Chef Daniel Boulud serves at the Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival. Giving was on the menu as UHN Foundation’s 19th annual Grand Cru Culinary Wine Festival united wine from international vintners with a live auction at Casa Loma and 14 private dinners across the city. Sponsored by Grand Touring Automobiles, …
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Cher is denied an immediate conservatorship over son’s money, but the issue isn’t done
Cher poses at the premiere of the documentary film “Sidney,” Sept. 21, 2022, in Los Angeles. Cher has filed a petition to become a temporary conservator overseeing her son’s money, saying his struggles with mental health and substance abuse have left him unable to manage his assets and potentially put …
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Michael Bolton performs during the 49th Daytime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Convention Center on June 24, 2022, in Pasadena, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images/TNS) Michael Bolton had a serious health scare over the holiday break. The “How Can We Be Lovers” singer shared the health update via Facebook on Friday. “I …
Read More »I watched my car get stolen. Why grand theft auto has become a maddening game in Toronto
Surveillance footage captures the moment a suspect steals Vinay Menon’s car this week. I am watching a grainy video of my car getting stolen this week. The footage, courtesy of my neighbour’s Nest cam across the street, was recorded at 6:46 a.m. on Tuesday. The night vision clip shows a …
Read More »The 10 best tech books of 2023
This year brought a number of great tech titles to bookshelves. We’ve rounded up the ones worth your time. (Brian Merchant/Los Angeles Times/TNS) In the tech world, 2023 was a year of pure chaos. There was the artificial intelligence boom that breathed life into an industry in dire want of …
Read More »Aaron Rodgers vs. Jimmy Kimmel was no accident. ESPN is playing an ugly game
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A scene from the trailer for “Mickey’s Mouse Trap,” which has turned an early version of the Disney character into a masked killer. Mickey Mouse is in the public domain and ready to kill. Happy New Year! Let’s begin 2024 with — spins the wheel — copyright news. As the …
Read More »Paula Abdul sues ‘American Idol,’ ‘SYTYCD’ producer Nigel Lythgoe over alleged sexual assault
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Read More »British actor Tom Wilkinson, known for ‘The Full Monty’ and ‘Michael Clayton,’ dies at 75
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Read More »Stephen Harper headlines event to raise funds for family therapy in Israel
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