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The High Cost of a Cheap Break in the Sun The retirement tradition of flying south for the winter has consequences. But global north consumers can still make choices. Ximena González is a freelance writer and editor based in Calgary. Her work has appeared in the Globe and Mail and the Sprawl. SHARES Snowbirds like Donna Sharpe were enticed by the sun and sand of the Mexican west coast but soon realized their consumption of this paradise destination had larger, unse...

Movers and shakers: Biggest industry appointments in March 2021 From Network Rail’s chair winning and extra term to a former London Olympics delivery boss landing the top role at Arup, March 2021 saw plenty of high-profile appointments. A round-up of the biggest moves and appointments during March is below. To feature on next month’s appointments roundup, please email rob.horgan@emap.com Network Rail chief given extra term  Sir Peter Hendy has been reappointed as chair of Network Rail for ...

Man convicted in 2019 death of off-duty officer sentenced to 65 years.

March 10, 2021 CHICAGO (AP) – A 65-year prison sentence has been handed a homeless man for the 2019 murder of an off-duty Chicago police officer. Before Jovan Battle was sentenced Tuesday, he apologized to Officer John Rivera’s family. In sentencing, the 34-year-old Battle, Cook County Circuit Judge Michael Clancy said although he didn’t fire the gun, he played a key role in the murder by pointing out Rivera’s car to Menelik Jackson and Jaquan Washington. They allegedly brawled with...

In an update to the Chicago police Officer John Rivera murder case, Jovan Battle was sentenced to 65 years for his involvement in the deadly River North shooting.

POLICE officers have been expected to enforce the Scottish Government’s guidance rather than the emergency laws amid concerns a growing number of…

MSPS have been urged to back a dwelling defence in controversial new hate crime legislation.

David Proeber / The Pantagraph (Pool) A judge found Sydney Mays guilty Wednesday of fatally wounding three men and critically injuring a child during a 2018 shooting in Bloomington. Mays had no reaction when Judge Casey Costigan delivered his decision that followed a six-day bench trial. The decision was delivered in a 45-minute ruling. The 24-year-old defendant was convicted of killing Nate Pena and Corey Jackson, both 22, and Juan Carlos Perez, 33, in what police contend was a drug-relat...

David Proeber / The Pantagraph (Pool) UPDATED 5:40 p.m. | “A lottery by robbery” was behind a 2018 shooting that killed three men and left a 4-year old boy paralyzed, a prosecutor said in closing remarks Monday in the triple homicide trial of Sydney Mays. Mays, 24, of Bloomington, is charged with murder in the deaths of Nate Pena and Corey Jackson, both 22, and Juan Carlos Perez, 33. He also faces attempted murder charges for causing injuries that left Pena’s young son paralyzed. Per...

David Proeber / The Pantagraph (Pool) The murder trial of Sydney Mays was put on hold Friday after his defense lawyer was taken to the hospital with an apparent nose bleed. Lawyer Michael Clancy was in the middle of cross examination of Bloomington police Sgt. Tim Power when he asked to leave the courtroom. When he returned, he sat at the defense table until paramedics arrived. After talking with medical responders, he walked out of the courtroom for his trip via ambulance to the hospital....