Courtney Shea

3 days ago | torontolife.com | Courtney Shea

Finally, the late great Toronto comedian gets his flowersWhen Ryan Reynolds introduced his Tim Hortons breakfast box collaboration last month, it felt like peak CanCon. But now, the Vancouver born actor is one-upping himself: his documentary, John Candy: I Like Me, has been announced as TIFF 2025’s opening night selection. Reynolds is the producer on the project, and it was directed by  Colin Hanks.

3 days ago | torontolife.com | Courtney Shea

Remember Lisa Robinson, the white woman who called herself a “modern-day slave”? Pickering’s most controversial city councillor, Lisa Robinson, has been suspended and docked pay four times following rulings against her by the city’s integrity commissioner. In February 2024, Robinson applied for judicial review of two of those verdicts, contesting the commissioner’s findings and hoping to have her lost wages reinstated.

3 days ago | torontolife.com | Courtney Shea

Introducing the Chromebook Challenge: a TikTok craze that is—quite literally—fireLast Friday, the Toronto Catholic District School Board sent an email warning parents about a slew of social media trends including the Chromebook Challenge. TCDSB students have been injured and suspended for taking part in these activities on school property, according to the Toronto Star, and fire departments have already responded to “several” incidents, according to a post on X from Ontario’s fire marshal.

5 days ago | torontolife.com | Courtney Shea

Torontonians are entitled to our obsession with the upcoming Frankenstein movie: the Netflix production was shot here; it was directed by unabashed 416-o-phile Guillermo del Toro; and the monster is played by Hollywood hunk Jacob Elordi, who became the subject of a city-wide crush while he was in production here. (Not to mention a regular at Nutbar on Ossington.)Related: Othership, Nutbar and the expensive, obsessive quest for a perfect lifeNow, finally, the first trailer dropped on Sunday.

5 days ago | torontolife.com | Courtney Shea

When he wasn’t imposing new tariffs or breaking up with Elon Musk, Donald Trump spent last week on a bit of a get-out-of-jail-free spree, pardoning and commuting the sentences of fellow shady reality stars and tax evaders as well as former Chicago crime boss Larry Hoover. Kanye West, who has been a public Hoover advocate for years, posted on X in celebration: “Thank you Drake for helping to bring Hoover home.” Confused? We’ve got you.