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A county commissioner who was among six Democratic leaders in Albuquerque, New Mexico, whose homes or offices were sprayed with gunfire said she won’t let the attacks stop her from doing her job.Bernalillo County Commissioner Adriann Barboa’s home was the first to be targeted Dec. 4, when eight shots were fired. The shootings continued intermittently until Thursday, when shots were fired outside the downtown law offices of newly appointed state Sen. Antonio “Moe” Maestas.No one was injured. Albuquerque police arrested a suspect whom they didn’t publicly identify Monday; they haven’t said whether they are looking for anyone else or what…

Canada and the United States said Tuesday they expect Canadian Nexus enrolment centres to reopen in the spring alongside a new program allowing U.S.-led interviews to be conducted at Canadian airports. The deal, reached on the sidelines of the North American Leaders’ Summit in Mexico City, is intended to further reduce the backlog of applicants for the trusted-traveller program between the two countries, which has been caught up in a diplomatic dispute.Canadian Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a joint statement that interviews with U.S. border agents will soon begin taking place…

The federal government announced Tuesday it was appointing a ministerial special representative who will be tasked with providing recommendations for the creation of an Indigenous and human rights ombudsperson role. At an evening news conference, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller said Jennifer Moore Rattray, the former executive director of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, would fill the role.The inquiry delivered its final report in 2019, which included 231 calls for justice to stem what it characterized as genocide against Indigenous women and girls.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accepted the findings, but his government has faced…

Thousands of ambulance shifts in metro Edmonton have gone vacant in 2022, data released by the Opposition showed Tuesday. In the first 10 months of 2022, 16,318 metro paramedic shifts went unstaffed, according to freedom of information requests. Add in interfacility transfer units and that number jumps to 18,777.“Meanwhile, the government’s own EMS report is still sitting on Jason Copping’s desk, kept secret from the public more than a year after it was commissioned,” Edmonton-City Centre MLA David Shepherd said Tuesday.“But it’s not a secret how to recruit and retain more paramedics; they’ve told us what they want.”Shepherd reiterated calls…

If you’re struggling to stick to your New Year’s resolution in 2023, consider these tips from medical experts offering resolution ideas that may be easier to commit to. Some common New Year’s resolutions are to eat healthier, exercise more, lose weight and save money, according to a survey conducted by the website Statista — as noted by Nicholette Leanza, an Ohio-based therapist at LifeStance Health.”However, the best resolution is the one that is right for you and that may be different from what others are doing,” Leanza told Fox News Digital.NEW YEAR’S QUIZ! HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW THESE FACTS ABOUT…

Margot Robbie has developed a close relationship with Chanel over the years, and they partnered again for the Golden Globes tonight. Robbie’s timeless blush pink, crystal embellished gown was certainly a fitting choice, as the actor is nominated for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy Motion Picture for her role in the Old Hollywood drama Babylon. Her latest Chanel moment feels thematically aligned with the acclaimed, Damien Chazelle-directed film, featuring a textural bodice and voluminous bottom slightly reminiscent of flapper dresses from the movie’s 1920s setting. Robbie’s red-carpet look involved over 750 hours of work carefully executed by Chanel artisans. The flared…

Australian Open fans have been warned they face being kicked out of Melbourne Park if they give a hostile reception to Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic.   Djokovic – a nine-time Australian Open champion – has returned to Melbourne to compete in the Grand Slam that begins on Monday after missing last year’s tournament.He was deported from Australia last January due to his vaccination status, with his visa cancelled by the then immigration minister “on health and good order grounds”.Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley told the Herald Sun those who unfairly target Djokovic during this year’s event will be told…

Members of a Belgian family whose relative was one of eight people killed when an ISIS-loving terrorist rammed into them on a bike path in 2017 described in Manhattan federal court Tuesday how their idyllic ride off the West Side Highway turned into a nightmarish, bloody scene. The tourists — Lieve Wyseur and her daughters Friedel Decadt, Justine Decadt and slain Ann-Laure Decadt — were biking from Central Park to Lower Manhattan on that warm and clear Halloween day when Sayfullo Saipov allegedly launched his murderous truck attack. As Saipov, 34, sped down the path in a rented Home Depot…

A park in the South Okanagan is undergoing a geotechnical assessment following a rockfall on Tuesday morning. According to the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen (RDOS), rocks from a nearby hill fell onto a pathway at Garnett Family Park in Okanagan Falls.The park, located in the Heritage Hills neighbourhood, is now closed until further notice. The RDOS is asking residents and visitors to avoid the area, and that more information will soon be released. Source: Global News

Eight-time All-Star Stephen Curry is set to return to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night against the Phoenix Suns, according to multiple reports.Curry might be on a minutes restriction, though head coach Steve Kerr and his staff are reportedly still discussing. Curry has missed the last 11 games due to a left shoulder subluxation against the Indiana Pacers on Dec. 14. But he was able to practice in 5-on-5 drills with contact on Friday.  The two-time league MVP said that he would return “when I’m ready,” and after Monday’s scrimmage in which he was a full participant again in practice,…