Category Archives: Sports
Vancouver Canucks fire general manager Patrik Allvin after last-place finish
VANCOUVER - Jim Rutherford admits he has to shoulder some of the blame for how the Vancouver Canucks tumbled to the bottom of the NHL standings this season. The club's president of hockey operations i...
Apr 17, 2026
Inflation expected to jump in March as Iran oil shock enters price data
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will reveal the early impacts of the Iran war's oil price shock on inflation when the agency reports its consumer price index for March on Monday. A Reuters poll shows econo...
Apr 17, 2026
Flames close fourth straight season out of playoffs, look to crucial draft and future
CALGARY - A fourth straight year of missing the NHL playoffs puts pressure on the Calgary Flames to parlay a plethora of high draft picks into hope for fans. Calgary (34-39-9) capped the regular seaso...
Apr 17, 2026
Playoffs give Raptors all-stars Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes a chance to shine
TORONTO - It's time for Toronto Raptors all-stars Brandon Ingram and Scottie Barnes to step up and they know it. Ingram and Barnes will be centre stage when the Raptors begin their first-round playoff...
Apr 17, 2026
NHL roundup: Ducks beat Predators 5-4 to clinch Pacific Division’s third seed
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Troy Terry scored on a power play with 2:54 left, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Thursday night helping them clinch the third seed in the Pacific Div...
Apr 16, 2026
Oilers confident they'll be serious contenders for pursuit of Stanley Cup
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers will start their pursuit of a third consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup final at home on Monday and this time the Ducks are on the menu. Captain Connor McDavid had four ...
Apr 16, 2026
Frustrated Jets say they're sorry for letting 'best' fans, city down
WINNIPEG - Scott Arniel wished he could apologize to Winnipeg Jets fans. Not just the capacity crowd of 15,225 that watched the team get burned 6-1 by the San Jose Sharks Thursday night and still gave...
Apr 16, 2026
Parekh scores winner as Flames beat Kings 3-1
CALGARY - Zayne Parekh snapped a 1-1 tie with a goal at 6:08 of the third period to lift the Calgary Flames to a 3-1 season-ending win over the playoff-bound Los Angeles Kings on Thursday. Rookie goal...
Apr 16, 2026
Savoie, McDavid lead playoff-bound Oilers to clutch 6-1 win over Canucks
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid had four assists and rookie Matthew Savoie scored his first career hat trick as the Edmonton Oilers secured second place in the Pacific Division and home ice to start the fir...
Apr 16, 2026
Fast-starting Chizzy Iwai shoots 63, takes two-stroke lead in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Chizzy Iwai played her first seven holes in 7 under, capped by an eagle on the par-5 16th, and shot a 9-under 63 on Thursday to take a two-stroke lead in the JM Eagle L.A. Champions...
Apr 16, 2026