Category: More Money Than Brains

How It’s Going

Unusual bee attack leaves 24 injured, 3 critically

A unusual attack by bees in the French town of Aurillac has left 24 people injured, including three in critical condition, according to local authorities. The Prefecture of Cantal, in south-central France, said passersby were stung over a period of about 30 minutes on Sunday morning. Firefighters and medical teams were rushed to the scene to treat the victims while police set up a security perimeter until the bees stopped their attack.

The three people in critical condition were evacuated to a local hospital.

How it started.

Pierre Mathonier, the mayor of Aurillac, told French broadcaster France 3 the incident may have been related to Asian hornets threatening beehives that had been installed on the roof terrace of a downtown hotel over 10 years ago. He said that this had likely caused the bees to become aggressive.

I Feel So Much Safer

Blacklock’s- Scrap Millions’ Worth Of Cars

The Mounties have written off millions’ worth of vehicles as scrap metal, new records show. Cabinet in an Inquiry Of Ministry tabled in the Commons said it had scrapped 2,469 vehicles to date. Another 2,396 cars, trucks, SUVs and vans were decommissioned and scheduled to be towed to wrecking yards.

Sales of used police vehicles were banned following a 2020 Nova Scotia shooting spree that left 22 dead. Serial killer Gabriel Wortman. “The perpetrator owned four decommissioned police vehicles,” said the Mass Casualty Commission Final Report.

It’s Good To Be King

National Post- Airplane food cost more than $220K on Trudeau’s Indo-Pacific trip

The catering costs had previously been pegged closer to $180K but a response to an order paper question in the House of Commons reveals the final tally was $223,234.

Meals on-board the plane included beef brisket with mashed parsley potatoes with truffle oil, pan fried beef tenderloin with port wine sauce, braised lamb shanks with steamed broccoli and boiled baby potatoes, and baked cheesecake with pistachio brittle.

Navigation