Ontario News

TORONTO — Another Game 1, another shocking playoff defeat for the Toronto Raptors. And now, in a black-cloud scenario they've faced an incredible 10 times before, the Raptors find themselves having to claw their way back.

TORONTO — With under two minutes remaining Saturday, Raptors star DeMar DeRozan rose majestically and extended the hand holding the ball towards the rim.

OTTAWA — Dion Phaneuf waited a long time for this type of moment. Phaneuf set up two goals before scoring his own in overtime as the Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 on Saturday to tie their Eastern Conference quarter-final series 1-1.

OTTAWA — Bruce Cassidy and the Boston Bruins pride themselves on their ability to close out games. They weren't able to do that Saturday.

TORONTO — Pink Lloyd notched the first stakes win of his career with a determined effort in Saturday's $113,000 Jacques Cartier Stakes at Woodbine.

MISSION, B.C. — A convicted killer who went missing from the minimum security unit of the Mission Institution in British Columbia has been recaptured.

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Liberal and NDP leaders largely kept the politics out of their speeches while addressing the Sikh community at the annual Vaisakhi celebration this weekend.

TORONTO — That familiar losing feeling hung in the air at Rogers Centre on Saturday when a rare Toronto lead was snuffed out in the top of the ninth inning by the Baltimore Orioles. Blue Jays slugger Kendrys Morales made sure it didn't last long.

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — A man has been pronounced dead after an incident in Aroland First Nation in northern Ontario. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to a home to investigate after a man was reported injured on the reserve Friday morning.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Police in Niagara region say an officer has been charged with mischief. Investigators did not release any details about the allegation. They say a member of the public called police about an incident that happened in St.