Well all this nice sunny, warm weather is doing more than just putting people in a spring like mood. It’s also lessening the threat of a serious flood. But, Chief Flood Forecaster, Alf Warkentin does remind people that the province needs a lot of sun before it significantly changes the flood outlook.
The Minister responsible for the Manitoba Liquor Control Commission says they plan on targeting the vices of teens this summer. On the heels of a survey that showed 20 per cent of Grade 9 students said they binged when they drank, Gord MacKintosh says the government plans a crack down. He says fines will be increased and a public awareness campaign will be launched.
Yesterday it was the Throne Speech, today, it’s the budget. Finance Minister Jim Flaherty will rise in the Commons this afternoon to deliver the document…which is to be the Tories last free spending budget before working to chip away at the 56 billion dollar deficit.
One of the nuggets in yesterday’s speech was news that the Harper government might gender-neutralize our national anthem. The feds apparently plan to ask a Parliamentary committee if the words, “in all thy sons command” should be replaced by “thou dost in us command.” A tongue-twister for sure….it’s the exact phrase in the 1908 poem on which the lyrics are based.
Looks like the fix isn’t in, at least when it comes to the problems some Toyota cars are having. At least 15 Toyota drivers have told U.S. safety officials, their cars have sped up on their own, even after taking them in to get them fixed.
Indeed, it was cheese in his pants. And no, he’s not happy about the sentence he got. A California man convicted of walking out of a store with a bag of shredded cheese hidden in his pants, has been sentenced to nearly 8 years behind bars. But, believe it or not, it could’ve been worse. At first, prosecutors were seeking a life sentence under California’s three strikes law.
Olympic bronze winning figure skater, Joannie Rochette will say her final goodbye today to her mother and her number one fan. The funeral for the 55 year old Therese Rochette will be held this afternoon in Quebec. Therese if you recall died of a sudden heart attack two weekends ago, shortly after arriving in Vancouver to watch her daughter compete in the Winter Olympics.
Did you see this on the news yesterday? U.S. federal aviation officials are none to amused by an air traffic controller at New York’s JFK airport, who brought his son to work last month, and let the kid converse with pilots on the runway. As you can imagine, that controller and his supervisor have now been suspended.
The pilot who landed that U.S. Airways plane safely on New York’s Hudson River last January, says he’s retiring after 30 years of flying the friendly skies. Captain Chesley, “Sully” Sullenberger flew his final flight yesterday. The 59 year old says he plans on spending some of his time pressing for more flight safety.
Quite the seen yesterday at the Public Safety Building downtown. It was evacuated yesterday after a handful of workers suddenly became ill. Most were complaining about nausea and difficulty breathing. The building was searched and air quality tests were done, but, nothing was found. People were allowed back in about 5 hours later.
