Reactions are pouring in from leaders across the world over the U.S. and Israel carrying out major military strikes in Iran Saturday, which U.S. President Donald Trump has said are aimed at overthrowing the Iranian regime.

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres condemned the “use of force,” adding that the action was inconsistent with the UN Charter.

“I condemn today’s military escalation in the Middle East. The use of force by the United States and Israel against Iran, and the subsequent retaliation by Iran across the region, undermine international peace and security,” he said in a statement.

Hours after the U.S. and Israeli strikes, Iran carried out retaliatory strikes in the region against U.S. and Israeli bases in places like the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar.

A statement from the Saudi Arabian foreign ministry said it “condemns and denounces in strongest terms” Iran’s attacks on countries in the region but did not mention U.S. strikes in its statement.

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said he spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia.

“Continued military escalation will only bring more suffering to the people of the region and undermine development opportunities,” he said.

The Qatari foreign ministry said Doha has the “full right to respond” to Iran’s attacks, however it said it has always urged all sides to facilitate dialogue.

“The State of Qatar has consistently sought to distance itself from regional conflicts and has worked to facilitate dialogue between the Iranian side and the international community,” the statement said.

Russia, which shares several key strategic interests with Iran, issued a statement from its foreign ministry saying the U.S. and Israel “have embarked on a perilous course.”

“This is a deliberate, premeditated, and unprovoked act of armed aggression against a sovereign and independent UN member state, in direct violation of the fundamental principles and norms of international law,” the statement said.

The Chinese foreign ministry said Beijing was “highly concerned” by the attacks on Iran, adding that Iran’s sovereignty, security and territorial integrity should be respected.

“China calls for an immediate stop of the military actions, no further escalation of the tense situation, resumption of dialogue and negotiation, and efforts to uphold peace and stability in the Middle East,” the statement read.

The European Union expressed concern but did not explicitly say whether the bloc supported or opposed the U.S. action.

“Ensuring nuclear safety and preventing any actions that could further escalate tensions or undermine the global non-proliferation regime is of critical importance,” a joint statement from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa said.

In a separate statement, posted to social media, von der Leyen said she is convening a “special security College” of the EU on Monday in light of the ongoing situation in Iran.

The EU called on “all parties to exercise maximum restraint, to protect civilians, and to fully respect international law.”

French President Emmanuel Macron called the situation “dangerous.”

“The outbreak of war between the United States, Israel, and Iran carries grave consequences for international peace and security,” he said.

British Prime Minister Kier Starmer said in a video statement that his country “played no role in these strikes.”

“But we have long been clear — the regime in Iran is utterly abhorrent,” he said.

The U.K. is strengthening its defence capacities in the region in light of the current situation, he said.

“Our forces are active and British planes are in the sky today as part of co-ordinated regional defensive operations to protect our people, our interests, and our allies — as Britain has done before, in line with international law,” he said.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government supports the U.S. action “to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent Iran continuing to threaten international peace and security.”

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Saturday morning that Canada “supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.”

Carney also called for all parties to “protect civilian lives as best as possible in what is a very serious situation.”

Global Affairs Canada is urging all Canadians in Iran to shelter immediately and to register with its Registration of Canadians Abroad service for its latest updates.

Travel advisories have since been updated for Canadians in Israel, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, warning of “ongoing military activity” in the region.

If you are a Canadian in Iran right now, we want to hear from you. Email us at shareyourstory@globalnews.ca or use the contact form below.

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The U.S. and Israel’s attack on Iran is disrupting flights across the Middle East and beyond, as regional airspaces began closing, leaving thousands of travellers across the globe stranded.

Disruptions are already being felt in Canada as Air Canada cancelled a flight to Dubai earlier Saturday, hours after strikes in Iran and surrounding countries like Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.

In a statement on social media, the airline stated that “due to the military situation in the Middle East, we have canceled today’s flights to and from Dubai.”

Air Canada added it is monitoring the situation and flights will be adjusted accordingly. “No flight was planned to or from Tel Aviv today. We are monitoring the situation and will adjust our schedule accordingly.”

The airline noted that customers with upcoming flights can visit its website for updates.

Other flights leaving Canada could also be seeing delays due to ongoing tensions in the Gulf region.

Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada’s largest airport, said some flights are being impacted Saturday.

“Airlines are adjusting routes and schedules in response, which may lead to delays or cancellations,” the airport said in a statement.

“Passengers are advised to check their flight status directly with their airline before coming to the airport.”

Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar also closed their airspace on Saturday. Airspace in southern Syria was also closed.

Planes in Canada and across the globe that had been en route to cities like Tel Aviv and Dubai early Saturday were diverted or returned to their departure airports.

Dubai International Airport alone — the world’s busiest airport for international flights —reported more than 700 inbound and outbound flights cancelled. The airport’s operator said flights were halted indefinitely at Dubai International and Dubai World Central—Al Maktoum International Airport on the Gulf city’s outskirts.

The situation is changing quickly and airlines urged passengers to check their flight status online before heading to the airport.

Global Affairs Canada has also updated its travel advisories for Canadians travelling to and from Gulf nations, including Israel, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, warning of “ongoing military activity” in the region.

– With files from The Associated Press

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U.S. President Donald Trump said in an eight-minute video posted on his Truth Social that the U.S. has begun “major combat operations in Iran.”

He claimed Iran has continued to develop its nuclear program and plans to develop missiles to reach U.S. and appealed to the Iranian people to “take over your government.”

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Here’s Trump’s address in full:

A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran.

Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime. A vicious group of very hard, terrible people. Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world.

For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted Death to America and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed and mass murder, targeting the United States, our troops and the innocent people in many, many countries.

Among the regime’s very first acts was to back a violent takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, holding dozens of American hostages for 444 days. I

n 1983, Iran’s proxies carried out the marine barracks bombing in Beirut that killed 241 American military personnel.

In 2000, they knew and were probably involved with the attack on the USS Cole. Many died. Iranian forces killed and maimed hundreds of American service members in Iraq.

The regime’s proxies have continued to launch countless attacks against American forces stationed in the Middle East in recent years, as well as U.S. naval and commercial vessels and international shipping lines. It’s been mass terror, and we’re not going to put up with it any longer.

From Lebanon to Yemen and Syria to Iraq, the regime has armed, trained and funded terrorist militias that have soaked the earth with blood and guts.

And it was Iran’s proxy, Hamas, that launched the monstrous Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, slaughtering more than 1,000 innocent people, including 46 Americans, while taking 12 of our citizens hostage. It was brutal, something like the world has never seen before.

Iran is the world’s number one state sponsor of terror, and just recently killed tens of thousands of its own citizens on the street as they protested.

It has always been the policy of the United States, in particular my administration, that this terrorist regime can never have a nuclear weapon. I’ll say it again, they can never have a nuclear weapon.

That is why in Operation Midnight Hammer last June, we obliterated the regime’s nuclear program at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan.

After that attack, we warned them never to resume their malicious pursuit of nuclear weapons, and we sought repeatedly to make a deal. We tried. They wanted to do it. They didn’t want to do it. Again they wanted to do it. They didn’t want to do it. They didn’t know what was happening. They just wanted to practice evil.

But Iran refused, just as it has for decades and decades.

They’ve rejected every opportunity to renounce their nuclear ambitions, and we can’t take it anymore.

Instead, they attempted to rebuild their nuclear program and to continue developing the long range missiles that can now threaten our very good friends and allies in Europe, our troops stationed overseas, and could soon reach the American homeland.

Just imagine how emboldened this regime would be if they ever had, and actually were armed with nuclear weapons as a means to deliver their message.

For these reasons, the United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests.

We’re going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground. It will be totally again obliterated.

We’re going to annihilate their navy.

We’re going to ensure that the region’s terrorist proxies can no longer destabilize the region or the world and attack our forces, and no longer use their IEDs, or roadside bombs as they are sometimes called, to so gravely wound and kill thousands and thousands of people, including many Americans.

And we will ensure that Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon. It’s a very simple message. They will never have a nuclear weapon.

This regime will soon learn that no one should challenge the strength and might of the United States Armed Forces. I built and rebuilt our military in my first administration and there is no military on earth even close to its power, strength or sophistication.

My administration is taking every possible step to minimize the risk to U.S. personnel in the region. Even so, and I do not make this statement lightly, the Iranian regime seeks to kill. The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties. That often happens in war.

But we’re doing this not for now. We’re doing this for the future. And it is a noble mission.

We pray for every service member as they selflessly risk their lives to ensure that Americans and our children will never be threatened by a nuclear-armed Iran.

We ask God to protect all of our heroes in harm’s way. And we trust that with his help, the men and women of the armed forces will prevail. We have the greatest in the world, and they will prevail.

To the members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard, the armed forces and all of the police, I say tonight that you must lay down your weapons and have complete immunity. Or in the alternative, face certain death. So, lay down your arms.

You will be treated fairly with total immunity, or you will face certain death.

Finally, to the great proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand. Stay sheltered. Don’t leave your home. It’s very dangerous outside. Bombs will be dropping everywhere. When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be probably your only chance for generations.

For many years, you have asked for America’s help. But you never got it. No president was willing to do what I am willing to do tonight. Now you have a president who is giving you what you want.

So let’s see how you respond. America is backing you with overwhelming strength and devastating force. Now is the time to seize control of your destiny, and to unleash the prosperous and glorious future that is close within your reach. This is the moment for action. Do not let it pass.

May God bless the brave men and women of America’s armed forces. May God bless the United States of America. May God bless you all. Thank you.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling for the protection of civilians as hostilities escalate in the Middle East following U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran.

“We call on all parties to protect civilian lives as best as possible in what is a very serious situation,” Carney said in a conference in Mumbai, India, Saturday morning – hours after the strikes began.

Carney framed the crisis as one involving nuclear proliferation, regional stability and civilian safety and said Canada was not involved in military planning for the attack.

“I view the issue as a fundamental issue of geopolitics, of ending state-sponsored terrorism, any nuclear proliferation in Iran and of course protecting civilian lives as much as possible,” he said.

In a statement, his office said the government is “closely following Iran-related hostilities throughout the Middle East,” and urged Canadians in Iran to shelter in place.

“Canadians in the wider region should follow local advice and take all necessary precautions,” the statement said.

In a joint statement with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, Carney said Canada’s position remains clear that Iran “must never be allowed to obtain or develop nuclear weapons.”

“Despite numerous diplomatic efforts, Iran has neither fully dismantled its nuclear program, halted all enrichment activities nor ended its support for regional terrorist proxy groups,” the statement said.

“Canada stands with the Iranian people in their long and courageous struggle against this oppressive regime.”

Carney also said Canada supports U.S. efforts aimed at preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

“Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon,” he said.

Global Affairs Canada has updated its travel advisories for Canadians in Gulf nations, including Israel, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, warning of “ongoing military activity” in the region.

More to come.

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This week’s announcement by Jack Dorsey that his financial tech company Block would lay off 40 per cent of its staff due to artificial intelligence saw the firm’s stock price skyrocket — an event that could signal a “tipping point” in the labour market, experts say.

While companies like Amazon have been steadily — but quietly — replacing workers with AI systems for several months now, Dorsey’s statement made the connection between the two explicit.

“Intelligence tools have changed what it means to build and run a company,” the CEO said in a letter to investors while announcing Block’s latest profit results. “We’re already seeing it internally. A significantly smaller team, using the tools we’re building, can do more and do it better.”

The co-founder of Twitter also said, “I don’t think we’re early to this realization. I think most companies are late. Within the next year, I believe the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion and make similar structural changes.”

Moshe Lander, an economics professor at Concordia University, said Dorsey’s statement is an acknowledgment that we’re now at the latest stage of a trajectory that began decades ago, with automation in manufacturing and service industries.

That trend-line is now due to accelerate rapidly as AI makes a similar impact in white-collar jobs, he said in an interview.

“Think of it as hockey stick,” he explained.

“If you work your way up the shaft, it’s kind of that slow progression until you get to that connection point between the blade and the shaft — and then it takes off.”

Lander added that the resulting stock price jump for Block shows investors are recognizing the profitability potential of that approach.

“(If I’m an employer) I don’t have to deal with all of that economic cost that comes with humans when AI is going to deliver me the same, if not greater, value at only the cost of installation,” he said in an interview.

“So it’s very understandable then why replacing labour with capital or technology is helpful to a business’s bottom line.”

That view appears to have extended throughout Wall Street. While Block’s share price rose Friday, it fell for software companies and others whose businesses investors suspect could get supplanted by AI-powered competitors, dragging market indexes downward.

Economic researchers like Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan have been warning that AI-fueled layoffs could accelerate in the U.S. this year as more companies adopt the technology at the expense of human labour.

So far, it appears the trend has not yet moved north to Canada.

A TD Economics analysis last month found Canadian employment in industries aggressively adopting AI at the expense of workers has been more resilient than in the U.S.

Those industries — including finance, real estate and health care, among others — saw worse employment outcomes in the U.S. compared to sectors that lagged in AI adoption, the analysis found, while Canada has seen relatively little difference across all industries studied.

“U.S. employment has seen virtually no growth, led by information and professional services, versus Canada showing fewer signs of job displacement,” TD’s chief economist Beata Caranci wrote.

Both countries saw higher employment rates in industries like engineering, education, nursing and law, where AI is treated as more of a complementary tool for humans that still need to exercise human judgement.

Georgios Petropoulos, an assistant professor in data sciences at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, said the changes fuelled by AI should allow for more startups and innovation that can absorb the laid-off workers of today.

“If we look at the economy as a whole, we see that that also generates opportunities for more ideas, more companies to enter and use the technology together with labour to perform well in the market and get some profits,” he said.

“It is up to people that had this bad experience (of losing their job) to be able to be more relevant and find the next working route for them.”

That will require retraining opportunities from governments and private industry, Petropoulos and Lander agreed, as well as for educators to prepare students for the economy of the future.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has sought to fast-track AI adoption across Canadian industry and government in a bid to boost productivity and economic growth.

AI Minister Evan Solomon has promised to unveil a long-delayed federal AI strategy by this spring that will outline the new Liberal government’s approach. He has said the strategy will balance growing out the domestic sector with a “human-based” approach.

In September, in response to economic pressures from U.S. tariffs, Carney announced a $50-million investment over five years to help workers find jobs and retrain in digital skills such as AI. Long-tenured workers will also get extended EI benefits as they seek to retrain for new careers under the plan.

Lander said governments like Carney’s need to be more frank with its constituents about the changes coming to the labour market thanks to AI, including industries where humans may be mostly replaced in the next five to 10 years.

“It’s a bad analogy and I admit it: if you know somebody is dying, you can either try and pump them full of drugs and delay the inevitable, or you can try and help make that their last days are comfort,” he said.

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A Quebec Liberal member of the national assembly (MNA) is receiving widespread praise after candidly acknowledging a hot flash during official proceedings at the provincial legislature this week.

Jennifer Maccarone briefly halted a parliamentary commission to say she was experiencing symptoms of menopause, telling colleagues in French that she was having a hot flash and noting that menopause can happen even during legislative work.

“It’s like somebody turning the furnace on to 120 degrees and it’s distracting,” Maccarone later told Global News in an interview, describing the sensation. “We should talk about this openly.”

The video clip was shared on social media, where it quickly gained traction, drawing roughly one million views and thousands of comments applauding her for not shying away from the moment.

“You know there’s brain fog, there’s a whole bunch of things that accompany menopause,” she said. “We thought we’d share the moment — it’s human — but I was not expecting the one million views.”

