Canadiens' Jesperi Kotkaniemi lands a punch during his fight with Flyers defenceman Robert Hagg Thursday night in Philadelphia.Eric Hartline / USA TODAY Sports

Good morning and welcome to the TGIF edition of While You Were Sleeping. Baby its cold outside (ahead of a snowy weekend) so not only should you bundle up, but dont be in such a rush on the roads, says Quebec 511. You know how we worry. Onward.

The Habs won and so did Jesperi Kotkaniemi: In his post-win story, Pat Hickey wrote: There was no shortage of heroes in the Canadiens 4-1 victory over the Flyers Thursday night. Ilya Kovalchuk did what he does best, scoring two goals. The teams leading scorer, Tomas Tatar, had a three-point night with a goal and two assists. And Carey Price continued his run of outstanding performances, making 40 saves. But when it came time for the players to select the player of the game, the honour went to 19-year-old Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who spent most of the third period sitting in the penalty box after dropping his gloves and traded punches with Robert Hagg. Read on right here.

Man arrested in connection with death of mother of six in Mascouche: A man in his 30s has been arrested in connection with the suspicious death of the mother of six children in Mascouche on Thursday. The children were present when local police entered the des Anglais Rd. home at 4 a.m. Thursday to find the woman and a man injured. The victim, 33-year-old Jal Cantin, is believed to have been assaulted overnight Wednesday. Her death was confirmed in hospital. The Sret du Qubecs major crimes division was assigned to the case and the provincial force announced the arrest of a suspect late Thursday, saying he could not be identified because he had yet to be charged.

Friends of victims of Flight 752 are trying to sort out what to do with their belongings: Officials say 138 people travelling to Canada from Iran were killed when a Ukraine International Airlines flight carrying 176 passengers was shot down by the Iranian military. The dead included Razgar Rahimi, his wife and young son. Friends say they lived north of Toronto and had no other relatives in Canada. Shaho Shahbazpanahi was close friends with the family and says hes now trying to help their surviving relatives sort out what to do with their house and vehicles. He says for first-generation immigrants, friends become like family and he feels its his responsibility to do everything he can. Vancouver lawyer Samin Mortazavi says someone with assets in both Iran and Canada could find themselves dealing with Canadian and Iranian law. He says its hard to obtain a temporary resident visa because of Canadas relationship to Iran, but Ottawa says it can assist family members who need visas urgently.

The Canadian military is looking for help taking out the trash in space: Over the last two years, the militarys Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security program has awarded nearly $5 million in contracts to Canadian companies and university researchers to find ways to identify some of the millions of pieces of junk orbiting the Earth. Now it is preparing to award more contracts hoping to find a way to get rid of the junk once it has been identified. The European Space Agency estimates more than 129 million pieces of space junk are circling our planet, most of them smaller than a raisin. The junk, often remnants of space vehicles and other debris from human- or remote-controlled trips into space, travel at speeds of up to 28,000 kilometres per hour and pose significant risks to working space craft and satellites. The Canadian military says current removal systems are ineffective and nobody has yet found a way to keep track of the smallest pieces of space debris.

New rules for climbers: Parks Canada has implemented new rules for climbers on the countrys highest peak after having to rescue eight people in seven years. The rules, which are posted on the agencys website, include a moratorium on solo climbing on the 5,959-metre Mount Logan, in Yukon. Climbers are also required to have insurance to cover any search-and-rescue costs for all expeditions in the Icefield Ranges of Kluane National Park before they are issued a permit. Ed Jager, director of visitor experience with Parks Canada, says they want to improve safety for people visiting the park as well as their rescue teams. He says they are also hoping to reduce the burden on taxpayers who end up picking up the cost of the rescues. Jager says there have been eight rescue missions in Kluane in the last seven years, each costing between $60,000 and $100,000.

Source: Canadian Press

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