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CREWS SCRAMBLE AS WILDFIRE EXPLODES IN SIZE, THREATENS FORT MCMURRAY BY THE CANADIAN PRESS FORT MCMURRAY — Crews fighting to save Fort McMurray from rampaging flames water bombed the city Thursday to try to keep away a wildfire so intense they have spawned their own weather. “It was creating its own high Full coverage winds yesterday of the crisis on and even lightning Page A5-A6 was coming from the smoke clouds it created,” Chad Morrison of Alberta Forestry told a briefing in Edmonton. Officials could not update the number of structures that have burned — already at 1,600 — saying crews had not had the time. “This is an extreme fire event,” said Morrison. “Our first priority, obviously, was the community and the homes as well as the critical infrastructure.” Morrison said there were 22 water bombers at work and more were coming in, including four from Quebec. “But let me be clear: air tankers are not going to stop this fire,” he said. “It is going to continue to push through these dry conditions until we actually get some significant rain.” Crews received a small break Thursday with temperatures forecast to fall to 16 C from the low 30s.

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Chance Jones, an employee of CNRL and an evacuee from the Fort McMurray wildfires, collects donated necessities at the evacuation centre in Lac la Biche on Thursday.

Black Press and the Red Deer Advocate is offering readers the opportunity to contribute to the Fort McMurray relief efforts. Please join us in supporting the Canadian Red Cross. The federal and provincial governments are matching donations made to the Red Cross to assist the estimated 83,000 residents who were displaced by the wildfires. You can donate as little as $5 by clicking on the donate button at Black Press Supports Fort McMurray Relief Efforts at www.blackpress4good.com/ blackpress4fortmac. Alberta has declared a state of emergency as crews continue to battle the raging wildfires that have forced the largest fire evacuation in the province’s history. “Our hearts go out to the people of Fort McMurray who are suffering through the devastation of losing their homes. Newspapers and their readers have a long history of rallying to help those in need and we’d like to continue that tradition.” said Mary Kemmis, president of the Alberta/East Kootenay division of Black Press and publisher of the Red Deer Advocate. More than 1,600 homes and structures have been burned to the ground and the displaced residents are in desperate need of support. Residents who want to set up a personal crowdfunding campaign can do so through the BlackPress4Good fundraising site. BlackPress4Good will waive the regular fees (excluding credit card fees) for any personal crowdfunding campaign launched in support of friends or family members affected by the Fort McMurray fires. Black Press is the largest independently owned newspaper company in Canada with more than 150 titles in print and online.

‘It was complete chaos’ FORT MCMURRAY FAMILY RECOUNTS ESCAPE FROM CITY AS NEIGHBOURHOOD BEGAN TO BURN BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Danna Philpott knew she had to get home to her family. She sped off on her motorcycle towards Abasand on Tuesday after hearing the wildfire had crossed the river that divides the town. She texted her husband, Brandon, who works about an hour away, and arranged to meet him at the house. Then she called her 21-year-old son and asked him to get his three sisters ready. “Driving into town it was a sight,” said Danna, a journeyman electrician. “It was pretty horrific. I didn’t think I was going to get home. All you could see was this big cloud of smoke. I knew when it jumped the river that we were in trouble.”

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Wild nervous, Bee swarm buzzes Red Deer excited about backyard in search of new home role as acting top cop BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer RCMP Insp. Heidi Wild has been appointed the city’s acting top cop. Wild steps into the police chief role while the RCMP recruits a replacement for Supt. Scott Tod, who worked his final day at the police detachment on Thursday. Next month Tod will take on a new role as the City of Red Deer’s policing manager. Wild, 54, said she is excited and a little nervous to take on the new responsibility in the acting role, which she hopes one day will become permanent. HEIDI WILD Wild has worked in Red Deer since September 2014 and was commissioned as an inspector in 2015 as the Operations Support Officer. In this role she looks after all the groups that provide support to operations such as the general investigation unit, internal investigators, dog section and traffic services. “I’ve been here for a year and a half and I have been part of the stuff that we have started at the detachment and I would like see a lot of that through,” said Wild. “I think things are running really well right now. I think we have a lot of initiatives in place and good people in place. I am enjoying my time here. I like the community. I like the people. I would like the additional challenge of a little more responsibility.” Wild became an officer in October 1987 after originally being turned down as an officer when she first applied at age 19. “They basically said, ‘go away and grow up a bit,’ which is probably good,” she laughed. “Then I went to work at the City of North Battleford as a detachment clerk … Of course you get to know the people, the members. I thought I should reapply. I did.” Wild stepped into policing because she wanted to help people in different communities and not be behind a desk for the rest of her life, she said. Her first posting was in Osoyoos B.C. where she worked for 11 years. She also had postings in Oliver, Surrey, Penticton, Dawson Creek and Prince George. She is married to Insp. Terry Wild, who is in charge of all the operations communications in RCMP’s K Division, and they have four children and three grandchildren. Red Deer’s next police chief is expected to be named in the coming months. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

Local BRIEFS Woman, 27 killed in head-on between pick up, car on Hwy 53 A 27-year-old woman is dead following a motor vehicle collision on Hwy 53, east of Range Road 250 on Thursday morning. Ponoka RCMP say a pick up truck travelling east on Hwy 53 collided head-on with a car travelling

Terry and Wilf Ruskowsky had about 15,000 uninvited guests Tuesday afternoon. At about 3 p.m., Terry said she heard a really loud humming noise and before she knew it a swarm of honey bees flew from a neighbour’s backyard into her backyard. “You couldn’t even go outside. It was just unreal. It was just black in the backyard,” Terry said on Wednesday. She expected the bees would have headed straight to an apple tree blooming in their neighbour’s yard. Instead they went straight to her outdoor furniture. “They actually attached themselves to the back of our wrought iron furniture. The whole corner was literally covered with honey bees.” The couple found Lacombe Honey to help them out. Staff came out with protective clothing and a hive. “They came and lifted up the leg of the bench and put it in the hive and then gave it a tap and they fell into the hive. At dusk they all went into the hive eventually.” By about 9 p.m., most of the bees were taken away by Lacombe Honey. Craig Clark, owner of Lacombe Honey, said swarms breaking away from overcrowded hives happens more often in May and June. “Quite often they’re way up high in a tree or a place that’s tough to get at. Knocking them off a chair is about as easy as it gets,” Clark chuckled. He said swarms generally will look for a new suitable home within a few blocks of their old hive. High temperatures, blooming fruit trees and dandelion fields have bees feeding on nectar earlier than usual and probably caught a lot of beekeepers off guard, he said. “You have to give them lots of room and keep adding (hive) boxes on. Most people aren’t even adding boxes yet. And sometimes there’s nothing you can do. They have a reproduction urge just like everything else.” Clark said a swarm can look frightening, but the honey bees were really calm and presented no danger. Only honey bees will suddenly form a giant cluster. “The biggest danger is that they won’t make it through the night on these cold spring nights.” If people see honey bee swarms in their yard, they should not spray or attempt to kill it. They pose little risk to pets or people because they have no hive to defend, he said. Terry said she wasn’t scared of the honey bees and neither was her husband. “My husband touched the bees with his hand, the whole swarm that was on the corner of the bench. He put his hand right on them and he said it felt like velvet. “They were on my arms. They were in my hair and they didn’t do anything to me.” Anyone who has a honey bee swarm can contact Red Deer beekeepers through https://www.facebook. com/groups/reddeerbees. http://www.abcbees.ca/ swarms — also has information. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

west around 7:24 a.m. The 27-year-old female driver, and sole occupant, of the car was declared dead on scene. The 29-year-old male driver of the truck was transported via ground ambulance to a local hospital, but has since been transported to an Edmonton hospital with serious injuries. His condition is stable. Traffic was diverted on Highway 53 from 7:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. The cause of the collision is under investigation. The name of the deceased female will not be released.

Three people sent to hospital after collision near Joffre A three-vehicle collision at the Joffre Bridge in Red Deer County sent three people to hospital

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Bees swarmed Terry and Wilf Ruskowsky’s patio furniture on Tuesday. Staff from Lacombe Honey lifted up the leg of the bench, placed it inside a hive and gave it a tap. Most of the bees fell into the hive. The remainder entered the hive by dusk. including a man who is fighting for his life early Thursday morning. Blackfalds RCMP say a GMC Sierra was travelling west and crossed the centre lane and collided with an east bound Ford F150 near Hwy 11 and Hwy 808 around 7 a.m. The GMC Sierra lost control and collided into a Nissan Pathfinder, which was travelling east. The driver of the GMC Sierra, who was man in his 20s was taken by ambulance to Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre, where he was later air lifted to Calgary Foothills Hospital. He was in serious, potentially life-threatening condition. The 43-year-old male driver of the Ford F150 was flown by STARS Air Ambulance to the University of Alberta Hospital in stable condition. The driver of the Nissan Pathfinder was taken by ground ambulance to the Red Deer Hospital Centre. The collision is under investigation.

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Renovations on Calder School underway BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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Work to renovate Calder School at Sunnybrook Farm Museum has begun. The one-room school house built in 1932 was moved to the museum in 2006 from its original location about 20 km east of Innisfail. Ian Warwick, museum executive director, said asbestos was just removed and the interior was stripped, but the building is in great shape. “It’s pristine after all these years. There’s no water damage inside. It’s a testament to why we brought it here to keep it,” Warwick said on Thursday.

The school will be put on a new basement. Catering services provided by the museum will be relocated to the basement of the school and museum offices will be added onto the structure. A dining room and patio for teas are also part of the project. Warwick said Calder School will be going to tender soon and may be completed by the fall. “It will be quite a change for the museum to have that up and running.” The $400,000 project received a $125,000 Community Facility Enhance-

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than $5,000 in damages, four counts of possessing stolen property worth more than $5,000, evading police and breaching a probation order. Charges of assaulting a peace officer, dangerous driving, possessing a weapon dangerous to the public and an additional charge of mischief over $5,000 were withdrawn once the guilty pleas were entered.

Man who rammed police cars with stolen truck jailed A young man charged with numerous offences after ramming police cars with a stolen truck has been sentenced to 14 months in jail, minus four months credit for time served. Jared Michael Lee McLeod, 22, has remained in custody since his arrest in Edmonton on Feb. 9 by police acting on warrants issued in Red Deer a week earlier. Red Deer City RCMP launched the hunt after an incident at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2, which started with investigation of a suspicious truck in a parking lot at the northeast corner of Riverside Meadows. In a statement issued on Feb. 1o, police said the one-ton truck had been reported stolen in Red Deer on Feb. 1. Members attending the scene laid a pair of spike belts at the parking lot entry before approaching the truck, according to the statement. It then says the truck accelerated toward police officers who were approaching on foot, barely missing them. Police allege that the truck then ran over the spike belts before turning toward two police cars, ramming them both as well as a nearby garbage truck before speeding away. Two more cars were struck while stopped at a red light as the truck continued to flee despite its flattened tires. The pursuit was called off for safety reasons. The truck was found abandoned on a residential street in Normandeau. McLeod was arrested a week later. Represented by defence counsel Jason Snider in Red Deer provincial court on Wednesday, McLeod pleaded guilty to eight of the 12 criminal charges against him, including two c0unts of mischief causing more

Preliminary hearing in attempted murder case slated for the fall A preliminary hearing will run in fall for a man accused of attempted murder in connection with a stabbing near Eckville late last year. Sylvan Lake RCMP were called early in the evening on Dec. 21 to reports that a man suffering multiple stab wounds was lying on the side of the Rainy Creek Road, about eight kilometres northwest of Eckville. Mounties provided first-aid to the severely injured man while awaiting arrival of a STARS air ambulance, which delivered him to hospital in Edmonton for treatment. Suspect Edward Dwayne Heywood, 46 and of no fixed address, was arrested by Innisfail RCMP six days later. Police allege that members on patrol in Bowden saw Heywood driving a stolen pickup truck on the Cottonwood Road near Range Road 10 at about 11 p.m. on Dec. 27. Police reported that the truck did not stop when signalled to pull over, alleging that a pursuit ensued, during which the truck hit a power pole, a parked vehicle and an electrical box. The chase continued onto Hwy 2A, where police used a spike belt to deflate the truck’s tires. Out of control, the truck ploughed into a field and came to a stop, with the driver attempting to run off. Mounties pursued the suspect on foot and collared him in the field, arresting him on a charge of attempted murder as well as a variety of charges arising from the pursuit. In Red Deer provincial court on Thursday, defence counsel Maurice Collard told court that his client wishes to have the charges heard by judge

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pre-schoolers. Warwick said 2,500 children will be coming out so enrolment is up by about 500. “We have a class just about every day.” The farm museum, at 4701 30th St., is open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The public can also walk through the grounds after hours until dark. Admission is by donation. Located on 10 acres donated by Norman and Iva Bower in 1988, Sunnybrook Farm Museum has about 10 buildings, big and small, filled with farm artifacts, along with several tractors and other farming equipment. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Drug trial scheduled to begin on June 7 One of four people busted in a Red Deer drug raid last month will stand trial in June. At 9 a.m. on April 13, members of the RCMP priority crimes task force entered three different homes in the northeast side of Red Deer — both sides of a duplex in Garden Heights as well as a single-family home in Timberlands. Police arrested two men from one side of the duplex, one woman from inside the Timberlands house and another man at an off-site location. They allege seizing a large quantity of various illegal drugs along with shotguns, cash, drug paraphernalia and cell phones. Suspect Matthew Rose, 31, has since pleaded not guilty to six counts of trafficking drugs, two counts of possessing stolen property worth more than $5,000, careless use of a firearm and unauthorized possession of a firearm. Rose is scheduled to stand trial in Red Deer provincial court on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 7. Also facing similar charges are Katherine Estelle Howe, 20, Cody James Crombie, 18 and Clay Crombie, 21. Howe and the Crombies have not yet advised the court on how they would like to proceed with the charges. All three are due back in court on June 2 to enter their elections and pleas.

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer-area musicians and promoters are pulling together to stage a benefit concert Sunday for the people of fire-ravaged Fort McMurray. Musicians from more than 10 local bands will work with Slumland Promotions, Shadows Productions, Marked UP events, Synthetic Productions, and Of Thorn & Vine to put on a live music fundraiser on May 8 at Wild Bill’s Sports Bar in Red Deer’s Quality Inn North Hill. Some participating groups are Stranger Danger, Leave the Living, Demise Without Reason, Lesserman, rapper Dom Sawyer, and acoustic act Jaret Matthews. The music — ranging from rock to metal, punk, acoustic and hip hop — will start at 3:30 p.m. and continue to 2 a.m. Organizers are also holding a BBQ, and will have many items up for a silent auction, including a donated guitar, photography sessions, art and much more. One hundred per cent of proceeds will go to help the victims of Fort McMurray’s wildfires. Sarah Nossack, a promoter with Slumland Promotions, hopes local music lovers will turn out in droves to hear some great music and help a good cause. Tickets are $15 at the door, and you get a hotdog.

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Climate targets quite affordable DAVID CRANE OPINION

here is a relatively good news message in the report of the Parliamentary Budget Officer on climate change: There’s not a huge cost to the economy in meeting Canada’s climate change targets, and much of the needed cutting greenhouse gas emissions can be achieved with existing technology or technology currently under development and at a price of less than $100 a tonne for carbon. This doesn’t mean climate policy will be easy. As Canada’s snail’s-pace movement shows, there are many issues to be resolved. But they are largely issues of policy design, regional burden-sharing and just plain politics. And policies can range from carbon taxes and cap-and-trade systems to government regulation and subsidies for new technologies. Canada’s target, set by the Harper government about a year ago, is to bring emissions by 2030 to a level 30 per cent below that of 2005. The

Trudeau government claims this is just a minimum target. Maybe. But the Harper commitment still has to be achieved and we don’t yet know how Canada is going to do that. Moreover, while Canada’s climate target is achievable, the PBO report reminds us that existing policies won’t be enough. “Deeper reductions will be needed,” it says. Determining just how big the needed reduction will be depends on assumptions about how fast the economy will grow. Based on its economic growth assumptions to 2030, the PBO calculates that Canada will need to eliminate 208 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 (23 million tonnes had already been eliminated by 2013). But as the PBO points out, an Environment Canada report issued earlier this year indicates the needed cuts could reach 291 million tonnes, based on a higher rate of economic growth. The PBO estimates that the per capita cost of meeting its 2030 emission reductions would range between $600 and $1,800 per capita in 2014 dollars. This would represent at most a three per cent cut in 2030 from a per capita GDP that would be 11.4 per cent higher than today. It would be a modest price to pay to contain the damage from a warmer planet.

The PBO also contended that many technologies can be used to cut emissions at a cost of less than $100 per tonne of greenhouse gases (a $100 carbon price would raise gasoline prices by 24 cents a litre). One of the key considerations in climate policy is to determine exactly how high the price of carbon would need to be to achieve the emission reductions target. The three most important sources of greenhouse gas emissions are electricity generation, transportation and the extraction, refining and distribution of oil and gas. The PBO estimates that 50 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions could be eliminated in electricity production at a carbon price of $12-57 a tonne through a shift to renewables, notably wind power, and through carbon capture and storage. It estimates that 40 million tonnes of carbon could be eliminated from the oil and gas sector at a carbon price of $43-100 a tonne through the use of low-emission sources of heating to extract oil sands oil and investment in carbon capture and storage. And it estimates that 69 million tonnes of emissions could be eliminated from the transportation sector at a carbon price of $60-100 a tonne through greater use of hybrid technologies and lighter materials in vehicles.

Together, these three sectors could eliminate 159 million tonnes, or 77 per cent of the PBO’s projected need for a 208 million tonne cut in emissions by 2030. Reaching our climate reduction target also represents an opportunity for Canadian companies to develop and demonstrate clean technologies that reduce emissions. But two things are important: First, to be clear about what qualifies as clean tech — for example, developing magnesium components to reduce the weight of vehicles or battery technologies for electric cars should qualify. Second, our clean tech initiatives should be strategic — this means identifying the areas where there is need and where Canada has strengths and pursuing those, rather than simply writing cheques to whatever cleantech companies come looking for government money. The main message from the PBO, then, is positive — we can, with more work, achieve our emission reduction targets and the cost of doing so is not that high. In other words, letís get going and meet our commitments, with an action plan in place by the end of this year. David Crane can be reached at crane@ interlog.com.

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The other Clinton presidency GWYNNE DYER OPINION

hortly before John Kasich dropped out of the race for the Republican presidential nomination, leaving Donald Trump as the only candidate, the Ohio governor put up a spoof video on the internet. Modeled on the old-fashioned intro that scrolls up the screen at the start of each Star Wars movie, it envisioned a future in which Trump won the candidacy, lost the presidential election, and left Hillary Clinton triumphant. Titled Our Only Hope, Kasich’s video began: “Upon defeating Donald Trump in the largest landslide since Reagan in 1984, President Hillary Clinton is preparing to name her newest Supreme Court justice, Elizabeth Warren. (House) Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning new tax hikes, hoping that Senate President Chuck Schumer and his new Democratic majority can swiftly get it to the President’s desk for her signature.” “New executive orders restricting the Second Amendment are being drafted while increased federal spending on Obamacare is readied. Mean-

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while, our allies across the world are swiftly losing faith in America’s role as a global leader, empowering our enemies and leaving America in a more dangerous position. But we have hope it can be different …” It was a roll-call of all the nightmarish things that Republicans fear a Clinton presidency would do: create a “liberal” majority on the Supreme Court, raise taxes, bring in gun control, and spend more money on healthcare for poor Americans. Kasich, of course, was the “Only Hope” to prevent this disaster. (It was his video, after all.) If Kasich didn’t get the Republican nomination, according to the video, then Trump would win it, but then lose the national election and put Hillary Clinton into the presidency. That would be followed shortly by dragons, plagues and strange portents in the sky, leading to the full-on End Times during her second year in office. Well, Kasich is out of the race, Trump will get the Republican nomination, and Clinton will win the presidency by a landslide, just like the video says. Not only that, but the Democrats really may win control of both houses of Congress. Hillary Clinton probably will create a liberal majority on the Supreme Court, tax the rich a bit more, and expand the Affordable Care Act (what Republicans call “Obamacare”). She probably will tackle gun control, too,

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although you should not hold your breath while awaiting a positive result. She will certainly push on with Obama’s intiatives on climate change and add to them. (She talks about wanting “half a billion more solar panels deployed in the first four years.”) But will she do anything genuinely surprising? It would be astounding if she did. Hillary Clinton is “a safe pair of hands,” not a radical. On foreign policy, she belongs to the “Washington consensus”, so she is suspicious of Russia and Iran, reflexively pro-Israel, and uncertain what to do about China. She resents the fact that people still bring up her vote in support of George W Bush’s invasion of Iraq in 2003, but it does highlight her inability to think outside the box that the rest of the consensus is trapped in at any given time. She takes the standard liberal positions on practically every domestic issue from gay marriage and abortion (cautiously pro) to immigration (no mass deportation of illegals). She has talked about the need to reform the rules on political campaign finances, but would have trouble in getting that through even a Democratic-controlled Congress (“the best Congress that money can buy”), and might just decide not to waste her political capital that way. If all this makes Hillary Clinton sound like a profoundly unexciting president, that would not bother her

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THE ADVOCATE Friday, May 6, 2016

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Fire Rescue crews unload in preparation to battle a wildfire in Fort McMurray on Thursday. An ever-changing, volatile situation is fraying the nerves of residents and officials alike as a massive wildfire continues to bear down on the Fort McMurray area of northern Alberta.

Few breaks, no shut-eye for firefighters battling blaze BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hot, gruelling and dangerous work with few breaks and virtually no shut-eye â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and firefighters from across the province are lining up to do it. Strathcona County, east of Edmonton, is rotating two, 15-member crews to help battle the enormous wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta. The first batch left Sherwood Park on Tuesday night and have been working virtually flat-out since they arrived in the wee hours Wednesday. The were set to head home on Thursday night. The Strathcona fire department tweeted a photo of six firefighters sprawled on a lawn in Fort McMurray, with another reclining in the trunk of a van. Deputy operations chief Devin Capcara said the picture was taken at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday during their first bit of rest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They took about a 15 to 20 minute break and then went right back to it,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being there, knowing that things

RCMP search for stragglers who refuse to leave FORT MCMURRAY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; RCMP in Alberta have brought in special tactical teams to root out people who refuse to leave fire-ravaged Fort McMurray. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We still have some people hanging around and we are trying to ensure everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safety,â&#x20AC;? Sgt. Jack Poitras said Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now we have special tactical operations inside the city looking to

are burning, our guys donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to take rest breaks so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve pretty much been on the trucks the whole time.â&#x20AC;? The fire crews are based out of staging areas big enough to park trucks and set up tents and are out of the fireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s path â&#x20AC;&#x201D; often a school or a recreation centre. Capcara said many of his members are based at a truck stop on the outskirts of the city. With no kitchen amenities to speak of, food options are limited. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re living on food that you can take with you wherever youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going,â&#x20AC;? said Capcara. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The crews, after about the first 20 hours, were pretty sick of Gatorade and granola bars, which is what we have as a minimum in all our trucks.â&#x20AC;? The firefighters in the second rotation are heading up with more varied provisions in their trucks, he said. Despite the tough conditions, Capcara said members are banging down his door wanting to go up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are co-ordinating with the provincial operations centre to support them as much as we can. Everybody wants to go, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re being careful about being able to maintain our own

emergency services here at a bare minimum,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m having to hold back a lot of guys who really want to go up and help, for sure.â&#x20AC;? Brian McEvoy, chief of the Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority, said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also had to turn down many of the firefighters clamouring to go. Conditions in that area have been just as dry and hot as those in Fort McMurray, some 400 kilometres to the northwest. Bonnyville has sent a water truck and two firefighters who are â&#x20AC;&#x153;getting pretty exhausted and worn out.â&#x20AC;? The Cold Lake fire department is rotating two, five-member crews, said chief Jeff Fallow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re running on very little sleep and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re finally able to rotate crews in and out a little bit.â&#x20AC;? Three of the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 70 members are paid, with the rest volunteers. A lot of the volunteers have lined up time off with their bosses to pitch in, but Fallow said most canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hot and dry in this area and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to look after our citizens too.â&#x20AC;?

make sure that there is nobody left behind.â&#x20AC;? Poitras said police found two stragglers Wednesday night and there have been others. They were sent out of the city on a bus. They wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t face charges. There were no details about why they refused to leave after days of fires that have torched more than 1,600 structures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are not giving us a reason,â&#x20AC;? said Poitras. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are just refusing to go.â&#x20AC;? The tactical teams will be checking

homes and yards for people, he said. On Thursday, growing wildfires burned across the main road that links the city to Edmonton. Fire near the junction of Highways 63 and 881 delayed trucks carrying supplies to Fort McMurray. Poitras said fires make it too dangerous to ship fuel and other supplies north of the city to help thousands of people who have been stranded since Monday. He said it is also too risky to let those people drive south through Fort McMurray.

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FORT MCMURRAY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A wildfire has devastated the community of Fort McMurray. Here is a timeline of events: Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A fire starts in a remote part of forest southwest of Fort McMurray. Investigators donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how it started, but have noted that most spring wildfires are caused by people. A dry, warm spring and trees that are still greening make for lots of fuel. Fire spotted by helicopter fire patrol. Helicopter begins working the fire immediately. First air tanker arrives 45 minutes later, then three others arrived from Lac la Biche, Peace River and Whitecourt. Two tankers stayed the night in Fort McMurray to be ready to go the next morning Sunday 7:08 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Alberta Emergency Alert system warns people who live in Fort McMurrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gregoire neighbourhood to prepare to evacuate on short notice. Sunday 10:33 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A state of local emergency is declared and a mandatory evacuation order is issued for Gregoire as well as for Centennial Trailer Park south of Airport Road. Monday 3:37 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mandatory evacuation notice for Gregoire is reduced to what is called a voluntary, shelter-in-place notice and people are allowed to return. The 700 residents from the trailer park as well as another neighbourhood, Prairie Creek, remain out of their homes. Monday during the day â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Aircraft drop fire retardant and ground crews work to protect homes. The fire is one-square-kilometre in size. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are hopeful that we can stop this fire before it gets into town,â&#x20AC;? says Wood Buffalo fire Chief Darby Allen. The fire is within one kilometre of homes at points, but the wind is pushing it away from the city. The evacuation order for Prairie Creek is lifted in the evening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All things considered, it is looking good,â&#x20AC;? says Mayor Melissa Blake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I have that worry if the wind changes direction we are still in a perilous situation.â&#x20AC;? Overnight Monday and Tuesday morning â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The fire grows to 26 square kilometres, but is still moving away from the city. Life in Fort McMurray seems relatively normal. Tuesday 10:30 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A change in normal atmospheric conditions, called an inversion, breaks. This, coupled with temperatures in the range of 30 C, low humidity and shifting winds, causes the fire to explode. Tuesday 2:25 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Flames are heading toward the city and huge plumes of smoke are visible. Residents of three south-side neighbourhoods are ordered from their homes. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shock at how quickly the situation has deteriorated: â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I got in the shower earlier today the sky was blue. When I got out, the sky was black,â&#x20AC;? says resident Sandra Hickey. Tuesday 3:45 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chaos on the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s south side as people flee towering walls of orange flame that are charging into neighbourhoods. Residents are told to head either north or south, depending on their location, on the one highway through town. The evacuated trailer park is on fire. Flames are advancing towards a Super8 motel and a gas station. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People are panicking. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gridlock on the roads,â&#x20AC;? says Carina Van Heerde, a reporter with radio station KAOS.

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Syrian refugees flee from ‘fire to fire’ BY THE CANADIAN PRESS As members of Fahed Labek’s family from wartorn Syria fled the inferno engulfing their adopted Alberta hometown, he recalls them staring back at the flames in Fort McMurray. “They said, ‘OK. We left the fire and now we saw another fire. From fire to fire,’ ” said Labek, 43, who fled the approaching wildfire on Tuesday. Labek lives in Fort McMurray with his wife and two children. He helped relocate his mother, sister, brother-in-law and their two children to his home in late February. They are among about six families of Syrian refugees that resettled in the city in recent months. All the families are believed to have evacuated Fort McMurray safely, said Amany Darwish, president of The Canadian True Power, a non-profit organization that has helped some refugees get familiarized with the community. “I’m sure it will bring back memories for them,” said Darwish, who was reached Thursday in Fort McMurray where she and her husband remained to help firefighters. “They will be terrified again and I’m sure they are very worried.” Her group provided some refugees with items to help them restart their lives, but she said “they already lost it again because the evacuation was very quick.” Labek and his family left in a rush for oilsand workers’ camps to the north of the city, expecting a 45-minute drive. Instead they drove for eight hours and when they arrived, apologetic aid workers told them no beds were available. The family, including his 68-year-old mother who is in a wheelchair, set off again for Edmonton.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS FORT MCMURRAY — Michel Chamberland was sleeping heavily after his night shift as an operator at Syncrude when a friend phoned and woke him up with news of an evacuation. The 25-year-old says he wasn’t sure if it was true, until he opened the door of his Fort McMurray home and saw black smoke and heard the crackling of flames. He quickly tossed some clothes in a bag, grabbed his wallet and passport and jumped into his pickup truck, where a dash cam recorded his harrowing drive out of the burning city. The popular video, posted on YouTube, shows orange embers raining down on Chamberland’s truck as towering flames with purple peaks line the side of the road. At one point, a motorcycle zooms by and a line of cars can be seen cutting across a grassy hill to get to the main road. “Oh my God, I can feel the heat!” Chamberland says in the video, with other parts of his narrative emphasized with curse words. His truck slowly moves through traffic as about 80,000 residents try to flee the oilsands capital. “I don’t know where to go,” Chamberland mutters as police officers wave him south. He phones his parents and they urge him to keep heading south to their home in Edmonton. He also calls his boss to say he won’t be in to work that night.

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Michel Chamberland, who recorded his harrowing drive out of the Fort McMurray fires on his dash cam, is pictured in Edmonton on Thursday. Chamberland eventually lets out a sigh as the video records blue sky ahead of billowing smoke. But the relief is temporary. “The house is gonna be gone,” he says. Chamberland said Thursday that he continued his trip south of Fort McMurray on half a tank of fuel. “I wasn’t sure if all this traffic was going to make it out. It was moving pretty darn slow and the flames were just getting bigger.”

City of Red Deer offering free services to Fort McMurray evacuees BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

Federal government to match Red Cross donations for Fort McMurray fire OTTAWA — The House of Commons pledged unanimous support for northern Alberta on Thursday as Justin Trudeau’s government promised to match Red Cross donations aimed at helping those displaced by the Fort McMurray inferno. The prime minister made the announcement during an extraordinary series of statements from party leaders about the devastating fire, which after three harrowing days has forced more than 80,000 people in northern Alberta to flee their homes. Trudeau said the scale of the fire’s destruction has not yet been fully assessed but called it “farreaching and utterly devastating.” Trudeau said four Griffon helicopters and one Hercules aircraft have been deployed by the Royal Canadian Air Force, with air support on standby. Disaster assistance funds will also be coming, in addition to the government’s matching Red Cross donations.

evacuated areas. For more information, visit www. reddeerlionscampground.com or call 403-342-8183. “In addition to deploying personnel and resources to the affected areas, we continue to support the displaced residents from The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, including those who may be staying with family and friends in Red Deer,” said Mayor Tara Veer. “Many Red Deerians have expressed a desire to contribute to the relief efforts, and this outpouring of support is a reflection of our city’s welcoming and compassionate nature.” Here’s how Red Deerians can help: Donate money to a registered charity that is assisting in the relief efforts, such as the Red Cross or United Way. The Edmonton Emergency Relief Services is coordinating donation efforts in Edmonton and is specifically requesting donations of diapers, baby wipes, new toiletries such as soap and shampoo and new socks and underwear. They are also looking for volunteers. For more information, call 780-428-4422 or visit their Facebook page. Many other local initiatives are being undertaken by businesses and organizations in Red Deer. Please contact these organizations directly for details. Evacuees who land in Red Deer are encouraged to call the Red Cross registration line at 1-888-3506070 for support.

Red Deer Transit fares and admission to city recreation centres will be free for Fort McMurray and area evacuees. Lions Campground is also offering free camping for those who had to evacuate their homes as a result of the wildfires. “We stand strong with our neighbours to the north and we’re at the ready to provide any and all support requested by the Provincial Operations Centre,” said City Manager Craig Curtis. “Closer to home, we’re hoping that we can bring some comfort to evacuees by offering some of our City services at no cost.” The following services are being offered to evacuated residents: Red Deer Transit: Free fares on all transit routes for one month with proof of residency from evacuated areas shown to the transit operator. City recreation facilities: Free admission for one month with proof of residency from evacuated areas shown at Customer Service. For a list of facilities, please visit: www.reddeer.ca/recfacilities. Lions Campground, 4723 Riverside Drive: Free camping for one month with proof of residency from

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Animal shelters aiding evacuees BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

FIRE: Rode rapid shift in winds But low humidity and high winds were expected to keep the situation fluid and dangerous. “I expect this fire to continue to grow,” said Morrison. The risk in the rest of the province also remain high and a provincewide fire ban was issued Thursday afternoon. The fire, which had been menacing the oilsands capital since the weekend, rode a rapid shift in winds Tuesday afternoon to cut through the city on an east-west axis. It divided the main road and sent 80,000 residents fleeing in opposite directions under a mandatory evacuation order. Aided by high winds, scorching heat and low humidity, the fire grew from 75 square kilometres Tuesday to 100 square kilometres on Wednesday. By Thursday it was almost nine times that at 850 square kilometres — roughly equivalent to the size of Calgary. The fire remained wrapped around the west and southern edges of the city. If Fort McMurray were the face of a clock, flames surrounded it from the numbers four to 11. Evacuees began their second full day out of their homes. About 25,000

said his facility got their first two furry evacuees Wednesday night. “The challenge is it took (the family) basically 12 hours to get out of Fort Mac, then a four-hour drive to Edmonton. So a lot of the centres are taking longer to fill up because people can’t get anywhere,” deBoon said. He said the family drove down in four vehicles with 12 people and two dogs. “They convoyed down here. We have the dogs and they’re staying with family in Blackfalds.”

The kennel is offering free service for short stays of a few weeks. He said while the level of support for pets is high, more has to be done to help animals during disasters. Command centres need to appoint someone with experience who can answer pet-related questions and co-ordinate people offering assistance. More efficient use of volunteers is required. “It’s a weak part of almost every disaster plan in every community. Some people won’t leave a disaster if you can’t tell them where their pet is go-

ing.” Sylvan Lake & Area Serenity Pet Shelter Society is also accepting pets. Old MacDonald Kennel near Ponoka will also take big animals like horses. A list of organizations offering to house animals can be found at https:// supportersofabrescues.com/2016/05/04/ fort-mcmurray-fire-animal-aid. Petland is accepting pet food, supplies and cash donations for those in need. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

remained in oilfield work camps north of the city, while the rest had moved south to stay in hotels, in campgrounds, with friends or in designated centres that included Edmonton. Premier Rachel Notley said the province was exploring “a broad range of supports” for evacuees and expected to roll out some initial aid plans soon. “To those people who have been displaced from their homes, I want you to know that we have your back. You will be supported,” she said. The government said it would begin to move out the evacuees in the camps so that they could get more social supports in the south. Highway 63 is the only road through the city and those in the north were cut off when it was barricaded. Scott Long with Alberta Emergency Management said the agency would move out the most vulnerable — about 8,000 or so — by air. The plan was to send gasoline trucks in after that to fuel up vehicles for a trip through the city, once safe, and on to the south. Fort McMurray is 435 kilometres northeast of Edmonton. Officials said there were 350 firefighters battling the blaze — 200 of whom were within the city keeping structures safe. The military was on standby, but had not been called in except for helicopter support to rescue stranded residents. The fire has proven to be as capricious as it has been hellacious, leveraging high winds to level neigh-

bourhoods in the south and southwest, transforming homes that once housed families into smoky wastelands of concrete, rebar and ash. Crews have managed to save critical infrastructure, such as the downtown, the hospital and the water treatment plant. Fire threatened the airport Wednesday, but Long said it sustained “mild damage” and was still in operation. Officials said they have yet to determine what caused the fire, although they know it started in a remote area about 15 kilometres from the city. There have been no reports of fire-related deaths or injuries, although two people died in a head-on car crash on one of the secondary evacuation routes Wednesday.

ciding to take refuge for the night at Brandon’s worksite in an industrial park. The next morning they headed to Red Deer and Blackfalds. About 12 hours later, they arrived to the warm embraces of their family including Diana Hobbs who said she is relieved that her sister and her family are safe. “We have accepted our losses,” said Brandon. “Our loss is our loss. We just want it to stop up there. Our town is being destroyed. If it doesn’t stop, there won’t be anything left up there.” They know they are lucky because there are still people stranded on the side of the highway in Fort McMurray, said Brandon. They said they are going to just take it day by day but it may be tough for their daughters especially the eldest, who is set to graduate from high school this year, said Danna. There is also the uncertainty of not having a job for months as some companies are beginning to shut down, said Brandon. Danna said it was amazing to see all the people on the side of the road with gas cans and water. “You just never think it is going to be you,” said Danna. “Never, ever thought this would happen. And people are freaking awesome. It’s apprecated. To see the buses loaded up and bring supplies and to hear about people pulling together is what it’s all about. Alberta strong, man.” crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

FAMILY: Took refuge at worksite All he could see was dark smoke and flames in the distance, said Brandon, who works in the mines. He threw his motorcycle in the ditch and waited for his family. “It was complete chaos,” said Brandon. “There were accidents. People were going nuts. It was like the apocalypse.” There were a few tense moments when they didn’t know where the girls were, said Danna. But the family reunited before de-

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Rebels wheel and deal on draft day MOVE FIRST ROUND PICK TO ADD MORE PICKS IN LATER ROUNDS, SELECT GOALIE WITH FIRST PICK WHL BANTAM DRAFT BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF CALGARY — Draft day turned into a trade day for the Red Deer Rebels as they traded first round draft picks twice in the Western Hockey League bantam draft. After the smoke had cleared, the Rebels used their first two picks of the draft to take two players from the Bantam provincial champion Lethbridge Golden Hawks. Goalie Byron Fancy and defenceman Nicholas Draffin. Starting the day with the 10th overall pick, the Rebels parlayed that into one second and two third round draft picks. The Rebels did not have a glut of picks coming into the draft, trading them away to build up for the Memorial Cup. Before the trades there would have been a gap of 63 players between the Rebels first and second pick, in the fourth round 73rd overall. Rebels assistant general manager/ director of player personnel Shaun Sutter said the draft depth this year afforded the team the opportunity to move down and gain picks. The draft held Thursday saw WHL teams select bantam players, born in 2001, from across Western Canada and the Western U.S. The Rebels chose 13 players.

The Rebels selected Fancy, a fivefoot-11, 165 pound netminder who played in 18 games last season for the Golden Hawks and had a 1.49 goals against average with a 0.908 save percentage. He followed it up with a 1.74 goals against average and a 0.921 save percentage in nine playoff games. “He’s a kid that probably wasn’t on the scene at the beginning of the year and he improved throughout the season and played very well in playoffs,” said Sutter. “He’s a farm kid from Clarseholm and there’s a lot of upside to him.” Fancy backstopped the Golden Hawks to a provincial championship and a bronze medal at the Western Canadian Bantam AAA Championship. The Rebels started the action by trading down in the first round from 10th overall to 20th, taking the Kelowna Rockets first round pick. To move up the Rockets also sent their third round, 48th overall pick to the Rebels. The 48th overall pick had originally belonged to the Swift Current Broncos. In effect, the 20th pick was the 19th pick due to the Portland Winterhawks forfeiting their first round pick as punishment for player benefits violations. Using the higher pick from the Rebels, the Rockets selected defenceman Kaeden Korczak from the Yorkton Maulers.

Two Central Albertans selected in draft It took three rounds, but WHL teams started taking players from Central Alberta, starting with Rocky Mountain House native Deegan Mofford. Only two Central Albertans were drafted by WHL teams in Thursday’s bantam draft. A total of 228 players were chosen, a large portion of those drafted were born in 2001. The Kelowan Rockets, using their first pick in the third round (45th But the Rebels weren’t done trading draft picks. Just before making the 20th selection they traded that draft pick to the Vancouver Giants in exchange for Vancouver’s second (24th) and third round (46th) draft picks. Staying with the provincial bantam champions, the Rebels took Fancy’s teammate defenceman Draffin in the third round (46th overall). Draffin, sixfoot-1 and 185 pounds, had two goals and 26 assists in 36 regular season games with the Golden Hawks and followed it up with one goal and eight assists in 12 playoff games. “He’s another kid who improved steadily throughout the year,” said Sutter. “With the two Lethbridge kids we really feel that going forward we like their development path. With Mike Dy-

overall) took Mofford, a centre. Mofford played the season with the Red Deer Bantam AAA Rebels, registering 26 goals and 35 assists in 36 games. He also played with the Red Deer Minor Midget Chiefs for four games in the 2015-16 season, scoring a goal and an assist. The second Central Alberta product taken went in the sixth round as the Calgary Hitmen selected Jackson Rider 122nd overall. Rider, from Lacombe, is five-foot-11 and weighs 161 pounds. He played the 2015-16 season with the Red Deer Bantam AAA Rebels. In 34 games the blueliner scored two goals and four assists. ck (Golden Hawks head coach) as their coach. “Nick is a big, solid shutdown defenceman who can skate and make simple puck plays. We have a few guys like him on our team now and we coveted him because of his size and hockey sense.” Two picks later, the Rebels took centre Justin Svenson from the Eastmen Selects, out of Manitoba. The fivefoot-nine, 146 pound forward had 36 goals and 46 assists in 31 games last season. “He has a real offensive skill set. He can quarterback a power play, he can score and make plays. He’s a threat both ways,” said Sutter. See DRAFT on Page B4

Stars even series with OT win over Blues BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Stars 3 Blues 2 (OT) ST. LOUIS — In short order, the Dallas Stars went from embarrassed to triumphant. Cody Eakin scored at 2:58 of overtime and the Stars beat the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Thursday night, bouncing back smartly from a blowout loss two days earlier to tie the second-round series at two games apiece. “I said, ‘It’s time for us to man up,’ and I thought we did,” coach Lindy Ruff said. “I thought our leaders were our leaders.” Patrick Sharp set up the winner and also scored for the Stars, coming off a 6-1 loss in Game 3. Rookie Radek Faksa had the other goal, his third of the post-season. “I know it was ugly for a lot of the guys and the team in general for Game 3,” Sharp said. “Credit to the team, we were able to put it behind us.” Vladimir Tarasenko scored his sixth goal of the playoffs on a first-period breakaway and added an assist for St. Louis, giving him five points in the last two games. Paul Stastny had his first of the post-season off a deflection from Tarasenko. The Stars, who finished first overall in the Western Conference, regained home-ice advantage heading into Game 5 on Saturday in Dallas. “It doesn’t matter if we’re in Dallas, if we’re in St. Louis, if we’re in the middle of nowhere,” Blues captain David Backes said. “We’ve got to play our same style of game, put it out there and when we do that the chips fall on our

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Dallas Stars goalie Kari Lehtonen deflects a shot from St. Louis Blues’ Troy Brouwer during Game 4 of the NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals, Thursday, in St. Louis. side of the table more often than not.” Eakin has a goal and seven assists in the post-season and hustled to get into position on the deciding score. He beat Brian Elliott on a 3-on-2 break after getting a stick on Jori Lehtera’s shot in tight on the other end against Kari Lehtonen. “That’s the nice thing about finishing first, we’ve got home court advantage back,” Eakin said. “It’s a race to

two, and it’s going to be a lot of fun.” The Stars are 1-2 in overtime in the playoffs and the Blues are 2-2. Dallas is 5-1 with Lehtonen, who made 24 saves, in the playoffs. Ruff also has used Antti Niemi extensively, and joked about the daily controversy. “Now, we’ve got a decision to make next game with these two goalies,” Ruff said. Elliott stopped 25 shots for St. Louis

and thought he was in good position on the winner. “It almost looks like it goes on the outside of the net and in, that’s how close it was,” Elliott said. “Just regroup and go take a game from their barn.” Tarasenko’s goal was an exception to the rule in a tight-checking first period. Somehow he found the defence napping and scored his 16th career goal in 24 playoff games, beating Lehtonen between the pads. The Stars looked worse on the play given they had six men on the ice, an infraction that went undetected. “We still couldn’t defend Tarasenko, which is kind of ironic,” Ruff said. “But that was my mistake.That was on me.” Faksa, who had the deciding goal in the Stars’ Game 1 victory, tied it on an unassisted goal off a giveaway by fellow rookie Joel Edmundson. Sharp had a tap-in for his first point of the series on a power play off an assist by Jamie Benn, giving the Stars two goals in 1:09 and the lead. They’d been 0 for 12 with the man advantage before Sharp’s fourth of the playoffs overall. Edmundson played sparingly the rest of the period, totalling 2:38 in four shifts. He totalled 10:39, by far the fewest among the Blues defencemen. “I don’t want to get into going after a guy. Wrong time to do it,” coach Ken Hitchcock said. “Young player, they’re going to make mistakes.” Stastny’s first goal of the playoffs on a deflection from Tarasenko tied it on a 4-on-3 power play at 13:06 of the second.

Lowry rebounds to lead Raptors over Heat in overtime BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Raptors 96 Heat 92 (OT) TORONTO — DeMarre Carroll came up big for the Toronto Raptors both on and off the floor Thursday. Carroll showed some tough love for struggling all-star Kyle Lowry, and then went out and scored a team-high 21 points to lift the Raptors 96-92 over the Heat in overtime, to send the series to Miami tied at one game apiece. And moments after Lowry scored on a key jump shot with 15 seconds left in regulation, Carroll pulled the point guard aside and said “I told you so.” “Because I’ve been texting Kyle, I kind of do the rough brother texting with Kyle, I tell him you’re Kyle Lowry, you need to play like you got a chip on your shoulder,” Carroll said. “I remember the Kyle Lowry in Memphis that got traded. And that’s the biggest thing for Kyle is he gotta remember who he is. He’s a blue-collar, gritty, grimy type of person.” Two days after perhaps the worst game of his career, Lowry had 18 points, including two clutch baskets in the final 46 seconds of regulation, plus six assists, four rebounds and three steals. Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and 12 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan chipped in with 20 points, and Terrence Ross added 10. In what’s been a roller-coaster post-season for the Raptors, it was another wild night. The Raptors roared out to a 14-point lead, and looked poised to romp to a

relatively easy victory over Miami, but the Heat had all the momentum in a horrible third quarter for Toronto and took a 65-63 lead into the fourth. Luol Deng capped an 8-0 Heat run with a three-pointer to give Miami a seven-point lead with six minutes to play. But the Raptors clawed their way back over a thrilling final few minutes of regulation. “Our sense of urgency was there,” said Raptors coach Dwane Casey. After Lowry’s jumper with 15 seconds to play, Goran Dragic, who played the second half with eight stitches in his lip, sunk a heartbreaking three with 10.5 seconds left to send the game into overtime tied 86-86. Toronto dominated in OT, virtually the reverse of Tuesday’s game. Miami missed its first five shots, and the Raptors had baskets from DeRozan and Valanciunas, who was huge down the stretch. A Deng dunk made it a four-point game, but free throws in the dying seconds from Cory Joseph, DeRozan and Lowry iced the victory for Toronto. DeRozan and Lowry laughed when asked if they think the Raptors will have a playoff game that resembles the consistent squad of the regular-season. “Man, it’s been ugly,” DeRozan said. “Uh-gly,” Lowry added. “When we do, I’m pretty sure you will know,” said DeRozan, to which Lowry piped in: “IF we do.” “It’s a grind man, honestly,” DeRozan said. “We know nothing was going to be pretty, as long as we can come out with a W, doesn’t matter how we play. It’s going to come.”

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Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) drives to the net past Miami Heat forward Luol Deng (9) second half NBA playoff action in Toronto on Thursday. Carroll had a superb night, shooting 7-for-13 and grabbing four steals and five rebounds with his hustle play. Lowry, meanwhile, had been limited to just seven points in a horrible performance in Game 1, and stayed on the court until 1:15 a.m. shooting alone. He said the next day the Raptors can’t win the series without him playing well. The two-time all-star had moments

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where he looked like his post-season slump might be a distant memory. He scored early on a mid-range jumper, then followed it up with a beautiful pass to Carroll for a three-pointer. And when he tossed up a three of his own late in the first quarter, the Air Canada Centre crowd of 20,906 went nuts. He shot just 7-for-22 on the night, while DeRozan shot just 9-for-24, and made just two of his eight free throws.

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Ulliac values Red Deer experience DANNY RODE LOCAL SPORT Annie Ulliac grew up playing soccer in Edmonton, but it was an opportunity to play full time for the Red Deer Renegades in the Alberta Major Soccer League that brought her to Red Deer for a summer. Ulliac was looking for a place to grow as a goaltender as she prepared to attend university in the United States and the Renegades were the perfect fit. “I started playing competitive soccer in Grade 11 and received an offer to go to an American university but I knew I needed to get more playing experience before I went,” she said. “There didn’t seem to be any offers in Edmonton so I contacted Paul (Morigeau) about playing in Red Deer and it worked out well.” Ulliac spent last summer with the Renegades and while they didn’t have a great season it was more than what she wanted. “They’re trying to build a good program and getting a chance to play regularly and getting a lot of work helped me a lot.” Ulliac, who has always played in goal, started playing the sport when she was four. “I played community soccer and while it wasn’t the best we still took it seriously and I got a lot of chance to play.” Prior to Grade 11 she played at a lower division with the Edmonton Raiders, but in Grade 11 she joined Edmonton Victoria, one of the elite

programs in the country. “They have two teams and I played with their second team indoor and outdoor,” she said. “I also played U18 and trained with their top team.” Ulliac started looking at joining an American university two years ago and received an offer on Nov. 1, 2014. “I visited different schools in October before committing.” She committed to Adelphi University in Garden City, N.Y., which is located on Long Island. Ulliac started in goal and led the team to a 14-2-2 record and first place in their conference for the first time. “We also defeated our arch-rivals (St. Rose College) for the first time since 1998, so it was a good year,” she said with a laugh. “But it went well for the team and myself. I can’t complain.” Adelphi is a Division II school, but a good program, advancing into the third round of the NCAA playoffs. “One of the reasons I went there was because of coaching,” she said. “They had a good coach, who moved on to the MLS before the season, but the new coaches were outstanding. “As well they said I’d get a chance to play, which I need as I continue to develop. I would like to continue on after I finish at school and to do so I need to get the playing time.” The 18-year-old won’t be returning to Red Deer this summer as she signed to play with the New England Mutiny in the newly former United Women’s Soccer League. “It’s an amateur program and a good one,” said Ulliac. “Former national team goalie, Stephanie Labbee, played there so it’s kind of exciting following in her footsteps.” Ulliac likes the way Labbee and present national team keeper Erin McLeod, play the game. She watches them

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Annie Ulliac was looking for a place to grow as a goaltender as she prepared to attend university in the United States and the Red Deer Renegades were the perfect fit. in the playoffs with Adelphi, hopes to catch the eye of the Canadian national team. “I definitely hope to get a chance to play with the national team at the U20 level and eventually the senior team,” she said. “I would also like to play professional soccer.” They have several good pro leagues in Europe, Australia and the National Women’s Soccer League in the U.S. Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at www.rdc.ab.ca/athleticsblog.

play as much as possible. “It’s a chance to see their strengths and how they handle different situations. I certainly can learn from them.” Ulliac, who is taking exercise science in school, will join the Mutiny when she can prior to the end of the school year on May 19, but doesn’t expect to start this season. “I expect to be a backup and then get a chance to play in my second season,” she said. As she continues to grow as a player and gain exposure, Ulliac, who had a sparkling 0.80 goals-against-average

Encarnacion leads Blue Jays rout of Rangers ble. So I did try to keep the same edge and be aggressive and attack and get strike one. I was able to do that for the most part.” Toronto sent 10 batters to the plate in the bottom half of the first inning as Holland (3-2) loaded the bases before recording an out. Encarnacion drove a pitch into the right-centre field gap to bring three runs home. In the third, Troy Tulowitzki, Darwin Barney and Ezequiel Carrera all singled before Pillar drove in two runs with a double. Donaldson was intentionally walked and Bautista grounded into a forceout to push another run across. Encarnacion then turned on the first pitch he saw to end Holland’s night. It was Encarnacion’s 202nd home run as a Blue Jay, moving him into a tie with George Bell for fifth place on the franchise’s all-time list. Holland allowed 11 hits, 11 earned runs and walked three batters over 2 2/3 innings. His earned-run average ballooned to 5.40 from 2.48. “Missed spots, missed locations, all in all just a terrible performance by myself,” he said. Relievers Chad Girodo and Ryan Tepera each worked an inning for the Blue Jays. Cesar Ramos pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings for Texas. The Rangers (15-14) have lost four of five overall and seven of their last eight road games. Announced attendance was 35,468 and the game took two hours 33 minutes to play.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 12 Rangers 2 TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays are finally looking like the team that mashed its way to a division title last season. Edwin Encarnacion drove in six runs — including a three-run homer in a six-run third inning — as the Blue Jays pasted the Texas Rangers 12-2 on Thursday night at Rogers Centre. Josh Donaldson scored three runs and Jose Bautista scored twice as Toronto pumped out 15 hits and reached a double-digit run total for the first time this season. “We’ve been waiting on that outburst,” said Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. “We really did what we do best tonight.” Encarnacion hit a bases-clearing double in Toronto’s five-run first inning before turning on the first pitch he saw from Derek Holland in the third for his fifth homer of the season. The Blue Jays extended their winning streak to three games and returned to the .500 mark at 15-15. It was Toronto’s highest run total since they scored 15 times against Baltimore on Sept. 30. “I’m not surprised that we (reached) double digits in runs scored,” Encarnacion said through a translator. “We have a great offence so I think it’s just normal for us.” After a relatively quiet April on the offensive front, the Toronto bats are showing signs of life. Russell Mar-

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Toronto Blue Jays Edwin Encarnacion hits his second double against the Texas Rangers in the sixth inning of their American League baseball game in Toronto on Thursday. The Blue Jays blasted the Rangers 12-2. tin continued to swing a hot bat with a pair of hits and Kevin Pillar had a three-hit evening. The Rangers scratched out a run in the top of the first inning against Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ, who turned in his eighth straight quality start dating back to last season.

Happ (4-0) pitched seven innings and gave up six hits, one earned run and a walk while striking out five. “It’s the Rangers over there and they can put up the same numbers that we did,” he said. “They’re very capa-

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“There’s 30 jobs in the National Hockey League. Obviously if you have an opportuCALGARY — With nity to talk about (Calhead coaching gigs gary), that would be popping up around the something that would NHL, Dave Lowry will be very interesting,” be keeping his phone said Lowry. close by. Lowry has 11 years of Lowry, who has coaching between the been the bench boss WHL and NHL on his for the Victoria Royals resume, and was Canafor the last three seada’s head coach at the sons, earned his sec2016 world junior hockond Western Hockey ey championships in League coach of the Helsinki, Finland. He year award on Wednesbelieves that if given day after leading his the opportunity, he’s club to a league-best ready to jump to the Dave Lowry 50-16-6 record. next level. Prior to taking over “I don’t see why the Royals in 2012, the 51-year-old Ot- there isn’t any reason (not to be tawa native spent three years as Brent ready),” said Lowry. “I think you look Sutter’s assistant with the Calgary at what you’re doing and you look at Flames, who are one of the NHL teams similarities. The style of play is not with a coaching vacancy after letting going to change. We learn from the go of Bob Hartley on Tuesday. National Hockey League. You look at Lowry says he’s hoping Flames gen- systems that teams play and you look eral manager Brad Treliving might at preparation, there’s no difference. I make a phone call about a return to think the only thing is now you’re dealCalgary. ing with adults instead of kids. “Hopefully at some point there is “The big thing is in the Western contact,” said Lowry after receiving Hockey League there might be more to the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy. manage away from the rink than there “I know right now there’s lots of great is at the National Hockey League.” opportunities that are out there.” Lowry won his first WHL coach of Lowry’s roots to the city of Calgary the year honours in 2013-14. This year’s go back to 2000. He spent the final four award came after Victoria won its first years of his playing career with the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as the Flames and then joined the WHL’s league’s top team for the first time in Calgary Hitmen as an assistant coach franchise history. in 2005 before taking over head coach“I think it’s a tremendous honour,” ing duties in 2008 for one season. As Lowry said about the award. the Hitmen’s head coach, Lowry made Lowry played 1,084 games over 19 the league finals and went on to join NHL seasons with the Vancouver CaSutter with the Flames the following nucks, St. Louis Blues, Florida Panyear. thers, San Jose Sharks and Calgary. BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Worlds offers last chance for World Cup spot Matt Duchene sees the world hockey championship as an audition. The 25-year-old was not among the first 16 players named to Canada’s entry at September’s World Cup in Toronto. He hopes to add his name to the group with a strong performance for Canada at the IIHF World Championship in Russia, which begins Friday in St. Petersburg, Russia, with a preliminary game against the U.S. The tournament is in some ways a last minute proving ground for Duchene as well as wingers Corey Perry, Taylor Hall and Brad Marchand, the likeliest Canadian candidates to draw real consideration for the final World Cup roster, which must be announced before June 1. None of the initial 16 players chosen are participating in the worlds. “I think I would’ve come no matter what, but I think it’s even a bigger incentive to come over and play,” Duchene said in an interview this week. “Our first and foremost goal is to win this tournament and that’s the only thing that’s on our minds. But what helps the team win the tournament is going to help us also.” Duchene and team captain Perry were both members of Canada’s gold medal winning squad at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, but neither landed one of the coveted first 16 spots on the World Cup team. There’s an opportunity in Russia to influence management and coaches of that squad, who are involved to some degree at the worlds. Bill Peters, an assistant coach on Mike Babcock’s World Cup staff, is Canada’s head coach in Russia. He was also Duchene’s coach at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament and an assistant at last year’s world championship in the Czech Republic, where Canada won its first gold since 2007. World Cup GM Doug Armstrong is serving as a senior adviser for the world championship team. Duchene thinks he can demonstrate to Peters his reliability and versatility in the coming weeks. A natural centre, he’s starting the tournament at right wing alongside Connor McDavid in what he hopes is a display of his abil-

Corey Perry to captain Canada at world championships Two-time Olympic gold medallist Corey Perry has been named the captain of the Canadian men’s hockey team at the IIHF World Championship. Matt Duchene of the Colorado Avalanche and Ryan O’Reilly of the Buffalo Sabres will be the Anaheim forward’s assistants. Duchene and O’Reilly helped Canada win gold at last year’s tournament. Canada opens this year’s campaign Friday against the U.S. Since 1931, Canada has won the world championship 19 times. “This is an energetic young team, and these three players bring a mixture of youth and experience in their leadership role on the ice and in the dressing room,” Canadian head coach Bill Peters said. “Their resumes speak for themselves — they know what it takes to compete at the highest level, and have all been part of pulling together Team Canada successes during these short-term events.”

