Our Primetime This Week panel looks at a TV personality under fire for a cougar kill in northern Alberta, Loblaw going on the offensive for price-fixing, fighting icy roads with beet brine and getting fined for not locking his vehicle.
An investigation into the hunt of a cougar by an outdoor television show host in Alberta was legal, according to the province. Earlier this month Steve Ecklund, a co-host of The Edge on Wild TV posted photos of him posing with a lifeless cougar, along with the resulting stir-fry. The online backlash against him has even lead to death threats. While critics have been vocal, others defended Ecklund saying it is legal to hunt cougars in Alberta this time of year.
The controversy involving Loblaw and George Weston is growing as court documents show another five companies are being investigated as part of a scheme to increase the price of bread and boost profits. Loblaw is offering $25 gift cards to customers who apply online as a goodwill gesture. The company struck a deal with Canada’s Competition Bureau to avoid criminal charges from the investigation.
Calgary has a secret weapon when it comes to de-icing its roads this year: beet juice. The beet brine bonds better to road surfaces while preventing snow and ice from sticking to the street. It also reduces corrosion caused by the salt in the mixture.
Plus, David Carriere is annoyed about a fine he received while visiting a restaurant in Gatineau, Quebec. After returning to his car, Carriere was confronted by a police officer with a $52 ticket for not locking his car doors. Gatineau police say the fines are meant to call out citizens to help them fight crime in an easy way.
Our Primetime This Week Panel includes: Tristin Hopper, National Post reporter; Annalise Klingbell, Calgary Herald reporter and Darren Krause, managing editor at Metro Calgary.
