June 1st, 2011

Read by Sarah Deshaies

Produced by Nikita Smith

Stories written by Sarah Deshaies, Dominique Daoust, AJ Cordeiro


Car Crash Claims the Life of 3-year-old

One child is dead after a collision in N.D.G. on Tuesday. The accident happened at Grand Blvd. and Terrebonne St., a few blocks away from the Loyola campus. The 3-year-old boy was ejected from a SUV after it was hit by a Tundra 4x4. The second driver was not injured, but a woman and three children in the other car were taken to hospital.

Neighbours say that drivers treat Grand like a highway. They say it was an accident waiting to happen.


Mutek 2011 Starts Today!

Metro Headaches

The city’s transit authority rejected a proposal on Tuesday. Instead it will proceed with its original shuttle-bus arrangement regarding the Villa Maria metro station. The orange line metro cars won’t be stopping at the station for three months due to renovations. This decision is due to costs and limited availability of extra buses in its fleet.

 


NHL back in Winnipeg

Its official: the Atlanta Thrashers are moving to Winnipeg.

True North Sports and Entertainment hosted the press conference at the MTS centre, the arena where the team will play their games. True North has been in talks with Atlanta Spirit, the owner of the Thrashers, for weeks and has said a formal announcement would be made as soon as the deal was finalized.

Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz was delighted to learn of the news which he says will be excellent for not only the city, but for the entire NHL.


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