If you’re not a fan of the cold, you don’t want to read any further ! This arctic air mass which is sitting over much of the western part of the country, will be around awhile. That means, the below normal temperatures we’ve got, will stick around until at least Christmas. If it’s any consolation, it’s cold and below normal from Vancouver right to Thunder Bay.
An arrest has been made in the city’s 27th homicide of the year. 27 year old Ivan Anderson is charged with 2nd degree murder in the beating death of Mark Harreveld. Harreveld’s girlfriend found his body in his suite on Saturday.
Who would have thunk this? The slowing economy and high gas prices a few months back, did have a silver lining……fewer people died in car crashes. Reports this morning say many of the country’s biggest police forces are seeing the trend, including right here in Manitoba, where we’ve seen a double digit drop.
And, still no firm signal from the White House on action to keep the American auto industry from spinning out. And today, may not bring any news either. U.S. President Bush said again yesterday, he wants to avoid the economic devastation a bankruptcy would cause, and that using part of the Wall Street bailout fund to help the carmakers, is still an option.
