Red Deer Advocate, July 03, 2013

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Trails, parks slowly reopen Bomb plot thwarted Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS

A photograph of pressure cookers that RCMP say two people intended to use as explosive devices is displayed as RCMP Assistant Commissioner Wayne Rideout stands by during a news conference to announce terrorism charges in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday. The charges are in connection to an alleged Al-Qaeda-inspired plot to explode a bomb at the B.C. Legislature on Canada Day.

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DUO PLANNED TERROR ATTACK AT B.C. LEGISLATURE: RCMP BY DENE MOORE AND JAMES KELLER THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — RCMP say they have foiled a domestic terror attack hatched by two Canadian citizens, driven by an “al-Qaida ideology” to blow up the British Columbia legislature during Canada Day celebrations. The force was informed of the alleged plot in February by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, and a five-month investigation culminated with the arrests of two people in Abbotsford, B.C., on Monday, RCMP announced on Tuesday. “This self-radicalized behaviour was intended to cause maximum impact and harm to Canadian citizens at the B.C. legislature on a national holiday,” Assistant Commissioner Wayne Rideout said at a news conference in Surrey, B.C. “They took steps to educate themselves and produce explosive devices designed to cause injury and death. “The suspects were committed to acts of violence and discussed a wide variety of targets and techniques.” John Stuart Nuttall, 38, and Amanda Marie Korody, born in 1983, appeared in court Tuesday morning in Surrey, and were charged with three counts each: knowingly facilitating a terrorist activity, making or possessing an explosive device, and conspir-

acy to place an explosive device with the intent to cause death or injury. RCMP released photos of what they said were the home-made bombs contained in pressure cookers, that police say are similar to a pair of bombs that killed three people and injured more than 260 during the Boston Marathon two months ago. The RCMP categorically ruled out any links to the Boston bombings. “Our investigation revealed that these individuals were inspired by al-Qaida ideology but there is no evidence to indicate that these individuals had the support or were acting at the direction of a terrorist group, per se,” said Assistant Commissioner James Malizia. The RCMP revealed little about the suspects and their background or what may have motivated the alleged conspiracy, other than repeatedly saying the plot was linked to an “al-Qaida ideology.” When asked whether the alleged plot had a religious motive or was instead driven by something else, Malizia was vague. “In this case here, the ideology had to do with a criminal act, wanting to pursue criminal acts on behalf of an organization that they believed in, and that organization and the ideology behind that organization as you know it is the al-Qaida ideology,” he said.

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BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF Bower Ponds, Great West Adventure Park and Great Chief Park in Red Deer will reopen this morning after being closed for about two weeks as a result of flooding. Trevor Poth, Red Deer FLOOD COVERAGE A3 Parks superintendent, said those areas as well as the Kiwanis Picnic Park and the trail that connects Three Mile Bend to Heritage Ranch are now safe for people to use. “We still have a number of sites we’re keeping closed though,” said Poth. One that will remain closed is Three Mile Bend, as there is still a significant amount of water in the park. “We’re cautiously optimistic we can get part of Three Mile Bend open for this coming weekend,” said Poth. “Right now we’re still pumping water out of there like crazy and there are still some areas that have water on the trails. “That’s probably how a lot of our parks are going to feel, partially open. We’re still going to have barricades up in certain places and we’ll have certain areas that are off-limits, but we want to give people access as soon as possible.”

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Hot, humid weather prompts rolling outages BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF Near-record temperatures strained power systems on Tuesday to the point that rolling outages were implemented throughout the province, including in the City of Red Deer. City officials issued a release late Tuesday afternoon stating that rolling outages had started at 4:33 p.m. at the request of the Alberta Electric System Operator. Portions of Red Deer were affected, starting at 4:33 p.m. from north Red Deer, and both sides of Gaetz Avenue from Hwy 11A to 67th Street, including both residential and business areas. The outage was expected to last 45 minutes. Peak power usage is 5 to 7 p.m. “There is an increased demand resulting from warm temperatures, and with those temperatures expected to continue, we are requesting residents of Red Deer to be frugal with their energy use,” said Jim Jorgensen, Electric Light and Power Department manager. Traffic signals in the city were affected. Motorists approaching areas where signals were down were offered the following tips: ● Treat intersections with traffic lights out as four-way stops, with the person on the right having the right-of-way. ● Enter intersections or highways only when it is safe to do so, using turn signals to let other drivers and pedestrians know your intentions.

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Sebit Gatulak, 8, who moved from Sudan in 2010, learns how to play flag football in the G.H. Dawe Community Centre field in the Tuesday afternoon heat. ● Obey law enforcement officers who are directing traffic. ● Use common courtesy towards other drivers and pedestrians.

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Extreme heat conditions were not expected to last. Warnings of thunderstorms with potential for large hail were issued for western areas of the region on Tuesday afternoon and early evening, to be followed by cooler weather and showers. Red Deer’s forecast called for slight cooling with “the odd shower,” said Environment Canada meteorologist John McIntyre. Stettler fell about four degrees short of its July 2 record, set at 34.4 in 1929. Hot, humid weather blew up from the United States, but would be replaced late Tuesday by westerlies blowing in from the West Coast, McIntyre said from his office in Vancouver on Tuesday afternoon. Red Deer’s daytime high had hit 31.4C by midafternoon and was still rising, he said. However, the upward trend was expected to be cut short by thunderstorms before hitting the record mark of 37.2, set in 1924. While the actual temperature on Tuesday didn’t hit the 90-year-old record, it may have felt that way. Combined with 61 per cent humidity, afternoon temperatures felt like 40 by 2 p.m. McIntyre said his records don’t show whether the people who suffered through the 1924 heat wave experienced a similar effect from high humidity. At other sites in the region, Rocky Mountain House came closer to a new high, reaching 32.1 in the middle of the afternoon, less than two degrees of its record high of 33.9, also set in 1924. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

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BRIEFS Man jailed 30 days for fraud Completing a course in life skills forms part of the sentence passed on a man who allowed a stranger to dupe him into defrauding a Red Deer bank of more than $13,000. Ivan Loonskin, 24, was arrested on outstanding warrants in Peace River. He pleaded guilty in Red Deer provincial court on Tuesday to four charges of passing counterfeit cheques and bank drafts that were deposited into an account at the CIBC on 22nd Street. Defence counsel Kevin Schollie said his client, who now lives and works in Peace River, was arrested just over a week ago on charges of fraud and theft at values under $5,000 each. Crown prosecutor Jason Snider described a “sophisticated” fraud scheme that involved deposits of two fake cheques and two fake bank drafts totalling

$14,776.82. Deposits were made on June 22, 2012, and again on June 25, said Snider. ATM withdrawals totalling $13,557.87 had already been taken out when bank officials were notified of the forgeries and froze the account, said Snider. Four additional charges of theft under $5,000 were withdrawn as a result of the guilty plea. Appearing by closed-circuit TV from the Peace River Correctional Centre, Loonskin said through his lawyer that he was approached by a man he knows only as Moe, who asked him to make the deposits and withdrawals on his behalf. “He made the story sound so real,” Loonskin told Judge Jim Hunter when offered an opportunity to address the court. Schollie said his client does not know Moe’s last name or anything else about him and was not aware until his arrest, just over a week ago, that he was facing charges in Red Deer as a result of the CIBC transactions. He said his client has entered his plea at the earliest possible date and is prepared to pay back the money, but will need some time. Schollie said Loonskin has a young family to look after and that he has a good job to which he would like to return so he can make payments. Hunter sentenced Loonskin to 30 days in jail

along with two years on probation, during which he is to make restitution to the bank.

Man missing in Vegas found A Red Deer man missing in Las Vegas for several days has been found safe. Natalie Potvin said tips led the family to a hospital in the city, where her brother Christopher Potvin, 20, had been taken shortly after he was released from a local detention centre around 10:15 p.m. on June 25. Potvin’s mother had gone to Vegas to bring him home and asked police to call her when he was released. But they didn’t and the family had no idea where he had gone after leaving the detention centre. It turns out he had been taken to hospital about 90 minutes after his release and was there until he was found on Sunday. The family had tried to check with hospitals but they would not release information. Potvin said the family thanks those who helped them find her brother, who was visiting Vegas with friends when he began behaving erratically and was arrested. Potvin said her brother is back in Canada and is focusing on getting better.

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TRAILS: All boat launches still closed All of McKenzie Trails, lower Heritage Ranch, including the island fishing dock and shale trails, the River Bend Perimeter Trail and the fishing dock and boat launch in Bower Ponds remain closed. “All the boat launches in the city are going to remain closed for the time being,” said Poth. The boat launch at Great West Adventure Park was briefly used by Red Deer Emergency Services last week, but remains closed to public use. McKenzie Trails were the hardest hit by the June flooding and the current estimate to have them reopened is within six to eight weeks, but it may take even longer than that. “Until those water levels recede we can’t even assess the infrastructure,” said Poth. “Once we’re able to assess what we need to fix, then we’ll be able to put some more firm timelines on.” At McKenzie Trails, the boardwalk, playground and picnic table area are still under water. The perimeter trail at River Bend was completely washed out by the high water levels and an engineer is coming in to assess the damage. The concerts planned for the Bower Ponds ampitheatre this coming weekend, Oldbury and Half Chance Heroes on Friday and Fred Penner on Sunday, will go ahead. People are still encouraged to not go beyond barricades that are up at various trails for their own safety. “Even the trails that are open, they still have some sediment on them and there is a risk of people coming across hazards,” said Poth. “People should continue to use caution in the parks.” mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

TERROR: Public security never at risk Tom Morino, a lawyer who has represented Nuttall in the past, said he received a call from RCMP and spoke to him for about a half an hour from the lock-up on Monday evening. He also spoke to Korody for about 15 minutes. Morino said he had not received any information from police about the case, but he said he will be involved, though he said he cannot represent both the accused. Morino said he represented Nuttall previously. In 2002, Nuttall pleaded guilty to a robbery charge in Victoria and was sentenced to an 18-month conditional sentence. A March 2003 story about the case in the Victoria Times-Colonist said drug addiction fuelled a criminal record that already included previous convictions for robbery, kidnapping and aggravated assault. Court records for both John Stuart Nuttall and John Stewart Nuttall — an alternate spelling also used on the indictment filed Tuesday — also list convictions for dangerous possession of a weapon, mischief and multiple convictions for assault. Morino said in 2002 that Nuttall was under the

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In the fall out from the flood that hit Red Deer two weeks ago, McKenzie Trails was the hardest hit. Crews expect to have it open to the public in six to eight weeks at a minimum. influence of cocaine and didn’t remember much of what happened. He told the court then that Nuttall had entered a methadone treatment program and appeared to have turned his life around and was doing “remarkably well.” On Tuesday, Morino urged the public — and police — not to jump to conclusions about the two accused. “We have to be careful about the hyperbole and use of these kind of descriptions of al-Qaida and such,” he said, suggesting RCMP may have “selfserving reasons” for using such language about the alleged crime. The RCMP said the force has been following the suspects’ activities for months and said investigators ensured the alleged bombs were harmless. They offered few details of the five-month Project Souvenir, which involved the national Integrated National Security Enforcement Team, but did say that the investigation involved covert activities. At no time during the investigation was public security at risk, Malizia said. The devices shown in the photographs were inert, and posed no public threat, police said. Several leading members of B.C.’s Muslim community were shocked at the alleged home-grown plot. “These names don’t ring a bell at all. They’re not even Muslim names,” said Adam Buksh, president of Surrey’s Jamia Mosque, in the city where police say both Nuttall and Korody were living. Buksh said members of his mosque and the B.C. Muslim Association do not condone radicalism.

“In my mosque, if I see any kind of things like that happening ... I will stop them in their tracks and report them to the authorities,” he said. “We are lawabiding.” David Ali, spokesman for the B.C. Muslim Association, was doubtful the two suspects were part of any mosque. “I don’t think we expect anything of that sort in B.C., and people are very vigilant,” he said. After the Boston Marathon bombings, Buksh said members of the RCMP expressed some concern about a backlash against Muslims but no such thing materialized, Buksh said. Both men hoped the same will hold true for the alleged domestic plot. B.C. Premier Christy Clark said she was profoundly shocked by news of the arrests. “But let me say this to those who resort to terror: You will not succeed,” Clark told reporters at the legislature in Victoria. “You will not succeed in damaging our democratic institutions. Just as importantly, you will not succeed in tearing down the values that make this country strong.” Federal Public Safety Minister Vic Toews applauded the work of the law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation. “Yesterday’s arrests demonstrate that terrorism continues to be a real threat to Canada,” Toews said in a statement. “The RCMP has assured me that at no time during the course of this investigation was there an imminent risk to the safety of Canadians.

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Insurance inconsistency prompts anger CALGARIANS UPSET OVER DENIED SEWER BACKUP INSURANCE CLAIMS FOLLOWING FLOODS BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Some homeowners are banding together in an attempt to name and shame insurance companies that have rejected their claims for sewer backup damage following recent floods. Residents of the Elbow Park neighbourhood in Calgary say some insurance companies are approving claims while others are not — despite similar policy wording. That just doesn’t make sense to Tom Carter, who is exhausted after spending the last week gutting his finished basement of contents that were ruined by two metres of smelly sewer water. “It is disappointing. I was sick to my stomach. You think you are covered and then you find out that you are not,” Carter said Tuesday after his claim was rejected by AMA Insurance. “The houses on either side of us are covered through other companies.” Carter, his wife, Julia, and two sons now must manage without their living room, spare bedroom, furnace, washer and dryer, TV and the children’s toys. The basement also needs structural and electrical repairs. The inconsistency in insurance assessments is making people angry and frustrated, he said. They wonder why an insurance adjuster from one company approves a claim for sewer backup in one home, while another adjuster from another com-

pany says no in a house next door, blaming the sewer backup on flooding? Some people whose claims have been rejected have put up signs on their property chiding their insurance companies for not stepping up to help them. Two that have been singled out for denying claims include AMA Insurance and RBC Insurance. Troy Bourassa, director of claims for AMA Insurance, said it all comes down to the precise wording of a policy. “Each insurer has different language that responds to sewer backup and our particular language is very clear,” he said. “Ours excludes damage caused by flood and excludes sewer back up damage when that sewer back up was caused directly or indirectly by flood.” Bourassa said the quick ruling by the adjuster will help Carter, because it will provide him with paperwork he will need to file a disaster recovery claim with the Alberta government. A message seeking comment from RBC Insurance was not returned. Steve Kee, a spokesman for the Insurance Bureau of Canada, said such disputes are strictly between policyholders and their insurance companies. He said every policy and house is different. It’s up to trained professionals to make the call. “These are sewer backup situations. Adjusters are going to determine what the situation is,” Kee said. Paul Smith, Carter’s neighbour, said the insurance industry is going to suffer a public-relations

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black eye if it doesn’t sort the mess out. Smith, whose insurance claim was approved by Aviva Canada, said it is incredible that companies can treat people differently when they’ve all suffered property losses under the same circumstances. “I think it is an unacceptable position for the insurance industry to find themselves in, and if the insurance companies are not very careful, they are going to find themselves in a very prolonged publicrelations campaign,” said Smith, who is chief financial officer of Calgary-based Talisman Energy. “I think insurance companies should reflect and look at some of their competitors who are taking the high road and ruling on the side of the insured rather than on the side of small print.” People who have uninsured property damage can apply to the Alberta government for disaster recovery money to make some household repairs and to replace some essential items, but there are restrictions on what people can claim. Joanne Aime, another Elbow Park resident, is upset with RBC Insurance for denying her claim. Aime said it is great that RBC has donated money to Alberta flood relief and that some company employees have volunteered to help during the crisis, but that isn’t what she needs from the company. “When we purchased our insurance from RBC, we trusted them as a company that would do the right thing in a situation such as this,” she said. “To get a blanket denial for our claim left us both surprised and deeply disappointed.”

FLOOD RELIEF

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Flood waters may have receded at the Coyote Creek Golf and RV Resort near Sundre but frustration levels remain high. General manager Bruce Johnson is look‘THE MONEY ing at a cleanup bill in the hundreds of thou- THEY’RE SPENDING ON THE STUDY, sands of dollars — and believes it should have THE BERM COULD been prevented. For years there has HAVE BEEN IN AND been talk of building a SAVED EVERYBODY long berm to keep the Red Deer River from . . . IT’S NOT DOING spilling over its banks. US A LOT OF GOOD A pair of smaller RIGHT NOW.’ berms have been built, but the province has — BRUCE JOHNSON not come through with GENERAL MANAGER the funding to extend Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff the protective barrier. Gabriel Tagg, a Peavey Mart employee, helps load a semitrailer with flood relief items Tuesday “The province needs to get off their butts and get evening in the Red Deer Peavey Mart parking lot. The trailer was the second city residents filled that thing in here,” said Johnson. between noon and 9 p.m. Some of the items headed south included cleaning supplies, bottled He expressed exasperation on Tuesday that the province’s most recent move, announced this spring, water, and furniture. has been a promise to undertake a flood assessment in the area this year. had to sign a waiver, why weren’t we allowed to sign “The money they’re spending on the study, the a waiver 10 days ago to get in here and try to save berm could have been in and saved everybody,” he our homes and property?” Floyd Langenhoff of High said. “It’s not doing us a lot of good right now.” River asked Tuesday. A study for Mountain View County from an engiDisaster officials say the waivers are meant as neering consulting firm backed the berm solution. much as a warning as they are legal instruments. “It’s just a matter of the province coming up with Rapidly rising water from the Highwood River some money to get the thing instead of having to pay forced the evacuation of the entire community of this disaster relief,” he said. about 13,000 on June 20. Emergency officials kept About 60 residents of the 300-site RV resort had to evacuees out until this past weekend. evacuate when flood waters rose on June 20, eventually cutting off Airport Road, which is the only route CALGARY — The Calgary Zoo says it will take into the resort, located about five km southwest of five months before it can fully reopen its doors after Sundre. flooding that has caused an estimated loss of $60 milThe road wasn’t open again to vehicles until last lion. Wednesday. CEO Clement Lanthier says the north part of the Fortunately, residents’ homes were not damaged zoo is to open first on July 31. OTTAWA — People whose citizenship or other imby this year’s flood and the restaurant reopened on That section includes the Penguin Plunge, Prehismigration documents were destroyed by flooding in Saturday. toric Park and Canadian Wilds. Alberta are getting a break from the federal govern“Nobody got any damage to the inside of their The zoo is located on an island and was swamped ment. units. That’s a good thing. That saved a lot of money by floodwaters from the Bow and Elbow rivers last Fees to replace certain documents will be waived for everybody. month. until Sept. 19 and those whose immigration status “But the infrastructure, roads and that kind of was set to expire will have it automatically extended thing, took an awful hit here.” or restored if they’re living in a flood-affected area. It is hoped the first nine holes of the golf course can be opened by the weekend of July 13. Greens and HIGH RIVER — Some tee boxes were largely spared but there is a lot of silt Albertans are angry at to be removed and washed-out paths to repair. There was also money lost from 40 rental spots having to sign safety that had all been pre-booked for the Canada Day waivers before being alweekend but had to be cancelled because of flood lowed to return to their flooded homes — after damage and are still closed. Further downstream, Gleniffer Lake was closed being kept out for more to boating over the long weekend because of the than a week over the amount of debris, especially large logs, floating in same concerns. “My question is, if we it. Four provincial recreation area boat launches Where Adventure begins... will be closed until furDeparts Stettler 2:30 p.m. Saturday, June 29 APST Limited to Big Valley (Steam) (C) ther notice. 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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Haste does make waste STOCKWELL DAY DOING BUSINESS AS USUAL: SCARING CANADIANS INTO BEING FOOLISH WITH RESOURCES Let’s see ... it’s the Canada Day long weekend, Red Deer’s centennial party, and the weather hasn’t been this good for more than a year. I have an idea: I’ll check the news sources and see what Stockwell Day has been up to! That wasn’t my plan for the weekend, but CBC’s online news site served up an opinion piece by Red Deer’s most ambitious former MLA, and I got stuck there. GREG Canada’s forNEIMAN mer minister of public safety, international trade and head of the Treasury Board hasn’t exactly followed my lead into retirement. But he’s four years younger than me, so he probably needs to work a bit longer before he can enjoy gardening and grandkids. He started a private consulting firm, Stockwell Day Connex, and he’s put-

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ting experience gained from his successful 25-year political career to good use. It’s a good gig. Recently, he’s been consulting in Angola, one of Africa’s greatest success stories. That he’s at the centre of a region of such potential is a great thing. What’s harder to take is the message he’s relaying back to Canada. Here’s his thesis: Canada risks not only losing its place in global energy market, but risks losing its major export customer (the United States) and becoming an increased energy importer from the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates. Why? Because while we waste time on internal debates over small geographic areas like Fort McMurray and Kitimat, the South Atlantic Basin (Africa, in this case) is stealing a march on us. It’s an old trope: our resources will rot in the ground, unless we develop them all right now, as fast as possible, before they go out of style. That was the line of attack in Day’s years in the Alberta legislature and it hasn’t changed since. After decades of destructive civil war, Angola has marched into a democratic and socially responsible 21st century. Their region on the east coast of the African continent is blessed with natural resources the world (mainly China) desperately needs. If you believe Day’s article, Angola has managed to fast forward from colonialism through war, into a modern

Western-style economy that is developing its resources at a spectacular rate — without raping the environment and without massive corruption and internal theft. Maybe they have, and good on them for it. But Canadians (Albertans in particular) have learned a few things about what happens during periods of spectacular development. It hasn’t all been good, and the benefits have not been spread equally between stakeholders and resource owners. In fact, this overly-fast pace of resource development is the primary source of the Alberta government’s economic woes right now. We have more capacity to produce crude oil coming online soon than we can ship. That overproduction relative to marketability has caused a price drop. Not for oil globally, which is at its highest price point in history — but just for the oil we produce. Thus the “bitumen bubble” and a huge drop in royalties to the people of Alberta. Production has vastly outpaced our ability to upgrade and refine bitumen into products that would create more stable employment, more government revenue and higher prices. Yet Day threatens us with dire outcomes if we don’t buckle down and go even faster. The U.S., Days says, will surpass Russia in natural gas production in two years. It will also surpass Saudi Arabia in oil production two years after that. How that links to Africa, Day

doesn’t explain. The U.S. has also become a net exporter of refined petroleum products. Day doesn’t mention that this in on the strength of supply of bitumen from Alberta. I would remind Day that headlong development often leads not so much to a cliff, but to a brick wall. Taking our foot off the gas, and developing according to a more rational and sustainable plan, is a better idea. A pipeline to Kitimat — even if it were approved today — won’t move any oil until 2020, and global conditions then will likely not be the same as today. Shipping an even higher percentage of our oil as raw bitumen in a pipeline to U.S. refiners (where the real profits reside) doesn’t look like such a hot idea to a lot of Canadians. It’s like a hockey team constantly dealing away its top draft picks, so it can continue to get top draft picks in the future. Good draft picks, but never a championship. Thus, the “internal debates” that Day is bemoaning. Our resources will not spoil in the ground. Nor will using them go out of style. Let’s not equate pace of development with getting value for them. Energy development is the biggest engine driving the Canadian economy. Don’t you think we should treat our engine better? Greg Neiman is a retired Advocate editor. Follow his blog at readersadvocate. blogspot.ca or email greg.neiman.blog@ gmail.com.

Jingoism versus nationalism WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF WHO WE ARE, AND THAT MEANS ACCEPTING ALL OF OUR HISTORY, GOOD AND BAD BY THOMAS WALKOM SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE The Conservative government says it wants to promote Canadian patriotism. It has instead promoted jingoism. The two are different. The conservative right has a legitimate gripe. It is trendy in this country — particularly on the liberal left — to pretend that Canada is not a real place on its own, that its only value is to welcome the diversity of others. This has resulted in the devaluation of citizenship. Toronto city council thinks that any permanent resident, citizen or not, should be given the right to vote in municipal elections. Some national politicians — including New Democratic Party Leader Tom Mulcair — hold dual citizenship (in Mulcair’s case, it is French) in order to pass more easily through European airports. But citizenship involves more than the possession of convenient travel documents. It is, at base, a commitment to a place. In a world where there were no countries, such commitments might be superfluous. Twitter notwithstanding, we do not live in that world. What does it mean to be Canadian? The liberal left has it right at one level when it talks about shared values of tolerance, social solidarity and inclusion. Those are our aims. They express what most of us hope Canada can be. And in that sense, national programs such as medicare are true expressions of what we aspire to as Canadians. Roy Romanow, the former Saskatchewan premier, made that point more than a decade ago. He was right. But where conservatives are correct is that being Canadian also involves an acceptance of shared history. Canada’s history is complicated. It includes rapaciousness. But it also includes great achievements. In some cases (Confederation comes to mind), the same historical actors were involved in both. Which is why the government’s decision to reinsert the word “royal” into the names of Canada’s air force and navy was a reasonable one. I suspect Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s motives on this. My guess is that he was trying to create a political wedge issue. But the reality of Canada is that we do have longstanding ties to both Britain and the Crown. The Queen may not mean much to a recent immigrant from, say, Pittsburgh. But she and her predecessors have loomed large in the history of the Canadian nation. Where the Conservative government is off base, however, is in its attempts to refocus history solely

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on Canada’s military successes in war. War is not unimportant. Canadians have fought in many — from early conflicts that pitted aboriginal nations against one another to Afghanistan and Libya. But not everything is war. And not all wars in which Canadians took part were necessarily virtuous. To think otherwise is to veer into jingoism, where our team is always right simply because it is our team and the other guys (whoever they are) are always scumbags. That is how the Harper government portrayed the war in Afghanistan. Recent hearings into the study of history by the Conservative-dominated Commons heritage committee suggest that this is how the government plans to approach the past in general. The fact that the government is cutting back the ability of Library and Archives Canada to collect material for original research also does not bode well for real history.

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Let us hope that, in the end, jingoism fails and history wins. Canada has a rich and complex past, one that involves wars and statesmen but that also includes seamstresses and hod carriers, Inuit hunters and African slaves, land speculators and immigrant labourers. This is who we are. The 17th-century battles between Iroquois and Huron nations in what is now southern Ontario may not have affected me directly. But they did have a profound long-term effect on the territory in which I now happen to live. So we should celebrate Canada Day. We are a real country. We have a real past. We have more in common than the fact that we differ from one another. And we can be justly proud of our country without straying into xenophobia. Being a nationalist doesn’t mean you have to be a moron. Thomas Walkom is a syndicated Toronto Star columnist.

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Re: the June 26 Advocate story, Local firms helping clean up Calgary I was in the Sunnyside neighbourhood in Calgary when the Rusch Equipment Inc. boys showed up. We had been pumping for nearly 36 hours on 5th Street and 7th Avenue and everyone was exhausted. We had basically been on our own as the city didn’t want anyone back in their houses and so the residents banded together with a rag-tag collection of pumps to try to save their properties. I was directing traffic because we had a ton of vehicles coming down to volunteer or to have a look. I remember looking up and seeing a convoy coming down the street with enormous pumps and trailers full of eight-inch hose. I’ll never forget what they said. “We’re here to help.” It was like the cavalry riding into town. We were alone no more. We had 5th Street under control but the next two streets (4A and Sunnyhill Lane) were still under water and making no progress. A couple of the local residents jumped on board the Rusch trucks and took them to where they needed to deploy. What a crew — they set up shop and started pumping water for two blocks and back into the river. These guys worked for at least 36 hours straight. We were running a Crisis Cafe with lots of food and drinks for the volunteers, and these guys did not take a break. They just got ’er done. I’d really like these guys to know what a tremendous lift they gave to the whole community. We suddenly saw the light at the end of the tunnel. They moved on with no stopping so we never even got to say thanks. We had the mayor over the other night and he had heard about these guys and we filled him in on the details. There are hundreds of folks in this neighbourhood who will be able to salvage their homes because of the work this Red Deer company did. These guys were heroes! Thank you, thank you, thank you. Stuart Quinn Calgary

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who put four, five or even seven years into difficult studies, stress and student loan debt does not want to be interdependent and working. Show the government where our priorities are — with our children or the big industry? Ilse Quick Lacombe

Is the dreaded dandelion a bigger threat than 2,4-D? I was really excited to visit family in Red Deer recently. I grabbed a paper to see what’s going on around town. Then I noticed a story about how drastic action was going to be taken to eliminate a serious problem. I read, in horror, how a known carcinogen was going to be sprayed everywhere to get rid of a little yellow flower that was going to be gone in a month anyway. I did a little of my own research, because something was amiss. I learned that 2,4-D is a moderately persistent chemical with a half-life between 20 and 200 days. Unfortunately, the herbicide doesn’t just affect target weeds. It has been shown to cause low growth rates, reproductive problems, changes in appearance or behaviour, and even death in non-target species. The use of 2,4-D has had drastic affects on both agricultural and wildlife animals. There have been recorded deaths of cattle and horses that grazed on treated plants, as well as the destruction of food sources for moose and other creatures. Environmental contamination, particularly in wetlands, has been demonstrated. Research has proven that 2,4-D causes cancer (Littorin, 1994). The pesticide damages immune, reproductive and nervous systems. It disrupts energy production (Zychlinkski & Zolnierowicz, 1990), causes birth defects (Garry et al, 1996), delays in brain development and abnormal behavior patterns (Evangelista de Duffard et al, 1995), etc., etc. Recent research has revealed that 2,4-D is excreted in breast milk as long as a week after exposure/ consumption to impede infant brain development (Sturtz et al, 2000). This stuff is being sprayed all over Red Deer to kill those dastardly dandelions whose leaves contain more vitamin C by weight than oranges, as well as loads of vitamin A, etc. You can make wine, salads, even a coffee substitute with these terrifying bright yellow flowered plants. Dratted dandelions feed honey bees, which supply us with honey ... but never fear, the 2,4D will make sure they won’t be making honey any time soon, at least in Red Deer. The spraying is probably good for local business, like hospitals. There was a decline of cancers in Sweden after the banning of phenoxy herbicides (Hardell and Eriksson, 2003). Legal costs might go up, though. Workers who apply chlorinated phenoxy herbicides often end up with nervous system disorders, skin cancer, and hormonal and internal organ irregularities. It was good to see family, but I have more reason to worry about them, now. Chris Burton Barrie, Ont.

