Were continuing on a bit a weather roller-coaster in southern Manitoba. Todays ride will feature a cloudy sky and a high of minus 6. Temperatures will be mostly above normal through the week. It was another weekend of election-style promises by Theresa Oswald who is challenging Premier Greg Selinger for the leadership of the Manitoba NDP. A committee of city council is meeting today to consider a proposal by the Winnipeg Parking Authority that free evening parking be reduced on many downtown streets. In Alberta, the RCMP says one of the two Mounties who were shot in St. Albert on Saturday is not expected to survive. In the Washington, DC area, police are investigating a weekend incident near the home of US Vice President Joe Biden, where multiple gunshots were fired from a vehicle. Finance Minister Joe Oliver has been given a wish list by the NDP for the upcoming federal budget. On the markets today, oil is down 19 cents at $48.50 U-S a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. And Don Harron has died at the age of 90. In sports, the Winnipeg Jets are continuing on a very positive roll, despite falling down in the third period last night. The Jets next action will be tomorrow night when the Columbus Blue Jackets visit the Phone Booth. And in football, the stage is set for Super Bowl 49 in the Arizona desert, and Tom Brady is ready to claim his fourth Lombardi trophy. Details on these stories and more when you click on CNCs Daily News Podcast: communitynewscommons.org/daily-news-podcast/
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:13:18 +0000
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