Teenager Dies In Crash West Of Winnipeg
A 17-year-old who was driving a car that crashed head-on with a
pickup truck west of Winnipeg has died.
pickup truck west of Winnipeg has died.
RCMP say the car was heading south on Highway 13 south of Elm
Creek yesterday morning when it hit the truck going the other way.
The teen was pronounced dead at the scene, while an 18-year-old
who was driving the truck was taken to hospital with
non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say they don't think alcohol played a role in the crash.
Homeless Count Taking Place In Winnipeg
Hundreds of volunteers will hit the streets of Winnipeg tonight
and tomorrow to survey the city's homeless.
and tomorrow to survey the city's homeless.
A spokeswoman for the project says statistics on homelessness in
the city are usually based on estimates from shelters.
The volunteers will head to the city's three shelters tonight and
ask people to take part in the survey.
The next day they will move on to 40 locations where homeless
people gather to eat, visit and seek shelter.
Scientists Report Breakthrough That Could Help ALS Patients
Scientists at Dalhousie Medical School are reporting a
breakthrough that could someday help ALS patients.
breakthrough that could someday help ALS patients.
Using light and genetics, they have bypassed the nervous system
to activate unresponsive muscles in mice.
If they can successfully make this work on humans it would help
people with ALS, who suffer from a progressive degeneration of the
nerve cells that control movement.
General Motors Facing Strike In U.S.
General Motors in the US is facing a possible strike by about
50-thousand workers represented by the United Auto Workers.
50-thousand workers represented by the United Auto Workers.
The union is threatening a walkout if there's no tentative
contract by midnight Eastern tonight.
Contract talks continue in Detroit, where one of the major issues
is GM's goal of cutting labour costs to bring them more in line
with foreign automakers with plants in the US.
Record Number Of Migrants Enter Croatia
Croatia set a single-day record for the number of migrants
crossing into the country.
crossing into the country.
The Interior Ministry reports 11,500 migrants entered
Croatia yesterday.
Migrants trying to reach Germany or Scandinavia started moving
through Croatia in mid-September after Hungary put up a barbed-wire
fence along its border with Serbia.
Harvard Honours Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon was honoured last night at Harvard University in the
Boston suburb of Cambridge, where the ``Tonight Show'' host was
given an award for excellence in humour.
Boston suburb of Cambridge, where the ``Tonight Show'' host was
given an award for excellence in humour.
Fallon was crowned ``Emperor of Comedy'' and paraded through
Harvard Square in a Roman chariot.
Previous recipients include Jay Leno, John Cleese, and Robin
Williams.
