Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Toews starting to feel comfortable playing with Jets
CALGARY - Jonathan Toews' first NHL goal in more than 2 1/2 years was a pivotal one on Monday night. Toews' power play marker at 2:41 of the third period came off a deflection of a Neal Pionk point sh...
Oct 21, 2025
Springer Dinger: Blue Jays come back for 4-3 win over Mariners to reach World Series
TORONTO - Comeback wins were a big reason why the Toronto Blue Jays reached the American League Championship Series. George Springer topped them all with a come-from-behind moment that will go down as...
Oct 21, 2025
'Believe in everybody' Scherzer tells Bieber before Blue Jays win ALCS
TORONTO - Surefire Hall of Famer Max Scherzer pulled Shane Bieber aside the night before Game 7 of the American League Championship Series to give him one simple piece of advice: "Believe in everybody...
Oct 20, 2025
NHL roundup: Canadiens beat Sabres 4-2 with three third-period goals
MONTREAL (AP) - Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovsky and Jake Evans scored in the third period, helping the Montreal Canadiens beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Monday night. Oliver Kapanen also scored for Mont...
Oct 20, 2025
Japan's parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation's first female prime minister
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partn...
Oct 20, 2025
Scheifele scores late as Jets burn Flames 2-1
CALGARY - Mark Scheifele's torrid start continued on Monday, extending his goal streak to five games with the game-winning marker at 15:06 of the third period as the Winnipeg Jets rallied to defeat th...
Oct 20, 2025
Hot rookies helping to make Canadiens tougher to play against
MONTREAL - A year after having the rookie of the year in the lineup, the Montreal Canadiens might even have a better group this season. Led by Oliver Kapanen, who scored the opening goal - his rookie-...
Oct 20, 2025
Fernandez, Mboko win opening matches in Tokyo's Pan Pacific Open
TOKYO - Leylah Fernandez continues to roll in Japan. The 23-year-old from Laval, Que., who won the Japan Open in Osaka on Sunday for her fifth career singles title, defeated Maria Sakkari of Greece in...
Oct 20, 2025
Springer's homer sends Blue Jays into World Series with 4-3 win over Mariners in Game 7 of ALCS
TORONTO (AP) - George Springer put Toronto ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1993 by beating the Seattl...
Oct 20, 2025
Toronto Blue Jays advance to World Series with 4-3 win over Seattle Mariners
TORONTO - George Springer hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the American League Championship Se...
Oct 20, 2025