The city has its 9th murder of the year. Cops say a 23 year old man died after being attacked in broad daylight this weekend. So far, his name has not been released. Police aren’t saying how the man died but, witnesses say he was stabbed.
An out of control grass fire in southern Manitoba has destroyed a home in the village of Aubigny. Mounties say no one was in the house when the blaze ripped through the area yesterday. No injuries were reported.
A Winnipeg father says he and his wife are excellent parents. But given that they’re accused of teaching their 2 children, black people and other minorities deserve to die, Manitoba Child and Family Services…begs to differ. A custody battle over the kids starts today between the 2 sides.
Emotions are in overdrive this morning among G.M. workers in southern Ontario. They’re voting on a labour concession package that G.M. needs to secure billions of dollars in taxpayer aid. Results should be known by tomorrow.
World leaders are not impressed. North Korea claims it tested a nuclear device today. U.S. President Barack Obama says the nuclear test constitutes an act of blatant defiance of the U.N. Security Council and a violation of international law. Japan also condemned the test.
Need a passport? Well, you can’t apply for one online any more. An internal document says Passport Canada’s online application service, Passport On-Line, was shut down last month because of security concerns. But, that doesn’t quite jive with the public explanation that, the service was simply not convenient enough for Canadians.
The union representing federal food inspectors say there are just not enough meat inspectors. The union says 400 inspectors…up from the current 200, need to be devoted to monitoring processed meat plants to do a proper job. Union officials will appear today at parliamentary committee on food safety.
