On the night table: Clay Purves

Bombers give would-be boo birds their marching orders

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are being criticized by some fans online for booking the University of North Dakota’s marching band for Friday’s game against Montreal.

Art gallery ready to play with clay

For fans of fast-paced reality competition TV shows, there’s no need to keep watching the action through a screen.

For one night only, a live pottery competition — inspired by shows such as The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down — will be coming to the WAG-Qaumajuq that will put four local ceramics artists to the test in a variety of different ways.

Tonight’s event, dubbed The WAG Studio Pottery Throwdown, has competitor Eric Au excited — and a little nervous about the talented artists he’s set to face in the competition.

“They are well versed in their craft. I like to say I am, but in practise it’s a different story, and being in a competition is much different than practising in your own time,” he says.

Arts & Life team taste-tests new Kraft concoction

Prepare your tongue for the ultimate thrill, as Kraft Dinner has once again veered wildly out of its box and into new territory.

Just when we all thought the brand had peaked after unleashing its limited-run New York-style KD Mac & Cheesecake earlier this summer, the beloved pantry staple set its sights on dethroning another kitchen cupboard essential: instant noodles.

Emboldened by the rapturous reception of cheesecake lovers nationwide who had clearly been hankering for the savoury-sweet combo, the convenience food’s latest mashup pairs its infamous neon-orange cheese powder with classic ramen soup seasoning and dehydrated noodles.

The resulting bowl is a respectable attempt at creating a North American version of the South Korean trend of noodle lovers adding slices of processed cheese to their ramyeon to temper spice levels and added creaminess.

On the night table: Clay Purves

Lawyer, Bargen Brown LLPI usually keep a couple of books on the go. The “smart” book — the one that I want people to know I’m reading — is Jonathan Haidt’s The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion. It was first published in 2012; I purchased it after watching a Ted talk by Haidt. It’s social psychology and deals with morality as it pertains to politics and religion in the modern world. As a conservative, I often find myself being challenged by progressive friends to justify my beliefs. The book explores a lot of the reasons why people often fail to understand or recognize that morality is very subjective.

Three charged after victims robbed, held against their will in dating scam

A Winnipeg woman and two men allegedly lured male victims on dating websites before robbing and holding them against their will, prompting safety reminders for people looking for love online. Detectives believe there may be additional victims who’ve not yet come forward.

Thirteen accused in gun, drug trafficking network in rural Manitoba

RCMP and Winkler police have arrested more than a dozen people allegedly connected to a drug-and-gun trafficking network that operated in rural Manitoba.

The joint investigation began in December 2024, when officers from the Winkler Police Service asked the Mounties for help after learning kilograms of cocaine were being imported to a Winkler-area truck repair business, said RCMP Supt. Jeff Asmundson, who oversees the force’s Manitoba integrated law enforcement team.

Mounties and Winkler police gathered evidence for 19 months and expanded the probe, dubbed Project Dolor, as investigators learned other types of illicit substances and firearms were being trafficked by the network in a number of southern Manitoba communities, said Asmundson, whose team investigates serious and organized crime.

“It started as a cocaine trafficking investigation, and obviously, as we move along in a project or a file, evidence is gathered and an opportunity arose and we wanted to ensure public safety,” he told reporters Tuesday. “We were able to secure some firearms.”