Thursday, March 17, 2011

4.3 earthquake rattles Quebec, Ottawa

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake rattled a wide area from the Laurentians, north of Montreal, all the way to the Ottawa region on Wednesday afternoon.
Natural Resources Canada says the epicenter was in Hawkesbury, Ont., 100 km east of Ottawa, across the river from Quebec.
The ministry had earlier said the quake was a 4.7-magnitude tremor centred around Lachute, Que., 50 kilometers northwest of Montreal.
The quake struck at 1:36 p.m. and was felt for about 15 seconds. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.





Man robbed at knife point.


London police are searching for three suspects after a male was threatened with a knife and assaulted on Wednesday night.
At 9 p.m. three men approached a man and woman walking near Talbot and John St - one of the suspects was carrying a knife. The male victim was assaulted by two of the suspects while the third suspect held the female. The suspects ran away after robbing the victim.
Police are looking for three white males in their early 20's.

Warm weather on the way.

Double-digit temperatures — for snow-weary Londoners hammered by the worst winter in nearly 35 years.
Daytime temperatures are expected to hit 12 C Thursday and Friday, with mild weekend weather half as warm that’ll barely drop below freezing at night.
The spring-like weather can’t come too soon for many Londoners.
First, the city was pummelled by more than half a winter’s worth of snow in December —
even before winter officially began on the calendar.
292 cm fell this winter — the most for any winter since 1977-78.