He had a machete, wouldn’t drop it, and as a result was shot by police. Now, the investigation is on. City cops had caught up with 28 year old Eric Daniels after he had allegedly threatened another man. Homicide detectives are now on the case.
A family of 8 has been treated in hospital for minor injuries after fire destroyed their Winnipeg home. And police credit the father for making sure all of his kids escaped the blaze.
One person is in hospital this morning, suffering from smoke inhalation after an apartment fire in town. The blaze yesterday on the 400 block of Young street caused 200 grand in damage and forced about 20 residents of the building to flee their homes. The injured person is apparently in unstable condition. The cause is still under investigation.
About 150 people gathered at the Leg yesterday to mark International Women’s Day. They marched on downtown streets carrying props like large keys or crowbars. The items symbolized women breaking free from poverty.
Another earthquake to tell you about today. This one happened in eastern Turkey, and has so far killed at least 57 people….and injured hundreds of others.
Food warning to tell ya about today. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public to not eat some pretzel products because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The products are certain sizes of HK Anderson Pretzel bites honey mustard, and President’s Choice honey mustard flavored pretzel nuggets.
“The Hurt Locker” is now full of Oscars ! The Iraq war drama won best picture and 5 other statues last night at the Academy Awards, including best director for Kathryn Bigelow. She’s the first woman in the Oscars 82 year history to win best director. Top acting Oscars went to Sandra Bullock for “The Blind Side,” and Jeff Bridges for “Crazy Heart.” Mo’Nique won for best support actress for her role in “Precious.” And Christoph Waltz won for supporting actor in “Inglorious Bastards.”
Michaelle Jean admits she’s somewhat dreading returning to Haiti. The Governor General will arrive this morning in Port au Prince to being a two day visit to her native country. Jean will visit the smashed presidential palace today, and tomorrow she’ll stop in her hometown of Jacmel to check on Canadian aid efforts there.
