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Property crimes rise with the temperature

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Police credit milder-than-average winter with break-and-enter, theft spike EPS aiming to reduce 2012 city property crimes by 4% SHELLEY WILLIAMSON

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Outdoor enthusiasts aren’t the only ones enjoying the city’s milder winter.

Criminals are, too.

Police say a recent spike in property crimes may have links to 2012’s temperatures. “Warmer weather could be a factor. It definitely allows criminals more access to targets,� said Chad Orydzuk, Edmonton Police Service spokesperson.

So far in 2012, break-and-enters have risen by 28 per cent to 572, up from 446 last year.

Thefts from vehicles have also accelerated by 17 per cent, to 738 over 632 this time last year.

And thefts over $5,000 spiked

by 48 per cent to 37, compared to 2011’s 25.

Const. Dana Gehring patrols Montrose, where a spate of thefts spurred a fall awareness campaign.

Though weather may be one reason for the spike, Gehring also credits opportunity. “What we found was a lot of people were leaving cars unlocked and valuables in plain sight,� Gehring noted.

Securing cars and homes and hiding valuables are steps all citizens can take, he urged.

He also recommends calling police if people see someone lurking on their property. “A lot of these individuals will test your door to see if you’re home,� he said, adding video surveillance, light-timers, and alarms are also good deterrents.

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In addition to a crime map by community, EPS offers citizens a chance to sign up for alerts on its website, which send emails warning of criminal activity in an area.

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Murder trial witness’ testimony questioned In the first-degree murder trial for a man accused of killing a 33-year-old woman and a 13-year-old girl, testimony of a woman convicted as a teen in the girl’s murder was scrutinized Thursday.

Michael Briscoe is on trial for the slayings of Nina Courtepatte and Ellie May Meyer, who were killed within days of each other in 2005.

The defence questioned discrepancies between the witness’ testimony and her statements to police about Briscoe’s alleged involvement in Courtepatte’s rape and murder.

The trial continues Monday. METRO

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The Bellavera Green Condo Complex is located at 6201 Grant MacEwan Blvd. in Leduc.

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One year after moving into his first home, Chris Melanson is being forced out.

The Leduc resident is one of 150 people being evacuated from a condo complex by March 31 due to what fire officials say are “critical life-safety concerns.”

A detailed list of fire and building code violations includes fire alarms,

the sprinkler system, emergency access and more, Leduc fire chief Ernie Polsom said Thursday.

Occupancy of the 80 suites in Phase 1 was granted in February 2011, at which time standards were met, said Polsom.

“All of the problems didn’t exist when they moved in,” he said.

“Much of this is a morphing and emerging situation.”

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ber, and the city stepped in with temporary safety measures, including a 24hour fire watch.

To date, $150,000 has been spent, a number Polsom expects to rise to $300,000.

The city is providing what help they can, but some residents aren’t sure where they will go.

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RCMP said Thursday that 18-year-old Karlee Williamson died in an Edmonton hospital.

The collision, which is still under investigation, killed 21-year-old Spencer Gustafson, 20-year-old William Chad Saunders and 15-year-old Morgan Hetchler.

All three men were pronounced dead at the scene. METRO

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Issues of who actually owns the building and who the developer is are being sorted out, said Leduc fire chief Ernie Polsom.

Polsom said the city money spent for safety will be recovered through future property taxes.

Work on Phase 2 has been halted and the property is now considered an abandoned construction site, said Polsom.

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Fight to continue on EU oilsands rule The fight over a proposed European Union rule that would penalize fuel derived from Alberta’s oilsands was dumped in the laps of European politicians Thursday after a technical committee failed to reach a conclusive stance.

Environmentalists said that improves the plan’s chances of making it into law, while Canadian government and industry officials said the vote results tell them which politicians they need to convince to finally defeat it.

Alberta Premier Alison Redford said the vote breakdown gives the province valuable information on which countries agree with its message and which ones still have questions.

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Dog attack may have been instinct: Friend A friend of an Alberta couple whose two-day-old baby was killed by the family’s pet husky says the dog was probably trying to comfort the crying boy when it delivered one fatal bite to the child’s delicate, tiny head.

Dawn Donald says she has spoken with the baby’s devastated parents, Rob and Rhonda Fradette, and they seem to have done everything they were supposed to do when they brought their new baby home from the hospital last week.

They had locked the dog in its kennel in the basement and put their sleeping baby in his crib, Donald said. But somehow

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the dog escaped and went to investigate when the baby woke up crying.

It was not a vicious attack, she said, and the same bite wouldn’t have killed an older child.

The parents believe the dog may have been trying to care for the child, she said.

“When dogs grab their young, they grab them there to pull them in,” said Donald, who came to know the Fradettes through the dog-sledding community in southern Alberta.

She said the nine-yearold female dog, a Siberian husky, had previously delivered four litters of its own puppies.

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Humane society to offer pet-and-child safety class Dog and cat education for parents and kids covered in free seminar Interactions to avoid, signs of anxiety, and pet aggression among tips SHELLEY WILLIAMSON/METRO

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In the wake of two recent Alberta attacks by family dogs — one fatal — the Edmonton Humane Society is giving a seminar on keeping kids safe from household pets.

“We were thinking about having something like this anyway,” said Shawna Randolph, EHS spokesperson, adding incidents in Airdrie and Fort Saskatchewan moved up timing.

The one-hour free class is through the EHS’ Training Academy at 7 p.m. on Feb. 27, and will be open to as many people as show interest.

“Dog bites happen much too frequently and the reason is many people don’t have the mentality that as much as it is a beloved family member, it is also an animal,” said Randolph.

Among valuable lessons owners will take home from the session are how to approach a pet, and animals’ warning signs of anxiety.

Cats can also scratch and bite, potentially spawning infections, so tips for keeping them from playing rough include regular exercise — just like most resident canines.

Types of interactions to avoid with dogs, and basic commands they should be taught to ensure control (sit, down, come, wait and watch) will be part of the discussion.

If you suspect a family pet is a danger to members of the household, the Edmonton Humane Society suggests seeking professional help of a trainer as soon as possible.

For information about training available at EHS, visit edmontonhumanesociety.com.

“The most common cause of biting in animals is fear. A dog will usually let you know before he bites,” said Randolph.

Kids will also be taught pets’ ears and tails are not toys, as attractive as they may seem.

Randolph suggests ex-

Building harmony and safety in households with pets and children is the focus of an upcoming humane society free session next week.

pectant parents bring home the sights, sound and smells of a baby even before the delivery date.

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play the sounds of a baby crying, and some people have had success with having a doll and putting it in a stroller and going for walks,” she said.

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Redford stands by health minister The Opposition Liberals are demanding Premier Alison Redford fire her health minister over a report on mismanagement in the system.

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Redford says Health Minister Fred Horne has made progress in his four months on the job and will not be replaced.

Redford and her Tory government are facing angry questions over the report by the Health Quality Council, which said that wait times are far too long, that centralization of health services has been botched and that doctors are being bullied for speaking out.

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WEM made the announcement last fall, but the company confirmed today that the store will occupy 5,657 square feet, carrying both the men’s and women’s collections.

Other stores are opening in Toronto and Vancouver.

Energy Minister Ted Morton says the province will go ahead with two controversial new power lines between Edmonton and Calgary.

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The province moved ahead Thursday with two bigticket, high-voltage electricity lines while at the same time taking steps to reduce the high cost and volatility of power bills.

Energy Minister Ted Morton said he will ask the Alberta Utilities Commission to proceed with two 500-kilovolt lines running from the Edmonton area down to Calgary and beyond.

The cost has been pegged at about $3 billion.

Morton said he accepted the recent recommendations of an independent panel of experts who said the two lines are needed to serve Alberta’s growing population and industry.

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Also on Thursday, Premier Alison Redford said the government will strike an independent panel to review ways to reduce the rates and price volatility for consumers not on fixed-rate contracts.

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ETS loyalty program working for employers Employee discount helps ramp up ridership Other municipalities eyeing Edmonton example: Spokesperson SHELLEY WILLIAMSON

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Interest in an ETS program geared at getting employees onto transit has made great strides since its inception in 2007, according to a program spokesperson.

The initiative offers discounted transit passes via a joint employer-ETS partnership.

“The big difference between ETS@Work and other employer discount programs offered by other transit agencies is that ETS requires a minimum matching subsidy,” said

Gordon Dykstra, ETS supervisor of fare production distribution.

The city’s transit branch offers a 12 per cent break, as do employers, so staffers ride buses and LRT for 24 per cent off.

Employers commit to the program for a year, pledging at least 10 workers for six months.

“We’re giving a discount in exchange for committing to use transit for a period of time,” said Dykstra.

Alberta Health Services is among the largest partners, with 2,500 employees enrolled.

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ing this in the province,” said Susan Belec-Nobbs, who signed AHS on three years ago when it was still Capital Health.

“We were trying to get people out of their cars,” she explained.

AHS employees pick up passes from work, while the $64.33 comes off pay cheques.

“Everyone likes saving money and our staff like the convenience,” said Belec-Nobbs.

A group of AHS employees — which started as 18 but has grown to nearly 60 — is also part of a pilot in which monthly passes are issued as a phone app.

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Campout for a cause Firefighters in Strathcona County, Leduc, St. Albert, Spruce Grove also take part to fundraise for muscular dystrophy Edmonton’s campout ends Friday to the rooftop, but are having trouble raising funds.

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Whether or not the campout ends, donations can be made at any fire station or online at muscle.ca (navigate to Edmonton’s rooftop fundraiser) until March 31.

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Harper denies campaign â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;dirty tricksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; SEAN KILPATRICK/THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE

Opposition likens tactics to Nixon and Watergate Liberals say phone calls may have cost them seats Prime Minister Stephen Harper insists the Conservative party had nothing to do with a dirty tricks campaign aimed at discouraging opposition supporters from voting in last springâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election.

But New Democrats and Liberals say that given his partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history of illegal or questionable campaign tactics, they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t buying it.

They say the latest revelations are more proof that the Conservatives have systematically cheated and subverted the democratic process in order to win elections.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re equating the matter to the notorious Watergate scandal that toppled U.S. President Richard Nixon and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re demanding a full criminal investigation.

