Parkland Doing Better Than Rest Of Province For Ticks
Some black-legged ticks have been found in the Parkland this year, but we're doing better than other parts of Manitoba.
Black-legged ticks, or deer ticks, can transmit lyme disease.
Dr. Richard Rusk, medical lead for communicable diseases with Manitoba Health, says they have found that deer ticks are spreading across southern Manitoba.
Dr. Rusk says there have been a few black-legged ticks found in the Parkland, but they haven't found any established populations like they have in the Morden, Winkler, and Pembina Valley area.
Harper Speaking Highly Of His Government Record
Prime Minister Harper touted his government's record during a
campaign-style speech last night in Truro, Nova Scotia.
campaign-style speech last night in Truro, Nova Scotia.
Speaking in a packed high school gym, Harper pointed to free
trade deals his government signed with Europe and South Korea.
He also said the infrastructure program helped Canada survive the
global recession of 2008.
Harper also said the Liberals and NDP would bring higher debt,
higher taxes, and cuts to programs.
Sens Owner Melnyk Needs Liver Transplant
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk is in critical condition and
urgently needs a liver transplant.
urgently needs a liver transplant.
The NHL club is making a public plea for someone who is willing
to donate part of their liver so it can be given to Melnyk.
Doctors say a living donor is the best option because Melnyk has
a rare AB blood type.
Although organ donation after death would require the same blood
type, a live donor transplant does not require matching blood types.
US Bird Flu Outbreak Hits South Dakota
An eastern South Dakota farm with more than a million egg-laying
chickens is the first in the chicken-production business in the
state to be infected with a deadly flu virus despite efforts to
prevent it.
chickens is the first in the chicken-production business in the
state to be infected with a deadly flu virus despite efforts to
prevent it.
Flandreau-based Dakota Layers noticed an unusual number of dead
birds in one of its nine barns this week.
A South Dakota State University lab confirmed the presence of the
highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza virus. Officials haven't yet
confirmed whether it was the H5N2 strain.
If so, then the virus will have led to the deaths of more than 33
million chickens and turkeys in the Midwest, primarily at farms in
neighbouring Minnesota and Iowa
Amtrak Crash Investigators Want To Talk With Driver
Investigators probing Tuesday's Amtrak crash in Philadelphia have
found no problem with the tracks, signals, and locomotive.
found no problem with the tracks, signals, and locomotive.
They want to ask the driver, Brandon Bostian, why the train
accelerated as it approached the curve where it left the rails.
Bostian's lawyer says the accident left his client with a
concussion, and he has no memory of the crash that killed eight
people.
Bostian is due to be interviewed by investigators over the next
few days.
BB Kings Passes Away
BB King, whose name is synonymous with the blues, has died at
his home in Las Vegas at the age of 89.
his home in Las Vegas at the age of 89.
King's biggest crossover hit was in 1969 with ``The Thrill is
Gone,'' which was also a hit on the pop and R&B charts.
Although he continued to perform into his 80s, he had diabetes
and his health declined over the past year.
Among his many awards, BB King won 15 Grammys, was inducted into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and received the
Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2006.
