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Metrolinx’s proposed timeline for building LRTs is inconvenient for Rob Ford
In a hotly anticipated report that will go to the Metrolinx board tomorrow, Metrolinx staff gives a thumbs-up to city council’s...
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How Rob Ford could nail down his council allies: establish a party system
Rob Ford is finding it hard to drum up many allies on council these days, but former Stephen Harper speechwriter Michael Taube has...
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Rob Ford’s campaign audit: everything you need to know
Now, that Rob Ford is finally ready for his campaign expense audit, there are many questions to answer. Who’s overseeing the...
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Get a sneak peek at our May cover story: Rob Ford and the weirdest mayoralty in Toronto history
Below is an excerpt from our May cover story, “The Incredible Shrinking Mayor” by Marci McDonald. The full text is now...
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After stalling for 11 months, Rob Ford is finally ready for his election audit
After stalling and stalling and stalling some more, Rob Ford has a radical new tactic for dealing with his campaign audit: just do...
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In a shocking development, Rob Ford tried to delay his campaign audit—again
Rob Ford is a man who knows how to stall, but even his very best tactics couldn’t delay his upcoming audit appeal hearing any...
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Municipal election spoiler: Rob Ford wants a full slate of candidates in 2014
The next municipal election is still more than two years away, but Rob Ford is already talking strategy. Speaking on his radio...
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NDP holds on to Jack Layton’s former seat (despite all of Justin Trudeau’s efforts)
Not even Justin Trudeau’ s impassioned video plea for the Liberals could stop the NDP from cruising to an easy win in...
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Rob Ford’s last chance to stave off a campaign finance audit has lapsed...finally
After months of stalling, it looks like Rob Ford could face an audit of his campaign finances as early as April. Since the...
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Confidence Man: how Glen Murray is positioning himself to grab the reins of political power
The famously gay former mayor of Winnipeg was lured to Toronto by a group of backroom nabobs and remade as an influential member...
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Maria Augimeri avoids a by-election; Rob Ford avoids the referendum he probably doesn’t want anymore
Thanks to the Superior Court of Ontario, Maria Augimeri avoided the crushing indignity of a by-election. The court ruled last...
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Rob Ford could go to court over campaign finances—but likely won’t have to take the stand
Rob Ford is hoping an Ontario court will disregard a compliance audit committee’s findings and instead hold a trial to determine...
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The Q&A: Nick Kouvalis is cashing in on his newfound cachet right, left and centre
A chat with the political strategist everyone wants in their corner In a year, you’ve gone from mastermind of Rob Ford’s...
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Apparently, the Sheppard subway extension is now going to open one station at a time
Turns out financing a subway extension is tough. Like, really, really tough. The Toronto Star reports that Gordon Chong, who Rob...
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Editor’s Letter, November 2011: Sarah Fulford on the New Gilded Age
It’s been a good decade for the ultra-wealthy. The global financial meltdown of 2008, which wiped out the retirement savings of...
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Rob Ford marks the first anniversary of his election with news that he’s only the second-least popular mayor in the country
A new poll finds that Hazel McCallion , she of the conflict-of-interest fame, is Canada’s most popular mayor, while Rob Ford...
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Rob Ford hits the mayoral campaign trail several years early
Sure, Rob Ford may currently be riding out one of the rockier periods in his administration’s term thus far; but that hasn’t...
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Activist watchdog Fair Elections Toronto continues dogging Rob Ford
Rob Ford probably has enough to worry about these days, but a group of activists is once again calling for a review of the...
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Toronto Sun vents election disappointment with fire and brimstone cover
The province of Ontario was consumed by hellfire late last night, according to the Toronto Sun . While the paper’s website is...
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The blame game: Tim Hudak’s provincial election loss is the result of a bad campaign bus, among other things
Our friends at Torontoist may have coined the best term for post–provincial election analysis: a post-boretem . By all...
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Can a 386-page report on Hazel McCallion’s misbehaviour stop the Hurricane? Probably not
Things aren’t looking great for the Hurricane. As every paper in the city is reporting, a judicial inquiry has found that...
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Major daily newspapers offer totally predictable political endorsements for the provincial election
Toronto’s various daily newspapers have announced their endorsements for Ontario premier, and most of the recommendations are...
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Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty embarrasses Ontario provincial election candidate Dalton McGuinty with early tax credit
The Conservatives are accusing Dalton McGuinty of making desperate political gambits after the Liberals announced that they were...
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Dalton McGuinty warns voters about what a Rob Ford (er, Tim Hudak) win in the provincial election victory could mean for Ontario
With polls showing a dead heat in the provincial election race and no clear winner in Tuesday night’s debate, Dalton McGuinty is...
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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
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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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
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
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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
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