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Metro | Edmonton Edmonton kids needing mental health services are waiting longer for them than anywhere else in Alberta, according to Alberta Health Services statistics. Last year, 94 per cent of kids in the city referred to mental health services were seen within 30 days. But according to AHS’s performance report from the first quarter of 2016, that target is now met just 41 per cent of the time. The provincial average hitting the 30-day target is 75 per cent.
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Company ‘unfazed’ by fan criticism International Mascot Corporation president Joel Leveille is unfazed by criticisms of Hunter the Lynx. His company has built mascots for professional sports teams in the NFL, NBA and MLB, and he said there is rarely a case where a mascot is loved right off the bat. “It’s the old story, there’s no way that you can make everybody happy. What appeals to one doesn’t appeal to another,” he said. He notes the Philadelphia Phillies’ wacky baseball mascot The Phillie Phanatic — parodied on a classic episode of The Simpsons — as an example of a character that initially got a
cold reception. What made that character work, Leveille said, was the performer. “Seeing the costume in action with a performer in it, bringing it to life, and seeing the character as it’s used over time, really dictates what a character is and how well it’s going to be received,” he said. kevin maimann/metro
It’s the old story, there’s no way that you can make everyone happy. Joel Leveille
Fear and loathing for new Oilers mascot
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Hunter the Lynx’s debut draws mixed reactions Kevin Maimann
Metro | Edmonton He’s been called both huggable and horrifying. Hunter the Lynx, the Edmonton Oilers’ first official mascot, drew a wild mix of reactions f r o m hockey
fans upon its unveiling Monday. According to the president of Edmonton’s International Mascot Corporation, which built the costume w i t h input
from the Oilers Entertainment Group, the furry creature was meant to convey a diverse, even contradictory range of characteristics. “(The OEG) wanted the character to have a look that showed that first of all it was very appealing to all age groups, and especially to children. They didn’t want a costume that children would find intimidating or be fearful of,” said Joel Leveille. “They were also looking to create a creature that is a little bit mischievous and intelligent, aggressive, cunning. And if you think about it, if you have a hockey team, that’s kind of what you want.” OEG worked with the Valley Zoo to choose the Lynx, which was selected because of the wildcat’s presence in Alberta. After the character tested better than other options with 2,200 schoolchildren, the OEG brought a drawing to the mascot company. The two organizations worked together to build a sculpture and select the fabrics, making “quite a few refinements along the way.” Some have called Hunter “creepy” and “terrifying.” One OilersNation blogger called it “all-around nightmare inducing,” while a Fox Sports blogger said it looks like it will “eat your soul and wash it down with a nice tall glass of your blood.” Leveille admits it was tough to build a character that was loveable yet fierce, though he feels the goal was achieved. “How do you do that but create something that’s appeal-
The Edmonton Oilers unveiled their new mascot, Hunter the Lynx, on Monday. Andy Devlin/Oilers Entertainment Group
The Oilers discontinued the Octane cheer team after last season. the Canadian Press
ing to everybody and people aren’t afraid of ? It’s very hard to strike that balance,” he said. The mascot is named after “Wild” Bill Hunter, who owned the Alberta Oilers when they entered the Western Hockey Association in 1972. The mascot’s unveiling came a month after the team announced it would discontinue its Octane Cheer Team in favour of the Orange and Blue Ice Crew, the members of which will also act as community ambassadors for the 2016-17 season. Hunter will show up at Oilers home games in Rogers Place this season and make appearances at schools, hospitals, festivals and other community events.
Iconic baseball mascot Phillie Phanatic hugs a fan. Mobili/Flickr
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Alberta Health Services admits to massive security breach
A former Alberta Health Services employee inappropriately accessed the private health records of more than 1,300 people. The organization made the startling admission Monday, noting the former employee had looked at health records
of 1,309 people through the Netcare electronic health-care record system. The former employee also looked at the basic demographic information of 11,359 people. The organization is sending
letters to all those affected to notify them of the breach. The former employee looked into the files between January 2004 and July 2015. Alberta Health Services said the breach should not have happened.
“We take privacy incidents very seriously, and continue to work with our employees to ensure they’re supported with privacy education and regular communication,” said Dr. Francois Belanger, AHS interim vice-president, in a statement.
The organization said it was alerted to the incident by another AHS employee, which triggered an audit of the former employee’s use of the system. Alberta Health Services said more information about the breach will be shared in the let-
ters they are sending affected patients. “We understand that this information will be concerning to Albertans, and it is to us as well,” Belanger said. “Privacy is as important to us as it is to you.” metro
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Edmonton
Mayor pushing province funding
Don Iveson wants to move on Yellowhead overhaul Ryan Tumilty
Metro | Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson wants the provincial government to commit to a massive overhaul of the Yellowhead Highway, before dollars from the federal government move on down the road. Iveson met with business leaders Monday, as part of a continued push for a $1-billion plan to create interchanges and remove traffic lights to make the road free flow. The mayor said the federal government is interested in the project, but he believes they are waiting on a signal from the province before they commit to funding it. He said the federal government could fund their portion of the project through the
Traffic pours through the intersection of Yellowhead and 127 Street on Monday. The proposed improvements would convert this intersection into an interchange. Ryan Tumilty/Metro
The money might end up going to some other part of Canada and to an equally meritorious project. Mayor Don Iveson
Building Canada Fund. But the pot of money for major infrastructure projects is running out of money, and if the
province doesn’t step up to fund a portion of the project it’s unlikely the federal government will sign on.
“(The money) might end up going to some other part of Canada and to an equally meritorious project,” he said. Iveson said the Yellowhead is crucial for moving goods across the country, but right now Edmonton is a bottleneck. He said given the province’s
financial situation, their commitment could come towards the end of the 10-year project. He said it would get people working and paying taxes to the province from the beginning. “The province would actually be making money before they would be putting any in,” he said. Richard Scott, president and CEO of all Weather Windows, has his business right on the Yellowhead and the company regularly gets stuck in traffic. “We deliver all the way from Ontario to British Columbia, so the Yellowhead is a main artery for us,” he said. “Once we are out of here we can do pretty good.” Scott said figuring out how to get around the problems spots is a big factor in all of their shipping decisions. “We will leave at 3 a.m. to avoid being caught in certain areas,” he said. Scott said having a smoother roadway with less stops and starts is especially important for a window company. “We are a fragile product so that can only help,” he said.
economy
Education wise during downturn, report says Sanam Islam
For Metro | Edmonton
Students back at university this fall may be wondering if a post-secondary education is worth it in Alberta’s tough economy. According to ATB Financial’s Ross Roach, who produced a recent report on post-secondary education in Alberta, the answer is complex. “When the economy does pick up, if you have an education, it will give you the upper hand to get a job … so it’s kind of like preparing for the long term, even if in the short term you might find yourself struggling,” he said. The report shows that postsecondary graduates in Alberta of a working age had an 84 per cent employment rate in 2015. That number drops to 76 per cent for those with a high school diploma, and 65 per cent for those without one.
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Non-profit talks funding Alberta to invest heritage fund
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to do as much at the grassroots level as they’d planned. “It’s a challenging thing to get right so the other option would be to — and I think they’re going to go away and talk about this too — might be to fold into some other initiatives and then the money could be used partly or wholly for some other indigenous efforts within the city,” said Coun. Scott McKeen. “I can empathize with trying to find the right areas to work within.” Postponing the decision also allows the Wicihitowin board to discuss their future at their annual general meeting this Wednesday. Greatrix said they plan to “get a feel” for what the community wants, adding that the organization will do whatever is best for the urban indigenous community. “As a community it’s their organization, it’s not ours,” she said. “We take our direction from them.”
City opts to delay decision on renewal of agreement Ameya Charnalia
For Metro | Edmonton Discussions are underway to decide the future of a not-forprofit working to improve the lives of Edmonton’s urban indigenous population. For the past five years the city has given Wicihitowin Circle of Shared Stewardship $500,000 in annual funding every year, but that agreement expires at the end of December. Representatives of the organization were at a community and public services committee meeting at city hall Monday to talk about establishing or renewing a new agreement. But councillors opted to push the decision to later in
Aretha Greatrix, chair of the Wicihitowin board, says members will discuss the future of the group at their annual general meeting this Wednesday. Ameya Charnalia/For Metro
the year. One of the concerns raised was whether or not Wicihitowin met the goals stated in its mandate. Starting Aksis, an aboriginal business and professional association in Edmonton, and
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facilitating the Walterdale bridge consultations were some of the projects undertaken by Wicihitowin, said board chair Aretha Greatrix. But the organization was put under a lot of pressure
early on, and grew “too fast,” she said, which made it hard
It’s their organization, it’s not ours. We take our direction from them. Aretha Greatrix, on the community
$100M
Alberta has announced close to $100 million in investments as part of its stated goal to further diversify the provincial economy. Economic Development Minister Deron Bilous says the money will be used to support job creation and innovation in the renewable energy and natural gas sectors. He says almost $46 million will to go TransAlta Renewables to expand developments in clean energy. Another $46 million will go to Calfrac Well Services to further environmental innovation in the oil and gas industry. Pine Cliff Energy is getting $6 million to consolidate natural gas assets. The investments are made through the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, better known as AIMCo. A year ago, Premier Rachel Notley’s government gave AIMCo a mandate to invest up to three per cent of the Heritage Fund, equivalent to about $540 million, into Alberta companies with growth potential. the canadian press
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Ski club given new lease on life Long-term plans to expand Ward 8 Coun. Ben Henderson. the ski operation include build“They had a very immediate ing an ice wall and installing need that we need to be able For Metro | Edmonton a bike path for the summer, to answer before this season said Saunders. but really it’s a five-year bridge But those plans are on hold that we need to get to before The Edmonton Ski Club’s request for emergency funding while the city finalizes plans for the LRT is done.” got one step closer to being Gallagher Park and the Valley granted after getting a nod Line LRT, he said. from the city’s community According to an executive and public services commit- summary document submitted tee Monday. to the committee, the ski club Although the cash ultimately has a history of financial and The amount the depends on a final decision operational challenges, includcommunity and public from council, the committee ing a total net loss of $473,000 services committee gave their approval to give the between 2011 and 2015. approved for the club $388,000 to cover operatStill, the club is an important Edmonton Ski Club for the upcoming season. ing expenses and debt obliga- asset for the city and could turn tions for the upcoming season. a profit in the long term, said The ESC has been operating a hill in the river valley since 1911, but president Ken Saunders said it’s unlikely they’d be able to open this year without the money. “We’ve just seen extraordinary growth, but that growth has come at a very large price,” he said. “To continue that trajectory we need the financial assistance of the city.” A second, separate request to secure long-term funding to the tune of $1.3 million was also discussed Monday at the committee meeting. It will be brought back to council for Ski club president Ken Saunders speaks to media after emergency discussion at a later date. funding was approved by committee. Ameya Charnalia/For Metro
