Friday February 22nd 2019
Mainly sunny, chance of flurries, windy & high -2
Justin Trudeau apologized to 2 black Nova Scotians yesterday who reported being racially profiled on Parliament Hill last month. Trudeau made the apology in private at the Black Cultural Centre in Cherry Brook to Kate MacDonald & Trayvone Clayton. Trudeau is the first sitting Prime Minister to visit and speak at the centre.
Firefighters who responded to the fire that took the lives of 7 children will receive ongoing mental health care to help them cope with the experience. About 30 firefighters were called to the scene of the fatal fire Tuesday at 33 Quartz Drive in Spryfield. Deputy fire Chief Dave Meldrum says that traumatic incidents can have a significant impact on a firefighter’s mental health and can also affect their family members.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/spryfield-fire-firefighters-first-responders-1.5028525
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced $86.5 million in federal funding for upgrades to Nova Scotia highways. Trudeau says the money will help extend the Highway 107 Burnside connector & build a high speed bypass to connect highways 101, 102 & 118. He also says the connector will help make commutes shorter & safer and its construction will create 150 jobs.
In Sports,
In NHL,
The New Jersey Devils swept the Ottawa Senators 4-0
The Capitals had a 3-2 over the Leafs
Habs beat the Flyers 5-1
Oilers had a 4-3 win over the Islanders
And the Canucks lost to Arizona 3-2