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9/2/2010
Hundreds of fans lined up in Regina to get their hands on one of three million Saskatchewan Roughrider loonies unveiled by the Royal Canadian Mint. The loonie, with a giant ``S'' on one side, was minted to help the football club celebrate its 100th anniversary. James Love, chairman of the board of the mint, jokes that he thinks fans will be delighted to get the coin even if it was minted in Winnipeg, which is home to the Blue Bombers. Love says he doubts the coins will see much circulation as fans pocket the collectible. The Riders are only the second team to get centennial loonies after the mint introduced a one dollar coin to mark the Montreal Canadiens 100th anniversary last year.
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9/2/2010
The lawyer who gave nude pictures of his wife, a Manitoba judge, to a one-time client says the pictures were supposed to be private.
CJOB's Tamara King has more.
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9/2/2010
The owner of a construction company where a teenage worker was killed by burning asphalt is facing more than 2-dozen new charges. Gerald Shepell is charged with 29 counts under the Workplace Health and Safety Act. In July, 2008, a 15-year-old boy working for Interlake Paving was buried in asphalt while working in Stony Mountain. Court documents show among the charges are eight counts of failing to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of workers. Shepell was earlier charged under the province's Employment Standards Code allegedly employing the teen and another Stony Mountain youth in 2008. His next court appearance is October 7th.
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9/2/2010
A man accused of endangering aircraft Wednesday at Winnipeg's airport has been identified by police. 23 year old Michael Doss of Montreal was arrested Wednesday morning after a truck had been stolen from 17 Wing and driven down an active runway at the airport. Doss has been detained in custody at the Winnipeg Remand Centre.
A home on Lynbrook Drive in Charleswood has been busted for a marijuana grow operation. The house in the 200 block was hit yesterday by the Drug unit and the Tactical Support team. The value of marijuana seized was 100 thousand dollars. A 44 year old man was charged and released.
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9/2/2010
A warning for boaters thinking of taking to the Red near Lockport this weekend. Public Works and Government Services Canada says the current is fast and volatile. A spokesman says officials began removing curtains from the dam earlier today, so people should be cautious navigating. The waters below the lock and dam are particularly hazardous where the flow is over the sill. Boaters are asked to stay away from that area.
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9/2/2010
The Assinniboine Park Zoo is the home to a pair of brand new baby Red Pandas. The Red Pandas, which resemble raccoons were born in June but haven't been on display because of renovations to their exhibit space. There are only 8,000 surviving Red Pandas in the Himalayas of China and adjacent countries. Zoo Curator Dr. Bob Wrigley says the newborns will be placed in other zoos as soon as they are weaned.
(photos courtesy of the City of Winnipeg)
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9/2/2010
Another 20 to 40mm of rain fell across Southern Manitoba Wednesday night. Sandra Masse of Environment Canada tells CJOB... it's been a very, very wet summer:
Masse says Winnipeg typically gets 52mm of rain in September. Here it is September 2nd, and we've already had more than half of that.
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9/2/2010
Two people and four horses survived a rollover on the Trans Canada near Highway 207 yesterday evening.
A truck pulling a horse trailer went off the highway because of a blown front tire and turned onto its side on the Trans Canada Highway just east of Winnipeg at about 7 o'clock.
RCMP says a 55 year old man and a 41 year old woman from Alberta suffered minor injuries. There were four horses in the trailer, one of which was found grazing nearby. The other three were extricated from the trailer by fire fighters and then taken to a ranch to be picked up later.
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9/2/2010
An HIV positive man accused of sleeping with two Winnipeg women and failing to disclose his condition is now facing charges for an alleged third victim.
CJOB's Tamara King reports...
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9/2/2010
An interim Commissioner charged with the task of examining an auditor's report on MLA allowances in Manitoba has released his report. Michael Werier was pleased to see an all-party committee put strict receipt requirements in place, and wants that to continue. Measures are also being implemented that will result in greater transparency and accountability in monthly reports detailing MLA allowance expenses and claims. The report does away with MLA donations to non-profit groups. However the politicians can still give out souvenir items and traditional expenses such as high school bursaries.
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