Around Ontario

TORONTO — Raptors Uprising GC completed its perfect NBA 2K League season Friday night, sweeping Cavs Legion GC for a record 16th straight victory. Including tournament play, Toronto (16-0) is a remarkable 25-0 this season.

TORONTO — Barely making the cut for the NHL's 24-team return to play, few hockey observers gave the Montreal Canadiens much of a chance in the qualification round against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

TORONTO — The CFL's quest for federal funding in order to stage an abbreviated season received a huge boost Friday.

MONTREAL — A 45-year-old man appeared in court via telephone Friday for allegedly making threats against Quebec's public health director, Horacio Arruda. The man was arrested Thursday in Drummondville, Que.

Toronto's public health agency is calling on the local public school board to reduce class sizes in September, suggesting the province's back-to-school plan doesn't go far enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

TORONTO — Ontario's child-care centres will be receiving about three per cent of a major influx of cash from the federal government meant to help cope with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, the province's premier said Friday.

TORONTO — The Ontario government began rolling out the first phase of its new program for families with autistic children on Friday, but critics and parents remain skeptical of the plan.

TORONTO — The Philadelphia Flyers have looked right at home playing in the NHL's expanded 24-team playoff format, but head coach Alain Vigneault isn't big on the idea of doing it for more than one season.

Toronto police are asking for help locating the suspect in a string of arson and mischief incidents on the city's east side.

TORONTO — The New York Islanders like to rely on defenceman Ryan Pulock's blistering point shot to help generate offence .