Toronto Now is a free weekly newspaper based in Toronto, Ontario, first published in September 1981 and now published 52 times a year on Thursdays, covering arts, entertainment and political news. It is now published 52 times a year on Thursdays, covering arts, entertainment and political news. The publication is available in cafes, stores, clothing stores, restaurants and movie theaters, and has won a wide reading audience in Canada. In 2009, the company launched a dining guide mobile app that provides a guide to dining services based on the publication's ranking ratings.