Poulin scores `Superwoman' goal, Victoire beat Sceptres 4-2 in front of 19,038 fans in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin scored a spectacular “Superwoman” goal and added an empty-netter to help the Montreal Victoire beat the Toronto Sceptres 4-2 on Wednesday night in a PWHL Takeover Tour game in front of a capacity crowd of 19,038 at Rogers Arena.

Poulin gave Montreal a 3-0 lead at 7:48 of the second, controlling the puck while down on both knees, then snapping a shot past goalie Kristen Campbell into the top right corner. Poulin's follow through left her stretched out over the ice as the puck sailed in.

Mikyla Grant-Mentis scored on a breakaway and added an assist, Claire Dalton also scored and Ann-Renée Desbiens made 29 saves for the league-leading Victoire.

Jesse Compher and Daryl Watts scored for last-place Toronto. Campbell stopped 21 shots.

The game was the second of nine on the Takeover Tour.

The crowd of 19,038 eclipsed the Vancouver Canucks’ season high of 18,940.

The Sceptres are at New York on Sunday. The Victoire will play Minnesota in Denver on Sunday.

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Toronto Sceptres' Savannah Harmon (5) shoots the puck against the Montreal Victoire during the second period of PWHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Victoire goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens (35) stops Toronto Sceptres' Hannah Miller (34) during the second period of PWHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Victoire goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens (35) watches as Toronto Sceptres' Renata Fast (14) and Montreal's Dara Greig (17) vie for the puck during second period PWHL hockey action in Vancouver, on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Sceptres' Sarah Nurse (20) slides into Montreal Victoire goaltender Ann-Renee Desbiens (35) during second period PWHL hockey action in Vancouver, on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Victoire's Claire Dalton (42) and Toronto Sceptres' Allie Munroe (12) vie for the puck during first period PWHL hockey action in Vancouver, on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Victoire's Mikyla Grant-Mentis (18), scores on Toronto Sceptres goaltender Kristen Campbell (50) as Rylind Mackinnon (55) watches during first period PWHL hockey action in Vancouver, on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Victoire's Mikyla Grant-Mentis (18) celebrates her goal against the Toronto Sceptres during first period PWHL hockey action in Vancouver, on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Victoire's Marie-Philip Poulin, left, celebrates her goal with teammates as the Toronto Sceptres skate back to the bench during second period PWHL hockey action in Vancouver, on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Montreal Victoire's Mikyla Grant-Mentis (18) celebrates her goal against the Toronto Sceptres with teammates during first period PWHL hockey action in Vancouver, on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

BEIJING (AP) — Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.

Carney made the announcement after two days of meetings with Chinese leaders. He said there would be an initial cap of 49,000 vehicles on Chinese EV exports to Canada, growing to 70,000 over five years. China will reduce its tariff on canola seeds, a major Canadian export, from about 84% to about 15%, he told reporters.

“It has been a historic and productive two days,” Carney said, speaking outside against the backdrop of a traditional pavilion and a frozen pond at a Beijing park. “We have to understand the differences between Canada and other countries, and focus our efforts to work together where we’re aligned.”

Earlier Friday, he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged to improve relations between their two nations after years of acrimony.

Xi told Carney in a meeting at the Great Hall of the People that he is willing to continue working to improve ties, noting that talks have been underway on restoring and restarting cooperation since the two held an initial meeting in October on the sidelines of a regional economic conference in South Korea.

“It can be said that our meeting last year opened a new chapter in turning China–Canada relations toward improvement,” China's top leader said.

Carney, the first Canadian prime minister to visit China in eight years, said better relations would help improve a global governance system that he described as “under great strain.”

He called for a new relationship “adapted to new global realities” and cooperation in agriculture, energy and finance.

Those new realities reflect in large part the so-called America-first approach of U.S. President Donald Trump. The tariffs he has imposed have hit both the Canadian and Chinese economies. Carney, who has met with several leading Chinese companies in Beijing, said ahead of his trip that his government is focused on building an economy less reliant on the U.S. at what he called “a time of global trade disruption.”

A Canadian business owner in China called Carney's visit game-changing, saying it re-establishes dialogue, respect and a framework between the two nations.

“These three things we didn’t have,” said Jacob Cooke, the CEO of WPIC Marketing + Technologies, which helps exporters navigate the Chinese market. “The parties were not talking for years.”

Canada had followed the U.S. in putting tariffs of 100% on EVs from China and 25% on steel and aluminum under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Carney’s predecessor.

China responded by imposing duties of 100% on Canadian canola oil and meal and 25% on pork and seafood. It added a 75.8% tariff on canola seeds last August. Collectively, the import taxes effectively closed the Chinese market to Canadian canola, an industry group has said. Overall, China's imports from Canada fell 10.4% last year to $41.7 billion, according to Chinese trade data.

China is hoping Trump’s pressure tactics on allies such as Canada will drive them to pursue a foreign policy that is less aligned with the United States. The U.S. president has suggested Canada could become America's 51st state.

Carney departs China on Saturday and visits Qatar on Sunday before attending the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland next week. He will meet business leaders and investors in Qatar to promote trade and investment, his office said.

Associated Press business writer Chan Ho-him in Hong Kong contributed to this report.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaks to the media at Ritan Park in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, leaves after speaking to the media at Ritan Park in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, centre, reacts during a meeting with Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney (not in the picture), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaks to the media at Ritan Park in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, center, arrives to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)