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The Find: a warm and cozy winter jacket that can also be a travel pillow (if you need it to be)
There was an abundance of fur on the fall/winter runways, but Philip Sparks has proven that it doesn’t always need to be a big...
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The Find: the perfect carry-on for the high-strung traveller
This good-looking travel bag is perfect for the adventurer because it’s compact and stain and rain resistant—for those times...
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The Find: a lead-free lamp made from 100 per cent recycled material
Since the green movement hit the mainstream market somewhere in the mid-noughties, we have seen a ton of antique and vintage...
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The Find: a pair of shoes that make it incredibly difficult to not make cat puns
Getting panned by rogue reporters at fashion week (or Queen Street street style photographers) might not be so bad when we are...
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The Find: a gun that will only hurt the feelings of people who don’t have one (or two)
Real guns make panicked parents out of all of us—mention a gun and you’re likely to learn about someone’s politics or, at...
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The Find: a barely-there nude chiffon blouse inspired by a much maligned ’80s hairstyle
We never endorsed the mullet, but somehow the haircut has worked its way into fashion, with mullet gowns on the red carpet and...
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The Find: a ghost-like chair that’s perfect for indoor and outdoor seating
When it comes to simple and stylish side chairs that work with any space, designers have often used the Kartell ghost...
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The Find: a jagged crystal necklace for geologists (possibly?), or women who like to stand out
Five by Two is a jewellery line designed in Fresno, California, located in the middle of the San Joaquin Valley, miles away from...
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The Find: a striped shirt that will make anyone feel French (or, like a yachtsman)
We know the Where’s Waldo look is as ubiquitous as pretty young things wearing sexy cat costumes on Halloween, but in this red...
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The Find: an Alexander Wang bag that could protect a fragile ego (and an actual person)
Black is always in style, but espresso is the colour for handbags this fall (that means there’s a brown undertone, like hair...
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The Find: a set of frosty, robot-shaped ice cubes that’ll make anyone look (and feel) cooler
Most of us have friends—or at least acquaintances—who collect vintage tin toy robots (complete with wind-up keys), and this...
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The Find: an elevated sandal that won’t break the bank, or our necks
These Jeffrey Campbell Douma sandals might look plain-Jane from an aerial view, but we love the wedge-meets-platform...
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The Find: a hot and sexy one-piece swimsuit for the ladies who are tired of bikini season
Bathing suit shopping is never fun, especially with teeny-tiny low-rise bikinis all over the place (come on, now). But in the last...
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The Find: a fetching shirt that’ll glow like your papa’s forehead used to
Originating in Scotland back in the 12th century, tartan plaid was traditionally made locally for clans from different areas...
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The Find: an outdoor furniture set that didn’t put us to sleep
When shopping for outdoor furniture in Toronto, we’ve noticed that there’s an abundance of beige, white and black, which...
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The Find: a set of ice cream cups that are 100 per cent carb-free
American Psycho ’s Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale ) once scolded his secretary, Jean , for nearly placing her spoon...
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The Find: a purple envelope clutch that will carry a woman’s day-to-day essentials
At this point in The Find ’s coverage , it should come as no surprise that spring is a season of colour, and we recommend...
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The Find: Henry Holland and Linda Farrow sunglasses that are as bright as the sun
Henry Holland is known for dressing London’s Geldolf girls and model-friend Agyness Deyn , and season after season he’s...
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The Find: a sturdy, high-end umbrella we’d never lose or throw away
Cheap, wasteful umbrellas are a dime a dozen in Toronto, and we can’t count how many times we’ve hastily purchased a $10...
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The Find: a beautifully bright spring shirt to wear with or without pants
In the absence of a real spring, we were excited to find this bright pop of colour in the muted palette of grey, black and white...
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The Find: a shiny, extravagant new toy for the kitchen
Designer Roland Kreiter wants us to believe that his MySqueeze reamer is the tool people should use when life gives them...
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The Find: a voluminous accessory that will get a lot of attention
Toronto designer Andrea Dixon has made a name for herself around town and abroad turning classic Liberty of London fabrics into...
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The Find: the perfect spring trench for the coolest girls
We know there’s still snow on the ground, but spring, believe it or not, is upon us, and we can’t wait to test out this...
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The Find: a salt and pepper set with an axe to grind
Doctors recommend sodium-free diets, but these Hatchet S and P shakers we found at Made warrant a second opinion. There is no...
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The Private and Independent School Directory Fall 2024
Browse through Canada’s top independent and private schools to find the right fit for your child
Big Stories
Deep Dives
Small Space, Big Ambition: Twenty Torontonians embracing tiny living with small-footprint homes and space-saving hacks
From laneway homes to garden suites to houseboats, these creative living spaces offer style, affordability and comfort in a city where land is in short supply
Deep Dives
“I spent eight months locked up in an Ontario reform school. The abuse I endured almost destroyed me”
For 50 years, the Ontario government incarcerated kids accused of infractions as minor as truancy, drinking or shoplifting in so-called training schools
Deep Dives
The Mensch: Inside the culinary empire of Chinese-food king David Schwartz
The chef behind Mimi and Sunnys Chinese spent years mastering the cuisine of a culture not his own. Now, he’s risking it all to return to his roots
Deep Dives
Meeting Mr. Right: What a Pierre Poilievre election win could mean for Toronto
Anti-Trudeau sentiment has officially breached the GTA. But what does the alternative look like? Here, 12 prognosticators weigh in on the impact of a Poilievre government for Canada’s largest city
Deep Dives
Ontario’s health care system is in chaos, and these doctors and patients are fed up
Half a million Torontonians are without a primary care physician. The search is maddening, exhausting and often futile. Dispatches from the front lines
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Turf War: Old money versus new money at the Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
For 148 years, the country’s oldest tennis club was an ivy-covered bastion of civility with a roster of like-minded, blue-blooded members. Then chaos erupted
Deep Dives
The Cult of Wellness: Othership, Nutbar and the expensive, obsessive quest for a perfect life
A growing cohort of Torontonians are swapping the coke-fuelled, booze-soaked club scene for cold plunges, sobriety and superfood smoothies. Here’s what it takes (and costs) to foster the ideal body and mind
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Michelin Men: Inside the making of LSL, Toronto’s wildly ambitious new fine-dining powerhouse
The $680-a-head uptown restaurant everyone’s talking about has three giant egos in the kitchen and one very rich benefactor calling the shots. If they don’t self-destruct, they may well produce something spectacular
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Inside Toronto’s explosion of bad dogs and worse owners
Boisterous, barky, humpy, mean: they’re everywhere and no one’s happy. Dispatches from the canine wars
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The Battle for Leslieville: Gentrification, opioids and murder in the city’s most divided neighbourhood
Last summer, when a stray bullet killed a young mother near the South Riverdale supervised consumption site, it sparked a vicious fight between area residents. One year later, tensions are high, neither side will back down and the overdose crisis rages on
Deep Dives
Scatterbrain: Inside the explosion of adult ADHD
Five years ago, hardly anyone was talking about adult ADHD. Now it’s all over social media, and self-diagnosis is rampant. How a complex neurological condition became the new superpower
Deep Dives
Who Earns What: The stories behind Toronto’s top salaries
From Olivia Chow to Galen Weston Jr. to Drake, here’s everything we could find on what the city’s biggest names are bringing home
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How the abuses of a small-town family doctor tore his community apart
Wameed Ateyah was the answer to Schomberg’s prayers: a family physician who took walk-ins, made house calls, gave to local charities. Then his dark secret was revealed
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2024
This year’s winners include a tiny perfect snack bar, a Japanese listening lounge and a high-flying steakhouse. What they all have in common is a fanatical commitment to excellence
Deep Dives
The professor, the caregiver and the missing $30 million
Before he died, William Waters transferred his fortune to his wife’s caregiver. His lawyers say she coerced him. She says they were having an affair. The untold story of a scandalous estate battle
Deep Dives
My Psychotic Break: The postpartum nightmare no one talks about
After the birth of my first child, I split with reality. I had terrifying hallucinations, received messages from the spirit world and spent so much on New Age paraphernalia that I had to sell my house. A memoir on finding my way back to reality
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The Great Pretenders: How two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception
Karima Manji wanted it all for her twin daughters, Amira and Nadya. And she found a way to help them get it: financial aid earmarked for Indigenous kids. The fact that they weren’t remotely Indigenous wasn’t going to stop her
Cost of Living
City
This accountant makes $76,000 a year. How does she spend it?
“I haven’t bought an office lunch in two years”
City
This actor, bartender and financial planner makes $264,000 a year. How does she spend it?
“I’ve spent almost $5,000 on my dog this year”
City
This Wychwood couple makes $123,800 a year. How do they spend it?
“Ontario was too expensive, so we’re having our wedding in Mexico”
City
This Distillery District couple makes $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?
“I like fancy brunch and he likes dives—but all of it is expensive”
House of the Week
Real Estate
House of the Week: $1.5 million for a loft that used to be a yarn factory
The 1,700-square-foot property comes with 18-foot ceilings, a fishbowl bedroom, a cobblestone lane and a private terrace
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House of the Week: $8.5 million for an Etobicoke prairie home familiar to Netflix fans
The 6,300-square-foot property comes with a safe room, 30 skylights, 18 parking spots and a funky soaker tub in the main bedroom
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House of the Week: $4.4 million for a gated Summerhill semi overlooking a soccer pitch
The 3,500-square-foot property comes with an elevator, two underground parking spots, landscaping service and a fireplace on the roof
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House of the Week: $4.9 million for an enormous ex-schoolhouse near Trinity Bellwoods stuffed with stunning art
The 5,000-square-foot property comes with classroom layouts, an elevator, a kooky catwalk and skylights everywhere
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House of the Week: This East York property nearly tripled its asking price in two years
The 2,700-square-foot home comes with a wine rack suspended in mid-air, 20-foot vaulted ceilings and a basement with nanny-suite potential