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BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF In a gloomy economic climate, Nova Chemicals has been an economic bright spot. The petrochemical giant spent $1 billion on its latest venture, adding a third world-scale polyethylene reactor to its Polyethylene 1 (PE1) plant. For the company, the expansion establishes its credentials as a cutting-edge polyethylene producer in a competitive international field. Production will be boosted by 40 per cent to 3.5 billion pounds of polyethylene a year. For Alberta and, specifically Central Alberta, Nova Chemical’s polyethylene ambitions have provided a much-appreciated economic windfall. Forty to 60 per cent of the project’s capital costs stayed in Alberta. Primary contractor Ledcor alone, spent about $160 million in salaries. More than $30 million was spent locally on concrete, building supplies, equipment rentals, electrical and concrete accessories, fuel and site services. The 280-tonne reactor, that forms the heart of the expansion was manufactured by Tofield’s KNM Process Group Inc. “It was really good to see pieces of equipment like that built right in Alberta,” says Joffre site leader Rick Van Hemmen.

“There’s been a lot of focus locally as well in terms of what was spent local this project,” Van Hemmen says. About 35 per cent of Ledcor’s workforce, on average, was sourced locally. About two million person hours of labour — the equivalent of a year’s worth of full-time work for 1,000 people — went into construction. It has taken more than three years to get to the commissioning stage. A workforce that peaked at 800 has strung enough wiring to reach the Montana border. There is enough piping to reach Innisfail. When the plant is up and running about 60 full-time jobs will be created, roughly split between Nova and contractors. Final systems testing is now underway and the first production batches of tiny white polyethylene pellets will be spit out next month. Over the next few months, production will be gradually ramped up to its target one billion pounds per year through next year. Pellets produced will be loaded onto railcars and transported to markets across North America. Percentages vary, but typically 60 to 80 per cent of the polyethylene remains in North America. Of that, 10 to 20 per cent stays in Canada. The rest is sold internationally, mostly to Asia.

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Apology alone not enough: Clark BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Thursday’s public apology by RCMP and payout to past and present females in the police ranks for sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination they endured through the years isn’t enough says a former Red Deer officer. In 1994, Alice Clark successfully sued the RCMP for sexual harassment and discrimination she experienced at the hands of her superiors and peers. Clark said RCMP must show it has taken responsibility through actions, not just words. “So what are we doing with the men who raped these women, or sexually assaulted them physically? That’s what the public wants to know. I feel they have a right to know. That’s what I want to know,” said Clark, who quit the force in 1987 and took a job with the B.C. government. On Thursday, RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson apologized and announced a $100-million settlement of two class-action lawsuits covering hundreds of female officers and employees who worked for the RCMP from 1974, when female officers were first on the job, to today. Clark worried the settlement would put a gag order in place to prevent women from talking about their experiences — even with therapists — to help them heal. “For me it’s not about bashing the RCMP when you speak about it, it’s about being part of your healing process down the road. You need to process it somehow. You can’t talk about it. You can’t move for-

‘SO WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH THE MEN WHO RAPED THESE WOMEN, OR SEXUALLY ASSAULTED THEM PHYSICALLY? THAT’S WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTS TO KNOW. I FEEL THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW. THAT’S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.’ — ALICE CLARK FORMER RCMP OFFICER

ward because you have no way to process your way through it.” She said they wouldn’t even be able to write in a journal on the chance it might be read by someone. It was a smart move by the RCMP to settle now so the class-action lawsuits didn’t proceed through the court, she said. “It doesn’t become public record in regards to what happened to these women. (The RCMP) doesn’t accept responsibility or accountability for what happened. “I waited four years to have my say in court. For me it was never about the money. It was about the accountability and refusing to be a victim and having my say and having it acknowledged they were responsible for what happened.” A federal court awarded Clark $93,000 for lost wages and compensation for pain and suffering. She said the culture must change within the RC-

MP for positive change to come from Thursday’s announcement. And changing the culture will only come by cracking down on harassment. “I’m hoping the female commissioned officers keep an eye on things and speak out and do keep them accountable. I have not yet seen any of them do that.” An internal process also must be in place so women can safely bring forward complaints, she said. “I don’t care what you say, there is no privacy in the RCMP. Everybody knows your business. You make yourself a walking target. You don’t feel safe to bring it forward.” Clark is finishing her second book about her experience with the RCMP. Lost Dreams — No longer Canada’s Pride will be launched in Red Deer next May. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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NOVA: Improvement in efficiency A major advantage of the expansion is an improvement in efficiency at plant level. “What this gives us an opportunity to do now that we have three reactors is to dedicate each featured reactor to a smaller selection of our product slate. (That) allows all of our processes to run a little more efficiently as a result.” Working in Nova’s favour on the business side, is that it’s polyethylene plant is among the first new builds coming on to the market, beating out a number of other competitors. “That will be very helpful for us in positioning the product in places where we can get the most (profit) margin. But there are a number of other projects in North America (especially around the U.S. Gulf Coast) that will come on line in the next two to three years. “We’re happy to be near the front end of this curve.”

EXPANSION BY THE NUMBERS When Nova Chemicals undertakes a project it goes big. Just look at some of the numbers involved in the $1-billion project to build a third polyethylene reactor at its 900-acre site east of Red Deer. 32,670 — metres of piping 479,542 — metres of wiring 1,541 — the number of piles driven to support the structures 107,944 — cubic metres of earthworks 18,564 — cubic metres of concrete 4,447 — tonnes of structural steel Interesting economics have been created by the current energy market, where oil and natural gas prices are at close to rock bottom. Nova Chemical’s processes are powered by massive amounts of natural gas, so low prices in that feedstock is helpful. Low oil prices are the opposite. Polyethylene pricing is based on the margins of higher-cost producers who use oil as a feedstock. “When crude price is down, product prices in the

petrochemical industry tend to be down. All that means is that our margins are smaller.” “But because gas prices are still quite a bit lower than oil price in terms of petrochemical feedstock we still have healthy margins for our business right now.” The polethylene expansion will boost greenhouse gas emissions — in Nova’s case carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide — by about two per cent. But improved technology and facility optimization means emissions per pound of product will be sliced by eight per cent. Also ongoing is a $250-million furnace refurbishment project is in progress for E-2, one of two ethylene reactors on site. Five of nine furnaces will be upgraded at that time. Once that done, a Phase 2 project to upgrade the remaining furnaces will be considered. A major maintenance turnaround project at PE1 is scheduled for next fall. Those are just the big projects to boost growth and improve production. Nova spends in the neighbourhood of $100 million a year on reliability, responsible care and production improvements. The 900-acre Joffre site also includes an Innovene linear alpha olefins (which can be used in polyethtylene among other applications) operation and a co-generation plant. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Pilot remembered Volunteer firefighters as skilled flyer back ex-chief BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

The pilot killed in a plane crash in Blackfalds was a skilled aerobatic pilot with many years of experience. Keith Vandenbrink, treasurer of the flying club, has known the pilot for about 12 years. “He was an experienced aerobatic pilot,” said Vandenbrink, who preferred not to name him at this time. “I do know he had done a lot of training. His previous three aircraft were all aerobatic aircraft. “He had trained with some very highly rated airshow pilots. He spent the money to get the best training he could.” The pilot did not do air shows himself but enjoyed the kind of skillful flying involved. He was flying a kit-built aerobatic biplane known as a Steen Skybolt when he went down around 2:30 p.m. in a field sandwiched between homes and businesses on the east side of Hwy 2A in Blackfalds near Cottonwood Drive. Vandenbrink said he reacted “with shock” when he heard what had happened. “He was so full of life. He was a very energetic person, not the person you would expect to pass away,” saying he was around 60 years old and in a relationship. He also had an adult son. Vandenbrink said he went out to the scene himself after he heard what happened. He did not want

to speculate on what could have happened since he did not witness the crash. A pair of Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigators were at the scene within hours of the crash and examined the wreckage until dark, said Jon Lee, western regional manager for the safety board. “Our investigators this morning were doing interviews, primary eyewitnesses and near-witnesses,” said Lee. A police officer at the scene could be seen gathering a lengthy list of witnesses and their phone numbers. The wreckage will be transported to the safety board’s Edmonton shop, where investigators will examine the engine, flight controls, airframe and other components that may offer clues to what happened. An initial survey of the site and the “wreckage trail” offered evidence of how he plane hit the ground. “There was basically no wreckage trail in terms of the aircraft skidding across the ground. So it’s descent path would have been very steep.” Blackfalds RCMP said in its release that witnesses reported what they “believed to be engine trouble.” Safety board investigators will try to determine what happened through a “process of elimination,” said Lee. There may be more information released in a couple of weeks. Anyone with information or video that may help safety board investigators can call 1-819-994-8053. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

Band grateful for support after theft BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF “Gypsy blues” band Blue Moon Marque will return to Red Deer next week with a song and a thankyou. The Central Alberta duo that performs Wednesday at the International Beer Haus, is grateful to everyone who contributed to a GoFundMe campaign that helped replace some of the funds that were stolen after the band’s last concert at Fratters. “You did pull together as a community,” said Red Deer-raised Jasmine Colette, “and we’ll be celebrating the great community support.” Blue Moon Marquee was officially the most requested Canadian Band to play at jazz festivals across Canada this summer. Colette said she and A.W. Cardinal, of Rocky Mountain House, performed at nine festivals from Victoria to Montreal during a 40-date tour of the country — not counting an extra two festivals in Alberta (Lethbridge and Medicine Hat). “We were across Canada four times this sum-

mer!” said Colette, who heard from the International Jazz Festivals Association that this is virtually unheard-of for a single act. The Blue Moon Marque musicians believe their unique style sets them apart from a lot of other bands. Colette sings and plays the upright bass while operating the drums with her feet. “A lot of people have said they’ve never seen anyone do that,” she said, adding that Cardinal “has a distinctive voice and style of singing.” The group’s sound is influenced by old jazz, swing, delta blues and ragtime. Songs from the duo’s recent album Gypsy Blues will be heard at this first return engagement in Red Deer since the sold-out one at Fratters last summer. Colette said she and Cardinal will play the first set together, then they will do a second set also featuring popular local musicians Morgan McKee on piano, Troy Davis on saxophone and Rob Goodwin on drums. For more information about the show, please contact the venue. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Innisfail fire department volunteers turned out in uniform at a recent town council meeting to show their support for their recently fired chief. Almost all of the 28 volunteers were present when a letter was read to council during an open mic session voicing their support for Fire Chief Dean Clark who was “terminated without cause” last month. Clark is the town’s third fire chief in less than three years. His predecessor “parted ways,” as it was reported at the time, with the town in 2014. He had been hired eight months earlier after a Canada-wide search. Clark took over in December 2014. Deputy Fire Chief Dennis Fehr said the firefighters appeared before council to show their support for their well-liked former chief. Only three firefighters who were out of town and unavailable did not join the delegation. “He was a very good chief, very popular with the whole crew,” said Fehr, who is acting fire chief, a role he has had to take on three times in the past 2 ½ years. Firefighters had met with the mayor, councillors and the chief administrative officer in recent meetings to lobby unsuccessfully for their chief. Fehr said volunteers are frustrated that a chief who was respected for his experience and knowledge has been removed. “We’re definitely feeling we’ve taken a step backwards again.” Residents in the community have also voiced their concern about relations between town administration and its volunteer firefighters. Jim Carroll said he has heard from a number of residents who are concerned about what is going on with such a key service in the community. The firefighter delegation to council only adds to the apprehension. “That’s pretty telling as far as the fire chief situation is concerned,” he said of the show of support. Carroll said he knows several volunteer firefighters and they say they don’t understand why their highly regarded chief is now gone. Innisfail resident Albert Hannah said he does not know what may have prompted the decision, but he is concerned about how the situation was handled and its effect on the volunteers. “I just can’t understand why this wasn’t done in a better manner, even if there was a problem,” he said. Town administration should not be at odds with its volunteer firefighters, said Hannah, who was a councillor in Trochu in the 1970s. “If they pack it up, we’re in trouble,” he said. “That’s my concern.” The Advocate reached out to Mayor Brian Spiller and chief administrative officer Helen Dietz but they did not respond to a request for comment. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Dangerous opioid in circulation CARFENTANIL 100 TIMES MORE TOXIC THAN FENTANYL BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF Alberta’s opioid crisis just got worse with an illicit drug 100 times more toxic than fentanyl detected in two recent overdose deaths. Carfentanil, a drug licensed for use with large animals but not humans, was confirmed on Oct. 6 by a new test developed by Alberta’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, believed to be the first toxicology lab in Canada to positively identify the drug in human blood. The drug was detected in one man from Calgary and another man from Edmonton. Both were in their 30s and died this summer. Dr. Karen Grimsrud, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, said carfentanil is the size of a grain of sand and can kill. “I’m here today to notify the public that this very dangerous opioid is now circulating in our province,” said Grimsrud during a press conference in Edmonton on Friday. Jennifer Vanderschaeghe, Turning Point executive director, said she didn’t know if the drug was in Red Deer, but carfentanil-related deaths were only a matter of time in Alberta since carfentanil bound for Calgary was seized this summer. “It’s not a huge surprise. The fact police found it, it’s probably been here or on it’s way here for a long time,” Vanderschaeghe said. She said people working at harm reduction organizations have been seeing and hearing stories about people injecting drugs then immediately stop

breathing. The threat of immediate overdoses do not scare drug users. They say they will be smarter when they use it, she said. “Overdoses tell people who use drugs that the drugs are good, not that they’re bad. We think an overdose, that’s bad. But when you’re looking to get high, overdoses tell you the purity of the drug is good which means you’re getting good value for your money.”

‘WE THINK AN OVERDOSE, THAT’S BAD. BUT WHEN YOU’RE LOOKING TO GET HIGH, OVERDOSES TELL YOU THE PURITY OF THE DRUG IS GOOD, WHICH MEANS YOU’RE GETTING GOOD VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY.’ — JENNIFER VANDERSCHAEGHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TURNING POINT

A total of 153 Albertans have died from fentanyl in the first six months of this year, including 17 in Central Zone and nine of those in Red Deer. “This is a rural problem. They are over-represented given about a third of our population in the zone live in Red Deer,” Vanderschaeghe said. In 2015, Alberta began responding to the rise in fentanyl deaths by distributing naloxone to try and prevent opioid deaths. Naloxone kits are available

free of charge. Injected intramuscularly, naloxone keeps people breathing until paramedics arrive. It’s possible for a person to lapse into an overdose again once naloxone wears off so medical attention is required. Grimsrud said a carfentanil overdose will likely require considerably more naloxone and depends on the potency. “We have an issue with opioid in the province and trying to get a grip on that problem and putting in a number of programs. Our strongest program to date has been around the naloxone kit. It’s not preventing it up front but it does prevent deaths. That is our major push at this point.” Since July 2015, Turning Point has given out 750 naloxone kits, with 170 reported drug reversals. Naloxone has since become available at pharmacies. Grimsrud said additional information from the medical examiner has helped in the fentanyl crisis. More medical history is being made available about the person who died and where they lived. Some are homeless, others live in the suburbs. Most deaths are in the major cities, Edmonton and Calgary. “We’re getting the data we need and we also have the surveillance,” Grimsrud said. Death certificates now list all drugs detected and the medical examiner’s office is working on a plan to share opioid mortality data in a similar fashion to what is available for fentanyl. Vanderschaeghe said she disagreed with Grimsrud. Not enough data is available or shared. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

Calgary family reunited with the Zephyr

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Thanksgiving a time to indulge in fall favourites BY JONATHAN GUIGNARD ADVOCATE STAFF The second weekend of October has arrived and it’s time for people to give thanks for a good harvest and other fortunes in the year. What better way to celebrate Thanksgiving, but with family, friends and of course, delicious tasting food. For all you big eaters out there, you know exactly what I’m taking about. It’s finally time to loosen your belt and indulge in some of the fall favourites. Mouth-watering turkey, warm mash potatoes covered in hot gravy, grandma’s homemade cranberry sauce and not to mention, everyone’s favourite, pumpkin pie. With all this food talk, not only am I getting hungry, but I’m curious about what other types of food people around the community are looking forward to. “I always love my turkey and I love cranberries, but it’s all about the pumpkin pie,” laughed Jim Wood, mayor of Red Deer County. Sounds delicious, but I said other types of food, so lets find someone who does things a little less traditional. “I actually love roasted vegetables. I am an avid gardener. I keep a garden with my dad on my parents acreage and I also keep a fruit and vegetable garden in my backyard. It’s my tradition to roast homegrown vegetables,” said Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer. That’s more what I am looking for. Roasted vegetables may not be my first choice, but I’ll take her word for it. “There will be a lot of wild meat and a lot of bannock. It’s a great opportunity to get together and enjoy the things we are thankful for,” said Tanya Schur, executive director of the Red Deer Native Friendship Society. It’s clear that people are going to be well fed over the weekend, so what else are people getting excited about? “It’s that long weekend where we get things done. We put the garden to bed and usually make up some freezer meals. On Thanksgiving itself we enjoy our dinner with the family,” said Craig Curtis, city manager. I wonder if the mayor is going to take some time away from her busy schedule to enjoy the long weekend. “I’ll be catching up on some work, predominantly paper work, but I am making dinner for my family this year. Also, I hope I’m able to spend some time enjoying fall weather along the (Red Deer) trail system,” said Veer. Let’s hope the weather clears up in time. “I have my family from the north and my family from the south coming to Red Deer and will share a meal together. And in Métis fashion, there will be lots of music and lots of dancing,” said Schur.

BY JONATHAN GUIGNARD ADVOCATE STAFF A Calgary family was recently reunited with an aircraft that was sold 51 years ago at the Innisfail Airport. Norman Bruce built the Zephyr in Calgary during 1954. The glider was a big part of him and his family’s life until he sold it in 1965 after being diagnosed with cancer and could no longer fly. His family never saw it again until this past weekend. Norman’s daughter Sylvia Bruce said she spent many hours helping her dad build the glider and seeing it again was extremely rewarding. “I am just so proud of my dad. He dedicated his life to this sport. It felt so good to see that he is still being recognized for his hard work,” said Sylvia. After years of not knowing what happened to the aircraft, Norman’s granddaughter Tamara Hughes, decided she would look into its whereabouts. The search began in June. Hughes discovered the Zephyr was donated to the Central Alberta Gliding Club (CAGC) in 1998 and restored to its original state.

“It took about five weeks to find after making a few phone calls and sending out emails. I got an email from the Innisfail Airport saying not only was it there, but it’s been rebuilt and still flies,” said Hughes. Over the years, members of the CAGC have continued flying the aircraft and have kept it in good condition. “They are absolutely amazing and to see what they did to my dad’s glider was really great. I am so appreciative for what they were able to do for us,” said Sylvia. Leo Deschamps, president of the CAGC, said as much as it means for the family, it means as much to the club. “The Zephyr has been a historic plane in our club for years, but there’s been a lot of disconnect. We never really knew the family, so meeting them was really unique. We got to ask questions about the plane and so did they,” said Deschamps. “There’s been a lot of people involved in rebuilding this aircraft so it was nice learning new things about it.” Norman would have turned 109 years old this past weekend and his family felt there was no better way to celebrate his birthday. jonathan.guignard@reddeeradvocate.com

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Man wanted on 17 warrants arrested A Red Deer man was arrested by police on Thursday in connection to a chop shop that was discovered last month in Lacombe County. The 28-year-old man was wanted on 17 warrants and had been evading police. Many of the charges are related to a Sept. 20 search warrant imposed after RCMP observed a suspect in a stolen truck acting in breach of courtimposed conditions. His charges include possession of stolen property, failing to comply with conditions and a drug charge. A 35-year-old woman was previously charged with 12 Criminal Code offences, was later found by RCMP to be in breach of court-imposed conditions. A warrant was issued, she was re-arrested on Wednesday and now faces an additional charge of failing to comply with conditions. More than $400,000 of stolen property was found when police executed the September search warrant at an alleged chop shop at a rural property in Lacombe County. A solar-powered generator, five motorcycles, a bobcat, two utility trailers, four trucks, six ATVs, one snowmobile, a car, a riding lawnmower, and a custom-made welding unit were recovered. Many of the vehicles had serial numbers removed or altered, and some were in various stages of being taken apart. Police also seized firearms, ammunition and other weapons, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and various as-yet unidentified pills, drug paraphernalia, a number of stolen tools and more than $10,000 in cash. A previous police search of the property on March 23 resulted in the recovery of a stolen truck, flat deck trailer, motorcycle and backhoe, valued at approximately $150,000. Blackfalds RCMP, Sylvan Lake RCMP, Red Deer General Investigative Section, the RCMP Emergency Response Team and Red Deer Police Dog Services and Edmonton Air Services were involved in the investigations.

Man who allegedly stabbed furniture with knife charged A man who was allegedly behaving erratically and stabbing furniture on Tuesday has been charged. Red Deer RCMP arrested a suspect at an apartment complex in Highland Green after he was reported to be causing a disturbance involving a knife around 5 p.m. Police allege the suspect was wielding a knife outside the apartment building at 50th Avenue and 62nd Street. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The suspect did not approach or threaten anyone, but was reported to be stabbing at furniture,â&#x20AC;? said police in a news release. Police arrested a 20-year-old man without incident. A firearm, ammunition, and a knife were found in his possession. He was wanted on six warrants for break and enter, failing to appear in court and weapons and drugs charges. In addition to those charges, the man has now been charged with: possessing a prohibited firearm and ammunition, careless use of a firearm, carrying a concealed firearm, possessing a firearm without a

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A pedestrian makes his way to the bus stop on Gaetz Avenue near Village Mall in Red Deer Friday afternoon. Snow and cold weather is expected through the weekend, with the sunshine returning on Thanksgiving Monday. licence, possession of an unauthorized weapon, possession of a weapon with serial number removed, mischief, identify fraud; and two counts each of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and possession of drugs. He is scheduled to appear in court in Red Deer provincial court on Oct. 11.

Man charged with possession of stolen property Another man has been charged in connection with stolen trucks following arrests in late September. On Sept. 27 at about 8:30 a.m., RCMP arrested two men following a brief foot chase from a Daines Avenue property. Police recovered a blue Dodge Ram and white Ford F350 that was reported stolen earlier that morning, as well as drugs believed to be crystal meth, several sets of vehicle keys, break-in tools, knives and a stun gun. On Friday, a 41-year-old man was charged with two counts of possession of stolen property over $5,000. Shortly after the arrest, a 28-year-old man was charged with unauthorized possession of a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a weapon while prohibited from doing so, possession of break-in instruments, two counts each of possession of a controlled substance and possession of stolen property, and three counts of breach of probation.

Snow arrives in Red Deer Residents across the Red Deer woke up yesterday morning to the first snow fall of the year. If you were hoping to get outside and enjoy the fall weather this weekend, think again because Jack Frost is making his presence known throughout the entire weekend. Currently, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s -2 C outside with light snow and is expected to continue into the evening with a 30 per cent chance of flurries over night. Temperature will reach a low of -1 C. Once again there is a 30 per cent chance of snow for tomorrow with a high of 1 C. Snow is expected all day on Sunday with a high of 3 C. The weather starts to warm up on Monday with sunny skies and a high of 5 C.

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Charges dropped against man arrested on Christmas Day Charges have been dropped against a man arrested on Christmas Day near Red Deer last year. A trial had been scheduled for last Monday for Lyndon William Olsen, 34, on a number of charges including break and enter and uttering threats. But all charges were dismissed. Olsen had been arrested on warrants by police after they responded to a complaint of three men walking down the middle of Hwy 11 near Range 27-0.

Five people injured in rollover in Clearview County Five people were taken to hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries following a single vehicle rollover in Clearview County on Thursday. Few details were released. Police say the rollover happened on Buster Creek Road. All occupants were transported to hospitals in Rocky Mountain House and Calgary. Rocky Mountain House RCMP and the RCMP Collision Analyst continue to investigate.

School bus rolls, students hurt CALGARY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; One person has been killed in a crash and several children have been injured in a school bus rollover as an early blast of winter hits southern Alberta. Temperatures are hovering around the freezing mark in the region and wet snow is making driving dangerous. There were eight students and one adult on the bus when it rolled into a ditch in Vulcan County southeast of Calgary. Three students were taken to Alberta Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in stable condition with soft-tissue injuries. Several others suffered minor injuries. Near Priddis, southwest of the Calgary, a man in his eighties was killed when his car rolled into a ditch. EMS requested an air ambulance, but the helicopter was not able to take off because of the conditions.

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RCMP launch probe of Manitoba cases BY THE CANADIAN PRESS NORWAY HOUSE, Man. — The RCMP is investigating two cases of babies who were switched at birth at a northern Manitoba hospital more than 40 years ago. The two cases involve four men, who went home with different parents from the Norway House hospital in 1975. They went public with the mixups in the past year after getting DNA tests. The RCMP say its investigation will be separate from a review the federal government announced in August. “The RCMP has an obligation to the families involved and to the public to determine if the incidents at the Norway House Indian Hospital were accidental or criminal in nature,” Mounties said in a news release Friday. RCMP spokesman Robert Cyrenne added that the force began the investigation on its own and the probe is still in its early stages. “It’s really basically to determine if there was any criminal intent for these babies being switched at birth,” he said. The passage of time may make things difficult, he acknowledged, but officers are hoping anyone with information will contact them. “If they heard of something that happened within the hospital environment in that time, if they worked there — had relatives working there and heard stories — RCMP investigators would like to hear from them,” Cyrenne said. Luke Monias and Norman Barkman of Garden Hill First Nation revealed at a news conference last November that DNA tests proved they were switched at birth at the federally run hospital. Two other men from Norway House, Leon Swanson and David Tait Jr., came forward with the same story in August. Results from DNA tests last month confirmed their switch. Mounties were interviewing Swanson and Tait and their families Friday in Norway House, said former Manitoba aboriginal affairs minister Eric Robinson. “I think, finally, we have somebody taking this matter seriously with these guys who’ve been wronged,” said Robinson, who has been working with the four men. He has previously said that he believes the confusion must have been criminal, and he still thinks so.

Former coach gets five years for sexual relationship with young girl CALGARY — A former lacrosse coach has been sentenced to five years in prison for a sexual relationship with a teenage girl. Kelly Feser, 48, was convicted of two counts of sexual interference. In her impact statement, the victim said Feser took her innocence, her childhood and a normal life. The victim said she continues to experience flashbacks and suffers from anxiety. His trial was told Feser had sexual relations with the girl two or three times a week beginning when she was 13 years old and lasting for four years. The judge in the case said he believed the victim’s description of Feser’s “grooming strategy” of making small talk, sharing cigarettes, and then talking about more personal problems.

Driver of Calgary commuter train caused crash, can’t remember what happened CALGARY — A transit official says human error is to blame for a Calgary commuter train that crashed last month during peak morning rush hour. The light-rail train failed to stop as it was approaching the end of the line in the city’s northwest and crashed through the end of the track at more than 60 km/h. Three passengers aboard the train were not hurt but the driver, a woman in her early 60s, was taken to hospital

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Derrick Foster, senior archaeologist with Lifeways, uncovers bison bones at a three-year long project identifying and preserving archaeological finds affected by the 2013 flood in McKinnon Flats near Calgary on Friday.

Artifacts could shed light on First Nations history BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ROCKYVIEW — Archeologists are hoping bones and tools unearthed after the 2013 southern Alberta floods will help paint a better picture of a little understood period in the region’s indigenous history. The Alberta government is wrapping up a three-year program to preserve artifacts left exposed in flood-damaged river valleys. Researchers are particularly interested in clues that could help shed some light on the time between Europeans reaching North America and their contact with indigenous people in the West. “This site has great potential to make a substantial contribution to what we know about a time period of great change for First Nations people in Alberta,” said Daniel Meyer, an archeologist with Lifeways of Canada, a firm hired by the Alberta government to do the excavations. On Friday, Meyer and his colleagues were busy digging and sifting in two pits at McKinnon Flats, a scenic fishing spot on the Bow River just east of Calgary. One area, in the shadow of a steep cliff that Meyer said would have been perfect for trapping bison, is believed to be where the animals were killed and butchered. Another spot nearby was probably used for boiling the bones to extract in serious condition Doug Morgan with Calgary Transit says the train had no mechanical problems and the driver caused the Sept. 20 crash. But he says the woman can’t remember what happened. He says there’s no evidence she suffered a medical episode before the crash, since the train’s emergency brakes are supposed to kick in if a driver passes out or has a seizure. “It can’t coast on its own. It needs to be actively controlled by the operator,” Morgan said Thursday. He’s not sure if trauma has affected the driver’s memory, he said, but it’s hoped that over time she will remember more about the crash.

Air Canada takeoff in Calgary aborted after fire breaks out in engine CALGARY — It was a scary moment for passengers aboard Air Canada flight AC130 headed from Calgary to Toronto after a small-engine fire broke out. The flight had to abort takeoff Friday and some passengers reported hearing a large boom from one side of the plane. Fire crews were called to the scene but by the time they arrived the fire was out. Fire department spokeswoman Carol Henke said the fire was in the engine of the plane. She said heat cameras were used to check for any hot spots and fire crews escorted the plane back to the hangar as a precaution. She said there were no injuries. Those aboard the flight were told that the engine had stalled and that they would be forced to return to terminal. Some passengers took to Twitter to describe the incident. “That was terrifying,” tweeted Beth Allan, who also posted photos of crews checking out the plane. “Don’t know what’s happening. Big boom sound as we tried to take off. Shaking.”

the marrow and for drying out the meat. Similar sites in the area have yielded tools crafted by indigenous people, but made out of materials that would have originated in eastern Canada or even Europe. For instance, a copper arrowhead may have been made from a melted-down kettle or pot brought West by a trader. “Some people believe that the transition from traditional stone tools to metal trade goods was probably a very long and gradual process, but we may find from this site and others that, in fact, it was happening much more quickly than people believed,” said Meyer. No metal tools have been unearthed yet at McKinnon Flats. But bison bones and stone tools dating back 300 to 500 years have been dug up. Ordinarily items that recent would be near the surface and easily disturbed. But at McKinnon Flats they had been buried several metres beneath the surface thanks to sediment deposited by repeated floods. That’s both good and bad from a research standpoint, said Meyer. “That material buried so deeply means … the only thing that really could disturb it are natural processes like the floods,” he said. “The fact that it is that deep means the data is going to be in better condition for us when we need it.” Since the 2013 flood, archeologists

have examined almost 500 kilometres along the banks of the Bow, Highwood and Sheep rivers, said Wendy Unfreed with the Archeological Survey of Alberta. “What we found was more than what we ever expected,” she said. The work revealed 100 new sites, plus new evidence at 87 existing sites. It’s evident the McKinnon Flats site was important to indigenous people, Unfreed said. “This area was used again and again. I suspect that that’s probably because the resources were really good … Maybe the bison kill was a particularly good kill or was an area where the bison congregated.” The work needs to be finished before the ground freezes and the goal is to have it completed by the end of October. Digging was temporarily halted on Friday by heavy snow. Tarps were placed over the pits to prevent dirt from turning into mud. Darren High Eagle, who lives on the Siksika Nation less than an hour away, works for Lifeways sifting soil. He went into the work at the urging of his grandfather, who also did archeological field surveys. The 30-year-old said he takes a lot of pride in finding artifacts that date back to his Blackfoot ancestors. “From hearing stories from the elders and actually … seeing it now, it’s very interesting.”

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OTTAWA — Documents tabled in Parliament show that federal budget tightening over the last three years forced officials to siphon millions away from badly needed school repairs on reserves to deal with other fiscal pressures. In all, about $143.2 million that was targeted to help repair hundreds of schools on reserve ended up being redirected by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. The funding pressure for capital work at on-reserve schools is steep: The documents, a written response to questions from NDP aboriginal affairs critic Charlie Angus, show that 115 educational facilities on reserve need immediate attention that is estimated to cost about $2 billion over the next five years. Angus said the funding issue is a long-standing

problem that has led to the “giant hole in First Nations educational equity.” The government, he said, should put a wall around any educational infrastructure funding to make sure that the cash can’t be allocated to other areas. “If this government is going to continue that pattern, they’re going to continue the same rate of failure,” Angus said. Of the 439 on-reserve schools the federal government inspects, 269, or 61 per cent, are considered to be in good condition. About three per cent, or 15 schools, are considered to be in poor condition. The department, in its response to Angus, says that planning work on schools isn’t as straightforward as it might seem. The process involves creating an overall invest-

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ment plan for the First Nation community that outlines the capital projects eligible for federal funding. Then each of those projects is subject to funding approval, feasibility and design studies, procurement processes and, ultimately, construction. Each stage can change the cost of a project. The entire process means that planned spending versus actual spending can vary from year to year. Targeted funding set aside in the 2012 and 2014 federal budgets has all been spent on school projects as of this year. The federal government came under fire this week for its spending on First Nations education after a report that the Liberals decided against a plan to speed up education spending. Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett defended the government’s spending plan Friday in the House of Commons, saying that helping First Nations children get the best possible start in life begins with properly funding their education.

Lisee elected PQ leader on second round BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Kristen McKenzie, winner of season 4 of ‘The Amazing Race Canada,’ and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau celebrate after tapping the keg at the opening ceremony for Oktoberfest in Kitchener, Ont., Friday.

Canada BRIEFS New Brunswick lawsuit alleges abuse by former chaplain, Roman Catholic priests MONCTON, N.B. — New Brunswick’s Roman Catholic church is facing new accusations that several of its priests were involved in the sexual abuse of youth, including a lawsuit alleging the former chaplain at the University of Moncton assaulted a boy in the 1980s. Notices of action have been filed before the Court of Queen’s Bench in Moncton against Rev. Paul Breau, the former university chaplain, Rev. Yvon Arsenault and the Moncton Diocese. The documents say the person making the allegations was a young offender who had been ordered to do community work on church grounds belonging to St. Joseph parish in Shediac, a coastal town 27 kilometres east of Moncton where Breau and Arsenault were working. The two priests were responsible for supervising the young boy, and the abuse is alleged to have occurred over a two-year-period in the 1980s in the priests’ residence. The court record says the complainant, who is now 45, said he “spent the rest of his life struggling to deal with the physical, mental, psychological and emotional burden of these events.” The allegations in the statement of claim have not been proven in court, and no statement of defence has been filed.

Fisheries and Oceans, four members of the Marine Animal Response Society and three volunteers used stretchers Friday to ease the dolphins across shallow areas. “At one point the dolphins got out of a deep area and got sort of stuck a bit on some sand, so they were able to put the stretchers underneath the bodies of the dolphins to help them move. People would be on either side of the stretchers to help them move over a sandbar, for example,” she said She said the animals were brought to open water and haven’t been seen since. “Some folks will stay on site and monitor to make sure that the dolphins do stay out in the deeper water,” said Petersen. Seven Atlantic white-sided dolphins became stranded last week, with one dying two days later.

LEVIS, Que. — There will be no Quebec sovereignty referendum for at least another six years if the new Parti Quebecois leader becomes premier in 2018 and stays true to his promise. Jean-Francois Lisee, 58, was elected PQ leader Friday, winning 50.6 per cent of support on the second ballot. Lisee, a one-time adviser to former premiers Jacques Parizeau and Lucien Bouchard, said during the leadership campaign he would not hold a referendum in his first mandate as premier. The next election will be held in the fall of 2018, with the following one set for 2022. JEAN-FRANCOIS Lisee became leader after LISEE beating out fellow members of the legislature Alexandre Cloutier and Martine Ouellet and the unelected Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. His strategy of not wanting a referendum in a first PQ mandate paid off at a time when polls consistently suggest Quebecers are not keen on another plebiscite on the province’s political future. But Lisee, as with all PQ leaders, had no choice but to tell party members sovereignty is still front and centre in his mind. “The PQ is here to stay.” he said in his victory speech. “The independence project is irreducible. “We, supporters of independence, our dream is more alive than ever. We know we don’t have to ask anyone permission except ourselves. We know Quebec will be present on the world stage. We know the future belongs to us. We know that tonight, the road to victory lies ahead of us.” Lisee, a member of the legislature since 2012 and international relations minister between 2012 and 2014 , has a law degree and a master’s in communications from Universite du Quebec a Montreal. His campaign focused on immigration and identity issues and raised the ire of opponents and younger voters who saw him playing on fears and divisions in society.

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BURLINGTON, Ont. — The driver of a truck that overturned while carrying roughly 180 pigs to a Toronto-area slaughterhouse this week has been charged with careless driving. Police say the 25-year-old man from Brunner, Ont., is also facing an administrative-related charge. They have not released his name. More than 100 pigs survived the crash near the Fearmans Pork plant in Burlington, Ont., on Wednesday only to be marched to the slaughterhouse on foot shortly afterward. An animal activist already in trouble with the law was also arrested and charged while protesting at the scene. Anita Krajnc, currently on trial for giving cool water to hot pigs en route to the same slaughterhouse last year, said she has been charged with obstructing a peace officer and breach of recognizance. Krajnc said she became upset after workers from the plant came out to help corral the pigs and walk them to the slaughterhouse — and hid the animals from view by holding up large cardboard placards.

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Undisciplined hockey hurts the Rebels HEAD COACH, CAPTAIN AGREE MORE NEEDS TO BE DONE BY JONATHAN GUIGNARD ADVOCATE STAFF Special teams was the difference Friday night as the Red Deer Rebels couldn’t tame the high flying Medicine Hat Tigers in Western Hockey League action. The Tigers scored four power play goals in a 6-3 win over the Rebels in front of a crowd of 4329 inside the ENMAX Centrium. Up 3-2 in the third period, Rebels forwards Michael Spacek and Brandon Hagel took two back to back penalties that cost them the game. Tigers forward’s Chad Butcher and David Quenneville scored two quick goals to take a 4-3 lead. “What’s scary about it is that it was our leadership group and that’s what really bothered me,” said head coach Brent Sutter.“We can’t play like that. The recipe to lose games is undisciplined hockey and bad specialty teams.” Captain Adam Musil was quick to agree with his head coach. “Leaders have to lead and we didn’t do that in the third period. We got to be a lot better,” said Musil. The Rebels had their chances on the power play, but ended 0-6 on the man advantage. “We work on things in practice and try to implement things, but recently we’ve gotten away from it in games,” said Sutter. “To be able to get into the offensive zone you got to have an attack planned. You can’t have guys go out there and freelance.”

‘WE CAN’T PLAY LIKE THAT. THE RECIPE TO LOSE GAMES IS UNDISCIPLINED HOCKEY AND BAD SPECIALTY TEAMS.’ — REBELS HEAD COACH BRENT SUTTER Tigers got off to an early lead with one of David Quenneville’s three goals, but with just over two minutes left in the first period the Rebels tied it up on Spacek’s first of two goals on the night. Spacek scored his second goal of the game early in the second to give the Rebels a 2-1 lead. “Spac (Spacek) was probably our best forward tonight. I think him and Pawly (Pawlenchuk) played really well. (Austin) Pratt’s been playing really good too on that line. They were definitely our best line tonight,” said Sutter. After Tigers Mark Rassell tied it up with a breakaway goal, Rebels Evan Polei scored two minutes later to retake the lead 4-3. After scoring their two power play goals early in the third period, the Tigers added two more late in the game to put the game out of reach. With the loss Rebels moves to 2-3-11 on the season. Tuesday’s game marked Captain Adam Musil’s 200th WHL game, all with the Rebels. The Rebels are right back at it Saturday night as they host the Kelowna Rockets who are 3-4 to start the season. Game time is at 7 p.m.

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Red Deer Rebel Adam Musil deflects a shot that went wide of the net and Medicine Hat Tiger goaltender Nick Schneider during first-period action at the Enmax Centrium in Red Deer Friday night. The Rebels meet the Kelowna Rockets tonight at the Centrium. The game starts at 7 p.m.

Jays take 2-0 series lead ONE WIN AWAY FROM THE AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Roberto Osuna taps his chest after getting Texas Rangers’ Mitch Moreland to fly out to centre for the final out in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 2 of baseball’s American League Division Series, Friday, in Arlington, Tex.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Just one win away from the American League Championship Series and with ace Aaron Sanchez poised to pitch next, the Blue Jays come home firmly in the driver’s seat of their ALDS showdown with the Texas Rangers. After winning a 10-1 blowout on Thursday, Toronto used the long ball Friday afternoon to batter Texas starter Yu Darvish and then hang on for a 5-3 victory and a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five American League Division Series. While the champagne may be chilling at the Rogers Centre, the Jays will remember that Texas won the first two games of the 2015 ALDS on the road before losing the next three to Toronto. “I learned something last year,” said Jays manager John Gibbons. “You know what, you’ve got to win three games, They’ve got a great team over there. You don’t lead the American League, powerhouse league, you don’t luck into that.” “Nothing’s going to be easy,” he added. “We always feel good when Sanchez takes the mound but I know they feel good whenever they take the field, too.” Sanchez (15-2 with an AL-leading earned-run average of 3.00 in 30 starts this season) will face Colby Lewis (6-5, 3.71 ERA in 19 starts). Rangers manager Jeff Banister also cast his eyes back to last year. “We’re up against it,” he said. “We’ve got to win three in a row. We were on the other side of that last year. I mean we’ve been in situations where we won three games in a row before. We’ve got to start with one.” Texas outhit the Jays 13-6 but the Rangers paid for taking a knife to a gunfight, spraying singles while the Jays swung for the fences. Texas left 13 men on base, compared to Toronto’s four. Troy Tulowitzki hit a two-run homer in the second

inning while Kevin Pillar, Ezequiel Carrera and Edwin Encarnacion added solo shots — all in the fifth — for Toronto after Texas pulled one run back in the fourth. “What got us today was four unexecuted pitches and we didn’t capitalize on any run-scoring opportunities, lamented Banister. Still there were some nervy moments as Texas mounted a comeback in the eighth, scoring twice before closer Roberto Osuna — back in action after a slight shoulder issue — got the two outs needed to extinguish the threat. The white-knuckle ride continued in the ninth when Adrian Beltre doubled off the left-field wall, with the ball bouncing back between outfielder Melvin Upton’s legs. Osuna ended the drama with a strikeout, popout and flyout to cap a 31-pitch outing for the save. “They made a big run at us tonight,” said Gibbons. “But our young kid, Osuna, stepped up.” The Jays fly home with question-marks over second baseman Devon Travis and left-hander Francisco Liriano. Travis was a late scratch after his right knee locked up overnight. He took an injection but sat out when it didn’t help. While Gibbons said he did not think the injury was a big deal, an MRI is scheduled for back in Toronto. Liriano was hit in the side of the head with a ball that left Carlos Gomez’s bat at 102 m.p.h. in the eighth inning. He left the field on his own steam but was taken to a hospital for further checks via ambulance on a stretcher wearing a neck brace. After examination at a local hospital Liriano was cleared to fly back to Toronto with his teammates. The sellout crowd of 48,019 at Globe Life Park crowd, silenced by a five-run third inning in Toronto’s lopsided victory Thursday, spent much of the game sitting on its hands again until the late attempt at a rally.

