Amherst and other sports

MHL action has the Ramblers visiting St. Stephen tonight.

In the NHL, the Islanders blanked the Habs 3 to nothing.

The Rangers needed a shootout to beat the Leafs 2 to 1.

Calgary got past Tampa Bay 3 to 2.

Manitoba’s Michelle Englot beat Rachel Homan of Ontario last night to claim the top playoff spot weityh both rinks having a 10 and 1 record.

They will play each other again this evening in the playoffs with the winner advancing to Sunday’s final. The loser plays a semi-final tomorrow.

How Manitoba is dealing with illegal border crossers

Refugees from the U-S seeking asylum in Manitoba are getting more help from that provincial government.

It is setting up more emergency shelters, more funding for paralegal services and more paramedics for the border community of Emerson-Franklin south of Winnipeg. The numbers of people illegally fleeing the Trump administration is expected to grow.

Premier Brian Pallister has again asked Ottawa to help deal with the influx of regugees.