Global National: Jan. 28

JAN 29, 202422 MIN
Global National

Global National: Jan. 28

JAN 29, 202422 MIN

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Professional Canadian hockey player Alex Formenton turned himself over to police in London, Ont., on Sunday. The former Ottawa Senators left winger was seen entering the police station around noon. This comes as the latest in the ongoing investigation into allegations that members of the 2018 World Junior team sexually assaulted a woman. On Thursday, five players, including Formenton, were asked to turn themselves in to the police regarding the allegations. Plus, as the conflict in Gaza wears on, divisions between Israel and the United Nations are growing by the day. UN Secretary General António Guterres is pleading with nine countries to restore funding for the UN's relief agency. Canada the U.S. and others suspended funding after Israel alleged 12 staff members at UNRWA were involved in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. And in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the funeral of the first provincial First Nations premier, Ed Broadbent, on Sunday. Generations of political leaders gathered to bid a final goodbye to the left-leaning luminary.