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City News
10 juicy pieces of celebrity gossip (including some blind item reveals) from Lainey Lui’s annual Smut Soirée
It was a veritable gossip summit last night at the Evergreen Brick Works, where 800 people—almost all female—turned up for The...
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Culture
The annual list of celeb-inspired TIFF cocktails is out (with nary a Canadian to be seen)
Two weeks away from the start of the Toronto International Film Festival, official sponsor Skyy Vodka kicked things off with its...
Culture
MTV’s Skins criticized for racy teen sex and Canadianness
For teens tired of the Prada-sporting, beach house–dwelling Gossip Girl set, MTV’s upcoming Skins —a spinoff of the...
City News
Kids Inc.: Degrassi’s Raymond Ablack and Skins’ Camille Cresencia-Mills discuss post-millennial TV teenagedom
The place: Sneaky Dee’s. The people: Degrassi’s Raymond Ablack and Skins’ Camille Cresencia-Mills. The subject:...
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Shopping
Sale rack scavenger: Holt Renfrew edition
The holidays are officially over, but sale season is still in full swing. We stopped by Holt Renfrew to see what the city swank...
City News
Spotted! Ryan Gosling getting his Canuck Christmas on in Burlington
Do we really need more reasons to love Ryan Gosling ? Yeah, yeah, we know he’s dating a Gossip Girl , but let’s just put that...
Style
The Bay to carry Madonna’s clothing line, Material Girl
The Bay has signed an agreement to be the exclusive retailer of Material Girl, the new line from Madonna and daughter Lourdes...
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Shopping
A jaunty little hat for the holiday party circuit
The popularity of Blair Waldorf-esque headbands has gone the same direction as Gossip Girl: down. This year, fascinators have made...
Style
Nylon magazine gives shout-out to young Canadian designers
Flip open the September issue of Nylon and you’ll find four Canadian labels featured inside: Evan Biddell , Greta...
Style
Life in the Fast lane: Canadian designer Mark Fast returns home after turning heads in London
With such magazines as Rolling Stone, ID , In Style , Elle , Harper’s Bazaar and nine editions of Vogue...
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Style
Bustle puts on a hopping show with Rick Mercer, Shinan Govani and Stacy McKenzie
Who says Canadians don't appreciate their own celebs? With cameos from Rick Mercer, gossip columnist Shinan Govani and model...
Culture
We don’t care about the young folks: the Park Hyatt is overrun with stargazing 20-somethings
Did Gossip Girl put out an APB directing all 19-year-old girls from the GTA to the Park Hyatt roof? The hotel has been so...
Culture
The IT Lounge is where media go to swig back hangover juice and chase with vodka
Please mum, can I have a sweater? The objective of a gifting lounge is to connect George Clooney with a Sharpie marker, Woody...
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Shopping
Sales roundup: Designer denim sale, 20 per cent off at Stylegarage, save up to 70 per cent at Preloved
FASHION BEANSPROUT Before sending the tykes off to camp, check out this sale at the kiddie outfitter Beansprout. Bathing...
Shopping
Sales roundup: Designer sales at Holt Renfrew, Carte Blanche, Delphic and Buckler
FASHION 889 YONGE The retail portion of this holistic spa-yoga studio is having a “secret sale”: mention those two words at...
Style
Toronto’s Best Dressed: Laya Bail and Hayley French
Pulling off the trends du jour can be a slippery slope (just ask this crazy lady), but long-time BFFs Laya Bail and Hayley French...
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Shopping
The perfect summer party dress courtesy of Lorick
Wedding season has almost arrived. Here’s one stunner of a dress to help us through it. Gossip Girl devotees may already...
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Private School Guide
The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
Big Stories
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
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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Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
Food & Drink
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
Food & Drink
“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business
Food & Drink
Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand