Wood Buffalo RCMP laid numerous charges Tuesday in relation to a road rage incident that took place Monday in the area of the Snye River. RCMP responded shortly after 4:30 pm, and located and apprehended five subjects in a stolen pick-up truck. The preliminary investigation revealed that prior to police attendance at the scene, the subjects driving the stolen truck had repeatedly rammed another vehicle and a serious physical altercation had also taken place. RCMP have determined that this was not a random attack. The investigation is still on-going, and more charges may be pending.

The former host of ``The Price is Right'' is furious over a prize being offered on the show -- a trip to the Calgary Stampede. Bob Barker is now an outspoken animal rights activist, and says he's disgusted. Barker says the Stampede is notorious for horses falling to their deaths. A spokesman for the Stampede says organizers are very proud of the way they treat animals.

Defence Minister Peter MacKay has some tough words for Pakistan. He says the country's co-operation in ending the Taliban insurgency in neighbouring Afghanistan is -- in his words -- ``required, and in fact, it's demanded.''  His comments follow the leak of NATO documents that suggest Pakistan may be helping guide attacks on coalition troops in Afghanistan. MacKay says the notion is not new, but he suggests patience is wearing thin.

It's one of the worst incidents of soccer violence in years. At least 73 people are dead and one-thousand others injured in Egypt after fans rushed onto the field after the home team in Port Said beat Egypt's top team. That set off clashes and a stampede that appeared to leave police officers overwhelmed. The violence spread to Cairo where people set fire to a stadium to protest the fact a game there was postponed in the wake of the Port Said incident. 

Facebook has confirmed it's going public. The social network has filed papers with the U-S Securities and Exchange Commission, and will likely make its stock market debut in three or four months. The papers make no mention of an opening share price, but they indicate Facebook hopes to raise five billion dollars in its initial public offering. Facebook confirms it has 845 (m) million users, and about 3.9 billion dollars in cash on hand.

In Sports… 

There were five games N-H-L last night, including the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins it was the second of back-to-back games. The Pens stormed back to win Tuesday’s game 5-4 in a shootout but last night just one goal was all it took as Toronto won 1-0.

The NHL has handed out two fines from Tuesday’s games. New Jersey Devils forward Eric Boulton was fined for a slash on Rangers forward Mike Rupp, while Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jared Boll was nabbed for a check to the head on San Jose's Joe Thornton. Both players were docked 25-hundred dollars, the maximum allowed under the league's collective bargaining agreement. 

The Raptors played the second of back to back games, the Raptors were on the east coast playing the Celtics in Boston and for the second straight night they lost by a large margin, this time 100-64.