Uproar in Italia

Italy’s state-run R-A-I television has pulled a weekend talk show after a controversial episode.

This past weekend’s broadcast of “Parliamo di essa Sabato” (Let’s Talk About it Saturday) featured a segment about why Eastern European women allegedly make good girlfriends!

The list included that they get back in shape quickly after childbirth, forgive betrayals; let men take the lead, and are “perfect” housewives.

High-risk offender warning

The RCMP are warning of the release from prison of a sex offender considered a high risk to reoffend.

The Mounties issued a news release advising residents, particularly in the Halifax and Yarmouth areas; about the release from the prison in Renous of 36 year old James Andrew MacKay who was serving a sentence for sexual asault and other offences.  He has a violent criminal record dating back to 2000.  The violent offences he was convicted of were in the context of intimate relationships.