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A Jewish Conservative candidate in Winnipeg, Marty Morantz, remains undeterred after several of his election signs were vandalized with antisemitic graffiti in a predominantly Jewish area. The defaced signs included derogatory terms and imagery reminiscent of Nazi propaganda, prompting an investigation by the Winnipeg Police Service. Morantz highlighted the troubling rise of antisemitism in Canada, linking the vandalism to broader societal issues, while emphasizing his commitment to the community and continuing his campaign despite the...

Nerys Lloyd, a former police officer and paddleboard tour company owner, was sentenced to ten years and six months in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter for a tragic incident in which four people drowned while paddleboarding on the River Cleddau in Wales on October 30, 2021. The tour proceeded despite severe weather warnings, and the court highlighted the lack of safety briefings, proper equipment, and necessary precautions. The victims, Nicola Wheatley, Morgan Rogers, Paul...

A former police officer, Nerys Lloyd, has been sentenced to 10 years and six months for gross negligence manslaughter after a paddleboarding expedition on the River Cleddau resulted in the deaths of four individuals, including her co-instructor, Paul O'Dwyer. The court found that Lloyd failed to assess dangerous conditions and did not equip participants with appropriate safety gear, ultimately leading to the tragedy in October 2021. The incident has sparked calls for stricter regulations in...

Russia's drone strike in Marhanets killed nine people and injured at least 30 as part of a broader attack on civilian infrastructure across Ukraine, including Poltava and Odesa. Both President Putin and President Zelenskiy have expressed willingness to negotiate a pact to ban such attacks, marking a potential resumption of direct talks since the war's onset in February 2022. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian delegation is expected to respond to a peace framework in upcoming discussions with...

James Osgood, a 55-year-old inmate on Alabama's death row, is set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday, having abandoned his appeals due to his belief in an "eye for an eye" and acknowledgment of his guilt in the 2010 murder of Tracy Lynn Brown. He expressed regret for his actions and does not wish to be associated with anti-death penalty protests, stating he prefers to complete his sentence rather than continue living in...

At least 47 civilians were killed and dozens injured in artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El-Fasher, North Darfur State, as the group fired about 250 shells into the city. The military reported the destruction of an RSF artillery platform and noted that clashes have continued since May 2024, with the RSF claiming control of the Zamzam refugee camp. Since April 15, 2023, fighting between the RSF and the Sudanese army...