News for Youse: Ice bombs fall from bridge, Supreme Court rules on niqab, and Starbucks slagged

Ice bombs pelt cars  Dozens of vehicles were damaged and one person was injured yesterday when ice fell onto the deck of the new $3.3-billion Port Mann Bridge. It had collected on the cables above, which extend over the road surface—unlike the cables on the Alex Fraser Bridge.

Bridge officials apologize  The CEO of TI corporation, Mike Proudfoot, has said he's sorry for what happened on the Port Mann Bridge yesterday. Meanwhile, NDP transportation critic Harry Bains says that the real responsibility for the problem lies with the minister of transportation (Mary Polak).

Cypress will send snowboarder a bill  Cypress Mountain plans to send a bill for up to $10,000 to Sebastien Boucher because of all the staff time involved in searching for his whereabouts. He's the snowboarder who spent two nights in the back country after going out of bounds.

Telus fails to obtain injunction  B.C. Supreme Court justice Christopher Grauer has rejected Telus's application for a court order stopping Mobilicity from advertising that it has no contracts.

Niqab court ruling  The Supreme Court of Canada has denied an appeal by a Muslim woman, identified as N.S., who didn't want to be forced to remove her niqab to testify in an Ontario rape case. However, the court ruled that under certain circumstances, women can testify wearing the religious veils, which only leave the eyes exposed.

New York Stock Exchange sold  Intercontinental Exchange has negotiated an $8.2-billion purchase of NYSE Euronext, which operates the New York Stock Exchange.

Starbucks misses the mark  The U.K. subsidiary of Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks asked people to use a hashtag called #spreadthecheer to get messages displayed on a big public screen. The promotion backfired when pranksters took advantage of the opportunity to slag the company.