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Las Vegas Sands joins the competition for Toronto’s (still hypothetical) casino
Despite the fact that city council is a very long way from approving a casino in the city (the first staff report on the idea...
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The Metro Toronto Convention Centre is the latest object of casino rumours
Ontario Place is off the list of probable sites for a GTA casino, but an even more central downtown waterfront location could now...
Real Estate News
One of Canada’s oldest private clubs is thinking of going condo
Even the members of the historic Albany Club are being tempted by the siren song of the condo boom. Founded in 1882 by a group of...
City News
Adam Vaughan votes against further study of his own bullet ban proposal
Adam Vaughan’ s bullet ban received a lukewarm response from his colleagues at this week’s meeting, the last before the summer...
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QUOTED: Doug Holyday would never, ever raise kids downtown—not that there’s anything wrong with that
—Deputy Mayor Doug Holyday, on the type of tragic scenario that results when families dare to raise children in the city’s...
Food & Drink
City council approves slight loosening of street food rules
Get ready for prepackaged nuts: Toronto city council voted today to approve some changes to street food vending regulations that...
City News
OneCity plan made waves, faltered, shrank and died, all in two weeks
OneCity, Karen Stintz’ s surprise (and surprisingly ambitious) transit plan for the masses, died a humiliating death on council...
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Real Estate News
Mid-rise developments, not towers, are the new enemy in Toronto condo battles
Now that condo towers have sprouted on most of the available tracts of land downtown, developers are opting for mid-rises in...
City News
Rob Ford’s chief of staff quits—and there are plenty of rumours about why
Rob Ford is losing a key aide (no, Doug Ford is not making the leap to provincial politics—yet). Amir Remtulla, the mayor’s...
Food & Drink
Possibly coming soon to a food cart near you: prepackaged nuts
Toronto’s street food crusaders are gearing up for another municipal vote next week, but it won’t involve gourmet grilled...
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The province doesn’t like OneCity (but Torontonians really, really do)
Now that OneCity, the mega-proposal that promises transit for all, has been ceremoniously unveiled, it turns out the province...
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Reaction Roundup: The OneCity proposal sparked lots of chatter and crowned an alternate mayor
With cloak-and-dagger plans, alliance building and power shifts, Toronto politics has veered into epic poem territory of...
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Rob Ford’s vague plans keep him from the raising of the rainbow flag. Again.
Though his likeness made an appearance, Rob Ford himself was “unavailable” for the raising of the Pride flag at city hall...
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The Toronto Star’s Royson James wants councillors to just show up and vote already
It’s been a bad week for councillor attendance: meetings for both the parks and environment committee and the economic...
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There’s a stripper poll on the City of Toronto website
City staff have posted an online “Adult Entertainment Parlour Regulation Survey” (yes, actually) that asks the public to weigh...
City News
Olivia Chow joins the list of fantasy picks to take down Rob Ford in 2014
Olivia Chow is the latest addition to the growing “please run for mayor in 2014” wish list. Joe Cressy, a family friend and...
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Reasons to Love Toronto: No. 4, because principle finally trumped ideology at City Hall
Remember way back in 2008 when Karen Stintz took public speaking lessons in order to, in her words, not sound so “shrill”? It...
Real Estate News
If the city fights your condo tower proposal, just make it bigger
When King Financial Holdings proposed a 39-storey, 201-unit condo tower along the restaurant-heavy strip near King and Peter this...
City News
Find out which city councillors are Facebook and Twitter junkies
In the spirit of both June and council report cards, Campaign School, a project from the Academy of the Impossible, evaluated city...
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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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Rob Ford casts the sole vote to reject free (!) federal money for gang prevention
Rob Ford can’t seem to shake his roots as a contrarian councillor. At last week’s council meeting, he was the sole person to...
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Which city councillors are most like which Game of Thrones characters?
Yesterday, the Toronto Standard posted a roundup comparing Rob Ford, Karen Stintz, Giorgio Mammoliti and other city hall figures...
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QUOTED: Giorgio Mammoliti pushes for the death penalty after Eaton Centre shooting
—Giorgio Mammoliti, on why Canada should start handing out death penalties in response to two terrible, highly publicized and...
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Q&A: Paul Godfrey, chair of the OLG, is on a mission to bring a Las Vegas–style casino to Toronto
You were a popular politician, brought the Blue Jays to town, resuscitated the National Post and cleaned up the OLG. Does the...
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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
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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,
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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
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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
Deep Dives
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
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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
Food & Drink
“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business
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Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand