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CP NewsAlert: Prime Minister Mark Carney to speak at opening night of Toronto International Film Festival

TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney is at the opening of the Toronto International Film Festival, set to speak ahead of a screening of "John Candy: I Like Me," a documentary about the Canadian comedy legend.
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Pedestrians walk by a covered TIFF sign as preparations for the Toronto International Film Festival continue in Toronto, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sammy Kogan

TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney is at the opening of the Toronto International Film Festival, set to speak ahead of a screening of "John Candy: I Like Me," a documentary about the Canadian comedy legend.

Carney has been in Toronto this week for a Liberal cabinet retreat.

More coming.

Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press

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