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MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific Railway, which posted record profits and revenue last year, plans to cut almost 1,000 more jobs this year as it adjusts to lower shipment volumes amid a collapse in commodity prices and a weak Canadian economy. The Calgary-based company says most of the cuts to unionized and management positions will result from attrition and kick in by mid-year. Since 2012, the railway has cut 6,000 to 7,000 jobs in a move to boost its bottom line. In the process, it has dramatically improved its operating ratio, or operating expenses as a percentage of revenue, to below 60 per cent. “There is still more to accomplish,” CEO Hunter Harrison said during a conference call Thursday about the company’s fourth-quarter and year-end results. “What we’re focusing on is what we can control: which is execution, which is running an efficient railroad.” The railway had $6.71 billion in revenue and adjusted earnings of $1.62 billion in 2015 — up from $6.6 billion and $1.48 billion respectively in 2014 — although both fell below analyst expectations. The company forecasts a double-digit increase in adjusted profits in 2016. The company said it had reduced its workforce by 12 per cent, eliminating nearly 1,800 jobs last year, as shipments dropped three per cent. It says attrition accounts for some 2,000 people leaving the company each year. In addition to labour savings, the railway is cutting capital spending by $400 million. The plan to further cut jobs takes into account changes to labour agreements in the United States that alter scheduling rules, allowing for fewer workers. Fewer workers are also needed as the railway operates longer, faster but fewer trains. However, as market conditions improve over the longer term, CP would look to bring back employees to meet demand, said

Canadian Pacific Rail locomotives at the company’s Port Coquitlam yard in May 2012. CPR plans to cut 1,000 positions this year as it adjusts to lower shipment volumes. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

spokesman Martin Cej, who declined to say how many of the job losses will be in Canada versus the U.S. Doug Finnson, president of the Canadian Rail Conference, which represents 3,400 CP train conductors and engineers, said he’s not aware of any planned jobs cuts beyond the 115 locomotive positions the union is fighting in arbitration. “I’m always worried when they say they’re going to cut jobs, particularly when they don’t tell us anything,” he said in an interview. “I think this is just one more part of (Harrison’s) cut-to-the-bone philosophy.” CP expects to build off its strong results, despite concerns about the economy that could affect some types of freight that it carries through its North American rail network, the company said. “We’re going to be able to convert what the economy does provide us and poise ourselves for a strong bounce-back when the economy comes back,” said president and chief operating officer Keith Creel.

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Meanwhile, CP Rail said it is reviewing its strategy to acquire Norfolk Southern Railway after saying it failed to anticipate that politics would overtake the regulatory review process. Harrison criticized interventions by elected congressional leaders and challenged those who claim CP’s proposed use of a trust is unethical and illegal even though it has been used many times in the past. “If the deck is stacked and if somebody’s got an ace up their sleeve and are not playing by the rules, then we understand that and we have to adjust accordingly,” he told analysts. While he believes railway mergers will eventually be required to accommodate economic and population growth, Harrison said CP will also assess whether to abandon its bid and instead recommend that its board focus on repurchasing its shares, which have fallen 35 per cent in the last year. “If nothing happens, we’ve got a wonderful franchise here in Canada. We have not fallen in love with any deal.”

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Some colourful characters Museum exhibit features Nanaimo’s ‘Characters, Con Men and Celebrities’

Chinese businessman. A wealthy brothel owner. A cult leader. And a benevolent coal mine manager. All were residents of Nanaimo and some point in time. And all are the subject of a new, upcoming exhibit at the Nanaimo Museum, called ‘Characters, Con Men and Celebrities,’ exploring some of the most colourful, famous or infamous characters of the city’s past. Among the list of 30 names is Henry WagSpencer ner, a fugitive Anderson who murdered Reporting a policeman in 1913 and hanged for it, making him the last person in Nanaimo to be executed by public hanging. Wagner, nicknamed ‘The Flying Dutchman,’ was an infamous criminal with rumoured ties to famous American outlaw Butch Cassidy’s gang.

agner and fellow outlaw Bill Julian reportedly escaped capture in the U.S. and continued to elude the law on B.C.’s coast. Their story is highlighted in Nanaimo historian Jan Peterson’s book Hub City. In the book, Peterson explains that Wagner and Julian had been living on Lasqueti Island and were known to locals as harmless residents. In fact, Wagner and Julian were continuing their streak of crime, robbing isolated communities along the east coast of Vancouver Island and then making a quick getaway in a motorboat. It all came to a crashing end on March 13, 1913, at a Union Bay general store the two criminals had hit previously. Constables Harry Westaway and Gordon Ross had camped out at the

the exhibit, but there are others who make the list for their work in business, politics, entertainment and law enforcement. Aimee Greenaway, interpretation curator for the museum, said putting together the exhibit was a challenge, given the breadth of the city’s colourful city. “The thing that was really interesting was it was hard to pare it down for a reasonable size for the exhibit,” she said.

Henry Wagner, also known as the ‘The Flying Dutchman,’ was the last man to be executed by hanging in Nanaimo. On front, clockwise from top left, Mah Bing Kee, Victor Birch Harrison, Jonathan Bramley and Che-wich-i-kan (Ki-et-sa-kun). [NANAIMO MUSEUM AND LADYSMITH ARCHIVES PHOTOS]

store night after night, hoping the criminals would return for another round of pillaging. In the early hours of the 13th, they noticed light from inside of the building and went to investigate. The two policemen went inside. The encounter that followed is described by Peterson in her book. “As soon as Ross aimed his flashlight and saw the two men behind the counter, the first burglar fired his Colt revolver. The bullet passed through Ross’ shoulder and buried itself in Westaway’s side. He fell unconscious to the floor. The second burglar ran for the door. Ross lunged at him, with nightstick flying, and

made a frantic attempt to get the gun. After a life-and-death struggle, Ross finally succeeded in capturing his opponent and handcuffing him. Just as help reached the scene, Ross fell unconscious beside his fallen partner, Westaway.”

agner was charged with Westaway’s murder and spent six days in jail awaiting the hangman. On the day of his execution, Wagner asked Salvation Army officers to sing “Nearer My God to Thee.” He joined in on the singing and was hung promptly after. Wagner’s grisly fate may make him one of the more infamous names in

he said the exhibit aims to highlight the broad range of characters who walked the city’s landscape in its earlier days. “All have really interesting stories, but they’re really unique stories too,” Greenaway said. The exhibit runs at the museum from Feb. 1 to May 7, with special presentation on Feb. 16 and April 2. Although the exhibit’s name refers to con men and celebrities, Greenaway says the museum wants to present the subjects’ stories and let visitors decide for themselves who fits in where. Here are some quick mentions of other names who will be featured in the exhibit: Mah Bing Kee, a prominent Chinese businessman who owned the property where Chinatown was located in 1908. Although he raised ire by raising rents, he is perhaps better known for ending segregation at the Capitol Theatre in 1924. Mah had attended the theatre on opening night with the city’s mayor, but was told by the theatre’s manager he could not sit in the mayor’s party. The manager relented after the mayor threatened it cancel the theatre’s business licence. Che-wich-i-kan (or Ki-et-sa-kun) was a Snuneymuxw First Nation man who is credited with kick-starting Nanaimo’s formative coal industry. While at a Hudson’s Bay Company fort in Victoria in 1849, he noticed coal in a blacksmith’s forge and mentioned that he had seen a similar

mineral in a Snuneymuxw village. At the request of HBC, he brought back a sample in 1850. Nanaimo was never the same again. Emma Stark, at just 17, became the first person of African heritage to teach in B.C. In 1874, when she was hired by North Cedar School south of Nanaimo. Jonathan Bramley bought a farm in 1884 where coal was discovered several years later. It’s believed the property attracted the interest of coal baron Robert Dunsmuir, but that Bramley refused to sell. During the 1812-14 mining strike, Bramley is said to have been lenient to cashstrapped miners who were renting lodgings on his land. Minnie Clayton owned brothels in Nanaimo and Vancouver, including in the former city’s red light district. Clayton retired in 1921 at the age of 67, until her death six years later. She died a wealthy businesswoman, owning 10 homes in Canada and the U.S. Victor Harrison was a two-term mayor of Nanaimo and prominent local lawyer who defended members of cult leader Brother XII’s colony at Cedar by the Sea. In addition to his public service, he was also known for his views on local artifacts, including a petroglyph he believed was from a civilization on a lost continent called Mu, contrary to common belief that the petroglyph was the work of First Nations in the area. Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to yourletters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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Dispensary wants city to regulate pot shops SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

Despite a December raid by Nanaimo RCMP, three marijuana dispensaries remain open in Nanaimo and at least one says it is consulting with the city to develop possible municipal regulations for shops. On Dec. 1, the RCMP raided three marijuana storefronts, arresting several people who were inside or working at the dispensaries. Police had sent cease and desist letters to several dispensaries in town. Trees Dispensary, on Bowen Road, was one of them. However, Alex Robb, the community liaison for Trees, says it will remain open and wants to work within a regulatory framework established by the city. The city did not return a call asking to confirm they are in consultations with the dispensary. Approximately two weeks after the raid, city council voted to direct city staff to prepare a report looking at possible regulations the city might put in place, including examples from other jurisdictions like Vancouver. Robb said his dispensary contacted to the RCMP following the raid â&#x20AC;&#x153;reiterating that we believe our practices are defensible under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.â&#x20AC;? Robb said the dispensary has not heard back from the RCMP. Nanaimo RCMP spokesman Const. Gary Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said police are conducting â&#x20AC;&#x153;an ongoing investigationâ&#x20AC;? with regards to the dispensaries.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re aware of the fact that they say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll continue to operate and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take that into consideration,â&#x20AC;? Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said. Robb said dispensary staff will meet city officials to offer suggestions â&#x20AC;&#x153;on what we think are appropriate licensing regulations.â&#x20AC;? He said he favours a model proposed in Victoria, including minimum buffers from schools and community centres and licensing fees. But not all agree. Recently, B.C. Health Minister Terry lake told the Globe and Mail that he would rather see recreational marijuana sold at liquor stores rather than through dispensaries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The national debate about how cannabis is going to be legalized is beginning now,â&#x20AC;? Robb said. Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay said difficulty for cities is a lack of clarity on how the federal government intends to move forward in legalizing cannabis and when. McKay and other mayors have signed a joint letter seeking answers to those questions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just as confused as everyone else is,â&#x20AC;? McKay said. McKay said municipalities â&#x20AC;&#x153;donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to do something thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be scrapped immediately afterâ&#x20AC;? by the federal government after investing time and resources into local policies. Spencer.Anderson @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4255

An RCMP cruiser at Trees marijuana dispensary, located on Bowen Road, on Nov. 30, when at least one person was arrested. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

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Forcing gas station owners to put climate change warnings on fuel nozzles is unnecessary and probably won’t change consumer habits, says Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay. An idea to put global warning labels on gas pumps is gaining traction in some B.C. municipalities. Tofino is now working on a bylaw to force gas stations to put climate change warning labels on gas pump nozzles. That follows a similar move by North Vancouver last summer. And other municipal leaders, including Victoria city councillors are now considering the same. Nanaimo city council did nothing when approached on the subject last year. McKay said it creates “another level of bureaucracy” for businesses. “My question would be how many people would actually notice?” McKay said. “Is there another strategy these people could use that is more effective?” Tofino municipal council directed staff to work on a bylaw in a motion brought forward by Coun. Greg Blanchette late last year. “It’s always the senior governments and major corporations that are listed as kind of the players in climate change but I think there’s a lot that we can do about it here at the muni-

Nanaimo Mayor Bill McKay says putting climate change warnings on gas pumps probably won’t change consumer habits.

cipal level and one of the things is by changing our individual behaviours,” Blanchette told the Westerly News. “We don’t really think about that a lot so a gas pump label is kind of an interesting reminder that, ‘Yes,’ there is in fact stuff we can do.” But McKay questions whether the message will reduce consumption of fossil fuels and any associated increase in greenhouse gas emissions. “We put enough layers of bureaucracy on our community,” McKay said. “While it feels good, it costs somebody money and I don’t know if those things work.”

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McKay said he supports the environment – he plans to make a Chevy Volt his next car, but “if I was going to take on oil companies on any issue, I would rather they redevelop properties when they’re no longer used.” Several years ago Young Professionals of Nanaimo started a public gardens project to beautify numerous closed filling station properties that now sit idle and derelict, behind chain-link fences. Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235

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Scammers use current technology to steal people’s money, and seniors need to know the signs to avoid becoming victims. Const. Gary O’Brien of the Nanaimo RCMP sent that message to a capacity crowd of at the Bowen Park Clubhouse Thursday. O’Brien said today’s crooks use a range of technology and traditional tricks to swindle money. “Thousands of people are being impacted,” O’Brien said. “Five per cent is actually reported to police, and it’s costing an estimated $55 million a year in Canada.” Todays scams are not delivered on the phone, or at the front door, many are sent in spam emails, through fake romances started on social media or from gossip websites that link to sites that infect a computer, stealing personal information. Reports are on the rise of computers held ransom for cash, by a Trojan virus introduced by clicking on a spam email. “A lot of people are isolated and don’t get this information,” O’Brien said. He offered the example of “George,” O’Brien’s name for a Nanaimo man tricked by lottery scammers who promised huge prizes. “George lost $100,000 in six months,” O’Brien said. The promised winnings always came with a “small processing fee,” along with personal information, which is used for further scams.

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The senior spent most of his life savings, yet in Canada, “there is no cost” to release lottery winnings. Scams change over time. Fewer calls come from scammers who promise to “fix” computers, only to infect it with a virus, then offer to remove it, at a cost. But RCMP have had hundreds of calls from people fooled by fake Canada Revenue agents, often with foreign accents, who threaten arrest, unless seniors repay tax arrears. “If you get a phone call, hang up,” O’Brien said. “And emails, don’t open them.” Darrell.Bellaart @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4235 » We want to hear from you. Send comments on this story to yourletters@nanaimodailynews.com. Letters must include daytime phone number and hometown.

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Once more: Ottawa has to clarify laws on marijuana W ith the prime minister and various ministers having gone from a caucus retreat in New Brunswick almost directly to the World Economic Forum in Swizterland, we know they have some pressing issues to consider. Here at home a lot of cities across this great land are experiencing a pressing issue of their own that desperately needs federal attention. The current situation around the legality and enforcement of marijuana needs to be shuffled into the ‘Action This Day’ file, alongside the economy and assisted dying. The interim leader of the Opposition Conservatives, Rona Ambrose, demonstrated how confusing this issue has become. Ambrose on CKNW this week said that the Lib-

eral governments must “take it slow” when moving on legalizing marijuana; but she then said that she wants the government to move quickly to regulate pot dispensaries. Some cities have created their own regulations for pot dispensaries and now a Nanaimo dispensary wants this city to go that route. Three pot shops remain in this city. Trees Dispensary maintains that it is a legal operation and will stay open. A spokesman for Trees, Alex Robb, says they have told the RCMP that “we believe our practices are defensible under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.” And here we come to the crux of the problem. The Nanaimo RCMP, while not commenting, seem to disagree. Detachment spokesman

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Const. Gary O’Brien says police are conducting “an ongoing investigation” in regard to the dispensaries. Are pot dispensaries guaranteed the right to operate as any other business in the city? Or are they breaking the law, which means the RCMP was right in its previous enforcement action and is right to continue investigating? Until the federal government clarifies the decriminalization or legality of marijuana, who can sell it and where — or says this is for municipalities to regulate — the city would be wise to wait to create a new bylaw or regulation. We have a situation where medicinal marijuana is legal, and firms like Tilray in Duke Point are following the letter of the law. But the inter-

pretation of that law, which has seen marijuana storefronts open up in every city in the country, needs to be clarified for everbody’s sake; for businesses like Tilray, the pot shops themselves, local governments, law enforcement and John Q. Public. Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said in November that the government is “proceeding in a concerted way” and she will have more to say in coming weeks and months. Wilson-Raybould needs to say something and soon, other than that they are “proceeding in a concerted way.” She has to give some direction to cities like Nanaimo, dispensaries like Trees and police agencies. We can only repeat what we said in this space on Nov. 17: “It appears more had better be said on the issue

in short order, before thousands of taxpayer dollars are spent on what may prove unnecessary enforcement, with pot seemingly in legal limbo. Does closing the dispensaries actually create more crime? If it’s going to be legal, is a late-in-the-game, sweeping crackdown an effective use of resources?” The debate about the use of marijuana, medicinal and otherwise, has been swept to the side by this confusion over dispensaries. We need to refocus the debate and this can only happen once the federal government frames new legislation. Doing that must become a priority in Ottawa.

