There’s still no word on whether those 2 city high school teachers will be fired for doing that sexually suggestive dance, in front of students. School Division trustees discussed the issue behind closed doors last night. Apparently a full investigation also continues.
Bad news for the 345 machinists doing maintenance in the city on Air Canada planes. They are among more than one thousand machinists who work in Montreal and Vancouver too, about to lose their jobs. The layoffs will take place in April and June.
Ever wondered what the most popular name for boys in Manitoba is? Well, we can tell ya it’s Liam. And for girls, it’s a three way tie among, Emma, Ava and Olivia. There were 110 Liams born in Manitoba last year, compared with 100 Ethans, ending an impressive run that saw Ethan top the charts from 2003 to 2008.
Toyota execs and U.S. federal regulators face another day of grilling by a congressional panel today. Questions remain over whether Toyota’s massive recalls of the past few months, have full addressed sudden, unintended acceleration.
From Toyota to General Motors. That company is now planning to recall 1.3 million Chevy and Pontiac compacts in North America because of potential power steering problems. G.M. says the cars are still safe to drive, but it may be harder to steer them while driving under 25 kilometers an hour. In this country, the recall affects Chevy Cobalts as far back as 2005, along with 2007 to 2010 Pontiac G-5’s, and, 2005 and 2006 Pontiac Pursuits.
Chile is asking the world for help now, as it struggles to pick up the piece’s from this past weekend’s killer earthquake. The death toll as of this morning is now at 723. Chilean officials have sent an official request to Canada with a list of urgent needed items…..thinks like generators and satellite phones. Canadian officials say they’ll help out any way they can.
Sounds like the own the podium program will be around for a bit. Prime Minister Harper hinted yesterday that his government might keep it in place. The federal budget comes down on Thursday…and that’s when we should know for sure.
So now that the games are over, what are some of the Canadian athletes doing? Well gold medal speed skater Lukas Makowsky is looking forward to a lot of sleep…..skeleton champ and Manitoban, Jon Montgomery says he’s bucking to get a haircut and do some laundry. And bobsledder Chris Le Beehn, says he can’t wait to spend some time with his newborn son.
A “Baywatch” babe, an astronaut and an Olympic gold medalist are among those who’ll compete on the upcoming spring season of “Dancing With The Stars.” ABC revealed the new cast yesterday and it includes, Pam Anderson, Kate Gosselin, Buzz Aldrin and gold medal skater Evan Lysacek.
Bit of a slap in the face to one Mr. McGwire. The Missouri state senate is looking at changing the name of a stretch of interstate in St. Louis. It was designated “Mark McGwire highway” back in 1999, a year after the Cardinals slugger hit a then record 70 home runs. But since then, McGwire has admitted he used steroids. So now, the senate is looking at changing the name to Mark Twain highway.
