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Friday Evening Environment Canada Forecast

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Tonight   Partly cloudy. Clearing this evening. Wind northwest 30 km/h gusting to 50 becoming light this evening. Low plus 1 with risk of frost.
Saturday   Sunny. Wind becoming north 20 km/h gusting to 40 late in the morning. High 16. UV index 7 or high.
Saturday night   Clear. Wind north 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low plus 3.
Sunday   Sunny. High 18.
Monday   Sunny. Low plus 5. High 18.
Tuesday   Showers. Low 9. High 19.
Wednesday   Cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Low 15. High 23.
Thursday   Cloudy. Low 17. High 25.
 

Graffiti artists snagged by Essex OPP

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Two graffiti artists have been nabbed by Essex County OPP.
The suspects were captured on surveillance video spraying graffiti on a business in Leamington.
O-p-p say due to the media and public's help, they arrested 26-year-old Eric Edh and 27-year-old Lloyd Dibbley and charged them with ten counts each of mischief.
Both men will appear in a Leamington court June 6th.

 

London Police investigating hit-and-run

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London Police continue to investigate an alcohol-fuelled hit-and run collision that occurred earlier this week.
Sergeant Tom O'Brien says just after 8:30 Wednesday night, an S-U-V was travelling south on Richmond Street when it rear-ended another southbound vehicle.
The S-U-V then fled the scene.
He says the motorist was located outside the city and arrested for impaired driving.
The vehicle that was struck is believed to be a gold type S-U-V, possibly a Hyundai Tucson, but the driver didn't remain at the scene to speak with police.
O'Brien says police are asking the driver to contact the Traffic Management Unit at 519-661-5680.

 

Canadian trucker blamed for Seattle-area bridge collapse

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The Washington State Patrol has confirmed that an Edmonton-area trucker was at the wheel of a semi that struck a bridge on a busy interstate highway, sending part of the span thundering into a river below.

The patrol says William Scott, a 41-year-old resident of Spruce Grove, was hauling a large load Thursday night and hit a girder of the bridge over the Skagit River on Interstate 5, about 100 kilometres north of Seattle.

Sgt. Kirk Rudeen  says Scott was heading south with a large steel casing for a drilling rig when the right front corner of the load struck a support girder.

Rudeen says the collision appears to have led to the collapse of the span just seconds later and two vehicles plunged into the cold swift-flowing river.

Three people were rescued and were treated and released from hospital.

Rudeen says Scott made it off the bridge and remained at the scene to speak to investigators.

(The Canadian Press)

 

London court officer charged with assault

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A prison officer has been charged after an incident at the London Courthouse.
London Police say an incident occurred May 14th in the holding cells at the Courthouse on Dundas Street.
41-year-old special Constable Craig Pickering is charged with assault causing bodily harm.
No other details about the incident have been released by London Police.

 

Airline drama at British airport

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 British police say two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a civilian plane flying from Pakistan to England.

A jet was launched to divert the Pakistan International Airlines plane carrying nearly 300 passengers to Britain's Stansted Airport on Friday. It was originally supposed to have landed in Manchester.

Essex Police said that two men have been arrested and removed from the plane, which is on an isolated runway at the airport.

 

Ford loyalists urge mayor to come clean

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Toronto's deputy mayor says city government is still functioning despite the raging scandal engulfing Mayor Rob Ford over an alleged crack cocaine video.

At the same time, Doug Holyday says it's urgent for Ford to deal with the allegations that gained attention around the world.

More than a week ago, the American website Gawker and the Toronto Star reported viewing a cellphone video they said appeared to show Ford smoking crack cocaine.

Ford's own executive is drafting a letter urging the mayor to address the allegations as soon as possible.

Last Friday, the mayor called the allegations “ridiculous” but has said little else about them.

On Thursday, Ford fired his chief of staff but again evaded reporters.

Holyday says he will talk to the former aide to see if he can find out why Ford has been unavailable for the past week.

(The Canadian Press

 

Schedule, May 24th

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Memorial Cup at Saskatoon:

Semifinal
London vs Portland, 8 p.m.


NHL Playoffs:
Eastern Conference semifinal
Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
(Pittsburgh leads series 3-1)

NBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference final
Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m.
(Miami leads series 1-0)

Intercounty Baseball League:
Hamilton at London, 7:35 p.m.

Junior Intercounty Baseball League:
Guelph Silvercreeks at K-W Junior Panthers, 6:00 p.m.
Cambridge Cubs at  Stratford Indians, 7:30 p.m.

Southwest Senior Baseball League:
Strathroy Royals at Lakeside Lizards, 7:45 p.m.  (Dan Pulham Field)


Major League Baseball:

American League
Baltimore at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Minnesota at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.
Cleveland at Boston, 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.
Oakland at Houston, 8:10 p.m.
Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

National League
Philadelphia at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.
Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Interleague
Miami at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

 

Students followed in Brantford

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Brantford police would like to speak with the driver of a black truck with dark tinted windows.
It's alleged the driver followed two students on their way to school Wednesday morning.
Inspector Scott Easto says the children sought refuge in a variety store and when it appeared safe, they continued on their way to school.
However, the truck began to follow the students again in the area of Morrell and Robert Streets.
Easto says the driver made no attempt to communicate with either student.
The driver is believed to be 30 to 40 years old with a dark complexion and wearing dark clothes.
Police remind parents to speak with their children about staying safe and whenever possible, walk in groups of other students.

 

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