#st. peter's manitoba

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"Peguis Indians May Carry Fight to Throne, Asking Aid Of "Great, White Mother"," Winnipeg Tribune. December 9, 1933. Page 1. ---- Chief Insists on Letter of Treaty and Promises Made ---- Chief Alex Greyeyes, head of the Peguis Indians that once lived on St. Peter's reserve, with his chief lieutenant, Henry Pahkoo, came to Winnipeg Friday to get help for 17 of his band against whom prosecutions are pending for squatting on land along Netley Creek.

He went to Col. H. M. Hannesson, former Dominion member for Selkirk constituency, and told him that if he couldn't get justice from the authorities he intended to tell his troubles to "The Great Mother, the Queen."

"You mean King George," he was told.

'No, not King George," he answered. "We mean the Great Mother." He took from his pocket a copy of the treaty agreement of August 3, 1871, made at Lower Fort Garry, and pointed to the words on which he said his band relied.

Promise of Treaty "The Great Mother, the Queen, knows you are poor," the treaty said. "She will assist you all when you settle, and our Great Mother will give you 160 acres of land per five of a family. When you will be on your Indian reserve, no white man will be allowed to stop there inside the reserve, and if a white man does anything wrong inside the Indian reserve, I will punish him myself."

About 26 years ago the white man did begin to go inside the reserve and in a series of negotiations that the Indians said never was fair, St. Peter's reserve was surrenderd. The Dominion government arranged their transfer to Fisher Branch reserve, about 100 miles from St. Peter's, a location between Hodgson and Koostatak.

Started a Battle The surrender proceedings years ago started a bitter battle in political circles and at Ottawa the cause of the Indians was taken up by Senator Geo. Bradbury, then the House of Commons member for Selkirk. The surrender of the reserve was put through, and a Royal Commission investigation was forced. Some of the Indians moved from St. Peter's to Fisher Branch and others never moved at all.

When the surrender was made each family was given 16 acres of land in a part of St. Peter's Reserve or near it. This concession was a sort of compromise. but it never satisfied members of the band. A number of them sold the holding for little or nothing. In 1914 Mr. Bradbury got through parliament a bill that placed a lien of $1 an acre on the 16-acre holdings. This was intended as a trust fund for familles of the reserve. It was to bear Interest at five percent from July 1, 1913, until paid, and although registered as an encumbrance on the titles, little or no attempt has ever been made to collect it.

Lacked Local Market Things never went well for the band at Fisher Branch. There used to be a local market for their wood and hay at Selkirk, but in the northern reserve there is little or none. Members of the band who used to act as guides in the hunting marshes have no chance for this occupation at Fisher Branch. Mostly they were deprived of what chance they once had of making a little money.

Two years ago Chief Grey Eyes and some 50 families packed up their belongings at Fisher Branch and returned. Their lands on St. Peter's were gone and they pitched their tents on the north end of Netley Creek. A year after, they started to build log huts, and there they intend to stay. About nine months ago the Dominion government started prosecutions for trespass, and two members of the band, John Muningwav and Charlie Thompson, were given three-month jail sentences. Munnigway has served his time, and Thompson 's still at Headingly. Prosecutions against 17 others are pending.

Petition Government Two months ago the band petitioned the Dominion government and asked that the prosecutions be dropped and the two prisoners released. They asked that they be permitted to organize again as a band and settle on some undisposed parts of the former St. Peter's Reserve, in return for which they agree to surrender all rights in the Fisher Branch Reserve.

In the petition they also undertook to abandon all agitation to set aside the surrender, provided the government would collect the assessments under the 1914 act and distribute them among families of the Peguls band as originally constituted.

[More about St. Peter’s here.]

[prairietrashdotcom]

@stitchedgrave tagged me in another tag game thank u <3 we are united in the struggle of dealing with college bureaucracy nonsense it seems.

im tagging @unfading-scrutiny @r0ttdweller @cherubgore @laceandgore @cannibaldotcom n sorry i am stoned out of it so if i forgot anyone i apologize

LAST SONG I LISTENED TO: Lithium- Devonshire Mix by Nirvana. idk what it is about the Devonshire Mix of Nevermind but it hits different. Except In Bloom, i like the final mix of that one because it feels like having my hair blown back by a strong wind.

FAVOURITE PLACE: In Canada, Manitoba. Specifically Lockport, hence why i have dragged the innocent municipality of St. Clements into depravity. But its so pretty to me and its so peaceful, and Half Moon Diner is there. i got to bring my boyfriend there when we visited my family.

In Ireland, Belfast. i love the north as a whole but Belfast is just. sublime. the way it smells in the morning during springtime. ugh.

FAVOURITE BOOK: The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. its just good like idk what to tell you.

CURRENTLY READING: My Dark Vanessa by Katie Elizabeth Russell. usually im not the biggest fan of first person narration (but even thats more to do with writing than reading) but im LOVING it.

FAVOURITE TV SHOW: Honestly probably Blackadder. my dad took my education in film and television as seriously as my mom took jesus, and so he showed it to me when i was like 6. the episode with the boobs. it was great and its been a comfort show ever since. i am also a ride or die Hannibal girlie

FAVOURITE FOOD: my boyfriends' butter chicken. every time he makes it i die and am reborn. he tells me the bits where the chicken skin is burnt is what peanut butter tastes like (i have allergies)

[goalhofer]

2023-24 Tucson Roadrunners Roster

Wingers

#21 Miloš Kelemen (Zvolen, Slovakia)

#22 Ben McCartney (Township 12, Manitoba) A

#24 Jan Jeník (Nymburk, Czech Republic)

#26 Travis Barron (Brampton, Ontario)

#35 Aku Räty (Oulu, Finland)

#36 Hunter Drew (Kingston, Ontario)*

#41 Austin Poganski (St. Cloud, Minnesota)*

#43 John Leonard; Jr. (Amherst, Massachusetts)*

#63 Colin Theisen (Monroe, Michigan)

#91 Josh Doan (Scottsdale, Arizona)**

Centers

#13 Nathan Smith (Tampa, Florida)

#16 Ryan McGregor (Burlington, Ontario)

#23 Justin Kirkland (Camrose, Alberta)*

#28 Curtis Douglas (Oakville, Ontario)

#39 Cameron Hebig (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) A

Defensemen

#3 Peter DiLiberatore (Halifax, Nova Scotia)*

#5 Cam Crotty (Ottawa, Ontario)

#7 Brandon Estes (Richardson, Texas)**

#42 Lleyton Moore (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)

#44 Steven Kampfer (Jackson, Michigan) C

#55 Maks Szuber (Opole, Poland)

#64 Patrik Koch (Bratislava, Slovakia)**

#77 Victor Söderström (Skutskär, Sweden)

#79 Montana Onyebuchi (Springfield Municipality, Manitoba)*

Goalies

#31 Matt Villalta (Central Frontenac Township, Ontario)*

#32 Dylan Wells (St. Catherines, Ontario)*

#33 Anson Thornton (Oshawa, Ontario)**

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 1.28 (before 1920)

98 – On the death of Nerva, Trajan is declared Roman emperor in Cologne, the seat of his government in lower Germany. 814 – The death of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, brings about the accession of his son Louis the Pious as ruler of the Frankish Empire. 1069 – Robert de Comines, appointed Earl of Northumbria by William the Conqueror, rides into Durham, England, where he is defeated and killed by rebels. This incident leads to the Harrying of the North. 1077 – Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, is lifted after he humbles himself before Pope Gregory VII at Canossa in Italy. 1521 – The Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25. 1547 – Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death. 1568 – The Edict of Torda prohibits the persecution of individuals on religious grounds in John Sigismund Zápolya's Eastern Hungarian Kingdom. 1573 – Articles of the Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland. 1591 – Execution of Agnes Sampson, accused of witchcraft in Edinburgh. 1624 – Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island of Saint Kitts. 1671 – Original city of Panama (founded in 1519) is destroyed by a fire when privateer Henry Morgan sacks and sets fire to it. The site of the previously devastated city is still in ruins (see Panama Viejo). 1724 – The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg, Russia, by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917. 1754 – Sir Horace Walpole coins the word serendipity in a letter to a friend. 1813 – Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom. 1846 – The Battle of Aliwal, India, is won by British troops commanded by Sir Harry Smith. 1851 – Northwestern University becomes the first chartered university in Illinois. 1855 – A locomotive on the Panama Canal Railway runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for the first time. 1871 – Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice. 1878 – Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States. 1896 – Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2 mph (3.2 km/h). 1902 – The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C., with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. 1908 – Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco. 1909 – United States troops leave Cuba, with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, after being there since the Spanish–American War. 1915 – An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces. 1916 – The Canadian province of Manitoba grants women the right to vote and run for office in provincial elections (although still excluding women of Indigenous or Asian heritage), marking the first time women in Canada are granted voting rights. 1918 – Finnish Civil War: The Red Guard rebels seize control of the capital, Helsinki; members of the Senate of Finland go underground. 1919 – The Order of the White Rose of Finland is established by Baron Gustaf Mannerheim, the regent of the Kingdom of Finland.

[leahhicksart]

Website: https://www.leahhicks.com/

Address: Smiths Falls, Eastern Ontario, Canada

Through catastrophic brain injury and resulting trauma comes a channel of expression from which I create my artworks.

Having an education in art, I have learned skills such as Life drawing, Still Life, Shape, Principles and Elements, Colour, and Fundamentals. This has given me a successful career as a well-established professional artist.

My work is represented and seen throughout North America and I have participated in various regional art shows, and solo shows in Montreal, Ottawa, and Kingston as well as having been honored to participate in The Florence Biennale in Italy, Chicago USA’s Art Expo, Toronto’s Arta Gallery’s Modern Woman and London Vogue. My Artwork is currently being shown in Prestigious Galleries across Eastern Canada.

I have had my work mentioned in numerous documents and literature. My artwork has been heavily collected by the Federal Government of Canada as well as held in many private collections and in many countries.

I continue to challenge myself to create a multi-dimensional world on a two-dimensional stage in order to achieve depth and emotion in each piece.

‘Inspiring the mind, exploring the depths of the subconscious landscape’

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[womenshomelessness]

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[norsecoyote]

Full track list + Bandcamp links:

The Happy Fits - Hold Me Down The Wrecks - Lone Survivor Delta Rae - Danced Right Out Of My Arms Orville Peck - Daytona Sand Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers - HELP Saint Mesa - Lion Air Traffic Controller - 20 Dessa - Blush MisterWives - Where Do We Go From Here? DEVORA - Fist Fight JD McPherson - LUCKY PENNY Fever Dolls - Gennifer Flowers Charming Disaster - Blacksnake Brandi Carlile - Mama Werewolf Dear Rouge - Facedown Julian Moon - Pomegranate Seeds Parker Millsap - Hades Pleads Gin Wigmore - Man Like That Ivan & Alyosha - Everybody Breaks Jake Wesley Rogers - Dark Bird (St. Lucia Remix) Dead Pony - Bullet Farm Young Rising Sons - SAD (Clap Your Hands) Ellen Winter - Mantras Eric Nally - Ruby Z Berg - All out of Tears molly ofgeography - Bowerbird Honest Men - I'm Okay Chappell Roan - My Kink is Karma Grace Womack - Yellow Cowboy Hat Wild Party - Chasin' Honey Caro Emerald - That Man JJ and The Pillars - Ink & the Ash Ceschi - Middle Earth (feat. Sammus) Lucius - Dance Around It (feat. Brandi Carlile & Sheryl Crow) JOSEPH - Good Luck, Kid Damn the Witch Siren - Claire Danes Animal Sun - girl in blue (remastered) Bitter Ruin - Leather for Hell Jamestown Revival - Crazy World (Judgement Day) Felix Hagan & the Family - Gene Kelly Katie Kuffel - Table Song HOUNDS - Shake Me Up Rocket Surgeons - Horns (Me-Oh-My Mix) Maisie Peters - Psycho niko+ - Ride Magic Sugar Coffee - Dogs The Secret Sisters - Silver Good Lovelies - Made for Rain The Wind and The Wave - Follow Your Heart Around Jackie Venson - When It's Right Sister Sparrow - Ghost Run River North - Wake Up Jessie Ware - Begin Again - Single Edit Muddy Magnolias - Devil's Teeth Kid Sistr - Little Sister Song Whitehorse - Manitoba Bound The New Respects - Hands Up Haunted Like Human - Run Devil Run Avi Kaplan - It Knows Me The Show Ponies - How It All Goes Down Valkyrik - Run Wild I Fight Dragons - The Devil You Know Trousdale - Do Re Mi Jade Bird - Uh Huh Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - El Dorado Ahli - Pretty Nervous firekid - Die for Alabama K.Flay - Blood In The Cut Della Mae - The Way It Was Before The Modern Electric - All We Have Is Now Jeff Tuohy - Bourbon Street Don McCloskey - First In Flight Dawg Yawp - I Wanna Be A Dawg We Banjo 3 - Light in the Sky Mating Ritual - The Bungalow Rising Appalachia - Cuckoo Josh Ramsay - Blame It On The Beat Maggie Rose - Help Myself Philip Labes - Reasons To Never Date Again Miko Marks and the Resurrectors - Feel Like Going Home Pixie and The Partygrass Boys - Home The Scarlet Opera - Riot The Strike - Devils in the Canyon Devon Cole - Dickhead Autoheart - Lent Greta Isaac - You - Acoustic ZEE MACHINE - FCKSHTUP! Kathleen - Glass Piano CATTY - Deep End Sonny Cleveland - Nowhere Left for You to Run The Orphan The Poet - Feelin' Good (Could Be Better) Juniper Vale - Singing in the Rain CALYPSO - The Exorcist Lights - Voices Carry Burn The Ballroom - Crazy Logan Ledger - (I’m Gonna Get Over This) Some Day Myylo - Being Born Kinda Sucks Ripe - Settling Dorian Electra - Sodom & Gomorrah Paige Keiner & Spencer Jordan - and then you die!

Music: Best of 2023

This year I've been particularly active about trying to find new artists and then exploring their catalogs, and according to Spotify I've hit Like on over 1,000 songs (and purchased over 650, because frankly fuck Spotify). So, around the beginning of December, I thought it would be fun to try and pull together a Best of 2023 playlist, and three weeks later here we are!

