Global National: Aug. 28, 2024 | Winnipeg serial killer handed 4 life sentences

Admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki has been handed four life sentences with no chance of parole for 25 years in the 2022 murders of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg. Rebecca Contois, 24; Morgan Harris, 39; Marcedes Myran, 26; and an unidentified woman Indigenous community members have named Mashkode Bizhiki'ikwe, or Buffalo Woman, were Skibicki's victims. Melissa Ridgen reports on how the victims' families are reacting, what the judge says he wished he could do and the questions about whether Skibicki had more victims. The federal government has provided new details into how Ahmed and Mostafa Eldidi, the father and son who are accused of plotting a terror attack in the name of the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), entered Canada. Mackenzie Gray reports on how Ahmed Eldidi went through the immigration system and the Conservatives' scathing comments about the major security failures. Israeli forces have conducted the largest, coordinated raid inside the occupied West Bank in two decades. The Palestinian territory has seen a significant surge in violence since Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza began. As Redmond Shannon reports, this raid is a sign this tense chapter in the Middle East is far from over. With climate change rapidly melting glaciers, the safety concerns of glacial ice caves are being highlighted after a tourist was killed in an ice cave collapse in Iceland. Heather Yourex-West reports on the risks and what Canada can learn from the tragedy. Concerns are growing about the spread of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), also known as 'Triple E,' a rare mosquito-borne virus after the death of a New Hampshire man. Mike Armstrong explains what the symptoms are, what makes the virus so dangerous and how its transmission can be limited. Plus, the Paris Paralympics are underway, and Team Canada is hoping to improve upon the 21 medals it won at the Tokyo Games in 2021. As Eric Sorensen explains, the competition has become tougher in recent years, but Canada is confident it can keep up with the best in the world. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/national/program/global-national Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews