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Threads of hope HAND-WOVEN RUG RECOUNTS HISTORY OF AFGHANISTAN

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

Asdolah Khierandish’s hand-woven rug tells a story of horror and hope.

It recounts his history, as well as that of his wartorn homeland.

Khierandish, a master rug weaver from Afghanistan, designed the artistic carpet on display at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery as part of an exhibit about the Central Alberta Refugee Effort.

It was the best handiwork Khierandish brought out of his country when fleeing from the Taliban, along with wife and three young children, in 2008.

Like the family, the rug survived a long and perilous journey through Iran, Turkey and Syria before finally arriving in Red Deer in March, 2012.

Yet this one-of-a-kind weaving was the item Khierandish later chose to donate to a CARE fundraiser.

There’s an Afghan saying: When you donate something, give the best you have, said the rug maker, who wanted to express his gratitude through this gift for the assistance provided by CARE and other organizations during his family’s passage to Canada.

The tapestry-like carpet, purchased by the Allard family of Red Deer, was woven in red-dyed wool, symbolizing those fighting for freedom in his country. Slim, broken bands of blue denote hope for a better future, said Khierandish.

Arrow-like symbols represent people joining together, while a band of barbed-wire symbols represent Taliban oppression in Afghanistan. “It’s a jail,” said Khierandish, who nearly lost his life recording destruction in his village.

He was two years old when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979.

At age nine, Khierandish was sent to become a rug-weaving apprentice.

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Defenceman Kayle Doetzel of the Red Deer Rebels and Ben Carroll of the Edmonton Oil Kings collide in the corner during their Saturday night WHL tilt at the Enmax Centrium. The Rebels defeated the Oil Kings 7-2. See related story on Page B1.

‘THIS IS REAL LIFE HAPPENING HERE’!

FAMILY DESCRIBES BABY’S BIRTH ON HWY 11

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF When his pregnant daughter called for a ride, Doug Brown thought he’d have time for a cup of coffee before driving her to the hospital.

Mother Nature proved him wrong.

Tiffany Brown “had three contractions by the time we got to the Alberta Springs Golf Course,” recalled Doug, who ended up delivering his grandson on the side of Hwy 11 at 4:45 a.m. on Jan. 9.

Doug had taken on hospital driving duty because his daughter’s partner, Chris Foster, was still apprenticing as a millwright in Lloydminster when Tiffany went into labour. The young couple believed there would be plenty of time until the birth, since their second child wasn’t due until Jan. 23.

But there wasn’t time.

“This isn’t supposed to happen,” Doug remembers thinking, after his daughter said, “’Dad, I think the head’s coming’…

“I thought: Oh dear god, here we are. This is real life happening here!” Doug recalled.

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The outside temperature was -25 C when he pulled off the dark, mostly empty highway. He parked his truck near the entrance to the golf course and called 911.

Although Doug remembers being calm “because I had to be,” he appreciated hearing what to expect from emergency dispatcher Alanna Robertson. “She said get a good hold of him, (the baby’s) going to be really slippery when he comes out,” Doug recalled.

All it took was one push by Tiffany, and Doug was holding his newborn grandson, Owen — who is brother to Patrick, age 20 months.

After the infant started breathing and crying, Doug wrapped him up in his jacket. Robertson told Doug to use one of his shoelaces to tie off the umbilical chord about six inches from the baby’s belly — and then to wait for the ambulance to arrive.

Tiffany and her newborn were taken by paramedics to hospital, where Owen weighed in at seven pounds, three ounces. There were no birth complications.

Ten weeks later, mom and baby are doing so well they wanted to thank Robertson in person for her assistance. Along with Grandpa Doug, the whole Syl-

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Red Deer emergency dispatcher Alanna Robertson meets Baby Owen, his mother, Tiffany Brown, and his grandfather, Doug Brown, who helped delivered the baby at the side of a road in Sylvan Lake. van Lake family met the emergency 911 dispatcher in Red Deer on Saturday to express appreciation.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, goes face-to-face with Finance Minister Bill Morneau at Rideau Hall in Ottawa in November. The political messaging that will weave through Justin Trudeau’s first budget is poised to have a recognizable ring to it: reducing inequality while laying the groundwork for long-term economic growth.

The deficit dive LIBERALS WILL TRY TO SELL BIGGER SHORTFALLS AS KEY TO GROWTH

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The political messaging that will weave through Justin Trudeau’s first budget is poised to have a recognizable ring to it: reducing inequality while laying the groundwork for longterm economic growth.

But delivering the most substantial items from the prime minister’s election platform has been a tougher task than his government anticipated during the fall campaign.

For starters, Trudeau’s $10-billion deficit projection is now widely expected to be three times the size.

His Liberals will unveil their inaugural budget Tuesday for an economy that has been battered by an oil-price shock. The already-dim fiscal prospects during the campaign have only darkened since the party took office in November.

Despite the slide, the government has signalled it will follow through on many — if not all — of its big-ticket election vows.

The promises include billions of dollars for economy-boosting measures, such as an enhanced child-benefit plan and infrastructure spending.

“There’s no question that times are tough right now for many Canadians across the country, and in that situation, a less ambitious government might see these conditions as a reason to hide, to make cuts or to be overly cautious,” Finance Minister Bill Morneau said last month after releasing a fiscal update that suggested the government would more than double its previous shortfall target.

“But our government believes strongly that the economic downturn makes our plan to grow the economy even more relevant than it was just a few short months ago.”

The Liberals have cited the worse-than-expected economy as the reason they broke their promise to cap deficits at $10 billion over the next two years.

They’ve also backed away from their central pledge to balance the books by 2019-20. There are now doubts whether the party can even fulfil its most-flexible fiscal vow: reducing Canada’s debtto-GDP ratio in every year of their mandate.

Morneau argued the Liberals’ starting point was “much further back” than they had expected.

In his budget speech, Canadians can expect Morneau to refer to helping the so-called “middle class” by gradually creating conditions that will allow it to thrive even as the country’s population

ages.

Infrastructure will be a key part of the plan.

The Liberals have said the infrastructure program will focus on maintenance and repair work over the next two years before shifting to larger, more substantial projects aimed at increasing long-term growth and guiding Canada toward a low-carbon economy.

Morneau took the rare step last month of releasing the government’s grim fiscal numbers only a few weeks before the budget. Observers have described it as a smart political strategy to prevent much of the bad news from overshadowing budget day.

Still, experts like former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page believe Morneau owes Canadians a clear explanation for why he’s about to drive the country billions of dollars deeper into deficit.

“If you’re going to talk about a major fiscal expansion … I think you’ve really got to make the case that you know what you’re doing from a fiscal policy perspective,” Page said in an interview, noting that current conditions aren’t nearly as gloomy as the deep recession of 2009-10.

Page, now a University of Ottawa professor, urged the government to show how much of the shortfall will be structural and how much is cyclical, an analysis other countries such as the United States routinely share with the public. He also called on the Liberals to spell out exactly what their measures will deliver in terms of boosting economic output and creating jobs.

The costly suite of Liberal election promises, however, doesn’t just contain spending commitments aimed at reinvigorating the economy. It also includes measures such as federal cash for home health-care services.

On top of that, the Liberals have made numerous uncosted vows — before and since the election — that could easily reach billions of dollars.

The yet-to-be fully costed pledges include ending all boil-water advisories on aboriginal reserves within five years, delivering on all 94 recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and lifting the two-per-cent cap on annual federal funding increases for First Nations communities. Morneau has maintained the budget will include costing for “every single one” of the government’s initiatives to give Canadians a very clear understanding of the financial situation.

To offset part of its spending plans, the government has also said it will find ways to raise revenues.

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RCMP seek help IDing assailants Red Deer RCMP are seeking the public’s help in identifying two men who assaulted and robbed a man near Spruce Drive on March 4.

The victim was walking on the walking path on the east side of Spruce Drive at approximately 1:30 pm on Friday, March 4, when he was approached by two men who asked him what time it was. When he stopped to check, they assaulted him, took his cell phone and MP3 player and left him in the snow beside the path.

He regained consciousness a short later and went to the hospital, where he was treated for hypothermia and released. RCMP were told one of the two assailants as an aboriginal man with a stocky build and shoulder-length black hair. No description is available for the second suspect. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the Spruce Drive area or adjacent walking trails, or has information about this attack and robbery, please call Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575.

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BLACKFALDS — The father of an Alberta politician who died following a highway crash last November says an RCMP search of the median has turned up his son’s missing watch and eyeglasses.

But Baljinder Bhullar says some of his son’s other personal effects including his kara — a bracelet worn by Sikhs — is still missing along with his cufflinks and shoes.

Manmeet Bhullar, 35, died on Nov. 23, 2015, when he pulled over on Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton to help a stranded motorist and was struck in a chain-reaction crash.

A special tactical operations team of the RCMP temporarily shut one lane each of the busy fourlane divided highway near Blackfalds on Saturday to search for some of Bhullar’s personal effects that have been missing since his death.

Police say the search was not related to the investigation into the crash that killed the Calgary member of the legislature.

Baljinder Bhullar says he feels blessed that the searchers were able to find some of the missing items.

“Thanks to God, thanks to the RCMP who have spent the time,” Bhullar said Saturday from Calgary.

RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Sharon Franks couldn’t say whether it was unusual in Alberta for police to assist in such a search, although she said having officers present would assist in the safety. She didn’t know what sparked the search four months after the accident, but suggested it might be due to the fact the crash occurred during a snowstorm and couldn’t be easily searched at the time.

An RCMP news release says police consulted with Alberta Transportation in launching the search.

Franks said the search was concluded on Saturday afternoon and that an item or items had been located, but she said she didn’t know what they were.

Bhullar served in three cabinet portfolios — Service Alberta, Human Services and Infrastructure — under the previous Conservative government.

After Bhullar’s death, the World Sikh Organization praised the politician for his service, including his work on achieving the accommodation of the kirpan in Alberta courthouses.

Under the Alberta policy introduced in 2013, a person must tell security officers they have a kirpan and wear it in a sheath, under clothing and the blade of the kirpan can be no longer than 10 centimetres.

The organization said at the time that it was the first province to adopt a policy that was uniform for all its courthouses.

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Monday, March 21, 2016 A3 NEWS Family may have to leave over son’s Down Syndrome

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — An Ontario university professor who has applied for permanent residency in Canada is facing the prospect of having to leave the country because his son has Down Syndrome.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada has told Felipe Montoya that his son’s condition makes him inadmissible to Canada because of the potential burden the child would place on the health care system.

Immigration lawyers say that when a whole family applies for residency, a finding of inadmissibility against one of its members winds up applying to everyone on the application.

Montoya takes exception to CIC’s ruling, saying his 13-year-old son is currently making use of the same publicly available resources as his daughter, who does not have a disability.

He also questions CIC’s calculation of how much money his son could cost Canadian taxpayers, adding that he and his wife have been among those taxpayers since arriving in the country four years ago.

CIC said it could not comment on the specific case, which Montoya says has potential implications for families besides his own.

“We consider it to be in contradiction to the charter for many reasons, and we think that it’s based on outdat-

ed views of so-called disabilities and that it needs to be looked at again and brought up to date,” Montoya said in a telephone interview.

The family’s saga began when Montoya moved to Canada from his native Costa Rica to take up a position at Toronto’s York University. He remains on staff there as a full-time, tenured professor of environmental studies.

Three years ago, Montoya filed an application for permanent residency for himself, his wife and his two children.

The fact that his son Nicolas had Down Syndrome was disclosed at the outset and confirmed by doctors the family visited for the medical exams required for the application process.

Montoya said Nicolas, along with all the rest of the family, was found to be perfectly healthy.

Montoya hoped the medical clearance would help finalize his application, but a letter from CIC told a different story.

“I have determined that your family member Nicolas Montoya is a person whose health condition might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on social services in Canada,” reads a letter sent to Montoya. “An excessive demand is a demand for which the anticipated costs exceed the average Canadian per capita health and social services costs, which is currently set at $6,387.”

The CIC letter references reports that Nicolas functions at the level of a three-year-old. It goes on to estimate that special education supports for Nicolas would cost between $20,000 and $25,000 a year, a finding Montoya questions. He said CIC provided no detailed breakdown of how the estimate was reached, adding that his son did not require special accommodations because he joined a pre-existing community classroom in his local public school.

“There were no extra provisions for him. He joined a classroom just like my daughter did,” Montoya said. “My daughter is not deemed inadmissible because of her use of state services, yet Nico is.”

Cases like Montoya’s are surprisingly common, according to Toronto immigration lawyer Henry Chang.

Canada’s current immigration laws around family members with chronic conditions, are very strict, he said, adding the sweeping rules can even apply to people who are not physically living in Canada.

“Let’s say you have a child who’s in university in the United States who isn’t going to be immigrating to Canada with the rest of the family, but they have cancer and they’re having treatment right now. That could theoretically result in a whole family being barred for medical grounds,” Chang said. “It sounds crazy. If you’re not an

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Nico Montoya, a 13-year-old boy with Down syndrome, plays soccer with his home with his father Felipe, right, his sister Tania, second left, and his mother Alejandra Garcia, left, at their home in Richmond Hill, on Saturday. immigration lawyer, there’s no logic to this.”

Chang said the Montoyas still have a few strategies available to them if they want to fight the finding. They can file documents challenging CIC’s calculations of Nicolas’ financial needs or appeal on humanitarian grounds.

Some Canadians turn off the lights for Earth Hour MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was one of many Canadians who joined millions around the world Saturday night in turning off their lights for Earth Hour.

Government buildings and monuments across the country also went dim from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. local time, including Toronto’s CN tower, the cross on Montreal’s Mount Royal and Edmonton’s High Level bridge.

Trudeau tweeted a photo of himself and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, cuddling by candlelight Saturday evening.

“We’re all on this planet together,” he tweeted, hinting the upcoming federal budget would contain measures to deal climate change.

“Tweeting about .EarthHour is one thing.

Tuesday, we’ll put words into action with a budget that builds a clean economy for Canada.”

Some of Trudeau’s cabinet ministers also took to social media.

Environment Minister Catherine McKenna posted a series of tweets and International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland also noted the occasion.

The event’s main organizer said the leaders’ support was a welcome addition to the 10th edition of the event, which

was launched in Australia in 2007 as a way to draw attention to environmental issues including climate change.

“Seeing national, provincial and municipal leaders take part and encourage others to take part shows that Earth Hour is more than a symbolic gesture,” said David Miller, CEO of WWF-Canada. “It’s a message to change climate change that’s heard by those in positions of political power.”

He said a record-setting 178 countries and territories participated this year.

Canadians also participated in a range of activities in cities across the country, which ranged from a stargazing event in Westmount, Que., to a low-light skate at Whistler, B.C’s Olympic Plaza.

It was not immediately clear how many Canadians took part in this year’s Earth Hour.

Toronto Hydro tweeted Saturday night that the city’s electricity use dipped by 3.2 per cent, which the utility said was the equivalent of taking 36,000 homes off the grid.

PowerStream, which serves nine municipalities north of Toronto, reported a 4.3 per cent drop in electricity consumption during Earth Hour.

That was down slightly from the six per cent reduction achieved last year.

The City of Edmonton tweeted Sunday morning that the city decreased its energy use by 2.5 per cent.

While Earth Hour grew to include 7,000 cities worldwide last year, some say the event has been losing steam in recent years, at least in Canada.

BC Hydro, for example, said British Columbians reduced the provincial electricity load during Earth Hour by just 0.2 per cent last year — much less than the two per cent reduction recorded in 2008. Miller says critics who measure the event’s success in megawatt hours are missing the point.

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Trump an issue for new-look Tories TIM HARPER OPINION

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ederal Conservatives have moved with astonishing speed and depth in their repudiation of the Stephen Harper years.

Some senior members of the party now talk of the need for carbon pricing. They back the Liberal inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. They talk of a national anti-poverty strategy, speak in more centrist tones and are showing Canadians a softer, more appealing style with Rona Ambrose as interim leader.

They are quickly putting the days of snitch lines and niqab wedge politics behind them.

And then there’s that obnoxious, misogynist neighbour downstairs, the guy bellowing late into the night, shouting out his poll numbers, playing loud metal and breaking the furniture.

As federal Conservatives embark on a national leadership race, Donald Trump is no longer just a distraction.

He is a stain on a political philosophy, just as the Canadian right is seeking to moderate.

He is not going away, as conservatives initially hoped. He is almost cer-

tain to win the Republican nomination and the saturation Canadian coverage of his race to the White House against Hillary Clinton will only ramp up and act as unwelcome background music to a Conservative leadership race.

The Canadian right and American right were not always comfortable bedfellows, but there were unmistakable and enduring Conservative and Republican links. The Tea Party era leaked north of the border but now Conservatives must run from their brawling, cussing cousins.

Can they can run far enough?

The presence of Trump on the front of Canadian websites and topping network television news every night only helps Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

For Trudeau, this is all remarkably easy. He can sit at any U.S. venue, avoid direct comments on Trump, say he has faith in the “better angels” of U.S. democracy, vow to work with anyone, smile and having everyone watching him know they are watching the true anti-Trump.

One of the early victories for Trudeau has been his aggressive gender equality campaign, his self-proclaimed feminism that he links inextricably with progressive policies. He has challenged men to step up. He was given an award in New York for his gender equality and it has won him global acclaim.

While he was preparing to accept his award, an anti-Trump ad was in

heavy play in Florida in which women read back some of the comments about women from the Republican frontrunner.

“Women. You have to treat them like s—-,” recites one. “You know, it really doesn’t matter what (they) write as long as you’ve got a young and beautiful piece of a—,” recites another.

Trump calls Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly “Crazy Megyn,” still upset that she asked him tough debate questions, attributable, in Trump’s view, to the fact she was menstruating.

Wednesday, he released an online ad featuring Vladimir Putin and a Daesh fighter and Clinton barking like a dog, as if in response to the dangers.

Trudeau repudiates this with his actions. Conservatives must do it with words as well.

To her credit, Ambrose has said Trump’s voice would not be welcome in the Conservative party. She repudiated his “ridiculous” call to temporarily halt Muslim immigration into the U.S. But the fact is, links remain. Republican strategists have worked on Canadian campaigns. Conservatives have travelled to Republican conventions and have studied Republican get-outthe-vote strategies.

There have been widening gaps between the two parties in recent years before this year’s chasm.

