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“This program is not anti-police”: A member of the Toronto Community Crisis Service explains what it actually is
City

“This program is not anti-police”: A member of the Toronto Community Crisis Service explains what it actually is

Crisis worker Dawud Bramble on why the recently expanded mobile unit should be declared the city’s fourth branch of emergency services

“There was a period when we were doing cocaine just to keep the energy up”: A Q&A with Geddy Lee of Rush
Culture

“There was a period when we were doing cocaine just to keep the energy up”: A Q&A with Geddy Lee of Rush

Lee’s new memoir is about love, drugs, death and, of course, music. How the septuagenarian prog-rock icon found another way to use that voice

“The current shelter system does not have the proper supports. Our homeless hubs will”: A Q&A with London mayor Josh Morgan
City

“The current shelter system does not have the proper supports. Our homeless hubs will”: A Q&A with London mayor Josh Morgan

Here, Morgan explains how the new residential complexes for unhoused people will actually save tax dollars, what potential locations make the best fit and why Londoners, with time, will come to embrace the project

Thirty years, 30 photos: A look back at the Scotiabank Giller Prize’s greatest moments
City

Thirty years, 30 photos: A look back at the Scotiabank Giller Prize’s greatest moments

Canada's most prestigious and lucrative literary honour has launched careers, celebrated legends and championed authors of all stripes

“I have no clue how to sit still”: A Q&A with legendary sprinter Donovan Bailey
City

“I have no clue how to sit still”: A Q&A with legendary sprinter Donovan Bailey

Canada’s greatest runner of all time has a new memoir. Here, he talks about overcoming racism, whether anyone will ever catch Usain Bolt and what it really means to be a proud Canadian

“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

Adventures in Real Estate: “I see now why landlords target international students—it’s easier to take advantage of us”
Real Estate

Adventures in Real Estate: “I see now why landlords target international students—it’s easier to take advantage of us”

“One day, I noticed a camera aimed at my bedroom and the bathroom. The landlord said it was for our safety”

“Everyone loves bat flips now”: A Q&A with Blue Jays legend José Bautista
City

“Everyone loves bat flips now”: A Q&A with Blue Jays legend José Bautista

The slugger dishes on being inducted into the Level of Excellence, coming to terms with being a villain and how Toronto would be the perfect city if it were closer to the equator

“Growing up in a creative household was my version of having a trust fund”: A Q&A with <em>Past Lives</em> filmmaker Celine Song
Culture

“Growing up in a creative household was my version of having a trust fund”: A Q&A with Past Lives filmmaker Celine Song

Here, the former arty kid from Unionville talks about how the GTA inspired her indie superhit, whether choice and destiny can co-exist, and the mundane beauty of Iced Capps

A look inside the fabulous 519 Gala at the Ritz-Carlton
City

A look inside the fabulous 519 Gala at the Ritz-Carlton

In attendance—and looking divine—were John Irving, Nelly Furtado, Audra McDonald, Margaret Atwood and many more

“If you’re a developer eyeing the Greenbelt, just know the federal government has the power to intervene”: A Q&A with environment minister Steven Guilbeault
City

“If you’re a developer eyeing the Greenbelt, just know the federal government has the power to intervene”: A Q&A with environment minister Steven Guilbeault

The minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada discusses being a thorn in Doug Ford's side, his plan to protect Rouge National Urban Park and the time he scaled the CN Tower to protest climate injustice

“As a young man, there were times when I loved this city and times when I hated it”: A Q&A with hometown boy Kiefer Sutherland
Culture

“As a young man, there were times when I loved this city and times when I hated it”: A Q&A with hometown boy Kiefer Sutherland

With his new Toronto-shot series set to premiere, the veteran actor dishes on doing stunts at 56, his love affair with Bloor Street, taking on Doug Ford and what it means to be a nepo baby

“The first time I put on that X-wing helmet, I started crying”: A Q&A with <em>The Mandalorian</em> star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee
Culture

“The first time I put on that X-wing helmet, I started crying”: A Q&A with The Mandalorian star Paul Sun-Hyung Lee

The veteran actor from East York dishes on his starfighter technique, receiving a Governor General's Award and where to get a sci-fi cocktail in Toronto

“I don’t even know how many dinosaurs I’ve discovered—more than a dozen”: A Q&A with ROM paleontologist David Evans
City

“I don’t even know how many dinosaurs I’ve discovered—more than a dozen”: A Q&A with ROM paleontologist David Evans

As a new T. Rex exhibit roars into town, ROM paleontologist David Evans dishes on the carnivore's undying appeal, fossil smugglers and whether dinosaurs ever lived in Toronto

“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

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Food & Drink

Festive drinks to celebrate the season

Big Stories

The wildest stories from the legendary 888 Dupont art squat
Deep Dives

The wildest stories from the legendary 888 Dupont art squat

Why Geoffrey Hinton is sounding the alarm about AI
Deep Dives

Why Geoffrey Hinton is sounding the alarm about AI

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2023
Deep Dives

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2023

Toronto&#8217;s 25 Rising Stars of 2023
Deep Dives

Toronto’s 25 Rising Stars of 2023

The New Face: How unnatural beauty standards became a multibillion-dollar medical industry
Deep Dives

The New Face: How unnatural beauty standards became a multibillion-dollar medical industry

Merchant of Death: The case of Kenneth Law and the shadowy online network that helps people end their lives
Deep Dives

Merchant of Death: The case of Kenneth Law and the shadowy online network that helps people end their lives

Toronto Neighbourhood Rankings: The best places to live in 2023
Real Estate

Toronto Neighbourhood Rankings: The best places to live in 2023

Bad Builder: Inside Toronto&#8217;s epidemic of renovation fraud
Deep Dives

Bad Builder: Inside Toronto’s epidemic of renovation fraud

The Insatiable Janet Zuccarini: Inside the food empire of Toronto&#8217;s most consistent restaurateur
Deep Dives

The Insatiable Janet Zuccarini: Inside the food empire of Toronto’s most consistent restaurateur

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&#8217;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

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate
Deep Dives

Meet the most charming fraudster in GTA real estate

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

Who broke the TTC? Inside Toronto&#8217;s public transit disaster
Deep Dives

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

&#8220;At 31, I discovered that my parents had been keeping a shocking secret—and the surprises just kept coming&#8221;
Deep Dives

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

The fabulous, terrifying, chaotic life of Josh Richards, TikTok&#8217;s reigning influencer
Deep Dives

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

&#8220;We lived in a shelter downtown, and Honest Ed’s was the only store I knew&#8221;: 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

Epic Fail: Inside York Memorial high school&#8217;s descent into chaos
Deep Dives

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

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

Promised Land: Inside the debate raging around the Greenbelt

Cost of Living

This Upper Beaches writer makes $80,000 a year. How does he spend&nbsp;it?
City

This Upper Beaches writer makes $80,000 a year. How does he spend it?

This West Rouge couple makes $275,000 a year. How do they spend it?
City

This West Rouge couple makes $275,000 a year. How do they spend it?

This server and event cook makes $24,500 per year on minimum wage. How does she spend it?
City

This server and event cook makes $24,500 per year on minimum wage. How does she spend it?

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?

House of the Week

House of the Week: $5.4 million for a custom home in Leaside with a half-tonne fireplace
Real Estate

House of the Week: $5.4 million for a custom home in Leaside with a half-tonne fireplace

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a technicolour Georgian in Moore Park surrounded by gardens
Real Estate

House of the Week: $5.5 million for a technicolour Georgian in Moore Park surrounded by gardens

House of the Week: $4 million for a steel-framed detached in Trinity Bellwoods with 36-foot ceilings
Real Estate

House of the Week: $4 million for a steel-framed detached in Trinity Bellwoods with 36-foot ceilings

House of the Week: $3.5 million for a Summerhill century home built for a life of leisure
Real Estate

House of the Week: $3.5 million for a Summerhill century home built for a life of leisure

House of the Week: $4.8 million for a Parisian townhouse by Bellwoods with too many chandeliers to count
Real Estate

House of the Week: $4.8 million for a Parisian townhouse by Bellwoods with too many chandeliers to count

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