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TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews had his second straight hat trick to push his NHL-leading goals total to 48 and added two assists for a career-high five points in the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 9-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

TORONTO — Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe is long past being in awe of his best player. Auston Matthews filling the net has simply become the standard.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Luke Misa had a goal and two assists as the Mississauga Steelheads defeated the visiting Kingston Frontenacs 4-2 in Ontario Hockey League action on Saturday at Paramount Fine Foods Centre.

TORONTO — Investigators say two people were allegedly shot within 24 hours at the same Toronto bus stop while they were waiting for a bus alone, and one of them is dead.

BELLEVILLE, ONT. — As snow accumulated on the streets around him, John Green wondered where he would find warmth for the night.

GEORGIAN BAY TOWNSHIP, ONT. — Provincial Police say they are investigating an overnight crash that killed a 52-year-old man in central Ontario.

TORONTO — The Canadian director of an Oscar-winning documentary about Alexei Navalny has a message for Russian President Vladimir Putin after confirmation the country's opposition leader died while serving a prison sentence in an Arctic penal colony.

SUDBURY, Ont. — Kieron Walton scored a hat trick as the Sudbury Wolves defeated the Saginaw Spirit 6-3 in Ontario Hockey League action on Friday night.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — One person has been sent to hospital after a stabbing at a mall west of Toronto. Const. Tyler Bell-Morena of Peel Regional Police says six people under the age of 18 were arrested after an altercation at Square One in Mississauga.

TORONTO — The House of Commons committee studying food prices is urging Loblaw and Walmart to sign on to the voluntary grocery code of conduct or risk having it legislated.