TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 23 points as a physical Toronto Raptors outmuscled the New York Knicks 116-101 on Sunday. DeRozan added five assists and five rebounds for Toronto but it was the no-nonsense defensive effort from his team that delighted Raptors coach Dwane Casey. “I was really proud of the way the starters came out and set the tone, especially starting the third quarter,” Casey said. “(We) came out, set the tone […]
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NBA: Deadly DeRozan nets 41 as Raptors maul Celtics
TORONTO, United States (AFP) — DeMar DeRozan poured on 41 points as the Toronto Raptors snapped their two-game losing streak with a 114-106 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. DeRozan grabbed 13 rebounds and made eight of nine shots from the foul line to help the Raptors improve to 25-13 at the Air Canada Centre. Toronto’s win came courtesy of a fourth quarter scoring spree which saw them go on a 19-4 run that […]
NBA: DeRozan, Lowry spoil Wiggins’ homecoming party
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and Kyle Lowry tallied 25 points and 11 assists as the Toronto Raptors rallied to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-110 in Andrew Wiggins’ homecoming game on Thursday night. Wiggins scored 11 of his 25 points in the first quarter but the Timberwolves were no match for the offensive firepower of the Raptors at home. Wiggins, who was the first overall draft pick in 2014, is from […]
NBA: LeBron stops the rot as Cavs hold off Raptors
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored 34 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped their three-game losing streak with a battling 116-112 win over the Toronto Raptors on Monday. James led the scoring for the Cavs, who also saw Kevin Love pour on 28 points with 14 rebounds as the Raptors’s six-game winning streak came to an end. The Cavs had looked to be easing to victory after opening up a 15-point lead […]
NBA: Curry, Durant fire Warriors over Raptors
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant had 30-point games to fire the Golden State Warriors to a fifth consecutive victory on Wednesday in a 127-121 win over the Toronto Raptors. Reigning NBA MVP Curry finished with 35 points and seven assists after the Warriors held off a furious late fightback from Toronto to claim the win. The Warriors appeared to be cruising to victory after opening up an 18-point lead in the […]
NBA: DeRozan’s Raptors bust through Thunder’s stingy defence
OKLAHOMA CITY, United States (AFP) — Try as they might, the Oklahoma City Thunder couldn’t slow down Toronto Raptors star DeMar DeRozan on Wednesday. DeRozan scored 37 points and Toronto broke through the Thunder’s stifling defence to hand them their first home loss of the season with a 112-102 victory at Chesapeake Energy Center arena. “You have to have toughness to go against this team,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said of the Thunder. “This is […]
Drake sets new record for American Music Award nods
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Rap chart-topper Drake on Monday earned a record 13 nominations for the American Music Awards, topping the mark set by late king of pop Michael Jackson. The Toronto rapper, whose “Views” has been the top-selling album released this year in the United States, was in the running for Artist of the Year and raked in other nominations thanks to his slew of collaborations. But on the same day as […]
Toronto film festival gets political with ‘Jackie,’ ‘LBJ’ and ‘Barry’
by Michel COMTE TORONTO, Canada (AFP) — With global attention trained on the looming US election, the Toronto film festival looked back this week at American political figures Jacqueline Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and a young Barack Obama. Filmmakers are “looking backward to discover some of the lessons of the past that are relevant today,” said Piers Handling, co-director of North America’s largest film festival, often seen as a good predictor of the US Academy Awards. Natalie […]
View of Toronto CN Tower
(Eagle News) — A view of the Toronto CN Tower taken by Eagle News correspondent Rey Mangahas which also shows the busy port near it. The CN Tower is a 553.33 m-high (1,815.4 ft) concrete communications and observation tower in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is considered a signature icon of Toronto’s skyline. The CN Tower was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1995.
INC conducts clean up drive in Eastern Canada
The Iglesia ni Cristo members in Eastern Canada are giving back to the community by conducting a clean up drive. The “Clean Toronto Together” activity is an annual city-wide initiative of keeping Toronto clean and green. The city holds the event every April. Camille Enriquez and Monica de Jesus reports.
Filipinos in Toronto warned against possible employment scam
MANILA, PIA- The Philippine Consulate General in Toronto warns the public of a possible scam targeting nurses and others in health-oriented professions in the Philippines by offering them non-existent jobs in Canada, particularly as caregivers at Ian Anderson House, an in-resident cancer hospice located in Oakville, Ontario. The Consulate General received a report that an invitation is being circulated through e-mail for a two-day seminar, currently scheduled for March 07 to 08, in the Philippines […]
Polar Bear Sees Snow For The First Time
A 12-week old polar bear cub born in the Toronto Zoo is introduced to snow for the first time.





