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Reaction Roundup: council’s petty and ultimately useless transit debate
As soon as Karen Stintz opened the Pandora’s Box of taxes to fund transit—a discussion Ford had fought to put off—last...
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Five reactions to Rob Ford’s football scandal: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
The explosive allegations that Rob Ford has been using city resources and staff for the youth football team he coaches have kept...
City News
Reaction Roundup: how Rob Ford fared on his day in court
It’s rare (thankfully) that the mayor of a major city faces cross-examination in open court, never mind a mayor like Rob...
City News
Reaction Roundup: The OneCity proposal sparked lots of chatter and crowned an alternate mayor
With cloak-and-dagger plans, alliance building and power shifts, Toronto politics has veered into epic poem territory of...
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Reaction Roundup: what the revival of Transit City could mean for Toronto (and Rob Ford)
The whole "war on cars" talking point feels so 2009 (and 2010… and 2011), but now that Metrolinx and city council have pushed...
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Reaction Roundup: the fallout over Rob Ford’s decision not to march in the Pride Parade—again
It feels like déjà vu: despite getting tons of flak for not attending any Pride Toronto events last year, Rob Ford has once...
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Casinos are exactly like state-subsidized “smoking palaces,” according to Marcus Gee
We thought Richard Florida’ s disdain for casinos was intense, but the Globe and Mail’ s Marcus Gee may have him...
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QUOTED: U of T president David Naylor explains why Toronto is just like Woody Allen
—University of Toronto president David Naylor, telling residents to give the self-deprecation a rest and start talking loudly...
City News
Regent Park condo purchases were probably legit (but they’ll be reviewed nonetheless)
The potentially shady condo purchases over at Regent Park have now grown from “ Toronto Sun scandal” to “possibly legitimate...
City News
Does Rob Ford have secret plans to fire half of Toronto’s librarians? Probably not
Librarians may be bad at chanting, but they’re pretty good with alarmist rhetoric, according to the Globe and Mail’ s Marcus...
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Is lawyer Clayton Ruby wrong to go after Rob Ford for a “technicality”?
Frustrated citizens who want Rob Ford out of office shouldn’t rely on “technicalities,” writes the Globe and Mail’ s...
City News
Meet Andy Byford, the TTC’s new French-speaking, trash-collecting, mediocrity-busting CEO
The TTC has decided to skip the headhunt and just hire interim leader Andy Byford to remain on as CEO (at least until he starts...
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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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Apparently the 2014 mayoral campaign is already underway
Having learned that governing a city can get a little messy, Rob Ford and his team have shifted their attention to getting...
City News
With Gary Webster’s sacking, Ford’s allies somehow made a hero out of a civil servant
As expected, five transit commissioners voted yesterday to oust TTC chief general manager Gary Webster, whose penchant for...
City News
Marcus Gee wants Metrolinx to endorse a transit plan (for crying out loud!)
After enduring a crummy PowerPoint presentation from Metrolinx, apparently, city columnist Marcus Gee is a little cranky. In the...
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Rob Ford’s powers as mayor may not be as grand as he thinks they are
With Rob Ford’ s transit plans poised to grind to a rather embarrassing halt after a local law firm, solicited by Councillor Joe...
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Reaction roundup: city hall votes on the budget
A no-confidence vote, pepper spray and jellyfish; in other words, a look at what the media, protesters and the Twittersphere had...
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Is Rob Ford a “radical conservative”? The truth: probably not
This week, left-leaning city councillors have been throwing the term “radical conservative agenda” around like a football at a...
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Once again, Rob Ford bends the truth; this time, Marcus Gee politely points out his fibs
Rob Ford has been busy bending the truth in a series of year-end interviews, and Marcus Gee has been busy following along...
Food & Drink
Reaction Roundup: what Toronto is saying about its new, hockey-themed grocery paradise (i.e., Loblaws at Maple Leaf Gardens)
In the seven years since news broke that the Maple Leaf Gardens would be turning into a grocery store, it’s become something of...
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Reaction roundup: guess which city columnist called Rob Ford a “rotund, rich, balding guy from the suburbs”?
Because newspaper columnists love tying their columns to milestones — for instance, say, the first anniversary of Rob Ford’ s...
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TTC drivers and other staff could be facing randomized drug testing if the board gets its way
Following an August crash that left one TTC passenger dead, the transit commission is considering instituting random drug tests...
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Marcus Gee provides another reason for the city to feel not-so-world-class
Rob Ford is fond of saying that Toronto has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Today, Marcus Gee argues that Toronto has...
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Canada Day Bar Cart: Summer sips
Make the most of this momentous occasion with these easy sippers, including wines, brews, spirits and low-alcohol bevs
Best New Restaurants
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
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Sex worker and
Anora
consultant Andrea Werhun’s journey from strip clubs to Hollywood
Andrea Werhun’s dream was to be a writer, but there was a lot more money in sex work. She told herself she’d quit soon, then spent years working as a stripper. In 2022, Sean Baker hired her as a consultant on his Oscar-sweeping film. Now she’s stepping into her own spotlight
Deep Dives
Game Over: Inside fallen Toronto Raptor Jontay Porter’s sports betting scandal
As the pivotal member of a notorious betting ring, Porter was playing for another team. The story of a cheater, his bookmakers and the wager that brought them all down
Deep Dives
Megan Savard for the Defence: Meet the lawyer representing a player at the centre of the Hockey Canada trial
She’s fierce, shrewd and relentless. And she doesn’t just want to win—she wants to dismantle the prison system altogether
Food & Drink
These are Toronto’s best new restaurants of 2025
This year’s list includes a Korean Ecuadorian diner, a supper club that showcases regional Chinese dishes tweaked with seasonal Canadian ingredients and a Parkdale chaat house that makes a mean Pakistani Sloppy Joe. It’s official: fusion is in
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
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An all-Canadian wine festival is coming to Fort York
Elbows Up aims to make it easier (and cheaper) to buy Canadian-made bottles
Food & Drink
This Toronto Italian restaurant is launching a pasta tasting menu made with all-Canadian ingredients
It’s Amano Trattoria’s elbows-up moment
City News
A high-tech greenhouse in King City is sticking it to Trump’s tariffs
How to reduce our reliance on American farmers? Rely on robot ones instead
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