New Democrat MP Pat Martin predicted the magnitude of the scam â&#x20AC;&#x153;will be enough to make Richard Nixon blush.â&#x20AC;?

The opposition charges came Thursday after a company that did campaign work for Conservatives, including Harper, was linked to harassing or misleading automated phone calls received by voters in some 18 hotly contested ridings just prior to the May 2 election.

Edmonton-based RackNine Inc. confirmed Thursday its automated dialling

Robocalls The robocalls falsely advised voters that Elections Canada had changed the location of their polling stations.

In other instances, voters received harassing latenight or early-morning calls that purported to be from an opposition campaign office.

service was used to deliver the phoney messages and that Elections Canada and the police are investigating. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was shocked and distressed to learn that some party had used our services to try and disrupt voting during the 2011 federal election,â&#x20AC;? RackNine CEO Matt Meier said in an email to The Canadian Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are committed to ensuring that those who misused our services will face the full penalty of law and will continue to work proactively with Elections Canada and all law enforcement agencies to help identify the culprits.â&#x20AC;?

The RCMP refused to confirm or deny it is part of an investigation, but said it may work with government departments or agencies if it is asked.

For his part, Harper de-

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Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae wants an investigation of â&#x20AC;&#x153;the whole messy, tangled web.â&#x20AC;?

time the Conservative party has been caught playing fast and loose with election law or rules of fair play.

Last December, the party was castigated by the

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The party was not involved with these calls and if anyone on a local campaign was involved they will not play a role in a future campaign.â&#x20AC;?

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Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae said â&#x20AC;&#x153;the whole, messy, tangled webâ&#x20AC;? needs to be investigated. And he laid the blame for all of them squarely on Harper. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A party whose entire approach to politics is negative ... is responsible for a toxic and poisonous political culture. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in this culture that dirty tricks thrive. Richard Nixon gave birth to Donald Segretti.

Mr. Harper gives birth to

these tricks as well. The fish rots from the head.â&#x20AC;?

Segretti was a dirty tricks specialist in the infamous 1972 Nixon campaign. He spread rumours, harassed opponents and distributed phoney campaign literature aimed at discrediting Democrats. In 1974, his illegal efforts won him a six-month jail sentence.

Harper refused to concede any pattern to his partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behaviour, saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;all of these are differentâ&#x20AC;? controversies.

Martin said the phoney robocall ploy was used in at least eight ridings held by the NDP, in addition to almost a dozen Liberal ridings. While the NDP held onto most of its seats, Martin said the ploy may have cost it one seat in Edmonton and another in Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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He added that â&#x20AC;&#x153;our party has no knowledge of these calls. They are not part of our campaign.â&#x20AC;?

Conservative party campaign manager Jenni Byrne said her party â&#x20AC;&#x153;ran a clean and ethical campaign and would never tolerate such activity,â&#x20AC;? although she left open the possibility that a rogue local party worker may have been involved.

However, opposition parties scoffed at the notion of a rogue Tory acting independently in ridings from Nova Scotia to Manitoba.

The NDPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Martin said the Tories are â&#x20AC;&#x153;laying the foundation for throwing some kid under the busâ&#x20AC;? when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been â&#x20AC;&#x153;a massive conspiracy to defraud the electoral system.â&#x20AC;?

Opposition MPs noted that whoever organized the calls had to have access to lists that identified each voterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s party preference â&#x20AC;&#x201D; something typically only available to local and national party campaign headquarters.

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Feds dole out $27M for adult education in North SEAN KILPATRICK/THE CANADIAN PRESS

PM to boost employment skills for high school dropouts in Arctic Critics say more money needed Prime Minister Stephen Harper flew to a frigid Iqaluit to deliver $27 million for adult education in the North, an attempt to help high-school dropouts qualify for jobs.

The money will be spread over five years, and shared by three colleges, one in each of the territories.

“By improving access to adult basic education, we are giving Northerners the tools they need to seek higher education and secure employment in sectors that contribute to Canada’s economic growth,” Harper said in a statement.

Part of the funding was announced in last June’s budget, which put $9 million over two years to adult basic education.

Thursday’s announcement extends the funding time frame and increases the

annual allotment slightly.

Harper has frequently stressed that education levels among aboriginal peoples need to improve if they are ever to find prosperity. But he is under intense pressure from native leaders to ante up serious money.

That pressure may have persuaded Harper to spend a day at a short news conference and a photo op on the ice at -26 C. “We try to obviously make our announcements in the areas where the announcements are most relevant,” he said in explaining the northern jaunt.

Following the indoor formalities, Harper rode in a convoy of seven snowmobiles that drove out about 500 metres over the rough and bumpy sea ice of Frobisher Bay to a small

Toronto officer charged with second-degree murder A Toronto police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting of a Toronto man in 2010 has had his charge upgraded to seconddegree murder.

Const. David Cavanagh, who was with the emergency task force, was originally charged with manslaughter in the death of Eric Osawe, 26.

Osawe was fatally shot after police arrived with a

search warrant and a heavily armed tactical unit at a west-Toronto apartment on Sept. 29, 2010.

This is believed to be one of the first times in Canadian history that a police officer has been charged with murder while on duty.

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper bundles up in a parka as he tours Frobisher Bay in Iqaluit on Thursday.

By the numbers Inuit Tapiriit Kapanami, a non-profit group, has estimated that only a quarter of Inuit students finish high school.

The 2006 census suggests the level is about half that. Regardless, the graduation rate is drastically lower than that of the rest of the population.

Nunavut Arctic College is receiving $11 million of the funding. Yukon College is getting $300,000 so far and can apply for more over the coming five years. And Aurora College is getting $620,000 with the potential for more.

camp set up by members of the Canadian Rangers.

Back in the south, the Liberal aboriginal affairs critic called Harper’s announcement paltry compared with the needs of the North.

“The prime minister’s drive-by announcement today provided nowhere

near the kind of resources for education, social housing, mental health, drug treatment and food security desperately needed in the north in order to improve the health, education and well-being of northern Canadians,” MP Carolyn Bennett said in a release.

“If Canada is to truly benefit from the opening of the Arctic, there must be focused federal investment in northern communities.”

The federal government has been working with the Assembly of First Nations for more than a year to put together a complete over-

haul of the funding and governance scheme for education on reserves. But despite holding a high-profile summit with First Nations leaders in January, Harper has yet to contribute anything concrete to improving schooling for aboriginals.

magnuolo in York Region, just north of Toronto.

In the Osawe shooting, the Special Investigations Unit, which investigates police incidents involving death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault, said there was “an interaction” between the two Julian Falconer, lawyer for the family, told reporters outside court that Osawe was shot in the back and he believes the evidence supports a charge of second-degree murder.

Judges, ex-Tory MP among those decrying crime bill

judge Barry Stewart said native offenders are going to be spit out into their communities in five years after serving longer sentences with less rehabilitation.

And Don Bain of the Canadian Criminal Lawyers’ Association adds that the real tragedy of the Conservative’s approach to crime is that it is proven failed policy in the United States and elsewhere around the world where a similar policy is used. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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A group including a victims’ advocate, two retired judges and an ex-Conservative MP say Canadians will be more fearful and less safe five years from now under criminal justice changes being made by the Harper government.

The bill is in the final stages of being approved by the Conservative-dominated Senate.

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Steve Sullivan, the former federal ombudsman for victims of crime, says victims seldom feel they find justice in the courts, and that won’t change with tougher sentences.

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Pakistan terminal attack kills a dozen MOHAMMAD SAJJAD/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blast rattles border town of Peshawar Car bomb loaded with nearly 45 kilograms of explosives Dilawar Khan’s son had stopped off at his tea shop on his way back from school when a powerful car bomb exploded outside it. The 12-year-old was among the dozen killed in Thursday’s blast in Peshawar, Pakistan, at a bus terminal for passengers wanting to travel to the lawless border regions with Afghanistan.

The explosion tore through a dozen vehicles waiting to transport passengers from the city of Peshawar to other areas of the country. Some of the minibuses were blackened and destroyed. There were 32 wounded, including women and children, officials said.

In the chaos, Khan initially thought his other son had been killed, but he

turned up at home later.

“What have my sons done wrong,” said the 45year-old shopkeeper, beating his face with his hands.

Violence has dropped off in Peshawar and some other areas of Pakistan over the past year following offensives against the Pakistani Taliban in the northwest. But bombings and shootings still occur with regularity, especially in the border regions, and no one is predicting victory against the militants.

No group claimed responsibility for the blast.

The dead included two children, including Khan’s son.

Peshawar is located close to the Afghan border, the main sanctuary for Pakistani Taliban fighters at war with the government.

Pakistani volunteers help an injured boy as he arrives at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Thursday.

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The pressure for “humanitarian corridors” into the central Syrian city of Homs and other places caught in President Bashar

Assad's crushing attacks appeared to be part of shifts toward more aggressive steps against his regime after nearly a year of bloodshed and thousands of deaths in an anti-government uprising.

In back-to-back announcements, U.N.-appointed investigators in Geneva said a list for possible crimes against humanity prosecution reaches as high as Assad, and international envoys in London — including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton — made final touches to an expected demand for Assad to call a cease-fire within days to permit emergency shipments of food and medicine. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dozens killed in brazen city attacks in Iraq Bombs and deadly shootings relentlessly pounded Iraqis on Thursday, killing at least 55 people and wounding more than 225 in a widespread wave of violence the government called a “frantic attempt” by insurgents to prove the country will never be stable.

Cars burned, school desks were bloodied, bandaged victims lay in hospitals and pools of blood were left with the wounded on floors of bombed businesses after the daylong series of attacks in 12 cities across Iraq.

The assault showed how vulnerable the country remains two months after the American military withdrew from the country and put the onus for protecting the public solely in the hands of Iraqi forces.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the latest attacks, but car bombs are a hallmark of alQaida. The Iraqi Interior Ministry blamed al-Qaida insurgents for the violence. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Seven marines killed in night-training exercise Crash follows several recent accidents involving marines in California Three killed in separate helicopter crashes at Camp Pendleton

Afghans shout anti-U.S. slogans in Laghman province, east of Kabul, on Thursday.

AFGHAN RIOTS

Obama apologizes for Qurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;an burning President Barack Obama apologized Thursday for the burning of copies of the Muslim holy book at a U.S. military base this week, as violent protests raging nationwide led a man dressed in an Afghan army uniform to

kill two U.S. troops.

The Afghansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; furious response to the Qurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;an burning â&#x20AC;&#x201D; three days of riots in several cities â&#x20AC;&#x201D; reflected the anger at what they perceive as foreign forcesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; disrespect for Afghan laws and culture.

In a letter sent to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Obama expressed his â&#x20AC;&#x153;regret and apologies over the incident in which religious materials were unintentionally mishandled,â&#x20AC;? a White House spokesman said.

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Seven U.S. marines were killed when two helicopters collided in the California desert during night-training exercises, the latest of several Marine Corps training accidents in the region. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still gathering a lot of details as the sun comes up,â&#x20AC;? said Lt. Maureen Dooley with the Miramar Air Base in California.

The crash happened around 8 p.m. Wednesday and involved an AH-1W Cobra that carried two crew members and a UH-1 Huey utility helicopter carrying five service members from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.

It will be at least 24 hours before the marine

This undated image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps shows a UH-1 Huey helicopter.

One of the two helicopters involved in the crash was similar to this one.

corps releases the names of those killed.

The aircraft collided in a remote portion of the Yuma Training Range Complex.

The U.S. military and its

allies train in the hot, desert area ringed by mountains because the conditions are similar to Iraq.

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Attorney David Steingold, left, talks to Shawn Weimer, who was sentenced to two years probation in a court in Detroit Thursday.

DRUNK DAD GETS TWO YEARS PROBATION A U.S. man who allowed his nine-year-old daughter to drive him around because he had been drinking was sentenced Thursday to two years of probation.

Shawn Weimer pleaded guilty in December to second-degree child abuse and allowing an unlicensed minor to operate a motor vehicle.

He pleaded guilty on the condition he’d receive

no jail time.

Weimer was arrested Oct. 8 when police pulled over his van and found his daughter behind the wheel.

Weimer said he made a mistake in asking his daughter to drive, but that he had been thinking about how he used to drive at his family’s farm and junkyard when he was her age.

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Stepmom accused of running girl to death Allegedly forced to run three hours after lying about eating candy bar County district attorney may pursue capital murder charges in case ETOWAH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Jessica Mae Hardin, 27, was transferred from the Etowah County Detention Center to a hospital on Wednesday, sheriff’s office spokeswoman Natalie Barton said.

Hardin and her motherin-law, 46-year-old Joyce Hardin Garrard, were arrested and charged with murder on Wednesday in the death of Savannah Hardin.

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Accused: Joyce Hardin Garrard, left, and Jessica Mae Hardin

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Argentina mourns crash victims

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50 dead in train accident Argentina’s deadliest train accident in decades was foreseeable and preventable, the nation’s auditor general complained Thursday, saying there had been years of failed safety tests

Government promises investigation

and other problems.

Rail safety experts, meanwhile, said modern trains are built to withstand the kind of hard stop that killed 50 passengers and injured more than 700 in

Buenos Aires Wednesday.

President Cristina Fernandez declared two days of mourning and sent at least four cabinet ministers out to give news conferences describing the gov-

ernment’s response to the tragedy. None took questions.

The train’s motorman, Marcos Antonio Cordoba, 28, remained in intensive care. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

People in Buenos Aires look at lists of the injured.

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An Egyptian protester holds a poster with a picture of ousted president Mubarak encircled by a noose.

Mubarak defiant in letter to court Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak told the court trying him for complicity in the killing of protesters during last year’s uprising that he was saddened by what he called “baseless” claims against him and expressed confidence in the judicial system and history to clear his name.

Mubarak’s remarks were made in a memo published in the Tahrir newspaper on Thursday, a day after the former president’s defence lawyers delivered their closing remarks in a seven-month

trial that has transfixed the nation.

In the letter, which filled three columns on the daily’s front page, Mubarak, 83, struck a defiant tone, speaking in the third person and telling the court he has worked to defend his nation’s honour and his people’s blood.

“The unjust accusations and the baseless allegations I am facing sadden me. I am not someone who would shed his people’s blood. I have spent my life defending them.”

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Foreigners returned to prison in Indonesia Indonesian authorities trying to move foreigners, women and children out of a prison hit by two days of riots have returned 13 of them to the tense, overcrowded jail on the resort island of Bali.

The military said the evacuations were planned for the safety of inmates who could become

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Hockey team under scrutiny at Boston U Boston University is forming a task force to study the “culture and climate” of its men’s hockey team after two players were arrested for allegedly assaulting female students this season.

In a letter sent to students, trustees and employees, BU President Robert Brown said the

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charges in the two cases “understandably lead to questions about whether the hockey team’s culture and climate have contributed in some way to the actions of the two individuals.”

In December, Corey Trivino, a leading goal scorer, was arrested on indecent assault and battery charges. Earlier this week, junior defenceman Max Nicastro was charged with raping a female student.

Both players have pleaded not guilty. They were both suspended from the team.

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ruling that prosecutors did not prove Gabe Watson, 34, intentionally killed his wife to collect on a life insurance policy.

Watson had faced life in prison without parole if convicted. He already served 18 months in an Australian prison after pleading guilty there to a manslaughter charge.

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Brit MP suspended for brawl Strangers Bar, where the incident took place, is one of several watering holes right inside the world-famous Parliament buildings in London While visiting the Mother of all Parliaments in London, Canadian House of Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer just missed the mother of all punch ups between two British MPs. Scheer, who led a delegation this week to the British House of Commons, had left the Strangers Bar within the British Parliament before the dust started to fly between Labour MP Eric Joyce and Conservative MP Stuart Andrew.

“He left earlier and read about in the paper like everyone else,” Heather Bradley, a spokesperson for the Speaker’s office in Ottawa, told the Star Thursday, adding that Scheer was on his way back to Ottawa.

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Scheer missed witnessing a dustup between two British MPs during a trip to London this week.

Joyce, the member for Falkirk, was overly refreshed and began shouting at Tory MPs, spilling his drink on some, before head-butting Andrew, the Tory MP for Pudsey.

After punching a few more people, he headbutted Andrew a second

time, witnesses told reporters there.

Labour said Joyce has been booted from the opposition party’s parliamentary caucus until police finish investigating the one-man melee.

Police said they were called just before 11 p.m.

Wednesday “to reports of a disturbance at a bar within the House of Commons” and that they arrested a man in his 50s on suspicion of assault. Police said Thursday that the man remains in custody.

Police did not name the suspect, but House of Commons speaker John Bercow told lawmakers that “the honourable member for Falkirk has been detained in police custody.”

Media reports said Joyce was heard objecting to the number of Conservative Party members in the room before striking Conservative legislator Stuart Andrew.

Andrew has not commented apart from tweets in response to questions, saying, “I’m OK.” TORSTAR NEWS SERVICE

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Mormon church reportedly posthumously baptized Holocaust victim to help her into heaven

A new claim has surfaced that the Mormon church has posthumously baptized a Holocaust victim, this time Anne Frank.

The allegations come just a week after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints apologized when it was brought to light that the parents of Holocaust survivor and Jewish rights advocate Simon Wiesenthal were posthumously baptized by church

members in Arizona and Utah in late January.

Researcher Helen Radkey, a former Mormon who revealed the Wiesenthal baptisms, said this week she found Frank’s name in proxy baptism records dated Feb. 18, showing the ritual was performed in the Santo Domingo Temple in the Dominican Republic.

“The Church keeps its word and is absolutely firm in its commitment to not

accept the names of Holocaust victims for proxy baptism,” the Salt Lake City-based church said in an apology.

Larry Bair, the president of the Mormon temple of Santo Domingo, said Thursday he had looked into the reports but was unable to verify that Frank had been baptized.

If it did occur, Bair told the AP, “it was a mistake.”

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Her famous diary was published in 1947.

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Rielle Hunter sued former Edwards aide Andrew Young and his wife in 2010 over the intimate tape and other personal items the couple claimed she abandoned. Hunter lived with the Youngs in 2007, while

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Recession predicted across eurozone YVES LOGGHE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Unemployment on rise, banks having difficulty raising new funds Impact of cutbacks a concern Half the economies in the 17-nation eurozone are forecast to enter a recession this year, raising concerns that government austerity programs introduced to combat unsustainable debt levels are holding back growth.

The European Commission, the European Union’s executive body, forecast a 0.3 per cent contraction in the eurozone economy for 2012, with Greece’s economy leading the way downward with a massive 4.4 per cent decline.

In its last forecast in November, the Commission had predicted a 0.5 per cent expansion across the eurozone economy following last year’s 1.4 per cent growth. The difference this time is that it now expects

European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Olli Rehn addresses the media at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels on Thursday. The 17-nation eurozone economy will suffer a modest recession this year despite recent signs of stabilization, particularly in financial markets, the European Union’s executive branch says.

Bailouts Three eurozone countries — Ireland, Portugal and Greece — have already received bailouts.

Only Ireland’s economy offers a forecast growth of 0.5 per cent this year on top of 2011’s 0.9 per cent growth.

The lending capacity of the eurozone’s bailout funds is capped at $662 billion US of which more than $198 billion has been promised to Greece, Ireland and Portugal.

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A Conference Board report says Canada’s Western provinces have been unfazed by an economic slowdown. It’s recent outlook predicts the demographic and economic clout of Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C. will continue to grow. It says these provinces are a magnet for new Canadians, lured by job prospects in the resources industries.

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Finance Minister Jim Flaherty answers questions from members of the media in Toronto on Thursday.

‘Draconian’ cuts not for us: Flaherty Budget won’t follow Europe’s lead Agencies still told to tighten belts agencies have been ordered to cut spending by up to 10 per cent. Few details of the cuts have been made public and the opposition parties are calling on the Conservatives to come clean about their plans to curb costs.

“You never quite know what their political game is.

Possibly they’re trying to get everybody all frightened and thinking there’ll be massive cuts, and then if they just have moderate cuts, everybody will breathe a sigh of relief,” said Liberal Treasury Board critic John McCallum.

Flaherty dismissed the need for corporate tax hikes. He said once governments get spending under control they don’t have to raise taxes. The budget is also expected to issue a firm policy direction on old-age security centred around raising the retiree collection age. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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Lawyers say a Shanghai court has suspended proceedings in a lawsuit by a Chinese electronics maker against Apple Inc. over use of the iPad trademark in China.

The Guangdong High Court is due to hear an appeal by Apple on Feb. 29 against a lower-court decision that favoured Proview. Proview was seeking an injunction to stop Apple from selling iPads in Shanghai. The companies are feuding over whether Proview sold the rights to the mainland Chinese iPad trademark to Apple in a deal in 2009.

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Montana’s governor says the Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta’s oilsands to the Gulf Coast will eventually be built, and he blames the delay on “jackasses” in Washington who have only recently discovered the issue.

“Ninety per cent of these jackasses that are complaining about the Keystone pipeline in Washington, D.C., one year ago wouldn’t have even known where the Keystone was,” said Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat.

The pipeline, which would extend an existing

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Backers of the TransCanada project say it would create thousands of jobs and supplant crude imports. Critics worry it would increase dependence on “dirty” oilsands crude and cause ecological harm to the American heartland in the event of a spill. A decision by the U.S. State Department was delayed until early 2013 to work out a new route. THE CANADIAN PRESS

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The federal government grew as part of the Conservatives’ economic action plan during the global recession and “we will have to have some moderation of that,” he added.

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Priorities: Even in recession, our society manages to fund organizations like the Kinsey Institute’s Condom Use Research Team (CURT). The Journal of Sexual Health recently published research that states, “Condom misuse is an epidemic.” Kinsey’s Richard Crosby went so far as to say, “We underestimate how complicated condom use can be.” Really? Have we tried funding an organization that prevents dummies from

having sex?

Roll up the RIM: This week RIM announced the launch of its BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0. It includes many things that should have been on the original, but they are still slightly behind their competitors, primarily pertaining to apps. My thought?

How about an app that teaches people how to use a condom?

Sorry Charlie: Charlie Sheen wrote a letter to Ashton Kutcher, apologizing for recent “disrespectful” comments. Sheen’s management stated, “Why is anyone still listening to Charlie?”

Auto child: Toronto couple Robbie and Esther Stern gave birth to a baby boy in the front seat of their Dodge Avenger. What happens now? Do they get free Dodges for life? Is the kid automatically born with a driver’s licence? Free gas? Either way, it’ll make a great ad: “Dodge Avenger: From one generation to the next!”

Wise-guy witness: After years of suspicion that organized-crime groups were controlling publicworks contracts in Quebec, an inquiry has finally been launched. Now Quebec is asking the public to help gather evidence via anonymous email or toll-free phone calls. In unrelated news, the Canadian government has cut funding to the witness-protection program.

Dating for dummies: Canada is on the realityshow bandwagon: Canada’s Got Talent airs next week, and auditions for The Bachelor Canada are underway. Next, I suggest a combo show wherein the bachelor actually chooses his companion based on her talent. Women can juggle, dance or sing (my money’s on the contortionist). Hey, maybe they can finally find a partner for Susan Boyle.

Poetic justice: A fugitive, who had been convicted of 12 counts of sexual misconduct with a minor and who had appeared on America’s Most Wanted, was arrested in Montreal upon returning from Venezuela.

He lived in Vancouver for 10 years under an assumed Canadian identity. With a 169-year sentence looming, he probably felt he should take time off to travel. Let’s hope he’s imprisoned alongside other most-wanted criminals.

That’s something I’d pay to see.

Academy Awards: A word of advice for the Oscars. If you win the award for best short film, please ensure your speech is shorter than the actual project.

Here’s lookin’ at you, Kid: Native Montrealers lost an icon last week when Gary (The Kid) Carter passed away at age 57. In 2003 he became the first player to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame as an Expo. The bond between Carter and Montreal was so strong that, even after playing for three other teams, he returned for one final season in 1992. He will be dearly remembered, and forever missed. RIP.

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Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd play a big-city couple forced to downsize when he loses his job and her documentary is rejected by HBO. Forced to sell their apartment and faced with the prospect of working with his idiot brother, the pair go adopt a hippie lifestyle and move into a free love commune.

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In Wanderlust, Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston play a big-city couple who leaves it all behind to live in a commune.

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Hippie hilarity

Wanderlust is the funniest movie since Bridesmaids, says Richard Crouse The cast and script bring a freshness to the hippie satire Richard: Mark, Wanderlust is something we haven’t seen for a while — a Jennifer Aniston movie that doesn’t stink. In fact, it’s really good. Great supporting cast, loads of laughs and a great hallucination scene. The only thing that stinks is the hippie hygiene. What did you think?

MB: Ah, but most Paul Rudd movies are pretty good. He has a great track record of choosing good scripts, and Aniston had the good sense to attach herself to it. This is really one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a long time. I started laughing at the opening scene in the realtor’s office and didn’t stop

for 90 minutes. It’s smart, well-cast, timely, and I can’t find any flaws. If you liked writer/director David Wain’s offbeat, loopy work in The State or Wet Hot American Summer, you’re going to love this picture.

RC: Agreed. I haven’t laughed like that in a movie since Bridesmaids last year. Rudd dies a mirror pep talk scene that is raunchy, funny and kind of surreal. Speaking of surreal, the hallucination sequence is trippy and hilarious. I’ve seen loads of drug scenes in movies but this one made me feel high ... with laughter.

MB: The film feels like Martha Marcy May Mar-

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lene reimagined as a comedy with, yes, a Bridesmaids spirit. It’s been a long while since we’ve seen a hippie commune satire, and it’s long overdue. So much to like here — Alan Alda’s acid-head paterfamilias, Malin Ackermann’s love goddess, the nudist writer/winemaker, the boorish brother, his neglected trophy wife, and Justin Theroux as the cult leader lost in the ’90s.

RC: I think the reason the movie works so well, aside from the very funny script, is that each of the characters you mentioned could have been the focus of the story and it still would have been a good movie.

There isn’t a character in

the movie that feels extraneous. Also, I loved the uber hippie jokes. Where else would you find a placenta as soup stock joke?

MB: Saturday Night Live had a ‘placenta helper’ mock commercial some time ago that was heavily censored. But you’re right – the movie gets the details right. It’s an ayahuasca ceremony that they take part in, peyote being so ... 2003. And maybe that’s the thrill of finally seeing Ms. Aniston in a comedy that’s not only funny but original as well.

She’s been performing for focus groups far too long.

Wanderlust may be a Hollywood movie, but it has an indie sensibility.

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Movie reviews Carnage Genre: Comedy Director: Roman Polanski Stars: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz 11111⁄2

The aptly named Carnage is Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf for our ‘enlightened’ times. Penelope and Michael Longstreet invite Nancy and Alan Cowan to their Manhattan apartment to discuss a schoolyard incident between their sons which left one “disfigured.” The veneer of good manners and co-operation flames out, devolving into screaming, insulting, vomiting, drunkenness and an inability to leave the premises. Claustrophobic, intense, panicinducing and hilarious, Polanski has a winner. ANNE BRODIE Act of Valor Genre: Action Directors: Mike McCoy, Scott Waugh Stars: Alex Veadov, Roselyn Sanchez 111⁄2

There’s something simultaneously startling and uncomfortable about watching real-life Navy SEALS starring in a fictional action film based on their professional exploits: at times, Act of Val-

or feels like the live-action equivalent of a kid slamming his GI Joes together.

The film is relatively wellmade around its strange gimmick, and if it’s unusually jingoistic by the standards of most post Iraq-war blockbusters, that’s the whole idea: faulting the filmmakers for heroizing their subjects is sort of missing the point.

ADAM NAYMAN

Goon Genre: Comedy Director: Mike Dowse Stars: Seann William Scott, Jay Baruchel, Allison Pill 1111

Mike Dowse’s mighty hockey comedy splits the difference between Slapshot (gory rink violence) and the director’s previous Fubar films (well-meaning boneheads trying

their best not so screw up). Seann William’s performance as a bouncer-turnedenforcer is a beautiful balance of guilelessness and thuggery, and the script gives him and the other actors plenty of space to breathe while still squarely hitting the necessary sports-flick beats.

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Baron Cohen gets warning from Oscars

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Good Deeds Genre: Comedy/Romance Director: Tyler Perry Stars: Tyler Perry, Gabrielle Union, Thandie Newton 1

Good Deeds will make you laugh, but you’ll be laughing at it rather than with it.

It may also make you cry,

but they will be tears of frustration at a story so predictable it makes the See Spot Run books seem complex by comparison. Director Tyler Perry is not doing audiences a good deed by releasing his latest film, Good Deeds. The melodramatic story of a rich man

(Tyler Perry) who learns about love and life from a woman (Thandie Newton) who works for him isn’t just a bad movie, it's what I call a ‘seatbelt movie;’ a film so bad you’ll need a seatbelt to keep you from walking out halfway through. RICHARD CROUSE

“An edge of your seat thriller!”

Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen can only show up to the Oscars on Sunday if he promises not to come dressed as General Aladee, the main character of his soon-to-bereleased movie The Dictator.

The actor’s tickets to the award show were pulled after the Academy got wind of Cohen’s plan to show up on the red carpet decked out as Aladee, who may or may not be modeled after Muammar Gaddafi, the former ruler of Libya who was run out of his position in a civil war and killed by opposition fighters in August 2011.

As Deadline reports, Cohen, who is an Academy member and one of the stars of Hugo (which is a Best Picture contender), was told he cannot attend the 84th annual Academy Awards.

However, after a bit of backlash, the Academy then said Cohen could come if, and only if, he promises not to show up in costume or promote The Dictator on the red carpet.

“We would love to have Sacha Baron Cohen at the Oscar show,” an Academy spokesperson told CNN. “We have expressed [to Cohen] that we don’t like our red carpet to be used as a promotional stunt.

We’re waiting to hear from him. We’ve put the ball in his court.”

Sacha Baron Cohen as General Aladee.

Knowing Cohen, this is just the type of scenario he’d love, so we’re anxiously awaiting to see how he turns this awkward situation into a hilarious stunt for another upcoming movie.

Meanwhile, all the publicity is no doubt sparking plenty of interest in said film.

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Project X director talks about his own days of partying Filming a bender isn’t as fun as it seems NED EHRBAR

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When I sit down to talk to British director Nima Nourizadeh at the W Hotel in Hollywood, there’s a

tray full of liquor bottles and martini-making tools on the table between us.

It’s not even 10 in the

morning. “Do you want a drink?” he offers, before joking, “This is the second tray they’ve brought me, by the way. I’ve already had one.” That sense of humour makes him a perfect fit for Project X, his directorial debut, about a teenage house party that gets beyond out of control.

This movie looked like a lot of fun to make for the actors

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but a nightmare for the director.

I mean, honestly, it was one of the most challenging things that I’ve ever done. We had a short amount of time to shoot quite an insane movie. But it was like this controlled chaos, you know? It was a lot of fun, but you hit an age where you’re just like, after one night of partying you just want to chill and watch TV. And for me it was like I had to keep the energy up for four and a half weeks of night shoots.

That’ll certainly take a toll on you.

Oh, it did, it did. I had to stay in that schedule at the weekends as well. It was really quite an isolating experience for me. I came out here [from London] to shoot the movie, and for the time being I’m still here. I actually came out here to have a meeting, and I thought I’d be out here for a couple of weeks, and I never went back. Can you believe that? I didn’t even have a send-off!

So how does the movie match up to your own party experiences?

I don’t even know if I can even talk about it. (laughs) My party experiences tend to be I have an amazing time, and then I wake up. I literally wake up and I’m still at the party and no one else is there. That’s happened to me loads of times, actually. And then you hear about what happened in that time period.

Actually, that sounds a bit like the Hangover. (laughs) It’s like people texting you and you’re like, “Oh s---,

that didn’t happen, did it?”

Was there any concern about pulling back on content to get the R rating?

Me less than maybe the producers knew what we could and couldn’t get away with. And on top of that we’ve got this realistic approach to the movie, so we have to touch on some things that maybe normally you wouldn’t, like the drug use, some of the sex. I just wanted to do as much as possible, and I felt like kids today have seen so many things. It wasn’t like when I was growing up — you had to get a VHS and that was the only way you would see some of this stuff. We didn’t have the Internet. If you wanted to see some boobs you had to maybe watch a movie that was rated R. I just think this kind of material is so much more accessible to kids right now that it probably won’t seem as outrageous to them as it does to someone my age.

Yet there’s no cigarette smoking in the movie, from what I could see.

You might actually see one. (laughs) No no no. I’m not sure if it was a conscious thing or not, but we just never really wanted to show it. Like, there’s nothing really glamorous about it — I’m not saying that everything else is glamorous, but there was no value in having any cigarettes. I don’t think anyone was missing out on seeing a cigarette being smoked in the film. There was too many other things to keep your eye on.”

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Oscars: Who will win, and should While the Academy has finished voting and the Oscar winners are all but decided, we thought we’d give some experts one last chance to weigh in on the year’s best CONTRIBUTED

Alonso Duralde, theWrap.com BEST PICTURE Will win: The Artist. It’s a feel-good movie that, beyond being silent and black-andwhite, plays it pretty safe, and it’s got the Weinstein machine behind it.

Should win: The Descendants.

When people look back at this period of filmmaking decades from now, the humanity and the wit of Alexander Payne’s movies will continue to resonate.

Should have been nominated: I know that movies like Weekend or Attack the Block would never in a million years get the nod from Oscar, so I’ll go with Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. BEST DIRECTOR Will win: Michel Haznavicius (The Artist), more as part of the sweep for The Artist than out of a collective love of the OSS 117 series.

Should win: Alexander Payne, The Descendants.

Should have been nominated: Bennett Miller, for making Moneyball so fascinating to non-sports fans like me.

BEST ACTOR Will win: Jean Dujardin (The Artist). He’s way more appeal-

more inventive tribute to the history of film.

Should have been nominated: Shame, by far one the best — and most depressing — films of the year.

BEST DIRECTOR Will win: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist.

Should win: Martin Scorsese, Hugo.

Should have been nominated: David Fincher, Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

The Artist looks like a favourite to collect some serious hardware on Oscar night.

ing than Roberto Benigni, but if he wins, he’ll be lumped together with him for all eternity.

Should win: All of these performances are great in their own way, but I’d love to see Gary Oldman get it, both for making such small choices resonate so deeply in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and as a tribute to 25 years of unpredictable work.

Should have been nominated: Steve Coogan in The Trip. Playing “yourself” is tricky business, and he makes his obnoxious on-screen alter ego eminently watchable.

BEST ACTRESS

Will win: Viola Davis (The Help), who gives an extraordinary performance in the service of a toxic movie.

Should win: Davis, if only for having the role that relies the least on prosthetics/makeup/ costume.

Should have been nominated: Vera Farmiga, for her luminous work as a woman who begins to question her commitment to her faith in the wonderful and little-seen Higher Ground, which she also directed.

Kyle Buchanan, Vulture BEST PICTURE Will win: The Artist.

Should win: Moneyball.

Should have been nominated: Drive.

BEST DIRECTOR Will win: Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist.

Should win: Either Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris) or Terrence Malick (Tree of Life), simply because they won’t show up and the lack of a speech will help bring the show in on time.

Should have been nominated: Bennett Miller, Moneyball.

BEST ACTOR Will win: Jean Dujardin, The Artist.

Should win: Brad Pitt, Money-

ball.

Should have been nominated: Michael Shannon, Take Shelter.

BEST ACTRESS Will win: Viola Davis, The Help.

Should win: Viola Davis, The Help.

Should have been nominated: Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids.

Ned Ehrbar, Metro World News BEST PICTURE Will win: The Artist, a decent tribute to the history of film, but too light for my tastes.

Should win: Hugo, a much

BEST ACTOR Will win: Jean Dujardin, The Artist Should win: Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Should have been nominated: Michael Fassbender, Shame.

BEST ACTRESS Will win: Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady.

Should win: Streep, because really, it’s time. And she made Margaret Thatcher human.

Should have been nominated: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AND ACTRESS Smart money’s on Christopher Plummer for Beginners and Octavia Spencer for The Help.

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Gazing into the future It’s been a long and exhausting awards season, so before the awards are even handed out, let’s move on to next year. Here are some random, completely unfounded predictions for next year’s Oscars: BEST PICTURE:

Life of Pi. Ang Lee taking on a best-selling novel about a

boy and a bunch of animals lost at sea? Can’t lose.

BEST ACTOR:

Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln.

The award-winning — and notoriously picky — actor taking on the Great Emancipator as directed by Stephen Spielberg? Exactly the kind of combination the Academy goes gaga for.

BEST ACTRESS:

Carey Mulligan, The Great Gatsby. With nothing to base an opinion on, why not be super-optimistic about Mulligan’s turn as Daisy Buchanan in Baz Lurhmann’s 3D version of the literary classic?

Leonardo DiCaprio, though, will continue to not win an Oscar. METRO

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On-site engraving: It used to be that winners were given a dummy Oscar and would have to wait weeks for the real thing to arrive, but beginning last year the Academy started setting up an engraving station at the Governor’s Ball right after the ceremony. No word on how much winners would have to bribe the engravers to embellish the accolades, but if you notice a plaque that says “Viola ‘Suck it, Meryl!’

Davis,” you’ll know it’s possible.

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Seat-fillers are hard at

work: One of the cushiest gigs in Hollywood for an extra is that of an Oscars ceremony seat-filler. The well-dressed group waits backstage to sit in for presenters, winners or anyone else who needs to get up without leaving the auditorium looking a little less star-filled. The seatfillers even get to walk the red carpet before the ceremony.

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Extended acceptance speeches: While winners tend to be swept off the stage after a minute or less of giddiness, there’s a camera setup backstage that streams online where they can add in any friends or family members they didn’t get a chance to mention — or completely forgot.

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Even more tuxedos: The Oscars is a black-tie event for everyone, down to the stagehands, caterers and lowly press mulling about backstage. While the more physically demanding jobs — like hauling cameras around the auditorium — get a pass on the bow-tie, the crew members still have to look presentable.

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Attendees people are paying for drinks: While the Golden Globes offer an open bar throughout the ceremony, the lobby drink stations at the Kodak Theater still charge during the ceremony. So if you see folks heading up the aisle at commercial breaks, assume they’re reaching for their wallets.

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Professional makeup artist Mariam Jensen — who has styled celebrities from Rihanna to Richard Branson — breaks down what the stars will be doing to wow on the red carpet this year.

If you’re not ready to have super-obvious false eyelashes, try another huge celeb secret: mink eyelashes. I love Velour Lashes are soft, cruelty-free and look very natural on the eyes.

1. Strong lips in bold orange and red shades are trending on the red carpet, as seen on stars such as Christina Hendricks at this year’s BAFTAS. Orange and red are actually quite wearable, yet many women shy away from trying them. Red lipstick dresses up an outfit — I often tease my clients that red lips are like heels minus the pain! Some gorgeous, wearable reds to try are MAC Lady Danger, Tom Ford Cherry Lush, and for the first-timers try JK Jemma Kidd Air Kiss Shine Lip Gloss in Dress 2 Impress.

3. Flawless skin is another huge trend we are seeing on the red carpet. Gone are the days of sheer tints, as celebs are strutting the red carpet with mannequin skin. To get a perfect, flawless finish, try products like My Face Cosmetics My Mix Foundation, which provides a gorgeous light-weight finish.

For those that need more coverage, I am a huge fan of Cover Fx Total Coverage Cream Foundation, which covers every imperfection under the sun with little effort. This miracle product covers acne, pigmentation, rosacea and even tattoos. (Angelina Jolie apparently is a huge fan.)

2. False eyelashes are huge on the red carpet. At the Grammys, we saw Carrie

Carrie Underwood and her eyelashes.

Underwood, Kelly Rowland and Jessie J rocking long, thick, doll-like lashes. I am a huge fan of Shu Uemura Smokey Layers, which

Angelina Jolie and her flawless skin.

add the length, volume and drama to the eyes, yet are much more user-friendly than some of the versions the celebs are wearing.

