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November 24, 2023

In today’s edition of This City: inside a backyard wedding attended by Sarah Nurse, Marie-Philip Poulin and Natalie Spooner. Plus, 15 amazing Black Friday deals for home goods enthusiasts; how Ilya Sutskever, co-founder and chief scientist of OpenAI, is revolutionizing the way we live; and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our city coverage.

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Real Weddings

Renata Fast, a professional hockey player, met Paul Geiger, a financial analyst, in 2012, when they both played hockey for Clarkson University in upstate New York. The relationship grew as their careers progressed, bringing Geiger to Europe and Fast to Calgary (to train for the women’s national ice hockey team, for which she took home an Olympic silver medal in 2018 and a gold in 2022). After an intimate engagement, the couple got married in Fast’s parents’ backyard in Burlington. Here’s how it came together.

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shopping season

Whatever your feelings are about Black Friday, it has undeniably become the biggest shopping event of the year. And if you’re looking for specific items for your home, the sales can offer whopping savings, even on brands that rarely get marked down during the rest of the year. Here, some of our favourite home, decor and kitchen items that are on sale this year.

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The Influentials

OpenAI’s Ilya Sutskever came in at No. 4 in our ranking of the most influential Torontonians of 2023. After turning the world upside down with the release of OpenAI’s GPT-4, Sutskever is focused on ensuring that artificial intelligence acts in the interests of humanity. More recently, he was also a key player in the astonishing ousting (and subsequent reinstatement) of Sam Altman as CEO of OpenAI. Read more here.

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December 2023: The 50 Most Influential Torontonians

In the latest issue: our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing our city—and the world—as we know it. Plus, the ultimate holiday gift guide, memories of 888 Dupont, a Q&A with prog-rock icon Geddy Lee, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today.