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Re: ‘Man who lost everything to addiction lives under Nanaimo bridge’ (Daily News, Jan. 8) While we walk, bike, ride or drive on the Pearson Bridge, going about our daily routines, we don’t realize that there is a human being living in a tent just trying to survive from day to day. The rest of us take for granted that we have access to the basic necessities; shelter, food and medicine, etc. This is not only an outright sorry situation, but overall a disgrace in this supposed modern society. Finally, must the frozen body of a homeless person be found before society wakes up and finally takes affirmative action, instead of the usual lip service that fills the same old political promises that never add up? Al Munro Nanaimo

Health care costs in this province are a bargain Re: ‘Resident fed up with MSP premiums’ (Daily News, Jan. 21) Michelle Coulter complains about B.C. medical services premiums costing us $150 a month ($1,800 per annum) for a family. My son lives in San Francisco and pays $28,500 per annum for equivalent coverage. His son has just been treated for lymphoma, costing in excess of $1 million — six code blues — covered by the annual premium. We are indeed fortunate in B.C. — $5 a day! But, no, let’s take it from the health budget. Give me a break. Doug McBride Nanaimo

Vibrant economy allows aid for the truly needy Our resident lefties are all disparaging poor old Joe Sawchuk. When I read Sawchuk’s letters, I find that he has usually has his facts straight. Listening to the hard-core left it continually astounds me in how economically tone deaf they all seem to be. A vibrant and growing economy gives us the means to look after our truly needy, fund our personal social responsibilities along with the means to choose personal lifestyle decisions that affect the environment. Prime Minister Trudeau II punched all the traditional liberal hot buttons in creating the illusion of throwing more money at the public service under the cloak of “more federal infrastructure spending.” What about those folks in Surrey who want more transit facilities but voted not to pay the tax? Where do these people think this money is going come from?

A flat tax allows the rich to pay more if they earn more, but it doesn’t punish them for earning more when they work harder. A progressive tax system is like spanking our best human behaviour discouraging those who work harder and more diligently. This kind of public policy has historically always discouraged economic activity and jeopardizes Canada’s nation’s ability to expand our economy to fund necessary public spending. Human behaviour in response to this kind of taxation policy is predictable and history has proven that to be true.

I said that I said no to the Port of Nanaimo Centre but didn’t oppose new ice rinks. I told him how low-handed the mayor and council was to put both on a referendum that only had one check box, yes to both or no to both. He asked me what I see for the future of Nanaimo. I was stumped for a second and all I could say was “core review,” no direction I can see until a proper core review is reviewed, analyzed, re-reviewed and discussed by heads that aren’t in the pockets of public unions. Neil Saunders Nanaimo

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The only thing in city’s future now is core review I was just recognized as a guy who ran for council years ago by a younger family man. He asked a few questions.

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Tyler Bartlett, 6, has a condition so complex and rare, no surgeon in Canada is capable of treating him. Portal vein thrombosis is the blockage of the portal vein by a blood clot. The portal vein is the vessel that brings blood to the liver. Tylerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body is trying to find new ways to relieve the built-up pressure the blockage has caused. To relieve the pressure, his body is creating new veins. The rogue veins, if left unnoticed could inadvertently do damage to Tylerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body, such as internal bleeding. Doctors at B.C. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital have been tying off the unnecessary veins, but Barlettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body will continue to create veins unless a larger, more free flowing vessel is created. The surgeon must remove a vein from Tylerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neck and attach it to his liver. The closest surgeon who can do the surgery is based in Chicago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very rare and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uncommon that they find it in young children. They were quite happy they found it quite young. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s often they find it when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re older and already have internal bleeding,â&#x20AC;? said Tylerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Shawna Bartlett. The family has been taking frequent trips to Vancouver for testing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a rare condition they want to know what caused it, if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a genetic disorder. All of those tests came back fine so they think it may be something individual to him. Could have been from the time of birth,â&#x20AC;? Shawna said.

Tyler Bartlett, 6, and his mother, Shawna Bartlett, visited the Country Grocer in South Nanaimo on Thursday. The grocery chain is contributing funds to help Tyler and his family head to Chicago for a special surgery. [AARON HINKS/DAILY NEWS]

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Tyler, Shawna and his father Greg fly to Chicago Feb. 24 and will stay at the Ronald McDonald house for one month. Country Grocer stores raised more than $15,000 through the sale of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dream bouquetsâ&#x20AC;? and Island-grown Christmas trees, and donations at the till between Nov. 15 and Dec. 12. The Bartletts will receive some of

the cash to cover flights and living expenses. This is the fifth year that Country Grocer has partnered with Help Fill A Dream, a charitable foundation based on Vancouver Island. To date, a grand total of more than $60,000 has been raised. Aaron.Hinks @nanaimodailynews.com 250-729-4242

Nominations are being sought for the Fourth Annual Top 20 under 40 Business and Community Achievement Awards. The annual black-tie gala dinner and awards presentation recognizes the Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best and brightest business and community leaders under the age of 40. Roger McKinnon, chairman of the Top 20 Under 40, said more than 50 people have been nominated since the eventâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kick-off on Jan. 20, with the deadline for nominations set for Feb. 15. McKinnon said if the last three years are any indication, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected more than 100 people will be nominated by the deadline. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These awards are unique in that while each communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chamber of commerce have awards ceremonies for people in their region, our awards cover all of Vancouver Island,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are also not only about recognizing each nomineeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business accomplishments, but also recognizes their service to the community.â&#x20AC;? McKinnon said the event was first developed as a result of all the positive contributions that are being made by young people in business across Vancouver Islandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s communities.

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First Nation files civil claim for return of rail line land SPENCER ANDERSON DAILY NEWS

The Nanoose First Nation has filed a civil claim seeking a 10.8-acre parcel of land that the E&N rail line runs through to be returned for use on the band’s reserve. The claim, filed late last month in the Supreme Court of Canada in Victoria, lists the non-profit Island Corridor Foundation, the owner of the rail line, and the Attorney General of Canada as defendants.

According to the claim, the parcel of land was part of a right-of-way sought and acquired by the original owner of the line, Canadian Pacific Railway, to allow the extension of the rail line to Courtenay in the early 1900s. Nanoose First Nation argues that the Consolidated Railway Act of 1879 allows a railway to appropriate Crown land, but also states that the land must revert back to the Crown when lands are no longer used for the railway and related works.

However, passenger rail on the line ceased in 2011 due to safety concerns with the track, and freight service has been discontinued between Duncan and Parksville. The claim is also seeking “a declaration that the lands subject to the right-of-way are no longer being used for railway operations, and as such are no longer being used for railway purposes.” “We don’t see that intended use being utilized long-term,” said Nanoose Chief

Brent Edwards, adding his community has doubts over the future viability of the rail line. He said the onus is on the other parties to prove otherwise. “It cuts a swath through our reserve and impacts our ability to use our lands in Nanoose for other purposes . . .” Edwards said. Bill McKay, Island Corridor Foundation board chairman and Nanaimo mayor, said the ICF board is meeting next week for a briefing on the issue. “I think what they’re assuming is it’s

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◆ LADYSMITH

Three First Nations artists picked for new ferries John Marston, a Stz’uminus First Nation artist from the Ladysmith area is one of three whose work will grace a new BC Ferries’ Salish class vessel. Marston’s design was chosen for the Salish Eagle. Darlene Gait from Esquimalt Nation (Salish Orca), and Thomas Cannell from Musqueam (Salish Raven) were also chosen. Salish Class ferries are currently under construction at Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. in Gdansk, Poland. The Salish Orca will arrive in 2016, and will serve the Comox-Powell River route. The Salish Eagle and Salish Raven will sail the Southern Gulf Islands in 2017.

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◆ SAANICH

Alert employee helps foil school arson attempt The quick actions of a school district facilities worker may have saved Reynolds Secondary from burning to the ground overnight. Around 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, an SD61 facilities employee noticed a strong odour of smoke inside the school during his shift. He went to the northeast entrance and found a jerry can on fire outside the exit doors. “He quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher and put out the fire, and then turned around and discovered the doors had been burnt as well,” said Sgt. Jereme Leslie. “There was no one seen last night, it was just the smell of smoke. We do not have any suspects, but we’re also in the infant stages of the investigation.” The Saanich Police forensic identification team and Saanich Fire investigators attended the scene on Borden Street and are currently combing through forensic evidence. Leslie said police are working to obtain surveillance footage from neighbouring properties to find any suspects.

◆ BUCKLEY BAY

New cable ferry now officially in service BC Ferries says its new cable ferry is officially ready for service, linking Denman Island, one of the northern Gulf Islands, with Buckley Bay on Vancouver Island. So-called soft sailings start today as the $15-million Baynes Sound Connector carries some cars and passengers while the soon-to-be retired Quinitsa handles the rest of the regularly scheduled sailings. A release from BC Ferries says the soft sailings will continue intermittently until Feb. 3 and the Baynes Sound Connector is slated to begin full service in early February. The vessel was supposed to start operating in August and officials at BC Ferries reported in November that the timeline had been moved to February. The vessel, built by locally based Seaspan, has room for 50 vehicles and 150 passengers. Because it will use less than half the fuel of the Quinitsa, the Baynes Sound Connector is expected to save as much as $80-million over its estimated 40-year lifespan.

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The Lighthouse Veterinary Clinic removed a wire apparently wrapped around a cat intentionally. [QUALICUM CAT RESCUE]

Animal lovers aghast at cases of Qualicum Beach cat cruelty AUREN RUVINSKY PARKSVILLE QUALICUM BEACH NEWS

Local animal lovers are concerned after at least two cases of cat abuse in Qualicum Beach. “We got a phone call about a week ago from this lady who said she’d been feeding a wild cat for a while and that it had something wrapped around itself,” said Barb Ashmead of Qualicum Cat Rescue. She said the woman, who lives off Jones Street, couldn’t get close enough to help the cat, but the animal became ill enough that a QCR volunteer was able to trap it and

bring it to Lighthouse Veterinary Clinic. “We thought it was a snare, but it wasn’t. At closer look, somebody had deliberately twisted the wire into this cat and then folded the wire back,” Ashmead said the vet confirmed. The cat required surgery to remove the wire from skin that had grown over the wire, which she said the vet was able to remove and, if the stitches don’t split, the cat should recover within a couple weeks. But Ashmead said she is worried about the behaviour and more incidents. “We put it out on our Qualicum Cat

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Family of four left homeless MIKE DAVIES CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR

A structure fire Sunday night in Campbell River has claimed the life of a family pet and has displaced four people — likely permanently. It took a while to fully extinguish the blaze, however. Fire Chief Ian Baikie said it was at one time a double-wide mobile home. “The fire migrated through the walls into the attic, due to a lack of fire-retardant drywall,” he said. By the time they had the situation dealt with at 7:30 p.m., five vehicles and 25 fire personnel were on scene. Two of the residence’s four occupants were sent to hospital and treated for smoke inhalation,

Baikie says, but no other human injuries were reported. The body of the family dog, however, was found in the room determined to be the origin of the fire. Baikie says the house is likely a total loss and they are unsure as to whether the structure was insured, as they have received conflicting reports on that. The four residents of the home will be provided food and shelter at a local hotel for 72 hours through the province’s Emergency Social Services program. At that point, Baikie says, they will need to find other accommodation. “I don’t see anyone inhabiting that house any time soon,” Baikie said.

Rescue Facebook (page) and we got a call from the Mid-Isle Vet Clinic saying they had a cat last October that had the same thing, and that person lived on (nearby) Beach Road,” Ashmead said. “This is actual cruelty. Someone’s out there doing this deliberately. It wasn’t a snare, it was a deliberate act,” she said. “I don’t think people understand that if somebody’s being that cruel to an animal, there’s a direct line to them being cruel to a person.” “And how many other cats has this happened to? How many cats have just disappeared?”

Only four percent of the membership in Royal Canadian Legions throughout British Columbia and the Yukon are 39 years of age or younger and yet they have the greatest potential to impact on what the future of western Canada’s branches could be. According to a Strategic and Operational document released by BC/Yukon Legion Command, branch memberships are aging and its product has proven to be ineffective in attracting and maintaining a new demographic, the next generation of Veterans, serving military and RCMP members and their families. Unless branches take action to make significant changes, Legions will hit a critical point by 2022 and Command will be forced to have them closed. An analysis conducted on 65 of the 149 BC /Yukon branches revealed that many branches are losing money and facing a declining membership as current members aged with fewer new members joining. Decreasing revenues and canteen profitability are forcing branches to consider their future. Unappealing, viewed with suspicion by younger vets, regarded as a seniors club offering little to nothing for the younger generations, Legions are becoming increasingly insignificant, according to the report. Structurally, many facilities are old, out-dated and, in some cases, in physical locations that cannot optimize maximum exposure to draw clients in. Legion funding models are based almost exclusively on membership numbers and branches rely heavily on a volunteer base to run operations which are often not incentivized in a timely, consistent fashion. “Given the dire nature of these statistics, it is incumbent upon us as an organization to act boldly and to act now” stated the strategic document. “We simply cannot afford to go on as we have in the past.

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Hobbled woman disappointed by ruling VANCOUVER — When Bobbi O’Shea sued the City of Vancouver and four police constables for binding her feet together and tethering them under a jail door, she hoped her case would end the practice. Instead, the mother of four fears nothing will change now that a judge has ruled the police were justified in using the restraint device. “I know it’s going to happen again,” said O’Shea. “It’s too bad that there are going to be more individuals who are going to have to suffer what I suffered.”

But she said she was pleased there would be at least “some awareness” of wrongdoing. The judge found the city liable for a breach in her standard of care and awarded her $9,000 in general damages in a decision released to the media Thursday. The trial heard that O’Shea called 911 after suffering an anxiety attack from smoking crack cocaine in 2008. She expected to be taken to hospital but instead was detained in Vancouver’s jail, where guards alleged she was unco-operative and placed her in the device, called a hobble. She said she felt like she was being “tortured” while held for an hour

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BC Hydro seeks Site C injunction

Virgin Mary manifesting on wall?

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KEVEN DREWS THE CANADIAN PRESS

A months-long dispute is heating up between BC Hydro and a small group of First Nations and landowners who are protesting the construction of the $9-billion Site C dam. The power utility has filed a notice of civil claim in B.C. Supreme Court, seeking an injunction that will prevent protesters from stopping work in and around an area on the south bank of the Peace River near Fort St. John, B.C. The notice was filed on Tuesday, one day after the protesters issued a three-point plan calling for the temporary suspension of land-clearing operations, construction work and federal approvals. The protesters also want further reviews of the project — and constitutionally protected Treaty 8 rights — by the BC Utilities Commission and the federal government respectively. Named in the notice are Ken and Arlene Boon of the Peace Valley Landowner Association; Verena Hofmann, a former staff member of the Treaty 8 Tribal Association; Esther Pedersen of Fort St. John; Helen Knott of the Prophet River First Nation; and Yvonne Tupper, whose address and profession were not listed. BC Hydro spokesman David Conway said BC Hydro is obligated to keep the project on schedule and budget and hopes the situation can be resolved. “The sole or predominant purpose of the blockading activities is to cause damage to BC Hydro’s business operations, prevent BC Hydro from developing and constructing the project and injure BC Hydro,” the notice said.

in the hobble, a nylon strap that is wrapped tightly around the ankles, pulled under a closed door and tethered to an object outside. Provincial Court Judge Laura Bakan ruled that although the use of the hobble was justified to monitor O’Shea’s safety, the situation shouldn’t have escalated to the point where it was needed. Bakan found that the officer in charge of the jail failed to communicate information he had about her medical history to other guards, including that she suffered from anxiety, depression, asthma and a cold.

This led to the guards’ failure to “take into account her medical and emotional problems, resulting in an escalation of her anxiety,” she wrote. O’Shea told the trial that she covered up a cell window with toilet paper to stop a male guard from seeing her use the toilet, prompting an officer to cuff her hands behind her back. After she moved her hands to her front repeatedly to wipe her badly running nose, she was placed in the hobble. She dismissed the action against the four constables, instead finding the city vicariously liable for the breach of standard of care.

TOM ZYTARUK SURREY NOW

Something special is happening in suite 315 of Guildford’s Evergreen Apartments. Over the past two weeks or so, hundreds of people have come from across the Lower Mainland to see for themselves what the apartment’s tenants believe to be a manifestation of the Virgin Mary. An oily substance appears to be seeping from a wall, small statues of Jesus and Mary, and a vanity mirror in Sanaan Alyais’s bedroom. It’s become a shrine, heavy with Catholic iconography and the scent of incense. A rosary hangs on the white east wall, from which the clear substance looks to be sweating. People have been learning about the “miracle” by word of mouth, says Sandy Alyais, Sanaan’s 20-year-old daughter. About 900 people — a little more than 60 each day — have come from Vancouver, Richmond and elsewhere, she said. Some have touched the oil, and many pray. The Alyais family immigrated to Canada from Iraq in 2010, and are devout Roman Catholics. They have lived in the apartment for about three years. Sanaan, 53, speaks Arabic, not English. She sat quietly on the edge of her bed as Sandy told her story, A few Sunday nights ago, she said, her mom was awoken at 3 a.m. with a vision of her son, who died in Iraq, and the Virgin Mary. At about

Sanaan Alyais, right, and daughter Sandy say the Virgin Mary has appeared in their Guildford apartment. [TOM ZYTARUK/SURREY NOW]

11 a.m. that same morning, Sanaan was cleaning her room when she felt someone touch her right shoulder. “She was so scared,” Sandy related. She said Mother Mary told her mom not to be afraid, and instructed her to look at the wall. “She looked at the wall and the oil come,” Sandy said. “She was so scared.” There was a small line at first. “After, come more oil.” Some of the oil has since trickled down to the carpet.

Sanaan called for her family to come have a look. By Sandy’s account, the Virgin Mary told her mom, after a while, to instruct visitors to not touch the oil, because they were touching her face. “She said nobody touch my face again. Just my mom can see her, not us,” Sandy said. Asked why the mother of the Son of God, creator of the heavens and earth, would bother to dribble oil from an apartment wall in Surrey, B.C., they have no explanation.

O’SHEA

But the Virgin’s message to her mom, Sandy said, has been clear, and that is to encourage believers to pray for people suffering in Iraq and Syria. Will they have the oily stuff tested? “No, my mom she doesn’t allow it tested, because Mary told her nobody test it,” Sandy said. The building’s manager has not yet joined the pilgrimage but is aware of the situation. “I have no comment,” she told the Now, through an intercom box. “The manager, she know about that,” Sandy said. “My dad told her like what happened exactly here; she don’t come see.” Meantime, there have been similar cases of such “miracles” happening elsewhere in the world, many of them connected to the Virgin Mary. In 2013, roughly 2,000 people visited a home on Membertou First Nation land, in Nova Scotia, after an oily image of the Virgin Mary appeared on a bedroom wall. The homeowner converted the room into a religious shrine. Similar occurrences have been reported out of Union City, California, and Montreal. During the Christmas of 2009, a yellow oily liquid began weeping from a bedroom wall in a bungalow in Australia. It had been the room of a teenage boy who died in a car crash three years prior. The family was Catholic, the bedroom was converted into a religious shrine and — get this — it happened in a community called Guildford.

Crying toddler alerts family to potentially fatal carbon monoxide THE CANADIAN PRESS

KAMLOOPS — Fifteen-month-old Celia Ruppel is being credited with saving her life, the lives of her parents, and the family’s several cats and dogs after carbon monoxide filled their Kamloops home.

It happened last Friday when the toddler woke in the middle of the night, crying and alerting her parents, who quickly realized that they, Celia and the pets were at the point of collapse. Celia’s mother, Monique, said her daughter was crying and then began to vomit and she knew something was

really wrong when she looked down at the cat passed out on the floor. Ruppel said the doctors told him that if Celia hadn’t started crying, they probably would have made the news for all the wrong reasons. “So if it wasn’t for her waking up and getting our attention it could have been

a lot different story. She’s pretty small and doesn’t understand what happened yet, but I’m sure one day we’ll have to explain it to her.” The family’s Kamloops home now has a new furnace to replace the old one that pumped the deadly, odourless gas throughout the house.

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◆ VERNON

◆ WILLIAMS LAKE

Missing skiers found camping

Shots fired at home with three children inside

Two backcountry skiers are safe after being reported overdue in B.C.’s north Okanagan. Vernon Search and Rescue manager Leigh Pearson says the two are from the Lumby area, east of Vernon. He says the skiers set out several days ago and searchers were contacted Wednesday when the family failed to receive beacon messages from them. Pearson says a relative skied in to a cabin northeast of Mabel Lake where the two were believed to be camped, and found them late Wednesday. Early Thursday, all three skied out to a location where they could get cellphone coverage and confirmed everyone is fine. Concern was mounting because a helicopter and snowmobile search Wednesday had failed to locate the pair, only their tracks.

Gang violence has erupted in the Williams Lake area once again, this time in the nearby community of Wildwood where a home was the scene of a targeted shooting overnight.

◆ PRINCE RUPERT

Propane export facility proposed The West Coast of Canada’s first-ever propane export facility could be located at Ridley Terminals outside Prince Rupert. On Wednesday, Jan. 20, AltaGas Ltd. announced that it has signed into an agreement, including a 20-acre sublease with Ridley Terminals, to develop, build, own and operate a terminal, called the Ridley Island Export Terminal, as an initial step in the regulatory approval and civic engagement processes to come in the future. A final investment decision by AltaGas is expected to come in late 2016, with propane export operations commencing in 2018). The proposal includes exporting 1.2 million tonnes of propane per year.

◆ VANCOUVER

Electric vehicle training funded British Columbia wants to expand the number of charging stations for electric vehicles and increase the use of the environmentally friendly cars. Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett says the province will provide $50,000 to help certified electricians receive training in the installation and maintenance of charging stations for the cars. A release from Bennett’s ministry says the cash will be used to subsidize course fees with a Port Coquitlam-based training company.

No one was injured in this latest attack, however, it’s what was inside the home at the time of the shooting that has police speaking out. “Those involved need to realize that this house had three kids in it — ages one, two and nine. As police, we are just thankful that these children and no other innocent people were hurt,” said Williams Lake RCMP Staff Sgt. Del Byronny

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◆ VICTORIA

Home construction on the rise in B.C.’s urban areas Housing starts in B.C.’s urban municipalities of more than 10,000 people ended 2015 with a jump of 26 per cent in December, according to the latest Statistics Canada figures.

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B.C.’s increase was mostly in multifamily developments. Single detached housing starts were up only 3.5 per cent. B.C.’s housing surge went against the national trend, with housing starts down in seven provinces. Only B.C., Quebec and Manitoba saw growth in December, compared to a year earlier. — NEWS SERVICES

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Killing of ex-KGB agent in London may have Putin link, rules judge Russian agents gave Alexander Litvinenko tea laced with plutonium, report concludes JILL LAWLESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

lmost a decade after former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko lay dying in a London hospital bed, a British judge has concluded who poisoned him: two Russian men, acting at the behest of Russia’s security services, probably with approval from President Vladimir Putin. That finding prompted sharp exchanges Thursday between London and Moscow, and a diplomatic dilemma for both countries. With Russia and the West inching closer together after years of strain, neither side wants a new feud — even over a state-sanctioned murder on British soil. Judge Robert Owen, who led the public inquiry into the killing, said he was certain that two Russians with links to the security services had given Litvinenko green tea containing a fatal dose of radioactive polonium-210 during a meeting at a London hotel. He said there was a “strong probability” that Russia’s FSB, the successor to the Soviet Union’s KGB spy agency, directed the killing and that the operation was “probably approved” by Putin, then as now the president of Russia. Before he died, Litvinenko accused Putin of ordering his killing, but Owen’s report is the first public official statement linking the Russian president to the crime, and it sent a chilling jolt through U.K.-Russia relations.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016

NEWS IN BRIEF The Canadian Press ◆ TORONTO

Infrastructure cash flows once budget is passed Money for infrastructure projects meant to stimulate the economy, which will likely focus on repairs and maintenance in the first phase of funding, will start flowing soon — but not before the budget is passed, the infrastructure minister said Thursday. Amarjeet Sohi told the Toronto Region Board of Trade an initial two-year phase of spending will “lay the foundation” for the Liberal government’s 10-year infrastructure strategy. The current economic situation makes the need for those investments “urgent,” Sohi said after his speech, but added there is a process the government needs to go through. “Once the budget is finalized and passed . . . then we will start getting money out to the communities as quickly as possible,” he said.

◆ OTTAWA

Plan aims to protect more aboriginal women Marina Litvinenko, widow of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, reads a statement outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, England, on Thursday. [AP PHOTO]

British Prime Minister David Cameron said the evidence in the report of “state-sponsored” killing was “absolutely appalling.” Britain summoned the Russian ambassador for a dressing-down and imposed an asset freeze on the two main suspects: Andrei Lugovoi, now a Russian lawmaker, and Dmitry Kovtun. Putin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the “quasi-investigation” would “further poison the atmosphere of our bilateral relations.”

He said the report “cannot be accepted by us as a verdict.” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zhakarova said the British inquiry was neither public nor transparent, saying it had turned into a “shadow puppet theatre.” “There was one goal from the beginning: slander Russia and slander its officials,” she told reporters in Moscow. Litvinenko fled to Britain in 2000 and became a critic of Russia’s security services and of Putin, whom he

accused of links to organized crime and other alleged transgressions including pedophilia, Owen said in the report. Marina Litvinenko, the spy’s widow, said she was “very pleased that the words my husband spoke on his deathbed when he accused Mr. Putin have been proved by an English court.” U.K.-Russian relations have remained chilly since the killing of Litvinenko, who was granted British citizenship shortly before his death.

Justice and safety ministers from across the country have signed off on an approach to reduce violence against indigenous girls and women. At a meeting in Quebec City, they also discussed legalization of marijuana, radicalization of young people, cybersecurity and physician-assisted dying. The national framework for dealing with violence against aboriginal women — two years in the making — will help ensure governments engage closely with indigenous people, said federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould. Wilson-Raybould and Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale are responsible for shepherding the new Liberal government’s promised review of the controversial omnibus security legislation known as Bill C-51.

DAVOS MEETING

GM boss offers little for Ontario plant’s future JORDAN PRESS THE CANADIAN PRESS

DAVOS, Switzerland — Canada’s economic development minister says the federal government has received no firm commitments from General Motors about the future of a key plant in the Greater Toronto area. Navdeep Bains spoke Thursday with Mary Barra, CEO of the General Motors, just before she had a closeddoor meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Bains said the government made the case for GM to keep its plant open in Oshawa, trying to play up Canada as a high-tech hub and Ontario as an automotive centre. He said the company didn’t give the government any specifics about the future of the Oshawa plant, which has an uncertain future past 2017.

BARRA

The plants used to produce the Chevrolet Camaro until General Motors moved production to Michigan, costing about 1,000 employees their jobs in November. The company is to stop producing three other cars on the assembly line — the Chevy Impala, Buick Regal and Cadillac XTS — this year.

The company has previously said no decision on the plant will be made until after it concludes union negotiations this year. Bains said the government made the case for the GM to keep its plant open in Oshawa, trying to play up Canada as a high-tech hub and Ontario as an automotive centre. “These decisions by companies are not made on the spot. What they’re looking for is a government that’s willing to work with them, to partner with them,” Bains said. “We made it very clear that Canada is open for business, that we’re a willing partner in that and as they plan production, as they plan their buisness plan for the next two to three to five years, that we’re part of that business plan, that we are given serious consideration.” The federal and provincial govern-

ments helped keep the plant running during the economic downturn of 2009 by pumping billions into GM to keep it afloat — and maintain jobs in Ontario. The federal government sold its more than $3 billion in the companies last year to pad the bottom line. Bains said Barra was thankful for the financial help. He said the company hasn’t asked for any more money beyond what the government offers to carmakers. Bains said talks with GM and other automakers has focused less on horsepower and more on the technology being produced in Canada that would help build self-driving cars. He said the Liberals plan to be an activist government to help companies, and felt confident that the face-to-face meetings happening in Davos are going to pay off.

◆ FREDERICTON, N.B.

MacKay says lots of time to ponder leadership bid Former cabinet minister Peter MacKay says he’s keeping his eyes on the issues, but he still has plenty of time to consider whether to enter the federal Conservative leadership race. The leadership convention is now set for May 2017, and MacKay said his priority at the moment is to spend time with his young family. “There’s still a lot of time,” he said Thursday. “I’m keeping a close eye on things across the country and it’s never far from my mind.” Thursday to lend support to a friend, Fredericton MLA Brian Macdonald, who launched his bid for the leadership of the provincial Progressive Conservative Party. Recent polls have named MacKay as an early frontrunner for the federal leadership, but he said it’s not his intention right now.

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HEALTH

Ministers fail to set national drug plan TAMSYN BURGMANN THE CANADIAN PRESS

Pakistani students pray for the victims of the Bacha Khan University, at a local school in Karachi, Pakistan, on Thursday. [AP PHOTO]

VANCOUVER â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The federal government wants to join the provinces and territories to cut the cost of prescription drugs but stopped short Thursday of announcing a concrete plan. Health Minister Jane Philpott said addressing the cost of pharmaceuticals and other health-care services is one of the federal Liberal governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s priorities after meeting in Vancouver with provincial and territorial health ministers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I recognize the pressures that my provincial and territorial counterparts face on a day-to-day basis and I am committed to bringing real change to health-care systems,â&#x20AC;? Philpott said at a news conference. Philpott said the ministers were â&#x20AC;&#x153;able to take an important first step in building a consensus in key areas where change is vital.â&#x20AC;? She highlighted the formation of a working group to discuss a national pharmaceut-

â&#x20AC;&#x153;This (working group) allows us to go forward and look for other changes we can make and propose on the issue of accessibility.â&#x20AC;? Eric Hoskins, Ontario Health Minister

ical strategy, saying she had â&#x20AC;&#x153;considerableâ&#x20AC;? discussions with her colleagues about a potential shared approach. Earlier this week, she announced Ottawaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to join in a bulk drug-purchasing program. Philpott said the government will take several other steps through legislation to drive down costs. Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to see some progress by next year. The working group will address â&#x20AC;&#x153;accessibility, affordability and appropriate useâ&#x20AC;? of pharmaceutical medications, he said. The pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance,

which negotiates lower drug prices on behalf of public drug plans, already cuts the cost up to $500 million a year, Hoskins added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This (working group) allows us to go forward and look for other changes we can make and propose on the issue of accessibility,â&#x20AC;? he said. Don Davies, the federal NDPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health critic, said he was disappointed a universal drug plan was not announced. He said the bulk-buying program was a good step but doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ensure every Canadian gets access to the medicine they need. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a no brainer,â&#x20AC;? he said after the meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canada is the only country that has a universal health-care system that does not have a universal drug plan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time we got to work on that and not just talk about it.â&#x20AC;? Other priorities health ministers identified include improving mental-health services, addressing the misuse of prescription drugs and working with indigenous leaders to address gaps in aboriginal health care.

Pakistan reels after deaths in university attack RIAZ KHAN AND ASIF SHAHZAD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHARSADDA, Pakistan â&#x20AC;&#x201D; When Islamic militants stormed the university campus in this Pakistani town, chemistry professor Hamid Hussain was carrying a concealed pistol. Locking his students in his classroom he opened fire on the assailants, buying his pupils enough time to escape before he was gunned down. The survival of Hussainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students in a massacre that left 20 others dead is a legacy of a bloodbath that targeted another school in northwestern Pakistan two years earlier. After that 2014 attack, in which 150 people, mostly children, were killed, the government trained educators to carry concealed weapons so they could be a first line of defence â&#x20AC;&#x201D; giving security forces time to react. Hussain, the 32-year-old son of an impoverished shopkeeper who despite his humble heritage earned a PhD in chemistry in Britain, was praised as a hero Thursday for his quick action. His students managed to get away as he single-handedly took on the militants during the assault Wednesday that killed 19 students and another professor and wounded 22. Hussain was shot twice, once in the head and once in the chest, just above his heart. His brother, Ashfaq Hussain, noticed a cut on his elder siblingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right hand â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an injury, he suggested, that could have been caused when he tried to reload his 9mm pistol and a sign of his limited training. In his home village of Swebi, Hussainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relatives mourned the death of a loving family man who dreamed of touring the world. Hussain was the first in his family to finish secondary school, let alone university, and his father had scrimped and saved to fund his sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studies. Among the mourners was Hussainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-year-old son, clutching a bag of multi-coloured candies. Hussain had celebrated his sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday just a few days earlier, inviting some of his students to the party. Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attack raised grim echoes of the 2014 school massacre in the nearby city of Peshawar, raising questions about whether security forces are able to protect the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s educational institutions from extremists. A breakaway Taliban faction claimed responsibility for the assault â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the same faction, headed by Khalifa Umar Mansoor, that claimed the Peshawar school assault. The university in Charsadda is named after one of Pakistanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest secular leaders who often espoused communist philosophy, Abdul Ghaffar Khan, also known as Bacha Khan. The attack coincided with the 28th anniversary of Khanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death on Jan. 20, 1988.

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Case will set tone to prosecute online harassing

Children pose challenge for Syrian resettlement

PAOLA LORIGGIO THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — The outcome of what’s believed to be the first criminal harassment case in Canada involving Twitter will help set the tone for how the courts and society navigate the nuances of online interaction, observers said Thursday. A verdict is expected Friday in the trial of Gregory Alan Elliott, a Toronto man facing two charges of criminal harassment over his dealings with two local women’s rights activists on Twitter. Stephanie Guthrie and Heather Reilly have said they feared for their safety, testifying at trial they believe Elliott kept tabs on them and their whereabouts through social media, even after they blocked his account. Elliott’s lawyer Chris Murphy instead characterized the Twitter interactions — which escalated over months in 2012 and saw both sides trade barbs — as “an ugly political debate” and stressed his client never threatened or made sexual comments at the women. The Criminal Code prohibits anyone from knowingly or recklessly harassing another person through conduct that causes them to reasonably fear for their safety. However, those lines have yet to be clearly defined when it comes to online discourse, said David Grossman, a Montreal-based civil lawyer who has dealt with free speech and defamation issues. “I think a lot of people have been attracted to this case because it is raising issues that we’ve seen for a while but in a very new context, this context of Twitter and Web 2.0,” he said While Friday’s verdict won’t “determine for all of our future how people interact with social media...,” it will mark a first step in clarifying what’s deemed acceptable online behaviour, he said. “This is one of the cases that’s out there that, cumulatively, is going to help decide how our society deals with issues like this,” he said. “There’s certainly a message that’s going to be sent out, one way or the other, and it will be interesting to see what that message is and how people interpret that and how people react afterward.” Elliott was arrested in November 2012 after Guthrie filed a complaint with police. Court heard communication between Elliott and the two women soured after he criticized Guthrie for publicly calling out a 24-year-old Sault Ste. Marie man who made a video game that instructed players to punch the feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian repeatedly in the face.

