “Defying Gravity” from the musical “Wicked” for the students of St. Martin de Porres School Monday morning during a presentation encouraging students to follow their dreams. Goranson is an alumnus of the school, currently pursuing a career in the fine arts through post-secondary education.

’Lacked diligence: Judge recommends better gun licence screening

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Bail revoked for boy charged in murders of convenience store clerks

shone a light on Lewis and police thought the umbrella he was holding was a weapon. Officers opened fire.

Mounties found a bloodstained document under his body with the words “Take My Life” printed on one side.

The other side said: “I am gone but know this — RCMP entering a residence with guns drawn is an ACT of WAR!!!!!”

During the inquiry, Barry Benkendorf, lawyer for the RCMP, said Lewis caused officers to shoot him.

The lawyer called it a case of “suicide by cop.”

Graham ruled the death a homicide.

Widow Naydene Lewis said she is pleased overall with the report and its recommendations. But she wishes RCMP had used more lighting around the house and had contacted her husband’s mental-health providers.

“Corey made a choice. Personally I think it was a medically induced choice because he was on several different medications for his mental health,” she said in an interview.

“Ultimately the police did their job. So I don’t begrudge them.”

The report notes that Daniel Magotiaux, Alberta’s chief firearms officer, testified that a policy change was made last year to require a medical check of gun licence applicants if there is a mental health concern.

But Graham wrote that the officer also testified that despite the change, the licence for a restricted weapon would still be granted today because Naydene Lewis had signed her husband’s application and hadn’t filed a complaint.

Graham wrote this policy places undue responsibility on the applicant’s spouse.

Magotiaux, a retired Mountie who works for the RCMP, was not immediately available for comment.

CALGARY — A fatality inquiry judge is calling for stricter reviews of gun licence applications after a southern Alberta man with a history of mental problems was fatally shot by police.

Corey Lewis, 39, was shot outside his Okotoks home in July 2010 after a standoff with an RCMP tactical team.

He was found holding a dark-coloured umbrella that he had pointed at officers, who thought the object was a weapon.

Provincial court Judge Marlene Graham says she finds it disturbing that Lewis was granted licences for five firearms, including restricted weapons, despite his mental problems, a suicide attempt and a previous emergency protection order.

“I do find that Mr. Lewis’s possession of the five long-barreled guns was an integral part of the event leading up to his death,” Graham wrote in a report released Monday.

“I find that the screening process used to grant the gun licences to Mr. Lewis lacked diligence and common sense and gives me no assurance that public safety, which is the purpose of the Firearms Act, was being sufficiently emphasized throughout the process.”

Graham recommends better screening for firearms licence applicants, including a telephone interview with the applicant’s spouse.

She also recommends that police consult with mental-health professionals when dealing with armed people in standoffs to help get them to surrender.

The report says that in the hours before he was shot, Lewis was angry and distraught.

After knocking his wife down and punching his stepson, Lewis’s family fled the house, contacted RCMP and told the Mounties that he was in the bedroom with five guns and ammunition.

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EDMONTON — Bail has been revoked for a 13-year-old boy charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shootings of two convenience store clerks in Edmonton. The boy had been on a court-ordered release involving prior robbery and weapons charges but on Monday he was ordered back into custody.

The boy is charged along with Laylin Delorme, 24, and Colton Steinhauer, 27, in the deaths of Karanpal Singh Bhangu and Ricky Cenabre.

The two clerks — Bhangu a 35-year-old immigrant from India Cenabre a 41-year-old immigrant from the Philippines — were working alone in two different Mac’s stores and were shot dead minutes apart by masked robbers who made off with small amounts of cash. Video footage showed the clerks had been co-operating before they were gunned down.

Police Chief Rod Knecht has called the killings “absolutely unnecessary, gratuitous — evil.”

Man dies in explosion on rural property CONSORT — A man has died from injuries he received in a propane tank explosion on an east-central Alberta farm. Mounties say the man, who lived on the rural property near Consort, had been operating a propane-fired torch. A spokesperson for STARS says the air-ambulance service was called to the scene just before noon on Sunday.

The helicopter was told to “stand down” because it wasn’t medically required to transport the patient.

Labour Minister Lori Sigurdson said Alberta’s new farm safety legislation, which came into effect Friday, doesn’t apply in the death.

There were no other workers or hired hands on the farm, Sigurdson said. The farm safety act was passed in December after a couple of tumultuous weeks in which farmers protested at the legislature and at public meetings across the province.

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Whac-a-Mole sexual slavery There is an old fairground game rape a non-Muslim female slave. Or, called Whac-a-Mole. You whack a more precisely, who may not do so (a (fake) mole on the head and drive it rather smaller number of people). down into its hole – and instantly one An owner may rape his female or more other moles pop up out of oth- slaves, of course, but he may not rape er holes. It’s an excellent metaphor for both a mother and her daughter. He humanity’s inability to abolmust make his choice and ish sexual slavery. stick to it. Similarly, a This week, we had the slave-owning father and son long-overdue full apology may not both rape the same by the Japanese governenslaved woman. And busiment for the enslavement ness partners who jointly of up to 200,000 young “comown a slave may not both fort women” from countries rape her. That would be alconquered by Japan to promost incestuous. vide sexual “comfort” to This is typical IS provJapanese soldiers during ocation, designed to apthe Second World War. peal to frustrated young Prime Minister Shinzo men while simultaneously Abe’s government finally shocking orthodox Muslim GWYNNE ended decades of haggling opinion. And quite predictDYER over the scale of Japan’s ably, Islamic scholars like OPINION crime and the form of words Professor Abdel Fattah Alin which it should apoloawari, dean of Islamic Thegize. It simply said we did it ology at Al-Azhar Universiand we’re sorry, and here’s one billion ty in Cairo, rushed to point out that IS, yen ($8.5 million) to make restitution to in claiming that this was part of ShaKorea’s surviving comfort women. riah law, was deliberately misreading The apology was a bit late (the 46 verses and sayings that they were origsurviving Korean “comfort women” inally designed to end slavery. are all over 80 now), but the mole was “Islam preaches freedom to slaves, well and truly whacked. Except that not slavery,” Alawari said. “Slavery in another part of the garden, another was the status quo when Islam came mole immediately poked his head out around. Judaism, Christianity, Greek, of the ground.

Roman, and Persian civilizations all This time it was Islamic State. On practiced it and took the females of Tuesday, Reuters published captured their enemies as sex slaves. So Islam IS documents including Fatwa No. 64, found this abhorrent practice and dated Jan. 29, 2015, which purported to worked to gradually remove it.” Well, explain the Islamic rules on who may yes, but very, very gradually.

Islamic law forbids the enslavement of Muslims, but all that did was to encourage a roaring trade in the enslavement of non-Muslims that lasted for over a thousand years.

And it reached a very long way: when I was growing up in Newfoundand, the easternmost part of North America, we learned in school about the “Sally Rovers,” Muslim pirates from Morocco who raided villages on the Newfoundland coast for slaves until well into the 18th century.

Muslim slave raids on the Mediterranean coasts of Europe were so constant that long stretches of coastline remained largely abandoned until the 18th century. The last major slave raid by the Crimean Tartars (a traditional revenue-earner known as the “harvesting of the steppe”) yielded 20,000 Russian and Polish slaves in 1723.

Christianity, which spread widely among slaves in the Roman empire and did not control any government for the first three centuries of its existence, ought to have done better when it came to power, but it didn’t. Slavery lasted in the eastern part of the Roman empire, Byzantium, until that finally fell to the Turks in 1452.

Slavery had pretty well died out in the Christian West by the year 1000, only to be replaced by the feudal system in which most common people were reduced to serfdom. And as soon as a demand for actual slave labour re-appeared, with the European colonization of the Americas in the 16th century, the Europeans began to buy slaves

from Africa — as the Islamic empires of the Middle East and India had been doing all along.

The longest-lasting source of slaves for the Muslim world was the African trade, both across the Sahara and up from the East African coast, which lasted from the 9th to the 19th century.

Various estimates by historians suggest that between 10 and 18 million Africans were sold in this thousand-year trade — about as many as were exported by the Europeans in the 250 years of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Neither the European empires nor the great Muslim states ended slavery until the 19th century, so there is plenty of blame to go around. But there is one striking difference between the two trades. The European slavers took two or three African males for every female, because what they wanted was a work-force for commercial agriculture.

The Muslim slavers, by contrast, generally took more women than men, because there was a bigger demand for women as sex slaves (concubines, etc.) than for men as warrior slaves, and practically no demand for agricultural workers.

The Muslim world does have a particular history in the question of sexual slavery, and therefore a particular duty to condemn and fight against the odious doctrinal claims of the Islamic State fanatics.

Gwynne Dyer is a freelance Canadian journalist living in London.

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Actions of those in opposition to Bill 6 shameful Safety is paramount. Everybody knows that but when the NDP government tries to bring in long overdue protection for farm workers and bring Alberta on par with all other provinces all of the sudden that principle changed?

In a recent Lacombe Globe article Ron Orr claims the NDP put ‘Ideology over Consultation.’

He means the NDP ideology of protecting workers, in this case farm workers.

First it is hardly only the NDP’s ideology, it is also the ideology of other political parties across Canada, the Liberals and the Conservatives, as all other provinces already implemented this bill. Alberta is the only province that has not.

Orr goes as far as saying the ‘NDP Regina Manifesto (the founding document of the CCF written in 1933) demonstrates that Notley intends to replace the free-enterprise farm system with socialistic “economy planning.” He tells farmers that the NDP intend “to destroy you.” Orr characterizes Bill 6 as the intention to “bubble wrap farm children.”

Widlrose MLA Rick Strankman tells farmers “who knows what happens when (Occupational Health and Safety) shows up on the farm and find a predator control device.”

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For Albertans 2015 ended with farmers being slammed with Bill 6 being shoved without consultation on them, a carbon tax being foisted upon them without a mention by Notley in the provincial election, and a provincial budget predicated on $50 -plus oil that is completely disconnected from $30-dollar oil reality.

With escalating job losses in the oil patch and an oil royalty review promised for December 2015 but put off till 2016, on oil that is amongst the highest cost in the world, and ignoring reality that oil is in a long term slump; thousands are now leaving Alberta as there is no advantage living in a province that is amongst the highest cost provinces in Canada.

Bankruptcies resulting from the slump in oil are just beginning with more to come. There is also the rise in suicides and repossessions. The remittances from Alberta from oil patch workers to other parts of Canada are also slowing.

Think your high priced homes in Alberta will withstand the new reality? Take a look at what is now happening to Australia with the Chinese economy tanking.

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Given the seriousness of this issues, compensation for injury and death, allowing for investigation of (Occupational Health and Safety) and child labour standards the Wildrose stance is profoundly disturbing.

The Wildrose seized the moment for partisan purposes with extremely inflammatory language and half truths. They also failed to mention that Bill 6 involves constitutional and human rights-which they say the champion. Furthermore Brian Jean, the lawyer, fails to mention that the government has to pass legislation before it can draft the regulations, as the principles of statutory drafting indicate. The Wildrose is scrupulously going to any lengths to serve its political agenda, including a safety bill that has been implemented across Canada.

To publish death threads on social media is an outrageous response to a bill intended to protect farm workers; and for Wildrose leader Brian Jean to leave those on his Facebook site for days is irresponsible, extremely disrespectful and dangerous and did stir further anger against the Premier of Alberta. Brian Jean, the Wildrose and MLA’s Orr and Strankman have used the incident and death threats for their partisan purposes.

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Couple, two children dead after alleged impaired driving crash near Saskatoon

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SASKATOON — A woman is facing impaired driving charges following a crash outside Saskatoon that killed a couple and their two young children.

RCMP said Monday that the last family member in the accident, a fiveyear-old girl who had been taken to hospital with serious injuries, did not survive.

Jordan Van de Vorst, 34, and his 33-year-old wife, Chanda Van de Vorst, were pronounced dead at the crash scene early Sunday.

Two-year-old Miguire also died in hospital with his sister, Kamryn.

The intersection where the crash occurred — Highway 11 and Wanuskewin Road — has a reputation for a high number of collisions, but a spokesman for Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Highways said steps have continually been taken to reduce incidents there.

Communications director Doug Wakabayashi said a 2014 independent safety study showed it is no more dangerous than others of its kind in the province. “Although the collision frequency is increasing faster than traffic volume, which may indicate some deterioration of safety at that intersection,� he said. “We have installed a lot of safety features at that intersection over the years.�

Corman Park Reeve Judy Harwood called the intersection “terrible� and said it is a “rural highway that services urban traffic.�

She would like to see traffic lights installed but Wakabayashi said the ministry has no such plans.

Meanwhile, friends of the deceased were struggling to take in the loss of an entire family. “It’s a pretty tough day for all of us,� said Michael Murchison, a friend of

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A memorial to a previous crash marks the intersection at Wanuskewin Rd and Highway 11, outside of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The intersection was the scene of tragedy where a family of four were killed in a collision with an SUV Sunday morning. Catherine Loye McKay has been charged with three counts of impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death in the incident in Saskatoon, Sask.

Jordan Van de Vorst.

He said the man worked as a microbiologist but his passion was photography. They were part of a small group of amateur photographers who often went out together to snap photos of things such as the northern lights. “We were talking about going out the night of the crash after he got home, but he never got back to anybody,� said Murchison. “We just assumed he went home to bed.�

He said Van de Vorst was always

talking about his two kids. “He was a great dad, great person, a great friend. And we’re all going to miss him a lot.�

Van de Vorst posted several photos of his smiling children on Facebook.

They sat on Santa’s lap a few weeks ago. On New Year’s Day, they went tobogganing. The last picture he posted was of a sparkling snowflake. The Saskatchewan Freedom Photography Group posted it Monday in memory of the family.

VICTORIA — Wet, cold and windy nights adjusting tarps and pounding pegs into the soggy ground are about to come to an end for John Bertrim and dozens of others who have slept in tents on the Victoria Law Courts’ lawn for months.

Eric Lincoln also said Monday he is getting ready to take down his tent for a move indoors after two months’ sleeping outdoors at the courthouse.

Bertrim, his common-law partner Laurel Hanuse and Lincoln are among the first homeless people to volunteer to vacate the bedraggled tent village that sprung up last spring at the courts for a move into a temporary, government-funded shelter at a former Victoria Boys and Girls Club facility. “You need lots of tent pegs, lots of tarps to make sure your home is secure,� said Bertrim, who is 39, noting he’s been homeless for the past year.

Tents blow away in the wind, he said.

Lincoln, 44, said he arrived at the camp to be near his street friends after his wife Belinda Jack died in November.

He said he’s looking for a fresh start after too many bad choices, family break ups and personal losses. “It’s very community oriented here,� he said. “Everybody looks after everybody and the community has been very giving.�

People regularly arrive with food, clothing and cash, but it hasn’t been a complete utopia, with at least one drug overdose death and a stabbing incident that sent one man to hospital and saw police chasing the male suspect through the leafy downtown neighbourhood.

Trudeau must meet public’s digital demands for inclusion: memo

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau’s advisers are warning that the federal government needs to do a better job of connecting with Canadians — especially online — in order to keep pace with ever-evolving public expectations.

The new landscape is being shaped by policy complexity, rapid technological change, limited finances and increasing demands for citizen involvement, say internal briefing memos prepared for the prime minister.

More and more, people expect the government to include them early and often in the design of policy and programming choices that affect them, say the notes, obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act. “There is a gap in Canada between how citizens communicate with each other and with private sector service providers (e.g. banks) and their experience with the federal government,� says one memo.

In order to remain relevant to Canadians, the government needs to focus on delivering high-quality, factual digital content.

However, government is often bogged down by red tape, the need for signoffs from various layers of management and barriers to effectively spending money and assigning people to tasks, the notes say.

The memos point out other problems and hurdles: • the access-to-information system that allows people to make formal requests for government files is “time-consuming and expensive to administerâ€? • Canadians are “broadly con-

cerned and uncertainâ€? of how the government uses their personal information, whether it be for law enforcement, national security or other purposes • the government is grappling with cyberthreats to its information holdings from so-called ‘hacktivists,’ criminals and others.

The notes suggest updating the outmoded 2006 federal communications policy to reflect the “voracious demand� from Canadians for online information and the rising use of mobile devices.

Information published on the prime minister’s website and social media accounts must be factually accurate and non-partisan — tenets that should be enshrined in a new communications policy, the advisers say.

Government advertising is seen to be “partisan in nature� at times, another shortcoming that must be addressed in the revised policy, the notes stress.

The Conservative government was pilloried by critics for lavish multimillion-dollar ad campaigns that seemed to convey little useful information.

The Privy Council Office is already working with Treasury Board officials to ensure potential amendments to the policy include “clear accountabilities for non-partisanship� when it comes to ads.

These days, many policy problems — from climate change to terrorism and security — develop and shift rapidly and unexpectedly, with little time for government to analyze and respond effectively, the notes say.

The federal public service is responding by trying to support innovation across government and highlighting successful pilot projects and new

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For example, Heath Canada is using number-crunching tools to assess and predict whether imported consumer goods are likely to comply with health standards before they enter Canada.

The Trudeau government “could consider making a high-level, public

commitment� to encourage departments to take such new paths, the notes say.

However, other challenges lie in attracting young, skilled workers to the public service and ensuring federal agencies are free of harassment and discrimination.

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3 local companies among fastest growing ALBERTA VENTURE LIST

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Three Central Alberta companies have made Alberta Venture magazine’s list of 50 fastest growing companies.

Innisfail is home to two of the companies, fourth-ranked W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions and Axiom Oilfield Solutions, which made the 18th spot.

In Red Deer, 46th place CGL Strategic Business and Tax Advisors rounded out the regional business talent.

Axiom president Steve Widmer was happy to make the list again, having finished 12th last year.

“Alberta is such an entrepreneurial province that any time you can get on a list like that here I think is quite an accomplishment,” said Widmer on Monday.

Making the list is an impressive achievement for the company, considering it has typically counted on supplying oilpatch companies for 75 per cent of its business.

The current slump made his job harder last year and the oil and gas industry’s challenges are expected to continue this year.

In response, Axiom has focused on its line of environmental products for storing hazardous materials, as well as a line of concrete batch plants and concrete producing equipment that is sold to construction industry customers.

“So we’ve just had to shift gears a little bit and we’ve started to market more aggressively into those industries,” he said.

“That’s sort of the plan going forward and when oil and gas improves we’ll service those customers again.”

On the plus side, the downturn has opened up the labour market and Widmer also sees the current climate as a great time to develop new products.

CGL Strategic Business and Tax Advisors president and founder Cory Litzenberger said he was “proud and excited” that his accounting firm was recognized.

