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For years, a ship’s boiler stuck out of the water beneath the Scarborough Bluffs east of Bluffers Park

Dear Urban Decoder: For years, a ship’s boiler stuck out of the water beneath the Scarborough Bluffs east of Bluffers Park. Can...

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While walking in Woodbine Park the other day, I saw an eagle dive-bomb a flock of Canada geese, then fly to perch on a man’s arm

While walking in Woodbine Park the other day, I saw an eagle dive-bomb a flock of Canada geese, then fly to perch on a man’s...

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I’ve noticed several residential co-ops springing up in my area

Dear Urban Decoder: I’ve noticed several residential co-ops springing up in my area. What exactly is a co-op?— Tabitha...

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When a highway sign reads “Toronto 70 km,” is that 70 kilometres to the city limits, City Hall or the city centre?

Dear Urban Decoder: When a highway sign reads “Toronto 70 km,” is that 70 kilometres to the city limits, City Hall or the city...

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Most Friday afternoons, at the corner of King and Bay, a bagpiper plays to end the week for all of us downtown core workers

Most Friday afternoons, at the corner of King and Bay, a bagpiper plays to end the week for all of us downtown core workers. Is he...

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A friend told me that the stretch of Yonge Street from Gerrard to Queen was pedestrianized in the ’70s

A friend told me that the stretch of Yonge Street from Gerrard to Queen was pedestrianized in the ’70s. Is he right? —Adrian...

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For years, a ship’s boiler stuck out of the water beneath the Scarborough Bluffs east of Bluffers Park

While walking in Woodbine Park the other day, I saw an eagle dive-bomb a flock of Canada geese, then fly to perch on a man’s arm

I’ve noticed several residential co-ops springing up in my area

When a highway sign reads “Toronto 70 km,” is that 70 kilometres to the city limits, City Hall or the city centre?

Most Friday afternoons, at the corner of King and Bay, a bagpiper plays to end the week for all of us downtown core workers

A friend told me that the stretch of Yonge Street from Gerrard to Queen was pedestrianized in the ’70s

I’ve noticed the lights in the Bank of Montreal building flickering and switching off in odd patterns at night

An alarming number of billboards and radio ads feature Leeza Gibbons gushing about the Backstreet Boys

I was strolling along the Leslie Spit when I spotted a revolting sight: hundreds of snakes writhing maniacally in a rocky open area

I saw a snow white squirrel with bright red eyes leaping around in a rather agitated fashion

Those high-altitude window washers seem pretty radical. How can I get into this intriguing profession?

Are there any rules for displaying the Canadian flag?

I’ve heard that there was once a lakeside dance hall built into the Scarborough Bluffs. Is this true?

There are a number of strange little houses across town that look abandoned and have industrial-strength steel front doors with electrical hazard signs drilled into them

I recently noticed someone fishing in the Don River, near the Pottery Road bridge

What’s with the stone chesterfield on Avenue Road north of Bloor?

Is there a jungle room in the Canada Life building on the main floor overlooking Queen?

Newscasters often talk about the police in 52 Division making an arrest

I noticed 11 cement vaults lined up side by side near the lighthouse on the Leslie Street Spit

Why is it that after dark the city is overrun with yellow garbage bags?

I’ve heard you can buy shares in that giant new wind turbine near the Exhibition

The Club Monaco building at the corner of Bloor and Avenue Road is emblazoned with the words “Department of Household Science”

While driving down University Avenue lately, I’ve noticed huge lineups in front of the U.S. Consulate

A friend tells me that all traffic lights in the city are operated by underground sensors

For Sale: 25 North Drive

For Sale: 25 Strathgowan Crescent

For Sale: 9 Audubon Court

For Sale: 500 Wellington St W PH1001

For Sale: 1445 Islington Avenue

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025

The $4-Million Girlfriend Experience: The thief, the cam girl and their whirlwind fraudulent romance

Dr. Ozempic: Inside the medical discovery that revolutionized weight loss

A behind-the-curtain look at the insatiable political ambitions of Doug Ford

Sex worker and Anora consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood

Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal

Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial

Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber

Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche

Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north

The Magic Lab: How chemist and computer scientist Alán Aspuru-Guzik brought self-driving laboratories from Harvard to Toronto

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king