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The Argument: In Take This Waltz, Sarah Polley transforms Toronto into a brightly coloured urban fantasy
In the middle of directing Take This Waltz, recently released in theatres, Sarah Polley hit a snag. She desperately wanted to get...
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City News
Celebrity Watch: Margaret Atwood is officially everywhere, from Twitter to Rob Ford: The Opera and more
The recent release of Payback , a new feature documentary based on Margaret Atwood’s book of the same name, confirms it
City News
Stephen Marche: an unflinching assessment of Jack Layton’s dubious legacy
The next NDP leader will be obligated to adopt Jack Layton’s Toronto-born brand of socialism—childlike, sentimental, and...
City News
Michelle Dean: I ♥ N.Y. (Not T.O.)
Dear Toronto: I’d like to say that it’s me, not you, but I’d be lying. It is you. You have no passion, no ambition. You...
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Culture
TIFF 2011 Roundup: “Glowing” (i.e. pregnant) mothers edition
Baby bumps were in fashion this year at TIFF, where several expecting stars strolled red carpets in clothes that skirted the usual...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Seth Rogen, Bryce Dallas Howard and Anna Kendrick at the 50/50 press conference
The unmistakable and infectious chuckle of Seth Rogen could be heard from backstage a full 10 minutes before yesterday’s press...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman hold court at the press conference for Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz
The press conference for Sarah Polley’ s Take This Waltz was an uproarious mix of masturbation humour and Jewish...
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Culture
TIFF Weekend Roundup: the five buzziest red carpets
The first weekend of TIFF is basically one big long party, with a non-stop crush of big premieres, boldface names and tremendous...
Culture
QUOTED: Seth Rogen on how he approached his turn as a dramatic lead in Sarah Polley’s Take This Waltz
— A clearly annoyed—and deeply sarcastic— Seth Rogen responding to reporters’ repeat questions on how he changed his...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman and of course Sarah Polley at the gala for her new film, Take This Waltz
Sarah Polley’ s second full-length feature debuted last night at Roy Thomson Hall to a packed house of adoring fans. Present at...
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SPOTTED: Sarah Silverman at the Alliance Films soiree last night
The very funny Sarah Silverman showed her face at the very exclusive Alliance Films party last night wearing a suit-inspired...
Culture
SPOTTED: Sarah Polley eating for two at O&B Canteen on King West
Yesterday we caught wind that Sarah Polley is three-and-a-half months pregnant, which means the soon-to-be mom is soon-to-be...
Culture
50 buzziest films of TIFF 2011: we slice through the hype so you don’t have to
We’ve already told you about the celebs filing into town for TIFF and the extended-licence nightspots they’ll be...
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They grow up so fast: as TIFF approaches, Sarah Polley reveals she is pregnant
The lovely Sarah Polley is undoubtedly an up-and-coming director (as evidenced by this year’s gala presentation of her second...
Culture
TIFF Teaser: Take This Waltz, Sarah Polley’s first feature in five years
It's hard to believe that it’s been half a decade since Sarah Polley made her feature-length directorial debut with 2006’s...
City News
Reason to love Toronto: Hollywood movie money is back
Next month, a colossal $150-million remake of the ’90s alien flick Total Recall is set to start filming at the new Pinewood...
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Culture
Genie nominations no big surprise, with Barney’s Version and Incendies in the lead
We’ve already watched the Golden Globes. And Oscar nominations were announced last week. But that doesn’t mean we can forget...
Culture
Tinseltown authority Variety picks three Canadians for influential list
It seems the Hollywood powers that be are expecting big things from three of our hottest directorial talents. The film industry...
Culture
TIFF names best Canadian films of 2010 to be screened at Lightbox
While all of Hollywood fires up its engines for the self-love fest that is awards season, the Toronto International Film Festival...
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City News
A tribute to Jackie Burroughs: the most memorable moments from her career
To anyone who grew up watching Road to Avonlea or had children during the show's seven-season run, the death of beloved actor...
Culture
Q&A with Blue Valentine director: Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams’ latest “like a documentary of two people falling in love”
Did you know Ryan Gosling had a brother? Neither did he. But the producers of Half-Nelson were on to something when they insisted...
Culture
The 10 best Canadian TV shows of the past 25 years
To celebrate the big QC, the Gemini Awards (a.k.a. the Emmys without any famous people—oh, come on, you know you were thinking...
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The Big Chill, Water, Fly Away Home and more: we rate TIFF’s best and worst opening night films
This year, the Toronto International Film Festival will open with the homegrown Score: A Hockey Musical, which stars Olivia...
City News
Dawson’s Creek reunion? Michelle Williams and Katie Holmes spotted in GTA
Last week, the pixie perfect Michelle Williams unleashed her inner downward dog at Yoga Space on Ossington, and yesterday a...
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Summer Camp Guide
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Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
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’s Best Restaurants returns for its 10th-anniversary edition on June 8
General admission tickets are now on sale for Toronto’s biggest culinary night, featuring top chefs, restaurants and drinks
Big Stories
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
Deep Dives
Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes
If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”
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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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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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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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