One youngster unfamiliar with object, pulled fire alarm at hotel STEPHANIE LEVITZ THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — More than half of Ottawa’s newly arrived Syrians are under the age of 14, posing a particular challenge to refugee resettlement agencies — how do you keep the kids busy while trying to help their parents find a place to live? One child recently proved the point — and in so doing, underlined the urgency of finding those homes as fast as possible. Curious about the new world around their family at the hotel they currently call home, the youngster pulled the fire alarm, sending hundreds of people out into a cold winter night. More children than expected are among many of the challenges facing the 36 cities currently accepting government-assisted Syrian refugees as efforts continue to settle 25,000 people in total by the end of February. “We have a lot of families who are eight, seven (people), and our housing stock as a community is not strong on those sizes,” said Carl Nicholson, executive director, Catholic Centre for Immigrants, which handles the settlement of government-assisted refugees in the national capital. In Ottawa, Vancouver and Toronto, temporary accommodation is at or near capacity, prompting those cities to ask that the flow of cases be stopped or slowed until they can open up beds for more arrivals, immigration officials said Thursday. Other cities they named included

FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2016

NEWS IN BRIEF The Canadian Press ◆ SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

New bond insurer files lawsuit against territory Another bond insurer has filed a lawsuit against Puerto Rican government officials over how they diverted tax revenues to meet certain bond payments amid an economic crisis. The lawsuit filed by New York-based Financial Guaranty Insurance Company was consolidated on Thursday with a similar one filed two weeks ago by Assured Guaranty Corp. and Ambac Assurance Corporation. Financial Guaranty accused U.S. territory government officials of violating the constitution, according to the lawsuit filed Jan. 19. It said that at least $164 million of pledged funds have been diverted for what it called unconstitutional uses. Puerto Rico is struggling with $72 billion in public debt that the governor has said is unpayable.

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Police arrest left-wing activist after TV report Newly-arrived Syrian refugees arrive at a hotel in Toronto on Dec. 15. More than half of Ottawa’s newly arrived Syrians are under the age of 14, posing a particular challenge to refugee resettlement agencies. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]

Prince Albert, Sask., though the provincial immigration minister said there is no need to delay arrivals in that province. The Immigration Department also included Halifax on that list, but groups there say they are managing the numbers coming in. Rather, what’s been overwhelming has been the public support — so much so that the collection centre had to stop accepting donations. Gerry Mills, director of the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia, recalls tearing up when he saw of the warehouse chockablock with clothing, coats, toys and other items.

The refugee program rolled out last fall had the Liberals aiming to bring 10,000 Syrians through private sponsorship and a further 15,000 under government assistance by the end of February. There is also a program that blends the two streams, but a target was never set in that category. Officials now say it’s more likely that by the end of next month, 17,000 Syrians will have arrived under the government and mixed program and 8,000 with private sponsors. Currently, they are about halfway through the total; 12,425 Syrians have arrived in Canada since the Liberals took power in November.

Israeli police confirmed on Thursday the arrest of a prominent leftwing activist who was caught on tape boasting that he has put the lives of Palestinians who sell land to Israeli settlers at risk. Police arrested the activist, Ezra Nawi, last week after the respected Israeli investigative program “Uvda” aired hidden-camera footage of him saying that he has turned over Arab land dealers to Palestinian authorities, knowing they could be killed or tortured. A gag order had prevented publication of his name. The sale of Palestinian land to Jews is seen as treason among Palestinians, and some of those said to have sold land to Jews have in the past been killed under unclear circumstances.

◆ WARSAW, POLAND

German, Polish leaders strike conciliatory tone

POLITICS

Interim Tory leader under pressure over interview on pot dispensaries BRUCE CHEADLE THE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — A confusing radio interview about whether the Liberal government should move slowly or quickly on legalizing and regulating the sale of marijuana may be smoking out the interim leader of the federal Conservatives. Rona Ambrose is under fire for an interview with Vancouver station CKNW in which she said she wants to see the Trudeau government “take it slow” on legalization, but also concluded the government should move quickly to regulate Canada’s growing number of illegal pot dispensaries. The former health minister said her concern has always been the public health impact of pot on developing young brains, and she pointed to a $7-million government anti-drug

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advertising campaign — launched while the Conservatives were still in power — as evidence. “So again I say to the government, make sure that you take it slow, that you’ve got the right public health measures in place, the right restric-

tions to keep it away from kids,” said Ambrose. “It’s a tough thing to do when you legalize something, because when you legalize it, you normalize it and it becomes more acceptable and more available.” Ambrose said the profusion of grey-market pot shops was the result of municipal decisions and she’s concerned those storefront operations are only growing in number across the country under the Liberals. She was not available to clarify her position Thursday but a spokesman said she was clearly urging swift action on regulating dispensaries, not legalizing pot. The Conservatives have not said how the government should regulate dispensaries selling an illegal product, but did propose decriminalizing pot possession during last fall’s election campaign.

The foreign ministers of Germany and Poland took a conciliatory tone with each other as they met Thursday at a time of heightened tensions between the neighbouring nations. Calling each other by their first names at a news conference in Warsaw, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Witold Waszczykowski stressed what unites their countries. Waszczykowski called his German counterpart a “friend of Poland” more than once and ended the news briefing with warm birthday greetings for Steinmeier, who turned 60 earlier this month. Some German officials have criticized Poland for its resistance to accepting migrants and for a new political direction seen as violating the some tenets of democracy, sparking anti-German rhetoric by some Polish officials. The European Commission, the executive of the European Union, opened a preliminary inquiry last week into whether the new government in Warsaw is violating EU standards on the rule of law. Steinmeier declined to comment on that.

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Evaporated Bolivian lake seen as warning of climate change future

Tax cuts to cost feds $100M more than expected

As Andean mountain glaciers disappear so do the sources of Lake Poopo’s water CARLOS VALDEZ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

UNTAVI, Bolivia — Overturned fishing skiffs lie abandoned on the shores of what was Bolivia’s second-largest lake. Beetles dine on bird carcasses and gulls fight for scraps under a glaring sun in what marshes remain. Lake Poopo was officially declared evaporated last month. Hundreds, if not thousands, of people have lost their livelihoods and gone. High on Bolivia’s semi-arid Andean plains at 3,700 metres and long subject to climatic whims, the shallow saline lake has essentially dried up before only to rebound to twice the area of Los Angeles. But recovery may no longer be possible, scientists say. “This is a picture of the future of climate change,” says Dirk Hoffman, a German glaciologist who studies how rising temperatures from the burning of fossil fuels has accelerated glacial melting in Bolivia. As Andean glaciers disappear so do the sources of Poopo’s water. But other factors are in play in the demise of Bolivia’s second-largest body of water behind Lake Titicaca. Drought caused by the recurrent El Nino meteorological phenomenon is considered the main driver. Authorities say another factor is the diversion of water from Poopo’s tributaries, mostly for mining but also for agriculture. More than 100 families have sold their sheep, llamas and alpaca, set aside their fishing nets and quit the former lakeside village of Untavi over

Outrage over claim Islam bans chess THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A video clip of Saudi Arabia’s top cleric saying that the game of chess is “forbidden” in Islam because it wastes time and leads to rivalry and enmity among people has provoked heated debate, and widespread criticism, among Arabic Twitter users. Some Twitter users mocked Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdelaziz Al Sheikh, saying chess is an intelligent game and that is why conservative clerics decry it. Saudi Arabia’s religious establishment adheres to a strict ideology known widely as Wahhabism. Similarly, Shiite Iran’s Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani previously declared that chess is religiously prohibited because it could be used for gambling. Muslims have been playing the game since the 7th century in Persia.

ANDY BLATCHFORD THE CANADIAN PRESS

Abraham Fulguera on Jan. 12 checks his abandoned fishing net in Lake Poopo, on the outskirts of Untavi, Bolivia. Its maximum depth once reached five metres. [AP PHOTO]

the past three years, draining it of well over half its population. Only the elderly remain. “There’s no future here,” said 29-year-old Juvenal Gutierrez, who moved to a nearby town where he ekes by as a motorcycle taxi driver. Record-keeping on the lake’s history only goes back a century, and there is no good tally of the people displaced by its disappearance. At least 3,250 people have received humanitarian aid, the governor’s office says.

Poopo is now down to two per cent of its former water level, regional Gov. Victor Hugo Vasquez calculates. Its maximum depth once reached five metres. Biologists say 75 species of birds are gone from the lake. While Poopo has suffered El Ninofueled droughts for millennia, its fragile ecosystem has experienced unprecedented stress in the past three decades. Temperatures have risen by about 1 degree Celsius while mining activity has pinched the flow of tributaries, increasing sediment.

Florida Institute of Technology biologist Mark B. Bush says the long-term trend of warming and drying threatens the entire Andean highlands. A 2010 study he co-authored for the journal Global Change Biology says Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, could face catastrophic drought this century. It predicted “inhospitable arid climates” would lessen available food and water this century for the more than three million inhabitants of Bolivia’s highlands.

PHYSICIAN-ASSISTED-DYING

MD group recommendations may aid possible assisted dying laws SHERYL UBELACKER THE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — The Canadian Medical Association released a catalogue of recommendations Thursday aimed at helping Ottawa and the provinces draft legislation governing physician-assisted dying. Key issues addressed in the document include assessing patient eligibility for medically aided death, physicians’ responsibilities in providing the service, and how to balance doctors’ freedom of conscience with timely access to life-ending procedures. Last February, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the ban on assisted suicide and euthanasia, giving Ottawa a year to craft legislation before patients with a grievous and irremediable medical condition could seek help to end their lives.

“The clock is ticking on this issue and we need to ensure that we are prepared.” Dr. Cindy Forbes, CMA president

Last week, the court granted a fourmonth extension on that deadline, meaning the federal government must come up with new regulations by early June. By overturning the long-standing law prohibiting aid in dying, the high court has given doctors the task of helping eligible patients die, either with a prescription for lethal drugs (assisted suicide) or by administering injections of the life-ending medications (euthanasia). “The clock is ticking on this issue

and we need to ensure that we are prepared,” said CMA president Dr. Cindy Forbes. “The CMA’s principles-based approach will help provinces and the federal government respond.” The list of recommendations crafted by the 80,000-member doctors organization, after consultation with physicians, members of the public and other medical groups, is part advice, part wish list. One of the key recommendations is that legislators should respect physicians’ values, noting that no doctor “should be compelled to provide assistance in dying.” Wanda Morris, CEO of Dying With Dignity Canada, said the CMA’s list of recommendations on physician-assisted dying do not go far enough to protect patients’ right to a peaceful death.

OTTAWA — The Liberals’ tax-bracket changes will drain on average about $100 million more per year from the public treasury than the government expects, says a new analysis by the federal budget watchdog. But the parliamentary budget office said the discrepancy between its numbers and those of the federal Finance Department largely came down to different assumptions. The main difference between the two projections is the fact that the Finance Department’s calculations do not take into account the fiscal impact of the Liberal vow to cancel income splitting for families with kids, said Mostafa Askari, the assistant parliamentary budget officer. While seemingly counterintuitive, Askari says that repealing the income-splitting measure would actually lower government revenues under the Liberals’ new, tax-bracket framework. The tax-bracket changes will reduce government revenues by $8.9 billion over six years if Ottawa ditches income splitting, the budget office said. If it keeps income splitting, the budget office estimated that six-year figure would be $8.3 billion. Last month, the government said the lost revenue would amount to just over $8.2 billion over six years. Askari said those Finance Department numbers were calculated with the impacts of income splitting still in place. “Overall, the difference is pretty small,” Askari said. “It’s really related to assumptions.” Since winning the election, the Liberals fulfilled their campaign promise to cut federal income taxes for middle-income earners by raising the rate on the highest-earning Canadians. Finance Minister Bill Morneau acknowledged last month that the revenue cost of the changes would be $1.4 billion in 2016-17, a shortfall that’s projected to rise each year until it hits $1.7 billion in 2020-21. The Liberal measures have also come under criticism for providing more benefit to richer Canadians. Those making more than $90,563 are taxed at three different rates: one rate on the first segment of income up to $45,282, the second, newly reduced rate on the next segment of income, up to $90,563; and a third rate beyond that, up to $200,000. Therefore, people earning $90,563 and higher will receive the largest possible benefit of $679. But once their earnings reach the $217,000 mark, the new, highest tax rate completely erases that benefit.

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NEWS IN BRIEF The Associated Press ◆ SAO PAULO

Brazil economy shed 1.5M jobs in 2015, says labour ministry Brazil lost 1.5 million payroll jobs in 2015 amid a contracting economy that has led to high inflation and layoffs in the manufacturing and service sectors, the labour ministry said Thursday. The ministry said that 39.7 million workers were formally employed at the end of last year, compared to 41.2 million at the end of 2014 and 40.8 million in 2013. Labour Minister Miguel Rossetto said last

year’s job creation figures are the worst since they started being compiled in 1992. Most of the lost payroll jobs were in the industrial and civil construction sectors. The only positive job creation figures were posted by the agricultural sector, where close to 10,000 new positions were opened. Earlier this week, the International Monetary Fund said the recession affecting Latin America’s biggest country will continue in 2016 with output contracting 3.5 per cent. There will be no growth in 2017 and economic growth should resume in 2018, the IMF said. — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Condemned serial killer dies in hospital, not death chamber Serial killer Derrick Todd Lee was sentenced to be executed years ago, but instead he died Thursday in a Louisiana hospital. Lee, 47, was taken from prison to the hospital early Saturday and died shortly before 9 a.m. Thursday, Department of Public Safety and Corrections spokeswoman Pam Laborde said in an emailed statement. He had been sentenced to life for one murder and to death for killing 22-year-old Charlotte

Murray Pace, who was stabbed 81 times and bludgeoned with an iron in May 2002. DNA evidence linked him to at least five other killings, officials said. “It’s good that he is not there to take up space that will now be filled up by remembering Murray and loving Murray,” Pace’s mother, Ann Pace, said through tears from her home in Jackson, Miss. Lee had been sentenced to life for killing Geralyn DeSoto, 21, in January 2002, and to death for killing Pace four months later. Both women’s throats were cut. — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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CFL

Daniel Sedin scores historic winner

Status of Lions stars remains up in the air

Canucks beat Bruins 4-2, Daniel passes Markus Naslund for most goals in franchise history SPORTS INSIDE Today’s issue

JASON BOTCHFORD THE PROVINCE

t is a city still thick with 2011 references, and memories. Brad Marchand scores, and stretches out his hands to soak in the wave of cheers which are hurled down at the TD Garden ice. Someone nearby says: “How do you like that? He speed bagged Daniel Sedin’s head with those hands.” Chris Tanev is hit from behind, and goes head first into the boards. Immediately, the Boston broadcast suggests he was diving. Tanev would later say: “I don’t dive. They can say what they want.” Don’t worry, they will. We can’t let it go. None of us can. It’s why, from Vancouver, it seemed so fitting to see Daniel punch a puck in from the side of the net. It was his 20th goal of the season and put the Canucks up a goal in a game they’d win 4-2. But, and this is most important, it made history. And no, not because he did it without playing on a line with his twin brother. With the 347th career goal, Daniel earned his spot as the Canucks all-time leading goal scorer. “I think ironic is the right word,” Alex Burrows said. Whether it’s fate, irony or some sweet justice, Daniel earned it. He is the most durable, consistent goal producer who has ever worn a Canucks uniform. The more things change in Boston, the more they stay the same. The fans were all over Burrows. Marchand was in the middle of aggravating Vancouver while also scoring a goal. But like Jannik Hansen would say after the game, nothing can make up for not winning a Stanley Cup. Doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy it for a bit when the Canucks beat the Bruins. Daniel will be the most memorable player from Thursday. But he wasn’t the best. That was Jacob Markstrom, who made a jaw-dropping save on Loui Eriksson, going post to post in the third. WHAT THIS MEANS This just may be the most improbable 3-1-1 road trip in recent Canucks lore.

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what happens in the games, and how guys play. Right now, that makes the decision easy.”