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Big love for Mike & Molly

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11 million fans are tuning in to sitcom about a working-class couple Show airs Mondays on CTV It’s a birthday for Mike Biggs, the goodhearted, heavyset hero of Mike & Molly, and Molly Flynn, his plussize love, presents him with the cake.

“Make a wish,” she says, to which he replies, “I don't need to. I already got everything I want.”

A little bit sappy? Not this show, insists Billy Gardell, who co-stars with Melissa McCarthy in the hit CBS comedy.

“Mike & Molly,” he says, exists “in a world where we don’t just say a snarky line, make a crazy face, and walk out of the room. There’s actually some tender moments here, too.”

Most viewers also occupy this world, and an average weekly audience of 11 million fans clearly identify with Mike & Molly, making it a Top 20 fixture in its sophomore season.

The title characters are a working-class Chicago couple who met at an Overeaters Anonymous meeting. Stories deal with tight budgets and work-aday jobs (he’s a cop, she’s a

Becoming Mike Gardell, whose TV credits include Yes, Dear and My Name is Earl, is a veteran standup comic with an easygoing earnestness.

fourth-grade schoolteacher), their exasperating families, and the ups and downs of their romance and impending marriage.

As Mike struggles to shed a few pounds (a relatable issue to viewers, fat or thin), the show doesn’t shy from wisecracks about the lovers’ generous waistlines.

“Everybody always asks me, ‘Does it bother you about the fat jokes?’” says

Gardell during a recent interview. “At the beginning, we had to address that issue, because we’re a show in a world of shows where

Billy Gardell, left, and Melissa McCarthy in a scene from Mike & Molly.

everybody’s perfect — and we’re not! But as the show went on, it has become more about the love story.”

When the writing takes a sensitive turn, the co-stars make the most of it. McCarthy, previously known from The

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Gilmore Girls and Oscarnominated for Bridesmaids, has already logged an Emmy for her performance as the gentle but no-nonsense Molly.

“I knew I could do the funny parts,” says Gardell when asked if he worried that his acting range could satisfy the show’s demands.

“The serious parts I owe to [director] Jimmy Burrows, who’s really brought my acting along. And I owe a lot to Melissa McCarthy: When I have those moments with her, I know I can be vulnerable, and that she’s going to reflect it back.” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

women will replace them, but he declined to comment on who’s being considered.

“There’s been a load of speculation, some true, some not true,” Cowell said.

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enough to ask about joining the show before focusing on the search.

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how much of a time commitment X Factor represents.

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Degrassi is back TEEN ANGST. New episodes of Degrassi return with back-to-back episodes Friday after a long hiatus. Fiona has two goals — make new friends and carve out a new reputation. Unfortunately the popular girls’ clique she’s dying to join isn’t so interested in her quirky friend Imogen.

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Bobby Brown plans Whitney tell-all book Friends furious at his attempts to cash in on her death, ditching funeral

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Celebrity tweets

Talking points “I'm considering @ElizabethBanks changing my Twitter avatar. This decision is momentous. Feel like I should focus group it.”

Witherspoon wants to add to her family ANOTHER FUTURE BREAD WINNER Reese

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Witherspoon is up for the idea of having a baby with new husband Jim Toth, according to Hollyscoop.

“I’d love that,” the Oscar-winner says. “I feel really good and I’m at a really good place in my life.”

Witherspoon already has two children — 12year-old Ava and 8-yearold Deacon — with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe, and she admits another kid would mean more people to embarrass around the house.

“The other day I was dancing around the house when they came in and literally stared at me like, ‘Oh my God, that's so embarrassing,’” she says of her children.

“But I didn’t stop.

You can’t stop dancing.”

Bobby Brown is reportedly looking to write a tell-all memoir about his time with Whitney Houston — but it’s not the first time he’s had the idea, according to the Huffington Post.

“Back in 2008, the interest in a book on Whitney Houston wasn’t that great.

Whitney had fallen off the radar back then,” a source says.

“But now, following her tragic death, the market has changed. Now is the time for a book that details an honest look into the life of Whitney.”

Friends of the late singer aren’t surprised by Brown’s supposed interest.

“This is a man who left his ex-wife’s funeral because he didn’t like his seats and went to a paying gig that night,” one pal says. “He didn’t get on stage that night because he needed to sing his greatest hits or because Whitney would have wanted him to entertain his fans, he did it to get a paycheck — the same reason he now wants to write a tell-all book.”

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Classy take on Oscar bites Many Academy Award parties offer themed dishes Try sophisticated Smoked Salmon Oscar Bites instead If you want a theme, serve beverages inspired by best picture nominees

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Governors Ball chef Wolfgang Puck has once again created a delicious array of dishes for the stars to dine on following the 84th Academy Awards.

This year, instead of a formal sitdown dinner, the chef will offer 50 dishes for a buffetstyle event.

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I’ve been addicted to the Academy Awards show since I stayed up past my bedtime to watch The Godfather Part II beat The Towering Inferno for best picture in 1974 (I’m still shocked).

This year, I’m celebrating what’s proved to be a pretty good year for movies by coming up with a liquid match for the front runners vying for the top prize this Sunday.

The Artist

What the heck? A black and white silent film from France is this year’s best bet for Best Picture? Its late ’20s setting made me thirsty for an ice cold martini made with France’s best know neutral spirit Grey Goose Vodka ($44.99 - $49.99).

Shaken, not stirred, of course.

The Descendants

Nostalgic Oscars: Party like it’s the 1920s again as show celebrates timeless cinema.

Alexander Payne directed the now classic winethemed Sideways.

Celebrate his latest masterpiece (and George Clooney’s great per-

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formance) with anything but merlot. Think a food friendly, Californian red like Robert Mondavi’s 2008 Private Selection Pinot Noir ($15.95 - $19.99).

My money is on The Descendants to win.

The Help

This excellent ensemble piece is set in the southern USA during the days when the Civil Rights movement was just getting going. American whisky is the tipple of choice in that part of the world so reach for a chilled shot of Maker’s Mark Bourbon ($35.95 $39.99). Scared of bourbon sans mix? Make the south’s most famous cocktail: The mint julep.

Midnight In Paris

An American in Paris travels back in time to the City of Lights’ heyday.

Toast the return of Woody Allen with the old school, fruit -forward goodness of Georges Duboeuf’s 2010 Brouilly ($15.78 - $22.49) from France’s Beaujolais region. Baguette, optional.

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This recipe makes 24 bites.

Smoked Salmon Oscar Bites

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The Academy Awards is a pretty elaborate affair. So why not make your party just as fancy with these Smoked Salmon Oscar Bites.

The lemon works well to balance the smoked salmon.

Look for the little cups in grocery store shelves around the deli or in the cracker aisle.

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• 1/2 cup (125 mL) light cream cheese, softened • 1 tbsp (15 mL) horseradish • 1 tbsp (15 mL) minced shallot • 2 tsp (10 mL) minced capers • 1 small clove garlic, minced • 1 tsp (5 mL) grated lemon rind • 1 tbsp (15 mL) lemon juice • 1 box (40 g) siljans croustade cups • 1 pkg (85 g) sliced smoked salmon • 2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped fresh chives

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Run, foodie, run — to these eats

Aside from being full of catchphrases, Forrest Gump also had a culinary twist thanks to Forrest’s buddy Bubba, a shrimp fisherman Try these tasty movie-themed snacks MATTHEW MEAD/ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Forrest Gump The 1994 movie Forrest Gump followed the adventures of a good-hearted man of less-than-average intelligence who somehow found himself with a front seat to many historical events — from the evolution of Elvis Presley to the Vietnam War and beyond.

Along the way, he makes friends with Bubba, a shrimp fisherman who waxes lyrical about the many ways to cook the crustaceans.

This recipe calls for a simple baked preparation livened up with chopped pecans.

We paired it with a chocolate cocktail commemorating the movie’s catchphrase that “life is

Make this shrimp recipe in just four steps.

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Drink

“Great champagne makes a celebration. If you are having a viewing party at

home, prepare a few freshly squeezed juices, such as cranberry, blood orange or peach, to mix in with a

like a box of chocolates.

You never know what you’re gonna get.”

In this case, we feel reasonably safe in predicting that you’re gonna get a delicious drink.

Honey Pecan Shrimp Preparation:

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Arrange the shrimp on a lightly oiled baking sheet. Drizzle the shrimp with the liquid honey.

Mix together the salt, black pepper, granulated garlic and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Sprinkle the mixture over the shrimp.

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Bake in a 200 C (400 F) oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until shrimp are cooked through. Serve warm.

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Ingredients: • 500 g (1 lb) raw, peeled and deveined shrimp • 45 ml (3 tbsp) honey

glass of champagne for an elegant cocktail.”

• Grenadine • Finely shredded coconut • 15 ml (1 tbsp) caramel ice cream topping • 60 ml (2 oz) milk • 30 ml (1 oz) amaretto liqueur • 60 ml (2 oz) Godiva chocolate liqueur

• 1 ml (1/4 tsp) black pepper • 1 ml (1/4 tsp) granulated garlic

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In cocktail shaker filled with ice, combine milk, amaretto and liqueur. Shake well; strain into prepared glass.

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• 2 ml (1/2 tsp) salt

• pinch cayenne pepper Sprinkle the shrimp with finely chopped pecans.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Courage to stick with the planâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in Edmonton Goaltending and defensive depth yet to be solidified â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;At no time are we going to be selling anything that is going to hurt our futureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Tambellini DALE MACMILLAN/GETTY IMAGES FILE

Having sold fans on the merits of a structured and orderly rebuild the past three seasons, Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t looking for quick fixes between now and Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trade deadline.

While the needs of a 29th-place team that has already finished 30th in back-to-back seasons are many, Tambellini has been preaching short-term pain in the name of long-term gain. That isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about to change.

Tambelliniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most pressing matter in the next few days is deciding whether to sign forward Ales Hemsky to a new contract or risk losing him to unrestricted free agency July 1 if he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t trade him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of years, the trade deadline can be a distraction and it can be stressful,â&#x20AC;? said fifth-year centre Sam Gagner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not that it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a distraction this year, but it does feel a little different. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You kind of expect changes to come, but as a team we kind of know where we stand and we want to continue to grow as a group.â&#x20AC;?

