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Heat warning issued BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Unusually high temperatures may cause health issues today and possibly Wednesday for people and pets throughout a large area of Central Alberta, including parts of Red Deer, Lacombe, Ponoka and Stettler Counties. Environment Canada issued a warning on Monday, stating that people

within those areas should take extra precautions to avoid heat stroke and other health complications that may arise as temperatures rise past 30C. Those most at risk include older adults, infants and children, people with breathing or heart conditions, people taking medication for psychiatric illnesses, those who work or exercise in the heat, homeless people and people who do not have access to air

conditioning. Red Deer physician Deena Hinshaw, Medical Officer of Health for the Alberta Health Services Central Zone, said people at risk or those responsible for their care should take extra precautions, including staying in the shade and drinking plenty of water. Central Alberta does not have a history of heat-related illness or fatalities, Hinshaw said on Monday. How-

ever, she cautions people to be aware that higher temperatures bring a risk of heat stroke and may worsen pre-existing health conditions, she said. People being treated for psychiatric illness may be at risk because some of the drugs prescribed to them will reduce their ability to sweat, said Hinshaw. Please see HEAT on Page A10

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Seniors housing coming in August BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Points West Living Red Deer, the city’s newest supportive-living facility, will start welcoming residents in July. The $30.5-million project at 6950 Taylor Drive has five stories with 138 suites that include 44 units at supportive living level four (one level below long-term care which is the highest care level for seniors) and 69 units at supportive living level four dementia care. All 25 suites for independent supportive living, one or two-bedrooms with full kitchens, are located on the fifth floor. “We’re definitely excited to be in Red Deer. We’re looking to take possession of the building on July 4 and start moving residents in during the first week of August,” said Doug Mills, Points West Living CEO on Monday. He said independent supportive living residents will move in first, followed by level four residents starting in mid-August. Level four residents are assessed by Alberta Health Services and will come from the community, other facilities and patients waiting in acute care beds. Construction began in May 2014 after Points West Living received a $5.5 million Affordable Supportive Living Initiative (ASLI) grant to build 60 continuing care beds. “We always knew there was lots of demand. The initial grant was for 60 units. We always intended on building 82 units and went through a request for proposal process to get those additional units approved. Then there was serious issue with demand and beds in Red Deer we were contracted for more.” See POINTS WEST on Page A10

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The cast of ‘Treasure Island’ gets the show off to an exciting start at the New Life Fellowship Church in Red Deer during a matinee performance Saturday. Excitement runs high in this musical adaptation of a favourite childhood adventure story. Robert Louis Stevenson’s thrilling tale of pirates, treasure maps, mutiny on the high seas and pieces of eight follows Jim Hawkins, an ordinary youth drawn into a dangerous race for buried treasure against the treacherous Long John Silver. As the author himself wrote, ‘If this don’t fetch the kids, why, they have gone rotten since my day.’ Tickets for the Cornerstone Youth Theatre production are available through the website at www.cornerstonetheatre.org. Tickets are also available at the door for $14 cash. The next shows will run Friday, June 10, 7 p.m.; and Saturday, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Helicopter called in to rescue stranded rafters BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Poor planning forced the Olds RCMP to bring in a helicopter to rescue three people who were stranded on the Little Red Deer River on Sunday. Around 10:30 p.m. the Olds RCMP received a report of three people who were about three hours late from a meeting point on the Little Red Deer River. The trio — a man and two women from Olds — launched their boat onto the river at 5:30 p.m. near the intersec-

tion of Twp 766 and Range Road 32. They had intended to float to the Red Lodge camping area and estimated it would take about two hours. A waiting relative grew concerned when the party was over due by three hours. Olds Search and Rescue Society were called to assist with efforts to find the trio. The society’s helicopter was in use so they requested help from the Calgary Police Service Hawks 2 helicopter. The trio were found at 1:50 a.m. A woman in her fifties was treated by EMS for mild hypothermia. The other

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Rowers thrilled to land new home BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Central Alberta Rowing Club has a new home. Having outgrown space on the edge of Lacombe Lake loaned by a local landowner, the club went searching for a new place to launch and store its more than two dozen boats. The club found a champion in Lacombe County Coun. Barb Shepherd, who helped navigate the club through the municipal approval process. A few days ago, the club got word county council had approved granting the club an occupation licence to use an unused road right-of-way on the lake as a new launch point and secure compound. Club president Andy Nokes said rowers are really excited about their new location, which provides enough space for a fenced boat storage building and a launching dock at the north end of the lake. The next challenge is raising about $90,000 to build the facilities and improve the right-of-way for rowers’ vehicles. A provincial grant matched with club fundraising will be used to cover the cost. Work on the boat shelter could begin later this year. Everything is expected to be ready for next season when the club will move a short distance down the shoreline to the new site. “This project will ensure the sustainability and growth of the club,” said Nokes. “We will also be able to share the facility with local kayak and canoe clubs.” Lacombe Lake, between Lacombe and Blackfalds, is a prefect location for rowers because powered boats are not allowed. Rowers don’t have to worry about dodging other boats and their wakes and must only share the lake with the loons, pelicans, beavers and other wildlife. The club has also worked with the Lacombe Lake

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From their current home, the Central Alberta Rowing Club can look down the shoreline of Lacombe Lake to their future home — to the left of the green shed on the right. Watershed Stewardship Society, a volunteer-driven group that closely monitors the health of the lake. A battery-powered safety boat used by the rowing club has been used to collect water samples for the society. Rowing has become increasingly popular in recent years. Adults and junior rowers can be found

out at the lake practising most evenings during the work week and on Saturday mornings. Last weekend, a three-day adult learn-to-row session was held to introduce newcomers to the sport. For information, go to www.centralalbertarowing. com.

Motorists urged to take caution during roundabout construction BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

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Rebuilding one of the most dangerous intersections in Red Deer is underway. Work on the 67 Street and Johnstone Drive Corridor Improvement Project officially started on Monday. It entails rebuilding roads and two roundabouts in the area. The intersection is closed for north and southbound traffic on Orr Drive/Johnstone Drive. No left turns are permitted from any direction in the intersection. The work is expected to wrap up by the end of October. Meanwhile, motorists are asked to take caution and stay tuned to the city’s website or sign up for email updates for detour information as there will be changes over the coming weeks and months. Access is as follows:

To go east or west on 67 Street, use 67 Street Close to Golden West Avenue. From Johnstone Drive: To go south on Orr Drive, use 71 Street, Golden West Avenue and 67 Street Close. To go east on 67 Street, take Johnstone Drive north to Taylor Drive, then south to 67 Street. To go west on 67 Street, use the dedicated right turn lane. Within the next week, eastbound and westbound traffic on 67 Street will use the westbound lanes; two travel lanes in each direction will be maintained. This will be in place until August when the lanes will then shift to the eastbound lanes. Access to businesses will be maintained at all times with directional signage posted.

From 67 Street: To access Johnstone Drive north of 67 Street: If going east on 67 Street, take Taylor Drive north to Johnstone Drive; for local traffic, use Golden West Avenue and 71 Street to Johnstone Drive. If going west on 67 Street, a right turn will be permitted at Johnstone Drive.

For access to 66 Street businesses: From eastbound 67 street, use the temporary right in/out. From westbound 67 Street, use Golden West Avenue and 67 Street Close. Due to anticipated congestion in the area, drivers are encouraged to use alternate routes: For Edgar Industrial Park, consider using Taylor Drive or Highway 11A. For Oriole Park West, consider using Taylor Drive or Kerry Wood Drive. For more information about this project, including a detour map, please visit: www.reddeer.ca and search Construction Season.

To access Orr Drive south of 67 Street: If going east or west on 67 Street, use Golden West Avenue and 67 Street Close. From Orr Drive: To go north on Johnstone Drive, take 67 Street Close to Golden West Avenue, then 67 Street west to Johnstone Drive; a right turn on Johnstone Drive is permitted.

Correction A story about Red Deer College’s convocation that appeared in Saturday’s Advocate had incorrect information about student association president Maryanne McGrath. McGrath is transferring to the University of Prince Edward Island in fall 2017.

Freeze or Fry swim meet this weekend The annual Freeze or Fry swim meet will take over the Recreation Centre this weekend. The centre will not be available for public access to swimming and fitness areas in order to accommodate this swim meet starting at 5:30 a.m. on Friday. Registered fitness classes will run as scheduled. Public washrooms will remain open for public use. The centre will resume regular hours on June 13 at 5:30 a.m. For more information, visit www.reddeer.ca.

Police continue to investigate death Police continue to investigate the death of a 24-year-old man in Sundre. The Calgary Medical examiner conducted an autopsy on May 31 but have not yet stated the manner of death. Sundre RCMP with Calgary Major Crimes Unit are investigating including speaking with friends and family. Police were called to a home on 2nd Street SW at about 1:15 a.m. on May 30. A man in his 20s was found dead in the home.

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Parents of starved diabetic teen refused to accept diagnosis: doctor BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Local BRIEFS Police hunting for teenage arsonist Police are looking for a suspected teenage arsonist who set a fire and damaged two homes in Mustang Acres on Sunday. Red Deer RCMP were called to a fire at the trailer park at 9:30 p.m. Residents used hoses to keep the fire from spreading until Red Deer firefighters arrived to extinguish it. Two homes had significant damage from the fire but no one was injured. Two bushes on one property were also burned. Investigators determined that the fire started when poplar fuzz was lit on fire, which spread to the two homes. Witnesses say the suspect was seen leaving on foot through the west entrance to Mustang Acres. The suspect is described as a Caucasian, between 14 and 15 years old and 1.62 metres (five-foot-four) and 1.68 metres (five-foot-six) tall with a thin build. He was wearing a black toque, grey hoodie, baggy blue jeans and black skater shoes. He has black hair covering his eye brows and winged out under a toque. He is believed to be a resident in Mustang Acres or a surrounding neighbourhood. RCMP continue to investigate. If you have information about this incident, please contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit.com.

Man proposed indecent act at splash park Police are looking for a man who approached a young teenager at a downtown splash park and proposed an indecent act at a splash park on Sunday. Red Deer RCMP were called to the Rotary Recreation Park splash park after a man approached a 14-yearold boy and suggested performing an

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Alex Radita is shown in a photo from his 15th birthday party, three months before his death. fine two weeks earlier. “I was already aware that Alex was a very sick boy. It was hard for me to really understand how a child could be totally well and fine and, over the next two weeks, deteriorate to the point where he is going into hypotensive shock,” Korn said. Hypotensive shock occurs when not enough blood and oxygen flow to the body’s major organs, including the brain. Korn said the child was “profoundly malnourished”, with a swollen abdomen and fluid in the lining of the lungs and around his heart.

“I have never seen a patient as malnourished as this in my career. I’ve certainly read about these cases and seen this all on television in terms of countries that have famine.” Alexandru was put into foster care when he was discharged from hospital. The Raditas moved from B.C. to Alberta in 2009. The medical examiner in the case said Alexandru was skeletal in appearance when he died, had very little body fat and was severely underweight. His body was covered with ulcers and his teeth had rotted down to the root.

indecent act around 4:30 p.m. The man left the area driving west. RCMP patrolled the area searching for the suspect but did not find him. The suspect is described as a Caucasian man between 45 and 50 years old with short black hair. He was wearing a black shirt and driving a newer black Ford truck with tinted windows and a lift kit. RCMP continue to investigate. If you recognize this man or truck, or have information about this incident, contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or report it online at www.tipsubmit. com.

Some of the new rooms will be created by remodelling the existing outdated facility. Given a projected 16-month build, the new move-in day will be late summer 2017.

Red Deer County hosing Green Acreages Night The ins and outs of country living will be highlighted at an upcoming Red Deer County session. Green Acreages Night is a new event hosted by the county and will feature experts providing advice on everything from septic systems and water wells to tree planting. Other topics include pollinator habitat, small parcel pasture management and what to consider when living near a water body. The free workshop will take place at Pine Lake Christian Camp on the northwest side of the lake beginning at 6 p.m. To register, residents should call or email Chantelle Scott at 403-3502163 or cscott@rdcounty.ca. For more information go to www.rdcounty.ca.

Lindsay sentencing slated for June 22 Sentencing for the Edmonton man who killed a friend and then abandoned her mutilated body near Innisfail will take place on July 22. Mark Damien Lindsay, 29, went to trial by judge alone in the Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench in February for the second-degree murder of Dana Jane Turner, 31, reported missing from her Fort Saskatchewan home in August of 2011. He was also charged with interfering with human remains and obstructing justice by lying to police when questioned about Turner’s death. Lindsay was pronounced guilty of second-degree murder and obstructing justice in a decision released on May

Wildrose sorry for blog post BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition Wildrose party has apologized for suggesting the enforced starvation of millions Ukrainian farmers in the 1930s happened because they lacked incentive to work and grow food. Wildrose member Dave Hanson said Monday he is proud of his Ukrainian heritage and criticized a blog post from last week that he and eight other members of the Wildrose caucus signed. “This was wrong and I speak for all members involved (that) we apologize unreservedly for this post,” Hanson told the legislature. “For any political party to try and push an agenda or at attack using the tragedy of the Ukrainian people and the Holodomor is deplorable.” The other parties also made statements in the house and didn’t spare the criticism. “To suggest the Holodomor was somehow the fault of the victims is shocking in its inaccuracy and disrespect,” said Richard Starke of the Progressive Conservatives. “To make that suggestion for political gain is heinous.” Erin Babcock of the NDP said the “sad episode is a reminder to all of us of the impact of what we say or write.” Babcock said the sincerity of the Wildrose apology “will be judged on their future actions and whether they have learned anything from putting such bizarre, hurtful, and simply wrong comments on the public record.” Wildrose house leader Nathan Cooper, asked by reporters about vetting for blog posts, said: “We always have appropriate checks and balances in place.” He declined to say how the Holodomor post got through or whether party leader Brian Jean signed off on it. The blog post was intended as criticism of Alberta’s proposed carbon tax. It’s to take effect Jan. 1 and will increase the cost of gasoline along with home and business heating bills as an incentive to reduce people’s carbon footprint. More than 60 per cent of Albertans — those in middle- and lower-income brackets — are to receive a partial or full rebate. That has prompted questions about the plan’s effectiveness. The blog post attacked the carbon tax by questioning incentives generally under a socialist system. To underscore their point, the nine Wildrose members pointed to the Holodomor in the 1930s and suggested the enforced collectivization of farms removed the incentive for millions of Ukrainian farmers to feed themselves and their families. “History has shown us that the socialist collectivist mentality has failed over and over again,” said the blog. 13. The charge of interfering with human remains was withdrawn during the trial.

Drug trial scheduled for early 2018 Two Calgary men accused of running a drug ring in Red Deer will stand trial early in 2018 on charges of possessing cocaine and methamphetamine for trafficking. Divahn Dendrick Matthie and Tyler Dwayne Jameson, both 27, were arrested late in December of 2013 following raids at two Red Deer sites by the RCMP’s Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team. Police alleged seizing a variety of drugs at an estimated value of more than $100,000 as well as illegal weapons including a Taser and a set of brass knuckles. They have asked to be tried by judge alone in the Court of Queen’s Bench, with the date set on Monday for Jan. 9-17, 2018.

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Ground-breaking ceremony held for seniors lodge Seniors Week was kicked off in style in Rimbey on Monday. The official ground-breaking ceremony was held for a long-awaited $14.7-million seniors lodge attended by local dignitaries and Alberta Seniors and Housing Minister Lori Sigurdson. Shunda Construction began work on the site earlier in the spring and the project is off to a good start. It is expected to take about 14 months to finish the lodge, meaning seniors could be moving into their new homes by late summer 2017, said Rimoka Housing Foundation board chairman Paul McLauchlin. The new facility will have 82 rooms, including six double-occupancy suites.

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CALGARY — A British Columbia physician says the parents of a starved teen refused to accept a diabetes diagnosis when the boy was initially admitted to hospital 13 years before his death. Dr. Laura Stewart, a pediatric endocrinologist, testified Monday that the husband and wife were reluctant to give their son insulin after he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the children’s hospital in Vancouver in 2000. Emil Radita, 59, and his wife Rodica Radita, 53, are charged with first-degree murder in the 2013 death of 15-year-old Alexandru. The boy, who was one of eight children, weighed less than 37 pounds and died of complications due to untreated diabetes and starvation. The judge, who is hearing the case without a jury, has yet to decide if the evidence from B.C. will be admitted at trial. Stewart said Alexandru tested at the severe end of diabetic ketoacidosis, which occurs when the blood becomes acidic and can result in muscle aches, nausea, vomiting and in some cases organ failure. A lack of insulin causes the body to break down muscle and fat cells. Although their son reacted well to treatment, the parents weren’t allowed to take him home until they had proven they were capable of administering insulin and checking his blood sugar. “What I remember is the mother still not accepting the diagnosis of diabetes and initially did not want to learn how to manage it. Eventually she did comply on how, to get the child home, but never did acknowledge the diagnosis.” Alexandru gained weight and appeared to be a healthy child when he came for an outpatient checkup a few months later in February 2001 just after his third birthday. She said his height was just over three feet and he weighed about 35 pounds, which was normal for his age. Stewart said she saw Alexandru again in October 2003 when he was readmitted after presenting as “very ill” at a hospital in Surrey, B.C. “Alexandru was so severely malnourished at the time of admission it was felt by the attending staff at the time that he was not safe to be in the care of his family.” Stewart said children’s services in British Columbia was notified and Alexandru was “apprehended” from his parents care while he was still in hospital. Dr. Paul Korn, an expert in pediatric emergency medicine works at the hospital. He was called to consult on the case by B.C.’s Ministry of Children and Family Development. Korn said he talked to the parents and was told that Alexandru had been

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THE ADVOCATE Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Universal basic income will not go away GWYNNE DYER OPINION

n a referendum on Sunday, Swiss voters rejected a proposal for a guaranteed annual income for everybody by an overwhelming 78-22 per cent majority. But the idea was not crazy, and it is not going to go away. The Dutch city of Utrecht is developing a pilot project for a universal basic income that will launch in January 2017. The Finnish government is designing a trial to see whether giving low-income people a guaranteed basic income destroys their motivation to do any work at all, as critics allege. The idea is not going away because most “real” jobs are on the way out. The old argument in defence of technological change — that it creates more new jobs than it destroys — no longer holds water. In the 1980s, eight per cent of new jobs created in the developed economies were in entirely new occupations, from call-centres to computer programmers. In the 1990s, only 4.4 per cent of the new jobs involved newly invented occupations. In the 2000s, only half a per cent did. So full-time jobs with benefits have declined — only one-quarter of work-

ing-age Americans now have one — and the so-called “gigging economy” has not filled the gap. You may be able to stay afloat financially by doing a variety of “gigs” — low-paid, short-term, often part-time jobs — but you will never make ends meet, let alone get a mortgage. Industrial jobs were the first to be destroyed by automation, but it soon moved on to the less demanding clerical jobs as well. As somebody said: “Every ATM contains the ghosts of three bank tellers.” And now it’s moving on to the kinds of jobs that it once seemed impossible to automate. Driving, for example. The driverless vehicles that are now to be found meticulously observing the speed limit (and causing angry traffic jams behind them) on the roads of various major cities will soon be out of the experimental stage. At that point, the jobs of many millions of truck-drivers, bus-drivers and van-drivers will be in jeopardy. Another huge chunk of the economy will start shedding jobs rapidly as online health monitoring and diagnosis take over the routine work of non-specialized health professionals. A similar fate awaits most mid-level jobs in the financial services sector, the retail sector and “management” in general. The standard political response to this trend is to try desperately to create other jobs, even if they are poorly paid, almost pointless jobs, in order to

keep people “in work” and off welfare. Unemployment is seen as a failure by both the government and the victim. Yet this “problem” is actually a success story. Why would you see an economy that delivers excellent goods and services without requiring people to devote half their waking hours to work as a problem? The real problem is figuring out how to distribute the benefits of automation when people’s work is no longer needed. And so to this relatively new idea: universal basic income. The core principle is that everybody gets a guaranteed income that is enough to live on, whether they are poor or rich, employed or not. They can earn as much as they want, if they can find the work, but their basic needs are covered. The actual amounts did not get mentioned in the Swiss referendum, but the people who proposed it were thinking in terms of a monthly income of $2,500 for every adult, and an additional sum of $625 a month for every child. It would replace the usual humiliating jumble of welfare payments with a single fixed sum for everybody, so it has appeal for the right wing as well as the left. In the Swiss model (and in many others) the cost of a universal basic income is about 50 per cent higher than current expenditure on welfare payments, so taxes would be higher. But so would incomes, including those of high earners, since even they are get-

ting the same flat annual payment of $30,000 per adult. As for the inevitable rise of the “gigging economy,” that then becomes just the way people top up their incomes in order to afford luxuries. If there is work available, then people would still want to do it — but if there is not, they would still have decent lives. About half the remaining traditional full-time jobs in advanced economies will be eliminated by automation in the next 10-20 years, so this is an idea whose time has come. Then why did the Swiss reject it by a 4-to-1 majority? Mainly because their deal with the European Union means that they have relatively open borders. Luzi Stamm, a member of parliament for the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, liked the idea in principal but opposed it in practice: “Theoretically, if Switzerland were an island, the answer is yes,” he told the BBC. “But with open borders, it’s a total impossibility … If you offered every individual [living here] a Swiss amount of money, you would have billions of people who would try to move into Switzerland.” Well, tens of millions anyway. But the solution to that is to control the borders, not to abandon the whole idea. And it will be back. Gwynne Dyer is an independent Canadian journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.

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Tory senator’s cosmetic test ban a sensible idea BY THOMAS WALKOM SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

Conservative senator wants to ban the sale of cosmetics tested on animals. That should be an easy ride. It probably won’t be. Sen. Carolyn Stewart Olsen’s Bill S-214, which is aimed at cruel and often unnecessary animal tests used in the development of cosmetics, is sensible. Given that many leading cosmetic brands already avoid animal testing, the ban shouldn’t interfere too much with the constitutional right of Canadians to gussy themselves up. But it is an animal welfare bill and, as Stewart Olsen says, there are always some legislators who think that any law benefitting non-humans represents the thin edge of a very large wedge that, unless countered, could result in rampant veganism. “There are some within my own caucus,” the New Brunswick Conservative says. So we shall see whether Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, which has already shown itself skittish on animal welfare issues, has the nerve to back this singularly inoffensive private member’s bill. In a rational world, few should have RED DEER

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any problem with Bill S-214. It doesn’t propose to ban the use of animals in testing drugs and other medications. It doesn’t propose to ban the use of animals in research labs. Rather it focuses solely on cosmetics. In effect, the bill says it makes no sense to put animals through intense pain just to develop, say, a different brand of lipstick. And pain there is. One procedure, known as the Draize test, involves immobilizing a rabbit with its eyelids clipped open — sometimes for days at a time — and administering drops of the ingredient under scrutiny. If the rabbit’s eyeball corrodes, the ingredient is deemed too strong. Another involves force-feeding animals with a chemical until 50 per cent of them die. This is known as the Lethal Dose 50 test — or LD50 for short. Liz White, of the advocacy group Animal Alliance, argues that such tests are no longer necessary. First, most ingredients used in cosmetics have already been tested. There is no need to duplicate. Second, new methods exist that do not require live animal test subjects. Some use human skin grown in laboratories. Another uses the eye tissue from slaughtered cattle. White says there is no information available publicly on how much anNews News tips 403-314-4333 Sports line 403-343-2244 News fax 403-341-6560 Sports editor 403-314-4363 editorial@reddeeradvocate.com

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imal testing for cosmetics is done in Canada. But given that the domestic industry is small, the answer is probably: not much. The real effect would be on imported cosmetics. But here too, the effect may be minimal. Stewart Olsen estimates the big international cosmetic firms are already 99-per-cent free of live animal testing. This may explain why the industry remains relatively sanguine about Bill S-214. “I’m not sure the cosmetic industry is thrilled,” says Stewart Olsen. But at least, she says, it is not fighting her. The senator, who at one point in her career was press secretary to former Conservative leader Stephen Harper, says she is no animal activist. Her bill includes an escape clause that would allow the health minister to override the ban under certain circumstances. She says she is willing to entertain reasonable amendments. But she thinks the overarching goal of doing away with animal testing for cosmetics makes sense. The 28-member European Union has had a ban on the sale of animal-tested cosmetics since 2013. Stewart Olsen reckons that a similar law here would make it easier for Canadian cosmetic manufacturers to crack the important European market.

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Certainly, other countries appear to be heading this way, reports Troy Seidle of Humane Society International. Israel has a ban on the sale of animal-tested cosmetics, as does India. Australia’s government has just announced plans for a similar ban next year. South Korea, New Zealand and Turkey have enacted partial bans. Will Canada follow suit? Health Minister Jane Philpott is carefully noncommittal. In response to one petitioner, she wrote that her department supports alternatives to animal testing and “continues to monitor” what is happening in other countries. But she doesn’t say if she and her government will support Bill S-214. Certainly, the Trudeau government has not shown itself keen to advance animal welfare issues. It has already signalled its unwillingness to back another private member’s bill, this one put forward by a Liberal MP and designed to overhaul animal cruelty laws. But perhaps S-214 will be different. Perhaps images of rabbits with their eyes burned out will have some effect. “I’ve received thousands of emails from across the country,” says Stewart Olsen. She sounds surprised. Thomas Walkom is a national affairs writter syndicated by Torstar.

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Final arguments begin in B.C. terrorism trial VANCOUVER — The lawyer for a man found guilty of plotting to bomb the B.C. legislature says flawed spiritual guidance from undercover police officers lies at the heart of the entrapment case. Closing arguments began in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday for a hearing examining if John Nuttall and Amanda Korody were manipulated into planting explosives on the legislature lawn during Canada Day in 2013. Nuttall and Korody were arrested three years ago following an elaborate undercover police sting operation. Last June, a jury found the pair guilty of conspiring to commit a terrorism act. Their convictions are on hold to give Nuttall and Korody’s lawyers time to argue that their clients were entrapped by police. Nuttall’s lawyer, Marilyn Sandford, told the court that police took it upon themselves to provide spiritual guidance and did so in a way that dismissed the concerns her client repeatedly raised over the morality of committing violence in the name of Islam. “It’s absolutely clear … they wanted these concerns and qualms to be put aside,” Sandford said.

Alberta BRIEFS Petrochemical fund draws more interest than government was expecting CALGARY — The Alberta government says a program intended to encourage more value-added processing in the petrochemical industry has drawn more interest than expected. Energy Minister Marg McCuaig-Boyd says the petrochemicals diversification program, which provides $500 million in royalty credits to the sector, has attracted 16 applications from local and international companies. McCuaig-Boyd says that’s twice as many as what the government had hoped for. She says the government will take 60 days to examine the proposals before picking two or three plants worth a total of $3 billion to $5 billion. Petrochemical companies don’t pay royalties to the province, but the credits they would receive could be passed on to their oil and gas suppliers, which in turn could use the credits to help offset their royalty payments. When the program was announced in February, the government said it would focus on two components of natural gas: methane and propane, which can be used in the making of fertilizers, plastics and other products. The program’s goal is to create 3,000 construction jobs and 1,000 full-time permanent jobs in the value-added facilities. McCuaig-Boyd says there are about 8,000 petrochemical workers in the province.

“That is not only inducement but a highly, highly egregious form of inducement to spiritually vulnerable targets.” Sandford pointed to numerous instances throughout the investigation and played in court when she

‘IT’S ABSOLUTELY CLEAR . . . THEY WANTED THESE CONCERNS AND QUALMS TO BE PUT ASIDE. THAT IS NOT ONLY INDUCEMENT BUT A HIGHLY, HIGHLY EGREGIOUS FORM OF INDUCEMENT TO SPIRITUALLY VULNERABLE TARGETS.’ — MARILYN SANDFORD DEFENCE LAWYER

said undercover officers encouraged Nuttall to direct questions regarding Islam to them and disparaged the authority of mainstream Muslim scholars and imams.

She referenced an entry from the primary undercover operator’s log, dated mid-April 2013, which read: “We had a good discussion about religion and his big desire to become my disciple.” She pointed to earlier testimony from a religious expert who described elements of Islam being promoted to Nuttall by officers as flawed, and that the police appeared to be discouraging Nuttall from consulting with religious experts. “The undercover operators did and were instructed to do precisely what it was that they ought not to have done,” she said. Sandford also raised concerns that police repeatedly told Nuttall his actions were ultimately predetermined by Allah and that he should listen to his heart and follow his feelings. “This was a very dangerous message to send to a target who’s expressing spiritual reservations about a spiritually motivated crime: to essentially say you don’t have free will in the matter. So in other words, why waste time thinking about it it’s all been determined one way or the other,” Sandford said.

policy to its environmental plan. Mark Carney says the two need to go hand in hand as the global economy adapts to carbon reduction measures. Carney is currently the governor of the Bank of England and the chairman of the Financial Stability Board, which is an international body tasked with monitoring and making recommendations on global economic policy. He spoke to reporters in the legislature after meeting with Premier Rachel Notley, and is in Edmonton to accept an honourary degree from the University of Alberta. Notley expects to pass this week the first components of a climate change strategy. Alberta is implementing a broad-based carbon tax and will also cap oilsands emissions and phase out coal-fired electricity.

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RCMP charge teen with posting threat against students on Snapchat COCHRANE — RCMP say they have arrested a teen from southern Alberta after a photo of a boy posing with gun ammunition was posted on social media. Police say the photo posted Friday on Snapchat came with a caption warning students not to attend Cochrane High School on Monday. A 15-year-old faces one count of uttering threats and is to appear in Cochrane provincial court next week. Mounties say he has been released to a parent and is restricted from having contact with firearms or ammunition. The suspect is allowed to use his personal computer for school purposes until June 23.

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Intervention a ‘game changer’ BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The Trudeau government doubled down Monday in defence of its proposed new law on medically assisted dying even after Canada’s foremost constitutional authority predicted it would be struck down by the courts as unconstitutional. Peter Hogg — who literally wrote the book on constitutional law in Canada, a text frequently cited by the Supreme Court — said Bill C-14 is inconsistent with last year’s landmark Carter decision, which struck down the ban on assisted dying as a violation of the charter right to life, liberty and security of the person. The court suspended its ruling for a year — and later extended the deadline by four months — to give the federal government time to respond with a new law. That deadline arrived Monday, with C-14 still under examination by independent-minded senators, many of whom have expressed strong objections that the bill would allow assisted death only for suffering Canadians who are already near death. In the absence of a new law, medically assisted dying will be governed by the eligibility criteria set out in Carter and guidelines issued by medical regulators in every province. However, the government is urging the Senate to pass C-14 as quickly as possible, arguing the legislation is urgently needed to ensure strict safeguards to protect the vulnerable. Hogg’s intervention at the Senate’s legal and constitutional affairs committee was labelled a “game changer” by NDP justice critic Murray Rankin, who urged the Senate to amend the bill to remove the near-death requirement and replace it with the top court’s eligibility requirements — an “obvious fix,” in Hogg’s judgment. But the government continued to insist the bill strikes the right balance. “This is a big step in the history of our country,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the House of Commons. “Making sure that we do that in a responsible and thoughtful way that both upholds Canadians’ rights and freedoms while defending the most vulnerable is exactly what we have done with this piece of legislation.” Hogg told the committee that the

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Lack of law has left many MDs unsure how to proceed: doctors groups TORONTO — Canadians will have the right to seek a doctor’s aid to terminate their lives, now that the landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling is coming into effect. But with no federal legislation yet passed by Parliament, many physicians are unsure which patients will be eligible for help to end their suffering, doctors groups say. In its ruling last year — known as the Carter decision — the Supreme Court overturned the ban on physician-assisted death and euthanasia for patients deemed to have a grievous and irremediable medical condition that causes intolerable suffering. But the Liberal government’s proposed Bill C-14, now before the Senate, would restrict assisted death only to patients with a physical disease whose demise is “reasonably foreseeable.” Those with psychiatric conditions, for instance, would not be eligible for aid in dying. This “in-between” legal situation poses challenges for doctors, many of whom still aren’t clear about what “grievous and irremediable” means when deciding if an individual patient would meet the Supreme Court criteria, said Dr. Jeff Blackmer, vice-president of medical professionalism for the Canadian Medical Association. And with no federal legislation enacted to replace the Criminal Code sections outlawing euthanasia and assisted death, many doctors are anxious about proceeding with the process to help a patient die, Blackmer said Monday from Ottawa, noting that even the Carter eligibility standards “are quite vague.” “And bear in mind that this is not a situation where physicians will be subject to a slap on the wrist or a licence suspension. If they make the wrong determination, they will still be liable for federal charges, just as they would if a law (is in place) and they do not follow the parameters of that

Supreme Court said Parliament could respond to its ruling “should they so choose, by enacting legislation consistent with the constitutional parameters set out in these reasons.” That very specific wording “gives no room for narrowing the class of entitled people” in legislation, he said. The Supreme Court directed that medical assistance in dying should be

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stage of irreversible decline” from a serious and “incurable” disease, illness or disability and for whom natural death is “reasonably foreseeable.” Under it, said Hogg, medical assistance in dying would no longer be available for people who meet the court’s criteria but are not close to death. While the top court wanted Parliament to enact procedural safeguards to avoid the risk of error or abuse, Hogg said it would not countenance legislation that would “exclude a whole category of people who have won the right (to assisted dying) through three stages of litigation up to the Supreme Court of Canada.” Hogg said “it can be safely predicted” that someone denied an assisted death because they’re not near death would challenge the new law’s constitutionality, should it pass in its current form. And he suggested the result of such a challenge is inevitable: “What judge would not strike down the endof-life provisions?” However, two other lawyers invited to testify at the same time — Gerald Chipeur and Tom McMorrow — argued that the Supreme Court also said it would accord “a high degree of deference” to any legislation Parliament enacts on assisted dying. They maintained that Parliament is not bound to use precisely the same eligibility criteria set out in Carter. “You’re not in handcuffs. You’re not in shackles. Your decision is important,” Chipeur told the committee. Chipeur, former counsel for the Conservative party, represented the Christian Legal Fellowship in arguing against assisted dying in the Carter case. McMorrow teaches public law and philosophy of law at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. By contrast, Rankin said Hogg is the “god of constitutional law,” someone who has been cited 1,627 times in case law, more than 200 times by the Supreme Court itself. The federal government’s narrow interpretation of Carter has already been slapped down in two separate court rulings since January. That’s when the Supreme Court, as a stopgap measure until Monday’s deadline, agreed to allow Canadians who met the Carter criteria to apply for judicial approval for an assisted death. In two of those cases, Hogg noted that a unanimous panel of three Alberta Court of Appeal justices and an Ontario Superior Court judge rejected the federal government’s contention that Carter can be interpreted to apply only to those who are close to death.

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Liberal law a betrayal: family FAMILY AT CENTRE OF ASSISTED DYING LAW SAYS OTTAWA FAILED TO LISTEN BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — One of the key plaintiffs in the court battle for physician-assisted death is celebrating the historic decision coming into effect, but calls the federal government’s handling of the new law a betrayal. Lee Carter said the Liberal government has crafted a bill so restrictive it would have excluded her own mother, whose medically assisted death outside Canada was at the centre of the Supreme Court of Canada decision. Kay Carter, 89, was suffering spinal stenosis, a disease that is painful and irreversible but not terminal, when she ended her own life in Switzerland in 2010. The tabled legislation makes it legal to provide medical help in dying for a competent adult who has a grievous or irremediable medical condition, but denies patients whose conditions are not terminal. The ruling was made last year and the federal government was given until June 6 to write legislation, but that bill is still before the senate. “Where did the Liberal government go so terribly wrong?” Lee Carter said at a Vancouver news conference on Monday. “They have not listened to Canadian voices, to their own joint committee and even their own members of Parliament who have serious concerns about this bill.” Carter said Canadians for now must rely on the policy of provinces around assisted death. She urged the Senate to fix the “dysfunctional” legislation before it passes into law. “We’re hopeful that they will amend this bill so it doesn’t exclude the people who were at the very heart of this case,” she said. Price Carter, Kay’s son, said years of government inaction meant it was too late for his mother to die with dignity in Canada, but their family was heartened when the high court ruled in their favour. He said Canadians should “be afraid” of the tabled legislation. “In its current form, it’s legislation that discriminates on age, mental status and level of health,” he said. “If you ever find yourself spiralling toward a hideous but not terminal condition, know that Bill C-14 will ensure you are kept alive to lengthen your suffering until you die naturally.” The B.C. Civil Liberties Association has supported the family’s case as it

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Price Carter, son of Lee Carter (in photo in foreground) pauses for a moment during a news conference at British Columbia Civil Liberties in Vancouver, B.C., Monday. Price and his sister Kay Carter were speaking on the Supreme Court of Canada’s death with dignity ruling. p wound through the courts for more than three years. BCCLA executive director Josh Paterson said they met with MPs, senators, and opposition politicians after the high court decision, but “never once” was it suggested the government would exclude non-terminal patients. “Our jaws dropped. We were on a briefing call the morning the bill came out with officials in Ottawa and we couldn’t believe our ears,” he said. “We weren’t sure we understood it properly at first. Surely they couldn’t have meant that. We’re giving them

some credit. We thought, ‘Maybe we’re interpreting this wrong.’ “Well no, they meant it and they’ve made that abundantly clear this week.” Last week, an Alberta Court of Appeal panel ruled the federal government wasn’t complying with the Supreme Court of Canada ruling when it excluded people suffering solely from psychiatric conditions. The void left by the lack of legislation and the expiration of the Supreme Court deadline is being filled in various ways by each jurisdiction.

In B.C., Health Minister Terry Lake said doctors must abide by the standards set out by the College of Physicians and Surgeons. Ontario’s government is advising families and doctors to seek court approval for assisted death until the new legislation is passed. And Alberta has made public its own draft regulations for physician-assisted death, but notes those rules will be superseded when the federal law is in place.

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Elections watchdog to step down BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The country’s elections watchdog will leave his post at the end of this year. Chief electoral officer Marc Mayrand says he wants to give his successor time to shape the future direction of Elections Canada — including figuring out how it will respond to any changes to the current first-past-the-post voting system — before voters head back to the polls in 2019. “Given Elections Canada’s ambitious electoral services modernization plans and the government’s consideration of fundamental reforms to our electoral system, I believe the early appointment of a successor to lead Elections Canada well ahead of the next general election is essential and should not be delayed,” Mayrand said in a statement Monday. Mayrand, who was first appointed in 2007, was one of the most strenuous critics of the previous Conservative government’s controversial Fair Elections Act.

He warned it could disenfranchise tens of thousands of voters, make it harder to enforce campaign spending limits and reduce his ability to speak directly to Canadians. Amendments to the original bill allayed most of his fears, although Mayrand remained concerned the changes did not give the elections commissioner enough power to investigate suspected breaches of election law. Mayrand also oversaw Elections Canada when it conducted a number of investigations involving spending limits or so-called dirty tricks. That included the robocalls scandal that had voters reporting misleading phone calls about where to vote in the 2011 election, overspending by former Peterborough MP Dean Del Mastro in the 2008 election and the “in-and-out” affair, which saw the Conservatives funnel ad money to local campaigns in order to dodge spending limits in the 2006 election. Mayrand, whose last day will be Dec. 28, says he plans to finish recommending to Parliament the legislative changes necessary to update, safeguard and

improve the electoral process. “These recommendations will seek to achieve the much-needed modernization of our electoral process while preserving or enhancing its integrity and fairness,” Mayrand said in the statement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tasked Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef with repealing parts of the Fair Elections Act that make it “harder for Canadians to vote and easier for election law breakers to evade punishment”, according to the mandate letter he gave her after she was sworn in last year. The Liberal government has not yet introduced any such legislation, and Monsef is currently focused on electoral reform. In his statement, Mayrand said he wanted to thank parliamentarians for giving him the opportunity to serve for nine years. “I will leave my functions humbled by the responsibilities entrusted to me but with enormous pride in having served my fellow citizens and their elected representatives,” he said.

