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LENS, France (AP) — Pierre-Emile Højbjerg scored after VAR came to the rescue for Marseille to beat Lens 3-1 in the French league on Saturday. The Denmark midfielder struck in the 89th minute with a free kick awarded when Rémy Labeau-Lascary had what would have been a late equalizer ruled out for a foul by Angelo Fulgini in the buildup. The decision prompted a chorus of whistles from the home fans, who were further riled to see former Lens player Elye Wahi go on for the visitors. Valentin Rongier fired Marseille ahead early in the second half, set up by Neal Maupay, who had been played into the danger area by a good ball from Mason Greenwood. Brazilian forward Luis Henrique made it 2-0 on a counterattack in the 57th. Fulgini pulled one back from close range in the 80th after M’Bala Nzola had two efforts blocked on the line, and Labeau-Lascary thought he’d equalized in the 86th, only for Fulgini’s shove to prove decisive at the other end. The win helped Marseille consolidate third place after its third successive win away from home. Roberto De Zerbi’s team has failed to win any of its last three home games. Following a serious illness, former Lens president Gervais Martel kicked the ball in a symbolic gesture ahead of the actual kickoff. The 70-year-old was visibly moved by the reception he received from fans who displayed a giant banner thanking him for his leadership, and from players who lined up with his name on their jerseys. Benjamin Bouchouari's strike from distance after a botched clearance was enough for Saint-Etienne to beat last-place Montpellier 1-0 at home. It was the visitors' ninth defeat from 12 games, and sixth consecutive on the road. Lyon visited Reims later Saturday. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerTwo sailors on separate boats have been killed in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm-ravaged first night of the annual Sydney to Hobart race, adding to the event's long history of deaths at sea. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, which administers the yacht race, said Friday that one sailor each on entrants Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline were killed after being struck by the boom, a large horizontal pole at the bottom of the sail. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get updates and player profiles ahead of Friday's high school games, plus a recap Saturday with stories, photos, video Frequency: Seasonal Twice a week
OTTAWA — Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said foreign interference did not tip the scales in the Conservative party’s last leadership race that installed Pierre Poilievre at the helm. But he offered up Thursday that he changed some of the language he was using after getting pushback from an Indian diplomat that some of his comments could sound like he was endorsing ideas of Sikh nationalism. Brown, who was a candidate for the leadership in 2022, was summoned to a House of Commons committee Thursday to answer questions on the 2022 race after a report from a committee on national security referred to allegations of Indian interference in an unspecified Conservative leadership campaign. “I don’t believe foreign intervention affected the final outcome of the Conservative leadership race,” Brown told the House of Commons public safety and national security committee Thursday. A CBC/Radio-Canada article this week quoted several confidential sources from Brown’s campaign alleging that representatives from India’s consulate interfered to undermine his leadership bid. On Monday, Brown posted on social media about the committee’s summons to say that he had no new evidence to add, and that the public inquiry on foreign interference was the proper venue to evaluate the allegations. Brown insisted to the committee Thursday that no members of the Indian government reached out to him or his campaign workers during his leadership bid, saying the relationship was “already very strained” at that point. The CBC News story also contained allegations that his national campaign co-chair Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner was pressured to withdraw her support for Brown — something she denied. When NDP MP Alistair MacGregor quizzed him on the news report, asking why she left the campaign, Brown said she left seeking to launch her own leadership bid to replace UCP leader Jason Kenney in Alberta — not from pressure from India. “At no time when we talked about her departing the campaign did she ever say it was over pressure from the consul general,” he said. He said the article likely referred to a conference call more than a month before she left, after the consul general raised concerns with Rempel Garner about Brown using the words “Sikh nation.” “The consul general had expressed directly to (Rempel Garner) that, obviously that was something they didn’t agree with, that it could be viewed in nationalistic terms towards the Sikh community,” he said. That led him to change the language he was employing to a Punjabi term that he said meant the same thing. Liberal MP Jennifer O’Connell asked if that’s “an appropriate election activity by a foreign government,” charging it was a clear instance of foreign interference. Brown replied that Indian officials “have been more robust in their opinions than some of us would be comfortable with.” A bombshell report by the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians into foreign interference released last spring referred to “India’s alleged interference in a Conservative Party of Canada leadership race.” Brown said he was not under any kind of non-disclosure agreement with the Conservative Party that prevents him from speaking publicly about what happened during the race. He said he believes it’s important to guard against foreign meddling in democracy but that he does not want to get drawn into partisan debates on Parliament Hill. Brown was not included as a witness in the public inquiry into foreign interference, which wrapped up hearings earlier this fall with a final report due in the new year. He was disqualified from the party’s 2022 leadership race due to allegations related to financing rules in the Canada Elections Act. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 5, 2024. Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press
It’s a day of mourning, a day of remembrance, and a day of action. On National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women , advocates are speaking up, as gender-based violence continues to climb in Manitoba. Angela Braun, executive director of Genesis House, an emergency shelter for Southern Manitoba families experiencing abuse, told Global Winnipeg it’s an issue that hits much closer to home than some might think. In February, the province was shaken by the news that a man from the Carman area was charged with the murders of his common-law partner, their three young children, and his teenage niece, a series of events described by premier Wab Kinew as a “dark time” for Manitoba. “I think most of the time, there is a sense in the community that it’s not happening here because it’s not front and centre,” Braun said. “And I think that has been pulled back on this family and on this community and in our whole service area — that this is happening here, and in the most devastating way possible, where a whole family was lost to domestic violence.” Braun said for many years, the statistic that was frequently cited was that once every six days, a woman or girl was murdered by a family member. Those numbers, she said, have increased dramatically. “At this point, we’re talking about every other day. Every other day, a woman or girl is murdered in Canada by somebody that she should be able to trust,” Braun said. “Those statistics are astonishing when you hear them. You think we must be talking about a different country. That can’t be Canada, but it is — it’s right here.” An increase in violence and a dearth of resources for those in need can be a frustrating situation for those who want to help. Last year, Braun said, only 12 per cent of those who accessed services at Genesis House were able to secure housing on their own. In many cases, she said, they had to make the ‘devastating’ decision to return to abusive situations because they had no other options available. “When people come into shelter, they’re coming on one of the worst days of their lives, and they’ve been told most of the time throughout the course of the abuse that they can’t leave, no one will believe them, they will not be successful,” she said. “When they come to shelter and they find that housing is not materializing... things aren’t working out the way they’re supposed to, those messages come back. The messages come back to them where they think, ‘Yeah, he was right. I can’t do this on my own’.” Tsungai Muvingi, the provincial coordinator for the Manitoba Association of Women’s Shelters, said it’s the same for support resources. Many of which are feeling overwhelmed. “A lot of our shelters, they’re operating at overcapacity. We’re seeing average stays in our shelters that, you know, before the pandemic, it was an average of nine nights. Now we’re seeing, you know, a month or more,” she said. Muvingi said some of the root causes for gender-based violence trace back to other social issues, including substance use, mental health, and lack of affordable housing. Not to mention, many shelters are understaffed. “We are finding it very challenging to have and to attract and keep qualified, qualified staff to be able to provide things like counselling, next step supports,” she said. “When we take a look at where the wages are, we’re having to compete with fast food restaurants. And so that makes it that much more challenging.” Manitoba families minister Nahanni Fontaine said Friday that while the provincial government has made strides toward improving the situation for women and girls in the province, there’s still a lot to be done. “(I want) us to reflect on where things are at right now — what are the gaps in services and where do we go as a province, as a community of social services agencies that are on the front lines? Where do we need to go? What the vision next year, five years and 10 years down the road? “I know for myself, as the minister responsible, I don’t want us to be constantly talking about this for the next 20 years,” she said. And while the focus on a day like this is understandably on women, Fontaine said, Manitoba’s men also have an important role to play. “It is really a day for men to reflect on this day and the role that they play in addressing, tackling and eradicating male violence,” Fontaine said. “So, yes, as women, as the minister responsible, as an activist...of course, this day and every other day that we have that remembers violence or tries to address it, it’s something that I will continue to do. But really, today, in 2024, on the on the eve of 2025, it is for men to step up and do the work to address violence against women.”