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SmartyPantz branch manager Brendan Thompson stands inside a smash room. Kevin Maimann/Metro
Smashy, smashy recreation
Edmontonians letting off steam in new ‘smash rooms’ Kevin Maimann
Metro | Edmonton Everybody wants to smash things sometimes. I was not in an especially smashy mood when I visited Edmonton’s new Smash Room on Monday, but I decided to take a shot at it. Or, at least, take a swing at a few dishes. SmartyPantz escape rooms downtown installed two sideby-side rooms — the first of their kind in Western Canada — and they are quickly growing in popularity among people looking to let off steam. “We’ve heard a lot of people saying you can come take out your stress or take out your anger. I wouldn’t stop seeing your
IN BRIEF Five arrested in outlaw biker investigation Police have arrested five people and seized numerous weapons in a Fort McMurray outlaw biker investigation. Wood Buffalo RCMP and Alberta’s law enforcement response team say their investigation began in late August after conflicts between the Warlocks and the Syndicate, a Hells Angels support club. Officers raided three vehicles and a home alleged to be the clubhouse of the Warlocks last week. the canadian press
shrink, but it might help with that,” said SmartyPantz branch manager Brendan Thompson. “I think it’s also, really, just fun. Most people who come in are polite and normal people, and as soon as they get to smashing they become energetic, angry people.” The small rooms come complete with a table, set with plates, mugs and cutlery. Pulling out the table cloth, I have to admit, was extremely satisfying. Next, I picked up a golf club and swung at a Coca Cola glass, which shattered to smithereens, but I was protected from flying shards by the mandatory goggles, earmuffs and overalls. A minute of smashing was all I had in me, but most people seeking the experience want a whole lot more — people
can buy sessions of five or 10 minutes. Tires, two-by-fours and pieces of furniture are up for throwing and breaking, and weapons include sledgehammers and baseball bats. “Some people do five minutes and they just want to keep going, and some people find that five minutes is enough. It’s tiring,” Thompson said. SmartyPantz orders its table settings in bulk, but most other items were thrown out or given away. The company is working on policies to allow people to bring in their own items, so things could get sentimental and, likely, a little weird. So far, everyone has been respectful of the rules. “There is a smasher inside of all of us,” Thompson said.
Most people who come in are polite and normal people, and as soon as they get to smashing they become energetic, angry people. Brendan Thompson united nations
Monitoring mission eyes Site C impact A United Nations monitoring mission to a world heritage site in northern Alberta appears likely to focus more attention on the contested Site C hydroelectric project next door in British Columbia. Wood Buffalo National Park, a UNESCO world heritage site since 1983, is under review this week at the request of the Mikisew Cree First Nation, who petitioned the world body in 2014 to list the park as being under threat from various developments.
The park is at the convergence of the Peace and Athabaska rivers and is considered the largest freshwater boreal delta on the planet. Conservationists and local First Nations are concerned about how two existing hydro dams on the Peace River are affecting the hydrology of the park — a problem they say will be compounded by B.C.’s massive Site C dam that’s going ahead on the Peace River. the canadian press
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Maryam Monsef
Lawyers call possible deportation unfair
Maryam Monsef could be Monsef has said she will have stripped of her citizenship with- to correct her birthplace inforout a hearing under a law the mation on her passport. Liberals denounced while in opIf Monsef’s birthplace was position but which they’ve been misrepresented on her citenforcing aggressively since izenship application as well, taking power, that would be grounds for lawyers say. The demorevocation of citcratic institu- The government is izenship, regardtions minister less of whether revealed last taking an incredibly it was an innoweek that she aggressive position. cent mistake or was born in the fault of her Lorne Waldman Iran, not Afmother, said ghanistan as lawyer Lorne she’d long believed. She said Waldman. And if the misrepreher mother, who fled Afghan- sentation was on her permaistan with her daughters when nent residence and refugee apMonsef was 11, didn’t think it plications, she could even be mattered where the minister deported, said Waldman, part was born since she was still of a group that launched a conlegally considered an Afghan stitutional challenge of the law citizen. Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS
royal visit first nations welcome will and kate Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, attend a welcoming ceremony at the Heiltsuk First Nation in Bella Bella, B.C., on Monday. Darryl Dyck/the canadian press
Canadian professor Man buried in scalding hot tar ‘free and out of Iran’ industrial accident
A man was in life-threatening condition after being encased in hot tar that solidified during an industrial accident in Toronto on Monday morning. Rescuers worked for more than an hour to free the man after the incident, which occurred shortly after 7:30 a.m., according to police. Const. Clint Stibbe said the truck that was carrying a vat of hot, liquid tar, came to a sudden stop in the city’s east end after the driver noticed a boom attached to the vehicle fell to the road. There were three men in the back, Stibbe said, when the
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Homa Hoodfar held for months in notorious Tehran prison Retired Canadian-Iranian professor Homa Hoodfar has been released from an Iranian prison and is recovering with family in Oman, her friends and colleagues confirmed Monday, four months after her arrest that made headlines around the world. Last March, shortly before she was to return to Canada after a trip to Iran, Hoodfar, 65, was detained and then released on bail but kept under house arrest. She was re-arrested and held in Tehran’s Evin prison since June 6. The exact reasons for her detention were never made public, but her family and colleagues have indicated she ran afoul of Iranian authorities due to her research on homosexuality and women’s sexuality in the context of Muslim countries. Until recently, Hoodfar taught anthropology and sociology at Montreal’s Concordia University, where colleagues told a news conference they were overjoyed with her release. Margie Mendell, a Concordia professor and close
abrupt stop caused the tar, which was kept around 200 C, to spill onto one of the men, trapping him inside. “When (the tar) came out of the reservoir it went all around and when tar is exposed to the air, it hardened very quickly,” Toronto Fire Services platoon chief Dave Denysek told reporters at the scene. He said firefighters had to slice away part of the truck before slowly cutting hardened tar in small pieces away from the man’s body. Police said the 46-year-old was breathing and conscious throughout the ordeal. The Canadian Press
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Homa Hoodfar arrives in Oman after being released on Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS
friend, said Hoodfar’s niece Amanda Ghahremani was on hand to meet her in Oman — the first stop on her journey home. “She’s very frail, she looks extremely thin ... and very worn,” Mendell said of a report she received. “I suspect that she’s not in good health, but she’s free ... and she’s out of Iran and she will get medical care and her medication.” Hoodfar suffers from a serious neurological condition and her family had said re-
quests for a check-up by an independent specialist doctor while jailed were ignored. Marc Lafrance, her former colleague in Concordia’s anthropology and sociology department, said Hoodfar’s family was grateful for the help from federal authorities. Canada has not had an embassy in Iran since 2012, when its then-Conservative-led government cut diplomatic ties over Tehran’s contested nuclear program and other issues. Prime Minister Justin Tru-
deau said in a statement that the Canadian government has been “actively” working for her release. Lafrance said he exchanged emails with her during her house arrest. He said Hoodfar would be interrogated for up to nine hours and sent home with “homework.” Hoodfar was told to write essays on her research and political leanings, her colleagues said. THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Trump vs. Clinton: Round 1 u.s. election
Republican stumbles after taking bait on heated issues
Donald Trump began the debate in his sweet spot: jobs and trade. But he seemed to falter as the night proceeded, taking Clinton’s bait on heated matters. David Goldman/the associated press
World/Business
Measured versus agitated. Practiced versus improvisational. Mostly factual versus — frequently not even close. If anyone in America still believed there is no real difference between Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, a dramatic and acrimonious first debate likely disabused them. Hectoring and grimacing, Trump pressed a populist economic message that sought to portray Clinton as a do-nothing agent of a failed status quo. Clinton, smiling and quieter, painted Trump as a bigoted and dangerous charlatan with dark financial secrets and a long record of mistreating average people. Trump began the debate in his sweet spot: jobs and trade. But he seemed to falter as the night proceeded, taking Clinton’s bait on uncomfortable matters of race,
Our country is suffering because people like Secretary Clinton have made such bad decisions. Donald Trump
gender and his business past. And Trump delivered the only lines that may turn into damaging gaffes. When Clinton noted that he cheered for the housing crisis because it could present a moneymaking opportunity for himself, he said, “That’s called business.” And when Clinton pointed out that he paid no income tax in some years, he said, “That makes me smart.” Speaking in generalities as usual, the businessman dispensed with direct answers in favour of angry attacks on a former senator and secretary of state he said has no solutions for a country in crisis. “Typical politician, all talk, no action, sounds good, doesn’t work, never going to happen,” he said at one point. “Our country is suffering because people like Secretary Clinton have made such bad decisions in terms of our jobs and in terms of what’s going on.” Trump, though, refused to explain what he would do to bring
back the jobs he alleged that Clinton had chased away. (“First of all, you don’t let the companies leave,” he said when pressed.) And he struggled to explain the most damaging parts of his history, regularly resorting to lies when challenged by Clinton and moderator Lester Holt. The biggest whopper: his repeated claim that he opposed the war in Iraq, which he supported until 17 months after the invasion. Among other things, he also falsely claimed that New York has seen more murders since the city ended its stop-and-frisk police search program, that stopand-frisk was not ruled unconstitutional, that he did not press the issue of President Barack Obama’s birthplace after 2011, and that he never suggested he could renegotiate the country’s debt, and that he has called climate change a Chinese hoax. The debate arrived as Clinton’s
once-formidable lead in national polls evaporated into a tiny edge averaging between one and two percentage points amid deep concerns about her honesty. Perhaps more troubling for her, polls in two of the most critical states, Colorado and Pennsylvania, have also tightened considerably. Clinton, who appeared to grow stronger as the 90-minute clash unfolded, launched her sharpest attacks on three of Trump’s chief vulnerabilities: his refusal to release his tax returns, his record of sexist remarks, and his spotty record in dealing with and talking about racial minorities. “You’ve got to ask yourself, why won’t he release his tax returns? And I think there may be a couple of reasons. First, maybe he’s not as rich as he says he is. Second, maybe he’s not as charitable as he claims to be,” she said. Trump insisted, as usual, that he has been “under a routine audit” for years, a claim the U.S. tax authority has suggested is unlikely. The debate, held at Hofstra University on Long Island, was merely the first of three. But the audience was expected to be the biggest for this one — and some
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Good news, bad news and what blocks innovation Tim Querengesser Metro | Edmonton
Coun. Scott McKeen stood before dozens of city planners at the recent Canadian Urbanism Planning Summit in Edmonton and grilled me about telling “good” stories. Beside me on a panel were three other journalists — Elise Stolte from the Journal, Vinesh Pratap from Global and our local long-form champ, Omar Mouallem. For once it was the planner types asking journos the questions, and McKeen — himself a former journalist, now the summit’s emcee — was going for our guts, asking if we felt responsibility for telling “too many negative stories” and thus building cynicism in our readership and our cities. McKeen, tongue partly in cheek, captured a sentiment
I hear from city types a lot. But I tapped the mic. “I’ll throw this one back at you all,” I said. “Municipalities are really bad at telling us their good news stories.” A lot of heads nodded. Edmonton, circa 2016, is a good news story, even if the media does often report what’s not working. It’s “good” news, I think, that people are disappointed the Metro Line cost so much money but still fails to deliver. And it’s good we’re frustrated that our city administration’s poor results with large projects are known throughout the construction industry. If you know the city, you’ll know the shame about this has led to actual changes. Bad can lead to good. But let’s take McKeen’s question head on — that the inclination to report on the boondoggles, blunders and back-room deals obscures the on-time and on-budget stories.