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Canada’s Matt Duchene, 2nd right, celebrates scoring against Czech Republic with teammates during their exhibition game in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday. Duchene sees the world hockey championship as an audition. The 25-year-old was not among the first 16 players named to Canada’s entry at September’s World Cup in Toronto.

ity to shuffle around the lineup where needed. Duchene demonstrated such versatility at the Olympics, starting at wing before sliding to centre when John Tavares suffered a knee injury. “I think that’s a good thing to be versatile and show what you can do at a different position,” said Duchene, who had four goals and 12 points at last year’s worlds. From Haliburton, Ont., Duchene has a long history with Hockey Canada. This will be his fifth appearance at the world championships. He hopes to add the World Cup to his resume. “The way I look at my career is I want to try and make every team I possibly can so I get as many experiences as possible,” said Duchene, among the older players for Canada in Russia. “I think it’s a huge honour to be named to Team Canada, especially when they have every single player, Canadian-born, at their fingertips to choose from. is playing at the PGA’s Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte, N.C.

BRIEF Teams and athletes donate to relief efforts for evacuees of Fort McMurray wildfire Alberta’s professional sports teams are contributing to relief efforts after raging wildfires forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from the city of Fort McMurray and other northern municipalities. The NHL’s Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have each donated $100,000 to the Canadian Red Cross and have encouraged fans to make contributions. The league later announced it would also be donating $100,000 to the relief organization. Meanwhile, the Edmonton Eskimos are spearheading a CFL initiative that includes a combined $50,000 donation to the Red Cross from all nine teams. Help is coming from outside the province as well, with the St. Louis Blues donating the proceeds of their 50/50 raffle at Thursday’s Stanley Cup playoff game toward relief efforts. Blues forward Scottie Upshall is a Fort McMurray native. Canadian golfer Graham DeLaet pledged $500 for every birdie he makes this week to the Canadian Red Cross. He

Gallant, Ruff and Trotz named Jack Adams Award finalists Florida’s Gerard Gallant, Dallas’s Lindy Ruff and Washington’s Barry Trotz were named the finalists for the Jack Adams Award on Thursday, given to the NHL’s best head coach. Gallant led the Panthers to the Atlantic Division title and franchise records for wins and points in a season, besting their previous marks of 43 wins and 98 points established in 1999-00. Florida established several other team marks this season, including longest overall winning streak (12), longest home winning

“It’s an extremely elite group and I think it’s one you want to be in as a player. You strive to be there. I know it’s not just me who feels that way.” This Canadian squad will also feature players from the North American entry at the World Cup, McDavid most notably, as well as defencemen Morgan Rielly of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ryan Murray of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Top teenage draft prospects Auston Matthews of the U.S. and Finland’s Patrik Laine will also be in the tournament, taking some of the spotlight away from McDavid. “For once, everyone’s a little bit more worried about Matthews and Laine,” McDavid said. “I’m just here trying to enjoy my time and have a good tournament with the team and we’re here to win a gold medal.” Canada’s entry is young all the way around, but especially on defence. Vancouver Canucks defenceman

Chris Tanev is the senior member of the group at only 26. He’s joined by 22-year-olds Cody Ceci, Michael Matheson, Murray and Rielly, as well as 23-year-old Vancouver Canuck Ben Hutton and 21-year-old Matt Dumba. Up front, there’s plenty of speed and skill with Arizona Coyotes young star Max Domi joining the likes of Duchene, Perry, McDavid and Hall. Canada’s goaltending will be steered by Edmonton Oilers No. 1 Cam Talbot. George McPhee, a co-general manager of the team, says he’s excited by the youthful potential of the group. “There’s not very often you get to put a team like this together, this age, this kind of talent, this kind of speed,” McPhee said, expressing his intrigue in combining all those ingredients. “Yes, we’re looking forward to that because there are times when you have a team like this, it’s magical watching it.”

streak (7) and longest road winning streak (6). Ruff directed the Stars to the Central Division and Western Conference titles and second place in the overall standings. The team was an NHL-best 28-8-3 by New Year’s Day and went on to capture its first division title since 2005-06, first conference crown since 2002-03 and reach the 50-win milestone for the first time since 2006-07. Trotz guided the Capitals to the Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s top regular-season club, setting franchise records for total wins and road wins (27). Their 120 points and 29 home wins were just one shy of club records. Members of the NHL Broadcasters’ Association submitted ballots for the award at the conclusion of the regular season,. The winner will be announced June 22, at the 2016 NHL Awards in Las Vegas.

Jagr returning to Panthers Jaromir Jagr is returning to the Florida Panthers. The 44-year-old has agreed to a oneyear contract to return to the club. The team announced the agreement Thursday. Jagr had a team-best 66 points this season. The Panthers won the Atlantic Division title and set franchise records for points and wins, before falling in the first round of the playoffs to the New York Islanders. Jagr is a finalist for this year’s Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey. Next season will be Jagr’s 23rd in the NHL. He enters next season with 1,868 points, putting him 19 away from tying Mark Messier for second in NHL history.

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Basketball Friday, May 13 Toronto at Miami, TBA

2016 NBA Playoffs Second Round CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland (1) vs. Atlanta (4) (Cleveland leads series 2-0) Wednesday’s result Cleveland 123 Atlanta 98 Monday’s result Cleveland 104 Atlanta 93 Friday’s game Cleveland at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Sunday’s game Cleveland at Atlanta, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 Atlanta at Cleveland, TBA Thursday, May 12 Cleveland at Atlanta, TBA

San Antonio (2) vs. Oklahoma City (3) (Series tied 1-1) Monday’s result Oklahoma City 98 San Antonio 97 Saturday’s result San Antonio 124 Oklahoma City 92 Friday’s game San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s game San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 Oklahoma City at San Antonio, TBA Thursday, May 12 San Antonio at Oklahoma City, TBA

Toronto (2) vs. Miami (3) (Series tied 1-1) Thursday’s result Toronto 96 Miami 92 (OT) Tuesday’s result Miami 102 Toronto 96 (OT) Saturday’s game Toronto at Miami, 3 p.m. Monday, May 9 Toronto at Miami, 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 Miami at Toronto, TBA

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WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA Pt Salt Lake 8 5 1 2 14 12 17 Colorado 9 5 2 2 12 8 17 Dallas 10 5 3 2 15 17 17 Los Angeles 8 4 1 3 18 8 15 San Jose 9 4 2 3 12 11 15 Kansas City 10 4 4 2 11 10 14 Seattle 8 3 4 1 8 10 12 Portland 9 3 3 3 14 16 12 Vancouver 10 3 5 2 12 15 11 Houston 8 1 5 2 14 16 5 Note: Three points awarded for a win one for a tie. Friday’s game New York at Orlando, 5 p.m.

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Saturday, May 7 Norwich vs. Manchester United, 1145 GMT Aston Villa vs. Newcastle, 1400 GMT Bournemouth vs. West Brom, 1400 GMT Crystal Palace vs. Stoke, 1400 GMT Sunderland vs. Chelsea, 1400 GMT West Ham vs. Swansea, 1400 GMT Leicester City vs. Everton, 1630 GMT

England FA Cup SEMIFINAL Everton 1, Manchester United 2 in London Sunday, April 24 Crystal Palace 2, Watford 1 in London

Sunday’s games New England at Los Angeles, 1:30 p.m. New York City at D.C., 5:30 p.m. GA Pts 34 77

FINAL Saturday, May 21 Manchester United vs. Crystal Palace in London, 1630 GMT

Lacrosse National Lacrosse League East Division GP W L Pct GF GA GB y-Buffalo 18 13 5 .722 251 214 — x-New England 18 10 8 .556 229 212 3 x-Georgia 18 8 10 .444 238 240 5 Rochester 18 7 11 .389 196 215 6 Toronto 18 5 13 .278 190 224 8 West Division GP W L Pct GF GA GB y-Sask. 18 13 5 .722 233 186 — x-Colorado 18 12 6 .667 203 202 1 x-Calgary 18 8 10 .444 216 216 5 Vancouver 18 5 13 .278 198 245 8 x — clinched playoff berth y — clinched division. NLL Playoffs First Round Division Semifinals

Pts 24 24 23 21 20 20 19 18 17 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 14

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Tampa Bay (2) vs. N.Y. Islanders (WC1) (Tampa Bay leads series 2-1) Tuesday’s result Tampa Bay 5 N.Y. Islanders 4 (OT)

Sunday, May 8 Tottenham vs. Southampton, 1230 GMT Liverpool vs. Watford, 1500 GMT Manchester City vs. Arsenal, 1500 GMT

Saturday’s games Portland at Vancouver, 3 p.m. Montreal at Columbus, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. Kansas City at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Salt Lake at Colorado, 7 p.m. San Jose at Seattle, 8 p.m.

English Premier League GP W D L GF Leicester City 36 22 11 3 64

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2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round DIVISION FINALS (Best-of-7)

Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Montreal 9 4 3 2 13 Philadelphia 8 4 3 1 11 Toronto 8 3 3 2 9 Orlando 8 2 2 4 15 D.C. 9 2 3 4 11 New York City 9 2 3 4 13 New England 10 1 2 7 11 New York 9 3 6 0 12 Columbus 8 2 4 2 7 Chicago 7 1 2 4 7

Brandon (E1) vs. Seattle (US1) Friday, May 6 Seattle at Brandon, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 7 Seattle at Brandon, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 Brandon at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 Brandon at Seattle, 8:05 p.m. Friday, May 13 x-Brandon at Seattle, 8:35 p.m. Sunday, May 15 x-Seattle at Brandon, 7 p.m. Monday, May 16 x-Seattle at Brandon, 7 p.m. x — played only if necessary. 2016 WHL playoff scoring leaders G John Quenneville, Bdn 13 Nolan Patrick, Bdn 10 Adam Brooks, Reg 7 Tim McGauley, Bdn 8 Reid Duke, Bdn 6 Jayce Hawryluk, Bdn 2 Mathew Barzal, Sea 5 Adam Helewka, RD 9 Jake DeBrusk, RD 8 Jack Walker, Vic 8 Dryden Hunt, MJ 7 Cole Sanford, Reg 7 Brayden Point, MJ 6 Sam Steel, Reg 6 Justin Kirkland, Kel 11 Jayden Halbgewachs, MJ 9 Tanner Jeannot, MJ 6 Ethan Bear, Sea 6 Brett Howden, MJ 4 Kale Clague, Bdn 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE Golden State (1) vs. Portland (5) (Golden State leads series 2-0) Tuesday’s result Golden State 110 Portland 99 Sunday’s result Golden State 118 Portland 106 Saturday’s game Golden State at Portland, 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 9 Golden State at Portland, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 Portland at Golden State, TBA Friday, May 13 Golden State at Portland, TBA

Eastern Division Friday’s game Georgia (3) at New England (2), 5 p.m. Western Division Saturday’s game Calgary (3) at Colorado (2), 7 p.m. Second Round Division Finals (dates and times TBD) Eastern Division Georgia-New England Winner at Buffalo (1) Western Division Calgary-Colorado Winner at Saskatchewan (1) Third Round Champion’s Cup (Best-of-3) Eastern vs. Western Champions, TBD

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DRAFT: Real good skillset River Fahey, F; 4th round, 74th overall; six-one 173 pounds; Campbell River Bantams; 36GP, 55G, 31A, 86Pts. “He has a real good skill set, he can skate and handle the puck and shoot. He’s not afraid to run over people. He was a real sleeper pick in the fourth round,” said Sutter. Ryan Gottfried, D; 5th round, 101st overall; six-two 209 pounds; Winnipeg AAA Bantam Hawks; 33GP, 6G, 9A, 15Pts. “He’s a big, solid, steady, smart defenceman. His foot speed is developing, but he’s a big kid that’s smart. He has good upside due to his instincts,” said Sutter. Jayden McCarthy, F; 6th round, 125th overall; five-10 176 pounds; Pembina Valley Hawks; 35GP, 28G, 16A, 44Pts. “He’s a smart two-way centre man that has skill and can make plays. We wonder if he’ll be a Grayson Pawlenchuk-type player,” said Sutter. Alex Mozoroff, F; 7th round, 149th overall; five-10 145 pounds; Saskatoon Stallions; 30GP, 26G, 26A, 52Pts. “He has a good skill set, he can skate and score. We were pretty familiar with him,” said Sutter. Evan Michaels, D; 8th round, 171st overall; six 164 pounds; Winnipeg Sharks; 32GP, 1G, 7A, 8Pts. “He’s big raw guy who can skate and plays aggressive. He’s getting his feet under him and learning the game. He has some good upside,” said Sutter. Cam York, D; 9th round, 193rd overall; five-10 145 pounds; Shattuck-St. Mary’s U14; 60GP, 18G, 51A, 69Pts. “He’s a stud player. Based on ability he’s as good as any defenceman in the 2001 age group. He’s an American so we’re going to have to recruit him. We thought he was the best American player available and why not take a chance,” said Sutter. Carter Barley, F; 10th round, 215th overall; six foot 160 pounds; Winnipeg Thrashers; 37GP, 23G, 27A, 50Pts. “We’ve watched him play midget, he’s a late bloomer. He’s a guy we took a chance on, he has a Brandon Hagel-type skill set and look but he’s a bigger kid,” said Sutter. Jackson Betcher, D; 11th round, 237th overall; five-nine 143 pounds; Parkland Rangers; 35GP, 9G, 23A, 32Pts. “A smaller guy right now who has a really good hockey IQ. We see him as a sleeper type. He’s going to grow and he’s smart, can skate and his skill is above average,” said Sutter. Jeffrey Bertrand, F; 12th round, 259th overall; five-nine 140 pounds; Team Alaska U14; 53GP, 7G, 13A, 20Pts. “He’s a really good player. We like him quite a big, had he been a Canadian kid he’d probably be a top three round pick. But we wanted to take a chance on him,” said Sutter. Lucas Jones, D; 13th round, 281st overall; six 158 pounds; Calgary Northstar Sabres; 36GP, 1G, 5A, 6Pts. “He’s a lanky kid that developed a lot throughout the year. He’s smart, his skating improved and with him being from Calgary we thought we could monitor his development and work closely with him,” said Sutter. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

1. St. Louis, Tarasenko 6 (Schwartz, Gunnarsson) 10:17. Penalties — Bouwmeester StL (high-sticking) 3:57 Eakin Dal (holding) 14:10. Second Period 2. Dallas, Faksa 3 (unassisted) 4:05. 3. Dallas, Sharp 4 (Ja.Benn, Spezza) 5:14 (pp). 4. St. Louis, Stastny 1 (Tarasenko, Steen) 13:06 (pp). Penalties — Backes StL (tripping) 4:21 Russell Dal, Backes StL (slashing) 11:11 Eakin Dal (slashing) 12:38 Goligoski Dal (hooking) 13:55 Steen StL (interference) 14:19. Third Period No Scoring. Penalties — None. First Overtime 5. Dallas, Eakin 1 (Sharp, Ja.Benn) 2:58. Penalties — None. Shots on goal Dallas 8 10 7 3 — 28 St. Louis 7 9 8 2 — 26 Goal — Dallas: Lehtonen (W, 5-1-0). St. Louis: Elliott (L, 6-5-0). Power plays (goals-chances) — Dallas: 1-3 St. Louis: 1-3.

Saturday’s result Tampa Bay 4 N.Y. Islanders 1 Friday’s game Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Sunday’s game N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, TBA Thursday, May 12 N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, TBA

WHL 2016 Playoffs ED CHYNOWETH CUP League Championship (Best-of-7)

Metropolitan Division Washington (1) vs. Pittsburgh (2) (Pittsburgh leads series 3-1) Wednesday’s result Pittsburgh 3 Washington 2 (OT) Monday’s result Pittsburgh 3 Washington 2 Saturday’s game Pittsburgh at Washington, 5:15 p.m. Monday, May 10 Washington at Pittsburgh, TBA Thursday, May 12 Pittsburgh at Washington, TBA WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Dallas (1) vs. St. Louis (2) (Series tied 2-2) Thursday’s result Dallas 3 St. Louis 2 (OT) Tuesday’s result St. Louis 6 Dallas 1 Saturday’s game St. Louis at Dallas, 11 a.m. Monday, May 9 Dallas at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 St. Louis at Dallas, TBA

NHLPlayoff Scoring Leaders following Wednesday’s game: Jamie Benn, Dal John Tavares, NYI Tyler Johnson, TB Brent Burns, SJ Nikita Kucherov, TB Joe Pavelski, SJ John Carlson, Wash Jason Spezza, Dal Logan Couture, SJ Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Sidney Crosby, Pgh Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Nick Bonino, Pgh David Backes, StL Patric Hornqvist, Pgh Alex Ovechkin, Wash Reilly Smith, Fla Jaden Schwartz, StL Colin Wilson, Nash Phil Kessel, Pgh Alex Killorn, TB Kevin Shattenkirk, StL Nicklas Backstrom, Wash Robby Fabbri, StL Jonathan Drouin, TB

Pacific Division (San Jose leads series 2-1) Thursday’s result San Jose at Nashville, late Tuesday’s result Nashville 4 San Jose 1 Saturday’s game Nashville at San Jose, 8 p.m. Monday, May 9 San Jose at Nashville, TBA Thursday, May 12 Nashville at San Jose, TBA Thursday’s summary Stars 3, Blues 2 (1st OT) First Period

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Baseball Major League baseball American League East Division W L Pct GB Boston 17 11 .607 — Baltimore 16 11 .593 1/2 Toronto 15 15 .500 3 Tampa Bay 12 14 .462 4 New York 9 17 .346 7 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 19 10 .655 — Cleveland 13 12 .520 4 Kansas City 14 13 .519 4 Detroit 14 13 .519 4 Minnesota 8 20 .286 10 West Division W L Pct GB Seattle 17 11 .607 — Texas 15 14 .517 2 Los Angeles 13 15 .464 4 Oakland 13 16 .448 4 Houston 10 19 .345 7

L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 3-1) at Toronto (Stroman 4-0), 5:07 p.m. Kansas City (Ventura 2-1) at Cleveland (Salazar 2-2), 5:10 p.m. Texas (Hamels 3-0) at Detroit (Zimmermann 5-0), 5:10 p.m. Minnesota (Nolasco 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Latos 4-0), 6:10 p.m. Seattle (Walker 2-1) at Houston (Fister 2-3), 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 1-4) at L.A. Angels (Rasmus 0-1), 8:05 p.m.

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Wednesday’s Games L.A. Angels 7, Milwaukee 3 Washington 13, Kansas City 2 Seattle 9, Oakland 8 Cleveland 4, Detroit 0 N.Y. Yankees 7, Baltimore 0 Toronto 4, Texas 3 Tampa Bay 8, L.A. Dodgers 5 Boston 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Houston 16, Minnesota 4 Thursday’s Games Cleveland 9, Detroit 4 Baltimore 1, N.Y. Yankees 0, 10 innings Toronto 12, Texas 2 Boston 7, Chicago White Sox 3 Seattle 6, Houston 3 Friday’s Games Boston (Porcello 5-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 1-3), 5:05 p.m. Oakland (Hill 3-3) at Baltimore (Wright 1-2), 5:05 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 11:05 a.m. L.A. Dodgers at Toronto, 11:07 a.m. Texas at Detroit, 11:10 a.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 2:10 p.m. Oakland at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 5:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 5:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

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Golf PGA-Wells Fargo Thursday At Quail Hollow Club Course Charlotte, N.C. Purse: $7.3 million Yardage: 7,442 Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Steve Wheatcroft 32-33—65 Andrew Loupe 31-34—65 Anirban Lahiri 33-33—66 Kevin Chappell 34-33—67 Dawie van der Walt 35-32—67 John Senden 34-34—68 Tim Wilkinson 34-34—68 Daniel Berger 33-35—68 Retief Goosen 34-35—69 Martin Laird 33-36—69 Daniel Summerhays 34-35—69 Blayne Barber 35-34—69 Martin Piller 34-35—69 Phil Mickelson 36-33—69 Brian Harman 33-36—69 Boo Weekley 35-34—69 William McGirt 36-34—70 Ian Poulter 36-34—70 Paul Casey 35-35—70 Alex Cejka 35-35—70 Mark Hubbard 35-35—70 Erik Compton 34-36—70 Scott Langley 35-35—70

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LPGA Tour-Yokohama Tire Classic Thursday At Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Capitol Hill, The Senator Prattville, Ala. Purse: $1.3 million Yardage: 6,569 Par 72 (36-36) First Round Laetitia Beck 33-32—65 Minjee Lee 33-34—67 Annie Park 32-35—67 Alejandra Llaneza 33-35—68 Candie Kung 35-34—69 Vicky Hurst 35-34—69 Morgan Pressel 32-37—69 Cheyenne Woods 37-33—70 Ai Miyazato 35-35—70 Ariya Jutanugarn 35-35—70 Sarah Jane Smith 35-35—70 Perrine Delacour 36-34—70 Stephanie Kono 35-35—70 Ryann O’Toole 35-35—70 So Yeon Ryu 34-36—70 Chella Choi 36-34—70 Caroline Masson 35-35—70 Mi Jung Hur 35-35—70 Lisa Ferrero 37-33—70 Christina Kim 35-35—70 Stacy Lewis 36-35—71 Amy Yang 36-35—71

Transactions Thursday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Designated LHP John Danks for assignment. Recalled RHP Erik Johnson from Charlotte (IL). Placed RHP Jake Petricka on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Tommy Kahnle from Charlotte. NEW YORK YANKEES — Recalled OF Ben Gamel from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Optioned LHP James Pazos to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Placed RHP Neil Ramirez on the bereavement list. Recalled RHP Spencer Patton from Iowa (PCL). MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Claimed LHP Michael Kirkman off waivers from San Diego. American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed OF Anthony Cheky. JOPLIN BLASTERS — Signed 1B Alberto Castillo. Released OF Jason Martin and LHP Derek Loera. KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed INF Travis Garcia. Released RHP Ryan Taylor. LAREDO LEMURS — Acquired OF Denny Almonte from Sugar Land for a player to be named. ST. PAUL SAINTS — Signed C Aaron Gretz. Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Released C T.J. Wharton, 1B Ricky Claudio, INF Anthony Renz, LHP Jeff Dally and RHP Ryan Minteer. NORMAL CORNBELTERS — Released OF Jesus Solorzano. RIVER CITY RASCALS — Released LHP David Roberto. SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Sold the contract of OF Kyle Ruchim to Chicago (AL). WASHINGTON WILD THINGS — Released OF Alex Simone and RHP Alex Williams. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Released OF Vinny Zarrillo. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association

INDIANA PACERS — Announced they will not renew the contract of coach Frank Vogel. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Named Marc Eversley as vice-president of player personnel and Ned Cohen associate vice-president. Promoted Brandon Williams to vice-president of basketball administration. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released G John Fullington. ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed S Keanu Neal to a four-year contract and LBs Deion Jones and De’Vondre Campbell, TE Austin Hooper, G Wes Schweitzer and WR Devin Fuller. Agreed to terms with DE Josh Dawson, DT Gerald Dixon Jr., OL Cody Elenz, OL Alex Fifita, LB Torrey Green, DT Cory Johnson, WR Daje Johnson, CB Devonte Johnson, WR Malachi Jones, NT Chris Mayes, WR J.D. McKissic, LB Ivan McLennan, CB David Mims II, DB Sharrod Neasman, TE Joshua Perkins, DB Brian Poole, FB Will Ratelle, OL Jake Reed, WR David Richards, PK Nick Rose, CB Jordan Sefon and RB Brandon Wilds. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Agreed to terms with LB Dominique Alexander, PK Brad Craddock, DB Kenya Dennis, DB Mikell Everette, TE J.P. Holtz, DB Tracy Howard, DL Nile Lawrence-Stample, OL Mike Matthews, DL Kyle Rose, FB Patrick Skov and DB A.J. Stamps. DETROIT LIONS — Signed WR Andre Caldwell. Released C Darren Keyton. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed DT Hassan Ridgeway, OL Joe Haeg, OL Austin Blythe, and LB Trevor Bates. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed QB Brandon Allen and DE Tyrone Holmes. LOS ANGELES RAMS — Agreed to terms with K Taylor Bertolet, LBs Brandon Chubb, Nicholas Grisby, Darreon Herring and Cory Littleton, DT Morgan Fox, S Maurice Gaines, RB Aaron Green, DLs Michael Jordan, Jordan Lomax, Winston Rose and Brian Randolph, WRs Paul McRoberts, Marquez North and Nelson Spruce, OTs James Murphy and Jordan

Cassidy named ASDC athlete of the month A rising softball star in Red Deer, Rylee Cassidy has been named the Alberta Sports Development Centre - Central Female Athlete of the Month. The 16-year-old, is in Grade 10 at Notre Dame High School and plays competitive fastball with the U16 Red Deer Rage. The U16 Rage compete in by the Girls Prairie League Softball and the Red Deer Women’s Softball league.

Swindle and DEs Kache Palacio and Ian Seau. NEW YORK GIANTS — Waived TE Jerome Cunningham and S G.J. Kinne. NEW YORK JETS — Signed CB Juston Burris, OT Brandon Shell, K Lachlan Edwards, K Tom Hackett, WR Robby Anderson, DT Tarow Barney, WR Quenton Bundrage, C Kyle Friend, WR Jalin Marshall, K Ross Martin, DE Helva Matungulu, S Doug Middleton, DE Julien Obioha, DE Claude Pelon, DE Lawrence Thomas and TE Jason Vander Laan. Waived WR Joe Anderson. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Released RB Kevin Monangai and DT Travis Raciti. Agreed to terms with LS John DePalma, LB Quentin Gause, TE Dillon Gordon, G Darrell Greene, C Bruce Johnson, WR Marcus Johnson, WR Cayleb Jones, RB Byron Marshall, RB Cedric O Neal, WR Hunter Sharp, DT Aziz Shittu, CB C.J. Smith, LB Myke Tavarres, WR Paul Turner, DT Destiny Vaeao and DT Connor Wujciak. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Released OT Mike Adams, PK Ty Long and RB Abou Toure. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Placed RB Marshawn Lynch on the reserve/retired list. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed DB Ryan Smith. Agreed to terms with OL Claeb Benenoch. TENNESSEE TITANS — Named Ryan Cowden director of player personnel. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Re-signed RE Jordan Reed to a multiyear contract extension. Arena Football League WASHINGTON — Named Dean Cokinos coach. HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Named John Chayka general manager. FLORIDA PANTHERS — Agreed to terms with RW Jaromir Jagr on a one-year contract. VOLLEYBALL USA Volleyball USVB — Signed women’s volleyball coach Karch Kiraly to a contract extension.

Cassidy, a shortstop and pitcher, has played softball since she was six-years-old and in the past decade has won two bronze medals, three silver medals and three gold medals at provincials. In 2014, she was on the team that won the U14 Western Canadian Championships and was on the Zone 4 Alberta Summer Games team that won a bronze medal. In 2015, the U16 Rage won provincials and qualified for the 2015 Softball Nationals. She hopes to continue her softball career after high school and earn an athletic scholarship.

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Bob Hartley watched bosses come and go three times as coach of the Calgary Flames. He will need one more general manager to believe in him to stay in the NHL. Fired Tuesday by the Flames, Hartley is itching to get back at it and he’s not alone. The Anaheim Ducks’ last two coaches, Bruce Boudreau and Randy Carlyle, are also in the mix for current vacancies. “Right now, the coaching carousel is spinning out of control,” Hartley said. “It’s the time of the year. So obviously there’s lots of jobs, there’s lots of names and there’s going to be lots of speculations.” The Flames, Ducks, Minnesota Wild and Ottawa Senators all have openings. All four teams have different expectations for next season and beyond, and different requirements for their next head coach. Anaheim is perhaps in the middle of its Stanley Cup window after winning four consecutive Pacific Division titles but failing to reach the final under Boudreau. GM Bob Murray dismissed Boudreau, citing “the way” the Ducks have been eliminated. A team with star forwards Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry, a bright young blue line and goaltender John Gibson is an attractive destination. Winning in the playoffs is the expectation. Paul MacLean, who coached the Senators to two playoff appearances during three-plus seasons in Ottawa, was on Boudreau’s staff this season, and former Edmonton Oilers coach Dallas Eakins took the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies to the Calder Cup final in 2012. Then there’s Carlyle, who won the Cup with

the Ducks in 2007 and has been out of work since the Maple Leafs fired him in January 2015. Minnesota has also made the playoffs four years in a row and is looking for more. GM Chuck Fletcher fired coach Mike Yeo and replaced him in February with interim John Torchetti, who is a candidate after a first-round exit. Fletcher flew to California, reportedly to meet with Boudreau, and is looking for a strong hockey person behind the bench. “I think it’s important that we find a coach that can hold the players accountable and put a system in place and get them to execute the system and hold them accountable to it,” Fletcher said. In some places, just consistently making the playoffs is the standard. The Flames missed the playoffs after a surprise post-season run a year ago, and problems that were there all along doomed Hartley. Calgary is the biggest wild card in the entire process because Boudreau knows how to get the most out of young talent, but GM Brad Treliving could think outside the box. Calgary needs a coach who will improve its special teams. Hartley, who won the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year last season, knows his power-play and penalty-killing units weren’t good enough, but he sees the potential of forwards Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau, and knows his successor will have success. “I really believe that this team is just a couple of players away from being a great hockey club despite the fact that they’re still a very young hockey team,” Hartley said Wednesday. “We have done lots of good things that maybe didn’t show in the standings but will show in the very near future.”

Canadian Finals Rodeo looking for new home after Edmonton balks at bid BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — It looks like there won’t be anymore steer wrestling or bronc riding in Edmonton. A deadline to bid for a 10-year contract to hold the Canadian Finals Rodeo has come and gone. That means the national championship this November is likely to be the last in the city after 43 years. City council and the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association had been wrangling for months over ticket costs, prize purses and corporate sponsorships. Mayor Don Iveson says it was all

about risk and reward. A 10-day, western-themed festival is being planned instead. “To expect the city to take promoter risk, but to also not get the upside if the event is successful is just not fair and not an acceptable risk to the taxpayers of Edmonton,” Iveson said. He suggested the 10-day Farm Fair, which has run in conjunction with the rodeo, “is actually the thing that we really need to protect.” Iveson said the fair brings $20 million in economic activity to the city. The Canadian Finals Rodeo, which offers one of the richest purses in Canada, takes place at Edmonton’s Rexall Place Nov. 9-13.

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Raonic, the 11th seed in Madrid, saved both break point opportunities he faced to defeat Tsonga in one hour 12 minutes. The win evened the career series between Raonic and Tsonga. The Frenchman won the first two, including a marathon at the 2012 London Olympics that was decided by a 25-23 third set. While Tsonga has beaten Raonic twice on the hard surface favoured by Raonic, the Canadian has now defeated Tsonga in two straight matches on clay. Raonic will face top-seed Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals. The Serb star cruised past Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2, 6-1 in the third round.

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Liberals order review of Canada Post BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canadians could once again find mail at their doors after what the government says will be a sweeping review of every business line at Canada Post, but home delivery would likely bear little resemblance to the days of old. The federal government unveiled Thursday a four-member panel that will look at the future of the Crown corporation, including whether the national letter carrier should get back into the banking business. Privatization of Canada Post — in whole or in part — is not on the table, said Public Services Minister Judy Foote. She said any changes will have to carry a reasonable cost, with the ultimate goal of making Canada Post self-sustaining. Seniors groups and advocates for the disabled cried foul when Canada Post announced a controversial plan to phase out home mail delivery and switch millions of Canadians to community mailboxes as part of cost-saving measures. During the election campaign, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau promised to restore door-to-door delivery. Once in power, he temporarily halted the move to community boxes that was already underway. But critics have since pounced, accusing the newly elected prime minister of reneging on his promise. “Home delivery, yes. Home delivery in what format in terms of time is another question,” Foote said when asked about the campaign promise. “I don’t think we specified in terms of home delivery being seven days a week or five days a week. We need to hear from Canadians what it is they need and Canadians are responsible

and I think they will understand that it has to be at a reasonable cost.” NDP MP Erin Weir said the Liberals were clear on the campaign trail that they were going to restore home mail delivery and now appear to be backing away from that pledge. “To most Canadians, that would mean to re-establish the existing service,” Weir said. “So it’s quite strange for the minister to muse about two days a week or three days a week because at this point the Liberals aren’t restoring home mail delivery for any number of days per week.” The panel will provide an interim report by the end of summer, with final recommendations to be made before year’s end, Foote said. The total cost of the exercise is $2 million. In a statement, Canada Post said it would help “determine the best path forward given the ongoing challenges faced by the postal system.” The union representing more than 50,000 postal workers in the country said the review was a historic opportunity to reinvent Canada Post. The postal union has been pushing the banking option as a way for Canada Post to make money and held rallies Thursday in various cities as part of that push. The postal service ditched its financial offerings in 1968, but the Canadian Union of Postal Workers argues that re-introducing banking at the agency’s more than 6,500 outlets could generate revenue that’s been lost as fewer people send letters. Foote said the union will have a voice in the review. The union and Canada Post are in the midst of negotiations on a new collective agreement with a work disruption possible by the summer if the two sides can’t agree on a new contract.

Infrastructure minister expected to sign funding deal with provinces soon BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada’s infrastructure minister says he expects Ottawa and most of the provinces to sign agreements to allow infrastructure money to flow to cities. The funding agreements are a key milestone in the government’s new infrastructure program because the billions promised to municipalities can’t reach them without provinces signing on the dotted line. Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi laid out the framework of the agreements in letters to his provincial counterparts late last month. Sohi says template agreements were sent to provinces and cities as well. Sohi told two Senate committees Wednesday night that the pace of negotiations leads him to believe the majority of provinces will sign agreements by June, just in time for money to arrive by construction season. The Liberals pledged in the budget to double infrastructure spending over the next 10 years to bring the overall federal investment to $120 billion. The first two years of the new infrastructure program has $6.6 billion for provinces and cities, not including money promised to First Nations infrastructure or to universities.

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Liberals mull Mexican visa lift OTTAWA — The federal Liberal cabinet is wrestling with how to lift visa requirements for Mexican visitors to Canada without having to spend millions of dollars handling what would likely be a spike in asylum claims as a result. It’s not only a matter of money: on certain indicators used to decide whether to remove visas, Mexico may not qualify, spurring internal debate about how to justify lifting the visa requirement without doing so for other countries. But with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau having promised repeatedly to lift the requirement and the socalled “Three Amigos” summit scheduled to take place in Ottawa on June 29, the push is on to find a way. Options on the table include waiting until more resources in place to better monitor travel, and threatening to reinstate the visa requirement if asylum claims from Mexico cross a certain threshold. Immigration Minister John McCallum said Thursday that the government is mindful of the risks. “We are all working assiduously to deal with those problems and to mitigate them,” he said. The previous Conservative gov-

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BRIEFS First-degree murder trial begins for woman charged in stepdaughter’s death TORONTO — A woman accused of killing her stepdaughter was the “mastermind” behind the horrific abuse suffered by the teen, whose body was found in a burning suitcase two decades ago, a Toronto jury heard Thursday. In opening remarks to jurors, a Crown prosecutor said Elaine Biddersingh turned her stepdaughter’s life into a nightmare when the girl was in her care. “When the evidence is finished and the puzzle is complete, you will have a clear picture of how Elaine Biddersingh participated in the firstdegree murder of her stepdaughter,” Mary Humphrey told the 12-member panel. “We will be asking you to find Elaine Biddersingh guilty.” Biddersingh has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Melonie. Jurors were told Melonie’s father, Everton Biddersingh, was found guilty in January of first-degree murder in his daughter’s death, but they were instructed to disregard that conviction as “completely irrelevant” to the case before them. The girl’s body was found in a burning suitcase in an industrial

A Canadian man believed to have been in the U.S. illegally for more than two decades has now been linked to three women who are missing in that country. The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office says Robert Carnochan, 69, has been linked to 72-year-old Nancy Hartz of Kingman, Ariz., 73-year-old Verna Clayton of Dolan Springs, Ariz., and 77-year-old Neva Lindley of Las Vegas, Nev. Investigators say Hartz went missing last June, while Clayton was last seen in June of 2008 and Lindley in November 2011. They say Carnochan told them that when he last saw each of the women, they were alive and well and left of their own volition. The sheriff’s office says Carnochan is believed to have been in the U.S. illegally since 1993 and has been using at least two different identities since then. He was arrested last month on forgery and identity theft charges and has been indicted on those charges, along with several weapons charges.

Police arrest man suspected of stealing five million bees VICTORIAVILLE, Que. — A 36-yearold man has been arrested in the theft of five million bees in Quebec.

Provincial police said Thursday the bees had not yet been found. They suspect the accused also made off late last month with 180 hives belonging to Jean-Marc Labonte, who estimated the value of everything stolen at $200,000. The man was arrested Wednesday in Mandeville, about 100 kilometres north of Montreal. The bees were hibernating for the winter and were supposed to pollinate the blueberry bushes around the LacSaint-Jean region before moving on to cranberry fields in July. The accused was to be arraigned Thursday afternoon.

PM offers meeting with Attawapiskat’s chief amid political pressure OTTAWA — Amid political pressure, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent a letter to the chief of Attawapiskat First Nation — the beleaguered Ontario community that has made headlines around the globe due to its suicide crisis — to offer a meeting in Ottawa. Trudeau’s letter comes after the reserve’s chief and the New Democrat MP for the area, Charlie Angus, requested the prime minister reach out to the community as it continues to grapple with ongoing trauma and the lack of a permanent mental health worker. “I am deeply concerned with the ongoing situation in your community and with the urgency and gravity of this situation in mind, I am unhesitatingly willing to accept your offer to meet,” the letter said. “I am agonized to see the number of suicide attempts by young people in Attawapiskat and I wish to express my

sincere support for the families and community members who are affected by the situation.” The letter also noted the Prime Minister’s Office will be in contact shortly to arrange a meeting in Ottawa and noted Health Minister Jane Philpott plans to visit the community. “I stand with all of you as we work together to forge a durable solution for the youth in Attawapiskat and those around the country who face a similar struggle,” it said.

Top-earning families claimed majority of education tax credits: PBO OTTAWA — The country’s highest-earning families benefited disproportionately from tax breaks and incentives designed to help people save and pay for post-secondary education, says a new report from the budget watchdog. The parliamentary budget officer says in 2015, families that were among the top 20 per cent of earners received 37.7 per cent of the total non-refundable tax credits for education, textbook and tuition expenses. The report says over the last decade, those top-earning households have received a larger chunk of the credits, much as an internal government review found the same group has benefited disproportionately from registered education savings plans. The analysis says while the highest-earning families claimed the majority of the tax relief, the per-family benefits were more evenly distributed regardless of income. The education and textbook tax credits are being eliminated under the Liberals’ first budget.

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Oman may be the anti-Dubai. Although the Persian Gulf country is found just south of the famed emirate, it boasts no glittering skyscrapers. Instead, low whitewashed buildings skirt the coast of the capital, Muscat, its sole tall edifices the colourful minarets of mosques. Five times a day, a person — rather than a recording, as is common in other Gulf cities — recites the call to prayer from each. The aesthetic is no accident. When Oman’s ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, overthrew his father in 1970, he inherited a country with 10 kilometres of paved road, three schools and one hospital. Qaboos’s father, Sultan Said bin Taimur, had been so suspicious of the outside world, particularly the West, that he banned things such as radios and sunglasses. Qaboos set about developing Oman using its moderate oil wealth, but he pledged to keep its traditions and culture intact. Almost 50 years later, Oman’s infrastructure is first-rate, with approximately 29,000 km of paved road, more than 1,500 schools and about 250 hospitals and medical centers serving its population of more than 4 million. Yet Qaboos’s cultural vision was evident as soon as I arrived at Muscat’s airport in late February. Omani men strolled by in national dress, a crisp long robe called a dishdasha, and the sweet, spicy scent of frankincense — long an Omani commodity — soaked the air. Fellow tourists, while in evidence,

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Dhows, or traditional Omani wooden boats, ferry tourists around the fjords of the Musandam Peninsula. Dolphins are a common sight, as are Iranian speedboats transporting smuggled goods. LEFT: Tiny villages seem to cling to the peaks of Jebel Akhdar, the rugged central region of Oman’s al-Hajar Mountains, which stretch from the Musandam Peninsula all the way to the seaside town of Sur.

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LEFT: At Safari Desert Camp, a group of huts made out of long, narrow sticks populate a Wahiba Sands plateau. The Wahiba Sands consist of almost 13,000 square kilometres of desert in eastern Oman. RIGHT: A caravan of camels, complete with calves following their mothers, passes the author’s vehicle in the Wahiba Sands. The desert was named after the Bani Wahiba, a Bedouin tribe that lives there.

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OMAN: Welldeveloped tourism With temperatures hovering at 26 C during the day and cooler at night, it’s dream weather. (Summers are a lot hotter, except in the southern governorate of Dhofar, which experiences a cooling monsoon that creates a lush, green landscape.) In my light long-sleeved shirts and pants, with the aim of dressing respectfully in a Muslim-majority country, I felt comfortable and at ease. While Oman’s tourist sector is, like the rest of the country, well developed, it takes a bit of effort to see some of the truly stunning sites. My two-week trip in the north and east of the sultanate included some of these out-of-the-way places. And while I kind of cheated — I traveled with a guided tour — it’s possible to rent a car and do it on your own. After spending a few days in the capital getting acclimated and exploring Old Muscat, the main souk and the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, I flew to the first of these remote locations: the Musandam Peninsula. You have to look closely at a map to understand how this part of Oman is separate from the rest of the country. Positioned north of the emirate of Ras al-Khaimah, the enclave protrudes into the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which about 30 per cent of the world’s oil travels daily. In the regional capital of Khasab (population 18,000), toothbrush in hand, I boarded a dhow, or traditional Omani boat, with 10 other tourists for an overnight sail. Dhows, made of wood, were originally lashed together using coconut rope rather than nails. Today, they are still used for trade, as well as to ferry tourists such as me around the stark and beautiful khors — or fjords — of the peninsula. Tiny villages hug the tan, rocky shores, layer upon layer of sediment rising up behind them — a beginning geology student’s dream. Dolphin sightings are common, their fins a shiny streak, as are Iranian speedboats carrying smuggled goods, such as Marlboro cigarettes, to the Islamic Republic’s shores only about 80 km across the Strait. After a leisurely float among the khors and a swim in the chilly waters off the dhow, the captain anchored for the night in a small cove. A tiny boat arrived with dinner: lightly spiced chicken, rice, lentils and other dishes emblematic of Omani cuisine, which embodies the culture’s seafaring and imperial past (Oman once controlled parts of East Africa and South Asia) with its mix of Indian, Persian and African fare and spices. That night the wind picked up, rattling the vessel’s fabric roof, and I

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tossed for a good hour in my sleeping bag before slumber took over. But by morning, all was calm, and the boat made its return to Khasab. My next stop, via a flight back to Muscat and a southerly drive into the interior, was the desert. The Wahiba Sands, named for one of the Bedouin tribes that inhabit them — the Bani Wahiba — consists of almost 13,000 square km of rippling orangy desert in eastern Oman. At the edge of the great expanse, my guide let out some air in the tires of our 4WD so the vehicle wouldn’t get stuck on the way to our overnight locale, a bit cheesily named the Safari Desert Camp. As he worked over the tires, I took my first steps in the sand. The only sound was the wind constantly brushing over the dunes and making narrow rivulets of sand on the flatter terrain. After about an hour’s roller-coaster-like drive past occasional forlorn outposts housing camels, I arrived at the decidedly un-cheesy camp. Small huts made with long, narrow sticks were scattered about a plateau, the interiors outfitted with vibrant red Bedouin textiles and attached open-air bathrooms. Groups of elderly Omani men sat together in the reception area. My visit happened to coincide with the camp hosting them as part of a local non-profit organization’s mission to ensure that Oman’s elderly are provided services and companionship. After a buffet dinner in the dining hall, local musicians sang and played the oud and drums for the graying crowd. Early the next morning, I joined a group on the camp’s outskirts for a camel ride. I had heard that camels are ill-tempered, and the fact that many of them sported crocheted muzzles around their mouths — ostensibly to keep them from spitting on us — seemed to confirm this rumor. Yet the camel right behind mine seemed friendly enough, stretching its neck and batting its long eyelashes at me as I stroked its head and cooed. And one camel left behind — the would-be rider who had reserved her was a noshow — followed us forlornly about a

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Wikipedia calls Jebel Akhdar Oman’s “wildest” terrain, and the term struck me as appropriate. On a steep, curvy drive up to the Saiq Plateau, situated at 1,981 metres among rugged peaks, the rain commenced, its brownish waterfalls plummeting down the sides of the crags. In some places, the water created large pools that our vehicle had to traverse. Such rains can prove dangerous in Oman, as floodwaters quickly fill wadis (dry riverbeds), sometimes surprising hikers and campers. Many have drowned this way, as well as by trying to cross torrential wadis in cars. Safely delivered to the plateau and in better weather the next day, I hiked through the nearby villages of al-Aqr, al-Ayn and al-Sharayjah. Areas of terrace farming were carved into the rocky summits and dotted with tiny mosques and crumbly stone and concrete houses. While following my guide and fellow hikers, I had to walk on aflaj, Omani irrigation systems in which water runs through channels dug into the earth; the channels I saw in Oman were constructed of concrete. Some of the aflaj on the hike seemed to be almost carved into the side of a mountain, with the view from my narrow walkway a sheer drop to the left or right. I swallowed my fear of heights and tried to laugh when the guy behind me advised that I fall “toward the mountain” if I lost my balance. “It’ll hurt less that way,” he joked. Despite some sweaty palms, the experience was well worth it. Mimi Kirk is an editor and writer based in Washington.

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half kilometre back when it realized its fellow camels were leaving. My sense of camel humanity affirmed, I enjoyed the fiery sun beating down on my head as our caravan made its way farther into the desert, the vista one of the most incredible I’ve ever seen, with endless undulating dunes and camels not designated for tourist rides (and thus obviously more authentic) ambling in the distance. My last stop was in the mountains of Jebel Akhdar, about a three-hour drive west from the desert and near the historic city of Nizwa. Jebel Akhdar is made up of the central section of the al-Hajar Mountains, which sweep the country from the Musandam Peninsula south through Muscat and end near the seaside town of Sur.

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occasional moose - lined the shelves. I met the couple’s dog, Sprocket, and was surprised he was a golden retriever, not a hound. “Why beagles?” I asked, after Frances gave us our room key. “The beagle is the most beautiful artistically,” Dennis said. “If I did a black Lab, it would just be a black dog.” Heidi, her girls, my own aesthetically pleasing dog and I walked across the property to the beagle and ascended near the hind leg. Steps led us to a balcony in the rib cage area, where we opened a door into what in many ways looked like a typical mid-priced motel room. We found the usual amenities - microwave, hair dryer, etc. - but we couldn’t forget for a moment that we were inside a dog. I read the welcome letter, ostensibly from Willy: “If you hear muffled thumps against my walls it is my ears lifting up in the wind as a signal to you I am awake and on guard outside while you relax or sleep inside.” Dennis had told me that in 60-mile-an-hour winds, the ears - made from enough outdoor carpet to cover a few rooms - whip ferociously. The beagle body was made from lumber and wrapped in metal lath, a bendable mesh, over which stucco was applied. For dinner, we walked to Rodonna’s Country Haus, a meat-and-potatoes joint that’s one of just a few restaurants in town. We ordered food to go and picnicked underneath the beagle torso. Between bites of their burger, the girls ran around the grounds and explored other oversizechain-saw art sculptures (coffeepot, toaster oven, fire hydrant) while Hammy begged for tater tots. In the beagle, Heidi made microwave popcorn for the girls, and we all sat on the bed with books. I flipped through “Barkitecture,” a book of fantastic doghouses; and the “Carnegie Mellon Anthology of Poetry.” Heidi read the girls “The Puppy Who Needed a Friend,” a small paperback with a gloomy, floppy-eared hound on its cover. Later, as the girls dozed in the loft, Heidi and I stayed in the belly, talking about life and travel and love. Early the next morning, I went for a run through a ghostly quiet town, past an American Legion post, the Cottonwood Elevator Co. (think grain, not vertical transport), a body shop and a restaurant advertising “basket food.” Back at the inn, the fiery sun had risen, and we set up breakfast on the balcony: cantaloupe, grapes, homemade granola, eggs and canned fruit juices. Handwritten notes labeled local cucumbers, Idaho rhubarb raisin muffins, and cranberry and Idaho pear coffeecake. Long before we were ready, checkout time neared. We packed our cars and greeted Dennis and Frances in the shop. As is often the case with travelers and dreamers, the four of us talked

easily, and the conversation quickly turned to the couple’s history. When they met at an art fair in 1990, each was married with children. Dennis asked Frances shortly after whether she had any room in her heart for him. Thus began a five-year courtship through snail mail, and the two eventually left their spouses and married in 1996. Dennis talked to Heidi and me about following your heart and knowing when you’re on the right path. Frances talked about solitude and time to let ideas flow, as she experienced when she worked as a fire watch in Montana. Both used “love” and “magic” repeatedly to describe their journey - and that of the Dog Bark

Park. In all my travels, people surprise me in wonderful ways, but perhaps I was most surprised here. I drank up the couple’s words like those of a muse. When I caught Heidi’s eye, we shared a knowing look. Remembering the 450-mile drive ahead of me that day, I wrapped up our conversation. Frances gently pressed a beagle stamp onto the back of the girls’ hands. I asked for my own stamp and then blew the ink dry. We all hugged goodbye. “Travel well,” Dennis said. “And live well.” Kaplan is a freelance writer in Washington. Her website is melaniedgkaplan. com.

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Running strong and happy CRYSTAL RHYNO RUNNING WITH RHYNO I’m trying to get my breathing under control when I notice a woman barrelling down on me in the distance. I immediately kick it into high gear. Up until this point I was running at my happy pace – not too fast, not too slow. Lately I have been feeling crazy strong with my training. So you know, I do what most runners do when they have two injury-free months – sign up for a 30-K road race. Truthfully after I paid the entry fee for Eyeball The Wall at the South Glenmore Reservoir in Calgary. I had questioned my sanity. My longest run this year has been a

slow 24K. I am not in “racing” shape and I was not convinced my body would hold up for three hours of pounding on asphalt. I had a simple plan. I did what most runners do when they are worried about failing or not reaching a goal. (Seriously it’s a thing.) I told everybody I was running for fun and the mileage would count as training for the Iron Legs 50-Miler in August. That way my butt is covered if I run a crappy race because “it was just for training” and I would impress the masses with my kick ass performance, if my legs did not give up. Brilliant, right? I was super nervous about the potential beating that my body would endure. Most of all, I didn’t want to undo all the recovery work that has got me running again. I knew I had to run smart and to listen to my body. It made no sense to

‘give it my all’ for a training run. Being sidelined for another running season is my biggest fear. And let’s be honest here, I never really “race” anyone but myself. I like to push myself and set new personal records. But I would be lying if I didn’t say I will scan the race entry list to see who is in my category. A little competition didn’t hurt anyone but this was not a race. It was for training. So here I am three kilometres from the finish line and I am suddenly “racing.” I told myself I would not let anyone pass me, especially a woman, until I reached the finish line. I repeated my usual motto – it is only three more kilometres of your life, three more kilometres of your life. I left that woman in the dust and I let up on my pace. I started thinking about how good I was feeling and how I managed to maintain a reasonable

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I mean, that’s pure gold, but Wong just answered, “Yes, exactly right.” I got over my disappointment in time to hear the trainer explain that Harington approached him a few years ago, looking for some quick help in bulking up for a starring role in the film “Pompeii.” “So basically, he said: ‘I’ve got this new movie. I’ve been doing “Game of Thrones,” I wear a cloak, so no one really knows what’s happening underneath this cloak, but in my new movie, I have four to five weeks to look amazing,’ “ Wong told me. For that effort, which did indeed produce a suitably buff bod, Wong drew up both a weightlifting plan and a diet plan that involved “some serious eating.” He also emphasized movements that would help Harington swing a sword, which carried over nicely as the actor continued to work with Wong through the past few seasons of “Thrones.” “It was not your classic sort of bodybuilding training,” Wong said. “It’s not isolation. It’s integration of exercises. So we’re doing a lot of cable rows, we’re doing kettlebells. . . . It wasn’t something that was very static. It was all movement-based. A lot of lateral movements, a lot of rotations . . . because that’s what happens when you swing a sword. You can’t just squat and lunge and poke, you know? It’s just a lot more three-dimensional.” Snow, who has been spending his time in the frosty weather around the Wall, is fond of heavy outerwear, so Wong had Harington do some exercises while wearing a 10-kilogram (22 lb) vest. “It just gets him used to holding that weight for long periods of time,” the trainer said, “because he wears that outfit for most of the day, so that, in and of itself, is quite exhausting.” (I had a question teed up about how much climbing-wall work Wong had Harington do, but at that point, I’d pretty much learned my lesson. Same goes

Like so many of us, Dalton Wong can’t wait for the new season of Game of Thrones to arrive. However, unlike so many of us, he isn’t eager to learn what’s in store for the likes of Tyrion Lannister, Daenerys Targaryen and Arya Stark. Rather, Wong will be delighted when people no longer feel compelled to ask him, “So, is Jon Snow dead, or what?” You see, Wong is the trainer for Kit Harington, whose brooding “Thrones” character may or may not have suffered a bloody death at the end of the previous season (uh, spoiler alert, I guess? If you’re just getting around to watching the show, though, fear not - this article won’t give much else away). So it’s a good thing that the London-based fitness expert is in such good shape himself; otherwise, fending off the same question from fans of the show, over and over again, could get pretty tiring. I learned this in a recent phone conversation, one that I kicked off, of course, by asking him that very question about Snow. I knew that, even if Wong had an answer, he wouldn’t be allowed to give it to me, but, hey, what better way to start an interview than by annoying the interviewee, right? Requisite query posed and deflected (“You know I can’t answer those questions”), I was able to learn some interesting things from Wong, including that he doesn’t even watch “Game of Thrones.” This despite the fact that his clients also include Gwendoline “Brienne of Tarth” Christie and Tobias “Edmure Tully” Menzies, and a colleague trains Jacob “Grey Worm” Anderson and Joe “Gendry” Dempsie. Of Dempsie’s character, Wong said, “He’s, like, out rowing a boat somewhere. That’s what we joke about.” So he does know a thing or two about the show, but apparently not so much that he was able to discern the hilarity of another quesFlyer ending May 11th. tion I had for him about Page 18 (page 22 Supercentre) Harington: “When he first sought The Tuscany Sectional shown in our current flyer out your advice, was that (as an online only item) because, much like his will not be available. character Jon Snow, he We apologize for any inconvenience. knew nothing?”

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professional zone, now is the time to pounce! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Long-distance travel is likely over the next 12 months, as the New Moon activates your adventure zone. If you carefully nurture your international connections, then the possibilities are endless. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Librans are creative creatures, but sometimes you are side-tracked on the road to success. The New Moon encourages you to be more practical, as you turn your dreams into reality. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The New Moon helps you look at relationships from a fresh perspective. And are there bad habits you should banish — or old beliefs you can surrender? Quit being a stubborn Scorpio and let go! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The New Moon increases your enthusiasm for a new sport or exercise routine that you can share with your friends. Perhaps it’s time for Sagittarians to skydive, belly-dance or book a salsa Zumba class? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Aim to get the balance right between work and leisure, and don’t let self-doubts hold you back. You could also initiate a relationship renaissance with a lover, child, teenager or close friend. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may start to see a family member in a fascinating new light. Perhaps it’s time to let go of old grudges Aquarius, as you build bridges with loved ones and let bygones be bygones? PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The New Moon highlights your travel and study zone. But — with Mercury in retrograde mode — it’s a good time to plan a trip or revise written work, rather than launch a brand new project. Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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contacts us on occasion. My husband and I have always been supportive of both our children, making countless trips to visit. I don’t see my daughter and I reconciling anytime soon, and I have given up on my son’s girlfriend. Life is too short for so much stress. So, should I continue to send birthday cards and gifts to these grandchildren? I did not receive any acknowledgment for the presents I sent at Christmas. — Confused and Sad Dear Confused: The grandchildren haven’t been taught to send thank-you notes, and Mom obviously has no interest in encouraging them to correspond with you. However, sending cards (and gifts, if you like) is one way to maintain contact in an otherwise estranged relationship, so you might want to continue even with no expectation of acknowledgment. This type of situation is terribly sad for everyone. Dear Annie: I read the letter from “J.M.” and your response mentioning the side effects of statin drugs. It did not cover seriously debilitating symptoms such as memory loss. I went through the increasing frustration and puzzlement of not being able to find the word I wanted, forgetting everything from the name of my neighbor to vital current details, and it kept getting worse. I had muscle ache and joint pain in the feet, knees, legs and, most significantly, at the site of old inflammation and injury. I began to stumble on the flattest, smoothest surfaces. When notified, my doctors insisted that blood tests show these are not the side effects that appear

in the common warnings, and that you repeated in your reply. My doctor said she had not heard of my symptoms being connected to statins and only once had a patient reported “more irritability.” Yet there are hundreds of such anecdotal reports by patients on the Internet. It is too easy for doctors to ignore situations like mine. Statins were turning me into a haggard, feeble, mentally incompetent woman at 64. I notified my doctor that I would rather die than live this way and got off of them. — Mara Dear Mara: You may be right. However, sometimes it’s not the statin alone, but rather the interaction between it and other medications (or even herbal supplements) that is causing the problem. Make sure your doctor knows everything you are putting into your system. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ creators.com, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. You can also find Annie on Facebook at Facebook.com/ AskAnnies.

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Economic impact goes beyond Alberta BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The oil-production shutdowns caused by the huge Alberta wildfire pack plenty of potential for broader consequences across the entire Canadian economy, experts say. The growing emergency near Fort McMurray has forced several oil companies in the area to shutter operations that, combined, produce hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude each day. Observers will be watching a key factor that will determine the magnitude of any fallout: the duration of the closures. Experts say it’s too early to know exactly what lies ahead, but past events offer some clues. BMO senior economist Robert Kavcic noted Thursday how real gross domestic product in Canada’s energy sector fell 4.2 per cent in May 2011 after an Alberta wildfire roared through the community of Slave Lake. “That was big enough to pull Canadian growth down into negative territory temporarily, at least, for one month,” he said. At the time, Statistics Canada high-

lighted the mining, oil and gas sector as the “main source” behind the overall real GDP decline in May 2011. For the second quarter of 2011, Statistics Canada once again pointed to the wildfires, along with maintenance shutdowns, as a contributing factor to the headline real GDP figure for Canada, which contracted by 0.1 per cent. A decrease of 3.6 per cent in real GDP that quarter in oil and gas extraction contributed to the reversal, Statistics Canada said at the time. At the moment, experts are still trying to get a handle on the spreading wildfire near Fort McMurray. The nearby oilsands represent the world’s third-largest reserve after Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. “Analysts frankly don’t know the magnitude of potential production cuts or the duration,” said a research note sent to clients Thursday by Scotiabank

is increasingly clear.” The note also referred to the dismal March trade data released earlier this week. Those trade numbers suggest Canada’s second-quarter economic growth could be disappointing thanks to what’s shaping up to be a weak handoff from the tail end of the first quarter. “The shock that is hitting the heart of Canada’s energy sector only adds to risk of very little growth in Q2 and risk of contraction,” the note said. While the oilsands facilities themselves have so far been spared by the flames, the operations are suddenly facing a massive labour shortage because Fort McMurray was evacuated. “It’s a question of, ‘When will companies be able to get workers back?’ ” Todd Hirsch, chief economist at ATB Financial, said in an interview Thursday. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

People stop to take photos of a wildfire south of Fort McMurray, on Thursday. economists Derek Holt and Dov Zigler. “That this adds a heavy headwind to the economy in Q2 (the second quarter)

“It’s really anyone’s guess at this point.” Hirsch said if operations remain

down for more than a couple of weeks, the economic damage will mount because the oilsands represent more than half of the province’s crude production. Even though oil prices are low, it remains a key commodity, he added. And the fact all business operations came to halt in a Fort McMurray, a city of 90,000 people, could also affect Canada’s GDP reading for May. “I think (the Fort McMurray fire) will be enough to move the needle into negative territory,” he said, noting that temporary business closures due to the 2013 floods in Calgary and Southern Alberta also pushed down the country’s GDP. But even if the economy dips, Hirsch and Kavcic both said GDP could bounce back quickly from the destruction once the rebuilding process begins as it did following the Slave Lake fire and Alberta floods. However, both also cautioned that GDP is not a good indicator under these circumstances. Although reconstruction of a building adds to the GDP, they noted that replacing an old structure doesn’t represent new growth.

Wildfire to drive up gasoline prices BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Gasoline prices are expected to creep up due to the wildfires in Fort McMurray, according to industry analyst Michael Dunn, who believes as much as one million barrels per day of Canadian oilsands production has been knocked offline. Benchmark oil prices in New York rose Thursday as oilsands companies reported more than 600,000 barrels per day of production had been sidelined because of the fire, which has sent employees and their families scrambling for safety while impeding transportation and forcing the closure of supply and takeaway pipelines. But analysts think the number could be much higher. Dunn, an oilsands analyst for Calgary investment firm FirstEnergy Capital, said he thinks production

is actually down one million barrels per day, while RBC Dominion Securities analyst Greg Pardy estimates it’s down 900,000 to one million bpd — 35 to 38 per cent of RBC’s forecast average of 2.6 million bpd for 2016. “Assuming flat global oil prices, the implications are for higher regional or local oil prices relative to global prices,” Dunn said. “The question for oil production is beyond this week, looking out several weeks, how materially displaced the labour force is in Fort McMurray and for how long and how does that impact their ability to get to the sites to work their shifts.” In its latest report in February, the National Energy Board said there had been an average of 2.5 million barrels per day produced from the oilsands so far in 2016. Shell Canada closed its Albian mine operations north of Fort McMur-

morning, president Steve Laut of Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (TSX:CNQ) said he believes the industry will recover quickly. “It’s a very resilient and I would say innovative service and supply industry here in Alberta and in Fort McMurray,” he said. “I expect we will recover fairly quickly but it’s too early to say how much damage has actually been done to equipment and operations in the town of Fort McMurray.” He warned that if the wildfire cuts off the supply of external power to Canadian Natural’s Horizon oilsands mine and upgrader, output would be choked back to 70,000 bpd from about 130,000 bpd. Electricity generated on site would allow the facility to continue to produce on a limited basis. Horizon, which is 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, has had only minor setbacks related to the fire, mainly from pipeline outages.

ray on Tuesday, taking about 250,000 bpd out of production. Dunn said Shell’s refinery near Edmonton is specifically designed to use feedstock from its mine but that supply has been cut off by a pipeline outage. He said if Shell’s refinery runs out of stored bitumen and is forced to close, it will result in a much tighter gasoline supply in Western Canada. Higher prices for oilsands crude will squeeze profit margins at rival refineries and cause them to raise prices for consumers. Overnight Wednesday, Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) shut down its upgrader just north of Fort McMurray, taking about 300,000 bpd of synthetic crude out of the market, and ConocoPhillips Canada closed its Surmont operations, which had been producing about 53,000 bpd. On a conference call on Thursday

Let pharmacies sell medical marijuana, Loblaw president says BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Galen G. Weston wants in on the medical marijuana business. Weston, the head of the country’s largest drugstore and grocery chain, said Thursday that pharmacists are well-positioned to dispense the drug in a safe manner. “We’re an industry that is extremely effective at managing controlled substances,” said Weston, Loblaw’s president and executive chairman, following the company’s annual general meeting Thursday. “It gives pharmacists the opportunity to work directly in real time with patients as opposed to doing it through the mail, working on their doses and making sure it actually has the therapeutic effect that it is intended to have.” Although he doesn’t see any “safety or credibility” issues with the current mail system, where patients are sent the drug from a licensed producer, Weston said patients would be able to receive more consultation if the dispensing was done face-to-face. If given the go-ahead from Ottawa, Loblaw (TSX:L) would be open to dispensing medical cannabis in all forms, at all their Shoppers Drug Mart and grocery pharmacy locations, Weston added. The company operates about 1,700 pharmacies under its various banners. The pitch from Weston is not entirely new. A spokeswoman for Shoppers Drug Mart delivered a similar take in February in its efforts to persuade the federal government to allow pharmacists to sell medical marijuana. Still, his comments mark the latest sign that the marijuana industry is increasingly seen as a legitimate way for businesses to make money in a hyper-competitive retail sector. Loblaw is not directly lobbying Ottawa on the issue, but it is supporting the Canadian Pharmacists Association in its efforts. Last month, the professional group updated its stance, saying it had growing concerns over what it calls a “lack of clinical oversight” in the use of medical marijuana if pharmacies don’t play a “front-line role” in providing access to the drug. The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, whose members

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Pembina Pipeline posts 1st-quarter profit of $74.3M CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Pembina Pipeline Corp. (PBA) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $74.3 million. On a per-share basis, the Calgary, Alberta-based company said it had net income of 17 cents. The oil and gas transportation and services company posted revenue of $741.3 million in the period. Pembina Pipeline shares have increased 35 per cent since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $29.36, a decrease of 15 per cent in the last 12 mo

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Galen G. Weston, Executive President and Chairman of Loblaw Limited speaks to shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting in Toronto, Thursday. include London Drugs, I.D.A. and Rexall, also holds a similar view. Under Health Canada’s rules, patients are only able to buy medical marijuana from licensed producers and are no longer permitted to grow their own, something they were allowed to do prior to 2013. In February, a B.C. court recently struck down the law as unconstitutional. Federal Court Judge Michael Phelan ruled that forcing patients to buy marijuana through the mail from a licensed producer was an “arbitrary

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and overbroad” violation of patients’ charter rights. Ottawa is looking at making changes to the regulations and expects to complete the process in August. The Liberal government has also committed to legalizing recreational marijuana use, although no timeline has been given on that initiative. Weston said Loblaw is currently focused only on the distribution of marijuana for medical use, not recreational use.

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OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency has gone to Federal Court seeking information on Royal Bank clients referred to in the Panama Papers leak. The agency asked the court Wednesday to order the Royal Bank (TSX:RY) to disclose information on clients linked to the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca. Royal Bank said it will not oppose the motion and will comply if the court order is issued. The move is the latest development following reports issued by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists based on some 11.5 million leaked records from Mossack Fonseca. The Toronto Star and the CBC, the Canadian members of the consortium, reported that the Royal Bank and its subsidiaries used the law firm to help set up about 370 companies in offshore havens like Panama for its clients. In a statement Thursday, the Royal Bank said it respects the confidentiality of clients “within the bounds of the law,” while adding that it also co-operates with all regulators.

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 139.00 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.86 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.40 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Oil supply concerns prompted by a massive wildfire near Fort McMurray, Alta., and continuing violence in Libya initially sent oil prices higher Thursday, but that rally subsided, leaving North American stock markets barely changed. The S&P/TSX composite index in Toronto added 0.01 of a point to 13,632.01, with gains in gold and materials stocks offsetting pressure from the metals and financial sectors. The flat reading provided some relief following what has been a volatile week for the commodity-heavy index, which has wiped out nearly 320 points since Monday. The TSX was more solidly positive earlier in the day as oil prices rose more than three per cent. But that momentum faded as the June contract for benchmark North American crude retreated to a more modest gain of 54 cents to US$44.32 a barrel. Several oil companies in Fort McMurray have temporarily shut down or scaled back production as they deal with the growing emergency that has led to 80,000 residents being evacuated from the city. The companies estimate that production in the oilsands will be cut by at least 600,000 barrels a day. That, along with news of

Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 69.26 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 28.60 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.83 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.21 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 19.85 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 23.00 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 14.94 First Quantum Minerals . . 9.24 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 24.11 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 5.15 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 6.83 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.12 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 20.60 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.870 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 13.26 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 20.87 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 22.70 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 45.05 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.68 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 25.43 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 35.85 Canyon Services Group. . 4.46 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 18.86 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1500 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 8.11 more fighting between factions in eastern and western Libya, a major oil producer, briefly resulted in a big rally for crude prices. Concerns have been swirling for months over the global oil supply glut, which has kept prices low. Peggy Bowie, a senior trader with Manulife Asset Management, said any rally would be short-lived because production cuts are temporary. “As long as you’re going to have big supply, you’re going to have a cap on oil (prices),” she said. Lower crude prices have also put a squeeze on the Canadian dollar as of late, with the currency sustaining heavy losses against the greenback. The loonie has shed more than two cents in the previous two sessions. On Thursday, the loonie added 0.01 of a U.S. cent to 77.71 cents US. Elsewhere in commodities, June natural gas fell seven cents to US$2.08 per mmBtu, while June gold lost $2.10 to US$1,272.30 a troy ounce and July copper shed three cents to US$2.15 a pound. In New York, markets were flat, with the Dow Jones industrials gaining 9.45 points at 17,660.71, while the broader S&P 500 was off 0.49 points at

Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.600 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 88.04 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 39.94 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.68 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 15.30 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 40.15 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . 1.880 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.160 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 5.60 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 33.16 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.690 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.14 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 42.70 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1900 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 80.57 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 61.90 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98.21 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 25.07 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 35.53 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 37.72 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 85.82 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 18.26 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 42.20 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.230 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 75.68 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 42.37 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.64 2,050.63 and the Nasdaq lost 8.55 points to 4,717.09. Traders are awaiting the latest barometer of economic health on both sides of the border Friday, with the latest employment figures scheduled for release in Canada and the U.S. ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: May ‘16 $1.00 lower $494.70 July ‘16 $1.80 lower $499.70 Nov. ‘16 $1.00 lower $499.50 Jan. ‘17 $1.10 lower $502.90 March ‘17 $1.10 lower $503.20 May ‘17 $1.10 lower $501.80 July ‘17 $1.10 lower $501.30 Nov. ‘17 $1.10 lower $492.80 Jan. ‘18 $1.10 lower $492.80 March ‘18 $1.10 lower $492.80 May ‘18 $1.10 lower $492.80. Barley (Western): May ‘16 unchanged $172.00 July ‘16 unchanged $174.00 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $174.00 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $174.00 March ‘17 unchanged $174.00 May ‘17 unchanged $174.00 July ‘17 unchanged $174.00 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $174.00 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $174.00 March ‘18 unchanged $174.00 May ‘18 unchanged $174.00. Thursday’s estimated volume of trade: 246,560 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 246,560.

SNC-Lavalin eyes growth in Middle East without early opportunities in Iran BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

been unable to bid on some business because several affiliates are under a bidding ban by the World Bank for up to 10 years. But, as a percentage of overall business, the numbers of projects is relatively small, Bruce added. The company said it got $3.4 billion in new contract awards in the first quarter, including $1.8 billion from SNC’s oil and gas segment. SNC’s overall net income was $122.1 million or 81 cents per share for the three months ended March 31. That included a net gain of $51.1 million or 34 cents per share from asset disposals, primarily the sale of SNC’s share of the Malta International Airport business. Overall net income in the 2015 first quarter was $104.4 million. Adjusted net income was $97.04 million, up from $94.2 million a year earlier. Revenue was $1.9 billion, down from $2.2 billion in the first quarter of 2015.

MONTREAL — The partial lifting of sanctions against Iran is unlikely to present any business opportunities in the short term, SNC-Lavalin said Thursday even as the engineering and construction firm seeks to expand its oil and gas work in the Middle East. “We see that as quite a longer play,” CEO Neil Bruce told shareholders during the company’s annual meeting. “Once our clients are there and well-established then we’ll look at the opportunities. But frankly we don’t see real tangible opportunities there in the short term, over the next two to three years.” The Montreal-based company (TSX:SNC) is bullish on oil and gas, saying that business will be one of its two main profit generators this year. The main focus is on countries such as Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, along with working with international oil companies in Iraq. Bruce said SNC-Lavalin is still working to rebuild trust with clients in the region four years after its reputation was shattered by alleged corruption by former executives. W h i l e h e acknowledged the scandal prompted a few customers Ing and McKee Insurance Ltd. around the world to close their doors to SNC, many ...is excited to welcome have been reassured by Clayton Dexter, to our firm. efforts to inform them about its management Clayton has worked as a overhaul and strong Commercial Underwriter, Broker compliance and ethics and Risk Management professional rehabilitation. for over 20 years in Red Deer. “That process has helped us move past some Over Clayton’s professional career of that into more normal he has gained extensive experience relationships in the advising commercial businesses Middle East so we have in the Construction, Oil and less of an issue there,” he Gas, Manufacturing, Transportation, and various other said at a news conference. industries in Canada, United States, and internationally. Bruce said SNCPlease welcome Clayton to the Ing & McKee Insurance Ltd. team, as Lavalin hasn’t pursued he welcomes all his valued relationships and business partnerships alike. any new projects in Algeria over the last three years but hasn’t Professional Advice • Competitive Price ruled out doing business in any particular country. Instead, it conducts a risk assessment reviewing security and corruption indications before 2830 Bremner Ave. deciding whether to Red Deer AB T4R 1M9 pursue business in each 403-346-5547 market. SNC-Lavalin has also 7573156E7

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U.S. announces new rules for E-cigarettes BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The federal government on Thursday announced sweeping new rules for electronic cigarettes that will for the first time require the devices and their ingredients to be reviewed, a mandate that could offer some protection for consumers and upend a multibillion dollar industry that has gone largely unregulated. Before brands are allowed to stay in the market, regulators would have to check the design, contents and flavour of the fast-growing devices, which have found a foothold with teenagers. “Millions of kids are being introduced to nicotine every year, a new generation hooked on a highly addictive chemical” Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said. “We cannot let the enormous progress we’ve made toward a tobacco-free generation be undermined by products that impact our health and economy in this way.” The rules issued by the Food and Drug Administration would also extend long-standing restrictions on traditional cigarettes to a host of other products, including e-cigarettes, hookah, pipe tobacco and nicotine gels. Minors would be banned from buying the products. E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that turn liquid nicotine into an inhalable vapour. They lack the chemicals and tars of burning tobacco, but the cigarettes have not been extensively studied, and there’s no scientific consensus on the risks or advantages of “vaping.” More than 15 per cent of high school students report using e-cigarettes, up more than 900 per cent over the last five years, according to federal figures. Beginning in August, retailers will be prohibited from selling the tobacco products to anyone under 18, placing them in vending machines or distributing free samples. While nearly all states already ban sales of e-cigarettes to minors, federal officials said they will be able to impose stiffer penalties and deploy more resources to enforcement. For now, the nation’s estimated 20 million e-cigarette users may not see big changes. Companies have two years to submit their information to the FDA and another year while

the agency reviews it. Government officials said this process is critical to taming the “wild west” marketplace for the products. “Today’s action is a huge step forward for consumer protection,” said FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf. “With this rule, the FDA will be able to prevent misleading claims and provide consumers with information to help them better understand the risks of using tobacco products.” The FDA action comes five years after the agency first announced its intent to regulate e-cigarettes and more than two years after it floated its initial proposal. Public health advocates applauded the decision. “Ending the tobacco epidemic is more urgent than ever, and can only happen if the FDA acts aggressively and broadly to protect all Americans from all tobacco products,” said Harold Wimmer, president of the American Lung Association. The vaping industry says the lengthy federal reviews would be time-consuming and costly and could put many smaller companies out of business. The regulations “will cause a modern-day prohibition of products that are recognized worldwide as far less hazardous than cigarettes,” said Gregory Conley, president of the American Vaping Association. “If the FDA’s rule is not changed by Congress or the courts, thousands of small businesses will close in two to three years.” The agency has stumbled before in its efforts to regulate the products. In 2010, a federal appeals court threw out the agency’s plan to treat e-cigarettes as drug-delivery devices rather than tobacco products. Ray Story, who filed one of the initial lawsuits against the agency, vowed to sue the government again. “We will come out with a vengeance,” said Story, CEO of the Tobacco Vapor Electronic Cigarette Association. “We’re certainly not going to allow this industry to get swiped under the rug.” House Republicans are already pushing back. A House spending committee last month approved industry backed legislation that would prohibit the FDA from requiring retroactive safety reviews of e-cigarettes that are already on the market and exempt some premium and large cigars from those same regulations.

The Partners and Staff of Johnston Ming Manning LLP are pleased to announce that BRETT A. BOTHWELL was admitted to the Alberta Bar on April 29, 2016. Brett earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Mount Royal University in 2011, and graduated from Cardiff University with a Bachelor of Laws in 2014. Brett returned to his home town to complete his articles with Johnston Ming Manning LLP, and is pleased to continue working with the Àrm to provide quality legal services to our clients. Brett maintains an interest in all areas of legal practice, with emphasis on corporate law, commercial transactions, real estate transactions, wills and estates, and civil/commercial litigation. David M. Manning, Q.C. Keith R. Lamb Jennifer A. Campbell Christopher A. Rickards, Q.C. Chad J. Evans Brad A. Balon Andrew J. Luft Aleksandra Ilic-Boulding Thomas D. Fesnoux, Student-at-Law

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CRAIG Bonnie Gail April 20, 1949 - May 1, 2016 Bonnie Craig of Red Deer passed away suddenly on Sunday, May 1, 2016, with her husband at her side. Bonnie will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 44 years, Ken, daughter, Cindy (Mike Tupper), brother, Brian (Joan) Battensby, along with many cousins, nieces, nephews, and best friends; Lorne and Carol Maki. A graveside memorial will be held for family and friends at Alto Reste Cemetery, HWY 11 East, Red Deer County, on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to STARS Air Ambulance at Box 570, 1441 Aviation Park Road NE, Calgary, AB T2E 8M7, would be greatly appreciated. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer. Phone (403) 347-2222

TALLMADGE Arthur Clifford Apr. 11, 1934 - Dec. 15, 2015 Arthur “Art” Clifford Tallmadge of Red Deer, AB passed away at Lacombe Long Term Care on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at the age of 81 years. Art is lovingly remembered by his family; wife, Charlene Genovese, of 35 years; son, Mike (Karen) Tallmadge; sister, Norma (Jack) Leibham; nieces, Jackie, Leanne and Paula (Mark); great nieces, Nicole, Taylor, Shelby, Reagan and Riley; and great nephew, Jacob. A Celebration of Art’s Life will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch# 35, 2810 Bremner Ave, Red Deer, AB on Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 1:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, a donation in Art’s memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, # 202, 5913 50th Ave., Red Deer, AB T4N 4C4. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.myalternatives.ca.

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Due to the tragedy in Fort McMurray, ZS Holdings has decided to help those affected by these unforeseen circumstances. Starting immediately, anyone with a valid piece of picture I.D. that has a Fort McMurray address as well as a credit card will be given complimentary accommodations at any one of their five locations upon room availability. Your credit card will be for security purposes only as the guest room will be complimentary. ZS Holdings, five locations are as follows:

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is a non-profit organization based in Red Deer governed by a volunteer community board of dedicated professionals who bring a wealth of LUCKY’S LOUNGE knowledge and experience located in JackpoLine from various areas of the Cooks, 1 day, 1 nights. private sector and human Exp. is req’d. Please apply services field. Our wide in person with Touy range of programs and between 2 - 4 pm. services help youth, adults, 4950 47 Ave. and families to find a way NO PHONE CALLS through the challenging PLEASE problems they face.

REG. DENTAL Hygienist Must be flexible with hours. To find out more about Apply to Healthy Smiles Vantage Community Fax resumes attn: Services, visit our Corinne or Chrissy website (403) 347-2133 or email: vantagecommunityservices.ca healthysmiles4life@ hotmail.com We are looking for Start your career! Board members to join our See Help Wanted organization and contribute to our mission “to build capacity in people by creating opportunities Janitorial and instilling hope and Coming confidence.” Events ARAMARK at (Dow Duties and responsibilities Prentiss Plant) about EVERGREEN include: 20-25 minutes out of Red Deer needs hardworking, • Strong commitment to GREENHOUSES and demonstrated reliable, honest person Is holding it’s Annual interest in Vantage w/drivers license, to work OPEN HOUSE, Sat. Only Community Services 40/hrs. per week w/some May 7, from 8 am - 4 pm • Reasonable time weekends, daytime hrs. CELEBRATING availability $15/hr. Floor skills would 37 YEARS be an asset. Fax resume • Ability to work with and A great selection of plants! learn from others w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 We look forward to seeing • Strong interpersonal and Attn: Val Black everyone out again this communication skills year. 2 miles east on 39th • Comfortable working Street from 30th Ave. R.D. with a policy governProfessionals ance model • Experience on or with other boards is an asset Personals • A strong social conscience and desire to contribute to a healthier ALCOHOLICS community ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650

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Consumers didn’t benefit from creation of fourth carrier: study BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Consumers were on the losing end of a gamble by the former Conservative government when it sought to create more competition in the wireless market by interfering in it, says a new report released Thursday. And researchers at the Montreal Economic Institute say the country’s telecom regulator can learn from that failed policy by backing away from calls to interfere in the broadband Internet marketplace. The report, titled “The State of Competition in Canada’s Telecommunications Industry,” says the sell-off of broadband spectrum last year that resulted in the takeover of Wind Mobile by Shaw Communications created “phoney” competition and will likely result in higher — not lower — wireless prices. John Lawford of the Public Interest Advocacy Centre calls the study findings “misguided” and contrary to multiple voices heard at recent public hearings hosted by the country’s telecom regulator. Many service providers told the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission last month that installing broadband infrastructure in isolated communities where small numbers of people reside is a money-losing venture — and will be for the foreseeable future. Waiting for those service providers to act on their own doesn’t make sense, said Lawford. “If there’s no business case, I don’t see how competition or whatever they’re proposing is going to solve this no matter how long you wait,” he said. The chairman of the CRTC ex-

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100 VHS movies, $75 for all. 403-885-5020 2 electric lamps, $20. 403-885-5020 AIR CONDITION, DANBY (new in box) 8000 BTU, with remote, 3 spd. fan. $200. 403-358-5568 CAMPING dishes, Set $35; Air Conditioner, $100. 403-343-6044 COPPER clad aluminum #2, booster cables $40. 403-343-6044

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COVERALLS, new size 42, $20; Blankets (4) $10. ea.; Flannelette Sheets (2) sets, dble., $10 pr.; cushions, (3) $10. ea., portable singer sewing machine $50; electric adding machine, new in box, $20; Willow baskets, (4) $10. ea.; gallon pails, with lids, (4), $1. ea.; peanut butter jars (5), .75 ea. 403-309-5494 GREAT MOTHER’S GIFT! Makeup, from New York, red hot crocodile bag, 12 eye shadows, 2 blush, 1 nail polish, 1 lip gloss. NEW!! Valued at $195. Asking $75 .587-876-2914 GRILL, Charcoal 180 sq. in. of cooking surface, temp. gauge on lid, used twice, like new. Replacement $259. Asking $110. 403-346-2859 SHOES, ladies size 37, summer Áat slingback, Rieker, anti-stress. Off white leather. Sides are open weave, worn once. Regular $185. Asking $85. 587-876-2914 UNIQUE black metal bathroom mirror, towel bar, towel ring, and 2 hangers look like “gazelles”. All for $65. 403 309-3475

pressed disappointment at the hearings that Internet access and affordability received little attention in last fall’s federal election campaign. In calling on the government and the telecom industry to develop a “national broadband strategy,” JeanPierre Blais also noted that broadband funding announced in the March budget didn’t “appear to be tied to a clear policy on broadband and its deployment in Canada.” But the MEI researchers note that 96 per cent of Canadian households already have access to download speeds of 5 Mbps in 2014 and more than 75 per cent subscribe to providers offering even faster service. “In this context, it is superfluous for the CRTC to try to duplicate what market players are already doing by imposing new regulations and taxing telecom company revenues to fund more broadband infrastructure rollout,” said Masse. “Soon, all Canadians will be able to connect to the Internet at very high speeds,” said co-author Paul Beaudry. “And this is not because of any comprehensive national strategy devised by civil servants in Ottawa it is because of competitive pressure on companies that need to adapt to consumer demand and attract more customers by offering faster broadband services at affordable prices.” The Tories under former prime minister Stephen Harper touted the wireless spectrum sale as a way to create a viable fourth national wireless carrier. That, they said, would create more competition and cut consumers a break on their cellphone bills. It was a populist move that fed off a perceived sentiment of consumer outrage over some of the highest

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INVERSION Table, $200. 403-343-6044

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IRONSTONE China Ewer, PARTLY furnished house has embossed Áowers and in Sylvan Lake avail. for ferns. Very Old. rent at $1800. Call 403-887-4610 $20. SYLVAN: fully furn. rentals ************* incld’s all utils. & cable. Imari Plates (2), mounted $550 - $1300. By the week in a tier holder. or month. 403-880-0210 $15. ************* Emerald “Dream Dove Condos/ Brand” measuring cup, Townhouses $15. ************** Emeral Footed Cake Plate, AVAIL. May 1, 3 & 4 bdrm. townhouse, 4 appl., $20. hardwood, 2 parking stalls, *************** close to shopping & Amber Carnival Glass schools.$975 - $1100 + Candy Dish, $15. util. + d.d. 403-506-0054 403-342-7460 SEIBEL PROPERTY

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VINTAGE Wedding Dress XS, (approx. size 2), Ivory embossed, satin broquet, Full length. $200. 587-876-2914

WATER HOSE REEL, $35. 403-885-5020 WINEMAKING supplies. Carboys, corker, Àlters, electric Àlter machine, thermometer, all equipment needed to start up. $200. 403 346-2254

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WELL-MAINT. 2 bdrm. mobile home close to Joffre $810 inclds. water, 5 appl. 403-348-6594

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390 4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes Houses/ 3 BDRM., no pets, Duplexes $975. mo. 403-343-6609

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ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. now or May 1. 403-304-5337

CLEARVIEW 4 bdrm. duplex, 2 bath, fenced yard, n/s, no pets, no parties, $1275/mo., $1000/dd. Ref. req. 403-343-0306

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CALGARY — TransCanada Corp. says it has secured the final permits needed to start construction and operation of its proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline. The company said Thursday that the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission issued the last two of 10 permits needed and it now is awaiting a final investment decision from LNG Canada before starting construction. The 650-kilometre pipeline would link natural gas fields in northeastern British Columbia to LNG Canada’s proposed liquefied natural gas export project in Kitimat, B.C. The Shell-led LNG Canada consortium is expected to make a final investment decision on the natural gas project in late 2016 and, if approved, TransCanada could start pipeline construction next year. TransCanada says it has approvals from 11 First Nations communities along the length of the proposed pipeline route after securing two more project agreements in January. It said progress is being made with the remaining First Nations groups. The company expects the pipeline to cost about $4.8 billion and create 2,000 to 2,500 jobs during construction.

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Aeropostale to close 41 stores and exit Canada BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Clothing retailer Aeropostale is shuttering all its stores in Canada, as it files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. The New York-based company said Wednesday that it is closing all 41 locations across Canada and 113 locations in the U.S. The closures represent 20 per cent of the retailer’s presence in North America. It will continue to operate 626 stores in the U.S. Going-out-of-business sales will begin on May 9 at the Canadian locations, while sales at the U.S. stores will kick off this weekend. The company did not provide any details on how deep the discounts will be, or when the Canadian stores will ultimately close. It would not say how many jobs will be affected by its exit. Retail consultant Maureen Atkinson said Aeropostale had faced stiff competition in Canada, vying for the same customers as other apparel retailers like H&M, Forever 21 and Old Navy. “They’ve always been at the low end of the price segment,” said Atkinson, who is with J.C. Williams Group. “They really weren’t great stores and they weren’t really compelling. They didn’t have a personality.” Aeropostale, which targeted the teen fashionista, has suffered along with their competitors, under a vastly altered consumer landscape that took root during the recession. “Fast fashion” outfits, with more inexpensive clothes, have emerged in recent years to take a growing market share from Aeropostale, Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle Outfitters, stores that not so long ago dominated the retail sector. Several long standing retailers have announced they’re closing down or reducing their footprint in Canada in the past few years, including Le Chateau, Danier Leather, Mexx, Smart Set and Jacob. Aeropostale expects to emerge from bankruptcy protection within six months as a smaller company after renegotiating contracts and resolving an ongoing dispute with the investment firm Sycamore Partners, a major shareholder that pushed through changes in company leadership. In the filing, CEO Julian Geiger lashed out at Sycamore, which he accused of hampering the company’s turnaround plans. “The ripple effects of an ongoing dispute with our second-largest supplier put substantial strain on our liquidity while also preventing us from realizing the full benefits of our turnaround plans,” he said in a company release. “As a result, we have chosen to take more decisive and aggressive action to create

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A woman shops in an Aeropostale clothing store, in New York. Aeropostale has joined the ranks of teen merchants filing for bankruptcy protection. But the once popular mall destination for teens has struggled for years for several reasons. a leaner, more efficient business that is well-positioned to compete and succeed in today’s retail environment.” Once worth almost $2.6 billion, Aeropostale’s market capitalization has fallen to about $2 million. The company’s shares traded for more than $30 six years ago, when annual sales exceeded $2 billion. Two weeks ago, it was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange with shares having failed to break the $1 barrier since last year. Shares on Wednesday were trading over the counter for less than 3 cents.

The company early this year said that it would cut expenses by $35 million to $40 million annually and trimmed its corporate staff by 13 per cent, about 100 jobs. Aeropostale has secured a commitment for $160 million in debtor-in-possession financing from Crystal Financial LLC, which will allow it to continue operations. It also filed a series of motions that would allow it to pay employees, as well as honour customer gift cards and pay suppliers, if approved by the court.

4 reasons why Aeropostale lost its cool with shoppers NEW YORK — Aeropostale Inc., once a popular mall destination for teens, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, becoming the latest victim in the fast-changing retail landscape. Aeropostale joins the ranks of teen retailers looking to reorganize under bankruptcy protection including Wet Seal Inc., Pacific Sunwear of California and American Apparel. And like many of these ailing merchants, Aeropostale had been struggling for several years. The chain has racked up three years of annual losses and five straight years of annual sales declines for a key measure. Annual sales shrunk to $1.5 billion last year, down nearly 40 per cent from $2.4 billion in 2010. Its shares were delisted by the New York Stock Exchange last month, after they were trading for 15 cents. Aeropostale’s stock hit an all-time high of $32.24 in 2010. Since the Great Recession, many teen chains have suffered because of fierce competition from the likes of online players and fast-fashion retailers such as Forever 21. But they’re also wrestling with seismic changes in shopping behaviour. Teens have always been fickle shoppers, but these days they’re shopping differently, mirroring broader trends in the retail industry. They’re no longer roaming around at the mall but researching deals and fashions on the Web before they go. And they’re not looking to be carbon copies of their peers instead, they’re embracing individualistic styles. Aeropostale was a bright spot during the downturn, as shoppers saw it as the cheapest option compared to the two other teen industry stalwarts: American Eagle Outfitters Inc. and Abercrombie & Fitch Co. But as the economy improved, teens went back to some of their favourite brands, though they still wanted fat discounts. Both American Eagle and Abercrombie have seen their sales improve recently as they have worked hard to reinvent their businesses.

American Eagle, for example, has been able to scale back its discounting as it overhauled its fashions, including adding more stretch to its jeans. But Aeropostale has been slow to adapt to these changing times. “It has become increasingly clear that Aeropostale’s business model is broken and cannot be fixed without major restructuring,” writes Neil Saunders, CEO of retail research firm Conlumino in a report published Wednesday. Here are four challenges that Aeropostale has struggled with: — TEENS DON’T WANT TO LOOK LIKE EACH OTHER: It used to be that teens wanted to dress exactly like their peers and were fixated on sporting anything with a logo from their favourite brands. Not anymore. Teens, inspired by Instagram and the like, are looking to personalize their looks, and prefer to grab items from different stores. That has been a big problem for Aeropostale, whose sales had been driven by logoed merchandise. Aeropostale started to shed its logoed clothing and began focusing on trendy items about three years ago. It teamed up with names like stylish American video blogger Bethany Mota. But its efforts were too little, too late. The new looks never failed to gain traction with shoppers. — AEROPOSTALE COULDN’T WEAN SHOPPERS OFF PROMOTIONS: Teens like deals and they like to research online before shopping at the stores. But they’re also willing to pay full-price for something they covet. However, Aeropostale was forced to constantly discount the entire store by as much as 70 per cent off because they couldn’t get shoppers to buy the clothes. “They were too caught up in the promotions,” said Ken Perkins, president of Retail Metrics LLC, a retail research firm. — THE CHANGING MALL: Aeropostale and other retailers benefited from being at the epicenter of where teens shop: the mall. But increasingly, kids are shopping on their smartphones and going to the mall for specific items, not just to roam around. And a rash of bankruptcies of mall-based retailers

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have left some holes and hurt traffic at the shopping centres, says David Tawil at Maglan Capital, a hedge fund that focuses on distressed securities. That’s hurt Aeropostale, which is now closing 113 of its 739 U.S. stores, or 20 per cent of its store base. As of early January 2014, it had 1,100 stores. Analysts also say Aeropostale hasn’t done enough to make their stores more exciting to shop. And some believe Aeropostale will need to close even more stores to restore profitability. — INTENSE COMPETITION: Teens are buying their clothing and accessories at lots of different places, from Forever 21 to off-priced stores like TJ Maxx and online. And the competition is only getting fiercer. Amazon.com is quietly expanding its private-label fashion business, while teen stores face new rivals from overseas. United Kingdom-based Primark, which sells trendy cheap items like $7 jeans, made its first foray last year in the U.S.

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