P: Toronto Jazz Festival: #1 Music Event TD continued to sponsor the 10-day jazz fest in 2018, which returned to Yorkville...

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New table sponsors included Facebook and Queen’s University. Next: January 23, 2019', ), '3.div' => 'Photo: Courtesy of Walrus Gala', ), ), '70.div' => array( '1.span' => 'Top 100', '2.h1' => 'Toronto\'s Top 100 Events 2018', '3.figure' => array( '1.h2' => 'Toronto International Film Festival', '2.p' => array( '1.em' => '#1 Theater & Film Event', 2 => 'With the announcement last year that TIFF C.E.O. Piers Handling was stepping down, the city’s biggest film fest will now have two new co-heads: Cameron Bailey, promoted from artistic director, and another to be named. Bell remains the lead sponsor for this massive 11-day event that screened 340 films last year from 74 countries. 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