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Why the proposed “merger” between the TMX and the London Stock Exchange is bad news for Bay Street
One morning in late January, 1998, the Bank of Montreal CEO Matthew Barrett and Royal Bank chief John Cleghorn paid a visit to the...
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50 Reasons To Love Toronto: No. 3, Jim Flaherty saved Bay Street
Jim Flaherty is a pugnacious little jerk. Short in stature, he has the cruel eyes of a fighter, and the bent nose to go with...
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Kissinger versus Ferguson: three things we hope to see at the next Munk Debates
It’s interesting—in the “kind of weird” sense of the term—that an academic debate hosted by the University of Toronto...
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Remember that high-speed train from Windsor to Montreal? Here’s where the federal leaders stand on it
Finally, transit infrastructure has made it into the federal election news cycle. NDP leader Jack Layton was in Quebec...
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Gerard Kennedy versus Peggy Nash in Parkdale-High Park: the huggiest grudge match ever
Like so many ridings in the 416, Parkdale-High Park is hosting a showdown between the Liberals and the NDP while the Tories and...
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The four vital issues that won’t be discussed in the upcoming election
For all intents and purposes, tomorrow is the expiration date for the 40th Canadian Parliament. This means that, for the next six-...
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What would budget proposals look like if Ottawa made sense? Two think tanks’ adventures in coherence
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) today released the Alternative Budget, its annual exercise in...
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Culture
Sarah McLachlan says so long and farewell to Lilith Fair
It seems as though no one could make audiences love Lilith Fair in 2010: in the wake of spotty attendance and numerous...
City News
Not Asian enough: Jan Wong on the phenomenon of “Tiger Mom” parenting
The furor over Tiger Mom parenting ignores one awkward fact: academic success doesn’t guarantee a sparkling future. Confessions...
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The great burnout: recession survivors didn’t count on the surge in workload, the smaller paycheque and the all-consuming resentment. A story about workplace hell with no escape
It’s been three years since the mass cull of the Great Recession began. Three years since all those jobs were zapped into...
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Not safe for work: Why cyberslacking makes you the company’s most valuable employee
Your boss is reading your e-mail, spying on the sites you visit and recording your keystrokes. The biggest time wasters used to be...
Real Estate News
Toronto condo prices may or may not fall, and Canada may or may not be facing a housing bubble: reports
The Bank of Nova Scotia wants you to know that condo prices are going to drop in Toronto—well, kind of. Sort of. Maybe. The bank...
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Porter adds two new destinations, but they’re probably not what you were hoping for
No DC or Philly flights for Porter just yet. The Toronto Island-based airline announced new destinations today and it looks like...
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Toronto wakes up to higher gas prices. Who’s to blame? Everybody
With prices jumping to $1.20 per litre in some places—having risen almost five cents in two days—Toronto is facing prices...
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Stephen Harper announces changes to citizen’s arrest laws in most election-y way possible
More and more, it’s looking like Canada is going to have an election on May 2 . There are signs are everywhere: rumours aplenty...
City News
Where are they now? Catching up with Toronto’s former mayoral candidates
As Rocco Rossi reminded us with his surprise announcement last week, the candidates of the 2010 mayoral race, who so preoccupied...
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The unaffordable city: how did Toronto get so !@#$%&* expensive—and is it worth it?
Middle-class life isn’t what it used to be. Thanks to a heated real estate market, a strong dollar, new taxes and stagnating...
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Luxury supersaver Web shopping trend finally comes to Canada
Canadians who drool over foreign sample sale sites like Gilt Groupe , Rue La La and Vente- Privee should be happy to hear that...
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Rob Ford wants to make Toronto “world class” by bringing NFL to the city
We woke this morning to the news that Rob Ford and his brother and colleague on council Doug Ford have their eyes on a new prize:...
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Gone to pot: the story behind Toronto’s $100-million marijuana economy
Vietnamese gangs recruit teams of immigrants, install elaborate hydroponic equipment in their basements, and train them to raise...
Real Estate News
Conservatives bring in new mortgage restrictions, suggest some Canadians can’t manage their money
Ottawa was abuzz with speculation this morning, when the feds announced an early press conference with Jim Flaherty . Was it to be...
City News
Dwight Duncan: the HST is saving Ontario’s economy—no, really!
The Harmonized Sales Tax may be one of the Liberal government’s biggest weaknesses in the coming election, so they’ve opted to...
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Buffalo, importers tickled with loonie’s parity
For the fourth time in a decade, the Canadian dollar is above parity, and dollar watchers are saying this time it might stick for...
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Who is more deluded: Rob Ford or the labour unions?
Rob Ford’s first—and nastiest—fight will be with organized labour. The unions are saying “bring it” The garbage strike...
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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
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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
Deep Dives
“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
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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
Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative