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TORONTO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors fell below .500 for the first time this season after blowing a nine-point lead in the fourth quarter and losing 104-101 at Toronto on Monday night. Golden State (19-20) has gone 7-17 since winning 12 of its first 15 games. “It sucks,” coach Steve Kerr said. “I don’t […]

TORONTO — A result like Toronto’s 104-101 comeback victory Monday over Golden State — a rare bright spot in a forgettable season for the Raptors — can help build a foundation for a team with an eye on the future. It’s an approach that Golden State coach Steve Kerr knows well. He guided powerhouse Warriors […]

TORONTO — Ochai Agbaji scored two key baskets late in the fourth quarter to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night at Scotiabank Arena. He gave Toronto a one-point lead with 93 seconds left and helped ice the win with a dunk with 39.8 seconds to […]

OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland will announce her intention to run for the Liberal party leadership just before the U.S. presidential inauguration, a source close to her campaign team said Monday. The source also said Freeland’s first policy promise will be to impose dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports to match the tariffs […]

TORONTO — Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley was ruled out of Monday’s game against the Golden State Warriors due to left hip soreness. Head coach Darko Rajakovic said Quickley’s hip “flared up” on Monday morning. He expected more details would be available on Tuesday after further evaluation. Forward Draymond Green (illness) sat out for the […]

OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland will announce her intention to run for the Liberal party leadership just before the U.S. presidential inauguration, a source close to her campaign team says. Freeland’s first policy promise will be to bring in dollar-for-dollar tariffs on U.S. imports to match the cost of tariffs president-elect Donald Trump […]

OTTAWA — The federal government has paused an incentive program that offered Canadians rebates of up to $5,000 when buying or leasing electric vehicles. In an update on its website, Transport Canada says the Incentives for Zero-Emission Vehicles (iZEV) Program has been paused as “funds have been fully committed.” The department says more than 546,000 […]

TORONTO — Lawyers began what are expected to be several days of legal arguments on Monday in the case of four girls scheduled to face trial this year over their alleged role in a deadly group attack on a homeless man in Toronto. The teens are part of a group police allege swarmed and stabbed […]

TORONTO — New data says Black Friday was the busiest shopping day of the 2024 holiday season in Canada, regaining the top spot after recent years were dominated by pre-Christmas shopping. The data released Monday by payments processor Moneris included transactions made between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 of last year. It says consumers may […]

Kingston police say a local waste management facility was evacuated Saturday afternoon after workers found a live grenade in a scrap metal container. Police say employees at the facility were sorting items in a scrap metal disposal container when they found what they believed was a grenade. They say the workers then contacted police, who […]