A spokesperson for city police says there’s been an increase in the number of assaults on officers involving bear spray. In the latest incident, a 35 year old officer ended up in hospital after getting hit with the spray while trying to arrest a suspect. The officer had to be taken to hospital for decontamination…but fortunately, his injuries are not believed to be serious.
Plans to extend the city’s river trail are now on hold. That’s thanks to a new surface pond which stretches from Omand’s creek to Canora Street. The pond was created because of a pressure point, where ice literally got popped out and water started running.
UFC champion Brock Lesnar has got a beef with our health care system. During a conference call yesterday, Lesnar slammed the treatment, or lack of, that he got last November, after being rushed to hospital in Brandon. He and his brother had apparently been hunting in the area when Brock fell ill. He ended up at Brandon General Hospital, where his condition was diagnosed correctly…..diverticulitis…..but, Lesnar says he had to get out of there quickly since things like the hospital’s CT scan was not working. Lesnar by the way is on the mend….and does expect to get back into the ring.
It’s time to look at “Plan B” when it comes to snow on Vancouver’s Cypress Mountain. Officials say neither Mother Nature nor science is going to be able to provide enough snow in time for scheduled freestyle or snowboarding events on the mountain next month. So, contingency plans are now being rolled out. They include, using more straw and wood to build the base of the course, and using helicopters and trucks to bring in snow from elsewhere on the mountain.
It’s been nearly 2 months since the world’s top golfer was seen in public. And even though reports have placed Tiger Woods from Arizona to Africa, no one has been able to come up with a photo to prove it. But, celebrity website, “radar-online-dot-com” says the next issue of the National Enquirer will feature photos of Tiger at a sexual addiction rehab clinic in Mississippi. The rag-mag, has 8 pictures of the troubled golfer…apparently. If they’re authentic, they’d be the first photo’s of Woods since November 27th, when he crashed his SUV outside of his Florida home.
Major stroller recall to tell ya about today. About 1.5 million Graco strollers sold at places like Wal-Mart, are being recalled after some children’s fingertips were literally amputated by hinges on the products. The strollers were sold between October of 2004 and December of last year. If you have one the affected strollers, you’re asked to contact the company for a free repair kit.
More than a week after Haiti’s earthquake, international rescuers continue to search the ruins for survivors….and there’s good reason. Yesterday, a severely dehydrated 5 year boy was found by relatives in the wreckage of his home…a full 8 days after the killer quake hit. He’s now said to be recovering well. Meantime, Ottawa says the confirmed Canadian death toll from the quake still stands at 13, with another 479 still unaccounted for.
