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Some of TIFF’s best films headed to the Oscars
No sooner has TIFF rolled out of town, taking all of its botoxed goodness with it, than awards show season rolls in, binding us to...
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Food & Drink
Real Simple: Chris Nuttall-Smith takes on Enoteca Sociale and La Bettola di Terroni
Enoteca Sociale doesn’t look like much, and the cooking isn’t fancy. But this humble Dundas West spot is a revelation We’re...
Food & Drink
Just Opened: we review seven of the city’s new restaurants
Hotel comforts, inhalable grilled cheese and epically hot servers THE COUNTER 550 Wellington St. W., 416-640-7778 Set within the...
Culture
Q&A with Xavier Dolan: “My film is not homework that a critic should correct”
Xavier Dolan doesn’t want to lie, but he also doesn’t want to tell the truth. The 21-year-old director with the Eraserhead...
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Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Helen Mirren and Andrea Riseborough at the Brighton Rock premiere
At last night's premiere of Brighton Rock , Helen Mirren kept it casual, looking as if she had just come from a fancy garden...
Culture
Score: A Hockey Musical wins over some locals, but virtually no one else
The first onslaught of critical feedback is out after the world premiere of Score: A Hockey Musical — Mike McGowan' s filmic ode...
Food & Drink
Just Opened: we review three of the city’s new restaurants
Religious burgers, heavenly house-made bread and a world-class oenophile THE BURGER’S PRIEST 1636 Queen St. E., 647-346-0617 The...
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Food & Drink
Full Throttle: Chris Nuttall-Smith takes on Parts and Labour
The Parkdale it spot is a raucous hybrid of fine dining and indie cheek. It’s loud, stylish and double-dares you to eat fried...
Food & Drink
Fisherman’s Friends: Chris Nuttall-Smith reviews Maléna and The Atlantic
The season’s most anticipated openings are two seafood-centric spots Toronto is a raw bar town. We’re over-served by excellent...
Food & Drink
Introducing: Scarpetta, the Thompson Hotel’s New York restaurant import
Chef Scott Conant had never thought of opening a restaurant in Toronto, but when he was approached by the Thompson Hotel group and...
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Food & Drink
The 64 best bets at Summerlicious 2010
The annual prix fixe extravaganza is upon us once more. Reservations start today for American Express cardholders and on June 24...
Culture
Toronto critics call Drake album shallow, want to punch him in the face
While Drake’ s Thank Me Later has garnered generally positive reviews south of the 49th (its MetaCritic score currently sits at...
Culture
Degrassi character to strip to Drake song
The reviews are now out for Drake’ s debut album, Thank Me Later, which was released today. Our favourite comes courtesy of the...
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Culture
Rufus Wainwright’s debut opera opens in Toronto, earns comparison to “Loblaws grocery bag”
Rufus Wainwright’ s Prima Donna made its North American debut last night as part of Luminato, and critics aren’t exactly...
Culture
The top-secret formula for decoding Toronto Star movie reviews, revealed
Everyone's a critic, right? Well, at the Toronto Star, even its film critics don't seem to be too, well, critical these...
Food & Drink
Kiwi Magic: 29 standout New Zealand wines
New Zealand is famous for its sauvignon blancs. Now it’s wowing the world with pinot noirs You can’t help but admire New...
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Culture
Joshua Jackson wins best actor Genie for movie with fake reviews
Joshua Jackson won a Genie last night for his role in One Week as a teacher who goes on a motorcycle road trip after learning that...
Food & Drink
The Chowhound debate rages on and on and on
The restaurant industry hasn’t yet seen its own version of Tavi Gevinson, the wunderkind blogger turned authority on giant bow...
Culture
Yann Martel’s $3-million advance helps explain why Margaret Atwood is doing movies
Life of Pi author Yann Martel received a $3-million advance for his latest novel, Beatrice and Virgil. The Holocaust-themed...
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Yann Martel’s new book hits shelves today
It’s been a solid nine years since Canadian novelist Yann Martel won the Booker Prize for Life of Pi , but he says he needed the...
Culture
Critics on Chloe: term “Toronto gynecologist” is “somewhat amusing”
It's opening day for Atom Egoyan' s saucy Toronto-based drama, Chloe, which means the reviews are out. Surprise, surprise—the...
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A made-up music review? Anatomy of a Twitter scandal
Rollie Pemberton, better known by his musical moniker Cadence Weapon, played a show during Canadian Music Fest, which was reviewed...
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Barenaked Ladies don’t miss having Steven Page in the band
Apparently the Barenaked Ladies are avoiding the cataclysm that so often befalls bands when they lose an important member...
Food & Drink
Best New Restaurants: Toronto Life’s much-anticipated April issue is on newsstands
Toronto Life is proud to announce that James Chatto' s annual list of the city’s 10 best new restaurants is now on newsstands...
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Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
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The Monster Cottages vs. the Resistance: Inside the ruthless battle for the future of Muskoka
From Gravenhurst to Port Cockburn, the uber rich and powerful are buying up shoreline for private island compounds and sprawling mega-resorts, radically changing the face of Muskoka and infuriating environmentalists, locals and long-time cottagers
Deep Dives
Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
Deep Dives
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
Deep Dives
Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team
After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype
Deep Dives
Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with
SNL
rookie Veronika Slowikowska
Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of
Saturday Night Live
in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it
Deep Dives
Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer
The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line
Deep Dives
The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?
We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout
Deep Dives
My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press
My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell
Deep Dives
Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin
Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe
Deep Dives
Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?
Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI
It’s hard out here for a 20-something
Deep Dives
The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market
Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises
Deep Dives
Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI
Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband
When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him
Deep Dives
The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone
The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks
Just Listed
Just Listed
For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent
As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design
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For Sale: 171 Durant Ave
This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
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For Sale: 50 First Avenue
A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark
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For Sale: 7 Bentley Drive
A commanding architectural statement in prestigious Stonegate–Queensway, this newly completed custom residence by Bali Homes Group presents a refined interpretation of contemporary luxury living
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For Sale: 75 Queen Street
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