Vancouver Canucks left wing Daniel Sedin celebrates his goal against Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask and defensemen Zdeno Chara during a game on Thursday in Boston. [AP PHOTO]

In the first four games, the Canucks gave up at least 40 shots. Against the Bruins, they were buried in their own end in the first period, a 20-minute stretch that played out like Boston was on the power play for all of it. But things got better as the game went on. Sven Baertschi used his speed to open the scoring. Jake Virtanen was everything the team needs Virtanen to be. He was fast and he hit hard, crunching Kevan Miller along the side boards and hammering Zdeno Chara in the corner. “Oh, you know it’s him,” Virtanen said. “He’s too big to miss.” Other than Markstrom, Virtanen was the team’s most consistent player from start to finish. It is games like this which should remind everyone why the team kept

him in Vancouver instead of dispatching him back to junior. In short, he makes the Canucks better. They need more of those players, not fewer. WHAT WE LEARNED Ryan Miller just sat a game after putting up the best two performances of his Canucks career. Consider this progress. For the first time since he’s been here, head coach Willie Desjardins expressed an openness Thursday to sharing the crease more evenly between his two goalies. It will make both better. “You always have to be open,” the coach said. “The game dictates who does what. You can’t push someone into a spot they don’t deserve or is not there. You always watch. It’s

IN A WORD STUPID: That’s what a fan near the bench kept calling Burrows. Maybe they should just leave number 14 alone. He used the comments as fuel and scored another goal. BACK: That’s what Tanev hurt when he left the game after being checked into the boards from behind by Ryan Spooner. He said he was “scared” at what it might be but it checked out OK with the doctor. CREDIT: That’s what Jannik Hansen took for Daniel Sedin making it to 347 goals. It was all Hansen, all along. Of course, he was joking. ADVANCED STATS 19: This was the advantage the Bruins had in shot attempts in the first period. They attempted 27 shots at the Canucks net. The Canucks, in turn, sent just eight Boston’s way during the first 20. 58.82%: This was Zdeno Chara’s shot-attempt differential. He may be getting really old, but he can still play and proved that tonight. Plus-5: This was Chis Tanev’s Corsi for the game. He was on the ice for 21 even strength shot attempts for and 16 against. It was the best number among the Canucks. Minus-9: This was Luca Sbisa’s Corsi for the game. He was on the ice for ten shot attempts for and 19 against. This was the worst number among the Canucks. JBotchford@postmedia.com Twitter.com/botchford

Welcome to our latest class in Trying To Guess What Wally Buono Is Really Saying. Please take your seats. Buono, the B.C. Lions general manager and head coach, gave us time to rapid fire some questions at him earlier this week. It was prior to the team naming their latest batch of assistant coaches on Thursday. Buono had this to say about where his bid to re-sign running back Andrew Harris is: “Right now, I’m nowhere. At this point, as I’ve said before, until we get all our coaches in place, I’m not sure how we’re going to build our team and our ratio . . . I’m at a point today where I have my own thoughts, but I’d like sit down with our coaching staff when it’s completed and get their thoughts. We should have plenty of time to get something resolved.” Interesting. Here’s what he said about where his bid to re-sign quarterback Travis Lulay is: “That process is continuing. In fairness to myself and his agent, I was on vacation and he was on an extended honeymoon. At this point, we’re trying to move forward.” Interesting. Again. We could easily be reading too much into both comments. CFL free agency opens Feb. 9. Buono could easily be tossing things out to get into the heads of Harris and Lulay and the people in their respective camps, as well as other players and opposing teams. This isn’t Wally’s first rodeo. That said, is it feasible to think that the Lions, with Buono firmly at the controls, will let Harris sign elsewhere, add an American running back and re-sign Lulay as both an insurance policy for Jonathon Jennings and a coach-in-training? There’s logic there. As grandiose as Jennings’ season was, he was the third stringer for a good chunk of time and didn’t start his first game until September. He’s also just 23 years old. Do you realize that Jennings only threw for 51 more yards last season than Lulay? That doesn’t mesh with the popular narrative.

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Nanaimo Buccaneers right wing Will Koop, right, is chased by Comox Valley Glacier Kings defenceman Ben Raffler during a Junior B hockey game Thursday at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. [SCOTT MCKENZIE/DAILY NEWS]

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Playing without their top two players in a possible playoff preview, the Nanaimo Buccaneers weren’t quite able to hang with the Comox Valley Glacier Kings Thursday night, losing a heartbreaker 4-2 at home. The Bucs were without leading scorer Jordan Levesque and top winger Will McNamara, both serving suspensions for abuse of an official. The Glacier Kings got on the board first deep into the opening 20 minutes when Sheldon Brett beat Nanaimo goalie Liam Young on a rebound. They doubled their lead to 2-0 early in the second period on a goal from Kyle Wade. But the Glacier Kings were being heavily outshot at the time, and push finally came to shove for the Bucs as they broke the Comox shutout bid when Will Koop scored on a powerplay later in the frame on assists from Nick Gomerich and Bolly Walters. Down 2-1 after two, the Bucs were outshooting their opponents 24-10.

Early in the third period, Bucs affiliate Dawson Heathcote, a North Island Silvertips star in major midget, scored to tie the game in what was his first experience in junior hockey. But with a minute left in the game, Brett scored his second of the night to regain the lead for the Glacier Kings, one they would hold onto for the rest of the night as they snapped their threegame losing streak. Nick Novin also added a late empty-netter for the Glacir Kings. The Bucs are next in action Sunday night as they travel south to take on the league’s best team, the Victoria Cougars. They return home to the Ice Centre on Thursday to take on the Saanich Braves at 7:15 p.m. The Comox win shrinks the deficit between them and the second-place Bucs to five points from seven, but with the season winding down Nanaimo is still in line to hold home ice advantage over the third-place Glacier Kings come playoff time. The Bucs also have two-games in hand.

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After a two-win day Wednesday at the B.C. Scotties Women’s Curling Championship, the Nanaimo-based Team Van Osch dropped two straight on Thursday in Coquitlam. The tough day puts skip Kesa Van Osch, third Kalia Van Osch, second Shawna Jensen and lead Carly St. Blaze at 2-3 for the tournament, and they will need to rally to make the playoffs. Van Osch was up against Kamloops’ Karla Thompson first on Thursday, and both teams traded blows to start the match. They exchanged points with the hammer in the first and second ends, but Thompson scored two in the third before stealing a point in the fourth. Van Osch replied by scoring two, but after two blank ends Thompson scored a triple in the eighth to seal it.

Van Osch did reply with a point, but fell 7-4. Then for Van Osch it was a rematch of the 2014 B.C. final against curling legend Kelly Scott. And while Van Osch won that match in 2014, Scott was simply too much on Thursday evening. She scored in the first end with the hammer, but Van Osch tied it up with a point in the fourth end. But Scott took over from there, taking a 2-1 lead in the fifth end and stealing points in five straight before Van Osch conceded to a 7-1 defeat. With one day remaining in round robin play, Van Osch will likely need to win both games to make the top four and secure a spot in the page playoffs. Van Osch takes on Coquitlam’s Diane Gushulak first today before finishing round robin play in the evening against Victoria’s Sarah Wark.

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Habs goalie Price will be out longer than expected The slumping Montreal Canadiens will have to make do without star goalie Carey Price for longer than expected. And they will have to find a way to turn around their season without the jolt of a coaching change or a major trade, general manager Marc Bergevin said Thursday as he met with the media to try to calm the fansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; anger and frustration at the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mid-season collapse. Price, out since Nov. 25 with a lower-body injury, was expected back after the Jan. 31 NHL all-star game, but Bergevin said it could be another month before last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s league MVP and Vezina Trophy winner as top goaltender returns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slower than we expected,â&#x20AC;? said Bergevin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been a setback.

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Enjoy those Bartolo Colon hacks while you still can, because as early as 2017, seeing pitchers at the plate could be just as extinct as the Polo Grounds or Montreal Expos. Commissioner Rob Manfred acknowledged Thursday that the idea of the National League adopting the DH is gaining momentum among MLB owners. And with the current collective bargaining agreement set to expire on Dec. 1, there remains the very real possibility the DH will finally be voted in as the universal rule in MLB. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twenty years ago, when you talked to National League owners about the DH, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d think you were talking some sort of heretical comment,â&#x20AC;? Manfred said Thursday at the owners meetings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we have a newer group. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been turnover. And I think our owners in general have demonstrated a willingness to change the game in ways that we think would be good for the fans, always respecting the history and traditions of the sport.â&#x20AC;? Manfred also agreed that the DH in both leagues is probably an idea whose time has come. There is a growing chorus to have all 30 teams use the same format, as well as protect pitchers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; MLBâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most expensive commodities â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from doing unnecessary damage to themselves with an unfamiliar activity.

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Peyton Manning and DeMarcus Ware watched the previous New England-Denver game from an equipment room at Sports Authority Field on a snowy November night two months ago. From the room adjacent to the Broncosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; showers and lockers, the pair of sidelined superstars offered their own commentary and clues on the pivotal showdown. Manning met with Brock Osweiler at halftime that night to talk about Bill Belichickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blitzes, advice his longtime backup credited for helping him lead Denver back from a two-touchdown, fourth-quarter deficit for a 30-24 win in overtime. That triumph ultimately landed this weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s AFC championship game between the 13-4 teams in Denver, with temperatures in the 40s, instead of frigid Foxborough. Manning was out for that Nov. 29 game with a tear in the plantar fascia near his left heel and Ware was sidelined with a bad lower back. The two had already spent a lot of time rehabbing together. They even stayed behind in Denver when the Broncos played at Chicago the week before. Manning and Ware are both

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning passes during practice at the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s headquarters Thursday in Englewood, Colo. [AP PHOTO]

relieved to be back on the field for the rematch, but they reminisced about their quality time together that snowy Sunday evening in November. â&#x20AC;&#x153;DeMarcus is a big-time second-guesser: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wrap up, Von! Wrap up, Malik!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I really enjoyed his commentary during the game,â&#x20AC;? Manning said with a laugh Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He and I were smiling before the team meeting that it would be nice to be out onto the actual playing field

this time around as opposed to being in an equipment room where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re watching it on TV on mute so you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to hear all the analysis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The hot dogs arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bad in there, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll say that,â&#x20AC;? Manning added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d much prefer to be on the playing field. I know he does, as well.â&#x20AC;? Manning missed seven starts altogether, relieving Osweiler in the third quarter of the season finale and driving Denver on four scoring drives to beat San Diego 27-20 and secure

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HALIFAX â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Patrick Chan had just wheeled his suitcase into the lobby of a downtown Halifax hotel Wednesday night, when fans approached, one after another, asking him to pose for pictures. This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Canadian figure skating championships are abuzz with talk of Chanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return. Canadaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-time world champion is back after taking last season off to ponder his competitive future, and is gunning for his eighth title. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just skating around today, you hear â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to see you. Good to have you back,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Chan said, after the second of two practices at the Scotiabank Centre. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great to hear that. Send the message out: itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really appreciated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels great to come back to nationals, I step on practice with my friends, and it really does feel like home.â&#x20AC;?

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But his return from an 18-month competitive hiatus has been a roller-coaster of emotions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; either joy or rage, depending on the day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coming back is not an easy feat. Kathy (Johnston, his coach) and I have spent many, many, many hours ripping each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hair out, and just yelling,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not mad at each other necessarily, but mad at the situation and mad at ourselves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s times where we get into really heated conversations

and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m like â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Wow, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been this mad ever in my life,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he added. Johnston, standing nearby, laughed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a blast, though, because with that huge low, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of highs in my life competing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scary, though. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m telling you, competing is scary.â&#x20AC;? Chan began his comeback by winning Skate Canada International in the fall. But he faltered badly at the Grand Prix Final in December, the event where his Japanese rival Yuzuru Hanyu won gold in spectacular fashion. A disappointing short program left Chan in his sixth â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and last â&#x20AC;&#x201D; place. He managed to climb back up to fourth after the long program. It was a humbling couple of days, and back at his training base in Detroit afterward, Chan thought about quitting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I definitely had a week where I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be at the rink, didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be there.â&#x20AC;?

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1RWH the winning team is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; a team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point in the respective OTL or SOL column. 7KXUVGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Calgary 4 Columbus 2 St. Louis at Colorado, 9 p.m. Carolina 1 Toronto 0 (OT) 6DWXUGD\ÂˇV JDPHV Dallas 3 Edmonton 2 Vancouver at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m. Nashville 4 Winnipeg 1 Minnesota at San Jose, 4 p.m. New Jersey 6 Ottawa 3 Anaheim at Detroit, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 3 New Jersey at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. San Jose 3 Arizona 1 Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay 2 Chicago 1 Montreal at Toronto, 7 p.m. Vancouver 4 Boston 2 Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 7:30 p.m. :HGQHVGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV Colorado at Dallas, 8 p.m. Anaheim 3 Minnesota 1 Los Angeles at Arizona, 9 p.m. Colorado 2 Buffalo 1 Nashville at Edmonton, 10 p.m. St. Louis 2 Detroit 1 6XQGD\ÂˇV JDPHV )ULGD\ÂˇV JDPHV Âł $OO 7LPHV (DVWHUQ Pittsburgh at Washington, 12:30 p.m. Anaheim at Washington, 5 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 3 p.m. Detroit at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Calgary at Carolina, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 7 p.m. Chicago at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m.

CANUCKS 4, BRUINS 2 )LUVW 3HULRG 1. Vancouver, Baertschi 9 (Vrbata, Horvat) 3:27 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; None. 6HFRQG 3HULRG 2. Boston, Hayes 11 (Pastrnak, Spooner) 19:08 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; None. 7KLUG 3HULRG 3. Vancouver, Burrows 7 (Vey, Edler) 1:49 4. Boston, Marchand 18 (Bergeron) 4:15 5. Vancouver, D. Sedin 20 (Tanev, Hansen) 7:03 6. Vancouver, D. Sedin 21 (Vey, Dorsett) 19:37 (en) 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; None. 6KRWV RQ JRDO E\ Vancouver 4 12 11â&#x20AC;&#x201D;27 Boston 11 11 8â&#x20AC;&#x201D;30 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Vancouver: Markstrom (W, 8-5-4); Boston: Rask (L, 16-14-4). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDOV FKDQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Vancouver: 0-0; Boston: 0-0. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 17,565 at Boston.

FLA0(6 %/8( -$&.(76 )LUVW 3HULRG 1. Calgary, Frolik 8 (Hamilton) 19:52 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; None. 6HFRQG 3HULRG 2. Columbus, Hartnell 16 (Jones, Saad) 3:37 3. Calgary, Bennett 12 (Giordano, Backlund) 4:15 4. Columbus, Dubinsky 10 (Murray, Atkinson) 17:56 3HQDOW\ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Giordano Cal (tripping) 8:52. 7KLUG 3HULRG 5. Calgary, Gaudreau 20 (Brodie, Giordano) 1:28

6. Calgary, Bennett 13 (Russell, Backlund) 14:28 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Goloubef Clb (interference), Stajan Cal (goaltender interference) 15:39. 6KRWV RQ JRDO E\ Calgary 7 12 8â&#x20AC;&#x201D;27 Columbus 7 15 7â&#x20AC;&#x201D;29 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Calgary: Ramo (W, 16-14-1); Columbus: Bobrovsky; Korpisalo (L, 3-5-1). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDOV FKDQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Calgary: 0-0; Columbus: 0-1. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 12,492 at Columbus, Ohio.

67$56 2,/(56 )LUVW 3HULRG 1. Dallas, Spezza 16 (Oduya) 1:23 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; None. 6HFRQG 3HULRG 2. Dallas, Ja. Benn 27 (Sharp, Klingburg) 13:16 3. Edmonton, Purcell 11 (Schultz, Hall) 17:04 (pp) 4. Dallas, Jokipakka 2 (Eakin, Spezza) 17:19 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sceviour Dal (tripping) 5:56, Gryba Edm (holding) 14:13, Roussel Dal (hooking) 16:23. 7KLUG 3HULRG 5. Edmonton, Yakupov 4 (Pouliot) 16:57 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Klingberg Dal (hooking) 3:29, Klinkhammer Edm (holding) 5:46. 6KRWV RQ JRDO E\ Edmonton Dallas

7 11

8 11

10â&#x20AC;&#x201D;25 13â&#x20AC;&#x201D;35

*RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Edmonton: Talbot (L, 9-14-3); Dallas: Niemi (W, 17-8-5). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDOVÂłFKDQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Edmonton: 1-3; Dallas: 0-2. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 18,532 at Dallas.

3(1*8,16 )/<(56 )LUVW 3HULRG 1. Philadelphia, B. Schenn 11 (Simmonds, Gostisbehere) 10:17 (pp) 2. Philadelphia, Voracek 6 (Giroux, Gostisbehere) 15:51 (pp) 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cole Pgh (interference) 9:38, Daley Pgh (hooking) 15:39, White Pha (slashing) 19:45. 6HFRQG 3HULRG 3. Pittsburgh, Daley 4 (Maatta, Kunitz) 1:40 (pp) 4. Pittsburgh, Crosby 15 (Kunitz, Hornqvist) 7:29 5. Pittsburgh, Kessel 13 (Crosby, Hornqvist) 14:06 (pp) 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Malkin Pgh (tripping) 9:59, 9DQGH9HOGH 3KD KRRNLQJ 5DIĂ Pha (hooking) 15:48, Crosby Pgh (crosschecking) 16:46, Pittsburgh bench (too many men) 19:55. 7KLUG 3HULRG 6. Pittsburgh, Kessel 14 (Hagelin, Lovejoy) 6:20 7. Philadelphia, Giroux 14 (Voracek, B. Schenn) 16:35 (pp) 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gudas Pha (tripping) 2:30, Dumoulin Pgh (delay of game) 15:41. 6KRWVRQ JRDO E\ Philadelphia 11 9 12â&#x20AC;&#x201D;32 Pittsburgh 9 17 19â&#x20AC;&#x201D;45 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Philadelphia: Mason (L, 1012-6); Pittsburgh: Fleury (W, 17-11-5). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDOV FKDQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Philadelphia: 3-6; Pittsburgh: 2-4. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 18,652 at Pittsburgh, Pa.

+855,&$1(6 /($)6 27

)LUVW 3HULRG Âł No Scoring. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Marincin Tor (high-sticking) 4:32, Di Giuseppe Car (hooking) 10:12, Skinner Car (holding stick) 16:33. 6HFRQG 3HULRG Âł No Scoring. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Phaneuf Tor, Jo. Staal Car (roughing) 1:34, Kadri Tor (holding) 13:54, Phaneuf Tor (delay of game) 17:18. 7KLUG 3HULRG Âł No Scoring. 3HQDOW\ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bozak Tor (tripping) 14:01. 2YHUWLPH 1. Carolina, Jo.Staal 11 (Faulk, Pesce) 2:54 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; None. 6KRWV RQ JRDO E\ Carolina 10 13 15 3â&#x20AC;&#x201D;41 Toronto 12 12 3 4â&#x20AC;&#x201D;31 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Carolina: Lack (W, 7-8-3); Toronto: Reimer (L, 8-7-5). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDOV FKDQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Carolina: 0-4; Toronto: 0-2. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 18,981 at Toronto.

