Sentencing begins for Winnipeg man killed Saskatchewan Mountie with stolen truck
REGINA — Melanie Patton says the loss of her only son, a Saskatchewan Mountie who was run over and killed more than two years ago, has left a void that can’t be filled.
She told a sentencing hearing Thursday that she has lost all joy.
“Nothing is the same. Our family has fallen apart,” she told the judge in her victim impact statement.
“Gatherings are small and quiet, and I dread the holidays.”
Alphonse Stanley Traverse pleaded guilty last year to manslaughter and to a
Western Canada blanketed in bitter cold, extreme weather warnings
The extreme cold in Western Canada has delayed air travel, set off traffic chaos in some regions and endangered lives with no relief coming until after the weekend.
Environment Canada said temperatures in Edmonton dropped to -37 C Friday morning and may hit -40 C overnight for the first time within city limits since January 1972.
“To put it into context, what is considered a normal temperature for the middle of January in the Edmonton area is highs of -8 and lows of -16,
Live updates | Israel will defend itself on Day 2 of the UN top court’s genocide hearings
In the second day of hearings Friday at the United Nations’ top court, Israel rejected that its campaign against Hamas amounts to genocide against the Palestinian people, saying that, if anything, it is Hamas that is guilty of genocide.
Although the case is likely to take years to resolve, South Africa is asking the International Court of Justice to of Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip. It’s unclear if Israel would comply with any court order.
Meanwhile, the United States and British militaries have launched
China says the Myanmar military and ethnic guerrilla groups have agreed to an immediate cease-fire
BEIJING (AP) — Myanmar’s military has reached a cease-fire agreement with an it has been battling in the country’s northeast, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday. confirmed the development, as did the ethnic alliance.
The agreement was brokered at talks mediated by China on Wednesday and Thursday in Kunming, a Chinese provincial capital about 400 kilometers (250 miles) from the border with Myanmar, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said.
“China hopes the relevant parties in Myanmar can conscientiously
The UK prime minister is visiting Kyiv to announce a new support package for Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled new military funding for Ukraine on Friday during a visit to Kyiv aimed at reassuring the country that the West is still providing support nearly 23 months after .
The package, worth 2.5 billion pounds ($3.2 billion) over the next fiscal year, is the largest the U.K. has given to Ukraine since the war began, surpassing previous annual commitments by 200 million pounds ($233 million),
Stock market today: Asian shares turn lower, while Tokyo’s benchmark extends rally
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed its 10th winning week in the last 11 with a mixed finish Friday following an encouraging report on inflation.
The S&P 500 edged up by 0.1% after earnings reporting season kicked off with mixed results from , JPMorgan Chase and others. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 118 points, or 0.3%, dragged down by a sharp loss for UnitedHealth Group following its results. The Nasdaq was basically flat and rose by
Coco Gauff enters the Australian Open as a teenage Grand Slam champion. The pressure is off
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Now that the pressure to win a Grand Slam singles title as a teenager is over, Coco Gauff feels liberated enough to discuss her next target: a career tally in double digits.
Could be 10, 11 or more … no limits. Plus, an Olympic medal in Paris this year. Preferably gold, but silver or bronze would do — in singles, doubles or mixed.
She’s entering the as a reigning Grand Slam champion, new territory for the 19
North Korea to welcome Russian tourists, the country’s first since the pandemic, report says
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russian tourists reportedly going on a ski trip to North Korea will be the first international travelers to visit the country since border closings in January 2020 amid the global pandemic lockdown.
The tour, published by the Russian state-run Tass news agency and advertised by a Russian tour agency this week, underscores deepening . It follows the meeting last September between at a cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East.
The trip scheduled for February was a surprise to Asia observers, who
Taiwan prepares to elect a president and legislature in what’s seen as a test of control with China
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With rallies and concerts attended by thousands of flag-waving supporters, Taiwanese are and legislature on Saturday in what many see as a test of control with China, which claims the self-governing island republic as its own.
The race is tight, and both China and Taiwan’s key ally, , are weighing in on political and economic issues they hope will sway voters.
The election pits Vice President Lai Ching-te, representing the Democratic Progressive Party known as the DPP,
China’s exports rise 2.3% in December amid uneven recovery, while consumer prices edged lower
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports grew slightly for a second consecutive month in December even as deflationary pressures persisted, according to official data released Friday that underscored the uneven nature of the country’s economic recovery from the pandemic.
Demand for Chinese exports has been weak since the Federal Reserve and central banks in Europe and Asia began raising interest rates last year to cool inflation that was at multi-decade highs.
Exports rose 2.3% year-on-year in December to $303