News

Belleville fire crews are on the scene of an apartment fire in the West Hill area. Firefighters
responded to the 100 block of Henry Street just after 3:20 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. The fire
was contained to one unit of the 12-plex. There are no reported injuries.

Northumberland OPP have charged an individual following an investigation into drugs at
Warkworth Institution. On October 3 of last year, a correctional officer seized approximately 15
grams of suspected illicit drugs in a cell area. Following an investigation, a warrant was issued,
and on Wednesday, a 51-year-old inmate was charged with trafficking in methamphetamines.

Tensions are high south of the border, and an FBI investigation is underway after a U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on
Wednesday. Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot in her car in a residential area of the city. A large
crowd held a candlelight vigil at the scene, which is less than two kilometres from the location
where George Floyd was killed by police in 2020. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz blamed White
House “governance designed to generate fear, headlines and conflict” for the woman’s death.
Federal and local officials have vastly different versions of events. The Trump administration
said the woman was shot as she deliberately tried to run over the agent, but the Minneapolis
mayor said that characterization was “bullshit.”

President Trump signed an executive order suspending US participation in 66 UN agencies and
international organisations, including the UN climate treaty, marking a major retreat from global
cooperation. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday suspending
Washington’s participation in dozens of UN agencies, commissions and advisory panels focused
on climate, labour, migration and other issues his administration describes as promoting “woke”
initiatives. This means the US will withdraw from 66 international organisations including the UN
climate treaty framework, marking the most extensive retreat from global cooperation in its
modern history.

A new review has found when people who are overweight and obese stopped taking their
weight-loss medications they regained weight faster than those who stopped a diet or exercise
program, a new review has found. Weight loss medications containing semaglutide, the active
ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, have taken off in popularity. But about half of people with
obesity on this class of medications, called glucagon-like peptide agonists or GLP-1s, stop
taking it within a year. Studies suggest that most people discontinue their use due to the high
cost and adverse gastrointestinal side-effects. The authors of a review published in
Wednesday’s issue of BMJ say it is important to understand weight regain given the risks of
diabetes and heart disease from carrying extra pounds.

Sports

Immanuel Quickley hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer and the Toronto Raptors
rallied from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Charlotte Hornets 97-96

Alexandre Texier had a goal and two assists as the Montreal Canadiens used a three-goal
second period to take a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames

Lawson Crouse and John Marino scored in a 3:21 span in the first period, Karel Vejmelka made
33 saves and the Utah Mammoth beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1

Glenn Hall, a Hockey Hall of Famer whose ironman streak of 502 starts as a goaltender remains
an NHL record, has died. He was 94.