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The 50 buzziest films of TIFF 2012: we slice through the hype so you don’t have to
Single tickets for the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival go on sale this Sunday, September 2. And with a record 372 films...
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Introducing: The bachelorettes of The Bachelor Canada, part one
Earlier this year, news broke that Canada would have its own version of The Bachelor, featuring blandly attractive football player...
Culture
Toronto-based reality series The Avenue is being revived by a teen interest publication
Have you ever stopped to wonder what’s up with the cast of the short-lived web series The Avenue? Have you ever asked...
Culture
Big Brother is coming to Canada
Big Brother has been on the air in the United States for 13 seasons, and now Canada is getting its turn. Endemol and Insight...
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Way Off Broadway, episode 11: I can barely hear my heart beating!
In this week’s episode of Way Off Broadway, a tense mood is making certain cast members varying degrees of crazy. Rebecca, the...
Style
Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, episode 12: there is still no winner
This episode is the worst yet. We have no trouble saying this, because, after the promise of an actual, legit conclusion to the...
Style
Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, episode 11: the show must go on (apparently)
Canada’s Best Beauty Talent continues this week, and after last week’s elimination shocker (i.e., there wasn’t one), we were...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 21: one of these acts is going to win it all
This episode features the final round of performances on Canada’s Got Talent, with two hours of non-stop...
Culture
Way Off Broadway, episode 10: If I only had a brain!
When we last left off, Jon, the Scarecrow, was facing a tough decision: should he attend the first (and only) dress rehearsal, or...
Style
Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, episode 10: it isn’t over yet (no, seriously)
In this episode of Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, it’s judgment day for Marcia, Matt, Caylee and Jenna, and we finally get to...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 20: self-promotion and semi-finalists
After this episode of Canada’s Got Talent , there are just two more until the big reveal: a live two-hour performance episode...
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Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, episode 9: how to sell hairspray in 12 minutes, 53 seconds
For the last challenge before the finale, the four remaining contestants— Marcia, Matt, Caylee and Jenna —are tasked with...
Culture
Canada’s Got Talent, episode 19: the stage is on fire
In this episode of Canada’s Got Talent, we see the final round of semi-finalists before the big live show next week. With so...
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Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, episode 8: the great side pony slip-up of 2012
The judges are at odds in this results episode of Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, which is kind of exciting. Coco Rocha loves Matt...
Culture
Meet the Bachelor Canada—another white football player
Twenty-eight-year-old CFL wide receiver Brad Smith has been named the first-ever titular unwed man of The Bachelor Canada , and...
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Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, episode 6: we feel a bit eh. It just isn’t wow
On this episode of Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, it’s time for the judges— Flare’ s Lisa Tant, Chatelaine’ s Catherine...
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Way Off Broadway, episode 7: Look at the circles under my eyes. I haven’t slept in weeks!
This week’s episode of Way Off Broadway is the beginning of the end—at least it seems that way for director Sarina, who’s...
Culture
Canada’s Got Talent, episode 15: someone else makes fun of Stephan Moccio’s scarves
When a celebrity joins the audience of Canada’s Got Talent, it’s a sure thing that the producers are going to make a...
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Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, episode 5: a lack of colour
It’s wedding week on Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, and contestants are tasked with creating the perfect look for a real...
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Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, episode 4: Audrey Hepburn’s “smooth look” and other mysteries
It’s becoming increasingly obvious that Canada’s Best Beauty Talent has no clue what it means to be a reality TV...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 14: Caitlin better than farting dog
Yesterday, we said we didn’t expect any surprises at last night’s Canada’s Got Talent results show, but boy were we...
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Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, episode 3: gone in 10 minutes, six seconds
All 10 remaining contestants are competing in this week’s episode of Canada’s Best Beauty Talent, and they’re tasked with...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 13: the kids are all right (seriously, look at Shale Wagman move!)
All the standards of a Canada’s Got Talent episode were there last night: Measha Brueggergosman has tall hair, Stephan Moccio’...
Culture
Way Off Broadway, episode 6: Lions and tigers and bears! Oh my!
Things are finally starting to pick up on Way Off Broadway, and with five weeks to showtime, we begin the leg of the journey that...
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Canada Day Bar Cart: Summer sips
Make the most of this momentous occasion with these easy sippers, including wines, brews, spirits and low-alcohol bevs
Best New Restaurants
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
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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