World News
By Maneet Sodhi
A pleasure boat on a trip to watch National Day fireworks collided with a ferry and sank off Hong Kong, sending 101 people to the hospital, killing 38 and leaving 4 with serious injuries in critical condition. This sparked a frantic overnight rescue effort. The crash gave way to the outrage on Wednesday over what experts concluded was human error. Investigators have not publicly offered a theory of how the collision occurred on a clear night in one of the safest and most regulated waterways in Asia, but have arrested seven crew members, including both captains. “There was a boat that came in close and crashed,” said Yuen Sui-see, director of operations at Power Assets Holdings Ltd., which was using the vessel to take staff on the outing. “After the crash, the other boat continued away, it didn’t stop.” He denied the vessel was overloaded, saying it was carrying 121 passengers and three crew members but had capacity for more than 200 passengers. The Monday night crash was Hong Kong's deadliest accident in more than 15 years, and its worst maritime accident in more than 40. Police commissioner Tsang said both crews are suspected of having not "exercised the care required of them by law," but he did not elaborate. The crash took place Monday October 1 at approximately 8:25pm.
HONG KONG FERRY CRASHES!
The ferry sinks
By Benson Hall
The Alberta beef recall was because of the fact that there was E. coli in it. The company most affected was XL Foods. It was closed down after the products were recalled. E. coli is bacteria found commonly in the lower intestine of warm-blooded animals. The CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) suspended the operating license 3 weeks after the E. coli was detected. Alberta’s premier Alison Redford and the province’s agriculture minister held meetings to discuss the potential effects since the plant has closed down.
"Our priority right now is to make sure people know Alberta beef is a safe product and a high-quality product, and to ensure that we get this plant open as soon as possible in compliance with CFIA regulations," Redford told reporters.
Because the plant is so big, every day that it is closed will make a difference in Alberta. Will it affect us? Possibly not. But because of this, customers of the markets that sell the products are now cautious about the meat they buy.
BIG BEEF RECALL!
XL FOODS HAS BEEF...BAD BEEF