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Canadian Celeb News: Justin Bieber Showing His Canuck Roots, 'The Last Of Us' Updates & More

A couple of Canadian celebs also showed their support for the Toronto Raptors.

A scene from The Last Of Us. Right: Justin Bieber.

A scene from The Last Of Us. Right: Justin Bieber.

Senior Writer

Canadian celebrities have been up to a lot this week.

Justin Bieber showed his Canadian pride by cheering on his favourite hockey team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, and there's been a major update regarding the Canadian-filmed TV series, The Last of Us.

Here's what some of Canada's biggest stars were up to this week.

Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber showed his support for the Toronto Maple Leafs from home. The "Baby" singer posted several videos of himself watching the game on his Instagram stories as the Leafs took on the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.

Among the pics, Bieber shared a shot of Auston Matthews with a heart-eyed emoji and in another you could see Mitch Marner on screen as Bieber says "yessir."

The musician then zoomed in on the final score of the game which was 7-1 for the Leafs.

Photos and videos of the Leafs game shared on Justin Bieber's Instagram story on January 9.Photos and videos of the Leafs game shared on Justin Bieber's Instagram story on January 9.@justinbieber | Instagram

Bieber is a huge Leafs fan and has been showing his support for the team all season. He even attended a game in Toronto over the holidays with his wife Hailey Bieber.

Simu Liu

Simu Liu showed his love for another Canadian team this week.

The Barbie actor was at the Toronto Raptors game with his girlfriend Allison Hsu on Tuesday.

Liu shared photos from the game on his Instagram story, including one of him hugging RJ Barrett and another pic of the basketball court with the caption "Ref u suck."

Simu Liu sharing pictures from the Raptors game on his Instagram story on January 9.Simu Liu sharing pictures from the Raptors game on his Instagram story on January 9.@simuliu | Instagram

This likely had something to do with the Raptors losing the game 132-131 against the Los Angeles Lakers and some people have been pointing the finger at the referees, including the Raptors coach Darko Rajaković who went off in a rant after the game.

Drake

Drake also shared his support for the Raptors on Tuesday by posting a shot of Raptors coach Darko Rajaković on his Instagram. The coach went off about the refs after the Lakers won the game.

"What happened tonight, this is completely BS. This is shame. Shame for the referees," Rajaković said as per CNN.

Drake posted a clip of that rant in his Instagram stories and included the caption, "Toronto has a real one as their coach this guy is a GUYZER."

Drake sharing a clip of Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajakovi\u0107.Drake sharing a clip of Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajaković.@champagnepapi | Instagram

The Last of Us

There was a big update this week regarding the HBO show The Last of Us.

On Tuesday it was announced that Kaitlyn Dever has joined the cast for Season 2, which will start production in Vancouver in February. Dever will play the character Abby.

The actress shared she was "so excited to join the family" in an Instagram post and has received love from her cast mates like Bella Ramsey who shared the news on their account writing "welcome my friend."

Canadian actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan also commented on Dever's post calling the casting news "iconic."

Nina Dobrev

Vampire Diaries actress Nina Dobrev celebrated her 35th birthday on January 9 with a plea for support for an important cause.

The Degrassi alum shared a video on Instagram thanking her fans for "all the kind messages."

The Canadian actress also stated that her only "birthday wish" was for people to support an organization that was "very near and dear to [her]" which is the Wild African Fund.

"Love you guys, thanks for supporting me and my causes!" Dobrev wrote in the caption.

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    • Senior Writer

      Asymina Kantorowicz (she/her) was a Senior Writer for Narcity Media. She has worked at Yahoo Canada, CTV News Vancouver Island, CTV News Channel, and CHCH News. Over the past eight years, she took on various newsroom roles and helped produce award-winning newscasts. Loving the fast-paced environment of any newsroom, she helped cover stories like the 2016 royal visit to Victoria, the 2019 B.C. manhunt, and provincial elections. She had an MA in journalism and a BA in media from Western University. She moved from Toronto to Victoria a few years ago and loved being close to the ocean.