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Q&A: New Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown on what he stands for (and what Snoop Dogg thinks of him)
In private text messages that were leaked to the Globe and Mail , Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown claimed that, in this...
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Q&A: Joe Fresh founder Joe Mimran on the worst part of joining
Dragons’ Den
: the clothes
You left your baby, Joe Fresh, in March, and you’ll become a Dragon this fall. Why the switch? CBC asked me several times over...
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Reasons to Love Toronto Now: because the Rogers Centre will rock again
You have to be absurdly starry-eyed to be a loyal Jays fan in Toronto, but soon (and we’re not just saying this) that optimism...
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Q&A: TDSB trustee Michael Ford on being the newest member of the Ford family’s political dynasty
First things first: Mikey or Michael? It’s Michael. Wow, a very stern look just crossed your face. Haha—well, when you’re...
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Q&A: Education Minister Liz Sandals on getting the new sex ed curriculum past a mob of angry parents
In September, under your new curriculum, students will learn about anal and oral sex starting in Grade 7. Why is that the...
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Q&A: Säad Rafi, CEO of the Toronto Pan Am Games, on leading the most polarizing event since the G20
You were the widely respected deputy minister of health, making $428,000 a year. Then you accepted this highly controversial job...
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The Break-In Artist: The hunt for the cat burglar who terrorized Toronto’s wealthiest neighbourhoods
The Fort Knox of Thornhill is a stucco mansion with a mansard roof, front-yard fountain and U-shaped driveway on the area’s most...
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Raptors GM Masai Ujiri, the brains behind Toronto’s most exciting team, on instilling city pride and being pals with Drake
There’s an odd sensation in the air right now—I believe they call it “not sucking.” As Raptors GM, how does it feel to be...
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Deputy police chief Peter Sloly on running to succeed Bill Blair, and the first item on his agenda if he does: race
As deputy police chief, you are frequently mentioned as a favourite to succeed Bill Blair. Do you want the job? William Blair is...
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Uber Toronto general manager Ian Black on why the city hates his company, and why John Tory doesn’t
Everyone has heard of Uber, but not everyone’s sure what it is. Help us out. It’s a smartphone app: click a button and a car...
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Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins on ebola, babies and why he hates talking about marijuana
Ebola has killed 5,000 people, and there’s now a confirmed case in New York City. On a scale of one to 10, how concerned should...
Food & Drink
Mark Wahlberg on burgers, 9/11 and his ongoing love affair with Toronto
Mark Wahlberg loves Toronto. And not just because he’s opening up a Wahlburgers restaurant here and wants to move product. He...
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Brampton mayor Susan Fennell on phone bills, nice cars and “smear campaigns”
Susan Fennell’s poll numbers have plummeted over allegations of reckless spending. The Brampton mayor, running for her fifth...
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Food & Drink
Ivan Reitman on
Ghostbusters 3,
California cooking, and exploding-marshmallow deserts
Nobody knows how to draw laughs like the legendary Hollywood producer-director Ivan Reitman. Ask him about his new restaurant, Montecito, and things turn serious
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Q&A: Kathleen Wynne on PDAs, whether she’s pissed at Dalton McGuinty, and jogging, of course
Premier Kathleen Wynne captured enough seats to do just about anything she wants. Revelations, prognostications and a little trash...
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Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #21. Because the TFC Has a Secret Weapon
TFC’s inaugural season in 2007 was the rowdiest ticket in town. Crimson scarf sales skyrocketed, and fan clubs with elaborate...
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Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #10. Because Masai Ujiri Is a Miracle Worker
Twenty-thirteen was a bad year in Toronto sports—and not just the usual bad. The Leafs self-destructed in the playoffs, the...
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Q&A: George Smitherman on medical marijuana, becoming a single dad and that Rob Ford “shit”
You recently announced that you’re getting into the weed business, which seems like an odd career choice: former health...
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Q&A: Rudi Czekalla Martínez on sexing up strip clubs
Adult entertainment expert Rudi Czekalla Martínez and the powerful employers he represents plan to integrate brothels into...
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Q&A: Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig on political turmoil, public transit and his favourite rapper
Bruce McCuaig was hired to keep transit planning on track despite chronic indecision at city hall. So why is the TTC still trapped...
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Q&A: Mike Arntfield, host of the new Toronto-based reality series
To Catch a Killer
The cop, university professor and TV personality has an urgent message: beware the internet As a cop who chases online...
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Q&A: Peter Dyakowski, CFL player and game-show master
The Hamilton Tiger-Cat isn’t your average left guard. He has a Mensa-level IQ, won Canada’s Smartest Person and is prepping...
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Conrad Black’s letter to governor general David Johnston, translated
Conrad Black was stripped of his Order of Canada status last week, but, about six weeks before that, he wrote governor general...
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Q&A: Pyotr Verzilov, political activist and husband of an imprisoned Pussy Riot member
As the Sochi Games near, Pyotr Verzilov, a political activist and the husband of a Pussy Riot member who spent two years in a...
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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
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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”
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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”
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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”
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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
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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
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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