Among those praising Maccarone was Eva Hartling, founder of The Brand is Female, who said the exchange helps normalize an experience many women face.

“I love that moment because it normalizes an experience that a lot of women go through,” Hartling said, adding that openness makes the topic more relatable and removes stigma.

Brigitte Viel, Quebec chair of the Menopause Foundation of Canada, said too many women still feel pressure to conceal menopause symptoms in the workplace.

“The fact that someone in a very public position has decided to tackle it head on –say what was happening, call it out, explain it — allows other women to be seen and to feel understood and to feel that it’s OK,” Viel said

The foundation recently launched a campaign called “Menopause Works Here,” encouraging employers to better support workers experiencing symptoms.

Maccarone said it was not the first time she has flagged a hot flash while on camera, but it was the first time the moment went viral. She said the reaction shows many people are living through similar experiences.

“I think it’s important that you address it,” she said. “You’ll realize that there’s a lot more solidarity and a lot of people living through exactly the same thing.”

She said she plans to keep speaking openly in an effort to help break the stigma surrounding menopause.

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The United States and Israel carried out major military strikes in Iran Saturday as U.S. President Donald Trump called on the Iranian people to “take over your government.”

The first strikes Saturday morning appeared to target the home to Iran’s 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in downtown Tehran. A source with knowledge of the matter had earlier told Reuters that Khamenei was not in Tehran, and had been transferred to a secure location.

Tehran responded by launching missiles at Israel; explosions rang out in nearby oil-producing Gulf Arab countries like United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar, Reuters reported. Tehran had warned it would strike the region if it was attacked.

In a video posted on his Truth Social announcing the attack early Saturday morning, U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned Washington’s decades-old dispute with Iran, including the seizure of the 1979 U.S. embassy in Tehran when students held 52 Americans hostage for 444 days.

He also talked about a range of other attacks the U.S. has blamed on Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution brought the clerics to power.

Trump said the “massive” operation was intended to ensure Tehran does not obtain a nuclear weapon, and aimed at “eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime.”

He urged Iranians to shelter because “bombs will be dropping everywhere.”

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However, he added: “When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be probably your only chance for generations.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel — which considers Iran its archenemy — said the joint attack was to “remove” the Iranian regime’s “existential threat.”

“Our joint operation will create the conditions for the brave Iranian people to take their fate into their own hands,” Netanyahu said.

Tensions have soared in recent weeks as American warships moved into the region, and Trump said he wanted a deal to constrain Iran’s nuclear program; the Iranian government has also been struggling with growing dissent following nationwide protests.

Targets in the Israeli campaign included Iran’s military, symbols of government and intelligence targets, according to an official briefed on the operation, who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press to discuss non-public information on the attack.

Iran had hoped to avert a war, but maintains it has the right to enrich uranium and does not want to discuss other issues, like its long-range missile program or support for armed groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.

Iran has said it hasn’t enriched since June, but it has blocked international inspectors from visiting the sites America bombed during a 12-day war then. Satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press have shown new activity at two of those sites, suggesting Iran is trying to assess and potentially recover material there.

Hours after the strikes, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it launched a “first wave” of drones and missiles targeting Israel. It had vowed to respond if attacked, including saying American military personnel and bases spread across the region would be targets.

Explosions rocked Israel as the country worked to intercept incoming Iranian missiles. There was no immediate word on any damage or casualties from the ongoing attack.

Several hospitals in Israel launched their emergency protocols, including moving patients and surgeries to underground facilities.

U.S. embassies or consulates in Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Israel posted on social media that they told staffers to shelter in place and recommended all Americans “do the same until further notice.”

Global airlines, including Air Canada, cancelled flights across the Middle East and the attacks raised the prospect of oil prices rising. Some oil majors and trading houses suspended crude oil and fuel shipments via the Strait of Hormuz, four trading sources told Reuters.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada has “not been party” to the military build up or planning of the strikes. However, he said Saturday morning the country “supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.”

Carney also called for all parties to “protect civilian lives as best as possible in what is a very serious situation.”

Global Affairs Canada is urging all Canadians in Iran to shelter immediately, and the register with its Registration of Canadians Abroad service for its latest updates.

The agency is saying there are border crossing options to Türkiye via Qator/Kapıköy, Bazargan/Gürbulak and Sero/Esendere, and into Armenia via Nordoz/Agarak.

“You must have valid travel documents. If you have dual Canadian-Iranian citizenship, Iranian border officials may require you to exit Iran on your Iranian passport,” Global Affairs Canada said on its website.

“If you travel to one of Iran’s border crossings to leave the country, you do so at your own risk.”

Global Affairs Canada has also updated its travel advisories for Canadians in Gulf nations, including Israel, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, warning of “ongoing military activity” in the region.

“Missiles, drones and other projectiles could strike targets in the region,” he said.

“The security situation could deteriorate significantly without notice.”

— with files from The Associated Press and Reuters

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In a season full of demoralizing losses for the Winnipeg Jets, this one might take the cake.

With the trade deadline a week away and needing to play close to perfect hockey to keep their faint glimmer of hope alive, they threw away a pair of two-goal leads in an eventual 5-4 overtime loss in Anaheim Friday night.

Winnipeg got the ball rolling early in the first, opening the scoring just 1:24 into the contest.

Dylan Samberg skated the puck up the ice and into the Anaheim end before dropping it to his left to Cole Perfetti. He then sent a cross-ice pass to Alex Iafallo, who took a moment to gather the pass before rifling a shot that took just the slighted deflection off an Anaheim defender and ramped past the right shoulder of Lukas Dostal.

The goal was Iafallo’s tenth of the season and first in 11 games.

The scored stayed 1-0 after 20 minutes as both teams failed to convert a power play chance. Winnipeg also hit the post twice while Anaheim also rang iron once as the Jets outshot the Ducks 9-7.

The Jets doubled their lead early in the second period, though it wasn’t without a cost.

Adam Lowry drew a holding penalty after getting free for a partial breakaway, but before the Ducks touched the puck, Lowry lost an edge and fell to the ice, and as he slid along the ice the ankle of Vladislav Namestnikov got awkwardly twisted as it got tangled up with Lowry’s legs.

Namestnikov needed a moment before he got up and gingerly left the ice, heading to the locker room where he would remain for the duration of the game.

On the ensuing power play, the Jets worked the puck around the Anaheim zone before Kyle Connor fed Gabriel Vilardi for a quick-trigger snapshot from the slot that glanced off the shaft of Dostal’s stick and into the net at the 2:25 mark.

It was Vilardi’s 23rd goal of the season and team-leading eighth power play marker.

Just over a minute later, Winnipeg earned their third power play of the night but it was Anaheim who managed to get a shorthanded 3-on-1. Thanks in part to a good defensive play by Ville Heinola, the Ducks weren’t able to get a great shot on goal, and moments later a Cole Perfetti shot squeezed through Dostal before hitting the post, though it was then cleared to safety.

Each side took turns generating chances throughout the period, with both goalies playing well but in the final minute of the second, the Ducks finally broke through.

In the midst of a long shift in the Winnipeg end, the puck found its way to the point where Jacob Trouba fired a shot that Connor Hellebuyck tried to catch with his glove but he didn’t get it cleanly, causing a shot that may have been going wide to flutter over his shoulder and into the goal with 40.9 seconds to go.

It was Trouba’s third career goal against the team that drafted him ninth overall in 2012.

The shot totals in the second were large, with the Ducks getting 17 on net and the Jets responding with 13.

Anaheim nearly tied it in the opening minute of the third when a point shot was deflected in front by Chris Kreider but it hit the post, and just moments later, Winnipeg restored their two-goal lead.

The Ducks had possession of the puck in their own end when it appeared that Perfetti hauled Mason McTavish. Play continued as Anaheim protested with Iafallo keeping it in at the point, sending it to Lowry in the slot. He dropped it to a hard-charging Elias Salomonsson, whose wrist shot beat Dostal from distance for his first NHL goal.

The Ducks cut into the lead again on the power play when Leo Carlsson banged home a loose puck in front with 6:32 gone in the third.

Just over three minutes later, the game was tied. Beckett Sennecke sent a shot on goal from distance that Hellebuyck stopped but he coughed up a juicy rebound that Pavel Mintyukov buried at the 9:59 mark.

Winnipeg had a great opportunity to take the lead on a power play with just over five minutes left. Anaheim, however, got the kill, and not long after, took their first lead of the night.

Ryan Poehling got the puck just inside his own blueline and dashed up the ice with Jonathan Toews on his hip. He managed to get free of Toews before slipping through both Dylan DeMelo and Dylan Samberg, losing the handle on the puck for a brief moment before chipping a shot on goal that eluded Hellebuyck. It was a fantastic individual effort that also exploited some defensive deficiencies on the Jets.

Winnipeg would not go down without a fight, however. With the goalie pulled, Stanley missed the net from the point. Trouba was in position to track down the rebound and get a clear, but a great stick-check by Vilardi allowed Perfetti to get control of the puck and make a slick pass that Connor one-timed into the net, his 27th of the year sending the game to overtime.

Both teams had their share of chances in OT and it seemed that the game was destined for a shootout.

But in the dying seconds, Sennecke and Kreider got free on a 2-on-1. Sennecke held the puck as he made a move around a sliding Samberg, sending the puck across to Kreider who jammed it home to seal the win.

Making his first start since winning Olympic gold on Sunday, Hellebuyck allowed five goals on 40 shots, his record falling to 1-4-4 over his last nine NHL starts with a 3.20 goals against average and .892 save percentage.

The Jets will wrap up this three-game road trip in San Jose on Sunday.

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A four-goal burst in just over four minutes in the second period lifted the Windsor Spitfires to a 6-1 win over the London Knights at Canada Life Place on Feb. 27.

Liam Greentree recorded a hat trick for Windsor as he started the scoring with a deflection in front at 3:27 of the first period to reach 30 goals on the season.

London held the Spitfires to just three shots on goal over the first 20 minutes and tied the game 1-1 as Jaxon Cover rifled home a Will Nicholl feed at 12:55.

Cover’s goal moved him into sole possession of fifth place in OHL rookie scoring with 18 goals and 43 points on the year.

Ethan Belchetz came out from behind the London net and scored his 33rd goal of the year at 6:36. Then, just 23 seconds later, Greentree’s second of the game gave Windsor a 3-1 lead.

Greentree completed the hat trick at 9:29 of the second period to extend the Spitfires lead to 4-1.

Before the end of the second a bounce found Chicago Blackhawks prospect Alex Pharand at the edge of the Knights crease and he put a backhand past Alexei Medvedev and the Spitfires went to the dressing room with a four-goal lead.

The teams went 51 minutes before the first minor penalty of the game was officially recorded.

On the ensuing Windsor power play A. J. Spellacy nudged a puck across the goal line to finish the scoring at 12:26 of the third period.

A penalty had signalled in the second period but a goal was scored on the delayed call so the penalty did not end up on the scoresheet.

The Spitfires outshot the Knights 30-18.

Windsor was 1-for-1 on the only man advantage of the game.

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The Knights will be on the road for back-to-back games against the Brampton Steelheads at 4 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 28 and then in Kitchener to kick off the month of March at 2 p.m., against the Rangers.

London has not seen the Steelheads since Sept. 26 when Brampton eked out a 2-1 win in London.

The Knights will be meeting the Rangers for the sixth and final time during the regular season and Kitchener has been on a run.

In the 29 games they have played since the trade deadline where they acquired former Knights players Sam O’Reilly and Jarred Woolley they have lost just one time in regulation.

Coverage of both games can be heard on 980 CFPL, at www.980cfpl.ca and on the iHeart Radio and Radioplayer Canada apps.

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