No surprises’s in yesterday’s provincial by-election in Winnipeg’s Concordia riding. The NDP won the seat held by former premier Gary Doer. Doer’s former assistant Matt Wiebe easily beat out his Tory and Liberal opponents by a margin of 3 to 1.
The province is fending off accusations that it’s soft on crime. New figures show a rise in the number of people who get into legal trouble again after being released from jail. In fact, 75 per cent of those who spend time in the slammer, will apparently make another appearance in jail. Tory leader Hugh McFadyen says it’s all because jail life in this province is too cushy.
There’s soon gonna be a new health clinic in Charleswood….one that will not take your medical card, but rather, your credit card. Businessman Darren Jorgenson says he’s found a way to legally run the clinic that charges patients for services. He says the clinic will use nurse practitioners instead of doctors. The nurses can prescribe certain medications, order tests and treat a wide variety of ailments.
The Hockey Hall of Fame wants to enshrine the stick that Sid the Kid used to score the winning goal in Sunday’s gold medal men’s hockey game against the U.S. Problem is…..it’s gone missing ! It was in the moment after scoring that we saw Crosby’s jubilant toss of his stick and gloves ahead of being mauled by his teammates in celebration. Officials say an investigation is now underway to find out if the gear was accidentally placed in another bag, or if it was stolen.
MP’s get back to business on the Hill today, first hearing a 6 thousand plus word throne speech outlining the Harper government’s plans and priorities for the months ahead. The speech is expected to talk about how the Tories will start dealing with the estimated 56 billion dollar budget deficit. More money talk will happen tomorrow, when the budget gets brought down.
The spotlight will shine on Canadian music today when the Juno Award nominations are announced. Bryan Adams is set to receive a humanitarian award this year, and April Wine will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. This year’s Juno Awards will be handed out in St. John’s Newfoundland on April 18th.
Did you see this last night? Former Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin turned into a standup comic on Jay Leno’s “Tonight Show.“ She dropped one liners about the White House, Congress and Tiny Fey, the SNL star known for her impersonation of the ex Alaska governor.
Another day, another recall to tell you about. Nissan is now the latest global automaker to announce a massive global recall. The Japanese automaker is recalling 540 thousand trucks, SUV’s and minivans to fix problems with brake pedals and fuel gauges. Most of the vehicles affected are in the U.S., but there are some in this country too. The company says you will be contacted if you own one of the affected vehicles.
