By Dusan Stojanovic The Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — Even a small bar of chocolate can trigger a big row in the Balkans. The president of Croatia has issued a public apology for handing out packages of sweets that included Serbia-made chocolate to children in Dubrovnik, the ancient Adriatic Sea […]
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By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press Who says you can only enjoy a charcuterie board when you go out to eat? Restaurants have made them a diner’s favourite and many restaurants become destinations based on their ability to source great meats and cheeses. With a little planning, you can do […]
By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press Jeweled breads, studded with candied fruits and nuts, are hallmarks of the Christmas holiday, traditions brought by European immigrants as they settled across the United States. Fruitcake, panettone, and julekake are favourites, but for many, the Christmas stollen is king. Christmas […]
Submitted In the spirit of the season, Riley Windego, left, and Lily Jourdain, Grade 5 students at Robert Moore School, decorated gingerbread houses there yesterday.
Heather Latter Ryan Hoel, mine manager at New Gold’s Rainy River Project north of Barwick, shook hands with George Councillor as he handed him his diploma for the Haul Truck Training Program he recently completed. A graduation event was held yesterday at the Copper River Inn for the eight graduates […]
Joey Payeur Madison Bliss, centre, was a great help to Muskie girls’ captain Janelle Kaemingh, left, and assistant captains Avery Cates and Annalise Hayes in rounding up the numerous plush toys heaved onto the ice as part of the team’s annual “Teddy Bear Toss.” Hayes scored the Muskies’ only goal […]
Duane Hicks “Meals on Wheel” committee members Marg Rousseau, left, Roz Calder, and Gaby Hanzuk got help from volunteer Nicole Cain in packing up Christmas treat bags for “Meals on Wheels” clients last night at the Zion Lutheran Church. The bags, which are an annual tradition, include Christmas cakes donated […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—The Toronto Raptors spoiled Andrew Wiggins’ northern homecoming with another sizzling shooting night from Kyle Lowry, but head coach Dwane Casey was not in a celebratory mood afterward. Lowry scored 25 points with 11 assists as the Raptors pulled away in the fourth quarter last night for […]
Joey Payeur It was a toss-up whether the “Teddy Bear Toss” ever was going to take place last night. The bears—and the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s offence—finally came out of hibernation, but it turned out to be too late in terms of a win for the black-and-gold. A late surge […]
Staff The Muskie boys’ hockey team is starting things off right. Six different players lit the lamp as Fort High beat the Neepawa Tigers 6-1 last night in its opening game in Pool #2 at the Crocus Plains Victoria Inn tournament in Brandon, Man. Forwards Kaden Nelson, Chase McGuire, and […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON—He became a hero as the first American to orbit the Earth, then served as a longtime U.S. senator. But John Glenn, who died yesterday at age 95, continued to defy gravity decades after his initial flight. The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL—After being run into for a second time in one period, the usually cool and calm Carey Price lost it. The Canadiens’ star goalie. who missed most of last season with a knee injury, rained several blows with his blocker on the head and back of New […]
