Author: The Canadian Press

TORONTO — Health Minister Mark Holland says more than four-fifths of dental providers are now participating in his government’s dental-care program, and some 600,000 Canadians have taken advantage of it. The update comes a month after the minister touted a 75 per cent participation rate. Uptake was in doubt earlier this summer, when less than […]

TORONTO — Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his sexual assault convictions in Toronto. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO (AP) — Mike Gartner is set to succeed Lanny McDonald as the Hockey Hall of Fame’s chairman of the board. McDonald announced Monday that Gartner will take over when his 10-year term expires in June. Gartner will become chair-elect on Oct. 1 to support the transition and serve on the search committee for a […]

TORONTO (AP) — When the British filmmaker Mike Leigh was 6, his father, a doctor who would oppose his son becoming an artist, told him to quit drawing pictures of people. In a way, Leigh never stopped. In his six decades making movies, the 81-year-old Leigh has made some of the most humanistic movies in […]

TORONTO — The Professional Women’s Hockey League has unveiled long-awaited team names and logos for all six franchises. The Boston Fleet, Minnesota Frost, Montréal Victoire, New York Sirens, Ottawa Charge and Toronto Sceptres will take the ice next season as the league enters its second campaign. More coming. The Canadian Press

TORONTO — A lawyer for Team Kerri Einarson lead Briane Harris said a decision on an appeal of the curler’s provisional suspension will likely be released in October by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Toronto-based Amanda Fowler, who’s serving as counsel for Harris with Emir Crowne, said a half-day remote hearing with the Lausanne, […]

TORONTO — Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard is expected to be sentenced for his sexual assault convictions today, after multiple delays in the case that have stretched for months. The 83-year-old was convicted on four charges last November but the sentencing process has dragged on for several reasons, including Nygard’s difficulties in retaining legal counsel. […]

TORONTO — David Cronenberg debuted his latest feature “The Shrouds” in Cannes but says he won’t really feel like he’s shared the film until it hits Toronto. The homegrown filmmaker’s latest feature is set to make its North American premiere Wednesday at the Toronto International Film Festival. Cronenberg made the comments while appearing at the […]

TORONTO (AP) — Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield made one the most emotionally wrecking, tenderly exquisite movies of their careers. But what’s gone viral from “We Live in Time”? A horse. “We Live in Time,” directed by John Crowley (“Brooklyn”), premiered over the weekend at the Toronto International Film Festival. In it, Pugh and Garfield […]

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Macklem speech Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem will give a speech to the Canada-United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday in London. The central bank cut its key policy rate for a third consecutive time earlier this month […]