North Toronto Post November 2025

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THE VERDICT IS IN TORONTO’S TOP 400 LAWYERS OF 2025 AS SELECTED BY THEIR PEERS

NOVEMBER 2025

DID YOUR SOLICITOR MAKE THE LIST?

The grandparent scam is back, preying on the city’s seniors.

Plus eight more crooked cons to guard against right now!

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T.O.’S ULTIMATE CITY GUIDE

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PROJECTS IN PROGRESS: LARGE RENOVATIONS: • 100 Yorkville • 7 Ridge Hill • 54 Evanston • 1 Bedford Pk Penthouse • 60 Montclair Penthouse LARGE ADDITIONS: • 38 Lascelles • 36 Valewood • 156 McCrae • 18 Evita Crt • 95 Allingham • 14 Southgate • 233 Bessborough • 176 Pannahill • 8 Newbury Lane • 2727 Yonge St • 45 Cherrywood NEW CONSTRUCTION: • 450 Glengrove • 9A Relmar • 77 Bishop • 9B Relmar • 29 Donwoods • 36 Ava Rd • 160 Castlefield • 108 Glenayr

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Toronto’s Top Lawyers 2025 The city’s most respected counsel chosen by their peers – pullout pages 31 - 62

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Contents

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Welcome to the November 2025 issue of The Post. Sit back and enjoy!

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25 Inside Toronto’s scam epidemic The grandparent scam is back, preying on the city’s seniors. Plus eight more crooked cons to guard against right now!

Denim is the hottest way to add a bit of fun to every outfit, so Jeanne Beker has picked out every wash, stitch, cuff and hem of your autumnal jean dreams

71 From strutting the runway to walking down the aisle The new host and judge of Project Runway Canada, Coco Rocha, shares the glamorous details of meeting and marrying her husband, James Conran

79 T.O.’s chic new fave — the French dip Born by accident in L.A. and big in NYC, now Toronto is taking the dip as chefs Nuit Regular and Anthony Rose crown the best one in town

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FAST FACTS NAME:

RJ Barrett LEGACY: Barrett is the son of basketball player Rowan Barrett COLLEGE:

Duke, named USA Today player of the year DRAFTED:

Third overall in 2019 by the NY Knicks TEAM CANADA:

Played in the 2024 Paris Olympics

The GTA’s own RJ Barrett grew up watching the Raptors

RJ Barrett on winning, legacy and life in the 6ix Homegrown Raptors star is back and ready to hoop me — especially being from just 30 minutes down the road [from Toronto]. It’s an amazing feeling.

You’ve talked before about inspiring Canadian kids.

What kind of legacy do you hope to leave?

I remember being one of those kids who watched the Raptors growing up, so I know how much it means. I want to have a What feels different about this legacy as a Canadian kid who made it to the NBA and played year compared to last season? for the Raptors — someone who showed kids they can achieve The past couple of years have been rebuilds, you know? This what they set their minds to. And, of course, I want to be reyear, we’re really going for something. That’s membered as a winner. I want to win a chambeen the mentality all summer and through pionship here. training camp. We’re just ready to get it going.

How are you approaching your role this season?

I’m just here to do what I can to help the team win. I pride myself on being a player who can do a bit of everything, and I’m trying to bring that to the table every night.

What’s it been like getting to know and play alongside Brandon Ingram?

“I REMEMBER BEING ONE OF THOSE KIDS WHO WATCHED THE RAPTORS GROWING UP.”

He’s a very skilled player — honestly, he makes my job a whole lot easier.

After a disappointing season last year, what’s been the message in the locker room?

Any favourite T.O. restaurants or hangouts?

I like going to places like Demetres.

You come from a basketball family.

How does your dad still influence your game today?

I talk to him every day — he’s always on me.

We pick each other’s brains. I’m at the point now where I know enough about basketball to challenge him on some things, which is fun.

CB had been carrying the torch for a while. It means a lot to

Special collections

The Toronto Public Library’s special collections include such hidden gems as the Arthur Conan Doyle Collection, immersing visitors in Sherlock Holmes’s world; the Merril Collection, Canada’s premier archive of science fiction and speculative fiction; and the Arts and Marguerite G. Bagshaw Collections, featuring materials from visual and performing arts to full puppet shows.

For budding musicians

At select branches, you can borrow instruments like ukuleles, violins or accordions for up to three weeks, though demand is high and availability is limited.

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Cardholders can also use specialized computers, software and equipment — like 3-D printers, Wacom tablets, audio and video studios, Arduinos and sewing or vinyl cutters on-site.

Who’s the funniest guy on the team?

Jamal [Shead] is definitely in there. We’ve got a lot of funny guys.

We’re trying to get back to the playoffs and back on the right Who’s the most intense?

Scottie [Barnes] is pretty intense most of the time. track. We want to win here in Toronto.

With Canadian player Chris Boucher gone, it feels like you’re carrying the Canadian torch now. How does that feel?

Forget Amex Platinum, the best card in town could be your Toronto Public Library card

Who’s your favourite player to match up against?

LeBron [ James]. That’s always going to be a fun one.

—Ron Johnson

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As the Toronto Raptors get a new season underway, Torontoarea native RJ Barrett says the vibe feels different — focused, confident and ready to win. After a few rebuilding years, Barrett has embraced his role as both a team leader and a proud Canadian representing his hometown team. We chat with Barrett about what’s next.

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Finally, I get it, and I will remember I am not always the first to wear a poppy or attend a Remembrance Day ceremony, I must admit. To honour the sacrifices made and the millions of lives lost in pursuit of freedom and a safe and secure world every Nov. 11.

Remembrance Day is taking on new meaning for me, after travelling to Belgium to do some cycling.

It was in a town of Leper, on a trail called the Peace Route, that it came into focus. As I pedalled through what were once trenches and battlegrounds, toured the museum at Passchendaele — where thousands of Canadians were killed in a single day — another museum in Leper and a military cemetery and listened to how those who worked at these places who still speak of the sacrifices that Canadians and others made, it came into focus.

But more than anything, it was at the Last Post ceremony in Leper, a ceremony that has taken place at the same time in the same place for decades, where it really hit home: the tens of thousands of names, so many Canadians, etched into the walls; the wreaths that visitors still lay to commemorate family members to this day.

Now, I will never forget. And, given the amount of hate and violence and war that somehow still manages to exist despite these horrific lessons we have already learned time and time again, Remembrance Day is still incredibly important. We let things slide far too easily, shuffle them to the back of our brains where we don’t have to deal with them. It’s not helping. Do yourself a favour, go to a ceremony, thank a veteran and remember.

The city has ceremonies in a variety of locations, and it will stream one online as well. I will see you there.

RON JOHNSON is the editorial director of Post City Magazines.

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HIDDEN GEMS A look at the city’s iconic clock towers as daylight savings time ends Nov. 2

Writer Margaret Atwood is a T.O. treasure and literary icon. Meanwhile, Maggie Kang is on a huge high thanks to KPop Demon Hunters.

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Atwood's first book of poetry, Double Persephone, was published in 1961, winning the E. J. Pratt Medal.

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She spent nearly a decade as a story artist, contributing to films such as Puss in Boots and Kung Fu Panda 3.

Atwood has received numerous awards and honours throughout her career, including two Booker Prizes.

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Kang’s animated film KPop Demon Hunters is the most streamed title in Netflix history.

She is releasing a new memoir this month dubbed Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts.

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Nothing is confirmed, but Kang has expressed interest in exploring the KPop Demon Hunters universe further.

Built in 1878 and added in 1899, this clock tower in Kensington Market served as a lookout for fires and now stands as a beloved landmark in one of the city’s most unique areas.

Supernova

Located at the Shops at Don Mills, this 10-metre-tall sculpture, by Douglas Coupland, features a cluster of miniature houses, reflecting the suburbs’ 1950s development.

Gothic and gorgeous

Standing at 43.6 metres tall, this Gothic revival tower at the University of Toronto commemorates alumni who served in the World Wars and has a carillon of 51 bells.

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The Crosstown LRT is a saga fit for a tragic opera. It’s been the most maligned, most delayed, most laughed at project in recent history. The latest news of a collision involving two cars during the testing period was almost expected. But there are some who aren’t laughing, such as the small main street businesses that died a slow death while attempting to wait for the opening of a rapid transit project along Eglinton Avenue. We lost many, such as iconic deli Yitz’s, to the construction and the delays, but many have risen to take their place. The end is in sight — according to Metrolinx testing is set to resume and an opening this fall is likely. Eglinton Avenue is mostly back to normal. The Crosstown will be a huge boon to main street and to commuters, after such an epic delay.

Clockwise from left: Crosstown LRT construction saw the closing of Yitz’s Deli, Oink Oink and many other businesses, as well as the relocation of House of Chan

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We may be gaining an LRT, but what have we lost?

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Safety matters.

So does freedom.

T.O. must have both.

LORNE LONDON is the founding publisher of Post City Magazines

The real threat to Toronto: Provincial power grab, not city politics JOHN SEWELL is a former mayor of Toronto.

Toronto City Council has two strategies to defend itself from provincial oversight and interference. One is to rely on the presumed friendship between Mayor Olivia Chow and Premier Doug Ford as they praise each other and exchange small gifts. The other is to pass resolutions objecting to provincial actions, often in conjunction with other municipalities.

Neither has been effective.

The province continues to barge ahead stripping Toronto (and other cities) of clear powers: prohibiting the use of speed cameras, although the data is overwhelming that they slow vehicles and save injuries and lives; ripping out bike lanes, although the data shows this will do nothing to speed traffic and bike lanes provide much protection for cyclists; abolishing democratically elected school boards and putting decision making in the hands of a provincial appointee.

The list goes on and on: making it difficult for the city to enforce green building standards to decrease the amount of carbon spewed into the air; stripping conservation authorities of many powers so the natural environment is less protected; arbitrarily cut-

ting the number of city councillors.

Perhaps it is time for city council to pull in some other resources, particularly those in civil society that rely on the many interested residents of Toronto to exert their strength. Ordinary people, when organized, can have a real influence on politicians who otherwise seem untouchable. Provincial politicians can scoff at municipal politicians, but they have a much harder time dismissing a group of citizens.

To address the serious lack of affordable housing, Toronto City Council should make a grant of $100,000 to non-profit and co-op housing groups to organize residents and create a strong group to push provincial politicians. Action is also needed to stand up for tenants facing big rent increases or renovictions to stop the demolition of 25-storey buildings providing good rental accommodation. The group that has been most effective in this area is Acorn, and council should give Acorn a good chunk of money.

Funds should also be given to community and religious organizations to organize groups to address those living rough — the homeless — which Premier Ford now wants to chase from parks into some other wilderness rather than ensuring they are well housed.

We need more action on climate

change, as well, an area where the province cancelled wind and solar power initiatives and has done little to improve things. It is spending humungous sums on new nuclear power, which produces electricity four or five times more expensive than solar power, and it continues to offer subsidies to Enbridge. Council should provide organizing money to an organization like Ontario Clear Air Alliance.

And on and on. Money to organize for more humane financial support for those on welfare and those who are disabled; to help unions fighting for better education supports at all levels; to expand the child care system so $10 a day child care is a reality.

If Toronto City Council allocated $1 or $2 million to these kinds of organizing activities, it could have powerful political impacts. What’s good about such independent organizing ventures is that they harness the imagination of all kinds of people taking actions they think are best for them to influence provincial politicians.

Democracy is about people having a say in decisions that affect them, and organizing people so they can influence decision makers is a strong move toward a more democratic society.

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Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow with Ontario Premier Doug Ford

Installing speed cameras immediately after a 10 km/h reduction on every major and minor street in Toronto feels like government overreach. It suggests a lack of concern for a city already mired in traffic that rivals the worst in the world.

That was my initial reaction, and it still is.

Premier Ford and Mayor Chow seem to have risen to the highest political offices with little understanding that the way we implement things can negate the value of the thing we are implementing.

Like many Torontonians, I initially saw the cameras as a cash grab, a heavy-handed intervention that edges us toward a surveillance state.

Worse, it reveals a lack of empathy for what life in this city is actually like: picking up kids from practice, or getting home to make dinner. These everyday tasks, burdened by gridlock, are now made harder by blanket speed reductions.

When I received my first ticket, my mind jumped to what might come next. In Singapore, you can be fined for spitting out gum. Will Toronto’s CCTV cameras one day ticket us for dropping a candy wrapper? The slope feels slippery, and incompatible with a free city.

I remain deeply skeptical of this kind of policing, which many dismiss as a small price to pay.

Yet I cannot deny the results. The cameras have changed behaviour. I no longer drive 50km/h on Avenue Road or Yonge Street. A recent study found a 28 per cent decrease in pedestrian-vehicle collisions where speed limits were reduced from 40 km/h to 30 km/h. Safety gains that are difficult to ignore.

Maybe the problem lies not with the goal but with the execution. The rollout has been hamfisted at best. The price we have paid in increased surveillance has not been properly considered. Mayor Chow, in particular, seems unaware of the lived frustrations of Torontonians. Premier Ford, ever the American-style politician, has already backtracked, though he helped usher in this era of robotic enforcement.

In October, Vaughan announced plans for more CCTV cameras. You can be fairly certain facial recognition and more robotic enforcement will follow. The question is how much is too much, and who will safeguard our freedom.

Speed cameras should only be used temporarily in areas with high collision rates, that may be a price worth paying. The line that must be drawn is between targeted, short-term safety interventions and an erosion of the basic freedoms that make Toronto feel like home.

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Toronto District School Board (TDSB) has officially ended its lottery-based admissions system for specialty schools and programs such as Rosedale Heights School of the Arts and Claude Watson School for the Arts, returning to a meritbased model that evaluates students on academic performance and demonstrated skills.

In a letter sent to parents this week, the board confirmed that “based on direction from the Supervisor appointed at the TDSB by the Minister of Education, the decision has been made to change the application and admission process for Specialized Programs.”

The new approach replaces the controversial lottery system introduced in 2022 and applies to programs focused on the arts, math, science, technology and leadership at both the elementary and secondary levels.

According to the letter, applications will open the week of Nov. 10, and remain open for three weeks. For elementary students, admission will now be determined “based on an evaluated portfolio or audition video submitted with their application.”

At the secondary level, applicants must meet a report card benchmark to be eligible, with

final selection determined by “a combination of select report card marks connected to their program of choice and an evaluated demonstration of knowledge and skills.”

The change follows a directive from provincial supervisor Rohit Gupta, who was appointed earlier this year after the province took over the TDSB, citing financial mismanagement. Gupta cancelled ongoing consultations and directed the board to restore merit-based admissions, ending a two-year experiment with the lottery process.

The lottery had been designed to improve access for underrepresented groups, reserving spaces for Indigenous, Black, Latin, Middle Eastern and female students in underrepresented fields such as science and technology. However, critics said it failed to achieve its equity goals and undermined program quality.

The board’s letter suggests families take the time to learn more about eligibility, benchmarks and demonstrations of skill at tdsb.on.ca/specializedprograms and to attend open houses hosted by schools in November.

—Ron Johnson

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Original rendering of Yonge and St. Clair development

Yonge and St. Clair condo revision shows move to large luxury units with multiple bedrooms — an increasingly rare feature in Toronto’s new-build market. Of the 592 units, 368 are planned as market rentals and 224 as condominiums.

This reorientation could signal a welcome move away from investor-oriented micro-units and toward genuine homes for people looking to live and grow in the neighbourhood. The reduced density and expanded

The developers are proposing significantly larger homes better suited to families. floor plates are expected to attract families seeking a walkable, transit-accessible location close to schools, parks and community amenities.

The 13,688-square-metre site — comprising 1481–1535 Yonge St., 1–31 Heath St. E., 30–36 Alvin Ave. and 22 St. Clair Ave. E. — is currently occupied by low-rise retail and surface parking lots. The plan maintains the previously approved public park at the

northwest corner, designed by Claude Cormier + Associés, and features new pedestrian pathways and retail at street level to support a more vibrant public realm.

The tallest tower would reach 185 metres, up from the 150 metres approved in 2022, and total floor space would drop from roughly 126,000 to 100,000 square metres. About 83,500 square metres would be dedicated to residential uses and 17,000 to ground-level retail and services.

Other changes include moving the 38-storey tower slightly north to create more space and sunlight between the buildings, reducing the Yonge Street setback to accommodate TTC infrastructure, and adding a sculptural crown and mechanical penthouse to the tallest tower for architectural emphasis.

Parking and cycling facilities have been recalibrated for a more urban lifestyle, with 464 underground parking spots and 746 bicycle spaces, reflecting the site’s proximity — just a four-minute walk — to St. Clair station and the 512 streetcar.

The application will go before the Committee of Adjustment in the coming months.

—Nisean Lorde

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A fresh plan for the St. Clair Place redevelopment at the northeast corner of Yonge and St. Clair, including the Sinclair parking lot behind a busy Starbucks and Loblaws, has been submitted to the City of Toronto, with developers Wittington Properties and Choice Properties REIT seeking to refine their council-approved design for one of midtown’s busiest corners.

The latest proposal — designed by renowned firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects, with Adamson Associates as architect of record — marks a welcome shift in priorities. Instead of maximizing unit count, the developers are proposing significantly larger homes better suited to families and longterm residents.

The updated plan calls for three towers of 25, 38 and 47 storeys, replacing an earlier four-building concept that included a 13-storey mid-rise along Alvin Avenue. By removing the mid-rise and redistributing density into the taller structures, the development now includes just 592 residential units — less than half the 1,361 units approved in 2022.

In exchange, the average unit size will grow substantially, offering more spacious layouts

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Bridle Path condo plan hits traffic snag A proposal to build a six-storey apartment building and a small public park at the corner of Bayview Avenue and The Bridle Path will go to Toronto City Council in November.

City planning staff is recommending approval of the required official plan and zoning bylaw amendments, but there are concerns about traffic in the area as expressed by city councillor “This is something that the residents have raised with the developer. A number of residents have raised this. The Canadian Film Centre has raised this,” she explained.

“It's challenging to turn out of their driveways. It's important that we look at the function of our roads, I would say, proactively in this sense, to ensure that any necessary adjustments can be made.”

The project, located at 2425– 2427 Bayview Ave. and 1 The Bridle Path, proposes a six-storey residential building with 56 condo units, 122 parking spaces with vehicle access off The Bridle Path.

“Staff are of the opinion that the proposed 6-storey residential apartment building is an acceptable form of modest intensification in a location that is appropriate for midrise development, and aligns with the

enacted Council policy direction for major streets,” the city staff report reads.

The developer will be required to set aside part of the site for a new public park before construction can begin above ground.

The park will be transferred to the city as public land once it’s free of any legal or structural issues.

City staff also recommended granting the developer a credit toward the development charges for designing and building the park.

Instead of the city paying for features like benches, trees or lighting, the developer will complete the park improvements now, and the cost will be deducted (up to a set limit) from the park’s portion of the development fees, the report states.

“The proposed development is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement (2024) and conforms to the City’s Official Plan,” the staff report concludes.

“It will provide housing options in an appropriate built form, intensifying an underutilized site along a major street in a way that is respectful of both the existing and planned context.”

The item is expected at a Toronto City Council meeting, Nov. 12–14.

—Nisean Lorde

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Rendering of Downsview development

Ottawa and Toronto are teaming up to invest in Toronto’s aging infrastructure, paving the way for the construction of up to 63,000 new Downsview homes.

Central to the strategy is Build Canada Homes, a new federal agency that will develop factory/modular-built housing, with at least 40 per cent units designated as affordable.

Federal and municipal leaders made the announcement at a press conference on Oct. 14, noting that the federal government will provide up to $283 million through the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF) to expand capacity in the Black Creek trunk sewer system.

“Far too many Canadians are struggling to find an affordable place to call home, especially in our biggest cities,” François-Philippe Champagne, minister of finance and national revenue, said in a statement on Oct. 14.

“Today’s investments in Toronto's critical housing-enabling infrastructure will help deliver urgently needed homes for Canadians who need them.

But this is just the beginning.

Our full, ambitious plan — to be detailed in Budget 2025 —

will lower costs for builders, catalyze private capital investments and double the pace of homebuilding across Canada.”

The sewer was built in the 1960s and now serves more than 350,000 residents, but growth pressures have led to flooding and delayed approvals for new developments.

“Far too many

Canadians are struggling to find an affordable place to call home, especially in our biggest cities.”

The new investment, made in partnership with the City of Toronto, will fund 17 kilometres of new sewer infrastructure. In addition to catalyzing the construction of tens of thousands of new homes, the project will reduce flood risks, protect water quality and create room for up to 130,400 additional residents and more than 65,000 jobs.

The government also confirmed Build Canada Homes’ first development, which will

see 540 new homes at Arbo Downsview using modern construction methods, like prefabrication, modular building and mass timber.

As noted, at least 40 per cent of the homes will be affordable, with a mix of studio, onebedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom units.

Alongside the federal government, Toronto will invest more than $425 million toward the Black Creek Sanitary Trunk Sewer project to ensure stronger, more resilient infrastructure and enable homebuilding.

City officials say the partnership represents a new, collaborative approach to tackling Canada’s housing crisis — one that combines infrastructure renewal, faster approvals and innovation in construction.

The federal government has framed the Black Creek initiative as a model for other major cities, where outdated infrastructure continues to constrain housing supply.

Budget 2025 will be tabled in early November, and federal officials say it will include further measures to lower costs for builders and double the pace of home construction across Canada.

—Ron Johnson

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20 – SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23

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Cool cookies crumble into midtown & more Andrea’s Cookies, Toronto’s answer to the Crumbl cookie craze recently opened a new location in midtown at 2614 Yonge St. With flavours ranging from s’mores to tiramisù and almond croissant, owner Andrea Christensen is known for her super sweet, icing-topped creations.

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Jeannie’s Bottle: Incantations

is a new book by Thornhill resident Nicola Sammeroff, following 13-year-old Jeannie as she discovers a magical antique bottle after moving to her aunt’s strange small town. Perfect for middle grade readers, the book is available now at Chapters Indigo and Amazon as both an e-book and paperback.

Lather & Steel recently opened a new location in the heart of Yorkville. This classic barbershop will transport you right back in time, with multiple red, white and blue barber poles throughout the space; cherry red chairs; and even a decorative figurine featuring a barbershop quartet.

You can visit the new space at 26 Hong Kong Noodle recently opened its doors at Yonge and Bellair St., Lower Level.

Eglinton, bringing Korean-ChiHolly Berry Fair is back this up- nese fusion to the neighbourcoming Nov. 22–23 with holiday hood. Offering favourites, shopping, visits from Santa and including jjamppong, a spicy Mrs. Claus, a thrift market, a si- noodle soup; jajangmyeon, lent auction and more! This an- noodles with a black bean sauce; nual event at Rosedale United and kkanpunggi, spicy garlic Church is free to attend, and 100 fried chicken, you can try this per cent of proceeds go to Out of popular noodle spot at 30 Eglinthe Cold Foundation, providing ton Ave. E. shelter, food and warm clothing Bloomer’s, T.O.’s popular vegan for the less fortunate. doughnut shop, just launched a Forest Cafe is the latest cute pop-up shop at Bayview Village coffee shop to open in Thornhill. after deciding to close its perThe new spot, at 7936 Bathurst manent location in the area. You St., offers an extensive drink can stop by the pop-up at 2901 menu that ranges from cold Bayview Ave.

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CRIME NEWS

This month the highest percentage of break-ins were from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. (36%), the day of the week with the most break-ins was Wednesday (22%) and the majority of incidents occurred on weekdays (64%).

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ROSEDALE RD. AND PINE HILL RD.

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REAL ESTATE NEWS

Reduction seduction: Price drops entice buyers Three dream GTA homes with major discounts

A CUSTOM FOREST HILL MANSION

Are you thinking of having a baby?

This four-bedroom custom-build at 505 Russell Hill Rd. was completed in 2023 — and though it was listed for just under $20 million in 2024, in October it was re-listed with an almost 50 per cent price cut! $10,289,000, Forest Hill Real Estate

The Sunnybrook Academic Family Health Team (SAFHT), are happy to share we are accepting pregnant patients and newborns for prenatal and family medicine care.

Access to primary care is one of the most important health issues facing Ontarians today, including here in North Toronto. At SAFHT, we are committed to meeting the needs of our community.

A HISTORIC VICTORIAN IN THE ANNEX

With a whopping five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, the beautiful three-storey at 61 Brunswick Ave. has plenty of space. And there’s even been a few price reductions since it was listed in July! $2,990,000, Warwick Realty Group Inc.

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A STATELY THORNHILL BUNGALOFT

An elegant four-bedroom, 30 Thornlea Rd. was custom built and features soaring 11-foot ceilings. Originally listed for $6,880,000 in 2024, there has since been a million-dollar price drop! $5,800,000, Hammond International Properties Ltd.

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High end a bright spot in Toronto’s difficult condo market There’s a heartbeat in Toronto’s condo market, even at a time when it seems to reach new lows every month. The high-end segment is showing some life, echoing a similar pattern in the city’s detached home market. Could this be a sign of a revival as interest rates drop? We asked Barry Cohen, the undeniable luxury home king, and his son Justin, who covers much of the highend market, to weigh in.

What’s the luxury condo market looking like these days?

and kitchen, but they don't need 147. So in a period where the market is sliding pretty good, the the big bedrooms. higher end is holding its own.

Why does the luxury segment differ so much from the rest of the condo market?

Justin: The condo market is down largely because of the lack of investors. They fuel the condo market. With these pre-construction launches, people would scoop up six units at a time, and they'd either flip them for a profit or become mini landlords. And

Barry: It almost feels like high- “The condo market end, luxury condos are a little bit of an island. The downsizers are is sliding, but the moving into luxury condos for higher end is reasons of youth. They want holding its own.” something younger. They've lived in their large, older homes, and now they want to treat the builders needed those investhemselves with something a lit- tors to get their projects. But with tle more luxurious, but they don't the high interest rates and forquite need the space. But the big eign buyer ban and the develpush has more to do with secu- opment charges, investors aren’t rity; with home invasions and interested. carjackings, people are now lookBut when you look at the high ing at condos for their future. end — condo sales are down 12 per cent year-over-year from Justin: It's baby boomers looking January to September this year to downsize, or, you know, right versus last year, but condo sales size. They’re looking for some- over $2 million are up. They’re up thing more tailored to their new only by a couple units. In that lifestyle without having kids at same time period, there have home. They're still getting the been 149 condo sales over $2 same size living and dining space million, and last year there were

Barry: The luxury segment is homeowner occupied, so it’s a different buyer. And somebody in the lower end of condos is more affected by interest rates and the media, whereas someone looking at the high end, it’s more about lifestyle — price sensitivity isn’t top of mind.

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What’s selling on the high end right now?

Barry: It almost feels like we're short inventory on good luxury condos. That's only because sellers are reading the headlines about the state of the condo market and afraid to come to the market. I would say building youth and quality are top of mind; a young unit or a renovated unit will sell generally pretty quickly. Same with a cachet address. But if you had a large, unrenovated condo, it would probably lag.

What do you predict for the next year or two?

Barry: A three to six year dig out for low-end condos, whereas luxury condos are going to hold their own and will have mild increases.

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One of the world’s biggest pop stars, Sabrina Carpenter returns to Scotiabank Arena for back-to-back shows on Nov. 10 and 11. The Short n’ Sweet Tour will feature special guests Olivia Dean, Ravyn Lenae and Amber Mark.

Robert Plant takes the stage with his new ensemble, Saving Grace, at Massey Hall on Nov. 10. The group, which has spent the past six years honing a diverse and evocative sound, will perform material from their upcoming album, Saving Grace.

Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris comes to Meridian Hall on Nov. 16, for a candid conversation about one of the most dramatic presidential campaigns in history. Harris will share her insights on leadership, lessons learned and her vision.

Margaret Atwood will appear for a special evening at Toronto’s Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres on Nov. 4, celebrating the launch of her memoir, The Book of Lives.

Fans can experience an intimate conversation with this celebrated author.

The beloved musical The Sound of Music hits the stage at the Princess of Wales Theatre beginning Nov. 25. This production brings the von Trapp family’s story to life with beloved songs like “Do Re Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and “Edelweiss.”

Beloved Canadian comedian and actor, Tom Green brings his irreverent, anything-goes comedy to Toronto’s Royal Theatre on Nov. 7 as part of his Stompin’ Comedy Tour, featuring hilarious stories from his career and original songs.

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The 103rd Royal Agricultural Winter Fair returns to Exhibition Place, Nov. 7–16, with the best of Canadian agriculture, cuisine and equestrian competition to the city. Highlights include the new Holiday Market and the internationally ranked Royal Horse Show.

FULFILLMENT CENTRE

The Coal Mine Theatre presents Fulfillment Centre by Abe Koogler, running Nov. 16 to Dec. 7. Directed by Ted Dykstra, this raw and darkly funny drama set in the New Mexico desert follows four lonely lives whose search for meaning and connection intertwines.

E.T.

Experience the magic of Steven Spielberg’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performs E.T. in Concert, with John Williams’s iconic score live at Roy Thomson Hall, Nov. 7–8, with a full symphonic performance that’s perfect for families.

THE WINTER’S TALE

The National Ballet of Canada presents The Winter’s Tale, choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, a two-hourand-forty-minute ballet in a prologue and three acts, running Nov. 14 to 21, at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.

BAD HATS’ NARNIA

Experience the magic of C.S. Lewis’s beloved world in Bad Hats’ Narnia, a new musical adaptation running at Soulpepper Theatre from Nov. 18 to Dec. 28. Expect a heartwarming story about changing seasons, found families and goodbyes.

TOM GREEN

UNCOVERED

The Musical Stage Company’s 19th annual UNCOVERED concert returns to Koerner Hall on Nov. 11, spotlighting the music of Madonna and Cher, featuring daring new arrangements and powerhouse Canadian vocalists.

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INSIDE T.O.’S SCAM EPIDEMIC oronto has a massive scam problem and according to Toronto Police Service (TPS) it’s time to buckle up because it’s not going to get any better any time soon.

So far in 2025 as of early October, Toronto Police Service has logged more than $360 million in reported fraud losses

by Torontonians, a figure that Det. David Coffey of the Financial Crimes Unit calls “staggering — and climbing fast.”

“That’s almost equal to all of 2024,” Coffey says. “We’re up 25 percent yearover-year. Fraud is escalating dramatically.”

Behind the scenes, organized crime, artificial intelligence and social engineering are colliding in a perfect storm — one that’s leaving everyone, from students to seniors, vulnerable. The modern scammer doesn’t just trick you. They study you, imitate you and weaponize your own trust against you.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, AI, cryptocurrency and deep fakes are only the beginning. What’s next?

ized crime targeting Russian-speaking citizens in Toronto.”

The calls are frighteningly authentic.

The fraudsters speak Russian and use personal details scraped from social media.

“They’re pretending to be ex-spouses, ex-employees or relatives,” Coffey explains. “They use personal information to make it sound real. There’s a real wave of these happening right now.”

He groups them under what police call “emergency scams” — any scenario where a victim is pressured to send money immediately to help a loved one in crisis.

“These scams work because they hijack emotion,” says Coffey. “The fraudsters create urgency and fear, and people stop thinking rationally.”

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The Grandparent Scam What’s happening: Toronto Po-

lice Service cautioned the public on Oct. 8 about a scam targeting elderly members of the Russian-speaking community.

Scammers call victims, impersonating family members or acquaintances, and claim they are involved in an urgent incident — such as a car accident or medical emergency — requesting immediate financial help. Victims are instructed to

gather cash and hand it over to a stranger, often while remaining on the phone with the scammer to prevent verification. Police advise anyone receiving such calls to hang up immediately and report the incident. Though impersonation scams prey on logic and fear, grandparent scams go after something far deeper — love and panic.

During the pandemic, reports of these scams exploded across Toronto. Seniors would receive frantic calls from someone claiming to be their grandchild, saying they’d been in an accident or arrested. A

supposed “lawyer” or “officer” would then get on the line, demanding thousands in bail money — usually in cash.

“Hundreds of people were scammed out of thousands of dollars,” Coffey recalls. “An investigation linked it to Quebec organized crime, and several arrests were made.”

But the scam hasn’t gone away — it has evolved.

“Right now, we’re seeing a rash of grandparent scams in the north end of the city targeting the Russian community,” Coffey says. “It’s Russian organ-

What to do: Coffey says most scams rely on the same three emotional levers: urgency, fear and greed. “Fraudsters always create a sense of urgency,” he says. “They pressure you to act now — before you can think.”

Parking Ticket Scams & Phishing What’s happening: York Regional

Police have been warning residents about a text message scam involving fake speed camera tickets. Fraudsters send messages urging recipients to click a link to pay fines, but these messages are designed to steal personal and financial information.

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Who Puts an Opera House in Rosedale?

We do. Because the arts shape the future.

In a city where arts spaces can vanish into thin air, Tapestry Opera opens a new venue at 877 Yonge Street, steps from two of Toronto’s most vibrant neighbourhoods. Tapestry Opera has opened the doors to the Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre. More than a building, it’s a declaration—this is a permanent home for music, theatre, and opera, an act of optimism for the future of live performance.

For over 45 years, Tapestry Opera has carved out a singular place in Canadian culture, championing original work, lifting underrepresented voices, and making opera feel immediate, immersive, and alive. Now, for the first time in its history, it has a space worthy of its vision, minutes away from Rosedale or Yonge stations.

A space built for creation and community Created in partnership with Nightwood Theatre, the Jackman Performance Centre features a 2,600 sq. ft. performance hall,

an impressive rehearsal studio, and several artist-first support spaces. Designed for versatility, it’s a new cultural attraction where artists and audiences of all kinds can connect, take risks, and grow.

This fall marks Tapestry Opera’s first full season in the venue, with programming that makes its ambition clear: • Free Concerts—running from November to May, featuring local and international solo and chamber artists • Tapestry Briefs: Under Where?—ten short, sharp operas by six Canadian composers and librettists, having premiered in October • Laughing Out Lonely (L.O.L)—a portrait of contemporary loneliness and the strangeness of life on the internet, brought to Canada by the Danish Opera company OPE-N; running from January 16–17, 2026 • Love Songs by Ana Sokolović—a haunting, genre-defying journey through one woman’s desperate ritual to defy loss; running from March 26–29, 2026

the doors even wider. Small and midsized companies—like Opera Q and Cultureland—use the space free of charge to rehearse, record, and perform.

Extending opera beyond its walls Tapestry is no ordinary opera company. Its flagship Box Concerts series delivers classical music to long-term care homes, parks, and neighbourhoods across Toronto. Its national Women in Musical Leadership program mentors the next generation of conductors, amplifying voices that too often go unheard.

And now, a new Residency Program at the Jackman Performance Centre opens

The legacy behind the name The Jackman Performance Centre honours siblings Nancy Ruth and Rev. Ed Jackman, whose shared passion for the arts helped shape Toronto’s creative landscape.

Rev. Ed Jackman (1940–2021) was a Catholic priest, philanthropist, and devoted patron of opera, supporting dozens of organizations from the Canadian Opera Company to the Regent Park School of Music. His sister, Nancy Ruth—a former senator and longtime supporter of Nightwood Theatre—made the naming donation in his memory, ensuring his love of music and community continues to inspire generations to come.

On opening night, the Jackman Performance Centre was filled with applause, laughter, and anticipation. Photos from

“Launch Concert with Tapestry and Friends” captured what words can’t: the warmth of a full house and the feeling that something lasting had begun.

In a city where creative spaces too often disappear, this new space on Yonge shines a hopeful light: that live performance, and the communities the arts nurture, can find new life in Toronto.

From your doorstep to the spotlight— experience great performances, just down the street!

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INSIDE T.O.’S SCAM EPIDEMIC Police stress that all legitimate traffic tickets and payment instructions are sent through the mail, and no government agency will demand payment via text.

It often starts with something small — a simple text or email.

“Those text messages and emails that come into our mobile devices — I get them every day,” says Coffey. “I know everyone else does too.”

They look legitimate: a note from Canada Post about a missed delivery, a message from the CRA asking you to verify your account or an alert from your bank saying your card has been suspended. The logos are perfect. The tone is urgent. And the link looks close enough to the real thing that people click. Sometimes they even make it seem like the bank’s actual phone number and name.

Coffey says this is one of the most common ways fraudsters harvest personal information, even if they don’t get exactly what they want the first time around. The damage isn’t always immediate — sometimes the loss comes weeks later when your data is used to open new accounts, apply for loans or access your savings.

“These aren’t random messages,” Coffey explains. “They’re generated by massive databases built from previous data breaches. The fraudsters already know your email, maybe your home address, sometimes even your bank. They just need one more detail.”

ways tell people to slow down,” he says.

“That’s the single most effective defence.”

Bank Scams What’s happening: In early Oc-

tober, TPS put out yet another warning about bank scams, explaining that scammers spoof (deliberately change the information displayed on your caller ID,

hanced methods by fraudsters using artificial intelligence.”

Victims get a phone call from someone claiming to be with “Toronto Police,” the “Crown Attorney’s Office” or a “bank fraud investigation unit.” The caller sounds professional, speaks confidently and seems to know personal details — enough to feel real.

What to do: If a call, text or email feels suspicious, hang up or delete it. If it claims to be from your bank, call the number on the back of your card — not the one that called you.

“Even if the number on your display looks the same, hang up and call it yourself,” Coffey says. “You’ll reach your real bank, and they’ll tell you it wasn’t them.”

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email sender line or text message “from” field) bank phone numbers and claim victims’ accounts have been compromised, pressuring them to share passwords and PINs. Victims are often instructed to place their cards in an envelope for courier pickup, which is then intercepted by the criminals to drain accounts through e-transfers, withdrawals or purchases.

If phishing is the low-hanging fruit, impersonation scams are where things turn sophisticated — and terrifyingly convincing.

“The biggest one over the last six months has been impersonation scams,” Coffey says. “It’s a direct result of en-

What to do: Coffey’s first piece of advice

is deceptively simple: slow down. “I al-

know your name, address, middle name, phone number, even account types. That makes it sound legitimate.”

And thanks to caller ID spoofing, their phone number might even show up as “Scotiabank” or “Toronto Police.”

“The moment someone asks for your bank card or PIN, hang up,” Coffey warns. “No bank or police officer will ever send someone to collect your cards. Ever.”

“They’ll say your bank account’s been compromised or that your credit cards have been cloned,” Coffey says. “Then they’ll send someone to your house to collect your cards and PINs. That gives them immediate access to your accounts.”

In some cases, victims have even been told their money needs to be “secured in a government account” to prevent theft — and have willingly transferred their savings to the fraudster’s control.

Coffey explains how convincing it can be: “The scammers use information from the internet — from data breaches or social media — and artificial intelligence to scrape and compile details. They already

Rental Scams What’s happening: Recently, the

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) was warning people to be vigilant following a rise in rental scams that have cost unsuspecting renters thousands of dollars. In one common scheme, fraudsters pose as landlords, show fake rental properties, collect deposits and rent payments — often more than $2,000.

One Torontonian told Post that they thought they had rented an apartment through an online service, which also used airbnb as a portal to view the property.

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tos, maybe even have video chats. But the person on the screen isn’t real — it’s AI generated, a deepfake.”

Once the victim’s trust is secured, the financial angle begins. “They’ll start talking about their investments, their glamorous lifestyle,” he says. “Naturally, the victim asks, ‘How are you doing that?’

What to do: To avoid being scammed, renters are urged to research listings, visit properties in person, verify ownership and never send money or personal information before confirming the legitimacy of the rental. Red flags include unusually low rent, landlords unwilling to meet in person and requests for deposits without a signed agreement.

“I was blinded by the fact I could have a place closer to school to ease my stress,” the person says. “I ignored the red flags and learned a valuable lesson that day.”

“The scammers’ goal is to take every last cent,” Coffey says. “They’ll push victims to borrow from family, take loans, even mortgage their homes. They’re ruthless.”

And it’s not rare. “Today, around 70 per cent of all fraud money flows through investment scams like this,” Coffey says.

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look legitimate and use urgent language to trick people into revealing personal and financial information.

Police emphasize that legitimate traffic or speed camera tickets are only sent by mail, never by text or email. Residents are urged not to click links or download attachments from unexpected messages and to ignore any text demanding payment.

What to do: The advice is simple: Police remind residents to stay alert and verify any suspicious communication directly with official agencies, using trusted contact information.

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That’s the hook.”

Soon, the victim is convinced to “invest” in a crypto platform or trading app that looks legitimate — complete with real-time charts and fake customer support. The profits look amazing at first.

But when they try to withdraw, the truth hits: the money’s gone.

That’s the origin of the term “pig butchering.”

“It’s a term coined by Chinese organized crime groups,” Coffey explains.

“They realized they could combine romance scams and investment scams.

Build a fake romantic relationship, then introduce an investment opportunity.”

Victims are “fattened up” emotionally, then “butchered” financially.

warning Canadians about romance scams, in which fraudsters create fake online identities to gain victims’ trust and affection for financial gain. Scammers often research victims on social media, build a seemingly genuine relationship and then fabricate urgent scenarios — such as medical emergencies or investment opportunities — asking for money, gifts or cryptocurrency. Victims can lose thousands, and the emotional toll is often severe, including shame and heartbreak.

Among the most emotionally devastating frauds are romance scams — now supercharged by AI and cryptocurrency.

“They build relationships slowly,” Coffey says. “They talk every day, share pho-

“People lose hundreds of thousands, even millions.”

What to do: The warning signs are al-

ways the same: if someone you’ve never met in person asks for money — especially for an investment — it’s a scam.

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Police are warning residents about a new text message scam circulating across the region involving fake speed camera tickets.

Fraudsters are sending text messages that appear to be official notices, claiming the recipient must click a link to pay an outstanding fine. The messages often

ulators are warning of a surge in complex financial frauds that have defrauded investors of hundreds of millions of dollars.

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The commission says the misconduct harmed investors and undermined confidence in Canada’s capital markets.

What to do: Experts say these cases

highlight how overheated markets — from real estate to film financing — can become breeding grounds for deception.

The OSC urges investors to verify registrations and conduct due diligence before committing funds, warning that high returns and urgency are key red flags. As housing and investment pressures persist, regulators caution that sophisticated scams exploiting investor trust are likely to continue.

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Seasonal scams What’s happening: Scams also

follow the calendar. Each season brings its own wave of deception.

“In spring and fall, it’s renovation and

She panicked and told the person on the line she knew it was a scam and was worried about her card information. By the end of the call, the order had been cancelled and she did not experience any further problems.

The experience left her embarrassed and shaken. “I could understand an 80year-old falling for something like that, but I was young and thought I was tech savvy and smart enough to know better,” she says. “My main concern wasn’t the $50, but that they now had my credit card info and address.”

roofing scams,” Coffey says. “Tax season brings CRA scams. Around Christmas, it’s package delivery or fake Amazon messages.”

Contractor scams are particularly common during home improvement season. Victims are approached by someone offering a great deal on driveway paving, roofing or window repair.

The work begins — and then the contractor vanishes, leaving the job half done and the deposit gone.

“Fraudsters time things to what people are thinking about,” says Coffey.

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What to do: “It’s all about what feels normal at the moment,” Coffey says.

“People let their guard down because it fits the time of year.”

Contact your bank immediately.

“They might be able to recover your money, though not always,” Coffey says.

“If you gave someone your bank card and PIN, the bank probably won’t reimburse you — that’s considered voluntary.”

Contact a credit agency to flag your account and prevent new credit being opened in your name.

Change all passwords if there’s any chance your computer or phone was compromised.

“If you’ve lost money, report it to the police,” Coffey says. “We need those reports to warn others.”

The reality is that Toronto’s fraud epidemic isn’t going anywhere. It’s global, it’s profitable, and it’s getting smarter.

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experts say fake celebrity endorsements and pop-up ad scams are on the rise, often spread through social media and deceptive websites. They advise verifying sellers, avoiding deals that seem too good to be true and not entering payment details unless you’re sure the site is legitimate.

A Toronto woman is warning others to be careful when shopping online after narrowly avoiding a scam involving a fake celebrity skin care line.

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PARTNERS, SARAH BOULBY, OREN WEINBERG, KENNETH FISHMAN BOULBY WEINBERG FISHMAN LLP

Boulby Weinberg Fishman LLP is an elite boutique family law rm providing customized dispute resolution strategies for an array of family disputes. We advise and represent our clients in simple, amicable separations as well as highly contentious divorces. While offering clients an approachable and relaxed atmosphere, our family lawyers provide a comprehensive understanding of the most complex family law issues at local, national, and international levels

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Post City Magazines and Streets of Toronto are grateful to those who graciously nominated their fellow lawyers.

Gerald Chan

Kenneth Jull

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-2964 grllp.com

Stephen Whitzman

Shantona Chaudhury

Pape Chaudhury LLP 416-364-8755 papechaudhury.com

y APPELLATE LAW Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP 416-573-1779 agbllp.com

Jeffery Couse

Banack Resolutions 416-477-6880 banackresolutions.com

Lockyer Zaduk Zeeh 647-766-0934 lzzdefence.ca

Paul Alexander

Megan Keenberg

Keenberg & Co. 647-271-4666 keenco.ca

John A. Campion Mark Halfyard

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6697 grllp.com

Daniel Brown Law LLP 416-297-7200 danielbrownlaw.ca

Jennifer E. Kelly

McCague Borlack LLP 416-864-6584 mccagueborlack.com

Robin A. Dodokin

Torys LLP

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Andrew Bernstein

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Pacheco Family Law & Mediation 416-944-9194 pachecofamilylaw.com

Israel Foulon Wong LLP 416-640-1550 israelfoulon.com

Larry Banack

Paul Alexander Barrister 416-960-3000 paulalexander.ca

Margarida Pacheco

Peter Israel

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Kelly D. Jordan Family Law Firm 437-266-2130 kellyjordanfamilylaw.com

Hicks Adams 416-953-8964 hicksadams.ca

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John Adair

Kelly D. Jordan

Goldhart Law PC 647-369-6111 goldhartlaw.com

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Lisa Feldstein Law Office PC 416-937-8768 familyhealthlaw.ca

Cheryl Goldhart

Stockwoods LLP 416-593-1617 stockwoods.ca

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Lisa Feldstein

Lockyer Zaduk Zeeh 416-518-7983 lzzdefence.ca

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Dickson Appell LLP 416-927-0891 dicksonappell.com

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Dickson Appell LLP 416-927-0891 dicksonappell.com

Cheryl Appell

James Lockyer

416-865-7678 torys.com

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Kristy Maurina

Geoffrey Wells

Meghann’s practice encompasses all areas of family law, including international child abduction, jurisdictional issues, and complex business matters. She appeared before the SCC and handles Charter cases.

Meghann holds a JD from Queens Law School, a Postgrad Diploma in International/European Business Law, and a B.A. Degree (with Distinction) in International Development Studies from McGill University.

Will is the managing partner and is a highly experienced family law lawyer since being called to the bar in 1995. Will has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario. He regularly speaks and chairs various continuing legal education programs to assist lawyers in learning the complex issues of family law.

Will has been recognized as a Lexpert Ranked Lawyer and Best Lawyer in Family Law.

Gary is a certified specialist in family law and counsel. He has been reported in over 350 family law decisions at all court levels in Ontario, Alberta and the Supreme Court of Canada. He’s authored several books and articles. He has been constantly recognized as a leading family law practitioner and was the recipient of the 2021 Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence and Family Law.

Michael has developed an expertise in cases involving international child abduction, and will be arguing an abduction matter in the Supreme Court of Canada in December 2024.

His practice includes all areas of family law including complex support and property issues, and parenting matters.

Kristy has practiced family law exclusively since 2008. Her practice includes all areas of Family law, including negotiation, mediation, arbitration, and litigation.

She has appeared at all levels of court in Ontario and has numerous reported decisions. She has been interviewed and quoted in various news media outlets (both print and radio) on a variety of family law topics.

Geoffrey is a highly experienced trial and appellate counsel, bringing a wealth of knowledge and financial expertise to the table. His skill set allows him to effectively navigate and successfully resolve even the most complicated Family Law financial matters, such as the valuation of businesses, trust interests, and complex support issues.

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GLM Impact Law Professional Corporation 437-294-0847 glmlaw.ca

y ATTORNEYS FOR NON-PROFIT

Cliff Goldfarb

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6616 grllp.com

James R.G. Cook

Alex Tarantino Business Law 416-884-9126 alextarantinolaw.com

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6628 grllp.com

Ronald Trac

Ronald Trac Law 416-900-0372 ronaldtraclaw.com

“Justice is the appLication of law to life, not just the application of law to facts.”

