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Four things we learned from the auditor general’s report on the G20
Back in the dim mists of time— about six weeks ago , during that whole election thingy—we took a moment’s pause from 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...
City News
G20 inquiry opens with outrage—but will it give the city a sense of catharsis?
Toronto is still smarting from the chaos of last year’s G20 meeting. Instead of a serious public reckoning, half-hearted...
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UPDATE: Toronto Police Service reopens G20 assault case after the Star makes it look bad
Well, that was fast. This morning, the Toronto Star reported that even the roommate of the cop who allegedly assaulted Dorian...
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G20 Aftermath: the Toronto Star makes the police look silly (yet again)
The Star has been like a dog with a bone when it comes to the fallout from last summer’s G20 summit, diligently following the...
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G20 Aftermath: Byron Sonne gets bail after 11 months in the slammer
Arrested in the pressure cooker days before last summer’s G20 summit, Byron Sonne has been waiting almost a year while...
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How Byron Sonne’s obsession with the G20 security apparatus cost him everything
he fence, as the notorious G20 barricade was known, was three metres high and 10 kilometres long. It was put up at a cost of $9.4...
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Repealed laws, unreleased reports and plea bargains? Thursday is apparently G8/G20 news dump day
We’re only a few months away from the one-year anniversary of the G8/G20 summits that were ever so much fun for this city. In...
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“Toronto is the centre of the universe. Let’s just admit it and move on”—the Star’s not afraid to go there
An opinion piece with an opening like that is destined to raise a few eyebrows—and some blood pressure outside of the 416—but...
City News
Five things Torontonians should look for in the federal election debates
This week, Canadians get to watch two debates among the leaders of the four official parties in the House of Commons—the English...
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Auditor general: Stephen Harper and Tony Clement lied to Parliament and may have broken laws before G8/G20
This morning the Canadian Press is pushing a hot story that may influence the outcome of the federal election: a report from...
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Easiest game ever: guess which party leader Arcade Fire isn’t supporting in this election?
For those wondering where the all-powerful indie hipster vote was going to fall, Arcade Fire has spoken from the oracle that is...
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Toronto cops flood “sunshine list” of public servants pulling in over $100,000 (Officer Bubbles included!)
Ontario’s sunshine list has once again let everyone know which public servants made at least six figures in the previous...
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G20 aftermath: Toronto businesses aren’t a priority for federal government. Stop the presses
The Harper government has a lot on its plate right now, what with being in combat with two entirely different Muslim countries and...
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Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam manages to save Afrofest at Queen’s Park, at least for this year
Last week, it looked like Afrofest and Freedom Festival were both going to get kicked out of Queen’s Park for serial noise and...
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She who cures all: Q&A with Dhun Noria
For over 30 years as a doctor, Dhun Noria has battled disease. As the newest citizen member of the police board, she’s turning...
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G20 aftermath: despite “shocking” abuses, there likely won’t be a full inquiry without at least two elections
Yesterday saw yet another release of a report [PDF] on police actions during last year’s G20 weekend. The Canadian Civil...
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Violence-crazed Toronto sells out the 55,000-seat Rogers Centre UFC event in 48 hours
Montreal may have gotten the prime-time shout-out in last night’s Grammy Awards Arcade Fire speech , but Toronto can still lord...
Culture
30 Rock comes to Toronto: what they got right, what they got wrong
Last night’s jaunt to Toronto by 30 Rock ’s Jack Donaghy ( Alec Baldwin ) and Avery Jessop ( Elizabeth Banks ) continued the...
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Canadian Taxpayers Federation hands out awards for most wasteful politicians, but misses the most obvious ones
Yesterday, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation had a fun little event where the organization handed out Teddies—that...
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G20 Aftermath: Toronto police get to play keepsies with their toys from the G20
It’s always hard to give something up once it’s been held and played with a little bit—just ask any kindergarten teacher...
Culture
Paintings of G20 riot police get in on the action in Cairo
With revolution breaking out on the streets of Cairo, who would have thought that Toronto’s own police force would be keeping a...
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G20 aftermath: finances less terrible than expected
We think it’s fair to say that the G20, the Fake Lake that came with it, and the police crackdown that it spawned will not be...
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G20 police caught accidentally telling the truth in YouTube video: “This ain’t Canada right now”
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: a policeman does something foolish/arbitrary/thuggish during the G20 weekend, gets...
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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
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
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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
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
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
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
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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