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Conrad Black Book Club: A Matter of Principle, Chapter 7: wherein Conrad is charged with crimes
As chapter seven opens, Conrad Black recalls the release of Richard Breeden’ s lengthy investigative report called, somewhat...
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See, hear, read: experts from Suspect Video, HMV Superstore and Ben McNally Books offer their selections
They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “Werner Herzog got rare access to film inside the Chauvet Cave in France, the...
Real Estate News
Yurt of the Week: a photographic tour of an Occupy Toronto yurt
Toronto’s burgeoning anti-capitalist occupation has a new, albeit unlikely, icon—the humble yurt. A group of labour...
The Weekender: Don Giovanni, Literary Death Match and six other events on our to-do list
1. LITERARY DEATH MATCH TORONTO In this singularly silly lit event, four authors ( Grace O’Connell, Carolyn Black, Rebecca...
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Best of Fall #7: Johanna Skibsrud’s second book is packed with gunshots, ill-timed vacations and terror at the circus
When Johanna Skibsrud snagged last year’s Giller Prize for The Sentimentalists , she edged out, among others, a previous Giller...
Culture
Battle of the books: the 2011 Giller Prize shortlist revealed
The Giller Prize announced its short list earlier today, featuring six books by Canadian authors nominated for the $50,000...
Culture
New Toronto Review of Books reviews Twitter, among other things
The London Review of Books touts itself as having “stood up for the tradition of the literary and intellectual essay in...
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City News
Weekly Reading List: top stories from our sister sites, including centrepieces and budget squeezes
Every weekend we round up the highlights from the other websites in the St. Joseph Media family (that’s the company that owns...
City News
See, Hear, Read: Experts from Black Dog Video, Soundscapes and Type Books offer their selections
They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “The Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami was a big deal back in the ‘90s and...
Wednesday’s NXNE picks: Pat Jordache, Library Voices, We Are Wolves and more
For NXNE wristband holders and general music enthusiasts alike, today is the day. More specifically, it’s Wednesday, and more...
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City News
Why writer Tabatha Southey and artist-architect Philip Beesley are smitten with Toronto
The place: C5 at the ROM. The people: writer Tabatha Southey and artist–architect Philip Beesley. The subject: why they’re...
Food & Drink
The Weekender: Boyz II Men, La La La Human Steps and six other events on our to-do list
1. LA LA LA HUMAN STEPS This Québécois contemporary dance troupe, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, is known...
Culture
The Flying Dragon Bookshop bites the dust
It’s no secret that the last few years haven’t been kind to the local ink-and-paper publishing industry. We’ve said goodbye...
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See, Hear, Read: three local experts tell us what books, movies and music they’re craving this month
They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “At first glance, Sofia Coppola’s latest film seems to be about the excesses...
Culture
Indigo hosts famous liar (and author) James Frey
Fans of James Frey —or those who are still getting angry (or crying) about the fact that their money was wasted purchasing...
City News
School librarians are an endangered species outside of Toronto—but should we care?
The number of librarians across Ontario is on the decline. According to a new study by People for Education , 80 per cent of the...
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Rosedale-Summerhill Guide: 23 need-to-know places along Yonge Street’s poshest stretch
Yonge Street’s poshest stretch, from Ramsden Park up to the Summerhill LCBO, has two strong suits: food and decor. Locals from...
City News
In his first novel, The Free World, David Bezmozgis finds beauty in a layover from hell
David Bezmozgis’s debut, the 2004 collection Natasha and Other Stories , was an unlikely success, given its targeted subject:...
City News
One hundred and eighteen days: the harrowing tale of James Loney, a Toronto man kidnapped in Iraq
Of the many humiliations James Loney suffered during his terrifying captivity in Baghdad, the worst was his kidnappers’...
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See, Hear, Read: three local experts tell us what books, movies and music they’re craving this month
They love it. We want it. Three red-hot releases “I’ve been into zombies ever since discovering George Romero when I was a...
City News
iPad 2 launch: Are Kobo and RIM crying right now? They might want to
All of nerd-topia is on the Internet this afternoon (as opposed every other afternoon?), poring over the details of Apple’s iPad...
Culture
Charles Foran wins Charles Taylor prize for Mordecai Richler biography
Nearly a decade after the acerbic Montreal writer’s death, Mordecai Richler seems to be having a moment in the sun. His final...
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The Thing: a gorgeous book that begs to be judged by its cover
Authentic, old-fashioned, bespoke, handcrafted—these are the buzzwords on which the book industry is staking its future...
Culture
Harlequin wants to patent “the kiss”—whatever that means
Harlequin Enterprises, part of Torstar Corp., dominates the romance fiction market, publishing inspired titles such as Mail Order...
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Wines of the World
Food & Drink
Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
Toronto Life’s
Best Restaurants
From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight
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Deep Dives
Charm Offensive: The cottage country mortgage broker who lost $101 million of his clients’ money
Sandy Sussman spent decades wooing the upper echelons of Toronto society, becoming their go-to investment guy. He took their money and made a huge bet on cottage country. When the market tanked, he lost it all. Then he did everything in his power to cover it up
Deep Dives
The Monster Cottages vs. the Resistance: Inside the ruthless battle for the future of Muskoka
From Gravenhurst to Port Cockburn, the uber rich and powerful are buying up shoreline for private island compounds and sprawling mega-resorts, radically changing the face of Muskoka and infuriating environmentalists, locals and long-time cottagers
Deep Dives
Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
Deep Dives
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
Deep Dives
Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team
After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype
Deep Dives
Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with
SNL
rookie Veronika Slowikowska
Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of
Saturday Night Live
in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it
Deep Dives
Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer
The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line
Deep Dives
The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?
We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout
Deep Dives
My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press
My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell
Deep Dives
Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin
Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe
Deep Dives
Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?
Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI
It’s hard out here for a 20-something
Deep Dives
The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market
Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises
Deep Dives
Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI
Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband
When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him
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For Sale: 35 Yorkdale Crescent
Purchase for less than $325.00 per square foot, not including exterior landscaping and swimming pool
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For Sale: 99 Lake Promenade
This classic Hamptons-style home by Chatsworth Fine Homes offers an exciting opportunity to customize a new dream home and build instant value - without the long wait of new construction
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For Sale: 92 Arjay Crescent
As luxury buyers become increasingly focused on wellness, privacy, and long-term livability, a new generation of custom homes is emerging – one defined less by excess and more by thoughtful design
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For Sale: 171 Durant Ave
This rare property features 2 houses on 1 lot
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For Sale: 50 First Avenue
A testament to time presiding over one of Uxbridge's most storied streetscapes, this magnificently preserved circa 1880 residence commands its prominent corner lot with the quiet confidence of a true architectural landmark