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Windyboy Yellowbird skates in front of his uncle Kai Yellowbird as he takes the puck away from him on the hockey rink in Westpark on Monday afternoon. The two were joined by Windyboy’s brothers, Craig and Tristen, and several other players as they enjoyed the perfect ice conditions.

Lacombe gets behind plan to sponsor Syrian refugees ‘EVERYONE IS VERY ANXIOUS TO HELP AND WE HAVE LOTS OF SUPPORT. IT SNOWBALLED.’

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF The community of Lacombe has gone from thinking about sponsoring Syrian refugees about a month ago to now in full preparation mode before a family of seven arrives.

Betty Cruickshank, a member of the recently formed Lacombe Community Refugee Effort, said Monday that the family, now in Lebanon, includes young parents with five children between the ages of one and 10. The youngest was born in Lebanon.

Cruickshank said the idea to privately sponsor Syrian refugees started out small with a couple of churches before Christmas but has grown to include many other people and organi-

— BETTY CRUICKSHANK, LACOMBE COMMUNITY REFUGEE EFFORT zations in the community that want to help.

They already have a house that will be rented for the family, and a work bee has been slated to spruce it up.

High school students have offered to paint it. A fundraising concert has been scheduled.

Cash donations are being accepted at the Mary C. Moore Public Library, and donated households items and clothing are being gathered elsewhere.

The private sponsorship involves the raising of about $25,000, some of which will come from a national body that helps sponsor refugees. Sponsorships involve a one-year commitment to a refugee family.

“Everyone is very anxious to help and we have lots of support,” said Cruickshank. “It snowballed.”

It is not known when the family will arrive. They just found out last week about the family, she said.

These Syrians do not speak English and are not professionals. “They are going to need us for awhile. And I think that makes it really worthwhile,” Cruickshank said.

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Reinforcements are on the way.

Red Deer RCMP will add six new police officers and three municipal employees to its ranks.

The new hires will bring the force’s tally of men and women in uniform to 155 from 149.

Council approved $1.1 million for the new recruits over two years on the fourth day of the 2016 operating budget talks on Monday. Half of money affects this year’s budget and the rest will be slated for 2017.

Following the meeting, RCMP Supt.

Scott Tod said the new officers may work in a number of the units, including community safety, traffic, fraud or other front-line policing.

He said the new recruits will definitely not be working in administrative roles.

Police officers in Red Deer typically handle 179 cases per officer compared to the provincial average of 95 cases per officer working in other municipally-funded RCMP detachments.

“Realistically six more members does not lower the case burden significantly,” said Tod. “However it is a really good start. It is a great indication of the support of council and the importance of policing in the community.”

Six additional officers will reduce the load to 172.

“It’s definitely a move in the right direction,” said Tod. Tod told council the case per load affects the amount of time the officer has to do proactive policing.

“It affects their work and life balance,” said Tod. “It also affects our ability to attract members to work in this community. Members shop around. They look at the case burden per member . . . but it also puts us in a position where we are deploying our resources. Sometimes I have to make decisions to re-deploy resources out of specialized and support units which are not popular but have to be done in order to support front-line policing.”

The case load burden per officer went up slightly in 2015.

No specific numbers were given but Tod has the downtown in the economy on his radar for possible spikes in property and domestic abuse crimes.

Please see BUDGET on Page A2

Beef industry producing more with less greenhouse gas emissions: study

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Cattle graze in a pasture east of Red Deer.

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EDMONTON — Canada’s cattle industry is producing more beef with less greenhouse gas emissions, says a new study.

Researchers at the University of Manitoba and Agriculture Canada found a 15 per cent reduction in methane emissions on a production basis between 1981 and 2011, and a 16 per cent cut in nitrous dioxide from manure.

The results were achieved partly by feeding cattle grain instead of grass and other forage when they are being fattened before slaughter, says the study published in the journal Animal Production Science.

“A lot of our efficiencies in Canada have to due with the use of grain in feedlot diets,” Tim McAllister, a research scientist with Agriculture Canada said Monday.

“They get more energy from it and with less digestive problems.”

Changes in management practices have allowed cattle to be sent for slaughter at a younger age, around 18 months, rather than 24 months in the past.

The study compared the cattle herd, the amount of land required for beef production and the change in greenhouse gas emissions in the production of Canadian beef.

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Taliban frees Canadian man after five years Colin Rutherford, a Canadian man captured by the Taliban in 2010, has been freed.

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RIP DAVID BOWIE

Vandals target MP and organizer of birthday commemoration

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SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD

KINGSTON, Ont. — Vandals in Kingston, Ont., have slashed the tires and poured red paint on a car belonging to the main organizer of a birthday tribute to Sir John A. Macdonald.

Arthur Milnes, a local historian, journalist and speechwriter, says he awoke early Monday morning to find the damage outside his home, including a burned Canadian flag left under his car.

The vehicle of local Liberal member of Parliament, Mark Gerretsen, was also targeted overnight, on the eve of Monday’s midday event in downtown Kingston to commemorate the birth of Canada’s first prime minister.

Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty was among the dignitaries who spoke at the ceremony, which was also shadowed by a group of about two dozen protesters, there to express their objections to Macdonald’s 19th century policies toward indigenous peoples.

In the past, vandals have splashed red paint on a downtown Macdonald statue and on local historical plaques commemorating the Scots-born Father of Confederation, who called Kingston home.

A spokesman for the Kingston Police Force said it

is investigating two incidents, one reported late Sunday night and the other early Monday morning.

“We believe both to have occurred overnight and (police are) potentially looking at the same suspects, just due to the MO that was used and of course the fact that it’s coming about the same day as Sir John A’s birthday anniversary,” said Const. Steve Koopman. “We’ve had incidents like this in the past — more in relation to the statue and specifically the red paint. So very likely it’s connected in relation to (the anniversary). We won’t discount anything, though, in relation to motive and potential for suspects.”

Milnes, a former journalist who has worked for two Conservative prime ministers — most recently as a speech writer for Stephen Harper — said he and his wife were deeply shaken by the vandalism at his home address, which is not publicly listed.

“I’m from the press, I’ve spent my whole career as an adult in the battlefield of ideas,” Milnes said. “I write letters, I write columns, people call me an idiot, whatever. But the idea that somebody had to seek out my house?”

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on Sundays and holidays on the fourth day of the 2016 operating budget talks.

It also expanded the Action Bus service ($110,200) on Sundays and holidays to keep in line with the expansion of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre’s dialysis unit. The hospital will soon expand its service to seven days a week including holidays. The city will hire one full-time equivalent driver for this service.

The buses are expected to be up and running later this month.

Visit www.reddeer.ca and search “transit” for more information.

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Legendary musician David Bowie died of cancer Sunday at the age of 69. On the side of Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer, where a mural including the British pop star was painted in 2015, a small memorial has been begun to take shape.

See related story on page A10.

Council approves bus service expansion More buses will be on the road thanks to a boost to Red Deer Transit funding on Monday.

Council approved $85,568 to expand bus service to Timberlands, Clearview Ridge and Garden Heights

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BUDGET: Community safety a priority He said it is through the regional Priority Crimes Task Force and other approaches that the police will be successful.

Three municipal employees for the police department were approved.

Community safety has always been one of the city’s top priorities, according to the city’s Ipsos Reid surveys.

Coun. Ken Johnston said while the community wants a safe community, it is an expensive proposition.

“We can’t police our way to a safe community,” said Johnston, who sits on the city’s ad hoc community safety committee. “We can only ask our police to do so much. The burden for a safe community rests on all of us from a safe community perspective . . . I am optimistic that we will come up with . . . a fundamentally good plan around community safety that we will be able to deliver to the community sometime this year.”

Mayor Tara Veer said the city is sitting at a 3.08 per cent tax hike which includes one per cent for the capital savings plan and .37 per cent in direct provincial downloads.

“The remainder is 1.71 per cent operational increase is what we are looking for this year,” said Veer. “This line item is about one third of that which is reflective of the comments around the table. The fact is community safety has continually been identified for us from our citizens in the top three priorities for . . . concerns.”

Council also approved three additional staff to extend the hours of the non-emergency (Priority 3) complaint phone line to the tune of $161,690.

Since May 2015 when the call line was implemented, 1,977 files did not require an officer’s presence.

About 46 per cent of non-emergency calls are being diverted from RCMP. They are being handled and some are going to bylaw or back to RCMP for files to be created.

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Calls are currently answered between 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The new staff will allow the centre to extend the hours until 10 p.m. to cover peak periods seven days a week.

The majority of the calls come during the lunch hour or in the evening after 4:30 pm. The highest call volume comes in between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. and 53 per cent come in between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Tod said the calls will be handed on a more timely fashion by the new hires. There are currently four staff working out of the centre.

Council heard the increased staffing will help reduce caseloads, improve response to calls for service, reduce the percentage of calls not attended and improve follow up responses to serious investigations.

Day 5 of the operating budget talks continue on Tuesday. The deliberations are scheduled to go until Friday.

The proposed tax increase on the $341-million budget is sitting at 3.08 per cent. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

REFUGEES: Two other groups sponsoring At least two other groups in Central Alberta are privately sponsoring Syrian refugees. St. Matthew Parish in Rocky Mountain House is sponsoring a husband and wife who have no children. Our Lady of Peace Church in Innisfail is sponsoring a couple who have a young daughter and son.

In Red Deer, a number of Syrian families have started to arrive. As many as 200 government-sponsored refugees are expected in the city.

There are a several contacts for the Lacombe Community Refugee Effort. Isabel Wymann, at 403782-5348, is looking after collecting clothing and smaller household items. Walter Land is in charge of collecting larger items like furniture, and two sea-can containers are slowly filling. He’s at 403-7822425.

For more information about the refugee effort, contact Cruickshank at 403-782-5357 or Marlene Ironside at 403-350-1753.

The fundraising concert, with performances by the Flat Iron Jazz Group and others, is at the Wolf

Creek Community Church, on Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the library and Sunny 94 radio station. barr@reddeeradvocate.com

BEEF: Changes having a positive effect The results show the industry has become more efficient, with about 15 per cent fewer emissions overall.

“A significant reduction in GHG intensity over the past three decades occurred as a result of increased daily gain and slaughter weight, improved reproduction efficiency, reduced time to slaughter, increased crop yields and a shift toward high-grain diet that enabled cattle to be marketed at an earlier age,” reads the study.

The beef industry accounts for 3.6 per cent of Canada’s total greenhouse gas emissions, a figure that hasn’t changed much over the years, McAllister said.

Agriculture Canada once estimated that one lactating dairy cow produces a similar amount of greenhouse gas emissions as a mid-sized vehicle driven 20,000 kilometres in one year.

The Canadian Cattlemen’s Association hopes the study helps counter some of the criticism the beef industry has received over the years about how it affects the environment.

Tom Lynch-Staunton, an association spokesman, said many producers have changed how they operate.

“It tells us that our changes in management practices are actually having a positive impact,” he said.

The industry includes 68,500 beef farms, mainly in Western Canada.

The study was commissioned and paid for by Agriculture Canada and by beef producers through a levy on cattle sales.

McAllister said the study is the first part of a multi-phase review of how Canada’s beef industry is affecting the environment. Future reports are to cover the effect of the beef industry on water use, air quality and biodiversity.

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Royalties report weeks away

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — The results of Alberta’s royalty review have now been put off for a few more weeks — but critics say time is of the essence.

“We said (from the beginning) that a review shouldn’t be done at all, but if it was done it needed to be over very quickly,” Wildrose Leader Brian Jean said Monday in an interview.

“That, of course, would reduce the uncertainty in the marketplace, and add stability and confidence for the business community and investors generally.

This has not happened. The review itself has taken far too long, so the faster the better for sure.”

Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark said, “the real killer in all of this from the very beginning has been uncertainty.

“The longer it goes on, the longer this uncertainty remains and the longer investment dollars are parked on the sidelines.”

Alberta’s four-person royalty review panel, headed up by ATB Financial president Dave Mowat, has been taking submissions and listening to opinions since the beginning of September.

The panel is trying to determine the best way to calculate the happy medium between the appropri-

Minister opens door to end of carbon tax

ate amount of money for Albertans given that they own the oil and gas resource, and the fair return for producers, who pony up the cash and take the risk to produce it.

Premier Rachel Notley’s NDP, while in opposition, maintained Alberta was not getting its fair share of the resource. After it won the provincial election last May, the NDP followed up on its campaign promise to review the royalty structure.

The panel’s report was to come out by the end of 2015, but Notley said in late December it would come out in early January.

On Sunday, Notley told Global TV the date would be later than that.

“It will be released to Albertans in the next very few weeks,” Notley told the show “The West Block.”

“And I believe that it is a plan that most people in the energy sector will see is highly responsive to the current circumstances, and allows for them to make longer term investment decisions in a way that will of course support our growth back to greater prosperity in Alberta.”

Notley reiterated, as she did on the first delay, that her team wants to make sure it has the best plan in place when responding to the panel report.

“I am fairly confident that we’re going to clean up some of the artifacts of the old system and make sure

that it’s a rational system that incents the right kind of thing in an ever-changing energy economy,” she said.

The province has already said no royalty changes will kick in until 2017 at the earliest.

The review comes as the price of oil continues to deflate faster than a pin-pricked party balloon and thousands of jobs are lost in Alberta’s oil and gas sector.

From a high of more than US$100 a barrel for West Texas Intermediate in 2014, the price has, for the most part, steadily plummeted and is now in the low US$30 a barrel range.

In the process it has sucked $6 billion out of the Alberta budget this year alone.

The industry is also dealing with higher fees for larger carbon emitters and is awaiting the implementation of a broad-based $3-billion a year carbon tax.

Progressive Conservative energy critic Rick Fraser said smaller industry players are particularly vulnerable when Alberta’s pricing structure is in flux.

“You can’t control what’s happening, particularly in a global market, but what you can control is how you react to it,” said Fraser.

FIREFIGHTING DOLLARS UP IN SMOKE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Alberta’s environment minister told an oil and gas conference Monday that she hopes the government’s broad-based carbon tax won’t have to be collected forever.

Shannon Phillips used an 18-min‘OUR GOAL IS NOT TO ute speech to the COLLECT THE CARBON Conference Board of Canada’s oil and PRICE FOREVER. A gas summit to reSUCCESSFUL OUTCOME assure industry officials that the OF THIS PARTICULAR Alberta NDP govPOLICY WOULD BE THAT ernment is aware of the challenges REVENUE WOULD BEGIN being faced by the TO DECLINE AS WE FIND energy sector as a result of nosediving WAYS TO REDUCE OUR oil prices. “ W e a c k n o w l - EMISSIONS IN OUR DAY TO edge as a governDAY LIVES AND IN EACH ment the pain of low oil prices and INDUSTRIAL SECTOR.’ the effects it has had on Calgary and — SHANNON PHILLIPS all communities ENVIRONMENT MINISTER that are dependent on resource extraction in this province,” said Phillips.

“As a government we have a choice in how we respond. We don’t control the price of oil. What we do control is how we treat one another. We also choose a different, more hopeful path than might be offered by others.”

Phillips outlined for the crowd the Alberta government’s climate change plan announced last fall, saying the move was necessary due to a worldwide desire to deal with global warming.

The carbon tax is one of the pillars of Alberta’s new climate change strategy. The plan will cap oilsands emissions, phase out coal-fired electricity plants, and move to more enviro-friendly fuel sources over the next 15 years.

The tax on emissions, to begin in 2017, will affect everything from the price of gas at the pump to home heating and power bills.

It’s expected to bring in $3 billion a year when fully implemented in 2018.

The government will also move to phase out the province’s coal-fired power generation by 2030 and introduce a hard cap on greenhouse gas emissions for the oilsands.

But Phillips said there’s no guarantee how long the government will need to collect the carbon tax.

“Our goal is not to collect the carbon price forever,” she said.

“A successful outcome of this particular policy would be that revenue would begin to decline as we find ways to reduce our emissions in our day to day lives and in each industrial sector.”

Ric McIver, interim leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, said there was only one thing that stood out in the speech.

“The only thing I did pick out that was new is that the carbon tax is going to be temporary, although there was no particular details on when it would cease and desist,” McIver told reporters.

With the price of oil continuing to drop toward the US$30 mark, Phillips said it is making planning for the 2016 provincial budget more difficult.

“Forecasting the price of oil is a very difficult business. If it was easy and we were able to do it with any accuracy we would all be on a yacht somewhere in the south of France and we would not be doing our jobs,” Phillips said.

“There’s not a lot to be done about it but it certainly has given us pause in our projections for 2016.”

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A wildfire rises over a hill in Jasper National Park in July 2015. An evacuation of part of Jasper National Park was ordered due to a forest fire in the picturesque Maligne Valley. Wildfires scorched a record amount of Canada’s national parks last year — the latest in a number of long, hot summers that have almost entirely depleted Parks Canada’s firefighting reserve.

Calgary massage therapist facing three more charges of sex assault on patients

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BRIEF Two men accused in store clerk shootings have case put over to Jan. 29 EDMONTON — Two of three people accused of killing two convenience store clerks in Edmonton have appeared in court a second time.

Laylin Delorme and Colton Steinhauer are facing first-degree murder and robbery charges in the slayings of Mac’s clerks Karanpal Singh Bhang and Ricky Massin Cenabre in separate shootings in the early morning hours Dec. 18.

The Crown requested the case be put off for at least a month while Delorme’s lawyer Naeem Rauf argued for a shorter time frame.

The date was set for Jan. 29, where a preliminary inquiry date is expected to be scheduled.

Steinhauer has yet to find a lawyer, and the judge gave him until Jan. 29 to find one.

A 13-year-old boy who’s also accused of first-degree murder is expected back in court on Feb. 1.

Edmonton man charged with firstdegree murder in five-year-old homicide EDMONTON — Mounties have made an arrest in a five-year-old homicide in east-central Alberta.

A passerby found the frozen body of 53-year-old Ronald Hillinger of Edmonton on the side of a rural road near Mundare in February 2011.

The RCMP’s historical homicide unit had been working on the case since then.

Riley Matthew Pearson, who is 31 and from Edmonton, faces a charge of first-degree murder.

Police say they are not able to release many details, but confirm that Pearson and Hillinger knew one another.

No court date has been set for Pearson.

CALGARY — A Calgary massage therapist is facing more charges of sexual assault.

Three women came to police after a news release Dec. 17 about a man being charged with sexual assault involving a 25-year-old woman.

The women allege they were sexually assaulted during a massage appointment.

The assaults are alleged to have taken place between September and December 2015 at the Centennial Wellness Clinic and Pro Active Health Group.

Brad McLellan is scheduled to appear in court to speak to four charges on Feb. 12.

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A4 Germany’s cost for being generous

Chancellor Angela Merkel opened touched us everywhere, so my girlGermany’s doors to a million refugees friend wanted to get out of the crowd. and migrants last year — three times When I turned around one guy as many as the rest of the European grabbed my bag and ripped it off my body.” There were 379 comUnion put together. Critplaints to the police, 40 per ics in Germany predicted cent of which involved sexa popular backlash, and ual assault, and two accusawarned that even her own tions of rape.

Christian Democratic Party Only 31 men were ar(CDU) would turn against rested in connection with her. these offences, a police In the case of the CDU, failure that caused popular at least, they were dead outrage. But the incendiary wrong. At the party’s anfact — which the police at nual congress on Dec. 15, first declined to reveal — Merkel’s speech — in which was that 18 of the 31 men she did not retreat one inch GWYNNE arrested were asylum-seekfrom her frequent assertion ers, and all but five were that “we can do it” (accept DYER Muslims. So there was a and integrate the refugees) OPINION firestorm of popular protest — got a 10-minute standing about the Cologne attacks ovation that brought tears (which also happened on a to her eyes.

Despite a dip in the opinion polls, smaller scale in Stuttgart and Hamshe also still enjoys widespread popu- burg).

The German authorities did their lar support — or at least she did until the ugly events in the city of Cologne best to contain the damage. The Cologne police chief, Wolfgang Albers, on New Year’s Eve. In the crowds that gathered in was suspended for holding back inforfront of Cologne’s railway station to mation about the attacks, and in parcelebrate the New Year, hundreds of ticular about the origin of the suspects.

Chancellor Merkel felt obliged to young men in gangs began harassing and robbing German women. “All of promise that she will change the law a sudden these men around us began which says that asylum seekers can groping us,” one victim told German only be forcibly sent home if they have been sentenced to at least three years television.

“They touched our behinds and in prison, and if their lives are not at grabbed between our legs. They risk in their home country.

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The new law will say that migrants sentenced to any jail-time, or even put on probation, can be sent home no matter where they come from. It’s the least she could do politically, as the extreme anti-immigrant parties are already making a meal out of the Cologne events.

But what on Earth made those young Muslim men, the beneficiaries of Germany’s generosity, think they could sexually attack young German women in public (and rob them while they were doing it)?

They were not professional thieves, and I very much doubt that they would sexually attack young Muslim women in public if they were back home. I suspect that they were mostly village boys who still believe the popular Middle Eastern stereotypes about good Muslim girls whom you must not harass, and “loose” Western women who are fair game for sexual assault.

I once lived in Istanbul for a while with my wife and two little boys, and we had the same experience as most other Westerners: when my wife was out with me or with the children, she was treated with respect. When she was out alone, she was the target of constant sexual harassment.

At least once a day, as young men passed her in the crowded streets, she would suddenly experience the full frontal grab — and if she protested, they would simply laugh at her. So I taught her what a Turkish woman

would say if the same thing happened, and it did help. She still got molested, but when she rebuked the attackers in Turkish they were overwhelmed with shame and panic, and disappeared into the crowd as fast as possible.

This was back when Istanbul only had three million people (it now has 14 million), but already my Turkish friends were moaning about how their city was being “villager-ised” by people migrating from the countryside.

Even Turkish women who looked too “Western” were being harassed, and they blamed the ex-villagers.

When you take in a million refugees, more than half of them from the Middle East, you may expect them to include a few religious fanatics who may be or become terrorists. They will also include a considerably larger number of ignorant hicks who think that it is not a crime or a disgrace to attack non-Muslim girls sexually.

No good deed goes entirely unpunished, and this is part of the price Germany will pay for its generosity. It’s not an unbearable price, even if it involves one or two more Islamist terrorist attacks than would otherwise have occurred — and in a couple of years most of the young Muslim men who attacked women in Cologne will have figured out that being free, as German women are, does not mean being immoral or freely available.

Gwynne Dyer is a freelance Canadian journalist living in London.

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Arrival of refugees will be a benefit to Canada

BY CONSTANTINE PASSARIS SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Canada has always had a soft spot for refugees who have shaped our nation’s history, fuelled its economic growth, defined its social fabric and influenced its political direction.

This tradition began most significantly in 1783 with the arrival of United Empire Loyalists seeking safe haven from the American Revolution. About 33,000 settled in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with another 2,000 to Prince Edward Island and 10,000 or so more to modern day Quebec and Ontario.

They were followed in the 19th century by, among others, Poles, Ukrainians and Jews who fled from oppression and persecution and wound up building Canada into the great nation it is today.

Canadians have long been known and recognized not only for humanitarian actions but also for understanding the passion and value refugees bring.

In 1986, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees conferred the Nansen Medal upon the people of Canada in recognition of that tradition which since the Second World War has welcomed waves of refugees from Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Uganda, Chile, China and Vietnam, to say nothing of the many displaced Europeans who sought a better post war

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life here. The Syrians are but the most recent manifestation and there is no reason to expect they will not, like those who came before, work hard to build a better life and a richer, stronger Canada.

In what has become the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in close to 70 years, more than four million people have fled Syria since the conflicts there began. In 2015, more than one million crossed into Europe and Canada has committed to accepting 25,000, close to 7,000 of whom have already arrived, over the next few months.

By chance and while on a week-long working visit to Greece last month, I encountered two bus loads of these people and they were not what one would assume to be typical refugees. Most were well nourished and part of healthy young families. They were elegantly dressed, articulate and had money.

They doted on their children, buying them sweets, chocolate bars and pop. Clearly, they were a segment of the Syrian middle class fleeing their war torn country in search of political stability and economic opportunity.

There was nothing about them to justify the mythical rhetoric that refugees are a security risk, a drain on the public treasury and a burden on our health care system. Canada screens diligently and carefully for security and health risks. In fact, coming to Canada as a refugee is twice as difficult as being admitted

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as an economic migrant. This is because admission as a refugee in Canada requires United Nations certification. Further, applicants need to possess the human capital and work skills that will lead to successful integration in our society and economy.

The arrival of the latest wave of Syrians in the past few weeks is more than an act of collective Canadian compassion. It is an investment — a tool for addressing our population challenges which in turn gives us the manpower necessary to fuel our economic growth.

Expect this wave of refugees, just as those who came before have done, to empower us with their entrepreneurial talents, start new businesses, invest, spend on homes, cars and other items, join our workforce and enroll in our schools. All of this will grow our economy. In short, the Syrian movement will, similar to the influx of previous waves of refugees throughout our history, become a driver of population growth and economic activity.

The arrival of Syrian refugees to Canada will be both a humanitarian triumph and an economic lift off Dr. Constantine Passaris is a Professor of Economics at the University of New Brunswick and a national research affiliate of the Prentice Institute for Global Economy and Population at the University of Lethbridge, and a Troy Media contributor.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A Canadian man captured by the Taliban in 2010 has been freed.

Colin Rutherford was on a private vacation in Afghanistan when he was seized by the militant group in November of that year.

The last indication the Toronto man’s family had that he was alive came in a 2011 video released by insurgents where he answered questions an accompanying email accused Rutherford, then 26, of being a spy.

In the video, Rutherford insisted he was not a spy and had travelled to Afghanistan to study historical sites, old buildings and shrines.

Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion announced Rutherford’s release in a brief statement, but did not explain what steps were taken to secure his freedom — only that it involved the government of Qatar.

He says he was “very pleased that efforts� undertaken to get him out proved successful. “We look forward to Mr. Rutherford being able to return to Canada and reunite with his family and loved ones,�

Dion said. “As minister of foreign affairs, I extend my heartfelt thanks to the government of Qatar for its assistance in this matter.�

The involvement of Qatar is not entirely surprising. The Persian Gulf country has at times quietly played mediator between western governments and the Taliban — at times even helping to facilitate peace negotiations between governments in Kabul and the hardline insurgency.

The Taliban have openly maintained a political office in the capital

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A still image from a video released by the Taliban shows Canadian Colin Rutherford in captivity. Rutherford, captured by the Taliban five years ago, has been freed by militants. of Doha since 2013.

Whether any ransom was paid is an important question.

In securing the release of Canadian diplomats Bob Fowler and Louis Guay from the clutches of al-Qaida’s North African branch in 2009, the previous Conservative government denied making any payment. But an al-Qaida letter to the original kidnappers,

obtained by The Associated Press in northern Mali in 2013, said it received $1 million for the pair.

The Obama administration used the Qataris to help facilitate secret negotiations with the Taliban in 2014 for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the only U.S. Army soldier to be captured during the Afghan war.

Dion concerned for security of human rights sources in Saudi Arabia

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion says he doesn’t want to risk the safety of sources who give the government sensitive information on human rights conditions in their countries.

Dion was responding to the growing clamour over the government’s decision to allow an Ontario company to sell $15 billion worth of light armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia in spite of its questionable human rights record.

Amnesty International has called on the government to release an internal federal human rights assessment on Saudi Arabia in light of the deal.

Dion said Monday he wants to make public a redacted version of the report, and has asked for advice from his officials on how to do so. “The documents are intended for internal use and are classified. I would be pleased to release, upon request, unclassified versions,� he said in a statement. “I want to ensure that we respect the safety and security of identified sources.�

Global Affairs Canada is in the process of updating its 2011 assessment on Saudi Arabia. Canada conducts regular human rights assessments of foreign countries, but doesn’t do new reports every year, in part because of the

slow pace of change in many countries.

Canada’s missions abroad provide human rights updates on a continual basis. But formal country-specific reports are done on a rotating basis because the human rights situation in any given country does not change overnight, said a Canadian government official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

The current one in progress on Saudi Arabia could be in excess of 50 pages, said the official, who wasn’t authorized to disclose details.

The Liberal government has inherited a human rights reporting process from the Conservatives that encourages frank reporting from inside countries, one that names individuals and organizations in the countries being studied, the official added.

That’s why the reports have been labelled classified to protect sources from retaliation.

Depending on the country being examined, directly quoting specific people and organizations would put their personal security at risk, which is a primary concern for Dion, the official said. “The minister has asked for recommendations and his goal is to make the process more transparent moving forward.�

Federal officials have told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Canada’s

economic and security interests would be well-served by strengthening economic ties with oil-rich Saudi Arabia because of its powerful position in the Persian Gulf.

That advice sheds light on why the Trudeau Liberals have continued to reject calls to cancel the $15-billion sale of Canadian armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia following it execution last weekend of 47 people, including a prominent Shiite cleric.

During the recent federal election campaign, former prime minister Stephen Harper and Trudeau backed the deal.

Alex Neve, the head of Amnesty International Canada, said neither the Conservatives nor the Liberals have been forthcoming to Canadians about the human rights considerations surrounding the deal. “It has always been unclear what kind of human rights assessment has or has not been done of this deal. Beyond that, the outcome and assessments have not been shared publicly,� said Neve.

The government declined Monday to release the 2011 assessment, saying it was now part of the review being conducted by Dion on the government’s next moves.

10,000th refugee expected to arrive Tuesday

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Tuesday could be the day that the influx of Syrian refugees to Canada hits 10,000, two weeks after the initial target date for that number.

Flight arrival data posted on the Immigration Department’s website suggests the 10,000th Syrian will arrive on one of two flights bound for Toronto on Tuesday, though the department could

not confirm that.

Back in November, the Liberals said 10,000 Syrians would arrive in Canada by the end of 2015, but they now say they expect that number by the middle of this month.

Of the roughly 8,000 Syrians who arrived as of Jan. 7, about half are privately sponsored, with the remainder being assisted directly by the federal government or by joint government-private support.

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Fifty-four-year-old Nicholas Aliksyuk of Duluth, Minn., faces one count of threatening to cause death or bodily harm and another of mischief.

RCMP havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t released details connected to the allegations, but will say Aliksyuk remains in Canadian custody.

Mounties in Richmond, B.C., responded to Vancouver International Airport around 4 a.m. on Saturday after reports that a crew had diverted a plane over security concerns on a flight from Alaska to Colorado.

Officers took a man into custody on the tarmac, and no injuries were reported.

United Airlines spokesman Charles Hobart said there were 131 passengers on board at the time, along with six crew members.

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Immigration Minister John McCallum has said 25,000 Syrians in total should be in Canada by the end of February and a further 10,000 government-assisted Syrian refugees would be admitted by the end of 2016.

Resettlement groups, however, say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d also like to know how many more privately sponsored Syrians the government will accept. given that hundreds of applications are still being submitted.

SAINT-JEROME, Que. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; There will be no criminal trial in the case involving a dramatic helicopter escape from a prison north of Montreal in 2013.

Two of the six accused pleaded guilty Monday, becoming the last to do so.

Benjamin Hudon-Barbeau entered a guilty plea to various charges, including hijacking a helicopter, escaping from prison, breaking and entering, and theft.

The other person to enter a guilty plea Monday was Billi Beaudoin, who was not part of the elaborate strategy and was recruited the day before the escape.

Beaudoin and Steven Mathieu Marchisio hired a helicopter on March 17, 2013, and then ordered the pilot at gunpoint to head to the Saint-Jerome detention centre.

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Marchisio pleaded guilty last June and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Provencal was given an additional seven years after pleading guilty in November.

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BUSINESS HIRING, INVESTMENT OUTLOOKS HIT LOWEST LEVELS SINCE ‘09: BANK OF CANADA “THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE OIL PRICE SHOCK ARE ALSO INCREASINGLY SPREADING BEYOND THE ENERGY-PRODUCING REGIONS AND SECTORS”

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The hiring and investment intentions of Canadian companies have dropped to their lowest levels since 2009 as the fallout from sliding commodity prices seeps beyond resource-rich regions, a new survey has found.

Companies are anticipating a darker road in 2016 with many facing “significant challenges” tied to the commodity and energy price plunges, according to the Bank of Canada’s latest business outlook survey.

“The negative effects of the oil price shock are also increasingly spreading beyond the energy-producing regions and sectors,” the central bank said in the quarterly report released Monday.

“For example, many businesses across the energy supply chain continue to struggle as they adjust to an environment of weak demand.”

As a result, the poll found fewer firms expected to boost employment over the next 12 months, while plans to cut staff were more “widespread” with many companies citing a need to cut costs, the survey said.

These hiring plans tumbled to their lowest level since the 2009 recession,

—BANK OF CANADA the Bank of Canada said.

Meanwhile, investment expectations for equipment and machinery also hit their lowest point in seven years.

Many firms planned to curb spending to repair and replace existing equipment and, compared with recent surveys, the bank said there were fewer plans to expand production.

The survey’s interviews were conducted between mid-November and early December. Oil prices and the dollar have since slid even further.

The disappointing conclusions in the poll prompted at least one analyst to predict the Bank of Canada will cut its trend-setting interest rate at its next scheduled policy announcement Jan. 20.

Canada’s resource-dependent economy hobbled through 2015, a year that saw economic growth go in reverse over the first two quarters.

The public purse has also taken a major hit from the price slide. The fed-

eral government has downgraded the country’s fiscal outlook for the coming years, removing billions from the bottom line.

The survey did say, however, that exporters remained optimistic that sales will benefit from strengthening foreign demand over the coming year, particularly amid widespread expectations of growth in the U.S. economy.

The questionnaire also found that some firms believe the lower dollar will boost foreign sales and tourism-related business. However, the cheaper loonie also hikes the cost of products and services companies need to import from outside Canada.

Emanuella Enenajor, senior economist for Bank of American Merrill Lynch Global Research, now projects the Bank of Canada will lower its benchmark rate later this month for the third time in a year.

At the moment, the majority of analysts expect governor Stephen Poloz to hold off on moving the rate.

But Enenajor said her firm, which is forecasting Canada to show negative 0.4 economic growth over the final three months of 2015, thinks Poloz will drop the rate to 0.25 per cent from 0.5.

“Really, it’s been a been a constant barrage of disappointments, but in the last month I think the data have been particularly bad,” Enenajor said in an interview.

“I would say that there are a lot of concerns with the breadth of this economic weakness that we’ve seen.”

The survey results were the most important piece of information ahead of Poloz’s upcoming rate decision, Leslie Preston of TD Economics wrote Monday in a research note to clients.

“Unfortunately it does not paint a very positive picture about hiring or investment over the next 12 months,” she wrote.

Preston conceded that market speculation for another rate cut on Jan. 20 had increased, but said it would be premature with the effects of the central bank’s two 2015 reductions still working their way through the system.

She also noted the survey remained consistent with the theme of Poloz’s speech last week in which he described Canada’s hurdles as a difficult adjustment to low commodity prices.

SUNCOR TAKEOVER BID

COS claims victory

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A ship receives its load of oil from the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Expansion Project’s Westeridge loading dock in Burnaby, British Columbia in June. The British Columbia government’s final submission to the National Energy Board says it is unable to support Kinder Morgan’s proposed pipeline expansion from Alberta to the West Coast

Trans Mountain pipeline project doesn’t meet B.C.’s five conditions: minister

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Kinder Morgan is failing British Columbia’s test for proceeding with a proposed pipeline expansion, so far unable to prove it will meet key safety requirements or serve the province’s best interests, the environment minister says.

Mary Polak said the Texas company has not provided enough evidence in its plans for the Trans Mountain pipeline to convince the government it can meet five pre-conditions for approval.

The province said in its final written submission to the National Energy Board on Monday that it is unable to support the pipeline expansion from Alberta to the West Coast.

“We’re saying that at this time in the NEB process they have not met (the test),” Polak said Monday in a teleconference with reporters. “It does not close the door on them meeting that test in the future.”

British Columbia’s stand comes as Kinder Morgan attempts to clear the final hurdles in the federal environmental assessment process. On May

20, a three-member panel is set to inform the federal cabinet whether it approves the project. Ottawa then has three months to make its decision.

The energy board considers issues specific to environmental effects likely to be associated with a project. The B.C. government’s submission, therefore, only highlights concerns about Kinder Morgan’s proposed spill prevention and response regime, pertaining to the ocean and land, Polak said.

But the government was also not satisfied that the company had achieved mandatory targets related to First Nations or ensuring the province receives its fair share of economic benefits, she said.

Polak said the onus is on Kinder Morgan to uphold its pledge to meet the province’s five conditions.

“These are real conditions, they’re not a straw man put up to ensure that nobody can ever meet them.”

Trans Mountain is “confident” it will be able to satisfy the province by the time the regulatory process is complete, the company said in a statement.

But it said the conditions include several requirements the company

cannot fulfil alone, noting multiple partners must work together on issues including world-leading marine oil spill response, addressing aboriginal treaty rights and ensuring B.C. gets its due.

“If approved by the NEB, Trans Mountain is confident that the construction and long-term operation of the project will be done to the highest standards of environmental performance, support aboriginal communities and provide lasting benefits for British Columbians, Albertans and Canadians,” the statement said.

Reaction was mixed among various groups with stakes in the proposed expansion.

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson supported the province’s stance, noting the city also holds a “wide array of substantial concerns” that could put its forecasted economic growth in jeopardy.

John Ranta, chairman of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, disagreed with B.C. and said he represents the point of view of communities that would benefit from possible jobs and other financial benefits.

Canadian Oil Sands is claiming victory in a bitter oilpatch takeover battle, but says shareholders deserve to know exactly how much support the hostile $4-billion bid from Suncor Energy garnered before it was extended past its Friday night deadline.

Oilsands giant Suncor’s all-stock offer now is open until Jan. 27 under the same terms: a quarter of a Suncor share for each COS share. The extension gives Suncor more time to make its case to shareholders and weigh its options. But COS on Monday urged its shareholders to reject the takeover as it currently stands.

“While only Suncor has access to all the tender results, the best information that COS currently has is that a strong majority of COS shareholders rejected the substantially undervalued and opportunistic Suncor bid,” the target company said in a release. “COS believes that immediate disclosure of the number of shares tendered is required under Canadian and U.S. securities law in this situation as a material fact that would reasonably be expected to affect the decision of shareholders to accept or reject the Suncor bid.”

Bradley Freelan, a partner at law firm Fasken Martineau who specializes in mergers and acquisitions, said it can be inferred from Suncor’s move that less than half of COS shares were tendered to its bid.

“They may as well just extend and figure out what they want to do next, perhaps increase the price and then see what kind of support they can get with perhaps a higher price,” he said.

“Maybe they’re in discussions with some of their more significant shareholders to see if there’s a price where they would do a deal.”

Prominent businessman Seymour Schulich, who has said he owns five per cent of COS, has vocally opposed the Suncor bid in its current form.

Suncor CEO Steve Williams said in an interview last week that he’d need to have a “high degree of confidence” that a deal would eventually close in order to keep up the pursuit. On Monday, Williams issued a brief statement — his first since Suncor announced the extension on Friday — but didn’t disclose how many shares Suncor has received.

Finance minister paints bleak picture of economic growth prospects

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — The federal finance minister spoke of pitch-black moments in his morning shower and some darkening clouds for the Canadian economy as he kicked off his national budget consultation tour in Halifax on Monday.

Bill Morneau drew chuckles from a business audience at the Halifax Chamber of Commerce as he described a morning power outage that occurred while he was covered in soap lather.

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The minister said it’s just the latest in a series of challenges he’s facing as he sets out to prepare his first budget amidst a declining economy.

Within a few minutes of beginning his speech, Morneau launched Bill Morneau into a series of slides that painted a bleak picture of economic growth hampered by plunging commodities

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He repeated prior statements that the Canadian economy is suffering from slower growth than originally projected by the former Conservative government due partly to oil prices that are less than half those of 2014.

“We knew when we were campaigning we were facing a slow-growth environment,” he said.

“The challenge is greater than we expected.”

The minister said there’s hope that oil prices will improve, but as it stands a declining tax base means his department is expecting a $15 billion per

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year reduction of GDP beginning this year, compared with what was projected in the last budget.

“It’s important to have a frank view of where we’re starting from,” he said.

Morneau is travelling across the country this week to seek input as he draws up his first federal budget.

The finance minister spoke on the same day as the Bank of Canada’s latest business outlook survey was released indicating companies’ investment in equipment and hiring intentions for the next year are tumbling to their lowest levels since the 2009 recession.

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The S&P/TSX composite index, which has lost more than seven per cent of its value since Christmas Eve, slipped 126.20 points on Monday, closing at 12,319.25. Metals and mining stocks were the biggest losers on the TSX, losing 7.5 per cent, while the energy sector closed nearly four per cent lower.

Meanwhile the commodity-sensitive loonie, which has been on a steep slide since the start of the year, fell 0.37 of a U.S. cent to 70.31 cents US. The last time the loonie closed below that was on April 30, 2003, when it finished at 69.76 cents US. Craig Fehr, Canadian market strategist at Edward Jones in St. Louis, said the slump in China and its knock-on effects on commodity prices, especially oil, were responsible for the weakness in the Canadian dollar and the TSX. “We’re seeing a continuation of the weakness that started the year,” said Fehr.

“The key drivers are pretty much the same. We’re seeing further concerns about growth in China. … That’s leading to further declines in oil prices, and that obviously is having an impact on the domestic market as well as global markets as a whole.”

The February contract for benchmark crude oil fell $1.75 to US$31.41 a barrel, while February natural gas lost 7.6 cents to US$2.396 per mmBtu. February gold fell $1.70 to US$1,096.20 an ounce, while March copper lost five cents to US$1.97 a pound.

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Fehr said investors were acting on concerns Monday that Chinese policy-makers may not have much influence in terms of stoking economic growth.

“There’s not a whole lot of new news that’s driving additional fear, it’s just continued weakness as investors have taken on a little bit more of a pessimistic stance to start off the year,” said Fehr.

In New York, markets were mixed after coming off their worst start to a year ever. The Dow Jones climbed 52.12 points to 16,398.57, while the broader S&P 500 gained 1.64 points to 1,923.67. But the Nasdaq slipped 5.64 points to 4,637.99.

The Bank of Canada released a new survey Monday which concluded that the hiring and investment intentions of companies have dropped to their lowest levels since 2009. The central bank said the fallout from plunging commodity prices is extending beyond resource-producing regions.

Fehr says oil prices should stabilize over the course of the year, but the coming weeks and even months could see continued volatility.

“Until we get some evidence that China is showing signs of a rebound, or until we get any new news about supply, I think there is going to continue to be overall pressure on oil prices,” said Fehr.

“That being said, don’t expect the (downward) trend that started in the middle part of 2014 to persist indefinitely.”

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,319.25, down 126.20 points Dow — 16,398.57, up 52.12

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points S&P 500 — 1,923.67, up 1.64 points Nasdaq — 4,637.99, down 5.64 points Currencies: Cdn — 70.31 cents US, down 0.37 of a cent Pound — C$2.0688, up 1.33 cents Euro — C$1.5433, down 0.17 of a cent Euro — US$1.0851, down 0.68 of a cent Oil futures: US$31.41 per barrel, down $1.75 (record low) (February contract) Gold futures: US$1,096.20 per oz., down $1.70 (February contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $20.473 oz., down 8.7 cents $658.21 kg., down $2.79 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Jan. ‘16 $3.10 lower $470.10 March ‘16 $2.90 lower $478.40 May ‘16 $2.80 lower $485.80 July ‘16 $3.10 lower $490.10 Nov. ‘16 $1.80 lower $488.40 Jan. ‘17 $1.40 lower $492.10 March ‘17 $1.40 lower $492.20 May ‘17 $1.40 lower $492.20 July ‘17 $1.40 lower $492.20 Nov. ‘17 $1.40 lower $492.20 Jan. ‘18 $1.40 lower $492.20.

Barley (Western): March ‘16 unchanged $182.00 May ‘16 unchanged $188.00 July ‘16 unchanged $190.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $190.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $190.00 March ‘17 unchanged $190.00 May ‘17 unchanged $190.00 July ‘17 unchanged $190.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $190.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $190.00 March ‘18 unchanged $190.00.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 202,460 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 202,460.

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The Canadian housing market is being closely watched by economists for signs of slowing.

Low interest rates have helped fuel demand in some markets, however the drop in oil prices have hurt others.

TD Bank economist Diana Petramala said TD expects housing starts nationally to dip back to below 180,000 units through 2016, following an average of 181,598 over 2015.

“With the drop in starts in December, the level of new home construction moved from a too-hot for comfort pace, to one more in line with underlying economic and demographic fundamentals,” Petramala said.

The Canadian Real Estate Association has forecast average house prices in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador to fall this year.

However, the industry association has predicted the national average house price is expected to gain 1.4 per cent in the year.

Canada Mortgage and Housing said rural starts were estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 13,958.

The six-month moving average of housing starts was 203,502 units in December compared with 208,204 in November.

OTTAWA — Housing starts in Canada ended 2015 at a slower pace than expected as the rate of new condominium construction slowed in Toronto.

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said Monday housing starts in December came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 172,965 homes, down from 212,028 in November.

Economists had expected an annual pace of 200,000, according to Thomson Reuters.

December’s slowdown came as the rate of urban starts fell 19.1 per cent in December to 159,007 units.

Multiple urban starts, which includes condominium construction as well as other multi-unit homes, dropped 27.0 per cent to 101,264, while single-detached urban starts held steady at 57,743.

“Toronto was the big mover in December, with condo starts plunging to the lowest since September 2014,” Bank of Montreal senior economist Robert Kavcic wrote in a report.

“This is hardly bad news, and even a relief for policy-makers after starts were running too hot for comfort earlier in the year.

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Fans watch the opening ceremony of the League of Legends season 4 World Championship Final between South Korea and China’s Royal Club, in Paris.

Cineplex has launched its first national video game tournament in hopes of capitalizing on the growing popularity of competitive gaming. The theatre chain’s foray into gaming tournaments is aimed at a younger demographic being pulled away from movie theatres by mobile phones, YouTube and social media.

Cineplex launches video game tournament to cash in on eSports trend BYTHE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Cineplex has launched its first national video game tournament in hopes of capitalizing on the growing popularity of competitive gaming to help fill seats at its countrywide chain of theatres.

The company’s foray into gaming tournaments is aimed at a younger demographic being pulled away from movie theatres by mobile phones, YouTube and social media.

“Esports are quickly becoming a global phenomenon and, as a company, we’ve invested in it because it allows us to engage a new customer base,” Cineplex spokeswoman Sarah Van Lange said Monday.

Cineplex is offering $50,000 in prizes in one-on-one matchups of “Call of Duty: Black Ops III.” The tournament will begin Saturday with qualifying rounds to be played online, followed by matches at 24 theatres next month and a final event on March 6.

The Canadian office of gaming giant Sony has signed on as the lead sponsor, and the competition will take place on that company’s PlayStation 4 console.

Competitive gaming, also known as eSports, has become a huge market overseas in places such as South Korea and Japan, where matches of popular games like Starcraft can sell out stadiums.

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was worth around US$748 million in 2015, according to an October estimate from SuperData Research, with viewership of some events, such as the “League of Legends” world championship, reaching into the tens of millions.

Yet questions remain about the revenue potential for Cineplex.

“It’s an unproven model, but there certainly seems to be a lot of gamers out there,” said BMO analyst Tim Casey.

Cineplex, which in September announced its purchase of eSports platform WorldGaming for US$10 million, is looking beyond movies for other ways to take advantage of its nationwide chain of theatres to balance out the boom and bust cycle of Hollywood blockbusters.

The company said it is working on further sponsorship and advertising deals for future tournaments.

According to SuperData, sponsorships and advertising accounted for more than three quarters of the revenues for eSports in 2015. Shaun Byrne, founder of eSport Gaming Events, said his company had built a self-sustaining business by selling tickets to the three or four events it holds each month, but it’s still a struggle to raise money from sponsors and advertisers. While the Canadian eSports business is growing, he said, the number of attendees is rarely large enough to warrant attention from deep-pocketed advertisers.

On the other hand, without advertisers the market doesn’t have enough revenue to grow. from previous guidance of 75 to 78 cents.

“We had a very successful holiday season driven by strong execution in stores and online during the key holiday weeks,” CEO Laurent Potdevin said in a statement. “Sales for the fourth quarter are exceeding expectations and gross margin rates and expenses remain in line with prior guidance.”

On the Nasdaq, Lululemon shares closed up 82 cents or 1.52 per cent at US$54.73 on Monday. However, in early after-hours trading, the stock surged $4.24 or 7.75 per cent to US$58.97.

VANCOUVER — Shares in Lululemon Athletica inc. (Nasdaq:LULU) rose sharply in after-hours trading Monday after the Vancouver-based activewear retail announced improved guidance for its fiscal fourth quarter.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The new Liberal government may be taking the same laissez-faire approach to doctor-assisted death as its Conservative predecessors did, a lawyer for one of Canada’s bestknown right-to-die crusaders argued Monday.

The government may in fact have no intention of drafting an assisted-suicide law, Joseph Arvay, who represents the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, told the nine-judge Supreme Court panel.

Gloria Taylor and Kay Carter originally sought a B.C. court’s help to end their suffering, but neither lived long enough to see the high court’s landmark decision last February, which recognized the right of consenting adults enduring intolerable physical or mental suffering to end their lives with a doctor’s help.

The high court suspended its decision for a year to give Parliament a chance to figure out how to respond to the ruling the government is now asking for a six-month extension on that deadline, which is Feb. 6.

Arvay told the panel the new government, which was elected Oct. 19, may be pursuing their response “in the same way as the past government which is not how to implement the Carter decision but whether to.”

Arvay also shot back at the government’s suggestion that the arguments of civil liberties associations “demonstrate a striking naivete concerning the policy development and legislative process.”

“I don’t think I’m naive,” he said. “If I’m naive, it’s naive in thinking that the … Department of Justice has read the Carter decision.”

Any unnecessary delay in dealing with the issue will do little more than extend the suffering of countless Canadians, he noted.

“Surely, in deciding whether to grant the extension, you have to decide whether the government’s request for an extension, in any way trumps that suffering.”

In his submission to the court, government lawyer Robert Frater said six more months is not a long time in terms of the democratic process, noting that the government is aware its request is unusual — but not unprecedented.

“Parliament can choose to do any number of things,” Frater said.

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Offers of legal help and church support have rallied dozens of homeless people who are camped at Victoria’s law courts and say they are preparing for a standoff with British Columbia’s government. The campers held a news conference Monday at the campsite’s entrance, announcing they will reject plans to break up a community that has become a home and a public example of the province’s lack of affordable housing. ‘We want to be visible, because out in the street you’re invisible,’ said camp resident John Lafrance. ‘Here, together, we’re visible.’ The City of Victoria has been wrestling with the homeless issue since a 2008 court ruling allowed people to put up tents in city parks when shelters were full. The ruling permits homeless people to seek shelter in parks in the evenings, but the tents must be down at 7 a.m. the next morning.

CSIS loses bid to keep closed-door hearing a secret VANCOUVER — Canada’s spy agency has lost a fight to keep information from a closed-door hearing out of the public’s eyes in a court ruling expected to provide a deeper look into the organization’s involvement in a British Columbia terrorism probe.

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Bruce ruled on Monday that it is possible to protect the privacy and safety of a Canadian Security Intelligence Service source without the need to keep a hearing entirely confidential in connection to the investigation of John Nuttall and Amanda Korody.

The fundamental principle of open court means that in-camera hearings should only be used as a last resort when other security measures won’t work, Bruce said in her ruling.

“I find there is scope for a more limited order than was originally pro-

posed.”

Nuttall and Korody were found guilty of planting bombs at the B.C. legislature in 2013. The conviction has been put on hold while their lawyers argue the couple were entrapped by police in an elaborate undercover sting.

Part of the trial was held in camera last week, and lawyers for the Crown and CSIS argued that any information revealed during the hearing would risk identifying the alleged spy-agency operative who may have been connected to the investigation.

Bruce’s ruling came after several media outlets, including The Canadian Press, filed a motion opposing the in-camera order.

The judge said redacted transcripts of both the hearing and her ruling

would be released by Wednesday after she had removed any sensitive information.

“Editing out the material that could identify the human source deals with the concern raised by CSIS,” she said.

Lawyers for both the agency and the Crown argued last week that an in-camera hearing was essential because anyone present for long enough in the courtroom’s public gallery could readily identify the individual in question.

In her ruling, Bruce emphasized the importance of safeguarding public access to the courts while also protecting the privacy and safety of CSIS sources whose lives could be endangered if identified.

She rejected the spy agency’s argument that last year’s changes to the CSIS Act granting human sources the same protection as police officers applied in this case.

zation’s findings — and those highlighted in its previous annual studies — remain “largely unaddressed,” with some requiring “urgent attention,” says the report.

It makes 37 recommendations to improve conditions for detainees, including better access to mental health services and an eventual end to the practice of holding some in provincial jails where they are mixed with criminals.

The Canada Border Services Agency holds people who are considered a flight risk or a danger to the public, and those whose identities cannot be confirmed.

As Canada extends a gracious welcome to thousands of Syrian refugees, the report is a stark reminder that the

reality for many other newcomers is much different.

The Canadian Red Cross Society’s latest review of the border agency’s immigration detention system, finalized last November, was released under the Access to Information Act. “The Red Cross sees persons in detention as potentially vulnerable,” the report says. “Their freedom of movement has been limited to a restricted area and their security and well-being

are directly under the control of the detaining authority.”

Through an agreement with the border agency, the Red Cross monitors the treatment and conditions of people detained in Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. In 2013-14, the border agency held 10,088 immigrants — almost one-fifth of them refugee claimants — in a variety of facilities, including federal holding centres.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — David Bowie, the chameleon-like star who transformed the sound — and the look — of rock with his audacious creativity and his sexually ambiguous makeup and costumes, died of cancer Sunday. He was 69 and had just released a new album.

Bowie, whose hits included Space Oddity, Fame, Heroes and Let’s Dance, died surrounded by family, representative Steve Martin said early Monday.

The singer had fought cancer for 18 months.

Long before alter egos and wild outfits became commonplace in pop, Bowie turned the music world upside down with the release of the 1972 album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars which introduced one of music’s most famous personas. Ziggy Stardust was a concept album that imagined a rock star from outer space trying to make his way in the music world. The persona — the red-headed, eyeliner wearing Stardust — would become an enduring part of Bowie’s legacy, and a touchstone for the way entertainers packaged themselves for years to come.

Bowie turned 69 on Friday, the same day as he released a new album called Blackstar.

“While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief,” said a statement issued via his social media accounts. No more details were provided.

Born David Jones in London, the singer came of age in the glam rock era of the early 1970s. He had a striking androgynous look in his early days and was known for changing his appearance and sounds. After Ziggy Stardust, the stuttering rock sound of Changes gave way to the disco soul of Fame, co-written with John Lennon, to a droning collaboration with Brian Eno in Berlin that produced Heroes.

He had some of his biggest successes in the early 1980s with the bombastic Let’s Dance, and a massive American tour. Another one of his definitive songs was Under Pressure, which he recorded with Queen. Vanilla Ice would years later infamously use the song’s hook for his smash hit Ice Ice Baby.

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People gather next to tributes placed near a mural of British singer David Bowie by artist Jimmy C, in Brixton, south London, Monday. Bowie, the other-worldly musician who broke pop and rock boundaries with his creative musicianship, nonconformity, striking visuals and a genre-spanning persona he christened Ziggy Stardust, died of cancer Sunday aged 69.

He was born in Brixton. worked with the same subject matter,” Bowie told The Associated Press in a 2002 interview. “The trousers may change, but the actual words and subjects I’ve always chosen to write with are things to do with isolation, abandonment, fear and anxiety — all of the high points of one’s life.”

Bowie lived in West Berlin in the late 1970s and Mayor Michael Mueller said Monday that Heroes became “the hymn of our then-divided city and its longing for freedom.”

Germany’s Foreign Ministry added Bowie was “now among heroes”

and thanked him for “helping to bring down the wall.”

