Around Ontario

TORONTO (AP) — Forward Dom Dwyer and Major League Soccer's Toronto FC have agreed to a two-year contract. The 30-year-old has 83 goals in 204 regular-season and postseason games for Kansas City and Orlando.

A man sought in the alleged kidnapping of his ex-girlfriend in Brampton, Ont., has been arrested and charged. Police say 21-year-old Kwami Garwood was arrested by police in Timmins, Ont.

TORONTO — Vasily Demchenko made 25 saves as the Laval Rocket doubled up the Toronto Marlies 4-2 on Tuesday in American Hockey League play.

TORONTO — Ontario will stop giving out first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for now due to an increased risk of a rare blood-clotting syndrome linked to the shot, a move the province's top doctor said was made out of an abundance of caution.

TORONTO — Ontario could safely reopen many outdoor recreational facilities even if it extends a stay-at-home order next week, the province's science advisers said Tuesday.

The Ontario Human Rights Commission is sounding the alarm about crowding in provincial custody, saying capacity in correctional facilities has at times come close to pre-pandemic levels even as the third wave maintains its grip on the province.

Toronto FC has waived former first-round draft pick Griffin Dorsey.

TORONTO — Veteran Canadian bantamweight Alexis Davis will step into the Octagon for the 13th time when she takes on Sweden's Pannie (Banzai) Kianzad next month at UFC 263. The main event of the June 12 card at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz.

Toronto goaltender Frederik Andersen will get his first start in almost two months when the Maple Leafs visit the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.

TORONTO — A man faces charges after a series of wild chases in Oshawa, Ont. Police say officers tried to pull over a speeding motorist on Monday, who instead struck a cruiser and tree before driving off.