Mango in a plastic bag — sliced, with lime and salt — is a popular street-vendor snack in New York. Swap out the bag for an ice-pop mold, give the contents time to chill, and you can carry off a... Read more
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The Game 4 OT loss snapped a few streaks. The Montréal Canadiens entered Game 4 with a 4-0 overtime record. The Habs had won every home games with fans in the stands: 4-0 vs. 0-2 without fans before Game 4. The Canadiens significantly outshot Las Vegas in Game 4 where the reverse was true in Game 3. The team has won 5 of the last 6 games on the road in the Stanley Cup playoffs with Game 5 back in the United States tonight. Carey Price has been incredible in goal, especially on the power play. The Canadiens set a new playoff record with 11 games without allowing a power-play goal. The Habs have stopped 26 consecutive power-play opportunities. Read more
Limited-edition strawberry shortcake pampushky, brioche donuts coated with a sour cream glaze and a shortbread cookie crumble and filled with strawberry jam. Dacha 46 Pop-up at 657 Washington Ave. (Bergen St.-St. Mark's Ave.), Prospect Heights, Brooklyn www.Instagram.com/Dacha_1946 Closed Monday and... Read more
Good Riddance | Les Bons débarras showed up #3 on the 1984 TIFF all-time list of Canadian films. The film fell to #5 on the 1993 list and #7 on the 2004 list and didn't appear at all on the 2015 list. That puts a bit of pressure on a Canadian film. Good Riddance takes us to a struggling family. Single mother Michelle (Marie Tifo) lives with her intellectually disabled brother Ti-Guy (Germain Houde) and her rebellious daughter Manon (Charlotte Laurier). Manon is struggling to get her mother's love. Her uncle steals their money, gets drunk a lot, and likes to fight when he's drunk. She also doesn't like Maurice (Roger Lebel), the cop who is dating her mother. Manon smokes, drinks, and smokes marijuana. She likes hanging out with Gaetan (Gilbert Sicotte), Michelle's former boyfriend. Read more
Over morning coffee, planning for the afternoon: a coffee float, Manhattan Special espresso soda over soft-serve vanilla ice cream (at an air-conditioned table indoors). Mama's Backyard Cafe 4610 104th St. (46th-47th Aves.), Corona, Queens 718-565-9104 www.Facebook.com /pages/Mamas %20Backyard%20Cafe /113928861972120 Closed... Read more
Canada's Supreme Court has been ahead of the curve on women on the court, as compared to the United States. Colour? Not so much. Mahmud Jamal is the first nominated Supreme Court justice of colour. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated Jamal to replace Rosalie Abella, who is retiring from the court on July 1 when Abella turns 75. Jamal taught constitutional law at McGill University and administrative law at Osgoode Hall Law School. The judge was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 2019 and appeared in 35 appeals before the Supreme Court of Canada on civil, constitutional, criminal, and regulatory issues. "I know that Justice Jamal, with his exceptional legal and academic experience and dedication to serving others, will be a valuable asset to our country's highest court," the prime minister said in a media statement. Jamal's presence on the Court could be intriguing after admitting in the questionnaire that he experienced discrimination "as a fact of daily life" while growing up. Read more
The Toronto Maple Leafs had the best record of the Canadian division in the NHL in 2021. The Montréal Canadiens won what each of those teams wanted in the beginning of the season: winning the Canadian division in the playoffs. The Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal but no Canadian team has won the Cup since 1993. Being the best Canadian NHL team isn't much for bragging rights. For fun, we thought to look at which Canadian team did the best in the seasons since the 2004-2005 NHL lockout. Read more
