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Two teens killed in crash

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF The two young people killed on Canada Day in a fatal collision near Red Deer were passengers in the single-vehicle car crash that also resulted in injuries to three other people in the vehicle.

Ashleigh Smith, 16, of Springbrook and John Dolliver, 18, of Penhold, were killed in the collision that occurred 10 km east of Red Deer on Range Road 261, near where it intersects with Hwy 595. The incident occurred at about 11:30 p.m. Friday.

When Blackfalds RCMP and Red Deer County Fire and EMS arrived, they found the two victims deceased at the scene. The two teens had been ejected

from the vehicle.

Police said two other occupants of the car were treated on scene and transported to Red Deer Regional Hospital with serious injuries. A fifth occupant was taken to the hospital and released a short time later.

Range Road 261 is gravelled and runs south from Hwy 585 and has no exit. On the north side of the Hwy 595 intersection, the road is Hwy 808 and paved.

Blackfalds RCMP Cpl. Greg Crane said Monday that the investigation into the collision is still underway and no further details are available except that the vehicle involved was a 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix.

Police have not officially identified any of the people involved.

Smith was a Grade 11 student at Notre Dame High

School in Red Deer. Dolliver had attended Lindsey Thurber Comprehensive High School.

On Saturday Notre Dame principal Rose McQuay issued a note to the school community. “It is with profound sadness that we inform you that a tragic event has impacted our Red Deer Catholic school community.” She went on to say that student Ashleigh Smith was the victim of a fatal car accident.

A Facebook page, “Remembering Ashleigh Smith (she will be forever in our hearts)” had more than 500 members by Monday.

Her funeral service is Friday at 1:30 p.m. at St. Leonard’s On The Hill Anglican Church in Red Deer.

The service for John Dolliver has not been made public yet.

Pot plan burns out at council

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Made in Red Deer medical marijuana was nipped in the bud at city council on Monday.

An application for Medcan Solutions Inc. to turn a vacant building at 94 Burnt Park Drive into a medical weed facility failed to pass first reading.

Council voted 4-4 on the proposed land-use bylaw amendment that would have permitted the facility in West QE2 Business Park to operate as a discretionary use. In the case of a tie vote, the motion fails.

Approval would have allowed a public hearing to be held on the application, followed by second and third readings.

Councillors Buck Buchanan, Frank Wong, Ken Johnston and Tanya Handley voted against the amendment and councillors Paul Harris, Dianne Wyntjes, Lynne Mulder and Lawrence Lee voted in favour. Mayor Tara Veer recused herself from the discussion and vote to avoid conflict of interest as she was previously approached by the applicant on the project.

Prior to the vote, Lee unsuccessfully proposed a motion to delay first reading for at least six weeks so city administration could do more research on the medical marijuana production for councillors who had questions on issues like odour, safety and security.

The motion failed in a five to three vote.

Lee said based on council’s discussion, there were some misconceptions, or not a clear understanding of the facility which would actually be an industrial, agricultural production facility with the technology and science to address their concerns.

“We’re seeing these facilities prosper and grow throughout Canada. The public sees the need for those types of things for people who need it,” Lee said after the meeting. “(The proposed site) was vacant for many years.

I look at the economic development factor. It would create jobs. It would contribute to the city infrastructure through property taxes.”

During council’s discussion, Handley said businesses in the area did not want the facility and she was concerned the city was setting a precedent in its industrial business service district.

Wyntjes said she supports urban agriculture initiatives and medical marijuana for whom it is prescribed.

“If you ever talked to somebody who was experiencing pain and been prescribed it, it makes a difference in their life,” Wyntjes said.

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Students get new ways to learn at Reading College

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF About 60 Red Deer Public School students are finding out literacy is fun thanks to Central Alberta Optimist Clubs Reading College.

It’s the fifth summer for the four-week program developed by The Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools for Grade 2 students who would benefit from a literacy rich environment where they receive support to improve their reading and writing.

“For a lot of children, summer is a time of lots of activity. Knowing that we’ve made sure it’s a fun time for kids and there are lots of great activities,” said foundation executive director Bruce Buruma on Monday, the first day of Reading College.

Students attend Reading College, held at Red Deer College, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday. Buses take them to and from the college where they are provided breakfast, lunch and snacks.

He said instructors approach reading, writing and phonics in different ways so it’s not the same old

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classroom lessons for their students.

“We have seen the results and benefits for students. Their skill levels have gone up. Parents and teachers are noticing that they’re more excited about reading, they’re more interested in writing.”

He said from Grades 1 to 3, students are learning to read, but the rest of their schooling is about reading to learn.

“One of the strong indicators of high school completion is whether or not a child is at grade level at the end of Grade 3.”

Three teachers and six new Bachelor of Education graduates from Red Deer College teach and support the students at Reading College and running the program at the local college opens students’ eyes to educational opportunities, Buruma said.

“It’s kind of cool when you see all these kids in their fluorescent green t-shirts walking down the college halls at Grade 2. We hope 10 or 11 years after that, they are also going to be walking those halls.”

The foundation fundraises to operate the $80,000 to $90,000 program that has attracted support from groups and individuals.

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Local BRIEFS Red Deer’s Riverview Avenue to become water slide for charity

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A storm cell viewed toward West Park from Red Deer's 32nd street overpass lingers over the city after dumping rain and hail during the lunch hour on Monday. The cell was one of at least five cells surrounding the city at the time and wreaking havoc throughout the region. Utility foreman Andrea Zabel said the weather system was not responsible for a brief power outage along Riverside Drive.

Residents invited to view plans for Northside rec centre

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF A community centre in north Red Deer is long overdue, says one city councillor.

In July the public is invited to view the concept designs for the planned Northside Centre on the corner of Taylor Drive and 77 Street, next to Glendale School.

Coun. Frank Wong said he is pleased this much-needed facility is finally becoming a reality.

“It means a lot because it’s been in the plans for 10 years,” said Wong.

The $7-million facility is smaller than both the Collicutt Centre (255,000 square feet) and G.H. Dawe Community Centre (84,000 square feet). The 23,000-square foot facility will provide space for events, meetings, programs, services and activities.

The first phase of the multiyear project is wrapped up, which includes creating a business plan and operational model and site and design concept.

Pauline Mousseau, Community Development supervisor, said this is an opportunity for residents to see how their input was used in the design of the city-operated facility.

“It’s been a bit of a journey with this project,” said Mousseau.

“We built on feedback that we received previously and in past years. It really helped further refine what this facility needed to include and feature. We are just really excited about such a unique amenity coming to Red

A road down a very long hill on the north side Red Deer will become a watery slippery slope in early August for a good cause.

A giant six-metre-wide water slide will run 304 metres (1,000 feet) downhill on Riverview Avenue as a fundraiser for Family Services of Central Alberta.

Fun City Sliders, a B.C.-based company, partners with charity groups. A portion of the revenues raised are donated to the charities.

The water slide allows people to slide down on tubes, for a price.

The slide has thick foam underneath it and there is a catch pool at the bottom. Participants must be at least five years old and 117 cm tall.

Vendors are being accepted for the event, and those interested can contact funcityslidersrd.ca online.

Tickets for the Aug. 6 event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., are available online at funcitysliders. ca They are available for single, three or unlimited rides. Ticket prices start at $15 per ride, $35 for three slides, and $50 for all you can slide, until Aug. 3. After that the prices go up to $20, $45 and $60 respectively.

Lindsay sentencing date put off until August A new sentencing date is being sought for an Edmonton man who killed a friend and then dumped her body on a lease road near Innisfail.

Mark Damien Lindsay, 29, was pronounced guilty on May 13 of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice for the death of Fort Saskatchewan resident Dana Jane Turner in August of 2011.

He was scheduled for sentencing on July 22.

His case was brought before Justice Monica Bast in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday when it was learned that the justice scheduled to hear sentencing arguments would not be available as scheduled.

A new date is to be set during arraignments in the Court of Queen’s Bench on Aug. 8.

Penhold mobile home park needs to inspect, repair electrical facilities

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Artist rendering of the new proposed Northside Community Centre.

Deer.”

Mousseau said the feedback pointed to a new to ensure there are flexible and multi-use spaces in the facility. She said both small and large events can occur in the building. There is dedicated space on the main floor for youth.

There will be a combination of city and community programming and spontaneous drop in use.

This will be a landmark amenity for residents, said Mousseau.

“We really hope it is a place where residents will feel welcomed and the possibilities will be there for them to be active and creative and be able to gather with family and friends,” said

Mousseau.

Detailed designs are expected to be completed by the end of the summer.

The 16-month build will begin next summer and the anticipated opening date is in mid-2018.

The concepts will remain on display at the Culture Services Centre (3827 39 St.) this week and will rotate to the Recreation Centre (July 11 to 15), the Collicutt Centre (July 18 to 22) and City Hall (July 25 to 29).

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Owners of a mobile home park in Penhold have been asked to fix up its electrical facilities after a potential safety hazard was shut down on Sunday.

Fire Chief Jim Pendergast said his crew was called at about 9:53 a.m. by a neighbour who noticed an electrical line running from a power pole to a street light had drooped and come in contact with a metal vent on the roof of one of the mobile homes in the park.

Crews were concerned that the line could break and come in contact with a person, a vehicle or a neighbouring home, Pendergast said on Monday.

It appears that there had been some construction in the area and one of the guy wires supporting the power pole had not been replaced, allowing it to lean and create a droop in the line, he said.

An electrician working for the park shut off power to the light within half an hour of being notified of the problem and the management company that runs the park has been advised to inspect all of its electrical facilities and make any repairs necessary, said Pendergast.

While the mobile home park is on private land, its operation is governed under provincial safety codes and both the town and the province have the authority to ensure that the operation meets its standards.

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Road trip theme for July Fourth bash as embassy still rides high of Obama visit

Alberta BRIEFS Jason Kenney to make “important announcement on Wednesday in Calgary CALGARY — Conservative MP Jason Kenney says he has “an important announcement” to make in Calgary on Wednesday.

There have been rumours that the Calgary MP might try to unite Alberta’s two right-leaning provincial parties.

However, Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives have said they aren’t keen to merge, while the Wildrose has said it would be happy to link up, but only under its banner and only with its leader, Brian Jean, calling the shots.

The Wildrose was launched by disaffected Tories about a decade ago.

Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives say they will pick a new leader next spring.

The race officially launches Oct. 1 in Lethbridge, with the vote on March 18 in Calgary.

Woman, 88, dies after driving tractor that caught on fire in southern Alberta BROOKS — An 88-year old woman has died after she was severely burned when a tractor and baler caught on fire in southern Alberta.

RCMP say they were called to a rural home near Brooks on Sunday afternoon.

They say Mary-Jane Wickert had been driving the tractor and received burns to most of her body.

The senior was taken to a hospital in Brooks then flown by air ambulance to the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, where she later died.

It is unclear what started the fire.

Mounties say no one else was injured.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — For U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman and his wife, Vicki, their annual Fourth of July bash on Monday was all about road-tripping.

The vast manicured lawn of their official residence, Lornado, in Ottawa’s tony Rockcliffe Park was an outdoor showroom of sorts, with vintage cars and motorcycles, lined up across from several white food and drink tents, all of it in keeping with this year’s “Road Trip USA” theme.

But like many of their Independence Day guests, the Heymans were still riding the high of last week’s visit to Ottawa by President Barack Obama, which lent an air of extra celebration to Monday’s festivities, one of the most sought-after tickets on political Ottawa’s social calendar.

Prior to Monday’s party — it was the Heymans’ third, and final, and largest with a record 4,000 guests expected — the effusive envoy told his own roadtrip story.

It happened five days earlier and while it lasted 20 minutes, it was memorable. The car was a big, black and heavy limousine — one of a rare vintage.

Obama asked the Heymans to ride with him in “The Beast” as the soupedup, armoured Cadillac lumbered down Ottawa streets and along the Rideau Canal bound for Air Force One and the president’s return trip to Washington.

Obama and the Heymans know each other well the couple headed the committee that helped raise money for his 2012 re-election and had been big supporters before his inaugural run for the presidency in 2008.

Obama asked them how it was going, and the ambassador spouted back how strong relations between the two countries currently were.

“He said, ‘that’s good I know all that: how are the kids and what’s going on with the family?”’ Heyman recalled.

So the ambassador told the president about the pending wedding of his daughter.

“He said, ‘way to bury the headline here? Oh my gosh, your daughter’s getting married. That’s fantastic.”’

The Heymans have been hyping the road trip theme of this year’s party through a series of online videos, but for thousands of the Heymans’ party guests, their journey began with an actual road trip: they were bused in from Ottawa’s baseball stadium, Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park.

Five tents stuffed with Americana cuisine were waiting for them: there were Maryland crab cakes, fried green tomatoes, Chinook salmon, corned beef sandwiches, California summer rolls, bison burgers, herb-buttered corn, Dairy Queen ice cream, Vermont Cabot cheeses and Chicago’s own Eli’s cheesecakes.

Guests mingled on the lawn under a mainly blue summer sky as the Ceremonial Guard pipe band serenaded them from the front porch of the ambassador’s house. Heyman greeted members of the Ottawa diplomatic community next to a replica of a silver Allstream camper trailer.

Blue signs were posted on several trees throughout the ambassador’s property directing party guests to the rest area — signs that depicted symbols of a man, a woman and a transgender person.

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Members of the Canadian Ceremonial Guard wait to perform during the 4th of July celebrations at Lornado, the US ambassador’s official residence, in Ottawa on Monday nadian national anthems, Heyman addressed his guests, a vast collection of politicians, diplomats, journalists, public servants, military officers bearing the colours of various countries, as well as Americans living in Canada.

Heyman traced the noticeable spike in Canada-U.S. relations since October when Justin Trudeau became prime minister and then visited the White House in March before hosting Obama here last week. Heyman said he experienced “incredibly intense emotions” seeing Canadian and U.S. flags twinned together on flagpoles in Washington in March.

“It just got better last week,” he said.

“All I can say is wow.”

Province extends student loan repayments for those affected by Fort McMurray fire

Long weekend getaway to popular mountain spot ends in death for man CANMORE — A man is dead after a fall in a popular hiking area west of Calgary.

RCMP say the 53-yearold Calgary resident was in an area on Saturday known as Whiteman’s Gap along Highway 742, just southwest of Canmore, when he fell.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

It’s not yet known what led to his plunge, but investigators don’t believe there was any criminal involvement.

The man’s name has not been released.

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EDMONTON — The Alberta government is giving people affected by the Fort McMurray wildfire more time to pay back student loans.

Payment deferrals and a freeze on interest are being extended to March 1.

The move expands by three months a six-month grace period the government had already put in place just days into the fire.

The province says more than 700 students will benefit from the extension.

Advanced Education Minister Marlin Schmidt says the province wants to give people time to focus on their immediate needs.

The forest fire in May forced almost 90,000 residents from the Wood Buffalo area to leave their homes and destroyed one in 10 structures in Fort McMurray.

“We recognize that rebuilding a community following a devastating event like the Fort McMurray wildfire takes an emotional and financial toll on its residents,” Schmidt said in a news release Monday.

“When people have been displaced from their homes and their jobs, the last thing they should be worried about is repaying a student loan.”

The repayment and interest-free period is for Alberta student loans only.

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South China Sea Showdown?

GWYNNE DYER OPINION Next Wednesday the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will issue its ruling on China’s claim to practically all of the South China Sea. And already the main military contenders are moving more forces into the region.

China’s Maritime Safety Administration announced that Chinese naval and air forces will carry out seven days of exercises in an area extending from Hainan to the Paracel Islands off the Vietnamese coast. The exercises will end on 11 July, just one day before the tribunal’s ruling is released, so they will still be around if things get more exciting after that.

They might well get more exciting, because the US Navy’s Task Force 70, including the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, has now moved into the South China Sea. Its task, according to its commander, Rear-Admiral John D. Anderson, is “to maintain the seas open for all to use.”

The Chinese Defence Ministry’s spokesman, Col. Wi Qian, warned last Thursday that this is “an act of milita-

risation in the South China Sea and it endangers regional peace and stability. But I’d like to say that the US side is making the wrong calculation. The Chinese armed forces never give in to outside forces.” And on Friday President Xi Jinping declared that China will never compromise on sovereignty and is “not afraid of trouble.”

So the stage may be set for a serious US-Chinese military confrontation if the Hague tribunal rules against China’s claim next week as expected. Both the US and Japan refused to recognise that ADIZ and sent their own military aircraft to fly through it. The US Navy would unquestionably respond in the same way to a Chinese-declared ADIZ in the South China Sea. In a worst-case analysis, therefore, we could be only a week away from a major military clash between the United States and China in the South China Sea. But it really shouldn’t go that far, because the Hague tribunal’s ruling will have no practical effect.

China’s “nine-dash line” claim to almost 90 percent of the South China Sea looks preposterous on a map – it extends more than a thousand km. from the southern-most point of China while coming within less than a hundred km. of the Filipino, Malaysian and Vietnamese coasts – but it is taken very se-

riously in China.

The historical justifications for Beijing’s claim are flimsy, but beginning with the seizure by force of the Paracel Islands from Vietnam in 1974, China has extended its control to most of tiny islands and reefs in the entire area.

In the past three years it has expanded seven of these tiny footholds with concrete and landfill, building airstrips, port facilities and other potential military assets on them. In February, for the first time, it put actual weapons on them. Whether or not this was directly in response to the case brought against it in The Hague by the Philippines in 2013, it certainly had the effect of making a military confrontation more likely.

But China stated in advance that it would not recognize any ruling on the validity of its claim by the UN-backed Hague tribunal, which has no way to enforce its decision. So it should not feel obliged to resort to military force to defend its claim, any more than the US should feel any need to use force to challenge it. In theory. Behind the sometimes belligerent rhetoric from Beijing, there has been a long-standing policy that China should avoid military confrontations with other great powers until it has grown strong enough economically to stand a good chance of

winning. It’s not there yet, so it should still be gun-shy. But there may now be another consideration at work.

The social contract that keeps the Chinese Communist Party in power is simple: so long as the Party delivers steadily rising living standards, the population will accept its dictatorial rule. For almost thirty years it has kept its side of the bargain, with economic growth rates of between 8 and 10 per cent per year.

But even the Party admits that the growth rate is now down to 6 percent, and hardly anybody else believes it is even four percent. Some observers think the economy may not be growing at all this year. If that is the case, then the regime is drifting into dangerous waters, and it will need a foreign distraction to divert public attention from its failure.

An exciting but carefully contained confrontation over the South China Sea with the United States and its Southeast Asian allies could be the solution, igniting nationalist passions in China and generating support for the regime, but the tricky bit is keeping it “carefully contained”. Once you start down that road, you cannot be sure where it will take you.

Gwynne Dyer is an independent journalist.

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Pets really are good for your health

BY PAUL LATIMER TROY MEDIA Anyone who has a pet will tell you that their furry, feathered or scaly friend provides companionship, entertainment, unconditional love and adds a layer of richness to their life.

Some might even tell you that they suspect increased mental well being as a result of their animal companion.

Not surprisingly, research to date proves that pet owners have always believed intuitively what we now know to be true.

Pets are good for your health.

Animals have been used therapeutically for more than 200 years. In the late 1700s they were incorporated into the treatment of mental health patients at an institution in England that wanted to provide an enlightened approach to health with less harsh restraints and drugs.

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During the Second World War, patients recovering from combat experiences were encouraged to work with animals at a hospital farm.

Ever since then, there have been various attempts to incorporate animals into various forms of therapy.

Today, it is common for hospitals and nursing homes to have therapy dogs and cats visit with their owners so that patients can have some contact and comfort from furry friends.

Research of new pet owners showed a significant reduction in minor health problems during the first month following the arrival of a new pet.

This effect lasted for several months and in dog owners it lasted through to the end of the study.

In addition, both cat and dog owners showed improvements in a general health questionnaire over the first six months and dog owners sustained this for the duration of the study.

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Another study of homeless youth between the ages of 16 and 23 indicated that the teens identified their pets as companions that provided unconditional love, reduced feelings of loneliness and improved health status.

A third study of people 65 years of age or older found that pet owners were more physically active than nonpet owners and had improved ability to perform the activities of daily living than non-pet owners.

Also, in this study, the ability to perform these daily activities deteriorated more quickly for non-pet owners than it did for those with pets.

A noted general relationship was also observed between pet ownership and an older person’s well-being.

Still other studies have shown a benefit of pet ownership in combating depression, but not general illness in older people who are in situations of personal stress and without adequate human social support.

Although more research is needed in this area, the cumulative weight of the research to date suggests that there are psychosocial benefits from

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animal visitation programs in nursing homes and health centres.

In institutional settings, the presence of animals influenced the patient’s tendency to smile and talk, reach out toward people and objects and exhibit alertness and attention.

In fact, pet programs have shown better results than many other alternative therapies such as arts and crafts programs and friendly visitor programs in these settings.

Companion dogs for disabled individuals provide social stimulation that is more reliable than most human companions and studies have also shown that companion dogs help to increase human attention to the disabled individual as well.

Clearly, the health benefits of companion pets are found in many settings and for people of all ages and situations.

With all of this in mind, give your pet an extra cuddle or treat tonight to say thanks.

Dr. Paul Latimer is president of Okanagan Clinical Trials and a Kelowna psychiatrist.

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NATO head applauds Canada’s boosted presence

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The head of NATO has praised Canada for agreeing to take a leadership role in the standoff with Russia, even as new figures show Canadian defence spending has fallen to record lows.

The Liberal government announced last week that Canada would join Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States in leading a 4,000-strong NATO force in Eastern Europe.

Canadian troops are expected to be deployed to Latvia, where they will make up the majority of a 1,000-strong battalion that will also include forces from other NATO members. Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. will lead similar units in Lithuania, Estonia and Poland.

The government’s decision came after significant pressure from European and American allies, with U.S. President Barack Obama stating in his address to Parliament last Wednesday that “NATO needs more Canada.”

Speaking in Brussels on Monday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Canada’s promise to lead one of the four battalions sends a clear signal that the alliance is strong and united.

“This is a great contribution to our common security and a clear signal that our nations will defend one another on both sides of the Atlantic,” Stoltenberg said at a press conference held days before NATO leaders, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, meet at a summit in Poland.

Even as Stoltenberg was thanking Canada for its leadership in Eastern Europe, new figures produced by the alliance show Canada near the back of the pack in terms of defence spending.

All NATO countries, including Canada, agreed in 2014 to stop cutting military budgets and work towards spending two per cent of GDP on defence.

The goal was intended to ensure all alliance members were doing their fair share, which includes investing enough to field a modern military.

Local BRIEFS RCMP search apartment after fire call Red Deer RCMP searched a Clearview apartment on Monday evening after a fire call revealed suspicious activity in the apartment on Sunday.

Police say a pot was left on a stove top and it overflowed on Cardinal Avenue, resulting in excessive smoke around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Red Deer Emergency Services crews called the police after spotting what seemed like suspicious materials in the apartment.

There is no safety risk to the public, say police. Police contained the apartment on Sunday and throughout the day on Monday while applying for a search warrant. The police were expected to begin searching one apartment within the building once it is approved.

Police will release an update when more information becomes available.

Man charged with stealing firearms A 21-year-old Red Deer man is facing nine charges after allegedly stealing firearms in two separate incidents at Canadian Tire in June.

Police say the investigation began when RCMP were called to the Travelodge Red Deer (2807-50th Avenue) at 11:30 a.m. on July 1 to assist staff with evicting tenants from one of the rooms.

Staff were concerned after seeing a firearm while approaching the tenants about an overdue bill.

Police located the two loaded rifles hidden under one of the hotel stairwells and took a man and a woman into custody without incident. The woman was later released without charges.

The investigation revealed the accused was involved in two ongoing break and enter investigations at the Canadian Tire (2510 50 Ave.) in Red Deer. On June 5, two men broke through a fence, smashed through glass doors before smashing through display cases to steal nine rifles at the store around 5 a.m.

On June 29, two suspects smashed glass doors and display cases and stole five rifles at the same location around 4:30 a.m.

The man is charged with two counts of careless use of a firearm, possession of weapon for dangerous purpose, two counts of possession of weapon obtained by crime, two counts of unauthorized possession of prohibited firearm and two counts of break and enter to steal firearm.

RCMP continue to investigate. If you

A5 More resources needed to fight online child exploitation: internal federal memo Tuesday, July 5, 2016

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canadian police lack the resources to keep pace with the burgeoning threat to children from online sexual predators, federal officials have warned the public safety minister. An internal briefing note to Ralph Goodale says digital child pornography poses increasing challenges for criminal justice agencies.

The problem is fuelled by the growth of technology allowing online anonymity, new legal hurdles for police and easier travel to places where children can be abused and photographed, the note says.

The Canadian Press obtained a copy of the February memo under the Access to Information Act. It says although data is limited, some believe online child sexual ex-

ploitation has reached “a level of epidemic proportions” that if left largely unaddressed will have devastating consequences for generations of children in Canada and abroad.

“It is therefore essential that the government work with partners and stakeholders to gain a thorough understanding of all the challenges and identify what is needed to tackle this significant threat.”

The memo cites the case of British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd, who committed suicide after being sexually extorted online. The investigation led police to a man in the Netherlands accused of using more than 90 screen names to target over 75 victims.

Criminal justice statistics show incidents of child pornography and sexual violence against children increased in 2014 over the previous year despite an overall drop in the rate of violent

crime. Cybertip.ca, a national tipline to report suspected online sexual abuse of children, has also seen a rise in reporting — including increases with respect to the severity of the acts and images of very young children, the memo adds. It outlines the many initiatives to target offenders, noting Canada has shown leadership in devising a national strategy, enacting criminal laws and supporting global efforts.

The RCMP is one of the very few Canadian police agencies dedicating resources to develop solutions and sustain undercover operations targeting technologically sophisticated offenders, the memo notes. “Current resources, however, cannot keep pace with the changing scope of the issue.”

Pornographers are using digital techniques to shield their identities and communications as they distribute illicit images around the globe.

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Hoping to get in on a good thing Chris Stone and his sister Katie Morrall set up shop on a corner near the Red Deer Market Saturday. The two were hoping the location would pay off with the many shoppers who had to pass by them on their way to the market. Along with fruit punch the two also had home baked cookies and muffins to sell. have information about these break and enters, contact 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.

Transit union accepts new contract Bus drivers working for the City of Red Deer have accepted a new contract that will give them modest salary increases this year and in 2017.

Kristy Svoboda, the city’s human resources director, announced that both the city and its bus drivers have ratified a two-year contract retroactive to Jan. 1.

The contract was negotiated over eight days of bargaining and one day of mediation, providing for a wage increase of 1.5 per cent this year and 2.25 per cent in 2017.

The bus drivers, represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1374, had ratified the agreement on Thursday. City council gave its approval during its regular meeting on Monday. ATU 1374 represents unionized bus drivers across Canada.

JULY 9

Green Deer wraps up Green Deer may be over but there are still ways to take pride in the community.

Ninety-five bags of garbage or 594 kgs (1,310 lbs) of trash were collected during the Red Deer River clean up on June 5.

The City of Red Deer gave away 1,000 free pocket ashtrays as part of this year’s Green Deer campaign.

“I can’t thank Red Deerians enough for taking such pride in their community. Together we are making a difference,” said Suzanne Jubb, Community and Program facilitator. “Green Deer may be over but we can still pick up litter year round and develop a ‘leave it better than you found it’ attitude as a way of life.”

Sports organizations are encouraged to get involved in Green Deer year round to help keep their fields, pitches and play areas clean. All sport teams are challenged to spend 10 minutes tidying the stands, fields and dressing rooms and to leave the area better than they found it.

The Adopt-A-Park program runs year round with individuals or groups making a commitment to being stewards of a specific park or area for an entire year.

Currently there are 27 groups registered in the program and it continues to grow. For more information on the Adopt-a-Park program, please call Recreation, Parks & Culture at 403-342-8234.

For residents looking for another opportunity to make a difference, the Great Canadian Shoreline Clean Up takes place on September 11. For more information, visit www.reddeer.ca/ greendeer.

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Half of bog fire contained BRITISH COLUMBIA

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS DELTA, B.C. — About 90 per cent of a peat bog south of Vancouver is expected to regenerate in the coming years, but it could take a century before the entire area recovers from a fire that tore through it on Monday, says the head of a conservation society.

Eliza Olson, founder of the Burns Bog Conservation Society, said the 30-square-kilometre nature reserve in Delta is believed to be the largest undeveloped urban wilderness area in North America.

“That’s one of the beauties of having Burns Bog here in the water table,” she said in an interview Monday.

“Because it’s at the mouth of the Fraser River, it’s an estuary-raised bog. You normally don’t find a raised bog this far south.”

A fire reported at Burns Bog on Sunday was about 50 per cent contained by Monday afternoon, with crews hoping to fully contain the flames by Tuesday morning at the latest.

Chief Dan Copeland of the Delta Fire Department said the blaze was 78 hectares in size, and about 80 firefighters from a number of jurisdictions were battling the fire.

How the fire started was unclear, he said, but a team of investigators from the Delta Fire Department and B.C. Wildfire Service were working to determine the cause.

Burns Bog is one of North America’s largest peat bogs and flames can sink under the dry peat, where they burn out of sight.

But ground conditions and a quick response from firefighters kept the flames from burrowing beneath the peat, Copeland told a news conference Monday afternoon.

“We were able to get to it quick enough and soak it down so it didn’t get deep into the peat,” he said.

Fighting the fire is still tricky, he added, because of the area’s soggy ter-

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A helicopter prepares to drop water on a fire burning at Burns Bog in Delta, B.C., on Sunday. rain.

Delta police have said it could take at least a week to extinguish the fire.

An evacuation order for businesses near the blaze was scheduled to be lifted Monday night. Highway 17, a major thoroughfare that cuts through Delta, was expected to remain closed from Highway 99 to the Highway 91 connector for several days.

Mayor Lois Jackson said the fire is a “major emergency” and the community was under provincial emergency status.

She said Metro Vancouver was monitoring air quality as smoke had drift-

ed into Vancouver, but conditions improved since Sunday and it had not issued a general advisory.

Delta plans to consult with Metro Vancouver’s Burns Bog scientific advisory panel for guidance in the recovery of the nature reserve, Jackson said.

“It’s a very special area and we’re working very hard to bring it back to what it was, if we can.”

Jackson was also mayor in 2005, when a blaze in Burns Bog grew to more than two square kilometres and took more than a week to put out.

Olson said the bog’s acidic, peat-forming ecosystem includes rare plants, such as cloudberries, called

bakeapples in Newfoundland and Labrador, and velvet-leafed blueberries, along with two species of dragon flies among its diverse inspect species.

About 200 hectares of the bog remain private land that could be developed because it’s not protected under a conservation plan set up by the municipal, provincial and federal governments, she said.

Most of Burns Bog is closed off to the public due to safety and conservation concerns, but about 60 hectares of an area called the Delta Nature Reserve is open and is often a site for school field trips.

Juno spacecraft to produce new data on Jupiter

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Researchers in Canada are looking forward to new information from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, set to begin orbiting Jupiter on Monday night.

Juno, launched in August 2011, will complete its journey to the solar system’s largest planet after travelling more than 2.8 billion kilometres over almost five years.

Moritz Heimpel, a University of Alberta physics professor who uses 3D modelling to make simulations of planetary weather patterns, says finding out more about Jupiter is key to uncovering other unknowns about the universe. Heimpel is part of a research team that maps weather patterns on Jupiter.

“Jupiter is sort of a linchpin planet.

Most of the planets that have been recently discovered that are outside the solar system are Jupiter-like, they are also gas giants,” he says.

“Understanding how the deep interior of Jupiter works will give us an understanding of a lot of the objects in the solar system and in the universe.

It’s one of the ways we’ll understand how things work in the universe.”

Heimpel’s work shows that the horizontal jetstream bands around the planet reach thousands of kilometres into planet’s atmosphere, but he says others believe they may be more shallow, similar to Earth’s weather pat-

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Jim Green, director, Planetary Science Division, NASA, left, talks during a media briefing joined by Scott Bolton, Juno principal investigator, second from left, Rick Nybakken, Juno project manager, second from right, and Heidi Becker, Juno radiation monitoring investigation Lead, at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., on Monday. The solar-powered spacecraft is spinning toward Jupiter for the closest encounter with the biggest planet in our solar system.

NASA’s Juno spacecraft will fire its main rocket engine late Monday to slow itself down from a speed of 150,000 mph (250,000 kph) and slip into orbit around Jupiter. terns.

Data from Juno will help show how

Judge to apologize for ‘insensitive’ comments made during sexual assault trial

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — A Federal Court judge who asked a sexual assault complainant why she couldn’t keep her knees together wants to keep serving on the bench and plans to apologize for his remarks at a public hearing.

A Canadian Judicial Council inquiry scheduled for September is to determine whether Justice Robin Camp, who made the comments in 2014 as a provincial court judge in Calgary, should be removed from his job.

A notice of response outlining Camp’s position was posted to the council’s website on Monday.

“Justice Camp wants to continue serving as a judge,” it says.

He believes he can make a positive contribution as a member of the Canadian judiciary.

He will strive to keep improving and to keep learning.”

The notice says Camp plans to apologize at the inquiry committee meeting.

Camp has undergone training and counselling with a superior court judge, a psychologist and an expert in sexual assault law.

The notice does not represent a review of evidence supporting Camp’s position.

An inquiry committee made up of three council members and two senior

lawyers will weigh the allegations against Camp.

Among other things, it’s alleged Camp made comments that “reflected an antipathy” toward laws meant to protect vulnerable witnesses, engaged in “stereotypical or biased thinking” and asked the complainant questions that relied on “discredited, stereotypical assumptions” of how one should behave following a sexual assault.

Camp acquitted a man of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old girl after deciding that the man’s version of events was more credible.

Court transcripts show Camp questioned the woman’s morals, suggested her attempts to fight off her attacker were feeble and described her as “the accused” throughout the trial.

He asked her: “Why couldn’t you just keep your knees together?” and said “pain and sex sometimes go together.”

The verdict was overturned on appeal and a new trial was ordered.

In requesting the inquiry earlier this year, Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley wrote that Camp’s conduct “was so manifestly and profoundly destructive of the concept of impartiality, integrity and independence of the judicial role that public confidence has been sufficiently undermined to render Justice Camp incapable of executing his judicial office.”

deep into the planet they go.

He says the fact that Juno will orbit

Canada BRIEFS Judge postpones ‘Internet Black Widow’ case HALIFAX — The case against the “Internet Black Widow,” the elderly woman who gained notoriety for killing and poisoning men who were her intimate partners, has been postponed another month.

The lawyer for 80-year-old Melissa Shepard appeared in Halifax provincial court Monday and asked that

Jupter’s poles, rather than circling the planet at one latitude, will let scientists gather data in a new way.

“We’re really excited for Juno’s arrival because it’s going to be the most advanced spacecraft to monitor a giant planet,” Heimpel says.

“Things change a lot if you’re changing latitude. Juno is going to give us a unique perspective and give us a lot more data about the deep interior.”

Information from the $1.1 billion mission could shed light on other questions, such as whether Jupiter has a solid core. That data might also lead to a better understanding of how planets are formed.

The spacecraft will also give closeup views of the planet as it flies over the Jupiter’s cloud tops every 14 days.

Juno is only the second mission designed to spend time at Jupiter. Galileo, launched in 1989, circled Jupiter for 14 years, uncovering signs of an ocean beneath the icy surface of the moon Europa.

Juno will orbit closer to Jupiter than any previous missions to map the planet’s gravity and magnetic fields.

To protect Juno’s computer and electronics from harmful radiation, they are locked in a titanium vault.

The spacecraft will orbit Jupiter a total of 37 times, staying at the planet for nearly a year and a half before crashing down through the planet’s atmosphere in 2018. the case be delayed to give the Crown more time to turn over evidence.

Mark Knox said the defence would enter a plea when the case returns to court on Aug. 4.

Crown lawyer James Giacomantonio said the prosecution had been held up because the initial investigator had been involved in an accident and had to be reassigned.

Police have alleged Shepard violated the terms of a peace bond in April after an officer spotted her using a computer at Halifax Central Library.

She was charged with three counts of breaching a recognizance, including a ban on accessing the Internet.

Shepard was released March 18 after having served a full sentence of just under three years for spiking newlywed husband Fred Weeks’s coffee with tranquilizers in 2012.

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Businesses hoping for Stampede boost

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — When Warren Connell decided to take the reins at the Calgary Stampede two years ago, the world was a very different place.

“When I applied for this job, oil was at $105 a barrel and the same government in the province had been in place for 44 years,” said Connell.

“So I undertook a pretty big change when I took over.”

As CEO of the Stampede, Connell has had to steer one of Canada’s largest festivals through one of the worst economic downturns Calgary has ever experienced.

And he’s not alone. Hotels, party planners, bars and restaurants across the city are feeling the effects of lower corporate spending from the oil and gas industry.

Last year saw companies cut back on the extravagance around Stampede, due to financial constraints, not to mention the poor optics of celebrating while people were being laid off.

Now more than two years after oil prices started plummeting, the cuts have gone deeper.

After going ahead with big bashes last year, Peters & Co. Ltd. cancelled its Firewater Friday and FirstEnergy Capital Corp. cut its FirstRowdy event, ending decades-long runs for two of the biggest parties in town.

For the Stampede itself there have been cutbacks too, with the province slashing $2 million from its operating grant to the non-profit organization. That forced Connell to cut 54 full-time positions last fall, plus further reductions on the part-time staff that help run the grounds year-round, he said.

The Stampede, which kicks off Friday, has already lost more revenue this year. The annual auction to sell ad space on chuckwagon canvases pulled in $2.3 million, $480,000 less than last year and well off the more than $4 million it brought in a few years ago.

To adapt to lower spending from the energy sector, the Stampede has looked for sponsorships in other industries, like a partnership with McDonald’s promoting beef sustainability.

“We had corporate hits in the energy world, and we were very fortunate and lucky that we were able to form partnerships that were really not economy-driven,” said Connell.

All over the city, businesses are adjusting to fewer corporate dollars and hoping for a boost from the Stampede.

At Bottlescrew Bill’s Pub, Stuart Allan said corporate bookings are down, and he doesn’t expect companies that have booked to spend like they used to.

“We’re somewhat concerned about that,” said Allan.

“I suspect the corporate bookings that we have, many of them may not be prepared to be quite so freewheeling in their expenses as they have been in the past.”

But he’s still getting ready for what he hopes will be a successful Stampede, banking on more walk-in business from hotels and smaller groups of partiers.

He is looking to double his staff with 35 temporary hires, but despite a jump in Calgary’s unemployment rate from 4.6 per cent in January 2015 to over eight per cent in recent months, he said it’s been hard to find experienced people.

The extra people are needed because he expects about three times the regular business over the two weeks around Stampede.

“There’s absolutely no question that Stampede is

FILE Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

The Calgary Stampede Park will soon be full of hundreds of thousands of fairgoers for the 10-day party that begins Friday, but the grounds will hardly go quiet once the show is over. hugely important to our overall business,” said Allan. “It’s Christmas, Christmas in July.”

Hotels are also banking on a boost from the Stampede after getting hit hard by the drop in corporate bookings.

Dave Kaiser, CEO of the Alberta Hotel & Lodging Association, said on a revenue-per-room measure, Calgary’s hotels are down 25 per cent from last year.

“It’s fallen off dramatically,” said Kaiser. “It’s definitely tough times for hoteliers in Calgary.”

He said in the past, many hotels were fully booked and visitors found it difficult to find a room. This year, travellers will find better rates as hotels hope to bring in some much-needed business during the Stampede, said Kaiser.

“Just from speaking anecdotally with some hoteliers, they’re still optimistic that it’s going to be another strong Stampede week,” said Kaiser.

Connell is also looking for a silver lining amid the gloom, saying local ticket sales are encouraging and the boost in U.S. travellers from the low Canadian dollar will help.

For Connell, who started working at the Stampede more than 30 years ago in security, the event allows Calgary to show what’s it made of, from its cultural diversity to its resilience in tough times.

He said the highlight of his time with the Stampede was when the city rallied in 2013 after the floods to keep the show going.

“I really think it showed the country and it showed the world what can happen when a community gets together,” said Connell.

Security cameras on site: Big Brother keeping a close eye on Stampede CALGARY — Police and security officials say Big Brother will be a big help as they prepare to enforce the law at the Calgary Stampede.

The 10-day cowboy festival, which kicks off Friday with a parade, will have its own separate police district at the Calgary Stampede grounds.

There were 1,168,509 people who walked through the turnstiles last year and Stampede District commander, Insp. Leah Barber, says it’s challenging to have about 100,000 people each day in the roughly 100-hectare park.

“We want to make sure we’re visible. When someone is having a problem or they see something they think isn’t right, we want to be there for them,” said Barber.

“It’s a lot of people in a very small area of the city, but luckily almost everybody here is here to have a good time and not to be doing criminal activity.”

It’s not always peaceful. Last summer officers responded to a fight in the midway area and discovered two men with stab wounds. One of them died last fall. Bag checks will be in place at the front gates to search for weapons and alcoholic beverages. The manager of security services for the Stampede said there will be additional officers assigned to the midway area. There are also a lot of cameras on the site, so if something untoward happens there’s a good possibility it will be caught on video.

Feds wrestling with gender neutral ID issues

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The federal Liberals could easily drop any mention of sex or gender from identity documents like passports immediately, notwithstanding concerns civil servants have expressed about the idea privately for more than a year, a senior official with the Canadian Human Rights Commission says.

Marcella Daye, the acting manager of policy at the commission, said having gender-neutral identity documents like passports is the number one issue transgender Canadians have raised in recent consultations with the commission.

Daye said the longer the government waits to move to gender-neutral identity documents, the longer it exposes transgender Canadians and other members of the LGBTQ2 community to potential problems or danger.

Consultations the commission has held with transgender Canadians on this topic have shown concerns about travellers blocked from getting on a flight because they don’t look or match the gender listed on their passport, or becoming the subject to harassment, said Daye, a senior policy adviser to the commission on LGBTQ2 issues.

“Sometimes when you toss out the idea that this is harmful and we need to change this one thing, people go, ‘but there are these other 300 things and we need to change all of them and we have to do a big effort,”’ Daye said.

“Those kind of systemic examinations of how we

use gender in government are really worthwhile, but they should not stop us from making the immediate changes that can help people and keep people from harm.”

Calling the move part of the “great arc of history sweeping toward justice,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Toronto news channel CP24 during that city’s gay pride parade Sunday that the government was figuring out the “best way” to introduce gender-neutral identity documents.

Trudeau spokesman Cameron Ahmed said the issue of gender-neutral identity documents is being wrapped up in the government’s new transgender rights bill introduced in May. Neither Trudeau nor his office put a timeline on when a decision would be made, even though departmental officials have looked at the issue since months before Trudeau took office.

Documents from June 2015 show officials from Citizenship and Immigration Canada were looking into what they called “identity management” issues should someone from a country that allows a third sex designation on their passports apply for Canadian immigration documents.

Internationally, there is a “growing recognition of a third sex/gender category…for those who identify as intersex, indeterminate, or unspecified,” officials from ESDC wrote as part of a presentation last year with Citizenship and Immigration Canada counterparts.

Seven countries allow a third sex designation on their passports — Australia, Bangladesh, Germany,

69 families still displaced after explosion in Mississauga : firefighters

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Dozens of families were still unable to go home Monday as investigators worked to determine what caused an explosion west of Toronto that killed two people and injured nine others last week.

Firefighters said 69 families — including 32 living in a low-rise apartment building — remained displaced nearly a week after the blast that rocked a neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ont., though some may be allowed a short visit to recover personal items.

Tuesday’s explosion rained debris over the area and forced hundreds from their homes. Many have since been able to return but the area closest to the blast site continues to be off-limits to residents.

“The damage that we have encountered as part of this explosion has been extensive,” Fire Chief Tim Beckett said in a news conference Monday.

“We have a number of addresses, 69 in total, that are still impacted by the explosion.”

“We will be working to get them back to their homes. Some of them will be able to enter their home on a 15-minute supervised visit to grab personal needs, the homes will then be turned over to their insurance companies so that they can be boarded up and secured,” he said.

Engineers and other experts will then take over until the homes are deemed safe, he said, adding

“THE DAMAGE THAT WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED AS PART OF THIS EXPLOSION HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE.” — FIRE CHIEF TIM BECKETT that the two houses on either side of the explosion site would “likely be coming down.”

Police said they are working to determine what triggered the blast and they are looking into the possibility that it was a criminal incident.

Peel Regional Police Sgt. Josh Colley could not say how long it would take to establish the cause.

He said some of the evidence, including letters found strewn around the property, have been sent for analysis to find out whether they are linked to the home that exploded.

Last week police identified two bodies found in the wreckage as Robert Nadler and Dianne Page, both 55 years old.

Page was found the day of the explosion. Police discovered Nadler’s remains on Thursday.

Relatives confirmed to the Toronto Star that Nadler was convicted in a murder case in 1982 and released to a halfway house a decade later.

India, Nepal, New Zealand and Pakistan.

Passport standards from the International Civil Aviation Organization, which Canada adheres to, allow governments to allow a third sex or gender category, usually marked with an ‘X,’ officials wrote in the documents obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act. Citizenship and Immigration Canada said it would respond Tuesday to questions posed to it on Monday.

At the same time, changing the use of sex designations in the registry of social insurance numbers would cause issues for agencies that rely on the information as part of their programs, like Employment and Social Development Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency that use the detail for gender-based analysis on income distribution, job data and even student loan recipients.

In May, the department told The Canadian Press the sex designation data from the registry is used primarily for gender-based analysis and not for determining eligibility for benefits. Federal and provincial agencies that use the information to validate identities raised concerns over the complete removal of sex information from the registry.

ESDC has yet to provide an update on the policy review.

Last month, Ontario announced it would become the first province to allow for a third sex designation on health cards and on driver’s licences.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2016 A8 NEWS Security ordered tightened as death toll in Baghdad hits 157

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD — As the death toll from the weekend truck bombing in Baghdad climbed to 157, Iraq’s embattled prime minister ordered new security measures, including abandoning the use of bomb-detection wands that U.S. experts pronounced worthless years ago.

But security forces were still using the devices Monday evening, as a string of smaller bombings in the capital killed 16 people and wounded dozens more.

Sunday’s suicide attack by the Islamic State group was the single deadliest bombing to hit Baghdad in more than a decade of war and insurgency.

Also Monday, five convicted terrorists were executed in Baghdad, the Ministry of Justice said in an announcement that appeared aimed at restoring faith in Iraq’s security forces in the wake of the devastating attack.

Firefighters and medical teams were still uncovering bodies from the city’s Karada neighbourhood Monday morning. Officials said a dozen people were missing and at least 60 of the dead were women and children. At least 190 people were wounded.

The blast struck after midnight when the neighbourhood was bustling with people breaking their daylight fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The attack demonstrated the Islamic State’s ability to strike the capital despite a string of defeats on the battlefield, including the loss of Fallujah just over a week ago.

With public anger mounting, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered new security measures Sunday evening, including increased aerial scanning and intelligence-gathering in the capital and the installation of X-ray systems at the entrances of provinces.

He also ordered security forces to stop using a handheld electronic device that was widely sold as a bomb detector but has been repeatedly branded bogus by technical experts. And he ordered the reopening of an investigation into the purchase of the ADE 651s, which cost the Iraqi government tens of thousands of dollars each.

In 2010, British authorities arrested

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People light candles at the scene of a massive car bomb attack in Karada, a busy shopping district where people were shopping for the upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday, in the center of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday the director of the British manufacturer, ATSC Ltd., on fraud charges, prompting Iraqis to open their own investigation. Iraqi authorities made some arrests, but the device remained in use.

On Monday evening, Associated Press reporters saw a number of the devices still being used at checkpoints around the capital as another round of blasts erupted.

Many Iraqis blame their political leadership for the way large amounts of explosives have made it past multiple checkpoints into crowded neigh-

bourhoods with disastrous results.

Small-scale bombings occur on a near-daily basis in Baghdad, and in May a string of large-scale bombings, many of them claimed by IS, killed more than 200 people in a single week.

In February, Amnesty International reported that the number of Iraqis sentenced to death in 2016 was close to 100, calling the figure a “grim indicator of the current state of justice in the country.”

Later Monday, about 10 rockets struck a refugee camp for Iranian exiles next to Baghdad’s international

airport, according to a Baghdad police official. The attack killed three Iraqi policemen and wounded 13 others, according to a hospital official.

Shahin Gobadi, a Paris-based spokesman for the Iranian exile group, said more than 4o residents were wounded in the rocket attack.

The casualty figure could not be independently confirmed.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release information to the media.

Educated and well-off, Dhaka attackers defy usual

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW DELHI — The young men had been missing for months. Their families sensed something was wrong.

It wasn’t until the horror of the weekend hostage crisis in Bangladesh’s capital unfolded that they learned their sons had become radicalized as religious extremists and launched one of the country’s deadliest attacks in recent years.

The young men, armed with knives, bombs and automatic firearms, engaged in a gun battle with police, killing two and wounding more, then seized a popular restaurant in a Dhaka neighbourhood on Friday night and held some 35 people hostage. Over the next few hours, they would kill 20 of their captives — including nine Italians, seven Japanese, an Indian teenager and three students at American universities. A witness said some victims were tortured when they could not recite verses from the Qur’an.

“This is very painful. He killed innocent people,” said the aunt of one of the attackers, Rohan Imtiaz, whose father is a leader in Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s governing Awami League party.

“We sensed that Rohan was changing and his behaviour increasingly became different,” she told the Associated Press in disbelief.

When Imtiaz went missing on Dec. 31, as his mother and father were in India for medical treatment, the family asked the police to help find him.

“My brother went to everybody: police, ministers and higher authorities after he went missing,” said Rohan’s aunt, who refused to be identified by name. “He became just crazy after his son went missing. But nobody could help us.”

As details emerged of the men who laid siege to the Holey Artisan Bakery, it became clear that the attackers did not fit the typical profile for religious radicals coming from economically deprived backgrounds and latching onto extremist groups that promised a new future. Most had come from privileged backgrounds, and were educated in top schools.

Some analysts said that’s what made them attractive as recruits their backgrounds meant they would not raise suspicions.

“They do not fit the usual stereo-

type of the madrassa-educated youth,” said Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty, a former Indian diplomat and policy expert on Bangladesh for the Observer Research Foundation, a New Delhi think-tank . “My suspicion is that these young men were roped in by spotters or recruiters.”

He said their defiance of the usual militant profile gave credibility to claims the attackers were part of a campaign waged by extremist groups abroad.

“This is a conscious decision on their part that they will get this kind of people,” Chakravarty said. “The shock value for the radical groups of recruiting educated, affluent people is huge.

The government will never suspect them. The intelligence agencies will never suspect them. Because these boys were never under any kind of surveillance.”

Police released photographs of the bodies of five attackers killed by paramilitary forces who ended the hostage siege. They also released names - Akash, Badhon, Bikash, Don and Ripon - which did not match those given by family members. Police said only that militants often go by many names to obscure their identities. Another suspected attacker was captured and was being interrogated.

The men, all younger than 30, belonged to the banned domestic group Jumatul Mujahedeen Bangladesh, or JMB, according to police. Asked whether they might also have had Islamic State ties, police said authorities were investigating that possibility.

“It is difficult to imagine how they were radicalized. At least four come from very wealthy backgrounds,” said Benazir Ahmed, head of the country’s paramilitary Rapid Action Battalion, according to Indian broadcaster NDTV. Describing them as “flamboyant young men,” he said some had also been frequent visitors to the same restaurant they attacked.

The Islamic State, in claiming responsibility for the attack, had also published photos of the five smiling young men, each holding what appear to be assault rifles and posing in front of a black IS flag. The men in those photographs released by the Amaq news agency, affiliated with IS, also appear to match the police images of the dead assailants in the restaurant after the hostage crisis ended.

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COUNCIL: Worried She said while the facilities are highly regulated by Health Canada, she still worried about air quality and the concerns of nearby landowners, and supported a public hearing.

“I think it’s about moving our community conversation and educating us and having those questions answered,” Wyntjes said.

Lee did not know if there were other sites in Red Deer that Medcan would consider.

“They may apply to a different city or municipality, or different area.”

Last week the municipal planning commission approved the application for city council consideration.

Medcan Solutions can appeal council’s decision to the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board.

A medical marijuana facility, north of Cremona, has been operational since January. The Town of Olds approved a medical marijuana facility in 2014 but have not received a development permit application for the facility. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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People from the Black Lives Matter lead the annual Pride Parade, in Toronto on Sunday.

Cop union head says possible ban on police floats at future Pride parades is “stupid”

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Members of the Toronto police force say they’re offended that Pride organizers agreed to a list of demands set out by Black Lives Matter during Sunday’s parade.

The list includes nine demands that range from banning police floats in future parades to increasing funding for spaces for racialized communities.

Janaya Khan, co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto, said the group took the position they were given in the parade as an opportunity to open up a conversation about how to make Pride more inclusive for marginalized groups. Members of the group held a sit-in part way through the city’s 36th annual Pride Parade, stopping it from moving forward for about a half hour.

It resumed when Pride’s executive director, Mathieu Chantelois, signed the list of demands.

The president for the union representing the city’s police officers said he’s outraged that Pride would accept the demands. Mike McCormack said that police officers have been supporters of Pride for years, and that it’s “stupid” to try and exclude them.

Red square from Quebec’s student protests can’t be used as a trademark MONTREAL — The red square that became emblematic of the 2012 Quebec student protest movement cannot be used as a trademark, the Canadian Intellectual Property Office has ruled.

The decision was rendered last December but a Quebec student federation said Monday it waited until the appeal period was over before speaking about it.

Businessman Raymond Drapeau wanted to register the symbol as a trademark so he could sell various

“This is about the Pride parade, this is not about Black Lives Matter,” he said in an interview Monday. “We have been supporting this parade for years, long before politicians and other people. To suggest that police should be removed and not have a float or booths or be allowed in the community space, that’s complete and utter nonsense.”

He suggested that Black Lives Matter shouldn’t be allowed to co-opt another group’s event. Khan took issue with that stance.

“I can’t co-opt what is mine,” said Khan, who is part of the LGBTQ community, adding: “It was never community consensus that police floats should be a part of Pride to begin with. There wasn’t town halls that happened.”

And Khan noted that this sort of political action isn’t unprecedented at Pride parades.

“Change is uncomfortable. Twenty years ago, you had the first Dyke March.

There was a lot of negative publicity, there was a lot of pushback.”

But while Pride Toronto’s executive director signed the document during Sunday’s parade, organizers are now saying that they were really just commiting to “having a conversation” about the list. items including T-shirts, cups and towels.

The intellectual property office’s Trademark Opposition Board rejected Drapeau’s request.

The little red square, often made of felt and worn on clothing, was omnipresent in 2012 as students hit the streets in thousands to protest planned tuition hikes.

“It’s a real victory for the federation,” Rose Crevier-Dagenais, president of the Federation etudiante collegiale du Quebec, said in a statement.

“The red square is a powerful symbol in the student community as well as in society in general and it is essential that it remain a public good.”

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CANADA POST SAYS LATEST OFFER TO CUPW ‘FINAL’ CALLS UNION DEMANDS ‘NOT AFFORDABLE’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canada Post says the latest offer it made to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in the ongoing labour dispute is to be considered final.

In a statement issued on Monday, Canada Post says it still hopes to negotiate a deal with the union representing postal workers, but adds that the June 25 offers “represent a fair and reasonable framework for settlements.”

The Crown corporation says the CUPW’s demands are “not affordable” and would add $1 billion in costs over the contract term.

The union, meanwhile, is accusing Canada Post of preparing to lock workers out, and creating uncertainty by warning the public to avoid the post office.

CUPW says it has been showing up at the bargaining table with proposals to make the post office even more profitable and improve services for businesses and the public.

Neither Canada Post nor CUPW has

served a 72-hour notice of intent to strike or lock out, but either can do so at any time.

Changes to employee pension plans have been a key sticking point in negotiations, but Canada Post said the offers contain no changes to the pension for all employees currently in the plan.

Canada Post said in the event of a full work disruption, it will not operate — mail and parcels will not be delivered, and no new items will be accepted.

The Canada Revenue Agency has

deemed Old Age Security, Canada Pension Plan, Working Income Tax Benefit and the Canada Child Benefit cheques “essential” — even during a labour disruption.

Spokesman Jon Hamilton said Canada Post has a memorandum of agreement with the union “where the federal socio-economic cheques will be delivered.”

“In the event of a work disruption we would arrange … delivery one day of the month,” he said Monday.

Auto sales on pace for record

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Lake Louise and the Chateau Lake Louise can be seen in this photo. Canadian businesses are taking aim against negative online reviews that can often inflict crushing blows on a company’s bottom line and reputation. Some businesses have made headlines for the unsavoury tactics they’ve employed against their detractors. But other businesses are instead taking a more professional approach by politely addressing the online jeers head-on.

Businesses grapple with negative online reviews

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Canadian businesses are taking aim against negative online reviews that can often inflict crushing blows on a company’s bottom line and reputation.

Some businesses have made headlines for the unsavoury tactics they’ve employed against their detractors.

One Quebec hotel even sued a guest for $95,000 after he posted a review decrying bedbugs in the room, while an Ottawa restaurateur was found guilty of defaming a customer who complained that her pasta dish was not prepared according to her stated preferences. But other businesses are instead taking a more professional approach by politely addressing the online jeers head-on. Amid a sea of five-star reviews for the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise was this recent Trip Advisor pan: “We were travelling with a tour group and this was supposed to be one of the holiday highlights. It was not!” read the lengthy gripe, which raised several alleged problems ranging from luggage delivery to a “disappointing” breakfast.

“The rooms were small and the bathroom a challenge for one guest let alone two.”

The hotel immediately responded with an apology and a promise to follow up.

“We assure you your experience is indeed not exemplary of the typical Fairmont stay, our high standards, and our dedication to turning moments into memories,” a hotel spokeswoman replied.

“It is unacceptable to read the many times we failed to deliver an incredible rocky mountain experience in this special destination.”

Other businesses are hiring companies to help them to both fight back against reviewers — or to avoid the negative feedback altogether.

One of those companies, Reputation.ca, helps businesses manage the way they’re perceived online. Matt Earle, the founder of the company, says that passively accepting or ignor-

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ing negative feedback can be devastating to a business.

He points to a 2011 Harvard Business Review study that found that a one-star online increase in an organization’s overall rating could lead to a five to nine per cent boost in revenue.

Earle says he suspects that finding is even more relevant today, citing the exponential growth of online review sites and the increasing influence they exert over customers.

He cited another 2013 study of several thousand Canadian and American businesses completed by U.K.-based BrightLocal — a search engine optimization company — that found 79 per cent of consumers put as much faith in online reviews as they do in personal recommendations.

There’s a human tendency to downplay the positive and give unpleasant experiences more prominence, Earle said.

“People go and report negative things about businesses but can’t really be bothered or don’t remember to report positive things,” Earle said in a telephone interview. “We correct that bias by allowing businesses that are running fine to get the reputation they deserve.”

The main tool in his clients’ arsenal is software that allows companies to aggregate their reviews over the most popular websites and analyze them for trends. Earle said businesses that hear consistent feedback about a difficult employee or an unwieldy protocol can then change their operations to address the problem directly.

Companies also have the option to track customer info and actively request reviews from them.

Not all of those requested reviews make it online, however. Earle conceded that the most negative ones are flagged for management and not posted, ideally allowing a business to contact the disgruntled customer and try to address their concerns more directly.

“People aren’t pointlessly vengeful, and they actually do want to resolve their issues. So they get their issue resolved, they’re happy,” Earle said.

“The business is happy because

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they don’t accumulate a negative review. It’s also a good business practice.”

That approach — recommended by Earle and other consultants — is more above-board than strategies used in a couple of notorious Canadian cases.

In 2013, the Hotel Quebec launched a $95,000 lawsuit against a guest who posted a scathing review about finding bedbugs in his room while staying there for a hockey tournament.

Laurent Azoulay filed a countersuit alleging abuse of process, and the issue was not resolved until three years later, when the parties agreed to settle out of court.

As part of the deal, however, Azoulay had to write a letter approved by the company indicating that he saw only one bedbug three years ago.

In another case, Ottawa restaurant owner Marisol Simoes was found guilty of defamation in 2012 after launching an aggressive campaign to discredit a customer.

Elena Katz had posted reviews complaining that staff at the now-defunct Mambo Nuevo Latino restaurant ignored her request to leave olives out of her pasta. Court found that Simoes first retaliated by saing Katz had mental problems, but later followed that up by setting up defamatory dating profiles on adult websites in the customer’s name. Psychologists say the need to take revenge against slights or insults is fairly hard-wired — and often laid bare in online review situations.

University of Ottawa psychology professor Tracy Vaillancourt once conducted a study that found students who received negative feedback from professors were highly likely to reciprocate with a negative online review of that professor.

Her findings, which suggested the most vitriolic reviews came from more narcissistic personalities, suggest that fighting a negative bias is a sound strategy.

“There’s an entitlement that’s attached to it, the perception that their opinion is going to be something that everybody’s going to want to hear, that it should be shared,” she said.

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TORONTO — Ken Dacko makes the 200-kilometre round trip from his home in Alma, Ont., to a factory in Brampton, Ont., where he works once a week, in his 2016 Jeep Wrangler.

Dacko purchased the vehicle earlier this year because, he says, it’s reliable and guaranteed to start, giving him peace of mind.

“Four-wheel drive is important for the wintertime because I leave for work around three-thirty, four o’clock in the morning, and sometimes the roads this far north are not plowed,” he says.

Dacko, 76, is one of thousands of Canadians snapping up new vehicles in droves, despite concerns about the economy and mounting consumer debt.

Data released Monday by DesRosiers Automotive Consultants shows that Canada is on track for yet another year of record-high sales, and light trucks — a category that includes pickups, SUVs, minivans and crossovers — are driving the trend.

Canadians bought 989,177 new vehicles in the first six months of this year, up six per cent from the same period last year, when they snatched up 933,439 vehicles, according to the market research firm.

Experts say cheap credit and economic strength in Ontario, British Columbia and to some extent Quebec are helping boost sales.

“Interest rates are incredibly low, and as we all know, vehicles are one of the big purchases in people’s lives,” says Charlotte Yates, an automotive industry expert and vice-president academic at the University of Guelph.

Monday’s data also highlights the continuing shift away from passenger cars and towards light trucks.

Sales of passenger cars slipped 6.8 per cent to 346,584, according to DesRosiers, but light trucks more than picked up the slack.

Canadians bought 642,593 new light trucks in the first six months of the year, an increase of 14.5 per cent over last year.

The bestselling model was the Ford F-Series truck, with 72,233 vehicles sold so far this year.

Automotive analyst Dennis DesRosiers says crossovers have become especially popular in recent years, displacing the minivan as the family vehicle of choice.

“They fit everything, so the boomer has a vehicle that they can load up with their sports equipment and head out to the beach, and grandma and grandpa that are babysitting have a vehicle that they can put the kids in,” DesRosiers says.

Their height also makes them convenient for people who may have mobility issues.

“They’re much easier to get into and out of as opposed to a small sedan,” says Scotiabank economist Carlos Gomes.

Yates says the relationship that Canadians have to the outdoors is another reason why sales of light trucks have been on fire.

“I do think there is a kind of iconic culture around the SUV, the crossover, the truck,” says Yates.

“We live a paradoxical existence.

More and more of us live in cities, but we still have the myth that we need the four-wheel drive because we’re going to the country. … It’s about expressing a kind of lifestyle choice, and I think that it’s been very, very powerful.”

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 117.24 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.83 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.20 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.89 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.95 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.56 Cdn. National Railway . . 77.66 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 171.10 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 38.15 Capital Power Corp . . . . 19.33 Cervus Equipment Corp 11.42 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 49.54 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 55.50 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 21.50 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.00 General Motors Co. . . . . 28.89 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 22.85 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.63 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 54.48 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 31.49 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.14 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 6.83 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 58.97 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 142.18 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.00 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.68

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto Stock Exchange emerged from its long weekend slumber in an upbeat mood Monday, rising by nearly 1.4 per cent as it more than recouped the losses it incurred following Britain’s vote last month to leave the European Union.

The S&P/TSX composite index was up 194.33 points at 14,258.87 after being closed Friday for Canada Day. It had previously lost nearly 450 points, dropping more than three per cent, over the two days following Britain’s referendum results before climbing back.

The TSX is on “a continued push higher as markets are becoming more comfortable with the Brexit announcement,” said Kash Pashootan, senior vice-president and portfolio manager at First Avenue Advisory in Ottawa, a Raymond James company.

At the end of last week, American stock markets experienced a similar surge, he said.

In the United States, the stock markets were closed Monday for Independence Day. But they ended last week up three per cent, which came close to regaining the ground they lost following the so-called Brexit vote.

That type of market reaction has happened in the past following other big events such as the Sept. 11 attacks, he said.

“We view these as buying opportunities if you have cash on the sidelines,” Pashootan said, though he added that despite the rebound, the markets aren’t out of the woods yet when it comes to

Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 69.20 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 27.78 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.81 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 21.20 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 28.70 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 14.21 First Quantum Minerals . . 9.87 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 25.85 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 6.64 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 6.94 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.15 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 21.80 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.870 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 17.75 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 22.03 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 22.39 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 45.83 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.36 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 26.80 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 40.15 Canyon Services Group. . 5.78 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 18.34 CWC Well Services . . . 0.2100 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 10.24 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.660

Brexit.

“It’s simply too early for the markets to start to price in a doomsday scenario.”

Pashootan said more clarity will come in two or three years when details of the union’s divorce are established.

The Canadian dollar was at 77.78 cents US, up 0.36 of a cent from Thursday’s close of 77.42 cents US. The loonie’s strength is tied to higher oil prices and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s more dovish tone recently on the prospect of raising interest rates, Pashootan said.

Around 4 p.m. ET, the August crude contract was at US$48.76 per barrel, down 23 cents from Friday’s close.

Despite the decline, Pashootan said he thinks oil prices already bottomed out several months ago when it was trading in the US$26 range in February.

“Certainly that’s good news for the TSX,” he said of the index, which is heavily weighted in oil.

Elsewhere in commodities, August natural gas was down 7.9 cents US at US$2.908 per mmBTU, the August gold contract was at US$1,353.50 an ounce, up US$14.50, and September copper contracts were nearly unchanged at US$2.22 a pound.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Monday at world financial market trading.

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,258.87, up 194.33 points Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq — closed for Independence Day Currencies: Cdn — 77.78 cents US,

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 93.84 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 45.56 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.06 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 16.09 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 41.41 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 2.39 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.850 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 6.93 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.70 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.65 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.67 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 41.29 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1700 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 82.36 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 63.69 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97.07 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 24.91 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 34.34 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 35.31 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 92.84 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 17.72 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 44.41 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.600 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 77.19 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 42.24 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.13

up 0.36 of a cent Pound — C$1.7090, down 1.07 cents Euro — C$1.4341, up 0.10 of a cent Euro — US$1.1155, up 0.60 of a cent Oil futures: closed Friday: US$48.99 per barrel, up 66 cents (August contract) Gold futures: closed Friday: US$1,339 per oz., up $18.40 (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: closed Friday: $25.000 oz., up 4.1 cents $803.75 kg., up $1.32 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ‘16 $1.90 higher $487.40 Nov. ‘16 $2.10 lower $493.60 Jan. ‘17 $1.90 lower $501.30 March ‘17 $2.10 lower $506.80 May ‘17 $2.10 lower $510.80 July ‘17 $2.20 lower $514.90 Nov. ‘17 $0.50 lower $513.30 Jan. ‘18 $0.50 lower $513.40 March ‘18 $0.50 lower $513.40 May ‘18 $0.50 lower $513.40 July ‘18 $0.50 lower $513.40.

Barley (Western): July ‘16 unchanged $171.50 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $171.50 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $171.50 March ‘17 unchanged $173.50 May ‘17 unchanged $174.50 July ‘17 unchanged $174.50 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $174.50 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $174.50 March ‘18 unchanged $174.50 May ‘18 unchanged $174.50 July ‘18 unchanged $174.50.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 104,780 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 104,780.

Girls squeezed out of lemonade stand over paperwork get apology

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Two Ottawa girls whose lemonade stand was shut down over the weekend because they didn’t have the right permit could be back in business by the end of the week — but they still need the paperwork.

The agency responsible for policing federal lands in Ottawa apologized Monday to Eliza Andrews, 7, and Adela Andrews, 5, after a conservation officer put a stop to their efforts to raise money for summer camp.

The sisters had set up the stand on a grassy median of an Ottawa parkway that’s closed to vehicular traffic on Sundays and opened to cyclists, roller bladers and others on foot.

They had hoped to raise enough money for camp, but after selling over $50 worth of refreshments to parched pedestrians, they were told by a National Capital Commission officer to pack up and leave because they didn’t have a permit to conduct business on NCC property.

On Monday, the NCC said the junior conservation officer acted in good faith applying federal land use rules but the situation could have been dealt with better.

“We believe the situation could have been handled differently,” the NCC said in a statement.

“Children’s lemonade stands are a time-honoured summer tradition that contributes to a lively capital and the NCC wants to encourage these activities whenever possible.”

The girls’ father Kurtis Andrews told media outlets Sunday the officer, while polite, showed him a map to indicate the property belonged to the

NCC and told him that a permit was required to sell anything on it.

Andrews offered to pay for a permit on the spot but said he was not given the opportunity.

NCC officials met with Andrews and his daughters early Monday, gave them a permit application and said sorry for the mixup.

“First, we apologized for the inconvenience,” said NCC communications director Nicholas Galletti.

“We think (lemonade stands) are the kinds of things that normally we would encourage,” he said.

Galletti said he expected the Andrews’ permit application would be expedited in time for the girls to set up their stand next weekend.

Before the apology was issued, a local eatery had offered to send the two kids to summer camp — and to support other renegade lemonade stand operators if need be.

Patrons of the Union Local 613 restaurant quickly responded on social media, offering their own financial support and space to sell lemonade.

Restaurant co-owner Ivan Gedz stood by the offer Monday, saying he can relate to the plight of the little girls, given his establishment’s redtape nightmare while trying to open a patio for its customers.

“There’s absolutely reasons why regulations are put in place,” said Gedz.

“But to just come by and shut the stand down is kind of ridiculous.”

Subdued business outlook for the next year, Bank of Canada poll says

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Canadian businesses are anticipating only a minimal acceleration in sales growth over the next 12 months amid bleak expectations among firms linked to the energy industry, a new Bank of Canada poll suggests.

The central bank’s latest business outlook survey released Monday said that companies hit hard by the oil price slump reported that indicators of future sales, such as new orders, had seen scant improvement compared to a year ago.

“The moderation in future sales expectations was concentrated among firms in the Prairies, which see few signs of a recovery from the oil price shock,” the bank’s quarterly survey said.

In other regions of the country, the poll said “steady, albeit modest, domestic momentum” supported brighter sales outlooks.

The survey found that businesses outside the affected commodity industries and in the service sectors were more optimistic about the coming year.

Rising demand from the United States and the past depreciation of the Canadian dollar remained key sources of stronger sales expectations, the poll said.

The survey also suggested that overall, firms generally expected to add jobs over the coming year — but found hiring intentions remained below post-recession levels and diverged considerably by sector.

Plans to reduce staff were prominent among companies in the goods

Business BRIEFS Canadian manufacturers’ outlook dims in June, Royal Bank survey suggests TORONTO — A monthly survey of purchasing managers suggests the outlook for Canada’s manufacturing sector has become slightly less positive than it was in May. The RBC Canadian manufacturing PMI index registered 51.8 in June, down from 52.1 in May. It was the fourth month in a row for the index to register more than 50.0, signalling that purchasing managers at Canadian manufacturing companies see signs of expansion in the coming months.

Gran Tierra to make US$535 million cash acquisition in Colombia CALGARY — Gran Tierra Energy Inc. has lined up its third major Colombian acquisition of 2016.

The Calgary-based company (TSX:GTE) has agreed to pay US$525 million cash for PetroLatina Energy Ltd. Gran Tierra says the acquisition will increase its land position in a prolific part of Colombia and add 53 million barrels to its proven and probable reserves.

sector, while firms in the service industries intended to boost their workforces to meet growing demand, the poll found.

“Hiring intentions remain modest overall,” the bank said.

Firms also remained cautious about business investment, with many companies tied to the energy sector budgeting for further cuts, the survey said.

However, businesses in the service sectors were found to be more willing to invest and expand, it added.

CIBC chief economist Avery Shenfeld said the survey indicates that the repercussions from the fall in energy prices will continue to be felt.

“We’re not out of the woods yet,” Shenfeld said in a note to clients. “The energy shock dented Canada over the past 12 months, but the Bank of Canada’s latest survey suggests that the tide isn’t yet turning back in our favour.”

The Bank of Canada’s survey of senior managers from about 100 companies was conducted between May 9 and June 8, and therefore doesn’t reflect any potential changes in expectations linked to the United Kingdom’s referendum to leave the European Union.

National Bank senior economist Krishen Rangasamy said that companies’ actual investment and hiring may end up being softer following the result of the so-called Brexit vote than the opinions reported in Monday’s survey.

“Intentions to hire and invest remain weak, which does not bode well for economic growth in the second half of the year,” Rangasamy wrote in a research note.

It will raise $173.5 million from a syndicated equity issue and get up to $130 million in bridge financing from Scotiabank (TSX:BNS), its lead lender.

Gran Tierra also had $163.3 million of cash as of May 31.

In January, Gran Tierra completed the acquisitions of Petroamerica Oil Corp. and PetroGrenada Ltd. as part of a strategy to grow and diversify its holdings throughout Colombia.

In May, the company announced its 2016 capital budget would be increased to between US$140 million and US$150 million, from the previously announced US$107 million.

The PetroLatina deal was announced late last week and is expected to close by Oct. 31.

McDonald’s invests over $550 million to revamp German sites BERLIN — Fast-food chain McDonald’s says it is investing 500 million euros ($557 million) to modernize its restaurants in Germany.

The company says 72 “restaurants of the future” will start offering custom-made burgers, children’s play areas and even table service on Monday.

Some of the novelties, such as the new “make your Mac” option where customers can pick their own ingredients, are already available in Asia and some North American cities McDonald’s says most of its 1,472 sites in Germany will be redesigned by the end of 2019.

The company had revenue of 3.08 billion euros in Germany in 2015.

McDonald’s is seeing growing competition from gourmet burger restaurants in many German cities.

CHINA MANUFACTURING SLOWS

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A worker cuts steel for an offshore natural gas platform at a subsidiary of China Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd. in Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province. An official survey of Chinese manufacturing release Friday shows that activity was flat in June, signaling further weakness in the world’s No. 2 economy as it undergoes a prolonged slowdown.

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Raonic rallies to reach quarterfinals

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LONDON — Milos Raonic rallied for the biggest comeback of his career, but first he had to stop playing “feelgood” tennis.

The sixth-seeded Canadian advanced to the quarter-finals at Wimbledon on Monday, coming back from two sets down to beat Belgian David Goffin 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Raonic recovered confidently after struggling early in the match and won after trailing by two sets for the first time in his career.

“I allowed him to play too much on his terms,” Raonic said of his bad start. “I was getting the balls in and playing the points and playing maybe better-looking tennis at the beginning, and I gave up on that and said ‘I’ve got to play this on my terms.’

“Maybe I made a few more unforced errors, but I was hitting through the court more and not allowing him to play the way he wanted to.”

Raonic went ahead in the match for the first time when picked up a key break in the fifth game of the fifth set to go up 3-2. He held serve the rest of the way and put the 11th-seeded Belgian away on his first match-point opportunity.

Goffin had trouble returning Raonic’s serve, and the Canadian clinched the match with a confident forehand.

Once again, Raonic’s dangerous serve was on display in the match that took three hours two minutes to complete. He fired 22 aces, giving him 101 through four rounds at the All England Club.

Still, Raonic expected to get more from his serve and was surprised to find Goffin using his speed to make unexpected returns.

“He moves well, he’s got quick feet,” Raonic said. “I thought, because he doesn’t have a long reach, I could get around him a bit more, but he was leaning the right way most of the time.

“I definitely expected a few more free points.”

It wasn’t a pretty win. Raonic finished with 44 unforced errors, though he said some of those occurred when he changed his approach mid-match.

“It’s ‘feel-good’ tennis. You’re out there, you’re hitting a lot of balls, you’re getting in these long rallies, you’re feeling the ball … and that’s the last thing I want,” he said “Not just for myself but for the other guy.

“It’s about taking the game away from the other guy. Even if I miss 10 balls in a row, as long as it’s not on my serve.”

Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., will

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Milos Raonic returns to David Goffin of Belgium during their men’s singles match on day eight of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday. Raonic came back from two sets down to get the victory over Goffin and advance to the quarterfinals. next face 28th seed Sam Querrey of the United States, who downed France’s Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-4 Monday to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final. Querrey’s run includes a third-round upset of top-seed Novak Djokovic.

“Today was not an easy match by any means for him, especially coming back after that huge upset,” Raonic said. “He stepped up today against a difficult opponent on grass.”

Raonic and Querrey have met three times, with the American holding a 2-1 edge. Querrey also advanced past Raonic in a walkover at the 2013 Miami Masters.

Toronto Blue Jays DH Edwin Encarnacion, left, gets tagged out on a slide to home plate by Kansas City Royals’ Salvador Perez during MLB action, in Toronto on Monday.

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Raonic made the semifinals at Wimbedon in 2014 before losing to Roger Federer. The winner of the match between Raonic and Querrey will face either third-seed Federer on ninth-seed Marin Cilic in the 2016 semifinals.

In men’s doubles third-round action, Toronto’s Adil Shamasdin teamed with Britain’s Jonathan Marray to defeat Marcel Granollers of Spain and Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 14-12.

Eighth seeds Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver and American Jack Sock won their second-round match 6-4, 6-4 over Australians Lleyton Hewitt and Jordan

‘WALLY BUONO EFFECT’ HAS LIONS ROLLING EARLY

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Sanchez solid, offence explodes as Blue Jays topple Royals

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 6 Royals 2 TORONTO — Aaron Sanchez is pitching like he wants to stay in the Blue Jays rotation. Even if that decision isn’t up to him.

The 24-year-old right-hander threw eight sparkling innings of one-run ball as Toronto topped the Royals 6-2 on Monday in the teams’ first meeting since Kansas City’s Game 6 win in last year’s American League Championship Series.

The victory improved Toronto to 4638 and stretched Sanchez’s winning streak to eight straight decisions.

But while Sanchez (9-1) has been a sturdy force in the Blue Jays’ starting five, he could soon land in the bullpen on a potential innings limit.

“That decision’s out of my hands,” Sanchez said. “As long as I’m in the rotation I’m going to continue to do what I can do and control what I can control. Hopefully we sit down and talk about it, but like I said, that’s out of my hands, there’s nothing I can do with that.”

Blue Jays manager John Gibbons had previously stated that Sanchez would be moved to the relief corps at some point in the season. He main-

tained that stance before Monday night’s game.

“I don’t know if anything’s changed, we don’t know when that time is going to come,” Gibbons said. “The good part of it, if it happens, he makes our bullpen better too.”

Hours later, Sanchez allowed one run on three hits while striking out three to record his fourth straight quality start.

In all, 14 of his 17 total starts have been quality starts, tying him for the most in baseball with San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner, L.A. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw and Jon Lester of the Chicago Cubs.

Sanchez didn’t even allow a hit to the Royals until the fifth inning when third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert singled with two out.

“I think a little bit of everything (was working),” Sanchez said. “Early on, I really didn’t go to my changeup.

I felt like it was effective late. (My) curveball was good early, OK late. But any time I get depth on my sinker it’s always a good night for me.”

Josh Donaldson and Darwin Barney each hit two-run singles in a fiverun seventh inning and Devon Travis tacked on an RBI with a bases-loaded walk. Michael Saunders had an RBI groundout in the first.

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Thompson.

The French team of Julien Benneteau and Edouard Roger-Vasselin defeated the ninth-seeded pair of Toronto’s Daniel Nestor and Britain’s Dominic Inglot 7-6 (0), 6-4.

In women’s doubles, Anabel Medina Garrigues and Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain beat Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Spain’s Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3 in a second-round match.

Dabrowski rebounded in mixed doubles, teaming with American Nicholas Monroe to win a second-round match against Max Mirnyi of Belarus and Hao-Ching Chan of Taiwan 7-5, 6-2.

Defensive back Ryan Phillips calls it the Wally Buono effect.

B.C. is 2-0 following last week’s 283 road victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Phillips had a fumble recovery and interception in the win, but he feels Buono’s return to the sidelines has anchored the Lions’ early success.

“You can’t teach experience and Wally knows the game, how to execute and get the most from his players,” said Phillips, in his 12th season with B.C. “But it’s also about accountability and discipline and Wally holds a standard week in and week out.

“I can have two, three interceptions in one game but if I’m not upholding that standard and the role he wants me to play … I know at any time I could be expendable. That accountability is always going to be the standard and at the forefront.”

Buono resumed coaching after Jeff Tedford resigned. Tedford, a former CFL quarterback, compiled a 7-11 record in his only season as B.C.’s head coach following a long, successful NCAA coaching tenure.

“Last year, I remember blowing a lot of fourth-quarter leads,” Phillips said. “Right now we’re learning how to finish games.”

Buono, 66, is no stranger to the CFL coaching ranks. He has the most career wins in league history (256 regular-season wins and counting), has captured a record-tying five Grey Cups and four times been named the league’s top coach.

He left coaching after B.C.’s 2011 Grey Cup win to concentrate on his front-office duties as Lions’ GM and vice-president of football operations.

Phillips, 33, has a long, successful association with Buono dating back to ‘05.

“He gave me my first opportunity,” Phillips said. “This is a guy I’ve won many games with, I’ve won Grey Cups with.

“But even for new guys I feel it (having Buono back coaching) is huge because discipline and some other things maybe aren’t always at the forefront and I feel like Wally’s instilling those in those guys. He makes sure you understand you must be a professional day in and day out, whether it’s practice or games on and off the field and it’s definitely making us a more cohe-

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sive unit.”

Phillips now has 45 career interceptions, leaving him four shy of Larry Crawford’s club record. Phillips believes he can break the mark this season.

“It’s important in the sense you play the game to be successful as a team as well as an individual,” he said. “You work hard and sacrifice a lot, whether it’s family or anything else, to try to be the best player you can be.

“As long as I play my game and execute the scheme, (defensive co-ordinator) Mark Washington and the rest of the coaches will put me in a position to try to make those plays.”

B.C. hosts Toronto (1-1) on Thursday.

TRIUMPHANT RETURN Linebacker Solomon Elimimian had more to smile about Friday than a convincing 28-3 road win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Elimimian, the CFL’s outstanding player in 2014, suffered a career-threatening Achilles tendon injury in Hamilton last August. But on Friday night, the 29-year-old had a team-high six tackles.

“For me it was personal,” he said. “I wasn’t sure if I was ever going to play again but I pushed through it.

“I told myself if God blessed me with an opportunity, I’d make it count.”

ARGOS DEBUT Defensive lineman Shawn Lemon is expected to make his Toronto debut Thursday night when the Argonauts visit the B.C. Lions.

Toronto acquired Lemon and a conditional 2018 draft pick from Saskatchewan on Saturday for offensive lineman Matt Sewell and quarterback Mitchell Gale. Lemon, 27, signed with the Riders as a free agent after helping the Ottawa Redblacks reach last year’s Grey Cup. The six-foot-two, 251-pound Lemon earned a Grey Cup ring with Calgary in 2014. His defensive co-ordinator then was Rich Stubler, who’s now running Toronto’s defence.

“He’s not just going to get a job, he’s going to have to earn it,” Toronto coach Scott Milanovich said. “But we didn’t make the trade to watch him sit on the bench.

“I’d expect him to play.”

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Williams sisters roll into quarterfinals

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Serena Williams returns to Svetlana Kuznetsova during their women’s singles match on day eight of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Monday.

LONDON — It was raining, ever so slightly, and her Wimbledon fourthround match was slipping away, ever so slightly, when Serena Williams stumbled as she ran to the net, winding up seated on the slick Centre Court grass.

Her opponent, two-time major champion Svetlana Kuznetsova, sent a shot flying past Williams to go up a break at 5-4 in the opening set.

Williams was slow to get up. She wasn’t injured, but was worried she could be. Why, she demanded to know from chair umpire Marija Cicak, wasn’t the retractable roof shut?

Eventually, after one more game and much discussion, action was delayed for nearly 30 minutes while the cover was closed.

Whether it was the transformation to an indoor court, the strategy session the break allowed her to have with coach Patrick Mouratoglou or, as Williams suggested, simply the chance to calm down, she completely dominated the rest of the way, taking the last nine games to beat the 13th-seeded Kuznetsova 7-5, 6-0 on Monday.

“I’m so intense on the court. I give 200 per cent every time I’m out there.

Every single point. Sometimes I just need to take a deep breath and relax.

I just needed to do that. I can do that on the timeouts,” said Williams, who is seeking her seventh Wimbledon title and 22nd Grand Slam trophy overall.

“That’s one thing the past four years I’ve been really doing a lot of, just really taking a deep breath, re-collecting myself,” the No. 1-ranked Williams continued. “I had a little more time to do it this time.”

She wound up winning 24 of the match’s last 29 points, and her 14 aces helped produce a “Did I read that right?” edge of 43-8 in winners.

The 13th-seeded Kuznetsova said she knew closing the roof would help Williams, but agreed it was the right decision, given how wet the grass was,

saying: “I was afraid. … I’m not ready to risk (an) injury.”

Williams moved into her 12th quarterfinal at the All England Club, and she’ll be joined by her older sister Venus at that stage of the tournament for the first time since 2010.

A year after that, Venus revealed she had been diagnosed with an energy-sapping disease, and she hasn’t approached the level of play that carried her to seven major titles, including five at Wimbledon. At 36 the oldest woman in the field, she eliminated 12th-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro 7-6 (3), 6-4 on Monday.

“It’s wonderful when everything is working. But that’s not a reality. I don’t focus so much on, ‘Oh, my gosh, everything feels good,’ or, ‘Oh, shoot, it feels bad,”’ Venus said. “It’s about, ‘Can I make this play right now? If I don’t feel great, can I still make this play?’ That’s the mentality I go into my matches with now.”

The oldest man left is Roger Federer, who turns 35 on Aug. 8, and he looked in fine form after two days of rest, easily dismissing unseeded American Steve Johnson 6-2, 6-3, 7-5. Federer equaled Jimmy Connors’ Open-era record by reaching his 14th Wimbledon quarterfinal and added to his own mark by making it at least that far at a major for the 48th time.

Federer now plays No. 9 Marin Cilic, who beat him en route to the 2014 U.S. Open championship.

“He brushed me off the court,” Federer recalled, “like I was nothing.”

Wednesday’s other men’s quarterfinals: No. 2 Andy Murray against No. 12 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, No. 6 Milos Raonic against No. 28 Sam Querrey, and No. 32 Lucas Pouille against either No. 10 Tomas Berdych or Jiri Vesely. The fourth-rounder between Berdych and Vesely was suspended Monday night because of darkness, tied at two sets apiece.

Cilic (against No. 5 Kei Nishikori) and Tsonga (against No. 7 Richard Gasquet) advanced when opponents quit because of injury.

Durant leaves Thunder to join Warriors

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant decided his best chance for “growth” means leaving his beloved Oklahoma City behind for a big move out West to join the star-studded, record-setting Golden State Warriors and play alongside Splash Brothers Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

In the most anticipated move of the NBA off-season, Durant announced his decision Monday on The Players’ Tribune. His contract is for $54 million over two years and includes a player option, a person with knowledge of the deal said Monday, speaking on condition of anonymity because details weren’t made public. Durant’s move will become official as soon as Thursday, when free agents can sign their new contracts.

Independence Day, indeed.

“The primary mandate I had for myself in making this decision was to have it based on the potential for my growth as a player — as that has always steered me in the right direction,” Durant said in the article. “But I am also at a point in my life where it is of equal importance to find an opportunity that encourages my evolution as a man: moving out of my comfort zone to a new city and community which offers the greatest potential for my contribution and personal growth.

With this in mind, I have decided that I am going to join the Golden State Warriors.”

And the 2015 champion Warriors, who squandered a 3-1 NBA Finals lead to lose to LeBron James and the Cavaliers last month, know how tough Durant is in any lineup: They rallied from down 3-1 to beat Durant and the Thunder in a seven-game Western Conference Finals.

Golden State applied a full-court press to land Durant. On Friday in the Hamptons, the Warriors sent owner Joe Lacob, general manager Bob Myers, coach of the year Steve Kerr, Curry and Thompson to meet with the

6-foot-9 superstar.

The 2014 MVP and four-time scoring champion led the Thunder to the NBA Finals in 2012, and to the Western Conference finals in four of the past six years — and he’s only 27. He recovered from a broken bone in his right foot that cost him much of last season to post one of the best years of his career.

Durant met with the Thunder, Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Boston Celtics, San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat once teams could begin negotiating with free agents.

With the addition of Durant, the Warriors become the league’s latest team to add a superstar chasing a championship to a lineup of All-Stars.

LeBron James made the move from Cleveland to Miami in 2010, joining a lineup that featured Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. They reached four NBA Finals as a group and won two championships.

“I’m from Washington, D.C. originally, but Oklahoma City truly raised me. It taught me so much about family as well as what it means to be a man,” Durant said.

“There are no words to express what the organization and the community mean to me, and what they will represent in my life and in my heart forever. The memories and friendships are something that go far beyond the game. Those invaluable relationships are what made this deliberation so challenging.

“It really pains me to know that I will disappoint so many people with this choice, but I believe I am doing what I feel is the right thing at this point in my life and my playing career.”

He should be a good fit in Golden State’s varying lineups and gives AllStar Draymond Green another physical body and rebounding presence to complement 3-point aces Curry and Thompson.

The Warriors topped the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ mark and set the NBA regular-season wins record with 73 victories and led the league in scoring.

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Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) reacts during Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, Calif. Durant announced Monday, that he is joining All-Stars Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson with the Golden State Warriors. Durant made the decision public on The Players’ Tribune Monday morning.

Durant has been a difficult opponent for the Warriors —— he averaged 30 points per game against them in this year’s Western Conference finals and dropped a career-high 54 points on them in 2014.

Adding Durant will give the Warriors another chance to chase a title after the bitter feeling that was this season — a record-setting year that ended without the team’s biggest goal being reached. Durant has had to carry much of the scoring load for the Thunder over the years, but having Curry, Green and Thompson on the floor with him should open up space he hasn’t had during his tenure in Oklahoma City.

But the Warriors will have to move players to make room for Durant.

Golden State and Dallas have agreed on a deal to send centre Andrew Bogut to the Mavericks, a person with knowledge of the deal told the AP. The person said other details of the trade are still being worked out, speaking on condition of anonymity because the deal cannot be finalized until Thursday. Before Durant announced his move, Bogut removed all references to the Warriors from his Twitter page, which then featured a photo of the 7-footer in an Australia jersey.

The Mavericks also will sign Harrison Barnes to a max four-year, $94 million deal after Golden State renounces his rights and he becomes an unrestricted free agent, a the person told the AP.

Matthews hits the ice as Maple Leafs career gets underway TORONTO — Sporting the new logo of the Toronto Maple Leafs on his chest, Auston Matthews made his onice debut as a member of the Original-Six franchise.

The American centre and No. 1 overall pick of the 2016 draft was on hand with 40 other players at Leafs development camp, which started Monday in Toronto and will continue the rest of week in Niagara Falls.

Matthews, wearing No. 63, was among the first players to skate at MasterCard Centre on Monday morning.

He underwent on-ice testing and medicals with seminars on nutrition and sleep scheduled for later in the day.

“Just learn as much as possible, soak it all in,” Matthews said.

Matthews can finally get back to hockey after a draft-centric few weeks (and year, really), highlighted by his selection as the first Leaf No. 1 overall pick in 31 years.

Following the draft in Buffalo, the 18-year-old returned home to Arizona, where conversations about hockey

were kept to a minimum. Matthews finally arrived in Toronto on Sunday evening after a week of skating in Grosse Pointe, Mich.

He won’t get a chance to see the city, with prospects departing for Niagara Falls on Monday afternoon.

“It’s been a little hectic, but it’s been nice,” Matthews said of his postdraft experience, rooming this week with Dmytro Timashov, a fifth round pick from 2015.

Long the projected No. 1 overall pick of the 2016 draft and an intriguing centre of attention for the NHL’s worst teams last season, Matthews looked at ease in the setting of his first Leafs experience. He said he wasn’t too nervous and was the picture of humility, according to new teammates.

Mitch Marner, another top Toronto prospect, said Matthews didn’t act like a player who just went first overall.

“He’s really humble about himself and with the puck he can do magical things,” Marner said.

Marner is one of a handful of Leafs that Matthews is at least familiar with.

The two met last season when Matthews took in a Knights game. Marner

starred for the eventual Memorial Cup champions.

Matthews, who rung up a point per game for the top Swiss League team, also played with a few other Toronto prospects in the American development system.

The development camp is yet another step in what’s already been and will continue to be a hectic and memorable year for Matthews.

He’ll return home after the weeklong camp, which includes a pair of scrimmages, and then travel back north to Toronto, not for NHL training camp, but for the World Cup where Matthews will play for Team North America.

Following that will be his first NHL games with the Maple Leafs. Their season opener is slated for Oct. 12 in Ottawa.

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Cavendish edges Greipel in tight finish TOUR DE FRANCE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Third placed Brian Coquard of France grimaces as he sprints with Stage winner Britain’s Mark Cavendish, wearing the best sprinter’s green jersey, and second placed Germany’s Andre Greipel, left, during the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 223.5 kilometers with start in Granville and finish in Angers, France, Monday. was greeted by the 61-year-old Hinault, now at his final Tour in an ambassador role.

Bryan Coquard of France crossed third, while Sagan was fourth.

“I just made one mistake and it was a kind of reflex to go into the biggest gear,” Greipel said. “If I had kept it in the gear I had then I think I would have made it.”

Sagan, the world champion from Slovakia who took the yellow jersey on Sunday, remained eight seconds ahead of Julian Alaphilippe of France and 10 seconds in front of Alejandro Valverde of Spain in the overall standings.

Defending champion Chris Froome moved up one spot to fourth, 14 seconds behind Sagan.

Cavendish clocked nearly six hours

Golf back in the Olympics after 112 years, but for how long?

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AKRON, Ohio — For the longest time, golf’s biggest headache in preparing for a return to the Olympics was getting a new course built in Rio de Janeiro.

That seems like a nuisance compared with its next major hurdle.

Who’s going to play?

Ten eligible players over the last two months have pulled out of the Olympics, six of the specifically citing concerns about the Zika virus. The last week alone was particularly devastating to a sport wanting to make a good impression after being gone from the games for 112 years.

Rory McIlroy, a four-time major champion with the broadest global appeal among young stars, was the most prominent player to withdraw. That was until Tuesday when Jason Day, the No. 1 player in the world, said he would not be going. Shane Lowry and Branden Grace are planning to start families and will stay home because of Zika.

That’s four players from the top 25 who won’t be in Rio, and dread that more might follow.

One of them might be Jordan Spieth, who described his Olympic position last Tuesday as “uncertain.”

“I’ve always been excited about the possible opportunity, but there’s quite a few different factors that would turn somebody away from going. It’s not just one, there’s quite a few factors,” Spieth said, mentioning Zika, security and reports of violence.

The International Golf Federation stopped responding to each withdrawal because it was repeating the same statement: It is disappointed, but understands that each player has to decide on his own.

“Unfortunately with what’s going on with Brazil and Rio with the Zika virus, there’s a small chance it could happen, and I just can’t put my family through that, especially with the future children we’re looking at having,” Day said.

While the sport is assured a spot in 2020 in Tokyo, the International Olympic Committee will vote next year to decide if golf stays longer than that.

And it doesn’t help when there’s an All-Star roster of players who won’t be there for whatever reasons.

Because countries are limited to two players (a maximum of four if they are among the top 15), only 18 players from the top 50 will be in Rio. IGF executive director Antony Scanlon, who has been involved in nine Olympics, believes golf still can put on a good show.

“We gave a commitment to have the best players there,” Scanlon said. “The decision they’re making are person-

al. We can’t make those decisions for them. All you can do is understand the decision they’re making. After the games, we’ll have two worthy champions, gold medallists that history will look back on.

“All we can do is make sure we deliver a great event.”

It wasn’t supposed to turn out this way. When golf made its pitch to get back into the Olympics for the first time since St. Louis in 1904, the IGF presented video support from Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson and other top players who offered enthusiasm and unconditional support for Olympic competition.

That was in 2009, before Brazil was devastated by political corruption and an economic meltdown, before concerns over polluted water and whether Rio could provide adequate security.

And that was before Zika.

Brazil has been the hardest hit by the outbreak of Zika, a mosquito-borne virus linked to severe birth defects and possible neurological problems in adults. Schwartzel and Lowry said if the Olympics were anywhere else, they would be there.

“The Olympic committee has to look at this and go, ‘Look, it was a weird situation, so don’t penalize golf because of a weird situation,”’ Bubba Watson said.

But is it as simple as blaming it on Rio? No women eligible for the Olympics have dropped out, and they would seem to be at greater risk from Zika.

Then again, the women do not have the chance to play on a big stage like the Olympics. All three of their U.S. majors are held the week before the men’s majors and often get lost in coverage.

The perception is that Zika is an easy way out from going to South America for an Olympic competition that has little history behind it in golf.

And the leading organizations did themselves no favours by cramming their biggest events into the summer ahead of the games.

The final two majors, the British Open and PGA Championship, will be held in the month before the competition in Rio. After the Olympics, PGA Tour players go right into the lucrative FedEx Cup, and then for Americans and Europeans, it’s off to the Ryder Cup and its flag-waving fervour.

“Other athletes have been training four and eight years to go to the Olympics. I can see why they’re going because it’s the pinnacle of their sport,” Lowry said.

“It’s not the pinnacle of golf yet. It could be in 20 years’ time. But it’s not like winning the U.S. Open or winning the Masters or playing in the Ryder Cup.”

as the Tour moved out of the Normandy region over a southeasterly route that concluded in Angers, in the Anjou region of the Loire valley.

The stage began on the Normandy coast. Nicknamed “the Monaco of the north,” Granville was built on a rock and is known for its casino.

Angers is twinned with Austin, Texas, the home of Lance Armstrong.

Armindo Fonseca, a French rider with the Fortuneo-Vital Concept team, attacked at the opening flag and established a lead of more than 10 minutes at one point.

For much of the stage, the peloton rode at 33 kph (20 mph) — well below the predicted time table, which was based on an average speed of 39-43 kph (24-27 mph).

“It was a rest day for everyone,” Sagan said. “Just the last 20-30 kilometres were hard.”

Taking advantage of the peloton’s pace, French rider Thomas Voeckler attacked midway through the stage and quickly bridged the gap to join Fonseca in the lead.

The duo was caught by the main pack with eight kilometres (5 miles) to go.

Stage 4 Tuesday is the race’s longest, a slightly more challenging 237.5 (148-mile) leg from Saumur to Limoges.

“If the stage is shorter we’ll be faster,” Sagan said. “Tomorrow will be a long day.”

The first mountain stage comes in Stage 5 on Wednesday in the Massif Central.

Chef-turned-fighter Baghdad ready to tackle Montreal’s Makdessi UFC

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Lightweight Mehdi (The Sultan) Baghdad earned a diploma in culinary arts in his native France and loves to cook — good food, rather than dietary meals, that is.

“When I have some time, I cook,” he explained. “But I’m not really a cooker for diet (purposes), I just cook really good food.”

Since cutting weight and hollandaise sauces don’t really go together, Baghdad spends more time in the gym than the kitchen in his adopted California home. But he can see calories on the horizon. On Thursday, the foodie fighter takes on Montreal’s John (The Bull) Makdessi in one of three UFC cards in Las Vegas this week.

Brazilian Rafael Dos Anjos defends his lightweight title against No. 2 contender Eddie Alverez in the main event of Thursday’s Fight Night card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Baghdad (11-3-0) is looking for his first win in the Octagon. The former world kickboxing champion was submitted in the first round by Chris Wade in January in a UFC debut fight Baghdad took on nine days notice.

Makdessi (12-5-0) has won six of his 11 UFC fights but has lost his last two — by split decision to Yancy Medeiros in December and second-round TKO in May 2015, also on short notice, at the hands of Donald (Cowboy) Cerrone.

Makdessi and fellow 155-pounder Mitch (Danger Zone) Clarke are the only Canadians involved in the UFC’s

international fight week, which culminates Saturday with a star-studded UFC 200 card at the new T-Mobile Arena. Clarke, a Saskatoon native who trains out of Edmonton, fights (Irish) Joe Duffy on Thursday’s card. Duffy calls Donegal, Ireland, home but trains at the Tristar Gym in Montreal.

The six-foot-one Baghdad will have a five-inch height and seven-inch reach advantage over the Canadian.

Unlike the fight against Wade, who took Baghdad down and beat him up on the ground before submitting him, Baghdad has had plenty of time to prepare for Makdessi, a dangerous kickboxer in his own right.

“For this fight, I can show who I really am,” said Baghdad, who lost to Julian Erosa on Season 22 of “The Ultimate Fighter.”

Born in La Seyne-sur-Mer near Toulon on the southeast coast of France, Baghdad is of Algerian heritage and is extremely proud of his Arab roots.

Martial arts has taken Baghdad from France to Brazil and then the United States, where he has spent the last six years.

He was studying kempo karate and Muay Thai but switched his interest to MMA at the age of 18 when he saw a Pride Fighting Championship video.

“I thought ‘Wow, this is the sport I want to do,”’ he said.

He started working in construction and other jobs, saving enough money to go and train in Brazil. He spent three months there before coming home to make enough money to go back, repeating the process for more than three years.

His chef’s diploma was quickly forgotten. “Sports and restaurants can’t be together,” he said.

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Hardly pedaling, the overall leaders in the Tour de France spent most of Monday’s third stage chatting to one another and riding at such a leisurely pace that they could have fit right in on a town bike path.

“It was a very relaxed day for us.

We went slow. It was nice,” said Sagan, who playfully bumped shoulders with some of the other riders just to keep things interesting. “I was thinking one moment we were going to take the coffee like old time.”

The morning caffeine didn’t kick in until the very end of the lengthy and mostly flat 223.5-kilometre (139-mile) leg from Granville to Angers.

That was when Mark Cavendish showed off his sprinting experience by edging German rival Andre Greipel in a photo finish.

Having also won Saturday’s opening stage at Utah Beach, it was Cavendish’s second victory in this Tour and 28th overall. The British rider with Team Dimension Data matched fivetime Tour champion Bernard Hinault for second on the all-time list behind Eddy Merckx, who had a record 34 stage wins at the Tour.

“To even be mentioned in the same sentence as Bernard Hinault is something that I couldn’t even have dreamed of,” Cavendish said. “But I’m never going to compare myself to him.”

On a very slightly uphill finish, Cavendish kept pedaling to the line while Greipel, who was ahead, put his head down a bit too early.

Neither rider knew who won immediately.

Greipel started celebrating, raising his left finger to the sky, but then quickly took it down. Cavendish clenched his fist briefly and then just fiddled with his bike computer until the victory was confirmed — then started hugging his teammates.

“I normally know when I win or I lose. When I crossed the line, I kind of knew I got it today,” Cavendish said.

“But I was quite lucky to just get him.”

On the winner’s podium, Cavendish

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SCOREBOARD TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2016

Local Sports

Baseball

Today

Thursday

● Ladies fastball: Badgers vs. Bandits and Rage U16 vs. Stettler, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park ● Senior mens baseball: North Star Sports vs. Lacombe Stone and Granite, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park ● Sunburst Baseball League: Sherwood Park Athletics at Red Deer Riggers, 7:30 p.m., Great Chief Park ● Junior golf: McLennan Ross Junior Golf Tour at Innisfail Golf Club.

● Senior mens baseball: Canadian Brewhouse Ballers at Phantoms, 6:30 p.m.; Lacombe Stone and Granite at Printing Place Padres, 7 p.m., and Gophers at Canadian Brewhouse Ballers , 8:30 p.m., Great Chief Park ● Ladies fastball: Badgers vs. Rage U16 and Panthers vs. Rage U18, 7 p.m., and Rage U18 vs. Panthers, 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park; Stettler vs. Bandits, 7 p.m., Stettler ● Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League: St. Albert Crude at Red Deer Jr. B Tier I Rampage, 8:30 p.m., Kinex

Wednesday ● Junior golf: Jordan Brand Memorial Junior Open and McLennan Ross Junior Golf Tour at Lacombe Golf and Country Club. ● Bantam baseball: St. Albert Cardinals vs. Red Deer Bantam Braves, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park.

Sunday ● Alberta Major Soccer League: Lethbridge FC at Red Deer Renegades, 12 p.m., Edgar Park ● Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League: Fort Saskatchewan Rebels at Red Deer Jr. B Tier I Rampage, 5 p.m., Kinex

Sunday’s Games Toronto 17, Cleveland 1 Detroit 5, Tampa Bay 1 Boston 10, L.A. Angels 5 Philadelphia 7, Kansas City 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Houston 1 Minnesota 5, Texas 4 Pittsburgh 6, Oakland 3 Seattle 9, Baltimore 4 N.Y. Yankees 6, San Diego 3

Ottawa 28 Montreal 13 Toronto 30 Saskatchewan 17

Monday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, L.A. Angels 2 Boston 12, Texas 5 Chicago White Sox 8, N.Y. Yankees 2 Houston 2, Seattle 1 Oakland 3, Minnesota 1 Toronto 6, Kansas City 2 Detroit at Cleveland, late Baltimore at L.A. Dodgers, late

Football Ottawa Hamilton Montreal Toronto

Canadian Football League East Division GP W L T PF 2 2 0 0 73 2 1 1 0 45 2 1 1 0 35 2 1 1 0 50

PA 50 48 42 59

Pt 4 2 2 2

West Division W L T 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0

PA 21 42 45 30 58

Pt 4 2 0 0 0

GP B.C. 2 Calgary 2 Edmonton 1 Saskatchewan 1 Winnipeg 2

PF 48 54 37 17 36

WEEK TWO Bye: Edmonton Friday’s results B.C. 28 Hamilton 3 Calgary 36 Winnipeg 22 Thursday’s results

WEEK THREE Bye: Montreal Thursday, July 7 Winnipeg at Hamilton, 5 p.m.

Toronto at B.C., 8 p.m.

Friday, July 8 Calgary at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

WEEK FOUR Bye: Calgary Wednesday, July 13 Ottawa at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 14 Edmonton at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, July 15 Hamilton at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 16 B.C. at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m.

Soccer Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts New York City FC 7 5 6 27 Philadelphia 7 6 5 26 Montreal 6 4 6 24 New York 7 9 2 23 D.C. United 5 6 6 21 Toronto FC 5 6 5 20 Orlando City 4 4 8 20 New England 4 6 7 19 Columbus 3 6 7 16 Chicago 3 7 5 14

Houston at Orlando City, 6 p.m.

FC Dallas at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

GF 29 29 27 28 17 18 28 23 21 15

GA 31 26 24 25 17 19 29 31 25 20

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 10 5 4 34 30 24 Colorado 9 2 6 33 19 11 Real Salt Lake 8 5 4 28 28 27 Los Angeles 6 3 8 26 30 18 Sporting KC 7 8 4 25 21 22 Vancouver 7 8 3 24 27 31 Portland 6 6 6 24 28 29 San Jose 5 5 7 22 19 20 Seattle 5 9 2 17 14 20 Houston 4 8 5 17 23 25 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Saturday’s Games Montreal 3, New England 2 Seattle 1, Toronto FC 1, tie Houston 1, Philadelphia 0 Sunday’s Games New York City FC 2, New York 0 Sporting Kansas City 3, Columbus 2 Monday, July 4 Orlando City 0, FC Dallas 4 Portland 0, Colorado 0 Vancouver 0, Los Angeles 2 Wednesday, July 6 New York City FC at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, July 8

Saturday, July 9 Los Angeles at Seattle, 1 p.m.

D.C. United at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Toronto FC, 5:30 p.m.

Columbus at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Montreal at Real Salt Lake, 8 p.m.

Sunday, July 10 Portland at New York, 4 p.m.

UEFA Euro 2016 At Sites in France PLAYOFFS QUARTER-FINALS Sunday’s result At Saint-Denis, France France 5 Iceland 2 Saturday’s result At Bordeaux, France Germany 1 Italy 1 (Germany advances 6-5 on penalties) Friday’s result At Lille, France Wales 3 Belgium 1 Thursday’s result At Marseille, France Poland 1 Portugal 1 (Portugal advances 5-3 on penalties) SEMIFINALS Wednesday’s match At Lyon, France Portugal ner vs. Wales, 1 p.m.

Thursday’s match At Marseille, France Germany vs. France, 1 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday, July 10 At Saint-Denis, France Semifinal Winners, 1 p.m.

Canada names Olympic sailing team Dannie Boyd looking for success in Maple boat

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Dannie Boyd already knew she was going to represent Canada at Rio. The 26-year-old from Kingston, Ont., and 27-year-old Halifax crewmate Erin Rafuse earned an Olympic berth for Canada in the women’s 49er FX class last November at the world championships in Buenos Aires. They were nominated for the Canadian team at the beginning of March and haven’t stopped their never-ending quest to go faster on the water.

Still the official announcement of Canada’s sailing team was welcome news — yet another step forward in her Olympic dream.

“It’s a good Monday,” Boyd said with a laugh.

Boyd and Rafuse will be sailing in a boat named Maple in the 49er FX class, which has been in the Olympics for men since 2000 but it is making its Games debut for women.

Boyd and Rafuse are part of a nine-athlete Canadian

sailing team that includes Nikola Girke, a veteran of three Olympics already.

Girke was 13th in the 470 class at the 2004 Olympics before switching to RSX windsurfing for the Beijing Games in 2008, when she finished 17th.

Four years later in London, she was 10th in her windsurfing event.

In Brazil, the 38-year-old from West Vancouver will be teaming up with 28-year-old Vancouver’s Luke Ramsay of Vancouver in the Nacra 17, a mixed crew catamaran. Four years ago, Ramsay placed 25th with partner Mike Leigh in the London 470 event Canadians are competing in four other Olympic sailing events: men’s Laser, Finn and 470 and women’s 49er Laser Radial.

The sailing competition, based out of the Marina da Gloria, runs Aug. 8 to 19 on courses in Guanabara Bay. While the athletes get to compete near the shore of the famed Olympic host city, they will have to do it in polluted waters.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Canada’s two-game winning streak snapped

by Puerto Rico at Pan American Cup SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Shainah Joseph scored 13 points as Canada fell in straight sets to Puerto Rico on Monday at the NORCECA Women’s Pan American Cup. The loss drops the Canadians to 2-1 at the event after a pair of weekend victories.

Canada is in third place in the Group A standings with two round robin games remaining.

Major league Baseball American League East Division W L Pct Baltimore 47 34 .580 Boston 45 37 .549 Toronto 46 39 .541 New York 40 42 .488 Tampa Bay 34 48 .415 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 49 32 .605 Detroit 44 38 .537 Kansas City 43 38 .531 Chicago 43 40 .518 Minnesota 27 55 .329 West Division W L Pct Texas 52 32 .619 Houston 44 39 .530 Seattle 43 40 .518 Oakland 36 47 .434 Los Angeles 33 50 .398

“Our bench was key to success in the last two matches,” Canadian head coach Arnd Ludwig said prior to the Puerto Rico loss. “All the players who came in did a very good job. I was very proud how my team stayed calm and composed despite the tight situations and managed to win.”

Michaela Reesor chipped in with eight points for Canada in its 19-25, 17-25, 19-25 loss to the Puerto Ricans, who have already qualified for this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio. The Canadians opened the tournament with a 3-1 (25-21, 18-25, 25-16, 25-21) victory over Colombia on Saturday.

Texas at Boston, 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Seattle at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

GB — 2 1/2 3 7 1/2 13 1/2 GB — 5 1/2 6 7 22 1/2 GB — 7 8 15 18

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

Tuesday’s Games Kansas City (Young 2-7) at Toronto (Dickey 5-9), 5:07 p.m.

Detroit (Sanchez 5-8) at Cleveland (Carrasco 4-2), 5:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Lincecum 1-2) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 3-3), 5:10 p.m.

Texas (Griffin 3-0) at Boston (Price 8-5), 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 5-2) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 2-6), 6:10 p.m.

Oakland (Manaea 3-4) at Minnesota (Milone 0-2), 6:10 p.m.

Seattle (Walker 4-6) at Houston (Keuchel 5-9), 6:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 10-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 7-5), 8:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 10:10 a.m.

Oakland at Minnesota, 11:10 a.m.

Baltimore at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 5:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. Altuve Hou 83 326 62 115 .353 Ortiz Bos 76 274 39 93 .339 Bogaerts Bos 80 339 62 114 .336 Machado Bal 77 316 58 104 .329 Trout LAA 83 306 59 99 .324 Desmond Tex 83 327 61 105 .321 VMartinez Det 79 286 34 91 .318 YEscobar LAA 72 287 34 91 .317 Nunez Min 73 292 42 92 .315 Valencia Oak 63 238 37 73 .307 Home Runs Trumbo, Baltimore, 24 Frazier, Chicago, 23 Encarnacion, Toronto, 22 NCruz, Seattle, 21 CDavis, Baltimore, 21 Donaldson, Toronto, 20 5 tied at 19.

Runs Batted In Encarnacion, Toronto, 76 Ortiz, Boston, 66 Trumbo, Baltimore, 62 Donaldson, Toronto, 58 Betts, Boston, 57 Pujols, Los Angeles, 56 NCruz, Seattle, 56 CDavis, Baltimore, 56 3 tied at 54.

Pitching Sale, Chicago, 14-2 Happ, Toronto, 11-3 Tillman, Baltimore, 10-2 Porcello, Boston, 10-2 Salazar, Cleveland, 10-3 AaSanchez, Toronto, 9-1 Tomlin, Cleveland, 9-1 Hamels, Texas, 9-2 Zimmermann, Detroit, 9-4 SWright, Boston, 9-5.

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

National League East Division W L Pct 50 34 .595 45 37 .549 43 40 .518 38 46 .452 28 55 .337 Central Division W L Pct 52 30 .634 43 39 .524 42 41 .506 36 46 .439 30 54 .357 West Division W L Pct 53 32 .624 47 37 .560 37 45 .451 37 47 .440 35 47 .427

GB — 4 6 1/2 12 21 1/2 GB — 9 10 1/2 16 23 GB — 5 1/2 14 1/2 15 1/2 16 1/2

Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets 14, Chicago Cubs 3 Philadelphia 7, Kansas City 2 Washington 12, Cincinnati 1 St. Louis 9, Milwaukee 8 Pittsburgh 6, Oakland 3 L.A. Dodgers 4, Colorado 1 San Francisco 5, Arizona 4, 11 innings N.Y. Yankees 6, San Diego 3 Miami 5, Atlanta 2

Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 2 Chicago Cubs 10, Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 8, Atlanta 2 San Francisco 3, Colorado 1 N.Y. Mets 8, Miami 6 Baltimore at L.A. Dodgers, late San Diego at Arizona, late Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati (Finnegan 3-7) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 7-4), 12:20 p.m.

Atlanta (Foltynewicz 2-2) at Philadelphia (Eflin 0-2), 5:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Davies 5-4) at Washington (Gonzalez 4-7), 5:05 p.m.

Miami (Chen 4-3) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 7-3), 5:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Brault 0-0) at St. Louis (Leake 5-6), 6:09 p.m.

San Diego (Friedrich 4-3) at Arizona (Godley 1-0), 7:40 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 10-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 7-5), 8:10 p.m.

Colorado (Chatwood 8-4) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 9-4), 8:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Atlanta at Philadelphia, 11:05 a.m.

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

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 p.m.

Baltimore at L.A. Dodgers, 1:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Washington, 2:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 6:15 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 7:40 p.m.

Colorado at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. Murphy Was 81 311 48 108 .347 WRamos Was 70 247 38 84 .340 Realmuto Mia 71 268 30 87 .325 Braun Mil 69 266 35 86 .323 LeMahieu Col 74 270 47 87 .322 Marte Pit 77 293 45 94 .321 CGonzalez Col 79 312 54 99 .317 Yelich Mia 78 284 38 90 .317 Prado Mia 78 314 35 99 .315 ADiaz StL 75 272 52 85 .312 Home Runs Bryant, Chicago, 24 Arenado, Colorado, 22 Duvall, Cincinnati, 22 Cespedes, New York, 20 Carter, Milwaukee, 20 Rizzo, Chicago, 20 Myers, San Diego, 19 Story, Colorado, 19 JaLamb, Arizona, 19 2 tied at 18.

Runs Batted In Arenado, Colorado, 66 Bryant, Chicago, 63 Rizzo, Chicago, 61 Bruce, Cincinnati, 60 Duvall, Cincinnati, 59 JaLamb, Arizona, 58 Myers, San Diego, 57 Murphy, Washington, 56 Goldschmidt, Arizona, 55 Kemp, San Diego, 54.

Pitching Cueto, San Francisco, 12-1 Arrieta, Chicago, 12-3 Strasburg, Washington, 11-0 Kershaw, Los Angeles, 11-2 Greinke, Arizona, 10-3 Fernandez, Miami, 10-4 Syndergaard, New York, 9-3 Lester, Chicago, 9-4 Bumgarner, San Francisco, 9-4 Scherzer, Washington, 9-6.

Monday’s Games Milwaukee 1, Washington 0

Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed INF Pedro Alvarez on the bereavement list. Optioned LHP Ariel Miranda to Norfolk (IL). Recalled OF Dariel Alvarez from Norfolk and LHP Jayson Aquino from Bowie (EL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled RHP Mike Clevinger and LHP TJ House from Columbus (IL).

Designated RHP Joba Chamberlain and LHP Tom Gorzelanny for assignment.

DETROIT TIGERS — Placed RHP Jordan Zimmermann on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 1.

Recalled RHP Dustin Molleken from Toledo (IL).

MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed 3B Trevor Plouffe on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 2. Recalled INF Kennys Vargas from Rochester (IL). Reinstated RHP Trevor May from the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Buddy Boshers to Rochester.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Sent OF Mason Williams to Tampa (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed RHP Fernando Rodriguez on the 15-day DL. Optioned LHP Daniel Coulombe to Nashville (PCL). Recalled RHP Andrew Triggs from Nashville. Selected the contract of LHP Patrick Schuster from Nashville. Recalled OF Andrew Lambo from Nashville and placed him on the 60-day DL. SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Guido Knudson on a minor league contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with RHP Zach Jackson on a minor league contract.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Purchased the contract of RHP Alex Gouin from Rockland (Can-Am) and assigned him to Hillsboro (NWL).

ATLANTA BRAVES — Selected the contract of INF

Ronnier Mustelier from Gwinnett (IL).

CINCINNATI REDS — Fired pitching coach Mark Riggins. Promoted assistant pitching coach/bullpen coach Mack Jenkins to pitching coach and Louisville (IL) pitching coach Ted Power to assistant pitching coach/bullpen coach. Agreed to terms with SS Alfredo Rodriguez on a minor league contract.

MIAMI MARLINS — Assigned LHP Jo-Jo Reyes outright to New Orleans (PCL). Selected the contract of OF Yefri Perez from Jacksonville (SL).

Agreed to terms with RHPs Remey Reed and Michael Mertz on minor league contracts.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned RHP Dalier Hinojosa to Lehigh Valley (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Assigned RHP Curtis Partch outright to Indianapolis (IL).

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Activated RHP Sergio Romo from the 60-day DL. Optioned RHP Albert Suarez to Sacramento (PCL). Designated RHP Michael Broadway for assignment.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Placed RHP Joe Ross on the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Michael Taylor to Syracuse (IL). Reinstated RHP Jonathan Papelbon from the 15-day DL. American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Released OF Chad Mozingo.

JOPLIN BLASTERS — Signed RHP Roby Romero.

Released RHP Nate Carter.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Sold the contract of RHP Tayler Scott to Milwaukee (NL). Signed RHP PJ Francescon.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Released INF Carter McEachern.

Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed INF Mark Minicozzi.

Can-Am League

OTTAWA CHAMPIONS — Sold the contract of RHP Wilmer Font to Toronto (AL). Released RHP Calvin Rayburn.

ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Sold the contract of RHP Alex Gouin to Arizona (NL).

TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed INF Zak Colby.

FOOTBALL Canadian Football League CFL — Suspended Montreal WR Duron Carter one game for his actions in the bench area of the Ottawa of a June 30 game. Fined Ottawa coach Rick Campbell an undisclosed amount for his part in the incident. Fined Ottawa S Jermaine Robinson for an undisclosed amount a high hit to Carter’s head area on Carter’s touchdown reception during the third quarter. Fined Ottawa DB Jerrell Gavins an undisclosed amount for delivering a punch to an opponent during the incident in the bench area and for an inappropriate gesture toward fans following his disqualification from the game.

EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Acquired LB Alex Hoffman-Ellis from Hamilton for a conditional 2018 eighth-round draft pick. Signed WR Natey Adjei to the practice roster.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DL James Tuck to the active roster and LB Herve Tonye-Tonye and OL T-Dre Player to the practice roster.

HOCKEY National Hockey League EDMONTON OILERS — Signed F Taylor Beck to a one-year contract.

SOCCER Major League Soccer FC DALLAS — Signed D Aubrey David on loan from Deportivo Saprissa (Costa Rica).

One board leads to another as McMorris gets close to return

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Mark McMorris is finding joy on a different sort of board as he works towards a return to snow.

The Saskatchewan snowboarding star says the recent tricks he’s been able to do skateboarding make him feel closer to getting back on his preferred plank.

Wheeling outdoors in Vancouver’s Ambleside Skatepark is also a relief from the drudgery of rehabilitating from a broken femur suffered Feb. 21.

“I’ve been skating a lot and it’s going better and better each time,” McMorris told The Canadian Press in a phone interview from Toronto on Monday.

“It’s been so lame for the most part, not doing what I like. Ever since I started skateboarding and actually being able to skateboard as of June 23, everything has been so happy and positive.”

McMorris was having a dominant 2015-16 until he caught an edge upon landing at an Air + Style event in Los Angeles.

He fractured his right femur, or thighbone. He had a metal rod surgically implanted in his leg the day after the crash.

McMorris had won X Games gold and silver in slopestyle and big air respectively in Aspen, Colo., as well as a US$75,000 winner’s check at the Laax Open in Switzerland, in the weeks before the wreck.

A snowboarding magazine had also just named him the 2016 rider of the year.

He spent most of his post-op rehab in Vancouver working with therapist and strength coach Damien Moroney.

McMorris started out walking on a water treadmill, but says he’s now pushing his leg to exhaustion in training.

The 22-year-old from Regina includes the figure “100” in his tweets because that’s his

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Canadian Mark McMorris receives his bronze medal for snowboard slopestyle at the medal ceremonies during the Sochi Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on February 8, 2014.

Mark McMorris finds joy on a board of a different sort these days. Not quite ready to return to snow after breaking his femur in February, the man considered by many to be the No. 1 snowboarder in the world says skateboarding breaks up the drudgery of rehabilitation. goal percentage.

“I am feeling about 85 to 90 per cent,” McMorris said. “I feel like I can go snowboarding right now, but I don’t have fun snowboarding unless I can do it properly 100 per cent.”

McMorris won Olympic slopestyle bronze in 2014 despite a broken rib.

He’ll have a gentle re-introduction to snow Aug. 10 during a sponsor’s catalogue shoot in New Zealand. McMorris then has a three-week training block planned in Australia.

“I’m excited to get some powder because my season was cut short,” McMorris said.

“By the fall, I want to not know I broke my femur and I want to be doing new tricks and getting them consistent. I want to dominate next year.”

Despite his abbreviated season, McMorris is a nominee for an ESPN Espy award in the category of male action sport athlete for a third time in his career.

Online voting ends July 13 when the winners are announced in Los Angeles.

McMorris is up against skateboarders Pedro Barras and Nyjah Huston, freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy and motocross racer Ryan Dungey.

McMorris set a high bar for his comeback, given his performance prior to his injury.

“I feel like the first month or two months I was ‘OK, how am I ever going to snowboard how I did before?”’ he said.

“Now I know I will snowboard that way again and I will make a full recovery.”

B5

LIFE

THE ADVOCATE Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Growing up before our eyes SHAWN MENDES TALKS ABOUT HIS CANADIAN-THEMED TATTOO, BEING OBSESSED WITH JOHN MAYER

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Pop star Shawn Mendes is growing up right before our very eyes.

Shortly before he graduated from high school last week the 17-year-old singer swung by a Toronto tattoo shop to get his arm inked for the first time.

It was a milestone for the teenage musician who rose to fame with his chart-topping 2014 album “Handwritten,” and hit songs like “Stitches” and “Life of the Party.”

Mendes will embark on a world tour this summer, with stops in Vancouver (July 27) and Toronto (Aug. 21).

He talked to The Canadian Press about the story behind his new tattoo and how John Mayer inspired his second album.

Check out the Instagram account of his tattoo artist to get a peek at Mendes’ ink: https://www.instagram. com/liviatsang/ CP: Your fans have been excited about seeing your tattoo on Instagram.

From afar it looks like an acoustic guitar, but on closer inspection the details reveal an image reflected in water.

The body of the guitar is a forest while the neck of the guitar builds into the Toronto skyline, complete with the CN Tower. Why did you pick that design?

Mendes: The thought behind the tattoo is from the city to home — where I’m working (in Toronto) to home (in Pickering, Ont.).

CP: Between the images of Toronto and Pickering there’s what looks like a sound wave. What’s that about?

Mendes: It’s actually a custom sound wave of my parents and my sister saying “I love you.” They recorded it. So (the tattoo illustrates that) I’m always connected to my parents and my sister.

There’s quite a bit of meaning in it. It’s been a year now thinking about it. Last year I came up with the idea.

CP: Your new single “Treat You Better” arrived last month, so the new album must be nearly ready. What’s the latest?

Mendes: The album is pretty much finished now. The new single “Treat You Better” is great, but that’s just a little taste of where all the new music is going. That one is the poppiest song. (The album) is going to be more

Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

Shawn Mendes performs during the Much Music Video Awards in Toronto on June 19. Mendes is growing up right before our very eyes with a new tattoo and his recent high school graduation. a soulful vibe — a lot more electric guitar-based. I think it’s going to do damage in a good way.

CP: You’ve mentioned that John Mayer inspired the sound of this album, particularly his 2007 album “Continuum.” What do you like most about his music?

Mendes: His lyricism is just unreal, dude. The words me and the songwriters say are: “What would John Mayer say?” (Mayer’s) “Continuum” is the album me and my best friends listen to in car rides or whenever we’re hanging out. It’s that well-rounded album that I know me and my friends can put on

and no one’s ever going to be angry about it. (It) always makes me so nostalgic and feel good when I’m home.

I wanted to (make) an album like that (which) kind of created friendships and bonds between people. John Mayer did that really well.

CP: When did you discover this adoration for Mayer?

Mendes: For the past three years I’ve been obsessed with John Mayer music-wise. One of the first times we wrote (for the album) I was like, “I want to write a song that gives me the same feeling (his song) ‘Gravity’ gives me.” But I’m still a pop singer-song-

writer at the end of the day so you’ll hear the pop melodies in there for sure.

CP: He’s certainly one of those artists that, especially early in his career, captured that nostalgia for high school and young love.

Mendes: I think that’s really important because your teenage years are where everything starts to fall into place and you have all these “A-ha!” moments.

I just wanted to put across all the inspiration and all the eye-opening experiences that I’m having in the best way.

Not all stars find it easy to get designer duds

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — “Ghostbusters” star Leslie Jones’ recent online lament about having trouble finding a designer to dress her for the film’s premiere points to the challenges actresses face when it comes to walking red carpets in style.

While one nice tux might carry a male actor through many a premiere, it’s customary for female stars to show up in new attire for every photo opportunity, which makes finding fresh, fashion-forward outfits for such occasions a time-consuming task, especially for women larger than a size 2.

“It’s so funny how there are no designers wanting to help me with a premiere dress for movie,” wrote Jones, who is 6 feet tall. “Hmmm that will change and I remember everything.”

But for designers, it’s not just about their star clients fitting into smaller sizes, said celebrity stylist Nina Hallworth. It also has to do with creating a mutually beneficial partnership between the clothier and the star.

“It is about how a designer wants to be represented as an artist,” Hallworth said in an interview. “We have worked with women who are sample sizes and incredibly well known and a designer will say no to that collaboration as creatively it is not a fit — even if we think it is.”

As it turned out, designer Christian Siriano responded to Jones’ call on Twitter last week and agreed to make her gown. He said in a statement that he’s a fan of the actress and her work.

“I can’t wait to create something special for her to wear,” the statement said. “I support all women no matter age or size!”

“It shouldn’t be exceptional to work with brilliant people just because they’re not sample size,” Siriano wrote on Twitter. “Congrats aren’t in order, a change is.”

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He followed up later in the week with photos of Jones visiting his studio, where she said they are “making magic.”

It’s not clear how long Jones had been seeking a dress for the premiere, but she hasn’t been alone.

Other actresses outside the size-2 landscape have said it can be hard to find designers to work with, even for high-profile events. Melissa McCarthy said that when she was invited to the Oscars after the success of “Bridesmaids,” she couldn’t find anyone to make her a dress.

“I asked five or six designers —very high-level ones who make lots of dresses for people— and they all said no,” she told Redbook magazine in 2014.

McCarthy has since launched her own clothing line and she helped design the dress she wore to this year’s Golden Globes.

Bryce Dallas Howard, who wears a size 6, said she bought her own gown off the rack for the Golden Globes, as she does for most Hollywood appearances.

“I like having lots of options for a size 6, as opposed to maybe one option,” she told E! News on the red carpet.

“So I always go to department stores for this kind of stuff.”

Hallworth notes that designers who loan their dresses might have specific demands for how they’re worn.

“Free clothes can come at a cost to your own authentic style,” she said.

“If you own those pieces, you own your image and can wear things in a way that speaks your narrative, not the designer’s.”

It comes down to an actress establishing a personal, individual look, she said, which then becomes a magnet for designers.

“Collaboration between designers and actors is symbiotic,” Hallworth said. “A great image can last a lifetime a bad one longer.”

STETTLER GENEALOGY CLUB MEETING AT LIBRARY

THINGS HAPPENING TOMORROW

Stettler Genealogy Club meets at 6 p.m. on Thursdays at Stettler Public Library. Discover your roots and explore your family tree. Beginner and experienced researchers welcome. Contact dguba@telus.net or 403-742-8369.

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RED DEER READS BOOK SET TO BE UNVEILED Red Deer Reads winning book title announcement will be unveiled on July 6, 1 p.m. at Downtown Branch of Red Deer Public Library.

Photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this Jan. 10 photo, Melissa McCarthy arrives at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. While one nice tux might carry a male actor through many a premiere, it’s customary for female stars to show up in fresh attire for every photo opportunity, which makes finding fitting, fashion-forward outfits for such occasions a time-consuming task, especially for women larger than a size 2. McCarthy has launched her own clothing line and she helped design the dress she wore to this year’s Golden Globes.

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LADIES OF SUNNYBROOK FARM MUSEUM HOST LUNCH AT THE FARM The Ladies of the Sunnybrook Farm Museum present Lunch at the Farm between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Relax in the 1889 Hanna Log House and enjoy lunch including home-made pie with ice cream and musical entertainment, followed by a guided wagon ride tour showcasing the history of Sunnybrook Farm Museum. The cost is $12 per person.

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McWhan Victor Eugene 1965 - 2016 It is with great sadness that we announce Victor Eugene McWhan of Calgary AB passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Peter Loughheed Hospital on June 26, 2016 at the age of 50. Victor is survived by his mother Dorothy, his siblings; Alan (Janice), Brenda, Don (Annette) and Casey (Donna), along with several nieces and nephews. Victor was predeceased by his father Alex and brother Ted. Vic worked in the drilling industry until a vehicle accident left him a quadriplegic. Despite the injury he pursued an education at SAIT and subsequently he went on to teach drilling technology at SAIT for several years. Vic enjoyed comedy and tried his hand at it at several events and venues in Calgary where he did very well. A funeral service will be held at the Lousana Hall on Thursday, July 7th, 2016 at 1:00pm.

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Antiques & Art

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UNRESERVED Real Estate Auction Sale Gary & Bonnie Muzylouski Land Located Near Rimbey, Alberta August 19, 2016 Time: 12:00 Noon

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Hair Stylists

850

Trades

Apply in person with resume 3811 40th Ave.

Hairstylists for new salon.

403-346-8861 or e-mail gandjmeyer@hotmail.com

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EquipmentHeavy

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Firewood

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Entertainment

DANCE DJ SERVICES 587-679-8606

Flooring

1180

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Over 20 yrs. exp.

Call Jon 403-848-0393

Handyman Services

1200

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Massage Therapy

1280

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1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

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Painters/ Decorators

1310

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Free Est. 403-872-8888 TUSCANY PAINTING 403-598-2434

Plumbing & Heating

1330

JOURNEYMAN PLUMBER Exc. @ Reno’s, Plumb Pro Geary 403-588-2619

Roofing

1370

PRECISE ROOFING LTD. 15 Yrs. Exp., Ref’s Avail.

WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured.

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HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

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ADULT or YOUTH CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK CLEARVIEW RIDGE CLEARVIEW TIMBERSTONE LANCASTER VANIER WOODLEA/ WASKASOO DEER PARK GRANDVIEW EASTVIEW MICHENER MOUNTVIEW ROSEDALE GARDEN HEIGHTS MORRISROE Call Prodie at 403-314-4301

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RUBELING Jochen Jochen Rubeling, 67, of Rocky Mountain House, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side, on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.

Jochen was born in Bad Wildungen, Germany to Oskar and Elfriede Ruebeling. He immigrated to Canada in 1971 at the age of 22 to work as a Chef Garde Manager at the Banff Springs Hotel. On his second day in Canada, he would meet his future wife, Sharon Owens. Following his father’s footsteps in aviation, in 1974 he completed his helicopter pilot training.

Work as a helicopter pilot took him too many remote regions of the Canadian Arctic. He and Sharon were married in 1976, spent 3 years in Inuvik, NWT and moved to Rocky Mountain House in 1979. In 1982 they started their own business, Shunda Helicopter Service Ltd., which they continued to operate until his passing.

Jochen was predeceased by his parents, and one brother, Frieder. He is survived by his wife Sharon of 40 years, daughter Daniella (Al Tinholt), son Carsten (Sarah Higgins), grandchildren Parker, Jessica and Jacob, one brother Dieter (Natalie) Rubeling, sister-in-law Barbara Granigan, several nieces and nephews and a large extended family in Germany. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Crimson Lake/Buster Creek Community Hall near Rocky Mountain House on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 2:00 PM. Cremation entrusted to the Rocky Mountain Crematorium, Rocky Mountain House. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations, in Jochen’s name, may be made to the Rocky Memorial Library “Community Spirit Wall”, Rocky Mountain House Volunteer Search and Rescue Society or the Rocky Mountain House Museum.

Condolences may be forwarded to www.rockyfuneralhome.ca ROCKY AND SYLVAN LAKE FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM your Golden Rule Funeral Home entrusted with the arrangements.

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Janitorial

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100 VHS movies, $75 for all. 403-885-5020 2 ELECTRIC LAMPS, $20.

403-885-5020 COLEMAN Camp stove, 2 burner Propane, older, with stand. $30. 587-876-2914 DANBY air conditioner, new in box, 8000 btu, with remote, Àts in window, $200. 403-358-5568 DESKTOP water dispenser, new, has removable ice stick, $15; and child’s suitcase by Samsonite, good cond., $15. 403-314-9603 SHOES, ladies size 37, summer Áat slingback, Rieker, anti-stress. Off white leather. Sides are open weave, worn once.

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587-876-2914 STEP Ladder, 6’ Feather light aluminum, no tray, $20. 587-876-2914 TABLETOP bbq, $30.

346-3086 Vintage (circa 1960’s) wooden “Ski Slipper” slalom ski in very good condition. $45 (Àrm).

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WATER HOSE REEL, $35. 403-885-5020

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2 BDRM. 1400 sq. ft. 2009 condo w/att. single garage, Ironstone Way Ref’s req’d.

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6 locations in Red Deer, well-maintained townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, 1/2 1 bath, 4 + 5 appls.

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

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3050

ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. now or July 1. 403-304-5337 CLEARVIEW: TWO WEEKS FREE + $150. move-in, 4 plex, 2 bdrm. + den (bdrm), $975.mo. n/s, no pets. 403-391-1780

ORIOLE PARK

3 bdrm., 1-1/2 bath, $975. rent, s.d. $650, incl water sewer and garbage.

Avail. now or July 1st.

403-304-5337 WESTPARK 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls.

Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650.

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Suites

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2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avail. now or JULY 1. $900/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337 2 Bedroom BLOWOUT for $899/month! Receive $500 on Move-In Day! One FREE year of Telus cable & internet.

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VICTORIA PARK

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BLACKFALDS, $500, all inclusive. 403-358-1614

3190

Mobile Lot

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Brand new park in Lacombe.

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AMERICA CELEBRATES INDEPENDENCE

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS From fireworks soaring above the Washington Monument to hot dogs being downed in New York City’s famed frank-eating contest, Americans aren’t shy about celebrating their nation’s birthday.

Many places are rolling out long-established Independence Day traditions on Monday (even if some of those traditions aren’t as long-established as they sound).

Rain was forecast in many cities, but revelers were trying not to let it dampen their fun. Some Fourth of July highlights from around the country:

INCREASED SECURITY FOR NEW YORK CITY’S FIREWORKS SHOW HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995

Condos/ Townhouses

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MICHENER Hill condos Phase 3 NEW 4th Ár. corner suite, 1096 sq. ft., 2 bdrm, 2 bath, a/c, all appls, underground parking w/storage, recreational amenities, extended care centre attached, deck.

403-227-6554 to 4 pm. weekdays or 588-8623 anytime. Pics avail. on Kijji.

4100

Income Property

RARE OPPORTUNITY 2 CLEARVIEW MEADOWS 4 plexes, side by side, $616,000. ea. 403-391-1780

Industrial Property

4120

QUEEN’S BUSINESS PARK New industrial bay, 2000 sq. ft. footprint, $359,000. or for Rent. 403-391-1780

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Motorcycles

5080

2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $925. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. now or July 1.

403-304-5337

GLENDALE

Henry Mayeda waves multiple American flags as he participates in the Fourth of July parade in Cape Charles, Va., on Monday.

Rental incentives avail.

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S, No pets.

403-596-2444

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3 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $975. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. now or July 1. 403-304-5337

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2 + 1 BDRM home, with lrg garage. $1600/mo. + d.d. & utils. N/S, not pets, Avail Aug. 1. 403-347-1563

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Rental incentives avail.

1 & 2 bdrm. adult bldg. only, N/S, No pets.

403-596-2444 NEW Glendale reno’d 1 & 2 bdrm. apartments, rent $750, last month of lease free, immed. occupancy.

403-596-6000 PENHOLD 1 bdrm., 4 appls., inclds. heat & water, no pets, $760/mo. 348-6594 PENHOLD, deluxe 3 bdrm., hrdwd. Árs., inclds. heat and water, $1100. 403-348-6594

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MINT CONDITION $7600. o.b.o.

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5180

LIFT KING 8000 lb. 4 post car lift. $3500. NEW, $2400. Àrm. 403-357-8467 RUSTIC cargo box carrier with 2” receiver. $25.

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Police have dispatched 5,000 officers to oversee the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks display in the nation’s largest city. That’s the largest detail the New York Police Department has ever assigned on July Fourth.

Authorities say there are no known, credible threats against New York but vowed to remain vigilant as more than 1 million spectators gather to view Macy’s annual fireworks display over the East River.

Chief of Department Jim O’Neill told reporters Monday there will be officers equipped with heavy vests, helmets and carrying rifles at each of the 24 entry points to see the show on Manhattan’s east side.

More than 30 police dogs will be on patrol as well as every NYPD boat from the marine unit, O’Neill said.

“The world has changed,” he said at a briefing for a new counterterror unit deployed for its first July Fourth.

“This is the standard package, and we’ll add and subtract as we see necessary.”

COOL, RAINY WEATHER DAMPENS JULY FOURTH IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL Unseasonably cool, rainy weather has dampened the festivities along the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Just hours before the massive fireworks display in the nation’s capital Monday, only a handful of people were picnicking in tents or under makeshift shelters. Others headed for the museum.

But as vendors hawked ponchos and umbrellas, some of the faithful fireworks fans said they would brave the elements no matter how rainy it got.

“We’re not going anywhere,” vowed Heather Wright, of Columbus, Ohio, as she camped under a tent with her husband, their 9-year-old son and their 10-year-old nephew.

IN THE NATION’S BIRTHPLACE, A PARADE AND A PARKWAY PARTY In Philadelphia — where the Founding Fathers approved the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 — the national birthday party runs all day.

It kicks off at 10 a.m. with a reading of the document and an event honouring everyday heroes, with celebrity guest Leslie Odom Jr., a Philadelphia native who plays Aaron Burr in the Broadway musical “Hamilton.” Then comes the holiday parade, which includes Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell.

Next up is a five-hour party with free entertainment on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

The celebration continues with a five-hour concert with performers including Odom and singer-songwriter

Lila Flynn-Tonbragel, left, plays with sparklers as she waits for Fourth of July fireworks to begin at Ault Park, Monday, in Cincinnati.

Leon Bridges. Fireworks close out the day.

A FINAL WHITE HOUSE FOURTH FOR THE PRESIDENT It’s the last Fourth of July at the White House for President Barack Obama and his family, and they’re having some people over: military families and two of the president’s favourite performers, singer-songwriter Janelle Monae and rapper Kendrick Lamar.

The Democratic president and his wife, Michelle, invite military families each year for a barbecue, concert and view of the fireworks on the National Mall.

For a second straight year, rainy weather forced the cancellation of the annual Fourth of July picnic and fireworks watch at the White House. Lamar and Monae will perform indoors, in the East Room.

NEW YORK: FRANKS AND FIREWORKS American as apple pie? Fuhgeddaboudit. The frankfurter rules the Fourth in New York City, where the annual Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest marks its centennial this year — well, not really.

Nathan’s itself dates to 1916, but showmen behind the hot dog competition have acknowledged they made up a long-told story about the contest beginning that year, too. It actually started in the 1970s.

Joey “Jaws” Chestnut beat his own record Monday when he polished off 70 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. He also regained his title after losing the Mustard Yellow International Belt to Matt “The Megatoad” Stonie in 2015.

“Last year was rough,” Chestnut told the crowd. “This year was the best ever.”

Later Monday, Macy’s is promising its biggest Fourth of July fireworks display since the millennium show of 2000. The show features more than 56,000 pyrotechnic shells, 22 hues and the New York debut of “pyro-writing” in the sky, all synchronized to patriotic tunes performed by the United States Air Force Band.

Country singer Kenny Chesney, pop band 5 Seconds of Summer and pop singer Meghan Trainor are among the performers.

BOSTON’S BLOWOUT Hundreds of thousands of peo-

ple are expected to line the banks of Boston’s Charles River to watch the fireworks there, with millions more across the country watching live on CBS. The celebration features pop stars Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato, country group Little Big Town and, as always, the Boston Pops Orchestra, which drives home the climactic fireworks finale to Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture.”

JULY FOURTH, CALIFORNIA-STYLE There’s a something-for-everyone approach to fireworks in Los Angeles, where displays are planned at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the Hollywood Bowl, Grand Park near City Hall and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, among other places around the massive metro area. San Francisco holds a large fireworks display over the San Francisco Bay.

IN OKLAHOMA, A PARTY TO COMMEMORATE THE NATION’S BIRTHDAY About 80,000 people are expected to gather Monday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to celebrate the nation’s birthday and the reopening of the River West Festival Park along the Arkansas River.

Revelers at 2016 Folds of Honor FreedomFest will enjoy food trucks, inflatable rides, games and live music as fireworks choreographed to patriotic music fire off in the background.

NATION’S OLDEST ONGOING JULY FOURTH PARTY A seaside town in Rhode Island hosted what’s known as the nation’s oldest continuous Fourth of July celebration, with 19 marching bands and 17 floats making their way through the streets of Bristol on Monday. About 100,000 people turn out for the parade in a typical year, according to city officials.

An Independence Day celebration has taken place in Bristol since 1785, and the event has become entwined with the town’s identity, WPRI-TV reported.

A red, white and blue centre stripe runs down the town’s main street, and real estate listings for houses often note if they are on or near the parade route.

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Confronting the elephant in the room MURRAY FUHRER EXTREME ESTEEM

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”

– George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, and critic Bob and Susan’s relationship had been deteriorating for some time.

They were living together and sharing their resources, but Bob showed little concern for their dwindling bank account. For several years he had been rarely able to hold down a job for more than a few months, yet he was spending thousands of dollars on boy toys and hobbies that were as fleeting as his employment.

Perhaps worst was that he was utterly unwilling to discuss the issue. He reacted so badly the first few times Susan had raised the issues of income or spending that she was afraid to talk about it anymore.

It had become undiscussable — the elephant in the room — the issue they were both aware of, but had implicitly agreed to pretend wasn’t stomping around their house.

Susan realized that the problem might prove fatal to their relationship. She wasn’t ready to give up yet, but had no idea how to shine a light on the elephant without creating such turmoil that it destroyed the relationship anyway.

Elephants are more than just sensitive topics; oo they are the messy stuff that people consider too dangerous to deal with directly and openly — the issues that everyone in a family or relationships knows, but often are reluctant to discuss with anyone who can resolve the situation.

Since no comment is ever made, the elephant goes unchallenged. When people fear that pointing out “elephants” will have consequences, they opt for silence.

I am reminded of a friend who suffered from a variety of ailments but would never see a doctor for a diagnosis and treatment. When I approached his family with my concerns, they said it would be best

to let him raise the issue. He never did.

When I eventually brought up the topic of his poor eating habits, his weight or blood pressure, he became angry and told me to mind my own business. A short time later, he suffered a fatal heart attack. His unwillingness to discuss this had dire consequences.

Now admittedly, not everything needs to be laid bare. But I believe there are situations — more than we would like to acknowledge — where discussing the undiscussables is the only way to break loose from a stuck state and bring about resolution.

Addressing the elephant allows us to gain a clearer understanding of the problems the issues represent. Only then can a strategy be devised to bring about resolution. Elephant herding requires careful planning and a skillful execution or things can become much worse.

When issues move from “We should talk about this,” to “We should avoid discussing this,” to “Let’s never talk about this again,” there’s a real possibility that someone is afraid of being embarrassed, humiliated or exposed.

Most undiscussables did not start out that way but the longer they go undiscussed, the less likely they will ever be discussed. Sometimes, the only way out of something is through it. Admit it, confront it, and overcome.

Fear is a tremendous impediment to corralling an elephant. (Who wants to get trampled?) Building your self-esteem will help move you away from fear

and closer to love and self-acceptance. When our goal is awareness, understanding and forgiveness, many things once kept in the dark can willingly be brought into the light.

If one has better self-esteem, then one is less likely to feel embarrassed or humiliated by issues. And if one doesn’t feel embarrassed by the issue, then it’s easier to talk about it. We can learn to address elephants and discuss the undiscussables in ways that lessen fear, increase understanding and improve communication.

Before starting an elephant discussion, first determine your intent: why do you want to point out the elephant? Who benefits? If it’s all about you, think it over.

Start by setting ground rules and getting a firm commitment from each participant. Each must agree to stay open at tough moments, maintain vulnerabi bility and respect, offer forgiveness and support, an be willing to listen, disclose, and identify and fe feelings without acting them out — thus, no emotio tional outbursts, blaming, defensive posturing or na name-calling.

Bear in mind, if you are leading an undiscussab ables discussion, it will likely be about you in so some way: your thoughts, your feelings, and your be behaviour.

Remain open and you will learn someth thing about your own propensity to stay in denial ab about problems. The last thing you want to hear is, “S “See, this is why I can never discuss this with you!”

Check your gut. Pay attention to your feelings. If yo feel strongly about a particular topic, chances you ar someone else does too. Be willing to ask the are fiv tough questions: What do we know? What do five we not know? What can we agree on? What do we di disagree on? What do we need to do to move forwa ward?

A for Bob and Susan, in the end, Bob went bankAs rupt and Susan moved out.

Elephants should be treated with respect and handled with care. Uncovering what people deem undiscussable requires sensitivity.

Elephant discussions often involve self-esteem, personal demons and intense feelings of anger or frustration. Given the right environment and an appropriate strategy, we can become surprisingly open about issues that may have been hidden for years.

This takes courage and patience, along with perseverance. It may be the only way to heal a relationship and build a bridge forward.

Remember when we were teenagers? Yes, we do TREENA MIELKE LIFE It’s been a long time since I partied with a bunch of teenagers who sat around until the wee hours of the morning, talking and laughing and overindulging in alcoholic beverages.

But last Saturday night I did just that.

It is true that the people I sat around with didn’t look much like teenagers. In fact, the graying hair, the bald spots and the expanding midriffs probably strongly suggested otherwise.

But seriously, I’m here to tell you, that inside each and every one of those aging bodies, there lives a teenager just waiting to get out.

I have reason to believe those teenagers all got out Saturday night.

It was the night of my husband’s 50th high school reunion.

I went along as ‘the spouse.’

And as the spouse all I had to do was listen and laugh and tag along.

And so I did just that, thoroughly

enjoying myself in the process.

It seemed my husband and his friends belonged to an almost-but-notquite elite group who didn’t do very much at all except drive around in a little black Volkswagen that ran only sometimes. Someone else in the group also had a car, but it ran even less than the little black Volkswagen and when it did, it burned more oil than gas, apparently.

On the days or nights that the Volkswagen was running, it seemed the boys used it mostly for one thing and one thing only — to pick up girls.

When they found any girls who would actually get in the vehicle with them they were thrilled beyond compare, but, of course, had no idea what to do when this lovely, ponytailed creature was actually sitting beside them.

“We took them out to the cemetery and listened to them scream,” one of the elite group of friends recalled.

As I listened and observed, it seemed to me that these teens were not particularly intellectual or exceptionally athletic.

They just were.

“I had 140 credits,” someone boasted, “but it took me four years.”

“I should have sold them,” he mut-

tered, pouring himself another drink.

And so the night slipped away but the ebb and flow of chatter and laughter went on and on until the morning yawned and stretched and not quite politely said ‘hello.’

“Remember when you had that little Volkswagen and it would quit and we would all run around and push it and then we would put it into gear and away it would go,” one guy said to my husband.

“Putt, putt, putt!” The last words were accompanied by hand actions to demonstrate the car actually moving.

“Remember when we cruised around and actually managed to pick up some girls. They were always ready to come with us because we had wheels, but then they treated us like dogs after they got out,” the same guy said.

“I talked to a girl tonight who said I was her first crush,” he said, appearing somewhat amazed at the realization.

And then the teen living inside him decided to come forth and he did the Tarzan thing, beating his chest with his hands. It was quite cool, actually.

“Remember when we would go to Red Deer for pizza at three in the

morning?

“Remember when you lived with your sister and your brother-in-law had kept all those editions of Playboys from years back in the basement and we got to look at them?”

“They are still there,” my husband replied, and at his words, I half expected the boys, I mean the men, to climb into somebody’s vehicle and drive over to the house to check it out.

And as I watched and listened, it seemed the overcrowded room and the noisy seniors slowly faded away, finally going back to the future from whence they came.

And in their place were these boys, all fresh and young and eager, teenagers on the edge of life, cruising the streets in a little black Volkswagen looking for cute girls who were, no doubt, looking for them, too.

And on the next street and the one after that and the one after that, life, with all its ups and downs and joys and sorrows, was out there, just waiting to happen.

And, ironically, it did. But, isn’t it good, if only for one brief moment in time, to go back there once in awhile to the way it was and the way we were?

And to remember when!

Get that sleep routine started, and stick to it REAGAN FORSYTH EAT, PLAY, SLEEP

Part Two of a two-part series Getting adequate sleep with a newborn in the house (and helping the baby sleep) is a challenge for any parent, but if you are the mother or father of more than one baby, this can be especially difficult to achieve. I tip my hat to you!

I know first-hand just how tricky it can be to have routine or rest in a houseful of babies the same age.

Yes, you can get them resting well, and get some sleep yourself, I promise.

It is not easy, but it is so very worth it!

Here is the second half of my top ten tips column, so everyone in a home of multiple babies or toddlers, can get some rest!

Six: Accept support! And don’t be afraid to ask for it! Whether it be the other parent, a sitter, a friend, your siblings, your in-laws, your parents, etc., you must be comfortable with reaching out. A worn-out, stressed, anxious, and/or upset parent, is easily sensed by babies and can make them feel anxious as well.

Having support in the early months, or later when making changes, is crucial to your own emotional well-being, as well as theirs. Not to mention your sanity. If you are hoping to get them eating and sleeping at the same-ish time, you’ll definitely want to take advantage of a second set of hands as much as you need or want to.

Seven: Age appropriate amounts of awake times, to avoid them becoming overtired.

This is absolutely key as a tired or overwhelmed baby is never easy to put to sleep and they will usually sleep restlessly.

Eight: A routine bedtime and a bedtime routine Choose an age appropriate and very

consistent bedtime. The best time to put your baby to bed is sometime between 7 and 8 pm. This ensures that your child will be able to get a solid 1112 hours in bed during the night, with wakings to eat of course, if they are infants. This time can fluctuate slightly based on the length and timing of the last nap, but should fall within 10 or 20 minutes of their bedtime.

It never too soon to start a routine.

For newborns, this can be as simple as going into their room and changing them, putting on the swaddle/sleep sack, singing and soothing for a minute, and then laying them down, soothing them with some gentle touch and your voice.

For older babies, the routine can be longer, between 15 and 30 minutes.

I find that children can easily become agitated if the routine is too long so unless it includes a bath every night, you may want to keep it closer to ten or 15 minutes. If you do not bathe them every day, bath should not be part of the bedtime routine, because it would not be the same each night. Instead, move bath time to after morning nap, or something similar. If you do bathe the babies every night, then by all means, have it as part of the bedtime routine.

Nine: The sleep environment.

In part one of this topic, I discussed the importance of putting them to sleep in the same place every night.

You also want to make some considerations about that environment and safety. The best and safest sleep practices include ensuring: ● That the babies are not too hot.

My rule of thumb is something similar to whatever they were comfortable wearing before bed, plus one layer such as a swaddle or sleep sack. ● That they never have loose bedding or blankets in their sleeping environments. The sheets under them should be tight fitting and the swaddle should be tight. Companies such as Halo, make sleep sacks with a swaddle built in, so babies cannot possibly wiggle the swaddle over their faces. ● That they are put to sleep on their backs.

Co-sleeping is a family choice, but I always caution against it. Breathing near a baby’s face, changes their breathing. Co-sleeping and over-heating is also thought to be a contributing factor in some cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and SIDS is more prevalent in premature babies.

If you have the babies in one crib/ bassinet (and they don’t yet roll) it is okay to have them in the same bed.

Later, if they are waking each other up or are rolling/bumping into each other, it would be best to move them to their own cots. Many parents choose to have the cots side by side at first, so the baby knows their other sibling is still right there.

Please avoid bumper pads. They are unnecessary and dangerous.

Ten: Keep a detailed log.

Some parents use an app to keep tracked of feeds, naps, and everything in between which is fine if you have your phone or computer handy. I prefer a notebook because I can jot down whatever I want, when I need to, without logging into anything or being limited by the apps options.

Logging things will allow you to see patterns emerge and assist you in knowing where you may want to make changes!

There you have it… the rest of my 10 favourite tips to having well rested multiples. Of course, it’s important to keep in mind that every child is a little different — there’s no “magic formula” that will work 100 per cent of the time for every baby!

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Doing business with friends DEAR ANNIE ANNIE LANE Dear Annie: I am a real estate agent in a wealthy part of Southern California. In my part of town, everyone knows everyone, especially in real estate.

I have my group of mom friends. Some of us work.

Others do not. All of our kids go to the same school.

We see one another multiple times every week.

My best friend in the group is a designer. She’s relatively new to the real estate world, but she has a great eye for design.

Another friend in the group is a financial adviser.

She is a brilliant woman, so I hired her to manage my money, and I’m actually her Realtor.

I sold the money manager a house. I referred designer to money manager. Can you guess where this is going?

Long story short, money manager and designer had a huge falling out. Money manager claims she fired designer. Designer claims she walked off the job. Needless to say, they both think they are right.

I really don’t care what happened between the two of them. I’m more concerned with my business.

Was I stupid to refer designer to money manager?

Should I find a different money manager so that we don’t have a falling out? I like doing business with friends because I trust them, but I don’t want to lose any friends if business relationships go south. — Referral Referee Dear Ref: Good real estate agents, designers and financial advisers are a 10-second Yelp search away.

Good friends, however, are a lot harder to find.

It’s too late to repair the relationship between your two friends, but it’s not too late for you to avoid a falling-out of your own. Hire a new person to manage your money. Explain to your friend it’s precisely because you value your friendship that you want to stop doing business with her. If she’s as smart as you say she is, she’ll get it.

Dear Annie: I feel like a cliche. I feel so stupid. It wasn’t supposed to be like this.

I’m 34. I graduated from one Ivy League university and got a master’s from a different one. I don’t look like Scarlett Johansson, but I’m above average in the looks department. I get my hair highlighted. I work out. I dress well. Yet I’m single.

I told myself it wouldn’t bother me. I leaned in to my career. I went on dates, but no guy ever felt

like the one. I had a few casual relationships but didn’t do the whole “he’s OK for right now” thing. If I wasn’t super into him, I let him go. And I really haven’t met a guy I’ve been super into.

I never did the online dating thing. I just wasn’t focused on it. I have a friend who is obsessed with it.

She downloads every app and talks about it nonstop.

She talks about dating the way men talk about fantasy football.

I was supposed to have it all — to be happily married with children. I don’t want to leave my career, but I am 34 and want a family. I don’t want to settle for some schlub, either. — Cliche Cathy Dear Cliche: You’re not waiting for Mr. Right; you’re waiting for Mr. Perfect. There’s no such thing.

Why haven’t you been into the guys you’ve seen in the past? What’s been missing? There’s a difference between having some basic criteria (e.g., “respectful,” “employed,” “not Norman Bates”) and having an elaborate, Westminster Dog Show-style rubric. Be more open.

And please, in no way, shape or form do you have to leave your career for a husband or family. Plenty of women with successful careers are wives and mothers, too — including me.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com.

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Photo by RICK TALLAS/Freelance

These young mule deer bucks were very entertaining as they were playing with each other in an area at Waterton Lakes National Park. Mature mule deer bucks have antlers with main beams that sweep outward and upward, forking once and then forking again. Brow tines are not always present. Mature bucks typically have eight to 10 total points (including brow tines that exceed one inch).

HPV vaccination reduces cervical abnormalities in young women, study finds TORONTO — Young women immunized against human papilloma virus were significantly less likely to have potentially cancerous cervical abnormalities compared to those who didn’t receive the HPV vaccine, a study of more than 10,000 subjects has found.

In a study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, Alberta researchers found that young women who were immunized as girls against the sexually transmitted virus as part of a school-based inoculation program had a 50 per cent lower risk of having cervical-cell anomalies than their unvaccinated counterparts.

Among vaccinated women in the study, Pap screening showed 11.8 per cent had abnormal cervical cells, compared to 16.1 per cent of those who hadn’t been immunized against HPV. “Our study demonstrated that HPV vaccinations are highly effective in reducing cervical cell abnormalities, particularly against the high-grade lesions which have the potential to become cancerous later in life,” said principal investigator Dr. Huiming Yang, medical director of screening programs at Alberta Health Services.

The study also found that three doses of the quadrivalent HPV vaccine — which protects against four subtypes of the virus, two of which are responsible for 70 per cent of cervical cancer cases — appeared to offer better protection than two doses, Yang said Monday from Calgary.

There are two HPV vaccines licensed in Canada: Gardasil, which is designed to protect against four virus subtypes that cause cervical cancer and genital warts and Cervarix, a bivalent vaccine against the two subtypes that cause the majority of cervical malignancies.

Both have been licensed to be given in three separate doses to females aged nine to 26. Gardasil has also been recommended for use in males of the same age, while Cervarix is currently not approved for boys and young men.

However, the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) now recommends that both vaccines may be administered in two separate doses, six to 12 months apart, for those aged nine to 14.

Without vaccination, it’s estimated that 75 per cent of sexually active Canadians will be infected with HPV at some point in their lives, NACI says.

The CMAJ study also found that females who had been vaccinated against HPV were more likely than non-immunized females to undergo Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer.

Yang isn’t sure why this is the case, but he speculated that parents who consented to have their

daughters vaccinated under the Grade 9 program might also have taught them about the risks of HPV infection, including the increased danger of developing cervical cancer.

“So maybe that prompted them to have more discussion with children at that age, and later on (the girls) would be more likely to be tested,” he said, noting that little research has been done on that issue.

The study’s results suggest HPV vaccination and screening are both important for reducing the risk of cervical cancer, “even among those that are vaccinated, because the risk is still there — it’s only lower,” said Yang.

“We know the people who are vaccinated are at a lower risk of cervical cancer, so we may (want to) tailor our cancer screening program to those people who are vaccinated versus unvaccinated, because the risk levels are different now.

“So the frequency of screening may need to be reconsidered and also the intervals (between shots) may need to be looked at as well.”

However, Yang said more research is needed before changes are made regarding cervical cancer screening and the optimal dosage and timing of vaccinations.

An estimated 1,500 Canadian women were diagnosed with cervical cancer in 2015 and about 380 died from the disease, the Canadian Cancer Society says.

Texas city council votes to reinstate library cat

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WHITE SETTLEMENT, Texas — A North Texas city council has voted unanimously to reinstate Browser the cat to his job as live-in mascot of the city’s public library.

KRLD-AM in Dallas-Fort Worth reports the governing council of the Fort Worth suburb of White Settlement voted 3-0 to let Browser stay at the library two weeks after voting 2-1 to give the tabby 30 days to check out. Mayor Ron White had said the move against Browser was a response to officials’ denial of permission to an employee to bring a puppy to work at City Hall. But he says he was overwhelmed with more than 1,000 messages on social media, all in support of keeping Browser on the job.

The vote was taken without hearing from Browser’s supporters who jammed the council chamber.

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Tuesday, July 5 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Francois Arnaud, 31, Huey Lewis, 66; Edie Falco, 53 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: The stars favour communication, conversation and creative projects.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You have exciting and imaginative dreams and goals. Don’t isolate yourself though - make sure you involve loved ones in your plans for the future.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Home is where the heart is today, as you face a steady stream of requests from loved ones. The more patient you are with a frazzled family member, the more positive the outcome will be.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Consider the consequences of what you say. If you take the time to communicate clearly with family members — and listen to their concerns — then you’ll reap the rewards today Bulls.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Creativity and compassion are high, but there’s also a tendency to scatter your energy all over the pace. Focus on getting things done today Twins — especially involving finances and work.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Positive aspects promise a fabulous day for canny Crabs. Activities involving communication, education and travel are highlighted. So make the most of the opportunities that come your way.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Accept domestic duties with a spring in your step today Lions. A loved one may turn to you for some sound advice and words of wisdom. If you look within, you’ll know just what to say.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t be a lone Virgo today.

Joint ventures are favoured as you spark ideas off each other and pool your talents to create something really special. The power of the group is definitely on your side!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): With the Sun shining in your career zone — until July 23 — it’s time to assume a leadership role at work. Mercury and Venus will help you communicate with colleagues in clever and creative ways.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Get set for a super day Scorpio! Positive Mercury aspects put you in the mood for adventure, travel and learning, creative projects plus making contact with friends from home and far away.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Attached Archers — pamper your partner with extra TLC and surprise them by doing something adventurous together. Singles — look for love with someone from outside your usual circle of friends.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you can get the ratio right between being prepared and being spontaneous, then you’ll have a great day. Balance is the key. But a loved one may unsettle you by making a surprise move.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Today’s planetary patterns are great for making pleasing professional progress. Donít expect perfect results though Aquarius. Sometimes mistakes lead you off in wonderful new directions.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): It’s a terrific time to share your ideas and feelings with a close friend. The more you open up and talk about your personal experiences, the more satisfying your relationships will be.

Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.