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Funerals to be held for firefighters killed during floods in Quebec

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:33 GMT

Funerals for two Quebec volunteer firefighters who died earlier this month during flash floods in the Charlevoix region will be private affairs.The municipality of St-Urbain, northeast of Quebec City says the families of both Régis Lavoie, 55, and Christopher Lavoie, 23, wanted to proceed with simple services in the image of the two fallen men and did not want civic funerals.Régis Lavoie’s funeral will take place later today at the St-Urbain church in the town about 110 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.The municipality says Christopher Lavoie’s funeral is scheduled for May 26.The two men — who are not related — were swept away by floodwaters on May 1 during a rescue mission in St-Urbain, Que., northeast of Quebec City.Quebec Premier Francois Legault has said that one of the firefighters used his own amphibious ATV to try to reach a couple whose home was surrounded by water in the town.Their bodies were discovered two days later about 500 metres apart in the Riviere du...

Pesto product distributed to Trader Joe's in 14 states recalled over labeling, allergen issue

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:33 GMT

SALT LAKE CITY (KTVX) – Bakkavor USA, a prepared-foods provider based in North Carolina, has issued a voluntary recall of Trader Joe's-branded pesto pasta sauce which may have been packaged in containers labeled "hummus dip."The containers are not printed with the correct nutritional information, ingredients, or possible allergens that are present in the Trader Joe's Genova Pesto sauce contained within."People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk or walnuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product," Bakkavor USA wrote in a recall notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The somewhat silly reason Trader Joe’s sells its bananas for 19 cents apiece Containers of Genova Pesto with the incorrect packaging were distributed between April 28–30 across 14 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. The ...

UMN researchers are mapping coyote boundaries in the Twin Cities metro

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:33 GMT

Tim Regan never noticed coyotes or wild dogs in Highland Park. But in 2017, he walked past an old rail yard that was once part of the St. Paul Ford Motor Co. site, which had closed years earlier and was being torn down.“And I turned around and there was this coyote there,” he said.He quickly went home to get his camera, and when he came back, it was still lounging.“And then I just started seeing them,” Regan said. “They’re kind of everywhere if you look for them.” He didn’t stop photographing, either. Since 2017, he’s been chronicling the “Highland dogs,” learning their behaviors and assessing common misconceptions people have about them.This hobby connected him with the researchers spearheading the Twin Cities Coyote and Fox Project, a University of Minnesota effort to understand habitat use and diets and measure disease prevalence in coyote and fox populations in the metro area.‘Coyotes and foxes’James Forester, a principal investigator of the project, said looking int...

Chatham baseball captures second consecutive Patroon League Championship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:33 GMT

HUDSON, N.Y. (NEWS10) — In the Patroon League this season, it's been Chatham...and then everybody else. To say the Panthers have "dominated" in 2023 would be doing a disservice to the gaudy numbers they've posted. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! So, here's the numbers: En route to a 17-0 record, Chatham has outscored its opponents 269-to-13. And no, neither of those numbers are a typo. The question wasn't if the Panthers would reach yet another Patroon League championship game this season; it was who would draw the unenviable task of trying to upend this Class C buzz saw.Despite its' best effort, Coxsackie-Athens was unable to hold an early lead against Chatham in Friday's league championship game at Columbia-Greene Community College, and the Panthers' bats came alive late for a 9-2 win, earning the program's second straight Patroon League title. UAlbany completes miraculous comeback to down Virginia, advance in NCAA Tour...

UAlbany completes miraculous comeback to down Virginia, advance in NCAA Tournament

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:33 GMT

DENVER (NEWS10) — In its first NCAA Tournament game since 2017, the University at Albany women's lacrosse team completed a miraculous comeback Friday night, erasing a seven-goal deficit to upset No. 12 Virginia, and advance to the second round of the tournament Sunday. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Key StatsSarah Falk scored seven goals, all in the second halfKatie Pascale scored four goals with three assists and won 10 drawsGrace McCauley recorded a hat trickGrace Cincebox recorded seven savesUAlbany outscored Virginia 13-7 in the second half, and 13-4 after trailing 10-3Head Coach Katie Thomson: "This is an incredible feeling for our team and program.  We're just incredibly proud of the execution and the belief to come back against a really good team in Virginia.  This team is really, really special, and to see them come away with this victory today is unbelievable and I'm so proud of them." Chatha...