“Starting from scratch and building this quickly has been an unbelievable experience,” he says in an email.

Litzenberger is well aware that many are hurting in today’s economy, including many of their oil and gas-focused clients. In response, he has frozen corporate prices for the second year in a row while giving staff inflationary raises.

He credits the nine-year-old company’s success to a loyal customer base that has spread the word about CGL, which has clients from B.C. to Nova Scotia.

“Taking a blue-collar approach to a white-collar industry while keeping our laid-back atmosphere for our staff has helped us grow immensely,” he says.

The company has had to make its own growth adjustments given the economic climate. A planned large office expansion was put on hold when land developers slowed their plans. Instead, additional space is being taken

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Steve Widmer, president of Axiom Oilfield Solutions in Innisfail, poses for a picture outside of the Axiom facility Monday evening. Axiom Oilfield Solutions made Venture’s top 50 fastest growing company list. at CGL’s existing location at 4406 50th Ave. W.A. Grain and Pulse Solutions owners Chris and Tracey Chivilo were travelling on Monday and could not be reached for comment.

They started their company in 2007 to buy and sell export quality peas, but now handle all cereals, pulses and oilseed types and varieties.

The company says on its website that volumes have increased steadily every year it has been in business, leading to the building of a processing

facility in Bowden and the purchase of Bashaw Processors.

In May 2013, W.A. Grain bought its first Saskatchewan processing facility in Vanguard and now has three locations, leases two others and have third-party shipping contracts with 10 other facilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

Alberta Venture is holding an awards reception for the top 50 at a Feb. 23 event in Edmonton.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Members of a small but defiant group are pledging to keep protesting the Site C hydroelectric project in northeastern British Columbia, despite being ordered off the land.

They set up a camp on Dec. 31, when BC Hydro and Power Authority issued an eviction notice while pressing ahead with land clearing for the controversial $9-billion dam.

The Crown corporation gave protesters 24 hours to leave the area known as Rocky Mountain Fort, on the south bank of the Peace River, just a few kilometres south of Fort St. John.

It warned that BC Hydro personnel will remove all contents of the camp and deliver it to RCMP but such action had not been taken by Monday afternoon.

Verena Hofmann, a Peace River Valley resident who was at the encampment over the weekend, said contractors appear ready to begin logging a three-kilometre region that is First Nations territory.

“We’ve just heard that equipment has started up. It looks like they are intending to keep on cutting,” she said on the phone from Fort St. John.

“Treaty 8 First Nation people are holding their ground and are not moving from the site, so things are intensifying and changing quickly.”

Hofmann said demonstrators believe BC Hydro has no right to force them off the land in the midst of ongoing legal challenges involving Site C. Several court cases raise major concerns about the potential impact of flooding from the creation of a new lake on the Peace River and the surrounding valley during construction of the dam.

She said upward of about five people at a time are occupying the west side of the mouth of the Moberly River in rotating shifts. First Nations people and other landowners are staying in a small cabin that was flown to the bank, as well as a hunting tent, she said.

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Protesters are defying an eviction notice from BC Hydro as the Crown utility presses ahead with land clearing around the Site C hydroelectric project along the Peace River in northeastern British Columbia. where contractors are set up, she said.

“There is no physical structure blockading BC Hydro’s construction, it’s individual people approaching them and reasonably and respectfully pleading with them to cease construction.”

Local people are trying to protect the land — significant because it contains swaths of old-growth boreal forest — until court proceedings run their full course, Hofmann said.

She said the group has asked that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reassess the environmental approval granted for the project by the former Conservative government, in conjunction with the B.C. government.

A spokesman for Site C project said the utility will continue to monitor the situation and is evaluating “all options.”

“BC Hydro respects the right of all individuals to peacefully protest and

express their opinions about Site C in a safe and lawful manner,” Craig Fitzsimmons, the manager of communications and issues management, said in an email.

“We are hopeful this can be resolved. We are in discussions with the protesters and local authorities to allow us to resume construction activities.”

The Rocky Mountain Fort was established in 1794 by the North West Company as a fur trading post and is the site of the earliest settler post in mainland B.C. The dam will be the third on the Peace River, creating an 83-kilometre-long reservoir that’s slated to power up to 450,000 homes a year. BC Hydro announced in mid-December that a consortium of three companies will be paid about $1.75 billion to build the largest components of the Site C development over the next eight years.

Calgary Flames’ Brian Burke will offer his insight into business and hockey at an upcoming lunch event.

Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce have lined up the Flames’ president of hockey operations to speak at the Key Speaker Series Luncheon on Jan. 19 at the Black Knight Inn, which runs 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

In a presentation called “Sports and Business Working within the Community” Burke will address how his teams have been built on the pillars of community and company growth.

Burke played briefly in the American Hockey League in the 1970s, leaving to get his law degree from Harvard. He has been general manager of the Hartford Whalers, Vancouver Canucks, Anaheim Ducks and Toronto Maple Leafs. He joined the Calgary Flames just before the 2013-14 season. Tickets for chamber members cost $60 each or $420 for a table of eight. Non-member prices are $75 each and $550 for a table. Tickets must be purchased in advance. For information go to www. reddeerchamber.com.

Activists sabotage Enbridge pipeline in Ontario TORONTO — Enbridge Inc. says flow on a pipeline through southwestern Ontario was shut down for several hours by protester activity near Cambridge, Ont. Spokesman Graham White says the protesters partially restricted flow on Enbridge (TSX:ENB) Line 7 on Sunday night by tampering with a manual valve. White says the pipe was shut down for approximately three hours on Monday morning as a safety precaution and so that maintenance workers could inspect the valve station. He says Enbridge has safely restarted the line — which carries various products from Sarnia to Westover — and there was no impact on client deliveries.

COS issues ‘Declaration of Independence’ as takeover talk heats up

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The hostile takeover battle between oilsands giant Suncor Energy and its target, Canadian Oil Sands, could be resolved soon, with both companies revving up their rhetoric ahead of a Friday deadline.

Suncor said Monday that it will move on to other opportunities if, by Friday evening, it does not receive “substantial support” for its $4.3-billion, all-stock offer.

Meanwhile, COS issued what it called a “declaration of independence,” reiterating its view that shareholders are better off in the long run if the company continues on in its current form, despite continued weakness in crude prices.

Both companies are partners in the Syncrude oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray, Alta., — COS with 37 per

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cent and Suncor with 12 per cent.

COS’s main asset is its Syncrude stake, whereas Suncor (TSX:SU) is one of Canada’s biggest energy names, with vast operations in the oilsands and a host of other refining and offshore holdings.

Because COS (TSX:COS) is so focused, it’s more exposed than most to swings in crude prices — both on the downside and the upside.

“You invested in Canadian Oil Sands for a pure-play exposure to oil prices and you have held your investment through unprecedented hard times in the energy sector,” board chairman Don Lowry said in the public letter to shareholders, which also appeared in full-page newspaper ads.

“Now is the time to secure the future benefits of an independent Canadian Oil Sands.”

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fer as too low and opportunistic and accused it of fear mongering. Suncor needs at least two-thirds support from COS shareholders for the bid to go through.

In an interview, Suncor CEO Steve Williams said in order to justify keeping up the pursuit, Friday’s tender results would need to be “close enough that I have a high degree of confidence the deal will close.”

He said the prospects of a sweetened offer are “very low,” noting ongoing operational glitches at Syncrude and a deterioration in crude prices since Suncor first took its offer to straight to shareholders in October — from close to US$50 a barrel then to below US$40 a barrel now.

“If we were going to be making the bid today, it would not be at this level,” Williams said.

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And if Suncor does end up walking away from its offer, the two companies would still have to work together at the Syncrude boardroom table.

“This is not personal. This is a business transaction. I certainly think it will make it a little bit more testing, but as far as Suncor is concerned, we’ve tried to keep this friendly,” said Williams.

“Unfortunately, Canadian Oil Sands didn’t want a friendly arrangement.

Every time we’ve been doing anything, we’ve been requesting Canadian Oil Sands to call us. They’ve not returned any of those calls. But there’s certainly not been any animosity on Suncor’s part… . We’re trying to do the best for Canadian Oil Sands shareholders and Suncor shareholders.”

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 124.04 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 35.34 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.60 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 12.75 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.34 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.31 Cdn. National Railway . . 76.47 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 176.16 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 31.89 Capital Power Corp . . . . 17.84 Cervus Equipment Corp 13.02 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 49.93 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 45.88 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 18.83 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.13 General Motors Co. . . . . 33.31 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 23.15 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 41.01 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 33.69 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 37.98 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 4.88 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 45.29 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 114.64 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 14.20 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 64.84 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Stock markets got off to a tumultuous start in the first trading day of the year as a sharp decline in China triggered a sell-off that spread worldwide.

It started with a nosedive in Chinese stocks — the main index sliding seven per cent — after the world’s second-largest economy posted the 10th consecutive month of weaker manufacturing data.

As traders reacted to that and other uncertainties affecting the country’s economy, the drop in prices enacted a new “circuit breaker” mechanism that closed trading early to limit losses. The Shanghai index shed 6.9 per cent to 3,296.66 before the market was closed early to avert steeper falls.

The uncertainty appeared to set off a panic across other global markets as questions arose about the fallout’s repercussions to other economies.

Toronto’s main stock market emerged less scathed than most others, losing about 0.6 per cent for the day, helped by a rally in gold stocks.

The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 82.80 points on Monday, taking the index to 12,927.15, after falling as much as 262 points earlier in the day.

But neither Wall Street nor markets in Europe fared quite as well.

In New York, the Dow Jones average marked its biggest loss in two weeks, closing down 1.6 per cent, or 276.09 points, at 17,148.94. The broader S&P 500 index declined 31.28 points to 2,012.66 and the Nasdaq lost 104.32 points to 4,903.09.

European markets were also bruised, with the DAX in Germany, whose export-led economy is sensitive to developments in China, down the most at 4.3 per cent.

“This is really an affirmation to the market that China is going to continue being the central global risk,” said Craig Fehr, Canadian market strategist at Edward Jones in St. Louis.

Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 23.56 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.15 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.46 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 20.66 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 10.81 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 16.82 First Quantum Minerals . . 5.11 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 16.54 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 5.45 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 2.61 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.75 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 24.20 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.740 Teck Resources . . . . . . . . 5.05 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 16.50 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 23.70 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 47.25 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.87 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 17.21 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 30.06 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . . 7.90 Canyon Services Group. . 3.95 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 17.33 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1200 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 7.13 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.570 Fehr said after years of stimulus from central banks, investors need to become more accustomed to relying on economic data to stand on its own.

This year, the markets could feel the impact of the shift as traders respond to good news and bad news “more sharply,” he suggested.

“I think this is going to be more the norm than the exception moving forward,” Fehr said.

The Canadian dollar ended at 71.73 cents U.S., down 0.52 of a cent from Thursday’s close before the New Year’s holiday.

Last year, the loonie was stripped of nearly 14 cents of its value against the U.S. dollar, making it the worst performing of the G10 currencies, according to a report from TD Securities.

The bank’s troubling outlook for the dollar, outlined in a report titled, “Return of the Northern Peso,” suggested that tight corporate spending, a “non-trivial” chance of further monetary easing and a subdued outlook for oil prices all factored into its pessimistic view.

“We see the Canadian dollar remaining under pressure for the next three to six months,” TD Securities senior FX strategist Mazen Issa wrote.

In commodities, gold prices settled at their highest level in more than a week, helping the sector lead gains on the TSX, rising 3.7 per cent.

The February contract rose $15 to US$1,075.20 an ounce.

Gold is often seen as a safe haven in times of political or economic uncertainty.

Fresh political tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran left traders questioning the outlook for oil prices.

The February crude contract was originally up but eventually gave way to close 28 cents lower at US$36.76 a barrel, while the February contract for natural gas was unchanged at US$2.33.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Monday at world financial market trading.

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 77.46 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 34.48 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.44 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 14.30 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 44.86 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 1.06 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.220 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 5.52 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 35.28 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.620 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.09 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 37.72 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1050 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 76.66 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 55.54 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91.72 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 23.51 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 33.76 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 35.35 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 87.74 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 20.43 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 39.89 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.63 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 73.04 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 42.61 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.72 Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,927.15, down 82.80 points Dow — 17,148.94, down 276.09 points S&P 500 — 2,012.66, down 31.28 points Nasdaq — 4,903.09, down 104.32 points Currencies: Cdn — 71.73 cents US, down 0.52 of a cent Pound — C$2.0525, up 1.18 cents Euro — C$1.5097, up 0.68 of a cent Euro — US$1.0829, down 0.30 of a cent Oil futures: US$36.76 per barrel, down 28 cents (February contract) Gold futures: US$1,075.20 per oz., up 15 dollars (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.088 oz., up 36 cents $645.83 kg., up $11.57 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Jan. ‘16 $2.70 lower $473.80 March ‘16 $4.60 lower $481.90 May ‘16 $3.40 lower $487.20 July ‘16 $2.10 lower $489.90 Nov. ‘16 $1.90 lower $486.50 Jan. ‘17 $1.50 lower $489.80 March ‘17 $1.50 lower $489.80 May ‘17 $1.50 lower $489.80 July ‘17 $1.50 lower $489.80 Nov. ‘17 $1.50 lower $489.80 Jan. ‘18 $1.50 lower $489.80.

Barley (Western): March ‘16 unchanged $184.00 May ‘16 unchanged $190.00 July ‘16 unchanged $192.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $192.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $192.00 March ‘17 unchanged $192.00 May ‘17 unchanged $192.00 July ‘17 unchanged $192.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $192.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $192.00 March ‘18 unchanged $192.00.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 299,720 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 299,720.

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Ted Scube, of Scube Family Farms, drives his harvester in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

Shifting winds of winter in recent years ferment fear for icewine industry

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A late deep freeze this winter may have lifted the spirits of Ontario’s icewine industry, but the province’s grape growers say bigger questions about the impact of a changing climate are creeping up on their business.

Canada is one of the few countries where temperatures in wine-growing regions drop to the -8 C required for icewine.

Laura Sabourin, who runs an organic vineyard outside St. Catharines, Ont., and supplies grapes to winemakers, said the unseasonably warm temperatures over the past month have delayed her harvest, but in previous years she has picked as late as the last week of January.

“The harvest is going to be down, but that’s not the result of this warm winter,” she said. “It’s the result of previous two cold winters.”

Even though icewine grapes are bred to withstand the cold, temperatures that drop too quickly can kill emerging buds and even the vines themselves — which was the case over the last two seasons, Sabourin said.

Warming temperatures in the Arctic were responsible for the so-called polar vortex effect observed by many in Ontario over the past two years, when bitterly cold air was pulled down from Canada’s North, scientists say.

Icewine yields for those two years have been around one-third lower than the 2012-2013 season, which was nearly perfect for icewine production, said Patrick Gedge, president of the Winery & Grower Alliance of Ontario.

Sabourin said Canadian vineyards have to look at strategies to protect themselves in the face of a changing climate, especially if such significant yearly variations in temperature continue.

She said growers could bring in new varieties of grape that are designed for

even tougher winters, adopt new harvesting and preservation techniques from specialized vineyards in colder climates such as burying the grapes, and diversify into other winter crops.

“Eventually you have to reconcile the fact that you’re not going to change the weather so you have to change your strategy,” she said.

Susan Pohorly, who grows icewine grapes and sells them to wineries, said that before the cold snap this week, she had rarely seen it that warm for that long in decades of work at her farm outside Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. “It could very well be that there’s going to be a whole change in the way farming takes place in this area if these silly things keep on happening,” she said.

Icewine is made by leaving grapes on the vine when the cold hits. The grapes themselves dehydrate as the water inside them freezes, leaving a sugary nectar that is then extracted.

Pohorly said later harvests often yield less but usually taste better, and she has harvested as late as February.

Gedge said wine growers are investing in new technologies, such as wind machines that pull down warm air from higher in the atmosphere, to deal with shifting temperatures.

“You can’t affect the weather,” he said. “But what are the technologies or varieties that will allow you to have a little more flexibility out there in terms of a shifting climate?”

Inniskillin winemaker Bruce Nicholson said the unpredictable whims of the Canadian winter mean any experienced vintner has dealt with everything from an ice-cold November to a balmy January.

Because of that variability, he said, Ontario’s grape growers should be well-prepared to deal with any changing weather patterns using technology, grape selection and different harvesting methods.

“I have full confidence that we’ll be doing what we can.”

Top CEOs earned an average of $8.96 million in 2014: study CANADIAN CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Canada’s highest-paid CEOs saw their compensation dip two per cent from 2013 to 2014, but they still raked in an average of $8.96 million each, according to a new study.

The think tank that conducted the research, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, says that’s 184 times more than the average wage in Canada.

In 2014, the average wage for a full-

time worker was $48,636 in 2014, according to the left-leaning research group.

Between 2008 and 2013, the country’s 100 top-paid CEOs saw their compensation climb about 25 per cent to $9.2 million — roughly twice as fast as the average wage for Canadians.

In order to calculate total compensation, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives includes salaries, bonuses, share grants and stock options.

Hugh Mackenzie, a research associate at the centre, says it’s not known

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whether the slight dip in 2014 is a sign of any sort of lasting change.

“It’s not clear from the data at this point, because we’ve only seen one year, whether this is indicative of a slight downward trend or whether this is just a blip,” said Mackenzie.

“My gut instinct tells me that it’s a blip,” he says, adding that a change in how stock options are being valued, given the slide in commodity prices that began in 2014, may be responsible for the decline.

The highest paid CEO, according to the study, was Blackberry’s John Chen, who took home $89.7 million in total compensation.

Donald Walker of Magna International Inc. was the next highest paid, pocketing $23.4 million. Gerald Schwartz of the private equity company Onex Corp., who was the top paid CEO the previous year, earned total compensation of $21.1 million.

Peter Blake, the former CEO of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, was the lowest paid CEO on the list, earning $4.3 million in total compensation.

Only two women made the list — Linda Hasenfratz of Linamar Corp., who was compensated a total of $10.1 million, and Dawn Farrell of TransAlta Corp., who raked in $4.5 million.

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Woman tired of family’s push to religion Dear Annie: I was raised in a de- “Louise” and I had a disagreement, I vout Catholic family. When my hus- was brutally chastised, told by her and band and I married 30 years ago, we others that it was my fault because I independently decided to did not read the Bible. leave the religious fold, What is even more insultbut we never imposed our ing is that most of my siblings views on others. have had major life problems My eight siblings live (affairs, money issues, fraud, within close proximity child abuse), but my husband of each other, and I live and I have had none of that.

3,000 miles away.

We have welcomed my family Over the years, most into our home on many occaof my family has never sions, treating them to fantasmissed an opportunity tic stays in our city, which is a to impose their religious vacation destination. views on me. Even though Recently, Louise sent me I have made it clear that a misleading email, asking MITCHELL I am not interested, I am what seemed to be an innoc& SUGAR often subjected to family uous question, but which members sending me rewas intended to get me to reANNIE ligious material, making search material that would offhand cynical remarks create an “aha” moment to about my soul, or cornering me at gath- get me back into the fold. erings to coax me back, share their anI have had it with this passive-agger or try to make me feel guilty. gressive behavior. We are going to A few years ago, when my sister their town soon, and I know I will en-

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counter Louise. I want to tell her to stop this nonsense, but she will play the martyr and use it against me. What do I do? — Number Eight Dear Eight: You are not going to convince your family, especially Louise, to stop trying to “save” you. So we recommend you stop being drawn in.

It’s annoying to be sure, but not worth your time. When they email you material that you find offensive, send it to the trash folder. Ignore the remarks.

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Dear Annie: The holidays are over, but I have a suggestion for people who don’t know what to give family and friends next year.

So many people are struggling with unemployment, underemployment or living on a fixed income, and prices are rising all the time.

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Tuesday, Jan. 5 urge to criticize others today Virgo — no matCELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: ter how “constructive” it is. You’ll get a lot Dianne Keaton, 69; Bradley Cooper, 40; Jan- further — especially with housemates and uary Jones, 37 work colleagues — if you employ praise and THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The Moon’s in encouragement instead.

Scorpio, which intensifies emotions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A troubled HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You child, teenager or close friend have a prodigious talent for may be in an argumentative mood bouncing back from problems. today so it will take your consid2016 is the year to be more erable diplomatic skills to keep productive and less complathings humming along harmonicent. ously. Good luck Libra!

ARIES (March 21-April SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): 19): Mercury squares Mars, It will be difficult to connect with which brings out your tendency loved ones on an emotional level to use words as weapons. Cool today. And, the more demanding down Rams! It doesn’t take you are, the more they’ll distance much time to blurt out somethemselves. So strive to be a suthing hurtful — but it takes a per-sensitive Scorpio. lot longer to repair the damage SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. JOANNE MADELINE afterwards.

21): You’re in the mood to defend MOORE TAURUS (April 20-May your Sagittarian ideas but avoid 20): The planets increase cregetting up on your high horse and SUN SIGNS ativity and your desire to be offending others in the process. surrounded by beauty, peace Take a chill pill and do some vigand tranquillity. So link up with friends who orous physical exercise instead! make your heart sing — but don’t be deluded CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When it by a smooth-talking acquaintance. comes to work, business or financial matters, GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It will be very resist the urge to be uncharacteristically rash easy to put your foot firmly in your mouth today Capricorn. You want to strike while the today Twins, as you blurt out something com- iron is hot but are you seeing the full picture? pletely inappropriate. And it will take some AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Impulsive quick thinking — and talking — to get things words or impetuous actions could land you back on track again. in hot water today Aquarius — especially at CANCER (June 21-July 22): Whether work. If you think things through before you you are old or young, proactive Mars moti- speak and act, it will save you from some vates you to express your creative side. Be messy moments! inspired by birthday great, actress Diane KeaPISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Perceptive ton: “I want to keep expressing myself until Pisces — today’s stars encourage volunteer I’m not alive.” work, creative projects and spiritual pursuits.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): When it comes But when it comes to a personal matter or to loved ones, try nurturing them rather than a professional issue ñ are you being totally being bossy. Your leadership skills will shine unrealistic? brightly Lions, as long as you put the needs Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationof others first — and think before you speak. ally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Resist the column appears daily in the Advocate.

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HPV vaccine not being strongly recommended

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — Many pediatricians and family doctors are not strongly recommending the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine to preteens and their parents, contributing to low vaccination rates, a survey of nearly 600 doctors suggests.

The vaccine protects against the human papillomavirus, which is spread through sex and can cause several kinds of cancer, including cervical cancer. The government wants girls and boys to get it at age 11 or 12 because it works best if kids get it before they become sexually active.

While nearly all doctors surveyed discuss the vaccine with at least some

Babies born to San Diego couple minutes apart, but in 2015 and 2016 Twins in San Diego are getting some attention because, though born just minutes apart, one has a birthday in 2015 and one in 2016.

Jaelyn Valenica was born New Year’s Eve at 11:59 p.m. Her twin brother, Luis Valencia Jr., arrived at 12:01 a.m. on New Year’s Day. KGTV-TV reports (http://tinyurl.com/jaqbtas) that the babies were due at the end of January, but doctors at San Diego Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center called the mother in because one was in a breech position.

The father, Luis Valencia, called it a New Year’s blessing to have two healthy children.

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random samples of U.S. physicians, the researchers said.

Their study was published online Monday in Pediatrics.

The HPV vaccine has been available for girls since 2006 and for boys since 2011.

A national survey last year found that 60 per cent of adolescent girls and only 42 per cent of boys had gotten at least one dose. Three doses are recom-

mended.

Infections caused by virus can cause certain genital cancers including cervix and penis cancer, and cancers in the mouth and throat.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say addressing “knowledge gaps” among parents and getting more doctors to recommend vaccinations “are critical to protecting teens” against HPV cancers.

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Saudi allies cut ties with Iran

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom’s lead Monday and scaled back diplomatic ties to Iran after the ransacking of Saudi diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic, violence sparked by the Saudi execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.

Sudan and the tiny island kingdom of Bahrain said they would sever ties with Iran, as Saudi Arabia did late Sunday.

Within hours, the United Arab Emirates announced it would downgrade ties to Tehran to the level of the charge d’affaires, while other nations issued statements criticizing Iran.

The concerted campaign by Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia highlights the aggressive stance King Salman and his son, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, have adopted in confronting Iran, a longtime regional rival. “What we have seen during the last 24 hours is unprecedented‌ It shows you Saudi Arabia has had enough of Iran and wants to send a message,â€? said Abdulkhaleq Abdullah, a political science professor at Emirates University. “This is the Saudis saying: ‘There is no limit to how far we will go.â€?’ The standoff began Saturday, when Saudi Arabia executed Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others convicted of terror charges — the largest mass execution carried out by the kingdom since 1980.

Al-Nimr was a central figure in the Arab Spring-inspired protests by Saudi Arabia’s Shiite minority, who long denied advocating violence. News of his execution has sparked Shiite protests from Bahrain to Pakistan.

In Iran, protesters attacked the Saudi Embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashhad. By late Sunday, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir announced the kingdom would sever its relations with Iran over the assaults, giving Iranian diplomatic personnel 48 hours to leave his country.

On Monday, Saudi Arabia’s civil aviation authority suspended all flights to and from Iran, saying the move was based on the kingdom’s cutting of diplomatic ties.

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Iraqi Shiite protesters chant slogans against the Saudi government as they hold posters showing Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed in Saudi Arabia last week, during a demonstration in Najaf, south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday. Demonstrations against the al-Nimr execution and Saudi Arabia are also being called for in the Shiite areas in the Middle East.

Iran expressed “regret� over the attacks on the diplomatic missions in a letter to the United Nations on Monday and vowed to arrest those responsible. In the letter, obtained by The Associated Press, Iran’s U.N. envoy Gholamali Khoshroo says more than 40 protesters have been arrested and that authorities are searching for other suspects.

Saudi Arabia and Iran have long vied for influence in the Middle East, with their rivalry deepening following the toppling of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, which allowed Iran to assert dominance there, and the chaos of the Arab Spring, which gave rise to proxy wars in Syria and Yemen.

An early battleground was Bahrain, where the Shiite majority staged mass protests in 2011 demanding political reforms from the Sunni monarchy.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates sent in troops to help quash

the revolt, viewing it as an Iranian bid to expand its influence.

Bahraini officials have since accused Iran of training militants and attempting to smuggle arms into the country, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet.

In October, Bahrain ordered the acting Iranian charge d’affaires to leave within 72 hours and recalled its own ambassador after alleging Iran sponsored “subversion� and “terrorism� and funneled arms to militants.

Sudan, which has been looking to Saudi for aid since the secession of oilrich South Sudan in 2011, on Monday announced an “immediate severing of ties� over the diplomatic mission attacks. Sudan once was closer to Iran, but in recent years has tilted toward Saudi Arabia, and has contributed forces to the Saudi-led coalition battling Shiite rebels in Yemen.

The UAE, a country of seven emir-

ates, has a long trading history with Iran and is home to many ethnic Iranians. It said it would reduce the number of diplomats in Iran and recall its ambassador “in the light of Iran’s continuous interference in the internal affairs of Gulf and Arab states, which has reached unprecedented levels.�

Saudi Arabia previously severed ties with Iran from 1988 to 1991 over hajj rioting in 1987 and Iran’s attacks on shipping in the Persian Gulf. That diplomatic freeze saw Iran halt pilgrims from attending the hajj in Saudi Arabia, something required of all able Muslims once in their lives.

Iranian lawmaker Mohammad Ali Esfanani, spokesman of the Judicial and Legal Committee, said security issues and the fact that Iranian pilgrims wouldn’t have consular protection inside the kingdom made halting the pilgrimage likely, according to the semi-official ISNA news agency.

Obama pushes forward with gun control measures and Explosives will issue updated guidance that says the government should deem anyone “in the business�

WASHINGTON — President Barack of selling guns to be a dealer, regardObama moved Monday to expand back- less of where he or she sells the guns. ground checks to cover more firearms To that end, the government will consold at gun shows, online and any- sider other factors, including how mawhere else, aiming to curb a scourge of ny guns a person sells and how fregun violence despite unyielding oppo- quently. sition to new laws in Congress.

The executive actions on gun conObama’s plan to broaden back- trol fall far short of what Obama and ground checks forms the centerpiece likeminded lawmakers attempted to of a broader package of gun control accomplish with legislation in 2013, measures the president plans to take after a massacre at a Connecticut eleon his own in his fimentary school that nal year in office. Alshook the nation’s ‘THIS IS NOT GOING TO though Obama can’t conscience. Even SOLVE EVERY VIOLENT unilaterally change still, the more modest gun laws, the presi- CRIME IN THIS COUNTRY... measures were sure dent is hoping that to spark legal chalbeefing up enforce- IT WILL POTENTIALLY SAVE lenges from those ment of existing laws LIVES AND SPARE FAMILIES who oppose any new can prevent at least impediments to buyTHE PAIN OF THESE EX- ing guns. some gun deaths in a country rife with “We’re very comTRAORDINARY LOSSES.’ fortable them. that the pres“This is not going —U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ident can legally take to solve every violent these actions,� said crime in this counAttorney General Lotry,� Obama said. Still, he added, “It retta Lynch. will potentially save lives and spare Obama’s announcement was hailed families the pain of these extraordi- by Democratic lawmakers and gun nary losses.� control groups like the Brady CamUnder current law, only federally paign to Prevent Gun Violence, which licensed gun dealers must conduct claimed Obama was making history background checks on buyers, but ma- with “bold and meaningful action� ny who sell guns at flea markets, on that would make all Americans safwebsites or in other informal settings er. Hillary Clinton, at a rally in Iowa, don’t register as dealers. Gun control said she was “so proud� of Obama but advocates say that loophole is exploit- warned that the next president could ed to skirt the background check re- easily undo his changes. quirement. “I won’t wipe it away,� Clinton said.

Now, the Justice Department’s BuBut Republicans were quick to acreau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms cuse Obama of gross overreach. Sen

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Bob Corker, R-Tenn., denounced Obama’s steps as “divisive and detrimental to real solutions.� “I will work with my colleagues to respond appropriately to ensure the Constitution is respected,� Corker said.

Far from mandating background checks for all gun sales, the new guidance still exempts collectors and gun hobbyists, and the exact definition of who must register as a dealer and conduct background checks remains exceedingly vague. The administration did not issue a number for how many guns someone must sell to be considered a dealer, instead saying it planned to remind people that courts have deemed people to be dealers in some cases even if they only sell a handful of guns.

And the background check provision rests in the murky realm of agency guidelines, which have less force than full-fledged federal regulations

and can easily be rescinded. Many of the Republican presidential candidates running to succeed Obama have vowed to rip up his new gun restrictions upon taking office.

In an attempt to prevent gun purchases from falling through the cracks, the FBI will hire 230 more examiners to process background checks, the White House said, an increase of about 50 per cent. Many of the roughly 63,000 background check requests each day are processed within seconds. But if the system kicks back a request for further review, the government only has three days before federal law says the buyer can return and buy the gun without being cleared.

The Obama administration also plans to complete a rule, already in the works, to close another loophole that allows trusts or corporations to purchase sawed-off shotguns, machine-guns and similar weapons without background checks.

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Plenty of art to see in Red Deer this month

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF There’s only one First Friday gallery reception for January, but plenty of art to see around the city.

Red Deer photographer Arto Djerdjerian’s Urban Moves exhibit is on at the Kiwanis Gallery, operated by the Red Deer Arts Council. Djerdjerian’s photos celebrate form, gesture and colour, and invite viewers to discover the beauty in the subtleties of daily urban life. The gallery, downstairs at the Red Deer Public Library, is open on Friday for a 6 to 8 p.m. reception, with refreshments sponsored by the Red Deer Downtown Business Association. The exhibit runs until Feb. 21.

Another new show can be seen at the Harris-Warke Gallery in the Sunworks store on Ross Street starting Thursday, Jan. 7. We Have Our Inheritance is an exhibit of silk-screen and ink-jet prints by Edmonton artist Vanessa Mastronardi. While there’s no First Friday reception in January, Mastronardi plans to attend a reception on the first Friday of next month, Feb. 5. Her show is on until Feb. 13.

Aboriginal art on canvas by Basil Bellegarde is showing at The Hub on Ross until the end of the month. The gallery is open for viewing from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

The Marjorie Wood Gallery in the Kerry Wood Nature Centre features Cracks and Crevasses, artworks by Ruth Moore. The exhibit runs until Feb. 29.

Crocky Rocky Prairie Fairy, a retrospective of imaginative prints and drawings by retired Red Deer College art instructor Jim Westergard, continues until Jan. 31 at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. Wit, humour and an appreciation of the “strange, uncanny and downright ridiculous” can be seen in these meticulously rendered images that fool the eye.

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Albertan artist Ruth Moore hangs one of her pieces, “Seracs,” an oil painting depicting one of the many spectacular views in and around the Columbia Icefields, Monday morning in the Marjorie Wood Gallery at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre. The piece is one of several featured in Moore’s “Cracks and Crevasseses” exhibit that will be featured over the next two months. The artist, who grew up west of Calgary, will be available during the Feb. 5th First Fridays reception at the gallery from 4 - 6 p.m.

Degrassi: Next Class not Former NHL tough guy going ‘sensational’ on Tie Domi talks old-school values in autobiography Netflix, says creator

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Class is set to resume on a new incarnation of Degrassi, this time on different platforms — Family Channel in Canada and Netflix in the U.S. While cast member Ana Golja says some of the content on Degrassi: Next Class is “a little more risque,” the creators insist the show’s Netflix foray hasn’t affected the series in an extreme way.

“I don’t want to make it feel like, ‘Oh, we’ve gone to Netflix and we’re going sensational,’ because that is so not true,” says series co-creator Linda Schuyler, who is also an executive producer.

“I think if anything, we’re back to our real roots. We might have just shied away from them a little bit towards the end of Next Generation.’

Degrassi: Next Class premieres on Family Channel on Monday, during a teen block of programming called F2N, and on Netflix in the U.S., it will debut on Jan. 15.

The change comes after a 14-season run with Bell Media, ending in the summer with Degrassi: The Next Generation on MTV Canada.

“Being on Netflix and the teen block of Family Channel … I think that’s definitely given us some leeway in terms of our content and what subjects we can deal with and how explicit we can be,” says Golja, 19, who was also in The Next Generation as former teen star Zoe Rivas.

Schuyler says they wanted the show to feel like it had been rebooted, but also contain the “basic principles of Degrassi that you can find all through the 35 years of it.”

“We wanted to make new fans feel like they could be welcome, that you didn’t have to have seen the old show, you can come in and start from the beginning, start from the bottom,” she says, playing on the Started From the Bottom song title of franchise alum Aubrey Graham, a.k.a. Drake.

“Or, if you are a fan of the show already, it’ll still feel familiar to you as well as fresh.”

Both Family and Netflix have given creators and writers much freedom,

“I THINK IF ANYTHING, WE’RE BACK TO OUR REAL ROOTS. WE MIGHT HAVE JUST SHIED AWAY FROM THEM A LITTLE BIT TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT GENERATION.” — SERIES CO-CREATOR LINDA SCHUYLER says Schuyler.

“Their attitude to working with us is, ‘You are the people who are the experts, you’ve been doing this show long enough, we are not going to give you a lot of notes.’ And that, I would say, has been very, very refreshing for myself and the writers.

“But I still feel tremendous responsibility, because I know I’m producing for a youth market and I know that our storytelling has to be responsible.”

Next Class focuses on Generation Z and Schuyler says social media has provided “a plethora of great storylines” for the Emmy-nominated, Toronto-set series, from issues related to photo-sharing sites, to catfishing and cyber-bullying.

Other returning cast members include Ricardo Hoyos, Eric Osborne, Sara Waisglass, and Stefan Brogren.

New faces include Amir Bageria, Chelsea Clark, and Dante Scott.

Schuyler surmises the show has resonated for so long because they have a roster of veteran and new writers, as well as an age-appropriate cast who have some input.

“We don’t publish a single script here until the writers and the cast all sit down and read it together,” says Schuyler.

“So by the writers being very diligent in keeping their ear and eye on the pulse of what’s out there and with the genuine input from our cast, we keep ourselves in check.”

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — The photos on the inside cover of Tie Domi’s Shift Work tell the book’s tale.

There are shots of family as well as stars like Mario Lemieux and Mark Wahlberg. But they are outnumbered by those showing Domi surrounded by firefighters, cabbies, police officers, construction workers and other everyday folk.

The former NHL tough guy values his real-life connections and what they stand for.

Domi, 46, said he turned down past requests to do a book because he didn’t want the focus to be on fighting.

Instead he wanted to write a book dedicated to his late father, about positive life-lessons and old-school values like treating people how you want to be treated.

“If I was going to do a book, I wanted to make sure it was a book that I can actually put my name to and be proud of,” Domi said in an interview.

After 16 years, 1,118 games and 3,753 penalty minutes in the National Hockey League, Domi had no shortage of hockey stories. He says he fought a record 333 times during his NHL career.

“Not that I’m proud of it, but it is what it is,” he writes.

But when he decided to say yes to a book, he promised only headlines from his childhood, career and life after hockey.

There were other things he wanted to say.

“If you want to be a true leader and a decent person in this world you have to know the real people who do the hard work in life,” he writes. “That goes for business and everyday life as well as hockey.”

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“If everyone would take the time to acknowledge people and get to know them and show them the basic common courtesy they deserve — even just a simple hello and goodbye — the world would be a much better place,” he adds. “Just remember that everyone is equal, on a hockey team and in life.”

He devotes an entire chapter, called “Keeping it Real,” to people he has met from other walks of life who have left an impression.

Domi, a five-foot-10 fireplug who retired after the 2005-06 season, says he fought to protect his teammates during an in-your-face career that comes with some ugly highlights. He calls the elbow smash to Scott Niedermayer’s head in the 2001 playoffs — payback for a Niedermayer stick to the face in an earlier game — “the dumbest thing I did in my career.” He was banned for the rest of the playoffs and the first eight games of the next season.

He voices fewer regrets about the infamous Ulf Samuelsson sucker-punch in 1995, although admits the ensuing eight-game suspension was warranted. The Rangers defenceman made the mistake of calling Domi, a dyslexic, a “dummy.”

Domi speaks highly of former Leafs coaches Pat Burns and Pat Quinn. He is not as complimentary about former GM John Ferguson Jr. He does not dish on his 2006 divorce or highly publicized past relationship with Belinda Stronach, although family is clearly dear to him. But he does talk candidly about his business hits and misses.

Domi, whose circle of friends includes more than few entrepreneurs, says he was the first player in the NHL with a BlackBerry and would go over spreadsheets in his hotel room.

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Dream win for Pui RED DEER MAN TAKES TOP PRIZE IN KINSMEN DRAW

BY MARY ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF A last minute vital surge in seriously lagging ticket sales for the 2015 Red Deer Kinsmen Dream Home accomplished three things — the draw wasn’t delayed, the club will have money for community projects and Andrei Pui won the big prize.

Pui, from Red Deer, reached Monday by phone while visiting his new $850,000 home, was, to say the least, happy.

“I won the good one,” he said. A long-time supporter of the Kinsmen draw, Pui said he had never won anything in the draw before.

He and his wife Soumy were at home in Deer Park with their three children, ages 13, 9 and 8, on New Year’s Eve when there was a knock on their door. He said they were just planning on staying home with the children and other family for the evening so he wondered who it was.

A contingent of Kinsmen arrived, surprising them “big time” with the news they had won the home, located at 77 Lalor Drive in Lancaster, and built by Larkaun Homes.

Pui, who owns a window blind business, said he and his family will move into the new home in the coming months.

He won’t need to put blinds in the new home — it already has window coverings. It also has custom maple cabinets, a double-attached garage, double-sided gas fireplace, main-floor laundry, and two-and-a-half bathrooms.

The 2,369-square-foot home comes with home appliances and a home theatre too. Pui bought a three-for-$250 ticket package in November.

The draw, made on New Year’s Eve, was almost cancelled because just two weeks earlier, only 58 per cent of tickets had been sold. That would have meant the Red Deer Kinsmen Club would not have reached their breakeven point of about 70 per cent.

Len Sisco, Dream Home chairman, said the current economy was making ticket sales a hard sell.

“We were literally one button click away from asking AGLC (Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission) for a draw date extension.”

“We fortunately live in a truly amazing community that always seems to reach deeper when the chips are on

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Andrei Pui, winner of the Kinsmen Dream Home, and his family — wife, Soumy and children Lulu, Lola and Tony (left to right) — pose for a picture in the living room and kitchen area of their new home Monday afternoon. the line.”

He was very pleased that in the end they sold they reached 87 per cent of all tickets. “This is the second best finish we have had in the last 10 years, only being surpassed in 2013 at 88 per cent.”

The 50/50 Lottery did sell out although two weeks later than usual.

Sonny Huska won the $75,000 draw.

The Red Deer Royals will receive the other half of the money for their new fieldhouse project.

The Kinsmen use the money raised for various community projects. A sellout would have raised about $200,000.

All the prize winners are listed on their website at www.reddeerkinsmen. com. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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Pair plead guilty to firearm charges

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

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Two people pleaded guilty to possessing five firearms found in a police search of a downtown Red Deer home.

Police said they found 11 other firearms during their search, but the five were the subject of guilty pleas entered Monday in Red Deer provincial court.

Stephanie Dawn Hughes, 32, and Joseph Daniel Swain, 31, both of Red Deer both pleaded guilty to possessing five stolen firearms and to possession of 14.8 grams of crystal meth. Swain also pleaded guilty to one count of breaching a weapons prohibition.

The two were among five arrested on Jan. 23, 2015 after a search warrant was executed at a downtown residence. Hughes and three others were found at the residence while Swain was arrested at a vehicle stop in north Red Deer.

Charges were withdrawn on Monday

for Angie Faye Deneff, 34, and Amanda Dawn Fox, 32, both of Red Deer.

Charges against Joseph Russell Sinclair, 27, of Red Deer were withdrawn on Dec. 23, 2015.

A total of 230 charges were laid against the five accused, but pleas were limited to five charges while the remaining were withdrawn by the Crown.

A preliminary hearing was originally scheduled to test the strength of the Crown’s case before heading to trial. A plea deal was struck instead.

Crown Prosecutor Ann MacDonald said the search warrant was executed by the Red Deer Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team. During the search they found the crystal meth and the five firearms, which had been stolen from a man three days earlier.

MacDonald outlined the reasons behind the plea deal, which included

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Pleas on hold in Red Scorpion trial Pleas will wait one more month for a man accused of being at the centre of a gang drug trafficking operation in Red Deer.

Cory James Lesperance, 31, is alleged to be a member of the Red Scorpions, a Lower Mainland B.C. based gang.

He appeared in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday facing fourteen drug and weapons related charges.

Lesperance stood in the prisoner’s box for his arraignment. Covered in tattoos, the most notable on the B.C. man being a scorpion on his left hand.

Dave Inglis, Crown Prosecutor, indicated talks between Dennis Rabchuk and Chady Moustarah, Federal Crown Prosecutor and defence counsel respectively, are continuing. A plea deal is in the works, and details need to be ironed out.

The matter was adjourned to Feb. 1 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.

Co-accused Robin Joseph Stewart, 53, of Red Deer will stand trial on May 15 to 19 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s

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Two in custody after O’Chiese stabbing Two people are in custody after three men were stabbed early on Monday at O’Chiese First Nations northwest of Rocky Mountain House.

RCMP said they were called to a residence on the reserve about 2:15 a.m. and found two 21-year-old men and one 18-year-old man suffering from stab wounds.

Two of the victims were taken to hospital to be treated for non-lifethreatening injuries and one was treated and released by paramedics on scene. A 23-year-old man and a 16-year-old male youth have been arrested and charges are pending. The investigation continues.

Drug and gun trial set for next year A week-long trial in June of 2017 has been set for a man accused drug and gun offences.

David Clark, 35, of Red Deer is charged with several counts of possession of a controlled substance

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charter of rights issues surrounding the search warrant, potential evidence continuity issues and a lack of sufficient evidence to justify the original drug trafficking charge. The trafficking charge was reduced to simple possession.

Represented by defence counsel Jason Snider, Swain has been held in custody since his arrest on Jan. 23, 2015. Judge Jim Hunter sentenced Swain to 18 months jail, one year of probation and a lifetime weapons prohibition. Because of his pre-trial custody credit, Swain has about 19 days left to serve on his jail sentence.

Hughes, represented by defence counsel Patty MacNaughton, was given a jail sentence of time served — she was in custody from Jan. 23 until her release in mid-March of 2015. Hunter also included a one-year suspended sentence with probation-like conditions that if breached may lead to jail time. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com as well as possession of a prohibited device and possession of a prohibited weapon.

Clark was arrested at a Kentwood home after Red Deer RCMP and the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams executed a search warrant.

Police said they found heroin, cocaine, crystal meth, oxycodone, GHB and more than 1,000 assorted pills.

Also recovered in the search were three canisters of mace/pepper stray, three replica firearms and more than $3,000. Clark will stand trial in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench before a judge alone from June 19 to 23, 2017.

Trial set in firearm, drug case A man facing a series of firearm charges will have a little more than a year to wait for his trial to start.

Gerred Leslie Badham is scheduled to stand trial in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Feb. 15 and 17, 2017.

He was arrested by Red Deer RCMP on April 16, 2014 after he was pulled over for failing to use his turn signal while changing lanes. Mounties said they found several items including a .22-calibre handgun, a sawed-off shotgun and brass knuckles.

He is charged with 12 counts total including several firearm offences and possession of crystal meth.

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BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF After a lengthier review of his mental state, Christopher Martin Fleig has been deemed fit to stand trial for murder.

The 31-year-old Red Deer man was scheduled to stand trial starting in early November, 2015 in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench. However, defence counsel Allan Fay requested two separate adjournments out of concern for his client’s mental well-being.

Fleig is charged with first degree murder for ordering the drive-by shooting death of Brandon Neil Prevey, 29, in Inglewood on April 5, 2009.

After the first adjournment, a quick assessment in Calgary by a forensic psychologist indicated Fleig was fit to stand trial, the caveat being that he had to take his medication.

Following the re-start of the trial, Fay noticed a re-emergence of the troubling symptoms and requested a lengthier adjournment to complete a 30-day fitness assessment order.

The full assessment was conducted at the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre in Calgary, and recently completed.

An order completed by Dr. Ken Hashman indicated Fleig was fit to stand trial.

New trial dates have been scheduled and Fleig will stand trial on the charge from June 1 to 23, 2017.

This would be the second trial on the charges, as he was previously convicted of murder in 2012 and sentenced to life in jail.

In March 2014, the Alberta Court of Appeal ordered a new trial, but did not overturn the conviction.

In the conviction it was determined Fleig had orchestrated the shooting of Prevey, a rival drug dealer at the time.

Prevey was parked on Ibbitson Close when another vehicle pulled up alongside and 15 shots were fired at Prevey.

Seven bullets struck Prevey, three of which caused his death.

According to the Crown, Fleig had recruited another person to perform the murder, provided the weapon, directed the shooter to Prevey’s car, gave the order to shoot through a walkie-talkie, assisted in the disposal of the murder weapon and drove to Calgary with the shooter after the incident. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com.

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Bringing back Europe’s borders IDEA OF A BORDERLESS EUROPE WITHERS AMID CRACKDOWNS ON MIGRANTS, TERRORISM

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS STOCKHOLM — Since it opened in 2000, the Oresund bridge between Sweden and Denmark has been a towering symbol of European integration and hassle-free travel across borders that people didn’t even notice were there.

On Monday new travel restrictions imposed by Sweden to stem a record flow of migrants are transforming the bridge into a striking example of how national boundaries are re-emerging.

A year of clampdowns on migration and terrorism has all but killed the idea of a borderless Europe where you could drive or train-hop from Spain in the south to Norway in the north without ever having to show your passport.

“We’re turning back the clock,” said Andreas Onnerfors, who lives in Lund, on the Swedish side of the bridge. An associate professor in intellectual history, he said he’s benefited from the free flow of people and ideas across the bridge — he’s studied on both sides and taught students from both Sweden and Denmark.

“We’re going back to a time when the bridge didn’t exist,” he said, referring to the ID checkpoints being set up Monday on the Danish side for train passengers wishing to cross over to Sweden.

The move is meant to stop undocumented migrants from reaching Sweden, which abruptly reversed its opendoor policy after receiving more than 160,000 asylum-seekers last year, mainly from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

It follows the reintroduction of border checks in Germany, Austria, France, Belgium and other countries in what’s supposed to be a passport-free travel zone spanning 26 nations.

The moves are supposedly temporary, but are likely to be extended if Europe’s migrant crisis continues in 2016.

“It’s basically every country for itself now,” said Mark Rhinard, an expert on the European Union at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs.

Citing exceptional national circumstances related to security, terrorism and public order, several European countries have suspended EU rules that required them to keep their borders open to each other.

It’s a significant development that strikes at the very heart of the EU project — the free movement of goods and people across borders.

The Bruegel think-tank in Brussels says that in 2014 there were almost 1.7 million cross-border commuters in the passport-free zone known as the Schengen Area, after the Luxembourg

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Danish police patrol the German-Danish border crossing at Padborg Denmark near Flensburg, northern Germany, Monday.

Germany says Europe’s system of passport-free travel across borders is in danger following the decision by Denmark to step up controls on its southern frontier with Germany. town where it was created in 1985.

Abolishing it would affect their daily lives, but the consequences for Europe would go deeper, given the “visible and powerful symbol of European integration that Schengen represents,” Bruegel researchers Nuria Boot and Guntram Wolff wrote in December.

Whether the temporary reintroduction of borders also means rebuilding mental boundaries between EU citizens remains to be seen. But the migrant crisis is becoming an even bigger challenge to European unity than the cracks emerging in recent years over the bloc’s common currency, the euro.

EU nations demonstrated starkly different views on how to deal with the 1 million migrants that crossed the Mediterranean in 2015. Germany and Sweden, until recently, said refugees were welcome, while Hungary built a fence to keep them out. The Danish government took a series of measures to discourage migrants from going there, including a proposal to seize their jewelry to cover their expenses in Denmark.

Common rules requiring refugees to seek shelter in the first EU country they enter collapsed, as Greece and Italy were overwhelmed by sea arrivals and countries further north just waved the migrants through to their intended destination, often Germany or the Scandinavian countries.

Meanwhile the EU’s efforts to spread refugees more evenly across the bloc met stiff resistance from member states. By November only about 150 of 160,000 refugees had been relocated from Greece and Italy under an EU plan.

The crisis underlines structural flaws in the EU, showing how it has implemented common rules that it just can’t enforce once the external pressures become too great, said Karl Lallerstedt, co-founder of Black Market Watch, a Switzerland-based non-profit group focusing on cross-border smuggling.

“It’s not a strong federal state that can overrule its members,” he said.

“At the same time individual states have obligations to the EU. So you’re in this sort of half-way house.”

Any hope of a quick return to a borderless Europe was crushed by the deadly Paris attacks in November, after which France declared a state of emergency and beefed up border controls with neighbouring countries.

However, if bottlenecks build up at the borders, EU citizens and companies moving goods in trucks will eventually get fed up, said Rhinard, of the Swedish Institute of International Affairs.

“As soon as it starts to bite economically, people are going to start to ask: ‘Is this the right solution to the prob-

lem?”’ Rhinard said.

That question is already being asked by companies and commuters opposed to new ID checks at the 8-kilometre (5-mile) Oresund bridge-andtunnel, known to European TV viewers as the focal point of the Swedish-Danish crime series “The Bridge.”

Train networks on either side have been integrated to allow thousands of commuters to cross the bridge daily, essentially incorporating the southern Swedish cities of Malmo and Lund into suburban Copenhagen.

But the new ID checks mean there will be no more direct railway service from Copenhagen’s main station to Sweden. Travelers heading to Malmo will have to switch trains at Copenhagen Airport after going through the checkpoints there, adding an estimated half an hour to the 40-minute commute.

To avoid the hassle, Sweden’s national railway company SJ cancelled service to Denmark altogether, leaving only Danish and regional Swedish operators with service across the bridge.

“This is what happens when national states put down their foot down and say security is most important,” said Onnerfors. “It collides with the freedom (of movement) they’ve been talking about for 20 years, which was the reason we joined the EU to begin with.”

“unacceptable.”

Lithuanian police said Monday both the 2-year-old boy and the 6-monthold daughter drowned in the incident, which took place in the village of Savieciai in early January.

The unemployed man was not able to explain his actions to police, officials said. He faces life imprisonment if convicted.

President Dalia Grybauskaite summoned an emergency meeting of officials and police Monday. She said several recent cases of domestic violence and child abuse show that social problems are increasingly a concern in the Baltic country of 3 million.

highway several times.

The wandering seal appeared healthy and fit, but experts thought she might be pregnant.

Before the seal was tranquilized, a rescue worker in a kayak used a bullhorn to yell at the animal and try to scare her back into open water. The effort failed.

Officials said they have no idea why the seal was determined to get away from the bay.

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Fire on a bus in northern China kills 14 people

Cyprus primary school PTA criticized for offering domestic help as lottery prize

BEIJING — A fire on a bus in northern China on Tuesday killed 14 people and injured more than 30, a fire spokeswoman said.

The incident happened in Yinchuan, the capital of Ningxia region, at about 7 a.m., and the cause of the fire is still being investigated, said a press officer at the Ningxia fire department, who gave only her surname, Wang.

She said firefighters put out the fire in 10 minutes, and that 14 people died and 32 were injured.

There have been several serious bus fires in recent years in China, some blamed on people who were mentally unstable or were seeking revenge against society.

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The Parent-Teacher Association of a Cyprus elementary school has come under fierce criticism for putting up a domestic helper as a prize in a children’s holiday lottery draw.

Cyprus PTA Confederation chief Maria Savva told state-run radio Monday that a man who runs a placement agency offered to waive the fees and costs of finding a housemaid as one of the prizes in the traditional children’s draw at the Aradippou school. It’s unclear if anyone claimed the prize.

Thousands of domestic helpers are employed in Cyprus, mostly foreign nationals who are recruited in countries where labour is cheaper.

Savva said she has asked the school’s PTA for a formal report into the matter.

Cyprus Education Ministry official Elpidoforos Neoclous condemned the prize on private Sigma TV station as

Lithuanian man admits killing his 2 children by throwing them into a well VILNIUS, Lithuania — Police say a 36-year-old man in central Lithuania has admitted killing his two children by throwing them into a well during a domestic dispute.

Elephant seal from Northern California traffic standoff gives birth to pup SAN FRANCISCO — The 900-pound elephant seal that tied up traffic in Northern California last week has given birth.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://sfg.ly/1JpfAyW ) Monday that the birth happened Saturday, five days after the elephant seal first tried to cross a busy highway near Sears Point in Sonoma County.

Rescue crews last Wednesday tranquilized the wayward seal that snarled traffic for two days by trying to cross a

SpaceX’s returned booster rocket back in hangar following historic touchdown CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s booster rocket, the Falcon, is back in its nest following a historic landing.

The California company led by Elon Musk shared a picture of the returned booster Sunday. The used Falcon 9 is shown on its side inside a hangar at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Musk says no damage was found.

The booster carried satellites aloft Dec. 21, then flew back to its specified landing zone, a first for an orbital mission. It landed upright on legs.

Musk plans to fire the booster again in a test to demonstrate rocket reusability.

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A lot to like about additions SUTTER FEELS RECENTLY ACQUIRED REBELS CAN BE GAME BREAKERS AND IMPROVE TEAM

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR There’s a lot to like about the Red Deer Rebels’ latest acquisitions, GM/ head coach Brent Sutter insisted Monday.

In fact, centre Luke Philp, who was obtained Sunday from the Kootenay Ice, and winger Adam Helewka, who came over in a deal with the Spokane Chiefs two days earlier, are similar players, Sutter suggested.

“He’s an exceptional 20-year-old,” said Sutter, in reference to the fivefoot-10, 180-pound Philp. “He reminds me a lot of a smaller — in stature — Adam Helewka. He’s a 200-foot player who’s strong on pucks. He knows the game, he makes, plays and he’s skilled.

“And what’s impressive with Luke is he’s continued to get better every year and in big games be plays big.

He’s been exceptional in the playoffs the last two years. It was intriguing in every aspect to be able to acquire him.”

Philp, who underwent ankle surgery in November and won’t return to action until later this month, watched his new teammates practise Monday morning at the Centrium. He stayed behind as the Rebels left a short time later for a brief two-game trip that includes games tonight and Wednesday at Prince Albert and Saskatoon.

“That was a good practice, they’re looking good right now,” said Philp.

“They had a big night the other night (a 10-0 whipping of the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings Saturday).

Philp was fully aware of the fact he was almost certainly going to be dealt by the Ice at or near this Sunday’s WHL trade deadline. As an overage player who last season put up 82 points (30g,52a) in 71 regular-season games and 12 points (5-7) in seven playoff contests, he was an extremely marketable player for the rebuilding Ice. “I wasn’t surprised I was traded,” he said. “Jeff (Kootenay GM Chynoweth) was good with me throughout the whole process. We kind of mutually agreed that they were going to try and move me.

“It wasn’t a surprise that I got traded but I wasn’t sure where I was going.

I was very happy to hear that I was coming to Red Deer. I’m excited and now I’m just trying to work hard to get

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New Red Deer Rebels forward Adam Helewka celebrates with linemate Ivan Nikolishin after scoring his first goal as a Rebel during WHL action at the Centrium, Saturday. Head coach Brent Sutter spoke highly of his newly acquired players Monday and feels team has improved with the new additions. into the lineup.”

Philp, who scored 13 goals and added 16 assists in 22 games this season before undergoing surgery and was still Kootenay’s leading scorer at the time of the deal, couldn’t pinpoint exactly when he’ll be cleared to play.

“There’s no specific date for my return right now,” he said. “I’m just trying to get better and improve my range of motion every day.”

If the Rebels are hoping Philp will provide offence, they won’t be disappointed, said the Canmore native.

“I’m an offensive-minded player. I can make plays and that’s what I want to bring to the team,” he said. “I’m not going to try and be something I’m not.

I’m going to bring offence to the team.”

While he’s new to the club, Philp — as a fifth-year WHL veteran — is famil-

iar with the Rebels’ style of play.

“Red Deer is always a hard team to play against. They always come out hard and finish hits,” he noted.

“They’re physical but also skilled and fast and they can put the puck in the net. I’m really excited to be a part of it.”

Helewka, a six-foot-two, 200-pound power forward with soft hands, enjoyed an impressive debut with the Rebels Saturday, scoring once and adding three assists while skating alongside Ivan Nikolishin and centre Jake DeBrusk.

In short, he was as advertised.

“It’s the type of player he is. He’s a game-breaking type of guy,” said Sutter.

“He can make plays and he’s strong on pucks. He does thing that others

have a harder time doing.

“He’s big and strong and we wanted to add some more size to our team. By adding him and (six-foot-four forward Taden) Rattie (acquired from Portland last week) it gives us two bigger guys and also gives us some speed and a high level of skill.”

Sutter said the Helewka/DeBrusk/ Nikolishin line will stay intact for the games in Prince Albert and Saskatoon.

“Obviously when you get a line that can play at that level it’s huge for you, but we’ll see how it goes once we get everybody back and healthy,” said the Rebels boss.

“We’ll have a better feeling of where we’re going to be come the third week of January.”

Defenceman Haydn Fleury, a member of the Canadian team at the world juniors in Helsinki, will rejoin the Rebels tonight, while forward Michael Spacek, who suited up with Team Czech Republic at the worlds, will be back for Friday and Saturday home games versus the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Vancouver Giants.

The Rebels are also missing forward Adam Musil and defenceman Josh Mahura. Musil, out with an upper-body injury, is expected back by the weekend, while Mahura ·(lower body) has missed nearly the entire season and might not return to the ice until March.

“At the end of the day we feel that we’ve added to our team, that we’ve improved our team,” said Sutter, who kick-started his acquisitions of elite forwards by getting DeBrusk from the Swift Current Broncos Dec. 27. “Now it’s comes down to how we respond on the ice.”

Sutter admitted the Rebels will miss the leadership provided by former captain Wyatt Johnson and fellow overage forward Presten Kopeck, both dealt away over the past few days. But he noted that the incoming players will provide their own form of guidance.

“When you lose guys like Wyatt and Presten you’re taking strong character and leadership out of your room,” said Sutter. “But we knew what we were getting back with these (new) guys, we know what they provide for leadership.

“You put guys like that in your lineup and it raises everyone else’s level of play.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Helewka looking forward to first road trip with Rebels

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Adam Helewka was a hit at home with the Red Deer Rebels Saturday, now he’s hoping to showcase his scoring prowess away from the Centrium.

“It’s my first road trip with the boys.

It will be a big four points (available) and hopefully we can get all four,” the Rebels’ recently-acquired winger said Monday, as the club prepared to depart on a two-game trip.

Helewka played his first game as a Rebel Saturday and was an instant contributor, scoring once and picking up three assists in a 10-0 drubbing of the visiting Brandon Wheat Kings.

“There are some great leaders on this team and my teammates wel-

comed me nicely and really helped me out,” he said of his Rebels debut.

“They gave me tips and helped me with the system. Everything they did was a big help for me getting into the lineup.

“Playing with (linemates) (Ivan) Nikolishin and (Jake) DeBrusk … they made the game so easy for me.”

Helewka will not only compete in the Memorial Cup tournament this year as a member of the host team, he’ll also be playing for a pro contract in this, his final WHL season.

Drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the fourth round of last year’s NHL entry draft, he started the season with the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL. He appeared in three games with the Sharks’ main affiliate — picking up a single assist — before being sent back

to the Spokane Chiefs, with whom he scored 44 goals last winter.

“They (Sharks) told me they just want me to play up to the pace of the pro level, to play with more speed,” he said. “I’ve been working on that part of my game every day, so hopefully I’ll be able to make the jump one day.”

Helewka has barely settled in to his new surroundings, but he’s already enjoying himself.

“I love it here, it’s great,” he insisted.

“All the staff, the coaches, the boys, the trainers … they’re great people, really welcoming. I don’t know much about the town yet. It’s a bit smaller than what I’m used to.”

• Overage forward Presten Kopeck, who was part of the Sunday trade that brought former Kootenay Ice captain

and top player Luke Philp to Red Deer, was on the move again 24 hours later.

The Ice flipped Kopeck to Spokane in return for 20-year-old forward Riley Whittingham and a fourth-round pick in the 2017 WHL bantam draft.

Kootenay also dealt defenceman Bryan Allbee, 18, to the Seattle Thunderbirds in exchange for a fifth-round pick next year.

Meanwhile, the Wheat Kings and the Saskatoon Blades completed a four-player deal Monday, with Brandon sending 1995-born defenceman Colton Waltz and 18-year-old forward Braylon Shmyr to the Blades in return for defencemen Schael Higson, 18, and Mitch Wheaton, 20, and a second-round bantam draft pick in 2017.

Oilers hang on to down Hurricanes in OT SEKERA SCORES WINNER, TALBOT EARNS SHUTOUT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Oilers 1 Hurricanes 0 (OT) Edmonton Oilers head coach Todd McLellan is more interested in getting wins than the overall entertainment value of a game.

Andrej Sekera scored the overtime winner and Cam Talbot made 29 saves to earn the shutout as the Oilers won their second game in a row, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0 on Monday.

“It probably wasn’t the most enjoyable game to watch,” McLellan said. “It was a chess match. It was tight-checking both ways without many opportunities. We’re going to have games like that.”

The Oilers (17-21-3) have won nine of their last 11 games at home.

It was Talbot’s first shutout of the season.

“The win is the most important thing, the shutout is just the bonus,” he said. “It means a lot to get these two points tonight and to build some momentum in our own rink again like we did before. Just the way the team has been playing in our own end, it’s a confidence boost for everyone.”

Cam Ward made 26 saves for the Hurricanes (16-18-6), who are on a twogame skid.

“I don’t think they got our best game, but we got a point and we’ve

got to take that and come out with a better effort against Vancouver,” said Carolina forward Eric Staal. “It’s a big stretch for our team, a good chunk of hockey games that we want to get points and get wins. It’s tough to let this one go right now.”

The best chance in the scoreless first period belonged to Carolina, as Jordan Staal rang a shot of the post with five minutes left. The Hurricanes had nine shots in the opening frame on Talbot to six by Edmonton on Ward.

The Hurricanes continued to set the pace in the second period, but Justin Faulk missed a wide-open net with six minutes left to keep the game scoreless through 40 minutes with Carolina leading 18-14 on the shot clock.

Both goalies stood their ground through the third period as well, sending the game to extra time with the shots 27-21 for the Hurricanes.

The only goal of the game came 2:47 into the overtime period as Ryan Nugent-Hopkins got the puck to former Hurricane Sekera, who was able to send a one-handed slash of his own rebound through Ward’s legs.

“When you have the chance you shoot it, I shot the puck, followed the rebound and it went in,” Sekera said.

“I just try to play a good game every game, no matter who I play against. It was fortunate to score against my former team, because this is my new team and I am happy for it.

The Hurricanes return to action on Wednesday in Vancouver against the Canucks, while the Oilers are off until Friday when they play host to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Greg Meachem, Sports Editor, 403-314-4363 E-mail gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

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Carolina Hurricanes’ goalie Cam Ward (30) makes a stop as Edmonton Oilers’ Anton Lander (51) tries to tip the puck during third period NHL action in Edmonton, on Monday.

Notes: It was the second and final meeting between the two teams this season. Carolina won the first contest 4-1 at home on Nov. 25… Carolina is the least penalized team in the NHL and also the top faceoff squad in the league… Out with injuries for Edmonton were Connor McDavid (collarbone), Nail Yakupov (ankle), Oscar

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Klefbom (finger), Andrew Ference (undisclosed) and Iiro Pakarinen (upper body)… Brock McGinn was called up from Carolina’s AHL team in Charlotte for the game, taking the place of injured forward Phillip Di Giuseppe (upper body). Also out for the Canes were James Wisniewski (knee) and Nathan Gerbe (lower body).

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Cavaliers ride past Raptors

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Cavaliers 122 Raptors 100 CLEVELAND — Here’s more bad news for opponents of the Cleveland Cavaliers: Kyrie Irving is back.

Playing his sixth game since returning from a broken left kneecap, Irving scored a season-high 25 points and Cleveland defeated the Toronto Raptors 122-100 on Monday night.

The performance was a big moment for Irving, who faced nearly seven months of rehab after being injured in Game 1 of last season’s NBA Finals.

“It’s about getting better every game,” said Irving, who returned to the lineup Dec. 20. “It was so fun to be out there.”

Irving was 10 of 16 from the field with eight assists and six rebounds.

The three-time All-Star scored 14 points in the second half when Cleveland pulled away enough that LeBron James sat out the fourth quarter.

“He’s much better than an All-Star,” said James, who had 20 points and seven assists in 31 minutes. “If he continues to play the way he’s been playing, but also progress in his game over the years, he can do something that’s very special. I know in my head what he can become and tonight he showed it.”

Irving exchanged hugs with James and Cavaliers coach David Blatt on the court after the game.

“Honestly, I just told him, ‘Man, it’s good to have you back and looking at full strength,”’ Blatt said. “It felt like he was himself tonight. It just looked like the old Kyrie.”

J.R. Smith scored 24 points on eight 3-pointers, and all five Cleveland starters finished in double figures. Tristan Thompson added 14 points with 11 rebounds, and Kevin Love scored 14 as Cleveland improved to 15-1 at home.

The Cavaliers used a 21-9 run late

in the third quarter to finally open up some distance on the Raptors, who were led by Kyle Lowry’s 23 points.

Smith’s 3-pointer midway through the third broke a 69-all tie.

Two dunks and a 3-pointer by James, Irving’s layup and Matthew Dellavedova’s 3-pointer keyed the spurt for Cleveland, which led 90-78 going into the fourth.

Smith’s eight 3s were a season high, and the Cavaliers hit 17 of 33 for the game.

“That won the game for them right there,” Lowry said. “They’re a real good team and they’re the Eastern Conference champs for a reason, so they’re the team to beat.”

Dellavedova added 11 points. Love, who didn’t participate in the morning shootaround because he wasn’t feeling well, played 33 minutes and grabbed nine rebounds. The final margin was Cleveland’s biggest lead.

DeMar DeRozan scored 19 for Toronto, which played without forward DeMarre Carroll (sore right knee).

INJURY WOES Carroll’s knee injury has forced him to play at less than 100 per cent and kept him out Monday. “His right knee is swollen a little bit more than usual,” coach Dwane Casey said. “It’s a concern, but we’ve got to look at the long term with him and get him right.”

LONG TRIP The Cavaliers begin a six-game road trip Wednesday in Washington. The trip also includes stops in Minnesota, Philadelphia, Dallas, San Antonio and Houston. Cleveland doesn’t play at home again until Jan. 18 against Golden State, another rematch of last season’s NBA Finals.

“We only have one back-to-back,” James said. “We’ll see what happens.

It starts in D.C., a team that beat us really good (in Cleveland on Dec. 1). We remember that.”

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Toronto Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan (10) drives past Cleveland Cavaliers’ J.R. Smith (5) in the second half of an NBA game, Monday, in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 122-100.

What to watch in 2016; Cubs win World Series

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS You read that headline right.

And while we hate draining the suspense from 2016 even before it begins, that will be the biggest story during the coming year in sports. The Cubs won’t win it all easily. Nor, after going 0-for-the-last-107 seasons, should they.

But on a snowy November night, Kris Bryant turns around a 100-mphplus fastball from Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman in the bottom of the ninth of Game 7, drives it through a blizzard and over the left-field wall at Wrigley.

Out of nowhere, a snow-plow driven by a guy in a hoodie who looks suspiciously like manager Joe Maddon arrives and clears the base paths in front of Bryant. Grown men everywhere weep.

At the victory parade, Theo Epstein, the Cubs president of baseball operations and former Red Sox wunderkind, announces he’s quitting baseball to play rhythm guitar full time for pal Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam. Maddon, too, announces he’s taking a year off to become a master sommelier.

Won’t happen? Maybe, maybe not.

But in that same spirit, and in chronological order, here are some other things that COULD happen in 2016: Jan. 11 — With Alabama leading Oklahoma 38-7 late in the national championship game, Tide coach Nick Saban tells wife Terry to stand in for him at the trophy presentation. He hops into a waiting golf cart to get a jump on recruiting for next season.

“But can’t we celebrate as a family, even for a little bit?” she asks.

“I’ll pick up ‘Happy Meals’ on the way back,” Saban calls back over his shoulder. “See you next week.”

Feb. 5 — A video of Commissioner Roger Goodell yelling “That’s how you lower the boom!” while standing over a prone third-grader at a league-sponsored “Football Safety Clinic for Moms” goes viral. He begins his annual state of the NFL news conference Friday before the Super Bowl with a surprise: “The bad news is I’ve suspended myself for one game,” Goodell begins.

“The good news is I already heard my appeal, decided I overreached again, and cut it in half.”

Goodell says he will serve his punishment watching the first half from a McDonald’s near the stadium.

“I’ll order a ‘Happy Meal,’ he says, “but it won’t seem the same.”

Feb, 14 — Soon-to-be-retiring Kobe Bryant scores all 140 points for the West in a runaway win at the NBA AllStar Game. He cuts off the interviewer midway through the first question.

“Just because I could,” Bryant smirks.

Feb. 26 — After watching a Premier League match earlier that morning, and just hours before FIFA will elect a new president, Donald Trump announces his candidacy.

“It’s a slow game. I mean, slo-o-oo-o-w. Who watches this stuff? I don’t know. Seems like lots of losers sloshing around in mud — lousy fields by the way — and they won’t even get their hands dirty. Like that Sepp Blatter guy. Another loser.

“But I’ll tell you what. The ref gives Sunderland a free kick and the Aston Villa guys … they put up a wall. A wall!

No negotiations — just boom — here’s a wall! And like the ones I build, a great wall.

“Who paid for the wall? Who knows? But if every team does it,” Trump says with finality, “I could teach to win on the cheap.”

April 4 — NCAA boss Emmert makes winning Michigan State coach Tom Izzo cool his heels at the trophy presentation after the Spartans beat Big Ten rival Purdue 34-30 for the college basketball championship.

“Sorry,” Emmert tells the crowd, “but my job first and foremost is to protect the integrity of the game. I spotted a few vendors up near the rafters selling Pepsi. Now, how about a hand for stadium security!”

May 7 — American Pharoah wins the Kentucky Derby. Again.

“My bad,” trainer Bob Baffert tells a stunned crowd. “I read his birth certificate wrong. Turns out he had some eligibility left.”

June 5 — Host Jack Nicklaus wins his own golf tournament, the Memorial, by a shot.

“I wasn’t going to play,” the 76-yearold Hall of Famer says afterward. “But I was fooling around on the range last week and like I told Stevie (his son and caddie), ‘I found something I could take onto the course.”’

June 19 — Nicklaus wasn’t kidding.

He wins his fifth U.S. Open.

“Let’s see Tiger catch me now,” he cackles.

July 24 — A robot built by Japanese high school students for the annual

HEBOCON competition wins the Tour de France by two full days.

Brian Cookson, president of the International Cycling Union, presents the trophy while dodging traffic on the Champs Elysee. Afterward, he grumbles, “At least we know he … it’s … clean.”

Aug. 17 — The Rio Games wrap up amid street protests. The Olympic lake, Rodrigo de Freitas, is still on fire, but Katie Ledecky has finally cooled off after reprising her unprecedented run through the 2015 world championships. The Stanford student wins gold in the 200-, 400-, 800- and 1,500-meter freestyle events, setting three world records in the bargain.

In other news, Usain Bolt pulls off another 100- and 200-meter sprint double and this time, avoids getting run over by the cameraman tracking him on a Segway.

“I was joking last time when I said Justin Gatlin paid him off,” Bolt laughs. “This time, I’m not so sure.”

Sept. 8 — The NFL regular season kicks off in New England. After presenting the Super Bowl trophy to the Patriots at their home opener, Goodell presents Will Smith with a “Distinguished Service Award” for contributions to the game.

“I think you’ve got the wrong guy,” the star of the movie, “Concussion” tells the crowd, “but hey, that’s cool.

Thanks. Thanks a lot.”

Dec. 3 — The more things change, the more they stay the same: With Alabama leading Florida 38-7 late in the SEC Championship game, Tide coach Nick Saban tells wife Terry to stand in for him …

Russia, Finland to play for gold at world juniors

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HELSINKI — Yegor Korshkov had a goal and an assist and Russia advanced to the gold-medal game of the world junior hockey championship with a 2-1 victory over the United States on Monday.

Russia will face host Finland for the gold on Tuesday. The Finns advanced to the final after hanging on to beat Sweden 2-1 earlier Monday.

Pavel Kraskovski also scored for Russia and Ilya Samsonov made 26 saves.

Christian Dvorak scored for the United States, which will face Sweden on Tuesday in the bronze-medal game.

Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 31 shots.

The Americans have won bronze four times (1986, 1992, 2007, 2011). It’s a disappointing outcome for a team loaded with NHL-drafted talent.

“It’s a tough pill to swallow,” U.S. top scorer Auston Matthews said.

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The Russians ousted the U.S. in the tournament for the third straight year.

“We’ve got to recover here,” Dvorak said. “We’ve got to forget about the game tonight and worry about tomorrow. We’ve got a chance to win a bronze medal, so we’ve got to give it all we’ve got.”

Dvorak opened the scoring at the 9:03 mark of the first period. He swatted in a cross-crease pass from linemate Sonny Milano.

“We started off pretty well,” Dvorak said. “I thought we played a pretty good, solid game today. We just didn’t get the bounces we needed. We ran into some penalty trouble. It stings, for sure.”

Kraskovski knocked in a rebound from just outside the crease to tie it 1-all for Russia at 15:08 of the second period.

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The Finns beat host Sweden 3-2 in the 2014 gold medal game.

Roope Hintz also scored and Kasperi Kapanen and team captain Mikko Rantanen each added two assists for Finland. Kaapo Kahkonen made 21 saves for Finland.

Rasmus Asplund scored for Sweden. Linus Soderstrom stopped 26 shots.

RINGETTE Madison Pluister and Kaitlyn Smalley each netted two goals as the Central Alberta U16AA Sting recorded a 9-1 ringette victory over the Beaumont U19A squad during the weekend.

Hannah Morrison, Holly Daniel, Kianna Doyle, Brianna Abell and Emily LeMasurier rounded out the Sting scoring.

The U16AA Sting also fell 5-2 to the Zone 5 U16AA Pack, their goals coming from LeMasurier and Saxon Anderson.

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SCOREBOARD Local Sports Saturday

• Senior high basketball: Hunting Hills at Rocky Mountain House, Lindsay Thurber at Ponoka, Notre Dame at Lacombe, Sylvan Lake at Camrose, Innisfail at Wetaskiwin; girls at 6 p.m., boys to follow.

• WHL: Red Deer at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

(The Drive).

• Men’s basketball: Subaru vs. Sheraton Red Deer, Lacombe All Sports Cresting vs. Wells Furniture, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Blackfalds, 7:30 p.m.

• Juvenile curling: Servus Credit Union Bonspiel, Pidherney Centre.

• Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Canucks at Red Deer Strata Energy, 11:30 a.m., Arena.

• Midget AA hockey: West Central at Red Deer Indy Graphics, 2 p.m., Arena; Red Deer Elks at Olds, 7:30 p.m.

• Peewee AA hockey: Wheatland at Olds, 2:15 p.m.; Central Alberta at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Rocky Mountain House.

• Midget AAA hockey: Calgary Royals at Red Deer, 4:45 p.m., Arena.

• Bantam AA hockey: Lethbridge at Olds, 4:45 p.m.

• WHL: Vancouver at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Centrium.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Coaldale at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena; Three Hills at Ponoka, 8 p.m.

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

• WHL: Red Deer at Saskatoon, 6 p.m.

(The Drive).

Thursday • College women’s hockey: NAIT at RDC, 7 p.m., Arena.

• Men’s basketball: Vikings vs. Btown, Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Silver Spurs, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

Friday • Bantam AA hockey: Bow Valley at Central Alberta, 6 p.m., Big Valley; Airdrie at West Central, 8 p.m., Sylvan Lake.

• Juvenile curling: Servus Credit Union Bonspiel, Pidherney Centre.

• WHL: Lethbridge at Red Deer, 7 p.m., Centrium.

• Midget AA hockey: Okotoks Black at Olds, 7:30 p.m.

• Midget AAA hockey: Foothills at Red Deer, 8 p.m., Arena.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Mountainview at Three Hills, 8 p.m.

• Chinook senior AAA hockey: Fort Saskatchewan at Bentley, 8:30 p.m., Rimbey.

Sunday • Juvenile curling: Servus Credit Union Bonspiel, Pidherney Centre.

• Minor midget AAA hockey: Southeast at Red Deer North Star, 11:30 a.m., Arena; Rockyview at Red Deer Strata Energy, 2:15 p.m., Arena.

• Major midget girls hockey: Edmonton at Red Deer, 2:30 p.m., Kinsmen A. • Heritage junior B hockey: Coaldale at Ponoka, 2:30 p.m.

• Peewee AA hockey: Bow Valley at West Central, 2:45 p.m., Sylvan Lake.

• Midget AA hockey: Central Alberta at West Central, 3:15 p.m., Rocky Mountain House; Foothills at Red Deer Elks, 5 p.m., Arena; Wheatland at Olds, 5:30 p.m.

• Men’s basketball: Grandview vs.

Carstar, Chillibongs vs. Monstars, Alken Basin vs. Rusty Chuckers, 4:15 p.m.; Washed Up Warriors vs. NWS, Henry’s Eavestroughing vs. Lacombe All Sports Cresting, Triple A Batteries vs. The D Leaguers, 5:30 p.m.; all games at Lindsay Thurber.

• Bantam AA hockey: Okotoks at Central Alberta, 4:30 p.m., Big Valley.

• Chinook senior AAA hockey: Innisfail at Bentley, 4:45 p.m., Rimbey.

Football

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct y-Washington 9 7 0 .563 Philadelphia 7 9 0 .438 N.Y. Giants 6 10 0 .375 Dallas 4 12 0 .250 South W L T Pct y-Carolina 15 1 0 .938 Atlanta 8 8 0 .500 New Orleans 7 9 0 .438 Tampa Bay 6 10 0 .375 North W L T Pct y-Minnesota 11 5 0 .688 x-Green Bay 10 6 0 .625 Detroit 7 9 0 .438 Chicago 6 10 0 .375 West W L T Pct y-Arizona 13 3 0 .813 x-Seattle 10 6 0 .625 St. Louis 7 9 0 .438 San Francisco 5 11 0 .313 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

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National Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct y-New England 12 4 0 .750 N.Y. Jets 10 6 0 .625 Buffalo 8 8 0 .500 Miami 6 10 0 .375 South W L T Pct y-Houston 9 7 0 .563 Indianapolis 8 8 0 .500 Jacksonville 5 11 0 .313 Tennessee 3 13 0 .188 North W L T Pct y-Cincinnati 12 4 0 .750 x-Pittsburgh 10 6 0 .625 Baltimore 5 11 0 .313 Cleveland 3 13 0 .188 West W L T Pct y-Denver 12 4 0 .750 x-Kansas City 11 5 0 .688 Oakland 7 9 0 .438 San\ Diego 4 12 0 .250

B5

PF 465 387 379 310

PA 315 314 359 389

PF 339 333 376 299

PA 313 408 448 423

PF 419 423 328 278

PA 279 319 401 432

PF 355 405 359 320

PA 296 287 399 398

PF 388 377 420 275

PA 379 430 442 374

PF 500 339 408 342

PA 308 345 476 417

PF 365 368 358 335

PA 302 323 400 397

PF 489 423 280 238

PA 313 277 330 387

Sunday’s Games Houston 30, Jacksonville 6 Washington 34, Dallas 23 Detroit 24, Chicago 20 Buffalo 22, N.Y. Jets 17 Miami 20, New England 10 New Orleans 20, Atlanta 17 Cincinnati 24, Baltimore 16 Pittsburgh 28, Cleveland 12 Indianapolis 30, Tennessee 24 Philadelphia 35, N.Y. Giants 30 San Francisco 19, St. Louis 16, OT Denver 27, San Diego 20 Seattle 36, Arizona 6 Kansas City 23, Oakland 17 Carolina 38, Tampa Bay 10 Minnesota 20, Green Bay 13 NFL Playoff s Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9 Kansas City (11-5) at Houston (9-7), 2:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh (10-6) at Cincinnati (12-4), 6:15 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 10 Seattle (10-6) at Minnesota (11-6), 11 a.m.

Green Bay (10-6) at Washington (9-7), 2 p.m.

Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 & Sunday, Jan. 17 Pittsburgh, Kansas City or Houston at Denver (124), TBA Cincinnati, Houston or Kansas City at New England (12-4), TBA Seattle, Green Bay or Washington at Carolina (151), TBA Minnesota, Washington or Green Bay at Arizona (13-3), TBA Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 NFC, TBA AFC, TBA Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 6 p.m.

Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Santa Clara, Calif.

TBD, 4:30 p.m.

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Brandon 40 24 12 2 2 150 122 Prince Albert 39 23 12 3 1 130 121 Moose Jaw 39 19 15 4 1 135 128 Regina 40 17 17 3 3 125 144 Saskatoon 38 15 20 3 0 121 157 Swift Current 39 12 22 4 1 91 126

Pt 52 50 43 40 33 29

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA 39 27 12 0 0 166 120 39 26 13 0 0 149 115 42 25 15 1 1 140 129 40 16 20 4 0 112 132 38 14 20 3 1 125 148 41 7 31 3 0 82 172

Pt 54 52 52 36 32 17

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Kelowna 40 28 10 2 0 145 113 Victoria 40 23 14 1 2 133 101 Prince George 39 23 14 1 1 133 115 Kamloops 37 18 14 4 1 129 114 Vancouver 40 15 20 3 2 118 139

Pt 58 49 48 41 35

Lethbridge Red Deer Calgary Edmonton Medicine Hat Kootenay

Everett Seattle Spokane Portland Tri-City

GP 36 37 39 38 38

U.S. DIVISION W LOTLSOL 22 12 0 2 20 14 3 0 19 15 3 2 20 17 1 0 16 20 2 0

GF GA 100 79 118 111 129 132 134 124 120 143

Pt 46 43 43 41 34

Sunday’s results Saskatoon 6 Moose Jaw 3 Kootenay 3 Swift Current 1 Prince Albert 7 Regina 3 Brandon 4 Calgary 1 Vancouver 5 Prince George 3 Portland 5 Spokane 1 Tuesday’s games Red Deer at Prince Albert, 6 p.m.

Moose Jaw at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Tri-City at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Red Deer at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Prince George at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Tri-City at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Red Deer Rebels Scoring GP G Nikolishin 39 22 DeBrusk 28 14 Helewka 20 17 Spacek 30 10 Philp 22 13 Bleackley 37 11 Hagel 39 8 Bobyk 39 10 Musil 37 12 Pawlenchuk 39 15 Fleury 24 7 Polei 33 12 de Wit 39 6 Nogier 37 2 Pratt 29 4 Strand 39 0 Doetzel 25 0 Purtill 18 1 Johnson 25 1 Mahura 2 0 Shmoorkoff 35 0 Rattie 2 0 Adamson 5 0 Martin 17 0 Toth 31 0 Goaltenders GP MP Toth 31 1662 Martin 16 671

A 32 22 16 20 16 18 21 16 12 8 13 6 9 10 2 6 5 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Pts 54 36 33 30 29 29 29 26 24 23 20 18 15 12 6 6 5 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0

PIM 10 15 25 6 30 29 10 45 27 12 27 45 19 30 7 35 31 2 22 0 10 4 0 0 0

+/9 -3 21 3 -7 6 12 6 8 5 6 10 3 11 2 4 13 3 -3 1 8 -1 -2 — —

GA SO GAA Sv% 78 3 2.82 .908 33 0 2.95 .899

WHL Scoring Leaders Tyson Baillie, Kel Adam Brooks, Reg Brayden Burke, Let Dryden Hunt, MJ Ivan Nikolishin, RD Parker Bowles, TC Devante Stephens, Spo Reid Gardiner, P.A.

G 24 21 11 25 22 24 16 23

A 39 38 45 29 32 29 37 29

Pts 63 59 56 54 54 53 53 52

Giorgio Estephan, Let Egor Babenko, Let Alex Forsberg, Vic Cameron Hebig, Sas Nolan Patrick, Bra Collin Shirley, Kam Tyler Wong, Let

20 19 14 19 14 24 24

28 28 33 27 32 21 20

48 47 47 46 46 45 44

2016 IIHF World Junior Championship At Helsinki, Finland PLAYOFFS Monday’s results Semifinals Finland 2 Sweden 1 Russia 2 United States 1 Tuesday’s games Bronze Medal Sweden vs. U.S., 7 a.m.

Gold Medal Finland vs. Russia, 11:30 a.m.

World Junior hockey championship medallists 2016 — Finland vs. Russia, Sweden vs. U.S. 2015 — Canada, Russia, Slovakia 2014 — Finland, Sweden, Russia 2013 — U.S., Sweden, Russia 2012 — Sweden, Russia, Canada 2011 — Russia, Canada, U.S. 2010 — U.S., Canada, Sweden 2009 — Canada, Sweden, Russia 2008 — Canada, Sweden, Russia 2007 — Canada, Russia, U.S. 2006 — Canada, Russia, Finland 2005 — Canada, Russia, Czech Rep. 2004 — U.S., Canada, Finland 2003 — Russia, Canada, Finland 2002 — Russia, Canada, Finland 2001 — Czech Rep., Finland, Canada 2000 — Czech Rep., Russia, Canada 1999 — Russia, Canada, Slovakia 1998 — Finland, Russia, Switzerland 1997 — Canada, U.S., Russia 1996 — Canada, Sweden, Russia 1995 — Canada, Russia, Sweden 1994 — Canada, Sweden, Russia 1993 — Canada, Sweden, Czech-Slovak 1992 — C.I.S., Sweden, U.S 1991 — Canada, Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia 1990 — Canada, Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia 1989 — Soviet Union, Sweden, Czechoslovakia 1988 — Canada, Soviet Union, Finland 1987 — Finland, Czechoslovakia, Sweden 1986 — Soviet Union, Canada, U.S. 1985 — Canada, Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union 1984 — Soviet Union, Finland, Czechoslovakia 1983 — Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Canada 1982 — Canada, Czechoslovakia, Finland 1981 — Sweden, Finland, Soviet Union 1980 — Soviet Union, Finland, Sweden 1979 — Soviet Union, Czechoslovakia, Sweden 1978 — Soviet Union, Sweden, Canada 1977 — Soviet Union, Canada, Czechoslovakia IIHF world junior championship scoring leaders Player, Team G A Pt Jesse Puljujarvi, Fin 5 10 15 Sebeatien Aho. Fin 4 8 12 Auston Matthews, U.S. 7 4 11 Patrik Laine, Fin 6 5 11 Alex Nylander, Swe 4 5 9 Denis Malgin, Sui 1 8 9 Olli Juolevi, Fin 0 9 9 Yegor Korshkov, Rus 2 6 8 Matthew Ykachuk, US 2 6 8 Zach Werenski, US 2 6 8 Colin White, US 3 4 7 Dmytro Timashov, Swe 2 5 7 Sonny Milano, US 1 6 7 Mitch Marner, Cda 4 2 6 Dylan Strom, Cda 4 2 6 Noah Rod, Sui 4 2 6 Aleksi Saarela, Fin 4 2 6 Christian Dvorak, US 3 3 6 Adrian Kempe, Swe 3 3 6 Ivan Provorov, Rus 0 6 6

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Washington 38 28 7 3 59 N.Y. Islanders 40 22 13 5 49 N.Y. Rangers 39 21 14 4 46 New Jersey 40 20 15 5 45 Pittsburgh 38 19 15 4 42 Carolina 40 16 17 7 39 Philadelphia 37 15 15 7 37 Columbus 40 15 22 3 33

GF 121 113 112 93 91 92 79 103

GA 83 99 103 95 93 111 102 127

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Dallas 41 28 9 4 60 St. Louis 42 23 14 5 51 Chicago 40 23 13 4 50 Minnesota 38 20 11 7 47 Nashville 39 19 13 7 45 Colorado 40 19 18 3 41 Winnipeg 39 18 19 2 38

GF 144 103 111 101 103 113 104

GA 107 103 97 90 102 111 114

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 39 25 12 2 52 105 87 Arizona 39 19 16 4 42 110 124 Anaheim 38 16 15 7 39 73 90 Vancouver 40 15 16 9 39 97 113 San Jose 37 18 17 2 38 101 106 Calgary 38 18 18 2 38 101 121 Edmonton 41 17 21 3 37 102 122 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 6, Dallas 5 Florida 2, Minnesota 1 Chicago 3, Ottawa 0 Anaheim 4, Winnipeg 1 Monday’s Games Detroit 1, New Jersey 0 Ottawa 3, St. Louis 2, OT Colorado 4, Los Angeles 1 Edmonton 1, Carolina 0, OT Arizona 3, Vancouver 2 Tuesday’s Games Washington at Boston, 5 p.m.

Florida at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Minnesota at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Montreal at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Calgary, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games New Jersey at Montreal, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Chicago, 6 p.m.

St. Louis at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Carolina at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Monday’s summary Oilers 1, Hurricanes 0 (OT) First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — McGinn Car (high-sticking) 8:20.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Versteeg Car (hooking) 11:42, Hunt Edm (hooking) 16:39.

Overtime 1. Edmonton, Sekera 5 (Nugent-Hopkins, Eberle) 2:47.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal Carolina 9 9 9 2 — 29 Edmonton 6 8 8 5 — 27 Goal — Carolina: Ward (LO, 11-11-4) Edmonton: Talbot (W, 7-11-2).

Power plays (goal-chances) — Carolina: 0-1 Edmonton: 0-2.

NHL Scoring Leaders

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Florida 39 23 12 4 50 Montreal 40 22 15 3 47 Detroit 40 20 13 7 47 Boston 37 20 13 4 44 Ottawa 40 19 15 6 44 Tampa Bay 39 19 16 4 42 Toronto 37 15 15 7 37 Buffalo 39 15 20 4 34

GF 106 116 101 116 114 100 99 91

Dallas Memphis Houston New Orleans

10 11 13 17 1/2

GA 85 99 106 102 120 95 103 105

Patrick Kane, Chi Jamie Benn, Dal Tyler Seguin, Dal Taylor Hall, Edm Erik Karlsson, Ott Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Blake Wheeler, Wpg Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy Joe Pavelski, SJ Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Daniel Sedin, Vcr

G 23 24 23 16 9 23 10 17 20 18 16

A 34 28 27 25 32 17 30 22 18 19 21

Pts 57 52 50 41 41 40 40 39 38 37 37

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 21 15 .583 — Boston 19 15 .559 1 New York 16 19 .457 4 1/2 Brooklyn 10 24 .294 10 Philadelphia 4 33 .108 17 1/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 21 13 .618 — Atlanta 21 14 .600 1/2 Orlando 19 16 .543 2 1/2 Charlotte 17 17 .500 4 Washington 15 17 .469 5 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 23 9 .719 — Chicago 20 12 .625 3 Indiana 19 15 .559 5 Detroit 19 16 .543 5 1/2 Milwaukee 14 22 .389 11 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 30 6 .833 —

Oklahoma Utah Portland Denver Minnesota Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers

19 15 .559 19 17 .528 17 19 .472 11 22 .333 Northwest Division W L Pct City 24 11 15 18 .455 15 22 .405 12 23 .343 12 23 .343 Pacific Division W L Pct 32 2 .941 22 13 .629 14 20 .412 12 25 .324 8 27 .229

GB .686 — 8 10 12 12 GB — 10 1/2 18 21 1/2 24 1/2

Sunday’s Games Chicago 115, Toronto 113 New York 111, Atlanta 97 Miami 97, Washington 75 Portland 112, Denver 106 L.A. Lakers 97, Phoenix 77 Monday’s Games Cleveland 122, Toronto 100

Philadelphia 109, Minnesota 99 Miami 103, Indiana 100, OT Boston 103, Brooklyn 94 Detroit 115, Orlando 89 San Antonio 123, Milwaukee 98 Sacramento 116, Oklahoma City 104 Houston 93, Utah 91 Memphis 91, Portland 78 Golden State 111, Charlotte 101 Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee at Chicago, 6 p.m.

New York at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games New York at Miami, 5 p.m.

Indiana at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Cleveland at Washington, 5 p.m.

Toronto at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Detroit at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Denver at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Dallas at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Utah at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Portland, 8 p.m.

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Milwaukee G O.J. Mayo $25,000 for aggressively pursuing a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner upon his ejection during a Jan. 2 game against Minnesota. Fined Detroit F Marcus Morris $15,000, and Indiana F Paul George $10,000, for their parts in an altercation during a Jan. 2 game.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Agreed to terms with F Elton Brand.

Waived F Christian Wood.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed CB Mario Butler, RB Mike Gillislee, WR Greg Salas and P Colton Schmidt to contract extensions.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed CB De’Vante Bausby, QB Matt Blanchard, C Cornelius Edison, RB Paul Lasike, WR Marcus Lucas, LB Danny Mason, WR Nathan Palmer, TE Gannon Sinclair and G Martin Wallace to reserve/futures contracts.

CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed LB Trevor Roach to the practice squad. Placed LB Emmanuel Lamur on injured reserve.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed LB Derek Akunne, WR Donte Foster, DB Buddy Jackson, RB Ben Malena, DE Mike McAdoo, CB Brandon McGee, DE Efe Obada and LB Keith Smith to re-

MEN’S BASKETBALL Taylor Armstrong poured in 27 points and Darryl Hemstreet scored 23 to lead Carstar to a 100-91 Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association win over the NWS Axemen Sunday.

Andrew George paced the Axemen with 22 points, while Connor Wright chipped in with 15.

In another contest, the Alken Basin

serve/futures contracts.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed coach Chuck Pagano to a fouryear contract extension and general manager Ryan Grigson to a three-year contract extension.

MIAMI DOLPHINS — Named Chris Grier general manager.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Announced the resignation of coach Tom Coughlin.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed RB George Atkinson III, G Mitch Bell, DB Chris Hackett and LB Colton Underwood to reserve/ futures contracts.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Fired general manager Ruston Webster.

Named Steve Underwood president and chief executive officer.

Signed RB David Fluellen, TE Kevin Greene, WR Nick Harwell, G Josue Matias and OT Will Poehls to reserve/futures contracts.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed DL Christo Bilukidi, LB Desmond Bishop and DL Jerrel Powe to reserve/futures contracts.

Arena Football League ORLANDO PREDATORS — Agreed to terms with DB Varmah Sonie.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned F Craig Cunningham to Springfield (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Jayson Megna from Hartford (AHL).

Drillers got 15 points from Wyatt Saari and 11 from Merle Saari in a 60-54 victory over the Triple A Batteries.

Donovan Lovely netted 18 points and Andre Touchette added 14 in a losing cause.

Meanwhile, Lloyd Strickland’s 29 points paced the Washed Up Warriors to a 104-103 win over the Chillibongs Orangemen.

Joel Carroll added 24 points for the winners. Ray Teskey led the Orangemen with 24.

CALGARY STAMPEDERS

Stampeders release veteran middle linebacker Juwan Simpson CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have released veteran middle linebacker Juwan Simpson after eight years with the team.

General manager John Hufnagel said in a statement Monday the move was was made because of “salary-cap considerations and the need to give an opportunity to younger players.”

Simpson has been a Stampeder his entire CFL career and won two Grey Cups with the club. The 31-year-old from Decatur, Ala., played 115 regular-season games and 11 playoff games for Calgary.

The three-time West Division all-star recorded 395 career tackles, 24 sacks, three interceptions and seven forced fumbles.

Simpson was one of the team’s vocal leaders and the captain of the defence.

The six-foot-three, 234-pound linebacker missed five games last season with a broken clavicle.

American Hockey League BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Signed D Patrick Cullity to a professional tryout contract.

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Reassigned D Gabriel Beaupre

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GORUK (nee Carless) Carole July 12, 1954 - Coronation, AB Jan. 2, 2016 - Calgary, AB Surrounded by her family at home, Carole Goruk peacefully passed away from the ongoing effects of ALS on January 2, 2016 at the age of 61. Carole was born in Coronation Alberta on July 12, 1954 and was the eldest of the five children of Eileen and Edwin Carless. She grew up in Cessford and Red Deer Alberta where she met and married her high school sweetheart, Bernie Goruk.

Together they raised 4 children while living in various communities throughout Alberta including Calgary, Drayton Valley, Elk Point, Edmonton and Slave Lake. Every summer there would be some time spent with family and friends at West Bay Beach Resort in Kelowna as well as travelling to Disney Land, Disney World, Hawaii, Paris, London, and Ukraine. She will be remembered for her debates with friends and family; glass of bubbly at social occasions; her massages (torture to some); playing the slot machines at the Casino and Las Vegas; and flashing a peace symbol. After helping Bernie obtain his engineering degree and getting all her kids in school, Carole decided to further her education and enrolled in Athabasca University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in History/Sociology and a minor in Psychology. After moving back to Calgary for the third time in 1996, Carole attended the University of Calgary and earned a Bachelor of Social Work Degree and a Master of Social Work degree. Soon after graduating with her Master’s degree she accepted the position of Social Worker and District Attendance Officer with the Calgary Catholic Separate School Board. After joining the school board she enrolled in evening classes at Mount Royal College and obtained a certified mediator certificate and in her spare time became a Mediator for Alberta Justice as well as a Brief Conflict Intervention therapist for Alberta Family Justice. She also had a private practice providing marriage and family counselling. She was the “go to” person and confidant for various family members to give advice and discuss issues they may be having. She also believed in giving back, supporting various charities including her many children sponsored through World Vision. Through the years Carole also volunteered her time for various boards and committees in the communities she lived in as well as some charity work.

Most recently Carole was a proud member of the Prairie Mountain Health Advisory Council for Alberta Health Services. On August 23, 2013 (Carole & Bernie’s 38th wedding anniversary) Carole was diagnosed with Bulbar Onset ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Lou Gehrig’s Disease). For Carole, the major impact on her quality of life from ALS was losing her ability to speak soon after diagnosis and the progression that made swallowing extremely difficult.

She is survived by her loving husband, Bernie and four children; Jared Goruk; Lisa Goruk (Corey Huff); Dana Goruk (Adam Barry); Jordan Goruk and one grandson, Hendrix Barry. She is also survived by her four siblings, Barb Carless, Diane (Merv) Strome, Eddy (Dianne) Carless and Susan (Rick) Pankiw as well as her mother and father in law, Katherine and George Goruk; Brothers in law Dennis and Darrell Goruk and numerous nephews and nieces. She was predeceased by infant son Byron William Goruk and her mother Eileen Carless.

A Celebration of her life will be held at McINNIS & HOLLOWAY (Chapel of the Bells, 2720 Centre Street North) on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the A.L.S. Society of Alberta & Northwest Territories (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), Suite 250, 4723 - 1 Street S.W., Calgary, AB T2G 4Y8, www.alsab.ca Condolences may be forwarded through www.mcinnisandholloway.com. Our special thanks to the ALS Society (Jane) and ALS Clinic (Sue) for all their help and support to Carole and the Family.

In living memory of Carole Goruk, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Chapel of the Bells, 2720 CENTRE STREET NORTH, Telephone: 403-276-2296.

CARON William Pierre (Perry) Sept. 26, 1955 - Jan. 2, 2016 It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Perry (Wild Bill) on January 2, 2016. Perry loved Harleys, children and animals. His Grand stories and incredible knowledge of X-rated jokes will be remembered for eternity. No family get together will ever be the same. Wild Bill was a lifetime member of the Ironworkers Union, Local 720, something he worked very hard for and was so proud of! Perry is survived by his long time partner Marlene, his sons; Lucas, Shaun and Ron, and grandson Odin. He also leaves to mourn his loving parents, Marcien and Shirley, two sisters; Roxie (Lloyd), Hollie and brother Marcien Jr. (Michelle) and numerous nieces and nephews. A celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Your struggle is over. We are going to miss you so much.

HENDRICKSON Milton James Milton Hendrickson was born September 29, 1938 in Lake Alma, SK and passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday, December 28, 2015 at the age of 77 years. He is lovingly remembered by his wife of 53 years, Ruth Hendrickson; daughter, Natalie (Ed Shackel) Hendrickson; son, Darcy (Maryanne Paynor) Hendrickson; grandchildren, Kyle Chenard, Faith Chenard and Jayden Paynor. A Celebration of Milton’s Life will be held at the Elks Club, 6315 Horn Street, Red Deer, AB on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 1:00 pm. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca

SABY David Lee Aug. 25, 1956 - Dec. 25, 2015 Dave Saby passed away due to complications from surgery on Friday, December 25, 2015 at the age of 59. Dave is survived by his mother Wasanne; wife Jackie; son Jason (Kathy Hedin) and their daughters Madison and Riley; son Jon (Cayla) and their daughters Dylann and Bret; step-son Chris Davis and his children Nolani and Aiden; step-son Jon (Monique) Davis and their son Conor; brothers Don (Rose), Brian (Linda) and Gord (Lisette); as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Dave was predeceased by his father Chester. A Celebration of Dave’s Life will be held at the Valley Ridge Golf Club (11618 Valley Ridge Park NW, Calgary) on Sunday, January 17, 2016, beginning at 1:00 pm.

Memorial donations in Dave’s memory may be made to the following charities that were so very near and dear to Dave’s heart. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Heart Beats Children’s Society Calgary (www.heartbeats.ca) and to the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada (crohnsandcolitis.ca). To view and share photos, condolences and stories of Dave, please visit www.choicememorial.com.

SALWAY With deep sadness, we announce the passing of Ray Salway December 26, at the age of 96. Friends and family lovingly remember him as a generous man who was proud of his Saskatchewan heritage. He was born in Kipling, Saskatchewan, on Canada Day, 1919, and lived in Spy Hill before enlisting in the RCAF where he completed his training in aeromechanics and served overseas in England until the end of the war in 1945. Ray then returned to Spy Hill and worked as a mechanic at Lorch’s Garage. His work included providing transportation on the Lorch Snowplane for doctors, RCMP, mail and commercial carriers and other travellers under some very difficult and often emergency conditions. Ray married Helen Laakso of Tantallon, Saskatchewan, on July 28, 1951. They moved to Edmonton in 1956 where Ray worked for International Harvester until his retirement in 1983. Ray is survived and forever cherished by his son Ken, grandchildren Sara, Shauna (Mike) and Brian, great grandchildren; Quinn and Aislinn and brothers Ed and Gordon.

He was predeceased by his wife Helen and sons Randy, Ron and Bruce. A Memorial will be held Tuesday, January 12 at 2 pm at Serenity (North) 10129 Princess Elizabeth Ave.

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GRESHNER Steven Paul Apr.11, 1962 - Dec. 29, 2015 It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Steven Greshner of Lacombe December 29th, 2015 at the age of 53. Steven was born April 11th, 1962 in Ponoka, Alberta. Steven loved fishing, hunting and camping. Steven is survived by his loving wife Holly, his daughters Shannon Kappel, Shelby Greshner, and Tamara Oakes. His sons Joshua Greshner and Korey Bryan. His sisters Theresa Therriault, Joanne Johnston, Connie Yates and brother Bruce Greshner. As well as 9 Grandchildren. A special thanks goes to his nurse Mike at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton for the care and attention given to Steven during his stay. Please join us to celebrate Steven’s life January 5th 2016 at 2:00pm at Wilson’s Funeral Chapel, 6120 Highway 2A, Lacombe followed by lunch at the United Church Hall in Lacombe. Donations in honour of Steven can be made to The Alberta Cancer Foundation.

Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM, of Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of the arrangements.

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KITS Kevin Clarence May 25, 1964 - Dec. 29, 2015 Kevin Clarence Kits passed peacefully at his home in Red Deer at the age of 51.

Kevin was born on May 25, 1964 in Red Deer to Clarence and Doreen Kits.

He attended school in Lacombe and later opened his own business, The Shine Guys. He made the lives of everyone he knew a little brighter. He is dearly missed by his parents; his four children, Karmen (Brad Meyer and family), Katelyn, Kevin Jr. and Natalia; his two stepchildren, Matheaw Roveredo (and family) and Madison Bealing; and his two siblings Randy (Maureen Kits and family) and Tracey (Ray Wiersma and family). A memorial service is scheduled for January 6 at 2pm at the Bethel Christian Reformed Church (5704 51st Ave Lacombe), with a luncheon to follow. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Kevin’s life. Expressions of sympathy may be made by visiting www.wilsonsfuneralchapel.ca WILSON’S FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM, of Lacombe and Rimbey in charge of the arrangements.

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ROGERS MCFARLANE Alma Evelyn Rogers Helen Beth (Nee Lemke) 1923 - 2015 Jan. 30, 1946 - Jan. 1, 2016 Beth McFarlane passed Surrounded by the love and away at Extendicare Michener care of her family Alma Hill in Red Deer on Rogers peacefully passed Wednesday, December 30th, away January 1, 2016 at the 2015 at the age of 92 years. age of 69 years. Alma was She was born in Vancouver USA, on born January 30, 1946 in Washington, Lacombe, Alberta. She was October 19,1923, moving to predeceased by her loving Alberta shortly thereafter. husband James Rogers, and Beth led a happy, simple life her parents Arnold and and was admired for her Rehilda Lemke. She leaves positive attitude and helpful behind her sister Faye nature. She was blessed with (Frank) Russell and her two many true friends. She was a brothers Don (Hazel) Forth great example for everyone and Victor Lemke. Alma’s and handled both good and spirit is carried on by her four difficult times with dignity. children and eight grandchildren; Our prayer for her is that she son Gregory (Brenda) of rests in peace. Beth was Airdrie AB, Son Graham predeceased by her husband, (Jacqueline) of Edmonton Ken McFarlane, her parents; AB, Son Garett (Jacqueline ) Herschell and Patricia Bryant of Taft Ca. Daughter Gerri and her siblings; Keith (Ilias) Vlahos of Lacombe Bryant, Phyllis Courtright and AB. Grandchildren: Melissa, Jack Bryant. She will be Natasha, and James Rogers, lovingly remembered by her Paul Rogers, Maxwell and sons; Bob (Connie) and Don Eric Rogers, Constadina and (Elaine), her grandchildren; (Dave) Leonard, George Vlahos. Alma was a Angela kind, beautiful, women with a Nicola (Jeff) Meier, Scott get it done attitude. She (Roxanne) McFarlane and possessed a never ending Kevin McFarlane (Kathryn smile that would light up a Horrigan), as well as her six room. Alma loved life and great-grandchildren; Jackson family, she especially enjoyed Leonard, Ty Leonard, Chloe Edward Meier, her grandchildren and created Leonard, many special memories with Charles Meier and Shae them. All of her life Alma McFarlane. Twins are also loved music, it fed her soul; on the way! A Private Family in particular the music of Neil Service will take place at a Diamond. Alma was happiest later date. The family wishes attending dances, she never to thank the staff at Rivera Ridge for their missed a dance and would Aspen dance anywhere, anytime as attention during her time soon as she heard music. there and also Dr. Hovan and Alma also kept very busy the staff at Extendicare Hill, especially through out her life with Michener hobbies and activities like Household 3700, for their kindness and line dancing, bike riding, care, walking, reading, card making, compassion in Beth’s final needle point, gardening, and days. In lieu of flowers, playing cards with dear donations in Beth’s honour friends. A life lived to the may be made directly to The fullest for as long as she was Red Deer & District SPCA, able to do so. No service as 4505 77 Street, Red Deer, per Alma’s request. She will AB, T4P 2J1 or to the charity be missed by all who knew of one’s choice. Condolences and loved her. If desired may be forwarded to memorial donations can be the family by visiting made in Alma’s Memory to www.eventidefuneralchapels.com the Lacombe Palliative Care Arrangements entrusted to Society or Alzheimer Society.

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BURNS, Ore. — The small group of armed anti-government activists occupying a remote wildlife preserve in Oregon’s high desert gave visitors free access to the snowy site Monday, allowing some local residents and ranchers in to satisfy their curiosity or show support.

The group also appeared to be trying to keep the site tidy, picking up cigarette butts from the ground and keeping vehicle and foot traffic primarily to roads and pathways.

Federal authorities made no immediate attempt to retake the headquarters of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, which about two dozen activists seized over the weekend as part of a decades-long fight over public lands in the West.

There appeared to be no urgent reason for federal officials to move in. No one has been hurt. No one is being held hostage. And the refuge is a bleak and forbidding stretch of wilderness about 300 miles from Portland, and it’s the middle of winter.

Some have complained that the government’s response to the situation in Oregon would have been more severe had the occupants been Muslim or other minorities.

But others said from a tactical standpoint, the government’s cautious response would make sense no matter who was holed up in the government building in the reserve.

