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The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2023
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
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Which city councillor are you? A post-budget-season personality quiz
Which local politician is your soulmate?
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Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti calls Parkdale “a pedophile district”
Ward 7 city councillor Giorgio Mammoliti is known for making extremely strange statements to the media (a habit he has at times...
City News
A year after Ford’s near-disaster, city councillors still fear conflicts of interest
It's a sure bet that Rob Ford would like his first term to be remembered for its fiscal achievements. Instead, it will almost...
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The city clamps down on the Parkdale party scene with a new Queen West restaurant cap
Over the last five years, the stretch of Queen West between Dufferin and Roncesvalles, once known for drugs and prostitution, has...
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Editor’s Letter (August 2013): the party pooping Parkdale restaurant moratorium
Parkdale on a hot summer night is an exceedingly fun place to be. If you’re lucky enough to snag a seat at Grand Electric, the...
Food & Drink
Critic: How tequila-fuelled taquerias like Playa Cabana became the city’s buzziest places to eat—and party
Playa Cabana is on the ground floor of a slim Dupont semi just off Davenport, a convenient pit stop after a wardrobe binge in...
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Rob Ford is facing another integrity complaint over his letters to lobbyists
Even after nearly being booted from office for it, Rob Ford continues to send out fundraising letters to registered lobbyists...
City News
Reaction Roundup: Rob Ford is still asking lobbyists for donations
The Toronto Star has officially ruined any chance of Rob Ford returning from his vacation in Disney World with his ethical...
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Grand Electric’s second floor falls victim to the Parkdale restaurant moratorium (UPDATED)
Grand Electric’ s second-storey expansion, which would’ve added 40 seats to perennially packed taco bar, is on hold due to the...
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Giorgio Mammoliti’s most memorable gaffes, including the one that could end his political career
Although Giorgio Mammoliti leapt from Rob Ford’ s lurching bandwagon in November, the two city hall fixtures still have a lot in...
Food & Drink
The Pinball Café falls victim to Parkdale’s restaurant ban (UPDATED)
Earlier today, Jason and Rachel Hazzard, owners of Parkdale’s Pinball Café, posted a note on Facebook announcing they’re...
Food & Drink
Parkdale strip hit with Ossington-style restaurant ban (but Grand Electric’s expansion is safe)
Last week, city councillor Gord Perks quietly pushed through a moratorium (like the one on Ossington in 2009) on new restaurants...
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Sorry seems to be the hardest word: four lame city council apologies
Given the number of times Rob Ford has had to say he’s sorry over his political career, it’s odd that he doesn’t yet have it...
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Grand Electric to get even grander with a second floor
Earlier this summer, Grand Electric opened a back patio, effectively doubling the space at the tiny Parkdale taco and bourbon bar...
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Quoted: Gord Perks on the virtues of a gin and tonic (and a few bowls) on a hot summer’s evening
—Councillor Gord Perks, seconding fellow lefty councillor Adam Vaughan’ s motion to consider allowing city-run lawn bowling...
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Glenn De Baeremaeker’s office dwarfs Doug Holyday’s—and Sue-Ann Levy is not cool with that
Toronto Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy is riled up that some city councillors have taken up an offer to move into bigger...
City News
QUOTED: Josh Colle explains what makes white people feel better
— Josh Colle, arguing that the bylaw prohibiting firearms on city-owned property doesn’t do much for residents in his riding...
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A report recommends three safe-injection sites in Toronto, but the province doesn’t agree
Researchers from St. Michael’s Hospital and the University of Toronto took four years to produce a hefty report on safe...
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The Anti-Ford: Kristyn Wong-Tam believes Toronto is in better shape than you’re being told
In her first year on city council, Kristyn Wong-Tam hogged the spotlight with proposals to ban shark fin soup, save bike lanes and...
City News
Quoted: Rob Ford on “Joe” Stalin, and the city councillors that are apparently just like him
Like his right-hand man Giorgio Mammoliti, Rob Ford can smell the communists in his midst. Ford made the remarks (“Joe”...
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Gord Perks on why he thinks Rob Ford and co. have a “radical conservative agenda”
So said city councillor Gord Perks earlier this week, joining the group of left-leaning councillors who have ramped up their...
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Is Rob Ford a “radical conservative”? The truth: probably not
This week, left-leaning city councillors have been throwing the term “radical conservative agenda” around like a football at a...
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Toronto’s budget surplus (no, not shortfall) grows by another $8.8 million
The city’s projected budget surplus has grown to $154 million—a nice chunk of change for a metropolis that’s allegedly...
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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
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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
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
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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
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