I only partly agree. On the “bad” stories that, McKeen argues, dominate Edmonton media, I say the city largely has itself to blame. At least five Edmonton staffers at the conference told me, in confidence, they feel “stifled” by communications policies and staff who mediate between the media and them. That’s a cultural problem preventing stories from being told. As one enlightened person said, “We need to call you, whether we think the story is good or bad.” Yep. Where this gets tough is that cities naturally become averse to risk. As one planner explained, young minds in our city bureaucracies have all sorts of ideas to build better cities. But like all ideas, many of these will fail. Or, in McKeen’s terms, they’ll be “bad news” stories.
Rather than face the grilling of “the media” and electorate, cities tend to play it safe. That’s the real failure. Playing it safe is not the same ridiculous argument that one local columnist made when he said the fact we built suicide barriers proves we don’t take risks. It’s the city avoiding trying things for fear of criticism. I think this realization is a call for all of us — the city, storytellers and citizens — to understand big ideas require innovation. Some will fail. The next time they do, let’s learn from the failure and celebrate the fact we tried rather than just bemoan the failure. Bad news stories can be good. The city just needs to tell us how and when. Tim Querengesser is managing editor of Metro Edmonton
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Last night an adult debated a child — and it wasn’t even close There was only one adult on the debate stage last night. And she absolutely slayed. Hillary Clinton did what so many of her critics deemed impossible: She led the debate, she kept her calm, she even looked like she was enjoying herself — no easy feat, if you believe the media’s construct of Clinton’s demeanour. Clinton also happened to make sense: An obvious added bonus. Trump… not so much. He interrupted and talked over Clinton as he pleased, pouncing with a single declarative (“Wrong!” “Facts!” “Not!”) at every attack, but was so long-winded and digressive during his own time as to be unquotable on any policy point at all. (He proved “semi-exact,” to quote one Trumpism that will endure.) He was always following, gripping, the younger child desperately trying to keep up. Clinton? She laughed, she smiled, she replied to Trump with the eloquence of a competent leader. And she had the better zingers. “Just listen to what you heard,” she quipped. And we were, giddily. At the bar I was in — packed to the gills with bartenders so overworked I could smell them — we were eating it up. There were jeers and cheers. All the buzz you’d expect from a spectator sport.
And yes, there’s an entertainment value to debates. But as a Canadian, safely watching from this side of the 49th, it’s easy to forget that this is not just reality TV. An angry ex-pat American (and Trump sympathizer) once wrote to tell me how egregious she considered Canadian coverage of the American election. We’re all in cahoots to offer “ridiculously slanted and blatantly biased” coverage, she wrote, obsessed with “chronic musings and snide perspectives about a race that (we) cannot even participate in.” If by “biased” she means able to view Trump as an objectively horrific choice for president — guilty as charged. But it is true, undeniably, that this is not our race. We have (economic, cultural, political) skin in the game, but not every limb and bone. Not the heart. This isn’t our imagined family tearing itself apart. We are cousins at a distance. This is not our kitchen table. Now that the election approaches the boiling point, now that polls track the rising Trumpian wave, now that a man in Georgia is talking on NPR about joining a militia in case there’s a civil war — now’s the time to remember this: We are the spectators. But this game? It’s real. And, thank God, Clinton looks like a winner. Philosopher Cat by Jason Logan
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Researcher’s book reveals the flaws in our recollections Stop for a moment and think about your first job interview. Can you remember it? Now, try to remember your first day of kindergarten. Or where you were on 9/11. Or the day of your wedding. Those thoughts, those memories, popping into your head — they’re probably flawed. And you might’ve even made some of them up. So says Julia Shaw, a Canadian researcher and “memory hacker.” As a forensic psychologist and memory expert, Shaw is capable of creating false memories in the minds of average people about events that never actually happened, be it that they committed a terrible crime or were attacked by a dog. Horrifying? Yup. Totally fascinating? That too. “Normally, you do this unintentionally,” Shaw tells me. “You’re talking to family and friends, sharing memories, picking up details. But researchers like me, we hijack that process.” Shaw is promoting her new book, The Memory Illusion, which explores the science behind false memories, self-deception and how our memory system really works. Your brain is “incredibly malleable and adaptive,” according to Shaw, a senior lecturer in criminology at London South Bank University. Neurons — cells in our brain
Weird works: “Research shows that, from a memory perspective, weirdness sticks,” Shaw writes. In other words: Unexpected components make for memorable pieces of information. Consider the statement ‘don’t think about pink elephants,” Shaw suggests. It’s weird and unexpected, and it’ll probably stick it your head.
