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Sep 3, 2026
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John Tory appointed chair of the board of directors for the Toronto International Film Festival - thestar.com
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Signal breakdown
Heuristic (v1/v3)
1.00 · RIGHT
ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.337 · RIGHT
Ensemble
0.668 · RIGHT
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CENTER LEFT
avg -0.254
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Article Excerpt
John Tory, left, presented Robbie Robertson with a key to the city during a press conference for “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band” on day one of the Toronto International Film Festival at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in 2019.
Chris Pizzello Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
By Jason MillerCrime Reporter
Jason Miller is a Toronto-based reporter for the Star covering crime and justice. Reach him on email: jasonmiller@thestar.ca or follow him on X: @millermotionpic.
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