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Spotted at TIFF: Charlie Hunnam wears a Hawaiian shirt and Sam Rockwell puts his feet up
Everywhere stars were spotted during the past 24 hours
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Spotted at TIFF 2018: Matthew McConaughey and Timothée Chalamet hug it out and Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson hit the party circuit
Everywhere stars were spotted over the weekend
Culture
Spotted: Reese Witherspoon doing full Canadiana, Harvey Weinstein earning a tip, and a triumphant Sandra Oh
Monday's cool weather (and proximity to the festival's fun-filled opening weekend) made yesterday one of TIFF’s quieter...
Style
The best red carpet looks from TIFF’s first weekend, featuring Pharrell, Lupita Nyong’o and Rooney Mara
Expect some seriously eye-catching jewel tones and lots of delicate florals
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Spotted: Natalie Portman cringing at her first movie at the TIFF Lightbox
Natalie Portman reminisced about her child-acting days at Wednesday night's TIFF soirée fundraiser. During her onstage Q&A with...
Culture
You decide: who dressed the best at these parties from TIFF’s opening week?
The Bay fêtes Stephanie Seymour, September 8: The retailer celebrated its newest campaign star with a formal dinner party in The...
Culture
Your star-spotting guide for Thursday, September 10
TIFF 2015 is finally here. As the champagne starts to flow and the buzz starts to build, everyone’s looking to get a little...
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Today in Toronto: SLoE by Julia Sasso and Swan Lake
SLoE by Julia Sasso The acronym stands for Simple Lines of Enquiry, the title of one of the final piano compositions by the late...
City News
Guess which sex act Justin Bieber refused to perform on SNL this weekend
Saturday Night Live celebrated its 100th digital short this weekend, and it was full of star power, including the return of crazy...
City News
Ryan Gosling is one of the top 50 sexiest environmentalists
Rodale Inc., owner of Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Prevention, Running Times and Organic Gardening magazines, has put out its...
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Did Ryan Gosling really save Laurie Penny’s life? We’re not so sure
Dear Laurie Penny, Given that Ryan Gosling has not actually come out to confirm your life-changing event (he has merely confirmed...
Food & Drink
Best of the City 2011: Seven ways to have a great time (bowling and bachelor parties included)
Ten-pin Queue Spot for a bachelor party Spot for a bridal party Yacht rental Saltwater dip Exercise craze Bathurst Bowlerama 2788...
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Canadian model Jessica Stam walks in Dior show in support of John Galliano, a “friend in a dark place”
Natalie Portman may have withdrawn her support for John Galliano after a video surfaced depicting the soon-to-be former Dior...
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Photos from the Vanity Fair Oscar party: George Pimentel takes us through his shots of Bieber, Gwyneth and many more
Toronto’s top celebrity shutterbug, George Pimentel , spent last week—Oscar week—stargazing in Tinseltown. His tour included...
Culture
Oscar watch: 10 questions about the Academy Awards with Canada’s gossip girl Lainey
Elaine Lui is Canada’s gossipmonger extraordinaire, with a master's in Gaga and a black belt in Brangelina. This week, the...
Culture
TIFF to Tinseltown: a tour of the 14 Oscar-nominated films that screened at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival may not have the glamour of Cannes, the street cred of Berlin or the skiing of...
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Best Actress Oscar Curse: a U of T study shows there’s some truth to it, but can it predict this Sunday’s winner?
Our ears perked up last month when we heard about a study out of the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management that...
Culture
The best and worst moments of TIFF 2010
That's all, folks—TIFF is toast for 2010, but we still have the memories. We asked our team to dish on the best and worst, the...
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Looking back at TIFF 2010: Eight films to watch
As with any film festival, TIFF 2010 had its share of disappointments (Miral, Hereafter) and outright disasters (Passion...
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Black Swan director owns up to girl-on-girl action, apologizes to Natalie Portman for making her eat carrots
“How do you make an independent film that makes people curious and want to come to it? Just get a couple of girls kissing, and...
Culture
Toronto the boring? Fashion at TIFF duller than at Venice film fest
It’s a tale of two festival cities: on the left, we have Natalie Portman attending the TIFF premiere of Black Swan last...
Culture
TIFF Fashion Poll: Natalie Portman and Winona Ryder at the Black Swan premiere
We spotted these ladies at last night's premiere of Black Swan. Who do you think was best dressed? Natalie Portman: While she...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Natalie Portman and the cast of Black Swan at the premiere
Darren Aronofsky' s Black Swan was one of the most anticipated films at TIFF, being the director's follow-up to The Wrestler and...
City News
Oh boy, George: Toronto society types head to the Four Seasons to toast George Pimentel
The city might not be in the full throes of TIFF just yet (official celebrations begin tomorrow), but that didn't stop the society...
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Best New Restaurants
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These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
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Sex worker and
Anora
consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood
Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight
Deep Dives
Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal
As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down
Deep Dives
Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial
She’s fierce, shrewd and relentless. And she doesn’t just want to win—she wants to dismantle the prison system altogether
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
Deep Dives
Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
Deep Dives
Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
Deep Dives
Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
Deep Dives
Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
Deep Dives
The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
Deep Dives
The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
Deep Dives
Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
Deep Dives
Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
Deep Dives
Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
Deep Dives
Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
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An all-Canadian wine festival is coming to Fort York
Elbows Up aims to make it easier (and cheaper) to buy Canadian-made bottles
Food & Drink
This Toronto Italian restaurant is launching a pasta tasting menu made with all-Canadian ingredients
It’s Amano Trattoria’s elbows-up moment
City News
A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs
How to reduce our reliance on American farmers? Rely on robot ones instead
Food & Drink
“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling