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VIDEO: the TTC’s 2014 April Fools’ Day prank is like something out of Rob Ford’s dreams
Here's the essential paradox of Toronto public transit: almost every politician agrees that TTC service is inadequate, but...
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VIDEO: watch a TTC worker’s embittered retirement rant
Most employees keep their work-related frustrations to themselves. Former TTC worker Ron Mitchell is not one of those people. He...
City News
The TTC says today’s rush hour is going to be a mess for streetcar riders
The TTC has just announced that it’s going to be short about 50 streetcars during this evening’s commute (there are normally...
City News
PHOTO: How Bloor-Yonge station will look if the TTC renames its subway lines
TTC spokesman Brad Ross posted a pair of images last night showing the Bloor-Yonge station’s current signage (top), and a spiffy...
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The intricacies of track work and other reasons the TTC sometimes sucks
“Why does a power problem at Davisville shut down pretty much the entire Yonge line?” a Torontoist reader asked, and the TTC...
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TTC ridership setting new records, despite all the griping from riders (and newspaper columnists)
Bouncing off of the latest Statistics Canada data, Matt Gurney writes in the National Post that the long travel times associated...
City News
Cell service on the subway: good news may be coming in the fall
More than a year has passed since the TTC announced it was going to try to bring cellphone service to the subway. Back...
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Almost by accident, Ford’s budget squeeze pays off for Donlands residents opposed to second subway exit
As part of the spirit of restraint that’s come over the city since Rob Ford came to power, the TTC has had to tighten its...
City News
Toronto’s war on the streetcar claims another victim: the sky
With Rob Ford ’s mayoral victory, it’s become clear that Toronto can have mass transit only so long as it meets two important...
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TTC offering free New Year’s service again this year—only the event is going unsponsored
Good news, everyone: the TTC will offer its usual free ride home for revellers after the clock strikes midnight this New Year. In...
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TTC complaints up by 15 per cent, but smiles will outnumber frowns by 2030
In a year in which the TTC had to endure any number of scandals (including, but not limited to, napping fare collectors, drunk...
City News
TTC riders allege that drivers can be rude, creepy, kinda sad
Stop the presses: TTC staffers are occasionally rude, cranky and offensive. The Toronto Star has the scoop today, based on...
City News
Nothing to see here: OPP ends one of the sexiest scandals in Toronto history without laying a single charge
Those of us old enough to remember the MFP scandal were surprised by yesterday's announcement that, after five years of...
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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
Deep Dives
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
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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?
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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
Deep Dives
Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
Deep Dives
The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
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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
Food & Drink
These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions