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Meet The Bachelor Canada’s host: Tyler Harcott
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Tyler Harcott, the host of The Bachelor Canada : He’s a 43-year-old white male ( trend! ); a...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 21: one of these acts is going to win it all
This episode features the final round of performances on Canada’s Got Talent, with two hours of non-stop...
Culture
Canada’s Got Talent, episode 19: the stage is on fire
In this episode of Canada’s Got Talent, we see the final round of semi-finalists before the big live show next week. With so...
Culture
Canada’s Got Talent, episode 18: who is Dina Pugliese’s bespoke microphone designer?
In this episode of Canada’s Got Talent, mostly everything goes as we expect it to, with a few minute differences: host Dina...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 17: Martin Short doesn’t make a sexual come-on
In this episode of Canada’s Got Talent , we encounter something that’s been missing for ages: the Moccio sway. Judge Stephan...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 16: the men cry a lot
In this results show episode of Canada’s Got Talent , host Dina Pugliese is the focus of our attention, instead of the somewhat...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 15: someone else makes fun of Stephan Moccio’s scarves
When a celebrity joins the audience of Canada’s Got Talent, it’s a sure thing that the producers are going to make a...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 12: a cruel seven minutes of judge dancing (and some eliminations!)
Results shows are always about killing time—it only takes a few moments to actually announce who won—so it’s always...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 11: Dirty Dancing daddies and the next Justin Bieber
If Canada’s Got Talent didn’t air on Sunday nights, we could make a drinking game that would get us blotto. The rules would be...
Culture
Canada’s Got Talent, episode 9: teen boy squad and the return of Canada’s Susan Boyle
Last night marked the beginning of the Canada’s Got Talent semi-finals, and with only 36 contestants vying for two available...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 8: the judges make cuts, and we cut up the judges
Things are finally starting to cook over at Canada’s Got Talent— after seven episodes and 244 auditions, the judges are set to...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 6: yodeling, schmaltz and a whole lot of bad dancing
On episode six of Canada’s Got Talent, the judges head to Halifax and finish up their deliberations in Vancouver. Seeing as...
Style
Jeanne Beker found her inner model and WWE wrestler Trish Stratus found herself a man at the Dare to Wear Love gala
After a full week (and then some) of shows and parties, the fashion elite and well-to-do guests tend to let loose at the Dare to...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 5: sword fighting and Dina Pugliese dancing with a broom
On Sunday night’s episode of Canada’s Got Talent , the judges head back to Toronto to see what the city has to offer. As in...
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Canada’s Got Talent, episode 2: cute-but-lame bunnies and, sigh, more hula hoops
It seems like just yesterday we were talking about Canada’s Got Talent. Oh, right, we were. But yet another episode aired last...
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Q&A: Martin Short, the new judge of Canada’s Got Talent, isn’t afraid to sound the gong
Lately, you’ve had some chewy roles on Damages and Weeds . What made you want to be a judge on Canada’s Got Talent ? The show...
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Breakfast Television’s Dina Pugliese to host Canada’s Got Talent
It seems Canada has found its version of Nick Cannon, and no, it’s not Shawn Desman (thank goodness). Breakfast Television ’s...
Food & Drink
Chris Nuttall-Smith takes on La Société, Charles Khabouth’s sexy, buzzy French bistro
Four million dollars buys a lot of restaurant, even on Bloor Street, at the heart of the city’s richest retail mile. Charles...
Style
The Scene: top 12 looks on day three of LG Fashion Week (and a sneak peek at Robin Kay’s trailer)
At fashion week events, there are the it girls and the showgirls, and then there are the girls who look fantastic even when...
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Megan Follows dressed by David Dixon? See it at the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s feel-good fashion show
Fashion month spawns a series of spectacles, but nothing is as ego-free as the Heart and Stroke Foundation’s “Heart Truth“...
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The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
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Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
Deep Dives
Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
Deep Dives
Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
Deep Dives
Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
Deep Dives
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?
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
Deep Dives
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
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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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A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs
How to reduce our reliance on American farmers? Rely on robot ones instead
Food & Drink
“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
Food & Drink
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