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Paul Godfrey really, really wants a casino, and he really, really wants it downtown
Paul Godfrey, chair of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, still hasn’t given up on the idea of a mega-casino in Toronto...
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QUOTED: Josh Colle explains what makes white people feel better
— Josh Colle, arguing that the bylaw prohibiting firearms on city-owned property doesn’t do much for residents in his riding...
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Budget committee newbie James Pasternak promises a “floor fight” over cuts
Since learning the city’s 2011 surplus (or “savings”) was $138 more than forecast, city councillors...
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Reaction Roundup: a few sane arguments (in a whole sea of crazy) about Rob Ford’s backyard showdown
The strange tale of Toronto Star reporter Daniel Dale’s altercation with Rob Ford keeps escalating (as does our vicarious...
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Kristyn Wong-Tam brings the battle over the long-gun registry to Toronto
The recently cancelled long-gun registry has been a contentious issue in federal politics for years, but the next part of the...
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Editor’s Letter (May 2012): the city is in the midst of a cultural renaissance—except at city hall
The spectacle at city hall has become a common obsession, even among people who never before cared much about municipal...
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The Mighty Middle needs a few more meetings to figure things out
The “mighty middle” alliance garnered rather a lot of media attention before their meeting even happened, so we were anxious...
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Reaction Roundup: what the revival of Transit City could mean for Toronto (and Rob Ford)
The whole "war on cars" talking point feels so 2009 (and 2010… and 2011), but now that Metrolinx and city council have pushed...
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QUOTED: Josh Matlow on Doug Ford’s fairy-tale approach to transit funding
— Councillor Josh Matlow, comparing the likelihood of building a subway without a transit expansion fund to that of gifting kids...
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The 2014 election (or Doug Ford’s election to Queen’s Park) could kill Transit City again
Rob Ford has been silent since Metrolinx resurrected the LRT-based transit plan he cancelled on his first day in office, but the...
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Metrolinx’s proposed timeline for building LRTs is inconvenient for Rob Ford
In a hotly anticipated report that will go to the Metrolinx board tomorrow, Metrolinx staff gives a thumbs-up to city council’s...
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Rob Ford finally decides he needs an agenda—and he wants council’s help
In an attempt to woo wayward councillors back to his side and re-inject some direction into city hall, Rob Ford has scheduled...
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City hall intrigue: centrist councillors to talk agenda (and, hopefully, eat) at a downtown restaurant
The increasingly powerful “mighty middle” has stepped up the civic intrigue at city hall, according to the Toronto...
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Reaction Roundup: the fallout over Rob Ford’s decision not to march in the Pride Parade—again
It feels like déjà vu: despite getting tons of flak for not attending any Pride Toronto events last year, Rob Ford has once...
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Our May issue cover photographer explains why he keeps Rob Ford’s business card in his wallet
Wondering what it’s like to get right up in Rob Ford’ s face? Photographer John Cullen went to the mayor’s headquarters to...
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Toronto Zoo loses its accreditation and Rob Ford loses his cool
We've been following the saga of the Toronto Zoo’s efforts to relocate its trio of elephant dames for months, but things just...
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The casino debate turns to location, location, location (and Torontonians disagree with MGM’s choice)
Even though Toronto hasn’t agreed to host a casino—and may not even decide until 2014—the rampant speculation as to where it...
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Giorgio Mammoliti wants to cut down on, well, cuts
Giorgio Mammoliti may be one of Rob Ford ’s most avid supporters (some even say he’s Ford’s fall guy), but it looks like...
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Where is Rob Ford? (Even his former press secretary wants to know)
The Ford brothers and former mayoral press secretary Adrienne Batra had a bit of a verbal spat over the weekend—ostensibly over...
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How Rob Ford could nail down his council allies: establish a party system
Rob Ford is finding it hard to drum up many allies on council these days, but former Stephen Harper speechwriter Michael Taube has...
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Reaction Roundup: councillors on the surprisingly dramatic vote on cleaning contracts
The formerly “mushy middle” and the left-leaners on city council teamed up against another of Rob Ford’ s campaign promises...
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Get a sneak peek at our May cover story: Rob Ford and the weirdest mayoralty in Toronto history
Below is an excerpt from our May cover story, “The Incredible Shrinking Mayor” by Marci McDonald. The full text is now...
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Kids could get out of paying Rob Ford’s field fees—this year, at least
Councillor Janet Davis and like-minded colleagues are poised to block yet another of Rob Ford’ s belt-tightening measures by...
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A “tanned and relaxed” Mark Ferguson may run for city council in 2014
The hypothetical slate of candidates recruited by Rob Ford better watch out, because CUPE Local 416 president Mark Ferguson may...
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Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
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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
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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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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