Youth unemployment in Canada — does anybody care about Canadian kids? According to StatsCanada, approximately 420,000, or 14.3 per cent, Canadian youth under 24 are unemployed. That is one in 10, but some say the real number is much higher, around 20 to 25 per cent. Even the Statistics Canada rate is more than double as the national average. Canadian industry prefers to hire experienced workers over new graduates. The Conservative government therefore opened the doors to unprecedented numbers of immigrants, up to 250,000 every year and 45,000 mostly Asian immigrants arrive in Vancouver every year alone. These workers mostly have to be language trained (taxpayer money), culture integrated, and their education and skills are often not coherent with Canadian standards. Canadian companies also don’t take apprentices. Some of the big industry in Lacombe County, for exI am writing in response to the proposed location ample, takes minimal numbers of apprentices for six of the native friendship society and subsidized housmonths, sometimes one year, and then lets them go ing. I am a registered nurse and feel it would be unin favour of journeyman with five to 10 years of expe- ethical to keep mum about the concerns I have. rience. Some don’t take any apprentices. When we consider the factors that impact health, For high school grads who choose a higher educa- where a person lives carries a great deal of weight. tion, the average student loan, depending where you I am very concerned about the proposed location look, is $30,000 to $60,000. for a subsidized housing project. Research tells us Our Canadian kids then have two choices to pay that when there is a low-income population, the the interest on these high student loans: fixed rate of presence of and lack of transportation impacts from prime plus five per cent, or a floating rate of prime where people obtain their food. plus 2.5 per cent. A student loan of $30,000 on a fixed Considering where the city is wanting to place a rate and an average 10-year period to pay it back is $ vulnerable population, just think about the nearest 45,657. convenience stores, restaurants, grocery stores. In The normal interest rate for a line of credit from terms of walking distance, 7-Eleven, Canadian Tire a bank is prime plus one per cent, so our government gas bar and Burger Boy are closest. is making money from our students. After six months, Having lived in Riverside Meadows and worked the student loan has to be paid back (while interest in the surrounding areas, families frequented the is accrued from the time of graduation), whether the nearest store — often 7-Eleven — for food necessistudent has a job or not. ties, such as milk, bread, eggs, and often households This is our investment in Canada’s future. are lacking in the foods necessary for health mainteIf a student has to pay back their student loan for nance. 10 years or longer, they are not able to purchase a This means fewer fresh fruits, vegetables and house or even a car. fresh meat, and way more refined, processed and This will obviously not contribute to our economy. convenience foods on the plates of an already vulMany baby boomers housing are their adult children nerable population. who cannot find work, or are working for minimum In addition, the proposed site sits very far from wage, as well as helping out financially with the ev- the nearest elementary school (Fairview). What imer-increasing tuition and purchases such as cars. Af- pacts will this distance have on absenteeism in the ter all, it is difficult with almost no public transport early years of education? system to find work without transportation. Research has told us for decades of the imporRecently, CBC aired a documentary on Canadian tance of those first five years of education being companies hiring grads as ‘in terms’ and not pay- paramount in predictors of continuance of education ing any wages, so about 300,000 Canadian grads are Has this not registered as a concern to the folks who working for free. Bell was one of these companies. sit on city council? The U.S. now has a $1 trillion in student loan debt. I wonder why the Riverlands site wasn’t pursued? The Canadian student loan debt is estimates at $22 Granted, that may take funds away from a lavish salbillion! ary for a manager for the designated area. But conHow will a Canadian post-secondary graduate pay sider the proximity to Superstore? To the elementary off their student loan while unemployed or working school? To the services that are use by those in the on minimum wage, because they can’t get work in lower tax bracket (clothing bank, thrift stores, etc.). their field? One site makes good health sense, one site does Thousands of teachers, even engineers graduates, not serve the health needs of a vulnerable populaand can’t find work. Years after graduating from tion. I encourage council and developers to re-examuniversity, young women in Canada are working in ine the proposed site of the subsidized housing projcoffee shops for minimum wage. ect to optimize the health needs of the population. Some countries in Europe, however, invest in Maggie Convey their future. In Germany, for example, university Red Deer education is free, always was, no student loans. Every large company takes apprentices and lets them finish their four years in the same company. Many of these young people are then hired by the same company. Apprenticeship originated in Germany. Also, students have the option to have a finish in high There is an adage that goes something like: “I school at age 16 to proceed to an apprenticeship. The Canadian education system must incorporate would rather die on my feet, than live on my knees.” You see evidence of this in people all over the skills that enhance student employability directly world standing up to dictators, religions, regimes, into the curriculum. Education and work-related training must be combined. This would allow youth military, bosses and numerous other wrongs. There to find jobs while in school and close the learning is evidence of it in news by the average citizen in our neighbourhood. gap that exists when students transition into the work world. TTENTION ENTURE EARERS The Harper government needs to legislate the apprenticeship program and think more about our own children is now open. Our goal is to serve the public with same day relines and their future than aland repairs. In many instances dentures are still in good shape but ways acting in the interthe fit isn’t what it used to be, we can help! est of big industry. Rather than remake your dentures, a denture reline allows us to refit yyour Foreign workers are dentures. If your dentures are loose, broken, or have missing teeth, give us a snapping up jobs and call. We can help! our Canadian youth are We’ll Come ur on the streets, jobless. Les McGregor, DD 403-356-1118 Cell: 403-307-2516 retosiyo dence I doubt that a Cana#7, 4929 Ross Street, Red Deer dian university graduate

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But it is seldom seen in our political leaders of all levels and stripes. Our political members are more enthralled with the perks, power and parties than honour, justice and serving the people. Governments around the world did not unilaterally decide to be corrupted, to become dictatorships; it was done in incremental steps. Every leader just wanted a bit more power, a bit more prestige, a few more perks than his/her predecessors. They bent the rules just a little more, they brought down a slightly bigger iron fist a few more times. The people gradually became forgotten and regarded as just a formality but a nuisance. Then a small thing happens, and someone stands up and then his neighbour and before you know it, the leader is given a reality check. A lot of small things have happened in all levels of government and I think we are seeing people stand up but very few of the political class. There are trustees, councillors, aldermen, legislators, parliamentarians and even senators looking around and not liking what they are seeing. Parents, spouses, children and friends are starting to question their ethics and actions as they are starting to question those of their leaders. Heads are down, eyes are turned, voices are quiet, and despair is evident but will they stand up for what they were elected to do or stay on their knees? Re-election perks, pensions and power lay heavily on their shoulders, keeping them on their knees hammering down honour, respect and decency, trying to unbend those knees. Canada is a young country compared to most, and if we do not learn from the mistakes of others we are bound to repeat them. Do we need to allow our leaders to pursue their self-serving agendas much longer? Are we strong enough to stand up to overpowering weight of greed, anger, hatred and fear? Are we so territorial that we as provinces, communities and political parties cannot co-operate with each other? Are we so blind that we cannot see the events unfolding before us? In the last year, there have been many events, groups and individuals who have stood up, walked, protested, marched, starved, cried and begged for attention from the political elite. A few politicians have moved, walked, responded and/or tried to implement change, but not enough. How many politicians, of all levels, can seriously look deep inside themselves and say: “I would rather die on my feet (even just politically) than live on my knees”? I do not see very many. Garfield Marks Red Deer

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Red Deer south central substation 4934 54 Avenue As Red Deer continues to grow and develop, so does our need to upgrade our electric utilities. As identiÀed by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), The City of Red Deer proposes to meet the need by upgrading its No. 15S, located near the intersection of Taylor Drive and 54 Avenue. The upgrade proposed includes addition of two new 25kV circuit breakers to the existing switchgear lineup. Expansion to the substation is not required. How will area residents be affected? There will be no interruption in delivery of electrical services, and work related noise will be kept to a minimum. Questions or concerns? Contact: Electric Light & Power The City of Red Deer Phone: 403-342-8274 Email: elecutil@reddeer.ca Mail: Box 5008 Red Deer, Alberta T4N 3T4 Matt Gray AESO Stakeholder Relations Phone: 1-888-866-2959 Email: stakeholder.relations@aeso.ca Mail: 2500, 330 - 5th Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 0L4 43319G3

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Tory MP Menzies won’t seek re-election the floods. “Witnessing the effects of the floods across southern Alberta, and the devCLARESHOLM — Another seat has astation of High River and other comopened up around Prime munities, I have decided Minister Stephen Harper’s that it is important for me to cabinet table with the news be here more often,” Menthat Alberta Conservative zies said in a statement. MP and junior minister Ted “What brought me to OtMenzies won’t be running in tawa was a love of commuthe next federal election. nity and the desire to help Menzies, whose current Albertans and Canadians portfolio is minister of state the best way I knew possifor finance, announced ble.” Tuesday that he wants For that reason, Menzies to spend more time in his said, he won’t seek re-elechome province — and that tion in 2015 in his riding, he doesn’t want to be a cabbut plans to continue to sit inet minister. Ted Menzies as an MP until then. Menzies said he’s been “For the next two years I travelling throughout his will continue to do all I can riding of Macleod since widespread for Macleod, here in the riding and in flooding devastated the area in June Ottawa,” he said. and he’s been struck by what he’s seen. “Because of this decision, I have His riding includes the hard-hit asked Prime Minister Harper not to town of High River, where all 13,000 consider my name for any future cabiresidents were told to evacuate during net position.”

Menzies was first elected in 2004 and became Finance Minister Jim Flaherty’s second-in-command in 2011. In a statement, Flaherty thanked Menzies for his service, noting his involvement in reforms to pension legislation and consumer finance issues. “On a personal note, he was a great and trustworthy partner who I could always count on to represent the voice of everyday Canadians,” Flaherty said. “His contributions will be missed.” Flaherty, who has been dealing with health issues of late, is another minister whose name has been mentioned among those who might not survive a cabinet shuffle expected later this month. For his part, the finance minister has made it clear he’d like to stay on, though it’s unclear whether he’ll run for office again in 2015. In advance of the shuffle, the prime minister has been quietly making inquiries as to who in his caucus intends to run in the next election and who is stepping aside.

Canadian Forces deployed to Afghanistan had high risk of mental health problems: study

Judge raps Crown over stringing out release of docs linked to ‘crack video’

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Almost 14 per cent of Canadian Forces members who served in the Afghanistan mission were diagnosed with a mental health disorder linked directly to their tour, according to a military study that some say doesn’t reflect the larger extent of the problem. The report, funded by the Forces and written by military staff, found that eight per cent of personnel who deployed between 2001 and 2008 were found to have post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Another 5.5 per cent of that group developed other depressive disorders as a result of their service in the conflict that was marked by gruelling combat — a feature that considerably increased the risk of a mental health disorder. “Deployment to Kandahar was associated with a particularly high risk — it was almost six times the risk associated with deployment to the United Arab Emirates or Arabian Gulf,” says the report, published Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The research included 30,500 personnel who deployed in support of the Afghan mission from October 2001 to the end of 2008, and used the medical records of a random sample of about 2,000 of those. The study population was made up of mostly men under the age of 40 in the regular force. One of the report’s authors, Mark Zamorski of the Forces’s Directorate of Mental Health, said the risk of a mental health problem appeared to be greater among junior non-commissioned personnel than officers, but didn’t elaborate on the reasons for that. A Defence spokeswoman said none of the authors was available to com-

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Canada closes Cairo embassy until further notice OTTAWA — The Canadian Embassy in Cairo is closed until further notice because of security concerns. Foreign Affairs made the announcement on Twitter this morning and posted a one-line notice on the embassy website. Cairo has seen throngs of protesters in recent days demanding the ouster of embattled Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. The country’s military is demanding that Morsi meet the demands of the mass protest, with a 48-hour deadline for him to act. The embassy is urging visitors to Egypt to exercise a high degree of caution due to what it calls the unpredictable security situation and continued demonstrations. It advises against travel to the Sinai Peninsula, with the exception of coastal resorts such as Sharm El Sheikh, and also warns against going to Port Said, Suez and Ismailia due to civil unrest.

Toronto Public Health supports safe-injection sites for drug users TORONTO — Toronto should consider opening safe-injection sites for drug users inside existing health-care institutions to help reduce the number of drug-related deaths, the city’s public health agency suggested Tuesday. Toronto Public Health said research from Vancouver, where a safeinjection site was first opened 10 years ago, and other countries shows the

ment on the findings. The report restates previous findings in a 2011 military study that estimated eight per cent of personnel deployed to Afghanistan were diagnosed with PTSD within five years after their return. It’s not clear where the numbers place Canadian military members in relation to their international colleagues. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that PTSD afflicts 11 per cent of Afghan veterans and 20 per cent of Iraqi war veterans. But some say the Canadian military’s findings don’t reflect the true number of personnel suffering from mental health disorders, since many conceal their problems and the study doesn’t include people serving in the last few years of the mission. Greg Woolvett, whose son suffers from PTSD linked to two tours in Afghanistan, said he thinks the numbers capture only a small fraction of people with so-called operational stress injuries and that the services for them are woefully lacking. “I would suspect that that figure is inaccurate in its totality,” he said in an interview in Burlington, Ont. “There’s probably double that amount who have PTSD but who have not come forward.” Woolvett removed his son, Jon, from Canadian Forces Base Petawawa to find him help for a drinking problem and the pain of seeing many of his friends killed in action. He said there’s too much of a disconnect between the chain of command and the military’s medical personnel, preventing soldiers from getting the care they need. “They are not connected in terms of how to go about handling these soldiers who have PTSD,” he said. “The Canadian Forces, for all of their expertise in training them to be killers, has no real solid defence for PTSD.” sites are effective in preventing drug overdoses and reducing the risk of disease transmission. About 900 people have died of accidental overdose in Toronto between 2002 and 2010, according the office of Ontario’s chief coroner. Of those deaths, 538 were due to opioids. Dr. Rita Shahin, a spokeswoman for Toronto Public Health, said the city doesn’t have one single concentrated site of drug users, as is the case in Vancouver, and would benefit from several small safe-injection sites.

Canadian teen dies after being hit by watercraft outside Cancun PUERTO MORELOS, Mexico — A 16-year-old high school student from southwestern Ontario has died after Mexican police say she was struck by a personal watercraft. A spokesperson for Puerto Morelos police south of Cancun says Camila Lopez was killed Saturday. Waterloo Catholic District School Board spokesman John Shewchuk says Lopez attended St. Mary’s High School in Kitchener, Ont., and would have been starting Grade 11 this September. He says a social worker and school administrators will be at the school’s chapel Wednesday to assist students and the community as they pay respects to Lopez. The owner of a belly dancing studio in the city says Lopez had been taking classes for two years and was a “natural.” Joharah Kolishenco of BellyUp Dance Studios says Lopez was a rare find and would attend class twice a week. “Just a beautiful, beautiful girl. Very shy, quiet, unassuming,” Kolishenco said. “A lovely dancer.” A Foreign Affairs spokeswoman says diplomats in Mexico are helping the teen’s family.

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A judge has given justice officials until late next month to provide media lawyers with access to a sealed search warrant police used in raiding homes associated with a video purportedly showing Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine. In his ruling Tuesday, Ontario court judge Philip Downes criticized the Crown for attempting to string out the process. “In my view, the Crown’s position is unjustified and unreasonable,” Downes said in his decision. “The Crown’s position is not compatible with the presumption that judicial proceedings are open and public.” Several media outlets are asking the courts to let them see the documents as a matter of “great public interest” given the possible link to the mayor. At the very least, the media lawyers argued they should be given the materials in confidence so they can make informed arguments as to why the documents should be made public. The Crown said it needed at least

The request by Menzies to be left out of the mix reflects one of the goals of the shake-up: to put in place a cabinet which will take the party to, and through, the next general election. Harper posted a message to Menzies via his Twitter account on Tuesday. “Thank you, Ted Menzies for helping to build a stronger Canada,” the post read. “Our loss is your community’s gain.” Menzies’ announcement creates a least a second spot for Harper to fill; Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield said in June that he’s asked to be left out of the next cabinet after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Harper could also choose to appoint a new intergovernmental affairs minister. Former minister Peter Penashue resigned in March — and lost in a subsequent byelection — after concerns emerged about his election spending. His portfolio is being handled by Transport Minister Denis Lebel.

six months to do that. Instead, Downes ordered the Crown to turn over the 205 pages in confidence to the lawyers by Aug. 27 to allow them to prepare arguments on why the warrants should be public. The judge did say the Crown could black out parts it deems too sensitive for release pending the full hearing, which he hoped would occur by midSeptember. Lawyer Peter Jacobsen, who is acting for the media outlets including The Canadian Press, the Star, the Globe and Mail, CBC, CTV and Postmedia, said he was pleased with the ruling. “We were absolutely successful in getting a process put into place,” Jacobsen said. “The Crown has now been put to the requirement of getting us the documents by Aug. 27, and that to me is a good result.” In late May, police raided 12 addresses in northwestern Toronto as part of “Project Traveller,” an investigation into gang activity. Police arrested more than 40 people and, among other things, seized firearms, drugs and cash during the raids.

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Morsi refuses to step down AT LEAST SEVEN PEOPLE KILLED IN CLASHES BETWEEN PRESIDENT’S SUPPORTERS AND OPPONENTS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CAIRO, Egypt — With the clock ticking, Egypt’s besieged president said Tuesday that he will not step down as state media reported that the powerful military plans to overturn his Islamistdominated government if the elected leader doesn’t meet the demands of the millions of protesters calling for his ouster. Mohammed Morsi’s defiant statement sets up a major confrontation between supporters of the president and Egyptians angry over what they see as his efforts to impose control by his Muslim Brotherhood as well as his failure to introduce reforms more than two years after the revolution that ousted his autocratic predecessor Hosni Mubarak. Writing Tuesday on his official Twitter account, Morsi said he “asserts his adherence to constitutional legitimacy and rejects any attempt to breach it and calls on the armed forces to withdraw their ultimatum and rejects any domestic or foreign dictates.” The leaking of the military’s socalled political road map appeared aimed at adding pressure on Morsi by showing the public and the international community that the military has a plan that does not involve a coup. With tensions high, at least seven people were killed in three separate

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Women hold the Egyptian national flag as they stand in front of graffiti depicting Islamist President Mohammed Morsi outside the presidential palace, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday. Egypt was on edge Tuesday following a “last-chance” ultimatum the military issued to Mohammed Morsi, giving the president and the opposition 48 hours to resolve the crisis in the country or have the army step in with its own plan. clashes between Morsi’s supporters and opponents in Cairo, according to hospital and security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. The officials did not give more details. The violence raised the overall death toll to 23 since Sunday when a mass protest was held to mark the an-

niversary of Morsi’s inauguration. Protesters on Tuesday turned to a new target, massing a giant crowd outside Cairo’s Qasr el-Qobba presidential palace where Morsi has been working in recent days — though he was not believed to be inside — in addition to filling wide avenues outside another palace, central Tahrir Square and main squares in cities nationwide.

Morsi’s supporters also increased their presence in the streets, after his Muslim Brotherhood and hard-line Islamist leaders called them out to defend what they say is the legitimacy of the country’s first freely elected president. Tens of thousands held marches in Cairo and other cities. With the clock ticking on the military’s ultimatum, many in the anti-Morsi and pro-Morsi camps were vowing to fight to the end. The president’s Islamist backers have stepped up warnings that it will take bloodshed to dislodge him, saying they would rather die fighting a military takeover than accept Morsi’s ouster just a year after the country’s first free election. “Seeking martyrdom to prevent the ongoing coup is what we can offer as a sign of gratitude to previous martyrs who died in the revolution,” Brotherhood stalwart Mohammed el-Beltagy wrote Tuesday in his official Facebook page. Fearing an implosion that could throw Egypt into chaos, U.S. officials said Washington has suggested to Morsi that he call early elections, though they underlined they were not demanding specific steps — and they said they had stressed to Egypt’s military that a coup would have consequences for U.S. aid. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. Morsi adviser Ayman Ali denied that Washington asked the president to call for early presidential elections and said consultations were continuing to reach national conciliation and resolve the current political crisis. He did not elaborate.

Investigators to probe firefighter deaths Vatican commission clears John Paul II for sainthood BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

VATICAN CITY — Pope John Paul II has cleared the final obstacle before being made a saint, awaiting just the final approval from Pope Francis and a date for the ceremony that could come as soon as Dec. 8, a Vatican official and news reports said Tuesday. The ANSA news agency reported that a commission of cardinals and bishops met Tuesday to consider John Paul’s case and signed off on it. A Vatican official confirmed that the decision had been taken some time back and that Tuesday’s meeting was essentially a formality. One possible canonization date is Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, a major feast day for the Catholic Church. This year the feast coincidentally falls on a Sunday, which is when canonizations usually occur. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized by the church to discuss saintmaking cases on the record, confirmed reports in La Stampa newspaper that John Paul could be canonized together with Pope John XXIII, who called the Second Vatican Council but died in 1963 before it was finished. There is reasoned precedent for beatifying or canonizing two popes together, primarily to balance one another out. John Paul has been on the fast track for possible sainthood ever since his 2005 death, but there remains some concern that the process has been too quick. Some of the Holy See’s deep-seated problems — clerical sex abuse, dysfunctional governance and more recently the financial scandals at the Vatican bank — essentially date from shortcomings of his pontificate. Defenders of the fasttrack process argue that people are canonized, not pontificates. But the Vatican in the past has sought to balance concerns about papal saints by giving two the honour at the same time. Such was the case in 2000, when John Paul beatified John XXIII, dubbed the “good pope,” alongside Pope Pius IX, who was criticized by Jews for condoning the seizure of a Jewish boy and allegedly referring to Jews as dogs.

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A couple embraces during a memorial service on Monday in Prescott, Ariz., honoring the 19 firefighters killed battling a wildfire near Yarnell, Ariz., Sunday. The elite crew of firefighters was overtaken by the out-of-control blaze as they tried to protect themselves from the flames under fire-resistant shields. deployed unless they have a safe place to retreat. They must also be continuously informed of changing weather. “If you don’t have those things in place, it’s not advisable to deploy a team in the first place, because you can’t guarantee their safety,” Burton said. The Hotshot team based in Prescott entered the smoky wilderness over the weekend with backpacks, chainsaws and other heavy gear to remove brush and trees and deprive the flames of fuel. But the blaze grew from 200 acres to about 2,000 in a matter of hours as “the wind kicked up to 40 to 50 mph gusts and it blew east, south, west — every which way,” said Prescott City Councilman Len Scamardo.

“What limited information we have was there was a gust of wind from the north that blew the fire back and trapped them,” Scamardo said. With the investigation just beginning, it’s not clear what help water- or retardant-dropping aircraft could have provided for the doomed crew. One contractor, Neptune Aviation Services, had three aerial tankers making drops on the fire earlier in the day. But at the time the firefighters died, the planes had been grounded because of treacherous conditions, said chief executive Ronald Hooper. “It wasn’t safe for them to be in the air at that time,” Hooper said. There were “severe winds, erratic winds and thunderstorms in the area.”

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KEYSTONE OPPONENTS TURN FOCUS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LINCOLN, Neb. — Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline are turning to low-level county commissions and zoning boards in an effort to slow the project, which has become a flash point in the national battle over climate change. Landowners and other opponents are asking local officials along the pipeline route to pass resolutions opposing the project. They’re hopeful the signs of local opposition will give President Obama another reason to reject the pipeline, which would carry oil from the Canadian tar sands to refineries on the Texas Gulf coast. Obama could make a decision later this year. State officials along the pipeline’s route 1,700-mile route are not opposing the project. Some county officials are considering landowners’ requests to fight the pipeline, but acknowledge they may not be able to stop it.

SHARES IN BLACKBERRY CONTINUE TO FALL WATERLOO, Ont. — Shares in BlackBerry (TSX:BB) fell nearly eight per cent Tuesday, just days after the smartphonemaker reported dismal earnings in its latest quarter. BlackBerry stocks closed down 7.76 per cent, or 86 cents, to $10.22 on the Toronto Stock Exchange. On Wall Street, company shares fell more than five per cent, or 59 cents, to US$9.70. The Waterloo, Ont.based company has been clobbered on both stock markets since Friday, when it posted a firstquarter loss of U$84 million, or 16 cents per share, for the first three months ended June 1. It was an improvement from a loss of $518 million or 99 cents per share a year ago, but still fell short of analysts estimates. The results, along with comments from chief executive Thorsten Heins that further losses were expected in the next quarter, contributed to a 26 per cent drop in BlackBerry shares on Friday. — The Canadian Press

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EU, U.S. free trade talks to start soon BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union confirmed Tuesday that free-trade negotiations with the United States should kick off as planned next week, despite widespread concerns over the alleged eavesdropping of EU diplomats. The Commission, the EU’s executive branch that leads the negotiations on behalf of its 28 members, said the planned start of talks in Washington next Monday “should not be affected” by the surveillance scandal that has emerged in recent days. However, it insisted that the trans-Atlantic atmosphere needed to clear up for the talks to be successful. “For such a comprehensive and ambitious negotiation to succeed, there needs to be confidence, transparency and clarity among the negotiating partners,” it said in a statement. The talks are likely to take at least a few years. The first week of technical negotiations start in Washington on Monday but political

outrage over the U.S. eavesdropping allegations had raised questions over whether they would go ahead. On Sunday, an apparent leak from former U.S. intelligence systems analyst Edward Snowden in Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine allegedly showed that the National Security Agency bugged the EU’s diplomatic offices in Washington and infiltrated its computer network. The magazine said the NSA took similar measures to listen in on the EU’s mission to the United Nations in New York, and also used its secure facilities at NATO headquarters in Brussels to dial into telephone maintenance systems that would have allowed it to intercept senior EU officials’ calls and Internet traffic. French President Francois Hollande on Monday suggested that the scandal could derail the free-trade negotiations. He insisted that the U.S. clarify the situation and end any possible eavesdropping immediately. There could be no negotiations unless Washington provided such guarantees, he insisted. France had been reluctant to start the talks as it insisted on keeping the movie

and television business out of the negotiations to shield Europe’s audiovisual industry from Hollywood. Yet EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said hinging the start of talks on such political issues as the eavesdropping scandal would amount to the EU shooting itself in the foot. The EU, he said, was entering talks out of self-interest, not to be subservient to the United States. Any far-reaching EU-US trade deal could provide a big boost to growth and jobs by eliminating tariffs and other barriers that have long plagued economic relations — a free trade pact would create a market with common standards and regulations across countries that together account for nearly half the global economy. A recent EU-commissioned study showed that a trade pact could boost the EU’s output by 119 billion euro ($159 billion) a year and the U.S. economy’s by 95 billion euros ($127 billion). Another estimate showed eliminating tariffs alone would add $180 billion to U.S. and EU gross domestic product in five years’ time while boosting exports on both sides by about 17 per cent.

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used in this course). Either of these courses will provide you with sound information on the wide variety of products and services available to all investors. Remember, the first rule of investing is to know your product. Understanding products, and how they add or take away from an investment portfolio, is critical — especially when it comes to applying the second rule of investing: know your client (I’ll return to knowing your client later). Next start building a base of cash that you can use to invest on your own. To be clear, this is money that you can afford to take losses with because surely, just like any other new endeavor, you will make mistakes and potentially have losses. So make sure that this is money that is over and above your three to six months of emergency cash, to cover regular bills such as your rent or mortgage, in the event of a layoff or slowdown at work.

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Obama bows to business on health law BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — In a major concession to business groups, the Obama administration Tuesday unexpectedly announced a one-year delay, until after the 2014 elections, in a central requirement of the new health care law that many companies provide coverage for their workers or face fines. The move sacrificed timely implementation of President Barack Obama’s signature legislation but may help the administration politically by blunting an election-year line of attack Republicans were planning to use. The employer requirements are among the most complex parts of the health care law, which is designed to expand coverage for uninsured Americans. “We have heard concerns about the complexity of the requirements and the need for more time to implement them effectively,” Treasury Assistant Secretary Mark Mazur said in a blog post. “We have listened to your feedback and we are taking action.” Business groups were jubilant. “A pleasant surprise,” said Randy Johnson, senior vice-president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. There was no inkling in advance of the administration’s action, he said. “We commend the administration’s wise move,” said Neil Trautwein, a vice-president of the National Retail Federation. It “will provide employers and businesses more time to update their health care coverage without threat of arbitrary punishment.” But the delay could also undermine the law’s main goal of covering the nearly 50 million Ameri-

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cans without health insurance. Already, Republican resistance in the states will deny access to a planned Medicaid expansion — at least for next year — to millions of low-income people. Under the health law, companies with 50 or more workers must provide affordable coverage to their full-time employees or risk a series of escalating tax penalties if just one worker ends up getting government-subsidized insurance. Originally, that requirement was supposed to take effect Jan. 1. It will now be delayed to 2015. Most medium-sized and large businesses already offer health insurance and the requirement was expected to have the biggest consequences for major chain hotels, restaurants and retail stores that employ many low-wage workers. Some had threatened to cut workers’ hours, and others said they were putting off hiring. Business groups complained since the law passed that the provision was too complicated. For instance, the law created a new definition of full-time workers, those putting in 30 hours or more. It also included two separate requirements, one to provide coverage and another that coverage be deemed “affordable” under the law. Violations of either one exposed employers to fines. But such complaints until now seemed to be going unheeded. There is no coverage mandate — or penalty — for smaller businesses. Also, for businesses of any size, there is no penalty if their workers are poor enough to be eligible for Medicaid. The delay in the employer requirement does not

affect the law’s requirement that individuals carry health insurance starting next year or face fines. That so-called individual mandate was challenged all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled last year that the individual requirement was constitutional, since the penalty would be collected by the Internal Revenue Service and amounted to a tax. Tuesday’s action — announced while Obama was travelling back to Washington from his trip to Africa — is sure to anger liberals and labour groups. But it could provide cover for Democratic candidates in next year’s congressional elections. The move undercuts Republican efforts to make the overhaul and the costs associated with new requirements a major issue in congressional races. Democrats are defending 21 Senate seats to the Republicans’ 14, and the GOP had already started to excoriate Senate Democrats who had voted for the health law in 2009. Senior White House adviser Valerie Jarrett cast the decision as part of an effort to simplify data reporting requirements. She said since enforcing the coverage mandate is dependent on businesses reporting about their workers’ access to insurance, the administration decided to postpone the reporting requirement, and with it, the mandate to provide coverage. “We have and will continue to make changes as needed,” Jarrett wrote in a White House blog post. “In our ongoing discussions with businesses we have heard that you need the time to get this right. We are listening.”

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Servus Credit Union has strong Q2 Growth in commercial lending and wealth management revenues, as well as reduced loan loss provisions, helped propel Servus Credit Union to a strong second quarter. The Edmonton-based financial institution reported on Tuesday that its operating income before patronage and income taxes for the three months ended April 30 was $33.3 million. That marked a nearly 18 per cent increase over the $28.3 million earned during the same period in 2012. “In the second quarter, our commercial lending and wealth management services turned in very solid performances,” said Garth Warner, Servus’s president and CEO. Wealth management revenues were up more than 26 per cent over the same quarter last year, while commercial loans were up 15.8 per cent. Meanwhile, year-over-year loan loss provisions decreased $5.6 million due to an improvement in delinquencies. The credit union said in a release that its total equity surpassed $1 billion during the quarter, a first for Servus. Warner cautioned against assuming this rate of growth will continue for the rest of the fiscal year. “While we have had two strong quarters this year, we know that revenues are under pressure due to low loan yields.” During the second quarter, Servus’s loans climbed $189.6 million, to $11.1 billion; deposits were up $132.7, to $11.2 billion; and total assets grew by $30.3 million, to $12.3 billion. Servus has nearly 390,000 members, and operated from more than 100 locations in 62 communities.

Real estate helps IPO market gain speed in second quarter, says survey TORONTO — Strong demand for real estate investment trusts (REITs) helped to boost the Canadian market for initial public offerings (IPOs) in the second quarter, according a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The market survey found that real estate was the most active sector, accounting for one-third of the $870 million worth of new issues in the quarter. The four new issues of REITs represented $293 million of activity in the three months ending June 30. Dean Braunsteiner, with PwC, said real estate is an area of stability and growth in a volatile market. Overall, there were 13 new issues in the quarter, including six on the Toronto Stock Exchange valued at $856 million. The largest new issue in the quarter was snowmobile and personal watercraft maker BRP Inc. (TSX:DOO), which raised $262 million. It was followed by the $250 million issue of new equity by Oryx Petroleum Corp. Ltd. (TSX:OXC), the lone activity in the oil and gas sector.

Opponents go to court to stop American Airlines, US Airways merger DALLAS — Opponents of the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways are suing to block the deal, saying it would hurt consumers by driving up airfares. The lawsuit was filed in San Francisco federal court by antitrust lawyer Joseph Alioto on behalf of nearly 40 consumers. Alioto argues that the merger would lead to fewer flights, reduced service to small cities, and a lower quality of service overall.

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GALLERY: Benefit to local arts community Marshall anticipates the biggest issue for the commission will be that Slumland Theatre sells liquor while also admitting some under-aged clients. But she believes this is no different than the way other music venues, such as the Centrium or Red Deer College Arts Centre, operate. By giving patrons of varying ages different colour wristbands and requiring them to produce ID for each liquor purchase, she said, police inspectors had previously found no underage drinking at the establishment. She said Slumland Theatre and A Whittle Piece of U will both benefit the local arts community. “Downstairs we support local music and inspire young ones to pursue their music dreams; and now by having upstairs as somewhere that’s not so restrictive, we can push younger artists and motivate them.” Marshall and Whittle stressed that their gallery is open to all local artists. “We don’t exclude anyone who we feel maybe doesn’t fit our atmosphere,” said Marshall. “That’s

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A gaping hole in the row of businesses lining Gasoline Alley on the west side of Hwy 2 should eventually be filled. Shell Canada recently demolished the building that housed Patty’s Family Restaurant until it closed in April. The site, which is owned by Shell and adjacent to a Shell service station, is currently surrounded by a fence. Shell spokesperson David Williams said the next step will be to assess the property and determine if remediation work is required. If not, or after such work has been performed, the land will be put up for sale, he said. At this point, it’s difficult to speculate on when that will occur, or when the site will be redeveloped, said Williams.

Pickups, small cars drive U.S. June auto sales; signs point to solid second half BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DETROIT — Three years ago, U.S. car buyers started trickling back into showrooms after largely sitting out the recession. That trickle has turned into a flood. From owners of revitalized small businesses that need to replace aging pickups to new hires who need a fresh set of wheels for the daily commute, increasingly confident buyers pushed auto sales back to pre-recession levels in the first six months of this year. Sales in the January-June period topped 7.8 million, their best first half since 2007, according to Autodata Corp. and Ward’s AutoInfoBank. Automakers reported June sales Tuesday. They rose 9 per cent to 1.4 million. The outlook for the rest of 2013 is just as strong. The factors boosting sales — low interest rates, wider credit availability, rising home construction and hot new vehicles — will be around for a while, and experts are hard-pressed for answers when asked what could slow things down. “It all points to continuing improvement in the auto market,” said Mustafa Mohatarem, General Motors’ chief economist. Analysts expect total sales of around 15.5 million cars and trucks in 2013, which would be 1 million more than in 2012. New cars and trucks sold at an annualized rate of 15.96 million in June, the fastest monthly pace since December 2007. From January not for us to decide; that’s for the purchaser to decide what they like.” The pair also hope to see the gallery used for public workshops, including by artists wanting to share their skills. “I’ve spoken to a couple already who are interested in doing that,” said Whittle. A Whittle Piece of U is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Saturday. Additional information about the gallery can be found at www.facebook.com/awhittlepieceofu. lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com / hrichards@reddeeradvocate.com

INVESTING: Knowing your client is important Start by setting aside perhaps a hundred dollars a month, and let this money build. A novice investor should never use borrowed money. Knowing your client (KYC) in this case means knowing yourself. This means you need to take stock (no pun intended) of your financial position. What do you own and what do you owe? The difference between assets and liabilities is your net worth. Your goal, in the long run, is to grow your net worth. The higher your net worth the better off you are

to May, the pace averaged 15.2 million, according to Jessica Caldwell, a senior analyst at car buying site Edmunds.com. Demand for big pickups has been the driving force. GM, Ford and Chrysler sold 157,480 full-size pickup trucks combined in June. That is up around 25 per cent from the same month a year ago and almost double the number the companies sold in June 2009, a year when total sales sank to a 30-year low. GM said its new Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, which went on sale last month, are spending just 10 days on dealer lots before being sold. A 60day stay is typical. The pickup boom helps everyone, but especially the Detroit automakers, which sell the vast majority of trucks. And prices are rising as automakers add fancier features. Pickup trucks sold for an average $40,361 in June, up 2 per cent from last year, according to Kelley Blue Book. But trucks weren’t the only thing driving sales. Small and subcompact cars sales were also strong, possibly because young graduates went shopping for a new car, said Kelley Blue Book analyst Alec Gutierrez. Relatively high gas prices also may have steered some buyers to more fuel-efficient models, he said. Gas averaged $3.60 a gallon nationwide in June, or 10 cents more than a year ago. Sales of Ford’s recently updated Fiesta subcompact more than doubled, while the Hyundai Elantra small car saw a 22-per cent gain. if financial assets, such as equities or bonds, take a sharp downward trend in the short to medium term. However, a solid net worth will not offset the psychological impact that a financial loss can have on an investor. Knowing yourself means that you also need to understand your emotional reaction to risk. A natural place to start is your emotional reaction to a favourite team’s loss. Do your shrug it off or do you feel emotionally drained by the loss? Then think about your potential reaction to an extreme financial loss, perhaps a 15 or 30 per cent decline in the value of your assets. How would you really feel? I call this the Z (Z for sleep) factor. Would you loose sleep with a significant financial loss? If you would, it does not mean that you should not consider managing investments on your own, but rather that you need to consider investments that are lower in risk. Do-it-yourself investing can be a great way to learn about the sometimes complex, yet exciting world of finance (only a finance professor would refer to finance as exciting). It can also be a great way to gain control over your financial destiny. Easy Money is written by Patrick O’Meara, a former instructor at Red Deer College’s Donald School of Business who now teaches at Centennial College in Toronto. He can be contacted at theinnovativescholar@gmail. com.

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Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . . 81.52 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.29 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 12.60 Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 48.05 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 14.70 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.16 Shoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.66 Tim Hortons . . . . . . . . . . 57.11 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.71 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 22.92 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 15.32 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 21.81 First Quantum Minerals . 15.41 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 25.34 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 6.77 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 5.17 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 39.84 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.96 MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — The Toronto stock market ended Tuesday on a high note as a surge in oil prices boosted energy stocks and rumours of U.S. wireless carrier Verizon entering the Canadian market appeared to lose steam. The S&P/TSX composite index rose 49.27 points to 12,178.38. The Canadian dollar fell 0.28 of a cent to 94.80 cents US — its lowest closing price in nearly two years. On the energy front, oil prices were ahead amid political unrest as massive protests continued in Egypt to oust President Mohammed Morsi. The August crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange was ahead $1.61 at US$99.60 a barrel — the highest price it’s been since May 3, 2012. “There’s always that layer of geopolitical turmoil and uncertainty that adds a premium in the price of oil, above and beyond the supply and demand curve,” said Craig Fehr, a Canadian markets specialist at Edward Jones in St. Louis. He said the uncertainty keeps a premium on oil prices that “ebbs and flows over time.” “Broadly, the oil complex is in the middle of a tug of war,” he added. As a result, the TSX energy sector was up 1.2 per cent. Meanwhile, telecom shares took a surprising upturn in the session, rising 1.6 per cent, as investors bet that stock in Canadian carriers was oversold last week on expectations that Verizon Communications Inc. could enter the domestic market. Telus (TSX:T) was up 96 cents to $31.66 while Rogers (TSX:RCI.B) gained $1.17 to $42.37. BCE Inc. (TSX:BCE) shares dropped 11 cents to $43.01. Gold stocks led declines, off 2.9 per cent, as August bullion moved down $12.30 to US$1,243.40 an ounce on the Nymex. Copper prices fell 1.4 cents to $3.14. On the TSX, major gold companies like Kinross Gold (TSX:K) and Iamgold Corp. (TSX:IMG) were all negative. However, Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) was one of the biggest decliners in the sector, down 7.7 per cent, after announcing last week a delay to its US$8.5-billion Pascua-Lama project in South America. Information technology stocks were down 0.7 per cent as Research In Motion (TSX:BB) lost 7.8 per cent, or 86 cents, to $10.22 after surprising investors with a first-quarter loss on Friday. On Wall Street, earlier gains were overshadowed by developments in Egypt. The Dow Jones industrials fell 42.55 points to 14,932.41, the Nasdaq fell 1.09 points to 3,433.4 and the S&P 500 index was 0.88 of a point lower at 1,614.08.

Teck Resources . . . . . . . 21.68 Energy Arc Energy . . . . . . . . . . . 27.96 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . . 49.8 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 47.58 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.44 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 49.83 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 30.28 Cdn. Oil Sands Ltd. . . . . 20.19 Canyon Services Group. 11.84 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 30.27 CWC Well Services . . . . 0.700 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 17.93 Essential Energy. . . . . . . . 2.61 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 90.64 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 42.79 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.07 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 27.85 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 41.20 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 5.17 Penn West Energy . . . . . 11.65 Pinecrest Energy Inc. . . . 0.670 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 9.19 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 31.20 Talisman Energy . . . . . . . 12.17 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 14.13 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 7.80 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 51.91 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 61.40 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 55.96 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.62 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 27.87 Carefinco . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.77 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 29.52 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 45.65 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 59.65 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 16.98 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 74.50 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.60 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 60.93 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 31.28 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.75

Traders had found confidence in the latest U.S. auto sales numbers, which showed that shoppers who were once cautious, are returning to the market. Automaker Ford also reported its best June sales since 2006. The confluence of easy credit, low interest rates and smart, new models are driving auto sales sharply higher this year but analysts who follow the industry don’t see that changing any time soon. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS TORONTO — Highlights at the close of Tuesday at world financial market trading. Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 12,178.38 up 49.27 points TSX Venture Exchange — 876.99 down 4.41 points TSX 60 — 697.72 up 2.20 points Dow — 14,932.41 down 42.55 points S&P 500 — 1,614.08 down 0.88 point Nasdaq — 3,433.40 down 1.09 points Currencies at close: Cdn — 94.80 cents US, down 0.28 of a cent Pound — C$1.0549, up 0.31 of a cent Euro — C$1.3687, up 0.01 of a cent Euro — US$1.2975, down 0.37 of a cent Oil futures: US$99.60 per barrel, up $1.61 (August contract) Gold futures: US$1,243.40 per oz., down $12.30 (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.342 per oz., up 13.9 cents $686.15 per kg., up $4.47 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — Closing prices: Canola: July ’13 $9.50 lower $600.30; Nov. ’13 $2.10 higher $536.90; Jan. ’14 $3.10 higher $541.90; March ’14 $5.30 higher $545.30; May ’14 $6.30 higher $545.20; July ’14 $6.30 higher $544.70; Nov. ’14 $6.30 higher $514.50; Jan ’15 $6.30 higher $514.50; March ’15 $6.30 higher $514.50; May ’15 $6.30 higher $514.50; July ’15 $6.30 higher $514.50. Barley (Western): July ’13 unchanged $244.00; Oct. ’13 unchanged $194.00; Dec ’13 unchanged $199.00; March ’14 unchanged $199.00; May ’14 unchanged $199.00; July ’14 unchanged $199.00; Oct. ’14 unchanged $199.00; Dec. ’14 unchanged $199.00; March ’15 unchanged $199.00; May ’15 unchanged $199.00. Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 222,340 tonnes of canola; 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley) Total: 222,340.

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Greece needs ‘several months’ to overcome delayed state staff plan ATHENS — A Greek minister in charge of reforming the country’s bloated public sector says he will need “several months” to overcome delays in a staff restructuring program demanded by rescue creditors. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, appointed in a cabinet reshuffle last week, made the remarks late Tuesday after meetings with the “troika” of debt inspectors from the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund. The government has failed to sign up any public sector employees to a new mobility scheme — which includes involuntary staff transfers — that should have included 15,000 people by the end of 2012. The troika officials are in Athens to approve bailout loan payouts worth 8.1 billion euros ($10.6 billion).

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Construction workers get back on the job at the site for Montreal’s CHUM superhospital on Tuesday after being legislated back to work to end their two-week strike in Montreal.

Horse slaughter opponents sue USDA BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA, Mo. — Animal protection groups are suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture to try to block the revival of domestic horse slaughter at commercial processing plants. The Humane Society of the United States, Front Range Equine Rescue of Larkspur, Colo., three other groups and five individuals filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking an emergency injunction to overturn the USDA’s recent permit approval for a horse meat plant in Roswell, N.M. Four of the named plaintiffs are Roswell residents; the fifth lives in Gallatin, Mo., where a Rains Natural Meats equine slaughterhouse could next receive federal approval. On Tuesday, the federal agency approved a horse slaughter plant in Sigourney, Iowa, and expects to endorse another request later this week. The Humane Society’s lawsuit named prospective processing plants in Gallatin and Rockville, Mo.; Woodbury, Tenn.; and Washington, Okla. Horse slaughterhouses last operated in the U.S. in 2007 before Congress banned the practice by eliminating funding for plant inspections. Federal lawmakers restored those cuts in 2011, but the USDA has been slow in granting permits, citing the need to re-establish an oversight program. In a written statement Tuesday, the agency said it was legally required to approve Responsible Transportation’s plant in southeast Iowa. Congress could still cut funding for horse slaugh-

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terhouse inspections, effectively reinstating the ban. Both the House and Senate agriculture committees have endorsed such proposals, and the Obama administration’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year also eliminates that funding. Another bill would ban U.S. horse slaughter facilities while prohibiting exports. While most Americans would blanche at the prospects of eating horse burgers or steaks, the processors plan to serve overseas markets. The 36-page petition to the U.S. District Court in San Francisco alleges the USDA did not prepare required environmental reviews for Valley Meat Co.’s horse meat plant in southeastern New Mexico or for any of the pending requests. It lawsuit cites negative environmental consequences caused by horse slaughter, including air and water pollution. The lawsuit alleges that the animals can be fed drugs and medication not fit for human consumption because horses in the U.S. “are not raised in regulated industries conscious of public health and safety concerns, but rather in private homes, on racetracks and as working animals.” The three other groups challenging USDA and its Food Safety Inspection Service are each from California: the Marin Humane Society in Novato; Horses for Life Foundation; and Return to Freedom of Lompoc. The Humane Society and Front Range Equine Rescue had previously announced their intentions to challenge the USDA in court.

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THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Consulting firm Mercer says the average solvency ratio of pension plans improved during the second quarter of 2013, thanks to an increase in long-term bond yields in the last two weeks. Mercer’s Pension Health Index stood at 94 per cent on June 30, up from 82 per cent at the start of the year. Mercer says during the first five months of the year, pension funds also saw strong returns on equity, especially in foreign markets. Although stock markets started to pull back in June, rising long-term interest rates helped pension plan solvency continue to improve. Long-term interest rates are used to calculate the amount of money a pension plan needs to pay benefits. Low rates in recent years have forced many plans into a deficit position, while the recent rise has reduced that pressure. “While interest rates have moved up dramatically in the last few weeks, it is not clear whether this is the start of a trend or a temporary blip,” said Manuel Monteiro, partner in Mercer’s financial strategy group. The Mercer Pension Health Index shows the ratio of assets to liabilities for a model pension plan with valuations filed on a calendar-year basis. A survey by consulting firm Aon Hewitt released Tuesday also found an improvement in the solvency of Canadian defined benefit pension plans.

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Bartosak’s coming back REBELS LEARNED ALL-STAR NETMINDER BE BACK FOR ONE MORE SEASON WITH TEAM KRIS LETANG

LETANG SIGNS EXTENSION WITH PENS The Pittsburgh Penguins locked up another elite young player long term, announcing Tuesday they had agreed to terms with defenceman Kris Letang. A finalist for the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenceman, Letang received an eight-year, $58 million contract extension. He would have entered the final season of an existing contract that carried an annual salary-cap hit of $3.5 million. That will now jump to $7.25 beginning in 2014-15, before which Letang was scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent. Letang, 26, tied for the scoring lead among NHL defencemen last season with 38 points in 35 games. He has 44 goals and 165 assists in 385 career games over sixplus seasons. Letang joins star centres Sidney Crosby (12 years, $104.4 million) and Evgeni Malkin (eight years, $76 million) as players the Penguins have given long-term contracts to in the past 13 months. Under the collective bargaining agreement, Letang cannot sign till Friday.

Today

● Parkland baseball: Red Deer Razorbacks at Lacombe Dodgers, Acme Pirates at Innisfail Indians, 7 p.m.

Thursday

● Senior men’s baseball: North Star Sports vs. Lacombe Stone and Granite, doubleheader starting at 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1. ● Women’s fastball: TNT Athletics vs. U18 Rage, Snell & Oslund Badgers vs. Lacombe Physio Shooters, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park 1 and 2; Conaco/Phillips Threat at Stettler Heat, 7 p.m. ● Women’s second division rugby: Calgary Saracens at Red Deer Titans, 8 p.m., Titans Park.

BY GREG MEACHEM ADVOCATE SPORTS EDITOR Red Deer Rebels general manager/head coach Brent Sutter won’t have to pay a King’s ransom for a starting goaltender for the 2013-14 Western Hockey League season. The Rebels, thanks to the Los Angeles Kings, will have all-star netminder Patrik Bartosak back in uniform for one final winter. The Kings selected Bartosak in the fifth round of Sunday’s NHL entry draft and told Sutter on Tuesday that the team is prepared to wait another year to get the 20-year-old Czech signed. “They’re going to return him,” said Sutter. “They have a lot of goalies under contract right now and they think it would be best for him to come back to Red Deer and play a lot.” Sutter’s recent hiring of goaltender coach Taylor Dakers, who will work with the Rebels netminders at least 80 days during the season, also impacted the Kings’ decision. “Plus their goaltending guys (coaches/ consultants) know our coaching staff and will have time to come in here and work

with (Bartosak), too,” said Sutter. “It works out well. It’s good for everybody.” The Rebels will most certainly benefit from having Bartosak — the reigning Canadian Hockey League goaltender of the year — as their starter for one more season. “We’re thrilled to have him back and L.A. is very pleased that they can send him back,” said Sutter. “To get a player like Patty back in the mix here is huge. He’s the CHL goalie of the year, and yet L.A. has other goalies under contract right now and it just made sense for them to have him come back here.” With Bartosak’s return a certainty and promising Czech forward Dominik Volek already on the roster, the Rebels have their quota of two imports and will not participate in today’s CHL import draft. Bartosak will attend the Kings prospects camp in August as well as the rookie camp in September before rejoining the Rebels prior to the start of the WHL regular season. As it currently stands, the list of possible back-up netminders for the Rebels’ 2013-14 season includes returnee Bolton Pouliot, former Lethbridge Hurricane Tanner Kovacs and potential rookies Taz Burman, Grant Naherniak and Rylan Toth.

“We’re happy about him returning. Obviously, to get an elite goalie like that back in the mix is huge,” said Sutter. Bartosak’s return could also push the Rebels over their limit of 20-year-olds. Forwards Rhyse Dieno and recently-acquired Lukas Sutter — provided the Winnipeg Jets don’t offer him a contract — would appear to have the inside track on the other two overage spots, possibly leaving forward Tyson Ness available for trade. ● The Rebels open training camp Aug. 24 at the Centrium. The Black and White game will be played Aug. 29. Red Deer has six preseason games, including Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 contests versus the Prince George Cougars and Edmonton Oil Kings as part a tournament at St. Albert. The Rebels will take on the Calgary Hitmen Sept. 6 at a site to be determined, then will face the Lethbridge Hurricanes Sept. 7 at the Red Deer Arena and the Oil Kings and Medicine Hat Tigers Sept. 13 and 14 at Lacombe and Stettler. ● The Rebels open their regular season schedule with a home-and-home series versus the Kootenay Ice — Sept. 20 at Cranbrook and the following night at the Centrium. gmeachem@reddeeradvocate.com

Tigers edge Jays to end home streak BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Tigers 7 Blue Jays 6 TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays were counting on Chien-Ming Wang to come through with a bounce-back performance after getting shelled in his previous start. For the second straight game, he didn’t make it out of the second inning and this time it cost him his spot on the big-league roster. Miguel Cabrera hit a threerun homer in Detroit’s six-run second inning and the Tigers scratched out a tie-breaking run in the eighth for a 7-6 win over Toronto on Tuesday night, ending the Blue Jays’ seven-game home winning streak. Toronto designated Wang for assignment after the game. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Wang simply couldn’t get the outs when he needed them. “That takes its toll on you,” Gibbons said. “For whatever reason the struggles are, I’m not sure. But we can’t afford it. We’ve got to bring up another arm to cover us tomorrow, that’s for sure.” The Blue Jays announced later in the evening that righthander Todd Redmond would be called up from triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday. Wang was signed by Toronto on June 11 after opting out of his minor-league deal with the New York Yankees. He turned in three decent starts before recording just five outs in a 7-4 loss to Boston on June 27. The Blue Jays’ bullpen stepped up again after Wang’s early exit with Juan Perez, Aaron Loup and Brett Cecil providing 5 1/3 innings of shutout relief. Neil Wagner (1-3) came on in the eighth and gave up a leadoff hit to Omar Infante, who moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and then to third on a flyout to deep centre field.

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Toronto Blue Jays centre fielder Colby Rasmus, right, rounds the bases past Detroit Tigers pitcher Doug Fister, left, and Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera, centre, after hitting a two run homerun during second inning action in Toronto on Tuesday. Torii Hunter hit a comebacker that struck Wagner and bounced to the left side of the infield. Shortstop Jose Reyes made a nice play to barehand the ball and throw it to first but it wasn’t in time to catch the speedy Hunter, allowing the goahead run to score. Al Alburquerque (1-1) threw one inning of relief for the win and Joaquin Benoit worked the ninth for his sixth save as Detroit (44-38) ended its threegame losing skid. Toronto (4142) fell below the .500 mark with

the loss. Wang said he would likely take a day or two to decide whether to accept his assignment. He could have a chance to return later in the season if he reports to the Bisons or he could elect to become a free agent. The soft-spoken veteran offered a few pithy replies when asked for his thoughts after the game. “I’m very disappointed,” he said. Wang allowed eight hits, six

earned runs, one walk and had one strikeout. Toronto catcher Josh Thole said Wang’s sinker started to flatten out in the second inning. “It just runs, it’s still moving but it just runs,” Thole said. “There’s not much depth to it and when there’s not much depth to it, those are the balls that they got on to.” Hunter had four of Detroit’s 12 hits. The Tigers have won seven of their last nine games against the Blue Jays dating back to last season.

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EDMONTON — The Edmonton Eskimos learned two things from their humiliating loss to the Saskatchewan Roughriders: quarterback Mike Reilly has a rifle for an arm but needs more time than one-Mississippi, two-Mississippi to throw. “We’ve got a lot to work on as a team and as unit,” offensive lineman Matt O’Donnell said Tuesday after a long practice in sweltering 30 C temperatures at Commonwealth Stadium. “We’ve just got to come together as a team, limit turnovers, limit mistakes (and) limit penalties.” “(But) we’ve got to come together as a team and not turn on each other.” It was the first practice since the Eskimos were booed off their home field Saturday in a 38-19 beat-down by the Riders. Saskatchewan capitalized on multiple penalties, miscues, and turnovers by the Eskimos to stake a 36-1 lead early in the third quarter, turning the last 25 minutes into garbage time. At practice Tuesday, head coach Kavis Reed was part X’s and O’s tactician and

part psychologist. He walked amongst his players during exercises, shaking hands, keeping spirits up. By the end of the practice he stood at midfield and hollered at the waves of players sprinting, or in the case of some linemen, wheezing, past him from sideline to sideline in conditioning drills. “We’re the only ones who believe!!” he shouted. “We’re the only ones we have!!” The sideline audio boom box blasted Guns N’ Roses’ Welcome to the Jungle — a fitting tune given the Eskimos travel to Guelph, Ont., Sunday to play the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Saturday’s game was Reilly’s first start for the Eskimos, but as the game got away from him, he was repeatedly hurried, hit, or flushed from the pocket. Reed said it was a combination of problems, starting with the fact that the Riders linemen knew Edmonton had to throw to get back in the game so their d-linemen could charge upfield with impunity. “Those (offensive line) guys for the most part did a good job,” said Reed. “It’s not just about the offensive line in protection. It’s about our receivers being at the place where they’re supposed to be at the right time (and) it’s our quarterback making the right reads. “It was an overall lack of execution that

led to some duress for Mike.” The turning point was on the last play of the first half. With Edmonton down 15-1, Reilly took the snap deep in his own end. The plan was to heave the ball far down the field hoping for a miracle catch or, at the worst, an interception far from the goal line. Instead, as the pocket collapsed, Reilly tried to make something happen. He threw underneath into coverage. Rider defender Renauld Williams jumped the route, picked the ball off and ran it 19 yards for the TD. Edmonton never recovered. “That was a terrible decision by me and it cost our team,” said Reilly. “I take pride in being the type of guy that learns from mistakes and that’s not going to happen again.” Reilly completed 17 of 35 passes for 259 yards, one TD pass and three interceptions. Newcomer speed-burner Isaiah Sweeney caught four balls for 44 yards. He almost caught a long bomb from Reilly, except he stutter-stepped in mid-run so that he would not over-run the ball. Instead, the pass soared just past his fingertips. “I probably could have got to (it),” said Sweeney. “He threw it out there and I’m just going to have to go get it next time. “He’s got a cannon on his shoulders. I like that.”

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Phillip’s hot putter gets him the win MCLENNAN ROSS SUN JUNIOR GOLF TOUR BY ADVOCATE STAFF

Photo by ASHLI BARRETT/Advocate Staff

Brandon Maxwell of Rocky Mountain House keeps an eye on his ball as it falls into the Hazelwood 1 hole, while his father watches at the Innisfail Golf Club on Tuesday afternoon at the Junior Open. The event started at 1p.m. and continued after 4 p.m.

INNISFAIL — The only thing hotter than the weather Wednesday was Alex Phillip’s putter. And that might be a stretch, considering the thermometer flirted with the mid 30s. “I stole about four birdies out there with my putting,” said Phillip, the Wetaskiwin golfer who took top honours in the McLennan Ross Sun Junior Tour event at the Innisfail Golf Club with an 81 score. Phillip, who routinely shoots in the 76-77 range, admitted the intense heat took its toll. “I think there was a few guys here today who could have shot better than that,” he said. “The heat was ridiculous, I know I haven’t played in hotter weather in my life, plus we were walking on a hilly course. “Thank goodness we had some shuttles out there or some of us would have keeled over. As it was, we had one guy leave us on the seventh hole, putting us down to a twosome.” A total of five players pulled out of the tournament at some point Wednesday.

But Phillip played on and would have carded a score in the 70s if not for a nine on the sixth hole of the Hazelwood Nine. “I hit my drive dead centre on the fairway, then put one in the lake,” he said. “I dropped one there, put another into the lake, then put the next shot on and three-putted. It’s a good thing I parred the last hole.” Phillip, whose best finish in 2012 was a second-place showing at Lacombe (with a 73), is in his last season of junior eligibility and will play most of the Central Alberta tournaments — including Rocky Mountain House, Lacombe and Ponoka over the next two weeks — on the McLennan Ross Sun circuit this year. “I really like the one-day events,” he said. With the win Wednesday, Phillip qualified for the MRS Tour championship Aug. 26 at Wolf Creek. Also qualifying for the season-ending event were runners-up Allan Pruss of Red Deer, who turned in an 82, Theo Olver of Three Hills, who checked in with an 83, and girls division winner Courtney Dickson of Innisfail, who carded an 81.

Lecavalier exits free agency as quick as he entered FLYERS SIGN PRIME FREE AGENT WHILE OTHER TEAMS AIM TO MAKE MOVES WITH SMALLER CAP

Vincent Lecavalier, Danny Briere and Ilya Bryzgalov have injected some more intrigue into NHL free agency. So much so that Lecavalier kicked off the annual signing period Tuesday, three days before it officially began, by signing a multiyear contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. The deal reflects the impact the addition of several veterans who had their contracts bought out have made in boosting interest in a free-agent crop that lacked star power a year after Ryan Suter and Zach Parise created a buzz by hitting the market and landing in Minnesota. Lecavalier was able to shop around early because he was bought out. “The depth isn’t what it has been in past years, but there are some very good players available,” Nashville Predators general manager David Poile said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday. “It’s a different situation, though, with the lower cap, so it’ll be interesting to see what this crop of free agents gets both in terms of salary and years.” The NHL’s salary cap will be $64.3 million for the 2013-14 season, a total significantly less than the $70.2 million in contracts teams could have on the books during the lockout-delayed season. Lecavalier unexpectedly became available after the Tampa Bay Lightning bought out the contract of their 33-year-old captain last week. The Flyers did the same by cutting ties with Briere, a 35-year-old forward, and Bryzgalov, a 33-year-old goaltender. Potential free agents such as forward Mike Ri-

beiro, who appears to have passed on re-signing with Washington, or other players who weren’t welcomed back will hit the market Wednesday for the first of a two-day interview period before any deals can be signed. “It’s great to have players out there,” Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock told AP, “but you have to have money to spend.” With Lecavalier now off the market, Briere and Bryzgalov come into full focus. For now, though, their former team — Philadelphia — has secured the most marketable player out there. The Dallas Stars were interested in Lecavalier, as well, but as general manager Jim Nill had indicated: “So are probably 28 other teams. It’ll come down to money and fit.” Lecavalier, who also spoke with Boston over the weekend, didn’t mesh with Tampa Bay’s plans, or at least his contract didn’t with seven years and $45 million remaining on it. By buying out the player they selected No. 1 in the 1998 draft, the Lightning saved more than $7.7 million cap space for the upcoming season. The move cost them $32 million over 14 years because he is due two-thirds the value of his deal spread over twice the term of the contract. Now, it’s time for teams that missed out on Lecavalier to re-evaluate their plans. Free agent forward Nathan Horton, who helped Boston to the Stanley Cup final, is planning to visit with suitors over the next few days. And Briere is expected to explore his options by phone. Briere scored just six goals and had a mere 16 points in 34 games last season, but he’s two years removed from a 34-goal, 34-assist year. In Philadelphia,

Flames acquire hometown product Galiardi from Sharks THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The Calgary Flames have acquired forward T.J. Galiardi from the San Jose Sharks for a fourthround draft pick in 2015. The Flames signed the Calgary native to a one-year contract worth $1.25 million. He was due to become a restricted free agent. Flames general manager Jay Feaster says he wanted Galiardi for his size and versatility. “He can play left-wing or centre, he competes hard, is a very good energy player and he is only 25 years old,” Feaster said in a statement Tuesday. The six-foot-two, 190-pound forward has compiled 39 goals and 48 assists in 221 career NHL games for the Colo-

rado Avalanche and Sharks. The Avs drafted Galiardi in the second round, 55th overall, in 2007. His best NHL season to date was in 2009-10 when he had 15 goals and 24 assists in 70 games for Colorado. Colorado traded Galiardi and forward Daniel Winnik to San Jose for Jamie McGinn, two minor-league players and a draft pick at the 2012 trade deadline. Galiardi scored six goals and had nine assists in 50 regular-season games for the Sharks. He had a goal and an assist in 11 playoff games for San Jose this past season. Galiardi averaged almost a point per game for the Western Hockey League’s Calgary Hitmen in 2007-08. He led the WHL in post-season scoring with five goals and 19 assists in 16 games.

Three-team deal in NBA sends Redick to Clippers, Bledsoe to Suns THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOENIX — A person with knowledge of the situation says a threeteam trade is in place that sends J.J. Redick from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Los Angeles Clippers and point guard Eric Bledsoe from the Clippers to the Phoenix Suns. The deal also sends Jared Dudley from the Suns to the Clippers and Caron Butler from the Clippers to the Suns. The Bucks will get two second-round draft picks, according to the person who requested anonymity because the deal can’t officially be made public until July 10 under NBA rules. Yahoo! Sports, which first reported the trade, said Redick gets a fouryear, $27 million signand-trade contract as

part of the exchange. In Redick, the Clippers get a much-needed shooting guard to play alongside Chris Paul, who has decided to resign with a team that has visions of contending for the Western Conference title. The Bucks acquired Redick from Orlando just before the February trade deadline, but decided not to re-sign him. Between the two teams, Redick averaged a career-best 14.1 points per game. He scored a career-high 31 points and made a career-best eight 3-pointers for Orlando against Detroit on Jan. 27. The former Duke star averaged 12.1 points with the Bucks. Bledsoe is the important piece for the Suns in the first trade engineered by new general manager Ryan McDonough. Paul’s highly

regarded backup played three seasons for Los Angeles after being drafted 18th overall out of Kentucky in the 2010 draft. Bledsoe averaged 8.5 points and 3.1 assists in 76 games for the Clippers last season. The Suns already have Goran Dragic and Kendall Marshall at point guard, then drafted another in 18-year-old Archie Goodwin from Kentucky with the 29th pick last week. Just what McDonough plans to do to relieve that logjam remains an open question because team officials are prohibited from talking about any moves until July 10. Dudley, a highly popular player with Phoenix who played small forward and shooting guard for the Suns, tweeted his approval of the trade. “I can’t lie, I’m excited to play close to home!!!”

Briere had two seasons left on a $52 million, eightyear contract. And Bryzgalov was just two years into his $51 million, nine-year deal. Briere’s agent, Pat Brisson, said about 15 teams already contacted him to express an interest, and his client is looking forward to a fresh start with a Stanley Cup-contending franchise. “He still has a lot in his tank,” Brisson told AP. “So it’s an opportunity for him.” Buffalo general manager Darcy Regier said Briere, a former Sabre he called a “very capable” player, won’t have a problem finding employment this off-season. And looking ahead to next year, when players such as Sabres goalie Ryan Miller and forward Thomas Vanek might become free agents, Regier is among the GMs looking into all options to make his team better now and later. Are the Sabres shopping? “It would be fair to characterize that I’m actively finding out what the market place is like,” Regier said. “And it’s not limited to those two players.” Free agency won’t be limited to the bought-out bunch. In addition to Horton and Ribeiro, there are other unrestricted forwards such as Jaromir Jagr, Teemu Selanne, Jarome Iginla, Patrik Elias, David Clarkson and Pascal Dupuis — unless any of them sign with their old teams by the end of Thursday. “It’s rare to find a star in his prime in free agency because those guys get signed to long-term contracts before they can hit the market,” Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said. “But there are some secondary players and some past-their-prime guys that are battling Father Time that can help you.” Perhaps the Flyers just found one.

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BRIEFS Red Deer’s Pakylak and Anderson tied for tenth in Wetaskiwin at Alberta PGA tour event WETASKIWIN — Keith Whitecotton of the Edmonton Petroleum Golf and Country Club and Mike Belbin of the Edmonton Royal Mayfair Golf Club are tied for first following the opening day of the 36-hole PGA of Alberta Player’s tour stop at Montgomery Glen Golf Club Tuesday. The pair shot 68. Aaron Pakylak of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club and Scott Anderson of River Bend are in a six-way tie for 10th at 73. Clinton McAllister of Wolf Creek Golf Resort came in with a 75 while Troy Butterfield, formerly of Red Deer, had a 78 and Ryan Moore of Ponoka an 82.

Riggers Tuesday game postponed The Red Deer Riggers finally get a nice day to play some baseball and the Edmonton Confederation Park Cubs

had to postpone. The Cubs called and said they had car problems on their return from Kamloops and couldn’t field a team. The Riggers next action is Thursday when they visit the Parkland White Sox. They return home Tuesday when they host Fort Saskatchewan. The Riggers will compete in the St. Albert tournament July 12-14 and host their own tournament July 19-21.

Pasula tied for tenth after opening round of provincial junior golf championship EDSON — Brett Pasula of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club (RDGCC) and Jared Nicolls of Wolf Creek are tied for 10th, and lead the Central Alberta contingent, following the opening day of the 72-hole Frank Lindsay Alberta Junior Boy’s Golf Championship Tuesday. Pasula and Nicolls came in with a one-over par 73 and sit five strokes back of Ian Mmbando of Lethbridge Henderson Lake, Jack Wood of Banff Springs and Nicholas Scrymgeour of the Calgary Golf and Country Club.

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Baseball Boston Baltimore Tampa Bay New York Toronto

American League East Division W L Pct 51 34 .600 47 37 .560 45 39 .536 44 39 .530 41 42 .494

Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Minnesota Chicago

Central Division W L Pct 45 38 .542 44 38 .537 38 42 .475 36 44 .450 33 47 .413

Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle Houston

West Division W L Pct 48 35 .578 48 35 .578 39 43 .476 36 47 .434 30 54 .357

Football GB — 3 1/2 5 1/2 6 9 GB — 1/2 5 1/2 7 1/2 10 1/2 GB — — 8 1/2 12 18 1/2

Monday’s Games Toronto 8, Detroit 3 N.Y. Yankees 10, Minnesota 4 Tampa Bay 12, Houston 0 Tuesday’s Games Detroit 7, Toronto 6 Boston 4, San Diego 1 Seattle 9, Texas 2 Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 6, Kansas City 5 N.Y. Yankees 7, Minnesota 3 Tampa Bay 8, Houston 0 Chicago Cubs at Oakland, Late St. Louis at L.A. Angels, Late Wednesday’s Games Detroit (Scherzer 12-0) at Toronto (Jo.Johnson 1-2), 5:07 p.m. Baltimore (Feldman 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 3-5), 5:10 p.m. San Diego (Volquez 6-6) at Boston (Lester 8-4), 5:10 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-4) at Texas (D.Holland 6-4), 6:05 p.m. Cleveland (Kazmir 4-4) at Kansas City (Guthrie 7-6), 6:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 8-6) at Minnesota (Walters 2-4), 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 4-9) at Houston (B.Norris 5-7), 6:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Garza 3-1) at Oakland (Colon 11-2), 8:05 p.m. St. Louis (S.Miller 8-6) at L.A. Angels (Williams 5-3), 8:05 p.m. Thursday’s Games San Diego at Boston, 11:35 a.m. Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 12:10 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 12:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 12:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Houston, 12:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Oakland, 2:05 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 5:07 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 6:05 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING—MiCabrera, Detroit, .368; CDavis, Baltimore, .329; Machado, Baltimore, .321; Pedroia, Boston, .321; DOrtiz, Boston, .320; Mauer, Minnesota, .318; HKendrick, Los Angeles, .317. RUNS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 65; CDavis, Baltimore, 60; Bautista, Toronto, 57; Trout, Los Angeles, 57; AJones, Baltimore, 56; Encarnacion, Toronto, 54; Machado, Baltimore, 53; Pedroia, Boston, 53. RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 85; CDavis, Baltimore, 80; Encarnacion, Toronto, 66; Fielder, Detroit, 63; NCruz, Texas, 61; AJones, Baltimore, 58; DOrtiz, Boston, 57. HITS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 119; Machado, Baltimore, 116; Pedroia, Boston, 104; Trout, Los Angeles, 104; AJones, Baltimore, 102; Ellsbury, Boston, 100; CDavis, Baltimore, 99; HKendrick, Los Angeles, 99. DOUBLES—Machado, Baltimore, 38; CDavis, Baltimore, 25; Trout, Los Angeles, 25; Mauer, Minnesota, 24; Seager, Seattle, 23; 7 tied at 22. TRIPLES—Ellsbury, Boston, 7; Drew, Boston, 6; Trout, Los Angeles, 6; Gardner, New York, 5; DeJennings, Tampa Bay, 4; Kawasaki, Toronto, 4; HKendrick, Los Angeles, 4; LMartin, Texas, 4. HOME RUNS—CDavis, Baltimore, 31; MiCabrera, Detroit, 26; Encarnacion, Toronto, 23; ADunn, Chicago, 22; Cano, New York, 20; NCruz, Texas, 20; Ibanez, Seattle, 20. STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 33; McLouth, Baltimore, 24; RDavis, Toronto, 21; Trout, Los Angeles, 20; Kipnis, Cleveland, 19; AlRamirez, Chicago, 19; Altuve, Houston, 18. PITCHING—Scherzer, Detroit, 12-0; Colon, Oakland, 11-2; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 11-3; Tillman, Baltimore, 10-2; Masterson, Cleveland, 10-6; Buchholz, Boston, 9-0; 7 tied at 8. STRIKEOUTS—Darvish, Texas, 151; Scherzer, Detroit, 131; Masterson, Cleveland, 125; FHernandez, Seattle, 123; Verlander, Detroit, 114; Sale, Chicago,

114; Shields, Kansas City, 104. SAVES—JiJohnson, Baltimore, 28; Rivera, New York, 27; Nathan, Texas, 27; AReed, Chicago, 22; Frieri, Los Angeles, 21; Perkins, Minnesota, 20; Balfour, Oakland, 19.

Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

National League East Division W L Pct 49 34 .590 42 41 .506 40 44 .476 35 45 .438 30 52 .366

GB — 7 9 1/2 12 1/2 18 1/2

Tuesday’s Major League Linescores

Central Division Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Milwaukee

W 51 49 48 35 33

L 31 32 36 45 49

Pct .622 .605 .571 .438 .402

GB — 1 1/2 4 15 18

W 42 41 40 39 39

L 41 43 44 43 44

Pct .506 .488 .476 .476 .470

GB — 1 1/2 2 1/2 2 1/2 3

West Division Arizona Colorado San Diego Los Angeles San Francisco

Milwaukee, 16; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 16. PITCHING—Zimmermann, Washington, 12-3; Wainwright, St. Louis, 11-5; Lynn, St. Louis, 10-2; Corbin, Arizona, 9-1; Lee, Philadelphia, 9-2; Marquis, San Diego, 9-4; Maholm, Atlanta, 9-6. STRIKEOUTS—Harvey, New York, 132; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 126; Samardzija, Chicago, 120; Lee, Philadelphia, 115; Wainwright, St. Louis, 114; HBailey, Cincinnati, 111; Latos, Cincinnati, 109. SAVES—Grilli, Pittsburgh, 27; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 23; RSoriano, Washington, 21; Mujica, St. Louis, 21; Chapman, Cincinnati, 20; Romo, San Francisco, 19; Papelbon, Philadelphia, 16.

Monday’s Games Washington 10, Milwaukee 5 N.Y. Mets 5, Arizona 4, 13 innings Miami 4, San Diego 0 Cincinnati 8, San Francisco 1, 6 innings Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee 4, Washington 0 Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 1 N.Y. Mets 9, Arizona 1 Atlanta 11, Miami 3 Boston 4, San Diego 1 Cincinnati 3, San Francisco 0 L.A. Dodgers 8, Colorado 0 Chicago Cubs at Oakland, Late St. Louis at L.A. Angels, Late Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee (Lohse 3-6) at Washington (Detwiler 2-6), 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Lannan 1-2) at Pittsburgh (Locke 7-1), 5:05 p.m. Arizona (Delgado 0-2) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 7-1), 5:10 p.m. Miami (Nolasco 4-8) at Atlanta (Minor 8-3), 5:10 p.m. San Diego (Volquez 6-6) at Boston (Lester 8-4), 5:10 p.m. San Francisco (Zito 4-6) at Cincinnati (Cingrani 3-0), 5:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 5-2) at Colorado (Chatwood 4-1), 6:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Garza 3-1) at Oakland (Colon 11-2), 8:05 p.m. St. Louis (S.Miller 8-6) at L.A. Angels (Williams 5-3), 8:05 p.m. Thursday’s Games Milwaukee at Washington, 9:05 a.m. Arizona at N.Y. Mets, 11:10 a.m. San Francisco at Cincinnati, 11:10 a.m. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 11:35 a.m. San Diego at Boston, 11:35 a.m. Chicago Cubs at Oakland, 2:05 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 5:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 6:10 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Detroit 060 000 010 — 7 12 0 Toronto 420 000 000 — 6 7 0 Fister, Alburquerque (7), Smyly (8), Benoit (9) and Avila; Wang, J.Perez (2), Loup (5), Cecil (6), Wagner (8), Oliver (9) and Thole. W—Alburquerque 1-1. L—Wagner 1-3. Sv—Benoit (6). HRs—Detroit, Mi.Cabrera (26). Toronto, Col.Rasmus (15). Seattle 200 132 100 — 9 13 1 Texas 001 000 100 — 2 11 1 J.Saunders, Medina (7), O.Perez (8), Wilhelmsen (9) and Zunino; Grimm, Wolf (5), Lindblom (8) and Pierzynski. W—J.Saunders 6-8. L—Grimm 7-6. HRs—Seattle, Ibanez (20), K.Morales 2 (11). Baltimore 001 000 010 — 2 8 0 Chicago 000 101 30x — 5 10 0 Hammel, Gausman (8) and Wieters; Joh.Danks, N.Jones (8), Thornton (8), A.Reed (9) and Flowers. W—Joh.Danks 2-5. L—Hammel 7-5. Sv—A.Reed (22). HRs—Baltimore, B.Roberts (1). Chicago, Gillaspie (6), A.Dunn (22). Tampa Bay 100 202 003 — 8 12 0 Houston 000 000 000 — 0 4 0 Price, J.Wright (8), Jo.Peralta (8), Farnsworth (9) and J.Molina; Bedard, Fields (6), Oberholtzer (8) and Corporan. W—Price 2-4. L—Bedard 3-4. HRs— Tampa Bay, De.Jennings (10). New York 000 030 400 — 7 10 0 Minnesota 001 000 002 — 3 9 1 P.Hughes, Claiborne (8), Warren (9), Rivera (9) and C.Stewart; Deduno, Swarzak (7), Pressly (8), Thielbar (9) and Mauer. W—P.Hughes 4-7. L—Deduno 4-3. Sv—Rivera (27). HRs—New York, Cano (20). Cleveland 200 200 200 — 6 9 0 Kan. City 000 040 010 — 5 7 0 Kluber, Hagadone (6), Allen (6), J.Smith (7), Pestano (8), C.Perez (9) and C.Santana; Mendoza, Hochevar (5), Collins (7), Crow (7), B.Chen (8) and S.Perez. W—Allen 3-0. L—Collins 2-3. Sv—C.Perez (8). HRs—Kansas City, A.Gordon (8). INTERLEAGUE San Diego 000 000 100 — 1 6 0 Boston 000 301 00x — 4 9 0 Erlin, Stauffer (4), Thatcher (7), Thayer (8) and Hundley; Lackey, Uehara (9) and Saltalamacchia. W—Lackey 6-5. L—Erlin 1-1. Sv—Uehara (5). HRs—San Diego, Guzman (4). NATIONAL LEAGUE Milwaukee 000 000 040 — 4 8 0 Washington000 000 000 — 0 8 1 W.Peralta, Axford (6), Henderson (7), Mic.Gonzalez (8), Fr.Rodriguez (9) and Maldonado; Strasburg, Storen (8), Krol (9) and K.Suzuki. W—Henderson 3-2. L—Storen 2-2.

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS BATTING—YMolina, St. Louis, .345; Cuddyer, Colorado, .339; Segura, Milwaukee, .325; Votto, Cincinnati, .325; MCarpenter, St. Louis, .322; Craig, St. Louis, .318; Posey, San Francisco, .316. RUNS—CGonzalez, Colorado, 63; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 60; Holliday, St. Louis, 59; Votto, Cincinnati, 58; Choo, Cincinnati, 55; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 54; JUpton, Atlanta, 53. RBI—Goldschmidt, Arizona, 69; Craig, St. Louis, 63; Phillips, Cincinnati, 63; CGonzalez, Colorado, 60; DBrown, Philadelphia, 58; Bruce, Cincinnati, 56; FFreeman, Atlanta, 54. HITS—Segura, Milwaukee, 106; Votto, Cincinnati, 102; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 100; YMolina, St. Louis, 100; GParra, Arizona, 98; Craig, St. Louis, 97; Bruce, Cincinnati, 94; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 94; CGonzalez, Colorado, 94. DOUBLES—YMolina, St. Louis, 26; Bruce, Cincinnati, 25; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 24; GParra, Arizona, 24; Rizzo, Chicago, 24; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 23; Posey, San Francisco, 23. TRIPLES—CGomez, Milwaukee, 9; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 8; Segura, Milwaukee, 8; Span, Washington, 7; CGonzalez, Colorado, 6; Hechavarria, Miami, 5; DWright, New York, 5. HOME RUNS—CGonzalez, Colorado, 22; DBrown, Philadelphia, 21; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 20; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 20; Beltran, St. Louis, 19; Bruce, Cincinnati, 18; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 16. STOLEN BASES—ECabrera, San Diego, 31; Segura, Milwaukee, 24; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 23; Revere, Philadelphia, 20; Pierre, Miami, 18; CGomez,

Phila. 000 003 000 — 3 9 1 Pittsburgh 000 001 000 — 1 6 2 Pettibone, Diekman (6), Aumont (7), J.Ramirez (8), Bastardo (8), De Fratus (8), Papelbon (9) and Ruiz; Cumpton, Ju.Wilson (6), Morris (8) and R.Martin. W—Pettibone 4-3. L—Cumpton 0-1. Sv— Papelbon (16). HRs—Pittsburgh, G.Jones (8).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with SSs Henry Correa and Franly Mallen, C Johel Atencio, RHP Nelson Hernandez and OF Nicolas Pierre on minor league contracts. NEW YORK METS—Sent SS Ruben Tejada to Las Vegas (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Optioned INF Zach Lutz to Las Vegas. Recalled RHP Gonzalez Germen from Las Vegas. PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Optioned INF Josh Harrison to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled RHP Brandon Cumpton from Indianapolis. Agreed to terms with RHP Jerry Mulderig on a minor league contract. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Agreed to terms with OF Carlos Talavera, SS Hector Linares, RHP Sandy Alcantara and LHP Kerrion Bennett on minor league contracts. SAN DIEGO PADRES—Sent SS Everth Cabrera to Fort Wayne (MWL) for a rehab assignment. WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Edwin Adames, C Jose Cabello, RHP Angel Guillen, LHP Jose Jimenez, OF Victor Robles, OF Dany Rojas and C Edwin Trejos. American Association AMARILLO SOX—Sold the contract of OF David Peralta to the Arizona Diamondbacks. KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Signed OF Joey Gathright and RHP Connor Graham. Traded OF Ray Sadler to Winnipeg for a player to be named. LAREDO LEMURS—Released RHP Manolo Mendoza. SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Sold the contract of RHP Cody Satterwhite to the New York Mets. Traded INF Brian Bistagne to Rockford for a player to be named. SIOUX FALLS CANARIES—Released LHP Austin Brough. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES—Released LHP Aaron Correa and INF Leonard Davis. Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS—Signed and activated OF Kraig Binick. Reinstated OF Ray Navarrete and RHP T.J. Hose to the active list. Traded OF Rian Kiniry to Grand Prairie (AA) for future considerations. Placed LHPs Matt Way and Dontrelle Willis on the inactive list. Can-Am League NEWARK BEARS—Signed OF Danny Lackner. Frontier League EVANSVILLE OTTERS—Traded RHP Coty Saranthus to Frontier for a player to be named. FLORENCE FREEDOM—Signed C David Carrillo and OF Andrew Pezzuto. Released OFs Gary Owens and Ryan Skellie. FRONTIER GREYS—Released C Mike Russo. GATEWAY GRIZZLIES—Signed RHPs Matt Sergey and Jake Stephens. Released LHP Gregg

Downing. NORMAL CORNBELTERS—Traded OF Matt Wright to San Angelo (United) for OF Oscar Garcia. Signed RHP Benjamin Weil. ROCKFORD AVIATORS—Signed 3B Edgar Corcino and C Jeremy Mayo. Released OFs Jeremy Boyd and Mike Mergenthaler. SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS—Signed INF Jordan Dean. Placed RHP Cameron Roth on the suspended list. Traded 2B Craig Hertler to Lake Erie for a player to be named. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS—Signed RHP John Colella.

