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Tears, joy and tributes as fans pay respects to Gordon Lightfoot in his hometown

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:30:25 GMT

More than 1,000 fans attended a public visitation Sunday in Gordon Lightfoot’s hometown in central Ontario to say goodbye to the folk singer-songwriter.In the pouring rain, a line stretched down the street outside St. Paul’s United Church in Orillia, Ont., where Lightfoot once sang as a choir boy.Inside, each person had a moment with the late musical legend as the line slowly passed by his closed casket. It was adorned with a large bouquet of red roses, as well as a single pink one.Within the bouquet, a card handwritten by his widow, Kim Lightfoot, read: “My heart’s treasure.” For the first hour, she greeted visitors near where they entered the building.Throughout the visitation, which is to run until 8 p.m. Sunday, a continuous flow of Lightfoot’s songs played over the sound system.Two hours after it began, security for the event estimated nearly 1,700 people had gone through the church.Steve Porter and his wife, Diane Porter, were first in line at the...

NHL’s Stars cancel watch party after Texas mall shooting

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:30:25 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars canceled a watch party that was planned during their road playoff game Sunday night in the plaza outside their home arena, which is less than 30 miles from a Texas outlet mall where an assailant killed eight people the previous day.While Game 3 of the NHL playoffs series went on as scheduled Sunday night in Seattle, the Stars said they opted against having the watch party outside the American Airlines Center “out of respect for the victims, families and community of Allen.”Stars coach Pete DeBoer, speaking in Seattle during the team’s morning skate Sunday, said the team was “heartbroken” about the mass shooting.Allen Premium Outlets, a sprawling outdoor shopping center, is about 14 miles from the Stars’ practice facility and offices that are in Frisco, Texas. DeBoer, in his first season as the Dallas coach, said his family shops there and Stars players go there as well. “It’s really close to home obviously, and just tragic,” DeBoer said. “Frankly...

Authorities: DUI suspect shoots Wisconsin deputy then self

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:30:25 GMT

GLENWOOD, Wis. (AP) — A suspected drunken driver shot and killed a Wisconsin sheriff’s deputy during a traffic stop before running into some nearby woods and killing himself, authorities said Sunday.During a conversation about field sobriety tests, Jeremiah Johnson was “evasive,” drew a handgun and shot St. Croix County Deputy Kaitie Leising in Glenwood, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) east of Minneapolis, the state Department of Justice said.“After being struck, Deputy Leising discharged her weapon three times, but none of the rounds hit Johnson before he fled to the nearby wooded area,” the agency said.People in another vehicle began lifesaving measures Saturday, but Leising, 29, was pronounced dead at a hospital.An hour after the shooting, an officer heard a gunshot in the woods and saw Johnson, 34, fall to the ground, investigators said.Leising was hired by St. Croix County in 2022 after she spent approximately two years working for the sheriff’s office in Pennington ...

Corrective to May 5 story on new Enbridge tolling deal

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:30:25 GMT

In a May 5 story about Enbridge’s tolling deal for its Mainline pipeline system, The Canadian Press reported that the Trans Mountain expansion project is to increase that pipeline’s capacity from 590,000 barrels per day to a total of 890,000 barrels per day.In fact, the Trans Mountain expansion project is to increase the pipeline’s capacity by 590,000 barrels per day to a total of 890,000 barrels per day.The Canadian Press

Waters receding in Quebec, but officials warn spring flood season not over

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:30:25 GMT

Quebec’s Public Security Department says water levels are declining across the province, but the spring flood season is not yet over.The Outaouais region in western Quebec and the Laurentians region northwest of Montreal remain the most affected parts of the province.In Outaouais, 23 municipalities have been affected by flooding, while 18 have been affected in the Laurentians.Flooding is also affecting municipalities in the Lanaudière region, north of Montreal, and the Montérégie region, south and east of the city.The Public Security Department says the situation is improving and that some rivers that spilled their banks have now returned to their normal courses.The department says that flooding has forced 625 people from their homes in 88 municipalities across Quebec.

11 taken to hospital after rollover crash in Peoria

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:30:25 GMT

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A total of 11 people were taken to local hospitals with injuries ranging from minor to severe following a rollover crash in Peoria Sunday.According to Peoria Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall, the crash happened at the intersection of Knoxville and E. Corrington Avenues. Fire crews arrived at the intersection and found a vehicle flipped on its side with someone still inside. After stabilizing the vehicle, fire crews extricated the person inside.A total of five ambulances from AMT responded to the crash as well as a mutual aid ambulance from East Peoria.

Wettest weather in months sets up this week

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:30:25 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The main risk for storms into this evening appears to stay west of the KXAN viewing area. We'll maintain a low (10%) rain chance tonight just in case a storm can dip into parts of Central Texas. Most of us should stay dry with a partly to mostly cloudy sky. Overnight lows drop into the low 70s.Monday will be hotter with morning clouds giving way to sunshine earlier than we saw during this weekend. As a result we'll see highs bouncing back into the low 90s, but feeling like it's closer to 100º. BLOG: Hazed and confused: What’s in the air over Austin? Most of Monday looks dry, but Monday evening some storms may drop into the Hill Country. Rain chances are at 30% for Monday evening and night with areas west of I-35 having the best chance of wet weather. Currently we're not expecting severe weather on Monday.Monday's forecastTuesday our rain chances pick up with at least half of Central Texas getting showers and storms. Scattered to widespread showers and storms stay ...

Another pair of goals, another tie for Austin FC

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:30:25 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin FC put two in the back of the net against the Portland Timbers on Saturday at Providence Park, but for the second week in a row, all they have is a tie to show for it.Will Bruin scored an equalizer in second-half stoppage time to snag a point in the Western Conference standings for the Verde and Black. Bruin came on in the 84th minute for Gyasi Zardes and found his way on the end of a tremendous cross by Owen Wolff. Bruin raced into the box and pushed a headed goal from the edge of the 6-yard box into the bottom right corner of the net to snatch a draw from the jaws of defeat.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersIt was Bruin's first goal for Austin FC after joining the team via free agency before the season began.Austin FC fell behind in the 33rd minute after Portland's Dario Zuparic scored, but the goal-scoring defender Jon Gallagher did it again. Em...

Bats quiet as Twins drop series finale 2-0 to Guardians

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:30:25 GMT

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians started their day at the plate by ambushing Twins pitcher Joe Ryan, three of the first four hitters reaching base with singles.In those first at-bats, they did something that the Twins couldn’t do all series: score a run that did not come via the longball. On Sunday, the Twins’ slumping offense didn’t even do that. Their franchise-record 18-day home-run streak came to an end in a 2-0 loss to the Guardians in the series finale at Progressive Field.“Everyone is trying really hard to get it done and they’re kind of expanding and getting outside of themselves a little bit because everyone wants to get it done really bad,” Twins hitting coach David Popkins said.But wanting and doing are two different things, and on Sunday, the Twins (19-16) could do little at the plate against Cal Quantrill, who retired 16 straight batters before Alex Kirilloff sent his first hit of the season out to right field with two outs in the seventh inning. It was the TwinsR...

Quadruple shooting leaves 2 dead in Hyde Park

Published Sat, 08 Feb 2025 15:30:25 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Two teenagers died overnight Sunday in a quadruple shooting in the Hyde Park neighborhood of north St. Louis City.According to a spokesperson for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting occurred just after 1:50 a.m. in the 2100 block of Branch Street.Officers found one victim, an 18-year-old female, in the 1900 block of Agnes Street. A second victim, a 17-year-old female, was located inside a residence in the 2000 block of Agnes. Trending: 8 killed in Texas mall shooting, gunman also dead A third victim was located lying on the ground in the 2100 block of Branch and pronounced dead at the scene. She was 18. The fourth and final victim, another 18-year-old female, was found dead in the 2000 block of Branch.The first two victims were taken to a local hospital and are said to be in critical condition.Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact the police department’s Homicide Division at 314-444-5371. Tipsters who wish to remain anonymou...