Cranberry orange scones soft, not too sweet

Marathon racer Diver, 44, picked for Australian Olympic team

Canadian golfer uses her length to her advantage during a six-birdie day.

‘Premier of Costa Rica’ moniker in the making

Will Brian Pallister ever get a break?

Last week, the premier was back in the hot seat, this time for the revelation that he is not, while vacationing at his estate in Costa Rica, connected to the government he leads by email. In fact, he doesn’t really use email at all, a somewhat surprising admission from a political leader in this digital age.

Allies will howl at the unfairness of this story, but the underlying point it raises is valid: can a premier still be a premier when he spends, by his own admission, up to two months away from Manitoba in a Central American paradise without using email, a critical productivity tool that most people could not live without?

Pallister responded quickly to the story, holding a number of one-on-one interviews with journalists late last week. For each interview, the premier showed off the raft of reading material he ferries back and forth to Costa Rica and stressed repeatedly that he remains in telephone contact with his office the entire time he is away.

An aim to bring everyone together

Imagine a world where people work together to celebrate differences, learn from each other, build empathy and understanding.

A world where connection replaces division and gives every person a place to discover their gifts and strengths, so they can thrive.

That’s exactly what AIM 4 ALL is doing, giving individuals with and without disabilities a space to collaborate and create art as equals on the stage.

The goal of the new musical theatre company is to produce fully inclusive productions and give performance opportunities to their ensemble throughout the training season. By fostering a safe, creative, and diverse environment, AIM 4 ALL empowers participants of all abilities to share their talents and flourish together.

Memoir chronicles personal struggles of ex-U.S. intelligence officer as he learned of UFO cover-ups

Imagine that the conspiracy theories are true: the United States government has been covering up alien visitation on a grand scale. Now imagine that a whistleblower wants to expose the coverup and tell the world what’s really going on.

That’s the core message of Imminent by former U.S. intelligence officer Luis Elizondo, a book that has shot to the top of the New York Times bestseller list. Imminent is essentially a personal memoir, detailing how its writer earned top-secret security clearance as a U.S. counterintelligence officer and came to the realization that aliens are visiting Earth.

From his troubled youth, being bullied mercilessly at school, to his becoming the “Czar of Torture” and directing tortuous treatment of 9/11 zealots at Guantanamo Bay, Elizondo gives readers insight into his incredible life in and out of the military establishment. His domineering father, a Cuban revolutionary, made Elizondo learn to assemble and disassemble an AK-47 by the time he was seven years old and drive stick shortly after. He joined the military in his teenage years as a way to gain confidence and fit in with other boys his age. His tours of duty toughened him and increased his resolve to fight for justice, despite suffering PTSD and bouts of paranoia.

Which is where UFOs (or the preferred term, unidentified anomalous phenomena or UAP) come in.

Four Jets clear waivers to join Moose

The Winnipeg Jets organizational depth has yet to take a hit on the waiver wire.

On Saturday afternoon, all four players exposed to waivers — defenceman Isaak Phillips and forwards Nikita Chibrikov, Noah Gregor and Parker Ford — cleared, which means they can be assigned to the Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League.

Owing to injuries to captain Adam Lowry and winger Cole Perfetti, both Chibrikov and Ford started last season on the NHL roster but spent the bulk of last season with the Moose.

Chibrikov, chosen in the second round of the 2021 NHL Draft, has dealt with multiple lower-body injuries during the prior two seasons and is still working his way back to peak form.