5 things for Tuesday, August 19, 2014 1. Lac-Megantic report coming out: Canada’s Transportation Safety Board will release its report today into the deadly Lac-Megantic train disaster, which destroyed part of a Quebec town and killed 47 people last summer. Since then, rail shipments of crude oil have continued to rise: ctvnews.ca/canada/lac-megantic-one-year-later-are-we-any-safer-1.1900058 2. Autopsy in Ferguson shooting: Did Michael Brown have his hands raised when he was shot six times by a Ferguson police officer? The first autopsy on his body offers clues, but not a firm answer: ctvnews.ca/world/pathologist-we-don-t-know-if-michael-brown-s-arms-were-up-1.1964365 3. Pension fight heats up: Hundreds of firefighters filled Montreal’s City Hall to protest a plan to reform the pensions of municipal employees, forcing councillors out of the chambers. A CTV Montreal reporter captured images of the protest and you can see them here: ctvnews.ca/canada/montreal-city-hall-heats-up-as-firefighters-storm-council-chambers-1.1965458 4. Ebola outbreak: The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has now killed more than 1,200 people, the World Health Organization says. Releasing updated statistics this morning, WHO says the exact death toll stands at 1,229, with the virus proving fatal for more than half of the 2,240 reported cases in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. ctvnews.ca/health/ebola-outbreak-has-killed-more-than-1-200-who-1.1965649 5. Without a hitch: It’s a cliché that Canadians are polite and friendly, but it’s also true -- well, at least if Canadians are dealing with a hitchhiking robot. The inventors of hitchBOT say their creation managed to cross the country thanks to the kindness of strangers, and reached its destination with barely a scratch: ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/without-a-hitch-hitchbot-arrives-safely-in-victoria-1.1965255
Posted on: Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:44:37 +0000
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