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TORONTO — A body horror flick led by Demi Moore and a dark comedy starring Paul Rudd and Tim Robinson are among the films bound for Midnight Madness at the Toronto International Film Festival. This year’s lineup of 10 unusual Hollywood star turns and obscure oddities will open with the North American premiere of Coralie […]

TORONTO — When Kristy Wieber opened a Toronto dress rental company, she quickly learned her business had an unexpected pain point: dry cleaning. Constantly laundering pricey dresses that Rent Frock Repeat lent to its customers meant putting a lot of trust in dry cleaners, which melted the beads of at least one outfit and used […]

BRAMPTON, Ont. — Grocery and drugstore retailer Loblaw Cos. Ltd. reported its second-quarter profit decreased compared with a year ago. The parent company of Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart says it earned a profit available to common shareholders of $457 million or $1.48 per diluted share for the quarter ended June 15. The result was […]

TORONTO — The lawyer representing former fashion tycoon Peter Nygard is set to continue her submissions at his sentencing hearing in Toronto today. Gerri Wiebe stressed the importance of factoring in her client’s age and health as she began her arguments Wednesday. Nygard, 83, was found guilty last November of four counts of sexual assault, […]

TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays outfielder and four-time Gold Glove winner Kevin Kiermaier said Wednesday night he intends to retire at the end of the season. Now in his 11th season and second with Toronto after nine years with the Rays, Kiermaier is batting .191 with four home runs and 18 RBIs in 77 games. […]

TORONTO — Back-to-back RBI singles with two out from Justin Turner and Daulton Varsho were enough to spark a four-run eighth inning and push the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-3 win against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. accounted for the first two Toronto runs with a single and a homer […]

TORONTO (AP) — Justin Turner hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. homered for the fifth time in six game, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Wednesday night. Turner went 3 for 4 with three singles. His line drive hit off right-hander Jason Adam (4-2) […]

OTTAWA — A Federal Court decision has put a pause on enforcement of Canadian Food Inspection Agency guidelines for the ritual slaughter of animals. The decision says there are serious issues with whether the guidelines are unreasonable and if they encroach on Charter rights to equality and freedom of religion. A group of agencies that […]

TORONTO — Aecon Group Inc. says it lost $123.9 million in the second quarter, down from a profit of $28.2 million a year earlier. The Toronto-based company says revenue totalled $853.8 million, down from $1.2 billion during the same quarter last year. Diluted loss per share was $1.99, down from a gain of 38 cents […]

TORONTO — One of the women sexually assaulted by former fashion mogul Peter Nygard teared up in court Wednesday as she described how the attack decades ago “tainted” her life, eroding her mental health, interfering with her career and deterring her from forming long-term relationships. The woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, […]