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Hudson's Bay Company
Culture
A look at the whimsical art installations taking over Hudson’s Bay right now
There's a giant ball pit, a tattooed Venus de Milo and a dino room straight out of
Jurassic Park
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Shopping
Downtown Toronto’s best holiday window displays, ranked
Ranked from "Fa-la-la-la fine" to "Ho, ho, holy moly"
Shopping
The coolest gear for commemorating Canada’s 150th birthday
Nine non-kitschy ways to prove your patriotism
Shopping
Whoopi Goldberg designed some very peculiar holiday sweaters, which you can now buy at Hudson’s Bay
Featuring Mean Girls–inspired dancing reindeer and two Santas kissing
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Style
Twenty dresses to wear when it’s freezing outside
Shake up your winter wardrobe with these cozy dresses
Shopping
The Find: a sultry suede dress for showing off your inner 1970s songstress
Hudson's Bay has just launched a new clothing line with its American counterpart, Lord and Taylor. It's called Design Lab Lord and...
Style
HBC took out a very large mortgage on its Saks Fifth Avenue Manhattan flagship
—The value, in American dollars, of the 20-year mortgage taken out by Hudson's Bay Company on its Saks Fifth Avenue flagship in...
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Style
Reasons to Love Toronto 2014: #27. Because the Department Store Wars Just Got Interesting
A pair of lavish newcomers are challenging Holt Renfrew for luxury department store supremacy. Last summer, Hudson’s Bay...
Shopping
The Find: colourful Martone bikes are now for sale at The Room
From now until August 10, Toronto cyclists can pick up a chic ride from Martone Cycling Co. at the brand's new pop-up in The Room...
Style
Saks Fifth Avenue will be even more upscale when it comes to Canada
Like it or not, Toronto is becoming a haven for international luxury labels: Yorkdale just announced five new brands, including...
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Real Estate News
The Torontification of Manhattan
Three T.O.-based real estate power players, apparently not satisfied with the dandelion-like spread of skyscrapers in our...
Shopping
Team Canada’s sold-out toques are now going for $200 on eBay
Late last week, news broke that Hudson Bay’s Team Canada toques were completely sold out—both online and in stores. The...
Style
In a shocker move, the Bay sells its Queen and Yonge flagship to bring Saks downtown
Bloor Street shoppers who were pumped for Saks Fifth Avenue to re-vamp The Bay's tired Yorkville space will have to put up with...
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Style
Saks Fifth Avenue is going to replace (and transform) The Bay at Yonge and Bloor
Watch out, Holts : another luxury department store is staking its claim on the Mink Mile. Saks Fifth Avenue —which was recently...
Style
Brika—a curated, Toronto-based version of Etsy—opens a pop-up at Hudson’s Bay
Even the most ardent advocate of handmade goods sometimes gets overwhelmed by the dizzying realm of Etsy. Enter Brika...
Style
HBC buys Saks Fifth Avenue with plans to bring the upscale chain to Canada
After weeks of negotiations and rumours of competing bids, Hudson’s Bay Company has finalized a $2.9-billion deal to buy and its...
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Hudson’s Bay Company is looking at buying Saks Fifth Avenue
In three months, HBC has promoted luxury guru Bonnie Brooks, opened Canada’s largest women’s shoe store, hinted it wants to...
Style
Bonnie Brooks ends her five-year reign as HBC president
Bonnie Brooks, the luxury retail whiz who led Hudson’s Bay’ s revamp from dowdy department store to high-flying retailer, is...
City News
Hudson’s Bay Company’s U.S.-based owners are taking the company public
After months of rumours, the American owners of Hudson's Bay Company have officially announced that they're going public with...
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There could be no more Zellers stores in Canada by next spring
More changes are afoot within Hudson’s Bay Company: the company has announced it will close the majority of the 64 remaining...
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The Bay will open at Pearson Airport in October
LS Travel Retail North America has announced plans to open the first-ever Hudson’s Bay Company airport store this October at...
City News
Hudson’s Bay Company entertains the idea of an IPO
Rumours are swirling about an initial public offering for Canadian icon Hudson’s Bay Company. Women’s Wear Daily is reporting...
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Is Bloomingdale’s coming to Toronto?
The Globe and Mail recently reported that the Hudson’s Bay Company is currently talking with Bloomingdale’s to open a “store...
Style
Target will be under federal review for its lack of CanCon prior to its arrival in 2013
Before Target can land on Canadian soil next spring, the federal government has launched a review of the company’s practices to...
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The Private and Independent School Directory Spring 2025
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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
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
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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
Food & Drink
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