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Oh, boy. Here we go again. Another lab-rat miracle-cure that everyone is going to misinterpret and definitely NOT lose weight because of.

Maybe more than most things, humour is a truly subjective matter — falling into the what-you-talkin’-about-Willis?-category, which, by the way, isn’t funny. For everyone who thinks that Sacha Baron-Cohen is the bomb, there is an unsmiling counterpart who thinks that the word bomb in his case is a verb.

With fresh air, panoramic views and a vineyard or organic farm around every corner, Ontario's picturesque Prince Edward County is the perfect spot for a (hedonistic) fall road trip

Although there are still a couple of days left in this festival, this will be my last diary entry because nearly every celebrity has left town and there isn't much happening on the second weekend.

After working non-stop for days on end, right through the weekend and into the evenings, I'm at last in the final stretch of TIFF, and I can taste the finish line. It tastes like a lamb burger.

Last week I read this column by Amy Keyishian, a married freelancer living in San Francisco with her unemployed husband and two kids. Unable to find full-time work, the couple has been struggling since 2008 to make ends meet.

You, like me, must have a few Debbie Downers in your life. Please tell me I’m not alone in having those friends who—while are possibly well-meaning—seem more often than not fraught with worry or anger and generally tip their views towards the downside of life.

If recent research is reliable then it seems that gender equality brings out the best in men when it comes to mate selection. As for women, well, the more parity we enjoy the more shallow our choices remain concerning the men we prefer and subsequently target.

When CityLine launched its Shape-Up Challenge, we jumped at the chance to be part of it. These five amazing women - and one of our own staffers - lost nearly 200 pounds with no gimmicks and no fad diets. They look better than ever and you could too!

The essentials for this high-protein, gluten-free seed, plus our five best recipes

Within 28 seconds former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant's life changed from one of privilege and success to that of an accused killer. He recounts the if-onlys of his last normal day

The actress, who got her start at 11 years old on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is starring in Toronto director Sudz Sutherland's feature Home Again, about the plight of Jamaican deportees. We asked her four questions that had nothing to do with the film: