An autopsy has revealed a 47 year old woman rushed to hospital a week in Portage la Prairie, appears to have been choked. Justina McDougall died several days later in hospital. Her husband, 54 year old Kenneth McDougall has now been charged with first degree murder.
Brothers, and an apparent fight over a video game has landed one in hospital and one in police custody. Police say a 27 year old was critically shot yesterday, after apparently getting into a fight over an X-Box game with a younger brother. The 16 year old younger brother is now custody…the older brother is at HSC.
It’s ugly news for fans of “Ugly Betty.” ABC announced yesterday the Emmy and Golden Globe winning series will be cancelled after this season’s final 8 episodes. A critical and popular success with its 2006 premier, the show has struggled keeping an audience in the last couple of years. ABC vows the show will end in a fashion that will satisfy its fans.
The same week it announced its halting sales and production of 8 models, due to sticky accelerators, Toyota has now announced another recall of 1.8 million vehicles because of floor mat problems. There’s apparently a risk of gas pedals becoming stuck in the floor mats. Owners of the affected vehicles will be contacted by mail.
Over in Haiti, food remains scarce for many of the neediest earthquake survivors. And, what little is available is often the prize in a fight for survival among the hungry and homeless. But, on the 15th day after the quake, a miracle occurred when French rescuers yesterday pulled a 17 year old girl from the rubble of a home. She was severely dehydrated but alive.
A new study says runners might be a little kinder to their feet by throwing away those expensive running shoes. The study found that running barefoot…as man did back in the stone ages….puts far less stress on the feet. That’s because barefoot runners tend to land mostly on the front or middle part of the foot, instead of the heel.
New poll out today says, Canada’s swift response to the Haitian earthquake tragedy, hasn’t boosted the Harper government’s popularity any. The latest survey, done last week, has found both the Conservatives and Liberals are in a dead heat, with 32 per cent supporting the Tories, and 31 per cent supporting the Liberals. The NDP is sitting well back at just 15 per cent support.
Closing arguments have been heard in the first degree murder trial of a Winnipeg man accused of stabbing a woman 51 times. Daniel Johnson has admitted to killing 19 year old Jaylene Crane, but his defence team has argued his mind was too clouded by drugs and booze to form the necessary intent to prove murder. They say he should be convicted of manslaughter. A jury will begin deciding Johnson’s fate today.
