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Here’s what Queen West looked like in the ‘80s and ‘90s
A look at the radical transformation of the Queen West neighbourhood
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Culture
Six gorgeous photos that show why Robert Mapplethorpe was a modern Michelangelo
Robert Mapplethorpe was photography's biggest rebel
Culture
The coolest Contact exhibits, the return of Tessa and Scott, and seven other things to do, hear, and see this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of April 30
Life
Six amazing portraits of black Torontonians whose families escaped America in the 19th century
The mysterious faces of AGO's new Contact photo show
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Culture
Q&A: Petra Collins, the Toronto-raised Instagram star who’s shot Kim Kardashian and Selena Gomez
The artist shares some of the stories behind her intimate, family-focused portraits
Culture
Eight astonishing shows to see at this year’s Contact Photography Festival
Cross-Canada voyages, fallen Disney princesses and the best of the rest
Culture
Contact photo fest, a queer comedy series and six other things to see, do, hear and read this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of May 1
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Life
A Yorkville brickmaker, a reclusive taxidermist and nine more portraits from Toronto’s quirky past
The stories behind 11 portraits from the past century
Food & Drink
We asked 10 Toronto bar regulars where (and what) they love to drink
Oh, and they also took a shot of tequila and Tabasco
Culture
Ten must-see shows at the Contact Photography Festival
A sneak peek at the month-long fest's most dazzling shots
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Ten amazing shots from the Contact Photography Festival
The city-wide Contact Photography Festival returns in May with a smorgasbord of images from 1,500 artists. Here, the 10 most...
Culture
Rock out with Metz, lose yourself in the Contact Photography Festival and eight other things to do this week
Gorge on a smorgasbord of photographic eye candy Pretty much every gallery in Toronto is surrendering to the swell of the...
Culture
Contact Photography Festival: 10 indelible images from the 2014 shows
The annual Contact Photography Festival , which runs at venues across the city throughout the month of May, features eye candy...
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Five things to do in Toronto on the weekend of May 4-5
In this edition of The Weekender, the Contact Photography Festival, a block party with Jason Priestley (yes, Brandon Walsh...
Culture
Contact Photography Festival Guide: 10 must-see exhibits at the world’s largest photography festival
The Contact Photography Festival turns Toronto into a de facto art installation. For the next month, billboards , subway stations...
City News
Current Obsession: the late shutterbug Arnaud Maggs saved his best work for last
As an artist, Arnaud Maggs was a late bloomer. Before scoring his first exhibition at the age of 51, he worked as a graphic...
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The Pick: Dan Dubowitz’s apocalyptically still images of Fordlandia
In 1928, Henry Ford seemed to epitomize everything noble about America: he was enterprising, industrious and self-made (not to...
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The List: 10 things celebrated photographer Edward Burtynsky can’t live without
Edward Burtynsky, the city’s most celebrated photographer and CONTACT Festival headliner, is showing his series about Oil at the...
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The Weekender: Drake Spring Market, Hot Docs and six other events on our to-do list
1. DRAKE SPRING MARKET ( ) By some miracle, this Saturday’s forecast promises a one-day respite from the non-stop April showers...
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Owners of Queen West’s Delight Chocolate open new cheese store in the basement
Building on their success with chocolate and cheese lovers in the Junction, Jeff Brown and Jennifer Rashleigh , co-owners of...
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Private School Guide
The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
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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
Deep Dives
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,
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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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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Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches
Like lovely cheese plates paired with glasses of Ontario-made wine
Food & Drink
“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
Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
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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