Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Joel Quenneville gets his 1,000th career win in Ducks' 6-5 comeback victory over Oilers
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Joel Quenneville became the second coach in NHL history to win 1,000 games with the Anaheim Ducks' 6-5 comeback victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Quenneville ...
Feb 25, 2026
Veteran pitcher Max Scherzer confirms he is returning to the Toronto Blue Jays
TORONTO - Max Scherzer confirmed Thursday that he is returning to the Toronto Blue Jays. The club has not yet announced the contract, reported to be worth US$3 million for one season, but the 41-year-...
Feb 25, 2026
Max Scherzer and Toronto Blue Jays agree to $3 million, 1-year deal, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) - Max Scherzer is returning to the Toronto Blue Jays. Two weeks into spring training, the three-time Cy Young Award winner has agreed with the reigning American League champions on a $3 ...
Feb 25, 2026
Perfetti nets OT winner to lift Jets past Canucks 3-2
VANCOUVER - Cole Perfetti scored 1:37 into overtime to give the Winnipeg Jets a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL play Wednesday night. Perfetti scored off a rebound of a Adam Lowry shot for h...
Feb 25, 2026
FIFA's Infantino has 'complete confidence' in Mexico to host World Cup games despite cartel violence
MEXICO CITY (AP) - The violence that erupted in Mexico after the death of a powerful drug lord has left many questioning whether the country will be able to co-host the World Cup in just over three mo...
Feb 25, 2026
Vancouver Whitecaps down C.S. Cartagines, advance in CONCACAF Champions Cup
VANCOUVER - A successful season last year taught the Vancouver Whitecaps the importance of staying calm. Now the Major League Soccer club is leaning on that knowledge early in a new campaign. The Whit...
Feb 25, 2026
Kucherov hits 30 goals again as Lightning roll past Maple Leafs 4-2 for 6th straight win
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Nikita Kucherov scored to give him his ninth 30-goal season and added two assists for 701 in his career and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Wednesday...
Feb 25, 2026
Devin Vassell's 21-point performance helps Spurs rally past Raptors 110-107
TORONTO - Devin Vassell led all scorers with 21 points as the San Antonio Spurs rallied to a 110-107 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. De'Aaron Fox added 20 points as San Antonio (42-16) exte...
Feb 25, 2026
Reid Carruthers announces retirement from competitive curling
WINNIPEG - Curler Reid Carruthers is retiring after a career that saw him capture Brier and world titles as part of a Manitoba team skipped by Jeff Stoughton and a world silver medal in mixed doubles....
Feb 25, 2026
'My baby': Relatives of Alberta girl dead in hockey bag give victim impact statements
EDMONTON - Family of an eight-year-old girl found dead in a hockey bag in central Alberta cried while reading victim impact statements at the start of a sentencing hearing Wednesday for the woman char...
Feb 25, 2026