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TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors have traded guard Davion Mitchell to the Miami Heat for veteran forward PJ Tucker, a 2026 second-round pick and cash. The deal was reported hours before the NBA’s trade deadline Thursday, but confirmed hours afterwards. The Raptors acquired Mitchell in an off-season trade with Sacramento. The second-round draft pick is […]
TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc. has filed a response to the Competition Bureau’s allegations against the company of false advertising related to unlimited data plans. The bureau alleged in December that Rogers’ ads create the false or misleading impression that the plans provide consumers with limitless data, when in reality data service is severely limited […]
TORONTO (AP) — Brooklyn Nets coach Jordi Fernandez is stepping down as coach of Canada’s senior men’s national basketball team, Canada Basketball announced Thursday. Hired in 2023 to replace Nick Nurse, Fernandez led the program to its first Olympic qualification in 24 years and a bronze medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup, its first […]
OTTAWA — A human rights lawyer whose tenure as head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission ended before it really began is suing a Conservative politician, a media personality and the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs for defamation. At a press conference Thursday, Birju Dattani spoke about lawsuits he has filed against Conservative deputy […]
TORONTO — Canada’s main stock index moves lower Thursday, weighed down by losses in energy, telecom and technology stocks, while U.S. markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 35.35 points at 25,534.49. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 125.65 points at 44,747.63. The S&P 500 index was up 22.09 […]
Police say a 15-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a woman north of Toronto. Officers were called this morning to a residence in Vaughan, Ont., where they found a woman with critical injuries. She was pronounced dead on scene. York Regional Police say they arrested the teenage suspect and charged […]
TORONTO — A shelter worker who pushed a group of girls off a homeless man in a downtown Toronto parkette two years ago told court the man had blood pouring down his face but didn’t appear to be in a life-or-death situation. Melissa Alexander testified today at the trial of two teen girls charged in […]
Provincial police say a young person is facing charges after allegedly threatening a staff member at a school in Quinte West, near Belleville, Ont. Police say they were called to a school on County Road 40 Tuesday afternoon, but no injuries were reported in the incident. They say a youth from the Quinte area was […]
OSHAWA, Ont. — Police say they’ve laid more charges in the 2023 death of a 79-year-old retirement home resident east of Toronto. Durham Regional Police were called on April 1, 2023 to Aspira Traditions of Durham Region in Oshawa, Ont., where the resident was found sitting on a bench outside without vital signs. Police have […]
TORONTO — The prospect of a trade war with the United States has some Canadian film and TV crews bracing for potential impacts that could help some parts of the sector while simultaneously hurting others. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a 25 per cent tariff on most Canadian exports, a move Prime Minister Justin […]