National Sports

MONTREAL — Patrik Laine scored the winning goal in the shootout to propel the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night at Bell Centre.

DALLAS (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays lost out on Juan Soto, a year after failing to sign Shohei Ohtani. “Both of those guys, they’re obviously great, elite players,” Toronto manager John Schneider said Monday at the winter meetings.

EDMONTON — LGBTQ+ advocate organizations say they're working as quickly as possible to ask a court to stop the Alberta government from bringing into force a transgender law they say will cause immediate harm.

ESTERHAZY, Sask. — Hockey player Jonathan Jenson says he was sitting on the bench when he saw his teammate go down and a pool of blood begin to form on the ice.

TORONTO — Canada's decision to deploy a drone to spy on a New Zealand training session at the Paris Olympics was "completely stupid," says FIFA vice-president Victor Montagliani.

TORONTO — With Jan. 27 marking 500 days out from the 2026 World Cup kickoff, some 50-plus staff are fleshing out the Canadian end of the tournament at FIFA's Toronto office.

MONTREAL — Kristian Matte is done being a football player, but he's not finished with the game. The veteran offensive lineman retired Thursday after 14 CFL seasons, all with the Montreal Alouettes.

EDMONTON — Tre Ford not only has a new contract, he finally has a vote of confidence from the Edmonton Elks. The quarterback from Niagara Falls, Ont.

Summer McIntosh relishes swimming a race that she couldn't squeeze into her ambitious schedule at the Olympic Games in Paris.

NEW YORK — Florida left-wing Matthew Tkachuk, Tampa Bay centre Brayden Point and Vegas goaltender Adin Hill have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.