By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press Pumpkin is so popular today that there is hardly anything that hasn’t had a pumpkin variation. Some of them are no-brainers, others are so far-fetched that I don’t understand who is buying them, much less eating them. Back in the day, a pumpkin cheesecake […]
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The Associated PressKaren MatthewsTom McElroy NEW YORK–A painting of Christ by the Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci sold for a record $450 million (380 million euros) at auction yesterday, smashing previous records for artworks sold at auction or privately. The painting, “Salvator Mundi,” Latin for “Savior of the World,” is […]
The Associated PressBob Duff DETROIT–Luke Witkowski called it old-time hockey. The Calgary Flames called it just plain stupid. The Flames were unhappy with the way last night’s game against the Detroit Red Wings started, but they were appalled by the way it finished. With 5:56 to go in Detroit’s 8-2 […]
The Canadian PressJudy Owen WINNIPEG–Mike O’Shea still was meeting with players yesterday to talk about the past and future before they go home to watch another Grey Cup from afar. The Blue Bombers’ head coach then will dissect the season with his assistant coaches, but he revealed in his season-ending […]
The Associated PressLindsey Tanner CHICAGO–An increase in suicide rates among U.S. teens occurred at the same time social media use surged, and a new analysis suggests there may be a link. Suicide rates for teens rose between 2010 and 2015 after they had declined for nearly two decades, according to […]
Duane Hicks The most recent group of “Canada 150” pin recipients proudly showed off their pins and certificates in the foyer at the Civic Centre on Tuesday evening following town council’s meeting. Another batch of volunteers were saluted yesterday at the “Healthy Living Food Box” program. More pins will be […]
J.W. Walker student Shya Lee Johnson Luoma has the best poster at her school in this year’s Lions Peace Poster contest.
Duane Hicks Lori Maki, left, executive vice-president and chief nursing executive for Riverside Health Care, and Jacquee Loerzel, community family violence counsellor with Riverside Community Counselling Services, joined Coun. June Caul in marking the “Shine the Light” campaign’s “Wear Purple Day” yesterday to honour and stand in solidarity with those […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume VANCOUVER–Canada inched closer to a much-anticipated return to peacekeeping yesterday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered the UN badly-needed soldiers, equipment, and a fresh feminist perspective on peace missions. But while UN officials were effusive in their praise for Canada’s commitments and leadership, two key questions […]
The Canadian PressBob Weber EDMONTON–One of the world’s largest groups of conservation scientists says Canada’s biggest national park is among the most threatened World Heritage Sites in North America. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature says Wood Buffalo National Park, which straddles the Alberta-Northwest Territories boundary, is significantly […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY–One of the Calgary Zoo’s seven brightly-plumed peacocks died after it flew into the lion enclosure and was eaten during a pre-winter round-up of the birds. The zoo said the peacock died last Thursday as the free-range birds–all males–were being taken to their cold-weather quarters. Spokeswoman Trish […]
The Canadian PressLauren Krugel CALGARY–Ottawa is planning to boost treatment options for opioid drug users as it tries to deal with what Health minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is calling a national public health crisis. Petitpas Taylor yesterday outlined some of the steps the federal government aims to take at a […]
