Ontario News

TORONTO — Hot off winning two Grammys on Sunday, Canadian singer-songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr. has sold the rights for part of his song catalogue to a prominent music investment company.

TORONTO — Canadian director Atom Egoyan is reuniting with actor Amanda Seyfried for an opera-set feature film.

TORONTO — The parent company of the master franchisee of Tim Hortons coffee shops in China says it has signed a deal for the exclusive development of Popeyes in mainland China and Macau. TH International Ltd.

TORONTO — Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. says its share of the latest quarterly profit of the asset management business it owns with Brookfield Corp. amounted to US$19 million.

TORONTO — Automakers have made high-profile price cuts for some of the most well-known electric cars this year, but experts say the overall sticker shock of buying vehicles will prove harder to remove.

TORONTO — Brookfield Reinsurance has signed a deal to buy Argo Group International Holdings for US$1.1 billion in cash. Argo is a U.S. focused underwriter of specialty insurance products.

TORONTO — TMX Group Ltd. is proposing to split its shares on a five-for-one basis. The operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange says it believes the split may encourage greater liquidity for its shares. Shares in the company closed at $133.

TORONTO — After seven seasons with the Toronto Raptors, Pascal Siakam is over trade deadline speculation. "At the end of the day, we know what it is.

BRAMPTON, Ont. — A second-half surge wasn't enough for the Brampton Honey Badgers as they dropped a 99-93 decision to Real Esteli in Basketball Champions League Americas play on Tuesday.

SAINT CATHARINES, Ont. — Matteo Drobac turned away all 18 shots he faced as the Hamilton Bulldogs blanked the struggling Niagara IceDogs 6-0 in Ontario Hockey League play on Tuesday.