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Where to eat during Pride 2009
The Gay Village is buzzing as it gets ready for Pride ’s climax this weekend. As any yearly attendee knows, Church Street’s...
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Where to eat lunch
Some of the city's smartest culinary students serve their fare at two midday seatings. The prices are reasonable (prix fixe menus...
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How does your Gardiner grow? Jamie Kennedy reveals his plans for the downtown dining destination
Having served the last à la carte meal at the Gardiner on June 7, local produce booster Jamie Kennedy invited professional...
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Ossington ban blasted, Jamie Kennedy interviewed, insects in food dye
• Jamie Kennedy re-characterizes the closing of his Gardiner Museum restaurant as "shifting gears." Though stingy with...
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Where to eat: Mother’s Day brunch 2009
Mother’s Day is that one special Sunday when sons and daughters take their beloved parent to a lovely restaurant in the hope...
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Where to eat near the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
While the Four Seasons Centre is in the heart of downtown, it’s also in the heart of overpriced tourist traps and mediocre...
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The sweetest thing: Where to get dessert late
Toronto sometimes seems short on late-night noshables, but some of the city’s restaurants serve dessert well into the wee...
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Loss of appetite: It’s a double whammy for restaurants as their Bay Street backers go broke
There’s no question that investing in a restaurant is a high-risk venture. That said, many of the city’s swankiest downtown...
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Oh my goo-ness: Cadbury poised to egg downtown Toronto
It’s like an advent calendar gone horribly wrong: a giant Cadbury egg above Yonge-Dundas Square counts down to Easter by inching...
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Our Weekly Lunch Pick
Torontolife.com’s Weekly Lunch Pick series turns the spotlight on amazing midday alternatives to the usual suspects. This...
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Our latest pick for an amazing lunch
The perennial question for working downtowners: Where to eat lunch? Torontolife.com's series, "Weekly Lunch Pick," can help answer...
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A dole of his own: Mystic Muffin offers its own stimulus package
We didn’t think it was possible, but Mystic Muffin just got a little quirkier. Now, in addition to doling out his famed apple...
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Why does my cellphone get such good reception in the underground PATH downtown?
Why does my cellphone get such good reception in the underground PATH downtown, but not in the subway?—Ivan Marks, Liberty...
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What’s the deal with Captain John’s, the restaurant-on-a-boat at Yonge and Queens Quay?
Dear Urban Decoder: What’s the deal with Captain John’s, the restaurant-on-a-boat at Yonge and Queens Quay? I’ve never seen...
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I’ve noticed tiny metal plates embedded in the sidewalk on certain streets
Dear Urban Decoder: I’ve noticed tiny metal plates embedded in the sidewalk on certain streets. What are they for?—Jackie...
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What are the origins of Avenue Road’s name?
What are the origins of Avenue Road’s name? It’s like a street called Boulevard Road, or Road Street, or, well, you get the...
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Who was “Bigley” of the Richard Bigley building at Queen and Mutual?
Who was “Bigley” of the Richard Bigley building at Queen and Mutual? And is it true that this is the oldest ghost sign in...
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What’s the difference between a one-alarm and a four-alarm fire?
What’s the difference between a one-alarm and a four-alarm fire?—Douglas Diarra, St. Lawrence Market A one-alarm call is the...
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How many security cameras are there in downtown Toronto?
How many security cameras are there in downtown Toronto? What happens to the footage? —Marie Kim, Birchcliff The Toronto police...
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What happens to the rubble from such large-scale demolitions as Regent Park?
What happens to the rubble from such large-scale demolitions as Regent Park? —Robin Tully, Yorkville Toronto has a long and...
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I often travel by Via Rail, and it seems like the trains are always running late
I often travel by Via Rail, and it seems like the trains are always running late. Why?—Henry Cullen, Downtown For the...
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Is it typical for parking lots to change their rates hourly?
Is it typical for parking lots to change their rates hourly? Is there a limit to what they can charge? —Lisa Carter, Oakville...
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I’ve heard that there are several buried rivers in Toronto
Dear Urban Decoder: I’ve heard that there are several buried rivers in Toronto. Where are they located and why were they covered...
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All over downtown, signs are going up designating districts
All over downtown, signs are going up designating districts. I can understand some, such as Little Italy and Greektown, but...
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Canada Day Bar Cart: Summer sips
Make the most of this momentous occasion with these easy sippers, including wines, brews, spirits and low-alcohol bevs
Best New Restaurants
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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
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Sex worker and
Anora
consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood
Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight
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Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal
As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down
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Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial
She’s fierce, shrewd and relentless. And she doesn’t just want to win—she wants to dismantle the prison system altogether
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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An all-Canadian wine festival is coming to Fort York
Elbows Up aims to make it easier (and cheaper) to buy Canadian-made bottles
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This Toronto Italian restaurant is launching a pasta tasting menu made with all-Canadian ingredients
It’s Amano Trattoria’s elbows-up moment
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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
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“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