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The best weekenders for every kind of traveller
Bags for unapologetic adventurers, discerning globetrotters and more
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10 cross-body bags—or, let’s face it, fanny packs—to carry your face masks and other essentials
For extra-long walks or park hangouts
Style
LAB Consignment is now selling its designer wares online
For label-lovers who despaired after uptown boutique LAB Consignment shut its doors in October, take heart: the upscale women’s...
Shopping
The Find: a tiny, perfect, Toronto-made clutch
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when big bags ruled the runways, but few things feel more chic—or liberating—than...
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Best of the City 2013: slip-on leisure shoes that are way more stylish than Toms
Rivieras has been churning out these perforated slip-ons for years, selling them mainly to a clientele of laid-back Europeans and...
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Best of the City 2013: a handbag that’s designed with the precision of a German sports car
The Porsche Design store opened about a year ago in Yorkville and has since become a destination for over-the-top...
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Store Guide: Blue Button Shop brings sophisticated Japanese clothing and accessories to Dundas West
Name: Blue Button Shop Sells: Men’s and women’s clothing, accessories, grooming products and home goods Contact info: 1499...
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Mulberry is opening a store on Bloor Street
Mulberry’ s first Canadian store in Yorkdale Mall is still months from opening, but the brand is already planning second...
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Store Guide: Annie Aime, a new Eurocentric boutique on Ossington from the owner of French Accents
Name: Annie Aime Sells: Clothing, shoes, accessories and skincare for men and women Contact info: 42 Ossington...
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GALLERY: The top 10 booths from the holiday One of a Kind Show
The One of a Kind Show gives Canadian artisans the chance to sell their lovingly crafted wares, and panicked holiday shoppers the...
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The Find: an eye-catching, cartoonish bag that looks 2D
We know we’ve been talking about bags a lot lately, but there just happen to be a lot of them out there that demand our...
City News
QUOTED: Toronto retailer slams businesses (like Metro and Shoppers) that still charge for plastic bags
—Christy McMullen, manager of Summerhill Market in Rosedale, on why her store stopped charging for plastic bags when the...
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The Find: an haute lunch bag to carry your Greek yogurt and San Pellegrino
Most days, we find ourselves eating lunch either at our desk, or outside in a nearby park—but just because we’re not having a...
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Forget Canada Day, this weekend is all about the end of the plastic bag fee
While most Torontonians will be scurrying to the cottage, attending Pride or setting off fireworks in their backyard this Canada...
City News
Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 24, because our favourite library is stacked
Late last year, ultra-hip book lovers could be seen carrying replica Toronto Public Library tote bags identical to the original...
City News
Reaction Roundup: the plastic bag ban and why it’s bad for Rob Ford
The abrupt decision to ban plastic bags in Toronto was a surprise to everyone ( even David Shiner, who introduced the motion at...
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Tommy Ton teams up with Club Monaco to sell bags (and oddly, not shoes)
It was recently announced that Tommy Ton from Jak&Jil blog (oh, and GQ photographer and host of fashion parties ) has teamed up...
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Introducing: Piquadro, a Toronto outpost of the internationally known Italian leather goods shop in the heart of Yorkville
The place: Piquadro has over 100 stores in Europe, Asia and Russia, but this is the Italian luggage retailer’s first North...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: 90 of the best presents money can buy
The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and we’ve tackled the ever-difficult task of narrowing down a list of items that...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: 18 yuletide treasures for the best darn gals ever
Pay no attention to what the advertisers tell you: there’s no gift “perfect for every woman in your life.” Still, we're...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: 19 perfect presents for the jet-setting cosmopolitan
We can’t all be glamorous jet-setters and playboys, skipping across the globe to test the slopes of Whistler, Kitzbühel and Les...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: 11 top-tier treats for over $500
The big-ticket items are what we’re all hoping to get for the holidays, and sometimes we’re special enough to be the recipient...
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What we found in Erin Karpluk’s bag on the set of Being Erica
There are certain things we always imagined Erica Strange’ s purse would contain: wigs for time-travel sleuthing, an Epipen for...
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The Find: an Alexander Wang bag that could protect a fragile ego (and an actual person)
Black is always in style, but espresso is the colour for handbags this fall (that means there’s a brown undertone, like hair...
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Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
Deep Dives
Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
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Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
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Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
Deep Dives
The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
Deep Dives
The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
Deep Dives
Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
Deep Dives
Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
Deep Dives
Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
Deep Dives
Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
Deep Dives
Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
Deep Dives
The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
Deep Dives
Almost
Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
Deep Dives
“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
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Food & Drink
“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
Food & Drink
Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
Food & Drink
“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers
And the west-end supplier is opening to the public soon
Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative