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St. Lawrence Seaway shut down as workers go on strike

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:46 GMT

MONTREAL — The St. Lawrence Seaway has shut down as hundreds of workers walked off the job Sunday.The halt is expected to affect cargo shipments immediately along the artery that runs between Montreal and Lake Erie.In a release shortly after midnight on Sunday, the union said they were unable to reach an agreement with the employer by the strike deadline, despite negotiations “right up to the last moment.”“We cannot allow workers’ rights to be compromised. We remain open to discussion and hope that the employer will reconsider its position for the good of all,” said Daniel Cloutier, Unifor’s Quebec director, in a release.The union said this week that it remained “1,000 nautical miles apart” from management on wages — the key wedge in discussions — and that it was up to the employer to avoid any transit disruption.“These are jobs that require intense training, a high level of understanding of the health and safety risks, and that carry enormous res...

Philippines says its coast guard ship and supply boat are hit by Chinese vessels near disputed shoal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:46 GMT

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Chinese coast guard ship and one of its militia vessels separately bumped a Philippine coast guard ship and a military-run supply boat Sunday off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea “in dangerous, irresponsible and illegal actions,” Philippine officials said.They did not say if there were injuries or damage from the two incidents off the Second Thomas Shoal that the United States, a longtime treaty ally of the Philippines, immediately condemned. The Philippine government also condemned the latest confrontation in “the strongest degree” and called it a violation of Manila’s sovereignty.Chinese Embassy officials did not immediately comment on the Philippine report. The U.S. Ambassador to Manila, MaryKay Carlson, said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that “the United States condemns the PRC’s latest disruption of a legal Philippine resupply mission to Ayungin shoal, putting the lives of Filipino service members at risk.”She used the init...

3 people injured in triple shooting in Vermont-Slauson

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:46 GMT

Two women and one man were injured in a triple shooting in Vermont-Slauson Saturday morning. At around 5:07 a.m. Los Angeles police responded to reports of a shooting in the area of 68th and Figueroa. When they arrived on scene, authorities found two young women, 17 and 18, conscious and breathing, suffering from a gunshot wound and an unconscious 20-year-old man, who was not breathing, suffering from gunshot wounds.  The suspect fled the scene and has not been located. All three victims were transported to nearby hospitals to be treated. The two young women are in stable condition and the man is in critical condition. There are no further details at this time. 

Marchand scores twice, Pastrnak has goal, 2 assists as Bruins beat Kings 4-2 to stay unbeaten

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:46 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Marchand scored twice, David Pastrnak added three points and became the first Boston player in 21 years with a goal in each of the first four games, and the Bruins remained unbeaten with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.It is the third time in Marchand’s 15-year career he has recorded a point in each of the Bruins’ first four games (three goals, three assists). He scored Boston’s final two goals and had an assist in the first period.Pastrnak, who was second in the league with 61 goals last season, had a goal and two assists. He is the first Bruin since Dimitri Kvartalnov in 1992-93 to open the season with a goal in four straight games. Pastrnak is off to another fast start with five goals and eight points.Morgan Geekie scored the go-ahead goal in the second period for the Bruins, who are off to their first 4-0 start since 1990-91.Los Angeles had its two-game winning streak snapped on a night when Anze Kopitar skated in his 1,29...

Scheifele scores in OT to help Oilers rally from two goals down early to beat Oilers 3-2

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:46 GMT

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored at 3:53 of overtime and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Saturday night.Josh Morrissey and Vladislav Namestnikov also scored for the Jets, who rallied after falling behind by two goals in the first 6 1/2 minutes. Connor Hellebuyck finished with 38 saves.Darnell Nurse and Evan Bouchard had goals for the Oilers, who have lost two straight and four of five this season (1-3-1). Stuart Skinner had 24 saves.Edmonton played without star forward Connor McDavid late in the third period and in overtime. The Oilers’ captain remained on the bench and appeared to be dealing with back pain.In overtime, Morrissey sent the puck toward the net and it was redirected by Scheifele past Skinner for the win.The Oilers had a quick start to the game, scoring just 1:25 in. McDavid dropped the puck to a pinching Nurse, who beat Hellebuyck glove-side for Edmonton’s first goal by a defenseman this season.They got their second by a defenseman...

MLS opens the playoffs on Wednesday with 2 wild-card games

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:46 GMT

Major League Soccer’s playoff matchups were set following a chaotic Decision Day across the league on Saturday. The postseason opens on Wednesday with a pair of wild-card games. Eighth-seeded Sporting Kansas City will host the No. 9 San Jose Earthquakes in the Western Conference. In the East, the eighth-seeded New York Red Bulls will host No. 9 Charlotte, which made the playoffs for the first time.Games in each of the league’s conferences were played simultaneously Saturday with the Eastern Conference kicking off three hours before the West. There were five playoff spots still up for grabs when the games began. Dénis Bouanga scored in LAFC’s 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place to win the league’s Golden Boot with 20 goals in his first full MLS season. He is the third LAFC player to win the award for the league’s leading regular-season scorer in the last five years, joining Carlos Vela in 2019 and Diego Rossi in 2020.The New York Red Bulls made the playoffs ...

Nevada breaks 16-game losing streak, beats San Diego State 6-0

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:46 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brandon Talton kicked two field goals Saturday night and Nevada beat San Diego 6-0 to snap a 16-game losing streak and record the Wolf Pack’s first shutout in more than a 12 years. Nevada (1-6, 1-2 Mountain West), which lost 10 in a row to close last season, won its first conference game since a 52-10 win at Colorado State on Nov. 27, 2021 and held an opponent scoreless for the first time since a 37-0 win over UNLV on Oct. 8, 2011. Talton, who missed from 48 yards in the third and fourth quarters, made a 37-yard field goal midway with 7:03 left in the first quarter and a 39-yarder as time expired in the first half to make it 6-0. Jack Browning missed a 34-yard field goal-attempt in the second quarter for the Aztecs. The Wolf Pack had just 242 total yard but limited San Diego State (3-5, 1-3) to 204, just 47 yards passing. The Aztecs were held scoreless for the first time since a 27-0 loss to Ohio on Dec. 19, 2018. ___ Get alerts on the latest AP Top 25 poll th...

Panarin scores two goals lifting Rangers over Kraken 4-1

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:46 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Artemi Panarin scored twice, Filip Chytil had three assists and the New York Rangers beat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Saturday night.Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere also scored for the Rangers while Jonathan Quick, signed in the offseason as New York’s backup goalie, had 18 saves in his first start for the team.Justin Schultz scored for the Kraken, who have scored one goal or fewer in four of their five games this season. Philipp Grubauer had 23 saves.Schultz gave the Kraken a 1-0 lead with a one-timer from the left circle midway through the first period, his first goal of the season.The Rangers tied it up less than four minutes later on Panarin’s first goal.New York scored a pair in the second period to go up 3-1.With about seven minutes left in the second, Grubauer wasn’t able to control a shot by Jacob Trouba as the puck got past him into the crease, where Kakko was able to knock it into the net. LaFreniere scored his second goal of the season with two minute...

O’Connor scores another short-handed goal, Avalanche beat Hurricanes 6-4

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:46 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Logan O’Connor scored short-handed for the third straight game, one of five Colorado goals in the second period, Arturri Lehkonen had a goal and two assists, and the Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-4 on Saturday night.Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, Ryan Johansen and Fredrik Olofsson also scored and Alexander Georgiev made 23 saves for Colorado, which has started the season 5-0 for the first time in four years.“We’ve done a good job to start the year,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said. “I’m happy with the results but I know it’s nowhere near as good as we can play.”O’Connor became the seventh player to score short-handed in at least three consecutive games and tied Joe Sakic’s franchise record set in 1998. Dave Reid had short-handed goals in four straight games for Toronto in 1990.“It’s always nice to score short-handed, especially consecutively,” O’Connor said.Four of the Avalanche’s six goals came on special teams and they were 3 for 5 on the power play.“...

Utah QB Cam Rising, TE Brant Kuithe declared out for season after Utes’ win over USC

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:46 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Utah quarterback Cam Rising and tight end Brant Kuithe will not play for the No. 14 Utes this season, coach Kyle Whittingham announced shortly after their victory at Southern California.Whittingham said the Utes (6-1, 3-1 Pac-12) don’t know whether Rising or Kuithe will return in 2024. Neither veteran had played a snap this season after getting hurt last year, but Utah publicly held out hope both would play this fall.“That hopefulness each week is no longer,” Whittingham said. “It’s a medical decision to just shut them down. Don’t know what the future holds exactly for each of them, but when they’re ready to talk about that, they’ll be the ones to do that.”Utah also lost linebacker Lander Barton for the season with an injury during its 34-32 win at the Coliseum.Rising was the starting quarterback for both of Utah’s back-to-back Pac-12 championship teams in the previous two seasons. The Ventura County native has passed for 5,572 ...