Ontario News

TORONTO (AP) — Diar DeRozan wanted to skip a day of school. Her father grudgingly went along with the plan. Turns out, the decision was worth shouting about.

TORONTO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 39 points, DeMar DeRozan had 23 against his former team and the Chicago Bulls overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 109-105 in a play-in tournament game Wednesday night.

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are out of the NBA's play-in tournament after dropping a 109-105 decision to the Chicago Bulls. The loss ends a season that saw the Raptors go 41-41 and finish as the No. 9 seed in the Eastern Conference. More coming.

TORONTO — “Canada's Drag Race” trounced most of its reality TV show rivals at the Canadian Screen Awards on Wednesday when it claimed six prizes, but lost the best reality/competition category to “The Amazing Race Canada.

TORONTO — With summer-like weather conditions in the Toronto area, the roof was open at Rogers Centre on Wednesday night for the Blue Jays' home game against the Detroit Tigers.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Sarah Fillier remembers the first time she walked into Canada's locker room. The 18-year-old did what any fan would do.

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (20,454.32, up 32.47): Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSX:TD). Financials. Down 81 cents, or one per cent, to $80.50 on 8.9 million shares.

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index eked out a gain Wednesday, while U.S. markets slumped later in the day to post small losses on the heels of fresh inflation data. The S&P/TSX composite index was up 32.47 points at 20,454.32.

TORONTO — Rogers Communications Inc.

TORONTO — An organization that supports Indigenous filmmakers and storytellers through funding, training and advocacy says its future is in jeopardyafter being excluded from the federal budget.