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Underground Movement • Just when all transit hope seemed lost, there’s a light at the end of this tunnel

Court Vision • New Raptors boss Bobby Webster must juggle the expectations of an impatient fan base, a new CEO and an oligopolistic owner. Oh, and the team has to win too

Hustle and Flow • How an actor, influencer and amateur investor managed to earn a juicy six-figure salary

Road Trip • After getting priced out of Toronto, this couple found their dream home down the QEW

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Getting Ready for the Future of Neurosurgery • UHN’s Krembil Brain Institute is pushing neuroscience to new heights

THE CHATBOT WILL SEE YOU NOW • For four weeks this summer, I traded my human therapist for an AI equivalent. It did not go well

History connects us • Experience a piece of Canada in every issue

BATTLE of WILLS • The legendary filmmaker Norman Jewison had always planned to leave his $30-million estate to his three children. Then, in a will signed two months before his death, he bequeathed the bulk of his fortune to his second wife

THE DIY MAESTRO • How to respond to a millionaire who’s willing to pay big money to conduct your orchestra? The TSO said yes. Its musicians said, Seriously? And Mandle Cheung got to raise his baton at Roy Thomson Hall A story about outsized ambitions, cash-strapped arts organizations and the limits of wish fulfillment

WHITE HAT, BLACK ART • My role in founding the hacktivist collective known as ANONYMOUS has gotten me fired and arrested. Right now, the TexasM GOP is trying to put me in jail. But I don’t regret starting the movement. Hacking is one of the most powerful weapons against corruption—and we need it more than ever

Go Behind the Groundbreaking Work at The Princess Margaret • Dr. Keith Stewart of The Princess Margaret offers an inside look at the cutting-edge clinical trials and treatments that inspire hope and save lives at Canada’s globally renowned cancer research centre

A HEARTBEAT AWAY FROM home • A cardiac event abroad led Dr. Henry Solow back to the hospital he helped shape.

Play It Forward • Three adorable playrooms built for maximum fun

SKIP THE DISHES • Six of the city’s best new private dining rooms for hassle-free holiday parties

Suresh Doss’s Scarborough • The GTA’s encyclopedic gourmand takes us on a tour of his go-to spots

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So Metal • When my son found out he had leukemia, he had one question: “Can we still see Metallica?”