Meanwhile, the group said it wants an inquiry into whether the government is forcing ranchers off their land after the father and son who were ordered back to prison for arson on federal grazing lands reported to a federal facility in California Monday.

The demanded a government response within five days related to the ranchers’ extended sentences.

Ammon Bundy — one of the sons of rancher Cliven Bundy, who was involved in a 2014 Nevada standoff with the government over grazing rights — told reporters that Dwight Hammond and his son, Steven Hammond, were treated unfairly.

The Hammonds were convicted of arson three years ago for fires on federal land in 2001 and 2006, one of which was set to cover up deer poaching, according to prosecutors.

They said they lit the fires to reduce the growth of invasive plants and protect their property from wildfires.

The men served their original sentences — three months for Dwight and one year for Steven. But an appeals court judge ruled the terms fell short of minimum sentences that require them to serve about four more years.

Their sentences have been a rallying cry for the group, whose mostly male members said they want federal lands turned over to local authorities so people can use them free of U.S. oversight.

The father and son reported to a federal prison Monday in California, said Harney County, Oregon, Sheriff David Ward. He provided no other details.

The Hammonds have distanced themselves from the protest group and many locals, including people who want to see federal lands made more accessible, don’t want the activists here, fearing they may bring trouble.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PATHANKOT, India — A fifth gunman was killed Monday on the third day of a siege at a heavily fortified Indian air base near the border with Pakistan and at least one attacker remained as troops worked to secure the sprawling compound, a military official said. Seven troops have been killed.

The search operations at Pathankot air force base will continue until all areas have been completely secured, Maj. Gen. Dushyant Singh, from India’s elite National Security Guard, told reporters.

The attack has dragged on since early Saturday morning as government troops struggle to contain the heavily armed attackers. At least twice over the weekend it appeared that the attack had ended but fresh gunfire and explosions erupted both times.

Four attackers were reported killed by Saturday evening, and at least two were said to have been exchanging gunfire with troops as of Monday morning. By evening one had been shot dead, Singh said.

Defence officials have said authorities had been alerted about a potential attack in the area on Friday, and that aerial surveillance at the base spotted the gunmen as they entered the compound, leading to criticism of the handling of the situation.

Singh told reporters in Pathankot that it will take a “long time” to declare the base completely secure because of its size and geography. It is spread over more than 2,000 acres, including forests and tall grass.

The commanding officer of the base, Lt. Col. J.S. Dhamoon, described it as a “mini-city” with homes and a school for the children of the personnel stationed there.

An army statement said the last gunmen were firing from a building that is part of the living quarters on the base.

The base has a fleet of India’s Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets and Mi-25 and Mi-35 attack helicopters, along with other military hardware. Officials have said no military hardware has been damaged in the fighting.

Military funerals were held Monday for the soldiers who were killed in the attack.

Their killings inside a military base despite intelligence alerts have angered many in India.

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Reinforcement of belief our foundational beliefs are hand-medowns from the masters of our early programming – our parents, teachers and preachers. Other influencers include societal expectations, our cultural background and even our place “When I snap my fingers, the num- of birth. Bringing awareness to what ber one will disappear from your we believe is vital if we are to shift mind.” the negative beliefs that bind us. The The audience laughed ideas we hold as true inand my subject looked at fluence every aspect of our me with mild amusement. lives and, consequently, I snapped my fingers and our level of happiness and the audience grew quiet. self-esteem.

I asked the young lady if Whatever people believe she felt any different and to be true, regardless of she shook her head. I then whether true or not, will inasked her to count how mafluence their thoughts and ny noses she had on her actions. And once acceptface. She laughed and told ed as true, they will look me two. Everyone burst out for evidence to support the laughing. Confused, she beliefs. I call this process told me that wasn’t correct of belief reinforcement MURRAY and that the right answer “congruency questing.” We FUHRER was two. Even more laughwill only acknowledge eviter from the audience. Now dence that is congruent or EXTREME ESTEEM my subject was totally perin keeping with what we plexed. When asked how “know” to be true. many eyes she had and the reply was Let’s say we believe the world is a “three” the room erupted. place of hope, possibility and endless As a master hypnotist, I sometimes opportunity; that will tend to be our perform hypnosis shows. When I hyp- experience. And should we encounnotize someone, I implant a belief into ter resistance and disappointment, we the subject’s mind which influences will take it in stride and use it to furhow he or she thinks and behaves. This ther fire our enthusiasm and detersimple parlour trick illustrates a pow- mination. If, instead, we believe the erful truth: what we believe shapes world to be a frightening place filled our experience. Some beliefs are pos- with disappointment, dashed hopes itive and expansive, opening us up to and rejection, that will tend to be our new and exciting possibilities. Other experience. And even if we occasionalbeliefs are negative and contractive, ly experience success and happiness, limiting our lives and restricting our we will believe it temporary as we wait ability to succeed. for the other shoe to fall.

A belief is something we accept as That’s why it is so important to extruth but, often, our beliefs are not amine and challenge disempowering accurate reflections of reality. Most of beliefs. If we don’t, we’ll end up living

Gift making tradition carried on Once, a long time ago, I sat five and black and menacing. plates around the kitchen table for But us, we seem to be caught in the supper, packed school lunches and eye of the storm and for just one momade my own bread. ment in time, we are all smiling.

And, in my spare time, I ran a dayThe baby, dressed in blue jeans and care! a T-shirt, is perched on grandpa’s knee I was totally looking all solemn and incredibly gorhappy in those geous. days, young My daughter had taken the picture, enough to bechanged it to sepia and glued it onto a lieve I could piece of wood. pretty much The end result was that it looked accomplish like it was, somehow, part of the wood. anything, and Her creativity has somehow turned naïve enough the photo into a timeless conversation to try. piece which will, no doubt, be a reI t w a s minder, in the years to come, of the during those way we were one day in August when years that I dethe wind whipped the lake into a fury cided, against of frothy whitecaps and the sky overTREENA all odds, we head looked down on us in black fury.

MIELKE should draw My daughter told me later that the names and tradition I started one long ago night FAMILY make the peraround the supper table has been carson whose ried on in her family and this year enname we drew, a gift for Christmas. compassed her parents as well.

My eyes sparkled as my creative I thought about the corridor of time idea burned brightly in my mind like I believed the tradition had gotten lost one of those candles on a birthday in as I thoughtfully watch our little cake you can’t blow out no matter how four-year-old hobble along with the hard you try. help of a cane his grandpa had made I shared the idea with the family him. around the supper table. It was met His grandfather had made it for with slightly less enthusiasm than with him, not because he needed it, but bewhich it was presented, but being I cause he told grandpa he wanted a was the mom and in charge, it didn’t cane just like the one he has. matter.

And I think to myself about that I knew it would happen. young mom who decided to start the And so began the years when scrib- tradition of making gifts so many years bled wall hangings, forever preserved ago. by the magic of decoupage, scrapbooks And, once again, I am amazed and recording memories and achieve- humbled because I had no idea what I ments, embroidered towels, balance had started. beams, cardboard dollhouses and, one I only know I’m glad I did! year, a homemade ping pong table all Treena Mielke lives in Sylvan Lake became a Christmas reality. and is editor of the Rimbey Review. She I can’t remember the year we start- has been a journalist and columnist for ed making each other gifts and I can’t more than 25 years. Treena is married to remember the year we stopped.

Peter and they have three children and I just know that as the children six grandchildren. slowly left the nest, the idea dwindled into nothingness, lost in the endless corridors of time.

I thought the idea was lost forever.

It turns out I was wrong.

“What was your best gift ever this year,” my sister asked me the other day, as she heaped her plate heaped high with Christmas dinner leftovers and settled down comfortably for a post Christmas chat.

In my mind I go over all my gifts, which were lavish and plentiful and my eyes rest on these family pictures snapped on the beach during the height of a summer lightning storm.

The frothy whitecaps behind the group of us, all gathered together dressed GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN in our summer finery, are lashing out in anger and the sky overhead is fierce

below our potential and never achieving what we’re capable of. In order to change our beliefs, we must allow for the accommodation of new information. Instead of cherry-picking, we need to start looking for evidence that supports the opposite of what we believe to be true. Instead of fear and disappointment, can we also find proof of hope and possibility?

The false assumption of certainty is one of the biggest barriers to overcoming negative programming. If we’re convinced that something is true, we’ll automatically reject conflicting information. And sadly, the more conflicting the information, the harder we often try to hang onto and defend the false belief. This may also taint our opinion of others with opposing views.

We might think that we can shift negative beliefs through sheer force of will but, though this may help to some extent, it’s unlikely to produce lasting results. This is because our beliefs function at an unconscious level.

That’s why people who begin to experience happiness and success – and find it contrary to deeply held beliefs – will often (unconsciously) sabotage themselves. Our beliefs, therefore, will bring us closer to success or closer to failure.

Admittedly, some of what we believe to be true, is true. Many beliefs serve us and others in positive and productive ways. However, in order to make the determination and challenge mistaken certainties that keep us locked down, we need raise our level of awareness. To that end, here are some techniques that I’ve used to open my mind to new and different possibilities.

Stop automatically defending your views. In fact, pay attention to the

things you strongly defend and things that trigger feelings of anger or inadequacy. This will provide a good indicator of the ingrained beliefs that you’ve been hanging onto and how they’re affecting you.

Reflect back over your life and look for recurring themes. Have you sabotaged your own best efforts? Have you thrown up barriers to your success and happiness? When faced with conflict and confrontation, have you stood your ground or pulled the pin and run away? If your life does not reflect what you desire, it’s likely you’ve bought into a number of disempowering beliefs.

Question the validity of current beliefs and ask yourself if they’re really true. As best you can, disconnect from your emotional attachment to these beliefs and look for factual evidence to support them. Can you look back and find someone in your past who shared a similar view? Perhaps certain beliefs have been implanted firmly into your mind by someone else.

“You are today where your thoughts have brought you,” wrote American novelist and short story writer, James Lane Allen. “You will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.”

When you stop looking to reinforce your beliefs and instead look to challenge their validity, you’ll find that everything becomes a little clearer and a bright, new path of possibilities begins to unfold before you. It may not happen with a snap, but disempowering beliefs will eventually disappear from your mind.

Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator. His new book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca

Another year has passed Another year has passed us by. I can honestly say that 2015 was a pretty big deal for the Brown clan. We learnt, we loved, we lost, and we decided to pick ourselves up and venture out on a limb.

Usually I am not a resolution type of gal; I am typically of the opinion that if I want to do something I will just do it. Why feel the need to resolve to be a better person? Perhaps we should all just actively be LINDSAY better people.

BROWN However with that said I’ve ME PLUS THREE gotten a taste of something wonderful and I would truly like to live with more of it.

Gumption. That’s right; my “resolution” for the year of two thousand and sixteen is to live with more gumption. Jamie and I have recently taken the biggest risk of our lives by selling our home and moving onwards. We are starting a small business. We are bringing our dreams to fruition.

There is nothing more exhilarating than to live bravely. To not constantly be held back in life by fears of inadequacy and the trepidation of failure.

Sure we may fail, but there will always be something else to strive for. It took

a long time for us to really believe in ourselves but once we woke up and realized that we are pretty intelligent people it seemed like a no brainer to go out in this world and work hard for what we want. What kind of a lesson would we be teaching our children otherwise?

I want to say yes more and no less.

I want to take chances, calculated chances at least, and feel the excitement of doing anything that is new-fangled.

For so long Jamie and I sat on the sidelines waiting for our “opportunity” to be tagged in. Granted we learnt some pretty valuable life lessons, it still seems like wasted time. I don’t want to squander anymore precious time.

Perhaps living with gumption takes more work, for argument sake, let’s say that it does. It means having a certain kind of drive in life that doesn’t give up when times get tough and doesn’t cower when something scary comes along. It means that we must put ourselves out there and wait for the criticism to come rolling in. I have no doubt that it will. When anyone decides to live boldly, someone will have something to say about it. Living with gumption means to make decisions and stick with them. It means to always be moving forward with confidence and common sense. It means living with conviction about your everyday choices.

That sounds like a life I’d like to live.

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– James Lane Allen, American novelist and short story writer

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This photo shows baked egg rolls with sesame-soy dipping sauce

Delicious and simple baked egg rolls Alice was our au pair from China, and when she joined our family she brought with her a slew of tasty dishes.

Our family fell in love with her complex fried rice, dumplings with juicy meat fillings, and her crispy egg rolls with garlicky-meaty-mushroom fillings.

The tricky thing was that Alice was one of those cooks who worked her magic without a recipe. I would watch, taking mental notes of the ingredients and quantities (writing it down felt, well, wrong), but replicating her dishes proved similar to me trying to capture the exact taste of my grandma’s cooking — impossible.

Though we loved all of her cooking (well, except for her take on chocolate muffins, but that’s another story), her egg rolls were the family favourite. And why not? Minced up goodies wrapped in delicate, fried (essentially) pasta? Yes, please!

So I took the liberty (since I was missing the mark anyway) to create my own version, one that managed to get most of the crispy goodness with far less fat. After experimenting with a variety of methods — from spraying the eggrolls with an oil mister or cooking spray as well as dry-baking — the clear winner was the pastry brush method

combined with a hot oven while also using a baking rack to allow for full air circulation during cooking.

So what if these egg rolls are not completely traditional. I did capture the essence of Alice’s cooking, and when the girls are missing her I know fond memories are only an egg roll away.

And by the way, my experimenting also proved that quickly sauteed bananas sprinkled with a little orange juice and a dark chocolate chip or two also make for a perfect dessert egg roll filling! Brush with coconut oil and dip cooked eggrolls in tangy Greek yogurt.

Yum!

BAKED EGG ROLLS

Start to finish: 1 hour 20 minutes (1 hour active) Makes 15 eggrolls 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, plus 1 tablespoon 1 link spicy turkey sausage (about 1/5 pound), casing removed 8 ounces button mushrooms, finely chopped (or pulsed in a food processor) ¾ cup finely chopped celery (about 2 medium stalks) ¾ cup shredded carrot (about 1 medium carrot) 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger

Ottawa’s Ben Ing named head chef of acclaimed Noma restaurant

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A Canadian chef is taking over the kitchen at Denmark’s acclaimed Noma restaurant, an eatery that foodies consider among the world’s best.

Ben Ing, 30, of Ottawa says it’s an “honour” to be vaulted to the head chef position at Rene Redzepi’s establishment, which has two Michelin stars and earned the No. 1 spot on the The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014.

“It just makes me a little more proud, even more proud than I was to be Canadian before, and to be representing Canada,” Ing said late Tuesday from Copenhagen.

“It’s going to be challenging for my career, which is great because you don’t want to stay stagnant. You don’t want to get too comfortable … you definitely want to move on and experience new things and continue the education.”

Though he’s known about the promotion since last summer, word just

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BROWN: Worried For so long we have worried about what others were saying about our life choices we somehow forgot that it simply doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks.

As far as I know we only have this one life, so I am here to make sure that it is the ride of lifetime.

By doing so, by living happily and bravely Jamie and I will teach by example. Hopefully not just to our children but to anyone who wants to break free from the monotony.

For anyone who wants to stop being shackled down by insecurities and self doubt.

I so wish that by living today with as much gumption as I can muster, I will inadvertently possess even one individual to want to live in the same way.

emerged about the chef shuffle at Noma, with Ing replacing Daniel Giusti, who is returning to the U.S. to work on a company dedicated to improving school lunches.

Even after almost two years at the restaurant, Ing says he still has plenty to learn from the “intense” Redzepi, whose gastronomic mecca is known for its remarkable 20-course meals.

Ing admits to feeling awe when he met Redzepi.

“But once you get to know him he’s just part of the team,” said Ing, adding the owner puts in a full day, from eating breakfast with staff to mentoring interns and being on top of the test kitchen and service.

“He shows that work ethic and he shows that passion — he shows that during service where he wants everything to be perfect in the guest experience and he’s tweaking the menus mid-service — that really shows you that his mind is going 24-7 and that he really wants this thing to be perfect, the whole team, the goal towards a great experience for the guests.”

It doesn’t matter if you are a banker, a writer, a laborer, a stay at home mom, a small business owner, a man or a woman, we are all simply humans.

And in any case we all deserve fulfillment.

Fulfillment is not something that will be dropped in front of us on a golden platter however; it is something we must work for. Sometimes it involves heartache and struggle. Sometimes it means we must work harder than we’ve ever worked at something before.

Sometimes it entails sacrifice. But it will always take gumption.

So instead of calling this a New Year’s resolution, I instead will simply say I am going to press on with my resolve for fulfillment.

This world can be a magically complicated place but when it comes to the quest for meaning within oneself that is something that is incredibly uncomplicated.

Lindsay Brown is an Alberta mother of two and freelance columnist.

3 scallions, white and green parts, chopped 1 cup frozen peas, thawed 2 cups finely chopped Napa cabbage (or regular cabbage) 1 teaspoon sesame oil 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce 1 teaspoon cornstarch 15 large (5- or 6-inch) egg roll (wonton) wrappers Heat the oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with foil, then set a wire rack over it. Mist the rack with cooking spray.

In a large saute pan over medium-high, heat 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon. Once cooked, transfer the sausage to a plate and set aside, leaving the residual oil in the pan.

Return the pan to the heat and add the mushrooms, celery and carrot.

Cook until the mushrooms are soft, about 5 minutes.

Add the garlic, ginger and scallions, then cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the peas, cabbage and sesame oil and cook until the cabbage softens, another 2 or 3 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl mix together the soy sauce and cornstarch with 1 tablespoon of water. Pour the mixture into the pan with the vegetables, then add the sausage.

Stir, then cover and cook for 2 min-

utes. Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool just until easily handled.

Set a wonton wrapper on the work surface. Spoon a couple tablespoons of the vegetable mixture onto the wrapper.

Start with one side and roll up the wrapper over the filling, folding in the sides as you go.

As you finish rolling, use a finger to spread a little water on the edge to help create a seal. Repeat with remaining wontons and filling.

Place the egg rolls on the rack on the prepared baking sheet. Use the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to brush the egg rolls.

Bake until golden and crispy, about 20 minutes.

If you do not have a baking rack, place the egg rolls directly on the baking sheet and turn the egg rolls over halfway through the cook time.

Nutrition information per serving: 140 calories 25 calories from fat (18 per cent of total calories) 2.5 g fat (0 g saturated 0 g trans fats) 5 mg cholesterol 350 mg sodium 23 g carbohydrate 2 g fiber 1 g sugar 6 g protein.

Food Network star Melissa d’Arabian is an expert on healthy eating on a budget. She is the author of the cookbook, “Supermarket Healthy.” http://www.melissadarabian.net

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