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The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
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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
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Toronto’s new dirty martinis are easy, breezy and literally cheesy
Slice of Life is kicking up a stink with its blue cheese martini
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Canadian-made substitutes for American beer, wine and spirits
There’s never been a better time to drink local
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“Let’s hit Trump where it hurts”: How Torontonians feel about the looming US tariff threat and boycotting American alcohol
Don’t mess with Canadians and their drinks
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Holiday Wine Guide: The LCBO’s best bottles of champagne and sparkling wine
Fourteen bottles of bubbly worth popping
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Holiday Wine Guide: The LCBO’s best bottles under $20
Sixteen excellent bottles that won’t break the bank
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Holiday Wine Guide: The LCBO’s best bottles to give as gifts
Fifteen ways to show how much you love someone who loves wine
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The best ways to buy wine in Toronto
These bottle shops and wine delivery services offer all the benefits of the LCBO and more
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Holiday Wine Guide: The LCBO’s best Canadian-made spirits
Including whisky, gin, vodka—and even a lactose-free eggnog liqueur
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Holiday Wine Guide: 12 of the LCBO’s best bottles of champagne and sparkling wine
Affordable and spendy bottles of bubbly, all fit for ringing in the new year
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Holiday Wine Guide: 15 of the LCBO’s best bottles for $20 or less
Bottles that will get the job done without breaking the bank
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Holiday Wine Guide: 16 of the LCBO’s best bottles to give as gifts
Sixteen ways to show how much you love someone who loves wine
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Ten of the best locally made bottles of vodka you can buy right now
Give them a whirl in your next martini, caesar or cosmo
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Holiday Wine Guide: The LCBO’s best bottles of champagne and sparkling wine
Celebratory bottles for every budget
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Holiday Wine Guide: 13 of the LCBO’s best bottles to give as gifts
Bottles to give or cellar for a special occasion—even if the recipient is yourself, and that occasion is right now
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Holiday Wine Guide: The LCBO’s best bottles of wine for $20 or less
They're totally acceptable for special occasions (but also for any given Tuesday)
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Holiday Wine Guide: 22 of the LCBO’s best bottles under $20
Stock your cellar (or just your closet, whatever) without breaking the bank
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Holiday Wine Guide: 14 of the LCBO’s best bottles of bubbly
Say good riddance to 2020 in style
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The best new bottles at the LCBO in March
Here’s what to have delivered right now
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“Keep it cold or sip it quick”: A can-by-can review of White Claw, which was just released in Canada
It's a millennial cultural phenomenon—and also, a flavoured hard seltzer
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The best new bottles at the LCBO in February
Here’s what to look for on store shelves this month
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Holiday Wine Guide: The LCBO’s best champagne and sparkling wine
Nine bottles to pop this NYE
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Inside the rise and fall of the Vaulter Bandit, the 21st century’s most notorious bank robber
To fellow tourists he met around the world, Jeffery Shuman was a semi-retired developer with a bright smile, an even tan and a fat wallet. In truth, he was a legendary bank robber on the run from the Toronto police and the US Marshals
Deep Dives
Anchor Man: Fox News host John Roberts on Trump, the trade war and the American psyche
If Fox News seems an unlikely landing spot for a guy who got his start pumping out Platinum Blonde on MuchMusic, you probably haven’t heard his thoughts about joining the notorious network, the Canada–US relationship and what he misses most about Toronto
Deep Dives
Trump’s Loss, Toronto’s Gain: Meet the artists, professors, scientists and other luminaries ditching the US and moving north
They’re coming from Big Law, the Ivy League, arts institutes and beyond, brimming with smarts and energy and united by a common cause: avoiding the carnage of Donald Trump. True tales from the brain gain
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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
Deep Dives
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,
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?
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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?
Deep Dives
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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
Deep Dives
“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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“We felt disconnected from the outdoors before”: What St. Lawrence Market North vendors think of their new home
And what locally made and grown goods they’re selling
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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
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“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
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The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative