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What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this April
Including an all-Canadian coast-to-coast comedy show and a play about the dark side of foodie culture
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What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this March
A groundbreaking electronic group’s retrospective, a musical tour behind the lyrics of “American Pie,” lessons in political rage from a talking crow, and more
Culture
What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this February
Including an indie rock antidote to winter and a quirky play about the apocalypse
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“People think opera is glamorous, but I’ve got news for them”: Soprano Kirsten LeBlanc on stepping into the lead role of
La Reine-garçon
The singer talks elaborate costumes, warm-up rituals and falling in love with the history of Sweden’s gender-bending Queen Christine
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What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this January
Including a drama about the hazards of marriage and a memoir from a powerhouse indie icon
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“There’s untapped beauty in our beleaguered democratic institutions”: Chris Abraham of Crow’s Theatre on turning the Sidewalk Labs fiasco into a hit play
The artistic director discusses adapting Josh O’Kane’s 2022 book on Google’s failed attempt to build a smart city on the waterfront, why audiences love Toronto stories and reasons to be optimistic about the future of theatre
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What to see, do, read and hear in Toronto this November
A pop superstar comes to town, a new production of a classic ballet, a Haida artist’s latest series and more
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“This movie is about the overlooked”: K’naan Warsame on his first feature film,
Mother Mother
On the eve of his TIFF debut, the musician and director from Rexdale discusses casting the perfect female lead, working with camels and the time he got mobbed by teenagers at the Eaton Centre
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“No cinema in Toronto comes even close to the Revue”: Three Toronto directors on the city’s ascendant film scene
Friends Matt Johnson, Brandon Cronenberg and Andrew Cividino rate and roast one another ahead of the Canadian Screen Awards
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What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this April
An evening of synth-driven indie rock, a Scottish fashion show, a multimedia exhibition of Indigenous art, and more
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What to see, do, hear and read in Toronto this February
Including an indie powerhouse's most emotional tour yet, an exhibition on reclaiming Indigenous culture and a new adaptation of a classic play by Anton Chekhov
Culture
“At home, our theatre doubles as our bomb shelter”: A National Ballet of Ukraine dancer on touring across Canada
Award-winning dancer Nikita Sukhorukov talks about performing in wartime, representing Ukraine abroad and raising money for refugees
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“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
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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
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“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
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“Canadians suffer from this absolute refusal to see myth and romance in ourselves”: A Q&A with
BlackBerry
star Jay Baruchel
The actor talks about making the outrageous new film, fighting Canadian cinema's old guard, buying weed with grandparents and whether it's "the Beach" or "the Beaches"
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“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
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“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
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Sixteen things to see, do, read and hear in Toronto this December
Including a sea-shanty-slinging musical, the expansive artistic canon of Leonard Cohen, a nostalgia-filled art crawl and a BNL holiday extravaganza
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All the glitz and glamour from the 2022 Giller Prize Gala
Hosts Rupi Kaur and Sarah Gadon charmed the crowd, celebrities came decked out in high fashion, and Suzette Mayr took home the $100,000 prize
Culture
What Torontonians are watching, reading and listening to right now
Pop culture recommendations from Heidi Sopinka, Nashid Chroma, Enrico Colantoni, Tamara Khandaker, Ethan Eng, and more
City News
Q&A: Harnarayan Singh, co-host of
Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi,
on Don Cherry’s infamous “you people” rant
“I can't tell you how often I've had to justify my Canadianness”
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Toronto Cocktail Week is Presenting A Tribute Concert in Memory of Gord Downie on October 17
As part of Toronto Cocktail Week ’s six days of festivities, the ultimate craft cocktail and spirits blowout is hosting a...
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Nerd’s Eye View: the stupefying surge of mainstream geekery
Geek culture, that smorgasbord of sci-fi and fantasy fandoms, was, until recently, relegated to the fringes of society. Now the...
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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
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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?
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
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“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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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
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“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