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Raitt urged to run for Conservative leadership BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A social media campaign is underway to convince longtime Conservative MP Lisa Raitt to run for the federal party leadership, the latest grassroots effort by the party’s membership to shape the ever-evolving race to replace Stephen Harper. While the “Draft Lisa Raitt” campaign calls itself a coalition of students, business people and public servants who want to show Raitt she has broad public support, they won’t actually say who they are. “We don’t need fame or personal media profiles — we just need good government. Lisa can deliver that,” the group said in launching a website and social media LISA RAITT hashtag campaign to encourage the former cabinet minister to run. The domain name DraftRaitt.ca was registered last fall, two days after the Conservatives lost the election. When asked why the group chose Monday to launch the campaign formally, they said it was as good a day as any. Raitt did not respond to a request for comment Monday, although she told a newspaper in her riding of Milton, Ont., that while she appreciates the interest, her job now is to be an MP. During last month’s Conservative party convention, Raitt said she was still considering whether to formally join the race. At that convention, grassroots members tried to exert more influence over the leadership race by attempting to change the voting rules, but those efforts were defeated. There was also a “Draft Rona” movement spearheaded by a group of Conservative MPs who had hoped to change the rule that prohibits interim leader Rona Ambrose from seeking the job on a permanent basis. That failed as well. Raitt was first elected as a Conservative MP in 2008. She served in several cabinet positions in the previous Conservative government. Ambrose chose Raitt for the high-profile role of finance critic in the Tory shadow cabinet, and referred to her as a “good friend” during a speech Saturday at the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner. In that same speech, Ambrose took jabs at the three candidates who’ve already entered the race: Kellie Leitch, Michael Chong and Maxime Bernier. Bernier is expected to outline of his policy on telecom deregulation on Tuesday. Other Conservative MPs considering a bid are Tony Clement, Andrew Scheer and Jason Kenney. Steven Blaney recently told Quebec television network TVA he is also contemplating a run, as are former Tory MP Peter MacKay and TV personality and businessman Kevin O’Leary.

Canada BRIEFS Goodale hints at possible changes to RCMP bill amid rank-and-file concerns OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says he will present some ideas within the next couple of days to reassure critics who say a government bill entrenches too much power in the RCMP commissioner’s office. Goodale told senators on the national defence and security committee Monday he wants to address fears the labour-relations legislation will hobble rank-and-file RCMP members in their dealings with top brass. Sen. Larry Campbell, a former Mountie, is among those expressing concerns the bill would deny RCMP members the right to negotiate how the force handles key issues such as discipline, harassment and equipment requirements. “The members need some kind of reassurance that these exemptions will be dealt with,” Campbell said Monday. “As far as I can see right now, this table is tilted toward the commissioner.” Goodale said he wanted time to think through “some kind of mechanism” — he did not elaborate — that will satisfy those concerns in a constructive way. But on the whole he defended the legislation as a strong effort to balance the rights of RCMP members

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Claire Woodall, widow of Edmonton police Const. Dan Woodall, shows her tattoo in memory of her husband to media on the anniversary of her husband’s shooting death, in Edmonton on Monday. Const. Dan Woodall, a 35-year-old Edmonton Police Service officer in the hate crimes unit, was shot to death in a southwest Edmonton suburb in June 2015.

Liberals may to rejoin UN drought treaty that Tories abandoned: Trudeau BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada is considering reversing another controversial Conservative foreign policy decision by rejoining a UN convention that fights droughts, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. The Harper government withdrew Canada from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in 2013, making it the only country in the 190-plus member UN that was not a party to the 1995 treaty. The Conservatives called the decision a cost-saving measure that would spare Canada from participating in what it saw as a useless “talkfest.” But many countries saw it as snub of the multilateral system. Trudeau told the House of Commons on Monday the government will have more to say about the convention on or before June 17, an international day to recognize the need to combat desertification. “We recognize not just the link between land degradation and climate change but also the risks that desertification poses to realizing sustainable development goals,” said Trudeau, referring to the UN’s new 15-year plan to eradicate poverty. “We are co-ordinating with our international partners to implement the 2030 agenda and its ambitious objective to eradicate poverty, fight inequality and injustice and tackle climate change. We recognize the important work done by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification and look forward to updating with the safety of Canadians. Last year, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the right of RCMP officers to collective bargaining and gave the government time to create a new labour-relations regime. The Liberals tabled legislation that would make independent, binding arbitration the disputeresolution process for bargaining impasses, with no right to strike.

Prosecutor withdraws threat charges against Dalhousie medical student HALIFAX — Three of four charges were dropped against a Dalhousie medical student who allegedly made threats about killing people at the university last year, after the Crown said there wasn’t a reasonable prospect of conviction. What was supposed to be a one-day trial for Stephen Gregory Tynes on Monday, quickly turned into a peace bond hearing after Crown prosecutor Eric Taylor withdrew the charges. They included two counts of uttering threats to cause bodily harm and one count of engaging in threatening conduct. Outside court, Taylor said in reviewing the case and witness testimony in the lead-up to the trial it became apparent that part of the case was in question. “It became relatively clear that the evidence we had to support the criminal charges weren’t as strong as we had initially thought,” said Taylor. He said there had been some “give and take” around what was actually remembered when it came to what was said by the accused. “We determined that with that give and take we weren’t able to satisfy the court beyond a reasonable doubt.”

this House soon, possibly on June 17.” Trudeau was responding to a question by Green party Leader Elizabeth May, who called it shameful of the Conservatives to take Canada out of the treaty. “It is a key instrument, not just for developing countries, but for dealing with increasing trials here within Canada,” May said. “This is an area where Canada was once extremely helpful.” A dry spring contributed to the massive wildfires in Fort McMurray, while droughts in India, Indonesia and parts of Africa have sowed mayhem. A drought in Syria, which drove farmers into cities, is seen as a contributing factor in the unrest that sparked a 2011 uprising which, in turn, led to the catastrophic civil war that has left millions homeless and hundreds of thousands dead. The Bonn-based secretariat that administered the convention called Canada’s decision to withdraw “regrettable.” Canada’s withdrawal came the encroachment of deserts onto usable farmland was becoming an urgent issue. The year before Canada left the treaty, renewed droughts plunged millions into poverty in Africa’s Sahel belt and in East Africa. Canada plans to run in 2020 for a temporary twoyear seat on the Security Council being the only country outside a UN treaty would not be a vote-getter. The Liberals have also said they will make Canada a signatory to the UN Arms Trade Treaty, which the Conservatives also refused to sign.

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GOP scolds Trump over comments on judge BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Republicans roundly scolded their own presidential candidate Monday, demanding Donald Trump apologize for — and just stop — talking about the ethnic background and impartiality of the American judge overseeing a lawsuit against Trump University. Leading the roll call were two former rivals for the Republican presidential nomination. Ohio Gov. John Kasich tweeted that Trump’s offensive against the impartiality of U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel “is flat-out wrong.” Trump, Kasich wrote, should “apologize to Judge Curiel & try to unite this country.” Chimed in Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, “It’s wrong and I hope he stops.” Other prominent Republicans piled on, drawing a solid line between themselves and the billionaire candidate with whom they’ve developed a fragile peace. But that detente comes with caveats — chief of which is the understanding that Trump, nomination nearly in hand, will now focus on uniting the fractured GOP. Trump, too, showed some deference for the truce, declining to immediately hit back at the Republican lawmakers who have demanded he change focus. Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., stuck up for Trump somewhat on CNN, insisting “Donald Trump is not a racist” but acknowledging “It’s time to just let go of this … and move on.” No mea culpa seemed forthcoming from the billionaire candidate. Trump insisted earlier Monday that his criticism of Curiel came in defence against relentless questions from reporters and others about lawsuits against Trump University. Trump said Curiel can’t be impartial in the suits because the jurist’s parents were born in Mexico and Trump wants to build a wall along the border. Last week, he denied on CNN that his remarks are racist. “Public Service Announcement: Saying someone can’t do a specific job because of his or her race is the literal definition of ‘racism,”’ tweeted Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., a longtime Trump critic. Curiel is a former federal prosecutor who was born in Indiana to parents who came from Mexico in the 1940s. He has not responded to Trump’s attack, and Trump’s legal team has not sought his removal from the case. Judges generally are thought to have conflicts of interest only in more specific situations, such as a financial interest in the outcome of the case. Trump University is the target of two lawsuits — in San Diego and New York — which accuse the business of fleecing students with unfulfilled promises to teach them secrets of success in real estate. Trump has maintained that customers were overwhelmingly satisfied. Curiel is presiding over the suits in California. “All I’m trying to do is figure out why I’m being treated so unfairly by a judge,” Trump said Monday on Fox News Channel. The Republican establishment responded in rare unison: Just stop. “He needs to stop saying it. That man is an American — born in the United States,” Rubio, son of Cuban immigrants, told Orlando television station WFTV. “I don’t think it reflects well on the Republican Party. I don’t think it reflects well on us as a nation.” Added Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine: “Donald Trump’s comments on the ethnic heritage and religion of judges are absolutely unacceptable. His statement that Judge Curiel could not rule fairly because of his Mexican heritage does not represent our American values.”

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Kurdish fighters of the YPG, sit on their pickup in the town of Ein Eissa, north of Raqqa city, Syria. A twopronged advance to capture key urban strongholds of the Islamic State, and the extremist group’s self-styled capital of Raqqa has underlined a convergence of strategy between Washington and Moscow to defeat the extremist group, with Syria’s Kurds emerging as the common denominator.

Advances on IS strongholds underlines U.S., Russia convergence in Syria BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — A two-pronged advance to capture key urban strongholds of the Islamic State group and its self-styled capital of Raqqa has underlined a quiet convergence of strategy between the U.S. and Russia to defeat the extremists, with Syria’s Kurds emerging as the common link. The dual advance toward Raqqa by the Syrian army from the southwest and the predominantly Kurdish Syria Democratic Forces from the north and west puts further pressure on the militants as they fend off simultaneous attacks on bastions such as Fallujah, and potentially Mosul, in neighbouring Iraq. The Kurdish involvement is proving vital to the interests of Washington and Moscow. For the U.S., the predominantly Kurdish SDF has proven the most capable actor in northern Syria in defeating the extremist group, a point it made when its predecessor, the Kurdish YPG, held off the militants in Kobani, in 2015. That battle was seen by many as a turning point in the war on the IS group. For Russia, the SDF advance has drawn IS fighters away from the front with the Syrian government and allowed the Kremlin’s allies in Damascus to advance, showing that Moscow is participating in the

battle against the IS group. While the media has focused on the battles between Iraqi government forces and IS militants in the city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, the Syrian army on Saturday reached Raqqa province for the first time in almost two years. The Syrian government has had no presence in Raqqa since August 2014, when IS overran the Tabqa air base and killed scores of government soldiers in a massacre they documented on video. The provincial capital, Raqqa, became the militants’ first captive city. Backed by intense Russian airstrikes, Syrian troops began their advance toward the province Wednesday, the same day that U.S.-backed SDF forces launched an attack on the IS stronghold of Manbij, which is 72 miles to the northwest of Raqqa and lies on a key supply route linking Raqqa with the Turkish border. “In terms of direct co-ordination of activities on the ground, that is not happening,” Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said. “I know there have been discussions about changing that, but at this point, our position is the same.” Asked about it Monday, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: “We exchange information with the United States on a daily basis, twice a day, that’s all I can say.”

No charges against boy’s mother in gorilla case BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CINCINNATI — A prosecutor Monday announced no charges will be brought against the mother of the little boy who got into the gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo, saying the 3-year-old “just scampered off” as children sometimes do. The killing of a 400-pound gorilla that was dragging the child through a moat May 28 set off a torrent of criticism online, with some vilifying the zoo for shooting the animal and others blaming the mother for not watching her child more closely. Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said the case didn’t come close to warranting a charge of child endangerment, and he defended the mother as an attentive parent undeserving of the abuse and threats. He said the mother had three other children with her, ages 1 to 7, and had turned away “for a few sec-

onds” to attend to one when the boy took off. “If anyone doesn’t believe a 3-year-old can scamper off very quickly, they’ve never had kids. Because they can. And they do,” Deters said. In a statement, the family said it was pleased with the decision. “This is one more step in allowing us to put this tragic episode behind us and return to our normal family,” the statement said. The boy apparently climbed over a 3-foot barrier, made his way through bushes and fell 15 feet into a shallow moat. The zoo’s dangerous-animal response team shot the agitated, 17-year-old gorilla, Harambe, after concluding the boy’s life was in danger. The zoo plans to reopen its Gorilla World on Tuesday with a higher, reinforced barrier. Deters said he was glad to see the improvements. The zoo’s actions will be reviewed separately by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. An animal protection group has urged that the zoo be fined.

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HEAT: Leave window open at night to cool down Heat stroke occurs when the body’s defence mechanisms become overwhelmed and are no longer able to regulate temperature. Signs including feeling faint or light-headed, dizziness, nausea and loss of the ability to sweat. Medical attention should be called for anyone showing those signs, especially if that person has stopped sweating. The person should be laid down in a cool area, outerwear should be removed and damp towels can be used to aid the cooling process while waiting for help to arrive. While most homes in Central Alberta do not have central air conditioning, it is generally possible to cool them down by leaving windows open at night. However, that may not work if temperatures remain high. Hinshaw suggested that people who are unable to sufficiently cool the interiors of their homes spend the hotter parts of the day in a public place that has air conditioning.

RESCUE: Public reminded to plan, prepare ahead Sangster said the public is reminded to plan and prepare appropriately for excursions. “And know where you are going,” he said. “They had 8.5 km they had to travel. Educate yourself before you go out. In a very simple situation like that it could have turned bad. One of the individuals was very, very cold. We were very fortunate to get these folks. We had wonderful assistance from the Calgary Police Services. They were key in locating these people.”-

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Work will soon wrap up on Points West Living Red Deer on Taylor Drive. The facility will provide housing for seniors requiring supportive living. He said construction took about four months longer when one of the floors was converted for level four residents. Elevator construction and the stairwell also took longer in the winter. “To me it’s taken a bit too long, but it’s great to be near the finish line,” Mills said. Points West Living is the first large seniors’ supportive living facility to be built in Red Deer’s north end and that’s a big benefit to the growing city, he said. “We decided to do the five stories on Taylor. Accessing land isn’t the easiest in Red Deer.” Mills said senior’s care has evolved over the years. “It used to be auxiliary hospitals, than there was

nursing homes. The concept of supportive living, it’s more community-based, less facility-based.” The facility will have 120 staff and next week interviews will begin for licensed practical nurses and health care aides. He said registered nurses will be on-call by phone, and will provide programming and education on site. When required, RNs will also visit residents to provide home care. Lotsa ‘Tots Child Care will lease space on site. Another commercial space has yet to be leased. A grand opening and open house for Points West Living Red Deer will be held in the future. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Shoppers snubbing pricey produce STATSCAN REPORT BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Some Canadians are snubbing expensive fruits and vegetables, instead turning to frozen produce and juice as less-pricey alternatives, a new survey by researchers from two universities has found. Soaring produce prices have been a hot topic recently. Fresh vegetable costs rose 11.7 per cent and fresh fruit prices increased 11 per cent year-overyear in April, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent consumer price index report. Researchers from the University of Guelph’s Food Institute and Dalhousie University surveyed more than 1,000 adults in Canada online between May 12 and 24 to determine if those rising prices have changed consumer grocery shopping behaviours. The results suggest low-income households, less-educated people and younger generations are more vulnerable to volatile fruit and vegetable prices, said Sylvain Charlebois, the dean of the faculty of management at Dalhousie University in Halifax and one of the report’s authors. About one-quarter of respondents said they ate fewer fruits and vegetables over the past 12 months. Respondents with low incomes and lower education levels were more likely to have dropped produce from their diets than their wealthier counterparts, Charlebois said.

Slightly more than two-thirds of respondents said they passed on purchasing specific high-cost produce. About half of those surveyed opted not to purchase cauliflower at some point over the past year. Several months ago, cauliflower prices spiked toward double digits per head thanks to a sliding loonie and drought in California. Some restaurateurs showcasing the cruciferous vegetable hiked prices or pulled the items from their menus altogether. More than 15 per cent of respondents also admitted to avoiding broccoli, lettuce, oranges and apples. Apples, for example, jumped 23.4 per cent in price from April 2015 to last April, according to Statistics Canada. People said they also snubbed tomatoes, cucumbers, bananas and carrots, though they were fewer in number. Many respondents — about 45 per cent — also considered buying or purchased frozen produce as a way to reduce their total grocery bill. Fewer of them — about 17 per cent — did the same with juice. Those cost-cutting measures may be something consumers will continue to do as produce prices don’t show any signs of easing. In the University of Guelph’s 2016 food price report, Charlebois predicts this year’s food inflation will outpace general inflation, with vegetables increasing in price by two to four per cent and fruits by 2.5 to 4.5 per cent. It’s hard to say exactly how produce prices will play out in the future, he said, but costs are unlikely to stop rising. “Because of climate change, we are expecting vegetable and fruit prices to

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Various vegetables are on display for sale at the Jean Talon Market in Montreal. Some Canadians are snubbing expensive fruits and vegetables, instead turning to frozen produce and juice as less-pricey alternatives, a new survey by researchers from two universities has found. Soaring produce prices have been a hot topic recently. Fresh vegetable costs rose 11.7 per cent and fresh fruit prices increased 11 per cent year-over-year in April, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent consumer price index report. become much more volatile than they have ever been in recent decades,” he said. The polling industry’s professional body, the Marketing Research and

Intelligence Association, says online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not randomly sample the population.

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Highway 104, the artery connecting mainland Nova Scotia to Cape Breton Island is seen in this photo.

Private investors eye public assets like airports, highways: investor BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Major public assets like airports, ports and highways would offer some the most intriguing opportunities for private investment should stakes in such assets ever go on the block, says one of the country’s biggest potential investors. The federal Liberals are considering a system that could see Ottawa — as well as other levels of government — sell infrastructure assets under their jurisdiction. Mature Canadian infrastructure is still mostly owned by governments and putting a “For Sale” sign on it would offer a tantalizing opportunity for large players such as the massive Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. Andrew Claerhout, who leads the pension plan’s infrastructure group, said he’s encouraged by Ottawa’s recent signals it could make more public infrastructure available. Claerhout said the organization, which holds net assets of about $170 billion worldwide, is on the lookout for “relatively large” investment opportunities — from the “hundreds of millions to the billions.” It’s looking for projects that would produce returns through user fees — everything from snack bar sales in an airport to a highway toll booth. The pension plan already holds about $17 billion worth of infrastructure investments internationally, but just $3 billion — less than 20 per cent — in Canada. That’s the conundrum — there’s a limited number of federal assets with a lot of investment potential, Claerhout said in an interview. “If there were enough high-quality infrastructure projects to invest in Canada, we would have a program that was predominantly Canadian,”

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he said. “I can assure you I don’t need any more Air Miles.” The Trudeau government wants to engage institutional investors, such as pension funds, to help raise money for long-term infrastructure projects. The Liberals have pointed to “asset recycling,” which could eventually see different levels of government lease or sell parts of mature public assets. “The key difference between asset recycling and divestiture (or privatization) is that funds generated are explicitly spent on new infrastructure,” reads an internal, “secret” briefing note to deputy finance minister Paul Rochon. The February document, obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act, provides Rochon with background on Australia’s asset recycling program, one of the best-known, large-scale examples. Australia’s federal government aims to attract billions of dollars in capital by offering incentives to states and territories that sell stakes in public assets. The note to Rochon said the Australian government is offering to pay states and territories the equivalent of 15 per cent of the sale price of an existing asset — as long as all the proceeds are allocated to a new investment. The $5-billion, five-year program is expected to leverage close to $40 billion in new infrastructure investments in Australia, it noted. Asset recycling was mentioned in a recent review of the Canadian Transportation Act, which recommended Ottawa seek more private-sector cash by privatizing infrastructure like ports and airports. The report, tabled in February and led by former Conservative cabinet

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minister David Emerson, said privatization would create a “source of new funding required for strategic investment in the system.” The privatization of infrastructure assets, however, has created concerns. The federal New Democrats have warned that asset recycling will enable the Liberals to take credit for the extra infrastructure money, even though Canadians will be paying for it via new user fees and tolls. Labour unions, meanwhile, have cautioned that the model could eventually mean lower wages for workers. Last week, Finance Minister Bill Morneau acknowledged the government was looking at the “possibility of asset recycling.” “We would do so in places where we think it might be in the public interest to do so, such as mature assets that might possibly be able to be recycled, so that we could, in fact, enhance the long-term growth of our country,” Morneau told parliamentarians. Claerhout said he believes such an initiative could work in the Canadian federation, adding the pension plan was “thrilled” to see asset recycling mentioned in the budget. He strongly encouraged Ottawa to entice the provincial and municipal governments to get involved in attracting private capital. Except for airport and port authorities, he said the federal government has little jurisdiction over large infrastructure with sizable, reliable returns. Airports and ports, however, are still intriguing. For example, Claerhout said an airport investment has potential to generate big returns if an investor can improve how it’s managed and lure more airlines to its runways.

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Red Deer ranks among Alberta’s top business communities, says Alberta Venture magazine. The publication compiled a list called Alberta’s Best Communities for Business for its June edition and Red Deer ranks 16th among the 21 highlighted. No other Central Alberta communities made the list. Edmonton ranked as top business community, followed by Lethbridge and Leduc. Locally, consistent population growth, which has seen Red Deer grow by nine per cent from 2011 to 2015, and a low unemployment rate of 6.2 per cent were among attributes highlighted in the magazine. Alberta Venture also notes that Red Deer’s working-age population is expected to almost double to 112,000 over the next 30 years. “The communities that made our list this year remind us that our economy is not the sum of its oil woes,” says Michael Ganley, editor of Alberta Venture, in his introduction to the survey. “We forget that Alberta has a thriving agricultural sector, for example, and world-class educational and research institutions and entrepreneur-fed tech scenes.”

TransCanada files first part of Energy East impact study with Quebec MONTREAL — TransCanada says a draft impact study for its Energy East pipeline project has been submitted as requested by the Quebec government. The 10-chapter document wasn’t released publicly, but an analysis of technological risks will be added once it is completed, the company said Monday. The Calgary-based company said the submission meets the requirements of the provincial department of sustainable development, environment and the fight against climate change. Quebec government officials wouldn’t say when the study would be released. Environmental groups have already denounced the short, six-week time period to prepare the study, saying it suggests Quebec’s bias in favour of the project. They argue that a smaller scale pipeline project needed 15 months to produce an environmental impact study. TransCanada (TSX:TRP) said government experts may request additional information as part of the analysis. In April, Quebec Environment Minister David Heurtel said TransCanada would comply with the Environment Quality Act (EQA) in Quebec by filing a notice and a draft impact study by Monday.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 120.84 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 44.12 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.53 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.49 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00 Cdn. National Railway . . 77.43 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 171.44 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 37.32 Capital Power Corp . . . . 19.94 Cervus Equipment Corp 11.68 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 53.63 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 53.79 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 22.53 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.12 General Motors Co. . . . . 29.99 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 23.24 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.63 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 53.45 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 33.43 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.56 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 6.87 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 56.19 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 143.43 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.83 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.38

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Signals that the U.S. Federal Reserve still plans on raising interest rates helped boost stock markets in Toronto and New York on Monday, with the S&P 500 index closing at its highest level so far this year. On Wall Street, bourses stayed solidly in positive territory as Fed chair Janet Yellen hinted in a speech to the World Affairs Council in Philadelphia that a rate hike for this summer continues to be on the table. The broader S&P 500 composite index climbed 10.28 points to 2,109.41 — its highest close since Nov. 3, while the Dow Jones industrial average was up 113.27 points at 17,920.33. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite added 26.19 points to 4,968.71. Until last Friday, most investors had expected the U.S. central bank to raise interest rates as early as this month, but after a surprisingly weak May jobs report, many are unsure of the Fed’s intentions. Yellen downplayed the latest release by cautioning that one weak economic report does not necessarily reverse the Fed’s view on the schedule it wants to keep for raising interest rates. The Fed raised its key policy rate in December for the first time in nearly a decade, pushing the rate from a record low near zero to a range of 0.25 per cent to 0.5 per cent. Yellen’s statements are her last publicly scheduled comments before Fed policy-makers meet next week. “Her comments were really aimed at trying to create a little bit of balance,” said Craig Fehr, a Canadian markets strategist with Edward Jones in St. Louis. “It continued to nod to the fact that they are going to continue to take a cautious and slow approach to rate hikes. But I think the Fed also is intent on starting to condi-

Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 72.42 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 28.91 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.99 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.05 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 23.24 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 24.27 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 15.44 First Quantum Minerals . 10.06 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 23.31 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 5.77 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 6.46 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.89 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 23.05 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.790 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 14.87 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 22.61 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 22.45 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 49.52 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.55 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 26.80 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 38.39 Canyon Services Group. . 5.53 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 19.89 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1700 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 10.74

tion the market towards the idea that rate hikes are coming, if indeed the economic data continues to come in fairly strong fashion as it has over the past several weeks.” In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index climbed 49.38 points at 14,276.16, with metals and energy stocks being the biggest gainers. Gold was the biggest decliner on the commodity-heavy index. The July crude contract added $1.07 at US$49.69 per barrel, pressured by a worsening situation in Nigeria, which continues to face militant attacks on its pipeline infrastructure. Supply disruptions from Nigeria and the wildfires north of Fort McMurray, Alta., have helped spur the recent rise in oil prices. Rising crude helped lift the loonie as the Canadian dollar gained 0.82 of a cent to 78.08 cents US. Fehr said investors can expect the currency to weaken in the near future, especially once GDP figures are released showing the economic impact of the fires in Alberta. “I think the economic picture isn’t bleak in Canada but growth will remain subdued, if not sluggish for a while longer,” he said. In other commodities, August bullion rose $4.50 to US$1,247.40 an ounce. July natural gas jumped seven cents at US$2.47 per mmBTU and July copper contracts were unchanged at US$2.12 a pound. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Monday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,276.16, up 49.38 points Dow — 17,920.33, up 113.27 points S&P 500 — 2,109.41, up 10.28 points

Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.560 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 89.34 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 44.89 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.17 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 16.06 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 41.90 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 2.41 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.060 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 6.84 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 35.82 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.810 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.79 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 44.45 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1700 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 83.35 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 65.86 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.66 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 26.33 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 34.89 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 37.79 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 90.05 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 19.04 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.14 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.250 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 79.33 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 44.42 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.36

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A dump truck works near the Syncrude oil sands extraction facility near the city of Fort McMurray.

Syncrude loses court fight against rules on renewable diesel BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Syncrude has lost its court battle against federal rules on renewable diesel in a case that some suggest could have handcuffed national efforts to fight climate change. The oilsands company, of which Suncor owns the majority, had argued that it was unconstitutional for Ottawa to require that at least two per cent of diesel fuel be from renewable sources such as ethanol. That demand interfered with provincial jurisdiction over resources by changing markets for non-renewables, Syncrude argued. The company also argued the government was wrong to use criminal law to enact the regulations. “The production and consumption of petroleum fuels is not inherently dangerous,” it said. A decision released last week from the Federal Court of Appeal found that fighting climate change is a legitimate federal goal. “Protection of the environment is, unequivocally, a legitimate use of the criminal law purpose,” wrote Justice Donald Rennie. Federal Court documents say Syncrude uses about 351 million litres of diesel in its operations. It produces about 204 million litres itself for the company’s own use. The company argued the regulation, passed in 2011, will actually increase Syncrude’s greenhouse gas emissions by forcing it to transport biodiesel to its northern Alberta operations. Rennie wrote that environmental protection is legitimate whether or not

it affects markets under provincial jurisdiction. “The environment and economy are intimately connected,” he wrote. “Indeed, it is practically impossible to disassociate the two. “The existence of the economic incentives and government investments … do not detract from the dominant purpose of what the (rules) do and why they do it.” The court also noted Syncrude’s admission that greenhouse gases contribute to climate change was inconsistent with its argument those gases couldn’t be regulated through criminal law. “Syncrude’s position is problematic,” Rennie wrote. Syncrude spokesman Will Gibson said the company is reviewing the decision. “Syncrude has complied with the regulations since they were enacted and will continue to do so,” he said. Greenpeace spokesman Keith Stewart said environmentalists are relieved. “If (Syncrude) had won, it would have set back action on climate change for years,” he said. “That would have had huge impacts on everything else the federal government does.” Stewart said the Syncrude decision should strengthen Ottawa’s hand in negotiating with the provinces over climate change and clears the decks for action. ‘“This would have been the last vestige of any argument as to why you would delay action,” he said. “The court has clearly said, ‘OK, government, you can do this.’ “The only thing left for the government to do is act on climate.”

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Sutter left feeling good after Mem Cup BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

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Pittsburgh Penguins’ Bryan Rust, right, takes a shot against San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones during the third period of Game 4 of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals on Monday, in San Jose, Calif.

Penguins one win away BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Penguins 3 Sharks 1 SAN JOSE, Calif. — The lane was visible only to Phil Kessel, the player who may just be the Conn Smythe favourite. Situated from his usual spot on the left half-wall of the Pittsburgh power-play, Kessel zipped a pass beyond competing sticks and bodies to teammate Evgeni Malkin on the doorstep. The Russian centre half-swung the pass into the upper reaches of an open cage. “I’m just trying to get it to him backdoor there,” Kessel said. “Hopefully it hits him and goes in.” It was the second of two assists for Kessel on Monday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins inched to within one win of their fourth Stanley Cup with a 3-1 Game 4 victory at SAP Center. A big-ticket trade acquisition in the summer of 2015, Kessel now has 21 points in 22 games this spring to lead all Penguins players, and 42 points in 44 career post-season games. He is arguably the favourite for playoff MVP if the Penguins are able to hang on for their first Stanley Cup since 2009. Pittsburgh can clinch on home-ice Thursday night. “I love Phil’s overall game, not just tonight, I’ve liked it through this whole playoffs,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. “Phil’s game right now, when I watch him play, I say to myself: ‘he’s committed, he’s committed to helping us win.”’ Kessel got the offence going for the Penguins in the opening minutes of the first frame. Breaking into the Sharks zone after a nifty pass from Malkin, Kessel dangled around defenceman Brenden Dillon and then flung a shot at Martin Jones, with the rebound skipping straight out to Ian Cole on the weak side. The Penguins defenceman quickly fired into an open net, free of any opponent with a fresh round of Sharks just hopping onto the ice. It was the fourth consecutive game to start the series that Pittsburgh managed the first goal. The club improved to 12-3 in the post-season on such nights.

“That’s the biggest thing we have to fix,” said Sharks coach Pete DeBoer. “We have to find a way to get on the board earlier in the game instead of chasing it all night.” The Sharks nearly struck right back a minute or so after Cole’s goal. Coming alive some in Game 3, San Jose’s top line came up with a chance when Joe Thornton fed captain Joe Pavelski entering the Penguins zone. Pavelski fired at Matt Murray who was bothered by a screen from Karlsson. The attempt was gloved though by the Penguins goaltender, who rebounded with a strong 23-save Game 4 performance after a wobbly effort in Game 3. Equally quiet in the early stages of the series, Malkin nearly landed his first goal against San Jose when he broke into the Sharks zone on a power play, eluded Dillon and let rip on Jones, who stopped it with his blocker. Malkin ended up beating Jones a period later on the pass from Kessel. It was Kessel’s 11th helper of the post-season. Malkin, meanwhile, finished with his most impactful performance of the final, scoring once and adding an assist in victory. “I thought he was really good, not just because he got on the score sheet,” Sullivan said. “His overall game was really good.” Sullivan lauded Malkin’s performance at both ends of the rink. It was Kessel though who has consistently keyed the Pittsburgh attack throughout the playoffs. He had six points in the opening round, six more in the second round and six after that in the Eastern Conference final against Tampa. His two-point performance in Monday’s Game 4 victory comes on top of the goal he scored in Game 2, one that opened an eventual overtime win. Dealt from Toronto in a July 1 blockbuster last summer, Kessel’s first season with the Penguins has been steadily trending upward. He had 38 points over the final 45 games of the regular season, much of it with Carl Hagelin and Nick Bonino, with whom he’s continued to thrive this post-season.

It was Western Hockey League brand hockey at its finest. A tough, tight-checking and hard hitting game. The Brandon Wheat King struck first in the second period, but the Red Deer Rebels tied it up with 5:05 to play in regulation. The tie sent the game into overtime. At 3:50, the Centrium erupted in celebration. Almost all of the 7,327 leapt to their feet as Rebels forward Evan Polei took a one-time pass from Conner Bleackley and scored the game winning goal. That was the high point for the Rebels at the Memorial Cup, eliminating a league rival from the tournament and a team that had bounced them from the playoffs a month before. It was also a low point for the Western Hockey League champions who came into the tournament with high expectations, only to be swept out on the heels of three straight round robin losses. Two nights later, the Rebels tournament ended. “We played hard, but we ran into a hot goalie in the semifinals,” said Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter. “They got through us because of him and he gave them a chance against London. That’s what goaltending does.” The Rebels lost 3-1 to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in the semifinal. Red Deer outshot the Huskies 37-27 in the game. The Huskies then lost in the final to the Ontario Hockey League and Memorial Cup champion London Knights. But outside of the hockey, Sutter reflected on the success of the tournament in Red Deer. “It will be a long time until you see hockey played at this level,” he said. “The last time was the World Juniors in 1995. “The event was over and beyond what I thought it could be. Merrick (Sutter) and Ron LaRiviere (organizing committee co-chairs) did a great job overseeing it all.” More than 500 volunteers helped out with the event. Total attendance for the eight games was 58,750 people. “It’s something everybody can be very proud of,” said Sutter. “Here we are, a week later running prospects camp and getting ready for next season.” Less than a week after the tournament ended, the Rebels held their annual prospects camp featuring 27 young players. The Memorial Cup was about more than just the action at the rink as the trophy toured schools, legions throughout Central Alberta and even arrived in Red Deer via a helicopter. Sutter said an event like this can get lost in larger communities, but truly has a home in some of junior hockey’s smaller communities. “In Red Deer, for 10 days, it was the event. It didn’t matter where you were going,” he said. “People came from all over Canada, North America and the world. “It leaves you with a good feeling when it’s over.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

Cavaliers use extra day rest to try and figure out Warriors BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND — Under the longused former NBA Finals format, Game 3 of this Golden State-Cleveland matchup would have been played Tuesday night. Not this year, thanks to an extra rest day. And the Cavaliers are probably celebrating that. The Eastern Conference champions need as much time as they can get to try to figure out a way back into these finals. They’ve used LeBron James as a ballhandler and as a centre, they’ve played at different speeds, they’ve tried different lineups. There have been moments of success — just not enough to make this a series. As such, the Warriors are two wins from back-to-back championships. Golden State will try to take a 3-0 lead in this finals rematch when the series resumes in Cleveland on Wednesday night. “The next couple days, I won’t be reflecting,” James said. “I’ll figure out ways I can be better.” That certainly sounds good, given that James at his best is probably still better than any player in the world. Problem is, James is already averaging close to a triple-double in this series — so he’s already plenty productive. And the Cavaliers are down 0-2 despite keeping Warriors’ sharpshooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in check so far. Regardless, Golden State won Game 1 by 15, then rolled in Game 2 on Sunday night by 33. That plus-48 combined margin adds up to the most one-sided first two games of the finals ever. “They’re just a better team right now,” acknowledged Cleveland guard J.R. Smith, who managed a combined eight points in Games 1 and 2. Adding to the tough spot the Cav-

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Ron Purcell, and his wife Lisa, both of Mentor, Ohio, foreground, and John Eutzly (5) of Canton, Ohio, cheer one of the few bright spots during the first half as they watch the Cleveland Cavaliers lose to the Golden State Warriors at the Game 2 NBA Finals watch party at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Sunday. With homegrown hero LeBron James and the Cavaliers back in the NBA Finals, but now facing a daunting 2-0 deficit after being embarrassed by Golden State in Game 2 on Sunday night, Cleveland has another chance to end its 52-year major pro sports championship drought. aliers are in is the status of forward Kevin Love, who is now in the NBA’s concussion protocol after taking himself out of Game 2. Love caught an elbow from Harrison Barnes in the back of the head during the first half, and left in the third quarter when symptoms of a concussion started to present themselves. If Love can’t go, the Cavaliers might have no choice but to reinvent themselves with their realistic title hopes hanging by a thread. Going to a big-

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ger lineup — probably meaning giving all-but-forgotten centre Timofey Mozgov some minutes that matter — could be the only real card Cavs coach Tyronn Lue has left to play. “They’ll probably play with a little more energy,” Thompson said. “That’s natural when you go home. Probably with a sense of desperation. They might go big. You never know. But we’ll be prepared.” James has faced 0-2 deficits four times before, all during his first stint

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in Cleveland. He and the Cavs lost in seven games to Detroit in the 2006 second round, rallied to beat Detroit in six games in the 2007 East finals, got swept by San Antonio in that season’s NBA Finals, and lost in seven games to Boston in the 2008 second round. He knows the numbers, 28 of the 31 previous teams to lose the first two games of the finals did not recover. He didn’t need anyone to remind him that only one team in the last 39 years — the 2006 Miami Heat, with his close friend Dwyane Wade taking over — successfully rallied from an 0-2 hole in the title series. “What we’ve done these last two games doesn’t put a damper or a cloud over how we got to this point,” James said. “We’re still here and we have a chance to turn this series around if we come in and do what we need to do both offensively and defensively.” This was supposed to be their chance, after last season’s matchup with the Warriors saw Love sidelined for the entire series with a shoulder injury and Kyrie Irving gone after Game 1 with knee issues. Love might be gone again. And Irving seems befuddled by the Warriors’ defence, shooting 33 per cent with a mere five assists in the first two games. “They did what they were supposed to do at home,” Irving said. “They came out and took care of home court, and now they have to come to Cleveland.” That’s almost an obligatory sentiment, though. The Cavs are supposed to say that all they need to do is take care of their home floor now to get back in this series. And the Warriors in turn also said all the things they were supposed to say as well, like knowing there’s a long way to go before they can think about a second consecutive title. Fact is, they’ve won seven straight over the Cavaliers now, often in dominant fashion.

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Tigers take a bite out of Blue Jays Darwin Barney’s groundball single in the third slipped through after second baseman Ian Kinsler moved toward second initially, while the ball went to the area he’d vacated. In the fifth, Barney’s soft roller toward the mound got past Fulmer for an infield single. With the Tigers out to a huge lead, Detroit pulled Fulmer after 88 pitches. “It’s been fun,” Fulmer said. “I love this team, and I think we’re going to stay hot.” It was a sloppy game for the Blue Jays from almost the very start. Center fielder Kevin Pillar stepped in on Nick Castellanos’ deep line drive in the second, and he couldn’t recover in time to prevent the ball from going over his head for a triple. McCann’s homer later in the inning made it 3-0. Kinsler added a single in the second and came around to score on a balk, a passed ball and a wild pitch. The Blue Jays threw three wild pitches in the game, and Pillar made an error in the sixth. “I’m not sure how much I can dissect that game,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “We were bad in every phase, and that kid, Fulmer, pitched a heck of a game against us.” It was 6-0 after Upton’s homer, and Detroit added three more runs in the sixth and two in the eighth. Emergency personnel attended to a woman behind the first-base dugout after a line drive was hit to that area in the bottom of the seventh. She ap-

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tigers 11 Blue Jays 0 DETROIT — After another stellar start by rookie Michael Fulmer, Detroit’s rotation is beginning to look a lot more promising. Fulmer allowed two hits over six innings in another outstanding performance, and Justin Upton and James McCann homered to lift the Tigers to an 11-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night. Detroit acquired Fulmer last year in the trade that sent Yoenis Cespedes to the New York Mets. The righthander has won four straight starts, allowing only one run over that span. “All of a sudden, now you feel like (Justin) Verlander, (Jordan) Zimmerman, Fulmer — they keep pitching like they’re pitching, that’s a pretty good top three,” manager Brad Ausmus said. Fulmer (6-1) struck out five and walked three in his third straight start without allowing a run. Detroit has won four in a row. J.A. Happ (6-3) allowed six runs and six hits in five innings. McCann’s three-run homer opened the scoring in the second, and Upton added a tworun shot in the third. The 23-year-old Fulmer has given a boost to Detroit’s pitching staff while it has navigated Anibal Sanchez’s struggles. The only hits off Fulmer on Monday seemed like they could have been prevented.

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Detroit Tigers’ Justin Upton, right, celebrates his two-run home run as Toronto Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ walks back to the mound in the third inning of a baseball game, Monday, in Detroit. peared to be OK, and the game continued. She later walked out while holding what looked like an ice pack on her head. All but two of Happ’s 12 starts this season have been quality starts, but those two were pretty bad. He allowed eight runs in two innings against Tampa Bay on May 18, and Monday against

the Tigers was ugly, too. “I try to be 100 per cent honest with myself after every start, and I went back and looked at the video, and I don’t know what happened,” Happ said. “I executed pitches tonight the same way I have done in other starts when I have gotten much better results. Tonight, nothing went right.”

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Patrik Laine insists that he should be the first player selected at the upcoming NHL draft, but the explosive Finnish winger says there’s no animosity or awkwardness between him and consensus No. 1 pick Auston Matthews. The star prospects visited the Stanley Cup final Monday alongside a few other draft-eligible players in what’s become an annual tradition for the NHL. “We’re friends,” Laine said of the star American centre. “We don’t have to talk about hockey and we know that we’re going to be good players in the NHL some day and

we don’t have to compete in our free time.” Still, Laine believes the Toronto Maple Leafs should make him the top pick despite a widely held belief that Matthews will go first in Buffalo. “That’s always been my goal,” Laine said. “And after this season I think it’s really possible to go first.” “I want to be No. 1 because I want to show everybody that I want to be the best player in this draft,” Laine added. Laine is indeed coming off a strong season on many fronts. Starring as a teenager for Fin-

land’s silver-medal winning squad at the world championships last month, he tied for the tournament lead with seven goals and was fourth among all players with 12 points in 10 games. He came up with 17 goals and 33 points in 46 games in the Finnish league regular season, also posting seven goals and 13 points for Finland at the world junior championships, held on home turf in Helsinki. Laine is the flashier, more explosive of the two top prospects, an exciting goal-scorer capable of wowing a crowd. Matthews has the size (six foot

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Busch finds enough fuel to win at Pocono BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONG POND, Pa. — Kurt Busch felt like a game show contestant who had to beat the clock to win a prize. Told his Chevrolet was two laps shy of having enough fuel for the finishing push, Busch did all he could to save, scrimp and stretch over the final five laps to give himself a shot at the win. He coasted, he kept his foot off the gas and he even turned his engine off when he headed into the turns at Pocono Raceway. “I kept finding ways to think I was saving fuel,” he said. “The way the fuel mileage played out, I didn’t know if we’d have enough.” With an interim crew chief calling the shots, Busch found enough ways to make his gas last and won the Sprint Cup race Monday, his first victory of the season and a welcome dose of good news for Stewart-Haas Racing. The 2004 champion, urged by his team to step on it hard for the final lap, somehow made it work on a track with the longest frontstretch in motorsports. There was no pain at the pump: Busch not only had enough fuel left to win but enough for victory burnouts and a celebratory lap around the track. “I was like, whoa, how many laps shy are we? They said two,” he said. “These are really long straightaways at Pocono and you have to manage saving fuel as well as maintaining lap time. So many thoughts can go through your head, but I just stuck with the checklist.” Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second, and Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott, and Joey Logano rounded out the top five in a race postponed one day because of rain. Busch won with interim crew chief Johnny Klausmeier, the lead engineer, calling the shots as Tony Gibson served a one-race suspension. “Y’all got this… ????” Gibson tweeted before the race. They sure did — a victory that Busch was building toward all season. He had quietly been having a solid season for SHR, posting four topfive finishes and 11 top 10s in 13 starts entering the race. He had reeled off seven straight top 10s — he graded his season an A-minus — but didn’t have the win he needed to earn a sport in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Busch led 32 laps in winning his 28th career Cup race, moving him into a tie with Hall of Famer Rex White for 25th on NASCAR’s career wins list. He also has three wins at Pocono with

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Kurt Busch celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Monday, in Long Pond, Pa. three different teams. He became the ninth driver to win a race this season. Without a caution to help conserve fuel, Busch nursed what was left in the tank for the last 30-plus laps of green flag racing to snap a 34-race losing skid. Busch and Klausmeier posed armin-arm for a picture in victory lane and left just enough space in between them to insert a picture of Gibson. “We just kept him informed on everything that was going on, and he took it and ran with it,” Klausmeier said. Elliott led 51 laps and seemed poised for most of the race to earn his first career win. The Hendrick Motorsports rookie who replaced Jeff Gordon in the No. 24 Chevy stumbled off late restarts that forced him to fall short at the end. “I wish I had been a little more patient and given ourselves a better chance,” Elliott said. It was the first Monday race at Pocono since 2009 and the first postponed Cup race of the season.

SMOKE OUT

Tony Stewart’s race ended with 67 laps left when he got loose, came up the track and connected with SHR teammate Danica Patrick. Stewart, who missed the first eight races of the season, finished 34th and remained a longshot at clinching a spot in the top 30 in the points race to qualify for the Chase. Patrick’s crew made repairs on pit road and she finished 32nd.

PIT STOP MESS

Keselowski, the pole sitter, ran into early trouble when he was called back to the pits because of unapproved body modifications on his No. 2 Ford. One of his crew members threw a shoulder block into a side panel, which caused a dent that could have given Keselowski an advantage. Crew members argued with pit officials, to no avail. NASCAR officials quickly sur-

rounded Keselowski’s car after the race. “It was two NASCAR penalties and I’m not sure I really know what happened there,” he said. “The team guys can probably give you a better answer, but we fought back really well. At the end I think we were capable of winning the race with a really fast car, even with the right side door torn up.”

INDY Flavour

IndyCar star Marco Andretti, a nearby Nazareth, Pennsylvania native, visited the track and sat in Tony Stewart’s pit box. Sage Karam, a fellow IndyCar driver and Nazareth native, visited the track this weekend and expressed interest in trying the Truck Series race in August.

UP NEXT

Kurt Busch is the defending race winner at Michigan International Speedway.

Coaches think Olympic course sets up well for Canadians GOLF BY THE CANADIAN PRESS GOODWOOD, Ont. — It’s an assignment unlike any other for Canadian golf coaches Derek Ingram and Tristan Mullally. They’re tasked with getting the Canadian Olympic golf team — two women and two men — ready to play a unique course in Rio at an event which will be much different than the usual PGA and LPGA Tour stops. Unlike most tournaments where players are thinking about overall results, the money list and ranking position, the only thing that really matters at the Games is whether you’re in first, second or third. The podium-or-bust mindset should make for some aggressive shotmaking and a wild four rounds of stroke play. Brooke Henderson and Alena Sharp are virtual locks for the women’s team. The men are in a tight race with David Hearn, Graham DeLaet, Adam Hadwin, Nick Taylor and Brad Fritsch in the mix for two spots. Golf Canada expects to formally unveil its team nominations in mid-July. The Summer Olympics begin Aug. 5. Ingram and Mullally visited the Olympic Golf Course in Rio’s Barra da Tijuca district last March and came away impressed. “More like a British Open I would say in terms of the wind and the style of shot that you’re going to have to play,” Mullally said at an availability Monday at Goodwood Golf Club. “But then it’s in the Brazilian heat, so it’s going to be different.” The coaches say the Olympic course has wide fairways but plenty of hazards, shrubs and steep bunkers. High winds are expected to make things even more challenging.

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Brooke Henderson watches her tee shot during the first round of the LPGA Tour ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills Country Club on March 31 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Team Canada’s golf coaches think the Rio Olympic course sets up well for Henderson and the Canadian team players. Mullally — who will coach Henderson and Sharp — thinks the course plays nicely into the Canadians’ strengths. “It’s a golf course that if it gets windy, can play very long and both of those players bomb it,” Mullally said. “So I think that’s certainly an advantage for them and they’re both good around the greens. “They have the skills, so it’s a matter of whether they can bring them on the day.” Henderson, from Smiths Falls, Ont., has risen to No. 4 in the world rankings and will be one of Canada’s best bets for a podium appearance.

“She’s such a good player that the top-10’s are not a given, but she’s capable of doing that when she’s not even playing at her best,” Mullally said. “So when things are firing on all cylinders, a medal and hopefully a gold is certainly on our mind for sure.” Sharp, meanwhile, has strengthened her ability to play in windy conditions over the last year. Couple that with her impressive length off the tee, and the veteran from Hamilton could also be in the mix. The Canadian team is planning a pre-tournament camp in Houston shortly before heading to Rio. Hearn, from Brantford, Ont., and

DeLaet, from Weyburn, Sask., are good bets to make the men’s squad. However, DeLaet withdrew from the Memorial last week to work on his short game. It’s unclear how long he might be out of action. Meanwhile, Hadwin, from Abbotsford, B.C., started the final round one shot off the lead and finished tied for 11th place. A hot run over the next month could be the difference for the Olympic team selection. Both the men’s and women’s competitions will have 60-player fields in Rio. The top 15 players in the world rankings will be eligible with a limit of four players per country. “Honestly it’s not quite as strong as a major or a PGA Tour event because of the quantity of players,” said Ingram, who will coach the Canadian men. “So I think that gives our guys, because they’re good, solid players, an even better chance to potentially medal or have a great finish.” The men’s tournament is scheduled for Aug. 11-14. The women will play from Aug. 17-20. Given the reward, players may push for that birdie or eagle more than at a normal tournament. Or they could go for the steady approach and hope that others go for it and get burned. “I think the turtle is definitely going to win the race because a lot of people will go out of the gate very hot, try that, and think that’s the way to go,” Mullally said. With no need to worry about pressing to get a top-10 or top-20 result like they might on tour, the players will be dialled in on a top-three finish. That could provide some top-shelf dramatics in the final round. “If you’re in 30th or 40th position, there’s not a whole lot of point in holding on to that score and playing it safe,” Mullally said. “You probably have to go for it. It’s almost all or nothing at that point.”

Canadian reporter, staff removed from UFC 199 after Lesnar report BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INGLEWOOD, Calif. — A Canadian reporter’s credentials were revoked during a UFC show Saturday night after he reported that WWE star and former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar was close to fighting again for the organization. MMAfighting.com’s Ariel Helwani said on Twitter that he was escorted out of the UFC 199 show at the Forum before the main event, along with photographer Esther Lin and video director E. Casey Leydon. Helwani’s story on Lesnar appeared a few hours before the surprising return was made official. During the UFC 199 show, the UFC announced that Lesnar, mixed martial arts’ big-

gest pay-per-view star, will fight at UFC 200 in Las Vegas next month. Helwani, a Montreal native, posted that he only reported news, didn’t do anything unethical and then was “told we’re banned for life.” UFC spokesman Dave Sholler said the promotion believes that journalists should show professional courtesy by contacting the UFC for comment before reporting a story. Helwani was recently removed from his role as a reporter for Fox Sports, the UFC’s corporate broadcast partner. He is among the most prominent journalists covering the sport, with more than 368,000 Twitter followers. UFC President Dana White hasn’t publicly commented on the decision to ban Helwani. White didn’t attend the post-fight news conference at UFC 199.

Lesnar’s comeback opponent at UFC 200 will be Mark Hunt Brock Lesnar’s opponent for his comeback fight at UFC 200 will be veteran heavyweight Mark Hunt. The UFC announced the matchup Monday. Lesnar is returning to mixed martial arts after an absence of nearly five years for the professional wrestler who became the UFC heavyweight champion. He went back to the WWE in 2012 after consecutive losses and serious health problems, but announced

last weekend that he wanted to fight again in the octagon. Lesnar (5-3) accepted a formidable test in the 42-year-old Hunt (1210-1), who has stopped his last two opponents with first-round knockouts. Lesnar won the UFC heavyweight title in November 2008 and defended it twice, but lost the belt to Cain Velasquez in 2010. Lesnar struggled with diverticulitis and other health problems before leaving the UFC.

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SCOREBOARD TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2016

Local Sports Today ● Ladies fastball: Badgers vs. Bandits and Panthers vs. Stettler, 7 p.m., Panthers vs. U16 Rage, 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park

Hockey

Titans, 8 p.m., Titan’s rugby field ● Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League: Beaumont Bandits vs. Red Deer ladies Rage, 8:30 p.m., Kinex

Saturday

Wednesday ● High school sports: Notre Dame athletics awards banquet, 6 p.m., Notre Dame High School ● Bantam baseball: Edmonton Cardinals vs. Red Deer Braves, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park

Thursday ● High school sports: Hunting Hills awards banquet, 6 p.m., Hunting Hills High School ● Ladies fastball: U18 Rage vs. U16 Rage, 7 p.m., and Badgers vs. U18 Rage, 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park. Stettler vs. Bandits, 7 p.m., Stettler

Friday ● Rugby: Calgary Hornets vs. Red Deer

● Bantam baseball: Okotoks Dawgs Black vs. Red Deer Braves, 2 p.m., and Okotoks Dawgs Red, 5 p.m., Great Chief Park ● Alberta Football League: St. Albert Stars vs. Central Alberta Buccaneers, 6 p.m., M.E. Global Field, Lacombe ● Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League: Strathmore Venom vs. Red Deer Junior B tier II Renegades, 2:30 p.m., Kinex

Sunday ● Bantam baseball: Okotoks Dawgs Black vs. Red Deer Braves, 10 a.m., Great Chief Park ● Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League: Olds Mavericks vs. Red Deer Junior B tier II Renegades, 2:30 p.m. and Calgary Axemen vs. Red Deer ladies Rage, 5 p.m., Kinex

Basketball Wednesday’s game Golden State at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Friday, June 10 Golden State at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Monday, June 13 Cleveland at Golden State, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 16 Golden State at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Sunday, June 19 Cleveland at Golden State, 6 p.m.

2016 NBA Playoffs Fourth Round THE FINALS (Best-of-7) Golden State (W1) vs. Cleveland (E1) (Golden State leads series 2-0) Sunday’s result Golden State 110 Cleveland 77 Thursday’s result Golden State 104 Cleveland 89

Football Edmonton at Toronto, 4 p.m. Saskatchewan at Hamilton, 7 p.m. WEEK 10 Bye: Toronto Thursday, Aug. 25 B.C. at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26 Winnipeg at Montreal, 7 p.m. Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 Hamilton at Calgary, 7 p.m. WEEK 11 Wednesday, Aug. 31 B.C. at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4 Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5 Edmonton at Calgary, 3 p.m. Toronto at Hamilton, 6:30 p.m. WEEK 12 Bye: Ottawa Friday, Sept. 9 Montreal at B.C., 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 Saskatchewan at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 Hamilton at Toronto, 4:30 p.m WEEK 13 Bye: B.C. Friday, Sept. 16 Montreal at Hamilton, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17 Toronto at Winnipeg, 2 p.m. Ottawa at Calgary, 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18 Edmonton at Saskatchewan, 4:30 p.m. WEEK 14 Bye: Montreal Friday, Sept. 23 Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m. B.C. at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 Winnipeg at Calgary, 4 p.m. Hamilton at Saskatchewan, 9:30 p.m. WEEK 15 Bye: Saskatchewan Friday, Sept. 30 Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 Calgary at Hamilton, 4 p.m. Ottawa at B.C., 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2 Toronto at Montreal, 1 p.m. WEEK 16 Bye: Hamilton Friday, Oct. 7 Saskatchewan at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 B.C. at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10 Edmonton at Montreal, 1 p.m. Calgary at Toronto, 4 p.m. WEEK 17 Bye: Edmonton Friday, Oct. 14 Ottawa at Hamilton, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at B.C., 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 Saskatchewan at Toronto, 4 p.m. Montreal at Calgary, 7 p.m. WEEK 18 Bye: Winnipeg Friday, Oct. 21 Hamilton at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Toronto at Calgary, 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 Montreal at Saskatchewan, 4 p.m. Edmonton at B.C., 7 p.m. WEEK 19 Bye: Toronto Friday, Oct. 28 Edmonton at Hamilton, 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 Ottawa at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. B.C. at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30 Calgary at Montreal, 1 p.m. WEEK 20 Bye: Calgary Friday, Nov. 4 Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5 Montreal at Hamilton, 1 p.m. Toronto at Edmonton, 4 p.m. Saskatchewan at B.C., 7 p.m. End of Regular Season

2016 Canadian Football League Schedule (all times Eastern): PRE-SEASON WEEK ONE Wednesday, June 8 Montreal at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 11 Hamilton at Toronto, 4 p.m. B.C. at Saskatchewan, 9 p.m. Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m. Monday, June 13 Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7 p.m. WEEK TWO Friday, June 17 Toronto at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Ottawa at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at B.C., 10 p.m. Saturday, June 18 Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 4 p.m. REGULAR SEASON WEEK ONE Bye: Saskatchewan Thursday, June 23 Hamilton at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 24 Montreal at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, June 25 Ottawa at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Calgary at B.C., 10 p.m. WEEK TWO Bye: Edmonton Thursday, June 30 Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m. Toronto at Saskatchewan, 10 p.m. Friday, July 1 B.C. at Hamilton, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Calgary, 10 p.m. WEEK THREE Bye: Montreal Thursday, July 7 Winnipeg at Hamilton, 7 p.m. Toronto at B.C., 10 p.m. Friday, July 8 Calgary at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 10 p.m. WEEK FOUR Bye: Calgary Wednesday, July 13 Ottawa at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 14 Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 15 Hamilton at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 16 B.C. at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m. WEEK FIVE Bye: B.C. Thursday, July 21 Calgary at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. Friday, July 22 Ottawa at Saskatchewan, 9 p.m. Saturday, July 23 Hamilton at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Monday, July 25 Montreal at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. WEEK SIX Bye: Hamilton Thursday, July 28 Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Friday, July 29 Saskatchewan at Montreal, 7 p.m. B.C. at Calgary, 10 p.m. Sunday, July 31 Toronto at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. WEEK SEVEN Bye: Toronto Wednesday, Aug. 3 Hamilton at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4 B.C. at Montreal, 7 p.m. Saskatchewan at Calgary, 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6 Edmonton at Ottawa, 7 p.m. WEEK EIGHT Bye: Ottawa Thursday, Aug. 11 Montreal at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12 Winnipeg at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 13 Calgary at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m. Hamilton at B.C., 10 p.m. WEEK NINE Bye: Winnipeg Friday, Aug. 19 Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Calgary at B.C., 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20

Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Philadelphia 14 6 3 5 21 Montreal 13 5 4 4 22 New York 14 6 7 1 24 New York City 15 4 5 6 22 Toronto 13 4 5 4 14 Orlando 13 3 3 7 23 D.C. 14 4 6 4 14 New England 14 3 4 7 19 Columbus 13 3 5 5 18 Chicago 12 2 5 5 10

GA 16 20 20 29 15 21 16 25 21 14

Pt 23 19 19 18 16 16 16 16 14 11

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA Pt Colorado 14 8 2 4 17 10 28 Dallas 16 8 4 4 24 22 28 Salt Lake 13 7 4 2 23 21 23 Los Angeles 13 5 2 6 27 16 21 Vancouver 15 6 6 3 23 25 21 San Jose 14 5 4 5 16 16 20 Portland 15 5 6 4 23 25 19 Kansas City 16 5 8 3 14 18 18 Seattle 13 5 7 1 13 15 16 Houston 14 3 7 4 20 22 13 Note: Three points awarded for a win one for a tie. June 3-17 No Games Scheduled due to Euro 2016 and Copa America tournaments. Euro 2016 At Sites in France Group Stage Group A Abania, France, Romania, Switzerland Group B England, Russia, Slovakia, Wales Group C Germany, Northern Ireland, Poland, Ukraine Group D Croatia, Czech Republic, Spain, Turkey Group E Belgium, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Sweden Group F Austria, Hungary, Iceland, Portugal Friday, June 10

Group A At Saint-Denis, France France vs. Romania, 1 p.m. Saturday, June 11 Group A At Lens Aggio, France Albania vs. Switzerland, 7 a.m. Group B At Bordeaux, France Wales vs. Slovakia, 10 a.m. At Marseille, France England vs. Russia, 1 p.m. Sunday, June 12 Group D At Paris Turkey vs. Croatia, 7 a.m. Group C At Nice, France Poland vs. Northern Ireland, 10 a.m. At Lille Metropole, France Germany vs. Ukraine, 1 p.m. Monday, June 13 Group D At Toulouse, France Spain vs. Czech Republic, 7 a.m. Group E At Saint-Denis, France Republic of Ireland vs. Sweden, 10 a.m. At Lyon, France Belgium vs. Italy, 1 p.m. AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS (two-game, total-goals series) Wednesday’s results First Leg Ottawa 2 Vancouver 0 Toronto 4 Montreal 2 Wednesday, June 8 Second Leg Toronto at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Ottawa at Vancouver, 8 p.m. CHAMPIONSHIP (two-game, total-goals series) First Leg — June 21 or 22 Second Leg — June 28 or 29

Wednesday, June 15 San Jose at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Game One — Monday, May 30 Pittsburgh 3 San Jose 2 Game Two — Wednesday, June 1 Pittsburgh 2 San Jose 1 (OT)

2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs Fourth Round STANLEY CUP FINAL Pittsburgh (E2) vs. San Jose (W6) (Pittsburgh leads series 3-1) Monday’s result Pittsburgh 3 San Jose 1 Saturday’s result San Jose 3 Pittsburgh 2 (OT) Thursday’s game San Jose at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Sunday, June 12 Pittsburgh at San Jose, 6 p.m.

Monday’s summary Penguins 3, Sharks 1 First Period 1. Pittsburgh, Cole 1 (Kessel, Malkin) 7:36. Penalties — Vlasic SJ (interference) 11:37 Lovejoy Pgh (stick holding) 14:45. Second Period

2. Pittsburgh, Malkin 5 (Kessel, Letang) 2:37 (pp). Penalties — Karlsson SJ (interference) 2:28 Rust Pgh (hooking) 17:33. Third Period 3. San Jose, Karlsson 4 (Tierney, Dillon) 8:07. 4. Pittsburgh, Fehr 3 (Hagelin, Maatta) 17:58. Penalties — None. Shots on goal Pittsburgh 6 7 7 — 20 San Jose 8 4 12 — 24 Goal — Pittsburgh: Murray (W, 14-5-0). San Jose: Jones (L, 13-9-0). Power plays (goals-chances) — Pittsburgh: 1-2 San Jose: 0-2.

Baseball Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct Baltimore 33 23 .589 Boston 33 24 .579 Toronto 31 28 .525 New York 27 30 .474 Tampa Bay 25 30 .455 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 31 24 .564 Kansas City 30 27 .526 Chicago 29 28 .509 Detroit 29 28 .509 Minnesota 16 40 .286 West Division W L Pct Texas 35 22 .614 Seattle 31 25 .554 Houston 28 31 .475 Los Angeles 26 31 .456 Oakland 25 32 .439

GB — 1/2 3 1/2 6 1/2 7 1/2 GB — 2 3 3 15 1/2 GB — 3 1/2 8 9 10

Sunday’s Games Cleveland 7, Kansas City 0 Detroit 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Baltimore 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 L.A. Angels 5, Pittsburgh 4 Toronto 5, Boston 4 Houston 5, Oakland 2 Tampa Bay 7, Minnesota 5 Texas 3, Seattle 2 Monday’s Games Baltimore 4, Kansas City 1 N.Y. Yankees 5, L.A. Angels 2 Detroit 11, Toronto 0 Texas 6, Houston 5 Tampa Bay at Arizona, late Cleveland at Seattle, late Tuesday’s Games Kansas City (Ventura 4-3) at Baltimore (Jimenez 2-6), 5:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 2-6), 5:05 p.m. Toronto (Sanchez 5-1) at Detroit (Boyd 0-1), 5:10 p.m. Houston (Keuchel 3-7) at Texas (Hamels 5-1),

6:05 p.m. Miami (Conley 3-3) at Minnesota (Dean 1-2), 6:10 p.m. Oakland (Manaea 2-3) at Milwaukee (Davies 3-3), 6:10 p.m. Washington (Ross 5-4) at Chicago White Sox (Latos 6-1), 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Moore 2-3) at Arizona (Greinke 7-3), 7:40 p.m. Cleveland (Anderson 1-3) at Seattle (Miley 5-2), 8:10 p.m. Boston (Porcello 7-2) at San Francisco (Suarez 1-1), 8:15 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Toronto at Detroit, 11:10 a.m. Tampa Bay at Arizona, 1:40 p.m. Kansas City at Baltimore, 5:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m. Houston at Texas, 6:05 p.m. Miami at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m. Oakland at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m. Washington at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m. Cleveland at Seattle, 8:10 p.m. Boston at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

Washington New York Miami Philadelphia Atlanta Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado Arizona San Diego

National League East Division W L Pct 34 23 .596 31 24 .564 30 27 .526 28 30 .483 16 40 .286 Central Division W L Pct 40 16 .714 30 26 .536 30 27 .526 26 31 .456 21 36 .368 West Division W L Pct 35 24 .593 31 27 .534 25 31 .446 25 34 .424 23 35 .397

GB — 2 4 6 1/2 17 1/2 GB — 10 10 1/2 14 1/2 19 1/2 GB — 3 1/2 8 1/2 10 11 1/2

Sunday’s Games Washington 10, Cincinnati 9 Miami 1, N.Y. Mets 0 L.A. Angels 5, Pittsburgh 4 Philadelphia 8, Milwaukee 1 Arizona 3, Chicago Cubs 2 L.A. Dodgers 12, Atlanta 6 St. Louis 6, San Francisco 3 Colorado 10, San Diego 3 Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia 4 N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, ppd. Tampa Bay at Arizona, late Atlanta at San Diego, late Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, late Tuesday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 4-4) at Philadelphia (Eickhoff 2-8), 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Nicasio 4-4), 5:05 p.m. St. Louis (Leake 4-4) at Cincinnati (Lamb 1-3), 5:10 p.m. Miami (Conley 3-3) at Minnesota (Dean 1-2), 6:10 p.m. Oakland (Manaea 2-3) at Milwaukee (Davies 3-3), 6:10 p.m. Washington (Ross 5-4) at Chicago White Sox (Latos 6-1), 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Moore 2-3) at Arizona (Greinke 7-3), 7:40 p.m. Atlanta (Blair 0-4) at San Diego (Rea 3-2), 8:10 p.m. Colorado (Butler 2-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Urias 0-1), 8:10 p.m. Boston (Porcello 7-2) at San Francisco (Suarez 1-1), 8:15 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 11:05 a.m. Atlanta at San Diego, 1:40 p.m. Tampa Bay at Arizona, 1:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 5:05 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m. Miami at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m. Oakland at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m. Washington at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m. Boston at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League TEXAS RANGERS — Sent OF Shin-Soo Choo to Round Rock (PCL) on injury rehab assignment. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Sent RHP Shae Simmons to Gwinnett (IL) for a rehab assignment. COLORADO ROCKIES — Reinstated LHP Boone Logan from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Miguel Castro to Albuquerque (PCL). MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Sent RHP Zack Jones to Brevard County (FSL) for a rehab assignment. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned 2B Kolten Wong to Memphis (PCL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Optioned INF Trea Turner to Syracuse (IL). Reinstated 1B Ryan Zimmerman from paternity leave. American Association GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Traded RHP Kevin Osaki to Wichita for future considerations. JOPLIN BLASTERS — Released OF Jesus Solorzano.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed LHP Billy Waltrip. Announced INF Jerome Pena signed with Laguna (Mexican League). WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed RHP Kevin Osaki. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Released RHP Eric Sim. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Sold the contract of RHP John Walter to the St. Louis Cardinals. QUEBEC CAPITALES — Released RHPs Alex Brosnan and Steven Inch and INF Andrew Dundon. TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Released INFs Joel Carranza and Jalen Harris. Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS — Released RHP Brodie Greer. GATEWAY GRIZZLIES — Released LHP Sasha Kubel. RIVER CITY RASCALS — Sold the contract of INF Josh Silver to the Chicago Cubs. SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Released INF Robby Spencer. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — Released RHP

Joe Iorio. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DE Shaq Lawson. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed C Ryan Kalil to a two-year contract extension. CHICAGO BEARS — Signed DL Jonathan Bullard to a four-year contract. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Waived-injured G Isiah Cage. Signed OT Mitchell Van Dyk. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed S Harrison Smith to a contract extension. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Waived DL Mitchell Loewen. Signed TE Garrett Griffin. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed WR Marvin Hall. TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived WR Nick Harwell. Waived-injured LB Yannik Cudjoe-Virgil. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed FB Matthew Rea. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed WR Kris Adams.

Ali scripted funeral plans in exacting detail in ‘The Book’ BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Muhammad Ali and his innermost circle started a document years ago that grew so thick they began calling it “The Book.” Its contents will soon be revealed. In the pages, the boxing great planned in exacting detail how he wished to say goodbye to the world. “The message that we’ll be sending out is not our message — this was really designed by The Champ himself,” said Timothy Gianotti, an Islamic studies scholar who for years helped to plan the services. “The love and the reverence and the inclusivity that we’re going to experience over the coming days is really a reflection of his message to the people of planet Earth.” The 74-year-old three-time heavyweight champion wanted the memorial service in an arena. He wanted multiple religions to have a voice while honouring the traditions of his Muslim faith. And he wanted ordinary fans to attend, not just VIPs. He was never downcast when talking about his death, said Bob Gunnell, an Ali family spokesman. He recalled Ali’s own words during meetings planning the funeral: “It’s OK. We’re here to do the job the way I want it. It’s fine.” The final revisions were made days before Ali died Friday at an Arizona hospital, his family by his side. For years, the plan was to have Ali’s body lie in repose at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Gunnell said. That tribute was dropped at the last minute because his wife, Lonnie, worried it would cause the centre to be shut down and knew people would want to gather there in grief. In its place, a miles-long procession was added that will carry Ali’s body across his beloved hometown. It will drive past the museum built in his honour, along the boulevard named after him and through the neighbourhood where he grew up, raced bicycles and shadowboxed down the streets. In a city accustomed to capturing the world’s attention

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Community activist Christopher 2X, center, leads a procession down the street where Muhammad Ali grew up following a community memorial service outside his childhood home Monday, in Louisville, Ky. In a city accustomed to capturing the world’s attention for just two minutes during the Kentucky Derby each year, Ali’s memorial service Friday looms as one of the most historic events in Louisville’s history. Former presidents, heads of nations from around the globe, movie stars and sports greats will descend upon the city to pay final respects to The Louisville Lip. for just two minutes during the Kentucky Derby each year, Ali’s memorial service Friday looms as one of the most historic events in Louisville’s history. Former presidents, heads of nations from around the globe, movie stars and sports greats will descend upon the city to pay final respects to The Louisville Lip. “It’s been a really bittersweet time for our city,” Mayor Greg Fischer said. “We’ve all been dreading the passing of The Champ, but at the same time we knew ultimately it would come. It was selfish for us to think that we could hold on to him forever. Our job now, as a city, is to send him off with the class and dignity and respect that he deserves.” Former President Bill Clinton, a longtime friend, will deliver the eulogy at the funeral at the KFC Yum! Center, where the 15,000 seats are likely to be filled. Others speakers will include representatives of multiple faiths, including Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism and Mormonism. Some are lifelong friends. Others Ali simply admired.

Rabbi Michael Lerner was in his office at his home in Berkley, California, on Sunday morning when, out of the blue, Ronald DiNicola, president of Muhammad Ali Enterprises, called and invited the rabbi to speak at the funeral. He and Ali met in the 1960s as two vocal opponents to the Vietnam War. They did not see each other again. But DiNicola told Lerner that for the rest of the boxer’s life, Ali admired the rabbi’s work as editor of the Jewish progressive magazine Tikkun and author of numerous books. “I didn’t know that he continued to follow my work I certainly followed him, what he was doing and the courage he did it with,” Lerner said. “I am extremely honoured and extremely humbled.” He and the other faith leaders will be followed by Ali’s wife, daughter Maryum Ali, actor Billy Crystal and sportscaster Bryant Gumbel. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and King Abdullah II of Jordan had been scheduled to speak, but lost their speaking spots because two other speakers will be added later, Gunnell said.

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Cherry back for one more year BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Left to right, Anne-Marie Mediwake and Ben Mulroney (Hosts), along with Co-Anchors Melissa Grelo (Late Morning Anchor), Lindsey Deluce (News Anchor) and Kelsey McEwen (Weather Anchor) are shown in this undated combination handout photo. Ben Mulroney and Anne-Marie Mediwake have been named co-hosts of CTV’s new morning show. The ‘eTalk’ host and former CBC News anchor will take the helm of ‘Your Morning,’ which will debut at the end of the summer. The new live three-hour telecast replaces ‘Canada AM,’ which ended its 43-season run on Friday.

CTV offers ‘contemporary twist’ on morning TV BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — CTV’s long-running Canada AM will be replaced with a new show that offers a “contemporary twist” to morning TV, the network said Monday in announcing eTalk’s Ben Mulroney and former CBC News anchor Anne-Marie Mediwake will cohost Your Morning later this summer. Joining them will be Melissa Grelo of CTV’s daytime talk show The Social as late morning anchor, Lindsey Deluce of Toronto’s CP24 Breakfast as news anchor, and Kelsey McEwen of CTV Morning Live Calgary as weather anchor. While viewers were shocked by last week’s sudden announcement that Canada AM was ending its 43-season run, hosts Beverly Thomson, Marci Ien and Jeff Hutcheson had known about the looming change “for a period of time,” said Randy Lennox, president of entertainment production and broadcasting for Bell Media. “We are not the type of organization that would do that to people that we respect, such as our hosts and staff of Canada AM, Lennox said. “Our hosts were the ones that made the decision to have one final episode rather than, for example … a weeklong celebration.” When asked why CTV didn’t publicly disclose that the Canada AM team didn’t want an extended goodbye, Lennox said he had to “respect the wishes” of those affected. “I would be remiss to tell people what to do,” said Lennox. “I’m a listener, and I listened to what they felt was appropriate for an elegant transition, and then we conducted ourselves ac-

cordingly.” Lennox said CTV plans to “pay respect and homage” to Canada AM with the new program, while adding that “lots of surprises” are planned for Your Morning. “Hopefully, we’ll find this to be a great morning show with a very contemporary twist.”

‘I THINK EVERY DAY WE’RE GOING TO TRY TO CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF CTV’S HISTORY IN THE MORNING, AND WE’RE GOING TO TRY TO BUILD ON THAT. SO I HOPE PEOPLE GIVE US A CHANCE.’ —BEN MULRONEY Both Mulroney and Mediwake come with past morning show experience. Mulroney previously appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America and Canada AM, while Mediwake had early morning stints anchoring at Global and CBC. Mulroney said one of the aspects he loves most about the morning show format is how the programs act as a central hub for a variety of news. “You’ll hear about sports and news and entertainment and the biggest sto-

ry that’s gripping the world, or some Internet oddity — and I have a real interest in all of those things,” he said. Mediwake recalled having aspirations for a daytime TV gig after seeing former Canada AM hosts Valerie Pringle and Dan Matheson on-air. “I used to think: ‘If I could ever get a job in television, that would be the kind of job I would want to do, where you can interview headline-makers but also be a part of live events,”’ she said. “I have a huge respect for what (Canada AM) not only meant to Canada, but what it meant for me as well and I bring that respect with me into doing Your Morning.” Mulroney acknowledged that there will be a “mourning process” for Canada AM fans, but hoped viewers would tune into the new telecast. “There’s a deep, deep connection between morning show hosts and their audience, and there were none deeper than that of the Canada AM team and their viewers,” he said. “I think every day we’re going to try to celebrate the legacy of CTV’s history in the morning, and we’re going to try to build on that. So I hope people give us a chance.” Mulroney and Grelo will continue their respective roles on eTalk and The Social, while Deluce and McEwen will continue their current roles through the end of the month. The new live three-hour telecast will be broadcast from Bell Media’s downtown broadcast centre in Toronto, and will air weekday mornings on CTV in Ontario, Quebec and Eastern Canada and nationally on CTV News Channel. Locally produced morning programs will be aired on CTV in the rest of the country.

Equus, Amadeus playwright dies at 90 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — British playwright Peter Shaffer, whose durable, award-winning hits included Equus and Amadeus, has died. He was 90. Shaffer’s agent, Rupert Lord, said the playwright died Monday while on a visit to southwestern Ireland with friends and family. Born in Liverpool in 1926, Shaffer made PETER SHAFFER his London and New York stage debut in 1958 with simmering domestic drama Five Finger Exercise, directed by John Gielgud. He had a huge hit in 1964 with The Royal Hunt of the Sun, a spectacular imagining of the Spanish conquest of Peru that was staged by Britain’s newly founded National Theatre.

Shaffer went on to write many of his plays for the National, from where they often moved on to commercial West End runs and Broadway. For much of his long career Shaffer achieved the often-elusive goal of combining commercial and critical success, writing thoughtful, cleverly crafted plays that became box-office hits in London and New York. In 1965, the National Theatre staged Shaffer’s farce Black Comedy with a cast including Maggie Smith and Derek Jacobi. His 1973 play Equus, about a troubled stable boy who inexplicably blinds horses, won a Tony Award for best play and was filmed in 1977 by director Sidney Lumet with Peter Firth as the boy and Richard Burton as a psychiatrist who tries to help him. It was revived in 2007 as the stage debut of Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. Shaffer’s 1979 play Amadeus, about the rivalry between Mozart and less-talented composer Salieri, won five Tonys in its Broadway run — which starred Ian McKellen as Salieri — and was turned into a 1984 film by Milos Forman that won eight Academy

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Awards, including best picture. The play will be revived this fall at the National Theatre, whose artistic director Rufus Norris called Shaffer “one of the great writers of his generation.” “The plays he leaves behind are an enduring legacy,” Norris said. Shaffer returned to comedy with Lettice and Lovage, which premiered in London in 1987 with Maggie Smith as an imaginative stately home tour guide. It, too, went to Broadway, winning Smith a best-actress Tony. Shaffer was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2001 and inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2007. Lord said Shaffer was “one of the true greats of British theatre as well as a wonderful friend, wickedly funny man and sparkling raconteur whose lifelong passion for his own art was matched by his love for music, painting and architecture.” Shaffer is survived by his brother Brian, nephews Milo and Mark and nieces Cressida and Claudia. His twin brother Anthony Shaffer, a playwright who wrote the 1970s hit thriller Sleuth, died in 2001.

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TORONTO — Don Cherry is returning to Hockey Night in Canada for another season. The 82-yearold star of Coach’s Corner has agreed to a one-year deal, Scott Moore, president of Sportsnet and NHL properties, said on Monday. Cherry’s twoyear deal with Rogers, which owns Sportsnet, expires at the DON CHERRY end of the playoffs. In 2013, Rogers signed a 12-year, $5.2-billion deal for NHL rights in Canada. They took a ratings hit this spring, however, when no Canadian team made the playoffs. Moore hinted there could be changes coming in the wake of the low-rated playoff run. “All I’ll say is, you tweak as you go,” he said at the Rogers programming launch. He wouldn’t offer any specifics on what the tweaks could involve. George Stroumboulopoulos is currently on a five-year deal while Ron MacLean, the man he replaced in the main host’s chair who now fronts Sunday’s Hometown Hockey broadcast, is in the middle of a four-year contract. Rogers has revamped hockey coverage in this country since taking the reins from CBC, replacing MacLean with Stroumboulopoulos in 2014. The move has been controversial with Stroumboulopoulos seen by some fans as an outsider. Cherry’s role has also been reduced under Rogers’ leadership, though he and MacLean continue to host their intermission segment Coach’s Corner. This spring, audience levels fell below the million mark for many early-round playoff games. According to Moore, the three Stanley Cup final games between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the San Jose Sharks have drawn between 1.7 and 2.2 million viewers. This allows him to declare that “hockey is still king,” when it comes to sports viewing in Canada. Still, it took until the final round for hockey playoff numbers to edge past what basketball’s Toronto Raptors were drawing in their final two playoff rounds. “As half of the rights-holding group, we’re pretty happy with that,” Moore said of the surge past the million mark in Raptors ratings. Sportsnet and TSN split TV coverage of the Raptors’ playoff run. Moore said deciding which network started each round was decided by a coin toss. Prior to the playoffs, Raptors broadcasts were down in viewership year-toyear. “Nobody could understand that,” said Moore. Thanks in part to the Toronto Blue Jays exciting playoff run last fall, Sportsnet’s year-to-year ratings sit third overall in Canada behind only CTV and Global and ahead of CBC. The halo effect from the Jays’ playoff run is helping Rogers through its hockey slump this spring. The Jays, who are owned by Rogers, are up 58 per cent in season-to-date numbers compared to a year ago. There have been 10 Jays games averaging more than a million viewers so far this season, compared to just one at this point last year. Moore says he kidded Jays president Mark Shapiro about the TV success, telling him the club is hurting his hockey ratings. He feels the controversy over the manager switch in the off-season actually helped keep the Jays fan base energized and added to the carry-over in interest from last fall’s playoffs. Moore also talks with Toronto Maple Leafs president Brendan Shanahan and supports his efforts to tear down and rebuild the team, despite the effect it’s had on the Leafs TV ratings. “The Leafs do drive the eco system of hockey in this country,” said Moore.

DAYTIME DOCUMENTARIES FEATURE THE FRUIT HUNTERS Daytime Documentaries at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch. will be featuring the documentary film The Fruit Hunters on Wednesday in the Waskasoo Meeting Room, followed by a library staff facilitated discussion at 2 p.m. Learn about exotic fruit fanatics around the world beyond the mono-culture at most grocery stores. Free. Those planning to bring groups, or for more information, phone Donna Stewart or Priscilla at 403-346-2100.

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Sally Field to return to Broadway BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — Emmy- and Oscar-winner Sally Field will return to Broadway this spring in a revival of The Glass Menagerie, playing a part she has tackled before but never managed to shake. Field will play Amanda Wingfield, the faded Southern belle at the heart of the Tennessee Williams play. She played the same part in 2004 at the Kennedy Center but said that run felt too short. “Amanda is such the quintessential character I’d love to know, to be able to really feel like I owned her in some way,” Field said. “I have always felt like I didn’t really get enough of that at all.” The revival will be directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold (Fun Home) and co-star two-time Tony Award winning actor and director Joe Mantello, playing Wingfield’s son, along with Finn Wittrock and Madison Ferris. Scott Rudin is producing. Mantello, who has won Tonys for directing Wicked and Take Me Out, returns to Broadway as an actor for the first time since the 2011 Broadway revival of Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart. He said he was convinced to come aboard by the chance to work with Gold, someone he admires. “I honestly thought, ‘Well, what’s the worst that can happen? I’ll come out of this being a better director,” said Mantello, who currently has four shows running on Broadway in Blackbird, The Humans, Wicked and An Act of God. He added that he was always intrigued by the idea of playing Tom Wingfield but figured the time had past, now that he is 53. But Gold made a “very compelling case for it and hopefully, we’ll see what happens.” “The thing about great plays is that

they’re very sturdy and they can handle different kinds of interpretation and re-interpretation because that just helps illuminate different elements of the play,” Mantello said. Field made her Broadway debut in 2002 in The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia by Edward Albee, a production that was also produced by Rudin. The Glass Menagerie centers on an aging Southern belle who hopes her son can fulfill her dreams of finding the perfect “gentleman caller” for her shy and damaged daughter. The last revival was in 2013, starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto. “These great works — they call upon the interpretation of different voices at different times. They ask that and that’s what’s so interesting: They will evolve with those voices and yet remain the same,” Field said. Field said she has been searching for a role to return to Broadway but couldn’t find any that spoke to her as profoundly as Amanda. She said there really aren’t huge, powerful stage roles for women equivalent to Hamlet or Willy Loman of Death of a Salesman. “To me, Amanda is in a handful of great female roles. There aren’t a lot, really,” she said. “I keep looking for new plays and am constantly doing readings. I’ll do anything. But maybe because I needed to get this out of my system — I needed to have my time with her — nothing else has really completely rung the bell.” Field won Academy Awards for Norma Rae and Places in the Heart and was Oscar nominated for her Mary Todd in Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln. She also spent five seasons in ABC’s Brothers and Sisters, winning an Emmy in its first season. Her latest film is Hello, My Name Is Doris. The new The Glass Menagerie will play the Golden Theatre, beginning Feb. 14.

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Sally Field poses for a portrait in Los Angeles. Field will return to Broadway in a revival of ‘The Glass Menagerie.’ Field will play Amanda Wingfield, the faded Southern belle at the heart of the Tennessee Williams play.

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Twenty One Pilots flying high on Blurryface that in a larger stage and play to bigger audiences has been the coolest thing for me. Q: Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a band that has had no sponsorships and based your name on an Arthur Miller play, and for a long time you were even your own roadies. Are you still able to maintain that direct control? A: I definitely remember the days when we would throw on a hoodie or something and set up our instruments onstage and pretend weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re different guys, and then sound-check them, go backstage, take off the hoodies and come out as different people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re performance men now! I think one of the craziest transitions is having people on a crew with us that set up our instruments. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a crazy thing for us, because we did it for so long. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d carry Tylerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s piano down two flights of steps, or up flights of steps in the wintertime and have these big drum boxes, and carry those things everywhere, figure out how to pack a trailer. â&#x20AC;Ś With more people added to this tour and crew, it could be easy for us to take our hands off certain aspects, but I like to say weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still involved, at least to some degree, in every aspect of what you see or hear that has Twenty One Pilotsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; name on it. But nonetheless, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been nice having a little bit of help setting up my drums. Q: Do you worry about keeping the equilibrium of the band and the kind of integrity you built it on as things get bigger? A: I think as more and more people start to feel like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got ownership or feel like they can speak for Tyler or myself, it starts to scare me a little bit more. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to know if every single person is on the same exact page. Something that Tyler and I started using that I think is very important is called vision casting. Initially, when we were hanging out years ago and realized that we were on same page about certain things and had these visions and ideas, then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about sharing those things with everybody whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s involved.

BY ROGER CATLIN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES The band Twenty One Pilots took its name from the Arthur Miller play All My Sons, in which a manufacturer knowingly ships faulty plane parts to the military to save money, leading to the deaths of 21 pilots. As such, the band has tried to remain true to itself since its 2009 start in Columbus, Ohio, with music that blends electronica, emo, hip-hop and balladry with a strikingly visual stage show that often includes kabuki makeup and crowd surfing. Things ratcheted up for the duo â&#x20AC;&#x201D; singer/keyboardist Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun â&#x20AC;&#x201D; when two singles off their 2015 album, Blurryface, topped the alternative charts and invaded the pop charts. Blurryface is still in the top 15 on the Billboard charts and won a Billboard Music Award for top rock album last month. We spoke recently to Dun when the duo was at John F. Kennedy International Airport, waiting for a flight to London before starting their biggest summer tour yet, which closes with shows at Madison Square Garden. Dun spoke of adjustments to the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growing popularity and efforts to maintain its integrity. In a sign of their popularity: We had only 13 minutes to talk. Q: It looks like everything on your tour is just about sold out. A: As far as I know, I think most of the tickets are sold. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been looking forward to for a long time, this summer tour. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working on it since January or something like that. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just excited that we get to continue to travel and play music and people still care. Q: Are you making it a bigger show, accordingly? A: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a weird thing. I feel like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played these songs so many times now. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a weird thing, as we travel and interact with artists more, I realize that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not an uncommon thing, when you play the same songs all the time,

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Music duo Twenty One Pilots (Josh Dun and Tyler Joseph) is known for genreblending music and strikingly visual shows. you start to feel like everybody feels the way you do, that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard these songs so many times. I hope people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t getting bored of these, or completely over it. I think maybe now I realize sometimes we want to make it a little bit fresher and a little bit different just for us. So we can continue to be really excited about it. Which we are, always. But, yeah, we try and change it as much as we can. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only so many songs that we have, and so many ways that we can transition from one to the next. But within that, still trying to do things to make it exciting. Q: Have things changed since you went to No. 1? Have you sensed anything different? A: Every once in a while I can kind of see that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit of a difference, and I think some of that includes just being put on a broader platform, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different TV things, or radio, or whatever it is. And it becomes an interesting thing when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re put in front of somebody who

doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care or who never asked for us to be put in front of them. A lot of times thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when you see more of the negativity or negative comments about what it is that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing. But I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still such a core group of people who have invested in this thing, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s from the beginning or if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s from yesterday, that are still attached and so committed, that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to latch onto a lot of the negative comments when there are these incredible people who have been supporting what we do for so long. Q: How has all this popularity altered your life, as far as what you can or cannot do? A: Depending on location, it can a little difficult, but I think the biggest thing that we see is that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to play in bigger venues now, in front of larger audiences. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what we had in mind for this thing since the beginning - not with the intention of being famous or known or looking really cool â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but we really believe in the music and the songs. So being able to present

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Jenkins Gary Lee Nov 21, 1945 - June 3, 2016 It is with great sadness that the family of Gary Lee Jenkins announce that he has taken his last ride on this Earth. Gary passed away surrounded by his family at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Friday, June 3, 2016 at the age of 70 years. Gary was born in Brooks, Alberta to Ernest and Myrtle Jenkins on November 21, 1945. They moved to Calgary where Gary attended school and met the love of his life Betty Jean Munro. They married in Calgary and proceeded to have three children. Gary and Betty moved to Red Deer in 1975. Gary ran his business, Burbank Crane from 1978 to 2011. Upon Gary’s retirement he became a full time NASCAR fan. Gary’s passions in his life were attending his children’s sporting events and his interest in motorcycles, camping, 4 wheel driving and fast cars. Gary is survived by his wife Betty of 49 years, his daughters Kari (Randy) Lindholm, Kelly Jenkins (Joe Callihoo) and son David Jenkins, and four grandchildren, Mason & Mackenzie Lindholm and Easton & Archer Jenkins. He will be sadly missed by his sister Myrna (Paul) Birnie and his brother Bligh (Pat Galliver) Jenkins. A Memorial Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 St. Red Deer on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Charity of the Donors Choice. 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

HOVLAND (nee Hogan) Wendy Nov. 8, 1953 - May 3, 2016 Wendy passed away at the age of 62 in Oklahoma City, where she had lived for a number of years working in her chosen career of nursing Wendy will be forever remembered by her daughter Jennifer, her grandchildren Ryder and Skylar of Choctaw, OK; her brother Mike Hogan (Lee) of Calgary; sister Barbara Holmes (Richard) of Pasadena, CA and nephew and niece Brett and Elise Cormier. A casual open house to celebrate her life will he held on Saturday, June 11 from 2 - 5 p.m. at the Elks Club in Red Deer (6315 Horn Street). Condolences may be sent to limelight@shaw.ca.

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de GROOT Johannes Adriaan 1961-2016 It is with great sadness that we, the family, announce the passing of Johannes Adriaan de Groot, on June 3, 2016 at the age of 54. Johan was born and raised in Streefkerk, The Netherlands on a dairy farm. The family moved to Swifterband, The Netherlands and started a new farm this is where he got his education and love for dairy cows. Johan later on moved to Oldeberkoop, Friesland, where he started his own dairy farm and met his life partner Janneke Poot. In March of 1999, they emigrated to Red Deer, Alberta and started their Dairy on the hill. In October of that year their son Paul was born. Due to health reasons, they sold the cows in 2012 and Johan started riding his motorbikes again. He traveled to Australia, USA, South Africa and explored Canada. On Friday he left the house to do what he loved best, riding his bike, with his best friends at his side. Unfortunately he got in an accident. Johan will be lovingly remember and sadly missed by Janneke Poot, Paul de Groot, Marie de Groot- de Vos (mother) and many family members and friends. The funeral/memorial service will be held on Friday June 10, 2016 with viewing at 12:30 pm and the memorial service to start at 1:30 pm, at the Farm Alta Vista Holsteins. Cremation entrusted to the Rocky Mountain Crematorium, Rocky Mountain House. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations in memory of Johan may be made to the Roland McDonald House, 5002 39 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 2P2. Condolences may be forwarded to www.sylvanlakefuneralhome.ca SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM, your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements. 403-887-2151

TAVERNER Beatrice 1927 - 2016 It is with great sadness, that the family of Mrs. Beatrice Taverner of Red Deer, Alberta, formerly of Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, announces her passing at Bethany CollegeSide, Red Deer, Alberta on Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at the age of 88 years. She will be lovingly remembered by her children; as well as numerous other family and dear friends. A Funeral Service will be held at Port aux Basques, Newfoundland at a later date. The family would like to thank the staff of Bethany CollegeSide for their respectful and loving care to their mother. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

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WEISGERBER Edward 1932 - 2016 Mr. Edward Joseph ‘Ed’ Weisgerber of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away in the Palliative Care Unit at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at the age of 84 years. Ed was born on January 16, 1932 at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He was the second oldest child of George and Kay Weisgerber. While serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, Ed met and married his love, Lorraine. In 1979, the family moved to Central Park, located just north of Red Deer. Ed retired from the Armed Forces in 1980; he continued his service to others through his dedication with the County of Red Deer Fire Department. Ed was also a dedicated and valuable member of Sacred Heart Parish, always available to offer a smile and a helping hand. One of Ed’s favorite hobbies, besides fishing, was square dancing. Even after he lost Lorraine in 2007, Ed still continued to dance. Ed became invaluable in assisting with the care of his dear friend, Marie Landry, and became a treasured honorary member of the Landry family. Ed will be fondly remembered for his unique sense of humor, the twinkle in his eye and his charming smile. He will be sadly missed by all his many friends. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5508 - 48A Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. with The Reverend Father Joseph Wroblewski celebrant. Cremation entrusted to Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, Red Deer, Alberta. Interment will be held at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta. If desired, Memorial Donations in Ed’s honor may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society Alberta Division at www.cancer.ca. A heartfelt thank you goes out to all the doctors and staff who assisted Ed during his final days, from Emergency to Palliative Care. May God bless each of them for their nurturing and comforting care. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

CARSCADDEN Elizabeth Mae 1946 - 2016 We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Betti Carscadden. As a mother, sister, spouse, grandma and friend she was light in our every day. Her positivity, unconditional support and love will be profoundly missed. Betti enjoyed life to its fullest and filled her days by surrounding herself with those she loved. She and Keith’s home was a hub of activity with friends and family always warmly welcomed… and always fed. She was the ultimate host. Spending time kayaking, hiking and skiing were some of her favorite ways to enjoy the Windermere Valley. Having grown up in Windermere, and then retiring here in 1999, Betti had a deep connection and love for the valley. It was in Red Deer, Alberta that Betti and Keith lived, worked and raised their family. Betti loved that community and the wonderful connections she made in Red Deer have lasted way beyond her time there. She is survived by her husband Keith, brother Bob, son Kevin (Angela), daughter Julie (Duncan), and her five grandchildren, Emmett, Stirling, Rio-Belle, Aria and Kada. She is predeceased by her parents, Dix and Gertie Anderson and by her son, Jay. A Celebration of Life will be held at Copper Point Resort’s, Quartz Grand Hall on Thursday, June 9th, at 1:00pm with Rev. Laura Hermaken presiding. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to the Salvation Army or to a local charity of choice.

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LINDQUIST Lorna 1945 - 2016 Mrs. Lorna Sharon Lindquist passed away with family by her side, at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Friday, June 3, 2016 at the age of 70 years. Lorna will be lovingly remembered by her son, Alen (Teresa) Lindquist and grandsons, Brandon and Justin; and her daughter, Carol (Leonard) Walter and granddaughters, Jennessa and Melissa; brother, Owen McDowell, sisters, Iona (John) Drummond, Maxine (Ted) Tailby, and Lynn (Delbert) Sargent; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and dear friends. Lorna was predeceased by her husband, Norman and her parents, Lewis and Eliza. A Funeral Service will be held at the Hassett Farm, Mellowdale, Alberta on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. with Merlin Affleck, Mildred Lindquist and Sandra Epp officiating. Interment will take place at the Mellowdale Community Cemetery, Barrhead, Alberta at 2:30 p.m. If desired, Memorial Donations in Lorna’s honor may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society at www.cancer.ca or to Parkinson Alberta at www.parkinsonalberta.ca. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. 403.340.4040.

MARGARET CAPEL June 23, 1917 - Jan. 27, 2016 Dear Mom, You have been gone for four months now, and we miss you more than you will ever know. You were my mother for 76 years (OMG!!) and that wasn’t long enough for me. But I know you were getting tired and wanted to join Dad. I miss our phone conversations every Sunday night. We sure had some great laughs and some tears but mostly amazing talks. Once in a while you’d tell a joke and constantly screw up the punch line which made it even funnier. You were a classy lady, always looking nice with the ever-present scarf around your neck. You and dad treated my husband, Kim, like your own son, respected his opinion and his handy-man skills. You always had something for him to fix when we visited. It was so endearing when he call you “Maggie Muggins” and you quickly came back with “Kimmie”. So many people will miss you, Mom, your four kids, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren, but none more than your great granddaughter, Georgia, who met you when she was four (now 12). She took great pride in telling her friends about her plane trip to see her cute little greatgrandma in Alberta. It’s a memory she will have forever. Mom, give our love to Dad, we miss you both so much. Love Priscilla and Kim

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RICK REICKER The family of the late Rick Reicker would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to his many friends and extended family who attended his funeral, the funeral luncheon at the Legion and to the family farm for a time of fellowship and storytelling on June 1. 2016. The cards, flowers, phone calls, expressed sympathies, prayers and donations were also greatly appreciated. Thank you to the staff of the Red deer Regional Hospital ICU for the care that Rick received, it was greatly appreciated. We would also like to thank the Rocky Funeral Home for all their support during this difficult time. Thank you to Mrs. Laurie Wade for officiating, Laurie Lewis the organist and Frank Durocher for the special music. We also send a very special heartfelt thank you to Bob Bellevance for the wonderful eulogy. Thanks also to the Pallbearers: Kevin Reicker, Mark Taylor, Doug Price, Sabrina Barkman, Orin and Devon Bellevance; and the Honorary pallbearers: Carl, Tiny, Johnny, Eddie and Wanda DeWolf, Jim Terpsma, George Bosch, Sam Quintel, Jim Quinn, Ronnie Mannix, Jim Banack, Greg Knockelby, Bob Bellevance, Phil Farell, Holly and Louise Reicker, Ceylon Reicker, Ricky Reicker and Randy Reicker, Walt Zsoke, Ron and Val Taylor, Jan and Britt Lewis, Rod and Lynne Croy, Wayne Schultz, Jenna, Alex and Zacharias Choriatis, Jason Taylor, Mark, Lexie, and Greyson Taylor, Danika Lewis and Eric Parker, Ruthy March, Emma March, Travis Kramer, Grace, Kevin and Aurora Reicker. With love and gratitude Barb, Brenda and Lisa