/,*+71,1* %/$&.+$:.6 )LUVW 3HULRG 1. Chicago, Anisimov 17 (Kane) 0:43 2. Tampa Bay, Stralman 6 (Hedman, Filppula) 7:14 3HQDOW\ â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hossa Chi (holding) 15:40. 6HFRQG 3HULRG 3. Tampa Bay, Kucherov 20 (Hedman, Killorn) 16:39 (pp) 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Palat TB (hooking) 6:20, Kane Chi (high-sticking) 12:44, Kane Chi (interference) 14:47. 7KLUG 3HULRG Âł No Scoring. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Filppula TB (face-off violation) 0:00, Killorn TB (tripping) 10:38, Chicago bench (too many men) 12:53. 6KRWV RQ JRDO E\ Chicago 4 5 9â&#x20AC;&#x201D;18 Tampa Bay 13 10 10â&#x20AC;&#x201D;33

*RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chicago: Crawford (L, 27-11-2); Tampa Bay: Bishop (W, 19-13-3). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDOV FKDQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chicago: 0-3; Tampa Bay: 1-4. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 19,092 at Tampa, Fla.

)LUVW 3HULRG 1. Winnipeg, Ehlers 9 (Armia, Perreault) 4:16 2. Nashville, Johansen 9 (Neal, Ribeiro) 16:39 (pp) 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Smith Nash (high-sticking) 6WXDUW :SJ %DVV 1DVK Ă&#x20AC;JKWLQJ 11:16, Forsberg Nash (slashing) 12:26, Peluso Wpg (kneeing) 16:28. 6HFRQG 3HULRG 3. Nashville, Smith 10 (Granberg, Ekholm) 5:04 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thorburn Wpg (interference) 7:08, Gaustad Nash (tripping) 12:10. 7KLUG 3HULRG 4. Nashville, Neal 17 (Johansen) 18:08 5. Nashville, Jarnkrok 7 (Gaustad, Josi) 18:33 (en) 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Perreault Wpg (hooking) 4:19, Jackman Nash (high-sticking) 8:30. 6KRWV RQ JRDO E\ Nashville 12 5 11â&#x20AC;&#x201D;28 Winnipeg 7 11 9â&#x20AC;&#x201D;27 *RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nashville: Rinne (W, 17-15-7); Winnipeg: Hellebuyck (L, 11-8-1). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDOV FKDQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nashville: 1-3; Winnipeg: 0-4. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 15,294 at Winnipeg.

6+$5.6 &2<27(6 )LUVW 3HULRG 1. San Jose, Wingels 4 (Braun, Donskoi) 6:23 2. San Jose, Tierney 6 (Brown, Karlsson) 9:56 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; None. 6HFRQG 3HULRG Âł No Scoring. 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; None. 7KLUG 3HULRG 3. Arizona, Richardson 4 (Doan, Murphy) 11:24 4. San Jose, Marleau 15 (Thornton, Pavelski) 19:08 (en, pp) 3HQDOWLHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ward SJ (high-sticking) 1:47, Dahlbeck Ariz (holding) 4:39, Ekman-Larsson Ariz (holding) 17:20. 6KRWV RQ JRDO E\ 8 7

8 8

7â&#x20AC;&#x201D;23 9â&#x20AC;&#x201D;24

*RDO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; San Jose: Jones (W, 21-13-2); Arizona: Domingue (L, 7-4-3). 3RZHU SOD\V JRDOV FKDQFHV â&#x20AC;&#x201D; San Jose: 1-2; Arizona: 0-1. $WWHQGDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 12,251 at Glendale, Ariz.

1+/ 6&25,1* /($'(56 Kane, Chi Benn, Dal Seguin, Dal Kuznetsov, Wash Karlsson, Ott Tarasenko, StL Hall, Edm

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Pt 71 56 53 48 47 46 46

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WHL

BCHL

31-33â&#x20AC;&#x201D;64 32-32â&#x20AC;&#x201D;64 32-32â&#x20AC;&#x201D;64 32-32â&#x20AC;&#x201D;64 31-34â&#x20AC;&#x201D;65 32-33â&#x20AC;&#x201D;65 32-34â&#x20AC;&#x201D;66 Âł 35-31â&#x20AC;&#x201D;66 35-31â&#x20AC;&#x201D;66 35-31â&#x20AC;&#x201D;66 36-30â&#x20AC;&#x201D;66 34-32â&#x20AC;&#x201D;66 33-33â&#x20AC;&#x201D;66 Âł Âł Âł

GP Kelowna 45 Victoria 47 Prince George 46 Kamloops 45 Vancouver 47 Everett Seattle Portland Spokane Tri-City

44 44 45 44 45

Brandon Prince Albert Moose Jaw Regina Saskatoon Swift Current

GP 44 45 46 46 47 45

6XQGD\ )HE Âł $W 6DQWD &ODUD &DOLI AFC vs. NFC Champions, 6:30 p.m.

GA 130 118 139 138 166

Pt 65 59 56 51 39

28 25 23 20 20

12 16 20 19 23

2 3 2 3 2

2 0 0 2 0

123 139 149 143 147

94 127 142 151 170

60 53 48 45 42

W 27 26 23 19 17 14

L 13 14 17 20 26 26

OL 2 4 5 3 4 4

12 15 17 22 23 35

0 1 1 6 3 3

SL GF 2 167 1 151 1 155 4 146 0 138 1 110

GA 130 141 146 167 192 149

Pt 58 57 52 45 38 33

0 1 1 1 1 0

132 135 146 150 179 195

68 62 56 43 40 19

CENTRAL DIVISION Lethbridge Red Deer Calgary Edmonton Medicine Hat Kootenay

46 47 46 47 45 46

34 30 27 18 18 8

200 174 153 128 148 93

7KXUVGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV No Games Scheduled. :HGQHVGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV Everett 2 Kamloops 1 Lethbridge 4 Spokane 0 Red Deer 6 Moose Jaw 1 Victoria 8 Medicine Hat 2 )ULGD\ÂˇV JDPHV Âł $OO 7LPHV 0RXQWDLQ Brandon at Prince Albert, 6 p.m. Everett at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Spokane at Kootenay, 7 p.m. Moose Jaw at Calgary, 7 p.m. Swift Current at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Kamloops at Prince George, 8 p.m. Seattle at Portland, 8 p.m. Tri-City at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Medicine Hat at Vancouver, 8:30 p.m. 6DWXUGD\ÂˇV JDPHV Prince Albert at Regina, 6 p.m. Brandon at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m. Everett at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Swift Current at Calgary, 7 p.m. Moose Jaw at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Kamloops at Prince George, 8 p.m. Medicine Hat at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m. Kootenay at Spokane, 8:05 p.m. Vancouver at Victoria, 8:05 p.m. Portland at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. 6XQGD\ V JDPHV Brandon at Regina, 3 p.m. Vancouver at Victoria, 3 p.m. Edmonton at Lethbridge, 6 p.m. Tri-City at Portland, 6 p.m.

LACROSSE NLL WEST DIVISION *3 Colorado 3 Saskatchewan 2 Vancouver 2 Calgary 3

: 3 1 1 1

/ 3FW 0 1.000 1 .500 1 .500 2 .333

*) 47 21 20 26

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: 2 2 1 1 0

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EAST DIVISION *3 New England 3 Rochester 3 Buffalo 2 Georgia 3 Toronto 3

3FW .667 .667 .500 .333 .000

6DWXUGD\ÂˇV JDPHV Âł $OO 7LPHV (DVWHUQ Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

SOCCER 5281' 2)

SUPER BOWL 50

SL GF 0 166 3 159 1 157 3 152 2 139

EAST DIVISION

CONFERENCE FINALS

6XQGD\ -DQ Âł $W $W +RQROXOX Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 7 p.m.

OL 3 2 1 4 3

EASTERN CONFERENCE

FRANCE

PRO BOWL

L 11 15 17 16 25

U.S. DIVISION

NFL PLAYOFFS 6XQGD\ V JDPHV Âł $OO 7LPHV (DVWHUQ AFC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New England at Denver, 3:05 p.m. 1)& Âł Arizona at Carolina, 6:40 p.m.

W 31 27 27 22 17

&283( '( )5$1&( 7KXUVGD\ V UHVXOW St. Etienne 2 AC Ajaccio 1

SPAIN &23$ '(/ 5(< 48$57(5 ),1$/6 7KXUVGD\ V UHVXOWV Valencia 1 Las Palmas 1 Sevilla 2 Mirandes 0

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ISLAND DIVISION

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION

35('$7256 -(76

San Jose Arizona

CURLING 1DQDLPR Powell River Cowichan Val Victoria Alberni Valley

GP 44 43 43 43

$W &RTXLWODP % &

W 24 21 19 15

L 18 16 20 22

T 0 3 0 3

OL GF GA 2 157 131 3 145 179 4 130 120 3 118 159

Pt 50 48 42 36

5 11 15 23 25 26

1 3 0 0 0 1

0 3 2 3 1 3

185 167 170 180 137 156

88 124 145 154 183 195

75 54 54 39 39 34

1 3 1 1 1 2

4 2 1 4 3 0

166 140 162 142 105 105

101 106 139 168 196 210

59 53 50 41 26 14

INTERIOR DIVISION Penticton Salmon Arm West Kelowna Vernon Trail Merritt

43 41 43 44 45 45

37 24 26 18 19 15

MAINLAND DIVISION Chilliwack Wenatchee Langley Coquitlam Prince George Surrey

41 42 43 43 45 41

27 24 24 18 11 6

9 13 17 20 30 33

7KXUVGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV Langley 5 Prince George 4 (2OT) Trail 6 Chilliwack 4 )ULGD\ÂˇV JDPHV Wenatchee at Coquitlam, 7 p.m. Salmon Arm at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m. Surrey at 1DQDLPR, 7 p.m. Chilliwack at Penticton, 7 p.m. Langley at Prince George, 7 p.m. West Kelowna at Vernon, 7 p.m. Alberni Valley at Powell River, 7:15 p.m. 6DWXUGD\ÂˇV JDPHV Surrey at Alberni Valley, 7 p.m. 1DQDLPR at Cowichan Valley, 7 p.m. Salmon Arm at Victoria, 7 p.m. Chilliwack at West Kelowna, 7 p.m. Penticton at Wenatchee, 7:05 p.m. Vernon at Trail, 7:30 p.m. 6XQGD\ÂˇV JDPHV Surrey at Powell River, 1:30 p.m. Salmon Arm at 1DQDLPR, 2 p.m. Coquitlam at Langley, 3 p.m.

NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Golden State San Antonio Oklahoma City L.A. Clippers Memphis Dallas Houston Sacramento Utah Portland Denver New Orleans Phoenix Minnesota L.A. Lakers

: 39 36 32 27 25 25 22 19 18 19 16 15 13 13 9

3FW .907 .857 .727 .643 .568 .568 .500 .452 .429 .422 .372 .357 .302 .295 .205

*% â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 21/2 71/2 111/2 141/2 141/2 171/2 191/2 201/2 21 23 231/2 26 261/2 301/2

EASTERN CONFERENCE : /

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Cleveland Toronto Atlanta Chicago Indiana Detroit Miami Boston New York Washington Orlando Charlotte Milwaukee Brooklyn Philadelphia

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â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 31/2 51/2 6 71/2 8 8 9 91/2 10 10 111/2 121/2 20 251/2

30 27 26 24 23 23 23 22 22 20 20 19 19 11 6

/ 4 6 12 15 19 19 22 23 24 26 27 27 30 31 35

11 15 18 17 19 20 20 21 22 21 21 23 25 32 38

7KXUVGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV Cleveland 115 L.A. Clippers 102 Memphis 102 Denver 101 New Orleans 115 Detroit 99 Sacramento 91 Atlanta 88 San Antonio at Phoenix :HGQHVGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV Atlanta 104 Portland 98 Cleveland 91 Brooklyn 78 Dallas 106 Minnesota 94 (OT) Detroit 123 Houston 114 Golden State 125 Chicago 94 New York 118 Utah 111 (OT) Oklahoma City 109 Charlotte 95 Philadelphia 96 Orlando 87 Sacramento 112 L.A. Lakers 93 Toronto 115 Boston 109 Washington 106 Miami 87 )ULGD\ÂˇV JDPHV Âł $OO 7LPHV (DVWHUQ Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m. Utah at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Boston, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New York, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Houston, 8 p.m. Miami at Toronto, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Indiana at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

ROUND ROBIN 7HDP &OXE Thompson (Kamloops) Scott (Kelowna) Gushulak (Royal City) Gibson (Royal City) 9DQ 2VFK 1DQDLPR Wark (Victoria) Knezevic (Prince George) Russett (Kamloops)

: 5 4 3 2 2 1 1

/ 0 1 2 3 3 4 4

7KXUVGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV )RXUWK 'UDZ Gibson 9 Scott 7 Gushulak 7 Wark 2 Russett 9 Knezevic 5 Thompson 7 9DQ 2VFK )LIWK 'UDZ Gibson 9 Russett 5 Gushulak 7 Knezevic 3 Scott 7 9DQ 2VFK Thompson 7 Wark 6 :HGQHVGD\ÂˇV UHVXOWV 6HFRQG 'UDZ Scott 8 Russett 2 Thompson 9 Gushulak 6 9DQ 2VFK Gibson 5 Wark 9 Knezevic 6 7KLUG 'UDZ Gushulak 8 Gibson 4 Scott 7 Wark 3 Thompson 9 Knezevic 7 9DQ 2VFK Russett 4 )ULGD\ÂˇV JDPHV 6L[WK 'UDZ D P Russett vs. Wark, 9DQ 2VFK vs. Gushulak, Thompson vs. Gibson, Knezevic vs. Scott. 6HYHQWK 'UDZ S P Scott vs. Thompson, Knezevic vs. Gibson, Gushulak vs. Russett, 9DQ 2VFK vs. Wark. (QG RI 5RXQG 5RELQ PLAYOFFS 7LHEUHDNHUV LI UHTXLUHG

Saturday, 11 a.m. 6DWXUGD\ÂˇV JDPHV 4XDUWHU Ă&#x20AC;QDOV S P 6XQGD\ÂˇV JDPHV 6HPLĂ&#x20AC;QDOV D P Championship, 4 p.m.

TENNIS AUSTRALIAN OPEN 7KXUVGD\ V UHVXOWV 0HQ V 6LQJOHV Âł 6HFRQG 5RXQG Andy Murray (2), Britain, def. Sam Groth, Australia, 6-0, 6-4, 6-1. Stan Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, def. Radek Stepanek, Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4. David Ferrer (8), Spain, def. Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. John Isner (10), U.S., def. Marcel Granollers, Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (2). 0LORV 5DRQLF 7KRUQKLOO 2QW def. Tommy Robredo, Spain, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 7-5. Bernard Tomic (16), Australia, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 7-5. Feliciano Lopez (18), Spain, def. Guido Pella, Argentina, 7-6 (2), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-7 (8), 6-4. Viktor Troicki (21), Serbia, def. Tim Smyczek, U.S., 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4). *DHO 0RQĂ&#x20AC;OV )UDQFH GHI 1LFRODV Mahut, France, 7-5, 6-4, 6-1. Lukas Rosol, Czech Rep. def. Jack Sock (25), U.S., 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 6-3. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, def. Jeremy Chardy (30), France, 6-4, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5). 'RXEOHV Âł )LUVW 5RXQG Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky, U.S., def. Philipp Oswald, Austria, and Adil Shamasdin, 3LFNHULQJ 2QW , 6-4, 7-5. :RPHQ V 6LQJOHV Âł 6HFRQG 5RXQG Garbine Muguruza (3), Spain, def. Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-4, 6-2. Angelique Kerber (7), Germany, def. Alexandra Dulgheru, Romania, 6-2, 6-4. Karolina Pliskova (9), Czech Republic, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, 7-6 (5), 6-1. Annika Beck, Germany, def. Timea Bacsinszky (11), Switzerland, 6-2, 6-3. Victoria Azarenka (14), Belarus, def. Danka Kovinic, Montenegro, 6-1, 6-2. Madison Keys (15), U.S., def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-3. Naomi Osaka, Japan, def. Elina Svitolina (18), Ukraine, 6-4, 6-4. Laura Siegemund, Germany, def. Jelena Jankovic (19), Serbia, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4. Ana Ivanovic (20), Serbia, def. Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 6-3, 6-3. Ekaterina Makarova (21), Russia, def. Tatjana Maria, Germany, 6-4, 6-2. Denisa Allertova, Czech Republic, def. Sabine Lisicki (30), Germany, 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.

