Around Ontario

OWEN SOUND, Ont. — The London Knights were back in the win column Saturday with a 5-4 shootout victory over the Owen Sound Attack in the OHL, one day after seeing their three-game win streak snapped.

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — An Andrew Agozzino hat trick sent the Belleville Senators to their fourth straight victory, a 7-3 pounding of the Laval Rocket in the AHL Saturday.

AJAX, Ont. — A 29-year-old man is facing numerous charges following an alleged hit-and-run that left a 73-year-old woman dead and sent another person to hospital on Saturday.

TORONTO — Alex Steeves scored the overtime winner to lead the Toronto Marlies past the Cleveland Monsters 4-3 and cap off strong performances by Carl Dahlstrom and Keith Petruzzelli.

HAMILTON — Receiver Eugene Lewis is on the Montreal Alouettes' starting roster for the East Division semifinal. Lewis was listed as one of Montreal's starters for the East Division semifinal at Tim Hortons Field against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 854 new COVID-19 cases today and two more deaths from the virus.

OSHAWA, Ont. — Brett Harrison had two goals including the game-winner in overtime as the Oshawa Generals upset the Ottawa 67's 4-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday. Andrew Witton and Ryan Gagnier also scored for the Generals (31-20-6-5).

The number of First Nations people who died from opioid-related deaths in Ontario more than doubled during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford has asked public health officials to ramp up surveillance and plan for "all outcomes" in light of a new COVID-19 variant that's feared to be more transmissible.

Two public health units reintroduced restrictions Friday as Ontario reported its highest daily COVID-19 case count since the beginning of September.