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VAUGHAN, Ont.

The Supreme Court of Canada agreed Thursday to hear two appeals involving a private Christian university that demands all students sign a code of conduct forbidding sexual intimacy outside heterosexual marriage.

TORONTO — The Toronto International Film Festival says it remains committed to art-house and international cinema as it cuts two programs that featured such fare and reduces the overall number of titles it will screen for this year's edition by 20 pe

MONTREAL — A former executive with Valeant Pharmaceuticals and the head of a defunct U.S. mail-order pharmacy pleaded not guilty Thursday to conspiring to defraud the Quebec-based drug giant through a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme.

OTTAWA — The federal budget watchdog says nearly $3 billion in planned government spending authorized by Parliament will go unspent this fiscal year.

TORONTO — Canada's largest grocery business delivered stronger than expected results in the final quarter of last year and anticipates its food business will grow despite a decline in prices. Loblaw Companies Ltd.

TORONTO — The body that regulates lawyers in Ontario has opted for a cap on referral fees rather than an outright ban, and made various changes to advertising rules.

TORONTO — Game nights at Humber College were always a bit nuts for Meghan McPeak.

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Niagara regional police are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the 2010 death of a 74-year-old who was tied up and left to die in her burning home.

TORONTO — CIBC will remain disciplined and patient on its efforts to buy Chicago-based lender PrivateBancorp as it looks to expand its business in the U.S. amid slowing loan growth at home, CIBC's CEO said Thursday.