So, the Red River is expected to crest in Fargo, North Dakota by this weekend, which is about 2 weeks earlier than first thought. The crest had been expected in early April but warm weather and rainfall has meant the river could rise to 38 feet by Friday, which is 20 feet above flood stage and just 3 feet below last year’s record level. Manitoba flood forecasters are expected to provide out latest flood forecast by tomorrow.
Premier Greg Selinger has announced that Olympic gold medalist, John Montgomery has received the Order of the Buffalo Hunt. It was part of Sunday’s big celebration in Russell. The Order was founded back in 1957 to recognize the outstanding and distinctive contributions of leaders in areas like politics, business, sports and entertainment.
Prosecutors blame a drug turf war between a couple of city gangs for the fatal shooting of an innocent teen. In opening statements at the 2nd degree murder trial of Jeffrey Cansanay, jurors were told they will show Cansanay fired at 2 other people with a 22 calibre rifle, but, missed and struck Phil Haiart. Haiart and another male were about to cross a street when they were hit by runaway gunfire in October of 2005.
Well many in this country have joked about it…..but now, one member of the Ontario legislature thinks it’s time for Toronto to split itself off from the rest of Ontario and become its own province. Owen Sound’s Bill Murdoch says rural Ontario is fighting a losing battle against what he calls a “Toronto mentality” that ignores rural voices.
Toyota has stopped short of calling it a hoax, but says a California Prius driver’s claim of sudden acceleration last week, just doesn’t square with their tests. Toyota says its own tests found the car’s gas pedal and backup safety system were working just fine.
Michael Jackson’s estate has landed the late King of Pop the biggest recording deal in history. It’s a 200 million dollar guaranteed contract with Sony, for 10 projects over 7 years. One source says one of the albums will be of never before released Jackson recordings.
Well we first told you about this last week……that stolen recycling truck from Emterra Envirionmental, has now been found. The truck had apparently been abandoned in Transcona. Company officials say, so far it doesn’t look like there’s any major damage to it. City police are still looking for whoever stole it.
