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TORONTO (AP) — August Wilson ’s “The Piano Lesson” deals profoundly with ancestry and heritage, which makes it all the more fitting that the new film adaptation, produced by Denzel Washington and directed by his son Malcolm, is a family affair. “The Piano Lesson,” which premiered Tuesday at the Toronto International Film Festival, is the […]

Provincial police say they’ve made an arrest in the death of a man whose body was found after he was reported missing four years ago. Police say 29-year-old David Oliver was reported missing by his family in Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. Officers with the Lambton County OPP helped the Anishinabek Police Service in […]

OTTAWA — The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP says police officers acted unreasonably when they arrested a man who was hiking in British Columbia’s Fairy Creek area in 2021 around the same time as old-growth logging protests. In a summary of its review of a public complaint, the commission says Mounties demanded […]

TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival says it’s not pulling a documentary about Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine from its schedule, despite protests from Ukrainian officials and the Ukrainian-Canadian community. TIFF says it respects the concerns raised about “Russians at War,” but says the film should “in no way” be considered Russian propaganda. Festival […]

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and members of his inner circle are slated to return to a federal inquiry into foreign interference in coming weeks. A newly published provisional witness list for the next phase of the inquiry’s public work indicates senior government bureaucrats and members of national security agencies will also testify. Trudeau […]

TORONTO — An Ontario Provincial Police finding that there was no “serious” officer misconduct after a police car struck and killed a pedestrian has been rejected in court. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled this week that the decision was “unreasonable” and the OPP failed to justify why it did not consider the conduct […]

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Bill Blair says Canada is working on incorporating artificial intelligence in its military, but the technology won’t replace humans. Blair made the remarks at a summit in Seoul, South Korea where Canada was among 61 countries that endorsed a new document on responsible military use of AI. Canada is working on […]

TORONTO — The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered TD Bank Group to pay US$28 million for repeatedly sharing inaccurate, negative information about its customers to consumer reporting companies. The agency says TD has to pay US$7.76 million in total to tens of thousands of victims of its illegal actions, along with a US$20 […]

TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Max Pacioretty to a professional tryout. The 35-year-old played in 47 games last season with the Washington Capitals, scoring four goals and dishing out 19 assists. Pacioretty returned to action last season after suffering a second achilles tear in January 2023, having only played five games […]

TORONTO — Toronto police say they’ve arrested and charged a man after a stabbing on a downtown streetcar that involved two people who did not know each other. Police say they responded to the stabbing that took place on the streetcar in the area of Dundas Street West and St Patrick Street shortly after 3 […]