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Culture
“I’m a Toronto man through and through”: Meet Hassan Phills, the Scarborough comedian sampled by Drake
With a Crave TV spot and a transatlantic tour, Phills is taking his hometown humour global
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Culture
“He’s not coming at Kendrick”: Everything to know about Drake’s “Not Like Us” lawsuit
You can’t call Champagne Papi a pedophile without things getting messy
Real Estate News
Rental of the Week: $99,000 a week for a Muskoka cottage recently visited by Drake
The 7,500-square-foot manor is surrounded by rugged forest and comes with a sauna inside a giant wine barrel, cowboy statues and trees as pillars
Food & Drink
“Dough is in my DNA”: How the grandson of Toronto baker Dave Silverstein found his true calling
Ryan Silverstein on opening Le Petit Pain, a French bakery in Forest Hill
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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
Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at Nobu Toronto, the luxury restaurant’s first Canadian location
Including the Kardashian-approved lychee martini
Culture
“People will always be able to hear Toronto in my music”: Charlotte Day Wilson on her new album,
Cyan Blue
The R&B singer discusses the city’s signature sound, her skating skills and collaborating with artists like Badbadnotgood and Daniel Caesar
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City News
“To be honest, I didn’t know who Drake was”: The conductor of the TSO on their recent collab with Toronto’s biggest hype man
Gustavo Gimeno dishes on how the top-secret project came together, playing himself on camera and whether Drake can hold a candle to Verdi
Deep Dives
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2023
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
City News
“People always want to give me stuff for free. I just want to direct it to people who actually need it”: A Q&A with Noah “40” Shebib and Justice Fund CEO Yonis Hassan
Here, 40 talks about the first beats he ever made, mixing Drake's next album and his new charitable venture
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City News
“They squeeze the die-hard fans for as much as possible”: Why one lawyer is leading a class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster
Drake fans are suing the company over the astronomical price of tickets. Thousands of concert-goers could cash in
City News
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
City News
“Deconstructing Drake and the Weeknd” is not a bird course
Dalton Higgins is teaching the class next semester at the soon-to-be-renamed Ryerson University, and students expecting an easy A are in for a surprise
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City News
Q&A: Gordon Lightfoot on staying fit, his favourite Drake album and some ambitious post-pandemic plans
"I’ve been watching Drake fix up that house from the beginning. I’ve heard he’s even got a gymnasium in there"
Culture
A closer look at the Raptors’ championship shoes
From Gasol’s size 16 Hyperdunks to Danny Green’s Pumas (yes, Pumas)
Culture
A Raptors cameo, a Mariachi band and six other things you missed at Drake’s OVO Fest
Drake promised OVO Fest would return with a bang, and he delivered
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Style
How Toronto celebs spent the August long weekend
See what Drake, Cindy Crawford and Auston Matthews got up to
Life
How notable Torontonians celebrated Father’s Day
See how dads like Drake, John Tory and Justin Trudeau spent the day
City News
Barack Obama, Shawn Mendes and all the other famous faces at Game 2 of the NBA Finals
Yes, that Barack Obama
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City News
“When the ball is in play, sit the FCK down”: Twitter’s take on Drake’s courtside behaviour
The world is divided on his shenanigans
Culture
The many faces of courtside Drake
There was mean-girl Drake, busted bartender Drake and Drake the masseuse
Culture
Everything we know about the “Drake curse”–and whether it’s the real deal
Are Toronto’s teams doomed?
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Food & Drink
What’s on the menu at Pick 6ix Sports, the second coming of the Drake-affiliated bar (now with more pub food and a $2,500 VVIP room)
The VVIP room: no longer just for Drake
Culture
What people are saying about Drake’s catty speech at the Grammys
He somehow both accepted and rejected the award at the same time
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Private School Guide
The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
Big Stories
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
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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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