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The top 10 buildings to visit at Doors Open Toronto 2013
Doors Open Toronto—a.k.a Christmas for architectural voyeurs—takes place this Saturday and Sunday, giving a behind-the-scenes...
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The Weekender: Dan Deacon, Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland and six other events on our to-do list
1. ROYAL WOOD With a name as smooth as his voice, Canadian crooner Royal Wood brings his signature debonair persona to his upbeat...
Culture
Today at TIFF (Monday, Sept. 10): Antiviral, Hyde Park on Hudson and more
Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties, screenings and more. • 10 a.m. Alternative Africa: Filmmakers in Markets Without...
Culture
Today at TIFF (Sunday, Sept. 9): Silver Linings Playbook gala, The Sapphires special presentation and more
Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties, screenings and more. • 9 a.m. The Sessions press conference at the TIFF Bell...
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Culture
Today at TIFF (Friday, Sept. 7): Argo World Premiere, What Maisie Knew gala and more
Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties, screenings and more. • 10 a.m. It's Easy Being Green panel including Gale Anne Hurd...
Culture
TIFF 2012 Film Schedule: Friday, September 7
On the Road, 11:30 a.m. at The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (137 minutes) Rust and Bone, 12 p.m. at Ryerson Theatre (120 minutes)...
Culture
TIFF 2012 Film Schedule: Saturday, September 8
Reincarnated, 9:00 a.m. at The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (98 minutes) Out in the Dark, 9:00 a.m. at Cineplex Yonge and Dundas 6 (96...
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TIFF 2012 Film Schedule: Sunday, September 9
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp, 9:00 a.m. at The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (90 minutes) Short Cuts Canada: Programme #2, 9:00...
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TIFF 2012 Film Schedule: Monday, September 10
The Act of Killing, 9:00 a.m. at The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema (116 minutes) Midnight's Children, 9:00 a.m. at TIFF Bell Lightbox 2...
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TIFF 2012 Film Schedule: Tuesday, September 11
The Tortoise, An Incarnation, 9:30 a.m. at Jackman Hall (Art Gallery of Ontario) (125 minutes) Byzantium, 11:00 a.m. at Visa...
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SPOTTED: Comedian Dave Chappelle hanging out with Rob Ford
Dave Chappelle, who is in town for three last-minute shows at the Winter Garden Theatre, stopped by city hall today and visited...
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Gallery: David Miller, Jully Black and others share the one thing you should know before you die at the Top Ten Event
Here’s the concept: nine notable Torontonians (chef David Rocco couldn’t make it)—or honorary Torontonians for the...
City News
The Conversation: Steven Page and Johannes Debus on making music—both popular and avant garde
The place: the Cameron House on Queen West | The people: singer-songwriter Steven Page and COC music director Johannes Debus | The...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Ethan Hawke—and, yes, Dave Matthews—at The Woman in the Fifth red carpet
The absence of Kristin Scott Thomas from the gala presentation of The Woman in the Fifth made for a pretty thin red carpet at the...
Culture
TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Geoffrey Rush and Alexandra Schepisi walk the red carpet at the gala presentation of The Eye of the Storm
The premiere of The Eye of the Storm at the Winter Garden Theatre yesterday afternoon was a relatively subdued affair compared...
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SPOTTED: Don McKellar at the red carpet—but not on the red carpet—at The Eye of the Storm
We saw Canadian actor, writer and director Don McKellar waiting outside the Winter Garden Theatre yesterday for the premiere of...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: Hugh Laurie, Leighton Meester and Allison Janney at the premiere of The Oranges
Last night saw the premiere of suburban morality tale The Oranges at the Winter Garden theatre (scheduled in a dueling time slot...
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Today at TIFF: Albert Nobbs gala, amfAR Cinema Against Aids and more
Our daily roundup of opening galas, parties and screenings. • 1:30 p.m Beloved Eye of the Storm • 6 p.m. Your Sister’s...
Friday’s Luminato Picks: Sargasso, k.d. lang and Vodavil
The fifth edition of Luminato, the city’s annual everything-culture fest, kicked off last Friday and goes all through the...
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Monday’s Luminato picks: Beatniks, Broadway and Denis Gagnon’s take on Alice in Wonderland
The fifth edition of Luminato, the city’s annual everything-culture fest, kicked off last Friday and goes all through the...
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The Weekender: Sandra Shamas, Brothel #9 and six other can’t-miss events
1. SANDRA SHAMAS’ WIT’S END III: LOVE LIFE Comedy queen Sandra Shamas started making audiences laugh back in the ’80s—her...
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The Weekender: Heart, Nature Unleashed and six other can’t-miss events
1. HEART Remember when rock star sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson sent John McCain’s campaign a cease-and-desist letter after he...
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Sandra Shamas and Rod Beattie discuss the benefits of ditching Toronto to pursue small-town living
The place: Tango Palace Coffee Company on Queen East. The people: comedian Sandra Shamas and actor Rod Beattie. The subject:...
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The Weekender: Winterlicious, Barrymore and six other can’t-miss events
1. CONNECTING: TORONTO IS AN AWFUL CITY As part of the ROM’s regular Connecting series, Toronto Star urban affairs columnist...
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Canada Day Bar Cart
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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
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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
Big Stories
Deep Dives
Dr. Ozempic: Inside the medical discovery that revolutionized weight loss
I was just a baby scientist when I discovered the hormone that made Ozempic possible. I had no idea how life-changing—and world-changing—that breakthrough would be
Deep Dives
A behind-the-curtain look at the insatiable political ambitions of Doug Ford
Is Ontario’s pugnacious premier charting a course for Ottawa? He definitely isn’t
not
considering a run for prime minister. A long, hard look at the populist’s playbook
Deep Dives
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
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
The Magic Lab: How chemist and computer scientist Alán Aspuru-Guzik brought self-driving laboratories from Harvard to Toronto
Aspuru-Guzik and his multinational team of mad scientists are combining chemistry, robotics and AI to fight climate change, streamline organ transplants and supercharge the scientific method. How did their lab end up at the University of Toronto? In a word: Trump
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
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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
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For Sale: 25 North Drive
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For Sale: 25 Strathgowan Crescent
This Grande Dame of Lawrence Park is an absolute treasure
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For Sale: 9 Audubon Court
Welcome to 9 Audubon Court, a Mid-Century Modern retreat among the treetops
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For Sale: 500 Wellington St W PH1001
Experience unparalleled luxury in this breathtaking 6,200 sq. ft. penthouse, designed to perfection including a private 2,000 sq. ft. rooftop terrace, complete with a raised glass pool, hot tub, outdoor kitchen, and unobstructed panoramic city views.