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— connect with one another to develop meaningful networks, which change according to our experiences, Shaw writes. She likens it to a Wikipedia page, where you can modify things — and so can other people. “It’s fluid, with all sorts of inputs, where memories can be readily deleted,” Shaw says. Imagine being at a dinner party where friends are all recounting a high school memory. Everyone offers a tidbit, which reshapes your recollection of the event — and, in the end, it’s
impossible to know which parts are your memories or those of other people, and if certain parts of the story even happened at all. Our attention span also comes into play in memory formation, since we can only truly focus on one thing at a time, Shaw notes. It’s like what happens at speed dating or a networking event: Despite your best efforts, you’re likely going to forget people’s names as your brain filters through information about their appearance, their voice, their personality.
“We often don’t process someone’s name because we’re so busy processing them as a whole,” says Shaw. The “neuronal plasticity” of our brains is the reason we’re able to form memories, but it also means we’re capable of these memory mistakes. And there’s where memory hacking comes in. “I get people to confuse their imagination with their memory, by getting them to repeatedly picture an event happening, and adding multi-sensory details like
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Master mnemonics: Mnemonics means the study and development of systems for improving and assisting memory. Remember those childhood phrases like ‘Never Eat Soggy Weiners’ or ‘Never Eat Shredded Wheat’? They both act as quirky and memorable ways to remember the directions of north, east, south, and west.
tice system, highlighting how law enforcement agencies can be capable of eliciting false confessions. But Shaw’s ultimate message isn’t one of fear. Our brains are wired this way for a reason, and false memories are just the byproduct of how our malleable minds work. “Our reality is a personal construction, and the flexibility of our memories allows us to learn, update information and make connections. Without that, we would have nothing,” Shaw says. torstar news service
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It’s dreaded by moms-to-be but morning sickness is actually a good sign — for the baby, a government study shows, confirming common pregnancy lore and less rigorous research. Women with nausea early in pregnancy were half as likely to have miscarriages and stillbirths as those who sailed through the first few months. Miscarriages were also less common in women who had nausea plus vomiting, although the benefit was stronger for those who just had nausea. Led by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the study involved almost 800 women who’d had
at least one miscarriage and then became pregnant again. They were asked to record symptoms in daily diaries for the first eight weeks of pregnancy and in monthly questionnaires through the end of the first trimester. Stefanie Hinkle, the lead author and a researcher at the national institute, called it the most rigorous study to date on the topic, but also noted that it’s unclear if the results would apply to first-time pregnancies. Results were published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine. THE NUMBERS There were 188 miscarriages and stillbirths, affecting almost 1 in 4 pregnancies, which is
similar to national estimates. More than 90 per cent occurred in the first trimester. Of the nearly 800 women in the study, 443 completed daily diaries, and just over half of them reported nausea by the eighth week of pregnancy, also similar to national estimates. About one in four had nausea and vomiting. The researchers then used statistical analyses to calculate that nausea alone, or nausea with vomiting, was linked with a 50 per cent to 75 per cent reduction in the risk of pregnancy loss. STUDY STRENGTHS Unlike some previous studies linking morning sickness with
fewer miscarriages, the new research had data on women even before they became pregnant, so they were able to include miscarriages that occurred soon after conception. Some previous studies asked women months later to recall whether they had morning sickness — a weaker method than using daily diaries.
avoid potentially harmful substances, including bacteriacontaminated food, which can increase risks for miscarriages. THE BOTTOM LINE Hinkle said the results should be reassuring to women concerned that morning sickness
could be harmful. But she said unaffected women shouldn’t be alarmed. “Every pregnancy is different and just because they don’t have symptoms doesn’t mean they’re going to have a pregnancy loss,” Hinkle said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE REASONS Causes of morning sickness are uncertain but it has been linked with high hormone levels that occur early in pregnancy. How it might reduce chances for miscarriages is also uncertain. Theories include the idea that nausea could make women
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Mylan Hicks was a football coach’s dream. Blessed with speed and athleticism, he also had the humility to accept criticism and coaching. And he always did it with a smile, according to his former high school coach. “He was a very caring young man, very, very friendly,” Antonio Watts said Monday, a day after the Stampeders rookie was shot and killed outside a Calgary nightclub. “Even on the field when there’d be those times when players could get heated, he’d never lose his temper.” Nelson Tony Lugela, 19, was charged Monday with seconddegree murder in the death of the 23-year-old Hicks. Hicks was celebrating with teammates following a 36-34 home win over the Winnipeg
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Former Oilers coach back on the radar with Team Europe Mike Babcock scoffs at the notion that he simply shows up to coach the Canadians and they keep winning best-onbest games, a streak that has run to 14. “I think that’s what you guys think,” he bristled at reporters. Whatever anyone thinks, Babcock has helped Canada win gold at the last two Olympics and he has the team rolling into the best-of-three World Cup of Hockey final against Team Europe, with Game 1 on Tuesday night. His counterpart, meanwhile, is simply happy to have a shot to coach hockey again. Ralph Krueger wasn’t sure if he would have another chance to be behind a bench after being fired a few years ago by the EdmonMike Babcock ton Oilers via Getty images Skype while sitting on his daughter’s bed. He was let go after the Oilers went 19-22-7 during the lockout-shortened season. While still reeling from the blow, he got an opportunity to bounce back — from Babcock. He asked Krueger to help the team as a consultant at the Sochi Games and they became friends, attending non-hockey events at the 2014 Olympics and swapping water skiing stories in recent years.
Blue Bombers on Saturday. Hicks played four seasons under Watts at Detroit’s Renaissance High School. But Hicks also excelled in the classroom as Watts said students must write an entrance test and maintain solid grades to stay at the school. “Mylan was much more than just a Mylan Hicks the canadian press football player,” Watts said. “Some of the teachers who are here and some who’ve actually left the school have called me saying Mylan was one of their favourites. He was very well loved and never any problem.” The Canadian Press
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“Mike called me 12 hours later I definitely did not take this job to ask me to come to the Olym- hunting for a job.” pic Games with Canada, so that’s Krueger is chairman of SouthMike Babcock,” said Krueger, a ampton, a Premier League soccer Canadian who has known Bab- club. He ended up there by folcock since 2004. lowing an unusual path. Now, they’re When he bematching wits came a coach as competitors in the Austrian in a tournament Circumstances Hockey League in which Canada in 1994, Krueger change, but I seems to have was looking for everything to definitely did another line of lose as a heavy fanot take this job work. vourite and Team “I was so frightEurope has every- hunting for a job. ened about the futhing to gain. Eurture and being unRalph Krueger ope’s surprising stable in coaching performance has some won- so I started doing motivational dering if the next time an NHL speaking and that took me into team has an opening, Kruger the corporate world,” he recalled. might get another call. “I was then invited by the found“You should never say never er of the World Economic Forum about anything in life,” Krueger to be one of the members of the said. “Circumstances change, but leadership council. I was the only
non-academic. There were 50 academics and me.” That role led to his job with Southampton. When Team Europe was looking for a coach, its search started and ended with Krueger because of the relative success he has had in best-onbest tournaments. Kruger coached the Swiss at three Olympics, including in 2006 when he helped them to a sixth-place finish — one spot ahead of Canada, a team they beat 2-0 — and a fourth-place showing at the 1998 World Championships. Team Europe forward Frans Nielsen said he wouldn’t be surprised if NHL teams start showing interest in Krueger again. “I think he has shown in this tournament how smart of a hockey brain he is,” Nielsen said. The Associated Press
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With game on line, closer heat too much for Grilli to handle The New York Yankees rallied with five runs in the ninth inning and then hung on to avoid a four-game sweep as they beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-5 Monday on an wild evening that saw three hit batsmen, four ejections and the benches empty twice. For the second night in a row, the game turned in the late innings. New York’s Mark Teixeira tied the game with a one-out solo homer deep to right field off Jason Grilli (7-6), who got the nod with closer Roberto Osuna needing rest. After Didi Gregorius singled, Aaron Hicks went deep to right for a 5-3 lead. Jacoby Ellsbury’s RBI single and Gary Sanchez’s sacrifice fly off Danny Barnes added to the Jays’ pain as the Yankees sent eight men to the plate. New York had cut the lead to 3-2 in the eighth on Ellsbury’s RBI single. Trailing 7-3, the Jays went to work in their half of the ninth. Helped by two walks, an error and wild pitch, Toronto loaded the bases with no outs in the bottom of the ninth. And sixfoot-eight closer Dellin Betances almost made it four hit batsmen, just missing Darwin Barney with a 97 m.p.h heater. With Tommy Layne taking over on the mound, Josh Donaldson flied out. Edwin Encarnacion then walked to bring in a run. Pinch-hitter Dioner Navarro’s bloop to centre-field
Indians 7, Tigers 4 The Cleveland Indians clinched the AL Central title, overcoming an injury to ace right-hander Corey Kluber. Kluber left after four innings with right groin tightness, joining Cleveland pitchers Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar with injuries. Cubs 12, Pirates 2 Javier Baez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs while major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks pitched six scoreless innings as the Chicago Cubs won their 100th game of the season.
Yankees pitcher Tommy Layne forces out the Blue Jays’ Darwin Barney at the plate during ninth inning on Monday night in Toronto. Frank Gunn/The Canadian PRess
made it 7-5. Barney was tagged out at the plate when Russell Martin grounded into a forceout. Troy Tulowitzki, the last roll of a dice, was caught on a good catch in foul territory to end a game that lasted three hours 20 minutes. Adam Warren (74) got the win and Layne the save, his first. The bad blood started in the first inning when New York starter Luis Severino hit Donaldson on the elbow before a Rogers Centre sellout crowd of 44,532 with the roof closed. Then Toronto starter J.A. Happ took aim at Chase Headley, the first Yankee to go to the plate in the second. It took Happ two
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Niners’ Kelly not ready to call on Kap San Francisco 49ers coach Chip Kelly said Monday he isn’t ready to make a quarterback switch after his offence struggled in consecutive road losses to Carolina and Seattle. Kelly said Colin Kaepernick, the backup, isn’t physically ready to start while Blaine Gabbert ranks 31st in the NFL in completion percentage and 30th in passer rating through three games. Kelly’s offence managed just 254 yards in the 37-18 loss to the Seahawks on Sun-
day. “Kap is our number two right now and everybody wants t o k n o w w hy K a p i s n ’ t o u r Chip Kelly number one. I Getty Images don’t think Kap is 100 per cent right now,” Kelly said. Kaepernick missed the bulk of the off-season program recovering from three surgeries since November. The Associated Press
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pitches to make contact with Headley — he just missed on the first attempt, throwing behind Headley. Both benches and bullpens emptied but there was no real venom. The umpires cleared the field and the game continued. Severino, a 22-year-old having a difficult season, then raised the stakes by throwing inside at Justin Smoak to open the bot-
tom of the second. He missed inside but hit Smoak on the leg with the second pitch. That prompted another pitch invasion and there was bad intent this time with a rolling ball of angry players moving across the infield before order was restored. Catchers Martin and Sanchez had to be separated and Jays reliever Joaquin Benoit limped off the field. The Jays (86-70) replaced second baseman Devon Travis with Barney in the sixth. There was no immediate word on whether the move was related to the on-field altercations.
D-Backs 14, Nationals 4 All-Star catcher Wilson Ramos left the Washington Nationals’ loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks with an apparent right knee injury that could be a major blow to the NL East champions. Ramos landed awkwardly on his right leg — he tore his right ACL and MCL in 2012 — after jumping to catch a relay throw in the sixth inning. Reds 15, Cardinals 2 Joey Votto and Adam Duvall hit two of the Cincinnati’s four homers as the Reds routed the St. Louis Cardinals. The Associated Press
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Miami wins one for Jose Dee Gordon and the Miami Marlins wore their emotions on the sleeves of their No. 16 jerseys. Jose Fernandez would have loved it. Gordon homered leading off the first inning for the Marlins, who totalled 14 hits and mixed cheers with the tears of the past two days by beating the New York Mets 7-3 on Monday night in their first game since Fernandez died in a boating accident. Adam Conley pitched three scoreless innings subbing for Fernandez, who had been scheduled to make his final start of the year. Justin Bour went 3 for 3 and Gordon had four hits, including one that will go down in Marlins lore. Paying tribute to their charismatic ace, the left-handedhitting Gordon stepped to the plate as a righty leading off the first. After one pitch, Gordon switched to his customary left side — and pulled a 2-0 delivery into the upper deck for his first homer of the season. The improbable clout brought tears, even from Gordon. After crossing the plate he tapped his chest and waved toward the sky, and he sobbed as teammates hugged him in the dugout. The Associated Press
Barry Bonds and Dee Gordon embrace after Gordon’s home run. The Associated Press
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IN BRIEF Seahawks QB recovering well from knee injury: Coach Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson has a sprained MCL in his left knee and coach Pete Carroll raised the possibility on Monday of Wilson missing the Week 4 game against the New York Jets. Carroll said during his weekly radio show on KIRO-AM on Monday morning that Wilson “feels great” and that his recovery is already going “exceedingly well.”
FIFA’s choice to end racism task force puzzles critics FIFA’s abolition of its antiracism task force was denounced as a shameful betrayal on Monday as the governing body went on the defensive to reaffirm its commitment to fighting discrimination. Kick It Out, English soccer’s anti-discrimination organization, said it was “perplexed” by FIFA’s decision, given the World Cup is being staged in 2018 in Russia “which is notorious for racism.”
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Defour creates for surprise Burnley Burnley earned a second win since being promoted back to the Premier League, beating Watford 2-0 on Monday after another impressive performance by Steven Defour. The Belgium midfielder set up Jeff Hendrick to nod in a 38thminute opener from a corner and was also the provider for the second, headed home by Michael Keane in the 50th. Defour has now scored one and set up three of Burnley’s five goals this season and provided the kind of spark that was lack-
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ing from Watford. “Sometimes you get that person in with a bit of calmness, assured in possession, and that rubs off on others,” Burnley manager Sean Dyche said of old Defour, who was signed from Anderlecht in August. The Associated Pres
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RECIPE Roasted Cauliflower
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For Metro Canada Don’t turn your back on salad now that cooler days are here! Roasting cauliflower gives it a delicious, nutty flavour you’ll love. Ready in 40 minutes Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients • 1 head of cauliflower cleaned and cut into small florets • 1 head romaine lettuce cleaned and cut into thin strips • 6 or 7 leaves of radicchio cleaned and cut into thin strips • 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil • 1/4 cup red or white wine vinegar • 2 shallots minced • handful of hazelnuts roughly chopped
• salt and pepper Directions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Toss cauliflower florets in a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper. Pour into shallow roasting pan and place in oven for about 30 minutes. Turn and toss once or twice. 3. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. 4. In a jar, place oil, vinegar, shallots and salt and pepper and shake. 5. Dress your lettuce lightly in the dressing and arrange in a bowl or on a platter. Drizzle some dressing over the cauliflower and toss. 6. Arrange the dressed cauliflower on the lettuce. Sprinkle nuts on top.
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