Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO (AP) — RJ Barrett had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors snapped a 10-game losing streak against Boston with a 110-97 victory over the Celtics on Wednesday night. Jakob Poeltl added 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Raptors won consecutive games for the third time. Scottie Barnes scored 18 points. […]

TORONTO — RJ Barrett fired in 22 points and Scottie Barnes added 18 to lead the Toronto Raptors to an upset 110-97 win against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. With back-to-back wins, Toronto (10-31) hit the halfway post of the season with six fewer wins than last year’s pace of 16-25. The Raptors win over […]

Vancouver resident Nasser Najjar said he cried tears of joy after hearing that a ceasefire had been reached in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on Wednesday. Najjar, who lived in Gaza from 1999 to 2015, still has family in the region where the 15-month-long conflict has killed tens of thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands. […]

TORONTO — A defamation lawsuit filed by Drake against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” includes new details about a high-profile shooting that seriously injured a security guard outside the Canadian rapper’s Toronto home last year. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in a New York court, which does not name Lamar […]

Pro-Palestinian groups in Canada say a newly negotiated ceasefire deal to pause the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip will not end their regular demonstrations in cities like Toronto, while a national Jewish advocacy group says it “will not rest” until every hostage held by Hamas is released. While a ceasefire in the 15-month war […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he won’t run for re-election in his Montreal riding in the next general election. The news comes just over a week after Trudeau announced he would be stepping down as leader of the Liberal party. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index rose 200 points Wednesday amid a broad-based rally led by technology, financials and base metals, while U.S. stock markets also surged higher after the latest report on inflation and strong earnings from major banks. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 200.72 points at 24,789.30. In New York, the Dow […]

OTTAWA — Former central banker Mark Carney will launch his highly anticipated bid to lead the Liberal party at an event in Edmonton on Thursday, a week ahead of a fast-approaching deadline to enter the race. Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland and Government House leader Karina Gould are expected to launch their leadership bids in […]

Right-hander Jeff Hoffman finds “comfort in the chaos” when he’s on the mound with the game on the line. It’s a role the new Toronto Blue Jays reliever is the favourite to land this year. Hoffman, who agreed to a three-year, US$33-million deal with the Blue Jays last week, is returning to the franchise that […]

Toronto police say a Burlington, Ont., woman is facing additional charges and a second person has been arrested in an alleged Taylor Swift concert ticket scam that saw 28 people purchase nearly $70,000 worth of fraudulent tickets. Police allege a scammer who used the alias “Denise Blackhawk” used Facebook Marketplace to offer tickets for Swift’s […]