TOP CLICKS: The week that was in viral stories

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The Toronto Sun takes you straight to the heart of the action.

Whether it’s local news, provincial and national politics, or the worlds of celebrity and sports, we have you covered.

Some stories set the world on fire. And these ones are the most popular online stories from the past seven days, clicked on by Sun readers like you.

Here are our top stories:

Jake Gyllenhaal says filming love scenes with Jennifer Aniston ‘was torture’

You know in The Princess Bride, when Iñigo Montoya and Vizzini are debating the definition of the word “inconceivable.” Perhaps Jake Gyllenhaal should be asked if he knows the meaning of the word “torture” because he keeps using that word to describe filming a love scene with former crush Jennifer Aniston and, well, we do not think it means what he thinks it means.

TERRAZZANO: Canada needs to take Alberta’s equalization grievances seriously

On Oct. 18, a referendum will be held in Alberta on two issues: should the province observe daylight saving time year-round, and the arguably more important discussion of whether equalization payments should be eliminated from the Constitution of Canada.

Franco Terrazzano points out that the province’s referendum will fuel a much-needed conversation around equalization and natural resource development – and it’s about time the rest of the country weighs in on the discussion.

A look at Trudeau’s $18M-beachfront rental

Cue the music to Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, but instead of Robin Leach, it’s our very own Bryan Passifiume taking readers on a tour of the dazzling world of Justin Trudeau. Rather than spend Canada’s first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Kamloops remembering and honouring children who died at residential schools, he chose a surf vacation in a multi-million dollar oceanfront home in Tofino instead.

Was the three-level, four-bedroom, six-bath home with full-kitchen, two-level deck decorated throughout with West Coast Indigenous art worth it, Prime Minister?

‘Many Saints of Newark’ director reveals Tony Soprano’s fate in ‘Sopranos’ finale

For those hoping against hope that Tony Soprano is still alive somewhere in Jersey, director Alan Taylor is here to dash your dreams. The director of the Sopranos prequel film, The Many Saints of Newark prequel, believes Tony is dead due to “too many signifiers” throughout the beloved series’ final season.

The Many Saints of Newark, which features the late James Gandolfini’s son, Michael Gandolfini, as a teenage Tony, is in theatres now.

HONOURABLE MENTION: The fifth-place finisher is about the PM once again. In Brian Lilley’s words, “Trudeau’s apology too late; his vacation just so wrong.” And it seems the country is in agreement so to paraphrase George Costanza, Trudeau can stuff his sorries in a sack.