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In a quintessentially Toronto moment, the Occupy protest comes to a peaceful end
The remaining Occupy Toronto protesters were forced from the wilds of St. James Park yesterday, and all things considered, it was...
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G20 ringleaders go to court, undercover police officers’ names and stories go public
The Toronto Star, among other media outlets, reports the names of two undercover police officers who infiltrated activist circles...
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Occupy Toronto gets its marching orders; police take a hands-off approach to the eviction
Yesterday, a judge ruled that it was within the city’s rights to evict Occupy Toronto from St. James Park. Some protesters...
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Byron Sonne: G20 geek, anarchist, accused bomb-maker and, um, baker?
The pre-trial of the “G20 geek” accused of planning an attack on the G20 summit with home-cooked bombs continues. The Toronto...
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Evidence from contested warrants will stand in Byron Sonne case
Superior Court Justice Nancy Spies has rejected an application to have evidence against G20 fanatic Byron Sonne thrown out. His...
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Alleged G20 attack plotter Byron Sonne is finally on trial
After a year and a half, “The Anarchist of Forest Hill,” Byron Sonne, is going to trial. Sonne is accused of planning an...
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More horror stories from the G20 detention centre means more searching for closure for the city
The long-simmering anger over the Toronto G20 was revived this week after the Toronto Star released surveillance footage from the...
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A look inside the temporary G20 detention centre, courtesy of the Toronto Star
Today the Star gave us a glimpse inside the temporary detention centre where police held alleged troublemakers during the G20...
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Surprise! Another man—this time of the crossbow- and chainsaw-toting variety—charged during the G20 walks
A bit of news that should surprise no one: a man arrested near the Toronto G20 security fence has been acquitted. Gary McCullough...
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Gawker gotchas: a roundup of Toronto’s most embarrassing moments according to the gossip giant
Earlier this week, the Globe and Mail’ s “Caption Writing Person” set off an online frenzy with a series of epic one-liners...
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Comparisons between the G20 and Occupy Toronto protests are coming a touch too early
This weekend, Toronto demonstrators will launch a protest motivated by the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York...
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Standoff between Bill Blair and Rob Ford now officially more exciting than the provincial election
According to reports in the Toronto Star, Bill Blair seems to be gambling his job on the hopes that Rob Ford will publicly...
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G20 rioter pens essay to avoid jail time, Matt Galloway fumes politely
A four-page essay may have helped a 22-year old avoid jail time for participating in Toronto’s G20 riots. Robin Henry’ s...
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The Toronto Star continues its steadfast devotion to stalking the police force’s every move
In its ongoing effort to burn all bridges with various police forces around the GTA, the Toronto Star is reporting that a man...
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Reduced police force could be final chapter in the slow death of Rob Ford’s half-baked campaign promise
Last week, news broke that the Toronto police plan to offer severance packages to hundreds of police officers (which police chief...
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Alleged G20 conspirators to appear in court, but, once again, we learn nothing
The judicial wheels are in motion to determine whether or not there is enough evidence to put 17 alleged G20 conspirators on...
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G20 aftermath: court allows class action lawsuit to proceed
Without any kind of serious, thorough and official reckoning in the wake of the G20 summit in Toronto last summer, we were finally...
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Activist arrested after penning a blog post calling out a “screw-rat infiltrator”
Activist, journalist and blogger Dan Kellar was arrested last week after he named and published a picture of a man he believed to...
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Evidence of Tony Clement’s involvement in alleged G8 pork fest mounts
The Toronto Star , bless its heart, can’t let the G20 go, and we're more than a little glad, because the story keeps getting...
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How the G20—with its burning cars, broken storefronts, violent beatings and mass arrests—ruined Bill Blair’s popularity
On June 26, 2010, Bill Blair was in the middle of the most complicated week of his career. The G20 summit had transformed the...
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SIU closes investigation into the Adam Nobody assault—again
The total number of police officers who will be charged in the beating of Adam Nobody at last summer’s G20 summit...
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G20 Aftermath: one of the largest mass arrests in Canadian history nets only a handful of charges
This Sunday marks the first anniversary of the G20 summit in Toronto, and instead of a celebratory kettle of local citizens—you...
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G20 aftermath: it’s rough being a cop in Toronto this summer
We’ve spent a bunch of time and pixels blogging about how the city has recovered (or not) from the G20— and...
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Another front-page treatment on the Star, another officer charged with G20 offenses
The Toronto Star continued to do the investigative work the Toronto police would prefer it didn’t, managing once more to splash...
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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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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
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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?
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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
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“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
Deep Dives
Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
Deep Dives
The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
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
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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
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“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
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The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
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These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions