Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Whitecaps eliminated from CONCACAF Champions Cup with loss to Sounders
SPOKANE - The Vancouver Whitecaps are out of the CONCACAF Champions Cup after falling 2-1 to the Seattle Sounders on Wednesday. Seattle takes a 5-1 aggregate win over the two-legged round-of-16 series...
Mar 18, 2026

Rookie Gridin's shootout goal gives Calgary Flames 2-1 win over St. Louis Blues
CALGARY - Rookie Matvei Gridin's shootout goal gave Calgary Flames a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. Connor Zary scored the lone goal in regulation for Calgary (27-34-7). Dylan Ho...
Mar 18, 2026

Segedi scores, Vancouver Goldeneyes snap skid with 5-2 win over New York Sirens
VANCOUVER - Anna Segedi scored her first PWHL goal, helping the Vancouver Goldeneyes to a 5-2 win over the New York Sirens on Wednesday. The American centre collected a pass from Michelle Karvinen and...
Mar 18, 2026

Barrett and Ingram help the Raptors cruise past the Bulls 139-109
CHICAGO (AP) - RJ Barrett scored 23 points, Brandon Ingram had 18 and the Toronto Raptors pounded the Chicago Bulls 139-109 on Wednesday night for their third consecutive win. Toronto shot 57% (48 for...
Mar 18, 2026

Ovechkin scores his 922nd goal and Hutson scores in his debut as the Caps beat the Senators 4-1
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin scored his 922nd goal and Cole Hutson scored his first to lead the Washington Capitals past the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Wednesday night. Ovechkin is a goal shy of 1,000 ...
Mar 18, 2026
Kelly Pannek scores 2 goals to tie the PWHL lead with 11 and the Frost shut out the Charge 5-0
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Grace Zumwinkle and Kelly Pannek scored 11 seconds apart during a four-goal first period and the Minnesota Frost routed the Ottawa Charge 5-0 on Wednesday night. Minnesota (10-3...
Mar 18, 2026

World Happiness Report highlights social media's negative impact, ranks Finland as happiest country
HELSINKI (AP) - Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Wester...
Mar 18, 2026

For 10, it's 900: Inter Miami star Lionel Messi scores milestone 900th goal, joining Ronaldo in club
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Lionel Messi has reached another milestone, getting his 900th career goal in the opening minutes of Inter Miami's CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 match against Nashvill...
Mar 18, 2026

Floating furniture and local state of emergency as rain pounds B.C.'s coast
Les Martson said he could see furniture floating in the basement of a friend's home when he surveyed the site of flooding near Ocean Falls, B.C., along the province's central coast. The community is a...
Mar 18, 2026

Canada's Draxl outlasts Britain's Clarke in second-round qualifier at Miami Open
MIAMI - Canada's Liam Draxl outlasted Britain's Jay Clarke 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in a second-round qualifying match Wednesday at the Miami Open. Draxl, from Newmarket, Ont., completed the victory in two hours...
Mar 18, 2026