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Global News
13-05-2025
- Global News
Quebecer who stabbed mother and neighbour to death found not criminally responsible
A Quebec man who killed his mother and a neighbour in a suburb west of Montreal last year has been found not criminally responsible for the crimes. A Superior Court judge made the decision Monday in the case of 45-year-old Fabio Puglisi, who also seriously injured a third person during a stabbing spree in Vaudreuil, Que., in February 2024. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Puglisi had been charged with second-degree murder in the killings of his 68-year-old mother Elisabetta Puglisi-Caucci and 53-year-old Manon Blanchard, who lived in the same condo tower as the mother and son. He was also charged with attempted murder in an attack on a 70-year-old woman who survived. Puglisi had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, and a trial last week heard that he had not been taking his medication around the time of the stabbings. The Crown says it will seek to have Puglisi declared a high-risk offender.
USA Today
13-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Where Georgia football's quarterback competition stands after their spring game
Where Georgia football's quarterback competition stands after their spring game The Georgia Bulldogs may have found their new starting quarterback. Redshirt junior Gunner Stockton looked impressive in Georgia's spring game despite one costly turnover in the end zone. Stockton helped the Red Team (first-team offense) win 34-17 and gave Georgia fans a lot of reasons to be confident in him. Stockton, who helped Georgia take home the 2024 SEC championship, connected on several deep passes in G-Day. The 6-foot-1, 215-pound quarterback passed for 309 yards and threw two touchdowns and one interception. He completed 17 of 34 passes against the Black Team defense (first-team defense). Stockton was particularly accurate with his deep ball in the second half. He found wide receivers Jeremy Bell and Sacovie White on second half touchdown passes. Kirby Smart talks about how Gunner Stockton has improved Stockton statistically outperformed projected back up quarterback Ryan Puglisi, who completed 23 of 49 passes for 224 passing yards, two touchdowns and one interception. However, Puglisi, a redshirt freshman, did not look bad. He was much more effective in his lone series with the first-team offense. "Confidence, understanding the offense, knowing when to take a shot, which he didn't do a great job today," said Georgia head coach Kirby Smart on how Stockton has improved. "He had a couple times where he could have thrown the ball or checked it down. He took shots that he probably didn't have to." Stockton has some mobility, but he's not a dual-threat rushing threat that Georgia can rely on. Stockton finished the day with just five carries for three yards. However, he's no sitting duck. Stockton also uses his mobility to extend plays. "But he's (Gunner Stockton) done a really good job with his feet, his legs. He made plays with his legs today, and I thought Ryan (Puglisi) did too. They're both good athletes that can extend plays," added Smart. Stockton appears to have the edge in the Georgia quarterback battle after spring practice. Stockton won the majority of the first-team reps and has a significant experience edge over Puglisi, who has never appeared in a college football regular season game. Kirby Smart evaluates Ryan Puglisi "Ryan's (Puglisi) done a good job. Ryan continues to get better since it's his first spring. I mean, he ain't got a chance to compete and do much. He has growth. He's still probably a little bit behind Gunner in terms of the knowledge of the offense, but he's catching up in regards to that, right? He's getting experience, knowing when to pull it down and run it, when to throw it away, just game management decisions. He's not gonna do anything but get better," said Smart. Kirby Smart has not named a starter yet, but we'd be surprised if Puglisi makes up enough ground to earn starting consideration before Georgia's regular season opener against Marshall on Aug. 30.
Associated Press
12-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Gunner Stockton strengthens hold on Georgia starting quarterback job with strong spring practice
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Carson Beck's decision to transfer to Miami opened the door for Gunner Stockton to take over as Georgia's starting quarterback. Stockton's status as Georgia's next option was confirmed when he took over for the Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff following Beck's season-ending elbow surgery. Stockton, a junior, held off a challenge from redshirt freshman Ryan Puglisi to retain the starting role in spring practice, which ended Saturday. Coach Kirby Smart said Saturday Stockton improved in the spring with his 'confidence, understanding the offense.' Running back Cash Jones, a senior, said Stockton's biggest area of improvement is 'decision-making with his reads. I think he did a great job with that.' Following Saturday's G-Day scrimmage at Sanford Stadium, Smart said Stockton 'has done a very good job with his feet and his legs. He made plays with his legs today. Ryan did, too. They are both good athletes who can extend plays.' Stockton's role as the starter was confirmed when he took the field with the first-team offense. The junior completed 16 of 34 passes for 309 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in the scrimmage. 'I just saw how resilient Gunner is,' said linebacker Raylen Wilson. 'I just love how tough Gunner is. He never gets discouraged and that's my favorite thing about him.' Puglisi started with the second-team offense but also was given a series with the starters. In that series, Puglisi showed his arm talent when he completed each of his three passes for 52 yards and a touchdown. He also threw a scoring pass with an interception while leading the second-team offense. 'Both did some good things,' said Smart of the quarterbacks. 'Both did some poor things. You get a game environment, they need that. ... They need to play football. They continue to get better.' When asked if Puglisi pushed Stockton, Smart said 'Ryan has done a good job. Ryan continues to get better. It's his first spring. He hasn't had a chance to compete and do much. He needs growth. He's probably still a little behind Gunner in terms of knowledge of the offense but he's catching up.' Stockton's first test came when he took over for the injured Beck in the second half of Georgia's 22-19 overtime win over Texas in the Southeastern Conference championship game on Dec. 7 in Atlanta. Stockton's first start came in the Bulldogs' 23-10 Sugar Bowl loss to Notre Dame in the CFP semifinals. He completed 20 of 32 passes for 234 yards with a touchdown and had one of Georgia's two lost fumbles. Stockton said early in spring practice he was focused on taking a leadership role that comes with being the starter. 'It's a different role, a bit more of a leadership aspect ... being able to take command and just lead,' Stockton said. A key for Stockton and Puglisi next season will be the additions of transfer wide receivers Noah Thomas from Texas A&M and Zachariah Branch from USC. They will add depth and big-play ability to a position that was a weak spot in 2024. 'They understand they have some weapons on the outside,' said Smart of Stockton and Puglisi showing they will take advantage of the new wide receivers. 'We had to rely on those guys to be able to make some plays.' ___ AP college football: and
USA Today
11-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Georgia quarterback confident he can win the starting job
Georgia quarterback confident he can win the starting job Arguably the most contentious position battle in Georgia football's upcoming spring game is the quarterback battle. Sophomore quarterback Gunner Stockton appears to be the favorite for the starting job due to his experience after replacing Carson Beck in the SEC championship and starting in Sugar Bowl. However, redshirt freshman quarterback Ryan Puglisi is really confident in his chances. He believes he can be the starting quarterback today, according to his recent press conference. "I definitely think I can. I could right now, definitely." said Puglisi. "I think if you're at the quarterback position and you don't think you can play, you probably should be doing something else. Because you need confidence." His competitive nature is ever prominent in his interview with Georgia. "You hear the quote of 'iron sharpens iron'," Puglisi said. "And however way I can make Gunner (Stockton) better, and however way he can make me better is great, but that's why I wanted to come to Georgia is to compete." Puglisi signed with Georgia as a four-star recruit in 2023. However, he redshirted his first season with the Bulldogs. When discussing about that and his ability to understand the plays, he said this: "It takes the ability and willingness to work every single day. I missed a lot of reps due to my leg injury, but I was taking mental reps and doing whatever I could, whether I was playing or not, just to get better every day." Even with the competition, he says that he has a strong relationship with Stockton. "I see Gunner more than I see my own family. We're with each other all day, every day. Gunner's a great kid, great friend. We're just trying to help each other get better every single day," Puglisi said. G-Day will take place on Saturday, April 12th, and it will go a long way in determining who will win the starting job.
CBS News
10-04-2025
- Health
- CBS News
Delaware Rep. Sarah McBride aims to tackle bird flu with new legislation: SAVE Our Poultry Act
Chicken production is Delaware's top industry, contributing billions in economic activity and creating thousands of jobs, according to the state. Over the last few years, the industry has been plagued with avian influenza . New legislation introduced on Thursday is hoping to tackle the issue. "We've done this our whole lives," said Mike Puglisi. Puglisi is one of the second-generation owners of Puglisi Egg Farms. CBS News Philadelphia was shown the family farm property in Middletown, Delaware, from outside the fence due to biosecurity and ongoing concerns over avian influenza. "Nine chicken houses are straight ahead," he said. It's a disease he knows all too well. "It was February of 2022, we were the first commercial layer flock in the United States to contract avian influenza," Puglisi said. The entire flock was culled. It took months to restart production. "Once you get that determination, your fate is sealed," he said. "Nothing comes or goes from the farm." Biosecurity is more important now than ever, Puglisi said, to avoid ever having to go through a bird flu outbreak again. "When the avian flu hit in Iowa , we decided we better have something here to disinfect," he said. Puglisi said after the 2022 incident, the team also installed a speaker playing predatory bird calls and a laser system to scare birds away. "We're trying to get back to a point where we can produce eggs and not be worried every day," he said. A little more than three years after everything happened on the egg farm in Middletown. Puglisi's story inspired legislation. "While Mike was fortunately able to survive that financial toll, many farmers wouldn't be able to," said Delaware Rep. Sarah McBride . On Thursday morning, McBride introduced the "Supporting Avian Virus Eradication," known as the "SAVE Our Poultry Act." It came after a meeting with Puglisi. "This legislation designates avian flu as a topic for increased research funding at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, so that we meet the scale of this crisis with a response that reflects the urgency," McBride said. CBS News Philadelphia is still waiting to hear back from the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services for comment on the legislation. While there's a long process ahead for the bipartisan legislation in Washington, Puglisi is hopeful. "Just the fact that they're introducing legislation and people are listening is already a victory," he said.
