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What went down at Toronto Life and Hello! Canada’s Hollywood North party

Actors, pop stars, tennis champions, Raptors and celebrity chefs got together to celebrate 50 years of TIFF

By Toronto Life
 | September 9, 2025
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What went down at Toronto Life and Hello! Canada ’s Hollywood North party

On September 4, actors, singers and many more celebs packed packed the Abrielle restaurant inside the Sutton Place Hotel, Toronto to wish TIFF a happy 50th birthday at Toronto Life and Hello! Canada‘s Hollywood North party. Luminaries in attendance included tennis star Bianca Andreescu, singers Fefe Dobson and Shawn Desman, and Raptors Alijah Martin and A. J. Lawson. See what went down below.

A special thanks to this evening’s generous partners: Rogers, the Sutton Place Hotel, Abrielle Toronto, Fort Myers, Uber, NKPR, Pine Mount Developments Inc., Bottega, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Wilmot Orchards.

What went down at Toronto Life and Hello! Canada ’s Hollywood North party
Tennis star Bianca Andreescu

 

What went down at Toronto Life and Hello! Canada ’s Hollywood North party
Toronto Raptors Alijah Martin (centre) and A. J. Lawson (right)

 

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Singer Fefe Dobson

 

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Singer Shawn Desman

 

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Superstore actor Lauren Ash

 

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Liz Guber, editor-in-chief of Fashion magazine

 

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Toronto Life editor-in-chief Malcolm Johnston and Robin Verduyn

 

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Hello! Canada editor-in-chief Alison Eastwood

 

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Doctor and activist Andrew Boozary and Toronto Life publisher Jason Maghanoy

 

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Maclean’s editor-in-chief Sarah Fulford and author Stephen Marche

 

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Andria Case, CTV News anchor

 

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Toronto Star writer Shinan Govani, former editor-in-chief of Fashion magazine Bernadette Mora and realtor Jimmy Malloy

 

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CHFI host Gurdeep Ahluwalia

 

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Erica Wark, stylist on The Social

 

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SportsCentre anchor Kayla Grey

 

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Actor Josette Halpert

 

What went down at Toronto Life and Hello! Canada ’s Hollywood North party
The Handmaid’s Tale actor Amanda Brugel

 

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Ginny & Georgia actor Katie Douglas

 

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Celebrity chef Susur Lee

 

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Rapper and record producer Kardinal Offishall

 

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TV and radio personality Meredith Shaw

 

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The Social host Cynthia Loyst

 

 

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Artist and influencer Briony Douglas

 

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