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Eye Weekly renames Toronto for some reason, picking between two cow-themed monikers
Unsatisfied with Hogtown, T dot, the Big Smoke, Toronto the Good, Muddy York, the Queen City and Centre of the Universe, Eye...
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Where are they now? Catching up with Toronto’s former mayoral candidates
As Rocco Rossi reminded us with his surprise announcement last week, the candidates of the 2010 mayoral race, who so preoccupied...
City News
Unity dinner raises about $1 million for mayoral cadidates Ford, Thomson and Rossi
Last night was the big night for all but one of the former mayoral candidates from last year’s election. Rob Ford, George...
City News
George Smitherman to join John Tory on Newstalk 1010 radio show
Breaking news this afternoon that George Smitherman , the former mayoral candidate and Deputy Premier, has moved on from...
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Just like in their old jobs, departing Toronto councillors don’t know what to do with themselves
The Star has done a decent roundup of what Toronto’s departing councillors are going to do with their lives now that they’ve...
City News
The six things we learned when the mayoral campaign managers met to dish dirt on the election
Last Friday morning, the former managers of the final three big contestants in Toronto’s mayoral race all got together and...
City News
“Unity” dinner for mayoral candidates will help relieve campaign debts—especially Rob Ford’s
After long election campaigns, there’s almost always the ugly aftermath of debt—specifically, the debts that campaigns rack up...
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Amalgamation: Mike Harris’s gift that keeps on giving to Toronto conservatives
One of the things really hit home by those maps that came out yesterday is that, as far as Toronto goes, the battle over...
City News
Least surprising political endorsement ever: John Tory supports Sandra Bussin’s opponent
John Tory ’s clashes with Sandra Bussin are hardly news , but would he go so far as to endorse her opponent? Apparently, yes...
City News
Anyone-but-Ford movement gathers steam: Joe Mihevc jumps off Pantalone’s ship and onto the deck of the S.S. Smitherman
As the early polls opened today, Sarah Thomson made good on her endorsement of George Smitherman and cast her early ballot for the...
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City News
38 Tories endorse Smitherman—but not John Tory, who says, “I’m not endorsing for mayor”
We’ve said before that former premier Mike Harris is politically toxic in this city, but we’ll eat our words if this latest...
City News
Michael Bryant’s very bad year: his life on bail, how he got off, and his surprise comeback
A 28-second fight resulted in the death of a cyclist and almost ended the career of the cocky, ruthlessly ambitious Michael...
City News
It had to happen: Toronto mayoral candidates suffer from debate overload
Last night, the inevitable finally occurred. With approximately one squillion debates scheduled for this municipal election, some...
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Showdown at the Boardwalk Café: Tuggs owner gets an earful from local candidate
There are many reasons readers might be familiar with Sandra Bussin , councillor for Beaches–East York. Some may remember the...
City News
Attention, John Tory: mayoral hopefuls can no longer register to run for mayor
As of 2 p.m. today, Toronto knew for sure that one of the leading five candidates (sorry, everyone else) is going to be the mayor...
City News
Newspapers jump on sketchy mayoral race poll showing Rob Ford in the lead
It's been a while since a major voter intention poll was put out for Toronto's mayoral race—the last one, confirming that George...
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John Tory unironically tells mayoral candidates to be bold
Probably the most surreal aspect of last night’s mayoral debate on seniors' issues was that the candidates' images were...
City News
Latest chapter in mayoral debate wars: seniors attack!
The latest in the never-ending series of mayoral debates got surprisingly feisty: in a packed, sweltering auditorium at Ryerson...
City News
Extra! Extra! David Miller still not running for mayor
As the media tries to wrap its head around the fact that John Tory simply isn’t running for mayor, some are hinging their...
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Post-Tory stress disorder: Toronto’s media finds post-Tory mayoral race confusing
He never announced his mayoral bid, never campaigned and never did any fundraising, but Toronto sure spent a magical summer...
City News
John Tory’s official declaration: he won’t run for mayor, and this race is silly
The Hamlet act is over—for now. John Tory put out a press release last night declaring that he will not be running for mayor of...
City News
Is John Tory ready to concede that his 15 minutes is up—again?
Early on, we called John Tory 's mayoral indecision a “ Hamlet act .” Well, it now looks like Tory might finally have read the...
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Sarah Thomson asks John Tory to piss or get off the pot, Rob Ford isn’t waiting
A reminder for politicians everywhere: if it's in writing, it can be leaked. This applies to personal e-mails discussing the race...
City News
Why did the chicken cross the road? Maybe because he was paid to make fun of Rob Ford
The race for the mayor’s chair is still a five-person (or six-person, if you count ghost candidate John Tory ) affair. Rob Ford...
