ST JOHN'S - The 2025 Canada Games closed on a historical note with Ontario beating Alberta to claim the first women's baseball gold while Team Ontario staged a last day rally to bump Quebec from the top of the medal table.

With Quebec leading Ontario by a single medal (152-151) going into the final day of competition the stage was set for a Games ending cliffhanger for provincial bragging rights.

The final tally could not have been any closer the two provincial powerhouses finishing equal on gold with 63 but Ontario sneaking into top spot at the buzzer on total medals 175 to 173.

British Columbia finished third on 116 total medals and Alberta fourth with 81.

Newfoundland and Labrador, thanks to a remarkable four medal effort but dual-sport para-athlete Gavin Baggs, settled in at ninth while Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut all left St. John's empty handed failing to get an athlete on the podium.

Certainly, there was plenty still to be decided on the final day with eight sports awarding medals providing one last chance for teams and athletes to get on the podium.

The day began with Quebec putting a little distance between them and Ontario taking the top two spots on the podium in the women's mountain biking sprint with Maude Ruelland grabbing gold and Eliane Blais silver.

New Brunswick's William Banfield took gold in the men's sprint ahead of BC's Rhett Bates but Quebec would add to their total with Mika Comaniuk snatching bronze.

Over in the Works Aquarena Saskatchewan claimed the final gold of the diving competition winning the mixed team event while Quebec continued their last day push securing silver and bronze.

But Ontario hit back with a late gold rush in the team events coming out on top in women's baseball, indoor volleyball and soccer and men's box lacrosse and softball.

At a sun kissed St Pat's Ballpark Team Ontario not only celebrated an 8-5 win over Alberta and a gold medal but earning a place in the Canada Games history book as the first to win a women's baseball title.

Ashlynn Jolicoeur’s first inning RBI single gave Ontario the early lead that they would never surrender taking control of the contest on a four-run fourth inning burst powered by a two-run scoring double from Olivia Westfall.

Ontario would bring across two more runs in the fifth to surge ahead 7-1 before Alberta mounted a fight back.

   In the bottom of the fifth Kamryn Kutzner crushed a two-run homer before the westerners took advantage of some errors from Ontario starting pitcher Jaydn Sagert, two bases loaded wild pitches that brough in two more runs to slash the deficit to 7-5.

But the Alberta rally would stall, Sophia Horton-Moulton adding a bit of insurance driving in her third run of the game to seal Ontario's victory.

   Over at another ball diamond the Ontario men's softball successfully defended their gold medal from three years ago taming Quebec 4-2.

Ontario jumped out to a 4-0 lead Sam Diamond, Mike Walker, Alex McGillivray each driving in run while Gavin Brooks hammer a fourth inning solo home run.

Women's indoor volleyball gold also went to Ontario with 3-1 (25-14, 25-18, 27-29, 25-17) over Alberta, who settle for silver for the second consecutive Games.

The Alberta, however, would not be denied in the men's final sweeping to gold with a straight set 3-0 (27-25, 25-20, 25-18) decision over Manitoba.

   Led by dazzling six goal, two assist performance from Vincent Ward, Team Ontario rolled to a businesslike 11-5 win over British Columbia in the box lacrosse final avenging their loss to BC in the Niagara Games final three years ago.

Chiamaka Omeze's eighth minute strike was all Ontario needed to secure the women's soccer gold holding on to edge Quebec 1-0.

Quebec did turn the tables in the artistic swimming beating Ontario to take gold in the mixed team competition.