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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 […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face a fretful and strained caucus in British Columbia Monday, with MPs looking for him to finally reveal his plan to address the political purgatory the party has endured for months. Several Liberal MPs privately and publicly demanded they meet as a team after the devastating byelection loss […]

TORONTO — When Sarah Boulby tells clients going through a divorce or locked in a custody battle that their texts and social media posts might be put under a microscope, she usually gets one of two responses. Often, people are “mortified,” particularly in the face of any out-of-character messages, the Toronto family and divorce lawyer […]

OTTAWA — Damon Webb returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the first half as the Ottawa Redblacks thumped the Toronto Argonauts 41-27 to remain undefeated at TD Place. The Redblacks improved to 8-3-1 overall and are 6-0-1 at home. They also created some space between themselves and the Argonauts (6-6-0) in the CFL’s East Division […]

TORONTO (AP) — A few hours before the film about his life, “Unstoppable,” was to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, Anthony Robles, sitting alongside the actor who plays him, Jharrel Jerome, was remembering the moment he won the NCAA wrestling national title. He had done something that was, by any measure, extraordinary. Robles […]

TORONTO — David Furnish says making an Elton John documentary has revealed things about his husband even he didn’t know. The Toronto producer and co-director of “Elton John: Never Too Late,” which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, says one of the most assuring surprises was found in a candid interview taped […]

An 18-year-old college student is facing a criminal charge after she allegedly made a social media post threatening to carry out a school shooting in Oshawa, Ont. Durham Regional Police say they were contacted by the RCMP on Thursday after the Mounties intercepted what they described as a concerning Snapchat message. Police say the post […]