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Justin Trudeau turns his attention to the journalist vs. journalist showdown in Toronto Centre
For the first time in a long time, the rest of Canada might just care about downtown Toronto. The by-election fight for Bob Rae’...
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Q&A: Liberal leadership front-runner Sandra Pupatello on traffic, the TTC and marrying a Newfoundlander
Sandra Pupatello was McGuinty’s pit bull for eight years before decamping to the private sector. Now she’s back, gunning for...
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Glen Murray hopes his killer lasagna will make him Ontario’s premier
The backroom politicking ahead of this month’s Liberal leadership convention is now feverishly underway, with rival candidates...
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Liberal Watch: The six contenders for the Ontario Liberal party leadership so far
Although leading the struggling Ontario Liberal party may be the worst job in the province (just ask Dalton McGuinty ), another...
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Michael Ignatieff makes doomsday predictions about the death of democracy
After retiring from federal politics last year, Michael Ignatieff has been on an intellectual crusade against political...
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The Moment: Dalton McGuinty’s emergency exit
During his nine years as premier, Dalton McGuinty displayed a magical ability to maintain the squeaky clean persona of Premier...
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Reaction Roundup: Premier Dalton McGuinty steps down and adjourns the legislature
We’ve never really thought of Dalton McGuinty as a big-surprises kind of guy, but Premier Dad shocked the province last night by...
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Queen’s Park shoots down corner store booze proposal
Well, that was fast. Despite corralling 113,000 signatures, a request from the Ontario Convenience Stores Association to bring...
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Rob Granatstein: Toronto hydro rates are skyrocketing and politics are to blame
Toronto has a dearth of power plants and an aging grid. By the end of 2013, we’ll have the highest hydro rates on the...
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Rob Ford sends a polite but angry letter to Dalton McGuinty
The provincial Liberals annoyed Rob Ford earlier this spring by refusing to override council on the LRT-versus-subway...
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Ontario Place will remain a casino-free zone, thanks in part to John Tory
So far, much of the Toronto casino chatter has focused on which locations are preferred by the Las Vegas heavies, but it’s worth...
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GO Transit will literally pay for being late, starting this fall
The Ontario Liberals, cannily realizing that people hate tardiness and love money, are promising GO Transit commuters a money-back...
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Rob Ford plans to unleash Ford Nation on Kitchener-Waterloo
Rob Ford is now looking outside Toronto’s borders to continue the eternal fight for subways. Ford, an avowed supporter of...
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The 2014 election (or Doug Ford’s election to Queen’s Park) could kill Transit City again
Rob Ford has been silent since Metrolinx resurrected the LRT-based transit plan he cancelled on his first day in office, but the...
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NDP holds on to Jack Layton’s former seat (despite all of Justin Trudeau’s efforts)
Not even Justin Trudeau’ s impassioned video plea for the Liberals could stop the NDP from cruising to an easy win in...
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Stephen Marche: an unflinching assessment of Jack Layton’s dubious legacy
The next NDP leader will be obligated to adopt Jack Layton’s Toronto-born brand of socialism—childlike, sentimental, and...
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Shrewd move by provincial Liberals puts John Tory in charge of Ontario Place revitalization
Earlier this week, the provincial government shut down Ontario Place to make way for a major redevelopment of the entertainment...
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Jan Wong: Why aren’t schools teaching kids about the pleasures and perils of sex?
The answer is simple: our curriculum is shamefully outdated, and the Liberals are too scared to fix it Adam and Eve nibble an...
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Editor’s Letter (February 2012): why Ontario schools should talk about homosexuality in the classroom
When I was in the sixth grade , a health instructor employed by the board of education was parachuted into my classroom to talk...
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Does Rob Ford have a real plan for the police (aside from offering his unconditional love and support)?
By now, you’ve likely heard— over and over and over —about Toronto’s particularly low homicide rate in 2011, which dropped...
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Jesse Brown: how big wireless companies, the banks, and even the actors’ union are keeping our mobile bills the highest in the world
Getting gouged by cellphone providers is such a routine part of life in Canada that it barely seems worth complaining about. Yet...
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Rob Ford tries to explain what he loves about Toronto, only to fail miserably
Rob Ford made his triumphant return to CBC Radio this morning (of course, nothing tops his previous appearance ). In an interview...
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Killer dance moves and name recognition aren’t enough to sweep Sarah Thomson into office
A failed mayoral bid might be a boon to an MPP campaign, but apparently it’s not enough to land a candidate in office. Mayoral...
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The blame game: Tim Hudak’s provincial election loss is the result of a bad campaign bus, among other things
Our friends at Torontoist may have coined the best term for post–provincial election analysis: a post-boretem . By all...
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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
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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
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
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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
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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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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
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Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand