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Kardinal Offishall is trying to find and sign the next Drake
Universal Music Canada's newly minted VP is trying to make sure the next generation of Canadian musicians don't have to leave to make it big
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Watch Jus Reign and Kardinal Offishall drive around Toronto
No one looks more at home driving around Toronto in a Hummer than Kardinal Offishall. That was true a decade and a half ago, when...
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Michael Fassbender dazzled fans (and then disappeared) at TIFF’s official launch party
Inside the fest's first soirée, with Cameron Bailey, Director X and more
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Toronto’s Best Dressed: CanCon music mainstay Kardinal Offishall
Rapper, producer and avant-garde outfit aficionado
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Famous people party (and drop cash) for Haiti at the Artists for Peace and Justice fundraiser
The annual Artists for Peace and Justice fundraiser upped the ante this year, charging $15,000 a table (up from last year’s...
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TIFF Party: Julie Benz contemplates a permanent move to Toronto at the One X One charity bash at AMC Storeys
A slew of Hollywood stars and Toronto socialites headed to AMC Storys this weekend for a gala benefitting One X One, a charity...
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Great Offices: an ad agency’s quirky John Street headquarters, complete with slide
What: Grip Ltd., an ad agency with clients like Honda, Bell, Budweiser, Samsung, Labatt and Kokanee, among others Where: A brick...
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TIFF PARTY: Ms. Lauryn Hill set the room on fire at the big annual One X One party
While most A-listers chose to spend their Saturday night downtown, anyone looking to have some real fun was at the Kool Haus for...
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TIFF RED CARPET: Snoop Lion with Eli Roth and more at the gala presentation of Reincarnated
In the run-up to the world premiere of Reincarnated, Snoop Lion (the name Snoop Dogg gave himself after his rasta rebirth) had the...
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The Weekender: Canadian Music Week, Jane Goodall and six other items on our to-do list
1. CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK Music lovers can thank this huge, new music-focused fest for the influx of current rock stars and...
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The Swag Series: RealTVFilms caters to Canadian celebrities and maybe Glenn Close
What it is: RealTVFilms, a California-based social media–type blog covering TV and films, has launched its annual TIFF gifting...
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The Weekender: Jane’s Walk, Toronto Comic Arts Festival and six other can’t-miss events
1. JANE’S WALK ( ) 2. KARDINAL OFFISHALL ( ) Kardi’s made some headway south of the border, signing with Akon ’s Konvict...
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TIFF PHOTO GALLERY: David Schwimmer, Strombo and Ron McLean on the red carpet for the official TIFF opening night party
By all accounts , the official TIFF opening night party was a Canad-a-thon, mostly featuring TV actors, singers, filmmakers and...
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At the Caitlin Cronenberg party, guests diss TIFF opening gala fashion
Condo space Pears on the Avenue at Av and Dav has been taken over by Toro magazine to host a series of events for TIFF, the first...
Food & Drink
The Weekender: Beach Ribfest, Taste of Little Italy and six other things to do this weekend
1. TSO GOES LATE NIGHT Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, a piece that reportedly had audience and orchestra alike weeping at its...
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Kardinal Offishall doesn’t hate Drake, he just doesn’t want to talk about him
Kardinal Offishall, once Toronto’s ambassador to the world of hip hop with his 2001 single "BaKardi Slang," wherein he...
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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
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,
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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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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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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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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
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