A 14 year old Winnipeg boy has been suspended indefinitely for bringing a handgun to school. Students at Arthur Leach School are being credited with letting staff know about the gun being at the school. Police say they took the boy out of class without incident. He was packing a small caliber handgun, ammunition and some marijuana.
Convicted murderer Frank Ostrowski will have to wait several more days to find out whether he can leave jail. We first told you about this story yesterday…..Ostrowski has spent 22 years behind bars for the 1986 shooting death of a fellow drug dealer. But he claims he never did it. Now, his conviction is being reviewed because some evidence was withheld from the defense.
One minute, a Coquitlam B.C. man was on cloud 9 after winning 365 thousand dollars at Sunday’s BC Poker Championships. The next day, he was under arrest by the RCMP in the murder of 6 people 2 years ago in Surrey. Sephon Sek was busted Monday.
Don’t know if you’ve seen shots of this on the news or not…….officials say hundreds of icebergs are drifting towards New Zealand and could actually pose a risk to ships in the area and the country itself. The ice apparently split off from Antarctic ice shelves. And while it’s a normal process, one expert says the increasing rate appears to be the result of global warming.
This didn’t take long. A class action lawsuit has been launched against the makers of those drop side cribs which were recalled yesterday. A law firm has now begun proceedings against Stork Manufacturing, as well as Fisher Price, Sears and Wal-Mart, concerning the nearly 1 million cribs that were recalled. Claims will apparently also be filed in other provinces today…including right here in Manitoba.
Some American health officials are concerned that holiday gatherings could help spread the swine flu virus. U.S. Thanksgiving, which is tomorrow, is typically followed by at least a modest bump in seasonal flu cases. Doctors say people should make sure they don’t travel if they’re not well, and make sure they wash their hands often.
It’s time for Atlantis and its 7 astronauts to leave the International Space Station. The shuttle will undock this morning, then aim for a Friday landing in Florida.
Police in a small town in Georgia are looking for an apologetic burglar who made off with loot from a local church….but also left behind an apology. The thief’s apology was scrawled on the wall, and read….”Sorry, but I’m poor. Forgive me Lord.”
The province has got the title back….but sadly, it’s not one they’re proud of. For the 9th time in the last 20 years or so, Manitoba has been named the child poverty capital of the country. According to new reports, nearly 1 in 5 kids in our province live in poverty. Family Services Minister, Gord Mackintosh said the province has cut the child poverty rate in half since 2000…but he admitted there was still a lot of work to do.