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Summer Camp Guide
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Summer Camp Directory 2026
Discover our top-rated summer camps for kids of all ages
Wines of the World
Food & Drink
Wines of the World: Rediscover your favourites from
Toronto Life’s
Best Restaurants
From cabernet and merlot to icewine and chardonnay, these wines are primed to pair and delight
Big Stories
Deep Dives
The Monster Cottages vs. the Resistance: Inside the ruthless battle for the future of Muskoka
From Gravenhurst to Port Cockburn, the uber rich and powerful are buying up shoreline for private island compounds and sprawling mega-resorts, radically changing the face of Muskoka and infuriating environmentalists, locals and long-time cottagers
Deep Dives
Dead Reckoning: The executor of their estate was supposed to divide it among their friends and family. Instead, he bankrupted it
When Sami and June Suomalainen died, it fell to the executor of their wills, a lawyer they hardly knew, to sell their million-dollar midtown home and split the proceeds among their inheritors. Seven years and six lawsuits later, the beneficiaries haven’t seen a cent
Deep Dives
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2026
This year’s list includes a 150-square-foot omakase counter, a Parisian brasserie in the Annex, Korean comfort food, Filipino karaoke and a Summerhill seafood spot that’s reinventing the raw bar
Deep Dives
Hoop Dreams: Inside the making of the Toronto Tempo, the city’s newly assembled WNBA team
After years of false starts, months of nail-biting negotiations between the league and the players’ union, and an 11th-hour scramble to build a roster, Toronto finally has its own major-league women’s basketball team. Now it just has to live up to the hype
Deep Dives
Live From New York: Inside the slay-or-be-slayed world of Studio 8H with
SNL
rookie Veronika Slowikowska
Slowikowska is the first Canadian to join the cast of
Saturday Night Live
in more than 25 years. She’s also this season’s breakout star. Now all she has to do is keep crushing it
Deep Dives
Better Call Deepak: Meet drug lord Ryan Wedding’s self-styled cocaine lawyer
The man who represented the infamous drug lord is unapologetically flashy—he has a Lamborghini and two Maseratis and wears $1,200 Louboutins. But did he become an accomplice to his client’s crimes? Deepak Paradkar says he was just doing his job. The FBI says he crossed a line
Deep Dives
The Redemption Tour: The Blue Jays are back. Can they finish what they started?
We’re not over it, but they are. Six months after that devastating defeat, the Jays take the field once more, bent more than ever on winning the World Series. Dispatches from the dugout
Deep Dives
My Life as a True Crime Spectacle: My father’s crimes fractured our family. Then came the press
My dad was the infamous Rolex Killer. The news of his crimes nearly broke me. And ever since, my family has been hounded by reporters, podcasters and true crime fanatics—a whole new circle of hell
Deep Dives
Robby on the Line: Out and about with Robby Hoffman, comedy’s equal opportunity assassin
Larry David is the indisputable king of brutal honesty. But if anyone comes close, it’s Robby Hoffman, the suddenly everywhere comic from whom no group is safe
Deep Dives
Notes on an Academic Scandal: Why did TMU demote a leading advocate of DEI?
Pamela Sugiman, a former arts dean at Toronto Metropolitan University, was a key player in the school’s push for diversity, equity and inclusion. When the backlash against DEI arrived, she was demoted. The school says it was a coincidence. She disagrees
Deep Dives
City of Renters: The dream of home ownership isn’t dead. Maybe it should be?
Scenes from the rent-for-life revolution
Deep Dives
This generation was pummelled by Covid high school. Now the job market wants to replace them with AI
It’s hard out here for a 20-something
Deep Dives
The High Price of Hope: Inside Toronto’s white-hot fertility market
Desperate wannabe parents are betting their life savings on unproven treatments and false promises
Deep Dives
Man vs. Machine: ChatGPT caused him to spiral into delusion. Now he’s suing OpenAI
Last spring, a chatbot convinced Allan Brooks that he had discovered a revolutionary mathematical theory. He says it nearly destroyed him
Deep Dives
Smart City: 20 mind-blowing Toronto inventions that are changing the world
Homegrown innovations that will transform lives for the better
Deep Dives
293 Days Without My Son: I gave up everything to rescue my kidnapped child from my abusive husband
When Valentino was abducted, I knew three things: he’d been taken by his father, he was somewhere in India and I would not rest until I found him
Deep Dives
The Violent Life of a Tow Truck Driver: How an unremarkable profession turned Toronto into a war zone
The towing industry has been hijacked by criminals and kingpins who fleece customers, beat up dissenters and shoot their enemies. Inside the brutal turf war for the city’s wrecks
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