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2 dead in First Nation reserve shooting in northern Quebec

MISTISSINI, Quebec (AP) — A shooting on a First Nation reserve in northern Quebec left two people dead, authorities said Thursday.

Quebec Provincial Police Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu said that the killings on Wednesday night appear to be linked to organized crime and there is no active shooter in the community.

The victims, two men in their 30s, were local residents and were shot inside a vehicle at about 9 p.m., provincial police said.

Earlier, the Cree Nation of Mistissini said that the community was under lockdown after a fatal shooting that had caused “multiple fatalities.”

Chief Michael Petawabano said in a statement that the lockdown would remain in place until law enforcement confirmed that it was safe to resume normal activities.

Mistissini is a community located along the shore of Lake Mistassini, about 600 kilometers (375 miles) northwest of Quebec City.

Beijing bans 4 New Zealand lawmakers from entering China because they visited Taiwan

By WTOP Staff
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Beijing banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year and demanded they apologize because they visited Taiwan on a parliamentary trip, according to a message from the Chinese embassy conveyed via parliamentary officials and shown to The Associated Press on Thursday. China has hit lawmakers from other countries with sanctions related to contact with Taiwan before, but it's the first time for New Zealand parliamentarians, the government in Wellington said. Beijing has been increasing pressure in recent years on the democratically governed island that it claims as its own territory. Two lawmakers reached by the AP on Thursday rejected the demand for an apology, while the other two could not be immediately reached. New Zealand's government said it would express concern about the travel bans to Beijing. The elected officials visited Taipei in May, as New Zealand parliamentarians have done “for decades,” a spokesperson for Foreign Minister Winston Peters said in a statement.
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