A spike in the number of homeless animals has the Winnipeg Humane Society turning to Edmonton for help. Over the weekend, the society sent 21 mixed breed puppies to that city’s Humane Society. A spokesperson says for some unknown reason, Winnipeg’s shelter has been flooded with homeless pets since mid January.
Smokers in the city may soon be banned from lighting up within 50 meters of any outdoor youth soccer game. The Winnipeg Youth Soccer Association wants to institute a smoking ban following complaints about smelly smoke last year from parents and refs.
A Winnipeg businessman who plead guilty to smuggling drugs is now off to jail for 4 years, and has been ordered to turn over nearly 4 million dollars in cash and property, deemed to be the proceeds of crime. 39 year old David Sokalski was involved in a cross border conspiracy that saw barrels of raw ephedrine smuggled into the U.S. to meth labs run by the Mexican mafia.
Next week the feds will hand down their new budget….but already, some of what’s in it has leaked out. Don’t expect any new spending or tax breaks. The March 4th budget will apparently outline Ottawa’s plan to slow its rate of spending to begin chipping away at a 56 billion dollar deficit.
Toyota is now under a pair of U.S. federal investigations in light of its recent global recalls affecting almost 9 million vehicles. The first of two congressional hearings will begin today, and top Toyota executives are expected to testify.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced who’ll do the presenting of the latest inductees March 15th in New York. Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio will induct the rock group, Genesis. Wyclef Jean will honor Jimmy Cliff, the Bee Gee’s will induct ABBA and Jackson Browne will induct David Geffen.
So Canadian atheletes may not have made it to the podium as often as they’d hoped during these winter games, but the Olympics are sure giving Canadians a sense of national pride. A new poll out this morning says 77 per cent of Canadians believe the winter games are doing a lot to unite the country. And 58 per cent believe the Olympics will be remembered as one of this country’s greatest achievements.
Well what a difference a couple of months can make. Back in December, officials had said that this year’s flood risk was going to be very low. Now, 2 months later? The risk has shot up to high. Alf Warkentin, the province’s chief flood forecaster says that’s thanks in part to all the snow and moisture south of the line. Warkentin says the weather will as always play a huge part in what actually happens….but he does think that highways like 75 and 200 will be under water for quite some time this spring.
