A 17 year old youth has been charged with kidnapping and sexual assault of a 6 year old girl in The Pas. Mounties say the girl was walking to school when she was abducted and taken to a home, where she was assaulted. She was able to escape and then told her mother, who called police. The girl has now been taken to Health Sciences Center for further medical examination.
It’s an attack that’s been seen around the world. The mother of a disabled Winnipeg man, who was severely beaten in Australia, says she can’t bear to watch the video tape of it happening. Shellan Proden’s 35 year old son, Heath, has been visiting his girlfriend in Sydney since November. Police say he was returning from a concert and waiting for a train late Tuesday night when he was attacked by 2 young men, who severely beat him, before robbing him of his belongings including his wheelchair. A manhunt is now underway. And, Heath will have surgery today to relieve swelling on his brain.
A group of Canadian women are suing the makers of the popular birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin. Reports say the women claim they weren’t adequately warned before using the drugs about a higher than usual risk for stroke and other health problems. Made by Bayer, Yaz and Yasmin are oral contraceptives used by thousands of women across the country.
Mirror, mirror on the wall….who’s the richest of them all? Well shockingly, it’s not Bill Gates this year. It’s Mexican telecom tycoon, Carlos Slim, with a net worth of around 53. 5 billion U.S. It’s the first time someone from a developing nation has topped Forbes Magazine’s annual list. Gates did come in second, followed by Warren Buffet. The richest Canadian on the list, sitting in 20th, is David Thompson and family with 19 billion dollars.
The wonders of modern technology. Prime Minister Stephen Harper will use new media to talk about last week’s throne speech and his government’s plan for the future. Harper will apparently appear on YouTube at 9:45 Winnipeg time this morning, in what’s being billed as an online discussion.
No one has the winning ticket for last night’s 22 million dollar jackpot prize in Lotto 6-49. So that means the draw this weekend will now be almost 30 million bucks.
Hockey memorabilia lovers are breathing easier with the news that Sydney Crosby’s missing stick and glove that he used to score the gold medal winning goal at the Olympics, has been found. The NHL superstar and Nova Scotia native says he’s grateful the equipment has been returned. It turns out the glove was mistakenly put in the bag of teammate Patrice Bergeron, who sat beside Crosby in the dressing room.
It’ll take an autopsy and toxicology tests to determine exactly what took the life of Toronto born actor Corey Haim. The 38 year old former child star’s body was found yesterday in an L.A. apartment, with police saying there were no signs of foul play. Investigators say the actor did have flu like symptoms before he died and was taking prescription drugs for it.
Don Cherry is giving thumbs up to an agreement by NHL General Managers for a new rule against blindside hits to the head. Starting next season, the GM’s want refs to call a minor or major penalty for any hit in which the head is the primary point of contact. Cherry says those kinds of hits should get a 5 minute major.