San Fran. 000 000 000 — 0 0 1 Cincinnati 100 002 00x — 3 7 0 Lincecum, Mijares (6), Affeldt (7), S.Rosario (8) and Posey; H.Bailey and Hanigan. W—H.Bailey 5-6. L— Lincecum 4-9. HRs—Cincinnati, Phillips (12). Miami 200 001 000 — 3 11 2 Atlanta 011 104 13x — 11 16 1 Koehler, Da.Jennings (6), Webb (6), Slowey (7) and Brantly; Medlen, Varvaro (7), A.Wood (8) and McCann. W—Medlen 6-7. L—Da.Jennings 0-1. HRs— Miami, Morrison (2). Arizona 000 000 100 — 1 6 0 New York 000 010 71x — 9 12 0 Corbin, Ziegler (7), W.Harris (7), Roe (8) and M.Montero; Hefner, Hawkins (8), Lyon (9) and Recker. W—Hefner 3-6. L—Corbin 9-1. HRs—Arizona, Prado (7). New York, Recker (3). Los Ang. 022 100 111 — 8 14 1 Colorado 000 000 000 — 0 4 0 Kershaw and A.Ellis; Oswalt, Ottavino (6), Escalona (9) and Torrealba. W—Kershaw 7-5. L—Oswalt 0-3. HRs—Los Angeles, Ad.Gonzalez (11), Puig (8).

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL—Suspended Detroit RHP Rick Porcello six games for hitting Tampa Bay’s Ben Zobrist with a pitch. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Optioned C Steve Clevenger to Norfolk (IL). Reinstated OF Nolan Reimould from the 15-day DL. CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Named Jim Thome special assistant to the general manager. DETROIT TIGERS—Optioned C Bryan Holaday to Toledo (IL). Reinstated C Alex Avila from the 15-day DL. Sent RHP Anibal Sanchez to Lakeland (FSL) for a rehab assignment. HOUSTON ASTROS—Optioned RHP Hector Ambriz to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled LHP Brett Oberholtzer from Oklahoma City. MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed OF Josh Willingham on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Reinstated OF Aaron Hicks from the 15-day DL. NEW YORK YANKEES—Sent 3B Alex Rodriguez to Charleston (SAL) for a rehab assignment. TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with RHP Ramon Ramirez and RHP Ryne Stanek on minor league contracts. Optioned INF Ryan Roberts to Durham (IL). Reinstated LHP David Price from the 15-day DL. TEXAS RANGERS—Designated RHP Kyle McClellan for assignment. Recalled RHP Josh Lindblom. TORONTO BLUE JAYS—Sent 3B Brett Lawrie and RHP Sergio Santos to the GCL Blue Jays for rehab assignments. Agreed to terms with SSs Yeltsin Gudino, Jesus Ramirez and Miguel Almonte and OF Freddy Rodriguez on minor league contracts. National League CHICAGO CUBS—Traded RHP Scott Feldman and C Steve Clevenger to Baltimore for RHPs Jake Arrieta and Pedro Strop and two international signing bonus slots. Optioned Arrieta to Iowa (PCL). Traded RHP Carlos Marmol to the L.A. Dodgers for RHP Matt Guerrier. Traded INF Ronald Torreyes to Houston for two international signing bonus slots. Placed OF Ryan Sweeney on the 60-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Recalled OF Dave Sappelt and LHP Chris Rusin from Iowa (PCL). COLORADO ROCKIES—Placed OF Dexter Fowler on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 26. Reinstated RHP Edgmer Escalona from the 15day DL. MIAMI MARLINS—Optioned OF Jordan Brown to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled 2B Donovan Solano from New Orleans.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association TORONTO RAPTORS—Named Jeff Weltman executive vice-president of basketball operations. WASHINGTON WIZARDS—Agreed to terms with G-F Martell Webster on a four-year contract. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS—Released WR Kevin Norrell from injured reserve. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Signed PR Phillip Livas to the practice roster. SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS—Released WR Greg Carr. HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES—Named Joe Sacco assistant coach. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Traded D Drew Olson to Tampa Bay for future considerations. Signed F Blake Comeau to a one-year contract extension. DALLAS STARS—Signed F Lane MacDermid and F Luke Gazdic to one-year contracts. MONTREAL CANADIENS—Acquired F Christian Thomas from the New York Rangers for F Danny Kristo. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Signed C Vincent Lecavalier to a multi-year contract. PITTSBURGH PENGUINS—Agreed to terms with D Kris Letang on a eight-year contract extension. SAN JOSE SHARKS—Re-signed G Harri Sateri to a one-year contract and G Troy Grosenick to a two-year contract. Traded F TJ Galiardi to Calgary for a 2015 fourth-round draft pick. American Hockey League SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Signed C Jeremy Langlois and G Mike Clement to one-year contracts.

CFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Toronto quarterback Ricky Ray has been named the CFL’s offensive player of the week for his role in the Argonauts’ comeback win over Hamilton in their home opener. Ray through for 368 yards and four touchdowns and completed 24 of his 34 pass attempts in Toronto’s 39-34 win over the archrival TigerCats. Toronto trailed Hamilton at halftime, but Ray led a second half comeback by throwing two touchdowns, including a 10-yard TD to Dontrelle Inman late in the fourth quarter to help guide the Argonauts victory. In other awards, Calgary lineman Charleston Hughes was

named top defensive player, Hamilton kick returner Lindsey Lamar took special teams honours, and Stampeders running back Jon Cornish earned the top Canadian award. Hughes registered a total of four tackles, including three quarterback sacks, in Calgary’s 44-32 victory against the B.C. Lions. Lamar returned his very first kickoff 104 yards for a touchdown against Toronto. He finished the game with six kickoff returns for 224 yards and four punt returns for 18 yards in his CFL debut. Cornish picked up where he left off last season when he won the most outstanding Canadian award. The native of New Westminster, B.C., had 24 carries for 172 yards and two touchdowns in the Stampeder’s win over the Lions.

GIRL’S SOCCER The Red Deer Renegades captured gold in the U14 Tier II girls’ division of the Mac’s Powerplay Showcase tournament in Spruce Grove. The Renegades beat Edmonton Scottish United 2-0 in their final game after downing Edmonton Inter 2-1 and Fort McMurray Fury 4-0. Shae Demale scored all eight goals for the Renegades while Brianna Allred was in goal.

GP 1 1 1 1

CFL Standings East Division W L T 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0

PF 39 38 34 33

PA 34 33 39 38

Pt 2 2 0 0

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

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

PF 44 39 32 18

PA 32 18 44 39

Pt 2 2 0 0

Toronto Montreal Hamilton Winnipeg

WEEK ONE Saturday’s result Saskatchewan 39 Edmonton 18 Friday’s results Calgary 44 B.C. 32 Toronto 39 Hamilton 34 Thursday’s result Montreal 38 Winnipeg 33 WEEK TWO Thursday, July 4 Winnipeg at Montreal, 5 p.m. Toronto at B.C., 8 p.m. Friday, July 5 Calgary at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m. Sunday, July 7 Edmonton at Hamilton, 3 p.m. WEEK THREE Thursday, July 11 Saskatchewan at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 12 Calgary at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13 Winnipeg at Hamilton, 4:30 p.m. B.C. at Edmonton, 7:30 p.m.

Canadian Football League Leaders TORONTO — Unofficial CFL scoring leaders (through Week One; x—scored two-point convert): TD C FG S Pt Whyte, Mtl 0 3 5 2 20 Barnes, Tor 2 0 0 0 12 Cornish, Cal 2 0 0 0 12 Gable, Ham 2 0 0 0 12 West, Cal 2 0 0 0 12 Palardy, Wpg 0 3 3 0 12 Parades, Cal 0 5 2 0 11 Congi, Ham 0 4 2 0 10 Shaw, Edm 0 0 3 1 10 Milo, Sask 0 5 1 0 8 Waters, Tor 0 4 1 1 8 Watt, Tor 1 1 0 0 7 Arceneaux, BC 1 0 0 0 6 Carrier, Mtl 1 0 0 0 6 Denmark, Wpg 1 0 0 0 6 Fantuz, Ham 1 0 0 0 6 Getzlaf, Sask 1 0 0 0 6 Gore, BC 1 0 0 0 6 Green, Mtl 1 0 0 0 6 Inman, Tor 1 0 0 0 6 Jennings, Mtl 1 0 0 0 6 Kackert, Tor 1 0 0 0 6 Lamar, Ham 1 0 0 0 6 Matthews, Wpg 1 0 0 0 6 McHenry, Sask 1 0 0 0 6 Parks, BC 1 0 0 0 6 Price, Cal 1 0 0 0 6 C.Taylor, BC 1 0 0 0 6 Sheets, Sask 1 0 0 0 6 T.Smith, Sask 1 0 0 0 6 Stamps, Edm 1 0 0 0 6 Washington, Wpg 1 0 0 0 6 R.Williams, Sask 1 0 0 0 6 O’Neill, BC 0 2 1 1 6 x-Moore, BC 0 2 0 0 2 Maver, Cal 0 0 0 1 1 Renaud, Wpg 0 0 0 1 1 Schmitt, Sask 0 0 0 1 1

Golf PGA FedExCup Leaders YTD Top Last Week Rank Name Points Wins 10’s FinishChange 1. Tiger Woods 2,380 4 5 DNP 2. Matt Kuchar 1,964 2 6 DNP 3. Brandt Snedeker 1,603 1 7 T8 4. Phil Mickelson 1,518 1 5 DNP 5. Billy Horschel 1,422 1 7 T61 6. Justin Rose 1,358 1 5 DNP 7. Bill Haas 1,255 1 7 1 +19 8. Kevin Streelman 1,234 1 5 DNP -1 9. Boo Weekley 1,154 1 4 DNP -1 10. Jason Day 1,148 5 T21 -1 11. Keegan Bradley1,044 6 DNP -1 12. Adam Scott 1,012 1 3 T57 13. Hunter Mahan 1,003 3 CUT -2 14. Webb Simpson 994 4 DNP -1 15. D.A. Points 985 1 2 DNP -1 16. Russell Henley 968 1 3 T34 17. Harris English 958 1 4 T34 18. Charles Howell III 940 5 CUT -3 19. Steve Stricker 918 4 DNP -1 20. Dustin Johnson 887 1 3 DNP -1 21. Ken Duke 861 1 2 T52 -1 22. Gr. McDowell 838 1 4 DNP -1 23. Graham DeLaet 818 5 T8 +6 24. Jimmy Walker 812 4 CUT -2 25. Sang-Moon Bae 770 1 2 CUT -2 26. Martin Laird 766 1 2 T54 +1 27. Scott Stallings 756 4 CUT -3 28. Chris Kirk 756 2 CUT -3 29. John Merrick 745 1 1 CUT -1 30. Ryan Palmer 736 4 T34 +3 31. Mi. Thompson 733 1 3 DNP -1 32. Chris Stroud 732 3 T28 + 2 33. Brian Gay 729 1 1 DNP -2 34. Charl Schwartzel 726 4 DNP -2 35. Rickie Fowler 723 4 T21 36. Angel Cabrera 719 2 T13 +3 37. Charley Hoffman 712 5 T28 -1 38. David Lingmerth 682 2 T54 39. Bubba Watson 670 3 DNP -2 40. John Rollins 668 2 T34 +5 41. Roberto Castro 667 1 2 +53 42. Kevin Chappell 662 3 T28 +9 43. David Lynn 652 2 DNP -3 44. Josh Teater 651 3 DNP -3 45. Rory McIlroy 650 4 DNP -3 46. Br. de Jonge 640 3 CUT -3 47. Fr. Jacobson 636 3 CUT -3 48. Tim Clark 634 3 DNP -2 49. Scott Piercy 632 3 DNP -2 50. Luke Donald 632 3 DNP -2 World Golf Ranking 1. Tiger Woods 2. Rory McIlroy 3. Justin Rose 4. Adam Scott 5. Matt Kuchar 6. Phil Mickelson 7. Brandt Snedeker 8. Luke Donald 9. Graeme McDowell 10. Louis Oosthuizen 11. Steve Stricker 12. Lee Westwood 13. Sergio Garcia 14. Charl Schwartzel 15. Ernie Els 16. Keegan Bradley 17. Bubba Watson 18. Jason Day 19. Webb Simpson 20. Ian Poulter 21. Jason Dufner 22. Hunter Mahan 23. Dustin Johnson 24. Bill Haas 25. Peter Hanson 26. Matteo Manassero 27. Nick Watney 28. Bo Van Pelt 29. Jim Furyk 30. Zach Johnson 31. Henrik Stenson 32. Rickie Fowler 33. Branden Grace 34. Martin Kaymer 35. Billy Horschel 36. Thorbjorn Olesen

USA NIr Eng Aus USA USA USA Eng NIr SAf USA Eng Esp SAf SAf USA USA Aus USA Eng USA USA USA USA Swe Ita USA USA USA USA Swe USA SAf Ger USA Den

12.72 9.15 8.05 7.14 6.64 6.12 6.01 5.93 5.43 5.09 5.03 4.89 4.83 4.82 4.81 4.71 4.59 4.44 4.39 4.36 4.23 4.11 4.06 4.04 3.54 3.46 3.44 3.41 3.34 3.15 3.12 3.11 3.03 2.93 2.89 2.82

37. Kevin Streelman 38. G. Fernandez-Castano 39. Jamie Donaldson 40. Nicolas Colsaerts 41. Scott Piercy 42. Francesco Molinari 43. Carl Pettersson 44. Ryan Moore 45. Robert Garrigus 46. Paul Lawrie 47. David Lynn 48. Hideki Matsuyama 49. Michael Thompson 50. D.A. Points 51. Russell Henley 52. Tim Clark 53. Angel Cabrera 54. Martin Laird 55. Thongchai Jaidee 56. Richard Sterne 57. Boo Weekley 58. Thomas Bjorn 59. Bernd Wiesberger 60. Marcel Siem 61. Fredrik Jacobson 62. George Coetzee 63. Alexander Noren 64. Marc Leishman 65. Kyle Stanley 66. Graham Delaet 67. Chris Wood 68. Mikko Ilonen 69. Padraig Harrington 70. Luke Guthrie 71. Ken Duke 72. John Senden 73. Jimmy Walker 74. Charles Howell III 75. Joost Luiten

USA Esp Wal Bel USA Ita Swe USA USA Sco Eng Jpn USA USA USA SAf Arg Sco Tha SAf USA Den Aut Ger Swe SAf Swe Aus USA Can Eng Fin Irl USA USA Aus USA USA Nld

2.80 2.72 2.70 2.70 2.68 2.67 2.64 2.57 2.53 2.51 2.49 2.49 2.47 2.43 2.41 2.39 2.37 2.35 2.35 2.34 2.33 2.32 2.28 2.28 2.24 2.21 2.21 2.19 2.15 2.14 2.13 2.11 2.08 2.07 2.04 2.02 2.01 2.00 2.00

LPGA Money Leaders 1. Inbee Park 2. I.K. Kim 3. Stacy Lewis 4. Suzann Pettersen 5. So Yeon Ryu 6. Beatriz Recari 7. Karrie Webb 8. Paula Creamer 9. Cristie Kerr 10. Na Yeon Choi 11. Jiyai Shin 12. Lizette Salas 13. Shanshan Feng 14. Jessica Korda 15. Anna Nordqvist 16. Catriona Matthew 17. Ai Miyazato 18. Angela Stanford 19. Pornanong Phatlum 20. Caroline Hedwall 21. Ilhee Lee 22. Chella Choi 23. Hee Young Park 24. Jennifer Johnson 25. Mika Miyazato 26. Yani Tseng 27. Haeji Kang 28. Jodi Ewart Shadoff 29. Morgan Pressel 30. Karine Icher 31. Giulia Sergas 32. Lexi Thompson 33. Gerina Piller 34. Mo Martin 35. Carlota Ciganda 36. Amy Yang 37. Jenny Shin 38. Moriya Jutanugarn 39. Hee Kyung Seo 40. Brittany Lang 41. Brittany Lincicome 42. Julieta Granada 43. Azahara Munoz 44. Sun Young Yoo 45. Jane Park 46. Chie Arimura 47. Nicole Castrale 48. Irene Cho 49. Danielle Kang 50. Mina Harigae

Trn 13 13 15 13 13 14 12 13 13 13 13 14 11 12 15 12 13 14 15 14 14 15 14 14 11 13 15 13 13 14 14 13 14 13 9 11 14 13 14 15 14 15 15 14 13 11 13 10 14 15

Money $2,106,827 $877,964 $854,098 $828,898 $810,882 $589,023 $557,989 $502,188 $498,885 $471,996 $459,605 $448,094 $441,715 $428,732 $409,969 $408,983 $402,759 $381,403 $329,901 $327,210 $316,648 $285,426 $282,793 $279,671 $274,117 $273,743 $273,648 $272,425 $248,731 $244,513 $240,813 $222,537 $221,064 $216,435 $213,719 $210,768 $204,313 $203,216 $196,772 $181,369 $178,044 $171,175 $166,160 $155,526 $154,732 $152,287 $137,324 $136,207 $128,261 $126,812

Soccer Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Montreal 15 9 4 2 27 New York 18 8 6 4 25 Philadelphia 17 7 5 5 27 Kansas City 17 7 5 5 23 Houston 17 6 6 5 19 New England 16 5 5 6 19 Columbus 17 5 7 5 21 Chicago 15 5 7 3 15 Toronto 16 2 8 6 14 D.C. 17 2 12 3 8 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L T GF Salt Lake 18 10 5 3 27 Dallas 17 8 3 6 27 Portland 17 7 1 9 28 Vancouver 16 7 5 4 26 Los Angeles 17 7 7 3 25 Colorado 18 6 7 5 21 Seattle 14 6 5 3 19 San Jose 18 5 7 6 18 Chivas USA 16 3 10 3 15 Note: Three points for a win, one for a tie.

GA 21 22 26 17 18 14 21 21 21 27

Pt 29 28 26 26 23 21 20 18 12 9

GA 16 22 16 24 21 22 17 27 31

Pt 33 30 30 25 24 23 21 21 12

Saturday’s results Vancouver 1 D.C. United 0 Colorado 4 Montreal 3 Salt Lake 1 Toronto 0 Dallas 2 Philadelphia 2 Kansas City 3 Columbus 2 New England 1 Chivas USA 1 San Jose 3 Los Angeles 2 Sunday’s result New York 2 Houston 0 Wednesday, July 3 Montreal at Toronto, 5 p.m. San Jose at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Vancouver at Kansas City, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Salt Lake, 8 p.m. D.C. at Seattle, 8 p.m. Thursday, July 4 Chivas USA at Dallas, 7 p.m. New York at Colorado, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

MINOR BASEBALL

Midget AAA Braves lose in semis at Canada Day tournament KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The Red Deer Carstar Braves dropped a 9-5 decision to Kamloops in the semifinal of the annual Canada Day midget AAA baseball tournament Monday. Tristan Hill started on the mound with Ty Wagar finishing. The Braves posted 2-2 record in pool play, beating the Sherwood Park Dukes 5-3 and Prince George 7-2 and lost 5-2 to the Spruce Grove Sox and 7-3 to Cloverdale. Justin Logan, who had a no-hitter through five innings, tossed a complete game against the Dukes, while Braedon Majeski led the team at the plate. Taran Oulton pitched a complete game against Price George while Levi Moon had two doubles and Ty Elliott reached base three times. Dylan Boreman was the loser against Spruce Grove despite pitching six strong innings and Brendan Baker had a pair of hits. Baker took the loss against Cloverdale.

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, July 3, 2013 B7

Flipken takes next step in comeback BELGIAN TENNIS PLAYER ADVANCES TO SEMIFINALS AT WIMBLEDON BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium reacts after defeating Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the Women’s singles quarterfinal match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday. 4 David Ferrer vs. No. 8 Juan Martin del Potro, and No. 24 Jerzy Janowicz vs. 130th-ranked Lukasz Kubot. Djokovic is the lone past Wimbledon champion in the bunch. Showing no sign of a drop-off after snapping Williams’ 34-match winning streak, Lisicki dismantled 46th-ranked Kaia Kanepi 6-3, 6-3. The match took 65 minutes, then Lisicki sat back and watched the rest of the quarterfinals play out through a series of rain delays, three-set matches and injury timeouts, which included one stop for eighth-seeded Kvitova to have a thermometer stuck in her ear by a trainer because of a virus that hit her before the match. “I felt pretty dizzy and tired and sleepy,”Kvitova said after falling to Flipkens. Lisciki, meanwhile, became the betting favourite for the tournament after her win over Williams. She even bumped Britain’s favourite tennis player, Andy Murray, off the back pages of a few of the local newspapers. Radwanska is also taking a “happy-to-be-there” approach after her 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-2 victory over 2011

Lakers latest to meet with Howard in hopes of keeping star forward NBA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS J.J. Redick and Jared Dudley are heading to Los Angeles as new members of the Clippers. The Lakers, meanwhile, are hoping Dwight Howard stays put. A person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday that a three-team trade is in place that sends Redick to Los Angeles from the Milwaukee Bucks and Eric Bledsoe from the Clippers to the Phoenix Suns. The trade on a busy second day of NBA free agency will also send Dudley from the Suns to the Clippers and Caron Butler from the Clippers to the Suns. The Bucks will get two secondround draft picks, according to the person who requested anonymity because deals can’t officially be made public until July 10 under NBA rules. Also in Los Angeles, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and other representatives of the team met for about two hours with Howard to make their pitch for keeping him in town. “At the meeting, we told him how important he is to the Lakers team, franchise, fans and community, and why we feel this is the best place for him to continue his career,” Kupchak said in a statement released by the team. “We are hopeful that Dwight decides to remain a Laker.” Howard became one of the NBA’s most coveted free agents when free agency opened Monday. The Lakers have made no secret they want to keep him, but the Houston Rockets, the Dallas Mavericks and the Atlanta Hawks also are interested. Howard’s first, and perhaps only, season in Los Angeles was a disappointment, ending in a first-round playoff sweep, and he acknowledged being unhappy at times. But the Lakers want to keep the former Defensive Player of the Year, believing the extra year and about $30 million more they can give him will provide a huge advantage. Free agent power forward David West has agreed to a deal that will keep him in Indiana for at least three more seasons. A person with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed the deal. It could be the biggest move of the off-season for the Pacers, who made re-signing West their top priority. The Central Division champs will now have all five starters back from a team that pushed Miami to seven games in the Eastern Conference finals. The Minnesota Timberwolves entered unrestricted free agency with two priorities at the top of their list — add a shooting guard with range and bringing back Chase Budinger. Within a matter of a couple of hours, new team president Flip Saunders accomplished

both goals. The Timberwolves agreed to a fouryear, $30 million deal with shooting guard Kevin Martin and a three-year, $16 million with Budinger, according to two people with knowledge of the deals. Budinger’s deal includes a player option for the final season. The people requested anonymity because an official announcement has not been made. The agreements were two strong moves to address the team’s woeful outside shooting last season. The Wolves ranked dead last in 3-point shooting percentage last year, and Saunders made it a point to get more shooters to complement point guard Ricky Rubio’s slick passing. Both players are intimately familiar with coach Rick Adelman’s corner offence, a system that is predicated on quick passing and moving without the ball. Martell Webster agreed to a fouryear deal to stay with the Washington Wizards, and veteran centre Nazr Mohammed said he’s remaining with the Chicago Bulls. Bringing back Webster was a top priority for the Wizards. The eight-year veteran swingman averaged a careerhigh 11.4 points last season and was a respected locker room leader. He could also serve as a mentor for Otto Porter, chosen No. 3 overall by Washington last month in the draft. Webster tweeted a video of himself saying: “I’m back. You got me for four years, D.C.” Mohammed announced on Twitter that he will re-sign with his hometown team, saying it was “an easy decision” and he was looking forward to “going to battle with a group of guys who never made excuses and just tried to find a way to win.” The Dallas Mavericks are set to add Israeli point guard Gal Mekel, with his agent, Sam Porter, saying the 6-foot-3 Mekel has agreed to join the Mavericks on a three-year deal with $2.3 million guaranteed. Mekel played two years at Wichita State in 2006-08, and his pro team in Israel, Maccabi Haifa, won a league title in 2013. He will be the second Israeli player in the NBA. Free agent forward Omri Casspi was the first. Tony Allen is staying with the Memphis Grizzlies, re-signing with the team he helped lead to the Western Conference finals last season. A person familiar with the agreement told the AP that Allen has signed a four-year contract worth $20 million. Allen, one of the league’s best perimeter defenders, was the leading votegetter for the All-Defensive team and finished fifth in voting for the Defensive Player of the Year, an award won by Grizzlies teammate Marc Gasol. AP Basketball Writers Brian Mahoney and Jon Krawczynski, and AP Sports Writers Bob Baum, Schuyler Dixon, Michael Marot and Andrew Seligman contributed to this report.

French Open champion Li Na. “Now I’m just more relaxed. ... Semifinal — it’s already (a) great result,” Radwanska said. “I will just go on court and try my best again, without that big pressure.” She entered Tuesday only 1-7 in Grand Slam quarterfinals, but made the kind of stand she usually doesn’t at that stage, saving four set points while Li served at 5-4 in the first. After taking that tiebreaker, there were some shaky moments to come for Radwanska, who blew a 4-2 lead in the second set. After Li evened the match, Radwanska requested treatment from a trainer, who wrapped the player’s right thigh with white tape and massaged her back. “My legs are a bit overused,” said Radwanska, who in 2012 became Poland’s first major finalist in 73 years. “If it’s the end of a Grand Slam, you don’t really think about the pain or anything else.” She needed eight match points to put away Li, including six in the closing game, which lasted 10 minutes. But Radwanska finally did it, setting up a reunion of sorts with Lisicki, someone she faced when they were juniors playing under-12 events.

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LONDON — When Kirsten Flipkens found herself sidelined with a blood clot last year, her list of true supporters grew thinner by the day. One who was always on that list was a fellow Belgian, Kim Clijsters. Clijsters was in tears at home on Tuesday, watching on TV, as Flipkens took the next step on a comeback that landed her in the Wimbledon semifinals with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Petra Kvitova. “Still drying my eyes,” Clijsters tweeted. “So proud of how (at)FlipperKF handled the big occasion for the first time!” Indeed, 20th-seeded Flipkens handled the pressure of her first Grand Slam quarterfinal with ease. It’s been a long road back for the former Wimbledon and U.S. Open junior champion, who developed a blood clot in her leg last year, then missed two months and dropped outside the top 250 — so low that she couldn’t even get into Wimbledon qualifying last year. “Kim was one of the few people still believing in me,” Flipkens said. “I have to thank her. The people believing in me I can count on one hand. It’s amazing.” Flipkens became the first Belgian to reach the Wimbledon semis since Justine Henin in 2007. But her true bond was with Clijsters. She gave credit to the four-time Grand Slam winner for reviving her career. “She’s been there for me through the good and through the bad times,” Flipkens said. “Of course, I have to thank her for still believing in me.” In the semifinals Thursday, Flipkens will play No. 15 Marion Bartoli, a 6-4, 7-5 winner over No. 17 Sloane Stephens in a match interrupted by rain with Stephens serving down 5-4 at deuce. After a delay of nearly 2 ½ hours, Stephens returned, served two points, lost them both and was down a set. She won her serve only once in the second set and, like that, the last American singles player, man or woman, was gone from a tournament that has produced more than its share of surprises, along with a list of women’s semifinalists nobody could have predicted. “Very unexpected,” said Bartoli, in her first Grand Slam semifinal since the French Open in 2011. “But that’s also the magic of it.” The other semifinal will match No. 4 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland against No. 23 Sabine Lisicki, the German who ousted Serena Williams on Tuesday. In the men’s quarterfinals Wednesday, it’ll be No. 1 Novak Djokovic vs. No. 7 Tomas Berdych, No. 2 Andy Murray vs. 54th-ranked Fernando Verdasco, No.

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Reds’ Bailey throws first no-hitter of season THROWS SECOND NO-HITTER IN LAST TEN MONTHS, ONE OF ONLY FOUR ACTIVE PITCHERS TO HAVE TWO BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CINCINNATI, Ohio — Homer Bailey threw his second no-hitter in 10 months and the first in the majors this season, pitching the Cincinnati Reds to a 3-0 victory over the slumping San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Bailey (5-6) became the third Reds pitcher with more than one no-hitter, joining Jim Maloney and Johnny Vander Meer — still the only big leaguer to toss two in a row. Bailey beat the Pirates 1-0 in Pittsburgh last Sept. 28 and got another 17 starts later. “Every dog has its day twice, I guess,” Bailey said. “It felt good to do it front of the Cincinnati fans.” The last pitcher to throw one no-hitter and then another before anyone else in the majors accomplished the feat was Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan, according to STATS. Baseball’s career strikeout king did it for the California Angels on Sept. 28, 1974, against Minnesota, and June 1, 1975, vs. Baltimore. Bailey grew up in Texas, just like Ryan, and wears No. 34 in tribute to his boyhood idol. Justin Verlander, Mark Buehrle and Roy Halladay are the only other active pitchers with a pair of no-hitters. Halladay, of course, threw one of his in the post-season. Bailey walked Gregor Blanco leading off the seventh, the only Giants batter to reach base. First baseman Joey Votto alertly threw out Blanco as he tried to advance from second to third on a soft one-hopper that otherwise could have become an infield single for Buster Posey. “Joey had a great heads-up play. I was almost a little late getting to the bag,” Bailey said. With 27,509 fans on their feet chanting “Homer! Homer!” Bailey finished it off in the ninth. He jumped to glove Brandon Crawford’s high comebacker, struck out Tony Abreu and retired Blanco on a grounder to third baseman Todd Frazier. “Going into the eighth and ninth I just said, ’Why the hell not?’ Here we go again,” Bailey said. When Votto caught the throw for the final out, Bailey raised both arms in triumph, reminiscent of that grand moment in Pittsburgh last September, then hugged catcher Ryan Hanigan.

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Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Homer Bailey, center, is doused by his teammates after Bailey threw a no-hitter against the San Francisco Giants Tuesday, in Cincinnati. Teammates poured onto the field to celebrate and doused Bailey with a red sports drink. It was the 16th no-hitter in Cincinnati history. No Reds pitcher had thrown a no-no at home since Tom Browning’s 1-0 perfect game against the Dodgers at Riverfront Stadium on Sept. 16, 1988. Bailey became the third pitcher in the history of baseball’s first professional franchise to get more than one. Vander Meer threw the only back-to-back no-hitters in major league history in 1938, beating Boston and Brooklyn. Maloney had a no-hitter at Wrigley Field in 1965 and one at home against Houston in 1969. The Giants were no-hit for the 16th time. The last three pitchers to hold them hitless were all named Kevin — LA’s Gross in 1992, Florida’s Brown in 1997

and Philadelphia’s Millwood in 2003. Bailey was facing a lineup in a deep funk — two runs or less in nine of San Francisco’s last 12 games. He didn’t need much help to keep the no-hitter going — the Giants went rather quietly. Last year was the season of the no-hitter, with seven in all, which tied the modern record. By this point, five had been thrown. So far in 2013, there had been only two close calls. Texas’ Yu Darvish was working on a perfect game when he gave up a two-out single in the ninth to Houston’s Marwin Gonzalez during a 7-0 win on April 2. Detroit’s Anibal Sanchez gave up a one-out single in the ninth to Minnesota’s Joe Mauer in a 6-0 win on May 24. Bailey became the first to take one all the way this year.

Hernandez left trail of violence before arrest BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON — When Aaron Hernandez first went before a judge to face a murder charge, a defence attorney said the former New England Patriots tight end had never been accused of a violent crime. But Hernandez is apparently no stranger to violence. Since he was arrested last week in the shooting death of a friend whose body was found a mile away from his home, a portrait has emerged of a man whose life away from the field included frequent connections with policerelated incidents that started as long ago as his freshman year at the University of Florida. An acquaintance who sued Hernandez, claiming he was shot after a fight in a strip club earlier this year. A 2007 bar fight that left a restaurant worker with a burst ear drum. An unsolved double murder at a Boston nightclub last summer. All violent incidents, all with possible ties to the once-dominating athlete who now sits in a private cell for his own protection. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, whose body was found June 17 not far from Hernandez’s North Attleborough, Mass. mansion. His defence team has called the case circumstantial and has said Hernandez looks forward to clearing his name. But even before the 23-year-old’s

recent arrest, public records and interviews show he had been involved in police inquires in the past, first in Florida and then in the Boston area. A sworn court complaint from Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit details Hernandez’s apparent involvement in an April 2007 fight at a restaurant called The Swamp in Gainesville, Fla. The partially redacted document says the restaurant worker told police that Hernandez, who was then 17, punched him in the head while he was escorting the subject out of the business after a dispute about an alleged non-payment of a bill. Tim Tebow, now a member of Patriots and at the time Florida’s star quarterback, is listed as a witness. The report said Hernandez asked him to intervene in the verbal dispute before the assault. The complaint classifies the offence as “felony battery.” It wasn’t clear Tuesday how the case was resolved. Also in 2007, Hernandez was among three Florida football players and another who had gone on to the NFL questioned by Gainesville police after a double shooting that happened after a Florida loss. Police said the players provided the information investigators wanted. No charges were ever filed. A request for comment left with a spokesman for Hernandez’s legal team Tuesday evening was not immediately returned.

Although Hernandez is facing a murder charge, his current legal troubles may not end there. Police in Hernandez’s hometown of Bristol, Conn., said Tuesday that Boston police asked for their help with a double homicide investigation linked to the former NFL star. Bristol Police Lt. Kevin Morrell said the request was based on evidence developed through the investigation of Lloyd’s slaying. He said police were asked to search the same home in Bristol for both investigations, and they seized a vehicle at the address Friday. Two men died in the shooting in Boston’s South End on July 15, 2012 and another was wounded. Witnesses reported seeing gunfire coming from a grey SUV with Rhode Island plates. Authorities said 29-year-old Daniel Jorge Correia de Abreu and 28-yearold Safiro Teixeira Furtado were killed, the third man was not identified. Boston police have declined to comment on whether Hernandez is being looked as a possible suspect in that case from last summer. Hernandez has been connected to still more incidents involving guns, although none have resulted in criminal charges against him. A man who claims Hernandez shot him in the face in February after an argument at a Florida strip club filed a civil lawsuit days before police arrested Hernandez.

Plaintiff Alexander Bradley claims in the civil action that Hernandez shot him with a handgun, causing him to lose his right eye. But after someone found the Connecticut man bleeding in an alley behind a Palm Beach County store after hearing a gunshot, he told police he didn’t know who shot him and gave only a vague description of possible assailants. Bradley’s lawyer David Jaroslawicz wouldn’t comment on Tuesday about the nature of the alleged dispute between his client and Hernandez. He said the two flew to South Florida together before getting into a dispute at a Miami club. The attorney said Bradley, who worked for Stanley Steamer before the shooting, had done some work for Hernandez and that the two also hung out socially a few times and had known each other for several years. “The last thing we expected was a few days after we filed the lawsuit police would find a dead body a few miles from his house,” the attorney said in a phone interview. Authorities have also linked Hernandez to a May 18 fight outside a bar in Providence, R.I., that involved a gun. A prosecutor with the Bristol County district attorney’s office has said that a man who matched the description of a man seen on video with Hernandez on the night of Lloyd’s slaying was seen putting a gun under a car during the Rhode Island incident.

MLB umpire Runge let go after drug violation Series three times; father Paul called National League games from 1973-97 and did the World Series four times before becoming the NL’s executive director of umpires. Brian Runge was behind the plate for a pair of no-hitters last year — Philip Humber’s perfect game and the combo effort by six Seattle pitchers. He also was at third base for Matt Cain’s perfect game last season. Chris Conroy was promoted from Triple-A last month to take Runge’s spot on the MLB umpiring staff. Conroy had worked 267 regular-season games in the majors as a fill-in since 2010 before being hired permanently.

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WE SALUTE YOU! BY ADVOCATE STAFF On Canada Day, many Red Deerians celebrated Canada’s 146 birthday by making a beeline to the ethnic food court that boasted cuisine from countries like Sweden, India, and the Philippines. Others headed straight to the performance stage to secure a good spot to take in the day’s multi-cultural entertainers. The city’s celebrations are usually held at Bower Ponds but recent flooding damage put a damper on the plans so the Red Deer Cultural Heritage Society moved the daytime activities to the Collicutt Centre and the fireworks to Westerner Park. Signs were posted at Bower Ponds noting the change in venue. Central Albertans and visitors to the area also enjoy the beautiful weather at Sylvan Lake during the town’s Canada Day festivities. Many people turned out at the lake with the intention of staying until the fireworks went off at dusk. Face painting and bouncing castles were available for the kids in the afternoon on the pier, and a parade of Canadians took place at 2 p.m.

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Const. Dave Illi salutes during the singing of O Canada at the Canada Day opening ceremonies behind the Collicutt Centre during Red Deer’s Canada Day Celebrations on Monday afternoon. Celebrations were moved from Bower Ponds to the Collicutt Centre because of the flooding, while fireworks were moved to the Westerner Park.

Red Deer MP Earl Dreeshen speaks to Red Deerians during the Canada Day opening ceremonies behind the Collicutt Centre during Red Deer’s Canada Day celebrations on Monday afternoon.

Alfred Lazo, five, cools off in the water at Sylvan Lake during the town’s Canada Day festivities. Many people turned out at the lake with the intention of staying until the fireworks went off at dusk.

Central Albertans and visitors to the area enjoy the beautiful weather at Sylvan Lake during the town’s Canada Day festivities. Many people turned out at the lake with the intention of staying until the fireworks went off at dusk. Face painting and bouncing castles were available for the kids in the afternoon on the pier.

Fireworks were fired off the end of the pier at dusk on Monday in Sylvan Lake to celebrate Canada Day. While many Central Albertans showed up for the fireworks, and spent time at the lake afterwards, several vehicles headed from the lake and straight back to Red Deer to catch the display at Westerner Park as well.

Chelsea Southcombe, a member of the Aboriginal Youth Dance Troupe, takes part in a dance during the Canada Day opening ceremonies.

Leslie Stonechild, an aboriginal drummer, performs with his fellow drummers during the Canada Day opening ceremonies behind the Collicutt Centre.

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BRIEFS Royals perform at Great Chief Park tonight The Red Deer Royals marching band will perform its 2013 Field Show tonight at Great Chief Park. Red Deer-area residents are invited to the free public performance that starts at 7 p.m. in the Great Chief Park football field. On Tuesday afternoon, Red Deer Mayor Morris Flewwelling was expected to proclaim this first week of July as Red Deer Royals Week.

Power consumption high during heatwave Albertans are being asked to reduce their electricity use as high temperatures are straining the provinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s electricity grid. With temperatures in the low-to-mid 30s throughout much of the province, there was increased demand on the grid on Tuesday, and the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO) asked people to voluntarily conserve energy. In a release, it suggested Albertans minimize the use of air conditioning, turn off unnecessary lights and appliances, and only run high powerconsuming equipment such as dishwashers and washing machines during evening off-peak hours. It also recommended people close their blinds, shades or drapes during the hottest part of the day. To go along with the increased demand, a number of generators in the province are out of service for maintenance, and wind generation is very low, according to the AESO. To help fill the gap, the AESO is importing electricity from B.C. and Saskatchewan.

donors who send cheques, but canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attend that evening, will still be entered. All proceeds will, once again, go towards â&#x20AC;&#x153;helping a young family get back on their feet.â&#x20AC;? For more information, call 403-7823402.

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Hay storage destroyed Red Deer County firefighters battled a structure fire for more than eight hours on Canada Day, but the fire was still smouldering a day later. At about 1 p.m. on Monday, fire crews were called to a fire at a hay storage building southwest of Red Deer on the C&E Trail. The last crews left the scene at about 9:30 p.m. that evening. The building is a total loss. No one was hurt in the fire. Red Deer Emergency Services personnel were brought in to assist. Red Deer County Fire Chief Tom Metzger said the site is still under investigation and the cause and damage to the building have not yet been determined.

Motorcyclist hurt in crash A motorcyclist was hospitalized in Red Deer on Tuesday after being rearended by a motorist in a construction zone. Police are reminding all drivers to slow down and pay attention after a collision occurred at just after noon near the intersection of Taylor Drive and Oliver Street. Road construction was underway with flag persons and pylons directing traffic. And most drivers, including the motorcyclist, had stopped as required. But a driver of a truck did not brake. The larger vehicle collided with the rear of the motorcycle, pushing it into a vehicle in front. The female motorcyclist from the Lacombe area was taken by ambulance to hospital with undetermined injuries. Police urge all motorists to be aware of special traffic requirements in construction zones and of motorcycles on roadways.

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Work by Gail Scheuring that can be found at Lacombeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gallery on Main.

Gallery aids High River artist Lacombeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gallery on Main is rallying to help a High River artist whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;gallery family.â&#x20AC;? Gail Scheuring, whose works regularly hang in the Central Alberta gallery, is among those affected by flooding in her native High River. Since seven of Scheuringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paintings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; mostly landscapes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are at the gallery, owner Laverne Jones will skip taking a commission on the sale of these works, which range from $85 for Red Wing Blackbird to $575 for Stormy Weather. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Full value of proceeds raised will go directly to Gail,â&#x20AC;? said Jones, who is also planning a fundraising draw and social evening from 5 to 9 p.m. on July 19. Jones plans to donate one of her original paintings as a door prize. Patrons who donate money towards the flood relief effort for Scheuringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family can qualify to win her work by putting their name into a draw. Jones said

Three people who police believe used fake and prepaid credit cards to obtain about $50,000 in property have been arrested. Acting on information about a male who had obtained property fraudulently, Red Deer RCMP conducted a roadside traffic stop on June 29. As a result of the traffic stop, police found about $20,000 worth of property obtained by crime and a small amount of methamphetamine. Police say they determined, through their investigation, that the man arrested used Jaime Gonzales as an alias. He allegedly passed fake and prepaid credit cards to obtain property in Red Deer, Sylvan Lake and Innisfail. His victims included Napa Auto Parts and Kal-Tire. On Sunday, RCMP executed a search warrant on a vehicle and a residence in Red Deer. During the search police recovered an additional $30,000 in property obtained by crime by the same suspect. Josil Francisco Cabuhat, 32, of Red Deer faces 16 criminal code charges, including fraud over $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and fraudulent use of a credit card. Two other 25-year-old males, who police did not identify, face charges of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and possession of methamphetamine. Red Deer RCMP continue to investigate. Anyone with information that can assist the investigation or anyone who has been victimized by this group should contact Const. Ryan Kinney or Const. Kevin Lintott at 403-406-2300.

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Joshua Ott, eight months, is held by his mother Michelle as he watches the water spray at the waterpark along the Devonian trails and near Kin Canyon in Red Deer. Many local families have been enjoying the trails, green spaces and cooling waters during the current heatwave. Environment Canada is calling for a slight cooling today, with evening thundershowers. The remainder of the week, through the weekend, expect rain showers and cooler temperatures.

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Overdose deaths rising fast among middle-aged U.S. women BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Overdose deaths in the U.S. are rising fastest among middle-aged women, and their drug of choice is usually prescription painkillers, the government reported Tuesday. “Mothers, wives, sisters and daughters are dying at rates that we have never seen before,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which compiled the data. The female overdose problem is one of the few health issues the CDC is working on that are clearly getting worse, he added. For many decades, the overwhelming majority of U.S. overdose deaths were men killed by heroin or cocaine. But by 2010, 40 per cent were women — most of them middle-aged women who took prescription painkillers. Skyrocketing female overdose death rates are closely tied to a boom in the overall use of prescribed painkillers. The new report is the CDC’s first to spotlight how the death trend has been more dramatic among women. The CDC found that the number and rate of female prescription drug overdose deaths increased about fivefold 1999 to 2010. Among men, overdose deaths rose about 3 ½ times. Overall, more men still die from overdoses of painkillers and other drugs; there were about 23,000 such deaths in 2010, compared with about 15,300 for women. Men tend to take more risks with drugs

than women, and often are more prone to the kind of workplace injuries that lead to their being prescribed painkillers in the first place, experts say. But the gap has been narrowing dramatically. Studies suggest that women are more likely to have chronic pain, to be prescribed higher doses, and to use pain drugs longer than men. Some research suggests women may be more likely than men to “doctor shop” and get pain pills from several physicians, CDC officials said. But many doctors may not recognize these facts about women, said John Eadie, director of a Brandeis University program that tracks prescription-drug monitoring efforts across the United States. The report highlights the need for “a mindset change” by doctors, who have traditionally thought of drug abuse as a men’s problem, he said. That means doctors should consider the possibility of addiction in female patients, think of alternative treatments for chronic pain, and consult state drug monitoring programs to find out if a patient has a worrisome history with painkillers. The CDC report focuses on prescription opioids like Vicodin and OxyContin and their generic forms, methadone, and a powerful newer drug called Opana, or oxymorphone. “These are dangerous medications and they should be reserved for situations like severe cancer pain,” Frieden said. He added that there has been no documented increase in pain in the U.S. public that would explain the boom in painkiller prescrip-

tions in the last 10 or 15 years. Some experts said the increase in prescriptions can be traced to pharmaceutical marketing campaigns. CDC researchers reviewed death certificates, which are sometimes incomplete. In only a fraction of cases were specific drugs identified. Sometimes a combination of drugs was involved in deaths, like painkillers taken with tranquilizers. It was not always clear which deaths were accidental overdoses and which were suicides. But CDC officials think more than 70 per cent were unintentional. One striking finding: The greatest increases in drug overdose deaths were in women ages 45 through 64. It’s an age group in which more women are dealing with chronic pain and seeking help for it, some experts suggested. Many of these women probably were introduced to painkillers through a doctor’s prescriptions for real pain, such as persistent aches in the lower back or other parts of the body. Then some no doubt became addicted, said Dr. Andrew Kolodny, a psychiatrist who specializes in addiction at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. There aren’t “two distinct populations of people being helped by opioid painkillers and addicts being harmed. There’s overlap,” said Kolodny, president of a 700-member organization named Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing.

Treat people with HIV early to help them live longer: WHO BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONDON — Young children and certain other people with the AIDS virus should be started on medicines as soon as they are diagnosed, the World Health Organization says in new guidelines that also recommend earlier treatment for adults. The advice will have the most impact in Africa, where nearly 70 per cent of people with HIV live. Many rich countries already advocate early treatment. WHO’s new guidelines were released Sunday at the International AIDS Society meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. About 34 million people worldwide have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. HIV attacks key infection-fighting cells of the immune system known as T-cells. When that count drops to 200, people are considered to have AIDS. In the past, WHO recommended countries start treating people with HIV when their T-cell count fell to 350; a normal count is between 500 and 1,600.

The new recommendations say to treat earlier, when the T-cell count hits 500. In addition to children under 5. WHO says several other groups should also get AIDS drugs as soon as they’re diagnosed with HIV: pregnant and breast-feeding women, people whose partners are uninfected and those who also have tuberculosis or hepatitis B. The new guidelines mean an additional 9 million people in developing countries will now be eligible for treatment. At the moment, only about 60 per cent of people who need the life-saving drugs are getting them. “WHO has recognized that time is the most important commodity when it comes to battling the HIV epidemic,” said Sharonann Lynch, HIV policy adviser at Doctors Without Borders, which contributed to the new guidelines. She said that while the costs for rolling out this treatment might be expensive, the strategy would ultimately result in fewer HIV infections and

people with HIV who start treatment before their immune systems weaken live longer. The case of a U.S. baby girl with HIV who was treated aggressively within 30 hours of being born suggests very early treatment could prevent the virus from ever getting a foothold. Earlier this year, doctors announced the little girl from Mississippi was apparently cured after stopping medication for about a year with no signs of infection. Several studies have also hinted that starting therapy early dramatically cuts down the chances an infected person will pass on the virus to a sexual partner. If all countries start treating people with HIV in line with the new recommendations, WHO estimates 3 million lives could be saved and 3.5 million new infections could be avoided in the next decade. But convincing people to take a lifelong regimen of drugs that come with side effects including liver problems and severe skin reactions, will be challenging.

deaths in the future. “It’s pay now or pay later,” she said. The new guidelines also mean the total global spending on AIDS — about $23 billion a year — will rise by about 10 per cent, according to Gottfried Hirnschall, director of WHO’s HIV department. Given the ongoing financial crisis, it’s unclear how willing donors will be to pitch in for even more AIDS treatments. Hirnschall said the cheapest course of the drugs costs $127 per person every year under programs that have negotiated prices for poor countries, but the price can be much higher elsewhere. WHO’s recommended treatment is a single pill that combines three powerful drugs taken once daily. In the U.S., officials recommend that everyone who has HIV should be on treatment but say there is only “moderate” evidence for starting therapy when the immune system is still working normally. WHO’s new guidelines are based largely on recent studies suggesting

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THIS SEQUEL IS SLIGHTLY LESS FRESH AND MORE FORMULAIC, BUT IT WORKS Despicable Me 2 2.5 stars (out of four) Rated: G

The latter change is slightly less voluntary. He’s abducted by Lucy Wilde (Kristen Wiig), top agent for the Anti-Villain League, who along “Never get older!” gruff Gru lov- with her lipstick Taser and her boss ingly tells the adorable AgSteve Silas Ramsbottom nes in Despicable Me 2, and (Steve Coogan), persuades it’s a feeling viewers may Gru that the planet needs share when approaching his help in battling a mysthis animated comedy seterious new bad guy. quel. You may recall that Despicable Me was a true in the first film, the veroriginal when it arrived in satile Wiig previously the summer of 2010. It survoiced Miss Hattie, the prised everybody with how southern-accented scold much charm resided inin charge of the Home for side a curmudgeonly charGirls where the orphaned acter who teased children, Agnes, Margo and Edith froze adults and plotted to previously resided. PETER shrink and steal the moon. Wiig’s Lucy is a considHOWELL Turned out Gru’s heart was erably bigger and daffier bigger than his ray gun. presence in the sequel, But what begins as inhelping to up estrogen spiration in Hollywood inlevels and to expand Gru’s evitably turns to calculation. So it is heart ever further. that Despicable Me 2 feels slightly less Ken Jeong also returns in new fresh and more formulaic than its guise, this time as wigged-out wig predecessor. Despite Gru’s warning, store owner rather than a talk-show it has gotten older. host. His character’s Asian clichés The beguiling basics are still are regrettable, but there’s company there, including the goofy gadgets in the stereotyping department: Benand sly references to other films. jamin Bratt unsubtly voices a MexiBut there are a few major twists and can restaurateur of dubious intent, changes of emphasis — Gru’s bab- but Bratt at least has the excuse of bling Minions, once a sideshow, now being a last-minute replacement for come close to stealing the show. Al Pacino, who bailed late in producThe nimble Steve Carell still tion. amusingly voices Gru, the TransylvaBack for more of the same is Rusnian-tongued ex-villain who no lon- sell Brand as Dr. Nefario, Gru’s gogger lives up to the film’s title. Gru gle-eyed gadget guy. So are co-direcnow embraces both fatherhood — via tors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud, his precocious adopted daughters who again Agnes (Elsie Fisher), Margo (Miran- also perform da Cosgrove) and Edith (Dana Gaier) multiple du— and he’s become more hero than ties as the scoundrel.

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garbled voices of Gru’s pint-sized yellow Minions, now a bigger part of a lamentably thinner plot. Some despicable bean counter must have determined that the Minions were more popular than Gru, because they threaten to overwhelm Despicable Me 2, especially when events conspire to have them change hues and plot coups. If you love the Minions, you’ll at the very least like them here. Especially during their curtain-call antics during the credits, where they demonstrate how well 3D can work (better than in the rest of the film) and also pimp for their spinoff The Minions Movie, which is actually going to happen. It feels at times as if Despicable Me 2 actually is The Minions Movie. Coffin and Renaud and returning screenwriters Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio haven’t managed to come up with a dastardly plot to rival the shrinking and stealing of the moon from the previous film. Maybe that’s because the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie this time, and you know how that song goes. But the Minions are pretty funny, not to mention hammy, and they do get two crowd-pleasing musical numbers: one set to the Village People’s YMCA and another to the All-4-One/ John Michael Montgomery ballad I Swear. If all else fails, just sing and dance. It beats being despicable. Peter Howell is a syndicated Toronto Star movie critic.

Nature and bogeymen are both featured in Red Deer’s First Friday gallery openings for July. The latter appear in the Little Fears display at the Harris-Warke Gallery. Edmonton artist Laura O’Connor explores evolving anxieties in her mixed media works — from worrying about “a monster under my bed” to “a strange man walking a few steps behind me down an empty street.” O’Connor wants to encourage viewers to recognize anxieties as part of emotional maturation. The opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at the gallery upstairs in the Sunworks store on Ross St. The Little Fears exhibit runs until Saturday, Aug. 3. Nature in the City, an exhibition by Carol Lynn Gilchrist that blurs the line between urban design and art, is showing at the Corridor Community Gallery, in the lower level of the Downtown Recreation Centre. Gilchrist’s works are focused on “where earth means sky and land meets water.” Her topography engages the viewer to examine the relationship between built forms and the natural setting “that together form the image of the city.” An artist reception will be held on Friday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The show runs to July 31. The ever-changing firmament inspired Alberta Skies: Acrylic paintings by Judith Hall, an exhibit at the Kiwanis Gallery, downstairs at the Red Deer Public Library. The Calgary artist painted the dominant feature of Alberta’s landscape. Whether a chinook arch is bringing warm weather in the winter or dark clouds are threatening thunderstorms in the summer, Hall has examined the many moods of the great blue (and orange, purple and red) yonder. The exhibit, presented by the Red Deer Arts Council, runs to Aug. 15. An opening reception will be held on Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Points of View: River of Light exhibit will be on at the Marjorie Wood Gallery at the Kerry Wood Nature Centre. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday. The new A Whittle Piece of You Gallery, upstairs at 4732 Ross St., will be open to 7 p.m. on Friday with a group showing of paintings, sculptures and photographs. Also, Art From the Streets will have a showing of various artists’ works, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at 4935 51st St.

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Woman avoids contact with people after death of mother Dear Annie: I’ve been friends with “Jane” and “Carol” since college. Unfortunately, since her mom died well over a decade ago, Jane has become a hermit. She is distant, and whenever we make plans, she makes an excuse at the very last minute to cancel on us. We’re frustrated. While I can sympathize with her terrible loss, I feel she needs to move on and start living again. She can’t hide in her room forever. Carol and I are not sure MITCHELL how to approach this. We & SUGAR want to be sensitive to Jane’s feelings but at the same time get her to realize that she has friends and family who love her and want to spend time with her. What should we do? — Frustrated Friends Dear Friends: If Jane has been so severely depressed about her mother’s death for more than a decade, she needs professional help. She is stuck. Tell her you are worried about her, and suggest she look into counseling to help her get her life back on track. She also can find a Motherless Daughters support group through hopeedelman.com. Dear Annie: After 56 years of marriage, our father passed away and left my mother alone for the first time in her life. Four years after Dad died, Mom suffered a bout of meningitis. While she has recovered completely, she is convinced that she is bedridden. I moved back home to take care of her because no one else would. My younger sister lives in the house with us, but does her own thing. The problem is, four other siblings live in the same city, and three are retired. Yet no one helps look after Mom but me. Mom has a sharp tongue, but her memory is shot. Even when she is insulting, she doesn’t remember it. I drive nearly 100 miles a day to and from work. When I get home, I clean the kitchen and make sure Mom has a hot meal while watching TV. I am D.O.T.: disappointed, overwhelmed and tired. My spirit is broken; I don’t spend time with friends; I don’t talk on the phone; I don’t do anything. I worry that I will die of exhaustion and Mom will be alone. My mother, of course, has no sympathy for my situation. I am not the executor of her will or a beneficiary. But I would like to enjoy a few years before my life is over. — Tired and Miserable Dear Tired: You are kind, compassionate and devoted. But you don’t need to wear yourself out for your mother. That does neither of you any good. Of course, your siblings should step up, but they are not going to do it, so handle this as if you were an only child. Your mother could benefit from day care programs, and you need respite care. Contact the Eldercare Locator (eldercare.gov), AARP (aarp.org), the Family Caregiver Alliance (caregiver.org) and the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org) for information and help. Dear Annie: “Trouble in Hubbard” is the executor of her mother’s estate. She is concerned that one grandson has borrowed a great deal of money, and she wants to deduct that amount from his inheritance after Grandma dies. As an executor of an estate (or trustee of a trust), “Trouble” has no choice but to divide and distribute Grandma’s will or trust the way it’s written upon her death. Since debts owed Grandma prior to her death are legitimate assets of the estate, this would require adjusting a beneficiary’s share of distributions. To do otherwise opens the executor or trustee to lawsuits from the other beneficiaries. If it contributes to family strife, “Trouble” should resign in favor of appointing a bank or licensed trust company as executor. — Kailua, Hawaii Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@ comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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This photo shows a female Aedes aegypti mosquito acquiring a blood meal from a human host at the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. And while mosquitoes are plentiful in Western Canada, the app can be used anywhere in the world. “It’s been downloaded in Russia, in the United States, in the U.K. It uses the map built-in to essentially tell you how the mosquitoes are in your area.” The app has been downloaded about 200 times. Jacob hopes it will take off as more people hear about it. “Realistically, the more people you get, the better the data is going to be. You’ll be able to get more consistent results out of it.”

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CLASSIFICATIONS 3000-3390

CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4310

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announcements Obituaries

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Chapel of the Bells, 2720 CENTRE STREET NORTH, Telephone: 1-800-661-1599.

In Memoriam DARLENE CURRIE The Currie family are having a memorial tea, for Darlene at the Sylvan Lake Legion Hall on Saturday, July 6, 2013 from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. A come as you are affair, but please no donations, or gifts.

