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Two signs that the Island Airport is only getting bigger and better
Billy Bishop Airport’s proximity to the city—plus the free cookies in the departure lounge—have already won over many...
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Air Canada pilots call in sick, Air Canada passengers just sickened
Since this morning, Air Canada has been dealing with a pilot “sick-in,” which stands to be about as unpleasant as it...
Style
A photo tour of Air Canada’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner—coming to an airspace near you in 2014
On Friday, we went to Air Canada’ s hangar to preview its Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the newest airplane in its fleet, which will...
City News
Mark Wahlberg will never forget 9/11 and Toronto
Remember 9/11? Mark Wahlberg sure does. We’ve heard the actor talking previously about how world history would have been...
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Porter Airlines to service Timmins, Ontario (and all of its 200 residents)
Beloved airline and free alcohol dispensary Porter Airlines celebrated its fifth birthday this month by expanding service to...
City News
Air Canada to launch new low-cost airline
Canadians looking for cheap fares to Cuba and Mexico will be getting more flight options—it’s just not clear when or under...
City News
Pearson responds to long lines on Wednesday night with radical move of “adding staff”
Wednesday night, the lineups at Pearson International Airport were apparently a bit nutty, even by the standards of Canada’s...
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Mixed news for activists in report that says passengers will save four minutes with Island airport tunnel
We admit it; we can’t get enough news about the possible pedestrian tunnel to Billy Bishop Airport on the Island. We love the...
City News
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...
City News
For the second time, a Virgin airline cuts Toronto out of its list of destinations
Back in April, we were so hopeful about Virgin America’s new flights to San Francisco and L.A. That hope proved wasted last...
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Coffee spill on United flight just one of many terrifying/hilarious incidents in Toronto airspace. Here are five more
The Toronto Star is reporting that a Chicago-Frankfurt flight made an emergency landing at Pearson after the plane’s...
City News
For once, winter weather snafus not Toronto’s fault (but Torontonians still getting screwed)
Call in the army to clear snow just once , and a city’s reputation for being winter-competent is ruined forever. Between the...
City News
Porter Airlines now being wooed by possible destinations
Porter Airlines has a couple of feathers to add to its cap this week. Its hub, the Toronto Island Airport, is one step closer to...
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Culture
Celebrities will now fly coach to Toronto with the plebs
Stars: they’re just like us—thanks to budget cuts. That’s right. You could find yourself rubbing elbows with Brangelina and...
City News
Porter CEO sues Air Canada for taking away his free first-class passes
Porter and Air Canada just can't seem to play nice. The former's CEO, Robert Deluce, is suing Air Canada for not letting him and...
City News
Island Airport update: Porter-Air Canada throwdown heats up
Air Canada has taken to the courts to whine about the Toronto Port Authority's allotment of takeoff and landing spots at Toronto's...
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Toronto named one of the world’s “emerging” destinations
In this weekend's New York Times Style Magazine, Toronto was singled out as an up-and-coming travel destination, along with...
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Porter keeps expanding, but still no Florida. Any chance they’ll fly there in this lifetime?
The Sunshine State seems like an obvious choice for Toronto’s boutique airline. Last year, 6,378 flights departed from Pearson...
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Virgin to start flying out of Pearson, hopes it goes better than last time
Virgin America announced yesterday via Twitter it would soon be offering daily flights from Toronto to California’s west...
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Culture
Ian McEwan stuck in Toronto thanks to potentially inspirational volcano
It’s nice to know there’s one stranded European not throwing a hissy fit for being stuck in Toronto due to Iceland’s...
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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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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