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Real Estate News
Buyers don’t want the Ritz-Carlton’s lavish condos; we wonder what that means for the luxury market
Apparently, the heat of Toronto’s condo market doesn’t extend to luxury penthouses (those one-per-centers must be chilly up...
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City News
A member of the notorious new breed of young poker pros who are winning—and losing—millions
Matt Marafioti is a mouthy, high-rolling university dropout who plays 1,000 hands of online poker a night This past September’s...
City News
Reason to Love Toronto: four new five-star hotels are about to make staycations super-luxe
Toronto is a great place to visit. Just ask the people who live nearby. Residents of Halton Region, a mere 30-minute drive down...
City News
The Loaded List: we catalogue the astronomical salaries of Toronto’s ruling class
It’s not particularly polite to ask rich people what they earn. But tact is overrated, and we wanted to know, so we asked...
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City News
Destination Munkistan: A look at Peter Munk’s new Adriatic playground for the super-rich
The latest project of the gold magnate Peter Munk is a seaside resort and tax haven for fellow billionaires in the post-Soviet...
City News
Editor’s Letter, November 2011: Sarah Fulford on the New Gilded Age
It’s been a good decade for the ultra-wealthy. The global financial meltdown of 2008, which wiped out the retirement savings of...
Real Estate News
House of the Week: $3.5 million for a Provençal-inspired home nestled in Gordon Woods
ADDRESS: 195 Harborn Trail NEIGHBOURHOOD: Cooksville, Mississauga AGENT: Hamish John Gordon, RE/MAX Realty Enterprises...
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City News
How Israeli developer Gil Blutrich built his empire of vacation destinations for the yachting class in southern Ontario
Gil Blutrich believes in destiny. When he was a boy growing up in Ra’anana, a town north of Tel Aviv, he spent a lot of time...
Real Estate News
House of the Week: $1.2 million for a modern, eco-conscious home in Hillcrest Park
ADDRESS : 95 Ilford Road NEIGHBOURHOOD : Wychwood AGENT : Lorena Maria Romano, Royal LePage West, Brokerage PRICE : $1,195,000 THE...
Real Estate News
House of the Week: $3.7 million for a Hoggs Hollow home with a beautiful backyard
ADDRESS : 6 Green Valley Rd. NEIGHBOURHOOD : Bridle Path – York Mills - Sunnybrook AGENT : Geraldine Del Zotto , Harvey Kalles...
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Real Estate News
Cottage of the Week: $4.5 million for a Georgian Bay mansion masquerading as a cottage
ADDRESS : 1400 Sandy Bay Rd. NEIGHBOURHOOD : Georgian Bay AGENT : Allison Parent, Sotheby’s International Realty...
Real Estate News
House of the Week: $1.6 million for an Annex condo with a one-of-a-kind view
ADDRESS : Unit 2002, 1 Bedford Rd . NEIGHBOURHOOD : The Annex AGENT : Vicky Tal and Meir Gluzberg, Harvey Kalles Real Estate...
City News
A parking space at the new Four Seasons Hotel that costs more than most cars (hint: we’re talking six figures)
Apparently the market for parking spaces is booming at the moment. Or at least the cost of a spot in the new Four Seasons Private...
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Real Estate News
Cottage of the Week: $5 million for a giant lakeside property
ADDRESS : 1384 Stephen’s Bay Rd. NEIGHBOURHOOD : Lake Muskoka AGENT : Karen and Cameron White , Re/Max Hallmark Realty...
Real Estate News
While the rest of the market sinks, million-dollar cottage sales are making a comeback
Inclement weather may have stalled cottage sales in general, but somehow, luxury properties in cottage country are still going...
Real Estate News
Cottage of the Week: $4 million for a Lake Muskoka island
ADDRESS : 1327 Peninsula Road, Port Carling REGION : Lake Muskoka AGENT : Richard Scully , Harvey Kalles Real Estate...
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Style
Louis Vuitton and Burberry sue Canadian counterfeiters for fakes
Take a stroll down Spadina Avenue, peeking into Chinatown’s many nondescript knock-off handbag emporiums. But don’t look too...
Food & Drink
Bubbly breakdown: LVMH warns of a looming shortage in champagne supply
LVMH , the luxury goods powerhouse known for its fancy handbags ( Louis Vuitton ) and highfalutin hooch ( Moët Hennessy ), has...
Real Estate News
Introducing: the Ritz-Carlton, Toronto’s newest five-star hotel
The glamorous new Ritz-Carlton Toronto is open for business, nearly five years after its groundbreaking in November 2006. The...
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Shopping
Luxury supersaver Web shopping trend finally comes to Canada
Canadians who drool over foreign sample sale sites like Gilt Groupe , Rue La La and Vente- Privee should be happy to hear that...
Shopping
Good Stuff Cheap: Toronto’s five best vintage stores (no rummaging required)
For Luxury Labels Venture a few blocks north of Yorkville to Haute Classics for immaculate second-hand pieces sourced from very...
Real Estate News
House of the Week: $5.7 million for a neighbour-free home on two acres in Forest Hill
ADDRESS: 1 Peregrine Way NEIGHBOURHOOD: Forest Hill South AGENT: Elise Kalles , Harvey Kalles Real Estate PRICE: $5,698,000 THE...
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Michael Bastian debuts his Gant collection at Harry Rosen
Last night, the Bloor Street Harry Rosen played host to New York designer Michael Bastian, who was in town launching his...
Real Estate News
Home of the week: $3.1 million for the model suite of the new Ritz-Carlton Hotel
ADDRESS: 181 Wellington Street West, Ste. 4901 NEIGHBOURHOOD: Waterfront Communities–The Island AGENT: Baker Real Estate...
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Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Deep Dives
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
Almost
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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Food & Drink
“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
Food & Drink
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