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St. Patrick’s Parade to take over downtown streets Sunday

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:42:39 GMT

The Toronto St. Patrick’s Parade is set to take over a portion of the downtown core on Sunday, culminating a weekend celebration of all things Irish.The parade is set to begin at noon at the corner of St. George and Bloor Street West and will proceed east before heading down Yonge Street then along Queen Street, ending at Nathan Phillips Square about an hour and a half later. Toronto Raptors broadcaster Jack Armstrong is the Grand Marshal of this year’s parade.If you plan to attend the parade in person you are asked to dress for wind chills of -10 on Sunday. Motorists will encounter full road closures along Bloor, Yonge and Queen streets and partial closures on several secondary streets along the parade route. Estimated road closure times for the parade are as follows:8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.:St. George Street from Bloor Street West to College StreetDevonshire Place from Bloor Street West to Hoskin Avenue10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.:Hoskin Avenue from St. George Street to Queen’s Park Cres...

Seven missing after blaze destroyed Old Montreal building, fire officials say

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:42:39 GMT

MONTREAL — Fire officials now say at least seven people are missing after a blaze destroyed a building in Montreal’s historic district Thursday.Investigators initially said one person was believed to be missing in the fire that also injured another nine people.“The information confirmed in the last few hours, from various sources, allows us to believe that there may be victims inside the debris,” Montreal fire operations chief Martin Guilbault said Saturday. Guilbault said in a Saturday evening news conference that the building will be slowly taken down beginning Sunday morning.“We want to announce tonight that we’re gonna take down this building slowly, stone-by-stone, to make sure that the environment inside here is safe for all the people from the fire department and the police department to do their work,” said Guilbault.More than a dozen emergency responders were still on the scene on Saturday, where a parameter had been set up and part of th...

Family remembers Chicago woman found dead in laundry cart

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:42:39 GMT

CHICAGO — On what would have been Rosa Chacon's 22nd birthday, her family honored her memory as they continue to search for answers."We come together remembering the beautiful life of Rosa and we come together remembering all the good things and all her good traits," Brother Victor with Victory Outreach said. Little Village woman missing since January found dead in laundry cart on West Side Family and friends gathered near Rosa's home in the 2800 block of South St. Louis Avenue to honor and remember her.Her home was the last place she was seen, which security cameras captured before getting into an Uber on Jan. 18.Her body was found on Wednesday a couple of blocks from her home in an alley and in a laundry cart."It was two months we hadn't heard from our daughter," Rosa's father, Jose Chacon, said. "Even though she's an adult, they could be a 30-40 years old, but they still have to investigate and do something."The family claims Chicago police did little to help, hired private in...

Disu's huge night carries Longhorns to Sweet 16 with 71-66 win over Penn State

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:42:39 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (KXAN) — The Texas Longhorns couldn't hit water if they fell out of a boat from 3-point range Saturday against 10th-seeded Penn State, but senior forward Dylan Disu made up for that — and then some.Disu poured in a game-high 28 points on 14-of-20 shooting, and despite a 1-for-13 night from long distance by the Longhorns, they topped the Nittany Lions 71-66 to move on to the Sweet 16.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's the first time Texas has been to the Sweet 16 since the 2007-08 season. Longhorns interim head coach Rodney Terry was an assistant for the team that year under head coach Rick Barnes."These guys with a one-day prep, they sat down and followed the game plan," Terry said. "We put this one on our defense. We know some nights we're not going to shoot as well as we want, but our defense travels. Our guys competed at a very high level." 2023...

Fish killed by spill in Shoal Creek pile up at dam, City of Austin says it already cleaned up

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:42:39 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Watershed Protection said it is sending spill investigators back out to Shoal Creek after being made aware that cleanup crews missed hundreds of dead fish at nearby dam.Earlier this week, viewers sent pictures of the creek to KXAN, which showed the blank eyes of dead fish staring up from cloudy, green water.AWP said the dead fish and unusual appearance of the water were caused by a major water leak that spilled drinking water and chlorine into Shoal Creek. Austin creek turns green and it’s not for St. Patrick’s Day Originally, AWP said crews found only 30 fish to have been killed by the leak but later changed that estimation to be more than 300. Shoal Creek spill kills more fish than originally thought AWP said crews would rid the creek of the dead fish on Saturday and Sunday.A spokesperson confirmed that crews had been out Saturday and only cleaned up fish found in the water on Hancock Drive.Despite this, a majority of the dead fish could be found halted...

328 Grill hosting burger bash featuring four food trucks

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:42:39 GMT

Chef Mik German of 328 Grill in the St. Paul Park American Legion is all about community, especially the restaurant community.He loves to support other businesses, especially on social media, and for the second year in a row, he’s hosting a “Back Lot Burger Bash” that will feature four burger-producing food trucks in the back lot of the Legion.The party takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, at the St. Paul Park Legion, at 328 Broadway Ave., St. Paul Park. The following four trucks will serve burgers: Angry Line Cook, Peppers and Fries, Station No. 6 and Garillers.If you haven’t been to 328 Grill yet, its business model of setting up shop in a Legion, where there’s already a working kitchen and built-in audience, is smart, and the upscale, from-scratch bar food is great.Related ArticlesRestaurants, Food and Drink | Eagle Street Grill to close at the end of April after 20 years in business Restaurants, Food and Drink | St. Paul’s Gra...

Good news comes on Anthony Edwards, but Timberwolves fall in Toronto as slide continues

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:42:39 GMT

There was a lot working against Minnesota on Saturday in Toronto.The Timberwolves were sans Anthony Edwards, who missed his first game of the season after spraining his ankle Friday in Chicago. Timberwolves coach Chris Finch told Wolves radio play-by-play voice Alan Horton that Edwards’ injury is “not as bad as initially feared,” but that doesn’t mean his return is necessarily imminent.“It’s always about how much swelling and how quickly you can recover from that,” Finch said. “But right now, he’s still in a boot, not really able to test it in any meaningful way, but he’s tough. He’ll want to play. That’s how he’s built.”Meanwhile, Karl-Anthony Towns remains out with his calf strain suffered in late November. He tweeted a picture of a lion clawing at a cage Saturday, with the caption “Me waiting to get cleared to play…. let the kid do what he loves.”Meanwhile, many of the Timberwolv...

State adapted floor hockey: Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville finishes the job

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:42:39 GMT

Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville finished the job in Bloomington.Three times the state runner up in the CI Division — including last season — the Blazing Cats climbed the final rung of the ladder for the first time Saturday via a 15-6 victory over New Prague/TCU/LSH/Belle Plaine/Jordan to win a state floor hockey crown and avenge last year’s title game defeat to the same opponent.In the process, the Blazing Cats (10-1) also avenged their only loss of the season. They fell 8-2 to the Trojans (9-1) in early February. Offense powered the Blazing Cats, who scored 13-plus goals in all three state victories, including a 27-goal output in the quarterfinals.Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville featured Cayleigh Sorenson, Riley Deutsch, Katelyn Brunes, Eric Rodriguez, Ryan Maltby, Aaron Blood, Clarke Ruhland, Angel Figueroa, Caden Roseth and Drayden Fox.PI DIVISIONBrainerd (11-0) rallied to top Dakota United 4-3 in the PI Division championship contest.The title is Brainerd’...

State girls basketball: Benilde-St. Margaret’s rallies past Stewartville for Class 3A crown

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:42:39 GMT

Momentum was clearly on the opposing side, but Benilde-St. Margaret’s got it back just in time Saturday night.The Red Knights scored 14 of 19 points in a 3-minute span late in the second half and held off Stewartville 66-60 for the Class 3A girls basketball championship.Sierre Lumpkin made a couple 3-point shots early in the surge, and Olivia Olson added four clutch free throws as Benilde-St. Margaret’s earned its third title in school history. The others were 2006 and 2010.Lumpkin finished with a career-high 21 points; Olson, a University of Michigan commit, scored 19 points and added a game-high 17 rebounds.“It was a team win. Everybody stepped up and everyone contributed in different ways,” Olson said.That was especially important as No. 2 Benilde-St. Margaret’s (26-6) played without Kendall McGee, a starting guard who injured her knee in the semifinal win.Coach Tim Ellefson called the victory “bittersweet” because of McGee’s absence. “We all wanted to win for BSM and for each ot...

4-0! St. Louis CITY SC makes MLS history with another win

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:42:39 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis CITY SC stays unbeaten and makes MLS history as the first expansion team to start 4-0.CITY SC outlasts the San Jose Earthquakes in freezing conditions and wins 3-0 in its second franchise home game. Niko Giocchini, Klauss and Tomas Ostrak all scored for CITY SC. Roman Burki backs St. Louis CITY SC to its first clean sheet. Check back for an extended game recap.