Investigation underway after man found shot to death inside home in Kensington

COVID-19-related deaths on Sunday, with the 33 recorded in the last 24 hours representing a drop of more than 50 per cent from the 68 logged a day earlier.Health authorities say the number of hospitalizations declined for a fourth consecutive day, decreasing by 12 to 3,283.#COVID19 – En date du 22 janvier, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/TaBKM4u8m2— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) January 23, 2022There are also two fewer patients listed in intensive care today, bringing the total to 273.Officials are reporting 5,141 new COVID-19 cases today, but say the case count isn’t representative of the actual situation because PCR testing is limited to certain high-risk groups.The province says it administered 75,299 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday.The Health Department says 90 per cent of Quebecers aged five and older have received a first dose of vaccine, 83 per cent have received two doses, while 39 per cent have now received a booster shot.

PHILADELPHIA - Two people are hospitalized after a truck crashed into a home in Northeast Philadelphia. Police were on the scene on the 600 block of Levick Street just after 3 a.m. Sunday. The victims were drivers in separate cars, according to police.

Credit: @B_MALOOF via Twitter PHILADELPHIA - Crews are on the scene of a fire at a high rise building in Center City. The fire broke out shortly around 11:15 a.m. Sunday at 20th and Market Streets. Video from a viewer shows heavy smoke coming from the top of the building. The fire has been placed under control, according to officials. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

Omicron variant driven wave of Covid-19 will now turn to small towns and villages in the coming few weeks after its transmission in metro cities as each time a wave follows this trend, said Dr Rajeev Jayadevan who is advising Covid-19 task force at IMA Kochi, Kerala.

Tamil Nadu on Sunday recorded 30,580 new Covid-19 cases and 40 deaths in the past twenty four hours. 

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers Association on Sunday (23) warned that there will be four-phase power cuts with effect from Monday (24). However, it is due time to examine the different views of parties involved in the power crisis.What is the current fuel status of power plants?Sapugaskanda has come to a standstill due to lack of oil, and according to the trade unions, the power plant has less than 24 hours to run on fuel.Meanwhile, the Yugadanavi power plant has fuel for only 10 days.What does the Minister of Energy say about this?The Energy Minister, Udaya Gammanpila stated on Sunday (23) that the stocks of fuel have been depleted due to a weakness in the CEB’s calculations.The Minister said that the CEB had requested the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation to supply only enough fuel for 10 days.Minister Gammanpila also stated that the stock of fuel was handed over to the CEB last week as agreed during the discussion held with the President’s participation.Moreover, Minister Udaya Gammanpila added that a ship carrying 37,500 metric tons of diesel has arrived near the Sri Lankan sea border.He also said that fuel could be supplied to the CEB if the relevant stock of diesel is released after obtaining dollars.What does the Minister of Power say?Power Minister Gamini Lokuge said that the CEB is currently managing the fuel stocks it has received so far.The Minister of Power and Energy also stated that due to this, there will be no need for a power cut from next Tuesday (25) onwards.However, the Unions state something completely different.Ananda Palitha, the  Media Spokesperson of the United Trade Union Force revealed that the Petroleum Corporation is the sole supplier to supply on demand.

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COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers Association on Sunday (23) warned that there will be four-phase power cuts with effect from Monday (24). However, it is due time to examine the different views of parties involved in the power crisis.What is the current fuel status of power plants?Sapugaskanda has come to a standstill due to lack of oil, and according to the trade unions, the power plant has less than 24 hours to run on fuel.Meanwhile, the Yugadanavi power plant has fuel for only 10 days.What does the Minister of Energy say about this?The Energy Minister, Udaya Gammanpila stated on Sunday (23) that the stocks of fuel have been depleted due to a weakness in the CEB’s calculations.The Minister said that the CEB had requested the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation to supply only enough fuel for 10 days.Minister Gammanpila also stated that the stock of fuel was handed over to the CEB last week as agreed during the discussion held with the President’s participation.Moreover, Minister Udaya Gammanpila added that a ship carrying 37,500 metric tons of diesel has arrived near the Sri Lankan sea border.He also said that fuel could be supplied to the CEB if the relevant stock of diesel is released after obtaining dollars.What does the Minister of Power say?Power Minister Gamini Lokuge said that the CEB is currently managing the fuel stocks it has received so far.The Minister of Power and Energy also stated that due to this, there will be no need for a power cut from next Tuesday (25) onwards.However, the Unions state something completely different.Ananda Palitha, the  Media Spokesperson of the United Trade Union Force revealed that the Petroleum Corporation is the sole supplier to supply on demand.

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#COVID19 cases, 13,510 recoveries and 34 deaths in the last 24 hours.Active cases 54,246Positivity rate 13.32% pic.twitter.com/Mi0kc7nAF1

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has decided to launch an inquiry into the alleged irregularities during the process of importing Nano nitrogen fertilizer from India.The Commission says the investigation was launched based on a complaint received.The CIABOC has also decided to obtain a statement from former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who incarcerated, in connection to the ongoing investigations into the Pandora Papers.The commission’s spokesperson said that Ramanayake has been requested to provide the statement by the form of an affidavit via his lawyer.The Spokesperson stated further investigations will be conducted based on his statement.The Commission added that statements have been recorded from former MP Nirupama Rajapaksa and Thirukumar Nadesan in connection with the Pandora Papers so far.Moreover, necessary documents have been obtained from the Inland Revenue Department, state and commerical banks to carry out the investigation.The Pandora Papers was a leak of almost 12 million documents that revealed hidden wealth, tax avoidance and, in some cases, money laundering by some of the world’s rich and powerful.

Saskatchewan RCMP are on the hunt for Michael Gordon Jackson who is charged with abduction in contravention of a custody order.RCMP are conducting a search for Michael, and Sarah, his seven-year-old daughter with ex-wife Mariecar Jackson. Saskatchewan RCMP charge anti-vaccine father with abduction, search continues for 7-year-old girl In 2019, the court gave Michael and Mariecar joint custody of Sarah.

Two Canadians were killed Friday and one more wounded in a shooting at a hotel along Mexico’s Caribbean coast, state authorities said. The suspect in the shooting was apparently a guest and Canadian police informed them he was a known felon with a long record related to robbery, drug and weapons offences.

OAK PARK, Illinois - A suburban Chicago family is really upping the neighborhood snow building game.Antony, Tansri, Jasmine, 18, and Joshua, 15, worked on their glorious "Bulb-Igloo"in Oak Park for about two weeks off-and-on. It's made of balls of colored ice that were created by dying water inside balloons and leaving them out to freeze.Antony Wood said the first step was to fill the 12-inch balloons, add food coloring, then leave them outside in temperatures in the teens or below to freeze.

Police investigate after a 16-year-old boy was critically shot seven times in Mill Creek. MILL CREEK - A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was shot seven times in Philadelphia’s Mill Creek section.Police were called to the 800 block of June Street Saturday night, just before 9 p.m., on the report of a shooting.When officers arrived, they found the 16-year-old with seven gunshot wounds across the lower part of his body.MORE HEADLINES:Medics took him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, where he was listed in critical, but stable condition.Police say an active investigation is underway and no arrests have been made.The shooting happened just minutes after a 25-year-old man was shot and killed near East Falls, in North Philadelphia.___Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847).

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - A 25-year-old man has been killed after a gunman opened fire, shooting him multiple times near East Falls.Officials say the shooting happened on the 3500 block of Scotts Lane Saturday night, about 8:45.Responding officers found the 25-year-old victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds across his body.He was rushed by medics to Temple University Hospital where he died a short time later.Police say a weapon was recovered as an investigation into the gunfire got underway. No arrests have been made.___Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847).

lockdown after welcoming it's first international flight in months which brought Covid to the beach paradise.The remote island managed to stay Covid free until Saturday after two-thirds of flight passengers tested positive for the virus and four cases were found in the community.This is the first lockdown the paradise island have experienced due to remaining Covid free for most of the pandemic.The lockdown has been put in place after a Fiji Airways flight from Fiji to Kiribati's capital of South Tarawa was the first to land in 10 months after the government reopened its borders.Out of 54 people trying to enjoy a getaway, 36 of them have tested positive for Covid-19.Everyone on the flight had been vaccinated prior to landing in Kiribati.The government have quickly reacted and put together a quarantine facility for all of the holidaymakers.Officials confirmed that a guard at the facility tested positive on Tuesday and two people who were in close contact in nearby Bouta village are self-isolating while another two cases were detected in the community.Due to this the government issued an island-wide lockdown from Saturday.Locals of the island will now face a curfew and won't be allowed to leave their homes unless it is for essential work or to gain emergency services help.Schools will also be closed down for the time being.

Meat Loaf's heartbroken daughters Pearl and Amanda Aday paid tribute to him on Instagram after his death Thursday aged 74.Pearl, 47, posted a picture of herself hugging him onstage, writing: 'I love you always, no matter what. I love you with my whole heart.

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supply his family with more furniture than they'll ever need.On his mom's device, the little one began clicking away recently, ordering more than $1,700 worth of furniture from an online cart she'd begun on her Walmart account. He'd found the cart icon — and soon an array of packages began arriving at the family's home in Middlesex County, New Jersey.This little N.J. toddler ordered more than $1,700 worth of goods on his mom's cellphone.

COLLEYVILLE, Texas - On the eve of her 100th birthday Saturday, Ruth Salton told her daughter she was going one way or another to Friday night Shabbat services at Congregation Beth Israel, just days after a gunman voicing antisemitic conspiracy theories held four worshippers hostage for 10 hours at the Fort Worth-area synagogue."I want to support my people," said Salton, a Holocaust survivor. She said she told her daughter "if she doesn't take me, I'll go by myself, because I feel I belong there.

Scott Quiner (FOX 9) - A Buffalo, Minnesota man has died battling COVID-19, almost a week after being moved to Texas for care following a lawsuit over his ventilator.Scott Quiner died at 55 in a Texas hospital Saturday morning, the family's attorney confirmed to FOX 9. Quiner’s family went to court two weeks ago to get a restraining order to keep Allina Health from pulling the plug on the ventilator that was keeping him alive in Minnesota.FOX 9 does not have all the specifics of Quiner’s medical records, but his loved ones and their attorney reported the 55-year old father of three was unvaccinated when he was first diagnosed with COVID-19 in late October, around Halloween.He required deep sedation, a breathing tube, and a ventilator when his oxygen levels got dangerously low and did not improve.Scott’s wife, Anne Quiner claimed Allina threatened to pull the plug on that ventilator two weeks ago and that is when she went to court to fight.Anne had power of attorney over Scott’s healthcare decisions.

Exiled Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh attends a photocall promoting the film 'Buddha' during the 59th International Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2006 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images) HANOI, Vietnam - Thich Nhat Hanh, the revered Zen Buddhist monk who helped spread the practice of mindfulness in the West and socially engaged Buddhism in the East, has died.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Man’s best friend became an even better friend when he "helped" dig out from a winter storm that blanketed parts of North Carolina. Video from Suzanne Ward showed a two-year-old yellow lab named Bear shoveling snow in Raleigh on Saturday morning.The National Weather Service’s initial snowfall reports indicated parts of the state received more than four inches of snow.RELATED: Bitter cold Friday with single digit wind chills and temperatures in the 20sAccording to FOX Weather, a winter storm spread across the Southeast and southern Mid-Atlantic with snow and ice, creating travel headaches from Georgia to southeastern Virginia to start the weekend.The coastal Carolinas faced a significant ice threat, including power outages and tree damage, as freezing rain spread across the region on Saturday.

TRENTON, N.J. - Gas prices increased in New Jersey and around the nation at large amid a continued increase in crude oil prices and despite a drop in consumer demand. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.38, up a penny from last week. Drivers were paying an average of $2.54 a gallon a year ago at this time. The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.32, up two cents from last week. ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | TwitterAdvertisement 

HOLDEN, La. - An 87-year-old Louisiana man is back at home, recovering from injuries sustained in an armed robbery on Monday.Deputies with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office said a masked suspect confronted the victim outside his home, then attacked him. The suspect pulled out his gun and demanded money and valuables from the elderly man, authorities said. Before leaving, the suspect tied up the victim and drove off in the man’s 2005 Ford Taurus.Authorities transported the victim to a local hospital where he was treated for injuries to his head, including a gash near his eye.On Friday, Sheriff Jason Ard announced the arrest of two suspects in this case: 49-year-old John Bailey and 39-year-old Ruman Laurent."I’m very proud to know that we’ve got these people in custody, in jail, where they belong," Ard stressed.

