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LOCAL MAN DEFENDS BELGIUM’S HONOUR AFTER TRUMP COMMENTS, TERROR ATTACKS

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BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF A Lacombe resident with ties to Belgium hopes the terrorist attacks in Brussels last week and insults by U.S. Republican candidate Donald Trump who called Brussels a “hellhole” earlier this year does not taint the small European country.

“A hellhole is a place of squalor and misery. Belgium is not. Belgium is a wonderful little country,” said Andrew Nokes, 61, who was born in the United Kingdom and lived in Belgium for 11 years before becoming a Canadian citizen.

“A lot of people don’t know much about it, and it’s certainly not a hellhole,” said Nokes who works in the chemical industry at Joffre.

Nokes said he was tempted not to say anything but wrote the Advocate a letter to the editor out of concern that people may agree with Trump and his anti-Brussels rant.

Nokes found out about the explosions at the Brussels Airport and Maalbeek metro station early Tuesday from his ex-wife who lives in Brussels.

His ex-inlaws also live in Brussels and one of his daughters and grandchildren live in a small town in southern Belgium. Everyone was safe.

Attacks by three Islamic State suicide bombers killed 28 people and injured about 330.

Nokes said people in Brussels are likely feel anxious, and he would too. But labeling the country a terrorist hotbed is wrong.

“I don’t think the terrorists have anything against Belgium. Belgium just happens to be a convenient place to do what they did.

“Bear in mind (attacks) have happened in London. It’s happened in Paris. It’s happened in Spain. It’s part of today’s life. You just hope it’s not going to be to you.”

He said the country has a history of rallying back from misfortune with a fighting spirit.

“It’s a country with a very rich cultural background. Quite a diverse collection nationalities. I think they will recover very quick.”

Nokes plans to visit the U.K. and Belgium this summer with his 15-year-old daughter. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Andrew Nokes and his family have wonderful memories of living and visiting Belgium with its rich history and beauty.

Dear Editor, It was with a heavy heart that I received news from family in Belgium this morning about the bombing in Brussels or Bruxelles.

That small country which Donald Trump made disparaging remarks about, the country where, sadly, so many lives were lost by troops of numerous nationalities during the first and second world wars. I lived on the outskirts of Mons in the Rue de Americains, next to the Rue des Canadiens, where the American and Canadian troops had pitched their tents at the end of WW1.

My cross country runs back in the 90’s took me through numerous tiny grave yards with grave stones remembering teenagers of both sides, who had lost their lives to such a horrific example of bullying. It’s sad that now more lives are being lost indiscriminately in this small country. A relatively young country, created in 1831 with their first King (Leopold I ), who had married Princess Charlotte of Wales (daughter of King George IV).

The country where Adolph Sax invented the saxophone. The country famous for its beer and chocolate.

The country of Jean Claude Van Dam (The Muscles from Brussels) and Jacques Brel (singer). A country that can fit into Alberta at least 22 times with a population of 10.5 million. It’s a country with its own social challenges from the loss of its once lucrative coal and steel indus-

tries, now offering those interested in industrial archaeology a wonderful source of interest dating back to the 18th century. Brussels is one of the homes of the Art Nouveau movement with numerous examples of architect Victor Horta designs.

The Belgians (Von Karman Institute) are also a source of new technology and are organizing an international cube satellite project in which the University of Alberta is participating. Furthermore, they (the Belgians) are carrying out research work to help one of our chemical companies in Joffre. For me it’s a country with so many happy memories. The Ardennes with its forests and small villages, where I ran numerous kilometres in orienteering competitions (no bears!). Liège, with its castle and river where I rowed in regattas.

The country where I discovered how to cook chicon gratin (a delicious dish with endives, wrapped in slices of ham and covered in a bechamel sauce). The country where I learned how to speak French in a car assembly factory. The country with its joyous carnivals. The country that I hope we don’t forget, along with those who have lost members of their family and friends. I hope I am not alone in feeling a heavy heart and sadness about current events in Belgium. Incidentally, as a British citizen, now Canadian, I was adopted by Belgium for 11 years.

Andrew Nokes

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Andrew Nokes, of Lacombe, has a collection of books from the years he lived in Belgium and photos taken of historical architecture from vacations he has enjoyed in that country.

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Messages from Spirit to raise funds for patient care SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

Friends of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre will be lifting spirits and raising money for patient care by hosting international medium Colette Baron-Reid and her show Messages From Spirit on April 9.

Friends executive director Richelle Belzerowski said fundraising was down during construction of the hospital’s new parkade, which diverted people away from the main entrance of the hospital where the volunteer organization runs Café VA, Present Trends Gift and Flower Shop, and Jolt N Bolt.

“We were a year without a parking lot so that really hit us. Nobody came through those doors anymore so the traffic was just about zero. Vendors left because there was not enough people,” Belzerowski said.

The sluggish economy didn’t help either, she said.

So the volunteer organization decided to try some new fundraising activities. Its first ever garage sale last October raised $10,000 and the upcoming Messages From Spirit show next month could raise as much as $51,000.

“This is exciting. (Baron-Reid) has never been to Red Deer. We’re trying something new.”

Belzerowski said Baron-Reid will be here a few months before Long Island Medium Theresa Caputo appears at the Centrium so people have the opportunity to see both of mediums in action.

Baron-Reid’s will appear at the Memorial Centre which will provide a more intimate setting, and the profit goes to Friends of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

“Colette is very spiritual. She’s not as loud (as Caputo), but they do the same thing. I’m really excited for her and I think it will be good for Red Deer. A great event for a great cause.”

Belzerowski said Messages From

Spirit is also a chance to educate the public about Friends of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. It started out as the Volunteer Association in 1980 and changed its name a few years ago.

“A lot of people don’t know us.”

Money raised by the organization goes towards the purchase of equipment for patient care and comfort at the hospital, up to a maximum of $4,999 per item. Items include equipment like heart monitors and blanket warmers, as well as day-to-day supplies like personal grooming toiletries and fare for cab rides home for people in need.

“Most people don’t know about the little stuff that means so much.”

The organization also donates flowers, candy and holiday decorations for hospital food trays delivered to patients, and runs the Secret Santa Shop at the annual Festival of Trees.

In 2015, the organization raised $480,290 that was divvied up between hospital departments and units.

Belzerowski said most of the money comes from pull tickets that volunteers sell at the hospital and Parkland Mall, bingos and casinos.

People can win up to $100 with the 50 cent tickets, and up to $500 with dollar tickets.

She said ticket sales dropped during the economic downturn and when changes at Bower Place compelled the organization to shut its ticket booth at that mall last year.

For over 30 years, Friends of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre has managed for the emergency response system Red Deer Lifeline.

Glynis White-Russell, Red Deer Lifeline co-ordinator, said 630 people in the Red Deer area wear the devices at home. And in the summer a new device called GoSafe will be available that people can wear everywhere.

“They can be walking in the park and fall behind a bush and need help and we’ll know they have fallen.

We’ll detect it. We can speak to them

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Executive director of the Friends of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre Richelle Belzerowski, left, and long-time volunteer Berry Steer in the hospital gift shop where Steer works.

Unfortunately, because people are vulnerable, and this work is controversial because it defies scientific materialism and some religious dogmas, there can be a tendency by diehard cynics to make that decision. I was very skeptical myself, and thought I was just a very accurate intuitive, and for years wouldn’t refer to myself as a medium until it became so obvious to me that this was really happening and undeniable.

Anyway, people need to experience this first hand. I personally believe skepticism is healthy. See it for yourself, decide after. I can only speak for myself, for what I have personally witnessed, and my own integrity. That said some people will never be convinced and that’s ok.

Q&A WITH MEDIUM COLETTE BARON-REID Medium Colette Baron-Reid, host of the television show Message From Spirit on Vision TV, is known as The Oracle and is an internationally acclaimed intuition expert, spiritual medium, speaker, and best selling inspirational author of numerous books and oracle cards published in 27 languages.

She has her own call-in radio show on Hay House Radio Ask the Oracle.

Originally from Toronto, Baron-Reid has been living in the United States for 10 years, and divides her time between Canada and the U.S. Baron-Reid answered the following questions for the Advocate: Q - What can people expect to experience at your show?

A - I like to think people will come for inspirational entertainment. It’s a real and raw experience. There is laughter and tears and people get to witness breakthroughs and real healing. When one person gets a reading everyone else receives something too.

There are always universal themes in an event and most people are deeply touched by the experience, and they have fun too. I do mediumship as well as use my oracle cards to bring messages through.

Q - More people seem to be open to mediums. Why do you think this may be so?

A - I think it’s because there are more of us discovering our abilities to connect to the other side, mediums have become part of the zeitgeist because of TV. Also more people are including intuition as a viable way to navigate the world, and so there is more evidence available that all human beings are more than five sensory, and the world is more than material. The idea of the immortal soul isn’t new either, it’s just that more of us are demonstrating evidence of the possibilities of communication.

Q - Are people more open to talking about unexplained things that have happened in their lives?

A - I can tell you this — everyone tells me about these things. The paranormal is more normal than ever. It’s just that there is an inherent cultural bias against being “other” so people are genuinely afraid to share these experiences with others. It’s time we all talk about this — take all of it out of the arena of superstition and be open and curious to discover what is possible. I don’t have all the answers. I began as one of “those” people too.

Q - Have you helped police?

A - Yes I have. I’m not at liberty to discuss the details but I have been instrumental in helping solve a cold case in the U.S. Q - How do you receive your messages from the beyond?

A - I get everything through pictures and images, snippets of storylines that I “remember” without knowing how or why, sometimes names, dates, emotions, smells. I receive the information then I have to put the puzzle together with the person. It’s random and often disjointed. I present the evidence as I get it and rely on the person I’m reading to know what it means. Sometimes the images are metaphors and abstract. It depends on how relaxed and clear I am and how

Q - What do you have to say to people who believe mediums are phoney?

A - I think blanket statements are dangerous like: All gays are “x”, all muslims are “x”, all jews are “x”, all blondes are “x”, all psychics are “x”.

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“I had two children here. I had nine grandchildren here. I had six greatgrand babies born here, so it’s a way of giving back,” the senior said.

Messages From Spirit with Colette Baron-Reid, sponsored in part by Big 105.5 FM will be held April 9, 7 p.m., at the Memorial Centre, 216-4214 58th St. Tickets are $94.15 each (includes service fee and GST) and are available at Black Knight Ticket Centre and Present Trends Gift Shop at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre.

For more information about Friends of Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre visit http://www.friendsoftherdrh.com. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

through the button. We can locate where they are and call Emergency Services for them,” White-Russell said.

Monitored medication dispensers have been available for five years through the organization.

“We had a couple ladies ending up in ER on a monthly basis because of medication mismanagement. They’ve been on the medication dispenser for two years and neither one has had any admissions for two years. It’s a huge savings for the ER,” White-Russell said.

Betty Steer, who has volunteered at Present Trends Gift Shop for over 30 years, said she enjoys working with the public and staff, and helping the community and hospital.

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clear and open the channel. More often than not the person I’m reading puts everything together later than at the beginning.

Q - When did you know you were a medium?

A - Looking back I knew 20 years ago but I only honestly accepted it full in the last 3 years when I accepted the term as it applied to my work.

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Morneau defends extra EI help for parts of oil patch

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Finance Minister Bill Morneau defended the Liberal government’s decision to boost employment insurance benefits for parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan while leaving some hard hit areas of the oil patch out of the budget plan.

Morneau said the government had to decide what areas across the country needed the most help with extra weeks of employment insurance benefits for jobless workers.

Left off that list were cities like Edmonton, and parts of Saskatchewan that Premier Brad Wall has said could also use the help.

Morneau told CTV’s “Question Period” that the government picked 12 regions to help them “deal with what’s been a significant change and a harder time for those people to get re-em-

ployed.” The dozen spots included Newfoundland and Labrador, parts of northern and southern Alberta, northern British Columbia, northern Manitoba, northern Ontario, northern Saskatchewan, Calgary, Sudbury, Saskatoon, Whitehorse and Nunvaut.

Those 12 regions had what Morneau described in the television interview as “sharp increases in unemployment that have been sustained,” or what the budget describes as a two per cent increase in unemployment rates over a three-month period over the last year “without showing significant signs of recovery.”

The Liberals’ first budget this past week gave workers in resource-rich parts of the country like Alberta and Northern Ontario an extra five weeks of employment insurance benefits amid concerns that many are about to run out of EI payments. The budget also promised older workers in those

Statement from Manitoba boy’s family says they are ‘completely devastated’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS AUSTIN, Man. — The joy of Easter was tempered by sadness in a Manitoba community following the tragic conclusion to the search for a missing two-year-old boy, but his grieving family says they have been overwhelmed by the support people have shown.

“Today, the family of Chase Martens is completely devastated as they come to grips with the tragic loss of their little boy,” read a statement issued Sunday by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection on behalf of the boy’s family.

The release said the family wants to express their heartfelt gratitude to RCMP, the provincial fire commissioner and community volunteers who took part in the search, which began Tuesday when the boy was last seen playing in the yard of his rural home near Austin. The search involved hundreds of people on foot and horseback, driving ATVs and in the air.

His body was found Saturday in a creek about half-a-kilometre away.

“At this time, Chase’s family is asking for privacy as they grieve with their young children,” the statement from the child protection group said.

“While they are completely heartbroken, they have been overwhelmed by the love and kindness our community has shown their family.”

Police say an autopsy was to be conducted, but there were no obvious signs of foul play in the death.

Later Sunday, family members took part in a vigil that was organized by the Bear Clan, a volunteer safety-pa-

trol group from Winnipeg whose members helped with the search.

Group spokesman James Favel said the parents requested the service, which he said involved an honour singer as well as the laying of tobacco.

At the Austin Evangelical Fellowship church on Sunday, deacon Henry Peters spoke about the events, and the difficulties for Chase’s family, to the congregation before delivering the Easter message.

“When we gathered here Friday morning for those of you that were here, we prayed that the Lord would help the searchers, that He would bring some answers to the family. And yesterday that answer came. Probably not the one that the family would have wanted to come, but at least they know where their child is,” Peters told the congregation in a recording of the service posted on the church’s website.

“As a Christian community and the teaching of the Bible, we have the faith and the confidence in our loving God and Heavenly Father that this child is in His presence at this time.”

On Thursday the boy’s parents had pleaded for any information that might lead to a reunion with their son, saying it was unusual for Chase to wander off the property without the family dog.

Sgt. Bert Paquet told reporters shortly after Saturday’s discovery that he estimated close to 30,000 volunteer hours were donated during the search, the majority being strangers to the boy’s family.

Paquet said the searchers kept hoping for the boy’s survival, but knew the odds were challenging after the first few nights.

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areas an extra 20 weeks of benefits up to a total of 70 weeks so they wouldn’t have to worry about paying the bills while they looked for a new job, which usually takes them longer than younger workers.

Morneau said the government is making other changes to the employment insurance program that are designed to help the entire country, including cutting waiting times for applicants to receive their first payments.

“We made changes that are impacting everyone — all across Saskatchewan, all across Alberta, and all across the country — and then specific ones that are impacting Northern Ontario, parts of Alberta, parts of Saskatchewan, all of Newfoundland and Labrador,” Morneau said in the television interview.

“That was the choice we made in order to help those areas that have been particularly hard hit.”

Morneau also said the Liberals expect low- and middle-income families to spend money they receive through tax breaks and a new, income-tested child benefit unveiled in the budget and that will help the economy. He said the average payment to families from the new child benefit will be about $2,300 per child.

Morneau’s on-air appearances were his first to sell the budget on Sunday morning political talk shows marked.

Morneau was pushed in his television appearances to defend the employment insurance decision and the Liberals running a $29.4 billion deficit this year, the first of five years of deficits that total $113 billion.

He repeated the government’s new mantra that future spending decisions will be based on economic growth rather than specific, fiscal-discipline benchmarks.

The RCMP specified that the man’s arrest is not linked to recent terrorist attacks in Brussels.

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VICTORIA — The search is on near Port Renfrew, B.C., for two missing crab fishermen.

Lieutenant-Commander Desmond James with the Victoria Joint Rescue Coordination Centre says the search started after the two were reported missing early Sunday morning.

James says the fishermen left the area around the south western Vancouver Island town in an aluminum crab fishing boat on Friday.

Two Coast Guard vessels and a helicopter are being used in the search, which has focused on the waters near the entrance to Port Renfrew.

Heavy winds and high waves have made the search difficult.

James says the search will continue Sunday until the men are found or conditions make the search impossible.

Suspect arrested on fear of terrorism in Toronto, RCMP say

and treatment site that’s been burning for five days.

Ryan MacEachern, chief of the Kentville Volunteer Fire Department, says the towering mound of construction debris that stands several storeys high is being doused with water and excavators have slowly been moving the debris into separate piles.

MacEachern says bulldozers will flatten out the doused debris — which will end up standing about six metres high and covering the space of two arenas — and it will be covered with sand.

MacEachern says he expects to pull out firefighting equipment by dusk Saturday and move to a monitoring stage.

He says crews have been overwhelmed by the support from the community, who have delivered enough food to the station to fill more than eight banquet tables.

UBC release of uncensored personal information an ‘honest mistake’: report

TORONTO — The RCMP say they’ve arrested a 23-year-old man under a section of the criminal code relating to terrorism, but it’s not clear if he’s been charged under that section.

RCMP issued a news release saying the suspect was arrested in Toronto under a section of the criminal code titled Fear of Terrorism.

The section allows police to make an arrest if they have reasonable grounds to fear that someone will commit an act of terrorism.

Police say he was charged with carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a weapon dangerous to public peace. Police say there is no evidence of any plans of a domestic terrorism attack.

VANCOUVER — A new report says the release of uncensored details about the departure of a former University of British Columbia president was an honest mistake.

The report by former B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner David Loukidelis says a step was missed when the documents were prepared to be released to the public, and hidden attachments containing uncensored personal information were accidentally included. The university released 861 pages of documents in response to a series of Access to Information requests in January after Arvid Gupta abruptly relinquished his post last August.

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Justice delayed in Alberta JOHN STEWART OPINION

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o society can eradicate its underbelly — the best you can expect when dealing with something as seemingly pervasive and as undeniably pernicious as crime is to manage it.

But in Alberta, where crime continues to rise, court-related efforts at control have been pathetic. We have too few courtrooms, too few judges and too little political will.

The most recent Statistics Canada crime numbers suggest the nation is on the mend. According to 2014 numbers released last summer, violent crime declined across the country for the eighth consecutive year. And serious crimes in general reached their lowest level since 1969, after 11 straight years of declines.

The exceptions to this national trend toward a more civil, peaceful and safe society? Alberta, Yukon and Prince Edward Island.

You can examine crime from any number of angles, and you can surmise any number of things about criminals

and their presence in Alberta.

But the bottom line is that crime in Alberta is insidious, and you can’t just will it away. A certain portion of it can be overcome with social reform, but we also need to make some fundamental investments in Alberta’s justice system to better manage crime.

Justice is too often delayed in this province. Criminals are allowed to remain on the streets while their cases languish on overcrowded court dockets, or slip through procedural cracks because of delays that stretch all reasonable constitutional bounds.

As a province, we have done a horrible job of ensuring the justice system has the resources to get the job done.

Part of the issue is legal representation. In November, the province announced that it would review its $66-million legal aid program in an effort to meet a growing demand. That’s a rare sign that there is a new political will in Alberta to fix the problems.

In the last decade there has been precious little of that political will.

In 2013, the province tabled a report called Injecting A Sense of Urgency: A new approach to delivering justice in serious and violent crime cases. The report’s author looked at 1,100 cases that had been inordinately delayed across the province. The report found that the blame for almost all of them

(98 per cent) rested with Crown’s failings or systemic issues.

Precious little has come of that exhaustive report, which offered a variety of solutions for the short and long term.

The province is also desperately short of Queen’s Bench justices, who are appointed by the federal government. Despite explosive growth in Alberta over the last 20 years, only one full-time Queen’s Bench justice has been added since 1996. Alberta has the fewest Queen’s Bench justices per capita in the country and their caseloads are staggering.

Last fall, Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench justices were booking cases two years out. Chief Justice Neil Wittmann told the Calgary Herald it was a “crisis” situation “because the public, in a country like ours, is entitled to some sort of timeliness.”

It doesn’t help that many communities, like Red Deer, are desperately short of courtrooms to handle the growing need. The Red Deer Courthouse is almost 35 years old and jammed to the rafters. It deals with a local population that has doubled in the last three decades (never mind that provincial courthouses in Lacombe, Sylvan Lake and Innisfail have been closed in recent years, sending more cases to Red Deer).

In Red Deer, every effort has been made to find a solution. Traffic court was moved to a local hotel two years ago. And the city has offered to swap the existing courthouse for other land downtown so a new courthouse could be built as cheaply and quickly as possible. The issue has been discussed for 20 years (during which time three government reports were commissioned and then ignored), and it has been front and centre in this city for four years or more.

The previous Conservative government waffled repeatedly; who knows where the issue sits on the New Democrat priority list. In the meantime, Red Deer spends almost $800,000 a year to maintain the former RCMP office on the site now proposed for a new courthouse.

Justice must be timely and fair. To be otherwise is to punish both the accused and the victims, and diminish the rule of law.

Every time the delivery of justice is delayed, trust in the system is attacked at the foundation. And the pernicious crime in this province is allowed to flourish.

Troy Media columnist John Stewart is a born and bred Albertan who doesn’t drill for oil, ranch or drive a pickup truck – although all of those things have played a role in his past.

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The Notley government’s moment of truth ROBERT MCGARVEY OPINION

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he gods of fortune have not been kind to Alberta’s new NDP government. Bold steps are needed before it’s too late.

The provincial economy is sinking deeper into recession, the budget is drowning in red ink and the oil industry – far from leading an innovative revival – is laying off staff and stalking government corridors looking for bailouts.

Regrettably, the government seems to be playing it safe. While strategies to deal with coal-fired power plants and a carbon tax are perhaps overdue, action on the larger crisis has been restrained and – dare I say – conservative.

Premier Rachel Notley’s government has surrounded itself with distinguished advisors including David Dodge, Andrew Leach, Dave Mowat (CEO of ATB Financial) and, most recently, Terry Boston, the former CEO of PJM Interconnection. Regrettably, these gentlemen are all small ‘c’ conservatives with in-the-box ideas.

This cautious approach would not

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be without merit in normal times. NDP governments in other jurisdictions have been accused of being too radical and paid heavily for their mistakes.

But these are not normal times in Alberta. Steering centralist, status quo policy will almost inevitably lead to a replication of the NDP’s fate in Nova Scotia. Electoral victory in 2009 was followed by four years of ‘sensible’ policy making in a declining economy. Today, Nova Scotia’s NDP are back in the political wilderness.

Not surprisingly, the Alberta public is getting restless. A recent Angus Reid poll shows declining approval ratings for both the NDP government and Notley, its star leader.

According to party insiders, this rough patch is to be expected. They project that after all the tough decisions have been made this year, calmer waters will greet the government in future.

Good luck.

What’s the consensus going to be 12 months from now, when oil prices do not recover, when Alberta’s unemployment rate doubles again to 16 per cent, when Depression-era lineups begin to form at food banks? At that point it will be too late to start getting experimental.

While minor adjustments to the corporate tax rate will win applause in conservative business circles, incre-

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mental reforms will not get the job done. The real question facing the government is not whether to make fundamental changes, but which fundamental reforms to make? What kind of economy do we want to build in Alberta?

The challenge boils down to finding ways to put the energy industry back on a sound footing while sparking the newer creative economy that Alberta’s millennial generation inhabit.

The oil business is in tough shape.

Saudi Arabia and other Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members have targeted Alberta’s expensive oilsands for destruction.

Combined with public distrust in pipelines, there is little hope for a recovery at least in the short to medium term.

The Alberta government could, however, take bold steps to help create a national energy strategy. In tandem with the federal government, Alberta could set a Canadian price for oil high enough to encourage renewable energy growth, then prohibit imports of OPEC crude and transport Western crude to refineries in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. This strategy would save the Canadian oil industry and make the nation self-sufficient in energy.

Fortunately, Alberta also has a few other arrows in its quiver. How many governments own a bank? The Alberta

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government does: ATB Financial (formally Alberta Treasury Branch).

ATB Financial operates like a stodgy, private sector, commercial bank. But it could be renewed and reinvigorated to become what it was originally intended to be: Alberta’s public banking saviour.

The new creative economy is much different than the old industrial one.

The economy of Alberta’s youth is driven by intangibles: the economic value imbedded in services and other creative industries like the movie business, digital apps, software, patented inventions. There’s even intangible asset value in carbon credits and communities of practice (value networks).

According to the World Bank, these assets now make up more than 75 per cent of post-industrial economies. Yet conventional banks don’t recognize these new assets or lend against them.

Perhaps it’s time for the government to do Alberta’s millennial generation a favour and get the bank it owns to start innovating in the public interest.

It might well save the economy and the NDP government.

Troy Media columnist Robert McGarvey is an economic historian and co-founder of the Genuine Wealth Institute, an Alberta-based think tank dedicated to helping businesses, communities and nations build communities of wellbeing.

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Taliban group claims responsibility for bombing

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ISLAMABAD — A breakaway Pakistani faction of the militant Taliban group has claimed responsibility for an Easter Sunday bombing in a park in the eastern city of Lahore that killed 65 people.

Ahsanullah Ahsan, spokesman for Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, told the Associated Press that a suicide bomber with the faction deliberately targeted the Christian community.

The explosion took place near the children’s rides in Gulshan-e-Iqbal park — which was crowded with Christians celebrating Easter —local police chief Haider Ashraf said. He said the explosion appeared to have been a suicide bombing, but investigations were ongoing.

The attack killed 65 people and wounded over 300, said Deeba Shahnaz, a spokesman for Lahore rescue administration.

Punjab’s chief minister Shahbaz Sharif announced three days of mourning and pledged to bring the perpetrators to justice, said Zaeem Qadri, a spokesman for the provincial government.

The park was manned by police and private security guards, police chief Haider Ashraf said. “We are in a warlike situation and there is always a general threat but no specific threat alert was received for this place,” he added.

Schools and businesses in the

city will remain closed on Monday, the city’s schools association and the Union of Lahore Traders said.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held a meeting to assess the security situation in Lahore, according to a government statement. Pakistan’s army chief, Gen. Raheel Sharif, also convened an emergency meeting of the country’s intelligence agencies to begin to track down those responsible for the attacks, said army spokesman Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa.

Salman Rafiq, a health adviser to the Punjab government, called on people to donate blood, saying that many of those wounded were in a critical condition.

One witness, who wished to be identified only by his first name, Afzal, told AP that he had taken 20 children to hospital and carried three dead bodies to a police car. “I can’t explain to you the tragic situation,” he said.

Another witness, Tariq Mustapha, said that he had just left the park when he heard an explosion. He said his friend was still missing.

Footage broadcast on local television stations showed chaotic scenes in the park, with people running while carrying children and cradling the wounded in their laps.

A witness, not identified by name on Pakistan’s Geo TV station, said he was heading toward a fairground ride with his wife and two children when he heard a huge bang and all four of them were thrown to the floor. A woman was shown crying while looking desperately for her missing five-yearold son.

A spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council said that the Unit-

Riot breaks out at Brussels attacks shrine THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS — Belgian riot police clashed Sunday with hundreds of right-wing hooligans at a temporary shrine honouring victims of the Brussels suicide bombings, as investigators launched fresh anti-terror raids, taking four more people into custody.

Police used water cannon when scuffles broke out in front of the Bourse, which has become a symbolic rallying point for people to pay their respects to those who died in Tuesday’s attacks. Black clad men carrying an anti-Islamic State group banner with an expletive on it trampled parts of the shrine, shouting Nazi slogans.

Ten were arrested and two police officers injured.

“We had 340 hooligans from different football clubs who came to Brussels and we knew for sure that they would create some trouble,” Police Commissioner Christian De Coninck said. “It was a very difficult police operation because lots of families with kids were here.”

Brussels mayor Yvan Mayeur expressed his disgust, with Belgium still in mourning over the suicide bombings at Brussels airport and subway, which killed at least 31 people and injured some 270.

“The police were not deployed to protect people from these hooligans but a whole other threat,” said Mayeur told RTL television.

People trying to pay their respects were also dismayed.

“It was important for us to be here symbolically,” said Samia Orosemane, a 35-year-old comedian. But, she added, “there were lots of men who were here and doing the Nazi salute, shouting ‘death to Arabs’ and so we weren’t able to get through.”

“We are all here today for peace, and for the brotherhood among peoples. Not for rightwing ideas. It’s neither the time nor the place,” said Theophile Mouange, 52.

Federal prosecutors, meanwhile, said Sunday morning’s raids were linked a “federal case regarding terrorism” but did not specify whether it had any links to the March 22 attacks.

Thirteen raids were launched in the capital and the northern cities of Mechelen and Duffel. An investigating judge was to decide later whether to keep the four in custody. Five were released after questioning.

Suspected plotters also were arrested Sunday in Italy and the Netherlands, though few details of their activity were released immediately.

Tuesday’s bomb attacks are also tearing at the fabric of the government, justice system and police, and Belgium’s interior minister sought Sunday to contain the growing criticism of the government’s handling of the tragedy.

Interior Minister Jan Jambon conceded Sunday that decades of neglect had hampered the government’s response to violent extremism.

He said the government has invested 600 million euros ($670 million) into police and security services over the past two years but that Belgium’s justice system and security services are still lagging behind.

Jambon, whose offer to resign Thursday was declined by the prime minister, also acknowledged some shortcomings prior to the attacks.

“There have been errors,” he said on VRT television.

Jambon said it takes time to hire anti-terror specialists and specialized equipment and insisted that the government’s new investments need time before they become visible to the public.

As international pressure on Belgium has mounted for serving as an unwitting rear-base for extremist fighters who launched the Nov. 13 massacres that left 130 dead in Paris, the government has felt forced to defend its choices and the actions of investigators. Lawmakers, meanwhile, are demanding an inquiry.

Belgian police and the army have been deployed, sometimes around the clock, at major buildings and sites in the capital in increasing numbers since November, when Brussels went into lockdown over fears that top Paris suspect Salah Abdeslam had returned and was hiding there.

As it turned out, Abdeslam did return, but police did not find and arrest him until March 18, four days before suspects from his network exploded suicide bombs in Brussels.

Belgian investigators have been slammed for not questioning Abdeslam long enough or hard enough after he was shot in the leg during his arrest. Police have also been criticized for taking too long to get to Zaventem airport on Tuesday morning after two suicide bombers blew themselves up there — and left an even

bigger third suitcase full of explosives that did not go off.

Jambon and Justice Minister Keen Goens were grilled by lawmakers Friday over how authorities failed to arrest suicide bomber Ibrahim El Bakraoui before he blew himself in the packed departure hall at Brussels Airport.

Turkey has said that Bakraoui — whose brother Khalid was the suicide bomber at the Maelbeek subway station on Tuesday — was caught near Turkey’s border with Syria in 2015 and Ankara had warned Brussels and the Netherlands that he was “a foreign terrorist fighter.”

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Relatives of the victims of a suicide bomb blast cry outside a hospital in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday. At least 52 people including women and children were killed while dozens injured in a suicide bomb attack that targeted a recreational park in Lahore. ed States “condemns the attack in the strongest terms,” describing it as a “cowardly act in what has long been a scenic and placid park.” Ned Price said the U.S. would continue to work with Pakistan and its partners to “root

out the scourge of terrorism.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also condemned the attack, tweeting that it was a “deplorable” act and offering his thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families.

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A walk on the wild side WILDLIFE FESTIVAL

Story and photos by ASHLI BARRETT/ Advocate staff Red Deer might not have a zoo of its own, but the wild things —reptiles, raptors, and a couple of creepy critters — came anyways.

The Wildlife Festival, an exhibition put on by Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo and the Canadian Raptor Conservancy, visited Westerner Park this past weekend, offering city residents the unique opportunity to get up close to creatures from around the world.

More than 20 different live animal exhibits were to be seen, featuring everything from toads, snakes and turtles to ferrets, falcons and a baby kangaroo. Keepers were available to help festival patrons get a handson experience with many of the animals, as well as answer questions.

The highlight of the festival, however, were two rotating presentations. The Diversity of Living Things featured tarantulas and various reptiles found globally, while Birds in Flight saw a peregrine falcon, a great horned owl and other birds of prey swoop over the crowd.

The Wildlife Festival, which has been touring across Canada over the last several months, will take their show to B.C. next, visiting Kelowna, Penticton, and Salmon Arm among other stops.

ABOVE; A peregrine falcon swoops over the crowd during the “Birds in Flight” presentation at the Wildlife Festival at Westerner Park’s Parkland Pavilion on Saturday afternoon.

RIGHT; Angelina Cortes, 5, pets a Nigerian Uromastyx.

BELOW; A chameleon hides amongst the branches of his exhibit during the Wildlife Festival

ABOVE LEFT; A great horned owl grabs some food from keeper Matthew Morgan during the Wildlife Festival at Westerner Park’s Parkland Pavilion on Saturday afternoon.

ABOVE RIGHT; Canadian Raptor Conservancy keeper Matthew Morgan shows off a bald eagle to the crowd during the “Birds in Flight” presentation at the Wildlife Festival.

LEFT; Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo keeper Kyle Lawrie presents “Diversity of Living Things” to a crowd of Red Deerians during the Wildlife Festival at Westerner Park’s Parkland Pavilion on Saturday afternoon.

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Ice patrol formed as a result of the Titanic to honour victims in Halifax

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — Members of an international ice patrol that formed as a result of the sinking of the Titanic will be in Halifax this week for a ceremony to commemorate the more than 1,500 people who died in the disaster.

United States Coast Guard Cmdr.

Gabrielle McGrath says the memorial will recognize the long history of the International Ice Patrol, which was established after the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean in April 1912.

“It’s why we do what we do, so that’s why we find it so important,” said McGrath in a phone interview. “It’s very important to us to remember those people that perished and the fact that that’s why we’re here doing what we do and really making sure it never happens again.”

McGrath, who is commander of the Connecticut-based International Ice Patrol, says the memorial will take place on Wednesday at the Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, the final resting place of about 120 of the Titanic’s passengers and crew.

She said a local priest will bless four wreaths that will be placed on the graves. The wreaths will then travel to the area of the sinking on Thursday, where they will be airdropped into ocean, said McGrath.

Following the sinking of the Titanic, the international community came together to ensure the safety of vessels travelling in the North Atlantic, which is riddled with hundreds of potentially dangerous icebergs every spring, said McGrath. It’s the only place in the world where you have a collection of

OTTAWA — The federal government has issued guidance to Canada’s spy agency on using contentious new anti-terrorism laws — but most of the instructions won’t be made public.

Many passages of the ministerial direction to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, issued last July, were withheld from release due to proviPhoto by THE CANADIAN PRESS sions of the Access to Information Act This image made available by the Ulster Folk & Transport Museum is concerning security, internal deliberaa photograph of the Titanic in Belfast in a family album.

Members of an tions and cabinet confidences.

The office of Public Safety Minister international ice patrol that formed as a result of the sinking of the Titanic will Ralph Goodale said ministerial offices be in Halifax this week for a ceremony to commemorate the more than 1,500 are not involved in the processing of people who died in the disaster. access requests, nor should they be.

But the federal decision to keep much of the ministerial direction unicebergs intercepting a shipping lane, tion and shipping, including Canada, der wraps did nothing to reassure she said.

United Kingdom and Denmark. those with concerns about C-51, the “It’s definitely very dangerous and The ice patrol works with the Caomnibus security bill that received it’s a very dynamic oceanographic nadian Ice Service to issue reports on royal assent early last summer. and meteorological environment, so iceberg whereabouts. The agencies The legislation gave CSIS the power it’s something we’re always thinking use aerial reconnaissance and satelto actively disrupt suspected terrorist about — making sure another disaster lite images to pinpoint the massive plots, even allowing the spy service to like the Titanic doesn’t happen again,” chunks of ice floating in the North Attake actions that breach the Charter said McGrath. lantic. McGrath said since the creation of Rights and Freedoms as long as a The patrol is operated by the Unit- of the International Ice Patrol in 1913, judge approves. ed States Coast Guard but they work there have been no incidents of ves“One of our greatest concerns with with more than a dozen nations who sels striking icebergs within their juC-51 is that CSIS has been given exhave interests in transatlantic naviga- risdiction. traordinary new powers, including the power to break the law and violate the Constitution,” said Josh Paterson, executive director of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association.

“While some details need to remain secret, it’s troubling that so much of the minister’s high-level, general direction to CSIS on how the agency should interpret its new powers is we never claimed that — but present NDP Leader Cam Broten says he

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS blacked out. The government should it as a good and positive record for the believes people are getting more enbe more transparent about the direcprovince.” gaged as the campaign enters the final tion it is giving our spy agencies as to REGINA — Campaign promisThe Saskatchewan Party has re- week. how they should be accountable.” es have been made, political leaders leased a platform that is largely a re“I think for a lot of people when you While the public safety minister have faced off in a debate and now the cap of its record in office since 2007. have the debate, that’s one of the first does not dictate day-to-day decisions Saskatchewan election is in the home There are just six new spending prom- times that they sort of tune in and start

by CSIS, he periodically issues writ- stretch. The final week of the 27-day ises totalling $105.4 million. paying attention in a bigger way,” said ten directions to the spy agency that campaign is starting. Advance voting Wall has said the platform is based Broten. takes place from March 29 to April 2 on a goal of returning the province to broadly guide its actions.

Broten, who is heading into his first balanced budgets by 2017-18. Saskatch- campaign since becoming NDP leader The July direction combined and and election day is April 4.

Saskatchewan Party Leader and ewan is running a $427-million deficit in March 2013, says the plan is to keep replaced two previous instructions, one on spy agency operations and an- Premier Brad Wall says his party will this fiscal year and is forecasting a campaigning hard.

“We’re fired up. Everyone in this other on accountability to the minister. focus on making sure its supporters deficit next year too.

Meanwhile, Wall says the NDP has room…is ready to go hit the doorsteps In drafting it, Public Safety officials head to the polls.

“I think the most important thing “a long list of angry complaints” and right away,” said Broten. consulted CSIS, Justice Canada, the “I’m very pleased with how the deRCMP, Foreign Affairs and the office in a campaign, arguably even more claims their platform promises don’t bate went. I’m pleased with the policy of then-public safety minister Steven important than platforms, is getting on add up financially. doorsteps and talking to people, hearThe NDP has argued the Saskatch- announcements and the campaign that Blaney.

The direction set out “overarch- ing from them directly and respectful- ewan Party inherited nearly $2 billion we’ve been rolling out and I’m excited. in the province’s rainy day savings ac- And I know I’m just going to keep going parameters for CSIS’s use of its ly asking for their vote,” said Wall.

“That’s actually the momentum in count, but drained it dry. ing full out between now and ‘E’ day.” new powers” under C-51 and Bill C-44, The New Democrats are also runSaskatchewan voters last went to which addressed matters including the last days of the campaign. We’re source protection and use of judi- going to have a massive get-out-the- ning a scaled down platform, which in- the polls in November 2011, when Wall cial warrants, says a July 29 memo to vote campaign, as we did in the last cludes a small tax cut for middle-class and his Saskatchewan Party won a secelection.” families that would save nearly 70 per ond term in office.

Blaney.

Wall says he’s also going to keep cent of people about $90 a year. The The NDP is looking to rebuild after Elements of the direction that were released to The Canadian Press men- talking about the Saskatchewan Par- tax cut would be largely offset by in- being left with just nine of the 58 seats creasing taxes one per cent for people in the legislature. This time around tion fundamental principles CSIS must ty’s record.

“It’s a good record, it’s not perfect — who make more than $175,000. there are 61 constituencies. follow, including respect for the rule of law and the use of operational methods “reasonable and proportional” to the threat.

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However, the details on how all this must be done have been stripped out of the direction and the pilot walking over to me and putting his Our family has always supported STARS through several annexes. hands on my shoulders. He said, “Dad, we’re the calendar and lottery campaigns, but on “The really interesting going to have your baby on the ground at April 20, 2010, the meaning of STARS in our life stuff, I’m sure, is in the Foothills Hospital in 25 minutes. You can’t beat took on an entirely new meaning. It was early redacted portions,” said us there, so take your time and drive safely.” that morning that our daughter Gabriella was University of Ottawa law born by emergency Cesarean section at Red professor Craig Forcese, Gabriella spent a total of 45 days in the Deer Regional Hospital and at only 29 weeks co-author of “False Sehospital after she was born, until she was gestation. She was tiny at just over 3 pounds curity,” a book critiquing strong enough to come home. My experience and her lungs had not yet fully developed.

C-51. in pediatric audiology in the past always had Forcese said the dime wondering if there would be complications There was such panic and fear that day that rection should include later in life, maybe with her vision, hearing or Dr. Andrew Towers, Au.D. I remember only parts of it. One of the most things like guidance to development. Gabriella is now 6 years old, she distinct memories I have of that day was how Registered Audiologist — Owner CSIS about being careful shows no effects of her early arrival. She is quickly the STARS crew was there to help. I not to step on the RCMP’s incredibly bright, already learning to read and remember the sense of concern in the ICU toes and potentially dewrite and normally developing in every way.

WKDW FKDQJHG FRPSOHWHO\ ZKHQ WKH À LJKW FUHZ rail a criminal prosecuShe loves the outdoors and has always had a arrived, bringing a sense of calm and purpose tion. sense of adventure, and I often wonder if it has to the process. The crew had been mobilized APPOINTMENT TODAY! something to do with her start in life, riding in “I think we need to from the Foothills Hospital before Gabriella was the helicopter when she was only minutes old. know some of these deeven born and included an ICU nurse, pediatric Today when we drive by the hospital, she always respiratory therapist and paramedics; tails,” said Forcese, who OLDS looks for the red helicopter and says, “Where’s a highly skilled group that operated with speed questioned classification the helicopter Daddy? I think there are some and precision to have Gabriella’s chest tube of parts of the direction tiny babies in there, just like me.” For that, inserted and an IV line put into an arm that as cabinet secrets.

New Mountain View we will always be truly thankful was no bigger than my thumb.

The other most Scott Bardsley, a Credit Union Building and a proud supporter of prominent memory I have is following the crew spokesman for Goodale, 6501 51 St, Ste #103 STARS Air Ambulance.

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“Having said that the goal of our government is to make government information open by default. In the meantime, we have to operate under the existing act.”

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B.C. tests warning system for whales

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A Canada goose joins Red Deerians in enjoying the mild weather at Bower Ponds on Saturday afternoon. Geese have been spotted around the city in the last couple weeks, their early return caused by a mild winter and warmer than usual temperatures.

A remote undersea glider equipped with acoustic sensors is patrolling deep water canyons off the west coast of Vancouver Island in a bid to set up a traffic alert system to prevent large ships from crashing into whales. University of Victoria researchers launched the glider off Flores Island north of Tofino to measure whale traffic in an area near shipping zones for vessels using ports in Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Alaska and Washington. The glider has enough battery power to spend three weeks in the ocean gathering data, said geographer David Duffus, director of the university’s whale research lab.

“The idea behind the gliders is they can work in real time, or near real time,” said Duffus. “The glider rises at a certain interval and sends a signal to a satellite.”

Ships can pick up the signals through an automatic identification system that can read whale locations and allows ships to change course or speeds in an effort to avoid collisions, he said. The glider’s current route stretches 70 kilometres north of Tofino to the continental shelf, then patrols the shelf’s southern waters before returning northwards through an area near Ucluelet called La Perouse Bank in Barkley Sound, said Duffus. Both regions are believed to be major habitats for grey and humpback whales, but endangered blue, fin and sei whales can also be found in the waters. He said two highly endangered Pacific right whales have also been reported in the waters, the first such sightings in more than 60 years.

“Big whales are subject to ship strikes from big ships,” Duffus said. “On the East Coast, it’s one of the major mortality problems for some highly endangered species. “ The glider project is a collaboration with Dalhousie University where the underwater devices were launched almost two years ago to research migratory paths and habitats of endangered right whales.

“The data on the West Coast here is extremely sparse,” Duffus said. “We don’t know the magnitude of the (ship strike) problem. On the West Coast we’re still in unknown territory, but we do know that ship strikes do happen and it’s been named in all the species-at-risk reporting on the big whale species as a potential but unknown hazard.”

Syrian forces recapture Palmyra from IS DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian government forces recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra on Sunday, scoring an important victory over Islamic State fighters who waged a 10-month reign of terror there and dealing the group its first major defeat since an international agreement to battle terrorism in the fractured nation took effect last year.

The city known to Syrians as the “Bride of the Desert” is famous for its 2,000-year-old ruins that once drew tens of thousands of visitors each year before IS destroyed many of the monuments.

The extent of the destruction remained unclear.

Initial footage on Syrian TV showed widespread rubble and shattered statues.

But Palmyra’s grand colonnades appeared to be in relatively good condition.

The government forces were supported by Lebanese militias and Russian air power.

The Islamic State now faces pressure on several fronts as Kurdish ground forces advance on its territory in Syria’s north and government forces have a new path to its de facto capital, Raqqa, and the contested eastern city of Deir el-Zour.

International airstrikes have pounded IS territory, killing two top leaders in recent weeks, according to the Pentagon.

Those strikes have also inflicted dozens of civilian casualties.

In Iraq, government forces backed by the U.S. and Iran are preparing a ground offensive to retake the country’s second largest city, Mosul.

The fall of Palmyra comes a month after a partial cease-fire in Syria’s civil war came into force.

The truce was sponsored by the United States and Russia in part to allow the government and international community to focus on Al-Qaeda styled militants, among them the IS group.

In comments reported on state TV, President Bashar Assad described the Palmyra operation as a “significant achievement” offering “new evidence of the effectiveness of the strategy espoused by the Syrian army and its allies in the war against terrorism.”

IS drove government forces from Palmyra in a matter of days last May and later demolished some of its best-known monuments, including two large temples dating back more than 1,800 years and a Roman triumphal archway.

State TV showed the rubble left over from the

destruction of the Temple of Bel as well as the damaged archway, the supports of which were still standing.

It said a statue of Zenobia, the third century queen who ruled an independent state from Palmyra and figures strongly in Syrian lore, was missing.

Artifacts inside the city’s museum also appeared heavily damaged on state TV. A sculpture of the Greek goddess Athena was decapitated, and the museum’s basement appeared to have been dynamited, the hall littered with broken statues.

Still, state media reported that a lion statue dating back to the second century, previously thought to have been destroyed by IS militants, was found in a damaged but recoverable condition.

Extremists beheaded the archaeological site’s 81-year-old director, Riad al-Asaad, in August after he reportedly refused to divulge where authorities had hidden treasures before the group swept in. Militants viewed the ruins as monuments to idolatry.

IS also demolished Palmyra’s infamous Tadmur prison, where thousands of government opponents were reportedly tortured.

Syrian state TV hailed the government’s advance, and a local reporter spoke live from inside Palmyra, showing troops in the centre of the town, where some buildings had been reduced to rubble.

Syrian Culture Minister Issam Khalil described the recapture as a “victory for humanity and right over all projects of darkness.”

Maamoun Abdulkarim, director of the museums and antiquities department in Damascus, said Palmyra’s Great Colonnade had suffered only minor damage. “We will rebuild what you have destroyed,” he said, addressing IS. The Syrian opposition, which blames the government for the country’s devastating civil war and the rise of IS, rejected that narrative.

“The government wants through this operation to win the favour of Western nations by fighting against terrorism, while obscuring its responsibility as providing the reasons for the spread of terror,” said Khaled Nasser, a member of the opposition coalition that has been negotiating with the government in Geneva.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict through local activists, confirmed that IS had lost the town.

Observatory chief Rami Abdurrahman said three weeks of fighting killed more than 400 IS fighters, as

Longest game ever?

GIRLS’ HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP DECLARED A TIE AFTER 7TH OT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX — Nova Scotia hockey officials say they have never seen anything like it: A provincial championship game still undecided after 10 periods.

And so, after what is thought to be the longest hockey game in Nova Scotia history, the province’s female championship was declared a 1-1 tie on Saturday, and co-champions declared.

“The game went on, and went on, and went on,” said Peter Twohig, regional director for females for Hockey Nova Scotia. “I’ve seen a lot of triple overtime games, but I’ve never seen anything like I watched today.”

The game was for the Peewee AA championship, involving the best 10and 11-year-old girls in the province.

The TASA Ducks of Tantallon, N.S., squared off against the Pictou County Selects.

The game started at 11 a.m., and was finally called at about 3:30 p.m., after

the seventh overtime period.

“It was amazing to me to watch throughout overtime. They were playing with heart and determination.

They’re really exceptional athletes,” said Twohig.

There had been no scoring since the second period.

The girls were given oranges and other sustenance to keep them going through each 15-minute period, but eventually parents and coaches began to worry about the girls’ safety, Twohig said.

“By the time it got to the 7th overtime, it was getting clear to me a lot of the girls were at their limit — their physical limit, and also their psychological limit too.”

Hockey Nova Scotia has no rules on how to handle such circumstances.

Twohig consulted with league officials, and they decided to end the game after 10 periods.

Stephen Murray, director of female hockey in the province, said they initially thought they would schedule another championship game later.

“IT’S JOYFUL FOR PEOPLE TO RETURN HOME. STILL WE ARE SAD TO SEE DAMAGE IN THIS HISTORICAL CITY.” — SOHBAN ELEIWI, BUSINESSMAN FROM PALMYRA well as 180 troops and allied militiamen.

Residents told The Associated Press that IS evacuated all of Palmyra’s civilians to other territories under its control before government forces entered the city.

“It’s joyful for people to return home. Still we are sad to see damage in this historical city,” said Sohban Eleiwi, a businessman from Palmyra now residing in Homs.

Other residents said they would not return to live under government rule.

“We don’t hate the regime any less than we hate Daesh,” said Osama Khatib, a Palmyra native who fled to Turkey three years ago after serving a jail sentence for taking part in demonstrations.

“Daesh and the regime behave the same way,” he said.

Government forces had been trying to retake the town for nearly three weeks. Gen. Ali Mayhoub announced on the Syrian TV Sunday afternoon that its recapture “directs a fatal blow to Daesh, undermines the morale of its mercenaries and ushers in the start of its defeat and retreat,” referring to IS by its Arabic acronym.

Government forces have advanced on a number of fronts in recent months, aided by a Russian air campaign.

Moscow announced earlier this month that it would begin drawing down its forces, but said it will continue to target IS and other extremist groups.

Syria’s conflict began a little more than five years ago with mostly peaceful protests against the Assad family’s four-decade rule.

A fierce government crackdown and the rise of an insurgency plunged the country into a full-blown civil war that has killed more than 250,000 people.

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Precarious work continues to spread LIBRARIANS, TEACHERS AMONG THOSE DEALING WITH INSECURE EMPLOYMENT

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — They’re part-time employees without health benefits or pensions who work split shifts at a number of different locations each week. From one paycheque to the next, their income fluctuates, as do their hours.

These aren’t workers hustling behind fast-food counters or holding down other McJobs. They’re aspiring librarians, often with at least one master’s degree.

A university degree is not a get-outof-jail-free card from the perils of insecure employment. Precarious work, often associated with service-sector jobs, is spreading to jobs that were once considered realms of stable employment with benefits and pensions to boot.

“This type of employment has increasingly become the norm,” said Wayne Lewchuk, a McMaster University economics and labour studies professor, who co-authored a recent report on the impact of precarious work.

More than 40 per cent of people employed in the knowledge or creative sectors are in precarious or vulnerable work, according to the report. More than one quarter of precarious jobs require a university degree.

Aspiring librarians, for one, have felt the erosion of permanent employment for positions demanding a high education level.

“They’re basically trapped in entry-level jobs,” said Maureen O’Reilly, a librarian and president of the Toronto Public Library Workers Union.

“They’re still waiting many, many, many, many, many years to get a full-time job.”

The average wait time for someone to be hired as a full-time librarian with the Toronto Public Library is a decade — and that’s for applicants who already have a foot in the door working other jobs at the library.

Eunice Rodrigues, who holds two university degrees, works part-time as a page. She anticipates it will be another three or four years before she snags an elusive full-time librarian job, Rodrigues says in a video commissioned by the union to highlight their

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Maureen O’Reilly, a librarian and president of the Toronto Public Library Workers Union, poses for a portrait in Toronto on Thursday.They’re part-time employees without health benefits or pensions who work split shifts at a number of different locations each week. From one paycheque to the next, their income fluctuates, as do their hours. workers’ employment issues.

It took Jorge Guevara 11 years to work his way up to a part-time library assistant position, he says in the video.

He’s also hoping to move up to a fulltime librarian gig.

Like Rodrigues and Guevara, more than half of the Toronto Public Library Workers Union members are precariously employed, said O’Reilly, adding the situation is similar in libraries across much of Canada.

Earlier this month, the Toronto union voted in favour of strike action, if necessary. The union is currently embroiled in contract negotiations with the library board, hoping to secure a wage increase and address this increasing precarity.

Libraries are not the only impacted workplace.

Newly certified teachers have been struggling to get a foothold into school boards for years in Toronto, said

Sachin Maharaj, a teacher working towards his PhD in educational policy at the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

In 2012, Ontario introduced legislation requiring public school boards to fill vacancies based on teacher seniority. New teachers must usually complete some supply and contract work before applying for full-time positions.

Coupled with teachers’ colleges churning out more graduates than teachers needed and declining school enrolment, “it’s just a really bad picture for teachers,” Maharaj said.

When Maharaj graduated with a teaching degree some eight springs ago, he started a full-time teaching job the following fall. Now, that would never happen, he said.

A 2015 Ontario College of Teachers survey on transitions to teaching shows some of the employment pressures easing, but overall a teachers’ college graduate’s job prospects appear grim.

Many teachers starting their careers still experience months or years of under-employment, according to the report. More than half of first-year teachers in the province supplement their teaching income with other jobs like tutoring or retail work.

Universities, media organizations, hospitals and governments have also increasingly moved toward more precarious contract employment, Lewchuk said.

This new normal is hurting the businesses and employees alike, he said.

Corporations that don’t commit to their employees can expect similar loyalty from their workforce, he said, resulting in higher labour turnover.

In the long run, the company is likely to have less skilled workers since firms don’t tend to provide substantial training to short-term employees, said Lewchuk. Eventually, that will make positions higher on the corporate ladder difficult to fill.

Employees without stable jobs and consistent income, on the other hand, he said, can be anxious and delay life’s milestones, like marriage, home ownership or starting a family.

“This is a very stressful way of leading a life,” he said.

‘Sensitive’ exploration permits may be expired

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Environmentalists say talks on creating a third national marine conservation area are being held up over Arctic offshore energy exploration permits that may not legally exist.

“Looking at the permits, it looks like the rights expired in 1979,” said Alex Speers-Roesch of Greenpeace.

The federal government has been trying for years to protect the waters of Lancaster Sound, the eastern gate of the Northwest Passage and home to a wealth of Arctic seabirds and mammals. The effort is strongly supported by local Inuit hunters and land claim groups.

But drawing the exact boundaries of the area, off the north coast of Nunavut’s Baffin Island, has been at least partly held up over 30 exploration permits issued in the early 1970s to Shell.

Ottawa, under the previous Conservative administration, argued to keep the permits outside the area Inuit and environmental groups wanted the protected area to include them and block industry activity. Shell wants

ARCTIC compensation for any rights it loses.

But researchers have now found those permits may not be valid.

“Exploration rights are supposed to not last longer than nine years,” said Speers-Roesch. “When we were looking at the existing exploration rights in the Arctic, the Shell permits stood out because they’ve been around for decades.”

An Access to Information search found no evidence the permits had been renewed. Nor could Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, the responsible department.

The department acknowledged there was no record of renewal, but pointed out there’s no legal requirement that “permits be stamped for renewal purposes.” However, the department must let companies know when permits are about to expire — and there’s no record of that happening, either.

“The validity of the Shell permits is indeed a legal question and not simply a ‘clerical issue,’ ” wrote spokesman Michel Chenier.

But Chenier argued the permits

are valid because both the company and the government have acted as if they were.

“Both industry and government have continuously treated the 30 Shell permits as being valid and subsisting from the original date of issue to the present and will continue to do so in the future.”

But Nigel Bankes, a professor of resource law at the University of Calgary who’s familiar with the issue, said “I don’t think that’s good enough.”

He points out Canada’s regulatory regime has changed twice since the permits were granted and there’s no evidence they were kept up to date.

“It doesn’t look to me like these permits were properly maintained.”

