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TIFF Parties
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Donald Sutherland gets (kinda) political at the Forsaken party
Tommy Douglas's famous ex son-in-law still supports the NDP
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Liam Hemsworth turns heads and Kate Winslet sneaks out at
The Dressmaker
afterparty
Inside
The Dressmaker
's premiere afterparty
Culture
Rachel McAdams charms everyone at the Spotlight after-party
Soho House was packed for last night's Spotlight afterparty. There was barely room to move as guests crammed into the...
Culture
What happens when you put Helen Mirren, Moby, Paul Haggis and the Arcade Fire together in a castle?
As the sunset loomed over Casa Loma last night, partygoers arrived at the Artists for Peace and Justice fundraiser and posed for...
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Culture
Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro get mobbed at the Sicario pre-party
“Look,” exclaimed a PR agent to a circle of colleagues and journalists. “It’s Jean-Marc Vallée, the director.” Turns...
Culture
Diana Ross and James Franco carouse at the AMBI Gala
The stars had their pre-TIFF party on Wednesday at the AMBI Gala, a charity ball benefitting Prince Albert of Monaco’s eco...
Culture
Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts dance to Drake at the
Demolition
premiere
Last night, as guests piled into the the King West resto-lounge Patria to fête TIFF’s opening-night film Demolition , the first...
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Culture
Ryan Reynolds and Anna Kendrick dodge autograph hounds outside Weslodge
Remember when we said that by Tuesday most of the craziest autograph hounds had all but disappeared ? Well, maybe they were just...
Culture
Josh Hutcherson and Claudia Traisac exchange PDAs on Duncan Street
At Thursday's party for Escobar: Paradise Lost , starring Benicio Del Toro , Hunger Games ’ Josh Hutcherson and Claudia Traisac...
Culture
Keira Knightley and the Kingslayer party on Adelaide Street
We got our workout yesterday at the Grey Goose Soho House party for The Imitation Game, which saw all four floors of the house...
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Culture
Julianne Moore and Kate Bosworth party, mostly unnoticed, on Simcoe Street
What a difference a day makes. At the party for Still Alice at Michael’s on Simcoe, the celebrity gawkers had all but...
Culture
Jon Stewart is completely delightful (and taller than expected) at the after-party for
Rosewater
Jon Stewart may deserve an honorary Canadian citizenship, if only for his gracious behaviour at last night’s Grey Goose Soho...
Culture
Robert Pattinson crashes the after-party for
99 Homes
There was a moment, near midnight, when we thought the only celebrity coming to the after-party for 99 Homes (sponsored by Grey...
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Culture
Famous people party (and drop cash) for Haiti at the Artists for Peace and Justice fundraiser
The annual Artists for Peace and Justice fundraiser upped the ante this year, charging $15,000 a table (up from last year’s...
Culture
Simon Pegg works the room at the
Hector and the Search for Happiness
after-party
The Moët & Chandon–sponsored after-party for the Peter Chelsom film Hector and the Search for Happiness was a relatively quiet...
Culture
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Garner fête the debut of
Men, Women & Children
at Montecito on Adelaide West
The after-party for Men, Women and Children, sponsored by Las Vegas (yes, the city itself), proved an interesting one—not only...
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Jon Stewart and Ben Stiller help cap off an epic night of celebrity drop-ins at Grey Goose Soho House
Grey Goose Soho House had some stiff party competition on Saturday night, but the busy venue's last event of the evening, a fête...
Culture
Kevin Costner holds court (and Octavia Spencer goes barefoot) at the after-party for
Black and White
The first in a hectic schedule of Saturday night TIFF parties was the Nespresso sponsored after-party for the film Black and...
Culture
Jessica Chastain, Denzel Washington and Chloë Grace Moretz zoom up the CN Tower to mingle on high
Last night’s Armani party pulled out all the stops: a black carpet studded with male models (like a sexy gauntlet), an array of...
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Morgan Freeman and Diane Keaton hit the after-party for
Ruth and Alex
The fervent energy of TIFF-goers is never more obvious than in the rabid pursuit of an autograph. Yesterday night, we saw...
Culture
Jake Gyllenhaal and Rene Russo teetotal their way through
Nightcrawler
’s pre-party
At the Grey Goose Soho House pre-party for the film Nightcrawler , on what felt like one of the hottest (or at any rate, the...
Culture
Al Pacino’s stomach rumbles at the after-party for
The Humbling
Al Pacino arrived at the Virgin Mobile and Ketel One sponsored after-party for his TIFF film The Humbling, based on the novel by...
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TIFF Party: A throng of homegrown talent at the Maison Birks Women in Film party
At a packed bash at Maison Birks’s Bloor Street store yesterday, the jeweller and Telefilm Canada paid tribute to 10 Canadian...
Culture
TIFF Party: Aussies rule at the Felony cast dinner at Hudson Kitchen
In the span of a single week, new Dundas West restaurant Hudson Kitchen has morphed from fledgling Little Portugal outpost into...
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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
Deep Dives
Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
Deep Dives
The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
Deep Dives
Almost
Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
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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
Food & Drink
Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
Food & Drink
“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon