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City
Inside the Markham casino fiasco
It was York police's biggest gambling bust ever. Then their investigation came crashing down
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City
The Bay Street ex-con who fooled his investors—twice
Shaun MacDonald’s tech start-up was going to revolutionize the crypto economy. Then his staff found out his true identity
Life
What really happened the night of the O’Leary boat crash in Muskoka
It's been a year since the infamous accident, which triggered a swirl of legal manoeuvring, PR gamesmanship and cottage-country gossip
City
Inside a $500-million family feud
Frank Stronach spent decades grooming his daughter, Belinda, to take over his billion-dollar business. Now he wants it back
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City
The dramatic fall of Albert Schultz
The disgraced impresario, his embattled theatre company, and the multimillion-dollar harassment suit that ended badly
Life
“One person dead. Two careers in tatters”: a workplace affair gone horribly wrong
A talented reporter fell in love with a married senior staffer. When their relationship ended badly, she left a suicide note in her desk, went home and killed herself
City
The Cult of Jian: His life as an outcast, who’s standing by him, and why he’s sure he’ll walk
Jian Ghomeshi and I first met in February of 1999. I was in my early 20s, and I’d just been hired as an arts reporter at the...
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Life
The Bank of Mom and Dad: confessions of a propped up generation
It seems like every 30-something couple has an embarrassing financial secret: their boomer parents are covering their mortgages, child-care costs and other expenses
City
David Mirvish on the Edge
David Mirvish wants to dismantle his famous father’s empire to build two giant Frank Gehry towers and a gallery for his personal...
City
Moms on Top: the rise of power wives, house husbands and the new single-income family
Now that more women are high powered and high earning, their husbands are choosing to quit work and raise the kids. An inside look...
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City
Trumped: the multi-million-dollar lawsuit over Toronto’s most controversial new condo-hotel
In the city’s new five-star hotel landscape, the Ritz represents elegant European classicism, the Shangri-La cool, Asian...
City
My Doomed Marriage: Leah McLaren on why divorce runs in the family
The kids of divorce are far more likely to get divorced themselves. How I tried and failed to beat the odds
City
The Collector: How Ash Prakash became the preeminent art dealer for the country’s wealthiest families
A look at the reclusive art collector renowned for his connections, his discretion, and his secret stash of multi-million-dollar...
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A look back at the Brazilian Ball, the annual black-tie extravaganza that taught Toronto to party
During its heyday, the Brazilian Ball was where you’d find drunken CEOs and socialites in a conga line with nearly naked...
City
The Argument: Why is quintessentially American writer Richard Ford’s new novel about Canada?
The day after George W. Bush was re-elected president, the American novelist Richard Ford got in his car and drove across the...
City
The Argument: the Group of Seven has finally been set free (with help from art-obsessed London)
As a native Torontonian who has spent the better part of the past decade living in London, England, I get two questions on visits...
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Why three prominent Chinese-Canadian writers launched a $10-million plagiarism suit against Ling Zhang
A tale of death threats, tarnished reputations and literary jealousy The streets near Scarborough’s Confederation Park curve and...
City
Destination Munkistan: A look at Peter Munk’s new Adriatic playground for the super-rich
The latest project of the gold magnate Peter Munk is a seaside resort and tax haven for fellow billionaires in the post-Soviet...
City
How Israeli developer Gil Blutrich built his empire of vacation destinations for the yachting class in southern Ontario
Gil Blutrich believes in destiny. When he was a boy growing up in Ra’anana, a town north of Tel Aviv, he spent a lot of time...
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How Toronto’s lavishly rich Latner family is tearing itself apart
Albert Latner made his fortune in real estate, health care and casinos, and lavished his four children with riches. After his wife...
City
Why generations of artists insist on attempting the impossible—adapting Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Back in the 1990s, I starred as the Red Queen in Alice: The Rock Opera , a student production at the Claude Watson School for the...
Shopping
The Bay vs. Holts: the Bay’s scheme to steal the fashion crown from Holts
The sensible shoes and twin–sets are gone, replaced by stilettos and crystal-encrusted gowns. There’s valet parking and...
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Michael Bryant’s very bad year: his life on bail, how he got off, and his surprise comeback
A 28-second fight resulted in the death of a cyclist and almost ended the career of the cocky, ruthlessly ambitious Michael...
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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
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Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
How Carley Fortune is reinventing the romance novel
In just two years, she’s published two runaway bestsellers, sold film rights to Prince Harry and Meghan, finished a third book—which hits shelves this month—and is well into her fourth. Here, she talks anti-romance snobbery, what makes a good sex scene and how sudden fame has changed her life
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
The perilous lives of Canada’s international students
They come here for the promise of a good education and a better future. Then they discover the target on their backs
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
Deep Dives
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 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”
City
This registered dietitian makes $106,000 a year. How does she spend it?
“I spent more than $4,000 on my cats last year”
House of the Week
Real Estate
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
Real Estate
House of the Week: $4.3 million for a quirky detached near Yonge and Eglinton that was won in a lottery
The 4,000-square-foot property comes with an elevator, two laundry rooms, a three-tier backyard and four bedrooms
Real Estate
House of the Week: $3.1 million for an Edwardian duplex in Little Portugal sitting on a massive commercial lot
The 3,800-square-foot property comes with Moroccan tiles, a meditation room, a backyard workshop and a tire swing
Real Estate
House of the Week: $3.7 million for a whimsical custom-built home backing onto an Etobicoke ravine
The 3,800-square-foot property comes with a sauna, a hot tub, cave-like walls and nature all over
Real Estate
House of the Week: $4.2 million for a new build by the Humber with a fireplace in a closet
The 3,900-square-foot property also comes with an elevator, a powder room with a swoosh sink and a playful blue laundry room