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King West city block named after Reitman family
Ivan Reitman and his sisters Agi Mandel and Susan Michaels might have been a little emotional when they handed over the...
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Sold! Robert Lantos’s Barney’s Version gets American distributor
It's a sad truth, but Canadian films often struggle to "make it" unless they have an American distributor. That's why today's news...
Culture
Casey Affleck insists Joaquin Phoenix documentary is the real thing
It's official: Joaquin Phoenix' s boorish rapper shtick was the real McCoy, says Casey Affleck, the director of the documentary...
Culture
The 75 must-know TIFF hot spots
From Yorkville to West Queen West, here are the 75 restaurants, bars, clubs, cinemas and party venues that every festival-goer...
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See celeb photographer George Pimentel’s favourite film fest shots
Toronto’s resident paparazzo George Pimentel knows all about the pleasures and perils of shooting Hollywood’s A-list. This...
Culture
Score: A Hockey Musical is probably the worst film to ever open TIFF
On Thursday night, film execs, stars and media will pack the red carpet at Roy Thomson Hall for the opening night gala of the...
Culture
TIFF Web site down for many determined ticket purchasers
Many eager cinephiles spent this morning yelling at their computers when they attempted to purchase tickets for TIFF screenings...
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Where to get a TIFF drink: the film festival’s 44 spots with 4 a.m. licences
The arrival of TIFF always demands answers to three crucial questions: which celebs are coming to town, what are the best flicks...
Culture
It’s business time: TIFF outgrows relaxed vibe, prepares for major film deals
For most of us, TIFF is synonymous with glamorous parties and getting to see major films before the rest of the world, but for...
Culture
TIFF Oscar buzz begins: Natalie Portman wins critics’ support in Black Swan
The Oscar baiting of TIFF films has officially begun, with acclaim for Darren Aronofsky' s Black Swan pouring in—with...
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50 Buzziest TIFF Films: what to see, what to skip and how to slice through the hype
Tickets go on sale tomorrow for all the screenings at TIFF 2010, but with over 300 titles, guessing at what film is worth the...
Culture
Bell Lightbox to host free street party, concerts by Polaris Prize nominees
Most star-struck Torontonians will be turned away from film festival parties by burly bouncers, but TIFF's Bell...
Culture
TIFF folk heave sigh of relief after confirming Scotiabank Theatre doesn’t have bedbugs
Earlier today, we reported that TIFF co-director Cameron Bailey and Cineplex Odeon were scrambling to do damage control after a...
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Bedbug scare at the Scotiabank Theatre sets off pre-TIFF firestorm
Forget Oscar buzz. Rumours have it that TIFF theatres are featuring something so creepy, they'll keep you up at night:...
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Sixteen things to do in Toronto before summer’s over
The leaves may be changing and drunken freshmen may be stumbling around the streets again, but summer isn't officially over until...
Culture
Organized fun: assigned seats for paparazzi at TIFF
Brad Pitt and George Clooney may not be coming to TIFF this year, but the film festival is anticipating that such celebs as Megan...
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Stars, City and Colour and Gord Downie headlining TIFF-timed music showcase
As if we weren't going to be distracted enough by the dozens of screenings and parties, a killer lineup of Canadian indie acts to...
Culture
Are the doomsayers right? Is it the end for Yorkville as TIFF epicentre?
With the Bell Lightbox TIFF headquarters at King and John finished, doomsayers have begun predicting the demise of Yorkville as...
Culture
Confirmed: Edward Norton will interview Bruce Springsteen at TIFF
We heard the rumours , but the prospect of having Edward Norton interview Bruce Springsteen as part of the gala presentation of...
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Watch the new trailer for Fubar II
Judging by the just-released trailer (left) for Fubar II , the people who brought us Terry and Dean are firm believers in the...
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Quoted: the latest TIFF talk
We'll update Quoted regularly before and during the festival. Check back often. “Taking the Toronto Transit Commission's...
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Michael Snow sues Festival Tower condo developer for $950,000 for turning down art
Michael Snow doesn't take rejection lying down. The renowned artist (better known as the man behind the flying geese at the Eaton...
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Julian Schnabel kicks off series of Toronto events with Latin double bill Thursday
We think it's safe to say Julian Schnabel likes this town. The acclaimed director has an art exhibit featuring a collection of his...
Culture
Official TIFF guest list released: Jon Hamm, James Franco, Javier Bardem, Marion Cotillard, Will Ferrell and more
Woot! Woot! The exhaustive official guest list for TIFF has been released (James Franco! Jon Hamm! Uma Thurman!), meaning we can...
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Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
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Deep Dives
Charm Offensive: The cottage country mortgage broker who lost $101 million of his clients’ money
Sandy Sussman spent decades wooing the upper echelons of Toronto society, becoming their go-to investment guy. He took their money and made a huge bet on cottage country. When the market tanked, he lost it all. Then he did everything in his power to cover it up
Deep Dives
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
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