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A British man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Canadian teenager who moved to England last year after meeting him online. 

Essex Police said Monday that Jack Sepple will spend a minimum 23 1/2 years in prison for the death of Ashley Wadsworth of Vernon, B.C.

Wadsworth, 19, was stabbed and strangled during a sustained attack in the 23-year-old's home on Feb. 1, police said. 

Sepple pleaded guilty to Wadsworth's murder last month.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine as the country unleashed a lethal barrage of strikes against multiple Ukrainian cities on Monday, including downtown Kyiv where at least six people were killed. 

While speaking on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, Trudeau deplored the attacks and reiterated Canada's support for Ukraine.

To flush or not to flush?

It is a question Canada's Competition Bureau says it cannot answer.

Three years ago, Friends of the Earth Canada and lawyers from Ecojustice filed a grievance with the bureau saying the makers of 20 disposable wipes were falsely advertising the products as safe to flush down the toilet.

In February, the Competition Bureau informed Friends in a letter that it was closing its inquiry because it's not clear what it really means to be "flushable."

Hockey Canada has confirmed that Andrea Skinner, interim chair of the organization's board of directors, has submitted her resignation. 

Skinner joined the Hockey Canada Board of Directors in November 2020 as a volunteer, and assumed the role of chair in August after the resignation of former chair Michael Brind'Amour.

A proposed condominium development on Juno Beach in France has been cancelled after public outcry and a three-year legal fight. 

The Canadian and French governments are helping the town of Courseulles-sur-Mer buy a parcel of land where a developer planned to build a 70-unit building.

Veterans Affairs Canada says the construction "posed a threat to both the integrity of Juno Beach itself, and Juno Beach Centre operations."

Health Canada says some manufacturers of kids' pain and fever medications are now operating "at double or triple their normal volumes" in an effort to address a months-long shortage. 

Chief medical adviser Dr. Supriya Sharma said in a press briefing Friday the government is working with the industry to address the supply crunch ahead of flu season.

Emergency responders are on the scene of a large house fire on Pine Portage Bay, near Kenora. 

Residents are asked to keep clear of the area. More information will be released as it becomes available.

Staff with the Lake of the Woods Control Board say water levels on Lake of the Woods near Minaki are set to return to ‘normal’ levels for this time of the year.

This comes as the lake has dropped by about 3 inches over the past week, and two outflow decreases are scheduled for today and Tuesday.

Levels along the Winnipeg River are expected to drop with each flow change by roughly 8” below the Norman Dam and 5” above the Dalles, but staff say levels at Minaki will no longer be affected by the changes and will return to normal levels.

The Dryden GM Ice Dogs are up against the Fort Frances Lakers tonight, in an away game.

The Ice Dogs are 1-4 to start the 2022-2023 season, with their win on October 2 coming against the defending SIJHL-champion Red Lake Miners. Puck drop tonight is set for 7:30 in Fort Frances.

Five Canadian teams will see pre-season action tonight in the NHL.

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Detroit Red Wings, the Calgary Flames play host to the Winnipeg Jets, the Oilers welcome the Seattle Kraken to Edmonton and the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Arizona Coyotes.

A member of James Smith Cree Nation was wrongfully accused by RCMP of killing an individual during the stabbing attacks last month in the community and in the nearby village of Weldon, Sask. 

Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore said evidence shows Damien Sanderson did not kill anyone during the rampage and was killed by his own brother.

Blackmore said Myles Sanderson killed Damien Sanderson and 10 others on Sept. 4. Eighteen people were injured. 

"Myles Sanderson committed all of the homicides alone," Blackmore said Thursday.