Exploration permits are designed to encourage companies to get on the property and work, he said.

“No one would contemplate an exploration permit should be held forever.”

Shell did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

According to notes from a consul-

tation meeting on Lancaster Sound held in May 2014, Shell downplayed the value of the permits and called a federal study into their possible oil and gas reserves “highly optimistic.”

The notes say the area won’t be a priority for Shell for at least 15 years.

But at the same meeting Shell insisted on conducting seismic tests on its permit areas before it will consider swapping them.

Inuit are unlikely to agree.

In 2010, land claims groups went to court to force a German research vessel with plans to conduct tests in Lancaster Sound to turn around mid-voyage. Another court battle is ongoing over seismic testing off Baffin’s east coast.

Chris Debicki, of Oceans North Canada, called the uncertainty a chance to move ahead on the creation of the protected area. He said all other companies that have held exploration permits from the 1970s-80s have either relinquished them or allowed them to lapse.

“It would be an opportunity to expand the Marine Conservation Area,” he said. “It’s not an appropriate place to consider drilling.”

Debt may require a professional solution TALBOT BOGGS MONEYWISE With the debt load being carried by households on the rise, many Canadians are living on a financial precipice and may need to seek out professional advice to help them deal with their debt situation.

A recent report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer shows that the debt load being carried by Canadian households is growing and now is at 171 per cent ($171 of debt for every $100 of disposable income), the highest among Group of Seven nations.

In another poll by BDO Canada 62 per cent of Canadians admitted they would not be able to make ends meet if their monthly payments increased by $300 a month and many admitted that life events such as a long-term injury, job loss, retirement, and divorce or separation would pose a challenge to their financial stability.

Despite these concerns, Canadians are not prepared for emergencies or life events, with almost half admitting their lack of funds resulted in addi-

tional debt when an emergency did occur.

“It is time for Canadians to take control of their financial futures by investing in an emergency fund and making debt reduction a priority in their financial plan,” says Doug Jones, a licensed insolvency trustee with BDO Canada.

There are a number of ways Canadians can proactively take steps to manage and reduce their level of debt.

One is to develop a budget and regularly set aside some money and put it toward paying off your debt.

Financial professionals like to distinguish between good and bad debt and often will recommend you pay off debt with the highest interest first and then pay off the lower-interest debt.

Another idea is to consolidate all your debt together at the lowest rate possible and start paying if off — even if it’s a little each time.

“A budget is a bit like a diet – people can start off really well but have a hard time sticking to it over time,” says Jones. “Whatever approach you take it’s good that at least you address the situation and start to pay off something, but I would prefer people pay off the higher-interest debt first.”

Jones says many Canadians who are struggling with their debt situa-

tion may turn to debt consultants for help. These individuals usually are not licensed, will charge fees for their advice and often end up referring you to a licensed insolvency trustee (LIT) who will actually do the work and can prepare and execute a consumer debt proposal.

If you’re an individual and your total debts do not exceed $250,000, not including debts such as a mortgage secured by your principal residence, a consumer proposal may be the right option.

A consumer proposal is a formal, legally-binding process administered by an LIT who works with you to develop a proposal – an offer to pay creditors a percentage of what is owed to them or extend the time you have to pay off the debts, or both. A consumer proposal cannot exceed five years in length.

Payments are made through the LIT who uses that money to pay each of your creditors. The LIT will file the proposal with the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB). Once your proposal is filed, you stop making payments directly to your unsecured creditors. In addition, if your creditors are collecting your salary (garnishing your wages) or have filed lawsuits against you, these actions are stopped.

The LIT will submit the proposal

to your creditors. The proposal will include a report on your personal situation and the causes of your financial difficulties. Creditors then have 45 days to either accept or reject the proposal. They can do this either prior to or at a meeting of creditors, if one is held.

If you file a consumer proposal, you must give the LIT a complete list of all of your assets (property) and liabilities (debts), attend the first meeting of creditors if a meeting is requested, attend counselling sessions, advise the LIT in writing of any address change and generally assist the LIT in administering the proposal.

The last – and least desirable – option is bankruptcy.

“Studies show that fewer than half of Canadians would seek the advice of a professional if they have a debt problem,” says Jones.

“The message we would like to get across is that people need to get the advice that is right for them in their individual circumstances and start doing something about the problem.”

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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Chocolate and beer BELGIANS FEAR ATTACKS WILL HURT TOURISM

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS — At the aptly named Planete Chocolat, the shelves are laden with enticing Easter treasures for shoppers: bunnies with bows, pastel-wrapped eggs and elegant boxes of pralines.

Swannee Vranckx, a clerk at the shop near Brussels’ main square, said she would normally have seen 50 to 100 customers by midafternoon in the days before one of the biggest holidays of the Christian year. But after the bombing attacks that shattered the tranquility of Belgium’s capital, only a handful had come in search of Easter treats.

While the city’s chocolatiers are quick to offer condolences to the victims of the tragedy, they are equally fast to express their concerns about the future. Their livelihoods depend on people from around the globe streaming into their shops to indulge in their world-famous goodies — and they know that tourists don’t go places they don’t feel safe.

“I’m sure it will happen — people will cancel their trips,” Vranckx said.

“They think it is a place for terrorists.”

The March 22 attacks that killed 31 people and wounded 270 are only Brussels’ latest brush with violence.

Just days before the bombings, Belgian and French police arrested Salah Abdeslam, the chief suspect in the Nov. 13 attacks that left 130 people dead in Paris, in his Brussels hideout. In May 2014, three people were killed when a gunman targeted the Jewish museum of Belgium.

The notion that Belgium, a small Western European nation of 11 million, might become known for terrorism is shocking to many here. This is a place where U.S. President Barack Obama says it was “easy to love a country known for chocolate and beer.”

And at Easter, the nation’s sweet tooth is on full display: shop windows are crammed with chocolate. Belgians are said to eat more than 8 kilograms (17.6 pounds) of the stuff every year — ranking them among the world’s top consumers.

The country traces its love affair with chocolate to King Leopold II’s control of the Congo in the late 19th century, which provided the country with a ready supply of cocoa. Things really began to take off after 1912, when the son of a Swiss pharmacist created the first filled chocolates, which he called pralines, at his family’s Brussels factory.

Today, Belgian chocolatiers ship their wares around the world and Brussels shopkeepers compete with artistic window displays in hopes of luring in tourists on their way to the art museums or the Grand Place, the UNESCO world heritage site.

This year, not far from there, residents and visitors alike gathered to remember the victims and scrawl messages of sadness and hope in the aftermath of the attacks.

The bombings will cut consumer spending on recreation, leisure and tourism but they are likely to have only a short-term impact on the whole Belgian economy, according to Francesca Peck, an economist at IHS Glob-

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Chocolate Easter Eggs on display in a shop near the EU Commission in Brussels.

While chocolatiers throughout the city are quick to offer condolences to the victims of the tragedy, they are equally fast to express concern about the future. al Insight in London. The losses may be magnified because the attacks occurred so close to the long Easter weekend, when restaurants and bars are typically busy.

As a result, the Belgian economy is expected to grow 1.45 per cent this year, down from a previous forecast of 1.6 per cent, IHS estimated.

But the slowdown will probably be temporary, as it was after the November attacks in Paris, where shoppers refused to change their habits in the face of terror threats, Peck said.

“As terrible as the events in Brussels have been, economic activity is typically pretty resilient to terrorist attacks,” she wrote.

Fewer snowbirds buying SoCal homes

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Canadians are no longer flocking to California’s sunny Coachella Valley to buy homes since their currency has weakened, and many are putting properties they own up for sale, real estate experts said.

The move coincides with a decline in the Canadian dollar since oil prices have plummeted, the Desert Sun newspaper reported on Saturday (http://desert.sn/1RCkkPj ).

After the U.S. housing market crashed in 2007, the Canadian dollar achieved parity with the U.S. dollar, prompting many Canadians to swoop up properties in the region.

Even as the U.S. economy recovered, Canadians still made up at least 15 per cent of homebuyers in California’s Coachella Valley, said David Emerson, a local real estate agent.

Now, home prices have fallen in the region, and the number of homes for sale has jumped. Inventory rose by about 25 per cent over the last year, according to the California Desert Association of Realtors.

“Our Canadian buyers are not buying,” Kelly Trembley, a realtor with Bennion Deville Homes, told the newspaper. “This was the perfect storm for the desert, and that’s why our real estate right now is in a bit of a slump.”

Brian and Linda Pahl — who live in Vancouver — bought a three-bedroom home in La Quinta more than two

years ago for $450,000. Now the couple hopes to sell it for $725,000.

If the Canadian dollar strengthens down the road, however, Brian Pahl said he hasn’t ruled out another pur-

chase.

“With the Canadian dollar being as low as it is, it pays to sell the home and pay the capital gains (tax),” he said.

“We can buy again in two years.”

5 things to watch for in business this week

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Five things to watch this week in Canadian business: Earnings: Companies reporting their latest earnings results this week include discount retailer Dollarama, yoga wear shop Lululemon Athletica and BlackBerry, which has a lot riding on its latest smartphone, the Priv.

Bank of Canada speech: Lynn Patterson, a deputy governor with the Bank of Canada, will speak to the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday about adjusting to falling commodity prices.

TD Bank meeting: TD Bank Group

holds its annual meeting of common shareholders on Thursday in Montreal.

Rona vote on Lowe’s takeover offer: Rona holds a shareholder vote on Lowe’s takeover offer on Thursday in Montreal. The U.S.-based home renovation chain unveiled its $3.2-billion friendly bid for the Quebec-based retailer last month.

GDP: Statistics Canada releases the gross domestic product figures for January on Thursday. Earlier this month, the federal statistical agency reported that the economy expanded at an annual rate of 0.8 per cent in the final three months of 2015 — a bit of a surprise amid predictions of zero growth in GDP.

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Polei puts Rebels up in series

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Rebels 4 Hitmen 3 A tight battle fought by tired players in their third game in as many nights came down to the stick of a player looking for redemption.

Evan Polei’s game winning goal came with less than two minutes to play. A one-timer from the slot on a pass from Jake DeBrusk gave the Red Deer Rebels the 4-3 lead over the Calgary Hitmen Sunday at the Saddledome. The win gives the Rebels a 2-1 series lead in their first round Western Hockey League playoff matchup.

For Polei it was a bit of redemption, after taking a penalty for a hit along the boards Saturday night negating a potential power play on a delayed call.

“We took a lot of bad penalties we weren’t happy about Saturday night,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter. “Evan has a knack for coming up big in big times and scoring big goals.

I thought Jake responded the right way too, he’s been fighting this series and he responded too.”

Polei had the winning goal and the Rebels first goal, which started the Rebels comeback. Despite falling behind 2-0, the Rebels were able to battle back. Polei responded seconds after the Hitmen took their 2-0 lead, firing the puck into an empty cage to pull the Rebels to within a goal again.

In between those two goals came both of DeBrusks.

“We just worked hard. We started finishing checks like we were supposed to all game,” said Polei. “We got off to a slow start, but we bared down and sacrificed our bodies.”

DeBrusk and Polei played midget hockey together with the Edmonton South Side Athletic Club.

“We were joking around that the South Side connection was back at it,” said DeBrusk. “His was a really good shot and I didn’t know if it went in right away I just heard the ‘ting.’ It’s always nice when the big man scores a goal.”

Polei finished with two goals while DeBrusk had two goals and an assist.

Calgary still had a chance to even the score with 1:44 to play. But couldn’t convert with the extra attacker. They even took a too many men penalty with five seconds to go in the game, icing it for the visiting Rebels.

DeBrusk sniped the go-ahead goal early in the third period, with a wrist

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Red Deer Rebels goalie Trevor Martin turns aside a shot from Taylor Sanheim of the Calgary Hitmen during the Rebels 4-3 win Sunday at the Saddledome in Calgary. Also on the play are Beck Malenstyrn of the Hitmen and Kayle Doetzel of the Rebels. shot that beat Hitmen goalie Cody Porter glove side. The goal gave the Rebels their first lead of the game, 3-2.

For a while it looked like DeBrusk’s goal would be the game winner, but constant Hitmen pressure led to the tying goal with just over five minutes to play in regulation. The Rebels were unable to clear the zone and Jakob Stuckel’s wrist shot evened the score at 3-3.

“This weekend was like a best-ofthree to start the series,” said Sutter.

“It still takes four games to win a series and it’s a long ways to go for both teams.

“It’s taxing on both teams. We knew coming in this would be a tough series and we lost one at home last night. We knew we had to come back here today and respond and the kids did a good

job of that.” ● Penalty trouble hampered the Rebels on Saturday night as they lost game 2 by a score of 5-2.

Sutter said they missed a power play opportunity to start the third period when on a delayed penalty. Polei threw a hit on Travis Sanheim that changed the situation to coincidental minors, negating a potential power play.

“Your toughness has to be between your ears in situations like that,” said Sutter. “Just skate away from stuff. We got caught up in that and it cost us in the third period. Those things can’t happen.”

Rebels goals came from Polei and Adam Helewka.

Travis Sanheim led the Hitmen with a goal and two assists.

Compounding the Rebels woes was a lack of opportunistic play.

“Tonight their power play was better than ours and our power play wasn’t better than their penalty killers,” said Sutter.

“The score is 1-1 and we get a five minute power play and didn’t do much on it. Then we had a full two-minute 5-on-3 and we didn’t capitalize on that too.”

Game 4 is on April 1 at the Calgary Corral. Puck drop is at 7 p.m.

Notes: Taden Rattie and Austin Shmoorkoff, the seventh defenceman, made their playoff debut for the Rebels with Austin Pratt and Ivan Nikolishin scratched … Hemsworth was suspended for the game for the awkward hit that injured Nikolishin … Attendance at the Saddledome was 7,465.

Canada disappointed with finish, Worlds gold elusive for Swiss wins third straight title

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Canadian third Amy Nixon couldn’t stop the tears, let alone hide her disappointment.

Russia’s Anna Sidorova edged Canada’s Chelsea Carey 9-8 to capture the bronze medal Sunday at the women’s curling world championship. The loss effectively puts Carey’s Calgary-based rink of Nixon, lead Laine Peters and second Jocelyn Peterman back to square one for Olympic qualifying.

Nixon, who won bronze at the 2006 Turin Games, was heartbroken after watching an Olympic qualifying berth slip through her fingers.

“I’m not going to lie, I’m gutted. I’m gutted,” said Nixon as tears streamed down her face. “One of the hardest losses of my career, personally.

“It happens and it’s just a sport but right now? That hurt. That’s hurting.”

Canada’s Olympic trials for the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, will have the top nine teams from each gender enter into a standard curling tournament starting Dec. 2, 2017 in Ottawa. One way for a women’s team to guarantee an invitation is to win the Scotties Tournament of Hearts — which Carey’s rink did Feb. 28 — but that invitation is conditional on winning a medal at the following world championships.

“The work that goes into getting this far and knowing it took me 10 years to get back in this situation,” said Nixon, pausing to kiss her two-year-old daughter, Kali, who was trying to wipe away her mother’s tears. “It’s exhausting, mentally, for me to even imagine getting back, honestly.

“I just feel like this was maybe my chance.”

Switzerland’s Binia Feltscher defeated Japan’s Satsuki Fujisawa 9-6 in the gold-medal final Sunday. The Swiss have won three consecutive world titles, the first country to accomplish the feat since Canada won four straight between 1984 and 1987.

“We really can’t believe it,” said Swiss third Irene Schori. “We are so excited. It’s wonderful, it’s great.”

The silver is Japan’s first-ever medal at the women’s curling world cham-

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Canada skip Chelsea Carey, centre, makes a shot as second Jocelyn Peterman, and lead Laine Peters sweep prior during the bronze medal game against Russia at the women’s world curling championship in Swift Current, Sask. Sunday. pionship.

Despite the loss it was a successful inaugural season for the Carey rink.

She joined the team as skip after twotime Canadian champion Heather Nedohin stepped away to devote more time to her family.

With Carey at the helm, the squad rolled through the Alberta playdowns then captured the Scotties Tournament of Hearts to become national champions before finishing fourth at the world championship.

“For me, my first worlds, I certainly learned a lot,” said Carey, who will play as Canada at next year’s Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

“I feel like just having the experience would certainly help me if I were lucky enough to get back to a world championship.”

Sidorova opened with a deuce in the first end, but Carey replied with two in the second. Russia was held to a single in the third after a measuring

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stick found Canada’s rock was closer than Sidorova’s second stone.

Another measure in the fourth gave Russia one and a 4-2 lead with Sidorova adding another in the fifth.

Holding hammer in the sixth, Carey scored a deuce to pull to within 5-4.

Carey took a 6-5 lead on a steal of two in the seventh after Sidorova knocked out her own rock on an attempted runback with her second-last stone.

A well-placed tap in the eighth scored Russia three for an 8-6 lead.

It marked the third meeting between the two rinks at the tournament, with Sidorova winning in the round robin as well as the 3-4 Page playoff.

“They made a lot of shots,” said Carey. “But we just had opportunities and couldn’t take advantage of them in all of those games.

“We had chances and just couldn’t capitalize on them.”

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KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Canadian women’s hockey team has won fourstraight Olympic golds, beating the U.S in three of them. Why can’t they do the same at world championships lately?

“That’s a good question. We’ve got a week to figure out how to do it,” Canadian forward Hayley Wickenheiser said.

The Americans downed Canada to win five of the last six world titles, so they are subject to the reverse question. Why world titles and not Olympic gold?

“We get that question a lot to be honest,” U.S. captain Meghan Duggan said.

“You look at the last handful of world championships. I think we’ve won the last five our of six and we all know how the Olympics have gone.

“That’s why you play the game. You never know who is going to win.”

The North American rivals open the 2016 women’s world championship Monday against each other in a preliminary-round game in Kamloops, B.C. While Finland, Russia and Switzerland have closed the gap somewhat on the frontrunners in women’s international hockey, odds are on Canada and the U.S. meeting again for gold April 4 for a 17th time.

Sweden, Japan and the Czech Republic round out the field. Canada, the U.S., Finland and Russia are in Pool A, in which the top two teams in the preliminary round earn a bye to the semifinals. The bottom two face the top two from Pool B in the quarter-finals.

The U.S. defeated Canada 7-5 in last year’s final in Malmo, Sweden, and 3-2 in Ottawa in 2013.

Trailing 2-0 with four minutes remaining in the 2014 Olympic final, Canada pulled off a stunning 3-2 overtime win in Sochi, Russia, for a fourth consecutive gold.

Brianne Jenner pulled Canada within one goal at 16:34. Marie-Philip scored both the equalizer at 19:05 and the overtime winner to preserve the run of Olympic gold.

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Kings complete sweep of Oilers

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Edmonton Oilers left wing Taylor Hall (4) sweeps a shot at Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick (32) with center Trevor Lewis (22) and defenseman Drew Doughty (8) looking on during the third period of an NHL game in Los Angeles, Saturday. The Kings won 6-4.

The Oilers have lost nine straight games at Staples Center since Nov. 3, 2011.

