Filed from the Toronto desk — including multi-city pieces that also ran elsewhere.
Entertainment · 17 October 2026
Sony Pictures Classics has snapped up U.S. and key international rights to Niki Byrne’s debut feature ‘The Julia Set,’ which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film stars Chase Infiniti as a…
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Business · 8 October 2026
Boots, the iconic UK high‑street pharmacy chain, was sold to a Canadian billionaire family for £7 bn, with the deal announced on Wednesday.
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Technology · 7 October 2026
Pornhub has quietly returned to Australia, but the Canadian‑owned site can only be accessed after iPhone and iPad users clear Apple’s notoriously strict age‑verification prompt, which the company says is one of the…
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Finance · 7 October 2026
The popular Can‑Am Spyder has become an unexpected casualty of the Trump‑Canada tariff dispute. U.S. duties on Canadian‑origin parts have pushed prices up and left American fans navigating new paperwork, proving ev…
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Business · 1 October 2026
A trade spat between the U.S. and Canada has cooled the influx of Canadian visitors to South Florida, rattling local hospitality earnings and prompting a Fed‑fueled briefing that touted a robust, robust, robust, robust…
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Business · 1 October 2026
The Canadian Weston family is reportedly finalising a deal to buy the UK’s Boots pharmacy chain for $9 billion, bringing a familiar name back under Canadian ownership after a decade‑long absence.
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Business · 30 September 2026
After a £2.4 bn acquisition by Brookfield, the retirement specialist announced a 25 % workforce reduction, sparking rumours that the new owners prefer a leaner, more efficient pension plan—perhaps even one that pa…
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Business · 30 September 2026
The United States has enacted a prohibition on Canadian alcohol and dairy, sending ripples through the grocery aisle and the trade negotiation table. With no sign of talks resuming, Toronto businesses brace for a new era…
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Entertainment · 30 September 2026
Tom Hollander is joining AMC’s satirical Silicon Valley drama ‘The Audacity’ as ‘Big Tim’ – a role so grand that even the local real‑estate market has to step back and wonder if it’s watching a plot twist…
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