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Human remains have been located after a house fire in Bancroft. OPP and other emergency services were called to the fire on Meadow Court on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, shortly after 8:00 p.m. Police say the homeowner remains unaccounted for at this time, but investigators cannot speculate on the identity of the deceased. A postmortem examination will be required in order to confirm the identity of the individual.
A boil water advisory remains in effect for parts of Quinte West and will likely last into the weekend. Director of Public Works and Acting CAO Chris Angelo it was accidentally caused by a contractor working in the area. Affected Quinte West customers are in Trenton Ward, Murray Ward near Telephone Road, Walmart, Wellers Bay, the Young’s Cove subdivision, along with water users in Consecon and Carrying Place fed from the Trenton water system.
After a tense weekend, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Monday afternoon he was shelving his promise to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods for at least a month, with Canada offering a plan to address Trump’s border security and crime concerns.
With Canada not yet out of the woods when it comes to U.S. tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with Canadian business and labour leaders this morning in Toronto to chart a way forward. As the clock ticks down until tariffs could be back on the table, Friday’s summit is expected to dig into how to improve trade within Canada.
Israel’s defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare a plan to allow the “voluntary departure” of residents from Gaza, after U.S. President Donald Trump drew widespread condemnation for announcing plans to take over the strip.
Defence Minister Israel Katz hailed Trump’s announcement that the United States would aim to take control of Gaza, resettle the more than two million Palestinians living there and transform the territory into the “Riviera of the Middle East.” Katz said his plan would include exit options via land crossings, as well as special arrangements for departure by sea and air.
The estate of one of Superman’s co-creators has filed a copyright lawsuit in a U.S. court against Warner Bros ahead of the release of its new movie Superman, part of a planned reboot of the DC Comics superhero film franchise.
The lawsuit was filed on Friday in federal court in New York City by the estate of Superman illustrator Joseph Shuster, who created the famous superhero along with writer Jerome Siegel. The lawsuit noted that Shuster and Siegel had licensed their rights to the character to Detective Comics, the predecessor of DC Comics, now a subsidiary of Warner. The lawsuit claims that under British law, Shuster’s rights reverted to his estate in 2017, 25 years after his death.
Sports
The Picton Pirates won 3-1 over Amherstview
Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves in his first start since Dec. 12 to help the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Seattle Kraken 3-1
Brandon Hagel scored the go-ahead goal for the second consecutive game, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Ottawa 5-1 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set with the Senators.
Drew O’Connor scored on a penalty shot 33 seconds into overtime to give the Vancouver Canucks a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks
Josh Allen edged two-time winner Lamar Jackson for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award in the closest race since Matt Ryan beat out Tom Brady in 2016.
Allen, who led Buffalo to a fifth straight AFC East title, got 27 first-place votes to Jackson’s 23 and finished with 383 points. He received 22 second-place votes and one third.
