From a Michelle Yeoh thriller to a tender tale of diasporic lovers, there’s something for everyone at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.

Stars Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh tease a whole lot of chaos, while guest star Lilly Singh celebrates the joy of letting brown characters be deeply unserious.

With pathways to return to the U.S. and more, the bill offers hope for those who have been deported and their families — if it passes.

The Toronto journalist’s new memoir explores the cultural scripts around work, desire and the pressure to constantly want more.

“We all fall in love,” says the series’ star, Yerin Ha.

From Kehlani’s “f*ck I.C.E” speech to Kpop Demon Hunters making history yet again.

From the “Golden” Globes moment to Hudson Williams’ debut and more.

The Toronto Blue Jays announced on January 4th that they signed Kazuma Okamoto to a $60 million four-year contract.

From Kpop Demon Hunters to Mamdani madness, here are the Asian representation moments from 2025 that live rent-free in our minds.

“It was so apparent, in plain sight, yet no one wanted to do anything about it and nobody wanted to even acknowledge the problem,” says director Seemab Gul.

For Taiwanese American filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou, making “Left-Handed Girl” meant reflecting on her own life and bringing details from her family to life.

“As I reach this new chapter in my life, I want to share something that’s been in my heart for a long time,” the Japanese rapper wrote on Instagram.

Starring Brendan Fraser, this Japanese film dissects cultural understandings of lying and what we owe one another.

Shohei Ohtani and World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto are just the latest in a long line of Japanese players making headlines in North America.

“I believe very strongly that when someone dies, if people speak their name, it’s a way of bringing their spirit back to life.”

In his new CBC series “Locals Welcome,” Doss traces how immigrant communities have rewritten the national culinary map and what that says about who we are.

“The way I write about us, we are the main characters.”

These picks range from intimate dramas to sweeping epics, each reshaping how we see the world in their own way.

A decade after debuting as a side character, Labubu has become a global favourite, introducing Asian toy culture to fans around the world.

From the highly-anticipated film from Park Chan-wook to an adaptation of a Kazuo Ishiguro novel to a number of independently-made Asian Canadian films, there’s so much to see at this year’s TIFF.