National Sports

CALGARY — Kyle Connor and Mason Appleton each had a goal and assist on Saturday as the Winnipeg Jets made it eight straight wins to begin the NHL season with a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.

MONTREAL — Cole Caufield continued his red-hot start to the season and Kirby Dach scored for the first time in almost a year-and a half as the Montreal Canadiens beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Saturday evening.

HALIFAX — Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps are back-to-back champions at Skate Canada International, but they’re not smiling about it. Not after the multiple errors they committed in the free skate on Saturday.

The Western Mustangs, Guelph Gryphons and Queen's Gaels are moving on to the Ontario University Athletics football semifinals after recording big wins on Saturday.

MONTREAL — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers came to Montreal on Saturday afternoon with a mission: to clinch top spot in the CFL’s West Division.

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TORONTO — In November, CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie will hand off the Grey Cup for the final time. Ambrosie made the surprising announcement Saturday that he'll retire sometime in 2025.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Robert Lewandowski scored twice and Lamine Yamal piled on to ruin Kylian Mbappé’s first clasico as Barcelona routed Real Madrid 4-0 on Saturday.

HULL — Canadian international winger Liam Millar will miss the rest of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. The injury was suffered in Hull City's 1-1 draw Wednesday with visiting Burnley in England's second-tier Championship.

Familiar foes face off Sunday in the Canadian Premier League playoffs. No. 1 Forge FC and No. 2 Cavalry FC meet in the qualifying semifinal at Tim Hortons Field, with the winner moving straight into the Nov. 9 championship game.