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Party Pages: the Picasso Gala played host to Kim Cattrall, an Eaton, some Jackmans and a Weston
The AGO celebrated its upcoming Picasso exhibit, featuring more than 150 pieces from the Musée National Picasso in Paris, with a...
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The Find: obnoxiously colourful footwear that even Justin Bieber would love
Toronto Fashion Week made it clear that vibrant colours are back in rotation this spring—it’s already a widely embraced trend...
City News
Former TCHC exec Gordon Chu got the city to pay for his car—twice
While Rob Ford wants to sell off Toronto Community Housing homes to raise money for repairs, the TCHC could probably find cash...
Style
GALLERY: Check out over 70 shots from Holt Renfrew’s Toronto Fashion Week show
Holt Renfrew takes pride in Canadian designers, which is why every year it plans a showcase of the country’s...
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The Wedding Album: Natalie & Nathan’s small, unfussy union at the Drake
Natalie & Nathan | August 20, 2011 | The Drake Hotel Café View their wedding album » Natalie Sammut and Nathan Vella were 15 and...
Style
Six male style archetypes inspired by Toronto shop owners’ disdain for heritage dressing and fun socks
There are few manners of dress among men in Toronto, because so few are popular enough for independent retailers to endorse. We...
City News
Year in Review: our favourite hits and misses from The Scene in 2011
It will come as no surprise that this year’s fashion parties were (mostly) at one of two places: The Bay and Holt Renfrew. At...
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Is there a future for luxury sporting goods in Toronto? Sporting Life hopes so
Sporting Life , Ontario’s luxury sporting goods store (and $2,300 parka emporium), is considering a search for private investors...
Shopping
25 awesome Toronto Boxing Day 2011 sales that will inspire you to don gay apparel (i.e. pants)
December 26 (or, in some parts, Boxing Day) is one of the worst days to leave the house, especially if the reason for leaving the...
Shopping
We pick 21 of the city’s coolest (and coziest) sweaters, just in time for (a delayed) winter
’Tis the season for saying things like “’tis the season” and being so freezing cold that we’re required to wear an...
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Style
Battle of the department store windows: wherein Lady Gaga makes Christmas about Lady Gaga
There’s so much to love about the holidays in a city: the aroma of freshly prepared seasonal drinks to get us going in the...
Style
Can former Loblaws Cos. executive Calvin McDonald make Sears Canada desirable?
Sears Canada is a company rife with image problems, and the brand knows it: in line to save the company from becoming the next...
Shopping
Holiday Gift Guide 2011: 90 of the best presents money can buy
The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and we’ve tackled the ever-difficult task of narrowing down a list of items that...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2011: 18 yuletide treasures for the best darn gals ever
Pay no attention to what the advertisers tell you: there’s no gift “perfect for every woman in your life.” Still, we're...
Shopping
Holiday Gift Guide 2011: 27 impressive mid-range presents from $100 to $499
Sometimes it is hard to stick to a limit, because sometimes the gifts over $100 really are the perfect presents. We’ve found a...
City News
THE SCENE: Holt Renfrew launches Holt’s Muse with the Man Repeller Leandra Medine
Tuesday night at Holt Renfrew, fashion fans flocked to the third floor, where the Man Repeller Leandra Medine hosted a party to...
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Gallery: Holt Renfrew unveils its much-anticipated holiday windows
The moment has come, and the Holt Renfrew windows have been unveiled. This year, the folks at Holt’s have decided to go with the...
Style
Man Repeller Leandra Medine is coming to Holt Renfrew on November 8
Ladies, break out your harem pants and Jeffrey Campbell shoes, because the Man Repeller is coming to Holt Renfrew. Leandra...
Culture
SPOTTED: Elisha Cuthbert and Dion Phaneuf at Holts
It seems Prime Minister Harper isn’t the only one that’s in town to hobnob with hockey players — Elisha Cuthbert was spotted...
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THE SCENE: Popular website The Coveteur hosts a party with Holt Renfrew
Nothing unites the rich—and even richer still—better than self-adulation at Holt Renfrew, so it was no shock to see...
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We don’t “die,” but Rachel Zoe is still coming to Holt Renfrew in August
Rachel Zoe , stylist to the stars and subject of a Bravo show called the Rachel Zoe Project , will be in Toronto on...
City News
Best of the City 2011: Our picks for Toronto’s top services—from beard trimming to doggie fitness
Spray paint removal Beard maintenance Canine workout Bedbug exterminator Personal shopper Tattoo removal Artful mani Cleaver care...
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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...
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Holt Renfrew announces a big redesign of its Yorkdale location for the 2012 holiday season
Sometimes, let’s face it, bigger is better, and in retail, it seems that if a company is as huge as Holt Renfrew , the only...
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Canada Day Bar Cart: Summer sips
Make the most of this momentous occasion with these easy sippers, including wines, brews, spirits and low-alcohol bevs
Best New Restaurants
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
Big Stories
Deep Dives
Sex worker and
Anora
consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood
Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight
Deep Dives
Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal
As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down
Deep Dives
Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial
She’s fierce, shrewd and relentless. And she doesn’t just want to win—she wants to dismantle the prison system altogether
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
Deep Dives
Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
Deep Dives
Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
Deep Dives
Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
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
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Food & Drink
An all-Canadian wine festival is coming to Fort York
Elbows Up aims to make it easier (and cheaper) to buy Canadian-made bottles
Food & Drink
This Toronto Italian restaurant is launching a pasta tasting menu made with all-Canadian ingredients
It’s Amano Trattoria’s elbows-up moment
City News
A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs
How to reduce our reliance on American farmers? Rely on robot ones instead
Food & Drink
“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling