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TORONTO — A national charity serving people in the entertainment industry says it has doled out $1.2 million in aid to Canadians affected by the Hollywood actors and writers strikes.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival may be over but it's biggest sale has just gone through. Netflix has acquired Richard Linklater's “Hit Man,” starring Glen Powell, for $20 million.

TORONTO — Cord Jefferson’s “American Fiction,” a satire about race and personal agency, was the winner of this year's People's Choice prize at the Toronto International Film Festival.

NEW YORK (AP) — “The Nun 2” and “A Haunting in Venice” virtually tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S.

Cord Jefferson's “American Fiction,” a biting satire starring Jeffrey Wright as a disillusioned academic, has won the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival, a much-watched bellwether in the Oscar race.

The Toronto International Film Festival wraps this weekend after 11 muted days that lacked its usual star power but still impressed movie buffs with its lineup.

TORONTO — Without Hollywood stars popping up around town to draw attention to their latest projects almost every movie at this year's Toronto International Film Festival was a candidate for hidden gem status.

TORONTO — Ongoing strikes by Hollywood actors and writers have kept discussions about fair compensation and job protection at the forefront of this year's Toronto International Film Festival, but Canadian film industry players who are Black, Indigeno

TORONTO — Star wattage may be amped down at the Toronto International Film Festival this year, but it doesn't feel that way for Sirat Taneja.

WINNIPEG — The economy and health care continued to dominate the Manitoba election campaign Thursday, with the Progressive Conservatives promising another tax break and the New Democrats promising to reopen a closed health facility.