Flames douse Habs in Heritage Classic

Photo courtesy of Montreal Gazette

Sunday night's Heritage Classic saw the Calgary Flames beat the Montreal Canadiens four - nothing. The outdoor hockey game was a cold one, with temperatures reaching negative 10. This caused some problems with the ice. The ice crew flooded the arena with a hose, fearing the zamboni might cause it to crack. The players had heaters in their benches. The 41,000 fans however did not.

Despite the conditions, the Flames shone. Rene Bourque scored two goals and had another nine shots. This was the first outdoor NHL game in Canada since 2003.


Striking Crown prosecutors could be forced back to work Monday

Photo courtesy of Global MontrealQuebec’s striking Crown prosecutors may be legislated back to work today. A motion will be presented to the National Assembly that can force the 1,500 workers back into courthouses. 

Head of the association of Crown attorneys in Quebec Christian Leblanc called this move illegal, immoral and irresponsible. 

Crown attorneys have been on strike for two weeks. They are demanding a 40 per cent pay increase as well as the creation of 200 new positions.Crown prosecutors in Quebec and the lowest paid in Canada. 

The lawyers are threatening a mass resignation if the motion is passed. 

 


Escape The Fate @ Club Soda

 

Yeah... so when I asked to review Escape The Fate my only knowledge of them was the two music videos I had watched 15 minutes earlier (I had taken some time to look up the openers). They looked/sounded like I'd hate 'em, but I was pretty sure that I'd have nothing better to do on a Sunday night in February, so I thought I might as well go and get my hate on.

Two months pass...


February 18th 2011

News read and produced by Erica Bridgeman.

Stories written by Jacqueline Di Bartolomeo and Erica Fisher.


Analysts call for increase in online defenses after cyber attack on House of Commons

Security specialists are calling for the Canadian government to beef up online defense. This comes after a cyber attack on federal departments as well as the House of Commons.

A Treasury spokesman says no information was compromised. The attack did leave employees without Internet access.

The Communications Security Establishment is Canada’s secret cyber spy agency. It traced the attacks to the Chinese embassy in Ottawa and to computer servers in Beijing.

 


Pages