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“Not everyone can pay millions for lakefront property”: This man’s floating home is at the centre of a cottage country feud
City

“Not everyone can pay millions for lakefront property”: This man’s floating home is at the centre of a cottage country feud

Joe Nimen believes his shipping-container houseboat is a masterpiece. His neighbours in Port Severn say it's an eyesore. Now, the Ontario government is threatening to ban vessels like his from overnight stays on provincial waters

Barbecue joints, breweries, butter tart factories and more of the best places to eat and drink in Muskoka this summer
Food & Drink

Barbecue joints, breweries, butter tart factories and more of the best places to eat and drink in Muskoka this summer

Because cottage season is just around the corner

A Toronto couple wanted a country escape. They found this $950,000 Muskoka cottage
Real Estate

A Toronto couple wanted a country escape. They found this $950,000 Muskoka cottage

A modern two-bed, two-bath getaway perched atop a 60-foot cliff overlooking the Muskoka River

A family wanted to move full-time to cottage country. They found this $745,000 Lake Muskoka cottage
Real Estate

A family wanted to move full-time to cottage country. They found this $745,000 Lake Muskoka cottage

Jeff and Stephanie wanted to raise their four daughters lakeside. So they uprooted their life in Hamilton and moved to Lake Muskoka

In 2018, two sisters bought this Haliburton cottage for $425,000. They just sold it for $930,000
Real Estate

In 2018, two sisters bought this Haliburton cottage for $425,000. They just sold it for $930,000

Amanda and Carrie wanted a cottage they could fix up, then use part-time as a rental property. But their plans changed after the pandemic heated up the cottage real estate market

This island cottage just sold for $550,000. It’s got a fully powered treehouse
Real Estate

This island cottage just sold for $550,000. It’s got a fully powered treehouse

The sellers bought the one-acre island property, in 2016, for $425,000. They listed it because they want a four-season cottage for when their kids leave for college

A former Miss America just sold this $2.3 million Muskoka property. It’s got a bocce court and a big boathouse
Real Estate

A former Miss America just sold this $2.3 million Muskoka property. It’s got a bocce court and a big boathouse

The buyers wanted a mainland cottage. Eventually, they came around to this two-acre property with three buildings

Toronto stores and restaurants that deliver to cottage country
Food & Drink

Toronto stores and restaurants that deliver to cottage country

Including Cheese Boutique, La Palma and Barberian's Butcher Shop

After their travel plans got cancelled, a couple of globe-trotters bought this $925,000 Muskoka cottage
Real Estate

After their travel plans got cancelled, a couple of globe-trotters bought this $925,000 Muskoka cottage

In early 2020, Bob and Chris had plans to visit Europe. When international borders went on lockdown, Bob decided to realize his life-long dream of owning lakeside property

A couple just bought this $385,000 Haliburton cottage. Why? The pandemic delayed their wedding
Real Estate

A couple just bought this $385,000 Haliburton cottage. Why? The pandemic delayed their wedding

When it became clear the virus would disrupt their summer plans, Matt and Caylen went and bought this riverside bungalow

Rent in the city, buy in cottage country, live happily ever after
Real Estate

Rent in the city, buy in cottage country, live happily ever after

These Torontonians dropped out of the downtown house hunt and bought up north. Prepare to be envious

The Chase: This family had to rethink their $250,000 budget for a vacation home in Haliburton County

The Chase: This family had to rethink their $250,000 budget for a vacation home in Haliburton County

They figured it would be more affordable than Muskoka, but soon learned the area’s real estate market is anything but laid back

How a semi-retired couple found a low-maintenance retreat in Bobcaygeon
Real Estate

How a semi-retired couple found a low-maintenance retreat in Bobcaygeon

Snagging an effort-free cottage takes a lot of effort, it turns out

How one family sneakily scored a cottage in Kinmount
Real Estate

How one family sneakily scored a cottage in Kinmount

They took the stealth approach, and it paid off

How a family of five took on a cottage reno project in Gravenhurst
Real Estate

How a family of five took on a cottage reno project in Gravenhurst

A fixer-upper on Lake Muskoka

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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

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

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

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

Cost of Living

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