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MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES Police are looking for a man who robbed the Mac’s conven- ience store on Sunday with a handgun. Surveillance footage in the store at the Esso gas station on Johnston Road captured an image of the suspect, a cauca- sian man in his 20s or 30s, clean shaven, approximately six feet tall with a slim build. He was wearing a black knitted cap, black hoodie, black sunglasses, grey sweatpants and dark boots. According to the Port Alberni RCMP, the man entered the Mac’s shortly before 5 a.m. on Sunday, produced a small handgun and demanded money from the clerk. He stole cash, cigarettes and energy drinks before fleeing the store on foot. Police arrived with a service dog team to sniff out a pos- sible escape route. Mounties could not locate the suspect’s whereabouts. No one was injured in the incident, despite the high level of violence threatened, police noted. Cpl. Jen Allan, Port Alberni RCMP media relations officer, said police are not releasing where the suspect’s track led to from the store. Police are also not releasing how much money was stolen. Police are hoping someone may be able to identify the man from the still photo taken with the store’s security camera. “This is a priority investigation for us,” said Insp. Mac Richards, officer in charge of the Port Alberni RCMP. “While no one was injured in this incident, this level of vio- lence causes us great concern, and we are working diligently to ensure a similar pattern of criminal activity doesn’t develop,” he said. Doug Hartl, manager of secur- ity system’s for Mac’s stores in western Canada, said the Johnston Road location has been quiet, without any robberies or criminal incidents in the past few years. “Hopefully [police will] be apprehending the guy,” said Hartl. Hartl said the store uses an “internal process” to notify police of a robbery and alert 911. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact the Port Alberni RCMP, 250-723-2424. Anonymous reports can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 1- 800-222-TIPS (8477). [email protected] KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES The Phase 2 completion of the Alberni Inlet Trail “makes the region a place people want to vis- it,” Duncan Mayor Phil Kent said during Sunday’s official opening. Kent, the chair of the Island Coastal Economic Trust, was one of many officials who attended the opening, including 80 people of all ages, most of whom took part in a hike following short presentations about the trail and its history. Phase two of three of the trail links the the 12-km route from Ship Creek Road and Anderson Avenue to China Creek and continues for another seven km to Franklin River. Options are available for all levels, includ- ing a short hike to a view of Underwood Cove. Going further, hikers can make their way to down to Underwood Cove and pass a concrete culvert that was built by the CNPR workers and end at Nina’s Beach. The return trip is about 3 km. The full hike to Franklin River goes through rock cliffs, switchbacks and evidence of the work on the rail that was never completed. Work on Phase 3 is currently underway — it will link to the Runner’s Trail. Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne praised the work of a dedicated group of volunteers. “Rick and Libby Avis were instrumental in creating the vision,” Osborne said. “Members of the Alberni Outdoors Club have been out on one of the trails in the Valley every Tuesday. I hope you enjoy the trail for many years to come.” Kent said the trail is an invalu- able resource for growth. “This makes the region a place people want to visit,” he said. “They want to get active and have things to do.” The Vancouver Island Spine Trail Association (VISTA) is also actively involved in trail building on the Island and have a goal of creating 700 km of trail from one tip of Vancouver Island to the other. VISTA director David Gilbert said the demand for outdoor rec- reation is evident. “Personally I think the more trails the better, for our local trail users and for visitors from abroad,” Gilbert said. “The park- ing lot at the Inlet trail head sometimes has a dozen vehicles on a weekend afternoon. (My wife) Jackie and I are running and hiking along the Inlet Trail all the time, and we’ve noticed an increasing number of tourists using the trail these last couple of years, including many from overseas. That can only be a good thing for tourism and for our economy here in Port Alberni. “The trail is significant to the Valley’s industrial past and will play an important role in fur- ther economic and recreational growth in the area.” Not only do the couple use local trails, they travel extensively and Gilbert sees the same potential for money being injected into local hotels and restaurants by tourists. Judy Carlson, member of the Alberni Outdoors Club and Alberni District Historical Society, summed up her histor- ical account of the trail with a reminder of the trail’s origin from the days of the past. “I hope this trail stays as a trib- ute to everyone who has worked here,” Carlson said. Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Tuesday, May 26, 2015 17 Alberni athletes qualify for track and field provincials Sports, Page 6 23C 11C Mainly sunny Alberni Region 3 British Columbia 5 Opinion 4 Nation & World 10 Sports 6 Scoreboard 7 Comics 8 Classifieds 9 ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 99 $1.25 newsstand (HST incl.) Inside today CRIME Handgun brandished in robbery The offi cer in charge of Port Alberni’s RCMP is calling this a ‘priority investigation’ OUTDOORS A new hike is born: Alberni Inlet Trail’s Phase 2 earns praise at offi cial opening The official ribbon cutting at Stage 2 of the Alberni Inlet Trail took place on Sunday with Duncan Mayor Phil Kent, second from left, and Tofino mayor Josie Osborne, second from right. WIth them are VISTA director David Gilbert, far left, and PAPA vice chairman, Ken McRae, far right. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES] Hiker’s car riddled with bullets near Arrowsmith Police say this Volkswagen Golf was shot multiple times with a .22 rifle on Saturday morning » Alberni Region, 3 Endurance athlete shares some stories Part of Bike to Work Week, West Coast General Hospital nurse David Gilbert will talk about competing in ultra events » Alberni Region, 3 » Use your smartphone to jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news. “I hope you enjoy the trail for many years.” Josie Osborne , Tofio mayor “... this level of violence causes us great concern, and we are working diligently to ensure a similar pattern of criminal activity doesn’t develop” Insp. Mac Richards , Port Alberni RCMP Security camera footage captured this image of a suspect in an armed robbery at the Mac’s convenience store on Johnston Road early Sunday morning. 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MARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Police are looking for a man who robbed the Mac’s conven-ience store on Sunday with a handgun.

Surveillance footage in the store at the Esso gas station on Johnston Road captured an image of the suspect, a cauca-sian man in his 20s or 30s, clean shaven, approximately six feet tall with a slim build. He was wearing a black knitted cap, black hoodie, black sunglasses, grey sweatpants and dark boots.

According to the Port Alberni RCMP, the man entered the Mac’s shortly before 5 a.m. on Sunday, produced a small handgun and demanded money from the clerk. He stole cash, cigarettes and

energy drinks before fleeing the store on foot.

Police arrived with a service dog team to sniff out a pos-sible escape route. Mounties could not locate the suspect’s whereabouts.

No one was injured in the incident, despite the high level

of violence threatened, police noted.

Cpl. Jen Allan, Port Alberni RCMP media relations officer, said police are not releasing where the suspect’s track led to from the store.

Police are also not releasing how much money was stolen.

Police are hoping someone may be able to identify the man from the still photo taken with the store’s security camera.

“This is a priority investigation for us,” said Insp. Mac Richards, officer in charge of the Port Alberni RCMP.

“While no one was injured in this incident, this level of vio-lence causes us great concern, and we are working diligently to ensure a similar pattern of criminal activity doesn’t

develop,” he said. Doug Hartl, manager of secur-

ity system’s for Mac’s stores in western Canada, said the Johnston Road location has been quiet, without any robberies or criminal incidents in the past few years.

“Hopefully [police will] be apprehending the guy,” said Hartl.

Hartl said the store uses an “internal process” to notify police of a robbery and alert 911.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact the Port Alberni RCMP, 250-723-2424.

Anonymous reports can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

[email protected]

KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

The Phase 2 completion of the Alberni Inlet Trail “makes the region a place people want to vis-it,” Duncan Mayor Phil Kent said during Sunday’s official opening.

Kent, the chair of the Island Coastal Economic Trust, was one of many officials who attended the opening, including 80 people of all ages, most of whom took part in a hike following short presentations about the trail and its history.

Phase two of three of the trail links the the 12-km route from Ship Creek Road and Anderson Avenue to China Creek and continues for another seven km to Franklin River. Options are available for all levels, includ-ing a short hike to a view of Underwood Cove. Going further, hikers can make their way to down to Underwood Cove and pass a concrete culvert that was built by the CNPR workers and end at Nina’s Beach. The return trip is about 3 km. The full hike to Franklin River goes through rock cliffs, switchbacks and evidence of the work on the rail that was never completed.

Work on Phase 3 is currently underway — it will link to the Runner’s Trail.

Tofino Mayor Josie Osborne praised the work of a dedicated group of volunteers.

“Rick and Libby Avis were instrumental in creating the vision,” Osborne said. “Members of the Alberni Outdoors Club have been out on one of the trails in the Valley every Tuesday. I hope you enjoy the trail for many years to come.”

Kent said the trail is an invalu-able resource for growth.

“This makes the region a place people want to visit,” he said. “They want to get active and have things to do.”

The Vancouver Island Spine Trail Association (VISTA) is also actively involved in trail building on the Island and have a goal of creating 700 km of trail from one tip of Vancouver Island to the other.

VISTA director David Gilbert said the demand for outdoor rec-

reation is evident. “Personally I think the more

trails the better, for our local trail users and for visitors from abroad,” Gilbert said. “The park-ing lot at the Inlet trail head sometimes has a dozen vehicles on a weekend afternoon. (My wife) Jackie and I are running and hiking along the Inlet Trail all the time, and we’ve noticed an increasing number of tourists using the trail these last couple of years, including many from overseas. That can only be a good thing for tourism and for our economy here in Port Alberni.

“The trail is significant to the Valley’s industrial past and will

play an important role in fur-ther economic and recreational growth in the area.”

Not only do the couple use local trails, they travel extensively and Gilbert sees the same potential for money being injected into local hotels and restaurants by tourists.

Judy Carlson, member of the Alberni Outdoors Club and Alberni District Historical Society, summed up her histor-ical account of the trail with a reminder of the trail’s origin from the days of the past.

“I hope this trail stays as a trib-ute to everyone who has worked here,” Carlson said.

Serving the Alberni Valley www.avtimes.net Tuesday, May 26, 2015

17 Alberni athletes qualify for track and field provincialsSports, Page 6

23C 11CMainly sunny

Alberni Region 3British Columbia 5

Opinion 4Nation & World 10

Sports 6Scoreboard 7

Comics 8Classifieds 9

ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES VOLUME 66, NUMBER 99 $1.25 newsstand (HST incl.)

Inside today

CRIME

Handgun brandished in robberyThe offi cer in charge of Port Alberni’s RCMP is calling this a ‘priority investigation’

OUTDOORS

A new hike is born: Alberni Inlet Trail’s Phase 2 earns praise at offi cial opening

The official ribbon cutting at Stage 2 of the Alberni Inlet Trail took place on Sunday with Duncan Mayor Phil Kent, second from left, and Tofino mayor Josie Osborne, second from right. WIth them are VISTA director David Gilbert, far left, and PAPA vice chairman, Ken McRae, far right. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]

Hiker’s car riddled with bullets near ArrowsmithPolice say this Volkswagen Golf was shot multiple times with a .22 rifle onSaturday morning» Alberni Region, 3

Endurance athlete shares some storiesPart of Bike to Work Week, West Coast General Hospital nurse David Gilbert will talk about competing in ultra events» Alberni Region, 3

» Use your smartphoneto jump to our Facebook page for updates on these stories or the latest breaking news.

“I hope you enjoy the trail for many years.”Josie Osborne, Tofio mayor

“... this level of violence causes us great concern, and we are working diligently to ensure a similar pattern of criminal activity doesn’t develop”Insp. Mac Richards, Port Alberni RCMP

Security camera footage captured this image of a suspect in an armed robbery at the Mac’s convenience store on Johnston Road early Sunday morning. Police are looking for the man, described as a caucasian male in his 20s or 30s wearing a black toque, black hoodie, black sunglasses, grey sweatpants and dark boots. [RCMP

PHOTO]

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ArtsAlberni Valley Community Band meets

Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., E.J. Dunn band room. Info: 250-723-1285 (Cory) or 250-724-6780 (Manfred).

The Barkley Sounds Community Choir practices on Wednesdays, 6:45 to 9 p.m. at Alberni Valley United Church. Info: 250-723-6884.

Sports Drop-in circuit training on Wednesdays

at 6 p.m. Info: (778) 421-2721.Touch rugby games at the Port Alberni

Black Sheep Rugby Club Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Everyone welcome.

Bingo on Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Alberni Valley Branch.

Horseshoe Club practices on Wednes-days at 1 p.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.

Alberni Valley Billiards Club, 2964 Third Ave. - Wednesdays - youth league (ages 13 to 18) at 7 p.m. Info: 250-723-1212.

Child and youth Navy League Cadets (ages 9 to 12),

meet Wednesdays, 7 p.m., at the Port Alberni Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-6365 or 250-723-7442.

PacificCARE free music drop-in pro-gram for children and their families on Wednesdays, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. at the Kiwanis Hilton Children’s Centre. Closures follow school cal-endar. Registration is required. Info: 250-735-3022.

Support and help Volunteers urgently needed to help

at Red Cross Loan Cupboard for four-hour shifts, once per week. Info: 250-723-0557 (call on Wed-nesdays or Thursdays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.)

MS Port Alberni self-help group meets on the third Wednesday of each month at Echo Centre at

noon. The group meets to support those living with MS and their fam-ilies. Info: 250-723-7403 (Susan).

Chair Fit Exercise Program for those with physical limitations or mobility issues. Group meets Wednesdays at Echo Centre, from 1 to 2 p.m. Info: 250-723-2181.

GroupsThe Freemasons Barclay Lodge #90

meets the second Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at the Free-masons Hall. Info: 250-723-6075 or 250-723-3328.

Genealogy Club members are able to visit at the Family History Centre in the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat-

ter-day Saints on Wednesday mor-nings, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Addictions Al-Anon and Al-Ateen support groups

for family and friends of problem drinkers meet on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at 3028 Second Ave. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.

Narcotics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-807-1780.

Port Alberni Friendship Center offers free counselling on addictions, men-tal health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everybody welcome.

Friendship skate, Sept. 23 and Sept. 30

from 5:15 to 6 p.m. at the Alberni Val-ley Multiplex.

Bereavement support group, starts Sept. 23 and runs for 12 weeks on Wednesdays from 4:30 – 6 p.m. Call 250-723-4478 to register for the group.

Seed saving workshops in September and October. Several times and dates Info: 250-724-7308.

What’s onRethink, Rewind, Reboot 8 workshop

modules for tech-based SMB’s and Start-ups. May 29, June 18, June 22 and June 29. For more information, 250-753-8324.

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BIKE TO WORK WEEK

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Members of the Port Alberni Youth Centre are gearing up for a weekend work party to make the building more attractive.

The Centre, housed in the former Glenwood Elementary School, has been up and running for two years. The building was acquired from the CIty by the Youth Centre Society and has undergone renovations over that time. Windows were taken out and replaced, better insulation put in and gyprock installed.

“Now we want to pretty it up,” said Dennis Dalla-Vicenza, PAYC fundraising chair.

This weekend, with the sup-port of the Telus Days of Giv-ing, the interior will receive a facelift. Society members, as well as Telus retirees and current employees, will be painting the building inside and out.

“Before it was just an empty

school, so we want to paint it and fix it up to make it more attract-ive,” Dalla-Vicenza said.

Former employee, Al Fry, is now a Telus Ambassador and has been involved in the com-pany’s Days of Giving. The Soci-ety received a donation of $5,000 from Telus in March to ensure the building’s upkeep and main-tenance, for which PAYC Society members are responsible.

The facility is intended to be a safe place for youth and com-munity groups.

“We want to keep the costs as low as possible so it can be an all-inclusive centre for youth and young adults,” he said.

Currently located in the build-ing are the Navy League and Sea Cadets and the Centennial Belles, Community Living and Toy Run Society have rooms for meetings and workspace. The Girl Guides will be the latest to acquire a room.

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David Gilbert has been cycling to work year-round for many years. As an avid endurance athlete, he found his niche in long distance.

Gilbert said his genetic make-up is more suited to extensive milage and has used this to his advantage in races for the past 30 years.

Gilbert completed his first Ironman triathlon in 1985 when the sport was relatively new in Canada. With a pool of only 600 athletes in Penticton, the race is now capped at 2,400 participants. Over the years, Gilbert has competed in countless triathlons, duathlons and biathlons, all of which involve cycling. Currently, one of his favourite events is the gran fondo, a mass participation race.

“It is awesome because a large part are guys from 40 to 60 years old and all abil-ities,” Gilbert said. “There are so many people and you can either race it or cruise it. I’ve done both, from cruising and stop-ping at a wine stop to racing hard.”

Gilbert and his wife, Jackie Windh, also a long distance runner and cyclist, main-tain their health and fitness by taking an holistic approach to their lifestyle. They are both active every day, whether hik-ing with the dogs or running and cycling. They have a large organic garden and con-sume very little processed food, refined sugar and saturated and trans fats.

Gilbert takes a similar approach and pays attention to his body when fueling during races. He said over time he has learned how to manage his input over the course of race, including proper intake of fluid, electrolytes and glucose.

“I enter with a plan based on heat and distance,” he said.

Biking to work is a natural for Gilbert, who is an intensive care nurse at West Coast General Hospital.

“I like to exercise before work, it helps my brain get going,” he said. “When I don’t, I don’t feel the same physically or cognitively.”

Gilbert said he has no reason not to com-

mute by bike with the convenience of cov-ered parking, lockers and showers at work. He also said it is quicker than warming up and defrosting the car in the winter.

Today’s local Bike To Work Week sched-ule included this morning’s tune-ups at ADSS with Lee Blais from Ozzie’s Cycle and tomorrow from 8:30 a.m. to noon,

cyclists are encouraged to stop by Echo Centre.

Tonight Gilbert and Windh will be speak-ing of their incredible adventures doing ultra marathons all over the world.

The presentation, including slides and video, takes place at Char’s Landing at 7 p.m.

Long distance triathlete, David Gilbert rolled into the finish of the Vancouver to Whistler Gran Fondo in 2011. [JACKIE WINDH PHOTO]

Endurance athlete will share some stories

The Work Crew, including P.A. Youth Centre members, Helga Fry, Al Fry, David Luckett and Greg Pearson are getting ready to use some elbow grease this Saturday for a work bee, including cleaning and painting of the centre. [PHOTO

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Hiker’s car takes multiple bulletsMARTIN WISSMATH ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

A hiker on Mount Arrowsmith returned to his car on Saturday morning to find it riddled with bullet holes.

Port Alberni RCMP said the Volkswagen Golf appears to have been shot multiple times by a .22 rifle.

“It was disabled, all the tires were flattened, most of the windows shot out,” said Cpl. Jen Allan, media relations officer. The car was shot about five or six times, she said. The wrecked

vehicle had to be towed out of the gravel lot where it was parked at the base of Mount Arrowsmith. There were no other cars around.

“It’s an unfortunate thing for this fellow to find after enjoying a hike on Mount Arrowsmith.”

The hiker, believed to be from Victoria, parked his car in the lot on Friday, and by the time he came back, it was shot to ruin.

“He went up, did an overnight hike and camp,” said Allan. “The damage was obviously quite sig-nificant.” One or two bullets were lodged in the body of the vehicle, Allan noted.

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In the PR trade, it’s known as “dump and run.”

If you have bad news, or at least some-thing you hope won’t get too much attention, put it out when people are looking in another direction. The Friday before a long weekend will do nicely.

So it was that the Harper government chose last Friday, hours before the Victoria Day weekend, to release Canada’s new tar-get to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in advance of a crucial international climate summit set for December.

And no wonder. The plan to fight climate change that Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced is, if anything, a step backward from Ottawa’s previous promises. It’s also less ambitious than the targets put out so far by other major industrialized countries. Instead of leading on this vital issue, Canada under the Harper government seems content once again to drag its heels.

Here’s how bad the plan that Aglukkaq called “fair and ambitious” really is:

Canada is now promising to cut green-house gas emissions by 30 per cent below 2005 levels by the year 2030. That’s actually less ambitious than targets set out by Ottawa back in 2009 at another climate sum-mit in Copenhagen.

It puts Canada behind both the United States and the European Union. The U.S. is committed to reducing emissions by 26 to 28 per cent below 2005 levels by 2025. (By comparison, Canada’s new goal would cut emissions by just 23.5 per cent over the same period.) The EU is even more ambitious: it has pledged to reduce emissions by 40 per cent below 1990 levels.

Canada has abandoned its pledge to “har-monize” climate policies with the United States. For years, the Harper government insisted that Canada should move in lock-

step with the U.S. in order to have a uni-form, continental approach to combating climate change. But now Washington has announced more aggressive policies, and suddenly Ottawa no longer wants to keep up.

As Tim Gray, executive director of Environmental Defence, wrote in the Star last month: “The reality seems to be that harmonization has just been an excuse the federal government used to justify doing nothing, and then quickly abandoned as soon as it meant doing something.”

Ottawa’s new plan does not address the most controversial source of emissions in Canada: Alberta’s oilsands. In addition to the 30-per-cent-by-2030 target, Aglukkaq

said Canada will match proposed U.S. regulations to crack down on emissions from three sectors: methane produced by hydraulic “fracking”; power plants that run on natural gas; and makers of chemicals and nitrogen fertilizer.

Conspicuously absent from the list is the oilsands, which are expected to produce most of the future growth in Canada’s cli-mate-threatening emissions. Harper has said it would be “crazy” to impose new burdens on the oil sector while prices are low, but it’s a missed opportunity to begin long-delayed change there.

Instead of meeting the new target by actually cutting emissions, Canada seems to be moving toward buying international credits to offset future growth. Previously that was just a possibility, dismissed as a useless gesture by Conservative minis-ters. But cabinet documents obtained by CBC News now say explicitly that Canada should purchase credits to “counterbalance increasing emissions from the oilsands.”

Fortunately, there is some good news. Despite the lack of national leadership, Canada is getting serious about address-ing climate change. But that’s happening despite Ottawa, not because of it. To their credit, major provinces are going ahead on their own and imposing a price on carbon emissions.

Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia, which together account for 70 per cent of the country’s economy, have announced car-bon-pricing schemes and ambitious plans to reduce emissions. Federal leadership would be preferable, but with its feeble announce-ment last week the Harper government is making it clearer than ever that the prov-inces should not wait to take action.

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Political parties try to woo middle classThe middle class in Can-

ada is very important. So important, federal political

parties are all vying to represent this demographic come election time in October.

At a rally in Saskatoon earlier this month, NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair said his party will help the middle class by hiking the minimum wage and creating daycare spaces.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau promised tax cuts that will bene-fit the middle class and provide more money for middle-class families to raise their kids.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has suggested his government is the best government for the middle class because it has cut taxes.

However, an internal govern-ment report indicated in Febru-

ary 2014 the wages of middle-income earners have stagnated.

The Canadian dream is a myth. Canadian wages are not keeping up with inflation, and Canadians are falling further and further into debt.

This is not really astounding news, as it verifies previous stud-ies that have long lamented the decline of the middle class in Canada and in other developed countries. Simply put, a strong middle class means the econ-omy can grow. Economist John Maynard Keynes argued stable middle-class consumption means investment and good economic wealth.

A strong middle class means stability in a boom-and-bust economy. It also means entrepre-neurship and social mobility.So what exactly are the political

parties doing to improve and strengthen the middle class?

Well for one thing, they seem to conflate middle class with centrist ideology. The middle class in politics has increasingly come to mean brokerage politics rather than a social and income class. And as a result, all manner of policy ideas are thrown out by political parties in the hopes of hooking the greatest number of voters.

Well, it’s time to get serious about issues far more difficult to solve than just by offering income-tax cuts, daycare open-ings and hiking the minimum wage.

First and foremost, political parties have to get serious about lowering youth unemployment, rising student-loan debt and in turn provide meaningful job

creation. If young people can’t get out of

the gate into career employment after graduating from post-sec-ondary institutions, they can’t move into a middle-class life. Sta-tistics indicate the typical 25- to 35-year-old is making 11 per cent less than a similar age cohort in 1976. They’re graduating with student-loan debt — if they man-age to qualify for student loans through provincial programs or through commercial banks — that effectively shackles them for a decade or longer after graduation.

This is money that could be used to fuel the economy, to buy houses and cars, and instead is used to fatten bank profits.As well, political parties have to get serious about wage stagna-tion.

Average wage increases went up only two per cent in 2014, barely ahead of the inflation rate, and have been stagnating since 2008. Yet corporate profits hit a 27-year high last year at 8.2 per cent.

Political parties serious about the middle class will need to think of ways to comprehensive-ly boost wages.

At the end of June, the House of Commons goes into recess and federal politicians will be return-ing to their home ridings in Manitoba, desperate to get your vote. Ask them exactly what they plan to do about preserving our middle class.

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Invitation to TenderersALBERNI-CLAYOQUOT REGIONAL DISTRICT

Contract: ALBERNI VALLEY LANDFILL – Leachate Interception WellsTender Reference No.: 3193-2015The Owner invites tenders for:Work covered under this specifi cation includes the drilling of two backup leachate interception wells and a single monitoring well with a 50mm and a 32mm piezometer for respective deep and shallow installation at the Alberni Valley Landfi ll. The wells shall vary in diameter from 150 to 250mm, and in depth from about 15m to 40m. A short step test and a nominal 16-hour pumping test shall be performed on the overburden well, and an 8 hour test shall be performed on the bedrock well.The Tender starting date is: May 20, 2015Contract Documents are available during normal business hours at:Address: PITEAU & ASSOCIATES 300-788 Copping Street North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 3G6 PHONE: (604) 986-8551Any queries should be directed to: Jennifer Mancer, M.Eng., P.Eng. Piteau Associates Phone: (604) 986-8551 Email: [email protected] are scheduled to close at:Tender Closing Time: 2:00 pm local timeTender Closing Date: June 10, 2015 at:Address: PITEAU & ASSOCIATES 300-788 Copping Street North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 3G6The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or accept other than the lowest bid from the general contractor or any of his subcontractors.If a tender contains a defect or fails in some way to comply with the requirements of the Tender Documents, which in the sole discretion of the Owner is not material, the Owner may waive the defect and accept the Tender. Russell Dyson, CAO Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District

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In the past, fruit juice was considered a healthy choice because it was usually squeezed

from real fruit. Following a confus-ing media report that fruit juice may be removed from Canada’s Food Guide, many people are ask-ing whether juice is in fact healthy and something that can be includ-ed in a good diet.

On May 20, Health Canada issued a news release to clarify their position on fruit juice. In their statement, Health Canada mentioned that they are in the process of reviewing the evidence base for their current guidance around the use of ½ cup (125 ml) of 100% fruit juice as a serving in the Vegetables and Fruit Food Group. Health Canada plans to publish some updated educational tools that are intended to clarify the current guidance looking at consumption of fruits and vege-tables, sugar intake, and healthy beverages.

In Canada’s Food Guide, Health Canada advises that Canadians “have vegetables and fruit more often than juice. The issue is not in the food value of the juice, but in the quality and volume of juice that is being used in many households. Some drinks labeled as “containing real juice” may be just sugar water and artificial colour and flavour with less than a teaspoon of real juice in them.

In nature, when a person eats oranges, they might eat one or two and then because of the high fibre content, they would be too full to eat any more. How many oranges would you need to squeeze to fill a one cup (250 ml) juice box? If you squeeze the sugar and liquid out and throw away the fibre, it is easy to get eight or 10 oranges worth of sugar in a 250 ml juice box. Drink-ing juice does not fill you up the way whole fruit does so you may drink far too much in one sitting to be healthy.

Children who are drinking juice all day have so much sugar in their systems, that it can take away the appetite for real food. This leads to a poor intake of solid foods, which ultimately can result in poor growth and development.

Children who are allowed to sip juice all day constantly bathe theirteeth in sugar. This can result in tooth decay. Giving infants and toddlers diluted juice is even worse because it takes the child even longer to finish. This means that their teeth are exposed to sug-ar for much longer.

For adults, the high sugar content of juice does not affect the appetite so too much juice may give you too many calories for good health. Drink water for thirst. If you want juice, limit it to ½ cup (125 ml) or better still, eat a vegetable or fruit serving with all the fibre left in it.

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» Eileen Bennewith is a registered diet-itian in the public health program for Island Health. She can be reached at [email protected].

WINE

Get ready: here comes the ‘Charm of the Island’Unsworth Vineyards purchased by couple as their retirement dream

Located just off the Island Highway at the southern turnoff to Shawnigan Lake,

nestles a gem of a restaurant with an equally complimenting winery. And consistent with the courageous souls who believe that happiness is found in pur-suit of their passion, Unsworth Vineyards was purchased by Tim and Coleen Turyk in 2009 to ful-fill, you guessed it, their retire-ment dream.

By restoring the 119-year-old farmhouse into a restaurant and expanding their wine business, they have created a sustainably managed vineyard that boasts numerous award winning wines each year.

The restaurant was recently noted in Eat magazines’ Excep-tional Eats Awards as a place to eat that’s worth a road trip out-side Victoria all on its very own - a pretty high recommendation from one of B.C.’s culinary hot spots!

The particular influence of this region’s climate and soil on their food and wine (known as the terroir) has inspired a cuisine and menu which includes Asian influenced local beef short ribs, grilled seafood sausages or their amazing beef burger topped with chorizo and pancetta.

Showcasing a bold new mean-ing of ‘farm to table’ fare, the Unsworth Restaurant also offers a Community Supported Restau-rant program in the off-season that represents exceptional value to local diners on Vancouver

Island. Without exaggerating, all of the wines from Unsworth display talented winemaking techniques, so here are a couple of reviews from the many we have sampled.

Their ‘Symphony Red’ is an example of artisan winemaking at its’ finest and less than $21. Each year the wine-maker choos-es the best grapes in the vine-yard to create a robust red, so every vintage year varies accord-ing to that season’s weather and viticultural issues.

The current vintage is a blend of Petit Milo and Cabernet-Libre. This complex red displays rich earthy aromas coupled with bright cherry and pomegranate flavours. A wine of lush body and medium tannins, it can be enjoyed with strong cheese or simply on its’ own.

If you can find it, a Prosecco style bubbly which goes by the name of ‘Charme D L’ile’ is a must-try and a true winner at $24. Tight little bubbles dance across your tongue as the bou-quet of peaches and green-apple delight your palate. Barely off-dry and bursting with flavour, this is a sparkler that will uplift any occasion.

Unsworth was the first on the island to invest in Prosecco processing equipment and have recently embarked on a regional branding program with several other Cowichan Valley wineries to promote the production of more sparkling wines in our areas. Interestingly, the climate here suits the grapes that pro-duce bubbly wine exceedingly well.

Look for the Charme D L’ile

(Charm of the Island) name on other great Proseccos from Averil Creek Vineyards, Mis-taken Identity Vineyards and Enrico Winery.

Lucky’s Liquor at Country Club Center in Nanaimo invites you to share the delights of Unsworth Vineyard with us at our upcom-ing Indulge Event June 11 at 7 p.m.

Prepare to be amazed by the array of local wine, cider and spirit producers that will be gathering in our Gourmet Mezza-nine. Come mix and mingle with the producers while you sample their wares alongside local chees-es, charcuterie and farm fresh produce. For more info find us on facebook or visit us at www.luckysliquor.ca. To book one of those limited tickets call 250-585-2275 as they are selling fast.

Located just off the Island Highway at the southern turnoff to Shawnigan Lake, Unsworth Vineyards was purchased by Tim and Coleen Turyk in 2009.

Juice making headlines

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FOOD

Debating merits of charcoal versus gasTHE CANADIAN PRESS

TORONTO — Barbecue expert Ted Reader, who has more than 50 different types of grills, waxes eloquent when explaining his love for cooking with charcoal rather than gas.

“A gas grill gives you instan-taneous heat. Charcoal gives you love,” the chef says from his Toronto backyard.

“You get that natural smoke coming off the charcoal. You get the heat of the fire. You get incredible temperature for sear-ing, yet you can have it lasting a long period of time and give you that low and slow (heat) for barbecue.”

Charcoal barbecues are enjoy-ing a resurgence with consumers who want to expand their bar-becuing skills by playing with fire, says Naz Cavallaro, resident

chef for the Canadian grill maker Broil King.

“Charcoal has gone crazy over the past four years. More and more people are getting into the charcoal way of doing things,” Cavallaro says.

But both experts say there are reasons to choose a gas grill and pros and cons for each type of cooking fuel. A consistent tem-perature is easier to maintain with gas, either natural or pro-pane, and many homeowners opt to install a natural gas line so it’s “always there,” says Cavallaro.

“You don’t have to worry about going and filling tanks, putting tanks in your car, putting your-self in an unsafe environment,” he says.

With propane, a tank can run out during grilling. And it’s not as efficient in winter because the gas doesn’t burn off properly

when it’s too cold, Cavallaro adds. On the other hand, a three-metre hose for a natural gas hookup prohibits much relocation, where-as a propane-fuelled barbecue can be moved around the yard.When transporting a propane tank never lie it on its side or put it in the back seat of a vehicle. Caval-laro finds standing a tank in a plastic milk carton works well to keep it in place.When installing a refilled propane tank he advises doing a simple leak test. Using a clean paint or basting brush, apply a mixture of half soap and water on the hose and tank con-nections. Slowly turn on the tank. If bubbles form, there’s a leak.

When it comes to charcoal grills, many swear by the smoky taste they offer — but patience is required.

“You learn to read the fire and understand what wind direction’s

happening, what the humidity’s doing,” says Reader, who teach-es in the food and technology program at Niagara College and develops products for grocery and restaurant chains.

“If it’s dead air out there, there might not be enough oxygen in the air. If it’s a high humid day with no wind to actually fuel your fire you won’t get as hot a burn.”

Lighting charcoal isn’t difficult but isn’t as quick as gas.

There are compressed paper cubes, electrical lighters and electronic hair dryer-type blowers available to start a charcoal grill. Reader likes the ease of using a charcoal chimney.

“You fill this tube with charcoal, put crumpled newspaper under-neath, light the paper, it lights the charcoal. When it’s burning, dump it into your kettle and start cooking.”

TECHNOLOGY

Try some high-tech high ballsTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The message-in-a-bottle routine is going Wi-Fi. And that means pretty soon you’ll have your very own mini Times Square at the bar, right on the bottle.

“Everyone likes to see their name in lights,” says Brandon Laidlaw, presi-dent and chief operating officer of Pleasanton, California-based Medea vodka, which recently introduced a liquor bottle equipped with an LED message band that can be programmed to scroll any message that inspires you via a free smartphone app.

OK, so maybe it’s mes-sage ON a bottle. But the point is the same. Bluetooth technology is changing the way drink-

ers — and barkeeps — are interacting with their bottles.

This new use of tech means consumers can customize messages on the bottles they are drinking. Heck, they even can track its exact location.

Distributors and bar owners can use the same technology to track pur-chases and get sales data. And global drinks company Diageo even is working on smart sensor-equipped bot-tles that communicate with consumers’ devices and switch gears — recipes vs. sales promos — once the bottle is opened.

The idea is to give pack-aging a speaking role in an increasingly interactive marketplace.

“Every consumer is

walking around with a very powerful computer in their pocket,” says Venky Balakrishnan, global vice-president of digital innovation at Diageo.

And bottle tech that can harness that isn’t limited to the bottle. Currently available devices include wireless pour spouts such as Smart Spout, from Phoenix-based BarVision, which contains RFID tech-nology and electronic tilt sensors to measure and report on every ounce of liquor poured.

BarVision CEO Joe Nolan expects bottles will only up their intelligence levels as more producers bring pack-aging into the “internet of things,” i.e. appliances or other objects that are able to communicate wirelessly.

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from the great job that Mis-sion did [in 2015].”

B.C. Hockey did not reveal the number of bids received for the 2016 Cyclone Taylor Cup, stat-ing “multiple bids” were submitted.

B.C. Hockey reviews a broad list of factors when examining host bids for the Cyclone Taylor Cup, including but not limited to: presented budget, vol-unteer pool, media, ticket-ing and sponsorship.

According to Orr, the venue for the tournament will be announced at a later date by the Cougars.

The Archie Browning Sports Centre in Esquimalt is home to the Cougars for all VIJHL home dates.

In 2015, the Kimberley Dynamiters ventured to the Cyclone Taylor Cup after claiming Kimberley’s

first KIJHL championship since 1980 when the Kim-berley Knights took the title.

Hosted by the Mission Outlaws of the PJHL, the 2015 Cyclone Taylor Cup was won by the Campbell River Storm of the VIJHL. The Storm knocked off the Dynamiters 6-5 in the championship game.

The winner of the Cyclone Taylor Cup advan-ces to compete for the Keystone Cup -- Western Canada’s Junior ‘B’ hockey championship.

The Storm also went on to win the 2015 Keystone Cup.

The 2016 edition of the Keystone Cup is set to be hosted by the Extreme Hockey Regina Capitals of the Prairie Junior Hockey League.

The 2016 Keystone Cup

will run from April 14 to 17.Junior ‘B’ champions

from B.C., Alberta, Sas-katchewan, Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario compete for the Keystone Cup.

Hosting opportunities for the Cyclone Taylor Cup rotate on a three-year basis between each of the province’s three Junior ‘B’ hockey leagues.

With the PJHL’s Mission Outlaws hosting in 2015 and the VIJHL’s Victoria Cougars hosting in 2016, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League will host the 2017 Cyclone Tay-lor Cup.

The application process to host the 2017 Cyclone Taylor Cup will open in January 2016.

