Remembering 9/11, Liberal cabinet retreat, TIFF People's Festival shift, and more
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Remembering 9/11, Liberal cabinet retreat, TIFF People's Festival shift, and more

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 11, 202627 min
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  • Politics

It’s been 25 years since one of the darkest days in American history. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York, on the Pentagon -- and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Today was a day of sombre ceremonies, in the U.S. and Canada. And: In the middle of a trade war the prime minister and his cabinet were talking tariffs... and unity. Also: Is it still “the people’s festival”? TIFF is big business. We look at whether the film festival is getting away from its homespun roots. <...

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