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Reaction Roundup: councillors on the surprisingly dramatic vote on cleaning contracts
The formerly “mushy middle” and the left-leaners on city council teamed up against another of Rob Ford’ s campaign promises...
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The battle over the Jarvis Street bike lanes begins again
Now that it’s clear—abundantly so—that Rob Ford can be beat, the Toronto Cyclists Union has decided to revive last...
City News
Rob Ford learns that charming female colleagues takes more than roses
With conservative councillor Jaye Robinson planning to quit the mayor’s executive committee at the end of this year, the Globe...
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The Moment: when Karen Stintz went rogue and defeated Rob Ford on the transit vote
February 8, 12:33 p.m. When Karen Stintz called for a special meeting of council to resuscitate the transit plan that Rob Ford had...
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Rob Ford’s allies go rogue just ahead of the Sheppard transit vote
As city council heads into the big Sheppard transit vote, we bring you some final evidence that Rob Ford has lost control of his...
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TTC boss (and clean freak) Andy Byford shows off some shiny new washrooms
With all the recent drama at the TTC, the commission may have found a new PR tactic to (briefly) redirect public attention:...
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Karen Stintz finds a new way to bug Rob Ford: shut down a subway-focused TTC subsidiary
Now that she's done booting the mayor’s allies off the TTC board, Karen Stintz wants to close a flailing shell corporation...
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Karen Stintz gives Rob Ford re-election advice, offsetting rumours that she wants his job
TTC chair and reality TV star Karen Stintz may have handed Rob Ford a pair of decisive political defeats, but she continues to...
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QUOTED: Doug Ford ignores Nick Kouvalis’s advice and bad-mouths more councillors
— Doug Ford on TTC chair Karen Stintz and conservative councillor Peter Milczyn , two erstwhile Ford allies who have distanced...
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QUOTED: Denzil Minnan-Wong offers Rob Ford a few words of political wisdom
— Rob Ford ally Denzil Minnan-Wong , reflecting on the implications of yesterday’s transit vote, yet another big defeat for...
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QUOTED: Giorgio Mammoliti on Karen Stintz’s (politically!) salacious behaviour
—The one and only councillor Giorgio Mammoliti, speaking after yesterday’s transit vote, about TTC chair Karen Stintz, the...
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Karen Stintz triumphs over Rob Ford (again)—though it may not be the coup it seems
Yesterday, council voted 29-15 —a solid majority—in favour of Karen Stintz’ s plan to blow up the nine-councillor transit...
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Karen Stintz moves to dissolve the TTC board, while Rob and Doug Ford back a citizens-only proposal
When making political decisions worthy of careful consideration and consultation, it’s apparently best to do so off the cuff and...
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Rob Ford and Karen Stintz agree to keep city councillors in control of the TTC board
TTC chair Karen Stintz and Rob Ford have reportedly reached a compromise on the composition of the TTC board, which currently...
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QUOTED: Janet Davis on the addictive properties of selling ads
—Ward 31 councillor Janet Davis , slamming the Toronto Public Library’s recent decision to slap advertisements on the backs of...
City News
Will Rob Ford’s Sheppard subway fantasy die on March 15?
The long-running saga of Rob Ford’ s Sheppard subway dream looks like it will finally reach a not-so-surprising...
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Undercover Boss Canada, episode 3: all aboard the promo train
Considering the high drama of Toronto’s current transit spat, we were pumped for this week’s episode of Undercover Boss Canada...
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Is Rob Ford willing to, gulp, compromise on the TCHC fire sale proposal?
Rob Ford usually regards compromise with the same sense of scorn he reserves for cyclists, public sector unions and above-grade...
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Karen Stintz praises and supports Rob Ford, who responds by calling her a backstabber
Even if he wanted to, it looks like Rob Ford won’t be able to can Karen Stintz as chair of the TTC, and—perhaps...
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Rob Ford doesn’t get his way at council—so he deems the whole proceedings “irrelevant”
After a lengthy special council meeting to debate the city’s overarching transit plan, where Rob Ford and his allies repeatedly...
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Royson James on the political intrigue and backroom deals in the fight over Toronto transit
Toronto Star columnist Royson James writes the acrimonious transit spat the city is currently embroiled in is a mere squabble...
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Karen Stintz calls for transit sanity; Giorgio Mammoliti calls for the opposite (i.e. a Finch subway)
Early reports from city hall suggest Rob Ford and the rest of council are in for a transit-themed slugfest at today’s special...
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Will some councillors vote for Rob Ford’s transit plan at their own ward’s expense?
Rob Ford will likely endure another public defeat at a special council meeting tomorrow, this time over his beloved Sheppard...
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Karen Stintz calls for a special council meeting to kibosh Rob Ford’s transit plan
With the support of 23 fellow councillors , Karen Stintz boldly called for a special council meeting to confirm the city’s...
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General admission tickets are now on sale for Toronto’s biggest culinary night, featuring top chefs, restaurants and drinks
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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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Street Fight: Inside the battle raging over Toronto multiplexes
If this city stands any chance of solving the housing crisis, it will need buildings with multiple units in residential neighbourhoods—a move that has many residents saying, “Anywhere but here!”
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