Around Ontario

TORONTO — The Montreal Canadiens weren't even supposed to be here.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Jahenns Manigat scored 20 points and Oluseyi Ashaolu added 17 as the Fraser Valley Bandits beat the Guelph Knighthawks 84-70 on Wednesday to complete round-robin play at the Canadian Elite Basketball League Summer Series.

Politicians and teachers are calling on the Ontario government to revisit its back-to-school plan as the premier continued to assert the strategy to reopen classrooms does enough to keep students and staff safe from the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — Tyler Johnson scored the tiebreaking goal with 87 seconds left to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over Boston on Wednesday and send the Presidents' Trophy-winning Bruins to their second straight loss in the NHL's playoff seedi

Toronto Maple Leafs alternate captain Morgan Rielly says he and his teammates are in Matt Dumba's corner as he protests against racial injustice during the NHL's return to competition.

TORONTO — The Maple Leafs say defenceman Jake Muzzin has been discharged from hospital and is back at the team's hotel, but will not return to the lineup during Toronto's playoff qualification series with the Columbus Blue Jackets.

TORONTO — Two months of missed payroll. Star players facing eviction notices. What little staff left wondering about their future. The Toronto Wolfpack, currently a rugby league team in limbo, are on the brink.

TORONTO — The bulk of the CFL's $30-million, interest-free loan request from the federal government is to cover the operation of a shortened season.

TORONTO — Brian Boyle and the Florida Panthers turned the tables on the New York Islanders by playing with more discipline and patience to avoid being swept from the playoffs.

TORONTO — Sports fans can't pack into arenas this summer, but a new Toronto drive-in theatre hopes to get them a bit closer to the action.