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Life
Can you tell which of these people smoke pot?
A visit to Wednesday's 4/20 pot rally at Yonge-Dundas Square
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Life
Why people paid $100 to meet Lil Bub, the famous internet cat
"Lil Bub is the embodiment of science and magic"
City
Black Lives Matter protestors talk about their two-week protest—and when it might end
"They are waiting for us to tire out"
Food & Drink
What attendees thought of Canada’s first ladies-only beer festival
"It’s a really safe and fun environment—you can feel the female power in the room"
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City
Rob Ford supporters talk about the ex-mayor’s legacy—and whether they’d vote for Doug
Ford Nation stalwarts share their fondest memories
Life
How park-goers are taking advantage of Toronto’s early spring
Warm-weather enthusiasts tell us how they're celebrating winter's early demise
Justin Bieber fans, on the things they’ve done to meet their idol
"I ran with about 10,000 girls chasing him down the street in his van"
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Food & Drink
What Annex residents think about Boston Pizza (maybe) moving into the Brunswick House
"I’d rather an open pit than the Brunny"
Twenty-two dogs dress up for Halloween
The most adorable puppy costumes from PawsWay's furry festivities
Street Style: Drake fans dress to impress at OVO Fest
It wasn’t just city councillor Norm Kelly that got charged up last weekend: Drake fans from all over represented The 6 as they...
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Food & Drink
“We’ve never even tried to go downtown”: food truck folk tell us what they think about the new bylaws
Toronto’s city council loosened its grip on food trucks last month, but truck owners are still locked in a turf war with...
City
How Ripley’s Aquarium keeps its sharks from eating anything they aren’t supposed to
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada has a lot of mouths to feed: about 16,000 of them, swimming around in aquariums throughout the...
City
How a precious blueprint of the Bloor Viaduct got a makeover at the Toronto Archives
The Prince Edward Viaduct—better known as the Bloor Viaduct—has been around for nearly a hundred years, but its blueprint...
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City
“Getting cussed out comes with the job”: Ten parking enforcement officers share their on-the-job horror stories
John Tory's “zero tolerance” policy on illegal parking during rush hour has a lot of Torontonians seeing...
City
“We’re on the bandwagon no matter what”: Leafs fans on what it would take for them to finally stop buying tickets
It takes a lot to get Toronto Maple Leafs fans to stop supporting their team, but they may have finally started to give up. Last...
How the TIFF Bell Lightbox’s latest piece of interactive art hypnotizes kids with moving light
Every March, the TIFF Bell Lightbox hosts digiPlaySpace, an exhibition of kid-friendly interactive art. This year's marquee...
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Private School Guide
Private Schools
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 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”
City
This insurance analyst makes $62,000 a year. How does she spend it?
“Groceries are so expensive that I rely more on takeout”
House of the Week
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
Real Estate
Surreal Estate: $6 million for a Rosedale Victorian with a bath fit for a temple
What property off Sherbourne would be complete without a floating fireplace, a 14-foot butcher block, smart-home tech and a deck built around a tree?
Real Estate
House of the Week: $5.5 million for a Lytton Park home with a cocktail lounge
The 5,200-square-foot property also comes with six bathrooms, automated everything, a ribbon staircase and a display for purses