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TIFF and filmmaker Barry Avrich reach resolution to screen Oct. 7 doc amid outcry

TIFF and filmmaker Barry Avrich reach resolution to screen Oct. 7 doc amid outcry

The Toronto International Film Festival and the filmmaker behind a documentary about the Hamas attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, say they have reached an agreement and the doc will screen at the festival next month.
After uproar, documentary on Hamas 2023 attack will screen at Toronto Film Festival

After uproar, documentary on Hamas 2023 attack will screen at Toronto Film Festival

NEW YORK (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival will screen a documentary on the 2023 Hamas attack , after all, following an uproar over the film's disinvitation from the upcoming festival.
A Michigan autoworker's wallet is found under a hood in Minnesota - 151,000 miles later

A Michigan autoworker's wallet is found under a hood in Minnesota - 151,000 miles later

PETERSBURG, Mich. (AP) — A retired Michigan autoworker looked at a Facebook message after midnight from a stranger: Did you lose your wallet years ago? “If so,” a Minnesota man wrote, “it was in the engine bay of a car.
'The Traitors' is opening its doors to everyday people. Here's how you can join the TV competition

'The Traitors' is opening its doors to everyday people. Here's how you can join the TV competition

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. version of “ The Traitors ” has brought a group of public figures to a castle in the Scottish Highlands for a game of deceit, with hundreds of thousands of dollars up for grabs.
U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report

U.S. State Department targets Online News Act in human rights report

OTTAWA — The U.S. State Department is taking aim at Canada’s Online News Act in a human rights report that criticizes press freedom in Canada — which experts characterized Thursday as Orwellian.
Taylor Swift's chat with the Kelces on 'New Heights' marks a milestone moment for podcasts

Taylor Swift's chat with the Kelces on 'New Heights' marks a milestone moment for podcasts

Since nothing Taylor Swift ever does is small, her two-hour conversation with boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce on their “New Heights” podcast is a watershed moment for a media format that has already outlived the device it was named
Beyond books: The varied, and perhaps unexpected, free offerings at the library

Beyond books: The varied, and perhaps unexpected, free offerings at the library

Janelle Powell and her husband went to their local library branch for an electric saw and grabbed a pasta maker while they were at it. The Markham, Ont.
Nike co-founder Phil Knight and wife pledge record $2B to Oregon cancer center, university says

Nike co-founder Phil Knight and wife pledge record $2B to Oregon cancer center, university says

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Conservatives plan national campaign against federal electric vehicle mandates

Conservatives plan national campaign against federal electric vehicle mandates

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has set his sights on Canada's electric vehicle mandate, pledging Thursday that his party will embark on a national campaign to push the Liberal government to scrap the policy he's dubbed the "Carney tax.
Chinese tariff on canola seed comes into force as producers, premiers demand action

Chinese tariff on canola seed comes into force as producers, premiers demand action

REGINA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's considering measures to support farmers hit by a steep Chinese tariff on canola seed that came into force Thursday.