These are not by any measures songs that were released in 2023, just songs that I, personally, happened to hear for the first time this year (well, including December 22, so that the playlist spans a full 12 months).

I also gave myself the restriction that I could only use one song by any single artist, which was easily the hardest part of making the list (although I would absolutely have run into different, equally hard choices otherwise). And then, because this is a fundamentally self-indulgent exercise, I dumped a bunch of second tracks by my favorite new artists, and a few other difficult last-minute cuts, into a "B-Side" playlist that's still half the length of the main one.

Anyway, here they are -- hopefully you'll discover something new, too!

(I'll make a second post later with the full playlist text including links to Bandcamp pages where applicable.)

[allthecanadianpolitics]

Where the NDP could win:

…and hence where you should absolutely vote NDP and not fear ‘vote splitting’ or ‘handing the election to the Conservatives.’ Ridings where the NDP are incumbent but behind have to be considered at least plausible.

(working from this great breakdown from @Historian_Matt on twitter, using projections (not polls) from 338 and riding history from wikipedia)

Newfoundland & Labrador - swept by LPC, time to take it back. St. John’s East: won by Jack Harris in ‘08 &’11, Harris is running again. Two way race between NDP & LPC on 338. St. John’s South—Mount Pearl: won by Ryan Cleary in ‘11, 338 doesn’t like the odds. Nova Scotia - Some lost territory to regain, CPC not a huge factor. Dartmouth–Cole Harbour: won by Robert Chisholm in ‘11, Emma Norton is an ‘Our Time’ endorsed environmental activist.    Halifax: won by the excellent Megan Leslie in’08 and ‘11, previously won by former leader Alexa McDonough, this is a two-way race and this should be an NDP riding. Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook: won by (the now-disgraced) Peter Stoffer in six consecutive elections, currently a three-way race.  New Brunswick - Acadians rise up. Acadie—Bathurst: won by Yvon Godin six times between ‘97 and ‘15, two-way race against incumbent LPC Serge Cormier. Quebec - NDP not looking good, but the CPC is even lower most places. Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou: Enormous Northern riding held by the retiring Romeo Saganash. 338 has this split between the Bloc and LPC, but with the NDP not far behind. The Tories are a non-factor.

Abitibi—Témiscamingue: Currently held by retiring Christine Moore, another tight one between LPC/BQ/NDP.  Beloeil—Chambly: Currently held by Matthew Dubé, the last-standing member of the McGill 5. 338 has him well behind the LPC and BQ. Berthier—Maskinongé: Currently held by Ruth Ellen Brosseau (the notorious REB) and one of the few Quebec ridings that the NDP can be said to be leading in. It would be ludicrous to vote Liberal here, it’s REB or the Bloc. Drummond: Currently held by Francois Choquette, 338′s breakdown somehow puts him 4th. Hochelaga: Currently held by retiring Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet, now allegedly a LPC/Bloc battleground. Fuck ‘em both, vote NDP. Jonquière: Currently held by Karine Trudel, who, like Choquette in Drummond, is improbably in 4th.                  Laurier—Sainte-Marie: The site of the retiring Hélène Laverdière defeating Bloc leader Gilles Duceppe, and a Quebec riding where the NDP are second to the LPC. Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques: Leadership candidate Guy Caron’s riding, which he won in ‘11 and ‘15. 338 has him behind the Bloc and LPC. Sucks to that. Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie: NDP Deputy Leader Alexandre Boulerice isn’t going anywhere. Currently ahead.   Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot: Currently held by Brigitte Sansoucy. Salaberry—Suroît: Held by the retiring Anne Minh-Thu Quach. Sherbrooke: Pierre-Luc Dusseault is now 28 years old after two full terms in office, unfortunately Sherbrooke is yet another Quebec riding now being contested between the Bloc and LPC. Trois-Rivières: Another of the 2011 pickups that weathered 2015, incumbent Robert Aubin being given a disrespectful 8.9% on 338. Ontario - Big yikes of a province, but traditional ridings could hold. Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing: Carol Hughes has represented this rural riding since 2008, currently polling well. Brampton East: Raj Grewal left the LPC amid a particularly spicy investigation into his gambling debts. Canada’s only majority South Asian riding, its provincial analogue is held by Jagmeet’s brother. 338 lists it as safe LPC even so. Beaches—East York: NDP has been a strong performer in this riding and held it in the past, it’s a two-way race between them and LPC. Davenport: Won by Andrew Cash in 2011, he’s back and trailing slightly. Essex: Tracey Ramsey won this riding in 2015, this is a rare NDP/CPC race and Tracey’s leading but she needs your vote. Hamilton Centre: The retiring David Christopherson is the only MP this riding has known (created in 2004,) Our Time is endorsing his replacement, Matthew Green. He’s leading, according to 338. Hamilton East—Stoney Creek: Previously held by Wayne Marston from ‘06 to ‘15, and a race between the LPC and NDP. Hamilton Mountain: Historically always a LPC/NDP battleground, currently an orange seat for Scott Duvall. London—Fanshawe: I don’t generally approve of dynastic politics, but the retiring Irene Mathyssen’s daughter Lindsay is vying to replace her in London and is currently ahead of the LPC. Niagara Centre: Malcolm Allen won this riding in ‘08 and ‘11 and is trying to avenge his 2015 defeat in what now looks like a three-way race. Nickel Belt: Traded between LPC and NDP for decades, singer-songwriter Stef Paquette is in yet another close race. Oshawa: Not sure I agree with the detective work on this one. Yes, Ed Broadbent used to rep Oshawa. Literally thirty years ago. Candidate seems like a good one though. Ottawa Centre: Also repped by Ed and the late, great Paul Dewar. Currently held by the duplicitous Catherine McKenna, the NDP are polling 2nd in this used-to-be stronghold. Parkdale—High Park: Once the riding of powerhouse Peggy Nash, another two-way race. Check out Paul Taylor’s specs.   Sault Ste. Marie: Strong NDP results historically, held by Tony Martin among others. NDP candidate Sara McCleary really laid it all out when she was nominated. Scarborough North: Previously held by Rathika Sitsabaiesan in 2011, NDP currently polling 3rd.  Scarborough Southwest: Strong LPC district, though Dan Harris won this riding in 2011. Whoever you vote for here, maybe don’t vote for Bill fucking Blair. Spadina—Fort York: downtown Toronto, previously the riding of Olivia Chow. Climate activist Diana Yoon in tough against incumbent Adam Vaughn. CPC a non-factor.      Sudbury: LPC/NDP battleground, with the Liberals on top pretty solidly in the polls. Thunder Bay—Rainy River: Close race between incumbent LPC and the NDP. The late John Rafferty represented the riding between 2008-2015. Thunder Bay—Superior North: Contest is a three-way between aisle-crossing GPC Bruce Hyer, incumbent LPC Patty Hadju and the NDP’s Anna Betty Achneepinsekum, former Deputy Grand Chief of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation.    Timmins–James Bay: Say what you will about Charlie Angus, the wannabe-Pat Martin is not in any particular danger of losing this race. Toronto—Danforth: As matter of principle the NDP should not have lost Jack’s riding in 2015, and as this is essentially a two-way race between them and the LPC, documentarian Min Sook Lee should absolutely have your vote. Windsor—Tecumseh: Big NDP riding, incumbent Cheryl Hardcastle should be able to hold a riding the party has held all millennium. Windsor West: Similarly, Brian Masse has represented Windsor West since 2002. It’s his to lose. Toronto Centre: I mean, imagine unseating Bill Morneau. Liberals have a big lead here, the CPC are a non-factor and Brian Chang is an excellent candidate. University—Rosedale: Still unhappy that Jennifer Hollett lost out to Capitalism with a Human Face Chrystia Freeland, and further unhappy that Freeland seems a shoe-in for re-election. NDP are second, for what it’s worth. York South—Weston: Won by the NDP’s Mike Sullivan in ‘11, something of an LPC stronghold otherwise. Again, NDP are second in a very Liberal riding. Manitoba - well, it’s not all bad news.  Churchill—Keewatinook Aski: Yeah, Niki Ashton’s sticking around. It was close in 2015, but this is her 4th rodeo. Elmwood—Transcona: aka, the Blaikie dynasty riding. Again, I don’t care for that sort of thing but I do hope Daniel Blaikie holds on here. Currently 2nd behind the CPC. Winnipeg Centre: I feel like the good people of Winnipeg, who dumped Pat Martin for the Liberals in 2015, should be real disappointed with Ouellette. 338 has this one pretty tight with the NDP, and Leah Gazan is an incredible candidate. Winnipeg North: Historically a strong NDP riding despite disappointing results this decade.  Saskatchewan - The LPC is almost completely absent, the NDP trail the CPC everywhere. Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River: Currently held by Georgina Jolibois, tight race with the CPC here. Saskatoon West: Currently held by deputy NDP leader Sheri Benson, and apparently another tight one.  Regina—Lewvan: Oy. Currently held by former-NDP Erin Weir, who is thankfully not running. Seems like a loss incoming, CPC leading the NDP. Saskatoon—Grasswood: Safe CPC territory but with decent NDP numbers. Saskatoon—University: Oh gods, Brad Trost’s riding. The NDP are the second choice overwhelmingly here, but the Trostlodyte seems entrenched. Alberta - Let’s keep this short. Edmonton Strathcona: Linda Duncan, who won this seat in 2011, is retiring. Her would-be replacement Heather McPherson has a real uphill battle against… Alberta, conceptually. BC - The Greens are beginning to become a problem. Burnaby North—Seymour: Svend Robinson is back. Despicable CPC candidate Heather Leung has been removed (but remains on the ballot.) LPC incumbent Terry Beech has made wild claims about the necessity of defeating the Conservatives. I wanna bet on Svend but it seems like a hard one, especially with a strong Green 3rd place.  Burnaby South: If the NDP lose this riding we’ve learned a very important and painful lesson. CPC Jay Shin has disturbingly high numbers. Cowichan—Malahat—Langford: Alistair McGregor won this riding in 2015 and looks ahead of the pack in the rare 4-way race. Courtenay—Alberni: close CPC/NDP race with incumbent NDP Gord Johns looking okay but not exactly strong. Greens in a close third place. Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke: On the island, NDP incumbents like Randall Garrison are in real danger of being run-over by the Greens – he’s currently polling third, behind the GPC and CPC.   Kootenay—Columbia: NDP incumbent Wayne Stetski is in a close race with the CPC, they’re the only two parties relevant in this interior battle. Nanaimo—Ladysmith: Paul Manly won a spring by-election for the Greens, taking the riding from the NDP. Every expectation is they’ll hold it, and the NDP seem to be fighting the Conservatives for 2nd.   New Westminster—Burnaby: Peter Julian has represented the NDP from a variation of this riding since 2004, his biggest rival here is the LPC. North Island—Powell River: Incumbent NDPer Rachel Blaney barely leads the pack of 4, edging out the CPC. Needs your help, for sure. Port Moody—Coquitlam: part-man part-shark Fin Donnelly, having finally realized his legislative goals of banning shark-fins, is retiring. The NDP are thus in tough against the CPC for the fate of Po-Mo-Co, with the LPC not super far behind. Skeena—Bulkley Valley: Everyone’s favourite NDP MP Nathan Cullen is retiring and this enormous riding is sadly thus in play, a race between the NDP and CPC. South Okanagan—West Kootenay: Incumbent NDP Dick Cannings, avian biologist extraordinaire, is in a rare Interior three-way with retired tennis pro Helena Konanz and an unusually strong LPC in third. Surrey Centre: LPC seem likely to hold, the NDP are well-back in 2nd. NDP have a history of doing well in North Surrey. Surrey—Newton: I don’t think the recent scandal involving former MP Jinny Sims is going to help the NDP in this riding, but they are the 2nd choice to the incumbent LPC. Vancouver East: Never in doubt. The NDP have repped East Van consistently since they were the CCF, going all the way back to the thirties. Two brief interruptions in the 70s and 90s, otherwise 75 of the last 84 years this fortress of leftism has held. Vancouver Kingsway: My riding. Don Davies has done well by us for more than a decade. The Liberals attempting to gain this riding by parachuting in TV presenter Tamara Taggart kinda makes my blood boil. I’m good with Don. He’s got a healthy lead but it’ll be closer than I’d like. Northwest Territory At-Large: Three way race, could be a vote splitter. Nunavut At-Large: Three way race, could be a vote splitter. Sure would like to see them dump Leona. Mumilaq Qaqqaq is a fascinating candidate for the NDP.

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Brodavis

B. americanus by Jack Wood

Etymology: Brodkorb’s Bird

First Described By: Martin et al., 2012

Classification: Dinosauromorpha, Dinosauriformes, Dracohors, Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoromorpha, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Pennaraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptora, Averaptora, Avialae, Euavialae, Avebrevicauda, Pygostaylia, Ornithothoraces, Euornithes, Ornithuromorpha, Ornithurae, Hesperornithes

Referred Species: B. americanus, B. baileyi, B. mongoliensis, B. varneri

Status: Extinct

Time and Place: Between 80 and 66 million years ago, from the Campanian to the Maastrichtian ages of the Late Cretaceous 

Brodavis is known from a variety of habitats, most within the Western Interior Seaway of North America, with one in Asia: the Frenchman Formation, the Hell Creek Formation, the Pierre Shale Formation, and the Nemegt Formation.  

Physical Description: Brodavis was a large bird, but a small dinosaur, reaching up to 90 centimeters in body length (though some species were half that size). It had a cylindrical body and long legs, good for propelling it through the water. It had a lightly built skeleton, though, so it wasn’t well adapted to diving - and may have even still been able to fly, though not particularly well. It had a long, skinny neck, and a small head ending in a long and pointed beak. This beak was full will small, pointy teeth for catching fish. It is unclear whether or not it had webbing between its toes, but this is definitely possible. The colors of Brodavis are poorly known, but it was certainly covered with feathers all over its body.

Diet: Brodavis would have primarily eaten fish and other aquatic life.

Behavior: Being a water-based creature, Brodavis spent most of its time near the water, swimming through along the surface and looking for food. Based on other Hesperornithines, it swam mostly with its feet, propelling them like living animals such as grebes today. Its wings, which were still probably functional, would have not been used in the water. Still, given the presence of flight in Brodavis, it probably would have been able to take off from the water to avoid danger - and back to the water to avoid more danger still, given the large predatory dinosaurs it shared habitats with. It would have then gone to the coasts to rest and rejoin other Brodavis, and would have also had nests there that they had to take care of. How social it was, or other specifics on behavior, are unknown at this time - though it would not be surprising if they lived in large family groups, given how common such behavior is in modern aquatic birds and the fact that it’s a fairly common genus of dinosaur.  

B. varneri By Scott Reid 

Ecosystem: Being known from a wide variety of habitats, it’s nearly impossible to completely describe everything Brodavis ever lived with in one dinosaur article. That being said, Brodavis tended to live along the coast of major waterways (especially in freshwater areas), where it would spend most of its time underwater but go back to the shores to rest, mate, and take care of their young. Since Brodavis was found both in the Western Interior Seaway and the Seaway of Eastern Asia, it probably would have encountered a wide variety of other dinosaurs. In the Canadian Frenchman Formation, for example, it would have encountered the small herbivore Thescelosaurus, the large hadrosaur Edmontosaurus, the horned dinosaurs Triceratops and Torosaurus, the ostrich-like Ornithomimus, and the large predator Tyrannosaurus. In Hell Creek the companions of Brodavis were many, but included other dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus, Ornithomimus, Triceratops, Torosaurus, Edmontosaurus, and Thescelosaurus like the Frenchman Formation - but also ankylosaurs like Denversaurus and Ankylosaurus, pachycephalosaurs like Sphaerotholus and Pachycephalosaurus, the small ceratopsian Leptoceratops, another ostrich-like dinosaur Struthiomimus, the chickenparrot Anzu, the raptor Acheroraptor, the opposite bird Avisaurus, and the modern bird Cimolopteryx - and more! In the Pierre Shale, Brodavis was accompanied by other Hesperornithines like Baptornis and Hesperornis. And, finally, in the Nemegt, Brodavis lived with another Hesperornithine Judinornis, the duck Teviornis, the ankylosaur Tarchia, the hadrosaur Saurolophus, the pachycephalosaurs Prenocephale and Homalocephale, the titanosaur Nemegtosaurus, the tyrannosaurs Alioramus and Tarbosaurus, Duck Satan Himself Deinocheirus, the ostrich-mimics Anserimimus and Gallimimus, the alvarezsaur Mononykus, the therizinosaur Therizinosaurus, the chickenparrots Avimimus, Elmisaurus, Nomingia, and Nemegtomaia; the raptor Adasaurus, and the troodontid Zanabazar. Given this wide variety of habitats and neighbors, Brodavis was probably able to live in freshwater habitats, unlike other hesperornithines, and it was decidedly a very adaptable dinosaur. 

B. baileyi by Scott Reid

Other: Brodavis represents a unique group of Hesperornithines, though it’s possible the genus is overlumped, which would make the family that currently only has Brodavis in it (Brodavidae) actually informative.

Species Differences: These species differ mainly on where they’re from - B. americanus from the Frenchman Formation, B. baileyi from the Hell Creek Formation, B. mongoliensis from the Nemegt, and B. varneri from the Pierre Shale. As such, B. varneri is the oldest of the four, and may be its own genus. It is also the best known species.

~ By Meig Dickson

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[fromthe-point]

ECHL Transactions | Oct. 3

Allen Americans Lester Lancaster, D || added to training camp roster

Brampton Beast Peter Di Salvo, G || released from PTO

Cincinnati Cyclones Hayden Hulton, F || released from contract Zach Nieminen, F || released from PTO Tucker Ross, D || released from PTO Jonathan Ruiz, F || released from PTO  Danny Tirone, G || released from PTO

Florida Panthers Jacob Graves, D || added to training camp roster Michael Huntebrinker, F || added to training camp roster Tanner Jeannot, F || assigned from Milwaukee (AHL) by Nashville (NHL) Adam Smith, D || assigned by Milwaukee (AHL)

Fort Wayne Komets Isaiah Crawford, F || released from PTO Carl Greco, D || released from PTO Felix Kronwall, D || released from PTO Jake Kupsky, G || released from PTO Brett McKenzie, F || added to training camp roster

Greenville Swamp Rabbits Kyle Hayton, G || released from contract Johno May, F || added to training camp roster

Indy Fuel Jack Ryczek, D || assigned by Rockford (AHL)

Jacksonville IceMen John Albert, F || signed contract, added to training camp roster Alexis D’Aoust, F || assigned by Manitoba (AHL)

Kalamazoo Wings Zach Frye, D || assigned by Utica (AHL)

Kansas City Mavericks Jeremy McKenna, F || assigned by Stockton (AHL) Zach Oshburn, D || assigned by Stockton (AHL)

Orlando Solar Bears Jake Cardwell, D || suspended by team Nick Pastorious, F || released from PTO Darian Romanko, F || released from contract Alex Schoenborn, F || released from contract Petr Stindl, D || released from PTO Ryan Tait, F || released from contract Clint Windsor, G || released from contract

Rapid City Rush Giovanni Fiore, F || assigned from Tucson (AHL) by Arizona (NHL)

South Carolina Stingrays Mitch Vandergunst, F || released from contract

Tulsa Oilers Stefan Brucato, F || released from PTO Eric Drapluk, D || added to training camp roster Evan Fitzpatrick, G || assigned from San Antonio (AHL) by St. Louis (NHL) Tanner Karty, F || released from PTO Ian Keserich, G || released from PTO Frankie Melton, F || released from PTO J.J. Piccinich, F || assigned by San Antonio (AHL) Steven Ruggiero, D || assigned by San Diego (AHL) Bobby Watson, F || released from PTO

Utah Grizzlies Yuri Terao, F || signed tryout agreement, added to training camp roster

Wichita Thunder Lane Bauer, F || released from contract Jacob Boll, D || released from PTO Devin Campbell, D || released from contract Taylor Malkin, F || released from PTO Ryan Mulder, G || released from PTO Dylan Wells, G || assigned from Bakersfield (AHL) by Edmonton (NHL) Matthew Whittaker, F || released from contract

Worcester Railers Nic Pierog, F || assigned by Bridgeport (AHL) Jakub Skarek, G || assigned from Bridgeport (AHL) by New York Islanders (NHL)

[if-you-fan-a-fire]

"INDIANS ON ST. PETER'S RESERVE ENJOY A FEAST," Winnipeg Tribune. December 31, 1913. Page 1. --- All Over Fifty Years of Age Entertained-Winnipegger Doing Good Work ---- For several years a number of friends living in Winnipeg of the Indians on St. Peter's Reserve have given them a dinner at Christmas time. This year the annual treat was given yesterday in the Dynevor Indian hospital building. Invitations were sent to all the Indians on the reserve over 50 years of age, and about one hundred and twenty were present. Owing to the beautiful weather preparations were made for a large number and about five hundred pounds of turkey, about one hundred pounds of plum pudding and cases of apples, oranges, noile of candy were sent to the reserve, where willing hands were ready to prepare them.

As the time for dinner approached, it was soon noticed that the committee had not made too elaborate preparations, for Indians were seen coming from all directions - in all sorts conveyances - old men and of women, who had not ventured out of their homes all winter, were seen hobbling along - who were interesting to talk to of the events of seventy years ago. Many of them are now on the eve of ninety years old; some walked twelve and fifteen miles to be present, anticipating a repetition of the good things they received in past years; others came in dog sleds from Lake Winnipeg. Each Indian, in addition to getting a splendid dinner, was given a pound of tea, a plug of tobacco, a bag of candy and oranges, apples and nuts to take home to their families.

After the dinner was over the whole party were shown over the hospital, where there are at present sixteen patients, and speeches were made by Chief Wm. Asham and Councillor Wm. Harper, expressing their appreciation of the the very excellent work done by Miss Gill, the superintendent, and Mrs. Kerr, her assistant, in relieving their people from their sufferings and the splendid appearance of the hospital, and they gave especial thanks to Mesdames Canon Murray, R. McFarlane and J. G. Dagg for preparing the splendid feast they had just partaken of. Especial mention was made of Dr. Steep, who had been medical attendant to the Indians for the past fifteen years, for his interest in the Indians.

Appreciative addresses were also made by Rev. L. LeRond, Anglican clergyman, of the reserve, Rev. Mr. Mayse, the Baptist minister, and Mr. J. R. Bum, inspector of Indian agencies. About fifteen ladies and gentlemen from the city were present and they are loud in their praises of the pleasure given the old Indians. [More about St. Peter's here.]

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2022-23 Bakersfield Condor Roster

Wingers

#9 Luke Esposito (Andover, Massachusetts)

#11 James Hamblin (Edmonton, Alberta)

#16 Tyler Benson (Edmonton, Alberta)

#17 Brad Malone (Miramichi, New Brunswick) C

#19 Dino Kambeitz (Parker, Colorado)

#47 Ty Tullio (Lakeshore, Ontario)**

#48 Carter Savoie (St. Albert, Alberta)**

#55 Dylan Holloway (Calgary, Alberta)

#95 Justin Bailey (Amherst, New York)*

Centers

#10 Xavier Bourgault (L’Islet, Quebec)**

#14 Greg McKegg (St. Thomas, Ontario)*

#15 Noah Philp (Canmore, Alberta)**

#18 Carl Berglund (Skoghall, Sweden)**

#39 Seth Griffith (Chatham-Kent, Ontario) A

#41 Samuel Dove-McFalls (Montreal, Quebec)*

#50 Raphaël Lavoie (Chambly, Quebec)

Defensemen

#3 Markus Niemeläinen (Kuopio, Finland)

#4 Cam Dineen (Toms River Township, New Jersey)*

#5 Jason Demers (Dorval, Quebec)*

#7 Xavier Bernard (Mercier, Quebec)*

#8 Yanni Kaldis (Saint-Laurent, Quebec)

#25 Phil Kemp (Greenwich, Connecticut)

#28 Alex Peters (North Huron Township, Ontario)

#38 Max Gildon (Plano, Texas)*

#42 Adam Brubacher (Woolwich Township, Ontario)*

Goalies

#31 Calvin Pickard (Winnipeg, Manitoba)*

#33 Olivier Rodrigue (Saguenay, Quebec)

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Events 1.28

98 – On the death of Nerva, Trajan is declared Roman emperor in Cologne, the seat of his government in lower Germany. 814 – The death of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, brings about the accession of his son Louis the Pious as ruler of the Frankish Empire. 1069 – Robert de Comines, appointed Earl of Northumbria by William the Conqueror, rides into Durham, England, where he is defeated and killed by rebels. This incident leads to the Harrying of the North. 1077 – Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, is lifted after he humbles himself before Pope Gregory VII at Canossa in Italy. 1521 – The Diet of Worms begins, lasting until May 25. 1547 – Edward VI, the nine-year-old son of Henry VIII, becomes King of England on his father's death. 1568 – The Edict of Torda prohibits the persecution of individuals on religious grounds in John Sigismund Zápolya's Eastern Hungarian Kingdom. 1573 – Articles of the Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland. 1591 – Execution of Agnes Sampson, accused of witchcraft in Edinburgh. 1624 – Sir Thomas Warner founds the first British colony in the Caribbean, on the island of Saint Kitts. 1671 – Original city of Panama (founded in 1519) is destroyed by a fire when privateer Henry Morgan sacks and sets fire to it. The site of the previously devastated city is still in ruins (see Panama Viejo). 1724 – The Russian Academy of Sciences is founded in St. Petersburg, Russia, by Peter the Great, and implemented by Senate decree. It is called the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences until 1917. 1754 – Sir Horace Walpole coins the word serendipity in a letter to a friend. 1813 – Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is first published in the United Kingdom. 1846 – The Battle of Aliwal, India, is won by British troops commanded by Sir Harry Smith. 1851 – Northwestern University becomes the first chartered university in Illinois. 1855 – A locomotive on the Panama Canal Railway runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for the first time. 1871 – Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris ends in French defeat and an armistice. 1878 – Yale Daily News becomes the first independent daily college newspaper in the United States. 1896 – Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2 mph (3.2 km/h). 1901–present 1902 – The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie. 1908 – Members of the Portuguese Republican Party fail in their attempted coup d'état against the administrative dictatorship of Prime Minister João Franco. 1909 – United States troops leave Cuba, with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, after being there since the Spanish–American War. 1915 – An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces. 1916 – The Canadian province of Manitoba grants women the right to vote and run for office in provincial elections (although still excluding women of Indigenous or Asian heritage), marking the first time women in Canada are granted voting rights. 1918 – Finnish Civil War: The Red Guard rebels seize control of the capital, Helsinki; members of the Senate of Finland go underground. 1919 – The Order of the White Rose of Finland is established by Baron Gustaf Mannerheim, the regent of the Kingdom of Finland. 1920 – Foundation of the Spanish Legion. 1922 – Knickerbocker Storm: Washington, D.C.'s biggest snowfall, causes a disaster when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre collapses, killing over 100 people. 1932 – Japanese forces attack Shanghai. 1933 – The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali Khan and is accepted by Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence. 1935 – Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion. 1938 – The World Land Speed Record on a public road is broken by Rudolf Caracciola in the Mercedes-Benz W125 Rekordwagen at a speed of 432.7 kilometres per hour (268.9 mph). 1941 – Franco-Thai War: Final air battle of the conflict. A Japanese-mediated armistice goes into effect later in the day. 1945 – World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road. 1956 – Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance. 1958 – The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today. 1960 – The National Football League announces expansion teams for Dallas to start in the 1960 NFL season and Minneapolis-St. Paul for the 1961 NFL season. 1964 – An unarmed United States Air Force T-39 Sabreliner on a training mission is shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet MiG-19. 1965 – The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament. 1977 – The first day of the Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977, which dumps 3 metres (10 ft) of snow in one day in Upstate New York. Buffalo, Syracuse, Watertown, and surrounding areas are most affected. 1980 – USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa, Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers. 1981 – Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States, helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut. 1982 – US Army general James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades. 1984 – Tropical Storm Domoina makes landfall in southern Mozambique, eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region. 1985 – Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. 1986 – Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board. 1988 – In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws. 2002 – TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100, crashes in the Andes mountains in southern Colombia, killing 94. 2006 – The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair in Poland collapses due to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others. 2021 – A nitrogen leak at a poultry food processing facility in Gainesville, Georgia kills six and injures at least ten.

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Churchill, Canada 🇨🇦! Polar bears spar near the Hudson Bay community in Manitoba.

Vatican City 🇻🇦! Pope Francis celebrates mass in St Peter’s Basilica.

Guizhou, China 🇨🇳! The main tower of the 1,422-metre Tongzi River grand bridge nears completion.

USSR! The last station in the country with any Soviet trains. It is the end of the line for this Armenian locomotive. Towering behind it are the Iranian mountains, which long marked out a clear border between the USSR and the rest of the world.

Armenia 🇦🇲! A fountain at the former technical university in Gyumri.

Zinal, Switzerland 🇨🇭! Mountain guide Daniel Ruppen visits an ice cave formed at the end section of the Zinal glacier. Over the last 60 years the overall glacier volume in Switzerland has shrunk by almost 50%, losing between 2% and 3% volume a year over the last four years, according to the glacier monitoring in Switzerland project.

Cardinal! Mourning the souls that drift amongst the calm, she cries for those on shore who listen to the incoming tide for her song.

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Sunday, October 17, 2021 Canadian TV Listings (Times Eastern)

WHERE CAN I FIND THOSE PREMIERES?: SUCCESSION (HBO Canada) 9:00pm FEAR THE WALKING DEAD (AMC Canada) 9:00pm HIGHTOWN (Starz Canada) 9:00pm DESUS & MERO (Crave) 11:00pm

WHAT IS NOT PREMIERING IN CANADA TONIGHT     BAPTISTE (PBS Feed) HOMESTEAD RESCUE (TBD - Discovery Canada) MYSTERIOUS CREATURES WITH FORREST GALANTE (TBD - Animal Planet Canada) CALLING FOR LOVE (TBD) SIGNED, SEALED & DELIVERED: THE VOWS WE HAVE MADE (TBD)

NEW TO AMAZON PRIME/CRAVE/NETFLIX CANADA/CBC GEM:

CBC GEM WRITING THE LAND

CRAVE DESUS & MERO HIGHTOWN (Season 2) SLUMBER PARTY (1982) SLUMBER PARTY 2 (1987) SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (2021) SUCCESSION (Season 3)

NETFLIX CANADA HELLBOY

NFL FOOTBALL (TSN4) 9:30am: Dolphins vs. Jaguars (TSN4/TSN5) 1:00pm: Vikings vs. Panthers (TSN4) 4:00pm: Cardinals vs. Browns (TSN3/TSN4/TSN5) 8:15pm: Seahawks vs. Steelers

WNBA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS (SN) 3:00pm: Phoenix Mercury vs. Chicago Sky- Game #4

AHL HOCKEY (SN Now) 4:00pm: Manitoba vs. Toronto

NHL HOCKEY (TSN5) 5:00pm: Stars vs. Sens

HEARTLAND (CBC) 7:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE): Amy must help a skeptical performer, and her pair of matched liberty horses work together again; Jack unexpectedly buys Mitch's herd of cattle; Tim returns from his trip with a surprise for everyone...HORSIES?

MICHIF COUNTRY (APTN) 7:30pm: Ryan McMahon spends some quiet time with hunters Earl St Goddard and Brad Diell; spending quiet time in the blind while patiently waiting for white tail deer to come along will be a stark contrast to how Ryan spends most of his time.

MLB BASEBALL (SN) 7:30pm: Dodgers vs. Atlanta - Game #2

THE GREAT CANADIAN BAKING SHOW (CBC) 8:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE):  Ten of the country's best amateur bakers arrive at the iconic "Great Canadian Baking Show" tent to complete three challenges in Cake Week.

BACHELOR IN PARADISE CANADA (City TV) 8:00pm: A new arrival with a shady past and a surprise departure make waves on the beach as Campers clash over budding connections.

A SUITABLE BOY (CBC) 9:00pm (SERIES PREMIERE):  Passionate literature student Lata Mehra looks toward the future, but her mother, Rupa, becomes intent on arranging a marriage for her.

OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS (Discovery Canada) 9:00pm: It's brother vs. brother as Peter and Mick Cooke go head-to-head in an epic scrapheap challenge to build a monster opal-hunting machine; the Rookies are forced to start hunting at night.

NATE AND JEREMIAH: SAVE MY HOUSE (HGTV Canada) 9:00pm (SEASON PREMIERE):  A dynamic duo revitalizes their hometown one property at a time.

OBSESSED WITH THE BABYSITTER (Lifetime Canada) 8:00pm: Elaine, an injured dancer, catches the eye of a psychologist who believes she's the perfect woman. Realizing he's manipulating her mind, Elaine must escape from his clutches before she becomes another casualty in his psychotic study.

BACHELOR AFTER SHOW: AFTER PARADISE (City TV) 9:30pm

MLS SOCCER (TSN) 10:00pm: Whitecaps FC vs. Sporting KC

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CANTLON: CT HOCKEY 2021 OFFSEASON VOL 1

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT -The offseason has begun for the Hartford Wolf Pack and the rest of the AHL, except for the Pacific division, which has a playoff. Teams are very busy planning and signing players and coaches for the upcoming 2021-22 season.

PLAYER AND COACHING MOVEMENT

All of the AHL teams not in the Pacific Division have begun to send players to their respective ECHL teams for some post-season experience. The Toronto Marlies sent four players, Bobby McMann, Jeremy McKenna, Noel Hoefenmayer, and Gordie Green, to the Wichita Thunder. The Colorado Eagles sent Sasha Matala to the Utah Grizzlies. The Ontario Reign sent Nick Boka to the Ft. Wayne Komets while Josh Ingham and Jack Sadek packed their bags for the Greenville Swamp Rabbits. Doyle Somerby of the Tucson Roadrunners heads to the South Carolina Stingrays. The Manitoba Moose sent Peter Kreiger to the Indy Fuel, while the Rochester Americans sent Brendan Warren to the Jacksonville Icemen. Nelson Nogier, Cole Kehler, and C.J. Suess were sent to the Tulsa Oilers.

MORE MOVES

Henderson heading to the Pacific Division after eliminating  San Jose on the strength of a two-goal and three-point effort from ex-Pack Danny O’ Regan has sent three players to the Vegas taxi squad in Dylan Sikura and Cody Glass. Henderson will play with the Bakersfield Condors for the Pacific Division post-season title and the John Chick Trophy. The Condors eliminated the San Diego Gulls in OT Monday. Brad Malone, the nephew of former Hartford Whaler, Greg Malone, and the cousin of ex-Pack, Ryan Malone, scored the game-winner. The first AHL player to Europe, David Kase of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, signs with HC Sparta Prague (Czech Republic-CEL). A former Quinnipiac Bobcat, Karlis Cukste, who played with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) and the Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) this past year, heads home to Dynamo Riga (Latvia-KHL). According to the Swedish hockey website, SportsExpressen.se, ex-Pack Dale Weise has signed a deal to be announced shortly with IK Oskarshamn (Sweden-Allsvenskan). Ex-Pack/New York Ranger, Tim Erixon, goes from Växjö HC to  Timrå IK (Sweden-SHL) for next season. Ryan McKiernan (Brunswick School), fresh off winning the  German DEL championship, leaves Eisbaren Berlin to Rogle BK (Sweden-SHL).

