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Kings crowned champs

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Kings 3 Titans 0 NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — The 2016 Canadian Colleges Athletic Association men’s volleyball championship final matched up the two winningest programs in CCAA history — the RDC Kings, who had 11 championships, and the Limoilou Titans, who had 10.

The last time the two met the Kings recorded a heart-stopping 3-2 victory over the Titans in 2006 at Limoilou in Quebec City.

On this occasion it was all RDC as they downed the Titans 25-16, 25-15, 27-25 before close to a full house at Douglas College Saturday.

“We were pretty clinical, especially in the first two sets,” said Kings head coach Aaron Schulha, who won his second national title in the last three years.

The Kings looked as they would run away with the third set as well, taking a 21-17 lead, but the Titans battled back to it at 23-23. It was tied at 25 when middle blocker Tom Lyon came up with a key block, then Ty Moorman connected on an ace and the celebration began.

“We called a time out late in that set and I told the guys the next five, six, seven points would be the hardest ones they will ever play for,” said Schulha. “We let them tie it then Tommy made that huge block, which was fitting looking back on the year he had.”

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ABOVE: Members of the RDC Kings celebrate after defeating the Limoilou Titans to win the CCAA Championship Saturday.

RIGHT: The Kings hold up the CCAA men’s volleyball championship in celebration.

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Historic McIntosh House to become a spa

Dry conditions prompt Rocky area to start wildfire preparations

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF

NEW OWNERS COMMITTED TO RETAINING PROPERTY AS IT IS

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF A historic home in downtown Red Deer that recently sold will continue to be cared for as one of the city’s important links to its past.

A new business — a spa — will be located at McIntosh House, at 4631-50 St., and the contents of the home, some of which are antiques, will be auctioned off in April.

The previous owner of the home, Trudy Madole, passed away in 2014. She had operated a bed and breakfast in the house, and also lived there. The house, which was sold a few months ago by her family, had been listed for sale at $519,900.

McIntosh House has three floors and a full basement, and is considered Victorian, or early Edwardian era. It has 869.5 square metres (9,360 sq ft) of floor space.

It’s fine and beautiful work is considered a testament to the skills of master bricklayer Julius McIntosh, who used brick made locally to build the home for himself and his family in 1906. Julius’s grandfather and great grandfather developed the McIntosh apple.

“It really is a stunning house,” said Janet Pennington, City of Red Deer Heritage Community Development Co-ordinator.

Pennington, along with a senior planner from the city, and a provincial government conservation ad-

visor, have met with the new owners. The Advocate was unable to make contact with the unidentified owners.

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The McIntosh House located at 4631 50 St. formerly operated as a bed and breakfast has been sold.

For the fourth year in a row, the Rocky Mountain House Forest Protection Area is starting up wildfire preparations a month earlier, and already firefighters have had to respond to dry conditions.

A two-acre fire, caused by humans, was extinguished on Wednesday. In last year’s wildfire season, 60 per cent of wildfires in all of Alberta were human-caused.

Barry Shellian, area information co-ordinator for the Rocky Forest Area, said that the entire province is going into dry conditions, as witnessed by a large grass fire near Cochrane last week.

“We had a very warm and dry summer last year and a very mild winter this year.”

A number of fire bans, restrictions and advisories have already been declared in parts of Southern Alberta. In areas of the Rocky Forest where the snow has gone, the fire hazard is already moderate.

Shellian said the Rocky Forest Area is considered to be an older forest and it’s the driest he’s seen it because of accumulative dryer conditions.

“It’s dry enough that we can have a prescribed fire now.” Over Christmas there was a smaller fire that needed to be put out north of Rocky Mountain House by Medicine Lake.

That fire was also human caused and while people may think they can leave a ground fire to go out on its own, the material just below the surface is very dry, Shellian said.

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Cab driver’s Code Red stumps Mounties

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF A Red Deer taxi driver that police are now describing as unco-operative triggered an alarm Friday evening that had other cab drivers and RCMP rushing to find him.

The Associated Taxi driver was

eventually found unharmed.

RCMP received a complaint from the cab company at at 7:35 p.m. that driver had initiated a Code Red, which is Associated Taxi’s signal that the cab driver was in need of immediate assistance.

Other cab drivers in the vicinity attempted to stop the vehicle, however the driver refused to stop and fled.

Soon after this, the driver’s cell phone was turned off and the GPS system on the missing cab was disabled. It was believed that the vehicle may have left Red Deer.

At about 8:30 p.m. RCMP asked for the public’s assistant with trying to find the cab — a white 2008 Dodge Caravan with #83 stencilled on it.

Then at about 10:40 p.m. police is-

sued a release thanking the public for assistance in locating the driver and vehicle.

Police said they were not searching for any further suspects, the driver wasn’t co-operative, and police couldn’t state why the cab hit the panic alarm, disabled the GPS and turned off his cellular phone.

Two events to press for end to racism

SUGAR, SPICE AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF FIRE

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A day to refocus collective action against racism and to build cohesion will be observed at two events in Red Deer.

On March 22, the Our Canada Workshop will be held at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. The workshop is part of a cross-Canada series bringing diversity and inclusion champions in conversation about faith-based issues and new situations that have emerged with the growth of Canadian multiculturalism.

On March 23, the Red Deer Living Together Symposium will be held at Westerner Park as part of a series of cross-country events designed to build a deeper understanding of reconciliation, religious accommodation, multiculturalism and Canadian values.

The event will bring together faith and community leaders, academics and diversity champions to discuss how Red Deer and Canada can work towards building diverse and inclusive communities. It will be held in partnership with the City of Red Deer and an advisory group from some of the Red Deer Welcoming and Inclusive Communities Network including Central Alberta Refugee Effort, John Howard Society Red Deer and Catholic Social Services — Immigration and Settlement.

Both events are hosted by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is on March 21.

The public is invited to the attend both events.

The CRRF is a Crown Corporation dedicated to working towards the elimination of racial discrimination.

For more information or to register the city’s Welcoming and Inclusive Community page on www.reddeer.ca

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Lindsay-Marie dances with fire fans during one of several ‘Sugar, Spice and a Whole Bunch of Fire’ performances at the Taboo Naughty but Nice Sex Show Saturday night. The show, which ran Friday-Sunday, featured a number of different vendors, and continuous entertainment for the city’s over-18 crowd.

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A photo of the Valentine that Sikorski, 20, of St. Albert received last month at a party supplies store in Edmonton caused an online furor after his mother posted it to Facebook and explained what happened.

She said a supervisor at the Party City store made Valentines for all the staff, but when her son picked his up, it had a hate message on it.

The company said after the incident that it would investigate the matter.

Sikorski said the card from Trudeau and other MPs also contained photos of the prime minister signing it.

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COPS AND CREPES Sheriff Brad Cotmen pours coffee for Dave Kennedy, Susan Kennedy and Raeann Smethurst at Cora Breakfast and Lunch Saturday afternoon as part of a Law Enforcement Torch Run fundraising event for the Special Olympics.

Law enforcement officers and Special Olympics athletes waited on tables, bussed, and chatted with those in the community throughout the weekend at Cora restaurants throughout the province, raising awareness and funds for the Special Olympics.

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EDMONTON — A rural community wants the NDP government to directly pay for the cost of police officers who work in Alberta schools.

Sturgeon County is to present a resolution to the Alberta Association of Municipal District and Counties this week that calls on the province to provide dedicated funding for school resource officers.

Coun. Susan Evans said some rural school boards and municipalities that have been sharing the cost are struggling to pay for the program.

“Because the funding isn’t sustainable and not predictable from year to year you never know if that program is going to be there,” she said.

“A school has to make a choice either to fund student safety or education.”

School resource officers mentor stu-

dents, teach anti-drug courses and online bullying prevention and enforce the law, mainly in high schools.

Many rural communities depend on RCMP for these officers.

Evans said the officers benefit students, families and their communities.

The lack of direct funding represents a downloading of the province’s responsibility to fund safe and secure schools onto communities and school boards, she said.

Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley said the province already spends more than $500 million for municipal and provincial policing services throughout the province.

“Our main priority is ensuring front line officers are available to keep Albertans safe,” she said in an email.

“Under the current model, smaller municipalities are permitted to fund enhanced resources, such as school resource officers, that will benefit their communities.”

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Visit puts us back on Washington’s map TIM HARPER OPINION

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e want to be liked, we want to be appreciated, but most of all we want to be noticed.

Sometimes we crave it so much we appear a little bit needy. In reality, though, it is not needy, it is necessary.

Without being noticed in the United States - politically or culturally little of substance or positive value for this country will flow and that is the biggest takeaway from this week’s Washington invasion by the Canadian army headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Canadians instinctively know of this need to be noticed, but Canadians who live there (as many as a million) live it every day.

They know that Americans will let you know they “get” you by throwing an “eh” at the end of a sentence. They will throw in a mention of hockey and shake their head over that terrible weather you must have escaped.

After a drink, they might tell you how great the fishing is “up there” and on the second drink they may lament our “leaky border.” They’ll tell you

they’re going to move there if (fill-inthe-blank) becomes president. They don’t.

Except for the fishing and the leaky border, Barack Obama hit all those notes with Trudeau on Thursday, so Canadian clichés are safe for now. The Stanley Cup was at the state department luncheon.

But Obama and his Secretary of State John Kerry did much more.

The president lavished praise on Trudeau, saying he’s never seen “so many Americans so excited about the visit of a Canadian prime minister.”

Kerry joked he and Trudeau had a lot in common: “He is young, hip, good-looking, popular … and a hockey fan. I, too, am a big hockey fan.”

Sophie Grégoire-Trudeau and Michelle Obama greeted each other like “soulmates,” in the first lady’s words and the three Trudeau children frolicked on the north lawn.

Americans have taken notice of Trudeau since his October election, but Thursday’s images are those that will really get Canada noticed in Washington because the city hasn’t seen images like this since the Obamas moved into the White House. Then, they were the celebrity family. Now, the Trudeaus are visiting celebrities in a celebrity-obsessed culture.

Canadians who battle for attention in official Washington know that many

of the cocktail party views of Canada have seeped into their politics.

I lived there under two terms of George W. Bush and it was clear the Texan had no interest in Canada other than bringing us under a missile shield or dragging us into a war in Iraq.

When Obama was elected, Canadians adored him - and continued to adore him long after his message of hope looked like a message of hype to many Americans - but it became apparent shortly after his visit to Ottawa a month after his inauguration that he also had scant interest in Canada.

It is now obvious Obama really had no interest in Stephen Harper and the steady legion of gloomy Keystone-whiners landing at Reagan Airport, injecting themselves into what was considered a domestic U.S. issue.

He made sure he noted the “new energy and dynamism” Trudeau had brought to the Ottawa-Washington relationship and despite a relatively small age gap of 10 years, the outgoing Obama has eased into a mentoring role for the incoming Trudeau.

He sees in Trudeau, GrégoireTrudeau and the children, the young, progressive clan that they embodied in 2009 and for the first time in memory, a U.S. president can use the image of a Canadian leader to burnish his own credentials, in this case on the

environment.

But Trudeau knows how fleeting this attention can be. A Republican debate in Florida Thursday night eclipsed any U.S. coverage of a White House state dinner and you could almost see the visitor spiralling out of the U.S. news cycle as Obama took a question on the presidential race and delivered a treatise on the Republican “circus.”

This will be a tough couple of days for the Canadian cynics who deride Trudeau as all style, but they will be missing the value of style in politics.

Often in Washington it appeared the Canada-U.S. relationship was frozen in time. Pierre Trudeau achieved U.S. celebrity status, but Margaret Trudeau, she of the short skirt at a state dinner or the dalliance with the Rolling Stones, was the bigger celebrity. People would ask what she was doing these days.

Almost 40 years later, her son has brought celebrity back to Washington.

It is what the U.S. understands. Dismiss showmanship at your peril because without it, we are nothing more than squabbles over softwood lumber and country-of-origin labelling.

It may not last. But right now it is a win for Canada.

Tim Harper is a national affairs writer syndicated by Torstar.

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Pipelines are a national matter Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi’s recent statement that” its up to the federal government to make the final call on pipeline approvals — not mayors or provincial premiers” raises a valid point.

The federal government is responsible for pipeline approvals, based upon the best assessment by the National Energy Board.

Provinces, and this includes Quebec, who accept transfer payments from the taxpayer through the federal government, should accept and recognize the decisions of the National Energy Board on the same basis.

Dalt McCambley Red Deer

There must be a better resolution for memorial park I sympathize with the county’s quest to try to make the maintenance of this memorial park as easy as possible. Could this become a full-time job for someone? You bet. Is there an individual or company out there who would carry out such a job with a sense of pride no matter how painstaking it may be? I’d like to think so.

I recall a local cemetery that for years had a gentleman who cared for the grounds like each family represented within were personally special to him, and it was lovely.

As a family also caught up in this unsettling fiasco, I could only hope that the county would be blessed to find such a person(s) to continue care of this special place that honours those loved ones that have gone on before us. There has to be a suitable solution for both sides in the ultimate decision of this memorial park moving forward.

I don’t feel that removing all memorabilia is going to accomplish this. Is the deadline of April 15 reasonable for families to remove these items

considering we may still have frost in the ground and possibly snow?

I ask county representatives to actively hear peoples’ voices and not just through impersonal emails and petitions. Perhaps an actual meeting between interested parties would clear up a lot of hearsay and misconceptions and make families feel that what they have to say is important in this matter.

I’m trying to remain optimistic that in the end a compromise will be reached to ease peoples’ troubled hearts.

Shawna M. Allwright Red Deer

People need to take a reasonable approach to climate change Once again, I would like to thank Evan Bedford for his recent article (Advocate, Feb 26, 2016; Sorting out the mixed messages on climate change) and for helping to balance the debate.

My contribution is not based on IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) findings, arguments about junk science or conspiracy theories. Rather, it is a challenge to reasonable people to use “good sense” and consider the implications of a simple hypothesis.

Hypothesis: a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Beginning in the late 1700’s in Great Britain, burning coal to generate steam to power machinery was the beginning of an Industrial Revolution which rapidly spread throughout the world. Prior to this time, the 1 billion humans on earth burned carbonbased fuels primarily for warmth and cooking. The use of fossil fuels as an energy source has increased exponentially for over 200 years as the human population has grown to 7 billion.

Hypothesis: Human activities have contributed significantly to global warming.

A theory is a well-substantiated explanation of

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some aspect of the natural world, based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed through observation and experiment. Such fact-supported theories are not “guesses” but reliable accounts of the real world.

The IPCC’s findings are supported by an overwhelming majority of scientists involved in climate research. Is the research “well substantiated” and “reliable” accounts? Probably, but not absolutely. Have a minority of scientists conducted research that challenges the official stance of the IPCC. Yes. Thus, the can of worms.

A few facts to consider are that 96 million barrels of oil and liquid fuels are consumed each day. This is 35 billion barrels each year. 7.695 tonnes of coal are burned each year. The burning of these fuels releases vast amounts of heat.

Now for a hypothetical experiment. What would happen if we could pour 96 million barrels of oil into Sylvan Lake, then burn it? It would probably take a year to burn out? So, on the second day, let’s fill Gull Lake, etc., until on the 365th day of our experiment we have 365 burning lakes throughout the world. The town of Sylvan Lake would obviously perish and I suspect Red Deer would be a ghost town. Calgary and Edmonton would probably be warmer and maybe not easily livable, since there is also the problem of pollution to consider.

Would an Intergovernmental body of scientists and reasonable people be able to reliably substantiate the measurements of this repeated experiment? Would there be skeptics and deniers?

Would there be contradictory research? Of course!

Finally, what would we do as a community worldwide to deal with the issue? Would we continue on with our status quo attitudes and behaviours until we had undeniable proof of our theory or would we take decisive action based on consensus?

Do you think the survival of humankind is an issue in this century? Many highly respected scientists (e.g. Stephen Hawking) do!

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About 50 protesters lined up outside the Red Deer College Arts Centre Friday as Alberta Premier Rachel Notley took part in a construction launch for the new Gary W. Harris Centre for Health, Wellness and Sport. A sod turning at the event was cancelled as the protesters lined the roadway leading to the construction site.

Ottawa’s contract policies ‘perverse’: report

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OTTAWA — A major independent study of federal government contract pricing and policies has warned that the current system provides “perverse incentives” for industry doing business with Ottawa to hike their costs, particularly in military equipment deals.

The report written by the research firm PricewaterhouseCoopers — a copy of which was leaked to The Canadian Press — also says that both Public Services and Procurement and National Defence don’t have the in-house staff and expertise to understand technical matters that contribute to higher project costs.

The 32-page draft study, dated Nov. 17, 2015, was ordered by the former Conservative government, but delivered to the Trudeau Liberals, who promised in last fall’s election to fix the broken procurement system to ensure the military gets the equipment it

needs.

The eye-popping cost of ships, planes, and tanks has been the subject of a political debate, notably over the F-35 stealth fighter, but also more recently with the navy’s planned frigate replacements.

Researchers at the multi-national audit firm were asked to examine how government policies, procedures and legislation contributed to the enormous price tags.

One of the key findings was that the structure of the contracting regime “provides perverse incentives for industry to increase costs” — particularly in sole-source deals — and there is “limited expertise in government” to review industrial processes and validate the increases.

“Neither (procurement services) nor DND has a sufficient knowledge base of subject matter experts that un-

Climate change could boost toxic algae along Pacific coast: study

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS A recently published study suggests climate change may encourage longer and more frequent blooms of toxic algae along Canada’s Pacific coast.

The research on the presence of algae toxins in marine mammals along the Alaska coastline holds a warning for B.C, said study author Kathi Lefebvre.

“It’s the same coastline,” said Lefebvre, a biologist with the U.S.-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “Those regions are at risk in the same way as were Alaska and Washington.”

Lefebvre and her colleagues studied the carcasses of more than 900 Alaskan mammals from seals to whales to look for the presence of domoic acid and saxitoxin, two potentially lethal algae-produced toxins.

Those toxins have been found before in Canadian waters. In 1987, more

derstand the ‘Should-Cost’ of a project, nor does either have the ability to understand the production process or other technical matters which are important drivers of cost and risk,” said the study, which compared Canada’s system with Britain, Australia and the U.S. The report notes that there is a particular shortage of “military industrial specialists” and this “constrains Canada’s ability to validate the reasonableness” of the costs claimed by contractors.

It warns that the country’s global competitiveness in the defence sector is at risk, and that companies actually benefit by jacking up their prices.

“Profit is proportionate to cost under most of the basis of payment options — if the profit percentage is fixed, increased costs result increased profits,” said the report, which added the government “does not have mechanism to counteract these perverse incentives.”

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than 100 people became ill and several died after eating tainted mussels in Prince Edward Island.

Blooms of the algae that produce those toxins are increasingly common in California, where they regularly poison sea lions. And saxotoxin has long been present in shellfish in Alaska.

But a sea lion suffering from domoic acid poisoning, which causes seizures and death, had never been found north of California — until last year when one was found in Washington.

“There was a big bloom of domoic acid (that) year,” Lefebvre said.

“The concern is that it was correlated with the warmer waters. Is this what the future holds? If we have continued warming water, will there be more toxic blooms? Will they be moving North?”

It turns out they already have.

Of the 13 Alaskan mammal species examined in Lefebvre’s work, low levels of domoic acid was found in all of them and saxotoxin in 10 of them.

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OTTAWA — Canadian aid agencies have met several times with International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau since the Liberals took power so when they received an invite to sit down with her last week in Ottawa, it wasn’t unusual.

Notable, though, was who else was there: Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan.

Humanitarian and development support has been part of Canada’s contribution to the i n t e r n a t i o n a l HARJIT SAJJAN fight to rout Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria for the last 18 months, but the Liberals’ recent refocusing of the mission to place greater emphasis on that support leaves the government grappling with a problem: how to get Canadians onside without putting the work of those delivering that aid at risk.

It’s a communications quandry more than anything else — link the military and humanitarian contributions too closely and it creates the perception that humanitarian groups aren’t the neutral and impartial bodies they must be in order to operate in conflict zones.

“If you use an integrated or whole-of-government approach, you have to be very careful on the activities that you conduct and the way that you call them,” said Stephen Cornish, executive director of Doctors Without Borders, who called Sajjan’s presence at the meeting a positive sign.

While Bibeau has made it clear humanitarian principles will be respected, having Sajjan in the room was significant, said Gillian Barth, president and CEO of CARE Canada, who was also at the meeting.

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ABOVE: Gina Gagnon dances with mascot Rigodon as Pascal Lecours and the Bad Characters perform on Saturday afternoon.

BELOW: Aiken Ngo, left, and David Wabo battle for the ball during a game of boot hockey Saturday afternoon.

Red Deerians had a chance to be transported back to the era of fur traders, voyageurs and their native guides Saturday afternoon during the 2016 Red Deer Carnaval.

The annual event, organized by the French Canadian Association of Alberta-Red Deer (ACFA), saw dozens of families head to the Pioneer Lodge to get a taste of Francophone culture, cuisine, music, and activities.

A First Nations drumming group kicked off the carnival’s entertainment, followed by Pascal Lecours and the Bad Characters, as well as saxophonist Claude Godin, who performed songs with distinct French-Canadian flavour throughout the afternoon.

French-Canadian pea soup and maple taffy on snow were amongst the traditional delights for patrons to try during the winter carnival, in addition to a sugar shack supper in the evening. Face painting, a fur trade exhibition, boot hockey and a photo booth were just a few of the many activities for children and families alike to take part in.

Admission to the carnival was free this year, part of several changes to the city’s celebration of French culture, including location.

“It’s been at Heritage Ranch the past couple years,” said Nicolas Chiasson of the ACFA. “We wanted the event to be more accessible and cost effective.”

More changes could be in the works for next year’s event, which Chiasson hinted may be hosted February to avoid the springlike atmosphere of the traditional winter atmosphere carnival.

ABOVE: Koralee Millward, left, and Launa Hayes rock tiaras and feather boas as they use the photobooth.

BELOW: Piper Watson, left, and Raea Mah play with some traditional instruments and explore fur pelts mimicking those that would have been exchanged in the days of the fur trade.

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Car bomb kills 34, wounds 125

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ANKARA, Turkey — A suicide car bomb went off near bus stops in the heart of Turkey’s capital on Sunday, killing at least 34 people and wounding around 125 others, officials said.

The blast occurred on the city’s main boulevard, close to Ankara’s main square and a park.

Health Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said 19 of the wounded were in serious condition. He said that 30 of the fatalities died at the scene, while the other four perished at hospitals. Two of the dead were believed to be the assailants, he added.

Interior Minister Efkan Ala said the attack, which came as Turkey prepared to launch large-scale military operations against Kurdish militants in two towns, wouldn’t deter the country from its fight against terrorism. He confirmed the blast as a car bomb that targeted civilians at bus stops on Ataturk Bulvari close to Kizilay square.

Ala said authorities had obtained evidence pointing to the group behind

the attack, but said an announcement would be made after the investigation is completed, most probably on Monday.

The private NTV news channel said several vehicles then caught fire following the blast which also shattered the windows of shops that line the boulevard and the square.

Dogan Asik, 28, said he was on a packed bus when the explosion occurred. “There were about 40 people,� said Asik, who sustained injuries on his face and arm. “It (the bus) slowed down. A car went by us, and ‘boom’ it exploded.�

Police sealed off the area and pushed onlookers and journalists back, warning there could be a second bomb. Forensic teams were examining the scene.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, although Kurdish militants and the Islamic State group have

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carried out bombings in the city recently. A far-left militant group is also active in Turkey.

The bombing is the third in the city in five months and comes as Turkey is faced with an array of issues, including renewed fighting with the Kurdish rebels, threats from the Islamic State group and a Syrian refugee crisis.

It occurred just three weeks after a suicide car bombing in the capital targeted buses carrying military personnel, killing 29 people. A Kurdish militant group which is an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdish rebel group, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, claimed responsibility for the Feb. 17 attack. The government, however, said that attack was carried out by a Syrian Kurdish militia group in concert with the PKK, which has waged a 30-year insurgency.

Sunday’s attack also came two days after the U.S. Embassy issued a security warning about a potential plot to attack Turkish government buildings and housing in one Ankara neighbourhood and asked its citizens to avoid those areas.

As with the previous bombings, Turkish authorities quickly imposed a ban Sunday preventing media organizations from broadcasting or publishing graphic images of the blast or from the scene.

The country’s pro-Kurdish party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party, condemned the attack the attack and said it shares “the huge pain felt along with our citizens.� The statement was significant because the party is frequently accused of being the political arm of the PKK — an accusation it denies — and of not speaking out against PKK violence.

Hundreds of people have been killed in Turkey in renewed fighting following the collapse of the peace process between the government and the PKK in July. Authorities on Sunday had declared curfews in two towns in the mainly Kurdish southeast region in anticipation of large-scale military operations against PKK-linked militants.

Turkey also has been struck by several bombings in the last year that were blamed on IS.

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Beachgoers could be seen lining up with their hands above their heads as they filed out of the area. Residents who heard the gunfire hid in their homes, said Josiane Sekongo, 25, who lives across from one of the town’s beachfront hotels.

An American embassy delegation was in Grand-Bassam on Sunday, but the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan said it was monitoring the situation.

GRAND-BASSAM, Cote d’Ivoire — Armed men attacked an Ivory Coast beach resort Sunday, killing at least 16 people and sending tourists fleeing through the historic town of Grand-Bassam in an attack claimed by al-Qaida’s North Africa branch.

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Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the attack, according to SITE Intelligence Group which monitors jihadist websites. The Islamic extremist group made the declaration in a post to its Telegram channels, calling three of the attackers “heroes� for the assault.

The bursts of gunfire sent people running from the beach at Grand-Bassam, a UNESCO World Heritage site and popular destination for Ivorians and foreigners about 40 kilometres east of Abidjan, Ivory Coast’s commercial centre. It was the third major attack on a tourism centre in West Africa since November.

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Trump denies whipping up election violence

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS WASHINGTON — In a normal U.S. presidential election, the focus around now would be on the front-running candidates pivoting toward the centre and refining their message for a general-election audience.

Not this year.

With five states preparing to vote in crucial primaries, the Sunday talk shows were dominated by much darker discussions: in one interview a sighing, head-shaking Marco Rubio was musing about death — both figurative and literal.

He expressed fear someone might be killed at a rally. And he suggested the rise of Donald Trump had injected a toxicity into the body politic that, if not purged soon, could wind up killing American democracy itself.

“We’re going to lose our republic,” Rubio told CNN. “All the rules that once governed our discourse have been blown away. And we’re headed in a very dangerous direction.”

He said seeing angry clashes at a Donald Trump rally reminded him of third-world scenes.

When the host asked whether he feared someone might die at one of these events, he replied: “That’s what it feels like. It feels like we’re reaching

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KINGS: Best they played all year “I think we got a little too excited at the end of that third set as we were close to our goal,” said Kings second-year setter Luke Brisbane, who was named the tournament’s MVP. “But overall this was the best we played all year and it was at the national final.”

Third-year left side hitter Kashtin De Souza agreed.

“When we got to 20 we took our foot off the gas for a bit,” he said. “But overall today it was a matter of executing and keeping our emotions at bay and we did a good job of it.”

The Kings, who went into the season expecting to make a run at a national title, looked like the best team in the country. That started in the fourth set Friday against Camosun, when they overcame a 2-1 deficit to win 3-2.

“In hindsight that was the match of the tournament,” said Brisbane. “Today we came to do our job.”

Brisbane is one of several players back from last season when the Kings lost to Camrose in the ACAC final and then lost to Camosun in the national semifinal.

“Those two losses hurt and motivated us,” said Brisbane, “We knew what it felt like and didn’t like it.”

The Kings went into this season with three goals in mind – finish first in the ACAC South Division, win the ACAC and win the national championship.

“We set three goals and chipped away and accomplished them all,” said Schulha. “We had a mature group and I’m proud of them all.

“In fact to start the year we knew we had the potential to do well, then added those guys at Christmas (Riley Friesen and Matt Lofgren) and we all realized what we could look like.”

As it was the Kings had depth in all areas and could well have had guys grumbling about playing time.

“We had guys on our depth chart who could have started for anyone in the country,” said the veteran coach.

“Some guys didn’t necessarily like their role, but they all bought in. They knew they were playing for something bigger than one guy, or themselves.

In the end it was a great team effort and I’m super impressed how the guys bought into their roles and played for each other.”

One player who slowly grabbed a starting spot was De Souza, who took over for Lofgren, who injured his ankle.

“Kashtin was a great team guy the first two years and we knew he was

a point now in America where everyone hates each other.”

The immediate catalyst for all this angst was protesters filling up a Trump event the other night in Chicago. When organizers realized what was going on, they cancelled the rally, which led to confrontations.

Protesters have become increasingly invasive in trying to hijack the events of a candidate they accuse of being a hate-mongering xenophobe.

Initially the protests were mainly outside. In New Hampshire, someone stood outside an arena in a Ku Klux Klan-style bedsheet. Later in South Carolina, there was a scatological-themed protest outside with brown logos and slogans urging Republicans to, “Dump Trump.” The protests have occasionally moved inside, and become more disruptive.

The PA systems at some events have warned Trump supporters: It’s a First Amendment right to protest. Please don’t hit anyone. Just chant Trump’s name, and security will come escort them out.

But Trump himself is accused of muddying that message of anti-violence.

His rivals illustrated that in an attack ad featuring clips of Trump saying: “Punch him in the face…knock the crap out of him…carried out on

itching for more playing time and he did a great job when it came to him.

The guys really trusted him. We had a lot of height and he filled that role of a defender and a ball control guy.”

De Souza, who is from Vancouver and was pretty much a walk-on to the team three years ago, was just glad to get an opportunity to start.

“We have a real competitive group with a lot of depth and I was happy to step into this role and run with it,” said De Souza, who will attend UBC and play for the Thunderbirds next season.

Winning their 12th national title and moving two ahead of Limoilou was something Schulha had thought about prior to the final.

“We knew they were one behind, so it’s nice to have a bit of a cushion,” he said. “But this is something we strive for every year. We’ve been to the nationals the last six years and in the semifinal the last four. That’s nothing to sneeze at. But it’s also the history of this program and we’ll chase even more. It’s a driving factor for me.”

The Kings will have a solid group returning next season, including Brisbane. They will lose Nic Dubinsky and Lyon, both fifth-year players.

“I can’t say enough good things about both of them,” said Schulha.

“For them to go out on top is only fitting. They were great for this program.”

Dubinsky and Friesen were named to the first all-star team.

Dubinsky had 13 kills, two blocks and an ace in the final while Friesen, who was the player of the game, had seven kills and two aces. Lyon added eight kills and three blocks, Moorman had three kills, three blocks and two aces and De Souza four kills. Brisbane had 27 assists and two kills.

Having Brisbane back is a huge plus for the Kings.

“I can’t say enough good things about him,” said Schulha. “He’s been battling a tight back, but never missed a beat. He’s a battler.”

Winning the MVP was nice but secondary, says Brisbane.

“It’s nice to be recognized but that’s not why we play,” he said.

But what he can say is that he joins his brother, Sam, who won with the Kings two years ago, with a national title.

“It’s good and we won in a similar way,” he said with a smile.

As for returning he added he couldn’t be happier.

“The upper CIS schools didn’t offer enough scholarship money for me to move on,” he said.

“Besides it’s great here and I’m happy to stay.”

Fanshaw, of London, Ont., who will host the 2017 championship, won the bronze medal over Douglas.

Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@ reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at www.rdc.ab.ca/athleticsblog.

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Anti-Donald Trump protester Susan Wantz (L) is asked to leave the property by a Palm Beach County Sheriff deputy (R) before a campaign rally with Republican 2016 US presidential candidate businessman Donald Trump in Boca Raton, Florida, on Sunday. The Florida presidential primary is on Tuesday. a stretcher…I will pay for the legal fees.”

Trump dismissed the idea he’s whipping up crowd anger. “I’m constantly saying to the police, ‘Don’t hurt

them.”’ And he pointed out that he’d cancelled his rally over fear of violence, which he said was the responsible thing to do: “I don’t condone violence.”

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Any renovations or alterations need to meet national standards and guidelines, Pennington said, adding very minimal changes will be made to the home when it becomes a spa.

Whenever the city is looking at designating a property or looking at changes to a designated site, they meet with the property owners, and depending on the issue they will bring in provincial advisor who provides extra expertise, she said.

Matching funding is available, up to $50,000, from the province for restoration work for these kinds of buildings.

“It is an absolutely amazing property. It’s pretty well intact inside,” Pennington said. The original woodwork remains. The only thing that has been changed is the kitchen, which had been changed to meet commercial standards.

Pennington said the city has worked with the new owners so the house is not affected. “These people are committed to retaining that property as it is.”

Last September for the first time the city held a Doors Open event that allowed access into different buildings and sites not normally open to the public. Over 3,500 people came out to get inside such facilities as the water tower, which itself drew 780 people, Pennington said.

Another Doors Open event is scheduled for the fall and the new owners of McIntosh House have expressed interest in participating, she said.

Tom Kean, owner of Cherry Hill Auction, said he is holding an unreserved auction of the house contents that were there when it was a bed and breakfast.

The auction, April 3 at Ridgewood Hall, will include period furniture such as sideboards, china cabinets and dressing tables. Kean said he expects there will be antique collectors from

WILDFIRES: Start bringing in manpower resources Last year 128 wildfires burned 200 acres in the Rocky forest, which was a relatively small amount when compared with other forests, particularly in Northern Alberta. There were a total 1,785 wildfires in the province, that burned 1.2 million acres.

Starting the fire season a month early on March 1 allows Alberta Agriculture and Forestry to start bringing in the manpower resources, and now anyone doing burning in the forest protection area, except for campfires, needs a fire permit.

Shellian said he was digging a hole in his yard last week and “it’s powder dry underneath.” Pipeline and forestry workers have also been telling him the forest is dry.

Alberta Agriculture and Forestry has already started to bring in about 100 firefighters over the next few weeks to the Rocky area. They are strategically stationed at air tanker bases located at the Rocky airport and Shunda.

The first few days are spent making sure they are properly equipped and up-to-date on training. They will jump right into helping on a prescribed fire in the Upper Clearwater area, and hazard reduction burning in the Nordegg area, weather permitting, Shellian said.

“Because we have a lot of values at risk — communities, resources and infrastructure — we are very proactive on hitting fires hard and fast.”

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Ontario to test guaranteed income

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A single paragraph buried in the Ontario budget could mean big changes in the lives of some of the province’s most impoverished residents by giving them a guaranteed minimum income.

Last month’s provincial budget promised a pilot project to test “that a basic income could build on the success of minimum wage policies and increases in child benefits by providing more consistent and predictable support.”

The concept is on the radar of the federal Liberals, too — a Liberal-dominated parliamentary committee called on the Trudeau government to explore the concept of guaranteeing people a minimum income in a pre-budget report tabled Friday.

Charles Sousa, Ontario’s finance minister, said the province has not decided which community will be the test site for a basic income guarantee.

“It’s something that many people seem to have an interest in us testing out, so we’re looking at something

in the fall,” he said. “Other jurisdictions are using it, and I want to see if it makes sense for us, so it’s important for us to pilot, to test it out, and see what happens.”

Proponents say a guaranteed minimum income, which would see families living below the poverty line topped up to a set level, would be more efficient and less costly than administering the existing series of social programs that help low-income residents.

They also say poverty is one of the biggest determinants of health, and a guaranteed minimum income could mean reduced health-care costs.

“Poverty costs us all. It expands health-care costs, policing burdens and depresses the economy,” Sen. Art Eggleton said last month as he called for a national pilot project of a basic income guarantee.

About nine per cent of Canadians live in poverty, but the numbers are much higher for single mothers and indigenous communities.

If Ontario’s basic income pilot project is designed correctly, it could help eliminate some of the “perverse in-

centives” that institutionalize poverty, said Danielle Martin, vice president of Women’s College Hospital in Toronto.

“We want to design programs that will give people who need it income security, but will not discourage them from entering the workforce,” said Martin.

“And it’s entirely possible, if we design this pilot right, that we can actually have a major impact on the health outcomes for some of the most vulnerable people in the province, and that can save tremendous amounts of money in the health-care system down the road.”

Canada experimented with a guaranteed minimum income in Dauphin, Manitoba in the early 1970s. The socalled Mincome project found it did not discourage people from working, except for two key groups: new mothers, and teenaged boys who opted to stay in school until graduation.

The Mincome project also found an 8.5 per cent reduction in hospital visits in Dauphin during the experiment, said Martin.

“People had fewer visits because of mental health problems,” she said.

“There were fewer low birth-weight babies, so very concrete and immediate impacts in terms of people’s health.”

The Income Security Advocacy Centre said care must be taken to ensure no one is worse off as a result of the Ontario pilot for a basic income guarantee.

People on social assistance in Ontario also get their prescription drugs and dental bills paid for, as well as help with child care, and they should not lose those benefits with a basic income guarantee, added Martin.

“It’s called the welfare wall, a phenomenon where people, even if they could find part-time work or lower paying work — they’re actually better off in some ways by staying on social assistance because of those other benefits,” she said.

“For some people, that makes it basically impossible to get off of welfare.”

People should not be concerned that a guaranteed minimum income would mean those on social assistance are suddenly living on easy street, said Eggleton.

BRIEF Pricey tea a growing niche crop in U.S., Canada BROOKHAVEN, Miss. — A growing number of North American farmers from Mississippi to British Columbia are growing tea for the high-priced specialty market.

Tea consultant Nigel Melican (MELih-can) says they can make money because more people are willing to pay premium prices for what they consider top quality.

The Tea Association of the U.S.A. says that market is growing 8 to 10 per cent a year. Prices range from about $8 for a box of 12 tea bags to nearly $700 a pound. Grower Jason McDonald of Brookhaven, Mississippi, began to farm tea after Hurricane Katrina wiped out his timber. He says he doesn’t expect prices to remain that high.

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Arctic forum to shine light on climate, energy

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORTLAND, Maine — A forum about Arctic diplomacy slated to take place in Maine’s largest city will focus on issues like climate change and shipping, and put a spotlight on its host, organizers said.

The Arctic Council’s Senior Arctic Officials meeting will take place in Portland from Oct. 4-6. Officials from the council’s eight member nations, including the United States, and a host of non-governmental organizations will assemble for the midweek event.

The event will also likely focus on the Arctic’s indigenous groups and energy issues, said U.S. Ambassador for Oceans and Fisheries David Balton, who will lead the meeting. Bal-

ton said the event is the first time the council has held such a meeting on U.S. soil outside Alaska or Washington, D.C. It’s a big moment for Maine, Balton said. It reflects that U.S. is sending a message that it is an Arctic nation whose interests extend outside far outside of Alaska, and that Maine is a big piece of the puzzle, he said.

“In the state of Maine, it’s a way to demonstrate that our issues in the Arctic could very well affect your state,” Balton said.

The State Department selected Portland to host the forum.

There isn’t a formal agenda, but climate change is sure to be a key focus, Balton said. Leaders of the eight nations will discuss what the countries can do to implement pieces of the Paris Agreement, a global-warm-

ing accord adopted by consensus last year, he said.

Dana Eidsness, director of the Maine North Atlantic Development Office, said holding the council meeting in Maine illustrates the state’s “long history with the Arctic and our contributions in climate science and ocean ecosystem studies” through entities like Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences and the University of Maine.

The other member nations of the Arctic Council are Canada, Russia, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland and Denmark.

Each country appoints a senior arctic official to the council. America’s official is Julia Gourley, who made an appearance in Portland this month.

Iran says U.S. companies welcome to invest in oil sector TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s oil minister says U.S. companies are welcome to invest in the oil and gas industry.

State-run Press TV on Sunday quoted Bijan Namdar Zangeneh as saying that “in general, we have no problem with the presence of American companies in Iran.”

He said it is the U.S. government that is “creating restrictions for these companies,” without elaborating. He also confirmed that Iran’s state-run oil company has held talks with General Electric.

2 halal food execs sentenced following export fraud CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A judge in Iowa has sentenced two brothers who own companies that distribute and certify halal food products after they pleaded guilty to federal charges.

U.S. District Court Chief Judge Linda Reade sentenced Midamar Corp.

President Jalel Aossey on Friday to one year and one day in prison after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit fraud. He admitted that labels on meat products and documents exported to Malaysia and Indonesia were falsified.

More Canadians are managing RRSPs online Canadians increasingly are going online to invest in their Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) and other accounts through a variety of platforms that lets them choose how their money is managed.

Years ago in its infancy, online investors had the reputation of being day traders. Day traders buy and sell of financial instruments within the same trading day for profit and generally are considered speculators. That stigma largely has been debunked as online investing and money management has become more main stream.

“Today online investing is no longer even a trend – it is a way of life that has been experiencing double digit growth in the number of accounts and assets under management over the last five years or so,” says Larry Moser, divisional manager of BMO Investor Line in Ottawa. “It is most attractive and popular among millennials in the 18 to 34 age group who have grown up with technology but it is becoming increasingly popular with people from all walks of life and demographics, even those in their 60s, 70s and 80s.”

The reasons are fairly simple. Investors have quick and easy access on

TALBOT BOGGS MONEYWISE their mobile devices and computers to a plethora of market information, education and analysis and can successfully execute trades at a fraction of the cost of using traditional brokers.

Moser likens online investing to flying. In the online world you can be your own pilot, you can be a co-pilot and do some flying yourself and leave some up to the pilot, or you can simply put your portfolio on auto-pilot and let the experts take over.

Some investors will decide to be completely in charge, do their own research, make their own decisions and execute trades. “These people really have to have the desire and inclination to do this,” he says.

Other investors will take more of a hybrid approach and use a financial adviser for their registered accounts like the RRSP and Tax Free Savings Accounts but then make their own de-

cisions and trades for their non-registered investments.

For investors like these BMO has developed a program called Advice Direct which provides specific investment advice and portfolio monitoring and support from investment specialists who can provide guidance and information when needed.

They will learn about the investors goals, experience, current financial situation, risk tolerance, time horizon and need for income and suggest one of four profiles – income, balanced, growth and aggressive – that is best.

Recently BMO introduced the third piloting option called Smart Folio.

Clients fill out a questionnaire, are aligned to one of five Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) portfolios that best suits their needs and they can track their portfolio’s performance knowing they are getting expert portfolio management, active monitoring and full transparency into holdings, performance and transaction history.

BMO Investor Line was ranked the top online discount brokerage by Surviscor Inc. in its 2015 Canadian online discount brokerage review with Scotia iTrade, Qtrade Investor, Questrade

and RBC Direct Investing rounding out the top five.

The review uncovered some of the key trends taking place in the industry today such as the new “robo-adviser” craze as seen in BMO’s Advice Direct and Smart Folio products, use of short educational videos and greater pricing simplicity.

“All firms are starting to promote how well they have designed an area on their site to see how your portfolio is performing versus key benchmarks,” says Surviscor President Glenn LaCoste. “Pricing has come full circle in the past few years. It was easy to understand at the beginning, then became complex and now has returned to simple, and short videos are being used very effectively to educate customers on products and services, the industry and how to use the site. After all, who doesn’t love a great show or movie?”

Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.

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Pipelines sit in the grass in Sarnia, Ont. Pipeline companies led by Spectra Energy Corp., TransCanada Corp. and Energy Transfer Partners LP are gearing up to more than double the flow into Canada by 2027, according to the Canadian Energy Research Institute.

The U.S.-Canada war over gas market share will heat up in 2017

BY CHRISTINE BUURMA AND REBECCA PENTY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES U.S. gas drillers battered by the lowest prices in 17 years have found another release valve for their output: Canada.

Over the past five years, the shale boom that unlocked vast supplies of natural gas across North America has tripled pipeline shipments from the United States to Mexico, and spurred the first seaborne exports from the lower 48 states.

Now, pipeline companies led by Spectra Energy Corp., TransCanada Corp. and Energy Transfer Partners LP are gearing up to more than double the flow into Canada by 2027, according to the Canadian Energy Research Institute.

The push begins next year, with plans to open or expand at least three major pipelines and reverse the flow northward on a fourth. Meanwhile, TransCanada may be going a step further, engaging in acquisition talks with Columbia Pipeline Group Inc., a company with a direct route into the U.S.’s prolific Marcellus shale play.

The efforts come as gas stockpiles have reached historic highs, prices have fallen almost 40 percent since the end of 2011 and the fuel has established itself as the Bloomberg Commodity Index’s worst performer. All of that has spurred a desperate drive by drillers to expand their markets.

“There’s so much supply growth in the eastern U.S. that producers are seeking any and all outlets to get the gas to market,” Martin King, an analyst at FirstEnergy Capital Corp. in Calgary, said in a phone interview. “It’s another obstacle for Canadian producers.”

Home-grown Canadian drillers such as Calgary-based Birchcliff Energy Ltd. and Encana Corp., are already feeling the heat. Nine years ago, supplies piped from Canada met 16 percent of U.S. demand for natural gas. By 2014, as U.S. output rose to a record for a fourth straight year, Canadian supplies had slipped under 10 percent.

Some Canadian producers will hurt more than others. Those who keep their costs down and sell to markets that don’t vie with supplies from the eastern U.S. will remain competitive, said Jeff Tonken, Birchcliff’s chief executive officer.

Meanwhile Encana, one of Canada’s largest gas producers, has said it was cutting spending this year by 55 percent amid the slide in oil and gas prices. The company is also reducing its workforce another 20 percent, which means that Encana will have more than halved its number of employees

and contractors since 2013.

The production gap between the two countries is significant.

Last year, Canada produced about 12 billion cubic feet a day of gas, compared with almost 80 billion from the states. At the same time, drillers working the Montney shale basin in Western Canada face a disadvantage with the northern edge of the Marcellus basin in Pennsylvania sitting about 12 times closer to Toronto.

The region covering the Marcellus is one of the few places where it’s still profitable to invest in gas lines. It’ll yield 17.4 billion cubic feet a day this month, 2 billion cubic feet more than the U.S. Energy Information Administration had previously forecast. While the number of drilling rigs targeting gas has plunged to zero in fields from North Dakota to Oklahoma, there are still 40 running in the Marcellus and its neighboring Utica shale. Gas futures for April delivery were up 3.1 percent to $1.843 per million British thermal units at 11:16 a.m. Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

That’s where proposals like Spectra’s Nexus and Atlantic Bridge projects come in. The pipelines, scheduled to start up by the end of next year, would carry about 1.6 billion cubic feet of gas, or enough to heat 22,000 homes for a year, to the northern U.S. and Canada. To achieve this, the company is seeking to reverse the Maritimes & Northeast line, which sends gas from Canada’s eastern waters south of the border.

At the same time, Energy Transfer’s Rover project would deliver the fuel to the northern Midwest, where it will interconnect with a line stretching into Ontario.

Meanwhile, TransCanada, the company that was stymied in its attempt to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, is considering reversing its Iroquois gas line, which has been sending western Canadian supplies to the U.S. for more than two decades. The move would allow TransCanada to boost volumes on the pipeline by delivering cheap Marcellus gas to the eastern provinces.

On Thursday, TransCanada confirmed that it was in negotiations about a “potential transaction” with another company, but wouldn’t identify it. People familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified as it isn’t public, said the company was Columbia Pipeline, and that the discussions are now at a standstill.

“There’s no question that more supply is hitting the market,” said Samir Kayande, an analyst at RS Energy Group in Calgary. “No matter where it comes from, it’s going to lower prices for everyone.”

China’s central banker says economy can hit growth target

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — In a new effort to dispel anxiety about China’s cooling economy, the central bank governor said Saturday the country can hit this year’s official growth target and Beijing has no need to weaken its currency to boost sagging exports.

Zhou Xiaochuan’s comments at a news conference during China’s national legislature add to a high-level public relations campaign by Beijing to reassure global financial markets about the stability of the world’s second-largest economy following stock and currency turmoil.

Zhou expressed confidence the economy can hit its official growth target, which the ruling Communist Party lowered this year to 6.5 to 7 per cent from last year’s “about 7 per cent.”

Growth fell last year to a 25-year low of 6.9 per cent, though that still was among the world’s highest.

Economic growth has declined steadily over the past five years as Beijing carries out a marathon effort to nurture domestic demand and reduce reliance on a worn-out model based on trade and investment. An unexpectedly sharp decline over the past two years prompted fears of a politically dangerous spike in job losses and prompted Beijing to shore up growth with mini-stimulus measures based on higher spending on building roads and other public works. But officials including Premier Li Keqiang have said longer-term gains have to come from reform, not more spending.

Productivity is improving and planned economic reforms should spur Chinese consumer demand, “so I believe we can realize these economic growth targets,” said Yi Gang, a deputy governor who appeared with Zhou at the news conference. He was responding to a question about whether Beijing might be forced to loosen credit controls in order to meet its target, potentially increasing rising debt levels

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We don’t have to resort to exchange rate measures.”

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that have caused unease in financial markets. If the economy performs as expected, Zhou said “there would be no need to have stimulus from monetary policy.”

The ruling party’s reputation for skilful economic management has been battered over the past year by a stock market collapse that wiped out some $5 trillion in share value and turmoil over China’s currency, the yuan.

The premier and other officials have spent the past three weeks giving emphatic public assurances their economy is under control.

Zhou, 68, is respected abroad and is seen as an advocate of pragmatic, market-based financial reforms aimed at making China’s state-dominated economy more efficient. He was retained in his job past the normal retirement age of 65 in what appeared to be an effort by a new generation of Chinese leaders who took power in 2012 to reassure financial markets of policy continuity.

Also Saturday, Zhou tried to dispel fears Beijing might weaken its yuan to boost exports. That concern spread after a surprise introduction in August of a new mechanism to set the yuan’s state-controlled exchange rate led to a decline in its value against the dollar.

Beijing spent tens of billions of dollars to slow the decline.

Pointing to China’s $600 billion global trade surplus last year, Zhou said Chinese exporters are competitive and don’t need artificial support.

“We don’t have to resort to exchange rate measures,” he said.

Five things to watch for in business this week

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Energy East: Quebec’s environmental review agency continues to hold hearings in Montreal this week into TransCanada’s Energy East project.

The Quebec government recently filed an injunction that would force TransCanada to submit an impact study and undergo an evaluation before proceeding with its pipeline construction through the province.

Fashion: Toronto Fashion Week kicks off Monday, featuring a roster of Canadian designers as they showcase their fall/winter 2016 collections.

Valeant: The CEO of the embattled

pharmaceutical giant, J. Michael Pearson, holds a conference call Tuesday to discuss the company’s 2015 results and to update its outlook for 2016.

Pearson recently returned to work following a two-month medical leave from Valeant, which is being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Arctic: The two-day annual Arctic Oil and Gas Symposium begins Wednesday in Calgary. The conference brings together industry players, community leaders and government officials involved in developing natural resources in Canada’s North.

Inflation: On Friday, Statistics Canada releases the consumer price index for February. The inflation rate has been inching upwards, spurred by soaring fruit and vegetable prices.

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Rebels get revenge against ’Canes

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Rebels 6 Hurricanes 1 In the end, the Rebels were right back where they started heading into the weekend, three points out of top spot in the Central division.

After losing on the road in Lethbridge on Friday, the Rebels avenged the loss with a convincing 6-1 win back in Red Der on Saturday.

Conner Bleackley had three assists on the night and a goal shy of the Gordie Howe hat trick as he dropped the mitts with Red Deer native Andrew Nielsen late in the third period.

“To see what we did tonight, five penalties in the first period and the shots were even, it was only a matter of time before the goals started going in,” said Bleackley. “It was probably the best win of the season.”

Adam Helewka, Colton Bobyk, Hayden Fleury, Jake DeBrusk and Kayle Doetzel each had a goal and an assist.

It was the second period where the Rebels opened the game wide open with five goals within the opening 11 minutes of the frame.

“The power play got us a couple of huge goals,” said Rebels head coach/GM Brent Sutter of Helewka and Brandon Hagel’s power play markers. “It was a solid, solid effort by the kids. They played hard and came here with purpose tonight and that was important.”

A parade to the penalty box dogged the Rebels throughout the first period. The Rebels spent nearly half the period a man down courtesy of penalties. Including a 10-minute misconduct to Bobyk at 17:32 of the opening frame.

The top-ranked Hurricanes power play was held in check in the first period. They had five power plays in the frame, but the Rebels penalty killers limited chances.

“Penalty killing was huge tonight, we killed five minors off in the first period and another one in the second,” said Sutter. “Special teams were significant for us tonight.

“We needed a response after Friday night. Friday was one of our weaker games we had in a while, our effort wasn’t where it needed to be. Saturday we responded well. It’s about work ethic and playing the game the right way.”

The goals came fast and furious for the Rebels in the second starting just a minute into the frame.

Fleury shot the puck in deep, but a lively bounce off the end boards gave DeBrusk a chance to jam it in under Sittler’s skate, putting the Rebels up 2-0.

Doetzel gave the Rebels a commanding lead about a minute later picking up a loose puck. Musil had the puck alone behind in the net and was able to carry it out to the front and got a shot off, but Sittler made the initial save, Doetzel connected on the rebound.

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Connor Bleackley of the Red Deer Rebels and Egor Babenko of the Lethbridge Hurricanes battle for the puck during WHL action at the Enmax Centrium Saturday night. The Rebels won 6-1 over the ’Canes in the second of their two-game series this past weekend, following a 6-1 loss in Lethbridge on Friday.

Helewka’s 39th goal of the season came on the Rebels first powerplay of the night. With a clear path to the net, his wrist shot from the slot beat Sittler glove side. Sittler was given the hook in favour of Skinner after the goal that put the Rebels up 4-0.

Skinner barely had any time to get into the game when Hayden Fleury scored his first of the night, putting the Rebels up 5-0.

After Hagel put the Rebels up 6-0, the Hurricanes got their first more than halfway into the second from forward Tyler Wong.

Bobyk opened the scoring with a point shot that found its way through the traffic in front of Sittler.

Nikolishin and Bleackley set up the play by shedding a defender and then getting the puck to the point.

After losing the first five meetings this season, the Rebels notched their first win over the division leading Hurricanes.

“The reason this team has had success against us is the odd man rushes, they’re probably the quickest transition team in the league,” said Bleackley. “We did a good job making smart plays and getting pucks behind them and when the puck was turned over, we were on top of guys quick.”

The Rebels have three games left in the regular season, starting with a home game against the Calgary Hitmen. Puckdrop is at 7 p.m.

Notes: The Rebels gave thanks to their host families before puckdrop with flowers and hugs by the Zamboni entrance … Red Deer native Jayden Sittler got the start for the Lethbridge Hurricanes … defenceman Hayden Fleury returned to the lineup after serving a one game suspension for a hit from behind on March 8 against the Prince Albert Raiders … Called up from Yorkton recently 16-year-old Carson Sass played meaningful minutes including on the power play.

Smith perfect as Coyotes blank Oilers

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Coyotes 4 Oilers 0 EDMONTON — Goaltender Mike Smith didn’t look like a guy that has missed half a season.

Smith made 44 saves to record the shutout in his return from injury and Antoine Vermette had two goals and an assist as the Arizona Coyotes won their second consecutive game, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 on Saturday.

“It was nice to get back out there obviously,” said Smith, who missined the previous 40 games.

“I haven’t played in a long time and I couldn’t draw it up much better than that. I owe a lot of thanks to a lot of people.”

Vermette said Smith’s play was impressive.

“He was really good,” he said. “All through the game he made some big saves and he played well with the puck also. We know what he is capable of and he’s a big factor for us, so it was nice to see him back and hopefully he can keep going that way.”

Viktor Tikhonov and Alex Tanguay also recorded goals for the Coyotes (30-32-7), who have won two straight on the road on the heels of a franchise-high 10-game losing streak as the away team. They have also now put up a record of 18-0-4 against the Oilers in the last 22 meetings between the two teams. Cam Talbot stopped 25 shots for the Oilers (27-37-7), who have lost two of their last three.

“The smarter team won the game, hands down.

We had 44 shots on net, but other than Taylor (Hall’s) breakaway, I don’t recall having one single outnumbered rush.

On the other end, we gave up five or six clearcut 2-on-1s,” said Oilers head coach Todd McLellan, who went on to list a litany of defensive errors by his squad in the game.

“It’s a formula for failure. It’s been going on and has proven here over the years to be a formula for failure. We just proved it again tonight. It’s kind of insanity isn’t it? When you keep hitting you head against a wall and getting the same result.”

Edmonton actually had the bulk of the early chances, but it would be Arizona that struck first with 7:34 to play in the opening period as Martin Hanzal sent a puck towards the net from the sideboards and Tikhonov deflected it past Talbot.

Smith, who made his first start since surgery for an abdominal injury in December, had a strong first period, making 12 saves.

The Coyotes made it 2-0 seven minutes into the second period as Vermette elected to shoot on a 2-on-1. Arizona added another goal midway through the middle frame as Tanguay skated into the slot and beat Talbot while the Coyotes were on a two-man advantage.

The Coyotes added to their lead midway through the third period as Vermette was allowed to get to his own rebound and record his second goal of the game. The Oilers play the second game of a five-game homestand on Monday against Nashville.

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Team Alberta skip Kevin Koe, right to left, third Marc Kennedy, second Brent Laing, lead Ben Hebert and alternate Scott Pfeifer hoist the Brier tankard following the gold medal game at the Brier curling championship Sunday

Koe defeats Gushue to win Brier

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Alberta’s Kevin Koe defeated Newfoundland and Labrador’s Brad Gushue 9-5 on Sunday night to win his third career Tim Hortons Brier title.

The Calgary skip made his move in the seventh end with a nice takeout in a crowded four-foot to score three. Gushue scored a pair in the eighth end but Koe’s deuce in the ninth end put the game away.

“We struggled last year and to come back, have a great year and top it off with a Brier is awesome,” Koe said.

Koe won the Brier in 2010 and 2014 but this is his first title with current teammates Marc Kennedy, Brent Laing and Ben Hebert.

Gushue won Olympic gold at the 2006 Turin Games but he has yet to win a Brier in 13 career appearances. His St. John’s team included Mark Nichols, Brett Gallant and Geoff Walker.

Koe was aggressive from the start and forced Gushue to go for a double runback that was just slightly off, allowing Alberta to steal a single in the first end. Koe stole another in the second before Gushue halved the lead with a hit for one in the third.

A Koe deuce in the fourth end gave Alberta a 4-1 lead. He didn’t let up in the fifth, coming through with a nice double takeout to force Gushue to hit for a single.

Newfoundland and Labrador stole one back in the sixth end before Koe’s big end.

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cobs put a couple of tough losses behind him by edging Manitoba’s Mike McEwen 7-6 to win the bronze medal.

Jacobs was the only unbeaten team in round-robin play at TD Place but two straight playoff defeats sent the reigning Olympic champion to the thirdplace game.

McEwen forced an extra end with a double takeout to score a pair. Jacobs had hammer in the 11th end and drew to the four-foot for the victory.

“This raises our spirits a little bit,” Jacobs said.

“Coming back out here and playing well and winning a bronze medal is something that I think we’ll be proud of. And like I said, it feels good.

“We were really feeling the pain of those two losses last night so this lifts our spirits.”

Jacobs was in control of the Page Playoff 1-2 game on Friday night but Gushue came back to win and lock up a berth in the gold-medal game. Northern Ontario lost on a measurement to Koe in Saturday night’s semifinal.

On Sunday, McEwen stole a pair in the opening end but Jacobs followed with a deuce of his own. Jacobs took the lead with a single in the fourth end and stole another point in the fifth.

The Manitoba skip came through with a nice double to pull even in the sixth end, but Jacobs answered with a deuce in the eighth.

“We couldn’t put together eight shots in an end during the middle half of that game,” McEwen said.

“It’s tough to win that way.”

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Coach’s challenge on the agenda at GM meetings

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

NHL

BOCA RATON, Fla. — The coach’s challenge, reductions to goaltending equipment and a potential expansion draft are among the topics NHL general managers expect to discuss this week in Boca Raton, Florida.

Of particular intrigue is the efficacy of the coach’s challenge and whether tweaks are required for next season.

Implemented at the start of the regular season, the coach’s challenge has been employed more than 200 times so far this season. The system offers head coaches the opportunity to question whether a play that resulted in a goal was either offside or impacted by goaltender’s interference.

“I think it’s a good thing,” Panthers general manager Dale Tallon said of the coach’s challenge system in a recent interview. “I think (coaches)

are understanding it now and using it properly. Let’s get it right. That’s all I care about.”

Entering Sunday’s action coaches had challenged 216 goals, 75 per cent of which were upheld.

Fifty-five plays were overturned with 27 goals called off because of offsides and another 26 overturned (23 to “no goal”, three to “goal”) on account of goaltender interference.

The goaltender interference aspect of the coach’s challenge has, in particular, caused some confusion and frustration among players and coaches for lack of clarity.

In one particularly poignant moment last month Chicago Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville exploded on the bench after Marian Hossa was deemed to have interfered with

the Arizona Coyotes goaltender Louis Domingue, doing so only subtly.

“I thought that was (a) joke,” Hossa told reporters afterward. “I don’t know what’s going to happen in the playoffs, if there’s going to be calls after calls after calls. But I don’t think it’s good for the league.”

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock has challenged 14 calls, the second highest total in the league.

Asked if something could be done to better clarify what exactly qualifies as goaltender interference.

“That’s a very good question,” Babcock said last month, choosing his words carefully. “Is it real clear? No. That’s why it’s hard. But it’s hard for the official too. They’re doing the best they possibly can. They got a little wee tablet to decide.”

The general managers will consider whether process for determining calls, with referees making the final deter-

mination from a handheld device, merits adjustment.

Some players have said they would like to see the process sped up so as not to interrupt the flow of the game.

Others would, like their coaches, prefer further clarity for goaltender interference.

“What is interference? What isn’t?

What if you are pushed in? How long does the goalie have after you make contact to readjust and settle in before he makes the save,” former Washington Capitals forward and current Maple Leaf Brooks Laich said. “There still is a little grey area there. But all you want is consistency. You want a little clarity, what you can and can’t do.”

The general managers are also expected to discuss prospective reductions to the size of goaltender equipment as well as the expansion draft, though only in very general and hypothetical terms.

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Kaitlan Linnell of the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs and Devyn Reid of the PAC Saints battle for the puck during Midget AAA playoff action at the Collicutt Centre Saturday evening. The Chiefs lost to the Saints 2-0.

MINOR HOCKEY ROUNDUP

McCoy puts on a show to remember at Innisbrook

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Georgia senior Lee McCoy grew up at Innisbrook and lost track of the number of times he has played the Copperhead course. Sunday was an experience right out of his dreams at the Valspar Championship. He walked up the 18th fairway with Jordan Spieth at his side and thousands of people lining both sides of the fairway and packed onto the terraces of the corporate tents. They were cheering for him. And so was Spieth. McCoy had the best showing by an amateur in nearly two decades at a PGA Tour event of top players, closing with a 2-under 69 to finish fourth at the Valspar Championship.

When he tapped in for par on the 18th hole, he politely waved to the crowd as Spieth, who stumbled to a 73, approached him with applause.

What a day. What a week.

“Surreal to say the least,” McCoy said. “I’ve always dreamt of just getting a tee time here on Thursday (for the tournament). Being in contention on Sunday, playing with the No. 1 player in the world is something that didn’t cross my mind. I really had to pinch myself a few times today.”

McCoy was only the fifth amateur to finish in the top 5 on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson won as an Arizona State junior in 1991. His fourthplace finish was the best at a tour event with top players since 17-yearold Justin Rose tied for fourth in the 1998 British Open at Royal Birkdale.

Robbie Shelton tied for third last summer in Alabama, an event held opposite the British Open.

The only negative to the day was in the scoring trailer, where a sheet is posted to show the earnings.

Spieth told him not to look. The 22-year-old college senior couldn’t resist. McCoy would have earned $292,800 if he had been a pro.

“I shouldn’t have looked. Lot of money. Lot of money,” McCoy said.

“I think I got like $350 in my bank account right now, so it’s mostly gas money. It hurt, but there’s so much going great for me right now. I’m just trying to take it all in. Just really grateful to be standing there.”