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AIR Compressor, 3 gal. or VIDEO Photo Tripod, 11.4 L, paid $149.99 plus a extended height, 143 cm. 2/1 nailer, drives, nails and $40. 403-346-6539 GLENDALE narrow crown staples, pd. REWARD OFFERED ARAMARK at (Dow 2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $119.99. Used once. Will VIDEO CAMCORDER, Prentiss Plant) about $925. incl. sewer, water & sell both for $175. Samsun HD, LOST from 20-25 minutes out of Red garbage. D.D. $650, Cats 403-309-7387, 392-6138 the Lions Camp Ground Deer needs hardworking, Avail. now or July 1. May 30. Call reliable, honest person BENCH Grinder, 1/3 HP, 403-304-5337 226-919-7364 if found. w/drivers license, to work $25.; Dremel Tool Kit with KITTENS To GIVE AWAY 40/hrs. per week w/some ORIOLE PARK We are hiring an base, $40.; Metal Folding ready to go. 403-782-3031 weekends, daytime hrs. 3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $975. call between 1 & 4 pm table, $15. 403-346-6539 INSTRUMENT $15/hr. Floor skills would rent, s.d. $650, incl water Personals FRAMING Nailers, 3 in 1 TECHNICIAN KITTENS, 1 Siamese and be an asset. Fax resume sewer and garbage. KING Canada, 28 degree to work as part of our 1 Burman, $50 each, and w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 or Avail. now or July 1st. x34 degree, flipped head. service team in the dairy 1 grey and white kitten for e-mail: lobb-black-valerie ALCOHOLICS 403-304-5337 Performance Plus. industry. The ideal free. 403-887-3649 ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 @aramark.ca. Attn: Val Black 18 guage,2 Brad Nailer candidate must have a TWO WEEKS FREE Kits Performance Plus, COCAINE ANONYMOUS valid driver’s licence along CLEARVIEW, 4 plex Sporting 18 guage x 1/4, narrow 403-396-8298 with the following abilities: 2 bdrm. + den (bdrm), crown stapler, in carrying Goods troubleshooting, 1 1/2 baths, $975.mo. n/s, Professionals Buying or Selling programming and repairing case. Includes full box of no pets, . 403-391-1780 your home? circuit boards and controls, 3 1/4 nails. Sold for $300. WANTED TO BUY, Check out Homes for Sale WESTPARK LOOKING for a Certified Asking $150. for all 3. perform work in a safe and FOLD-AWAY cot/table for 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls. Professional Groomer to in Classifieds 403-309-7387, 392-6138 efficient manner to exercising. Must be clean Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. become team member in established industry and in good condition. MASTER CRAFT Driver, Avail. now or July 1 top notch grooming facility standards, with the ability 403-346-5360 square, 1/2”, speed 65 403-304-5337 located within a new to interact with customers, RMP Max. torque 320 . veterinary hospital in self-motivated and able to Asking $50. Sylvan Lake. Flexible Travel work alone. If you are 403-309-7387, 392-6138 hours with above average comfortable with heights, Packages Suites compensation. Please METAL STORAGE working around livestock, send resume and cover shelves, (2) metal 3’ x 6’. and willing to take some TRAVEL ALBERTA letter in confidence to $30. 1 BDRM. apt. avail. immed. on-call work, please send Alberta offers shan@kbsl.ca Wind speed Indicator, $800 + power. your resume to SOMETHING $15.; CB Radios (2), Call Bob 403-872-3400. curtis@prolineinc.ca for everyone. w/accessories. $25. Make your travel 2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult Restaurant/ 403-346-6539 plans now. bldg, free laundry, very Hotel clean, quiet, Avail. now or JULY 1. $900/mo., S.D. Wanted JJAM Management (1987) Firewood $650. 403-304-5337 Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s To Buy Requires to work at these ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious B.C. Birch, Aspen, Red Deer, AB locations: suites 3 appls., heat/water SMALL TABLE with two Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail. 5111 22 St. incl’d., ADULT ONLY chairs for indoor use PH. Lyle 403-783-2275 37444 HWY 2 S BLDG, no pets, Oriole CLASSIFICATIONS wanted. Call 37543 HWY 2N Park. 403-986-6889 403-358-3597. 1500-1990 700 3020 22 St. Household CITY VIEW APTS. Food Service Supervisor Appliances 2 bdrm in Clean, quiet, Req’d permanent shift newly reno’d adult building. weekend day and evening Children's WANTED TO BUY Rent $900 S.D. $700. both full and part time. Apt. size deep freeze, Avail. immed. Near hospi10 Vacancies, $13.75 /hr. + Items must be in good condition tal. No pets. 403-318-3679 medical, dental, life and HOODIE, LACOSTE, blue and good price. vision benefits. Start GLENDALE, 2 bdrm., child’s size 12, very good 403-346-5360 ASAP. Job description CLASSIFICATIONS $800/mo., For delivery of D.D. $850, N/S, condition. $10. www.timhortons.com no pets, no partiers. 403-314-9603 FOR RENT • 3000-3200 Flyers, Wednesday Experience 1 yr. to less Household 403-346-1458 than 2 yrs. WANTED • 3250-3390 and Friday Furnishings SUITCASE, Child’s Education not req’d. LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. Ladybug, by Samsonite, Apply in person or fax ONLY 2 DAYS A SUITES. 25+, adults only 2 YEAR OLD GREEN re- Houses/ $15. 403-314-9603 resume to: 403-314-1303 n/s, no pets 403-346-7111 WEEK cliner for sale, good shape, Duplexes needs a bit of cleaning. LIMITED TIME CLEARVIEW $200. 403-358-3597. OFFER: RIDGE 3 BDRM. upper floor in Oilfield One free year of Telus WANTED house, near schools and CLEARVIEW internet & cable AND one Antiques, furniture and transportation, good for month’s rent FREE on 2 estates. 342-2514 TIMBERSTONE family of 4, 950/mo. bedrooms! Renovated 403-343-6229 or LANCASTER suites in central location. 403-304-3979 Stereos VANIER Cat friendly. leasing@ 4 LEVEL split, 4 bdrm., 2 TV's, VCRs rentmidwest.com WOODLEA/ full bath, near schools and 1(888)482-1711 WASKASOO transportation, $1350/mo. SONY STEREO Component System, $30. or room for rent at $500/mo. DEER PARK incld’s util. 403-343-6229 403-358-5247 GRANDVIEW or 403-304-3979 Rental incentives avail. EASTVIEW SYLVAN: fully furn. rentals Misc. for 1 & 2 bdrm. adult bldg. MICHENER incld’s all utils. & cable. only, N/S, No pets. Sale $550 $1300. By the week is looking to hire 403-596-2444 MOUNTVIEW or month. 403-880-0210 100 VHS movies, $75 ROSEDALE NEW Glendale reno’d 1 & 2 for all. 403-885-5020 bdrm. apartments, rent GARDEN $750, last month of lease 2 ELECTRIC LAMPS, $20. Condos/ HEIGHTS free, immed. occupancy. 403-885-5020 Townhouses 403-596-6000 MORRISROE 5TH WHEEL tail gate, (Wireline-Service Rig 1400 SQ. FT. condo with $257; Dodge truck box, PENHOLD 1 bdrm., 4 att. garage, South Red Combo Units) Call Prodie at 8’ with tail lights and gate, appls., inclds. heat & water, Deer. Ref’s req’d. $1500 obo; outdoor cooker no pets, $760/mo. 348-6594 403-314-4301 403-728-3688 Candidates must have 5 years’ 2 burner camp stove, $75; PENHOLD, deluxe 3 bdrm., tie down bar for Dodge 2 BDRM. townhouse w/5 hrdwd. flrs., inclds. heat and experience as a wireline supervisor Dakota, $50; aluminum tool appls, avail. immed. rent water, $1100. 403-348-6594 box, $200. 403-358-6579. and have a valid blasters certificate, $895. 403-314-0209 Apt. size humidifier, $20; H2S and other industry required SEIBEL PROPERTY 2 picnic coolers, $25 for ONE MONTH both; vegetable steamer, tickets. $20; and 2 Mexican FREE RENT Rental incentives avail. blankets, $20 for both. 6 locations in Red Deer, 1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, Candidates must be able to use 403-309-5494 well-maintained N/S, No pets. townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, 403-596-2444 Lee Premier (Datacan) acquisition GOLF cart, large wheeled, 1/2 For delivery of bath, 4 + 5 appls. 1 used 2 times, $25; and system for logging and perforating. 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QUEEN’S BUSINESS PARK New industrial bay, 2000 sq. ft. footprint, $359,000. or for Rent. 403-391-1780

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Ignorance is just ignorance, not bliss MURRAY FUHRER EXTREME ESTEEM

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living is easy with eyes closed.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; John Lennon, English singer and songwriter Sam was an old bachelor who lived down the road from us when I was a kid. Father would occasionally hire Sam to help with odd jobs around the farm. To me, Sam didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem especially good at anything. Looking back, I wonder if Father didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel a little sorry for him. Sam had a propensity for showing up at meal times, and he always indulged his abundant appetite over a plate of my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home cooking. During the meal and afterwards over tea, Father would often talk about what was happening in the community or about something heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d heard on the news. Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s answer was always the same: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know much about that.â&#x20AC;? Sam would always follow the statement with his odd, wheezy laugh. I began to wonder if Sam knew a damn thing about anything. He seemed blissfully unaware of the world outside his front door. Part of me found Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obvious ignorance humorous while another part of me was envious. Sam always seemed stress-free and happy to just be alive. There were times when I wished my world was so small, safe and predict-

able. The other day someone said to me, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it be wonderful to travel through life in a state of blissful ignorance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; nothing to worry about, nothing to dwell upon, and nothing more to fill our day than the concerns of our own little world?â&#x20AC;? That got me thinking. I believe that most of us are already travelling through the day in a state of blissful ignorance. Think about it. Have you ever heard, or said yourself, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more I learn, the more I realize how little I knowâ&#x20AC;?? The feeling that ignorance is bliss is an illusion, though. In fact, ignorance can be downright life-threatening. I recently encountered some of my own ignorance, when I went to the doc-torâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office for a physical. Though everything was essentially fine, a couple of red flags popped up around cholesterol and blood pressure. My doctor suggested some simple changes to my diet and lifestyle. She also made it clear that if I continued down the path I was on, my health would ultimately suffer. With the help of my wife, I adjusted my diet and started a weekly exercise regimen. Reflecting back, it was not unusual for me â&#x20AC;&#x201D; after fueling up my vehicle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to grab a few snacks to munch on: soft drinks, licorice, pepperoni sticks and such. Recently, I walked into a convenience store and was shocked to realize very little on the shelves met the criteria for my new and healthier diet. I was starting to see things that had once been commonplace in a completely uncommon way. I was no longer blissfully unaware of the bad

choices I had been making and the better choices that were available. In reality, choosing to expand our awareness and see things in a different light is often anything but blissful. Expanding awareness will often, in my experience, bring with it a great deal of discomfort. Something shakes our world â&#x20AC;&#x201D; challenges our beliefs and wakes us up to a new way of thinking and being. Seeing the world beyond our usual vantage point brings forth a variety of responses, from surprise and delight to fear and discomfort. As with any new experience, especially one that shines a light on our ignorance, there follows a choice to accept or resist it. Increasing awareness provides us with the opportunity to look into the deeper aspects of ourselves and the limitless possibilities and potential available to all who take the time to search for it. Self-awareness provides us with insight and wisdom that help us succeed in every aspect of life, whether physically, financially, relationally, emotionally or spiritually. With awareness comes a growing desire to accept self-responsibility. A natural question arises: â&#x20AC;&#x153;How do I raise my awareness?â&#x20AC;? That question is probably the best starting point because it suggests a desire to wake up and become aware. My advice is to start by stopping: stop moving through life in a fog. Stop turning your back on possibilities, especially those that frighten you. Stop being afraid to ask and answer the tough questions. Are you living life to the fullest? Are there changes you

need to make? Will you make them? Most people try to bring about change by changing the stories they tell about the past and how it has impacted the present. Their interpretation of events is altered, excuses are made, but the disruptive behaviour remains unchanged. This is not awareness; this is self-deception. Without conscious awareness, we have little chance of changing anything. Unawareness of a better choice is no choice at all. As we become selfaware, we have the opportunity to make decisions instead of just reacting from habit or negative emotion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ignorance is bliss, or so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re told,â&#x20AC;? wrote American best-selling author, Gayle Lynds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Personally, I find ignorance is also destiny.â&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve thought a lot about Sam over the years. Was he truly unaware and blissfully so, or simply afraid to face the consequences of living with both eyes open? If so, what did his willful igno-rance cost him? It may be possible to become aware of too much, to get involved in and concerned about things that are beyond your control or that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t directly affect you. But that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an endorsement of ignorance. Perhaps the right balance can be struck when we are aware of what is happening around us yet choose to focus our efforts and energies on what we can influence in a positive and powerful way. Murray Fuhrer is a self-esteem expert and facilitator. His most recent book is entitled Extreme Esteem: The Four Factors. For more information on self-esteem, check the Extreme Esteem website at www.extremeesteem.ca

How to paint cherry blossoms â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with help from your friends TREENA MIELKE FAMILY

We have a cherry tree in our back yard. For a brief moment in time, the tree was all pink and covered with cherry blossoms, their delicate lattice-like beauty so lovely; it almost took your breath away. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure if it was a really strong wind, or just simply a matter of time, but suddenly the cherry blossoms were gone, done, finished. It was sad. But, alas, however, I have had little time to bemoan the loss of the cherry blossoms, outside, because I have an abundance of cherry blossoms inside. Actually, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting kind of annoying. So, how did this happen? It all began with a painting party. This is how the party worked. First we all came in and sat down in front of a blank canvas. Beside us were little trays of paint and two paintbrushes, one slightly smaller than the other. We were told the bigger one was called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;big mama.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Then this fairy godmother wearing blue jeans, a painting apron and a smile showed up. She held up a pretty painting of pink cherry blossoms hanging on a branch that was stretched out over a dark body of water. The painting was lovely. She waved the painting around, kind of like a magic wand, and assures us all, that hidden inside every one of us, is a painter just waiting to get out and pick up a paintbrush and create something beautiful. In other words, we too, could paint cherry blossoms, clustered together on a branch, lovely little blossoms, all

dancing and waving, some of them in the air and others floating about on water. And we could do it before the clock struck 10 p.m. The fairy godmother seemed all relaxed and confident that each of us, even those who had never put a paintbrush to canvas, could do this. I sat on my chair, my back ramrod stiff, my left hand clutching the paintbrush fiercely, ready to attach my blank canvasses with great determination, coupled with absolutely no skill. To my left was my daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother-in-law, well known for her creativity and imagination; on my right was my husband, whose artwork graces several of the walls in our home. At another table were my daughters, both of whom have artistic talent that has shown up many times over the years. Me? Never! I felt totally inept and quite out of my league. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure when it happened, but sometime during all this chatter about cherry blossoms and waving of paint brushes, any latent artistic ability I happened to possess actually broke through all my negative self-talk, and grabbed a paintbrush. Before I knew it I was having a great time, wielding the big mama paintbrush with gusto, dabbing here and there, creating little pink dabs, known in some circles, especially this particular circle as cherry blossoms. And, somewhere along the way, I actually fell in love with my own painting, at least, I did, until my girls told me to get over myself. I did. I humbly hushed myself, but still I was amazed that with a little imagination, you could totally tell that my painting truly was cherry blossoms on a branch and sort of floating in the air and on the water. And, while I will never be an artist, I have learned that with a little help from my friends and a stranger, who

was simply a friend waiting to happen, I could achieve something I was firmly convinced I was not capable of. Meanwhile, I now have cherry blossoms paintings in my house created by myself, my husband and my daughter. And, weirdly enough, they are all quite lovely. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that there are

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My husband is frigid, should I leave him? KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: My husband does not like to have any physical contact whatsoever, except for a peck hello or goodbye. He does not like to be touched. There is no cuddling. We don’t have sex. There is nothing. We’ve been married for eight years, and I can guarantee that we had more sex prior to our wedding than we’ve had since. I have never met anyone like this. I long for an intimate relationship. Whenever we had sex, it was because I initiated it or complained that we never had sex. It’s been eight months now and I just don’t have it in me to try anymore. And he obviously doesn’t miss it. We’ve attempted counseling, but it

was short-lived. He never has given any reason as to why he is this way. Do I stay or do I go? — Lonely Dear Lonely: Does your husband have other redeeming qualities or does the lack of intimacy trump everything else? Has he had a physical checkup? It could be a hormonal imbalance like low testosterone, or erectile dysfunction. Is he asexual? Is he gay and using the marriage to stay in the closet? Is he depressed? Has he lost interest in you? Is he having an affair? These are all possibilities that should be explored. Don’t be coy. Ask him directly about each of these issues. You can offer to accompany him to his doctor to discuss it. You can insist that the two of you return to counseling to sort this out. But if he refuses to talk about the problem and will not seek treatment of any kind, your decision is whether you

are better off with him or without him the way he is. Dear Annie: “Mom of Three” sounds like my husband’s mother. “Mom” said that ever since her son married, he spends all of his time with his wife’s family and she rarely sees him. There may be significant reasons why her son doesn’t want to visit, and it may have nothing to do with his wife. I’ve been married to my husband for 20 years. He was raised in a strict home with a physically and mentally abusive father and a neurotic mother who did nothing to protect him and his two siblings. At 50, my husband still has serious scars, both physical and mental. His mother is in total denial of her son’s abusive upbringing. Whenever he mentions it, she scolds him for talking about family matters and quickly changes the subject. In addition, his parents are not shy about sharing their racist, bigoted ideas in public, which

makes social outings embarrassing and uncomfortable. The facade his family presents to others is totally superficial. He can barely tolerate being in their presence and often makes excuses to avoid contact with them. — His Wife Dear Wife: There are always two sides to every story. Any parent whose grown child avoids them (whether newly married or not) should take a good look at their own behavior to make sure it is not the reason for the estrangement. And if it is, the child should have the gumption to say so. Behavior cannot be changed if it is not recognized and addressed. 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.

Stress over debt a mental health hazard for students TORONTO — Many of this year’s new post-secondary graduates are carrying tens of thousands of dollars in debt. Meantime, those heading to college and university this fall will soon contend with steep tuition rates that often result in a similar burden. While schools can lessen the load with financial aid, average student debt appears to be climbing. So some institutions are responding by beefing up their mental health services to help students cope with life in the red. “We’re worried about one type of debt — student debt — and we want to know how to pay it off as quickly as possible,” said Dillon Collet, who is about to enter his final year at the University of Toronto’s faculty of law and sat on the dean’s advisory committee on financial aid. The committee organized a finan-

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cial aid workshop that discussed the psychology of debt. It was well-attended, Collet said, with about 60 students in the room and a lineup outside. The committee’s student representatives also pushed to have tuition fees — and their connection to student stress — to be discussed at the faculty council’s meeting each year, Collet said. “A lot of students suffer silently.” Estimates suggest average student debt in Canada is past the $25,000 mark. In 2013-14, graduates finished school with an average of $12,480 in federal loan debt, according to numbers from the Canada Student Loans Program. However, that figure doesn’t include provincial or private loans. An Ontario student graduating from a four-year university program, for example, shouldered an average of $22,207 in provincial and federal debt in 2012-2013. The Canadian University Survey

Consortium surveyed more than 18,000 graduating university students from 36 Canadian universities for its 2015 annual report. The average debt-ridden student owed $26,819. Such a debt load can have an impact on a student or graduate’s mental health, though only a small amount of published research exists on the link. A 2015 journal paper analyzed data from a U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics survey of more than 8,000 youth in the United States — where tuition fees are significantly higher than in Canada — to determine if debtload and psychological well-being were connected. “Students who took out more student loans were more likely to report poor mental health in early adulthood,” said one of the paper’s authors, Katrina M. Walsemann, an associate professor at the University of South Carolina. Canadian experts have also noticed a link. Jillian Yeung Do, York University’s director of student financial

services, witnessed it while working with a student. While she couldn’t provide much detail for privacy reasons, she said she became really concerned about a student. “After that encounter, I decided that it would be a good idea . . . to be trained in having these conversations with students,” she said. The University of Toronto’s faculty of law staff, including its financial aid workers, will also have training on mental health issues next month, said Alexis Archbold, the assistant dean of the JD (juris doctor) program. She’s also the chair of the dean’s advisory committee on mental health and wellness, formed this past academic year. Archbold and the committee spent the year listening to students’ primary concerns. Unsurprisingly for a professional program, she said, high tuition and the anxiety of the corresponding debtload emerged as one of the common themes.

22): Relations with a child, teenager or close friend may not run smoothly today so try to be extra patient. But the stars do favour networking with a wide range of colleagues, clients or customers at work. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Expect some drama as the Moon and Pluto stir up old grievances with a family member or work colleague. Use your diplomatic talents to help find practical solutions to pressing problems. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The Moon links up with Pluto so your obsessive/compulsive side is likely to take over. If you sweat the small stuff Scorpio, you’ll just end up feeling stressed and exhausted by the end of the day. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): When it comes to a financial matter or business deal, be cautious. Things aren’t as straight-forward as they seem. And don’t put your head in the sand — make sure you do your homework thoroughly. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Conscientious Capricorn - your perfectionist side is likely to go into overdrive today, as the stars amp up your obsession with perfection. But others may find that your standards are far

too demanding. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Avoid getting drawn into annoying disputes with family and friends. Today will work best if you keep your nose out of others people’s business, and have fun doing things you really enjoy. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): When it comes to a group situation, expect power

plays and personality clashes as others assert their authority. But it is a delightful day to beautify your living space. Fragrant fresh flowers are a must! Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

Tuesday, June 7 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Tom Jones, 76; Liam Neeson, 64; Karl Urban, 44 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: There’s strong, intense energy about today so pace yourself. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You are funny and entertaining. The next 12 months is the time to be more sensitive towards the feelings of others though. A fresh financial chapter is also likely, as long as you are disciplined. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Relationships at home and work will be challenging today. Expect loved ones to be extra demanding and colleagues, clients or customers to be more defensive than usual. So tread carefully Rams. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Strive to be at your diplomatic best today Bulls. The more you dig your heels in and refuse to budge, the more frustrating the day will be. Instead, keep the lines of communication wide open. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Money matters look complicated today Twins, especially if you are behind with paying bills. The more disciplined and proactive you are now, the more manageable your financial future will be. CANCER (June 21-July 22): An existing problem with a relationship could become worse as the day develops. Try not to take criticism too personally Crabs. The more defensive you are, the more difficult things will be. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’re keen to persuade others but avoid using manipulation to achieve your aims. The more entrenched you are in your views, the more stressful GREAT things will be. So take a chill pill Lions. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

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