National Sports

TORONTO — A win, loss and draw added up to victory for the Montreal Impact on Wednesday night. Montreal beat Toronto FC 3-1 on penalty kicks at BMO Field to win the Canadian Championship.

SEATTLE — Cammi Granato has received plenty of interest in the past from NHL franchises. None of them suited her as well as Seattle's expansion team does. The former U.S.

MONTREAL — The director of the Montreal marathon says he is resigning after the death of a runner at the event over the weekend. In a statement, Dominique Piche says his decision to resign reflects his desire to be accountable.

CALGARY — Grit and goals returned to the Calgary Flames in time for the regular season with the re-signing of Matthew Tkachuk.

MARKHAM, Ont. — Defending champion Atthaya Thitikul of Thailand leads the way at the halfway mark of the world junior girls championship. The world's No.

HALIFAX — National team goaltender Emerance Maschmeyer believes next year's IIHF Women's World Championship, to be hosted on home soil in Nova Scotia, represents a "long overdue" opportunity to reclaim a hockey title Canada once took for granted.

MANCHESTER, England — Canadian international Janine Beckie scored a hat-trick Wednesday to help Manchester City down Switzerland's FF Lugano 4-0 and move into the round of 16 in Women's Champions League play.

Matthew Shiltz has some very big shoes to fill Saturday night. Shiltz will be under centre when Montreal (7-5) visits the B.C. Lions (3-10) at B.C. Place Stadium.

OTTAWA — Canada's national curling champions no longer have to win a medal at the world championship to book a berth in the Olympic trials. Curling Canada released its 2022 Olympic Games qualification criteria for teams and mixed doubles Wednesday.

The NHL has once again made some tweaks to the rule book heading into the 2019-20 season. The Canadian Press takes a look at those changes. VIDEO REVIEW Referees will now be allowed to review major and match penalties.