There was a poignant moment on the 18th green as Spieth — also 22, but with about $33 million more in earnings — began clapping as he approached McCoy. “It’s really incredible to see a guy in his position to have that much class,” McCoy said. “At the end of the day, I’m still a little college scrub playing out here with these guys trying to fit in. The guy had nothing but great things to say and treated me like I really belonged out here. It’s pretty cool.”

Spieth knows the feeling. He dealt with it at his hometown tournament, the Byron Nelson Championship, when he was 16. He featured on the weekend and tied for 16th.

“It was really cool to watch,” Spieth said. “You would have thought he was out here for years, working the ball both ways. The way he was talking, couldn’t sense any nerves or anything on his putting stroke, either.

He’s certainly really ready to be out here. It was really fun to watch.”

The best moment was on the 12th, the rowdiest part of the golf course behind the green. McCoy rolled in a birdie and the place erupted.

“Jordan told me right after I made it, it was the greatest noise in the world,” McCoy said. “Doesn’t get better than that.”

McCoy says he made three uninvited trips into the offices of the Valspar Championship asking about a sponsor’s exemption. The tournament decided early this year not to give an exemption to John Daly, a popular figure in Tampa Bay, and look more toward younger players.

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RDC HOCKEY Ooks 5 Kings 1 The top ranked NAIT Ooks put an abrupt end to the Red Deer College Kings post-season run with two straight wins.

The Ooks, who haven’t lost a game all season, topped the Kings 5-1 to win the second game of their best-of-three semi-final. The win eliminated the Kings from playoff contention.

Defenceman David Heath had the Kings lone goal at 11:44 of the first pe-

Brier final in 2011 and 2007.

Announced attendance was 7,183 for the early game and 8,419 for the final.

The tournament total was 115,047.

Koe will represent Canada at the men’s world curling championship next month in Basel, Switzerland.

In addition, he qualifies for this year’s Canada Cup in Brandon, Man., the 2017 Continental Cup in Las Vegas and will return as Team Canada at next year’s Brier in St. John’s.

Koe’s team will receive $225,000, including $144,000 in Sport Canada funding over two years.

Gushue’s rink will earn $61,000.

riod. At the time the goal tied the game up, but the Ooks replied with four unanswered goals. Forwards Regan Wilton and Logan Sceviour each had assists in the loss.

Kraymer Barnstable was given the start in net for the Kings, giving Mike Salmon the night off. Barnstable stopped 36 of the 41 shots he faced.

The Ooks go on to play University of Alberta Augustana in the Alberta Colleges Athletics Conference finals.

Augustana beat Keyano College in the third game of their series 4-3 on Sunday.

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Koe won his first Canadian men’s curling championship in 2010 with Blake MacDonald, Carter Rycroft and Nolan Thiessen.

His 2014 lineup featured Rycroft, Thiessen and Pat Simmons.

Laing won Brier titles in 2007 in 2012 with Ontario skip Glenn Howard.

Kennedy and Hebert hoisted the Tankard in 2008 and 2009 with Alberta skip Kevin Martin and added an Olympic title in 2010.

Gushue previously reached the

The Central Alberta Selects dropped their two games against the Wheatland Warriors over the weekend, losing 5-3 on Friday and 5-1 on Saturday.

Adam Heindel led the Selects with a goal and assist while Gunnar Keith and Austin Jacobson each had a goal in the first game.

The Warriors standouts included Keith Yellowfly and Stran Backfat Redcrow who both had a goal and an assist.

Chase Clayton, Anson McMaster and Ethan McKibbin had two assists each.

In game 2, the Selects only goal came from Brett Heindel with Dawson Brier and Myles Pallister getting credit for the helpers.

Minor Midget AAA Both the Red Deer Northstar Chiefs and the Red Deer Strata Energy Chiefs fell short in the C Pool at the Sutter South Cup over the weekend.

Strata Energy Chiefs came closest to the consolation final, losing 4-1 to consolation champion CNHA Blazers.

The Strata Energy Chiefs split their other two weekend games, winning Saturday 3-1 over the CNHA Canucks. The win atoned for their Friday night 3-0 loss to the Lethbridge Headwater Hurricanes. The Northstar Chiefs started with a 7-4 win over the CNHA Canucks Friday afternoon, before losing to the CNHA Blazers 7-1 on Saturday. They closed out their weekend with a loss to the Lethbridge Headwater Hurricanes.

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Lee McCoy hits a bunker shot on the first hole during the final round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament Sunday.

Major Midget Girls A weekend split between the Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs and the PAC Saints leaves the two teams deadlocked at 1-1 to start their best of five playoff series.

The Saints took the first game 2-0 on Saturday evening, with all the scoring coming in the first period. Chiefs starting goalie Bailey Knapp made 16 saves in the losing effort.

On Sunday afternoon, the Chiefs evened the series, winning 4-3. Abagael Thiessen led the way for the Chiefs with two goals and an assist while Skylar Colonna had a goal and Breanna Martin put in the game winner three minutes into the third period. Chiefs starting goalie MacKenize Fairbrother-Skinner picked up the win, stopping 31 shots.

The series resumes this Friday Night at the Glenn Hall Centennial Arena in Stony Plain. Puck drop is at 8:15 p.m.

Midget AA With their Saturday night 3-2, the Red Deer Indy evened up their series against the Wheatland Chiefs at the Red Deer Arena.

Brenden Davidson led the Indy with two goals while Kyle James had a goal of his own. Joshua Bussard had two assists on the night. The win tied the series at one win each.

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Oregon, Virginia get top seeds NCAA MARCH MADNESS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A topsy-turvy season in college basketball delivered a few more twists when the brackets came out Sunday.

Exhibit A: Oregon and Virginia are No. 1 seeds, while Michigan State is not.

Exhibit B: Monmouth and Valparaiso aren’t part of March Madness, but Michigan and Syracuse are.

As usual, the NCAA selection committee released a 68-team bracket with its fair share of surprises. This year, the debate started right away, when the committee named Pac-12 champion Oregon a top seed in the West, ACC runner-up Virginia a top seed in the Midwest and made Tom Izzo’s Spartans, champs of the Big Ten, a “2.”

They’ll decide it on the court. The tournament starts Tuesday with a pair of opening-round games. The main draw begins Thursday at eight sites.

The Final Four is April 2 and 4 in Houston.

In a season in which six teams held the top spot in The Associated Press poll — one short of the record — there was no doubt there would be some debate about who belonged in the four top spots. That Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference champions Kansas and North Carolina earned two of the spots wasn’t that surprising. The rest of it raised eyebrows.

The head of the selection committee, Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione, lauded Oregon’s third-rated strength of schedule (as of Sunday) and No.2 ranking in the RPI, along with its regular-season and tournament titles in the Pac-12. He said Michigan State was the fifth overall seed.

“Very close. It was a vigorous de-

bate,” Castiglione said. “We know how good a team they are. … It was just a close call and the committee felt Michigan State was fifth.”

But there were no easy choices for the committee this season, and the way the big slate of conference tournaments played out only emphasized the way this season has gone. Of the 31 post-season tournaments, top seeds only won 10.

That gave automatic spots to bubble teams (or less) such as Fresno State, Gonzaga and Connecticut, while squeezing out a few spots bubble spots — even though there were two more available this season because Louisville (and Rick Pitino) and SMU (and Larry Brown) are both ineligible.

Among those sitting out include Monmouth, which played a killer nonconference schedule but lost too many games to bad teams St. Mary’s, which won the regular-season title in the West Coast Conference but didn’t play a tough enough schedule and Valpo, which ranked 49 in the RPI but had only four wins against top 100 teams.

Of the at-large teams, 25 came from the Power Five conferences, with 11 from the smaller leagues. Of the last eight teams to make it, the count was 4-4, with Michigan, Vanderbilt and Syracuse among the most hotly debated among the bigger schools.

“In the past, the committee has taken teams with wins, especially road wins,” said Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, whose team’s wins away from home against Duke, Texas A&M and UConn made up for the fact that the Orange (19-13) has lost five of its last six. “I’m not sure there’s anyone on the bubble who had as good of road wins as we did.”

Boeheim missed the first nine games of the season, while serving a suspension for committing NCAA violations, but Castiglione said that didn’t much factor into bringing Syracuse in.

Castiglione said the last bubble team

OTTAWA — Hayley Wickenheiser can now say she’s won at every level of women’s hockey.

The five-time Olympian and her Calgary Inferno teammates captured their first ever Clarkson Cup on Sunday with an impressive 8-3 victory over Montreal’s Les Canadiennes.

Following the game Wickenheiser admitted winning the Canadian Women’s Hockey League championship holds a special place among her many accomplishments.

“I was thinking to myself I’ve pretty much won every championship except for this one and just to do it with this group of players,” said the 37-year-

old Wickenheiser. “This league is interesting in the sense that you’ve got some players that are pro players like myself and some of the other national team players and then you’ve got women who are working 9 to 5 jobs and they come to the rink at night to practice. They don’t get a chance to train.

“I was thinking about those players. We’ve got a police officer, a teacher, a lawyer and for those girls to win a championship like this it really means a lot to them. That’s why this league matters.”

Wickenheiser will have little time to relish the victory as she will be preparing for the upcoming world championships. This was the Inferno’s first appearance in the final whereas

Bautista homers as Blue Jays beat Rays split-squad 6-1

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Oregon forward Elgin Cook shoots over Utah forward Jakob Poeltl, left, and Utah forward Dakarai Tucker during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Pac-12 men’s tournament Saturday. to make it was Tulsa, which plays Michigan on Wednesday.

Other notables from the bracket: KENTUCKY: Two things stood out about the Wildcats. First, their possible second-round matchup against border rival Indiana, a team they don’t schedule in the regular season.

Second, their No. 4 seeding, one spot worse than Texas A&M, the team the Wildcats beat in the SEC tournament title game.

Hayley Wickenheiser and Calgary Inferno capture first Clarkson Cup

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Montreal has appeared in six of eight Clarkson Cup finals and have won three. Montreal (21-3) came in as the favourite after finishing the regular season in first place and having a 4-2 record over Calgary, but the Inferno got out front early and never looked back.

“Our girls played with a lot of heart,” said Calgary coach Scott Reid.

“We just decided to leave it out on the table.

Blayre Turnbull, Brianne Jenner, Jessica Campbell and Rebecca Johnston each scored twice for the Inferno as Delayne Brian faced 41 shots.

Marie-Philip Poulin, Noemie Marin and Kim Deschenes scored for Les Canadiennes. Charline Labonte faced 25 shots.

Blue Jays 6 Rays 1 DUNEDIN, Fla. — Jose Bautista hit his first spring homer and Aaron Sanchez tossed four scoreless innings, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-1 victory over a Tampa Bay Rays splitsquad on Sunday.

Playing in his second game of the spring, Bautista drove an inside fastball from prospect Taylor Guerrieri off a light pole beyond the left-field fence for a three-run shot in the third.

Bautista was 0 for 1 with a strikeout, walk and hit-by-pitch in his spring debut on Thursday against the Yankees.

The six-time All-Star outfielder sat out the first nine exhibition games to get additional workout time.

“That’s what he does,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. “He’s been getting his work in, but … he’s a guy you can always count on.”

Sanchez, in the mix for a spot in the rotation, yielded a leadoff double to Brandon Guyer in the first before retiring 11 straight. The 23-year-old right-hander walked one and struck out four.

“First batter of the game, I tried to front-door a cutter — something I had been working on — it just saw too much of the plate,” Sanchez said. “After that, man, I liked everything about that outing except the two-out walk there at the end. But, overall, a good day.”

Tampa Bay’s Kyle Roller drove in Nick Franklin with an RBI double off Gavin Floyd in the fifth.

STARTING TIME Rays: Guerrieri was charged with four runs and four hits in 2 2-3 innings.

He struck out one and walked one before being pulled after Bautista’s homer.

“It kind of gets you a chance to see what you’re made of, especially with me being in the minor leagues my whole career and not having any big league time,” he said. “To be able to see what these guys are really capable of, it’s pretty cool to say the least.”

Blue Jays: Gibbons indicated he is not close to making a decision on the role Sanchez will have to start the season. Sanchez said the goal is to be a starter.

“You don’t think I’m thinking starter? Absolutely I’m thinking starter,” he said.

“They know what I want to do. Everybody in baseball knows what I want to do.”

UP NEXT Blue Jays: After an off day Monday, Jesse Chavez will make his first start Tuesday against the Orioles in Dunedin. The right-hander was acquired in a November trade with Oakland.

2016 PEEWEE C PROVINCIALS IN RIMBEY

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RIGHT: Opening Ceremonies at the 2016 Provincial Championships Peewee C held at Rimbey Arena. The main speaker was Mellisa Hollingsworth out front, and others were (left to right) Rick Pankiw, mayor Rimbey; Lane Moore, Hockey Alberta; and Shannon Mann, host committee chair.

LEFT: The final game was played Sunday between Rimbey Renegades and Marwayne Sled Dogs. The final score was 8-0 for the Sled Dogs. The 8th goal in the third was scored by Ashton Saunders on Rimbey. Rimbey goalie Kyden Busat was peppered with shots from the opening whistle.

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Eagles even series Eagles 6 Generals 2 Back in their own barn, the Stony Plain Eagles avenged their opening loss to the Bentley Generals evening the Chinook Hockey League final.

Eagles forward Spencer Galbraith led the way with two goals while Ryan Smyth and Brandon Kosolosfky each had a goal and assist. Bryce Williamson’s goal late in the second period proved to be the game winner as the Eagles won 6-2.

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The Generals’ scoring came from Kyle Sheen and Don Morrison.

The game started with the two teams trading goals and was tied up 2-2 halfway through the second period.

But the Eagles blew the game open with four unanswered goals.

Goalie Thomas Heemskirk was given the start for the Generals.

He made 33 saves in a losing effort.

The series now switches back to Lacombe, where the Generals play their home games, on Friday.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL The Wetaskiwin girls defeated Ponoka 57-47 on Friday to take the zone championship.

The two teams now go on to provincials in Olds this weekend.

The 4A provincials are set to start in Red Deer on Thursday with Notre Dame, Hunting Hills and Lindsay Thurber all represented.

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Wetaskiwin dominated the central zone 3A boys and girls basketball finals, with the boys defeating the H.J. Cody Lakers and the girls besting Ponoka.

Wetaskiwin and H.J. Cody went to a third and deciding game Saturday night and it was Wetaskiwin topping the Lakers 93-79 to win the 3A central zone title.

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SCOREBOARD MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2016 WHL EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt y-Brandon 69 45 18 4 2 304 193 96 x-Prince Albert 69 37 24 7 1 213 212 82 x-Moose Jaw 69 34 26 7 2 240 231 77 x-Regina 69 34 27 3 5 233 243 76 Swift Current 69 24 36 6 3 182 235 57 Saskatoon 69 25 40 4 0 209 305 54 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt x-Lethbridge 69 45 22 1 1 290 207 92 x-Red Deer 69 43 23 1 2 247 198 89 x-Calgary 69 39 26 2 2 231 210 82 Edmonton 68 28 33 6 1 190 222 63 Medicine Hat 70 29 36 3 2 216 276 63 Kootenay 69 11 52 6 0 146 309 28 WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt x-Victoria 69 47 16 3 3 266 159 100 x-Kelowna 68 46 18 4 0 246 201 96 x-Kamloops 70 36 25 5 4 242 217 81 x-Prince 70 36 29 3 2 239 219 77 George Vancouver 70 23 38 5 4 195 258 55 U.S. DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt x-Seattle 68 42 23 3 0 215 179 87 x-Everett 68 37 24 4 3 174 159 81 Portland 68 34 30 4 0 218 211 72 Spokane 68 31 28 5 4 211 230 71 Tri-City 69 32 34 2 1 223 245 67 x — clinched playoff berth Note: winning team is credited with two points and a victory in the W column a team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the respective OTL or SOL column.

Sunday’s results Victoria 4 Prince George 3 Medicine Hat 4 Calgary 3 Everett at Portland Edmonton at Lethbridge Kelowna at Tri-City Saturday’s results Regina 5 Moose Jaw 1 Brandon 8 Saskatoon 1 Prince Albert 2 Swift Current 1 (OT) Calgary 4 Edmonton 2 Kootenay 4 Medicine Hat 3 Red Deer 6 Lethbridge 1 Seattle 3 Portland 2 Kelowna 6 Spokane 1 Tri-City 4 Everett 1 Kamloops 2 Vancouver 1 (SO) Monday’s games No Games Scheduled.

Tuesday’s games Swift Current at Brandon, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Seattle, 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh Philadelphia Carolina New Jersey Columbus

Wednesday’s games Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Saskatoon at Regina, 7 p.m.

Spokane at Everett, 7:05 p.m.

Victoria at Kelowna, 7:05 p.m.

Rebels 6, Hurricanes 1 First Period 1, Red Deer, Bobyk 17 (Nikolishin, Bleackley), 6:31.

Penalties-Nikolishin RD (high-sticking), 2:15 Fleury RD (slashing), 10:05 Bellerive Let (roughing), 11:49 Nogier RD (roughing), 11:49 Nikolishin RD (cross-checking), 12:54 Bobyk RD (slashing), 14:59 Bellerive Let (roughing), 16:49 Pawlenchuk RD (roughing), 16:49 Bobyk RD (10-minute misconduct), 17:32 Hagel RD (hooking), 17:32 Davis Let (major-fighting), 20:00 Hagel RD (major-fighting), Second Period 2, Red Deer, DeBrusk 21 (Fleury, Doetzel), 1:00.

3, Red Deer, Doetzel 1 (Musil, Bleackley), 2:02.

4, Red Deer, Helewka 39 (Bobyk, Bleackley), 7:58 (PP).

5, Red Deer, Fleury 12 (Helewka, Pawlenchuk), 8:24.

6, Red Deer, Hagel 13 (DeBrusk, Spacek), 10:41 (PP).

7, Lethbridge, Wong 41 (Burke, Estephan), 11:03.

Penalties-Burke Let (inter. on goaltender), 6:11 Folk Let (high-sticking), 10:04 Bobyk RD (high-sticking), 12:51.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties-Watson Let (charging), 8:57 Sass RD (high-sticking), 9:22 Nielsen Let (major-fighting), 13:58 Bleackley RD (major-fighting), 13:58.

Shots on goal by Lethbridge 11 10 5 — 26 Red Deer 8 14 7 — 29 Goal-Lethbridge, Sittler L,19-13-0-1 (25 shots-19 saves), Skinner (4 shots-4 saves) Red Deer, Martin W,16-7-1-1.

Power Play Opportunities-Lethbridge, 0-7 Red Deer, 2-3.

Referees-Jeff Ingram, Steve Papp.

Linesmen-Chad Huseby, Michael Roberts.

Attendance-6,492 at Red Deer.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Boston 70 39 23 8 86 Florida 68 38 21 9 85 Tampa Bay 69 40 24 5 85 Detroit 69 34 24 11 79 Ottawa 70 32 30 8 72 Montreal 69 32 31 6 70 Buffalo 70 28 33 9 65 Toronto 68 23 34 11 57 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Washington 68 49 14 5 103 N.Y. Rangers 69 39 23 7 85 N.Y. Islanders 66 37 21 8 82

GF 213 192 190 173 202 187 167 160

GA 188 167 163 182 218 194 190 201

GF GA 219 160 197 181 190 166

68 36 24 8 80 188 173 67 32 23 12 76 174 180 69 31 26 12 74 170 186 69 33 29 7 73 153 171 69 28 33 8 64 180 215 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 70 41 20 9 91 227 203 St. Louis 70 41 20 9 91 183 172 Chicago 69 41 22 6 88 195 168 Nashville 69 34 22 13 81 189 177 Minnesota 69 32 27 10 74 182 172 Colorado 70 35 31 4 74 188 198 Winnipeg 68 28 35 5 61 176 203 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 67 40 22 5 85 180 154 Anaheim 67 37 21 9 83 167 159 San Jose 68 38 24 6 82 203 179 Arizona 69 30 32 7 67 185 211 Vancouver 67 27 28 12 66 164 192 Calgary 68 28 35 5 61 182 213 Edmonton 71 27 37 7 61 169 209 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s Games Florida 5, Philadelphia 4, SO Boston 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Buffalo 3, Carolina 2, OT Detroit 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, OT Minnesota 4, Montreal 1 Ottawa 4, Toronto 0 Winnipeg 3, Colorado 2 St. Louis 5, Dallas 4, OT Arizona 4, Edmonton 0 Vancouver 4, Nashville 2 New Jersey 2, Los Angeles 1, OT San Jose 5, Washington 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Los Angeles 8 2.800 Arizona 10 3.769 Philadelphia 10 3.769 Washington 8 3.727 St. Louis 7 4.636 Milwaukee 6 5.545 Colorado 6 6.500 New York 5 5.500 Cincinnati 6 7.462 Miami 5 6.455 San Francisco 6 8.429 Pittsburgh 4 8.333 Chicago 3 9.250 San Diego 3 9.250

Atlanta 3 10.231 NOTE: Split-squad gamescount in the s t a n d i n g s games against non-majorleague teams do not.

Saturday’s Games Miami 11,Boston 8 Philadelphia 8,Toronto 5 Detroit 3,Pittsburgh 0 St. Louis (ss) 4,Houston 3 Baltimore 8,Minnesota 1 Tampa Bay 2, N.Y.Yankees 1 St. Louis (ss) 14, N.Y.Mets 9 Chicago Cubs(ss) 9,Chicago White Sox 2 Milwaukee 7,Colorado 6 Arizona (ss) 9, SanFrancisco (ss) 5 Texas 14,Oakland 5 L.A. Angels 9, SanFrancisco (ss) 5 Arizona (ss) 3,Kansas City 0 San Diego 6, Cleveland 3 Washington 11,Atlanta 1 L.A. Dodgers (ss) 6, ChicagoCubs (ss) 5 Seattle (ss) 5,Cincinnati 2 L.A. Dodgers (ss) 8,Seattle (ss) 4,10innings Sunday’s Games Minnesota 14,Baltimore 5 Tampa Bay (ss)13,Boston 5 Washington 4, St.Louis 4, tie Philadelphia 3, N.Y.Yankees 0 Houston 7, Atlanta 6 N.Y. Mets 11, Miami 0 Pittsburgh 9, Detroit 5 Toronto 6, TampaBay(ss) 1 Arizona 11,Chicago White Sox 4 Oakland 3,Chicago Cubs 3, tie Cleveland (ss) 9, Kansas City 4

Santiago Nessy and Sebastian Valle, INFs Jorge Mateo, Deibinson Romero and Tyler Wade, and OFs Lane Adams, Dustin Fowler and Aaron Judge to their minor league camp.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned G Marek Langhamer to Springfield (AHL).

CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled C Brody Sutter from Charlotte (AHL).

● Men’s AAA senior hockey: Stony Plain Eagles at Bentley

Tuesday

● WHL: Calgary Hitmen at Red Generals, 8 p.m., Lacombe Arena Deer Rebels, 7 p.m., Centrium

Saturday

Wednesday

● High school 4A boys and ● AJHL: Olds Grizzlys at Cam- girls basketball provincials at

Thursday ● High school 4A boys and girls basketball provincials at Hunting Hills, Lindsay Thurber and Notre Dame High Schools. Games start at 2 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 3 Tampa Bay 4, Columbus 0 Toronto 1, Detroit 0

● WHL: Red Deer Rebels at Edmonton Oil Kings, 7 p.m. (The Drive)

Monday’s Games Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Nashville at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Winnipeg at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

New Jersey at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

● Major midget female hockey: Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs at PAC Saints ● WHL: Edmonton Oil Kings at Red Deer Rebels, 7 p.m., Centrium.

Sunday ● Major midget female hock-

● High school 4A boys and girls basketball provincials at

ey: Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs at PAC Saints

Curling BRIER OTTAWA — Final round-robin standings and playoff results Sunday at the 2016 Tim Hortons Brier ROUND ROBIN Team (Skip) W L x-Northern Ontario (Jacobs) 11 0 x-N.L. (Gushue) 9 2 x-Alberta (K.Koe) 8 3 x-Manitoba (McEwan) 8 3 Canada (Simmons) 6 5 Saskatchewan (Laycock) 5 6 Quebec (JM Menard) 4 7 Ontario (Howard) 4 7 Northwest Territories (J.Koe) 3 8 New Brunswick (Kennedy) 3 8 British Columbia (Cotter) 3 8 Prince Edward Island(Casey) 2 9

Milwaukee 5, Cleveland(ss) 4 Cincinnati 5,Seattle 3 L.A. Dodgers 6, Colorado 4 L.A. Angels 7, Texas 3 San Francisco 8, San Diego 1 Monday’s Games Pittsburgh vs.Boston 11:05 a.m.

Houston vs.Washington 11:05 a.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta 11:05 a.m.

Minnesota vs. St.Louis 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Mets vs.Detroit 11:05a.m.

Philadelphia vs. Baltimore 11:05a.m.

Milwaukee vs .L.A.Dodgers 2:05 p.m.

San Diego vs.Chicago Cubs 2:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs.Kansas City 2:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Cleveland 2:05 p.m.

Colorado vs.Seattle(ss) 2:10 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. L.A.Angels 2:10 p.m.

Seattle (ss) vs.Arizona 2:10 p.m.

San Francisco vs.Oakland 2:10 p.m.

PLAYOFFS Sunday’s results Third Place N. Ontario (Jacobs) 7 Man.(McEwan)6 (extra end) Championship Alberta (K.Koe) 9 N.L (Gushue) 5 Saturday’s results Page Playoffs Three vs. Four Alberta (K.Koe) 7 Manitoba(McEwan) 5 Semifinal Alberta (K.Koe) 6 Northern Ontario( Jacobs)

Tuesday’sGames Washington vs.Houston 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Mets vs.Miami 11:05a.m.

Philadelphia vs.Tampa Bay 11:05a.m.

Atlanta vs.Detroit11:05a.m.

Baltimore vs.Toronto 11:07 a.m.

Cleveland vs.Texas 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs .Chicago White Sox 2:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Cincinnati 2:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego 2:10 p.m.

Oakland vs. Colorado 2:10 p.m.

Seattle vs. L.A.Angels 2:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs.Boston 4:05 p.m.

American Hockey League AHL — Suspended Binghamton LW Buddy Robinson two games for of a kneeing incident in a March 11 game against Albany.

ALBANY DEVILS — Recalled D Joe Faust from Adirondack (ECHL).

ECHL MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Signed D Nicholas Kuqali. Released D Steve Brown.

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Champions at The Brier Brier champions since the inception of the Canadian men’s curling championship in 1927 (skip in parentheses): Tim Hortons Brier 2016 — Alberta (Kevin Koe) 2015 — Team Canada (John Morris) 2014 — Alberta (Kevin Koe) 2013 — Northern Ontario (Brad Jacobs) 2012 — Ontario (Glenn Howard) 2011 — Manitoba (Jeff Stoughton) 2010 — Alberta (Kevin Koe) 2009 — Alberta (Kevin Martin) 2008 — Alberta (Kevin Martin) 2007 — Ontario (Glenn Howard) 2006 — Quebec (Jean-Michel Menard) 2005 — Alberta (Randy Ferbey) Nokia Brier 2004 — Nova Scotia (Mark Dacey) 2003 — Alberta (Randy Ferbey) 2002 — Alberta (Randy Ferbey) 2001 — Alberta (Randy Ferbey) Labatt Brier 2000 — British Columbia (Greg McAulay) 1999 — Manitoba (Jeff Stoughton) 1998 — Ontario (Wayne Middaugh) 1997 — Alberta (Kevin Martin) 1996 — Manitoba (Jeff Stoughton) 1995 — Manitoba (Kerry Burtnyk) 1994 — British Columbia (Rick Folk) 1993 — Ontario (Russ Howard) 1992 — Manitoba (Vic Peters) 1991 — Alberta (Kevin Martin)

1990 — Ontario (Ed Werenich) 1989 — Alberta (Pat Ryan) 1988 — Alberta (Pat Ryan) 1987 — Ontario (Russ Howard) 1986 — Alberta (Ed Lukowich) 1985 — Northern Ontario (Al Hackner) 1984 — Manitoba (Mike Riley) 1983 — Ontario (Ed Werenich) 1982 — Northern Ontario (Al Hackner) 1981 — Manitoba (Kerry Burtnyk) 1980 — Saskatchewan (Rick Folk) MacDonald Brier 1979 — Manitoba (Barry Fry) 1978 — Alberta (Ed Lukowich) 1977 — Quebec (Jim Ursel) 1976 — Newfoundland (Jack McDuff) 1975 — Northern Ontario (Bill Tetley) 1974 — Alberta (Hec Gervais) 1973 — Saskatchewan (Harvey Mazinke) 1972 — Manitoba (Orest Meleschuk) 1971 — Manitoba (Don Duguid) 1970 — Manitoba (Don Duguid) 1969 — Alberta (Ron Northcott) 1968 — Alberta (Ron Northcott) 1967 — Ontario (Alf Phillips, Jr.) 1966 — Alberta (Ron Northcott) 1965 — Manitoba (Terry Braunstein) 1964 — British Columbia (Lyall Dagg) 1963 — Saskatchewan (Ernie Richardson) 1962 — Saskatchewan (Ernie Richardson) 1961 — Alberta (Hec Gerais) 1960 — Saskatchewan (Ernie Richardson) 1959 — Saskatchewan (Ernie Richardson) 1958 — Alberta (Matt Baldwin) 1957 — Alberta (Matt Baldwin) 1956 — Manitoba (Billy Walsh) 1955 — Saskatchewan (Garnet Campbell) 1954 — Alberta (Matt Baldwin) 1953 — Manitoba (Ab Gowanlock) 1952 — Manitoba (Billy Walsh) 1951 — Nova Scotia (Don Oyler) 1950 — Northern Ontario (Tim Ramsay) 1949 — Manitoba (Ken Watson) 1948 — British Columbia (Frenchy D’Amour) 1947 — Manitoba (Jimmy Welsh) 1946 — Alberta (Bill Rose) 1943-45 — Tournament Not Held.

1942 — Manitoba (Ken Watson) 1941 — Alberta (Howard Palmer) 1940 — Manitoba (Howard Wood) 1939 — Ontario (Bert Hall) 1938 — Manitoba (Ab Gowanlock) 1937 — Alberta (Cliff Manahan) 1936 — Manitoba (Ken Watson) 1935 — Ontario (Gordon Campbell) 1934 — Manitoba (Leo Johnson) 1933 — Alberta (Cliff Manahan) 1932 — Manitoba (Jimmy Congalton) 1931 — Manitoba (Bob Gourlay) 1930 — Manitoba (Howard Wood) 1929 — Manitoba (Gordon Hudson) 1928 — Manitoba (Gordon Hudson) 1927 — Nova Scotia (Murray MacNeill)

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB d-Cleveland 47 18 .723 — Toronto 44 20 .688 2 1/2 Boston 39 27 .591 8 1/2 Miami 38 28 .576 9 1/2 Charlotte 37 28 .569 10 Atlanta 38 29 .567 10 Indiana 35 31 .530 12 1/2 Detroit 34 32 .515 13 1/2 Chicago 32 32 .500 14 1/2 Washington 30 35 .462 17 Milwaukee 29 38 .433 19 Orlando 28 37 .431 19 New York 28 40 .412 20 Brooklyn 18 48 .273 29 1/2 Philadelphia 9 57 .136 38 1/2

Minnesota 21 45 .318 Phoenix 17 49 .258 L.A. Lakers 14 53 .209 d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

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WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Golden State 59 6 .908 — y-San Antonio 56 10 .848 3 1/2 Oklahoma City 44 22 .667 15 1/2 L.A. Clippers 42 23 .646 17 Memphis 39 27 .591 20 1/2 Portland 35 32 .522 25 Houston 33 33 .500 26 1/2 Dallas 33 33 .500 26 1/2 Utah 31 35 .470 28 1/2 Denver 28 38 .424 31 1/2 Sacramento 25 40 .385 34 New Orleans 24 41 .369 35

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The ladies rhythmic gymnastics group Diamonds in the Rough from CARGO Red Deer (Central Alberta Rhythmic Gymnastics) participated in the Gymnastics Challenge Mega Meet in Las Vegas on Saturday. They performed two routines, which were wellreceived. They received participant medals for their efforts and a swag bag. Overall, a good performance for their first international outing.

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Hunting Hills, Lindsay Thurber and Notre Dame High Schools. Games start at 9 a.m. Finals at 5 and 7:30 p.m.

Friday

Tuesday’s Games Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Florida at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Boston at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Transactions Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Reassigned RHP William Cuevas to their minor league camp.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned LHP Jacob Lindgren to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL) and reassigned him to their minor league camp. Reassigned RHPs Domingo German, Chad Green, Kyle Haynes, James Kaprielian and Brady Lail, LHP Tyler Webb, Cs Francisco Diaz, Kyle Higashioka,

● AJHL: Camrose Kodiaks at Olds Grizzlys, 7 p.m., Olds Sportsplex

Hunting Hills, Lindsay Thurber and Notre Dame High Schools. Games start at 10 a.m. Semi-finals at 6 and 8 p.m.

Kodiaks 7 Grizzlys 2 The Grizzlys season ended with a quick sweep out of the first round of the AJHL post-season. Having dropped the final 18 regular season games, the Grizzlys lost three games to none in their opening round playoff matchup against the Camrose Kodiaks.

The Kodiaks took the series

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Chicago at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Denver at Miami, 5:30p.m.

Memphis at Houston, 6p.m.

Portland at OklahomaCity, 6p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 6 p.m.

Minnesota atPhoenix, 8 p.m.

New Orleans a tGolden State, 8:30p.m.

Cleveland at Utah,8:30p.m.

with a 7-2 win on Sunday.

Wyatt Noskey and Austin Pickford had the goals for the Grizzlys while Tyr Thompson had two assists in the loss.

For the Kodiaks, Mackenzie Bauer had a hat trick, Paul Lovsin had a goal and two assists and Cole McBridge had three assists in the winning effort. The game was the first home game in the playoffs for the Grizzlys, after losing the first two in Camrose.

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Gluten-free, and not so easy GREAT CHEFS HAVE THE SKILL SET AND THE RESOURCES TO MAKE GLUTEN-FREE PASTA. EVEN THEN, IT CAN TAKE MONTHS OF TRIAL AND ERROR TO PRODUCE A GOOD ONE.

Photo by DIXIE D. VEREEN

Nicholas Stefanelli’s gluten-free maccheroni, with olive oil, garlic and chilies.

BY BONNIE S. BENWICK ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

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Conventional wisdom says the silky, slippery charms of fresh Italian pastas are lost to those who need or choose to avoid gluten, because that very protein is what puts the “give” in doughs that are stretched and rolled and shaped to glorious effect. Once cooked, fresh pasta absorbs a sauce, while dried pasta provides a clingy surface for it. There’s nothing quite like it.

Luckily, great chefs love a challenge — and that’s who you want on the front lines of gluten-free pasta R&D. They have the skill set, and they find the resources to make it happen. Even then, it can take months of trial and error.

Or, in the case of Nicholas Stefanelli at Masseria in D.C., you can pull the lever after a couple of tries and strike it rich.

Ed Scarpone spent about half a year on the gluten-free fresh pasta recipe he developed at Cafe Boulud in New York. “I did a lot of work with different flours,” he says. “We ended up using broad bean and chickpea flours, water, milk, eggs and a little bit of olive oil.

A gram here and there could change things.”

Now head chef at DBGB in CityCenterDC, Scarpone also kept in the mix guar and xanthan gums, both widely used components in the gluten-free universe: The former, a natural thickener, adds elasticity to the pasta dough, and the latter emulsifies the wet ingredients and adds body. Fettuccine and pappardelle worked best, he remembers. His gluten-free pasta dough would dry out quickly and could not withstand much manipulation, which meant that shaping and filling it was tricky business. A 10-minute rest for the dough (while vacuum-packed) helped it hold together during cooking, and the cut pasta could be held in the freezer.

He hasn’t re-created a GF pasta program at DBGB — yet. “It’s tough, unless you’re making it every day,” Scarpone says. “It takes finesse. The eggs you use might not be the same size or temperature. You can just throw a gluten-free flour blend together with eggs and such … you won’t get a bad product, but I don’t think it mimics good fresh pasta.”

Stefanelli has enchanted diners with his gluten-free maccheroni since shortly after Masseria opened last August. During his previous five-year star turn at the helm of Bibiana downtown, he eventually used an Italian brand of GF pasta. And when it came to cooking it, “angels needed to ride down on a unicorn to get it right,” Stefanelli says dryly. Translation: Either under- or overcooked, the stuff would just crumble.

He admits that developing the product in-house at the new restaurant “wasn’t at the top of my list.” A fan of dried pastas, “I had explored other options and didn’t find anything on the market that did it justice,” he says.

Then, Masseria pastry chef Jemil Gadea decided to experiment with the

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Italian gluten-free flour blend he had on hand for crostati. The Caputo brand contains cornstarch, rice flour, potato starch, soy flour and xanthan gum. Gadea tinkered with minuscule amounts of an added super-strength tapioca starch called Ultra-Tex 3 (both it and the Caputo blend are available online) and got it right after only a few tries.

The chefs used a lot of liquid egg yolks rather than whole eggs, for the grace of added, binding fat.

On a recent afternoon, the restaurant’s gluten-free dough comes up a sunny, cornmeal yellow after several minutes’ turn in a heavy stand mixer.

It doesn’t need a rest and can be rolled in a pasta machine — a little thicker than spaghetti — then cut and cooked straight away. Stefanelli slices his maccheroni with surgical, even knife strokes, creating shorter lengths akin to the wheat maccheroni he serves with nduja, tomato and eggplant.

MAKES: 8 or 9 servings Caputo Fiore Glut Gluten-Free Flour and Ultra-Tex 3 tapioca starch are available via Amazon.

INGREDIENTS 500 grams Caputo Fiore Glut Gluten-Free Flour (see headnote) 20 grams Ultra-Tex 3 tapioca starch (see headnote) 7 grams fine sea salt, plus more for the pasta cooking water 450 grams large egg yolks (a scant 2 cups, from about 26 eggs).

STEPS Combine the gluten-free flour, Ultra-Tex 3, salt and egg yolks in the bowl of a stand mixer or handheld electric mixer. Beat on medium-low speed just until incorporated to form a firm, sandy-feeling dough. This may cause a strain on the machine, and you may have to finish incorporating the dough by hand on a clean work surface, just for a minute or two. You’re not kneading to develop gluten, of course, but you are trying to make the dough feel as smooth as

possible.

Divide the dough into 4 equal portions and cover loosely. Working with one portion at a time, use a rolling pin to roll it out to a thickness of 1/4 inch or so. Trim away any uneven edges; save the scraps in a pile because they can be gathered and rolled out one more time.

Transfer to the pasta maker; start on the widest setting (0) and pass the dough through, then click up to 1 or 2, depending on your preference. If the dough begins to tear, just double it up and go back to the widest setting.

Transfer to a cutting board. Trim any uneven edges and cut the length of pasta in half.

Use a very sharp, thin knife to make thin, even cuts, forming maccheroni (as thick as bucatini or as thin as thick spaghetti works best). Arrange the maccheroni in its own loose pile on a clean tray; repeat with the remaining portions of pasta dough — and the rolled scraps, if you have any.

Bring a large saucepan of generously salted water just to a boil (not rolling) over medium-high heat. Add 1 portion (2 servings) of the fresh pasta and cook for about a minute or so; it’s ready about 30 seconds after it begins to float.

Taste Test: Which glutenfree dried pasta could satisfy a crowd?

There are several reasons you might find yourself standing in a grocery store aisle, juggling packages of gluten-free dried pastas, trying to decide which one to get.

Maybe you have celiac disease; perhaps you have a gluten-free guest for dinner and want to make something everyone can enjoy; or maybe you’re trying to follow in the steps of tennis star Novak Djokovic, who says eliminating gluten from his diet is a reason for his success.

As more types of gluten-free pasta become commercially available, you might also be wondering: black bean spaghetti or wild rice penne? Brown rice fusilli or brown rice and golden flax angel hair? Imported or domestic? And for the love of all things pasta, can someone please explain why rotini are in the box labeled “mini fettuccine”?

A panel of six judges from the Food team, none of whom are gluten-intolerant, tried just-cooked samples of 10 gluten-free dried pastas with one goal in mind: to determine whether any of them could stand in for a wheat-based one.

In a preliminary taste test, these six other brown rice-based varieties did not move forward to the final round: Lundberg Family Farms Organic Brown Rice Rotini; Jovial Foods Organic Brown Rice Fusilli; Tinkyada Brown Rice Fusilli (With Rice Bran); and Trader Joe’s Organic Brown Rice Spaghetti, Brown Rice and Quinoa Spaghetti, and Brown Rice and Quinoa Fusilli. They produced results similar to those of Trader Joe’s Brown Rice Fusilli, which we ultimately decided to pit against the other nonbrown rice pastas.

Each pasta was rated on a scale of 1 to 10, with the latter being the best; only two scored a 6 or above. Texture and taste were the most important aspects judged, but appearance also played a role. Here they are, in order of ranking, with some of

ART IN THE AM AT THE MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY

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Art in the AM is a facilitated program for people with memory issues and their care partners. The program runs the third Tuesday of every month until June from 10-11:30 a.m. Drop in cost is $4 with a museum membership and $5 for non-members. No pre-registration is required.

the judges’ comments included:

Recommended Anna Penne Rigate Average score: 6.8 Price: $2.99 for 8 ounces at A. Litteri.

Ingredients: Corn flour, corn rice, corn starch.

Comments: “Looks the most normal”; “a little bite, decent texture, no vegetal aftertaste”; “a little on the starchy side”; “would be decent with a ragu.”

Trader Joe’s Brown Rice Fusilli Average score: 6.3 Price: $1.99 for 1 pound at Trader Joe’s.

Ingredients: Organic brown rice, water.

Comments: “Impressive facsimile!”; “I might have believed this was normal pasta until the finish, where the texture let it down”; “no off flavors”; “texture’s passable, seems like it might fall apart with certain sauces.”

Acceptable Mrs. Leeper’s Rice Vegetable Twists

IDLE FREE AT ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI MIDDLE SCHOOL

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St. Francis of Assisi Middle School is encouraging all parents to turn off their vehicles when picking up students or dropping them off on Tuesday as part of their Idle Free Day. Canadians Idle for a total of 75 million minutes each day in the winter, equal to a single car idling for 144 years.

Average score: 4.3 Price: $3.49 for 12 ounces at MOM’s Organic Markets.

Ingredients: Organic brown rice flour, organic spinach powder, organic beet powder.

Comments: “Rubbery”; “would be good for a hearty sauce”; “not as vegetal as I expected”; “looks pretty at least.”

Rizopia Wild Rice Penne Average score: 4.2 Price: $4.49 for 1 pound at MOM’s Organic Markets.

Ingredients: Organic wild rice, organic brown rice, water.

Comments: “It has a faint nuttiness that I like”; “texture seems about right”; “they look like earthworms in a bowl”; “tastes better than it looks.”

Explore Asian Black Bean Spaghetti Average score: 4.2 Price: $4.99 for 7.05 ounces at Balducci’s (Bethesda location).

Ingredients: Organic black beans, water.

Comments: “Texture is a little springy but overall, not bad”; “acceptable”; “the most edible of the black bean ones”; “I would eat this.”

RED DEER REBELS HOST THE CALGARY HITMEN The Red Deer Rebels host the Calgary Hitmen at the Centrium on Saturday at 7 p.m.

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McLANE With great sadness, the family of Eileen McLane wish to announce her passing on March 3, 2016 at the Clearwater Center in Rocky Mountain House, at the age of 90 years. She was born Feb 22, 1926 in Fort MacLeod. She spent most of her life in the Peace River Country, raising her family in Valleyview, AB and Fort St. John, B.C, eventually retiring to Red Deer. Eileen enjoyed her family and friends. She spent many winters in Arizona, while continuing her connection to the Legion and her church. Eileen lived a long and fulfilling life regretting nothing. She was a classy lady, a great mom, a loving grandmother.

She leaves to mourn her passing, her children: Jim Foote, (Marie) Mona Munday (George) Michael McLane, Delphine Vanderlee (Andy).

Her grandchildren. Chris, Jennifer, Travis, Tyler, David, Sue, Amanda, Meagan, Morgan, Austin and Nikki. 11 great-grandchildren. As well, her brothers Morton Clarke and Paul Clarke and her sister Carole Zeer. She will continue to be loved by many as she joins her husband, infant daughter, granddaughter, brother and sister who have predeceased her. A celebration of Eileen’s life will be held in Rocky Mountain House at the Rocky Funeral Home April 22 2016. Memorial donations may be made to the Clearwater Center in Rocky Mountain House or The Alzheimer Society of AB.

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In Memoriam BIRK E. SPROXTON MARCH 14, 2007 It has been 9 long/short years without you.

So glad to have 43 years of memories, but memories will never replace you being here.

Miss you and love you forever, Lorraine, your children and their families

YOU ARE INVITED! An evening of family fun at South Side Christian School OPEN HOUSE. Drop in for games, refreshments, tour the school, and door prizes!

Meet the teachers and team that by God’s grace are “Educating for Eternity.”

Preregistration for next school year will be available. March 15th from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

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Class 1 would be an asset.

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Looking for mature, reliable personnel. Please email resume to decoking1@ icloud.com with current drivers abstract, and current tickets. Drug testing will be required.

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Trades

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OPERATORS

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Nanny needed for 2 children in Red Deer.FT, $11.50/hr,44 hrs/wk,split shifts,days & nights rotation. HS grad, 1-2 years exp. in child care, will train if needed.apply at frh1951@outlook.com

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Antiques & Art

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Two stores to serve you better, Man Cave and Gold Eagle, entrance 2, Parkland Mall.

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Call 403-728-3485 ELECTRIC heater, $15.

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Sporting Goods

DOUBLETRACK bike rack, asking $150.

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TRUCKERS

FEEDLOT in Central Alberta seeking F/T employee for feed truck operator and machinery maintenance. Send resume to fax: ~POSITION FILLED~

Busy road construction company looking for Class 1, Class 3, and winch truck drivers. Work is throughout Alberta. Must have at least 3 yr’s exp. Fax resume to 403-309-0489

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GAMING System, Intellevision with key board, joy sticks, guide book, 28 games & music synthesizer, $50. for all.

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GARFIELD collectible phone, 10”h x 8”w, speaks phrases when it rings, uses regular phone jack, $40. 403-347-5846

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For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday 2000-2290 ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK CLEARVIEW RIDGE Grain, Feed CLEARVIEW Hay TIMBERSTONE LANCASTER TIMOTHY & Brome square bales, great for horses, apVANIER prox. 55-60 lbs. put up dry, WOODLEA/ stored in shed $8/bale Sylvan area. 403-887-2798 WASKASOO Something for Everyone DEER PARK Everyday in Classifieds GRANDVIEW EASTVIEW MICHENER wegot MOUNTVIEW rentals ROSEDALE CLASSIFICATIONS GARDEN HEIGHTS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 MORRISROE

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CARD Table, folding, $10.

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Wage $17 per hr/day, and $18 per hr./night, weekends incl. Fax resume with 3 ref. to 403-885-7006

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6 locations in Red Deer, well-maintained townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, 11/2 bath, 4 + 5 appls.

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Rent $925. incl. sewer, water and garbage. D.D. $650. Avail.now or Apr. 1.

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1 BDRM. N/S, no pets. $700 rent/d.d.

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Matteo Catalani came to the United States from Italy and partnered with his uncle Daniele to sell fresh pastas and prepared foods at Cucina Al Volo in D.C.

Two Italians find their purpose in pappardelle

BY EMILY CODIK ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Matteo Catalani rattles off cooking instructions like a doctor prescribing medicine. It’s a Sunday afternoon at Union Market in D.C., where Catalani operates a fresh pasta stand called Cucina Al Volo. The name means “kitchen on the fly” in Italian, appropriate considering its co-owner hardly stands still. He scrubs skillets. He plunges tongs into a pot of boiling water, loosening bundles of fettuccine as puffs of steam vanish into his dark locks, tied neatly into a bun.

He dishes constant advice about pasta. Sometimes people don’t even have to ask.

“Boil water. A pinch of salt. No more than three minutes,” Catalani says as he sells an uncooked batch to a customer.

How long will it stay fresh? “Five to six days.”

What about the pesto? “As long as it’s coated with oil, it’ll keep.”

Years ago, while living in Italy, he never imagined he would wind up cooking pasta in a place that also sells kolaches and Korean tacos. Catalani, 23, harks from a city near Florence called Pistoia. He’s proud of his provenance: For evidence, look no further than the tricolour flag stitched onto his uniform. He focused on chemistry and biology in high school before realizing he didn’t see a future for himself in science. In 2011, he left Italy for Washington to join his uncle, Daniele Catalani, a chef here since the late 1990s, formerly of Galileo and Toscana Cafe.

Tired of the restaurant industry’s crowds and chaos, the duo launched a new venture focused on what they enjoy most: pasta. They carved a niche for themselves by selling fresh noodles directly to home cooks. Now Matteo is handing over fresh pappardelle to customers with the care of a parent delivering a newborn to a sitter. “There’s a lot of demand for good food, but there’s not a lot of people providing it,” Matteo says of Washington. “We have a purpose here.”

Besides Union Market, the two pop up at the Bloomingdale and the 14th and U farmers markets May through November. But as their tiny operation soars, they face a conundrum: Can they make it big without losing their small-time charm?

Matteo likens his work to a lot of things. It’s cookery, yes, but it’s also a form of consulting. Customers turn to him when they have pasta-related problems: What should they cook at a dinner party for five? “People come to me without knowing what they want.

I talk to them, establish a relationship with them and help them out,” he says. “This is what I love.”

He’s a hit with crowds of all ages. He cooks buttered noodles for the birthday girl in a pink dress, even though the dish isn’t on the menu.

He gives a discount to the dad who returns a canvas tote’s worth of empty sauce jars. And he’s polite, imbuing regular conversations with the formality of “Hello, sir,” and “Yes, ma’am.”

Most of Catalani’s prep work occurs at Union Kitchen, a shared production space populated by food startups such as Compass Coffee. There, he layers tomato sauce, braised short ribs, fresh pasta and bechamel into lasagna and cooks a variety of sauces — duck ragu, lobster and shrimp, wild mushroom, eggplant-tomato, pesto - to sell alongside his pastas. He clings to tradition and makes squid-ink fettuccine and kale-spinach fusilli. Other times, he breaks loose, creating offbeat recipes such as smoked paprika pappardelle.

On Mondays and Tuesdays, he works from about 7 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. in the kitchen, prepping sauces, doing inventory and making orders. “He works hard all day long,” says Jason Rosen, a frequent customer. “He makes sure everything is consistent.”

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Matteo Catalani makes fresh squid ink fettucine at Cucina Al Volo. pasta at Union Kitchen. Instead, he transports the vibrant doughs to his cramped market stand, where he stuffs them into a bronze-plated pasta machine that pumps out ribbons of black, orange and green. He cranks the handle on an old-school pasta maker to shape his ricotta cavatelli and seals every single raviolo by hand.

He built a clear barrier around his prep area, so wide-eyed customers can gawk at the pasta as it emerges from the machines, a sight he says can be hypnotic. He stacks the finished bundles on drying racks, which he assembled himself using materials from Home Depot. “I never saw anyone selling it,” he says. “So I make it myself.”

Cucina Al Volo sold only uncooked pasta until customers asked Catalani to serve it cooked with his premade sauces. The decision has paid off. Cooked pasta sales have nearly matched sales of the uncooked variety. On Valentine’s Day, he sold more than 100 pounds of both.

Restaurants have asked to carry Cucina Al Volo’s products. But the owners feel the company is too young for such large commitments. “You stretch too thin, and you start cutting corners,” Daniele says.

That sort of conviction doesn’t come cheap. A jar of pesto at Cucina Al Volo costs $11. A pound of fresh pasta goes for $8.

People are willing to pay for it, though, and apparently so are investors. A group of potential backers has approached the Catalanis about setting up a casual restaurant downtown,

potentially equipped with an open kitchen and salad and gelato bars.

The concept could work for the pair, as long as it doesn’t involve too many complications. “We just want to make good pasta - not to go too crazy,” Daniele says.

In the meantime, Matteo wants to host cooking classes and keep on doing what he’s been doing: making pasta and hopefully helping some people along the way. “It’s kind of a therapy,” he says.

Daniele agrees: “Whenever my wife and I have a fight, I go and make pasta. When I come home, I say, ‘Hey, try this,’ and we make peace.”

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Thrilling concert bridges centuries The Spiritus Chamber Choir delivered a devotional program for the ages Saturday night at the Red Deer College Arts Centre.

From the holy minimalism of contemporary LANA Estonian comMICHELIN poser Arvo Part, to the baroque ebullience of REVIEW Antonio Vivaldi, a program spanning three centuries was performed by 39 singers to mark the 20th anniversary of their Calgary choir.

Led by Spiritus music director and conductor Timothy Shantz, the celebratory concert included a 11-musician chamber orchestra and was presented as part of the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra season.

Also on the program was the world premiere of Benedicte Dominum, a new 10-minute piece written by former Spiritus member Zachary Wadsworth.

Although the young composer now teaches music at Williams College in Massachusetts, he was back in Alberta this weekend to help the choir pull off his commissioned work in Red Deer.

“Being a composer’s great fun. You get to borrow and steal sounds,” said Wadsworth, who won an international competition to have his previous piece

RDSO performed at Westminster Abbey in front of Queen Elizabeth II. ”But one of the challenges is going head-to-head with Vivaldi,” he admitted, to chuckles from the audience.

Vivaldi’s Gloria — a remarkable composition that’s never lapsed in popularity over the past 300 years — is undoubtedly a hard act to follow.

On Saturday, this 12-part sacred Italian baroque work was brought to life by the Spiritus Choir, featuring five talented soloists, and a mostly string orchestra that also included one trumpet and one oboe. Written for the hymn Gloria in excelsis Deo, whose words date likely from the 4th Century, Vivaldi’s choral piece from about 1715 swings from proclamations of joy to quieter passages that remain powerful, despite their peaceful timbre.

A lone trumpet heralded rejoicing, while the oboe helped create a sense of spiritual serenity.

And soprano and alto soloists took turns performing between choral movements to add more shimmering colours to Vivaldi’s tuneful and brilliant work.

Gloria was a scene-stealer. But Wadsworth’s Benedicte Dominum was also embraced by the near fullhouse crowd.

Wadsworth’s modernist piece grabbed the audience’s attention from the start with bold strokes of

violin bows. Rich choral voices were soon melding with calm, pastoral tones produced by the chamber orchestra (including some members of the RDSO).

Although Wadsworth kept the same D Major key as Vivaldi for his original composition, he chose not to use soloists. Instead the colourful verses were written for the whole choir to perform. But just as in Gloria, Wadsworth’s Benedicte Dominum alternated in mood, from serene to impassioned. And it ended in celebratory style.

The appreciative audience gave Wadsworth a standing ovation.

The evening started with Part’s Te Deum, a contemporary composition influenced by ringing bells.

While the 30-minute work wasn’t as melodic as the other two compositions, its simple style, created with three-part choral arrangement, plinking piano and other and idiosyncratic instrumentals, was mesmerizing and hypnotic.

There was a meditative quality to the Gregorian-like chants and an ecstasy evoked by sweeping, piercing string parts. Unlike Vivaldi’s Gloria, which is purely devotional, Part’s Te Deum appears to juxtapose eternal divinity with a restless kind of humanity — which is more reflective of our time.

The Spiritus Chamber Choir and orchestra successfully bridged the centuries with this thrilling, contemplative concert. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

10 Cloverfield Room, Schitt’s Creek dominate Lane opens well, Canadian Screen Awards Zootopia roars

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NEW YORK — Moviegoers didn’t have much to go on with the mysterious 10 Cloverfield Lane, but the words “Cloverfield” and “J.J. Abrams” were enough.

The Abrams-produced monster movie, a so-called “spiritual successor” to 2008’s found-footage hit Cloverfield, opened with a better-than-expected $25.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. That was good enough for second place to the Disney animated hit Zootopia, which stayed on top with $50 million in its second week, a slide of only 33 per cent from its opening weekend.

The weekend’s biggest disappointment was Sacha Baron Cohen’s Brothers Grimsby, which flopped with a mere $3.2 million. It’s a career low box-office debut for the shape-shifting British comedian by a wide margin.

Perhaps sensing trouble, Sony Pictures had postponed the release date of the R-rated comedy numerous times. Whereas Cohen’s most popular characters — Borat and Ali G — were deployed largely to satirize America, moviegoers showed less enthusiasm for the British parody of Brothers Grimsby, a poorly reviewed R-rated, U.K.-set spy comedy.

With the multiplexes stuffed with R-rated offerings (Deadpool, London Has Fallen, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot), the acclaimed Zootopia has had family audiences all to itself. The film, which imagines a metropolis inhabited by animals, will have little competition before The Jungle Book arrives in mid-April.

Taking in $83.1 million internationally over the weekend, Zootopia has already made more than $430 million globally.

“With the marketplace loaded with R-rated fare, if you’re a family with kids, the only game in town right now is Zootopia,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore. “That film is reaping the benefits of studios somehow not realizing: ‘Hey, there’s a big void in this marketplace.”’

The directorial debut of Dan Trachtenberg, 10 Cloverfield Lane, arrived with the opposite kind of hoopla that preceded Abrams’ previous film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The release of 10 Cloverfield Lane, made for just about $13 million, wasn’t much advertised until an ominous Super Bowl spot.

Megan Colligan, head of distribution and marketing for Paramount Pictures, said the sly, cryptic campaign got people talking about a movie that revealed little except its two stars (John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead) in a bunker.

TORONTO — The Canadian Screen Awards, or should we say the Candys, has made plenty of room for Room — a taut mother-son drama that emerged as a late-blooming Oscar contender and made a star out of its nine-year-old leading man Jacob Tremblay.

The Canada-Ireland co-production scored nine wins including best picture, best director for Dublin’s Lenny Abrahamson, best adapted screenplay for Emma Donoghue, best actress for U.S. starlet and Oscar-winner Brie Larson and best actor for Vancouver’s Tremblay.

The pint-sized breakout, outfitted for Sunday’s bash in a dark three-piece pinstriped suit with a red bow tie, claimed the top acting prize and plenty of awwws from the celebrity audience.

“This is amazing. I can’t believe a kid like me won against a bunch of amazing talent. Christopher Plummer, you’re a legend,” said Tremblay, singling out his 86-year-old rival and thanking voters for “the Candy.”

“I’m not the best at sports. I’m never going to win the Stanley Cup or a gold medal but I love acting and to win an award for something that I love is super special to me.”

Credit show host Norm Macdonald with championing a new name for the Canadian Screen Awards — the Candy, for the late comic John Candy.

During his opening monologue, the standup star and former Saturday Night Live regular urged the star-studded array of presenters — including Helen Shaver, Catherine O’Hara and Donald Sutherland — to use the shorter, quippier name.

“I mean, who doesn’t love John Candy?” Macdonald said.

Most obliged.

Vancouver-bred Tremblay was the first as he handed the best TV drama actor award to Orphan Black actor Ari Millen, preceding that with a joke about his rapid rise to fame.

“As actors we can all relate to the years of struggle it takes, all the auditions to find the right role. It took me eight gruelling years to finally find my perfect role,” he said to laughs.

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Indeed, the CBC sitcom was crowned the top TV comedy, and claimed nine wins overall, including comedy acting prizes for stars Eugene Levy and O’Hara.

Levy thanked his son Dan Levy, a best actor rival and his co-creator on the sitcom, and his daughter Sarah Levy, who also appears on the show.

“The design of this whole thing was for me to be the straight man on the show, working with funny people and being the guy to carry the story I was really excited about the prospect of playing a character that is probably the straightest thing I’ve done in my career,” he said.

“This award only means to me that I failed miserably at that.”

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Retired man doesn’t want to live with in-laws Dear Annie: I have been married for 25 years to “Betty,” a beautiful, intelligent, caring woman from Greece. Our marriage has been good.

We are financially solid, and we share values and interests.

I am 63 and retired.

Betty still works, and she makes a good salary. I’m in reasonably good health, although the doctors say I have to watch my heart.

I don’t have the same energy I once did, and spending quiet time in my house has become important to me. I enjoy being able to focus my energies doing things on the weekends with Betty.

Here’s the problem: Betty’s parents still live in Greece and they are having financial difficulties.

A couple of weeks ago, Betty informed me that her parents may have to come live with us. Annie, I enjoy having her parents visit, but it is difficult for me to host others for an extended period of time.

Our house is not that big and we’d be on top of one another.

Monday March 14, 2016 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Quincy Jones, 82; Billy Crystal, 67; Michael Caine, 82 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The stars favour tackling work projects and tying up loose ends.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Learn to make the most of your unique talents in 2016.

Sometimes you are too noncommittal, so aim to be less complacent and more decisive.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Hey Rams — the more impulsive and hasty you are, the more disappointing the day will be. Short-cuts will get you nowhere fast. The stars urge you to be physically organised and mentally disciplined.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may be inclined to some pessimistic thinking today Taurus but don’t let it bother you, as it’s just a passing phase.

So roll up your sleeves, put your head down and get on with the job at hand.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make sure you include family and friends in your plans and aspirations for the future, but don’t let them tempt you with generous offers that have no basis in reality.

Keep things practical and real.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): With disciplined Saturn moving through your wellbeing zone, focus fully on your health, diet and fitness. No excuses Crabs — put down the chocolate cake, get off the comfy couch and get moving!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): When it comes to a child, teenager or employee, you may have to lay down the law today.

Communicate your expectations clearly and decisively, and then give them the space to complete the task.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The more you focus your mind, the better the day will be as you crunch numbers, power through paperwork, do research or finetune the details of an important project.

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We also live in a small town where there isn’t much to do. I’d be with them in the house all day while Betty is at her office.

When I told Betty that I don’t want her parents living here, she became terribly hurt and said she’d divorce me if it came to that.

Am I wrong to want to spend my retirement years with my wife rather than care for her parents? — Stuck in Upstate NY Dear Stuck: Betty should not put her parents before you, but let’s face it, she is attached to them and probably feels guilty for having moved away in the first place.

You say you are financially comfortable.

Can you and Betty help her par-

ents afford an apartment or condo in a senior complex that is close to your home but allows all of you to remain independent? Her parents may prefer to be where they have space of their own, with activities that keep them busy and engaged.

Try to get Betty to see this in a more positive light — doing what’s best for her parents while keeping her marriage intact.

Dear Annie: I am responding to the answer you gave to “Going Mad in Canada,” who has been married for 30 years to a wife who stays home, doesn’t clean and doesn’t cook.

You said she isn’t likely to change after 30 years, and that he should find ways to cope, maybe hiring help, and cooking and cleaning only for himself, letting her do the same.

Are you out of your minds? He’s supposed to go to work all day, come home to a lazy spouse, cook his own meals, wash his own clothes and clean the house?

I had been living with this for 25 years, but I found the answer. I put a

code on my TV, so it wouldn’t turn on until I get home.

Next, I canceled our Internet service. I began eating by myself at restaurants, so I’d get a decent cooked meal.

After about a month, she started cleaning and cooking.

Why should one spouse take all of the responsibility of bringing home the money, cleaning, cooking and washing clothes while the other spouse does nothing? — Clean House in Pennsylvania Dear Penn: Your marriage sounds like an unpleasant mismatch. But we can’t argue with success, and this obviously was your way to “cope.”

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/AskAnnies.

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You’ve got a lot on your plate at the moment but try to put aside some special ‘me time’ today Libra.

Solitude is soul food for you at the moment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Are you worried about money matters? Why not talk to a financial expert about your problems?

Don’t bury your head in the sand Scorpio — a responsible and proactive approach can turn things around.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There’s a tendency to overdo things and promise more than you can actually deliver.

Just remember you don’t have to go over the top — every time — in order to have fun and enjoy yourself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re at your fastidious best —and fussy worst — today Capricorn, as the stars push your “must get everything perfect” button. By all means do things well, but don’t be too obsessive in the process.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Your involvement with a group, club or organisation has others looking to you for extra inspiration.

Don’t walk around in a daze though you need to clarify your long-term goals for the future.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Home is where the heart is today. Being a team player brings more rewards than striking out on your own.

But don’t assume you know what a work colleague or loved one is really thinking.

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