World Junior Championship games went ahead on a snowy day in the metro as a pair of pool play games closed out the holiday weekend on Sunday.

Sweden 4, Switzerland 2

Lucas Pettersson netted two third-period goals to lead Sweden over Switzerland 4-2 at Grand Casino Arena.

Pettersson snapped the tie at 6:28 of the third period, finishing a setup from Liam Danielsson and Eric Nilson to put Sweden ahead for good. He added an empty-net goal with 47 seconds remaining as Switzerland pressed late with the extra attacker.

Sweden opened the scoring 53 seconds into the game when Nilson beat his man off a pass from Leo Sahlin Wallenius. Switzerland answered midway through the first when Beni Waidacher tied the game at 14:27 following a setup by Leon Muggli and Daniil Ustinkov.

The Swiss took their only lead late in the second period when Lars Steiner scored at 18:22, snapping a shot past Love Harenstam to make it 2-1.

Momentum shifted early in the third. Viggo Bjorck tied the game 57 seconds into the period, finishing a play from Alfons Freij and Anton Frondell before Sweden pushed the pace for the remainder of regulation.

Harenstam finished with 21 saves on 23 shots for Sweden, which held a 23-20 edge in shots. Neuenschwander stopped 19 shots for Switzerland.

Sweden faces the United States on Wednesday, while Switzerland will play Germany on Tuesday.

Finland 8, Latvia 0

Emil Hemming scored twice as Finland dominated Latvia 8-0 at 3M Arena at Mariucci.

Finland struck early and never relented, holding Latvia to just four shots on goal while scoring three times in the opening period to take control.

Hemming opened the scoring at 4:11 of the first period, finishing a pass from Matias Vanhanen to put the Finns ahead. Finland doubled the lead less than two minutes later when Jasper Kuhta scored his first goal of the tournament, slipping a shot through the legs of Mikus Vecvanags to make it 2-0.

Max Westergard added another late in the period as Finland carried a 3-0 lead into the first intermission.

The Finns continued to pull away in the second period. Hemming scored again on a two-man advantage after consecutive Latvian penalties, and Joona Saarelainen followed later in the period to extend the lead to five.

Finland added three more goals in the third period. Roope Vesterinen scored early, Heikki Ruohonen followed midway through the period and Lasse Boelius capped the scoring with 9:29 remaining.

Petteri Rimpinen stopped all four shots he faced to earn the shutout for Finland, which finished with a 27-4 edge in shots. Vecvanags made 22 saves for Latvia despite facing steady pressure throughout.

Finland continues preliminary play against Czechia on Monday. Latvia faces Denmark on Tuesday.

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GRAND MARAIS , Minn. — A suspect is in custody after a Saturday afternoon stabbing inside the Cook County Co-op in the North Shore community of Grand Marais.

According to a social media post from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, the stabbing occurred at about 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. The victim received emergency care and was taken to North Shore Health, the Grand Marais hospital.

Authorities later apprehended a suspect based on a description provided by witnesses. No further details had been released as of Sunday.

The Cook County Co-op was founded in 1976, originally named the Cook County Whole Foods Co-op — though not connected to either the Duluth co-op of the same name or the national chain that sprang from a Texas store founded in 1980. The Grand Marais store’s current building was constructed in 2013. It is a popular stop for visitors to the tourism-dependent community of 1,300.

Co-op management was not immediately available to comment on the incident.

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Two people are dead and two injured after a two-vehicle crash Friday in Carlton County south of Duluth.

In a news release, the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office said it received a report at 9:02 a.m. of a two-vehicle crash involving unknown injuries. When emergency personnel arrived, a GMC Sierra pickup truck and Chevrolet Impala were found in a ditch near the intersection of Canosia and East Stark roads.

Attempts to resuscitate the two occupants of the Chevy Impala were unsuccessful, as the driver and passenger, Anthony Drake, 57, and Tammy Drake, 57, both of Oronoco, were pronounced dead at the scene, the sheriff’s office said.

The driver of the truck, a 32-year old man, and a 1-year old boy passenger, both of Thomson Township, were transported to Community Memorial Hospital in Cloquet. The status of their injuries is not known at this time.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, though the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office said it is not believed that alcohol or substance impairment is a contributing factor in the crash.

Assisting the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office with the incident were the Minnesota State Patrol, Cloquet Area Fire District, the Esko Fire Department and Carlton Fire and Ambulance.

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