Incident happened on U.S. side of border in Pittsburg, N.H., about hour east of Sherbrooke, Que.
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A person was shot by U.S. border agents early Sunday at the lone crossing between New Hampshire and Quebec, officials said.
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The incident happened at about 1 a.m. on the U.S. side of the crossing in Pittsburg, N.H., just over an hour’s drive east of Sherbrooke, Que.
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Investigators said a U.S. Border Patrol agent allegedly returned fire on the suspect, who was taken to a hospital, The Associated Press reported. An update on their condition was not immediately available, according to ABC affiliate WMUR 9.
The border agent was not injured, a spokesperson said.
The identities of the border agent and the person who was shot had not been revealed by Monday night.
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The shots were fired near the port of entry on the U.S. side, Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said via The Associated Press. Authorities said the FBI’s Boston field office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of New Hampshire will investigate the shooting.
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“Initial reports indicate that the subject opened fire on the agent, at which time the agent returned fire,” Scott said in a statement, via The Associated Press. “CBP is co-operating fully with investigators.”
The FBI, CBP and U.S. Attorney’s Office did not provide additional details on the suspect or the circumstances that led to the shooting. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said they would release more information if the person ends up being charged.
Pittsburg is about 240 km north of New Hampshire’s capital of Concord and the area borders Maine and Vermont as well. The shooting took place near a usually quiet rural crossing.
— With files from The Associated Press.
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Mailkiat Shoker was allegedly behind the wheel of a tractor, taking part in an anti-SOGI road rally in November 2023, when the tractor flipped while being chased by police.
Shoker was charged with dangerous driving, flight from police, and assaulting a peace officer with a weapon.
His trial was set to start on Monday, but has been delayed because his defence counsel is stick with bronchitis.
“Well, I wanted to get it over with, but you can only do what you can do right,” Shoker told Global News outside the courthouse on Monday.
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A manhunt is underway in Missouri after a deputy was shot and killed Monday afternoon.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the alert was issued out of Highlandville following the fatal shooting of a Christian County deputy just before 4 p.m.
The suspect vehicle has been identified as a white 2001 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab pickup truck with Missouri license plate 9MGX36.
Authorities said the truck was seen in the area of the shooting and was last reported traveling southbound on US Route 160 from Route HH in Christian County. US 160 runs south through southern Missouri and crosses into north-central Arkansas east of Harrison.
The vehicle is described as having a silver brush guard, a rusted roof, black body trim, tinted rear windows and a three-ball hitch. No suspect description has been released.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol issued a Blue Alert for a white 2001 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab pickup truck, Missouri license plate 9MGX36, after a Christian County deputy was fatally shot near Highlandville. Missouri State Highway Patrol
Officials are urging anyone who sees the vehicle not to approach it and to call 911 immediately.
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Suspect Richard Dean Bird. Missouri State Highway Patrol
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The village of Fraser Lake, 135 kilometres west of Prince George as the crow flies, is reeling after a weekend fire destroyed several essential businesses.
The fire started early Sunday morning around 3 a.m. PT at the Fraser Lake Shopping Centre, the main commercial centre in the village, which was home to about 965 people as of the 2021 census.
“It was pretty scary,” said Miloud Chokarni, who lives in the trailer court directly behind the shopping centre. He noticed smoke coming into his trailer early that morning and thought it was his stove acting up before he decided to check outside.
“When I opened the door … I thought it was fog at first, but it was smoke and it was raining ash and chunks of plastic and I instantly started puking from the smoke,” he said.
“I’ve grown up here, lots of memories in that place. I just couldn’t believe how quick it went.”
Crews mop up after the fire that destroyed the Fraser Lake Inn on Feb. 22. (Submitted by Michelle Baker)
Fraser Lake Fire Rescue arrived on scene at 3:18 a.m. and crews from nearby Fort Fraser, Burns Lake, Fort St. James, and Vanderhoof also assisted.
Firefighters were able to stop the fire from spreading, but it destroyed the Fraser Lake Inn, a cannabis store, and a vacant commercial space. It also destroyed the Everyday Grocery Store, which was one of two grocery stores in the community.
“I was at the grocery store the evening before, and did my shopping there, and had met somebody outside and we had a chat,” said Fraser Lake resident Michelle Baker.
“To know that I can’t go back there to do my shopping … it’s really, really heartbreaking and devastating,” she added. “The hotel holds a lot of memories for the people of Fraser Lake, even though our town is a lot quieter now with some of our economic challenges.”
Fraser Lake Mayor Sarrah Storey said the loss of the businesses is a setback for the community that is still recovering after the closure of the West Fraser sawmill in January 2024, which put many residents out of work.
“This town has gone through a lot,” said Storey. “We didn’t expect this on the list of things we’ve had to deal with as a community.”
Storey said the building was not only economically significant, but it was a social hub of the community, with its heyday in the 1980s and ’90s.
“It had a lounge and a bar and everybody would go there after hockey games,” she said. “The historical feeling of loss is upsetting people.”
Storey has launched a fundraising campaign to support Fraser Lake Fire Rescue, which is comprised of volunteers from the village, for its efforts fighting the blaze.
The mayor says the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Невеликі контрнаступи України демонструють труднощі Росії в прориві оборони.
Україна контратакує на Запоріжжі, де Росія в останні місяці мала перевагу / фото facebook.com/GeneralStaff.ua
Українська контратака на південному сході підриває наступ Росії і демонструє, що Україна ще має багато сил для боротьби, і перемога Володимира Путіна аж ніяк не є неминучою. Про це пише The Wall Street Journal, аналізуючи ситуацію на фронті після чотирьох років російського вторгнення.
1. Втрати у війні
Загальні втрати російських військових становлять близько 1,2 мільйона осіб, з яких до 325 000 загинули, що більш ніж удвічі перевищує кількість жертв в Україні. І хоча Росія довгий час могла залучати добровольців на війну великими виплатами, є ознаки того, що зараз набір добровольців насилу справляється зі зростанням втрат.
“За словами західного чиновника, за останні три місяці Росія щомісяця вербувала від 30 000 до 35 000 солдатів, але кількість загиблих або поранених була набагато більшою”, – пише видання.
Хоча у Росії достатньо військ для підтримки поточних операцій, нестача військ є однією з причин, через які Москві може бути важко домогтися великих проривів, вважають деякі аналітики.
У той же час Україна також зазнає труднощів із набором достатньої кількості особового складу.
“Є деякі ознаки того, що росіяни вербують менше новобранців, але все ж вербують більше, ніж українці”, – заявив генерал-майор Пекка Турунен, начальник військової розвідки Фінляндії.
2. Темпи просування в окремих загальновійськових наступальних операціях
За словами одного західного чиновника, минулого року Росії вдалося захопити лише близько 0,8% території України. Військова розвідка кількох європейських країн оцінює, що Росія продовжить поступово просуватися вперед, але ціною дуже великих втрат:
“Російські війська просуваються в основному пішки так званими інфільтраційними групами – під артилерійським вогнем і атаками безпілотників, намагаючись вижити і чекаючи підкріплення. Ця тактика призводить до важких російських втрат і слабкого контролю над захопленими територіями, що дає Україні можливість дати відсіч”.
3. Удар у відповідь
На початку цього місяця в інтернеті почали поширюватися повідомлення про те, що Україна контратакує на Запоріжжі, де Росія в останні місяці мала перевагу. Солдати заявили, що скористалися проблемами зв’язку Росії після того, як компанія SpaceX Ілона Маска вивела з ладу систему Starlink для російських військових в Україні.
Українські офіцери кажуть, що головна мета полягає не в поверненні земель, а в нанесенні удару по слабкому місцю російських військових і примушенні їх до перекидання власних сил з інших ділянок фронту.
4. Перевага в безпілотниках
Протягом 2025 року Росія неухильно нарощувала перевагу в безпілотниках середньої дальності, які завдавали серйозної шкоди українським лініям постачання, послаблюючи позиції України на передовій.
Росія також модернізувала безпілотники, оснастивши їх контрабандними інтернет-терміналами Starlink, збільшивши дальність їх дії і дозволивши їм обходити українські системи радіоелектронної боротьби, призначені для їх знищення.
Однак на початку цього місяця відключення Starlink обмежило цю перевагу Москви на полі бою. В результаті українські солдати відзначили значне зниження кількості ударів безпілотників по полю бою, поки Росія з усіх сил намагається знайти життєздатну альтернативу.
5. Нафтові проблеми
Нафта є найважливішим джерелом доходу для російської військової машини – і ключовою метою для України та її союзників у чиненні тиску на Москву.
Нові західні санкції, захоплення танкерів “тіньового флоту” і тиск Трампа на Індію з метою скорочення закупівель призвели до зниження цін на основний сорт російської нафти, відомий як “Урал”. Цей сорт тепер торгується зі значною знижкою в порівнянні з міжнародним еталоном Brent.
“Раніше здавалося, що економіка непереможна, доходи і ВВП зростають. Зараз це вже не так”, – каже Яніс Клюге, науковий співробітник Німецького інституту міжнародних відносин і безпеки.
Успіхи України на фронті
Канцлер Німеччини Фрідріх Мерц заявив, що боротьба України проти атак Росії була більш ефективною, ніж про це часто говорили, пославшись на несподівані територіальні досягнення цього місяця.
Як пише Independent, Україні вдалося відновити контроль над 400 кв. км території. Зазначається, що українським військам вдалося взяти під контроль вісім населених пунктів.