Governments on Cross Lake Crisis
Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett says the suicide crisis at a remote reserve in northern Manitoba is "a complex problem that requires a complex solution.''
Bennett says the government is doing everything it immediately can to address what has caused six people to commit suicide at the Cross Lake reserve in the past two months.
A state of emergency is in effect at the reserve, where another 140 people have either threatened or attempted to kill themselves in the past two weeks.
Manitoba is sending health care workers.
Cross Lake executive council member Donnie McKay says their health care workers are burnt out.
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Some Winnipeg Medical Appointments Need Rebooking
Some patients who have appointments to get special scans in Winnipeg today and next week will have to be rebooked due a sewer backup.
The Winnipeg Health Authority says the backup earlier this week led to a power outage affecting three floors of the Buhler Centre, operated by the University of Manitoba and located on the Health Sciences Centre's Winnipeg campus.
The authority operates a number of services out of the building, including the positron emission tomography CT scanner.
It says that scanner does eight to 10 patients a day, and 25 scans have been cancelled so far and another 10 scans scheduled for today have also been cancelled.
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Japan Hit by Tsunami Five Years Ago Today
A moment of silence was observed this morning in Japan to mark the fifth anniversary of a magnitude-nine earthquake that triggered a massive tsunami.
The twin disasters killed more than 18,000 and devastated that country's northeast coast.
Of the 180,000 people who remain out of their homes, many live near the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which spread radiation after it was hit by the tsunami.
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Daylight Saving Time
This is the weekend most Canadians switch from standard time to daylight saving time.
Before going to bed tomorrow night, turn your clocks and watches forward one hour.
The time change doesn't apply in Saskatchewan, which is on central standard time year-round.
Daylight saving time ends on November 6th.
