5 things to know on CTVNews.ca for Tuesday Dec. 2, 2014 1. Mandatory vaccinations: The entire province of B.C. and several Ontario hospitals have now instituted policies mandating the flu shot for hospital workers. Some medical professionals say it wont slow the spread of the virus, and would alienate those who opt to wear a mask instead, even when theyre healthy. ctvnews.ca/health/health-headlines/doctors-split-on-mandatory-flu-vaccines-for-health-care-workers-1.2128306 2. Arrested after 40 years: Garry Handlen, 67, has been arrested without incident and charged with first-degree murder in the long-cold case of two girls, 11-year-old Kathryn-Mary Herbert and Monica Jack, 12, who disappeared in B.C. in the 1970s. ctvnews.ca/canada/police-arrest-suspect-nearly-40-years-after-two-b-c-girls-vanished-1.2128149 3. Fantino under fire: Veterans Affairs Minister Julian Fantino is facing fresh demands he resign in the wake of a report decrying the federal governments treatment of veterans with mental illness. NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair attacked the minister for not being in the House of Commons since the auditor generals report was released last week, calling it an act of cowardice. ctvnews.ca/politics/opposition-demands-julian-fantino-s-resignation-1.2127572 4. Aglukkaq, too: Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq also faced harsh criticism after a report revealed people are resorting to scavenging food from landfills in Nunavut. Two weeks ago, an APTN documentary showed people in Rankin Inlet turning to the dump, rather than pay the high cost of groceries. The minister answered just two of the six questions posed to her in daily question period Monday. ctvnews.ca/politics/aglukkaq-slammed-over-report-of-rankin-inlet-residents-scavenging-for-food-1.2128283 5. Declaring war on Hollywood? The FBI has issued an urgent warning about cyber attacks that could wipe a computer clean, in the wake of a mysterious hack attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. Many are pointing the finger at North Korea, speculating that it is making good on threats leveled against the film studio behind the upcoming Kim Jong Un parody, The Interview. ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/was-north-korea-behind-the-cyberattack-on-sony-pictures-1.2128031 ~ Faith
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:57:28 +0000
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