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TORONTO — Greta Gerwig stood on the stage of the Ryerson Theatre at the Toronto International Film Festival, wiping back tears from the roaring standing ovation that greeted her directorial debut, "Lady Bird.

TORONTO — Special set of skills or not, Liam Neeson says he's finished making thrillers.

TORONTO — A film that finds the comedy and humanity in Tonya Harding is the biggest acquisition of the Toronto International Film Festival.

OTTAWA — Federal ministers expressed sympathy Monday for the hundreds of Canadians affected by Hurricane Irma as well as their worried families back home, even as they sought to explain why more wasn't done earlier to help them.

MONTREAL — Evacuating customers from areas in the path of the deadly Hurricane Irma has frustrated some passengers but Air Canada says it was perhaps the most complex manoeuvre since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

TORONTO — The strongest opposition to including issues such as gender equality in discussions over the North American Free Trade Agreement has come not from the United States but from within Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday.

CASTLEGAR, B.C. — Evacuation orders are being lifted and highways reopened as the recovery phase begins following the most destructive wildfire season in British Columbia's recorded history. But B.C.

TORONTO — Via Rail is contacting customers who may be getting spam messages linked to the email account they have used when corresponding with the company. Via says it began investigating following a report from a customer on Aug.

Police say a woman's torso has been found in Lake Ontario east of Toronto. Durham Region police say the remains were found by a fisherman near the Oshawa Harbour around 8:30 p.m. Monday. They say homicide detectives are investigating.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's minority New Democrat government says it is starting to build the province all residents want, tabling a budget update that promises to hire 3,500 teachers and build thousands of rental units and homes for the homeless.