T-birds rally to beat Bisons
6:21 PM
VANCOUVER — Quarterback Garrett Rooker ran 15 yards for one touchdown and passed nine yards to Lucas Robertson for another major to rally the UBC Thunderbirds for a 29-21 victory over the Manitoba Bisons in Hardy Cup semifinal football action Saturday.
Manitoba took a 17-10 lead to halftime with the help of Matteo Vaccaro’s one-yard TD run and Vaughn Lloyd’s 41-yard TD scamper in the opening half.
UBC will face the winner of a late semifinal between the Saskatchewan Huskies and Alberta Golden Bears for the Canada West title.
Niederreiter, Dillon spark Jets to win over Coyotes
5:30 PM
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Winnipeg Jets got third-period goals from Nino Neiderreiter and Brenden Dillon to defeat the Arizona Coyotes 5-3 this afternoon.
Neiderreiter was the star of the show.
The Swiss-born forward fired a hat-trick — the third of his NHL career — as the Jets improved to 5-4-2 and are 1-1-0 on a three-game road trip. He has five goals on the season, one behind team leader Kyle Connor.
Dillon notched his first and second goals of the season, while Mason Appleton and Neal Pionk had two assists apiece.
J.J. Moser, Liam O’Brien and Lawson Crouse scored for the Coyotes, now 5-5-1.
Jets pull into 3-3 tie with Coyotes
4:44 PM
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes and Winnipeg Jets are locked up 3-3 after a busy second period of NHL action this afternoon.
Liam O’Brien scored at 5:49 of the middle frame to give the hosts a 2-0 lead after an ugly giveaway by Jets centre Mark Scheifele. But Nino Niederreiter cut the lead in half less than two minutes later when he finished off a pretty passing play with Josh Morrissey and Mason Appleton.
The Jets pulled even at 10:05 when Brenden Dillon took a pass from Vladislav Namestnikov and beat goalie Karel Vejmelka. Lawson Crouse and Niederreiter, with his second goal of the period, traded power-play tallies late in the period.
The Coyotes tiny home, Mullett Arena on the Arizona State University campus is rocking, with plenty of Jets jersey in the crowd and fans of each side trading chants.
Coyotes get jump on Jets
3:45 PM
TEMPE, Ariz. —The Winnipeg Jets are trailing in the desert.
The Jets are down 1-0 to the Arizona Coyotes after the first period in NHL action this afternoon.
Coyotes defenceman J.J. Moser joined the rush, took a pass and flipped a backhand over goalie Connor Hellebuyck’s shoulder just 5:31 into the opening period.
The Jets (4-4-2) are playing their second game of a three-game road trip that began with a loss Thursday in Las Vegas.
The Coyotes (5-4-1) lead 6-4 in the shots department.
Winnipeg rounds out the trip Tuesday in St. Louis against the Blues.
Fire at Toronto Street home quenched
3:42 PM
Firefighters quenched a house fire on Toronto Street Saturday morning.
They arrived to heavy smoke at the 600 block bungalow and tackled flames both inside and outside the house. The fire was declared under control at 10:44 a.m.
Crews didn’t find anybody inside; they evacuated neighbouring homes during the blaze as a precaution. No injuries were reported.
Preliminary observations suggest the fire was an accident, caused by a furnace system malfunction. Damage estimates weren’t available Saturday afternoon.
Man arrested after senior found dead in Brandon
1:45 PM
A 44-year-old man has been arrested after a 71-year-old woman was found dead in a Brandon apartment Friday morning.
In a news release Saturday, Brandon police said the man is facing a murder charge. He was expected to appear in court Saturday.
Officers were called to the apartment building on McDiarmid Drive in Brandon around 11 a.m. Friday, where they found the woman dead inside a suite, police said.
The victim appears to have died by “trauma caused by an edged weapon,” police said.
The 44-year-old man was arrested in the apartment suite.
Police said the accused and the victim are related.
Hundreds gather at Palestinian rally
1:44 PM
Hundreds gathered at Portage and Main Saturday afternoon, calling to “Free Palestine.”
The rally, led by the Canadian Palestinian Association of Manitoba, aligns with demonstrations in cities across Canada.
The association — and many protestors — are calling for a complete ceasefire in Gaza.
Woman shot early Saturday, hospitalized
11:34 AM
Police are investigating a shooting that sent a woman to hospital early Saturday.
Officers arrived in the 200 block of Garry Street around 12:55 a.m. They found an injured woman and applied a tourniquet before sending her to the hospital. She was in stable condition and recovering as of late Saturday morning.
The Winnipeg Police Service’s major crimes unit is investigating. People with information can contact the unit at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers at 204-786-TIPS and winnipegcrimestoppers.org.