TENNIS

Milos Raonic moves on to third round in Australia THE CANADIAN PRESS

MELBOURNE, Australia â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Canadian Milos Raonic had to rely on his big serve for support in a 7-6 (6), 7-6 (5), 7-5 defeat of Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tommy Robredo at the Australian Open Thursday. The 13th seed, from Thornhill, Ont., produced 24 aces in a marathon effort to reach the third round for a sixth consecutive year. The 25-year-old Raonic improved his

perfect record against Roberdo to 6-0 after defeating the veteran three times in 2015. The contest lasted two hours 55 minutes, with Raonic going through from 75 winners, but only one break of serve in the final game. He now stands 16-5 over his career at the tournament and 6-0 in 2016 after earlier defeating Roger Federer for the Brisbane title. Raonic finally finished his effort with Robredo spraying a return long. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I played as clean as I

would have liked. But at the end of the day, the most important thing is I got the win,â&#x20AC;? Raonic said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m playing well. I feel like I can put forth that tennis. Raonic made the match look like hard work at times, as he and Robredo limited their attacks to duels from the baseline as clouds gave way to weak sunshine at Melbourne Park. Each of the first two sets took at least one hour, with Raonic squeez-

ing through in tiebreakers after missing on seven break chances in the opening set and taking the lead after five set points. His got slightly less complicated in the second set, requiring only one set point to win it for a two-sets-to-love lead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt maybe I let down a little bit after I missed all those breakpoints in the first set,â&#x20AC;? Raonic said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I felt I was forcing it a bit too much. I was trying to sort of lug the ball around

more than playing a little bit more smoothly like I had in my previous matches.â&#x20AC;? Raonic is trying to follow up on his best career result in Melbourne after advancing into the quarter-finals last season where he lost to Novak Djokovic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first week the most important thing always is to find a way to win. Hopefully if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m alive and around, I can play better and better each match.â&#x20AC;?

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» EVENTS // EMAIL: EVENTS@NANAIMODAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, JAN. 22 1:30 p.m First Open Heart Society meets at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, 4235 Departure Bay Rd., Nanaimo. Guest speaker is Bob Uden, physical exercise leader from Heart Matters. For information phone Elaine at 250-753-1915. 7-10 p.m. Dave Hart performs at Minnoz Restaurant, Coast Bastion Hotel. Prime rib featured and wine tastings courtesy Mark Anthony. No cover. Information:: 250-824-0167. 7 & 9 p.m. Old City Laugh Lounge (two shows) starring Sophie Buddle with Amber Harper-Young, Tim Kerfoot & Darryl Shaw at The Old City Station Pub 150 Skinner St., Nanaimo. Tickets $10 per show at The Old City Station Pub.

7:30-10 p.m. Black-Lister-McRae Trio,jazz-improv,at Nanaimo Conservatory, 375 Selby St., Nanaimo. Tickets $20 general, $10 students advance tickets at Fascinating Rhythm, 51 Commercial St. 250-716-9997. SATURDAY JAN. 23 7 p.m. Vancouver Island Pro Wrestling presents: pro wrestling Departure Bay Activity Centre. Bell 7 p.m. Tickets $10-$20 at That 50’s Barbershop, China Steps Emporium, Popeye’s Supplements Nanaimo 9 p.m. Glen Foster Group hosts a CD Release Event at The Vault Cafe. Age 19-plus. Cover charge $5

10 a.m. Bastion City Wanderers Volkssport Club invites you to a 6-km or 10-km walk in Cedar at Cable Bay. Meet in the parking lot at the end of Nicola Road. Registration at 9:45 a.m. For information, call Ethel at 250-756-9796. 7:30 p.m. Vancouver Island Symphony music and visual arts. Pre-concert talk 6:30 p.m. Tickets $18-$59, eyego $5 at www.Porttheatre. Com. 250-754-8550. 9 p.m. Rocktane play the Well Pub, at the Wellington Hotel, 3956 Victoria Ave. SUNDAY, JAN. 24 2-5 p.m. A straight-ahead jazz quartet led by Nanaimo saxophonist Graham Shonwise,

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MONDAY, JAN. 25 7 p.m. Climate Change and what Nanaimo can do about it, with VIU professor Steve Earle. A Canadian Federation of University Women presentation. St Andrew’s Presbyterian Hall 4235 Departure bay Rd Nanaimo. 250 758- 9298.

1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Inner peace lecture. Beban Park, $21 on admission. www.innerpeacemovement.ca.

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6:30 p.m. WordStorm’s featured performers: Bren Simmers and Patrick Friesen. Tickets: $5 at the door. First Unitarian Hall, 595 Townsite Road, Nanaimo. To reserve email scentaspirations@gmail.com.

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HOROSCOPE by Jacqueline Bigar ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might be rejoicing that the weekend is right around the corner. Someone who is significant to your life might decide to be controlling; it’s his or her way or the highway. You’re likely to choose the highway. Don’t create uproar. Tonight: Let off steam with your friends. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Your words have power. Witness the response you get after you issue an insightful ultimatum. Be ready for the knee-jerk reaction that you have evoked. By the end of the day, you could feel that the uproar was not worth it. Consider running away. Tonight: Out and about. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You could be suppressing some discomfort or anger. If you see yourself spending money like a drunken sailor, you might want to stop and ask yourself what’s bothering you. A loved one might be pushing your buttons a little too hard. Tonight: You don’t need to make a big splash. CANCER (June 21-July 22) You are about to experience a Full Moon in your sign tomorrow. You respond to the energy of the Moon more than any other sign does. In fact, a manic quality, often associated with your response to the Full Moon, could emerge at any moment. Tonight: Get some exercise. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You are likely to say what you mean, which could startle several people. News heads your way that might put a

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different slant on a personal matter. Don’t hesitate to take action. Make a call, and seek out more information. Tonight: In the swing of the moment. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You have been focused on manifesting a long-term goal. You are on the precipice of making this dream become a reality. Do not lose sight of where you’re heading. Stay out of the uproar that surrounds your friends and acquaintances. Tonight: Celebrate the moment! LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You often coil up with tension, especially when you feel the need to answer not only to yourself but also to others. You have a highly evolved sense of responsibility. Perhaps it’s your values that cause much of your stress. Tonight: Uncork the tension, and let off some steam. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) You could become volatile and overly reactive to a situation. An alternative might be to distance yourself from the issue and take another look at it from a detached place. You could see the whole matter from a more evolved perspective. Tonight: Empathize rather than judge. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) If you encounter a problem, go to the source. Have a long-overdue discussion. You easily could find a resolution. Your success today lies in your ability to interact with others. Know that it is important to walk in someone else’s shoes. Tonight: Make love, not war. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Relationships are a high priority.

You might find others to be demanding, or not as easygoing as you might like. They also could find you to be unusually controlling. Remember not to play into any uproar. Tonight: The only thing you can do wrong is be alone. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You often run on frenetic energy. At some point, you won’t be able to go any further. Today it appears as if someone has pulled the plug and you are left running on less energy. Know when to call it quits. Later you will be better for the experience. Tonight: Not to be found. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You have a delightful imagination. A friend might not understand exactly where you’re coming from. Remember that fact later, when having discussions with this person. A child or a loved one will delight in your flights of fantasy. He or she joins right in. Tonight: Go with the flow. YOUR BIRTHDAY (Jan. 22) This year your relationships with others star as a major preoccupation. At the same time, you become aware of your need for space. Rather than creating uproar, verbalize this need. If you are single, you often weigh the pros and cons of how much to give and what is too much. Understand that you might need to date for a while before getting involved with someone. If you are attached, the two of you have a better time when you’re alone together. You naturally adore and respect each other. Honor each other’s need for space. CANCER’s moods can go from one extreme to the other.

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Rory McIlroy upsets Spieth in Abu Dhabi STEVE DOUGLAS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jordan Spieth was aggrieved at being given a warning for slow play, and complained that his tee shots were â&#x20AC;&#x153;short and crooked.â&#x20AC;? But after his opening round of the Abu Dhabi Championship on Thursday, the top-ranked Spiethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest concern might just be the sublime form of his playing partner. Rory McIlroy got the better of Spieth in their first head-to-head of 2016, using his power and accuracy with the driver to set up a 6-under 66 that put him two shots off the lead held by American amateur Bryson DeChambeau. Spieth, who scrambled well to shoot a 68, made an early-season statement two weeks ago by winning by eight strokes in Hawaii to back up his stellar 2015. McIlroy laid down a marker of his own in his first event of the year after a two-month break and laser eye surgery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was the Rory that I have seen win majors,â&#x20AC;? Spieth said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was spectacular. It was a pretty unbelievable round on a very challenging golf course.â&#x20AC;? McIlroy says his eye operation in December will improve his ability to read greens and that seemed to be the case, the No. 3-ranked Northern Irishman making eight birdies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; beginning on his first hole with a 20-footer. But it was his driving that set him apart on a warm, wind-free morning in the gulf emirate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really excited to get going, especially playing in a group like that,â&#x20AC;? said the No. 3-ranked McIlroy, who was also playing alongside No. 6-ranked Rickie Fowler (70). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be happier.â&#x20AC;? Spiethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first round in a regular European Tour event was a mixed bag and ended with a brush with a rules official, who gave the American a â&#x20AC;&#x153;monitoring penaltyâ&#x20AC;? for taking too long over a putt on No. 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his 17th hole. Spieth said the decision â&#x20AC;&#x153;didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make any sense to meâ&#x20AC;? and was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;bit odd.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The guys behind us hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even reached the fairway, on a par 5,â&#x20AC;? said Spieth, who acknowledged that he had taken extra time to line up the putt. It was the first round since the European Tour modified its Pace of Play policy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and officials made an example of the biggest name in golf. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes referees have to use a bit of common sense,â&#x20AC;? said McIlroy, who sympathized with Spieth. There were no such problems for another 22-year-old American. DeChambeau was making only his seventh start in a professional event but showed no nerves in shooting seven birdies and an eagle for a 64 to lead a stellar field. Henrik Stenson (65) was a shot behind, with McIlroy and Branden Grace a further stroke adrift. DeChambeau is one of golfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s characters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; calling himself the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Golf Scientist,â&#x20AC;? he has modified his irons to make them all the same length, has two driver swings, puts his balls in Epsom salts to establish which of them are slightly flawed, and wears a Ben Hoganstyle flat cap. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just growing in confidence and belief every single day,â&#x20AC;? said DeChambeau, who is regarded as one of the hottest young players in the sport after also winning the U.S. Amateur and NCAA titles in 2015.

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Director Spike Lee, whose documentary film, ‘Michael Jackson’s Journey from Motown to Off the Wall,’ is included among the documentaries premiering at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. The festival runs until Jan. 31. [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

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SUNDANCE

Festival promises films on race, sexuality, violence THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PARK CITY, Utah — The culmination of the Sundance Institute’s yearround work developing fresh perspectives in drama and documentary films is taking over Park City, Utah, for the next 11 days. Among themes filmmakers are exploring this year: Sexuality, identity, race and gun violence. Both a showcase and marketplace for independent film, the Sundance Film Festival draws emerging and established artists from around the world seeking a wider audience for their work, and distributors hungry for fresh content. HBO and Netflix have already acquired films making their world premieres in Park City this week. “Our competition is as eclectic and diverse as it ever is,” said festival director John Cooper. Of 12,700 submissions, 117 features will play at the festival, which starts Thursday and continues through January 31. “We’re drawn to originality. We’re drawn to excellence. We’re drawn to different ways of storytelling.” Love stories are also a trend this year, said programming director Trevor Groth. “They’re not traditional love stories, but that is what they are at their core,” he said. “It was really interesting to see that filmmakers finding fresh ways of getting into ideas and stories that have been told countless times, but they’re still finding fresh perspectives and angles to tell them.” While movies are the main event, the spirit and celebrity of Sundance

Tika Sumpter, left, as Michelle Robinson, and Parker Sawyers as Barack Obama, in the film, ‘Southside With You,’ directed by Richard Tanne. The movie is included in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. [THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]

extends throughout Park City with exclusive parties and other starry events, and even a whole other film festival. Here’s a look at the most anticipated movies at Sundance and other festival-related happenings: DRAMAS: Several directors who have become Sundance regulars are back with premieres of their latest films, including Todd Solondz, Ira Sachs and Kelly Reichardt. Other notable premieres include Indignation, a coming-of-age story set in the early 1950s that marks

the feature directorial debut of Oscar-nominated screenwriter James Schamus, former chief of Focus Features; Sing Street, the latest musical endeavour from John Carney (Once); and Mr. Pig, from co-writer and director Diego Luna, which stars Danny Glover as a man who takes a road trip with his giant pig. Some of the love stories in the dramatic competition are Southside With You, a take on Barack and Michelle Obama’s first date;

Morris from America, about an African-American kid coming of age in Germany; and Lovesong, starring Riley Keough and Jena Malone as friends who discover a new intimacy in their relationship. Other films include Swiss Army Man, starring Daniel Radcliffe as a dead body discovered by Paul Dano; Goat, an exploration of fraternity hazing and violence starring Nick Jonas and Ben Schnetzer; and writer-director Nate Parker’s The Birth of a Nation, based on the true story of slave-rebellion leader Nat Turner. DOCUMENTARIES: The slate of documentary premieres is artist-centric, with portraits of Norman Lear, Frank Zappa, Robert Mapplethorpe, Mike Nichols and Maya Angelou in the mix, along with Spike Lee’s anticipated documentary, Michael Jackson’s Journey From Motown to ‘Off the Wall.’ The roster of competition films is more varied, with such titles as Jim: The James Foley Story, about the young war correspondent murdered by ISIS; Newtown, which delves into parents’ grief after the Sandy Hook massacre; Suited, which counts Lena Dunham as a producer and spotlights tailors who specialize in making clothing for transgender bodies; and Kiki, about the culture of underground dance battles in New York City. OSCAR BUZZ: With some Hollywood A-listers calling for a boycott of the Academy Awards because of its all-white slate of acting nominees, diversity is bound to be a hot topic among stars and filmmakers at the fest.

SLAMDANCE: Established in 1995 by filmmakers whose work didn’t make the cut at Sundance, the Slamdance Film Festival has been a scrappy tag-along ever since. “We’re friendly neighbours,” Cooper said. “The fact that they’re still around after 20-plus years speaks to the fact that there’s room for them to be championing these films,” Groth added. Held during Sundance, from Jan. 22 to 28, Slamdance presents narrative and documentary features in competition and special screenings. One featured film is Director’s Cut, written by magician and TV personality Penn Jillette. BIG STARS: Star sightings are common in Park City throughout the 11-day festival, but especially during the first weekend. Besides Lee, Radcliffe, Dano and Dunham (also a Sundance judge this year), Danny DeVito, Don Cheadle, Viggo Mortensen, Greta Gerwig, Chelsea Handler, John Krasinski, Gabrielle Union, and Kevin Smith will all be in town. PARTY PLACES: Party places abound during the festival, as Main Street storefronts are transformed into temporary lounges and hangouts. Hosts include: Eddie Bauer, Kickstarter, Variety & Fandango, and CNN, which boasts its own coffee bar. Automaker Kia will host a “supper suite” with The Church Key restaurant, serving private dinners to celebrity casts of Sundance films.

SUNDANCE

Greats reflect on first time at the event THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — There’s no set path for a breakout Sundance director. Some go big. Some stay small. Some get their foot in the studio world and still maintain an independent voice and vision — just look at Ryan Coogler, who won the grand jury prize for Fruitvale Station in 2013 and followed it up with Creed. But they always have a home at Sundance, and some, even years and much success later, find themselves back at that snowy mountain town again and again. “Sundance is a discovery festival but it’s also about independent storytellers at any point in their career if they’re dong the kind of work that we’re all about,” said Trevor Groth, Sundance’s director of programming. This year, a host of veterans like Ira Sachs, Kelly Reichardt, Whit Stillman, Kenneth Lonergan and Todd Solondz, are back to debut new works. Below, these returning greats reflect on their first festival experiences, harrowing train

rides, pivotal screenings and lifechanging connections. “Value is a term that I consider all the time as a filmmaker — what is value? Is it economic value? Is it commercial value? Is it personal value?” said Sachs. “Sundance is a space where you can find different answers.” IRA SACHS Sachs’ Sundance memories precede his filmmaking days. His father lives in Park City, Utah, and has attended for over 30 years. “I learned about the possibilities of being an independent filmmaker in the cinemas and lounges of the festival,” Sachs said. “The breadth of cinema that I was able to see as a young person really gave me, and continues to give me, the courage to take risks in my own work.” Sachs had a short film there, but it was with his first feature, The Delta, in 1996 that he really found a home there as a filmmaker. “Sundance was a kind of birthplace for modern queer cinema, and as a gay person making movies, I felt very welcomed . . . in Utah!”

He’s an adviser at the Institute, too. Sachs returns this year with — Little Men — a drama starring Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Ehle. KELLY REICHARDT When Kelly Reichardt’s first film, River of Grass, was accepted in 1994, she couldn’t afford to fly from New York, so she and her star and editor Larry Fessenden took the train. The three-day ride turned into a brutal five-day slog when the train froze. Reichardt recalls rolling up to the festival in time, but a bit greasier than she would have liked. She stayed in a house with Sachs, and met her friend, the late Still Alice filmmaker, Richard Glatzer, there, too. She also remembers feeling like a bit of an outsider amid the intense competition. It was the year of Kevin Smith’s Clerks, David O. Russell’s Spanking the Monkey and Steve James’ Hoop Dreams. “People were handing out trinkets to promote their films — like when you’re in high school and running for president,” she said. “I was like ‘holy (expletive), we were supposed to make something?”’

This year, she’ll be debuting Certain Women, based on Maile Meloy’s short stories and starring Michelle Williams, Kirsten Stewart and Laura Dern. WHIT STILLMAN Sundance is Whit Stillman’s good luck charm. His first film, Metropolitan, a wry comedy about debutantes in New York City, premiered there in 1990. It lost out on the grand jury prize, but he remembers it as a Cinderella story. At the first screening, he sat behind an amused Roger Ebert, who gave the film a positive review. He came back to serve on the jury years later, around the time when Barcelona was finding its footing in Europe. Then in 2010, when Metropolitan played in a retrospective, days later, Stillman secured financing for Damsels in Distress. “Sundance is more open to comedies and quiet, humanistic films than some other festivals where it’s a pretty tough, grim, film-buff crowd,” Stillman said. “If it’s a light movie, they might very well walk out.”

