Police confirm they have found who killed a Montreal teen nearly 50 years ago

Justin Trudeau said in a tweet Monday.“We’re keeping everyone affected in our thoughts, and we’re thanking those who are working hard to keep people safe.”The wildfire situation in Nova Scotia is incredibly serious – and we stand ready to provide any federal support and assistance needed. We’re keeping everyone affected in our thoughts, and we’re thanking those who are working hard to keep people safe.— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) May 29, 2023A total of 13 active wildfires were burning in the province as of Monday morning.In the Halifax region, a local state of emergency has been declared because of the blaze that started Sunday afternoon in Tantallon.The exurban community is roughly a 30-minute drive northwest of downtown Halifax.Federal Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said in a tweet Sunday that the federal government was following the wildfires in Nova Scotia “closely” and stands “ready to help if federal assistance is required.”“We have been in touch with Nova Scotia and our officials at the Government Operations Centre are engaging with provincial officials,” a spokesperson for Blair told Global News Monday.“Should the province request federal assistance, we will work with them to identify and mobilize the federal resources that meet the needs they outline.”In an update Monday morning, Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Deputy Chief Dave Meldrum told reporters that the fire burning in the Tantallon and Hammonds Plains area is “ongoing and still not under control.”He said firefighters were called to the Westwood subdivision of Tantallon, around 3:30 p.m.

FILE - A female stocks food on a shelf at a Publix grocery store. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) A tight labor market is increasing demand for teenage workers and boosting their wages to higher-than-usual levels as many teens around the country look for jobs during their summer breaks.The proportion of Americans between the ages of 16 and 19 who have jobs has trended up in recent years, as nearly 34% of Americans in that age group had jobs in April compared to 30% in 2019, the last pre-pandemic summer, according to government data.Hourly pay has also trended up in the sorts of industries that typically employ teens, such as restaurants, retailers and amusement parks.

Daniel Saldana was wrongly convicted of the attempted murder of six people in 1990. Saldana was released after 33 years behind bars.

CHESTER, Pa. - Police in Chester County are investigating a shooting, officials say. Authorities say the shooting took place near the parking lot of Subaru Park, the home stadium of the Philadelphia Union, around 11:20 p.m. on Sunday. According to the Chester Police Chief, officers responded to the area of Front and Norris Streets for a report of a woman being shot in the hand. Responding officers arrived and saw a large crowd on scene, police say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESWhile treating the injured woman, officers received calls about more shooting victims showing up to a local hospital, officials say. Five juveniles and two adults were injured as a result of the shooting, according to police. One juvenile is in critical condition, while the rest are expected to physically recover, officials say.

PHILADELPHIA - A shooting claimed the life of another teen as Memorial Day gun violence continued overnight in Philadelphia.Police say they found the 16-year-old boy on the 2400 block of Clarion street just after midnight Monday.He was shot one time in the head, and pronounced dead on scene by medics.

PHILADELPHIA - Three 15-year-old boys became the victims of another act of violence that also claimed the life of a man over the Memorial Day weekend.The quadruple shooting erupted on the 4500 block of Mulberry Street just before 9:30 p.m Sunday.All three 15-year-olds were shot several times, and transported to a local hospital.

PHILADELPHIA - A traffic stop quickly became a homicide investigation after a deadly discovery was made in Philadelphia's Kingessing section Sunday night.Police had pulled over a speeding car on 57th and Springfield streets when they found an unresponsive man in the back seat.The 20-year-old was suffering from a gunshot wound to the shoulder.As officers transferred the victim to their patrol car, police say the driver and passenger jumped back into the car and sped off, leaving the victim behind.MORE HEADLINES:Police then transported the victim to a local hospital, where he died just minutes later.

PHILADELPHIA - A North Philadelphia community is grappling with the loss of a recently-opened grocery store after a stolen car crashed into the building, police say. According to officials, the stolen vehicle crashed into the Grocery Outlet Bargain Market on N American Street early Sunday morning. Crews remove a stolen vehicle from the inside of a Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in North Philadelphia.  Philadelphia police say the driver of the stolen vehicle did get injured in the crash, but no additional information was released. FOX 29 was at the supermarket's grand opening in North Philadelphia in July 2022. The neighborhood was considered a food desert prior to the opening of the store, which provided residents with quality groceries nearby. The front entrance to the Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in North Philadelphia is blocked off after a stolen vehicle crashed into the building.  MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe next closest grocery store is more than a mile away and is known for high prices, according to residents. The store owner says they are unsure how long it will be closed but hope to reopen as soon as possible.

CHESTER, Pa. - Police in Chester County are investigating a shooting, officials say. According to authorities, the shooting took place outside of Subaru Park, the home stadium of the Philadelphia Union, on Sunday. MLS Next Pro team Philadelphia Union II played at Subaru Park on Sunday evening, defeating Columbus Crew 2. Police have not released any other information about the shooting or investigation. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESA FOX 29 crew is traveling to Chester to get more information. This is a developing story.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.J. - New Jersey State Police are asking for the public's help to identify and locate a man they say tried to abduct a 7-year-old boy in broad daylight Sunday.The boy was in a Wawa bathroom on Highway 47 in Cumberland County around noon when police say the suspect offered him candy to leave with him.After the boy said no, the man grabbed him by the arm and tried to abduct him, according to authorities. Luckily, the boy was able to escape, and return to his family.Police say the suspect fled before the boy's family could locate him.MORE HEADLINES:He is described as being an older male with gray combed back hair.

PHILADELPHIA - A 19-year-old woman ended up in the hospital after police say her boyfriend's firearm went off inside an apartment Sunday afternoon.The shooting happened on the 1400 block of 15th Street, which is located just blocks from Temple University campus in North Philadelphia. It is unclear if the apartment is student, or off-campus, housing.Police say the woman was shot in the lower body when her 22-year-old boyfriend was cleaning his gun, and it went off.MORE HEADLINES:She was transported to a local hospital in stable condition as her boyfriend was held for questioning, according to authorities.

Elder Izaak Orion Card, 20. (Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) SALT LAKE CITY - A missionary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was killed Friday in a bus crash in Brazil. Church leaders said 20-year-old Elder Izaak Orion Card, 20, of Anchorage, Alaska, lost his life in a rural area near the city of Tibagi.Card and three other missionaries were traveling in the early evening when their bus was hit by a semi-truck.RELATED: Missouri miracle? Photo shows nun’s body still intact nearly 4 years after deathThe other missioners were not serious hurt and are being cared for by local church members in Brazil. The church said Card had been serving as a full-time missionary since October 2022. "We send our love to Elder Card’s family and friends and the missionaries and members in the Brazil Curitiba Mission," the church said in an online statement.

PHILADELPHIA - A walking man was left for dead when police say a driver hit him, then fled the scene in a wanted vehicle.The deadly hit-and-run happened on the 3700 block of Broad Street around 1:30 a.m. Sunday.The man, said to be in his 30s or 40s, was pronounced dead a short time later.

WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES - JANUARY 15: The American flag (top) and National League of Families POW/MIA flag (bottom) wave in the air in Washington D.C., United States on January 15, 2023. (Photo by Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) PENNSYLVANIA - An Army Air Force pilot from Pennsylvania killed during World War II has been accounted for almost eight decades later, military authorities said.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said last week that 2nd Lt.

PHILADELPHIA - A triple shooting left three people, including a 15-year-old boy, injured in West Philadelphia Saturday night.Police say several shots were fired on the 5200 block of Jefferson Street in the city's Parkside section just after 9 p.m.Three people were struck during the shooting, a 20-year-old man twice in the foot; a 15-year-old boy in the stomach; and a 33-year-old man twice in the chest and once in the shoulder.MORE HEADLINES:All three victims were transported to a local hospital by private vehicle and placed in stable condition.No arrests have been made, and no weapons recovered.

Mexican authorities say they have made an arrest in the killing of a Quebec man earlier this month in the Pacific coast beach town of Puerto Escondido.

A two-year-old child tragically died after falling into a grain mixer on a farm in Quebec on Friday, provincial police have confirmed.

PHILADELPHIA - One woman is dead, and another is in custody after shots were fired inside a home in Northeast Philadelphia early Saturday evening.Police say the 63-year-old woman was shot twice in a living room on the 3300 block of Kayford Circle around 4:30 p.m.She was pronounced dead at the scene from two gunshot wounds to the stomach and chest.MORE HEADLINES:Another woman was taken into custody as one gun was recovered, according to police.A motive is not known at this time.

GILGIT, Pakistan (AP) - A snowy avalanche in northern Pakistan killed 11 people Saturday, including a 4-year-old boy, and injured 25 from a nomadic tribe as they crossed a mountainous area with their goat herds, police said.The avalanche struck the nomads in the Chambeli area of Shounter Pass that connects the Astore district of the Gilgit Baltistan region to the bordering Azad Kashmir region.Four women and a 4-year-old boy were among the dead, said Gilgit Baltistan senior police officer Ziarat Ali.RELATED: Pope Francis gets back to work after battling feverThe nomads were taking their herds of goats on foot from the Kel area of Azad Kashmir to Astore, when they were caught in the avalanche of snow in the early morning hours, Ali said. Tufail Mir, a deputy police chief in the region, said rescuers were facing problems in reaching the avalanche-hit area and troops were helping local authorities.A rescue operation that included two military helicopters faced rough terrain and an altitude of some 14,000 feet (4,270 meters) above sea level.

Accident or crime scene cordon tape, police line do not cross. via Getty Images JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) - The director of a southern Indiana funeral home where 31 decomposing bodies and the cremains of 17 others were found pleaded guilty Friday to more than 40 counts of felony theft.Randy Lankford, owner of Lankford Funeral Home and Family Center in Jeffersonville, faces a proposed sentence of 12 years: four years in prison and eight years of home incarceration, Clark County Circuit Court Judge N.

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - A trio of suspects posed as police as they robbed a home in Bucks County, getting away with two of the homeowner's firearms, according to officials.Police say the three men entered a home on Reliance Place in Hilltown Township Thursday after identifying themselves as part of the sheriff's department.One of the men was armed with a handgun as they ransacked the house, authorities say.MORE HEADLINES:Several items were stolen, including two handguns registered to the victim, who was forced to the ground with his hands tied behind his back.

OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. - An 11-year-old boy had to be airlifted to a local hospital after being hit by a vehicle, whose driver is now being charged for trying to flee the scene.Giancarlos Fernandez, 19, is accused of hitting the boy on his bike near Barnegat Avenue and Freemont Avenue in Seaside Heights Friday evening.The 11-year-old was thrown to the pavement after "becoming embedded in the vehicle's windshield."MORE HEADLINES:He was airlifted to a local hospital for serious injuries, but is said to be in stable condition.Police say the driver tried to flee on foot following the crash, but was apprehended by officers a few blocks away.

ceremony in their backyard in -35 C weather.That’s how Kay and Curtis Ballance celebrated their “perfect” wedding day.The couple got married at their home in Grand Prairie, Alta., in February this year just seven weeks after giving birth to their first daughter.Kay Ballance said their preference was to have no guests at all and to just tie the knot at the courthouse, but in Alberta, you are required by law to have a marriage ceremony – which is what they ended up doing.“The size of our wedding, it actually turned out to be perfect,” said Curtis Ballance.“The very important people in our lives were there and yeah, just the smaller the better.

PHILADELPHIA - A Saturday morning crash has claimed the life of man riding his bicycle in West Philadelphia.Police say the bicyclist was struck by a green Dodge Charger on 63rd Street just before 7 a.m.He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The man's identity has yet to be released, but police say he was in his 40s or 50s.MORE HEADLINES:It is unclear what led to the deadly crash, but the driver of the vehicle did remain on scene.

DELAWARE - The stepfather of a 3-year-old girl whose burned remains were found on a softball field several years ago has pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges, according to court documents.Brandon Haas, 41, pleaded guilty in March to one felony count and three misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child. None of the offenses carries mandatory prison time, although the felony count carries a maximum sentence of five years behind bars.

a Utah national park trail. The National Park Service said in a statement that rangers at Arches National Parks responded to a report of CPR in progress. The incident occurred on the Primitive Loop section of Devils Garden Trail.Personnel from Grand County EMS and a Life Flight helicopter also responded to the park. INDIANA WOMAN DIES IN GRAND CANYON WHILE TRYING TO HIKE TO THE COLORADO RIVER AND BACK IN A DAYSkyline Arch, an Entrada sandstone arch, in the Devils Garden section of Arches National Park, Moab, Utah. (Jon G.

May 20 draw drew a lot of attention over the long weekend, the release said, but Roy didn’t hear the news until he returned later for more gas.“I went to gas up again, getting ready to go to work tonight, and scanned my ticket and saw it said ‘major winner,’ so I went to the clerk and asked him to check it,” Roy said.“He punched it in and they didn’t seem to know what was going on, so I said, ‘Did I win 50 bucks or what?’ He didn’t say anything, so I said ‘What, millionaire?’ Then he showed me the ticket and I was like, ‘That’s $5 million. I’m a millionaire.’”The release said Roy commutes more than two hours to Saint John each week for work, then returns on weekends to be with his family.

PHILADELPHIA - The heartbroken mother of a baby-faced Philadelphia teen who was gunned down while riding home on a SEPTA bus earlier this week remembers her son as a "special boy" who was loved by many.Randy Mills, 15, was shot and killed aboard a Route 23 SEPTA bus late Wednesday night near the 5200 block of Germantown Avenue, according to police. The shooting, which was captured on a bus surveillance cameras, shows a person in wearing a mask and dark hooded sweatshirt confront Mills just before he's shot in the chest.The shooter fled the bus before police arrived. Responding officers rushed Mills to Albert Einstein Hospital where he died shortly after his arrival. MORE LOCAL HEADLINE"I got a call saying we believe Randy got shot, I said ‘huh?!’, of course I was shocked," Kesha Langford said. She recalled the final conversation that she had with her son, a student at Roxborough High School. "He said ‘I love you’ and ‘I’ll be home early’ and ‘what are you cooking?’," Kesha said. Roxborough High School is a community still reeling from an ambush shooting that killed 14-year-old Nicholas Elizalde and wounded four others last fall.Police are also searching for a person of interest who Langford believes was captured on bus surveillance footage rifling through Randy's dying bodying.Philadelphia police have released surveillance video from a SEPTA bus where a young man was fatally shot. "I was my son's hand move as if he was trying to say ‘get off me!’," Kesha said.

A 17-year-old boy who was reportedly stabbed outside a Philadelphia high school on Friday was driven to a nearby hospital by police. PHILADELPHIA - A teenage boy is recovering after police say he was stabbed outside a high school in West Philadelphia on Friday. Investigators say the 17-year-old was stabbed one time in the backside outside of Parkway West High School just after 2:30 p.m. The teen was taken by police to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was placed in stable condition, according to police. Authorities have not said what caused the stabbing.

CHICAGO - An expected bump in violent crime this summer has mayors and police officials around the U.S. rolling out familiar strategies of making officers more visible and engaging with community groups, in some cases leaning on civilians to enforce curfews and keep the peace.Chicago is among the U.S.

FILE-Doctor Caitlin Bernard in Indianapolis on Sept. 28, 2022.

The body of a missing toddler was recovered from what looked to be a well just north of Cobourg, Ont., on Thursday evening.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public's help to identify a shooter and a person of interest in connection with a fatal shooting on a SEPTA bus in Philadelphia. The shooting took place on Wednesday night inside a bus on the 5200 block of Germantown Avenue, police say. According to investigators, a confrontation between the suspect and a young man broke out on the bus before shots were fired. Officials say responding officers found the victim on the floor of the bus bleeding from a gunshot wound to the chest. The victim was rushed to Einstein Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.  Related According to investigators, eight passengers were on the bus at the time of the shooting.The City of Philadelphia is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspect. Authorities say police are also searching for a person of interest in relation to the investigation. RELATED: Ski masks banned from SEPTA property, Transit Police Chief says: 'You will be engaged by police'Police released surveillance video of the shooting on Friday in an effort to get information on the suspect and person of interest or information from potential witnesses. Anyone with information is urged to contact Philadelphia police at 215-686-8477. A man was shot and killed on a SEPTA bus in Germantown, police say.

MANTUA, N.J. - A police officer who fatally shot a homeowner who had called 911 to report intruders outside his southern New Jersey home has been indicted on a manslaughter charge.The count against Mantua Township Police Officer Salvatore Oldrati was handed up Tuesday by a state grand jury and was made public Wednesday night. He faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.The charge stems from the Sept. 14, 2021, death of Charles Sharp III, 49, who called 911 around 1:30 a.m.

Emma Cole was 3 years old at the time of her passing.  DOVER, Del. - A Delaware woman is facing decades in prison after pleading guilty to killing her 3-year-old daughter and dumping her burned remains on a softball field.Kristie Haas, 31, pleaded guilty Thursday to murder by abuse or neglect, abuse of a corpse, and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Prosecutors are recommending a sentence of 50 years in prison on the murder charge, suspended for non-custodial supervision after 30 years behind bars.

PHILADELPHIA - A young man has been hospitalized after he was shot and found by officers in a vacant lot in Philadelphia, police say. According to authorities, just after 1 a.m.

After long ruling out providing F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine to defend itself from Russia, the U.S. military now says the jets “clearly have a role” in the war.

UPPER MERION, Pa. - Two Philadelphia men are wanted for allegedly stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from high-end retail stores at the King of Prussia Mall over the last several months. Anthony Abner,35, and Brian Hughes, 32, are connected to at least seven thefts and strong-armed robberies, five of which happened between February and May. In one incident, authorities say the men stole over 40 pairs of Octane jeans and merchandise totaling more than $15k. They're accused of hitting big-name store located inside the mall like Sunglass Hut, GAP. During the stretch of robberies, police said the men have become physically aggressive. In one case, police say an unidentified man working alongside Hughes forcibly pushed a 77-year-old Optical World employee against a wall before grabbing 10 pairs of glasses. That theft, according to police, totaled more that $18k. "In this day and age, the world is going through things, things we’ve never gone through, and so I think security is the number one priority everywhere," Amber Diaz of Port Richmond said.Court documents show the pair is also wanted for at least one theft at a Sunglass Hut in Cherry Hill. Upper Merion Police say there are several active warrants our for Abner and Hughes.

DOWNINGTOWN, Pa. - A student-run club is raising awareness on mental health to support fellow peers and faculty at a local high school.Allie Hathaway is the founder of the Mindset Matchup club at Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown."It was never really talked about until now and I just feel like breaking the stigma earlier in people’s lives is something that could make a difference later on," said Hathaway.The 18-year-old senior plays lacrosse and wanted to create a safe space for students to open up and support one another.A New Jersey high school opened a wellness center to help students navigate mental and emotional struggles felt by teens in their formative years."Being a student athlete is just so tough sometimes, but that’s why I started it so that we all have a place where we can all go together," said Hathaway.Hathaway collected over 100 student signatures to launch the first ever club at her high school focused on mental health. In its first year, there were nearly 100 active students who participated."It really is kind of a perfect storm of things that created this mental health crisis in America," said Dr.

Alexis Flores is wanted for the kidnapping and murder of a 5-year-old Philadelphia girl who was found strangled to death in an apartment in August 2000. (FBI / File) PHILADELPHIA - Federal authorities have raised their reward offer for a man accused in the kidnapping and murder of a Philadelphia girl in the summer of 2000. Alexis Flores, a handyman who came to the United States from Honduras, was allegedly involved in the July 2000 kidnapping of 5-year-old Iriana DeJesus. Investigators say DeJesus was found strangled to death near an apartment building in August. Flores is believed to go by several aliases, including Mario Flores, Mario Roberto Flores, Alex Contreras and Alesis Contreras.

FILE-Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis speaks as President Donald Trump looks on at a campaign rally at the Pensacola International Airport on November 3, 2018 in Pensacola, Florida. (Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images) MIAMI - It wasn't always this way.Before Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis were leading rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, they were allies.Trump gave DeSantis' gubernatorial bid an early boost by tweeting his support even before DeSantis formally entered the race.