The Egyptian government has extended John Greyson and Tarek Loubani’s detention by another 45 days. This is the fourth and longest extension to the Canadians’ imprisonment in a Cairo jail since they were arrested without charge on August 16. [Toronto Star]

Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment has teamed up with Drake to rebrand the Toronto Raptors and announce that the 2016 NBA All-Star game will be hosted here. MLSE hopes that the partnership with the hip-hop superstar and Toronto-native will help attract superstar NBA talent to the struggling franchise. [National Post]

Mayor Rob Ford wants the city’s auditor general to investigate the 2015 Pan Am Games’ organizing committee after the Toronto Sun published a list of expenses filed by top executives. Expenses range from $0.91 for parking from Bob O’Doherty, VP Sports and Venues, to $27,305.62 to relocate Senior VP Allen Vansen from Vancouver. [Toronto Sun]

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