Anniversaries

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Found

FOUND set of solar path lights in Morrisroe 403-346-7460 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

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Companions

1ST RATE ENERGY SERVICES INC., a growing Production Testing company, based out of Sylvan Lake, is currently accepting resumes for the following position:

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

jobs

The admin assistant is responsible for a wide variety of clerical office duties in the A/R, AP & Payroll department.

CLASSIFICATIONS 700-920

740

F/T ORTHODONTIC ASSISTANT

NEEDED IMMEDIATELY Dr. Mah is looking for a F/T Orthodontic Assistant. Experience preferred. Great working environment. Please drop off resume attn: Marina at Bower Dental Centre or email: marina@bowerdental.com

TO ADVERTISE YOUR SALE HERE — CALL 309-3300 Clearview

Linn Valley

157 CASTLE CRES. July 4 & 5, Thurs. & Fri. 4 - 8 MOVING OUT LOTS TO GO!

Funeral Home & Crematorium

Oilfield

6150–67 Street Red Deer, AB

770

We are currently seeking motivated hardworking personnel to join our busy oilfield trucking division. Top wages. Email or fax resumes to 403-782-0913 kelly@downtons.com

CCCSI is hiring sanitation workers for the afternoon and evening shifts. Get paid weekly, $14.22/hr. Call 403-348-8440 or fax 403-348-8463

730

†Love (to infinity and beyond) your family

Red Deer

Janitorial

JOURNEYMAN HD CVIP MECHANIC

July 4 & 5, 4 pm. -7 pm. 67 Linn Valley by Dentooms Greenhouse. Retired and moving sale. Honda 1000w power plant, household, some furniture. etc

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIST

We require a full time Information Technologist for our Blackfalds and Rocky Mountain House operations. MCSE/MSSA/MCSA, CompTIA Network, Server and Security Certifications are preferred. CompTIA A+ Certification, MCSA and Server experience are the minimum requirements for all applicants. Please forward resumes to: hr@pidherneys.com or fax to 403-845-5370

800

(2-4yrs experience)

JOIN OUR FAST GROWING TEAM!!

Competitive Wages, Benefits, Retirement and Saving Plan! QUALIFICATIONS: • • • • • • •

Must be able to Provide own work truck Leadership and Supervisory skills- mentor and train crew Strong Computer Skills Operate 5000psi 10,000 psi (sweet and Sour wells) Collect Data - pressure, rates, temperatures Assist in Rig in and Rig out of equipment Tr a v e l t o a n d f r o m locations across Western Canada REQUIREMENTS:

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Va l i d 1 s t A i d , H 2 S , Driver’s License required! Must be willing to submit pre access fit for duty test, as well as drug and alcohol Travel & be away from home for periods of time 21/7 Ability to work in changing climate conditions

PROVIDENCE Trucking Inc Req’s an experienced

Picker operator All candidates must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen. We offer exceptional wages and benefits for exceptional people. Fax resume and abstract to 403-314-2340 or email to safety@ providencetrucking.ca TEAM Snubbing Services now hiring experienced operators Email: janderson@ teamsnubbing.com fax 403-844-2148

Lowest Price Guaranteed!

Say Thank You...

Buying or Selling your home? Check out Homes for Sale in Classifieds

WANTED

EXPERIENCED

CLASS 3

VAC/steamer Truck driver. Lacombe area, HOME EVERY NIGHT. Fax resume to 403-704-1442

Fracturing Operators Nitrogen Pumper Operators Cement Operators/Cement Bulk Drivers Coil Tubing Supervisors / Operators Bulk Plant Operator Heavy Duty Journeyman Mechanics / Apprentices

Restaurant/ Hotel

Can deliver your message.

Email: classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

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Scan to See Current Openings

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989240 AB LTD. o/a TIM HORTONS Hiring 15 Permanent F/T Food Counter Attendants & 4 Permanent F/T Food Service Supervisors for both Red Deer Locations Parkland Mall 6359 50 Ave. and 6020 - 67 St. Fax: 403-314-4427, email parklandtimhortons @gmail.com Must be available all shifts, eves., wknds., nights $11./hr. - FCA $13./hr. - FSS Fax or email resume

A Classified Announcement in our

309-3300

(5- 10yrs experience)

Night Supervisors

Your application will be kept strictly confidential.

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Arbor Memorial Inc.

Day Supervisors

website: www.cathedralenergyservices.com Methods to Apply: HRCanada@ cathedralenergyservices.com pnieman@ cathedralenergyservices.com

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Red Deer

PRODUCTION TESTING PERSONNEL REQ’D

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Pidherney’s is a progressive company that offers competitive wages, benefits and a pension plan.

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LOCAL Testing company seeking experienced Well Testers for areas including Sask. and US. Positions available immediately. Day/Night Supervisors & Assistants. MUST HAVE valid H2S and First Aid. Competitive wages and health benefits. Email resumes and tickets to: welltesting365@ gmail.com

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403-347-3319

Funeral Home & Crematorium by Arbor Memorial

Oilfield

790

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Funeral Directors & Services

800

Email: SUMMER is here & this 61 scornell@1strateenergy.ca yr. old, WM, social drinker We thank all applicants & smoker, seeking someone in advance, however, EXPERIENCED OILFIED special, & is 50+, who You can sell your guitar only those selected for an TRACKHOE Operators & enjoys Country & Western for a song... interview will be contacted. LABOURERS REQ’D. or put it in CLASSIFIEDS Music & good old Rock Must have all safety tickets. and we’ll sell it for you! & Roll, romantic dinners, F/T RECEPTIONIST Competitive wages. movies, etc. & a possible Busy real estate office Call 403-502-1091 long lasting relationship. looking for F/T personable Reply to: Box 292 Pine & professional receptionist. Lake, AB. T0M 1S0 Medical JAGARE ENERGY Ability to interact with a PRODUCTION TESTING variety of personalities, WIDOW, 65, country minded, attention to detail, A position for an RN, LPN now hiring Day Supervisors, seeks intelligent, country Night Operators, and or RDA is avail. for one minded M. companion for computer & organizational Helpers. Must have valid skills are necessities. day a week ( Wed.). We coffee. Reply to Box 1046, Class 5 drivers license. Please email resume to: offer a friendly working c/o R. D. Advocate, 2950 RSP’s and benefits pkg. networkrealty environment and staff. Bremner Ave., Red Deer, incentives. Email resumes @royallepage.ca Please bring your resume AB T4R 1M9 to: jagare2@gmail.com or to 215-5201-43rd St. Red REGISTRY AGENT - CSR Deer or fax to 403 341-3599 mikeg@jagareenergy.com Work for a company that gives you respect, recogPersonals nizes your achievements Computer and supports your efforts ALCOHOLICS to succeed. We require Personnel ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 customer-minded people that are motivated, reliable ANYONE KNOWING THE WHEREABOUTS OF and quick learners. Deliver resumes to: One Stop KILUYA NOWDLAQ Licence Shop #7-5105 76A DATE OF BIRTH DRIVEN TO EXCEL Street Close or e-mail to: AUG. 6, 1994 FROM START TO FINISH cherdav@telus.net PLEASE CONTACT TANIA KINGSBERRY AT Requires 613-747-7800, Ext. 2089 CALL COLLECT Dental COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-304-1207 (Pager)

Happy 65th Anniversary!

willing to work night/early morning shifts. Immediate openings. Full Benefits. Contact Mike 403-848-1478

for a dynamic & busy office.

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Barney and Setsuko Aihoshi July 3, 1948

755 Oilfield

LOOKING FOR

CLASSIFICATIONS

FIELDING Q.C., Herbert Sept. 20, 1927- Vienna, Austria July 1, 2013- Calgary, Alberta Herbert Fielding, beloved husband of Bridget of Red Deer, passed away suddenly in Calgary, on July 1, 2013 at the age of 85 years. Announcements later by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES,

Farm Work

FULL & PART TIME CHICKEN CATCHERS

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Obituaries

MOORE James “Jim” Jim passed away on Monday, July 1, 2013 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born on February 21, 1955 in Stettler and raised on the family farm at Rumsey, attending school in Rumsey and then Morrin. Jim is survived by his loving wife of 39 years Ellen; son Neil; d a u g h t e r Tr a c e y ( C h r i s ) MacFarlane; grandchildren Avalea Enzie, Alyx, Peyton, Jaxon, and Jordyn MacFarlane; brother John (Betty) Moore; sister Bonita (Weldon) Miller; brother and sister-in-laws Bev (Brian) McIntosh, Harvey (Wendy) Hildahl; Penny Hildahl (Gordon England); Frances Avramenko, and Peter (Hazeline) Hildahl; and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews. He was predeceased by his father Raymond in 2005; mother Laurine in 2007; and brother-in-law Bob Avramenko in 2010. Jim met the love of his life, Ellen Hildahl, in high school and they were married on May 4, 1974. Jim was s k i l l e d i n m a n y d i ff e r e n t areas. He worked as a journeyman electrician in the early 1980’s, then joined the health care system in the maintenance department in 1986 where he worked his way up to manager of Accomodation Services. Jim loved to play golf and slow pitch, camp with his family and friends, and, in general, to enjoy life. He loved his family above all else and his grandchildren were the light of his life. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him. Jim’s family would like to thank the staff at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre and Strathmore Hospital for all their excellent care, love, and support. Donations in Jim’s memory may be made directly to the Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada (#301 - 620 Colborne St., London, ON, N6B 3R9). A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at Lord of All Lutheran Church (Strathmore) at 2:30 p.m. To send condolences, please visit www.wheatlandfuneralhome.ca

Clerical

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DEADLINE IS 5 P.M. FOR NEXT DAY’S PAPER

DAD’S PIZZA

PART/FULL TIME COOK Apply at East 40th Pub. 3811 40th Ave. DRAGON City req’s exp’d P/T or F/T Servers. Please apply in person to Sam. LUAU Investments Ltd. (O/A Tim Hortons) FOOD SERVICE SUPERVISOR 1 yr previous experience. F/T shift work (open 24 hrs) Must be avail. weekends $13.00 per hour 4217 - 50 Ave. 6721 - 50 Ave. 7111 - 50 Ave. timhire@telus.net

D2 RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, July 3, 2013 Sales & Distributors

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RED DEER’S #1 Tool Store

KMS TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

is looking for individuals who are passionate about tools, and are committed to exceptional customer service. If you are knowledgeable about Welding, Construction, Wood Working, Shop Equipment or Automotive industry tools, enjoy a fast paced environment and have a can-do attitude, we have the role for you. Employee pricing, extended health benefits and training provided for the right candidate. Now accepting resumes for SALES AND CASHIER positions, apply in person 53 Burnt Park Drive or email employment@ kmstools.com

Trades

850

Afternoon Shift CNC Operators/Machinists Nexus Engineering is currently looking for Afternoon shift C.N.C operators/ Machinists. Duties include, set up of Mazak C.N.C lathe and mills, running production runs, min 3 years experience. We offer competitive wages, company paid benefits and a RRSP matching plan. Please forward resumes to resume@nexusengineering.ca

BRAATT CONST.

Is looking for general carpenters for the Red Deer area. Call Brad 403-588-8588

Busy road construction company looking for

FINISHING HOE & DOZER OPERATORS

Minimum 5 yrs. exp, work 7 days a week at least 12 hrs. a day, overtime and subsided pay. Please Fax: resume to 403-309-1944 or email to: info@tblconstruction.ca

CUNNINGHAM ELECTRIC LTD. req’s res./comm. Journeyman Electricians

to start immed. Competitive wages and benefits. Fax resume to 403-342-4022 or drop off at #7 7880-48 Ave. email: cunnelec@telusplanet.net DTZ, a UGL company is hiring one (1) Building Maintenance Technician and (2) Utility workers for a large Oil and Gas customer in Red Deer, Alberta. Competitive rates of pay + benefits. If interested please email your resume to jobs.canada@ ugl-unicco.com We thank all candidates however only those selected for interviews will be contacted directly. Start your career! See Help Wanted

FOUNDATION COMPANY in Red Deer is currently hiring experienced commercial foundation form workers. please fax resume to 403-346-5867

Trades

Trades

850

850

Trades

Truckers/ Drivers

GOODMEN ROOFING LTD. Requires

SLOPED ROOFERS LABOURERS & FLAT ROOFERS Valid Driver’s Licence preferred. Fax or email info@goodmenroofing.ca or (403)341-6722 NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE!

Heavy Equipment Operators & Heavy Duty Apprentice Mechanic Must be able to pass a Physical and Drug test. Please send email attn: Tricia.cunningham@ lafarge.com or fax 403 347 8060.

Industrial Sewing Personnel

Full Time & Part Time Responsibilities include: 1) Interact with clients to understand their needs for custom products made from industrial fabrics. 2) Operate industrial sewing machines to manufacture custom products for clients in negotiated timelines. 3) Provide support to the diversified business operation. 4) Positive working relationship with minimum supervision. 5) Other duties may be assigned as required to operate the business. Qualifications include: 1) Experience (an asset) in sewing products made from patterns & designs. 2) Portray a positive, honest, & open communication style. Wages based on work experience & qualifications. Excellent working conditions & business environment. Submit resume to: Kovac’s Manufacturing & Repairs 100-5009-49 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 1V4 Phone: 403-346-2150 Fax: 403-346-2115

LACOMBE BASED BUSINESS Seeking Shop Hand For fabrication & mechanical shop. Individual with direct experience in welding, fabrication, and power tools needed. Must be reliable, punctual and have a valid drivers licence. Applicants with a Class 1 Drivers Licence preferred. Applicants will be req’d from time to time to work outside of Lacombe for periods of up to a week in refineries. Please fax resume including two references to: 403-342-7447

PASQUALE MANCUSO CONSTRUCTION* (49 Years Of Service)

Concrete Finishers For the Red Deer Area Excellent rate of pay Benefit package.

NEWCART CONTRACTING (1993) Ltd. (Located Between Rocky Mountain House and Red deer) is currently looking for a F/T

HR Administrator.

Misc. Help

880

Qualifications Include: Post-Secondary Degree Academic Express or Diploma in human ADULT EDUCATION resource management AND TRAINING an asset. • Ability to work well FALL START under pressure individually as well as part of a • C o m m u n i t y S u p p o r t Worker team. • Must be highly organized • Women in Trades • Math and Science in as well as punctual. the Trades Responsibilities Include: • G E D c l a s s e s d a y s / evening • Manage employee data base including new hires and termina- Gov’t of Alberta Funding may be available. tions. • Partner with manage403-340-1930 ment to plan for the organizations human www.academicexpress.ca capitol needs. • Recruit and select new hires based on their knowledge, skills, and training. ADULT or YOUTH • Provide support to the CARRIERS compensation and NEEDED salary administration For delivery of programs. • m a i n t a i n a p o s i t i v e Flyers, Express and working relationship Sunday Life with employees and ONLY 4 DAYS A WEEK management. in • Other duties may be assigned as required.

GRANDVIEW 40A Ave & 47 St. area & N. side of Ross St.

Please call 403-729-2223 or fax 403-729-2396 email: resumes@ newcartcontracting.com

MOUNTVIEW 43 Ave & 35 St. & area. $67/mo.

STAIR MANUFACTURER Req’s F/T workers to build stairs in Red Deer shop. MUST HAVE basic carpentry skills. Salary based on skill level. Benefits avail. Apply in person at 100, 7491 Edgar Industrial Bend. email: earl707@telus.net. and/or fax 403-347-7913

ROSEDALE AREA Rowell Close & Ritson Close $98/mo.

TRUCK MECHANIC M & N Repair in Biggar, SK Wage: $25.00 - $35.00 Must have a positive attitude,be physically fit, have your own tools and a valid driver’s license. Please email resume to mnrepair@sasktel.net or mail to M & N Repair, Box 418, Biggar, SK, S0K 0M0. Only those considered will be contacted.

DEER PARK AREA Dodge Ave, Donald Cl., & Dentoom Cl. $97.00/mo. Call Jamie 403-314-4306 info

WESTAR MASONRY is currently looking for LABORERS Contact Conrad at 403-340-1145, Fax: 403-342-6670 or email: westar_masonry@yahoo.ca

Truckers/ Drivers

Attention Students SUMMER HELP flex. sched., $14.50 base-appt, cust. sales/service, no experience necessary, conditions apply, will train, visit summeropenings.ca Call 403-755-6711 APPLY TODAY! CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

860

BRAD’S PALLETS, looking DRIVERS for furniture for workers. 403-350-4671 moving company, class 5 required (5 tons), local & long distance. Competitive wages. Apply in person. 6630 71 St. Bay 7 Currently seeking Red Deer. 403-347-8841 reliable newspaper GPW WATER req’s a Bondable Delivery Person, in great physical shape, enjoys a friendly work environment & values true customer service. Part/Full Time. Drop resume & driver’s abstract to 100, 87 Patrolia Drive, Red Deer County, Fax: 403-343-4166 or email to: gpw2002@telus.net Looking for Class1A driver to haul crude oil in the Central Ab. area. Must have Off Road experience. Email resume: haulingcrude@live.ca

Truckers/ Drivers

carrier for the BOWER AREA Delivery is 4 times per week, no collecting. Perfect for anyone looking to make some extra $.

GRAYSON EXCAVATING LTD. requires experienced foremen, pipelayers, equipment operators, Class 1 drivers, topmen and general labourers for installation of deep utilities (water and sewer). Fax resume to (403)782-6846 or e-mail to: info@ graysonexcavating.com

860

BULK PETROLEUM DRIVER PROFESSIONAL CLASS 1 DRIVER

Joffre Plant

ANDERS AREA Asmundsen Ave. INGLEWOOD AREA Ivey Close Irving Close Ingle Close Inglewood Drive LANCASTER AREA Lamont Close Lees St./ Lawrence Cres. MORRISROE AREA

********************** TO ORDER HOME DELIVERY OF THE ADVOCATE CALL OUR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT 314-4300 F/T sales and customer service associate, bilingual French/English an asset. Hourly wage plus benefits. email: careers@buyairsoft.ca LOOKING FOR A P/T CUSTOMER SERVICE REP in a green drycleaning plant. Must be able to work some evenings until 7 p.m. & some Saturdays. Call Shannon 403-550-7440

Looking for reliable newspaper carrier for 1 day per week delivery of the Central Alberta Life in the town of INNISFAIL Packages come ready for delivery. No collecting. Contact Quitcy at 403-314-4316

Misc. Help

Responsibilities: • Perform planned & breakdown maintenance • Installing, troubleshooting & maintaining equipment based on manufacturer’s recommendations & specifications • Conducting equipment inspections & detecting potential problems

NEWSPAPER CARRIERS REQUIRED

REG COX FEEDMIXERS Req’s In Service Shop, exp’d with farm equipment and the ability to weld. Apply fax 403-341-5622 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much! RESIDENTIAL APT MANAGER 23 suite apt. complex. Live-in role. Responsibilities incl. cleaning, maintenance, yard care, administration. Fax to 403-346-5786 Summer Work $14.50 base appt, FT/PT summer openings, customer sales/svc, conditions apply, training given Call Today 403-755-6711 work4students.ca

Auctions

1530

Bud Haynes & Co. Auctioneers

Certified Appraisers 1966 Estates, Antiques, Firearms. Bay 5, 7429-49 Ave. 347-5855

1630

TRAILERS for sale or rent Job site, office, well site or storage. Skidded or wheeled. Call 347-7721.

Firewood

1660

AFFORDABLE

Homestead Firewood Spruce, Pine, Spilt, Dry. 7 days/wk. 403-304-6472

FIREWOOD. Pine, Spruce, Poplar. Can deliver 1-4 cords. 403-844-0227

LOGS

Semi loads of pine, spruce, tamarack, poplar. Price depends on location. Lil Mule Logging 403-318-4346

1770

33 1/3 LP’S, Elvis, George Jones, Johnny Cash, Mother Mabel Carter and many more, 1.50/ea; beg i n n e r g u i t a r, $ 1 5 ; Biscayne est. 1985 guitar $25; BS Master guitar, over 50 yrs. old, $75 403-347-6183

Pets & Supplies

1810

6 MONTH OLD BABY HAMSTER Free to good home White with black & brown spot. Friendly. 403-755-5407

3020

Houses/ Duplexes

1178 SQ.FT 3 bdrm. main floor of house, w/dble. att. heated garage, Lacombe, Aug.1st, n/s, $1000/mo. + % utils. 403-782-2007

2 BDRM. HOUSE WITH GARAGE FOR THE BUDGET MINDED!

Have all the space & privacy of your own house for the price of a Condo! Call Kristina quick at 403-396-9554 to take a look! Hearthstone 403-314-0099

2 BEDROOM LOWER DUPLEX

In Quiet Neighborhood. This spacious & comfortable lower Dup is available for H E X A G O N f i s h t a n k Aug. 1. With Gas & Water incl, 5 appls & an unbeatable w/cherrywood stand, fluval pump, $150 403-357-9363 price, this could be the home you’ve been looking for. OUTDOOR FISH POND, Call Kristina at 50 Gallon, with stand 403-396-9554 before this FREE gets scooped up. 403-343-6785 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Something for Everyone 2 BEDROOOM Everyday in Classifieds

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Cats

2 KITTENS TO GIVE AWAY. Female. Black & white. Very friendly outdoor kittens, not used to dogs. For loving home. 403-782-3031 7 PRETTY KITTENS desperately need loving homes. Very playful & active. FREE. 2 female - calico, 3 male - orange, 2 male cream. 403-782-3130 Tired of Standing? Find something to sit on in Classifieds

WITH GARAGE

UTILITIES INCLUDED! This main floor suite with open concept , a mature treed and fenced yard in desirable Westpark. Call & book your showing soon with Kristina at 403-396-9554 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 3 BDRM, 3 bath home , nice deck, new paint & carpet, for over 40 couple with no pets at 7316-59 Ave. Rent $1500/Sec. $1500. Ph: 403-341-4627

MODERN & RENDY 2 BDRM. HOME

Boasting 1.5 Baths, Cathedral ceilings upstairs, 9ft. ceilings downstairs, designer colors & finishings, 5 appls & Now Offering Hotter, Cleaner FREE kittens to give away, assigned parking. This BC Birch. All Types. P.U. / 6 wks. old, 403-396-0913 property will not last! Just del. Lyle 403-783-2275 SCOTTISH FOLD KITTENS $1295/mo! Hurry and call Kristina at 403-396-9554 $400. 403-597-3956, cell while it lasts. Garden SIAMESE (2) kittens and Hearthstone 403-314-0099 Supplies Also 1 BURMAN kitten. $50/ea. ANNA’S Water Gardens Condos/ 403-887-3649 now open. 403-885-5742 Townhouses

1680

ANNA’S Water Gardens, Coy & Gold Fish. 403-885-5742

Household Appliances

1710

APPLS. reconditioned lrg. selection, $150 + up, 6 mo. warr. Riverside Appliances 403-342-1042

Travel Packages

1900

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone. Make your travel plans now.

54” FRAMED mirror $5; stand alone white lamp 58” w/adjustable arm $5; almost new paper shredder $20; small slow cooker w/removable crock $7; white metal plant stand w/4 collapsible shelves 60hx10x12 $7 403-340-1120 ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, $100. ROCKER - GLIDER, $100 403-346-3708 FREE wood tv stand 403-986-2942 INGLIS full capacity + dryer $80, retro coffee and end tables $40 403-347-6005

WANTED

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Misc. for Sale

1760

CALGARY Stampede posters, still in pkg., 36” x 23”, 1998, 1999 (5), 2000 (4), $5/ea., 403-347-7405

3 BDRM. townhouse w/garage. N/S, no pets. Deerpark. 403-391-1740 3 BDRM. townhouse/ condo, 5 appls., 2 blocks from Collicutt Centre. $1225/mo. + utils, inclds. condo fees. 403-616-3181

32 HOLMES ST.

1 1/2 blocks west of mall, 3 bdrm. bi-level, blinds, lg. balcony, 4 appls, no pets, n/s, rent $1245 SD $1000 Avail. Immed. 403-304-7576 or 347-7545

DRYER exc. shape $125 403-347-1563

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AGRICULTURAL

CLASSIFICATIONS 2000-2290

Farm Equipment

2010

1996 HESTON 565A Baler Low usage, new belts & serviced. Shedded, field ready w/operator manual & computer console. $11,000. 403-845-3501 or 403-844-1954 2011 MASSEY FERGUSON 1359, 9’ Disc Bine. Like new. 7 cutting discs, field ready. With operator manuals. $15,000. 403-845-3501 or 403-844-1954 5 WHEEL RAKE, independent hydraulic arms & height adjustment, $4000. 403-845-3501 or 403-844-1954 MACDON 5000 Hay Bine 12’ hrydo-swing. 403-347-5431

HALMAN Heights

3 level 3 bdrm. townhouse 5 appls, 1 1/2 bath, blinds, no pets, n/s, rent $1445 SD $1000 avail. Aug. 1 1. 403-304-7576 or 347-7545

LARGE 2 & 3 BDRM CONDOS

Bldg located on a quiet close backing onto treed area. C/W Dishwasher. Short walk to schools and Parks. Starting at $995/mo. Heat & Water incl. Call Kristina at 403-396-9554 Hearthstone 403-314-0099 TOO MUCH STUFF? Let Classifieds help you sell it.

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

PET FRIENDLY 3 Bdrm. Townhouse

2140

With 4 appls, a fenced yard, 2 bathrooms & lots of space this townhouse is a steal at just $1225/mo.†

WANTED: all types of horses. Processing locally in Lacombe weekly. 403-651-5912

Qualified pets welcome!†

Horses

Call Kristina at 403-396-9554 to see it now Hearthstone 403-314-0099

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com 308511G4

Accounting

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

1070

www.performancemaint.ca 403-358-9256 VINYL SIDING CLEANING 403-506-4822

Contractors

Customer Service Representative

1100

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/patios/rv pads sidewalks/driveways Dean 403-505-2542 Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

at our gasoline alley location. Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years customers service experience and have excellent computer skills. Experience with landscaping or construction products is an asset.

BRIAN’S DRYWALL Framing, drywall, taping, textured & t-bar ceilings, 36 yrs exp. Ref’s. 392-1980

CONCRETE???

309441F29-G6

309592G13

WASH BASIN / CHAMBER POT SET. Over 100 years old. In excellent condition. Includes large pitcher & basin, chamber pot with lid, 2-piece soap dish, additional (small) pitcher.† $125. Call (403) 342-7908

Musical Instruments

CLASSIFICATIONS FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

880

To apply fax resume to (403) 347-4980 or email to jobs@proform.ab.ca

ANTIQUE telephone, oak cabinet, works, $150 403-346-0093

SKYLINK 1/2 hp garage door opener, new in box $125 403-887-4981

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rentals

1000-1430

PROFORM PRECAST PRODUCTS is looking for a mature and motivated people person to work as a

If you are interested in working in a positive and dynamic environment, please fax resume to: (403) 342-5268 or email humanresources@ferus.ca by July 15th, 2013. Please reference: JFME-0713

1520

SASKATCHEWAN Roughrider 4 burner gas BBQ new in box $200 firm 403-887-4981

CLASSIFICATIONS

Complete Janitorial

Ferus offers a competitive compensation package including a competitive base salary, bonus incentive plan & an excellent Benefits Package, including a Group RSP Savings Plan.

Antiques & Art

48” x 36” table w/1 leaf, white metal and wood, 6 padded chairs $180 403-755-0471

To deliver 1 day a week in OLDS BOWDEN RIMBEY

Cleaning

Requirements: • Journeyman Certificate; interprovincial certificate is required • Basic computer skills; maintenance database knowledge if preferred • Ability to travel within Alberta with occasional travel outside of province • Industrial experience would be considered an asset • Medium Voltage Experience (4160v) is a benefit

1500-1990

Household Furnishings

403-346-2132

8009 Edgar Industrial Place www.kochfuel.ca

CLASSIFICATIONS

EquipmentHeavy

Call Prodie @ 403- 314-4301 for more info

Drop off resume and abstract in person or fax to:

Ferus requires a Maintenance Electrician to join the team at our Joffre facilities. The ideal candidate must perform all duties in a safe, environmentally friendly and cost effective manner. Ferus is looking for a dynamic individual who is able to work alone, with minimal supervision.

We thank you for your interest; however only those applicants considered for the position will be contacted.

FOR FLYERS, RED DEER SUNDAY LIFE AND EXPRESS ROUTES IN:

Required for fuel hauling Full time position available We offer competitive hourly rates, uniforms, full company benefits, clean modern fleet and on-thejob continuous training. Successful candidates must take a pre-employment drug and alcohol screening. Qualified individuals only.

Ferus Inc. specializes in the production, storage, supply and transport of liquid nitrogen and liquid carbon dioxide for the energy industry. www.ferus.com

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1760

Misc. for Sale

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Wanted for Central Alberta

Maintenance Electrician

880

Misc. Help

Please call Debbie at 403-314-4307

Please reply by email: qmacaulay @reddeeradvocate.com or phone Quitcy at 403-314-4316

NEED experienced Class 1 drivers for short and long haul. Part time weekdays. Runs AB., SASK, Manitoba & BC. Please call PROMAX TRANSPORT at 227-2712 or fax resume w/abstract 403-227-2743

850

RONCO OILFIELD HAULING Sylvan Lake. Openings for winch tractor, bed truck drivers and swamper’s. Top wages and benefits. Email resume tom@ roncooilfieldhauling.ca or fax. 403-887-4892

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Please fax resume to: 403-342-1549 or email: apply@pmcl1964.ca

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We’ll do it all... Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 or Ron 403-318-3804 DALE’S Home Reno’s Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301 MAMMA MIA !! Soffit, Fascia & Eaves. 403-391-2169

Contractors

1100

LANCE’S Concrete Ltd. Sidewalks, driveways, shops, patios, garage pads commercial. Specialized in stamp concrete. Free Estimates 302-9126 SIDING, Soffit, Fascia and custom cladding. Call Dean @ 403-302-9210.

Eavestroughing

1130

EVESTROUGH / WINDOW CLEANING. 403-506-4822 GUTTERS CLEANED & REPAIRED. 403-391-2169 Celebrate your life with a Classified ANNOUNCEMENT

VELOX EAVESTROUGH Cleaning & Repairs. Reasonable rates. 340-9368

Escorts

1165

CURVY all natural Korean early 20’s. Daytime only 587-377-1298

EDEN 587-877-7399 10am-midnight ULTIMATE PLAYMATES. 403-986-SEXY Red Deer’s Best

Handyman Services

1200

TIRED of waiting? Call Renovation Rick, Jack of all trades. Handier than 9 men. 587-876-4396 or 587-272-1999 Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Massage Therapy

1280

Executive Touch Massage

(FOR MEN)STUDIO 5003A-50 st. Downtown 9 am - 6 pm. Mon. - Fri. 403-348-5650

FANTASY MASSAGE International ladies

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Specials. 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Private back entry. 403-341-4445 MASSAGE ABOVE ALL WALK-INS WELCOME 4709 Gaetz Ave. 346-1161

VII MASSAGE #7,7464 Gaetz Ave. Pampering at its BEST! 403-986-6686 Come in and see why we are the talk of the town. RED DEER’S BEST

Misc. Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 340-8666

IRONMAN Scrap Metal Recovery is picking up scrap again! Farm machinery, vehicles and industrial. Serving central Alberta. 403-318-4346

Moving & Storage

1300

BOXES? MOVING? SUPPLIES? 403-986-1315

Seniors’ Services

1372

ATT’N: SENIORS Looking for help on small jobs, around the house such as yard landscaping, bathroom fixtures, painting, concrete or flooring. James 403-341-0617 SENIORS need a HELPING HAND? Cleaning, cooking companionship - in home or in facility. Call 403-346-7777 or visit helpinghands.com for info.

Window Cleaning

1420

WINDOW / EVESTROUGH CLEANING. 403-506-4822

RED DEER ADVOCATE Wednesday, July 3, 2013 D3

FAST TRACK PHOTOS Call 403-309-3300 to get your vehicle pictured here DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

LX, 3254, 3 slides, clean, dual pane, fireplace, lots of extras. $28,900. trades considered. 403-598-0682

2007 SPORTSMAN

2009 DODGE VIPER SRT ACR replica 28000 kms., $74,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

2007 530 XI BMW. Original Owner, 143,000 km. Exc. Cond. ALL WHEEL DRIVE. Regularly Maintained, Fully Loaded! $27,850. Call 403-350-4323

2008 BMW 335i, lthr., 65,955 kms, nav., $25888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2009 FORD MUSTANG Shelby GT 500 16163 kms lthr., $39888. SOLD Sport & Import

2005 BMW Z4 3.0L 6

2007 BMW 328 Xi sunroof, lthr., $20,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2004 CHEV Avalanche 4x4 loaded $10,500 obo 403-391-8264

DO YOU HAVE A JEEP TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2007 BUICK ALLURE CX FWD, $7888 SOLD Sport & Import

2008 GMC 1500, 4x4, 5.3 SLE, no issues. 161,000 km

2010 DODGE Journey RT sunroof, leather,

2004 CHEV SUBURBAN Z71, 120,000 km. Good cond. $12,000 obo. **SOLD**

2005 MINI COOPER lthr., 5 spd, 77596 kms, $17888. 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 GRAND PRIX $10,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2010 FORD Expedition

2008 HUMMER H3 Alpha lthr., sunroof, $15,888. 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A HEAVY TRUCK TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2008 HYUNDAI SANTA FE

2010 LINCOLN MKX AWD, nav. sunroofs, lthr. $24888. SOLD Sport & import

DO YOU HAVE AN ATV TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2003 AUDI A4, fully loaded, $7300. 403-340-0295

2004 KIA Sorento LX, 4X4, 77859 kms., $8,888.

1966 CADILLAC DeVille $9888. SOLD Sport & Import

2003 CIVIC DX 180,000 km. $5000. 403-340-0295

2004 LAND ROVER SE3

1977 CHAMPION

DO YOU HAVE A SEADOO TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

command bridge, 26’ twin OMC gas motor needs some work, on 11,000lb. CVW trailer. $4900 obo 780-910-7024

1984 CORVETTE new engine, $8888 348-8788 Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

348-8788 Sport & Import

Freelander AWD, $8,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

speed, lthr., $22,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

$14,900. 403-346-9816

2007 CHEV Monte Carlo LS

FWD, 93492 kms., $10,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

$18,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

Eddie Bauer 4X4,.$26888 348-8788 Sport & Import

VEHICLE ACCESSORIES

Perfect for Travel, V10, 43,000 km, 2 Slides, New Tires, $42,900.OBO ***SOLD***

2005 SAFARI 30’

DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2001 BMW Z3 190,000 kms., loaded, 5 spd. manual, 2 tone leather int. new windshield & tires. $12,000. obo 403-755-2760

2004 FORD Freestar. Perfect in every way. 190,000 km. All options incl. remote start. New tires. New windshield. Asking $8000. 587-377-3547

2005 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta GLS FWD, auto., $10,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2007 F150 Super Cab 4x4, ONLY 164 th km. GPS/ DVD/LOADED CONSOLE SHIFT/ LEATHER

2001 CHEVY Blazer SUV 4 x 4 -very good condition, low km’s -$5,750.00 OBO

extended cab. Good shape in & out $6950. **SOLD**

2004 GMC 1500 4x4

2006 BMW X5 panoroof, lthr., $16,888 403-348-8788 Sport & Import

2007 INFINITY G35X, lthr. sunroof, nav., $20,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 SMART Passion

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2004 HARLEY CVO

2006 BMW Z4 6 speed,

2007 MERCEDES BENZ B200 FWD $8888 SOLD Sport & Import

DO YOU HAVE A DIRT BIKE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2011 MITSUBISHI RVR GT Fully loaded, black cloth seats. 45,000 km. $19,400 OBO. **SOLD**

DO YOU HAVE A SPORTS CAR TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

$9750. 403-348-9746

403-343-1651, 341-0606

DO YOU HAVE A TRUCK CAMPER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

Screamin Eagle $21,888. SOLD Sport & Import

59,123 kms., $29,888. SOLD Sport & Import

AWD, lthr., sunroof, 52012 kms, $18,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

convertible, $8,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

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Irish lawmakers approve abortions STRONG SUPPORT GIVEN TO ALLOW ABORTIONS IN HEALTH EMERGENCIES BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBLIN, Ireland — Ireland appeared on course to legalize abortion in limited circumstances as lawmakers voted Tuesday to support a bill that would permit a pregnancy to be terminated when deemed necessary to save a woman’s life. Catholic leaders warned that the proposed law, which faces potential amendments this week and a final vote next week, was a “Trojan horse” designed to permit widespread abortion access in Ireland. But Prime Minister Enda Kenny insisted Ireland’s constitutional ban on abortion would remain unaffected, and his government’s Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill won overwhelming backing in a 138-24 vote. Ireland’s 1986 constitutional ban on abortion commits the government to defend the life of the unborn and the mother equally. Ireland’s abortion law has been muddled since 1992, when the Supreme Court ruled that this “ban” actually meant that terminations should be legal if doctors deem one essential to safeguard the life of the woman — including, most controversially, from her own suicide threats.

Six previous governments refused to pass a law in support of the Supreme Court judgment, citing its suicidethreat rule as open to abuse. This left Irish hospitals hesitant to provide any abortions except for the most clear-cut emergencies and spurred many pregnant women in medical or psychological crises to seek abortions in neighbouring England, where the practice has been legal since 1967. Kenny’s government had been under pressure to pass a law on life-saving abortions ever since the European Court of Human Rights ruled in 2011 that Ireland’s inaction forced women to face unnecessary medical dangers. But the catalyst for change was Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old Indian dentist who died last year in a western Ireland hospital one week after being admitted in severe pain at the start of a miscarriage. Doctors cited Ireland’s ill-defined and Catholic-influenced laws when denying her pleas for an abortion, even though her uterus had ruptured and exposed her to increased risk of blood poisoning. By the time doctors authorized an abortion, Halappanavar had already been hospitalized for four days and the 17-week-old fetus was stillborn. She fell into a state of toxic shock, then

into a coma, and died from massive organ failures three days later. Two factfinding investigations since have found that an abortion one or two days before the fetus’ death would have increased Halappanavar’s chance of survival, but said the hospital was guilty of many other failures in her care. In years past, a government that took on Catholic orthodoxy in Ireland would have feared damaging splits and electoral annihilation. But Tuesday’s vote illustrates changed social mores and widespread disenchantment with Catholic leaders following two decades of revelations of the Irish church’s role in protecting pedophile priests from public exposure and prosecution. The most recent opinion poll found that 89 per cent want abortions to be granted in cases where a woman’s life is endangered by continued pregnancy. Some 83 per cent also want abortion legalized in cases where the fetus could not survive at birth, 81 per cent for cases of pregnancy caused by rape or incest, and 78 per cent where a woman’s health — not simply her life — was undermined by pregnancy. The government bill excludes those three scenarios. The June 13 poll in the Irish Times had an error margin of three percentage points.

U.S. dad convicted of murder after giving heroin-laced bottle to baby

Operation in Caribbean, Central America battles drugs and gun smuggling BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS KINGSTON, Jamaica — The international police agency Interpol has led an operation in the Caribbean and Central America that seized roughly $822 million worth of cocaine and other drugs and led to 142 arrests, law enforcement authorities in Europe announced Tuesday. The Europol police agency supported the Interpol-led initiative dubbed “Operation Lionfish” targeting maritime drug and gun smugglers across the two regions. It involved some 34 countries and territories, including some 20 Caribbean nations, as well as countries in Central America. The Netherlands-based Europol said co-ordination units were based at Interpol’s bureau in El Salvador and the command centre of the French West Indies Coast Guard on the island of Martinique. During the anti-smuggling operation between May 27 and June 10, authorities were able to share information and conduct speedy checks against the Interpol and Europol intelligence da-

Condos/ Townhouses

3030

Riverfront Estates

Deluxe 3 bdrm. 1 1/2 bath, bi-level townhouse, 5 appls, blinds, large balcony, no pets, n/s, $1245 or $1270 along the river. SD $1000. Avail, Aug. 1. 403-304-7576 347-7545

WESTPARK

11/2 blocks west of hospital!

3 bdrm. bi-level, lg. balcony, no pets, n/s, rent $1245 SD $1000. Avail. Aug. 1, 403-304-7576, 347-7545

Manufactured Homes

3040

Newly Reno’d Mobile FREE Shaw Cable + more $950/month Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

3050

GLENDALE

2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $950 incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. now or Aug. 403-304-5337 Looking for a new pet? Check out Classifieds to find the purrfect pet.

Suites

3060

2 BDRM. apt. in Eastview $875./mo. avail. July 3 403-877-3323

2 BDRM. OPEN CONCEPT APT.

This Adult only Bldg is located conveniently near all amenities. Perfect for the budget-minded at just $895/mo with Heat & Water included! Call Kristina at 403-396-9554 while it’s still avail. Hearthstone 403-314-0099

COMFORTABLE 2 BDRM. JUST SOUTH OF HOSPITAL This 2nd floor 2 bdrm apt is in a quiet, adult only bldg. With a great location, assigned off street parking and a dishwasher, these never last long. Call Kristina at 403-396-9554 while you can. Hearthstone 403-314-0099 LARGE 2 & 3 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

MORRISROE MANOR

1 & 2 bdrm., Avail. immed. Adult bldg. N/S No pets 403-755-9852

OPPOSITE HOSPITAL Large adult 2 bdrm. apt., balcony, No pets. $800 rent/SD, heat/water incld., 403-346-5885

SUNNYBROOK

2 bdrm. avail. July. Water & heat incld, clean and quiet, great location, no pets. 403-346-6686

3060

Suites

headquartered Caribbean Customs Law Enforcement Council said the initiative helped speed up the process in identifying drugand-gun traffickers because “we can do the joint checks right here if there is a suspect target in the Caribbean.” The Caribbean council and the World Customs Organization were partners in the anti-smuggling operation, which was also supported by the French Coast Guard and the RCMP. “Disrupting this activity is not only critical for the source and transit countries of these drugs and weapons, but also for the destination countries such as Canada,” Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner Bob Paulson said in a statement from Ottawa. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime says that South American cocaine is typically smuggled to Europe by sea, most often in container shipments. It is usually trafficked to the North American market from Colombia to Central American nations or Mexico by sea and then by land for the rest of the way.

tabases to cross-check suspicious vessels and cargo containers and then select them as targets to be tracked and boarded. Patrols were conducted by land and sea. Regional police, customs, immigration and naval forces participated in the international effort to combat organized crime groups behind narcotics and illicit weapons smuggling in the Caribbean and Central America. Besides confiscating drugs and making arrests, Interpol said the operation targeting maritime smuggling by criminal networks also resulted in the seizure of 15 vessels, 42 guns, $170,000 in cash and 8 tons of chemical precursors used to manufacture cocaine. Michael O’Connell, Interpol’s director of operational support, said in a Tuesday statement that the initiative also focused on strengthening law enforcement co-operation in the region. He said France-based Interpol’s global services are providing frontline officers with the “tools they need to do their job, which is to identify and arrest criminals.” Paul Noel of the St. Lucia-

Houses For Sale

4020

Houses For Sale

4020

wheels

THE NORDIC

1 & 2 bdrm. adult building, N/S. No pets. 403-596-2444

Rooms For Rent

3090

MOUNTVIEW: Avail. July 1. Fully furn. bdrm for rent. $500/$250. Working M only. 403-396-2468 ROOM $500. Blackfalds. All incld’d, furn. 588-2564

CLEARVIEW 4 acre fenced yard and shop, approx. 15,000 sq. ft. shop. $25,000/mo. with a Triple net lease. 780-621-2790

Mobile Lot

3 BDRM., 1046 sq. ft. NEW MODERN HOME 1960 bungalow, full bsmt. IN TIMBERSTONE Cars w/dble det. 22x24, garage, 50x120 Westpark lot, NEW: laminate flooring, roof (house & garage), hot water tank & dishwasher. 5 appls. Ready to move in. $254,900. 1-250-756-6686

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Houses For Sale

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5030

SUV's

5040

Vans Buses

5070

2006 TOYOTA Corolla 138,000 kms, $5500 obo 403-350-0710

4040

5030 2005 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta GLS FWD, auto., $10,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2008 SMART Passion convertible, $8,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import 2005 BMW Z4 3.0L 6 speed, lthr., $22,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

MASON MARTIN HOMES New condo, 1000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath, 5 appls., $189,800. 403-588-2231 Classifieds Your place to SELL Your place to BUY

Acreages

4050

2008 HYUNDAI Santa Fe AWD, lthr., sunroof, 52012 kms, $18,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

2010 DODGE Journey RT sunroof, leather, $18,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

Motorcycles

5080

2003 Honda GW. 1832CC. 100,000 km, Titanium. Asking $10,000. 403-885-4281

2008 GRAND PRIX $10,888 348-8788 Sport & Import 2008 GRAN Prix, loaded, $10,000. 403-748-2627

2008 HUMMER H3 Alpha lthr., sunroof, $15,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

Campers

5090

1996 EXPLORER Camper. 804 kg, 8’, barely used. Stored under cover. Hydraulic jacks, washroom, fridge, stove furnace. Exc. cond. $5500. 403-845-3501 or 403-844-1954

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2006 BMW X5 panoroof, lthr., $16,888 348-8788 Sport & Import

Motorhomes

5100

2 Acres +/-

Zoned AG SE of Red Deer 26 kms. $194,500 403-505-6240

BRAND NEW IN TIMBERSTONE

Lovely LAEBON HOME in desirable location close to many amenities. 2 bdrms / 1 baths, 4 stainless steel appliances, $314,806. Call Chris 403-392-7118

4000-4190

Realtors & Services

Lovely LAEBON HOME in desirable location close to many amenities. Open concept floor plan, huge master suite, 2,135 sq.ft. 3 bdrms / 2.5 baths, 4 stainless steel appliances, $466,100. Call Chris 403-392-7118

Condos/ Townhouses

3190

MOBILE HOME PAD, in Red Deer Close to Gaetz, 2 car park, Shaw cable incl. Sharon / Wanda 403-340-0225

PHILADELPHIA — A U.S. man has been convicted of third-degree murder after putting heroin and methadone in his baby’s bottle. The baby was found unresponsive in a vomit-strewn bassinet. Orlando Rosado didn’t testify at Tuesday’s trial. His lawyer says Rosado accidentally put the drugs in baby Christopher’s bottle during a heroin relapse. A prosecutor says Rosado did so deliberately to calm the fussy boy, who died days before his first birthday in May 2012. The judge said she convicted the 46-year-old Rosado in part because of his changing police statements. At one point, he tried to blame his 5-year-old daughter. In one police statement, Rosado called his son “his heart and soul.” He faces a potential 20- to 40-year term at his sentencing in August. Rosado and the baby’s mother were both in daily methadone programs to treat their heroin addiction. The mother, Crystal Miller, said she thought Rosado had been clean since the 2006 birth of their daughter. But a friend who took Rosado to a methadone clinic every day said he knew he had relapsed. The friend said Rosado was good with the baby and was “hysterical” on the morning that he ran out to the friend’s car carrying his son. Tests found evidence of heroin and methadone in the remaining liquid in the baby bottle, which was found on a coffee table.

5000-5300

ROOMS FOR RENT, close to uptown. Employed gentleman Rent $350/mo, s.d. $250, 403-350-4712

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Cars

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CLASSIFICATIONS

ROOM for rent $550./mo. Call 403-352-7417

Industrial

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Four anti-abortion lawmakers from Kenny’s socially conservative Fine Gael party did vote against the bill, fewer than expected given the strong Catholic traditionalist wing in his party. They particularly opposed the bill’s section authorizing abortions in cases where a panel of three doctors, including two psychiatrists, unanimously rules that a woman is likely to try to kill herself if denied one. But Kenny, who since rising to power in 2011 has repeatedly clashed with Catholic Church attitudes, emphasized beforehand that he would tolerate no dissent and pointedly described himself as a prime minister “who happens to be Catholic” but has a public duty to separate church and state. The four rebels were expected to be expelled from Fine Gael’s voting group in parliament and, much more damagingly, be barred from seeking re-election as Fine Gael candidates. The move would not affect Kenny’s commanding parliamentary majority. Ireland’s other traditional centreground party, the opposition Fianna Fail, did not attempt to impose such discipline because it risked tearing apart the party. Thirteen Fianna Fail lawmakers voted against the bill, while only six supported it.

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Manufactured Homes

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2008 BMW 335i, lthr., 65,955 kms, nav., $25888 348-8788 Sport & Import

2001 BMW Z3 190,000 kms., loaded, 5 spd. manual, 2 tone leather int. new windshield & tires. $12,000. obo 403-755-2760

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2007 INFINITY G35X, lthr. sunroof, nav., $20,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

NEW DUPLEX, 2 suites, for $389,900. 2000 sq.ft. 2 bdrm., 2 bath. Mason Martin Homes 403-588-2550

Lots For Sale

4160

SYLVAN LAKE - Pie lot, Well priced. Good location. 403-896-3553

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2007 CHEV Monte Carlo LS FWD, 93492 kms., $10,888. 348-8788 Sport & Import

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Trucks

5050

2010 FORD Expedition Eddie Bauer 4X4,.$26888 348-8788 Sport & Import

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2007 530 XI BMW. Original Owner, 143,000 km. Exc. Cond. ALL WHEEL DRIVE. Regularly Maintained, Fully Loaded! $27,850. Call 403-350-4323

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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — As the hub of the Soviet Union, Russia was reviled for rights abuses by many U.S. conservatives during the Cold War. Now some are voicing support and admiration as Russian authorities crack down on gay-rights activism. The latest step drawing praise from social conservatives is a bill signed into law Sunday by President Vladimir Putin that would impose hefty fines for holding gay pride rallies or providing information about the gay community to minors. “You admire some of the things they’re doing in Russia against propaganda,” said Austin Ruse, president of the U.S.-based Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute. “On the other hand, you know it would be impossible to do that here.” Public opinion in the U.S. has been moving more and more toward acceptance of gay rights. President Barack Obama speaks out in favour of gay marriage, a half-dozen states have approved same-sex marriage in the past year and the Supreme Court last week made two landmark rulings that assured federal benefits for married gay couples and struck down California’s same-sex marriage ban. Frustration among conservatives on the issue in the U.S. has some looking overseas. Ruse, whose institute is seeking accreditation at the United Nations, plans to travel to Russia this summer to meet with government officials and civic leaders. “We want to let them know they do in fact have support among American NGOs (non-governmental organizations) on social issues,” he said. Among others commending Russia’s anti-gay efforts was Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth About Homosexuality. “Russians do not want to follow America’s reckless and decadent promotion of gender confusion, sexual perversion, and anti-biblical ideologies to youth,” LaBarbera said on his website. In a sign of Russia’s evolving stature among some U.S. social conservatives, the U.S.-based World Congress of Families plans to hold its eighth international conference at the Kremlin’s Palace of Congresses in Moscow next year. Past conferences in Europe, Mexico and Australia have brought together opponents of abortion and same-sex marriage from dozens of countries. “The Kremlin used to be a no-no for conservatives,” said Larry Jacobs, managing director of the World Congress. “We’re going to redeem that building.” The website for the September 2014 conference declares that Russia, “with its historic commitment to deep spirituality and morality, can be a hope for the natural family supporters from all over the world.” Jacobs, in an interview, drew a link between Russia’s disapproval of homosexuality and its worries about a population decline. “They’ve got a problem with marriage rates and fertility, and it doesn’t help if you’re encouraging non-reproductive behaviour,” he said.

Abortion remains legal in Russia through the first 12 weeks of pregnancy — a contrast to the general view of most U.S. social conservatives that abortion should be outlawed. However, the current abortion law — passed in 2011 — is more restrictive than its predecessor. There’s little doubt that Russians, overall, are far less supportive of gay rights than Americans. According to a Pew Research Center survey released June 4, only 16 per cent of Russians said homosexuality should be accepted by society, compared to 60 per cent in the U.S., and 80 per cent or higher in Canada, Spain and Germany. However, there’s less support for gay rights in some Eastern European countries, and even in Western Europe the issue can fuel conflict, as evidenced by recent clashes in France between far-right protesters and police over a new gay-marriage law. The Obama administration has said it would make gay rights an important part of its foreign policy, raising the possibility that countries viewed as discriminating against gays could suffer consequences. Secretary of State John Kerry outlined this approach on June 19 at a gay pride event at the State Department. He did not mention Russia by name, though he spoke disapprovingly of “anti-propaganda laws in Eastern Europe” that are targeting gay-rights demonstrators. “We just have to keep standing up for tolerance and for diversity,” Kerry said. The Russian bill has been assailed by gay-rights and human-rights groups in the U.S. “The admiration of some American conservatives for the repressive Russian policies regarding gay rights are quite simply the words of snake-oil salesmen,” said Roberta Sklar of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission. “They have lost their footing on U.S. soil and are trying to breathe life into a dying ideology abroad,” she said. Two other groups, the Human Rights Campaign and Human Rights Watch, have called on the International Olympic Committee to speak out against the bill as Russia makes final preparations to host the Winter Olympics in Sochi next year. “This draft law is clearly incompatible with the Olympic Charter’s promotion of ’human dignity,’ as well as a blatant violation of Russia’s international legal obligations to guarantee nondiscrimination,” Human Rights Watch said in a letter to the IOC. Stefano Gennarini, a colleague of Austin Ruse’s at Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute, suggested in a blog post that criticisms of the bill in the West were “hyperbole” and defended it as a reasonable effort to protect children. “Russians have consistently denied homosexual groups parade permits, sparing its children and the public at large the ludicrous and disturbing behaviour on show in the squares and streets of Europe and America,” Gennarini wrote He characterized the bill’s proposed fines as a tax on public displays of affection by homosexuals, adding that “$155 is hardly unmanageable for homosexuals who want to kiss in public,” he wrote.

California judge allows yoga in public schools, saying district’s classes are not religious BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO — A judge ruled Monday that a public school district can teach yoga, siding with administrators who argued the practice is a secular way to promote strength, flexibility and balance and rejecting pleas of parents who said the classes are inherently religious and violate the constitutional principle of separating church and state. Yoga is a religious practice, but not the way that it is taught by the Encinitas Union School District at its nine campuses, San Diego Superior Court Judge John S. Meyer said. Meyer emphasized that the school district stripped classes of all cultural references, including the Sanskrit language. The lotus position was renamed the “crisscross applesauce” pose. The judge said parents who objected relied on personal opinions, some culled from Internet searches. “It’s almost like a trial by Wikipedia, which isn’t what this court does,” said Meyer, who took nearly two hours to explain a decision that explored yoga’s Indian roots and philosophy. Dean Broyles, an attorney for Encinitas parents Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock, said he would likely appeal. “It was the judge’s job to call balls and strikes and determine the facts. I think he got some of the facts wrong,” he said. The district is believed to be the first in the country to have full-time yoga teachers at every one of its schools. The lessons are funded by a $533,720,

three-year grant from the K.P. Jois Foundation, a non-profit group based in Encinitas that promotes Ashtanga yoga. The twice-weekly, 30-minute classes are offered to the district’s 5,600 students north of San Diego, in addition to regular physical education. About 30 families have opted out of the classes, which were introduced in 2011 at one campus and later expanded to others, Superintendent Timothy Baird said. The superintendent hailed the ruling, calling yoga “21st century P.E.” that yielded “amazing” health benefits. The judge said the Jois Foundation’s involvement was troubling but rejected parents’ arguments that it amounted to a stealth attempt to guide students to Eastern religion. The foundation insists that the classes are not religious. The lawsuit did not seek monetary damages but asked the court to intervene and suspend the program. The plaintiffs relied heavily on testimony of Candy Gunther Brown, an Indiana University religious studies professor who found the district’s program is pervasively religious, having its roots in Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist and metaphysical beliefs and practices. Yoga is now taught at public schools from the rural mountains of West Virginia to the bustling streets of Brooklyn as a way to ease stress in today’s pressure-packed world where even kindergartners say they feel tense about keeping up with their busy schedules. But most classes are part of an after-school program, or are offered only at a few schools or by some teachers in a district.

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In this Saturday file photo, riot police (OMON) officers detain gay rights activists Maxim Lysak and Jury Gavrikov during an authorized gay rights rally in St. Petersburg, Russia. As the hub of the Soviet Union, Russia was reviled for rights abuses by many U.S. conservatives during the Cold War. Now some are voicing support and admiration as Russian authorities crack down on gay-rights activism.

BEIJING — Mothers and fathers aren’t the only ones urging adult children to visit their parents. China’s lawbooks are now issuing the same imperative. New wording in the law requiring people to visit or keep in touch with their elderly parents or risk being sued and facing penalties came into force Monday, as China faces increasing difficulty in caring for its aging population. It remains to be seen how much the amended law changes the status quo, however. Elderly parents in China already have been suing their adult children for emotional support, and the new wording does not specify how often people must visit or clarify penalties for those who do not. In the first ruling since the new wording, a court in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi ordered a couple to visit the woman’s mother or face possible fines — and even detention. One of the drafters, Xiao Jinming, a law professor at Shandong University, said the new law was primarily aimed at raising awareness. “It is mainly to stress the right of elderly people to ask for emotional support. ... We want to emphasize there is such a need,” he said. Cleaning lady Wang Yi, 57, who lives alone in Shanghai, said the new law is “better than nothing.” Her two sons work several hundred kilometres (miles) away in southern Guangdong province and she sees them only at an annual family reunion. “It is too little, for sure. I think twice a year would be good,” she said.

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