Rebels run past Patroons for first place

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:33 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Albany Patroons entered Friday night tied with the Reading Rebels atop the Northeast standings. Their opponent Friday night? The Reading Rebels. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Patroons jumped out of the gates, leading 32-26 after the first quarter, and taking a 68-55 advantage into the half. Albany maintained a 13 point lead entering the fourth quarter, but the Rebels came roaring back on their way to a 113-111 win. Trevis Wyche led Albany with 30 points. Anthony Lee led all scorers with 31 points for Reading.

ValleyCats plate 11 for opening-day win

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:33 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Tri-City ValleyCats took home the matchup with the Trois-Rivières Aigles 11-4 on Opening Night at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium presented by the Rensselaer County Department of Health. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Cito Culver reached on an error from second baseman Ethan Hunt to start off the ValleyCat's first inning. Osman Gutierrez walked Josh Broughton and hit Jakob Goldfarb with a pitch to load the bases. Aaron Altherr hit into a 5-2 fielder’s choice before Zach Biermann drove in Broughton on an RBI groundout.The ValleyCats started a two-out rally in the second starting out with a walk from Jaxon Hallmark. Culver, Broughton, and Goldfarb had three consecutive hits with Broughton lining an RBI double, and Goldfarb plating two on a single to give Tri-City a 5-0 lead. Chatham baseball captures second consecutive Patroon League Championship Seth Brown hit a homer off Dwayne Marshall to cut the defic...

Highest-rated cafes in St. Louis, according to Yelp

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:33 GMT

From the first coffee houses in the Ottoman Empire to Boston's London Coffee House, cafes have always been an egalitarian place to gather, sip, and share ideas, many of which have changed the world.During the Enlightenment, cafes would regularly entertain the likes of Voltaire, Rousseau, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and Isaac Newton. Later, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre would spend hours in cafes, pondering their works and holding court alongside other intellectuals.Needless to say, coffee and cafes beget some revolutionary ideas; sipping a cup may even be a political act. When settlers dumped tea into the Boston Harbor to send a message to the British empire, tea became a British loyalist's drink, and coffee became a popular substitute. Unsurprisingly, Boston's London Coffee House opened in 1689, was soon renamed the American Coffee House. Later on in Philadelphia, Merchant Coffee House, also known as the City Tavern, would host the likes of George Washington, Tho...

As Palisade’s Sami Feller navigates rookie season with Chicago Red Stars, long drives leading to pro career were worth it

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:33 GMT

Sami Feller admits she doesn’t want to know how many hours of her life were spent making the eight-hour round trip between Palisade and Denver.It’s a drive she made countless times throughout high school and her college career at the University of Denver — a hallmark of her commitment to reach the highest levels of women’s soccer.And despite going undrafted after a stellar run with the Pioneers, it all paid off this spring when the Chicago Red Stars offered her a three-year contract to play in the NWSL.“My senior year of high school I got another car and since then I’ve put 150,000 miles on it,” Feller told The Post in a phone interview last month. “The miles that I’ve put on my current car — it would probably make me sad with how much I’ve spent driving.”Few college scouts make the drive to Grand Junction, nor anywhere else along the Western Slope, to find hidden gems. Lauren Milliet recalls this conundrum well...

Simi Valley man fired gun during argument with wife: Police

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:53:33 GMT

A Simi Valley man is facing a felony charge after he allegedly fired his gun during an argument with this wife Friday afternoon.Esteban Solis, 45, and his wife had an argument at about 5:45 p.m. in the 1600 block of Buyers Street, the Simi Valley Police Department said in a news release. After that fight, Solis fired a gun in the home, with the bullet hitting the ceiling, police said.He was arrested on a charge of felony discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner and booked into the Ventura County Main Jail.He is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail and is due to appear in Ventura County Superior Court on May 26.Additionally, police seized "several rifles and firearms" from the home.