R&D LLP 416-966-0304 rdlegal.ca

M. Lee Stratton Ryan Shin

R&D LLP 416-966-0304 rdlegal.ca Paul Stoyan

Ian Aversa

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6611 grllp.com

y BUSINESS LAW Bhupinder Lamba

SARAH

BOULBY

GLG LLP Lawyers

Jeffrey Hartman

Lockyer Zaduk Zeeh 604-787-3403 lzzdefence.ca

Jillian Swartz

Nadia Campion

Allen Mcdonald Swartz LLP 416-262-8206 amsbizlaw.com

Lax O'sullivan Lisus Gottlieb 416-642-3134 lolg.ca

Perrys LLP 416-579-5055 perrysllp.com

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-4016 grllp.com Zachary Silverberg

Mills & Mills LLP 416-682-7077 millsandmills.ca

David Liang PC 905-477-9113 davidliang.com

y CIVIL LAW LITIGATION

Ian J. Perry

Lauren Rakowski

David Liang

KIM

Aird & Berlis LLP 416-865-3082 airdberlis.com

Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP 416-499-9940 agbllp.com

Lerners LLP 416-601-2363 lerners.ca

Jillian Siskind

Siskind Doyle LLP 416-953-3334 siskinddoyle.com

Auriol Marasco

Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP

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Ross Nasseri LLP 416-613-7897 rossnasseri.com

Cynthia B. Kuehl

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LAI-KING

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6626 grllp.com

Justin Nasseri

Jordan Goldblatt

Brett Roane

y BANKING + FINANCIAL

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6712 grllp.com

Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers 416-955-4800 gluckstein.com

Presvelos Law LLP 416-844-3457 presveloslaw.com

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-4017 grllp.com

Alexander Melfi

Erin Ellis

Sam A. Presvelos

Heather Keachie

416-863-2788 blakes.com

MEGAN

Kilby Mediation 416-627-1921 kilbymediation.com

Alex Tarantino

MELITO

416-272-7557 glgllp.ca

DAVID

Christine Kilby

WOODSIDE

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Congratulations to our exceptional partners and associates at Korman & Company for being recognized and selected by other lawyers as Toronto's Top Lawyers in Real Estate!

Mitch Korman

Yemi Asalu

Max Koenekoop

Kate Grossi

Brinda Patel

Adam Richardson

Mike Clark

Surabhi Ranjan

Puneet Jatana

Gary Wong

It would not have been possible without the dedication of our amazing law clerks, administrators, and the wonderful realtors and mortgage brokers we work with.

Thank you!

P: (416) 465-4232 E: info@kormancompany.com W: kormancompany.com

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 Igor Ellyn

Peter Griffin

David Milosevic

Israel Foulon Wong LLP 647-348-7445 israelfoulon.com

Ellyn Law Business Litigation & Arbitration Lawyers 416-365-3750 ellynlaw.com

Lenczner Slaght LLP 416-275-3632 litigate.com

Milosevic & Associates 416-916-1387 mlflitigation.com

Jeffrey Feiner

R&D LLP 416-966-0304 rdlegal.ca

Corman Feiner LLP 416-725-2882 cormanfeiner.com

y COMMERCIAL LITIGATION

Kevin Fisher

Hilary Book

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6641 grllp.com

Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP 416-613-9161 agmlawyers.com

Wendy GreenspoonSoer

Craig Colraine

Birenbaum Steinberg Landau Savin & Colraine LLP 416-961-0042 bslsc.com

Garfinkle Biderman LLP 416-869-7615 garfinkle.com Matthew Gottlieb

KATHERINE

GARRETTO

R&D LLP 416-966-0304 rdlegal.ca

WEINBERG

Garth Dingwall

OREN

Lax O'Sullivan Lisus Gottlieb 416-644-5353 lolg.ca

Naymark Law 416-640-6078 naymarklaw.com

Anna Husa

Andrea Sanche

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6687 grllp.com

Ricketts Harris LLP 416-642-4301 rickettsharris.com

Heal & Co. 416-583-5901 healandco.com Leona Kung

Koskie Minsky LLP 416-595-2268 kmlaw.ca Bruce Reynolds

Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP 416-585-8601 singleton.com

Monique Jilesen

Shahzad Siddiqui

Lenczner Slaght LLP 416-865-2926 litigate.com

Landy Marr Kats LLP 416-221-9343 thetorontolawyers.ca

Marc Kestenberg

Gavin J. Tighe

Tom Caldwell

Kestenberg Litigation LLP 416-549-8077 kestenberglitigation.com

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6664 grllp.com

Zemel Van Kampen LLP 416-725-4581 canadatechlaw.com

y corporate counsel

Michael Kestenberg

Daniel Walker

Noah Singer

Kestenberg Litigation LLP 416-549-8077 kestenberglitigation.com

Bobila Walker Law 416-487-1859 bobilawalkerlaw.com

Westgate Law 647-968-4713 westgatelaw.ca

Kathryn Manning

y construction

John D. Wright

DMG Advocates LLP 416-238-7461 dmgadvocates.com

Faren Bogach

Owens Wright LLP 416-848-4720 owenswright.com

Construct Legal

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Taz Yailaqi

Daniel Z. Naymark

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-203-9503 grllp.com

Andrew J. Heal

DAVID

Polley Faith LLP 416-365-1602 polleyfaith.com

M. Gordon Hearn

AMINDER

Andrew Faith

Winkler Law 416-519-2344 winklerresolution.com

KAUR MANGAT

Howard Winkler

647-847-8209 constructlegal.ca

ZISCKIND

Alex Van Kralingen

LACKMAN

Civil Law Litigation Continued

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 LAI-KING HUM HUM LAW FIRM

Lai-King Hum is the Principal Lawyer at Hum Law Firm. Called as a lawyer in Ontario and Quebec, she and her team have expertise in employment law, management side labour, and all aspects of workplace investigations.

What's a common misconception people have about your area of law?

The team at Hum Law Firm often encounters individuals with a common misconception and fear that after losing your job, you will lose the employer’s termination offer unless you sign back immediately. However, being guided by that fear into accepting the initial severance offer can mean leaving potentially life-changing settlements on the table. We want you to understand your rights and if you should negotiate your exit package. If managed correctly, losing a job can actually be a pivotal, windfall opportunity. For long-term employees, large termination packages are common. We’ve seen situations where a two-month offer has turned into a year’s salary or more after negotiation. People can end up with a fraction of what they are entitled to if they don’t act on legal advice, or are afraid to do so. Imagine walking away from $100,000 and what that could be worth when invested for decades. We have an advantage. We act for employers as well. We know what tactics are being used. And we understand you, and your rights – we will ght for your fair and proper termination payout. Before you leave any money on the table, consult a lawyer and know your rights.

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BSLSC LLP congratulates our partners Nicola Savin, Yunjae Kim, and Bailey Duller, for being recognized as Top Lawyers in the area of Family Law, and Craig Colraine for being recognized in the area of Commercial Litigation.

Nicola Savin

Craig Colraine

Bailey Duller

Yunjae Kim

BSLSC provides every client with personal attention and exceptional service; building trust and long term relationships with their clients on each and every case they take on.

Nicola, Yunjae and Bailey provide a full complement of family law services to help their clients protect what matters most.

Craig provides comprehensive commercial litigation services, supporting clients through all aspects of business law.

Yunjae is also a distinguished member of the Korean legal community and is able to offer service in English and Korean.

If you are seeking strategic and responsive counsel and wish to set up a consultation, Nicola can be contacted at savin@bslsc.com or 416 642 8064 Bailey can be contacted at duller@bslsc.com or 416-642-8815 Yunjae can be contacted at kim@bslsc.com or 416-642-8852 Craig can be contacted at colraine@bslsc.com or 416-961-0042

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Adam Freedman

Keslassy Freedman Gelfand LLP 416-645-5382 kfglaw.ca

Barristers 416-964-9664 rubyshiller.com

Daniel Brown Law LLP 416-304-0083 danielbrownlaw.ca Michael Bury

Neuberger & Partners LLP 416-363-3977 nrlawyers.com

RH Criminal Defence 416-837-4500 rhcriminaldefence.com

Mor Fisher LLP 416-294-7637 morfisher.ca

I. Loui Dallas

Arlene O'Neill

Stephanie Digiuseppe

Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP 416-368-5000 hhllp.ca

Jason Rosen

Rosen & Associates Tax Law Pc 416-593-4357 rosentaxlaw.com

Freudman Law Professional Corporation 647-771-2416 freudmanlaw.com

Safiya Dossa-Sicchia

Bytensky Shikhman Criminal Law Firm 647-866-0835 crimlawcanada.ca

Frank Addario

Hilary Dudding

Greenspan Humphrey Weinstein LLP 416-868-1755 15bedford.com

Leo Adler

Joseph A. Neuberger

Neuberger & Partners LLP 416-364-3111 nrlawyers.com

Rorra LLP 416-598-1811 criminaltriallawyers.ca

Neuberger & Partners LLP 416-551-0504 nrlawyers.com Nicole Kiselyov

Kisel Law 289-835-3465 kisellaw.com

Gary Grill Annamaria Enenajor

Adam P. Newman

Yuvika Johri

Greenwood Law 416-686-4612 greenwooddefence.com

Daniel Brown Law LLP 416-297-7200 danielbrownlaw.ca

Leo Adler Law 833-523-5759 leoadlerlaw.com

Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP 416-368-5000 hhllp.ca

Hicks Adams 416-975-1700 hicksadams.ca

Jessyca Greenwood

Addario Law Group LLP 416-649-5055 addario.ca

Law Offices Of Daniel Michael 416-901-2412 mycriminaldefence.ca

Christopher D. Hicks Brian H. Greenspan

y criminal defence

Daniel Michael

Marie Henein Daniel Freudman

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6640 grllp.com

Daniel Brown Law LLP 416-297-7200 danielbrownlaw.ca

Heller Hunter Azevedo 416-863-9311 hellerhunter.com

Foda Law 416-642-1438 fodalaw.com

Dallas Criminal Defence 647-377-5442 irepresent.ca

Colleen McKeown

Brian Heller Sherif Foda

Aird & Berlis LLP 416-865-7762 airdberlis.com

Legal Aid Ontario 647-834-2351 legalaid.on.ca

Ryan Handlarski Jeffrey Fisher

Stan Freedman

Peter Kott

416-657-3332 grillbarristers.com

Grill Barristers PC

Danielle Robitaille

Henein Hutchison Robitaille LLP 416-368-5000 hhllp.ca

JOANNA

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JUSTIN

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Murray Lawson LLP represents clients in all areas of divorce and family law including parenting issues, child and spousal support, division of property, and drafting and negotiating domestic contracts.

Erin Chaiton-Murray, Partner

murraylawsonllp.com 55 St. Clair Ave., W., Suite 400 416-613-8342 echaitonmurray@murraylawsonllp.com

Our team resolves family law disputes in various forms and have significant experience with multifaceted matters that intersect with other areas of law. In addition to representing clients, Erin is a skilled mediator resolving both financial and parenting issues.

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Kristine Anderson

Osgoode Hall Law School 416-736-5712 osgoode.yorku.ca

Fern Law 416-748-4266 fernlaw.ca

416-355-3250 welpartners.com

416-595-7904 millerthomson.com

y entertainment law

Jessica Feldman Chittley

Emmanuel Evdemon Marianna Salih

James Dunphy

Edward H Royle & Partners LLP 416-859-7112 roylelaw.ca

Wagner Sidlofsky LLP 416-681-3496 wagnersidlofsky.com

Emmanuel Evdemon Entertainment Counsel 416-676-9912 mediaslaw.com

Ian M. Hull

Hull & Hull LLP 416-369-7826 hullandhull.com Meghan O'Neil

Bales Beall LLP 416-203-4016 balesbeall.com

Mills & Mills LLP 416-682-7058 millsandmills.ca

Matthias Duensing

Samara Secter

Addario Law Group LLP 416-649-5063 addario.ca

Jan Goddard

Tara Parker

Goddard Gamage LLP 416-928-6685 ggslawyers.com

Goodmans LLP 416-597-4181 goodmans.ca

Jane E. Meadus

David Steinberg

Advocacy Centre For The Elderly 416-598-2656 acelaw.ca

Dentons Canada LLP 416-863-4653 dentons.com

Daniel Panza

Duensing Law 416-601-4769 duensinglaw.com

Owens Wright LLP 416-848-4704 owenswright.com

Ed Esposto

Justin W. Yuen

Justin W. Yuen Barrister & Solicitor 416-772-6406 justinwyuen.com Craig Zeeh

Lockyer Zaduk Zeeh 647-970-2184 lzzdefence.ca

trusts + wills

Howie Sacks And Henry LLP 416-847-1063 hshlawyers.com

Tammy Anklewicz

Fogler, Rubinoff LLP 416-365-3710 foglers.com

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6683 grllp.com

Hull & Hull LLP 416-369-1140 hullandhull.com

Schnurr Kirsh Oelbaum Tator LLP 416-860-1711 estatelitigation.net

Miller Thomson LLP 416-595-2965 millerthomson.com

Howard S. Black

WEL Partners

Mitchell J. Rattner

M. Elena Hoffstein

Kimberly A. Whaley

y elder law

Hull & Hull LLP 416-369-1416 hullandhull.com

Lindsay Ann Histrop

Jordan M Atin

Loopstra Nixon LLP 289-805-0886 loopstranixon.com

Lockyer Zaduk Zeeh 416-526-8826 lzzdefence.ca

Suzana PopovicMontag

RSF Law 416-913-0316 rsflaw.ca

Matthew Rendely Jessica Zita

Loopstra Nixon LLP 289-805-0890 loopstranixon.com

Rebecca Fisch

y estates,

Melissa Miller

Daniel M. Paperny

Aird & Berlis LLP 416-865-7786 airdberlis.com

NICOLA

SAVIN

BURTON

JONATHAN

ANNAMARIA

ENENAJOR

BOB

NAKANO

FELDMAN CHITTLEY

JESSICA

Miller Thomson LLP

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 STEVE BENMOR

BENMOR FAMILY LAW GROUP Steve Benmor, B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M. (Family Law), C.S., Cert.F.Med., C.Arb., FDRP PC, is the founder and principal lawyer of Benmor Family Law Group, a boutique matrimonial law rm in downtown Toronto. He is a Certied Specialist in Family Law and was admitted as a Fellow to the prestigious International Academy of Family Lawyers. Steve is regularly retained as a Divorce Mediator/Arbitrator and Parenting Coordinator.

What can clients expect when they retain you/your rm?

As a Divorce Mediator/Arbitrator, Steve uses his 30 years of in-depth knowledge of family law, courtroom experience, and expert problem-solving skills in Divorce Mediation/Arbitration to help spouses reach fair, fast, and cooperative divorce settlements without the nancial losses, emotional costs, and lengthy delays from divorce court.

Steve is dedicated to facilitating amicable, cooperative and swift divorce settlements. He is committed to helping families heal and move forward. By working with Steve, clients can expect real results – fair resolutions that empower them to embrace a more secure and positive future.

Lawyers refer their clients to Steve for Divorce Mediation/Arbitration because they trust that he can settle their toughest cases.

77 Bloor Street West Suite 600 416-489-8890 benmor.com • steve@benmor.com

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 Valois Ambrosino

Mary Anne Shaw, Barrister and Solicitor 416-968-0096

Ambrosino Law Group 416-929-0233 ambrosinolaw.com

Tamar Silverbrook

Karon C. Bales

Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP 416-868-3465 fasken.com

Bales Beall LLP 416-203-4540 balesbeall.com

Niman Mamo LLP 416-324-5529 nimanmamo.com

Normandin Chris LLP 416-840-4788 normandinchris.com

Lenkinski, Hooper & Carr Family Law 416-924-6903 lhcfamilylaw.com

Sarah Margaret Boulby

Gelgoot & Partners LLP 416-324 5507 gelgootlaw.ca

Richard Diamond

Bales Beall LLP 416-203-8591 balesbeall.com

Lisa Gelman

Dawn Bourque

Bourque Family Law 647-931-5044 bourquefamilylaw.com

— Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell

MacDonald & Partners LLP 416-507-2631 mpllp.com

Jessica Brant

Kenneth A. Fishman

Benmor Family Law Group LLP 416-489-8890 benmor.com

Boulby Weinberg Fishman LLP Ben Hahn Coach House Law 647-494-0113 437-222-2054 boulbyweinberg.com coachhouselaw.com

Erin Chaiton-Murray

JOSEPH

GARY S.

JJ Integrative Family Law

LIEW

Herschel Fogelman

Murray Lawson LLP 416-596-1708 murraylawsonllp.com

Jessica Braude

JEN-YII

416-597-9796 deborahgraham.ca

Miller Thomson LLP 905-532-6608 millerthomson.com

Fogelman Law

ALEX

William Abbott

Deborah Graham

Rebecca Grosz

Rosen Sack LLP 416-549-1465 rosensack.com

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Zara Wong

Casey & Moss LLP 647-497-6395 caseyandmoss.com

Gelman & Associates 416-736-0200 lisagelman.com

Kelly Eckert

BHUVANA

Giroday Law 416-259-6010 girodaylaw.ca

Birenbaum Steinberg Landau Savin & Colraine LLP 416-642-8815 bslsc.com

“Canada is the homeland of quality, justice and tolerance.”

Boulby Weinberg Fishman LLP 647-494-0113 boulbyweinberg.com

Aaron Franks

Daryl Gelgoot

Bailey Duller Genevieve Giroday Warren

416-644-7975 fogelmanlaw.ca

Epstein Cole LLP 416-862-6225 epsteincole.com

Andrew Chris

Alexandra Carr

Benmor Family Law Group LLP 416-489-8890 benmor.com

C'est La Vie Estate Law 416-899-1992 cestlavielaw.ca

Burrison Hudani Doris LLP 416-956-5636 bhdllp.com

Hayley Cairns

Steve Benmor Jordana Talsky

Carina Chan

416-515-8608 jjfamilylaw.ca

DAYA

Mary Anne Shaw

JASMINE

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 CONGRA AT TULA AT TIONS TO OUR COLLEAGUE LEONA KUNG Our passion for client success fuels exceptional results.

ON BEING SELECTED AS ONE

Trust us for personalized legal solutions in corporate law, real estate, family law, wills & estates, and litigation.

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PERSONALIZED SERVICE FOR YOUR R ES CONSTRUCTION-RELATED DISPUTE EDS. AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION NEE David, the Managing Lawyer at Coach House Law, offers over 15 years of experience in providing high-quality legal services to clients and businesses of all sizes. Specializing in real estate and business law, he is committed to delivering timely and practical legal advice.

Marissa Young, JD.

Joseph Young, founder of Joseph R. Young Professional Corporation, is proud to be recognized among Toronto’s Top Lawyers for his dedication to immigration law!

Joseph Young is Certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Immigration Law. Our goal is to provide “Strategically creative solutions for all your immigration needs.”

Contact our team today at info@globalmigration.com or call 416-969-8887 to schedule a consultation.

For more information, visit our website www.globalmigration.com.

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 Kristy Maurina

416-971-4802 mpllp.com

Halpern Law Group 416-792-3399 halpernlawgroup.ca

MacDonald & Partners LLP 416-507-2641 mpllp.com

Yunjae Kim

Birenbaum Steinberg Landau Savin & Colraine LLP 416-642-8852 bslsc.com

Heather L. Hansen

McCarthy Hansen & Company 416-855-1935 mccarthyco.ca

Audrey A. Shecter

Normandin Chris LLP 416-840-4788 normandinchris.com

Beard Winter LLP 416-306-1741 beardwinter.com

Joanna Radbord

Michael Stangarone

MacDonald & Partners LLP 416-507-2630 mpllp.com

McCarthy Hansen & Company 416-238-7916 mccarthyco.ca

MacDonald & Partners LLP 416-507-2645 mpllp.com

Jaret Moldaver

Jonathan Robinson

Leanne Patricia Townsend

Moldaver Rosenberg LLP 416-865-5346 molrose.ca

McCarthy Hansen & Company 416-238-7758 mccarthyco.ca

Benmor Family Law Group LLP 416-489-8890 benmor.com

Avra Rosen

A. Julia Tremain

Rosen Sack LLP 416-549-1461 rosensack.com

Phillips Barristers 647-261-4486 Phillipsbarristers.ca

Jesse Nathan Rosenberg

Roslyn M. Tsao

Ryan P. McNeil

Lerners LLP 416-601-2373 lerners.ca Meghann Melito

Moldaver Rosenberg LLP 416-865-5313 molrose.ca

Heftlaw 905-237-0077 heftlaw.ca

Savin & Colraine LLP 416-642-8064 bslsc.com

Kristen Leigh Normandin

Lindsay Konkol

Reesa Heft

416-324-5505 nimanmamo.com

Jen-Yii Liew

Maleki Liew Barristers 647-660-0559 malekiliew.com Meysa Maleki

Chelsea Murphy

Maleki Liew Barristers 647-660-0559 malekibarristers.com

Normandin Chris LLP 416-840-4788 normandinchris.com

Niman Mamo LLP 416-254-5525 nimanmamo.com

Harold Niman

Niman Mamo LLP 416-324-5522 nimanmamo.com

Valarie Matthews

Nicola Savin

Niman Mamo LLP

Birenbaum Steinberg Landau PATRICK

KARON

BALES

MacDonald & Partners LLP

Richard Niman

SHING

Gary S. Joseph

McCarthy Hansen & Company 647-691-7659 mccarthyco.ca

Epstein Cole LLP 416-862-6270 epsteincole.com

Moldaver Rosenberg LLP 416-865-5312 molrose.ca

HEATHER

Joanna Hunt-Jones

Christopher Mamo

HANSEN

Farrah Hudani

Burrison Hudani Doris LLP 416-956-5623 bhdllp.com

Hines Legal Professional Corporation 647-256-3611 hineslegal.ca

JEREMY

Hines Legal Professional Corporation 647-256-3611 hineslegal.ca

DIAMOND

Allison Hines

ROMINA

Robert Halpern

HALLAN

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 RYAN HANDLARSKI RH CRIMINAL DEFENCE

Ryan Handlarski is a criminal defence lawyer practicing in Ontario since 2009. Ryan graduated from the University of Ottawa Law School cum laude, clerked for the Ontario Court of Justice and worked for Greenspan Partners before starting his own rm in 2011. Ryan has successfully defended hundreds of individuals charged with a range offences from impaired driving and domestic assault, to drug trafcking, rearms offences and rst-degree murder. Ryan has also been published in the UBC Law Review.

Why do you choose to practice criminal defence?

I practice criminal defence because I believe in the principles of the presumption of innocence and proof beyond a reasonable doubt. I love the role of being the one in the courtroom who knows the accused and can tell his or her story, and love the thrill of a criminal trial. Many people would hate going to jail and interviewing a client charged with a serious crime, but I have always loved it and found it interesting. I very often nd myself getting along really well with my clients and being excited to cross-examine witnesses and challenge the case on their behalf. There have to be people like me to make the system work. Criminal defence is a calling for me and the only thing I could ever do.

130 Spadina Avenue, Suite 606, Toronto, ON 416-837-4500

rhdefence rhdefence rhcriminaldefence.com

Congratulations to our Partners Peter Israel, Chris Foulon, Carita Wong and Alex Van Kralingen who have been voted Top Lawyers for 2025

ISRAEL FOULON WONG LLP provides its employer & employee clients with the highest quality of service, unparalleled expertise & practical solutions in all matters relating to workplace law. Referrals respected.

www.israelfoulon.com

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 416-865-5305 molrose.ca

Ambrosino Law Group 416-929-0233 ambrosinolaw.com

y health care law Mary Jane Dykeman

Nadine Waldman

INQ Law 647-549-5356 inq.law

Ballantyne Family Law 416-479-4119 ballantynefamilylaw.ca

Boulby Weinberg Fishman LLP 647-494-0113 boulbyweinberg.com

Miller Thomson LLP 416-595-7908 millerthomson.com

MacDonald & Partners LLP 416-507-2637 mpllp.com Cheryl Suann Williams

Williams Family Lawyers 647-797-5641 williamsfamilylawyers.com Sarah Young

Beaton Burke Young LLP 416-814-6265 bbylaw.ca

Romina Hallan

Rosen Sunshine LLP 416-572-4902 rosensunshine.com

Garson Immigration Law 416-915-3377 garsonil.com

Jain Immigration Law 905-965-1730 jainimmigrationlaw.com

y human rights law

Evan J. Green

Ravi Jain

Cheryl Milne

Green And Spiegel LLP 416-862-7880 gands.com

Jain Immigration Law 416-840-4172 jainimmigrationlaw.com

Jonathan Green

Jasleen Kaur

Green And Spiegel LLP 647-689-7009 gands.com

Abide Law Professional Corporation 905-370-0094 abidelaw.ca

y immigration law Lainie Michelle Appleby

Lad Kucis Geoffrey Wells

David L.P. Garson

The David Asper Centre For Constitutional Rights 416-978-0092 aspercentre.ca

Karima Kanani Oren Weinberg

Elyse Sunshine

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-864-3114 grllp.com

Guberman Appleby Immigration Lawyers 416-304-9550 gaimmigrationlawyers.com

John McIntyre

Jacqueline Bart

McIntyre-Szabo 647-522-5520 mcintyre-szabo.com

Bartlaw LLP 416-601-1346 bartlaw.ca

Lonny J. Rosen

Barbara Jo Caruso

Rosen Sunshine LLP 416-572-4901 rosensunshine.com

Corporate Immigration Law Firm 416-368-6222 cilf.ca

Green And Spiegel LLP 416-862-7880 gands.com

Alexandra Cole

Cristina Guida

Green And Spiegel LLP 416-365-5980 gands.com

Green and Spiegel LLP 416-866-2187 gands.com

Shoshana T. Green Rebeka Lauks

Green And Spiegel LLP 416-365-5973 gands.com

Legal Aid Ontario 647-805-3550 legalaid.on.ca

Spencer Green Aminder Kaur Mangat

Green And Spiegel LLP 647-689-7018 gands.com

AKM Law 416-262-0042 akmlaw.ca

Stephen W. Green Mohammad Mirabdolbaghi

Golden Maple Law 416-323-7292 goldenmaplelaw.com

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LEONA

RYAN

RAY-ELLIS

SOMA

Moldaver Rosenberg LLP

McNEIL

Morris + Stoltz LLP 416-862-1078 msllp.ca

KUNG

Lori Stoltz Stephanie Vivien Yee-Ching Yuen

JESSICA

Amy Voss

BRANT

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Kim Stoll

y intellectual property

Jared Will & Associates Law Firm 416-657-1472 jwlaw.ca

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-203-9509 grllp.com

Jodi English

Ashlee Froese

Joseph R. Young LLB 416-969-8887 globalmigration.com

Froese Law 647-242-0215 froeselaw.com

“YOU HAVE TO KNOW PEOPLE AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MUTUALITY AND A RELATIONSHIP BEFORE YOU CAN UNDERTAKE THIS WORK.”

y insurance law Eric K. Grossman

Adrienne Smith

Smith Immigration Law 647-365-1895 smithimmigrationgroup.com

Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP 416-777-5222 ztgh.com

Eleanor Somerleigh

Steven Muller

Rekai LLP 416-960-8876 mobilitylaw.com

Share Lawyers 866-240-8730 sharelawyers.com

Hilete Stein

David Share

Green And Spiegel LLP 416-866-2182 gands.com

Share Lawyers 866-240-8730 sharelawyers.com

— katherine Hensel

Waldman & Associates

Share Lawyers

ASSARAF

GREENSPOON-SOER

JORDAN

Samantha Rachel Share

WENDY

Lorne Waldman

Bob Nakano

Gowling WLG 416-862-4493 gowlingwlg.com

Joseph R. Young

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6711 grllp.com

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-2965 grllp.com Sarah O'Grady

CPST Law LLP 647-478-2432 cpstip.com

Eugene Gierczak Sabrina Salituro

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-2968 grllp.com

Lomic Law 647-503-5253 lomic-law.ca

Christopher Heer William B. Vass

Heer Law - Intellectual Property Law & Litigation 416-546-7303 heerlaw.com

Cognitive Intellectual Property Law cognitiveiplaw.com

Lorne M. Lipkus

y international law

Lipkus Law LLP 416-984-9992 lipkus.law

Rui Fernandes

Michael P. Taylor

Paul Lomic

Zarek Taylor Grossman Hanrahan LLP

Lomic Law 647-464-6710 lomic-law.ca

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-203-9505 grllp.com

LORI

Green And Spiegel LLP 416-863-5853 gands.com

Jared Will

KEVIN

Ellie Slavens

647-998-5202 ztgh.com

FISHER

David Rosenblatt

Rosenblatt Immigration Law 416-644-4000 immigrate.net

866-240-8730 sharelawyers.com

KRISTY

Rekai LLP 416-960-8876 mobilitylaw.com

Diana Mansour

416-482-6501 waldmanlaw.ca

MAURINA

Peter Rekai

STOLTZ

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 AMINDER KAUR MANGAT

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Why is it important to hire a Certied Specialist in immigration law?

Immigration is one of the most complex and fast-changing areas of law, where even small errors can cause major delays, refusals, or ndings of inadmissibility for misrepresentation.

Hiring a Certied Specialist means choosing a lawyer formally recognized by the Law Society of Ontario for advanced expertise, ethical standards, and proven results. At AKM Law, this designation reects our rm’s commitment to excellence and strategic advocacy across the full scope of immigration and refugee matters.

As the founder of AKM Law and one of Toronto’s few Certied Specialists in Immigration Law, I combine technical expertise with a personal dedication to the people behind every case. I built this rm on the belief that immigration law should be accessible, strategic, and compassionate, values that continue to dene our practice and the trust clients place in us.

56 The Esplanade, Suite 301, Toronto, M5E 1A6 aminder@akmlaw.ca • akmlaw.ca

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 Chris Foulon

y labour +

Israel Foulon Wong LLP 416-640-1550 israelfoulon.com

employment law

Justin W. Anisman

Anisman Law 416-833-8443 torontoemployment.law

Mitchell Frazer

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 647-499-2828 mintz.com

Stacey Reginald Ball

Ball Professional Corporation 416-921-7997 wrongfuldismissal.ca

Hum Law Firm 416-214-2329 thehumlawfirm.ca

Littler Mendelson PC 647-256-4501 littler.com

MacDonald & Associates 416-601-2300 macdonaldassociates.ca

JTC Litigation 416-224-4419 jtclitigation.com

Athanasios Makrinos

Daniel Chodos

Whitten & Lublin PC 647-951-7460 toronto-employmentlawyer.com Richard A. Fink

Fink & Bornstein PC 416-537-0108 finklegal.com

416-603-6250 sherrardkuzz.com

Jennifer Mathers McHenry

Nancy Shapiro

y media +

Mathers McHenry & Co 647-420-1232 mathersmchenryandco.com

defamation law

The Employment Law Boutique 416-361-1563 theemploymentlawboutique.ca

Ryder Gilliland

DMG Advocates LLP 416-238-7537 dmgadvocates.com

Andrew Monkhouse Morgan Sim

Maanit Zemel

Morgan Sim Law 416-962-1048 morgansimlaw.ca

Zemel Van Kampen LLP 647-426-2270 canadatechlaw.com

Hendrik Nieuwland

Natalie C. MacDonald

Jennifer Chan

416-864-8500 rudnerlaw.ca

Monkhouse Law 416-907-9249 monkhouselaw.com

Lai-King Hum

Oren Barbalat

416-203-9551 grllp.com

Whitten & Lublin PC 647-951-7460 toronto-employmentlawyer.com

Shields O'Donnell Mackillop LLP 416-304-6427 somlaw.ca

Lisa Stam

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Spring Law PC 416-238-8181 springlaw.ca

Sarit E. Batner

Andy Pushalik

Carissa N. Tanzola

Dentons Canada LLP 416-862-3468 dentons.com

Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP 416-408-5523 filion.on.ca

Goldblatt PArtners LLP 416-979-6970 goldblattpartners.com

McCarthy Tetrault LLP 416-601-7756 mccarthy.ca Tom Curry

Lenczner Slaght LLP 416-697-1930 litigate.com

Soma Ray-Ellis Carita Wong

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6709 grllp.com

Joshua Mandryk

defence

Frank McLaughlin

Israel Foulon Wong LLP 416-640-1550 israelfoulon.com

McCarthy Tetrault LLP 416-601-7531 mccarthy.ca

Stuart Rudner

Carole McAfee Wallace

Stuart Rudner Professional Corporation

Natasha Zervoudakis

Sherrard Kuzz LLP

ARLENE

O’NEILL

DAVID

LIANG

GROSSI

KATHERINE

MICHAEL

FALLONE

ALEXANDRA

CARR

Gardiner Roberts LLP

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Jessica BranT Senior Divorce Lawyer & Strategist Throughout her career, Jessica has built an impressive record of advocacy before the Ontario courts, including precedent-setting parenting, support, and property cases. Clients rely on Jessica’s expertise for their complex disputes - especially those involving neurodiverse children with demanding psycho-social needs.

With over two decades devoted exclusively to family law, Jessica Brant is a highly sought after matrimonial lawyer at Benmor Family Law Group. Jessica is widely recognized for her moral tenacity, strategic vision, and courtroom advocacy.

She brings emotional intelligence, professional experience and expertise in family dynamics to every one of her cases.

77 Bloor St. W. Suite 600 416.489.8890 • benmor.com • jessica@benmor.com

2 Bloor St. W. Ste. 1005 macdonaldassociates.ca 416-601-2300

Natalie C. MacDonald has been consistently ranked amongst Canada’s most exceptional lawyers since 2009, and celebrated for her “deep knowledge, experience and understanding of employment law” coupled with “superior advocacy and enhanced negotiation skills”, as noted in 2024 and 2025 by Lexology Index, Labour Employment & Benefits Canada (formerly Who’s Who Legal). Representing both employees and employers, Natalie has achieved landmark court victories, authored influential works, and taught principles that have transformed Canadian Employment Law. Her textbook, Extraordinary Damages in Canadian Employment Law, is critically acclaimed by Bar and Bench, and after her precedent-setting triumph in Galea v.

