The city’s Chamber of Commerce wants Premier Greg Selinger to loosen up the Sunday shopping laws. Chamber president, Dave Angus says it’s been a few years since his organization has raised the issue….but he says now with new faces in both the premier’s and labour minister’s office, now’s the time to gauge the interest.
Icy roads may have been to blame for a driver losing control of a car that crashed into a house here in the city. The car ripped dozens of stone bricks off the side of Marla Wiebe’s home and pushed a vehicle across the driveway onto the lawn. The woman driving the car appeared to be fine. Police are still trying to figure out what exactly caused the crash.
Manitoba lawmakers are back at their desks today, as the provincial legislature resumes sitting. A throne speech will open the very brief 9 day sitting. Premier Greg Selinger says his government’s main focus in the next few weeks will be on stimulating the economy.
Tiger Woods is calling his low speed, single vehicle car crash outside of his Florida home early Friday, “embarrassing” and all his fault. The golf phenom’s statement on his web site says it’s a private matter and will stay that way. But, PR experts say he’s not likely to get that wish….. especially since he has continually put off routine questioning by police. Apparently, today, Woods and his wife will sit down with officers to go over what exactly happened.
Back to work legislation could be tabled today to end the strike by CN Rail’s 1700 locomotive engineers. The feds are threatening to end the strike and send the dispute to binding arbitration if talks between the company and its union don’t reach an agreement by today.
Anyone planning to buy their true love all the gifts mentioned in the song, “12 Days of Christmas” will need more than 87 thousand dollars U.S. this year. But, that’s an increase of less than one per cent over last year. The research company that came up with the total, says lower energy costs and wage increases kept its Christmas Price Index from rising higher.
Vampires and werewolves still rule at the North American box office. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” remains the top movie for the 2nd straight week, raking in more than 42 million U.S. The football drama, “The Blind Side,” also had another good weekend, coming in a close 2nd with a 40 million dollar take. “2012” rounded out the weekend’s top 3 flicks.
Shots have been fired at a Seattle, Washington home where a man sought in yesterday’s coffee shop slayings of 4 police officers, may be holed up. The police gunfire followed negotiators use of loudspeakers and explosions to find out if the suspect is indeed inside, and to try and prod him to surrender.