Bowie’s performance of Heroes was also a highlight at a concert for rescue workers after the 2001 World Trade Center attacks.

“What I’m most proud of is that I can’t help but notice that I’ve affected the vocabulary of pop music. For me, frankly, as an artist, that’s the most satisfying thing for the ego,” Bowie said.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996, but he didn’t attend the ceremony. Madonna, another artist who knew something

about changing styles to stay ahead of the curve, accepted for him and recounted how a Bowie concert changed her life when she attended it as a teenager. David Byrne, of the art rockers Talking Heads, inducted Bowie and said he gave rock music a necessary shot in the arm.

“Like all rock ‘n’ roll, it was visionary, it was tasteless, it was glamorous, it was perverse, it was fun, it was crass, it was sexy and it was confusing,” Byrne said.

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But, instead of just being another booze-soaked, starry year at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Sunday’s bleepfilled ceremony also gave a boost to two films that have been lingering on the edges of an undefined award season — the crowd-pleasing space romp The Martian and the brutal frontier epic The Revenant, mere days before the Academy Award nominees are revealed.

Alejandro Inarritu’s The Revenant won awards in the drama category for best picture and best actor for star Leonardo DiCaprio, who seems to be on a path to an Oscar for his portrayal of the 1820s fur trapper Hugh Glass.

Inarritu, whose Birdman swept the Oscars last year, also beat out The Martian’s Ridley Scott for the best director award. The Martian did win best comedy film and best actor in a comedy for star Matt Damon. The dubious placement of The Martian in the comedy category was a running joke throughout the evening — even Scott questioned it as he walked on stage to accept the best picture award.

But a win is a win, and although this awards season is far from predetermined, neither The Martian nor The

Revenant were considered real frontrunners, especially against nominees like Spotlight, Carol, Mad Max: Fury Road, and The Big Short.

Spotlight, the fact-based drama about The Boston Globe’s investigation into sex abuses in the Catholic Church has been the one favourite throughout the season in both critics and guild awards. While it is considered a lock for a Best Picture nomination on Thursday, the film did not win the favour of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and received no awards.

Adam McKay’s star-studded financial collapse comedy The Big Short also walked away empty handed, despite some rising awards momentum lately with recent Producers Guild and Writers Guild nominations. Critics darlings Carol and Mad Max: Fury Road were surprisingly shut out as well.

But all will come into focus on Thursday when Oscar nominees are announced. Voting for Oscar nominations closed on Friday, but the campaigning won’t end until the actual ceremony on Feb. 28. Any added momentum helps, even if Gervais joked at the start of the show that the award is “a bit of metal that some confused old journalist wanted to give you to meet you in person and take a selfie.”

Gervais’ snark aside, the Golden Globes have worked for years to shed an image of eccentric selections made by a group of little-known international journalists. The Globes have instead grown into one of the most popular award show broadcasts of the year, thanks to increasingly credible nominees, its trademark relaxed atmo-

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BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Gowns for Grads program in the Olds area is expanding to assist students from around Central Alberta who need affordable formal wear options for their graduation.

Central Albertans looking to sell or donate their formal dresses and students looking for dresses are invited to attend the Gowns for Grads Gala on Feb. 26 featuring a fashion show with some of the available dresses, followed by sales and trades at the Fine Arts Centre in Olds.

The general public is also invited to come out and support the event.

“I’m hoping to create a high-spirited event that brings people together — both the folks who could discretely use the support and those who consider this a green initiative,” said Karen Grudeski, a life skills presenter with Chinook’s Edge Schools who started the program seven years ago.

On Feb. 27, a ‘try-on and alteration day’ will be held at the same venue from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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“There is a stigma attached to grad, where students from families who simply can’t afford to purchase formal

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“THERE IS A STIGMA ATTACHED TO GRAD, WHERE STUDENTS FROM FAMILIES WHO SIMPLY CAN’T AFFORD TO PURCHASE FORMAL WEAR OFTEN MISS OUT THE ENTIRE GRAD SEASON — WHICH IS A THOUGHT I COULD BARELY STAND.” KAREN GRUDESKI, LIFE SKILLS PRESENTER WITH CHINOOK’S EDGE SCHOOLS

She said since many girls like to hang onto their gowns for a few years because the gowns bring back good memories, she will give them sterling silver jewelry in trade as a way to remember their special dress.

Handcrafted jewelry from around the world will also be sold at the gala to help fund the program.

She said the sale is also a great opportunity for girls who want to sell their dresses on consignment who would otherwise have to rely on online photos to sell their dress.

Invitations for the gala are being circulated through high schools in Chinook’s Edge, and grads who have the invites initialed by the school will receive their gown or tux rental free of charge.

School counsellors or principals with other school jurisdictions can contact Grudeski to make arrangements for their students to receive a free gown or tux rental.

Donations are welcome during the two-day event.

Anyone wanting to donate formal wear, jewelry or other accessories in advance are encouraged to e-mail kgrudeski@gmail.com or contact a family school wellness worker at the nearest Chinook’s Edge school. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

wear often miss out the entire grad season — which is a thought I could barely stand. I figured the solution should be easy: connect the people who have an evening dress to offer with the people who need it,” Grudeski said.

In the last three years, the program has helped about 100 girls purchase a dress at a much lower price and another 25 girls in need received free dresses.

She said it’s not uncommon for new grad gowns to range from $750 to $1,000 in stores, while second-hand dresses through Gowns for Grad cost about $100 to $250.

In the last three years, the program has also funded tuxedo rentals for about 12 students in the Olds, Dids-

bury and Sundre area.

“High school, for many of us, it’s a very defining time in our lives. We realize life is a great equalizer 30 years down the road, but at that time, it can be very tough for some teens.”

During Alberta’s current economic downturn, it’s more important than ever for students to be able to enjoy their graduation, she said.

“Usually I would start getting calls in late January, February. This year I had five calls before the end of November.

“The chasm for the kids who have and the kids who are struggling is ever widening.”

Right now Grudeski has about 30 gowns in her basement and another 30 to pick up in the community.

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Kulba makes first court appearance on murder charge

Rimbey explosion sends one man to hospital

A man charged with second-degree murder after a body was found in downtown Red Deer on Christmas Day was in court on Monday.

Chad Alexander Kulba, 33, of Red Deer, made a short first appearance in Red Deer provincial court. He is due back on Jan. 25.

Kulba was charged by RCMP last week in connection with the death of Thomas Patrick Braconnier, 46, of Red Deer. Braconnier’s body was found in the early morning hours in the vestibule of a downtown apartment building.

Kulba has also been charged with committing an indignity to a human body.

Charges of assaulting a police officer and trying to take an officer’s weapon were also laid in connection with an incident after he was taken into custody for questioning on Christmas Day.

Judge to rule on teen sex assault testimony

An explosion that set off a small fire in a garage connected to a house in Rimbey sent one person to hospital and caused about $5,000 in damages on Saturday night.

Rimbey fire chief John Weisegerber said at about 8 p.m., the homeowner was working on a vehicle in the garage and some open fuel ignited when the furnace came on.

He said the fire was quickly put out with a extinguisher before fire officials arrived on the scene in the north side of town.

He said most of the damage was limited to the garage door and the door leading into the house at 58th Avenue residence.

Firefighter hurt in Olds mobile home fire An Olds volunteer firefighter suffered minor injuries while fighting a manufactured home fire on Sunday.

The fire happened about 11:15 a.m. near 58th Avenue and 46th Street in the town.

Smoke was coming out of windows and the roof when firefighters arrived on scene, says a release from the town.

Firefighters were able to quickly bring the fire under control but damage to the modular home is extensive.

One firefighter was taken to hospital for minor undisclosed injuries.

No occupants were injured and the

Clarification A story appearing in Thursday’s Advocate had some inaccurate information.

Staff hired for delivering City of Red Deer services has increased by two per cent each year over the last few years. This does not take into account staff hired for regional services and provincial contracts. There were 303 staff hired, of which 267 were hired for in-house transfers and regional/ ambulance contracts. The result is an increase of 199 FTE staff or 17 per cent over eight years or about two per cent on average every year.

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BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF A statement given to police by a Red Deer youth accused of sexual assault should be tossed, said his defence lawyer on Monday.

Kevin Schollie argued that the then17-year-old’s statement should not be admitted in his trial because his client did not fully understand the implications of answering a police officer’s questions during a lengthy interview at the detachment last June.

A number of times during the interview, the accused gave contradictory answers when asked if he wanted his father present or to speak with a lawyer.

At different points, the youth who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, switched his answer from yes to no or answered “not right now” when asked by his police questioner if he wanted to speak with his father or a lawyer, according to a videotape of the interview.

Schollie asked the youth on the stand why his answers changed.

“I was just really confused about what was going on,” he testified during a voir dire to determine the admissibility of his statement in the trial.

The accused, who is now 18, is charged with five counts of sexual assault, two counts of sexual assault with a weapon and one count each of sexual interference and committing an indecent act.

It is alleged that he sexually assaulted female and male victims be-

tween 2011 and 2015. Some of the alleged assaults occurred on Scouts Canada and Cadet trips.

The father of the youth testified during the voir dire that he joined his son at the detachment on the day of his arrest. They were shown to a phone room where they spoke to a lawyer.

The son then returned to his cell and the father was escorted back to the lobby. Before leaving the detention area, the father said he told one of the officers present that a statement would not be given at that time on the lawyer’s advice.

A police officer acknowledged that but said they wanted to speak with his son anyway.

Crown prosecutor Dane Rolfe pointed out that before taking the statement the officer took a lot of time to ensure that the accused understood his rights to have his father or a lawyer present.

When the teen appeared unsure of anything, the officer followed up with questions to make sure he understood what was happening. A four-page waiver detailing the accused’s rights was also read to him and the teen signed several times indicating he understood what had been read to him.

The law says police must make a “reasonable effort” to ensure an accused understand’s their rights, which, in this case, was clearly done, Rolfe told Red Deer provincial court Judge Darrell Riemer.

The judge said he will make his ruling on the admissibility of the statement on Wednesday morning when the trial resumes. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Gunmen storm mall in Iraq ISLAMIC STATE GROUP CLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE BAGHDAD MALL ATTACK THAT KILLED 18

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD — The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the Baghdad mall attack that killed 18 people on Monday.

Gunmen stormed into the Jawhara Mall after setting off a car bomb and launching a suicide attack at its entrance.

Iraqi officials say the attack which lasted over an hour, killed at least 18 people and wounded 50 in the city’s mainly Shiite east.

The IS statement, posted online shortly after the attack, said a car bomb and four IS fighters carried out the attack, targeting an area where many Shiite Muslims are known to gather and warned of “worse” to come. Iraqi officials say the attack was carried out by seven men, one of whom died when he detonated his explosive vest at the start of the attack. The conflicting accounts could not immediately be reconciled.

Iraqi officials initially described the attack as a hostage situation, estimating that 50 people were trapped inside the complex. But Iraqi forces soon surrounded the building and landed troops on the roof. They clashed with the attackers inside, killing two of them, and arresting the other four.

At least four police officers were among those killed in the assault, which lasted around an hour and a half, according to police and medical officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters.

Following the attack, authorities shut down the city’s highly fortified Green Zone, home to a number of foreign embassies and most of the country’s political elite. A number of ma-

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People gather in front of the mall in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday. Gunmen stormed into a Baghdad mall on Monday after setting off a car bomb and launching a suicide attack at its entrance, killing at least a dozen people in the city’s mainly Shiite east, Iraqi officials said. jor roads, shopping malls and bridges around the Iraqi capital were also closed for fear of follow-up attacks.

Also on Monday evening, a car bomb in southeast Baghdad in a crowded market area killed five and wounded 12, according to hospital and police officials.

Another deadly attack was carried out in the town of Muqdadiyah, about 60 miles (90 kilometres) north of Bagh-

dad in Diyala province. A double suicide bombing at a cafe killed 24 and wounded 52, according to hospital and police officials. Police officials say the cafe was frequented by militia fighters under the government-sanctioned Popular Mobilization Forces and many fighters are among the dead.

The Islamic State group suffered a major defeat last month when Iraqi forces drove the extremists out of the

German government condemns retaliatory attacks on immigrants

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN — A string of attacks on women in Cologne on New Year’s Eve blamed largely on foreigners was “intolerable,” Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman said Monday, but added nothing excuses retaliatory assaults on immigrants.

Merkel has proposed making it easier to deport immigrants involved in crimes, and her spokesman Steffen Seibert emphasized the government is looking into both “possible consequences for criminal law (and) possible political consequences for the intolerable crimes.”

But after Cologne police said a group of Pakistanis and a Syrian were attacked in the city on Sunday, Seibert said Germans must not blame all the nearly 1.1 million migrants who entered the country last year, and said the government is also focused on their welfare.

“We’re doing all of these things to protect the population in Germany,” he said. “We are also doing this for the great majority of innocent refugees who have sought refuge from bombs and war in our country, and who should get this protection and who are prepared to adapt to the rules and values in our country.”

The six Pakistani nationals were attacked Sunday by around 20 people, and two of them were briefly admitted to a hospital, police said. Also Sunday evening, five people attacked a Syrian man, who was injured but didn’t need

‘AS ABOMINABLE AS THE CRIMES IN COLOGNE AND OTHER CITIES WERE, ONE THING REMAINS CLEAR: THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR BLANKET AGITATION AGAINST FOREIGNERS.’ — JUSTICE MINISTER HEIKO MAAS

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Police official Norbert Wagner said authorities are treating those attacks as anti-foreigner crimes and believe the assailants arranged to meet via social media, news agency dpa reported.

The New Year’s Eve assaults stoked tensions over Germany’s open-door policy to refugees and prompted politicians to call for tougher laws against migrants who commit crimes.

“As abominable as the crimes in Cologne and other cities were, one thing remains clear: there is no justification for blanket agitation against foreigners,” Justice Minister Heiko Maas said, adding that some people “appear just to have been waiting for the events of Cologne.”

In the eastern city of Leipzig on Monday night, supporters of the anti-Islamic PEGIDA movement demonstrated, carrying signs with slogans like “RAPEfugees not welcome” and “Freedom for Germany.”

Counter-demonstrators, led by May-

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BRIEF Interview with jailed pastor gives supporters hope A CNN interview with a Canadian pastor serving a life sentence in North Korea is giving his supporters hope that his release can be negotiated, a spokeswoman for his family said Monday.

That the network was granted “unprecedented” access to Hyeon Soo Lim — a pastor with the Light Korean Presbyterian Church west of Toronto — suggests North Korean authorities may be softening their stance, Lisa Pak said.

“We’re wondering, again, if the Canadian government could just step up their game a little and just really use this as an opportunity to see that perhaps North Korea is now willing to come to the table to negotiate something,” she said.

“Because, you know, if you weren’t willing to release (him) then why the interview? Why this?”

Lim’s TV appearance has also assuaged some of the family’s concerns about his health, since he reports receiving medical care and three meals a day, Pak said.

Others suggested the interview, which appeared to be monitored by North Korean authorities, was meant to deceive the public as to his living conditions.

“Considering that Pastor Lim’s responses were most likely orchestrated by the government, this is probably an effort to propagate a false image of its treatment of Pastor Lim and other prisoners,” wrote the Free Pastor Lim group.

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or Burkhard Jung, carried a banner saying “Welcome in Leipzig” and placards saying “No PEGIDA.” Police refused to give a crowd estimate but witnesses said about 2,000 people were on hand for either side.

Authorities and witnesses said the New Year’s Eve attackers were among a group of about 1,000 people, described as predominantly Arab and North African men, who gathered at Cologne’s central train station. Some broke off into small groups and groped and robbed women, police said.

Maas has said German authorities need to quickly determine whether the assaults were co-ordinated or were linked to similar offences in other cities including Hamburg. Incidents also were reported in Sweden and Finland.

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The IS rampage across Iraq in the summer of 2014 was halted several miles away from Baghdad, but the group has claimed a number of attacks in the heavily guarded capital since then.

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Rebels return in time for road trip

Vipers win inches them closer to top spot

FLUERY AND MUSIL RETURN TO LINEUP, POLEI SUSPENDED FOR THREE

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR

GET BIG WIN OVER COLTS WHO THEY ARE CHASING FOR TOP SPOT IN DIVISION

Photo by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Red Deer Viper Dustin Spearing takes a shot as the Vipers hosted the Mountain View Colts at the Arena in Red Deer on Monday. The Vipers rallied in the third period to down the first-place Colts 4-3 to close the gap in the standings.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Vipers 4 Colts 3 The Mountainview Colts were snake-bit Monday night at the Arena.

Literally.

Riding high atop the Northern Division of the Heritage Junior Hockey League, the Colts coughed up two third-period goals and fell 4-3 to the Red Deer Vipers, who took over second spot in the division — one point ahead of the Airdrie Lightning — and closed to within four points of Mountainview.

“Our philosophy right now is kind of take it one game at a time,” said Red Deer assistant coach Kaare Odegard, outside of a jubilant Vipers dressing room. “We have a game in hand on those guys (Colts). That’s a four-point win and obviously we’re happy with the victory.

“We’ll just try and build off of it. We have another big game Thursday (versus visiting Airdrie) so we’ll enjoy this one tonight and then get ready for the next one.”

It’s been an up-and-down season for the 19-8-3 Vipers, who are on the upswing after registering their fourth consecutive win Monday.

“We’ve faced a little adversity. We

haven’t been on the top of the league, we’ve been scratching and clawing for every win and I think that builds character,” said Odegard.

“Down the stretch, that’s going to help us.”

Colton Weseen, who entered Monday’s outing with 43 points, including 25 goals, is the Vipers’ top scorer. Fellow forwards Nick Glackin, Matt Krusky and Kale Lapointe are other go-to players, as are defencemen Conner Veroba and Jonathan Finnigan.

Rookie forwards Declan Johnston, Dustin Spearing and Drew Joslin have also chipped in offensively, while the Vipers’ goaltenders have stood the test of time. Rylan Bardick, Mack Patchett and recently-acquired Cole Sears guard the Red Deer net.

“We’ve picked up a few guys down the stretch and that just adds depth to our club,” said Odegard. “Obviously (Sears) has been playing well for us.

We have one goalie (Bardick) down with an injury right now and another one (Patchett) stood on his head last night and stole two points for us (making 26 saves in a 2-1 win over host Banff Academy).

“Everyone is adding value and it’s been fun to watch.”

Sears was in the Red Deer goal Monday and turned aside 29 shots.

“We’re satisfied with our goaltend-

ing and I think it stems from keeping things simple in the defensive zone,” said Odegard. “We’ve only been outshot twice this year. When we limit pucks going to our net it limits scoring chances. Our goalies have played well and have stolen games when we’ve needed them to.”

Down 3-2 after 40 minutes, the Vipers got unanswered third-period markers from Anthony Neurauter and Avery Weenink to pull out the win.

Lapointe and Veroba scored earlier goals for the hosts, who fired 35 shots at Colts netminder Jake Carlson.

Regardless of what transpires over the remainder of the regular season and through the playoffs, the Vipers know they’re going to be playing in April as hosts of the provincial junior B championship tournament.

But Odegard and the rest of the coaching staff, including head man JD Morrical and assistant Jared Brookes, don’t want the players thinking that way.

“We know we’re the hosts, but that means nothing if you can’t win your way there,” said Odegard. “You don’t want to be the guy who shows up just because your’e hosting.

“We’re looking to put ourselves in the top two in standings, get that firstround bye and keep building.” gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Just as the Red Deer Rebels were close to icing a full roster for the first time in a long time, forward Evan Polei was handed a three-game suspension Monday.

Polei was banished for a trio of contests due to the kneeing major he was assessed in Friday’s 4-3 shootout loss to the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes. The first-period collision injured ‘Canes forward Ryley Lindgren, who was helped off the ice and didn’t return to the game.

On a positive note, the Rebels will have the services of defenceman Haydn Fleury and forward Adam Musil for the club’s three-game Western Hockey League road trip which starts Wednesday at Moose Jaw. Fleury suffered an upper-body injury during the first period of Saturday’s 6-5 overtime loss to Vancouver at the Centrium and didn’t return, while Musil missed six games with an upper-body ailment.

“We’ll be close to a full lineup once we get Evan back and if we can stay healthy,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter, who still has centre Luke Philp and defenceman Josh Mahura on the injury list.

“We’ve had numerous injuries all year, but once these guys, including Luke, get back we can start building some chemistry with the forward lines.”

Philp, who underwent ankle surgery in November while a member of the Kootenay Ice, should be available for duty by Feb. 1, Sutter suggested.

The book on Mahura isn’t nearly as clear. The 17-year-old rearguard underwent knee surgery in October.

“There’s no time deadline with him,” said Sutter. “With injuries like that you have to project (a layoff of) six months, which points to anywhere from the middle of March to the first or second week of April.

“He’s been doing very well with his recovery. His doctor feels he’s ahead of schedule, but we won’t have a better idea of where he’s at until he gets skating, which won’t happen until February.”

The Rebels are in Brandon Friday to face the Wheat Kings and conclude their trip Saturday at Swift Current.

Red Deer’s next home game is Jan. 20 versus Moose Jaw. • Recently-acquired Rebels forward Adam Helewka is the WHL player of the week for the seven-day period ending Sunday.

The 20-year-old recorded eight points, including six goals, and had a plus-seven rating in four games while helping the Rebels to a 2-0-1-1 record for the week. Helewka has rung up 12 points (7g,5a) in five games since joining the Rebels Jan. 1 in a trade with the Spokane Chiefs.

“He’s been outstanding,” said Sutter. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Couture ends drought to lead Sharks over Flames

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Sharks 5 Flames 4 CALGARY — The long, frustrating wait for Logan Couture is over after scoring his first goal of the year.

Couture was one of five scorers for the San Jose on Monday night as the Sharks survived Calgary’s furious late push for a 5-4 victory over the Flames.

After averaging 27 goals over the last five years, Couture had just four assists in his previous nine games and hadn’t scored since April 3, 2015.

“It was good for me to score and get some confidence back,” said Couture, who missed 23 games with a broken leg, then another seven after suffering an injury in his second game back. “It’s been a long time since I’ve scored a goal in this league. I would have taken it any way — empty net, anything. Just to see the puck go over the red line is a big confidence booster for me.”

Couture’s goal made it a 3-1 game early in the second. It came off a centring pass that deflected in off a Calgary skate.

“It doesn’t matter how. He’s worked so hard to come back,” said Sharks coach Peter Deboer. “There’s some frustration in the fact he hasn’t scored yet. For him to get one, it’s big for him personally and it was a big goal for

us.”

Power-play goals 15 seconds apart

by Dennis Wideman and Sam Bennett — his first goal in 19 games — got the Flames back even at 3-3. But the Sharks retook the lead on Brent Burns power-play goal 5:12 into the third.

Joel Ward scored the eventual winner five minutes later. Thornton and Joonas Donskoi also scored for San Jose (20-18-2). The Sharks, who play Tuesday night in Winnipeg, improve to 14-6-2 on the road.

Sean Monahan and Michael Ferland had the other goals for Calgary (19-20-2). The Flames have lost four of their last five at home after a franchise-record 11-game winning streak at the Saddledome.

“We had way too many turnovers in the neutral zone and at the bluelines, and it seemed like the majority of them were ending up in the back of our net,” said Flames centre Matt Stajan. “We’ve got to clean that up.”

Sharks goaltender Martin Jones made 31 saves, including 15 in the third period.

“We’ve played well on the road,” Jones said. “We’ve gotten some bounces and we’ve been able to score some timely goals. That’s probably been the biggest thing.”

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San Jose Sharks’ Joel Ward, right, celebrates his goal with teammate Logan Couture, centre, as Calgary Flames goalie Karri Ramo looks away during third period NHL action in Calgary, Monday.

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Gutsy call leads Alabama to title

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Alabama 45 Clemson 40 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Alabama needed it all to win the toughest national title game it had ever played during the Nick Saban dynasty. All of its power. All of its speed.

Even one gutsy trick.

Derrick Henry, O.J. Howard and Kenyan Drake hit No. 1 Clemson with long touchdowns, and Alabama outlasted the dynamic play of dual-threat quarterback Deshaun Watson to win the College Football Playoff championship 45-40 on Monday night.

The Crimson Tide (14-1) won its three previous championship game appearances in runaway fashion. This game was an instant classic — a welcome relief for fans who sat through the blowouts that turned the New Year’s Six lineup into a dud. It finally turned on maybe the boldest call of Saban’s career.

“This was a great challenge for us,” Saban said.

With 10:34 left in the fourth quarter and Alabama having just tied the game with a short field goal, Saban took a gamble to try to keep the ball away from Watson and the Tigers. He called for a high-bouncing onside kick that Tide defensive Marlon Humphrey caught over the shoulder at midfield.

Tide ball.

“I think that changed the momentum of the game, and our guys finished it,” Saban said.

Moments later, Alabama took back the lead. For the second time, Clemson (14-1) lost track of the tight end Howard in coverage and Jake Coker hit him in stride deep for a 51-yard touchdown to make it 31-24 with 9:45 left.

Clemson and Watson proved to be every bit Alabama’s equal. The Tigers just kept coming.

Watson led Clemson to a field goal

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Alabama’s O.J. Howard tries to get past Clemson’s T.J. Green after a catch during the second half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game Monday, in Glendale, Ariz. to make it 31-27, and boom! Another Alabama big play. Drake broke free and streaked down the sideline for a 95-yard kickoff return touchdown, diving the last 5 yards to the pylon.

Watson threw his third touchdown pass to make it 38-33 with 4:40 left, and then Alabama went back to its workhorse Heisman Trophy winner. Derrick Henry plunged into the end zone for his third touchdown of the game to make it 45-33 with 1:07 left.

Watson threw another touchdown pass, but would not get another chance. Clemson’s onside kick went out of bounds. Coker took a knee and after a two-year drought that felt like eternity in Tuscaloosa, Alabama was

back on top.

The Crimson Tide became the second team in college football’s poll era, dating back to 1936, to win four titles in seven seasons.

Alabama joins Notre Dame, which won four titles from 1943-49. For Saban, it is his fifth national championship — four in his nine seasons at Alabama — leaving him only one short of former Tide coach Bear Bryant for the most titles in history.

Watson gave the Tide all it could handle, throwing for 405 yards and four touchdowns, and conjuring up memories of Vince Young’s miraculous performance for Texas in the 2006 Rose Bowl that derailed Southern Cal-

ifornia’s dynasty.

The sophomore, who finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting, had 478 total yards against a loaded Tide defence that was the toughest in the country and bested Young’s 467 yards against the Trojans. But Watson couldn’t finish the job the way Young did in Pasadena, California.

Instead, Saban and the Tide raised another trophy, its first in this new playoff system, and got another confetti shower. It is the Tide’s 10th national title in the poll era, more than any other school.

The Tide hit Clemson early with Henry, who scored the game’s first touchdown on a 50-yard burst through the middle. He finished with 158 yards on 36 carries. Howard was the offensive player of the game with five catches for 208 yards, including a 63-yarder that set up Alabama’s final score.

After Watson and walk-on Hunter Renfrow hooked up for two touchdown passes to give Clemson a 14-7 lead at the end of the first quarter, Henry tied it up with a 1-yard plunge.

Back and forth it went.

Throughout Alabama’s unprecedented run under Saban, the Tide was hardly challenged in a championship game. Alabama pulled away from Texas for Saban’s first Tide title. Alabama blanked LSU for No. 2 and crushed Notre Dame to repeat.

Trying to become the first FBS team to go 15-0, Clemson did not crumble under the force of Alabama’s might.

But all those five-star recruits and future NFL players that dot the Alabama roster showed they also have plenty of resiliency and toughness. And Saban, the quintessential CEO coach, showed he had a little riverboat gambler in him.

That onside kicked stunned the stadium and Clemson, and brought a big grin to the face of the country’s most serious coach.

Bettman steps up pressure for new arena in Calgary

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has told Calgary to get moving on a new arena for the Flames, but Mayor Naheed Nenshi says the city will not be hurried into a multi-million-dollar project.

Bettman told the city’s business community at a chamber of commerce event Monday there should be more urgency to get the project underway, particularly from city council.

The 20,000-seat arena and 30,000-seat football stadium, part of the proposed CalgaryNEXT project, will cost an estimated $890 million.

“I’m having trouble understanding why there hasn’t been further progress on CalgaryNEXT,” Bettman said. “No matter what anyone thinks of the proposed CalgaryNEXT project or the cost of the project, the cost is never going to be lower than it is today.

“The longer it takes, the harder the task becomes. CalgaryNEXT needs to happen and as part of the broader project, the Flames need a new arena.”

The Scotiabank Saddledome, built

Leafs van Riemsdyk to miss 6-8 weeks Toronto Maple Leafs forward James van Riemsdyk is expected to miss six to eight weeks due to a non-displaced fracture in his left foot.

The 26-year-old left-winger has 29 points (14 goals, 15 assists) in 40 games this season. Van Riemsdyk was a minus-three and played just under 16 minutes in Toronto’s last game, a 7-0 loss at San Jose on Saturday night.

The Maple Leafs also announced Monday that forward Josh Leivo has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies.

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FLAMES: Didn’t have it tonight Karri Ramo, making his 12th start in a row for Calgary, gave up all five goals on just 18 shots.

The Flames got within one goal at 16:19 of the third when Ferland scored with the goalie pulled to give the Flames a 6-on-4 but San Jose held off Calgary’s last-ditch effort in the final seconds.

“We just didn’t have it tonight,” said Wideman. “We were sloppy, we were guilty of turning it over a little bit too much and we gave them really good chances.”

Sharks defenceman Justin Braun was hit near the top of his visor by a Kris Russell slapshot early in the third period. Braun left a trail of blood as he was helped off the ice but he later returned to the game.

“Shows you his character and his commitment to try and help us win,” Deboer said of Braun.

Notes: Sharks forward Tommy Wingels (upper body) left the game in the first period… Bennett got in his first NHL fight with Marc-Edouard Vlasic after the final buzzer. … San Jose’s Patrick Marleau played in his 500th consecutive game. He has the NHL’s third-longest active ironman streak behind Anaheim’s Andrew Cogliano (663) and Keith Yandle (510) of the New York Rangers.

in 1983, will be the oldest NHL arena when Canada celebrates its 150th birthday in 2017, he said. Bettman played the Edmonton card by comparing the Saddledome to the Alberta capital’s new Rogers Place.

“When Canada celebrates the 150th anniversary of its confederation, the Battle of Alberta hockey will still be legendary, but the Battle of Alberta arenas won’t be close and that’s no joke,” he said.

“The Oilers will have enjoyed their first full season at a transformational new arena.”

Bettman’s concern is the Calgary project’s timeline. It will take between one and two years to decontaminate the proposed site on the downtown’s west side as it was once a creosote wood-treatment plant.

Add another three years for construction and the Flames won’t be in a new arena before 2021, Bettman said.

Bettman and Flames president Ken King are scheduled to meet Tuesday with Calgary’s city manager and a few city councillors, but not Nenshi.

“I believe that if this project is going to happen, the mayor needs to embrace it, the city needs to embrace it,”

Bettman said.

“If he’s not prepared to embrace it, then people will have to deal with that.”

The city approved a multi-phase analysis of the proposed project in November. A report isn’t expected until later this spring. If Bettman was trying to light a fire under him, Nenshi wasn’t feeling the heat.

“Perhaps in other cities that he has come to, the city councils have just written cheques based on back-of-anapkin proposals without any consultation to the public or without any analysis,” Nenshi said.

“That’s not how we operate here.

We have a comprehensive framework in place. We’ll see what the numbers look like come spring and have a very big public discussion about it.”

Nenshi understands it is Bettman’s job to lobby for new facilities for NHL teams.

The NHL commissioner’s contention that the project is important for the future vibrancy of Calgary drew sarcasm from the city’s major.

“I know that Calgarians require very wealthy people from New York to come and tell us what we need to

do in our community because they understand vibrancy better than we do,” Nenshi said The project is to be funded through a $250-million ticket tax, a $240-million community revitalization levy, $200 million from Calgary Flames Sports and Entertainment and $200 million from city taxpayers for a fieldhouse component.

Bettman insists the low Canadian dollar and Alberta’s slumping economy battered by low oil prices shouldn’t be an impediment to the project.

“You don’t do major legacy projects for a city based on one year,” he said.

“You have to look out 10, 20, 30 years to envision what you want the city to be like.

“Over time, we’ve seen the dollar rise and fall, we’ve seen the price of oil rise and fall just to name two factors. You don’t do this based on what’s happening in 2016. There has to be a vision for the future.”

NHL markets with new buildings will get priority over Calgary when it comes to choosing sites for the draft, all-star game and World Cup of Hockey, the commissioner said.

Defenceman Robyn Regehr returns to Calgary to retire as a Flame

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Robyn Regehr may have won a Stanley Cup with the Los Angeles Kings, but he’s retired as a Calgary Flame.

The 35-year-old defenceman signed a ceremonial contract with the Flames on Monday to make it official.

Regehr played 11 of his 15 NHL seasons in Calgary before he was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in 2011 and then dealt to the Kings.

He won a Stanley Cup with Los Angeles in 2014, and made the following 2014-15 season his last.

“I always felt that I was a Calgary Flame and when I look back on my career, that’s the team that I identify the most with, having spent the most time here, having a big group of family and friends and a support network here in Calgary,” Regehr said Monday at a news conference.

“I put a lot of time and effort into the team when I was here. It’s a nice way to celebrate that.”

The six-foot-three, 225-pound defender had 36 goals and 163 assists in 1,090 NHL games.

The punishing shut-down defenceman was an integral part of Calgary’s run to the 2004 Stanley Cup final, which the Flames lost in seven game to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Regehr ranks second all-time in games played for the Flames with 826.

He was an assistant captain of the team for seven seasons.

“No matter where he plays, no matter what he does, he’s always going to be a Calgary Flame,” said Flames assistant general manager Craig Conroy, who was also Regehr’s teammate.

Regehr was born in Brazil, but grew up in Rosthern, Sask. He was a firstround draft pick of the Colorado Avalanche, who traded his rights to the Flames in a package deal that included Theoren Fleury going to the Avs. Regehr’s career was nearly derailed by a serious car accident at the age of 19.

He made his NHL debut less than four months after breaking both legs in

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Calgary Flames’ Robyn Regehr waves to fans as he is applauded on his retirement as a Calgary Flames during first period NHL action in Calgary, Monday. the accident.

“Going through that situation and how emotional that was and how tough physically it was and all the rehab I had to go through as a 19-year-old, I felt different,” Regehr recalled. “I wanted to make the most of any opportunity that I got.”

Regehr played for Canada in the 2000 and 2005 world championships, as well as the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Regehr, his wife and two sons now make Calgary their home.

The combination of winning a Stanley Cup in front of family and friends, as well as his body wearing down, prompted Regehr to retire.

“The body knew it was time and also not needing to chase a championship around anymore, there were things that fell into place that kind of made sense,” he said.

SCOREBOARD Local Sports Today

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

• WHL: Red Deer at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

(The Drive).

• Heritage junior B hockey: Stettler at Ponoka, 7:45 p.m.

• College basketball: Medicine Hat at RDC, women at 1 p.m., men to follow.

• Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blackhawks at Red Deer Strata Energy, 2 p.m., Arena.

• Peewee AA hockey: Okotoks Black at Central Alberta, 2:45 p.m., Clive.

• Major midget girls hockey: Spruce Grove at Red Deer, 4:45 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

• Bantam AA hockey: Red Deer Steel Kings at West Central, 5:30 p.m., Sylvan Lake.

• WHL: Red Deer at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

(The Drive).

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

Thursday

Sunday

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

• Men’s basketball: Bulldog Scrap Metal vs. Sheraton Red Deer, Vikings vs.

Lacombe All Sports Cresting, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

• Major bantam hockey: Airdrie at Red Deer, 11:30 a.m., Arena.

• Minor midget AAA hockey: Calgary Blue at Red Deer Strata Energy, noon, Arena.

• Peewee AA hockey: West Central at Red Deer TBS, 1:30 p.m., Kinex; Airdrie at Central Alberta, 3 p.m., Lacombe.

• Bantam AA hockey: West Central at Red Deer Steel Kings, 1:45 p.m., Kinsmen A. • Major midge girls hockey: Lloydminster at Red Deer, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

• Heritage junior B hockey: Cochrane at Ponoka, 2:30 p.m.; Airdrie at Three Hills, 3 p.m.; Stettler at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m.

• Midget AAA hockey: Southeast at Red Deer, 3 p.m., Arena.

• Men’s basketball: Grandview vs. NWS, Washed up Warriors vs. Chillibongs, Alken Basin vs. Triple A Batteries, 4:15 p.m.; Carstar vs. Monstars, Wells Furniture vs.

Subaru, Henry’s Eavestroughing vs. The D Leaguers, 5:30 p.m.; all games at Lindsay Thurber.

• Midget AA hockey: Red Deer Indy Graphics at Red Deer Elks, 5:30 p.m., Arena.

Friday • College basketball: Medicine Hat at RDC, women at 6 p.m., men to follow.

• Peewee AA hockey: Red Deer Parkland at Red Deer TBS, 6 p.m., Collicutt Centre.

• WHL: Red Deer at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

(The Drive).

• College men’s hockey: NAIT at RDC, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex.

• Midget AA hockey: West Central at Red Deer Elks, 8 p.m., Arena.

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

• Heritage junior B hockey: Blackfalds at Three Hills, 8:30 p.m.

Football NFL Playoffs Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9 Kansas City 30, Houston 0 Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16 Sunday, Jan. 10 Seattle 10, Minnesota 9 Green Bay 35, Washington 18

Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 AFC, 1:05 p.m.

NFC, 4:40 p.m.

Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 5 p.m.

Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 Kansas City at New England, 2:35 Green Bay at Arizona, 6:15 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 17 Seattle at Carolina, 11:05 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Denver, 2:30 p.m.

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

TBD, 4:30 p.m.

Bowling Heritage Lanes High scores Jan. 4-10 Monday Club 55+ 1 p.m.: Lorne Fowler, 281 high single; Bill Dunlop, 680 high triple.

Monday 7 p.m. mixed: Don Knowler, 272; Knowler, 667.

Tuesday 7 p.m. mixed: Tony Zirk, 280; Paul Waisman, 754.

Wednesday Club 55+ 1 p.m.: Don Knowler, 262; Knowler, 697.

Thursday morning ladies: Teresa Kutynec, 252; Tammy Downey, 711.

Thursday afternoon Special Olympics Mixed: Ryan Baker, 233; Jeremy Garbutt, 414.

Thursday 7 p.m. mixed: Bruce Hicks, 288; Sam Foster, 740.

Monday Scratch: Billy Warner, 351; Kevin Armstrong, 1084.

Youth Bowling of Canada Bumpers: Brodie Ehret, 92.

Bowlasaurus: Liam LaFrance, 118.

Peewees: Heather Hort, 127; Hort, 288 (two games).

Bantams: Ashlyn Makarenko, 168; Makarenko, 410 (three games).

Juniors: Kennedy Chrest, 278; Emma Jean Ostrikoff, 686.

Seniors: Jessica Achtemichuk, 232; Achtemichuk, 659.

GP Colorado 2 Saskatchewan 1 Vancouver 1 Calgary 2

WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Brandon 42 26 12 2 2 162 Prince Albert 42 24 14 3 1 142 Moose Jaw 42 22 15 4 1 149 Regina 42 18 18 3 3 135 Saskatoon 41 15 23 3 0 124 Swift Current 42 12 25 4 1 99

GA 126 135 135 151 171 139

Pt 56 52 49 42 33 29

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF 42 30 12 0 0 182 43 28 13 1 1 166 44 26 16 1 1 146 42 17 20 5 0 118 41 15 22 3 1 132 43 8 32 3 0 88

GA 126 128 137 137 161 182

Pt 60 58 54 39 34 19

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF Kelowna 42 29 10 3 0 154 Victoria 44 25 15 1 3 146 Prince George 42 25 15 1 1 141 Kamloops 41 21 14 4 2 142 Vancouver 43 17 21 3 2 130

GA 121 111 122 123 149

Pt 61 54 52 48 39

U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTLSOL GF 39 24 12 1 2 108 39 22 14 3 0 124 41 19 17 3 2 132 41 20 19 2 0 138 42 17 23 2 0 133

GA 85 114 142 134 162

Pt 51 47 43 42 36

Lethbridge Red Deer Calgary Edmonton Medicine Hat Kootenay

Everett Seattle Spokane Portland Tri-City

Sunday’s results Moose Jaw 4 Swift Current 3 Kamloops 3 Portland 0 Everett 3 Spokane 1 Tuesday’s games Saskatoon at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Regina at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Lethbridge at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Red Deer at Moose Jaw, 6 p.m.

Kamloops at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Regina at Portland, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Saskatoon at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Red Deer Rebels Scoring GP Nikoloshin 43 Helewka 24 DeBrusk 32 Bleackley 41 Spacek 32 Hagel 43 Philp 22 Bobyk 43 Pawlenchuk 43 Fleury 28 Musil 37 Polei 36 de Wit 43 Nogier 41 Doetzel 29 Pratt 32 Strand 43 Johnson 29 Purtill 22 Mahura 2 Shmoorkoff 39

G 25 23 14 12 12 8 13 10 16 8 12 12 6 3 0 5 0 2 1 0 0

A 36 18 23 23 22 23 16 18 9 17 12 7 9 11 8 2 7 3 2 1 1

West Division W L Pct. 2 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 0 1 .000 0 2 .000

GF GA GB 32 29 — 10 8 .5 7 17 1.5 17 20 2

WEEK TWO

Saturday’s results Georgia 12 Toronto 7 Buffalo 10 Calgary 9 Colorado 16 Rochester 14 New England 17 Vancouver 7 WEEK THREE Thursday, Jan. 14 Rochester at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 15 Calgary at New England, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Saskatchewan, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 16 Toronto at Rochester, 5:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 17 New England at Georgia, 12:05 p.m.

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL National League ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Seung Hwan Oh on a one-year contract.

American Association SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed 1B Jordan Brower. Traded RHP Cameron McVey to Lancaster for RHP Madison Boer.

ST. PAUL SAINTS — Sold the contract of 1B Angelo Songco to the L.A. Dodgers.

Frontier League JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed OF Charlie White to a contract extension.

WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Signed LHPs Pat Dyer and Tyler Ferguson RHPs Matt Fraudin, Jeremy Holcombe and Luke Wilkins OF Cody Herald INFs Matt Peters, Austin Wobrock and Jimmy Yezzo and C Eddie Sordono to contract extensions. Signed RHPs Sam Agnew-Wieland and Chase Cunningham, INF Justin Fox and OF Ricky Rodriguez.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Cincinnati LB Vontaze Burfict, without pay, for the first three games of the 2016 regular season, for repeated violations of safety-related playing rules.

CHICAGO BEARS — Promoted quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains to offensive co-ordinator.

Signed DL Keith Browner to a reserve/future contract.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed G Isame Faciane, WR Issac Fruechte, DT Toby Johnson, DB John Lowdermilk, FB Blake Renaud and LBs Terrance Plummer and Alex Singleton to reserve/future contracts.

NEW YORK JETS — Signed OT Jesse Davis, OL Lawrence Okoye, TE Adrien Robinson and G Craig Watts to reserve-future contracts.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed CB Steven Clarke to a reserve/future contract.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed RB Mack

Brown, WR LaRon Byrd, OT Takoby Cofield, DL Anthony Johnson, CB Al Louis-Jean, C Austin Reiter and LB Lynden Trail to reserve/future contracts.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed PK Sean Whyte to a contract extension.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled D Mark Pysyk from a conditioning assignment at Rochester (AHL).

DETROIT RED WINGS — Assigned D Jakub Kindl to Grand Rapids (AHL). Removed D Kyle Quincey from injured reserve. Placed LW Drew Miller on long-term injured reserve.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Recalled D Christian Marti from Reading (ECHL) to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Recalled F Josh Leivo from Toronto (AHL).

American Hockey League BAKERSFIELD CONDORS — Assigned F Greg Chase to Norfolk (ECHL).

STOCKTON HEAT — Assigned F Mitchell Heard to Adirondack (ECHL).

UTICA COMETS — Recalled F Curtis Valk from Kalamazoo (ECHL).

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS — Returned G Casey DeSmith to Wheeling (ECHL).

ECHL ALLEN AMERICANS — Loaned D Eric Roy to Lake Erie (AHL).

ALASKA ACES — Released D Nilan Nagy.

CINCINNATI CYCLONES — Claimed G Andy Iles off waivers from Kalamazoo.

MISSOURI MAVERICKS — Signed D Mike Donnellan and F Quinn Smith.

ORLANDO SOLAR BEARS — Released G Mike Nepsa as emergency backup. Added G Chris Noonan as emergency backup.

READING ROYALS — Loaned F Robbie Czarnik to San Diego (AHL).

TULSA OILERS — Released G Colten Wilson as emergency backup.

WHEELING NAILERS — Released G Daniel Spence.

RDC ATHLETICS Tyler Berkholtz of the hockey Kings is the Red Deer College athlete of the week.

Berkholtz played a major role in the Kings’ two-game sweep of the host Briercrest Clippers during the weekend, picking up three assists in a 7-3 win and scoring twice and adding a single helper in a 6-4 victory. The second-year forward from Penticton, B.C., has recorded nine goals and 22 points in 20 games this season.

• The Kings and Queens basketball teams will return to the RDC court Friday versus Medicine Hat College. The women tip off at 6 p.m., with the men to follow.

The teams will also clash Saturday at RDC, with action getting underway at 1 p.m.

Meanwhile, the hockey Kings host the NAIT Ooks Friday at 7 p.m. at the Penhold Regional Multiplex and the hockey Queens take on Olds College Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Arena.

Rattie Martin Toth Goaltenders Toth Martin

Pts 61 41 37 35 34 31 29 28 25 25 24 19 15 14 8 7 7 5 3 1 1

PIM 12 27 22 33 10 12 30 49 12 29 27 52 21 36 31 7 39 24 4 0 10

+/16 27 1 9 5 14 -7 10 6 10 8 10 3 14 17 3 3 -2 5 1 8

6 18 34

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

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GP MIN GA SO GAA Sv% 34 1847 84 4 2.73 .911 17 733 39 0 3.19 .891

WHL Scoring Leaders G 26 23 13 25 27 26 24 17 16 22 26 22 26 15 21 20 19 17 10 27 22 11

Tyson Baillie, Kel Adam Brooks, Reg Brayden Burke, Let Ivan Nikolishin, RD Dryden Hunt, MJ Reid Gardiner, P.A. Parker Bowles, TC Alex Forsberg, Vic Devante Stephens, Spo Giorgio Estephan, Let Collin Shirley, Kam Egor Babenko, Let Tyler Wong, Let Nolan Patrick, Bra Justin Gutierrez, Let Cameron Hebig, Sas Brayden Point, MJ Brett Pollock, Edm Andrew Nielsen, Let Jesse Gabrielle, PG Matthew Phillips, Vic Mathew Barzal, Sea

A 40 42 49 36 33 31 33 37 37 30 24 28 23 34 26 27 28 29 36 18 23 34

Pts 66 65 62 61 60 57 57 54 53 52 50 50 49 49 47 47 47 46 46 45 45 45

National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Florida 42 26 12 4 56 Detroit 42 22 13 7 51 Montreal 43 23 17 3 49 Boston 41 21 15 5 47 Tampa Bay 42 21 17 4 46 Ottawa 43 20 17 6 46 Toronto 40 16 17 7 39 Buffalo 42 16 22 4 36

GF 116 105 122 124 107 119 104 97

GA 89 108 107 110 102 131 112 115

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts 42 32 7 3 67 42 23 14 5 51 42 22 15 5 49 43 21 17 5 47 41 20 16 5 45 40 18 15 7 43 43 18 18 7 43 43 15 24 4 34

GF 139 123 114 97 97 91 102 109

GA 90 110 107 102 100 108 118 139

WESTERN CONFERENCE Division GP W L OT Pts Dallas 44 29 11 4 62 Chicago 44 27 13 4 58 St. Louis 45 24 14 7 55 Minnesota 42 22 12 8 52 Nashville 42 19 16 7 45 Colorado 43 21 19 3 45 Winnipeg 42 19 20 3 41

GF 149 126 111 111 107 125 111

GA 116 104 112 99 115 123 121

Washington N.Y. Rangers N.Y. Islanders New Jersey Pittsburgh Philadelphia Carolina Columbus Central

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 41 26 12 3 55 108 90 Arizona 41 21 16 4 46 116 125 San Jose 40 20 18 2 42 114 112 Vancouver 42 16 16 10 42 102 118 Anaheim 41 17 17 7 41 78 99 Calgary 41 19 20 2 40 109 129 Edmonton 43 17 23 3 37 105 127 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games Buffalo 4, Winnipeg 2 Washington 7, Ottawa 1 Chicago 6, Colorado 3 New Jersey 2, Minnesota 1 Detroit 2, Anaheim 1 Florida 2, Edmonton 1 Monday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 2, Boston 1 San Jose 5, Calgary 4 Florida at Vancouver, late Detroit at Los Angeles, late Tuesday’s Games Columbus at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Nashville at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Arizona, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Columbus at Toronto, 5 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Florida at Calgary, 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Monday’s summary Sharks 5, Flames 4 First Period 1. San Jose, Thornton 8 (Pavelski) 5:07.

2. San Jose, Donskoi 6 (Dillon, Tierney) 9:27.

3. Calgary, Monahan 13 (Ferland, Gaudreau) 13:45.

Penalties — None.

Second Period 4. San Jose, Couture 1 (unassisted) 1:53.

5. Calgary, Wideman 2 (Gaudreau, Giordano) 11:12 (pp).

6. Calgary, Bennett 6 (Backlund, Brodie) 11:27 (pp).

Penalties — Brown SJ (high-sticking) 8:33, Burns SJ (tripping) 10:08.

Third Period 7. San Jose, Burns 18 (Marleau, Thornton) 5:12 (pp).

8. San Jose, Ward 12 (Burns) 10:21.

9. Calgary, Ferland 2 (Backlund, Hamilton) 16:19 (pp).

Penalties — Backlund Cgy (stick holding) 4:38, Dillon SJ (tripping) 15:42, Vlasic SJ (fighting) 20:00, Bennett Cgy (fighting) 20:00.

Shots on goal San Jose 8 5 5 — 18 Calgary 12 8 15 — 35 Goal — San Jose: Jones (W, 18-13-2) Calgary: Ramo (L, 15-14-1).

Power plays (goal-chances) — San Jose: 1-1 Calgary: 3-4.

NHL Scoring Leaders Patrick Kane, Chi Jamie Benn, Dal Tyler Seguin, Dal Erik Karlsson, Ott Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Taylor Hall, Edm Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Blake Wheeler, Wpg Joe Pavelski, SJ Johnny Gaudreau, Cgy Alex Ovechkin, Wash Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Artemi Panarin, Chi Daniel Sedin, Vcr Patrice Bergeron, Bos Evgeny Kuznetsov, Wash John Klingberg, Dal

G 25 25 24 9 24 16 13 11 21 18 26 19 15 17 15 13 6

A 37 28 27 36 20 25 28 30 19 22 13 20 24 21 23 25 32

Pts 62 53 51 45 44 41 41 41 40 40 39 39 39 38 38 38 38

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Cleveland 26 9 .743 — Toronto 24 15 .615 4 Chicago 22 14 .611 4 Atlanta 23 15 .605 4 Miami 22 15 .595 5 Indiana 21 16 .568 6 Detroit 21 16 .568 6 Orlando 20 18 .526 7 Boston 19 18 .514 8 New York 19 20 .487 9 Washington 17 19 .472 9 Charlotte 17 20 .459 10 Milwaukee 15 24 .385 13 Brooklyn 10 28 .263 17 Philadelphia 4 36 .100 24

1/2 1/2

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB 35 2 .946 — 33 6 .846 3 26 12 .684 9 1/2 25 13 .658 10 1/2

Golden State San Antonio Oklahoma City L.A. Clippers

LOCAL

Lacrosse National Lacrosse League East Division GP W L Pct. GF GA GB New England 1 1 0 1.000 17 7 — Buffalo 1 1 0 1.000 10 9 — Georgia 2 1 1 .500 27 23 .5 Rochester 1 0 1 .000 14 16 1 Toronto 1 0 1 .000 7 12 1

TUESDAY, JAN. 12, 2016

Hockey Saturday

• AJHL: Canmore at Olds, 7 p.m.

• Men’s basketball: Johns Manville vs.

Silver Spurs, Rusty Chuckers vs. Btown, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m., Lindsay Thurber.

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

B5

BRIEFS

Lalor leads Raiders past Rebels in senior high girls basketball action

Dallas Memphis Houston Utah Sacramento Portland Denver Phoenix Minnesota New Orleans L.A. Lakers

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16 18 19 20 22 24 24 26 26 25 31

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13 15 16 18 20 20 21 23 23 23 28

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Sunday’s Games L.A. Clippers 114, New Orleans 111, OT Dallas 93, Minnesota 87 Memphis 101, Boston 98 Cleveland 95, Philadelphia 85 Houston 107, Indiana 103, OT New York 100, Milwaukee 88 Denver 95, Charlotte 92 Portland 115, Oklahoma City 110 Utah 86, L.A. Lakers 74 Monday’s Games San Antonio 106, Brooklyn 79

boys contest Monday.

Cam Walsh scored 12 points for the Broncos, pouring in four three-pointers.

The Cougars host the undefeated Lacombe Rams Wednesday.

Sydney Cherniak netted two goals for the Central Alberta U19AA Sting in a 6-5 ringette loss to the University of Alberta alumni during the weekend.

Also scoring in a losing cause were Shae-Lyn Baxter, Kristen Demale and MacKenzie Lindholm. Baylee Schulhauser and Grace Romansky shared the Sting goaltending duties.

Meanwhile, the U14AA Sting were 9-5 winners over the St. Albert U14AA Mission, getting three goals from Carly

CFL

Stampeders sign veteran defensive back Brandon Smith to extension

Eskimos sign kicker Sean Whyte to extension The Edmonton Eskimos signed Canadian kicker Sean Whyte to a one-year contract Monday.

Whyte was scheduled to become a free agent next month.

The native of White Rock, B.C., signed with Edmonton as a free agent last September and made 24-of-26 field goal tries. He hit on one-of-three field goals and added a convert in the Eskimos’ 26-20 Grey Cup win over the Ottawa Redblacks.

Whyte, entering his eighth CFL season, has made 211-of251 career field goal tries (84.1 per cent) and 217-of-218 converts. He also has a 42.6-yard punting average.

Tuesday’s Games Phoenix at Indiana, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Boston at New York, 5:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 6 p.m.

Houston at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee at Washington, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

New York at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Boston, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Denver, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

Utah at Portland, 8 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Cherniak and a pair from Tory Towers. Singles came from Julia Dawes, Megan Grubb, Shaelynn Law and Sydney Schnoor, while Madison Kohut was the winning goalie.

Carroll’s 28 points U19AA Sting drop helps Washed Up close decision to UofA Warriors down Axemen alumni during weekend Joel Carroll poured in 28 ringette play points Sunday to lead the

Kelsey Lalor scored 16 points as the visiting Lindsay Thurber Raiders ripped the Rocky Mountain House West Central Rebels 77-23 in a senior high girls basketball game Monday.

Kiera Fujimoto netted 15 points for the winners, who also got 12 from Hayley Lalor.

Emmanuella Loomis lead West Central with seven.

• The Notre Dame Cougars, with Isaac Colosimo dropping in 16 points and Carson Schiller adding 12, mauled the host Ponoka Broncs 77-29 in a JV

BRIEFS

Washington 114, Chicago 100 Miami at Golden State, late

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The Calgary Stampeders have signed international defensive back Brandon Smith to a contract extension.

Smith joined the team in 2008 and has made 103 starts at the halfback position.

Smith started 17 games last season and was second on the team with three interceptions and third with 57 tackles. The Sacramento State product also had eight pass knockdowns and a sack.

He started both of Calgary’s playoff games, making 15 total tackles.

In 103 career games, Smith has recorded 414 tackles to go with 11 interceptions, including one for a touchdown, 22 knockdowns, six sacks, six forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries. He’s also dressed for 12 post-season contests, including Grey Cup victories in 2008 and 2014.

Washed Up Warriors to a 94-79 Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association win over the NWS Axemen.

Travis Strickland added 14 points for the winners. Dario Viveros netted 22 points for the Axemen, who got an additional 16 from Tony Borngy.

In another game, Ben Cripps scored 20 points as the D Leaguers topped the Triple A Batteries 82-71.

Dave Rowe added 14 points for the winners. Andre Touchette had 21 points in a losing cause, while Larry Sampson scored 14.

EDMONTON OILERS

Hendricks suspended three games Edmonton Oilers forward Matt Hendricks has been suspended three games for boarding Florida Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad.

The NHL’s department of player safety announced the suspension Monday night.

The incident occurred during the third period of the Panthers’ 2-1 victory in Edmonton on Sunday. The 19-year-old Ekblad was going back for a loose puck behind the Florida net 2:12 into the third when he was nailed by Hendricks.

Ekblad initially had trouble getting to his feet and went to the locker-room, but returned to the game later in the period.

There was no penalty on the play for the hit, but Hendricks had a phone hearing with the NHL’s department of player safety on Monday.

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BERTRAM Sharon 1941 - 2016 Mrs. Sharon Elizabeth Bertram of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away at Red Deer on Friday, January 8, 2016 at the age of 74 years.

Sharon was born on March 29, 1941 at Coronach, Saskatchewan. A Celebration of Sharon’s Life will be held at the Salvation Army Church, 4837 - 54 Street, Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Sharon’s honor may be made directly to the Red Deer Hospice Society at www.reddeerhospice.com.

Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

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DERKSEN John 1935 - 2016 Our cherished husband, father, and Opa passed away suddenly on January 8, 2016 at the age of 80 years in Red Deer, Alberta. John was born in Ouderkerk, Holland October 18,1935. John is survived by his loving wife, Marie, of 57 years; his three special beloved children, Jalayne (Dave), Daren. Daryl (Sharon), and his precious grandchildren; Janelle, Joshua, Janessa (Michael), Matthew and Sarah. John was greatly treasured and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Memorial Service will take place January 13, 2016 at 2 pm. Bethany Baptist Church. In honour of John’s memory donations can be made to the Parkinson’s or Heart Foundation.

SAGANIUK 1932 - 2016 David Saganiuk of Red Deer passed away at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on January 1, 2016 at the age of 83 years. David was born in LaCoray, Alberta and in his early life, farmed in the Milk River area.

Returning to Red Deer in the early 70’s, David started working at the Michener Center in the landscaping department and later transferred to the laundry department.

He then finished his working life at the Red Deer Regional Hospital in the laundry department for 25 years, retiring at the age of 61.

David met Karen Hunter in 1981 in Red Deer and after three years of being together, they moved into the Sulwood apartments where they lived until 1986. They spent the next thirty years exploring life together but really stayed close to Red Deer where they enjoyed their many friends and family visits in the various homes they shared.

David had lived in Extendicare Michener Hill for just over a year when he suffered a massive stroke.

He spent his last days in the Red Deer Regional Hospital Center surrounded by loving friends. David is survived by Karen Hunter; brother Joseph Saganiuk; cousins, Ron and Val Gizowski and his many friends in Extendicare Michener Hill.

David was predeceased by both his parents. In following with David’s wishes, no formal funeral will be held.

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JARDINE Doris Jean Nov. 25, 1938 - Jan. 8, 2016 With her family by her side, it is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Doris Jean Jardine. After a short battle with a cancerous brain tumor, Doris passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loved ones. She was 77 years old.

Doris was able to spend every day with her husband on the farm. Doris was born in Lacombe and was married to David Jardine on September 28th, 1957 and the two enjoyed 58 beautiful years of marriage. They had four children, David Jr., Sandy (Shelley), Don (Cindy), and Ted (Lynne).

Dave and Doris opened their home to their nephew, Jim Mitchell (Joyanne) and niece, Shirley Mitchell (Rob Cookson) and welcomed them as a part of their family.

Doris loved each of her grandchildren dearly and she will be in their hearts forever.

Doris will also be missed by her sister, Helen Hill, her deceased sister Alice Fletcher and her sister-inlaw’s Margaret Jardine and Jean O’Neil. Doris was a marvelous hostess.

She opened up the farm home to many family and friends, with no one leaving on an empty stomach.

Doris loved spending time with her girlfriends. She and Dave made many friends down in Southern Arizona, they both cherished each and every day there. Doris volunteered her time at the Lacombe Hospital Auxiliary and it is her wish that any contributions be made to this association. She selflessly lived her life for Dave, her family, and her friends. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Lacombe Memorial Center on Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 1:00 PM. If friends desire memorial contributions may be made to the Lacombe Nursing Home Auxiliary, c/o Lacombe Health Trust, Box 5663, Lacombe, AB. T4L 1X3.

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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ANDERSEN It is with great sadness that the family of Allan Andersen announces his passing at the South Health Campus, Calgary on January 2, 2016 at the age of 56 years. He will be greatly missed and lovingly remembered by his 4 children Adam Andersen of Calgary; Melissa, Joshua and Jennifer Andersen all of Edmonton; ex-wife Debbie (Bill) Dowhun of Edmonton; mother Jeanette Andersen of Olds; sister Connie (Dev) Aggarwal of Red Deer; brothers Rob Andersen of Langdon and Aaron (Carolyn) Andersen of Red Deer. He was predeceased by his father Arne Andersen.

Funeral services were held on Saturday January 9, 2016 at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #105, Olds.

Interment followed at the Wimborne Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Alberta Heart & Stroke Foundation.

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PORTER Gary Bruce Oct. 18, 1941 - Jan. 7, 2016 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Gary Bruce Porter of Leduc, AB at the age of 74 on Jan 7, 2016. Gary will be lovingly remembered by his daughter Shannon Porter (Lorne Educational Babenek), son Dennis Porter Accounting (Michelle), grandchildren Jayden Porter and Therin INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Fear of Public Speaking?

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAMASCUS, Syria — Aid convoys delivered long-awaited food, medicine and other supplies to three besieged Syrian communities Monday, part of a U.N.-supported operation to help tens of thousands of civilians cut off for months by the fighting.

Reports of starvation and images of emaciated children have raised global concerns and underscored the urgency for new peace talks that the U.N. is hoping to host in Geneva on Jan. 25.

U.N. humanitarian chief Stephen O’Brien said about 400 people in the hospital in the besieged mountain village of Madaya must be evacuated immediately to receive life-saving medical attention. He told reporters after briefing the U.N. Security Council that they need treatment for medical complications, severe malnourishment and starvation.

This must be done as soon as possible “or they are in grave peril of losing their lives,” O’Brien said, adding that efforts will be made to get ambulances to Madaya on Tuesday to evacuate the 400 people, of all ages, if safe passage can be assured.

The U.N. says 4.5 million Syrians are living in besieged or hard-to-reach areas and desperately need humanitarian aid, with civilians prevented from leaving and aid workers blocked from bringing in food, medicine, fuel and other supplies.

It will take several days to distribute the aid in Madaya, near Damascus, and the Shiite villages of Foua and Kfarya in northern Syria, and the supplies are probably enough to last for a month, aid agencies said.

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“A while ago, I was just approached by a little girl and her first question was, ‘Did you bring food?”’

Added Sajjad Malik, a representative of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees who took part in the operation: “It’s cold and raining, but there is excitement because we are here with some food and blankets.”

The operation marked a small, positive development in a bitter conflict now in its fifth year that has killed a quarter of a million people, displaced millions of others and left the country in ruins.

“This has to be just a start,” said New Zealand’s U.N. Ambassador Gerard van Bohemen, who called for the Security Council meeting with Spain. “It can’t be just a one-off situation.

Humanitarian access cannot be held hostage to politics.”

Rebels opposed to President Bashar Assad are in control of Madaya, a mountain town about 15 miles (24 kilometres) northwest of Damascus. Government troops and fighters from the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have surrounded the town. Opposition activists and aid groups have reported several deaths from starvation in recent weeks.

Syria’s U.N. Ambassador Bashar Ja’afari denied anyone was starving in Madaya and blamed Arab television especially “for fabricating these allegations and lies.”

Speaking at U.N. Headquarters, he blamed “armed terrorist groups” for stealing humanitarian aid and reselling it at prohibitive prices.

“The Syrian government is not and will not exert any policy of starvation against its own people,” Ja’afari said.

But O’Brien, the U.N. humanitarian chief, said all the

evidence the U.N. has shows there has been very severe malnourishment, severe food shortages, and reports of people “who are either starving or indeed have starved and died.”

An Associated Press crew saw the first three trucks cross into Madaya on Monday, although journalists were not allowed to accompany the aid workers.

At the town’s entrance, several civilians — including five children shivering against the cold — said they were waiting to be taken out.

“I want out. There is nothing in Madaya, no water, no electricity, no fuel and no food,” said Safiya Ghosn, a teacher who stood at the entrance of the town hoping to be evacuated.

Simultaneously, trucks began entering Foua and Kfarya, which are both under siege by rebel groups hundreds of miles (kilometres) to the north.

Tales of hunger and hardship have emerged from those inside all three communities: Pro-government fighters recently evacuated from inside Foua and Kfarya have said some residents are eating grass to survive. Residents of Madaya similarly have reported living off soup made of leaves and salt water.

Madaya has attracted particular attention in recent days because of reports of deaths and images in social media of severely malnourished residents. The aid operation, which is being facilitated by the U.N., was agreed on last week.

Some Assad supporters have said the photos were faked, and others alleged the rebels were withholding food from residents.

The aid group Doctors Without Borders says 23 people have died of starvation at a health centre it supports in Madaya since Dec. 1, including six infants and five adults over 60.

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Syrians from the besieged town of Madaya walk near Syrian soldiers as they leave towards the capital for treatment, in the countryside of Damascus, Syria, Monday. Three trucks carrying longawaited food and medical supplies entered the Syrian town of Madaya with Doctors without Borders (MSF) saying almost 30 people there have died of starvation after a months-long siege by government forces. At the same time, three aid trucks entered the isolated north-western Shiite villages of Foua and Kefraya, which have been besieged by hardline Islamist rebels, Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah said.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD — Four countries —— Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States —— were cloistered away late into the night Monday trying to lay a foundation they hope will eventually lead to peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban fighters. But in the end, the biggest decision that appeared to be reached was to meet again.

Still an Afghan official, who was in the meeting but did not want to be identified because he is not authorized to speak to the media, said, “some good progress” was made during what turned out to be a marathon session.

The Taliban were not invited to the talks and a Taliban official said there would be no di-

rect talks with the Afghan government without first talking to the United States.

The final communique, however, seemed to rule that out.

“The participants emphasized the immediate need for direct talks between representatives of the Government of Afghanistan and representatives from Taliban groups in a peace process that aims to preserve Afghanistan’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

A small breakaway Taliban group said Monday it was ready for talks. The faction, which emerged following the revelation last year that the Taliban leader and founder Mullah Mohammed Omar had died two years ago, is believed to be relatively small and its absence from the battlefield is unlikely to be a game changer.

The Taliban have stepped up

attacks across the country and while they have been unable to hold urban centres, the religious militia has operated in rural areas, often dispensing justice and challenging the government’s authority. Afghan security forces have taken heavy casualties, particularly since the withdrawal of NATO-led forces from Afghanistan last year. They complain bitterly about inadequate supplies and still rely heavily on U.S. airpower.

The presence of the U.S. and China together at the table reflects the urgency of getting talks started. China has historically close ties with Pakistan and while there were four countries represented at Monday’s talks, Pakistan is seen as the key to getting the largest contingent of Taliban fighters to the table.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — Thirty-three years ago, Chrysler invented the minivan. Now, it’s reinventing it — with styling reminiscent of an SUV, high-tech features and a first-ever hybrid version that Chrysler hopes will make minivans popular again.

The 2017 Chrysler Pacifica was unveiled Monday morning at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

It’s the latest incarnation of the family hauler that took the suburbs by storm. Lee Iacocca, Chrysler Corp.’s former chairman, drove the company’s first minivan off the assembly line in 1983. Baby Boomers loved its sliding doors and roomy interior, and the minivan quickly replaced station wagons as the vehicle of choice for shuttling around kids.

By the early 1990s, Chrysler was selling more than 500,000 per year. U.S. minivan sales peaked at 1.37 million in 2000.

But minivans took a hit when car companies started making crossovers — small SUVs that had as much space as minivans but handled more like cars and had better fuel economy. Minivans suddenly looked clunky and undesirable. General Motors and Ford stopped making them altogether.

Last year, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles — Chrysler’s current owner — sold less than 200,000 minivans in the U.S. FCA aims to reverse that slide with the Pacifica, which goes on sale this spring. It replaces both the Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan, although FCA’s car chief Tim Kuniskis says the company will keep making the current model of the Grand Caravan for as long as there is buyer demand. Sales of the Grand Caravan fell 28 per cent last year.

There’s hardly anything the company didn’t change with the Pacifica — members of some focus groups didn’t realize it was a minivan, the company says. Kuniskis says a vehicle so different deserved a new name the company settled on “Pacifica,” the name of a small SUV Chrysler sold a decade ago.

The Pacifica has a sleeker, sweptback look than the current boxy mod-

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Tim Kuniskis, head of passenger car brands for Fiat Chrysler, poses with the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, Monday. els, which were last redesigned in 2008. It sits lower to the ground and has bigger wheels, giving it a more substantial feel. It looks more luxurious, with bright chrome strips outlining the windows and LED-accented headlights and taillights.

But FCA knows looks alone aren’t enough to fend off rivals like the Honda Odyssey and the Toyota Sienna, which have been eating away at Chrysler’s market share for years.

So it’s debuting several segment firsts. The Pacifica will be the only minivan with a plug-in hybrid version.

The hybrid will go up to 30 miles on electric power alone before its gas engine kicks in, thanks to a lithium-ion battery tucked under the second-row seats. Gas-powered models have a

3.6-litre V-6 engine with 287 horsepower. Chrysler promises the new minivan, 200 pounds lighter than its predecessors, will have the best fuel economy in the segment.

And Chrysler is changing the minvan’s hallmark feature, the sliding doors: They’ll be aluminum and handsfree, opening automatically if the driver waves a foot under them. The vehicle also can automatically perform parallel and perpendicular parking, and the rear-seat entertainment system has two ten-inch touchscreens that let passengers play games, watch movies or surf the Internet.

There is no all-wheel-drive version for now. Kuniskis said all-wheel-drive sales make up a tiny percentage of the minivan market, so FCA didn’t think

there was enough demand.

Pricing hasn’t been announced. The current Chrysler Town and Country — the fancier of the company’s models — starts at $30,000.

The minivan will be made in Windsor, Ontario. Kuniskis said a few will be sold overseas, but 95 per cent will be sold in North America.

Kelley Blue Book analyst Mark Williams says minivans face an uphill battle. This fall, small SUVs became the biggest segment of the U.S. new-vehicle market, at 14 per cent. Small vans make up only about 3 per cent of that market, according to Ward’s AutoInfoBank.

Still, Williams thinks the Pacifica is a minivan the owner can be proud to drive.

Honda Civic named North American Car of the Year

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — After a few years of Detroit domination, two foreign automakers nabbed 2016 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year honours.

A panel of about 55 independent automotive journalists selected the Honda Civic and Volvo XC90 on Monday. The winners were unveiled at the start of press previews for the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Civic bested the Chevrolet Malibu and the Mazda MX-5 Miata, and the XC90 edged out the Nissan Titan XD and Honda Pilot. Chevy was a particu-

larly strong contender, with 2 additional cars on the pre-finalist short list of 10. It was the first time in the 23-year history of the awards program that a brand had three representatives on the short list, and General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra was standing close by in case the big honour came her company’s way.

Instead the Civic became a two-time winner.

“What a great competitive set to be in with Malibu and Miata. All great cars,” said John Mendel, executive vice-president of Honda’s U.S. operations.

The Civic also garnered the award in 2006. Still, he pointed out the victory

lap will be brief, as the award is “added pressure” to the development team already working on the next-generation Civic.

Volvo’s award should help the automaker as it tries to re-establish itself in the U.S. market after being sold in 2010 by Ford Motor Co. to Chinese investors.

The company intends to use the award in its marketing, especially as it rolls out other new models, said Lex Kerssemakers, president and CEO for the Americas. “It’s a very well-known award, and I think people look at it,” he said. “Customers need references.

It’s a very competitive environment outside.”

The award for the XC 90, he said, validates Volvo’s newly designed architectures and environmental engines and transmissions. “As we are using in the future the same platforms, the same drivetrains for all the other cars to follow, this shows that were absolutely on the right track,” Kerssemakers said.

The Detroit automakers came away with double-barrelled wins in 2013 and 2014, and took top truck honours last year with the Ford F-150. The last year both awards went to foreign manufacturers was 2012, when the Hyundai Elantra and Land Rover Evoque won.

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Obama aims to frame choice facing Americans in 2016 STATE OF UNION ADDRESS through a series of sweeping executive orders — the nation’s attention has been drawn inevitably to the presidenWASHINGTON — President Barack tial contest. Still, Obama’s reliance on Obama’s final State of the Union ad- executive powers means many of his dress will unmistakably attempt to actions could be erased by a Republiframe the choice facing Americans as can president. He’s vowed to campaign they select his successor, doling out aggressively for the Democratic noman optimistic vision of the country’s inee, and his administration is seen future in contrast with what he sees as as favouring Clinton, though the presthe pessimism that’s pervasive in the ident won’t formally back a candidate Republican primary. during his party’s primary.

Obama won’t directly appeal for Some presidential candidates, inAmericans to keep the Democratic cluding Republican Sen. Marco Rubio Party in the White House for a third of Florida will be on hand for Obama’s straight term. And he won’t endorse a address. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sandspecific candidate in the 2016 race. ers, an independent seeking the DemoBut he will outline domestic and cratic nomination, will also be present. international priorities that build on The president will likely tout progsteps he’s taken during his two terms ress on the economy, which was plungin office, a vision certain to be more ing into the depths of recession when in line with Hillary Clinton and other he took office and is now humming at Democrats than a more comfortTUESDAY’S PRIME-TIME the Republican able pace. He’s presidential canADDRESS MARKS A TRANSITION expected to keep didates. up his appeals FOR OBAMA — HIS LAST “He feels very for broader acoptimistic about HIGH-PROFILE OPPORTUNITY TO tions to address this future,” gun violence, reSPEAK TO THE PUBLIC BEFORE form the criminal White House chief of staff Dejustice system VOTING IN THE FIRST nis McDonough and formally apPRESIDENTIAL NOMINATING said. “That, by the prove a sweeping way, is something Asia-Pacific trade CONTESTS BEGINS ON FEB. 1 that’s a little difpact. He’ll try to ferent than some convince a public WITH THE IOWA CAUCUSES. of the doom and increasingly skepgloom that we tical of his forhear from the Republican candidates eign policy stewardship that he has a out there every day.” handle on the volatile Middle East and Tuesday’s prime-time address is taking steps to prevent terrorism in marks a transition for Obama — his the United States. last high-profile opportunity to speak “There’s a lot we have to get doto the public before voting in the first ne over the course of the next year,” presidential nominating contests be- White House spokesman Josh Earnest gins on Feb. 1 with the Iowa caucuses. said.

The looming election means that The pomp and pageantry of the anprospects are low for significant legis- nual nationally televised address in lative accomplishments between the the House chamber will also have a Democratic president and Republican splash of the gauzy nostalgia that’s a lawmakers. Acknowledging that reali- hallmark of the Obama political opty, Obama’s speech will have few of the eration. Among the guests sitting in new policy proposals that typically fill first lady Michelle Obama’s box will be the annual nationally televised pres- Edith Childs, a South Carolina womidential address to both chambers of an who first introduced Obama to the Congress.

“Fired Up! Ready to go!” chant that Obama has so far succeeded in became ubiquitous during his 2008 staving off lame duck status — largely campaign.

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But the Obamas’ guests will also reflect what’s likely to be left undone or incomplete when the president leaves office.

A chair in Mrs. Obama’s box will be left empty to honour victims of gun violence. Despite a rash of mass shootings during his tenure, Obama has been unable to get Congress to pass gun control legislation, settling instead for more modest executive actions, including steps announced last

week to expand background checks for gun purchases.

The president has also invited a refugee from war-torn Syria to attend the speech, a symbolic counter to Republicans proposing to block Syrians seeking asylum in the U.S. But the selection is also a reminder of Obama’s inability to end the bloodshed in Syria, where the nearly five-year civil war has spurred a refugee crisis and created a vacuum for terrorism.

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Betting $40,026 on the life of a 73-year-old lottery winner

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Ranny, a female snow leopard, eats raw meat given as a Christmas gift at Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Lincoln, Neb.

DETROIT — Someone is betting $40,026 on the life of a 73-year-old lottery winner in Michigan.

That amount was the highest bid Thursday in an online auction for a lottery prize that pays $1,000 a month, before taxes. But here’s the hitch: The money is paid only as long as Donald Magett stays alive.

The Portage man won the “Cash for Life” game back in 1984, although the winnings lately have been going to bankruptcy trustee Tom Richardson to pay Magett’s debts.

Richardson auctioned the lottery prize — the last main asset — in an effort to close the bankruptcy case. The auction house, repocast.com, said the top bid was $40,026. At that price, Magett would need to live a few more years for the winner to at least break even. The winner soon will get the first annual payment of $12,000.

Richardson said he doesn’t know the details about Magett’s health.

“All I know is his lawyer tells me his health is good,” Richardson said.

Bidders weren’t offered any information either.

The Social Security Administration predicts that the life expectancy of a 73-year-old man is another 13 years.

The winner’s name was not released. Magett declined to comment through his attorney, Steve Rayman, who also declined to comment.

“We had hundreds of calls — and that’s putting it lightly. We had one from Great Britain,” said Duane Mingerink of the auction house. “You like gambling?

That’s what this is.”

Letting go of pet in pain always a struggle Dear Annie: “Michael” and I have been dating for two years, and I’m pretty sure that he’s the one. He’s smart, funny and sensitive, and we agree on most things.

One thing that we do not agree on, however, is my 15-year-old Pomeranian, “Clover.” Clover has had a number of surgeries lately and for the past eight months, has needed a catheter. Michael believes that I should put Clover down, because she is in a lot of pain and the veterinarian claims that things are not likely to get better.

I appreciate Michael’s sympathy. I really do. I just wish that he would put himself in my shoes. I’ve had Clover since she was a puppy. I consider her to be one of my dearest friends. We have been through so much together that I cannot lose her if I don’t have to. How do I explain to Michael that I want to hold onto my friend as long as possible? — Confused and Torn Dear Confused: We know you love Clover and want her around forever. But you are hurting her terribly. She is in constant pain. She is not going to get

HOROSCOPES Tuesday, Jan. 12 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Howard Stern, 61; Kirstie Alley, 64; Olivier Martinez, 49 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Find ways you can be more independent and inventive.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You love to work, and you love to succeed. 2016 is the year to become more involved with your international connections; plus formulate and follow your goals and dreams for the future.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have ambitious goals for the future, as you launch yourself into unchartered territory. A partner, colleague or loved one has an idea that could help make your dreams come true.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The silvery Moon is travelling through your reputation zone, so you’ll be in the public spotlight in some way today. Don’t expect everyone to like what you’re doing though Taurus!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’re feeling optimistic about future prospects but don’t be too hasty!

Do your homework and be prepared so that — when lucky opportunities appear — you’re ready to rock and roll!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t jump to halfbaked conclusions Crabs — especially when it comes to financial matters. Be patient. Plus take the time to look beyond outer appearances, as you think things through.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Uranus is activating your adventure zone so you’re keen to travel somewhere soon, preferably with family or friends.

Or go travelling in your mind via reading and watching movies.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): With clear communication and a proactive approach, you’ll surprise yourself with your innovative problem-solving skills. Mercury’s still retrograde though so you’ll have JOANNE MADELINE to be patient.

MOORE LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): SUN SIGNS Laidback Libra — be more proactive about nurturing and extending your peer group.

And be more discerning, as you keep your real mates close and give fair-weather friends the flick.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Being a stubborn Scorpio will get you nowhere fast today — especially with family members. Things are changing rapidly and you need to be passionately proactive, or you’ll be left behind.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The Moon connects with Uranus today, which increases your Sagittarian restlessness — and your tendency to make hasty, half-baked decisions. So pace yourself and take your time.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you keep doing what you’re doing, then you’ll keep getting what you’re getting! When it comes to a fractured family relationship, don’t hesitate to road test a radical new approach.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Attached Aquarians — aim to get the balance right between committed coupledom and invigorating independence. Sick of being single? Look for an adventurous lover who is also a friend.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): With the Moon moving through your solitude zone, aim for some peace and quiet today Pisces. Spend time in a special place, where you can contemplate your future and look within.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

better. In fact, her pain may become unbearable. A true friend does not insist that her loving companion stay alive for her sake. We realize that you don’t intend to be so cruel to Clover simply because you aren’t ready to say goodbye. Please talk to the veterinarian. Ask whether there is someone who can help you make the decision that is best for Clover, and perhaps have Michael come with you so he, KATHY MITCHELL too, can be a source of supAND MARCY SUGAR port.

ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: This is for “Mike,” who asked why women expect their retired husbands to take on household chores, but the women won’t clean the gutters or mow the lawn.

I have been married for 50 years. For 45 of those, I worked a full-time job, raised two great kids, cooked, washed clothes and cleaned the house. During this time, my husband also worked full time, but did little around the house, so he had time for golf, fishing

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and getting together with the boys.

My husband retired five years ago and I still work full time. I asked him to help with the housework, since he’s home so much. Instead, he hired a cleaning person. I asked, “Would you mind doing some of the laundry?” So he washes his clothing but not mine, which is OK. He even cooks now and then. And for those gutter cleanings and fix-it projects? He hired a yard guy and a handyman. Life is good. — A Happy Wife Dear Happy: We say, whatever works. If you can afford to hire the help you need, by all means, do so.

It’s better than feeling stressed, resentful and overworked. Your husband may not have been willing to take on these chores himself, but he was considerate enough to hire someone, so neither of you was stuck with all the work.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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TUESDAY, JAN. 12, 2016

Turning 30 not all that terrifying January eleventh nineteen eighty six a baby was born. She was five weeks premature, had a skull full of thick black hair and even back then was a stubborn little bugger. This baby’s name was Lindsay Rae Sawyer (that’s me!) and yesterday she turned thirty years old.

Thirty, can you believe it? It astounds me how quickly thirty years has come and gone. I can remember being a child and thinking about how my teen years couldn’t come fast enough.

Once those LINDSAY hit it was pretBROWN ty much a blur for an undeterME PLUS THREE mined amount of time but once I pulled my head out of my you-know-what I found myself quickly nearing the terrifying twenties.

Turns out this age was way more fun than the teens because you’re legal to do whatever (well, mostly whatever)

you want. For a time I took full advantage of this. These last ten years have taught me so many life lessons. I can honestly say, without a shadow of a doubt, my life has so far been exceptional.

Tomorrow my family and I will set off on our new adventure. The moving truck is packed tight. The closets and cupboards have all been stripped and cleaned and we have said goodbye to the house that has felt like home for so very long.

I think about the young girl who once stepped into this house, still only a child herself—pregnant and terrified for what the future held and I cannot help but smile. If only I could tell her that it would all work out. If only I could write a letter to the person I was so many years ago, explaining that this is exactly the way that life is meant to be. I would tell her to embrace every moment.

I would tell this naïve and scared person that raising an infant is difficult even in the best of times. However there will be nothing else she does in her life that is more important. Also take pictures; there can never be enough pictures of these moments in time.

I would tell her that despite being young she and her spouse will be

strong. They will go through the toughest times she has yet to see in a relationship and only come out of it sturdier than before. And somewhere along the line there will be a realization. After all is said and done, once businesses have been built and entire lifetimes have been lived it always comes down to the two of them. Friendships will have come and gone and the children will be embarking on their own journeys—these two people who so long ago began a journey with nothing more than an infant and a pile of dreams will still be holding hands and venturing off into the sunset together. It will be a romance that endures the ages.

However I would also have to say that these next years will not only be sunshine and puppy love. There will be more heartaches and strife than she will know what to do with. Whether it is her parents, siblings, the children, in-laws or friendships—there will be upheaval. After all what is family for? There will be moments when this woman will assume that she will never again speak to some of those she has come to love. The heartache of the matter will be so grand that it will seemingly take up every spare minute of her life. She will discover herself downhearted and glum dwelling over what has went so terribly wrong

to cause such turmoil in her life.

These times are painful but entirely necessary. They are there to assist us with the essential growth we need to move on to our next journey in life.

And if it is meant to be the relationships we’ve broken will become mended bringing us closer to those we love.

Throughout a lifespan I can imagine how many times we think back and say to ourselves, “if only”. If only I would have said ‘this’ instead of getting angry. If only I could have told them I loved them once more. If only I might go back in time to tell my former self the lessons I have learnt.

Yet it is not really about the “if only” is it?

At some point or another we are all just a terrified person not knowing how we will possibly get through this next hurdle. I think that if we can embrace the scariness that is inevitable in life, we can find peace in knowing that one day it will be something we merely look back on.

And maybe uncovering this knowledge will not assist in comforting a young and scared Lindsay Rae Sawyer but it certainly makes me feel better about what’s ahead for a certain Lindsay Rae Brown and her family.

Lindsay Brown is an Alberta mother of two and freelance columnist.

Downturn a time for innovation, creation There are some things in life that do not fluctuate.

Unfortunately, the price of oil is not one of them.

However, I have noticed that even as the needle hovering over the price of oil remains fairly steady on ‘low’, dropping only slightly to ‘really low’, some things stay the same.

The sun still rises in the east. The days are getting longer. And, Toronto Maple Leafs, no matter if they win or lose, will have loyal fans such as myself forever.

And as there has been in the past and there will be in the future, there are two camps of people; eternal pessimists and eternal optimists.

Sometimes the pessimists will invade the optimists’ camp and take great delight in shooting off their little ‘ain’t it awful’ arrows of doom and gloom.

Pessimists always seem to know somebody who knows somebody who knows somebody else who knows stuff the rest of us wonder about, but don’t know for sure.

And they also know people who have told them, probably with their right hand on the Bible, that things are only going to get worse. And to make matters worse it seems their circle of acquaintances seem to only include

people who have been laid off, are about to be laid off, or never even got hired in the first place to get laid off.

Ain’t it awful.

While I agree entirely that Alberta is a boom and bust province where the TREENA streets and the MIELKE roads are paved LIFE with black gold in the boom days, I refuse to believe that Albertans must succumb to a self-destructive world of ‘ain’t it awful’.

If you want to cry about how taxes go up and snow removal is non-existent (and not because we have had minimal snowfall) and mail delivery is slower than watching paint dry, no one will stop you.

But, guess what? Nothing changes, life goes on.

I do believe when the price of oil is low and Albertans are facing layoffs and an economic downturn, it is time for all of us to become innovative and

creative and not waste even one moment of time whining about it.

A few months ago, the majority of Albertans exercised their democratic right and voted in the NDP government, and not by just a little bit, but by a landslide. Whining and crying over the way government in power is making decisions now is a little bit like crying over spilled milk.

We need to get over it.

I was raised in the ‘50s and ‘60s by a single dad. In those days it was a Social Credit government here in good old rural Alberta.

But, it didn’t make a lot of difference to us.

We were poor, actually, some would say we were dirt poor.

I didn’t really feel poor, although I’m not exactly sure how a poor kid is supposed to feel. I just kind of knew it.

We didn’t talk about it much, but I’m quite sure that if the price of oil had risen to a hundred dollars a barrel, we would have still been poor.

My dad sold insurance to farmers, often bent over the rim of a tire tractor to write up the policy. His finesse as a salesman kept bread on the table and allowed us to stock up on sardines. We ate a lot of sardines, it seemed. It also gave him time to hunt for all the misplaced Bambis out there and always it

seemed there was at least one who was not fortunate enough to dodge a speeding bullet and met his demise. In the summer he fished.

I didn’t really like fishing, but I liked my dad and I liked hanging out with him. I remember him; the way the skin around his blue eyes crinkled in the corners and the way he tucked his violin under his chin when he was about to play a tune.

And I do know that to this day I’m grateful for those memories and I’m also grateful that my happiness has never been solely based on how the wheel of economic fortune spins in my world.

That being said, the present reality does not paint a bright economic picture for many Albertans right now.

And my heart goes out to those individuals who have been given their pink slips, many with very little notice.

But, realistically speaking, nothing is as permanent as change, whether it is good or bad.

And, necessity truly is the mother of invention and creativity!

Treena Mielke lives in Sylvan Lake and is editor of the Rimbey Review. She has been a journalist and columnist for more than 25 years. Treena is married to Peter and they have three children and six grandchildren.

Being honest with what you really and truly want responses to be completely honest and to cut yourself some slack. It might be tougher than you expect. When I first tried this exercise, I couldn’t answer any of the questions.

If you want to experience profound and lasting change in your life, you’ll need to answer the question, “What do you really, truly want?” If you’re honest, you’ll find an answer. If you’re

willing, you’ll find a way. The fact is, you are really, truly deserving of so much more.

Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator. His recent book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca.

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“I told you I don’t know!” I could tell he was becoming agitated.

“But what do you want?” she persisted. “What do you really, truly want?”

“I’ll tell you what I want,” he said, raising his voice. “I want this stupid exercise to end.”

The female participant looked over at me then back at her husband, wondering if she should pose the MURRAY question again.

FUHRER I nodded. He held up both EXTREME ESTEEM his hands in resignation and shook his head.

“OK, I admit it,” he confessed. “I want someone to tell me that it’s OK to be happy!”

“What do you want?” is an exercise in deservability that I use in both group settings and in-dividual self-esteem sessions. It consists of two simple questions, “What do you want? What do you really, truly want?” I want participants to discover the difference between what they truly want and what they feel worthy to experience and there can be a vast difference.

The process is deceptively simple and works best with three participants. Designate an A, B and C person. The A person repeatedly asks the question, “What do you want? What do you really, truly want?” for two full minutes. The B person responds to the question and the C per-son writes down the responses. Then the participants change roles and repeat the process until each person has filled each of the three positions. The responses are then read aloud.

Initial responses are often materialistic or impractical: I want to win the lottery, to live in a bigger house or to drive a new car. But as the seconds tick past (it can seem like an eternity) and participants begin to “lean” into the experience, replies become more open and honest. The truth is, most of us feel anxiety around vocalizing what it is that we really, truly want.

This metaphorical boundary between what we desire and what we feel deserving of is often the result of early programming – an idea instilled in us during our formative years and rein-forced over a lifetime of living.

In the above example, a mother, son and daughter-in-law volun-teered to participate in the exercise. Each had a big dream and an equally big belief that blocked his or her way: you can’t do what you love and make a living.

This belief has stopped many people from expressing and doing what they really, truly want. In reality, many people make a living doing what they love.

Other people make a living and then do what they love on the side. Either way, the dream is realized – the imaginary barrier is seen and conquered.

I recently did a session with a young woman who had wanted to be a photographer – a dream she had kept on the back burner for years. During the exercise, she burst into tears and blurted out, “I want to be a professional photographer but I’m not good enough!”

Here is where a shift in our core beliefs comes into play. If there is something you really want to do, then you must first unearth deep-seated beliefs that are preventing it from happen-ing. Admittedly, not everything is possible. You might not have what it takes to be a ballerina or a rock star, but for achievements that are within your grasp, you must first acknowledge and then break down the blocks that stand in your way. To do this, you must accept the responsibil-ity for making it happen, and that includes working hard to become good enough. Simply feel-ing deserving is not enough to ensure success. In addition to wanting it, you must also be willing to do what it takes to achieve it – essentially, get out there, do the work and face the risks.

Upon hearing about the exercise, someone once said to me, “We don’t deserve everything! Who do we think we are?” Allow me to clarify. When I speak of deservability, I’m not speaking of an unfounded sense of entitlement.

Knowing what you want is vital but it’s only the first step. Clarity is important in any venture and especially so when you’re working to clear emotional blocks. In this regard, I recommend another simple exercise. Sit down with a pencil and paper and answer these three questions. Who am I? What do I want? Why is it important to me? Remember when you’re pondering your

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“Not knowing when the dawn will come, I open every door.”

– Emily Dickinson, American Poet

Buy 1 full metre or unit of selected merchandise at Fabricland’s regular price and get the next 1 or 2 or 3 metres or units of equal value or less, FREE!!

All Prices here Exclusive to Fabricland

Club Members

MEMBERSHIP CARD MUST BE PRESENTED FOR DISCOUNTS..

(exclusions apply to Promotional, Clearance, “Special Purchase”, Signature Styles & Yarn) 1st in Fabric Selection Quality & Value

2119 Ave –RED RED DEER Unit #1 5239, 53rd Avenue 2119 Gaetz Ave DEER NEW Gaetz 2119 Gaetz Ave ––RED DEER 2119 Gaetz Ave – RED DEER LOCATION

North of Superstore

403-343-1277 403-343-1277 403-343-1277 403-343-1277

STORE HOURS Mon-Fri: 10AM - 9PM Sat: 9:30AM - 5:30PM Sun: 12PM - 5PM Fabricland Sewing Club Members Value Hotline 1.866.R.Fabric 1.866.732.2742 www.fabriclandwest.com