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“Being budget chief is an honour—but there’s also a sense of dread”: A Q&A with Councillor Shelley Carroll
City

“Being budget chief is an honour—but there’s also a sense of dread”: A Q&A with Councillor Shelley Carroll

Toronto’s newly appointed fiscal czar dishes on why the city needs new taxes, playing hardball with Queen’s Park and Ottawa, and how her grandkids keep her grounded in a chaotic time

“My backyard is a chicken playground”: Meet the Torontonian fighting to save the city’s urban hen program
City

“My backyard is a chicken playground”: Meet the Torontonian fighting to save the city’s urban hen program

Virginia Rankin talks about the joys of being a backyard hen keeper, why chickens make the best pets and Toronto’s latest move to ban the birds

“I always carry my referee whistle to work”: A Q&A with city manager Paul Johnson, John Tory’s first strong-mayor appointment
City

“I always carry my referee whistle to work”: A Q&A with city manager Paul Johnson, John Tory’s first strong-mayor appointment

Toronto's top bureaucrat on dealing with his detractors, overcoming a brutal budget shortfall, potential service cuts and his thoughts on World Cup 2026

“The nasty meter has gone way up”: Five departing councillors on what it’s really like inside city hall
City

“The nasty meter has gone way up”: Five departing councillors on what it’s really like inside city hall

We invited them to lunch and extracted surprising truths about the housing market, the billion-dollar budget shortfall and what headaches await the next class of councillors

“Do I believe we can have a police-free future in our lifetime? Absolutely”: Policing expert Robyn Maynard on how defunding would work in practice
City

“Do I believe we can have a police-free future in our lifetime? Absolutely”: Policing expert Robyn Maynard on how defunding would work in practice

“It’s not that we don’t need safety. But police have not brought us that safety, and we need to look elsewhere”

Five major takeaways from yesterday’s municipal elections

Five major takeaways from yesterday’s municipal elections

The election-night stories that caught our attention

Q&A: Saron Gebresellassi, the lawyer who wants to beat Tory and Keesmaat to the mayoralty

Q&A: Saron Gebresellassi, the lawyer who wants to beat Tory and Keesmaat to the mayoralty

On her possible path to victory, and why the TTC should be free

The no-politics councillor questionnaire: Anthony Perruzza vs. Tiffany Ford

The no-politics councillor questionnaire: Anthony Perruzza vs. Tiffany Ford

If you can't decide which way to vote based on policy, let personality be your guide

The no-politics mayoral candidate questionnaire: John Tory vs. Jennifer Keesmaat

The no-politics mayoral candidate questionnaire: John Tory vs. Jennifer Keesmaat

If you can't decide which way to vote based on policy, let personality be your guide

The biggest campaign promises made by John Tory and Jennifer Keesmaat

The biggest campaign promises made by John Tory and Jennifer Keesmaat

The two leading candidates for mayor have made many pledges to voters. Here are some of them

The no-politics councillor questionnaire: Jaye Robinson vs. Jon Burnside

The no-politics councillor questionnaire: Jaye Robinson vs. Jon Burnside

If you can't decide which way to vote based on policy, let personality be your guide

The no-politics councillor questionnaire: Mary Fragedakis vs. Paula Fletcher

The no-politics councillor questionnaire: Mary Fragedakis vs. Paula Fletcher

If you can't decide which way to vote based on policy, let personality be your guide

The no-politics councillor questionnaire: Maria Augimeri vs. James Pasternak

The no-politics councillor questionnaire: Maria Augimeri vs. James Pasternak

If you can't decide which way to vote based on policy, let personality be your guide

The no-politics councillor questionnaire: Joe Mihevc vs. Josh Matlow

The no-politics councillor questionnaire: Joe Mihevc vs. Josh Matlow

If you can't decide which way to vote based on policy, let personality be your guide

Do Toronto’s local politicians agree with Doug Ford that city council is “dysfunctional”?

Do Toronto’s local politicians agree with Doug Ford that city council is “dysfunctional”?

The answer will (probably not) surprise you

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House of the Week

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto
Real Estate

A weekly feature on one-of-a-kind houses in Toronto

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Guide Fall 2023
Private Schools

The Private and Independent School Guide Fall 2023

Big Stories

The Inside Job: A crooked cop, a dead man and an $800,000 estate fraud
Deep Dives

The Inside Job: A crooked cop, a dead man and an $800,000 estate fraud

The Kickstarters: Meet the mentors who helped launch Toronto’s biggest stars
Deep Dives

The Kickstarters: Meet the mentors who helped launch Toronto’s biggest stars

The Killer in Suite 104: Inside the Vaughan condo shooting
Deep Dives

The Killer in Suite 104: Inside the Vaughan condo shooting

Students are cheating. Professors are panicking. The system is unravelling. Scenes from the AI revolution on campus
Deep Dives

Students are cheating. Professors are panicking. The system is unravelling. Scenes from the AI revolution on campus

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok’s reigning influencer
Deep Dives

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok’s reigning influencer

Urbs vs. Burbs: Six families defend their visions of the ideal life in and around the GTA
Real Estate

Urbs vs. Burbs: Six families defend their visions of the ideal life in and around the GTA

Who broke the TTC? Inside Toronto’s public transit disaster
Deep Dives

Who broke the TTC? Inside Toronto’s public transit disaster

“At 31, I discovered that my parents had been keeping a shocking secret—and the surprises just kept coming”
Deep Dives

“At 31, I discovered that my parents had been keeping a shocking secret—and the surprises just kept coming”

Promised Land: Inside the debate raging around the Greenbelt
Deep Dives

Promised Land: Inside the debate raging around the Greenbelt

“We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew”: Shania Twain on her years dreaming big in Toronto
Deep Dives

“We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew”: Shania Twain on her years dreaming big in Toronto

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate
Deep Dives

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos
Deep Dives

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school’s descent into chaos

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023
Food & Drink

These are Toronto’s best new restaurants in 2023

This man’s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer
Deep Dives

This man’s gun ended up in the hands of a murderer

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate
Real Estate

Future City: An optimist’s guide to the green, affordable, Jetsonesque near-future of Toronto real estate

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex
Deep Dives

How Meeting House megachurch preacher Bruxy Cavey groomed young women for sex

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah
City

The electrifying life of Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong
Deep Dives

The Guru of Mount Nemo: Inside a Burlington commune gone wrong

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected
Life

After 10 rounds of fertility treatment and four miscarriages, we became parents in the last way we expected

<em>Star</em> Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country&#8217;s largest newspaper
City

Star Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country’s largest newspaper

Cost of Living

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend&nbsp;it?
City

This Willowdale couple makes $163,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This public-sector lawyer makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?
City

This public-sector lawyer makes $103,000 a year. How does she spend it?

This apparel-company owner makes $90,200 a year. How does he spend it?
City

This apparel-company owner makes $90,200 a year. How does he spend it?

This Casa Loma couple makes up to $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?
City

This Casa Loma couple makes up to $120,000 a year. How do they spend it?

House of the Week

House of the Week: This Etobicoke home more than tripled its price after a full-on reno
Real Estate

House of the Week: This Etobicoke home more than tripled its price after a full-on reno

House of the Week: $3.5 million for an Etobicoke home with three fireplaces just off Mimico Creek
Real Estate

House of the Week: $3.5 million for an Etobicoke home with three fireplaces just off Mimico Creek

House of the Week: $1.3 million for an Edwardian in Roncesvalles Village with industrial flourishes
Real Estate

House of the Week: $1.3 million for an Edwardian in Roncesvalles Village with industrial flourishes

House of the Week: $2.2 million for a Bloor West Village detached with two living rooms and a backyard oasis
Real Estate

House of the Week: $2.2 million for a Bloor West Village detached with two living rooms and a backyard oasis

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a King City home with a fireplace that defies physics
Real Estate

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a King City home with a fireplace that defies physics

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