New Brunswick submits second part of new carbon plan to Ottawa for approval

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.

Author’s grandson aims to set the record straight about literary lightning rod

“This is a book of revelations,” writes Merlin Holland as he begins his extensive account of the downfall and subsequent decades-long hypocritical attacks on his grandfather, playwright and poet Oscar Wilde, who became the poster boy of sexual misconduct (a homosexual affair) and subversive behaviour for attacking Victorian morals.

Despite some rehabilitation of Wilde’s life and actions, “I have no doubt that Oscar will go on inspiring hypocrisy in various forms for decades to come,” Holland says.

Many of the people who attacked Wilde or unduly benefited from his work (or their descendants) will feel uncomfortable by the revelations in this book, he writes, and if that sounds simply like historical payback, it is not. The author’s research draws a clear picture of the vicious attacks on Wilde’s character and writing, and on those who monetarily benefited from it.

But first: the scandal took place in 1895; Wilde was convicted of gross indecency and sentenced to two years’ hard labour for an affair with Lord Alfred (Bosie) Douglas, son of the Marquess of Queensberry. The marquess accused Wilde of being a sodomite, and Wilde sued for libel, goaded by Bosie, who loathed his father. Wilde withdrew his suit, and was charged and convicted in criminal court.

Marathon racer Diver, 44, picked for Australian Olympic team

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

Gillingham outlines big plan for Seine River in a second-term as mayor

Scott Gillingham promises to turn the Seine River into a permanent recreation and nature attraction, if re-elected as mayor.

At a riverside campaign announcement Friday, Gillingham said a long-term plan would be to create Rivière-Seine Historic Municipal Riverway encompassing the entire Winnipeg section of the Seine, building on past volunteer efforts to clean up the river and make it a paddle-friendly attraction.

The Seine, which winds through St. Boniface and St. Vital, originates in the Sandilands Provincial Forest, passes through southeastern Manitoba, crosses the Red River Floodway and joins the Red River in St. Boniface just north of The Forks.

“What we want to do, really, is to establish the permanence of this river and allow its beauty and the opportunity to enjoy it, to be something that we don’t just leave to volunteers alone, but come together and focus on establishing it as, really, a place that gets focused attention and investment,” said Gillingham.

Collaros locked in

It’s an interesting, if not downright dreadful thought to ponder: where might the Winnipeg Blue Bombers be today had they not crossed paths with Zach Collaros?

Vinzenz Geiger rallies, wins Olympic gold in Nordic combined

Horror stories about China’s treatment of Uyghurs gives issue more attention.