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Rob Ford Crack Scandal
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VIDEO: David Letterman, Martha Stewart, Jennifer Lawrence and Jonah Hill take another swipe at mayor Rob Ford
The flood of scandalous Rob Ford crack stories has slowed to a trickle in Toronto as we wait for more developments—mark your...
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There is now a really weird Rob Ford bus tour run by a pair of mock satanists
Just when we thought the Rob Ford saga couldn ’ t possibly get weirder: Monday morning marked the debut of the Rofo Bus Tour, an...
City News
QUOTED: Justice Ian Nordheimer on why the Rob Ford–Sandro Lisi police documents should be released in full
— Justice Ian Nordheimer , writing in today's ruling that all portions of police documents from the investigation into Sandro...
City News
VIDEO: the trailer for a touching, hilarious (and entirely made-up) Rob Ford movie starring Chris Farley
Our current favourite of the many, many, many, many, many Rob Ford spoof videos circulating online? This fake trailer for Rob...
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INFOGRAPHIC: putting mayor Rob Ford in perspective
City News
VIDEO: Watch Ron Burgundy (a.k.a Will Ferrell) sing mayor Rob Ford’s election theme on Conan
Now, even fictional anchormen are paying attention to quasi-mayor Rob Ford . SNL veteran Will Ferrell made an appearance on Conan...
City News
QUOTED: Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick explains why all Canadians secretly adore Rob Ford
— Slate senior editor and Canadian expat Dahlia Lithwick, arguing that Rob Ford embodies our oh-so-polite country’s...
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Rob Ford’s “professional help” includes a trainer convicted of distributing steroids
The exact nature of Rob Ford’ s “health plan” is one of the many, many topics the mayor has refused to speak...
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Sun News cancels Doug and Rob Ford’s TV show, Ford Nation, after only one broadcast
Well, that didn't last long. Less than a day after its first episode, Ford Nation— the current affairs show starting Doug and...
City News
Rob Ford, Figurehead: Rounding up the weirdest events at Monday’s very weird city council meeting
When Rob Ford became mayor in 2010, it was an unlikely ascent for an avowed council contrarian. In a series of humiliating votes...
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What ever happened to Gawker’s Crackstarter money?
Six weeks after Gawker began soliciting donations to procure the infamous Rob Ford crack video, the gossip site was left with more...
City News
Mayor May Not: here are the odds of the seven top contenders in the next race for the Toronto mayor’s office
The staggering revelations of the past two weeks have completely altered the dynamics for the 2014 election. Although Rob Ford’...
City News
VIDEO: Late-night talk shows from November 14 get in their digs at Rob Ford’s sexy talk—from Jon Stewart to Stephen Colbert to Conan O’Brian
If there's one thing Rob Ford can be proud of this week, it's that he's ensuring employment for a key segment of the population:...
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The 10 most unbelievable quotes from the past 36 hours of Rob Ford insanity, from Charlie Sheen to Kathleen Wynne
Somehow, in the past two days, the situation at city hall managed to get even more surreal. Council voted en masse to urge Rob...
City News
QUOTED: Rob Ford on oral sex [UPDATED]
— Rob Ford during a media scrum this morning, in response to an allegation that he told a woman who is not his wife that he was...
City News
Rob Ford plans to sue Mark Towhey, Isaac Ransom, “the media,” BierMarkt and everyone who said mean things about him
The city hall circus has already started up for the day. Rob Ford— sporting an Argos jersey and cowboy boots—just told...
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QUOTED: AM640’s Bill Carroll on why he doesn’t want to talk to Doug or Rob Ford anymore
— Bill Carroll, AM640 talk show host, after being informed that Doug Ford was calling the station asking to be interviewed on...
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Shocking new details surface about Rob Ford: booze, cocaine and “even a suspected prostitute” in the mayor’s office [UPDATED]
Here we go again. Justice Ian Nordheimer ruled today that some redacted bits in the police documents released last week—those...
City News
A majority of councillors vote that Rob Ford should take a leave from being the mayor [UPATED]
Even Doug Ford thinks the mayor should step down for a bit and get his life together. That interesting choice was revealed this...
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New poll shows Rob Ford’s support isn’t as strong as it seemed
Even admitting to smoking crack cocaine didn’t put a dent in Rob Ford’ s job approval rating—a fact that has amazed...
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QUOTED: Legendarily dark film director David Lynch on the Rob Ford debacle
—Film director David Lynch on Rob Ford . Lynch, who was being interviewed for an upcoming issue of Flare by local scribe Ryan...
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QUOTED: Don Cherry on what Torontonians should do with their crack-smoking mayor
—Hockey motormouth Don Cherry, trying to rally the city’s residents around his buddy Rob Ford. Cherry acknowledged yesterday...
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QUOTED: Irate Toronto father reacts to the news that Rob Ford will march in the Santa Claus Parade
— Brian Connolly —father, Twitter user , caps lock lover and no fan of the mayor—reacts to Rob Ford’ s decision to walk in...
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Crack burgers, meltdown sandwiches and other menu items inspired by the mayor
The silver lining, perhaps, to Toronto’s seedy mayoral scandal: the outpouring of inventive—or at least amusing—creative...
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Summer Camp Guide
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Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
Wines of the World
Food & Drink
Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
Toronto Life’s
Best Restaurants
From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight
Big Stories
Deep Dives
Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
Deep Dives
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
Deep Dives
Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team
After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype
Deep Dives
Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with
SNL
rookie Veronika Slowikowska
Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of
Saturday Night Live
in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it
Deep Dives
Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer
The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line
Deep Dives
The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?
We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout
Deep Dives
My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press
My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell
Deep Dives
Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin
Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe
Deep Dives
Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?
Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI
It’s hard out here for a 20-something
Deep Dives
The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market
Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises
Deep Dives
Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI
Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband
When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him
Deep Dives
The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone
The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks
Deep Dives
Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes
If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”
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