Walmart, she clenched the title "Employment Lawyer of the Year" in 2018 achieving the highest extraordinary damages.

Since then, she and the Firm have received numerous awards including in 2022, top employment firm at National HR Awards, and is listed for 2026.

Proud to announce 10 Gluckstein Lawyers have been named Top Lawyers in Toronto for 2025.

M. Steve Rastin | Richard Halpern | David Lackman | Jan Marin | Jonathan Burton | Charles Gluckstein | Erin Ellis | Jessica Golosky | Jordan Assaraf | Pinta Maguire

1-866-308-7722 | info@gluckstein.com | gluckstein.com

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 Duncan Embury Neinstein LLP 416-969-3700 neinstein.com

Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers 416-408-4252 gluckstein.com

y patents + trademarks

Ken Morris

Smart & Biggar 416-865-3528 smartbiggar.ca

Morris + Stoltz LLP 416-862-8320 mselaw.ca

Richard Halpern Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers 416-408-4252 gluckstein.com

416-969-4826 neinstein.com

Elliot Gold

Jeremy Diamond

Erik Joffe

Diamond And Diamond Lawyers LLP 800-567-4878 diamondlaw.ca

Neinstein LLP 416-969-3708 neinstein.com Vadim Kats

Andrew Elias

Landy Marr Kats LLP 416-221-9343 thetorontolawyers.ca

Lerners LLP 416-601-2656 lernerspersonalinjury.ca

y personal injury Jordan Assaraf

Sonia Nijjar

Neinstein LLP 416-969-4811 neinstein.com

Paul Harte

Harte Law 289-695-2450 hartelaw.com Kelly Hayden

Morris + Stoltz LLP 416-945-1955 msllp.ca

Jason F. Katz

Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers 416-408-4252 gluckstein.com

Daniela M. Pacheco

Jonathan Burton

Neinstein LLP 416-969-3702 neinstein.com

Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers 416-408-4252 gluckstein.com

Charles E. Gluckstein

Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers 416-408-4252 gluckstein.com Joshua Goldberg

Joshua Goldberg Law 877-898-0777 jgoldberglaw.ca

Michelle Kudlats

Kristina Maitland

Neinstein LLP 416-920-0345 neinstein.com

Nicholas Sampson

Neinstein LLP 416-920-4242 neinstein.com Lianna Woollard

Jennifer Shupak Goldhar

Diamond And Diamond Lawyers LLP 800-567-4878 diamondlaw.ca

Capp Shupak 416-944-2313 cappshupak.com

Jasmine Daya

Jessica Golosky

Jasmine Daya & Co 416-967-9100 jdlawyers.ca

Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers 416-408-4252 gluckstein.com

CHAN

CARINA

HOWARD

WINKLER

ERIN

ELLIS

Neinstein LLP

David Lackman

Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers 416-408-4252 gluckstein.com

MICHAEL

Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers 416-408-4252 gluckstein.com

Neinstein LLP 416 969 4806 neinstein.com

STANGARONE

Pinta Maguire

Howie Sacks And Henry LLP 416-361-5811 hshlawyers.com

Stacy Koumarelas

Neinstein LLP 416-920-4242 neinstein.com

Neil E. Sacks Jillian Carrington

Singer Katz LLP 416-869-0789 singerkatz.com

JULIA

PLAINTIFF

Jan Marin

WILKES

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Specializing in all areas of insolvency and commercial litigation Wendy H. Greenspoon-Soer

Partner

416.869.7615 wgreenspoon@garfinkle.com

1 Adelaide Street East, Suite 801 | garfinkle.com | 416.869.1234

Congratulations to three of our partners for being included on Toronto’s Top Lawyers List.

Bales Beall LLP is a leading family and estates boutique firm with a team of ten lawyers. Our professionals advise clients in the areas of separations, divorce, domestic contracts, wills, powers of attorney, probate and estate disputes.

Karon Bales

kbales@balesbeall.com 416-203-4540

Jessica Feldman Chittley jfeldman@balesbeall.com 416-203-4016

1 Adelaide Street East, Suite 2501

balesbeall.com

Richard Diamond

rdiamond@balesbeall.com 416-203-4535

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 Corey J. Sax

416-646-7655 hshlawyers.com

Bell Temple LLP 416-581-8208 belltemple.com

Diamond And Diamond Lawyers LLP 800-567-4878 diamondlaw.ca

Greg Neinstein

Neinstein LLP 416-920-4242 neinstein.com

Sonia Leith

Neinstein LLP 416-969-4813 neinstein.com Rose Leto

Neinstein LLP 416-920-4242 neinstein.com

Howie Sacks And Henry LLP 416-361-0117 hshlawyers.com

Beyond Law 416-287-0199 beyond.law Daniel Michaelson

Neinstein LLP 416 969 4812 neinstein.com Brad Moscato

Lerners LLP 416-775-7717 lernerspersonalinjury.ca

y professional

malpractice non-medical defence

Neinstein LLP 416-920-4242 neinstein.com

Howie Sacks And Henry LLP 416-361-0988 hshlawyers.com

“JUSTICE IS NEVER FULLY ACHIEVED. EACH DECADE, EACH YEAR, EACH MONTH, INDEED EACH DAY BRINGS NEW CHALLENGES.”

Beyond Law 416-284-9963 beyond.law Rachel Radomski

– CHIEF JUSTICE BEVERLEY MCLACHLIN

Bell Temple LLP 416-581-8213 belltemple.com

Michael Wolkowicz Josh Koziebrocki

Neinstein LLP 416-920-4242 neinstein.com

Gluckstein Personal Injury Lawyers 705-722-6393 gluckstein.com

Advocai LLP 416-994-4754 advocai.com

Koziebrocki Law 416-925-5445 koziebrockilaw.com Susan Sack

Rosen Sack LLP 416-549-1468 rosensack.com

Marilyn P. Shupak

Lerners LLP 416-601-2647 lernerspersonalinjury.ca

Isaac Zisckind

y REAL ESTATE LAW

Diamond And Diamond Lawyers LLP 800-567-4878 diamondlaw.ca

Yoni Silberman

Yemi Asalu

Korman & Company 416-465-4232 kormancompany.com

YEMI

ASALU

KARIMA

KANANI

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Rosen Sack LLP 416-549-1469 rosensack.com Katherine E. Kohlnhofer

Quail Warfe Kreder LLP 416-524-1651 qwklawyers.com

John Paul Zeni

Capp Shupak 416-323-3324 cappshupak.com

Jenny Bogod

Michael Warfe

M. Steve Rastin

Tammy Ring

Howie Sacks And Henry LLP

Erika Tower

Adam Wagman

Desai Maruszki Law 416-848-4570 desaimaruszki.com

Kate Mazzucco

Diamond And Diamond Lawyers LLP 800-567-4878 diamondlaw.ca

Jeffrey Neinstein

Josh Nisker

David Levy

Sandra Zisckind

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025

Congratulations to Jordan Atin for being recognized as one of Toronto's Top Lawyers for 2025 Jordan is a Certied Specialist in Estates and Trusts Law and an award-winning Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School.

He is consistently recognized among Lexpert’s top recommended estate lawyers in Canada and is featured in Best Lawyers in Canada for his excellence in estate law.

Jordan and his rm assist clients with all aspects of will and estate planning and estate administration.

Certified Specialist (Estates and Trusts Law) E-Mail: jatin@hullandhull.com Direct Dial (416) 369-0335

Leanne Townsend Senior Divorce Lawyer & Strategist

77 Bloor St. W. Suite 600 416.489.8890 benmor.com leanne@benmor.com

Leanne Townsend is a Senior Divorce Lawyer and Coach with Benmor Family Law Group. Leanne has vast legal experience from her many prominent positions including her 16 years as an Assistant Crown Attorney, as the Domestic Violence Co-Lead, as a Family law partner at a prestigious Bay Street law firm, and as the founder of Townsend Family Law before joining Benmor Family Law Group.

Leanne is a highly sought after divorce lawyer, coach, speaker, educator and strategic advisor on marriage, divorce, family violence and high net worth clients.

She is passionate about empowering her clients and helping them rebuild their lives with confidence and strength.

Leanne is regularly interviewed in the media and has been featured on CBC, CP24, CTV News, and many radio stations. Leanne is regularly quoted in the Lawyer’s Daily and Divorce Magazine.

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Korman & Company 416-465-4232 kormancompany.com

Katherine Garretto

Puneet Jatana

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6625 grllp.com

Korman & Company 416-465-4232 kormancompany.com

Mark J. Gelfand

Korman & Company 416-465-4232 kormancompany.com

Allthemis Law 437-900-7505 allthemis.com

Bryan Friedman

Jeff Halman

Friedman Law Professional Corporation

Baldwin Sennecke Halman LLP

Korman & Company 416-465-4232 kormancompany.com

Patrick Shing Brinda Patel

Mills & Mills LLP 416-682-7054 millsandmills.ca

Korman & Company 416-465-4232 kormancompany.com

Randy H. Lebow

Owens Wright LLP 416-848-4707 owenswright.com

Surabhi Ranjan

Korman & Company

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Shapiro Real Estate & Business Lawyers 416-224-0808 garryshapirolaw.com

Shapiro Real Estate & Business Lawyers 416-224-0808 garryshapirolaw.com

Parsons Law 647-522-3030 parsonslaw.ca

Owens Wright LLP 416-848-4736 owenswright.com

Garry Shapiro

Evan Shapiro

Kent Parsons

Adam S. Lebow

William Friedman

Friedman Law Professional Corporation 416-496-3340 friedmans.ca

Dickinson Wright 416-369-4324 dickinson-wright.com

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Lenny Mylonopoulos

Mitchell Korman

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Michael Fallone

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Aventure Law 437-928-1875 aventureimmigration.com

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Korman & Company 416-465-4232 kormancompany.com

Keslassy Freedman Gelfand LLP 416-645-5382 kfglaw.ca

Korman & Company 416-465-4232 kormancompany.com

Jeff Levy

Max Koenekoop

David Epstein

Adam Richardson

Levy Zavet Lawyers 416-477-5941 levyzavet.com

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Jacqueline Marie Gasbarre

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 KAREN KOTANSKY & LISA GELMAN GELMAN LAW

Gelman & Associates is an award-winning, client-focused family law rm, with ve ofces throughout the GTA. Founded in 2002, we have grown to over 20 lawyers. We treat clients with compassion and understanding, while aggressively protecting their legal rights. We offer 30 minute free consultations. We practice all areas of Family Law including Divorce, Separation, Pre-nups, and Adoptions.

How do clients describe you and your rm?

We are compassionate professionals who treat each client as an individual. We take the time to listen to our clients and work hard to protect their rights. Although we are strong and passionate, and ght when needed, we are not unreasonably aggressive. Clients feel that we “have their backs”.

How do clients benet from working with your rm?

We are team focused, which means each client receives a uniquely tailored strategy/plan for their case.

We have over 20 lawyers of varied backgrounds and experiences all practising only Family Law. We often work in teams, pairing a senior lawyer and junior lawyers together to keep costs down while getting the benet of many eyes and numerous years of experience. Our lawyers across the city all collaborate to provide stellar exceptional service. And most of all, we truly care about our clients.

4211 Yonge St. #210, North York, ON 416-665-6888 x1 Lisagelman.com

Compassiona o te and approachable advvoc cates with over 65 years of combined fam mily law experience, our team is devoted t providing knowledgeable advice, to sup ppo ort and advocacy to achieve the best resolutions for their families.

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Coach House Law 416-960-8876 coachhouselaw.com

Gardiner Roberts LLP 416-865-6600 grllp.com

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Aird & Berlis LLP 416-865-3071 airdberlis.com

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This is only a sampling of the huge array of talented professionals within the region. Inclusion in the list is based on the opinions of responding lawyers in the region. We take time and energy to ensure fair voting, although we understand that the results of this survey nomination and Internet research campaign are not an objective metric. We certainly do not discount the fact that many good and effective lawyers may not appear on the list.

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Kathleen Skerrett

Mors & Tribute Tax Law 365-645-7616 morstribute.ca

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Adair Goldblatt Bieber LLP 416-351-2790 agbllp.com

R&D LLP 416-966-0304 rdlegal.ca

David Woodside

Bhuvana Rai

Julia Wilkes

Irina Rocheva

Korman & Company 416-465-4232 kormancompany.com

Bleiwas Tax Law 416-846-4639 bleiwastaxlaw.com

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We have made a donation on behalf of this year’s lawyers list to the following legal advocacy groups. blacklegalactioncentre.ca aboriginallegal.ca leaf.ca

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Toronto’s TOP LAWYERS 2025 Congratulations to our partners

Heather Hansen, Joanna Radbord, Valarie Matthews & Jonathan Robinson on being selected as four of Post City’s Top Toronto Lawyers.

Heather Hansen

Joanna Radbord

Valarie Matthews

Jonathan Robinson

McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP is a Toronto-based family law, trial and appellate litigation firm.

Grow with the flow: Movember’s comeback has everyone buzzing

The moustache is making a comeback in a big way, just in time for its month of honour: Movember. From chef-turnedTV star (and fashion icon) Matty Matheson to your favourite athletes, everyone is growing a stache. There’s no better time for a revival of Movember — the movement in support of men’s health and cancer research. On Nov. 8, get ready for the annual Movember Pub Olympics at the Dock Ellis, featuring darts, foosball, ping-pong and more. On Nov. 22, rock the Opera House as you cheer on the city’s firefighters in a Battle of the Bands — the event has previously raised $50,000 for the cause! And on Nov. 29, bare it all at the seventh annual Movember Polar Bear Dip on Woodbine Beach, where you’ll brave the cold of Lake Ontario in support of men’s health. It’s the return of the mo!

Clockwise from left: Blue Jays player Davis Schneider, Matty Matheson, Toronto Maple Leafs player Auston Matthews

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Hugh Dillon, actor and musician, is having a banner year on both fronts. Mayor of Kingstown, the show Dillon co-created and stars in, returns for a new season. At the same time, his band Headstones — an iconic part of Canada’s alt-rock scene — dropped a new album, and they’re heading out on tour this month.

Dillon calls this moment “a super creative year.” The artist who once balanced acting auditions and rock gigs is now leading two major creative forces.“The show’s out, the tour’s coming — it’s funny that both things are coming out at the same time,” he says, a hint of bashfulness creeping up. “I’m just super proud.”

With Mayor of Kingstown, Dillon is taking stock of just how far the series and his creative journey have come. The gritty crime drama starring Jeremy Renner and which Dillon built alongside Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, is set in a fictional Michigan town where prisons dominate the economy. It has cemented itself as one of television’s most unflinching looks at power, corruption and incarceration. And for Dillon, those themes are deeply personal.

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A Kingston boy, Dillon has first-hand experience growing up in a “prison town,” thanks to the looming Kingston Penitentiary. It’s what led him to pitch the show to Sheridan, who loved it.

That early fascination continues to guide the arc of the series. This season pushes further into “how people exist under traumatic circumstances.” He and

Sheridan wanted to explore not just violence or corruption, but the fragile humanity within systems that perpetuate them. “What makes people keep their darkest impulses in check?” Dillon says.

His creative partnership with Sheridan spans decades. Dillon first met him while struggling to break into Hollywood — via the advice of friend and actor Vera

Farmiga — after getting sober. “I met Taylor, and he’s like, ‘It’s easy, use all the stuff you used in your band,’” Dillon says.

Sheridan became a mentor, coaching him through roles on Yellowstone, Durham County, Flashpoint and The Killing.

“Taylor was a great teacher and a great coach,” he says. “I was one of those students that stuck with him year after year, and we developed this rapport.” Dillon began writing his own stories, inspired by the specificity of his Canadian roots. “I wanted to explore where I’m from and things that happened to me that are super specific. Taylor got it. He had similar experiences growing up in Texas, so we just jelled. He trusts me, and I trust him.”

In both music and TV, Dillon says that trust and collaboration (which includes, on his latest album, songs with Dallas Green and Metric’s Emily Haines) drives him.

“You find people who see something more in you than you may see in yourself,” he says. “They can help you fight through any kind of insecurity or questioning.”

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Small-town time travel, no passport required Enjoy an old school escape in some of Ontario’s oldest burgs with big history

Historic adventure by the bay

Inhabited in 800 AD by the Wendat people and visited by settlers in the 1610s, Penetanguishene is said to be one of Ontario’s oldest European settlements.

Located along Georgian Bay, expect old stone buildings, restored ships and an easy path to nearby nature — including Awenda Provincial Park.

Small town charm steeped in heritage

Less than two hours outside Toronto is Coldwater, a town founded in the mid-1700s and considered to be the second-oldest community in Ontario. Travel back in time at the historic Coldwater Mill and the Canadiana Heritage Museum and stroll down the charming Main Street dotted with eclectic shops.

Beacon of freedom

Established as a military base in 1796, Amherstburg played an important role in the Underground Railroad due to its location across the Detroit River. It was officially incorporated as a town in 1878. And now, this waterfront community is filled with quaint buildings and the Amherstburg Freedom Museum.

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Explore the Toronto Zoo at night and meet its nocturnal creatures at the Pyjama Party! Become a field researcher under the cover of darkness, sleep among the animals and then spend the next morning exploring the entire zoo and meeting a very special animal visitor. Don’t forget your PJs — bedtime snacks and breakfast are included!

Have you ever wondered what sea creatures get up to after hours?

Spend the night at Ripley’s Aquarium and see for yourself. Featuring hands-on activities, late-night snacks and a sleeping bag slumber party right under the Dangerous Lagoon shark tunnel, this sleepover experience is available for families, Scouts, Guides and school groups.

Get to know reptiles and amphibians and learn about habitats, conservation and biodiversity just north of Toronto at Reptilia Vaughan.

Their Overnight Adventure experience includes a hands-on live animal show, a tour of the zoo, lighting by flashlights, games and late-night snacks, all taking place in the 24,000-square-foot facility.

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The leading fashion event in the city is back this season for a F/W 2025 show, featuring four new locations across the city in addition to the iconic T3 Bayside.

Narces, 3ndolith, House of Hendo are among the 40+ designers taking over the runways. Nov. 10–16 Rchive’s TOFW

Toronto’s first fashion club, Rchive, is the brainchild behind Toronto’s Own Fashion Week: an experimental three-day affair that has previously taken over a library, an airport runway and a subway station. Stay tuned for this year’s locations! Nov. 21–23 Toronto Kids Fashion Week

Dedicated to featuring kids fashion designers and the most iconic kids wear brands in Canada, this travelling fashion week (they just finished a show in Montreal) also offers young models a chance to hone their skills. Dec. 6

DETOUR Nov. 18: Featuring 12 artists, three rounds and one champion, Art Battle Toronto is an epic showdown where everyone is racing against the clock to transform their canvas!

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JEANNE-IUS AT WORK There's one pant-tastic way to upgrade any outfit: a little bit of denim. From blazers to baseball caps and shoulder bags, Jeanne Beker has picked out every wash, stitch, cuff and hem of your autumnal denim dreams, whether you're going Canadian tuxedo or western.

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C. BLAZER, Freda's, $279, 45 Elm St. “This is beautifully cut and just very classy and dressy.”

D. MIDI SKIRT, 6 by Gee Beauty, SALE $100, 6 Roxborough St. W. “I love the faded denim look of this. It would look great with a big, bulky sweater and a pair of high boots.”

E. BOOTS, Steve Madden, $250, 1 Bass Pro Mills Dr. F. BASEBALL CAP, Province of Canada, $54, 104 Ossington Ave. G. BOOTCUT JEANS, TNT, SALE $352, 394 Eglinton Ave. W. “I always love a bootcut: sexy on top, a little flare on the bottom. And I love the design on the legs.”

H. TRENCH COAT, Hilary MacMillan, $325, hilarymacmillan.com

I. OVERSHIRT, Good Neighbour, $255, 1212 Yonge St. “This is a pretty classic cowboy shirt. The yoke at the top has that western cut, and the faded dark denim has that nice worn in look.”

J. DOG JACKET, TNT, $75, 87 Avenue Rd. K. VEST, Dutil Denim, $198, 704 Queen St. W. L. WIDE LEG JEANS, Kotn, SALE $138, 148 Ossington Ave. “This dark indigo always looks so dressy, and these are beautifully cut with the pleating in the front and the high waist.”

M. SHOULDER BAG, Desigual, $249, desigual.com “This hobo bag is really fun and just so irreverent. It looks like it's made of a bunch of upcycled material — so playful and pretty roomy too.”

N. JUMPSUIT, Good Neighbour, $148, 1212 Yonge St. O. BLOUSE, Erietta Boutique, $280, 320 Danforth Ave. “This is a very unexpected, feminine blouse. I love the volume in it. Pretty irresistible styling with that bow at the neck and big cuff.”

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Dear Sangita: My mom has become addicted to using ChatGPT as her own "therapist." She uses it to validate her opinions when she's telling me or my siblings to do something or to prove what she expects of us is fair. She doesn't seem to understand that these tools are just going to give her exactly what she wants. It's not a real therapist or a real person! She doesn't know how to think for herself anymore. What do I do? — Mom vs. machine

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Dear Sangita: My friend just started a new business, but I have no interest in supporting it. She is constantly launching a new idea and then abandoning it when it doesn't do well. Through it all, she always expects her friends to basically fund her new venture for her. I can't do it anymore! How do I break it to her that I'm done being her personal bank? — Human ATM Dear ATM: It sounds like not only is your friend asking you to invest in her ventures, she’s also not paying you back. You can say to her: “I believe in you and I believe in what you’re doing, but here’s a list of all the ideas I’ve invested in, and I’ve never received anything in return — not even gratitude.” Your friend needs to realize that if you keep asking friends for money in this way, they’ll start to feel like they’re being used. Lay it all out on the table and have a transparent conversation about how this dynamic makes you feel while still showing her that you care about her and her success.

Dear Mom vs. machine: I think your mom needs to be more confident in her parenting decisions. You and your siblings are right. She can’t be using ChatGPT to confirm her theories or prove her points. She knows her kids best, not AI. Every kid is different, so for her to get validation from a robot on the right way to parent, it’s just not right. I think you and your siblings can have fun with it and take what she’s done back to ChatGPT. Ask it: “What’s the best way to approach this situation?” It’s going to do the same thing it does for your mom — Email advice@postcity.com act as an echo chamber, telling with your questions for Sangita. you what you want to hear. Show it to your mom; it may be the SANGITA PATEL is our advice and was previously wake-up call she needs to realize: columnist a host on ET Canada.

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From strutting the runway to walking down the aisle Toronto-born Coco Rocha has graced the covers of countless issues of Vogue, worked with every top fashion house in the world and started her own model camp.

Now she's bringing that expertise to her role as host and judge of the new Project Runway Canada — premiering Nov. 14 on Crave.

Here, she shares the very glamorous details of her marriage with artist James Conran.

day of perfect, romantic moments with no ring in sight, I started to think I had imagined it. Then that night, he surprised me with a candlelit dinner in the great hall, just the two of us, and that’s where he pulled out the ring and asked me to marry him. I cried so hard, I was so happy. We decided right then and there to get married in that castle, and we did just that, four months later.

How they met

I first met James at a house party in New York. It was his very first night in the city, and his new roommates had brought him along. I had just come from a gala and showed up wildly overdressed in an emerald green ball gown and jewels. He later told me he was wondering who the crazy girl in the gown was. I found out he was a talented artist doing murals around the city and later asked him to paint one in my apartment.

We started spending more time together, and after a few years of

The wedding and honeymoon Coco Rocha and James Conran got married in a French castle

friendship, we finally decided to next weekend, we went canoeing. date, which was the most natural thing in the world for us, but The proposal James had the weekend free and weird for our friends! suggested we visit a friend’s castle The first date in France. Yes, somehow his Our early dates were simple and friend from New Jersey owned a sweet — dinner and long walks real castle in the Loire Valley! We that often took us across the entire took the train out and stayed in width of Manhattan. Later, he got this magnificent place where more adventurous. I remember every corner looked like a paintearly on he took me horseback ing. I was sure he had brought me riding outside the city, and the there to propose, but after a full

We were married on June 9, 2010, in France, with about 70 of our closest friends and family there to celebrate. Everyone stayed either in the castle or in the nearby village, and it turned into a wonderful multi-day wedding filled with laughter, good food, wine and time to truly enjoy each other’s company in the idyllic setting. For our honeymoon, we went to Corsica, which was actually my friend and designer Jean Paul Gaultier’s suggestion, and it couldn’t have been more perfect.

The kids

We have three children: Ioni James Conran, 10; Iver Eames Conran, 7; and Iley Ryn Conran, who turns five in November.

They’re the light of our lives and truly the best parts of both of us.

The secret to success

Mutual respect, shared values and creative partnership are at the heart of our relationship. We give each other space to be full individuals while continuing to grow together. We support each other’s ambitions but stay grounded in what matters most — family, faith and trust. We choose communication over ego and believe deeply in the power of compromise.

The future together

I see us older, still in love, with grey hair, travelling, collaborating on projects and watching our children find their own paths. I imagine a home full of art and laughter.

I see a partnership rooted in love, faith and art.

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3 Common Mistakes When It Comes To Our Bladders As we go through certain stages of life like having babies, and getting older, it is common (not normal) for both women and men to notice our bladders seem to lack the control we used to have. Here are a few common mistakes when dealing with this lack of control, and some great news on how easy it now is to fix it.

1) The “Just-In-Case” Pee So many of us do the “just-in-case” pee before we leave our homes…even though our bladder isn’t actually full. This training began as kids when our parents would say “I want you to go just in case”. It can become such a problem for some, that they can’t walk by a washroom without feeling triggered to go. Here’s the truth, repeatedly going to the washroom just-incase trains your brain to signal your bladder when it isn’t full. The key is to stop and ask yourself in the moment: “Is this I should go, I could go or I must go?”

2) Limiting Your Fluids So You Don’t Have To Pee This is a classic move by many who struggle with urgency and bladder leaks. They avoid fluids assuming it will help minimize urgency. The truth is when you limit fluids, your urine becomes more concentrated and acidic. That acid irritates the lining of your bladder, which causes the bladder to spasm, and send a signal to your brain that you need to go. It seems counterintuitive but keeping yourself well hydrated can actually minimize urgency.

3) Ignoring Your Pelvic Floor Muscles I’m speaking to women and men here. The fitness of your pelvic floor muscles play a crucial role in challenges with your bladder. Waking up at night to pee, bladder leaks throughout the day (think sneezing and exercising), overpowering urgency, high frequency of bathroom visits, difficulty with sexual functioning, and pelvic organ prolapse (for women). All of these issues have significant impacts on our quality of life, and you absolutely don’t have to live with them. Keeping these muscles strong has never been more important.

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With no pain or downtime, treatment at UROSPOT (stands for Urology Spot) is the most dignified treatment for a frustrating problem. Did I mention you remain fully clothed and it’s a touch free, private experience?

If you want to sleep through the night, enjoy intimacy again, end bladder leaks, and be back in control of your bladder, a complimentary consultation at UROSPOT is time well spent. In just 30 minutes they provide all kinds of education and let you try the technology…because feeling is believing. You deserve to live life with confidence. UROSPOT is here to help.

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In Toronto, dining is no longer just about the food — it’s a feast for the senses. At Sofia in Yorkville, Charles Khabouth pairs inventive Italian fare with a rotating gallery of street and contemporary art, featuring Banksy’s sharp stencils, Basquiat’s electric scribbles, Warhol’s iconic imagery and Shepard Fairey’s striking graphics. Guests linger mid-bite, phones poised, eyes devouring every brushstroke. Just next door, Taglialatella Galleries offers more visual indulgence, letting diners wander through a curated explosion of colour and creativity. Minami transforms sushi night into performance art — Hideki Kimora’s hand-painted glass mural, a swirling collision of koi, frogs and rock ’n’ roll. Even spots like Cactus Club Café in Sherway Gardens and Barberian’s elevate the dining experience, blending fine cuisine with curated art displays, from Murakami’s vibrant canvases to the sweeping landscapes of the Group of Seven. Here, every meal is a moment designed to be savoured by both palate and eye.

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Multi-generation gift shop offers a bit of small town magic in the city made felt so exciting,” Sara says. “Now, when a customer visits with their child, I love inviting the kids behind the counter to help ring through their parent’s purchase.”

On Mount Pleasant Road, there’s a neighbourhood shop that feels like a little piece of small town magic right in the middle of the city — and it’s powered by three generations. Launched in 1984 by motherdaughter duo Megan and Dianne Monkman, Jacaranda Tree is a gift shop where customers come to find “some happy.” Now, Sara La Fond is taking over for her mother and Nana with her brother, Jeff Russell, bringing in a third generation to a business that has maintained the same warmth and care it’s had since the start, four decades ago.

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“When I was really young, I remember playing on the cash register and ringing in pretend sales — the click of the buttons and the sound it

It’s moments like these that make Jacaranda Tree feel like it’s straight out of a Hallmark movie. The shop features its original creaky floorboards, and it’s teeming with unique gifts and homewares across two floors, lovingly arranged into artful displays that rotate weekly. They even offer a vintage collection, meticulously curated by the team.

Around the holidays, the shop transforms into a vibrant red, green and gold display that feels like its own walkthrough Christmas experience.

In the days of impersonal online orders, Sara says they still call all customers directly when their orders are ready, and greet many of them by name when they walk through the door. Sara and the team (some of whom have been working there for over 30 years) know their Canada Post mailman, Mark, by name: he honks every afternoon when he pulls up at 5 p.m. sharp. One customer has come by every single Saturday for nearly a decade, always bearing a cake from a local bakery for the shop — a tradition so important to him that when he’s on vacation, he sends a driver to deliver the cake.

This personal connection to their customers is due to the

fact that not only have the owners spanned generations, the customers have, too.

It’s incredibly special to witness moms and grandmothers bringing their children and grandchildren into the store — often saying, ‘This is where I used to shop with my mom or Nana.’ Moments like that remind us just how deeply Jacaranda Tree is woven into people’s lives and family traditions,” Sara says.

It’s fitting that generations play such a central role in the shop, especially since it’s named after the cherished home of Mamie Roberts, the heart of four generations: Sara’s great-grandmother, Dianne’s grandmother, and Megan’s mom.

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Bite-Sized Q&A Janet Zuccarini on fear, pasta and the art of licking the plate Top Chef Canada returns for another season, and longtime resident judge Janet Zuccarini is back at the table. From building her restaurant group into a Torontoto-L.A. empire to spotting creations that make her want to lick the plate, Janet shares what keeps her fired up — onscreen and off.

FAST FACTS Janet Zuccarini ON SET:

Appeared as an extra in The Godfather Part III CAFFÈ FIRSTS:

Her dad brought espresso and wood-fired pizza to Toronto in 1954

I’m reminded how much heart this industry has. The chefs come in hungry, fearless and willing to put everything on the line. I’ve seen extraordinary growth happen right in front of me, and that still moves me.

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What are you secretly looking for in a winning dish?

The L.A. dining scene is still incredible, but it’s definitely shifted. After the fires, certain neighbourhoods changed. We lost part of our core audience, and people across the city started watching where they spend. Between the fires and the economic inversion we’re seeing, it just felt like the right time to take a pause. For me, that means stepping back to reassess and see if another concept might speak more directly to what’s happening in L.A. right now. I’m not done with the space. I just want the next chapter to feel truly relevant and alive.

Is there a ‘next’ for you?

I’ll always lean toward the food that makes me feel something. Technique without soul is forgettable. A dish that makes me want to lick the plate — that’s the one I’ll remember.

What would your signature dish be?

What’s the boldest decision you made that paid off?

Probably something that looks deceptively simple but hits deep — like hand- Opening Felix in Los Angeles. I knew it made pasta with beautiful olive oil, garlic would either be a defining success or a very expensive lesson. It ended up putting us on and anchovy. the global map. It taught me that, when

Definitely. I’m interested in building not just restaurants, but legacy — mentoring the next generation, telling deeper stories through food and design and continuing to push boundaries. I’m not done evolving yet.

—Jennifer Schembri

Drink it, tour it, croissant it: Pizza’s bold new era Three new ways to eat, drink and love pizza in the city

Pint-sized pie Burdock Brewery just dropped something for the

true pizza obsessives: Pizza Beer! It’s light, crisp and made specifically for “crushing the za,” as they put it. It’s designed to go down perfectly with one (or seven) slices. Because honestly, nothing pairs better with pizza than beer … except maybe beer made for pizza. 1184 Bloor St. W.

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Pizza’s latest twist isn’t from Naples — it’s from Dubai.

The “croizza,” a croissant-based pizza that went viral after Papa Johns launched its version in the UAE this summer, has landed in Toronto. Little Pebbles makes its croissant crusts in-house from scratch and serves them in a rotating lineup of flavours like margherita, lox and chicken pesto. 540 College St.

Za on wheels

If your perfect day involves gooey mozzarella and crispy-chewy crust, the Toronto Pizza Tour is for you. Hop on a decked-out party bus and sample up to nine pizzas in one afternoon, no tab required.

Created by Joseph Debenedictis and chef Clay Smith, the tour rolls like a movable feast, including at least one surprise stop. Tickets on Eventbrite.

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T.O.’S CHIC NEW FAVE ~THE FRENCH DIP Born by accident in L.A., the French dip sparked a century-long feud over who dunked it first.

Now, as Toronto’s obsession with nostalgic sandwiches takes hold, chefs Nuit Regular and Anthony Rose bring the battle north, to finally decide who’s got the best dip in town.

OVERALL WINNER BEEF BRIEF: The star of the day: Generous prime rib, perfectly cooked and a bun that handled the jus beautifully. “Nice toasted flavour, good beef, solid sandwich,” said Anthony. Nuit added that the fat content gave the meat a juicy lift. Hy’s Steakhouse 365 Bay St., Beef Dip Au Jus, $31.95

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SIR LOIN: The chefs loved the sweetness of the onions that complemented the beef, though Anthony said the flavour of the meat itself was subtle. The bread impressed — soft and fresh and perfectly balanced. “I could eat this for lunch right now,” Nuit said.

Manita, 1164 Yonge St., French Beef Dip, $32

RARE AFFAIR: A more red, medium-rare preparation caught the chefs’ attention visually. They noted the slow-cooked beef was tender, though the jus was on the lighter side.

Anthony liked the simple seasoning, and Nuit appreciated the classic execution.

Chop Steakhouse, 181 University Ave., Prime Beef Dip, $28

PRIME TIME: Anthony noted a “nice fresh, dry taste,” though he found the bread a little too chewy.

Nuit said the meat was small, and even dunked in jus, the sandwich leaned a little too bread-heavy. Miller Tavern, 3885 Yonge St., North York, Prime Rib Dip, $38

Chef Anthony Rose runs Fat Pasha; Nuit Regular leads Pai and the new Tha Phae Tavern.

JUS CHILL: The bread was the softest of the bunch — easy to bite, with just enough give to soak up the jus without falling apart. Nuit appreciated that the jus wasn’t too salty, and Anthony called it “well-balanced, not messy.” Elephant & Castle, 212 King St. W., French Dip, $19

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DIP TRIP: The classic au jus presentation scored points for simplicity, though both chefs felt the seasoning left something to be desired. The brisket was solid but a touch dry, leaving the bread to soak up most of the flavour. Dave’s Genuine Deli, 1763 Avenue Rd., Roast Beef Dip Au Jus, $22

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Destination Portugal is hot — Toronto is serving it piping As the world heads to the Algarve, we’re getting the best bites at home

By Erica Commisso and Jennifer Schembri

Lisbon, Porto, the Algarve … your feed was full of it. But while the crowds are thinning in Portugal, here in Toronto, things are just heating up. Over the past year, Portuguese restaurants, bakeries and snack bars have opened across the city — and they’re not just for people craving custard tarts (though yes, there are very good custard tarts). So why now?

Some of it is timing. Portugal’s been one of Europe’s fastest-rising travel destinations.

But this local boom is also about identity: second-gen chefs and entrepreneurs returning to their roots and reshaping the traditions they grew up with for a new audience. Whether or not you made the trip this summer, the Portuguese vibe has officially landed — and it’s not going anywhere.

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Long-awaited restaurant Taberna LX, from the team behind Paris Paris brings Lisbon to Dundas West, complete with hand-painted Portuguese tiles, Azorean volcanic wines and a rooftop mural of the Douro River. Even Nelly Furtado, a close friend of co-owner Kelly

Amaral, gave it her early stamp of approval.

Fifteen years in the making, the two-storey space is deeply personal for Amaral — located in the same neighbourhood where her parents opened the city’s first Portuguese grocery store in the 1960s. It’s a full-circle moment, shaped by Amaral’s own connection to both Toronto and modern-day Portugal.

“It’s really about creating a space that is not just about esthetics, and it’s not just about food — it’s all those things encompassing,” she says.

Chef Jonathan Poon’s menu goes well beyond clichés, with dishes reflecting Portugal’s global reach — from African and Indian influences to a salt cod fritter inspired by Hong Kong dim sum.

“There’s no restaurant serving this type of food in Toronto,” says Poon. 1161 Dundas St. W. Next-gen nata

When Café Belém opened in early 2025, it quickly became a destination for anyone craving pastéis de nata done right — or looking for a hit of modern Portugal over espresso and portglazed croissants. Now, the

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“Since the place is very big, we have allocated a space to do a pop-up of a project that me and my chefs from Mercado have been very fond of,” says Carlos Oliveira. That project? Alma Lusa, which he calls “the first Portuguese snack bar in Toronto.”

Unlike Mercado, which leans more formal, Alma Lusa and Café Belém are keeping things casual — think grab-and-go bifanas, piri piri chicken sandwiches and cold beer in hand.

“The vibes are hip and light, representing a new Portugal that is fun and diverse but respecting the old and the traditions,” says Oliveira. “We want people to walk in and feel that they have entered a travel loop, being transported into Europe from Portugal.” 352 Oakwood Ave. Tradition on tap

Chef and owner Sergio Abrunho sees Taberna Nacional as more than a restaurant: it’s a celebration of Portuguese food and culture in Toronto.

“Portuguese food isn’t just something you eat, it’s something you live. It’s about gathering around the table with family, sharing stories and keeping traditions alive through recifor down passed pes generations,” Abrunho says.

The restaurant’s Mediterranean menu features dishes rooted in Portugal’s rich culinary history, like piri piri tiger shrimp, Cornish hen 'Guia style' and francesinha — a hearty sandwich from Porto. The flavours “are simple but rich, rooted in the land and the ocean,” Abrunho notes, highlighting how Portuguese cuisine reflects the country’s diverse history of global influences.

Located on College Street, Taberna Nacional’s brew house, built by Abrunho and his team, adds a unique twist, showcasing traditional Portuguese flavours in their craft beers.

Portugal’s growing popularity as a travel destination also fuels interest in its cuisine. “Portugal is becoming a top travel spot because it offers a little bit of everything — beautiful beaches, charming cities, rich history and amazing food,” says Abrunho.

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Summerhill has a new addition, vibe happy and contagious. and it’s far from your usual The menu is tight but neighbourhood haunt. Seahorse, thoughtful: appetizers, salads, from veteran restaurateur Simon mains, “ice boxes” (seafood Bower (Mercer Street Grill, towers served horizontally) and among others), combines pol- desserts. Starters included razorished hospitality with youthful thin kampachi tuna tartare in energy. His partners include yuzu-vinegar sauce, charred Richard Renaud (Speducci runner beans dotted with capers Mercatto, Piano Piano) and and a Guinness on nitro that elClark, son of Rodney from the evates the everyday pint.

Mains impress: seafood pasta city’s legendary Rodney’s Oyster House. In the kitchen, former with handmade noodles and perfectly cooked snow crab Quetzal second-in-command and a bouillabaisse/seaFederico Garcia is food boil hybrid ready to take the with crab, tiger lead, and it shows.

SHUCK MASTER shrimp, mussels, On its first Fresh off his potatoes and Saturday night, 11th shucking title, corn. The bouilthe restaurant Eamon Clark brings labaisse hybrid was buzzing. Anthat precision to edges out for comchored by a strikSeahorse. plexity and induling white stone bar gence. Ice boxes stretching nearly the ($45–$120) are excellent for full length of the room, the space recalls Boston’s iconic sharing, and the peach cake desUnion Oyster House. The sert is generous and unapologetcrowd leaned younger than the ically delicious.

With seafood sourced from usual Summerhill diners, giving it a SoHo-like energy. With Oroshi Market, a MichelinManita packed nightly, the ready chef and Bower and Clark soon-to-open Mamakas and handling hospitality, Seahorse is now Seahorse, the neighbour- already hitting high notes. More hood is quickly becoming one of than a neighbourhood spot, SeaToronto’s hottest dining areas. horse cements Summerhill’s Whimsical touches like a “Hats transformation into Toronto’s & Caps” signed cubby, oversized next dining destination.

Seahorse is located at 1226 playful menus and Bower himself greeting guests make the Yonge St. —Carl Tuttle

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Yonge & Eg spot is changing how Toronto eats potatoes

Clockwise from left: Chili con carne bowl, Tex Mex bowl, the DIY murals

The baked potato has been a beloved staple for cultural inspirations, turning each baked potato centuries, from street carts in Victorian London into a creative, mouth-watering experience. The to the jacket potatoes that still steal the show in chili con carne comes piled high with slow-simU.K. pubs. In North America, it found its place mered beef, beans, cheddar, sour cream and cilanalongside steaks before a brief fast-food stint in tro. Shuk Style draws inspiration from bustling the 1980s. Now, Yonge & Eglinton’s Spotato is Middle Eastern markets, with pulled chicken, giving the humble spud its moment, loaded up in hummus, pickled cabbage and tahini. The veggie option is loaded with roasted vegetables, beet salad, inventive new ways and no longer just a side. olives and tzatziki. Even pop culture makes The brains behind Spotato, Anastasia and an appearance: the Schrute Farm, named Mark Shpilsky only moved to Canada a for Dwight Schrute from The Office, year ago. In an Instagram post, they DIY SPACE nods to his beet obsession with a poshared that they never imagined The owners built and tato topped with pulled pork, colesopening a restaurant as new immidecorated the entire law and crispy onions. grants. Balancing parenthood with space themselves, For those who like to mix and entrepreneurship — their toddler is sharing the process match, Spotato offers a build-yournever far from the action — the couon Instagram. own model: start with a buttery pople literally did it all themselves: tato, then stack proteins like pulled pork painting, building and decorating every or English bangers, sides like baba ghanouj detail of the space, documenting the jouror roasted vegetables and sauces ranging from taney on Instagram.

Every corner reflects their personal touch, from hini to chimichurri. And for a twist on the classic, the handcrafted furniture to the thoughtfully de- there are potato waffles — gluten-free, crispy on signed decor and colourful murals. Diners are the outside, soft inside and perfect for piling on drawn not just to the food, but to the care behind your favourite toppings.

Spotato is located at 2471 Yonge St., just steps the experience, from the thoughtful plating to the subtle details that make the space feel both per- from Yonge and Eglinton, and is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. sonal and welcoming.

The menu reflects a mix of global flavours and —Jennifer Schembri

POST CITY X INSOHO DEVELOPMENTS

The Winston Collection Brings a Modern Take on Community Living to North York A new development in Willowdale is redefining what it means to live well — with space to grow, thoughtful design, and a strong sense of community at its core. Tucked into a quiet pocket of the Willowdale neighbourhood, just minutes from Yonge Street and the subway, The Winston Collection is rethinking what it means to build a family-focused community in the city.

Developed by INSOHO Developments, a Toronto-based firm known for design-forward infill projects, The Winston balances thoughtful architecture with practical, long-term livability. It offers something increasingly rare in urban developments: space to grow.

Modern Homes, Built for Real Life This boutique project consists of just 40 homes — a mix of detached houses, traditional townhomes, and back-to-back townhomes. Every home in the collection is a three-bedroom layout, with flex-

ible floorplans that allow for upgrades to up to five bedrooms, giving families the option to expand as their needs evolve.

Design details matter here. Each home includes a fireplace, parking for two cars, and interiors that feature wideplank hardwood flooring, oversized kitchen islands with quartz countertops, and large pantries. Ensuite bathrooms take cues from luxury spas, while large windows and open-concept layouts keep the spaces feeling bright and airy.

Rather than relying on off-the-shelf designs, INSOHO brought in RAW Design — the team behind striking mid-rise developments like Cabin on Queen West — and one of Toronto’s top interior design specialists ‘U31’, known for their highend residential work. The result is a collection of homes that feel elevated, not overdone.

A Neighbourhood With Range Located at 68 Churchill Avenue, The Win-

ston sits in one of North York’s most sought-after areas. It’s just a 10-minute walk to North York Centre subway station, and close to everything from schools and parks to established restaurants and grocery staples.

Whether you’re grabbing lunch at Nome Izakaya, picking up groceries at H Mart, or spending a weekend afternoon in Mel Lastman Square, this stretch of North York offers the perks of urban life with the rhythm of a residential neighbourhood.

Designed to Fit In, Built to Last INSOHO specializes in infill development — building within mature residential areas rather than on undeveloped land. This approach helps create more sustainable communities, adding density without disrupting the surrounding neighbourhood.

INSOHO’s vision is clear: homes that serve the people who live in them, with

quality materials, smart layouts, and an emphasis on long-term value.

The Winston Collection is now selling.

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At Alebrije, chef Adam Ryan “We’re blending Mexican ingturns up the heat with south- redients and recipes with Canawestern and Mexican flavours, all dian meats, produce and fish,” while celebrating seasonal Cana- Ryan says. “Alebrije is all about dian ingredients. It’s the same mixing creatures together, and thoughtful approach diners this felt like the perfect way to know from his Danforth restau- bridge the concept with the food.” rant, Azura.

On the menu, that idea comes Alebrije’s focus is inspired by Ryan’s own passion and nostalgia to life with a maple leaf from Tofor the Tex-Mex cuisine that he ronto trees, deep-fried in corn batter to form the base for a salgrew up enjoying.

“It’s a flavour profile and a cui- mon tartare tostada. Atlantic B.C. salmon is piled on top, sine that’s always resonated then finished with mowith me,” he says. “It’s a rita chiles, serrano project that I’ve alpeppers, avocado ways wanted to MARG REMIX and tomatillo do.”

Alebrije shakes up salsa for a dish Boasting chartradition with margthat’s as visually coal brick walls, heritas in flavours like striking as it is dark-stained peach-chipotle and unique. tables and velvet sea buckthorn.

Ryan also honours wraparound seating, tradition with dishes Alebrije, like its ellike red snapper from Veraevated menu, is not your typical Tex-Mex eatery. Colour cruz, served with stewed tomapops up through Mexican art- toes, capers, olives and a crisp work and hand-painted alebrijes potato lining. The menu rounds — fantastical creatures from out with pork cochinita, veggiefolklore — including winged forward mains and inventive sharks and jaguars with deer ant- takes on birria and guacamole.

With its convergence of finelers, which also inspired the resdining and playfulness, Ryan taurant’s name.

Alebrije’s logo — a colourful says the goal at Alebrije is to winged raccoon — blends a cater to a range of diners.

Alebrije is located at 119 Harquintessentially Toronto image with Mexican folklore, mirroring bord St. —Megan Gallant the menu’s mix of Canadian ingredients and Mexican flavours.

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Chef Akira Back, Tono’s bold Nikkei dishes

If there’s one thing acclaimed representation, innovation and chef Akira Back knows, it’s the individuality, and that spirit is at fusion of Japanese and Peruvian the heart of Nikkei. Tono is a foods, called Nikkei cuisine. And celebration of cultures uniting, he’s bringing his expertise to To- and there’s no better place for ronto, opening Tono, a restaurant that than here.”

The beverage program feawith other global outposts, inside tures inventive cocktails and the W Hotel.

The Michelin-starred chef mocktails inspired by Japanese has officially opened his Tono and Peruvian flavours, including concept in Toronto this fall, the tropical Satori with vodka, perched atop the city on the sake, pandan, mango, passion iconic Yorkville hotel’s rooftop. It fruit, cranberry and vanilla; the mimics the Tono restaurant in zesty Kyoto Groove, blending Qatar, serving up Akira gin, yuzu sake, Domaine Back’s signature de Canton, matcha, style, which blends ginger and lime; T.O. DEBUT and the refreshtraditional flaChef Akira Back ing, spirit-free vours from Japaopened the first Tono Rising Star with nese and location in Doha orange cordial, Peruvian cuisines before bringing it raspberry, lime and to create bold pairto Toronto. soda. ings.

Dishes include ceTono takes cues from viche, tajima wagyu short Back’s childhood and his ribs, whole Chilean sea bass and mother’s abstract artwork. Bright sushi with a Peruvian twist. colours, layered textures and bold There’s also a selection of tartare, contrasts shape both the design tiradito, soups, skewers and a va- and the food. At its centre, a riety of risotto dishes that are sculptural sushi bar grounds the suited for both meat lovers and space, while a floating floral installation softens the industrial vegetarians.

“Tono is a catalyst for creative ceiling with a cloud-like canopy. expression, not just in the Floor-to-ceiling windows flood kitchen, but in how people ex- the room with light, offering perience culture, flavour and breathtaking skyline views. Tono connection, which is exactly why is located inside the W Toronto it feels at home at W Toronto,” Hotel at 90 Bloor St. E. —Erica Commisso says Back. “Toronto thrives on

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