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City hall insiders tell their favourite Rob Ford anecdotes

City hall insiders tell their favourite Rob Ford anecdotes

"He was a different guy than this taciturn meanie that some people made him out to be"

Two of Rob Ford’s senior staffers, including his press secretary, have quit
City

Two of Rob Ford’s senior staffers, including his press secretary, have quit

Five reactions to Rob Ford’s football scandal: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
City

Five reactions to Rob Ford’s football scandal: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Five things we learned about the workings of Rob Ford’s inner circle from the Globe and Mail
City

Five things we learned about the workings of Rob Ford’s inner circle from the Globe and Mail

Is Adam Vaughan slowly morphing into Rob Ford?
City

Is Adam Vaughan slowly morphing into Rob Ford?

Rob Ford’s chief of staff quits—and there are plenty of rumours about why
City

Rob Ford’s chief of staff quits—and there are plenty of rumours about why

The weirdest mayoralty ever—the inside story of Rob Ford’s city hall

The weirdest mayoralty ever—the inside story of Rob Ford’s city hall

Rob Ford’s former press secretary explains the real reason he won’t attend Pride
City

Rob Ford’s former press secretary explains the real reason he won’t attend Pride

City
Rob Ford reminisces about the time when he was totally awesome
Giorgio Mammoliti wants to cut down on, well, cuts
City

Giorgio Mammoliti wants to cut down on, well, cuts

Where is Rob Ford? (Even his former press secretary wants to know)
City

Where is Rob Ford? (Even his former press secretary wants to know)

Rob Ford’s new press secretary is (appropriately) a former Toronto Sun journalist
City

Rob Ford’s new press secretary is (appropriately) a former Toronto Sun journalist

City
Sun columnist calls city hall deputants “whiners,” then creates silly nicknames for council’s left
Rob Ford’s press secretary, Adrienne Batra, joins (and towers over) the Sun
City

Rob Ford’s press secretary, Adrienne Batra, joins (and towers over) the Sun

Will Rob Ford reject another offer of free nurses from the province?
City

Will Rob Ford reject another offer of free nurses from the province?

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House of the Week

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto
Real Estate

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Guide Fall 2023
Private Schools

The Private and Independent School Guide Fall 2023

Big Stories

The Inside Job: A crooked cop, a dead man and an $800,000 estate fraud
Deep Dives

The Inside Job: A crooked cop, a dead man and an $800,000 estate fraud

The Kickstarters: Meet the mentors who helped launch Toronto’s biggest stars
Deep Dives

The Kickstarters: Meet the mentors who helped launch Toronto’s biggest stars

The Killer in Suite 104: Inside the Vaughan condo shooting
Deep Dives

The Killer in Suite 104: Inside the Vaughan condo shooting

Students are cheating. Professors are panicking. The system is unravelling. Scenes from the AI revolution on campus
Deep Dives

Students are cheating. Professors are panicking. The system is unravelling. Scenes from the AI revolution on campus

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok’s reigning influencer
Deep Dives

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok’s reigning influencer

Urbs vs. Burbs: Six families defend their visions of the ideal life in and around the GTA
Real Estate

Urbs vs. Burbs: Six families defend their visions of the ideal life in and around the GTA

Who broke the TTC? Inside Toronto’s public transit disaster
Deep Dives

Who broke the TTC? Inside Toronto’s public transit disaster

“At 31, I discovered that my parents had been keeping a shocking secret—and the surprises just kept coming”
Deep Dives

“At 31, I discovered that my parents had been keeping a shocking secret—and the surprises just kept coming”

Promised Land: Inside the debate raging around the Greenbelt
Deep Dives

Promised Land: Inside the debate raging around the Greenbelt

“We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew”: Shania Twain on her years dreaming big in Toronto
Deep Dives

“We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew”: Shania Twain on her years dreaming big in Toronto

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate
Deep Dives

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos
Deep Dives

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023
Food & Drink

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023

This man’s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer
Deep Dives

This man’s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate
Real Estate

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex
Deep Dives

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah
City

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong
Deep Dives

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected
Life

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected

<em>Star</em> Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country&#8217;s largest newspaper
City

Star Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country’s largest newspaper

Cost of Living

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend&nbsp;it?
City

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This public-sector lawyer makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?
City

This public-sector lawyer makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This apparel-company owner makes $90,200 a year. How does he spend it?
City

This apparel-company owner makes $90,200 a year. How does he spend it?

This Casa Loma couple makes up to $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?
City

This Casa Loma couple makes up to $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?

House of the Week

House of the Week: This Etobicoke home more than tripled its price after a full-on reno
Real Estate

House of the Week: This Etobicoke home more than tripled its price after a full-on reno

House of the Week: $3.5 million for an Etobicoke home with three fireplaces just off Mimico Creek
Real Estate

House of the Week: $3.5 million for an Etobicoke home with three fireplaces just off Mimico Creek

House of the Week: $1.3 million for an Edwardian in Roncesvalles Village with industrial flourishes
Real Estate

House of the Week: $1.3 million for an Edwardian in Roncesvalles Village with industrial flourishes

House of the Week: $2.2 million for a Bloor West Village detached with two living rooms and a backyard oasis
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.2 million for a Bloor West Village detached with two living rooms and a backyard oasis

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a King City home with a fireplace that defies physics
Real Estate

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a King City home with a fireplace that defies physics

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