COLLEGE NEWS

Former UCONN Husky, Ruslan Iskhakov, moved from TPS Turku (Finland-FEL) to Adler Mannheim (Germany-DEL). Also, in UCONN news, the University announced a new five-year extension for its head coach Mike Cavanaugh and had the groundbreaking for the new 2,600 seats $70 million arena-ready between September 2022-January 2023. The Maine Black Bears selected Ben Barr, the assistant coach from the national champion, UMASS-Amherst, to replace the late Dennis “Red” Gendron over the ex-Bridgeport Sound Tiger (now Islanders) and Maine associate coach for the last six years, Ben Guite. Replacing Barr at UMASS-Amherst is Penn State's assistant coach for the last 10 years, Matt Lindsay. Previously, he was an assistant at Princeton and was a volunteer assistant at Colorado College. He started at Division-III at Hobart College (SUNYAC) and Utica College. Lake Superior St. (NCHC) Damon Whitten’s contract was extended six years. Former Sound Tiger, Peter Mannino, gives up his head coaching job with the Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) and signs on as an assistant coach with Colorado College (NCHC).

MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Jamie Arniel, the nephew of former New Haven Nighthawk player and Rangers Assistant Coach,  Scott Arniel, leaves EC Bad Nauheim (Germany-DEL-2) and heads to HC Bratislava (Slovakia-IceHL). A trio of ex-Sound Tigers finds themselves on the move. Joey Martin departs Stavanger (Norway-NEL) and will skate next season for EC Graz (Austria-IceHL). Matt Mangene leaves ESV Villacher SV (Austria-iceHL) for EHC Wolfsburg (Germany-DEL). The new head coach there is a former Rangers draft pick, Mike Stewart. Sebastian Collberg exits Löwen Frankfurt (Germany-DEL-2) and returns home to BIK Karlskoga (Sweden-Allsvenskan). Former Wolf Pack and Ranger Steven Kampfer heads from the Boston Bruins to AK Bars Kazan (Russia-KHL). Former QU Bobcat goalie Michael Garteig leaves ERC Ingolstadt (Germany-DEL) and returns to HIFK Helsinki (Finland-FEL). Ex-Wolf Pack, Ville Meskanen, departs Illves Tampere (Finland-FEL) to go to KooKoo (Finland-FEL) next season. Ex-Wolf Pack and Sound Tiger Chris Bourque signs with ERC Ingolstadt (Germany-DEL) for next season, leaving EHC Munich.

ALL KINDS OF NEWS

Nick Dineen (Selects Academy at South Kent Prep), who played with the Amarillo Bulls (NAHL), commits to Stevenson University (UCHC) for next fall. In the fall, the return of the CCHA conference names its regular season and playoff trophy names they will be handing out to the winners in the spring. The playoff title will honor the late CCHA great coach of Michigan State, Ron Mason, with the Mason Cup. The regular season title winner will be awarded the McNaughton Cup. USA Hockey let several coaches go, including Kenny Rausch (Danbury/Immaculate High), the Director of USA Youth Hockey.

TRANSFERS

Goaltender Evan Fear departs Quinnipiac University (ECACHL) and transfers to Northeastern (HE), making 57 school transfers this collegiate off-season and 47 grad transfers. Tobias Fladeby finishes at AIC (AHA) and signs with Tingryds AIF (Sweden-Allsvenskan), making 80 college players sign pro deals in North America and Europe. Emil Öhrvall departs Sacred Heart University (AHA) for BIK Karlskoga (Sweden-Allsvenskan). The Pioneers were his third school in three separate conferences in his collegiate career. Nick Rheaume, the son of ex-Pack/Ranger, Pascal Rhéaume, has committed to UMASS-Lowell (HE) for 2022-23. Rhéaume played with the Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) this year. His cousin is Quinnipiac University (ECACHL) transfer goalie Dylan St. Cyr, the son of former New Haven Senators player Gerry. St. Cyr.

COMMITS

Two CT Division-III commits as William Pond (Wilton/CT Roughriders-EHL) heads to Western New England College (CCC). Ponds' Roughrider teammate Connor Sullivan (Brunswick School/CT Jr. Rangers - NCDC) heads to Lake Forest College (NCHA). Joining him at Lake Forest is Mattias Derraugh (Danbury-NAHL), who committed to the Illinois-based school.

IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The IIHF World Championships are underway in Latvia. There are many familiar names dotting the roster landscape. In Group A, the 3-0 Slovakian team has current Wolf Pack goalie Adam Huska and ex-Pack/Ranger Marek Hrivik. Huska has yet to play, and Hrivik has four points in three games. Slovakia engineered an early upset beating Russia 3-1 on Monday. Denmark has ex-Pack Niklas Jensen, who scored a hat trick in their first game and had a goal and two assists against Great Britain in a 3-2 overtime win Tuesday. Sweden had ex-Pack/Ranger player Oscar Lindberg and ex-Wolf Pack Carl Klingberg. The Czech Republic has ex-Pack and current Rangers defenseman Libor Hajek. They also have Adam, and David Musil, the nephews of former Whalers and Rangers player Bobby Holik. Ex-Pack and current Ranger Filip Chytil and former Beast of New Haven Jaroslav Spacek are the assistant coaches, plus former UCONN Husky recruit Matej Blumel. Belarus has an ex-Sound Tiger, Shane Prince, who has citizenship. Switzerland has a pair of ex-Wolf Pack players in Andres Ambuhl and Raphael Diaz; Great Britain has goalie Jackson Whistle, nephew of former New Haven Nighthawk, Rob Whistle, plus Ben Lake (Sacred Heart University-AHA).

MORE IIHF

In Group B, the US squad features Ryan Donato, the son of ex-Wolf Pack/Sound Tiger, Ted Donato. They also have a  current Ranger, Kevin Rooney, and the nephew of former New Haven Nighthawk, Steve Rooney. Current Ranger, Zac Jones and Tage Thompson (Milford/UCONN), a son of the current Bridgeport Islanders head coach, Brent Thompson. The head coach is former Sound Tigers bench boss Jack Capuano. The team General Manager is current Rangers President/GM, Hartford GM Chris Drury (Trumbull/Fairfield Prep). Canada has shockingly lost its first three games to Latvia, Germany, and the US. Canada has a current Wolf Pack, Braden Schneider, and former Sacred Heart University (AHA)/Sound Tiger product Justin Danforth. Germany has Tom Kuhnhackl of Bridgeport, and Italy has former Ranger Peter Andersson as one of the assistant coaches, and he is the father of ex-Pack, Calle Andersson. HARTFORD WOLF PACK HOME Read the full article