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Justin Trudeau will be the prime minister of hugs
Our new PM knows how to press the flesh
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11 prominent Canadians pay tribute to Nelson Mandela, from Conrad Black to Brian Mulroney
"It’s true what they say of Mandela. In all of our various conversations, there was never a word of acrimony, of rancour. I’d...
City News
The Conrad Black Book Club: A Matter of Principle, Chapter 3 (wherein Black falls and skins his elbow)
Conrad Black begins the third chapter of A Matter of Principle by devoting a page-and-a-half of ink to dumping on the old boy from...
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Sheila Copps rumoured to be interested in becoming the next president of the Liberal Party
As the Liberal Party of Canada attempts to put itself back together in the wake of its crushing defeat on May 2—after spending...
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The three acts of Stephen Harper’s Conservative majority: merge, muzzle and march
There’s no denying it (as much as we might want to): Stephen Harper is now one of the most successful Canadian politicians of...
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Reaction roundup: what the country is saying about Stephen Harper’s fifth anniversary as prime minister
Sunday was big in Ottawa. January 23 marked five years ago to the day that Stephen Harper won his first election victory. His talk...
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Unelected senate not looking so bad to Tories, now that it’s killing pro-environment bills
Some days, the Canadian Senate is a place where unelected, largely unaccountable public servants try to get through their days...
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Kiss and make up: Mammoliti endorses Ford (and four other examples of frenemies getting over it)
Despite Rob Ford ’s history of calling him racially insensitive names (ranging from “goon” to “Gino boy”), Giorgio...
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First minority governments, now Mean Girls-style back-stabbing: British politics continues to steal from Canada
Former British prime minister Tony Blair has a biography coming out this week, and in it he compares his poisonous relationship...
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From the Archives: a look back on TIFF’s most memorable moments
Oh, Snap 1978 Festival judge Robbie Robertson orders the Plaza II Hotel’s entire stash of Dom Perignon within an hour of...
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How Iggy got his groove back? Michael Ignatieff comes to MuchMusic, dances on the street
For weeks now, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has been touring Canada (well, mostly Ontario so far) by bus to wile away the...
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Cheech and Chong: “douche bag” Stephen Harper needs to “get out of George Bush’s butt”
The world’s biggest stoner celebs want to know what happened to Canada. Not too long ago, it looked like pot was on the road to...
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Former PM Chrétien is well hung on Parliament Hill
Almost seven years after leaving Parliament, Jean Chrétien (Canada's last majority prime minister) returned to Parliament Hill to...
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Blame the bloggers: Supreme Court says journo can’t keep sources secret
The big story for Canadian reporters today is the Supreme Court's decision that a former National Post reporter cannot protect the...
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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
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?
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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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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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“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
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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
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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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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
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“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business
Food & Drink
Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand