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Winners and Losers: The Greenbelt scandal
City

Winners and Losers: The Greenbelt scandal

The unravelling of the Greenbelt fiasco has led to a mounting list of celebrations, humiliations and resignations

“There was preferential treatment for developers”: Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk on her scathing Greenbelt report
City

“There was preferential treatment for developers”: Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk on her scathing Greenbelt report

Lysyk’s investigation found that the Ford government’s decision to remove land from the Greenbelt was heavily influenced by a small group of developers who stand to turn a big profit. Here, she breaks down what that means

“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

“This idea that we’re living in divisive times is overstated”: A Q&A with Olivia Chow, the new mayor of Toronto
City

“This idea that we’re living in divisive times is overstated”: A Q&A with Olivia Chow, the new mayor of Toronto

Fresh off her decisive election win, Chow discusses Doug Ford’s best qualities, celebrating Jack Layton, and convincing the provincial and federal governments to pony up billions

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

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

Toronto used to have one of the best transit systems in North America. Now it’s overcrowded, underfunded, unreliable and dangerous—and it costs us $2.38 billion a year

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

Promised Land: Inside the debate raging around the Greenbelt

Doug Ford’s U-turn decision to earmark swaths of the Greenbelt for development prompted widespread outrage—plus pockets of praise—across the GTA. But what do the people who live and work on the land think about it?

“Maybe Doug Ford isn’t used to hearing input from women”: A Q&A with Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie
City

“Maybe Doug Ford isn’t used to hearing input from women”: A Q&A with Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie

On the cusp of a potential bid to be Ontario's next Liberal leader, she talks about the province short-changing cities, her lock on the burbs and changing the lyrics to "O Canada"

“This is not what Ontario wants”: These protesters are demanding that Doug Ford address the affordability and health care crises
City

“This is not what Ontario wants”: These protesters are demanding that Doug Ford address the affordability and health care crises

Fed-up nurses, teachers and social workers say the Ontario government is mangling policy on health care, education, housing, public service wages and 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

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022
City

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2022

Our annual ranking of the people whose bravery, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it

Dr. Fahad Razak on why the province is dissolving the Covid-19 Science Advisory Table
City

Dr. Fahad Razak on why the province is dissolving the Covid-19 Science Advisory Table

“Sometimes topics of interest related to the pandemic can make the government uncomfortable”

“It was mind-boggling. I’m still in shock”: Andrew Morris, a member of the Science Advisory Table, on why the government ignored their recommendations
City

“It was mind-boggling. I’m still in shock”: Andrew Morris, a member of the Science Advisory Table, on why the government ignored their recommendations

"They haven’t learned anything over the past six to 12 months. I don’t understand it. It’s just so disappointing"

Real Weddings: Inside a drive-through reception with 570 guests—including Doug Ford—at a Brampton convention centre
Life

Real Weddings: Inside a drive-through reception with 570 guests—including Doug Ford—at a Brampton convention centre

With a two-hour wait and a take-home dinner

“These people have to go to work and sweat all day with fear”: A Q&A with Christopher Morgan, the construction worker petitioning the province to shut down job sites
City

“These people have to go to work and sweat all day with fear”: A Q&A with Christopher Morgan, the construction worker petitioning the province to shut down job sites

“I had to learn the sign for Covid-19”: A Q&A with Christopher Desloges, who became an overnight celebrity as Doug Ford’s sign-language interpreter
City

“I had to learn the sign for Covid-19”: A Q&A with Christopher Desloges, who became an overnight celebrity as Doug Ford’s sign-language interpreter

The hardest job he ever had was signing for Whoopi Goldberg

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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

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

<em>Star</em> Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country&#8217;s largest newspaper
City

Star Wars: Inside the vicious battle for control of the country’s largest newspaper

Cost of Living

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?

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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