Kimberley previously hosted the 2008 Cyclone Taylor Cup.

TAYLOR ROCCA CRANBROOK DAILY TOWNSMAN

The road to B.C. Junior ‘B’ hockey supremacy will travel off the mainland and through Victoria in 2016.

B.C. Hockey awarded the 2016 Cyclone Taylor Cup, British Columbia’s Junior ‘B’ provincial cham-pionship, to the Victoria Cougars of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League (VIJHL) Monday morning.

The tournament will run from April 7 to 10, 2016.

“On behalf of the Vic-toria Cougars Junior Hockey Club, I’d like to

say that we are honoured to be selected to host the 2016 Cyclone Taylor Cup,” said Tom Arlidge, director at large for the Victoria Cougars, in a B.C. Hockey press release. “I know that our board of directors, vol-unteers and coaches will work together to produce what we hope will be the best Cyclone Taylor Cup to date.”

The Cyclone Taylor Cup pits the best of the best from B.C. Junior ‘B’ hockey against one another.

The four-team tourna-ment features league champions from each of the province’s three Junior

‘B’ hockey leagues -- the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) and VIJHL -- along with the host team.

“[Victoria] provided a solid bid with strong indicators of hosting a successful event,” said Sean Orr, senior manager of communications and events for B.C. Hockey. “We went through our process to formally review the bid and follow up with the host committee. From our review, it looks like they will be hosting a first-class event that can continue on

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TRACK & FIELD

Local high school track and fi eld team competed at Island championships in Victoria this month

17 Alberni athletes qualify for provincials

ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES

Armada Track and Field set sail for provincials after a strong finish at the Island Championships.

Twenty-nine athletes travelled to Victoria May 13 and 14 to compete at the University of Victoria’s Centennial Stadium with the hopes of gaining some experience and possibly qualify-ing for the B.C. Championships June 4 to 6.

Seventeen Alberni athletes have qualified and are moving on to provincials in Langley next month. Provincials sees over 3,000 track and field ath-letes compete.

“It’s a huge accomplishment to even make it from the Island as Vancouver Island always has a

very strong representation once there,” noted Anna Jack, ADSS track and field coach. “This is the most athletes ADSS has sent to BCs ever and in a more diverse range of events than ever before. Much of this due to the fact that we have such dedi-cated and great coaches.

“A huge thanks needs to go out to Darren Willis for all of his time and efforts working with these athletes in the sprints and hurdles area,” Jack added. “Jumps have been covered by Candice Werner and Michelle Campbell who have athletes competing in long jump, triple jump and high jump. It’s been a great season with our team attracting more and more ath-letes every year with more suc-cess every year.”

Provincial qualifi ersGrade 9 Maryna Macdonald

qualified for the provincials next month after runnin the 100-metre, 4x100-metre and 4x400-metre relay race.

Grade 10 girl athletes Aiden

Jager, Ashley Yaredic, Mya Smith and Sydney Dolling qualified for provincials. Jager made the cut in the 800-metre race. Yaredic’s times in the 80-metre, 300-metre hurdles and 4x400 relay were good enough for the BCs. Mya Smith quali-fied in the triple jump and the 4x400-metre relay. Sydney Dolling finished fast enough in the 4x400-metre relay for provincials.

For Grade 10 boys, Connor Sabiston qualified in both ham-mer throw and shot put, Josiah Anderson qualified in the 100-metre hurdles, Jonah Wynans qualified in the hammer throw and Tynan Smith qualified for the BCs in javelin.

Three senior girls (Grade 11 and 12) made the BC champion-

ships. Valerie Gilbert ran the 400-metre race in one minute and 3.49 seconds. Dara DiRocco leaped 9.26 metres in triple jump. DiRocco jumped 1.35 metres and Heather Cruick-shank rose 1.35 metres off the ground in the high jump.

Five Alberni senior boys quali-fied for the BCs. Rylee Mitchell threw the javelin a distance of 51.28 metres. Mitchell als qualified in both the 4x100 (46.3 seconds) and 4x400-metre (three minutes 40.75 seconds) relay teams with teammates Keith Watt and Coby Felsman Jr. Bobby Campbell qualified as part of the 4x100 relay team. Jesse Law was part of the 4x400 relay and the 400-metre single race, which he finished in 54.19 seconds.

[Left] Osyrus Samson throws the six-kilogram shot put for senior boys; he threw a distance of 7.82 metres. [Right] Jesse Law runs the 400-metre race for Alberni District Secondary School senior boys at the high school track and field Island championships in Victoria May 13 and 14. Law finished the finals with a time of 54.19 seconds, qualifying for the provincial championships next month in Langley. [SUBMITTED PHOTOS]

“This is the most athletes ADSS has sent to BCs ever and in a more diverse range of events than ever before.”

Anna Jack, ADSS track and field coach

HOCKEY

Victoria Cougars to host 2016 Cyclone Taylor junior B cup

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TENNISFrench Open - Men, WomenGrand Slam event:Roland Garros, May 24-June 7Paris, FranceSurface: Clay. Total purse (men and women): €13,008,000Competitors: 128 singles, 64 doubles

Today’s scheduleWomen’s Singles - Round 1Eugenie Bouchard (6), (Montreal) vs. Kristina Mladenovic (France), 10 a.m. P.D.T. (time approximate)

Earlier resultsMen’s singles - Round 1Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Alejandro Falla, Colombia, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4.Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Facundo Arguello, Argentina, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1.Tomas Berdych (4), Czech Republic, def. Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, 6-0, 7-5, 6-3.Kei Nishikori (5), Japan, def. Paul-Henri Mathieu, France, 6-3, 7-5, 6-1.Stan Wawrinka (8), Switzerland, def. Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. Feliciano Lopez (11), Spain, 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3.Gilles Simon (12), France, def. Lucas Pouille, France, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.Gael Monfils (13), France, def. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-5.Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (14), France, def. Christian Lindell, Sweden, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2.David Goffin (17), Belgium, def. Filip Krajinovic, Serbia, 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (3), 6-1.Tommy Robredo (18), Spain, def. Andrey Golubev, Kazakhstan, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3.Roberto Bautista Agut (19), Spain, def. Florian Mayer, Germany, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3.Pablo Cuevas (21), Uruguay, def. Sam Groth, Australia, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.Philipp Kohlschreiber (22), Germany, def. Go Soeda, Japan, 6-1, 6-0, 6-2.Ernests Gulbis (24), Latvia, def. Igor Sijsling, Netherlands, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (3).Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, def. Ivo Karlovic (25), Croatia, 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4.Steve Johnson, United States, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (26), Spain, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (1), 3-6, 6-3.Bernard Tomic (27), Australia, def. Luca Vanni, Italy, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.Fabio Fognini (28), Italy, def. Tatsuma Ito, Japan, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2.Nick Kyrgios (29), Australia, def. Denis Istomin, Uzbekistan, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.Jurgen Melzer, Austria, def. Adrian Mannarino (30), France, 7-6 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (4).Viktor Troicki (31), Serbia, def. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, 6-2, 6-1, 6-7 (3), 6-1.Fernando Verdasco (32), Spain, def. Taro Daniel, Japan, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

Women’s Singles - Round 1Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, 6-2, 6-4.Simona Halep (3), Romania, def. Evgeniya Rodina, Russia, 7-5, 6-4.Ana Ivanovic (7), Serbia, def. Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0.Carla Suarez Navarro (8), Spain, def. Monica Niculescu, Romania, 6-2, 6-2.Ekaterina Makarova (9), Russia, def. Louisa Chirico, United States, 6-4, 6-2.Angelique Kerber (11), Germany, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-0, 6-1.Karolina Pliskova (12), Czech Republic, def. Zhang Shuai, China, 7-6 (4), 6-4.Lucie Safarova (13), Czech Republic, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (9).Annika Beck, Germany, def. Agnieszka Radwanska (14), Poland, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1.Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Venus Williams (15), United States, 7-6 (5), 6-1.Sara Errani (17), Italy, def. Alison Riske, United States, 7-6 (1), 2-6, 6-0.Elina Svitolina (19), Ukraine, def. Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, 6-2, 6-2.Sabine Lisicki (20), Germany, def. Monica Puig, Puerto Rico, 6-3, 6-2.Garbine Muguruza (21), Spain, def. Petra Martic, Croatia, 6-2, 7-5.Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, def. Barbora Strycova (22), Czech Republic, 7-6 (5), 6-2.Polona Hercog, Slovenia, def. Peng Shuai (24), China, 6-0, 2-0, retired.Samantha Stosur (26), Australia, def. Madison Brengle, United States, 6-1, 6-3.Victoria Azarenka (27), Belarus, def. Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor, Spain, 6-2, 6-1.Flavia Pennetta (28), Italy, def. Magda Linette, Poland, 6-3, 5-7, 6-1.

BASEBALLMLB

Yesterday’s resultsSeattle 4, Tampa Bay 1NY Yankees 14, Kansas City 1Baltimore 4, Houston 3Oakland 4, Detroit 0Toronto 6, Chicago White Sox 0Colorado 5, Cincinnati 4NY Mets 6, Philadelphia 3Minnesota 7, Boston 2San Francisco 8, Milwaukee 4Washington 2, Chicago Cubs 1Texas 10, Cleveland 8St. Louis 3, Arizona 2 (10 innings)Pittsburgh 4, Miami 2LA Dodgers 6, Atlanta 3L.A. Angels 4, San Diego 3

Sunday’s resultsToronto 8, Seattle 2Houston 10, Detroit 8Miami 5, Baltimore 2Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 2Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 2Boston 6, LA Angels 1Atlanta 2, Milwaukee 1Pittsburgh 9, NY Mets 1Washington 4, Philadelphia 1Minnesota 8, Chicago Sox 1St. Louis 6, Kansas City 1Arizona 4, Chicago Cubs 3San Diego 11, LA Dodgers 3Colorado 11, San Francisco 2Texas 5, N.Y. Yankees 2

Today’s schedule with probable pitchersMiami at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Latos (1-4) vs. Locke (2-2)Houston at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Feldman (3-4) vs. Tillman (2-5)Washington at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m. Roark (0-2) vs. Hendricks (1-1)Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Duffy (2-3) vs. Warren (2-3)Chi. White Sox at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Danks (2-4) vs. Dickey (2-5)Texas at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Rodriguez (2-2) vs. Salazar (5-1)Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m. Williams (3-4) vs. deGrom (5-4)Seattle at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Happ (3-1) vs. Colome (3-1)Colorado at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. De La Rosa (1-2) vs. Lorenzen (1-1)Boston at Minnesota, 5:10 p.m. Buchholz (2-5) vs. Pelfrey (3-1)San Francisco at Milwaukee, 5:10 p.m. Bumgarner (5-2) vs. Garza (2-6)Arizona at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Bradley (2-1) vs. Garcia (0-1)San Diego at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Despaigne (2-3) vs. Shoemaker (3-4)Detroit at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Price (3-1) vs. Chavez (1-4)Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 7:10 p.m. Teheran (4-1) vs. Kershaw (2-3)

B.C. Premier LeagueTeam W L Pct GBNorth Delta 11 2 .846 -North Shore 14 3 .824 1Vic Eagles 17 7 .708 .5Langley 15 7 .682 .5Okanagan 16 8 .667 .5Nanaimo 15 11 .577 2.5Whalley 10 13 .435 6Abbotsford 8 15 .348 8Coquitlam 7 17 .292 9.5Vic Mariners 5 13 .278 8.5Parksville 4 12 .250 8.5White Rock 5 19 .208 11.5

Sunday’s resultsNanaimo 5, Victoria Eagles 4Victoria Mariners 4, Abbotsford 3North Delta 4, Coquitlam 3Okanagan 9, Parksville 2Victoria Eagles 10, Nanaimo 3Abbotsford 11, Victoria Mariners 6North Delta 10, Coquitlam 0Okanagan 5, Parksville 0

HOCKEYNHL

Playoffs - Round 3(Stanley Cup semifinals)

All series best-of- seven

Conference FinalsWest - Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim DucksEast - Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers

Yesterday’s result (Game 5)Anaheim 5, Chicago 4 (OT) (Anaheim leads series 3-2)

Sunday’s result (Game 5)Tampa Bay 2, NY Rangers 0 (Tampa Bay leads series 3-2)

Today’s schedule (Game 6)New York Rangers at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27 (Game 6)Anaheim at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Friday, May 29 (Game 7*)Tampa Bay at NY Rangers, 5 p.m.

Sunday at New York

Lightning 2, Rangers 0First PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Staal Nyr (Interference) 7:23, Johnson Tb (Slashing) 15:01

Second Period1. Tampa Bay, Filppula (3) (Stralman, Stamkos) 13:292. Tampa Bay, Stamkos (7) (Kucherov, Palat) 18:22 (PP)Penalties: Garrison Tb (High-sticking) 7:19, Sustr Tb (Tripping) 9:51, Staal Nyr (Tripping) 17:04

Third PeriodNo scoringPenalties: Kreider Nyr (Delaying Game - Puck over Glass) 2:51, Palat Tb (Slashing) 18:21, Brassard Nyr (Slash-ing) 18:21

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd TTampa Bay 4 11 7 22New York 6 10 10 26

Goaltending summary:Tampa Bay: Bishop (26/26), New York: Lundqvist (20/22)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Tampa Bay: 1 of 3, New York: 0 of 4

Att: 18,006

Memorial CupCanadian Hockey League (CHL) championship, Quebec City, May 22-31 at Colisee Pepsi.

Teams GP W L GF-AOshawa Generals (OHL) 2 2 0 9-7Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 2 1 1 10-7Quebec Remparts (Host) 2 1 1 8-8Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) 1 0 1 3-4

Yesterday’s resultKelowna 7, Rimouski 3

Sunday’s resultOshawa 5, Quebec 4 (OT)

Schedule (all times PDT)Today’s gameOshawa vs. Kelowna, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27Quebec vs. Rimouski, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 28 - Playoff roundTiebreaker, If necessary, Time TBA

Friday, May 29 - SemifinalThird Place vs. Second, , 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 31 - FinalSemifinal Winner vs. First Place, TBA

American Hockey League Calder Cup playoffs - Round 3

Eastern match-ups1-Manchester Monarchs vs. 3-Hartford Wolf PackWestern match-ups1-Utica Comets vs. 2-Grand Rapids Griffins

Yesterday’s result (Game2)Grand Rapids 4, Utica 2 (Series tied 1-1)

Sunday’s result (Game 1)Utica 2, Grand Rapids 1

Today’s schedule (Game3)Manchester at Hartford, 4 p.m. (Manchester leads series 2-0)

AUTO RACING99th Indianapolis 500Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speed-way, Indiana. Rectangular oval, 4 turns, 2.5 miles per lap.

Results (Start position in parentheses)1 (15) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200 laps, $2,449,0552 (2) Will Power, Dallara-Chev, 200, $792,5553 (14) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Chev, 200, $564,0554 (1) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Chev, 200, $615,8055 (17) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 200, $439,5556 (8) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 200, $412,0557 (5) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Chev, 200, $482,5558 (10) J.R. Hildebrand, Dallara-Chev, 200, $246,8059 (9) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chev, 200, $382,05510 (3) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Chev, 200, $307,80511 (7) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara-Chev, 200, $378,55512 (31) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 200, $368,80513 (24) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 200, $364,05514 (23) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Chev, 200, $218,55515 (16) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 200, $355,55516 (26) Gabby Chaves, Dallara-Honda, 200, $399,05517 (20) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 200, $203,30518 (19) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 200, $347,55519 (18) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 200, $200,30520 (11) Carlos Munoz, Dallara-Honda, 200, $345,55521 (6) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 199, $211,30522 (25) Pippa Mann, Dallara-Honda, 197, $206,80523 (27) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara-Chev, 175, (Contact) $200,30524 (28) Jack Hawksworth, Dallara-Honda, 175, (Contact) $205,05525 (29) Stefano Coletti, Dallara-Chev, 175, (Contact) $344,555

Race StatisticsWinner’s average speed: 161341Time of Race: 3:05:56.5286Margin of Victory: 0.1046 secondsCautions: 6 for 47 lapsLead Changes: 37 among 10 drivers

NASCARCoca-Cola 600Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina. Quad Oval, 1.5 miles per lap.

Results: (Start position in parentheses)1 (3) Carl Edwards, Toyota $363,3902 (4) Greg Biffle, Ford $277,2633 (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chev $217,2554 (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota $258,3165 (10) Martin Truex Jr., Chev $182,3506 (19) Ryan Newman, Chev $166,5707 (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford $172,9118 (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota $143,7209 (8) Kevin Harvick, Chev $174,04510 (14) Kurt Busch, Chev $140,04511 (17) Kyle Busch, Toyota $157,30112 (33) Kasey Kahne, Chev $128,68513 (2) Joey Logano, Ford $161,79314 (23) Paul Menard, Chev $120,73515 (18) Jeff Gordon, Chev $156,37116 (11) Austin Dillon, Chev $147,27117 (21) Aric Almirola, Ford $146,04618 (28) Chase Elliott, Chev $103,91019 (22) Jamie McMurray, Chev $136,82620 (24) Clint Bowyer, Toyota $140,36821 (12) Tony Stewart, Chev $132,39922 (20) Danica Patrick, Chev $111,760

Race StatisticsAvg Speed of Winner: 147.803 mphTime of Race: 4 hours, 3:34Margin of Victory: 4.785 seconds.Caution Flags: 8 for 39 laps.Lead Changes: 22 among 9 drivers.

Formula OneGrand Prix Of MonacoCircuit De Monaco, Street circuit. Lap length: 2.07 miles

Results, with driver’s country, constructor and finishing time.1 Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 78 laps, 88.778 mph2 Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Ferrari 1:49:22.9063 Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes 1:49:24.4734 Daniil Kvyat, Russia, Red Bull 1:49:30.3855 Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Red Bull 1:49:32.0286 Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Ferrari 1:49:32.7657 Sergio Perez, Mexico, Force India 1:49:33.4338 Jenson Button, England, McLaren 1:49:34.4839 Felipe Nasr, Brazil, Sauber 1:49:42.04610 Carlos Sainz Jr., Spain, Toro Rosso 1:49:43.476

CYCLINGRoad racingGiro d’Italia

Yesterday was a rest day. Sunday’s results and standings:Stage 15 - 165 km, Marostica - Madonna Di Campiglio. (Final ascent).. Weather: Dry

1. Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team, 4:22:352. Yury Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha, 0:00:023. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 0:00:0512. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 0:03:11

General Classification (pink jersey)1. Alberto Contador (Spa) Tinkoff-Saxo, 60:01:342. Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team, 0:02:353. Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team, 0:04:1913. Ryder Hesjedal (Victoria) Cannondale-Garmin Pro Cycling Team, 0:11:17

LACROSSEWestern Lacrosse AssnWLA Senior A

Standings GP W L T PtsNanaimo 2 2 0 0 4Burnaby 1 1 0 0 2Coquitlam 0 0 0 0 0Langley 0 0 0 0 0New Westminster 0 0 0 0 0Maple Ridge 1 0 1 0 0Victoria 2 0 2 0 0

Sunday’s resultsNanaimo 12, Victoria 9 (OT)Burnaby 9, Maple Ridge 8

Wednesday, May 27New Westminster at Langley, 7:45 p.m.

Thursday, May 28Coquitlam at N.Westminster, 7:45 p.m.

Friday, May 29Burnaby at Victoria, 7:45 p.m.

BC Junior A Lacrosse League

Standings GP W L T PtsCoquitlam 8 7 1 0 14Delta 8 7 1 0 14Victoria 9 6 3 0 12Nanaimo 7 3 4 0 6New Westminster 6 3 3 0 6Langley 8 2 5 1 5Port Coquitlam 9 2 6 1 5Burnaby 9 1 8 0 2

Sunday’s resultsCoquitlam 10, Victoria 6Port Coquitlam 9, Nanaimo 5

Today’s scheduleNew Westminster at Langley, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, May 27Delta at Coquitlam, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 29Burnaby at Port Coquitlam, 8 p.m.

Saturday, May 30New Westminster at Victoria, 5 p.m.Langley at Delta, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 31Delta at Nanaimo, 4 p.m.Victoria at Burnaby, 5 p.m.

National Lacrosse LeagueDivision finalsHome-and home series

Return leg gamesSaturday’s resultsToronto 11, Rochester 8Toronto 8, Rochester 2 (Toronto wins series 2-1)

Calgary 12, Edmonton 9Edmonton 4, Calgary 1 (Edmonton wins series 2-1)

Champion’s Cup FinalsGame 1: Saturday, May 30, 4 p.m., Air Canada CentreEdmonton Rush (15-6) at Toronto Rock (16-5)

Game 2Friday, June 5, 6:30 p.m., Rexall PlaceToronto at Edmonton

Game 3 (if necessary):Saturday, June 13, 4 p.m.Edmonton at Toronto

SOCCERMLS

Sunday’s resultsNY Red Bulls 0, Philadelphia 2San Jose 1, Orlando 1

Wednesday, May 27Colorado at Seattle, 7 p.m.DC United at Portland, 7:30 p.m.Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.

UEFA Champions LeagueFinalSaturday, June 6Olympiastadion, Berlin, 11:45 a.m.Juventus vs. Barcelona

English FA CupFinal, Saturday May 30Wembley Stadium, 9:30 a.m.Arsenal v Aston Villa

English Premier LeagueFinal standingsPosition/Club W D L GF GA Pts1 Chelsea 26 9 3 73 32 872 Man City 24 7 7 83 38 793 Arsenal 22 9 7 71 36 754 Man United 20 10 8 62 37 705 Tot Hotspur 19 7 12 58 53 646 Liverpool 18 8 12 52 48 627 Southampton 18 6 14 54 33 608 Swansea 16 8 14 46 49 569 Stoke City 15 9 14 48 45 5410 Crystal Pal 13 9 16 47 51 4811 Everton 12 11 15 48 50 4712 West Ham 12 11 15 44 47 4713 West Brom 11 11 16 38 51 4414 Leicester 11 8 19 46 55 4115 Newcastle 10 9 19 40 63 3916 Sunderland 7 17 14 31 53 3817 Aston Villa 10 8 20 31 57 3818-R Hull City 8 11 19 33 51 3519-R Burnley 7 12 19 28 53 3320-R Q.P. Rangers 8 6 24 42 73 30 -R=Relegated to Championship Promoted: Bournemouth, Watford, Norwich City

Sunday’s resultsArsenal 4, West Brom 1Aston Villa 0, Burnley 1Chelsea 3, Sunderland 1Crystal Palace 1, Swansea 0Everton 0, Spurs 1Hull 0, Manchester United 0Leicester 5, Q.P. Rangers, 1Manchester City 2, Southampton 0Newcastle 2, West Ham 0Stoke 6, Liverpool 1

Pacific Coast Soccer LeagueTeam W D L GF GA PtsMid Isle 3 1 1 10 7 10Victoria 2 4 1 12 10 10Vancouver Utd 2 2 0 7 2 8Vancouver Tbirds 2 1 0 7 2 7Tim Hortons 2 0 4 11 19 6Khalsa 1 1 0 3 0 4Kamloops 1 1 2 7 10 4Abbotsford 0 2 1 3 4 2FC Tigers 0 2 4 11 17 2

Sunday’s scheduleAbbotsford 1, Vancouver United 1Khalsa SC 0, Mid Isle 0Van Tbirds 1, Victoria 1Tigers Vancouver 3, Kamloops 4

Today’s scheduleVancouver Thunderbirds vs. Abbotsford, 7:15 p.m.

BASKETBALLNBA Playoffs(All series best-of-seven)

Eastern Conference final (Round 3)Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland CavaliersWestern Conference finalsGolden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets

Yesterday’s result (Game 4)Houston 128, Golden State115 (Golden State leads series 3-1)

Sunday’s result (Game 3)Cleveland 114 Atlanta 111 (OT) (Cleveland leads series 3-0)

Today’s schedule (Game 4)Atlanta at Cleveland, 5:30 p.m.

GOLFResults and schedules

PGAThis week’s tournamentAT&T Byron Nelson, May 28-31TPC Four Seasons Las Colinas, Irving, Texas. Par 70, 7,166 yards. Purse: $7,100,000. 2014 champion: Brendon Todd

Last week: Crowne Plaza Invita-tional, Colonial Country Club Course, Fort Worth, Texas. Par 70, 7,204 yards. Purse: $6,500,000.

Final leaderboardGolfer Par Winnings1 Chris Kirk -12 $1,170,000T2 Jason Bohn -11 $485,333T2 Jordan Spieth -11 $485,333T2 Brandt Snedeker -11 $485,333T5 Adam Hadwin -10 $220,350T5 Abbotsford, B.C. -10 $220,350T5 Pat Perez -10 $220,350T5 Kevin Kisner -10 $220,350T5 George McNeill -10 $220,350T5 Ian Poulter -10 $220,350T10 Danny Lee -9 $134,875T10 Ben Martin -9 $134,875T10 Colt Knost -9 $134,875T10 Jerry Kelly -9 $134,875T10 Brian Harman -9 $134,875T10 Rory Sabbatini -9 $134,875T10 Kevin Na -9 $134,875T10 Charley Hoffman -9 $134,87518 John Huh -8 $97,500T19 Robert Streb -7 $78,780T19 Kevin Chappell -7 $78,780T19 Zach Johnson -7 $78,780T19 Shawn Stefani -7 $78,780T19 Tony Finau -7 $78,780Other CanadiansT27 Nick Taylor -5 $45,175T33 David Hearn -4 $31,525T53 Graham DeLaet -1 $14,976

LPGANo tournament last week.

This week’s schedule:ShopRite LPGA Classic, May 29-31.Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, Bay Course, Galloway, New Jersey. Par 71, 6,247 yards. Purse: $1,500,000. 2014 champion: Stacy Lewis

Champions TourNo tournament this week

Last week: Senior PGA Champion-ship, French Lick, Indiana, The Pete Dye Course. Par 72, 8,102 yards. Purse: $2,000,000.

Final leaderboardGolfer Par Winnings1 Colin Montgomerie -8 $495,0002 Esteban Toledo -4 $297,0003 Woody Austin -3 $187,000T4 Brian Henninger -2 $117,500T4 Scott Verplank -2 $117,5006 Bernhard Langer E $90,000T7 Tom Pernice, Jr. +1 $77,500T7 Jeff Sluman +1 $77,500T9 Marco Dawson +2 $65,000

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GOLF - Champions Tour (Cont’d)

T9 Steve Jones +2 $65,000T9 Sandy Lyle +2 $65,000T9 Mark McNulty +2 $65,000T13 Roger Chapman +3 $49,750T13 Joe Durant +3 $49,750T13 Kevin Sutherland +3 $49,750T13 Kirk Triplett +3 $49,750T17 Olin Browne +5 $37,000T17 Russ Cochran +5 $37,000T17 Paul Goydos +5 $37,000T17 Jerry Haas +5 $37,000T17 Peter Senior +5 $37,000From CanadaT34 Rod Spittle +8 $12,000

Web.com TourNo tournament last week.

This week’s schedule:Rex Hospital Open, May 28-31TPC Wakefield Plantation, Raleigh, North Carolina, Par 71, 7,257 yards. Purse: $625,000. 2014 champion: Byron Smith

European TourThis week’s tournamentIrish Open, May 28 - 31Royal County Down Golf Course, Newcastle, Northern Ireland. Par 71, 7,204 yards. Purse: $2,000,000. 2014 champion: Mikko Ilonen. Last week: BMW European PGA Championship, Wentworth Club, West Course, Surrey, England. Par 73, 7,281 yards. Purse: $4,750,000.

Final leaderboardGolfer Par Winnings1 Byeong-Hun An -21 $1,083,329T2 Miguel Jimenez -15 $564,558T2 Thongchai Jaidee -15 $564,5584 Chris Wood -13 $325,0005 Francesco Molinari -12 $275,600T6 Shane Lowry -11 $211,250T6 Tommy Fleetwood -11 $211,250T8 Julien Quesne -10 $154,050T8 Alexander Noren -10 $154,05010 Alejandro Canizares -9 $130,000T11 Joost Luiten -8 $103,783T11 James Morrison -8 $103,783T11 Thomas Bjorn -8 $103,783T11 Branden Grace -8 $103,783T11 Gregory Havret -8 $103,783T11 Felipe Aguilar -8 $103,78317 Andrew Sullivan -7 $87,750T18 Soren Kjeldsen -6 $79,463T18 Marc Warren -6 $79,463T18 Martin Kaymer -6 $79,463T18 Jamie Donaldson -6 $79,463

Mariners 4, Rays 1Seattle Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h biSmith RF 5 2 2 0 Guyer RF 5 0 1 0Miller LF 4 1 0 0 Butler DH 5 0 1 0Cano 2B 4 0 2 2 Longoria 3B 5 0 1 0Cruz DH 4 0 1 1 Forsythe 1B 3 1 1 1Seager 3B 3 0 1 0 Beckham SS 3 0 1 0Ruggiano CF 2 0 0 0 Elmore LF 2 0 2 0Ackley CF 1 0 0 0 DeJesus LF 1 0 0 0Morrison 1B 4 0 2 0 Kiermaier CF 4 0 0 0Taylor SS 4 0 0 0 Franklin 2B 3 0 0 0Zunino C 4 1 1 1 Rivera C 4 0 1 0Totals 35 4 9 4 Totals 35 1 8 1

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2B: SEA Seager (9, Odorizzi), Smith, S 2 (9, Geltz, Gomes, B); TB Elmore 2 (3, Elias, Elias), Rivera, R (5, Elias). HR: SEA Zunino (6, 9th inning off Gomes, B, 0 on, 2 out); TB Forsythe (5, 6th inning off Elias, 0 on, 0 out). Team Lob: SEA 7; TB 11. DP: TB (Longoria-Franklin). E: TB Beckham, T (2, fielding).

Seattle IP H R ER BB SOR Elias (W, (W, 2-1)) 6.0 6 1 1 3 6M Lowe 1.0 1 0 0 0 0C Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1F Rodney 1.0 1 0 0 0 0Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SOJ Odorizzi (L, (L, 3-5)) 7.0 5 2 1 2 7S Geltz 1.0 2 1 1 1 1B Gomes 1.0 2 1 1 0 0

Time: 2:51. Att: 10,401.

Yankees 14, Royals 1Kansas City NY Yankees ab r h bi ab r h biEscobar SS 5 1 1 0 Gardner LF 4 3 2 3Moustakas 3B 3 0 0 0 Headley 3B 4 1 3 3Cain CF 2 0 1 0 Rodriguez DH 4 1 2 0Dyson CF 2 0 2 1 Teixeira 1B 3 1 0 0Hosmer 1B-RF 3 0 1 0 Young RF-LF 1 0 0 0Morales DH 3 0 1 0 McCann C-1B 3 2 1 3Gordon LF 3 0 1 0 Jones OF-1B 5 1 2 0Perez 1B 1 0 0 0 Drew 2B-3B 5 1 1 3Infante 2B 3 0 1 0 Gregorius SS 3 2 1 0Orlando RF-LF 4 0 0 0 Heathcott CF 5 2 2 2Butera C 4 0 0 0 Totals 37 14 14 14Totals 33 1 8 1

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2B: KC Escobar, A (8, Eovaldi); NYY Gardner (8, Guthrie), Headley (6, Mo-rales, F). GIDP: KC Hosmer; NYY Drew. HR: NYY Headley (6, 1st inning off Guthrie, 1 on, 0 out), McCann, B (5, 1st inning off Guthrie, 2 on, 0 out), Gardner (4, 1st inning off Guthrie, 2 on, 2 out), Drew (5, 2nd inning off Guthrie, 2 on, 0 out), Heathcott (1, 7th inning off Holland, G, 1 on, 0 out). Team Lob: KC 9; NYY 7. DP: KC (Colon, C-Escobar, A-Perez, S); NYY (Pirela-Gregorius-Jones, G). E: KC Orlando (2, fielding).

Kansas City IP H R ER BB SOJ Guthrie (L, (L, 4-3)) 1.0 9 11 11 3 1B Finnegan 3.0 0 0 0 1 2F Morales 2.0 1 1 1 1 2G Holland 0.1 1 2 2 2 1J Frasor 1.2 3 0 0 0 1NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SON Eovaldi (W, (W, 4-1)) 7.0 8 1 1 1 4J Lindgren 2.0 0 0 0 2 2HBP: Moustakas (by Eovaldi), Gregorius (by Guthrie).

Time: 3:12. Att: 36,031.

Dodgers 6, Braves 3Atlanta LA Dodgers ab r h bi ab r h biPeterson 2B 4 0 1 0 Pederson CF 5 1 3 0Maybin CF 3 1 0 0 Rollins SS 5 2 1 1Freeman 1B 4 0 2 1 Kendrick 2B 3 0 1 0Markakis RF 4 0 0 0 Gonzalez 1B 5 0 2 1Gomes LF 4 2 2 0 Turner 3B 3 0 1 0Simmons SS 4 0 1 0 Ethier RF 3 1 2 2Ciriaco 3B 4 0 2 1 Van Slyke LF 4 0 0 0Bethancourt C 3 0 1 1 Ellis C 3 1 0 0Perez P 2 0 0 0 Anderson P 2 0 0 0Young Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 Guerrero PH 1 1 1 2Cun’ham PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 6 11 6Totals 34 3 9 3

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2B: ATL Gomes, J (3, Hatcher); LAD Ped-erson (8, Perez, W). GIDP: ATL Markakis; LAD Van Slyke. HR: LAD Ethier (6, 8th inning off Masset, 0 on, 0 out), Guerrero, A (8, 8th inning off Masset, 1 on, 1 out), Rollins (5, 8th inning off Masset, 0 on, 2 out). Team Lob: ATL 6; LAD 10. DP: ATL (Simmons, A-Freeman); LAD (Rollins-Kendrick, H-Gonzalez, A). PICKOFFS: LAD Anderson, B (Peterson, J at 1st base).

Atlanta IP H R ER BB SOW Perez 6.0 7 1 1 1 7L Avilan 0.2 1 1 1 2 0N Masset (L, (L, 0-1)) 1.0 3 4 4 1 1T Cahill 0.1 0 0 0 1 1LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SOB Anderson 7.0 7 2 2 2 3A Liberatore (W, (W, 1-1)) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0D Hatcher 0.0 2 1 1 0 0K Jansen 1.0 0 0 0 0 1

Time: 2:49. Att: 44,680.

Giants 8, Brewers 4San Francisco Milwaukee ab r h bi ab r h biAoki LF 4 2 4 2 Gomez CF 4 0 0 0Panik 2B 4 0 0 0 Davis LF 3 3 3 2Pagan CF 3 0 0 0 Braun RF 3 1 1 2Strickland P 1 0 0 0 Lind 1B 4 0 0 0Pence RF 4 1 3 2 Ramirez 3B 2 0 0 0Belt 1B 4 1 0 0 Parra PH 1 0 0 0Crawford SS 5 1 1 0 Gomez 2B 4 0 1 0Duffy 3B 5 1 2 1 Maldonado C 2 0 0 0Susac C 4 1 2 1 Centeno PH 1 0 0 0Lincecum P 2 0 0 0 Lohse P 2 0 0 0Blanco PH-CF 2 1 1 1 Herrera 3B 2 0 0 0Totals 38 8 13 7 Sardinas SS 4 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 5 4

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SB: SF Aoki (11, 2nd base off Smith, W/Maldonado), Pence (1, 2nd base off Ro-driguez, F/Maldonado); MIL Braun (5, 2nd base off Lincecum/Susac). 2B: SF Pence (3, Smith, W); MIL Gomez, H (9, Lincecum). GIDP: SF Blanco, G, Panik. HR: SF Aoki (2, 3rd inning off Lohse, 0 on, 1 out); MIL Davis, K 2 (5, 1st inning off Lincecum, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd inning off Lincecum, 0 on, 2 out), Braun (12, 5th inning off Lincecum, 1 on, 1 out). Team Lob: SF 8; MIL 5. DP: MIL 2 (Gomez, H-Sardinas-Lind, Sardinas-Gomez, H-Lind). E: MIL Gomez, C 2 (3, fielding, throw).

San Francisco IP H R ER BB SOT Lincecum (W, (W, 5-2)) 5.0 5 4 4 3 4J Affeldt 1.2 0 0 0 1 0H Strickland 2.1 0 0 0 0 3Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SOK Lohse (L, (L, 3-5)) 5.1 6 5 5 3 7J Jeffress 0.0 3 3 3 0 0W Smith 0.1 1 0 0 1 1N Cotts 1.1 2 0 0 0 1B Kintzler 1.0 1 0 0 0 1F Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 1 2

Time: 3:15. Att: 41,969.

Cardinals 3, D-backs 2 (10 innings)Arizona St. Louis ab r h bi ab r h biInciarte CF 5 1 2 0 Wong 2B 5 1 3 0Trumbo RF 5 1 1 2 Carpenter 3B 5 0 2 0G’schmidt 1B 4 0 2 0 Holliday LF 5 0 2 0Peralta LF 2 0 0 0 Adams 1B 4 1 1 1Tomas 3B 5 0 3 0 Peralta SS 4 1 2 1Owings 2B 4 0 1 0 Molina C 4 0 0 0Gosewisch C 4 0 0 0 Heyward RF 4 0 1 1Ahmed SS 4 0 0 0 Bourjos CF 4 0 2 0Anderson P 2 0 0 0 Martinez P 3 0 1 0Hill PH 1 0 0 0 Grichuk CF 1 0 1 0Pollock PH 1 0 0 0 Totals 39 3 15 3Totals 37 2 9 2

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2B: STL Wong (9, Anderson, C). GIDP: ARI Owings; STL Molina. HR: ARI Trumbo (7, 8th inning off Siegrist, 1 on, 0 out); STL Peralta (7, 10th inning off Ramirez, J.C., 0 on, 0 out). S: ARI Owings. Team Lob: ARI 11; STL 11. DP: ARI (Goldschmidt-Ahmed-Anderson, C); STL (Wong-Peralta-Adams, M).

Arizona IP H R ER BB SOR Anderson 6.0 10 2 2 1 4O Perez 0.2 1 0 0 1 0R Delgado 1.1 1 0 0 0 1E Burgos 0.0 2 0 0 0 0J Ramirez (L, (L, 1-1)) 1.0 1 1 1 0 3St. Louis IP H R ER BB SOC Martinez 7.0 5 0 0 2 8K Siegrist 0.0 2 2 2 2 0M Maness 1.0 0 0 0 0 1T Rosenthal (W, (W, 1-0)) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1

Time: 3:24. Att: 42,853.

Rockies 5, Reds 4Colorado Cincinnati ab r h bi ab r h biBlackmon CF 3 2 1 0 Phillips 2B 5 0 0 0LeMahieu 2B 5 0 2 2 Votto 1B 5 1 1 0Arenado 3B 4 1 3 3 Frazier 3B 4 1 1 2Paulsen LF-1B 5 0 2 0 Bruce RF 5 0 3 0Rosario 1B 4 0 0 0 Pena C 3 0 1 0Tulowitzki PH 1 0 0 0 Byrd LF 4 2 2 1Barnes RF 4 0 1 0 Cozart SS 3 0 0 0Hundley C 4 1 1 0 Marquis P 2 0 1 0Descalso SS 3 1 1 0 Boesch PH 1 0 1 0Butler P 2 0 0 0 S’umaker PH 1 0 0 0Ynoa LF 1 0 0 0 Hamilton CF 4 0 1 1Totals 36 5 11 5 Totals 37 4 11 4

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SB: COL Blackmon 3 (10, 2nd base off Marquis/Pena, B, 2nd base off Marquis/Pena, B, 3rd base off Mattheus/Pena, B), LeMahieu (4, 2nd base off Marquis/Pena, B). 2B: COL Barnes, B (4, Mar-quis); CIN Votto (8, Butler, E), Marquis (1, Butler, E), Byrd (5, Butler, E).

HR: COL Arenado (9, 4th inning off Marquis, 0 on, 2 out); CIN Frazier (13, 1st inning off Butler, E, 1 on, 1 out), Byrd (10, 6th inning off Butler, E, 0 on, 0 out). S: COL Butler, E. Team Lob: COL 9; CIN 9. E: CIN Frazier (5, throw).

Colorado IP H R ER BB SOT Butler 6.0 9 4 4 2 1C Friedrich 0.2 2 0 0 0 1R Betancourt (W, (W, 2-1)) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0J Axford 1.0 0 0 0 1 0Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SOJ Marquis 5.2 10 4 2 2 4R Mattheus 0.1 0 0 0 0 0J Diaz 1.0 0 0 0 0 3A Cingrani 1.0 0 0 0 0 1A Chapman (L, (L, 2-3)) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2

Time: 2:59. Att: 20,516.

Ducks 5, Blackhawks 4 (OT)First Period1. Anaheim, Fowler (2) (Cogliano, Thompson) 5:102. Anaheim, Kesler (6) (Beauchemin, Silfverberg) 5:423. Anaheim, Vatanen (3) (Getzlaf) 14:37Penalties: Seabrook Chi (Cross check-ing Jiri Sekac) 10:18

Second Period4. Chicago, Teravainen (2) (Vermette, Sharp) 1:115. Chicago, Seabrook (5) (Sharp, Teravainen) 19:35Penalties: Beauchemin Ana (Tripping Patrick Kane) 5:46

Third Period6. Anaheim, Maroon (6) (Getzlaf, Vatanen) 14:457. Chicago, Toews (6) (Keith, Hossa) 18:108. Chicago, Toews (7) (Shaw, Seabrook) 19:22Penalties: Stoner Ana (Hooking Patrick Sharp) 1:43

First Overtime9. Anaheim, Beleskey (7) (Silfverberg, Kesler) 0:45

Shots on goal by period: 1st 2nd 3rd OT TChicago 3 13 12 0 28Anaheim 11 5 8 4 28

Goaltending summary:Chicago: Crawford (23/28), Anaheim: Andersen (24/28)

Power Play Summary (PPG / PPO):Chicago: 0 of 2, Anaheim: 0 of 2

Att: 17,286

Eastern LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GADC United 22 12 6 2 4 14 10N. England 20 13 5 3 5 18 16NY Red Bulls 17 11 4 2 5 14 11Columbus 15 11 4 4 3 17 14Toronto 13 10 4 5 1 14 14Orlando 13 12 3 5 4 14 15Philadelphia 12 13 3 7 3 13 21Chicago 11 10 3 5 2 11 14Montreal 8 7 2 3 2 9 10NY City FC 7 12 1 7 4 9 16

Western LeagueClub PTS GP W L T GF GADallas 21 12 6 3 3 18 15Seattle 20 11 6 3 2 17 9Vancouver 20 13 6 5 2 14 12San Jose 18 12 5 4 3 13 12Sporting KC 18 12 4 2 6 17 15Los Angeles 17 13 4 4 5 12 15Salt Lake 17 12 4 3 5 12 15Houston 16 13 4 5 4 16 16Portland 13 12 3 5 4 10 13Colorado 13 11 2 2 7 10 9

American LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkTampa Bay 24 22 .522 - L3NY Yankees 23 22 .511 0.5 W1Baltimore 20 22 .476 2.0 W1Boston 21 24 .467 2.5 L1Toronto 21 26 .447 3.5 W2Central W L PCT GB StrkKansas City 28 16 .636 - L2Minnesota 26 18 .591 2.0 W3Detroit 26 20 .565 3.0 L3Cleveland 20 24 .455 8.0 L1Chicago Sox 19 23 .452 8.0 L3West W L PCT GB StrkHouston 29 17 .630 - L1LA Angels 23 22 .511 5.5 W1Texas 22 23 .489 6.5 W6Seattle 21 23 .477 7.0 W1Oakland 17 30 .362 12.5 W3

National LeagueEast W L PCT GB StrkWashington 27 18 .600 - W2NY Mets 25 21 .543 2.5 W1Atlanta 22 22 .500 4.5 L1Philadelphia 19 28 .404 9.0 L2Miami 18 28 .391 9.5 L1Central W L PCT GB StrkSt. Louis 29 16 .644 - W2Chicago Cubs 24 20 .545 4.5 L2Pittsburgh 22 22 .500 6.5 W4Cincinnati 18 26 .409 10.5 L9Milwaukee 16 30 .348 13.5 L3West W L PCT GB StrkLA Dodgers 27 17 .614 - W1San Francisco 26 20 .565 2.0 W1Arizona 21 23 .477 6.0 L1San Diego 21 25 .457 7.0 L1Colorado 18 25 .419 8.5 W3

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Seattle Mariner Brad Miller, right, high fives Kyle Seager after scoring on an RBI single by Nelson Cruz during an MLB game Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla. [AP PHOTO]

Mariners get back on track, beat RaysRYAN DIVISH SEATTLE TIMES

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The prevailing senti-ment when it came to Robinson Cano and his recent struggles has been: “He’ll be fine,” or some variation of it. It doesn’t matter if it’s manager Lloyd McClendon doing the talking, hitting coach Howard Johnson, teammate Nelson Cruz or the kid chosen as batboy for that day’s game.

They all say and believe pretty much the same thing — Cano will hit.

While there has been fretting and growing frus-tration in the Mariners’ fan base with the all-star second baseman’s slumping start to the season. Those close to him had no such concerns.

Cano helped quell the doubters, if only for a game. Driving in a pair of runs with RBI singles in Seattle’s 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Monday.

Cano drove in the first run of the game and plated a key insurance run in the top of the eighth inning. And since it is Fernando Rodney and the experience that comes with a save situ-ation, Mike Zunino added another “just-in-case” run, falling behind 0-2 in a count, coming back and working it full and then crushing his sixth homer into the upper deck in left field in the ninth.

Rodney provided no drama in the ninth. In fact, it was a little boring, as he retired the side in order to pick up his 13th save in 14 chances.

Roenis Elias was credited with his second straight win to improve to 2-1. He wasn’t as dom-inant as his previous outing in Baltimore. Run-ners reached base in every inning except for the first inning, but the only run he allowed came in the sixth inning when he left a 1-0 fastball down the middle of the plate to Logan Forsythe, who redirected the cookie of a pitch deep into left field onto the tarp that hid some of the many empty seats before a crowd of 10,401. He finished with six innings pitched, giving up the one run on six hits with three walks and six strikeouts.

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BLONDIE by Young

HI & LOISby Chance Browne

ONE BIG HAPPY by Rick Detorie

ARCHIE by Henry Scarpelli

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE by Chris Browne

ZITS by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

BEETLE BAILEY by Greg & Mort Walker

Difficulty: Fill in the blank cells using numbers 1 to 9. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and 3x3 block.

TODAY’S CROSSWORD

CONCEPTIS SUDOKU by Dave Green

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Confusion and disruption could mar the early morning. By the afternoon, however, a certain area of your life simply seems to flow. Your efforts will pay off, and you’ll have reason to smile. Curb being impulsive, if possible. Tonight: Get as much R and R as you can.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)Your ingenuity comes into play as you try to bring different facets of your life together. You might want to proceed in a new direction once you realize that you have gained as much as you can on your present path. Discussions will prove to be enlightening. Tonight: Be playful.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You might opt for a slow day, especially after this past week-end. You will want to have a long-overdue conversation with someone who cares a lot about you. Your views are often differ-ent, but you work well together. A friend might shock you. Tonight: Happiest at home.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)You will tell it like it is. Some-one who cares about you just

might let it go, even if he or she doesn’t agree with you. A relative could surprise you with an unexpected visit. You might need to adjust a lot more than you realize. Tonight: Catch up with a friend.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)HHH Curb a need to take over a situation. You could be jolted by an assertive friend who unleashes his or her anger on you. Know that this display has nothing to do with you; it is just the result of suppressed anger. Communicate rather than react. Tonight: Make it your treat.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)You beam and others respond. Some of you will experience jealousy today, whereas others will feel upbeat. Your perspec-tive about a project might have changed recently. Let others know how different your view has become. Tonight: Make the most of every moment.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)You might be in a situation that feels awkward or difficult. Say little and observe a lot. Your perspective about a personal matter involving your home life could change as a result. You

probably will need to be more flexible than in the recent past. Tonight: Get some extra zzz’s.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)A meeting could prove to be far more important than you initially had thought. A partner might be difficult and accusa-tory. Use care when dealing with this person, and attempt to be nonreactive. Take an overview, and you will know what to do. Tonight: Where the crowds are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You must deal with someone who is a powerhouse or who is in a position of authority. Your finances could be subject to change, which might force you to review your budget. Tonight: Put in an extra hour or two when dealing with a parent or older friend.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)You could be in a period of profound change and not yet realize it. Others might react dif-ferently to you because of this slow metamorphosis. You also might find your domestic life subject to more changes than you had anticipated. Tonight: You can’t complain of boredom.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)A partner might make an offer that you will need to consider. You might have a strong reac-tion at first, but your creativity will help even you out. You will find a way to incorporate a com-promise. Others find you to be unpredictable. Tonight: Use care with spending.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Others will come forward with a slew of ideas and suggestions. Nevertheless, you must deal with a volatile situation in your personal life. Discussions might have a sarcastic tone to them. You’ll pull the wild card finan-cially. Tonight: Go along with someone’s suggestion.

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ENTERTAINMENT

‘Tomorrowland’ takes top spot at box offi ceDespite fi nishing in fi rst place during the weekend, opening numbers disappointing for Disney movieTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — The future doesn’t look so bright for “Tomorrowland.”

Disney’s expensive fantasy adventure essentially had Memor-ial Day weekend to itself, and still only pulled in a modest $41.7 million in its first four days in theatres according to Rentrak estimates on Monday.

It’s a disappointing debut for a film that cost a reported $180 mil-lion to produce. Disney put their full weight behind the Brad Bird-directed film with an ambitious George Clooney-led promotional campaign.

“It’s not ever ideal to be below your estimate before the weekend starts, but it feels like it’s too ear-ly to judge the run,” said Disney’s Distribution EVP Dave Hollis.

Going into the weekend, track-ing put the film in the $40 to $50 million range. And yet, he said, this is the gamble that stu-dios must take when trying to

introduce an original film to the marketplace.

Hollis noted that “Tomorrow-land” will be one of the only PG-rated family films in theatres until Disney and Pixar’s “Inside Out” opens on June 19, which could be promising for its longev-ity — especially considering that many schools have yet to close for the summer.

“We are optimistic that original-ity and the vision that Brad Bird put on the screen is something that people will find and evangel-ize and hopefully get other folks to show up,” said Hollis.

Rentrak’s Senior Media Analyst Paul Dergarabedian said that the mystery behind “Tomorrow-

land’s” plot might have hurt the film.

“When audiences are spend-ing their hard earned cash on a blockbuster or tent-pole movie, they kind of want to know what they’re getting going in, for better or worse,” he said.

Last weekend’s well-received holdovers “Pitch Perfect 2” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” helped prop up the holiday weekend totals. Both films experienced modest drops and earned $38.5 million and $32.1 million respectively.

“Avengers: Age of Ultron” placed fourth with $27.8 million.

Meanwhile, Fox’s “Poltergeist” remake debuted in fifth place, with an estimated $26.5 million.

Director Gil Kenan’s update of Tobe Hooper’s 1982 horror classic cost $35 million to produce. The studio expected an opening in the low $20 million range.

“I think for our filmmakers, who had set out not to just remake a classic but to introduce a new

generation of fans to the genre, it was very successful,” said Fox’s domestic distribution chief Chris Aronson.

Audiences for the PG-13 rated film were 59 per cent under the age of 25. Overall, though, there wasn’t much to celebrate over this holiday weekend. Memorial Day weekends are usually reserved for high-earning franchise fare. The past two years saw the over $100 million debuts of “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “Fast & Furious 6.” When box office totals are final-ized on Tuesday, this could prove to be one of the worst performing in recent years.

“The industry went into this weekend knowing we weren’t going to break any records,” said Dergarabedian. “This is more of a case of audiences, somewhat, turning their back on original content when it comes to big blockbusters.”

But, hope is certainly not lost for a banner 2015 at the box office, with more surefire blockbusters

like “Jurassic World” and “Mis-sion: Impossible-Rogue Nation” yet to open.

“Summer is not going to be a bummer this year. This is a bump in the box office road,” said Dergarabedian.TOP 10

Estimated ticket sales for Fri-day through Monday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Rentrak. Final domestic figures will be released Tuesday.

1. “Tomorrowland,” $41.7 million.

2. “Pitch Perfect 2,” $38.5 million.

3. “Mad Max: Fury Road,”$32.1 million.

4. “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” $27.8 million.

5. “Poltergeist,” $26.5 million.6. “Hot Pursuit,” $4.6 million.7. “Far From the Madding

Crowd,” $3 million.8. “Furious 7,”$2.8 million.9. “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,” $2.5

million.10. “Home,” $2.4 million.

“It’s not ever ideal to be below your estimate before the weekend starts,”

Dave Hollis, Disney distribution EVP

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DEFENCE

Canada helps block big UN planIsrael expresses gratitude to Canada for helping hinder strategy to rid world of nuclear weaponsTHE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Israel has expressed its gratitude to Canada for helping to block a major inter-national plan towards ridding the world of nuclear weapons.

Elsewhere, however, there was widespread international dis-appointment that Canada and Britain supported the United States in opposing the document at the United Nations review conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The document called on the UN

to hold a disarmament confer-ence on the Middle East by 2016. Such a conference could have forced Israel to publicly acknow-ledge that it is a nuclear power, something the Jewish state has never done. Adopting the document would have required a consensus, but since none was reached, that means nuclear disarmament efforts have been blocked until 2020. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Stephen Harper for what he called Canada’s prin-cipled stand, Harper’s office in

Ottawa said in a statement.“Prime Minister Harper

reaffirmed Canada’s commit-ment to disarmament and non-proliferation, including within the framework of the NPT,” the statement said. “He also stressed Canada’s belief that a weapons-of-mass-destruction-free zone can only be truly effect-ive if all countries in the Middle East participate freely and con-structively in its establishment.”

Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson said Canada’s decision “sends a strong message about

Canada’s resolve not to com-promise the integrity of a treaty to which we remain fully and deeply committed.”

But there was widespread opposition and disappointment expressed by several countries that addressed the conference, which wrapped Friday after four weeks of meetings. Austria, which spoke on behalf of 49 countries, said the result spoke to the wide divide over what nuclear disarmament should mean. “There is a realty gap, a credibility gap, a confidence gap

and a moral gap.”The delegate to South Africa

added: “There is a sense in which the NPT has degenerated into minority rule similar to what we had in South Africa under apart-heid — the will of the few will prevail regardless of whether it makes moral sense.”

It’s disappointing Canada helped scuttle the four weeks of negotiations that led up to Friday’s result, said Beatrice Fihn, spokeswoman for the Inter-national Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

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A man carries his luggage at Pearson International Airport in Toronto. Air Canada is about to begin clamping down on carry-on baggage to ensure it meets regulations. [CANADIAN PRESS]

Air Canada begins clamping down on carry-on baggageTHE CANADIAN PRESS

Air Canada began its promised crackdown on oversized carry-on baggage on Monday, beginning with passengers checking in for flights in Toronto in a program it plans to expand across the coun-try in about two weeks.

Passengers leaving on early flights from Pearson International Airport faced short lineups to get carry-on bags checked for sized and weight. Those whose carry-on items met the criteria received a red tag, which the air-line says helps reduce wait times at security. Those with articles that exceeded the guidelines faced being stopped at security and sent back to check-in where “standard fees will apply.”

Renee Smith-Valade, Air Can-ada vice-president for customer experience, said extra staff were on hand at both check-in and sec-urity checkpoints and passengers moved quickly through the delay.

“Most European, international and U.S. carriers already have a system like this...so we’re just coming into line with what most other airlines are already doing,”

she said in an interview.The airline declined to say how

many customers were turned back for having oversized carry-on luggage but that wait times were five minutes or less and by Monday afternoon not a single customer had missed a flight due the new process. As the busy sum-mer travel season is set to begin, Smith-Valade said the goal is to efficiently board planes so flights can leave on time. The airline says surveys have shown that on-time departures are the biggest driver of customer satisfaction.

Reaction to the crackdown was mixed on social media.

“It’s about time! So many people took advantage of taking too much space in the storage bins,” N. MacRae wrote on Twitter.

But someone else said the prob-lem would be solved if the airline raised the ticket price and allowed free checked bags. “Just raise the ticket price by $25 and check-in bags are free.....problem solved,” wrote ytzpilot.

Air Canada plans to begin check-ing and tagging carry-on bags at most other Canadian airports around June 8. Airlines around

the world have seen the number of carry-on bags rise as they imple-ment checked baggage fees. Air Canada (TSX:AC) began charging a $25 checked-bag fee last fall on its lowest-class domestic flights and on flights to and from the Caribbean and Mexico. Air Can-ada has charged for a traveller’s first checked bag on U.S.-Canada transborder routes since 2011. The fee applies to about 20 per cent of passengers.

“They don’t love it understand-ably,” Smith-Valade said of the checked bag fees. “But they under-stand that we have a competitive industry, that other airlines are doing it, that our domestic com-petitor introduced it and in order to remain competitive we needed to introduce it as well.”

Transport Canada rules allow passengers to carry on two unchecked items.

Air Canada specifies that a personal item can include a back-pack, briefcase or laptop computer measuring up to 16 by 33 by 43 centimetres and a standard item such as a suitcase measuring up to 23 by 40 by 55 centimetres, including wheels and handles.

Facebook will start with Amber AlertsTHE CANADIAN PRESS

OTTAWA — Facebook Canada will start sending Amber Alerts to users near the location where a missing child is believed to have vanished.

The alerts will provide all avail-able details of the missing child and can be easily shared, to help spread the word.

The social media network says it will work with police in major centres across the country to get the alerts out.

Facebook started a similar system in the United States in January.

Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney made the announce-ment today at Ottawa police headquarters.

Blaney says the project will mobilize the online community in the event of an abduction.

He pointed out that Monday was National Missing Children’s Day.

“There is no greater fear for a parent than the possibility of a missing child,” he said in a statement.

“Today is an important day to remember not only children who have gone missing, but also their loved ones.”

Jordan Banks, managing dir-

ector of Facebook Canada, said speed is vital in dealing with an abduction.

“The most valuable thing we can do is get information out to the public as fast as possible,” he said in a statement.

“By getting the right infor-mation to the right people at the right time through targeted Amber alerts on Facebook, we hope to reunite missing children with their families faster.”

Pina Arcamone, director gener-al of the Missing Children’s Net-work, said Facebook is uniquely positioned to help with Amber Alerts.

“When a child disappears, every second counts and statis-tics have shown that the rapid dissemination of information greatly increases the chances of locating a missing child, safe and sound.

Facebook’s geo-targeted alerts will give Amber alerts an expanded social media and Internet presence, thus greatly enhancing our abilities to quick-ly recover the child.”

Last year, a newborn abducted from a hospital in Trois-Rivieres, Que., was found after four teens saw a photo of the suspect in their news feeds and recognized her.

TECHNOLOGY

U.S.

President Obama salutes veterans who died in battleTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ARLINGTON, Va. — President Barack Obama on Monday salut-ed Americans who died in battle, saying the country must “never stop trying to fully repay them” for their sacrifices and noted it was the first Memorial Day in 14 years without U.S. forces engaged in a major ground war.

Speaking under sunny skies to some 5,000 people in an amphi-theatre on the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery, Obama said the graveyard is “more than a final resting place of heroes.”

“It is a reflection of America

itself,” he said, citing racial and religious diversity in the back-grounds of the men and woman who paid the ultimate sacrifice to preserve “the ideals that bind us as one nation.”

His appearance is an annual rite for presidents at the cemetery nestled among verdant hills overlooking the Potomac River. It

came months after the end of the U.S. combat mission in Afghan-istan, where the number of sta-tioned troops has been reduced to about 10,000 from a peak of more than 100,000.

His tribute also took place against a backdrop of the increas-ingly complex U.S.-led effort to help Iraq defeat the Islamic State extremist group, which has been gaining momentum in recent weeks by capturing Ramadi there and taking Palmyra in neighbour-ing Syria.

Obama made no mention of America’s participation with other nations in the effort to stop the Islamic State.

His effort there has come under intensifying criticism since the fall of Ramadi with lawmakers calling for a bigger show of American force there, including ground troops.

Vice-President Joe Biden spoke Monday with Iraqi Prime Minis-ter Haider al-Abadi and pledged full U.S. support for Iraqi efforts to reclaim territory from the Islamic State, including by speed-ing up the provision of U.S. train-ing and equipment, the White House said.

Defence Secretary Ash Carter had said in a nationally broad-cast interview aired Sunday that Iraqi forces “showed no will to

fight” and fled as the Islamic State advanced on Ramadi. The White House said in a statement that Biden’s call “recognized the enormous sacrifice and bravery of Iraqi forces over the past 18 months in Ramadi and elsewhere.”

In his remarks at Arlington National Cemetery, Obama said most of the remaining troops should be removed from Afghan-istan by the end of 2016.

He recognized the more than 2,200 “patriots” who sacrificed themselves in Afghanistan, including the final two to be killed before the U.S. combat mis-sion ended late last year.

“It is a reflection of America itself... the ideals that bind us as one nation.”

Barack Obama, U.S. president

ENVIRONMENT

Prince George blaze is now under controlTHE CANADIAN PRESS

PRINCE GEORGE — A wildfire that has been raging for two weeks south of Prince George, B.C., has now been fully con-tained, but a secondary danger remains.

Officials say the fire that scorched 250 square kilometres has burned deep into the forest floor, weakening the root sys-tems of trees and endangering anyone who travels in the area.

Fire information officer Erin Catherall said officials are asking users to stay out of the area while dangerous trees are assessed. Bobtail Mountain Provincial Park and Dahl Lake

Provincial Park have been closed because of the nearby fire.

“We’re really encouraging recreationalists just to stay out of the fire vicinity while we’re here,” said Catherall. “We have heavy operational activities going on, crews are removing danger trees.”

She couldn’t say how many trees would need to be cut down.

An evacuation order was lifted Sunday night for some residents, but the order to stay out remains for about 80 people whose homes are still at risk of being scorched.

More than 200 ground crew, heavy equipment and helicopters are still working to put out the fire.


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