A dubious honor for a Manitoba man. He tops MPI’s list of fraudsters for 2009. It seems the guy claimed he had left his vehicle parked at a hotel where he had spent the night drinking, and then when he showed up to get his car, it was gone. Well in reality, it was parked in his driveway with damage to the front end from a hit and run.
A group of animal lovers is looking for foster homes for dozens of dogs that have been abandoned in the harsh elements of the Northwest Territories. The rescuers say the situation is urgent as temps continue to plunge in the arctic. Many of the dogs by the way are Husky crosses.
The province is coming under fire for revealing a big deficit. The government says the 48 million dollar surplus predicted in last spring’s budget, has turned into a deficit of 592 million. The recession, fight against the swine flu, and last spring’s flood are being blamed for the huge increase.
Winnipeg has been hit with yet another dangerous high speed chase involving a stolen vehicle. Cops say a couple of teens, who were already on the list of chronic car thieves, broke into 3 homes last night, and stole a car out of one residence. Apparently, all 3 were still wearing ankle bracelets as a result of previous convictions. Officers briefly pursued the suspects, who drove at speeds over 100 kilometers an hour before finally crashing and being arrested.
Well if you’re planning on flying out east in the next couple of days, better listen up. Ontario is in the path of a major storm that’s picking up strength state side this morning. It’s already brought blizzard conditions to places like Arizona. Forecasters say by the time the storm reaches Ontario on Christmas Day, it’ll bring a ton of snow and rain to central and southern parts of the province.
For those hoping for a little help from the feds in the new year, looks like you’re outta luck. Finance Minsiter, Jim Flaherty says don’t look for major tax cuts or new spending programs in his next budget. The government is saddled with a record deficit of 56 billion dollars this year. As a result, Flaherty says all he can afford is a stay the course kind of budget.
That Colorado couple will be sentenced today for an October hoax that gained worldwide attention. Richard and Mayumi Heene, claimed their 6 year old son floated away in a balloon. They plead guilty to charges of carrying out the stunt to promote a reality t.v. show. Both could be looking at 60 to 90 days in jail.
Blackberry users in North and South America don’t have full use of their smartphones today. Blackberry email service has been disrupted by an outage that began last night. Research in Motion, the company that makes the phones in Ontario says, they’re working on fixing the problem.
Ottawa is being pressed to regulate trans fats in the food we eat. The call comes from the Heart and Stroke foundation, which says voluntary steps aren’t working because there’s still too much of the heart clogging fats in food. The foundation says high levels of trans fats are found in 21 per cent of French fries, 26 per cent of chicken products, 50 per cent of baked goods and 60 per cent of cookies.