While the Oilers faded quickly this season after an 8-2-2 start, the feeling is the rebuild is on schedule. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The courage to stick with the plan is organization-wide,â&#x20AC;? Tambellini said

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recently. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going. We know what we have.â&#x20AC;?

With first-overall picks Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins from the past two seasons and 2008 firstrounder Jordan Eberle, Tambellini has some key pieces to build around. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not a 29th-place team,â&#x20AC;? said defenceman Ryan Whitney. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know, how many times can you say that? But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really not. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a lot of guys out with injuries and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a factor. We have another draft pick coming....

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking forward to next year. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to rush to fix this right now.â&#x20AC;? THE CANADIAN PRESS

Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Matt Carle takes a hit from Edmontonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ales Hemsky at Rexall Place on Thursday night.

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Devan Dubnyk made 35 saves to record his first shutout of the season as the Edmonton Oilers won their second game in a row, surprising the Philadelphia Flyers 2-0 on Thursday.

Jordan Eberle had a goal and an assist and Taylor Hall also scored for the Oilers (24-30-6).

The Flyers (33-20-7) missed out on a chance to pull into second place in the Eastern Conference.

The highlight of the scoreless first period was a marathon fight between the Oilersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Darcy Hordichuk and Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jody Shelley eight minutes in.

Edmonton broke the deadlock on a power play three-and-a-half minutes into the second period. Hall squeezed the puck between the post and Ilya Bryzgalovâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skate for his 22nd of the season.

Edmonton went up 2-0 eight minutes into the second as Eberle picked up a loose puck and sent a shot from the slot that bounced off of Bryzgalovâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inside pad before trickling across the goal-line.

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NATI O N A L H O C K E Y LE AGUE EASTERN CONFERENCE d-NY Rangers d-Boston d-Winnipeg New Jersey Pittsburgh Philadelphia Ottawa Florida Toronto Washington Tampa Bay Buffalo NY Islanders Montreal Carolina

GP 58 58 63 59 60 60 62 59 61 60 60 60 60 61 61

W 38 36 30 35 34 33 32 27 29 29 27 26 25 24 23

L OTL SL GF GA Pts Home Away 15 1 4 161 118 81 19-7-0-2 19-8-1-2 20 1 1 194 134 74 18-10-1-1 18-10-0-0 26 4 3 161 178 67 19-9-1-2 11-17-3-1 20 1 3 168 162 74 16-10-0-3 19-10-1-0 21 2 3 186 160 73 18-8-2-0 16-13-0-3 20 2 5 198 183 73 14-10-1-4 19-10-1-1 22 6 2 190 185 72 16-11-2-1 16-11-4-1 20 5 7 146 165 66 14-8-1-7 13-12-4-0 25 4 3 182 186 65 16-10-3-2 13-15-1-1 26 2 3 161 173 63 19-8-0-2 10-18-2-1 27 3 3 169 201 60 18-9-1-1 9-18-2-2 27 3 4 150 176 59 15-11-3-4 11-16-0-0 27 5 3 139 171 58 13-14-5-0 12-13-1-2 27 2 8 160 167 58 11-14-2-6 13-13-0-2 26 7 5 160 184 58 16-12-0-4 7-14-7-1

Last 10 7-3-0-0 4-6-0-0 6-3-1-0 8-1-0-1 5-4-0-1 3-6-0-1 5-3-2-0 4-5-0-1 3-6-1-0 3-6-0-1 5-4-1-0 5-3-0-2 4-5-0-1 5-4-0-1 5-2-2-1

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WESTERN CONFERENCE d-Detroit d-Vancouver d-San Jose St. Louis Nashville Chicago Phoenix Dallas Calgary Los Angeles Colorado Minnesota Anaheim Edmonton Columbus

GP 62 61 59 61 61 62 61 61 61 61 61 60 61 60 60

W 41 39 32 37 35 33 31 31 28 27 30 27 26 24 18

L OTL SL GF GA Pts Home Away 18 1 2 194 145 85 26-2-1-1 15-16-0-1 16 0 6 199 150 84 18-6-0-4 21-10-0-2 20 4 3 172 149 71 18-9-2-0 14-11-2-3 17 1 6 155 123 81 26-4-1-3 11-13-0-3 19 3 4 170 158 77 19-7-2-3 16-12-1-1 22 4 3 192 182 73 21-7-1-3 12-15-3-0 21 3 6 161 154 71 16-10-2-2 15-11-1-4 26 1 3 158 168 66 16-12-0-2 15-14-1-1 23 5 5 146 165 66 16-9-1-2 12-14-4-3 22 5 7 129 135 66 15-13-0-4 12-9-5-3 27 3 1 155 169 64 17-13-0-1 13-14-3-0 24 2 7 134 156 63 14-10-1-3 13-14-1-4 25 4 6 157 173 62 15-13-2-0 11-12-2-6 30 2 4 161 178 54 16-10-2-2 8-20-0-2 35 2 5 142 198 43 11-16-1-2 7-19-1-3

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d — division leaders ranked 1-2-3 regardless of points; a team winning in overtime or shootout is credited with two points and a victory in the W column; the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one point which is registered in the OTL (overtime loss) or SL (shootout loss) column.

Last night’s results San Jose 2 Toronto 1 Anaheim 3 Carolina 2 (OT) Minnesota 3 Florida 2 (SO) Vancouver 4 Detroit 3 (SO) St. Louis 3 Nashville 2 (SO) Winnipeg 4 Tampa Bay 3 Dallas 3 Chicago 1 Phoenix 4 Calgary 3 (SO) Edmonton 2 Philadelphia 0 Wednesday’s results Ottawa 5 Washington 2 Boston 4 St. Louis 2 Colorado 4 Los Angeles 1 Tonight’s games (All times Eastern) Vancouver at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Boston at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Goal — Vancouver: Luongo (W,26-11-6); Detroit: Howard (L,32-12-2). Power plays (goalschances) — Vancouver: 0-4; Detroit: 0-5.

Att. — 20,066 (20,066) at Detroit.

CANUCKS 4, WINGS 3 (SO)

JETS 4, LIGHTNING 3

First Period 1. Detroit, Helm 7, 11:16 Penalties — Lapierre Vcr (boarding) 3:13, Abdelkader Det (interference) 6:49, D.Sedin Vcr (goaltender interference) 13:16, Booth Vcr (holding) 16:58.

Second Period 2. Vancouver, D.Sedin 27 (H.Sedin, Edler) 13:34 Penalties — Quincey Det (interference) 3:35, Quincey Det (tripping) 6:52, Miller Det (tripping) 13:12, Kesler Vcr (interference) 13:18, Hamhuis Vcr (roughing) 14:19.

Third Period

3. Detroit, Quincey 6 (Abdelkader, Helm) 6:08 4. Vancouver, Hodgson 16, 13:26 5. Detroit, Abdelkader 7 (Helm, Miller) 13:46 6. Vancouver, D.Sedin 28 (H.Sedin, Kesler) 19:44 Penalties — None.

Overtime No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Shootout — Vancouver wins 1-0 Vancouver (1) — Booth, miss; Edler, miss; Burrows, goal.

Detroit (0) — Hudler, miss; Zetterberg, miss; Bertuzzi, miss.

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First Period 1. Winnipeg, Ladd 20 (Little, Wheeler) 7:11 2. Winnipeg, Glass 5 (Thorburn, Flood) 14:59 Penalties — None.

Second Period 3. Winnipeg, Kane 24 (Byfuglien, Ladd) 1:36 (pp) 4. Winnipeg, Byfuglien 10 (Wheeler, Ladd) 2:48 (pp) Penalties — Hedman TB (delay of game) 0:14, Malone TB (interference) 2:39, Byfuglien Wpg (roughing) 8:15, Hedman TB, Wheeler Wpg (roughing) 13:49.

Third Period 5. Tampa Bay, Stamkos 43 (Malone, Purcell)

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11:00 (pp) 6. Tampa Bay, Purcell 16 (Stamkos) 19:06 7. Tampa Bay, St. Louis 19 (Purcell, Stamkos) 19:51 (pp) Penalties — Wheeler Wpg (cross-checking) 0:12, Stapleton Wpg (tripping) 3:08, Kane Wpg (slashing) 10:13, Gilroy TB (tripping) 16:14, Malone TB (roughing), Glass Wpg (cross-checking; served by Stapleton), Glass Wpg (roughing) 19:43.

Shots Tampa Bay Winnipeg

9 6 16 10

10 8

25 34

Goal (shots-saves) — Tampa Bay: Garon (L,1916-4)(18-14), Roloson (2:48 second; 16-16); Winnipeg: Pavelec (W,23-20-7). Power plays (goalschances) — Tampa Bay: 2-5; Winnipeg: 2-3.

Att. — 15,004 (15,004) at Winnipeg.

COYOTES 4, FLAMES 3 (SO)

First Period 1. Calgary, Tanguay 7, 8:35 2. Calgary, Stajan 2 (Tanguay, Sarich) 15:38 Penalties — None.

Second Period 3. Phoenix, Langkow 8 (Whitney, Boedker) 1:32 4. Phoenix, Doan 19 (Ekman-Larsson, Yandle) 17:08 Penalties — Ekman-Larsson Phx (hooking) 9:43, Bouwmeester Cal (hooking) 15:07.

Third Period 5. Phoenix, Whitney 17, 10:27 6. Calgary, Jokinen 19 (Iginla, Cammalleri) 18:14 (pp) Penalties — Doan Phx (holding) 4:43, Stajan Cal (cross-checking) 6:31, Vrbata Phx (interference) 16:34.

Overtime — No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Shootout — Phoenix wins 1-0 Phoenix (1) — Whitney, goal; Vrbata, miss.

Calgary (0) — Jokinen, miss; Tanguay, miss; Iginla, miss.

Shots Phoenix Calgary

7 9

9 12 1—29 8 7 0—24

Goal — Phoenix: Smith (W,27-14-7); Calgary: Kiprusoff (L,27-18-6). Power plays (goalschances) — Phoenix: 0-2; Calgary: 1-3.

Att. — 19,289 (19,289) at Calgary.

OILERS 2, FLYERS 0

First Period No scoring.

Penalties — Horcoff Edm (hooking) 4:37, Shelley Pha, Hordichuk Edm (fighting) 8:23, Hordichuk Edm (roughing) 8:23.

