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TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares had his first playoff hat trick and the Toronto Maple Leafs rebounded from a poor playoff start with a lopsided 7-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night to even the teams’ first-round playoff series at a

TORONTO (AP) — John Tavares almost singlehandedly got the Toronto Maple Leafs back into their opening round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

TORONTO — John Tavares doesn't tend to show much emotion. The Maple Leafs' stoic captain usually leads by example with a head-down, dogged determination he's demonstrated since his days as a teenage phenom.

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. — Michael Simpson made 19 saves and the Peterborough Petes pushed the OHL-best Ottawa 67's to the brink of elimination with a 3-1 win on Thursday.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — More than $20 million worth of gold and other high-value items have been stolen from Toronto Pearson Airport, Peel Regional Police said Thursday. Duty Insp.

TORONTO — Victor Hedman missed Game 2 of the Tampa Bay Lightning's first-round series against the Toronto Maple Leafs with an undisclosed injury.

A First Nation in southern Ontario says five federally run schools in its community are closed as a result of a strike by federal public service workers. Six Nations of the Grand River says more than 1,100 students are affected.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,630.69, down 50.14): Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX:CVE). Energy. Down one cent, or 0.04 per cent, to $23.90 on 6.8 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index was down on Thursday, weighed down by losses in the energy sector as the price of oil fell, while U.S. stock markets were also lower.