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Stacey Farber

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The star of 18 to Life on getting hitched, matching wits with a drag queen and how she discovered the sweetest spot in North York

Chris Rudge

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Meet the local luminary behind Own the Podium, Canada’s secret plan to bring home gold this month in Vancouver

Linda Frum

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Outspoken, articulate and never boring — T.O.’s newest senator on power, politics and growing up in Bayview’s first family

Michael Lambert

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OLYMPIC SNOWBOARDING hopeful Michael Lambert took a bit of a gentle ribbing from his teammates during a recent phone interview from Switzerland. “Jasey [ Jay Anderson] is here, and he’s really giving it to me about the attention that I’m getting,” he says and laughs. “He’s calling me a rock star. He could just be … Continued

Sheila McCarthy

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MIDTOWN’S SHEILA McCarthy knew she wanted to be an actor by age 10. “I played the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz.And I killed. I knocked it right out of the park,” she says laughing. The winner of two Gemini Awards, two Genie Awards, two Dora Awards and a starring cast … Continued

Acclaimed chef gets her groove back

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Chef Lynn Crawford rubs the dirt away from the eye-catching tattoos on the palms of her hands — a square labyrinth on the left, a Hindu labyrinth on the right.They’re getting a bit faded, but the message is strong and clear. For Crawford, life is a journey in the pursuit of happiness. And that journey is leading the talented chef and TV star back to Toronto to open Ruby Watch Co., her new 70-seat restaurant in Leslieville.

A marriage of method & madness

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After a decade away from the stage, acclaimed playwright George F. Walker returns with a brave look at a family upturned by mental anguish and how salvation comes in many forms