Lawyers for 4 television networks are in a Winnipeg court this morning. They’re trying to convince a judge to allow them to televise the inquest into the death of Brian Sinclair. He was the man who died after a 34 hour wait in a hospital emergency room back in September of 2008.
A couple of Winnipeg men accused of tampering with ATM’s to steal debit card data and money, are now facing more than 100 criminal charges. According to police, financial institutions were bilked out of more than 200 thousand dollars in the card skimming scam. The men, aged 30 and 39, have been released on a promise to appear in court.
Just a reminder…….this is the weekend that most Canadians switch from Standard Time to Daylight Time. Before hitting the sheets tomorrow night, make sure you turn your clocks and watches ahead by one hour. The major Canadian exception is of course Saskatchewan, which stays on Standard Time year round.
Roberto Luongo got huge cheers as he carried the Paralympic flame in Vancouver, where those games begin today. The Vancouver Canucks goalie played a major role in the Canadian men’s hockey team winning the gold medal at the Olympics 12 days ago. Luongo says he’s sure all Canadians will support Paralympians at the games, which will end on March 21st.
It’s news which has outraged animal activists around the world. Chinese media says 11 extremely rare Siberian tigers have died of malnutrition at a cash strapped zoo in northeastern China. Apparently the big cats were kept in small cages, and fed only chicken bones. By the way, it’s believed there are only 300 Siberian tigers left in the wild.
Ottawa’s mulling over the idea of allowing random breathalyzer tests. It’s one of a number of ideas included in a paper posted on the Justice Department’s web site. The feds say, Australia, New Zealand and some European countries already have this in place, and perhaps it’s time we should too.
Lawyers for legendary music producer, Phil Spector are asking a California court to throw out his 2nd degree murder conviction. They allege that Spector is a victim of judicial error and misconduct. Right now, the 70 year old is serving 19 years to life behind bars, for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson.
The head of CAA, says the city has pretty much dropped the ball when it comes to potholes around town. Mike Mager says lots of money has come into the province and the city in recent years, but, our roads are still in terrible shape. Mayor Sam Katz however, disagrees. He says the city is doing everything it can to fix the holes. By the way, if you do see a bad one out there, the number to call is 986-HOLE.
Well, not sure what they’ll do with it, but, somebody ripped off a huge recycling truck from Emterra Environmental’s compound. The theft happened on Tuesday night. City police say so far, the trucks whereabouts are still not known.
