Steve Madely's Top 5 Stories
Friday November 06, 2009
Item #5
Welcome Back Spezza
Jason Spezza's first goal of the year lifted the Senators to a 3-2 win over Tampa. Spezza scored with 43 seconds left in overtime on the power play. Ottawa hosts New Jersey tomorrow night at Scotiabank Place. The Habs beat Boston in a shootout. It's a busy road weekend for the 67's. Tonight they're in Guelph, Saturday night in London and Sunday afternoon in Sarnia.
Item #4
Carleton and Ottawa U Rankings
Two of Ottawa's universities sit in the middle of the pack, but they are advancing in the latest university rankings from Macleans magazine. The annual rankings show the University of Ottawa moving up one spot to a tie for 9th in the Medical Doctoral ranking of 15 universities. Carleton University remains in seventh place in the Comprehensive ranking of 11 schools. Macleans looks at a number of categories, including students and classes, faculty, resources and student support.
Item #3
No H1N1 Shots at Schools
Ottawa's Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Isra Levy, says setting up vaccine clinics at Ottawa's schools would be a "logistical nightmare." He says it would take several months to work through the 348 schools across Ottawa to vaccinate all students, ending in April. Levy had a good point when he basically asked who's going to tell the 348th school that they are last?
Item #2
Lansdowne Vote Too Close to Call
The vote next week over Lansdowne Park is going to be very close. If you have a view on whether the private enterprise proposal to renovate Frank Clair Stadium and the Civic Centre, and finance this through retail along Bank Street and housing along Holmwood is the best option for Lansdowne, or not, have your voice heard by voting at www.cfra.com and encourage your friends to do the same. You may even feel strongly enough to write a brief note to your councillor.
Item #1
Muslims Brace for Backlash
The alleged gunman at the Fort Hood U.S. military base massacre was identified as Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a Muslim opposed to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Hasan had been an Army psychiatrist at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington for six years. He was transferred to Fort Hood in July. Officials who spoke on condition of anonymity said he had received a poor performance evaluation at Walter Reed and was being observed by the FBI over his war opposition.
