Connor McDavid showed up to Milano ready to ball out. The Canadian captain has nine points through three games, including a goal and two assists in Canada’s 10-2 demolition of France at Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.

Canada and the U.S. were the only sides to end on maximum points, but the Canadians' better goal difference means they topped the rankings.

Canada will spend more of its growing military budget with domestic firms under a defense-industrial strategy that’s meant to unleash more than C$500 billion ($369 billion) in investment over a decade.

Tom Wilson dropped the gloves late in Canada's game against France, going after the player who delivered a forearm to the head of teammate Nathan MacKinnon minutes earlier.

Canada's firepower spanned the generations in Sunday's 10-2 thrashing of France as Sidney Crosby added to his Olympic scoring legacy, Connor McDavid climbed the assist charts and teenage prodigy Mackl

Canada’s new defence industrial strategy sets ambitious targets to rebuild military readiness and reduce reliance on foreign suppliers, aiming to award 70 per cent of defence contracts to Canadian firms over the next decade.

Power forward Tom Wilson received a game misconduct late in Canada’s rout of France for fighting. Wilson and France’s Pierre Crinon got into a scuffle following a whistle as both players’ sticks and gloves were dropped before Crinon dragged Wilson to the ice.

By Trevor Stynes MILAN, Feb 15 (Reuters) - A mouth-watering final between Canada and the United States is still on the cards after the group stage of the men's Olympic ice hockey tournament, while highly fancied Sweden face a playoff in order to reach the quarter-finals.