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Canada halts activity at Asian development bank, looks to review its membership

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:53 GMT

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced Wednesday that Canada will halt all government-led activity at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank after a Canadian citizen tendered his resignation from the financial institution. Bob Pickard said in a tweet Wednesday that he resigned as the bank’s global communications chief because the bank is “dominated” by members of the Chinese Communist Party. “The government of Canada will immediately halt all government-led activity at the bank and I have instructed the Department of Finance to lead an immediate review of the allegations raised and of Canada’s involvement in the AIIB,” Freeland told reporters on Wednesday. The finance minister said the review would be conducted “expeditiously” and that she wasn’t ruling out any outcome following its completion. In a statement, the AIIB called Pickard’s allegations “categorically false.”“We are an independe...

What you need to know about wildfires in Canada

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:53 GMT

Wildfires continue to rage in Canada in one of the worst seasons in recent memory. Not enough rain in Quebec fell to help the firefight, while B.C. reports fire above highway is held. Here’s a look at developments Wednesday:Canada expecting more firefighting help from abroadMore firefighters from abroad were expected Wednesday in Canada as the country grapples with its worst wildfire season of the 21st century.Officials from Quebec said 240 firefighters, 100 from Portugal and 140 from Spain, are landing in Quebec City to aid in fighting some of the 130 forest fires raging across the province.About 5,000 firefighters from other countries, including the United States and France, have been deployed across Canada, while teams from Chile and Costa Rica are expected in the coming days.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to rely on foreign crews to fight fires in the coming years, and that it’s clear Canada needs to increase firefighting resources at many le...

Remains identified as murdered teen missing since 1969

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:53 GMT

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (WBRE/WYOU) — A teenager who disappeared more than 50 years ago died by homicide, Pennsylvania State Police said Tuesday.Joan Marie Dymond was 14 years old when she was last seen on Andover Street Park on June 25, 1969. Her remains weren't discovered until November 2012 on the grounds of a former coal-mining operation. People digging for relics in a trash-filled depression in the ground made the discovery.“After supper, she told her family she was going to the Andover Street Park in Wilkes-Barre and she never returned,” Trooper Andrew Morgantini said.On Tuesday, investigators and the Luzerne County Coroner's Office announced they have ruled Dymond's death a homicide. Joan Marie Dymond (Photo courtesy Pennsylvania State Police)Lab results indicated a high probability she died in the late 1960s, investigators said. An examination determined the remains were those of a female, who died of suspicious or “foul play” circumstances.The remains had been submitted to Othram...

28-year-old Louisiana woman accused of posing as 17-year-old high school student

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:53 GMT

BOUTTE, La (WGNO) — A 28-year-old Louisiana woman accused of enrolling as a student at a St. Charles Parish high school was arrested along with her mother. Officials with the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office said deputies on Tuesday arrested Martha Jessenia Gutierrez-Serrano, 28, and her mother, Marta Elizeth Serrano-Alvarado, 46, both of Boutte, after receiving information about an adult woman possibly enrolled at Hanhville High School for the 2022-2023 school year.According to SCPSO officials, the investigation began on May 29 after school administrators were alerted about a possible adult posing as a 17-year-old girl.Martha Jessenia Gutierrez-Serrano's age was listed as 17 years old. New Orleans residents’ satisfaction with NOPD lowest since 2009, according to survey Authorities did not provide details about why she allegedly did so or whether authorities suspect anything inappropriate occurred during Gutierrez-Serrano’s time at the school.Officials said detectives later lea...

Central Texans claim national title for professional cornhole

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:53 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) – You may have been the champion of your friend’s Memorial Day cornhole tournament, but two Central Texans have taken the backyard pastime to a whole new level. Eddie Grinderslev and Kaleb Batson took home the doubles national title in professional corn hole in Portland, Oregon, Saturday, marking their first national professional win. “These are pretty large tournaments,” Grinderslev said. “[There are] four national championships, and this was the third of four.”“We've been playing together for three years, and we’ve won state championships and things like that, but to win a national title was very big for us,” Grinderslev said. Not just a hobbyGrinderslev said there are many cornhole leagues across the country, but all professional tournaments happen through the American Cornhole League (ACL). In 2015, Stacey Moore founded the league, which standardizes rules and equipment for all levels of the sport, according to media reports. Since 2016, ACL pro...

Four-run inning leads Twins past Brewers — thanks to Carlos Correa again

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:53 GMT

The four-run inning the Twins put up on Wednesday was nowhere near as dramatic as their four-run inning against the Brewers a day earlier. But it got the job done just the same.The Twins concentrated all of their scoring in the third inning on Wednesday, overtaking the Brewers 4-2 in the two-game series finale at Target Field.One key commonality of those rallies? Carlos Correa, who hit a walk-off home run on Tuesday, delivered triple that caromed hard off the right-field wall, allowing a pair of runs to score to tie the score on Wednesday.Correa’s big hit was followed by a Trevor Larnach double off the wall to give the Twins a lead and a Joey Gallo pop fly that fell in behind second baseman Owen Miller, who had been racing back and seemed to lose the ball, perhaps in the hazy sky. Larnach scored on the play.The Twins only managed one more hit following that third inning, but that was enough run support for starting pitcher Bailey Ober and a collection of the Twins’ top bullpen arms....

Jurors find second Truck Park shooter guilty of all charges

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:53 GMT

Jurors on Wednesday convicted Terry Brown of murder in the death of Marquisha Wiley and attempted murder for wounding other bystanders in a shootout with another gunman at the Seventh Street Truck Park bar in St. Paul in 2021.Brown, 34, was found guilty of all counts against him: second-degree intentional murder, four counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He faces up to 40 years in prison and will be sentenced Aug. 8.Marquisha Wiley (Courtesy of the family)Family members of Wiley, a 27-year-old bystander killed in the crossfire, filled one side of the courtroom and wiped away tears as the verdict was read by Ramsey County District Judge Carolina Lamas.Fifteen people were injured in the shootout at the West Seventh Street bar on Oct. 10, 2021, including Brown and the other gunman, Devondre Phillips, who fired the first shots.A jury convicted Phillips, 31, of eight counts of attempted murder in February. His attorney also made a self-defense clai...

Police: Male arrested for leaving 3-year-old unattended in Berne

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:53 GMT

BERNE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Berne man is being charged with endangering the welfare of a child after a three-year-old child was left unsupervised on Tuesday morning. According to the police, the child was left outside a residence at 1784 Helderberg Trail. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Police say the residence belongs to Richard Dean Pugh. Police attempted to contact Pugh, but he was not at the residence. Police eventually got a hold of Pugh, who turned himself in on Wednesday morning. Pugh was arraigned at the Town of Westerlo Court and released on his own recognizance. An order of protection was issued to the victim.

Lineup announced for Summer Concerts in the Barn

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:53 GMT

LATHAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The annual Summer Concerts in the Barn at the Pruyn House kicks off on Wednesday, July 5, with Band of Gold. Concerts will be held every Wednesday through August 2. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The musical lineup for the rest of the summer is Italian tunes by Good Times Band on July 12, bluegrass and Celtic music by the McKrells on July 19, classic rock by Jade on July 26, and Irish favorites by Get Up Jack! on August 2.Admission is $5 per adult. Children 12 and under are free. The concerts are scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. There will be dinner options on-site provided by local eateries and area nonprofits. Concertgoers can also arrive early to enjoy free tours of the Pruyn House and the Verdoy Schoolhouse. For more information, contact Tami Sherri at [email protected] or by calling (518) 783-1435.

Five takeaways from Trump's arraignment 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:11:53 GMT

(The Hill) — Former President Donald Trump was arraigned on 37 criminal charges on Tuesday in Miami on a day at once extraordinary and mundane. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The extraordinary was the nature of the event itself—the first-ever federal arraignment of a former president. The mundane was that the day proceeded largely as expected, with little new being learned about the case and little drama at the court itself.The charges pertain to Trump's possession of sensitive documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Related charges, including one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, also carry the threat of significant prison time if convicted. A trial could potentially land amidst the GOP primary race where Trump is the frontrunner.Trump tries to seize back the narrativeTrump sought to punch back on Tuesday evening, trying to change the narrative of a day that highlighted ...