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Kathy Mitchell & Marcy Sugar Annie’s Mailbox Dear Annie: Please help me before I pull my hair out. I am 40 and have been married for the last eight years to a man I love more than I thought possible. We have a good relationship. We are open and talk often. My dilemma is that he complains all the time about aches and pains. Not a day goes by that there isn’t some ailment bothering him. I have tried to think back to earlier in our relationship, and I don’t recall whether he’s always done this and I had blinders on, or if his complaints have become more frequent. Granted, he has had his share of minor health problems, but so have I and many other people. I don’t want to overlook anything serious, nor do I think he is a hypochondriac, but I have found myself becoming more and more callus and dismissive of his complaints and have even caught myself rolling my eyes. This is not in my nature and I don’t like responding this way. How should I handle this situation? If I tell him how I feel about it, I know it will hurt his feelings. On the other hand, if I do nothing, I am eventually going to snap and bark at him. Any suggestions — Married to a Kvetch Dear Married: The first thing you need to do is make sure his constant aches and pains are not, in fact, masking something worse. So the next time he grumbles, insist that he make an appointment with his doctor and go with him. If he says it’s “nothing to worry about,” tell him, “No. You’ve been complaining about this for a long time,

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NEW YORK — Will Smith says he will not attend the Academy Awards next month, joining his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and others in protest against two straight years of all-white acting nominees. Best supporting actor nominee Mark Ruffalo also says he’s considering skipping the ceremony. “My wife’s not going. It would be awkward for me to show up with Charlize (Theron),” said Smith on ABC’s Good Morning America on Thursday. “We’ve discussed it, but at this current time, we’re uncomfortable to stand there and say this is OK.” Smith, who some thought might be nominated for his performance in the football drama Concussion, said his decision was “deeply not about me.” “This is about children that are going to sit down and they’re going to watch the show and they’re not going to see themselves represented,” said Smith.

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Smith, who would likely have been a sought-after presenter at the Feb. 28 ceremony, becomes the biggest name to join a boycott of the Academy Awards following announcements by Spike Lee (an honorary Oscar recipient this year) and Pinkett Smith. Ruffalo, nominated for his performance in the newspaper drama Spotlight, said Thursday that he’s mulling joining the protest. “I’m weighing it, that’s where I’m at right now,” Ruffalo told BBC

News. “I woke up in the morning thinking, ‘What is the right way to do this?’ Because if you look at Martin Luther King’s legacy, what he was saying was that the good people who don’t act are much worse than the wrongdoers who are purposefully not acting and don’t know the right way.” One of the acting nominees joining the boycott would add a new chapter in the backlash that has roiled the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. Following the announcements by Lee and Pinkett Smith, academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs has pledged “dramatic changes” to diversity in the academy’s membership. Smith, who has been nominated twice before, for 2001’s Ali and 2006’s The Pursuit of Happyness, said he believes the industry can do better. “Diversity is the American superpower. That’s why we’re great,” said Smith. “When I look at the series of nominations of the academy, it’s not reflecting that beauty.”

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Mitch Pileggi, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and William B. Davis as seen in “The X-Files”

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It’s finally happening: “The X-Files” returns to the small screen in the form of a six-part miniseries, premiering in a twonight event Sunday and Monday, Jan. 24 and 25, on CTV and its old home network, Fox. After this two-night premiere, it slips into its Monday time-slot for the remainder of the series’ run. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprise the iconic roles of FBI agents Mulder and Scully. The Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation needs your help to purchase Fluid Warmers for the two new Operating Rooms at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. A Fluid Warmer plays a significant role in maintaining normothermia when delivering blood and fluid safely to a patient, reducing the risk of decreasing or increasing a patient’s core body temperature. $4,200 each

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Cover Story this week â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The X Filesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; returns to Fox after almost 14 years By Brian Craddock TV Media

tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been almost 14 years since â&#x20AC;&#x153;The X-Filesâ&#x20AC;? last aired a new episode. Series stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have gone on to success in other shows, such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Californicationâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fall,â&#x20AC;? respectively, but fans are clamouring to see the two reprise the roles that made them famous: special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finally happening: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The XFilesâ&#x20AC;? returns to the small screen in the form of a six-part miniseries, premiering in a two-night event Sunday and Monday, Jan. 24 and 25, on CTV and its old home network, Fox. After this two-night premiere, it slips into its Monday time-slot for the remainder of the seriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; run. Considering how long itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been since weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen a new episode (not including the film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The X-Files: I Want to Believeâ&#x20AC;? in 2008), itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s understandable that some changes have been made to the series, but it should still be largely the same show we saw almost a decade and a half ago. The main cast members are (mostly) returning; besides Duchovny and Anderson, viewers can expect to see Mitch Pileggi (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dallasâ&#x20AC;?) as the FBIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walter Skinner, as well as William B. Davis (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Continuumâ&#x20AC;?) as the conspiratorial Smoking Man. Even the Lone Gunmen are back: Bruce Harwood (â&#x20AC;&#x153;MacGyverâ&#x20AC;?), Tom Braidwood (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amazon Falls,â&#x20AC;? 2010) and Dean Haglund (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bonesâ&#x20AC;?) all reprise their roles as John Fitzgerald Byers, Melvin Frohike and Richard Langly (who also appeared in their own spinoff in 2001). Annabeth Gishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sons of Anarchyâ&#x20AC;?) Monica Reyes also returns, but absent will be John Doggett, the character played by Robert Patrick (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scorpionâ&#x20AC;?). There are some new faces as well: Joel McHale of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Communityâ&#x20AC;? appears as Tad Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Malley, anchor of an online news show in the same vein as controversial real-life radio host Alex Jones; Annet Mahendru (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Americansâ&#x20AC;?) plays Sveta, an alien abductee. Noted â&#x20AC;&#x153;X-Filesâ&#x20AC;? superfan Kumail Nanjiani (who in addition to his acting work in shows such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silicon Valleyâ&#x20AC;? also produces an â&#x20AC;&#x153;X-Filesâ&#x20AC;? fan pod-

cast) is also slated to appear in an asyet-unspecified role in the third episode (though in a photo posted on Twitter, Nanjiani is seen wearing an animal control officer jacket, flanked by Duchovny and Anderson). So just how are cast members of the original series feeling about jumping back into roles they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t played in years? Well, when he first got the script for the opening episode, Duchovny says he cried: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just read it about an hour ago, and I started crying reading the first page,â&#x20AC;? Duchovny told Entertainment Weekly in May. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was just so strange to see the names on the page. ... Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been planning it for a long time.â&#x20AC;? For Davis, it was an easy decision to return. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As an actor itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good for me, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good for my career and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stimulating,â&#x20AC;? he said in an interview with Den of Geek. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had no hesitation. I would have been quite disappointed if the show had been done without me, and I think a lot of fans would have been disappointed as well.â&#x20AC;? Millions of fans are wondering how this season will play out. Major details are scant, even as the show is about to air, but creator Chris Carter has managed to drop one significant bombshell, revealing to the Hollywood Reporter in September that Mulder and Scully are no longer a couple. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We put some of the tension back in that was relieved by them being together,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It added to the storytelling opportunities.â&#x20AC;? Carter also revealed his amazement at how it felt finishing up the show for a second time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I look [at the original series] and I see that we did 202 episodes of the show. I honestly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how we did it. I was exhausted by the end of these six episodes.â&#x20AC;? The original â&#x20AC;&#x153;X-Filesâ&#x20AC;? series was a show that, unlike your average police procedural or sitcom, had an overarching story that lasted over its entire run. So in addition to â&#x20AC;&#x153;monster of the weekâ&#x20AC;? episodes (featuring a one-off villain), there were also â&#x20AC;&#x153;mythology arcâ&#x20AC;? episodes. These were the meat of the story and saw Mulder and Scully uncover a sprawling conspiracy that was far bigger than they could have imagined.

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8:30 a.m. KCPQ (15) (15) Fox College Hoops Tip-Off Live (30m) 9:00 a.m. KCPQ (15) (15) NCAA Basketball Providence vs. Villanova Live (2h) CBS (49) (49) NCAA Basketball Georgetown at Connecticut Live (2h) 11:00 a.m. CBS (49) (49) NCAA Basketball Duke at North Carolina State Live (2h) 1:00 p.m. CBS (49) (49) NCAA Basketball UCLA at Oregon Live (2h) 5:00 p.m. KOMO (47) (47) NBA Countdown Live (30m) 5:30 p.m. KOMO (47) (47) NBA Basketball Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers Live (2h30)

4:00 p.m. GOLF (144) (144) CHAMPS Golf Mitsubishi Electric Championship Round 2 Live (3h) 1:00 a.m. GOLF (144) (144) EPGA Golf Abu Dhabi Championship Round 3 Live (2h)

Sunday, Jan 24 2:30 p.m. TSN (8) (8) Raptors Pregame Show Live (30m) 3:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) NBA Basketball Los Angeles Clippers at Toronto Raptors Live (2h30)

Boxing Saturday, Jan 23 5:00 p.m. KCPQ (15) (15) SN360 (109) (109) Boxing Premier Champions Danny Garcia vs. Robert Guerrero Live (2h)

Curling Sunday, Jan 24 6:00 a.m. RSP (45) (45) Curling Ontario Tournament of Hearts Semifinal Live (1h) 7:00 a.m. RSP (45) (45) Curling Manitoba Tournament of Hearts Semifinal Live (3h) 10:00 a.m. RSP (45) (45) Provincial Curling Coverage Live (1h) 11:00 a.m. RSP (45) (45) Curling B.C. Championship Women’s Semifinal Live (3h) 2:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) Provincial Curling Coverage Live (30m)

Football Sunday, Jan 24 9:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) NFL Insiders Live (1h) 11:00 a.m. CTV (9) (9) CBS (49) (49) The NFL Today Live (1h) 12:00 p.m. CTV (9) (9) CBS (49) (49) NFL Football AFC Championship Teams TBA Live (3h30) 3:00 p.m. KCPQ (15) (15) NFL Pregame Show Live (30m) 3:30 p.m. CTV (9) (9) KCPQ (15) (15) NFL Football NFC Championship Teams TBA (time tentative) Live (3h) CBS (49) (49) KIRO 7 Post Game Show Live (30m) 6:30 p.m. CTV (9) (9) KCPQ (15) (15) NFL Post-game Show Live (30m)

Saturday, Jan 23 12:00 p.m. GOLF (144) (144) PGA Golf CareerBuilder Challenge Round 3 Live (4h) 4:00 p.m. GOLF (144) (144) CHAMPS Golf Mitsubishi Electric Championship Final Round Live (3h) 12:30 a.m. GOLF (144) (144) EPGA Golf Abu Dhabi Championship Final Round Live (2h30)

Sunday, Jan 24 12:00 p.m. GOLF (144) (144) PGA Golf CareerBuilder Challenge Final Round Live (4h)

Tuesday, Jan 26 8:30 p.m. GOLF (144) (144) EPGA Golf Qatar Masters Round 1 Live (5h)

Wednesday, Jan 27 5:00 p.m. GOLF (144) (144) AsianTour Golf Singapore Open Round 1 Live (3h) 8:30 p.m. GOLF (144) (144) EPGA Golf Qatar Masters Round 2 Live (5h)

Thursday, Jan 28 8:30 a.m. GOLF (144) (144) LPGA Golf Bahamas Classic Round 1 Live (3h)m) 12:00 p.m. GOLF (144) (144) PGA Golf Farmers Insurance Open Round 1 Live (4h)

Hockey Friday, Jan 22 4:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) QMJHL Hockey Cape Breton Screaming Eagles at Saint John Sea Dogs Live (2h30)

M (10) (10) Hockey Teams TBA Live (3h) 10:00 p.m. CBC (3) (3) Hockey Central Post-game Show Live (30m)

Sunday, Jan 24 9:30 a.m. NBC (46) (46) SN360 (109) (109) NHL Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals Live (2h30) 12:00 p.m. SN360 (109) (109) OHL Hockey Hamilton Bulldogs at Oshawa Generals Live (2h30) 3:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Calgary Flames at Carolina Hurricanes Live (3h) 7:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks Live (2h30)

Monday, Jan 25 4:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders Live (2h30)

Tuesday, Jan 26 9:00 a.m. RSP (45) (45) Hockey Central Live (1h) 4:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Anaheim Ducks at Boston Bruins Live (2h30) 6:30 p.m. RSP (45) (45) Hockey Central Live (30m) 7:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks (subject to blackout) Live (2h30)

Wednesday, Jan 27 9:00 a.m. RSP (45) (45) Hockey Central Live (1h) 3:30 p.m. RSP (45) (45) Hockeycentral Live (30m) 4:00 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning Live (2h30) 7:30 p.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames Live (1h30)

Saturday, Jan 23 9:00 a.m. RSP (45) (45) Hockeycentral Live (30m) 9:30 a.m. RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Vancouver Canucks at Pittsburgh Penguins Live (2h30) 1:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) Sledge Hockey World Challenge Teams TBA Gold Medal Game Live (2h30) 2:00 p.m. SN360 (109) (109) Hockeycentral Live (1h) 3:30 p.m. CBC (3) (3) Hockey Central Saturday Live (30m) CITY (13) (13) Hockey Central Live (30m) RSP (45) (45) Hockeycentral Live (30m) 4:00 p.m. CBC (3) (3) NHL Hockey Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs Live (3h) M (10) (10) Hockey Teams TBA Live (3h) CITY (13) (13) NHL Hockey Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings Live (3h) RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey New Jersey Devils at Winnipeg Jets Live (3h) 7:00 p.m. CBC (3) (3) RSP (45) (45) NHL Hockey Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers Live (3h)

Racing Saturday, Jan 23 6:30 p.m. FSRacing (41) (41) Monster Energy Supercross Pre-game Live (30m) 7:00 p.m. FSRacing (41) (41) AMA Supercross Live (3h)

Skating Friday, Jan 22 4:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) Figure Skating National Championships Men’s Short and Pairs Short Live (2h30)

Saturday, Jan 23 10:30 a.m. CTV (9) (9) Skating National Championship Live (2h30) 12:00 p.m. NBC (46) (46) Figure Skating U.S. Championship Live (3h)

Sunday, Jan 24 1:00 p.m. NBC (46) (46) Figure Skating U.S. Championship Live (2h)

Soccer Friday, Jan 22 4:30 a.m. TSN (8) (8) Barclays Premier League Live Live (10m)

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4:40 a.m. TSN (8) (8) EPL Soccer Liverpool at Norwich City Live (2h20)

Saturday, Jan 23 6:30 a.m. RSP (45) (45) EPL Soccer Tottenham Hotspur at Crystal Palace Live (2h30) 7:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) EPL Soccer Southampton at Manchester United Live (2h) 7:55 a.m. TV5 (113) (113) FFF Soccer Équipes à communiquer En direct (2h5) 9:30 a.m. NBC (46) (46) EPL Soccer Manchester City at West Ham United Live (2h) 11:30 a.m. NBC (46) (46) Premier League Goal Zone Live (30m) 4:30 a.m. TSN (8) (8) Barclays Premier League Live Live (1h) 5:30 a.m. TSN (8) (8) EPL Soccer Swansea City at Everton Live (2h)

Tennis Friday, Jan 22 7:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) ITF Tennis Australian Open Third Round Live (5h)

Saturday, Jan 23 4:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) ITF Tennis Australian Open Fourth Round Live (2h) 6:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) ITF Tennis Australian Open Fourth Round Live (5h)

Sunday, Jan 24 6:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) ITF Tennis Australian Open Fourth Round Live (5h)

Monday, Jan 25 4:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) ITF Tennis Australian Open Quarter-final Live (2h) 6:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) ITF Tennis Australian Open Quarter-final Live (5h)

Tuesday, Jan 26 4:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) ITF Tennis Australian Open Quarter-final Live (2h) 6:00 p.m. TSN (8) (8) ITF Tennis Australian Open Quarter-final Live (5h) 12:00 a.m. TSN (8) (8) ITF Tennis Australian Open Quarter-final Live (3h)

Wednesday, Jan 27 6:30 p.m. TSN (8) (8) ITF Tennis Australian Open Women’s Semifinal Live (4h30)

Winter Sports Saturday, Jan 23 11:00 a.m. CBC (3) (3) Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup Live (1h) 12:00 p.m. CBC (3) (3) Ski Jumping World Cup Women’s Live (1h) 1:00 p.m. CBC (3) (3) Alpine Skiing Women’s Live (1h) 2:00 p.m. CBC (3) (3) Freestyle Skiing World Cup Moguls Live (1h)

Wrestling Monday, Jan 25 5:00 p.m. SN360 (109) (109) WWE Monday Night Raw Live (3h) Nanaimo Daily News, BC: Sports Jan 22, 2016 to Jan 28, 2016

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While the rest of the office celebrates a promotion for Clark (Jonathan Slavin), a self-absorbed Ken (Ken Jeong) is oblivious in this rebroadcast of “Dr. Ken,” airing Friday, Jan. 22, on ABC. Tired of dealing with his selfish ways, Clark writes a fake complaint card about Ken in order to sow discourd in the office

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Friday, January 22, 2016

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Friday, January 22, 2016

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