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The best holiday gifts that give back

The best holiday gifts that give back

Including vintage-inspired wine glasses, slouchy socks and a cozy fleece jacket

Fifteen amazing Black Friday deals for home goods enthusiasts

Fifteen amazing Black Friday deals for home goods enthusiasts

Including a hydroponic indoor garden, a super-soft alpaca throw and stackable Staub cookware

TIFF Red Carpet Bingo: The 5 Styles You’re Sure To See

TIFF Red Carpet Bingo: The 5 Styles You’re Sure To See

The movies are nice and the rush lines are exciting, but let’s face it, the best part of TIFF is that Toronto becomes a tiny...

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Eight awesome umbrellas to properly protect you from all these spring showers

Eight awesome umbrellas to properly protect you from all these spring showers

Stay dry out there

The ten best pieces from Ivy Park, Beyonce's new line of workout gear

The ten best pieces from Ivy Park, Beyonce’s new line of workout gear

Channel Queen Bey in leotards and mesh bomber jackets

How Hudson's Bay assembles its amazing, animated Christmas windows

How Hudson’s Bay assembles its amazing, animated Christmas windows

Seven years ago, at its flagship store in Toronto's financial district, Hudson’s Bay debuted its Santa-themed Christmas windows...

Pop-Up Pick: snag Pride-themed paraphernalia at this all-Canadian collaboration

Pop-Up Pick: snag Pride-themed paraphernalia at this all-Canadian collaboration

Drake General Store and the Bay, two of Toronto's most devoted peddlers of Canadiana gear, have come together to create a themed...

Slideshow: browse the lookbook for Topshop's sporty-chic collaboration with Adidas

Slideshow: browse the lookbook for Topshop’s sporty-chic collaboration with Adidas

We've been pining for more Topshop collaborations ever since Mary Katrantzou's psychedelic floral collection two years ago. with...

Woman gets trapped in the Bay for an hour; live-tweets the whole thing

Woman gets trapped in the Bay for an hour; live-tweets the whole thing

Last night, a Toronto writer named Emily Keeler was idly browsing sheet sets at Hudson's Bay’ s Yonge and Bloor location — by...

Holt Renfrew is (finally) going to let us buy designer clothing online

Holt Renfrew is (finally) going to let us buy designer clothing online

The looming influx of American luxury retailers like Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue is encouraging Canadian fashion fixture Holt...

Saks is getting a billion-dollar makeover—just in time for its Toronto debut

Saks is getting a billion-dollar makeover—just in time for its Toronto debut

Saks Fifth Avenue, a soon-to-be major player in Toronto’s flourishing department-store scene, is about to get a facelift—to...

Here are some incredible pencil drawings of historic Toronto buildings

Here are some incredible pencil drawings of historic Toronto buildings

Ellen Fielding , a 26-year-old photographers' assistant, has been keeping a Tumblr called Drawing Toronto for a few months. As the...

Save the date: Kleinfeld Bridal to open in Hudson’s Bay on May 1st

Save the date: Kleinfeld Bridal to open in Hudson’s Bay on May 1st

Toronto’s dress-deprived brides-to-be can rejoice: according to Retail Insider, New York wedding gown giant Kleinfeld Bridal...

Inside the Bay’s scheme to steal the fashion crown from Holts

Inside the Bay’s scheme to steal the fashion crown from Holts

The sensible shoes and twin sets are gone, replaced by stilettos and crystal-encrusted gowns. There are valet parking and personal shoppers, and they’re serving champagne up on three. It’s all a part of the Bay’s scheme to win the loyalty of society shopaholics—and steal the fashion crown from Holts

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