“In the summer, you’re going to look at the record and say you were manhandled by a Stanley Cup champ-type team, and that’s certainly the case if you just look at it on paper,” Oilers coach Todd McLellan said. “But I think we’re making strides and getting closer to competing with L.A. and St. Louis and Anaheim — teams that are big and strong. We’re closing the gap.”

This is the first time the Kings swept a season series of five or more games from any team, but three of Edmonton’s losses were by one goal.

“When we use our quickness, we can give anybody a tough time,” McLellan said.

“We have some skill and some players who can dart in and out, and if they’re given opportunities, they can score.”

Toffoli gave the Kings a 3-2 lead at 3:11 of the second period with his team-high 29th goal just seconds after Zack

Kassian hit the right post at the other end.

Andreoff added his fifth of the season at 13:07 of the second. Lewis made it 5-2 at 17:26 with his fourth career short-handed goal while teammate Rob Scuderi was off for hooking.

The Oilers began their belated comeback with 10:38 remaining when Maroon scored on a power play with Drew Doughty off for tripping. Maroon then redirected McDavid’s short backhander from

Ladd lifts Hawks past Flames Blackhawks 4 Flames 1 CALGARY — Clutch performances from Andrew Ladd and Scott Darling led the slumping Blackhawks to an important victory on Saturday night.

Ladd had two goals and an assist and Darling made 31 saves in a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames that kept Chicago ahead of Nashville in the tight Central Division playoff race.

“We’ve lost a ton of ground here and trying to get a win was the most important thing,” said Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville. “We’ve still got to be better, but we found a way to win, which was nice.”

Clinging to third in the Central Division, a 1-4-2 skid has seen the Blackhawks lead over the hard-charging Predators reduced to two points.

“We know where we’re at in terms of the standings,” said Ladd. “Nashville’s right on our heels and St. Louis is pulling away. We understand this road trip is a big road trip for us.”

Ladd’s first multi-point game with Chicago gives him eight points (5 goals, 3 assists) in 12 games since the Blackhawks acquired the left-winger from Winnipeg just prior to the trade deadline.

Game two of a four-game road trip goes Sunday in Vancouver.

Andrew Shaw and Teuvo Teravain-

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WORLDS: Chances don’t come often Carey brought the largely Canadian crowd at Credit Union iPlex to its feet with a double takeout for a deuce in the ninth end and tie it 8-8. Sidorova hit a simple tap in the 10th to clinch the victory and third straight bronze medal win for Russia.

“These chances just don’t come often, many times, in people’s careers,” said Nixon. “And I’m well aware of that.”

The world championship drew a total of 52,138 fans over nine days.

HOCKEY: Performance on demand But after winning the first eight

‘WE HAD UNBELIEVABLE CHANCES IN THE SECOND PERIOD ON OUR POWER PLAY. I THOUGHT THAT OUR POWER PLAY DESERVED TO SCORE A GOAL. WE HAD GREAT CHANCES BUT WE JUST COULDN’T GET THE RED LIGHT ON.’ — BOB HARTLEY CALGARY FLAMES HEAD COACH

en, with the second of two empty-net goals, also scored for Chicago (43-25-7).

Dougie Hamilton with his 11th, a career-high, scored for Calgary (31-386). Back home after three games on the road, the Flames head out for another four-game trip beginning Monday in Arizona.

Chicago broke a 1-1 tie on Shaw’s 14th goal with 49 seconds remaining in the second period.

Michael Rozsival spotted Shaw open at the side of the net and from the point, directed a hard slap-pass diagonally through the slot that Shaw deflected behind Joni Ortio.

Darling, who improved to 8-7-3, was perfect the rest of the way in his fifth start in a row with Corey Crawford (upper body) sidelined and not on the road trip.

“Darling was huge. He made some big-time saves. He fought through traffic to find pucks. He was lights out tonight,” said Shaw.

Darling was especially sharp in women’s world championships, Canada has won just twice — in 2007 and 2012 — over the last eight.

“I don’t think there’s a reason why we’ve won Olympics and not worlds,” Wickenheiser said. “I have no answer for that.

“These tournaments come down to one game. It’s performance on demand. It comes down to bringing your best game when it matters the most, consistency and rising to the occasion.

I do believe our team has the ability to rise to the occasion.”

The U.S. is a quicker team than Canada and boasts a superior power play with a 30 per cent success rate. They scored three power-play goals en route to gold in last year’s championship game.

In an Olympic year, Canada plays a full schedule of games against males in the Alberta midget triple-A league, which makes them more battle-ready for that Olympic final.

Canada is a more seasoned group than a year ago in Malmo, where 10 players made their world championship debut.

Seven of them are in the lineup again in Kamloops, but the return of forwards Wickenheiser and Meghan Agosta, defenceman Meaghan Mikkelson and goaltender Charline Labonte injects extra big-game experience into

the second period when his 11 saves included several key stops as the Flames had two power plays including a brief 5-on-3.

It was a stellar bounce-back outing after being pulled after the first period last game against Dallas after allowing four goals on 15 shots.

“We had unbelievable chances in the second period on our power play. I thought that our power play deserved to score a goal. We had great chances but we just couldn’t get the red light on,” said Flames coach Bob Hartley.

Down 1-0, Calgary tied it at 12:47 of the second on a great moment for the Hamilton brothers. Freddie Hamilton partially fanned on his shot from the slot but had the puck slide to his brother Dougie at the side of the net and he directed it in the open side.

Playing their fourth NHL game together, the two former teammates on the OHL’s Niagara IceDogs, celebrated their first combined NHL goal with an emotional hug in the corner.

Despite not bringing home a medal, two Red Deer College curlers were named to the all-star teams at nationals over the weekend.

Julie Selvais for the women and Ryan Dahmer for the men were named allstars at the Canadian College Athletics Association Curling Nationals hosted by Fanshawe College in London.

The RDC women’s team narrowly missed a playoff berth, finishing the round robin with a 4-3 record. In tournament play they beat Holland College, Grant MacEwan University, Confederation College and Niagara College. Their three losses were to the eventual medal winners: Seneca (gold), Fanshawe (silver) and NAIT (bronze).

“Julie (a third) was very consistent all week,” said coach Brad Hamilton.

“She had a great year for us being an all-star in both the Alberta College Athletics Conference and the CCAA.” The men finished sixth in their division with a 2-5 record. Their wins came over gold medalist Humber College and bronze medalist University of Alberta-Augustana.

“The men started strong, but then lost a couple of tough games,” said Hamilton.

The losses came to NAIT, Mohawk, Sir Sanford Fleming, Fanshawe and Sault.

“Ryan Also won the ACAC all-star skip award,” said Hamilton. “He has worked hard to develop into one of the top skips in the country.

this year’s squad.

Wickenheiser’s foot surgery, Agosta’s police training and Mikkelson’s pregnancy kept them out of last year’s world championship. Labonte, the longest-serving member of the team after Wickenheiser, wasn’t named to the 2015 team.

“Every time you have those big players in our roster, it’s a huge advantage for us,” Poulin said. “They have a lot of experience. It shows on and off the ice.”

Canada’s women are coached by former national team player Laura Schuler, while the U.S. have former NHL player Ken Klee behind their bench.

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Wickenheiser, 37, will play in her 13th world championship and tie the record held by Finland’s Karoliina Rantamaki.

She’s played in many battles against the U.S. in her career with what she calls “another rumble” on tap Monday.

“That’s a good word for it. For sure, it’s a rumble,” Duggan said.

“It’s tough, it’s hard. You’ve got to be team tough and you’ve got to execute well. It’s why we love playing in those games.”

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Kings 6 Oilers 4 LOS ANGELES — Like a checklist, Los Angeles Kings coach Darryl Sutter began rattling off the offensive contributions of some of his key players following their victory over the Edmonton Oilers.

Defensively, however, there’s plenty of room for improvement before the playoffs begin.

Tyler Toffoli had two goals and two assists, Trevor Lewis added a short-handed goal and the Kings completed a five-game season sweep of the Oilers with a 6-4 victory on Saturday night.

Andy Andreoff and Jeff Carter also scored, Milan Lucic tied a career high with three assists and Jonathan Quick made 25 saves to help the Kings maintain their three-game lead over Anaheim for the Pacific Division lead with seven games left on the schedule.

“Jeff was making a lot of plays out there and his speed was very evident, especially against a really fast team,” Sutter said. “Tyler’s had trouble in close lately scoring goals and finishing, so it was good to see him score from in close. And Lucic was a force.”

Patrick Maroon had two goals in the third period for Edmonton, and Jordan Eberle and rookie Connor McDavid scored in the first. Rookie Laurent Brossoit stopped 27 shots in his sixth NHL start, three days after his 23rd birthday. He is still looking for his first victory.

the left circle past Quick with 3:10 to play.

“In the third period, the tide turned a little bit for them,” Sutter said. “We took a bad penalty in their zone but it wasn’t enough to give them all the momentum. Jeff Carter’s line was as good as those three guys have been all year.

They were outstanding.”

Carter put it away in the final minute with an empty-netter, his 20th goal of the season.

Toffoli and Eberle each scored in the first 36 seconds of the game. McDavid and Carter then swapped goals 27 seconds apart, leaving the teams deadlocked 2 at 10:20 of the opening period.

McDavid knocked the puck off Vincent Lecavalier’s stick and past Quick in one motion for his 15th goal after Lecavalier skated the puck dangerously in front of his own net.

McDavid, the first overall pick in the draft, has 10 goals and 23 assists in 28 games after missing the previous 37 because of a fractured collarbone. His seven-game point streak has equaled his longest of the season.

“He’s been our best player,” McLellan said. “For a 19-year-old to do that at this time of the year after missing most of his development part of the year where you can get your timing and your conditioning in, it’s really phenomenal. He’s got eyes in the back of his head, he’s got jets for skates, and he’s showing leadership skills now.”

Carter’s first goal survived a coach’s challenge by McLellan for goaltender interference against Lucic.

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Azteca Stadium not kind to Canadians CANADA LOOKS TO END HISTORY OF SOCCER FAILURE AT IMPOSING AZTECA STADIUM

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Jason Bent’s memory of playing in Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium has not been diminished by the almost 16 years that have passed since he waited to take the field.

“I was one of the unfortunate ones to be hit with a plastic bag of urine — on my leg,” recalled Bent, now coach of Toronto FC II. The Mexican fans knew their stuff.

The loosely tied bag was designed to open on contact.

Canada returns to Azteca to play Mexico on Tuesday for the first time since that sticky day, a 2-0 loss before 80,000 back in August 2000. The giant 50-year-old stadium has been a graveyard for Canada, which has lost five times and tied once in six visits to play Mexico dating back to 1972. Canada has been outscored 21-2 in the process.

Capacity at Azteca is listed at 95,000 these days although it has held more.

Canada (1-1-1) lost 3-0 to Mexico (30-0) at B.C. Place Stadium on Friday night but still stands second in Group A in the penultimate round of World Cup qualifying in the region ahead of El Salvador (0-1-2) and Honduras (02-1). The top two advance to the final round.

None of the current generation of Canadian internationals have experienced Azteca, although they’re no stranger to playing on hostile ground in CONCACAF. Their predecessors recall Azteca all too well.

Back in the day, players emerged from their dressing room and ascended a spiral staircase to get to field level. Bob Lenarduzzi, who played for and coached Canada at Azteca, recalls the climb vividly.

“You’re coming up and if you’re at the back of the line, the minute the first guy steps out so the fans can see you, the jeering starts,” he said. “With 120,000 people, it’s really really loud.”

The din starts earlier, however.

Players hear it as they leave the dressing rooms in the bowels of the stadium.

“It’s almost like a beehive, it just feels like you’re walking into a big beehive because there’s just this buzz prior to them seeing the players,” said

MINOR HOCKEY Midget AA The Red Deer Indy Graphics Chiefs fell in the semi-finals to the Calgary Royals Gold, ending their weekend at provincials in Calgary.

The two team had previously met Friday in round robin play and skated to a 3-3 tie. The Chiefs lost on Thursday to the CBHA Rangers 6-3 and on Friday to the Sherwood Park Oilers 2-1.

Saturday afternoon they beat the Wainwright Polar Kings 2-0.

Bronson Spearing led the Chiefs with one goal and three assists while Cole Tod and Keenan Smith each had two goals.

Midget A Playing host has its benefits, but being the provincials host and taking the title feels that much sweeter.

The Stettler Legion Storm doubled up the Barrhead Steelers 6-3 in the provincial final Sunday afternoon, winning the title.

The Storm avenged a round robing loss to the Steelers with the win. The Steelers won the first meeting 3-2.

Along the way to the final the Storm beat the Strathmore Storm 5-1, the Edmonton SEERA Icemen 3-1, the Peace River Stampeders 12-0 and the Calgary Glenlake Hawks 4-1.

Quade Cassidy had six goals and nine assists to lead the Storm, Ethan

Lenarduzzi. “And then when they see the (opposition) players it turns into jeering.”

“Even when it’s quiet, it buzzes like a beehive,” added former Canadian goalkeeper Craig Forrest, who suffered through an 8-0 Gold Cup shellacking there in 1993.

Today, players walk up a long tunnel to the field. The fans, many with horns blaring, watch from near-vertical stands.

“When you get to the field and look up, it’s just a massive wall of human beings and concrete … It’s kind of claustrophobic. You feel enclosed in a giant cauldron with 104,000 people who are very much not there to support you,” U.S. goalkeeper Brad Guzan wrote on the Players Tribune website.

It gets worse once the game begins.

“I remember having to scream at players who were only 10 feet away from me,” said former Canadian captain Jason deVos. The crowd is loud and pro-Mexican but generally well-behaved when it comes to Canada.

“It’s not a hostile environment, I think it’s an enjoyable one,” said Lenarduzzi. “It lifts the opposition as much as the home team.”

The altitude hits the visitors, however. Forrest remembers teammates on IVs after games at Azteca.

“If you don’t possess the ball there, it’s very very difficult to contend with a team that’s buzzing around and just getting at you for 90 minutes,” he said.

The altitude doesn’t only affect the players, however.

“I remember training on the pitch leading up to the game and being amazed at how quickly the ball travelled through the air,” said deVos, who played in the 2000 game.

The stadium, located in the south of the city some 15 kilometres from the city centre, is home to Club America which is owned by Mexican TV mogul and billionaire Emilio Azcarraga Jean.

Completed in 1966 by architects Pedro Ramirez Vazquez and Rafael Mijares Alcerreca in time for the 1968 Olympics and 1970 FIFA World Cup, the multi-tiered bowl was originally designed to hold almost 115,000 fans.

The architects visited arenas around the globe for their inspiration.

Rost had seven goals and seven assists and Matthew Sylvester had six goals and four assists.

Midget Female AAA Avenging a round robin loss, the Rocky Mountain Raiders topped the Calgary Fire 2-1 in the provincial finals, winning the championship on Sunday.

The Fire had previously beaten the Raiders 3-2 on Saturday.

The Raiders started the tournament with a 3-1 win over the Sherwood Park Fury, a 4-2 win over the PAC Saints and a 2-1 win over the Peace Country Storm before the loss to the Fire. A 4-0 win over the Saints in the semi-finals and the rematch was booked.

Nicollette Seper led the team with two goals and four assists, Breanne Trotter had four goals and one assist while Ashley Sutherland had one goal and four assists.

Bantam Female AAA Undefeated leading up to the final, the Rocky Mountain Raiders fell short losing to the Edmonton Lightning 3-2 in provincials.

The Raiders opened the tournament with a 3-0 win over the Lightning and then defeating the St. Albert Raiders 8-0, the Sherwood Park Royals 3-2 and the Calgary Rangers 2-1 before losing in the final.

Kasundra Betinol led the Raiders with five goals and two assists, Bree Kennedy had three goals and three assists and Sarah Wozniewicz had four goals and an assist.

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Japanese national team’s Akinori Nishizawa (9) battles for the ball against Canadian Jason Bent during FIFA Confederations Cup action at Nigata stadium, central Japan, in this 2001 photo. Bent’s memory of playing in Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium has not been diminished by the almost 16 years that have passed since he waited to take the field.

They came up with a soccer fortress.

At 7,200 feet above sea level, the air is thin and the sun in hot. Not to mention the smog.

Those conditions cause the game to slow down, which suits the patient build-up of the Mexicans, according to Toronto FC head coach Greg Vanney.

“It becomes a very technical game, very tactical in terms of organization,” said Vanney, who played at Azteca with the U.S. national team. “And that is really where they dominate.”

When the Mexicans travelled north, Vanney recalled the U.S. would take them to the coldest stadium they could find and speed up the game.

“It’s a challenging place but there are ways to get results,” he said.

NCAA HOCKEY

Frozen Four set with some familiar names THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. PAUL, Minn. — Blake Hillman broke a tie with 4:32 left and Denver beat Ferris State 6-3 on Sunday in the NCAA West Regional final to advance to the Frozen Four.

Nolan Zajac added another goal 25 seconds later, and Quentin Shore capped the scoring spree on a power-play with 2:27 left. Hillman, Dylan Gambrell and Danton Heinen each had a goal and two assists, and Trevor Moore also scored for the Pioneers (25-9-6).

Denver will face North Dakota in the national semifinals April 7 in Tampa, Florida. The Pioneers advanced to their 14th Frozen Four. They won the last of the eight national titles in 2005.

On Saturday night, Denver routed Boston University 7-2.

Gerald Mayhew, Corey Mackin and Kyle Shempp scored for Ferris State

“Teams over the last couple of years have been able to squeeze some results out of there.”

Azteca is rich in history.

Pele led Brazil to the World Cup there, opening the scoring in a 4-1 victory over Italy in the 1970 final. The Brazilian legend headed home a Rivelino cross and then jumped into Jairzinho’s arms for an iconic goal celebration.

Maradona’s infamous “Hand of God’ goal against England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final came at Azteca before 114,000 plus.

On the plus side, Canada has won at Azteca. There were 2-1 victories over Guatemala and Suriname in World Cup qualifiers there in 1977.

(20-15-6). The Bulldogs beat St. Cloud State 5-4 in overtime Saturday.

Sam Anas scored the tiebreaking goal, Michael Garteig made 14 saves and Quinnipiac beat Massachusetts-Lowell 4-1 on Sunday night in the NCAA East Regional final to reach the Frozen Four.

Anas gave top-ranked Quinnipiac (31-3-7) a 2-1 lead with 7:49 left in the second period. Scott Davidson, Landon Smith and Travis St. Denis also scored for Quinnipiac.

The Bobcats will face Boston College on April 7 in the national semifinals in Tampa, Florida.

Dylan Link scored for Lowell (25-105) in the first period.

Midway through the second period, Smith tied it just after the Bobcats killed a penalty. He picked up a loose puck and fired it past Kevin Boyle’s blocker. Less than two minutes later, Anas completed a 2-on-1 with a slick wrist shot that found the top shelf.

Davidson made it 3-1 with a tough-angle shot that went off the crossbar with 2:01 left in the second.

