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"It's like hiring an army of sloths": Councillor Josh Matlow on the city's excruciatingly slow snow removal

“It’s like hiring an army of sloths”: Councillor Josh Matlow on the city’s excruciatingly slow snow removal

The councillor for Toronto–St. Paul’s discusses his ire over Toronto’s $1.5-billion privatized snow plows, what we could learn from Montreal and his personal shovelling saga

"I used to live for meat and cheese": This nuclear analyst is trying to get the City of Toronto to go vegan

“I used to live for meat and cheese”: This nuclear analyst is trying to get the City of Toronto to go vegan

Bernie Fitzpatrick is petitioning the city to join Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Edinburgh in signing the Plant Based Treaty

"Our previous zoning laws excluded people based on race and income. Multiplexes will help fix that": A Q&A with chief planner Gregg Lintern

“Our previous zoning laws excluded people based on race and income. Multiplexes will help fix that”: A Q&A with chief planner Gregg Lintern

Here, the city hall veteran explains what NIMBYs really mean when they talk about the "character" of a neighbourhood, where he expects multiplexes to pop up and the potential death of the white picket fence

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

“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

“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

“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

“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

“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

Five (mostly hopeless) proposals to stop Doug Ford’s cuts to city council

Five (mostly hopeless) proposals to stop Doug Ford’s cuts to city council

Can Doug Ford be stopped from messing with Toronto city council? Maybe, but probably not

What you need to know about the city's new proposed Airbnb rules

What you need to know about the city’s new proposed Airbnb rules

Renting out homes by the night may soon be harder to do in Toronto

Q&A: Brian Kelcey, the policy consultant with a plan to fix Toronto's city hall

Q&A: Brian Kelcey, the policy consultant with a plan to fix Toronto’s city hall

Improving city council may not be as impossible as it often seems

Michael Ford, heir to the Ford Nation throne, makes his first-ever debate appearance

Michael Ford, heir to the Ford Nation throne, makes his first-ever debate appearance

An early look at the inheritor of Rob's kingdom

Here's what you need to know the next time you take a taxi or Uber

Here’s what you need to know the next time you take a taxi or Uber

Toronto's new Uber rules are here. Here's what they mean

Five things you need to know about the city's new proposed Uber regulations

Five things you need to know about the city’s new proposed Uber regulations

If Uber wants to be legal in Toronto, it's going to have to agree to some terms, first

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

Big Stories

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

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

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

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

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

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

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

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

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

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?

Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm

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

Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian

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

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield

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

The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation

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?

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

Almost 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

"I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial"

“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

Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025

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

The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own

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

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024

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

Buy Canadian

“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers

“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

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative

These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you

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

"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

“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