New figures from the health department show there are now 11 cases of the swine flu in the province, up from 6. 3 of the new cases are mild, and the other 2 people have been hospitalized. Dr. Joel Kettner, Manitoba’s chief medical officer says, he expects more cases to show up but he thinks they’ll all be mild.
City police have smashed a counterfeiting ring. 2 people, a woman from Calgary and a Winnipeg man, face several charges. The hunt is also on for a 3rd suspect. Police say a number of 50 and 100 dollar bills had been passed in the city.
A social worker has made more claims about the mother at the center of a child custody trial here in Winnipeg. The worker says the mother didn’t see why her daughter should have to sit next to Muslims, or, understand why it was hateful to laugh if someone beat up a black child. All this, and the mother still denies she was raising her kids to be racists.
A tsunami watch is underway off Central America’s eastern coast, this after a large earthquake hit off the coast of Honduras. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake’s magnitude was 7.1. The tsunami watch is in effect for Honduras, Belize and Guatemala.
The feds say a bankruptcy filing by General Motors would certainly be sad, but, Ottawa is preparing for all scenarios…..including the total collapse of the North American auto sector. Industry Minister Tony Clement says they are still negotiating with the automaker about how and where it can help to save it. But he says the government also has to protect taxpayers and the industry itself.
Prime Minister Harper is rejecting calls by opposition MP’s to fire his finance minister. As we told you yesterday, Jim Flaherty is under fire for predicting our deficit will soar to more than 50 billion dollars this year….about 16 million more than he’d predicted back in January.
The family of Mike Tyson’s daughter says there are no words to describe the tragic loss of the 4 year old girl. Tyson’s daughter, Exodus died Tuesday after she was found with her head wrapped around a cord on a treadmill.