St. Denis capped the scoring with 3:54 to go in the third.

On Saturday, Quinnipiac beat RIT 4-0, and Lowell edged Yale 3-2 in overtime.

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Local Sports Tuesday ● Men’s Basketball: D Leaguers vs.

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Monstars at 7:15 p.m. and Lacombe All Sports Cresting vs. Henrys Eavestroughing at 8:30 p.m., all games at Lindsay Thurber

vs. North Edmonton Red Wings, 4 p.m. and Mountainview Colts vs. Wainwright Bisons, 7 p.m.; all games at Red Deer Arena ● WHL: Red Deer Rebels at Calgary Hitmen, 7 p.m., the Drive ● Midget Football: Mavericks at Prairie Fire, 7:15 p.m., M.E. Global field Lacombe

Thursday ● Junior B Provincials: Wainwright Bisons vs. Calgary Royals-Gold, 1 p.m.; Killam Wheat Kings vs. North Edmonton Red Wings, 4 p.m. and North Peace Navigators at Red Deer Vipers, 8 p.m., Red Deer Arena. Mountainview Colts vs. Wetaskiwin Icemen, 4:15 p.m., Kinex arena. ● Men’s Basketball: Silver Spurs vs.

Btown Maple Jordans and Carstar vs.

Washed Up Warriors at 7:15 p.m., Rusty Chuckers vs. Alken Basin Drillers at 8:30 p.m., all games at Lindsay Thurber

Saturday ● Junior B Provincials: Wetaskiwin Icemen vs. Wainwright Bisons, 9:30 a.m..; Calgary Royals-Gold vs. Mountainview Colts, 12:30 p.m. and semi-final — 1st place pool B vs. 2nd place pool A, 8:30 p.m., games at Kinex arena. North Edmonton Red Wings vs. North Peace Navigators, 9 a.m; Killam Wheat Kings vs.

Red Deer Vipers, 12 p.m. and semi-final 1st place pool A vs. 2nd place pool B, games at Red Deer Arena ● WHL: Calgary Hitmen at Red Deer Rebels, 7 p.m., Centrium

Friday ● Junior B Provincials: Calgary RoyalsGold vs. Wetaskiwin Icemen, 10 a.m.; North Peace Navigators vs. Killam Wheat Kings, 1 p.m.; Red Deer Vipers

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WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB y-Golden State 66 7 .904 — y-San Antonio 61 12 .836 5 y-Oklahoma City 51 22 .699 15 L.A. Clippers 45 27 .625 20 1/2 Memphis 41 32 .562 25 Portland 38 36 .514 28 1/2 Utah 36 37 .493 30 Houston 36 38 .486 30 1/2 Dallas 35 38 .479 31 Denver 31 43 .419 35 1/2 Sacramento 29 44 .397 37 New Orleans 26 46 .361 39 1/2 Minnesota 24 49 .329 42 Phoenix 20 53 .274 46 L.A. Lakers 15 57 .208 50 1/2 d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

Saturday’s Games Brooklyn 120, Indiana 110 Toronto 115, New Orleans 91 Orlando 111, Chicago 89 Atlanta 112, Detroit 95 Cleveland 107, New York 93 Utah 93, Minnesota 84 Oklahoma City 111, San Antonio 92 Charlotte 115, Milwaukee 91 Boston 102, Phoenix 99 Portland 108, Philadelphia 105 Sunday’s Games L.A. Clippers 105, Denver 90 Sacramento 133, Dallas 111 Indiana 104, Houston 101 Golden State 117, Philadelphia 105 Washington at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Oklahoma City at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

New York at New Orleans, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Portland, 8 p.m.

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

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

Charlotte at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Brooklyn at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Houston at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Washington at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

Dell Match Play At Austin Country Club Austin, Texas Yardage: 7,073 Par: 71 Semifinals Sunday (Seedings in parentheses) Jason Day (2), Australia, def. Rory McIlroy (3), Northern Ireland, 1 up.

Louis Oosthuizen (16), South Africa, def. Rafa Cabrera Bello (52), Spain, 4 and 3.

Championship match Jason Day (2), Australia, def. Louis Oosthuizen (16), South Africa, 5 and 4.

Consolation match Rafa Cabrera Bello (52), Spain, def. Rory McIlroy (3), Northern Ireland, 3 and 2.

PGA Tour-Puerto Rico Sunday At Coco Beach Golf & Country Club Rio Grande, Puerto Rico Purse: $3 million Yardage: 7,506 Par 72 Final (x-won on third playoff hole) x-Tony Finau, $540,000 69-70-67-70—276 Steve Marino, $324,000 70-67-69-70—276 Rodolfo Cazaubon, $174,000 70-70-69-68—277 Ian Poulter, $174,000 71-66-68-72—277 Scott Brown, $109,500 71-69-67-71—278 Andres Romero, $109,500 70-73-68-67—278 Nick Taylor, $109,500 70-71-67-70—278 Aaron Baddeley, $87,000 66-72-69-72—279 Rafael Campos, $87,000 64-71-72-72—279 Will MacKenzie, $87,000 66-71-71-71—279 Alex Cejka, $66,000 66-71-72-71—280 Graham DeLaet, $66,000 70-69-70-71—280 Scott Langley, $66,000 72-70-69-69—280 Kyle Reifers, $66,000 67-70-71-72—280 Luke Guthrie, $46,500 69-70-72-70—281 Tim Herron, $46,500 68-75-72-66—281 Mark Hubbard, $46,500 67-70-72-72—281 Freddie Jacobson, $46,500 69-69-70-73—281 Kelly Kraft, $46,500 72-69-70-70—281 Luke List, $46,500 70-70-71-70—281 Derek Fathauer, $31,200 70-68-71-73—282 Retief Goosen, $31,200 73-69-71-69—282 Jerry Kelly, $31,200 74-69-74-65—282 Patrick Rodgers, $31,200 69-70-72-71—282 Tim Wilkinson, $31,200 71-71-69-71—282 Michael Bradley, $20,417 67-72-73-71—283 Luke Donald, $20,417 69-73-72-69—283 Frank Lickliter II, $20,417 66-72-75-70—283 Scott Pinckney, $20,417 71-72-70-70—283 Chris Stroud, $20,417 71-71-73-68—283 Jhonattan Vegas, $20,417 69-72-73-69—283 Brice Garnett, $20,417 72-71-69-71—283 Rod Pampling, $20,417 69-72-71-71—283 Cameron Percy, $20,417 69-71-70-73—283 Gregory Bourdy, $15,113 69-72-77-66—284 George Coetzee, $15,113 71-69-73-71—284 Billy Mayfair, $15,113 67-74-71-72—284 Boo Weekley, $15,113 72-71-69-72—284 Ricky Barnes, $11,400 71-71-73-70—285 Dean Burmester, $11,400 69-71-75-70—285 Jonathan Byrd, $11,400 70-68-68-79—285 Erik Compton, $11,400 71-70-70-74—285 Henrik Norlander, $11,400 72-70-70-73—285 Sam Saunders, $11,400 71-69-74-71—285 Michael Thompson, $11,400 68-74-72-71—285

David Toms, $11,400 Bronson Burgoon, $7,706 Bryce Molder, $7,706 Darron Stiles, $7,706 Thomas Aiken, $7,706 Chad Collins, $7,706 Jorge Fernandez-Valdes, $7,706 Adam Svensson, $7,706 John Rollins, $6,870 Cameron Smith, $6,870 D.J. Trahan, $6,870 Steve Wheatcroft, $6,870 Whee Kim, $6,690 Andrew Landry, $6,690 Brendon de Jonge, $6,570 Hiroshi Iwata, $6,570 Tyler Aldridge, $6,420 Ken Duke, $6,420 Trevor Immelman, $6,420 Derek Ernst, $6,240 D.A. Points, $6,240 Tyrone Van Aswegen, $6,240 Ted Purdy, $6,120 Dawie van der Walt, $6,060

73-69-69-74—285 69-68-77-72—286 70-70-74-72—286 67-75-74-70—286 72-71-70-73—286 70-73-71-72—286 72-69-68-77—286 67-76-70-73—286 71-72-70-74—287 72-69-70-76—287 71-69-76-71—287 71-72-75-69—287 71-71-71-75—288 71-72-73-72—288 71-71-73-74—289 69-73-76-71—289 69-73-70-78—290 72-70-74-74—290 69-70-80-71—290 69-74-73-75—291 69-72-76-74—291 70-73-74-74—291 70-73-73-76—292 73-69-78-73—293

LPGA Tour-Kia Classic Sunday At Aviara Golf Club Carlsbad, Calif.

Purse: $1.7 million Yardage: 6,593 Par: 72 Final Lydia Ko, $255,000 Inbee Park, $154,127 Ai Miyazato, $111,808 Sung Hyun Park, $78,055 Jenny Shin, $78,055 Gerina Piller, $45,989 Shanshan Feng, $45,989 Hyo Joo Kim, $45,989 Jessica Korda, $45,989 Brooke Henderson, $32,909 Brittany Lang, $32,909 Anna Nordqvist, $26,918 Suzann Pettersen, $26,918 Na Yeon Choi, $26,918 Mi Jung Hur, $26,918 Ha Na Jang, $21,518 Carlota Ciganda, $21,518 Candie Kung, $21,518 Haru Nomura, $21,518 Lizette Salas, $18,396 Holly Clyburn, $18,396 Gaby Lopez, $18,396 Minjee Lee, $18,396 Sei Young Kim, $16,118 Mo Martin, $16,118 Danielle Kang, $16,118 Laetitia Beck, $14,071 Eun-Hee Ji, $14,071 Cydney Clanton, $14,071 Jodi Ewart Shadoff, $14,071 Ryann O’Toole, $11,982 Stacy Lewis, $11,982 Ilhee Lee, $11,982 Rachel Rohanna, $11,982 Jane Park, $10,379 Mirim Lee, $10,379 Paula Creamer, $10,379 Sarah Jane Smith, $8,793 Sun Young Yoo, $8,793

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Lacrosse National Lacrosse League East Division GP W L Pct GF Buffalo 12 8 4 .667 169 New England 11 7 4 .636 146 Rochester 13 6 7 .462 145 Georgia 12 4 8 .333 149 Toronto 12 3 9 .250 125 West Division GP W L Pct 12 9 3 .750 12 9 3 .750 14 6 8 .429 12 3 9 .250

EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division Brandon (1) vs. Edmonton (WC2) (Edmonton leads series 2-0) Friday’s result Edmonton 2 Brandon 1 Thursday’s result Edmonton 4 Brandon 2 Wednesday, Mar. 30 Brandon at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Mar. 31 Brandon at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Apr. 3 x-Brandon at Edmonton, 4 p.m.

NY Islanders Philadelphia Detroit Carolina New Jersey Ottawa Montreal Buffalo Columbus Toronto

Everett (2) vs. Portland (3) (Everett leads series 2-0) Saturday’s result Everett 3 Portland 1 Friday’s result Everett 3 Portland 0 Tuesday, Mar. 29 Everett at Portland, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 30 Everett at Portland, 7 p.m. x — played only if necessary.

Prince Albert (2) vs. Moose Jaw (3) (Moose Jaw leads series 2-0) Saturday’s result Moose Jaw 4 Prince Albert 2 Friday’s result Moose Jaw 3 Prince Albert 2 Monday, Mar. 28 Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 29 Prince Albert at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m.

Sunday’s summary Rebels 4, Hitmen 3 First Period 1. Calgary, Stallard 2 (Tr Sanheim, Houck) 3:04 (pp) 2. Calgary, Malenstyn 2, 15:27 3. Red Deer, Polei 2 (Nogier) 15:51 Penalties — Musil RD (tripping) 1:50, Helewka RD (double high-sticking) 2:37, Rattie RD (roughing), Martin Cgy (hooking), Ta Sanheim Cgy (roughing) 8:13, Doetzel RD (checking from behind) 18:25.

Second Period 4. Red Deer, DeBrusk 1 (Hagel) 2:08 Penalties — Martin Cgy (cross-checking) 15:42, Polei RD (tripping) 16:56.

Third Period 5. Red Deer, DeBrusk 2 (Spacek, Bobyk) 1:16 6. Calgary, Stukel 2 (Ta Sanheim, Tr Sanheim) 14:02 7. Red Deer, Polei 3 (DeBrusk, Fleury) 18:16 Penalties — Calgary bench (too many men, served

by Gennaro) 19:54.

Shots on goal Red Deer 6 7 5 — 18 Calgary 7 5 13 — 25 Goal — Red Deer: Martin (W, 2-1) Calgary: Porter (L, 1-2).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Red Deer: 0-3 Calgary: 1-5.

Central Division Lethbridge (1) vs. Regina (WC1) (Series tied 1-1) Saturday’s result Regina 3 Lethbridge 0 Friday’s result Lethbridge 6 Regina 3 Tuesday, Mar. 29 Lethbridge at Regina, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 30 Lethbridge at Regina, 7 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 1 Regina at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Red Deer (2) vs. Calgary (3) (Red Deer leads series 2-1) Sunday’s result Red Deer 4 Calgary 3 Saturday’s result Calgary 5 Red Deer 2 Friday, Apr. 1 Red Deer at Calgary (Stampede Corral), 7 p.m.

Saturday, Apr. 2 Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Monday, Apr. 4 x-Red Deer at Calgary (Stampede Corral), 7 p.m Wednesday, Apr. 6 x-Calgary at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Hitmen 5, Rebels 2 First Period 1. Calgary, Malenstyn 1 (Karnaukhov, Mrkonjic) 6:47.

2. Red Deer, Helewka 3 (DeBrusk, Fleury) 11:26 (pp).

Penalties — Doetzel RD (tripping) 7:07 LaPointe Cgy (interference) 10:00 Harmsworth Cgy (interference) 11:38 Harmsworth Cgy (major-boarding, game misconduct) 16:11 Tr. Sanheim Cgy, Zipp Cgy, Philp RD (roughing) 18:36.

Second Period 3. Calgary, Stukel 1 (Tr. Sanheim, Bean) 2:32 (pp).

4. Calgary, Tr. Sanheim 1 (Ta. Sanheim) 4:21.

5. Red Deer, Polei 1 (Musil) 5:37.

6. Calgary, Stallard 1 (Tr. Sanheim, Bean) 8:50 (pp).

Penalties — DeBrusk RD (interference) 1:19 de Wit RD (elbowing) 7:19 Gennaro Cgy (delay of game) 11:40 Bean Cgy (tripping) 17:06.

Third Period 7. Calgary, Karnaukhov 1 (Malenstyn) 18:58 (en).

Penalties — Kastelic Cgy (tripping), Polei RD (boarding) 2:24.

Shots on goal Calgary 8 15 12 — 35 Red Deer 12 14 11 — 37 Goal — Calgary: Porter (W, 1-1) Red Deer: Martin (L, 1-1).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Calgary: 2-3 Red Deer: 1-6.

WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division Victoria (1) vs. Spokane (WC2) (Victoria leads series 2-0) Saturday’s result Victoria 4 Spokane 3 Friday’s result Victoria 5 Spokane 3 Tuesday, Mar. 29 Victoria at Spokane, 5:05 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 30 Victoria at Spokane, 5:05 p.m.

Kelowna (2) vs. Kamloops (3) (Series tied 1-1) Saturday’s result Kamloops 5 Kelowna 4 Friday’s result Kelowna 3 Kamloops 2 Tuesday, Mar. 29 Kelowna at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 30 Kelowna at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Friday, Apr. 1 Kamloops at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Florida Tampa Bay Boston

U.S. Division Seattle (1) vs. Prince George (WC1) (Seattle leads series 2-0)

NHL Eastern Conference Atlantic Division GP W L OL GF 75 42 24 9 216 75 43 27 5 211 76 40 28 8 222

GA Pts 184 93 182 91 207 88

GP 74 74 75 76 76 76 76 75 75 74

WILD CARD W L OL 40 25 9 36 25 13 37 27 11 33 28 15 36 32 8 34 33 9 34 36 6 31 34 10 30 37 8 27 36 11

GF 208 193 192 186 171 217 201 179 194 181

Western Conference Central Division GP W L OL GF x-Dallas 76 45 22 9 247 x-St. Louis 76 45 22 9 203 Chicago 76 44 25 7 212 Pacific Division GP W L OL GF x-Los Angeles 75 45 25 5 206 x-Anaheim 74 41 23 10 194 San Jose 75 41 28 6 219

GA Pts 174 111 199 95 186 92 GA Pts 192 89 197 85 206 85 206 81 193 80 234 77 221 74 202 72 233 68 217 65

GA Pts 218 99 185 99 188 95 GA Pts 175 95 177 92 196 88

WILD CARD GP W L OL GF GA Pts Nashville 75 39 23 13 210 190 91 Minnesota 76 37 28 11 206 189 85 Colorado 75 38 33 4 200 212 80 Arizona 75 34 34 7 197 221 75 Calgary 75 31 38 6 205 238 68 Winnipeg 75 31 38 6 192 220 68 Vancouver 75 27 35 13 171 217 67 Edmonton 78 30 41 7 193 232 67 x — clinched playoff berth z — clinched conference.

Sunday’s results Carolina 3 New Jersey 2 Pittsburgh 3 NY Rangers 2 (OT) Chicago 3 Vancouver 2 Saturday’s results Buffalo 3 Winnipeg 2 Pittsburgh 7 Detroit 2 Minnesota 4 Colorado 0 Dallas 4 San Jose 2 Boston 3 Toronto 1 NY Rangers 5 Montreal 2 Anaheim 4 Ottawa 3 (OT) Florida 5 Tampa Bay 2 St. Louis 4 Washington 0 NY Islanders 4 Carolina 3 (OT) Nashville 5 Columbus 1 Chicago 4 Calgary 1 Arizona 2 Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles 6 Edmonton 4 Monday, March 28 Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Columbus at Washington, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

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

Colorado at Nashville, 6 p.m.

Anaheim at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Arizona, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, March 29 Boston at New Jersey, 5 p.m.

Carolina at NY Islanders, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto at Florida, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 6:30 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, March 30 Ottawa at Winnipeg, 5:30 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Baseball

Golf

GF 147 162 161 132

GA GB 148 — 128 .5 148 2.5 165 4 148 5 GA GB 138 — 131 — 163 4 167 6

WEEK 13 Saturday’s results New England 10 Rochester 8 Colorado 13 Calgary 12 (OT) Saskatchewan 13 Toronto 8 Friday’s results Saskatchewan 11 Toronto 9 New England 16 Rochester 13 Buffalo 17 Vancouver 10 Calgary 16 Georgia 12 WEEK 14 Saturday, Apr. 2 Colorado at New England, 5 p.m.

Buffalo at Georgia, 5:05 p.m.

Calgary at Saskatchewan, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Major league Baseball Spring Training AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Toronto 16 5 .762 Los Angeles 15 8 .652 Houston 16 9 .640 Detroit 15 10 .600 Minnesota 15 10 .600 Texas 16 11 .593 Seattle 14 12 .538 Chicago 13 12 .520 Cleveland 12 12 .500 Tampa Bay 11 11 .500 Oakland 11 12 .478 Boston 12 14 .462 New York 10 13 .435 Kansas City 12 17 .414 Baltimore 9 14 .391 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Washington 17 4 .810 Arizona 20 6 .769 Philadelphia 14 9 .609 Colorado 13 9 .591 Milwaukee 12 11 .522 Los Angeles 12 12 .500 Cincinnati 12 15 .444 Miami 9 12 .429 San Francisco 11 17 .393 St. Louis 8 13 .381 New York 7 13 .350 Chicago 8 17 .320 San Diego 8 18 .308 Pittsburgh 7 18 .280 Atlanta 6 17 .261 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings games against non-major league teams do not.

Baltimore 5, Pittsburgh 3 Saturday’s Games Minnesota 3, Pittsburgh (ss) 0 Washington 7, St. Louis 0 Baltimore 16, Boston 8 Detroit 6, Philadelphia 5 Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 3, tie, 10 innings N.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 3 Cincinnati (ss) 9, Chicago White Sox (ss) 7 Milwaukee 7, Arizona 7, tie Cincinnati (ss) 7, Cleveland 4 Kansas City 5, Oakland 2 San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 2 L.A. Angels 9, San Diego (ss) 8 Seattle 7, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 6 Colorado 8, Texas 6 Miami vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., ccd., Rain Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh (ss) 1 Houston 11, San Diego (ss) 1 L.A. Dodgers (ss) 5, Chicago White Sox (ss) 4 Sunday’s Games Minnesota 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Miami 4, St. Louis 2 Houston 8, Detroit 3 Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 3 Boston 5, Philadelphia 1 Washington (ss) 7, Atlanta 2 N.Y. Mets 4, Washington (ss) 4, tie San Diego 21, Houston 6 Chicago White Sox 13, San Francisco 9 Oakland 10, Kansas City 1 Cleveland 10, Milwaukee 3 Seattle 12, Chicago Cubs 9 Cincinnati 7, L.A. Dodgers 6 Texas 5, Arizona (ss) 4 L.A. Angels 11, San Diego 2 Colorado 8, Arizona (ss) 6, 10 innings

Monday’s Games Miami vs. Washington, 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis, 11:05 a.m.

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

Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh, 11:05 a.m.

Philadelphia vs. Toronto, 11:07 a.m.

Cleveland vs. Oakland, 2:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. Kansas City (ss), 2:05 p.m.

Kansas City (ss) vs. Seattle, 2:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. Colorado, 2:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. L.A. Angels, 2:10 p.m.

Houston vs. Atlanta, 4:05 p.m.

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

Texas vs. L.A. Dodgers, 8:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Cincinnati, 8:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. San Francisco, 8:05 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Toronto (ss) vs. Detroit, 11:05 a.m.

N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Philadelphia, 11:05 a.m.

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

Washington vs. St. Louis, 11:05 a.m.

Pittsburgh vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss), 11:05 a.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Toronto (ss), 11:07 a.m.

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

Cleveland (ss) vs. L.A. Angels, 1:10 p.m.

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

Cincinnati vs. Milwaukee, 2:05 p.m.

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

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

L.A. Dodgers vs. San Diego, 2:10 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Cleveland (ss), 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Kansas City, 7:05 p.m.

Transactions Sunday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned 1B Christian Walker to Norfolk (IL). Released RHP Dale Thayer.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Released OF Chris Denorfia. Optioned INF Rob Refsnyder to Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned OF Jake Smolinski to Nashville (PCL). Reassigned C Carson Blair to their minor league camp.

National League SAN DIEGO PADRES — Announced RHP Blake Smith cleared waivers and was assigned back to the Chicago White Sox. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Optioned RHP Mike Broadway, OFs Jarrett Parker and Mac Williamson to Sacramento (PCL). Reassigned LHP Braulio Lara, OF Gorkys Hernandez, INFs Grant Green, Ramiro Pena and Conor Gillaspie and C George

Kottaras to their minor league camp.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Assigned 1B Tyler Moore outright to Syracuse (IL). Traded INF/OF Tyler Moore to Atlanta for 1B Nate Freiman.

HOCKEY National Hockey League COLORADO AVALANCHE — Recalled F Andrew Agozzino and D Nikita Zadorov from San Antonio (AHL).

MONTREAL CANADIENS — Assigned D Mac Bennett from St. John’s (AHL) to Brampton (ECHL).

American Hockey League BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Assigned G Parker Milner to Missouri (ECHL).

HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Recalled D Kodie Curran from Greenville (ECHL).

ST. JOHN’S ICECAPS — Assigned D Travis Brown and F Angelo Miceli to Brampton (ECHL).

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Recalled D Cody Corbett and Mason Geertsen from Fort Wayne (ECHL).

SAN JOSE BARRACUDA — Assigned D Rick Pinkston to Allen (ECHL).

STOCKTON HEAT — Returned G Mark Owuya to Utah (ECHL).

ECHL ADIRONDACK THUNDER — Signed D Conor Riley to an amateur tryout agreement.

ALLEN AMERICANS — Released F Nicholas Miglio.

BRAMPTON BEAST — Released D Travis Armstrong and Fs Colin Murray and Jesse Stoughton.

COLORADO EAGLES — Released G Eric Levine.

EVANSVILLE ICEMEN — Released D Scott Morongell.

IDAHO STEELHEADS — Signed F Kruise Reddick.

KALAMAZOO WINGS — Signed F Justin Hoomaian.

MISSOURI MAVERICKS — Released D Mike Donnellan.

UTAH GRIZZLIES — Released G Justin Masterman as emergency backup.

Gens book ticket to Allan Cup with win over Eagles Generals 5 Eagles 4 (2OT) It took two extra periods, but the Bentley Generals are heading back to the Allan Cup. Up 3-1 in their Chinook Hockey League final against the Stony Plain Eagles, the Generals were down a goal with a little more than a minute to play in the third period.

Nathan Deck scored, pulling the Generals even and into overtime in game 5 Saturday night in Lacombe.

It was Kyle Bailey in the second overtime, with 16:01 to play, who put the Generals ahead 5-4 and into the Allan Cup in April. Eric Schneider and Deck were given assists on the winning goal.

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The Generals peppered Eagles goalie with Sean Cahill, who turned aside 40 of the 45 shots on net.

Deck, Schneider and Bailey each had a goal and two assists on the night for the Generals.

The win ended the series and earned the Generals a berth into the Allan Cup, the national senior men’s hockey championship. The Allan Cup will take place in Steinbach, Manitoba from April 11 to 16.

This is the third straight year the Generals have made the Allan Cup. The last time they won the Allan Cup in 2013, when it was hosted in Red Deer at the Arena.

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Metropolitan Division GP W L OL GF z-Washington 74 53 16 5 232 NY Rangers 76 43 24 9 219 Pittsburgh 75 42 25 8 214

Saturday’s result Seattle 4 Prince George 1 Friday’s result Seattle 3 Prince George 2 (OT) Tuesday, Mar. 29 Seattle at Prince George, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 30 Seattle at Prince George, 7 p.m.

WHL 2016 Playoffs First Round DIVISION SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7)

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LIFE

THE ADVOCATE Monday, March 28, 2016

Slicing onions makes a big difference

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Back in the ’80s and ’90s, I used to work behind the scenes with Julia Child during her appearances on “Good Morning America.” It was my job to prepare the food she would put before the cameras.

Once, when I knew in advance that I couldn’t be there for one of her upcoming appearances, I invited a pal of mine — a culinary professional — to try out for the gig. We prepped the food as usual, and at the end of the day I thought my friend had done a dandy job. Julia flatly disagreed and said she wouldn’t hire her. I was flabbergasted.

“Why not?” I asked.

“Because she sliced the onions the wrong way,” Julia replied.

Yikes! I simply hadn’t focused on how my friend sliced the onions. I didn’t think this detail was that important. But all these years later, I realize Julia was right. Exactly how you slice an onion makes a difference. So does how you cook it.

Everyone knows that chopping onions can literally bring tears to your eyes. Here’s why. When an onion’s cells are ruptured, they give off pungent sulfur fumes. The more roughly an onion is treated — such as when it is chopped with a dull knife or pulsed in a food processor — the more fumes it gives off.

There are any number of quaint folk remedies for this problem. Put a piece of bread in your mouth while you’re chopping. Do your chopping near a running faucet. And so on. None of them works.

What does work — at least when you’re chopping up a lot of onions — is wearing onion goggles. Modeled on welder’s goggles, these babies prevent the onion’s fumes from reaching your eyes. But the best everyday tactic is to chop or slice the onion quickly and with a very sharp knife. Chilling the onion for an hour or two ahead of time

also is a good idea.

Having managed to blunt an onion’s ability to bring you to tears, let’s turn to the correct way to slice one, a la Julia.

Lengthwise, not crosswise, is the way to roll. Cutting an onion in half through the root end and then slicing it from stem to stern stimulates far fewer sulfur fumes. These lengthwise slices also happen to hold together much better than crosscut slices, precisely because you’ve sliced with the grain instead of against it. This is especially important for a dish like onion soup, when you want the slices to maintain their shape.

Finally, we come to how to cook an onion, which affects not just the flavour of the onion, but of the whole dish. If you throw it into a hot pan and quickly saute it over high heat, the onion and the dish it’s added to will be bland. If you do it slowly over low heat, you’ll maximize the onion’s flavour.

All of these tips apply to making my Alsatian onion pie. The French call it tarte flambee. The Germans call it Flammkuchen. It strikes me as more like a pizza than anything else. I tasted it for the first time on a river cruise in France a couple years ago, and I was really knocked out by its combination of simplicity and big flavour. Accompanied by a fresh salad, this treat would make the perfect light supper for the beginning of spring.

ALSATIAN ONION PIE Start to finish: 1 hour 15 minutes Makes three 10- to 12-inch pizzas 6 ounces bacon, thinly sliced crosswise 4 cups thinly sliced yellow onion Kosher salt and ground black pepper 8 ounces creme fraiche 1 large egg yolk Pinch nutmeg 1 ½ -pound ball purchased pizza dough, room temperature 3 ounces coarsely grated Gruyere cheese

Vermont town brings food industry to its knees on GMO labels MONTPELIER, Vt. — General Mills’ announcement that it will start labeling products that contain genetically modified ingredients to comply with a Vermont law shows food companies might be throwing in the towel, even as they hold out hope Congress will find a national solution.

Tiny Vermont is the first state to require such labeling, effective July 1. Its fellow New England states of Maine and Connecticut have passed laws that require such labeling if other nearby states put one into effect.

The U.S. Senate voted 48-49 Friday against a bill

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This simple pizza-like dish gets a tremendous amount of flavor from onions, which are cooked slowly in a small amount of bacon fat.

In a large skillet over medium, cook the bacon, stirring, until it starts to brown, 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain and pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the fat from the skillet. Return the skillet to medium heat and add the onions. Cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until very soft, about 10 minutes. Remove the cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about another 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, then set aside.

Heat the oven to 500 F. Arrange one of the oven racks on the oven’s bottom shelf.

In a small bowl, stir together the creme fraiche, egg yolk, nutmeg and a pinch each of salt and pepper.

Divide the dough into 3 even pieces. On a lightly oiled surface, roll out each piece into a 10-by-12-inch rectangle about 1/8-inch thick. Transfer

that would have blocked such state laws.

The food industry is holding out hope that Congress will prevent states from requiring such labeling. Some companies say they plan to follow Vermont’s law, while others are considering pulling their products from the small state.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association has called for a national solution instead of what it says is a patchwork of confusing and costly state labeling laws.

It has also challenged Vermont’s law in federal court, asking that the law be blocked until the case is resolved. That request was denied and is on appeal.

General Mills’ “announcement is the latest example of how Vermont’s looming labeling mandate is a serious problem for businesses,” the association said in a statement. “Food companies are being forced

each to a 15-by-17-inch sheet of kitchen parchment. The dough may shrink and lose its shape. If so, roll it again on the parchment.

One at a time, transfer each piece of parchment and dough to a bak sheet (unless your oven can fit 2 sheets on one shelf, you’ll need to bake these one at a time). Spread a third of the creme fraiche mixture over the piece of dough on the baking sheet, then top with a third of the onions and bacon.

Sprinkle with a third of the cheese, then bake on the oven’s lower shelf for 10 minutes, or until the crust is crisp.

Repeat with remaining dough and toppings. Serve right away.

Nutrition information per half pizza: 640 calories 310 calories from fat (48 per cent of total calories) 35 g fat (16 g saturated 0 g trans fats) 120 mg cholesterol 1260 mg sodium 60 g carbohydrate 4 g fiber 6 g sugar 17 g protein.

to make decisions on how to comply and having to spend millions of dollars. One small state’s law is setting labeling standards for consumers across the country.”

Nestle supports the mandatory informed disclosure of the presence of GMO ingredients in food and beverages and believes it’s best done by a uniform national approach, but will abide by state laws if they come into effect, according to spokeswoman Edie Burge.

Food giant General Mills Inc. said Friday it will start nationwide labeling on products that contain genetically modified ingredients, saying it’s not practical to do so for just one state. Campbell Soup Co. is also printing new national labels in preparation for Vermont’s law, although it opposes state-by-state labeling requirements.

Spring means an herby salmon salad

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This delicious spring dish is easy to assemble and travels well, making it perfect for packed lunches and picnics. It also can be prepped in advance by poaching the fish and cooking the pasta the night before.

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Two-time Maple Blues Award winner Harpdog Brown will be making another stop at Fratters Speakeasy in Red Deer on Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. They are in the process of finishing up their latest recording session completed down in San Jose, Caif., and will be back to play old school, down home blues with true grit and honesty. Cover is $15.

Nothing speaks to me of spring like a salmon salad. It’s light and pretty and herby, and when you add pasta it becomes a real meal. It’s also quite portable, so you’ll want to think of this when you’re envisioning lunch at your desk the next day, or when you’re invited to a potluck event. And talk about easy to make. Poach the salmon. Boil the pasta. Puree dressing. Dump everything together and you’re good.

I speed chill the salmon by popping it in the freezer for a few minutes. But if you have more time, you certainly could poach the salmon the night before and refrigerate it until ready. Likewise, the pasta also could be cooled briefly in the freezer, spread in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet (or similarly prepped the day before).

Some people really, really love cilantro, and some people really, really hate it. It’s actually a genetic thing.

For some people, it tastes soapy or otherwise unpleasant. So this recipe — with its creamy cilantro dressing — clearly is for the lovers, and not the dish to make if you’re not sure about your audience. I love it (obviously, I guess), and I love this dressing. But if you’d rather lose the cilantro, feel free to substitute fresh basil.

PASTA SALAD WITH SALMON AND CREAMY CILANTRO DRESSING Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 6 2-pound salmon fillet, bones removed Kosher salt 1 pound cavatelli or elbow pasta

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For the cilantro sauce: 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves, plus extra to garnish ¼ cup minced shallots 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard ½ cup mayonnaise ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt (or another ¼ cup mayonnaise) 2 tablespoons heavy cream Pinch cayenne pepper Ground black pepper Set the salmon in a large saute pan. If needed, cut the salmon into 2 pieces. Add enough cold water to just cover. Season with 2 teaspoons salt, then bring to a boil. Immediately turn off the heat, cover the pot and let the salmon sit for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, transfer the salmon to a plate and set in the freezer to cool.

Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions, then drain. Rinse under cold water to cool. Set aside to drain.

Meanwhile, in a food processor or blender combine the cilantro, shallots, Dijon, mayonnaise, yogurt, cream and cayenne. Puree until smooth, then season with salt and pepper.

When the salmon is chilled, remove the skin, if necessary, and break the flesh into bite-sized chunks. In a large bowl, combine the pasta, cilantro sauce and salmon, then toss gently to combine. Garnish with additional cilantro leaves.

Nutrition information per serving: 710 calories 290 calories from fat (41 per cent of total calories) 33 g fat (8 g saturated 0 g trans fats) 90 mg cholesterol 380 mg sodium 59 g carbohydrate 3 g fiber 3 g sugar 41 g protein.

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Day is on top of the world MATCH PLAY WIN PUTS AUSSIE BACK INTO THE NO. 1 RANKING IN THE WORLD

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AUSTIN, Texas — Jason Day made his return to No. 1 in the world feel even sweeter Sunday by winning the Dell Match Play.

Day outlasted Rory McIlroy in an epic battle in the morning semifinals by making a 12-foot par putt on the 18th hole. The championship match against Louis Oosthuizen turned into a victory lap at Austin Country Club.

And to think Day thought about pulling out Thursday morning when his back seized up on him. Three days later, he looked better than ever.

“It’s been a memorable week, not only to win the Dell Match Play but to get back to No. 1 in the world,” Day said.

Day pulled ahead with a 10-foot birdie putt on the par-3 fourth hole, stretched his lead to 3 up at the turn and was relentless with his power and short game the rest of the way. He closed out Oosthuizen with a wedge to 3 feet for a conceded birdie on the 14th hole and a 5-and-4 victory.

It was the largest margin in the championship match since Tiger Woods beat Stewart Cink, 8 and 7, in 2008 at Dove Mountain in a 36-hole match.

Day was assured of the No. 1 ranking when Jordan Spieth lost Saturday morning in the fourth round and Day won his quarterfinal match that afternoon.

But he said it would have felt hollow without leaving town with the trophy.

Oosthuizen, who knocked out Spieth, won the opening hole with a par and that was it. His only birdie was an 8-foot putt on No. 5 after Day had stuffed his wedge from the rough into 2 feet.

“I couldn’t buy a birdie,” Oosthuizen said. “I played OK, but nothing spectacular. Up against a guy like Jason, you need to play 3 or 4 under to have a chance.”

Day joined Woods and Geoff Ogilvy as the only multiple winners of the Match Play. Along with replacing Spieth at No. 1 in the world, the 28-year-old Australian figures to be the favourite when he goes to Augusta National next week to start preparing for the Masters on April 7-10.

Day, coming off a victory last week in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, has won six of his last 13 tournaments dating to the PGA Championship.

None of this looked possible when he winced and grabbed his back on the final hole he played in his 3-and-2 victory over Graeme McDowell on Wednes-

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Jason Day, of Australia, poses with his trophy after defeating Louis Oosthuizen, of South Africa, in the final round the Dell Match Play Championship golf tournament at Austin County Club, Sunday, in Austin, Texas. day. Day said he thought about going back to Ohio for tests, especially with the Masters around the corner.

He went through therapy every day, and stuck it out.

And while his back got progressively better, so did his game.

Day played only 101 holes over seven matches — one match was six holes when Paul Casey withdrew with a stomach ailment — and only had one match go the distance.

Rafa Cabrera Bello of Spain, who lost to Oosthuizen in the other semifinal, won the last three holes to beat McIlroy in the consolation match. The real consolation for the Spaniard was moving into the top 50 in the world ranking to earn a trip to the Masters for the first time.

Day might have won this tournament in the morning.

His semifinal match with McIlroy — only the second semifinal in the 18-year history of this event that the Nos. 2 and 3 seeds met — lived up to the expectation. The lead changed seven times. They combined

for 11 birdies in chilly, blustery conditions.

The match turned on the 11th hole when Day got up-and-down for par with a 12-foot putt, while McIlroy missed a 6-foot birdie. Day got up-and-down eight times in his match against McIlroy. On the par-5 12th, McIlroy was first to hit and played well right of the green, away from the water. Day took on the hazard, and his shot cleared the water by about a foot to set up a two-putter birdie that gave him the lead for good.

Day had never seen the 18th hole in his life until he had to get up-and-down from a tough spot short and left of the pin. He played the slope too hard and the ball rolled 12 feet on the other side of the hole.

McIlroy was 6 feet away for par when Day made the putt to win.

Oosthuizen was no match for him in the warmth of the afternoon. The South African hit out of a bunker into the hazard to lose the third hole, missed a 7-foot par putt on the seventh hole to fall 2 down, and Day took control with a 6-foot birdie on the ninth.

Ko wins Kia Classic for 11th LPGA Tour title Finau takes title CANADIAN HENDERSON FINISHES STRONG FOR TENTH PLACE FINISH

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CARLSBAD, Calif. — Lydia Ko won the Kia Classic on Sunday at Aviara, reaffirming her position as the top player in the world heading into the first major championship of the season.

Ko birdied the final three holes for her third straight 5-under 67 and a four-stroke victory over second-ranked Inbee Park.

“I just kind of peeked at the leaderboard and saw Inbee was making a lot of birdies — Inbee doing her Inbee things,” Ko said.

“I knew that I needed to focus up until the last moment and fortunately I made some birdies down the stretch.”

A week after finishing second in Phoenix in the Founders Cup, Ko headed to Rancho Mirage for the ANA Inspiration with her first LPGA Tour victory of the year and 11th overall. The 18-year-old New Zealander also won the Ladies European Tour’s New Zealand Women’s Open in February.

“All the work we’ve put in as a team kind of paid off,” Ko said. “A really happy moment, but I have to focus for next week. I’m really excited to go back to ANA.” Ko finished at 19-under 269.

Canadian Brooke Henderson skyrocketed 20 spots up the leaderboard with a 6-under 66 in the final round. The Smiths Falls, Ont., native finished in a tie for 10th place at 9-under par.

Park closed with a 67. The 2013 winner at Rancho Mirage, the South Korean player appears to be over the back problem that forced her to withdraw from the first event of the season.

“We have a really important tournament coming up next week, so I really needed to push myself a little faster to get ready,” Park said. “This is a great finish for me and it’s going to be a good confidence week for me.”

She tied for 30th in Thailand and Singapore in her first events back and missed the cut in Phoe-

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Lydia Ko, from New Zealand, raises her arms in celebration after making a birdie on the final hole to finish 19-under-par and a four shot victory at the Kia Classic women’s golf tournament Sunday, in Carlsbad, Calif. nix.

“I have been struggling with ball-striking to putting and everything until probably last week,” Park said. “This week, everything started clicking together. Started to hit the ball a lot straighter and started to get a lot of confidence and, obviously, dropping a few putts gave me a lot of confidence.”

Playing two groups ahead of Ko, Park pulled within two shots with birdies on the par-4 16th and par-5 17th. Ko pushed the lead back to two with a birdie on the short par-4 16th, holing a 10-foot putt after driving the green and racing her first putt past the hole.

Ko made an 8-foot birdie putt on 17, and finished with a 15-footer on 18.

She bogeyed the par-5 10th after double-hitting a putt from the fringe. The ball popped out of a divot and caught her club in the

follow-through, costing her a onestroke penalty.

Japan’s Ai Miyazato was third at 12 under after a 66. The ninetime LPGA Tour winner had her first top-10 finish since 2013.

“I’ve been struggling with my putting since a couple years ago,” Miyazato said. “That’s why my game wasn’t really there. But I had really good patience and I know I can get through it. Right now, I’m in the process, but just the difference is it’s just I’m having fun more with my game.”

South Koreans Sung Hyun Park and Jenny Shin each shot 72 to tie for fourth at 11 under. Sung Hyun Park received a sponsor exemption.

Brittany Lang closed with a bogey on 17 and a double bogey on 18 — hitting into the water twice — for a 74 that dropped her into a tie for 10th at 9 under.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Blue Jays pitcher Drew Hutchison escaped injury Sunday when he was struck in the back of the head by catcher A.J. Jimenez’s throw to second base on an attempted stolen base during the fifth inning of a 7-3 victory over

the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Toronto right-hander high-fived teammates and remained on the bench for a while after being removed from the game.

He later described the scary moment as just “one of those weird things that happened,” adding he would have argued to continue pitching if it had been a regular-season game.

Five different players drove in a run, while Hutchison allowed one run and one hit in four-plus innings for the Blue Jays, who scored three times in the eighth to pull away from a 3-3 tie.

David Carpenter pitched two scoreless innings for the Rays, leading a parade of candidates for the bullpen. Ryan Webb, Alex Colome, Danny Farquhar, Xavier Cedeno and Andrew Bellatti also pitched for Tampa Bay.

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Tony Finau won the Puerto Rico Open on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Steve Marino with a birdie on the third hole of a playoff at windy Coco Beach.

The 26-year-old Finau won with his third straight birdie in the playoff on the par-5 18th, blasting out of the back bunker to 3 feet.

“I think I’m still a little bit overwhelmed,” Finau said. “It probably hasn’t all sunk in.”

Marino was just off the back edge of the green in two, but left his putt from the fringe 4 ½ short and missed his birdie try to the right.

“I finally played the hole like you’re supposed to,” Marino said. “I hit the fairway and then hit it on the back fringe. I didn’t think that putt was going to be that slow and then I just hit a poor putt on the second putt. Pretty disappointing, played really well.”

Finau and Marino each shot 2-under 70 to finish at 12-under 276. Marino birdied the 18th to tie Finau, and got into the playoff when Finau missed a 6-foot birdie putt.

“In regulation, it was a putt that I kind of dreamed of making my whole life,” Finau said. “It’s a putt that you practice for your first PGA Tour victory or just for any PGA Tour victory, so I was a little bit bummed that sneaked by the hole.”

Finau and Marino each birdied the 18th on the first two playoff holes.

On the first extra hole, Marino got up-and-down from the left bunker, blasting to 8 feet. Finau pitched to a foot from left of the green. On the second, Marino hit a flop shot over the right-side bunker to 10 feet, and Finau pitched to 6 feet from in front of the green.

Marino is winless on the PGA Tour. He also lost in a playoff in the 2009 Colonial.

Finau birdied four of the first 10 holes to reach 14 under, then dropped back with bogeys on the par-3 11th and par-5 15th.

The long-hitting Finau, a 6-foot-4 former Utah high school basketball star, is in his second full season on the PGA Tour. He’s the cousin of Milwaukee Bucks player Jabari Parker.

“I tried to just stay in the moment really,” Finau said. “That’s what I learned from last year. You can never look too far ahead and you can’t look back, either. You’ve got to focus on the here and now.”

Ian Poulter and Mexico’s Rodolfo Cazaubon finished a stroke out of the playoff.

Pouler closed with a 72, missing an 18-foot birdie putt on 18. Playing the event for the first time after failing to get into the Match Play tournament in Texas as the first alternate, the Englishman took a onestroke lead into the final round.

“It’s a shame. Just slightly disappointing,” Poulter said. “I’m continuing to work on the game to try and improve, and I know if I rectify a couple of poor shots, then my game will improve. Obviously, hitting shots slightly too far right at certain times is costly.”

Cazaubon shot a 68. The Web.com Tour player was making his third PGA Tour start.

“I’m really happy,” Cazaubon said. “I guess I feel really comfortable since the beginning. I didn’t have anything to lose because I play on the Web. I just came here to have some fun.”

Andres Romero (67), Canadian Nick Taylor (70) and Scott Brown (71) tied for fifth at 10 under. Puerto Rico’s Rafael Campos, the leader after each of the first two rounds, was another stroke back after a 72.

Taylor, of Abbotsford, B.C., shot a 70 on Sunday.

Graham DeLaet of Weyburn, Sask., was tied for 11th at 8 under while Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., shot a 2-under 286 to finish tied for 47th.

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Arden performance brings out tears, laughs VETERAN SINGER PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS FOR ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE LANA MICHELIN REVIEW Laugh, cry, laugh cry… it’s another entertaining evening with Alberta’s favourite songbird, Jann Arden.

The multiple Juno Award-winner performed emotive songs of love and loss for an enthusiastic full-house crowd at Red Deer’s Memorial Centre on Good Friday.

But before anyone could wallow too much in melancholy or introspection, she repeatedly cracked fans up with her salty humour.

“Thank you for coming out on Easter — you heathens,” quipped Arden, doing an 180-degree-spin from her plaintive performance of Unloved.

The Calgary-area singer’s gorgeously expressive voice seems to improve with age.

It allowed her to pull off exquisitely sensitive renditions of songs about loneliness and longing, such as Solitaire and Wishing That, with a trio of backup musicians.

She then joked: “Good to get (these) uptempo songs out of the way. We can now just ease on down the road…”

At one point, she lamely attempted to climb, Carol Burnett-style, onto the electric keyboard so she could lounge on it.

“This is very Tim Conway,” Arden observed, to howls of laughter.

While she delivered virtually every tune standing centre stage with a guitar, she told the audience, “I hope you are enjoying our new choreography…the four of us worked with Paula Abdul for seven months…”

Arden credited the 1970s mail-order business Columbia House Records for getting her on the right career track.

The company once sent her a Janis Ian record, which got her hooked on songwriting.

She performed a heart-tugging version of Ian’s ode to awkward girls, At Seventeen, and a more fanciful cover of Elton John’s Rocket Man, highlighting the tune’s nonsensical lyrics.

A song doesn’t have to make sense, it just has to make you feel something, Arden explained.

As for her huge hit, Insensitive, she revealed it had random origins.

Arden once walked to a local coffee shop by a different route than usual and heard a song being played that she couldn’t get out of her head.

She eventually recorded Insensitive, written by Anne Loree, and it became a career-making international hit.

“It altered the course of my life — all because I decided to go right out my front door, instead of left,” said the singer, who went on to do a zen-like rendition of it.

Arden also performed The Devil Won, accompanied by lovely viola playing by Allison Cornell, and her “favourite,” The Sound Of, with the poetic line: “Oh, the sound of the wind through my bones…”

The bittersweet Everything Almost was co-written with Cornell, who has also backed Shania Twain and Cyndi Lauper.

“I was hoping that adding Allison to the equation would make me less depressing, but it wasn’t the case,” said Arden, who also performed the crowd-pleasers I Would Die For You, Good Mother and Will You Remember Me. The singer, who turned 54 on Sunday, got a birthday cake from her tech crew and an impromptu “Happy Birthday” serenade from the Red Deer audience.

She spotlighted her long-serving and immensely talented backup trio in various ways during the show.

The three musicians were also fantastic vocalists as they performed tunes that inspired them.

Batman v Superman opens to $170 M NEW YORK — Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice shrugged off lousy reviews to debut with an estimated $170.1 million in North America, the sixth best weekend opening of all-time.

The stakes were high for the Warner Bros. superhero showdown, which cost $250 million to make and some $150 million to market.

But the studio’s bid to kick start a DC Comics universe to rival Marvel’s empire fought against skepticism over Ben Affleck’s casting as Batman and a barrage of bad reviews earlier in the week.

Audiences gave the film a mediocre B CinemaScore, but the allure of seeing two of the most iconic superheroes battle was enough to set a new record for the best pre-summer debut.

Guitarist Graham Powell did a raspy rendition of Bryan Adams’ Cuts Like a Knife, while violist and mandolin player Cornell performed a pared-down, snappier version of Arden’s Wonderdrug.

Keyboardist Darcy Phillips, who went to high school at Lindsay Thurber in Red Deer and now lives in Victoria, B.C., credited his teacher (and later long-term city councillor) Dennis Moffat, for introducing him to a band that made him want to become a musician.

Phillips did a terrific version of The Beatles’ Lady Madonna for an appreciative hometown audience.

Arden wrapped up the concert with Counting Mercies from her 2014 album Everything Almost.

The song is a touching departure from her more downhearted material, suggesting we should be grateful for the good things in life, and kind to ourselves.

“It’s hard being human,” said Arden.

Her relatable music reminds us that everyone has the same hopes and vulnerabilities — which is why fans love her. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Child’s safety a concern if mother moves Dear Annie: I adopted two older children from different orphanages and now they are grown adults.

They both suffered deprivation and abuse in their early childhood years, but overall seem to be achieving more than expected.

My older child, “Rose,” married a man with a gambling addiction and an attraction for young children. Rose has a new baby and apparently wants to keep the baby’s father in the picture at all costs.

She goes along with whatever he says and rationalizes their behavior as acceptable and normal. I strongly suspect they deal in child pornography to supplement their income, as this has been a problem in the past.

My youngest daughter, “Meg,” has a 10-year-old daughter who was molested by these two when she was 5 years old.

The family decided never to allow the child to be alone with Rose and her husband, and told them why. Meg reported the incident to the police and

Monday, March 28 JOANNE CELEBRIMADELINE TIES BORN ON MOORE THIS DAY: Vince Vaughn, 45; Lady HOROSCOPES Gaga, 29; Reba McEntire, 60 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Think things through carefully and then pounce!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Strive to be more flexible, especially when it comes to intimate relationships and financial matters. Mid-year is the best time to join an online dating site, propose or get married.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Use your restless energy positively today — through work, study, travel, exercise, DIY jobs around the house, unusual hobbies or adventurous pursuits. There’s definitely no time to be bored.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The more motivated you are, the more work you’ll get done today Taurus. If you have an ongoing problem with a work colleague or family member, then take the time to talk things through.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t feel you have to cope on your own. Reaching out to others will lighten your load, and you’ll find loved ones are only too happy to help. All you have to do is swallow your pride and ask.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s all systems go for canny Crabs as the Sun, Mercury and Uranus rush through your career/volunteer zone. If you’re looking for employment, don’t wait too long. The early bird catches the worm!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): With the Sun, Mercury and Uranus in your adventure zone, you’re keen to travel somewhere soon. If you can’t jump on a bus, boat, train or plane, then go travelling in your mind via books and movies.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Others may try to rush you today but keep going at your preferred pace. Relations with a child, teenager or close friend may become confusing or intense, as you beg to differ over a personal issue.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Attached Librans — get talking with your spouse. Singles — look beyond the exterior package that a potential partner presents. If you can’t communicate well, then it’s not going to last very long.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): With Venus visiting your creativity/children zone, enjoy sharing fun projects with the young people in your life. How long has it been since you danced, painted, performed, played music or sang?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your positive Sagittarian qualities receive a welcome boost at the moment as mighty Mars charges through your sign. So you’ll find that confidence and courage are a winning combination.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Have you got a tricky dilemma that you just can’t solve on your own? It’s a good time to seek out the alternative views of a favourite family member. Remember, a problem shared is a problem halved.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s a fabulous day to pursue your favourite hobby, or spend quality time with a close friend. The stars also activate your communication zone so expect plenty of messages, emails, texts or tweets.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): With Venus visiting your sign, until April 5, your appreciation of beauty is intensified.

So make sure you include beautiful people, pleasant surroundings, art, literature and music in your day.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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Dear Annie: You’re good about passing along wisdom from readers.

Several weeks ago, my husband and I participated in a bike ride that included 8,000 other people. It didn’t take long for us to get separated. Near the end of the ride, someone ran into me and down I went.

Numerous volunteers helped me get up, checked my bike and bandaged my wounds. But then one asked if I had a cellphone. I said yes, and that it was in the backpack — the one my husband carried. In fact, every necessary item was in his backpack.

It occurred to me that my husband always carried our backpack. We’d never been separated before, so there had never been a need to change the arrangement. I now make sure to have the basics in my own fanny pack, just in case. — Oregon Dear Oregon: Thank goodness for the wonderful volunteers, and thank you for the reminder.

When cycling, one should always have a cellphone, ID, a bit of cash, a list of medications and allergies and bottled water.

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DAYTIME EMMYS CBS led with 77 nominations overall while its daytime drama The Young and the Restless led with 27 nods when nominations were announced Thursday for the 43rd Annual Daytime Emmy awards.

TV’s remaining trio of soap operas, General Hospital (24 nominations), The Bold and the Beautiful (23 nominations) and Days of Our Lives (16 nominations) were the other series with the most potential trophies.

The Young and the Restless joined CBS’ The Bold and the Beautiful, NBC’s Days of Our Lives and ABC’s General Hospital among nominees for best soap opera.

Best actress nominees for daytime drama were Kassie DePaiva and Mary Beth Evans of Days of Our Lives, Finola Hughes and Maura West of General Hospital and Tracey E. Bregman of The Young and the Restless.

Best actor nominees for a soap were Anthony

Geary and Tyler Christopher of General Hospital, and Christian LeBlanc, Justin Hartley and Kristoff St. John of The Young and the Restless.

Nominees for supporting actress are Linsey Godfrey of The Bold and the Beautiful, Jessica Collins and Lauralee Bell of The Young and the Restless and Peggy McCay and Melissa Reeves of Days of Our Lives.

Supporting actor nominees are Sean Blakemore of General Hospital, Steve Burton and Bryton James of The Young and the Restless, and Dominic Zamprogna of General Hospital.

Nominees for best game show were Who Wants to be a Millionaire (syndicated), Jeopardy! (syndicated), Let’s Make a Deal (syndicated), Monopoly Millionaires’ Club (syndicated) and The Price is Right (CBS).

Nominees for best informative talk show were The Chew (ABC), The Dr. Oz Show (syndicated), The Kitchen (Food Network), The Doctors (syndicated) and Larry King Now (Ora TV).

Nominees for best entertainment talk show were The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated), The Real (syndicated), The Talk (CBS), The View (ABC) and The Wendy Williams Show (syndicated).

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someone contacted child protective services. Unfortunately, the facts of the case got mixed up and Meg was found guilty of failing to protect her daughter, while the perpetrators were never even interviewed.

Rose and her husband moved out of state.

Meg went back to school and is finally getting her college degree, but she is panicked about finding a job. She is talking about moving near Rose.

My granddaughter doesn’t remember the earlier abuse and seems excited to be with her new cousin.

Meg says she wants to be closer to her sister, and promises never to leave her daughter unsupervised.

I worry constantly about the new baby’s safety and what could happen to Meg’s daughter. Meg is planning a visit soon, and I’m sure they’ll be staying with Rose while she looks for nearby housing.

How can I protect my granddaughter if she moves out of state? — Frightened Grandma Dear Grandma: This situation is reprehensible.

Surely, Meg can find a job in another city just as easily as she can in Rose’s area. We wonder why she is so determined to go there, knowing the risks.

If Meg moves to Rose’s town and stays in her home, report the situation to their local child protective services. You can do so anonymously. They will investigate the home and determine what’s going on.

And if there is any chance they may be abusing the baby, call child protective services immediately.

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