National Sports
Harassment in sports: St-Onge asks provinces for investigative systems by end of 2023
By The Canadian Press on February 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Federal Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is calling on her provincial and territorial counterparts to establish independent bodies to handle harassment complaints from athletes by the end of this year. St-Onge says provinces and territories are making progress in offering athletes an equivalent standard for them to report abuse or harassment, as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Delgado scores from distance to sink former team as Galaxy beat Toronto FC 2-1
By The Canadian Press on February 19th, 2023
CARSON, Calif. – Mark Delgado scored the winning goal on a long-range rocket in the 52nd minute against his former team as the Los Angeles Galaxy beat Toronto FC 2-1 at Dignity Health Sports Park. EfraÃn Alvarez scored his fourth goal of the pre-season with Riqui Puig assisting on both goals Saturday night. Ayo Akinola ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Jonathan David scores for Lille but Mbappe, Messi inspire PSG to 4-3 comeback win
By The Associated Press on February 19th, 2023
PARIS (CP-AP) – Canadian international Jonathan David scored his 15th goal of the season for Lille to move into a tie for the scoring lead in France, albeit in a 4-3 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday. The 23-year-old from Ottawa beat PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from the penalty spot in the 57th minute to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of avalanche deaths in B.C. for the 2022-2023 season
By The Canadian Press on February 19th, 2023
Nine people have been killed in British Columbia avalanches this season, including four since Feb. 11. Avalanche Canada has warned that this year’s snowpack is dangerous and difficult to forecast. Here is a timeline of avalanche events this season: Dec. 31: A skier suffers life-threatening injuries in a slide near Emerald Lake in southeast B.C., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sports scoreboard for Saturday Feb. 18, 2023
By The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
Saturday’s Scoreboard NHL Toronto 5 Montreal 1 Calgary 3 New York 2 (OT) Vancouver 6 Philadelphia 2 Vegas 5 Tampa Bay 4 Los Angeles 6 Arizona 5 (SO) Colorado 4 St. Louis 1 Nashville 7 Florida 3 Boston 6 N.Y. Islanders 2 New Jersey 5 Pittsburgh 2 Columbus 4 Dallas 1 Carolina 4 Washington 1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Backlund scores in overtime as Flames burn Rangers 3-2
By Darren Haynes, The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
CALGARY – Mikael Backlund’s power-play goal 1:28 into overtime on Saturday night gave the Calgary Flames a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers, snapping their seven-game winning streak. Andrew Mangiapane and Nazem Kadri also scored for Calgary (26-19-11). The Flames pulled even in points with Minnesota for the second wild-card berth in the Western ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pettersson pots five points, Vancouver Canucks down Philadelphia Flyers 6-2
By Gemma Karstens-Smith, The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Elias Pettersson put up five points and hit a career milestone Saturday, propelling the Vancouver Canucks to a 6-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Swedish centre scored a pair of empty-net strikes and contributed three assists for the Canucks (22-30-4), while newcomer Anthony Beauvillier added a pair of goals. Andrei Kuzmenko and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHL roundup: Winnipeg whips Regina 7-4 in power showdown
By The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
REGINA – It was billed as the Number 1 team in the country versus the Number 1 player. Thanks to a five-goal outburst in the third period, the Winnipeg ICE were able to beat Connor Bedard and the Regina Pats 7-4 in Western Hockey League action on Saturday. Zack Ostapchuk scored twice and added an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!OHL roundup: Battalion battle back on road to clip Colts 4-2
By The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
BARRIE, Ont. – The visiting North Bay Battalion surrendered two first-period goals, but then buckled down and rolled over the Barrie Colts 4-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday night. Brayden Hislop, Pasquale Zito, Josh Bloom and Owen Van Steensel scored for the Battalion (36-15-1-1), who outshot the Colts 36-33. Evan Vierling and Brandt ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada beats Haiti, advances to quarterfinals of CONCACAF Under-17 Men’s Championship
By The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
GUATEMALA CITY – Canada dispatched Haiti 3-0 Saturday to reach the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Men’s Under-17 Championship and move within one win of qualifying for the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Antoine N’Diaye, Lucas Ozimec and Erik Pop scored for Canada, which needed just 16 minutes to build a 2-0 lead at Estadio Pensativo. Wednesday’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!QMJHL roundup: Gendron nets five goals as Olympiques thump Eagles
By The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
GATINEAU, Que. – Alexis Gendron was a one-man show on Saturday afternoon. Gendron scored five goals to lead the Gatineau Olympiques past the Cape Breton Eagles 8-4 in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. His teammate Riley Kidney chipped in with five assists. Isaac Belliveau, Antonin Verreault and Zachary Dean had the other goals for ... Read More »
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