National Sports

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price will not make the trip to Toronto for a game against the Maple Leafs on Wednesday, with the club saying he is staying home to get medical treatment.

The first group of Toronto FC personnel has received its first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine with more to follow.

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez beat No. 16 seed Zhang Shuai of China 6-3, 6-1 in the opening round of the Volvo Car Open on Tuesday.

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators have named Zac Bierk as their goaltending coach after reassigning Pierre Groulx to a scouting and development role. A native of Peterborough, Ont.

OTTAWA — Skate Canada hopes to bring the world figure skating championships to Montreal, four years after they were cancelled due to COVID-19.

TORONTO — Canada won't have two of its top three singles players for a Billie Jean King Cup playoff against host Serbia later this month. World No. 6 Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., and No. 120 Eugenie Bouchard of Westmount, Que.

CALGARY — Sheldon Keefe had 30 seconds to settle things down.

INDIANAPOLIS — There was another team out there that was marching through the season undefeated, that looked unstoppable at times, that had all arrows pointing toward a national title. COVID-19 put a halt to the undefeated dream.

Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice knows the Ottawa Senators aren't highly regarded around the NHL. The Senators linger in the basement of the North Division, but the young squad has wreaked havoc on several Canadian counterparts this season.

CALGARY — Canada's Brendan Bottcher lost to a rookie team and dominated a rival contender Monday at the men's world curling championship in Calgary.