News
The results are in for the 2025 council election on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. Incumbent Chief R. Don Maracle has been re-elected, with 1008 of 1104 ballots cast, holding on to his position as chief. The six candidates for council who gathered the most votes are Chris Brant, Kristen “Sara” Loft, Kurtis Brant, Lynda Leween, Erin Ferrante, and Chase Brant. Congratulations to the Chief and the councillors.
Parking fines could be on the rise in the City of Belleville. The topic is on the agenda at Council’s meeting today and staff is recommending an increase, which could generate an additional $111,000 for the City. Any increase will need to be approved by the Ministry of the Attorney General.
Another week, another disruption to airline travel. Today, Air Transat will begin shutting down its operations and suspending flights as its pilots’ union plans to strike, this according to a statement yesterday by the airline. The Air Line Pilots Association, which represents 750 Air Transat pilots, says it plans to go on strike as early as Wednesday morning after its members voted last week 99 per cent in favour of a strike. Air Transat has been in negotiations with the union since January, but the two sides have failed to find common ground. The union says it is holding out for job security, better working conditions, higher compensation and improved quality of life. Both sides accused the other of failing to pull its weight in the bargaining process.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet the leaders of the UK, France and Germany in London today to discuss the latest US-authored peace proposal aimed at ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. Days of negotiations between US and Ukrainian officials ended on Saturday without an apparent breakthrough. The Ukrainian president called the discussions “constructive, although not easy”. Last night, Donald Trump said Zelenskyy “hasn’t yet read the proposal” and claimed without evidence that “his people love it”. Kyiv’s senior negotiator said Zelenskyy would be briefed about his team’s dialogue with US officials and receive all documents related to the peace plan today. Off the back of the Trump-backed Gaza ceasefire, the US has been working to push through a peace deal between Kyiv and Moscow. US officials claim they are in the final stage of reaching an agreement but there is little sign that either Ukraine or Russia is willing to sign the framework deal drawn up by Trump’s negotiating team.
Finally, pop star Katy Perry and former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have launched their relationship on Instagram, after the singer posted a photo of the pair smiling cheek to cheek and a video of them eating sushi together while in Japan. Perry’s post appeared to confirm the pair are in a relationship, after months of speculation about a possible romance between her and Trudeau. The selfie was part of a carousel of photos posted on Saturday to the singer’s account, which has 202 million followers. The post comes after Trudeau reshared a photo on Twitter on Thursday of the pair posing with Japan’s former prime minister, Fumio Kishida, and his wife, Yuko.
Sports
It was an eventful day at the Duke Dome as the Wellington Dukes faced off against the Aurora Tigers. Landon Marleau scored two in the first, but it took double overtime for William Mitchell to score to give the Dukes a 6-5 win.
The Buffalo Bills seem to be back on track, beating the visiting Cincinnati Bengals 39-34 thanks to a 3 TD game by quarterback Josh Allen. The Detroit Lions blitzed the Dallas Cowboys 44-30, and the Broncos improved to 11-2, beating the 2-11 Las Vegas Raiders 24-17.
Back to hockey, the Montreal Canadiens welcomed the St. Louis Blues to Centre Bell yesterday, losing 4-3 thanks to a 2-goal performance by Brayden Schenn.
Lando Norris is the 2025 Formula One World Driver’s champion, following an anti-climactic race in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Norris started the day needing to finish third or better to claim his first trophy, and third is exactly where he finished, ahead of race winner and Championship runner up, Max Verstappen, and team-mate Oscar Piastri, who ended the season in third.