Second Period 1. Edmonton, Hall 22 (Whitney, Eberle) 3:26 (pp) 2. Edmonton, Eberle 27, 8:04 Penalties — Kubina Pha (holding) 2:15, Hartnell Pha (kneeing) 18:24.

Third Period No scoring.

Missed penalty shot — Horcoff Edm, 17:06.

Penalties — Hartnell Pha, Whitney Edm (unsportsmanlike conduct) 9:21, Hall Edm (slashing) 16:27.

Shots Philadelphia Edmonton

14 6 9 15

15 5

35 29

Goal — Philadelphia: Bryzgalov (L,21-12-6); Edmonton: Dubnyk (W,12-14-1). Power plays (goals-chances) — Philadelphia: 0-3; Edmonton: 1-2.

Att. — 16,839 (16,839) at Edmonton.

SOCCER EUROPA LEAGUE SECOND ROUND First Leg Yesterday’s results Athletic Bilbao (Spain) 1 Locomotiv Moscow (Russia) 0 (2-2 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao advances on away-goal rule) FC Brugge (Belgium) 0 Hannover (Germany) 1 (Hannover advances 3-1 on aggregate) PAOK Thessaloniki (Greece) 0, Udinese (Italy) 3 (Udinese advances 3-0 on aggregate) PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) 4 Trabzonspor (Turkey) 1 (PSV advances 6-2 on aggregate) Standard Liege (Belgium) 0, Wisla Krakow (Poland) 0 (1-1 on aggregate; Standard Liege advances on away-goal rule) FC Twente (Netherlands) 1, Steaua Bucharest (Romania) 0 (FC Twente advances 2-0 on aggregate) Valencia (Spain) 1, Stoke (England) 0 (Valencia advances 2-0 on aggregate) Anderlecht (Belgium) 0, AZ Alkmaar (Netherlands) 1 (AZ Alkmaar advances 2-0 on aggregate) Atletico Madrid (Spain) 1 Lazio (Italy) 0 (Atletico Madrid advances 4-1 on aggregate) Besiktas (Turkey) 0, Braga (Portugal) 1 (Besiktas advances 2-1 on aggregate) Manchester United (England) 1 Ajax (Netherlands) 2 (Manchester United advances 3-2 on aggregate) Metalist Kharkiv (Ukraine) 4 Salzburg (Austria) 1 (Metalist Kharkiv advances 8-1 on aggregate) Olympiakos (Greece) 1 Rubin Kazan (Russia) 0 (Olympiakos advances 2-0 on aggregate) Sporting Lisbon (Portugal) 1 Legia Warsaw (Poland) 0 (Sporting Lisbon advances 3-2 on aggregate) Schalke (Germany) 3 Viktoria Plzen (Czech Republic) 1 extra time (Schalke advances 4-2 on aggregate)

TRANSACTIONS MLB MLBPA—Announced the 50-game suspension of Milwaukee OF Ryan Braun was overturned by by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with 3B Eric Chavez on a one-year contract.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

HOUSTON ASTROS—Agreed to terms with OF Jason Bourgeois, RHP David Carpenter and LHP Wesley Wright on one-year contracts.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Claimed OF Matt Angle off waivers from Baltimore and added him to the 40-man roster. Placed RHP Rubby De La Rosa on the 60-day DL. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Promoted Kevin Gregg to manager, baseball communications.

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At Red Deer, Alta.

Province (skip) Manitoba (J.Jones) B.C. (K.Scott) Quebec (Larouche) Canada (Holland) Alberta (Nedohin) New Brunswick (Atkinson) Saskatchewan (Englot) Ontario (Horgan) Nova Scotia (Smith-Dacey) N.L. (H.Strong) NWT/Yukon (Galusha) P.E.I. (Dolan)

W 8 7 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 4 3

L 2 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 8

All Times Eastern Yesterday’s results Draw 15 Alberta 10 Newfoundland & Labrador 3 British Columbia 8 P.E.I. 5 Northwest/Yukon Territories 7 Canada 5 Quebec 7 Ontario 5 Draw 16 Manitoba 7 Quebec 4 Northwest/Yukon Territories 7 Saskatchewan 4 P.E.I. 11 New Brunswick 4 Newfoundland & Labrador 10 Nova Scotia 5 Draw 17 Canada vs. Saskatchewan; Ontario vs. Manitoba; Alberta vs. Nova Scotia; New Brunswick vs. British Columbia.

Wednesday Results Draw 12 New Brunswick 6 Ontario 5 Nova Scotia 7 Canada 6 (extra end) Manitoba 8 British Columbia 6 (extra end) Alberta 9 Saskatchewan 8 Draw 13 British Columbia 11 Northwest/Yukon Territories 6 Quebec 6 Alberta 5 Ontario 7 Newfoundland & Labrador 4 Canada 10 P.E.I. 4 Draw 14 Nova Scotia 7 P.E.I. 6 (extra end) Newfoundland & Labrador 9 New Brunswick 4 Quebec 10 Saskatchewan 6 Manitoba 8 Northwest/Yukon Territories 2

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EASTERN CONFERENCE d-Miami d-Chicago Indiana d-Philadelphia Orlando Atlanta New York Boston Cleveland Milwaukee Detroit Toronto New Jersey Washington Charlotte

W 27 27 21 20 22 20 17 15 13 13 11 10 10 7 4

L 7 8 12 14 13 14 18 17 18 20 24 23 25 26 28

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WESTERN CONFERENCE d-Oklahoma City d-San Antonio d-L.A. Clippers Dallas L.A. Lakers Houston Memphis Portland Denver Minnesota Utah Golden State Phoenix Sacramento New Orleans

W 26 24 20 21 20 20 19 18 18 17 15 13 14 11 8

L 7 10 11 13 13 14 15 16 17 17 17 17 20 22 25

Pct .788 .706 .645 .618 .606 .588 .559 .529 .514 .500 .469 .433 .412 .333 .242

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GB — 21/2 5 51/2 6 61/2 71/2 81/2 9 91/2 1 10 /2 111/2 121/2 15 18

d — division leaders ranked in top four positions regardless of record.

Last night’s results Miami 102 New York 88 Atlanta 83 Orlando 78 San Antonio 114 Denver 99 L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City Wednesday’s results Oklahoma City 119 Boston 104 Indiana 102 Charlotte 88 New Orleans 89 Cleveland 84 Toronto 103 Detroit 93 Sacramento 115 Washington 107 Orlando 108 New Jersey 91 New York 99 Atlanta 82 Chicago 110 Milwaukee 91 Houston 93 Philadelphia 87 Minnesota 100 Utah 98 Golden State 106 Phoenix 104 L.A. Lakers 96 Dallas 91 L.A. Clippers 103 Denver 95

All Times EST EAST DIVISION Philadelphia Toronto Rochester Buffalo

GP 6 6 7 6

W 4 3 3 2

L 2 3 4 4

Pct. .667 .500 .429 .333

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GA 77 70 86 76

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73 65 74 51 76

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WEST DIVISION Colorado Calgary Minnesota Edmonton Washington

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TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Named Ron Cooper secondary coach.

Tonight’s games Rochester at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Minnesota at Washington, 11 p.m.

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G FG FT PTS Bryant, LAL 33 344 207 942 Durant, OKC 33 331 197 915 James, MIA 32 319 219 883 Love, MIN 32 258 234 799 Westbrook, OKC 33 297 161 780 Ellis, GOL 29 239 133 651 Aldridge, POR 32 289 134 713 D. Williams, NJN 34 253 168 756 Griffin, LAC 31 272 118 663 Howard, ORL 34 253 184 690 Nowitzki, DAL 30 214 134 587 Parker, SAN 32 236 145 623 Lee, GOL 29 232 95 559 Jefferson, UTA 29 242 70 554 Gay, MEM 34 261 92 642 Jennings, MIL 33 225 88 606 Bosh, MIA 33 230 135 602 Irving, CLE 28 189 96 508 Granger, IND 31 182 135 558 Not including last night’s games

AVG 28.5 27.7 27.6 25.0 23.6 22.4 22.3 22.2 21.4 20.3 19.6 19.5 19.3 19.1 18.9 18.4 18.2 18.1 18.0

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38 Settle a loan 39 Cognizant 40 Skin (Suff.)

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Leo July 23-Aug.23

You have so many good things going for you that you don’t need to waste time on schemes that are unlikely to ever come true.

The answers you get today may not be the answers you want but they are the answers you need to hear.

Taurus April 21-May 21

You are in a hole and no amount of wishful thinking is going to get you out of it. It is time to get practical.

Life is too short to waste time arguing over trivial things, so ignore people who try to involve you in fights that don’t matter.

Gemini May 22-June 21 Your mind is forever on the move and at least one of your ideas is touched by genius.

Cancer June 22-July 22 Someone needs your help but is afraid to ask. You know who he or she is. Make the first move.

Virgo Aug. 24- Sept. 22

Libra Sept. 23-Oct. 23 If you are going to make the most of your talents, you need to stretch yourself — not just physically but mentally, too.

TODAY Min -10° Max -1°

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“My favourite part is reporting the weather. It fascinates me, and as we know around here, it’s always changing, keeping forecasters on their toes”. WEEKDAYS 5:30 AM

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Capricorn Dec. 22-Jan. 20 You need to be careful when dealing with both financial matters and affairs of the heart.

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Aquarius Jan. 21-Feb. 18

There’s a danger you’ll end up partying with the wrong sort of crowd, but so what? SALLY BROMPTON

· Have you been told the volume on your TV is too loud?

SUNDAY Min -19° Max -9°

Sagittarius Nov. 23-Dec.

Scorpio Oct. 24-Nov. 22

· Do you miss key words in a sentence?

SATURDAY Min -7° Max -6°

Michele McDougall Weather Specialist

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The planets indicate you need help today but you may be reluctant to ask because you don’t like to be in anyone’s debt. You won’t be.

· Do people mumble?

you, i'd say everyrthing that i know just to see if it would show. but this time i just dont know. i wonder why your always in a good mood though. BABES

A look at the weather

Some people are being unnaturally nice to you, making you wonder what they are up to. There is nothing they can do to hurt you.

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Yesterday’s answer

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