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Philip Preville: A sober assessment of Rob Ford’s shining achievements
Ignore, for a moment, all the sideshow antics that have hijacked his mayoralty. Rob Ford has made some big changes at city hall...
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Rob Ford and the Toronto Sun are breaking up—here, a pair of personal ads to help them move on
Mayor Rob Ford and the Toronto Sun’ s beautiful friendship—a years-long affair based on shared political beliefs, mutual staff...
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The Gravy Train aims to be Toronto’s first “gourmet dippery”
Is gravy the next ramen? Probably not, but if the whole “dipping” restaurant concept takes off, we’ll have The Gravy Train...
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Rob Ford’s trip to Chicago, by the headlines
If anyone in Toronto was unaware that Rob Ford and a contingent of councillors and business types headed down to Chicago this...
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A culinary tour of some of this year’s deep-fried wonders at the CNE
For last year’s Canadian National Exhibition, we brought you eight culinary innovations, including the god-awful (but much...
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City hall budget warfare, round two: blanket freeze edition
Last year’s painful budget deliberations may still feel fresh, but it’s already time to start examining the 2013...
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Rob Ford does some dodgy math and cuts up his CNE tickets on camera
Over the weekend, the Toronto Sun posted a video of Rob Ford railing against the organizers of the CNE, who had the nerve to send...
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Colonel Sanders’ autobiography available for free on Facebook
The autobiography of Colonel Harland Sanders that we told you about last year is now available for download to anyone willing to...
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Rob Ford returns to his old nemesis: the land transfer tax
Sounding like he was re-using his 2010 election campaign notes, Rob Ford told the Toronto Real Estate Board on Friday that he’d...
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The gravy search moves to the Sony Centre and other city-owned theatres
The city has been working for months to off-load one or more of its three theatres—the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, the...
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QUOTED: Rob Ford succumbs to his cravings and quits his weight loss challenge early
— Rob Ford officially quit the “Cut the Waist” challenge on his Newstalk 1010 radio show yesterday, three weeks early and...
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Budget committee newbie James Pasternak promises a “floor fight” over cuts
Since learning the city’s 2011 surplus (or “savings”) was $138 more than forecast, city councillors...
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Reaction Roundup: councillors on the surprisingly dramatic vote on cleaning contracts
The formerly “mushy middle” and the left-leaners on city council teamed up against another of Rob Ford’ s campaign promises...
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Kids could get out of paying Rob Ford’s field fees—this year, at least
Councillor Janet Davis and like-minded colleagues are poised to block yet another of Rob Ford’ s belt-tightening measures by...
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Does Rob Ford have some secret ability to charm unions?
Rob Ford’s administration has avoided any drawn-out work stoppages, which is kind of a shocker for a mayor obsessed with...
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Does Rob Ford have secret plans to fire half of Toronto’s librarians? Probably not
Librarians may be bad at chanting, but they’re pretty good with alarmist rhetoric, according to the Globe and Mail’ s Marcus...
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Karen Stintz finds a new way to bug Rob Ford: shut down a subway-focused TTC subsidiary
Now that she's done booting the mayor’s allies off the TTC board, Karen Stintz wants to close a flailing shell corporation...
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In a dull and anti-climactic finish to labour negotiations, CUPE ratifies a new collective agreement
CUPE Local 416 has approved a new collective agreement with the Rob Ford administration, and the resolution is surprisingly...
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In the wake of the budget defeat, Rob Ford compares his opponents to dogs
After a large portion of his proposed budget was dismantled, Rob Ford, ever gracious, did what any classy politician would do: he...
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Rob Ford’s sister’s long-time boyfriend allegedly utters death threats against the mayor
At the beginning of the week, Rob Ford–related news reports were dominated by ice cream, gravy jokes and his and brother Doug...
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The Brothers Ford make the same New Year’s resolution as pretty much everybody else: lose weight
Rob Ford and brother Doug are bringing the gravy hunt really, really close to home. Word is the Fords are committed to losing...
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Are Rob Ford’s proposed 2012 budget cuts essentially equivalent to health care cuts?
A group of health care professionals visited city hall early this week with a petition in hand containing nearly 300 signatures...
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Word is a great, big budget shortfall is looming in 2013
The 2012 budget hasn’t even gone before council, and already the Toronto Sun has moved on to 2013. Apparently, a city source...
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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
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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
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
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