Canadian Conservatives, for example, assiduously courted immigrants,

with electoral success in 2011. Republicans have repeatedly ceded the Latino vote to Democrats in the U.S. through a mix of rhetoric, failed policies and candidates lacking appeal.

The Republican car crash south of the border does have ramifications for the right in Canada, even if no serious potential Conservative leadership candidate holds views anywhere near Trump’s, whether on immigration, foreign policy, trade or the treatment of women.

They are in a box - trying to engage voters who have tuned them out, trying to provide a pragmatic conservative view in a country which has shown its preference for progressive politics, with a crazy American uncle reminding every Canadian voter how quickly the right-wing vessel in that country can come unmoored.

There seems to be a question for Trudeau about Trump every 15 minutes.

It might be more interesting to ask prospective Conservative leadership candidates about the man whose presidential bid once sparked amusement, but now sparks fear among allies. The distance between Trump and Trudeau is well known. The distance between Trump and Canadian Conservatives is more crucial.

government supported (either through EI or other government programs), I would beg to differ with his conclusions. I believe we are in dire straits. I would like to offer the following observations: 1. The unemployment numbers are ‘only’ up by 3,500 but are likely realistically higher than that. Many laid off workers are not on EI, and have transitioned to welfare and other programs or are living off their savings, credit cards and lines of credit. What that real number is, I would not want to guess , but I suspect it is probably at least double that.

2. While projects are coming on board in the region (ie. schools, Innisfail terminal, college health centre), those projects require skill sets the recently unemployed and middle management workers are not quali-

fied and will never find employment in those projects. Trades people will find homes, but those with skill sets more non-management will not. Underemployment is just as difficult as unemployment.

3. An examination of job postings on Kijiji and in the Red Deer Advocate shows that thousands of individuals viewing job listings. By the numbers, if there is one job available, it may be more profitable to purchase a lottery ticket than apply for work, even if the companies who post their openings actually hire someone.

4. On the positive side, there is an increase in job numbers for those looking for work doing handy man work, recycling beverage containers or self employed sales people and changing occupations. However, much of that income just might be underground

status, and never declared.

5. With fewer positions being filled in the area, workers are fleeing the Red Deer region for BC, Saskatchewan and Ontario, thereby reducing the number of unemployed, but increasing residential vacancies. Perhaps, housing prices and rental rates will fall in the short term.

In short, the conclusions drawn by Mr. Creedon are not those of someone who is unemployed and searching for a position in the area. Our challenge is keeping up with household expenses while managing an employment search. Our challenge is to survive, and that takes far more tenacity than an executive or business owner with resources to keep the wolves at bay.

Tim Harper is a national affairs writer syndicated by Torstar

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Employment situation in Red Deer is worse than reported It was with interest that I read the comments from Tim Creedon with regards to the employment picture in Red Deer.

While I do appreciate the statistics, and the fact that there are projects coming into the region that will create employment, I was somewhat alarmed at the conclusions he made.

He noted the following: “I don’t see Red Deer as being in a huge mess at the moment, I see it as having some substantial challenges but I’m not getting feedback that we’re in dire straits.”

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Canada BRIEFS Woman in wheelchair kidnapped from hospital PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Police are widening the search net as they look for a woman they allege has been kidnapped from a hospital in northern British Columbia.

Prince George RCMP spokesman Craig Douglass says they are notifying neighbouring authorities about the incident, including police in Alberta.

Mounties say witnesses outside the University Hospital of Northern B.C. saw a man pushing a woman in a wheelchair out of the facility and forcing her into a vehicle against her will Sunday afternoon.

Police say the hospital has reported that a 50-year-old woman is missing and that she is in need of medication.

The RCMP are not releasing the name of the woman, saying they’re not comfortable identifying her and that they don’t believe doing so is necessary to find her.

Police have identified a suspect in the case as 44-year-old Prince George resident Lash Leroux and they say he is considered violent.

The vehicle is described as a stolen, red Honda hatchback with B.C. licence plate 425 FRH. Police say Leroux and the woman know each other.

Edmonton casino victim of cyberattack EDMONTON — Officials at an Edmonton-area casino are doing damage control after finding out they were the

target of a cyberattack that put employee and customer information at risk.

Over the weekend, computer systems at the River Cree Resort and Casino went down, but what happened wasn’t made clear until this week.

General manager Vik Mahajan says at first they thought it was a technical failure but later realized it was an actual attack.

He says there was theft of customer and employee information — though he won’t say how many people are involved — but the incident didn’t affect the casino floor.

Officials say as soon as the attack was discovered, police were contacted, along with cyber security experts at a private company.

Mahajan wouldn’t say what type of cyberattack took place, or what information was compromised.

“We’re trying to sift through all that,” Mahajan says. “I know there’s some personal information in our system that would relate to associates as well as customers and how much of that information is gone, we are trying to determine that.”

River Cree has been contacting people whose information may have been compromised. The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission has been contacted, and is investigating as well.

Joe Clark honoured for international leadership, innovation ATLANTA — An international governance think tank has honoured former prime minister Joe Clark for his “extraordinary contributions” to innovation in global governance.

Waterloo-based Centre for International Governance and Innovation named Clark as one of its 2016 Honourees at an event in Atlanta, Ga. At the International Studies Association Conference Friday night, the

president of CIGI commended Clark for setting “powerful precedents” in global governance. Clark is currently vice chair of the Global Leadership Foundation, and he is president and founder of an international consulting firm. Alvaro de Soto, who was formerly under-secretary-general of the United Nations, was also honoured.

Addictions and northern development debated in Manitoba election campaigning WINNIPEG — Parties looking to unseat the Manitoba NDP in next month’s provincial election have focused on justice costs and northern development during weekend campaigning.

Liberal Leader Rana Bokhari promised on Sunday to double funding for the Winnipeg Drug Treatment Court, which currently gets $400,000 from the federal government.

Bokhari says the investment will cut justice costs because more people will be returned to the community and the vast majority are unlikely to re-offend.

The Liberals say supporting the Winnipeg program will pave the way for it to expand outside the city.

The Progressive Conservatives, meanwhile, promised an economic development plan on Saturday to promote sustainable development of forestry and mining in Manitoba’s north, as well as tourism in the region.

The party says the tourism opportunities would include Beluga whale watching, polar bear and aurora borealis tours, fishing and hunting.

“We’ve listened and heard the significant challenges we face in the north,” Pallister said in a news release. “If you care, you care about results. I want a better life for all Manitobans. Working together as partners we can achieve that.”

The NDP responded that the Con-

servatives have spent years saying no to northern development, and that the party leader’s promised cuts will hurt the region.

“Brian Pallister and his Conservatives have no real plan for the North.

They’re focusing on tourism because they are just visiting,” a statement on the NDP website said Sunday.

The NDP also said on its website that it agrees with the importance of addressing addictions issues, stating that’s why it created the Winnipeg Drug Treatment Court together with the federal government.

Toronto Police say baby in back seat of missing car found safely TORONTO — A three-month-old baby in the back seat of a stolen car was found safe and sound Sunday night, about four hours after the theft.

Police received a tip from a member of the public about an infant in a car spotted in a parking lot in the city’s northwest, said Toronto Police Const.

Craig Brister.

“They had seen a vehicle with a baby in the back seat and were concerned about the well-being of the child.”

The infant was unharmed and was being reunited with his family.

The discovery followed a frantic search that led to an Amber Alert being issued and had a number of police forces responsible for the suburbs around Toronto, as well as the Ontario Provincial Police, on the lookout for the stolen vehicle.

The car was taken from a flea-market parking lot in Toronto’s west end Sunday afternoon, police said.

“A father (who) had been at the flea market had got out of his vehicle to go inside the flea market for whatever reason and had left his three-monthold infant in the back seat,” Brister said.

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Justin Moltzahn catches some air in his snow skates during the Sled Dogs Bonefight jump contest at Canyon Ski Resort, Saturday afternoon.

SLED DOGS BONEFIGHT Story and phots by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff Combine inline skating and downhill skiing and you get a brand new, thrilling activity that just might take the winter sports world by storm.

Sled Dogs Bonefight — a snowskating competition similar to ice cross downhill (better known as Crashed Ice) — hit Canyon Ski Resort this past weekend, drawing competitors from as far away as Iceland to take part in the unique, up-and-coming sport. The event was the final of just three Bonefight competitions worldwide this season, with prior races held in Wagrain, Austria and Landgraaf, Netherlands.

Designed specifically for Sled Dogs snowskates, the competition features heats of four racers skating downhill slalom-style for the best possible time. The first two of each heat advance to the next round, with the process repeating until the final race. Racers also have the opportunity of competing in a jump contest, with points awarded for technicality, athleticism and attitude.

Canadians Jaye Sutherland, Eric Moltzahn and Justin Moltzahn placed first, second and third, respectively, in the racing portion of the competition, earning a portion of the $1,000 prize pool. The Moltzahns once again stood atop the podium in the Jump contest, with Justin taking first place, Eric placing third and Icelandic competitor Ingi Freyr Sveinbjornsson taking second.

The event coincided with Canyon Ski Resort’s Retro Weekend 2016 - their final weekend of the season. Skiiers and snowboarders took advantage of discounted lift passes, prizes for the best dressed on the slopes, and competed in the fifth annual Slush Cup on Sunday afternoon.

ABOVE; Jaye Sutherland rounds one of the gates, followed by Eric Moltzahn, as they compete in the Sled Dogs Bonefight snowskating competition final.

BELOW LEFT; Justin Moltzahn leads Cole Visser down the racetrack as they compete in the Sled Dogs Bonefight snowskating competition final on the Holiday run at Canyon Ski Resort.

BELOW RIGHT; Brendan Dennis catches some air in his snow skates during the Sled Dogs Bonefight jump contest.

ABOVE; Justin Moltzahn, Ingi Freyr Sveinbjornsson and Eric Moltzahn celebrate atop the podium as the first, second and third-placed winners, respectively, of the Sled Dogs Bonefight jump contest at Canyon Ski Resort. Saturday afternoon.

ABOVE; Joel Landry kicks up powder as he lands a jump during the Sled Dogs Bonefight jump contest.

RIGHT; Ryan Strome catches some air in his snow skates during the Sled Dogs Bonefight jump contest

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Kurdi family embraces Canadian culture through hockey

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — Almost immediately after Shergo Kurdi arrived in Canada, he picked up a hockey stick.

The 15-year-old is the cousin of Alan Kurdi, the two-year-old boy who became a symbol of the Syrian refugee crisis when his lifeless body was photographed on a Turkish beach last September.

Just a few months ago, Shergo was working in a clothing factory in Turkey to help support his family after they fled the war in Syria. On Saturday, he met his goalie idol Kirk McLean and watched the St. Louis Blues practice at Rogers Arena.

“My team is Canucks, and I like to play goalie,” said Shergo, clad in a Vancouver Canucks jersey and clutching a signed photograph of McLean.

The grinning teenager was one of 13 refugee youth who toured the arena as part of an event arranged by non-profit organization S.U.C.C.E.S.S. and the Vancouver Canucks, with help from a federal government grant, to introduce newly-arrived Syrians to Canadian culture through hockey.

As Shergo sat in the stands with his father Mohammad Kurdi and brothers and sisters, the moment couldn’t have been more different from his old life.

His Metro Vancouver-based aunt, Tima Kurdi, has said while in Turkey he couldn’t go to school and had to work to help his family.

When the photograph of little Alan surfaced, it sparked international outcry and placed pressure on Canada to welcome more Syrians. Alan’s father, Abdullah, attempted the treacherous crossing from Turkey to Greece after Mohammad’s refugee

application was rejected by Canadian authorities.

The government later invited Mohammad to apply again, and the family of seven arrived in Metro Vancouver in late December.

“Since the first day they arrived in Canada, I remember (Shergo) went outside and he picked up the hockey stick,” said Tima’s son Alan Kerim.

“They started playing hockey and since that day, they loved the sport.

So now to get this opportunity and to come see this on the ice and meet Kirk McLean, it was a great experience for them.”

Kerim said Shergo had never played before but has been getting “pretty good,” and though he isn’t on a team he regularly plays street hockey.

After all his cousins had been through, Kerim, who was born and raised in Canada, said it was great to see.

“Now they just live their normal lives, playing hockey, going to school.

It’s nice to see.”

Shergo’s sisters, 16-year-old Heveen and nine-year-old Ranim, both said their favourite players were Henrik and Daniel Sedin.

“Very nice day today,” said Heveen, wearing a toque that read “Canada” and carrying a hand-drawn “Go Canucks Go” sign. “I like to watch hockey.”

Mohammad has been working with his sister Tima at their salon Kurdi Hair Design in Port Coquitlam. He is still learning English, but said, with his daughter acting as translator, he is “very happy.”

Some 23 refugees, including youth and their parents, took part in the tour, which was also attended by Immigration Minister John McCallum. The kids met Canucks mascot Fin, saw the

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Syrian refugee Shergo Kurdi, 15, watches St. Louis Blues NHL hockey practice after a tour of Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday. With a federal government grant the Vancouver Canucks and local social services agency S.U.C.C.E.S.S have teamed up to teach refugees about hockey as a way to better understand Canadian culture and to integrate them into the community. team’s dressing room and were set to watch the game later Saturday.

“We Canadians hold deep value in this game,” said Queenie Choo, chief

executive officer of S.U.C.C.E.S.S. “It’s a way to learn about Canadian culture and Canadian living through a sport.”

Poll shows strong support Vancouver doctor involved in for president’s impeachment assisted death is an 69 PER CENT RATE GOVERNMENT BAD OR TERRIBLE advocate for choice

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — For 40 years, Dr. Ellen Wiebe has been fighting for choice.

At a time when providing abortions meant death threats and violent attacks on her peers, she spearheaded clinical trials of a pregnancy-termination pill. Now, as the country debates assisted death, she has performed what’s thought to be the first legal procedure outside of Quebec. “(These issues are) just really important to me,” she said in a recent interview in her bustling women’s clinic in Vancouver. “The choice over your reproduction is just crucial.

“The right to die is another thing I’m passionate about. We should all have the right to die at our own choice, and I will put in the effort and take the risks.”

On Feb. 29, Wiebe was by the side of a Calgary woman with ALS when she died. The woman, identified in court documents as Ms. S, won a legal exemption to receive assisted death, but she had to fly to Vancouver because she couldn’t find a local physician to help her. It was a situation Wiebe foresaw last fall, when she learned that many palliative-care physicians were not planning to offer assisted dying. It struck her that although the law was set to change, there might not be doctors available to provide the procedure.

“That’s so much like abortion, where you have a legal right to a medical procedure but you don’t have access unless you’ve got providers,” she said.

She and a colleague set about preparing for Feb. 6, the original deadline the Supreme Court gave the federal government to come up with assisted-dying legislation. The court later granted an extension until June 6, but patients can seek exemptions from a judge in the meantime.

Wiebe spoke with assisted-dying providers in Oregon and the Netherlands to learn first-hand. She now knows how to have conversations with people who are considering ending their lives and how best to use lethal medications. She said most family doctors are familiar with end-of-life care and wouldn’t require much training.

While some physicians have expressed reservations about how assisted dying squares up with their oath to do no harm, Wiebe sees no contradictions.

“My job is to help them have a good life and a good death by their standards, not by mine or anybody else’s.”

But Larry Worthen, executive director of the Christian Medical and Dental Society, said doctors in his organization are struggling with impending legalization. He said he’s concerned

Canadians haven’t thought carefully about the implications.

“If society thinks that assisted death is a virtuous thing, that you’re saving money for the health-care system, you’re saving your family from grief … how long before it starts to become an expectation?”

Most members of the Canadian Society of Palliative Care Physicians do not want to provide assisted death, said executive director Kim Taylor.

“If you look at the World Health Organization definition of palliative care you’ll see it states ‘neither hastens nor postpones death,”’ she said. “There must be a ‘safe’ place for the majority of patients who do not want a hastened death.”

Those who know Wiebe aren’t surprised she has taken on the cause.

When Vancouver abortion provider Dr. Garson Romalis was stabbed in 2000, Wiebe was leading cross-Canada clinical trials of abortion pill RU-486 and faced death threats.

“She really is fearless in her advocacy,” said Dr. Wendy Norman, assistant professor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia. “She places herself as a target because she can be seen, and so much of the care for women and for vulnerable people is not seen in that way.”

Wiebe speaks with a sense of urgency inside her cramped office. The reason she’s “going public,” she said, referring to her recent media interviews, is to persuade other doctors to stand up and say they will provide assisted death.

“And they are doing it,” she said excitedly.

The number of doctors willing to offer assisted death is growing, she said, and she’s asking more to come forward to Dying With Dignity Canada, the national advocacy organization.

But helping people die also requires the co-operation of nurses and pharmacists, and Wiebe expressed frustration at regulatory colleges that have advised members of those professions to seek legal counsel before participating in assisted death.

Looking ahead to June 6, she said she hopes the government creates a compassionate legal model that isn’t too sterile, allowing people to choose whether to take medication themselves or have it administered by a doctor, and to die in their setting of choice.

Wiebe said she hasn’t gotten any threats because of her work on assisted dying, but those she received as an abortion provider only hardened her resolve.

“Death threats are terrorist acts, which are meant to scare you and make you stop working,” she said, dismissing the idea with a laugh.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RIO DE JANEIRO — A new poll published Sunday suggested strong support for the impeachment of embattled Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in a politically polarized country mired in an economic recession and a corruption probe that has ensnared much of the county’s political brass.

The poll by the respected Datafolha agency, published in the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper, said 68 per cent of people surveyed want to see lawmakers vote to impeach Rousseff.

That’s up 8 percentage points since February, with the jump was highest among the rich, who supported Rousseff’s impeachment by 74 per cent.

Just 10 per cent rated Rousseff’s agoverment good or excellent, with 69 per cent calling it bad or terrible.

The ratings of her predecessor, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, were also down — possibly dented by controversy over his appointment as Rousseff’s chief of staff, a move critics said was a bid to shield him from corruption allegations.

Fifty-seven per cent said they disapprove of him — a dramatic drop from the near-90 per cent approval rating he had when leaving office in 2010.

But in a sign of the depth of Brazilians’ disgust with the entire political establishment, Silva held

onto his ranking as the best president Brazil ever had, with 35 per cent of the survey’s respondents picking him, compared with the 16 per cent who chose his predecessor, President Fernando Henrique Cardoso.

A Supreme Court justice on Friday suspended Silva’s nomination to the Cabinet post, and the full Supreme Court will have to decide whether he can take office.

Under Brazilian law, Cabinet members cannot be investigated, charged or imprisoned unless authorized by the Supreme Court.

The Datafolha survey was carried out on March 17 and 18, with face-toface interviews with 2,794 people in171 cities and towns.

The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points.

The effort to impeach Rousseff over allegations of fiscal mismanagement moved forward last week when the lower house created a special commission on the matter.

Rousseff backers say impeachment is a power grab by opponents who themselves have been sullied by an unrelated probe into kickbacks and bribery at the state-run oil company Petrobras. Eight of the 65 members of impeachment commission are currently facing charges, as is the speaker of the lower house, Eduardo Cunha, who opened the impeachment proceedings.

The political turmoil comes as Brazil prepares to host the Summer Olympics in August while struggling with an economic crisis and an outbreak of the Zika virus, which health experts believe may cause a devastating birth defect in newborns.

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Black boxes from site are badly damaged RUSSIA PLANE CRASH

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Aviation experts on Sunday began examining the black boxes from the FlyDubai flight that crashed amid high winds at an airport in southern Russia, killing all 62 aboard.

FlyDubai’s Boeing 737-800 from Dubai nosedived and exploded in a giant fireball before dawn Saturday after trying to land for a second time in strong winds in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. FlyDubai confirmed all 62 people on the plane were killed.

Most of the passengers were Russian.

Several planes had trouble landing at the airport at the time of the crash.

The Inter-State Aviation Committee said in a statement that the plane’s data and voice recorders had been heavily damaged in the crash.

But Sergei Zaiko, deputy chairman of the committee, was quoted by Russian news agencies late Sunday as saying that the quality of material on the data recorder was high.

The black boxes were being viewed in Moscow by experts from Russia, the United Arab Emirates and France, the aviation commission said. The American-made Boeing plane had Frenchmade engines.

At Rostov-on-Don, hundreds of people flocked Sunday to the airport, the region’s largest, to lay flowers and leave candles and toys in memory of the dead. The city is 950 kilometres (600 miles) south of Moscow near the Ukrainian border.

Closed-circuit TV footage showed the plane going down at a steep angle and exploding. The powerful explosion left a big crater in the runway.

The airport remained closed, but workers on Sunday afternoon were re-

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Russian Police and Emergency Ministry employees investigate the wreckage of a crashed plane at the Rostov-on-Don airport, about 950 kilometers south of Moscow, Russia, Sunday. Winds were gusting before dawn Saturday over the airport in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don when a plane carrying 62 people from a favorite Russian holiday destination decided to abort its landing. pairing the damage to the runway, and plans are to reopen on Monday morning, the airport said in a statement.

FlyDubai’s chief executive, Ghaith al-Ghaith, said on Sunday the plane had enough fuel to maintain its holding pattern, which reportedly went on for two hours. He expressed confidence in Russian authorities and said the carrier intends to resume flights to the airport once it reopens. He reiterated that the Rostov-on-Don airport

was open Saturday despite the high winds and was “good enough to operate” at the time of the crash, and that it was up to Russian authorities to make that determination.

Some of the crash victims were from rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine where fighting between Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian government troops has killed more than 9,100 people in nearly two years.

The war has turned the region’s main

airport of Donetsk into a wasteland, and many locals have been using the airport in Rostov-on-Don, across the border.

Self-proclaimed rebel authorities in Donetsk said Sunday that two residents had been killed in the crash, while the Komsomolskaya Pravda daily reported that a family of three from the rebel-controlled town of Sverdlovsk in Ukraine was among the victims.

Paris attacks suspect reported to be planning new acts

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

STORIES FROM PAGE A1

RUG: After sunset He practised his craft before and after school, often working from before sunrise to after sunset.

“My father thought it was a good future for me,” he said, since rug makers were esteemed, and could make a good living.

He became successful. By the time he was 20, Khierandish was employing other villagers to help weave his carpets on looms.

But life became harder after the rise of the Taliban. He recalled Taliban members would bring their own livestock herds to graze on the land of farmers in his village of Behsood, located in a green belt. If local farmers protested, their homes and mosques would be burned.

“The Taliban’s language is just guns,” said Khierandish.

He started a side business as a wedding videographer to help supplement the family income. At the urging of village elders, he eventually began making videos of torched homes, overgrazed farmland, and other Taliban acts of aggression in Behsood.

One day, Khierandish was told someone wanted to buy copies of these videos. He was met by a group of men who beat him and attempted to drag him into a van. Afraid for his life, he shouted for help, and a number of vil-

BABY: Night shift Doug, who works as a mixer/driver with a local cement firm, said he had tried to talk to Robertson a few hours after the birth, but was told the dispatcher had finished her night shift.

“All of a sudden, you were gone,” he told her.

Robertson said she actually helped deliver five babies by phone since she started dispatching in 2009, but this is the first time she got an in-person thank you. “I got a couple of thankyous before, but never like this. It’s super cool,” said the dispatcher, who was thrilled to meet the family — especially baby Owen.

“It’s nice to put a face to someone who helped you,” said Tiffany, who doesn’t remember much about what was said that night, but feels she was in good hands.

lagers came to his rescue.

Kierandish knew he would never be safe in his homeland. He and his family went into hiding.

“It was very difficult for me to leave my country, but I had to do that. I sacrificed… but it was worth it,” he said, with the hint of a grin.

The next three years were the most difficult of his life. Khierandish, his wife Fouzieh Hosseini, and children Mohammed, who was then 7, Shakila, 5, and Safora, 2, were refugees in Syria. They just managed to scrape by, selling items at a local bazaar. “It was very, very hard in a new country with a different culture, language and people,” he recalled. “There was no support.”

The family had to brace for another big transition after being accepted into Canada four years ago. But Khierandish, whose youngest daughter, Yusra, was born in Red Deer, said he thanks God for this chance to live in peace and freedom in a cold, but friendly land.

His children are now happy at school.

He works at a local coffee shop and remains grateful for CARE’s support in helping his family re-settle in Red Deer.

Khierandish eventually hopes to save enough to sponsor his brother and mother, who escaped to Pakistan, since he would like to be reunited with them in Canada.

Someday, he also hopes to make another beautiful rug that contains the threads of a more positive story. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com “My dad was pretty calm, so I was calm. If he wouldn’t have been, I wouldn’t have been.”

Considering Tiffany’s labour with Patrick lasted 10 hours, Foster never expected Owen to come so fast. “I wish I could have been there sooner,” said the young dad, who “thought they were messing with me” when he was first told about the road-side delivery.

Tiffany’s mom, Stacey Brown, also thought her jokester husband was pulling her leg about the baby being born in his truck.

“I thought, yeah, right — until I heard the baby crying.” Stacey said she’s very proud her husband “kept it together” — right up until she asked him several hours later, how he was doing, “Then I lost it,” admitted Doug. “It’s very close to my heart to be able to deliver my own grandchild. I still can’t believe it happened.” lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRUSSELS — The top suspect in last year’s Paris attacks told investigators after he was captured that he was planning new operations from Brussels and possibly had access to several weapons, Belgium’s foreign minister said Sunday.

Salah Abdeslam had claimed that “he was ready to restart something from Brussels, and it’s maybe the reality,” Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said.

Reynders gave credence to the suspect’s claim because “we found a lot of weapons, heavy weapons in the first investigations, and we have seen a new network of people around him in Brussels.”

Abdeslam, captured Friday in a police raid in Brussels, was charged Saturday with “terrorist murder” by Belgian authorities. He is a top suspect in the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead.

Abdeslam was wounded during the raid, and a senior Belgian police official said that he was shot in the leg as he ran toward officers outside an apartment in the Molenbeek neighbourhood.

The head of Belgium’s special federal police unit, Roland Pacolet, told broadcaster RTL that one hypothesis being studied by police was that the suspect wanted to commit suicide.

“When someone comes out running toward the police, we have to ask ourselves some questions. What did he have in mind? What was he going to do? Either he wanted to get killed by the police, or he wanted to blow himself up near the police,” Pacolet said.

He said that Abdeslam was unarmed.

Speaking to security experts at a German Marshall Fund conference in Brussels, the foreign minister said “we have found more than 30 people involved in the terrorist attacks in Paris, but we are sure that there are others.”

Reynders urged European intelligence, law enforcement, and border authorities to exchange more information to help track the suspects down.

Interpol also has called on European countries to be vigilant at their borders, saying Abdeslam’s accomplices may try to flee after his capture.

The international police agency recommended closer checks at borders, especially for stolen passports. Many of the Nov. 13 attackers and accomplices travelled on falsified or stolen documents Abdeslam’s Belgian lawyer, meanwhile, threatened to launch legal action Monday against a French prosecutor, accusing him of breaching the confidentiality of the investigation into the deadly rampage in Paris.

Sven Mary told Belgian public broadcaster RTBF that part of the press conference given on Saturday by Paris prosecutor Francois Molins “is a violation. It’s a fault, and I cannot let it go unchallenged.”

Molins said Abdeslam, 26, told Belgian officials he had “wanted to blow himself up at the Stade de France” as a suicide bomber, but that he backed out at the last minute.

France is seeking Abdeslam’s extradition for trial there, but Mary said he would fight any attempt to hand over his client and that investigators have much to learn from the suspect, who was born in Belgium but has French and Moroccan nationality.

“Salah is of great importance to this investigation. I would even say that he is worth gold. He is co-operating, he is communicating, he is not insisting on his right to silence. I think it would be worthwhile now to give things a bit of time … for investigators to be able to talk to him,” Mary said.

In response, an official in the Paris prosecutor’s office said French law allows prosecutors to speak about elements of an investigation. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to discuss this issue publicly.

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TENSIONS HIGH DURING HEARINGS ENERGY EAST

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LEVIS, Que. — As Luc Villeneuve begins talking to a reporter about his renewable energy foundation, he is abruptly interrupted outside the conference room where public hearings on Energy East are taking place.

“You didn’t come here in an electric car, did you?” truck driver Michel Morin asks in a taunting voice.

Villeneuve, 46, a little shaken, replies he would love to buy such a car.

“But there is oil in the car you drove here, isn’t there?” Morin aggressively counters, before storming off into the room where TransCanada vice-president Louis Bergeron is trying to assuage local concerns about the proposed pipeline.

Villeneuve smiles and says, “He’s been after me for days. I don’t know that guy’s name but he hates all environmentalists.”

On Friday, Quebec’s environmental review agency wrapped up two weeks of hearings into the Energy East proposal by TransCanada (TSX: TRP).

More hearings are scheduled to begin April 25.

Every day, Quebecers lined up at the back of the room inside a modern hockey complex across the St. Lawrence River from Quebec City in order to register to grill Bergeron and officials from the National Energy Board and Environment and Climate Change Canada.

The hearings were civil but tense as the majority of participants voiced either outright opposition to the pipeline or high levels of skepticism about TransCanada’s promises to safely transport 1.1 million of barrels of oil daily through Quebec territory.

Many of the participants were retired, middle-class parents who started their own environmental organizations out of their basements.

Irene Dupuis, 65, a retired elementary school teacher, co-founded her environmental group with her sister,

Carole.

“Under what circumstances is TransCanada not responsible for spills?” she asked the commission. “What if its IT system is hacked, what about vandalism, earthquakes?”

Bergeron said a new federal law coming into effect this summer stipulates companies like his will be entirely responsible for up to $1 billion in cleanup costs associated with a spill, regardless of who is at fault.

“What about if a spill costs $1.1 billion?” Dupuis pressed, ignoring the one-question rule.

TransCanada will still have to pay upfront but can try and recoup the money from those responsible, Bergeron said.

Outside the conference room, Dupuis said TransCanada’s promises mean little to her.

“Every day when I drive my grandson to daycare, he asks me about the colour of the St. Lawrence River,” she said. ‘Why is it blue today?’ he asks me.

‘Why is it greyish today?’ I don’t want him to ask me one day why it’s black.”

Denis Desmeules, 59, a retired health-care worker, volunteers for a Quebec City-area environmental group that opposes pipelines.

“The science shows us global warming is real,” he said. “So when will we stop?

“The people who work in the industry, they want a salary, they want to pay for their car, they want to work.

Environmentalists threaten their livelihoods.”

One of those threatened is Morin, who after calming down from his encounter with Villeneuve, lights a cigarette outside the hockey complex and discusses his frustrations.

“I have no problem with environmentalists,” says the truck driver. “But they should arrive here on foot or in electric cars if they are going to criticize oil and pipelines.

“I am for the pipeline. It moves the economy. It gives us work.”

He says Quebecers want expensive services but refuse major projects that can pay for them.

“We can’t have it all,” he argues.

“Daycares at $7 a day paid for with money from other provinces. We want

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

TransCanada Vice President, Quebec & New Brunswick Energy East Pipeline Louis Bergeron speaks at the TransCanada offices in Montreal earlier this month.

On Friday, Quebec’s environmental review agency wrapped up two weeks of hearings into the Energy East proposal by TransCanada. More hearings are scheduled to begin April 25 parental leave for men. Then we reject energy projects.”

TransCanada wants to build a 4,600-kilometre pipeline from Alberta and Saskatchewan’s oil deposits to a marine terminal in New Brunswick.

In between, the pipeline is supposed to cross hundreds of kilometres of Quebec territory, connecting to refineries in Montreal and Quebec City.

Final approval rests with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet after a review by the federal National Energy Board.

Quebec’s environmental review board is scheduled to produce a report in November. While its recommendations are not legally binding, Trudeau will have a difficult time green-lighting the project if it’s rejected in Que-

bec.

Real Picard, 72, a former worker at Quebec’s City’s Valero oil refinery, said he’s for the pipeline — “with conditions.”

He said he’s worried about corrosion but that what concerns him most is the threat of another event like the one nearly three years ago that overshadows much of the discussion on energy projects in Quebec.

A recent report says many residents of Lac-Megantic were still suffering nearly 30 months after an oil-train derailment killed 47 people in July 2013.

“Lac-Megantic wouldn’t have happened if that oil was being transported by pipeline,” Picard said. “The pipelines will take some of the trains away.”

FAMILY EXPO

BRIEF Online lodging service Airbnb opens Cuba listings to world

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate staff

Rodney, a month-old baby goat nibbles on the vest of Kaytie Peters, 7, at the Thistle Hill Petting Zoo during the 6th Annual Central Alberta Family Expo at Westerner Park’s Parkland Pavilion Saturday afternoon. The Expo featured tons of activities, vendors and booths for children and families, as well as pictures with Dora the Explorer, Snow White, and members of the 501st and Rebel Legion Star Wars costuming clubs.

HAVANA — Online lodging service Airbnb is allowing travellers from around the world to book stays in private homes in Cuba after the San Francisco-based company received a special authorization from the Obama administration, Airbnb announced Sunday.

Airbnb was the first major American company to enter Cuba after Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro declared detente on Dec. 17, 2014. The service handles online listing, booking and payments for people looking to stay in private homes instead of hotels.

Cuba has become its fastest-growing market, with about 4,000 homes added over the last year. Airbnb had only been allowed to let U.S. travellers use its services in Cuba under a relatively limited Obama administration exception to the half-century old US trade embargo on the island. The expansion of that license gives Airbnb the ability to become a one-stop shop for travellers seeking lodging in private homes, which have seen a flood of demand from travellers seeking an alternative to state-run hotels. Airbnb’s new authorization was announced on the morning of an historic three-day trip

by Obama to Cuba and a day after Starwood Hotels announced that it had signed a deal to run three Cuban hotels, becoming the first U.S. hotel company in Cuba since 1959.

Millennials face retirement saving challenges Even though they are still young and have a lot of time left, millennials (age 18-34) are facing some tough challenges when it comes to saving for their retirement in their Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) and Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSAs).

“The competition out there is tough and many Canadians in that generation are not finding jobs or are not getting the jobs they hoped for at the salaries they might have expected,” says Geoff MacPherson, an adviser with Edward Jones.

“With younger millennials their focus probably is more on getting a job and saving for a home, so it’s often tough for them to save and put away for retirement. Consequently, saving for retirement often is put on the back burner.”

Most millennials will not start thinking about retirement saving until their early 30s at which time the decision on whether to put that money into an RRSP or a TFSA becomes relevant.

That decision largely will be based on the individual’s salary level and

TALBOT BOGGS MONEYWISE personal circumstances.

If you’re income is the mid-$80,000s or higher and you expect your income in retirement to be lower than when you are working it probably makes sense to invest in an RRSP to take advantage of the tax deductions now and the fact that your withdrawals in retirement will be taxed at a lower rate when you’re income is lower, MacPherson says.

In contrast if your income is lower now and you expect it to be relatively the same in retirement then you’re probably better to forego the tax deductions from an RRSP and invest in a TFSA which will be totally tax free when money is withdrawn.

“You’ve got to go into this with your eyes wide open,” says MacPherson.

“It really depends on your personal circumstances and preferences but a financial adviser can certainly explain your options and make recommendations based on your personal situation.”

If Canadian millennials are finding the times tough, the situation is worse for their counterparts in the United States.

A recent report by TD Economics has found that Canadians aged 25 to 34 do better when it comes to employment, homeownership and net wealth than their peers south of the border.

As of the first half of 2015 50 per cent of millennials in Canada owned a home compared to only 36 per cent in the U.S. This is quite a feat considering the average price of a home in Canada is six times that of the U.S. Further, millennials in Canada have had better employment conditions with greater availability and access to credit than their American cohorts since the 2008/09 recession and they also carry less student debt than their U.S. counterparts.

“Canadian millennials are faring better economically than is commonly portrayed,” the report says.

It’s critical to get involved and engaged in the management of your financial security and future. This involves spending time to set your goals and determine your tolerance to risk and volatility, choose financial instruments which match those criteria and then to keep in touch with an adviser at least once a year to take stock of where your plan is and make adjustments if necessary.

“If you take the time to make these few basic steps you’ve got a pretty good chance of having a successful investment experience,” says MacPherson. “Millennials – in fact everyone — should get involved and engaged in their financial security and future.”

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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Monday, March 21, 2016

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Iraq exports first natural gas shipment

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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A Chinese worker load cables on a steel frames at a building under construction at the Central Business District of Beijing, Wednesday. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang pledged Wednesday to press ahead with an overhaul of the statedominated economy and financial markets despite slowing growth, saying the country’s rising debt levels are under control.

Chinese planner promises foreign companies access to markets

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIJING — China’s top planner tried to reassure foreign companies they are welcome in its slowing, state-dominated economy in a speech Sunday aimed at dispelling growing anxiety Beijing is squeezing them out of promising industries.

Speaking to an audience that included executives of top global companies at a government-organized conference, Xu Shaoshi pledged to “promote two-way opening up and liberalization.”

Xu promised foreign companies equal treatment with local enterprises as Beijing carries out a sweeping overhaul aimed at promoting self-sustaining growth based on domestic consumption and making state companies that dominate a range of industries more competitive and efficient.

“We are ready to share these growth opportunities with you,” said Xu, chairman of the Cabinet’s National Reform and Development Commission.

The China Development Forum 2016 is being closely watched by global companies because it comes at the start of the ruling Communist Party’s latest five-year development plan that runs through 2020.

Executives are eager to learn details of how the party might carry out pledges to make the economy more competitive, open more industries to private and possibly foreign competitors and to shrink bloated, money-losing industries including coal, steel and cement.

The guest list for the weekend conference at a government guesthouse in the Chinese capital included executives of U.S., European and Asian banks, manufacturers, Internet and other companies.

The ruling party’s plan promises to give the private sector a bigger economic role, but business groups say regulators are trying to shield Chinese rivals from competition or compel foreign companies to hand over technology in exchange for market access.

Business groups say Beijing has yet to carry out most of the reforms promised in a separate 2013 plan that called for giving market forces a “decisive role” in the economy.

They point to limits on foreign ownership in an array of industries and say in some areas such as information security technology for banks regulators are reducing or blocking market access.

“The big question is whether foreign companies will be able to access that growth,” John Frisbie, president of the U.S.-China Business Council, said in an interview last week.

“WE ARE READY TO SHARE THESE GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES WITH YOU.” —XU SHAOSHI CHAIRMAN OF THE CABINET’S NATIONAL REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION Companies are getting “mixed signals” from Chinese regulators, said Frisbie.

“That uncertainty is weakening business confidence.”

Meanwhile, Chinese leaders also are trying to restore faith in their ability as economic managers following a stock market collapse and currency turmoil. Senior officials including Premier Li Keqiang have spent the past month making an unusually prominent series of statements that the economy is on track and trying to dispel fears Beijing might weaken its yuan to boost exports.

On Sunday, Xu announced no new initiatives but promised to make “markets more open, more efficient and more sustainable.”

Xu promised to reduce “regional and industrial monopolies,” a reference to repeated promises to cut back the dominance of state companies in industries including banking, energy and telecoms that reform advocates complain are a drag on the economy.

Reform advocates complain the ruling party is dragging its feet on carrying out promises to open more industries to private competition.

The party has given itself until 2018 to show the first results from its overhaul of state industry but reformers say with growth falling steadily, they need to act faster.

Last year’s economic growth fell to a 25-year low of 6.9 per cent and forecasters including the International Monetary Fund say it will decline further.

This year’s official target is 6.5 to 7 per cent, but the IMF and others say it is more likely to fall as low as 6.3 per cent.

Beijing wants to promote “new growth drivers” and encourage “mass innovation” in areas such as clean energy, medical technology and artificial intelligence, Xu said.

He promised to “lower the threshold” for entrepreneurs to get into promising new fields.

BAGHDAD — Iraq on Sunday exported the first shipment of natural gas in its history, a key development for the OPEC member struggling to feed a cash-strapped economy amid an expensive fight against the Islamic State group.

The move revives a long-sought ambition by Iraq to be a gas exporter, thanks to a joint venture with Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp. Iraq first planned to begin exporting gas in the late 1970s, but that timeline was delayed by the Iraq-Iran war when Iraqi export ports were bombed.

A Panama-flagged gas carrier sailed Sunday afternoon from Iraq’s southern port of Umm Qasr on the Persian Gulf with a cargo of about 10,000 standard cubic feet of gas in the form of condensates, Oil Ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said.

Jihad wouldn’t reveal how much the cargo was worth or the buyer, but he added that the next cargo will be shipped by the end of this month.

In November 2011, Iraq signed a $17 billion deal to form a joint venture to gather, process and market gas from three oil fields in the oil-rich province of Basra. The fields are the 17.8 billion-barrel Rumaila, the 4.1 billion barrel Zubair field and the 8.6 billion barrel West Qurna Stage 1.

5 things to watch for in Canadian business this week

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Ambrose: Interim Conservative Leader Rona Ambrose is at the Economic Club of Canada in Ottawa on Monday to outline what the official Opposition wants to see in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first federal budget, to be tabled on Tuesday.

Budget: Finance Minister Bill Morneau tables the federal budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday at 4 p.m., after the markets close.

Women: Also on Tuesday, the Economic Club of Canada pays tribute to

International Women’s Day in Ottawa as six female trailblazers, including Karen Wilson, president of the Women’s Business Network, discuss what they’ve accomplished as leaders to help bridge the gender gap.

Manufacturing: The annual FABTECH Canada conference kicks off in Toronto on Tuesday to examine the key issues facing Canadian manufacturers.

Earnings: Several companies report earnings this week, including investment firm AGF Management, transit bus manufacturer New Flyer and Eldorado Gold on Wednesday. Toymaker Spin Master and Alamos Gold are among those reporting on Thursday.

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According the International Energy Agency, Iraq has estimated natural gas reserves of 112 trillion cubic meters, making it the 11th largest in the world.

The inauguration of Iraq’s gas industry is meant to boost the coffers of a government badly in need of cash to fund ongoing military operations against IS extremists, who control key areas of northern and western Iraq, including the second-largest city, Mosul.

Iraq holds the world’s fourth largest oil reserves, some 143.1 billion barrels, and oil revenues make up nearly 95 per cent of its budget.

Like other oil-reliant countries, Iraq’s economy has been severely hit by plummeting oil prices since 2014, plunging the nation into an acute financial crisis despite record crude oil export levels. The crisis has forced Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi’s government to introduce austerity measures by eliminating government posts, merging some ministries, halting spending on construction projects and imposing new taxes to pay for civil servants and fund the military.

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Finishing on a high note

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Rebels 7 Oil Kings 2 Scoring early and often, the Red Deer Rebels closed out their Western Hockey League season with an exclamation point.

With two goals on his first two shifts and an assist later in the second period, Defenceman Colton Bobyk and his laser slap shot led the Rebels to a 7-2 win over the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings Saturday night at the Enmax Centrium.

The second goal came after the Rebels cycled the puck down low, Ivan Nikolishin fed a waiting Bobyk at the point. With that goal, Bobyk became the sixth Rebel to score 20 goals this season, joining Philp, Pawlenchuk, DeBrusk, Helewka and Nikolishin.

“It was a goal I set at the start of the year and I achieved it,” said Bobyk.

Adam Helewka gave the Rebels a 3-0 lead, but Grayson Pawlenchuk did most of the work. Pawlenchuk, at full speed went behind the goalie, getting Lee out of position, and backhanding the puck to a waiting Helewka, who had a wide open cage to bury his team leading 42nd goal of the season.

By the end of the first period, the Rebels had a 4-0 lead. By the end of the second that lead had widened to 6-0.

“You get a lead like that and you’re just trying to get through the third period without getting anybody banged up or any more injuries,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter. “Overall the kids came here ready to play. We wanted to finish the regular season off the right way.”

In and out of the lineup all season, Austin Pratt had two goals of his own, both from the slot. His second goal came on a power play early in the third period to make it 7-0 Rebels.

Sutter commented that his line played very well the whole game, even after Bleackley went out and he had to rotate guys in.

Jeff DeWitt and Luke Philp both scored in the second. Philp’s was set up by Michael Spacek who had a clear shot on net 50 seconds into the second period, but Lee was high in the crease, so Spacek passed it over to Philp in the slot. With Lee out of position, Philp sniped his 21st of the year.

Brett Pollock was the lone bright spot for the Oil Kings with short handed and powerplay markers.

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

Jake DeBrusk of the Red Deer Rebels battles behind the net with Brayden Gorda of the Edmonton Oil Kings during their Saturday night WHL tilt at the Enmax Centrium. The Rebels defeated the Oil Kings 7-2.

With the book closed on the Rebels regular season, their focus now shifts to the playoffs and a first round matchup with rival Calgary.

“I expect it to be a tough series,” said Sutter.

“They played us hard all year and it has been some tough games. It’s playoff time and if you play well anybody can beat anybody. You have to make sure you’re to play.

“It’ll be a tough, long, hard-fought series. They have a good team and we have to make sure we’re prepared.”

Game 1 of the Hitmen-Rebels series starts Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Centrium. Game 2 starts the next night at 7 p.m., also at the Centrium. Game 3 is in Calgary on Sunday at 4 p.m.

The Oil Kings will have to play the Medicine Hat Tigers in a one game winner-take-all playoff game on Tuesday for the eighth and final playoff spot. The Tigers beat the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Saturday 4-2.

Notes: Player awards were handed out before the start of the game.

Spacek was the rookie of the year,

Brandon Hagel was the most underrated player, Haydn Fleury was the best defenceman and MVP, Evan Polei won the humanitarian awards, Ivan Nikolishin was the leading scorer and the three star award winner and the Players award was given to Kayle Doetzel for the second straight year … Martin came out of the game to start the third, giving Dawson Weatherill some ice time … Conner Bleackley left the game part way through the first period holding his wrist. Sutter said Bleackley went to hospital with cut on his wrist.

Flames burn Habs behind Monahan’s three points

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Flames 4 Canadiens 1 MONTREAL — It had been 14 months since Niklas Backstrom started a game in goal but if there was any rust, it didn’t show on the recently acquired Calgary Flame.

The 38-year-old Backstrom stopped 21 of 22 shots as the Flames downed the injury-riddled Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Sunday night.

It was his first appearance in goal since Jan. 13, 2015 with the Minnesota Wild.

“It was fun,” said Backstrom, who was acquired Feb. 29 by the Flames.

“The guys in front of me played a great game to help me out a lot.

“It’s a long time since my last game so for sure there are some things I need to improve, but we got the win and that’s what we wanted.”

Sean Monahan had two goals and a helper while Dougie Hamilton had three assists for the Flames (31-35-6), who have points in four straight games heading into a meeting with the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Monday night.

The Flames end a three-game road trip Thursday night in Minnesota, where Backstrom is slated to start against his former team. He called that “special.”

One of his hardest shots came early in the second period when teammate Mark Giordano accidentally put

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Montreal Canadiens’ Jacob De La Rose, left, is dumped by Calgary Flames’ Matt Stajan during third period NHL action Sunday, in Montreal. The Flames beat the Canadiens 4-1. a backhander at his own net, but he made the save look easy.

The two joked about it after the game.

“He just told me he wanted to have a shot on net,” said Backstrom. “I actually saw the puck was rolling. It was a

tough play for him.”

“I asked if they count that as a shot against, to get his stats up,” said Giordano. “It was a funny moment.

“It wouldn’t be so funny if he wasn’t ready and it went in the net though.”

Joe Colborne and Johnny Gaudreau

also scored for the Flames, who outshot Montreal 35-22.

Michael McCarron scored his first NHL goal for Montreal (33-34-6), which has lost four of its last five. It came in McCarron’s 14th NHL game.

The Canadiens trailed 4-0 when the six-foot-six centre planted himself in front of Backstrom and deflected a Nathan Beaulieu point shot at 12:57 of the third frame.

“Everyone was super excited for me,” said McCarron. “It only happens once.

“We didn’t get the result we wanted but it’s my first NHL goal and I was pretty excited.”

The Canadiens, coming off a 5-0 loss Saturday night in Ottawa, had allowed opponents 10 straight goals before McCarron scored.

The Flames got on the board 16:06 into the second period after Alex Galchenyuk was checked off the puck in the Calgary zone. The transition play saw Sam Bennett feed T.J. Brodie for a pass in front that was redirected by Colborne past Condon.

Nearly three minutes later, Monahan was alone at the edge of the crease to redirect a Hamilton feed.

The teams were each down a man when Monahan fed Gaudreau on the right side for a shot that trickled through Condon’s equipment at 10:38 of the third frame, and Monahan jammed one in from the side of the net on a power play at 12:21.

Avalanche move into wild-card spot with win over Oilers

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Avalanche 3 Oilers 2 EDMONTON — Gabriel Landeskog came back at the right time for Colorado.

Landeskog had a goal and an assist in his return from a three-game suspension as the Avalanche won their third game in a row, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Sunday.

The Colorado captain’s offence was badly needed with his team currently without their two leading scorers, injured centres Matt Duchene and Nathan McKinnon, and in the midst of a heated playoff race.

“I felt good. It’s tough watching,” Landeskog said. “I was hungry and ready to go. But the guys have done a great job throughout the road trip to make sure we’re in a great spot and I was just hungry to come out and help

out.”

Tyson Barrie and Blake Comeau also scored for the Avalanche (38-31-4), who currently sit one point ahead of the Minnesota Wild for the final wildcard playoff spot in the Western Conference.

“We played really well,” said Colorado coach Patrick Roy. “I thought we had a great start and our power play was outstanding. Our puck possession was outstanding, we were able to hold on to the puck in the O-zone and we had a lot of shots. I was very happy with the performance of the team.”

Matt Hendricks and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins replied for the Oilers (29-39-7), who had a two-game winning streak come to an end.

“Tonight was one of those games where it was a desperate team battling for the playoffs,” said Oilers forward Mark Letestu. “It really showed early on. Their pace was higher than ours.”

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With the loss, the Oilers were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the 10th consecutive year.

“We may not be a playoff team, but we have playoff fans,” said Oilers coach Todd McLellan. “At some point, we have to reward them.”

There was no scoring in the first period, with Colorado putting 12 shots on Edmonton starter Laurent Brossoit and the Oilers taking eight shots on Avalanche goalie Calvin Pickard.

Colorado got on the scoreboard 1:19 into the second period when Landeskog took a feed from Carl Soderberg in front and showed good patience before sending a backhand shot past a sprawling Brossoit.

The Avalanche made it 2-0 just past the midway point of the second when a Barrie point shot deflected off of defender Mark Fayne and into the Edmonton net.

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Edmonton finally scored three minutes into the third period as Letestu battled hard in front to sweep a puck to Hendricks, who tapped his second goal in as many games into a wideopen net.

The Avalanche restored their twogoal lead on the power play midway through the third frame when Comeau perfectly deflected an Erik Johnson shot.

Edmonton was able to make the score look better as Connor McDavid set up Nugent-Hopkins with Brossoit on the bench and just 7.6 seconds left on the clock.

The Oilers begin a three-game road trip in Arizona on Tuesday. The Avs are off until Thursday, when they host the Philadelphia Flyers.

Notes: It was the third and final game of the season between the two teams this season, with Colorado winning all three

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Calgary teams take provincial titles

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Pride 110 Comets 94 The Notre Dame Pride ran into some problems in the Calgary playoffs and as a result were ranked eighth heading into the high school provincial 4A basketball championships.

But they finished exactly where they wanted as they defeated the Raymond Comets 110-94 in a highly entertaining boys’ final at Lindsay Thurber High School Saturday.

“It wasn’t the best ranking, but we said coming in if we wanted to be the best we had to beat the best,” said Pride co-head coach Chris Thompson, whose team defeated the No. 1 ranked Archbishop O’Leary Spartans 88-65 in the quarter-finals, the fourthranked Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Rams 75-69 in the semifinals and thirdranked Comets.

“We didn’t do as well in the city championships as we liked, but this was the icing on the cake,” added Thompson.

The Comets, who reached the final with a 98-91 win over the second-ranked Harry Ainlay Titans of Edmonton, started off strong, grabbing a 27-19 lead after the first quarter. However, the Pride began hitting some of their outside shots and started to control the inside and led 52-47 at the half.

They led 80-72 after the third quarter, but the Comets showed their offensive skill by tying the game at 84. The Pride regained the lead on a pair of free throws by David Kuac and they never trailed again. The Pride hit on 10 of their last 14 free throws over the last three minutes and held the Comets to one three-point shot.

“We were a bit worried the way they (Comets) started out shooting extremely well,” said Thompson. “They played basketball like we knew they would, but I give our guys all the credit. They weathered the storm and battled hard and deserved the win.”

Six-foot-four centre Tyrell Lindren led the Pride with 27 points, all from inside or the free throw line.

“Our big guys have been the foundation of the team all season. They all worked hard in practice and on the floor.”

Kuac added 22 points and Aaron Tesfagiorgis 21 for the Pride while Boomer Heggie had 30, Brock Dewsbery 24 and Chase Bohne 21 for the Comets, who have only two Grade 12 players and all their top players return.

Browns 54 Rebels 46 Meanwhile the top-seeded St. Francis Browns of Calgary downed the second-ranked Jasper Place Rebels of Edmonton 54-46 in the girls’ final, also at LTCHS. The Browns took an early lead and never trailed, although the Rebels, who have all Grade 10 and 11 players, narrowed the gap to 40-39 early in the fourth quarter.

The Browns went on an 8-0 run to take control.

“They’re a remarkable team, well skilled, aggressive and extremely smart,” said Browns head coach Claire Mitton. “They put a lot of pressure on us and took us out of our rhythm. We usually have a great transition game, but that wasn’t easy today. Every basket was with extreme effort.

“But our five starters are all going to play post-secondary next year and

they showed their composure.”

The Browns were the top-ranked team all season, which put pressure on the team.

“We’ve been hunted all season, but I told the girls toward the end lets be the hunted and go out and get what we want.”

Emma Kary led the Browns with 17 points while Brianna Fehr added 15 and Summer Masikewich 14. Haily Weaver had 13, Sydney Fedick 11 and Morgan Mudge 10 for Jasper Place.

Raiders 68 Saints 64 (OT) The LTCHS Raiders put the finishing touches on a solid championship, downing the St Mary’s Saints of Calgary 68-64 in overtime to win the girls’ consolation title Saturday morning at LTCHS. After losing their opening game of the tournament 56-43 to Spruce Grove, the Raiders downed Foothills 72-43, Cardston 79-71 and St. Mary’s.

The Raiders led most of the way until late when the Saints tied it at 58.

The Raiders came back to take a 66-64 lead then Nikki Thomas put the nail in the coffin, hitting a pair of free throws with 9.9 seconds remaining.

“Nikki works extremely hard. She’s a terrific rebounder and has been working hard on her shooting and what a key time to come up with two good shots,” said Raiders head coach Kathy Lalor, who couldn’t have been happier.

“Overall the girls played well all weekend and they all contributed,” she said.

“They have to feel good. I was happy with the way our shooting came along after that first game. We didn’t shoot well that game, but yesterday (Saturday) I was happy with both games.

We played four good quarters in both games. The last one here we had a bad quarter (outscored 17-4 in the fourth against the Saints), but the girls hung in there.

“I’m pleased. We won three games in the provincials and we have two Grade 10s and six Grade 11s and this experience will only help them next year.”

They will lose Grade 12 standout Kelsey Lalor, who had 23 points in the consolation final. Jenna Hawkes added nine and Hayley Lalor had eight.

Alexa Tan had 35 for the Saints.

Meanwhile, in other girls play the Hunting Hills Lightning tied for 13th by defeating Charles Spencer of Grande Prairie 96-40 with Gabby Spenst and Kristen Loney finishing with 14 points each and Leah and Paige Hagel 12 apiece.

Catholic Central of Lethbridge took third place on the girls’ side with a 6755 win over Western Canada of Calgary and St. Albert Catholic stopped Spruce Grove 67-55 for fifth-place.

In other boys’ play, the Notre Dame Cougars finished tied for 13th with a 85-77 win over Charles Spencer while the LTCHS Raiders lost in their 13thplace game 85-83 in overtime to Lloydminster.

Cody White had 29 points and Rudy Soffo 14 for the Cougars with TK Kunaka and Ben Pasiuk hitting 15 each and Vince Barbuco and Kade Best 10 apiece.

LCI won the boys’ bronze with a 10282 win over Harry Ainlay. Archbishop O’Leary took fifth with a 109-66 win over Lester B Pearson.

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/athelticsblog.

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

Reyna Crawford of the St. Francis High School Browns takes the ball down the court while pursued by Morgan Mudge of the Jasper Place High School Rebels during the Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association’s 4A Hoop Classic tournament final in the Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School gymnasium Saturday afternoon.

Central Alberta Christian High School girls take home silver from 2A provincials LOCAL RESULTS PICTURE BUTTE — The Central Alberta Christian High School Knights played some of their best basketball of the season at the provincial high school 2A girls’ championships during the weekend.

The Knights came in ranked seventh and advanced to the final before losing 58-51 to third-ranked and host Picture Butte Sugar Queens.

Nicole Ubels led the Knights with 19 points in the final while Calista Cooper added 12.

Earlier the Knights downed Glenmary 73-48 in their opener with Ubels hitting 38 points, They downed the top-ranked Immanuel Christian 60-56 behind Ubels 28 point effort and reached the final with a 64-53 win over La Crete with Ubels hitting 32 points.

• OLDS — W. R Myers of Tabor won the girls and Chestermere the boys in the 3A provincials.

Myers stopped McCoy of Medicine Hat 67-47 in the final.

Earlier on the girls’ side Wetaskiwin downed Olds 68-62 in the first round then lost 85-45 to Edmonton

Christian in the quarter-finals and 60-55 to Holy Trinity Academy on the consolation side. Olds won the Pool C title, defeating Cold Lake 58-53 and Bowness 62-56.

On the boys’ side,Wetaskiwin opened with a 69-52 win over Grande Prairie before losing 96-58 to Chestermere. They then lost 81-55 on the consolation side.

Olds lost 87-65 to St, Peter The Apostle in their opener, dropped a 73-62 decision to Onoway in Pool C before finishing 11th with a 71-61 win over Holy Rosary.

• La CRETE — The West Island College downed St. Joe’s Collegiate 82-54 to win the 2A boys’ crown.

• TROCHU — Stirling downed Bawlf 71-37 in the 1A girls’ final.

The host Tro-Val Jays lost their three starts — 62-38 to Bawlf, 53-33 to Olds Koinonia and 50-47 to Glendon.

Bawlf also defeated Rosemary 5935 and CWA 66-33.

• LIVINGSTONE — The host Livingstone squad downed Daysland 78-62 in the 1A boys’ final.

Livingstone stopped New Norway 77-49 in the semifinal while Daysland defeated Coaldale Christian 6758.

New Norway finished third with a 66-62 win over Coaldale.

Canada stays unbeaten at women’s curling worlds OVERCOMES CONTROVERSY IN EVENING DRAW TO GO TO 3-0 SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Even after a massive 10-2 win, Amy Nixon needed a moment to calm down.

Nixon and her Canadian teammates remained undefeated at the women’s curling world championships after American skip Erika Brown conceded in six ends on Sunday night in a controversial fifth draw matchup.

Both teams had heated exchanges with officials in the third and fourth ends over two disputed hog-line violations by Nixon, who was throwing third for Canada. Nixon’s sensored rock — which blinks red when its handle isn’t released in time — indicated she had hogged her throw in both the third and fourth ends.

The Canadians claimed in both instances that the handle malfunctioned.

“It was not a pleasant feeling. It was a difficult situation,” said a terse Nixon, who added with a laugh.

“I’m still trying to get over it, actually.”

Canada came out strong in the first end, with skip Chelsea Carey making a difficult shot to take out the Americans’ one rock for four points. Brown just barely made a draw to earn a single in the second end, to cut into Canada’s lead and make it 4-1.

Canada lost its fifth stone in the third end over the first disputed hog-line violation. Canada burned its own rock after the lights turned red following Nixon’s throw.

Her teammates kicked the rock aside because of the sensors, but Nixon argued that there was a handle malfunction and that her hand was clear of the handle before the hog line.

Brown and her rink pointed out that as the Canadians had burned their own stone, it couldn’t be re-thrown. Officials sided with the United States, pulling Canada’s rock.

“I’m not one to go over, but since we don’t have a jumbotron or a screen here it’s very difficult to know,” said Nixon, who had told officials during practice that her rock’s

lights had been malfunctioning.

“The biggest thing about that is I just wish someone had been able to tell me on the replay if I was over or not because either you’re over and you accept it or you’re not and you start to ride the officials.

“To play in a world championship and be in that situation is, needless to say, not my favourite thing I’ve ever experienced.”

Carey missed a take out on the next throw, sailing her rock through the house without touching anything.

Canada recovered, though. Carey threw a raised double takeout, making it a 5-1 lead and bringing the largely Canadian crowd to their feet at the Credit Union iPlex.

Debate flared up again in the fourth end, as the same scenario played out: Nixon’s rock lit up red despite her hand releasing in time and Canada’s sweepers purposely burning the rock. This time, however, Canada was allowed to re-throw and officials ruled that the sensor lights would be ignored for the rest of the game.

“Technology’s great but, as far as I’m concerned, just give everybody handles without sensors in them and if you have a problem with the other team then call an official out or something,” said Carey. “We play at all the other events, all the Grand Slams and everything, without sensored rocks.

“After experiencing that, that would be my pref-

erence because you generally don’t have other teams doing that and it’s just really unfortunate to get punished for something you don’t deserve.”

Despite Canada’s rethrow, Brown drew for the single to make it 5-2 after four ends.

Carey responded with a point in the fifth, then added another four in the sixth when Brown came up well short on an easy draw for one. The Americans immediately conceded after that, bringing the game to a close in less than two hours.

Earlier Sunday, Carey and her Calgary-based rink beat Switzerland’s Binia Feltscher 7-4 in the third draw of the tournament.

The Canadians are first in the standings after five draws, with Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa also a perfect 3-0. Carey and her teammates play Anna Sidorova of Russia (2-1) on Monday morning in Draw 6, then Margaretha Sigfridsson of Sweden (1-2) in the evening draw.

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Raptors closing in on Cavs

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Raptors 105 Magic 100 TORONTO — With 13 games to go in what has the making of a record-breaking season for the Toronto Raptors, they’re walking a fine line — between resting players, maintaining momentum, and shooting for the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference.

Priority No. 1 for coach Dwane Casey: good health.

And so Sunday, it was Cory Joseph’s turn to rest as a mish-mash Raptors lineup pulled out a 105-100 victory over the Orlando Magic.

“I’d rather have health than anything else, and freshness. That’s so important,” Casey said. “Believe me, nobody wants to win more than me, but the overall health of your players and the mileage and the minutes on your players’ bodies is something we’ve got to be smart with.

“It’s a double-edged sword. It’s important to our organization and to the city to fight for a championship, to even talk about playing for a championship is important, and it’s never been done here before.”

DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points, while Luis Scola had 20, and Kyle Lowry added 18. Bismack Biyombo grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to go with 12 points and six blocks, and Terrence Ross chipped in with 13 points for Toronto (48-21).

Joseph got the night off after already topping his career-high in minutes this season by a whopping 308.

The Raptors were also missing Patrick Patterson (ankle), and Jonas Valanciunas and James Johnson, who have both been battling injuries. They were active but didn’t play.

The victory pulled Toronto to within one game of Cleveland for first place in the Eastern Conference, but the players echoed Casey’s sentiments in the post-game locker-room. Heading into the post-season healthy and strong is key.

“It’s a long season, you definitely don’t want to lose any momentum you have going, but at the same time your health is the most important thing, especially going into the playoffs,” DeRozan said.

Scola added: “Of course we want to win games, of course we want to finish first, but the most important thing is just to build good habits and build good momentum… and then eventually when we get to the seven games of the conference finals, we’ll worry about that then.”

Victor Oladipo and Evan Fournier led the Magic (29-40) with 21 points apiece. Andrew Nicholson of Mississauga, Ont., added 15 points and nine rebounds.

The Raptors were ending a homeheavy stretch that has seen great success. They’ve lost just twice in their last 19 appearances at the Air Canada Centre. They now hit the road where they’ll play all but five of their remaining regular-season games.

They roared out to an early 11-point lead, and looked poised for a relatively easy victory against the 12th-placed Magic. But Orlando had other ideas in a game the Raptors didn’t put away until the dying minutes.

Fournier drilled a three-pointer to cut the Raptors’ lead to just a point with 1:11 left, but DeRozan drew a foul on a basket, and the three points put the Raptors back up by four. Brandon Jennings scored with 34 seconds left, but that’s as close as the visitors would come.

Minutes later, DeRozan was teasing Biyombo during his interviews in the laidback post-game locker-room.

“We understand we’re going out there to have fun, we try not to get too uptight, get too high or get too low, we try to keep our sanity by still being human beings,” DeRozan said. “And we do that every time in the locker-room, you see it a lot of times when we joke around on camera, but that’s just us.

“But we understand when we go on that court, it’s all business.”

Milos Raonic in action against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their men’s final round match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, Sunday.

Djokovic won the match 6-2,6-0.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Raonic falls to Djokovic at Indian Wells final

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Milos Raonic believes he has what it takes to beat the top players in tennis. He just didn’t have it in him on Sunday.

World No. 1 Novak Djokovic rolled past the Thornhill, Ont., product 6-2, 6-0 to win the BNP Paribas Open for a record fifth time, improving to 22-1 in matches this year.

“I need to work harder, I need to execute better,” Raonic said. “I’m on the right track. It’s about putting things together, being effective, which today I wasn’t able to do. I think I have it within me, but obviously I need to reach a lot deeper to find that execution.”

It was Djokovic’s third consecutive title in the California desert, breaking a tie with four-time champion Roger Federer, who lost to the Serb the past two years in the final and skipped this year because of a knee injury.

The women’s final was equally one-sided.

Victoria Azarenka defeated error-prone Serena Williams 6-4, 6-4, re-

turning Azarenka to the world’s top 10 for the first time since August 2014.

Djokovic needed an hour, 17 minutes to dispatch Raonic, whose big serve got broken five times.

The 25-year-old Raonic served just four aces and had 27 unforced errors.

His first serve averaged 206 kmph — much faster than Djokovic’s 178.6 kmph— but he connected on only 55 per cent. Djokovic landed 68 per cent of his first serves and was never broken.

Raonic, who had been sidelined with an adductor injury sustained during the Australian Open semifinal in January, left the court for treatment after Sunday’s first set.

“It feels similar (to the Australian Open injury) but not as bad,” Raonic said. “It could be frustrating, could not be. Maybe it’s just sort of a mental way of my body protecting. I don’t think it affected my effort, he played much better than I did. I struggled again, just like last time, to start the match well, and then he’s the best player in the world at this moment and a good step ahead of everybody.”

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Toronto Raptors’ Bismack Biyombo blocks Orlando Magic’s Aaron Gordon, right, during the first half of NBA action in Toronto, Sunday.

Day’s wild ride ends with a Bay Hill victory PGA TOUR

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ORLANDO, Fla. — Jason Day turned his fortunes at just the right time Sunday by making a 12-foot birdie putt and then saving par from just under 100 feet away in a bunker to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

It was another great moment for Palmer, the 86-year-old tournament host who watched it unfold on the 18th green.

Day closed with a 2-under 70 for a one-shot victory over Kevin Chappell, who looked as if he might finally win in his 150th start on the PGA Tour.

Chappell didn’t flinch the entire back nine until his tee shot was buried in deep rough on the 18th, forcing him to lay up. He hit wedge to 25 feet and was ready to putt when he heard the big roar when Day made birdie on the 17th to tie for the lead.

“Being honest, kind of had me rattled a little bit,” Chappell said. He left his par putt well short and made bogey for a 69.

The closing hole at Bay Hill was just as tough for Day. With a one-shot lead after Chappell made bogey, Day took water out of play from the right rough and went well left of the green into a bunker, 95 feet away with water on the other side of the green. Day blasted out to 4 feet and made the par for his first victory of the year.

He moves to No. 2 in the world and will have a chance to overtake Jordan Spieth next week in the Dell Match Play.

“It means the world,” Day said of winning Palmer’s tournament. “I just ground it out. I got it done when I wasn’t quite on.”

David Hearn of Brantford, Ont.,

was the top Canadian. He finished 10 strokes back in a tie for 20th.

Four players had at least a share of the lead on the back nine. Day was the last man standing.

Troy Merritt, four shots behind when he made the turn, ran off five straight birdies to catch the leaders, and then chipped in for par on the 17th to keep his hopes alive.

But his approach on the 18th went into the water and he made double bogey for a 71.

Merritt tied for third with Henrik Stenson, who was tied for the lead until failing to save par on the 14th and then finding the water for bogey on the 16th. He also shot 71.

Day finished at 17-under 271.

Chappell was sick all week after catching a bug from his young son. He took the lead with a two-putt birdie on the par-5 16th, hit a tough bunker shot close on the 17th to save par. The shot that cost him was his tee shot, and the lie was so atrocious that the only question was where to lay up.

“I had a chance to win, and that’s all I can ask for,” Chappell said after his fourth runner-up finish on the PGA Tour, and second this season.

Rory McIlroy ended a wild week with his sixth double bogey — the most he has ever made in a PGA Tour event — along with two eagles and five birdies for a 65. He shot a 67 on Friday to make the cut. It was the 75s in the other two rounds that held him back.

“Pretty much every week there’s a lot of good golf in there, which you’ve seen on Friday and today,” he said.

“I’m just making a lot of mistakes.”

Adam Scott, coming off two straight PGA Tour victories, played the 18th hole in 5 over on the weekend. He made double bogey on Sunday and still shot 69.

The four-man sprint required some help from Day early, and an improbable birdie run by Merritt after he made the turn.

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Local Sports

Hockey WHL

Wednesday ● Chinook Hockey League: Bentley Generals at Stony Plain Eagles, 8 p.m.

Friday ● WHL: Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels, 7 p.m., Centrium

Saturday ● WHL: Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels, 7 p.m., Centrium ● Chinook Hockey League: Stoney Plain Eagles at Bentley Generals, 7:30 p.m., Lacombe arena

y-Lethbridge x-Red Deer x-Calgary Medicine Hat Edmonton Kootenay

Basketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB x-Toronto 48 21 .696 — Boston 40 30 .571 8 1/2 New York 28 43 .394 21 Brooklyn 19 50 .275 29 Philadelphia 9 61 .129 39 1/2

Atlanta Miami Charlotte Washington Orlando

Southeast Division W L Pct 41 29 .586 40 29 .580 39 30 .565 34 35 .493 29 40 .420

GB — 1/2 1 1/2 6 1/2 11 1/2

x-Cleveland Indiana Chicago Detroit Milwaukee

Central Division W L Pct 49 20 .710 36 33 .522 35 33 .515 36 34 .514 30 40 .429

GB — 13 13 1/2 13 1/2 19 1/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB y-San Antonio 59 10 .855 — Memphis 40 30 .571 19 1/2 Houston 35 35 .500 24 1/2 Dallas 35 35 .500 24 1/2 New Orleans 26 43 .377 33 Northwest Division W L Pct y-Oklahoma City 48 22 .686 Portland 36 35 .507 Utah 34 36 .486 Denver 29 41 .414 Minnesota 22 47 .319

GB — 12 1/2 14 19 25 1/2

Pacific Division

W y-Golden State 62 L.A. Clippers 43 Sacramento 27 Phoenix 19 L.A. Lakers 14 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

L 7 26 42 50 55

Pct .899 .623 .391 .275 .203

GB — 19 35 43 48

Saturday’s Games Denver 101, Charlotte 93 Oklahoma City 115, Indiana 111 Detroit 115, Brooklyn 103 Washington 99, New York 89 Miami 122, Cleveland 101 Atlanta 109, Houston 97 Chicago 92, Utah 85 Memphis 113, L.A. Clippers 102 San Antonio 87, Golden State 79 Sunday’s Games Dallas 132, Portland 120, OT Toronto 105, Orlando 100 New Orleans 109, L.A. Clippers 105 Boston 120, Philadelphia 105 Utah 94, Milwaukee 85 Sacramento 88, New York 80

66-65-70-70—271 68-68-67-69—272 67-69-67-71—274 67-66-70-71—274 70-70-68-68—276 70-69-73-65—277 68-68-71-70—277 70-69-71-67—277 68-69-72-69—278 68-72-69-69—278 68-66-71-73—278 70-66-69-74—279 69-71-68-71—279 68-71-69-71—279 71-70-71-67—279 67-73-70-69—279 68-71-68-73—280 69-71-70-70—280 67-70-74-69—280 74-68-71-68—281 71-67-71-72—281 72-67-74-68—281 70-68-72-71—281 70-68-71-72—281 70-70-70-71—281 69-69-71-72—281 70-74-68-70—282 68-74-71-69—282 75-67-75-65—282 72-71-72-67—282 72-68-71-71—282 70-71-72-69—282 70-70-70-72—282 68-71-72-71—282 72-72-72-66—282 74-70-67-72—283 69-70-73-71—283 68-70-70-75—283 69-72-73-69—283 70-72-70-71—283 70-72-75-66—283 72-72-69-70—283 70-74-73-67—284 69-74-70-71—284 71-70-71-72—284 75-68-71-71—285 70-71-72-72—285 72-71-68-74—285 69-73-71-72—285 71-71-72-71—285 72-70-72-71—285 67-70-74-74—285 71-72-74-68—285 69-71-74-71—285

Colorado Saskatchewan Calgary Vancouver

GP 11 10 12 11

West Division W L Pct 8 3 .727 7 3 .700 5 7 .417 3 8 .273

GF 134 138 133 122

GA GB 138 — 107 1 122 1 149 3 124 3.5 GA GB 126 — 114 .5 138 3.5 150 5

Saturday’s results Calgary 13 Colorado 9 Saskatchewan 24 Vancouver 16 Friday’s result Rochester 11 Georgia 4 WEEK 13 Friday, Mar. 25 Rochester at New England, 5 p.m.

Vancouver at Buffalo, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Georgia, 5:35 p.m.

Saskatchewan at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Mar. 26 New England at Rochester, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Saskatchewan, 7:30 p.m.

GA 218 205 219 287 238 320

Pt 94 93 88 65 65 31

GA Pt 166 106 218 100 218 85 225 77 273 55

Sunday’s results Calgary 6 Kootenay 5 (SO) Seattle 4 Portland 1

Tuesday’s game Tiebreaker Edmonton at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m.

End of Regular Season

Champions Tour-Tucson Conquistadores Sunday At Omni Tucson National Tucson, Ariz.

Purse: $1.7 million Yardage: 7,143 Par 72 Final Woody Austin, $255,000 65-70-65—200 Jim Carter, $149,600 70-63-68—201 Bernhard Langer, $122,400 69-66-67—202 Stephen Ames, $90,950 69-67-69—205 Marco Dawson, $90,950 68-67-70—205 Tommy Armour III, $55,080 70-67-69—206 Mark Calcavecchia, $55,080 67-74-65—206 Loren Roberts, $55,080 71-66-69—206 Scott Verplank, $55,080 66-66-74—206 Duffy Waldorf, $55,080 69-68-69—206 Bart Bryant, $34,000 71-66-70—207 Mike Goodes, $34,000 70-68-69—207 Jeff Maggert, $34,000 72-71-64—207

GA Pt 197 102 223 84 239 81 253 80 249 58 318 56

U.S. DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pt y-Seattle 72 45 23 4 0 228 186 94 x-Everett 72 38 26 5 3 182 172 84 x-Portland 72 34 31 6 1 228 227 75 x-Spokane 72 33 30 5 4 223 245 75 Tri-City 72 35 34 2 1 236 253 73 x — clinched playoff berth y — clinched division z — clinched conference 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.

Tuesday’s Games Charlotte at Brooklyn, 5:30 p.m.

Miami at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

Houston at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 8:30 p.m.

LPGA Tour-JTBC Founders Cup Sunday At Wildfire Golf Club Phoenix Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,601 Par 72 Final a-amateur Sei Young Kim, $225,000 63-66-70-62—261 Lydia Ko, $138,527 70-67-64-65—266 Jacqui Concolino, $100,492 68-64-68-68—268 Megan Khang, $54,379 68-69-66-66—269 Brooke Henderson, $54,379 68-69-65-67—269 Paula Creamer, $54,379 69-65-67-68—269 Stacy Lewis, $54,379 70-65-64-70—269 Eun-Hee Ji, $54,379 66-67-65-71—269 Paula Reto, $29,863 67-67-70-66—270 Ryann O’Toole, $29,863 68-66-69-67—270 Kim Kaufman, $29,863 67-68-67-68—270 Brittany Lang, $29,863 63-68-71-68—270 Ha Na Jang, $21,084 70-68-68-65—271 Cristie Kerr, $21,084 69-66-71-65—271 Sung Hyun Park, $21,084 66-71-68-66—271 Karine Icher, $21,084 67-67-70-67—271 Gerina Piller, $21,084 65-68-71-67—271 Mi Hyang Lee, $21,084 62-75-66-68—271 Pernilla Lindberg, $21,084 65-70-67-69—271 Sakura Yokomine, $16,837 68-68-69-67—272 Minjee Lee, $16,837 65-69-70-68—272 Mirim Lee, $16,837 68-68-67-69—272 Na Yeon Choi, $14,501 71-69-66-67—273 Thidapa Suwannapura, $14,501 70-69-67-67—273 Jenny Shin, $14,501 67-72-66-68—273 Anna Nordqvist, $14,501 65-73-67-68—273 Sun Young Yoo, $14,501 67-69-69-68—273 Christina Kim, $11,922 72-68-67-67—274 Hyo Joo Kim, $11,922 69-69-69-67—274 Shanshan Feng, $11,922 71-66-69-68—274 Alena Sharp, $11,922 73-68-64-69—274 Sydnee Michaels, $11,922 69-68-68-69—274

GF 304 260 246 223 197 155

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF z-Victoria 72 50 16 3 3 281 x-Kelowna 72 48 20 4 0 269 x-Kamloops 72 38 25 5 4 237 x-Prince Geo. 72 36 31 3 2 240 Vancouver 72 23 40 5 4 199

Saturday’s results Brandon 3 Regina 0 Moose Jaw 3 Swift Current 1 Red Deer 7 Edmonton 2 Saskatoon 3 Prince Albert 2 Medicine Hat 4 Lethbridge 2 Kamloops 2 Prince George 0 Victoria 4 Everett 1 Seattle 4 Portland 3 (SO) Kelowna 10 Vancouver 1 Tri-City 5 Spokane 3

Lacrosse National Lacrosse League East Division GP W L Pct GF Buffalo 11 7 4 .636 152 New England 9 5 4 .556 120 Rochester 11 6 5 .545 124 Georgia 11 4 7 .364 137 Toronto 10 3 7 .300 108

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL 72 46 24 1 1 72 45 24 1 2 72 42 26 2 2 72 30 37 3 2 72 29 36 6 1 72 12 53 6 1

Monday’s Games Denver at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indiana, 5 p.m.

San Antonio at Charlotte, 5 p.m.

Orlando at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Golden State at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Memphis at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Golf PGA-Bay Hill Sunday At Bay Hill Club & Lodge Orlando, Fla. Purse: $6.3 million Yardage: 7,419 Par: 72 Final a-amateur Jason Day, $1,134,000 Kevin Chappell, $680,400 Troy Merritt, $365,400 Henrik Stenson, $365,400 Zach Johnson, $252,000 Kiradech Aphibarnrat, $211,050 Jamie Lovemark, $211,050 Hideki Matsuyama, $211,050 Paul Casey, $170,100 Francesco Molinari, $170,100 Justin Rose, $170,100 Derek Fathauer, $123,480 Smylie Kaufman, $123,480 Chris Kirk, $123,480 Ben Martin, $123,480 Adam Scott, $123,480 Emiliano Grillo, $94,500 Brian Harman, $94,500 Marc Leishman, $94,500 Chad Campbell, $65,700 David Hearn, $65,700 Billy Horschel, $65,700 Jason Kokrak, $65,700 Rob Oppenheim, $65,700 Patrick Rodgers, $65,700 Chris Wood, $65,700 Scott Brown, $41,934 Lucas Glover, $41,934 Rory McIlroy, $41,934 Bryce Molder, $41,934 Jonas Blixt, $41,934 Matthew Fitzpatrick, $41,934 Andy Sullivan, $41,934 Cameron Tringale, $41,934 a-Bryson DeChambeau, Byeong-Hun An, $29,745 Keegan Bradley, $29,745 K.J. Choi, $29,745 Adam Hadwin, $29,745 Sean O’Hair, $29,745 Brandt Snedeker, $29,745 Hudson Swafford, $29,745 Tony Finau, $23,310 Martin Laird, $23,310 Kyle Reifers, $23,310 Roberto Castro, $17,341 Retief Goosen, $17,341 Charles Howell III, $17,341 Freddie Jacobson, $17,341 Greg Owen, $17,341 Ian Poulter, $17,341 Brendan Steele, $17,341 Jhonattan Vegas, $17,341 a-Maverick McNealy,

EASTERN CONFERENCE EAST DIVISION GP W LOTLSOL GF z-Brandon 72 48 18 4 2 319 x-Prince Albert 72 38 26 7 1 222 x-Moose Jaw 72 36 27 7 2 249 x-Regina 72 36 28 3 5 243 Swift Current 72 24 38 7 3 189 Saskatoon 72 26 42 4 0 219

Saturday’s summary Rebels 7, Oils Kings 2 First Period 1, Red Deer, Bobyk 19 (Helewka, Nikolishin), 1:47 (PP).

2, Red Deer, Bobyk 20 (Nikolishin, de Wit), 3:13.

3, Red Deer, Helewka 42 (Pawlenchuk, Fleury), 15:25.

4, Red Deer, Pratt 7 (Hagel, Strand), 16:03.

Penalties-Meyer Edm (inter. on goaltender), 1:25 Musil RD (high-sticking), 7:58 Mayo Edm (slashing), 19:48.

Second Period 5, Red Deer, Philp 21 (Spacek, DeBrusk), 0:50 (PP).

6, Red Deer, de Wit 7 (Helewka, Bobyk), 12:23

(PP).

Penalties-Philp RD (tripping), 2:16 Koep Edm (interference), 5:37 Koep Edm (slashing), 12:23 Carroll Edm (roughing), 18:58 DeBrusk RD (roughing), 18:58.

Third Period 7, Red Deer, Pratt 8, 3:02 (PP).

8, Edmonton, Pollock 29 (Carroll), 7:38 (SH).

9, Edmonton, Pollock 30 (Irving, Baddock), 14:41 (PP).

Penalties-Elizarov Edm (tripping), 2:37 Bertolucci Edm (hooking), 5:46 Irving Edm (cross-checking), 11:06 Robertson Edm (roughing), 13:24 Nogier RD (roughing), 13:24 Bobyk RD (tripping), 14:34 Gruninger Edm (roughing), 16:09 Nogier RD (unsportsmanlike cnd., roughing), 16:09.

Shots on goal Edmonton 9 12 12 — 33 Red Deer 18 7 6 — 31 Goal-Edmonton, Lee L,12-20-3-1 (25 shots-19 saves), Phair (6 shots-5 saves) Red Deer, Martin W,18-8-1-1 (21 shots-21 saves), Weatherill (12 shots-10 saves).

Power Play-Edmonton, 1-4 Red Deer, 4-7.

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Florida 72 40 23 9 89 Tampa Bay 72 41 26 5 87 Boston 73 39 26 8 86 Detroit 72 36 25 11 83 Ottawa 73 34 31 8 76 Montreal 73 33 34 6 72 Buffalo 73 29 34 10 68 Toronto 71 25 35 11 61

GF 205 196 216 184 211 192 173 169

GA 177 171 197 190 223 209 198 207

Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts x-Washington 71 51 15 5 107 Pittsburgh 72 40 24 8 88 N.Y. Rangers 72 40 24 8 88 N.Y. Islanders 70 38 23 9 85 Philadelphia 70 34 24 12 80 New Jersey 73 35 31 7 77 Carolina 72 31 27 14 76 Columbus 72 29 35 8 66

GF 227 204 203 196 182 166 175 188

GA 168 179 190 177 189 189 195 223

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts Dallas 73 43 21 9 95 St. Louis 73 42 22 9 93 Chicago 73 42 24 7 91 Nashville 72 36 23 13 85 Colorado 73 38 31 4 80 Minnesota 73 34 28 11 79 Winnipeg 72 29 37 6 64

GF 236 194 203 197 198 194 184

GA 211 185 179 185 204 186 216

Columbus 6, New Jersey 3 Dallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 0 St. Louis 3, Vancouver 0 Tampa Bay 2, Arizona 0 Los Angeles 2, Boston 1 Sunday’s Games Minnesota 3, Chicago 2, SO Anaheim 3, Winnipeg 2, OT New Jersey 2, Columbus 1 Pittsburgh 6, Washington 2 Calgary 4, Montreal 1 Colorado 3, Edmonton 2 San Jose 3, Arizona 0 Monday’s Games Florida at N.Y. Rangers, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 5:30 p.m.

Calgary at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Buffalo at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Philadelphia at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Anaheim at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

Detroit at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Los Angeles at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Arizona, 8 p.m.

St. Louis at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s summary Avalanche 3, Oilers 2 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Rantanen Col (stick holding) 15:29.

Second Period 1. Colorado, Landeskog 18 (Soderberg, Matthias) 1:19.

2. Colorado, Barrie 13 (Boedker, Landeskog) 11:31.

Penalties — Grigorenko Col (hooking) 3:57 Kassian Edm (roughing) 9:29 McLeod Col (roughing) 13:05.

Third Period 3. Edmonton, Hendricks 5 (Letestu, Kassian) 2:53.

4. Colorado, Comeau 11 (Johnson, Beauchemin) 9:09 (pp).

5. Edmonton, Nugent-Hopkins 11 (McDavid) 19:52.

Penalties — McDavid Edm (high-sticking) 7:42 Martinsen Col (holding) 14:42.

Shots on goal Colorado 12 9 4 — 25 Edmonton 8 7 13 — 28 Goal — Colorado: Pickard (W, 7-5-1). Edmonton: Brossoit (L, 0-3-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Colorado: 1-2 Edmonton: 0-4.

Saturday’s Games Minnesota 3, Carolina 2, SO Pittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 1 San Jose 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 Toronto 4, Buffalo 1 Ottawa 5, Montreal 0 Detroit 5, Florida 3

Flames 4, Canadiens 1 First Period No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Second Period 1. Calgary, Colborne 15 (Brodie, Bennett) 16:06.

2. Calgary, Monahan 25 (Hamilton, Jooris) 19:03.

Penalties — Dietz Mtl (holding) 1:53.

Third Period 3. Calgary, Gaudreau 27 (Monahan, Hamilton) 10:38.

4. Calgary, Monahan 26 (Colborne, Hamilton) 12:21 (pp).

5. Montreal, McCarron 1 (Beaulieu, Danault) 12:57.

Penalties — Hathaway Cgy, Brown Mtl (roughing) 9:40 Eller Mtl (tripping) 11:14 Emelin Mtl (elbowing) 16:09 Stajan Cgy (hooking) 16:42.

Shots on goal Calgary 10 9 16 — 35 Montreal 6 8 8 — 22 Goal — Calgary: Backstrom (W, 1-0-0). Montreal: Condon (L, 17-22-6).

Denmark 8 United States 7 (extra end) Fourth Draw Germany 9 Sweden 6 Finland 8 Italy 7 Japan 6 Russia 1 Scotland 8 South Korea 6 Fifth Draw Canada 10 United States 2 Switzerland 7 Denmark 6 Scotland 10 Germany 3 South Korea 8 Sweden 6

Monday’s games Sixth Draw, 9 a.m.

Canada vs. Russia, Denmark vs. Japan, United States vs. Italy, Switzerland vs. Finland.

Seventh Draw, 2 p.m.

Japan vs. South Korea, Russia vs. Sweden, Finland vs. Germany, Italy vs. Scotland.

Eighth Draw, 7 p.m.

Scotland vs. United States, Germany vs. Switzerland, Sweden vs.

Canada, South Korea vs. Denmark.

Saturday’s results First Draw Canada 8 Denmark 7 (extra end) Switzerland 5 United States 4 Japan 7 Finland 5 Russia 8 Italy 2 Second Draw Japan 10 Italy 3 Sweden 5 Scotland 3 Germany 8 South Korea 5 Russia 7 Finland 4

Tuesday’s games Ninth Draw, 9 a.m.

Sweden vs. Switzerland, South Korea vs. United States, Scotland vs. Denmark, Germany vs. Canada.

Draw 10, 2 p.m.

Denmark vs. Finland, Canada vs. Italy, Switzerland vs. Japan, United States vs. Russia Draw 11, 7 p.m.

Italy vs. Germany, Finland vs. Scotland, Russia vs.

South Korea, Japan vs. Sweden.

NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings games against non-major league teams do not.

L.A. Angels 5, Texas 1 San Francisco 10, Colorado 4 Cleveland 3, Seattle 1

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Los Ang. 71 44 22 5 93 196 160 Anaheim 71 40 22 9 89 182 164 San Jose 72 41 25 6 88 214 185 Arizona 72 31 34 7 69 188 217 Calgary 72 31 35 6 68 200 223 Vancouver 71 27 32 12 66 167 205 Edmonton 75 29 39 7 65 181 219 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot

Curling 2016 World Women’s Curling Championship SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Standings and results Sunday after the fifth draw from the Women’s World Curling Championship, to be held Saturday through Mar. 27 at Credit Union iPlex: ROUND ROBIN Country (Skip) Canada (Carey) Japan (Fujisawa) Scotland (Muirhead) Russia (Sidorova) Switzerland (Feltscher) Germany (Driendl) South Korea (Chi Gim) Denmark (Nielsen) Finland (Kauste) Sweden (Sigfridsson) Italy (Apollonio) U.S. (E.Brown)

W 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0

L 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3

Sunday’s results Third Draw Canada 7 Switzerland 4

Baseball Major League Baseball Spring Training AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Toronto 12 4 .750 Detroit 14 6 .700 Houston 11 7 .611 Chicago 10 7 .588 Los Angeles 10 7 .588 Texas 11 8 .579 Minnesota 9 8 .529 Oakland 8 8 .500 Cleveland 9 10 .474 New York 8 9 .471 Tampa Bay 8 9 .471 Seattle 9 11 .450 Kansas City 10 13 .435 Boston 8 12 .400 Baltimore 5 12 .294 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Arizona 16 4 Washington 12 4 Philadelphia 13 5 Los Angeles 10 8 Milwaukee 9 8 Colorado 8 8 New York 7 8 Cincinnati 9 11 San Francisco 9 11 St. Louis 7 9 Miami 6 10 Chicago 6 13 Pittsburgh 5 12 San Diego 5 12 Atlanta 5 15

Pct .800 .750 .722 .556 .529 .500 .467 .450 .450 .438 .375 .316 .294 .294 .250

Saturday’s Games Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh, ccd., Rain Baltimore vs. Tampa Bay, ccd., Rain Boston 3, St. Louis 1, 5 innings Detroit vs. Miami, ccd., Rain N.Y. Yankees 3, Atlanta 2 N.Y. Mets vs. Washington, ccd., Rain Philadelphia vs. Toronto, ccd., Rain Texas (ss) 13, Kansas City (ss) 6 Oakland (ss) 7, Cincinnati 6 Oakland (ss) 9, San Francisco 1 Chicago White Sox 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Kansas City (ss) 5, Seattle (ss) 4 L.A. Angels 15, Milwaukee 7 San Diego 5, Colorado 5, tie Arizona (ss) 11, Texas (ss) 1 Cleveland 10, Chicago Cubs 5 Arizona (ss) 4, Seattle (ss) 2 Sunday’s Games Miami 5, St. Louis 2 Philadelphia 5, Houston 4 Detroit (ss) 8, Atlanta 2 Baltimore 8, Tampa Bay 8, tie N.Y. Yankees 6, Minnesota 4 Detroit (ss) 7, Washington 6 Toronto 3, Pittsburgh 2 Boston 9, N.Y. Mets 4 Milwaukee 3, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 1 Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland 2 Chicago Cubs 5, Kansas City 2 San Diego 12, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 5 Arizona 9, Cincinnati 3

Monday’s Games Boston vs. St. Louis, 11:05 a.m.

Houston vs. Washington, 11:05 a.m.

Atlanta vs. Pittsburgh (ss), 11:05 a.m.

Philadelphia vs. Detroit, 11:05 a.m.

Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Minnesota, 11:05 a.m.

Miami vs. N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m.

Colorado vs. Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. L.A. Dodgers, 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Milwaukee (ss), 2:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. San Francisco, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland, 2:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (ss) vs. Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. San Diego, 8:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Baltimore vs. Minnesota (ss), 11:05 a.m.

Atlanta vs. Houston, 11:05 a.m.

Toronto vs. Detroit, 11:05 a.m.

Minnesota (ss) vs. Philadelphia, 11:05 a.m.

Boston vs. Miami, 11:05 a.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati, 2:05 p.m.

San Francisco (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. L.A. Angels, 2:10 p.m.

Texas vs. San Diego, 2:10 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. N.Y. Yankees, 4:35 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Kansas City, 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco (ss) vs. Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

WEEK 12

LPGA TOUR

Transactions Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reassigned OF Alfredo Marte and LHP Jeff Beliveau to their minor league camp.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reassigned RHPs Ryan Brasier, Angel Castro and Eduard Santos, C Bryan Anderson and INFs Franklin Barreto, Matt Olson and Chad Pinder to their minor league camp.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Jonathan Aro, LHP David Rollins and C Steven Baron to Tacoma (PCL). Reassigned RHP Adrian Sampson and INF Ed Lucas to their minor league camp.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — RHP Rafael Soriano announced his retirement.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned RHP Zach Lee to their minor league camp.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned INFs Dean Anna and Aledmys Diaz and OF Anthony Garcia to Memphis (PCL). Reassigned C Carson Kelly, and LHP Austin Gomber, RHPs Jeremy Hefner and Deck McGuire and INFs Jonathan Rodriguez and Patrick Wisdom to their minor league camp.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Optioned LHPs Ty Blach and Steven Okert and RHP Clayton Blackburn to Sacramento (PCL). Reassigned RHP Vin Mazzaro, LHP Ricky Romero, OF Ryan Lollis and INFs Hak-Ju Lee and Kyle Blanks to their minor league camp.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CALGARY FLAMES — Recalled D Tyler Wotherspoon from Stockton (AHL).

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Recalled F Mikko Rantanen from San Antonio (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS— Recalled F Gabriel Bourque and F Eric Nystrom from Milwaukee (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned G Yann Danis to Albany (AHL). Recalled G Scott Wedgewood and D Vojtech Mozik from Albany (AHL).

American Hockey League SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Recalled F Trevor Cheek from Fort Wayne (ECHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer COLORADO RAPIDS — Acquired G Tim Howard from Everton as a designated player and will be added to the roster upon the opening of the secondary transfer window (July 4).

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Canadian teenager Henderson finishes in tie for fourth place PHOENIX — Sei Young Kim turned an anticipated Sunday shootout into a record-tying blowout.

The 23-year-old South Korean player matched Annika Sorenstam’s LPGA Tour scoring record of 27 under, closing with a 10-under 62 at Desert Ridge for a five-stroke victory in the JTBC Founders Cup. “It’s a dream come true,” Kim said. “I scored 10 under. It’s my best score ever, ever.”

Sorenstam set the mark in 2001 at nearby Moon Valley, shooting a record 59 in the second round. Kim also matched the tournament record of 62 set Thursday by Mi Hyang Lee.

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Canadian teenager Brooke Henderson started the day in eighth place and shot a 5-under 67 for a top-five finish. Henderson put herself in a good spot for the final round on Saturday when she had her best round of the tournament — a 7-under 65. The Smiths Falls, Ont. native finished in a tie for fourth place at 19 under.

“Good week, got off to a pretty solid start but I was really far behind and trying to claw my way back,” said the 18-year-old Henderson.

“Yesterday was an awesome day and today was another solid round.”

Jacqui Concolino, playing alongside Kim, was third at 20 under after a 68.

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Sausage made simple DON’T BE INTIMIDATED

BY SAUSAGE MAKING. THIS RECIPE IS EASY

BY SARA MOULTON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS If you’ve always nursed a yen to make your own sausage, but you don’t own a meat grinder and you’re dubious about the joys of stuffing ground meat into casings, this recipe for rustic sausage patties is for you.

So what about this ground meat mixture qualifies it as sausage? The answer is threefold: the seasonings, the way the ground meat is mixed, and the high fat content of the mixture. Most hamburger meat contains 15 to 20 per cent fat. Ground chuck clocks in at about 30 per cent. But when it comes to sausage, most of which is made from pork, the fat averages 30 to 50 per cent.

And — big surprise! — that’s why we love it so much. The flavour and juiciness are enhanced greatly by all that fat.

Still, there’s no reason to get crazy, which is why I’ve walked a middle line here, aiming for a fat content around 35 per cent. Pork shoulder (also known as pork butt or Boston butt) is my cut of choice. It’s inexpensive, tasty and rich with fat. But the ratio of meat to fat varies even within a given piece of pork shoulder. Some parts are leaner, some fattier. In order to arrive at just the right ratio, you need to slice off the fat and weigh it, then weigh the meat, too.

Next, it’s time to toss in a couple slices of bacon, which is my way of adding smokiness to the sausages without actually having to smoke them.

Given that most folks don’t own a meat grinder, we’re going to use a food processor to “grind” the meat. First, however, the meat and fat must be frozen. This helps them break up more evenly during processing, and helps prevent them from overheating in the machine. You can take advantage of that freezing time to cook and chill the onion mixture.

When all of the ingredients are combined — the ground meat, fat, onion and seasonings — it’s important to mix them well. Kneading makes the finished sausages denser and springier. These qualities are what make a sausage a sausage rather than a burger, which should be loose and crumbly.

I call for the cooking and tasting of a “test pilot,” or tiny sample patty, before launching into full production. It’s a safe way to decide if the sausage is seasoned to your taste, given that you shouldn’t just pinch off and gobble down a piece of raw meat. First, it’s just not safe. Second, raw meat requires different seasoning than cooked meat.

The patties can be formed a day ahead and chilled, which will improve their flavour even further. One last caveat: Be careful not to overcook the patties. All they’ll need is three minutes per side, plus a few more with the lentils. If you cook them to well done, they’ll be dry.

I love the combination of pork and beans, which is why I paired these rustic sausage patties with warm lentils. The lentils and their cooking liquid are poured into the same skillet in which the sausages were grilled. This step deglazes the browned sausage juices on the bottom of the skillet and marries the pork to the lentils. If you want to make this dish more substantial, you might stir some baby spinach or kale into the lentils and let them wilt before adding the sausages. Or throw in some steamed baby carrots. Or both. It’s all good.

Sara Moulton is the host of public television’s “Sara’s Weeknight Meals.” She was executive chef at Gourmet magazine for nearly 25 years and spent a decade hosting several Food Network shows, including “Cooking Live.”

Her latest cookbook is “Home Cooking 101.”

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

This photo shows rustic sausage patties with lentils in Concord, N.H. Fresh sausage is easily made at home using a food processor to grind pork shoulder, pork fat and bacon with a handful of seasonings. A simple and vinegary lentil salad is the perfect complement to the rich and fatty goodness of the sausages.

RUSTIC SAUSAGE PATTIES WITH LENTILS Start to finish: 1 hour 30 minutes (45 minutes active) Servings: 4

For the sausage patties: 12 ounces trimmed pork shoulder meat, cut into 1/2-inch chunks 4 ounces fresh pork fat (from the trimmed shoulder meat), cut into 1-inch pieces 2 slices bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces 2 tablespoons olive oil 2/3 cup finely minced yellow onion 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 teaspoon dried sage 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper For the lentil salad: 1 cup dry lentils 2 to 2 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken stock or broth 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard Chopped fresh parsley, to serve To make the sausages, in a shallow container such as a baking dish or small sheet pan, spread out the pork, fat and bacon. Freeze, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium, heat the olive oil. Add the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, sage and thyme, then cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Transfer the mixture to a shallow bowl and refrigerate until cooled to room temperature.

Reserve the skillet.

Once the pork has chilled in the freezer for 30 minutes, transfer the fat and bacon to a food processor.

Pulse until it is very finely chopped, then transfer to a

bowl. Add the pork chunks to the processor and pulse until finely chopped. Return the fat-bacon mixture to the processor and pulse several times to mix. Transfer the mixture back to the bowl along with the cooled onion mixture, the salt and pepper.

Knead the mixture for several minutes, or until it is mixed well and holds together when you squeeze it with your fingers.

In a small skillet, test a small piece of the sausage mixture, cooking it until nicely browned on both sides.

Adjust seasoning as needed. Shape the mixture into twelve 2-inch patties, then chill, covered, until ready to cook.

While the patties chill, prepare the lentil salad. In a 1-quart saucepan over medium-high, combine the lentils and 2 cups of the chicken broth. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook the lentils, partially covered, for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the lentils are just tender.

When the lentils are nearly done cooking, heat the reserved large skillet over medium. Working in batches, add the sausage patties to the skillet and cook until they are nicely browned, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer the patties to a plate.

Pour off and discard all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the skillet, then add to the skillet the cooked lentils along with their cooking liquid, the sherry vinegar and Dijon mustard. Simmer gently, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, for 2 minutes, adding more chicken broth if desired to achieve a soupy consistency. Add the patties to the skillet and simmer gently for 2 minutes.

To serve, transfer a mound of the lentil mixture to each of 4 serving bowls, then top with 3 patties and garnish with chopped fresh parsley.

Nutrition information per serving: 590 calories 310 calories from fat (53 per cent of total calories) 34 g fat (10 g saturated 0 g trans fats) 80 mg cholesterol 500 mg sodium 33 g carbohydrate 12 g fiber 4 g sugar 38 g protein.

Parisians can now get meat through vending machines

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PARIS — With their beloved baguette already available 24 hours a day, it seems only logical that Parisians can now get the Bayonne ham and Basque pate that goes so well with the bread from the first meat vending machine installed in the French capital.

In a city filled with small shops where long lunches remain a crucial part of the French “art de vivre,” the gleaming red machine set up on the lively Rue de Charonne in eastern Paris seems a bit incongruous.

The area has at least two dozen butcher’s shops and no shortage of meat, but that didn’t deter the owners of one of those shops, Florence and Michel Pouzol of “L’ami Txulette,” from investing 40,000 euros ($45,000) to set up their project, selling vacuum-packed meat from the refrigerated machine.

“We’re closed two days: Sundays and Mondays,” Florence Pouzol said.

“So this is to cater for customers over the weekend. … The idea was also to serve people after the shop’s closing hours. We close at 8 p.m. but some people leave work very late and find the shop closed when they walk past it.”

L’ami Txulette specializes in prod-

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ucts from the Basque Country. From their machine, which takes cash or credit cards, customers can also get a large choice of traditional delicatessen including duck confit and beef carpaccio. There are also faux-filet steaks on display, priced at 34 euros per kilogram. On average, the products are 20 euro cents more expensive than those sold inside the shop.

A majority of shops remain closed on Sundays in France, but the Pouzols are confident that France is changing fast and so are their customers’ habits.

“Our customers are young. There are also quite a few bars and restaurants along the boulevard,” Florence Pouzol said. “When we see them during the day, they tell us: “Last night, I bought this, or that, and it was really helpful.” We also have those who work in the cafes and restaurants and who come off work at 2 a.m. They tell us they were happy to buy an entrecote or something else to eat.”

But not all residents, especially the older ones, seem ready to stop running errands at their favourite shop and switch to the meat dispenser.

“I’m so happy that I can actually go to the butcher’s shop now that I’m retired and go there in person”, said local resident Lydie Aparacio. “I think that it can be useful for people who are busier than a retiree. I don’t use it

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Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Residents watch the first meat vending machine installed in Paris, last Tuesday.

With their beloved baguette already available 24 hours a day, it seems only logical that Parisians can now get the Bayonne ham and Basque pate that goes so well with it from the first meat vending machine in the French capital. because I have time.”

While baguette dispensers have enjoyed success across France over the past five years, the meat vending machines business remains in the embryonic stage in France. The first ma-

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chine of this type was installed three years ago in the small town of Garat by a butcher who set it up outside a bar.

According to the bar owner, it adds extra comfort in an area lacking services.

BLACK MASTIFF PLAYS THE VAT Edmonton band Black Mastiff will be playing the Vat on Tuesday at 9 p.m.

They will be joined by Calgary band Chron Goblin and Red Deer’s Dusty Trucker. Cover is $10.

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WEGNER-CRAMER Dawson 1992 - 2016 Dawson James ‘D.J.’ Wegner-Cramer of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at the age of 23 years. D.J. will be deeply and sadly missed but lovingly remembered forever in the hearts of his loving family and many dear friends. D.J. leaves to mourn his parents, John and Lynn Cramer; his brother, Brandon WegnerCramer (Ashley Dixon) and their child, Kratos, brother, Curtis Cramer; and his grandparents; Paula Cramer, Margaret Simonson, Lea Wegner and Jim Klone. He will also be sadly missed by his aunts and uncles; Jim and Willa Cramer, Lorinda Dykstra and Murray Bartlett, Gene and Lisa Willms and Sean and Paige Willms; as well as numerous cousins and dear friends. D.J. was predeceased by his grandfathers; Gordon Wegner and Joseph Cramer. A Celebration of D.J.’s Life will be held at Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer, Alberta on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

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

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

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NOTICE of SALE Goods will be sold by online Auction at ibid4storage.com on Monday April 4, 2016 for Sentinel Self-Storage, 5433-47 Street, Red Deer, Alberta to satisfy outstanding charges for storage rental incurred by the following: Craig Prouse Colleen Neill Mahziar Peyrow Jesse Halvorson & Alicia Wilson Bids will be accepted from Monday April 4, 2016 to Wednesday April 6, 2016.

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PR experts say Jian Ghomeshi’s career could rebound with acquittal BUT NOT EASILY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — It took mere days for Jian Ghomeshi’s celebrated media career to disintegrate when sexual assault allegations first emerged in 2014.

After decades spent ascending to CBC Radio’s top echelon he crashed with a sudden dismissal, while his image as an erudite man-about-town and social progressive was instantly blighted by stunning criminal charges involving several complainants.

A judge is poised to release a verdict on the bulk of those charges Thursday, a ruling that will likely determine whether Ghomeshi has a chance at ever working in the public eye again.

Some image experts believe the 48-year-old Ghomeshi could possibly become a media star again — if he’s acquitted of all charges.

“There are things he can do, absolutely, but we’re talking about a reputation that’s been slaughtered,” says Eric Schiffer, of the California-based firm Reputation Management Consultants.

“There’s always a way, if you’re innocent, to rebuild yourself,” insists the crisis management expert, who says his company has represented some of the biggest names in the world, including “some of the wealthiest men in Canada.”

“He’s been decimated but there are tremendous opportunities. If he is innocent and found innocent, I think you can certainly do a magnificent job in telling this story from a different perspective.”

Regardless of what a judge says, the court of public opinion will be the true arbiter, says public relations expert Martin Waxman. The flood of news reports recounting allegations against Ghomeshi have had a damaging impact, he added.

“Just do a search of his name and you look on page one, page two, page three, page four, page five, page six … there’s so much stuff about the trial,” says the Toronto-based Waxman.

“With little other things peppered in, but absolutely no ‘good news’ stories. Even his Wikipedia entry, paragraph two talks about the scandal. He has a long way to go to repair his reputation and his image, if he can even do that.”

Thursday’s verdict concerns four charges of sexual assault and one charge of overcoming resistance by choking. Ghomeshi has pleaded not guilty to all of them.

If convicted of sexual assault, the former “Q” host faces a maximum sentence of 18 months behind bars. The choking charge carries a potential life sentence.

If acquitted, the first thing Ghomeshi should do is start showing “a little bit of humility,” says Waxman.

“Ghomeshi needs to demonstrate that he’s a human being, he’s sympathetic, that he understands that maybe there are two sides to every story and maybe the women who charged

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Jian Ghomeshi and his lawyer Marie Henein (left) leave court in Toronto following closing arguments in his sexual assault trial on Feb. 11. Public relations experts say Ghomeshi’s career could rebound with an acquittal but not easily. him, they have their side too,” says Waxman, who conducts digital media training through Martin Waxman Communications.

“Some kind of an apology would go a long way. If you think about our former mayor (Rob Ford) … he always fell back on apologizing. Sometimes his apologies may not have seemed that sincere but his audience, Ford Nation, sure bought them. He was able to kind of draw the story away from the current scandal.”

And there’s no time to delay rebranding efforts, says Alan Middleton, assistant professor of marketing at York University.

“If I was him, I’d be looking at the day, or the minute, the court result comes in,” says Middleton.

But he would have to re-enter the public sphere gradually.

“You can’t put his face on a program right off the bat,” says Middleton.

“It’s too soon, too dramatic. But if people gradually get used to him, it allows them to say, ‘Well, he was acquitted. There was nothing there.’ And get used to him in the new role.”

There’s still the matter of another count of sexual assault involving a fourth complainant. That matter will be tried separately in June.

Until all charges are dealt with, Waxman guesses Ghomeshi’s lawyers have advised him to maintain a low profile, regardless of Thursday’s outcome.

As for employment options, Ghomeshi’s chances of returning to a

major national broadcaster are slim, says Schiffer.

“Anyone that would be hiring him for the first year is doomed.”

He suggests Ghomeshi mount a podcast, which he could produce and distribute himself.

“And strangely enough, I think his fan base, if leveraged right, can grow much bigger than it ever was before,” says Schiffer.

Public relations expert Marjorie Wallens adds that Ghomeshi will have to spend a fair bit of time defending his reputation.

“A lot of people write a book, and go on the talk shows and whatever,” says Wallens, of the Toronto-based MJW Communications.

“And he will be invited to talk about it. He is a Canadian personality — if he is acquitted he likely will be asked to comment. And then, right then and there, he would start to build his key messages.”

Schiffer and Waxman say Ghomeshi’s best bet might be to leave the country entirely and attempt a fresh start in the United States, or even Europe.

But Middleton believes a big move could actually be more difficult.

“The notoriety would work more against him internationally than here, not because there’ll be deep understanding of it but he had no credibility going in,” he says.

“When they do the checking and this pops up, why would you hire a relatively unknown (broadcaster) with that background?”

CANADIAN INTERUNIVERSITY SPORTS

UNB earns sixth CIS men’s hockey championship with win over StFX. HALIFAX — The University of New Brunswick made it all the way to the 2015 CIS men’s hockey final only to watch Alberta celebrate a victory in the championship game.

This year it was different.

The No. 5 Varsity Reds returned to the 2016 CIS championship and defeated the No. 3 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 3-1 on Sunday for the school’s sixth national championship.

Christopher Clapperton opened the scoring for UNB 6:49 into the first period before Zach MacQueen responded for St. Francis Xavier at 19:49. Francis Beauvillier restored the lead for the Varsity Reds on the power play at 9:02 of the second and Tyler Carroll added insurance just 17 seconds later.

Etienne Marcoux made 22 saves for UNB while Drew Owsley kicked out 27-of-30 shots for StFX. Earlier, the No. 8 Saint Mary’s Huskies toppled the No. 2 Saskatchewan Huskies 5-2 to claim CIS bronze. Calder Brooks struck twice for Saint Mary’s while Anthony Repaci, Grant Gerrard and Stephen Macaulay added the other goals. Cole Cheveldave made 17 saves for the win.

Saint Mary’s was playing for third place after a 4-0 loss to UNB in the semifinals.

Jesse Ross and Josh Roach supplied the scoring for Saskatchewan, which dropped a 2-1 decision in triple overtime against StFX in the semifinals. Jordon Cooke stopped 26-of-31 shots in a losing cause.

Labelle has three goals, Carabins rout Thunderbirds for CIS women’s hockey title CALGARY — Alexandra Labelle scored three goals and added an assist as the Montreal Carabins won the Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s hockey title with an 8-0 victory over the UBC Thunderbirds on Sunday.

Marie-Pier Chabot made 23 saves for the shutout. Emmanuelle Passard and Maude Laramee each had a goal and two assists for the Carabins, while Jessica Cormier had four assists.

Alexandra Paradis, Maude Gelinas and Casandra Dupuis rounded out the scoring.

UBC starter Danielle Dube allowed five goals on 10 shots. Samantha Langford stopped five of eight shots in relief.

Earlier, Caitlyn Manning had a goal and an assist to lead Saint Mary’s over Guelph 3-1 in the bronze-medal game.

Guelph entered the tournament as the top seed but will leave Calgary empty-handed.

women’s basketball player of the year, had 26 points and six rebounds for the Huskies but went 1-for-9 on her threepoint attempts.

“I shot a lot, but they weren’t falling for me, unlike other games in this tournament,” she said. “They played us tough and things fell in for them.”

In the bronze-medal match, Rachelle Coward scored 18 points as the Saint Mary’s Huskies beat the McGill Martlets 56-43.

“We have been to four nationals, and come away with three medals, so that says a lot about the players,” Saint Mary’s coach Scott Munro said.

“They are an experienced group, and they knew what to do today.”

Dally, Dukate lead Huskies to win over Rams in women’s basketball final

Ravens defeat Dinos for sixth straight CIS men’s basketball title

FREDERICTON — Laura Dally had 25 points and six rebounds as the Saskatchewan Huskies beat the Ryerson Rams 85-71 to win their first Canadian Interuniversity Sport women’s basketball title.

Sabine Dukate had 22 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals for the Huskies, while Kelsey Trulsrud and Dalyce Emmerson added 14 points each.

Emmerson was named the tournament’s most valuable player.

“We were composed,” she said.

“Those emotions have been a factor when I have played in previous national finals, but this time, the senior girls led the way.”

Dukate (4-for-7) and Dally (4-for-9) were both dangerous from three-point range.

“Winning this makes you realize how special it is in this league, and how many things have to fall into place in order to win,” said Huskies coach Lisa Thomaidis, who has also coached Canada’s senior women’s team. “This is different than international, where you are together for a summer or a season. This is big because we have a lot of time invested in the players, and the players have a lot invested in the program. In some cases, we have been together everyday for the past five years.”

Keneca Pingue-Giles, the CIS

VANCOUVER — Connor Wood scored 22 points as the Carleton Ravens defeated the Calgary Dinos 101-79 on Sunday in the title game at the CIS Final 8 for their sixth straight Canadian university men’s basketball title.

The fourth-year guard from Guelph, Ont., who was named tournament MVP, nailed five of Carleton’s 16 three-pointers, while fifth-year guard Gavin Resch of Ottawa added all 18 of his points from beyond the arc.

The powerhouse Ravens, who entered the tournament as the No. 2 seed, have now won 12 of the last 14 men’s basketball championships, but this season wasn’t without obstacles.

Carleton head coach Dave Smart stepped away for a year’s sabbatical, leaving nephew Rob Smart in charge, while star siblings Philip and Thomas Scrubb were lost to graduation after standout careers.

The Ravens finished the regular season 16-3, losing to the Ottawa GeeGees twice and the Ryerson Rams once, before falling again to Ryerson in the OUA title game last weekend.

Carleton advanced to Sunday’s final at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre on the campus of the University of British Columbia with a 76-66 victory over No. 6 Dalhousie on Saturday, while No. 4 Calgary upset top-ranked Ryerson 98-87 in the other semifinal.

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March 21 2010 — Closing ceremony for the Tenth Winter Paralympics held in Vancouver; 506 athletes from 44 countries participated.

1991 — Supreme Court of Canada rules 9-0 that the fetus is not a legal person; no guarantee to life under Criminal Code; upholds BC Court of Appeal ruling.

1985 — Rick Hansen launches his “Man in Motion” world tour from Oakridge Mall in Van-

couver, to raise money for spinal cord research; inspired by his friend Terry Fox he pumped his wheelchair 3,600 times an hour for 26 months.

1940 — William Aberhart leads Alberta Social Credit Party to a second consecutive majority in the provincial election, winning 36 of 57 seats.

1932 — The Albertan reports that the 1931 Alberta wheat crop is for the first time greater than that of Saskatchewan.

1865 — Prince Edward Island votes against Confederation.

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ENTERTAINMENT MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016

Zootopia tramples Allegiant

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — Zootopia continues to run wild over its rivals in its third weekend in theatres, stomping all over the launch of Allegiant, the third film in the Divergent series.

The animated Disney film featuring the voices of Jason Bateman and Ginnifer Goodwin earned $38 million this weekend to take first place once again, according to comScore estimates Sunday. It’s now earned $201.8 million domestically.

It stole the thunder from The Divergent Series: Allegiant, starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James, which opened in second place with an estimated $29.1 million from 3,740 locations.

It’s a new low for the YA series based on Veronica Roth’s novels, which both opened north of $50 million, but not unexpected. Lionsgate broke up Roth’s final book into two movies, the second of which, Ascendant, launches next year. And, like Twilight and The Hunger Games, it’s not unusual for Part 1 of a 2-film finale to fall short of some of its predecessors.

“It’s had mixed results in general, but it’s also had great results so I can’t really fault a studio for going with that strategy,” said Paul Dergarabedian, comScore’s senior media analyst. “It’s like skipping ahead in a book. I think it’s a strategy that may want to be reconsidered. But there are other factors — is the movie good? What are the conditions of the marketplace?”

Dergarabedian also noted that fickleness of the teen audience might be playing into the big drop from the previous films.

“They’re chasing an audience that is very difficult to pin down,” he said.

“What might be cool to them one day isn’t cool the next.”

But while the future of drawn out YA franchises might be looking as bleak as the dystopias they portray, one genre that does seem to produce near-consistent hits is that of the faithbased film.

The latest entry, Sony’s Miracles From Heaven, took third place this weekend with an impressive $15

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This shows Judy Hopps, voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin, left, Nick Wilde, voiced by Jason Bateman, second left, in a scene from the animated film, Zootopia. million. The film, starring Jennifer Garner and Queen Latifah, opened Wednesday. It’s earned $18.6 million to date, and cost only $13 million to produce.

Audiences, who were 65 per cent female and 75 per cent over the age of 25, gave the film an A+ CinemaScore, which bodes well for its longevity going into the Easter holiday weekend.

It’s no secret that there have been a slew of faith-based breakout hits, but not many of them have mainstream Hollywood stars on the level of Garner and Latifah.

“These films are a home run in terms of having modest budgets and an audience, but star power does make a difference,” Dergarabedian said.

Rory Bruer, Sony’s President of

Worldwide Distribution, agreed.

“It has a faith-based core, but this movie is for everyone,” Bruer said.

Rounding out the top five were holdovers 10 Cloverfield Lane and Deadpool with $12.5 million and $8 million, respectively.

The weekend overall was about on par with last year, but the 2016 box office is thriving, up 10.5 per cent from 2015 — a number that is likely to rise when Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opens next weekend.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to comScore.

Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included.

Final domestic figures will be re-

leased Monday.

1. Zootopia, $38 million ($64.8 million international).

2. The Divergent Series: Allegiant, $29.1 million ($22 million international).

3. Miracles From Heaven, $15 million.

4. 10 Cloverfield Lane, $12.5 million ($5 million international).

5. Deadpool, $8 million ($6.1 million international).

6. London Has Fallen, $6.9 million ($10 million international).

7. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, $2.8 million.

8. The Perfect Match, $1.9 million.

9. The Brothers Grimsby, $1.4 million ($2.6 million international).

10. The Revenant, $1.2 million ($36.4 million international).

Blood, guts and boy bands NICK CARTER ON HIS LEAP INTO WRITING HORROR MOVIES Former ‘N Sync members Joey Fatone and A.J. McLean, as well as O-Town singer Erik-Michael Estrada, make appearances too.

Convincing all of them to sign onto the B-movie was actually pretty easy.

“The thing about musicians — especially boy-banders — they all want to act,” Carter says.

“You know, Joey and Chris, I know all these guys. Do we hang out? Not necessarily as much, but we share the same path and the same experiences.

There’s a lot of common ground there.”

His fellow Backstreet Boys also share a love for the horror genre.

During their early days, the group brought elements of classic monster movies to the Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) music video.

Carter played the Mummy.

TORONTO — Flashback to the early 1990s and you might’ve found a young Nick Carter roaming the aisles of his local video store with VHS copies of Friday the 13th and Hellraiser in hand.

“Blood, gore, guts,” the Backstreet Boy singer says. “That’s some of the stuff I love.”

Now after years of serenading teenage girls with ballads like Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) and Shape of My Heart, Carter is going back to his love for heart-stopping slasher movies by creating one himself.

Dead 7 teams Carter up with members of other boy bands, like ‘N Sync and 98 Degrees, who are resurrected to fight a zombie plague that’s infesting a small western town.

It’s a concept Carter imagined after finding it tough to break into the acting world through auditions.

EGGS BENEDICT So instead of playing Two eggs on a grilled English Muffin with in other people’s scripts, your choice of one of the following: ham, he decided to co-write one bacon, sausage or tomato; topped with himself and got the prohollandaise sauce plus your choices duction company behind of hashbrowns, pancakes Sharknado to foot the bill. or fruit cup.

The result is a horAvailable All Day ror-western mashup — half Magnificent Seven and half Night of the Living Dead — where Carter takes centre stage and fellow Backstreet Boys singers Howie Dorough and A.J. McLean play smaller parts.

In his personal life, the singer is a fan of more recent horror flicks, and they aren’t necessarily top-shelf picks either.

“Critters (is) one of my favourite movies,” he says, naming the 1986 thriller in which furry aliens invade a farming town.

Carter says he also loves Ghoulies, a tale of pocket-sized demons who hide in toilets, and House, about a horror writer who inherits a house possessed by a Vietnam War veteran.

“Most people would think they’re the corniest thing on the planet,” he says.

“I wanted to create a movie like that (which) has a little bit of that quirkiness. That’s just how I am.”

Carter is currently touring for his third solo album All American, re-

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The Backstreet Boys are also thriving as a group.

Production is underway for their ninth studio album and the boy band is considering a more long-term space in Las Vegas.

“We’re trying to work on a residency out there,” Carter says. “We’re doing a nine-show experimentation thing to see if it works.”

Other possibilities have also been floated, including a Backstreet Boys stage musical and a tour alongside the Spice Girls.

“It all depends on (if) we have the time to do it,” he says.

Dead 7 airs on U.S. cable channel Syfy on April 1. There are no immediate plans for the film to show on Canadian television.

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Young Barred Owls can climb trees by grasping the bark with their bill and talons, flapping their wings, and walking their way up the trunk.

JOANNE MADELINE MOORE HOROSCOPE Monday March 21 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Matthew Broderick, 53; Gary Oldman, 57; Rosie OíDonnel, 53 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today’s stars encourage compassion, creativity and spirituality.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: 2016 is the year to slow down and give your frazzled nerves a rest. July is the prime month to fall in love — or resuscitate a rickety relationship.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Being emotionally flexible is the key to a stress-free day for smart Rams. If you feel relaxed and on top of things, then communication will flow more easily and misunderstandings will be minimized.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Today’s stars favour pursuing creative activities like gardening, cooking, crafting, painting, drawing, decorating and renovating.

It’s your way of expressing the tactile Taurean artist within.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You have the opportunity to inspire others today Twins, especially at work. But don’t then disappoint them by talking far too much and delivering way too little. Keep your expectations grounded in reality.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’re dreaming of the future and have so many ideas swirling around, but how many of them see the light of day? If you get side-tracked by endless possibilities, then you’ll never get anything done.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Attached Cats — it’s the perfect day to turn up the romance dial with your lover. Singles — are your roman-

tic expectations unrealistic? Remove your rose-coloured glasses and take a second look.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Step up Virgo because a friend or family member requires your assistance today. Some sound and sensible advice may be just what the doctor ordered. But is a loved one telling you the full story?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You think you know what’s going on but are you living in La-La Land Libra? It’s time to dig deep with a lover or friend, as you look beneath the surface and discover what’s really going on.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Teamwork and networking will get you where you want to go today Scorpio, as you tackle a project that’s close to your heart. But don’t let a child, teenager or friend pull the wool over your eyes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): It’s the perfect Monday to socialize and entertain — especially at home - as you enjoy good food and convivial company. If the budget is being stretched, then find creative ways to boost your cash flow.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Combining an adventurous approach with a solid work ethic is the secret to success for Capricorns at the moment. If you are mentally creative and take calculated risks, then you’ll make pleasing progress.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’re keen to get started on a project that excites you but don’t be totally unrealistic about your budget. If you’re creatively focused and financially frugal, you’ll get more bang for your buck.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Creativity and inspiration are high so find fun ways to express yourself today Pisces. The stars also rev up your flirtatious side, but don’t let yourself be led astray by a charming sweet-talker.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

Issues with ex-girlfriend could derail wedding KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I have been dating “Brad” for three years.

We currently date long-distance, but the relationship is fine. He is loving and kind toward me and everyone in our lives.

When he proposed, I said yes immediately. But what is supposed to be an exciting time in my life is now marred by his ex-girlfriend, “Marsha.”

I knew Marsha when she and Brad dated 10 years ago. For some reason, she disliked me, even treating me rudely when she and Brad were invited to parties at my place with my then-boyfriend. Brad confided that Marsha didn’t like any of the women he was friends with, saying they were “petty.”

Marsha is now married, but she and Brad have remained friends. The three of them have even vacationed together.

I’ve never objected to their friendship, but I’ve also never found a reason to befriend her, nor has she reached out to me.

Brad has reiterated Marsha’s old accusation of my being “petty” because I am resistant to initiating a friendship.

He says that Marsha doesn’t remember how rudely she treated me and insists she be invited to our wedding. I disagree.

I envision my wedding filled with people who love me. Since I’m paying for half, I should have a say about the guest list.

Brad even told me to get counseling in order to find the “real reason” I dislike her. He intimated that I had deep-seated problems and that Marsha was the innocent party.

I’m beginning to think wedding bells are not on our horizon. Please help. — To Wed or Not to Wed Dear Wed: There are several things going on here.

If you are splitting the costs of the wedding, Brad gets to invite Marsha and her husband. You were wrong to turn that into an ultimatum. It made you seem ungenerous and forced Brad to defend his ex.

The way Marsha behaved 10 years ago is old news. She was probably jealous of any women around Brad. You need to stop holding that grudge. People can change, and you won’t know if you exclude her.

But we also wonder why Brad is so attached to Marsha and demands that you make friends with her. There is no reason for that except that he anticipates including Marsha and her husband in your social life on an ongoing basis.

Frankly, if this argument is enough for you to stop the wedding, we think it might be for the best.

Dear Annie: I appreciated your answer to “Confused and Torn” about her dog.

I have loved and cherished a number of animals in my life. It is always hard to let them go, so I ask myself, “Am I prolonging her life or prolonging her death?”

And, “Am I keeping her alive for myself or for her?”

The way I see it, the animal does not understand why it suffers. I will clearly understand the loss and take that pain upon myself to keep the animal from suffering more.

It is simply the price to pay for all the love and companionship the animal has given me over the years, and is the last and most important thing we can do. — S. Dear S.: Thank you for taking a different perspective on such a difficult time.

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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