Well to most of us, this doesn’t come as a surprise. This winter has been a pretty unusual one, with everything from wicked cold to rain. Climatologist Dave Phillips says December and January tied for the 3rd coldest on record, with an average temperature of -19.6. And while this month has been off to a warmer start, getting rain last week was highly unusual. Phillips also says that, southern Manitoba will stay with below normal temperatures until at least mid March.
American drones are flying along the international border between Manitoba and North Dakota. They’ll be looking for contraband items being smuggled across the border into the U.S. Manitoba has got 12 official border crossings, but only 2 are open 24 hours a day. Much of the land in between is either swampland, lakes or farmers fields.
Today’s the deadline for G.M. and Chrysler to submit their restructuring plans to the U.S. government. Both companies are asking for another bailout, worth billions of dollars.
Michael Phelps says he looks forward to diving back into the pool. His statement came after a South Carolina sheriff said Phelps won’t face drug charges over a photo showing him with a marijuana bong. The sheriff says there just isn’t enough physical evidence to charge the 14 time Olympic gold medalist.
In Connecticut, a chimpanzee that was kept as a pet, was shot and killed by police after it attacked a woman visiting the owner’s home, leaving her with serious facial injuries. The 15 year old chimp, often rode around in trucks belonging to the towing company operated by his owners. The owners say the chimp was toilet trained, dressed and bathed himself, ate at the table and drank wine from a stemmed glass.
