(TEN-Canada-Israel)
Canada opened its Davis Cup tie against Israel in an empty Scotiabank Centre in Halifax due to security concerns.
Tennis Canada made the decision earlier this week to hold the matches without spectators or media present, following concerns raised by local authorities and other security agencies about safety.
Several activist groups protested the matches today and plan to do so again tomorrow over Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in the Israel-Hamas war.
Play began with Canada’s Gabriel Diallo taking on Israel’s Daniel Cukierman.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-SiRT-Shediac-Arrest)
The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) will not be laying charges against a New Brunswick R-C-M-P officer following the death of a man during an arrest in Shediac.
The agency says there was no wrongdoing when an officer fired a Taser-like weapon in a struggle with a man behaving erratically during a service call in May.
A report says officers first encountered the individual in a bathroom with broken glass, large amounts of blood, and drug paraphernalia.
After hit with the energy weapon, the man was transported to hospital by ambulance, but died the following day.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Casino-Trial)
A Riverview man has been sentenced in the death of a manager at Casino New Brunswick, two-years-ago.
The 50-year-old was sentenced before the Court of King’s Bench in Moncton on Monday to three years in jail for manslaughter.
He’s also prohibited from owning or possessing any firearms for a period of ten years and is subject to a lifetime ban on prohibited weapons and firearms.
A jury found Michael Thomas Glaspy guilty of manslaughter in June in connection with an assault at the Moncton Casino on March 4th, 2023.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NB-Missing-Woman)
Mounties say the vehicle belonging to a missing American woman in New Brunswick has been found in a wooded area.
The 57-year-old from Hyannis, Massachusetts, was last seen on July 14th near the Woodstock border crossing.
Her vehicle was recovered deep in the woods on Sunday in Chapmanville, about 70 kilometres away from Woodstock.
Police search and rescue teams have been in the area, but there have reportedly been no signs of her.
(CTV News)
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(NL-Fishing-Charges)
Two men are facing charges after illegally netting Atlantic salmon near King’s Point in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Resource enforcement officers say the accused used a gillnet attached to a wharf and were seen the next morning retrieving the net using a boat.
The pair are facing Fisheries Act charges for setting fishing gear during a closed time, fishing for salmon by means of a net, and possession of salmon caught in contravention of the Fisheries Act.
The investigation also led to the seizure of a boat, net, and 10 Atlantic salmon. (The Canadian Press)
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