Kings hoopsters’ loss ‘a bit catastrophic’ BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

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RDC Kings head coach Clayton Pottinger had to laugh when it was mentioned that if his team was going to do things wrong they might as well do them all in the same game. “That was going to be my quote,” he said following a disastrous performance in a 91-50 loss to the Lethbridge Kodiaks in the Ramada Inn and Suites Fall Royalty Classic basketball tournament at RDC Friday. “It was a bit catastrophic, there was a point where we were playing so poorly and had so many turnovers there was no answer. I’d be lying if I didn’t say I was among the group on the bench just waiting for the end so we could move on from this game.”” The Kings never found any kind of rhythm against the deep and experienced Kodiaks, who led 26-16, 47-26 and 73-34 by quarters.

Much like their first game — a 91-82 win over The Kings University Eagles — Pottinger didn’t dress two of his top players, leaving Shayne Stumpf and Kai Greene on the sidelines. It was their turn to sit out as Pottinger looks to give all his younger players plenty of experience. One such player is point guard Cody White out of Notre Dame. “Cody got a lot of experience,” he said. “He’s a first-year kid and he’s learning. He turned the ball over a lot early, but as the game wore on he got better. We can live with that. We have six high school kids and we can give them some rope, especially if we want the kids to get better. They will make those mistakes and learn from them.” But overall the Kings fell short on the intensity side. “They (Kodiaks) are playing well and taught us a

lesson in working,” said Pottinger. “We don’t work that hard. I’ve been telling the guys and they don’t believe it until now. We’re starting to see the calibre of teams in this league and we need to pick it up … lucky we’re still in the preseason. We still have a long time to go and time to learn. We will respond next week.” In fact they hope to respond today as they clash with Keyano at 11 a.m. The Queens face Keyano at 1 p.m. Pottinger felt his team “limped through” the second half, although they battled harder in the fourth quarter and were only outscored 18-16. Spencer Klassen led the Kings with 12 points while Ian Tevis added 11 points and 11 rebounds. Fifth-year guard Robert Myles had 20 points and Pierce Van Gaalen and Cody Richardson 14 each for the Kodiaks. Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at Danny;’s blog at rdcathletics.ca.

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Edmonton Oilers winger Nail Yakupov, seen here in an earlier press conference, is off to the St. Louis Blues.

Oilers pull the pin on Yakupov EDMONTON FORWARD PACKING HIS BAGS FOR ST. LOUIS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS With a forward corps that took a hit before the season even began when Vladimir Sobotka couldn’t get out of his Russian contract and Jaden Schwartz got hurt, the Blues moved to shore up that spot — and spend some of the money that was sitting unused under the salary cap. Edmonton winger Nail Yakupov was on the trade market, and after reports indicated that he was likely headed to Chicago, the Blues swooped in and got him. The price for the Blues was cheap: left wing Zach Pochiro, the team’s fourth-round selection in 2013, and a conditional third-round draft pick in 2017. If Yakupov scores 15 or more goals, the pick becomes a second-rounder in 2018. Yakupov, the No. 1 pick in the entire draft in 2012, hasn’t lived up to the expectations in Edmonton and has asked for a trade. The Blues happy to oblige and had an advantage over other teams such as Chicago. With $3.3 million in available salary-cap space, they

didn’t need to ask the Oilers to retain any of Yakupov’s salary like other clubs. “We thought it worth the gamble,” Blues general manager Doug Armstrong said. “He’s a former first pick who needs a change of scenery. He’s excited to be here, we’re excited to have him.” “Obviously I think it’s a good thing for me,” Yakupov said. “The last couple of days there have been rumors and I was expecting something. I was not expecting St. Louis. Now it’s happened and it’s a good move for me, to play in one of the best teams in the league. To play St. Louis was always hard. They’ve got some big bodies that are tough to play against. I’m really looking forward to it. “I never had an opportunity to play on the best teams. This is the first time going play in a really, really good team, that plays in playoffs pretty much every year. To feel that winning, I think it’s awesome. I don’t know what winning is, and I’d like to feel that and I think this is a team where I can feel it.” Yakupov, a 5-foot-11, 195-pound right wing, had eight goals and 15 assists in 60 games last season for

the Oilers and was a minus-16. His best season was his rookie year, 2012-13, when he had 17 goals and 14 assists in 48 games of the lockout-shortened season. His numbers have dropped since then: 11 goals in 2013-14, 14 in ‘14-15 and then eight last season. It was believed by many around the NHL that a change of scenery for Yakupov was needed. The Blues believe St. Louis can be the right place. “All he’s got to do is fit in,” Blues coach Ken Hitchcock said. “We just need a player that can fit in. We’ve done our homework and he’s a guy that … he just needs to come here, fit in, and work with the rest of the guys. “There’s always a perception of when you get drafted high that you should be ‘this’ or you should be ‘that.’ I’m not into what he’s supposed to be. I watched him play all the games that he played against us last year and I’ve got a good feel for what he is as a player, and I think there’s a fit with us … even the way he is right now I think there’s a fit with us. Whether he gets to another level or not, the level he plays at, we can find a spot for him and work with him the rest of the way.”

Tiger Woods set to return next week BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Two weeks after the PGA Tour season ended, the next one starts Thursday, and for some fans it can’t get here soon enough: Tiger Woods is returning to golf. Woods made it official Friday by entering the Safeway Open in Napa, California, the first event on the PGA Tour’s wraparound schedule. He has said a month ago that he hoped to play the Safeway Open at Silverado Resort, but had until Friday afternoon to officially commit. Woods last played on Aug. 23, 2015, at the Wyndham Championship in a last-minute bid to qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs. A month later, he announced a second surgery on his back, and then a third one a month after that. Even through other operations on his knee, the 40-year-old Woods has never spent this long away from competition. And never has the No. 767 player in the world attracted so much attention. “Silverado is the perfect course for him because it is so straightforward,” tournament host Johnny Miller said last month when Woods indicated he hoped to play. “I think he’ll love being back in California. If he can get a good first round … just get some confidence and springboard from there.” Woods plans to play the Turkish Airlines Open next month and then his Hero World Challenge the first week in December, giving him three tournaments in roughly three months to end the year. The Safeway Open, in its first year as title sponsor, has a little extra star power next week. Phil File photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mickelson already has announced he will play, and Tiger Woods is set to return to competitive play next week as he’s slated to appear in the Safeway Open in PGA Tour officials are considering putting them in Napa, Calif., the first event on the PGA Tour’s wraparound schedule. the same group for the opening round. “I’m sort of glad I’m not there that week. … It’s He was at the Ryder Cup as an assistant captain, said he would like to see Woods playing on the team. going to be a bit of a circus,” Rory McIlroy said last month. “But it’s good to see him back and healthy, mostly walking as he spent time with Dustin JohnWoods hasn’t won since the 2013 Bridgestone Inand it will be exciting to see him back on the course son, Matt Kuchar, Jordan Spieth and Patrick Reed. Woods this week was named an assistant to Presi- vitational, the 79th title of his PGA Tour career. That again.” Wood sounded defeated last December in the Ba- dents Cup Captain Steve Stricker, though Stricker left him three short of the record held by Sam Snead. hamas because he had no timetable for a return and no idea how long it would take his back to heal. He said at one point, “For my 20 years out here, I think I’ve achieved a lot, and if that’s all it entails, then I’ve had a pretty good run. But I’m hoping that’s not it.” He played five holes with Mark O’Meara when Woods opened his golf course outside Houston. He also had one awkward moment at Congressional during a promotion for the Quicken Loans National. He was asked to hit a shot over the water to the par-3 10th hole, and put all three of them in the water. Woods said last month his rehabilitation was GREAT THINGS HAPPEN WHEN YOU GO NORTH to the point where he was comfortable making scheduling plans. 7803772J6-8

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Riders win on game-winning OT field goal BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The hometown boy made quite an impression on Friday night. In his first professional game in the city in which he grew up playing, Tyler Crapigna had six field goals, including a 30-yarder in overtime, to pace the Saskatchewan Roughriders over the Ottawa Redblacks 32-30. The win came in front of dozens of family and friends who mobbed the kicker on the field post game. Crapigna, who was born in nearby Nepean, Ont., had missed a 55-yard attempt on the final play of the fourth quarter that would have won the game a bit earlier for the Riders. “I was thinking of trying to put it through the upright, that’s about it,” Crapigna said of his thought process prior to the one missed attempt. “Obviously it didn’t go my way but we don’t get discouraged on our team. We came back, they put me in position again to kick another field goal and that’s all that matters.” Chris Milo missed a 30-yard field goal on Ottawa’s overtime drive, resulting in a single. The Redblacks had fought back with 15 fourth-quarter points to tie the game, but Darian Durant led the Roughriders 102 yards, capped off by a 27-yard touchdown pass to Rob Bagg with 48 seconds left in the game for a 29-22 lead. The ensuing penalty-aided drive ended with a touchdown run by Henry Burris to tie the game once more. “It was more than shaky,” Roughriders coach Chris Jones said of the fourth quarter. “They closed a two-touchdown gap in the fourth quarter. Henry Burris did a great job. Their coaching staff did a great job putting them in a position to try and win the football game. We were fortunate enough to hold them on the overtime drive and then Tyler did a good job putting it through the upright.” The win was the third straight for the Riders (410), who won both games against the Redblacks (6-71) this season. Trevor Harris started at quarterback for the Redblacks but was pulled in favour of Burris to start the fourth quarter after completing just 12-of-21 passes for 120 yards. He threw one touchdown and also had an interception. Burris came on and threw two late touchdown passes of 19 and 16 yards to Greg Ellingson, and a two-point conversion pass to Ernest Jackson, before scoring on the rush. Burris completed 9-of-16 passes for 138 yards. Durant was 22 of 38 for 328 yards. “I don’t think we made enough plays early on. We got into a bit of a hole and sometimes you press a little too hard or a little too much and we just need to remember that it’s a long game,” Redblacks receiver Brad Sinopoli said.

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Ottawa Redblacks’ Tanner Doll (52) watches the ball after it was knocked down by Saskatchewan Roughriders Willie Jefferson (5) during second-half CFL action on Friday in Ottawa. “We kind of realized that in the second half and we had chances to win the game, we just didn’t make every play we needed to.” Crapigna booted a 43-yard field goal with nine minutes to play to give the Roughriders a 22-7 lead. Earlier in the quarter Crapigna had connected from 41-yards out, 10 yards shorter than the field goal he opened the half with. After a game-opening drive stalled, the Redblacks were forced to punt and on the Riders’ first two plays from scrimmage Durant completed two passes for 76 yards. The Roughriders eventually had to settle for a 25-yard field goal from Crapigna at 4:12 and a 3-0 lead. That lead was extended to 10-0 when Durant and Nic Demski connected on a 10-yard touchdown pass

at 12:57 that was converted by Crapigna. The second-year kicker out of McMaster University gave the Riders a 13-0 cushion five minutes into the second quarter with a 10-yard field goal, but that was it for the Saskatchewan first-half offence. The Redblacks came to life in the dying minutes of the half when Harris hit Chris Williams for a 20-yard touchdown pass with just over two minutes to play in the second quarter. Milo converted that score to cut the deficit to 137, but he then missed a 46-yard field goal attempt in the final minute of the half. Crapigna opened the second half with a 51-yard field goal to put the Roughriders up 16-7 less than three minutes into the third quarter.

Hurricanes needed shootout to get by Capitals BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jacob Slavin scored the deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 exhibition victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night. Lee Stempniak and Noah Hanifin scored in regulation for Carolina, and Cam Ward stopped 22 shots through overtime. Jeff Skinner and Teuvo Teravainen also scored in the tiebreaker for the Hurricanes, and Evgeny Kuznetsov and Andre Burakovsky replied for the Capitals. John Carlson and Zachary Sanford 2:31 apart in the third for Washington to tie the score. Braden Holtby had 29 saves. Stempniak gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead about 5 ½ minutes into the second as he was standing in front of the net to right of Holtby and swatted a pass from Jordan Staal out of the air and into the net. Hanifin doubled the lead on a power play at 5:40 of the third, firing the puck over Holtby’s blocker into the top left corner of the net. Carlson got the Capitals on the scoreboard about five minutes later with a slap shot off a pass from Kuznetsov. Sanford’s wrister with about 6 ½ minutes left in regulation tied it. SVECHNIKOV, HOWARD LEAD RED WINGS IN WIN OVER MAPLE LEAFS At Hamilton, Ontario, Evgeny Svechnikov scored twice to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jimmy Howard stopped 18 shots to help the Red

Wings improve to 5-1-1 in the preseason. Brendan Leipsic scored for the Maple Leafs, who were playing in Hamilton for the first time since 2005. Jhonas Enroth finished with 24 saves. Svechnikov gave Detroit the early 1-0 lead on a quick wrist shot past Enroth from the top of the slot. He was in position after leaving the penalty box and lingering the 11 seconds needed for Nathan Paetsch to start the breakout along the boards to Drew Miller who hit him with a short lead pass. Leipsic’s first of the preseason tied it with 44 seconds left in the first period. Svechnikov scored his second of the night 4:39 into the second period. REINHART, KANE GET SABRES PAST SENATORS At Ottawa, Ontario, Sam Reinhart and Evander Kane each had a goal and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 4-2 victory over the Senators. Marcus Foligno and Derek Grant also scored for the Sabres, and Robin Lehner stopped 30 shots. Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Kyle Turris scored for the Senators. Craig Anderson, playing just his second game of the preseason, had 21 saves. The Sabres made it 4-1 midway through the third as Kane got a stick on a bouncing puck and put it past Anderson at 8:18. Turris pulled the Senators within two again with just over 8 ½ minutes remaining as he beat Lehner high glove side. The Sabres opened the scoring midway through the first as Reinhart tipped Casey Nelson’s shot from the point. Buffalo extended the lead to 3-0 less than 7 ½ min-

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Carolina Hurricanes’ Jaccob Slavin (74) backhands the puck past Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) for a goal during the shootout of an NHL preseason hockey game, Friday, in Raleigh, N.C. The Hurricanes won 3-2. utes into the second as Foligno and Grant scored 3:44 apart. Pageu deflected Tom Pyatt’s shot past Lehner 20 seconds later to get Ottawa on the board.

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● ACAC Basketball: RDC Fall Classic, RDC vs. Keyano, Queens, 1 p.m., RDC; Kings, 1 p.m., site TBA ● Bantam Hockey: Alberta Major, Grande Prairie at Red Deer Rebels, 5 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● WHL: Red Deer Rebels vs. Kelowna Rockets, 7 p.m., Centrium.

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Football Sask — TD Demski 10 pass from Durant (Crapigna convert) 12:57 Second Quarter Sask — FG Crapigna 10 4:58 Ott — TD Ch.Williams 20 pass from Harris (Milo convert) 12:54 Third Quarter Sask — FG Crapigna 50 2:39 Fourth Quarter Sask — FG Crapigna 40 1:16 Sask — FG Crapigna 43 5:48 Ott — TD Ellingson 19 pass from Burris (Milo convert) 8:15 Ott — TD Ellingson 16 pass from Burris (two-point convert: Jackson 3 pass from Burris) 11:50 Sask — TD Bagg 27 pass from Durant (Crapigna convert) 14:12 Ott — TD Burris 1 run (Milo convert) 14:40 Overtime Ott — Single Milo 30 Sask — FG Crapigna 39 Saskatchewan 10 3 3 13 3 — 32 Ottawa 0 7 0 22 1 — 30 Attendance — 24,668 at Ottawa.

High School Football Rankings Tier I (Pop 1250 and over) 1. (1) St. Francis, Calgary (4-0) 2. (2) Bev Facey (Sher Park), (6-0) 3. (3) Notre Dame, Calgary (2-0) 4. (4) Harry Ainlay, Edm (6-0) 5. (5) LCI, Lethbridge (3-2) 6. (6) Henry Wise Wood, Calgary (3-1) 7. (7) Notre Dame, Red Deer (5-0) 8. (8) Spruce Grove (3-2) 9. (9) Centennial, Calgary (2-1) 10. (10) Raymond (2-3) Tier II (750-1,249) 1. (1) St. Joseph’s, Gr Prairie (7-1) 2. (2) Foothills, Okotoks (2-2) 3. (3) Hunting Hills, Red Deer (3-2) 4. (4) St. Mary’s, Calgary (3-0) 5. (7) Austin O’Brien, Edm (3-2) 6. (10) Springbank (4-0) 7. (8) Medicine Hat (4-1) 8. (9) Lloydminster( 4-1) 9. (5) Catholic Central, Leth (4-1) 10. (6) Lacombe (2-3) Tier III (450-749) 1. (1) Cochrane (3-0) 2. (2) Holy Rosary, Lloydminster (6-0) 3. (3) Cardston (3-2) 4. (4) Sylvan Lake (3-0-1) 5. (6) Crescent Heights, Med Hat (4-1) 6. (7) Bonnyville (4-1) 7. (NR) Stettler (4-0) 8. (8) Holy Trinity, Fort Mac (2-0) 9. (NR) Strathmore (3-1) 10. (5) Rundle College, Calgary (1-3-1) Tier IV (449 and less) 1. (1) Sexsmith (6-0) 2. (2) W.R. Myers, Taber (4-0) 3. (3) Ardrossan (2-1-1) 4. (6) Valleyview (6-0) 5. (5) Willow Creek, Claresholm (3-1) 6. (4) Bow Valley, Cochrane (2-1) 7. (NR) St. Paul (3-2) 8. (7) Wainwright (2-3) 8. (8) Cold Lake (3-2) 10. (9) Drumheller (2-3) Six-Man 1. (1) St. Joseph’s, Brooks (4-0) 2. (2) Millwoods Christian, Edm (3-0) 3. (3) Rimbey (3-1) 4. (4) Buck Mountain, Buck Lake (4-0) 5. (5) Breton (4-0) 6. (6) JC Charyk, Hanna (2-1) 7. (8) Sedgewick (3-1) 8. (7) Holy Redeemer, Edson (1-1) 9. (10) Redwater (1-2) 10. (NR) Oscar Romero, Edm (1-2) CFL East Division GP W L T PF PA Ottawa 14 6 7 1 377 387 Hamilton 14 6 8 0 388 375 Toronto 14 5 9 0 322 419 Montreal 13 4 9 0 287 306 West Division GP W L T PF PA x-Calgary 14 12 1 1 477 311 B.C. 13 9 4 0 381 333 Winnipeg 14 8 6 0 382 344 Edmonton 14 7 7 0 414 401 Saskatchewan 14 4 10 0 283 435 x — clinched playoff berth.

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WEEK 16 Bye: Hamilton Friday’s result Saskatchewan 32 Ottawa 30 (OT) Today’s Game B.C. at Winnipeg, 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10 Edmonton at Montreal, 11 a.m. Calgary at Toronto, 2 p.m. WEEK 17 Bye: Edmonton Friday, Oct. 14 Ottawa at Hamilton, 5 p.m. Winnipeg at B.C., 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 Saskatchewan at Toronto, 2 p.m. Montreal at Calgary, 5 p.m. FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Roughriders 32, Redblacks 30 (OT) First Quarter Sask — FG Crapigna 25 4:12

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 3 1 0 .750 81 Buffalo 2 2 0 .500 87 N.Y. Jets 1 3 0 .250 79 Miami 1 3 0 .250 71 South W L T Pct PF Houston 3 1 0 .750 69 Jacksonville 1 3 0 .250 84 Indianapolis 1 3 0 .250 108 Tennessee 1 3 0 .250 62 North W L T Pct PF Pittsburgh 3 1 0 .750 108 Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 84 Cincinnati 2 2 0 .500 78 Cleveland 0 4 0 .000 74 West W L T Pct PF Denver 4 0 0 1.000 111 Oakland 3 1 0 .750 108 Kansas City 2 2 0 .500 83 San Diego 1 3 0 .250 121 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 3 0 0 1.000 92 Dallas 3 1 0 .750 101 Washington 2 2 0 .500 99 N.Y. Giants 2 2 0 .500 73 South W L T Pct PF Atlanta 3 1 0 .750 152 Tampa Bay 1 3 0 .250 77 Carolina 1 3 0 .250 109 New Orleans 1 3 0 .250 114 North W L T Pct PF Minnesota 4 0 0 1.000 88 Green Bay 2 1 0 .667 75 Chicago 1 3 0 .250 62 Detroit 1 3 0 .250 95 West W L T Pct PF Los Angeles 3 1 0 .750 63 Seattle 3 1 0 .750 79 Arizona 2 3 0 .400 125 San Francisco 1 4 0 .200 111 Thursday’s Games Arizona 33, San Francisco 21 Sunday’s Games N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh, 11 a.m. New England at Cleveland, 11 a.m. Tennessee at Miami, 11 a.m. Houston at Minnesota, 11 a.m. Washington at Baltimore, 11 a.m. Chicago at Indianapolis, 11 a.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 11 a.m. Atlanta at Denver, 2:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Dallas, 2:25 p.m. San Diego at Oakland, 2:25 p.m. Buffalo at Los Angeles, 2:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 6:30 p.m. Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at Carolina, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 Denver at San Diego, 6:25 p.m.

PA 61 68 105 89 PA 73 111 125 84 PA 80 72 82 115 PA 64 106 92 108 PA 27 77 112 85 PA 124 128 118 130 PA 50 67 97 102 PA 76 54 101 140

Soccer MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA x-New York 32 14 9 9 56 42 x-N.Y.C. 32 14 9 9 57 53 x-Toronto 32 13 9 10 46 35 Montreal 32 11 10 11 47 48 D.C. 32 10 9 13 48 42 Philadelphia 32 11 12 9 52 51 New England 32 10 13 9 40 52 Columbus 31 8 12 11 45 49 Orlando 32 7 11 14 49 58 Chicago 31 6 16 9 36 52 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF GA x-Dallas 32 16 8 8 48 39 Colorado 30 13 5 12 33 27 Los Angeles 32 11 6 15 53 39 Salt Lake 32 12 11 9 43 44 Seattle 31 13 13 5 41 40 Kansas City 32 12 13 7 40 41 Portland 32 11 13 8 46 49 San Jose 31 8 10 13 31 36 Vancouver 32 9 15 8 41 51

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Houston 30 7 12 11 36 40 32 x — clinched playoff berth. Note: Three points awarded for a win one for a tie. Sunday’s Games Montreal 1 Orlando 0 Seattle 2 Vancouver 1 Saturday’s results New York 3 Philadelphia 2 Columbus 3 Chicago 0 D.C. 2 Toronto 1 New England 3 Kansas City 1 Colorado 1 Portland 0 Dallas 1 Los Angeles 0 San Jose 2 Salt Lake 1 Friday’s Games New York City 2 Houston 0 Saturday’s Games Colorado at Houston, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12 Houston at Seattle, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13 Columbus at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. San Jose at Colorado, 7 p.m.

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GA Pts 19 9 15 8 21 8 14 6 13 5 21 4

GF 30 7 24 21 14 15

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Western Conference U.S. Division GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pts Portland 7 5 2 0 0 34 22 10 Everett 5 4 0 1 0 19 12 9 Tri-City 5 2 3 0 0 20 21 4 Spokane 2 1 1 0 0 11 15 2 Seattle 3 1 2 0 0 10 15 2 B.C. Division GP W L OTLSOL GF GA Pts Prince George 7 7 0 0 0 29 12 14 Kelowna 7 3 4 0 0 16 22 6 Victoria 5 2 3 0 0 8 17 4 Kamloops 7 2 5 0 0 21 20 4 Vancouver 7 1 6 0 0 19 30 2 Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns. Tuesday’s Games Swift Current 7 Portland 3 Moose Jaw 3 Kootenay 2 Wednesday’s Games Victoria 3 Vancouver 2 Red Deer 5 Kamloops 4 Portland 5 Prince Albert 3 Medicine Hat 5 Moose Jaw 4 (OT) Kelowna 6 Lethbridge 3 Everett 3 Tri-City 1 Thursday’s Games Saskatoon 2 Prince Albert 0 Friday’s Games Lethbridge at Spokane, 7:05 p.m. Victoria at Seattle, 7:35 p.m. Kootenay 4 Regina 3 (OT) Medicine Hat 6 Red Deer 3 Prince George 5 Vancouver 2 Portland 5 Moose Jaw 2 Tri-City at Everett, 7:35 p.m. Kelowna 1 Edmonton 0 Calgary 2 Kamloops 1 Brandon 4 Swift Current 3 (OT) Today’s Games Victoria at Spokane, 7:05 p.m. Portland at Saskatoon, 7:05 p.m. Brandon at Regina, 7 p.m.

BUFFALO BILLS — Activated DT Marcell Dareus. Placed WR Greg Salas on injured reserve. Released G Terran Vaughn from the practice squad. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Waived LB Dezman Moses. Signed LB Sio Moore. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed QB Jacoby Brissett on injured reserve. Canadian Football League CFL — Suspended Winnipeg DB Bruce Johnson two games after testing positive for a banned substance (methylenedioxyamphetamine). Fined Hamilton’s Will Smith an undisclosed amount for a high hit on Calgary QB Bo Levi Mitchell. Indoor Football League SPOKANE EMPIRE — Re-signed DB Adrian James. HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled D Viktor Svedberg and D Ville Pokka from Rockford (AHL). DALLAS STARS — Assigned Fs Justin Dowling and Matej Stransky to San Antonio (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Signed F Michael McLeod to a three-year, entry-level contract. Assigned F Joseph Blandisi and F Nick Lappin to Albany (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES — Acquired F Nail Yakupov from the Edmonton Oilers for F Zach Pochiro and a conditional draft pick next year. American Hockey League HARTFORD WOLF PACK — Announced F Cristoval Nieves and G Magnus Hellberg were loaned to the team by the New York Rangers. Reassigned G Brandon Halverson to Greenville (ECHL). Loaned G Jeff Malcolm to Greenville. Released F Tommy Thompson from his tryout agreement and assigned him to Greenville. SAN DIEGO GULLS — Released D Mike Banwell, LW Eric Higby, LW Brandon McNally, D Phil Pietroniro, RW Brady Ramsay and RW Shane Walsh from their professional tryouts. COLLEGE NCAA — Placed Mississippi on probation through 2019, for violations in its women’s basketball and track programs.

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7 4 1 2 10 25 7 4 3 0 9 14 7 3 2 2 8 21 6 3 2 1 7 14 7 2 4 1 6 18 4 2 2 0 4 9 5 1 3 1 4 7 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF Carolina 7 4 2 1 9 13 Philadelphia 7 4 2 1 9 17 N.Y. Islanders 7 4 3 0 8 16 Washington 6 3 2 1 8 13 Pittsburgh 5 3 2 0 6 9 Columbus 7 3 4 0 6 13 New Jersey 7 3 4 0 6 16 N.Y. Rangers 6 2 3 1 6 19

Kelowna at Red Deer, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Prince George, 7 p.m. Kootenay at Moose Jaw, 7 p.m. Kamloops at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m. Lethbridge at Tri-City, 7:05 p.m. Prince Albert at Swift Current, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games Edmonton at Saskatoon, 2:05 p.m. Monday’s games Vancouver at Calgary, 4 p.m. Kootenay at Swift Current, 2 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Spokane at Seattle, 7:05 p.m. Everett at Prince George, 7 p.m. Victoria at Medicine Hat, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Portland at Brandon, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Victoria at Lethbridge, 7 p.m. Spokane at Kamloops, 7 p.m. Portland at Regina, 7 p.m. Everett at Prince George, 7 p.m. FRIDAY’S SUMMARIES Tigers 6, Rebels 3 First Period 1. Medicine Hat, Quenneville 2 (Shaw, Rubins) 13:07 (pp). 2. Red Deer, Spacek 1 (Pratt, Mahura) 17:42. Penalties — Butcher Mh (holding) 8:30 Bains Rd (delay of game) 11:54. Second Period 3. Red Deer, Spacek 2 (Pratt, Lamb) 4:12. 4. Medicine Hat, Rassell 5 (Schultz, Hamblin) 10:39. 5. Red Deer, Polei 5 (Bobyk, Musil) 12:27. Penalties — Spacek Rd (tripping) 1:52 Roy Rd (holding) 4:49 Sakowich Rd (tripping) 7:30 Fischer Mh (roughing) 12:53 Jevne Mh (kneeing) 15:56 Quenneville Mh (holding) 18:08. Third Period 6. Medicine Hat, Butcher 2 (Shaw, Owre) 3:54 (pp). 7. Medicine Hat, Quenneville 3 (Butcher, Owre) 4:08 (pp). 8. Medicine Hat, Quenneville 4 (Owre, Butcher) 14:07 (pp). 9. Medicine Hat, Shaw 2 (Butcher, Fischer) 19:48. Penalties — Spacek Rd (hooking) 2:12 Hagel Rd (cross checking) 2:50 Owre Mh (slashing) 5:34 Shaw Mh (slashing) 10:23 Hagel Rd (high sticking) 14:04 Bradley Mh (inter. on goaltender) 17:05. Shots on goal by Medicine Hat 9 12 12 — 33 Red Deer 19 12 9 — 40 Goal — Medicine Hat: Schneider (W, 4-0-0-0). Red Deer: Lamb (L, 2-2-1-0). Power plays (goals-chances) — Medicine Hat: 4-7 Red Deer: 0-7. Referees — Clayton Hall, Jonathan Spurgeon. Linesmen — Michael Roberts, Dustin Zelenak. Attendance — 4,329 at Red Deer, Alta.

Detroit

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF 7 5 1 1 11 24

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18 17 22 17 21 8 9 GA 14 14 18 14 9 22 18 19

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 5 5 0 0 10 14 4 Winnipeg 6 4 2 0 8 19 12 Dallas 7 4 3 0 8 16 15 St. Louis 7 3 3 1 7 20 17 Nashville 5 2 2 1 6 11 14 Minnesota 5 2 3 0 4 7 12 Chicago 5 2 3 0 4 13 10 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Arizona 8 5 2 1 12 23 18 Edmonton 7 5 2 0 10 20 18 San Jose 5 3 2 0 6 10 11 Calgary 7 3 4 0 6 10 16 Los Angeles 7 3 4 0 6 20 21 Vancouver 6 2 2 2 6 16 15 Anaheim 6 1 4 1 3 7 14 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday’s Games Boston 2, Columbus 1 Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 Montreal 6, Toronto 1 Tampa Bay at Florida, ppd., hurricane Edmonton 5, Winnipeg 2 Vancouver 4, Calgary 0 Friday’s Games Carolina 3, Washington 2, SO Detroit 2, Toronto 1 Buffalo 4, Ottawa 2 Dallas 6, Los Angeles 3 Arizona 3, San Jose 1 Today’s Games Columbus at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston, 3 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 5 p.m. Nashville at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. New Jersey vs. Florida at West Point, N.Y., 5:30 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 6 p.m. Winnipeg at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Edmonton, 7 p.m. Colorado vs. Los Angeles at Las Vegas, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 3 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Baseball WILD CARD Tuesday, Oct. 4: Toronto 5, Baltimore 2, 11 innings Wednesday, Oct. 5: San Francisco 3, N.Y. Mets 0 DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5; x-if necessary) American League Toronto 2, Texas 0 Thursday, Oct. 6: Toronto 10, Texas 1 Friday, Oct. 7: Toronto 5, Texas 3 Sunday, Oct. 9: Texas (Lewis 6-5) at Toronto (Sanchez 15-2), 5:38 p.m. (TBS) x-Monday, Oct. 10: Texas (Perez 10-11) at Toronto (Stroman 9-10), 11:08 or 4:08 p.m. (TBS) x-Wednesday, Oct. 12: Toronto at Texas, 6:08 or 7:38 p.m. (TBS) Cleveland 2, Boston 0 Thursday, Oct. 6: Cleveland 5, Boston 4 Friday, Oct. 7: Cleveland 6, Boston 0 Sunday, Oct. 9: Cleveland (Tomlin 13-9) at Boston (Buchholz 8-10), 2:08 p.m. (TBS) x-Monday, Oct. 10: Cleveland at Boston (Rodriguez 3-7), 4:08 p.m. (TBS) x-Wednesday, Oct. 12: Boston at Cleveland, 4:08 or 6:08 p.m. (TBS) National League Chicago 1, San Francisco 0 Friday, Oct. 7: Chicago 1, San Francisco 0 Saturday, Oct. 8: San Francisco (Samardzija 1211) at Chicago (Hendricks 16-8) 6:08 p.m. (MLB) Monday, Oct. 10: Chicago (Arrieta 18-8) at San Francisco, 7:38 p.m. (FS1)

x-Tuesday, Oct. 11: Chicago (Lackey 11-8) at San Francisco, 6:08 or 6:40 p.m. (FS1) x-Thursday, Oct. 13: San Francisco at Chicago, 6:08 or 6:40 p.m. (FS1) Los Angeles 1, Washington 0 Friday, Oct. 7: Los Angeles 4, Washington 3 Saturday, Oct. 8: Los Angeles (Hill 12-5) at Washington (Roark 16-10), 2:08 p.m. (FS1) Monday, Oct. 10: Washington (Gonzalez 11-11) at Los Angeles (Maeda 16-10), 2:08 or 4:08 p.m. (MLB) x-Tuesday, Oct. 11: Washington at Los Angeles, 3:05 or 6:08 p.m. (FS1) x-Thursday, Oct. 13: Los Angeles at Washington, 3:05 or 6:08 p.m. (FS1) LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7 x-if necessary) American League Friday, Oct. 14: Boston-Cleveland winner at Texas or Toronto at Boston-Cleveland winner (TBS) Saturday, Oct. 15: Boston-Cleveland winner at Texas or Toronto at Boston-Cleveland winner (TBS) Monday, Oct. 17: Texas at Boston-Cleveland winner or Boston-Cleveland winner at Toronto (TBS) Tuesday, Oct. 18: Texas at Boston-Cleveland winner or Boston-Cleveland winner at Toronto (TBS) x-Wednesday, Oct. 19: Texas at Boston-Cleveland winner or Boston-Cleveland winner at Toronto (TBS) x-Friday, Oct. 21: Boston-Cleveland winner at Texas or Toronto at Boston-Cleveland winner (TBS)

x-Saturday, Oct. 22: Boston-Cleveland winner at Texas or Toronto at Boston-Cleveland winner (TBS) National League Saturday, Oct. 15: Los Angeles-Washington winner at Chicago or San Francisco at Los Angeles-Washington winner (Fox or FS1) Sunday, Oct. 16: Los Angeles-Washington winner at Chicago or San Francisco at Los Angeles-Washington winner (Fox or FS1) Tuesday, Oct. 18: Chicago at Los Angeles-Washington winner or Los Angeles-Washington winner at San Francisco (Fox or FS1) Wednesday, Oct. 19: Chicago at Los Angeles-Washington winner or Los Angeles-Washington winner at San Francisco (Fox or FS1) x-Thursday, Oct. 20: Chicago at Los Angeles-Washington winner or Los Angeles-Washington winner at San Francisco (Fox or FS1) x-Saturday, Oct. 22: Los Angeles-Washington winner at Chicago or San Francisco at Los Angeles-Washington winner (Fox or FS1) x-Sunday, Oct. 23: Los Angeles-Washington winner at Chicago or San Francisco at Los Angeles-Washington winner (Fox or FS1) WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7 x-if necessary) All games televised by Fox Tuesday, Oct. 25: NL at AL Wednesday, Oct. 26: NL at AL Friday, Oct. 28: AL at NL Saturday, Oct. 29: AL at NL x-Sunday, Oct. 30: AL at NL x-Tuesday, Nov. 1: NL at AL x-Wednesday, Nov. 2: NL at AL

Basketball NBA PRE-SEASON EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Brooklyn 1 0 1.000 Boston 1 1 .500 Philadelphia 1 1 .500 Toronto 1 2 .333 New York 0 1 .000 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 1 0 1.000 Miami 1 0 1.000 Washington 1 1 .500 Charlotte 0 2 .000 Orlando 0 2 .000 Central Division W L Pct Indiana 2 0 1.000 Cleveland 1 0 1.000 Milwaukee 1 0 1.000 Detroit 0 1 .000 Chicago 0 2 .000

GB -½ ½ 1 1 GB --½ 1½ 1½ GB -½ ½ 1½ 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Houston 1 0 1.000 Dallas 1 1 .500 Memphis 1 1 .500 New Orleans 1 1 .500 San Antonio 0 1 .000 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 2 0 1.000 Portland 2 0 1.000 Utah 1 1 .500 Minnesota 0 0 .000 Oklahoma City 0 0 .000 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 2 1 .667 L.A. Lakers 1 1 .500 L.A. Clippers 1 1 .500 Phoenix 1 2 .333 Sacramento 0 2 .000 Thursday’s Games

GB -½ ½ ½ 1 GB --1 1 1 GB -½ ½ 1 1½

Washington 125, Philadelphia 119, OT Indiana 115, Chicago 108 Brooklyn 101, Detroit 94 Boston 107, Charlotte 92 Atlanta 104, Memphis 83 Golden State 105, Sacramento 96 Friday’s Games Portland 115, Phoenix 110 Denver 101, L.A. Lakers 97 Today’s Games Charlotte vs. Boston at Uncasville, Conn., 1:30 p.m. Brooklyn at New York, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m. Indiana at Chicago, 6 p.m. Minnesota vs. Miami at Kansas City, Mo., 6:30 p.m. Dallas vs. Milwaukee at Madison, Wis., 6:30 p.m. Atlanta at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games New Orleans vs. Houston at Shanghai, 5:30 a.m. Denver vs. L.A. Lakers at Ontario, Calif., 7:30 p.m.

Bombers eager to face Lions BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Claimed LHP Jed Bradley off waivers from Atlanta. Designated INF Paul Janish for assignment. NEW YORK YANKEES — Signed pitching coach Larry Rothschild to a one-year contract. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Assigned RHPs Henderson Alvarez and Jarrod Parker and LHP Felix Doubront outright to Nashville (PCL). TAMPA BAY RAYS — Assigned LHP Dana Eveland, OF Jaff Decker, INF Juniel Querecuto and LHP Justin Marks outright to Durham (IL). National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Declined their 2017 option on pitching coach Roger McDowell. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Waived G Tony Wroten. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Fined Carolina G Trai Turner $24,309 for verbally abusing an official during a game against Atlanta. Fined New York Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr. $24,309 for taunting in a game at Minnesota. Fined Buffalo DBs Robert Blandon $21,249, Aaron Williams $12,154, and Nickell Robey-Coleman $9,115, for their involvement in a pregame altercation with some members of New England. Fined New York Jets G Brian Winters $24,309 for head-butting Seattle DE Michael Bennett and S Calvin Pryor $24,309 for an illegal hit on Seattle WR Doug Baldwin. Find Seattle DE Cassius Marsh fined $18,231 for a facemask-to-facemask hit on Jets QB Ryan Fitzpatrick and Denver LB Todd Davis $18,321 for a horse-collar tackle. Fined Washington CB Josh Norman $9,115 for pantomiming a bow and arrow after an interception against Cleveland, Cleveland WR Terrell Pryor $9,115 for using the football as a prop and Carolina QB Cam Newton $9,115 for taunting Atlanta LB Deion Jones. Fined Indianapolis LB Curt Maggitt (late hit on the quarterback), Tennessee C Ben Jones (taunting), Okaland G Gabe Jackson (unnecessary roughness) and Baltimore WR Mike Wallace (unnecessary roughness and taunting) $9,115 apiece.

WHL Eastern Conference East Division GP W L OTLSOL Swift Current 7 4 2 0 1 Regina 5 3 0 2 0 Moose Jaw 6 3 1 2 0 Saskatoon 5 3 2 0 0 Brandon 4 2 1 1 0 Prince Albert 6 2 4 0 0 Central Division GP W L OTLSOL Medicine Hat 6 5 1 0 0 Calgary 4 3 1 0 0 Lethbridge 5 3 2 0 0 Red Deer 7 2 3 1 1 Edmonton 6 2 3 1 0 Kootenay 6 1 3 1 1

WINNIPEG — The timing couldn’t be better for Andrew Harris to get back on the football field. The Blue Bombers running back has recovered from a suspected ankle injury that sidelined him for three games in time to face his former B.C. team Saturday afternoon at Investors Group Field. Winnipeg’s big free-agent signing has more friends than foes on the team that gave him his CFL start in 2010, but he expects to exchange some barbs once the whistle blows. “Obviously, I’m going to have a couple of words with the guys, have a little fun with it, but it’s about getting first downs and getting points,” Harris said Friday after Winnipeg’s walk-through. If he happens to plow past Lion defenders such as linebackers Solomon Elimimian and Adam Bighill, all the better. “I was there when (Bighill) had his first training camp and I hated the guy because every time we’d be in no pads, he’d be giving me a charley horse or stepping on my feet or poking me in the eye,” Harris said. “I’ve played with (Elimimian) a lot of years, too, so I know the type of players they are. I’m excited to play against them.” Harris has 149 carries for 677 yards and four touchdowns. Elimimian leads the league in defensive tackles with 100, while Bighill is third with 90. “It’s funny, we do have a pretty good history of some battles in practice, all in good fun and competition,” Bighill said of Harris. “It’s going

to be fun to play against Andrew and I’m sure he feels the same way.” Elimimian didn’t mind the chilly weather forecast for the game, especially if it means Harris will get the ball more. “He was a star running back for the B.C. Lions for several years so we couldn’t touch him, so now’s our opportunity to actually touch him,” Elimimian said with a laugh. “Andrew’s a great player, man. He’s one of the most explosive players I’ve been around. He can run, he can catch, he can block and he’s a great person. But it’s going to be fun to finally be able to go at it with him. It’s going to be a challenge and we’re excited.” Harris’s return comes at a time when the Bombers (8-6) could use a boost after losing their past two games following a seven-game winning streak. The team is also dealing with the CFL announcement Friday afternoon that defensive back Bruce Johnson was suspended immediately for two games after testing positive for the banned substance methylenedioxyamphetamine. The Lions (9-4) sit in second place in the West Division and a win against Winnipeg will clinch a playoff spot for the 20th straight season. B.C. is coming off a victory over Ottawa and has only lost one of its past five games, and are 5-2 on the road. Both teams’ defences need rebound outings after giving up big chunks of yardage the past two outings, while Winnipeg has to do an about-face from the 15 penalties for 166 yards it was dinged with in last week’s 40-26 loss to Edmonton.

Jays’ Liriano cleared after taking line drive near head BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ARLINGTON, Texas — Toronto left-hander Francisco Liriano was cleared to fly home with his teammates after taking a line drive near the back of his head in the Blue Jays’ 5-3 victory over Texas on Friday in Game 2 of the AL Division Series.

Liriano turned away from the hit by Carlos Gomez with one out in the eighth inning, and the ball ricocheted into right centre off the back of his neck near his head. The hit was measured at 102 mph, and Gomez winced as he headed to first on the run-scoring single. The 32-year-old pitcher stayed on his feet and walked around the infield briefly before his team-

mates, a trainer and manager John Gibbons came out to check on him. Liriano was replaced by closer Robert Osuna, who pitched for the first time since leaving the AL wild-card game three days earlier with shoulder discomfort. An ambulance was waiting in the tunnel after the game to take Liriano to a hospital, where he was checked and then cleared to return to Toronto on the team flight that evening.

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Hurricane threatens South BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — Hurricane Matthew spared Florida’s most heavily populated stretch from a catastrophic blow Friday but threatened some of the South’s most historic and picturesque cities with ruinous flooding and wind damage as it pushed its way up the coastline. Among the cities in the crosshairs were St. Augustine, Florida Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina. “There are houses that will probably not ever be the same again or not even be there,” St. Augustine Mayor Nancy Shaver lamented as battleship-grey floodwaters coursed through the streets of the 451-year-old city founded by the Spanish. Matthew — the most powerful hurricane to threaten the Atlantic Seaboard in over a decade — set off alarm as it closed in on the U.S., having left more than 300 people dead in Haiti. In the end, it sideswiped Florida’s Atlantic coast early Friday, swamping streets, toppling trees onto homes

and knocking out power to more than 1 million people. But it stayed just far enough offshore to prevent major damage to cities like Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. And the coast never felt the full force of its 120 mph winds. “It looks like we’ve dodged a bullet,” said Rep. Patrick Murphy, a Democrat whose district includes Martin County, just north of West Palm Beach. At least four people died in Florida. An elderly St. Lucie County couple died from carbon monoxide fumes while running a generator in their garage and two women were killed in separate events when trees fell on a home and a camper. While the hurricane was weakening quickly, several northeastern Florida cities, including Jacksonville, were still in harm’s way, along with communities farther up the coast. Authorities warned that not only could Matthew easily turn toward land, it could also cause deadly flooding with its surge of seawater. The storm gouged out several large sections of the coastal A1A highway north of Daytona Beach, and had near-

ly completely washed out the northbound lane for about a mile at Flagler Beach. “It’s pretty bad, it’s jagged all over the place,” said Oliver Shields, whose two-story house is within sight of the highway. About 500,000 people were under evacuation orders in the Jacksonville area, along with another half-million on the Georgia coast. More than 300,000 fled their homes in South Carolina. The latest forecast showed the storm could also scrape the North Carolina coast. “If you’re hoping it’s just going to pass far enough offshore that this isn’t a problem anymore — that is a very, very big mistake that you could make that could cost you your life,” National Hurricane Center Director Rick Knabb warned. St. Augustine, which is the nation’s oldest permanently occupied European settlement and includes a 17th-century Spanish fortress and many historic homes turned into bed-and-breakfasts, was awash in rain and seawater that authorities said could top 8 feet. “It’s a really serious devastating sit-

uation,” the mayor of the city of 14,000 said. “The flooding is just going to get higher and higher and higher.” Historic downtown Charleston, usually bustling with tourists who flock to see the city’s beautifully maintained antebellum homes, was eerily quiet, with many stores and shops boarded up with plywood and protected by stacks of sandbags. The city announced a midnight-to-6 a.m. curfew Saturday, around the time the coast was expected to take the brunt of the storm. Matthew’s outer bands began lashing Savannah, a city that was settled in 1733 and has a handsome historic district of moss-draped trees, brick and cobblestone streets, Greek Revival mansions and other 18th- and 19th-century homes. Matthew was expected to bring winds of 50 to 60 mph that could snap branches from the burly live oaks and damage the historic homes. And 8 to 14 inches of rain could bring some street flooding. Savannah-Chatham County Police Chief Jack Lumpkin said officers will enforce a dusk-until-dawn curfew.

Nobel Prize boosts Colombian Trump’s campaign reeling after crude comments on women aired leader’s pursuit of peace BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOGOTA — By winning the Nobel Peace Prize, President Juan Manuel Santos got a big boost Friday in his efforts to save an agreement seeking to end Colombia’s half-century conflict. The prize, announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, puts pressure on both conservative critics and leftist rebels to find a way forward after the shocking defeat of the accord in an Oct. 2 referendum. Santos dedicated the prize to his fellow Colombians, especially the victims of the bloody conflict, saying it would redouble his commitment to end hostilities that left 220,000 dead and almost 8 million displaced. “I invite everyone to bring together our strength, our minds and our hearts in this great national endeavour so that we can win the most important prize of all: peace in Colombia,” Santos said alongside his wife in his first public appearance after being notified he had won in a pre-dawn phone call from their son. Colombians are split on their support for the peace deal. Some see it as the best chance in a generation to halt the conflict with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC others are outraged that rebels behind scores of atrocities, from kidnappings to attacks on civilian targets, probably will never spend a day in prison and instead be reserved seats in congress to smooth their transition into a political movement. The accord’s defeat in the referendum by the narrowest of margins — less than half a percentage point — humiliated Santos, especially since polls had predicted it would pass by

an almost 2-1 margin. He had signed the deal with the FARC just six days earlier in front of world leaders. Now he’s scrambling to save the accord. This week, he dispatched negotiators to Cuba, to see if the FARC will make additional concessions, and presided over meetings with opponents led by his former ally turned archrival: ex-President Alvaro Uribe. Uribe, who inflamed widespread hatred of the rebels by warning that the peace deal would take Colombia down the path of communist Cuba, emerged as the big victor in the referendum and is pushing for harsher punishment for the FARC. But he’s been conciliatory so far, and even sent Santos a congratulation of sorts on winning the Nobel. “I hope it leads to a change in the accords that are damaging for our democracy,” Uribe said in a message on Twitter. Nobody knows how the impasse will end but most analysts agree that a bilateral cease-fire already in place can’t endure for too long without resolution. Amid such uncertainty, the Nobel prize gives some oxygen to Santos’ efforts. In Bogota’s Plaza Bolivar, where thousands gathered Wednesday in the biggest street demonstration in years to demand the peace deal be saved, an activist distributed white daisies symbolizing peace. A small group camped in the plaza since then celebrated with shouts of “Peace deal now!” and “Colombia wants peace!” “Even though Uribe won the vote, I think Santos has some advantage right now,” said Adam Isacson, an analyst at the Washington Office on Latin America who was in Colombia for the referendum.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Caught on tape making shockingly crude comments about a married woman he tried to seduce, Donald Trump reeled under widespread condemnation from his own party on Friday, increasingly desperate to salvage a presidential bid at risk of imploding. Trump tried to head off some of the damage by issuing a statement apologizing “if anyone was offended” by vulgar remarks captured on a 2005 tape and made public Friday. In the recording, obtained by The Washington Post and NBC News, Trump describes trying to have sex with the married woman and brags about women letting him kiss and grab them because he is famous. “When you’re a star they let you do it,” Trump says. “You can do anything.” He adds seconds later, “Grab them by the p——. You can do anything.” The one-sentence response from the head of Trump’s Republican Party was devastating.

“No woman should ever be described in these terms or talked about in this manner. Ever,” said Reince Priebus, who had stood by Trump through his past provocative comments. House Speaker Paul Ryan said he was sickened by Trump’s comments. “I hope Mr. Trump treats this situation with the seriousness it deserves and works to demonstrate to the country that he has greater respect for women than this clip suggests.” Ryan added tartly that Trump was “no longer attending” a joint campaign appearance set for Saturday in Wisconsin. Trump himself later said in a statement that he would be preparing for Sunday night’s debate instead. Other Republicans, painfully aware of Trump’s possible impact on their own political fates, were quick to chime in. New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, who is locked in a close race, called his comments “totally inappropriate and offensive.” Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, was “beside himself” and his wife was furious, according to a person familiar with their thinking.

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Job market posts ‘big number’ CANADA ADDS 67,200 JOBS WITH HELP FROM BOOST IN PART-TIME, SELF-EMPLOYED WORK BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The country’s labour force beat expectations last month by gaining a healthy 67,200 net new jobs, with most of the increase concentrated in part-time and self-employed work, Statistics Canada said Friday. Despite the surge, the agency’s latest jobs survey said the national unemployment rate didn’t budge — remaining seven per cent for the second straight month — as more people entered the workforce. Of the new jobs, 44,100 of them were considered part-time work, while 50,100 were self-employed positions — some of which may have been unpaid. The more-desirable categories of full-time work saw a boost of 23,000 jobs, while paid employee posi-

tions rose 17,000 last month, the report said. “It was not a perfect report in September, but still, it’s a big number and we’re encouraged by that,” National Bank senior economist Krishen Rangasamy said. The numbers also showed a huge boost in employment last month for Canadians aged 55 years and older, as 56,400 people in that demographic found work, including 37,900 additional positions for women. A consensus of economists had projected the country would add 10,000 positions in September and that the jobless rate would stay at seven per cent, according to Thomson Reuters. “Overall, the data are obviously an upside surprise, and add to the picture of strength in the economy in (the third quarter) that completes the recovery

from a fire-distorted (second quarter),” CIBC chief economist Avery Shenfeld wrote, with a reference to the Alberta wildfires in May that forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray. “The tie breaker will be the fourth quarter, with these job figures helping create some momentum for that trimester.” Quebec saw the biggest increase last month, with 38,300 new jobs, while Ontario gained 16,200 positions, Alberta added 13,300 and New Brunswick gained 4,400. Employment in British Columbia slipped by 600 positions, but on a year-over-year basis it still led all provinces with the fastest growth rate of 2.6 per cent. Please see JOBS on Page B8

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Wall mulls legal options BY THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall came out swinging Friday against the federal government’s intention to impose a carbon tax, questioning whether it would be legal and whether Ottawa did its homework before announcing its plans. “This is a fight for Saskatchewan’s interests,” Wall said at the legislature. The federal plan announced this week by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls for a $10-per-tonne tax on carbon starting in 2018 and increasing to $50 per tonne by 2022. Trudeau also said carbon pricing will be imposed on provinces that don’t implement the tax or bring in a cap-and-trade system, in which industries are allotted permits for emissions that they can buy and sell. Wall said he has asked his Justice Department to explore the province’s legal options. “The question I have is, how, if there are two or three or one province at the end of the day, that says, ‘We’re not doing it,’ and the federal government wants then to develop and levy their own federal tax, how do they do it on one province?” said Wall. “We’re going to find out the answers to those questions and if we have to go to court, we would go to court.” The issue has divided the provinces. Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has also been a vocal critic of the federal plan and Yukon’s Darrell Pasloski remains dead set against the idea. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has said she isn’t interested in presenting a united front with Wall and McNeil, because Alberta supports the idea of a national price on carbon in principle. Quebec and Ontario welcomed the new federal policy. Trudeau promised all revenue generated by a carbon tax would flow back to the province or territory from which it came. Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said it would be up to provincial premiers to decide how to spend that money. But Wall said the tax would mean fewer jobs and less pay for those in agriculture, mining and oil and gas industries. Wall said he asked Trudeau in a phone conversation after the announcement for an economic assessment to show the tax’s impact. “It’s not there. The bottom line is, they haven’t done it,” said the premier. “How can you announce a major tax like this, that we know will have an impact on jobs, that we know will cost Canadians a lot of money in their household budgets — eventually someone’s paying — how can you do that without an economic assessment?” Canada generates 1.6 per cent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Saskatchewan accounts for 10 per cent of the Canadian amount, about 75.5 million tonnes annually. The province relies heavily on coal for power. SaskPower, the Crown utility, announced plans last November to have up to 50 per cent of power come from renewable sources by 2030. SaskPower has also put about $1.5 billion into a carbon capture and storage project at a coal-fired power plant. Wall said technological solutions like that are a better approach to addressing climate change. “We’ve made the largest public sector investment in technology that actually does something about it — not tax schemes, not cap-and-trade, not pricing carbon.”

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A lemur from an exotic animals company is seen at a child’s birthday party in Toronto. So-called mobile zoos, which take animals on the road for events ranging from church picnics to corporate functions, have begun cropping up with increasing regularity and amid minimal oversight.

Ottawa posts narrow $1B deficit in 2015-16 BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The federal government posted a razor-thin $1-billion deficit in 2015-16, a period in which both the Liberals and Conservatives had turns managing the public books. The shortfall, released in a package of year-end numbers Friday, was a bit smaller than the $5.4-billion deficit projected by the Trudeau government in its March budget. It would have been bigger if not for the Conservatives’ sale of GM shares, and a surge in personal tax revenue linked to the Liberals’ tax hike on the rich. But the final deficit figure is sure to rankle the Tories, who have long argued they left government finances on track for a surplus before they were de-

feated in last fall’s election. The Conservative government ran a $1.9-billion surplus in 2014-15 and had projected a $1.4-billion surplus for 2015-16. “Basically, it’s the final chapter of Stephen Harper’s economic record,” said Daniel Lauzon, a spokesman for Finance Minister Bill Morneau. “It shows that they had an economic approach — and they campaigned on it hard a year ago — that they were going to cut their way to a surplus… So, they made cuts, they cut government services.” Lauzon also noted that Harper-led governments ran a string of shortfalls during its decade in power. The Tories posted six straight budgetary deficits, between 2008-09 and 2013-14 — a span that included the global financial crisis and the Great Recession of 2008-09.

Canadians may face higher mortgage rates with changes, mortgage brokers say BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Mortgage lending changes by the federal government are going to make it harder for nonbank lenders to operate and could see Canadians pay higher rates on their loans, mortgage brokers warn. James Laird, president of mortgage company CanWise Financial and co-founder of rate-watching website RateHub, says the non-bank mortgage lenders offer important competition for the big banks. “The non-bank lenders keep the banks honest,” Laird said. “It is really important that we keep some sort of third-party pressure on them so they can’t set

prices at whatever they choose.” Starting Nov. 30, mortgages that lenders insure with portfolio insurance and other discretionary low loan-to-value ratio mortgage insurance must meet stricter criteria that had previously only applied to high-ratio insured mortgages. The rules place new limits on the types of mortgages that can be insured. The change, brokers say, will make operating more difficult for non-bank mortgage lenders, who raise the money they use to lend to homebuyers by selling packages of insured mortgages to investors. The large banks use portfolio insurance too, but they also have other ways to raise the money they use to lend to borrowers seeking mortgages.

Carefully review job offers before accepting them CHARLES STRACHEY WORKING WISE Dear Working Wise: I just turned down a job offer, because they wanted me to sign an agreement saying that I would not work for one of their competitors for six months after leaving the company. This is the first time I’ve been asked to agree to these kinds of terms. What else should I be on the lookout for when negotiating a job offer? Signed, Cautious Dear Cautious: Before you sign a non-compete or non-solicitation agreement, you may want to consult with a lawyer to

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 118.99 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 45.80 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.43 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . 10.45 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.74 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.26 Cdn. National Railway . . 88.27 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 201.99 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 36.23 Capital Power Corp . . . . 20.54 Cervus Equipment Corp 12.09 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 52.99 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 57.10 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 25.46 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.53 General Motors Co. . . . . 32.34 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 30.77 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.80 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 51.78 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 31.09 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.30 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 5.73 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 61.46 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 130.58 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.04 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 16.41

Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 66.35 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 30.54 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.70 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.33 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 20.91 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 10.47 First Quantum Minerals . 10.51 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 18.72 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 4.98 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 4.68 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.48 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 21.21 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.810 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 23.24 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 24.02 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 28.62 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 52.84 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.33 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 25.82 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 42.39 Canyon Services Group. . 5.62 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 19.79 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1650 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 14.44 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.640

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Stock markets in Toronto and New York shied away from making any big moves Friday, as investors appeared lukewarm to the latest jobs figures from both sides of the border. The S&P/TSX composite index fell 29.24 points to 14,566.26, with telecom and utilities stocks being the heaviest weights. The Toronto market is closed on Monday for the Thanksgiving holiday. The loonie was down 0.41 of a cent to 75.27 cents US. Statistics Canada reported that 67,200 net new jobs were added last month, with the majority of the increase attributed to a gain in part-time and self-employed work. The national unemployment rate stayed at seven per cent for the second straight month. A consensus of economists had projected the country to add 10,000 positions and for the jobless rate to stay at seven per cent, according to Thomson Reuters. “We had a fair bit of moving around in the market already this week,” said Stephen Carlin, managing director and head of equities at CIBC Asset Management. He noted that as being one of the reasons why the TSX didn’t move sharply to the upside. South of the border, U.S. employers added 156,000 jobs in September, slightly lower than analyst expectations but likely still strong enough for the Federal Reserve to continue with a plan to hike rates sooner rather than later. The job gain, though modest, suggested that the U.S. economy remains steady if not particularly strong. Wages also rose and are now increasing at a healthier pace than they were

earlier in the economic recovery — a trend that may be drawing more people into the job market to look for work. Carlin said recent polls of market participants believe there is still a 66 per cent chance that the Fed will make a move in December, following the U.S. presidential election. But there are still global risks that could derail from this plan, including the election results, Bank of Japan and European Central Bank policies, or shocking economic indicators. “My personal view is that I don’t think the market has factored in a (Donald) Trump victory. The general view is that it will be a tight race but (Hillary) Clinton is the winner,” Carlin said. “It just adds a layer of uncertainty that the Fed will have to consider.” In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 28.01 points at 18,240.49, the broader S&P 500 composite index dropped 7.03 points to 2,153.74, and the Nasdaq composite lost 14.44 points to 5,292.41. Commodities were mixed, with the November crude contract falling 63 cents to US$49.81 per barrel and November natural gas up 14 cents to US$3.19 per mmBTU. The December gold contract dipped $1.10 to $1,251.90 an ounce and December copper contracts rose a penny to US$2.16 a pound. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS Highlights at the close Friday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,566.26, down 29.24 points Dow — 18,240.49, down 28.01 points S&P 500 — 2,153.74, down 7.03 points

Business BRIEFS Companies expecting better export growth despite U.S. election uncertainty: poll OTTAWA — A new Bank of Canada survey suggests while companies are anticipating modestly better days ahead for exports, they’re also bracing for slower U.S. growth due to uncertainty about the outcome of the presidential election. The central bank’s latest business outlook survey shows Canada’s biggest trading partner is still seen by firms as the main driver of positive expectations for exports. But the poll also finds that Canadi-

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 86.74 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 46.26 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.37 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 16.57 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 42.70 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 2.22 Penn West Energy . . . . . . 2.52 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 6.12 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.88 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.15 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.72 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 52.36 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.950 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 83.95 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 69.52 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.80 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 25.46 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 32.94 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 35.40 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 93.51 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 19.17 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 45.65 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.800 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 81.90 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 43.10 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.27 Nasdaq — 5,292.41, down 14.44 points Currencies: Cdn — 75.27 cents US, down 0.41 of a cent Pound — C$1.6527, down 1.41 cents Euro — C$1.4875, up 1.43 cents Euro — US$1.1197, up 0.47 of a cent Oil futures: US$49.81 per barrel, down 63 cents (November contract) Gold futures: US$1,251.90 per oz., down $1.10 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $23.680, down 15.5 cents $761.31 kg., down $4.99 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov. ‘16 $1.80 higher $469.80 Jan. ‘17 $1.70 higher $477.30 March ‘17 $1.60 higher $482.70 May ‘17 $2.00 higher $487.00 July ‘17 $2.00 higher $488.70 Nov. ‘17 $1.90 higher $490.90 Jan. ‘18 $1.20 higher $492.20 March ‘18 $1.40 higher $493.50 May ‘18 $1.40 higher $494.60 July ‘18 $1.40 higher $494.60 Nov. ‘18 $1.40 higher $494.60. Barley (Western): Oct. ‘16 unchanged $132.50 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $132.50 March ‘17 unchanged $134.50 May ‘17 unchanged $135.50 July ‘17 unchanged $135.50 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $135.50 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $135.50 March ‘18 unchanged $135.50 May ‘18 unchanged $135.50 July ‘18 unchanged $135.50 Oct. ‘18 unchanged $135.50. Friday’s estimated volume of trade: 394,240 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 394,240.

an companies are also expecting U.S. growth to be slower overall — a view often linked to a presidential campaign that has helped stir up protectionist sentiment. “In this context, some firms noticed a recent soft patch in demand for their products and services from clients south of the border,” the bank’s report said. Overall, the survey says firms’ sales growth expectations for the next 12 months have improved modestly from a weak level in the July edition of the quarterly poll. The report said this was mostly because sales stabilized among businesses exposed to the resource sectors which have been battered by two painful years of low commodity prices. “Many resource-related firms, such as those in the oil and gas or mining, sense that activity has hit bottom,” the report said. “Given the relatively stable commodity prices in recent months, businesses now cautiously believe that sales will no longer fall, or will increase modestly.”

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British pound pummeled in a matter of minutes BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — The British pound endured one of its biggest falls ever on Friday — with some in the markets blaming trading robots or a fat-fingered typo for sending the currency down a precipitous six per cent in just a couple of minutes. For one of the world’s major currencies, which is held as a reserve by countries around the world, that’s a huge move, matched only by the pound’s fall in the wake of dramatic events like Britain’s June 23 vote to leave the European Union. Early Friday during Asian hours, the pound tumbled from $1.2600 to as low as $1.1789 in the space of two minutes, according to financial data provider FactSet. It recovered since that cliff-like fall to trade at $1.24 later Friday. Still, that’s a level the currency hasn’t seen since 1985 and way down on where it started the week, just below $1.30. The crash occurred during a “twilight period” in the markets — after the close in the U.S. and just as Asian traders were starting their day. That means the volume of trading was likely lower than usual, when relatively

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JOBS: Positive report for economy “A positive report for the Canadian economy and one that continues to show modest national growth and an ongoing shake-up in regional labour market strength,” BMO Capital Markets senior economist Robert Kavcic wrote in a research note. He added that the jobs report reduces the likelihood that the central bank will lower its key short-term lending rate to stimulate the economy. “For the Bank of Canada, this is another data point arguing against a near-term rate cut.” Compared to a year earlier, Canada overall had 138,800 more jobs last month for an increase or 0.8 per cent — including 88,500 part-time positions. For the third quarter, employment was up by 62,000 jobs, Statistics Canada said. In September, the country’s services sector added 55,500 new jobs, with much of the increase in public administration and educational services positions. The goods-producing industries gained 11,600 jobs with construction and manufacturing work providing the biggest boosts. Private-sector work rose by 17,900 jobs last month, while public-sector positions fell by 800, the survey said. The jobs data came out ahead of a new Bank of Canada business survey that found hiring expectations of firms increased from relatively low levels

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in past surveys. The bank’s latest business outlook survey said close to half of the roughly 100 companies polled intended to add jobs over the next 12 months. “After strong gains in the third quarter and if those strong intentions to hire materialize then you would have momentum in hiring continuing in the fourth quarter,” Rangasamy said.

OFFER: Negotiation is an option ● Reviewing the Alberta Occupational Profiles available on the ALIS website at www.alis.alberta.ca; and ● Looking at the Alberta Wage and Salary Survey on the ALIS website. If you are unsatisfied with the salary offered, but are still interested in the job, you might want to counter the employer’s offer. Try suggesting other benefits like an extra week of vacation, free parking, or a better job title. Careful, once you have accepted the job, it will be tough to negotiate changes to the offer. If you are making a counter-offer, be prepared to explain why you are worth the extra pay or vacation time. For more tips, read the Handing Job Offers tip sheet on the ALIS website alis.alberta.ca. Good luck! Do you have a work-related question? Send your questions to Working Wise, at charles.strachey@gov.ab.ca. Charles Strachey is a manager with Alberta Human Services. This column is provided for general information.

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Mad Forest tells the story of revolution BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF The bloody and tumultuous Romanian Revolution will unfold on stage in Mad Forest, the season-opening play by Red Deer College theatre students. The play’s title alludes to the historic fact that Romania’s capital of Bucharest was once ringed by a thick forest. It was known as ‘the mad forest’ because it was impenetrable — especially to foreigners unfamiliar with its winding paths. The idea of this claustrophobic, unknowable, unpredictable environment also allegorically applies to the way Romanian people lived before, during and after the Revolution, said RDC theatre instructor Thomas Usher. Since Usher is directing this play that opens on Thursday, Oct. 13, in Studio A of the RDC Art Centre, he’s been preparing theatre students with some late-20th-century political science lessons. The students were fascinated, he recalled. “They said, ‘Why didn’t I know about this before? Why didn’t I learn about it in history class?” The Romanian Revolution started on Dec. 16 in the city of Timisoara and spread across the country over the next couple of weeks, culminating in more than 1,100 deaths and 3,000 injuries. It ended 42 years of Communist rule in Romania with the show trial and execution of longtime Communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife on Dec. 25, 1989. British playwright Caryl Churchill was commissioned to travel to Romania with 10 drama students early in 1990 by London’s Central School of Speech and Drama. Her goal was to write a play about the just-lived events. Mad Forest opens and closes with two fictional wedding scenes. The middle act is based on interviews with real people, based on accounts of what really transpired in Bucharest from Dec. 21 to 25, 1989. While most of the play is realistic, a Transylvanian vampire and an archangel make appearances. Usher said they are allegorical characters, referring to the roles of the government and church during this intense period. If the lives of ordinary Romanians were miserable under the Communists (Usher said 14-hour waits in food lines were commonplace as the government exported agricultural produce to pay the national debt, leaving its own people to starve), things didn’t get markedly better after the revolution. The paranoia that existed under the Big Brother Communists was hard to shake — how do you suddenly start trusting people you distrusted before, questioned Usher. Old prejudices against ethnic minorities became sharpened while some unsettled Romanians began yearning for a return to strong-man rule. Usher likes the play because it offers his cast of 15 second-year students some meaty characters and situations to bring to the stage. It also walks the grey line between black and white — for after the revolution “wasn’t total anarchy, but there also wasn’t a clear resolution,” said Usher. “People were living in an identity crisis.” He hopes audience members will come away with a new appreciation for the rights and freedoms they enjoy in Canada. Tickets to the shows that run Oct. 13-15, 19-22 are available from the Black Knight Ticket Centre. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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ABOVE: Maggie Chisholm and Michael Bentley rehearse ‘Mad Forest: A Play from Romania,’ in Studio A at Red Deer College. BELOW: Taylor Osiowy and Thomas Zima rehearse a scene. The Red Deer College production of the play by the English playwright Caryl Churchill opens in Studio A, Arts Centre Oct 13.

Red Deer Players tackle the meaning of life BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF The meaning of life is told through a cat named Samantha in Indoor/Outdoor, a season-opening play from Red Deer Players. American playwright Kenny Finkle takes an allegorical approach to human dilemmas about life and love in this bittersweet comedy that runs Oct. 14-29 at the Centennial Stage, accessed from the back of the Scott Block. The plot revolves around a feline named Samantha who thinks she’s found the love of her life in her owner Shuman. Everything seems to be great at first — until Samantha begins to feel that Shuman doesn’t understand her — or even wants to understand her. Things get complicated with the appearance of sexy alley cat Oscar, who starts Samantha questioning whether she’s an indoor or an outdoor cat. When aspiring pet therapist Matilda gets her oar in, hoping to solve the problem, the situation only gets worse. In the end, Samantha is left to figure out on her own what does having a home and being loved really mean? Director Ashley Mercia, a recent graduate of Red Deer College’s theatre program, is a cat person who fell in love with this script after reading it as a student. “I thought it was a really touching story. It made me laugh, and at the end, it made me cry.” When she heard Red Deer Players were accepting play submissions, she suggested Indoor/Outdoor, and ended up helming the production. She’s directing with the help of her mentor, veteran local director Lori Lane. Mercia said there won’t be any cat costumes on stage, so it will be easy to identify with the problems faced by Samantha, who has to choose between security or spontaneity. “The themes are about finding where you belong, growing up and trying to figure out who you are as a cat, or a person.” You can look at this play on many levels, added the Red Deer resident, who’s working with a few acting colleagues from the improv/sketch comedy groups Bull Skit and Veal Skit — as well as with Roxzane Armstrong (whom she didn’t previously know) as Samantha. Her biggest challenge, so far, is fitting all the action onto the small Centennial Stage. But Mercia intends to use spare set pieces and props to create several indoor and outdoor locations. Mercia hopes viewers will get better insight into their pets — and their lives — through this emotional story. Tickets are from reddeerplayers.com, Sunworks, or at the door. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

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Red Deer Players production of ‘Indoor/Outdoor’ Red Deer Players actors Arick Yasinski, centre left, and Dan Vasquez tussle as Emily Cupples, left, and Roxzane Armstrong look on during a rehearsal of the Red Deer Players production of ‘Indoor/Outdoor.’ The play will be performed on the Centennial Stage in the Scott Block from Oct. 14 to Oct. 29. Tickets are available at reddeerplayers.com and Sunworks and at the door.

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Beware of ‘headline culture’ SOCIAL MEDIA RARELY TELLS THE REAL STORY HARLAN COHEN HELP ME HARLAN Dear Harlan: I’m a first-year college student who has been on campus for four weeks. I feel like people are socializing so much more than me. I have so much homework that I don’t ever have the time. How do I balance schoolwork and socializing? I see friends on Snapchat and Instagram who are having a better time than me. I feel like I’m doing something wrong. Is this a normal feeling? Failing Socially Dear Failing: Everyone’s life always looks better through an Instagram filter. This is the problem with living in a “headline culture.” And it’s not just a college thing. We all feel it. Life in the age of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and streaming news about people’s personal lives distorts the truth. There are two realities: There is the one you see on social media, and then there is the one people actually are living. The one on social media is filled with the best angles, happiest moments and amazing times without you. There are victories, hugs, kisses, cars, homes, trips, life moments and a little tragedy and humility sprinkled within. You are getting the highlights without the rest of the story. Do not let this world shape your reality. It’s NOT real. The only thing you know is what you know about your life. And I can promise you with 100 per cent certainty that what you are feeling is the norm. Two-thirds of first-year college students admit to feeling lonely, and a third of all students feel so depressed that it’s hard to get their schoolwork done. Read Madison Holleran’s Friends Share Their Unfiltered Life Stories on ESPN.com, and you’ll see first-hand accounts of how headlines and reality don’t align. One of Madison’s friends shared a picture of herself smiling with a friend, which is captioned “Although I look like I’m great, everything is falling apart.” The pictures DO NOT tell the story. Studying too much is a good thing. You’re doing it right. Once you figure out how to establish regular study habits, then you can find more balance. Congrats — you are more normal than you possibly can imagine. It’s just not part of the headline culture. ✭✭✭ Dear Harlan: What do you think of women making the first

move? I’m surrounded by shy men who are too scared to talk to me. Can I make the first move and still maintain my ladylike ways? Please help. First Move Dear First Move: Men love women who make the first move. Women love women who make the first move. People who don’t identify with either gender love when a woman makes the first move. We all love it. Now, don’t be confused between making a first move and getting naked before dessert. Making the first move means making it clear that you’re interested. It simply removes the fear of rejection (the thing that shy people fear the most). It’s giving someone a clear path to ask you on a date. What he does next is up to him. Making the first move can be swiping right on Tinder, texting first, asking someone to be your Facebook friend, initiating a conversation, asking about someone’s love life or getting set up on a date. A woman who makes the first move is someone who doesn’t wait for life to happen to her. A man who doesn’t like a woman who makes the first move is a man who isn’t interested in dating a strong woman who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to go after it. ✭✭✭ Dear Harlan: I’ve slept with my roommate’s girlfriend three times already, and I don’t want him to find out and be hurt. But I also want to keep chilling with his girlfriend. What is the best way to undo this? The Cheater Dear The Cheater: This is lazy. There are so many other people you could have slept with, and so many other relationships you could have ruined. Sleeping with a friend’s significant other is a purely selfish act. There is no undoing this. It’s done — three times over. There is no way to protect this guy from getting hurt. The only way to undo this situation is to find a new roommate. Move out, and move out fast. You don’t have to tell him why you’re moving out; you just need to get out of this situation. When you do move out, figure out why you did this to someone you supposedly don’t want to hurt. Something is wrong with you if you allowed this to happen. This is not how you respect a friendship or build a trusting relationship with a roommate. ✭✭✭ Dear Harlan: My close friend told me he wants to be more than friends. I’m not attracted to him, and I told him in the kindest terms. Now he has completely shut me out. He wiped me out of his Facebook pictures. He

doesn’t return my texts. I don’t know what I can do to regain the friendship. Lost Friend Dear Lost Friend: It’s not unfair. You aren’t obligated to like him. He didn’t give you permission to respond with “no” — you had to say “yes.” You always have a choice. He didn’t give you one. The truth is that he’s probably been way interested in you for a VERY long time. Your “no” was more like a breakup. This happens when friends keep their feelings a secret for a long time. You did nothing wrong. In fact, you did what a friend should do. You were honest. He couldn’t handle the truth. The only thing you can do is give him space to feel whatever he wants to feel. You can tell him that you miss his friendship, but the rest is up to him. ✭✭✭ Dear Harlan: I’m all for approaching women, but isn’t there something creepy about approaching one girl after another? Isn’t it creepy if one of them finds out that you just asked the other one out? How do you move on from getting rejected without the next one thinking she is a second choice? How do I avoid looking creepy? Looking Bad Dear Looking Bad: If you’re drunk, can’t respect “no” or forget to wear pants while doing the approaching, you are creepy. Approaching someone who isn’t interested in you isn’t creepy, it’s just called rejection. Creepy happens after the rejection. A confident person will move on. A needy person will make it a problem. When someone says “no,” just be gracious. You can ask why, or move on. When it comes to talking to other women after getting rejected, avoid approaching her best friend and wait a few minutes to recover. If anyone feels like a second choice, explain that dating is about connections. Sometimes the first person you talk to or date isn’t the best connection. Being the last person you ask can be a sign that you’re looking for the best choice — not the first available choice. ✭✭✭ Harlan is author of ‘Getting Naked: Five Steps to Finding the Love of Your Life (While Fully Clothed and Totally Sober)’ (St. Martin’s Press). Write Harlan at harlan(at)helpmeharlan.com or visit online: www.helpmeharlan.com. All letters submitted become property of the author. Send paper to Help Me, Harlan!, 3501 N. Southport Ave., Suite 226, Chicago, IL 60657.

Marketing junk food goes high tech IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENTS Companies use gaming, animation and virtual realities to convince consumers that what they are watching or playing is not marketing. Cereal companies have created adver-games, where products were prominently featured, codes to get to the next level were found in cereal boxes, and players could enter a new area only by inviting their friends to play.

MOBILE MARKETING When customers download a company’s app, the brand can reach them through notifications and GPS tracking. These efforts are designed to trigger immediate purchases by reaching consumers when they are near a specific store or fast-food restaurant. Some restaurants deliver coupons to students’ cellphones just as they leave school.

SOCIAL NETWORKS Brands track customers on social media to understand their purchasing behavior and pinpoint peer influencers. Mountain Dew created an exclusive, invitation-only social network for influential users, where the most loyal fans could endorse products.

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I have witnessed my sons on social media posting images of simulated Gatorade coolers being poured over their heads, sending digital Valentine Day’s cards made by Taco Bell reading “Nacho average Valentine,” and voting on new potato-chip flavors. These are not the passive ads of my childhood. They are clever ways corporations reach children and teenagers, encouraging them to interact with a brand and promote it to their friends. Valentines certainly appear innocent enough. But will manipulating an image of a Gatorade cooler really entice kids to drink more of the colorful stuff? According to studies, the answer is yes. Marketing junk food to kids is proven to be effective at increasing a child’s preference and consumption of advertised foods. Many things make children susceptible to advertising, including peer pressure. In 2007, Mountain Dew launched its DEWmocracy campaign, in which people played an online game to create a new soda flavor. In the next phase, participants were encouraged to recruit others to vote for their favorite flavor finalist. Not long after the campaign, a marketing trade publication ranked Mountain Dew No. 1 on tweens’ list of “Newest Beverages” they had tried. I believed my kids were safe from the influence of advertisers. We’ve discussed how commercials during Major League Baseball games are simply paid advertisements by companies encouraging consumers to buy their products. But when my boys rattled off a long list of brands with which they regularly engage, I realized a new set of conversations was due. If they are going to

employ technology as much as they do, they might as well understand it. With information from the Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity, the Federal Trade Commission, Common Sense Media and Digital Ads, my boys and I are now schooled on tactics brands use to reach younger audiences and create lifelong fans. Perhaps, armed with this knowledge, they will take pause the next time they reach for a Gatorade. Perhaps.

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October declared Islamic Heritage Month in Ontario

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — October will now officially be recognized as Islamic Heritage Month in Ontario after the legislature unanimously passed an act Thursday. It began as an NDP private members’ bill, and party leader Andrea Horwath says it’s an opportunity to celebrate and learn about the history of Islamic culture. Horwath says she also hopes it’s also a step toward eliminating Islamophobia, noting that in her city of Hamilton, a fire was set at a mosque recently. Canadian Islamic History Month has been officially recognized federally since 2007. Fareen Khan, with the International Development and Relief Organization, joined Horwath at the legislature and says it’s important to profile and highlight the positive contributions of Muslims. The news comes as Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the current and fifth caliph and leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, was slated to be in Toronto yesterday for a three-day Islamic convention. He’ll deliver a sermon to thousands of attendees representing more than 20 countries, and to Muslims worldwide via the global satellite TV network Muslim Television Ahmadiyya.

Liberal Jewish groups take battle over holy site to court BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JERUSALEM (AP) — Groups representing liberal streams of Judaism appealed to Israel’s Supreme Court Thursday to force the government to implement its decision on equal prayer at a key Jewish holy site. Israel’s government agreed in January to enlarge and recognize a mixed-gender prayer area at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem. The wall, believed to be a retaining wall of the Second Temple, is the holiest site where Jews can pray. The compromise came after Israeli and American Jewish leaders negotiated with Israeli authorities for three years. But the prayer site was never established. The groups’ legal petition signals their frustration with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government, which is propped up by two ultra-Orthodox parties. The Western Wall is run by an ultra-Orthodox rabbi who opposes liberal Jewish customs at the holy site. Among the plaintiffs in the case were the Israeli branches of the Reform and Conservative movements, along with Women of the Wall, a group of women demanding gender equality at the site. The groups accuse the government of violating the right to equality and freedom of worship by not implementing its decision. “Netanyahu has chosen to make small survivalist deals with the ultra-Orthodox parties instead of representing the will of his citizens,” said Anat Hoffman, chair of Women of the Wall. Yair Sheleg, an expert in religion and state at the nonpartisan think tank the Israel Democracy Institute, said the court would likely find in favor of the liberal groups. He speculated that Israeli leaders were shifting responsibility to the court to implement its decision “so they can say the liberal, secular Supreme Court decided this, not the government.” A spokesman for Netanyahu did not comment on the court case.

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Tough times for finding a job CHRIS SALOMONS STREET TALES One of the reasons we serve breakfast at six in the morning on weekdays, is so that those on the hunt for work can eat, pick up a bag lunch and head out for the day. Although no one is the most communicative first thing in the morning, we always try to engage these men and women and try to encourage them in their pursuit. So while they wait for their breakfast, the conversation often revolves around the amount of work they have been able to find, which lately has not been a lot. Without a specified career, the only thing they can look forward to is temporary jobs that last only a day or two. As well in the mornings, we see optimism and defeat displayed in the attitudes of different folks. They all hope to find something for that day or more, but for some they go into their search with a defeated look on their face. For some time there has been no work, so then maintaining a positive attitude is next to impossible. Some will back away from looking anymore, while others will go around to the different job sites asking

for work. In all likelihood, a job is hard to find because when you see a person’s life possessions in a pack on their back, employers wonder how long they would have this person. Some of the people looking will have resumes though many don’t, so prospective employers have many things to consider before hiring, but for a day laborer they are not so concerned. What is so disturbing is seeing a fellow that really wants to work, but a minor mental issue will leave him unable to hold a job for any length of time. He may be able-bodied, physically healthy and a very skilled person, but no employer wants to deal with problems of this type. Others are solid workers, but the moment they have money in their hands they either drink or shoot up rendering them incapable for a few days. Take the case of one fellow going into recovery for several months for drug addictions. He is a very able-bodied person, capable of almost any type of work. With too much time on his hands and a little cash he is easily led into the very drugs he knows hold him from permanent employment. Then consider this: a fellow has many years working at one job. Obviously he did a good enough job because he has been employed for all that time, but on a Monday morning he is told there is no more work for him and so he also joins the ranks of the unemployed. The big problem is that Walmart needs only so many greeters; what then is he to do? Increasingly we see more and more of these men

and women in the food lineup. Sadly, the saying is true that says, “A large percentage of working people live in such a way as to be only three months from the street!” For some, it is not even three months. It is not always their fault either, they never made enough in wages to be able to save any decent amount. Financial gurus irritate me in that they always insist that you spend less than you earn, but when it costs more to live than what you make, what are you to do? Do you stop eating? Do you sit on a park bench and watch others go by as your only source of entertainment? For sure there are a lot of things that you can do, but the battle is enormous. Add to that the pressure put on by society to find a job — any job. In Canada, according to Statistics Canada 2008, one in seven or 4.9 million people live in poverty and in the past 20 years, precarious employment increased by 50 per cent and the average wage by the lowest earners fell by 20 per cent in the same time period. That will be even higher now in 2016. It seems strange to me that only a few years ago the EI funds had over several billion in surplus which the rulers felt entitled to dump into the general budget, and now we have to borrow to pay the unemployed what they had invested in. So now when I hear comments from people like, “Go get a job,” or “Find something useful to do,” I think they better not turn their backs, otherwise they might not see the flying brick coming at them. Chris Salomons is kitchen co-ordinator for Potter’s Hands ministry in Red Deer.

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Nothing is certain except death and taxes JOHN STEWART OPINION Only the delusional and the twisted — freemen, those outfitted with tinfoil hats and Donald Trump — truly believe taxes can be avoided. The rest of us are well aware that author Daniel Defoe was correct: nothing is certain except death and taxes — including carbon taxes. The issues for rational people revolve around how much tax we pay, how it is spent, and how it modifies our behaviour and improves our future. In return for the taxes we pay, Canadians have a right to expect (in no particular order): sound money management; good, accessible and cost-effective health care; a good, accessible and cost-effective education system; a broad range of other trustworthy services, from infrastructure to social supports; to feel safe, with the help of a wise, consistent and efficient justice system, police and military; freedom of movement and thought, privacy, opportunity and equality in all its manifestations; and the right to complain about taxes, in all their various forms. The federal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Alberta government of Premier Rachel Notley were elected on promises to clean up a variety of environmental messes and, in Alberta’s RED DEER

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case, improve the world’s perception of its most fundamental economic driver: the energy industry. Trudeau has the Paris climate agreement’s distant targets ahead of him. If he is to come anywhere near reaching them, this carbon tax plan is likely only the first of many initiatives. (It doesn’t help that carbon taxes typically don’t reverse emissions growth.) Notley has two problems: Alberta can’t get its oil to markets that will pay full price, and much of that potential marketplace believes Alberta’s oil is dirty. Those kinds of problems, at both the federal and provincial levels, demand action. That action includes imposing carbon taxes. They may not amount to much when it comes to cleaning up the environment, but at least they are a start. Federally, Canadians will pay $10 a tonne starting in 2018, with yearly increases thereafter until it reaches $50 a tonne. In Alberta, a carbon levy of $20 a tonne will be applied to the price of all fuels that create greenhouse gases starting in January 2017. In January 2018, the levy will increase to $30 a tonne. At the same time, the energy industry will have to adapt to new, tougher emissions standards. Rather than ensuring that the tax is revenue neutral, the provincial government has decided that the money raised — $9.6 billion over the next five years will be invested in “diversifying” our economy. That means Albertans will dodge the federal tax levy until its level passes the province’s ceiling of $30 per tonne. Other provinces with similar taxes will also escape double dipping, while those provinces that are disinclined to introduce their own taxes — you can hear the bellowing in Saskatchewan now — don’t have a choice. They will contribute to

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Don’t you just hate epistaxis? HARLEY HAY HAY’S DAZE I’m pretty sure you’ve had it before. I mean, statistics show that more than 60 per cent of the human population has had at least one. And there are a variety of reasons that we get one — from blunt trauma to foreign bodies (i.e. fingers) to inflammatory factors. I’m sure you know by now that I’m of course referring to anterior epistaxis. In fact I had a lengthy battle with anterior epistaxis just the other day. And it was the third time in less than a month. I was getting seriously worried that I was having some sort of medically significant emergency and/or that I might bleed to death sometime fairly soon. And to complicate matters, at first I did what I have always done when I have an epistaxis, which is to lay down on a couch or similar structure with my head back. Now I find out, modern medicine declares that this exactly what you shouldn’t do. It wouldn’t be the first time that the staunch beliefs and revered practices of my youth turn out to be, shall we say, bullpiffle. I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid and I got a nosebleed my Mom or some other nearby authority figure would immediately say: “Oh, I see you have quite the epistaxis there! Hold this Kleenex onto your nostrils and lay down with your head way back!” OK, so they wouldn’t probably say that first part on account of I’ve never even heard my doctor call my nosebleed by its official medical nomen-

clature, but a gush of blood from the old schnozz by any other name is just as annoying, and tipping your head back is certainly not a good idea during the drippage. I can remember one particular traumatic episode many years ago that quickly escalated from the merely annoying right up to very nearly calling the 911. Our band was rockin’ out at a high falutin party at a classy joint in Cowtown. We were teenagers having the time of our lives and the crowd was packing the dance floor and I clearly remember we were playing Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown — a song where Ron’s fancy Gretsch Country Gentleman guitar would always go out of tune when the pieces of the gold plated hardware would come flying off, and I was thrashing away on the drums and I looked down and there was a bright red spot about the size of a Loonie (although the Loonie hadn’t been invented yet) right in the middle of the shiny white surface of my snare drum. And I looked up and looked back down, and there was another one. Then another one. Splat. Another one. You get the picture. Curse you epistaxis! Now it’s one thing to have a severe nosebleed when you are, say, watching TV or operating heavy machinery, but here I was on stage in front of a whole bunch of dressed-up nightclubbing partiers who are starting to stare at this drummer who looks like he is a certified member of the zombie apocalypse. Not to delve fully into all the gory details, suffice to say that my face, my shirt, my hands and even my drums by now are soaked. And, I must say that horrific shade of bright red under the stage lights is enough to make a lasting impression on most of the more observant observers. I myself simply wondered

if I’d make it through the song before I bled to death. The guys in the band were rockin’ away glaring at me, hoping I would make it through the song before I bled to death. There’s nothing that kills a band’s momentum like having to stop dead in the middle of a song. Especially for a drummer fatality. By this time, however, I was desperately trying to keep the tune going whilst trying to shove things into my leaking nostrils. And also, I remember staring to feel quite light headed and by the time I was pretty sure it was time to tip over, the song mercifully ended and John our fearless leader who was staring at me like my hair was on fire called a break, and I flopped down on the carpet behind my drums and dutifully put my head back whilst the guys in the band passed me various napkins and tablecloths etc. to shove up my nose. Suffice to say I survived (barely) and played the rest of the queasy night with red-stained toilet paper hanging out of my beak and a stomach full of, well — it wasn’t Pepsi that’s for sure. But it turns out that the current modern accepted procedure for dealing with a severe case of epistaxis is to pinch. That is, “apply pressure to the fleshy part of the nose for at least five minutes” and get this: “tip the head forward” to avoid swallowing what medical practitioners call “all that guck”. And the really good news? The chances of dying from a nosebleed are about the same as dying from breaking a drumstick and having it stick in your throat. Which also happened to me one night. But that’s another story. Harley Hay is a local freelance writer, award-winning author, filmmaker and musician. His column appears on Saturdays in the Advocate. His books can be found at Chapters, Coles and Sunworks in Red Deer.

Idyllic rural life does come with some hitches RICK ZEMANEK OPINION There’s nothing like the peace and tranquility living in the country. But it does come with some hitches — one being rural crime. That’s reportedly the reason many farmers in Saskatchewan, and no doubt in Alberta as well, are now carrying rifles with them. For those old enough to remember the Aug. 18, 1969 Woodstock festival of peace and love, the band “Canned Heat” sang praises of country living in the lyrics of their hit single Going Up The Country: I’m gonna leave this city, got to get away, they sounded out to a crowd of more than 400,000 people. Today, getting away from the city life does not necessarily mean rural dwellers will, at long last, escape the urban crime element. It’s just the opposite. Those in rural areas are more vulnerable to crime spilling out of the cities than urban citizens. Living in the country does not afford the luxury of a quick police response due to the isolation factor — and criminals pick up on those easy pickings. Raven-area resident Dick Foesier, recently honoured by the RCMP for his 30-year involvement with Rural Crime Watch, said this: “Now there’s so much other crimes happening around here. With all the break and enters and vehicle thefts around here it feels like crime has multiplied, and it’s kept us busier that ever.” An Oct. 3 front-page story in The Advocate reported Foesier first became involved with Rural Crime Watch 30 years ago when three rifle shots rang out at the end of his driveway. He found two dead elk, and reported the incident to fish and wildlife authorities. A stake-out was initiated, and the poachers were nabbed while returning to pick up the kills. The now 72-year-old Foesier says that back then hunters were a major concern in his area west of Innisfail, which stirred his stumps to get involved with rural crime watch. “People were hunting on everybody’s land and shooting across roads, not giving a hoot about anybody.” He and his neighbours joined forces and established a rural crime watch. But today hunters are the least of worries for rural areas, as Foesier pointed out. A recent story in the National Post reported farmers in Saskatchewan are carrying rifles, which has been the case for eons. They used them for varmint control, among other things. Now the varmint causing them concern is the criminal element. “We have guns. We carry guns, and we want the criminals to know it,” said Saskatchewan farmer Barry Kidd. Around noon on Sept. 19, a farm labourer, near Fiske, Sask., was driving down a rural road when he encountered three armed men wearing masks. One pointed a pistol at the windshield, so he ducked and put the pedal to the metal, so to speak, aiming his truck at the trio. There were no shots fired, and by the time RCMP arrived the threesome, driving a black SUV, were long gone. There were no arrests.

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Dick Foesier is the founder of rural crime watch in the Raven area and has been working alongside the RCMP for 30 years. Foesier was recently awarded a certificate of appreciation from Staff Sgt. Chris Matechuk of the Innisfail RCMP. Two years ago, Kidd’s house was robbed. He now sleeps with a shotgun near his bed. Dallas Ostrom, another Saskatchewan farmer, says he always had a gun handy to ward of varmints like coyotes or skunks. Now, he told the National Post, he carries a gun for “personal protection”, something he describes as “ridiculous.” A recent high-profile case near Biggar, Sask., involved the afternoon shooting death in a farmyard of a 22-year-old aboriginal man. He was among a group of intoxicated occupants in a car that allegedly pulled in to the property to seek help with a flat tire. There was an alleged altercation between the occupants and the farmer, who now faces a charge of second-degree murder. Closer to home, a few years ago a 12-year-old boy

hunkered down in the basement of his rural home in the Prentiss area. He whispered in a cellphone to tell his dad, working away from the property, that three or four men were currently rooting around the yard and in the house. And in the same area two years ago a thief brazenly walked into a farmer’s yard at night and drove away with a pickup truck. There was a time when a stranger could walk on the property of a local farmer asking for help. That was the Prairie code. It’s now being rewritten given the increasing incidents of rural crime. Now, more than ever, rural residents like Foesier must rely on a strong rural crime watch program and work hand-in-hand with the RCMP and county police. Rick Zemanek is a former Advocate editor.

PQ leader winner has plenty of work ahead CHANTAL HÉBERT OPINION It is hard enough to be an opposition leader without starting out with knives sticking out of one’s back. But that is the fate that awaits the next leader of the Parti Québécois, whoever he or she might be. The winner — to be announced Friday night on the heels of an all-members vote — will inherit a fractured party, short on new blood and rife with personal and policy divisions. Far from reconciling the various factions that make up what is left of the PQ coalition, the leadership campaign has exacerbated differences on referendum strategy and highlighted divisions on the party’s approach to the accommodation of religious minorities. This week’s vote is not expected to resolve those issues. On the contrary, it could lead to more showdowns and possibly a party schism on the road to a general Quebec election scheduled for 2018. Former provincial minister Martine Ouellet made the holding of a referendum on Quebec’s independence at the first opportunity the mantra of her campaign. She is facing long odds in this week’s vote. Most PQ members can do the math and see that it adds up to a glaring deficit of support for sovereignty. But she is not about to take no for an answer. Should she lose her leadership bid, Ouellet vows

to continue the fight to ensure that a referendum is in the party’s 2018 election platform. By all indications, the leadership vote boils down to a closer-than-expected contest between two other former PQ ministers, Jean-François Lisée and Alexandre Cloutier. They hold irreconcilable views on the accommodation of religious minorities. Over the last stretch of the campaign, Lisée has advocated a softer version of the PQ’s controversial secularism charter and suggested, among other measures, a ban on the wearing of burkas and niqabs in public. Cloutier is determined to not revisit that particular battlefield. He believes the charter episode has cut off the party not only from more recent Quebecers but also from younger voters. The numbers tend to support his case. The accommodation debate has negative traction among those aged 18 to 34 but relatively strong legs among older voters. The latter happen to be disproportionally represented within the PQ. The leadership campaign has done little to re-energize the party. Together, the candidates recruited 12,000 new members but 17,000 existing ones declined to renew their membership. The average age of the PQ base hovers around 60 years old. This will be the sixth changing of the guard since Jacques Parizeau resigned the day after the 1995 referendum. Over that period, the party’s drive to make the province independent has become increasingly divorced from the mainstream concerns of voters. A recent CBC-Angus Reid Institute poll found that 75 per cent of Quebecers do not expect the province to secede from Canada. Two-thirds feel the sovereignty debate has played itself out.

Essentially, the PQ has just spent six months playing on its most divisive weaknesses to the detriment of its social-democratic strengths. When all is said and done, its best hope of returning to government would be to convince the scores of progressive voters - many of them federalists - who are turned off by the austerity policies of premier Philippe Couillard’s Liberal government, to coalesce behind the party. But since the last referendum, sovereigntist sympathizers have been more likely to cross the divide to support progressive policies — as they did in the case of Jack Layton’s NDP in 2011 or, more recently, Justin Trudeau’s Liberals — than the reverse. And someone who voted for one or the other of these federal leaders is unlikely to be attracted to variations on the defunct secularism charter. If one had to use just one word to sum up the PQ campaign, it would be acrimonious. Just this week Ouellet accused her rivals of undermining the sovereignty project by refusing to commit to a referendum in the next PQ mandate. Cloutier received hate mails for taking his distance from charter-style identity politics. At one of the debates, he was booed for pointing out that Quebec did not have the constitutional right to ban English from its court system. There are lessons in the corrosive unfolding of this exercise for the fractious federal Conservatives. It is one thing to drop the gloves to drive home wedge issues in the heat of a leadership campaign, and another to live with the consequences on the morning after the battle. Chantal Hebert is a national affairs writer.

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n Sunday, Oct 2, 2016, over 800 people participated in support of the 20th anniversary of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the Cure at Bower Ponds. The CIBC Run for the Cure is the largest, single-day volunteer-led event dedicated to raising funds for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. There was a sea of pink — the event’s colour — at Bower Ponds, with participants sporting everything from pink boas and wigs, to toques and tutus. Even a few pets were sporting pink accessories for the event. Many come out to celebrate as a family. Some are here to support a survivor or remember someone. Participants have a choice of walking or running the one or five km route. Currently one in nine women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Survivor, Anna Belle, spoke of how breast cancer impacted her life

when she was diagnosed at the age of 27. Belle, said “A year ago on this day I wanted to participate in the Run for the Cure, unfortunately I was purchasing my first wig. Also, I didn’t know that I almost had to take out a small loan to afford fake hair! But I have to tell you that no matter how hard it was not to participate in the Run for the Cure last year, I have come a long way.” .The run director, Bud Melnyk, is grateful to the individuals, businesses, and organizations that came together to help with the fight against breast cancer. The money raised will help the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation fund research that saves and improves the lives of women with breast cancer as well as provide support services to help all those affected by the disease. Having a future without breast cancer is the Foundation’s vision. To learn more and make a donation, visit www.cibcrunforthecure.com.

A fast finisher just after he crossed the finish line (completed the 5km in just over 20 minutes).

ABOVE: Jen from the Big 105.5 Breakfast show (emcee for the day) and run director Bud Melnyk giving two thumbs up to all the fun they had. BELOW: The group of women from Only Womens Fitness after their awesome warm up for the group.

The group of Red Deer College cross-country team just after they crossed the finish line.

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Rediscovering a love for food from India BY ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES “Leena, ahin aav,” Lila Kaki shouted. Whenever my aunt called for me, it meant only one thing: Eat this. “Here. You try this. Is chole. Is good.” It wasn’t. Chole, little brown chickpeas swimming in a pool of garam masala-laced tomato sauce, was the last thing I wanted to eat as a kid. My 1980s diet consisted of Pop-Tarts, pizza and Ecto Cooler-flavored Hi-C, and Indian food kicked my sheltered palate’s butt. One bite could set my tongue on fire or haunt my mouth for hours after the meal. Lila Kaki was just like the food she made me eat — bold and fiery — and both overwhelmed me. It was totally normal for her to mention that I was gaining back my baby fat in college. For my 10th birthday, she cooked the only Indian food I liked: a dessert called gulab jamun, a doughnut soaked in a cardamom-rosewater syrup so rich that I wanted only one. But she made 101 of them, and all it took was a head bob, a stern look and the words “one more” before I ate four. Then she froze the rest so she could force-feed me the devil balls every time she visited. The smell of rosewater still makes me a little queasy. Coming of age in the era of The Simpsons intensified my aversion to Indian food. Friends displayed their casual racism by repeating “Thank you, come again!” — a catchphrase of Apu, an Indian character on the show who owns a convenience store . In junior high, I thought I could intercept stereotypes by giving a speech on India to my class. I even brought in papad, the potato chip of India, fried and salty and free of spices. Barely 30 seconds in, the jokes started. “Dot head!” “That stinks!” “Why couldn’t you bring Slurpees?” There also were unexpected insults from people I didn’t know, such as random teenagers shouting “camel jockey” while I was shopping with my mom. I let those taunts shame me into hating everything Indian about me: my skin color, my Hindu religion and, most important, my family’s food. Even as I shunned curries, I developed an interest in other cuisines. I spent all of high school and college watching the Food Network and dreaming about my next meal. I decided to become a food writer and began training my palate the way Jeffrey Steingarten did when he was hired as Vogue’s food critic: trying every dish I hated eight to 10 times. I tasted salsas from a tiny Oaxacan restaurant so on fire they made me cry; raw, briny oysters with hot sauce; steaks that bled. Slowly but surely, I was becoming an omnivore. The only thing I didn’t revisit? Indian food. In culinary school, as soon as they figured out what kind of brown I was, my classmates and teachers started asking questions. “What do you know about vindaloo?” “Could you taste my chicken curry? I think it needs something.” “What’s your family recipe for roti?” The first few times I heard those questions, I braced myself, preparing for the racism that typically followed. But it never came. Not one mention of stinky food or Apu. They were genuinely interested in my connection to Indian food. I was finally able to exhale a breath I had been holding since third grade, and it felt good. Between my new palate and the positive response from my classmates, I was curious: Would Indian food taste different now? I started with the few dishes I had liked as a kid: my grandmother’s chai and some sweets. I wandered through Indian grocery stores, and I sought advice from women who looked to be my aunt’s age. “Is this the right vegetable for making dudhi halwa?” I might ask, holding up an opo squash. They never steered me wrong. My come-to-Krishna moment happened at my

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Vedmi, a sweet-filled flatbread, is one of several traditional dishes from India, which is being passed down from generation to generation. aunt’s house around that time, when I had my first Indian dinner in years. As I scooped up a mouthful of spicy chole with warm, freshly fried puri, my first thought was, “I can’t believe I hated this as a kid!” Instead of an overwhelming clash of flavors, all of the ingredients were working together. The sweetand-sour tomatoes, the fragrant ginger, the hot jalapeno peppers — each was perfectly layered to form this crazy, addictive taste. I couldn’t get enough of it. When I had my first cooking lesson from Lila Kaki, she chided me for showing up late. “I had to start cooking without you, and the vedmi still might not be ready for dinner,” she said sternly. “Chalo! Let’s go.” This was no 30-minute meal. Making the vedmi, a sweet filled flatbread, was a four-hour event. The yellow split-pea dal had to be pressure-cooked, mashed, cooked again with sugar and spices, and cooled. Then we had to make the dough, roll it out, stuff it, roll it out again and cook it. I struggled to keep up. “How much cardamom are you using, Kaki?” I asked. “A teaspoon? A quarter-teaspoon?” “I use a little,” she replied. “Kaki, how do you know when you have enough water in the dough?” “I can tell,” she said. Clearly, this was not culinary school. I took photos and videos and asked many questions. I had never hustled so hard for one recipe. But I was determined to learn from her, and I adapted to her teaching style. Every time we cooked together, she revealed little bits of herself to me. As a kid, she dreamed of getting a job, not cooking. But after her arranged marriage to my Alkesh Kaka in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, she had to be a good Indian woman and cook for her husband. She eventually found work sewing curtains when

they resettled in the United States, and by then, she cooked for comfort. She used to smuggle seeds from India to grow here: esoteric herbs and vegetables that alleviated her homesickness. It struck me that when I ate stuffed colocasia leaves from her garden, I was consuming family history. Our relationship grew deeper once I had children. She’d sneak bites of sweets to my daughter while playing with her hair. “Here. You try this. Is mohanthal. Is good.” She’d make her a cup of chai with lots of milk, explaining proudly, “This is how my mom made for me, not too much tea.” Once we went to a South Indian restaurant, and the waiter set down our dosa, a paper-thin, crisp and lacy three-foot-long crepe, with the spicy potato filling on the side. Lila Kaki stopped playing with my daughter and gave him a death stare. “What is this? Why is the filling not inside the dosa?” she demanded. The poor waiter stammered, “Th-this is how the chef makes dosa.” “No. Take it back and make it the right way.” “But, this is how we — “ “No. Fix it. Chalo. Let’s go.” She dismissed him with a wave of her hand and a head bob. Years earlier, this would have annoyed me. But that day, it just made me love her and her unapologetic ways more. I felt lucky that I got another chance to know her better and to absorb my family’s culture, especially after wasting so many opportunities in my youth. Now Lila Kaki is passing her traditions to my daughter, from the food right on down to her tenacity and brazenness. I’ll be there to teach my daughter her limits, how to know when less is more and when to stand up for what she believes. She’ll grow up knowing that it’s OK to speak her mind and that she comes from a long line of brave women and bold food.

This tea may take 10 minutes to make, but it’s so worth the wait I know 10 minutes for a cup of tea sounds ridiculous, but it’s worth it and helps the flavors develop. You can simmer it for less time, just know that my aunt Lila Kaki would not approve. CTC stands for “crush, tear, curl” and refers to tea that has been processed into small granules. It is the most common type of tea used in India and can be found in Indian grocery stores. (My family likes to use Red Label Tea.) The longer you simmer it, the more flavor it gives the tea. Feel free to substitute any black tea, but cut the simmering time in half to avoid over-steeped, bitter tea. Trivedi family chai masala Yield: about ¼ cup ¼ cup ginger powder ½ teaspoon ground cardamom 1 ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Directions: Place all of the ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine. Store in an airtight container. Trivedi family chai tea Yield: 1 cup 1 teaspoon CTC black tea (orange pekoe or Assam) ¼ teaspoon chai masala ½ cup water ½ cup milk Sugar to taste Directions: Place the tea, chai masala and water

in a small pot over medium heat and simmer for five minutes. Add the milk and simmer for another five minutes, until the tea takes on a deep tan hue. Remove from heat and pour through a strainer into

a cup. Add sugar to taste. For a spicier chai, add an extra grind or two of black pepper to the pot before cooking. Lila Kaki’s variation: Crumble a few dried mint leaves into the pot before cooking.

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JOANNE MADELINE MOORE HOROSCOPES Saturday, Oct. 8 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Chevy Chase, 73; Sigourney Weaver, 67; Matt Damon, 46 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Strive to be productive and proactive today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Born on the zodiacâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day of High Romance, you love to be in love. 2017 is the year to become more involved with like-minded souls within your local community. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Mercury is racing through your relationship zone, until Oct. 25. So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to keep the channels of communication open with loved ones, as you discuss problems with extra tact and diplomacy. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wonderful day to read a book; cook up a storm; exercise; spend time with children; or enjoy the great outdoors with a favourite four-legged friend. Keep your mind well-occupied. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your ruling planet Mercury is powering through your self-expression zone until Oct. 25. So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the perfect time to tackle a creative project as you write, draw, dance, perform, paint or sing up a storm. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mercury is moving through your domestic zone, until Oct. 25. So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to communicate more clearly with your nearest and dearest, as you keep the lines of communication wide open. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Loquacious Lions are in the mood to mix and mingle; communicate and converse; talk and text; travel and tweet. Just make sure you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end up spreading around unsubstantiated gossip! VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your ability to talk about money matters and business strategies is boosted, as Mercury moves through your financial zone. Self-help books and self-improvement courses are also favoured. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Mercury is transiting through your sign, which favours communicating with others in suitably Libran ways. Via good food and convivial company, as you enjoy cultural activities like art, movies and music. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Slow down Scorpio! Mercury is now inhabiting your privacy zone, so make time to have a fascinating conversation with a very special person â&#x20AC;&#x201D; you. Solitude is soul food for you at the moment. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The buzz word for sassy Sagittarians today is conversation, as Mercury moves through your group and networking zone. Which will give you more confidence to speak up in front of others. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): With Mercury moving into your career zone, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to communicate more often with work colleagues. Professionally and socially. If you are looking for a job, spread the word far and wide. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarians are usually curious creatures. And todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stars encourage you to be even more adventurous and experimental than usual. Physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your current stars highlight research, secrets and mysteries. So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great time to study something â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or someone â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in depth. Plus read a crime novel; solve an intriguing puzzle; or find an item thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lost. Sunday, Oct. 9 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Sharon Osbourne, 64; Jackson Browne, 68; David Cameron, 50 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Set high standards, and then strive to reach them. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t become so absorbed and obsessed with your own life that you forget to look up and observe the wonderful world around you. In 2017, strive to be more adventurous. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Today, take a calculated risk and do something that challenges you. Adventurous Uranus urges you to be more experimental in your approach. Forget the safety net and just go for it! TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Try to get the balance right between having a plan and being spontaneous today Taurus. Otherwise you may miss some delightful surprises that hap-

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daughter and limit her social media use? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; From a Concerned Mom Dear Concerned: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why are people so mean on the Internet?â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the great questions of our time. I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy for people to forget about the real human on the receiving end of their nasty remarks. Anonymity brings out the worst in people, and this latest generation of kids is especially connected to technology and especially vulnerable to all its dark sides. You should tell the friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother that her daughter is being harassed so she can intervene and ensure her daughter doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spend too much time online, exposed to that negativity. Her mother might also contact the parents of the kids doing the harassing. On the issue of teens and cyberbullying in general: Parents, pay close attention to what your kids do online. If your child is harassing another child on the internet, you should know about it, and you should put an end to it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whether by revoking your kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s devices or closely monitoring usage. pen as the day develops. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a sociable mood today Twins, as you share good times with family and friends. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also keen to shop up a storm, but try to keep extravagant spending under control. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bold, impulsive energy about which could work well for cautious Crabs. It may shake you out of your comfort zone and get you moving forwards again, with extra enthusiasm. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Today could be a triumph or a disaster, depending on your attitude. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got many ambitious plans. If you can back them up with plenty of productive action, then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll start to see results. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a terrific time to entertain family and friends at home. But donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let someone talk you into overcommitting yourself financially. Slow and steady wins the current money race. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The more creatively you communicate, the more youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll feel connected to others. With Uranus in your relationship zone, you may be attracted to someone who is rebellious or unconventional. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If you expect the day to run according to your Scorpio schedule, then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll end up frustrated. If you allow room for spontaneous surprises, then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll accomplish tasks and have fun. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Let your adventurous spirit run wild this weekend, as you tackle a plethora of projects! Make sure your energetic exuberance doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run out before you complete each individual task. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Professional projects may conflict with relationship responsibilities. If you are practical and patient â&#x20AC;&#x201D; plus communicate clearly â&#x20AC;&#x201D; then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll steer your way through any problems. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Aquarians are in the mood to surprise others, as you crave emotional excitement and will quickly become bored with your usual routine. Plan something special to keep you entertained. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a lot on your plate this weekend so pace yourself Pisces. When it comes to a child or teenager, make sure you follow through on your commitments. A promise is a promise! Monday, Oct. 10 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: David Lee Roth, 61; Bai Ling, 50; Peter Coyote, 75 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stars favour communicating in creative ways. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You are prudent and precise. February 2017 is the prime month to start a new romance, fall in love, propose, get married or renew your wedding vows. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Rams can be very self-ab-

Kids should have no expectation of privacy when it comes to what they do on their phones and computers. You should make that clear from the start rather than secretly snoop through unsuspecting kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; messages after the fact. Unfortunately, cyberbullying can literally be a matter of life and death, so take it seriously. Visit StopBullying.gov for more information. Dear Annie: I would like to comment on the letter from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shear Terror,â&#x20AC;? the man whose wife wants to cut her hair. I concur with your answer; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s her hair, and it is only hair. When I met my husband, my hair reached below my waist. We started dating a year later, and as our relationship turned serious, he joked that he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t marry me if I cut my hair. We spent two months traveling in Europe after college graduation, and I quickly discovered what an inconvenience long hair was. That inconvenience and starting a new chapter in life, graduate school, helped me decide to chop off all the hair. The decision was not taken lightly, for some of my identity was wrapped up in that hair. Several months later, we did get married. That was over 41 years ago. I have had a variety of hairstyles throughout our marriage but never grew it back long again. Obviously, the hair did not really matter very much to our relationship, and I would hope the same for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shear Terror.â&#x20AC;? (And if it does, then they have bigger issues.) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alice B. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ creators.com. sorbed. But youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find the more you think about the needs of others, the better the day will be. Creative joint ventures and convivial conversations are also favoured. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Hey Bulls â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter jumping through your work zone, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the mood to be more proactive. So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to get off your beautiful backside and make things happen! GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The focus is on your friends. How to nurture them, keep them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and then let them go when you have outgrown each other. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find mutual interests are essential to long-term platonic relationships. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Positivity planet Jupiter helps improve relationships at Casa Cancer. So the focus is firmly on home and family today, as you fix up a domestic problem or talk things through with a loved one. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are you making the most of your marvellous Leo mind? With the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter in your ideas zone, expand your thinking to encompass innovative ideas and creative new concepts. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take on domestic chores with a smile today Virgo â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and do them quickly. Then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have more time and energy to pursue a business matter or creative project thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waiting in the wings. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be overly cautious Libra! With the Sun, Mercury and Jupiter transiting through your sign, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to extend yourself as you experiment and explore. Personal projects are also favoured. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Expect flashes of inspiration today as your imagination kicks in. But fluctuating emotions will affect your state of mind, so think carefully before you say things you later regret â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially at work. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be plenty of activity at home or work, as updated information comes your way at increasingly lightning speed, both in person and online. So put your multi-tasking talents to good use. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): When it comes to business matters or your general life direction, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to ban old beliefs and ancient attitudes. Look to the future with renewed confidence and fresh ideas. Go Goats! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Venus is currently helping you to improve relations with work colleagues. If you replace criticism with collaboration, and competition with cooperation, then the day will run surprisingly smoothly. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Strive to get the balance right between head and heart today Pisces, as you make an important decision. If you combine intellect and intuition, then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make the choice that is perfect for you. Joanne Madeline Moore is an internationally syndicated astrologer and columnist. Her column appears daily in the Advocate.

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Bright ideas in lighting fixtures der through a designer), but the fixture looks just as dapper with a classic round shade. My other sconce staple is the clip-on Lunette from Just like chefs who rely on their culinary greatest David Weeks. I discovered the Lunette about 15 hits, many designers have their go-to paint colors, years ago when I was renovating my own apartment. fabrics and sofa shapes. I am a designer who fre- I was overwhelmed by the construction process and quently mixes up color, shape and style to suit my couldn’t afford much, so the chic $32 glass-fiber-paclients’ diverse needs and tastes; the only exception per shade that clips onto a standard naked bulb was is lighting. Time and again, I resort to the same fix- just what I needed. I had planned to replace the tures, whether they’re being hung in a modern loft Lunette with a fancier, more permanent fixture, but or a center hall colonial. I’ve never found anyIt’s not that I am lazy, thing I like better. I albut rather that I have ways recommend these found a number of relito clients when their able, classic clean-lined budgets are tight, and fixtures that work in just they typically follow my about any home. And example and never remost of them are readily place them. available with little or ● Pendants no lead time. For most kids’ rooms, Here are some of my I use some version of favorite fixtures: the Nelson Bubble ● Task lights Lamps. The sturdy fixTo me, the best task tures ($295-$455) have a light is Artemide’s steel skeleton covered Tolomeo. Designed in in a translucent wash1986, the award-winable plastic. (Even flyning polished-alumiing footballs would be num double-arm fixhard-pressed to damage ture comes in a variety them.) of sizes, from a micro They come in a vadesktop model to a large riety of whimsical Photos by ADVOCATE news services standing floor version. shapes, such as a flying There are many appli- ABOVE: Star Flush Mount by Eric Cohler ($370, saucer and a full moon, cations for the Tolomeo circalighting.com). and I have yet to meet - it can be hard-wired ABOVE RIGHT: Thomas O’Brien’s Hicks Large Pendant a kid who did not have on either side of a bed, a strong opinion about clipped onto a book- ($735, circalighting.com). which one he or she case or beam, or placed RIGHT: Vaughan’s Norfolk wall sconce ($498 together, wanted. on the floor on a solid order through a designer, vaughandesigns.com). For more formal livbase ($155-$1,270). The ing spaces, such as livfixture’s arm moves up ing rooms and dining and down easily, and the head swivels 360 degrees, rooms, I often use one of Isamu Noguchi’s Akari making it an ideal reading lamp. The only downside Light Sculptures. Designed by Noguchi in the ’50s, is that the aluminum head can get hot to the touch – the iconic paper lanterns (starting at $160) are still an easy issue to solve, as the company also makes the made by their original Japanese manufacturer. The fixture with a parchment shade. fixtures look similar to the Nelson Bubble Lamps, ● Sconces but their delicate structure (bamboo and handmade The tailored lines of Vaughan’s Norfolk wall washi paper) makes them more fragile and thus sconce make it adaptable to both modern and tradi- more ethereal and elegant. The Akari sculptures tional settings. The fixture gives off a soft, diffused come in impressive sizes (Model 120A is 47 inches by ambient light. The Norfolk is the perfect scale for 46 inches), so they suit big spaces with high ceilings. entryways, hallways, powder rooms and libraries. Kitchens and entryways usually call for a more The base is available in three finishes: brass, nickel solid-looking and substantial pendant, such as and bronze. My preference is to pair the base with Thomas O’Brien’s Hicks Large Pendant ($735), availVaughan’s Tapered Square Shade ($498 together, or- able through Circa Lighting. SPECIAL TO ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

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Using denim is the ultimate casual statement DEBBIE TRAVIS HOUSE TO HOME There is nothing like denim to make a casual statement. Over the decades, denim goes in and out of fashion, and is back in vogue today as dresses, shirts, and, of course, skinny jeans. Embraced by all ages and stages, it’s all about the comfy feeling it connotes. We connect to jeans and the weekend wardrobe; denim jackets and country walks; barbecues at the beach, football games, traveling anywhere – more jeans. The words denim and jeans have become interchangeable, which leads to a broad spectrum of blues that fit the bill. Denims range from dark navy and indigo to bleached out blues. No matter what style you are after, there’s a denim blue that will make it strong and endearing. When decorating a den or family room, denim is a natural choice. At least one wall can be painted in a saturated tone as seen here. The sofa is a focal point; it’s where we all migrate. I designed the Marsalla Navy Lucca sofa with comfort and easy care in mind. It suits today’s strong sense of style, clean lines and comfort. Attached back cushions prevent slipping and eliminate the need to constantly readjust. As a fun touch, I’ve made two of the legs wood in a rich shade of espresso, and two in metal with a grey matte finish. The legs screw on so you can mix and match as your decor dictates. In today’s small spaces dual purpose furniture is a necessity. But we all still have stuff we like to have at our fingertips. My Fulham collection

of coffee tables has sleek, no-fuss lines with Acacia wood veneer that has an Iron Grey wire brush finish. The table shown here has two drawers to store away games, books and other items that you would like to have easy access to, but slide away when finished. Area rugs instantly change and heighten the style of a space. My beige/brown Natural Diamond wool rug grounds this room with a playful geometric design that keeps the mood fun and inviting. White accents lighten up and make a clean crisp contrast that enhances the dark denims. White book shelves and their contents make a natural backdrop against the blue wall, and add interest as well as dimension. Debbie Travis Collection is available exclusively at Sears. www.sears.ca, and has stylish options for easy living. I’ve worked with denim themes for years – it is such a versatile style. If you would like to add your own painterly touch to a child’s bedroom or family room, why not add a dado that mimics the look of denim. Use a rough wallpaper brush or a dragging tool to achieve the effect of the fabric weave. Apply a light blue base coat. Let dry. Mix a coloured glaze, equal parts denim blue paint and water-based glazing liquid. Tape off panels or patches. Apply the glaze to alternate panels, drag the denim tool through the glaze vertically and then horizontally. Let dry and then retape to finish the wall. For an authentic look, add stitch lines at the “seams” with a small artist’s brush and terra cotta coloured paint. Debbie Travis’ House to Home column is produced by Debbie Travis and Barbara Dingle. Please email your questions to house2home@debbietravis.com. You can follow Debbie on Twitter at www.twitter. com/debbie_travis, and visit Debbie’s new website, www.debbietravis.com.

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Winterizing tricks make cottage closeups better STEVE MAXWELL HOUSEWORKS Canada probably has more summer cottage owners per capita than any other nation in the world, and closing the cottage for winter is a regular ritual from coast to coast. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not always easy work, but these three tricks can help. Beating mould, mildew and mustiness Cottages sometimes get musty and mouldy when interior moisture levels get too high, with no way of lowering these levels remotely from where you live in the winter. Leaving some heat on in the cottage over winter is either too expensive or simply impossible. And you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use a dehumidifier, either. They wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work unattended for months even if your cottage was warm enough to allow one to operate. Besides, dehumidifiers gobble $50 to $100 of electricity per month depending on the size of the unit. So how do you reduce moisture levels inside the cottage when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not there? New moisture-absorbing technology is one option. The best Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen so far are called Moisture Grabbers. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a Canadian invention by a company called Concrobium, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re larger versions of the little pouches you see inside packages of beef jerky or electronics. Moisture Grabbers absorb water from the air, lowering humidity and preventing things from hitting that mould-promoting dew point level. Pouches like these canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remove as much moisture as a dehumidifier, but according to tests Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done they can make a big difference in small bedrooms, bathrooms, cabinets and dressers. Just open the pouch, lay it down, and it keeps soaking up moisture until you come back in the spring. Easier water system drainage Do you have a small air compressor? Lots of people do these days, and

compressed air offers the easiest and safest way to drain all the water from cottage pipes before winter. All you need is a few small fittings that allow air to be pumped into the drain valve found on any water system pressure tank. Like the photo shows, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need a fitting to thread onto the water tank, and another couple of fittings to connect an air valve. Every hardware store has what you need. Set the compressor to deliver about 10 psi of air to the tank, then open faucets and flush toilets one by one around the cottage until water stops coming out, leaving only a flow of air. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fast and ensures that no water stays in the pipes to freeze and crack. Keeping mice out Mice love cottages at least as much as humans do, especially when winter is coming on. This is why setting out bait stations and mouse seed has been a cottage closing ritual for years. What you might not realize is how often mice enter cottages right under an old front door. Even the smallest gap is an open invitation to mice, and mice have no trouble chewing through ordinary door sweeps of the kind meant to keep out cold drafts. The solution is a length of metal drip edge of the kind normally used underneath shingles along the edges of roofs. Cut a piece the width of your door, then temporarily set it on screws so the metal rests against the floor as you leave in the fall. Mice canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get under the door and this metal is easily removed when you come back in the spring. See a mice strip in action at baileylineroad.com/ video-simple-mouse-proofing-idea. Closing the cottage is work, but it can also be an enjoyable part of owning a summer place. The annual routine marks the end of another summer and the good memories of living closer to nature and beauty. The trick is getting the close up done well, without hassles, knowing that your cottage is safe and sound until spring comes again. Steve Maxwell has been helping Canadians get the most from their homes and cottages since 1988. Sign up for his free newsletter at BaileyLineRoad.com

Photos by STEVE MAXWELL

Fittings like these allow air to be pumped into cottage water systems from a small compressor, making drainage faster and more certain. You can find these at any hardware store.

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