A weekend traffic accident southeast of the city, has left 12 children orphaned. The accident claimed the lives of 38 year old David Dik and his 35 year old wife, Elisabeth. Their car smashed head on into an SUV on Saturday. RCMP say slippery road conditions definitely played a role. As well the couple were not wearing seat belts.
Well what a difference a couple of days can make. After basking in above normal temperatures all of last week, winter is back with a blast today. The weather office says blizzard conditions will be with us all day today. That has caused call kinds of problems on many highways around southern Manitoba. Highway one west is closed from Headingly to Portage, and will probably stay that way for quite some time, given the forecast. The blizzard conditions should be gone by tomorrow.
Officials from around the world are meeting in Montreal today to get the ball rolling on a long term plan for rebuilding Haiti. Foreign Ministers from 12 nations, including the U.S. and France, will attend the conference. 20 Canadians are now confirmed dead in the earthquake with more than 200 still unaccounted for. Meantime, Canadian military personnel in Haiti say aid is slowly flowing to those who need it.
The Liberals and the NDP are hoping to ride the political momentum generated by weekend protests across the country, against the suspension of parliament. The 2 opposition parties are returning to Parliament Hill today, even though the House of Commons will stay shut until early March. Both groups say they want to put a spotlight on Prime Minister Harper’s decision to prorogue Parliament.
A big Ooops ! A notable painting by Picasso is in need of repair after a visitor to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, lost her balance and struck it. The museum says the accident caused a vertical tear in the lower right hand corner of “The Actor,” a painting done by the genius more than 100 years ago. On a positive note though, museum officials say the damage didn’t affect the painting’s focal point.
Seems that no one’s safe from being summoned to do jury duty….not even President Barack Obama. The U.S. President was summoned for jury duty at a Chicago courthouse. The summons was sent to Obama’s home in Chicago. White House officials say, the President is currently tied up with other issues and won’t be able to serve.
