Winnipeg Gets New COO
The city lawyer who acted as chief administrative officer this
winter has been named second-in-command of Winnipeg's public
service.
winter has been named second-in-command of Winnipeg's public
service.
Michael Jack has been appointed the city's chief operating
officer on a permanent basis.
Jack, a University of Manitoba law graduate, was appointed city
solicitor in 2012. He was promoted to acting chief operating officer
in 2013, when Deepak Joshi was appointed acting chief administrative
officer.
Jack then served as acting CAO himself for one month following
Joshi's suspension and subsequent resignation in January.
MP Video Creating Controversy On Parliament Hill
Opposition MPs and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation are
denouncing the taxpayer-funded YouTube videos that Employment
Minister Pierre Poilievre has made to promote the universal child
care benefit in his home riding.
denouncing the taxpayer-funded YouTube videos that Employment
Minister Pierre Poilievre has made to promote the universal child
care benefit in his home riding.
The NDP and the federation say taxpayers shouldn't be forced to
pay for such partisan ads masquerading as information-based,
government advertising.
Poilievre claims he's simply using innovative ways to inform
Canadians about the enriched child benefit.
Liberal MP Marc Garneau calls that defence ``a slap in the
face'' to Canadians, and a reflection of the -- quote -- ``supreme
arrogance'' of the Harper government.
FBI Getting Involved In Amtrak Crash Investigation
The FBI will try to answer the latest question about Tuesday's
Amtrak derailment that killed eight people.
Amtrak derailment that killed eight people.
The bureau has been called in to investigate the possibility the
windshield of the train was hit with an object shortly before it
derailed.
A regional train and another Amtrak train were both hit by
objects earlier that evening in the same area where the crash
occurred.
Bodies Found From Helicopter Crash In Nepal
Days of intense searching in mountains northeast of Nepal's
capital have ended with the recovery of the bodies of all eight
people who were on board the US Marine helicopter that crashed
Tuesday.
capital have ended with the recovery of the bodies of all eight
people who were on board the US Marine helicopter that crashed
Tuesday.
The wreckage of the chopper was found yesterday.
It carried six Marines and two soldiers from Nepal who were
ferrying much-needed earthquake relief supplies in the region.
Death Sentence For Egyptian President
An Egyptian court has sentenced ousted president Mohammed Morsi
to death for his alleged part in a mass prison break during the 2011
uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
to death for his alleged part in a mass prison break during the 2011
uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.
As is customary in passing capital punishment, the judge referred
his sentence on Morsi and others to the nation's top Muslim
theologian, or mufti, for his non-binding opinion.
Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected president, was ousted by the
military in July 2013 following days of mass street protests.
He is already serving a 20-year sentence following his conviction
last month in the killing of protesters outside a Cairo presidential
palace in December 2012.
Donors Stepping Up To Help Melnyk
Offers are pouring in from people willing to be a live donor for
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, who needs a liver transplant to
stay alive.
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk, who needs a liver transplant to
stay alive.
Melnyk is in critical condition in a Toronto hospital.
But with more than 400 people offering to potentially help out,
transplant teams in Toronto say they're optimistic they'll find a
match for the 55 year old within days.
