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Six of the best holiday markets in Toronto, and what to buy at them
How to get a head start on your holiday shopping
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Culture
A Toronto-shot Star Trek premiere, JFL42 and eight other things to see, do, hear and read this week
What to do in Toronto during the week of September 18
Life
Inside PayPal’s new office, with communal bikes, cold brew on tap and catered lunches four days a week
And of course there's a Ping-Pong table
Food & Drink
What went down at Terroir’s invite-only rural retreat
A bunch of Ontario chefs got together and cooked an epic meal
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Shopping
The 15 best finds from this spring’s One of a Kind Show
Get psyched for summer by scoring artisanal freezies or the perfect sun hat
Shopping
Pop-Up Pick: Etsy’s roving trailer arrives in Toronto with pretty crafts, indie bands and food trucks
Etsy, purveyor of all things adorable and handcrafted, wraps up its ever-so-twee 10-day road trip this week. After showcasing the...
Shopping
Our top 10 picks from One of a Kind’s brand-new online craft emporium
One of a Kind Online is a new e-retail version of the gargantuan One of a Kind craft fair held twice a year at the Ex. The site...
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Pop-Up Pick: 9 carefully selected Etsy purveyors are coming to West Elm in Liberty Village
Toronto’s retail pop-up scene is gaining momentum, with new shopping opportunities emerging (and then disappearing) all the...
Shopping
Indie e-retailer Etsy is popping up at Indigo
Etsy, the website dedicated to peddling handcrafted and vintage wares, is aligning itself with powerful book retailer Indigo...
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Toronto Valentine’s Day Gifts for Women: 15 gifts she will actually adore
A note for bewildered boyfriends: few women want to gorge on chocolate or squeeze into ill-fitting lingerie after consuming a...
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Shopping
Made in Toronto: 10 local Etsy sellers you should know about
The One of a Kind Show may be over for another year, but that’s no reason to stop stockpiling crafts. Online marketplace Etsy...
City News
Toronto Christmas Gift Ideas: 10 Rob Ford-themed presents for you and yours
There are only three weeks left until Christmas. For all we know, Rob Ford 's mayoralty could collapse even sooner than...
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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Her: 6 gift ideas, from low-key to unabashedly romantic
Each year around February 14, the streets seem to be full of confused-looking men clutching bouquets of red roses or La Senza...
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Craft nerds, rejoice! Etsy pop-up shop to happen this weekend
Sometimes a handcrafted, three-of-a-kind item can be a good way to get someone’s attention (goodbye, fast fashion), and on...
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The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
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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
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