Steve Madely's Top 5 Stories
Wednesday July 23, 2008
Item #5
SPORTS --- Canada's Frank Dancevic has been eliminated at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto. He was eliminated in straight sets by third-seed Novak Djokovic .. Canada's flag-bearer for the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Beijing will be announced this morning ... Jays win, Rapidz lose.
Item #4
Canada's financial institutions are conducting an investigation into suspected credit-card fraud at the self-serve check-in kiosks at Toronto's Pearson International Airport. Sources tell the Globe and Mail that in recent months, financial institutions that issue credit cards spotted isolated fraud patterns that appeared to stem from use of the cards in conjunction with getting boarding passes at the kiosks. While the investigation is in the early stages, it is currently focused on the kiosks. It is not known whether any information has actually been stolen or otherwise gone astray.
Item #3
As prices go up, we're cutting back on gas consumption, according to several different reports. Statistics Canada reports total revenue rose 2.4% at gas stations in May, but that's less than the 8.8% increase in prices. So the volume of gas purchased actually dropped by 5.9%. That’s something that has rarely happened since the early 1990s. Meanwhile, OC Transpo ridership continues to rise. Public transit had 50.3 million riders in the first six months of 2008. That’s up 4.4 per cent over last year.
Item #2
A man died in hospital after being hit with a Taser by Winnipeg police. The incident began just before 4 p.m. when police officers confronted a man in a back alley. They had been called to the area by a member of the public asking for help in a criminal matter. Police say this is the first time the use of a Taser by Winnipeg police has resulted in death. A spokeswoman could not say how many times the victim was hit, nor could she say how many officers were involved.
Item #1
Momin Khawaja's ex-fiancee says he was an angry young Muslim, but not an extremist who intended to blow up civilians. Zeba Khan told Mr. Khawaja's terrorism trial yesterday she was shocked when she was woken up by her sister one morning to hear Khawaja had been arrested in Canada. Appearing in Ontario Superior Court by video link from Dubai, the 27-year-old Ms. Khan said it seemed crazy and did not fit with her perception of the person she had hoped to marry. The Crown has now wrapped up its case.
