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QUOTED: Prime-Minister-in-Waiting Rob Ford thinks public-funded healthcare is stupid

QUOTED: Prime-Minister-in-Waiting Rob Ford thinks public-funded healthcare is stupid

— Rob Ford, who made his inaugural appearance on Washington D.C. radio show The Sport Junkies this morning. Given the fallout...

A Life Interrupted: Hassan Rasouli’s journey from an earache to a high-stakes battle over end-of-life decisions

A Life Interrupted: Hassan Rasouli’s journey from an earache to a high-stakes battle over end-of-life decisions

Early in the summer of 2010, Hassan Rasouli, a 59-year-old engineer, had a problem with his right ear. He noticed sounds were...

The Argument: Why is quintessentially American writer Richard Ford’s new novel about Canada?

The Argument: Why is quintessentially American writer Richard Ford’s new novel about Canada?

The day after George W. Bush was re-elected president, the American novelist Richard Ford got in his car and drove across the...

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...

Are Rob Ford’s proposed 2012 budget cuts essentially equivalent to health care cuts?

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...

Michelle Dean: I ♥ N.Y. (Not T.O.)

Michelle Dean: I ♥ N.Y. (Not T.O.)

Dear Toronto: I’d like to say that it’s me, not you, but I’d be lying. It is you. You have no passion, no ambition. You...

Tim Hudak spent his life climbing the Tory ladder and now he has a shot at taking over Queen’s Park—but can he convince voters he’s more than just Mike Harris lite?

Tim Hudak spent his life climbing the Tory ladder and now he has a shot at taking over Queen’s Park—but can he convince voters he’s more than just Mike Harris lite?

Tim Hudak is riding in the back of an RV, a big, bouncy RV wrapped in an enormous picture of his smiling face, and he’s coming...

Why Dalton McGuinty isn’t worried about a record provincial debt, an exodus of trusted MPs and the Tim Hudak surge

Why Dalton McGuinty isn’t worried about a record provincial debt, an exodus of trusted MPs and the Tim Hudak surge

Six months ago, Ontarians had barely heard of Tim Hudak. Now he’s roaring toward victory. How do you plan to overcome his lead...

How academic pressure may have contributed to the spate of suicides at Queen’s University

How academic pressure may have contributed to the spate of suicides at Queen’s University

Early one Saturday morning in March 2010, Eric Windeler and his wife, Sandra Hanington, arrived home after a spinning class at the...

Can Dalton McGuinty’s bland-and-boring image withstand the increase in Internet attack campaigns?

Can Dalton McGuinty’s bland-and-boring image withstand the increase in Internet attack campaigns?

Premier Dalton McGuinty has a personal image (as opposed to a political image) that’s about as likely to inflame passion as...

How Toronto’s lavishly rich Latner family is tearing itself apart

How Toronto’s lavishly rich Latner family is tearing itself apart

Albert Latner made his fortune in real estate, health care and casinos, and lavished his four children with riches. After his wife...

Jack Layton accomplished the impossible (with a little help from the anti-Iggy movement)—now what?

Jack Layton accomplished the impossible (with a little help from the anti-Iggy movement)—now what?

I should start by telling you that you’re my MP. That makes you my boss. Great—so you have to answer all of my...

Grits trot out Chrétien and Trudeau to remind GTA that the Liberal Party used to be cool

Grits trot out Chrétien and Trudeau to remind GTA that the Liberal Party used to be cool

In this election campaign, some things are a lot easier for the Conservatives than for the Liberals—not the least of which being...

Cancer rates lower in Toronto than in the rest of Ontario: CCO

Cancer Care Ontario has released data suggesting that people in the GTA are dying of cancer at a rate less frequent than the...

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...

Ontario’s boring budget is fine, except for people who live in cities, and Peter Milczyn

Ontario’s boring budget is fine, except for people who live in cities, and Peter Milczyn

Perhaps the first thing to say about yesterday’s Ontario budget is that it perfectly embodies the government of Dalton McGuinty...

What would budget proposals look like if Ottawa made sense? Two think tanks’ adventures in coherence

What would budget proposals look like if Ottawa made sense? Two think tanks’ adventures in coherence

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) today released the Alternative Budget, its annual exercise in...

Toronto fourth most livable city in the world: The Economist

Toronto fourth most livable city in the world: The Economist

According to The Economist ’s annual ranking of global cities , Toronto is the fourth most livable city in the world. Hogtown...

Justin Bieber on sex, health care, abortion and how awesome Canada is

Justin Bieber on sex, health care, abortion and how awesome Canada is

This being awards season, it must have seemed fitting to the folks at Rolling Stone to put Canadian mega-star Justin Bieber on the...

The unaffordable city: how did Toronto get so !@#$%&* expensive—and is it worth it?

The unaffordable city: how did Toronto get so !@#$%&* expensive—and is it worth it?

Middle-class life isn’t what it used to be. Thanks to a heated real estate market, a strong dollar, new taxes and stagnating...

Who’s afraid of the big, bad provinces? Stephen Harper, that’s who

Who’s afraid of the big, bad provinces? Stephen Harper, that’s who

Timidity isn’t something Stephen Harper and his government stand accused of very often. But some of the news this week did bring...

Stephen Harper’s fifth anniversary as PM coming up, and Liberals just don’t know what to get him

In the Toronto Sun , Warren Kinsella notes that this coming Sunday will be the fifth anniversary of Paul Martin ’s defeat in the...

Huffington Post notes Canada’s existence, job numbers

Huffington Post notes Canada’s existence, job numbers

In a post voiced somewhere between a zoo plaque for children and a swindling travel brochure, U.S. news site HuffPo tells its...

Doth protest too much? Rating the threat levels of anarchists, anti-capitalists and other G20 haters

Doth protest too much? Rating the threat levels of anarchists, anti-capitalists and other G20 haters

The big dailies are issuing their warnings about the onslaught of G20 protesters, many of whom are already converging on our...

Private School Guide

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025

Big Stories

Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar

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

The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy

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

The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC

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

Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king

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

Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show, Small Achievable Goals

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?

Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm

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

Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian

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

Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield

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

The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation

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?

Almost Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom

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

"I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial"

“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

Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025

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

The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own

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

The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024

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

Buy Canadian

Sort-of Secret: Amelia’s Market, a Geary Avenue grocer selling local goods and light lunches

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

“There’s more attention now on shopping close to home”: How Broadfork Produce is connecting Toronto’s top chefs with Ontario farmers

“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

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini

With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative

These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you

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