Regina King and Ian Alexander Jr. attend the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/AMA2019/Getty Images for dcp) Ian Alexander Jr., the only child of award-winning actor and director Regina King, has died.

Ukraine to begin evacuating the country as soon as Monday, U.S. officials tell Fox News.Next week, the State Department is also expected to encourage Americans to begin leaving Ukraine by commercial flights, "while those are still available," one official said.Moscow has massed tens of thousands of troops at the border with Ukraine, leading to fears of an invasion.Late Friday night, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine announced the first shipment of ammunition had arrived as directed by President Biden. RUSSIA UPS MILITARY DRILLS AMID TENSIONS OVER UKRAINEFILE - An aerial view of the U.S.

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TULSA, Okla. - Michelle Oliva-Medrano pulled out her phone to record what she thought would be a fistfight on Jan. 13.But what she captured on video was much more dangerous than fisticuffs. Her video shows the moment a man pulled out a gun and opened fire on a fellow motorist at an intersection."It happened so fast," Oliva-Medrano told Storyful.

#COVID19 cases, 30,795 recoveries and 48 deaths in the last 24 hours.Active cases 2,79,930Till date, a total of 2759 patients infected with #OmicronVariant have been reported in the state; out of these 416 cases were reported today. pic.twitter.com/SfoKU9DltMNever miss a story! Stay connected and informed with Mint.

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Two Canadians are dead and one more is wounded after a shooting Friday at a hotel along Mexico’s Caribbean coast, state authorities said. Quintana Roo’s security chief said that they were searching for a Hotel Xcarat guest in the shooting and shared a photo of a man walking with a gun.

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The Scottish Government has confirmed that 30 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

#COVID19 cases, 14,802 recoveries and 45 deaths in the last 24 hours; positivity rate 16.36%Active cases 58,593Cumulative Positivity Rate 5.18% pic.twitter.com/0sxxL7vkwY

PHOENIX - A teenage worker was hurt after being shot in the head following a dispute with a customer at a fast-food restaurant in Phoenix.According to Sgt. Vincent Cole with Phoenix Police, the incident happened at a Wendy's restaurant near 19th and Glendale Avenues at around 8 p.m. on Jan.

re-infected with the Omicron variant of coronavirus.

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MEAT Loaf said he was "scared to death" of Covid but would "rather die" than face lockdown - just months before reportedly dying from the virus. The singing sensation, 74, passed away on Thursday night after it's reported he cancelled a business dinner earlier this week as he fell "seriously ill" with Covid. It is unclear whether Meat Loaf was vaccinated - but just months before his death he declared "if I die, I die - I'm not going to be controlled" when discussing the virus.

Boris Johnson has announced coronavirus passports and mandatory face masks are to be scrapped in England as Plan B measures are lifted.

COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister Professor Channa Jayasumana states that anyone who develops a fever should seek immediate medical assistance as COVID-19, Dengue and another virus is currently spreading in the country.

dose only after three months of recovery. 

A grandad has told of how he ‘wrestled back his life’ after the stress of the pandemic left him overweight with low self-esteem.

After four people, including a baby, were found dead near Emerson, Manitoba, close to the U.S. border, there are new details about Steve Shand, the 47-year-old Florida man charged in the case.

A “red alert” or “code red” is when there aren’t any ambulances available to respond to calls — and the frequency of them occurring has increased across Alberta in recent months. Now, a mother in Airdrie is speaking out after her son, who broke his leg, had to be taken to hospital in a firetruck because no ambulances were available.

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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he believes the province should be able to start “significantly relaxing” public health measures once hospitalizations from the Omicron variant of COVD-19 decrease.