32 Months Jail-time for Drunk Driver who Caused Fatal Crash
A Manitoba man who drove drunk and caused a crash that killed a man on his way to work has been sentenced to 32 months in jail.
Martin Jolicoeur, who is 30, will also be banned from driving for three years when he's released from prison.
Robert Joubert, who was 22, was killed in June 2012 when his SUV was rear-ended on the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Winnipeg.
Jolicoeur was going 170 kilometres an hour when he hit Joubert's car. The impact threw Joubert out the rear of his vehicle even though he was wearing a seat belt.
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Zika Virus Warning for Those Planning Pregnancy
Canada's public health agency is sounding a note of caution about the Zika virus to women who want to get pregnant.
It's advising Canadian women who visit countries where Zika is prevalent to wait at least two months upon returning home before trying to conceive, and for returning men to use condoms.
The mosquito-borne virus has been tentatively linked in Brazil to thousands of cases of newborns with abnormally small heads and it's believed mothers may have been infected during pregnancy.
Zika cases have reached epidemic levels in South and Central America, parts of Mexico and the Caribbean.
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Buckwheat AGM
The Manitoba Buckwheat Growers Association held its AGM in Dauphin yesterday.
Parkland buckwheat farmer Don Fyk was one of three panelists discussing their operations. One of his messages was that every farmer has to find what works for them.
"Everyone should do a self-analysis and each one decides what's best for him or herself as a farmer or a producer because at the end of the day I know what works best for me but I can't tell what works best for you."
Albert Dowhan of Ethelbert told the 20 people in attendance the Parkland Mill Group has received its environmental license and construction is planned in the spring.
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Climate Change Discussions
Indigenous leaders are telling Prime Minister Trudeau and the premiers they want a role in developing Canada's policy to fight climate change.
The message was delivered yesterday in Vancouver during a meeting of the first ministers and three invited aboriginal leaders.
Assembly of First Nations grand chief Perry Bellegarde says aboriginal leaders have a responsibility to protect their land and water, and notes the job will be impacted by any new climate change policy.
Trudeau promised the First Nations the process will be collaborative.
First ministers will talk more today about carbon pricing and pipelines.
