The Federal Government is about to issue new guidelines on
wearing facial coverings in public. The
new legislation will ban Burkas and other facial coverings but exemptions are
made for Toronto Maple Leaf, Edmonton Oiler and Calgary Flame fans who wear
paper bags to games.
After nixing a trade that would have sent New Orleans
Hornets star Chris Paul to the LA Lakers league commissioner and de-facto owner
of the Hornets David Stern listed his reasons.
1. It was a bad trade for the Hornets. 2. It was a bad trade for the
Lakers. 3. It was a good day for Voodoo dolls.
If the NHL league commissioner could disallow trades based
on their being bad for a team Mike Millbury might still have a job as GM.
The NBA is instituting a new protocol for concussions with
each member of the league to be tested at the start of the year to provide a
baseline. First up to be given a head
scan is Commissioner David Stern who will be tested again if the league is able
to sell the New Orleans Hornets.
Sighting a hard-shelled sea turtle off British Columbia's
coast is extremely rare, so experts are both puzzled and concerned that three
such turtles have washed ashore in the last two weeks on Vancouver Island. Officials say they usually see slow, hard
shelled animals turn up when Hockey Night in Canada tapes their Hot Stove
Lounge in Vancouver.
Questions are being raised about whether principals in B.C.
schools are qualified to administer breathalyzers. Parents have raised concerns in light of the
Penn State abuse scandals as to whether we want school officials asking kids to
blow anything.
Winnipeg Jets license plates went on sale Monday and were
being snapped up at a at Autopac agencies around the province. Officials say they are expecting more plates
to be sold, especially collector items crafted by convicted sex offender Graham
James.
Researchers this week are expected to release findings from
the Large Hedron Collider that confirm the existence of the God Particle
thought to be the source of all matter in the Universe. The particle was found when objects were made
to collide in a circular arena travelling at high speeds. Early indications are the particle has a large
collar, wears gaudy suits and answers to the name “Coach”.
An unexpected finding happened when looking for origins of
dark matter and anti-matter of the existence of a new energy called doesn’t
matter. This is said to be the reason
there is hockey in Phoenix.
A new realignment in the NHL was questioned when reports of
a 5th conference featuring only the Phoenix Coyotes came to
light. A spokesman for Gary Bettman says
the Coyotes which will compete against itself and be guaranteed a shot at the
Stanley Cup, is in no way a thinly veiled attempt to re-coupe the losses of the
past few years. “The fact is Phoenix is
a unique situation” said the official who spoke to media “Phoenix will play
inter-squad games until a winning team is picked or a buyer is found”.
The Surrey Urban Mission is looking for a looking for a
place to serve Christmas dinner to people in need this holiday season. For the
past 12 years, the Mission has served its meals in a Whalley church, which is
shared by four faith groups. But this year, with Christmas falling on a Sunday,
there is a conflict over the space as churchgoers need the church for
services. A spokesman for the Calgary
Flames said they would love to help but the Saddledome is booked thorough out
the season with the team serving up turkeys nearly every night.
A janitor at a Canada Post sorting station in Castlegar,
B.C., has been charged with 14 counts of mail theft for allegedly opening and
stealing Christmas mail. The man will
plead innocent saying he knew the presents were for BC Lions players and felt
they got enough gifts from Winnipeg in the Grey Cup.
If the Federal Government can send in a third party manager
to Attawapiskat for gross spending violations why can’t they appoint one for
the Calgary Flames?
Headline: HOCKEY FIGHTS MAY INCREASE DEGENERATIVE BRAIN
DISEASE RISK. This is followed by
Headline: Drinking paint thinner tastes bad and Headline: Telling your wife she
is fat not recommended.
Two over 70 former CFL greats traded punches this weekend
during Grey Cup celebrations in Vancouver.
Angelo Moska and Joe Capp renewed decades old hostilities with Moska
even using his cane to ward off Capp. A
spokesman for the Calgary Flames was in attendance and has advised Coach Brent
Sutter to allow his aging player to bring their canes to defend themselves.
The B.C. Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a West
Vancouver man for punching a North Vancouver woman who told him to stop making
a mess of her recycling bins. In Calgary
Flames fans are getting to the point of violence after repeated attempts to
recycle used players.
Vancouver health care administrators are defending hospital
parking fees, after Canada's top medical journal called for their abolition in
an editorial on Monday. A spokesman for
the Hospital says the fees help balance their books; in fact they made
thousands after the Stanley Cup riots.
B.C. NDP MLA Jagrup Brar will temporarily give up his home
and salary and live on $610 welfare for one month after accepting a challenge
from campaign group Raise the Rates. A
spokesman for the CFLPA was encouraged by the development and hopes he will post
how he did it as a guide for rookies in the CFL.
Vancouver police are seeking possible witnesses of an
assault that was committed against a Calgary Stampeders fan that was possibly
sparked by his choice of jersey. A
spokesman for the Police say they are looking for a 75 year old man who was
last seen headed for the CFL awards.
Researchers say a deer-sized, plant-eating dinosaur that
roamed Saskatchewan 66 million years ago is a new species. This is the 1st new species since
the discovery of Kenius Milleras nearly 5 years ago.
Detroit Lions defensive end Ndamukong Suh's stomp will cost him two games
without pay. Asked to comment a NFL
spokesman said it was a step in the right direction.
